51 32 1900 http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d2f773c24a3249e4cbc350ab7118d215.PDF c0e66b1a7d0a7d63f29bff884326904a PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND G U L Oct. 14 1955 DIS T R I C T • AFL • ITF WIDENS DRIVE '•'i -Story on Page 3 Canadian Engineers Co 51U Story On Page 3 - tj.: Af Au# f A A Tanner (left), SIU Mobile port agent, has been named by AlaIwCW JOB* bama Governor Jim Folsom to the Advisory Board of the Alabama State Docks in Mobile. It was the. first labor appointee to the board in the 25 years of its existence. Photo above was taken when Tanner was being interviewed for national magazine article by "Business Week" bureau chief Eugene Nailler. (Story on Page 3.) ° ' '.ii ' -v X ^ ^ I - -v.-- •* ' ' ; 1' Si, i j'.r- - .-•''' • Victim of a head-on collision with a LuSlfOfiy* 'Swedish tanker, the SlU-manned Edith Waits in Maryland Drydock at Baltimore for repairs. No one aboard either ship suffered injury, but the Edith will be out of action about three weeks. '• V?"i i » aa#- tM —On the mend after hospitaliza-" nQlTOtC vCISffI* tion, Mrs. Robert Guthrie receives check covering SIU hospital and surgical benefits from Charles Tannehill, Houston port agent, as her Sea­ farer-husband looks on. (Seafarer Benefit Story on Page 5.) •••-3 I : • �F«[S Tws rj H i'j. ii SEAFARERS IdO Oei. 14. 1955 New Govt Needed To Save , Leaders Told NEW ORLEANS—Unless the US Maritime Administration adopts a policy reversing the present trend "we will have ho shipbuilding industry in America" in a few years^ Rep. Hale Boggs of Louisiana warned^ the""maritime industry here be facing difficult times indeed," Boggs warned. this week. The US has "practically no shipbuilding program and our fleet Is fast becoming obsolete," Boggs told delegates to the American Merchant Marine Conference and the convention of the Propelier Ciub of the United States. 1936 Act Ignored "Certainly the policy of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is not being adhered to and obviously unless there is a change in the very near future, the industry will Consistency Needed If replacement of obsolete US merchant ships is to be achieved, Boggs said, and if American ship­ ping is to be enabled to meet foreign competition, there "must be some degree of certainty and consistency" on the part of the Maritime Administration and Con­ gress. Members of rank and file steward department committee elected at SIU headquarters to "To achieve certainty I believe draft preliminary report on master set of working rules for their department are shown comthe controversies over the allow­ pleting work on their report and recommendations to the membei^ship. The 15-man commit­ ances on construction differential tee represented all ratings in the department. Chairman Allan Lake has back to camera. subsidies must cease," Boggs sug­ gested. "A realistic program of trade-ins must be adopted; unfair competition from MSTS must cease; there must be a consistence of policy in the payment of operat­ ing differential, and our Govern­ ment must recognize the 50-50 concept as the established policy of Congress." A comprehensive set of recommendations revamping the operations of steward departThese sentiments were echoed ments on SIU ships has been drafted by a 15-man rank and later by Geoffrey Azoy, Chicago mittee. The recommendations are now being mailed to file steward department comall SIU ships for study by banker, who advised steamship ex­ steward departments and fur--^ ecutives attending the conference NEW ORLEANS An early ther suggestions. SlU-contracted vessels. It is al­ ent. The report suggests that a report by the House Mer- that a stable Government maritime ready oh a considerable Union committee be established to The 15-man committee was chant Marine and Fisheries policy is a key to financing needed elected in headquarters on Sep­ numberinofforce ships. Procedure to be pass upon charges of incompe­ ship replacements. Committee on proposals for refollowed under the feeding sys­ tence and proposes standard seatember 22 to study steward de­ stricting- and hamstringing mari­ It is difficult to obtain financing tem is incorporated in the report. time requirements for upgrading. partment operations and the ef­ time unions was promised by Com­ at attractive interest rates in an The committee acted after hearing fects of the SIU's new-Shipboard The committee also recommend­ mittee Chairman Herbert C. Bon­ industry "where the rules are con­ reports from Seafarer-stewards feeding system on the ships. Sim­ ed that headquarters officials con­ ner of North Carolina here this stantly being changed," he said. have been supervising the tinue the job started by the com­ week. •Boggs' complaints were answered ilar committees were elected in who program on various SIU ships. ail the outports with the 15 men mittee of drafting a. standardi The proposals, which the SIU later by Maritime Administrator representing all the ratings in the • That shipboard working rules stores list which will establish strongly blasted in House hear­ Clarence G. Morse, who vigorously department. be revised so as to carefully spe­ minimum storing requirements for ings, call for a wage freeze on US denied that the Maritime Adminis­ After meeting for several days^ cify the duties of all ratings in the aU SIU ships. Another committee tration is dragging its feet on an ships and establishment of govern­ and considering all recommenda­ department. Included in this re­ proposal called for the Union to ment controls over contract nego­ adequate replacement program. tions the committee drafted a vision would be a change in the make up 'a list of foreign ship . tiations plus settlement' ot ship­ three-part report covering depart­ working hours of the chief cook. chandlers and the kinds of sup­ board beefs, were referred to in mental operations. The report con­ * That the Union itself take plies they have which meet US an address by Representative Bon­ tained the following recommenda­ steps to establish a regular pro­ feeding standards. ner that was sharply critical of tions: cedure for upgrading and testing All Ratings Included sonie phases of the Republican Ad­ •^That the new SIU "to order" steward department men, In the ministration's maritime policy. Members of the committee con­ feeding system be extended to all absence of such procedure at pressisted of three chief stewards, Committee hearings which "dealt three chief cooks, three bakiers, principally with labor-management three 2nd cooks, and three messrelations and labor costs" will be men-utilitymen. Committee chair­ taken up in a report to be issued man was Allan Lake and other "in the near future," he said. This members were S. W. Johnson, C. report, he added, will contain the Dudley, H. Marcus, N. Nomikos, committee's conclusions and rec­ A work record card which DeForest Fry, George Curry, Bill ommendations, and will be "only Dunham, Nick Gaylord, Nelson • Interim in nature, indicating that will enable longshoremen to Wood, H. W. Morris, H. Domsua, we have not finished" with the keep track of their hours worked is being mailed to all New R. Mendez, E. C. Shaffer, Juan subject. York dock workers by the AFL Colon. Longshore Committee. The com­ mittee has become increasingly ac­ tive in the port in recent months Oct. 14. 1955 Vol. XVII, No. 21 since it announced its intention to PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer seek a new longshore election. HERBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON. Up until now, longshoremen Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art have had no system for keeping Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK Staff Writers; Biix MOODY, Gulf Area their annual hours record. Since Representative. all welfare, vacation and pension Editorial Cartoon Page 10 benefits are 'determined by the Editorial .Page 10 number of hours worked per year, Final Dispatch Page 1.5 the dock workers were at a serious disadvantage without this informa­ Hospitalized Men Page 12 tion. NEW OHLEANS-rThe Mar­ Inquiring Seafarer Page 9 itime Administration is deep­ Accuse ILA Labor Roundup Page 10 ly concerned, from the stand-' Letters Pages 12, 14 In Issuing the cards, the AFL point of national (iefense, over the Meet The Seafarers Page 11 accused the racket-controlled iLA fact that 89 perqent of ore used Personals Page 15 of (leliberately withholding all In­ in the US is brought into thisRecent Arrivals .........Page 15 formation on work hours from country in foreign flag ships. Dep­ Seafarer In Action Page 11 longshofeniJen so that the men uty Administrator Admiral Walter Shipping Figures Page. 4 would have no way knowing C.- Ford said at the joint session of, Your Dollar's Worth ....Page 6 what they were entitled to In con­ Success of the fourth annual picnic staged by ;SiU the American Merchant Marin^ Pyblishad blwaexly M fho haadquarfers tract benefits. berS of th# bd\Sod. W their farnllles and' ffiends in -New ot fha Saafarars Intarnatlonal Union, At­ Conference and the Propeller CiutT "The ILA," the committee said, lantic & Colt District, AFL, 675 Fourth "^Orleans last month was credited in'part to'yeoman service " " ot the United States. Avanua, Brooklyn 3J, NY. Tel. HYacinth "never wanted it known in black .in transporting food and drink to Audubon Park by these 9-66(10. Entered at second Class matter J'Certainly, the savings in trans­ at the Post Office in Brooklyn/ NY, under and white how many longshore­ picnic committeemen. Pictured (kneeling, l-r) are: Seafar- . portation cost, whfen measured the Act of Aug. 34, 1913. men lost out on welfare, vacation ers Ar^thur Maillet and Dave Witty; standing,, Frank X Ca-, against the percentage, of final proand pension, benefits because they ^ere . few .hours short in . any lascione, 'Louis Guarino, V.; d. Tbzel and L. B./^il|o^, JOther, , diictibn cost/^wduld appear t(» bV given' year."" small indeed," he ,po^h|e.<t,p«t. \ "^ofosicn back/jsage.) " . .. .7/4. Sea Unions Govt Control Report Due laferim Report Oh SIU Food Plan Goes To Ships AFL Mails Work Forms To Dockers SEAFARERS LOG Del Sud 'Transport Corps' Lack of US Ore Ships Alarms Govt �oa. 14, IMS^ SEAFARKRS tOG Appoint Tanner To Ala. Dork Bd. MOBILE—The important function of the trade union movement in the development of maritime Industry was recognized by Gov. James E, Folsom of Alabama recently . in his appointment of CaH Tanner, SIU port agent in maritime labor would be protected Mobile, to the Alabama and given full consideration in Pwe TbfM- iTF Widens Drive On Runaway Ships Raps iLA'Union' the board's planning for future State Docks Advisory Board. Tanner's appointment • by Gov development of the Port of Mo­ ernor Folsora on September _30 bile, Tanner said in his report to the last regular membership meet­ ing here. One of the majbr projects which OSTEND, Belgium—A strongly-worded resolution condemning the ILA's phony the new board will take up for consideration, Tanner reported, Is seamen's union for its activities among runaway flag crews was approved by the development of Alabama's water­ ways to psovide for increased traf­ International Transportworkers Federation, SIU delegates reported. The same fic through Mobile harbor. One resolution pledged ITF to carry on vigorous action to organize crews under the plan under discussion, he said, in­ cludes extension of Mobile's deep Panamanian, Liberian and other runaway flags. water channel 70 miles inland to The action by the confer-^ Jackson, Alabama. Completion of ence of the Seafarers sec­ this project would result in more maritime jobs in the Mobile area. tion of ITF^, representing In his first term as Governor, legitimate maritime unions all Folsom broke the monopoly held over the world, fully supports by Mobile shipping management decisions taken at the last SIU interests on State Docks Advisory Board appointments. When Fol­ of North America convention. som had to step down after his The SIU condemned the ILA first term, as required by the state crimp outfit- in much the Cal Tanner constitution^ the State Legislature, same terms and also Offered all was the first time a labor repre­ during the administration of for­ possible aid and support to the sentative had been named to serve mer Governor Gordon 'Persons, ITF's drive on runaways. A special on the board, since the Alabama took unlimited power of appoint­ ITF organizing office has been - State, bocks program was set, up ment to this board out of the opened at 33 Whitehall Street, l^ew about 25 years ago. York, for that purpose. hands of the Governor. Past appointments t6^ the board, Restored Power Passage of the resolution in­ an important policy-making body, volved an implied rebuke to the After Folsom was elected to his have been dictated in most in­ National Maritime Union which had stances by ship op.erators and present second term as Governor, just recently won membership in the legislature restored State ..NMU President Joe Curran ILA President William Bradley others from the management side ITF. The NMU had attempted to . . . Although he defended it His crimp rig denounced . . . of the industry. Members of the Docks appointive power to the give a gloss of respectability to the chief , executive. . Advisory Board serve without sal­ state's phony union by an exchange of let­ Other members of the new State declared: "This conference . . . provement and stability of condi­ ary. It is their duty to make rec­ ters between NMU president learns with deep concern of the tions of employment in these Docks Board are Walter C. Ernest, ommendations to the Governor Mobile contractor; Henry Waugh, Joseph Curran and ILA president and the docks director on operat­ Tuscaloosa; Monroe Weeks, Slo- William Bradley. The NMU "Pilot" disreputable activities of the ships . . ." United International Seamen's Running the phony rig for Brad­ ing polieies. It also is the responcpmb; Hugh Steele, Center; Tom gave front page prominence to Union, sponsored by the Interna­ ley until recently were defeated - sibility of the board to plan projr McGough, Montgomery; Tom Col- Bradley's claim that the ILA out­ • ects for the development of the ley, Talladega; Dan Mobley, Guin; fit was not a raid on genuine unions tional Longshoremen's Association SIU Galveston Agent Keith Alsop t harbor and to increase shipping Dan Davis, Florence, and. Dr. but would work for improvement (ILA) of America, among seafarers and expelled SIU member "Bill sailing in ships under the Pana­ Higgs. •through the Port of Mobile. of conditions on foreign flag ships. manian and similar flags. It is Louis Friedman, Binningham. Boycotts Successful , Honmrs SIU Two NMU delegates who attended evident that the sole purpose of In notifying Tanner of the ap­ The three-day meeting heard re­ the ITF convention sat by in these activities is to exploit the pointment, Governor Folsom made ports of how boycotts of various silence while the resolution was seafarers concerned ... it plain lie was recognizing the con­ runaway flag ships had been suc­ discussed and passed without a dis­ tributions that have beeq mifde to "The conference condemns the cessful, in winning Improvements senting vote. the development of the industry International Longshoremen's As­ Reguiar membership meet­ Shakedown Outfit by the membership of "your great sociation and its subsidiary the ings in SIU headquarters and The only result of the phony United International Seamen's . organization, the Seafarers Inter­ at all branches are held every union's activities among runaway Union for these malpractices and national Union." second Wednesday night at flag seamen was a whole stream of reaffirms the determination of its Through his appointment of la­ 7 PM. The schedule for the bor representation to the Advisory next few meetings is as follows: complaints to the ITF by men who constituent unions to carry on vig­ were bilked by the JLA. Board, the Governor sought to orous action to build up strong or­ Oct. 19, Nov. 2^ Nov. 16. In its resolution, the conference ganization and to work for the immake certain'that the interests ef •rA A r'r .-.t Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks Engineers In Canada Join SlUNA •% MONTREAL — Canadiant marine engineers on the Great Lakes and East Coast •yV-.: have joined the SIU family by voting 97 percent in favor of affili­ ation with the SIU of North Amer­ ica. Results of a referendum bal­ lot among Canadian engineers were announced at the convention of the (Ireat Lakes and- Eastern District, \ National Association of Marine Engineers. West Coast engineers have not . taken any steps toward affiliation, . but the action of the rest of_Canada's. organized engineers is ex. pected to swing them into the SIU orbit. Had Been Independent Up until now the Canadian en­ gineers. union had hot been affili­ ated with any international union. Hal Banks qf the Canadian SIU • presented the engineers With their new SIU charter on behalf of the • internatipnal union, He invited other licensed officers groups to follow the engineers'lead. ' ' - The Canadian engineers are the' "'second licensed officers union'to • join SIU uf NA, the other being ' the Brotherhood of Marine Engl,;.,;neprs,h?S«.in-the;UjSji,;. •>.•0' -- . ' Benjamin Sterling . . . His associates get rough treat­ ment by ITF. Here attopiey Ster­ ling is shoum leaving New York police station following question­ ing in connection with plot to as­ sassinate SIU secretary-treasurer Paul Hall last winter. Canndian East Coa'if and Lains licaniad marina anginaart ara waleomad as nawatt SlUNA affiliata by SIU Canadian District diraetor Hal C. tanks (4tli from right); prasinting chartar t'p G. J. Ellis, district pras.i Nat'l Asi'n of Marin# Englnaari l4th from laff), In Mdntraal. Englnaars votad for SlUNA link by .97*/e nriargin. Looking on ara Frank Hall, vlca-pras. AFL AaU A ^SvClarks Iba^aan tha two), arid NAME dalagatas. and getting union organization started on these vessels. Since the problem of the run­ aways is of growing concern to shipowners and governments of legitimate maritime nations, as well as seamen, the conference cheerad the news that the I'nt'l Labor Or­ ganization will meet on the ques­ tion in Paris at tho end of. this month.--.-- . .- �- ', • • •'•i Pare Four SBAFAHEltS LOG Oct. }4. USli Sept. 21 Through Oct. 4 Registered Deck Q Port Boston New York Philadelphia ....". Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Miami Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Deck ? ft , ® 3 101 35 41 14 50 17 15 14 12 ' 7 12 3 7 3 24 10 05 11 27 14 15 5 6 2 26 7 29 29 Deck A TOTALS 439 Deck B 174 Enc. 6 18 38 14 10 3 3 20 28 13 13 2 16 26 Enf. A 286 Eng. S 1 42 14 24 12 8 5 1 16 7 16 10 2 16 21 Eng. B 195 Stew. Stew. Total Total Total A B _A 7 71 11 30 10 23 9 18 47 10 10 4 14 25 ..Stew. A, 6 22 27 248 7 70 19 118 12 ' 39 31 5 38 14 19 6 62 16 16 140 50 7 38 2 12 4 18 56 19 80 10 104 35 60 38 20 22 10 42 34 37 17 * 8 41 69 "IS- 352 105 178 77 51 60 29 104 174 87 55 20 97 149 Stew. Total Total Total B A B 298' 178 1023 547 15% Shipped Deck Deck Deck B "3 112 21 51 8 12 2 3 16 55 12 20 0 22 . 27 Deck 0 30 16 35. 5 5 0 1 1 7 14 13 1 10 24 Degk Deck 364 SlU Pursers Win Job Security Burt Lanpher, secy-treas., of SlU-affiliafed Staff Officers Association, signs new contract with five major companies as union and company negotiators look on. Seated (left to right) are: Marvin Schwartz, union attorney; Paul Tonarelli, union patrolman; Lanpher, William Mullins, AMMI chairman; Joseph Condon, Robin Line; Capt. William Twigg, Grace Line. Standing (left to right) Capt. W. H. Mills, US Line; S. P. Maher, AMMI. A new ttiree year contract providing job security for pursers and purser-pharma­ • cists employed by five major steamship companies has been signed by the Staff Officers Asso­ ciation, AFL. The agreement also provides 85-cent daily increases in contributions to the union's wel­ fare plan as well as additional overtime provisions. The ship­ owner contribution to the welfare plan now totals $1.60 per man per day. Burt , Lanpher, secretary-treas­ urer of the pursers union, said a key clause in the agreement pro­ tected the pursers ^om action by any company to dispense with that rating. The companies agreed that they will continue to carry pursers and purser-pharmacists as part of their manning scales for the life of the agreement. The contract, signed on Septem­ ber 29, has two wage reopening clauses at 12-month intervals. Companies covered by it are Robin Line, Grace Line, Farrell Line, US Line and Moore-McCormack. Ne­ gotiations were handled through the American Mprchant Marine Institute. The Staff 'Officers are ah auton­ omous affiliate of the SIU of North America. By action of the last SJU of NA convention they are the only recognized pursers union in the US. ' Lake Charles Watching La. Nominee Deadline LAKE CHARLES—^Labor here is sitting tight as tonight's deadline for the filing of election petitions nears. All candi­ dates for office have until the wind-up of business today to get under the wire and qual­ ify for a place on the No­ months, and the forecast is for' vember ballot. ^ more of the same. The fireworks can be expected to really fiy after today, Leroy Clarke, SIU port agent, commented, since by then every candidate will know whom he's battling against and can break out his armaments ac­ cordingly. Most of the real friends of labor have already filed their intentions to run for re-election, Clarke noted. The only question in some cases is where the opposition will come from. This will be known once the deadline passes and then work for the actual polling can be gotten underway in earnest. Shipping Holds Fiym Shipping continued to move at boom levels once again during the past two weeks, with the result that Houston had to be called on to supply some of the necessary manpower. The record activity is the best it has been (n many 1 8 1 9 9 7 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 4 Contributing to this condition were ten Cities Service tankwagons; that regular caller, the Val Chem (Valentine); the Michael (Carras), plus the Stony Creek (American Tramp Shipping) and the Del Campo (Mississippi). All of them were visited and found to ue in good shape. " Weather Is Hot' The hot weather and the opening of the hunting season two weeks ago have combined to keep many Seafarers shackled to shore for a while, making for excellent ship­ ping opportunities for those wish­ ing to get our right away. As everywhere else, the baseball World Series added tb the confu­ sion here, as the diehards remained on the beach to await the outcome before they would ship out. Even Yankee fans somehow showed pleasure over the results. 46 E^. 2 69 22 39 8 15 0 2 14 28 11 9 0 13 17 Eng. 249 Eng. 1 33 16 31 1 8 3 1 6 110 15 5 3 12 23 Eng. 168 Eng. 2 16 3 11 7 0 0 0 2 1 6 4 1 5 3 Eng. 61 Ste^.. Stew, 74 16 23 3 5 1 3 16 61 2 10 4 18 15 i 31 7 24 4 3 1 1 6 16 8 4 0 7 19 Stew. Stew. A B 254 123 Stew. Total Total 'o 13 3 16 5 d 2 0 0 2 1 9 3 2 8 Stew. C 55 8 3 255 94 59 39 113 90 19 10 32 16 3 4 8 3 46 13 144 23 25 37 39 22 4 4 53 29 59 66 Total Total rot« Total 867 453 Total ^tal c 37 J 386 105 239 21 50 55 9 0 il 2 ^61 3 ' 170 11 73 5 66 4 12 9 91 15 140 Total Total 162 fls'si Sm-6hipping shot upwards once again during the last two weeks, almost reaching the lofty 1500-job mark which has been topped only twice in the last 22 months. The near-record number of men shipped totalled 1482 compared" to a registration of 1570." It stacked up very favorably with the previous ;—-—r-— high of 1574, which still This has been the case all stands, recorded just two along. months ago during the sum­ • The following is the fore­ mer shipping boom. The lat­ cast port by port: ter figure was the highest BOSTON: Quieted down; reached since the pre-Christexpected to pick up if tankers mas boom of 1953.' come through . . . . NEW Overall, ports in the Atlan­ YORK: Booming oncer again; tic and Gulf District were jobs going begging .... evenly split across the board, PHILADELPHIA: Holding its with five up, five down and own at high level .... BAL­ the same number remaining TIMORE: Good opportunities the same as the previous pe­ expected to continue .... riod. NORFOLK: Slowed up a bit; still better than normal. NY Jobs Nearly Doubled SA'YANNAH: Current pe­ New York racked up almost double the number of jobs riod turned out better than shipped two weeks ago. Sa­ expected; future doesn't look vannah, Mobile and Houston good. Registration low . . -. . came back slightly and San MIAMI: continues slow, but Francisco resumed its own lift is expected .... TAMPA: sprightly pace. Still slow .... MOBILE^ NEW Oh the downgrade, but still Fair; getting better ORLEANS: Holds fair; future shipping better than a fair amount of men, we're Nor­ looks good, I^AKE CHARLES: "Very folk and New Orleans, while Boston, Tampa and "Wilming­ good; should stay that way ton- slumped further. • . . . HOUSTON: Picked up The other ports, such as some; should get better .... Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lake WILMINGTON: Still slow Charles and Seattle, stayed . . . . SAN FRANCISCO: the same—at the considerably Picked up again; in^-transits better than average pace they will help .... SEATTLE: have been setting all along. btill going strong; pace Miami merely continued slow should continue. with no. change either way. A breakdown of the senior­ ity groups showed class A slightly higher than the last report, at 58V2 percent; class B the same, at nearly 31 percent of the total, ^nd class C, the group without seniority in the SIU, claimed the rest. However, despite the nearpeak shipping, the class C to­ tal was nowhere near the reoSAN FRANCISCO — The ord_ 14 percent of all shipping predicted lift in shipping here which it snared earlier, and over the past two-week one port, Tampa, did not ship period came through on schedule, any men in class C at all.* ' as the La Salle (Waterman) ar­ In addition, class B shipped rived for payoff and-took a few nearly three jobs for every replacements off the beach. one that went to a class C Nine in-transit ships also bol­ seaman. The ratio still re­ stered things for a while, breaking mained almost two to one in a slump of six weeks' duration. favor of class A over class B. Prior to the relative dry spell, the More Ships Steam Past Ckilden Gate Golden Gate port hid been a scene of feverish shipping activity for many months. However, Leon "Blondie" John­ son, SIU port agent, reported that the drought wag due to reappear, since he had no payoffs in sight for the coming two weeks. The lack of encouraging prospects is keeping all hands on the registra­ tion list close to the hall, in the eyent something unexpectedu. drops �Oet. 14. im SEAFJREkS SEAFARERS LOCi AWARD There are itill five issues of the SEAFARERS LOG left for the year 1955 in which Seafarers can qualify for one of the annual LOG awards for distinguished mem­ bership contributions to the Union newspaper. The awar^ program announced early th^ year will covier four categories — letters, photo­ graphs, poetry and drawings— submitted by any Seafarer to the newspaper and appearing in the calendar year 1955. The awards will consist of medallions, suitably inscribed. No particular entry form is needed. As. long as the Sea­ farer's material appears in the LOG it autoinatically qualifies for the prizes. Standards that will govern se­ lection of winners in the four categories are: for letters—one offering a constructive proposal or best e^tpresslng a Seafarer's feeling on any given issue; photography—for the best pho­ it and subject matter in the tograph, or photographs of Sea­ tradition of the sea; drawingsfarers at work or play or other quality and originality plus sub­ material of strong interest to ject matter based on maritime Seafarers; poetry—^literary mer­ or related experience. Job Boom Again Sparks NY Amid Series Fever NEW .YORK—Despite a week in which the World-Series dominated everything going on in town, shipping at SIU headquarters once again edged upwards almost to the 400mark during the last period. 4 — ^ "The boom is back on in the right after the 10 AM job call for Port of New York," Assistant free tickets to most of the games. Secretary-Treasurer Claude Sim­ mons, port agent, revealed, with 386 men shipped over the twoweek period. Simmons also pointed to the largest number of payoffs in three years here as typical of the Vay headquarters activity has been growing. Although beefs were routine and at a minimum, the patrolmen still had their hands full -covering a total of 55 ships, including 31 pay­ offs. ^ Eight ships signed on and 16 more arrived In transit. The favorable beef situation, Simmons commented, "Jfoints up the good relations existing today between the SIU and its contract­ ed operators. Everything is run­ ning smoothly, with no hitches in sight. We hope things remain this way," he added. World Series One of the main reasons for the lack of Seafarers ready to ship was the annual baseball classic and the reluctance of most men to quit the beach until the last out was made-. Three television, sets .were kept going throughout the series to ac­ commodate the membership which jammed headquarters facilities to watch the progress of Ihe games. One was in the shipping hall, an­ other in the recreation hall, and the third was available in the Port O'Call bar below, where those who liked a cool drink with their entertainment cpUld be- accomo­ dated. • In addition, throughout the se­ ries, a daily drawing was held While only a small portion of the Seafarers who threw in for these tickets were able to win a seat at the ball park, the drawing provided a popular diversion each morning. By the time of the seventh and final game, which obviously had to be the payoff on the whole series, the excitement at each ticket drawn was pretty high. About 50 tickets were distributed in this way to Seafarers and members of the Sailors Union whose cards were drawn during the week-long competition. Simmons also repeated that cop­ ies . of the clarifications to the standard tanker agreement were ready and available at SIU halls for the asking. They have al­ ready been put aboard most Sfucontracted tankers. . Taf Win LOG SlU Family Benefits Hit $$ Peak In September Fifty-one Seafarers collected close to $8,000 in family hospital and surgical benefits in the month of September under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The month also saw the largest single benefit paid so far, with $660 going to one Seafarer for hospital and sur­ gical expenses. In this in-^ stance the Plan paid the maximum $300 allowed for surgery and the maximum $360 for hospital room and board and hos­ pital extras.. All told, 136 benefits have been paid out in the first four month's with several Seafarers receiving more than one family benefit. An­ other 42 cases - were being proc­ essed by the Welfare Plan at the month's end. ' . Examination of individual cases shows that hospital room and board charges are amply covered in most cases by the $10 daily benefit allowed under the Plan. In a number of instances, the hospital room and board charge has been less than $10 a day. Hosp. Extras Important The value of the hospital extras allowance -of $100 has also been demonstrated. In most surgical cases there are charges for operat­ ing room, lab tests, operating room assistants, x-rays and often blood donations which would be a con­ siderable burden were It not for the $100 extras allowance. Th^ greatest variation in charges has been in surgical fees. As pointed out in the last issue of the SEAFARERS LOG, some surgdons have been charging fees well in excess of normal standards. In order to give Seafarers an idea of the variety of benefits paid and a view of typical cases, a breakdown has been made of g few" of September's 51 cases; A typical case involving an ap­ pendicitis operation was that of a Seafarer's son, which broke down as follows: Surgeon's fee $100.00 Hospital 6 days @ $8.50-• Hospital extras • Total charge SIU Plan paid for this type operation . • • Seafarers Plan paid hosp. room and extras less $50 Seafarers Plan paid .. Seafarer paid only .... In another instance. Houston port agent Charles "Whitey" Tannehill presents second SIU maternity benefit to Mrs. Stokes Harrison for new arrival Jane. Older daughter, Gail, also was occasion for $200 benefit^ plus $25 US bond. Looking on is Mrs. Harrison's mother. the hospital and surgical charges were within the Plan's limits so the entire case cost the Seafarer only the $50 minimum while the SIU Plan picked up $60, the re­ mainder of the bill. In many tonsillectomies, it isn't necessary -for the patient to stay in the hospital more than a few hour^. In those cases, the Plan paid the surgeon's cost and all the Seafarer had to pay were extras $342.75 which were well below the $50 Total charge minimum. 51.50 Seafarers Plan paid for 40.95 Surgeon's fee' $ 50.00 this type operation .. $100.00 Hospital 2 days @ $10 .. 20.00 SIU Plan paid room and $192.45 extras less $50 and less Hospital extras 40.00 excess of $100 in extras $120.00 $100.00 Total changes $110.00 SIU Plan paid $220.00 Seafarers Plan paid for 122J5 42.45 Seafarer paid ...7. this type operation .. $ 50.00 A common operation which most SIU Plan paid hosp. room $142.45 families face at one time or an­ and extras less $50 .. 10.00 50.00 other is a tonsillectomy. In the -heavier' case of this Seafarer's youngster. SIU Plan paid $ 60.00 Seafarer paid only 50.00 surgical fee plus larger than usual hospital extras added to the bill. The surgeon charged the Seafarer $50 more than the portwide aver­ age; hospital extra costs were boosted by x-ray charges and the use of two anesthesia technicians instead of one. , Surgeon's fee $150.00 Hospital 7 days @ $10.. 70.00 Hospital extras 122.75 SIU Sea Chest Display Hit Of Union Labei Show Total charges $204.00 SIU Plan paid $4 per uisit $ 40.00 SIU Plan paid $10 per day hosp. room and extras less $50 84.00 Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' Seafarers mailing in checkb or money brders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make all of them payable to the SlU-A&G District. Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can be avoided if checks are made out.to the Union directly. Where no surgery is involved, the benefit allows a doctor $4 a day for each visit he pays to the hos­ pital. In this typical case the doc­ tor's visits were fully covered by the Plan, but hospital room charges were higher than the $10 per day. The expenses were: 10 doctor visits @ $4... $ 40.00 Hospital 10 days @ $13 • • 130.00 Hospital extras 34.00 SIU Plan paid .... Seafarer paid only Visitors look.over d?splay..«f Sea Chest merchandise at AFL union label, show in Baltimore. Show sponsored by Union Label Trades Council and Baltimore Federation of Labor was held in SIU Baltimore hall. Council thanked SIU for "splendid cooperation" in conducting show. $124.00 . 80.00 The Welfare Plan covers surgery whether or not it is performed in a hospital. There have been some cases of surgery in the doctor's office which have been paid for by the Plan. One recent instance in­ volved minor surgery for which the Plan allows $30. The surgeon charged $50 for this office opera­ tion, again well above the average surgical fee in major port cities in the US, so that the cost to the Seafarer was $20. �•.-»-.;-v: n *v.. SBAFAR Ens Pare Six BALTIMORE —'Round-the-clock picketing by the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers continued to hold the Old Bay Line in check this week, as union members walked the bricks in answer to the company's union-busting activities. Assisted by Seafarers in the"^""^ • port, MAW picketlines are A Seafarer's Final Dispatch keeping all ships idle in the W- SIU shipping hail in Baltimore is banked with 'flowers and wreaths stent in tribute to Seafarer William H. McVey, 47, who passed away at local hospital last month. Funeral services attended by some 200 friends and former shipmates were held right in the hall, with Seafarers acting as pall­ bearers. Burial by his Union brothers was final wish expressed by McVey. Boston Cool To Soviet Visitors On US Junket BOSTON—Public housing experts from the USSR^who visited this port city recently were treated to a chilly wel­ come here by demonstrators, many of whom come to- the US •from Lithuania and Latvia and had not forgotten by Soviet tyranny suffered by Where You Can Find The Middle & Far East Seamen's Canteen c/o Amer. Arabian Oil Co. Ras Tanura, Saudi, Arabia 4- 4" l" The Log 10 Hanamal St. Haifa, Israel 4" ^ Titanic Bar. Beirut, Lebanon 4" 4 4 4 United Seamens Service Iskenderun, Turkey 4 4 4 United Seamens Serv. Abadan, Iran 4 4 4 Palace Bar 407 Jalan Besar Singapore 8, Malaya 4 4 4 Seamen's Institute Wauchi District Hongkong, China 4 4 4. Marine Club 2 Nimakmshall Road Kidderpore, Calcutta, India ! ^f-.v Maritime Union of India 204 Hornby Rd,. Bbmbiay, India ! Ms Cherry & Co. 2, Annes Chambers 3, Camac Road Bombay, India Merchant Navy Club Willingdon Island Cochin, So. India Seamen's Welfare Directerato Dept. of Commerce 9B Talkatora Rd. New Delhi, India 4 4" 4 Merchant Navy Club China Creek Bridge Karachi, Pakistan 4 4 4. Bar Marseille No. 156 Yamashita Cho Naka-Ku Yokohama, Japan Bar Sea Hawk No. 32-7 Chome Sannomiya-Cho, Ikutaku Kobe, Japan The Club Rose 43-3-Chome ShimoyamateDori Ikuta Ku, Japan United Seaman's Club No. 8, 1 Chome Bentendo Nakaku,; Yokohama, Japan Oet. 14, 1955 LOG Bay Line Still Tied In Knot By Baltimore MAVi Pickets face of the wholesale firings and diseriminatory tactics resorted to by the company on the eve of a National Labor Relations Board election. The last-ditch anti-union moves by the Old Bay Line came on the day foll9wing the reaching of an agreement for the NLRB balloting. SIU Port Agent Earl Sheppard said he expected the union would be successful in eventually winning a contract covering the company's Baltimore-Hampton Roads passen­ ger-freight operations. The MAY/ effort is part of several drives aimed at non-union harbor boat operations in the area. Similar campaigns are meeting with success in ^Philadelphia and New York. Sheppard added that Seafarers who have joined the MAW picketlines are doing an out­ standing job. Many have put in long days and nights manning the lines. Oldtimer Mourned He also reported on special fu­ neral services for Seafarer William H. "Hbavy" McVey, an oldtime member of the SIU, which were held Sept. 30 in the SIU hiring hall here, in keeping with McVey's I often-expressed wishes. Services were attended by some 200 mem­ bers and former shipmates of the veteran Seafarer. He passed away at the hospitai here two days earlier. Shipping, meanwhile, "has been coming along mightily," Sheppard reported. The total number of men shipped topped the total reg­ istration once again, assuring- any man who wants to get out that he can do so- without trouble. 'The heavy activity was, ac­ counted for by. 13 payoffs, 11 signons and 19 ships stopping over in transit. "r; ><• their own countries. The Russian visitors are on a tour of the US similar to the one made by a Soviet agricultural delegation a few weeks ago. They were greeted both at the airport and at their hotel by jeers. Arrival of the Soviet group served to heighten the personal enthusiasm of Seafarer Jose Leston, who has been one of the happiest men in the SIU since he received his US citizenship last month. Leston, who generally ships as steward or chief cook, has been sailing on SIU ships for four years and is busy these days flashing his citizenship papers around for all his friends and shipmates to see. Spurt Ended Shipping, meanwhile, slowed down here once again, after a brief spurt of heavier-than-usual activity. The outlook for future shipping is just fair. Port Agent James Sheehan also reported that three more "Texas tower" radar manning posts 4ire now under construction for loca­ tion between Portland, Me., and New York. The first one is now stationed off Cape Cod. When those under construction and others to be built are com­ pleted, the towers will provide a network of radar warning stations along the entire Atlantic coast which can give early warning of any enemy approaching the US. Seafaress here are manning the tug which supplies the tower off Cape Cod and construction of more towers may mean additional Job opportunities in the port. • ; Y0UR^110I,tAR*S WORTH •BAFARBRR OUIDB TO BBTTIR BUYIWO By' Sidney Margolius Cutting Car-Insurance Cost In many areas, auto-insurance rates went up again this year, notably in the growing suburban areas. But there are new trends that can help car owners stave off some of the high insurance costs levied on them. For the first time a large group of consumers is Investigating the possibility of buying auto insurance on a group basis as labor and other groups now buy hospital and life insurance. The Oregon State -Federation of Labor has proposed that each large group within the federation make available to its members auto insurance which may be purchased directly from an insurance company—or labor could form its own concern. Each group would receive dividends based on its accideht record. If a group is able to reduce accidents among its members, they would receive a substantial dividend. While one company (Nationwide Mutual, formerly Farm Bureau) and several individual agents have been exploring possibilities of offer­ ing group auto insurance, this is the first time buyers themselves have taken the initiative to cut costs and solve some of the present bitterness between car owners and insurers. High Overhead . The fact is, almost half the price you pay for auto insurance goes to selling and administration expenses and profit, and only slightly over 50 cents of your premium dollar is used to pay claims. This is the real re§son rates have jumped so high in recent years. The companies have blamed the number of accidents and the increased size of claims (it now costs more to repair damaged cars). But every time actual payouts go up, premium rates have increased approximately twice as much to take care of the industry's expenses. A dollar of increased payout means two bucks more on your insurance bill. In contrast, group buying of. sickness and life insurance has reduced costs as much as 50 percent below individual policies. Because of high rates, more buyers have been seeking auto insurance from "direct writers," who sell through their own agents, over the counter or by maU, rather than through brokers. As a result, more insurers, including some full-rate companies, have launched cutrate subsidiary companies who sell directly at lower rates. The news that a large group like the Oregon State Federation is studying group buying is certain to hasten the industry's efforts to bring down costs. With this column is an expanded list of low-cost auto insurers, listed in approximate order of ascending cost, with the lowest-cost compahie.s listed first. The order is approximate, because some companies have noticeably lower rates on some types of auto insurance than on other. Company Home Office Factory Mutual Liability Ins. Co Providence, RI California Casualty Indemnity Exchange .....San Francisco Auto Club of Southern California Los Angeles State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co Bloomington, IlL Mutual Service Casualty Co St. Paul, Minn. Nationwide Mutual Auto Ins. Co Columbus, Ohio National Farmers Prop. & Casualty Ins. Co Denver Government Employees Ins. Co Washington, DC SAFECO Ins. Co Seattle, Wash. Federated Mutual Implement & Hardware Deafers Ins. Co Owatonna, RJimi. Farmers Mutuals ; Madison, Wise. California State Auto Association ....'. San Francisco Allstate Insurance Co Chicago Liberty Mutual Ins. Co Boston Farmers Insurance Exchange ..Los Angeles Hardware Mutual Casualty Co Stevens Point, Wise. American Mutual Liability Ins. Co Boston Keystone Auto Club Casualty Co Philadelphia Employers Mutual Liability Ins. Co. Wausau,. Wise. Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co Chicago Michigan Mutual Liability Ins. Co Detroit Penn. Threshermen's & Farmers's Mutual Harrisburg, Pa. Shelby Mutual Casualty Co Shelby, Ohio State Auto Mutual Ins. Co Columbus, Ohio Detroit Auto Inter—Ins. Exchange Detroit State Auto Ins. Association Indianapolis Utica Mutual Ins. Co -. Utica, NY Employers Mutual Casualty Co Des Moines American Motorist Ins.-Co Chicago California Compensation Ins. Co San Francisco Auto Owners Ins. Co Lansing, Mich. Merchants Mutual Casualty Co Buffalo, NY United Pacific Ins. Co .Tacoma (In addition, there are a growing number of cut-rate companies organized by old-line stock companies who themselves generally charge full standard rates. These include Boston Indemnity Co., Merit Plan Ins. Co. affiliated with the Pacific Employers Ins. Co., and the Casualty Co. of Connecticut.) • Some readers have legitithate gripes against var'ous companies listed here because some companies from time to time have engaged in sprees of discontinuing insurance for policy-holders who put in a series of claims, which, even if small, are expensive to handle. The companies ai'gue that these drivers raise rates for more careful ones. But the companies have been quite wrong in this approach, have failed to educate their policy-holders in the need for care, have in some cases gotten panicky over an outbreak of claims that soon ironed themselves out, and have not realized that the real trouble is their own tradi­ tionally high-cost business methods. However, some companies have since ameliorated their abrupt approach. Liability insurance is a car-owner's real need; not collision insurance. Liability insurance protects you against ruinous damage suits, while collision insurance protects only up to the market value of your car, and is costly for this comparatively small protection. Note that Uncle Sam in any case provides part collision insurance, since non-reimbursed . accident damage is tax deductible. . Ypu may not be^ able to get insurance from all companies on this list but use it as a ,comparative shopping list to help yo.u gi^t insurance at whatceir' gavlni is possible. �dot 14, 19B5 eeOROB A. LAVVtON (P«n-ele«anle), July 1)—Chairman, Waadruffi Sacratary, Greanwald. One brother went ta hospital and steward la back on ship after brief hospitalization. No beefs. Delegates ta check on draws and travelers checks. Messman's case to be thoroughly checked by patrol­ man In States. July ]y—Chairman, R. Barker; Sec­ retary, J. Lang. Suggestion made to take care of washing machine. Ona brother paid off because of an In­ jury. Some disputed overtime. Letter to be sent to headquarters regarding the rationing of cigarettes. Letter sent to San Francisco regarding the behavior of chief engineer towards several brothers. New fans needed. More shrimp and more milk needed, HURRKANB (Waterman), May M— Chairman, U. Sanders; Secretary, D. Marine. Ship's delegate elected. Mo­ tion made and carried to take letter to NY. regarding steward department. Motion made and carried jo back up steward department on overtime. Dis­ cussion on aforementioned letter. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian); July itChairman, J. Morris; Secretary, T. Caspar. Ship's delegate elected. One member missed ship. No beefs. Sug­ gestion made - to check with head­ quarters to contact former ship's delegate. SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), July SO—Chairman, A. Orover; Secretary, T. Brown. Repair list turned In. No beefs. Ship's fund—$87. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with headquarters communications. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), July 17—Chairman, H. McQuaga; Sec­ retary, J. Evans. All beefs'straight­ ened out. Headquarters communica­ tions read and accepted unanimously. Enrollment cards to be completed and mailed as soon as possible. Mo­ tion made and carried to have deck delegate - get an oil skin locker for the department. SANDCAPTAIN (Const. Aggrag.), August 14—Chairman, P. Cemashko; Sacratary, B. D'Ornallas. Letter from steward of Chester Harding relative to slopchest. There have been results from headquarters regarding the Sea Chest. One man in hospital. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters unanimously. Motion made and carried that entire crew support pleas of Brother Cemashko that prop­ er ventilation be installed in the en­ gine spaces. STONY CREEK (Amer. Tramp), July 20—Chairman, W. Kehrwieder; Secretary, F. Millar. Saw captain about repairs. Repair list to be made up. ALEXANDRA (Carras), August f— Chairman, W. Hand; Sacratary, J. Schilling. Report given on lifeboats. Lifeboats to be checked by Coast Guard. Suggestion made to have pa­ trolman check log and see if doctor came aboard in Panama Canal. BETHCOASTER (Calmer), August 3 —Chairman, P. McNabb; Secretary, R. Tyree. No beefs. Discussion about replacing old refrigerator and about getting cots aboard ship. To see patrolman about checking on milk to make round trip to New Haven. ELIZABETH (Bull), August S — Chairman, J. Murphy; Secretary, R. Vellinga. Crewmembers are running to the hall with beefs instead of go­ ing to department delegates. Mem­ bers should go to the department delegate with beefs and let him han­ dle same. If he can't handle It, he will take it up to ship's delegate. Then, If ship's delegate cannot handle same he will take It to Union hall. Under no condition should a crewmember take a beef to Union hall without first letting the delegates try to square it away. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), August 3 —Chairman, J. Long; Secretary, J. Doris. Crew mess wUl be painted after leaving Boca Grande. No beefs. Repair list to be made up. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), July 25—Chairman, R. Connors; Sec­ retary, J. McGoldrlck. Ship's treasury —$24.95. Some overtime beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters. Ship's delegate elected. Steward asked crew to turn in all excess linen. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. F»g0 8e^ SEAFAKJ^nS LOG DEL ORG (Mlsiisstppli,' July 3t— Chairman, J. Allen; Secretary, J. Bax­ ter. Ship's fund—$30. Everything running smooth. Motion made and carried that electrician's dispute be handled In New Orleans. MesshaU to be kept clean. Steward said stores will not run out this trip. Sailing Knocks Him Out ALCOA RUNNER (Alcea), August 7 —Chairman, B. Friedman; Secretary, W. Rhone. Ship's delegate electe^ Motion mdde and carried to check and see if avaUable space can be made for Ubrary. Suggested that galley smoke exhaust fans be checked to operate properly. Suggested that ship's delegate request the captain to post' slopchest prices. ^ * On the heels of last issue's SEAFARERS LOG story re­ vealing the union-busting SUZANNE (Bull), July 34—Chrirman, H. Orlando; Sacratary,, H. Or­ lando. Motion made and carried that men contribute - to - ship's. fund. Mo' tlon made and carried to have com­ pany put at least 10 days surplus stores aboard for long trips. Discus­ sion held on food, dishes not properly cleaned* however it was pointed out that same was due to bad water taken on in. Spain and it wasn t the pantryman's fault. SWEETWATER (Metro), August 4 .-Chairman, C. Hill; Secretary, P. Franco. Steward rooms to be painted. Ship's treasury contains $3 in stamps and $14 in cash. Some disputed over­ time. No beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. YOUNG AMEltICA (Waterman), Au­ gust 10-.-Chalrman, Sellers; Secretary, Singer. Repair list turned in. No disputed overtime and no beefs. Everything running okay this voyage. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communication from headquarters. Slopchest to have more of a variety. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carrlari), August 3—Chairman, W. ZaIeskI; Secretary, C. Taylor. Ship'a delegate to see patrolman about men being logged. Ship's fund contains S19.65. Few hours disputed overtime. Donation requested from each crewmember of $1 to keep up recreation room. Crew mess and pantry locked at all times. Turn in linen and leave rooms clean for new men. August 14—Chairman, W. Fernwood; Secretary, C. Gadra. Ship paid off in Seattle and it was a clean payoff, no beefs. New ship's delegate elected. Suggestion to have washing machine checked and discussion held on whether crewmembers will collect lodging whUe ship is In shipyard. ELIZABETH (Bull), August 31— Chairman, J. Murphy; Secretary, L. Coech. Everything running okay, no beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with recent com­ munication from headquarters. Mo­ tion made and carried to hold meet­ ings at night instead of the daytime. Bulletins to be left posted on board. Steward to see about change in soap. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), August 18—Chairman, Thompson; Secretary, Bause. Ship's delegate, secretary - reporter, and treasurer elected. Ship's delegate to see captain regarding purchase of beer. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. Discussion on Ubrary. SANDCAPTAIN (Const. Aggrag.), July 31—Chairman, A. Ferrara; Sec­ retary, G. Champlln. Chester Hardliig slopchest to be posted so that mem­ bers may order from same. If any­ one recommended that safely lights be InstaUed on Zapara I. dock It will be done If possible. Ship's treasury contains Bs. 97. No beefs. Two elec­ tric irons aboard, one for forward and one for aft. Ten cases of lava' soap obtained. New washing machine needed. Mep going ashore were asked to donate blood to Joe Barron. Three men have already done so. LOG to be sent to Sister Superior at Coromoto Hospital, Maracalbo and pocket books, for other brothers in hospltaL SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), August 14-^halrman, D. Molina; Sec­ retary, J. Meyer. Man who was put off ship in Key West sent In letter of thanks to all men who helped him. He was taken off because of an ap­ pendicitis attack. Ship's fund $47.80. Brothers were cautioned to collect proper overtime for penalty time. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquarters. It was explained by deck delegate that Bosun had a job to do and he did not do it, therefore Skipper took care of it. ALCOA RANGER (Alcea), August 31—Chairman, R. Stahl; Sacratary, R. Princlpa. One man missed ship In Puerto Rico. Attention was called to the brothers who ask for payoff In Baltimore to be sure that they want the payoff in that port. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), August 36—(Uialrman, J. Pacheeo; Sacratary, G. Parker. A report from headquar­ ters was read to the crew and aU present accepted 100 percent. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), AuSTEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), July Bust 14—Chairman, R. Darvllla; Sec­ 38—Chairman, R. Darvllla; Secretary, retary, P. Howe. Reported that all F. Pugllsl. Ship's treasury—$10.17. departmenta turn in one hour over­ No beefs. Motion made and carried time for replacing Ufeboat equipment to accept and concur with communi­ at lifeboat drlU. The findings of the cations from headquarters. Motion ' ship's committea was read. Total of made and carried that SIU vessels on $5.74 In tha ship's fund. Sufgostlon the Persian Gulf run be air-condi­ made to donate ship's fund at payoff. tioned, linens changed twice a week, deck and engine department working ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), August hours should be changed so that 38—Chairman, A. Biornttoni Sserothese gangs do not work during the tary, E. Ray. Ship's fund—$20.35. hours of 13 noon and 4 PH. Ship's Communlcatlona from headquarters delegate reported that he saw master read, accepted and concurred.. Vato about passes being written in differ­ of thanks to craw metamaa and pan­ ent Unguage and erewmembers-are tryman. Steward has letter with or­ unable to. determine- what time their ders not to ..order, vogetablos and passes exljire: mut, uiitil vessel arrives in NY. 'Bust Union' Team Lists New Plans Visit wifh ships and sailing men proved a little too exciting for young Ian Sorel, 20 months old, who nap's in arms of his dad as Seafarer John .Sorel, AB, shows the missus around SIU headquarters. The couple live in Brooklyn. Laud Advocate Crew In Air Crash Rescue Details of the rescue of two shark-bitten flyers from Pacific waters by the St^el Advocate have been submitted to the SEAFARERS LOG by Seafarer John De Leonardo, The Coast Guard, the Isthmian — the attention received upon coming Steamship Company and the aboard." skipper have all applauded Captain H. K. Toepel, skipper of the crew for. their alertness and skill in saving the two survivors of a commercial cargo plane. The rescue took place about 1,100 miles west of Honolulu two days after the Advocate got word that a Flying Tiger cargo plane had gone down with five men aboard. De Leo­ nardo reported the ship hastened to the scene of the accident while members of all three depart­ ments voluntarily stood lookout De Leonardo watches during their off hours to help out. Two of the survivors were sighted on Sunday, September 25, at 1,500 houi's and a lifeboat was launched in a heavy swell. The lifeboat picked up the men who were suffering from shock, ex­ posure and shark bites. Medical treatment began as soon as the men were in the boat, De Leonardo reported, and the boat was brought aboard in a matter of minutes. The Advocate then rendezvoused with a Coast Guard cutter six hours later. The cutter put a doctor aboard to give the survivors further treatment. "The following day," De Leonardo reported, "having recovered enough from their ordeal the survivors ate supper with the crew to express their thanks for Get That SS Number Right Seafarers filing vacation money claims should make sure that they use their correct S(M:ial Security number. Use of the wrong number means a chTical headache for the Vaca­ tion Plan office and slows up the handling of payments. Also, a Seafarer who uses the incorrect Social Security number is crediting his tax de­ ductions to some other US worker. the Advocate, warmly applauded the crew "for the splendid coopera­ tion of all hands ... their unselfish sacrifices of time and energy and the seamanlike way in which the rescue was accomplished and boat retrieved despite unfavorable weather conditions." The Captain noted too- that some crewmembers might he in line for their own reward as the Associated Press called the ship by radiotelephone and offered up to $50 for photo­ graphs of the rescue. The Coast Guard at Honolulu also radioed a message of apprecia­ tion as did Admiral Glenn R. Davis, president of Isthmian. De Leonardo is steward depart­ ment delegate and passenger BR on the ship. plans of the self-styled National Small Business Men's Association, more anti-union outfits are girding for an assault on the union shop. The Committee for Constitutional Government, a well-luhricated re­ actionary lobby, is also passing tha hat for an all out anti-union drivo to convince the nation that AFLCIO merger is a threat to tho economy. The LOG story in the September 30 issue told how the National Small Business Men's Association was attempting to squeeze $15 con­ tributions out of merchants and other small employers by boasting of its ability to infiuence Congress against unions. The organization, a Washington lobby, claimed credit for passage of the Taft-Hartley Act and said its next objective was to outlaw the union shop, a move which would threaten the SIU and all other unions operating under Federal law. Anti-Union Ally The Committee for Constitution­ al Government is also for outlaw­ ing the union shop and is trying to shake businessmen for $50,000 a month to push what it calls its "program for action." Aside from the union shop issue the commit­ tee is also interested in the "millionaire's amendment" which would put a 25 percent limit on income taxes, no matter how big the income. Such an amendment would he a boon to big businessmen and large corporations. In the past the committee has Been active in state "right to.work" drives to outlaw the union shop on the state level and has distributed about million pieces of litera­ ture assailing unions. All this is done with contributions which are considered tax deductible as "a legitimate corporate expense." A third organization called the "Campaign for the 48 States" is out to raise $18 million which will be used along the lines of the Na­ tional Small Business Men's Asso­ ciation and the Committee for Constitutional Government. Miss. Labor Seeks ^Wlreck' Law Repeal JACKSON, Miss. —Repeal of Mississippi's anti-union shop law was urged in a reso­ lution adopted by the Mississippi Federation of Labor (AFL) in its annual convention here. The law's "right to work" title was blasted by W. L. Hines, presi­ dent of the Mississippi Federation, and E. L. Williams, president of the Louisiana Federation of Labor, as a hoax imposed on Southern working men in an attempt to deprive them of their right to union security. The law was passed, Hines said, as part of a scheme to "destroy organized labor" and to permit un­ scrupulous employers to "bring sweatshops down from the North and exploit labor here."' United Effort Trade unionists can meet this threat to union security and con­ ditions in the South, Hines said, through a united and vigorous effort to organize workers who have been employed by "these greedy '-J: .vcalng from the North seeking a paradise of big profits from the sweat and toil of the laboring people of our com­ munities." The title of the hill Itself was labeled a "hoax" by Williams. The act was imposed upon the people of Louisiana in the guise of guaranteeing the "right to work" and promoting harmonious relations between labor and management in the neighboring Pelican State, he recalled. "Our brief experience with this infamous law proves it works to the contrary," he said. "This law has not created one job for any Loui­ siana worker. On the other hand, it is operating to break down Loui­ siana wage scales by permitting the importation of labor from Ipwwage areas to take away the jobs of resident Louisiana workers. Instead of promoting harmony in labor-management relations, it has resulted in a sharp increase in th* incidence and seriousness of dis­ putes between employer and em­ ployee." , ^ �One of several monkeys in ship­ ment of wild animals which Steel Surveyor was carting to the US, this fellow already shows talent at mugging. Animal tenders and crewmembers carefully remove 30.-foot python from crate for a little airing. The 30 feet of snake required handling by several men, led by the trapper (wearing shorts) who gripped the reptile at the jaws to avoid possible trouble. Powerful snaka is dangerous to h umans. • • .t.. . • \ Main deck of the Surveyor was nicknamed "Elephant Walk" because of frequent strolls taken by the young ones. Member of trapper's party follows close bdhind during exercising to keep mischief at miqjm^lm, �/ Oct. 14, 1955 Pa(« NIn* SEAFARERStOG .-i'i.x' ,,,v Plan For Infl '50-50' Parley Fails jr ,, WASHINGTON—Renewal of the'foreign attack on the "50-50" law, number one factor in jobs for thousands of US seaman, is certain now, following failure of a proposal to hold Queiiion: Do you think the Kingt Point academy ihouid be an international conference on the i,ssue. kept open? ^ The conference had been suggested by Representative Two Gals And A Sailor AntBony Pinchook, AB: I don't John Sweeney, AB: I think it Frank Boykin (Dem.-Ala.) see where it makes any difference ought to be Closed. Very few of the graduates ever go to the merchant to sea so it's a marine if there is a Kings Point rare thing to run into a Kings Academy or not. You don't run iu Point man on a ship. Most ships' to many Kings officers resent Point men on the ships so it's Kings Point be­ pretty hard to cause the officers had to get their whether or licenses the hard not they do a way up from the foc'sle. decent job. t John Rivera, pumpman: There are enough merchant marine offi­ cers around to handle all the ^ips so I don't see the need for a school like that. I never ran into any officer who would admit he comes from there. Men who come out of the foc'sle know %the score. 4" t Stanley Johnson, steward: There isn't much use in the academy when the men coming out of it don't go to sea. The great major­ ity of officers came up the hard way. . They are better officers for it because they have the feel of the industry. The King's Point men go by the book and don't know how to be flexible. who said that "50-50" has been widely misunderstood in other countries. Although industry rep­ resentatives supported the idea, the proposal met with a cold shoul­ der in the' State Department and other quarters. It was believed that foreign nations would only enter such a conference if the US indicated in advance it was ready to weaken the "50-50" law. Developments in the nation*s farm belt also point to a vigorous renewal of the domestic attack on "50-50." With farm prices falling Fred Ryder, AB: Definitely not. and surpluses piling up month by As it is there's a surplus of officers month on such basic items as and the school v^eat and hogs, pressure is grow­ only adds to it. ing for an expanded US export There are no program. jobs for these Foreign shipping lobbyists have men so why go to sold US farm representatives on the trouble of the questionable prospect of largekeeping an acad-. scale farm product purchases if emy? Kings Point the Congressional farm bloc will men make it cooperate by dumping "50-50." If tough for regular that were to happen it would mean seamen who want that many hundreds of millions in to sail with a license. US cargoes would be lost to for­ eign flag operations and the jobs t t of thousands of seamen would go Mike Coins, chief elec.: The Gov­ by the boards. ernment gives these men an oppor­ tunity to learn eveiything free. They can use it any time they Under the SIU contract, US want, but mean­ Public Health Service doctors while they are in have the final say on whether the Navy or or not a man is fit for duty. If ashore. There are there is any question about very few jobs on your fitness to sail, check with ships for them the nearest USPHS hospital or and they wouldn't out-patient clinic for a ruling. take the jobs anyway. . J •V- • -C- . - 'jh USPHS Has Last Say On Duty Slip Mattress Beefs Stir Seattle SEATTLE-—Membership concern with the current Union effort to work out a master set of working rules and procedures for the steward department so as to make feeding and serving conditions as nearly uniform as possible on all ships has been, duplicated here in recent beefs about the*^ quality of the mattresses on keep the job activity at high levels was only six hours from Keelung, Formosa, and returned with her to in the next report. some ships. ' Port Agent Jeff Gillette also Portland, Ore. Since good feeding and decent Bleeping accommodations are of A-1 importance to any hard-work­ ing sailor, the mattress situation is of more than routine concern, to the Seafarers raising the issue upon arrival here. Crews which have beefed about the mattresses aboard ship include personnel on Calmar, Waterman, Bloomfield and Ocean Transport vessels passing through this port. The Seafarers maintain that the quality of the mattresses used vary considerably from ship to ship, so that crewmembers can only hope for the best when they shift ships and are confronted with a different mattress each time. The consensus appears to be that mattresses aboard Waterman ships are the best of the four companies men­ tioned. Laundry Beefs Similar interest is focused on the variety of washing machines available on SIU ships, some ai­ rways affording more trouble than others because they are not com­ mercial-type machines geared to heavy use. On both points. Seafarers seem in agreement that some effort could be made to have a uniform standard for each item. furnished to the ships. Shipping Good The shipping picture here is booming again and is expected to remain good for the future. Three payoffs are due during the current two-week, period, which should pointed out that getting enough manpower to fill the available jobs is always a problem. Registration is barely keeping pace with ship­ ping so the beach is slowly being em^ied out of all ratings in all departments. He reported that the Seattle branch made arrangements for the final homecoming pf Brother Rob­ ert A. Darley, Sr., who died aboard the Ocean Joyce while the ship SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State £>1. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. C. TannehiU. Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW yORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. 8. Cardullo, Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent ' Douglas 2-5475 Marty BrelthoS. West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA, PR. Pelayo 51—La 5 Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5990 SAVANNAH 3 Abercorn St E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. JeR GUlette, Agent EUiott 4334, TAMPA.. ....1809-lBU N. Franklin 81. Tom Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 Arrangements were made to send him home to Bonifay, Fla., for final services. He was accom­ panied by his son, Robert, Jr., who was on the same watch with his father at the time of his death. Crewmembers of the Ocean Joyce took a collection to purchase a funeral wreath for the services of their departed brother. Darley, Jr., is one of three brothers, all of whom are sailing in the SIU. WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. Ernest TiUey, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons. Joint J. Volplan, Eng. W. Hall. Joint E. Mooney, Std. R. Matthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU Seafarer Tony Meshefslty casts a protective glance at his two nieces, Joann, 4 (left), and Patricia Sue, 3, as he shep­ herds them around SIU headquarters on a visit to the hall in New York. The girls weren't too keen on the cameraman. ILA Lawlessness Threat To All Bonafide Unions MIAMI—Irresponsible actions by the AFL-expelled Inter­ national Longshoremen's Association have brought, threats of new restrictive legislation against all maritime unions. Ben H. Guill, member of the"* three-man Federal Maritime Board, told an American PORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO, Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, EC 617V4 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Paciac 7824 SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-32U2 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN.;....177 Prince William .St. NB Phone: 2-5232 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 lUCHMOND,' CALIF 257 5th St Phono 2509 SAN FRANCISCO ,.450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 Great SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0.290 ALPENA WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn BUFFALO, NY HYacinth 9-0600 CLEVELAND ^ . Canadian. District HAUFAX, N.S 128'A HoUls St. Phone- 341911 634 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM....UB» Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone; 3-3221 MONTREAL Lakes Diistrict 133 W. Fletcher Phone: 1238W 180 Main St. Phone: Main 1-0147 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: Cleveland 7391 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6837 DULUTH 531 W. Mchigan St. Phone: Melrose 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO....... 3201 B. 92nd St Phones Essex 5-2415 Legion convention that legislative steps may be considered to ham­ string maritime labor as an out­ growth of the ILA's recent politi­ cal strike in New York. Without mentioning the ILA by name, Guill denounced the ILA tie-up in New York harbor and its call for a general East and Gulf Coast sti-ikes as jeopardizing "the very existence of America's sea­ borne trade and commerce." He then spoke of considering legislative»methods to control "irrespon­ sible" labor "because Uncle Sam pays 15 percent of seamen's wages." Seamen's unions took no part in the ILA's recent political demon­ stration. which tied up New York harbor for eight days and other ports for lesser periods. Since th^ ILA was expelled from the AFL for failure to function as a trade union and eliminate control by mobsters and racketeers, it no longer has union status in the eyes of the labor movement. Outside the labor movement, however, the ILA's activities ara identified with all maritixae labor. ... ". .---i . •si • il •M �;-!-' «*.«• .-.J. • ,^0^-ig'r-i':-.u SEAFARERS P-are TM New lobby Completes Mobile Face-Lift Job LOG 'In Every Port O'Call!' MOBILE—^Remodeling of the Mobile SIU hall was com­ pleted last week with opening of a beautiful new lobby just off the main entrance on the Dauphine Street side of the building. The large room is attrac­ furnished w i t h floor-to-ceiling tively decorated and tastefully drapes, comfortable lounge chairs and sofas, tables for reading, writ­ ing and coffee sipping and a hand­ some new television set. In announcing completion 67 the lobby, Cal Tanner, Mobile SIU agent, reminded Seafarers at the last regular membership meeting that the lobhy was for the use and comfort of members and their in­ vited guests. The lobby provides a comforta"ble place for Seafarers to relax be­ tween job calls. It also is an at­ TAMPA—Slow shipping is tractive and impressive room in giving Seafarers on the beach which Seafarers' wives, children, or here a chance to pitch in with friends can wait while members the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied transact such necessary union Workers on their wind-up drive to business as registering for jobs, organize the Blue Stack Towing applying for vacation payments and taking up various welfare Company. The campaign is being pushed problems with the SIU welfare along and is reported making good representative on the second floor headway among the tug workers of the new hall. Completely Redone contacted. A petition for a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ The completed new Union facil­ tion on the six tugs involved was ities include the lobby, snack bar, recreation room, barber shop and Bled some time ago. MAW organizers expect no trou­ Andrew Furuseth Training School The ble in making a good showing classroom on the first floor. when the actual balloting takes hiring hall, administrative and welfare offices, television room place. The quiet on the shipping front, and library are located on the sec­ with no payoffs-or sign-ons during ond floor. A dormitory, showers the past period and nothing much and laundry facilities are provided in sight, is still presenting prob­ on the third floor of the new annex, lems, however, Tom Banning, port ^hipping Remains Slow agent, reported. On the shipping side, activity Fishing, Weather Good for the last couple of weeks was Thousands of copies of this issue of Good fishing and weather to considered slow, with approximate­ match makes it tough to find some-, ly 60 men shipped to deepsea jobs the SEAFARERS LOG will be air­ one willing to move off the beach, and another 90 dispatched to vari­ mailed to innumerable ports of call even with the few jobs that are ous relief jobs in and around the around the world. Agents of US shipharbor. available. Banning noted. Only five in-transits came around and they All of the ships coming in were )ing companies, seamen's clubs, hotels, accounted for the 11 jobs dis­ in good shape, and prospects for patched during the two-week pe­ the coming period look a little )ars and other facilities will receive riod. better. Twelve ships are already these airmail copies shortly after the The SIU port agent also urged scheduled as payoffs or in-transits LOG comes out, for distribution to Sea­ the membership on the beach to during the two weeks. take advantage of the opportunity The Mobile Branch wishes to ex­ farers when they hit port. For years now, the SIU has airmailed to play a more active role in Union tend its sympathy to,the family of meetings ashore by running for Seafarer Leslie Courtney, who copies of the LOG direct to all ships' and serving in the meeting posts died recently near his home at Atto be filled at every meeting. He more, Ala. Brother Courtney had next port as well as regular mailings offered full Information to any sailed steadily out of the Gulf in to places where Seafarers .congregate Seafarer interested in taking part the rating of FWT and is survived ashore. The SIU has pioneered in this in the meetings merely for the by his wife. He was buried in Atmethod of distribution, despite the asking. more cemetery near his home. Tampa Aids Finai Drive To Tug Vote His automobile agency strike­ bound for four months. Secretary of the Interior Douglas McKay an­ nounced he is selling the business to his daughter and son-in-law. The International Association of Machinists struck the agency after McKay sought to cancel major contract benefits and cut earnings 25 cents an hour. Subsequently, McKay advertised for strikebreak­ ers for the agency. ^ fS> iSf Telephone workers in Michigan struck for just 11-^ hours and won a new contract calling for $2.50 to $5 weekly increase and upgrad­ ing in some classifications. Over 16,000 Bell Telephone employees were involved. 4 4 4 The nation's major railroads and the Brotherhood of Railroad Train­ men have agreed on 10-cent an hour across-the-board increases for most hands. Yardmen will re­ ceive additional increases when they go on a five day week. The rail- union said 175,000 members were covered by the contract. Two news distribution strikes in New York came to an end. News­ stand clerks settled a strike against one newsstand operator on the 4 4 4 basis of a three hour reduction in Feelings were running high in work weeks, while news and maga­ zine delivery employees returned New Castle, Indiana, and the Na­ with a $5 weekly wage increase at tional Guard was called out after a pitched battle between • strike­ the American News Company. breakers and strikers at the Per­ fect Circle piston ring plant. Eight A leading southern industrialist men were wounded, most of them has seconded AFL and CIO attacks pickets. The United Automobile on "runaway" firms that go south Workers charged that pistol per­ to escape contracts and get cheap mits were being issued wholesale labor. John 0. Whitaker, chairman to the strikebreakers. Meanwhile, of the board of R. J. Reynolds To­ Lothair Teetor, former chairman bacco Company, drapuhced the of the board at Perfect Circle, was practice eg "rever» carpetbag- reported steady to resign as Assis­ tant Secretarir bC Commerce. heavy expense and labor involved, be­ cause the Union feels it is the only sat­ isfactory way of maintaining regular communication with the membership. The result is that Seafarers in far­ away places are accustomed to finding the LOG waiting for them wherever they may be. They are as well-in­ formed on Union and industry develop­ ments as the man on the beach back home. These air-mailings constitute the best solution to the unique problem the Union faces in keeping in touch with the membership. Of course, the system is not without its headaches. The movements of ships under MSTS charter are often cloaked in secrecy. Tramp opera?tors, some­ times do not know where their vessels will be next. Some shipping agents in foreign ports are not always coopera­ tive about forwarding mail. In those cases individual ships may be without LOGs but most vessels get them fairly regularly. Beginning in this issue the LOG will start publishing the list of locations throughout the world to which LOGs are mailed each week in addition to the copies sent to the ships. Seafarers go­ ing to any part of the world will find where the nearest supply of LOGs can be obtained by consulting the list in this ' and subsequent issues. They can help .assure better distribution of the paper by notifying headquarters of' addi­ tional locations where LOGs are not available at present so that they can be placed on the mailing list. Mealtime 'New Look' Steward department men on SIU ships are now receiving copies of a re­ port drafted by a rank and file steward department committee which proposes important changes in the department's operations. These changes are^ de­ signed .to establish high-level standards of feeding and storing on all ships and at the same time improve working ar­ rangements within the department. The report also proposes that a regu­ lar upgrading procedure be established for the first time in maritime. This program is of considerable importance to stewards and all Sea­ farers. That is why every SIU ship­ board steward' department is being given the fullest opportunity to dis­ cuss, make suggestions and vote oh the contents of the report, section by sec­ tion. The report itself is the product of lengthy discussion and study by the rank and file in all SIU ports. The Union hopes every steward de­ partment man vmll give the report the full consideration it deserve and that all ships will inform headquarters of their feelings oh it ? ??; �SEAFARERS p^ 14, ISSS Page Elerea IPG Bobbing BuoyBells Are MEET THE IVavlgatbrs' Best Friends SEAFARERS 'Any master or mate will tell you the most difficult part of navigating a ship is not at OUN C. BOURNE, carp. Attet 32 years, most of which were spent working at sea, Olin Bourne calls himself an "old home­ body." But this veteran Seafarer has no intention of living up to his description as he continues to sail regularly on SIU ships. Now a grandfather with five grandchildren. Bourne first started sailing back in May, 1D23, at the age of 19. He left his South Cai'Olina home for Baltimore and caught the Bay steamer, Mary Weems, op­ erated by the old Baltimore-Caro­ lina Steampship Line. While a sailor's life was not much to brag about then. Bourne found shipping fun in the 20's and 30's because his younger brother shipped with him until he died in the armed forces in World War II. Bourne's son also sailed a while before set­ tling down shoreside. Bourne's nar­ rowest escape as a seaman came in 1931 when he feil overboard in bar­ racuda - infested waters off Costa Bourne Rica. In 20 min­ utes though he was in a lifeboat safe from the dreaded fish. He was in Norfolk in 1938 when the SIU was first organized. Being hospitalized at the time he just missed out becoming a charter member "of the most wonderful or­ ganization in the world." Since the end of World War II, Bourne has been shipping mostly on Robin, Bull and Isthmian ships. Family ties are important to this Seafarer who is the father of seven. Four of them were bom while he was out to sea, but he was home just in time in 1941 when his wife gave birth to a set yot twins, "a real homecoming gift." " I love to go to sea," he con­ cludes, "but I love to get back to the United States and my family." CLARK INMAN, AB sea on the trackless trade routes, Seafarer Clark Inman had a but when the vessel has made a mild disappointment when he first landfall and must depend upon headed for deep water and all fathometer, radar, charts, light­ those romantic, faraway places. houses, buoys and other aids to His ship didn't pull away from the navigation. i dock for 40 days. When he finally Of all aids to navigation, buoys got out to sea, all he saw of the are those upon which the navigator world his first relies most to bring his ship safely time out was the in from the sea. , Persian Gulf. By There are now close to 40,000 that time though aids to navigation of all kinds he had enough along the waterways of the United of a taste of SIU States and of these more than shipboard condi­ 20,000 are buoys. tions to want to Buoys were used in the Thames keep at it. He River, England, over 300 years ago. has been sailing Buoyage of waterways in this SIU for a dozen country was started before the Inman years now, un­ Revolution, when spars and barreldoubtedly to more attractive type channel markers were placed places. in the Delaware River to warn The 32-year-old Seafarer grew ships away from mud banks and up along the Jersey shore, where shoals. Fog Cannon he had plenty of opportunity as a boy to watch ships berth and han­ 'The first fog signal was a cannon dle cargo. His early interests in installed at Boston Light in 1719. ships and seafaring was translated Boats with small bells were an­ into action when he signed on as chored near rocks and ledges about wiper on the Hillsboro Inlet, a sea­ this time to help keep the naviga­ going tug, in 1943. tor from coming to grief in fogs For 40 days he waited impa­ and darkness. tiently while the mooring lines Shortly before this, the first stayed put. Finally the tug head­ lighted buoy, which burned oil ed for the Persian Gulf where he gas, was anchored in New York came down with a fever and had harbor. Electricity was used for to be hospitalized. When it came aids to navigation in New York time to go home, he had to be re­ harbor in 1888, with power being patriated on an Isthmiau ship, the run out to the buoys by cables George Read, when Isthmian was from shore. still a non-union outfit. Bell buoys have been in use By that time, ne was a con-, since 1885, the first type being firmed SIU- man and did his part those on which the clapper was to sell the Union to the crew. "I struck by the movement of the did a lot of talking about the pay, waves. Later, bell buoys were the-food and the all-around good mechanized, the clapper being points of the SIU," he recalls. struck by compressed gas. Shipping regularly off the East Plans are now underway to stand­ Coast, mostly out of Baltimore, ardize buoys, replacing eleven dif­ Inman finds life on SIU snips too ferent classes of markers with only attractive to give up at the mo­ five as a means of making naviga­ ment. tion simpler along the bays, rivers "As long as we have the SIU," and coastal waterways. he feels, "I'll love every minute of Buoys help the mariner steer a anything to do with a ship." safe course by day, by night, and That old problem of the everrunning washing machine has been solved aboard the Ocean Nimet with the expendi­ ture of $10 out of the ship's fund. Ship's treasurer George Mott picked up a timer for the ten spot so that crewmembers can Mott set it for an ap­ propriate wash period instead of letting the machine go on and on. Here's hoping the bell rings loud and clear for all crewmembers to hear. Seafarer Mott Just recently cele­ brated his 20th birthday. He has been sailing with the SIU for the past two years, starting in the Port of New York. handled the chairman's duties af­ ter being elected by the Norfolk membership. He was assisted by Tom Hill, recording secretary, and F. L. Simmons, reading clerk. Ru­ pert Pierce was in charge of the Savannah meeting where Arthur L. Flicks was the reading clerk. Over in Miami, Seafarers H. Shaw and F. Marrero were meet­ ing officers while V. Smith and F. E. Hagin took the Tampa assign­ ments. Mobile's chairman was D. L. Parker, as­ sisted by W. Wallace. In San Francisco, H. Krohn took the .England chair and W. Lea was reading clerk while Houston's meeting chairman was H. Hunt and Seattle's was F. England. A num­ ber of other rank and file Seafar­ ers handled meeting jobs in these and other ports. 4^ 4i 4i They are more than generous on the Alcoa Clipper when one of the crewmembers runs into a personal misfortune. One Seafarer on the ship had to go to the hospital in New Orleans, so the men came up with a $100 bill to give him and promised there would be some more. Another brother had to fly home suddenly from Trinidad becausoibls wife was seriously ill. 4" 4 4" The steward department on the Government Camp pulled a switch on the usual procedure when it passed a vote of thanks for the deck gang. Normally it's the other two departments who make this no­ tation when the feeding is good. In this case the galley department was well pleased with 4he "excel­ lent painting in steward depart­ ment foc'sles," as the minutes read. 3^ t 4" At the last Norfolk membership meeting. Seafarer William Mason The crew came up with a $300 do­ nation for his benefit. Seafarer Leo Gomes is the ship's treasurer who handles ail these finances, and Milt Robinson is ship's delegate and chairman of the ship's com­ mittee. 4> 4 ^ Seafarer R. E. Hunt is doing a top-notch job as ship's delegate on the Steel Scientist according to all accounts. Hunt had a number of shipboard problems to handle on the last trip and in the opinion of the crew took care of everything in fine style. Hunt sails in the deck depart­ ment and joined the Union in New York nine years ago. 4 41 4 With , the. SIU ships getting libraries from the SEAFARER'S months, a number LOG every three of ships have a crewmember who acts as librarian to take care of these and other books aboard.Bernard- Fried­ man takes care of the job on the Friedman Alcoa Runner and sees to it that all Is kept in order. Friedman also served as deck delegate on the Runner on its last trip. He comes from Newark and harbeen with the SIU since 1946. Man-made space satellites may look like this some day, but these happen to be channel buoys under repair at the Coast Guard base in Boston. in times of fog and low visibility. By day, the navigator can d'etermine the proper -course by the color and numbering of buoys; by night he steers by the sequence of flashing lights on the lighted buoys and, since the introduction of radar, channel markers help him proceed through narrow waterways even when the channel cannot be seen. Direction Markers As most seamen know, red buoys with even numbers are kept on the right when entering from the sea and black buoys with odd numbers on the left. Buoys with black and white vertical stripes indicate mid-channel markers and are kept close aboard when passing. Buoys with red and black hori­ zontal stripes are placed on ob­ structions, with the channel on either side. The mariner uses these aids to navigation in connection with the Light Lists published by the Navy Hydrographic Office for all foreign coasts arid by the Coast Guard for the coasts of the United States. The United States coastal Light Lists give the exact position of every lighthouse, lightship, radio-' beacon, and unlighted fixed aids such as buoys. A mariner coming into unfamiliar coastal, bay or har­ bor waters can check the position of any buoy or other aid about which he is in doubt by referring to 'the light list. They are also given on the charts. For the San Francisco Bay. area of the Pacific coast, for instance, the Light List specifies every buoy which the navigator would meet from the time he makes the light­ ed bell buoy number one at the San Francisco bar. The Light List gives the name and number of the buoy, the depth of water so It oan be phecked against the fathometer; latitude and longitude (for the major buoys); height above sea level; its range of visibility; type of struc­ ture, and other descriptive details. No matter whether the navigator is bound Jor Tacoma or Calcutta, he can obtain a Light List where­ by buoys and channel markers all over the world will assist him to reach his destination safely. He will find, for instance, that at Siingai Barito, Borneo, in lati­ tude 3 degrees, 32 minutes and longitude 113 degrees, 31 minutes, there is a buoy with a light that appears every 10 seconds; that the light is 19 feet above sea level and can be seen seven miles out at sea. No part of the world is un­ touched. Seek Standardization Since 1889, when an internation­ al conference was held in Wash­ ington, DC. by the major maiMtinie nations, an attempt has been made to standardize the buoyage systems of the world. Considerable progress has been made along this line, but there are still numerous variations. In American waters the Coast Guard maintains a fleet of tenders to service buoys and other aids to navigation; to ^move out those which need repair, replace empty gas tanks, clean off barnacles, and keep them painted. After heavy storms, the tenders are kept busy for weeks checking buoys. ,. i.t •53 J �-v SEAFARERS Pare Twelr* The humdrum life of the tankerman, what with gen­ erally quick turnaround in 'President's Dinner' ' Coots, Boils Del Sol Coming from the US, where "royalty',' waits on tables and every man (theoretically) ean be President, Seafarer Cecil "Scotty" Kerrigan thought nothing of it when he invited President William V. S. Tub-f ^^ man of the Republic of Li­ In all this, however, Kerrigan beria and his staff to dinner didn't figure on the captain. The while the Del Sol was in Monrovia old man played the same sort of recently. trick on "Scotty" that had been After all, "Scotty" had experi­ played on him. The captain went ence with that sort of thing," since ashore that afternoon, returned and he served President Tubman last just as abruptly infortned the stew­ fall on a trip from Jamaica to ard there would be no party. That Liberia aboard the Dei Rio, and was that. f had a special letter of commenda­ Nobody knew Just how the can­ tion to prove it. cellation came about, and the cap­ Pepped Up Ship tain isn't talking. But the story of The Dei Sol dinner, as things the sprightly utilltyman who got would go, never actually came off. everybody scurrying to get ready But while the for the "President's dinner" will hubbub lasted, it keep the boys chuckling for a long really pepped up time. things on the ship. It all began,Wil1 i a m Cameron, ship's reporter, relates when Kerrigan came to iiim, told him President., T u bCameron man was coming down with his staff for dinner and USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. assured that regular overtime Ralph Armstrong Henry L, Lowery would be paid for the work. Merton Baxter J. Madurelra F. Blanks Edward P. Marsh Thus the steward was quite sur­ Claude J. L. Buckelew Mather MuUis prised when asked a few minutes Gaetano Busciglio C. R." Nicholson John L. CaldweU Alfonso Olaguibel later by crewmen what time the Lloyd T. CaUaway R. A. RatcUff party would be held and, once in­ Albert T. Cooper Edward Samrock L. A. Dwyer Joseph Sauviac formed what it was all about, ran Clarence Graham Benjamin C. Seal to wake the captain and let him Earl T. Hardeman Walter Smith George A. HiU Woodrow A. Snead know, too. George F. Immel Henry S. Sosa Robert H. Klein Lucien C. Theriot "Scotty," who meanwhile neg­ E. G. Knapp Lonnie R. Tickle lected these details, was busy han­ Charles Lambert Dirk Vlsser James E. Ward dling others. He made up a new Leo H. Lang Theo. E. Lee tlames R. Williams menu for the galley, got everyone Tinerman J. Lee Clark C. Wood Jr. David A. Wright to get cleaned up and polished, ad^ Nils Lornsen USPHS HOSPITAL vised the baker to make the type NORFOLK, VA. of small rolls that,the President E. A. Ainsworth Foster Hamilton Anghelatos H. M. Johnson Jr. liked and told the chief cook how F. Julisu R. Cannon Wm. G. Kieswetter to make the soup. E. E. Daniels Claiborne Massey William Davey Melvin R. Massey Ready For .Celebration John Decker Cecil O. Saunders C. A. Dowdy Norman D. Wilson Through it all, Cameron said, USPHS HOSPITAL "everyone was really polishing MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NV things up ... shined their shoes ... Edmund Abualy Leonard Leldig aired their pants. Oh, this was go­ Eladio Aris Mike Lubas Auslitz Joseph D. McGraw ing to be big, everyone whispered John Fbrtunato Bacomo Archibald McCuigan around the ship. Frank W. Bemrick H. F. MacDonaid Mariano Cortez Michael Machusky "Kerrigan must have some pull Walter L. Davis Vic Miiazzo Walter W. Denley Melvin O. Moore down in Liberia," they all said, John J. Driscoll Eugene T. Nelson especially when the limousine Bart E. Guranick Joseph Neubauer Hassen James O'Hare came down to pick up 'Scotty' after Taib Joseph Ifsits Ralph J. Palmer dinner." Thomas Isaksen D. F. Ruggiano John W. Keenan G. E. .Shumaker The only question bothering any­ John R. Klemowlcz Henry E. Smith body was how many people there Ludwig Kristian.sen Harry S. Tuttle Frederick Landry Virgil E. Wilmoth -would be in the Presidents' group. Kaarel Leetmaa Chee K. Zai Some said 25; other said 30. There USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. was no choice but to wait until they Tim Burke came. USPHS HOSPITAL port vbroken up only by hasty snatches of time ashore in usually inaccessible places, can be souped up by only a few items. One is Immediately .eliminated since the tankwagons don't carry stewardesses who can liven up a trip just by being around. The next possibilities are what are called "wholesome forms of recrea­ tion," such as reading, checkers, an occasional movie or cribbage. -There is also food, good food and lots 6f it, which keeps the belly happy even while the rest of the body is thirsting for other forms of nourishment. In this latter department, how­ ever, the good ship Trinity, which has been plowing back and forth .« between Paulsboro, NJ, and Texas, for almost as long as man can remember (or so it seems), has an edge. By all accounts, "she is a home Hi; and a feeder, with steward Carreon Danny Plccerelli turning but the best in food, as­ sisted by an able contingent in the galley department." The assists are provided by Leo Carreon, chief cook; Bill Montsikaris, 2d cook, and "Sea Biscuit" McFarlin. Officers of the ship's meeting at. which the accolade was dished out were John A. Buzelewski, chairman; Earl Goodwin, secre­ tary, and F, R. Clarke, reading clerk. Seafarers In The Hospitals 1/ ? ''K- - l^-' MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Albert W. Kozina Joseph J. Fusella Rosendo Serrano USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Elmer Brewer Wm. Lieberman Wm. P. Connerty Jltnmle Littleton Henry Gordon James T. Moore • -^'. V- LOG Good Feeding Eases Routine Trinity Trip Cause of all the hubbub on the Del Sol recently, Seafarer Cecil "Scotty" Kerrigan (left), passenger utility and "friend of presidents,"-poses with shipmates M. L. Hatley (center), saloon pantryman, and Kenyon Parks, saloon MM. Photo by William Cameron. •••• ;- ;•" •.;: Janne F. Plerson R. C. Shedd Leonard H. Shaw Ernest R. Webb USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON., MASS. Thomas H. Bubar Joseph B. Mtu-phy Richard L. KeUey USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Orville E. Abrams L. Duplissie R. J. Arsenault Sverre Johannessen Dargan Coker Ray O. Noack JEFFERSON HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. Ferdinand Forte USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Manuel Antonana Fred Morris Henry B. Arnold Juan Perez A. R. Bliksver Fred Pittman Joseph P. Brennan Murray P. Plyer Paul Carter Joseph R. PuUen Carl E. Chandler John E. Renski C. Story Thomas Clough Charles Cuburn F. Thommen Jr. Victor B. Cooper Bernard Toner Donald Forrest A. Vazquez .. Gorman T. Glaze Thomas Walecki Albert Hawkins J. E. Watson Jr. A. Kitchings M. Whisenant O. McCann Joseph Williams Robert McCorkel Luis WUliams Earl McKendree Steven Zubovich USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Hilton Blanchard Lloyd McDonnell Morris E. Garrett.^ John E. Markopolo Michael Henry Walter Slade M. P. McCoskey Edward C. Yeamans USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FR'ANCISCO, CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen Sung G. Wang Robert B. Carey M. E. Pappadakis George B. Dunn John S. Sweeney Charles Dwyer Thomas A, Trehern Benny M. Foster USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Hassen AU W. Kolodziejek Joseph Arabasz Robert McCulloch Ben K. Baugh John McWilliams J. A. Blanco W. F. Manthey Charles E. Brady Edward P. Matte • Charles CantweU Carlos Matt George Carlson Thomas E. Maynes John Castro John Mlchlek James Clarke J. Psathasz George T. Coleman J5se Qulmera Gabriel Colonl Perry- Roberts Felix E. Dayrit G. H. Robinson Frederick Diekow Jose Rodriguez John Eaton Santiago Rosario D. Eldcrmire Matti RuusukaUio E-stc'l Godfrey Jack Schajfter Louis GueUnitz Blanco W.Uliams Halvor Holt Frank Wohlfarth Richard B. Jones Joseph Wohletz Oct 14, Raps Coast Cuard Hold Over Seamen -To the Editor: For the life of me I .can't See where the Coast Guard has any right to control merchant sea­ men. We are civilian workers in a civilian occupation. We are all hired by private concerns to as­ sist them in the operation of their business, which they are conducting strictly with one ob•ject in mind: to make money. Letters to the Editor As the safety and health of other employees, as well as the passengers who may be travel­ ing with us,, depends on the effi­ ciency and ability of the indi­ vidual Seafarer, it is reasonable that a system of certification and licensing is necessary; However, there certainly is no necessity for the semi-militari­ zation of US seamen or for hav­ ing the Coast Guard act as mili­ tary police over the merchant marine. Saved Money Recent history proves that the certification and licensing was handled far more efficiently and at considerably less ex­ pense to the taxpayer during the years when it was handled by the competent steamboat in­ spectors. They were ex-seamen or officers who came up through the foc'sle and, therefore, had a far more sound basic under­ standing of the average seamen and his sometime "radical" point of view. Isn't it a common concept of democratic justice that a man should be judged by his peers? Doesn't the Constitution guar­ antee us a trial by jury? At present a Coast Guard officer acts as judge, jury and persecuting attorn^ combined. Don't we have a Constitution­ al right -to a public and speedy trial and a right to be confront­ ed with witnesses against us, as well as the right to have com­ pulsory process for obtaining witnesses in our favor? .At present the Coast Guard is trying cases out of old log books, some several years old. They try them without the ben­ efit of any witnesses whatso­ ever, neither pro nor con. Fitness Tests In addition, they are still at­ tempting to set themselves up as judges to determine whether or not we are mentally or morally suited to continue in our occupation: It would perhaps be more fit­ ting if we sat in judgment of the moral fitness of the accusers. Our star witness could be the ghosts of the valiant men who went down with the Southern Districts and the Southern Isles. Or should I mention the con­ dition of the good ship Excello, that rusted old hulk of an LST with ballast tanks and cargo envelope rotted out completely by the poorly constructed and improperly designed stainless steel tanks which spring con­ tinuous leaks and ..saturate all' steel decks and bulkheads with dangerous acids. The full crew of a similar type of ship had to lose their lives before the CG admitted any unsafe practices. Are these people morally .and mentally suited for, their enOrmpus responsibility?.: J|eli no! Let's send them back to watch for Icebergs or whatever their original duties w^ere. We have no need of a mer­ chant marine gestapo. Give lu back the steamboat inspectors in civilian clothes, not these flunkeys in brass and monkey suits. John Wnnderlich, Jr. Ship's delegate SS Soutbstar / Passengers Hail; Wacosta Feeding To the Editor: By chance we came upon the August 5, 1955, issue of your paper. Two articles were of spe­ cial interest—"SIU Food Plan Popular With Waterman Crews" on page^2 and "Seastar's' Crew' Hates Stewwds Tops In Biz" on page 14.; 4'^ ; As passengers on the ,S^ Wa­ costa from Vancouver to Inchon-' we woui^ like to add oUr appre­ ciation of . the new plan. The meals werib always deliglitful and the service most courteous. We should like to "take io prose and song to shout the praise" of steward Peter Loleas and his department aboard the Wacosta. They were wonderful. Beatrice Heath"O'Connell Don & Alice Irwin Bruce & Donna Suitor Says SIU Years Were His Best To the Editor: It is my wish at this time to retire rhy book from active membership as I now have to stay ashore. Sending this book in for re­ tirement only brings to mind the thought that my years in. the SIU were the most educa­ tional, inspiring and, in general, the best years of my life. The aims of Seafarers will always be close to my heart and I wish the organization every advance and success. Louis S. Rizzo 3> 3» 4- Mohave Thanks Baltimore SIU To the Editor: The crew of the SS Mohave wishes to 'send a special vote of thanks to the SIU officials in the Port of Baltimore, especial­ ly to the patrolman who came aboard and settled our beefs on short notice, since we were there only a few hours. As a result of^ the action, we got innerspring mattresses and a brand new washing machine. These things have helped great­ ly to make this a pleasant voy­ age. Many thanks again to Balti­ more for a job well done. p. Gonsalves Ship's delegate i 4, I' ' Hails Fast SiU^ Aid On Benefits To the Editor: My wife and I would like to thank the Union and the Wei-. ,: fare Services Department for the way they helped us out when she had to be operated on recently. The hospital was giving us a hard time about filling lout the forms so that we could collect the Union benefits. .. But the Union's representa­ tives got to work and cut a lot of red tape for us. We got OUr' money in a hurry, $390 worth, and it sure helped. It certainly is nice knowingthat the Union takes care pLi.ts members that way, H iU ' .''i'yllB.dWard Guszczy^^J" �Oet 14, 19SS SBAF4RERS Page Thlrfieea LOG Seafarer Proves SlU ^SpinY On Traveler "Little things mean a Ipt," as the saying goes, especially at sea, where the small touches can make all the difference be­ tween a good trip and a nightmare. •To prove the point, Sea-+farer E. Skompski, chief elec­ cites as an example an event th.it trician on the Steel Traveler, took place recently in far off Indo Royal Oak $8 Aid Family Of Sick Brother Seafarers are always quick to respond to emergencies, either nautical or personal, Main deck of the "International Seamen's Club" in Pusan, Korea, showing dance floor, band (above) and bar. Seafarers on the Barbara Frietchie report the new place "a good deal" for recreation while in the Korean port. Seamen of all nations, on dance floor, seem to be having a fine time. The popular nite spot is owned by an American. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Home Again Barbara Frietchife Crew Lauds Seamen's Nite Spot In Pusan ' Feeling that one good turn deserves another, Seafarers on the Barbara Frietchie are passing out kudos about a new recreation spot in'Pusan, Korea, which provided them with The life of a seaman is rough as first-rate attei^ion on their hell; make a buck like the rest of us," last visit there. joints out, Times passing by at the clang of Operated by an American, C. Frey, ship's delegate, he is stiU provid­ a^bell, By Fred Shelkofsky traveling onward From wave to wave, Jvfit one little slip— "A watery grave. . . Around the earth i|rom shore to shore this rugged fellow doesn't ask any mtrre; From tavern to tavern Doesn't stop to think— His money they take: When he's full of drink. BUI Ledwick, the place is called the "International Seamen's Club" and amply fills the gap caused by the closing of another club in the port, where Seafarers used to be able to get "good stuff" at reason­ able prices. Although Ledwick is "out to PelValle? OK! When shore leave is over. Back aboard he goes, Back to his chores. And heave and heave-ho; . He battens the hatches. Checks all the rig. Swabs down the deck— Then eats like a pig. Lays down in his bunk. At peace with the world. Dreams of the ports ahead And pretty girls; Always he's happy. Contented to roam, The world yet to conquer. The ship is his home. Burly ing a good deal for seamen who come ashore looking for de­ cent diversion in Pusan. "BUI struck us as a pretty nice guy with a pretty nice.place," Frey commented. The attractions he mentioned range from "beautiful hostesses" to an honest .exchange for your money or travelers checks. The ISC is also said to be roomy, with a "good orchestra and a nice dance floor." Reasonable prices prevail for most Items, Frey adds. The club is at No. 4 Third St., Dal Chung Dong, Pusan. and demonstrated this once again recently on the Royal Oak when a brother stricken with a possible heart attack was taken off the ship and rushed ashore for hospitaliza­ tion. The Seafarer, Theodore Guidry, MM, > was removed from the ship by a Coast Guard boat and* taken to the hospital in Key West, Fla. He, was reported in "serious condi­ tion." .^are of the blow this can be .^o any man's family, SIU crewmembers wasted Merrell no time in get­ ting together a special fund of $62 to be sent to Guidry's family in Basile. La. The loss of their bread­ winner, however temporary, will be softened quite a bit by the generr osity of his shipmates. Seafarers who served as officers of the ship's meeting at which the incident was reported, were J. MerreU, chairman; D. Beard, sec­ retary, and J. Atchison, reading clerk. China. "Every so often a thing happens that makes one proud of being a 'member of the SIU," says Skomp­ ski, ship's re­ porter. "An ex­ ample of this brotherhood of the sea happened while this ship was in Saigon, and the steward of the Raphael Semmes, H. K. Pierce, offered to Pierce show us movies. "Despite the fact that -his ship was at anchor and the equipment was bulky, he nevertheless arrived on the time agreed, and we,, in­ cluding the officers and passen­ gers, enjoy^ a fine movie." Good Skipper The report from the Traveler also noted that the ship has "a good captain, and the chief steward and his department do .much t* promote a happy ship with very good food and service." In the "romance department," he confided, "the ports we hit on this 'round the world' run—^Manila, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore— to name a few, speak for them­ selves. "The biggest complaint we had," he added, "was that the ship stayed only one day in Hong Kong." The British colony is a relatively new port of call for Seafarers and the Traveler was one of the first SIU ships to hit it. - Rust Keeps 'Em Busy On Oceanstar Union Has Cable Address It must have been a fine trip on the Del Valle, if these smiles from Seafarers J. Scramuzza (left) and N. Benenate, mean anything. Both men are BRs. Photo sent in by O. H. Manifold. Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in hurry can do so by cabUng the Union at-Rs cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address wUl as­ sure speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men'involved. Over-Washed Seafarers in the deck gang of the SS Oceanstar pause during the job of scraping rust off bulkhead to give crew photog­ rapher the fish eye. Pictured (l-r) are Goodwin, AB; Fink, AB; Karatzas, OS, ad Saliva, AB. The ship was in port of Sibenik, Yugoslavia, according to Stephen Emerson, who took the photo. By Bernard Seaman - . - - .v; �SEAF 4REHS Pif« Fonrteea Ocean Nora Crew And Friend .C r • wmembers of th« Ocean Nora think they have a record with thii tuna, but there are no records avail able on tuna caught trawling to match with this monster, which weighed 85 pounds cleaned. Facing camera is Seafarer Rob­ ert Ferrandez, a member of the steward depart­ ment. The rec­ ord for rod and reel varies from 265 pounds for an Allison tuna to 977 for a bluefin. Ship's reporter E. H. Kaznowsky sent in the" photo. I , Li.. 'r ^ • •h'' Gulfwater ^Like Home' —Thanks To Engineers f Despite the mileage they're piling up on their slow boat to Korea with a load of coal, Seafarers aboard the Gulfwater don't feel as if they're far from home at any time. Although all of the fireside ingredients are missing, the way these engineers act. engineers aboard the ship are "You know how everytline you . L' trying hard to make the boys feel at home, says Seafarer H. G. (Call me "General") Rldgeway, ship's reporter. "You can almost feel the wife is right behind you half the time, the Hilton Fishers Nab Barracuda "The SS Hilton (Bull Line) Fishing Society" reports snag­ ging an eight-pound barracuda recently on the way to Miami, making the waters in that area a bit safer for swimmers both with and' without fins. The bar­ racuda Is known for his prowe.ss at tearing a human swimmer or sea creatures to pieces In min­ utes. No details were provided on the tackle used, but the record for rod and reel Is 1031-4 pounds for a barracuda caught off West End In the Bahamas In 1932. Chairman of the meeting at which the catch was disclosed was R. O'Rourke. Arturo Marlanl was secretary; Johr. Eddins was reading clerk. leave a light or a fan on, the little woman keeps following you around turning them off. Well, these en­ gineers are the same way," Ridgeway points out. "They have almost got the crew believing that we have to clilp in to pay the light bill." Watching Water ^ Too Ridgeway The water situ­ ation seems to operate in the same fashion, he ad^ed. "I asked one of the engineers the other day how these ships made out when they carried a 12-man gun crew and he said 'Well, that was different.' "I've had a headache,^or the last ten days trying to figure out the difference and all I can see-is that at least now you can go to the messhall and find something to eat In the refrigerator at 7 PM." Otherwise, Ridgeway reports, all Is well. "Slim Walker, one of the big fishermen on here hasn't caught anything yet, but his excuse Is that we are going too slow. The big fish he wants to catch are go­ ing just too fast to see the lure." Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME • • ••••••••••••••••••••! STREET ADDRESS ............... 1^. : CITY ...................20NE .....;STATjE ...... iv-:.;, •• -Signed'f •;•.-,,.j*}* • vi*- • .*«' • TO AVOID DUPLICATION; H you.ar* an old tubiertbor and havo a* ehan9a :of addratf, ploata glv« your formar addratr baiow; < • '' r ' 'AOOR&SS : v l;--!,..V «VeeeiMSe«a'fwAVeeee'M'i«»»ai»»a«eeAe#aeeee/ea#aeeeaeaaeeeee#eeee»ee«l#i»e»e»aieeeafae»#e'eea#wee4tfee*a^6«»d '' XT... -r : - i .V-v'- Oci 14, 1»85 LOG ation they show to Seafarers ealm. All this was done in the and their families. hope that the sick brother I would also appreciate being would not get worse as we had included on the mailing list for eight days more before reaching To the Editor: Now that our Union has es­ the SEAFARERS LOG so that I our destination. To maintain this program tablished a new feeding system can keep up with the events tak­ called for patience and sacrifice which is meeting the approval ing place from time to time. on tlie part of officers and crew. Mrs. Ben H. Faulk of many ships' crews I think it The spirit: in which everybody is only proper that the steward (Ed. Notes Your name is be­ dejiartment be given not only ing added to our mailing list so ' went about this operation is its deserved compliments but that you can receive the LOG ..something I will always remem­ ber. continued cooperation by the regularly at home.) On arrival in Callao, Peru, deck and engine departments. 4' 4" 4 the patient was taken to the hos­ A list of instructions on the pital and we were told that ar-. new feeding system is placed rangements were all giade for aboard all SIU ships for the hjm to leave Peru on The 22nd To the Editor: of Augu.st for the States. I would like to express my On behalf of the crew I ask thanks for the check recently that the Welfare Services De­ received covering an SIU ma­ partment check this case with ternity benefit for my latest the company. In closing, I want child. Believe me, it was re­ to thank the captain, the deck ceived with gratitude. officers and crew for their co­ I am also sending you the operation on behalf of the sick birth certificates' of my other brother. two children, as you already Jose L. Gomez have my marrlagp license and Ship's delegate steward department to follow, the new baby's ^rth certificate. (Ed. note-. Arxangements and I believe it is a good sys­ Please enroll us In the* hospital have - since been made to re­ tem. plan so that we can qualify for patriate the above-mentioned But I also believe that the the new family benefits for . brother and have him hospital­ list of instruction Should go hospitalization and surgery. ized near his home.) further, in gelting the proper Many thanks to the SIU for 4 4 4 cooperation of the other two all these great benefits. departments. Allan S. Thonie First of all, I think that the 4 4 4 other departments should leave To the ^Editor: the steward department alone. In your last issue of the SEA­ They should not try to run it by FARERS LOG the United States -telling the steward or any mem­ To the Editor: Merchant Marine Academy was ber of the steward department Since my article of October charged with being a "Junior what to do. The Union has given the steward the responsibility 14, 1933, on Brother Hood, while- Annapolis" and a* Navy' "secret of seeing to it that the crew is a crewmember of the Steel weapon." "Nothing could be fur­ Fabi'lcator, I have been on many ther from the truth. fed well and properly. I know because I am a cadet Therefore the steward should ships and during the course of be permitted to-run his depart­ time have been watching with a at Kings Point and can recog­ ment as he sees fit. If the stew­ keen eye to see what reaction. nize a half truth and a biased ard 1% not efficient or capable, If any, my article would pro­ account of the facts. There is no Navy ship at Kings Point, then action can be taken. He duce in the future. After making one trip to Ko­ nor Is there a squadrorf of has certain rules to follow and if he doesn't follow them," then rea on the Sea Cloud and sign­ planes as your cartoon so false­ that should be the cause for his ing on for another bound for ly showed. Compared with the Navy's ap^ being replaced, not because Peru, July 22, 1935, I have an certain members of the crew experience which I feel it is my pronrlations, $2 million is a duty to comment on. Two weeks trifling" sum and certainly don't like him. out of Seattle a crewmember ' wouldn't warrant the situation Asks Consideration came down with a mentaT dis­ you have depicted. Kings Point­ I'd also like the deck and en­ turbance. ers are trained for the merchant gine departments to be a little Immediately precautions had marine and will be ready to patient now and then and treat to be taken to secure his safety serve when the need arises. us with consideration. When we as well as that qf other crew- Those graduates are an asset to are a little late or something members. It would have been the merchant marine as the Na­ goes wrong, name-calling or very easy to put this unfortu­ tional Guard and other Re­ abuse won't change anything. nate brother in a room with servists are assets to the armed We don't criticize the other de­ • sufficient ventilation, secure the services. partments if they are slow or doors and poi*tholes and give For lack of proper leadership late in their work on deck or in him his meals until we arrived - many merchant ships were lost the engine room and we are en­ at our destination, but this tvas during the war. A reserve of titled to the same consideration not the case. trained officers could have pre­ in the galley. »bur sick brother was allowed vented this situation. That Is We never say how they to keep his foc'sle while his the mission of the Academy. should paint or lire, yet when roommate was provided wl)^h C/M Ralph A. Dahm they find something not to their' other living quarters. Of course, Jones Kali liking they raise the roof. Of the sick man had to be secured Kings Point, NY course this is the exception to his bunk since he had a tend­ (Ed. note: The SIU can only rather than the rule, but it oc­ ency to go below and might have add, however, that during the curs often enough to make liv­ gone' over the side. Korean War, the Navy, as usual, ing conditions aboard ship mis­ Attempted Suicide. erable when it does happen. I As it was, one morning about grabbed off practically all the know from experlerfce that some 6 AM the man,who was stand­ cadets from Kings Point and steward department men who ing by stepped out to call the that in the midst of the then do not deserve this type of cooks. On returning he found manpower shortage there were treatment have had to get off the patient missing. He looked even cases of merchant ship a ship to avoid trouble'. This Is out the nearest door and sure officers taken right off their jobs and put back into the not as.it should be. enough the sick man was hang­ Navy. 1 ing over the side by the hand­ Mario Canalejo 4 4 4 cuffs which were attached to ^ the bunk. (jailing for help he recovered the patient and immediately the crew mobilized themselves in To the Editor: ' On behalf of the crow of the . one of the most outstanding To the Editor: SS Fairport we wish to' extend displays of cooperation ""I have I wish to express my tlfanks our deepest sympathy to the and appreciation to the SIU for ever seen on board a ship. Members of all three depart­ family and friends of our de­ Its fine cooperation and aid during my recent hospitaliza­ ments volunteered and arranged . parted brother, Robert Darley. We first learned of Brother between themselves a schedule tion. At the time I went into the whereby at all tinges at least two Darley's death on our arrival hospital, my husband was at sea men would be standing by, at»d in Kcclung, Formosa. Those and, not knowing the procedure whenever the brother had to who knew him will agfee that : be taken: to the bathroom at he was a fine man, .and a credit to ,follow regarding hospital and . surgical benefits for, the depen- lea,St ! six . men would be avail­ to our Union. We understand he is being dents of SIU men, 1 wrote to able. returned home from Korea Careful Attention 'SIU headquarters. He got his baths regularly^ aboard the Ocean Joyce, on" ; Needless to say. the courtesyshown me was really apprepl' ' his . meals, coffee, cigarettes, which hg!.wlas, employed, . .{• j. G, Keavney . ated, My. thanks to!all the Un­ . radip and every other possible • Ship's delegate ion officials for.aUtbe-consider­ aitcntlon in order to keep hinf- ! Urges Patience On Food Beefs Thanks Union For Baby $s Letters to the Editor Challenges Facts On Kings Point Sea Cloud Tends Stricken Brother Fairport Mourns Brother's Death Likes Service From The SIU - • i • •' > l' I '• ' • ; • l: • • • •• I '• I ' ,'I �SEAFARERS Oct 14. 1955 ALCOA CAVALIIR <AICoa). AUflW«» 14—Chairman. E. Meyd; Sacratary. J. Stokai. No beefa. Two hundred and thirty nine doHara on hand for mov­ ies. New cover lor presser pad has been ordered. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Ausutt 7—Chairman, M. Costello; Secretary, J. Nelion. E\'erythlng In order, no beefs. Bslsuce on luiud lii abii,'s treasury—S354. Motion made and car­ ried to have alr-condltloning regu­ lated In (Crew's quarters, and to have lights Installed on the after deck when carrying deck cargo. BETHCOASTER (Calmer), No data —Chairman, P. McNabb; Secretary, R. Tyree. Repair list to be turned In. No beefs and no disputed over­ time, Motion made and carried to ac' (cept and concur with communications Digest of ships' Meetings' from headquarters. Motion made and Carried • to hand clothes up and keep cigarette butts off deck. JEAN LA FITTE (Watariqpn), July 94—Chairman, C. Gates; Secretary, A. Branconl. Men are not to get re­ placement at any time In Japan or Korea, and men who take greenbacks ashore are subject to fine. Balance of ship's fund is $9. No beefs. LIBERTY BELL (Dover), . July >1— Chairman, D. Story; Secretary, A. Weddle. Disputed overtime. .,tO' bf taken up with patrolman, and also shortage of stores. All. slopchest prices to be checked. Dlscutsion held on additional' welfare beneflts and crew agreed with same unanimously. MARYMAR (Calmar), August 13— Chairman, Snow; Secretary, Reasko. Black gang foc'des and messhall to be painted. Ship's fund—$28.26. Everything running okay. To check With patrolman about painting. Vote qf thanks to J. Nelson for Job done in blackgang. ROBIN HOOD (Robin Lines), August 7—Chairman, L. Eckhoff; Secretary, W. Sehulti. Washing machine to be ^paired. Few hours disputed over­ time. Crew gave captain and chief mate vote of thanks. All books in Ubrary be put In boxes and put ashore. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communicatlong from headquarters. WESTERN TRADER (Western), Au­ gust 13—Chairman, O. Whitehurst; Secretary, R. Douglas. Actions of chief mate to be brought to attention Of boarding patrolman. Vote of thanks, to captain. No beefs, every­ thing rutuiing okay. Motion made and carried to have new washing ma­ chine and refrigerator InstaUed. Vote Af thanks given steward department. ANNISTON (Acs), August 14—Chair­ man, T. Hill; Secretary, N. Mutln. Ship's delegate elected. New matresses and fans needed along with some other equipment. Suggestion to alternate each department in keeping laundry and recreation rooms clean, and to put all cups and dishes In pantry sink. BALTORE (Ore), August 20—Chair­ man, P. Smyth; Secretary, C. Menke. Call master of ship for sailing board time instead of Steamship Service Corp. Ship's fund—$16.19. Some dis­ puted overtime, no beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head-, quarters. Crew asked steward for better variety of meat and an Im­ provement In menus. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), August 7—Chairman, S. DIMagglo; Secretary, J. Hodges. Counters and sinks needed In galley. No beefs, little disputed- overtime. Library requested for next voyage, and more water glasses needed. It was suggested to have sick utility man put in hospital. Requested bet­ ter Job from messman. Delegates were asked to make up repair lists. JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Martis), June 11—Chairman, H. Nelson, Sec­ retary, V. Fitzgerald. No beefs, everything In order. Repair Ust to be prepared. Wiper and ordinary seaman to take turns In cleaning room. Btpward department tq take •care of recreation room. ' August ri4—Chairman, H. Nelson; Secretary,' V. Fitzgerald. No beefs, no disputed overtime, everything In .order. Vote of thanks to all depart­ ment delegates for Job well done. ROBIN TRENT (Seas Shipping), Au­ gust 14—Chairman, E. Mansfleld; Sec­ retary, ". Nohllchl. One man missed ship. Repair list to be made up and handed in to ship's delegate. Drlnk;Jng water fountains have been In. bad iShape. water la warm. CECIL, N. BEAN (Dry-Trans), AuiBust 7-r-Chalrman, J. Labenz; Secre­ tary^ R. McDanlels. Three men left ship to vgo to hospital.. Thanks was given to R. McDanlpls for running motion plctures,''Bosun requested that crew does not walk on wet paint In passageways. Vote of thanks to steward. ROBIN WENTLEY August 7—Chairman, retary, W.^ WAntHng. : to flU..p^B^<Ga|rds out (Seas Shipping), F. Crlder; Sec­ Men are falling correctly. Ship's fund la >3.29. One man missed Ibip. Soma dJspntad overtime. Motion made and carried to accept apd concur with communications from headquar­ ters, Motion made and carried to get SIU jSlms from hall for snowing on ship. Steward to order two new washing machines, one for officers and one to replace worn out 'one. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Au­ gust 20—Chairman, M. Olson; Secre­ tary, D. Beard. AU foc'sles to be clean and sacks made up on arrival at port. Ship's fund—$21.56. Little disputed overtime, no beefs. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters tmanimously. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Au­ gust 22—Chairman, J. Allen; Secre­ tary, A. Whitmer. Complaints were made about Ice cream and crew wished to have more varied menus. Ship's fund—$25.05. No beefs. Men were asked to bring beefs to depart­ ment delegates, who wiU give them to ship's delegate. BEAUREGARD (Pan Atlantic), July 2$—Chairman, A. Kessen; Secretary, J. Mastln. Discussion held on repairs, and men paying off In Long Beach, California. Ship's' fund—$15.83. No beefs. Communications from head­ quarters accepted and concurred. Discussion held on getting washing machine pump and lockers repaired. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), June 28—Chairman, R. Bellamy; Secretary, T. Wright. Qaptaln to get a clock upon arrival in Mobile. Ship's dele­ gate and deck delegate elected. Dis­ cussion held oh ship's fund: two Irons to be bought for each department. Discussion held on steward who was Sred. July 17—Chairman, M. Schalestock; Secretary, T. Wright. It was decided that coffee is to be made In urn. It was suggested that laundry room be kept clean and that ship's delegate ask captain to build a foul weather gear locker In recreation room. Hessto be K<fept clean at night. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), August 7—Chairman, W. Smith; Secretary O. Garner. Balance of ship's fund Is 845.08. No beefs or disputed overtime. Discussion held on TV set. Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur with communications from head­ quarters. AMPAC IDAHO (Trans Oceanic), Au­ gust 12—Chairman, J. Purcell; Secre­ tary, C. Alnsworth. Ship's treasury, $5. No beefs. Discussion held on set­ ting sea watches for engine depart­ ment and mates. Motion made and carried ,to have delegate see chief about fixing drain on washing ma­ chine. Ship's' secretary-reporter and ship's treasimer elected. Chairman discussed organization status of vessel and company. FELTORB (Ore), August 14—Chair­ man, R. Murray; Secretary, S. Zubovlch. To see patrolman about repairs. Report was made on the operation of the washing machine. No beefs. Mate has keys to foc'sle and he wants $1 for same until the man leaves the ship and then It will be returned. Discussion held on this. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communications from headquar­ ters. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), August 7 —Chairman, G.'Flnklaa; Secretar'V, A. Parker. Repair list was turned in and repairs promised to be completed. Ship's Treasury contains $21.25. Some disputed overtime. Ali communications from headquarters were read and accepted. More milk to be put aboard, more cots needed. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), August -1i—Chairman, F. Crumpler; Secretary, A. George. No beefs. Beefs were made in regards to company having more fresh fruit aboard. New.washi^ ma­ chine was promised in NY and Mobile. ARIZPA (Waterman), August 1— Chairman, H. Hunt; Secretary, I. Nunn. Hot water line was repaired, crew is satlsfled. Discussion held on Insurance and welfare plan. Discus­ sion held on inadequate slopchest. DEL SUD (Delta Line), August 3— Chairman, Tex MeHIng; Secretary, Woody Perkins. No beefs. Ship's sec­ retary-reporter reported that fine conduct of crew and the SIU in gen­ eral was highly praised by many priests aboard. Ship's fund, $117.86. Bill to slopchest to be paid. Unani­ mous vote of thanks to Brother.Red Cobb for many times he has proven himself good Union man. Ice cream to be of greater variety. JEAN (Bull Line), July 24-.Cbalrmsn, S. Evanchock; Secretary, M. Ddco. No beefs. Ship's fund to be started. New ice box needed. LA SALLE (Waterman), August 7— Chairman, A. Anderson; Secretary, M. Lee. No beefs, everything running smoothly. Motion made and carried to accept and concur with communica­ tions from headquarters unanimously. To see Captain about clock In crew's quarters. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain Lines), July 21—Chairman, F. Flana­ gan; -Secretary, J. M'y*!*- Motion made and carried to accept and con­ cur. wNh communications from head­ quarters. Discussion held on leaving silverware out. ' DEL SOL (Mississippi), August «— Chairman, F. DeDomlncIs; Secretary, W. Cameron. Few minor beefs, allsettled. Motion made and carried to have a steam line run aft of No. -5 hatch instead of In front of No.- 4 by the aft passageway door. Motion made and carried, to accept and con­ cur with eommuldbatlons nom head­ quarters. Pase Fffieoi. LOG FINAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Seor farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: John J. Vszakiewicz, 40: On September 28, 1955, Brother Uszakiewicz died in Lourenco Marques, Mozambique. Burial took place in Nauga tuck, Connecticut. He had 1)een sailing in the steward department since 1947, joining the Union in the Port of New York. Brother Uszakiewicz is survived by his mother, Pauline Uszakiewicz, of, Beacon Falls, Conn. 4 Robert A. Darley, 56: A heart attack* proved fatal to Brother Darley who died at sea off For­ mosa on Septem­ ber 10, . 1955. He had been sailing in the SIU since the early part of 1950, joining the Union in the Port of Mobile and sailing in deck department. Brother Darley leaves his wife, Mamie Dajiey of Bonifay, Fla., and three sons in the SIU. Burial took place near his home in Florida. Darley's son, Robert, Jr., was 'standing watch with him at the time of his death. PERSONALS EdRydon Contact M. Hammer, lioom 182(1,' James R. Lewis,- 58: A resident of Brooklyn, New York, Brother 15 Park Row, New York, NY, re­ garding a tax matter. James Lewis '4-4 4 < died of natural WiUiam E. Scott causes on Au­ Write T. H. Hawkins at Box 234, gust 31, 1955. Joining the Un­ 25 South St., New York, NY, re­ garding yoiu: money. ion in Savannah in 1938, Brother 4 4 4: Lewis shipped O. D. Walker out in the deck Contact your brother in Beau­ department. mont,^ Texas, as soon as possible. 4 4 4 It is urgent that you get in touch John E. Kane, 60: Brother Hane with him. died in the USPHS Hospital in 4 4 4 New Orleans, Floyd Bamett La., on October Write to L. G. De Haven, 319 1, 1955 of pneu­ So. Wolfe St., Baltimore 31, Md. monia. He had 4 .4 4 sailed in the Malcomb B. Woods steward depart­ Contact Dot Spann on an im­ ment since the portant personal matter at 1009 latter part of Houston St., Mobile, Ala., or phone 1938, being one HE 8-5561. of the first mem­ 4 4 4 bers to join the John L. Millner Union in New Orleans. Brother Write or call your sister, Louise, Hane is survived by his wife, Armantine S. Hane of New Orleans. in Linville, Va., or call Edom 2101. 4 4 4 Charles W. Gann, 44; word has just been received of Gann's death on August 1, 1955. Burial took place at Pine Crest Cemetefy. Brother Gann joined the SIU in Philadel­ phia in 1945 and had been sailing in the steward department. He iii is survived by his mother, Susi Rossi of Fontana, California. 4 4 4 Leo Ducette Jim Mancanchauk Contact Frank O'Neill c/o SID headquarters in New York. 4 4 4 Friends of Gilbert W. Viner who is now ill in the hospital are asked to write to him at 8169th AU, US Army Hospital, Yokohama, Japan. 4 4 4 4 4 4 The following men who were all c r e w m e m b e r s of the SS Steel Voyager on Aug. 28, 1951, are asked to contact Higgins St Parftess, 92 Liberty St., New York: Louis E. Ford, William L. Glaze, Jr., Andrew Grille, Thadeus J. Loboda, Robert J. Morgan, Alvin W. Seymour, Russell M. Wright. Vilem Gemer All of the follotoing SIU families Mrs. Henry Boyden Donnelly, New Write to Thomas at 25 South will collect the $200 maternity Orleans, La. Street, New York, Box 2354. benefit plus a $25 bond from the 4 4 4 . 4 4 4 Hugh S. Bean= Union in the baby's name: Shannon Jean Thome, born Au­ Contact your wife immediately Coleen Wherrity, born July 20, gust 26, 1955. Parents, Mr. and in reference to' signing adoption 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fran­ Mrs. Allan Stewart Thome, West­ papers. moreland Depot, NH. cis Wherrity, Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 4 444 Scott Lindsay Halfhill, bom Au­ Mike! Anthony Hebert, born September 13, 1955. Parents, Mr. gust 31, 1955. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Paul Hebert, New Or­ Mrs. Hubert O. Halfhill, Edmonds, Discharges from the SS Alex­ Wash, leans, La. andra are being held in SIU head­ '4 4 4 quarters vault for the following 4 4 4 Laura Lee Thompson, bom July Neldred Louise Saucier, born men: Gerald E. Anderson, Arth-jr 28, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al­ July 27, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Jacobs, Charles A. Krause, Leo J. bert Thompson,- Pine Grove, La. Mrs. Elvin J. Saucier, Gulfport, White. 4 4 4 Miss. • 4 4 4 Paul G. Luteman Henry Edward Savior, bom 4-44 Your vaccination certificate left September 3, 1955. Parents, Mr. JGlenn Paul Morris, born August and Mrs. Richard Savior, Phila­ 14, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. aboard the SS Steel Designer at the payoff Oct. 4, 1955, is being delphia, Pa. • « John Paul Morris, Mobile, Ala. held in the LOG office at SitJ 4 4 4 ' headquarters. 4 _ 4 4 Thomas Vincent Drzewickl, Jr., 4 4 4 Jack Garland Steward, born born September 10, 1955. Parents, Important mail is being held in Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Drzewicki, September 9, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Steward,' Coving­ the mailroom at SIU headquarters Wilmington, Del. for the following men, who are ton, La. 4 4 4 asked to write or call for same as 4 4 ()4 Marlene Reyes, born September soon as possible; Toni Lynn Dean, born Septem­ 15, 1955. Parents, Mr., and Mrs. B. Billarzo, W. Bilger, V. D'lnber 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. dia, T. Francello, C. Furech, O. E. Conrado Reyes, New York, NY. George Dean, Whistler, Ala. -4 4 4 Figueroa, L. L. Guza, T. Horan, 4 4 4 Rose Marie Gonzalez Cruz, born B. V. Kristensen, N. S. Larsson, May 18, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Peter Joseph Sullivan, born G. W. Libby, C. A. MacDonald, B. Mrs. Juan Cruz, New Orleans, La: September 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. Padgett, J. Pluchovich, F. P. Rieand, Mrs. Frederick R. Sullivan, del, D. J. Reynolds, A. W. Saden4 4 4. water, C. Tufaro, Jose Torres. Jack Arthur Modm, born Sep­ New Orleans, La. tember.?, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Haakon Moum, Long Island City, NY. 4 4 4 Howard Murray Lamm, Jr., born September 11, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Murray Lamm, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Melva Leigh Edwards,- born Sep­ tember 15, 1955. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Edwards, Norfolk, Va. 4 4 4 Cheryl Ann DonneHy; bora Sep­ tember 6, 1955. Parents, Mr. and „ 'M �•J'- / fS:^y''- Vol. XVil No. 21 SEAFARERS LOG Oct. 14 195S • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS IN T E R N AT IO N AI UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFl • DEL SUD CREW'S BIG DAY! Seafarers try out their sea legs to dance music under the pavilion roof at the Audubon Park picnic grounds. Dancing was one of numerous activities at the picnic. Del Sud picnickers had Indian sign on weather man for fourth straight year as local showers stayed away from the grounds. Free tickets for kiddie rides provided by generous Del Sud crew were popular with the younger set. A few adult kibitzers are shown with the youngsters as they speed by in an open-air train ride. Fried chicken hit spot with Seafarer J. P. "Slop­ py" Creel and Mrs. Creel. NEW ORLEANS —The fourth annual Del Sud picr nic, given by members of the crew of the Mfesissippi passenger ship, was held here September 24 at Auduboa Park. The afTair, attended by crewmembers, Seafarers on the b e a 0 h, t h e i r families and friends, was, if anything, bigger i and better than any of its threje; predecessors. The annual eve|^ has become a traditional part of SIU social life in this , port and when the guests departed at nightfall after a day of feasting and merrymaking, tired Del ^Sudders agreed it was Worth the hard work they had Invested in making it a big success. Generous Del Sud Seafarers financed the " big party with more than $1300 accumulated in the ship's fund during th<i year for the occasion. The Del: Sud is on regular service to th^f East Coast of South America; j; "Everybody seemed to have 4v good time," said Steward'Emilr Herek, one of the members off the committee on arrange-t ments, "and that makes the pic*? nic a success as far as the crew^ Is concerned. We think this pic­ nic shows how much we can ac­ complish in the SIU through the spirit of teamwork and mu­ tual cooperation which is such a big part of our activities not only in the Union but among members of the crew of the Del Sud." lp;i- te:: te;:. !• Rr- Sfr^. Ifi'-i'"/ r'f p'--- fet:- I V?>- ' ki • Tony Palmisano dishes out fried chicken to Eddie Tredich as other guests get theirs. Foo^ was prepared by Del Sud chief cook Hans Spiegel. I •. r'"^v-, I . -'. Arrangements committee consbted of (left to right) Hans Spiegel, Joe Lae, Louis O'Ledry, Mrs. H. B. Spencer, secretary of SIU hall, Emil Herek and Tommy Doyle. Doyle and Mrs. Spencer were committee's shoreside representatives. II Ift-'• ll?r '•• isfn : • •'" . lilfV •^•-- * ^ Exciting moment during footraces for children shows in intent faces of Seafarers, ' their wiveji and children watching the event. Afternooh also featured baseball game between^ Dei Sud crew and SIU Beachcombers; Seafarer Harold Crane (standing) hosts family group (l.-r.) Charles Crane, Mrs. JiRowe, Carol Smidt, Charles Bowe, Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. Crane, Myra Smidt; � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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LABOR SEEKS 'WRECK' LAW REPEAL ZOO PARADE ON THE STEEL SURVEYOR PLAN FOR INT'L '50-50' PARLEY FAILS ILA LAWLESSNESS THREAT TO ALL BONAFIDE UNIONS NEW LOBBY COMPLETES MOBILE FACE-LIFT JOB TAMPA AIDS FINAL DRIVE TO TUG VOTE MEALTIME 'NEW LOOK; BOBBING BUOYS, BELLS ARE NAVIGATORS' BEST FRIENDS GOOD FEEDING EASES ROUTINE TRINITY TRIP 'PRESIDENT'S DINNER' COOLS, BOILS DEL SOL SEAFARER PROVES SIU 'SPIRIT' ON TRAVELER BARBARA FRIETCHIE CREW LAUDS SEAMEN'S NITE SPOT IN PUSAN GULFWATER 'LIKE HOME' THANKS TO ENGINEER DEL SUD CREW'S BIG DAY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/14/1955 1955 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/dd786304b849181d4c168646b00f26d8.PDF d4bebc0c3d281bdbf296d03394af178b PDF Text Text Vol. XXVili NO. 21 SEAFARERSteOG October 14/ 1966 m OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO I viJ ..'ij II i': J! �r Page Two SEAFARERS Immediate Action Called For At Propeller Club Convention J October 14, 1966 LOG Legislators Blast U. S. Ship Policy, Urge Massive Shipbuilding Program Report of International President by Paul Hall The importance of maintaining a strong American-flag merchant fleet for national defense is being pointed out every day by the tons of shipborne cargoes that arrive in Vietnam. The U.S. discovered early in the Vietnam buildup that we cannot depend on foreign-flag ships with foreign national crews to deliver goods to our fighting men or otherwise uphold the best interests of the United States. The existence of a strong American-flag merchant fleet is just as important to the nation's economy as it is to the national defense. The maintenance of a strong, adequate U.S. merchant fleet is the only way in which we can assure competitive freight rates for American exports and is one of the best means available to ease the serious "dollar drain" that is plaguing our economy. When American exports are shipped aboard foreign-flag vessels 73 cents out of every freight dollar goes outside the United States, never to return, and thereby makes our adverse balance of payments problem worse. On the other hand, when American exports move on U.S.-flag ships, 77 cents of every freight dollar remains in the American economy— not only relieving our balance of payments problem, but also generat­ ing even more business to further boost the economy. Statistics show that about 80 percent of American firms engaging in foreign trade make no attempt to ship their goods aboard Americanflag vessels. Instead they allow foreign buyers to control routing of the goods, and these buyers almost always ship aboard their own national flag ships. By this practice American manufacturers are doing themselves a disservice on several grounds. Not only are they allowing money to leave the U.S.—which, if it remained here would be reflected in increased business—but they are also leaving themselves wide open for exploitation and rate discrimination by foreign ship operators. By ignoring American-flag ships in the carriage of their goods, U.S. manufacturers become increasingly dependent on foreign-flag shipping. Then, in a time of worldwide shipping crisis, the American manufacturer learns that he will be charged exhorbitent rates for shipping his goods. This happened during the Korean War and the Suez crisis. On those occasions an infusion of reserve fleet ships helped ease the situation. But available reserve fleet ships are rapidly disappearing and will probably not be available at all in the future. A strong merchant fleet adequate to meet the nation's defense and trade needs is essential for the nation's economic and defense security, and it is the job of every American to do everything in his power to see that we have such a fleet. WASHINGTON—The construction of 50 new American-flag merchant ships a year for each of the next 10 years was called for by Senator Russell Long (D-La.) at the 40th Annual Conven­ tion of the Propeller Club, held in Washington recently. In urging the nation to un- f a merchant marine owned and flag merchant fleet now being dertake the ambitious ship con­ operated by the Government but placed on its vital military role. struction program as the only a merchant marine of limited use Representative Mailliard hastened way to begin "catching up" with ships which are destined to rust to remind the nation that the eco­ the lagging ship replacement pro­ on station and not participate at nomic impact which the merchant gram, Senator Long (D-La.) who all in foreign commerce." marine has on the welfare of the is also Senate Majority whip called He said that the same invest­ United States is fully as important upon delegates to the convention ment by the government in our as the role it plays in national de­ to "re-dedicate" themselves to the present subsidy program could fense. In spite of U.S. merchant basic principles of the Merchant provide "more than 100 modern fleet's vital role in both peacetime Marine Act of 1936, which calls vessels which would be immedi­ and wartime, maritime is being for the maintenance of a strong ately available in times of emer­ "shortchanged" in both Federal American-flag merchant fleet ade­ gency, and which would contrib­ assistance and patronage by quate for the nation's needs in ute substantially to the American American shippers who allow peacetime and wartime. economy and our international their foreign customers to ship Other legislators who addressed payments during times of peace." American exports aboard foreignthe assembled delegates from all Senator Brewster indicated that flag vessels. over the country to urge the he will submit a bill in the Senate One of the strongest attacks on maintenance of a strong U.S.-flag designed to give the House Mer­ the manner in which the Ameri­ fleet included Representative Ed­ chant Marine Committee and the can maritime industry has been ward A. Garmatz (D-Md.), chair­ Senate Commerce Committee neglected by the Government in man of the House Merchant Mar- (which considers maritime issues recent years and the serious de­ chant Marine Committee; Senator in the Senate), the power to au­ terioration into which the fleet Daniel Brewster (D-Md.); Repre­ thorize maritime program appro­ has fallen because of this neglect sentative Thomas Downing (D- priations. Representative Gar­ was made by Senator Long. Long Va.), a member of the House matz has already introduced a made the following points in sub­ Merchant Marine Committee; and similar proposal in the House. stantiating his call for a strong Representative William Mailliard With much of the emphasis of U.S. Merchant fleet. (R-Calif.), ranking minority mem­ the importance of the American• "Today, after almost two ber of the House Maritime Com­ decades of neglect, the American mittee. Merchant Marine rides anchor Navy Plan Rapped at low tide. In the short space of Representative Garmatz at­ time since 1952 its participation tacked the Navy's decision to in the foreign commerce of the build its own fleet of cargo ships United States has diminished from for exclusive military use. 43 percent to approximately 9 He said that "it is not too percent." fanciful that we may see the day • "Our coastal and intercoastAmerican merchant seamen when the only commercial type (Continued on page 5) vessel flying the .American-flag manning the cargo ships sup­ porting the United States military will be a handful of F.D.L. fast deployment logistic ships while sealift to Viet Nam won't have to Latest Lloyd's of London Figures Cover 1965 our water commerce will be trans­ sweat it out any longer. The Maritime Administration ported by the up and coming has announced that the Govern­ Russian merchant fleet." ment will foot the bill for the in­ Senator Brewster also attacked stallation of air-conditioning in the navy's plans and cajled the messrooms on all ships withdrawn idea "philosophically faulty and from the nation's standby fleets economically unsound." "What the Defense Depart­ and on all vessels already reacti­ ment is now proposing to do is to vated in the Viet Nam crisis. Maritime unions have com­ build its own merchant marine, LONDON—^The American-flag merchant marine scrapped more merchant ship tonnage last year plained to MARAD and the mili­ tary Sea Transportation Service than any other major maritime power, according to a report recently released by Lloyd's Register operating the broken-out cargo of Shipping. claimed 31 ships of 204,356 tons up however, standing at 117 ships ships that Seafarers were working The report also revealed that during 1965 compared with 36 or 366,627 tons against 108 ships in temperatures of up to 120 de­ ships of only 68,920 tons during of 298,424 tons in 1964. Similarly grees which hampered their work runaway-flag vessels of Liberian Oct. 14, 1966 • Vol. XXVIII, No. 21 1964. up during 1965 was the total of and conceivably added to the registry led the world in the Official Publication of the SIUNA ships lost through foundering, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters number of ships lost in maritime Most notable among the 1965 acute manpower shortage on the District, AFL-CIO which hit 81 ships of 114,256 tons accidents. fire losses were the PanamanianViet Nam run. Executive Board compared to 65 vessels of 99,436 The situation has reached seri­ PAUL HALL, President The figures showed that ship- flag cruise ship Yarmouth Castle, ous proportions because of the wreckers in the United States which burned and sank at sea with tons in 1964. EARL SHEPARD CAL TANNER Vice-President Exec. Vice-Free. slow turn-around time for vessels scrapped 133 vessels of 920,651 a heavy loss of life which included The number of ships missing LINDSEY WILLIAMS AL KERR many Americans, and the Nor­ and presumed lost showed only a in South Viet Nam's congested tons in 1965, a sharp increase Vice-President Sec.-Treas. ports. Merchant seamen on vessels from the 131 ships of 856,437 wegian-flag passenger vessel Vik­ slight variation, according to AL TANNER ROBERT MATTHEWS waiting to unload in Viet Nam tons which were reduced to scrap ing Princess, which met a similar Lloyds. Vice-President Vice-President fate. were subjected to staying in an in 1964. HERBERT BRAND Next to Liberia, the nation that area of intense heat for weeks at Director of Organizing and These two disastrous fires lost the most ships through acci­ The Lloyd's compilation showed Publications a time. spurred demands by the SIU, other dent was Norway — 22 ships of that overall worldwide merchant Managing Editor The vessels will have the airmaritime unions, citizens' groups 117,317 tons, up sharply from shipping losses through fire, colli­ MIKE POLLACK Art Editor conditioning installed "during voy­ sion, shipwreck and foundering and many legislators that foreign- 1964. In third place was Greece Assistant Editor BERNARD SEAMAN ages repair periods whenever time NATHAN SKYER rose sharply last year. There were flag passenger vessels calling at (also up markedly from 1964), Dermits," Maritime Administra­ a total of 237 vessels of 739,047 U. S. ports be subject to the same then Japan, Panama, the United Staff Writers tion noted. The ships slated to for gross tons written off last year as rigid safety standards as Ameri­ States, Italy, Great Britain, Leb­ DON BEVONA installation of the air-conditioning PETER WEISS total losses compared with 249 can-flag vessels. A cruise ship anon, France and West Germany. in the messroom are 133 active ships of 558,000 tons lost during safety bill calling for stiff regula­ In tonnage scrapped Great Brit­ reserve fleet vessels already in serv­ Pibliihed biweekly at 810 Rhode Island tion of such vessels has been 1964. ain was in second place and Italy Avenoe N.E., Washington, D. C. 20018 by ice and 38 more which have been passed by the Senate and is now tho Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, in third, followed by Japan, Pan­ Liberia suffered 21 vessels lost, ordered out of Reserve fleet status Golf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, before the House. AFL-CIO, 675 Foarth Avenoe, Brooklyn, amounting'to 136,498 tons dur­ ama, Norway, Greece India and in order to maintain the Viet Nam H. y. 12232. Tol. HVaclnth 9-6600. Second Collision casualties were down Spain. ing 1965. Her losses came to 15 cloM Rostago paid at Washington, D. C. sealift. All American maritinie PDSTklASTEirS ATTENTION: Form 3579 unions involved in the supplying ships of 101,347 tons during 1964. during 1965, dropping to 25 ships The total world fleet in 1965 cards shoold bo sent to Seafarers Interna­ military equipment to the South An increase in the number of of 38,724 tons as compared with was estimated at 41,865 vessels tional Union, Atlantio, Golf, Lakes and -In­ land Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foorth East Asia trouble soot said that ships lost by fire was the chief fac­ 29 ships of 86,177 tons lost vessels comprising over 160.3 mil­ Avenoe, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232. they welcomed the Maritime Ad­ tor in boosting 1965 worldwide through collisions during 1964. lion tons, up somewhat from the ^ ministration decision. • ' • .. losses above tjl^ 1964 level. Fire Losses through shipwreck were previous year. ] Marad to Install Air-Conditioniiy On Viet Ships \ l/S Leading Ship-Strapping Nation, Lloyd's Register of Shipping Reveals «• . (, •I V #- ^ if �October 14, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Five More Seafarers Licensed As Engineers; Total Now at 99 Five more Seafarers have passed the U.S. Coast Guard examina­ tion and have issued their engineers licenses after attending the training school jointly-sponsored by the SIU and District 2 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation. A total of 99 Seafarers in either steam or motor vessel have now received engineer's classifications. Seafarers who enroll in the pro­ licenses as a result of the joint gram are eligible to apply for any program. of the upgrading courses offered at The newly-licensed engineers the Engineers School if they are are sailing or about to sail in en­ 19 years of age or older and have gineers births aboard American18 months of Q.M.ETD. watch flag ships. standing time in the engine departThose SIU men who passed their Coast Guard examinations this week and were licensed as Second Engineers include: Federico Sanchez, 51, who joined the union in San Francisco and has been sailing with the SIU for many years. Otis Bailey, 41, a member of the SIU for 21 years who joined the Muse Sanchez Qulnn union in Norfolk. Bailey sailed as a firemen-watertender, oiler and electrician. Nathania Muse, who joined the SIU six years ago and sailed as a firemen-watertender, oiler, junior engineer and pumpman. John Owens, 41, who has been a Seafarer for seven years and sailed as a pump­ man, machinist, fireman - watertender and oiler. Owens successful­ ly passed Coast Guard examina­ tions qualifying , him for his sec­ ond diesel engi­ Owens neer's license and his third steam engineer's license. The newly licensed third en­ gineer, in addition to Owens, is William Quinn, 46, who joined the union in New Orleans and has been sailing in the engine depart­ ment as an fireman-watertender and oiler. The joint SIU-MEBA District 2 upgrading school offers Seafarers and Engineers qualified instruc­ tion in preparing for their Third Assistant Engineer, Temporary Third Assistant Engineer or Ori­ ginal Second Engineer's licenses SM Appeak Board Susponds Rule On IkemOm at Sea The Seafarers Appeals Board has suspended Rule 8 of the Ship­ ping Rules for the duration of the Viet Nam conflict, or until the suspension is no longer necessary. Rule 8 states that "no sea­ man shipped under the rules shall accept a promotion or transfer aboard ship unless there is no time or opportunity to dispatch the required man from the Union hall." The suspension of the rule was made in order to ensure the prop­ er and adequate manning of , American-flag ships during the Viet Nam sealift. , Bailey ment plus six months' experience as wiper or equivalent. SIU engine department men who have the necessary require­ ments and who want to enroll in the school can obtain additional information and apply for the course at any S^U hall or write directly to SIU headquarters at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11232. The telephone number is HYacinth 9-6600. SlU-IBU Wins New Pact For Phila. Tugmen PHILADELPHIA —The SIUInland Boatsmen's Union here has won a new agreement with the major Philadelphia tugboat oper­ ators, calling for a substantial wage boost, increased paid holiday time, upped employer contributions to pension and welfare plans, im­ proved working and safety con­ ditions, and other benefits. Agreement on the new threeyear pact followed a short strike in which SIU-IBU members hit the bricks until settlement was reached. The new pact was rati­ fied by a vote of 128 to 32. The new contract calls for wage increases of 39 cents an hour over a three-year period and substanti­ ally increased rates for crew mem­ bers engaged in "out of harbor" work and for members ordered to report for work aboard vessels laid up for planned repairs. In addition. Union members who report aboard tugs laid up for planned repairs, outside the port will receive premium subsistence pay. The number of paid holidays was increased to 12 with the ad­ dition of Columbus Day. Improve­ ments in working and safety conditioc^ls under the new contract in­ cludes new safeguards for crews aboard vessels engaged in trans­ porting volatile chemicals. In the port of Baltimore, where the present contract between the SIU-IBU and the tug operators has also run out, negotiations are continuing on a new pact. Balti­ more IBU crews are continuing to work on a day-to-day basis with­ out a contract while negotiations continue to show progress. When agreement is reached, the new pact sWiJJ be jetrpaetiv^j > .1.1 I Page Three —7' Mojor Victory for Merchant Marine House-Senate Group Agrees to Keep MARAD Out of the Transport Dep't WASHINGTON — A House-Senate conference committee agreed this week to exclude the Maritime Administration from the proposed new Department of Transportation. AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department President Paul Hall called action by the conferees "a first step in the right direc that the American Merchant Ma­ The MTD president voiced ap­ tion." He said that "it is now hoped that the Congress will proceed promptly to re-establish the Maritime Administration as an independent agency as called for in legislation now pending in both the Senate and House." "We are most appreciative," Hall said, "of the efforts of the AFL-CIO, AFL-CIO President George Meany and all others whose support helped to achieve what we consider to be a major victory for the American Mer­ chant Marine and the men who build and man them." The bill to create the new De­ partment of Transportation went to the House-Senate conference committee because the House voted last month 260 to 117 for a labor-backed amendment to keep the Maritime Administration out of the new Department. The Sen­ ate adopted the transportation de­ partment bill without the amend­ ment. The issue thus had to go to a joint conference committee of both houses of Congress to be resolved before the transportation department bill could be finally approved. The conferees, meeting this week, agreed to adopt the House version excluding the Mari­ time Administration, clearing the way for final passage of the de­ partment bill. Under terms of the Transporta­ tion Department bill, a 12th cab­ inet-level department would be created in the federal government in which the agencies dealing with aviation, highways, and railroads and the Coast Guard would be consolidated. MTD President Hall said that "while exclusion of the Maritime Administration from the Depart­ ment of Transportation does not achieve independence for the Maritime Administration, it is a first step in the right direction." He pointed out that "American maritime labor has long believed rine, which has been allowed to founder in seas of government neglect and indifference for many years, can be restored to its pro­ per position of size, strength and prestige only by having maritime affairs administered by an inde­ pendent Maritime Administration, not subservient to any other Fed­ eral agency or department." "Maritime labor," Hall said, "strongly supported by the AFTCIO labor movement, held firmly to this position throughout the weeks of debate on this measure, despite the willingness of the sub­ sidized shipping companies to ac­ cept half measures which would serve only their own interests and not the interests of the total mer­ chant fleet." preciation of the efforts of the AFL-CIO and its member unions who supported maritime labor's fight to exclude the Maritime Ad­ ministration from being smothered in the new Transportation Depart­ ment. The original amendment exclud­ ing MARAD from the new De­ partment which the House last month was introduced by Rep. Ed­ ward Garmatz (D.-Md.), chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee and floor leader of the fight for its adoption. Labor-supported bills to set up the Maritime Administration as a completely independent agency have been approved in committee in the House and Senate and are awaiting further action. House Maritime Committee Bill Asks Voice in MARAD Allotments WASHINGTON—The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee has favorably reported a bill to the House which would require that any appropriations to finance activities of the Martime Administration be preceded by would be subject to prior authori­ specific legislative authority. zation: The recommendation is em­ • construction and repair of bodied in the bill (H.R. 18176) vessels. which was favorably reported, • payment of construction dif­ without amendment to the House ferential subsidy. by the Merchant Marine and Fish­ • payment of operating differ­ eries Committee. The SIU has ential subsidy. voiced its full support of the bill. • maritime training including The written report which ac­ federal aid to state maritime companied the bill said that "the schools. purpose of the bill is to require • maintenance and operation that appropriations for the prin­ of vessels of the National Defense cipal activities of the Maritime Ad­ Reserve Fleet. ministration be preceded by spe­ • the Vessel Operations Re­ cific legislative authority for ap­ volving Fund. propriations each fiscal year. • research and development "Beginning with fiscal year activities. 1968," the report continued, and The Merchant Marine Commit­ for each subsequent fiscal year, tee report pointed out that enact­ sums to be appropriated or made ment of the bill would place the available to or for the use of the Maritime Administration "on a maritime administration for the basis comparable to that now in following categories of activity effect with regard to the Depart­ ment of Defense, United States Coast Guard, the Atomic Energy Brazilian Maritime Workers Visit SIU Commission, the National Aero­ nautics and Space Administration and other major programs within the Executive Branch." The House Merchant Marine Committee, in their background report for the new legislation, em­ phasized the importance of legisla­ tive authority over Maritime Ad­ ministration appropriations by pointing up the following facts: "When the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 was originally enacted the administering agency was the United States Maritime Commis­ sion, an independent agency re­ sponsible to the Congress. The programs authorized by that Act were set up in a fashion intended to permit their efficient administra­ tion under broad enabling author­ ity. The availability of a construc­ tion revolving fund minimized the Brazilian maritime workers touring SIU headquarters in New York need for seeking detailed annual are shown above viewing Labor Press awards won by the Seafarers authorization for appropriations. Log over the years. Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Admin­ "Since shortly after World War istrator Tony Goncalves conducted visitors through school, Log (Continued on page 5) offices,. ihecKeadquar.t^cs, building, and also thp'j51lJ,.,cHiyi9;.f^fiil,itY. �Page Four SEAFARERS Five Additional Seafarer Veterans Added to Growing Pension Roster The names of five additional Seafarers have been added to the list of men who are receiving SIU pensions. The newcomers to the growing ranks of pensioners include John Hiller, Robert McCulloch, Winslow Shipley, Mario Reyes, and Anthony Vitacco. John Hiller was born in Mich- on the tug Penn Dixie. North Beach, Md., with his moth­ igan and joined the union in Robert McCulloch joined the er, Annie. His last ship was the Detroit. He resides in Petoskey, SIU in Seattle. He sailed as a Volusia. Mich., with his wife, Grace. Hiller steward. Bom in Scotland, Sea­ Winslow Shipley sailed in the was a wheelsman and last sailed farer McCulloch now lives in Deck department and joined the union in Detroit. Born in Forres­ ter, Mich., he now lives in Port Huron, Mich., with his wife, Elva Marie. Shipley last shipped with the American Steamship Com­ pany. Mario Reyes sailed as an oiler in the Engine de­ partment. Born in Puerto Rico, he Vitacco now resides in Staten Island, N. Y. Reyes joined the SIU in New York. His last ship was the Mayaguez. Anthony Vitacco sailed in the by Frank Drozak, West Coast Representative Deck department and joined the SIU in the port of New York, He Representative William Mailliard, incumbent San Francisco Repub­ lives in Brooklyn, N. Y., with his lican was endorsed for reelection by the SIU and the San Francisco wifej Ida. Bay Area Maritime Trades Ports Council. Representative Mailliard is a member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Representative Thomas M. Pally, Washington Republican, a staunch supporter of a strong AmericanLouis Bemier will take any flag merchant marine, has won ship that comes along. He is a 16his primary election. All Demo­ year SIU man and was just off cratic incumbents from the State ^ the Kyska on the of Washington also won their pri­ Viet Nam run mary elections. where he had a San Francisco very good trip. The Soviet Union has initiated He'll be ready to Shipping is still very good here a five-year plan to greatly boost ship in a couple with plenty of jobs for AB's oil­ the capacity of the Russian inland of weeks. ers, FWT's Electricians Cooks waterway system by 1970. Capi­ George Wanka, and Bakers. Sign-on included the who likes coast­ tal investments of well-over $1 Ames Victory, Overseas Rose, wise runs because billion are slated. About $935 Andrew Jackson and Los Angeles. Wanka There were payoffs over the last it gets him near million is earmarked for fleet im­ provements and another $275 mil­ period on the following vessels: home more often, will try to grab lion for port development, ship Ames Victory, Los Angeles, Long another FWT job on the Alaskan Beach, Overseas Rose, Geneva, run. He just piled off the An­ repair yards and canal extensions. Fleet improvements will include Barre Victory, Andrew Jackson chorage after a few trips and and Transpacific. The Mary mar. plans to take it easy for a while. the addition of thousands of ves­ sels to the Soviet inland fleet. Overseas Rose, Geneva, Long These will be of larger average Beach and Calmar were in transit. displacement and equipped with Sal Mancino, of Long Island more powerful engines than pres­ who has been an SlU-member for ent vessels. By 1970 the Russians over 25-years is waiting to make hope to boost the average cargo another trip to capacity of self-propelled river Viet Nam. Sea­ craft from the present 935-tons farer Mancino to 1,900-tons. sails as bosun and his last ship was The deadweight tonnage capa­ the Ridgefield city of barges is to be boosted by Victory. L. L. about 60 percent, with a power Seleskie is also increase for towboats of about 65 waiting fot a ship percent, or from 337 to 555 horse­ to the Far East power on the average. Mancino but wants to sail Larger diesel powered vessels, in a utility engineering slot. suitable for ocean as well as in­ Wilmington land service are also to be built. Shipping has been booming These would have a cargo capa­ here for the past several weeks. city of 5,000-tons in dry cargo, J. Paul St. Sure We have been shipping members or combination dry and liquid out as soon as they come into the OAKLAND, CaUf.—J. Paul St. cargo carriers of 2,700-tons and door. Shipping promises to still Sure, former president and chair­ tankers of 5,000-tons. The larger be good for a few more.weeks and man of the Pacific Maritime Asso­ vessels are slated for operation on we are looking for all the AB's ciation and a member of the Presi­ the Volga-Baltic waterway. Lake FSVT's and electricians who are dent's Maritime Advisory Com­ Onega, the White Sea-Baltic Canal ready to ship out. mittee, passed away here recently and the White Sea. Bill Chadhnm, got his fit-forat the age of 64. duty from the USPHS and wasted St. Sure took part for many no time in grabbing a saloon mess- years in labor-management collec­ SIGN LITTEHS man's job on the Calmar. tive bargaining negotiations on the n For obvious reasons the Seattle West Coast, and was active in print any letters or contract negotiations between the pommunications sent by Shipping has been excellent here with many grain ships load­ SIUNA Pacific District Unions unless the author signs his nat ing for India and freighters taking and the shipowners. jp circumstances justify, the 1 on cargo for Viet Nam. Any Sea­ He is survived by his wife, Mrs. will withhold a signature on farer can have his choice of ships Elizabeth St. Sure, and two daugh­ from the Seattle area. ters. The Pacific Coast Soviets Announce Huge Waterway Improvement Plan J. Paul St. Sure, Advisory Committee Member, Dies At 64 October 14, 1966 LOG The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atiantic Coast Area] The SlUNA-affiiliated Atlantic Fisherman's Union is now on strike against the Gloucester Fishing Boat Owners Association. The only thing that the boatowners have offered the Union so far is a contract that would set them back fifty years in wages and benefits. The Union will settle for nothing less than a contract which will put their wages, benefits and working John Stiles is also ready to go conditions on a par with their again after a few weeks on the union brothers in Boston and beach, A member of the Union New Bedford. for 20 years, John last sailed New York Shipping has been brisk here with plenty of jobs on the board in all ratings. John G. Doran, who was last shipped aboard the Afoundria stopped by to say hello. E. Lukowski, last aboard the Seatrain Louisiana is registered to ship here. Bill Barrett, who last sailed as fireman-water-tender on the Afoundria is now looking for a ship out of this port. Harold E. Robinson, who dropped by the hall recently, said his last trip as utility steward abroad the Afoundria was a real good one. Baltimore Shipping here has been fair for the past two weeks and prospects for the coming period look good. Right now we have the Alamar, Losmar, Trustco and Ohio laid up. During the last period we paid off six vessels, signed on four and serviced five ships in transit. Louis Firlie has his fit for duty again after a short stay in the hospital and is trying to get a short run to get back in the groove again. A member of the SIU for over 14 years, Lou last sailed aboard the Alcoa Trader. Lawrence Melanson recently end­ ed a voyage to Vietnam aboard the Alcoa Marketer, and is now waiting around the hall here for another Vietnam run. He has been sailing with the Union for over 20 years. Firlie Melanson Also just back from a trip to Viet Nam is Wilbert Hughes, who recently paid off the Colum­ bia Victory. Hughes sailed in the Steward department and has noth­ ing but good things to say about the crew and officers he sailed with. Pbiladelpbia Shipping has been a little slow here during the last period, but we managed to chalk up four payoffs, one sign-on, and serviced four ships in transit. After a good rest at home, one of the real Union oldtimers, Ar­ thur "Scentific Sam" Samson, is watching the board and ready to go, Sam, who sails in the engine department, made his last voyage aboard the Columbia. Ralph Bullard, a 22-year SIU veteran, says he's ready to take the first chief cook's job that comes his way. His last ship was the Potomac. Charles Fritz is ready to pounce on the first fwt job that hits the board after spending the summer months at home relaxing with his family. aboard the Pecos in the deck de­ partment. Norfolk Shipping has been fair at this port with prospects brighter for the coming period since the Penn Challenger is supposed to take on a full crew this month. William Rudd, a 12-year SIUman who has been shipping out is now registered here and ready to ship out. He last sailed as an AB aboard the Steel Executive. Charlie Horton, a fireman-water tender aboard the Alcoa Explorer had to sign off because of illness. Basilio Boschi, a 16-year Seafarer whose last ship was the- Penn Challenger thinks she was a swell ship and hopes to make it back aboard when she comes out of drydock at the end of October. Joseph Woolford, a Seafarer for 14-years, who last shipped out aboard the Keva Ideal and is now registered here and looking for a foreign run. Boston Shipping has been on the slow bell here, but is expected to pickup shortly. Michael "Big Mike" Gison just got out of drydock and will grab the first job on the board. He last shipped out on the Miami. Auhery Parsons, a Seafarer for 25-years, just got off the Mankato Victory where he shipped as third cook and is glad to be home to spend some time with his family. Armon Ramos, a 23-year member of the SIU recently signed off the Miami in order to spend some time at home with his family. - Puerto Rico Ruben Maldonado recently signed on the Mayaguez as an AB. Jose Cuhano is back in town after a long trip on the Alcoa Runner which is now laid-up in Mobile. The Alcoa Runner is expected to be fit-for-duty in a few weeks. Savage Retires Joseph W. Savage picked up his first regular $150 monthly SIU pension check recently at Norfolk hall from SIU rep. Richard Avery. Savage's last job before retiring was with Curtis Bay Company. f t. i �October 14, 1966 The Gulf Coast by Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area The Organized Labor Movement of Greater New Orleans sponsored a testimonial dinner to honor the Reverend Louis J. Twomey, S.J., Director of the Institute of Human Relations of Loyola University in New Orleans October 1, 1966. Lindsey J. Williams, SIU Vice-pres., acted as general chairman of the testimonial committee. He commended Father Twomey for wants to hit the South Atlantic his many contributions in the again. areas of social and economic prob­ Mobile lems and racial understanding. Last off the Alcoa Runner as Father Twomey has been a con­ deck maintenance, Aaron F sistent friend of labor. In 1954 Dickey is registered in group three he appeared before the Louisiana deck and watch legislature in opposition to that ing the board for state's right-to-work law. His In­ the right job stitute of Human Relations has Dickey lives with been instrumental in bringing har­ his family in Pen mony to local labor-management sacola, Florida disagreements. In recognition of He has sailed in these efforts, organized labor in the deck depart New Orleans honored Father ment for over Twomey. fifteen years Among the distinguished guests Back from Viet attending were the Honorable Nam off the Citadel Victory Os­ Hale Boggs, (D-La.), the Mayor car E. (Don Q.) Ferguson is tak and all city councilmen and most ing it easy at his Richton, Miss judges of the local courts. The af­ home. Ferguson looks forward to fair was held at the SIU hall. his next trip, and thinks he'll be ready to ship again in a week or New Orleans two. Two oldtimers seen around the Ernest L. Odom, a real SIU hall frequently are Ernest Ohlsoldtimer, has been sailing out o: son and Fred Fredeiiksen. Ohlsthe port of Mobile since 1940. He son went on SIU pension five last sailed as deck years ago. His last ship was the maintenance on Alcoa Pioneer where he shipped the Alcoa Ran as oiler. Frederiksen retired on ger. Seafarer H. pension four years ago. His last B. Boyd who ship was the Seatrain Louisiana. makes his home Both pensioners relax with old in Mississippi just friends in the hall, swapping tales finished a long and cups of colfee. trip as oiler on B. C. (Deacon) Jones came into the Claiborne. Nail register after returning from Oak­ Alton Q. (Jack) land. The Deacon piled off the Los Nail, recently got off the Alcoa Angeles out there after making Ranger to get some medical care. a few trips on her on the Oki­ nawa run. Jones was an AB on Houston the Los Angeles. Frank Chameco, B. E. Lowe, who ships in the recently off the Del Aires, is on • steward dept., is in the Galves­ an extended vacation. Frank is ton USPHS hospital recovering looking for another lover's run, from a broken hg. Lowe is anxi­ preferably to Rio de Janeiro ous to get a god whiff of salty which he enjoys very milch. Wait­ air again. Deckman Jerry Blan is ing for another Delta Liner is looking for a feeder and a nice Malcolm Thompson. Thompson, long trip. He says he wouldn't just piled off the Del Sol and mind taking a Vietnam run. Seafarer Greets Governor Hughes New Jersey Governor Richard Hughes (left) is greeted by Seafarer Louis Cirignano, who served on organizing committee of testimon­ ial dinner for Congressman Henry Helstoski (center). Helstoski, a Democrat from New Jersey's 9th District who is seeking re-elec­ tion in November, has been a good friend of labor and of maritime. SEAFARERS LOG Page Five US Slaps Lien on Creek Vessel That Refused to Sail to Vietnam A Greek freighter whose crew refused to sail last year with a cargo of military supplies bound for Vietnam has been attached by United States marshals and tied up in Newport News, Virginia in an attempt by the U.S. Government to recover the cost of loading, unloading and fueling the vessel. The Greek-flag Milena P. was ^ control and available to the U.S. in the U.S. reserve fleet. Many of attached when it put into port at in time of need. It became ob­ these vessels have been reactivated Newport News with a cargo of vious that once a vessel is flying a or are in the process of being re­ pig iron from Canada. Last year foreign flag and manned by a activated. its Greek crew refused to honor crew of foreign nationals, there For the most part however, they a contract to deliver a 400-ton is no way of maintaining effective are old, slow vessels of relatively military shipment to Vietnam control over it. small carrying capacity. In addi­ loaded at Tacoma, Washington. Because of the lack of sufficient tion, the cost of reactivation is The Government has filed suit U.S. tonnage to meet defense high due to the age and de­ in District Court in Newport needs and the inability to find terioration of the machinery. And News to recover $65,962—the foreign-flag ships, the Govern­ we are now scraping the bottom cost of loading, unloading and ment was again forced to fall back of the barrel of even these inade­ fueling the Milena P. at that time on the old. World War II tonnage quate ships. and making arrangements for a substitute carrier. The Milena P. was just one of many foreign-flag vessels whose crews last year refused to carry U.S. military supplies to Vietnam when, because of its steady down­ "It can only be hoped that the (Continued from Page 2) grading of the importance of the basic guidelines of the President's al waterborne commerce has U.S. merchant marine, the Gov­ Advisory Committee Report will never regained its pre-war status, ernment sought out foreign-flag vessels to carry U.S. military sup­ but instead is at the lowest ebb be adopted and implemented with dispatch. It is already much later plies because the U.S. fleet had in our history." been allowed to deteriorate to the • "Only some 11 ships have than we think." point where it could not meet the been recommended in the budget nation's emergency defense needs. for construction next year under The U.S. then started to pull ships the Merchant Marine Act of of its reserve fleet to meet its 1936. I understand this may even be reduced to nine and that the defense needs. Another favorite Government actual figure has not even been myth which was shattered by determined. Even Egypt has this (Continued from page 3) foreign seamen's refusals to sail many ships under construction." II, however, such matters as the with U.S. military cargoes was • "The active Russian fleet transfer of the Administration of that American-owned runaway- as of June 30, 1965, was 1,261 the maritime functions to the De­ flag ships are still under effective ships totaling 8,628,000 dead­ partment of Commerce, the denial weight tons compared to 954 pri­ of the availability of the construc­ vately owned ships of 14,665,000 tion revolving fund, and other selfdeadweight tons. Russia had thus imposed limitations have had the already exceeded us last year in practical effect of placing the op­ active operating ships and will erations of the agency on a strictly exceed us in total deadweight tons annual basis. by 1968, if not much sooner." "In view of these developments, • "We were (under the 1936 it has become increasingly clear Merchant Marine Act) to have a to your committee that if it is to Seamen who become sick or merchant fleet capable of serv­ exercise and maintain its legisla­ injured at sea will have a better ing as a naval and military aux­ tive responsibility over our mari­ chance of receiving prompt and iliary in time of war or national time policies and programs, we proper medical treatment in the emergency. Today we have- a must review such policies and pro­ future under a proposed medical merchant fleet capability which is grams annually and make specific assistance plan called Coordinated taxed to the limit to carry on legislative authorization for the Scheme for Medical Assistance to even a relatively small conflict in use of appropriated funds for such Ships at Sea. Vietnam. ... 161 U.S. flag ships major items of expense as those The plan is the result of five have been or are in process of covered by this bill. Through such years of study by the International being broken out from the re­ annual review and authorization Labor Organization and the World serve fleet for operation under your committee believes a genuine Health Organization of the United General Agency contracts. service can be rendered to both Nations. The proposal is now be­ "As a result there are only 34 the Congress and the Maritime ing placed before the world's sea­ Victory ships remaining in the Administration in the evaluating going nations for approval. reserve fleet, which are preserved and carrying out of the maritime Its planners hope the new and operational, and they are re­ programs. method will simplify and coordin­ ported to be scheduled for re­ "Your committee has gone into ate the three existing forms of activation for Vietnam. The 184 this matter thoroughly, having had medical aid at sea — the ship's remaining Libertys' which are pre­ both informal meetings with of­ medical guide, medicine cabinet, served and operational, are prac­ ficials of the Department of Com­ and methods of getting medical tically useless for modern military merce and Maritime Administra­ advice by radio. support." tion and public hearings to which The newly devised medical • "We have been one of the all interested parties were invited guide gives a basic knowledge of biggest contributors to (the) un­ to attend. the broad aspects of medicine, al­ savory (runaway-flag) condition. "While the Department of Com­ lowing for effective first aid and Tax avoidance and sub-standard merce/Maritime Administration practical treatment over a long wages have been so compelling felt the legislation might mean ex­ period of time when necessary. an attraction that we have reduced tra work and cause delay in the In addition, the contents of the our U.S.-flag fleet to a miserable enactment of appropriation legis­ ships medicine cabinet have been seventh position in the world in lation, they presented no con­ expanded and updated. the process." vincing arguments in opposition to Of prime importance to the new • The Louisiana Senator add­ this legislation. A report from the system however, is the revision of ed that it seems unbelievable that Bureau of the Budget expressed the international code of signals. such object proposals as contained similar views. The new code has 600 different in the Interagency Maritime Task "Our experience with annual sentences, grouped for finger-tip Force Report could have been authorizations for the Coast Guard reference, in three sections—one promulgated in view of the de­ within the past several years is or the ship's master, one for the pressed state of the U.S. mer­ such that the arguments relative replying doctor, and one for chant marine. He declared that to extra work and possible delays phrases comon to both. our worst enemies" could have are not significant. Most important, the message hoped for no greater degradation "Labor and management wit­ will be transmitted by number in of U.S. maritime strength, and nesses representing all segments this way overcoming language bar­ described the report as "truly a were in full accord with the objec­ Blueprint for Disaster." riers. tives of this legislation." Legislators Rap U. S. Ship Policy; Urge Massive Shipbuilding Program House Committee Bill Asks Voice in MARAD Allotments UN Units Propose improved Shipboard Niedftai Aid Plan �Page Six October 14, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG DIsfrict;. From Sept. 23 to Oct. 6, 1966 The Great Lakes by Al Tanner, Vice-President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes Your Secretary-Treasurer has received official notification from the elected candidates advising that they are accepting office as per Article 13, Section 10, of our constitution. Roy Boudreau, Assistant SecretaryTreasurer; Stan Wares, Buffalo Port Agent; Donald Bensman, Duluth Port Agent; Scottie Aubusson, Chicago Port Agent; Floyd Hanmer, Frankfort Port Agent; and Fred ^ J. Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO. Over 500 unionists athaving received the highest num­ .tended, including SIU President ber of votes, have been declared Paul Hall, ILA President Teddy elected. In order to best serve our Gleason, Anthony Scotto, Presi­ membership, your Secretary- dent Local 1814, ILA and many Treasurer has asked the member- other representatives of maritime mership to approve the following labor. Hall rapped the present administration and Defense Sec­ recommendations: retary McNamara for mishandling Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, the shipbuilding program in the Roy Boudreau, will remain in the United States. port of Buffalo to carry out the Our protest to the ICC over functions of the Port Agent's job, the grain schedules proposed by in addition to his other duties. eastern railroads on grain and Stan Wares, elected agent for the feed from the midwest to the east port of Buffalo, will remain in was successful as the new sched­ Cleveland and the Cleveland hall ules were suspended entirely by will be kept open in order to bet­ the Interstate Commerce Commis­ ter service our membership in that sion. The Interstate Commerce area. Donald Bensman, elected Commission appeals board re­ agent for the port of Duluth, will versed an earlier action okaying continue to work here in head­ some of the rates. The railroads quarters and the Toledo area. must now hold the tariffs in abey­ On Thursday, September 20, ance during the statutory seven 1966, we attended a dinner spon­ month investigation. Had the new sored by the Political Action Com­ tariff been allowed, many ships in mittee of the Buffalo Port Coun­ the grain trade would have been cil, Maritime Trades Department forced to lay-up. What are the roughest waters you have sailed? (Asked at the New Orleans Hall.) Ramon Rogue: Sailing in the North Atlantic any time between [September and December is rough. That's about the rough­ est waters that 1 have seen. 1 have I never been sea­ sick in my twenty odd years at sea, but one trip on the North Atlantic brought me pretty close. It was so rough that all we could eat was sandwiches. Otis Harris: One trip I took on the North Atlantic, my first trip, was during a cold January. We ran into a storm and 1 fell and frac­ tured my back. On top of that 1 was plenty sea­ sick. I was so sick that 1 could hard­ ly keep anything down. There was no sleeping dur­ ing that storm either. The con­ tinuous tossing and yawing kept you slipping and sliding in your bunk. Even tying yourself in didn't help. Alexander Martin: 1 think that the Straits of Magellan are the roughest waters in the world. Not only is it rough, but the whole place is strange to boot. The sun goes down about 10 p.m. and comes up at 2 a.m. And all over the place you see hundreds and hundreds of albatross. You know that that's bad luck for seamen. Bobble Spears: Looking back 1 think that the worst seas that 1 can remember were on the North Atlantic, especial­ ly during the win­ ter months of De­ cember, January and February. The thing that ' really bothers me is dodging ice­ bergs in the fog. In the North Atlantic the icebergs haven't had time to melt and they are really whoppers. Bertram Eckert: 1 was on the Olga when she broke down in a storm on the North Atlantic and that was the worst experience that 1 have ever had with rough seas. It was some­ time in the win­ ter, around No­ vember or De­ cember and the seas were very high. Hardly anybody was eating and everyone looked a little pale around the gills. A good sailor may not get seasick, but the North Atlantic will bring you awful close when she's going good. — Thomas J. Hllburn: Without a doubt the North Atlantic wins hands down. 1 don't think that there is a rougher stretch of water any place in the world. I think that nine out of ten seamen would agree on that. 1 r remember one time on a crossing to Northern Europe that the seas became so rough that it was necessary to tie yourself in your bunk. DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 1 9 31 65 8 11 15 25 9 7 6 7 1 3 14 27 51 21 25 47 23 5 19 40 24 42 355 170 All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 0 0 19 21 75 0 0 2 1 28 11 3 2 9 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 4 17 16 12 34 8 36 22 3 12 10 30 8 26 31 21 15 108 124 256 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals T Class A Class B 2 4 43 53 6 1 26 20 9 9 0 4 2 1 20 18 30 42 35 41 8 14 37 19 18 8 204 266 Class A Class B Class C 0 5 0 34 40 32 0 1 1 10 2 24 6 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 11 15 5 19 9 19 31 17 9 10 19 4 13 18 25 17 8 19 178 124 132 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups All Groups Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C 3 1 0 0 2 12 9 46 28 42 4 2 3 0 1 26 15 11 8 5 8 3 6 2 2 3 2 1 0 2 . 3 0 0 1 0 • 3 11 16 2 6 31 18 11 8 22 13 19 13 24 12 4 12 4 1 16 23 11 9 24 45 16 3 16 2 27 96 196 159 58 147 All Groups Class A Class B 31 3 307 96 37 17 155 35 20 13 16 5 10 6 81 27 163 70 134 54 20 1 63 1 29 1 1,070 329 REGISTERED on BEACH Class A Class B 12 2 173 79 19 7 79 36 27 13 3 1 11 2 13 45 98 54 65 155 15 1 0 33 13 1 276 681 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 9 38 152 14 21 91 26 32 17 6 6 5 12 10 48 120 72 62 36 10 1 30 2 13 1 591 246 Congressman Asks Business Support of Fleet Strong U.S. Merchant Fleet Caiied Best Cure for Nation's Gold Drain Utilization of the American merchant marine is the best means to halt the gold drain on the nation's economy Representative William S. Mailliard (R.-Calif.), a ranking Republican member of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries stated recently in a speech delivered before the National Association of vor using their own merchant upon foreign-flag shipping to Manufacturers. transport this growing trade." marine. The failure of the American He urged that American busi­ Twice in the past 15 years— businessman to control the rout­ nessmen sell their goods abroad during the Korean and Viet­ ing of his own goods was a major by quoting total costs to their namese conflicts — the Govern­ factor in the chronic dollar deficit, customers — which would allow ment has had to rescue American he said and urged the American control over how goods are ship­ importers and exporters from sky­ business community to follow the ped. In this way they will be free rocketing shipping rates by re­ activating reserve fleet ships, he lead of foreign businessmen who to use American-flag ships. By 1985 American foreign- said. use their own national shipping "But you cannot expect these over American vessels. A "trans­ trade is expected to grow to about reserve fleet ships—^which were $60 billion a year. This, he said, portation tourniquet" was needed built more than 20 years ago for was an encouraging sign but dis­ to arrest this persistent outflow of World War II—to be available turbing also when we consider dollars. That tourniquet, he as­ much longer to pull our chestnuts how "we have allowed ourselves serted is the American flag mer­ out of the fire," he concluded. to become too heavily dependent chant marine. He told the businessmen that SIU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS "whenever you ship cargo on a foreign-flag vessel about 73 cents JAugtt^ of every freight dollar goes out­ Amount ^ Number of I side the United States. If, on the Paid Benefits other hand, you ship on Ameri­ 52,654.24 Hospitoi Benefits 5,072 $ can-flag vessels about 77 cents of 59,139.30 26 every freight dollar is retained in l^eath Benefits 138,000.00 Disobliity Benefits ......i920 the American economy." 6,800.00 34 He pointed out that less than Aloternity Benefits ......... «8>401.39 Dependent Benefits ,. .,....... 486 20 per cent of American busi­ •>•• 795 11,893.35 nesses are in foreign trade and Opticdf Benefits that at least 80 per cent of these jQut-Pcitient Benefits . .. . 4,147 32y103;25 firms ship their goods on an IVacfltion Benefits 640,351.83 , 1,545 F.O.B. (free-on-board) basis, '"'.'fr't I dropping control over , routing to ii0TAL; WU.FARE> VACATION foreign buyers who normally fa­ �October 14, 1966 Page Seven SEAFARERS LOG ILO Ottawa Conference Adopts Manpower Program J "YooVe It!" OTTAWA, Ont.—The 8th Conference of American States Members of the International Labor Organization at its closing session here unan­ imously adopted a program for worldwide utilization of human re­ sources known as the Ottawa Plan. At the same time the delegates approved a proposed program for Social Security reform urging the ILO to intensify its activities in this area in the Americas and to coordinate the steps being taken by other international organizations. Representatives of 19 nations participated in the meeting, the first held in Canada. United States' workers were represented by Rudy Faupl, a member of the ILO Governing Body and an international representative of the Machinists. His advisers were Director Bert Seidman of the AFL-CIO Department of Social Security and Morris Paladino, assistant to the administrator of the American Institute for Free Labor Development. The human resources plan was approved in the form of two resolu­ tions. The first laid down general principles and suggested measures for a long-term manpower planning and development program. The second called for the launching of an urgent, practical program to apply -these principles, with emphasis in Latin America and the Caribbean nations and with the ILO acting as a coordinator. Faupl in a speech maintained that only trade unions—"free of dom­ ination by employers and free of control by the state"—can exercise a "meaningful and effective role in social and economic development." He voiced sharp criticism of Cuba, where, he said, "the trade union's job is to enslave workers in the speedup and define their obligations, since they have no rights." Orestes Ibanez Isaac, external relations sec­ retary for the Cuban Sugar Workers Union, responded with such a bitter personal attack on Faupl that some delegates pounded their desks in protest and cried for order. Canadian Labor Minister J. R. Nicholson, conference chairman, ordered Ibanez to leave the subject but the Cuban continued in the same vein until George P. Delaney, International labor relations adviser in the State Department, angrily charged to Nicholson's table behind the podium, and demanded that Ibanez's tirade be halted. When Ibanez finally finished, Seidman denounced his "unbridled personal attack" on Faupl and urged the delegates to ignore it. Other delegates also defended Faupl. A total of 151 delegates and technical advisers representing govern­ ments, workers and employers participated in the conference. Also present were 90 observers from other ILO member states. , 'Mi'' The Road Ahead Delegates to the 63rd annual convention of the Stereotypers & Electrotypers union took a second step toward merger with the Li­ thographers & Photoengravers when they voted to send a merger plan to referendum. The members of the Stereotypers and Electro­ typers authorized their officers to explore merger possibilities at last year's convention. The merger would unite all union platemakers into a single organization of 64,000 members—the Graphic Arts International Union. A1 Bilik, president of the Cin­ cinnati AFL-CIO, has announced that, effective October 21, he will resign to become assistant to Pres­ ident Jerry Wurf, of the State, County and Municipal Employees, with headquarters in Washington, D. C. The Communications Workers of America have reached an agree­ ment with the Ohio Bell Tele­ phone Co., for 17,000 CWA-represented employees. The contract, which union spokesmen say, pro­ vides wage and fringe benefits valued at more than 7 percent, is retroactive to Sept. 11 and in­ cludes pay hikes of as much as $11.50 per week for some em­ ployees. the ACWA won a National Labor Relations Board election, 182-94. ACWA Vice President Charles English said both campaigns were "typical southern organizing cam­ paigns" complete with discharges and terror tactics by management. <1> William H. Rohrberg, veteran secretary-treasurer of the Painters Union, died at Toronto General Hospital on Sept. 18. He had been attending a session of the union's executive board when he was stricken with a heart attack. Rohr­ berg, a union imember since 1922, served as business agent of Local 460 at Hammond, Ind., for 14 years. A former president of the Lake County Building Trades Council and former president of the union's Indiana State Confer­ ence, he joined the international union staff in 194.1, and was first elected secretary-treasurer in 1952. Rohrberg, who was 64, is survived by his wife, Helen, two daughters and two sons. The Sheet Metal Workers have defeated an attempted raid by Teamsters at the Carnes Corp's. Wisconsin plant. Earlier this year the Sheet Metal Workers signed a labor agreement with the Carnes management which recognized the AFL-CIO union as the legitimate —' bargaining agent for Carnes' em­ Workers at the T«&W Clothing ployees after a check of union au­ Co., Harriman, Tenn., recently thorization cards. The Teamsters voted for the Amalgamated Cloth­ objected to the results and a spe­ ing Workers of America, 357-228, cial election was held under NLRB after a-seven-month union organ­ auspices to find out which union izing campaign. The election vicri file employees preferred. The tory followed another successfiil Sheet Metal Workers won by a drive in ]|ussellville, Ala., where 209-105 vote. The SIU observed it's 28th birthday this month and the intervening years have brought gains in the areas of wages and sea­ men's welfare that were unthought of when the Union was first founded. The Union has won tremendous gains in wages and welfare benefits over the years. This is not just something that occurred as a stroke of good fortune. It is the result of a unified effort by Seafarers tvho supported their union on the picketline, at the contract table, and on the legislative front. There is however, still much to be done. The path that the SIU will take in the years to follow, as it has in the years that have past, is a result of it's members dedication to the principles of trade unionism. The union can only be as good as it's members want it to be and the progress of the SIU through the years is an indicator of the dedication and devotion of it's members. Contrasted with the seaman of 30 or 40 years ago. Seafarers now enjoy a decent wage to provide for themselves and their families. Complete health and welfare protection is provided for the Seafarer and his dependents. Vacation pay, pensions, a scholarship pro­ gram, are but a few of the many benefits that unionism has brought to the Seafarer. And they enjoy the maximum in job security. The Union's accomplishment can be meas­ ured by it's membership participation in it's activities. Because, in the final analysis, the Union is the membership. U.S. Leads In'Ship Scrapping Lloyd's Register of Shipping, the statisti­ cal bible of the maritime world, has released a report confirming a hard, cold truth con­ cerning the decaying state of the American merchant marine. Bloc obsolescence—^the rapid deteriora­ tion of huge numbers of merchant ships at once—is critically affecting America's stand­ by and commercial fleet. War-built ships constructed in bloc units on an emergency basis during World War II are now wearing out at the same time. Twenty years of indifference has placed the American-flag fleet on the danger list. Each year the nation's fleet drops another notch below other major world maritime powers. Recently we have begun to slip alarmingly and the drain on both the com­ mercial and reserve fleet is beginning to in­ crease due to the Viet Nam conflict and the scrapping of ancient ships at an unprece­ dented rate. The number of ships that the United States was forced to scrap last year was the highest of any mercantile power and much more than the number scrapped last year. In 1964 the nation scrapped some 131 ships of 856,427 gross tons. Last year nearly a million tons of merchant shipping was sent to the smelt­ ers because they were too old and worn. The Lloyd's report also points out that Liberia, a favorite runaway haven for Amer­ ican shipowners trying to avoid U. S. safety and manning regulations, is the country which lost the most vessels of any maritime nation due to accidents. If nothing else the report points to a des­ perate need for a swift revival of the nation's commercial and reserve fleets. We need ships to insure our economic well-being and strengthen our defense capabilities. The Lloyd's report provides an accurate picture of the debilitated state of the U. S. merchant marine. �tJk Party in White House Loses Seats In Congress in Off-Year Elections p. „ Tr p!:)k Elected Reps. Gains/Losses D.n.. R.,s. President & Party I- Wf.e H.us. JQ3 +9 —14 F. D. Roosevelt (D) 322 1934 jg9 —71 +80 F. D. Roosevelt (D) 362 1938 70Q —45 +47 F. D. Roosevelt (D) 222 1942 246 —55 +56 H. S. Truman (D) 188 1946 J99 —29 +28 H. S. Truman (D) 234 1950 203 +19 —18 D. D. Eisenhower (R) 232 1954 J 54 +49 —47 D. D. Eisenhower (R) 283 1958 J 76 — 4 +1 J- F. Kennedy 258 **1962 "Only off-year election this century when party in control of White House actually gamed seats m Congress. Proves the tradition can be reversed. ""•'Slight loss of House seats by Democrats occurred for unique reasons. In winning narrow victory for Presidency in 1960, Democrats at same time lost 21 seats in the House. The chart above tells the story in a nutshell: The party in control of the White House usually loses congressional seats in a non-presidential ««n vPflp election year.* Over the past 60 years, the average loss has >en 37 seats in the U.S. House, five in the been >nate. Senate. ^ienate. Losses this high in 1966—or any sharp loss of liberal legislators—would kill progress and • The prime achievement of the Mh Congress hospital and medicaid."; doom chances of passage of progressive laws like those enacted in the past two years—medi­ care, social security increases, aid to education, poverty, job-creating programs, pollution control and others. yes, off-year losses are a tradition. But trareversed in 1966—as it was in 1934—if you, your friends and family members register and vote and support liberal COPEbacked candidates. happier, more productive future TreaVitSS' "V' .""''®'' has alas one of mol "axon's history terms of progressive " .ed'^-rpaTd"wrm''r'"f political defeats in AmenV ^ hdisastrous set the staw for l e™^tmwjttingly trict after IPL ySo'S co^rvative tocmbettts for eottSSeft?""' ' liberal Tlte makeu^r Se 'tee'tmoi" ft 294 Democrats agalMTyp atBroIlcallshowed 67npmo 4^ ^ he Sen- , Democrats h^^ Gov^ Republicans, publicans. chairs against 17 Re- servativeopp<wi^o^^?ch^haH^f"®,f lug-jam of con- " ing back Pam^f much t'dS ' progressive legislation. The sJh ® " sponsible for the nassaoif t •1 was re- . efitting all the AmeriLn programs ben- -i youni the ^ farmers, started btiHrelSfJ^tSSd heen i| tant programs a^Jm othe^por- J coming off-year eWUnr. • P^"umg stage. The up- I these proSs-to^i° to the future of + being planned. ^^ begun and to those ity leSSs^i'SiL^ cS'iibLf^^^^ years such as this Thk In® ^U'R^'esidential election with their S r^ori apathy cm the oart nf m ' uRo reflects instead policii. huftattTt!. tmmmm IS """d T""" and vote. If this hannpT/if^et out number of the prog^Live vLnTi ^ ®"hstantial . featedy- much of the leSLtfv '^^'^'^tors are dealready begun will be unrti t *hey have 4 servatives and further imtSmm '"^^tning conttoo won', Rave a chat.cc'^p"'^"®'®™ M and varied. 'They incfudet "erf �October 14> 1966 Page Nine SEAFARERS LOG -I- - Vw:;r ' The liberal 89+h Congress did. not forget the American farmer, who benefited from legislation to provide direct payments in subsidy programs and loans to small farmers under the Poverty Program. J The Voting Rights Bill, passed by the 89th Congress because of the strong support for this long-overdue legislation displayed by the liberal freshman Congressmen, helps assure American minorities in every area of the nation of their right to register and vote. By exercising their ballot they can help shape the future of the U.S.—in which they can play a productive role by exercising the rights and duties of full citizenship. This Is where it all began, with President Johnson's State of the Union message in January, 1965, delivered to the most liberal Congress in years because of the election of more than SO liberal freshmen in the land­ slide Johnson victory of 1964. The President urged the legislators to act on a long list of urgent national needs, and the 89th Congress responded by writing a record of progressive achievement unmatched in history. The problems of the cities, such as urban renewal, rapid transit, air and water pollution, etc., were attacked both through legislation and the new Cab­ inet-level Dept. of Housing and Urban Development. War on Poverty For those Americans who remain outside the na­ tion's general prosperity, trapped in the vicious circle of poverty-ignorance-poverty, the 89th Congress placed its full legislative support behind the Admin­ istration's War on Poverty. Programs were passed to aid the poor on many levels, such as job training for the young through the Youth Corps and job retrain­ ing for adults to enable them to upgrade their skills and utilize their potential to the fullest. The improved minimum wage legislation recently signed by the President is designed to raise the wages of many low paid American workers. Many of the programs enacted by the 89th Con­ gress serve in more than one area of national need, however. Federal aid to education for instance, will help many future Americans achieve the education and skills necessary to lift themselves from the pov­ erty level to play a full, productive role in American society. The Voting Rights Act of 1965, with yet to be passed improvements, will help to serve the same end by assuring American minorities the right to register and vote. ' • ' UrbaiTProblems In addition, the 89th Congress has turned its at­ tention to solving the many special problems of cities. With more and more Americans moving to urban centers each year, the problems the cities must face have grown to vast proportions—^yet almost every past Congress remained basically rural-oriented. The 89th recognized this growing problem and supported a new cabinet-level Department of Housing and Ur­ ban Development to help the cities solve some of their most pressing needs—such as rapid transit, additional community facilities and increasing air and water pollution. While turning long-needed attention to the growing problems of the cities, the 89th Congress did not forget the nation's farm.erii!. A shift toward direct pay­ ments in subsidy programs proposed by the 89th is designed to give a better deal, in today's complex economy, to the men whose toil in the fields has made the United States the best-fed nation in the world and has even produced surplusses to aid needy and under­ fed in other countries. It is because of this brilliant, progressive voting record compiled by the 89th Congress, that the upt coming off-year elections ts^e on added meaning for the American people. Much good work has been started but not yet completed. Legislation to repeal anti-labor Section 14B of the Taft-Hartley Act, for in­ stance, was passed by the House but blocked in the Senate. The fight for repeal must and will continue. Slrongci legislation in the area of civil rights is still badly needed and it will take a liberal Congress to enact it. Most of the freshmen liberal-Congressmen who made the 89th Congress what it was, were elected from previously conservative districts by close mar­ gins— I won by 55 percent or less of the total vote in 1964. The right wihg conservatives "have already begim a concerted, well-financed campaign to regain these seats and win a majority in Congress or win back enough seats so that liberal legislation will not have a chance of passage. The defeat of only a relatively few of the fresh­ man liberals by right wing conservatives would be enough to achieve this goal. A few examples of how close the voting was in the 89th Congress on major legislation is illuminating. • A move to hatchet the Medicare bill was re­ jected by the House 239-191 on April 8, 1965. But a switch of only 23 votes would have sent the bill back to committee and ruined it. The stand taken by the freshman liberals saved the Medicare bill. • The 14B repeal bill passed the House 221-203 on July 28, 1965. A switch of only 10 votes would have meant defeat of this labor-backed proposal in the House. • A motion to recommit the poverty bill was re­ jected by the House 227-178 on July 22, 1965. A switch of 25 votes would have buried the bill in committee. There are many more examples. In most cases a switch of less than 30 votes in the House would have been enough to prevent passage of progressive legis­ lation. However, unless, the American voters rally-round the freshman liberal Congressmen this November, those important votes may be lacking in the next Con­ gress and progress will again take a back seat to the retrenching of the conservatives. Statistics for the past 60 years show that in off-year Congressional elections the party in power loses an average of 37 seats in the House and five in the Senate. It is up to the American voter to make sure that this does not happen this year. Medicare For older Americans, who were virtually ignored by previous Congresses, the finest achievement of the 89th Session was passage of Medicare, a program of hospital care for all persons over 65. Under this pro­ gram an elderly American in need of hospital care, but usually unable to afford the skyrocketing costs of hospitalization, is entitled to 90 days hospitalization; ICQ days post-hospital care; 100 post-hospital home visits by a nurse, therapist or health aid; 190 days of psychiatric care; and various outpatient diagnostic services. Under the optional Plan "B" of Medicare, the el­ derly, for a fee of $3 per month, can receive payment of physicians' or surgeons' fees in hospitals, home, or office; 100 home health visits a year; diagnostic X-ray and laboratory tests, plus X-ray, radium and other types of therapy; ambulance services; sprgical dress­ ings and devices such as iron lungs and oxygen tents. In addition the 89th Congress took note of the disastrous effects which a steadily climbing cost of living was having on the nation's elderly—^who live for the most part on very small, fixed incomes. Social security benefits were boosted and the earnings limit was raised for those oldsters still able to work part ^ time to aid their own support. Finally, pension pro­ visions were liberalized for widows, the disabled and dependents of retirees. Aid to £ducati(m For the young, the 89th Congress provided the first major program of federal aid to education. Aid to the nation's grammar and high school programs help guarantee the best possible' schooling for American youngsters. Through such legislation as the National Defense Education Act, federal scholarships and lowcost loans have opened the doors of College education to any American boy or girl who can qualify scholastically, regardless of ability to pay. Furthermore, to help raise the scholastic level of children from poor or disadvantaged families so they too can someday reap the benefits of a college education, special educa­ tion programs have been instituted to give poor chil­ dren a head start toward adequate schooling. In addi­ tion, a Neighborhood Teachers Corps has been formed for special work in low-income areas. In the entire field of education, the 89th Congress has taken the lead in providing the best possible edu­ cational opportunities for all Americans. ' �Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG October 14, 1966 Of,by and for HIt+ing the deck during membership forum was Seafarer Bernard Fimovicz, who ships in deck dept. Nick Leickas, who ships in the deck department, asked about purpose of union's COPE activity. William Morris, deck, was active in daily member­ ship forums and hit deck on a variety of areas. THE MEMBERSHIP The Seafarers Membership Forum is once again being conducted at headquarters and at other SIU ports. The Forum, which was tem­ porarily suspended to enable the Union to adjust to the heavy draiands of the Vietnam sealift, is held five days a wedc and covers topics that include the Union constitution, con­ tract provisions, union welhu-e benefits, trade union history, the union's fight on flie legisla- Daily meetings held at headquarters were attended by many Seafarers waiting for job call. Topics discussed included SIU welfare benefits and Union constitution. SIU rep. George McCartney answers question on seaman's use of USPHS facilities put to him by Seafarer Joe Shefuleski, who joined the SIU in 1947 and ships in deck department. tive front to strengthen the U.S. mothant ma­ rine and other items of topical intereit. Mem­ bership Forum bulletins vrill he mailed from headquarters to all SIU vessels. The bulletins will contain suggested topics of discussion for shipboard meetings geared to the interest of Seafarers as union members and citizens. Sea­ farers are urged to participate in the forums at the union hall and aboard ship. Seafarers' Membership Forum was held in Union ship­ ping hall due to steady flow of jobs posted on shipping board to meet increasing demands of the Vietnam sealift. Seafarer Everett "Tony" Delande who ships in the engine depart­ ment, asked about COPE activity. \ Coverage under SlU Wel­ fare plan was the subject of a question asked by deckman Larry Schroeder. George Farago, who ships in the deck department, asked for inforrnation on the Union Pension Plan, Coverage under SIU Wel­ fare Plan was the topic of the question discussed by Seafarer G. Meltzer. Seafarer Santiago Rosario (right) took the mike to ask about interpretation of section of the SIU Tankship Agreement. SIU rep. Dick Hall stood by to offer assistance on contract question. �October 14, 1966 SEAFARERS Pmge Qeven LOG ^ Ih s|(hl of the 1964 debacle, the right-wing reactionaries are still posing a threat and hope to un­ seat liberals. We in the labor To The Editors movement must make certain to It has been brought to my at­ do our part to keep those people tention that October marks the in Washington who are voicing Twenty-Eighth Anniversary of their support for legislation es­ the Seafarers International Un­ sential not only to a strong mari­ ion, which was founded in 1938 time industry but to the nation at an organizational meeting in as a whole. Houston, Texas, with representa­ Pat O'Hani tives from the Atlantic and Gulf regions attending, I am also informed that the first SIU Headquarters was es­ Has Praise For tablished in New Orleans and USPHS Physician later moved to its present Head­ quarters in New York City. I To The Editon desire to extend my congratula­ I have been disabled since tions to you and the SIU for 1957, and was discharged as an your dedication to men of the out patient from USPHS Hos­ sea and wish you continued pital in San Francisco in 1959. success. I would like to express my I hope that the SIU will, for praise and thanks to my former many years, remain one of the USPHS doctor. Dr. Robert C. major shipping unions of this Golvin, Newburgh, Indiana. He nation. has pulled me through some ra­ With personal regards and ther serious times. My new doc­ best wishes, I am tor is Dr. Victor Johnson who Walter B. Hamlin has recently taken the USPHS Associate Justice out-patient respoasibility. Loui^iia Supreme Court J. H. Berger New Orleans ; Evansville, lad. Congrat^m On Anniversary Meeting Chairman Seymour Heinfling of the Beaver Victory (Bulk Transport), reports that Lionel Antoine has been elected new ship's delegate. Heinfling reports that each Seafarer has been requested to donate 500 to the ship's fund. Crewmembers have been asked to make sure they get their clothes off the lines as soon as they are ^ ~~~ very proud of the role that his son from Headquarters. The Steward dry. Meeting Secretary Eugene is playing in the nations defense. department asked that each Sea­ Ray writes that except for a beef Meeting Chairman Sam Drury re­ farer try and get to the galley about launch service in Manila, ports some disputed overtime but for dinner as soon as possible. everything is going along smooth­ no serious problems. Meeting Sec­ The trip is a good one with no ly. Ray suggested to fellow Sea­ retary Roy Barker writes that one beefs. farers that the wa­ seaman was taken ill in Manila, ter-fountain in the another in Viet Nam. Sam Pappas has taken on the crew's messroom J. Messec Sr. and J. Messec Jr. added duties of ship's treasurer be moved to the on board the Del passageway. Ray Rio (Delta). He Ship's Delegate Joseph Whalen said the crew has has been meeting ordered a dozen reports that the barbecue party chairman during on the Del Mar fans and the ship's the recent voy­ (Delta) was a fund totals age. Sam's first huge success. $13.50. The ves­ order of business Antoine Nothing like sel, currently on was to report a good food and the Viet Nam run, will be paid off total of $25.10 in drink to keep a in San Francisco. the treasury. Pete Piascik crew in good Piascik, meeting spirits he reports. secretary, reports no beefs and Stanley Freeman did such a fine Fellow crewmem­ everything running smoothly. job as ship's delegate that the bers gave Joe a Whalen crew of the Del big hand for the Bill Kaiser, meeting secretary Aires (Delta) fine job he did organizing the asked him to stay party, George Annis, meeting on the Del Norte (Delta) reports the crew re­ on. Meeting chairman reports. A report was ceived $20 from Chairman D. read concerning the state of the See 'Packaging' Eli Zubatsky of Worrell reported. ship's fund. The movie fund to­ Bill Weakened the Steward de­ According to tals $344.51, the barbecue fund partment for the To The Editor: Worrell, the ship $42.10 and the deck fund totals seventh arrival i was sorry to see the way has $2.70 in the $133. The engine fund shows $36 pool. The movie the new "truth-in-packaging" bill ship's fund. A in the till and the Steward fund Freeman fund benefited by has been handled, pretty on the new washing ma­ reports a total of $75. $5 from the raf­ outside but vastly reduced in chine was put aboard in Houston. fle of Frank Plopeffectivenes on the inside. A few minor beefs were settled Ploppert Meeting Chairman James Smith pert's record Representative elected to serve at a meeting with the patrolman reports from the Producer (Mar­ player. Meeting Chairman Rob­ the people, did not have" our in­ in New Orleans. ine Carriers) that ert Callahan reports a suggestion terests at heart when they ac­ money from the from August Panepinto that buck­ cepted the comprimise which was ship's fund was ets and pots full of water should Dominic DiMaio, ship's delearrived at in the^ Senate. Cbh-^ returned to the be put in the fish box and meat gate on the Del Mundo (Delta) sumers, who have frequently reports the ship crew because of box for ice. It is the Steward been used as marketplace dupes, won the company dry-docking. The department's turn to furnish the need the protection which a safety award last recent trip was a ship's delegate and Albert Estrada strong bill \vould have offered. trip and the crew good one. Her­ was elected to handle the job. I think all Seafarers and their received $100 in bert Welch re­ families should write their Con­ ^ prize money. ports. Weich gressmen and let them know A vote of thanks was extended Torres Ship's treasurer served as meeting to the Steward department of the •they are unhappy with this com­ Michael Toth re­ secretary and treasurer and he re­ primise of the interests of all Penn Exporter ports that there is ported $23 in the ship's fund. Jose consumers. (Penn) for the a total of $29.87 Torres, third cook, was hospital­ Leroy Benton fine job they did Toth remaining in the ized in Aden. The ship will be in keeping the ships fund. A vote of thanks was paying off in Baltimore. crew happy. extended to the Steward depart­ Meeting Chair­ Log Feature ment for their excellent menus Crewmembers on the Raymond man R. O'Rourke and service. Brings Praise Reiss (Reiss) are busy fixing the » reported. The two television sets. crew showed fine To The Editor: ^ Meeting Chair­ seamanship, The recent voyage of the Lucile The article "Nowhere To Go, Markris man Carl Shircel Markris writes. Bloomfield to Viet Nam had a But Union," published in the writes. Meeting One man from the Deck depart­ special signifi­ Seafarers Log of September 2, Secretary Gary ment was taken off the ship due cance to James 1966 is one of the most striking Loomis reports to injury, but otherwise it was a Messec, Sr. of the and illuminating one I have that Walt Brecher very fine trip. The payoff was in Engine depart­ ever read about the American was elected Deck New Orleans. ment. His son, farm worker. delegate. Boh Ste­ James Messec, Jr., If the executive board gives wart, ship's treas­ is a private in the me permission I would like to " Happy Birthday Reiss urer, reports that Army and station­ translate it into Spanish and . have it delivered to our own • ed at Camp there is $8.50 in the ships treasury, farm workers. I gm a lawyer Bravo, Viet Nam. after expenditures for flowers and Messec Seafarer Messec is phone calls. Seafarers requested a practicing labor law here in Puerto Rico. an 11-year SIU veteran and is copy of the new vacation plan Jesiis Hernandez Sanchez 4^ LETTERS iTo The Editor Steef King Ctew liiti Top'Notch Job To The Editor; I wanted to say a few words about the Seafarers on the Steel King,;':,; This is a good ship, on a good luri, with a very good crew. The Steward department is topped by W. H. "Red" Simmons and doihg a good job all the way. Tlie Engine room crew is also tops. The Deck deparfinent crew is pne of the best on any ship. They are always ready to lend a hand at all times. Top-side is OK all the way. The ship has been on the East Coast, Gulf and Ha­ waiian run. P* T. vT)as^ Ship's delegate ow Safety Rules Hailed By Seafarer ToTheEditori The SIU has made a major step forward in safety at sea With the new safety rules to protect seamen from the dangers of toxic fumes. , Aa a ^iea^ these fumes can dO^ int the way Of lung damage; skin burna and damage to the eye& I know that all Seafarers who sail on SeaLand ships in the future will have the that safety precautions have been taken. I hope all companies that ship containers will follow the exiample of SeaT^ set up Paid Johnson rges Seafarers To GetOutfheydte To The Editon With the elections coming up this fall, I hope all Seafarers and their families realize the impor­ tance of voting. ; .It is up to us to make sure that friends of labor and the maritime industry — <1> — 'i/ — <1> ^ 4/ Widow Expresses Gratitude To SIU '• [ SEAFARERS LOG, I 675 Fourth Ave., j. Brooklyn, N. Y; 11232 To The Editor: I 1 would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my 1 am writing to tell you of I name on your mailing list, fPnnt informofion) my sincere appreciation and I ^ > gratitude for all you have done for me and my late husband, 'i:si Captain Benjamin Baum. I shall never forget the kind­ ness and thoughtfulness that your wonderful union has ex­ tended to us. Thank god for a Union such as yours. May God bless, and keep you all. Thanking you once again. !' A birthday party was held for Salon Messman Harry Schorr aboard the Cabins, recently. Al­ though Harry wouldn't tell his age, Seafarers said it was a good party anyway. Eyeing the cake are Harry, William fcell, Frank Fisher, and Curtis Veazie, '•^ii �. - I October 14, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twelve SlU Lifeboat Class No. 161 Casts Off Seafarer Goes Over Ship's Rail In Attempt to Save Crewman's Life An heroic but futile rescue attempt was executed by Seafarer Jean Cicconardi aboard the Fenn Victory on August 21 when he jumped over the side of the vessel in an attempt to save a fellow Seafarer who had fallen overboard. The rescue effort was related ^ to the LOG by W. J. Meehan started to sail in his native France him up. The Norwegian, whose ship's delegate aboard the Fenn and has been a seaman for 20 name was Helge Janassen, had been in the water some five or six Victory. Meehan wrote to the years. Recently, crewmembers aboard hours. LOG from Manilla. Another successful rescue ef­ According to Meehan, the ship the Western Planet successfully was docked when rescused a Norwegian searrian who fort took place in the Bay of Kutch Seafarer James fell from his ship in the waters off when Seafarers on the Norina Allen Jones, who the South China Sea. Seafarers helped a fellow Seafarer who fell sails in the engine manned the lifeboats and picked overboard from the Venore. department, acci­ dentally fell from _ the gangplank o the ship. Seafarer _ Jean Cicconardi, Checks are being held at SIU Headquarters, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y., for the Seafarers listed below for money due Cicconardi a FWT, was standing nearby them on the vessels shown. Men whose names are listed should when he saw Jones was in trouble. get in touch with Union headquarters as soon as possible. Cicconardi immediately went over the side and managed to reach Name Vessel For Jones., and with the aid of the Amos, L. Rambam Wages crew Cicconardi got Jones back Beamer, Earl H. Penn Carrier OT aboard the ship. Bertrand, G. Rambam Wages According to Meehan, Jones Boone, James R. Natalie Wages was unconscious by the time he was taken aboard and Seafarers Bruce, T. Rambam Wages did all that they could to revive Butler, John E. Alcoa Master Transportation him, using artificial respiration Cantu, R. Rambam Wages and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Carlson, C. Wages Rambam Unfortunately their efforts were in Carter, Bobby V. Alcoa Master Transportation vain. Lodging Chapeau, Joseph L. Kent The vessel was on it's way to Viet Nam when the accident oc­ Wages Childress, L. Rambam curred, Meehan reported. Transportation Coalson, Raymond L. Alcoa Master Seafarer Cicconardi was born Wages Collins, Howard L. Bonanza in France and he joined the SIU Wages Cummings, C. Rambam in the port of New York. He Wages Diaz, A. Midlake Transportation Flynn, David J. • Alcoa Master Alcoa Master Transportation Faison, Edgar Lee Gauthier, Cyril Lodging Kent Seatrain New York Lodging Gleason, James Wages Midlake Gore, H. OT Transwestern Greeson, Clyde Although many miles out at Wages Bonanza Gromek, Henry T. sea, seafarers on the Del Norte Transportation Valiant Hope Hanson, Thomas E. and the R/V Robert Conrad have Hercules Victory OT Jensen, Edward been doing their share to let Transportation Alcoa Master Jones, Cyril HI Congressmen know how sea­ Wages Jus Tian, D. Rambam farers feel about Transportation Valiant Hope Kershaw, Donald the importance of Transportation Alcoa Master Laplant, Fred B. an independent Lodging Lewis, Andrew Sea Pioneer maritime agency. Wages Linkowski, Roman F. Bonanza Meeting Chair­ man Robert Cal­ Wages Rambam McCay, E. M. lahan reports OT McLaren, David Transwestern from the Del Callahan Wages Neal, W. Rambam Norte that cable­ Lodging Seatrain New York Patterson, Fred grams were sent to Senators Long Wages Pruss, H. Rambam (La.), Yarborough (Texas), Sparkman (Ala.), and Eastland (Miss.), Resmondo, Earl Seatrain New York Lodging urging them to support the crea­ Transportation Roma, Rudolph Alcoa Master tion of an independent federal Wages Roshinson, William L. Bonanza maritime agency. The cables Wages Rose, J. Rambam were paid for out of the ship's Wages Ruiz, Carlos Bonanza fund, Callahan reported. G. Gopac, who served as meet­ Wages \ Samawi, A. Rambam ing chairman on the R/V Robert Transportation Alcoa Master Samhorski, Joseph Conrad, reported several Seafarers Wages Satelli, Silvo D. Saphire Sandy took time out to write their let­ Wages Saunders, J. Rambam ters to Congressmen urging them Scott, C. Wages Rambam to support the fight for an inde­ pendent maritime agency. "The Wages Shattuck, D. Midlake men are solidly behind the SIU's 1 Smith, Calvin OT Transwestern fight to keep the maritime indus­ Smith, J. Wages Rambam try out of the proposed Depart­ Smith, Robert Hercules Victory OT ment of Transportation," Gopac Staples, F. Wages reported, and Seafarers aboard Midlake the Conrad "were determined to Stevens, C. Wages Rambam do their share." Torres, Carlos Wages Bonanza It is only through letters that Valerie, Frank G. Wages Natalie legislators can be made aware of Vallotton, R. Wages Rambam the issues which are most import­ ant to their constituents. Letters Walsh, J. Wages Midlake act as a guide for Congressmen Weiss, Warren Lodging Niagara and enable them to sample the World, W. Wages Rambam opinions and the feelings.of the Zintz, C. Wages Rambam nations citizens on issues of vital importance. MONEY DUE Successful graduates of SlU Lifeboat Class No. 161 assembled for their picture after completing lifeboat training course at Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Latest batch of lifeboat ticket holders includes (bottom row, -r): John Whiting, Russell Nixon, Rossario Presto, and Thom Ramirez. Standing (l-r) are: James Smith, James Tobin, Art Donnally, and instructor Ami Bjornsson. Rhonda Fay Edwards, bom Au­ gust 19, 1966, to the David Ed­ wards, Mobile, Alabama. Kathleen Dixon, bom August 13, 1966, to the Francis Dixons, Cleveland, Ohio. Lawrence Nyberg, born August 8, 1966, to the Richard Nybergs, Chicago, Illinois. Samuel Harris, born July 18, 1966, to the Morgan Harris, Cleveland, Texas. Dawn Marie Aguiar, bom Au­ gust 17, 1966, to the Alberto Aguiars, Bronx, New York. Gale Jeannette McGinn, born January 17, 1966, to the Ronald McGinns, Anaway, Michigan. <1> Laura Lea Hlgham, born Au­ gust 7, 1966, to the A. N. Highams, Houston, Texas. Vemon Wade Willis, born June 27, 1966, to the Perley Willis, Sulphur, Louisiana. —\i>— Tina Ann Folimar, born June 27, 1966, to the Donald Folimars, Houston, Texas. Ellison Lee Robinson, born March 8, 1966, to the Ellison L. Robinsons, Metairie, Louisiana. ^ Carol Trimble, born August 22, 1966, to the H. J. Trimbles, Orange, Texas. —^3>— Jose Padilla, born July 7, 1966, to the Rafael Padillas, Bay St. Louis, Miss. Larry Santa Ana, born Septem­ ber 9, 1966, to the Lauren Santa Anas, New Orleans, Louisiana. Bobby Dean Brown, born Au­ gust 21, 1966, to the B. L. Browns, Crestview, Florida. ^1/ <1> Keith Rogers, born August 1, 1966, to the Floyd Rogers, Laurel, Deleware. <1> Conrad S. Chavez, born August 4, 1966, to the Vincent Chavezs, Seattle, Washington. —— Anna Helen Shock, born Sep­ tember 19, 1966, to the Herbert Shocks, Jersey City, New Jersey. Reginald Jenkins, born June 25, 1966, to the Dan Jenkins, Harvey, Louisiana. Thomas M. Sawyer, born Sep­ tember 11, 1966, to the Norman W. Sawyers, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. —— Brian Christopher Larce, born August 12, 1966, to the William Larces, New Orleans, Louisiana. Dorothy Wing, born August 13, 1966. to the Rodney Wings, Mon­ roe, Michigan. <I> Warrenetta Katherine Kratsas, born September 2, 1966, to the William Kratsas, Baltimore, Mary­ land. Carlos Saavedra, bom Septem­ ber 5, .1966, to the Carlos L. Saavedras, New Orleans, Louisi­ ana. <1> Vemon Cox, born April 15, 1966, to the Charles L. Coxs, Jacksonville, Florida. Tracy Smith, born April 30, 1966, to the Hanable Smiths, Jr., Mobile, Alabama. Faunce Miller, born July 22, 1966, to the Clyde E. Millers, Houston, Texas. <1> Milton Henton, born September 19, 1966, to the Milton Hentons, Chicasaw, Alabama. Seafarers' Letters Aid In Rght For Separate MARAD �Page Thirteen SEAFARERS LOG October 14, 1966 UNFAIR TO LABOR FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Guif, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safe^ardine; the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Guif, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping righte and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Bkirl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live /"'"a ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in t^ Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has bren reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings jn all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is ves^ in an ^itorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Hhtecutive B(»rd may delegate, from amonr iU ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. Schedule of Membership Meetings SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New York .. Nov. 7—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Nov. 8—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . . . Nov. 9—2:30 p.m. Detroit Nov. 11—2:30 p.m. Houston .... Nov. 14—2:30 p.m. New Orleans.Nov. 15—2:30 p.m. Mobile Nov. 16—2:30 p.m. Wilmington .Nov. 21—2 p.m. San Francisco p.m. Nov. 23—2 p.m. Seattle Nov. 25—2 Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Alpena Buffalo Chicago Cleveland Duluth Frankfort Nov. 7—2 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Nov. 7—7 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Detroit ..... Nov. 14—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee . . Nov. 14—7:30 p.m. Chicago . .. .Nov. 15—7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie Nov. 17—7:30 p.m. Buffalo Nov. 16—7-30 p.m. Duluth Nov. 18—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . . . Nov. 18—7:30 p.m. Toledo Nov. 18—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Philadelphia . . . Nov. 8—5 p.m. Baltimore fficensed and unlicens^) . .Nov. 9—5p.m. Norfolk Nov. 10—5 p.m. Houston Nov. 14—5 p.m. New Orleans .. .Nov. 15—5 p.m. Mobile Nov. 16—5 p.m. Railway Marine Region Jersey City Nov. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Philadelphia Nov. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Nov. f6—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Nov. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. United Industrial Workers New York Nov. 7—7 p.m. Philadelphia . . . Nov. 8—7 p.m. Baltimore Nov. 9—7 p.m. ^Houston Nov. 14—7 p.m. New Orleans .. . Nov. 15—7 p.m. Mobile Nov. 16—7 p.m. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumatances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be rejiorted to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publish^ eve^ six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or ^li­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, tnals, ete., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU inembere at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees, ^cause these oldtimers cannot shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirined the long-stonding Union p^icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in ^ployment and as members of the SIU. These righto are clearly set forth in the felU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employ^ C^ns^ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against bemuse of rac^ creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the tesic righto of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve fhe rsrintei^tsTtS^m'^elves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation WM establish^. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied hU constltntlonal right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by eortified mail, return receipt requested. CHOCTAW (Waterman) May 29 — Chairman J. Arshon; Secretary None. Some disputed OT in deck and engine, departments. Motion made to have ship fumigated before sign-on. Meeting to be held with boarding patrolman. CHOCTAW (Waterman) September 25 —Chairman D. Backrak; Secretary J. O'Dea. Motion made . tliat ships on foreign runs should be paid on day for : day basis as do coastwise runs. One ^crewmember missed ship in San Diego. DEL NORTE (Delta) September 26— I Chairman Robert Callahan; Secretary, fBiir Kaiser. Ship's delegate reported that. S6no beefs of any Importance have been ijii brought to him. He thanked crew^ is: members- for their cooperation. No disputed OT reported. $229.08 in ship's 15 fund and $420.35 in movie fund. Crewg members were requested not to use the i'laundry after 8 P.M. or before 8 A.M, Also, not to forget to turn off washing i; machines when finished. Discussion and. S complaints about the food. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault ipENN BXPORTiER (Penn), September Ste. Marie, Mich. 27—Chairman, R. O'Rourke; Secretary, • Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ : Z. A. Markris. Ship's delegate extended 5; a vote of thanks to the crew for a job port News. js'well done. Some disputed OT in engine » Meeting held at Galveston wharves. i department, otherwise everytiding is runs ning smoothly. Motion made for better vigtade; of bacon and canned fruits. Ship: Sto be fumigated. Vole of thanks to the steward department. DIRECTORYof UNION HAliDS y _ DEL MAR (Delta), September 18--Chairman, Joseph V. Whaien; Jr.; Sec­ retary, Norman Wiliiam D. Boie. Ship's ; delegate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly. Brother Joseph McBaren was elected to serve as ship's delegate. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers If. S. GYPSUM (American Steamship), September 17—Chairman, Thorn Brown ; i Secretary, H. McCarty. Ladders leading to top bunks installed. No action taken \ oh matter of fan in control room, and i drains in deckhand's head and porter's iihead. Which do not work. a; PRESIDENT Paul Hall -KY8KA (Waterman), September 28— K Chairman, D. T. Dent; Secretary, N. I Bvanv No beefs reported by department delegates. EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Gal Tanner Earl Shepard Al Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsey Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, MD 1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 177 State St. Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, III. 93B3 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. VI 3-4741 DULUTH. Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawrence St. HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. Tel. 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA. Pa 2604 5. 4th St. DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. DO 2-440! -SANTURCE, P.R. ...1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 Tel. 723-8594 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 805 Del Mar CE-l-1434 TAMPA. Fla ...312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, CaliV...505 N. Marine Ave. TE 4-2523 DIGEST of SIU SHIP MEETINGS i : PORTMAR (Calmar), September 17— Chairman. J. Werselowick; Secretary, W, Barth; Brother W. Barth ,waa elected to hcrve as ship's delegate. Men requested to be properly dressed when in mMshall. AMERICAN PRIDE (American Seaslanes), September 18—-Chairman, Claude I Pickle: Secretary. B. Gv Williams. No beefs , reported. Everything is running 8mo>)thly. , V , PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Sep;\tcmber 26 — Chairman, dames Smith: iSeoretary, Herbert Weich. Ship's delegate I thanked crewmerribers for their cooperaition. $23.00 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in steward department. ; . STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Sepjtembor 11 — Chairman, Walter Suska; I Secretary, Jon A. Maslow. $110.00 in ship's fund. Brother jTamCs Santiago was elected to serve as i Sbtp's delegate. No: beefs were reported by department dele^ partroant crewmembers to write to head­ quarters about working on bridge. NORTHWESTERN" VICTORY (Victory Carriers), August 28 — Chairman. F. E. Evans: Secretary. H. L. Skyles. Ships delegate reported that everything is running smoothly, $26.00 in ship's fund. Crew request new ice machine for ship, and a poop deck to be installed on the stern of the ship. CUBA VICTORY (Alcoa). September 16 — Chairman, Thomas Self: Secretary, John Polkinghorn. Crewmembers wish to know exact details iiertaining to trans­ portation for men hired In Manila, P. I. who are legal residents of Manila. All crewmembers are putting in for overtime for restriction to ship in Danang, Re­ public of Vietnam. Coast Guard to he contacted regarding confirmation of articles. OTTO M. REISS (Reiss), September 7 —Chairman. Howard DePant: Secretary, John T. O'Brien. Motion made to have Port Agent come aboard ship in Buffalo to conduct a union meeting concerning work that is done in fantail. It was Agreed that work done in fantail while on the-run was. hazardous. It was sug­ gested that a safety committee be formed. MADAKET (Waterman), September ^4 — Cbairmaiie Victor Braiiell; retary. Claienee V. Dyer. $8.00 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck and engine departments. DEL AIRES (Delta), September IT Chairman, T. B. Rowell; Secretary, Dex­ ter Worrell. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's delegate. $4.80 in ship's fund from last trip. $2.10 in fund at present the teat was used for telephone calls. No beefs reported by department dele'gates,^ 5 ' ' BEAVER VICTORY (Bulk Transport), August 21 — Chairman. Seymour Heinfling; Secretary, Eugene Bay. No be^s reported by department delegates. Motion made that Union officials open negotia­ tions for pension at any age with 20 years serv "ce. Brother Lionel Antoine was electcxk to serve as ship's delegate. Each man asked to donate 60 cents to ship's fund. DEL RIO (Delta), September 25 — Chairman. Sam Pappaa: Secretary, Pete Piasclk. $26.10 in ship's fund. Motion made to check up the increase in slop chest prices. Matter of ship being fumi­ gated to be taken up with Ixmrding patrolman. Discussion held on night lunch items, and also the fresh and canned milk situation. Everything else seems to be satisfactory. OCEANIC SPRAY (Trans-World Ma­ rine), August 29—Chairman. Marion D. Green: Secretary, Lawrence A. Banks. Two men missed ship in Mobile. One man taken off ship in Panama Canal due to Ulnesa. Discussion about soldiers work­ ing on deck and below. Ship's delegate took this matter up With the Chief Engineer. DEL MAR (Delta), September 7-— Chairman. George Annis; Secretary. Vic Romolo. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to Brother J. V. Whalen, Jr. for the harbeQu« party which was a success. ALCOA MARKETER (Alcoa), Septem­ ber 80—Oiairman, James M. Masters; Secretary. L. Blauton. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship sailed short one messtmn. General discussion held. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. CONNECTICUT (Connecticut Trhns^ port), October 1—Chairman, A. W. Mo­ rales : Secretary, A. W. Morales. Brother Thomas Cox was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Ship is short 1 FWT and I 3rd cook. Good trip so fax. No beefs and lots of OT. . .'i, RAYMOND REISS (Eeiss), September -/DEL V ALBA'TDrito-J imen, M. T.-: Morris:•-Secretary, "Z.vY::. J4—Chairman Carl F. Shircel; Secre­ tary, Gary D. Loomis. $8.50 in ahip's |Ching. Motion made - for 20 year break,lout: for,: retirement.,, Vote :,of thantefteX-'i- fund. Request confirmation from head­ ltehded th the Ste-iward department To^a-; quarters regarding new vacation i)lBn.^Kd |job well done. No beefs reported. McKEE SONS (Amersand Steamship). September : 27—Chairman, D. ConquerOCEAN ULLA" (Maritime Overseas), ^Septembdr :Chain»an, ,S.' Foti.: :SeC7 : good : Secretary, Reg Preston. $3.86 in ' |retary.' Frank Kustura, No beefs repurtfid • ship's fund. Crew made three requests for new clucirie hoist ftir forward board­ Iby dopartiiiant delegates. Brother D. •?». ft,Ravoaa ' was .elected-,^to: serve. as«":,8htRfe:; ing ladders but nothing lias been done ••4da]Bgate;:,:Ship's' delegate., th :seo..the,. Cap5.:: about it. Slight patrolman cotne aboard Itain about draw In; Pshama., Deck 5.del.::i ;rahd:act:01i:thigi:'- DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) H. I. Siegel "HIS" brand men's clothes (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Stiff," W. L. Weiier Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) 4^/ Kingsport Press "World Book," "Chlidcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) Empire State Bedding Co. "Seaiy Mattresses" (Textile Workers) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statier Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Farhart Starlite luggage Starflite luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union) �SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen FINAL DEFAJRTURES Clarence Dalre, 70: Seafarer Daire died in the USPHS Hos­ pital on Staten Is­ land, May 10, aft­ er an illness. He was born in the British West In­ dies and had re­ sided in New York City for many years. He joined the SIU in Philadelphia and sailed as a cook. Daire is survived by his son, Clif­ ford of Brooklyn. Burial was in Brooklyn. <1> William Odom, 68: An intesti­ nal failure proved fatal to Brother Odom, July 5, in Houston, Texas. Born in Texas he joined the union in Houston, where he made his home with his wife, Clara. He sailed as an oiler, FWT and pumpman. Odom was a na­ val veteran. Burial was in Forest Park-Lawndale, Houston. Ramon Oliveras, 51: Brother Oliveras died December 14, 1965, after an ill­ ness. He was born in Puerto Rico, where he made his home. Oliveras joined the union in the port of New York. A member of the Engine de­ partment, his last vessel was the Puerto Rico. Surviving is his wife, Francisca. The Seafarer was buried in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. <1> Eino Anttlla, 46: Seafarer Anttila died May 9, in St. Joseph Hospital, Duluth, Minn., following an illness. He was a cook and had also sailed as OS. Born in White Mine, Mich., Anttila joined the Un­ ion in the port of I. Duluth. The Sea­ farer is survived by his wife, Helen, of Duluth. Burial was in Bethany Cemetery, Duluth. — vl> — Edvrard Edginton, 56: A heart ailment claimed the life of Sea; farer Edginton, i July 19, in West Jefferson Hos­ pital, New Orf leans. A Chief 5 Electrician, he joined the union in the port of New York. Ed­ ginton was born in New Jersey and resided in Yonkers, N. Y. The Seafarer was in the Marines from 1927 to 1931. Surviving is his wife, Angela. Jose Rodriguez, 61: Brother Rodriguez died in New York City August 21. He was born in Ecua­ dor and sailed in the Steward de­ partment on SIUships for 25 years. He joined the union in the port of New York and made his home in Staten Island. He last sailed on the De Soto as chief cook. Rod­ riguez was as SIU pensioner at the time of death. Surviving is his wife, Angelina. Burial was in St. Peters Cemetery, Staten Island, N. Y. Roland Poullot, 41: Seafarer Pouliot died, September 1, in Newark City Hos­ pital after suffer­ ing accidental burns. He was born in Detroit and joined the un­ ion in New York. He sailed as an FWT and last shipped on the Puerto Rico, A resident of De­ troit, Pouliot is survived by his mother, Mrs. Bernadette Pouliot of Detroit. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. ^ Clifford Cummings, 63: A pul­ monary ailment proved fatal to Brother Cum­ mings, July 29, in New Orleans, La. A member of the Steward depart­ ment, he shipped as a cook. He was born in Flor­ ida and made his residence in Al­ giers, La. Cummings joined the SIU in the port of Houston. His last ship was the Tuscaloosa. He is survived by his grand-daughter, Mrs. Sherry Tullier of Algiers, La. Burial was in Westlawn Memorial Park, Jefferson Parrish, La. ^ Oscar Theisen, 55: Seafarer Theisen died of a liver ailment on April 9 at the U. S. Public Health Service Hospital. He sail-' ed in the Deck department. Born in Iowa, he joined the SIU in the port of Mobile where he made his home. Theisen served in the Navy for three years. Surviving is his brother, Alfred Theisen. October 14, 1966 Seafarer Recalls Bncoanter At Sea With Intrepid Sailor, Capt Willis On a morning in the early part of September, the 11 foot-craft piloted by 72-year old William Willis was spotted by the lookout aboard the SlU-manned Sapphire Gladys. Captain Willis was soon to gain world-wide attention for his solo attempt to cross the Atlantic and the crew aboard the Sapphire Gladys played an ^ Gervais asked the old sailor Just to make sure he wouldn't important role in assuring that what he was trying to prove, forget his rescuers. Captain Willis Willis was still around to tell Owens recalled. "I can't recall his took pictures of the ship as it his story. exact reply, but in essence, he pulled away. "He had this camera In describing the incident. Sea­ stated that he wanted to prove and he took a picture of the farer William Owens told the LOG there was still life in old seamen. stern and side of the ship," Owens that, "I just left the wheel about Capt. Willis related that he had said. -10:15 a.m. after my turn as watch. been trying to stay in one location The Sapphire Galdys was 850 I was having coffee when the third •SO he could be spotted. "He said miles out of New york on it's way mate picked him up on the field he saw a few ships in the distance, to Rotterdam and Bremerhaven, glasses. He was about four or but they couldn't see him." when it encountered the intrepid five miles away and looked like so Owens reported that the Ste­ adventurer. Owens, a Virginian, much flotsam. The Sapphire ward department of the Sapphire ships mostly out of New York. Gladys had to swing around to Gladys broke out some cases of "He certainly had guts", Owen starboard and make a complete milk and a sack of fruit and said. "I wouldn't try a thing like turn. It took us a little off course," lemons for Willis, but he evident­ that myself." Owens explained. ly had a good supply of water as If Captain Willis was an old "At first, we thought he was a he turned down our offer to give sight to the Seafarers, the crew fisherman, although there were him some. Owens said. was a vision of loveliness to the "Capt. Willis little craft Tvas Captain, who was beginning to few around in that area. He was waving, trying to attract our atten­ about 11 feet by six, with a little lose hope or rescue. "It was a mag­ tion. The bosum. Jack Gervais, space cut out in the stern. The nificent moment when I saw the two day men and myself put on rest was covered with canvass. ship", he stated later. "By luck, life jackets and were ready to When the weather got bad or he the Sapphire Gladys came straight launch the lifeboat. We didn't wanted to get some rest, he would out of the mists, right at me, and launch the boat, however. We crawl under the canvas", Owen still passed by. I'd been waiting threw him a line and brought him observed. "He had a mast for a for weeks and I knew that I was sail, but the sail was not up when really cooked, then she swung alongside the ship." around. "The Captain told Willis the the Gladys spotted him." "After making sure he was al­ Captain Willis was flown to Sapphire Gladys would take him to England", Owens related, "but right, our radio operator sent a New York from New Foundland Capt. Willis said he didn't want teletype to the Coast Guard", where he was hospitalized briefly. to leave his craft. He told us he Owens said. Capt. Willis was pick­ But those who know him, includ­ thought he was suffering from a ed up by the Coast Guard about ing Seafarers on the Sapphire strangulated hernia and would 5 or 6 p.m., some seven or eight Gladys, know it's just a matter of hours after the time the Sapphire time before the amazing sailor need an operation." Gladys spotted him. is off on another adventure. Owens, who sails as an AB, said that Willis told the crew he in­ tended to "write a book on his trip across the Pacific" and he assured Seafarers aboard the Gladys that he intends to make the very same trip again when he's healthy. "He said he had a radio, but it Tax Refund Held John H. Maxwell broke", Owens related and then he Income tax refund checks are Please contact your attorney, gave us a little note to relay to being held for the SIU members Rawle & Henderson, Packard his wife". listed below by Jack Lynch, Building, Fifteenth and Ches«;nut Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Sts., Philadelphia, Pa., as soon as Harrison St., San Francisco, Cali­ you can. fornia, 94105: Texas City Refining, Inc., is Margarito Borja, Alii Nasroen holding checks for unclaimed (two refund checks), Pascual S. John Penns wages for the following men Sim, Charles E. Switzer and P. A. Please contact Sullivan & Sulli­ who are to contact the company Thompson. van, Attorneys at Law, 2 Wooddirect at P. O. Box 1271, Texas side Ave., Northport, N. Y., in City, Texas, giving their Social regard to your grandmother's will. Security number, "Z" number Terral Anderson and instructions regarding pay­ Laundry you left on Steel ment. Worker is at Isthmian office. Con­ Allen, William S. Friends of Eladio Grajales tact Ray Kearns or Murray KornBailey, Elmer E. Seafarer Grajales, who resides zweig, 26 Broadway, Room 709, in New Orleans, is visiting in the Boggan, Sigmiere E. New York City. Conry, William R. New York Hall and hopes his Funk, John E. SIU buddies will drop by and A1> Galloway, Avery B. say hello. Gorman, Edward G. Robert ScottI Mackey, Donald E. Please contact your attorney's. River, Jose A. Bracken and Walsh, 786 Broad Richard Royce Conlin Winberg, Robert W. St., Newark, N. J., as soon as Please contact Headquarters. Wright, Theodore H. possible. They are holding your ring. Money Diie ^ <1> �TBTr "iT"" ' October 14, 1966 l»age Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG L SANTOS ANTOS, one of Brazil's leading industrial cities is also the world's largest coffee exporting center. The city, founded in 1552 was the first colony to be established by the Portuguese along this coast. A good place to visit in Santos is the Monteserrat, a tall hill in the center of town. The trip up is a cool one by funicular car. Once at the top there is a restaurant-bar and a chapel dating back to 1603. Shopping is good in Santos because most mer­ chandise, aside from mechanical and electrical products is inexpensive. The dollar can go a long way. The Gonzaga, a circular square that resembles a small Picadilly Circus, is one of the entertain­ ment centers of the city. At the Gonzaga you can find most of Santos' bigger hotels, resturants, decent bars and movies houses. The food is very good and far less expensive than stateside restau­ rants. The best movies are all air-conditioned and charge about 35 cents admission. Santos has a fine botanical garden in the vicinity of the Gonzaga called the Orchidario. It features many rare plants and affords the visitor an unforgetable view of the coast and city from the hill called Morro Santa Terezinha. The Orchidario can be reached by bus. The seashore and newer part of the city is found in the southern quarter of Santos. Huts along the seashore marks "Cabanas" are used for changing into bathing suits and can be rented for a few pennies. The Del Mar is one of the many SlU-manned Delta Lines vessels making runs to this interesting city. One of the Delta Lines ships the Del Santos is named after the port of Santos. Other Delta ships making stops here are the Del Sud, Del Norte and Del Campo. S t The Del Mar, one of the many SiU-contracted cargo ships regularly making runs from the Gulf ports to Santos, the coffee center of the world. 41> .' M&dbll. Freighters in Santos Harbor waiting to berth at one of the crowded quays along a busy stretch of water­ front. The city was named after the Hospital Todos Santos established by Santos' founder Braz Cubas. This section of the city is where Seafarers can get bargains in alligator goods, wood carvings and gems. A busy street in Santos showing a large number of foreign cars and a series of up-to-date, high-rise apartment houses. A quaint, old white fort of a bygone era nestles serenely at the foot of a pleasant, rolling hill and commands a fine view. The old fort now houses the Military Club of Santos. The modernity of the Santos skyline contrasts vividly with the classical Latin American architecture of many private residences in the City. Santos, like many Latin American cities tastefully blends the traditions of the old world with the dynamic needs of a highly complex, completely cosmopolitan city. �Vol. XXVlii NO. 21 SEAFARERSIfrLOG UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO |J : ;: Enioying lunch in the I^ . chief steward Frank steward department ' I^District chief food City of Almtf messroorh, Fraone (left) discusses matters with SlU Gulf consultant Don Collins. Seafarer Arthur Gordon (left), AB, is ready to collect his pay after signing off the ship's articles. Seated are the Waterman paymaster O'Neiil andl the City of Alma's Captain Kelly, ^ ' 1' -i/ SlU food consultant Don Collins looks over new "Radarange" with chief cook Harry Collier (right). Newly installed range can cook a steak to order , in less than two minutes. After lunch, pantryman Robt. : Third cook John Fanoli was E. Marsh feeds coffee cups cooking vegetables in ships into automatic dishwasher riew pressure cooker but held, installed in crew's pantry;:, .pff Jong enough for p Third assistant engineer John Taylof seems Standing on deck with the Greater New Orfeans Missis) Impressed at the en|pyment displayed by SlU Alma crew^ crew-^^^^^:?^ sippi River Bridge in background are City of Airha patrolman. Tom Gould^ while eating an aftermembers Phillip Brooks, fireman; • ^ -ya IIIWMIU.I, Donald" Mewspn, wr^wsun, oiler; OIIBr, J dinner pear in the City of ,A!ma s msssrop^ ^ ^ engineer John Roos. f � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 14, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: LEGISLATORS BLAST U.S. SHIP POLICY, URGE MASSIVE SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM U.S. LEADING SHIP-SCRAPPING NATION, LLOYD’S REGISTER OF SHIPPING REVEALS HOUSE-SENATE GROUP AGREES TO KEEP MARAD OUT OF THE TRANSPORT DEP’T STRONG U.S. MERCHANT FLEET CALLED BEST CURE FOR NATION’S GOLD DRAIN ILO OTTAWA CONFERENCE ADOPTS MANPOWER PROGRAM PARTY IN WHITE HOUSE LOSES SEATS IN CONGRESS IN OFF-YEAR ELECTIONS OF, BY, AND FOR – THE MEMBERSHIP SEAFARER GOES OVER SHIP’S RAIL IN ATTEMPT TO SAVE CREWMAN’S LIFE PORTS OF THE WORLD – SANTOS CITY OF ALMA PAY-OFF Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/14/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 21 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f5c5ec9457939b9b97623e43ddf5c11c.PDF 0b733e82b015be197a6943366c0afaad PDF Text Text ^j^^RERS JOQ  OFFICIAL ORGAN  OF THE  ATLANTIC AND GULF  DISTRICT,  SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION  OF NORTH  AMERICA  VOL.  II  NEW  YORK, N. Y.,  TUESDAY, OCTOBER  15, 1940  West  Coast  I.LA. Men  Thank  S.I.U.  for  Aid  ^  '  '  We  have  received  the  following  letter  from  Local  38­86,  International  Longshoremen's  Association,  in  connection  with  8IU  action  in  support  of  the  ILA  strike  in  the  Puget  Sound  area.  The  strike  resulted  in  an  NLRB  rcvictc  of  the  two­year  old  decision  to  give  Harry  Bridges'  ILWU  exclusive  jurisdic­ tion  over  West  Coast  Longshoremen.  *  *  «  Port  Angeles,  Washington  September  28,  1940.  Seafarers'  International  Union  of  North  America  Post  Office  Box  522,  Church  Street  Annex  New  York,  N.  V.  Dear  Sirs  and  Brothers:  In  our  recent  strike, the  members  of  Local  38­86,  ILA, had  the  privilege  of  witnessing  the  support  that  the  true  union  men  of  your  organization  can  give.  In  tying  up  the  PEN MAR  for  fourteen  days,  we  became  personally  acquainted  with  many  of  the  men  from  that  ship,  and  we  are  truly  grateful  for  the  moral  and  physical  support  we  were  given.  Fraternally  yours,  (signed)  Floyd  M.  Cox,  Secretary,  Local  38­86,  ILA,  Affiliated  with  the  A.  F. of  L,  W.C. Firemen,  Engineers  Hit the Bricks  NRLB  ORDERS  ELECTION  ON  CALMAR  LINE  Secret  ballot  elections  on  the  Calmar  Steamship  Corpo­ ration  vessels,  to  determine  whether or  not the  unlicensed  personnel  desire  to  be  repre­ sented  by  the  Seafarers'  In­ ternational  Union  of  North  Am­erica,  were ordered  by the  National  Labor  Relations  Board  last  Tuesday,  Oct.  8.  Third Successive  Ruling  This  is  the  third  Board  ruling  ordering  elections  on  SIU  repre­ sentation  within  recent  weeks,  following  right  on  the  heels  of  similar  decisions  in  the  Robin  Line and  Baltimore  Insular  cases.  Seamen, 21­35, Must  Register for Draft  «4e  No. 16  NMU Officials Falsify Facts  In Attempt to Swipe Votes  On Baltimore Insular Line  Seamen Will  Not  Be  Fooled; SIU  Agreements Speak  for Themselves!  In  the  course  of  the  next  few  weeks,  the  ships  of  the  Robin,  Calmar  and  Baltimore  Insular  lines  will  be  polled  by  the  National  Labor  Relations  Board  to  determine  by  secret  ballot  whether  or  not  a  majority  of  the  men  desire the  Sea­ farers'  International  Union  of  North  America  as  their  col­ lective bargaining  agent.  On the  Robin and  Calmar  linss,  the  S.I.U.  stands  alone  on  the  ballot  against  "no  "union."  In  spite  of  all the  fenagling and  maneuvering,  the leadership  of  the National Maritime  Union could  not  even muster  np suffi­ cient  evidence  to appear  at hearings  and gain a  place  on the  ballot.  On  the  Baltimore  Insular .Line,  the  NMU  does  ap­ pear on the  ballot in opposition  to the S.I.U.,  because of  some  stooges  it  planted  on  one  of  the  ships.  Naturally,  the  liars  in  the  NMU  officialdom  leave  no  stone  unturned  to  falsify  facts  and figures  in  an  attempt  to spike  the  successful  cam­ paign  of  the  SJ.U.  on  the  Baltimore  Insular  line.  N.M.U. Not on Ballot  The  ballot  is  to  be  cast  for  or  against  SIU  representation  only.  The  NMU  could  not  present  any  Curran's  Private Letter"  creases  than  the  NMU,  the above­ The latest  piece  of  slander, mud  AU  seamen,  21­35  years  evidence  of  strength  on  the  Or  mentioned  "private  letter"  of  old inclusive, are required  mar  Linje,  did  not  show  up  at  and  distortion  put  out  by  Curran  Curran  and  Co.  replies  to  this so­ and  Co.  in  this  connection  is  a  by  law  to  register  for  se­ the  hearings  and  will  not figure  private  letter  sent,  out  to  the  called  argument:  lective  service—the  Draft  on  the  ballot  at' all.  crews  and  signed  by  "No  Coffee  "The  answer  is  simple.  The  NMtT  secured  (!)  a  $5  wage  in­ —regardless  of  whether  Three  hnudred  and  sixty­four  Time"  himself,  and five  other  na­ crease  on  all  coastwise  vessels  in­ SAN FRANCISCO­=A strike  they  have  any  deferment  members  of  the  deck,  engine  and  tional  officials,  including  "Raspu­ (.Continued  on  Page  4)  tying  up  forty­six  steam­ claims or not. Registration  steward  departments  are  listed  tin" Lawrenson.  The  lies  in  this  letter  are  so  barefaced  that  they  schooners,  called  by  the  Ma­ is on  Wednesday, October  as  eligible  to  participate  in  the  were  apparently  too  much  even  rine  Firemen,  Oilers,  Water­ 16. If  you are in  an Amer­ voting.  for  the  Pilot  to  print.  And  that  tenders  and  Wipers  of  the  ican  port  that  day,  apply  rag  is.  no  paragon  of  truth,  by  Pacific  last  Friday,  was  join­ to  the  nearest draft board.  Guard  Against  Intimidation  any  means.  SIU  men  should  be  on  guard  ed  by  the  Marine  Engineers  If  you  are  at  sea  on  that  Why  the  Lies?  against  any  phoney  company  at­ Why  they  have  to lie is  obvious  Beneficial  Association on Mon­ day,  you  will  be  required  tempt's  to  intimidate  the  men.  On  from  a  single  quotation  in  that  day.  Picketing  was  organ­ to  register  with  the  near­ the strength  of  the evidence  from  letter.  Says  Curran  and  Co.  —  ized  at  once  by  the  unions  est draft  board  within  jive  the  union  records,  the  result  of  "The  SIU  has  one  argument  affected.  All  other  maritime  days at the latest, after hit­ the  elections  on  the Calmar  ships  which  can  cause  confusion  (sic)  labor  organizations  have  ting  port.  Failure  to  meet  is  sure  to  be  a  victory  of  the  and  therefore  most  of  the  space  SIU.  Every  union  man  must  now  pledged  their  support.  these  requirements  will  put  a  shoulder  to  the  wheel,  in  must  be devoted  to  this one  point.  Ten  thousand  New  York  They  will  araue  THAT  THE  truck  drivers,  members  of  make  you  subject  to  a  cooperation  with  the  union  of­ SIU  SECURED  A  LARGER  Demand  Differential  fice,  to  see  that  no  obstacle  is  WAGE  INCREASE  IN  THE  Local  807  I.B.T.,  went  on  heavy  penalty,  including  With  agreements  expiring,  the  placed  in  the  way  of  the  well  unions  affected  are  demanding  imprisonment as  well  as a  earned  decision  for  the  SIU  on  BULL  LINE  THAN  THE  NMU  strike  last  Tuesday  morning,  SECURED  ON  THEIR  SHIPS  demanding  a  week's  vacation  from  the  shipowner.^  wage  In­ fine.  every  Calmar  ship.  RUNNING  COASTWISE  AND  with  pay.  creases  commensurate  with  the  TO  PUERTO  RICO  EXCLUSIVE­ usual  differential  granted  steam­ The  truck  bosses  had  agreed  to  LY."  schooner  men  over  off ­ shore  meet  the  demand  in  negotiations  Here  we  have  it  in  a  nutshell:  with  the union  conducted  by  May­ scales.  Why  do  they  lie?  Because  the  or  LaGuardia,  but  then  went  to  SIU  "will  argue"  that  it  has  se­ their  associations  and  had  the  "National Defense" Bogey  cured  a larger  wage  increase  thon  concessions  voted  down.  They  As  is  to  be  expected  nowadays,  the  N.M.U.!  In  plain  language,  want  to  trade  the  week's  vaca­ the  shipowners  are  calling  upon  BECAUSE  THE  S.I.U.  GOT  A  the  National  Defense  Advisory  A new  bill passed  both houses of  Congress last week which  $7.50  MONTHLY  INCREASE  Council,  the  Department  of  La­ holds  many  dangers  for  labor,  by  implication.  It  is  S.4297,  PLUS  A  10  CENTS  INCREASE  FLASH!—The  strike  of  10,000  bor,  etc.,  etc,  to  intervene  and  New  York  truck  drivers, members  break  the  strike  on  the  grounds  a  bill  ostensibly aimed  at  punishing individuals  guilty of  wil­ IN  OVERTIME!!  of  Local  807,  I.B.T.,  was  practi­ that.fhe ships  carried  lumber  and  full  injury  or  destruction  of  national  defense  machinery,,  Facts  They "Can't  Argue"  cally  concluded  on  Thursday,  general  cargo  "essential  to  the  premises or  materials—in  other  words,  sabotage  on  the  part  That  is  the  undisputed  fact.  when  8,800.  of  the  strikers  were  THAT'S  A  WAGE  INCREASE  conceded the  demand for a  week's  national  defense  program."  of  agents  of  foreign  powers.  THAT  THE  NMU  "CAN'T  AR­ But  the  wording  is  so  constructed  that  any  legitimate  GUE"  AS  BEING  ACHIEVED  paid  vacation  by  the  trucking  Unions  Alert  bosses.  Only  the  Highway  Trans­ Needless  to  say,  the  unions  are  strike  may  be  interpreted  by  a  wily  employer  as  an  act  of  BY  CJURRAN  AND  CO.  port  Association,  handling  over­ not  going  to  allow, themselves  to  sabotage against  national defense—in other  words, it  is a  gift  The  weasel  words  "will  argue"  the­road  work  with  a  personnel  try  to  soften  the  force  of  this  of  some  20O  drivers,  is  still  hold­ be  bamboozled  out  of  their  de­ Lo  union­busting bosses.  O  mands  by  this  sort'  of  very  com­ Fortunately,  under  the  pressure  during  strike  situations.  Action  powerful  FACT  in  the  minds  of  ing  out.  mon  and  very  fake  "patriotism."  of  various  labor  organizations,  on  the  bill  as  amended  Is  still  the  seamen  of  the  Baltimore  In­ sular  ships,  when  they  face  the  steps  were  taken  to  scotch  the  pending.  choice  between  S.I.TI.  and  NMU.  tion  for  an  agreement  on  the  SUP  to  Act  Also  attempt  to  make  this  bill  a  law.  The  penalty  called  for  In  the  But  these  weasel  words  are  not  part  of  the  union  to  have  night  As  this  is  being  written,  the  The  bill  had  already  passed  the  bill  is  unusually  heavy.  If  it  enough,  so  a  whole  barrage  of  work  paid  at  straight  rates.  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific  has  Senate  and  was  to  go  to  the  should  pass  unamended,  strikers  fake  "arguments"  and  qutright  The  union  says  nothing  doing  not  yet  taken  action.  A  proposal  White  House  for  the  President's  could  be  made  subject  to  possible  falsehoods  is  unfurled.  We  In­ to  that.  The  test  of  strength  is  signature,  when  Senator  Wheeler  from  the  shipowners  to  arbitrate  the  demands  has,  however,  been  of  Montana  called  for  reconsider­ five  year  sentences  plus  $10,000  tend  to  take  these  up  here  one  by  on,  with  recalcitrant  bosses  pret­ one  and  expose  them  for  what  ty  tightly  tied  up  and  many  in­ definitely  rejected  by  the  SUP.  It  ation  of  the  measure.  Senator  fines.  dividual  employers  signing  up  they  are  actually  worth.  On  guard  against  anti­labor  Minton  of  Indiana  thereupon  in­ is  to  be  expected  that  the  SUP  will  respond  to  th',­ situation  with  troduced  an  amendment  specifi­ bills  in  the  name  of  "national  After  admitting  the  PACT  that  separate  agreements  along  the  ^  the  S.I.U.  actually  got  higher  in­ lines  of  the  union  demand,  cally  protecting  labor'.s  rights  defense!"  Its  traditional  mlllltancy.  New York Truck  Drivers  Win  Strike  Demand  Dangers  for Labor Seen  • In New Defense Bill  i" C  i.  'i'Ur/  • yi­X!­)'  ' vr^!  • r  �T HE  SEAFARE R  S V  L O G  i.'  BsWi...  s?f;w­ ap.  Mif  f­v­ B,  OUT OFTHE MAILBAG  •   Publlflhed  by  the  Seafarers^  International  Union  of  North  America  WtHaie  Wpn't  Wilt  with  'Affiliated  with the  Americaft  Fede,ratfC(ik.o}j Jii^^  HARRY  LUNDEBERG,  Acting Preeldent  .  110  Market  Street, Room  402, San  Francisco,  Cali't.  Tuesday, Octobei* 15,  1940  |  Seamcm iAsks^Congressman Moe:  Who Got Coivditions oh the Ships?  New  York  City,  All  of  you  pay.  dues  alike.  All  Sept.  28,  1940.  of  you  pay  your  strike  fund  No  doubt  we  have  all  seen  alike.  All  of  vou  starved  and  2 Stone  Street  Havana, Cuba,  where  "No  Coffee  Time"  Joe  is  worked  hard  alike  In  building  .BRANCHES  Sept.. 29,  1940.  hell­bent  for  election  in  his  race  your  union  —  those  of  you  who  Boston  .  <i.>33'0,  Atlantic  ATenue  Editor,  Seafarers  Log  for  Congress,  to  play  ball  with  were  active  during  the  strike,  X  Providence  . i". 465  So.  Main  Street  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  the  boss  (a  la flip­flop  party),  .  mean. Then  why  can't  youi*  union  Philadelphia  6  North  6th  Street  It  was  damn  hard  with  Har  *  *  *  money  be  used  to  assist  all  can­ Baltimore  14  North  Gay  Street  cling.  And  It  was  much  too  cool  Nothing  wrong  for  a  fellow  to  didates  alike  or  wiiy  should  it  be  Norfolk  ...60  Commercial  Place  and  sadly  silent  with  Coolldge.  run  for  Congress.  In  fact.  Earl  used  to  assist  any  candidate?  Ban  Juan,  Puerto  Rico  ,..a.,....:,.8 Covad^onga  Street  With  Hoover  it  was  poverty  and  Browder  has  a  perfect  right  to  ' •  •   •   Gulf District hunger,  although  he  promised  a  run  for  President  of  the  United  We  of  the  SIU  rank  and file  HEADQULABTBRS  chicken  in  every  pot.  In  his  time,  States.  But  who  this  side  of  hell  are  putting  our  efforts  into  the  New  Orleans  809  Chartres Street  the  seamen  were  practically  "at  wants  him  or  Joe?  union  and  holding  on  to  our  BRANCHES  sea"  all  the  time.  Wages  were  •  »  «  funds  for  legitimate  union  pur­ Savannah  218  East  Bay  Street  down  to ?35 for firemen,  and  over­ Are  we  union  men  of  tke  mtu  poses.  Jacksonville  136  Bay  Street  time  was  like  the  great  Salvation  line  industry  or  are  we  a  stupid  mm*  Tampa  206  South  Franklin  Street  Army^—work field  days  for  Jesus  bunch  of  work  oxen,  to  be  used  Mobile  55 So.  Conception Street  Oh  yes,  Congressman,  you  say  and  you  can  make  another  trip.  by  a  political  outfit  whose  ivhole  you  are  opposed  to  war.  So  are  Texas  City  ....,105 ­  4th  Street  N.  It  has  been  somewhat  ro.sier  ambition  seems  to  be  to  control  all  workers.  Say,  comrade,  ybu  Great Lakes District  with  Roo.sevelt.  Organizing  and  and  wreck  unions?  HEADQUARTERS  are  soon  to  make  history.  As  fighting,  the;  forgotten  seamen  Detroit  .1038  Third  Street  *  *  «  soon  as  the  party  wreckers  give  have  come,  into  their  own  as  I  ask  all  seamen  this  question:  the  cue  "about  face,"  you  will  . ADDRESS ALD CORRESPONDENCE  CONCERNING THIS  union  men.  Wages  have  been  In­ Was  it  by  sending  men  to  Wasli­ open  your  chops  and  no  doubt  PUBLICATION  TO:  creased  to  a  living  standard.  ington  that'  you  put  milk  aboard  scare  Hitler  witli  your  loud  bel­ "THE  SEAFARERS'I.OG"  Working  and  living  conditions  ships?  That  we  got  the  shipown­ lowing  again.  When  you  start  P. O.  Box  522,  Church  St.. Annex, New  York, N.  Y.  are  .something  we  never  heard  of  ers  to  pay  ns  for  all  our  over­ peddling  U.  S.  defense  bonds,  until  the 1934  strike.  As  tliey  are  time?  That  we  got  any  of  our  you  aie  going  to  make  Comrade  today,  they  can  still  be  bettered  present  conditions?  W.  Z.  Foster  (who  was  quite  a  plenty.  Now  the  question  seems  I * * * liberty  bomi  peddler  in  the  last  to  be:  Will  they  remain  rosy  or  The  seamen  know  darn  well  war)  look  like  a  piker.  be  run  down  again  with  Roose,  how  it. was  gotten.  It  was  the  de­ Brother,  it  would  have •   been  velt,  or:  Will  they  wilt  with  termined  action  of  the  seamen  better  had  you,  for  you  own  .sake,  Willkie?  that  brought  about  conditions  as  stuck  with  the  seamen.  They  will  Of  course,  you  can't  count  on  they  are  today.  win.  The flip­flops  of  the  Comihu­ cashing  in  with  Congressman  ni.st  Party  have  already  lost  and  '  Ever since  the  NMU  leaflersliip  broke  through  the  picket  "No  Coffee  Time"  Gurran.  Look  back,.  Brother  NMU  man  will  continue  losing  in  the  U.S.A.  line  slapped  around  45  Broadway  by  the  Seafarers  Interna­ So,  let  us  all  put  our,  shoulders  and  ask  yourself  a  few  question!?.  ­  Bogard,  No,  50039.  tional  Union  and  other  maritime  labor  organizations  more  to  the  wheel  for  ourselves,  keep  How  abniif  ­the  tanker  strike?  than  a  year  ago,  the S.l.U.  has  warned  that  this  direct  sup­ the  SIU  on  an  even  keel;  malm  You  know  that  strikes  are  not  British Trade  Unions  tain  our  most  important  gains,  won  that  way.  Strikes  are  won  port  of  the  Haritime (Jommissioirs  atten^t to  reinstitut,e the  wages,  conditions,  qnd  we  will  fink  hall  system  would  boomerang  at  the  NAllJ—more  pre­ cross  the  bar  with flying  colors.  by  picketing  the  ships, by  hitting  Want No  Native'Hitlers  at  the  point  of  production,  cisely, at the  innocent  rank  and file  of. the  NMU,  Fraternally  yours,  mm*  Taking  a  leaf  out  of  the  expe­ E.  Wallace,  No.  237­G.  No  doubt,  many  of  our  mem­ riences  of  their  fellow,  trade  '  Naturally,  Cur ran  and  all  the  other  C,  P.  stooges  "ex­ hers  will  vote  for  tlieir  favorite  unionists  In  France*  leaders  ot  plained"  this  move  as  a  "smart"  maneuver  by  means  of  "Cnrran  to  Gongreas"  candidates  this  Fall.  But  we  will  the  British  Trade  Union  Con­ which  the  NMU  would  iftilize  the  Maritime  CommiKsion "in  not  permit  ourselves  to  be  con­ gress,  meeting  at  Southport,  Eng­ order  to  further, unions  aims.  How  fraudulent  this  claimj  fused  on  our  union  activitles. i land,  this  week,  declared:  turned  out  has  been  borne  out  by  the sad  experiences  of  the  None  of  pur  officials  are  seeking  "We  are  determined  that  no  offices  in  politics  and  requiring  tin­pot  Hitlers  shall  arise  In  <mr  NAIU  rank  and file  itself.  us  to  plug  for  them.  midst  In  this fight'  to  destroy  Hit­ '  Perhaps  harder  hit  than  the  rest  by  this  treacherou.s  pol­ lerism. ..."  icy  are  the  Negro  members  of  the  NMU.  Since  the  leader­ i  From, time  to  time  we  are  fa­ Now,  then,  let's  see  how  the  Many  delegates  objexsted  to  regi­ ship  allowed  the Maritime  Commission  to  step  into  the  pic­ vored  with  the  usually  brilliant  top  fraction  of  the  NMU  handles  mentation  at  the  hands  of  Lab(}r  ture  and  thus  helped  to  spike  one­hundred  per  eent  hiring  publicity  hand­outs  of  the  "Cur­ democracy  in  thi.s  matter.  Did  members  of  the  government.  ever  see  the  like  of  the  Some  delegates  protested  against  through  the  union  hall,  the  colored  seamen  are  having  in­ ran  for  Congress  Campaign  Com­ you  posters  for  "No  Coffee  Time"  at  Labor  participation  in  the  gov­ They  are  not  only  in­ creasing difficulty  in .shipping out  because the Maritime  Com­ mittee."  NMU  headquarters?  I  should  say  ernment  on  the  grounds  that  this  struotive, but  amusing.  tnission is able  to make  full use of  race discrimination. This is  Thus,  for  instance,  we  learn  not.  makes  Labor  a  "prisoner  wlthlh  a  Tory  government"  and  put  for­ Some  of  you  NMU  brothers  Admitted  by no  less a  source than  the NMU  Pilot itself!  from  a  Campaign  Committee  may  not  want  Joe.  Some  of  you  ward  a  program  calling  for  a  news  release  this, week:  ­  In  its  issue  of  September  20,  the  Pilot  reports  a  Head­ "The opening  game  of  the  West  may  want .another  fellow.  What's  completely  Independent  Labor  quarter,s  meeting  in  New  York  in  which  a  certain  Percy  Side  Football  League  of  New  going  fo  happen  to  those  of  you  go%'ernmont,  in  order  to  insure  Jenkins  reported  on  this situation.  We  quote:  York  City  between  the  Mustangs  who  don't­  plug  for  Joe?  Wait  against  a  repetition  of  the  French  betrayal.  and  the  Stars  will  be  officially  and  see.  ­^'Bro.  Jenkins  pointed  out  that  lack  of  jobs  neces­ kicked  off  by JOSEPH  CURRAN."  Atlantic District  HEADQUARTERS  New  York  (Phone:  BOwUng Green  9­3437)  JsiMJU  Fink  Hall  Policy  'Boomerangs; Negroes Hit  I;  I­'  I 'i'tr r#'­ Campaign  Scoop;  The Worm Turns  :fcy­ [• •  P'^.­A  It  sarily created  a certain  amount of  reaction among  Negro  brothers  and  this  in  turn  weakened  the  organization  as  ^  a  whole.  ,  "He, as well  a.s  Myers, pointed  out  that while expert­ enced  and  militant  colored  brothers  waited  around  the  Hall for  months  to ship out,  trip card  men,  non­seamen  AND  MEN  FEOM  THE  MARITIME  COMMISSION  TKAININCr SCHOOLS  were being shipped  out  on  NMU  VESSELS for  lack of  other  white replacements."  '  What  a  confession  of  bankruptcy!  Here,  in  black  on  white,  we  have  the  NMU  leadership  it­ eelf  admitting that  their policy  with .regard to the Pink Hall  and  Pink­Training  program  of  the Maritime Commission has  led—not  to,  the  improvement  of  conditions  for  union  mem­ bers—but on the contrary: to the SHIPPING OF.MARITIME  COMMlS&ilON  TRAINING­BCHOOL  PINKS  ON  NMU  SHIPS  TO  THE  DETRIMENT  OF  EXPERIENCED  AND  MILITANT  NMU  MEMBERS!  That  difficulties  exist  in  the fight  against  discrimination  the shipowners  toward  Negro  seamen  is  true  enough.  BUT,, by  its treacherous  policy, the  NMU leadership  has only  served,to help  the  shipowners  in  their  discrimination!  That  is what  this .self­admitted failure  in  the Pilot  reveals.  A  few  more  fjueh  concrete  experiences  and  the  rank  and  file  pf  .the  NMU  will  .see  their  leadership  in  a  clearer  light.  As for  the .SJU, this experience  merely  confirms the  militant  policy. puTSUpd,.by this union.  Now,  that  certainly  is  NEWS.  Seafarers'  Log  Curran  in  the  rote  of  football  be­ ing  kicked  around  by  either  the  Communist  Party  clique  or  the  S.  S.  KOFRESI  >  '  .$  2.30  shipowners—that  is  something  to  S.  S.  DELRIO  11.50  be  taken  for granted  by  now. But  S. S. SBATRAIN NEW  YORK  3.00  Curran  in  the  role  Of  KICKING  ­.  3.00  A  FOOTBALL  of  some  kind  S.  SrDELMUNDO  HIMSELF  —  that  most  certainly  S. S.  COELLEDA  IS  news!  The  publicity  commit­ J,  Arras,  J.  SmitR,  C.  C.­Douglass,  J.  tee  is  to  be  congratulated.  We  Fullerton,  K Hicks  .  5.00  suggest  a  special  reprint  of  this  release  . . . and  an  appropriate  S. S.  SEATRAIN  NEW  ORLEANS  caption:  '^The  .'  Worm  Turns"  .  (A8.of  June  8)  ....,  12.75  would,bp a  n­ifty.  3. S.  COELLEDA  Honor  Roll  NO'nCE  JOSEPH  T. SHRI7ER  Will the  above seaman,  oiler  on board  the S­ S. STBELORB,  communicate  with  Paul  C.  Matthews,  attorney, 11  Broad­ way,  New  York  City,  re  Injury  to  John  Costa  on  May  24,  1940.  InMemoriamf  CLARKE  WILSON  !  Died in the U. S. Marine Hospital, Norfolk, Va. on September 10, ia40. ;  Deck  Department  Ei^piue  Department  Steward, Department  C. :E.  .Qilibs  Wm.  S,ekoeiil)^|*ger  Carl  Eng  J. J.''Ba6kett  i....  Robert WRRe  ..,.'.  S.  Watson  ...  5»0O  4.50  3.00  .1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00  1.00  .60  Total  $55.06  $55.05  Note:  The  donation  appearing  above, as  of  June  8,  from  the  S.S. .Seatrain  New  Orleans  was  received  only  this  week.  This dona­ tion  was  sent  in  by  the  delegate,  John  Brock,  durlngnjune,  but  due  to faulty  addressing  ft  was  neVer  received.  Brother  Brock  had the  Post  Office  trace It, and  in­dUe  time  it  was  located and  turned over  tO'Brock. who this  week  mailed  it to  us.  • '4 ­  ­ ­J.  Jt ,  til  �.r fTuesday,  October 15, 1940  T H E  S E A  F ARERS'  LOG  =•  • ]  W.hat's  Doing —  BALTIMORE  News and Views  Ports Ship  News ­­39  New  Vessels  Manned  by  SW­SVP ­ Odds  and  Ends  'week  I wrote  that  in  the  near  fu­ ture  the  boys  would  receive  or­ ders  from  the  Kremlin  on  the  ac­ Sept:  28,  1940.  Sept.  30,  1940.  tion  to  be  taken  as  regards  the  Editor,  Seafarers  Log  Shipping  has slowed  up  consid­ Japs.  Within  four  •  hours  they  Dear  fiir  and  Brother:  were  out  with  banners  protesting  ably  in  the  last  few  days,  but  the  Well,  things  are  still  rocking  the  shipment  of  gas  and  lead  to  beefs  are  plentiful,  some  being  a  along  down  here.  The  most  de­ Japan.  little  on  the  bum  side.  I  think  TEXAS  CiTY  TAMPA  Baltimore,  Md.,  Oct.  8,  1940:  the  launching  of  Ocean  Domin­ Shipping continues fairly  good  out  ion'.s  (Alcoa  Line)  new  C­1  AL­ of  this  port'.  Dispatcher  Hansen  COA  PIONEER  in  San  Francisco  leporting  121  brothers  shipped  last'  week.  The  Alcoa  outfit  now  and  102  registered  during"  the  has  seven  ships  building  oh  the  week  ending  October  5th.  The  West  Coast  and  three  oh  this  serted  place  in  the  Country  Is  the  this  is  due  more  or  less  to  the  beach  list  at  present  shows  190  coast.  «  «  «  hall  here.  The  shipping  list'  con­ The  Panamanian  which  loaded  men  not  being  acquainted  with  members  registered  in'  the  three  sists  of  one  A.B.  and  one  fireman,  here  was  sailed  to  the  roads,  and  the  Constitution  of  our  Union  departments.  39  New Vessels Manned  one  O.S.  permit  and  one  engine  there  she  lay  for  the  week.  Some  and  the  agreement  that  they  are  by SIU­SUP  Ship  News  permit.  Had  to  issue  six  permits  of  the  crew  got  off  the  scow,  and  sailing  under.  Checking  on  shipyard  reports,  •  •   •   to fiii  the  ships  this  week.  ;3ea6  Shipping  Company's  RO­ SIU­SUP  crews  will  man  39  of  she  also  had  trouble  getting  her  »  •  •   On  the  other  hand  I  find  in­ BIN  LOCKSLEY  delayed  in  her  the  47  ships  scheduled  to  be  clearance  papers.  All  squared  How  come  the  present  hook­up  away  to  sail  Friday,  and  she  ran  stances  where  the  mate,  steward,  launching  by  a  .shipyard  strike  launched  before  the  end  of  1941.  between  the  Snazis and  the  Japs?  into  more  trouble.  According  to  or  engineers  are  pulling  stuff  slid  into  the  waters  of  the  Pa­ Baltimore,  ali­eady  rated  No.  2  The  party  boys  will  now  have  to  the  local  press,  her  condensers  over  the  men,  and  getting  away  tapsco  on  Saturday,  with  the  port  in  the  United States  for  ship­ pick  a  new  tune.  Of  course,  Mos­ sprung  a  leak  and  to  save  the  with  It,  just  because  the  men  prospect  of  her  being  ready  for  building  and  drydock  facfhties,  cow  will  have  to  send  the  words  scow  they  beached  her.  I  do  know  don't  know  their  agreements..  service  by  the  end  of  next  month.  will  move  into  the  top  notch  and  the  music,  but  it  should  be  that  she  is  laying  on  the  bottom  This  could  be  easily  reduced  to  a  The  company  has five  other  ships  shortly with  the  scheduled  expah­ worth  waiting for.  with  a first  class  list.  So  it  will  bare  minimum  if  the  fellows  building  at  the  local  yard  all  o,f  sion  of  present  facilities  and  the  <• >  «  «  be some  time  till  she  does  sail,  if  would  spend  just  a  few  minutes  which  are  scheduled  to  be  ready  addition  of  a  Coastguard  y'Ard  at  rtovv and  then  reading  and  brush­ during  1941.  Curtis  Bay  and  a  naval  ­base  at  Feature  going  aboard  a  ship  she  does.  ing  up  on  their  contracts.  •  *  «  the  mouth  of  the  Potomac.  now  and  having  the fellow  travel­ Work  on  the fitting  up  of  Mis­ »  »  •   ers telling  the  crew  thai this  will  There  has  been  some  rumor  sissippi's  DELARGENTINO  has  Odds  and  Ends  assure  the  country  of  no  danger  around  that  members  of  the  SlU  Was  honored  a  day  or  so  ago  been  resumed  with  the  calling  off  Outbreaks  of  typhoid  from  im­ by  a  visit of  an  Admiralty  lawyer  from  the  East  because  Joe  is  over  would  take  the  scow  out  when  of  the  strike,  and  we  expect  to  pure  drinking  wafer  aboard  Eng­ (that's  the  polite  name  for  a  the  old  crew  walked  off.  For  the  there  bound  in  a  non­aggression  crew  her  up  aiound  the first  of  pact  with  Hitler,  so  indirectly  benefit  of  the  ones  spheading  brown  noseying  know­it­all).  the  month.'  Bull  Line's  MONROE  lish  ships  here  has  caused  the  these  yarns,  I would  like  to  refer  'Twas  on  the flagship  of  a  well  should  be  here  from  Newport  Coastguard  to  add  sixty  men  to  with  Japan!  them  to  the  record  of  the  SIL)  known  chiseling  outfit.  The  Pa­ Ne\^  shipyard  this  week  with  their  port  control.  \  •   • •    Our  old  friend  Paddy  Whajen  since  its  inception.  The  records  trolman  had  out­argued  the  mate  the  ilUTH  (e'x­Barreado)  follow­ First  the  boys  wanted  to  make  after  trying  to  make  a  go., of Mt  on  a  beef  that  involved  quite  a  the  world  safe,  so  they  collected  are  open  for  Inspection  at  alt  ing  her  up  the  Bay  sometime  next  in  Tampa  and  later  Marcus  HbOk.  bit  of  overtime  on  a  loose  clause  for  Spain  and  taiked  all  militant  times.  The  members  and  their  week.  has finally  eased  Iiimself  out'  of  men  possible  Into  going  over  and  elected  officials  of  the  SlU  have  in  the  agreement,  when  our  new­ .Ocean  Dominion  Line  brought  the  picture  altogether  by  sending  found  Professor  interrupts  and  putting  their  lives  on  the  block,  never  gone  through  a  picket  line,  the  WAUKAU,  POUGHKEEPSIE,  in  his  resignation  to  the  NMU.  while  they  stayed  home  and  and  that  cecord  is  sdmetHIng  ev­ tells  the  mate  that  he  doesn't  and  NEW  WINDSOR  up  from  the  Paddy  asked  for  an  indefinite  threw  a  few  picket  lines  around  ery  member  Is  proud  of  and  have  to  pay  said  overtime.  James  River  tied­up  for  recondi­ leave  of  absence  on  account  of  consuls'  offices.  Down  with  Hitler  would  not  tarnish  for  the  satis­ tioning  at  the  Maryland  Drydock.  Incidentally  this  lad  happened  The  condition  of  these  ships  a  complete  breakdown  of  his  was  the  next  war  cry I  This  was  faction  of  those  who  go  around  nerves.  changed when  Joe  and Adolph  got  telling  the  men  on  the  lines  the  to  be  the  Bos'n.  Something  smells  makes  it  improbable  that  they  Members  quitting  their  ships  together.  Now  that  they  are  sell  big  bad  SlU  will  take  the  ship  awful fishy.  Wonder  if  he  shines  will  be  ready  for  service  for  some  at  the,last  minute,  after  the  Hall  out  on  you.  the  mate's  shoes  on  his  watch  ing  one  another  out,  we  can  ex­ time  j­et.  is  closed,  and  in  ports  where  below?  pect  another  new  policy  laid  The  Maritime  Commission . has  there  are  no  SIU  replacements,  •  •   •   Brother  Hansen  in  the  hospital  down.  approved  the  sale  of  the  old  are causing  the  organization  trou­ «  «  «  is  still  holding  his%wn  and  do­ The  Edith  was  in  a  few  days  MAINE  to  an  English  concern.  ble  again.  It should  be  stopped.  ing  as  good  as  can  be  expected.  back,  and  the  deck  gang  had  a  This  runs  pretty  close  to  the  The  Commission  also  announced  *  «  *  W.  H.  Elkins  full  head  of  steam  on  because  the  policy  of  the  top  fraction  of  the  Shipping  slowed  up  till  it's  dis­ mates  were  taking over  the  wheel  NMU.  First  they  were  on  the  pin,  on  their  wheel  tricks  and  having  feed  it.  It's  just  too  bad  there  a fair week, with two Mississippi wanting  conditions  and  ail  the  appeared  completely.  «  •  «  them  tidy  up  the  wheel  house  wasn't  another  steward  in  this  ships signing on, and the Delbrawages  possible  to  collect.  Then  they  slipped  off  the  pin—not  too  W.  E.  Messier,  No.  5575,  who  and  bridge.  When  this  was  all  port.  However,  I  vi/ouldii't  be  sur­ 8il coming from South America. mm* much  of  a  squawk  about  condi­ shipped  on the  Suweid from  here:  done,  tiiey  went  down  on  deck  to  prised  If  he  didn't  have  suitcase  trouble  a  little  further  up  the  give  the  Bos'n  a  hand  with  the  I have  your  gear  at my  home, and  tions.  And  now  it  is  dowh  to  Next  week  will  be  a  boom  week,  line.  gear,  decks,  etc.  where  they  don't  want  any  there  is  mail  here  for  you.  with  ten  or  more  ships  "corhiiis  *  «  *  •  *  »  Fraternally  yours,  in.  One  of  the  Lakers  bought  by  squawk  about  the  wages.  As  Run  into  a  steward  like  this  W.  T.  Smith  and  Son  Is  diie  to  A.  W.  Armstrong.  On  touching  the  mate  up  and  long  as  the  members  make  telling  him  he  was  getting  his  every  once  ih  a  whild,  especially  crew  up  the  beginning  of  the  ehough  to  pay  the  two  bucks  per,  dress  wet  a  little,  he  orates  he's  on  the  milk  angle.  If  the  guys  week.  The  other  one  will  conle  plus  a  few  assessments,  then  been  sailing  the  Seven  Seas  for  woiild  make  it  a  practice  of  bust­ out  later.  No  special  run  has beon  never  mind  aqy  more.  They  will  ing  every  bottle  of  sour  milk  also  have  a  new  tune  very  short­ Sept.  30,  1940.  y'ars  and  y'ars  and  do'nt  see  why  over  the  steward's  tray,  you'd  set  for  these  ships  yet.  It  is'  ru­ he  can't  run  the  boys  arOUnd  like  mored  they  will  run  coastwi.se  ly.  So  listen  for  the  chorus.  Editor  Seafarers' Log,  see  more  of  it  on  the  table  and  for  a  few  trips  and  then  \t­ill  he  this  and  refuses  to  take  any­ Dear  Sir  and  Bro.:  body's  say­so  on  it  but  the  In­ less  being  tossed  over  the  side.  put  on  the  Puerto  Rico  run.  After  reading  the  article  in  the  ' •"« JACKSONVILLE  Satevepost  about  the  seartien,  I  wonder  where  the  hell  I  was  while  the  ships'  crews  Were  t/lhg  on  tropical  beaches,  throwing  big  parties, making  more  money  than  Standard  Oil.  Well,  the  fruit  season  is  still  two  Weeks  off  yet,  before  things  begin  to  boOm  down  ih  this  part  of  the  country.  *  «  «  • K  DC  «  spector's.  To  which  he  was  told  that  the  Inspector,  if  informed  The  boys  have finally  got  a  de  about  it,  would  more  than  likely  cent  working  agreement  with  the  want  to  keep  hife  ticket  arodnd  P  &  O  outfit  after  a  lot  of  gum  the  office  tor  a  spell.  boxing  on  the  part  of  the  nego­ The  Marjorie  of  the  Bull  Line  *  i»  n.  tiating  committee  and  Brother  was  in  and  but  again  last  week,  and  there  was  a  permit  Oiler  by  Well,  he still  wouldn't  agree  to  Biggs.  •   «  •   They  should  be  good  ships  be­ cause  the  men  have  sure  waited  long  enough  for  them.  With  full  crews  dispatched  to  them  from  the  hall,  we  should  be  able,  with  the  cooperation  of  the  longshore­ •  *  •   How  come  the  grand  sum  of  the  name  of  Bennett'  who  was  quit  working  the  men  this  way,  men and  wireless operators  to  get  ?35.00  was  the  princely  pay  for  a  shipped  out  of  Phllly.  When  I  so  up  to  the  Inspector's  we  go  Since  the  signing  of  the  agree­ a  good  agreement  from  this  out­ month's  wages,  in  the  good  old  went  aboard  that  ship,  this  oiler  with  a  little  affidavit  all  signed  ment  with  P  &  O,  beefs  have  fit  at  the  very  start.  days?  When  ships  were  shifted  before  breakfast,  at  iioon  hour  and  after  5  P.M.?  When  all  hailds  done  a  little field  Work?  When  yoli  got  clean  linen  for  your  bunk  when  the  Steward  took  the  notion  to  put  it  out?  When  the  tnessboys'  main  job  was  to  say  thdre  is  no  more?  When  the  oof­ fee  Was  made  in  the  morning  for  all ­day  and  night?  N  4t  *  «  Remember,  or  were  you  on  one  of  these  ships  of  which  the  au:  thor,  MoFee,  writes?  »  •  •   .  Outside  of  this sort  of  thing  In  his­article,  he  seems  to  have  the  dope  on  the  fellow  travelers.  Steady  as  she  goes.  A,  Wi  Armstrong.  r.  October  5,  1940.  Edltort  Seafarers  Log  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  Hail  the  prophet,  that's  me,  ac­ tion  guaranteed  at  once.  Last  r  was  afraid  that  he  Wouldn't  be  able  to  stay  on  that  ship  for  a  while,  so  he  was  drunk  for  sev­ eral  days,  and  quit  her  the  last  miiiute  dowti  here.  «'  *  «  and  sealed  and  when  he  plopped  it  down  in  front'  of  the  Old  Boy,  he  lost  no  time  in  getting  his  feet  off  the  desk.  »  •   •   *  *  •   been  coming  in  end  over  end.  Ev­ erything  from  cutting  ratings,  It'  won't  be  long  before  we  will  working  assignments,  and  depart­ have  a  new fleet  of  ships  running  mental  compliments  to  overtime  out^ of  here  in  competition  with  beefs,  vtroiking  liotirs,  Schedules,  the  Ml^isslppi  Shipping  Co.  TfiO  and  Spreads.  One  port  committee  new  outfit  will  be  the  Alcoa  Line,  under  way  and  grief  for  a  couple  better  known  as  the  Aluminum  more  materializing.  'Who  said  Line.  The  company  will  change  we  wasn't  gonna  have  fun?  its  name  around  the first  of  the  year.  The first  new  ship  for  this  m  *  m  company  will  be  launched  Octo­ Need  a  tarpenter  down  here,  so  the  first  guy  that  dfops  irt  drag.:  ber  4,  in  San  Francisco.  She  will  glng  a  hammer  and  saW  gets  the  be  named  the  Alcoa  Pioneer.  mm*  berth.  Need  men  in  all  depart­ After  pow­wowing  for  a  while,  taking  Intb  Consideration  the  se­ At  this  time  of  writing,  have  not  been  able  to  get  hold  of  this  Housness  of  the  penalty^  the  fel­ permit,  so­  the  wbrd  IS, to  print  lows  agreed  not  to  file  the  this  In  the  SeSfarers  LOg,  not  to  Charges  fcr  a  day  or  so  and  see  ship  this  man  under'any  circum­ if  the  mate  would  lay  Off  this  crap  (after being  given  a brother­ Sfahees.  ly  hint  by  the  old  man).  Other­ Shipping  Was  pretty  fair  last  wise  he's  liable  to  be  steering  a  week  for  black  gang.  Not  so  two­spot  shovel  on  the  WPA  for  fhents.  much  iiewe  to  speak  Of,  so  will  a  sgell  instead  of  a  Bull  Line  Fraternally  yours,  sccw.  knock  off  until  next  week.  Steely  White,  566.  •  «  «  Steady  as she  goes.  F. Laurltano.  Do NOT Ship:  Philip'At'OhibaldBghagen  N6.  2161833—Stewiard  He  was  refused  a  Permit  Card  in  the  Port  of  New  York.  The steward  on  this  tub  seems  to  have  gotten  some  of  the  good  old  Bull  Line  Spirit,  too.  The  grub  is  worse  than  lousy,  what  little  he  puts  out.  mm*  He  measures  the  milk  out  like  It  was  eo­ycar  old  Scotch, and  let  a  bunch  of  it get  sour  rather than  Yhere  hasn't  been  any  major  beef  here  ih  New  Orleans  lately;  All  rtiihor  beefs  concerning  fdodj  overtime,  conditions,  etc.,  have  been  settled  satisfactorily  by  tH5  Patrolmen.  We  are  expecting  some  beefs  and  headaches  wHeM  October  2,  1940.  the  D^lb'rasil  comes  in  this  week.  The  Seafarers  Log,  She  was  the  biggest  headache  df  New  York.  N.  Y.  the  year  when  she  came  in  frorn  Shipping  was  pretty  low  last  her.  maiden  voyage  Irst  tr'p.  week,  with  a  total of  only  22  men  Fraternally  youra,  dispatched.  This  week  should  be  Buck  Stephens.  mif  ORLEANS  �T H E  S E A F A  R  E R  S '  L O G  RESOLUTiON  ON  MOVING  THE  PROVIDENCE  BRANCH  (Passed  by  N,  Y.  Branch,  Concurred  in  by  All  Other  Branches)  |A  |­ Jr.'  iifr.  S:  ;Kt,  .'^C\  Offers a Bit of Straight Dope  On Disease Known as '^Braiditis^^  •> « RESOLUTION ON MAGAZINE 'PIC  11:  NMU  Officials  Falsify  Facts  OB Agreements  A Texas Seagull  Texas  City, Tex.,  grees  or  else  something  will  sure­ Sept.  30,  1940.  ly  happen.  Yep.  this  is  the  same  WHEREAS,  the  Providence  Branch  was  originally  opened  for  Editor,  Seafarers  Log  guy  that  you  relieved  last  month  organizational  purposes  In  the  Southern  New  England  area  at  the  Dear  Sir  and  Brother:  a  point'  and  a  half  off.  time  the  Atlantic  District  was  Just  beginning  to  function,  and  {Continued  from  Page 1)  The  f o r e m o s t .  J Vfateoliglet's  WHEREAS,  the  opening  of  a  Southern  New  England 'Branch  in  eluding  the  big  passenger  vessels  Providence  was  at  that  time  considered  the  most  logical  and  stra­ where  the  increases  really  hurt  throughout  the  world,  gathered  This  is  to  be  expected.  After  in  Foc'sles,  bar­rooms  and  wher­ tegical  place,  and  the shipowners.  The SIU  sold  the  ever  seamen  are  wont  to  meet,  all,  remember  the first  time  you  WHEREAS,  since  that  time  it  has  become  a  known  fact  that  big  passenger  crews,  such  as  the  not  excepting  their  union  halls,  took  the  wheel.  But  here  is  the  most  of  the  business  transacted  through  the  Providence  Branch  has  Eastern  Steamship  Co.,  down  the  devote  hours  daily  and  nightly  to  part  that  hurts:  why,  oh  why,  do  been  in  and  around  New  Bedford,  and  river  for  $2.50.  The  money  the  the  well  known  disease  common­ some  of  these  guys,  when  they  get  that  ticket,  move  midships  shipowners  saved  on  these  big  ly  known  as  braiditis.  WHEREAS,  because  of  this  reason,  extra  additional  travel  and  and  then  forget  tliat  they  ever  phone  expense  has  been  incurred  through  the  Providence  Agent,  passenger  ships,  on  this  deal  (?)  It  seems  that  a  man  who  has  belonged  to  an  organization  that  having  to  run  back  and  forth  from  Providence  to  New  Bedford  at  by  the SIU  was sufficient  to  pay  a  spent  his  time  in  the  foc'sle  and  fought  to  improve  conditions  for  larger  increase  to  a  handful  of  an  average  of  twice  a  week  and  sometimes  more, and  gets  the  ambition  to  become  an  themselves  and  by  so  doing,  also  WHEREAS,  every  time  the  Providence  Agent  has  to  go  to  New  freighters  many  times  over.  The  officer  rune  great  risk  when  his  improved  them  for  these  same  Bedford  he  is  forced  to  hire some  one  to  hold  the  Providence  Branch  NMU  does  not  subscribe  to  the  ambition  is  realized.  mates  and  engineers?  • offlce down  at  additional  cost  to  the  Union,  such  as  one  day's  pay  policy  of  robbing a  large  group  of  Why  is  it  that  these  same  men  For  the  last  few  trips  in  the  seamen  to favor  a small  group..."  for  each  day  the  Providence  Agent  spends  in  New  Bedford,  and  that  fought  the  mates  doing  sail,  quarters  with  the  gang  he  gets  a  Nearly  every  sentence  in  this  WHEREAS,  the  major  revenue  taken  in  by  the  Providence  far­away  look  in  his  eyes,  ram­ ors'  work,  when  they  become  paragraph  is  a  LIE:  Branch  is  derived  from  the  membership  in  and  around  New  Bed­ bles  around  the  deck  spouting  mates,  fry  their  hands  at  the  1.  Fhrst  of  all,  it  was  not  the  about  a  day's  work,  shooting  the  same  thing,  and  then  blow  their  ford,  working  on  the  New  England  Steamship  boats,  and  WHEREAS,  the  major  amount  of  beefs  handled  by  the  Provi­ NMU,  but  the  S.I.U.  which  got  sun,  the stars  and  even  the  mast  corks  when  it  is  pointed  out  to  dence  Agent  are from  the  New  Bedford  area,  which  necessitates  his  even  that  $5  wage  increase  for  head  light.  Below  it's  boiler  them  that  they  now  belong  mid­ the  rank  and file  on  the  NMU's  strees,  etc.  When  this  condition  ships,  not  out  on  deck  getting"  being there  on  an  average  of  two days  each  week,  and  coastwise  ships.  While  the  S.I.U.  overtakes  a  shipmate,  the  only  under  the  ordinary's  feet?  WHEREAS,  the  membership  in  and  around  New  Bedford  who  was  demanding  and  gettip.g  $10  thing  to  do  is,  bear  with  him.  are  working  on  the  boats  of  the  New  England  Steamship  Company  and  $7.50  monthly  increases  from  It  does  no  good  to  sympathize  The  mates'  pay  has  been  boost­ have  unanimously  gone  on  record,  through  signed  petitions  to  the  one  shipowner  after  the  other,  with  him,  as  he  can't  hear  or  ed  every  time  the  nasty  sailors  Union,  requesting  the  transferring  of  the  Providence  Branch  to  the  NMU  NEGOTIATING  COM­ even see  you  common  mortals.  got  a  raise.  The  mates'  working  New  Bedford  or  else  the  opening  of  an  additional  Branch  at  New  MITTEE  WAS  PROPOSING  TO  conditions  have  been  Improved  by  Bedford,  and  THEIR  MEMBERSHIP  A  $2.50  WHEREAS,  the  Union,  at  this  time,  is  In  no flnancial  position  SELL­OUT!  That  is  a  fact'  that  Then  the  great  day  comes.  He  the  seamen's  demands  that  the  to  open  another  Branch  in  the  Southern  New  England  area,  nor  can  be  established  without  any  gets  a  license  and  immedi.'itely  mates  do  mates'  work.  Overtime  does  the  Souihern  New  England  area  warrant  two  Branches,  and  trouble  by  a  glance  into  the  NMU  this  exalfed  former  brother  de­ for  the  mates  is  paid  becau.se  the  WHEREAS,  the  only  regular  steamship  line  running  into  Provi­ Headquarters  Minutes  of  May  27,  velops  overnight  a •  new  set  of  crews  on  the  ships  backed  them  in  their  demands.  But  still  they  dence de  the  Colonial  Line  which  only  operates  two  ships,  and  1940  (Report  of  the  Negotiating  thought,  rules  and  procedure.  are  on  deck  trying  to  chisel  on  Gone  is  the  guy  that,  you  used  ^^EREAS,  these  two  Colonial  Line ships  saii  daily  on  alternate  Committee)  as  well  as  in  the files  days  from  New  York,  and  therefore  the  crews  on  these  ships  get  of  the  Pilot  for  May  and  June,  to  wait  for  at  the  gangway.  Now  the  crew's  work,  just  trying  to  ample  Union  representation  from  the  New  York  end  where  the  Com­ 1940,  where  Curran,  McKenzie  if  you  happen  to  ship "with  him,  make  a  name  for  themselves.  pany  maintains  their  head  office,  and  all  crew  beefs  must  be  settled  and  Go,  were shedding  bitter  tears  he  doesn't  want'  you  standing  So  the  next  time  you  see  a  through  this  head  office  in  New  York,  and  over  the  poverty  of  the  shipown­ around  midships  talking  to  him.  brother get  the symptoms, remind  WHEREAS,  the  New  England  Steamship  Company  and  their  ers  and  their  inability  to  pay  for  Nay,  brother,  get  back  aft  where  him  that  the  boss  is still  the  guy  ships  operate  out  of  New  Bedofrd,  and  these  ships  do  not  touch  an  increase  in  wages!  Only  S.I.U.  you  belong.  If  you  get  the  same  lo  keep  your  eye on.  There  is still  either  New  York  or  Providence,  or  for  that  matter  any  other  Branch  victories  forced  Curran  and  Co.  watch  with  him,  and  the first  enough fight  left  In  him  to  take  night  at  sea  after  all  hands  have  care  of,  without  going  midships  <xf  the Union,  and  to  give  up  the  $2.50  sell­out!  left  the  bridge,  you  are  at  the  and  sniping  on  fellow  seamen.  A  WHEREAS,  by  moving  the  Providence  Branch  to  New  Bedford  2.  Secondly,  there  are  alto­ wheel  and  he  has  the  command  ticket  doesn't  make  a  man.  Just  will  result  In  a large flnancial  saving to  the  Union,  therefore  be  it  gether  4  year  round  passen­ RESOLVED,  that  we,  the  membership,  go  on  record  authorizing  ger  ships  on  the  Eastern  Line.  of  a  great  big  rust  bucket,  don't  spoils  a  lot  of  good  ones.  The  Seagull.  the JSecretary­Treasurer  to  take  the  necessary  steps  to  transfer  the  On  the  Bull  Line  there  are  get  off  the  course  over  three  de  Providence  Branch  to  New  Bedford  and  that  It  be  known  as  the  30  ships.  The  Bull  Line  alone  New  Bedford  Branch.  employs  more men  the  year round  savoy  knows  that  DEALS  are  than  twice  the  amount  employed  made  to  allow  the  shipowners  to  hy  Eastern  in  its  seasonal  runs.  pay  LOWER  wages.  But,  accord­ Tnith  About  NESSCO  But  the  S.I.U.  got  $10  and  $7.50  ing  to  Curran,  a  HIGHER  wage  increases from  fourteen  (14)  oth­ means  a  "deal"!  er  steamship  companies!  That's  With  that  line  of  reasoning,  a  how  miserable  the  implied  charge  company  union  that  is  willing  to  that  the  S.I.U.  has  "a  policy  of  work  for  the  shipowners  for  next  robbing  (no  less!)  a  large  group  to  nothing must  be considered  tlie  of  seamen  to favor  a small  group"  acme  of  militancy!  striking  in  the  dark  of  night.  Readers  of  the  Log  will  remember  what  solicitous  care  the  "Im­ really looks  when  examined  close­ Only  desperate  individuals,  los­ District  Attorney  Charles  P.  Sul­ Itartial"  arbitrator.  General  Cole,  showed  for  the  New  England  ly.  It  simply  falls  of  its  own  ly­ ing  the  ground  under  their  own  Steamship  Company  in  its  dispute  with  the  New  Bedford  seamen.  ing  weight!  feet,  can  make  such  arguments,  livan  of  Queens  County  had  de­ 15^9  increase  in  basic  monthly  wage  could  be  granted  the  seamen,  3.  Another  fact:  the  Savannah  which  smack  of  warped  minds!  tectives  swoop  down  on  two  lead­ according  to  the  arbitrator,  because  the  operators  were  practically  Line  has  as  many  passenger  ers  and  three  members  of  Local  NMU  "Democracy"?!  ipmng  their  shirts.  ships  as  the  Eastern.  But  vvhile  6.  Finally,  Curran's  letter  lays  3,  International  Brotherhood  of  ,  No^,, the  operators  of  the  NESSCO  are  the  directors  of  the  New  the  NMU  was  offering  to  sell  out  Electrical  Workers  (A.F.  of  L.)  Haveii,Railroad,  which  owns  these ships,  lock,  stock  and  barrel. And  all  crews  for  a  $2.50  increase  in  claim  to  the  "great  deraocrasy"  recently,  with  order  for  their  ­ which  prevails  in  the  NMU.  Now,  the  New  Haven  Railroad,  poor  starving operators!,  have  made  more  June,  the  S.I.U.  OBTAINED  A  immediate  arrest.  Invoking  an  dou^h  this year  than  last. Here  is an  item  from  the  N.  Y.  Journal  of  $7.50  INCREASE,  NOT  ONLY  ON  that  is  enough  to  make  anyone  archaic  section  of  the.  Penal  acquainted  with  the  Stalinski  Commerce,  which  proves  it:  FREIGHTERS,  BUT  ON  THE  Party  steam­roller  jn  the  NMU  Code,  which  has  been  repeatedly  "Applications  for  interest  payments  on  New  Haven  Railroad  thrown  out  of  court,  the  District  PASSENGER  BOATS  OF  THE  burst  with  laughter.  bonds  are expected  to have  been  discussed  with  the  trustee. . . .  SAVANNAH  LINE  AS  WELL!  To  sum  up:  The  NMU  leaders  Attorney  ordered  Harry  Van  Ara­ ^Payments  were  made  a  year  ago  in December  on  the  underlying  Jr., Business  Manager  of  the  Truth  About  the  Delfina  can't  deny  the  FACT  that"  the  dale  bonds,  the  senior  debentures  and first  and  consolidated  bonds.  union,  and  Fred  M.  Hansen,  As­ S.I.U.  has  obtained  higher  wage  /  This  year's  net  available  for  charges  Is  estimated  to  be  moder­ 4.  Curran's  "private  letter"  sistant  Business  Manager,  held  ateiy  higher  than  last  year  when  $10,608,000  were  earned."  claims  that  the  "100%  NMU  increases for  its membership  than  on  $50,000  bail  each  and  John  —{Journal  of  Commerce,  Oct. 10.)  crew"  of  Baltimore  Insular's  S.S.  they  have  been  able  to  get  for  Dineen,  Louis  Wipfler  and  Leon­ Can  anyone say,  after such  glaring evidence,  that  the  charge  that  DELFINA  collected  a  lot  of  over­ their  rank  and file.  The  SIU's  ard  Copicotti,  rank  and file  mem­ "arbitrators"  work  in  the  interests  of  the  shipowners  is  . . .  un­ time  and  settled  many  beefs  sat­ Bull  Line  agreement  calls  for  a  bers.  on  $10,000  bail  each.  substantiated ?!  isfactorily.  BUT  it  fails  to  men­ $7.50  monthly  increase  with  10  Hansen,  ill  with  bronchitis  and  tion  that  the  DELFINA  sails  cents  an  hour  increase  in  over  under  the  Bull  Line  agreement  time.  The  NMU  agreements  all  threatened  with  pneumonia,  was  OBTAINED  BY  THE S.I.U.  which  call  for  $5  increases  per  month  dragged  out  of  his  sick­bod  at  3  gives  them  a  $7.50  monthly  in­ with  no  increase  in  overtime.  A.M.  J  (Adopted  by  Mobile  Branch,  Concurred  in  by  Other  Branches)  crease—A  GAIN  THEY  WOULD  These  are  FACTS  which  cannot  The  indictments  against  all  the  men  grew  out  of  the  previous  HAVE  TO  GIVE  UP  WITH  A  be  ai'gued  away.  week's  clash  between  pickets  and  WHEREAS,  in  the  September  17,  1940,  issue  of  PIC,  a  news  LOSS  OF  $2.50  WERE  THE  Question  Answers Itself  picture  magazine,  published  by  Street  and  Smith,  there  was  an  ar­ NMU  TO  WIN  THE  ELECTION!  Will  the  seamen  of  the  Balti­ a  police­protected  crew  of  hired  ticle  concerning  the  duties  of  the  United  States  Coast  Goard,  and  5.  With  the  usual  accompany­ more  Insular  Line,  which  Is  a  finks  at  the Triangle  Conduit  and  WHEREAS,  ft  was  stated  in  the  above  mentioned  article  that  ing  slander,  that  the  S.I.U.  was  Bull  Line  subsidiary,  take  a  loss  Cable  Co.  in  Queens.  one  of  the  many  duties  of  the  Coast  Guard  was  the  "quelling  of  fostered  by  the  shipowners—as  in  monthly  wage  increases  and  in  In  reporting  the  arrests,  the  mutinies  on  merchant  vessels,"  and  though  the  whole  world  didn't  overtime  with  the  sell­out  artists  "New  York  Times  referred  to  the  WHEREAS, such  statements tend  to create an  impression  in  the  know  that  the  militant  West  of  the  NMU?  Or  will  they  vote  procedure  used  in  the  arrests  as  minds  of  the  American  public  that  the  seamen  manning  American  Coast  S.U.P.  is  tJie  parent  body  solidly  for  the  militant,  progres­ the "familiar  tactics  of  the  Nazi  merchant ships  are an  unlawful,  mutinous group  of  men,  and  of  the  S.I.U.—Curran  and  Co.  sive SIU  which  has gotten action:  Gestapo."  Bail  has  since  been  WHEREAS,  such  opinions will  cause  the  traveling  public to  seek  speak  of  a  "deal"  the  SIU  al­ the  $7.50  monthly  Increase  and  reduced  to  proportions  more  pos­ passage  on  foreign  vessels  in.stead  of  ships  registered  under  the  legedly made  with  the shipowners  the 10  cents  increase  in  overtime  Bible  of  covering  by  the  union.  American flag  because  of  false  rumors  created  by  such insinuations,  for  $10  and  $7.50  increases  "to  pay?  Both  the  CIO  as  well  as  the  A.F.  therefore  be  it  _ .  cause  confusion  and  disruption  To  put  the .question  is  to  an­ of  L.  central  bodies  in  New  York  RESOLVED, that  the  membership of  the Seafarers'  international  and,  to  prevent  the  NMU  from  or­ swer  it.  Jut  like  their  brothers  have  denounced  the  unheard­of  Union  of  North  America  consider  PIC  an  unfair  publication  because  ganizing  these  SIU  ships"  (on  on  the  Robin  and  Cal.'^ar  lines,  procedure  used  in prosecuting  the  «  of  the  attitude  of  its  editors,  and  be  it  further  the  basis  of  the  $2.50  sell­out,  no  the  militant seamen  of  the  Balti­ Local  3  men,  and  have  pledged  RESOLVED,  that  PIC  be  kept  on  the  unafir  list  until  such  time  doubt!)  more  Insula/ Line  will  \'ots S.I.U.  full  moral  support  to  the  union  Su  a public  retraction  be  made  in  the  pages  of  PIC.  Every  seaman  with  a  grain  of  in  the  NLRB  Elections!;  in  their  defense.  NewHaven R.R. Statement  Shows Role of  Arbitrator  p^f.::  MORE  ABOOT:  Tuesday, October 15. 1940  Queer Methods  Used in Arrest  Of  Union Leaders  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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FIREMEN, ENGINEERS HIT THE BRICKS SEAMEN 21-35 MUST REGISTER FOR DRAFT DANGERS FOR LABOR SEEN IN NEW DEFENSE BILL NEW YORK TRUCK DRIVERS WIN STRIKE DEMAND WALLACE WON'T WILT WITH WILLKIE SEAMAN ASKS 'CONGRESSMAN' JOE WHO GOT CONDITIONS ON THE SHIPS? NMU FINK HALL POLICY BOOMERANGS; NEGROES HIT CAMPAIGN SCOOP: THE WORM TURNS BRITISH TRADE UNIONS WANT NO NATIVE HITLERS RESOLUTION ON MOVING THE PROVIDENCE BRANC OFFERS A BIT OF STRAIGHT DOPE ON DISEASE KNOWN AS BRAIDITIS NEW HAVEN R.R. 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IV. 280 WSA ISSUES RULING ON PENALTY BONUS The War Shipping Administra­ tion has ruled that a penalty bonus must be paid to seamen manning vessels which carry explosives in 50-ton lots or more, when such a bonus is provided in the collective bargaining contracts. NEW YORK, N.Y., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1942 Navy ThreatensSeamen With **Bayonets For Your Tools" MAY BUY RUBBER BOOTS ABOARD SHIP When the kind of explosives specified in the schedule are carried in the specified quantities, said Hu­ bert Wychoff, Director of WSA, there are no grounds for non-pay­ ment of the additional compensa­ tion. Members of the crew of an ocean­ going vessel operating in foreign, coast wise, or intercoastal trade mdy purchase rubber boots or heavy rubber workshoes from their ship's slopchest without getting a rationing certificate, the Office. of Argument that the agreement Price Administration announced was reached with respect to normal today. peacetime operations and applied only to commercial carriage of such cargoes "goes to the heart of the commitments which were made in.the statement of policy," Wyckoff wrote. Campaign Launched To Force Merchant Seamen Into Special Naval Reserve - Seen As Blow Aimed At Maritime Labor Unions Navy Brass Hats, notoriously anti-labor and on more than one occasion the gen­ eral strategists behind union-busting drives, are at it again. This time the Navy is using the draft boards as a club to bludgeon the seamen out of their unions and into the Naval Reserve. The Seattle Recruiting district of the Navy has issued a bulletin to all merchant ^ seamen, warning them that they are only safe from the draft if they join the Reserve. This act means that the Navy has finally laid all its cards on the table and cleared the decks for an offensive aimed at taking over the whole merchant marine. The union originally asked for a rise of 12}/2 mem­ bers. Mr. Ryan said yesterday that a rise of 10 cents an hour had been granted to longshoremen on Oct. 1, 1941, and that the addi­ tional 5 cents would make up an ' estimated 15 per cent increase in living costs. tr Since then the Brass Hats have been laying low, waiting for, the right moment to strike again. They obviously consider this to be the right moment and are attempting to use the draft as blackmail. If the Selective Service officials are a party to this plot, they have perverted their office into an apparatus for union-busting and have struck a great blow against those principles of Democracy they claim to defend. The fact that the Navy has only issued this bulletin in Seattle and in no other port, would seem to indicate that it is a trial balloon and the temper of the men and their unions are being tested. PAY RISE PROPOSED FOR LONGSHOREMEN An offer of wage increases for 45,000 members of the Interna­ tional Longshoreman's Association was disclosed jointly last week by Joseph P. Ryan, president of the organization, and representatives of steamship operators. The pro­ posed wage scale would affect workers from New England to: Hampton Roads, Va. An affirma­ tive vote for the plan was indi­ cated, Mr. Ryan said. • "3 The last time the Navy played an open union-busting role was when the merchant marine was taken over by the War Shipping Admin­ istration in April, 1942. At that time the Navy made a strong bid for control of the merchant seamen. It was the determined opposition of the SIU-SUP that thwarted their plans. Contention that seamen already are compensated by war bonuses at the rate of $100-100 per cent per month have no relation to the, question, Wychoff added, inasmuch' as "the risks which are compensat­ ed for by the decisions of the Maritime War Emergency Board do not relate to the kind of cargo carried but on the contrary to the external geographical risks due to enemy action," The shipowners and the union attempted yesterday to ascertain the standing of new rises with the War Labor Board. In view of President Roosevelt's wage-stabili­ zation plan the increase might re­ quire review by the WLB, it was held. The new wage scale increases the . basic pay of longshoremen to $1.25 an hour, a rise of 5 cents an hour. Checkers were granted 3 5 cents a day more, bringing their daily total to $9.60. A rise of 25 cents would give watchmen $6.15. a day. No. 34 The Brass Hats won't have to wait long for an answers from the men in the SIU-SUP. Their answer is the same now as it has been in the past and will be in the future — NO NAVY UNIFORMS — NO NAVY PAY —NO BRASS HAT DISCIPLINE. We will continue to sail the ships but only as free men under union conditions! Brother Frank Williams, New York Agent, tells Madeleine Carroll a fow soa yarns. They met at the Andrew Furuseth Club which was opened in New York City last week by the United Seamen's Service. Madeleine Carroll is devoting all her time to the merch­ Matthew Dushane, the Washington Representative of the SIUSUP, has already informed the Navy that the A. F. of L. seamen arc unalterably opposed to their shackles and will fight them to the end. Dushane also blasted the Navy for attempting to make it appear that the Unions, the SUP particularly, was cooperating with the program. "As Union seamen," said Dushane, "we certainly resent the Navy or any other government agency trying to use the name of our organiza­ tion to camouflage their union-busting policy." Following is the full text of the Navy bulletin as it was nailed {Continued on Page 3) ant seamen through the U.S.S. CONSUMERS GET IT IN THE NECK! Price "Czar" Leon Henderson ran true to form this week. In a series of new regulations he continued to give consumers the worst of it. One order authorizes merchants to reduce deliveries and compels customers to carry home all but packages too heavy and bulky to handle. Other concessioi^ permit dealers to refuse to accept re­ turned merchandise, or to fCceive orders by tele­ phone, COD orders or to deliver goods on ap­ proval. Henderson said he was "trimming out busi­ ness frills and furbelows," but he "okayed" the most wasteful and costly "frill" of all. "To forstall inquiries, I may say that O.P.A. has no intention of issuing my regulation limiting •M advertising," he declared. That also was characteristic. To obtain the support of the press, Henderson has promoted the interests and profits of publishers in every way possible. He has frozen the prices of materials they use while giving them unrestricted authority to increase prices of their publications and adver­ tising. Throughout the country readers are com­ pelled to pay from 50 to 100 per cent more for their daily papers. The new regulations will make it possible for dealers to materially reduce their operating costs, including payments for labor, but consum­ ers will not share the savings. MineWorkersVote To Quit The C.LO. CINCINNATI, Oct. 7 — The convention of the United Mine Workers voted to withdraw the miners organization, witli a mem­ bership of 500,000, from the Con­ gress of Industrial Organizations after the committee on officers* re­ ports had recommended such action and John L. Lewis, president of the miners, had told the delegates that he could not continue to represent them unless the convention ap­ proved the recomiiicudation of the committee. - With only a handful of the 2,{Continued on Page 3) 'm �V THE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Two :%• Thursday, October 15, 1942 . PuW$h*a by th0 SEAFABraS' INTEBNATIONAi UNION t>F NORTH Alt^CA Aflccntic and GuU District AfftUaM vstm th0 Amtrtcan Ftiwation o/ Labor W HARRY LUNDEBERQ, Int®matIoncd Presldsnt 110 Market Street, Room 402, Soa Francisco. Ckilii ADDREBB ALL OORREBPONDENCB OONOERNINa TRIB PVBLIOATION TO: "THE SEAFARERS' LOG P. O. 25, Station P, New York, N. Y. Phone: BOwhng Green 9-8346 i^r Wakefield Lesson AN EDITOHIAL A few weeks ago the U. S. Army Transport Wakefield, formerly the Manhattan, burned at sea. The fire was not due to enemy action but apparently to some sort of crew negligence (or ignorance). Fortunately the crew was a Navy one. We say fortun­ ately because we can well imagine the hysteria that would Delegates to the 62nd annual AFL convention In Toronto hear Pres. William Green make the open­ have been whipped up by the prostitute press if the crew ing address. Six hundred delegates, a record number, representing 5'/2 million paidup members in. had been union. Charges ranging from "incompetence" the U. 8. and Canada, attended. to outright "sabotage" would have been hurled at the crew and at the maritime unions generally. As things now stand the Navy can w^cll pause and re­ BRITISH TARS BALK view its policy of wholesale removal of civilian crews from AT BAD CONDITIONS REPORT FROM all merchant ships it requisitions. Even the reactionary STOCKTON, Calif. —Agricul­ Journal of Commerce is alarmed by this practice and sug­ tural operators in this area, who gests a policy revision. are under the domination of the "... operating men who have handled freighters and notorious anti-labor "Associated liners in foreign trade for many years say emphatically that Farmers," learned this week that By they have always considered the Navy custom dangerous," British sailors won't stand for the exploitation which has been in­ "DUKE" DUSIfANE writes the Journal. flicted on other workers in south­ "Every ship has its own habits and peculiarities, and ern California. ofi&cers (and men?) need months and even years to discover Fifty-two of John Bull's tars, United Seamen's Service: them all and learn to master them. Ship-wise men recog­ while on furlough, volunteered to I attended a meeting of the executive board In New York on nize the need of complete familiarity with a ship." help pick tomatoes. When they ar­ The Journal's point that men must sail a single ship for rived on the farm.s, they found October 2nd, and the problem came up of hiring the personnel foe years before they can handle it, is so much hog wash. But housing conditions so miserable and this organization. It was brought out that the U.S.S. has hired about • what is necessary is experience with all types of freight­ insanitary that they refused to 47 with previous sea experience. Some of those hired were Stewardesses ers and liners. Here is where the merchant seamen fill the work. "My men are used to better con­ who cannot go to sea. Curran of the NMU was in favor of hiring as bill and the Navy seamen do not. ditions and they can't be expected many people with sea experience as possible. I took the position that The Navy brass hats know this, but their fetish for to go for this," declared a lieuten­ seamen should not be hired if they are capable of going to sea. heel-clicking discipline aboard their transports has forced ant. We are at present trying to get the Selective Service Board to have them to sacrifice good seamanship. EX-NLRB AID, all seamen in a special class which will be exempt from the draft. Now, Anything that gives a brass hat spots before his eyes is the thought of working with a Union crew that will stand UNION HATER, SHIPS if we begin to give a lot of these guys shoreside jobs it won't sit so well ON SCAB STEAMER with the draft board. More than that, the NMU is trying to pack the up for its rights as free Americans. Better inexperienced seamen in uniform than good LOS ANGELES—Dr. Towne J. U.S.S. with its people. I maintain that the U.S.S. was set up for all the seamen in dungerees—so reasons the Navy. Nylandcr, whose 3 years as South­ seamen and no particular union should get a corner on the outfit. Seafarers' Log- HONOR ROLL J- RUBERY, No. 6485 E. JOHNSON R. BROWN W, JOHNSON M. RICHELSON K. KORNELINSSEN i $ 2.00 2.00 100 1-00 2.00 $1-00 $9.00 MONEY CURB AFFECTS SEAMEN American seamen receiving mon­ ey in foreign ports will be paid in the currency of the foreign coun­ try, according to an order issued by the War Shipping Administra­ tion. Tfie purpose of the order, as explained by Admiral Emory S. L>' •. Land, War Shipping Administra­ tor, in a letter to the National Maritime Union, is to keep United States currency from falling into tbe hands of Axis agents. FDR's WAGE FREEZE WASHINGTON, Oct. 9—The War Labor Board cited President Roosevelt's economic stabilization order for the first time today in rejecting a wage increase demand by a C.I.O. union. The board, by unanimous vote, turned' down the request of the United Automobile Workers Union for a general wage increase rang­ ing from 7 to 30 cents an hour for 800 employes at the Sterling Engine Qimpany of Buffalo^ ern California NLRB director were marked by frequent union protests against his employer bias, has gone to sea on a non-union ship of the non-union Isthmian Steamship Co. Nylander had been lecturing on labor relations since he resigned from the NLRB in 1939. Prior to that he had been suspended and re­ instated after he made a speech in Inglewood, Calif., saying "employ­ ers haven't a chance with labor." Although Nylander made few friends in organized labor while an NLRB official, waterfront union­ ists told Federated Press that they don't feel bad about his present ac­ tivity as a seaman. "It'll be an education for him working on a fink ship," a member of Sailors Union of the Pacific said, "and I hope they'll sling it in­ to him so he'll see the value of union organization." MONEY DUE Hogan, President of the MEBA, has. sent in his resignation to the U.S.S. There will be plenty of others sending in their resignations if this outfit caters to only one union in thch activities. The question was also raised as to who shall sit on the different port committee's as representing seamen's unions. The following rule was adopted—any group of seamen who have petitioned the NLRB, for an election and have been certified by that board, shall be admitted to participate on the port committee. N.M.U. Jurisdiction: The NMU is claiming jurisdiction on all ships that are launched on the West Coast and have been assigned to Luckenback, Moore McCormack and Grace lines. The SUP has agreements with the Lucken­ back Gulf line, American Republic lines (Moore Mac), and W. R, Grace & Company. The NMU claim to these ships is phoney. • . , Th^ War Shipping Administration stated that when they ass.ign,ed these ships to the different companies they did not take into consldecation the collective bargaining agreements. Crew's Quarters: Crew of the S. S. Josephine Law­ rence, paid off Sept. 21, have 3 days bonus money coming. Collect at Waterman office. The WSA is setting up a crew's quarters committee here with representatives of the different maritime unions being invited to partipate. It took quite some time to get this far with our complaints re­ Crew of 8. S. Fairisle have thir­ teen days bonus money oorping. garding quarters, but we ought to get going full blast on the problem now. r;.'. -V-'V �T Thursday, October IJ, 1942 THE SE4F41VEE,S' LQG 194 3 mmNATiom QLOSEDi BALLOTINa EfURING NOV, 4^: DEC, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAN ATLANTIC and GULF DISTRICT This veek (Oct. 15th) nomin­ Moving swiftly to mpet the ex­ United States, has accepted the ations for 1943 Union ofiice were c|oscd. According to the Constitur isting immediate demand for aid post as USS Executive Officer for tjpn, any candidate that fails to for American merchant seamen in the Port of New York, with of­ mail his credentials to the oflSce of United Nations' ports throughout fices in the Andrew Furuseth the Secretary-Treasurer by mid­ the world, Douglas P. Falconer, Club, 30 East 37th Street. night of the 15 th, is disqualified national executive director of United Seamen's Service, announc­ Nearly 1,800 merchant seamen for office. ed this week that arrangements have taken advantage of the rec­ Following are the Constitutional have been completed to dispatch reational facilities offered at the provisions covering balloting in the overseas the first contingent of Andrew Furuseth Club on East pprts. United Seamen's Service represen­ Thirty-seventh Street since it was Section 3. A committee con- tatives. opened ten days ago by the United sjsting of six full book members in Eight men and women will leave Seamen's Service. ^ood standing, two from each de­ for Iceland, England, Scotland and Former Police Commissioner Ed­ partment, shall be elected, whose Wales where they will set up and ward P. Mulrooney, chairman of duty it shall be to prepare the bal- take charge of recreation clubs and the New York Cpmmittee of the Ipt. rest homes and meet other needs United Seamen's Service, said All nominees who desire to be- of officers and men of the merch­ that the club's register had cpme candidates shall have the nec­ ant marine who are braving sub­ shown 180 visiting seamen at the essary qualifications and acceptance marine-infested waters to carry club each day. "Included among in the office of the Secretarysupplies to our fighting fronts, these," he said, "were officers and Treasurer or the Committee on said Mr. Falconer. men from every State in the coun­ Candidates prior to the 15 th day of The United Seamen's Service try and others from England, Scot­ October of each year. Nominees has alreay opened rest homes and land, Denmark, Ireland, Holland who shall fail to comply herewith clubs in the New York and Balti­ and Australia." shall be regarded as having declin­ more port areas. Properties are be­ "The men were unanimous," Mred thp nomination. Ballots shall (a) ing surveyed to supply similar, fa­ Mulrooney continued, "in praising b^ar the name of the Union, the cilities in Philadelphia and Norfolk the club, and their enthusiastic re­ mpnth and year of election and in­ as well as in the Gulf and Pacific ception of the idea of a seamen's structions to votes; (b) bear the coast ports. club is a tribute to the efforts of names of eligible and duly quali­ "While we are straining every our organization to give merchant fied candidates for each office ar­ possible effort to expand our fa­ mariners the recognition accorded ranged alphabetically with voting cilities and the scope of our work to men in uniform." squares to the right of names; (c) for 'heroes in dungarees' in the The most popular spot in the have one blank line for each office United States," he added, "we are club during the first ten days was in which member may write the simultaneously making substantial the dance floor and bar. However, name of any member whose name progress in setting up our overseas the tone of the club is to undergo dpes not appear upon the ballot organization — a vital part of the a change, an official said yesterday. who must be qualified under the work of the United Seamen's Ser­ In the future the club is to be re­ provisions of Section 2 of this Ar­ vice. stricted to men during the week, ticle; and (a) be perforated at the eliminating most of the dancing. upper edge and perforated stubs Edward P. Mulrooney, Chair­ Dances, henceforth, will be held numbered consecutively, beginning man of the New York City Com­ only on Saturday nights when the with No. 1. The Secretary=TrcaS' mittee of United Seamen's Service club will hold open house. urer shall cause to be printed, and announced that Rear Admiral Al­ The seamen were entertained shall forward to each Branch and bert B. Randall, USNR, the first last week by more than 200 vol­ retain for use at Headquarters, a merchant marine officer to attain unteer hostesses who worked in sufficient number of ballots, and this rank in the naval forces of the shifts from 3 P.M. to midnight. shall keep a record of the numbers of the first and last ballots so for­ warded and retained. None but of­ ficial ballots shall be used in any general election. Section 4- Balloting for officers (Continued from Page 1) shall be .secret and shall take place each day during the month of up around the Seattle harbor. Read it carefully. It is written with soft November and December, 60 Day and logical words—but it is one of the most vicious documents yet to Referendum provided that there come out of Washington. are five members in good standing elected from the meeting present U. S. NAVY RECRUITING STATION to look at their books and guard FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING the ballot box; and no ballots shall SEATTLE, WASHINGTON be accepted except those cast in Attention Maritime Men: the regular manner. A committee of Election com­ Is your draft number likely to remove you from the duties posed of six (6) full members in you have chosen as your life's work at sea? good standing, two (2) from each Are you confronted with the idea thai the war is going to department, namely ov,e judge, haul you ashore and place you high and dry with a bayonet for two tellers and three clerks, shall your tool of vyar? be elected in each port to conduct the election and to canvass, the re­ That worry need not haunt you. There is a way out! turns. Ballots shall be distributed The United States Navy has opened class M-T for just such in the order of their numbers, com­ men as you, so you can stay on your ship and do your, regular ' ) mencing with the lowest number. job. By enlisting in ^n active status with the Navy's M-1 pro­ Section 5. Members shall be en­ gram, you can remain aboard the ship you are now on until such titled to vote upon presenting their time as the Navy may have to take over that ship. You will not membership certificates showing be subject to call by selective service. You will be in the service that they are in good standing, and of your country. have not previously voted at the No other procedure could so adequately protect the person­ same election. Members shall mark nel and guarantee the operation of much needed merchant their ballots with pen and ink, or marine. That's why the Navy has opened its M'1 branch. indelible pencil, and shall signify At Navy recruiting headquarters. Federal Office Building, their choice of candidates by mark­ Seattle, there is a special enlistment officers to see to it that ing a cross (X) in voting squares men of the merchant marine are handed quickly and efficiently opposite names, or by writing in in the process of. enlistment into this new Navy reserve unit. the blank line the name of their It's your only chance to safeguard your job at sea! choice if such name be not printed (signed) ROBERT S. DOLE, the ballot. Lead pencils shall \be used in marking ballots. Ensign D. V. (S), U.S.N.R. M-1 Enlistment Officer \|hfin '>a member hat marked his NAVY THREATENS SEAMEN WITH "BAYONETS FOR YOUR TOOLS" {CoHi'jftued on Page 4) Page Tlire« Seattle Recruiting District, Secretary - Treasurer's Office ROOM 213 — 2 STONE STREET, NEW YORK CITY P.O. Box 25, Station P. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK BOSTON PROVIDENCE BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH. TAMPA... MOBILE PUERTO RICO GALVESTON ADDRESS PHONE 2 Stone St Dispatcher's Office BOwling Green 9-3430 Agent. . BOwling Green 9-3437 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 465 South Main St Manning 3572 14 North Gay St Calvert 4539 .6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 309 Chartres St Canal 3336 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-t?28 208 So. Franklin St Tampa MM-1323 55 So. Conception St.. ... Dial 2-1302 45 Ponce de Leon. ...... .Puerto do Tierra 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 Around The Ports • * 'S. I ' fJ TAMPA Things here in Tampa are very slow as we don't have but one or two ships in here every month. I have so damn many OS on the list that I get sick every time that I look at the list. should do, I would advise that you try and vote this election for the one that can cut the mustard. I have noticed that some of the branches are raising hell about the telephone bill here being so high. Well, when there was a ship in I couldn't find one sand crab that would ship, they are always wait­ ing for their dream ship. Now, if some of you fellows will get a map and study it for a while you will see that we are way to the hell South and East of any hall, and it cost like hell to call Mobile or New Orleans for replacements. But if you insist, I will let the ships go short-handed. We have quite a few on all three list and believe me when the boys get together there is lots of B.S. flying thick and thin. All I can hear is, "When are we going to have any ships in? Well, I tell them that if they will grab a ratler and head for the Yankee Land it would be possible for them to ship. But I really think that this warm climate suits them better, I am dojng my damdest to keep and after ail we have to gab about this hall on an economical basis, something. but it takes a certain amount to operate. I don't have a patrolman Brothers, the time has come so I am trying to organize, two when you will have the privilege of ships here and it takes some of my voting for your officials for the time to do that, and when there coming year. As of the past, some are any of the ships that we have of you would not keep in good under contract in, I have one hell standing or had neglected to vote of a time trying to settle beefs and and the result was that some of the collect dues and various other officials, in your opinion, were a big things that goes with pie carding. bunch of heels. So please take these things into As agent of this port I have consideration, and give me a rest. heard so damn much about agents Fraternally, and Patrolmen of other ports and D. L. PARKER, also my self not being compentent and not doing the things that we Agend. RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON 1943 BALLOT Whereas: At the present time the seamen of America are making more money than ever before in the history of the seamen; Whereas: When the present war is over the seamen will again be engaged in a figEt for existence with the shipowner who at the present time is filling his war chest in preparation for the coming struggle, and Whereas: The history of the seamen's labor movement proves conclusively that after such an upheavel as at present is going on in the world, they are always throttled and browbeaten— as for instance 1921 and the Lake Carriers set up, and Whereas: The 1934 and 36 and 3? strikes proved the need of ample funds when engaged in a major strike, therefore BE IT RESOLVED: That the Constitution shall be amended by adding a section to Article No. 26, this section to be known as Section No. 8. A strike fund shall be maintained, the strike fund to be kept seperate and apart from any or all other funds in the Union. An annual assessment of $3 shall be levied for this fund. And further, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: That if the members accept this resolution, it be published from time to time, as space permits, in the Seafarers' Log before the time of the election. This is to acquaint all members with the intent of the Resolution. And further, that the resolution shall be placed on the -.annual election ballot. (signed) Alfred Stewart Adalbert Gawronski William IlumiUon Harry J. Collins Arttmr Thompson No. No. No. No. No. 764 21265 3400 496 2888 �= ;r.7--:tn?...r'*-;-- ' Page Four •iJ Thursday, October IJ, 1942 THE SE AF ARERS'VLOG Greek Maritime Seaman Nails Philly Unions United Paper's Phojiey Logic By JOHN FARQUHAR Rides on Personal Effects: s IF YOUR SHIP IS SUNK AND VOU LOSE YOUR GEAR„ YOU ARE ENTITLED UP TO AND INCLUDING 9250 COMPEN8.ATI0N ONLY IF YOU H.AVE MADE OUT A LIST AND VALUATION OF YOUR BELONGINGS AND FILED IT WjTH THE SKIPPER BEFORE SAILING. FAILING THIS, YOU ARE ENTITLED UP TO AND INCLUDING 9150. IF YOU FAIL TO LIST AND FILE YOUR GEAR, THERE IS NOTHING THE UNION CAN DO TO AID YOU TO COLLECT MORE THAN THE $150. NEW YORK, N.Y.—Unifica­ (The folhu^ng letter was sent to a Philadelphia newspaper by tion of the Greek seafarers' move­ Brother FarqnJjor. It effectively answers the "seamen heroes deserve ment after months of negotiations If uniforms" propaganda.—^EDITOR.) ;; ft *'as announced recently by the New the heroes at sea, dared to beef York OflSce of the International about something on this ship, the Transport "Workers' Federation. Editorial Staff, Master and his stooge, the Chief The agreement for the unifica­ Philadelphia Record, Mate, would suddenly realize there tion of the Greek seamen sailing in Philadelphia, Pa. ALWAYS NAME A BENEFICIARY FOR YOUR $5,000 was a war. Whereupon, the men the cause of the United Nations GOVERNMENT INSURANCE IN CASE OF DEATH AT SEA. Gentlemen: involved were threatened with the MANY CASES HAVE BEEN HUNG UP FOR MONTHS BEwas signed last week in Cardiff, In reply to your recent editorial Coast Guard and induction into CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF A MAN TO NAME A BENEEngland, by representatives of the Sept. 30, 1942, with its impressive FICIARY. PROTECT YOUR FAMILY BY NAMING A BENE­ the Army. Union of Greek Seamen in Great title, "Gold Star Heroes of the FICIARY! Britain and the Greek Maritime This systematic antagonizing of War at Sea," I wish to point out Union in the United States. the crew and the representatives of The move was hailed by spokes­ some very erroneous reasoning the crew breaks the morale of the men of the Greek Maritime Union which is prevalent in some quar­ men aboard the ships. In their ef­ in New York as " a great forward ters. forts to break the unions, the com­ step towards uniting the two Why do some people think that pany's stooges are endeavoring to unions into one strong organiza­ the solution to the problem of the provoke the crews to some overt {Continued from Page 3) tion and thus furnishing effective forgotten heroes at sea is to put action which will necessitate gov­ {Continued from Page 1) 800 delegates dissenting, the con­ ballot, he shall deliver it folded to and great help to the war effort of them in uniform. For the past few ernment intervention. vention, after debate in which a the Judge, who, after ascertaining the United Nations." It was also years, our unions have been fight­ Since Pearl Harbor the seamen small minority pleaded against dis­ that the member is entitled to vote, announced by G. Gregoriades, sec­ ing this reactionary idea with all have foolishly - promised not to affiliation, voted to take the miners shall tear off the numbered stub retary of the union, that a special their strength. During the last strike a ship. This has led to some out of the C.I.O. The action fol­ and deposit the ballot. The com­ membership meeting would be couple of years every effort has unprecedented chiselling in the lowed an hour's address by Mr. mittee shall ^hcn stamp the mem­ called within a -few days to ratify been made to dragoon the Merch­ matters of food, overtime, and Lewis in which he charged the ber's certificate of membership in the agreement and put its clauses ant Seamen into the Naval Re­ conditions in general. leaders of the C.I.O. with waging the proper column for the year and into effect. The agreement will serves with its "finky" pay and Since its inception, the collection a campaign designed to destroy the month of election. Such stamp also be published in "Ergatis Thal- "finky" working conditions. The assis," the Greek seamen's paper in suggestion that the seamen deserve of overtime has always been a United Mine Workers and of "def­ shall bear the word "voted," the New York. a uniform all their own, smacks sorespot. The shipowners cannot amation or vilification" against initials of the voting place, and the date of the voting. If the /tt a general meeting of the veiy much of the insidious propa­ get it into their heads that one him personally. member is not entitled to vote, the Greek seamen in England on Sep­ ganda that reactionary employers should collect for services rendered The recommendation of the Judge shall cancel and destroy his tember 13, the merger of the two have been using in their efforts outside of working hours. With committee, headed by Frank Hefballot. The Tellers shall count" the organizations was unanimously and opce again to bring the seamen the advent of the war, the com­ ferly of Colorado, president of Dis­ panies' stooges have redoubled their trict 15, was that in view of "the ballots as they are deposited, and enthusiastically approved and new back to slavery. chiseling in this matter. While policy of public opposition to the the clerks shall keep record of the officials were elected to carry out The seamen will fight this with they consider it unpatriotic for United Mine Workers of America count. the provisions of the agreement all their strength. We do not need seamen to collect it in times like and its officers" by the C.I.O., the Section 6. Balloting shall con­ The newly elected general secre­ uniforms in order to deliver the these, the companies feel that it is mine workers "now officially with­ tinue until every qualified voter tary George Koufoudakis also com­ goods. We are well satisfied with their patriotic duty to hog all the draw from the C.I.O. and direct municated to the Greek seamen's present has had an opportunity to our present apparel—old dungarees gravy possible. its subordinate units and members office in New York the appoint­ and khakies. vote. TTie Judge shall then count What really interests the sea­ to withdraw from any official par­ ment of Antonios Ambatielos as As for the medals which the men is higher wages, more adequate ticipation in the aaffirs, or affilia­ the numbered stubs to verify the national organizer of the unified movement. Ambatielos ( a former Maritime Commission is so gener­ bonuses and war risk insurances, tion with any unit of the C.I.O. count of the Clerks, and shall en­ union secrtary in New York) rep­ ously trying to pin on our chests, preservation of the unions and the until such time as the C.I.O. sees close them in a sealed envelope in resented the Greek Maritime Union let them help us, instead, to settle union hiring hall, with less chisel­ fit to correct its errors, desist from the ballot-box. He shall then an­ at the unification conferences in our beefs with the shipowners ling on overtime, food, and condi­ its policy of denunciation and an­ nounce to the meeting, * and the more to the satisfaction of the men tions. England. tagonistic attitude toward the involved. With the scarcity of Instead of medals and uniforms, United Mine Workers of America Secretary-Treasurer, or Agent, shall record in the minutes, (a) the metal, the medals could do a more let those patriotic and public spir­ and recognize its valid financial lasting service as bullets to be used ited citizens who are interesting obligations." number of ballots last distributed; on those people who profit by war. themselves in the welfare of the The last reference was to the (b) the number of ballots cancel­ seamen use their influence to help debt of $1,685,000 which the ed or destroyed, and (c) the num-_ Even before Pearl Harbor, with us retain the conditions which we United Mine Workers claim is ow­ the slogan of National Defense, her of ballots debited. The bal­ have obtained through years of ing to it from the C.I.O. on loans John Shipowner has been hiding lots shall then be placed in an en- ' years behind the American Flag to cover struggle. Let the seamen and citi­ advanced during the five NEW YORK, N. Y. — ITF — up his chiseling of the heroic men zens of the U. S. keep faith with when Mr. Lewis was president of velope provided for the purpose those unsung and much maligned that organization. The C.I.O and a slip of paper, also specifical­ The training school for young who go down to the sea in ships. heroes who, during the strikes of contends that the money was a ly provided, shall be signed by each American seafarers established a Since Pearl Harbor the steamship '34, '35 and '37, spend long days "gift'' in the campaign to help or­ member of the Committee on Elec­ year ago on the West Coast by the companies and their stooges have on the picket lines; often hungry, ganize the mass production in­ Sailors' Union of the Pacific has made every effort to bring back and who, too, often, bled and died tion and pasted on the back of the dustries. met with great success. pre-1934 conditions at sea. envelope. The sealed envelope shall for the abolition of slavery at sea. Mr. Lewis denounced the C.I.O. The school which is located in I have recently returned from a Very truly, and its leaders as having betrayed then be placed in the ballot-box. the SUP building, Clay Street, San five moiuhs' trip to sea. On this J. E. Farquhar the miners' organization, whose The ballot-box shall then be locked Francisco, Cal., has been in con­ ship, on which I was an ordinary help and money, he said, had made and sealed, and the key thereof shall tinuous operation since last sum­ seaman, a callous disregard was the C.I.O. possible. be sealed up in an envelope, also mer. Over 500 ordinary seamen shown for the health, safety, and and others desirous of qualifying welfare of the crew. specially provided for that purpose, , HERBERT N. LLOYD for A.B. tickets have been trained on the back of which each member When the departmental dele­ Get in touch with Sol Berenholtz and most of them are already sail­ of the Committee on Election shall gates, the elected representatives of as you case Is coming up. ing on American vessels. again sign his name. The envelope Editor, Seafarers' Log The union's contribution to the so signed and sealed shall be given Dear Brother: American maritime effort before in charge of the Secretary-Treasurj:^ Tell "Whitey and the Gang that and after the actual entrance of the Vou can not stop the clock, 'tis said. I deeply appreciate the expressions er, or Agent, or some other membet\ United States into the war has For now you live but you'll soon be dead. of sympathy upon the death of" my designated by the meeting. No bwn substantial and its training But we have seen that times does linger mother. candidate for office shall be a mem­ At the twist and turn of the Second Mate's finger program was conducted without fanfare or publicity. What is Joe Lewicki ber of the Committee on Election. You can not hurry time, some say, more, the union training pri^am For night is night and day is day. did not cost the government a But wouldn't these people have quite a shock cent.; if they saw the Second advance the clock. school will ft^un now on be ' icnown as the Andrew Furuseth Now if God up in his atmosphere School of Seamanship in honor of Governs time as his own special sphere. ENGINE STEWARD Then the Second Mate must rate a lower berth Andrew Furuseth, veteran Ameri­ Shipped .. 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MOVES TO AID MERCHANT SEAMEN IN FOREIGN HARBORS NAVY THREATENS SEAMEN WITH "BAYONETS FOR YOUR TOOLS" RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON 1943 BALLOT Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IV, No. 34 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/15/1942 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1942 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/30fb6b50351c79efd403a3305901d7ba.PDF ed0c2d7b18365f92f39bb1cec39981c2 PDF Text Text AMERICAN LABOR FACES SLAVERY at OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, ^ SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OP NORTH AMERICA VOL. V. 267 NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, OSTOBER 15. 1943 No. 28 The Austin-Wadsworth Bill now pending in Congress is another milestone in the march toward darkest reaction, and possibly even fascism, in this country. Just as the Smith-Connally bill, passed last year by Congress, was aimed at smashing the unions and depriving the working BE KIND TO WAR PROFITEERS DEPARTMENT WHAOOYA M6AN - TAia tne pROFits sal OF IVAR'T FISOM W»KR€^Vool«iMK^ TAKIMG 'EM f/r DENVER. Oct. 2—Frank­ est statement of the month for big business apologists of war profiteering came this week from Chairman Maur­ ice H. Karker of the War Dept. pri&e adjustment board, which handles renegotiations of war contracts. According to the Nat'l Union Farmer. Karker told a meeting of the Associated Industries in Cleveland re­ cently that: "In reaching a conclusion in renegotiation proceedings we allow an adequate mar­ gin of profit, plus a margin of generositey. plus a mar­ gin for good measure. No manufacturer can say the plan is anything but fair." Ten Allied Ships Lost To U-Boats f if • i li —The Call A pack of U-boats, believed to have used a new and deadlier type of torpedo, followed two Canada-bound convoys "like a school of sharks" for ten days last month and sank ten and pos­ sibly eleven Allied vessels, in­ cluding three warships, surviv­ ing seamen disclosed. Naval authorities described Germany's .new type of torpedo as combining magnetic guidance with acoustic detonation. Fired at a ship from astern the torpedo overtakes the vessel and explodes within the radius of the ship's propeller vibration. The {Continued on Page 3) ROBIN LINE SHIP REVEALED AS A SUPER-BELLY ROBBER It's More Ice For Labor Freeze class of its rights, so the AustinWadsworth bill is another blow at labor and is sponsored by those employer elements who will only be satisfied when it be­ comes a statutory offense to join a trade union. Labor lost the fight on the Smith-Connally bill because the Congress was dominated by stooges for Big Business. It is the same Congress which now is considering the Austin - Wadsworth "Slave Labor" Act, and the chances of its passage ap­ pear good. Whether or not this bill is passed, however, it is certain that this Congress wiU continue to attack labor, in word and act, and the utmost vigilance is need­ ed to protect our remaining gains. In the long run it is only the reconstitution of Congress (electing men who wear a union label) which will protect labor from these attacks. But in the mean time, every worker must become familiar with the provis­ ions of the Austin-Wadsworth Bill and prepare to combat it with all possible weapons. PROVISIONS OF THE BILL (1) Every man 18-65 and every woman 18-50 must register. (2) The President is empower­ ed to determine the number of workers needed in any essential "industry, in agriculture, or in any occupations, activities or employment," to designate the purpose for which they are needed, to specify quotas, quali­ fications of the persons selected and the places to which they are assigned. (3) Local draft boards select the individual workers. (4) The bill includes provisions that: a there is "due regard to as­ signing the workers near their homes" b "reasonably suitable" housr'" ing accomodations are avail­ able c aptitude tests and training are given "as far as it is practicable" d transportation is provided e transported workers receive the compensation and work the hours required in the place of his new employ­ ment, the newly assigned workers are not obliged to join any existing organiza­ tion or union. (5) Assigned workers are en­ titled to restoration of like sen­ iority and pay at the end of the war "unless employers' circum­ stances have so changed as to make such restoration impossible or tmreasonable." (6) Refusal or failure to comply with any lawful orders issued under this act are punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, six months imprisonment, or both. By JOSEPH FLANAGAN A Robin Line rust bucket ar­ rived at this fair port with its usual volume of beefs. However, the main issue was the food sit­ "Workers in the New York area were virtually hog-tied to their jobs this week uation. under a series of new regulations handed down by Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg, regional When the excuse for a ship director of the War Manpower Commission. While the freezing rule applies only to the arrived, we received an SOS from one of the delegates metropolitan area, it is understood that Paul McNutt will issue similar regulations for to come down to her at the rest of the country's production area. once as about 10 of the crew The program introduces three• were sick from eating bad food. principal changes in existing reg­ 4. Workers can not be hired once again that once labor joins by any employer if they have these phoney boards, it becomes We preceded to the ship and ulations: not lived in the city or surround­ the captive of the governmentsure enough at least that many 1. Employes who quit their ing "commuting area" for the boss alliance. complained that their systems jobs in "essential jobs" without preceding month. This prevents were on the fritz due to the rot­ obtaining formal release from workers from moving to a differ­ ten grub they had eaten during the boss, cannot be hired by any An Apology ent city in order to better their the major part of the trip. The new employer for two months. conditions—even if they get a job engineers and mates also were This is only a step short of Mus­ J. L. has asked the LOG to in "essential work." very loud in their denunciation solini's old fascist regulation that apologize to Brothers Casof the food situation. When the such a worker c.ould not be re­ Thus, while the Austin-Wads- sidy. Grimes and Rogers for worth "slave labor" bill is being any embarrassment that may Captain was questioned about employed at all. fought in Congress, the War 2. Workers in "essential jobs" the issue he denied all, stating have been caused to them by Manpower Commission is pro- the appearance of their names all food on his ship was of first can not shift to "non-essential grade quality, and that he would jobs" without written approval ceding to put many of its worst in the column "Out of the not allow any other food to be of the government. No matter features into effect by simple Focs'l" on October 1. put aboard his ship. We then how bad the pay and working ukase. J. L. assures these brothers WHAT THE BILL MEANS preceded to investigate the conditions, the worker is tied to The really criminal part of the that any association of names whole preceding is the fact that the profiteering employer. whole issue, and dug up some was entirely accidental, and (1) Conscription to work for a 3. Hiring of any workers en­ labor's representatives helped in very interesting facts. his only motive was to report private employer making his pri­ The company posted a ration gaged in any of the list of 149 drawing up the rules; these hav­ news which he thought vate profits—slavery as defmed list on the .bulletin board stating critical occupations is - permitted ing been OK'd by the "Laborwould be of interest to the by the Supreme Court. only with the written consent of Management Committee" for this membership. the War Manpower Commission. area. Which only goes to prove. {Continued on Page 2) {Continued on Page 3) ^2 �•vrwy.vr' Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG 'Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District •Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ "President. 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. . JOHN HAWK Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York Qty MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C, • w Directory of Branches BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE NEW YORK (4) 2 Stone St BOwHng Green 9-3437 BOSTON (10) 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Cay St Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St Lombard 765! NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI... Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS (16) ..309 Chartres St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St .Savannah 3-1728 TAMPA 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon ,Puerto de Tierra GALVESTON 219 20lh Street Galveston 2,6043 FT. LAUDERDALE 2021 S. Federal Highway... Ft. Lauderdale 1601 PUBLICATION OFFICE; ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City BOwUng Green 9-8345 AMERICAN LABOR FACES SLAVERY SEAFARERE LOG Friday, October 15, 1943 ;^ifR€POT?T orv. ^ASHItXGTOIV: • av MATT44ftW DUSUAN&« I attended the SIU's executive on merchant marine and fisher­ and a union and the employe? board aimual meeting in -San ies. Haven't had the time to agree to a wage rate for AB's at Francisco, results of the prdceed- thoroughly check these biUs — $125.00 per month, this new wqge ings will be submitted to the will forward all bills to the re­ rate would be alsove the mode membership by your respective spective HQ of the SIU affiliates. for the industry, and under ex­ secretary-treasurers. ecutive order No. 9328 the board The following bills have been MARITIME PANEL MEETING cannot grant approval of the introduced in Congress, aUd hear­ Attended a conference of pan­ agreement. ings are scheduled for October el memljers of the War Shipping Should any employer pay S Panel — (Maritime Panel of the wage rate above the mode, and 12, 1943. War Labor Board); The National they hold government contracts HR.3257 — To amend subtitleWar Labor Board approved of all or are agents for the government Insurance of title II of the mer­ chant marine act, 1936, as amend­ but three of the voluntary agree and pay any wages that are ments that the panel recom­ above the mode and the agree­ ed, to authorize suspension of the mended approval in the meetings ments are not approved by the statue of limitations in certain that were held on August 16, 17, War Labor Board, the employer, cases, and for other purposes. and 18th. would not be able to collect from The purpose of the bill is to The three cases that the board the government on any payments affirm and clarify the authority did not take action on involved that he may have made. of the WSA; to agree on a waiver the MM&P and the MEBA. The That is the club that the War, of the statue of limitations in board recommended that a com­ Labor Board holds over the em­ connection with claims arising mittee from the Panel have a ployers' head when he makes an' from insurance agreements in conference with Mr. Vinson, sta­ agreement with a union. If they cases of missing vessels, in order to provide prompt settlement of bilization director, to discuss the do not comply with the rulings possibility of him granting tem­ and dijjectives of the board, and 30th marine risks and war risks porary approval of the agree­ executive orders, they are not involved. ments pending the outcome of reimbursed by the government NO DOUBLE RECOVERY the present negotiations of the for any expenditures that they HR.3258—^To prevent recovery MM&P-MEBA and the employ­ make as per the terms of their] on claims under section 1 (a) of ers for a uniform agreement. agreements. public law No. 17, seventy-eight A committee from the panel The agreements in question, Congress, relating to -seamen em­ call for increases above what is had an appointment with Mr. ployed by the United States termed the mode. Under execu­ Vinson yesterday afternoon, and through the War Shipping Ad­ tive order No. 9328, the board the case is now back in the lap ministration. cannot approve of the agree­ of the National War Labor Board The purpose of the bill is to ments without the approval of for action. The board did not limit the possibility of double or Mr. Viii.son. want to act on this case with] over lapping recovery on account having a conference with Mr. WAGE FREEZE of death or injury to seamen as Vinson, due to the fact that the employes of the U. S. by the For the information of the new wage schedule is above the WSA. The possibility of such membership, I'll try and explain Mode. It now remains to be overlapping recovery arises in what is meant by the mode. It seen what action the board will cases of seamen who are entitled is the most frequent rate of take on this case, their decision to sue under the law of the U. S, wages paid in any locality or in­ may set a precedent under the in case of death or injury and dustry. For instance, if the ma­ 'RARE AND UNUSUAI. CASE" may also be entitled to sue under jority of the AB's receive a clause in executive order No. foreign law on account of the monthly wage of $100. per month 19328. same casualty. is the only method of getting the '{Continued from Page 1) American people to work in oc­ (2) American citizens give up cupations essential to the war their right to choose the work, the place they live in and the effort. condition under which they AUSTIN-WADSWORTH BILL WON'T SOLVE THE PROBLEMS work. (3) Capital and industry are It does not accomplish its left free to act as they wish—un- stated purpose to "provide for the successful prosecution of the conscripted. , ^ war." It assumes that the only (4) Possible injustices: hindrance to further increase in a to Negroes—Southern draft production (which has more than UNIFORM INSURANCE boards can easily use their doubled since 1939) is a man­ HR.3259—To clarify the appli­ power to bind the Negroes power shortag-. This does not cation of section 1 (b) of public even more firmly to the soil get at the basic causes which law No. 17 seventy-eight Con­ or to their underpaid jobs are: gress, to certain services per­ i) to minorities—individuals of (1) lack of overall planning: formed by seamen as employes of unpopular opinions' can be a improper allocation of raw the U. S., through the War Ship­ threatened with removal for materials, so that some plants ping Administration. This week witnessed the spec­ four other states have similar expression of their opinions have an over-abundance and tacle of a labor leader being repressive laws. The purpose of the bill is to others maintain their em­ exclude from consideration for flung into jail because he urged c to all citizens—loss of voting When Thomas announced he ployees idle through lack of the puiposes of old age and sur­ workers to join - a union. This was to speak at the Texas rally privileges until a new resi­ material dence is established vivors insurance benefits, services didn't happen in Hitlerland, but on behalf of the right to organ­ b concentration of 75% of war ize, which is guaranted by Fed­ of seamen employed as employes deep in the heart of Texas." (5) A tremendous setback to contracts with 100 large cor­ eral statues. Attorney General R. J. Thomas, president of the of the U. S., by the WSA, on for­ the improved working conditions porations causing many Gerald Mann rushed into court United Automobile Workers, was eign flag vessels or contracted of the past 15 years through: small businesses to fail, and for and performed wholly out­ the victim of this startling inva­ and got an injunction to "gag" a forcing transferred people to creating unnecessary short­ side the U. S., so that coverage sion of civil rights. AU he did Thomas unless he secured a li­ work under any conditions ages of labor in specific for such benefits for seamen em­ was speak at a rally in Pelly, cense. existing in their assigned areas Thomas replied that he didn't ployes of the WSA shall be in Texas, an oil-producing center, occupation (2) no real statement of the line with the coverage in cases and make this plea: think he should be compelled to b a blow to the democratic neds of the armed forces in re­ of similiar services by seamen "I earnestly ask those who obtain a license to exercise hia trade union movement by lation to the available man­ employed by private shipping are not now members of the constitutional rights. transfer of militant union power. READY TO FACE ISSUE operators. Oil Workers' International leaders to other jobs (3) failure to use large groups HR.3262—^To amend section 2 Union to join now." "I didn't come here to violate any law," he said. "But since the c the destruction of unions of available manpower. (b) of public law No. 17, seventy(4) failure to remedy the bad eight Congress—^relating to func­ As soon as he finished, deputy issue has arisen I don't want where membership mainten­ sheriflfs "nailed him" anci hauled anybody to say I'm evading it." ance clauses and union shop housing, transportation, etc., in tions of the WSA, and for other him off to the Travis county Thomas declared bluntly he agreements exist becau.se of war areas which create or inten­ purposes. lockup. In double-quick time. sify labor shortages. would speak and thus test the the fact that new workers The purpose of the bill is to County Judge J. Harris Gardner would not be obliged to join expressly authorize the waiver sentenced him to three days' im­ validity of the Texas act. JVeiv Orleans Mailing of recovery of seamen's insurance prisonment and a $100 fine. How­ any existing labor union. payments by the WSA, particu­ ever, he was later released on (6) Break up of the home Address larly in cases where insurance bond, pending a trial on his ap­ ^ough: All mail for union brothers has been paid to beneficiaries on peal, October 20. a one member of the family Following Brothers have money in New Orleans should be ad­ the assumption that the missihg moving to another area VICIOUS coming from the Bull Line. Col­ seamen were dead, but were la­ dressed in the following man­ b complete readjustment for ANTI-UNION LAW lect at New York office: ter found to be alive. The bill the whole family if it moves ner: AHr of this arose because the FRANK SWIFT i follows a similiar provision with John Doe together. DEBERT SHIELDS f j respect to recoxrery of benefits Lone Star state has a vicious General Delivery (7) The proponents of the bill FRED LEWIS f ! paid by the veterans administra­ anti-union law which, among Seamen's Postal Unit Imply that the imdemocratic other features, specifies that no BERNARD BOLi^D "i tion. Custom House Station jtaettiod of coercion by the state OTTO PETERSEN "I The analysis on the above bills one may seek to organize work­ New Orleans 16, La. Kather than consent by the people C. MCWITZ jrj was prepared by the committee ers without a license. At least Texas Jails Labor Leader When He Talks Of Union MONEY DUE m •vv--= |,V' ' .-A �'Hi ,-5, v Fujida^' Ocl^r 15, 1943 THE Robin Line Revealed Super-Belly Robber ,1:' jgood: 20 cases of eggs, 400 '{Continued from Page 1) lbs. frozen beef, 200 lbs. corn­ Governmejit that v.'hcn the chief ed shoulder, 170 lbs. frank­ steward of ship put in his requis­ furters. 100 lbs. ox livers, 200 ition for stores, every item on his lbs. veal, 175 lbs. sausages, list was cut at least 50% and 268 lbs. chickens, 100 lbs. some as high as 80% by the com^ ducks, and 75 lbs. turkeys. pany purchasing agent. Steward With regard to the first three notified company before ship items listed above, the exact Bailed that some of the stores quantities are questionable, iaboard the ship were unfit fQ£. consumption. This was ignored as some of these may be sal­ vaged. by the company, and the prize of Respectfully yours, them all was a letter to the com­ K. Gunderson, pany from the Captain which Master, S.S. specified the food was unfit to To top this, the new stores eat. they took aboard were also of This letter was signed by the such poor quality and far less in same Captain who made the quantity that the food that had statement his ship carried noth­ to be disposed of, that the crew ing but first grade food. almost starved for the rest of the Here is a copy of the skipper's trip. letter: To further their aim towards a Seas Shipping Company, Inc. quick demise for the crew, the chief engineer of said ship shut 39 Corllandt Street off all the fresh water, and let New York, N.Y. , Aiij Mr. P. P. Lanning, the crew drink some kind of blackish salty water for ten days. Operating Manager I advised the entire crew^o have Dear Sir: a thorough examination from a Please be advised that we doctor as soon as they possibly found it necessary to pur­ could. I hope this advice was chase potatoes and yeast in taken seriously. Trinidad; the former because As a final suggestion to the more than 50% of those ob­ crews of these ships where a ra­ tained in Norfolk were no tion system has been imposed by good (see letter dated June the company, the War Shipping 7); the later because the 32 Administration has ruled the ra­ lbs. on hand from the last tion system as proposed by them voyage were useless. The was to become effective only when the ships were in areas steward ordered 40 lbs. of yeast in Norfolk, but all he where food was unobtainable. Also the provisions therein were received was 10 lbs. In addition, the following based on the minimum and not the maximum allotment per items on hand from last voy­ age were found . to be no man. Stewards take notice. SIU And Tanker Members On West Coast • » U Central Registering and Dispatching Office Open in SUP Headquarters at San Francisco For SIU Members and T, C's in Deck, Engine and Steward Departments Increased shipping on West Coast by SIU members hyas made it necessary to oi>en a separate and complete business office to be devoted solely to registering and car­ ing for the needs of SIU members in all departments. All SIU members in San Francisco are required to im­ mediately register in SIU office at 59 Clay St. SIU members in SUP Branches on the West Coast are to register in the respective SUP Office and receive an SIU shipping card. SIU shipping cards will have preference on SIU ships and will be recognized by all SUP Dispatchers. SIU Deck mem­ bers will have second preference when SUP members are available. SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Ten Allied Around The Ports Ships Lost GALVESTON To U-Boats Things around Texas ports are pretty good, have two new ships to crew up in the next few days. {Continued from Page 1) Have had a few of the boys come ship, totally disabled with her" over from New Orleans to ship propeller gone, is then an easy out. Had the pleasure of going mark for^ a point-blank torpedo. aboard a new ship where I had The Germans have long been to call the RMO for two ordin­ using torpedoes powered with aries and two acting AB's. These electric batteries, which leave no birds would be turned to by the tell-tale wakes of bubbles. Bos'n on a job, and in a few min­ The enemy submarines, return­ utes he would go looking for ing to the North Atlantic in ap-, them. When he did find them parently great numbers after they were either in the messseveral months of comparative room or in their bunks. That inactivity, continued the attacks crap was stopped once and for until the convoys were almost all times. The point is this, you within sight of the Canadian new men that have graduated out of the training schools, you coast line. With their increased armament are going to sea to make a liv­ and their superiority in numbers ing like aU of us have done in to the four to ten escort vessels the past. There is a strong ordinarUy provided for an Allied union, and things are pretty good, convoy, the U-boats ^probably wages, working conditions, and will not hesitate, if they are living conditions. Don't for one caught by surprise, to stay on the minute think that they have al­ surface and fight both surface ways been that way, or that they vessels and planes with gunfire. will stay that way. For unless This, indeed, may be the func­ you stand up and protect what tion of some of the pack—^to at­ the old timers have built and tack the escort vessels and pick handed down to you, you can them off with .guns and torpe­ lose in a few months what it has does. Another portion may fire taken years of sacrifice to build. sonic or magnetic torpedoes into It is said that history repeats. the midst of the convoy in an at­ Read back during the last War. tempt to sink ships and make The wages, conditions and bonus the convoy scatter. Still another was not no where near what you portion may take position to pick are receiving today. Then after off stragglers or isolated ships. the shipowner had made his, At least two of the U-boats along with the help of the seawere believed to have been des­ service bureau, we were forced troyed and six others probably to call a strike in 1921, which we were damaged, the survivors lost to our sorrow. Then the wages and conditions started to said. go down until they finally got so Except for the warships, which low that you either had to ac­ included the Canadian destroyer cept them or work ashore, and St. Croix, formerly the U.S.S. there are many who still remem­ McCook, no official annotmceber that there were some com­ ment was made of the sinkings. panies that you had to work The battle began Sept. 19. away at one cent a month, to get It was not disclosed whether a job. the attack was the same action You are faced with the same reported by the Royal Canadian dose after this • war. The old Air Force Sept. 28 in which heads of the seaservice bureau R 0A long - range Liberators are right in the saddle of the battled six surfaced U-boats. RMO to take over and break up Survivors of two American your union. And remember that and one Norwegian cargo ships it took from 1921 until 1934 to gave a word picture of one of bring back what was lost. Men the starkest sea fights since the were killed, jailed, and crippled war began. They told of ships to help make the conditions that breaking in half as torpedoes ripped into their hulls, of injured In Memory of and dying men struggling for Brother hours in the icy, oil-thick Water on the outer rim of the Arctic JOE MOHOWSKI circle, of exploding depth charges (Able Seaman) and of one U-boat being blasted out of the water after being Born Jan., 1914. Died Aug. 1943 caught in the beam of a war­ aboard Rufus W. Peckham. ship's searchlight. For Further Information: Call your union offices and tanker organizers at the addresses listed below. You will always finds somebody at these numbers excepting at night. J- ' SEATTLE, WASH.—86 Seneca St.—Phone Elliott 6752. —E. Coaster or Johnson. PORTLAND, OREGON—111 West Burnside St.—Phone Beacon 4336—John Massey or C. Atkins. RICHMOND, CAUFORNTA-257 Fifth St.—Phone Rich­ mond 4021—Louie Glebe or Banks. VANCOUVER, B. C.—340 B. Cambie St.—Phone Pacific 7824—Hugh Murphy. WILMINGTON, California — 440 Avalon Blvd. —Phone 4449. NEW YORK CITY — 105 Broad St. — Phone BOwling Green 0-9530—Morris Weisbei^er. SAN FRANCISCO—59 Clay St.-Phone Exbrook 8229— PhU Conley. you are enjoying today. And just a few days ago another; maritime union (NMU) was ne­ gotiating for the same wages and conditions that you enjoy in the SIU which they do not get in their contracts and which their leadership did not fight for as your leadership has done. Remember, in union there is strength. With yom help you can look back some day and say, I was one of the buUdcrs of the Seafarers' International Union. E. R. WALLACE. Agent TAMPA f"' Every since I have been Agent in this port and the S.S. ( ) was coming in here there were no beefs on her, but for the past six months every trip there are beefs galore. That ship has had more AB's and Boatswains aboard her in that length of time than ever be­ fore. From my point of view there must be some two legged rats aboard her. I understand that there are two, but they are so damn slick that it is hard to catch them. I suppose that Bro. Army will have to contend with her for awhile; luck to you lad. There is one sure way of tell­ ing when winter is approaching and that is when you see all of the Tampa boys drifting in to soak up some of this hot .sun­ shine, and vitimin B—eer. Things here are very slow for the present time although we are looking forward to a pickup in shipping. The USS has opened up' a ho­ tel and recreation center here for the boys that drift down this way and from the looks of things it may turn out OK, but it is too close to the Maritime training school for much benefit to the bonified men that go to sea. D. L. PARKER, Ageni •i?l m• '•^SOHa/s Will all members of the crew of the S. S. Norwalk. particularly H. Jayner, A. Page, E. Olsen, C. Kampf. H. Clements, R. Holte and J. Dogart, for a voyage com­ mencing June 5, 1942. get in touch with Paul C. Matthews, 11 Broadway. New York City. OSCAR HEIL Stop in the office of the Sec­ retary-Treasurer next time you are in New York. I LESNIAK, ORGS and WOODBURY Your log beef has been settled in your favor. Collect from Mr. Daily, New York shipping com­ missioner. SIDNEY DAY GREY You have $43.71 coming from McCormick Line. Collect in New York. LESLIE C. TAYLOR. No. 27991 Stop in the office of the Secre­ tary-Treasurer next time you are in New York. JULIUS WONTOR Stop in the office of the Secre­ tary-Treasurer next time you axe in New York. "THE WORKMEN HAVE DECIDED rr^ TIME YOU DID SOMETHING ABOUT THE/R TKAMSPORTATTON PROBLEMSi" J*-- EDWARD P. MALUE, 23469 Your discharges are in the of­ fice of the Secretary-Treasurer. 4\ 1 �THE Page Four- If.- 1. |b SEAFARERS LOG Friday, Odober 15. 1943 Admiral Reveals British - American Nazi Prisoners Used In Attempt Ship Rivalry To Break Down Shoreside Union •v The LOG has twice reported the fact that shipowners are using Nfixi prisoners to do seamen's work, thus hoping to undermine the contract and the union. This week comes word that prisoners are also being used by shoreside em­ ployers in their offensives against organized labor. In Elwood, Indiana an employers is» The Union said that it will using prisoners in a canning press unfair labor practice plant to try to break a local charges against the firm, through which has gone on record to the National Labor Relations support the war 100%! Board, contending that local union labor which has been The plant is the local Frazier available to the management has Packing Co., which is using 100 been turned down in favor of prisoners to relieve a "labor Nazi employes. shortage" which the United Can­ nery, Agricultural Packing & Al­ The "super-men" from the fa­ lied Workers Union claims is therland are not only treated to special consideration as employnon-existant. es, but also apparently are al­ lowed to scrawl expressions of their distorted philosophy on company property. Company property has been decorated with swastikas, iron crosses, and slogans such as "Heil Hitler," and "Germany Today, Tomorrow and Forever," , The Union said that the Nazis work eight hours a day, are given a five minute rest period every hour, get one hour for lunch, and are treated to fresh tomatoes and catsup. American union workers slave 12, 14 and up to 17 hours per day, get half an hour for lunch, and are treated to no "to­ mato surprises." Seeds of a shurp post war conflict between the United States and Great Britain are contained in the gigantic ship­ building program conducted by both nations during the war. That the two "United Nations" view each otheig suspiciously was revealed this week by Admiral Howard L, •Vickery who returned fi-om a tour of British shipyards. Speak­ ing to a correspondent for the New York Times, the Vice Chairman of the Maritime Commission said, "I told them we intend to become a maritime nation and intend to stay one. I said we would do it by cooperation, but il they didn't want to cooperate With the change of name and we'd stay one anyhow." registry last week of the Liberty This blunt talk has brought in­ ship William H. Todd to Greek to the open the commercial riv­ ownership the . Greek Maritime alries which have been submerg­ Union now has, for the first time ed by the necessities of war—but in its history, two completely never eliminated. unionized vessels. This was made possible by the recent af­ Vickery was concerned over* firmation in England of a collec­ the fact that Britain is concen­ tive agreement between the trating on larger, faster commer-^ union and the Greek Government cial ships while the United and shipowners. State.s has been building Liberty The Amerike, as the ship ships which will hardly be able WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. — A henceforth will be known, is the to compete with other maritime maintenance of union member­ second of two such vessels turn­ nations after the war. While the ship provision ordered by the ed oyer to the Greeks for opera­ British produced ships are in the National War Labor Board is ef­ tion for the duration of the war category of "competitive ships," fective only for the duration of under lend-lease agreements. The the Admiral said, "the American a union contract and, if ordered first was the DeWitt Hyde, which overall shipbuilding program renewed by the board must con­ was renamed the HeUas. was so much greater that we are tain a 15-day "escape" clause, un­ producing about ten times as EQUALITY IS GOAL der present WLB policy, accord­ many ships as the British—even ing to an opinion by William E. Commenting on the acquisition of the 'competitive' type." Simkin, chairman of the WLB of the latest additions to the Shipbuilding Commission, in the Greek Merchant Marine, Petros Vickery pointed out that as a first case before the National Spiridacos, s e c r e tary of the result of this shipbuilding record, Board or the Shipbuilding Com­ Greek Maritime Union said that England after the war would be mission in which the issue was the new collective agreement unable to maintain the suprem­ marked the first real step made acy of the .merchant sea" lanes raised. The commission, in an order by his union toward achieving which she previously held, and released Monday, granted the equality with the seamen of the slie would find it "advisable" to request of the Federal Ship­ other United Nations. He as­ cooperate with the United States. building & Drydock Co. that pro­ serted that he looked forward to Vickery was asked by report­ visions be made in the contract great improvement in wages and ers how it was that England con­ with the Industrial Union of working conditions for Greek tinued to build merchant ships in Marine and Shipbuilding Work­ seamen. face of a recently announced ers (CIO) for a 15-day period in "The Greek seamen," he de­ agreement between President which members of the union clared, "have been right in the Roosevelt and Prime Minister may resign if they do not wish thick of things in this war. Dur­ Churchill that England would to remain in the union for dura­ ing the past three years Greek produce warships with the build­ shipping losses in enemy action tion of the contract. ing of merchant ships left to the Labor members of the com­ have exceeded 1,500,000 tons. United States. mission dissented. The union had With this loss over 4,000 Greek "I'd better skip that," he said. requested that a union shop seamen have given up their clause be substituted for the lives. ^ maintenance of membership pro­ "Though nearly one-fifth of Seamen's Institute the total number of Greek sea­ vision. Opened In Etrooklyri men have been lost, we stiU have more than 10,000 who continue Bishop Thomas E. Molloy of to serve aboard Greek ships and Brooklyn dedicated yesterday af­ the vessels of the Allied nations. ternoon the new $250,000 Cath­ olic Seamen's Institute of Brook­ ENORMOUS LOSSES lyn, Hicks and Rapelye Streets, RECOUNTED "The Liberty ships we have a non-sectarian recreation center received are a welcome addition for men of the merchant marine. B. B. Parson to the replacements from Great Five thousands persons crowded Gilbert T. Arnetl upstair Britain, but they are by no means the auditorium, filled L. W. Beeby—No. 3167 rooms where loudspeakers had enough to make good even a E. J. Noonan—TO 1232 been installed and gathered in small percentage of the" terrific the street. James Reaves—^No. 22983 losses sustained by the Greek Bishop Molloy paid tribute in Joe H. Boyle merchant fleet. Today, after three his speech to the late Rev. AlI. Rodriguez—^TC 149 years of war, we have only about phonse Rickert, who founded the seventy ships, representing some institute in 1936, and to Rev. Keep In Touch With 500,000 tons, out of a pre-war to­ William Farrell, port chaplain Your Local Draft Board. tal of over 500 vessels. and institute director. Mgr. James H. Griffiths, vice chancellor of the Brooklyn Dio­ ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR cese, in his address, praised "the WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 20th TO 25th unsung heroes of the deep—the men of the merchant marine" DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL Mgr. Richard B. McHugh pre­ sided. SHIPPED 340 272 291 903 Two Union Ships For The Greeks Communities Plan To Limit Union Honor Merchantmen Maintenance WASHINGTON -Governors are pledging wholehearted support to an appeal by Admiral Emory S. Land, War Shipping Adminis­ trator, to give merchant seamen a place of equality with other members of the armed forces on town and community honor roUs. Admiral Land made his appeal in personal letters to Governors of the 48 States and to Governor Generals of United States Terri­ tories and Possessions as a result of a fiood of letters from famil­ ies and friends of merchant sea­ men who said that in many com­ munities they were not counted among the Nation's war heroes. Land pointed out that Congress has officially recognized the out­ standing services. of these men . by providing medals for distin­ guished service and other honor awards. He also called attention to a declaration by President Roosevelt that the work of our merchant seamen is just as vital to our ultimate victory as that of the men in the armed forces. That their's is a most dangerous job. Admiral Land declared, is attested by the grim toll of their lost and injured. DUTCH SEAMEN'S UNION OPENS NEW WEST COAST OFFICE Following a tour of the West Coast, Peter J. Vandcnbcrgo, .-.ccretary of the American section of the Dutch Central Transport, Workers' Federation, has report­ ed that the union's new office in San Francisco is speeding up shipping and furnishing neces­ sary manpower to merchant ships sailing under the Dutch flag. The Dutch union is an affiliate of the International Transport Workers' Federation. Growing Netherlands shipping activities in the Pacific necessit­ ated the establishment of new quarters, Vandenberge said. The Netherlands labor official also said that the training school for able-bodied seamen conduct­ ed by the SUP has met with considerable success in San Fran­ cisco. * SIU Prisoner Of War Receives Our Correspondence Brother John Monteverde is someplace in Nazi Germany, a prisoner of war. His ship was torpedoed last year and he was fished out of the water by the Germans and taken to the land of "Supermen." Several months ago he wrote to the union de­ manding to know some details concerning overtime in our agreements. The prison camp didn't stop him fr^m thinking of union problems and conditions. John Hawk sent him a reply, giving what details were possible under the circumstances, and this week a second letter came from Monteverde. Here it is: Dear BrothoK Hawk: Received your letter today and was glad to hear from you. All of us here are Am­ ericans and seem to be en­ joying good health and are sure we won't be here much longer. We were also glad to hear that everything is go­ ing good back there in re­ gard to our agreements. I am personally glad to know that you are keeping my rec­ ords up to date so that I can square away after the war. All members here join me in wishing everyone lots of luck. Well, this is about all I can think of now so I'll close. Hoping to hear from you as often as possible, I remain, John Monteverde, Prisoner of War No. 2998 P.S. Best regards to Charlie Waid if you see him. What Is a SCAB? 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Title A name given to the resource October 15, 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. V, No. 28 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: AMERICAN LABOR FACES SLAVERY BE KIND TO WAR PROFITEERS DEPARTMENT TEN ALLIED SHIPS LOST TO U-BOATS ROBIN LINE SHIP REVEALED AS A SUPER-BELLY ROBBER IT'S MORE ICE FOR LABOR FREEZE AN APOLOGY TEXAS JAILS LABOR LEADER WHEN HE TALKS OF UNION SIU AND TANKER MEMBERS ON WEST COAST ADMIRAL REVEALS BRITISH-AMERICAN SHIP RIVALRY NAZI PRISONERS USED IN ATTEMPT TO BREAK DOWN SHORESIDE UNION TWO UNION SHIPS FOR THE GREEKS COMMUNITIES PLAN TO HONOR MERCHANTMEN SIU PRISONER OF WAR RECEIVES OUR CORRESPONDENCE LIMIT UNION MAINTENANCE DUTCH SEAMEN'S UNION OPENS NEW WEST COAST OFFICE SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE OPENED IN BROOKLYN Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/15/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4e472bb559a516437523d1fe57003a9c.PDF d6331277e22270156f70574ea3272edc PDF Text Text ADVISORY COMMITTEE REBUFFS GOV'T AGENCY REPORT Story On Page A Pickets representing unioha belonging to th* Joint Maritime Labor Committee hit the bricks in Port Everglades, Fia., recently to protest the docking of the Greek-flag vessel Australis (formeriy the U.S. liner America). About 200 pickets participated in the demonstration. (Story On Page 2.) SlU WELFARE BENEFITS OVER $62 AAILLION Story On Page 3 SlU New Orleans Port Agent 0. J. "Buck" Stephens (right) presents check for $1,000 to New Orleans' Mayor Victor H. Schiro on behalf of the New Orleans Mari­ time Council, which voted to donate $500 to the Police Relief Fund and $500 to the Firemen's Relief Fund to aid those firemen and policemen who lost their homes and all their possessions while they were on duty during Hurricane Betsy. Story On Page 2 b REPEAL SCRTTLED BY FILIBUSTER - UNTIL NEXT YEAR AFL-ei0 JOINS UNION flONT ifiiiiiiiiy FOR STRONG MERCHANT MARINE Story On Page 3 The SlU-manned tanker Cities Service Baltimore lists 20 degrees to port after a 300 to 400-foot gash was ripped in her side below the waterline when the vessel struck an underwater ledge in Boston Harbor recently. (Story On Page 2.) �p«s« Twm SEAFARERS LOG Octobw 15. 1965 Vofe FaiUTcShut-Qff Filibuster Senate Shelves 14B Repeal. Fight To Continue Next Year IfUeMLtamili pJieuiMs By Poul Hall Repeal of Section 14(B) of the Taft-Hartley Act, which permita the individual atates to pass open-shop "right-to-work" laws, is at the top WASHINGTON — The House-passed Administration bill to repeal Section 14B of the of labor's legislative goals. Repeal of 14(B) was part of the Democratic Taft-Hartley Act was set aside in the Senate this week for the remainder of this session of platform under which President Johnson was elected President and in Congress. Administration forces were unable to muster sufficient Senate votes to cut off a fil­ spite of the Senate's recent vote to set aside the repeal measure in the face of a pro-"righ(t4o-work" filibuster, organized labor will continuo ibuster by pro - 14B forces the fight to eldimiiuite this piece of anti-union legislation. "though we felt very strongly that these anti-labor "right-to-work" which threatened to delay The so-called "right-to-work" law was desired as a device to le­ was wrong . . . We do not ask laws can be passed by the states. vote on the measure indefi­ it galize union-busting in this country. It has stood as a definite threat that you vote with us, if your nitely. Ironically, Dirksen's state of to the free labor movement and is contrary to all the principles upon honest views are against us," Pro-"right-to-work" forces, led Meany stressed. "We ask only Illinois is not one of the "right- which our nation's greatness is built. by Senator Everett Dirksen (R- that you allow the Senate to per­ to-work" states, while one of the The Seafarers International Union with other AFL-CIO unions was 111.) organized a filibuster or ex­ form its duty, and permit all repeal bill's chief supporters, Sen­ in the forefront of labor's fight, which made 14(B) repeal one of the ator Ross Bass (D-Tenn.), does Administratimi's legislative goals and subsequently won passage of tended debate to prevent the others to vote their views." represent a "right-to-work" state. 14(B) repeal legislation in the House of Representatives. That fight will measure from ever coming to a Under Senate rules, no vote can vote. Although pro-14B repeal be taken as long as a senator Bass has stated that he was be maintained imtil victory is won in the Senate as well. Every Sea­ forces felt they had enough votes wants to talk on a motion, subject seeking for workers and employ­ farer and labor union member is urged to write to his congressman to pass the repeal bill should it to these two limitations: (1) the ers in Tennessee the same right and make his feelings clear that 14(B) must go. come to a vote, they could not Senate can curtail debate by a now enjoyed by workers and em­ Ihis session of Congress has already seen the passage of much im­ muster enough votes to cut off de­ two-thirds vote of those present, ployers in Illinois—to negotiate portant labor-supported legislation—and the failure of the Senate to bate. Traditionally, Congressmen and (2) no senator may speak more a union shop if they so desire. stand and fight off the last-ditch filibuster staged by pro-"right-tu'work" are very reluctant to vote "clo­ than twice in any legisiative day. forces does not necessarily indicate that anti-labor forces are in com­ ture." Democratic leader Mike mand of the Senate. Ordinarily in a filibuster, the Mansfield of Montana was able to What the recent events in the Senate do prove however, is that antimuster 45 votes for cloture, but majority votes to recess rather unioD foroes, no matter what their size, are still strong and determined than adjourn at the end of each this was still 17 fewer than the and not to be taken lightly. There is still an anti-labor minority in day so that eventually the twotwo-thirds majority needed. Congress whirti represents a stumbling block to passage of progressive speech limit is reached. However legislation. With the filibuster continuing adjournment can be forced by lack and barring any hopes of bringing of a quorum—51 out of the 100 NEW YORK — More than 1,200 American labor has won the passage of much important legislation the 14B repeal measure to a vote, senators needed to do business. trade unionists fi-om maritime and in the past by stint of hard fighting against anti-labor and special-in­ it was decided to set the matter Thus a majority must be able to allied crafts along with govemmmit terest forces, and by never letting up the pressure for passage of legis­ aside for the remainder of this have at least 49 senators on hand and industry representatives at­ lation in the interest of American workers and the American Public, session—which means it will prob­ or nearby, since all but two of the tended the annual dinner held by and we are not giving up the fight to win repeal of 14(B)—if anything ably come up early during the filibustering senators usually stay the Maritime Fort Council of we will Increase our efforts. next session. away from the floor during a quo­ Greater New York Harbor on OctoThe Seafarers International Union joins with the rest of organdzed t)er 9. Prior to the Senate vote, AFL- rum call. labor in urging its members to continue letting their congressmen hear CIO President George Meany had Antnony Scotto, President of the their views. The pro-"right-to-work" forces have been quoted publicly Next Session branded the filibuster as "a trav­ In opening his filibuster, Dirk­ Port Council, presided at the affair. as saying that by the next session of Congress, legislators will have esty upon the legislative process." sen played heavily on the fact that Paul Hall, SIU President, who heard from their constituents in great numbers. We are sure that the He warned Dirksen that "the good most senators were anxious for heads the Maritime Trades Council small but well-organized and anti-union forces will do their best to name of the Senate" and "public adjournment. "They are battle AFLrCIO, with which the Port make goo^ on this claim by waging a letter-writing campaign out of all confidence in the fairness of its weary." he said, "they are fa­ Council is affiliated, addressed the proportion to thedr real size and making anti-union noises out of all procedures" has been endangered. tigued." More important, he point­ gathering. He outlined the pur­ proportion to their real numbers. These tactics must be countered with He pointed out- that labor and ed out that many are anxious to poses and functions of the Port the truth. Every Seafarer must make his voice heard by writing to his congress­ its friends in Congress did not re­ return to their home states to Councils and stressed their effecsort to a filibuster to block passage mend political fences before "the ;tiven€ss as vehicles for inter-union man and urging his friends to write as well. The American labor move­ cooperation. ment intends to continue the fight until this anti-labor minority ia of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947, shadow of 1966" elections. squelched once and for all. Helen Delich Bentley, Maritime About half of Dirksen's filibuster allies were from the Deep South, Editor of the Baltimore Sun, was veterans of civil rights filibusters presented with the Council's Mari­ of the.past. Many of them repre­ time Service Award for her valu­ sent various of the 19 states able contribution to the maritime which have so-called "right-to- industry and those dependent on work" laws on the books. The it for their livelihood. Senate bill under consideration Mrs. Bentley was cited for her would repeal that section of the comprehensive, objective and inci­ PORT EVERGLADES, Fla.—Over 200 pickets representing Taft-Hartley act ; under which sive reporting of maritime affairs. the Joint Maritime Labor Committee of which the SIU is a BOSTON — The SIU-manned member, gathered here last week to protest the docking of the Cities Service tanker Baltimore Greek-flag Austraiis, formerly -fhad a 300 to 400 foot gash ripped the U.S. liner America. The Austraiis was bound from in her side below the waterline Panama with passengers and some Thirty Seafarers marched last week when she struck a sub­ on the picket line, which also in­ cargo. The picketing continued all merged ledge or other unknown cluded members of the NMU, ILA, day from the time the vessel object in Boston harbor, while MEBA and MMP. An attempt by docked at about 9 a.m. until 11 bucking bad weather. SPRINGFIELD, 111—Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act the Greek corporate owners of p.m. During the demonstration is a "hunting license" for states "to weaken or break unions," The long gash split 12 of her the vessel to get a restraining or­ thousands of pamphlets were dis­ Senator Paul H. Douglas (D-Ill.) charged here. cargo tanks and spilled almost 100 der preventing the picketing was tributed calling for the restoration of U.S. maritime leadership. thousand gallons of gasoline into Douglas spoke to the Illinois State AFL-CIO convention on turned down in Circuit Court. the harbor. Fortunately there was The pickets were protesting the the same day the state's junior senator. Republican Leader no fire and no crewmembers were Everett McKinley Dirksen, opened his filibuster aimed at pre­ continuing decline of the United reported injured. Although the venting a vote on 14(b) repeal. States from world maritime lead­ vessel took on a 20 degree list to ership as represented by the U.S. Oct. 15, '65 Vol. XXVII, No. 22 Under Dirksen's leadership, Douglas warned, "the old con­ port and the port side of her deck Commerce Department decision Official Publication of the SIUNA servative Republican-Dixiecrat alliance is in full swing" and "will was at times awash, she was never Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Water* last year to permit sale of the for­ use every trick in the book to defeat us." District, AFL-CIO in any danger of sinking. mer America to a Greek operator. Executive Board He reminded the delegates that the reasons for repeal of The Joint Maritime Labor Com­ Awaited Calmer Seas PAUL HALL, President 14(b) must continually be spelled out even though "we know" mittee charged that the Greek CAL TANNEH EARL SHEPARA Immediately following the mis­ it is bad legislation and although it may be "futile to argue with company had reneged on an agree­ Exec. Vice-Prea. Vice-President hardboiled opponents of unionism." hap, the Baltimore dropped an­ ment of the sale stating that AL KERB LINDSEY WILLIAM* chor and waited for calmer seas Sec.-Treas. Vice-Presidentthe former U.S. Lines liner There remains, he said, a large number of "good people" who AL TANNER before proceeding to the. lower would not be permitted to ROB, A. MAITHEW* approve generally of unions but "are not fully informed about Vice-President Vice-President harbor where her remaining gaso­ compete with U.S.-flag shipping the issues and may be swept off their feet by hi^-powered HERBERT BRAND line cargo could be pumped out for at least five years. The com­ propaganda from anti-union sources." Director of Organizing and into barges. mittee charged that her arrival in Publications . pouglas stressed that, contrary to the impression given by Port Everglades illustrates not Managing Editor: MIKE POLLACK; Asst The 20,000-ton tanker had un­ opponents of repeal, the abolishmenrt. of T4(b) wouIB not result in only a broken agreement, but also Editor: NATHAN SKYER; Staff Writers: loaded part of her cargo at East ROBERT ARONSON, ROBERT MILGROM; Art "compulsory unionism" or establishment of "a union shop by shows the total ineffectiveness of Editor: BERNARD SEAMAN. Braintree, and was enroute to law." the Defense Department's theory Portland, Maine to discharge car­ of "effective control" over former It would merely mean, he noted, that workers and employers in go when the accident occured. U.S. ships now flying foreign flags 19 "right-to-work" states would have the same rights as their As more than 90,000 gallons of and manned by foreign crews. counterparts in the other 31 states. They would be free to bar­ gasoline poured from her ruptured • The Joint Maritime Labor Com­ gain on the issue of a union shop, just as they now negotiate Publlihad biweekly at th* headquarter tanks, coast guard and police offi­ mittee also pointed out that the of on a wide range of subjects from wages and hours to coffee th* Seafarers International Union, At cials were notified and, fearing recent refusal of the crews of two lantic, Oulf, Lakes and Inland Waters breaks. District, AFL-CIO, t7S Fourth Avenuo. fire, several North Shore beaches Greek-flag ships to carry U.S. mil­ Brooklyn, NY> 112U. Tol. HYacinth 9.6t00. Many of the 19 "right-to-work" laws, Douglas said, were were closed to the public, and po­ Second class postage paid at the Post itary equipment to Vlietnam was Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act passed because state legislatures were malapportioned, with a lice cars;and firemen patrolled all an excellent reason why the U.S. of Aug, 24, 1*12. minority of the population electing a majority of the legislature. shore areas where gasoline might 120 needs a strong merchant fleet of wash ashore. its own. N.Y. Port Council Honors Journalist SlU Tanker In Boston Harbor Mishap Maritime labor Committee Protests Austraiis Docking 14B Called 'License' To Kill Off Unions SEAFARERS LOG �' October IB. IBM SEAfARERS LOG nge Three Maritime Unions Step-Up Fight For Strong Fleet WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO maritime unions will seek the united support of labor and the nation in their fight for "a strong merchant marine vital to national security and a prosperous economy," it was^ announced at a meeting of ment" that 50 percent of grain the Joint Maritime Labor shipments to the Soviet Union committee held here on October 5. OfTiclals of IS shoreside and seagoing unions met with Lane Kirkland, executive assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany and reported adoption of the fol­ lowing four-point program. • Establishment of the Joint Maritime Labor Committee as an expanded and continuing organiration, with a full-time national director, to carry on an "all-out fight" to strengthen the merchant marine. • Condemnation of the socalled Interagency Task Force Rei port which, the committee said, "seeks to solve the problems of the American merchant marine by scuttling it" and "completely ignores the record in support of a stronger merchant marine, devel­ oped over the past year by the President's Maritime Advisory Committee." • Obtaining united support for the U.S.-flag fleet and conducting "intensive legislative and political activity." • Reaffirming the goal of pre­ serving the present government requirement that at least 50 per­ cent of grain shipments to Sovietbloc nations be carried in Ameri­ can-flag vessels. Committee Chairman Tliomas W. Gleason said all those who at­ tended the meeting reaffirmed the position taken in February, 1964 that government agencies and commercial grain traders should observe a presidential "commit- should be in American-flag ves­ sels. Gleason, who is president of the Longshoremen, said an Inter­ agency Task Force report, sub­ At a press conferenca following the meeting of the Joint Maritime Labor Committee last week mitted to the secretary of com­ merce, would do more damage to in Washington, International Longshoremen's Association President Thomas W. Gleason, American shipping than the Japa­ committee chairman, outlined the four-point progam adopted by the committee and reaf­ nese military attack on Pearl Har­ firmed the committee's continued support of the requirement that 50 percent of grain bor in 1941. shipments to the Soviet Union should be In American-flag vessels. The report, he said, proposes to eliminate all U.S.-flag passenger _ ships, build American ships in Committee Votes "Not To Accept" Report foreign shipyards and take other steps which would cost the jobs of 20,000 U.S. seamen. Officials of 15 shoreside and seagoing unions in attendance at the Joint Maritime Labor Com­ mittee meeting included SIU Pres­ ident Paul Hall, Thomas W. Glea­ son, President of the International Longshoremen's Association; Jo­ seph Curran, President, National Maritime Union; Lane Kirkland, Executive Assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany; Russell K. Berg, President, International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers; Andrew Pettis, vice-president In­ ternational Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers; Lloyd W. Sheldon, President, International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots. Advisory Committee Government Agency WASHINGTON, D. C.—A Government task force report which would have seriously weakened the American-flag merchant marine and drastically reduced job opportunities for American seamen has been unanimously rebuffed by the President's Maritime Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee action was taken at its meeting on October 7 when the Committee unanimous-"* the representatives of 19 AFL-CIO J. Paul St. Sure, president of the ly voted "not to accept" the maritime unions at a special meet­ Pacific Maritime Association, and task force report on the ing in the AFL-CIO headquarters William B. Rand, president of grounds that it violates the called by the Joint Maritime Labor United States Lines. Also. Hoyt S. Haddock, Director, Merchant Marine Act of 1936, Committee. (See adjoining story.) To represent the public at AFL-CIO Maritime Committee; The task force, whose creation large, the President designated Bernard L. Smith, Secretary- is contrary to the order under James J. Healy, professor of in­ Treasurer, American Radio Asso­ which the Advisory Commit­ was announced by Secretary Con­ dustrial relations at Harvard Uni­ nor in June, was ostensibly estab­ ciation; Jesse M. Calhoun, Presi­ tee was established by the versity; Lewis A. Lapham, former dent, Marine Engineers Beneficial President, violates a resolu­ lished for the purpose of evalu­ president of Grace Lines and tion as to its pm-poses which the ating the effects on the various now president of the executive (Continued on page 15) Government departments of the Committee adopted at its first meet­ committee of the Bankers Trust ing, and violates statements about recommendations being made by Company in New York; Deane W. subcommittees of the Advisory the Government's attitude toward Malott, president of Cornell Uni­ the merchant marine made by Sec­ Committee. The task force reports, versity, and Theodore W. Kheel, containing recommendations -di­ retary of Commerce Connor at the conclusion of the meeting of rectly contrary to those made by New York lawyer and arbitrator. the subcommittees, therefore came May 17. as a shock to the maritime indus­ The task force report, which had try and led to comments that the been stirring considerable conster­ task force was bypassing the work nation and dismay in maritime cir­ NEW YOKK—SrU members and their dependents have col­ cles ever since its publication in of the Committee. lected a grand total of $62 million in benefits since the incep­ various newspapers about 10 days Following the Committee's action tion of the Seafarers' Welfare and Vacation Plans. The $62 before the Committee meeting, was not to accept the task force report, prepared by the Interagency Mari­ it was agreed that the Committee million total, was reached at"*' SIU clinic facilities are now time Task Force, which is headed should proceed with its functions, available to Seafarers and their the end of August, 1965. it has been organized, the Union by Alan S. Boyd, Under Secretary and it was also agreed that the This sum does not include the Welfare Plan has provided a total of Commerce for Transportation, members representing the public families in the Great Lakes ports $4.9 million in pension payments of $4.6 million to SIU men to and which consists of representa­ should constitute a subcommittee of Buffalo, Toledo and Duluth. made to retired Seafarers under cover hospital expenses, and $4.9 tives of the Bureau of the Budget, to draft an overall maritime pro­ The new facilities are the latest additions to the growing system million in maternity benefits. the SIU Pension plan. the Council of Economic Advisors, gram on the basis of the recom­ of SIU clinics which provide free Wide Coverage the Federal Maritime Commission, mendations made by the individual diagnostic examinations for Sea­ Since the Seafarers' Welfare In the past 15 years tlie Welfare the Maritime Administration, and subcommittees. Plan was organized in 1950, over Plan has also paid out over $2 mil­ farers and their dependents in the Departments of State, Defense, $25.5 million has been paid out in lion in out-patient benefits, and Agriculture, Labor and Commerce. November 19 has tentatively most of the major U.S. ports. hospital, death, disability, mater­ $4.9 million to Seafarers on the been set as the date for the com­ In Buffalo, the examinations The task force proposals called pletion of this overall report. nity, dependent, optical and out­ disability list. will be performed by Dr. John for such drastic changes in present patient benefits. The SIU Vacation The SIU Welfare Plan has pro­ The President's Maritime Ad­ Clarke, Buffalo Medical Group, at plan, which went into operation in vided for the payment of death maritime policy as withdrawing February, 1952, has provided Sea­ benefits to the survivors of de­ Government support for U.S. pas­ visory Committee is composed of 77 High Street. Services began farers with more than $35.5 mil­ ceased Seafarers. Since the in­ senger liners, phasing out the cargo 15 members representing labor, here on September 13. preference program, and permit­ managment, the Government and lion in the past 14 years. In Toledo, the cllrtlo opened for ception of the welfare plan, sur­ ting shipowners to build or buy the public, and was set up to vivors of departed Seafarers have vessels abroad but operate them in consider matters and programs af­ examinations on October 1 at the Aid To Dependents collected over $6.5 million in all American trades, including the fecting the U.S. maritime industry. Toledo Health and Retiree Center, As.sistance to assure the proper death benefits. Diagnostic Clinic, 318 W. Wood­ domestic trades. medical care for the families of The labor representatives in­ ruff Avenue. The $62,087,821 sum paid out in married Seafarers continues to be The report, in effect, would have clude SIU President Paul Hall, one of the major accomplishments benefits under the Welfare and Va­ resulted, in the next 20 yean, in ILA President Thomas W. Glea­ In the Duluth area services be­ of the Union Welfare Plan. Since cation Plans since 1950 does not an American-flag fleet which would son, NMU President Joseph Cur­ gan October 1 at the Superior the plan was organized, over $5.7 represent the total assistance which be smaller than the one we have ran, Lane Kirkland, executive Clinic, Superior, Wisconsin. million in dependent benefits have Seafarers and .their families have today, which would carry a smaller assistant to AFL-CIO President The system of SIU clinic.s was received from these plans. The to­ percentage of our total cargoes, Meany and Russell Berg, President been paid out. tal value of Welfare benefits is con­ and which would provide only of the Shipbuilders Union. begun in 1957 with the opening of Among the typical medical serv­ siderably higher since the cost of the first facility in New York. ices covered by the Welfare Plan scholarship payments, meal books, about half of the shipboard jobs The management members are Other Union clinics are located in are ho.spital expenses, including training facilities and medical ex­ we have at present. Joseph Andreae, manager of the Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, room, board, and the inevitable aminations for SIU membeis and Two days before the October 7 marine department of the Humble Norfolk, Jacksonville, Tampa, San extras, blood transfusions, surgi­ dependents have not been included meeting, the task force report had Oil Company; H. Lee White, pres­ Juan, Mobile, New Orleans, Hous­ cal a> d maternity expenses. Since in the $62 million figure. been unanimously condenined by ident of Marine Transport Lines; ton, San Francisco and Seattle. SIU Welfare Payments Top $ixty-Two Million SIU Opens Lakes Clinics �SEAFARERS Page FOor October U, ISM LOG Lifeboat Class Number 136 Graduates By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes Lakes Shipping Looks Good Negotiations have continued over the past two weeks as SlU Great Lakes District representatives worked with the Great Lakes Association of Marine Operators (GLAJMO) on the new contract. Progress is being made on all major Issues, and as long as negotiations continue to produce results, this union intends to bargain in good faith to resolve all of the contractual issues. Memberi of SlU Lifeboat Class number 136 have their picture taken after successful com­ pletion of course at the Andrew Furuseth Training School. They are ll-r, front-row): Jorge Mortinei, Robert Costigon. Middle row, (l-r): Raymond Walker, Charles W. Cothron, George Doest, McDonold Slode, Rosetos Potlnlotls. Rear (l-r): Alejandro Mortinei, Nel­ son Solo, Juan D. Dial and instructor Ami Bjornsson. Charge Violation Of Cargo Preference Act Congressmen Protest MSTS' "Quickie" Flag Transfer Plan WASHINGTON—Reports that MSTS was planning to charter vessels built or rebuilt outside the U.S. and newly documented in this country after sailing for lengthy periods under foreign flags has stirred action by members of both Houses of Congress. Senator E. L, (Bob) Bart-^sel of the United States for use al intent as expressed in Public lett (D.-Alaska) and Repre­ in the transportation of military Law 87-266, such chartering of exsentative Edward Garmatz supplies." foreign-flag vessels by MSTS (D.-Md.) have both charged that chartering such vessels to carry U.S. military cargoes would, vio­ late the U.S. Cargo Preference Acts of 1904, 1954 and 1961. Sen­ ator Bartlett has introduced a bill, (S.2600), titled "A bill to prevent vessels built or rebuilt outside the United States or documented un­ der foreign registry from carrying cargoes restricted to vessels of the United States." The controversy revolves around a statement by MSTS Commander Vice Adm. Glynn R. Donaho to the effect that although the 1904 Cargo Preference Act slates only vessels of the United Slates or belonging to the United States may be used in the trans­ portation by sea of military sup­ plies, the statute does not, accord­ ing to Donaho, "stipulate how long a ship must be registered under American flag to qualify as a ves­ Representative Garmatz pointed out that such in Interpretation was contrary to the spirit of the 1961 amendment to the Cargo Prefer­ ence Act of 1954, which requires that such foreign vessels—even when transferred to American registry—must first remain under the American flag for three years before they can carry Govern­ ment-financed cargoes. Newspaper reports had previ­ ously stated that MSTS is seeking to induce the owners of 50 or 60 foreign-flag ships to transfer their ships to American registry with the promise of charter for mili­ tary sealift cargoes. In support of his proposed leg­ islation to prevent MSTS' use of newly reregistered ships to carry military cargoes. Senator Bartlett pointed out that "In addition to being contrary to the Congression­ could destroy the effectiveness of all segments of the American Merchant Marine and vitiate the program for upgrading the unsubsidized segment of our American Merchant Marine under the Ves­ sel Exchange Act." Both maritime labor and indus­ try have asked that legislation be introduced to prevent recentlyreregistered ships from being chartered until the three year waiting period that presently ap­ plies to putting government cargo aboard recently-repatriated ves­ sels has elapsed. Reporting to the SIU-GLD membership at the Headquarter's Meeting October 4, 1965, Secretary-Treasurer, Fred Famen, advised the membership that we were close to an Agreement and that one more meeting was scheduled later in the week. Chicago Shipping in this Port as" It is all over the Lakes has been extremely good, with no let up in sight. Bill Stevenson was in last week to see us. He stays with his sister in Chicago unless the weather sets in bad and then he hauls out for Florida. At this time he is laying up the South American in Holland, Michigan. Duluth Shipping continues to be very good in the Port of Duluth for all ratings with the exception of Porter and Second Cook. The Ream, formerly owned by U.S. Steel's Pittsburg Fleet, has been bought by Kinsman Marine Transit Company of Cleveland and has been towed to Fraser Shipyards, Inc. of Superior to be fitted out for oper­ ation. It has been berthed near the Berwind Fuel Company Dock in West Duluth for several years. Built in 1906, the Ream has been active in the Great Lakes ore, coal and stone trade for more than 50 years. It is 601 feet long, 58 feet wide, and has a carrying capacity of 12,850 tons. Frankfort The City of Green Bay threw a wheel and went to the Manitowoc Shipyard on October 1, 1965. When it .was dr.vdocked, a broken shaft was discovered and the other wheel was cracked. The Ann Arbor Railroad Company has been operating for three days now with two boats. Future plans of the company to lease a Grand Trunk Carferry (Grand Rapids) will be postponed from six to eight weeks due to discovery of a broken crank, necessitating drydock in the Manitowoc Shipyard. Cleveland Although fewer ships are coming into this port due to most of them working in the grain trade, calls for replacements are as heavy as ever and expected to remain so right up to the very end of the season, which still has a good eight weeks yet for the straight deckers, and from 10 to 12 weeks for the self-unloaders. According to reports, the amount of ore that has come down the Lakes to the present time has not increased the Winter stock pile to where they would like to have it, so it looks as if it may be a late season again this year. If things keep going the way they have, it will also be an early fitout next year. Buffalo Our clinic facilities are now available, and the first man to go through a complete physical was Brother Joseph Dnplessis. The vessel Charles Dunlap was towed to Toledo by the Tug Lorain, with a shifting gang aboard, to the shipyard for some work to be one on it. Shipping continues to be good and we expect the season to go well In December because of the additional grain coming into our local elevators. Alpena Shipping is still good In this port. What with the J. B. Ford fitting" out and the following week, the E. M. Ford fitting out, we have scraped the bottom of the barrel. Shipping remains good across the board, including entry ratings. Throwing In SlU Clinic fxoms—A// Ports EXAMS THIS PERIOD; August 1 - August 31, 1965 Port Boston Baltimore Jacksonville Houston New York Norfolk Philadelphia Tampa San Francisco New Orleans Mobile TOTAL..... Seamen 23 ... 138 ... 25 ...150 .. . 367 57 42 14 ,...123 . 1,311 Wives 1 38 0 6 37 0 20 3 0 129 Children 0 26 0 12 28 0 11 3 0 29 23 132 TOTAL 24 202 25 168 432 57 73 20 123 334 114 1,572 Throwing in their books as a choice jobs hits the New York board are (l-r) Tom Basso, Jim Macklln, Jim Hand, Homy Hemandei, "Saki" Jack Dolan, and "Ski" Puchalski. Behind the counter, patrolman Ted Babkowski gathers 'em in and checks 'em out. �09Mttr IB, IfBB By Eorl (Bull) Shepard, VIee'President, AHantIt N.Y. Port Council Dinner A Success SEAFARERS LOC Fate Fire Six More SIU Oldtimers Approved For Pensions Six additional Seafarers have been added to the growing list of SIU veterans already enjoying the security of lifetime $150 monthly pension checks. The six new SIU pensioners are Alejandro Valenzuela, 71, Carlos E. Berick, 72, Gaetano Tommy Busciglio, 40, Charles A. Moss, 66, John Alex Raf- He last sailed aboard the Beaure­ there. He last sailed aboard the Mount Washington. topulos, 60, and Benito M. gard. Last Saturday night'a Maritime Port Council dinner Iiere was a Mff success. Many of our friends in the labor movement attended the annual dinner. Shipping in New York has slowed down somewhat, but is expected Lema, 65. to pick up steam again in the coming weeks. Moss sailed as a member of the Busciglio signed on with the SIU steward department after joining Valenzuela joined the SIU in the in the port of Tampa, Florida, The boys around the hall were glad to see their old friend A. B. the Union In the port of Rhode Brown who is off the Steel Maker where he held down the 3'd cook's where he sailed as a member of Island. Bom in Rhode Island, he slot and served as steward department delegate. Brother Brown says the steward department. Born In n.ow makes his home in Everett, that he will put in for the first job available. E. M. Howell is waiting Tampa, he still makes his home Mass. it out for a Far East run. He last sailed aboard the Trans Orient. Baltimore Shipping has been fair for the past period and looks ike it will pick up in the weeks ahead. At present we have the Alamar, Losmar and Steel Executive with no crews. The Executive will crew up soon. QUESTION: What was the worst storm you ever experienced? John Dixon is back aboard the Ezra Sensibar after a short vacation. Says he likes working aboard the dredge. On the beach waiting for Berick VdenKuela an AB job to Hawaii or intercoastai is George Schmidt, an SIU mem­ C. A. Carr: I was on the Jean Juan yega: The worst weather ber for ^2 years. James Morgan wants a bosun slot to the Far East or I was ever in was back in the LaFitte in 1952 when we ran into India. port of Mobile, Alabama, where the worst typhoon winter of '51 he sailed as a member of the I ever saw. We crossin g the Philadelphia engine department. A native of were heading North Atiantic Shipping has been holding steady here. Ted Wheeler is ready to take Santiago, Chile, he and his wife toward Yokaon the Pacific the first FWT or oiler's job to hit the board after completing a coast­ Eva presently make their home in hama off the Carrier. It was so wise run on the Potomac. William Linker had to get off the Steel New York. He last sailed aboard coast of Japan bad that we Executive so she couid go into a yard for conversion. Looking for a the Wacosta. when the LaFitte couldn't move coaster is E. Sescerko, last off the Commander. began to get for four days. Berick sailed as a member of pounded by 30The waves must Boston the engine department after join­ foot seas for a have been at ing the SIU Inland Boatmens Shipping has been on the slow bell this period but should pick up full 24 hours. The least 40-if e e t Union in the port of Baltimore. considerably soon, with two ships taking on full loads of grain. Born in Baltimore, he and his wife high. They carried away all our storm drove us on the rocks and Charlie Krause, who is in drydock, says hello to all his former ship­ Elizabeth continue to make their boats, tore open a hatch and stove we lost our bottom. That 24-hour storm put us in the repair yard in the watertight doors. mates. He last sailed aboard the Puerto Rico as messman. Making all for six months. calls here is John Gala, last off the CS Baltimore. 4- 4" 4" Manual Caldae: Back in '51 I was Norfolk 4" on the War Hawk headed for Joe Morris: I'll never forget a Shipping here has picked up and the outlook is good for the near Japan from the storm we ran into between the future. Alcoa has a ship in the yard which is being reactivated and Philippines on Philippines and will be taking a crew shortly. what should have Korea in the Biilie Price is ready to ship again and looking for a bosun's job been a fourwinter of 1964. after completing a short rest. His last ship was the Seneca. A tanker day trip. We ran The tanker I was going out to the Persian Gulf for a year or so would be just the thing into a terrible on was a good for Robert Wroton, whose last job was oiler aboard the Hastings. typhoon which ship, but she kept us out for could only creep Puerto Rico Moss Busciglio 12^ days and along in those Shipping has been holding up pretty well here. Some oldtimers just monster waves. got off the sick list, including Bob Lasso, "Cantinflas" Morales and home there. He last sailed for the really roughed us up. The waves The sea was Mario Farrulla. Nick Acosta, Juan Rios and Dick Funk have been Baker Whitely Towing Company. carried away a lifeboat, blew out sweeping over regulars around the hall here listening to the World Series games. Raftopulos joined the SIU in several port holes and damaged the deck and crashing across the catwalk, so we couldn't get from the port of New the bridge. t 4i 4" one end of the ship to the other York where he Eugene Hercenberg: I'm one of for the two days the winds blew. sailed as a mem­ ber of the deck those seamen who has never been 4> ^ 4' in a really bad department. A na­ William West: I was riding a storm. And, I'm tive of Greece he Waterman C-2 in the North hoping that I'll and his wife Atlantic during never have to Elenl currently the 1962 holiday experience being make their home By Lindsey Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area season when we in one. I've sailed in New York ran into this tre­ on coast-wise and City. He last mendous storm. deep sea ^hips Raftopulos shipped out The wind whip­ Shipping has been exceptionally good in the Gulf area. Hurricane aboard the Northwestern Victory. and- have been ped up waves 60 Debbie dumped 15 inches of rain on Mobile in 15 hours and the Mo­ all over the feet high and Lema sailed as a member of the bile SIU hall had to be closed for the day because of flooding. The world lots of blew us two days SIU and MTD are backing the following candidates in the forthcoming steward department after joining times. I guess you might say Lady off course. When N.O. primary eleotion—^Victor H. Schiro for Mayor and his entire the Union in the port of Miami. Luck must be following my foot­ we tried to come ticket, S. Sanford Levy for judge. Division "D" Disitriot Court, Jim Born in Spain, he presently makes steps. around, the ship went over at a Garrison for district attorney. All SIU men in New Orleans are urged his home in Newark, New Jersey. 45* angle and almost capsized. I to vote. was on the wheel at the time, and New Orleans thought we were all goners Phil (Pappy) O'Connor is looking forward to going on pension. He started shipping in 1938 on the old Plow City out of Galveston and his last two trips were aboard the Del Mar. Pianning only a short spell on the beach, Thomas (Curley) Liies registered in Group 3, Stew­ ard department so he can get a quick job to Vietnam. His last trip was aboard the Madaket. Also off the Madaket are Brothers Chad Gait and Bill Wiemers. Gait wants to take a short rest then si^n on a sihip going anywhere. Wiemers wants a South American trip because the North SlU-contraiOted Oriental Export­ Europe run gets too cold for him this time of year. ers, Inc., has purchased the bulk carrier Bridgehaanpton, the last re­ Houston maining skjp in the bankrupt Shipping here continues good and we expect it to stay that way. American-flag shipping empire of G. T. Terry, who has been sailing SIU since 1945 just came up from Manuel E. Kulukundis, at an ad­ Fort Lauderdale saying his vacation is over and he's ready for an­ miralty sale in Port Said. The other coastwise supertanker. Teddy Martinez just got off the Walter Bridgehampton brought over $2.3 Rice on the intercoastai run and is looking for another coaster. After million. being laid up since February, W. E. Odum has his ffd and is looking Built in 1945 as a T-2 tanker, the for an engine department slot going anywhere. Bridgehampton was converted to a Mobile bulk carrier three years ago. She has been laid up at Port Said since Shipping has been good here with few oldtimers left on the beach. early 1963 when Kulukundis' Amer­ Among those looking for ships are Milton Robinson, who last sailed ican-flag operation went under. as deck maintenance aboard the Monticelio Victory; c. L. Jones, whose Benito M. Lema (center) picks up his first lifetime $150 last trip was as bosun aboard the Transeastern; Donald J. Hewson who Oriental Exporters has purchased monthly SIU pension check from headquarters rep Joe Delast held down an oiler's slot aboard the Columbia; J. M. Jordan, another several of the ex-Kulukundis ves­ George while his wife Concepcion looks on. Le'ma has sailed oiler who last shipped on the Fort Hoskins; Chief cook Stavros Paesels, including another bulk carrier, SIU since 1940 when he joined in Miami. Retired now from trantes, last off the Columbia; and George Gill ^who had to leave a the Suzanne, which was also tied BR job on the Mayflower because of an injury. up at the Egyptian port. his steward department chores, he lives in N.J. v.'.. Gulf Shipping Picture Bright SIU Company Buys Last Bull Line Ship �SEAFARERS Pare Six •'* i Cold-Weather Creates Special Safety Hazards Winter represents a triple safety threat; frost, ice, and heavy weather. And now that winter is coming on, Seafarers must once again turn their attention to the special cold-weather problems that crop up aboard ship during this particularly hazardous season. Safety is, of course, a matter of grave concern to Seafarers all year round. But when winter conditions are added to the usual dangers, increased care must be exercised, especially in spaces open to the on­ slaughts of the weather. Slips and falls are the most common accidents aboard ship in any season. During winter, however, even the most minor mishap of this soft can prove to be extremely serious. Special attention must also be given to wearing the proper clothing and to caring for all expased gear and equipment. Emergency gear must be regularly inspected to insure that it is accessible and ready to go on short notice at ail times. Caution, Clothing, Gear DISPATCHERS REPORT DECK DVARTMINT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 5 2 New York L.. 71 23 Philadelphia 9 7 Baltimore 28 10 Norfolk 13 2 Jacksonville 5 4 Tampa 3 5 Mobile 24 9 New Orleans 45 29 49 39 Houston Wilmington 12 3 San Francisco 29 24 Seattle 24 13 Totals 317 170 Andrea Doria lii-Silieasiirl HE SINKING of the Italian liner Andrea Doria serves as T a grim reminder to seamen of all nations of the perils of life at sea. The public, however, has all but forgotten the disaster which claimed the luxurious flagship of the Italia Line at a cost of 57 lives nine years ago. But, the Doria 'is still very much on the minds of the hardy, ingenious band of men who make up the ranks of the world's treasure hunters. Salvage experts estimate that the Doria, which lies in 225 feet of water 45 miles off the coast of Nantucket Island, Mass., rep­ resents treasure worth as much as $50 million. The value of the luxury liner's hull alone has been placed at $15 million. Sunken Treasure-Trove On the night of her sinking, the Andrea Doria carried a cargo which previously only existed in the wildest dreams of a treasure hunter. The pur­ ser's safe contained $1 million in negotiable bonds in addition to ca.sh and jewels. Other valu­ ables said to be on the liner include industrial diamonds and a $200,000 experimental car called the "Ghia," which was built by the Chrysler Corpora­ tion. Captain Don Henry, a sal­ vager who \M planning to raise the Doria, reports that Chrysler wants to reclaim the remains of the Ghia "very badly." TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 0 6 54 7 23 6 5 2 30 29 55 5 13 8 240 16 6 12 8 2 4 16 33 36 3 8 2 146 5 0 0 1 0 6 2 11 10 2 2 0 39 NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups . 28 241 45 93 28 15 7 53 144 155 27 67 52 955 b 73 31 54 15 14 2 16 93 76 4 27 38 448 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Whenever possible, a clear pathway to accommodate fore and .aft traiiic should be cleared around the deck. This will minimize possible slips and falls for crewmembers moving around open parts of the ship. Conditions permitting, space between deck ladders and gangways should also be kept snow and ice-free. Caution should be taken to make sure deck cargo remains properly secured. The tool or small gear box carelessly left out on deck is always a hazard. Such neglect not only means lost or broken tools but, when Port ice or snow is present, there is the chance of breaking a toe when some­ Boston one unexpectedly steps into a hidden gear box. A wrench invisibly New York buried under a blanket of snow is of no use to anyone. ^Philadelphia You can't count on a fire-ax in an emergency—or to free other gear Baltimore Norfolk from ice and snow—if the ax is iced in completely in its own casing. Jacksonville Proper clothing is important. Extra layers mean extra warmth and Tampa comfort, but maneuverability is also vital. Too much clothing can Mobile affect your movements and balance. Gloves or mittens should be worn New Orleans when handling icy or frozen material. Headgear is essential both for Houston Wilmington warmth and as protection against falling chunks of ice, icicles or snow San Francisco from above. Seattle (Contim-ed on page 15) Totals for the Oet<«cr 15, IMi LOG TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B 8 0 37 60 10 10 15 18 12 8 3 6 2 4 13 10 25 33 21 36 8 4 12 23 11 9 164 234 IDEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 5 0 0 41 23 8 13 2 0 14 13 0 10 6 0 1 2 3 1 1 5 24 18 4 23 33 3 39 34 15 2 1 6 7 9 8 4 4 2 179 151 54 NOW ON THE BEACH Class A Class B All Groups 13 4 153 64 29 28 89 55 20 23 9 8 3 4, 28 18 107 106 101 88 18 6 50 21 39 17 658 443 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED r DEPARTMENT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups All Groups Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C 2 2 1 0 0 41 7 26 10 11 12 4 4 2 1 12 16 13 8 1 7 5 3 2 11 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 5 3 5 9 21 10 4 8 52 20 37 34 4 34 18 36 22 16 5 5 2 0 0 23 4 14 7 6 14 6 3 3 0 99 215 162 116 51 Another bit of treasure on the Doria — so rare that it would be difficult to fix its dollar value—are several oil paintings by Rembrandt the ITlh century Dutch master. Sank After Crash The 39,500 ton Andea Doria went to the bottom of the At­ lantic on July 25, 1956 after being struck by the Swedish liner Stockholm in dense fog. Fifty-two passengers lost their lives on the Doria and Ave crewmembers on the Swedish ship were killed. The rich treasure-trove rep­ resented by the wreck of the Doria has given rise to several plans for salvage, some more fanciful than realistic. While none of the plans have actually paid off, the attempts have cost the lives of at least 12 men. The toll to date includes five professional salvagers who Equipped with radar and considered virtually unsinlcable, the Andrea Doria sank 45 miles off the coast of Nantucket after colliding with the Swedish passenger liner Stockholm. worked for a company under contract to Lloyds of London and seven amateur divers. Captain Henry, who has an­ nounced the latest attempt to reclaim the luxury liner pro­ poses to do the job with millions of tiny ping-pong type balls. He claims by packing the hull with millions of pellets made of a celluar material, the expansion produced wiil be enough to lift the vessel. First Attempt Failed One of the first attempts to raise the Doria, which sits on the floor of the Atlantic listing to starboard at an 85 degree angle, was made in 1957 by a salvage man from North Scituate, R.I. His scheme to put neopreneplastic bags into the hull where they were to be in­ flated with air failed to accom­ plish any results. Another more conventional salvage try made use of what is known as the "internal flota­ tion" method. A Marylandbased diver attached 22 air ho.se fittings to the double bottom of the submerged liner and pro­ ceeded to pump air for the next 12 hours to achieve the neces­ sary bouyancy. However, some­ thing went wrong with the cal­ culations and the DoHa re­ mained steadfast in her watery grave. Ingenious Salvager Probably the most ingenious method of raising the Doria was tried by. a former coal miner named Armando Conti who be­ came a millionaire in the scrap iron business. Conti planned to attach large inflatable rubber buoys to the vessel to right her. Once this was done, four-inch NOW ON THE BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 10 2 149 34 26 17 71 56 11 15 3 5 8 0 34 16 132 82 97 39 20 4 53 12 33 37 647 319 Converted storage tankdiving bell was part of unsuccessful salvage try in 1963. heavy-duty lines were to be run under the ship to form a cradle. The lines were to be attached to two Great Lakes ore carriers which would be sitting over the site of the wreck. The holds of the carriers were then to be filled with water until the ships dropped a total of 15 feet. 'When the desired depth was achieved, the water was to be pumped from the holds, and the two vessels would rise back to their normal levels, dragging the Doria with them. The two ore carriers would then move slowly forward until they reached shallow water where actual salvage operations could be conducted. While this scheme had once worked suc­ cessfully in raising a 1,600 ton Dutch motorship from Lake Michigan, the bulk of the Doria proved too great, and the at­ tempt was abandoned. �Ootober 15, 1961 nw* Senm SEAFAkBRS L6G Polls Show Democrats Hold Lead In '66 Ballot "Psssf! Wanna Bargain?" Polio are showing that if the congressional elections were held todegr —instead of a year from now—the Democrato would not Juat retain their present strength In the House and Senate, but perhaps would increase it. A recent Louis Harris poll showed the Democrats running 68-42 percent over the Republicans at the present time. It said Democrats would carry a sizable majority for the House In every region of the country and would keep the seats they won in subuiban districts last year. In a series of five questions to voters, the poll probed for possible arguments the GOP could use to swing votes its way next year. Only one seemed promising. The poll's cross-section was asked if more Republicans in Congress will keep , the Democrats on their toes. Sev­ enty-four percent agreed. But a minority agreed with the points of the other four questions tiiat: 1. The government is too one-sided now (45 percent); 2. Electing Republicans next year will save the party and put better people in control of it (42 percent); 3. President Johnson has gone too far on domestic policy (39 percent); 4. He has gone too far on foreign policy (32 percent). Another series of questions was asked to probe for strong Democratic arguments. They worked out this way: 1. Johnson can get his domestic program through a Democratic Congress (79 percent); 2. He will need Democratic support on foreign policy (73 percent); 3. He and the Democrats have done a good job and deseiwe to be re-deoted (53 per­ cent; 4. In troubled times, the President and Congress should be of the same party (32 percent); 5. The GOP is still too close to Goldwater to be trusted (31 percent). The strong arguments for the Democrats, according to the Harris poll, are the President's do-mestic legislation, which finds wide public support, and his need for Democratic strength in Congress to back him up on foreign policy. The poll concluded that though things look good for the Democrats next year, "a change in the state of the economy or a decisive setback abroad" could alter the prospects. It's a good idea, too, to remember that polls don't vote. People do. You have to go back less than a decade to remember that the same voters who re-elected President Eisenhower by a landslide In 1956 re­ pudiated his party at the polls only two years later and elected an over­ whelmingly Democratic Congress. The Air Line Pilots Association bas won an arbitration decision against Braniff Airways rein­ stating a stewardess who was fired last year when the company dis­ covered she had gotten married. The decision assures that steward­ esses can get married now without losing their jobs. The arbitrator invalidated the "yellow dog" agreement to remain single which the airline requires its steward­ esses to sign. The company had balked at sending the issue to arbitration, but the ALPA ob­ tained a federal court order com­ pelling a hearing on the grievance. The union and its stewardesses division termed the decision a "precedent-setting breakthrough" on the airlines. itChicago Teachers Local 1 has won collective bargaining rights and general wage increases from the Board of Education four days before a scheduled strike would have virtually emptied the city's public school classrooms. The pay raises range from $150 a year for a starting teacher with a bachelor's degree to $1,600 for a teacher with a master's degree, 12 years experience and advanced work. Beginning January 1, a firstyear teacher with a bachelor's degree will receive $5,500 a year. Fourteen unions representing city of Chicago employes have reached an agreement with the city providing for payroll deduc­ tion of u-'don dues. The pact will cover both white collar and blue collar workers, who agree to the checkoff, nrovided the unions present the city with a signed checkoff card for each worker by 0?tnbe'- 15. The drive for the dues checkoff was coordinated by the The U.S. has been drifting further and in recent years towards a complete dependence on foreign-flag shipping to supply the overseas transportation needs of this na­ tion. As the U.S. merchant fleet deteriorated the government, instead of applying itself to the job of rebuilding a strong U.S. merchant fleet, began to lean more and more on foreignflag ships. It has even been suggested that the U.S. withdraw Government support for passen­ ger liners, grant ship operators U.S. registry for foreign-built ships; grant, operating sub­ sidies to foreign-built ships; allow foreignbuilt ships to sail on U.S. domestic trade routes; eliminate the 50-50 requirements. and severely cut back operating subsidies, Chicago AFL-CIO on behalf of af- ( filiates representing city employes. further A 14-week strike of Rubber Workers protesting long annual shutdowns of a General Tire & Rubber Co. plant at Mayfield, Ky., has ended in an agreement de­ signed to produce more employ­ ment stability. The new pact, negotiated by URW Local 665 and management with the aid of the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service, gives older workers the option of going on layoff status with 65 percent of their wages in supplemental benefits or working short workweeks. t t A fact-finding subcommittee was named by the Printing Press­ men and the Lithographers & Photoengravers as the first step in talks aimed toward merger. Leaders of the two unions ex­ pressed confidence that agreement on merger could be achieved with­ in two years. Four officers were named to ex­ plore the facts at a subcommittee meeting in November at Press­ men's Home, Tenn., and to re­ port back to the full committee when formal talks resume Jan. 27. The four are IPP Pres. Anthony J. DeAndrade, LPIU Pres. Ken­ neth J. Brown, IPP Sec'.-Treas. Alexander J. Rohan and LPIU Executive Vice Pres. William J. Hall. ^ John T. O'Brien, coordinator of the Machinists' Non-Partisan Polit­ ical League and manager of the late Sen. Estes Kefauver's cam­ paign for the Democratic nomina­ tion for President in 1952, died at his farm near Harpers Ferry, W.Va. He was 57. A native of Butte, Mont., he held a wide range of fed­ eral posts before joining the JAM staff in 1953. Put into effect, these measures would amount to the murder of the U.S. maritime industry. Proponents of these moves claim that the U.S. could get all the foreign-flag shipping it needs much cheaper than by maintaining a strong 4i"erican-flag merchant fleet. They advocate that the U.S. take advantage of this "bargain." But let's look at some recent events. Last month a 9,000-ton military cargo for Vietnam was delayed three weeks when first a Greek crew and then a Mexican crew'refused to sail with it aboard Greek and Mexican-flag ships. A few weeks later another Greek crew re­ fused to sail with another cargo for Vietnam. In both cases the vital cargoes could not move until they were loaded aboard American-flag ships manned by American seamen. Ameri­ can-owned runaway-flag ships are just as un­ reliable because they carry mixed crews not always sympathetic to the U.S., and the De- fense Department's talk about "effective control" has been demonstrated to be just talk. When the former U.S. liner America was sold to Greek interests it was with the agree­ ment that the vessel would not be used in U.S. trade for 5 years and would be available to us in time of national emergency under "effective control." Last week, one year later, the sdme vessel, now named the Australis, docked at Port Everglades, Fla. We can as­ sume that the "effective control" promises would be similarly honored—or dishonored. Every national emergency which has ever faced the U.S. has proven the importance to our national survival of having a strong merchant fleet capable of carrying men and goods across the sea. This was proven most drama­ tically in WW I, WW II, Korea, and now once more in Vietnam. Claims for the carrying power of aircraft have been proved to he wildly exaggerated. To , allow the complete disappearance of America's merchant marine and seamen and the destruction of our shipbuilding capability which would inevitably go along with such a move, would amount to nothing less than national disaster. Falling into complete dependence on for­ eign-flag shipping to move our goods would allow even the smallest of foreign nations to hold a club over the U.S. which they could bring down with crippling force at any time. Our world trade stature would be jeopar­ dized, our ability to react militarily would become ineffective, our balance of payments (gold shortage) problem would become worse and we would cease to he a world power. Some bargain! �n I Face Elcbt SEAFARERS Ootober 15, 1M5 LOG Leading Educator Raps Digest As Biased, Anti-Labor, Unfair A recent article in Columbia University's quarterly Journalism Review titled "Report on the Reader's Digest" has confirmed more or less officially what many people have known for a long time—that the Digest is biased, one-sided, anti-labor and reactionary in its views. The article spotlighted the azine has published 49 articles of toring figures on unemployment. Digest's record of distortion, this nature. Since 1944, he points A whole series of falsehood and its refusal to publish correc­ out, it has "published more than inaccuracies In the article were By Frank Dreiak, West Coast Representative Coast Shipping Outlook Good There was a slight lull in shipping In San Francisco for a few days this period but it bounced right back to good levels and we are still in need of rated manpower, especially In the engine department and entry ratings. In for payoffs this period were the Ocean Dinny, Young America and the Western Hunter, which paid off In Honolulu. Sign-ona included the Young America, De Soto, Choctaw and the Transyorh. In transit were the Elizabethport, Steel Traveler, Calmar, Hercules Victory and the Norfolk. The San Francisco, Steel Admiral, Panoceanio Faith and Fanwood are due in shortly. W. F. Oppenhorst just pulled in saying he intends to take a little well-deserved rest after a long trip. Oldtimer A. Loguidis dropped by the hall looking for a fireman-watertender slot on something going to the Vietnam area so he can pick up some bonus money. Wilmington During the past two weeks we had the Montpelier Victory pay off and sign on here along with the Mankato Victory which paid off. Six ships went through in transit. Shipping activity has been very good and the outlook for the coming period is also good. The Mankato Victory has been in the shipyard and should be calling for a full crew soon. We also expect the La Salie to pay off and several ships are due In transit. Joe Cantin, one of Wilmington's oldtimers received his hrst pension check here the first of October. He was very happy to receive the check and is looking forward to retired life and this new monthly income. He said he would not lose contact with us and will be stopping by the hall regularly to see his old shipmates and keep up on Union activity. Jim Howison just paid off the Mankato Victory after a 7 month trip. Jim feels this is one of the best ships he has been on and may try to get back on when she recrews. Right now though, he is enjoying his stay on shore and taking it easy. Seattle Shipping has been on the downgrade for the last two weeks, but some improvements are expected during the next period. During the last period the Anchorage paid off here. Charles "Irish" O'Donnell is taking a small vacation after accepting all bets on the Dodgers during the series. He says his last ship, the Mount Washington, was definitely the finest ship he has ever been aboard. Last off the Rachel V, A1 Thomas is planning to take the next good wiper's job available. Ready for any group one deck job is George Hayes, whose last ship was the Choctaw. tions of obviously false informa­ 300 articles to give the impression documented and brought to the tion which it prints, and its re­ that "Federal officials are con- magazine's attention, but the Di­ fusal to publish opposing opinions. genitally extravagant, that deficit gest refused to print them. It also spending and the national debt refused to report the fact that The article by Leo M. Christen- threaten disaster, that federal taxes noted statisticians and economists son. professor of political science are an unsupportable burden . . . issued a statement upholding the at Miami University in Ohio and and that federal power is a men­ Bureau completely and finding the former editor of The Toledo Blade, ace to the liberties of every Amer­ Digest article's charges "to be also points out that about 70 per­ ican, great and small." Many dis­ without foundation." cent of Digest articles are either tortions of the work of federal "This sequence of events," Chris­ staff-written or pianned by the agencies in the pages of the Digest tenson sums up, "illustrates what Digest and "planted" in other are cited. is perhaps the most disturbing Di­ magazines and then picked up by gest policy—its refusal to allow Distortion the Digest as a reprint. To illustrate these instances of rebuttal or correction . , . It's fail­ distortion Christenson recalls an ure to give individuals and agen­ Avowedly Conservative infamous Digest article of a few cies attacked on Its pages an op­ "These practices help insure years ago which charged the Bu­ portunity for reply is indefensible that the Digest offers its own phi­ reau of Labor Statistics with doc­ by any professional standard." losophy, not a sampling of Ameri­ can opinion," Christenson writes. "The philosophy is avowedly con­ servative." The Digest often publishes arti­ cles by ultra-conservatives without telling readers about the authors' private affiliations. Christenson cites an article smearing the U.S. Employment Service under the by­ The Sheet Metal Workers have successfully concluded a line of Congressman Frank T. Bow 110-day strike for a first agreement with the runaway Detrex (R-Ohio). What the Digest didn't tell its readers is that Bow has Co. plant in Bowling Green, Ky., the union announced. 4 close relations with private em­ The strikers, whose lines ployment agencies and thus has • Reinstatement of all strikers some special interest in down­ held firm in the face of com­ to their old jobs with full seniority. grading the U.S. Employment pany and town police protec­ • A new funded pension plan tion for strikebreakers, voted Service. co-administrated by the union. unanimously for ratification of a The Digest has a long record of • Wage increases totaling 28 being staunchly anti-labor. Since three-year contract providing: cents an hour; arbitration of dis­ • A full union shop. 1952, Christenson finds, the mag­ putes, and other job security pro­ visions and benefits. Executive Secretary Sam Ezelle of the Kentucky AFL-CIO told strikers the agreement was a "great victory" for all labor in Kentucky. Of the 188 members who walked WASHINGTON — Organized labor's top economist -said CHICAGO—A conservative doctors' group has failed in its out June. 8, all but 16 stayed out to the finish. At strike's end, union Congress should move faster, not slower, in meeting the na­ last-ditch attempt to get the American Medical Association members took down their picket to authorize a boycott of the Federal Medicare program at a tent and planted a maple tree as tion's domestic needs. now is to build on what has been Nathaniel Goldfinger, direc­ started special AMA convention • a living memorial to the "courage and a slow-down "would here. AMA moderates voted anti-trust laws should It advocate and sacrifice" of strikers and tor of the AFL-CIO's Depart­ be a mistake," he said as he was ment of Research, rejected interviewed on the weekly AFLrtheir families. to continue cooperating with such a boycott. The ultra-conservative doctors' Federal ofticials in drawing up Other factors listed by union contentions that Congress has CIO network radio program, La^ regulations to implement Medi­ group within the AMA, known as Director of Organization Edward moved too far, too fast, during the bor News Conference. the Congress of County Medical J. Carlough were the cooperation present session. care. Goldfinger listed rebuilding and Societies, has initiated and even of the Kentucky AFL-CIO, and Only a beginning has been made Still refusing to go all the way renewal of metropolitan areas, a written some of the most hardobservance of picket lines at De­ in attacking the "real social and minimum wage boost and an im­ however in support of Medicare, the delegates approved a state­ 11 n e, anti-Medicare resolutions trex plants In Detroit, Mich., and economic problems" of the nation, proved unemployment insurance Ashtabula, Ohio, by other unions. Goldfinger eaid. The greatest need system as items that "should be ment that the new policy of co­ placed before the delegates. operation should not "be con­ high on the agenda of congressional sidered as approval of the Medi­ activities." care law, or in any way as He labelled as "sheer hokum" the accepting of its philosophy." charge of some consei-vatives that The delegates also reaffirmed job training, aid to depressed areas an AMA policy that under and other self-help measures are of ordinary circumstances the in­ little value in meeting what they dividual doctor is free to accept say are real problems of weak char­ acter, poor family relationships and or refuse a Medicare patient, as lack of initiative. long as the doctor is not acting as part of an organized boycott. The Assails "Downgrading" AMA had earlier decided that it "This Is downgrading people and could be prosecuted under the downgrading human asipirations," tmi Goldfinger declared. Goldfinger pointed out that since the many newly-enacted Great So­ ciety programs are just now getting under way, their economic impact Seafarers are reminded that to date has been slight. when they leave a ship after articles expire in a foreign However, he noted, the retroac­ port, the obligation to leave a tive social security benefit raise c-'ean ship for the next crew alone will soon put an additional is the same as in any Stateside $835 million into the spending port. Attention to details of economy. And since almost all of housekeeping and efforts to it "will be going to relatively poor le various needs and medical prob­ leave quarters, messrooms and people—people who will be spend­ lems of Seafarers in drydocic with officials of the Staten Island USPHS Hospital. Seated 9ther working spaces clean ing the money quickly," it will rap­ with Bernstein are ll-r) Thpmas E. O'Rourke, Administrative Officer, Albert Lee Stapler, will be appreciated by the new idly translate Into increased sales, Asst. Administrative Officer, end Dr. William B. Barr,. Deputy Medical Officer in charge crew when it comes aboard. stepped-up production and job mar­ ket Improvements, he said. .of the hospital. Sheet Metal Union Wins 16 Week Strike AFL-CIO Calls On Congress To Speed Social Legislation AM A Votes Down Medicare Boycott Talking Things Over Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship �October 15, 19tt SEAFARERS Pare Nina LOG SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD Lagos is the capital of one of the fastest growing of the new African nations, the Federation of Nigeria. Lagos harbor is a regular stop for SlU-manned Delta Line ships. Many vessels calling at Lagos berth on the opposite side of the harbor at Apapa. Most of the business, entertainment and government activity of Lagos is located close to the waterfront. Sea­ farers whose ships dock at Apapa can make the trip into Lagos by taxi at nominal cost. Lagos' main shopping center lies along Marina and Broad Street, just outside the Customs Wharf. Marina Street leads to the King George V Stadium which holds 15,000 cheering fans for soccer matches. Swimming is available in a nearby park's pool. Further along Marina is the Nigerian Museum. There is a racecourse nearby, and by continuing north and crossing the bridge from Lagos Island to Ikoyi the visitor can enjoy the large park, golf course and polo ground there. The movie houses and night clubs are located almost exclusively in the harbor area. For ocean swimming there is Victoria Beach and the Tarkwa Bay Beach. Victoria Beach is treacherous and dangerous however to anyone who ventures, by choice or by chance, past the line of breakers there. Tarkwa Bay offers better swimming and can be reached by launch, and by canoes fitted with out­ board motors. With an area twice that of California, Nigeria was granted its independence from British rule in 1960 when it became a member of the Commonwealth. Although the country boasts little or no manufacturing output, it is rich in natural resources like tin, coal, gold, lead, silver, oil and timber. Chief exports are peanuts and peanut oil, palm kernels and oil, crude petroleum and products such as raw cotton. Many traditional rituals are kept alive in Nigeria, such as stilt dancing by the color­ fully dressed experts shown above. • f ^ I., ^ , ^ Aerial view shows harbor at Lagos, Nigeria. Like many other African cities, much of the craftwork In Lagos Is done right out on the street. Here large poster advertises the trade of this carpenter-coffin maker. s ' 4 iiilplW Fashioned from thousands of coral beads, this elaborate headgear is part of armor­ like ceremonial finery worn by the Oba (King) of a small Nigerian town. ^ ^ SlU-manned ships of Delta Line, like the Del Oro (shown during Launching) make regular atops at Lagos harbor. Eleven percent' of Nigeria's export trade is with the United States. Poise and good posture is essential for bringing home the day's shopping when this mode of transportation is used—and Nigerian ladies have both qualities. �-a.:-'' • Pac« Ten StAFAkEks i f Ootobcr 19, 1H5 LOG U.5, Tfudy Surveys Program's Progresa Free Labor Institute Cited For Heip To Latin America By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Fancy Steak Names Mean High Prices WASHINGTON—The American Institute for Free Labor Development "has resulted Supermarkets have found a new way to charge a higher price for in the broadest, most intensive program yet imdertaken for Latin American and Carib­ meat. They simply debone it, cut and shape it differentiy and give it bean labor," according to a study in the Labor Department's Monthly Labor Review for expensive-sounding new names. Nowadays you find such .cuts as "chicken steak," "butter steak," — September. "cube steak," "London broil," "rib tips," "fillet steak," "Braciola," guaranteed both by the Agency for "union leaders lack experience in The institute represents a sustained contract administration, International Government and by "Swiss steak," "chip steak," and "TV steak." Some stores even have "unified attempt" by the union income is irregular and the respective national govern­ labeled these new steaks "his and her" steaks. AFL-CIO "to share its experience ments. — Most often these are boned beef chuck, cut in different ways to make and resources" with free labor union organization is inefficient. In some countries, laws require "steaks" of different shapes. The so-called "rib tips" are likely to bo In attempting to forecast the south of the border, says the union leaders to work in the bar­ AIFLD's future Miss Riche ob­ stew beef under another name and trimmed a little differently. The article, prepared by Martha F. Riche of the Division of Publica­ gaining unit they represent, thus serves that governments which at "French" and "California" roasts are usually cut from chuck. These unfamiliar new steaks and roasts usually cost more. Recehtly tions in the department's Bureau limiting the mobility of the leader­ first were skeptical of its pro­ ship cadre. grams "now welcome its opera­ when boneless chuck could be bought for 69-79 cents, special steaks of Labor Statistics. tion's and that Latin American cut from the chuck were tagged 89-99 cents a pound. Strengthen Free Labor "The Institute's principal ob­ "By training their potential business has cooperated by giving jective." she writes, "is to buttress Meat packers sometimes even call frozen chopped beef "steaks," gnd democracy i n Latiu America leaders, the institute hopes to employes time off to attend its then underneath the name say, "chopped and shaped." A package of through free and strong labor strengthen the free labor move­ classes. six such frozen "beef steaks" for 75 cents may sound like a bargain "The effect of the training pro­ unless you read the label carefully. Then you realize you are paying, unions, and it expects to accom­ ment of Latin America by making plish this by helping to raise the the unions sound and effective in­ gram on the Latin American labor typically, 75 cents for 12 ounces, or the equivalent of $1 a pound for living standards of the Latin union stitutions, responsive to the needs movement can be assessed already chopped beef. Fresh chopped beef could be bought' for 49-59 cents members and by increasing the of their members. The AIFLD in terms of the important union a pound. bargaining and administrative ef­ therefore emphasizes instruction offices that many of its graduates In some areas, stores are required to state in ads and on labels the in trade union administration and have attained," she writes. fectiveness of his leaders." basic cut from which the special cut is taken. In many areas, this is collective bargaining." Founded By AFL-CIO not required, and even when it is, you often find "Fillet Steak" in big Miss Riche takes note of the The article describes the work type, and "chuck" in small letters. fact that the AIFLD, founded by of the institute's advanced training Sometimes stores will charge 10 cents a pound more for the same the AFL-CIO in 1962, also is spon­ school in Washington, the intern­ cut sliced up into stewing pieces; for example, 69 cents for boneless sored by U.S. business and by ships that are available to its chuck, and '79 for the same meat sold as "chuck stew." governments in both the Americas, graduates, the national training although it "remains under the centers set up in 14 Latin Ameri­ Meats sold in combination with other foods also can fool you so complete superevision and guid­ can and Caribbean countries with that you don't know what you pay for the meat itself. One supermarket ance of the labor movement." It AIFLD technical and financial chain advertises a "combo sale" of boiled ham and swiss cheese, a half seeks to reach its ends, she notes,, assistance, and the short-term pound of each, for 99 cents a pound. This does not mean you are paying both by training labor leaders and conferences and seminars that have NEW ORLEANS—Foreign com­ 45 cents for the half pound of ham. The half pound of cheese at the by sponsoring cooperative housing drawn thousands of workers in time of shopping, was worth about 30 cents. This made the real price programs and other social projects nearly every Latin American and merce hit a new record in this of the ham $1.38 a pound. port as the total value of exports for union members. Caribbean nation. Half Bread, Half Shrimp and imports jumped to $2.2 billion In examining the background It also looks at the housing proj­ in the fiscal 1964-65, according the You can avoid paying a large extra price if you buy your food in for the AIFLD's success, Miss ects — an estimated $100 million Riche observes that the close rela­ worth—and other social programs annual report issued by the port their common or usual form, rather than highly-processed. In the case of the chuck stew, you could save ten cents a pound by cutting the tionship between unions and gov­ through which the AIFLD "hopes of New Orleans. ernments in many Latin American to strengthen the unions ... by During the past fiscal year, ex­ chuck into stewing pieces yourself. The same pricing system is notice­ nations, "combined with the lack providing through them material ports reached $1,615,300,000 in able in the popular frozen fish products. of education of most rank-and-file benefits their members would not value and imports were $629,100,For example, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration this year estab­ members, has made many unions otherwise have received." About 000. The port handled 4.4 million lished new standards of identity for frozen breaded shrimp. Now prod­ so dependent on their leaders that 69 percent of the mortgage money tons of cargo more than the pre­ ucts labeled "breaded shrimp" must contain at least 50 per cent shrimp. union democracy is difficult to comes from AFL-CIO unions, the vious calendar year, boosting its The package won't tell you the exact proportion of bread and shrimp, achieve." rest from local or international cargo total 83,496,920 tons during because as long as the product meets the Government's "standard or "In addition," she continues. financial institutions, and it is 1964. identity," low as that standard may be, the packer can use the standard name. The report also disclosed that The result of this inadequate labeling of ready-to-eat foods can be New Orleans was the top port in as deceptive as in the case of the trick meat names. You may find the nation in the unloading of rail­ breaded shrimp selling for $1.19 a pound. But you really are getting road cars. During the past year a only half a pound of shrimp for your $1.19 outlay. In comparison, total of 101,527 cars carried cargo frozen raw shrimp, deveined, but which you bread yourself, may cost into the port. you $1.75. This sounds expensive but really is less than the half-bread version. New Grain Record WASHINGTON—The United States and Panama are ne­ gotiating a new treaty to replace the 1903 treaty and its New records were also set in subsequent amendments governing the Panama Canal and grain export shipments during Muscle, Sea-Savvy, T.V. 1964. Total grain export volume the Canal Zone, President 4 Johnson has announced. The canal. One would involve conver­ amounted to 453,287,000 bushels. new treaty leaves the door sion of the present lock-type canal These shipments represented 27.94 open for construction of a new sea through central Panama. This of the nation's total grain exports. level canal across Panama. could be done by reworking the The Dock Board, which is the Gaillard Cut, formerly known as port's administrative agency, has Under the new agreement reached between the two countries: the Cluebra Cut, and would in­ announced that it is planning to volve closing the canal traffic for spend $36,993,000 during the next • The 1903 Treaty will be ab­ only 12 days. SEATTLE—^There was a time when a successful salvage three years to modernize and re­ rogated. habilitate present facilities to keep company depended on muscle and good seamanship to get a Other Sites pace with growing traffic. This • The new treaty will terminate Other sites under consideration sunken object back to the surface. While these skills are after a specified number of years, are a 60-mile route through eastern sum will also cover the cost of or on or about the date of the Panama; a 102-mile route across building new facilities and general still important today, modem 4 technology is revolutionizing square feet in size at a depth of opening of a sea level canal, which­ northern Colombia, and a 140-mile expansion. ever occurs first. the traditional techniques of 2,000 feet. Construction progress last year stretch across Nicaragua and Costa Another sample of modem tech­ • The new treaty will effec­ Rica. included the completion of a new the underwater salvage business. nology which the salvage company Not so long ago, when a salvage wharf on Governor Nicholls Street, tively recognize Panama's sover­ In addition to recurring political eignty over the area of the pres­ difficulties between the U.S. and a two-berth general cargo terminal man wanted to locate something recently started using is an in­ and the start of work on the Inter­ far beneath the water's surface, he flatable salvage device which can ent Canal Zone. Panama, it has been clear for some national Exhibition Facility which would grapple for it or send down be reused time after .time in the A primary objective of the new time that the Panama Canal, will cost $13.5 million. The new a diver who would make a pains­ recovery of ' submerged vessels, treaty will be to provide for an opened in 1914, is becoming ob­ taking search of the bottom. A submarines, aircraft, etc. The de­ appropriate political, economic and solete. It cannot handle modem exhibition hall will be part of the local salvage firm, however, uoms vice, which is named "Buoy-Pack," International Trade Mart. social integration of the area used vessels such as the giant super­ these traditional salvage methods depends on monopropellant hydra­ in the canal operation with the tankers and ore carriers. and is depending on a new-fangled zine, a chemical which produces rest of the Republic of Panama. underwater television camera for gases underwater to inflate buoy­ It has also been pointed out that ancy equipment. A Buoy-Pack can its underwater exploration work. Both countries recognize the the present lock-type canal would be carried as part of the standard important responsibility they have be highly vulnerable in time of The salvage company says that equipment on a small craft. to be fair and helpful to the em­ war because bombing or sabotage it can get a. picture of the ocean ployees of all nationalities who are by the enemy could easily put it floor 4,000 feet down from Its new The company recently demon­ serving in the operation of the out of action. A sea level canal tv camera. The device is operated strated the value of the Buoy-Pack would be much less vulnerable, Canal. by remote control from a surface when the company's salvagers used Four possible sites are under and could accommodate ships of vessel and can scan a section of it in recovering a small cabin consideration for a new, sea level, any length. the ocean floor more than 400,000 cruiser. New Orleans Cargo Traffic Sets Record C/.5v Panama Move Toward Canal Pact Modern Salvager Uses Old & New Techniques \ �October II, llli SEAFARERS Risht On Cue Pare EiCTCB LOO Seaway Shipping Will Get Early Freeze-Up Warnings TORONTO — Seafarers on ocean-going vessels making that "one last trip" on the Great Lakes this season can put their worries to rest about getting trapped in the ice and seeing their ship go into involuntary layup for the winter. A new early warning system will go into operation nextt — month to give ships scientifi­ was essential if traffic congestion tion, according to the report. A cally accurate information was to be avoided during the last ship is required to carry two pilots about the first threat of a freezeup, according to a recent report made here by two officials of Can­ ada's St. Lawrence Seaway Au­ thority. The officials told members of the International Association of Great Lakes Ports meeting here that the Seaway Authority would start using highly accurate Instru­ ments to obtain water temperature readings after November 15. These readings will be used to predict the number of days before the Seaway is hit by its first severe freeze-up. Brother Eddie Cherry (center) shows how the professionals do it as he cues up for a difficult shot in the recreation area of the Baltimore hall. Watching Cherry's demonstration are Fred Kitchen (II and James Edmonds (rl. Cherry, Ketchen and Edmonds sail In the steward department. U.S. Fight Urged On Bias Against Women Workers WASHINGTON—A vigorous program to reduce discrim­ ination against women workers was urged on th® federal government by the 20-member Citizens Advisory Council on the Status of Women. Council members include are lower than those of any other AFL - CIO Secretary-Treas­ group." urer William F. Schnitzler. Women workers comprise more than a third of the American labor force but their wages are only half those of men, the council said in a report accepted by an inter­ departmental government commit­ tee headed by Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz. The council decried recent press and wire service emphasis on "various odd hypothetical cases" which have no real bearing on the problems of sex discrimination. Wirtz said the nation is in "serious danger of having an important point loused up" by jokes about* male club "bunnies" and female doekwallopers. 'Reasonable Assurance' The two Canadian officials, Lawrence Burpee, director of spe­ cial projects, and Robert Burnside, director of operations, told the Port Association that forecasting the first severe freeze of the sea­ son was of mutual advantage to the Seaway Authority, the ship­ owners and the ports. Their report asserted that an acourate predic­ tion would give a reasonable as­ surance that the ocean vessels could get out of the seaway with­ out getting trapped in the ice. Although the St. Lawrence Sea­ way officially closes on November 30, the season has actually been extended beyond the deadline in six different years. The latest re­ corded closing date was December 11. Last year, four deep-sea ves­ sels failed to clear the seaway by the December 5 closing date and were forced to spend the winter in Great Lakes' ports. The Seaway Authority report urged shipping companies to allow sufficient time for loading of ships in order to permit clearing the waterway before the closing dead­ line. The report said cooperation Other findings: • The number and proportion of women in the labor force has increased steadily, as has the per­ centage of working women who are married. • A tenth of all family heads are women, and nearly half make less than $3,000 a year. About twofifths of the white families and nearly three-fourths of the nonwhite families headed by women WASHINGTON—An undersea search for the lost continent of Atlantis live in poverty. has been proposed by a noted geological oceanographer, Dr. Robert S. • The unemployment rate is Dietz of the Environmental Science Services Administration. generally higher for women than According to Dr. Dietz, a believer in the "continental drift" theory, for men. The average annual earn­ there were once—in prehistoric times, 150,000,000 years ago—only ings among women with full-time two land masses. These supercontinents were Laurasia, which was in year-round employment is lower the Northern Hemisphere and Gondwana, in the Southern Hemisphere. than for men in all industries. Long ago in pre-historic times, the earth's semi-fluid mantle swelled In a policy memorandum writ­ and cracked, Dietz believes, the supercontinents broke apart and the ten for the Equal Employment Op­ fragments began to drift apart like icebergs in ocean currents. The portunity Commission, the council pieces of Laurasia are now North America, Europe and Asia. The urged the commission to utilize its Gondwana fragments are now India, Australia, Antarctica, Madagascar, resources and authority to educate Africa and South America. the public toward acceptance of But there are some missing parts to the Gondwana jigsaw puzzle, the law; to inform working women and it is these which Dietz proposes searching for. Their discovery of their rights, and to adopt a posi­ would solve "one of the Earth's major mysteries," he feels. One of tive attitude of encouraging em­ these microcontinents about the size of Texas has already been identi­ ployers, employment agencies and fied, he says. It is a large submerged block capped by the Seychelles unions to eliminate bias in hiring Islands irv the Indian Ocean. There are several more undiscovered beneath Fhe sea, he feels. and on the job. In support of the entire theory of "continental drift," Dietz points to Double Victims an example right here in the United States—southwestern California "A positive approach is espe­ —which is slowly moving northward as a mass at about two Inches per cially important to Negro women year relative to the rest of North America, along the San Andreas who have been the victims of both earthquake fault. race and sex discrimination," the "Accordingly, Los Angeles is slowly coming ever closer to San report added. The unemployment Francisco," he points out. "If such movement can occur, it would seem rate is higher for Negro women that there can be no mechanical objection to continental drift. Con­ than for any other group; the av­ tinents drift like icebergs, and giant icebergs move every bit as well erage earnings of Negro women as small ones." Scientist Seeks 'Lost Continenf two weeks of the season. Obstacles To Extension The two Canadian officials also reviewed some of the obstacles to an extension of the seaway season. One of the most important of these drawbacks is the difference in temperature of water which flows into the St. Lawrence River from Lake Ontario. The temperature cools to such an ex­ tent that serious icing problems develop by the time it reaches St. Lambert Lock, the area where the winter freeze-up creates its first bottleneck. One of the chief rea­ sons for this change of tempera­ ture is the sluggish rate of flow in the south shore canal between Cote Ste. Catherine Lock and St. Lambert Lock. Traffic congestion created when ships try to beat the Seaway clos­ ing deadline further complicates the problem of operating the locks when the freeze-up sets in. The start of ice conditions reduces lock capacity from 30 vessels per day to 15 vessels, and normal wear and tear increases sharply. Operating Costs Up The appearance of ice also in­ creases the cost of vessel opera- Memphis, Chicago Maintain PHS Medical Care The United States Public Health Service will continue to provide medical services in Chicago and Memphis, despite the closing of the U.S.P.H.S. hospitals in those cities. Seafarers may continue to receive the customary quality medical care through out­ patient clinics located at the former hospital sites. In Chi­ cago the clinic is located at 4141 North Clarendon Avenue and in Memphis, the clinic ad­ dress is 360 W. California Avenue. Negotiations are un­ derway for permanent loca­ tions for clinics in these cities. Notice of the new loca­ tions will be announced as soon as the sites are selected. Seafarers will find that no V appreciable change in the ex­ tent of medical care has been made. Arrangements for hospitalization in other facili­ ties will be made for SIU members when medically re­ quired. by law when ice conditions devel­ op. In addition, poor weather and the shorter days at that time of year extend steaming time. These difficulties are further compound­ ed by the uncertainty of when the freeze-up will immobilize shipping. The two seaway officials said tests are being planned on how ships can sail through ice, and also how to prevent ice itself from forming. Seaway officials are con­ sidering such devices as com­ pressed air bubblers, electric heat­ ers for lock gates, fenders, strengthening lock gates, and methods to prevent ice formation around the St. Lambert and Cote Ste. Catherine locks. U.S. Sanitation Award Won By Isthmian Fleet NEW YORK—The Seafarer's traditional practice of adhering to the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitation has helped the SIUcontracted Isthmian Lines win a U.S. Public Health Service Fleet Sanitation Award for the sixth straight year. To win the award, which covere the 12 montJis of 1964, each Isthmian vessel inspected had to meet rigorous standards of sanita­ tion which were checked by USPHS inspectors. Among the items in­ spected, requiring a 95 percent ef­ ficiency score or better were pot­ able water, wash water, waste disposal, vermin control, food sanitation and ratproofing. Tough Inspection The scoring used by the USPHS officials gives a good indication of the kind of attention which SIU crewmembers devoted to sanitation details on Isthmian ships. If the government inspectors found de­ ficiencies in the categories they checked on any of the 24 cargo vessels flying the Isthmian banner, the whole fleet would have been automatically disqualified from any chance of winning the citation. The company also was faced with extrastrict regulations since its vessels operated intercoastal as well as in , foreign trade. Representatives of the SIU, Isthmian and the USPHS attended the award ceremonies held recently at the Downtown Athletic Club. �Pa*« Twelve SEAFARERS Oelober IS, INS LOO Notify Union On LOQ Mail Seafarers aboard the Ocean Dinny (Mari time Overseas) picked up 36 days of war risk bonus money on their ammunition run to Vietnam. While supplying U.S. troops with needed supplies, they got a first hand look at the fierce combat that is raging throughout the war-torn Southeast Asian nation. "The crew had ring­ request for a deep freezer to rec­ tire mess crew, especially Sam side seats to an operation in tify the situation. "The reefer box Gutireza, baker, Henry Martin, chief cook, and George Gibbons which the Viet Cong blew up a won't keep ice cream," he says. 2nd cook. "The boys did a great 4> 4> 41 complex of jet fuel storage tanks on shore," re­ Cliow time is a pleasure time any­ job," reports ship's delegate C. ports ship's dele­ time an SIU galley crew is manning Walker. gate Frank Gon­ the messhall. Big bellies and big 4 4 4 zales. "And then smiles are the mark of an SIUSeafarers manning the Alcoa we got a chance cooked meal. This week's Seafarer's Roamer (Alcoa Steamship) have to watch our Gold Medal Galley Award for Chow extended a vote boys h i t back and Service Above and Beyond the of thanks to the with daily naval Call of Duty has been won by the vessel's 3d mate, shellings of Viet following galley crews: for his help in Cong positions getting an in­ Topa Topa (Waterman Steam­ and aerial bomb­ ship), Hurricane (Waterman Steam­ jured member of Ulisse ings of strategic ship), Mount Washington (Victory the crew ashore targets. It looks like a rough, long Carriers), Del Mundo (Delta Line), reports ship's war," Brother Gonzales declares. Ocean Evelyn (Maritime Overseas). delegate F. (Jim­ While the Ocean Dinny unloaded my) Bartlett. 4 4 4 her precious military cargo, her "Also," he adds, Baitlett Leo J. Gomes was awarded an SIU crewmembers were making "the steward dethemselves plenty useful as they all-hands vote of thanks from the partment was awarded a vote of crew which also thanks for the excellent quality participated in a lifeboat rescue re-elected him to of their food and service. All in operation in which four service the post of ship's all, it's a good crew and every­ launch sailors were picked up delegate. "Leo thing is running smoothly." after their vessel collided with an was a fine ship's outbound freighter in Danang. "I 4 4 4 delegate," says guess it's lucky we were there," The crews sailing the following meeting chair­ says meeting secretary Thomas M. man Charles E. vessels have awarded a hearty vote UHsse. "The rescue went off with­ Perdue. "The of thanks to their respective stew­ out a hitch. Those safety meetings and lifeboat classes sure pay off." boys were glad ard departments for manning the galley with sjiecial care and skill: According to Brother Ulisse, the to re-elect him." Gomes City of Alma (Waterman Steam­ Ocean Dinny Seafarers are "a The captain ex­ ship), Robin Locksley (Robin damn good crew all around." tended a vote of thanks to the crew Lines), Robin Goodfellow (Robin for their donation of a wreath to 4" 4" 4* Lines), Steei Designer (Isthmian), Meeting chairman Donald L. 3d mate who died in Gulf Port Hanover (Pan American Tankers), Gore aboard the Columbia (United Memorial Hospital. A vote of Bowling Green (Pan American thanks was also awarded to the States Steel •Tankers), Globe Traveller (Mari­ chief steward and his department Corp.) reports time Overseas), Santa Emilia (Lib­ for an SIU job well done. that the steward erty Nav. & Trading), Steel Flyer 4 4 4 department earn­ (Isthmian.) ed a vote of Seafarers sailing the Aidina 4 4 4 thanks from the (Wall Street Traders) have elected The SIU crew aboard the Alcoa entire crew, Elmer Barnhill to the post of ship's Runner (Alcoa Steamship) re­ from the bosun delegate. "Elmer is a real good ceived a vote of on down. "It was man," reports meeting chairman tha nks from the best feeding Red Brady. steward John I have ever seen Gore Walth who was 4 4 4 on any ship," Ship's delegate Harry F. Kauf­ grateful for the says Brother Gore. "The men did man relays a vote of thanks that crew's assistance a terriffic SIU job." According to in helping him to Brother Gore, Columbia Seafarers was awarded by the crew of the get to see his Western Comet (Western Steam­ have suggested that everyone on mother before board should take at least one ship) to Brother Edward F. Woods she passed away. chance in the arrival pool. The for keeping the afterdeck clean. "Seafarers are Turner money collected will go toward "It's always good to see a crew always glad to building up the ship's fund and cooperating in true SIU fashion," lend a helping hand to one of purchasing some new movies. Brother Kaufman declares. their brothers in need," points out "Everybody likes movies aboard 4 4 4 meeting chairman C. E. Turner. the ship," he says, "so everybody Entertainment will once again "Union fraternity means exactly should kick in what they can." be the byword aboard the York- what it says in all aspects of sail­ "Speaking of movies," adds ship's mar (Calmar) as soon as the ship's ing life. Men who sail together delegate William Brightwell, "the radio and tv are brought up to under the SIU banner have learned baker contributed his spare time par by some minor repair work. that they can depend on one an­ to showing films to those who "Actually," says ship's delegate other in all situations. We were missed the regular showing be­ Francis X. Whernity, "all that's glad to help." cause they were on watch. He needed is a little work on the 4 4 4 should, and did, receive a vote of antennas. After that, we're back Ship's delegate Peter Gonzalez thanks for his unselfishness." on the air waves." Brother Whern­ reports that the Del Norte (Delta 4" 4" 4' ity was awarded a vote of thanks Steamship) crew has received ten The ice cream aboard the Inger for the fine SIU job he turned in new films and has had the old pro­ (Reynolds Metal) has been melting as ship's delegate. jector repaired, the converter 4 4 4 and the crew is taking a "hard' fixed, and has put a down payment line. "We don't want our ice cream The steward department on the down on a new projector. Accord­ soft," says meeting secretary David Steel Rover (Isthmian) did a really ing to Gonzalez, the old projector E. Edwards, "we want it hard, and bang up job in the galley. A vote will be raffled off to help meet the cold." The steward Is putting in a of thanks was awarded to the en­ bills for the new one. Aa Saafaran know, copiai of aach Isaua of tha SEAFABKRI LOG ara mailed avary two waaka to all SIU ahlpa aa wall aa to numeroua oluba, bara and other overaaaa apota whera Saafarara congregata ashora. Tha procadura for mailing tha LOQ Involvaa caiiing all SIU steamship companiea for tha itinerariea of their ^ ships. On tha basis of tha information supplied by tha ship oper­ ator, four copies of tha LOQ, and minutes forma ara then air­ mailed to tha agent in the next port. Similarly, tha seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. Tha LOG is sent *jo any club when a Seafarer requests it by notifying the LOQ office that Seafarers con­ gregata there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accuracy of its mailing lists. ALPENA (Wyan Trantportation), Aug. 24—Chairman, D. Cabiei Secre­ tary, R. Tomic. No beefs or OT re­ ported by department delegates. Dis­ cussion on new contract. DEL NORTE (Delta), Sept. S—Chair­ man, Robert Callahan; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Ship's dele­ gate, Peter Valentine left ship in New Orleans. Brother Robert Callahan served aa acting ship's delegate. Later in meeting Brother Peter Gon­ zalez was elected. One man hospi­ talized in San Juan, Puerto Rico. $16.84 In combined ship and movie fund. LA SALLE (Waterman), Aug. 8 — Chairman, Charles E. Perdue; Secre­ tary, Leo J. Gomes. No beefs were reported by department delegates. men joined ship in Japan, one for each department. Crew received no communication of any kind this trip. DE SOTO (Waterman), Aug. 30 — Chairman, J. Carroll; Secretary, J. F. Castronover. Brother C. Longerbeam was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. Motion made that the 60-day rule be enforced. No beefs reported by'department delegates. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Sept. 5— Chairman, M. M. Cross; Secretary, S. Burton. Department delegates re­ ported everything is O.K. Discussion on repairs. TRANSINDIA (Hudson Waterways), Aug. 22—Chairman, Sam Hacker; Sec­ retary, Paul Franco. Captain is well pleased with crew. Ship's delegate gave department delegates a vote of thanks. Vote of thanks was extended to the crew for making this a fine trip. No beefs. INGER (Reynolds Metals), Sept. 3 —Chairman, Carl T. Lineberry; Secre­ tary, David E. Edwards. Ship's dele­ gate reported this was a very smooth trip. Small amount of disputed OT in deck and engine departments to be taken up with patrolman. Water cooler and refrigerator were re­ paired. Brother Leo J. Gomes was re­ elected to serve as ship's delegate and was extended a vote of thanks for a job well done. KEVA IDEAL (Keva), Sept. 4—Chair­ man, J. R. Epperson; Secretary, R. V. Gelling. $26 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. Brother J. L. Barnett volun­ teered to take the job as ship's dele­ gate' due to the fact that no book man would accept it. Discussion held on cleanliness of ship. HUDSON (Victory Transport), Aug. 29—Chairman, S. J. Anderson; Sec­ retary, Kevin Murphy. Company is not making much needed repairs. No disputed OT reported. No communi­ cations, LOGS or OT sheets received from headquarters. Motion made that all book men on ship not donate one penny to tha LOG. Motion made that no one sign on until repairs are taken care of. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for the goodies they put out. Vote of thanks to the ship's delegate for a job well done. The captain and chief mate gave letters of recommendation to G. A. Muguercia for his USA citizen­ ship. All book men stated that Brother Muguercia was a benefit to our Union and that we should have more like him. TRANSHUDSON (Hudson Water­ ways), Aug. 29—Chairman, A. G. Alex­ ander; Secretary, L. E. Meyers. Sent wire to SIU headquarters regarding negligence of making repairs, and conditions existing on ships. EAGLE TRAVELER (Sea Transport), Sept. 15—Chairman, J. Giancola; Sec­ retary, L. A. Webber. Ship's delegate offered thanks to crew for their sup­ port. He will have patrolman check slop chest, also medicine chest. One man missed ship in Subic Bay. Three COLUMBIA (U.S. Steel), Sept. 5— Chairman, Donald L. Gore; Secretary, Meino S. Sospina. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Brother William Brightwell was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Bosun and crew ex­ tend vote of thanks to entire steward department for a job well done. Best feeding ship in SIU. Vote of thanks to the baker for showing movies al­ most every night. ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa), Sept. 16 —Chairman, R. N. Air; Secretary, R. Principe. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Patrolman read new proposed Agreement which was voted on an daccepled by all mem­ bers present. WESTERN HUNTER (Western Tank­ ers), Sept. 9—Chairman, C. L. Owen; Secretary, T. F. Meggie. $30.57 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate had nothing to report. Everything is run­ ning smoothly. Brother C. Johnson was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Crew was reminded to strip bunks and leave rooms clean at pay­ off. ALDINA (Wall Street Traders), Sept. 12—Chairman, Red Brady; Secretary, L. Hargesheimer. No beefs reported by delegates. Motion made that SIU go on record to achieve a retirement plan regardless of age, similar to other unions. Motion made to send cable to SIU headquarters relative to War Bonus in Indian Waters. Re­ quest to define and report to this ship the possibility of payment of Area Bonus, as in the past. Brother Elmer Barnhill was elected to serve as ship's delegate. "• HANOVER (Pan-American Tankers), Aug. 25—Chairman, Troy Savage; Secretry, Israel Gomez. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. Some disputed OT in en­ gine department. Brother John Chest­ nut was elected to serve as ship's delegate.- Vote of thanks was extend­ ed to outgoing ship's delegate, Broth­ er Grav. Baking could be improved. m A'dXWKIT&HW I LBAM50 SPMBA THROUGH inriuuipn A A LETTBfi? COP.RESPONP£MOH - — 'I COURSE! �0«MMr INI SEAF ARERS Proud Pop Pare Tlilrteea LOG King Of The Checker BoardsSeafarer Puts Crown On Line "If those guys don't play better next year, I predict that I'll be the 1966 Gulf Coast checker champion," declares Seafarer Fred B. Kritzler who placed" third* in this year's Gulf Coast Annual Checker Tournament for master class "A" players. "All in all, two of my own"* stupid mistakes brought me The Gulf Coast Checker Tour­ pieces of wood across a cardboard is an open competition. This board," Kritzler said and he re­ down to third place," Kritz­ ney year's champ was a business man ports that the tourney is held in Seafarer Evaristo Jimenez taicet a proud, close look at an award of commendation wen by his son Evaristo, Jr. in a fire prevention essay contest for New York City school students. The younger Evaristo received his award from New York Deputy Mayor Edward Cavanaugh on October 5, his Nth birthday. His father has been sailing in the engine department since 1943. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Great Reservation By ROY LEE HINSON. In my dream. I went to my nation, then on to Tennessee, I entered the great reservation, there men are happy and jree. The camps were in the valley, the tents were near the stream, I saw the beautiful people in that wonderful dream. The Sun was shininy tend-erly, the moon was as bright as day, The trees in every city were like the flowers in May. In the silvery Tennessee river, the ships were sailing by, They were shining in the river as the stars up in the sky. There was a fountain flowing for me and for my kin. It healed the broken and cured every sin. I beheld the slaves and the workers for hire. The oppressor and the sorcerer were cast into the fire, I beheld the sparrow, the cardinal and red breast. Every thing living was building their own nest. I beheld the people and those that had to die. The Chief up in the heaven had heard their every cry. In The Great Reservation, all men are so dear. There they have no enemy, they have nothing else to fear. We have heard by the chief of the happy Hunting Ground, It is taught by all ages, it is our hope beneath the mound. Praises Union Benefits To the Editor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to thank the SIU and all those who were very kind, courteous and helpful to my family when my wife passed away in August. It is the SIU's interest in the welfare of its brother members that makes our Union great. I and other brothers who have lost loved ones are grateful to the SIU for helping in any and every way to ease the grief that comes hard upon such loss. Please know that I will always be grateful. Fraternally yours, Joe Fried 3^ Grateful For Welfare Plan To the Editor: Both my wife and I wish -to convey pur deep sense of grati­ tude to the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union for the great care and consideration extended to each of us under the SIU Wel­ fare Plan. My monthly pension check makes the difference between financial worry and peace of mind. When I received a check last week for payment of my hos­ pitalization expenses In June, I was so grateful that words All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. fail to express my deep appre­ ciation and gratitude. I sincerely believe that the Seafarers International Union is the most wonderful Union in the world, and I am very proud to be a member. It is a pleasure to . be affiliated with such a fine and considerate body of men. ler admits. "I was a shoo-in for second place and had the prize in sight. But then I slipped in the critical moments, losing a draw to the eventual number two prize winner, and then dropping a sure win to the champ in one of my final games. The champ himself only lost three games, two of them to me." Brother Kritz­ ler is the offi­ cial Checker Champion of the Kritzler United States Merchant Marine. He has held the title without loss since 1954, and he intends to continue defending it from the anxious grasp of all challengers. "I am offering a championship title match to any seaman who is good in the game," he says. "We will play a 20-game tourney for the title. from Atlanta, Georgia. The run­ ner-up was a dime store owner from Mobile. All Seafarers who wish to enter are welcome. They may qualify by contacting Joe Moody at the Mobile Checker Club, 912 Savannah Street, Tele­ phone: 433-5888. Players from any part of the country may qualify. "The more the merrier," says Kritzler, a veteran menvber of the deck department who makes his home in Atlanta, Georgia. "The more Seafarers that enter, the bet­ ter the chance that an SIU man walks off with the crown," he points out. "I think that business men have had their day long enough on the Gulf Coast checker boards. It's time that an honest to God sailor took the laurels. And", he adds, "I think that it's going to be me." Kritzler has competed in the Gulf Coast Tourney a number of times and also took third place money last year. Third place was good for $40, second place was A former professional enter­ worth $60, and the winner cleaned tainer, Kritzler is presently watch­ up over $100. ing the board for a deck main­ "Not bad for moving little tenance slot. "It's got to be a long run for me this time," he says. "I want plenty of time to study my checker textbooks so that I can prepare my strategy for next year's tour­ ney. I have no intention of repeat­ ing this year's mistakes." King Me Meanwhile, the Mobile hall Is echoing with cries of "King Me" as Kritzler keeps one jump ahead of the come one—come all checker competition. COLUMBIA (U.S. Steel), Sept IT— Chairman, J. Ayres; Secretary, Pat Ryan. Patrolman .eported on New Agreement which was accepted by crewmembers and vote of thanks to the negotiations committee. PORTMAR (Calmar), Sept. 12 — Chairman, Cliff Bellamy; Secretary, James Archie. One man hospitalized in Long Beach, California. One man failed to join ship in Aberdeen, Wash­ ington. It was reported that the Chief Mate has been doing work on deck painting. ANTON BRUUN (Alpine Geophysi­ cal), Sept 13—Chairman, 0. J. Mc- "This guy is uncanny," says a fellow Seafarer after a quick de­ feat at Kritzler's hands. "After a few games my head swims from the squares on the board. But Kritzler can go all day—and he never loses." Many thanks for all that the Union has done for me. May God bless each and every one of you. Fraternally yours, Harry B. Riggin 4" 3" Seafarer Lauds SIU Blood Bank To the Editor: A few lines to let you know hO'W much I appreciate the Union's kindness and consider­ ation for people in their time of need. My mother meant the world to me, as any man would under­ stand. My sister wrote me and told me how Rind and coopera­ tive the SIU was when my mother needed blood. As soon as I return home, you can be sure I will be a steady donor to the Union blood bank. I and my family certainly appreciate the Union's kindness in our time of need. Anytime I can be of help to the Union, I am ready for the call. Fraternally yours, Ralph O. King an extremely favorable atmos­ phere. "We played the entire match at the new, air conditioned Mobile Auditorium," Kritzler added. "It's a very attractive building and can accommodate up to 18,000 checker players and spectators. Admission is free to all and the tourney is divided into four classes: Master "A" and "B" classes, and "A" and "B" Average groups. In all, there are twelve prize winners. Come on down, you'll enjoy it," Kritzler urges all Seafarers. Good Luck, But— "I certainly appreciate the con­ fidence of my Seafaring friends who wished me success when I paid off the Beauregard in Balti­ more so that I could enter the Gulf competition. I wish them the same good luck in whatever they choose to do—except checkers." Seafarers who wish to challenge Brother Kritzler for the U.S. Merchant Marine Checker Cham­ pionship may contact him at his home address: 1044 Oak Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30310. repaired. Discussion held regarding repairs. KENT (Corsair), Sept. 18—Chair­ man, E. Thompson; Secretary, A. L. Dunn. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments, to be taken up with patrolman. Motion made to have patrolman check repair list and to see that it is taken care of before ship sails. Motion made that water tanks be cemented. Stew­ ard missed this ship in Djibouti due to sailing board not being posted. DEL ALBA (Delta), July 10—Chair­ man, Clarence V. Dyer; Secretary, Trussell C. Beatrous. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. ISHPEMING (Buckeye), Sept. 9 — Chairman, Joe B. Joseph; Secretary, Richard Kujawa. $4.55 in ship's fund No beefs reported. Crew requested to keep galley clean at all times. Griev­ ance with caotain due to his inter­ fering on deck. Cabe; Secretary, J. Coyle. Brother Georg;e Boxter was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything is fine. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Aug22—Chairman, A. H. Anderson; Sec­ retary, R. L. O'Brien. $25 in ship's fund and $105 in TV fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship's boilers leaking very bad. Pa­ trolman to see if he can get this matter straightened out. Vote of thanks to the chief cook for the very good food. GLOBE TRAVELER (Maritime Over­ seas), Aug. 1—Chairman, Tony Barnes; Secretary, Earl W. Gay. New washing machines needed for deck and en­ gine departments. Vote of thanks to the steward department. HENNEPIN (Redland), Sept. 10 — Chairman, Ben Sprague; Secretary, Bill Shadeck. $7 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Brother Ben Sprague was elected to serve as ship's delegate. JOSEPH S. YOUNG (Boiand & Cor­ nelius), Sept. 3 — Chairman, Henry Leinonen; Secretary, Larry Lindeman. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. The subject of mates running winches was brought up, and men were toid to turn in OT slios if they feel they are entitled to it. ALCOA EXPLORER (Alcoa Steam­ ship), Sept. 11—Chairman, George Martin; Secretary, R. A. Principe. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Patrolman to be contacted re­ garding fumigation of ship's rooms, and awning for fantail. Also, to get longshore-type blower for men work­ ing in deep tanks. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service Tankers), Aug. 15—Chairman, J. W. Parker; Secretary, William Mor­ ris Jr. Discussion held on mattresses, etc. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate and Captain Hanna for doing a good job. MARORE (Venore), Aug. 3—Chair­ man, H. L. Lanier; Secretary, J. Wolfe. One man missed ship in New Or­ leans. Letter was written to New Or­ leans hall regarding his personal be­ longings. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. SANTA EMILIA (Liberty Navigation), Sept. 1 — Chairman, P. Robertson; Secretary, George Hair. Motion made that all mail from this Company, while on MSTS charter, be sent direct to agents in foreign port. A well de­ served vote of thanks was extended to the stewards department. No beefs reported. HASTINGS (Waterman), Sept. 6— Chairman, Anderson Johnes; Secre­ tary, John Wells. Brother Anderson Johnes was elected to serve as ship's delegate. He requested all repair lists to be turned in by department delegates. Good crew aboard and everything is running smoothly. THETIS (Rye Marine), Sept. 6 — Chairman, 0. Raynor; Secretary, C. C. Smith. $13.64 in ship's fund. Dis­ cussion on draws. Crew request that they be put out, if possible, before ship arrives in port. Aii crewmembers requested to take care of their cots. BELDIT VICTORY (Marine Carriers), Aug. IS—Chairman, Jack W. Craft; Secretary, F. Jones. Few hours dis­ puted OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Motion made to see patrol­ man about getting the ship's stack VIKING (Ann Arbor R.R.), Sept. 22 —Chairman, Gaylord Dragoo; Secre­ tary, Ellen Gaines. Safety meeting to be held once a month. Discussion about repairs. �SEAFARERS Pare Fourleea Ootobtar IS, <19BS LOG Proud SIU Father Praises Actor Son SIU Arrivals Dominick Larrca, born July 25, 1965, to Curtis Berry, Jr., born August 3, 1965, tha Bernardo Larreas, Philadelphia, Pa. to the Curtis Berrys, Mobile, Alabama. Seafarer Richard Torrealba is having trouble telling his sons apart, and the funny thing is, he's only got one—^25year old Private First Class George Torrealba. George, who sailed in the"*^ in his home town of Gal­ steward department on the ductions veston, Texas, as well as perform­ Miami last summer, has been ing at the Pasadena, California 4 4 4 4 4 4 TamI Lofton, born June 18, 1965, to the Seafarers and their families are Danny McGrew, born August 4, 1965, t« urged to support a consumer boy­ Roy Loftons, Prichard, Ala. the Lloyd E. McGrews, Laitchfield, Ken­ tucky. 4 4 4 cott by trade unionists against Evangeilna Barza, born July 23, 1965, to \ 4 4 4 various companies whose products Lena Marie Sales, born September 14, are produ"-"'! under non-union the Manuel B. Garzas, Detroit, Michigan. 1965, to the John E. Salas, Mobile, Ala­ 4 4 4 conditions, or which are "unfair bama. Carl Orr, born June 17, 1965, to the to labor." (This listing carries the Frank Orrs, Mobile, Ala. living a "double life" lately. By Playhouse. 4 4 4 name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ Linda Flaherty, born August 30, 1965, to day he works for the Electi-onics 4 4 4 the John M. Flahertys, Quincy, Massa­ Longhair volved, and will be amended from Research and Development Activ­ Esther Song Safdana, born August 27, chusetts. But Torrealba Isn't the only one time to time.) 1965, to the Rafael U. Saldanas, San ity at the U.S. Army White Sands 4 4 4 Francisco, California. Missile Range. But by night he shaking Ms head in disbelief over Jennifer Finch, born August 31, 1965, to "Lee" brand tires the Forest L. Finchs, Illinois. 4 4 4 trades in his khakis for a starring George's appearance. Other sol­ Angela Marie Bronold, born September role in a stage diers on the White Sands Missile (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum 4 4 4 10, 1965, to the Paul E. Bronolds, Mobile, & Plastic Workers) Michele Ange, born August 24, 1965, to production'of Ar­ range still haven't adjusted to Alabama. tha Jerry L. Anges, Norfolk, Va. 4i 4* ^ thur Miller's dra­ George's long, thespian haircut. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Eastern Alt Lines ma "The Cruci­ And with attendance figures soar­ Karen Ann Werda, born August 27, 1965, Othello Dansley, born August 27, 1965, to the Myron L. Werdas, Alpena. Michi­ ing, the play may be held over, (Flight Engineers) ble." gan. to the Tobe Dansleys, Mobile,' Alabama. The play, which forcing the young G.I. to put off 4 4 4 4> 4. 4> 4 4 4 ran as a movie re­ his army-style haircut indefinitely. Karen Kahrlger, born September 15, Amanda Lynn Lose, born August 21, H. I. Siege! 1965, to the John Kahrigers, Philadelphia, cently, depicts the 1965, to the Howard E. Loses, Mobile, Ala­ As a technician, George works Pennsylvania. "HIS" brand men's clothes bama. New Salem witch with LASER equipment — Light 4 4 4 4 4 4 trials of 1962. Amplification by stimulated Emis­ (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Troy Michael Lawrence, born July 14, Donald McMillan, born August 4, 1965, "George is a sion of radiation. 4» 4" 4' R. Torrealba to the Donald C. McMillans, Philadelphia, 1965, to the James L. Lawrences, New terrific a c t o r," Orleans, Louisiana. Pennsylvania. Sears, Roebuck Company LASER produces a beam of pur­ says Seafarer Torrealba, a veteran Retail stores 8t products member of the engine department. est light and promises a major (Retail Clerks) "And he's got the hero's role in breakthrough in the space commu­ nications field. It can be used for this play. The only trouble," he 4" 4« 4" admits with a grin, "is that he transmitting signals between satel­ Stitzel-Weller Distilleries looks so different on the stage that lites and the earth. "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" sometimes I can't believe my eyes. Having attended the University "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" It s almost like having two sons, one of Texas and Pasadena College in Bourbon whiskeys Joseph Shortledge, 56: Brother Donald S. Brooks, Sr., 56: a soldier and the other an actor." California, George plans to return (Distillery Workers) Brother Brooks died of heart fail­ Shortledge succumbed to a heai'i to school for a degree in electrical By this time, Brother Torrealba attack at the Re­ ure at the Doctors 4. 4 4^ should be getting used to seeing engineering as soon as he com­ ceiving Hospital. Hospital, Mobile, pletes his tour of duty with the J. R. Simplot Potato Co. his son lit up by footlights. George Detroit, Michigan. Alabama. A mem­ Frozen potato products has appeared in Little Theater pro­ army. A member of the ber of the Union (Grain Millers) steward depart­ a 1 n c » 1955, he ment, he signed sailed in the en­ 4' 4' 4" with the Union in gine department. Kingsport Press 1960. No benefici­ He is survived by "World Book," "Childcraft" ary was designat­ his wife Laura. (Printing Pressmen) ed. Place of burSan Francisco, California: Felix P. Place of burial Robert Eisengraeber (Typographers, Bookbinders) i a I was the was the Palestine You are asked to contact your Amora (2), Alexander Ansaldo, (Machinists, Stereotypers) Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit. Orla S. Bushold, Jessie E. Collins Cemetery, Mobile, Alalbama. mother as soon as possible. 4i 4 4> Michigan. (2), Winfred S. Daniel, Delphln S< i" ij" Jamestown Sterling Corp. Guevara, Hans J. Pederson (2), BirJesus Maria Landron 4 4 Furniture and Bedding 4 4 4 You are requested to contact ger R. Rasmussen (3), Harold R. (United Furniture Workers) Miss White at 330 Jay Street, Thomas. E u • e b 1 • Gherman, Sr., 55: Idelfonao Gallndez, 61: Brother Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 4- 4> 4> Brother Gherman died of injuries Galindez died of natural causes. i* 4" '. Empire State Bedding Co. he sustained in steel Maker Crew: Sept. 10, 1965 A member of the Harold E. Arlinghaus "Sealy Mattresses" an accident in Any member of the Steel Maker deck department, You are requested to contact (Textile Workers) Pasadena, Mary­ he signed on with your brother in Cincinnati, Ohio, crew who participated in or wit­ land. A member nessed the rescue of a man, from the SIU hi 1952. 4 4 4 in reference to settling the estate. of the deck de­ the Gulf Stream North of Fort Place of burial Pepsi Cola Company partment, he 4* i 4" Lauderdale on or about Sept. 10, (Soft Drink Workers, Local 812) wag the Ever­ joined the Union Tax Refund Checks green Cemetery, 1965, is requested to contact the in 1952. He ia sur­ Income tax refund checks are LOG. We are interested in doing Brooklyn, New 4 4 4 vived by his wife being held for the following Sea­ a story on the rescue operation York. He k sur­ White Furniture Co. Elfriede. Place of vived by his wife farers by Jack Lynch, Room 201, and would appreciate any first­ United Furniture Workers of burial was the Ramona. SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, hand accounts or information. America Glen Haven Memorial Park Ceme­ tery, Burnie, Maryland. Final Departures Know Your Rights f-lhlANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the i membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected j .by the membership. AU Unioe records are available at SIU headquarters in Brookl.vn S : : : . : ; ; TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with tha provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management lepresentatives and their alternates. All e.xpenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financlai records are available at the headquarters of the varioui trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halts. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in t«o contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mall, -cturn receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.Y. Full copies of contracts at -eferred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Aopeals Bsard. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU haUs. I'hese contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, *t any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, ails to protect vour contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port (gent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally • efrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any iidividual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from puhlyhing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for ),OG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive 'foard of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among ite snks. one individual to carry nut this responsibility PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone In any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In tha event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and Is given an official receipt, but feeis that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Tha SIU pubUshes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOO B veijiatim copy of Us constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so ss to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawins dlsabUity-pensIon benefits have always been encouraged to contlnuo their union activities. Including attendance at membership meetings. And Ilka all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rlghta in employment and as members of ths SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has nagotlated with ths employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographie origin. If any member feels that he le denied the equal rights to which he Is sntitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will servs the best intereste of themselves, thsir familiss and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD sre entirsly voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union, If at any lime a Seafarer feels that any ef the ebeve rlihls hara baen violated, er that he has bssn danlsd his csnstitutlensl right ef eccess to Union records er infarmatlon. he should Immediately netify SIU President Paul Hall St headquartars by certified mill, return receipt requested. 4 4 4 Joseph G. Carr, 49: Brother Carr died in the Morrisania Hospital, Bronx, New York, of injuries he received in an accident. A mem­ ber of the engine department, he joined the SIU in 1942. He is sur­ vived by his sister Annabelle N o rman. He was bur­ ied in the Ferndiff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York. 4 4 4 Julian Santos Mineses, 66: Broth­ er Mineses died in the Ben Taub Hospital, H o u ston, Texas, of injuries he sus­ tained in an auto­ mobile accident. A member of the Union since 1947, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment. No benefic­ iary was designat­ ed. Plaoe of burial was the Gethsemani Cemetery, Houston, Texas. �nOetobcr Ui U6S jy'*1|fii«iii«wniliyi"iwiw!M •HI" Schedule of Unfair tabor Praetke Cases Mount ings Time-Lag mmsdrnms Norfolk Nov. 12—5 P.M. New Orieana ..Nov. 16—5 P.M. P.M. MbbUe Nov. 17—5 P.M. PJM. P.M. » 4 4^ P.M. RAILWAY MARINE REGION P.M. P.M. Jersey City Nov. 15—10 A.M. & 8 P.M. P.M. Philadelphia t t t Nov. 16—10 A.M. ft 8 P.M. Baltimore West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Nov. 17—10 A.M. ft 8 P.M. Meetings 'Norfolk Wilminston Oct. 18—2 P.M. Nov. 18—10 A.M. ft 8 P.M. San Francisco Oct. 20—2 P.M. 4 4 4 Seattle Oct. 22—2 P.M. SlU-AGLiWD Meetings New York PhUadelphia Baltimore ... Detroit Honston .... New Orleans Mobile Fng* nftecq SEAFARERS LOG .Nov. 8—2:30 .Nov. 9—2:30 .Nov. 10—2:30 .Nov. 12—2:30 .Nov. 15—2:30 .Nov. 16—2:30 .Nov. 17—2:30 In Processing Cases Caiied Major NLRB Problem WASHINGTON—The time lag in processing cases through the Natitmal Labor Rela­ tions Board remained a major problem, despite the "determined efforts" of the staff to cope with an ever-increasing load of work, NLRB General Counsel Arnold Ordman said in his report for fiscal 1965. With new high records set of all case* filed" are processed to said, that the legal position of the in the filing of unfair labor conclusion without referral to the general counsel was upheld wholly practice case« and the supervision of union representation elections, there was a slight increase in the time required for processing both types of cases—^from a median of 56 days to 58 in the year ended t- iti iUnited Industrial Workers last June 30. This was a "vast improvement" New York Nov. 8—7 P.M. Great Lakes SlU Meetings over the 116 days required in 1958 Baltimore Nov. 10—7 P.M. Detroit Oct. 18—2 P.M. but still does not meet the record Alpena Oct. 18—2 P.M. Philadelphia ... Nov. 7—7 P.M. median of 45 days achieved in ^Houston Nov. 15—7. P.M. Buffalo .Oct 18—2 P.M. Nov. 16—7. P.M. fiscal 1961, when "speed of case Chicago Oct. 18—2 P.M. Mobile New Orleans ... Nov. 17—7 P.M. handling was the paramount ob­ Cleveland Oct. 18—2 P.M. Dnluth ..Oct 18—2 PJW. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ jective," the report said. The goal of Ordman's opera­ Frankfort Oct. 18—7 P.M. port News. t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault tions in fiscal 1966 is to "work Ste. Marie, Mich, 4^ $ back toward that figure" of 45 t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE days without forfeiting "high REGION quality service," he declared. Detroit Nov. 15—7:30 P.M. Ordman attributed the time lag Milwaukee . Nov. 15—7:30 P.M. increase to the rise in refusal to Chicago Nov. 16—7:30 P.M. bargain charges against employers Buffalo Nov. 17—7:30 P.M. (Continued from page 6) from 28.5 percent in 1964 to 34.8 tSa'tSte. Marie Nov. 18—7:30 P.M. Cold weather creates special percent in 1965 and the effort of Duluth Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. Cleveland ....Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. -problems with most equipment. regional offices to give the parties Toledo Nov. 19—7:30 P.M. Some equipment containing liquids, time to settle their dispute before such as fire extinguishers, may re­ a complaint is issued. t t t quire special anti-treeze additives The additional effort proved SlU inland Boatmen's Union or mixtures. Gauges may become fruitful and yielded a 7.6 percent Philadelphia ... Nov. 9—5 P.M. inaccurate. Ice or low temperaiture increase in settlements, Ordman can render electrical equipment, said. But the result was a further Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) ... .Nov. 10—5 P.M. winches, motors and alarm .systems buildup in time required for in­ Houston Nov. IS—5 P.M. useless. Switchboxes, terminals vestigations and hearings from the and wiring should be ch«ked fre­ filing of charges through inves­ quently. . V - tigation and the issuance of a Similar attention should be given complaint. to valves, couplings, blocks, locks, He praised the "dedication, effi­ hinges, tool and gear boxes. Doors ciency and professional compe­ and vent openings, tank tops and tence" ^ of his staff in the face of hatches should be checked. this burden of work: • A record intake of 28,025 un­ Ice and snow can: excessively wear or snap manila or wire rope. fair labor practice and representa­ These should be inspected for pos^ tion cases. SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes • A rise in meritorious unfair sible weaknesses. Radio and other & Inland Waters antennae should be cleared when practice cases from 33.4 percent in possible. Ice-over lights, safety 1964 to 35.2 percent. Inland Boatmen's Union markings, signal devices and fire• A record 7,824 elections con­ United Industrial Workers fighting equipment should: be kept ducted; 3,781 unfair practice cases PRESIDENT free of ice. Lifeboats and davits settled or adjusted; $3.5 million Paul Hall must always be kept lee-free for. returned to employes unlawfully EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT emergency use. discriminated against; job rein­ Cal Tanner statement offers secured for 3,800 VICE PRESIDENTS Ice Warnings employes. Earl Shepard Lindsey VVilliams The general counsel's office, Al Tanner Robert Matthews To a good lookout, the observa­ SECRETARY-TREASURER tion and the report go hand In hand. Ordman said, processed 1,308 ap­ Al Kerr Once a sighting of any kind is peals through the courts but the HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. made, it should reported promptly main impact of the rising caseload HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 127 River St. and accurately. The report should was felt in the regional offices, EL 4-3616 classify the "object" and position where "approximately 92 percent BALTIMORE, Md. „.1216 E. Baltimore St. EA 7-490d it clearly. This is necessary both BOSTON, Mass. 177 State St. for radar and, if possible, visual Rl 2-0140 observation by others. BUFFALO, N.Y. 735 Washington St. TL 3-9259 The "object" whatever it is, I Continued from page 3) CHICAGO, III 9383 Ewing Ave. SA 1-0733 i^ould be observed regularly dur­ Association; Burt Lanpher, Secre­ CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. ing every sweep of the surrounding MA 1-5450 tary-Treasurer, Staff Officers As­ DETROIT, Mich. ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. sea and the horizon. sociation of America; Joseph P. VI 3-4741 Beginning late Febi-uary or Glynn, Secretary-Treasurer, Radio DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. RA 2-4110 March, especially in northern At­ Officers Union; Paul R. Hutchings, FRANKFORT, Mich .....P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. lantic waters, ice warnings are an Metal Trades Department, AFLEL 7-2441 important responsibility of the CIO; Earl Shepard, Vice-Presi­ HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. lookout. The collision danger is not dent, Seafarers International Un­ WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St. only a maitter of concehi for his ion of North America, Raymond EL 3-0987 own vessel, but also for all other McaKay, Executive Vice-President JERSEY CITY, N.J. .. 99 Montgomery St. HE 3-0104 vessels that may travel the same Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ MIAMI, Fla 744 W. F-^iler St. waters later. ciation. FR 7-3564 MOBILE, Ala. ..,.1 South Lawrence St. Once signs ol Ice are observed Also, Joseph Farr, Brotherhood HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. and confirmed, such informatioih is of Marine Officers; George L. Tel. 529-7546 normally radioed to the Interna­ Watkins, Vice-President, Interna­ NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd St. Tel. 622-1892 tional Ice Patrol, which charts the. tional Association of Machinists; PHILADELPHIA, Penna. . 2604 S. 4th St. location and checks it regularly for Peter M. McGavin, Executive Sec­ DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. .1348 Seventh St. the guidance of all shipping. Dur­ retary-Treasurer, Maritime Trades SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. ing periods of low visability or low Department; Clayton W. Bilder~ DO 2-4401 ceiling when aerial observation is back, Secretary-Treasurer, Metal SANTURCE, P.R. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 ineffectve, ice reports by shipping Trades Department; H. Horton Tel. 723-8594 are essential to locate drifting ice. Ore Sr., Special Representative, SEATTLE, Wash. .....2505 First Avenue MA 3-4334 REMEMBER; Safety precautions United Associaticin of Journeymen ST. LOUIS,"^o ;.....805 Del Mar CE 11434 pay dividends in avoiding accidents and Apprentices of the Plumbing TAMPA, Fia.* 31? Harrison SL and injuries—esbeciatiy when tem­ and. Pipe Fitting Industry and Tel. 229-2788 Wall, Vice - President, WILMINGTON, Calif. ..505 N. Marine Ave. peratures drop and frost begins to Shannon •• 'TE. 4-2528 form. NMU., . . Winter Hazards Directory Of UNION HALLS Joint Committee board, the report stated. Ordman pointed to the legal record in concluding that the quality of NLRB investigations, decisions on complaint issuance and field efforts "continue at a high level." The record shows, he or partly in 82 percent of the cases as against 80.2 percent in 1964. In appellate courts, the board's position was sustained, wholly or partly, in 79.7 percent of the decisions, an increase of 1.7 percent in a year. Money Due The Seafarers listed below have money due them for unclaimed wages aboard the Cabins (Texas City Refining). Allen, William S.; Funk, John E.; Gorman, Edward G.; Mackey, Donald E.; Quinn, Vincent A.; Young, James M. For payment, a signed request should be sent to Texas City Refining, Inc., Marine Division, P.O. Box 1271, Texas City, Texas, 77591. En­ closed should be the Seafarer's social security number, his "Z" num­ ber and instructions regarding payment. ^ Checks are being held at New York SIU headquarters for the fol­ lowing Seafarers: Tboma* W. Bouchard, Clyde D. Berry, Joseph L. Cfaapeau, Cyril Gauthier, Aide T. Hassein, Rajrmond T. Holland. Checks for unclaimed wages are being held by Robin Lines for the following Seafarers, who are advised to contact Moore-McCormacfc Lines, 2 Broadway, New York, N.Y., 10004: Donald Chittenden, Thomas W. Klllion, Shephan Kostegen, Benny M. Foster, Simeon Vergara, Ramon B. Fernandez, F. DaSalla, John R. Murphy, John T. Holt, Garry Dow, Clifford Mendell, Emanuel S. yiodek, John Geese, Howard C. Crenshaw, James P. Simms, Junior C. Fortney, James S. Rogers, Sam V. Provenza Jr., L. E. Buchanan, T. E. Yablonsky, Grafton J; Pierce, John C. Ramsey, Major E. Reid, Ralph A. Alexander, Walter Cousins, M. J. Blatchford, L. C. Shedrick, Robert A. Ray, Jerry Broaddus, Paul E. Bailey, Jack W. Sager, George E, Webb, Orlando R. Hoppe, Joseph R. Valdes, Jaines R. Miller. Your Gear.. for ship . • 0 for shore Whaiever you need, in work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Seo Chest store. Sport Coats Slacks Dross Shoos Work Shoos Socks Dungaroos Frisko Joons CPO Shirts Dross Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Sihavers Radios Televi^on Jewelry Cameras Luggage «« SEACHEST �u* Vol. XXVIi No. 22 SEAFARESIS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERt INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Seafarer Robert Swords, who sails as AB, keeps close wafch as the payrhaster counts out his wages. The Steel Voyager (Isthmian) loads government cargo at Brooklyn Army Terminal for a trip to the Middle East. The Voyager was recently in the coastal trade. Deck department member Vine* Garvey signs foreign articles for the long haul to the Persian Gulf. STIB. VOYAGBt IN PORT Galleyman Mike Marcello raises a cup of his coffee to toast a depart­ ing crewmember. The SlU-manned Steel Voyager (Isthmian) recently arrived in New York where it ended a coastal voyage and began loading cargo for the Persian Gulf. Although the crew was paid off for the coastal trip, many of the Sea­ farers decided to remain on board and sign foreign articles. The Voyager will carry a load of government cargo as far as Karachi, Pakistan before returning home. While his fellow-crewmembers waited to pay off above, fireman Saiih Hirabi watched gauges. Pantryman W. Lindsay selects some choice vegetables for the crew's dinner. Valario Aguerra, OS, checks out coffee pot and finds there is enough left to enjoy a few cups. Waiting on line to collect their pay, chief electrician Anthony Barbaro (I) and second electrician Jim Hand (r) surround third Cook U. Merudio in an attempt to get word on future menus. John Adams, who sailed as OS, is all ready to pile off the ship after payoff. Carpenter Arnold Heinvali takes a good look at a New York paper, on day news blackout ended. IIBlMiiii®! Taking it easy while they wait to sign on, a deck department trio (l-r) Joseph Duffy, AB; Vince Garvey. AB; and Edward Wollape, bosun, pose for the LOG photographer. Dayman Chris Korneliusen waits patiently in his foc'sle for payoff to begin. Vincent Genco claims he holds a new SlU record of only 10 minutes on the beach in New Orleans. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource October 15, 1965 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ADVISORY COMMITTEE REBUFFS GOV’T AGENCY REPORT SIU WELFARE BENEFITS OVER $62 MILLION 14B REPEAL SCUTTLED BY FILIBUSTER – UNTIL NEXT YEAR AFL-CIO JOINS UNION FIGHT FOR STRONG MERCHANT MARINE MARITIME UNIONS STEP-UP FIGHT FOR STRONG FLEET SIU WELFARE PAYMENTS TOP $IXTY-TWO MILLION CONGRESSMEN PROTEST MSTS’ “QUICKIE” FLAG TRANSFER PLAN THE HUNT FOR THE ANDREA DORIA TREASURE POLLS SHOW DEMOCRATS HOLD LEAD IN ’66 BALLOT LEADING EDUCATOR RAPS DIGEST AS BIASED, ANTI-LABOR, UNFAIR SHEET METAL UNION WINS 16 WEEK STRIKE SEAFARERS PORTS OF THE WORLD – LAGOS FREE LABOR INSTITUTE CITED FOR HELP TO LATIN AMERICA U.S. FIGHT URGED ON BIAS AGAINST WOMEN WORKERS TIME-LAG IN PROCESSING CASES CALLED MAJOR NLRB PROBLEM STEEL VOYAGER IN PORT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/15/1965 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVII, No. 22 1965 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2affe2f8e9faf80c7179e61c162a57d0.PDF 9329a11db25836aaa85aa665ce598ef6 PDF Text Text Vol. XV No. 21 SEAFARERS LOG Oct. U 1953 AR PETITIONS FOR NY DOCK OECnON Stoiy On Page 3 Dock Action. Members of the Af'LILA Strategy Commit­ tee, top left, address the last SIU membership meeting. At microphone is Vincent Bulone, who, along with the other speakers shown in the background, thanked the Seafarers for their aid in the ILA longshore beef. Paul Hall, SIU sec­ retary - treasurer, left, introdaced the men to Seafarers at headquart­ ers. The committee made a report to the Seafar­ ers on the progress of the longshore workers' beef against the old ILA. Once again, the SIU membership voted sup­ port to the newly - chart­ ered AFL-ILA union. At bottom, left, AFL-ILA longshoremen head for the docks after assem­ bling at AFL-ILA head­ quarters in Brooklyn. (Story On Page 3.) "li'*"- • "iL,. • 'A vij �t*f Tw» SEAFARERS Veteran Seafarer Hits The Deck LOG October 1«. 1953 SW Crews Lead Protest Against USPH5 Closings A rising tide of protest against the proposed closing of US Public Health Service Hos­ pitals has come from Seafarers aboard several SIU ships. Crewmembers of the Steel Rover and Steel Director (Isthnuan), Alamar (Calmar), Queenston Heights (Seatrade) Binghamton Victory (Bull, Alcoa Roa--^" mer (Alcoa) and Lone Jack has not taken any stand on the ones at Vineyard Haven, Mass.; (CS) are among the latest to Budget Director's request. How­ Pittsburgh, Kirkwood, Mo.; San i Seafarer B. Roll, 7«, addresses the Seattle membership meeting. Roll is collecting disability pay under the SIU Welfare Plan and is still active in the union. ' MM&P Strike Ends, Win 18 Demands From Tanker Firms After an eight-day-long strike, operatori of East Coast tank­ ers yielded completely on all demands made by the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union. As a result deck officers have won a 60-day annual vacation clause-^ and several other gains in the port OR weekends or holidays. The new contract, including a new mates are allowed 48 hours oft hiring provision. Approximately 200 tankers were involved in the tieup which ended after the companies signed for 18 contract improvements. All changes are effective as of October 1, 1953. Hire Through Hall The new vacation clause pro­ vides that officers may take their vacations in one or two parts. Ail hiring of officers below the chief mate will be through the MM&P hall. In addition, overtime rates have been increased to $2.73 an hour from $2.58 with similar increases in night relief rates and penalty pay. The allowance for non-watchstanding officers has been in­ creased from $113.81 to $120.64 a month. Base wage rates in the contract remain unchanged. However, a new relief clause is provided while a tanker is loading or unloading in SEAFARERS LOG Oct. 16, 1953 Vol. XV. No. 21 As I See It Page 4 Committees At Work Page 6 Crossword Puzzle Page 12 Editorial Page 13 Foc'sle Fotographer Page 19 Galley Gleanings Page 20 Inquiring Seafarer Page 12 In The Wake Page 12 Labor Round-Up Page 13 Letters Pages 21, 22 Maritime Page 16 Meet The Seafarer., Page 12 On The Job .............Page 16 Personals Page 25 Quiz Page 19 Seafarers In Action Page 16 Ship's Minutes Pages 24, 25 SIU History Cartoon Page 9 Sports Line Page 20 Ten Years Ago Page 12 Top Of The News Page 7 Union Talk Page 9 Wash. News Letter Page 6 Welfare Benefits Pages 26, 27 Welfare Report Page 8 Your Constitution Page 5 Your Dollar's Worth .Page 7 Publlshtd biwetkly at tha headquartar* at tha Saafarars Intarnatlonal Union, At­ lantic « Cuif District, AFL, *75 Fourth Avenua, Brooklyn 3i, NY, • Tal. STarlins S-4i7l. intared as taeond class mattar during which relief officers will be supplied the ships. The contract is a 21-month agreement which provides for a wage reopener on December 15, 1954. Negotiations for the employers were conducted by the Pan Ameri­ can Petroleum and Transport Com­ pany. Federal Conciliation Com­ missioner Harry Winning assisted in the final settlement which came after 22 hours of almost continu­ ous contract talks between the union and the shipowners. US Yards To Build Ships For Aliens us shipyards should be going full steam ahead soon in the con­ struction of foreign-flag ships, with the lifting of many restric­ tions imposed on the yards for the construction of merchant ships for foreign account, the Maritime Ad­ ministration announced this week. Exceptions to this ban-lifting are only those necessary to assure that such vessels will abstain from trad­ ing with Iron Curtain countries, and that no transfer of ownership will take place without the approv­ al of the Maritime Administration. The new policy will apply only to future construction. In the past, restrictions were imposed provid­ ing a fixed period during which the vessel constructed in US ship­ yards could be requisitioned by the Government. "Conditions which necessitated the restrictions for the most part no longer prevail," Louis S. Roths­ child, Maritime Administrator said, "and their removal should permit our shipyards to compete, subject to currency restrictions, in the world market for new vessel con­ struction on more favorable terms than is presently possible." The Maritime Administration added that present circumstances do not warrant restrictions on US shipyards in the matter of material priorities, allowing the yards to step up their scheduled production prngiianuu/ i- 4« -• oi!-!. add their voices to the clamor ever, department chairman Mrs. against the closings. Oveta Gulp Hobby led the fight to Tjiiical of the messages was the close five hospitals at the last ses­ one sent to Senators and Repre­ sion of Congress. sentatives by the Steel Director During that session two hospitals crew. "We the undersigned were shut down while three others the crew, wrote, "feel that the were saved only after a last-ditch health of the domestic citizens of fight by the SIU and other mari­ the United States, as well as the time groups. Cleveland and Fort seagoing citizens, will be greatly Stanton were the hospitals to get impaired by the closing of the the axe by the 83nd Congress, with USPHS hospitals. Savannah, Memphis and Detroit "This service having been in warding off the budget-slashing operation for 155 years has done knife for the time being only to much for the advancement of medi­ come under the latest death-blow cal science by voluntary experi­ aimed at the USPHS hospital pro­ ments that have been carried out gram. over a period of years in the Originally, there, were 26 hospi­ marine hospitals. Without these tals in the program, ten of which experiments medical science would have been closed in recent years. be far behind what it is today. Those which have been closed "In preventing diseases, they include the Cleveland and Fort have stopped many contagious Stanton installations as well as the diseases from foreign countries which would have spread over the US . . . "Economizing by closing the USPHS hospitals would not be justified against the enormity of endangering the health of the entire population of the United States." In addition many Seafarers as well as wives and other relatives have notified the LOG that they too are writing letters of protest on the issue to their Senators and Virtually all SIU - contracted Representatives. companies have signed agreements Support is coming from other to extend the old contract for an­ quarters on the issue as well. AFL other 60 days without prejudice to President George Meany has writ­ retroactive pay. The signings meqn ten Budget Director Joseph Dodge that the new agreement, when fully endorsing the SIU's position, completed, will go into effect as while Governor Theodore McKel- of October 1. 1953. din of Maryland has indicated that Those companies which have not he will make his views felt on the yet signed the memorandum are subject. expected to do so within the next The barrage of letters was few days. touched off by the action of Budget The contract extension was de­ Director Dodge in asking the De­ cided on when it became apparent partment of Health, Education and that Union and company negoti­ Welfare to consider closing all but ators would be unable to complete three USPHS hospitals—^the lepro­ a new contract by the time the old sarium at Carville, La.; the nar­ one ran out. The extension will cotics hospital at Lexington, Ky.; enable both sides to continue ^ ne­ and the mental hospital at Fort gotiations in an orderly manner Worth, Texas. without interruption of shipping Up until now the Department services. Union, Go's Sign 60-Day Extensions Juan, Ellis Island, Buffalo, Port­ land, Me., and Mobile. Although the closings have taken place since the end of WW II most of them have occurred In the past two years. The latest proposal threatens to slash the program, once encom­ passing 26 hospitals, down to the way below-par figure of three. Maritime groups feel that only vigorous protests on the part of the marine industries will make the legislators sit up and think twice, e.specially with 1954 coming up as an election year for both houses of Congress. Observers feel that Mrs. Hobby and her department will not stand up against the budget cutting of the Treasury, inasmuch as she led the way to eliminate the Cleveland and Fort' Stanton hospi­ tals during the last session of the lawmakers. If the budget is cut to. the bone, as is proposed, not only will the maritime industry feel the blow, but maritime observers ^ll<i9e Government employees as^yrelL^s the health of the general 'ptiblic will suffer from the cutback, in hospital servicesf^ The USPHS pro­ gram serves many thousands ' of Government personnel yearly, as well as adding to medical advances in all fields. The final decision on the fate of the hospitals will be made at the next session of Congress. The SIU, and other maritime unions are pre­ paring for a vigorous battle on that score when Congreps opens its 1954 session. Meeting Night Everg 2 Weeks Regular membership meet­ ings in SIU headquarters and at all branches are held every second Wednesday night at 7 PM. The schedule for the next few meetings is as follows: October 21, November 4, No­ vember 18. All Seafarers- registered on the shipping list are required to attend the meetings. European Labor Leaders Shown Around Hall Visiting the headquarters building in New York recently were three men active in the labor move­ ment in Europe. They are, left to right, Irving Brown,-AFL representative in Europe; Pierre FerriPisani, Mediterranean Committee, ITF; and < Willie Dorchain, ITF representative. Joe Algina, assist­ ant t secretja-yrtroasuren i4ghti shows them around the halL - ^ . -h.! r.- �October 1«, 195S ML I, (to l; SEAFARERS Wl All WTgW L Mo'i LOG Page Three AFL-ILA Routing Anastasia In Bklyn Files For NY Vote - tw *IIM ILA mi Irtn- tiwwi wtA-HwW AH. f*tW |(|t l« 3» M' • '• •• •— .. - „ ' •• Reproduction of the front page of the first issue of the newspaper beinr published by the AFL-ILA for New York longrshoremen. The second issue of the paper, which appeared this week, indicated the new dock union was a iroing: concern and in business to stay. Dep't Store Executive Named US Labor Sec'y Nattily-dressed lieutenants of Tony Anastasia discuss the next move for the old ILA longshoremen at the Erie Basin pier as AFL-ILA longshoremen work cargo. Rank-and-file longshoremen in the Anastasia-controlled locals mill about in the background. A new Secretary of Labor to replace Martin Durkjn, who resigned, has been named by President Eisenhower. He is Their boodle empire collapsing on their heads, racketeering leaders of the old James P. Mitchell of New Jersey who has been a labor rela­ ILA have their backs to the wall as the newly-chartered AFL-ILA has taken huge tions expert for large depart-• ^ ment stores. chell was serving in the Defense forward strides both on and off the docks. An AFL-ILA petition for a port-wide At the same time Under- Department as Assistant Secretary election for longelioremen in-*- Secretary of Labor Lloyd A. Mashbum, the last AFL representative in the department, resigned his post and returned to the Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers Interna­ tional Union. No Labor Men Since the CIO has no 'repre­ sentative in the Labor Department, it means that the Department is without any representation from either labor federation. In the past it has been the practice to have at least one man from eaeh federation holding a responsible position in the Department. Before his appointment, Mit- for Manpower and Reserve Af­ New York has been filed with longshoremen still under the dom­ ly beaten back by New. York police. fairs. the National Labor Relations ination of the old union. Judging But the climax of the day was yet One problem that the new Sec­ Board, backed up by thousands from the sentiment in the long­ to come. retary will face, in the opinion of After the day's work was over, shore membership, it is only a Washington observers, is the ques­ of pledge cards from rank and matter of time before the AFL-ILA the AFL-ILA men returned to the tion of what to do about recom­ file longshoremen. And down takes over lock, stock- and barrel. new Union's headquarters at 2lst mendations for amending the Taft- in Erie Basin, Brooklyn, the very The key-to the situation has been Street. It was then that Anasta­ heart of Tony Anastasia's kingdom, the struggle over the Brooklyn sia's squads put on their banzai AFL-ILA longshoremen have com­ docks centering at the Bull Line charge. Two squads stormed up pletely taken over the key Break­ piers at 20th and 21st Street and 20th and 21st Street toward SIU water Pier. the Erie Basin Breakwater. It is (Continued on page 17) Developments are coming fast in these tv/o places that the new and furious in the three-week-old AFL-ILA has scored its greatest drive by the new AFL union which successes thus far, and dealt is being backed up by Seafarers crushing blows to Anastasia's rule. and Teamsters. Already the new It was Anastasia himself who union, which has established made the first move — one which temporary headquarters in Brook­ boomeranged on him immediately. lyn and Manhattan and clean ele­ On October 7 at 8 AM he turned ments in the ranks of longshore­ up with a gang of hirelings at the men are taking charge of organiz­ Bull Line's 20th Street pier where ing operations, with advice and the SlU-manned Kathryn was planning assistance from the SIU. loading for, her Puerto Rico run. Intimidation Fails He set up a line in front of the Beset on all sides by the new pier gate and challenged members Preparations for the second an­ union, Anastasia's only response of the AFL-ILA, taking books away has been a couple of banzai charges from 36 nten and telling them thoy nual SIU Scholarsiiip Plan awards by select groups of hirelings. But could not work on the docks any­ are already underway, the Union Several US consulates in foreign the old tactics of intimidation more. announced, with several applicants ports have been closed as the re­ which served the racketeer ele­ Hit Back at Anastasia sult of a State Department econ­ ments are fast becoming useless Immediately the AFL-ILA struck having applied for the next group omy program.. They are among 22 in the face of the tidal swing to back with the full support of the of examinations to be eligible for James P. Mitchell college work beginning September the new AFL-ILA. consulates all over the world that Seafarers and Teamsters. SIU men 19.54. Four four-year scholarships Hartley law. It was this issue To add to their difficulties the walked off the Kathryn halting the have been shut down in recent which caused the resignation of old-line ILA leaders have been be­ loading of the ship and Teamsters will be awarded. months. After similar examinations, four the previous Secretary, Martin P. set with indictments and other Union members refused to deliver scholarships, worth $6,000 each, The closing of the consulates Durkin of the Plumbers Union. court actions designed to put an freight to the vessel. The same ac­ was prompted by fund cuts made Durkin resigned after a dispute end to their racketeering on the tion was taken on the Steel Vendor \t'ere awarded to children of Sea­ in State Department appropri­ with the Eisenhower administra­ farers for the 1953 college, year. waterfront. docked at the Breakwater. An ulti­ At the present time several appli­ ations as a result of the adminis­ tion over proposed amendments Locals Swing Over matum was then delivered to the cants are ejigible for the next tration's economy drive. that the White House was sup­ In the three brief weeks since stevedoring corporation and the group of scholarship exams, with Ports Covered posed to recommend to Congress. the drive began -.h AFL-ILA has shipping companies to fire Tony the closing date for eligibility set Port consulates affected by the The outgoing Labor Secretary won elections in seven local unions "Spanish" the hiring boss at the for Feb. 20, 1954. One qualifying charged that the President had closing include Vitoria, Brazil;. in New York City. Out of town Breakwater, one other hiring boss, exam has been held for next year's Georgetown, British Guiana; Ten- promised to send the amendments locals too, have voted to join the and a loader and assistant foreman awards, with three more due to erife in the Canary Islands; Gi- to Congress only ,to recall them new union, with two sugarhouse at the Bull Line pier, all of whom come up on December 5, 1953, and bralter; Bari, Italy; Bergen, Nor­ when other members of the admin­ locals in Philadelphia, two in were henchmen of Anastasia. After on January 9 and March 13, 1954. way and Cebu, Philippine Islands. istration family objected to the Puerto Rico and the entire north­ three days the shipping companies All applications will be received As a result seamen who have to amending procedure. west coast and Alaskan district go­ capitulated. New hiring bosses and processed until the Feb. 20th go ashore in those ports because As a result, Durkin has returned ing AFL, In every instance where were named and a shape-up was cutoff date, with the eligible ap­ of injury or illness will be de­ to his former post as president of local union members have been taken at noon on Monday, October plicants sitting for any one of the prived of the consulate •services the Plumbers and Steamfitters permitted a secret ballot vote, 12. three remaining exams. Only in that they would otherwise receive. Union, AFL-ILA members, defying the this way can they be eligible for they have voted by convincing The consulates are also respon­ For the present, Mitchell said he margins for AFL affiliation and threats of Anastasia and his the 1954 scholarship benefits. sible for certifying emergency re- was not prepared to make any against the racket leadership of squads, went into the Breakwater Seafarers who have had three placemenin to ships in certain in­ statements on the Taft-Hartley is­ the old union. and to Bull Line and started to un­ years sea time, and children of stances. Closing of the consulates sue, although some Senators are These local union decisions are load. They were greeted by a bar­ Seafarers who meet the same rer will remove effective control of re­ reportedly preparing amendments in addition to written pledge cards rage of rocks and an attempt to quirements are eligible for, the placements in the affected ports. to the law. ^ received from thousands of other storm the gates which was quick­ benefit4vUtiidex'..th4 plan.!- l, ,' V,, US Closes 7 Foreign Port Consulates New Exams On For S �.iTif'^p-^i-.-v/'-.^.n® Figt F*or SEAFAHEttS MST5 Hauls Huge Tonnage In 4 Years LOG Throw in For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate himself for meeting chairman, reading clerk or any other' post that may be up for elec­ tion before the membersliip, including committees, such as the tallying committees, finan­ cial committees, auditing com­ mittees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the start of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. The Union also welcomes discussions, suggestions and motions on the business before the meeting. Just how large military cargo -and passengers loom in the general US shipping picture is revealed by a four-year report issued by the Military Sea Transportation Service. The MSTS, formed through unifi--* cation of Army and Navy bound to "be an important matter transport services, reports it affecting the welfare of US ship­ has moved more than 93 million ping. Measures have been intro­ tons b£ cargo, nearly 8 million duced in Congress that would limit MSTS activity and give full prefer­ passengers and more than 53 mil­ ence to privately-owned tankers, lion long tons of oil in the four passenger ships and cargo vessels before any .Government tonnage is years of its existence. Most of this material, of course, used. These measures are expected to be debated at length in the next has moved on privately-owned session of Congress. ships chartered to MSTS. But a great deal of it, particularly pas­ sengers, went on the MSTS' own 260-ship fleet, including many large transports used to carry troops, dependents of men in service, UN officials, displaced persons and the like. The Federal Maritime Board will hear rearguments on the $2 Billion Bloomfield Shipping Company subsidy proceedings in Wash­ Just how much cargo and how ington on November 3. These rearguments will be based many passengers were carried on upon petitions submitted by the MSTS ships themselves is hard to determine since for purposes of the Lykes Steamship Com- well over a year. Seafarers are watching the statistics privately owned ships un­ pany and the Waterman der chartere to MSTS are listed as Steamship Corporation for recon­ board's action closely. If the MSTS ships. However, one figure sideration of the board's decision Bloomfield subsidy is upheld it will mean that the epmpany, which has gives some idea of the extent of favorable to Bloomfield. MSTS' own operations. In the Bloomfield is applying for oper­ an SIU contract, will be able to four year period from October 1, ating subsidies on two trade routes, purchase more ships and expand 1949 through October 1, 1953, tlie one to horthem European ports its present operations. This will total expenses of the agency were and one to the Mediterranean area. mean more jobs for SIU seamen. better than $2.1 billion. Payments Two initial rulings, both favorable to private shipowners for their to Bloomfield, held that present services were $1.5 billion. Allow­ steamship services on the two trade ing for administrative expenses it routes were not adequate and that appears that half a billion dollars the company, although not an ex­ went for the operation of the Serv­ isting operator over the two routes, ice's own ships. was eligible for subsidy under the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Shipowners Seek Cargo Ban Reopening Groups of private shipowners, notably the tramp ship operators, The Waterman and Lykes com­ have been arguing that more MSTS panies were denied the right to " The Puerto Rico, 7,114-gross ton cargoes could move on private reopen the case in order to submit passenger liner, has been sold by ships instead of on MSTS vessels. new evidence. They were allowed the Bull Lines to Swiss interests. The MSTS has claimed that the to request a reconsideration of the The sale is subject to approval of tramp ships are not suitable in all board's njling because two mem­ transfer of flag by the Maritime cases for the cargo-moving opera­ bers of the board, Louis S. Roths­ Administration. tions involved. This has been chal­ child and E. Claggett Upton, had The 441-foot vessel was pur­ lenged by the shipowners. not taken office at the time of the chased by the Arosa Line for Obviously, the disposition of rulings. This meeting of the board $500,000. Plans for the vessel call MSTS cargo, whether on private is expected to finally dispose of the for it to oi)erate between Canadian ships or on Government vessels, is case, which has been going on for and continental European ports, joining the company's vessel, the Arosa Kulm, on the same run. In addition, the new owners plan to remodel the ship and to increase her passenger capacity from the present 200. first-class berths to about 600. The liner, formerly operating be­ tween New York and the Carib­ It was old home week in Tampa, who chaired a receift Galveston bean ports of San Juan, PR, and Florida, at their last September port meeting. Mathews, a deck St. Thomas, VI, has been in'idle membership meeting with three seaman, was born in Missouri 28 status since last March. Attempts Floridians running the meeting. years ago and still lives in that to sell the 22-year-old vessel last Handling the chair was Burns state. Belnor, Missouri, is his home month to domestic interests met Powell, who hails from Bartow. A town. He's married, and joined with disappointment when the sole deck seaman with the SIU, Powell the Union in November, 1948 at offer was one of $140,000 by a ma­ was bom in the 'Gator State on the Texas port. jor steel company to acquire the February 24, 1921. He joined the Another officer of the Galveston ship for scrapping. The offer was Union up in New York in 1944, but meeting was Bob Wilkins, who, rejected. likes to stick pretty close to Bar­ unlike Mathews, is a native Texan tow, where he and his wife have all the way. He holds Union mem­ their home. bership for seven years, joining in Seafarer A. Masciello was record­ Mobile on January 11, 1946. Wil­ ing secretary at the meeting. A kins lives in Lufkins, Texas, and native of Italy, sails in the engine department. the 51-year-old l4steward also has The American Dental Associa­ settled in Tampa Seafarer Robert R. Miller was tion has decided that it isn't the with his family. the choice of the Norfolk member­ toothpaste you use, but the tooth­ He joined the ship as meeting brush which helps prevent tooth Union in Tampa chairman at their decay. Meeting in Cleveland, the on July 12, 1949. September 23 Association decided that none of Reading clerk session. Miller, the new toothpastes on the market James Kelly an engine de­ had any particular effect, whether joined the Union partment man, they have ammonia, chlorophyll or KeUy in Baltimore on joined the Union anything else in them. May 28, 1947. He's 25 years old in New York on Some of. the dentists present and also makes Tampa his home, May 20, 1949. suggested that maybe the Federal He's 33 years old, i t Food and Drug Administration One mjdwesterner who still married, and a ought to take a hand in the matter Miller keeps his home away from, salt native , of North by cracking down on exaggerated water is Seafarer James Mathews^. s^oUi^ Mt now .liy^s in Norfolk. advertising claims. Maritime Board Orders New Bloomfield Subsidy Test SS Puerto Rico Sold By Bull For $500,000 Dentists Knock Toothpaste Ads October IC. 195) As 1 See It • • • OUR SIU SCHOLARSHIP PLAN HAS BEGUN ITS SECOND round with interviews and tests for those who would like to get a fully-paid college education through the Union. As the brothers know, we awarded four $6,000 scholarships this year to four children of Sea­ farers. These scholarship winners are attending the colleges and uni­ versities of their, choice right now. Next September four more winners will be able to begin their studies. They might be Seafarers themselves, or children of men who have sailed with our Union, Whatever the case, each one has an equal chance and each one is judged on his or her merits. Some of our members held back a little on applying for these scholar­ ships feeling that the standards might be a little too tough for them to meet. Actually though, the purpose of this plan is to give a crack at a college education to those who can profit from it. And that means that the scholarships are open to anybody who can show a pretty decent high school record and handle him­ self well on the required college entrance examina­ tions. There's still some time to act on this, but I would advise the brothers to throw their names in the basket and get themselves qualified for a really fine scholarship—one that can hardly be equalled any» where in the country. All of the candidates who did win our last scholarships told us they weren't very sure of success but gave it a try just in case. It takes very little trouble and effort to file an application and it can pay off very handily. WE'VE HAD QUITE A FINE RESPONSE UP UNTIL NOW ON OUR request for support from the ships on keeping open the US Public Health Service hospitals. It's quite clear that the membership of this Union is aroused on this score and realizes th(. importance of the hospi­ tals to their well-being. Naturally, the issue hasn't come to a head yet and won't until Con­ gress gets back to work in Washington. But in the meantime, it will do no harm (in fact it can do quite a bit of good) if the membership keeps after their Congressmen on this issue. If any of the brothers need any information on where to write or who to write on this subject, your Union will be glad to give them the necessary material. Some of the membership too, are concerned about what will happen it the hospitals should be closed. The crew of the Binghamton Vic­ tory, for one, has written the Union suggesting that the SIU go out for a group hospital insurance plan in our negotiations with the ship­ owners to replace the USPHS program. It's a bit too early, of course, to say that the hospitals are finished. As a matter of fact your Union is hopeful that this raw deal that the Budget Director is trying to feed the seamen can be blocked and the hospitals kept open. In any event, should the closings go through, your Union will be fully prepared to take necessary action to protect the health and well-being of the Seafarers. AS IS REPORTED IN THIS ISSUE OF THE SEAFARERS LOG most of the shipping companies we do business with have agreed to extend the contract for 60 days while guaranteeing our men their re­ troactivity. That means that every improvement that will be pro­ vided in this new agreement will go back to October 1, the date the new contract will go into effect. We are still working on these contract matters and just as soon as there is something definite to report on this score, the membership will be fully-informed as to the progress and outcome of the negotia­ tions. Those few companies that have yet to sign the extension agree­ ment are expected to do so without delay. YOUR UNION IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOB WAYS TO OPERATE in a more efficient manner and provide speedier service for the mem­ bership. Consequently, we have installed a tele­ type system in all our ports that makes for rapid communication from one port to another and be­ tween headquarters and the outports. It's easy to see what advantages this offers to a Union like ours. If headquarters needs important information from an outport agent, it can get it. in a matter of minutes, instead of waiting a day for the mails. The same goes on any other communications that normally pass day by day, between the various ports. It also saves quite a bit dl time that would otherwise be used in letter-writii^ and in trying to get through long-distance phone circuits that are often all jammed up. Thus where members have problems that require inter-port com­ munications, speedy service can be given the Seafarer. From the practical experience ve have had operating this system, thus far it has worked in excellent fashion. Our organizers too, are finding it quite handy in -contacting each* other in the various ports, so that it has proved very useful in the Atlantic Refining organizing campaign. The teletype system would also prove very valuable in the event your Union gets involved in a major beef of any kind. It means that the whole district would b6 able to take instant gction on any pro.blem that might arise, and as such it is an important asset to our organization, and to the membefSKilp.^* . , �1 T?Err2rcwrS«r OeUber K, 1«5» Maritime Training Cut, Alameda Base To Close SEAFARERS Pare Fir* LOG New Tanker, Mariner For SIU The long-disputed Government program for unlicensed sea­ men will be cut back sharply as a result of budget reductions. Consequently, the Maritime Administration has indicated that it will close down the Ala­ meda, California, training sta­ the Maritime Administration, has tion next year, and may have appealed to steamship companies to limit its courses at Sheepshead and maritime unions to help sup­ Bay, New York. port the training program. He said Louis S. Rothschiid, chairman of that there would be no funds avail­ able for correspondence courses in 1955 unless the industry chipped in to keep them going. In the past, private industry has not looked with favor upon similar proposals to fill the coffers and help support the maritime train­ ing program. Under Fire From SIU The maritime training program Hugh Bryson, head of the Com­ is only one of several Governmentsupported services for the industry munist-controlled National Union which is feeling the pinch of an of Marine Cooks and Stewards, has administration-sponsored economy Soon to be crewed by Seafarers from the Boston hall, the Orion Comet is shown moving out with been indicted once again on drive. However, it has long been the aid of a tug on one of her first sea trials before she crews for her first run with MSTS cargo. The charges that he perjured on a non- under fire from the SIU and other 29,000-ton supertanker is one of four such ships being built for Colonial. Communist affidavit. Bryson filed maritime unions as a "wrong end to" approach to maritime prob­ the affidavit with the National La­ lems. BOSTON—The first of four new super-tankers, the 29,000-ton Orion Comet, has passed bor Relations Board as required her sea trials and will take on a full SIU crew before leaving on an MSTS-chartered run For many years the SIU has of all union leaders who want to to-an unannounced destination. Headed up by that well-known Seafarer, John "Ban­ take representation cases before opposed Government training pro­ anas" Ziereis as bosun, the grams on the grounds that unions the Board. This second Indictment has been could always supply enough SIU crew went aboard the 29,- branch hall is expecting to ship a sea under charter to the SlU-conIssued in Washington, DC, by a trained men to meet any emer­ 000-ton vessel on Tuesday, Oc­ crew aboard another brand-new tracted South American Steamship vessel, the Badger Mariner, as soon Company. The Badger will be the Federal grand jury. It was neces- gency. During the heavy shipping tober 13. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia as that vessel getsj-eady to go to fifth Mariner-type ship to be as­ s^y because of a legal technical­ of early 1952 the SIU opened its signed to an SIU company. The ity which- required that the indict­ own training school for deck sea­ other four are the Keystone Mar­ ment-be .issued only at the place men to meet the demand. "We've always felt" an SIU iner (Waterman); the Cornhusker that the affidavit had been filed. Mariner (Robin Line); Magnolia The original indictment had been headquarters spokesman said, "that the money used to train seamen Mariner (Mississippi) and Hoosier issued in San Francisco. could have been used better to Mariner (Isthmian). Three-Count Charge help provide a modern, up-to-date One of Four Three counts are included in merchant fleet. It isn't much u.se Following along the lines of other ill-fated "independent The Orion Comet is one of four the charges—that Bryson falsely to train a lot of seamen and offi­ unions," a dummy labor outfit aboard the motor vessel Exstated he was not a member of the cers if the merchant fleet isn't cello, a converted LST belonging to the Excello Corporation, supertankers ordered by the Co­ lonial Steamship Company. She Communist Party, that he was in growing at a rate sufficient to pro­ will have to do some fancy-s­ was built in the Quiney, Massa­ no way affiliated with the Party vide berths for them." talking when it comes before ership also includes a non-seaman chusetts, yard of the Bethlehem and that he did not support an or­ In his letter 40 the industry, ganization advocating violent over- Rothschild stated that the Sheeps­ the NLRB in New Haven, lawyer, whose office doubles as the Shipbuilding Corporation and was Conn., on November 4. "union" office. In addition, the launched in August. Since then throw bf the Government. head Bay Training Station is oper­ Earlier this year SIU organizers bosun, top official of the outfit, is she-has been undergoing final out­ The NUMC&S control over ated at a cost of $475,000 a year, signed the entire crew, first of a the son of Captain Stanley, mas­ steward department members on while an additional $178,000 an­ fleet of ships to haul formaldehyde ter of the Excello, wrapping up the fitting and equipping, as well as West Coast ships has been chal­ nually goes for correspondence .for the outfit, a subsidiary of the "union" in a tight knot for the the necessary trial runs before go­ ing to sea. lenged by the AFL Marine Cooks courses. Much larger sums are T.A.D. Jones Corporation of New company. Colonial has applications for six and Stewards who^have been or­ spent to maintain the Kings Point Haven. Despite the announced Approximately 25 men are em­ ganizing on these vessels. Should Merchant Marine Academy which loyalties of the crew, the company ployed by the company. Firing of more supertankers now pending the indictment be upheld in the graduates licensed mates and engi­ decided to go ahead with intimida­ at least three former employees with the Government. The ships would be built under the construc­ Courts, it would have an impor­ neers. tions, threats and discriminatory has been documented as unfair tant bearing on any potential The program was successful in firings to get SIU supporters off labor charges against the company. tion subsidy provisions of the Long NLRB election on these ships, as keeping SlU-contracted ships fully- the ship. In addition, the company Many of the men fired from the Range Shipping Law that was pass­ Bryson's conviction would exclude manued in the emergency shipping established its own "union" as company are now shipping SIU, ed at the 1952 session of Congress. The Keystone Mariner was the NUMC&S from the ballot. period. well. Filing of unfair labor pending the outcome of the legal the first of the new class of Gov­ charges against the company fol­ action. ernment-built, post-war freighters lowed continued firings and the Almost immediately after the assigned to an SIU company. The :You» sibHts: Afyp company's refusal to bargain with SIU request for recognition by the new, speedy modern freighters so Siy . :OUAEANTiE£> MX ', the SIU as the recpgnized bargain­ company, the newly-estabiished far are the only new ships actually Y©URRgAing agent. "union" posted a schedule of new- built or under construction by the TURE.<Sto .AeiaUAIHt:^ Big Name Anyway pay scales slightly higher than Government since the end of you WITH THESE: RlOHrS: : iPRIVIlEOES. . The so - called "Independent Union wages. However, no ac­ World War II. Thirty-five Mariners Union of the Motor Vessel Excello" tual contract exists between the will be built altogether by the is a one-ship, one-company outfit, "union" and the company. The Government, which has assigned with the bosun and chief steward ship is in regular service between about 20 for operation by private of the ship at the helm. The lead- Harbor Island, Texas, and New steamship companies. From Article XVIf Haven. Bryson Again Indicted On Oath Charge Dummy 'Union' Heads For Trouble At Labor Board YOUandfho tlU CONSIIIUTION "This Union ma/ publish pam­ phlets, journals, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and gen^eral literature, in such manner as may be determined, from time to time/^ by o majority vote of the membership." On the beach and on the ships the SIU membership is fully informed •of the goings-oii in the organiza­ tion through its bi-weekly 28page newspaper. Booklets on various educational subjects are also published from time to time. •A:/;, •• -r ' . Don^t Send Your Baggage COD Seafarers have again been warned not to send their bag­ gage COD to any Union hall. No Union hall can accept de­ livery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the pros­ pect of having, to go to a lot of trouble and red tape with the Railway Express Co. All COD baggage—regardless of the port—goes to the local ex­ press office, where it is held by the express company until claimed. Seafarers who want to be sure of getting their baggage when they want it, can send it to any Union hall provided they prepay the shipping charges. Two new Seafarers, Raymond W. Morcy, left, and Nelson E. Nor­ wood, receive their books from Mickey Wiiburn, SIU representa­ tive, light, on Harbor Island. Fired by the company, the former meml^rs of tho Excello crew are now shipping with the SIU pending outcome of hnfalr Charges."" . < o> • '^1 -•^tl iSl M - -^1 �SMEEgaESHEE2ffiiSf:::«:^'""'ri5ra^ Pare Ste "OeWbcr If, IfBS SEAFARERS LOG New Orieans Gets SlU Blood Bank WWP""" One of the Tolunteers to contribute blood to the new SIU blood bank in New Orleans is Seafarer James Noonan. Here a New Orleans hospital technician takes Noonan's blood pressure. This New Orleans bank will be a permanent feature and all Union members will be able to draw on it. - Seafarers in the port of New Orleans now have their own blood bank at the local US Public Health Hospital, with assurance of sufficient blood on hand at all times to meet any emergency. The local membership has agreed to make regular donations to the bank and in turn the hospital will reserve at least 15 pints for use James Noonan, Stanley Freeman Arrangements have been made and Robert High went down to do­ with the SIU New Orleans branch by ill or injured Seafarers. In the past in New Orleans, as nate a pint each. Four of the men for regular donations on Mondays In other ports, the hospitals have passed the physical for blood do­ to keep the blood bank up to its had to ask for volunteers to meet nors and started the bank going. minimum needs. the blood needs of Seafarer-pa­ tients. Volunteers have always been available, but the hospital authorities felt it would be better if a supply of blood was on hand to meet immediate needs. Accord­ ingly, arrangements were made to set up a regular blood bank. SAN FRANCISCO—^A court decision upholding Coast The blood bank was opened on Guard screening of seamen but recommending changes in the September 29 when five Seafarers, screening procedure has been issued by the Ninth Circuit Burton Owens, Milton Wetzell, Court of Appeals. The case arose out of a Gov­ •T ernment appeal from a Dis­ I trict Court decision which acquit­ I I ted three members of the Com­ munist-dominated National Union Tof Marine Cooks and Stewards on I a charge of working without vali­ I dated papers. L.. Denied Clearance Sometimes questions might be bank services and $3.66 for office The three men involved had been denied clearance by the Coast raised about the importance of the supplies. weekly auditing committees in the At the same time of course, the Guard, presumably because they light of the fact that the Union committees report all the major were bad security risks. When the has quarterly financial committees, and regular office expenses in­ case came up in .the District Court, also elected by the membership, curred including such items as the men were acquitted on the who go over the same grounds telephone, electricity, rent (if any), grounds that the screening act was once more. Actually though, the gas and oil, office supplies and unconstitutional. weekly committees perform a func­ the like. However, the Circuit Court of tion that can't be done by the It's obvious that if at any time Appeals ruled that the act was quarterly committee in this sense in any port an expenditure seemed constitutional, but that a bill of —they spotlight the week by week to be out of line, particulars stating the nature of income and outgo of each port, it would show up the charges should be given the something which does not stand immediately in accused men. out in the district-wide summation these weekly re­ It's expected that the entire is­ prepared by the quarterly com­ ports and action sue will eventually wind up in the mittee. taken to justify US Supreme Court for final deci­ Through the weekly reports it the expenditure sion. Meanwhile the screening of is a very easy matter to check on or correct the seamen and waterfront workers the smallest expenditure in any situation. will continue on the present basis. port. And if there is any question Another point about any expenditure, it is easy to to be considered Brinson go back and find just where it was is the very fact made and why. Quitting Ship? that this is a weekly report. Steps Forty-Cent Item can be taken week by week to con­ To show how thoroughgoing th^.s Notify Union procedure is, the last Baltimore trol expenses. On a quarterly basis, the Union would have to wait two A reminder fro™ SIU weekly committee consisting of headquarters cautions all M. Masek, M. or three months before it could Seafarers leaving their, ships Beeching and M. act to make adjustments where to contact the hall in ample Cotty noted an needed. And last but not least, the time to allow the Union to expenditure of 40 dispatch a replacement. Fail­ cents for a new weekly reports serve to provide ure to give notice before socket and $1.21 even wider participation by Sea­ paying off may cause a de­ for registered farers in the financial affairs of layed sailing, force the ship mail. In Wilming­ the Union, something which is all to sail short of the manning ton, the three to the good. requirements and needlessly man committee, These auditing committees serve make their work tougher for P. Brinson, . J. S. as a safeguard to the membership Masek your shipmates.' Williams and A. to the money belonging to the SIU Lucas, noted a flO-cent charge for and to its infsmbers. Court Proposes Change In CC Screening Set-up SID COMMITTEES HT WORK SIU NEWSLETTER The Departments of Commerce and Labor, as well as the Bureau of the Budget, are set to defeat passage of a bill introduced earlier this year by Representative Tollefson, Washington, that would eliminate the provision from existing law that seamen discharged without cause, before one month's wages are earned, shall be entitled to receive from the employer,-in addition to any wages earned, a sum equal to one month's wages. • Labor Department officials,. approached on the subject, say that the requirement that seamen be paid "penalty wages" in the event they are discharged prior to earning one month's wages provides a certain amount of employment stability in an industry in which stability is otherwise lacking. The Commerce Department feels that apparently the Tollefson bill, which now seems doomed, is based on'the theorjTthat the shipowner must pay penalty wages to seamen if the vessel completes its voyage within one month, regardless of whether this constitutes a breach of the shipping articles. Officials of the Commerce Department say that the bill would not deprive a seaman of his right to sue for breach of contract. However, they add, it would deprive the litigants and the courts of a convenient rule for assessing the amount of damages the seaman can recover for an unwarranted discharge prior to eafning one month's wages. The present statute specifies that the seaman's re­ covery shall be the equivalent of one month's wages. Under the Tollefson bill, however, seamen would be compelled to prove their damages and the courts would be confronted with the task of determining the amount of these damages. The result would be an increased burden on the seamen, the shipowners, and the courts. The Department of Commerce says that the present law provides a preferable and practicable means of compensating the seaman. X Despite the fact that American subsidixed lines have put up a bold bid for retention of the present subsidy system under the 1936 Mer­ chant Marine Act/ the chances are good that Congress, within a couple of years, will think seriously about drastically altering this systeni. For the past few years, the Congressional Appropriation Committees have been hacking away at the operating subsidy system, and have made it clear that they do not like the way the subsidy has been adminis­ tered. Added to this is the fact that the General Accounting Office, watchdog of the public treasury, has commented unfavorably about the increase in wealth of the subsidized lines in the past 15 years. The combina­ tion of these two big factors would indicate that the present subsidy system may not hold up. Another factor to be considered is that the Defense Department has indicated the the subsidized lines hold only about one-half of the shipping capacity needed. Therefore, to the extent that the 1936 Act has worked, it has worked to help only this 50% of the fleet. • The fact that Congressional Appropriation Committees have been re­ luctant to pay for subsidy already earned by subsidized linCs points to an eventual drastic revision of the whole operating subsidy set-up. $• Export controls of the Office of International Trade have been ex­ tended to include watercraft of US registry intended for scrapping abroad. This new rule applies to ships of US registry located in foreign waters which are to be scrapped as well as to vessels located in the US. This control was instituted by the Government because of the con­ tinued shortage of iron and steel scrap required for domestic steel production. Approval of requests for scrapping vessels abroad will be limited generally, by OIT, to cases where the scrap cannot be made available economically for use in the US. No change has been made in the requirement that sales to noncitizens, or transfers to foreign registry of US privately-owned vessels, must be approved by the Maritime Administration. Thus, where a sale or transfer to foreign ownership or registry for scrapping is involved, application must be made to both the Maritime Administra-* tion and OIT. Where the vessel remains under US registry or owner­ ship, application for scrapping abroad need only be made to OIT. ,• .4i Louis S. Rothschild, Maritime Administrator and Chairman-of - the Federal Maritime Board, continues to remain something of a mystery man, even to the maritime industry. On the part of the operators, many of them are still wondering just how Mr. Rothschild stands on the sub­ ject of a strong American merchant marine. For example, it is understood that ho refused to go to bat for the operators and unions, in connection with the proposed closing of marine hospitals. When approached on this subject, he contended that he had nothing to do with the Public Health Service hospitals, that he was supposed to administer the shipping laws. In line with the thinking of the Republican Administration, Mr. Rothschild believes that public funds should not be used for the con­ struction and operation of ships, unless it is definite that more trans­ portation capacity is essential to meet the requirements of commerce and national security. it 4" l* In the past, the US Government has gone into the ship construction business in the hope of selling the vessels at a later date. However, future Government shipbuilding programs will not be on a take-it-orleave-it basis. Under new legislation, passed earlier this year,'the maritime industry will be encouraged to develop and build ships it­ self, with outside pi-ivate financing. • The policy here is that the Government wants private financing to become the pattern and wants more Americans thus to have a stake in the shipping business^ .V , �October 16; 1958 SEAFARERS STEVENSON AT WHITE HOUSE—Adlai Stevenson, 1952 Demo­ cratic candidate for the .Presidency, • called on President Eisenhower last week to report on his world tour and to give his suggestions in the field of foreign relations. The former Illinois governor reported his findings to the Presi­ dent, Secretary of State Dulles and several cabi­ net members and Con­ gressional leaders at a White House luncheon where he was giiest of honor. Afterward, he conferred with the presi­ dent for an hour. His principal suggestion was the drafting of a nonaggression pact with Russia, similar to the Locarno Treaty. t t t President Dwight Elsenhower and his TRIALS IN MIDEAST opponent of last November, Adlai —In Iran and Egypt Stevenson, leave the White House after politicians who only a lunch together. few months ago had been the objects of public acclaim found themselves on trial for their lives. Most important of these was Mohammed Mossadegh, former Iranian premier. A successful coup by Gen. Zahedi brought the Shah back from a three-day exile and tumbled Mossadegh from power. An air of secrecy and censorship prevails in Iran and there have been few reports about the interrogation of the fonfter premier. The Shah and his supporters fear a public trial for the former premier might be the signal for Mossadegh supporters and Tudeh party mem­ bers to attempt to seize power. INDIANS IN DIFFICULT ROLE—Lieut. Gen. K. S. Thimayya, at his first press conference as chairman of the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission, indicated the difficult situation in which the Indian forces in Korea found themselves. Long the subject of widespread criticism in South Korea, the Indians aroused the ire of the Communists of the north when Gen. Thimayya was quoted that his troops would not at­ tempt to check a mass escape attempt by anti-Communist POWs. He said that such an order could only result in mass slaughter. While the Communists regarded this statement as the "green light" for such an attempt, American sources resented the remarks by the Indian com­ mander as oblique criticisna of American treatment of the Koje Island outbreaks. it 4. BRITISH MOVE AGAINST GUIANA REDS — British troops and naval forces were rushed to the South American colony of British Guiana to forestall a suspectfd attempt to set up a Communist-domi­ nated state. The crisis in Guiana is the result of a series of strikes by plantation workers. The governing People's Progressive Party took the side of the strikers and threatened to curtail the powers of the crown-appointed governor.' The British Foreign Office claims that the PPP is Communist dominated and that the colony's prime minister, Cheddi Jagan, and his American bom wife are Communist sympathizers. 4" ' 4" 4> us, BRITISH PULL OUT OF TRIESTE—The United States and Great Britain announced that they would pull their troops put of Zone A in the disputed territory of Trieste. The two powers also informed the Italian and Yugoslav governments that they would turn over the zone's civil administration to the Italian government, while allowing Zone B to remain in the hands of Yugoslavia. This acUon, indicating that the occupying forces were washing thelr hands of the entire Trieste problem, pleased neither the Italians nor the Yugoslavs. Yugoslav Vice-President Edward Kardelj denounced the action as a "concession to Italian imperialism,".while 'a spokesmen for the Italian regime was also quick to criticize the miove. LOG Page Seven Atlantic Tankermen Solid SlU As Company Stalwarts Switch With the National Labor Relations Board expected to order an election for Atlantic Refin­ ing tankermen in the near future, SIU organizers are looking forward to a substantial elec­ tion victory in the fleet. All signs point to a solid majority for the SIU which would elimin­ ate the company-dominated" Atlantic Maritime Employees Union from the picture. SIU organizers in Atlantic base their outlook on the swelling pivoSIU trend in the weeks since the SIU filed its petition for an elec­ tion. To date, 477 members of the company union have formally with­ drawn from that outfit, and pledged for the SIU. At its best the AMEU never had more than 600 members in the 877-man fleet. Of the re­ maining tankermen, none of whom were ever members of the AMEU, the SIU has pledges from an equal­ ly impressive percentage. Council Delegates Switch Even more impressive perhaps, than the over-all figures, is the fact that so many present and former AMEU fleet council dele­ gates are now counted in SIU ranks. Over 40 of these men, all of whom were considered stalwarts by the company union, have switched their affiliation. Most noteworthy of these switches of course, was that by Frank Fletcher, who was vice-chairman and second ranking officer in the AMEU. Fletcher has since been ousted at a rigged trial at which he was not permitted to speak in his behalf. Find Out Truth Numerous other fleet council members, ex-fleet council dele^ gates and high percentage-pay oldtimers have swung over to the SIU along with Fletcher. Once the oldtimers found out the truth about the SIU, they swung over almost completely, bringing along other Atlantic men with them. A key issue in the Atlantic cam­ paign in recent weeks, one that has been used with telling effect by SIU organizers, is the fact that AMEU - attorney - business - man­ ager Emanuel Friedman is a hand picked appointee who never had anything to do with seamen. As SIU organizers have put it time and time again, there is no provi­ sion for a business manager in the AMEU constitution, nobody knows who appointed Friedman, and what's more, he represents the of­ ficers' association in Atlantic at the same time. The company union representatives have been unable to answer these points in any way. Similarly, Atlantic tankermen have been Impressed by the fact SIU organizer Don Hilton welcomes another AMEU member into the Seafarers. John Hill, alternate delegate to the AMEU fleet council, accepts congratulations in Port Arthur, after pledging his support to the SIU. that AMEU chairman Stanley Alcott is on the company's payroll and as such is at the mercy of the company. The roles of Alcott and Friedman in the AMEU have con­ vinced tankermen that the label "company union" fits the AMEU snugly. Out of desperation at the pro­ gress being made by the SIU, the Atlantic Refining's Marine office has plunged into the fray with a series of bulletins attacking the SIU's arguments in the campaign. NO LAWYERS NEEDED The SIU Welfare Plan office wishes to remind Seafarers and their families that no lawyers are needed to collect any SIU Wel­ fare Plan benefit. Some cases have arisen in recent months in which lawyers were engaged. The only result was a delay in col­ lection of benefits and a charge against the benefit for lawj'ers' fees. It's emphasized that the Welfare Plan was designed from the beginning to provide simple and speedy payment of all. benefit claims, so as to bypass lawyers and legal fees. Any application for benefits should be made directly to the Seafarers Welfare Plan , at 11 Broadway, by the individual involved. YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney MargoliuS/ Leading Expert on Buying SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING Save On Car Needs A Seafarer who hopes to support a car had better know the true facts on fuel and other car needs if he doesn't want the jalopy to drain him of all his money. The Ameri­ can Automobile Association estimates it costs the average car owner who has a fairly new car about $900 a year to own and operate it. You reduce that ownership cost considerably if yours is a little older car with consequently lower depreciation, but you still pay heavy charges for gas and oil. The AAA estimates it costs about 2.15 cents a mile for gas and oil, while service and maintenance- costs. are another .68-cent a mile, and tires, about one-half cent. One question that puzzles many car owners is .whether or not they really need the more expensive premium or high-test gas. The fact is only newer cars with high-com­ pression really require premium gas. The Federal Specifi­ cations Board has pointed out that the amount of lead in the gas affects only the anti-knock quality and not the over-all gasoline quality. Ease of starting and warm-up needed are related to the volatility of the gas, and there's no appreciable difference in this characteristic of regular and premium gas, the board said. Some of; the newer, cars with high compression ratios However the company, no more than the AMEU, has attempted to answer the SIU's basic challenges on the role of Alcott and Fried­ man. Nor has the company come up with the answer to the SIU's superiority in take-home pay, rep­ resentation and welfare benefits. All reports indicate that the company's propaganda has bac'xfired badly in that it has convinced the tankermen that Atlantic has a very definite interest in keeping the AMEU alive. do perform better with premium gas. It does them no the mail-order houses and auto-supply stores. By this time the idea that you need to change your oil damage to use the cheaper gas, but they then won't have the extra power they can supply. That's especially true every thousand miles has been discredited. However, it is advisable to change oil more frequently in winter. Coldof cars with automatic shift. The same problem comes jip in buying motor oil. Is ' weather starts force unlubricated parts together, thus rub­ it worth paying extra for premium oil or will the less- bing off tiny particles of metal which get into the oil and haye an abrasive effect on engine parts. Also, a hot costly regular grade do? engine shut off and left in the cold has a lot of moisture Chief difference between regular and premium oils is which condenses and forms sludge and corrosive acids. that the premium grade contain stabilizers which keep Lowdown On Anti-Freeze it from breaking down as fast, and also have chemicals When it comes to anti-freeze. you can also figure that which give it the same flowing characteristics over a wide not all car owners need the premium-priced glycol kind range of temperature. So for heavy-duty use and for a by any means. It costs three times as much as the stand­ comparatively new car, the premium grade seems to have ard alcohoi type anti-freeze. According to tests, the loss advantages. of lower-priced anti-freeze most frequently is not due to But if you do use regular grade, remember that with evaporation but to leaks and after-boil. winter coming on it is extra important that you change However the glycol anti-freezes, which have a higher to light oil. Regular-grade oil pours harder in cold boiling point than alcohol, are definitely desirable for cars weather. In fact, automotive engineers find that improper in which high-opening thermostats have been installed to crankcase lubrication rates as a chief cause of winter get more heat cut of heaters; for cars driven where it engine failures. gets colder than 30 below; for high altitudes, and for Of course some service stations charge almost as much heavy-duty driving, or where prolong idling occurs, as m for regular as premium grade. You can save about half city driving. the cost of oil by changing it yourself or adding it yourself But all authorities warn against salt-base anti-freezes when needed. You can buy good-quality motor oils for even if cheap, such a calcium, magnesium or sodium as little as 15-18 cents a quart in two^gallon cans from chlorides. . . ( 1 'U •SI •.A �Pate Plaht SEAFARERS LOG October 18. 1»53 50-50 Upheld In Wheat SEA5CASH BENEFITS Cargoes To Pakistan Wheat being shipped to Pakistan under the famine-relief bill for that country is meeting the requirements of the 50-50 law, the Foreign Operations Administration announced. Of­ ficials said about 475,000 tons"*' will have been shipped by the end of the year, more than 50 percent of which is being carried in American bottoms. When the Pakistan wheat ship­ ments were first taken up in the "House of Representatives last June, the bill in question was re­ ported out of the House Agricul- Steel Co. $ Sought For NevfChannel ture Committee with no 50-50 provisioja attached. The SIU's Wash­ ington office went into action im­ mediately alerting Congressmen to the omission. As a result • an amendment to insert the 50-50 provision in the bill was offered from the floor and was carried by the House. Tramps Carry Bulk Of the tonnage carried by Amer­ ican ships thus far, 20 percent has gone on regularly-scheduled liners and 80 percent on American tramps. This is in accord with schedules set up when the bill was passed. Under the provisions of the bill, the full tonnage will have to be delivered by June 30, 1954. The value of the 50-50 law in meeting foreign competition on Government shipments is illustrat­ ed by the fact that freight rates on US tramps have been running between $17.50 and $21.00 a ton. Rates on foreign tonnage have been the equivalent of $9.50 to $11. The 50-50 law was fTrst passed in 1948 as part of the Marshall Plan program of economic aid for Europe. It has provided an im­ portant percentage of Americanflag shipments in the last fiye^ years. * The US Army Corps of Engi­ neers will recommend to Congress that the US Steel Corporation pay half the additional cost of deepen­ ing the Delaware River channel to 40 feet between Philadelphia and Trenton. The rest of the proposed channel route will be 35 feet In depth. This development follows on the heels of the recent conference be­ tween the Army Engineers and the three-state (Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware) authority. The proposal states that the three states should pay the remainder of the cost. The US Steel Corporation, which has its giant Fairless Works along the proposed route, would be the biggest beneficiary of the projected channel. There have been reports A US District Court judge in that the Isthmian Lines division of Trenton, NJ, has ruled that the US Steel planned to build giant General Electric Company must ore carriers if the channel-deepen­ give up its monopoly in the light ing project were approved by Con­ bulb industry. Federal Judge Philip gress. Now that the Engineers Forman ordered the company to have recommended that the Fair- give up exclusive rights to its pat­ less Works bear half the cost, the ents and share them with the in­ attitude of the steel company may dustry at present and in the fu­ be different. ture. A Congressional rhubarb over Agreements between GE and five this appears likeiy. Representative other companies maintaining its Charles R. Howell (D., N.J.) has monopoly were also nullified by already fii-ed the first shot. He the ruling. However the court states that he will recommend to turned down a Government de­ Congress that the Engineers pro­ mand that GE get rid of fifty per­ ceed with the 35-foot channel if cent of its facilities for producing US Steel refuses to pay the added bulbs. cost, since this depth would ac­ Company lawyers have not yet commodate all shipping other than indicated whether they would ap­ the Fairless Works ore boats. peal the decision. US Orders GE To End Monopoly SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON BENEFITS PAID To..../!.S.-.<(.^..7..wr3. F'om No. Seafafers Rcceiring Benefits thia Period] Average Benefits Paid Each Seafvef || Total Benefits Paid this Period 2£22± U WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD Death Benefits Disability Benefits U7^ ool S" GOO oo ±i3jL Vacation Benefits Total 2JL22A Ct, WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950* | Death Benefits Paid Since Tulv 1. 1950* 9^ Disability Benefits Paid Since May 1. 1952 * J/3¥o Maternity Benefits Paid Since April 1. 1952* JL96<St Vacation Benefits Paid Since Feb. 11. 1952 • |?/oo^ Total Date Benefits Beaan WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS CashooHaod Vacation velfate 7? 07 Vacation Estimated Accounts Receivable^ Welfare— OO US Government Bonds (Welfare) iSTlMkM. Real Estate (Welfare) Other Assets — Training Ship (Welfare) 7L TOTAL ASSETS COMMENT: THE NEXT EXAMINATION OF THE VARIOUS APPLICANTS FOR SOHOURSHIP BENEFITS WILL TAKE PLACE ON DEC'W 5TH. As OF THIS DATE, THERE U HAS BEEN ONE PERSON THAT HAS TAKEN THE EXAM, SHIRLEY SAVAGE, ON TUB W£4;?ry,M#las^^ 7iJNYm\c& 1$7os5\m OMMTecAJism ARe coWiNcep 7i44r-]Wf SATISFACrp^/i/OF&l.a MBAI IS. OUIi.B&&CAU. AUG. 12, 1955- THE ONLY REMAINING APPLICANTS ARE EDMUND URKIN AND SEYMOUR WALLACE, WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE EXAMS TO BE HELD ON DEC. JTH, JAN. 9TH AND .MARCH IJTH. THE DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICANTS IS FEB. 20TH, 195I1. BY THAT DATE, ALL APPLICATIONS'MOST BE IN. AND FULLY PROCESSED SO THAT THE APPLICANTS CAN SIT FOR THE UST EXAMINATION WHICH WILL MAKE THEM ELIGIBLE FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS OF SeCH EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD ON MARCH I3,,.I95'»* I- Submitted AT TMff NEW rOON HALU... • • M- A1 K«tr, Aeaial strator^ . and, remember this... All these are yours without contributing a single nickel on your part—Collecting SlU-bene'fits is easy, whether it's for hospital, birth, disability or death—You get ftnst rate personal service immediately through your Union's representatives. �O^ber 19, 19St SEAFARERS Pagm Nina LOG Mysterious Explosion At Sea Rips Hole in Ship UNION TALK By KEITH TERPi Winning mor« jobs as well as porkchops for SIU men is a never-ending campaign. Although the Union stands at the head of the Industry In maintaining a healthy book-to-job ratio, assuring plenty of jobs when and where Seafarers want them, the effort to assure a continuing flow of jobs goes on. Thus, even with the heavy concentration of organizing effort on the Atlantic Refining fleet since the summer of 1952, the Union did not stop there. This past August the Union wrapped up a quickie drive against a company which tried to skip out on a promise to hire SIU people under the standard SIU contract and signed with the NMU while they were still dickering with the SIU. The Valentine Tanker Corporation, operating, the Val Chem, bowed finally after trying a pack of legal gimmicks to forestall the eventual result. And the Val Chem is just the first of several ships the company is expected to put into service as a combination petroleum and liquid chemical carrier, all of which means still more jobs to come under SIU contracts. Excello Victory In Sight Now a Union victory against the Excello CojTporation, another tanker outfit that's been, trying everything in the book to beat off organization by the SIU is in sight. The company, which is going on the carpet at NLRB hearings early next month on unfair labor practice charges filed by the SIU, was the center of a quick, successful campaign at the beginning of this year, with the result that the entire crew of its pro­ totype ship was signed up. The'Tanker Ticonderoga limps into Los Angeles Harbor with gaping hole blown in her middle tiy However, deciding to fight the overwhelming desire of its seamen mysterious explosion at sea. Inbound from Honolulu, the tanker came in under her own power, with for SIU representation, the company began intimidating and discrimin­ ating against SIU supporters and even went as far as to set up its no injuries reported in the mishap. own little dummy "union" then and there to break the solid SIU majority on the ship. And with the drive in Atlantic temporarily hang­ ing fire pending an NLRB order from Washington setting the starting date for balloting in the Atlantic tanker fleet, the occasion now pre­ sents itself to examine the Excello operation. Also a one-company out­ Another in the growing list of testimonials to the slopchest service offered by the SIU Sea fit at the moment, but expected to acquire a fleet of ships to haul cargoes of formaldehyde, Excello is typical of the shipping operations Chest has been received from the Bloomfield Steamship Company in Houston, Texas. Com­ pany's general purchasing agent, O. C. Webster, wrote that "congratulations are in order" that will resist bona fide unionism right down to the wire. We thought we'd seen some pretty raw set-ups masking as "unions" to the Sea Chest for the qual->before, but this one in Excello has got a lot of them whipped hands ity of its merchandise, its particularly impressed with your 'name-brand' merchandise which down. The "Independent Union of the Motor Vessel Excello"—^the prices and its efficiency. ship is a converted LST—is the name of ttie outfit, and it's a beaut. Meanwhile, increasing pressure was supplied at competitive prices It was formed just about the time the SIU had already won the support is being put by crew on Calmar comparable to our prices for the of most of the men involved and, was, in fact, already seeking recogni­ Line ships, where skippers have same merchandise in the various tion from the company as bargaining representative. thus far refused to budge from ports. WASHINGTON—New and big­ their stand in not buying Sea Chest "We also appreciate your kind ger tax write-offs for US industry 20 Man "Union" products. The captain of one ship offer whereby the Sea Chest will And what is this lUMVE? Lo and behold, it's a "union" of 20-odd informed the crew that he would promptly exchange any merchan­ are in effect now for companies seamen employed by one company with just one ship. For an idea of not take any SIU slopchest aboard dise on request or give full credit building plants for defense and the top of "security" this phoney can offer, consider who are its of­ under any circumstances. on items not in demand. mobilization. Previously the Gov­ ficers; the bosun on the Excello is top man, and the chief steward is Dealers Cut Prices "Frankly, we have no criticism ernment was allowing the com­ second in common command. Nobody knows what their real titles are; one immediate effect to offer in connection with your panies to write oft" up . to 60 per­ they have no actual agreement with the company that anybody has seen of However, Sea Chest campaign in Cal­ handling of Slop Chest items on cent of the cost of construction. or heard about. In addition, to make the arrangement cosier, the bosun marthe has been a considerable reduc­ any of our vessels to dafe, either Now the firms are getting a 100 is none- other than the captain's son. tion in prices by private dealers as to quality or price. In fact we percent write-off if they take the When the outfit came into being, the first thing it did after the com­ supplying the ships. These dealers, feel that congratulations are in trouble to strengthen their build­ pany denied the SIU's demand for recognition was post increases in feeling the heat, have brought order for the efficient handling of ings against bomb damage. the wage scales that put base pay just a few dollars above standard their prices down more nearly in this commodity in the short period More and more enterprises are Union scale—a common-enough anti-union trick. Next, to entrench it­ line with those of the SIU Sea the Sea Chest has been in opera­ expected to take advantage of this self, the lUMVE began badgering the men to swing away from the Chest. In respect to quality how­ tion." largesse on the part of the gov­ SIU and sign its own phoney pledge cards. The Bloomfield Company letter ernment. This plan has actually ever, little-known or unknown Anybody who didn't, or talked SIU was bounced for one reason or brands continue to prevail. is one of several received from been in effect since the beginning another and now, after several months and heavy turnover in personnel, The Bloomfield official in his various SlU-contracted shipowners of the Korean war. Most companies comes the first showdown before the NLRB. Most of the men who letter to the Sea Chest, declared since the Sea Chest started supply­ applying for the exemption on were fired are on SIU ships today anyway, but as in other cases of that he had inspected every item ing the ships. these grounds are building facili­ this kind, they'd like to come back aboard the ship and sail her under supplied to the Mary Adams "and All of them have expressed ties which can be easily converted an SIU cntract and watch the company officers really have to toe the am pleased to state that v^e found their satisfaction with the price to civilian production, in the event line. That day is undoubtedly going to come before long, and they've every article supplied to be first and quality of Sea Chest merchan­ of a slow down in defense pro­ earned that bit of pleasure the hard way. class in every respect. We were dise. duction. Another Co. Praises Sea Chest Plants Getting Better Tax Deal Cartoon History Of The SIU The Hiring Hall yo. 4o -.4\ I ' -^1 The Taft-Hartley Law was aimed at breaktog labor. The best way was to abolish the "cloMd shop." This means abolishing the hiring hall for seamen. Some maritime labor leaders wanted to compromise, but the SIU stood fast and refused to change the basic principle of seamra's Uniojajk V Fighting for the hiring hall wasn't the only SIU activity, nor was Cities Service the only tanker company organized. During 1948, great strides were made in the tanker field. Hardly a week passed without another company being signed. Un­ organized seamen were flocking to Siy^ advantages, The same was true in the dry cargo field. Where contracts were already in force, wages and condi­ tions were improved. New contracts were signed. One big victory was the Cuba Distilling Co., an outfit that was SIU before the war. lost all its ships during the war, and started back in business again.. �SEAFARERS Page Ten .October IS. 195» LOG PORT REPORTS Baltimora: Md. Covernor Helps SlU Hospital Drive Shipping in the Port of Balti­ more for the past two weeks has been slow but there are no hard­ ships being suffered by the mem­ bers. We've always got the Ore ships and we are glad to report at this time that more of the men are taking these scows, adding to the pockets of the men as well as to the strength of the SIU. In the same period we had 21 ships pay off, 17 ships sign on and eight ships in transit. Ships paying off were the Evelyn, Ines, Suzanne, Mae, Dorothy and Hil­ ton, twice (Bull); Calmar, Seamar and Bethcoaster (Calmar); Marore, Bethpre, SteelSears ore, Cubore, Venore, Baltore and Chilore (Ore); Raphael Semmes and Fairport (Wa­ terman); Robin Mowbray (Seas), and French Creek (Cities Service). Ships signing on were all except the Robin Mowbray, Fairport, Bethcoaster and Baltore and in­ cluding the Seavictor (Bourne­ mouth). In-transit ships were the Steel Scientist (Isthmian); Azalea City, Alawai and Chickasaw (Wa­ terman); Alcoa Puritan and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Rosario (Bull) and Bethcoaster (Calmar). Disputed OT We have had the Raphael Semmes and the Fairport paying off here in the past month and have had some disputed overtime pertaining to the cargo carriers which we have submitted to New York for clarification. This is some­ thing new that has been added to five or six Waterman scows and will be coming up regularly. This should be taken care of in short order. Gov. Behind Drive Maryland's Governor Theodore R. McKeldin, as printed in the Baltimore Morning Sun of Oct. <1, 1953, supported the SIU drive to maintain the USPHS hospital pro­ gram. "I can visualize many good reasons for continuing this serv­ ice," he said, referring to the pro­ gram begun in 1798. "It must be true, too, that most of those who entered the merchant sea service considered this hospital care part of their emoluments. It would be unfair, I believe, to do this, which in effect reduces the pay of many seamen who become ill." Atlantic Victory The Governor went on to say that he would do everything with­ in his power to see that the hos­ pitals remained open in order to service the needs of the seamen and Government employees. He agreed that the hospitals benefitted the general public as well as sea­ men and Government personnel with their contributions to medical advances. Gov. McKeldin is a good man to have on our side and I am sure his support will be of con­ siderable value to the SIU and maritime interests in general. What the maritime indu.stry has to do is to enlist the aid of other men of his caliber, reputation and po­ sition, to make it clear to the Director of the Budget that we are not going to submit easily to the closings of the hospitals. Only in this way can we win this important battle. We are sure of victory in the Atlantic drive, as you well know, since we have never lost any outfit we've set out td organize and we never will. The Atlantic men SIU way and have been bull-dozed so- much by the AMEU that they are clamoring for an election. Richard Appleby from the Atlantic Importer visited us last week and be. was enthused about our ship­ ping procedure. We have Brother Owen Herring in the USPHS hos­ pital here who is receiving all of his benefits and will continue to do so while he is confined. He is doing well and expects to be re­ leased shortly. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Port Agent Wilmington: Weather And Hesplfals Chief Teplcs Of Talk continue to do so for the coming two-week period. The Southland of South Atlantic paid off here and signed on last week. In-transits were the same Southland, Seatrains New York and Savannah (Seatrain); Monroe (Bull); and Wacosta and Fairport (Waterman). I attended a meeting of the Savannah Central Trades Council last week and the only thing which came up was the longshore beef. The longshoremen in this town do not have a business agent and .one of the members of the executive board wanted to know how they stood in the ILA. The president told him that the charter had been taken away by. the AFL conven­ tion in St. Louis last month. He told the members that he would have to wait and see what develops in the New Orleans meeting and report back to the membership. Men in the marine hospital in­ clude John Daniels, F. W. Grant, K. Bumgarner, J. Littleton, John Duffy, K. L. Guthrie, M. McDonald, F. G. Wesley, R. Huggins, N. L. Gardner, L. J. Love, Sam Jonas, H. Mathes and S. V. Kilpatrick. Jeff Morrison Savannah Fort Agent Shipping in the past two weeks has slowed down considerably with the result that we have more men on the beach now than is normal for this busy port. Despite this, nobody has been here for more than a couple of weeks except those unfit for duty. The next two weeks should improve consider­ ably. X. $ ^ The Amersea of Blackchester New York; signed on and the following were in-transit ships In the past two weeks: John B. Waterman, Gate­ way City, Madaket, Yaka and Mobilian (Waterman);. Marymar, YorkDuring the past two weeks we mar and Penmar (Calmar); Steel paid off a total of 17 ships, signed Maker and Hoosier Mariner (Isth­ on eight ships and had 16 intran- mian); Anne Butler (Bloomficld); sit. Three ships laid up during Bradford Island and Abiqua (Cities this period, the Marina (Bull), Service), and Petrolite (Tanker Golden City (Waterman) and San Sag). Among the oldtimers around Mateo Victory (Eastern). here now dropping in for a chat Ships paying off were" the Seatrains New Jersey, New York, are Sidney Tur­ Texas and Georgia (Seatrain); ner, John Flana­ Chiwawa and Council Grove gan, Osbourne (Cities Service); Robin Locksley Brooks, Clyde (Seas); Golden City, Wacosta and Parker, Loyal 4. t t Afoundria (Waterman); Elizabeth Piker and John Lake Charles: (Bull); Val Chem (Valentine); Ward. In the hos- '' Strathport (Strathmore); Greece pital is Percy Victory (South Atlantic); Maiden Harrelson off the Victory (Mississippi) and the Steel J. B, Waterman and just released Vendor (Isthmian). Flanagan Shipping here and the affairs in Signing on were the Steel De­ was Arthur Lindsigner, Steel Director and Steel sey who" came off the Sea Wind port are in fine shape. We have Rover (Isthmian); Omega (Omega (Seatraders). Also released was had four payoffs here in the last Waterways); Northwestern Victory Sidney Malkin who was hospital­ two weeks, so everybody is happy with all the jobs available. (Victory Carriers); Robin Hood ized for spinal meningitis. (Seas); Seagarden (Orion) and Weather Fine Causing this rush of shipping Council Crove (Cities Service). We weren't going to say any­ were the Logans Fort, Royal Oak, Ships intransit were the Chicka­ thing about the weather anymore, Paoli, Council Grove, Bents Fort, saw, Topa Topa, Wacosta and De but after reading that some states Chiwawa, Winter Hill, Government Soto (Waterman); Trojan Trader on the East Coast had snow just Camp, Cantigny and French Creek (Trojan); Michael (Carras); Gov­ let me say that we had three 90- (Cities Service); Alawai (Water­ ernment Camp and Royal Oak degree days in succession. It man); Del Sol (Mississippi) and the (Cities Service); Massmar (Calmar); cooled off a bit today, only in the W. E. Downing (State Fuel). The Kathryn and Frances (Bull); Sea- BO'S. Anyone for a swim? Paoli, Council Grove and Bents trains Savannah, New Jersey and The main topic of conversation Fort paid off here after a foreign Louisiana (Seatrain); Alcoa Puri­ run, while the Downing had a tan (Alcoa) and Steel Apprentice around here still seems to be the mutual consent payoff for about 22 proposed closings of the USPHS (Isthmian). hospitals. We're just wondering if men after a five months' run. For the benefit of the brothers Shipping for the next two weeks the fellows around the country are who put in for restriction to the looks fair. We don't have too many ship in St. Georges, New Found- following this up with letters or ships scheduled for payoff here, wires to their Senators. land, we are still awaiting word but we may get in some unexpected John Arabasz from our Washington representa­ vessels as we often do. Wilmington Port Agent tive on this matter and will let On the beach here we find the you know as soon as we get some Parker boys, J. and L., R. Lyle, definite information. B. Spear, W. Pritchett, J. Mitchell We have a new supertanker Savannah: and F. J. Mapp among others. which will crew up in Boston in Possum hunting time is here now about a week, the Orion Comet. and if I get a few nights clear we We also have a new Mariner due will go out and get us a possum to come out in about two or three or two. Anyone who hasn't eaten weeks, the Badger Mariner. It possum and taters doesn't know goes to South Atlantic and will Shipping has been holding its what they are missing, which is crew up in Philadelphia. own down in this neck of the really something. Claude Simmons woods in the past period and we Leroy Clarke Asst. Sec.-Treas. have every expectation that it will Lake Charles Port Agent Hnlon To Crew Up Hew Supertanker In Beslen Louisiana Port Busy With Four Payoffs Shipping Is Keeping Fairly Steady In Pert JSMU OiRMCTOK Y SIU, A&G District gALTlMORE 14 North Gay St. Earl Sheppard. Aeent Mulberry 4540 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 GALVESTON 308>/!i 23rd St, Keith Alcop, Agent Phone 2-8448 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 MIAMI Dolphin Hotel Eddie Parr. Agent Miami 9-4791 MOBILE .1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams. Agent . Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW VORK ... 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn STerling 8-4670 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ren Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St Market 7-1635 PORT ARTHUR 411 Austin St Don Hilton, Rep. Phone 4-2341 SAA FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. T. Banning. Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty BreithoIT, West Coast Representative PUEgTA de TIERRA, PR Pelayo 51—La 5 Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 PUERTA LA CRUZ Calle B^a? 25 Phone pending SAVA^AH .. ... 2 Ahercorn St. Jeff 'Morrison. Agent Phone 3-1728 SEATTLE 2700 let Ave. Jeff Gillette. Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Kay White. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. John Arabasz. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews Joe Algina Claude S' *^mons Joe Volplan William Hall SUP HONOLULU FORT WILLIAM... 118>A Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3331 EORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5501 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. ~ EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, EC 617>A Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER. EC 565 HamUton St. Paciflc 7824 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 0346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WiUlam St. NB Phone: 2-5232 16 Merchant St. • Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 823 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND. CALIF 257 5th St. Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO.... 450 Harrison St. Gr^at Lakes District Douglas 2-8363 133 W. Fletcher .SEATTLE 2700 1st Ave. ALPENA Phone: 1238W Main 0290 . 180 Main St. WILMINGTON 605 Marine Ave. BUFFALO. NY Phone: Cleveland 7391 Terminal 4-3131 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE NEW YORK 679 4th Ave.. Brooklyn CLEVELAND Phone; Main 1-0147 STerling 8-4671 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District Headquarters Phone: Woddward 1-6857 531 W. Michigan St. MONTREAL 614 St. James St. West DULUrU Phone: Melrose 2-4110 PLateau 8161 HALIFAX. N.S...... 128'A HolUs St. SOUTH CHICAGO .^^^^.T^l^OSn^SL Phonal 3-8911 .. • ' . ;: J . j.;. - < •• New Orleans: Grain Shipmenis Reach Last Year's Ton Telal Shipping In the port has held Its own and Is continuing along at a steady pace, as a matter of fact more book members shipped In the past two weeks than registered In the port. Beefs have been the usual minor run of regular beefs with the exception of a misunder­ standing on the Del Sol - (Missis­ sippi), regarding Kroo boys on the West African run. This has been cleared up and should not occur again. It must be understood that the membership has approved the carrying of these Kroo boys on the West African run and they in no way have deprived the crews of overtime as the crews on the West African run ships make more overtime than" the same company ships on the South American run. It Is essential that they carry Kroo boys, as the NMU companies with which Mississippi has to com­ pete carry Kroo boys who are al­ lowed to do far more work on the ships than allowed by the Missis­ sippi contract. The West African run by Mississippi has expanded considerably In the past few years and makes quite a few more jobs for the members shipping through the port of New Orleans and should be looked upon as regular shipping through the port. Boys in Hospital Brother Jack Bates, readmitted following discharge, is nearing complete recov­ ery. The condi­ tion of Clarence "Red" Cobb sud­ denly developed Into a critical stage, but his many friends and former shIp' mates in this port will be Cobb pleased to learn that at the time of our last visit he was greatly Improved. Tedd Terrington, who has undergone sev­ eral serious operations. Is also well along the recovery route and has progressed to the point where he Is permitted to move about and en­ joy the benefits of the fine weather and sunshine on the hospital grounds. Grain ships In the port of NO. are still clearing at a record rate. Last year's record for grain ship­ ments through the port was equalled again this year by the grain elevators here in NO. After the new elevators, under construc­ tion at the present time, are com­ pleted, NO should be able to pick up in shipments far greater than It does at the present time. In September, 32 -ships cleared the port of New Orleans with grain, eight for Mexico, five for Holland, four for Spain and Belgium, three for Japan and two each for Ger­ many, France, Italy and Trieste. Payoffs Ships paying off were the DeJ Mar and Del Sol of Mississippi and Waterman's Antinous and Chickasaw. Sign-ons includes the Del Mar and Del Monte of Missis­ sippi, Metro's Gulf Water and the Genevieve Peterkin of Bloomfield.^ In-transit ships were the'Alcoas Corsair, Pennant, Cavalier and Pilgrim (Alcoa); Steel Rover (Isthmian); Neva West and Gene­ vieve Peterkin (Bloomfield); Del Monte (Mississippi); Edith (Bull); Seatrains Savannah and New York (Seatrain); Warhawk, Claiborne and Monarch of the Seas (Water­ man), and Southern Districts (Southern). Lindsey Williams ~ •1: New Orleans Fort �October 10. ItSt SEAFARERS Page Elevea LOG J>OltT REPORTS Seattle: Crew Collaeis.B6ef ( On Clarksbarg Viclary Shipping has been good and we expect U to continue to be so in the future. Ships paying off were the Hay­ wood Broun, Longview Victory and Coe Victory (Victory Carriers^; Bucyrus Victory (Waterman); New Rochelle Victory (South Atlantic); Seastar (Mercador) and Clarksburg Victory (Eastern). The Liberty Flag of Gulf Cargo and the Mankato Victory and Longview Victory (Victory Carriers) signed on, while in-transit ships were the J. B. Waterman and Yaka (Waterman), and Calmar's Pennmar and Portmar. At the payoff of the Clarksburg Victory in Portland, Ore., the crew had a beef concerning the lack of water for toilet facilities for a 13-day period. The crew put in $4 each for room allowance daily. This was collected at the payoff. The engine department collected $383.44 for standing sea watches In port in excess of 24 hours. ILA Locals Switch The majority of the locals in the Pacific Coast District of the old ILA have voted to affiliate with the new AFL-ILA. The Pacific Coast District is applying fbr a District Charter and the Puget Sound Council is applying for a Council Charter. Each of the locals will make its own application. Bob Collins, vice-president of the old ILA, Pacific District, mailed in his resignation to the corrupt outfit. Dropping down to the hall to see us this week before looking to ship out was John S. Hauser. Hauscr started to go to sea in the mer­ chant mai'ine in 1923 after doing a hitch in the Navy. His first jobs were as a galley boy, but now he sails as Hauser steward. He ships out of Seattle and San Francisco because of the good shipping in these ports and the Far East runs where there is a good bonus and good ports for shore leave. Hauser is 53 years old and still single, although not giving up the idea of matrimony entirely. He thinks the SlU Welfare Plan is just about the tops in the industry, and the best of a long line of good things offered by the Union to its mem­ bers. Oldtimers on the beach at this time, taking their pick of jobs, are W. W. ^ Wells, J. Kismul and P. Drevas, while those in the marine hospital just waiting to ship out again are Bruno Barthal, J. Neiibauer, M. E. Newman, J. SI. Thompson and J. Yarbrough. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent i ti $• either side, but talka are still go­ ing on. Hope they come out with a good contract as it will mean a big push for organized labor In this area. Oldtimers on the beach include John Caldwell, Alex Ben Kori and John Dooley. Jose Vilar is still in the hospital, as is George Mur­ phy. It has been raining here for the past three weeks and everyone has decided to do away with shoes and start going barefooted in a backto-nature movement. All the streets are flooded, so we are mak­ ing our way . around this port city without shoes and with pants rolled to the knees. We're expect­ ing a new hurricane this way and have battened down the hatches awaiting it. The latest one goes by the name of Hazel. Women sure are a lot of trouble. Eddie Parr Miami Fort Agent i. i. i. Boston: Boston Momborshln To Grew Now Orion Gomel Shipping has been going along at a steady pace and is expected to pick up a great deal when we crew the new Orion Comet. Ships paying off were the Queenston Heights; Rosario (Bull), and the Logans Fort and Paoli (Cities Service). All the vessels signed on again. Ships in transit are the Winter Hill (Cities Serv­ ice); Bull Run (Petrol Tankers); Strathport (Strathmore); T o p a Topa (Waterman); Steel Chemist (Isthmian); Barbara Fritchie (Lib­ erty Navigation). We had a small overtime beef, a delayed sailing squabble and a re­ pair beef, but they were all set­ tled to the satisfaction of the mem­ bership. Enjoy World Series The boys enjoyed the World Series via television, but many of them were disappointed in -the outcome. They wanted to see the Dodgers win for a change instead of the Yankees who are making it a monotonous habit. M^n in the marine hospital in­ clude E. Callahan, R. Peck, J. Penswick, N. E. Napier, T. Mastaler, Zachariah Williams and John Halpin. The brothers do­ nated blood to Penswick and Calla­ han who underwent operations. Oldtimers around the hall in­ clude Bob Murphy, "Fish" Rubery, Bobby Lee, Tom Fleming, C. Dasha, E. Roberts, G. Fleming and C. Cain.. James Sheehan Boston Port Agent Miami: Miami Has Floods And Flighty Hurrioanos All shipping has been slow be­ cause of the strike. It should start to pick up with the injunction tak­ ing effect, making the next pe­ riod's shipping somewhat better. The Florida (P&O) and the Ponce (P. R. Marine) paid off while the Hila signed on for a coastwise run. In-transit ships in­ clude the Azalea City and Hurri­ cane of Waterman and the Atlantic States. Local 1535 of the Machinists is still negotiating with the Broward Marine outfit in Fort Lauderdale. San Francisco: West Coast Slilpping Still Up After Truce The shipping and the weather have been fine out this way, with the sun shining on the shipping board every day. The outlook for the future looks just as bright as for the past two weeks. Paying off were the Young America and Fairland (Waterman); Cecil N. Bean (Dry Trans); Mankato Victory (Victory Car­ riers); Catawba Victory (Bull) and Federal (Tra­ falgar). Sign-ons were the Young America, Cecil N. Bean and Ca­ Dwyer tawba Victory. In-transit vessels wei-e the J. B. Waterman, Madaket, Yaka and Jean La Fitte (Waterman); Longview Victory (Victory Carriers), and the Steel Maker (Isthmian). Strike Over At long last, the Key System strike has been settled and the trains and buses will start running here, again. Many of these men were prepared to stay out for a long period of time and took other jobs to tide them over the rough spots. Some of the equipment had to be overhauled and inspected be­ fore it could go back in operation, accounting for the delay in resump­ tion of service after the strike was settled. It was learned that this week Harry Bridges sent his organizers on the ships out here to enlist some more men in his NUMC&S, and the companies gave permis­ sion to allow his organizers to go aboard. Lay Up Ships With the slow-down of shipping to Korea because of the settled conditions in the Far East, some ships have laid up. In the past two weeks we had two ships to tie up and we are laying another one up soon in idle status. Oltimers on the beach include F. P. Votto. J. J. McMahon, M. B. Belen, M. E. Pappadakis and A. J. Sui-les. Some of the boys in the marine hospital who would appre­ ciate hearing from their shipmates are M. Eurasia, D. p. Boyce, J. Sampson. J. I. Perrelra, J. Corsa, I. McCormick. Peter Smith, David Sorenson, W. Timmermann and Leo Dwyer. As you probably know, the Sen­ ate Merchant Marine Subcommit­ tee is scheduled to reconvene its hearings in this city duidng the week, taking up many problems pertinent to merchant shipping, in­ cluding coastal and intercoastal Mobile: trade, subsidies, ship-loading and shipbuilding problems. Also, Bridges is coming up to testify be­ fore them on West Coast shipping activities. It should prove to be Port of Mobile shipping in the an interesting three-day session for past two weeks was steady with 88 the lawmakers. men shipped to regular jobs and Tom Banning about 100 shipped to various relief San Francisco Port Agent jobs around the harbor such as t> shore gang, tug boat and shifting gangs. We had 13 ships paying off Galveston: in the two-week period with a couple of them laying up and awaiting cargo. Ships paying off were the Alcoa Cavalier, Pegasus, Pointer, Pil­ For the past two weeks shipping grim, Roamer and Patriot (Alcoa); has been on the slow bell, but it Claiborne, Monarch of the Sea, should pick up in a week or so. Hurricane, La Salle (Waterman); There has been some trouble at Del Mundo (Mississippi), and Tadthe grain elevators concerning the dei (Shipenter). All the ships paid sale of some extra grain by the off with a minimum of beefs. City of Galveston. At the same Ships signing on were all the time there seems to be a shortage Alcoa scows with the exception of of grain, so until this matter is the Alcoa Cavalier, along with the eleared up at all levels there La Salle. In-transit ships w ere the doesn't seem much of a prospect Iberville and Antinous (Water­ that grain will be moving from man). this port to any appreciable de­ Two Ships Idle gree. Don't know when this mat­ Due in in the next twm weeks ter will be settled, but we hope are the Claiborne, Monarch of the the contending parties get it fixed Sea, Chickasaw, De Soto and up soon. Maiden Creek (Waterman); and There is plenty of cotton in the Alcoa's Corsair, Polaris, Partner, warehouses all up and down the Ranger, Pennant and Cavalier. The waterfront, but it seems there is Hurricane is in idle status await­ no market for it right now. The ing cargo and the Taddei is in the Bull Run (Petrol Tankers) came in repair yards. last week and paid off with trans­ The big news around the port is portation. She went into idle the ILA situation and the outcome status for about a 30-day period. of it. At the Bloomfield has two ships due in present time we for payoff this coming week and have contacted the Alcoa Planter (Alcoa) is also the local long­ due in this area. The Federal in­ shoremen and junction is preventing any trouble are awaiting de­ around here with the ILA factions, velopments. As but adding to the waterfront situ­ soon as we get ation was a strike by the MM&P news we'll pass against several tanker companies. it along. Ships Paid Off A few of the Phillips oldtimers around Ships paying off were the Gene­ vieve Poterkin of Bloomfield and on the beach now include George Petrol Tanker's Bull Run during Crabtree. H. Long, W. Stone, R. the last period. The Marie Hamill Jones, Joe Denton, L. Williams, of Bloomfield signed on. Ships in George Murriil, J. Kirkland, J. transit were the Steel Inventor of Jones, L. Gormandy, D. Reynolds, Isthmian; the Afoundria, Alawai H. Phillips. C. E. Long. F. P. Dro-. and Azalea City of Waterman; Sea- zak. C. McNorton and H .Graham. trains Louisiana, New Jersey and Speaking of Phillips, he is bet­ Texas of the Seatrain line; the ter known as "Booger" Phillips. He Alexandra and Michael of Carras; has been around this port for years Edith of Bull; Del Monte of Mis­ and also has a book in the Marine sissippi and the Southern Districts Allied Workers Division of the and Southern States of Southern. SIU. At the present time he is There were only minor beefs on working on the Alcoa shore gang some of the ships, but they were on the night shift. Brother Phil­ all squared away in good shape lips is married and has one child. and fine SlU style. The sign-on on He makes his home in Satsuma, the Marie Hamil went without a Alabama, a few miles from Mobile, hitch and the Genevieve Peterkin where he raises enough collards paid off in good shape with no and turnips to stock the deep freeze for the winter months. He squabbles to speak of. thinks the SIU is tops and that Keith Alsop when better gains are made the Galveston Port Agent SIU will make them. Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent Big Port News Centers Around ILA Dlspnte Grain And Cotton Raise Problems In Galveston Keep Draft Hoard Posted Shipping Figures September 23 to October 7 PORT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Galveston Seattle San Francisco Wilmington V Totals Uhi-", rawi ^ , ' REG. REG. DECK" ENGINE 27 11 196 138 " 25 20 150 108 20 23 31 21 • 24 27 57 38 72 82 21 19 43 21 78 72 40 19 784. .iw599 '1.19E Slirl REG. TOTAL STEW. REG. 59 21 458 124 15 60 353 95 8 51 69 17 30 81 151 56 226 72 55 15 80 - 16 215 65 82 23 577 .; 1,940 SHIP. DECK 8 111 ; 17 92 14 11 15 23 88 38 26 59 13 SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL ENG. STEW. SHIPPED 23 7 8 305 90 104 41 11 13 186 41 53 45 14 17 29 6 12 35 9 11 88 33 32 253 89 76 21 84 25 83 27 30 137 38 40 33 11 9 ;515 430 ' ri n t*. v "397 .1,^ - SIU headquarters urges all draft eligible seamen to be sure they keep their local Se­ lective Service boards posted on all changes of address through the use of the post cards furnished at all SIU halls and aboard.ships. Failure to keep iour draft board informed of your where­ abouts can cause you to be listed as a delinquent and be drafted into the services with­ out a hearing. The Union in such cases can do nothing to aid Seafarers who fail to com­ ply. 7-!<I �Page Twelve SEAFARERS IN THE WAKE LOG October 18. 195S MEET THE SEAFARER mm mm mkmkmmm ^^1 typified happiness, and two fish EUGENE BRUNDAGE. FOW were a symbol of marriage. The early Christians used three fish Seafarer Eugene C. "Pop" ter some hair-raising experiences intertwined to denote the Trinity, Question: What do you consider Brundage has worked at many and as a pi'ofe.ssional jumper. Pop typifying regeneration. proper clothing in the messroom? diverse things during his sixty Brundage gave up flying for the years. In addition to his seagoing more sedate business of sign-paint­ 4i 4^ 4> • Sea inhabitants come in various John Giordano, 2nd Cook: I experience, he has had a varied ing. Great White Way shapes and forms, but probably think anyone should want to wear and unusual shoreside career. Brother Brundage was born in It can be truthfully said that the largest of them all is the sul­ properly laun­ Rye, New York, but his family Brother Brundage has left his phur-bottom whale, the largest dered clothing at soon moved to Brooklyn, where he mark on Broadway. In point of animal in the world today, with a the table. This is grew up. After finishing school, fact, many of the advertising signs length of 90 feet and a weight of not a formal he decided that he would like to on the "Great White Way," Broad­ 150 tons. The great squid of the gathering, but see the country. way from Times Square to Colum­ Mediterranean, on the other hand, anyone should bus Circle, are his handiwork. He 4» 4" Traveled With Circus is no piker in the size department, want it to be continued in his sign-painting His first opportunity to travel Like most water fowl, swans are with a body measuring 50 feet in clean where ever business until Pearl Harbor, when about the country came when he symbolic of fertility. Primitive length. food is con­ was offered a job with the well- he went to the SIU and shipped peoples noticed that water always cerned. It's the 4" 4" 4" known Sells-Floto circus. He out on convoy duty. He had some preceded the instance of child­ sanitary In olden days, conch shells were only worked with this and other cir­ previous seagoing time as coalbirth, hence the symbolic associa­ thing to do. Everyone should come tion. Both the swan and the goose blown into to scare away malig­ into the messroom wearing a pair cuses for several years, acting as passer and coal fireman for Ameri­ barker and also as advance man, can Lines, back in 1916 and 1917. were thought of in terms of moth­ nant spirits. The fact that when of pants and a T-shirt at least. held to the ear, one can hear a the circus publicity and advertis­ This time he was back to sea for er-goddesses' of mankind, and both 4 4 4 ing man who first comes to town good. He received his SIU book were believed to be the offspring murmur in the shell gave rise to A1 Rothman, OS: The first thing many superstitions, including the to set up all arrangements. Pop in 1942 and has been shipping of the solar eye or egg, the seat we should think of in coming into has many fond memories of these steadily ever since. of life itself, when sun-worship poetic fancy that the sound of the the messroom is waves foreyer haunted its depths. circus days and can tell strange Organized For Union was at its peak. The Dakota In­ to be washed. Then came the idea that shells He saw rough convoy duty all dians thought the female swan was could guard persons from harm, Washing will and unusual tales about circus life sacred and should never be killed. serve to protect and about some of the clowns, during the last war. Luck was Since swans are always in pairs, a particularly those at sea, forming you, the food daredevils, trapeze artists, freaks with him, however, and while many single swan on a lake or else­ a link between the traveler and and your ship­ and other performers he came to ships in his convoys went down, no ship of his was ever hit. He where was believed a precursor of those he left behind. Shells have mates. Pants and know. been used as mascots probably He traveled in a similar capaci­ remembers grim moments under death. shirt are called since civilization began. ties for various carnival outfits submarine and aerial attack and 4 4. for in the mess4" 4' 4" A whale does not spout water, room, or at least and has many a chuckle when he dodging buzz bombs and E-boats. Oysters were known as luxury as is commonly believed. Whale a T-shirt. There's reminisces over the elaborate de­ He traveled most of the convoy experts explain that a w-hale rises tidbits in ancient Greece, which no more comfortable feeling than vices the "camy" people used in runs during the war. Since then he has been mainly on the Far to the surface for air at intervals gave them their names, meaning to sit down to a good meal with a trimming a sucker. After World War I broke out, East run and was in Korea when from five to 45 minutes, depending "shell" or "bone.^' The Greeks clean shirt on your back. Brundage joined the Army and the cease-fire was signed. upon lung capacity. The first act were modern in a sense that they 4 4 4 was assigned to one of the first' Brundage has shipped all 'Rat­ upon surfacing is to expel the used called oysters the "perfect prelude Francis Panetie, FWT: Pants and aid from its lungs. The air is nat­ to a meal." The Romans took the shirts should be worn by the men Air Corps units at Kelly Field, ings in tile engine department. He San Antonio, Texas. He did not has always been active in SIU urally moist and warm, and since Greek term for oysters and modi­ for all meals. get overseas with the AEF, but re­ affairs and took part in organizing this act usually occurs in a cold fied it with "ostrea," which is now The only excep­ mained in Texas, where he learned the Isthmian Line. climate, the expelled air looks like the scientific name. tion I can think to fly and was aircraft mechanic. The father of three sons. Brother water. Sometimes the whale starts of is to allow a 4 4" 4« Brundage lives with his wife and Aerial Stunt Man to expel air before its nostrils, or Among the "queer fish" in the skivvy shirt for Upon discharge from the Army, family at 8782 Parsons Blvd., blowholes, are clear of the water, waters of the world is the chias- the tropical cli­ Brundage's knowledge of aero­ Jamaica, Long Island. His oldest and this action, also gives the illu­ moden niger, a fish which, due to mates or in the nautics stood him in good stead, son, Eugene, attends Marquette sion of spouting water. a hanging stomach bag, is able to summer. I saw when he became one of the University in Milwaukee, Wiscon­ 4. 4. swallow a fish larger than itself some men get pioneer aerial dare devils. Again sin, where he is studying elec­ Fishing superstitions are com­ . . . The Elasmo Branchii Is a fish chased out of the he found himself traveling about tronics. Another son is with the mon to many peoples and many with no bones. Its skeleton is messroom aboard the country with circuses, but Department of State in Manila, cultures, but the fish itself often made entirely of cartilage and one of our ships because they these were aerial circuses. Having P. I., having formerly been on the ' docs not mean the same thing to connective tissues. The sturgeon came in wearing under-garments bought a plane of his own, he staff of the US embassy in Seoul, everyone of them. In ancient is a very large fish which also has only. His youngest attends joined a band of airmen, who gave Korea. Egypt a fish was a reproductive no skeleton. In addition, the stur­ 4 4 4 A final exhibitions of stunt-flying and Jamaica High School. Hershel A. Orlando, Stwd: I be­ symbol. In India, it is one of the geon gets along without teeth. jumping to a nation not yet ac­ point of interest about this Sea­ eight symbols of Buddha and indi­ Among the living creatures erro­ lieve a shirt and a pair of pants customed to the novelty of flight. farer is his middle name. He was should be worn cates freedom or free motion in neously called a fish is the silver Air safety was in a primitive born on the 12th of October, which at all times. The stage at this period and stunt fly­ made him Eugene Columbus all directions, as fish have in the fish, which is not an aquatic animal men will feel ing was a hazardous business. Af­ Brundage. waters. Among the Chinese, fish but an insect. better if they come to the meals dressed that way. They should dress for meals aboard DOWN 10. Sea bird ACROSS 32. Unit of work Hostilities between the Badoglio based upon the willingness of the ship the same Girl's name 11. Papa 1. What old ship 34. Part of eye does Food grain 17. Part of a ship 35. Liferaft neces­ way they dress administration in Italy and the cooperating nations to use force, if 9. New addition sity race necessary, to keep peace"... Ted Popular LOG at home. United Nations were proclaimed at to Baltimore column 19. Some 37. Title Crocker, who failed to heed a SIU B. Not wanted in 4 4 4 an end at 12:30 PM (US Eastern West Coast 22. Lake cargo 38. Poetry SlU warning that his draft board was Reginald Stockton, OS: I think union 23 Wartime) on September 8 in proc­ 12. Hawaiian isj. Allow 40. Singing voice 13. Away from A kind of ship 24 Not any the men should wear a white shirt lamations by Gen. Dwight D. Eis­ looking for him, is now in the 42. All: German wind Army doing harbor patrol duty... Drug plant 25. Game animal 43. Killed at all meals, or enhower, Commander-in-Chief of 14. Period of time 44. Sign of shark Irish sea god 26. Ve.ssel 15. Socket for mast at least a T-shirt the Allied forces, and by Premier Allied planes dropped 66 tons of 27 Girl's nickname 45. Mass. cape 16. West Coast Word from an 23' Boston 46. Uncle when coming in­ Pietro Badoglio... Iran declared a bombs in 15 minutes on the air­ old shipmate port Neptune 47. Pronoun 18. Fool to the messroom 9. It praised the state of war existed with Germany drome cluster at Wewak in New 19. Copy SIU (Puzzle Answer on Page 25) for meals. All and adhered to the declaration by Guinea. 20. Williams of Red Sox sanitary precau­ 4 4 ' 4 the United Nations... The German ID II 3 8 2 1 21. Drink of Italy declared war on Germany, tions should Jie official news agency announced brandy 23. Sea observed. No o'ne 12 that Benito Mussolini, former Ital­ "in the face of repeated and in­ (Ocean Trans) should come into ian Premier, had been kidnapped tensified acts of war committed 26. Sea tale 15 28. Ship's pronoun the messroom from the Allies by the Germans... against Italians by the armed 29. Dodger pitcher wearing a n y Ber­ The 78th Congress reassembled in forces of Germany 30. Employ 1^ 18 would Washington after a vacation since lin claimed that German naval and 31. Channel thing less than what 32. Serf wear at home. July 8, and resumed its first ses­ air force units had incapacitated 123 24 25 121 22 33. Interest: Abbr. 34. Roy cock­ 4 4 4 sion ... The SIU won a monthly 2.155,000 tons of British and tail 128 129 26 27 Leopold Wareham, BR: Every­ wage boost, of $15 for all ratings American shipping between Au­ 35. Command 36. Went by body should be clean at all times. on the New EnglancT ships and an gust and October . . , The SIU 30 38. Isl. W of 132 They should increase in off line service work of fought the proposed Austin-WadsSumatra 39. A little tight Uj^ear shirts and five cents an hour. worth Bill which, among other |34 135 33 40. Aorist: Abbr. pants for the things, required that every Amer­ 41. Idle talk 4 4 4 44. She stranded in meals. . Some­ 37 l38 ican worker register and that draft 36 Straits of times it is all John F. Schrank, 67, who at­ boards would be able to order Shimoneseki 140 41 42 43 139 47. What war is right not to wear tempted to kill Theodore Roose­ workers to take employment in any 48. River in Bavaria a shirt, when it velt in Milwaukee in 1912, died in plant or industry . . . Fighting 49. Washington 46 ballplayers is hot, but for the Central State Hospital at Wau- spread along the Volturno River 50. Capri is one most of the pun; Wis |49 Secretary of State in Italy and at some points, Allied 51. Bearing, St. Vincent from meals I think Hull said that a "system of organ­ patrols had succeeded in crossing Granada 152 everybody should ized international cooperation for the river despite -intense fire and •2. Fort ip Cbin^ , wear them. 53. GaUey dish the maintenance of peace must be concentration of eneiily troops:' i Gulls are believed to be weather j)rophets, and when they fly inland it is a sign of rain. The appear­ ance of sea gulls inland may in­ dicate stormy weather at sea, and as fish disappear during storms, the gulls, deprived of their sea­ food, fly on shore to seek worms and grubs. Despite their presence near the land, and the good which they portend in other cases, it is generally considered a sign of bad luck if a gull perches on some­ one's house. J r �October 16, 1953 SEAFARERS SEAFARERS ^LOG October U, 19S3 Vol. XV. LOG Pare Thirteen 'Next Year's Merchant Marine' No. 21 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, AFL, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel STerling 8-4670. PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor. HERREBI BRAND: Monauing Editor, RAT DENISON; Art Editor, BEBMABD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DANIEL NILVA; St*if Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR IRWIN SpiVAr* ART PF.RFAI.I.. JERRV REMER, AL MASKIN, NOEL PARMENTEL; Gulf Area Reporter, BILL MOODY. Our Idle ilihipyards A recent decision of the Maritime Administration permit­ ting US shipyards to build vessels for foreign flags points up once more the plight in which the US merchant marine finds Union Benefits itself. From now on, these shipyards will be scrambling for Please Seamen foreign accounts because there simply aren't any American To the Editor: In December of last year, after shipbuilding orders to keep them from idleness. being railroaded out of the Atlan­ Here is a perfect illustration of what is happening to the tic Refining Company's employ US merchant marine. Some shipowners are building in for­ and off the E. J. Henry, 1 started eign shipyards and putting these new ships under foreign shipping with the SIU. In this flags. Ship-building for foreign-owned fleets is also booming. time I have learned how a real But the American shipyard, on which our merchant fleet Union operates. This is one outfit which doesn't deal in phony prom­ has to depend for replacements, lies idle. ises and double-dealing excuses. I Giving the shipyards a chance to build ships for foreign wasn't used to it at first, coming accounts may keep them busy for a while, but it does nothing from Atlantic, but I'm catching on. to solve the American merchant marine shipping problem Sailing with the SIU, my pay other than to keep a group of skilled shipyard workers to has been higher. My overtime has gether. been twice the amount I made If the American merchant marine is ever to be modernized while with Atlantic and it gives the time is now. Our C-3's, the backbone of the commercia every indication of continuing cargo fleet, are all about ten years old, half of their useful along those lines and increasing. Job Security life expectancy. Yet new ships don't spring off the drawing Five operating railway unions boards overnight. It takes time, planning and work to design Outside of the higheij; wages and with 300,000 members have filed and build new ships in quantity. the many benefits offered by the demands with management for pay and other benefits. Some Some critics have pointed to the Mariner ship program as SIU Welfare Plan, those things increases 15 other unions representing a an example of unsuccessful Government planning for mer­ which appeal to me most of all are million "non-operating:' workers chant shipping. But the Mariners were built more to Navy the job security, freedom and in­ are concentrating on health and specifications than for commercial use. It is these specifica­ dependence I now enjoy with the welfare programs, but are also ex­ tions which make the ships so expensive and so impractica' Union. I am now able to quit a pected to make wage demands for the private shipping company to buy. The merchant fleet ship in any emergency situation by within a month. can be kept strong only by building ships for conimercial only giving a few hours' notice in The Brotherhood of Locomotive order that a replacement can be Engineers are demanding a 30 per­ purposes, not for possible Navy use. obtained to fill my job. With the cent increase and other benefits. This next Congress will have a chance to rectify this condi­ SIU, I do not have to stay aboard The Locomotive Firemen and Ention and take constructive action for a strong US maritime any ship for a six-month period in ginemen demanded 37i/2 cents an industry. It remains to be seen whether it will take advantage order to make a 15-day vacation. hour, plus an additional 3712 cents of that opportunity. I can take my vacation when, for those working a five-day, 40- proved that Pinson was fired be­ cause he protested about having his work shift changed. The ver­ dict was that Pinson was reinstat­ ed with $987.32 in back pay. t t t The AFL Railway Employee's Department has announced that the blacksmiths on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad have voted 2 to 1 in favor of ousting a com­ pany union and being represented by the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Blacksmiths. The AFL union is now preparing to enter into negotiations for a contract with the railroad. where and how often I want it. hour week, to bring them up to Moreover, I can collect my vaca­ parity, and other benefits. tion pay after only three months Trainmen are also demanding The construction of Chicago's at sea in a matter of minutes, 37V2 cents an hour and other im­ In the past three weeks, the newly-chartered AFL-ILA without a lot of red tape and provements, while Railway Con­ first union-operated health center ductors are demanding a graduat­ has been started by the AFL In­ has made tremendous progress at the big job of organizing grumbling. ternational Ladies Garment Work­ Atlantic and Gulf Coast longshoremen. Right now, action is If I go aboard a shib and find ed rate of pay for road conductors ers' Union. The modern, air-condi­ it's best for me not to take the and brakemen. The Switchmen's concentrated in the key port of New York, particularly on tioned facility will be located on the Brooklyn docks. It is here that the new union, with the job, I can get off without having to Union demands a 40-cent increase, the sixth floor of the ILGWU make a lot of excuses in writing to correction of inequities evolving help of Seafarers and Teamsters, is backing the mob elements some personnel manager request­ from the shift to a 40-hour week headquarters in the city, and will of the old ILA into a corner from which they will be unable ing a transfer. In the past, and and other improvements. cost $140,000 exclusive of medical equipment and furnishings. It will to escape. with another outfit, I found that i 4* 4» serve 10,000 members of 10 Chi­ There is every reason to believe now, that the days of the seldom worked out to my benefit. The pace-setting 914-cent pack­ cago locals of the union. old ILA are numbered. The average longshoreman has in­ No Kowtow age increase won in joint negotia­ 4 4 4 dicated through a flood of pledge cards what everybody In this outfit, I do not have to tions by the CIO Packinghouse knew—that he wants out. Once the racket groups lose control be related to some company offi­ Workers and the AFL Meat Cut­ A strong disagreement developed of their rank and file their power will be broken for good. cial or do any fancy handshaking ters and Butcher Workmen with during the hearings in progress on That's not to say that the whole thing is all over. The new to obtain and hold a job aboard the Armour & Co. has been quick­ new transit schedu'es for the city of New York. Opposing* forces union has many a tough battle to face before that day. ship. I do my job according to the ly followed with a contract with were the New York Transit Au­ Union agreement and there is Besides, it still faces the difficult task of getting organized, nothing else expected. I give the Swift & Co., the second of the thority and the CIO Transport "Big Four" in this industry. The establishing headquarters and facilities, getting formal recog­ owners a full shake for the full Swift contract .calls for 5 cents Workers Union. Harris Klein, one nition as bargaining agent, and negotiating a contract with shake provided by the Union. members of the hour increase, as well as hos­ of the five the stevedoring industry before it can claim its job is done. Since leaving the Atlantic Re­ an Authority, offered the hope of a pitalization and other fringe cut in subway fare from 15 cents Until all these things happen, the new union is counting fining Company and shipping SIU benefits. to 12 during the year. He imme­ on advice and assistance from AFL headquarters, through the Cantigny (Cities Service) is my i- 4« 4diately qualified this, saying that fouii;h ship. After registering at the SlU and the Teamsters Union. The SlU on its part will The CIO Textile Workers have the success of such a plan would continue to stand by the new AFL-ILA and help it win its the hall between ships, the longest started a campaign to raise the depend upon the attitude of TWU length of time I have waited to fight for a decent union for all longshoremen. president Michael Quill, whom ship has been 53 hours. Of course, minimum wage under the Walsh* * * Harris accused of "featherbedHealy Act in the woolen and wor­ after being released from Atlantic, ding." Quill and his attorney. John I was happy to take any SIU ship, sted industries to $1.20 per hour. O'Donnell, representing 44,000 The union claims that the "sub­ for they're all top-notch. I would subway workers, immediately hit have had to wait only a while long­ standard mills are threatening the The SlU Sea Chest has been receiving quite a few bouquets er if I wanted a certain ship or any lives of the majority of mills whicii back at the Authority, accusing recently from Seafarers for doing away with the old-type particular run. But if I want a job are paying the standard union the body of "chiseling and reneg­ ing" on an agreement. The hear­ slopchest with its low-grade merchandise and high prices. in a hurry I can get plenty of good scale." ings seek a reduction in transit But it has also been applauded by shipowner representatives ships out of any SIU hiring hall. 4. 4 4i service and an estimated savings who see the endless beefs about slopchests disappear with After finding out what a real When Monroe Pinson went to of $1,250,000 annually. The TWU the advent of Sea Chest merchandise. Union is, I would quit going to sea work for the US Time Corp. in seeks a 25-cent hourly raise for before going back and shipping for Little Rock, Ark., everything was its members. The transit problem Besides, as one company representative wrote, the Sea company. In one way fine, until he was fired last May has been a thorny one for the Chest is a good organization to do business with, one that thenon-union SIU spoils a seaman. He won't because he was "too hard to get New York City and State admin­ lives up to its word and guarantees its merchandise. Under settle for anything less than per­ along with." The AFL Interna­ The fares were recently the circunisrances it's understandable that all but a few fection after shipping with this tional Association of Machinists istrations. raised for a second time in an diehards are purchasing Sea Chest merchandise on a com- Union. which represents the workers of effort to keep the municipallypeti,tiye basi^ , . ; . . ' Ernest E. West the company, wont, to baj. and, aS5fd.sxgtera out qf Jhe ,refi. ^. Doing The Job Bouqnets For Sea Chest �Pace Foartceni SEAFARERS LOG .October Iff, 195S fi - ;• Over 3,500 New York longshoremen gather in the yard at SIU head­ quarters for the first mass rally held by the new AFL longshoremen's union. SIU and Teamsters officials spoke and pledged their full aid and support. Earl Sheppard, Baltimore port agent, (dark shirt addressing group), along with white-capped Seafarers talks to the longshoremen on the the piers telling them about the new AFL longshoremen's union and its program of honest trade unionism. A line of sound trucks, proudly bearing the banner "AFL" are parked at SIU headquarters. These sound trucks toured all Brooklyn and New York piers telling the longshoremen the benefits of the new AFL union for dock workers. Daily newspaper reporters and photographers found page one stories on the waterfront. Police were out in force as the AFL longshoremen went down onto Anastasia's piers in Erie Basin to spread the word about the new longshore union. Longshoremen flock into the temporary headquarters of the new AFL longshoremen's union to sign pledge cards and join tha new union which is their chance to have their own, democratic unioF longshoremen for the first time. In every case where the longshoremen h^d a chance to vote in a secret ballot, the rank-and-file longshoremen voted to leave the'Wd ILA and swing to the new AFL union. Here some: Local 808 members wait to • vote and show their preference. They voted AFL. / ; ^ M IP" I '"' I ^r '. .•I*. •if �•'"vf''• October 16, 1»5S SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteea *1 When Anastasia refused to work the Isthmian terminal after one of his hiring bosses was fired, AFL longshoremen went onto the breakwater and unloaded the Steel Vendor. They had full SIU support and backing and showed they were no longer afraid. A revolution is taking pia place on the waterfront. A revolution that will benefit every working longshoreman. Longshoremen by the thousands are leaving the corrupt old ILA and are build­ ing themselves a democratic trade union of their own in the AFL. This great change—the most important development on the waterfront in the last 15 years, since the great maritime unions come into being—presently is centered in New York. There, with the full support of the SIU and the Teamsters, longshore­ men are flocking into the AFLILA. For years, the dock workers have been victimized by the old ILA and the Ryan-AnastasiaBowers mob that controlled it. The workers were handed sell­ out "5-and-10-cent" contracts. ILA "leaders" pocketed dues money, kept no financial rec­ ords, took kickbacks from em­ ployers to "forget" contract en­ forcement, and ruled by terror. Steadfastly refusing to clean itself up, the old ILA was tossed out by the AFL and a new AFL Some AFL longshoremen's union organizers look over some of the thou­ sands of pledge cards sent in by New York longshoremen in response to a direct mailing of pledge cards to the home of every longshoreman in New York. longshoreman's union was born. With only three weeks of actual operation behind it, the new union hos progressed amazingly. Pledges have poured in. Al­ ready the NLRB has been peti­ tioned for a representation election. Jndividua longshore­ men and entire locals have joined the new union. Offices ore in operation in Brooklyn and Manhattan. An AFL*longshore­ men's newspaper has been printed. Literature is distrib­ uted on all docks. When Anastasia tried to use threats and intimidation to stop the AFL longshoremen in Brook­ lyn, the Seafarers and Teamsters stepped right in and put him in his place. - Longshoremen stand at the entrance to the pier and read the first issue of the New York AFL Longshorenian, a newspaper put out by the new AFL union that was distributed to the longshoremen on every pier in the port. New pledges followed. Despite intimidation attempts in every case where a secret bal­ lot was held, entire locois voted to join the clean AFL union. In three weeks, the new AFL longshoremen's union has grown into a new force on the water­ fronts—a force of clean, decent unionism. The longshoremen ore building a decent union for themselves, and the old ILA mobsters are on their way out. The AFL longshoremen's union also opened offices in Manhattan for longshoremen working there. Here, some of the members read the first issue of their newspaper which tells the story and explains the issues. The facts about the old ILA weren't pretty. vi<. • . \ Longshoremen of Local 824 shape up around hiring boss at Pi«r 00 on Manhattan's West Side. After shape-up, AFL-ILA organizers moved in to hand cmt lei^ets to old ILA: supporters.^ Many signed AFL-ILA pledge cards on the spot, I . ^ iii j*V v.-,'.-'- New York police, on foot, in radio cars, on motorcycles and on horses were out in force with their nightidicks ready^ in ease any trouble started;' Over. 1,000 New York Cops w«re assigned to tho waterfront with ittoro in reserve. �;CT^'5-n^-wis^psRpji^- Pure Sizteea SEAFARERS October IC. 1958 LOG SEAFARERS The United States Court of Claims ruled that the Government will have to pay $35,000 for the hull of the battleship Oregon, which was sold for scrap in 1943 and requisitioned in 1944. The famous old battlewagon was bought by the Edward M. Ricker Company, who brought suit against the government for $150,000. Although the full amount was not awarded, the ruling provides for over three times more than the company accepted from the Government three years ago in settlement of the claim. The company had previously realized over $190,000 from the sale of guns, turrets, engines, boilers, pipes, generators and other equipment. Altogether the company managed to realize a gross profit of well over 50 percent. The Oregon, once the pride of the fleet, raced around Cape Horn in 1896 to participate in the Battle of Santiago. What remains of the old ship is tied up at Guam awaiting disposal. AcflON Taking Care Of Dry Stores Offhand it would seem to be a very simple thing to keep dry stores like canned, bottled and packaged goods that don't need refrigeration. However there can still be considerable problems if storage space is not kept cool, dry and clean. Not the least of them are the insect pests The whole steward's department on the Steel Rover (Isthmian) un­ such as roaches and weevils that can thrive very nicely in a dry store­ der steward George Perry, can pat room, as well as rodents. itself on the back with justifica­ Weevils were regular traveling companions for sailors in the oid tion. The crew went on record days, but now, thanks to good packaging, they have been eliminated complimenting the department on on most ships. But every once in a while you still get a complaint the "excellent performance of its about weevils, with flour being the favorite nesting place. There isn't duties" with everybody very happy much excuse for weevils which are pretty easy to control. Three s^teps 4, t i about the whole thing. As if mak­ should be taken to make sure that weevils don't find a home in the ing the crew ship's flour and cereals. First, these products should be bought only The construction of a large rail and barge terminal dock at East happy with top from suppliers who can guarantee that they are free of infestation. Winona, Wisconsin, is planned by the Sterling-Midland Coal Company chow weren't Second, the supplies should be inspected regularly. Third and most of Mt. Prospect, 111. Edward' A. Glaeser, vice-president and general enough. Seafarer important, the storerooms should be kept clean. If all these precau­ counsel for the company, announced that the first fifty acre section of John S. Lukas, tions fail or if they are not observed, you can go after the weevils the dock would be ready by next year. The terminal, when complete, who works in the with a spray gun. will be able to handle over 1,000,000 tons of traffic annually. The galley gang, vol­ expected cost will be about $500,000. Made Of Tougher Stuff. unteered to get Roaches are much more difficult to eliminate since they are a the names and tougher breed and can survive on almost anything. If there's no food The North Atlantic division of the Corps of Engineers submitted a addresses of around they'll eat the cardboard off the cases. Roach eggs can come proposal to the governors of New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania all Congressmen Liikas for a channel-deepening project on the Delaware River between Tren­ when the ship aboard with virtually any food package, and of course, they don't con­ ton and Philadelphia. The proposed channel, with an estimated cost ship hits Honolulu. That's so the fine themselves to dry storerooms. • Any place on the ship will do with of $91,000,000, would run at a 40 foot depth from Philadelphia to New- crew can express their opinions on the galley being the favorite target. Once roaches get aboard, regular sprays will be of some use in bold Island and at a 35 foot depth to Trenton. The plan would call the proposed closing of the US keeping them under control. But the only way of eliminating them is upon local interests to bear half the expenses incurred in dredging Public Health Service hospitals. the extra five foot depth between Philadelphia and Newbold Island or Lukas hails from Athens, Greece, complete fumigation, of the ship. That's something, of course, which about $18,000,000. The plan of the Engineers provided that the bene­ originally, having been born there is out of the control of the men on board since it must be handled ficiaries of the project, cities like Trenton, Camden and Philadelphia, 58 years ago. Right now though while the ship is in port between voyages. If roaches, and rodents would bear part of this cost with aid from the states. Also, companies he makes his home down in the become that much of a nuisance it should be reported to the patrolman who either have plants in the area or employ vessels needing 40 feet Fort Hamilton section of Brook­ or port agent so that arrangements can be made with the company of water would bear part of the expenses through "river utilization" lyn within hailing distance of the for fumigation. fees. Lower Bay. He's been a member One way to help keep a storeroom clean and make it easier all of the SlU since 1946, joining-in around for the stewards department is a good system of stowing sup­ t t iPhiladelphia on March 2 of that plies. In addition, keeping the temperature down at least to 70 degrees The Maritime Administration announced that invitations to bid for and ventilating the room thoroughly will prevent deterioration of sup­ year. X X X bareboat charters for the nine available Mariner-class cargo ships will plies. When temperature gets above 90 degrees as it does in the tropics, Another Seafarer to get a rous­ be opened Wednesday, October 14, at room 4519 in the General Ac­ counting Building in Washington, DC. The results of this bidding ing vote of thanks for his work in* spoilage of dry stores can be considerable, and of course, that adds to should give the Government a fair idea of the future of this type of the galley was Stephen T. Dent, the insect problem. baker aboard the Seacomet. Dent A good storeroom set-up begins with the design and construction shipbuilding. got applause from his shipmates of the ship-something of course, that the stewards department can't X i. X for the pa.stries and cakes he control in any way. But since most ships in service today were built The Japan-Atlantic and Gulf Freight Conference agreed to submit whipped up to top off their meals for the Government, or according to Government specifications, store­ all cargo tonnage figures for ports outside Japan, Korea and Okinawa. aboard the vessel. room facilities are prettty much standardized from ship to ship. Dent is 41 years old and a native The agreement was made at a Maritime Board hearing on the proposed That makes things easier for any stewards department since they plan of the conference for a dual rate system. The concession was of Mississippi. He has been sailing can pretty well figure what kind of storage space they are going to won by John O'Connor, counsel for the Isbrandtsen Steamship Com­ with the SIU for the past two have at their disposal before they even get aboard the ship. They pany, who had challenged the legality of the proposed rate system years, starting in the port of New don't have to start planning a system of storage after they get on under which regular cantract shippers would receive a 9.5 percent York on August 16, 1951. board. And after a while, the whole thing should become pretty well freight discount over occasional shippers. There had been some dis­ XXX automatic, with consequent saving of time and effort. Quite a few of the crews are cussion of Isbrandtsen's rate practices, reported as quoting 10 percent In any dry storeroom, stowage facilities will be of three types, shelf worked up over the marine hos­ below conference rates. space, bulk storage for flour, sugar, coffee and the like, and case pital issue, judging from all re­ XXX ports, and many of the brothers storage. There should be enough shelving to take care of one case of each grocery item, plus cases of cereals on the top shelf. It's de­ A group of British Marine engineers who have been experimenting have been taking sihSEss-EB' sirable to have two shifting bars on this shelf to have space between with gas turbines for the propulsion of ships stated that the production an active part in shelves adjustable according to the type of stores stowed^ There of the turbines was now economically feasible. The technicians came seeing to it that should be ample space under the bottom shelf for cases of jams, jellies, to this conclusion after a series of comparative tests on production members of Con­ canned fish, and similar items, with the lowest shelf at least 27 inches costs of steam turbines and diesel engines. The latest gas unit of 3,500 gress find out above the deck. shaft horsepower has been running over 1,000 hours under test condi­ about their opin­ tions. Flour, sugar and coffee should be stowed on low platform which ions. On the should be movable and not too big to handle in order that the area Alamar, for ex­ ' X X X can be kept clean. Brother Rear Admiral Redfield Mason, 49-year-old Navy veteran of 28 years' ample, Canned fruits, fruit juices and vegetables are stored separately in John A. Sullivan service, today took command of the Military Sea Transportation Service stacks six feet high. The stowage spaces are usually set up with fixed Sullivan Atlantic area operations. Formerly, Mason was commander of the' introduced a res­ angle-irons and T-bars, but with shifting bars that are in sections and MSTS in Europe, where he organized and established the present MSTS olution on the subject calling on the Union to do can be removed. operation . . . Harbor traffic at the Port of London, Britain's biggest Easy To Clean Up ocean terminal, totaled more than 59 million net tons in the year everything possible to save the ending March 31. According to the annual report of the Port of hospitals and reminding the Sea­ When a standard system of stowing of this type is followed it makes London Authority, this represents a two-million-tonnage increase over farers abroad to pitch in on this it easy to issue supplies and keep inventory of what's available. Then • the previous year, but a 2,300,000 ton decline from the last pre-war score. Sullivan, who hails from the at the end of the voyage when the storeroom is almost empty it's easy figures in 1939. numerous Massachusetts clan of to clean since the gratings and platforms can be removed without too 4. that name, has been a member of much trouble. While the most thorough cleaning is given to storerooms at the A 49-foot fishing boat, costing $50,000, burned, blew up and sank in the SIU since September, 1942, Puget Sound 70 miles northwest of Seattle early this week. The vessel joining in the port of New York. end of the voyage, it's a sound idea to clean the rooms out at least was the Ocean Cape of Juneau, Alaska . . . The Merchant Marine The 30-year-old Seafarer sails in once every month on long voyages. It may be a nuisance to shift stores Academy, Kings Point, LI, observed its tenth anniversary last Sept. 30. the engine department. He now around in order to clean floor gratings, shelves and platforms but its worth the while to keep things in order. It is the youngest of the four Federal academies for officer education. makes his home in Philadelphia. Burly Practice Mahee Pertect Bu Bernard Seaman �USS Club Comes To Southland New Dock Union Winning Control Of Bklyn Piers When Seafarers .visited Casablanca aboard the Southland, they were greeted by a, shipboard visit by Maurice Gardctt, second from left, in charge of recreation at the USS club. Seafarers shown with him in mess are, left to right, B. R. Kitchens, J. E. Burke and C. Moore. Senate Committee Renews US Maritime Industry inquiries The Senate's Merchant Marine Subcommittee, with Sen. Charles E. Potter (R-Mich.) as chairman of the group, will reconvene in San Francisco next Tuesday to continue its study of subsidies and other" shipping problems, the Gov­ suit in "appropriate recommenda­ tions or suggested new legislation ernment announced. Harry to insure the adequacy of the (mer­ Bridges, West Coast longshore­ men's leader will come under the subcommittee's scrutiny during the course of the hearings. Sen. Potter said his committee plans a wide-scale review of mer­ chant marine problems, including ship-loading, shipbuilding, mer­ chant marine trade routes, ship­ pers and Government subsidies. Ultimately, .Potter added, informa­ tion obtained in the study will re- Add Service For Men In NO Hospital NEW ORLEANS — Twice-a-week personal service is assured for men In the New Orleans US Public Health Service hospital with the expansion of the SIU Welfare Services Department in this port. In place of the usual Friday visit to the hospital, the men will be visited on Mondays and Wednes­ days. Among other services on the Wednesday visit, the hospital rep­ resentative will deliver any per­ sonal gear, books or other items that the men in the hospital order in the previous week. An SIU Sea Chest truck will be available to make these deliveries. On the Wednesday visit, the representative will deliver the weekly hospital benefit checks and take any orders for personal needs that the men are unable to get for themselves because they are hospi­ talized. He will also attend to any other personal services that the Seafarers may need including mail and other personal business mat­ ters. SIU hospital representatives in all ports have been performing these personal services for Seafar­ ers for some time now. The twice a week scheduling will make for speedier service and greater con­ venience to the Seafarers in the hospitals,, in line with the Union's program of providing the best pos­ sible- care for Ul or injured seajuea,-;'.. - v......... A ...... chant) fleet." Serving on the subcommittee with Senator Potter will be Sena­ tors John M. Butler (R., Md.) and Warren G. Magnuson (D., Wash.*. The sessions are scheduled to la.st for three days. The hearings will start with testimony from the president of the Pacific American Steamship Association. Other outfits expect­ ed to be represented at the ses­ sions include the Bank of America, Luckenbach Steamship Company, Pope & Talbot, Ilillcone Steam­ ship, American President Lines. Alaska Steamship, Matson, Coast­ wise Line, California Prune and Apricot Growers, American Truck­ ing Associations, Kaiser Steel and the James Loudon Company. John M. Drewry, subcommittee counsel, said the hearings will sur­ vey problems of coastal and intercoastal trade which has failed to revive since the end of World War II. Proper Repair Lists Help All The settlement of repair lists means a lot to the mea who stay aboard a ship, and to the new crew that comes aboard, just as the i repair list made out by the previous crew means a lot to you. Because repairs mean a lot to your comfort and living conditions aboard ship, they should be handled in the proper fashion. Each department delegate must make out three copies of his repair list. The ship's delegate should gave one copy to the head of the department concerned, one copy to the company represen­ tative, and one copy to the Union patrolman. In this way, everyone has a copy of the repair list and there is a check to make sure the work is done. (Continued from page 3) and AFL-ILA headquarters. They dashed up to the gate of the SIU parking lot, evidently trying to put on a prestige raid against the Union. But the Seararers and AFL-ILA men weren't caught napping. Sea­ farers poured out of the building into the yard to take the onslaught. When Anastasia's squads saw what they had to contend with, they quickly turned tail and started back as fast as they came. They had hardly retreated a few steps however, when they ran into a squad of New York City police who had been tailing them all the way from Erie Basin. That finish­ ed off the raid then and there, with 13 men, including Anastasia's brother, Jerry, arrested on charges of incitement to riot. The desperation of Anastasia and his cohorts was tipped off even before the final raid. An attempt was made via the telephone to con­ tact AFL-ILA leaders and arrange some kind of compromise settle­ ment by which Anastasia could re­ tain his holdings. This bid for con­ ditional surrender met with a flat "No." AFL Provides Funds While the Brooklyn action w-'is the most dramatic of the events, it was far from the only develop­ ment on the waterfront. In Wash­ ington, AFL Executive Council leaders met and arranged for fi­ nancial aid to the new union until it got on its feet. And in New York, a Federal Court judge threw the book at Anastasia with a contempt of court citation for interfering with AFL-ILA dockworkers. The contempt citation grew out of the old ILA's short-lived strike called on the expiration of their contract. ILA leaders, in their desperation at the turn of events, had suddenly stiffened in bargain­ ing for a new contract and called a walkout of all Atlantic Coast longshoremen. The Government then obtained a temporary injunc­ tion ending the strike on the grounds of national emergency. It was this injunction wjiich led AFL Hits Fake Labor Paper A self-styled labor newspaper in Columbus, Ohio, the State Labor News, has been exposed as an anti-labor propaganda organ. "Con­ sequently the AFL has called for an investigation of the paper. The AFL charges that the paper is misrepresenting itself and con­ sequently using the mails illegally. Among other things it has been circulating pamphlets praising the Taft-Hartley act and other antilabor laws. The Post Office has been asked to take action accordingiy. Distillers Get US Going-Over Washington—Four of the na­ tion's major distillers may come under the fire of the Justice De­ partment for violation of the anti­ trust laws. The Justice Depart­ ment is studying the possibility of ah indictment after an investiga­ tion by a Congress committee showed that the industry was con­ trolled by the four companies. The producers involved are Sea­ grams, Schenley, National Distill­ ers and Hiram Walker. In 1949 they bottled over 82 percent of all whiskey sold in the US.* to the contempt action, since An­ astasia's attempt to keep long­ shoremen from going to work at Bull and Isthmian docks was deemed in violation of the injunc­ tion order. Through all the excitement, the AFL-ILA went steadily about its business of setting up its organiza­ tion. Temporary headquarters have been established at 188 21st Street in Brooklyn and at 75 Christopher Street in Manhattan. Some recre­ ational facilities and personal serv­ ices have been provided the long­ shoremen for the first time in their lives. A new newspaper, the "New York Longshoreman" is now being published every week In English and Italian to keep long­ shoremen informed on the latest developments. On all sides it was quite evident that AFL-ILA was in business to stay, and that the oldline racket boys in control of ths old ILA were doomed. r|ltirr<ioyiwHee(lfD • a Q q • • a a • • a a n • • • a • a • a • • a a q • a • a SUIT3 STlSRr COATS SMCKS -XOPCCATS Df^SSSHC^ WORKSMOES VONGAPEES RANTS KHAKI SHIRTS SHIRTS FRISKOOEEHS HICKORY SHIRTS C.PO. SHIRTS WHtTE DRESS SHIRTS SPORT SHIRTS PRESS BELTS KHAKI WEB BELTS TIES SWEATSHIRTS ATHLETIC SHIRTS T-SHIRTS SHORTS BRIEFS SWEATERS WGGAGE WORK SOCKS DRESS SOCKS LEATHER OACKETS WRITING RORmoLlO SOU'WESTERS RAIN SEAR ALLVPUR HEEPS CAN BE FILLED -FROM A SOU'WESTER TO AM ELECTRIC RAZOR . WHATEVER FROM THE SEACMEeT/ >|t)U CAM BE SURE YDui^E SETTINS TOP QUALITY GEAR AT SUBSTAN­ TIAL SAVINGS. ^SeaCke^ UNIOH-OWNBD AND UMION- OPERA-TCP ... JfOH THE EENEPrr OF THE MEMBERSHIP* �Pare Eirhteen SEAFARERS Impromptu Entertainers Please Singapore Night Club Customers Seafarers the world over come across some odd and in­ teresting items during the course of their never-ending trav­ els. No exception to tliis rule was Seafarer John Westfall, aboard the Steel Director, the last time he hit Singapore and headed to the New World night club. Things were going along nor­ mally as they do in night clubs, reported Westfall. The orchestra and a belly dancer, prima ballerina of the floor show, were doing their stuff in time-honored fashion. A girl vocalist warbled a medley of American and foreign tunes; pa­ trons sipped their fill of drinks placed before them by eagerbeaver waiters. All was right with the world. New Arrivals Suddenly, after the departure of the dancer and while the chanteuse was lilting her Oriental rhythm around the room, two new enter­ tainers thrust themselves upon the scene in a rather impromptu fash­ ion. No sooner did two little girls dance themselves out onto the floor than the patrons joined in the fun and cheered the newcomers to the rafters. Thus encouraged, the little actresses waltzed and hulaed their way around the floor to the delight of the customers. The orchestra, knowing a good thing when it sees it, played ac- Oeiober 1«, I95f LOG That John Boyes, a British mer­ chant seamen, became king of the Kikuyus by convincing the natives that he could drink boiling water? The natives were deluded by the use of the then (to them) unknown effervescent salts. These minerals give to water the appearance of boiling. Fear and adulation of Boyes' supposed magical powers raised him to the throne. The Kikuyus are the native tribes of the Kenya highlands. t, ^ i, Thai the SIU operates a modern', up-to-date barber shop in the New York hall? It's in addition to a large, modern cafeteria, a bar and restaurant, a recreation room with Contrasting distaff styles are offered for display to Seafarers pool tables, and the Sea Chest, and other night club patrons in the New World Club in Singapore. where Union members can buy Seafarer John Westfall snapped these pictures of a belly dancer, clothes, cigarettes, cigars, radios, left, and two little wandering girls in the club on same night. wrist watches, etc., at reduced companiment to the twin whirling that point on, the night club rou­ prices. When the new Baltimore ballerinas as they jounced along tine settled down to normal, but hall is completed similar facilities the floor and into the hearts of the patrons were sufficiently and will be available. the customers. Westfall had his happily entertained for one eve­ 4> 4» 4" camera handy and caught the little ning. Thai red pdppies are associated ladies in action, one of them danc­ with those killed in action in the ing her way up onto the stage with first World War? The origin of the orchestra. this .seems to lie in the fact that However, the scheduled enter­ red poppies were the symbol of tainment was shortlived and the If a crewmember quits while death in Roman mythology and two miniature Pavlovas were your ship is in port, delegates dedicated to Sommos, the God of whisked off in the general direc­ Sleep. The poppy also appears in are asked to contact the hall tion from whence they had come immediately for a replace­ the well-known poem by John Mcby the gentle hands of the manage­ ment. Fast action on your part Ci-ae. ment, to the accompaniment of will keep all jobs aboard ship 4 4 4. good - natured hooting by the Thai ihe law on ihe statutes of filled at all times and elimi­ nitery's diners and dancers. From New York State providing for di­ nate the chance of your ship vorce or annulment on the ground sailing shorthanded. of unexplained absence of either Fill That Berth East And West Meet On Street spouse la called the Enoch Arden Law? The name was suggested by the long narrative poem written by Alfred Lord Tennyson, in which a sailor, shipwrecked for many years, returns to find his wife, who supposed him dead, happily re­ married to a friend. Rather than wreck the marriage, Enoch Arden decides to go away without mak­ ing his presence known. 4 4 4 4 4 Thai ihe Seafarers International Union has a college scholarship plan which makes it possible for Union members and their families to get free college educations? The plan offers four full scholarships annually to children of Seafarers or to Seafarers themselves not over 35 years of age. Union mem­ bers applying must qualify by com­ petitive examination. The scholar­ ships have a value of $1,500.per year, each, and may be used at any institution selected by the success­ ful applicant. How To Lose Tips On Passenger Ships 6/V£ YOOf? P/)55£N6E1I? A Tf?ICK iTEAKj 4 That a Sherpa tribesman was one of the two men to reach the summit of Mt. Everest, world's highest mountain peak? The name of the Sherpa is Tenzing Norkay, "Tiger of the Snows." The Sherpas are a mountain tribe who dwell in a 13,000-foot-high valley next to the Tibetan boi'der. For their la­ bors, these intrepid guides are normally paid the equivalent of 45 cents a day. These hardy guides carry packs weighing between 60 and 100 pounds up steep slopes. By E. Reyes SP/?INKIE ITCHING POWOE/? ON A//5 Eastern and Western forms of transportation meet in Yokohama as natives go about their way, ignoring the horseless carriage. Gets Royal Welcome From Vendor 6»VC HJM A DECK CHAIR WHERE HE CAN REAL.LY OECK HIM5EA.F. 5PILL HIS HIGHBALL ON THt TABLE. AT THE. BEACH AAFTY TBLt^ #//S WIFE YOU THINK OF- HER F/GUf?£. HIDE HIS OINNBR JUST BBFORB CfSPT/MN 5 Seafarers aboard the Steel Vendor get set to give a royal welcome to engineer and his fish as they mount the gMgway in Singapore. DINNER. -rr J 1.1.1 J J 'li'J'ill.' 1,1 'JTi ,• I'l'.J,! j III. Mi'iir jii �•7^>'"'.'."7:'V'^'i'' Oistober 18, 195S SEAFARERS By SEAFARERS LOG Photo Editor The color filters that are used in color photography differ greatly from those used in black and white work. They have a different func­ tion to perform. For this reason, the beginner in color who hasn't done too much shooting in black and white is relatively lucky. His conception of filter use is completely unspoiled and he can start from scratch. The photographer who has mastered the use of filters injilack and white photography must face the fact that his knowledge and skill may be of little use when it comes to color. Filters are used in black and white photography to control tone— to make one or more areas of the picture lighter or darker than they would be if no filter were used. The most familiar example is the use of a yellow filter to darken the sky. This result is possible because the color of the sky is not reproduced in black and white photography. No Absolute Color Accuracy Our approach to the use of filters in color photography begins with the fact that all colors of the subject are not reproduced in tones of gray but directly in color. Except for special instances, when the photographer deliberately distorts color, the main idea is to reproduce the colors of the scene as accurately as possible. Our use of color filters is intended to have an effect on the accuracy with which the colors are rendered in the pro'cessed transparency. Absolute accuracy in the reproduction of color is something that has not been, and may never be achieved. For any given color film there is merely a "best possible" reproduction. The most important factor in getting the best possible results depends on the relationship betwen the light source and the characteristics of the particular color film. White light (daylight, incandescent lamps, flash, speedlight) is ac­ tually a .very complex mixture of many different colors, but even research scientists often regard a light source in the same simplified manner as we do, as some mixture of red, green and blue. Two im­ portant facts must be kept in mind; In any given light source, the red, green and blue parts are seldom equal; different kinds of white light sources have different mixtures of red, green and blue so that each has its own characteristic color quality. Without filters a given color film can give us accurate color repro­ duction with only one kind of light source. Therefore the film manu­ facturer has to decide in advance the kind of light source to which he is going to itdapt his color film. When this is achieved, we can say that he has balance between the light source and the film emulsion. If this balance is changed and the film is used with a different light source we get a false and inaccurate reproduction of color. To reestab­ lish a proper balance is the job of color filters in color photography. If we buy color that is balanced for daylight and we want to use it indoors we have to use a correction filter because the makeup of sunlight is quite different than any source that we might use indoors, such as flash, floods or incandescent light. And here too we have to be careful, because there are different mixtures of the components of white light from a flashbulb, speedlight, floods or incandescent bulbs, different correction filters are needed if we are to get'good color reproduction. The reverse is true also. .If we purchase color film* that is balanced to some source of indoor illumination and we want to use it in sun­ light a color filter will come to the rescue and correct for these dif­ ferences in light sources. Since the various films made by different manufacturers differ, it is best to follow the advice found with the film. The filters used to balance Kodachrome for example, will not do the trick with Ansco color and vice versa. Make sure that you use the proper correction filter and you'll put an end to some of the weird transparencies that you may have been getting. Card Games Aboard Bents Fort Spiced With Foreign Flavors Seafarers aboard ship seek many forms of amusement in their leisure hours, not the least of which is to dabble in a friendly game of cards as the ship makes its way along the trade routes of the world, H,"^ E.: Richardson, aboard the not speak French." It is to be pre­ sumed, also, that the directive goes Bents Fort (Cities Service), for all language's other than Eng­ however, reports that a hew wrin­ kle has been added to the old game. Not that there is any doubt as to the honesty of the intentions in­ volved, mind you, but the question arises as what to do about foreignspeaking seamen who talk in an alien tongue during the course of a game of poker. Richardson and others aboard feel that it is diffi­ cult enough getting good cards in the games without listening to the prattle going on about them. No French Please Richardson, secretary of a re­ cent ship's meeting aboard the Bents Fort, recorded the feeling of the majority of the men in the minutes of the meeting when he wrote: "All men speaking French are asked to refrain from doing so in^cai-d'gamts wbgre'dll' players tto' lish, Including Sanskrit, Arabic and pig-Latin, Card games * in the past have been flavored with picturesque Gallic phrases, making for more of a cultured pastime, to be su^e, but also a distracting one. Some of the card players were not quite sure whether they were inlaying poker or dropping anchor off Le Havre, It was distressing to think of Pigalle and the ChampS Elysees while holding three other ladles in your hand, along with a pair of deuces. Anyhow, action was initi­ ated to stop the. practice and at last report it was being followed to the letter. In the event the ban does not prove effective, there is some talk that the shiife' libraries may be filled with foreign-language dic­ tionaries so that everyone can get in w the fun,' ^mfiprtfltrt!i-\'oijs? - Pare NUieteen' LOG Seafarer Reports Mau-Mau Raids In Kenya Rouse All So, Africa Traveling around to the sore spots of the world seems to be a favorite habit of Seafarer Harry Kronmel. Latest reports from the yoimg seafaring man come from Lour en co Marques, Mozambique, where he came near to the Mau-Mau-instigated trouble in Kenyaf while aboard the Robin Hood (Seas), The Mau-Mau, Kronmel re­ was no trouble brewing in Mozam­ Rhodesias, Nyasaland and Tangan­ ports, is many miles to the bique when Krommel was there, yika on three sides and the Indian north of this southern African city, but the Kenya marauders were too but their terrorist rumblings were close for comfort, Mozambique, bordered upon by looked upon with awe and respect by the Mozambique native. There the Union of South Africa, the two Seafarers Smile in Sasebo Seafarers standing by the anchor at Sasebo, Japan, aboard the Golden City are, left to right, Mario Lopez, AB; Pete Anderson, bosun; Frank Oetgen, OS; and Felix Oponte, AB, Photo by Doc •Watson,- LOG-A-RHYTHM: Greenwich Village Sailor By Roy Fleischer It was a marvelous sight On that torrid August night When the sailor, bag in hand, Walked solidly on land. Down old McDougall Street Past the bars where sailors meet. His eyes aglow with life. To the flat where lived his wife. No one saw him anymore. Once he closed that Village door. Climbed the flight of lofty steps. Where all he loved was safely kept. You Nor And Had did not see his fond embrace. the sparkle in his face, still you knew this man who roamed never found a port like home. Oh, Greenwich Village has its sights To entertain, to spice the nights. And sailors long have sought its bars For gaiety, a game of cards. It has shows of love and mystery. But never in its history Was any sight more thrilling known Than the sailor coming home. Ocean on the east, was getting ready for trouble, though. Armed guards, bristling with artillery were to be seen in the dock area as well as around the city of Lourenco Marques. Europeans looked upon it as nothing more than muni­ cipal action to get more work out of the natives and maintain local peace. General Uprisings The great unrest in these na­ tions, said Kronmel, led to recent flare-ups in Nya­ saland and South Africa. Combined African and In­ dian uprisings in Kimberley, Dur­ ban, and Port Elizabeth brought consternation to the Malan gov­ ernment of South Kronmel Africa, Talk of federating all of these territories bordering Mozambique has been met with opposition by African leaders so that the already domi­ nant Europeans in Africa will not be able to get an even stronger hold on the people. It is not un­ known for 30 men to be killed as happened in Nyasaland recently, and the terror is felt all along the southern part of the continent. More Land Needed The solution to the many sided problems which confront Africa, Kronmel asserts, is not easily dis­ covered, but what's good for the Mau-Maus, in general, is good for most of the , troubled sections of Africa, First of all the way he sees it, the African must get more land, the lack of which is one of the main sources of trouble. Sec­ ondly he suggests that Europeans and natives should be treated alike. Equal pay for equal work, compulsory education of all i-aces with job pvospects at the end of schooling, and removal of many color lines barriers are all factoi'S in the uprising. In other words, he says, the Europeans have to give the natives a fair shake all around if they want to eliminate unrest and de­ velop the resofirces of the area. All of these items must be dealt with immediately, says the Sea­ farer, or Mau-Mau will only be the beginning of even greater unrest in turbulent Africa. Tickles Ivories Tickling the ivories on the Del Sud is John Geissler, deck steward utility, as the ship visited the port of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Geissler enter­ tained the passengers and crew with some new renditions tHd "favoritesf ••-•••••» (1) How many major league baseball players have hit four home rims in one game? Who are they? (2) If you are average, how many basic odors can your nose detect: (a) 10, (b) 20, (c) 30? (3) If it were possible to see all the stars actually visible to the naked eye at one time, how many would that be: (a) 4,000, (b) 6,000, (c) 9,000, (4) Which one of these develops a gi-eenish coating when exposed to air for a long period of time: (a) Copper, ib) Iron, (c) Aluminum, (d) Lead? (5) How many labors did the Greek, Hercules, have to perform wjiile in the service of Eurj'stheus, king of Argolis: (a) 12, (b) 18, (c) 24? (6) Match up the days of the week with the persons or things from which they got their names: (a) Sunday (s) Norse war-god, Tiw (b) Monday (t) Saxon goddess, Freya (c) Tuesday (u) the sun (d) Wednesday (v) Roman god, Saturn (e) . Thursday (w) Norse god, Thor (f) Friday (x) the moon (g) Saturday (y) Saxon god, Woden • (7) What is the missing number from this series: 12 , . . 36, 54, 108, 162, 324? (8) How many , letters are there in the State of Mississjppi? . " t^QUiz Answers on Page 25.) '''' ' • •' - -* m m ^a �• '-:^m SEAFARERS Pagre Twenty LOG Oeteber 19, 195S Seafarers Oh Queensfon Heigfits Pleased With Venezuela Hal By Spike Marlin We were on our way up to Focus I conceded maybe he had some­ Coyle's hideaway with a wreath of thing there. But what now? Root lilies and some words of con­ for the Yankees? • Surprised and delighted were hardly the words for it when Seafarers off the Queenston dolence after disaster struck the "Nuts" he snarled. "I'm not Heights (Seatrade) landed in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, recently to find the well-devel­ Dodgers. But just as we put our swltchin' to the enemy. But I got hand on the elevator doorknob it me a new gimmick. Maybe the NL oped SIU facilities in that South American port city. burst open, splattering us against clubs can't take 'em. So I picked The Seafarers, according to*^ the wall. Out he strode whistling an American league team to root a report in the ship's minutes many interesting tales to relate to think the SIU has pretty well gir­ cheerfully, with a strange-looking for. That's why I got this oriole dled the globe, in facilities as well cloth bird sewed on to his jacket. on my jacket." from Stanley Cieslak, secre­ their shipmates about the new fa­ as in other installations and insti­ cilities of the SIU, even in this We told him he couldn't be seri­ tary of the meeting, were over­ We picked up the remains of whelmed by the reception they re­ outpost of South America. They tutions. the flowers and asked him how ous. Just because the St. Louis ceived in the form of an SIU rep­ come he was so happy, being his Browns were moved to Baltimore resentative. To be sure, the sea­ boys had blown the series again. didn't make them a major league Seafarers Dance A Sailor's Jig faring men of the Union had ex­ "Oh them," he sneered, "them ball club. "Whaddya mean?" he shouted. pected a good time as they headed masochists! I don't even watch the "Why they can't lose. They even for the Seamen's Club, a city land­ last game partly on account of mark, but they did not expect to some fresh kids pulled my aerial got one of them old Orioles on the club with the old Oriole spirit." be greeted and given the key to down." Wait a minute we said. The the city, so to speak, by an assist­ Wait a minute, we said, what's Browns (now Orioles) only looked ant secretary-treasurer of the this masochist angle? like they were 70 years old out on Union. "Well I was watching one o' the baseball diamond. When you Good Location them psychological thrillers the get up real close they were as Despite published reports in the other PM, it seems this guy used young as any other ball club. LOG concerning the establishment ta' come home every night and "Yeh?" he retorted. "Well what of a hall in the port, the men were whale a' tar out of his old lady about Satchel Paige, he must of gladdened by the sight of Bob 'cause she baked lousy muffins. been playing back in them days Matthews who is down South Funny part was the dame kept with McGraw." America way handling the begin­ making the muffins, and this here We conceded that Satchel was a nings of the new set-up in the smart detective calls her a maso­ little ancient but expressed seri­ port. The Union has its facilities chist. ous doubt that he was that old. on the second floor of the Sea­ "Right then I jumps up and says "Well maybe he ain't. But I'm men's Club and several men ex­ that's it. That's my Dodgers. just prayin' that them Maryland pressed to C t lak the desirability They'll never win 'cause they likes oysters and turtle soup will in­ of its location in the city and in to get kicked around by the spire my boys. Somebody flotta the club itself. Yankees. That's why they keep beat the Yankees sometime. Just After taking a cook's tour of the bootin' them ground baUs all over like them Democrats, they can't new Union set-up, some of the and throwin' gophers." win forever." members were off to the local hos­ Bosun Bionda, right, and the steward dance a sailor's jig aboard pital to spread good cheer among the Compass to the fiddling of Kie Nielsen as the chief cook, left, their ailing shipmates. Brothers and Eric Berg look on at the dancing twosome. Anthony and King, both taken off an Alcoa ship, perked up consid­ erably when the Seafarer contin­ gent, led by Matthews, flocked to their bedsides and made like old home week in Mobile, Ala. Cieslak reported that the hos­ Seafarers, like the celebrated elephants of fiction and fable, pital is conveniently located, situ­ ated not too far from the new never forget, according to a.report in the ship's minutes of Union quarters and near to the the William A. M. Burden ("V^estern Tankers) where it was waterfront. It is well-equipped with a congenial and more than recorded that the crew re­ Japan, for a skin condition several adequate staff handling the needs membered a deceased ex- months prior to his death. Upon of the patients. When the group member to the tune of $450. his release from the hospital as fit Seafarer crews had donated of Srfafarers visited the sick ship­ duty, Jensen entrained to mates in the hospital, they brought money before to families of de­ for to catch his ship once along with them magazines and ceased crewmen, but the amount Yokohama again and be repatriated back to news of home. In general. King of the donation and the circum­ the United States. Somewhere be­ stances were noteworthy when the and Anthony were made to feel at tween Osaka and Yokohama, Jen­ In a charlotte rousse-making race aboard the Del Sud, it appears home, and all their needs were crew kicked in that amount of sen died from unknown causes. money for the widow of Seafarer that Phil Reis, baker, right, is outdistancing Joe Skladanik, baker's taken care of by the visiting Sea­ When the crew of the William Conrad Jensen. Jensen, an AB, utility, in a bit of good natured shipboard fun. farers. heard the disheartening When the wandering Seafarers whose last vessel was the Burden, Burden news, it decided upon a steady returned to their ship, they had had been hospitalized in Sasebo, course of action. Immediately, word spread among the deceased's ex-shipmates and a tarpaulin mus­ ter turned up the money to go to The LOG opens this column as an exchange jor stewards, cooks, his widow. According to plan, the master of bakers and others who'd like to share favored food recipes, little-known the vessel sent a radiogram to the cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like, company asking it to send the suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Percival Barclay on money to Mrs. Jensen. The money how to make steam pudding and hard sauce. While talking of last issue's went out the same day to the be­ reaved widow in Portsmouth, Va. "Galley Gleanings" column. Sea­ gether in a mixing-bowl, after hav­ Jensen, a 48-year-old Seafarer, farer Percival Barclay had a des­ ing first floured them separately. had been with the SIU for two sert of his own to challenge .A. J. Mix together, and add seasoning years at the time of his unfortu­ Jockel for sweet tooth honors. and syrup and molasses. Mix Barclay, who hails from Kingston, again and add nine whole eggs, nate death. CJamaica, B.W.I., 'calls his dish mixing these in together. After steam pudding. He says this is is done, grease the pans and Reel Relaxation also known as economical pudding. this place in steamer and allow to To make steam pudding for steam for four hours. about 40 men, , The best sauce to add to the you use 1 pound pudding, according to Brother Bar­ of carrots, one clay, is hard sauce. This is best pound of citron, made with a rum base. Take about one - half pound a tablespoon of rum and mix with of orange peel, one-half pound of melted butter three pounds of and one and one-half pounds of raisins, three powdered sugar. Place this in the pounds of cur­ refrigerator and allow to harden. rants, one pound The pudding should be served hot of sliced' pine­ with the sauce added. apple, one pound Barclay Barclay, who has" sailed as cook, of coconut meat, one pound of butcher and baker, described some mixed nuts, two pounds of cake of his native West Indian dishes, crumbs, three pounds of flour, which he claims are as delicious three tablespoons of baking pow­ as they are " exotic. A common der, one tablespoon of cinnamon, dish in Jamaica is Haki, a SQ.rt of three teaspoons of ginger, one tea­ flowering, Yellow fruit with a Seafarer Earl Spear, now on a spoon of allspice, one pint of mo­ flavor not unlike egg yolks. This disability pension with the 1• lasses, a pint of syrup>nine eggs. is usually served boiled with salt SIU, takes out a moment for Cut the pineapple, chop the cod, melted butter, steamed rice relaxation with rod and reel . nuts* grind the fruit and place to­ and black pepper. in his mountain retreat. Some Pastry Fun On Del Sud Run SIU Crew Remembers Shipmate, Donates $450 To Bereaved Kin KN^YiOaf^ &a>4iv>n/sim IT THe VBOC AX Tf0 'M^ATBefiSmP ouoeic&xp AtX) weif^'iF rcv MAV0 A su9ee&jioN, •BBEF OR. IDSA THAT You THWKineMsnemSHIP Mi6HrB6»mxsm> /V. n'SAexxD piACE. *BUwrt)UR.TCip" AtJD epiRT^ �October 1«, 195S Miehuel Shipper One Oi The Best To the Editor: The crew of the Michael (Carras) would like to say a few words for the skipper on here. He is only a relief skipper this trip, but we all would like to see him sailing steady on an SIU ship. A very generous man, this captain will do anything In his power for a good voyage. All hands extend best wishes to a good skipper. His name is L. C. Welter. Crew of Michael SEAFARERS LOG Pare Twenty-one LETTER S • SIU Helps Him Help His Sister and accident and therefore needs clearly not able to do his Job, could To the Editor: Just a few lines to say that I no health facilities. be demoted and another man put am here in Genoa for a vacation Thank ^ goodness a check from in his place? In some cases, this and also to help my sister, whose the union is waiting when the situation could lead to a real haz­ To the Editor: stork calls at the home of the sea­ ard for the health and safety of husband has been ill for a couple Here I am in Fort Dix, a sea­ the crew—for example, a chief of months. I am glad that I could man, otherwise I'm^ afraid one of do some good for these sharp-shooters would have soned recruit with four weeks of cook. them because his trusty rifie out to shoot it basic training under my belt and Handicap For Members they really need­ down, because it isn't in the budg­ a horrible 12 more weeks to go. I have heard of seamen thinking ed my help, but et. All I can say is, someone's It's lousy here at Fort Dix. I guess of trying for the Union scholarship. I want to thank memory is very short, to have for­ it's rotten any place in the Army. This is a gocftt thing for public the SIU, because gotten the part the merchant sea­ The food is terrible, and doesn't and member relations, but the sea­ they made it man played in the past and present compare at all with the good food man most likely would quit the possible for me conflicts. Each did his part will­ turned out by SIU cooks and bak­ sea, thereby losing a member. By to earn my living ingly and courageously because ers. There isn't enough food for the time he has three years sea from the ship­ they believe in America and its a baby at mealtimes. This is noth­ time though (approximately five ing like all the food a fellow gets years of actual time) a lot of water ping companies. ideals. Ranaili on any SIU ship. I am glad to be Mrs. Anna Torano has gone under the bridge, and the To the Editor: Homesick For SIU thinker is rusty. Do we get a han­ a Union member, especially right (Ed. note: Write to the Senators A few months ago I had a minor Working conditions can't com­ dicap? now. from your state, either Sen. Knowlaccident aboard one of our con­ pare to an SlU-contracted ship. I am waiting to get a ship be­ In the few years I've been going tracted ships. As a result, I was and or Sen. Kuchel.) What I'm trying cause my funds are getting low, to sea, I've noticed all the clothes, under treatment for a few weeks to say, for the 4. t and I would appreciate it if you shoes, etc., thrown away at the as an out-patient. Two weeks went first time in my payoff. Why couldn't the hall would send me a LOG so I could by, and I visited the .office of the life, I'm homesick notify Goodwill Industries, a non­ keep up with events and news of SIU Welfare Director, Walter — and I mean profit agency, for help to handi­ our Union. Siekmann. homesick for a Thomas Ranaili capped persons) when the ships In a hurry, he stepped into the To the Editor: good old SIU arrive and have the ships' dele­ picture and gave me the necessary ship. (Ed. note: Your natne has been This letter concerns Louis King, gates put this in a large box for help in collecting the first two an AB who joined the Camas I have two added to the mailing list, and you these public people to pick up? weeks' maintenance due me from Meadows (US Petroleum Carriers) years to go. It will receive the LOG regularly at George Johnson the company. At the same time, several months ago, in Naples, seems like a mil­ the Genoa address you gave from Fink (Ed.' note: Yes, new working now on.) he made an ap­ Italy. At that time, he had just lion years away. pointment for gotten off the Fort Bridger, and As soon as I get out of here I'm clarifications for the steward de­ 4 4 4 me to get some for some reason the bosun of the going to get my book out of re­ partment may be obtained at any Union hall. Disciplinary action legal advice from Fort Bridger wrote a letter to the tirement and get the first ship one of the SIU LOG, which was printed, panning can. In the meantime, I'll have against men at sea should be han­ to be satisfied with just reading dled with discretion aboard ship. counsels. Due to him. the LOG, so I would appreciate this professional He has been aboard this ship it very much if you would send A man who is clearly incompetent To the Editor: help I collected, may be demoted, under extraor­ I am writing you to ask that the some seven months now, and we, it to me. dinary circumstances; this must be LOG be sent to me. I am taking after a f'e w the crew, have found him to be a Pvt. Robert Fink done by the captain of the ship, a baking course at Foi-t Lee, after monthsr $250 in fine shipmate, a good worker and (Ed. note: We hope receiving who must act within the limits set going to sea as a cook-and baker cash from the Rosa an active Union man. This man the LOG regularly will help con­ forth in maritime law. As for the for three years and working shorecompany, some­ holds an NMU book. sole you.) Union scholarship, exactly the side as a baker for four years. The thing I thought could never come At a recent shipboard meeting same requirements must be met last ship I was on was the Cities through. 4* 4" 4' by each candidate, in order to Service wagon, Government Camp, It is a pleasure to thank our we went on record as supporting make sure that the decision of the where I sailed as chief cook. Union officials and our Welfare this man. We feel that an injus­ judges is absolutely fair to all Director and his assistants for a tice has been done him by the for­ ,A11 it is down here is a long day, contestants.) job well done, in making these mer bosun of the Fort Bridger. On To the Editor. short pay and no OT. Well. I can this vessel, his conduct has been benefits possible to our Union 4 4 4 I was surprised to hear and read look forward to the day when I above reproach. brothers. can sail on SIU ships. about our participation in the Crew of Camas Meadows Also, a vote of thanks to our longshoremen's beef. Upon reflec­ I woiild like to say that the LOG SIU counsels for being so kind 4" 4" 4" tion, it would seem the only logi­ would help me to see what is go­ and helping me to collect this cal thing to do, as the Union will To the Editor: ing on in the SIU. money from the company. Thanks win a more sympathetic ally in our In the old days, in Ponce, Puerto Pvt. Walter R. Weidmann again, and a happy sailing to our battles and show the shipowners Rico, there was a man named AlUnion brothers. and the whole world what an anti- bei't Alvarez who ran the canteen (Ed. note: \Ve arc sending the To the Editor: Evaristo Rosa Communist, militant Union can ac­ outside of the pier. When some LOG to you, Sis you requested.) Just recently I visited head­ tit of the seamen got left behind, he quarters for the first time since complish. 4 4 4 Do we have any new working used to take care of them. When the new building has been up. It clarification on working the ships the government bought out all the sure is a beautiful and convenient for steward de­ dock space, he moved nearer town. setup, and makes one fully realize To the Editor: partment? If so, I visited his new place, and he the long way our Union has ad­ can they be ob­ asked me to help him and see if To the Editor: After hearing about the talk vanced since we were installed in tained at the I could have the LOG sent there from the big brass in Washington Stone Street and Beaver Street. My wife and I would like to ex­ halls? On get­ for the boys to pick up. He has about the move to close the press our sincerest tiianks and I made a tour of the hall and ting replacements US^HS hospitals at the next ses­ was very much impressed. My hat always been fair to the seamen aboard where a and he would like his new address gratitude to the SIU men who an­ sion of Congress, I would like to is off to the courtesy, speed and different union to be printed in the LOG. I know swered the call for blood for my urge all SIU members to write to efficiency of the office force. With­ is represented, a lot of the oldtimers would be wife, who underwent a sei'ious their Congressmen and ask them in a half hour after applying for how can disci­ glad to know where his place is: operation at Church Home and for their help in preventing this my vacation dough, it was in my pline be main­ Albert Alvarez, Road Dock, No. 76, Hospital in Baltimore on Septem­ unjust deal that they are trying to pocket. Some vital information I .Johnson tained when Box 61, Playa, Ponce, Puerto Rico. ber'11th. Without blood trans­ give the merchant seamen.,^ fusions she could not have recov­ needed was immediately availaole these men refuse to live up to our Jimmie Higham It would be a good idea if all and the other services, such as the ered. standards and agitate against our members of the family and all (Ed. note: We have added his cafeteria, barber. Sea Chest and agreements? Are there any condi­ Our special and personal thanks friends of Seafarers would write to new address to our files. He will Port O'Call are all tops. go to Seafarers Roy Sorey, Phillip tions under which a rated men. receive it as published.) their Representatives and Senators Dexter and Harris Damron, who I am proud to be a part of such about this, too. gave their blood. We are very So, brothers, don't wait. Let's a fine organization, and although grateful to tlfbm and for tiie fine Cnot hesitate but start the ball roll­ I amr now sailing with the BME, I Union of which I am a member. ing by sending in requests now, plan to keep my book and remain William Edward White iff good standing always. so we can be prepared at the next E. A. Scoper session of Congress. As for the 4 4 4 SIU, we all know that we will be t 4. i carrying the banner all the way to Congress' front door. Let's start an all-out fight ta stop the closing To the Editor: o^ the marine hospitals. To the Editor: Spider Korolia Many Seafarers don't know their I'm writing about my copy of Congressmen and are thereby dis­ 4. i the LOG, which I haven't received couraged from writing to Washing­ for several months. I had been ton to protest the attack on the receiving the LOG regularly for USPHS hospitals. If you can ad­ several years up until that time. vise who the Congressmen are in To the Editor: • each district and give us some idea My brother, Barnes H. Smith, Thanks for the mention of my of what to say in an appeal to the letter in the September 18th issue who is a seaman, had It sent to big brass, I think the men would me. Will you please start sending of the LOG. I would like to know be more encouraged to write. As it to me again, as I think there is to whom in Congress one writes it is now, we don't know who's with regard to the closing of the no paper like the LOG, when you who in Washington. have a brother sailing. Thank USPHS hospitals. Now that the William Calefato hostilities are supposedly over, the you. Beulah Smith seaman finds himself the victim of Athan Kosta, messman, right, along with five other Seafarers (Ed. note: The LOG tmll be glad j^| some budget-happy congressmen. (Ed. note: We have checked our aboard the Portmar, show saiifish Kosta caught in Tuanapec Bay to inform any interested Seafarer Perhaps the definition Congress mailing list; from now on you idll off Mmlcp. Fish was nine feet long and weighed in at 190 pounds who the Congressmen representing has for an able bodied seaman is receive the LOG regularly once when the Seafarers hauled him aboard. He still had plenty of his district are^ and where to ^ a man who is immime to Illness more.) life left In him. write to them.) GI Finds Army Ms Not Lihe SIU Union Mteips Him Collect Money Defend Brother Who Got Panned Artng Gives Cook Cooking Lessons Wants Info On Union Queries Neiv Location For PB Canteen Sailing BME^ He Visits SiU Hall Urges Men To Write Congress Donate Blood To Brother's Wife Seafarers Win Fight With Saiifish LOG Is Tops To SiU Man^s Sister Protests Closing Of Hospitals Wants Info Dn Writing Congress �Pw Tweaty-iwo LOG Was Worth A S-Month Wait SEAFARERS LOG October 16, 1953 L E T TEES To the Editor; To. the Editor: It took me three months to get Ward, Harry Ames^ Casey Jones, I thought how nice it would be We have had a good little trip hold of the LOG, but by golly, it Frank Cullisou, and Jack Stile— to make "just one more trip." out of this. So far we had'to leave was really worth waiting for. I whom I met for the second time One thing I found out in the one of our crewmembers in Bom­ picked up the August 7th issue at out here. I've been to a couple of To the Editor: yard. The union representation bay for he was sick. I told the the SUP hall in Yokohama. You parties with the guys and a good could never come near that of the As you no doubt know by now SIU. The Seafarers certainly en­ company agent to go see him and see. I"m on the MV Sword Knot time was had by all. see what he wants. Today I was, on board the Bright the Keystone Mariner got stuck joy the best contracts, working an SUP ship shuttling between Well, we all had a good time in Japan and Korea, and while we get star, which has a swell bunch of out here on the West Coast, and conditions and benefits. It is a Bmbay, or I know I did. We have the SUP and MFOW papers regu SIU men. It is like going home to consequently, the opening date of pleasure to read in the LOG of the a little club on larly, the issue of the SEAFARERS board, an SIU ship and see old my play could not be set for Sep­ continued efforts of the officials, this ship and LOG that I picked up was the friends. I . only wish there was tember, as we had planned. It was who continually strive for and some of the crewalso impossible to make arrange­ first one on this ship in almost some way for me to get out sooner achieve the solid results that always members joined three months. than I'm supposed to so that I can ments and" postpone the opening seem to be tops in the maritime it in Bombay. date for a later time. As the di­ ship out again. industry. Read By All Hands We call it the I've been getting the LOG since rector and his group only leased It would be very gratifying for I enjoy reading the LOG and, 2-for-l club and the LOG staff in New York to last April, and pass it on to my the theater from the owners for tell me, wfio doesn't? The mem­ we have what see the way it's buddies. They are always asking the summer season. So now there bership is constantly informed of you call the sea read and reread me when the next issue will come is nothing concrete to enable me what is going on, and an informed lawyer. I know I've been lucky enough to get extra to plan production of the play for group of seamen always means by ail hands, you know what I Smith when we get back to New York, progress. took great pride copies from the ships and, if am saying: by the if we do get back to New York. Seafaring Pleasant and pleasure in board a ship that hasn't gotten a way, if you don't know what the I would like to clear up this • J'he new increase in wages, 2-for-l club is I will tell you. That showing the crew LOG, I always have my latest copy the shipping fig­ stashed somewhere so I can give it matter by saying that I have made coupled with the maternity bene­ is, the old man's log book. We refunds to all fit, plus the new vacation pian and have a president and a vice-presi­ ures for the to them. those who have all the other seemingly impossible dent of this 2-for-l club. Jimmie James period from July invested in the advances, makes going to sea a 15 to July 29. In 4 t 4 Sharp Messman production of the much more pleasant and stable that period, you We have on this ship George Lipkin play, with the ex­ profession than it has ever been. no doubt recall, Meshover, third cook; John J. ception of three After moving back to my old there were 1,900 men registered Uszakilwicz, messman. He is a SIU members, home town, Pittsburgh, eight in all ports and 1,904 men shipped. To the Editor: mess. You can't get anything out who preferred to months ago, I started work as a They could hardly believe it, and I would like you to send me the leave their money of the messroom without him miss­ salesman for a large casket manu­ thought it was marvelous. LOG, as I am a sick man and won't facturer. I am doing well, but I ing it. We have John B. SwideraI've talked to men here in the be able to get around for a while. in my keep just in case another still enjoy living over many of the kie- He is the bosun. Robert steward department who belong to Antrotter I was in the hospitai of the production plan sweli trips I made. Fellows like Goodnick, oiler T. Larsen. Oh, Sister Bryson's NUMC&S, and is set up when we get back to Noliie Towns, Dave Gilmore, Lex yes. \ve have Francis X. Butler, the they waited six or eight months New York. If not, of course, their Fanjoy, Bill Champlain, Bill Am- star OS on the 12-4 watch. He is on the beach before they could get money will be refunded too. merman, Frank Paschang and a the vice-president of the 2-for-l a job. When they see the shipping club. I made the decision to cancel host of others all made sailing a figures in black and white, they I have made my first trip out production plans because of the real pleasure. have only one question: How do of the New York hali and I am Hats off to the SIU, and smooth uncertainties and despite taking a you get into the SIU? glad to say when I came out of $400 loss myself. SIU members in­ sailing always. Believe me, it's wonderful to the Army and got my book out of George "Red" Liedemann volved in the investment did not talk up your Union for months and retirement and saw what my SIU lose a cent on this deal. I would then present the proof of the pud­ has got for its members, I was t t t like this to be recorded in the ding in the best way possible— glad to know that I am a member LOG since the story of their in­ with a copy of the SEAFARERS of it. I didn't know when I went vestments was printed there. LOG. in the Army that the SIU could Introduces SIU Officials Thank you for your kind coop­ give so much to its brother mem­ Oh, yes, they also wanted" to eration in publishing the article To the Editor: bers. When I went to the Mobile know who the people on the from about the production plans of This is a sort of Paul Revere hall it was just as if I was at home page were. I took great pleasure "Slow Boat Across." letter. It is intended to arduse the to sell all the boys with whom I in pointing out Paul Hall and our Harry B. Antrotter countryside to the coming peril of sailed. I was in the hospital for New Orleans agent, Lindsay Wil­ hospital closings just as that lone 17Vi months and I' got my LOG t t liams, two bozos I'm proud and horseman did in April of 1775 every time. I was glad to read happy to call friends and brothers. when he alerted every Middlesex what my brother members were Wayne Hartman I've filled out the blank to get village and farm over the coming doing on ships and in the ports. back on the LOG mailing list, and I am the ship's delegate of the of the Redcoats. I really hope that I can look for­ Bethlehem Iron Mines Company To the Editor: Steel Apprentice (Isthmian). I For 153 years now, or since ward to getting my copy regularly. down in Chile and was treated very want to let everyone know about Sophie Tucker sang her first scale, After eight steady years of sail­ I've a wife and child in Yokohama, well. The boys treated me very seamen as well as Government this. When you are in Saudi nice whiie I was on the Santore. ing on SlU-contracted ships, I of­ and it looks like I'm here to stay would like to say thanks to them ten find it hard to believe that the employees have had a USPHS ho.s- Arabia, as some of you know, you for a long while. all. Seafarers have progressed so much pital program to care for them in can't go ashore there. This is Ras Maxle Lipkin time of sickness and failing health, Tanura and Damman. The people Wayne Hartman in so short a time. It seems like temporary or otherwise. Now the (Ed; note: The LOG will be will try to start trouble with you (Ed note: Your address has only yesterday that I shipped sent to you regularly in Japan, as Government proposes to close the so they can get something out of been noted and the LOG will be aboard my first SIU packet in 1943 you asked.) sent to you every two weeks as and little did I think that in 1951 hospitals and throw the merchant you. We had some trouble on the seaman upon the mercies of the Steel Apprentice, but not much. published.) would retire my book and retire public. This is rank injustice. The bosun hit one of the them from the sea. I did this at my Something concrete must be and they stopped working, but they wife's request. done about it before it is allowed started back in about an hour and With my sea background, I went to come about. Write to your Con-r they didn't do. anything to the To the Editor: to work ashore as a rigger in one gressman, the President and any­ bosun. I'm still here in our hell port To the Editor: of Baltimore's larger ship repair one else who may swerve what ap­ Urges Caution of Pusan, and still pulling for the I would like very much to have yards for almost two years. While pears to be the present course. We I wfent over to the Steel Worker SIU. If it wasn't for the SIU ships my address added to the LOG engaged in this work I came into were successful before, we will be (Isthmian) one day to see what coming in here I guess I'd go crazy. mailing Ust for my wife, who has contact with many Seafarers again. Now is the time to write. they were doing, and one of the I've recently been aboard the Ariz- been an avid reader of the LOG aboard vessels in drydock under­ Insure that success with a letter crewmembers got in some trouble pa, Santa Venetia, Purple Star, since she arrived here from Rot­ going needed repairs. Just talking or wire. there and they put him in jail for Sea Legend and the good ship Sea- terdam, Hoiland, several months to them was great and many times Johnny Fry some time, but they got him out cliff. o ago. I also want her to s^ve them before they sailed from Damman. I've met such good Union broth­ for me, since occasionally I miss I don't know if there's anything we ers as Eddie Fields, Donnie Col­ an issue, when I am at sea myself. can do about the way the people lins, Johnnie Morris, Johnnie Joe N. Atchison are acting over there to crewmem­ (Ed. note: Your name has been bers, but if you have been over added to the LOG's mailing list, there, you can tell the crewmem­ as you requested!) bers of your ship about the trou­ ble and try to help them out. The near Eltst and the Orient The LOG is interested in col­ are strange places for American lecting and printing photo­ seamen. There seems to be some graphs showing what seagoing To the Editor: sort of antipathy between the local was like in the old days. All I believe in giving credit where people and the Americans. This you oldtimers who have any it lies. For many years now I have sort of thing has cropped up most old mementos, photographs of been reading the LOG with pleas­ frequently in places like Ras Tanu­ shipboard life, pictures of ure, never once telling what I ra ahd Damman. ships or anything that would thought about it. I think this has I can say one thing, it is so hot show how seamen lived, ate gone on long enough and the time' over there you can't sieep in your and worked in the days gone has come for me to say that it is room. I was told that Isthmian was by, send them in to the LOG. the best gosh-dam newspaper in going to put in air conditioning on Whether they be steam or sail, the world. Not only does it give the steel ships. I think if we all around the turn of the cen­ the interesting news of the world start some" beefs about it we may tury, during the first world related to the interests of'seamen, get jt in. I am going to see about war and as late as 1938, the but it expands to cover general it when I get back in. I know LOG is Interested in them all. news interests. Furthermore, it Captain Louis Breckenridge, seated left, and Chief Engirter Peter­ I am all for it and think if every We'll take care of them and tells of the private lives of the son pose with Walter Grosvenor, head waiter, right, and i.ls dining ship will conie along with a beef return your souvenirs to you. Seafarers. It's just great. room staff aboard the Yarmouth on a run from Boston Vi Nova about this we may get it in soon. . Henry Giinther Scotia. Cancels Plans To Produce Play Thanks Santore €rew For Care Now Is Time To Fiyht^ He Uryes Forsook The Sea For Work Ashore SIU Ships Home To GI In Korea ii. Seaiarer^s Wife A LOG Fan Now Officers And Dining Room Crew Olde Photos Wanted by LOG n Crew Has Good Time In Bombay Thinks LOG Ms dust Great 1- ytf.• �iiiniiti'iS-.-B Oefober If. IffS SEAFAHERS LOG Page Tw(entr-(brea The ^Dark Of The Sea' Comes To Light Creatvires of the land, sea, and air have long been important items on dinner table and have added to larders throughout the world, but it has only been in the last few years that man has discovered creatures of the sea lurking below the sunlit depths. Despite the superabundance of land animals, creatures of to the depths in its quest for food. lurking in the deep. Later, in 1949, the air, and surface members One of the greatest undersea Barton went down in the benthoof the briny deep, reports in re­ battles of feeding and survival scope to a depth of 4,500 feet off takes place almost daily in these the coast of California for further cent years seem to indicate that depths as a 60-ton or more sperm exploration of this Jules Verne the unlit depths, of the sea world whale grapples with the giant world. A recent descent by the hold things which outnumber, or squid Architeuthis in an unimag­ famous balloonist Picard went at least are the equal, of known inable death struggle. Marks found down much further than that. the bodies of sperm whales Fishermen before and after World creatures. Not all of these crea­ on captured by whalers or washed up War II used fathometers to detect ture are edible, considering the on beaches show scars inflicted by the movements of fish deep below queasy stomachs of civilized man, the suckers of the 30-foot squid, the surface of the v:ean. Theories but the biack depths of the sea attesting to the raging undersea are still pending on a great shelf of animate bodies which stretch are profusely populated by these contests. over most of the waters of the The seal, another warm-blooded living things. mammal like the whale and man, world in the dark recesses of the Nocturnal Visitors also takes to the deep sea in the seas. Whether these bodies are Primarily nocturnal visitors to winter, following an abundant plankton, fish or squid is not food supply. It is significant that known, but they are known to be the surface of the waters of the certain species of fish which have alive. The secret of their identity world, these creatures include never before- been seen by man may be discovered before this is deep-water plankton, shrimp, have been found onl^ as bones in published, but even before that Deivinr deeper into sea tiian any other creature, in its quest prawn, jellyfish, squid, octopi, and the stomachs of seals. Nowhere may come revelations of other have these bones been found, creatures which infest the deep. for food, is the sperm whale. Its favorite dish is the squid. hundreds of other crawling, bur­ else nor has the living fish been dis­ rowing, and parasitic inhabitants covered anywhere but in the craw of the dark and deep. Of those of the seal. marine bodies not included in Marine animals of the deep sea modem man's diet, there are many differ greatly from their upper which fall prey to other sea crea­ layer brethren. At depths greater tures, especially the whale. than 250 fathoms, or 1,500 feet, all Part of the mammalian species fishes are black, dark violet or the and descending from a common drabest of browns. Luminescence Music from a fife and drum corps mixed in with "broken heads and bloody noses" was ancestor of man, the whale world also is a part of this watery, nether the order of the day back in April, 1800, when a group of American seamen staged one divides itself into three classifica­ world. Specimens brought to the tions in its hunt for food, the surface by fishermen or natiural of the first "strikes" in American maritime history, and ran into a group of scabs trying squid-eaters, the fish-eaters and means contain luminous torches to break the strike. Of course, in those days, report, "a severe conflict ensued." Fell's Point on Monday, in riotous the plankton-eaters. The latter which can be turned off and on at group, which feeds in the manner will in a spectacular display, pre­ such things as strong mari­ The "strike" of course was easily confusion, made an attempt after of a food sieve as it swallows enor­ sumably used for finding or pursu­ time unions were things which broken, since the seamen had no dark to board and rifle a vessel be­ mous quantities of water only to ing prey. Others have rows of most seamen never even thought organization, no sort of strike ap­ longing to Messrs. David Steward blow it out into the sea again, light patterned over their bodies. about. Unions just didn't exist, paratus, and were easily forced and Sons, on board of which it was and were something that most men to sail as their money ran out and said, men had entered at $18 per strained of its plankton, lives only Descend Into Depths couldn't even imagine. In fact, a they had to accept a berth at what­ month. Their design being learnt, where there are dense masses of their prey. The waters of the Arc­ Every day men are discovering few years later, in 1804, a group ever pay they could get. several citizens put themselves tic, Antarctic and high temperate more about the deep sea formerly of coopers in New York got to­ The press of the time was, of aboard to defend her in case of latitudes comprise almost the en­ beyond their reach. In 1934, Wil­ gether and formed what was prob­ course, far from sympathetic to necessity, from the ravages of the tire feeding grounds for this liam Beebe and Otis Barton de­ ably the first "union" in the US. such attempts by the men to raise mob, who seemed bent on mischief, group. Fish-eating whkles range scended in the bathysphere to a They formed an association to try their wages, and the event was re­ and approached with driiiis and over a wider expanse of sea, but depth of more ti.an 3,000 feet to to raise the wages they were paid ported in a Baltimore paper on fifes and colors flying. As they the sperm whale really goes dovra watch the action of the monsters for making barrels as the answer April 11, 1800, as the attempt by a attempted to get on board, they to an employers' association that "mob" to "rifle" the ship. The were opposed, then a severe con­ was formed. newspaper reported the event as flict ensued, and notwithstanding the vessel lay close alongside the The result of this coopers' asso­ follows: "A large mob of sailors who had wharf, they were three times re­ ciation was that the members were all arrested. The police locked turned out for higher wages and pulsed, with broken heads and them up, and the courts found were parading down the streets of bloody noSes." them guilty of a "conspiracy to raise wages." However, in April of 1800, a group of seapien banded together by a sort of mutual consent in an effort to»get their wages raised to $20 per month. They had no or­ ganization of any sort, and the en­ tire effort was one of those things that just sort of grew out of dis­ cussions among the men in port. The'result was that the men made an informal agreement not to sign on any vessel paying less than the $20 per month. However, even in those days there were scabs—and the seamen hated them just as much then as now. This informal "strike" was just getting started when a group of scabs signed on a vessel at $18 per month at Fell's Point. The "striking" seamen immedi­ ately staged a protest and then marched to the ship to try to per­ suade the scabs not to sail. They did it in fine style, with fifes and drums preceding them, and flags flying as they marched through the streets. The shipowners, however, had heard about the attempt, and gathered a group of men to stay on board the vessel to discourage any The armed soabs waited on deck while the striking sailors marched attempt by the seamen to get The octopus, shown here In its fayorite habitat, a coral cave, is up the gangplank with fife and dctwuu^.. aboard. As the papers of the time of-'the best known residenhi of the sea's lower depths. ^Broken Heads And Bloody Noses/ Fifes And Drums Mark ^Sfrike^ ' �SEAFARERS Par* Twentr-fonr Oetobef IC, 195S . L0Q DIGEST of SHIPS' BIEETINGS ... c- JEAN LAFITTE (Watarman), July ItChairman, W. Brown; Sacratary, Whitay Lawls. Repair list will be turned over to the ship's delegate to give to the boarding patrolman. Motion was unani­ mously passed that the crewmembers de­ mand that the sanitary pumps in the toilets aft be repaired immediately. Beefs have been made on this before but liutliing has been done. Short discussion was held on how trip card men are to apply for permits. Steward agreed to write up a form letter of recommenda­ tion which the men are to present to crewmembers for signing. Further in formation wiU be obtained from the boarding patrolman. September 6—Chairman, William Fish­ er; Secretary, A. A. PodkosofF. Ship's repair list will be made up and turned in. Quarters should be left clean for the next crew. A unanimous vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. No date—Chairman, Wiiiiam Fisher; Secretary, A. A. Podkosoff. One man missed ship in Yokohama. He will be turned over to the patrolman on arriv.il. Repair list will be turned in. Men should leave their rooms in better condition. SEAVIGIL (Ocean Trans.), no date — Chairman, J. Jeiiette; Secretary, Paul L. Whitlow. Paul Whitlow was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. F. McGlove was elected engine delegate by acclamation, SIU library wUl be put on board. New top burner plate for the top of the stove will be checked. WILD RANGER (Waterman), July 23— Chairman, Henry Kay; Secretary, J. La­ zarus. Chief mate requested a repair list from each delegate. Laundry will be kept clean. A schedule for cleaning the recreation room will be made out. September 13—Chairman, Alonzo Miiefski; Secretary, Julius ' Lazarus. One passenger BR was picked up in Ger­ many. Suggestion was made that the salads be arranged more attractively. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), September 20—Chairman, Louis L. Kristan; Secre­ tary, David B. Sacher. Ship's delegate should see the captain about putting up a TV antenna if the ship gets a TV set. ROBIN GRAY (Seas Shipping), August .tU men should donate whatever change they have at the payoff to the ship's J3—Chairman', Paul "Dutch" Whltthaus; fund, which now has a $71.50 balance. Secretary, Tex Jacks. Tex Jacks was elected ship's delegate; the $12.02 bal­ CHILORE (Ore), September S — Chair­ ance of the ship's fund was turned over to him. Dispute between the chief elec­ man, Joseph F. Lewis; Secretary, C. O. Chow situation is still pretty trician and the chief engineer will be Harris. squared away at the next port. Patrol­ bad. Water cooler on the starboard side man will be wired to meet the ship in is stopped up and the crew mcsshall fan is not working. Drains do not have enough pressure. Repair list will be cir­ culated among delegates and given to the patrolman. Suggestion was made that more crackers and peanut butter be put out. tl Houston. Chief electrician reported that there are no new fans, and that all hands should take care of the ones we have. Ship's delegate should see about having the washing machine and the water cooler installed in the crew messroom. OLYMPIC GAMES (Western Tanker), August 8—Chairman, C. A, Weaver; Sec­ retary, Daniel Wowney. Awnings were taken down for repairs. Some were re­ placed and others will be repaired in Japan. One man wias taken ashore sick at Muscat. Steward said no fresh food came aboard in Bahrein because the agent claimed it was unfit to eat. Chief steward ordered all necessary stores in Japan. Crewmembers are to notify their delegates of repairs needed in foc'sles. Laundry should be kept clean at all times. Washing machine motor should be turned off after use.« Captain will accept Japanese currency a day or two before leaving Japan. (> messroom. Mattresses and bed springs should- be added to the repair list. AMEROCEAN (Blackchester), September 13—Chairman, Fred .Israel; Secretary. David Pine. One man missed ship in San Pedro, Cal. His gear will be turned over to - the patrolman at the payoff. Books in the ship's library will be packed up so they can be exchanged in New York for a new library. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for the excel­ lent work they did during the trip, and special thanks went to the chief cook for his thoughtfulness to the crew in putting out extra items for coffeetime. MICHAEL (Carras), September 13— Chairman, T. McCann; Secretary, W, T. Langford. Repair list was turned over to the skipper to forward to the company. The organizers were given a vote of thanks for a job being well done, and the crew of the Michael want to wel­ come the seamen of the Atlantic fleet into the SlU. The man who missed ship in San Pedro had his gear turned over to the captain. Five chairs are needed in the messroom. A new washing ma­ chine should be purchased as the old one is broken and needs too many re­ pairs. An additional fan is needed in the 8-12 foc'sle. Patrolman will be asked to contact the company about putting an awning on the fantail when the ship goes to the yard for repairs.. STEEL MAKER (isthmian), September 17—Chairman, Stewart Hanks; Secretary, Dee W. Kimbreii. Oliver Hodge was elected -ship's delegate by acclamation. New coffee pot should be put out, as the present one was damaged in port. Chief engineer will be asked how he got the authority to ration the slopchest cigarettes, and if the crew can purchase ''"I more than two cartons a week. Men should be more careful in dumping the garbage over the side. Department sani­ tary men should get together and work out a schedule for cleaning the slop sink, and laundry. Quarters need sougeeing and painting. PENNMAR (Caimar), August 31—Chair­ man, J. Chermesino; Secretary, J. Thobe. W. J, Trigembo was elected ship's dele­ gate. Nothing was taken care of on the last repair list. There is no scup­ per in the engineers' head. CATAWBA VICTORY (Bull), June 28— Chairman, C. G. McLeiian; Secretary, Al­ bert G. Espeneda. Washing machine should be tightened so that it does not roll. Repair list- will - be made out by each department delegate. OS and wiper will take care of the laundry: the BR will clean the recreation room. Crew should help keep the pantry and messroom clean at night. Vote of thanks went to the entire steward department for a job well done and good chow. September 9 — Chairman, Monts L. Smith; Secretary, Howard J. Knox. One man left the ship in Sasebo, Japan; the job was filled in Fusan, Korea by an SUP man. Repair list was read. All heads should be painted and the messhall should be sougeed. Captain will be contacted about the chief engineer's statement that when he is good and ready he will have the rooms painted. AMERSEA (Blackchester), September 13—Chairman, Howard K. Pierce; Secre­ tary, Wiiiiam Pieszczuk. Security watches stood in Korea and restricted time are disputed. Men were asked to turn in all linen and cots so the steward can check. Delegate witl get a repair list ready. Men wore asked to leave the foc'sles clean for the next crew. September 1i—Chairman, Harvy Me*ford; Secretary, J. D. O. Coker. Repair lists will be prepared by each depart­ ment. Starboard life boat and gangway will be added to the repair list. Life­ boat has a whole in its stern. Library was painted for the benefit of all, and It is not to be used as a ship's office. ^Can'Shahera^ Have No QK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters td collect funds. The National Foundation for Infantile. Pa­ ralysis is the only charitable organization which has re­ ceived membership endorse­ ment. Funds for this cause are collected through normal Union channels at the pay-off. Receipts are Issued on the spot. the steward department a special vote of thanks. Ship's delegate got a vote of thanks for a good job done. All neces­ sary repairs should be made before sign­ ing on. Patrolman should speak to tne chief engineer about more cooperation regarding repairs. Suggestion was made that the company furnish a new washing machine, as the present one is completely inadequate. ARiZPA (Waterman), September 27 — Chairman, Carl Scott; Secretary, Don Collins. Repair list will be turned in be­ fore reaching Kure, so thaf it can be mailed in to San Francisco. A few minor beefs will be taken up at the payoff. Suggestions for the repair lists should be give to the proper department dele­ gate. New mattresses should be ordered for those who need them. TROJAN TRADER (Trojan), Septamber 27—Chairman, Fata Piascik; Secretary, R. J. Boies. No one is to be allowed in the niesshall improperly dressed. ToUets should be kept sanitary. PAOLi (Cities Service), August 2— Chairman, W. T. Matthews; Secretary, James M. Strickland. Headquarters will be contacted, about getting the ship fumigated when we reach port. Radio operator has phonograph, and will get parts for it in Japan. Doors and lockers should be fixed. Recreation room should be kept clean. August 23—Chairman, Robert Kerhiy; Secretary, Wiiiiam Cranny. Ship's deiegate spoke to the steward about the badly stained linen. It wiU be changed in the States. Everyone should note needed repairs and report them to the department delegates in time, as the ship is returning to the States after Yokohama. Rule about being properly dressed in the messhall wiU be strictly enforced. No tales are to be carried topside. September 20—Chairman, Ralph Burnseed; Secretary, James Strickland. Chief mate was contacted on repairs. Rooms and wash basins should be kept clean. STONY POINT (US Petroleum), Sep­ More night lunch and bread should be put out. tember (—Chairman, not listed; Secre­ tary, not listed. Motion was passed at this special meeting to elect £. R. Buck­ MAE (Bull), September 27—Chairman, ley ship's delegate. Bob Raid; Secretary, Charles Bouskiia. September 26—Chairman, E. R. Buck­ Motion was passed to get a cuffee urn. ley; Secretary, C. F. Fried. Chief engi­ Ship's delegate will see the chief mate neer promised to get fans in Japan. about repairing doors. Ship's delegate Steward will get ice cream, butter and should see that all painting below the frozen vegetables, if available, and have passageway is done. the toaster fixed. ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), no date ROBIN TUXFORD (Seas Shipping), Sep­ —Chairman, Harry G. Jones; Secretary, tember (—Chairman, C. Bourjie; Secre- Wiiiiam H. Rhone. Harry G. Jones was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. Some suitable place shoufd be provided for hanging washed clothes. Glasses taken from the pantry and messrooms should be returned. tary, R. T. Whitley. Most of the repairs were taken care of in New York, but the rest will be done by the ship's crew. Steward department members will.paint their own rooms. Record player will be stored. Discussion was held on the cold water in the wash basin. Engine and laundry drawers are to be kept closed at all times. Discussion was held on the preparation of some foods, and on cold soup. KYSKA (Waterman), August 2—Chair­ man, J. C. Brady; Secretary, H. Carmichaei. Lockers and locks ii. the en­ gine department foc'sles have not been repaired as asked. R. Charroin was elected ship's delegate. Washing ma­ BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Septem­ chine and laundry are to be kept clean ber 20—Chairman, John Newman; Sec­ at all times. Men' should return cups to retary, H. E. Richardson. Bill Howe was the pantry. Instead of leaving them on elected ship's delegate. deck and back aft. DE SOTO (Waterman), August 17— SEATRAiN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain) A. L. Danne; Secretary, GreenSeptember 4—Chairman, Sir Charles; Chairman, waid. Motion was pa.ssed to have each Secretary, Joplin. Sir Charles was man take care of getting his ewn linen. elected ship's delegate and $49.02 was More fans and spare parts will be requi­ handed over to him by the former treas­ sitioned. Everyone should stay out of the urer. Library books should be replaced pantry during meal hours. should by new selection. There is a beef that be more variety in the nightThere lunch. Bed­ the ship is a poor feeded. The grades of ding on the poop deck should be. brought meat were considered poor. Suggestion down during foul weather. Innersprlng was made that all food be recorded and listed by the ship's delegate and sub mattresses should be supplied. mitted te headquarters. NATHANIEL B. PALMER (Dolphin), SepTember 23—Chairman, Sir Charles; Secretary, Ed Jones. Motion was made September 20—Chairman, V. Meehan; to bring two members up on charges Secretary, John J. Maheney. Lockers and for .fouling up in Edgewater and against dish rack need repairing. Department one man for missing ship. Fans should delegates will make up a repair list for be installed in all the heads. Members their own departments and turn it in. voted to have'stew less often. Ventilators A. H. Hoag was elected ship's delegate. in the lower hold should be nut ',ackMARIE HAMILL (Bloomfleid), Septem­ 'as the temoercture is about 120 degrees Negotiating committee should' be asked ber 13—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, 1.0 .try...and;^ir9*i'|ilr...t»?ifl|t!^nlh^^ tlje. not listod. MOUP1),.,J|I(8S passed .to giy^ clothing and gear. Patrolman in San Pedro* should be contacted about the slopchest gear, since the ship is on MSTS charter and may remain on the Japan-Korea shuttle far several months. A list' of sizes nSeded will be given te the captain, so that clothing can be purchased in San Pedro;' Steward recom­ mended the use of electrie percolators for making coffee, so that American coffee could be co'nserved for as long as possible. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), July 2(—Chairman, Duke Livingston; Secretary, Jesse W. Maioney. Three men missed ship. One man was put ashore at Jacksonville, Fla., seriously ill. Frank Flan.igan was elected ship's delegate. Ship's library should be kept in the rec­ reation hall. Menu should be more varied. Vote of thanks went to the captain, for a fine job of putting the third cook ashore when he was ill. Messhall should be kept clean and chairs repaired. The number of fans should be checked. . August 5—Chairman, M. Gandron; Sec­ retary, Paul H. Bryson. Frank Flanagan was elected ship's delegate. One man missed ship in New York, one in Lake Charles. Robinson was elected deck dele­ gate. Delegate should see the captain about getting a separate watch foc'sle for the black gang, and about putting an awning over the fantail in the shipyard. Benches should be put on the fantail. September 14—Chairman, F. Bruecher; Secretary, Leo Doiton. There is a bal­ ance of $28 in the ship's fund. Messhall chairs were not repaired. Steward will be asked about cold drinks instead of milk three times a day. Delegate will check to see why- he .didn't get mat­ tresses. .Steward has new springs for bunks. Library should be procured. STEEL KING (isthmian), September 21 —Chairman, Vito D'Angeio; Secretary, Fred Steppe. Requisition listing all re­ pairs will be made out. Chief mate has allowed each man a day off on his own choosing. There was a discussion on how to protect the checkers from bad weather, in hopes of keeping them out of the passageways. A question arose con­ cerning the number of times per day the wipers should deliver ice from the ice maker to the steward department. The wiper's part of the Union agreement, was read by the chairman, but no men­ tion was found of this point. A tem­ porary settlement was made tp the satis­ faction of all' concerned. STEEL ROVER (isthmian), September 27—Chairman, John P. Hayward; Secre­ tary, James M. Baxter. There is a $24.94 balance in the ship's fund. Men leaving the ship in Gulf ports should give ade­ quate notice. Cups should be kept in the messhall to cut down loss. Brothers should try to cut down on door slamming. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Traders), Sep­ tember 24—Chairman, W. McKenna; Sec­ retary, S. J. Ciesiak. 20-limit should be set on washing clothes. Cleanliness of the messhall was discussed. Pantry should leave out a minimum of cups. Card players should clean up when they are finished. MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfleid), August 1(—Chairman, Bernard Kemberiey; Sec­ retary, M. Dariey. No repairs were done in port. Red Dariey got a vote of thanks for a good job done as ship's delegate during the previous voyage and then was reelected. More washing powder should be procured. Books and magazines should be relumed to the recreation room. September 2(—Chairman, not listed; Secretary, not listed. E. M. Williams was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. There was a discussion on the necessity of squaring away the repair list before the sign on and the importance of secur­ ing a port payoff, draw to the limit or back-dated allotments before sailing. SEATRAIN NBWtYORK (Seatrain), Au­ gust 2(—Chairman, J. Seiieri; Secretary, C. E. Mosiey. Motion was passed to get a mixing machine and meat grinder, and more of a linen supply. Steward should order enough fruit and supplies for the round-trip. Steward was asked to put out the more perishable fruits first. September 11—Chairman, A. D. EdenfleTd; Secretary, C. E. Mosiey. There is $101.58 in the shop's fund. Discussion was held on stores and linen. Patrolman should not be run for more than 20 min­ utes. lifen missing ship will be reported to the patrolman. Second engineer will be asked not to spit on the deck and in the' water fountain. Members voted thanks'to the Union for the books and the ship's delegate asked all to take care of these books. September 27—Chairman, Chuck Boguchi; Secretary, Steve Bsguchi. One man missed ship in ^ian Juan and re­ joined in Mayaguez, do to the launch' service. Ship's delegate will see the patrolman about having the ship fumi­ gated at the earliest opportunity since there are rats and roaches around. Water should not be left running in the laun-" dry. Extra linen should be turned ' in before the ship reaches Baltimore. Vote of thanks went to the steward depart­ ment for wen prepared and well served food. SEA COMET Ii (Seatraders), Septem­ ber 13—Chairman, McColiom; Secretary, M: Reid. Discussion was held on putting down the gangway when the ship Is at anchor instead of the Jacob's ladder. All personnel will be properly dressed in the messroom: men on watch will be fed first. SCHUYLER OTIS BLAND (Waterman), August 8—Chairman, not listed; Secre­ tary. net listed. Jim Foti was elected ship's delegate: Steve Fulford, decl^ dele­ gate: George Crevies, engine delegate: Blackie Boyce, steward delegate. . Two engine department men went to the hos­ pital prior to sailing from Leonardo, NJ. c- m One man got off at Panama City with an eye injury. Sbme of his gear, which was left behind, will be forwarded on arriv­ ing at a US port. Chief engineer gave no help to the bakbr, who is complaining about the way the dough mixer in the galley leaks oil continually. One man went to the hospital at Sasebo, Japan. His condition is serious. $32 has been collected so fay for the ship's fund. There should be more cooperation among steward department members. There should be more attention paid to the preparation of food. DEL MAR (Mississippi), August 1(— Chairman, Robert Callahan; Secretary, C. A. Bradley. There is $107.91 In the ship's fund. Ray Ellison was elected ship's delegate. Food is poor this trip. There is a lack of cooperation aboard. Ship's delegate will designate which de­ partment is to clean up the steward lounge after the movies. . September 20—Chairman, Ben CoiiinsiSecretary, C. A. Bradley. There is a total of $137.91 in the ship's fund, since the steward delegate topside donated $2 from a raffle and collected. $10. Motion was passed that the baker stop smoking a pipe while making bread. A new pressing iron with heat control will be ordered. Washing machine should not be used after 9:00 PM. A total of $87 was collected for the electrician's show­ ing the movies. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Octeber 1—Chairman, Louis W. Cartwrighti Secretary, Garland Fontenet. Department delegates should turn over repair lists before reaching Bridgeport. Letter was written expressing appreciation to the captain for his landing the injured broth­ er at Miami on the stormy night of September 24th. Vote of thanks went te the steward department for good work and good chow. Repair list will be turned over te the chief mate and chief engineer. MOBILIAN (Waterman), September 2$ — Chairman, H, Rode; Secretary, J. Parker. One man missed ship in Galves­ ton. F. Wasmer was elected ship's dele­ gate. Belongings of the man who missed ship will be sent to the Galveston hall. Two wipers have been blowing tubes, with one collecting OT. Blower chains are too short: new anes will be ordered in San Pedro. CECIL N. BEAN (Drytrans), Septamber 19—Chairman, T. E. Foster; Secretary, M. F. Kramer. There was a beef about the chief mate working on deck. Steward department foc'sles will be painted fir.st next trip. Repair list has been made ANTINOUS (Waterman), September 27 out for each department, and copies went —Chairman, Gus L. Taylor; Secretary, to the ship's delegate and the captain. Harry C. Kiimon. After the purchase of Steward will see about getting new mat­ stamps, there is a $43 balance in the tresses aboard. Men getting off should ' should be contacted, as it seems the com­ ship's fund. Thanks went to the steward clean up their foc'sles properly and leave department for being efficient and coop­ pany is cutting down every trip. September 1(—Chairman, Mosiey; Sec­ keys in their respective rooms. erative. Nick Sabin thanked the crew for giving him money from the ship's retary, A. Concaives. John Alstatt was TOPA TOPA (Waterman), September elected ship's treasurer. fund when his father died and he had September 24 — Chairman, Winborn; 15—Chairman, Leroy Frazer; Secretary, to po home suddenly. C. Ridge. All repairs were taken care of Secretary, A. Goncaives. Roy Ayers was the chairs in the recreation room. WAR HAWK (Waterman), September elected ship's delegate by acclamation. except should not be left on deck. There 29—Chairman, L. L. Stone; Secretary, Ironing board should be purchased from Cots in the ship's fund. Delegates E. S. Brinson. Eight men got off. Baker the ship's fund. The television set will is $117take up collections at the last pay­ and second cook need new springs in be fixed in New York. No magazines didn't off. J. G. Flynn was elected ship's dele­ bunks. Patrolman will be contacted should be bought from the ship's fund. gate by acclamation. about getting innerspring mattresses. Store and linen question was settled by Suggestion was made to get a ship's the patrolman. He will .be contacted COMPASS (Compass), September II— library. Patrolman will be contacted about the mixer. Laundry should be Chairman, Guy Whithorst; Secretary, J. about getting certain brands of cigarettes cleaned by each sanitary man according F. Castronover. Kal K. Nielsen was and cigars in the slopchest. Captain to the posted schedule. elected ship's delegate by acclamation. will be asked about putting bookshelves Each crewmember will donate' $1 for a BIENVILLE (Waterman), October 30— in the small closet. Chairman, Cuz. Murray; Secretary, Ber­ ship's fund to be used for such emer­ purposes as telegrams, etc. Stew­ FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), Au­ nard A. Sanford. John R. Dickson was gency ard was asked to get fresh milk, ice gust 23—Chairmen, James Pewitt; Sec­ elected ship's delegate. There was a cream and chocolate milk in Japan. Pic­ retary, Hermann Spraenes. Ralph Lanby complaint on too many seconds on the ture will be taken to send to the LOG. Duplicate repair list will be was elected ship's delegate. Washing menu. The crew is to be quiet below. In con­ machine should be turned off after using. turned in. Repair list from the last trip sideration of the watch. Recreation rooni Foc'sles should be sougeed before being was not acted on. No man should enter will be cleaned according to the schedule painted. Man who missed sTtip will bo the ice box alone. Steward will contact posted by the steward. Only the ship's reported to headquarters. There is a the captain.^ Port steward should be re­ delegate is to contact the captain. quired to put better grades of food and balance of t8.13 in the ship's fund. September 3B—Chelrman, not listed; more, aboard. JULESBURG (Terminal Tankers), Sep­ Secretary, 'B. E. Seward. Ship's delegate DOROTHY (Bull), September. 13—Chair­ tember 14—Chairman, J. S. McRae; Saewill contact the master about the slop­ retary, Tom Bowers. Two men were boachest and draw. There should be suffi­ man, Pete Frazo; Secretary, Steve Bo- pitalized—one in Yokohama and one-lis gucki. There is $12.90 in the ship's fund. cient cigarettes in the slopchest. New motors for the galley fan and the Kure. The captain is being very harsh.An SUP-man was picked up In the Pan­ . ANNE BUTLER (Bloomfleid), Septem- washing machine were installed. Cots t»er 27-<-Chalrman, M. W. Anderson; Sec­ should be returned to" the foc'sles and ama Canal to replace a man mbo missed retary, not listed. Ship's delegate will put away in port. Clothes should be ship in-Houston; ttals man is In the Ship's contact. the. captain about the quantity taken down after they .have . dried, jo ol. cigarettes M Uie slopchest as^ well as make room '• for > bthef81'' Washuii thacnlhe I.:.; -v-•;<. i �Vrj-'J: .. October If. IfBS SEAFARERS Pago- Twentr-iTO LOG ... DIGEST ofi SHIPS' MEETINGS ... (Continued from p«fe 24) taoipital. but will fet mtdical treatment In the next pert. Motion waa pasaed to put out more night lunch. A complete record of thla voyage will be kept and turned over to the patrolman on arrival In the Statea. FRINCH CRECK (Citiea Service). Ocfeher e—Chelrmen.'F. W. Ammens; Secretery, Dan Reard. Yuiee Crewa waa elected ahip'a delegate by- acclamation. Collection will be taken up to buy a tube for the dilp'a radio in the meaxhall. Watertight doora need repairing. Dun-gareca and khakia will be ordered by the captain for the alopcheat. MARORR (Ore), September IS—Chelr­ men, Raymond Schrum; Secretary, J. R. Dasteriing. More night lunch ahould be put out. Washing machine haa re­ peatedly been broken. No aatialaction waa obtained from the chief engineer and the matter wUl be taken up with the patrolman at the payoff. Each man ahould lend a hand in keeping the pan­ try clean. Suggestion waa made to try and secure watch foc'sles en the ship. This wil be taken up on arrival. SUIANNR (Bull), September S4—Chair­ man, Red Campbell; Secretary, Sam Tec men. Rod Cempbell; Secretary, Sam Telech, Dios waa elected ship's dele­ gate. Suggestion was made te get Union reading material and keep it in the reading room. BHTHORB (Ore), September Si—Chair­ men, Lerey C. Rewie; Secretary, Juan C. Vege. New fan is needed In the oilers' foc'sle. Washing machine motor is about to go dead. Can opener will be changed. Perculator should be repaired •r reidaced. Washing machine should -be kept clean. XHILORR (Ore), September >f—Chair­ man, William Kumke; Secretary, D. L. Warrlngten. Steward should contact the port fteward about more, stores; we ran out of dry cereal 10 days from Baltimore. More coffee percolator! are needed, as well as more wind scoops. SIcpchest prices should be checked. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping), No date—Chairman, Hareld R. Leng; Secre­ tary, Ran Morris. One man missed ship in San Pedro. Steward will get whatever stores he can in South Africa. September 13—Cliairman, Hareld Long; Secretary, R. L. Merrlt. One man missed •hip. at Tamatave. Madagascar and re­ joined at Capetown, South Africa. Stew­ ard requested that alU cots and Hnen be turned in before the crew leaves the ahip. Bosun suggested that his foc'sle be sougeed before the next crew comes aboard. Ships needs fumigating. SRASTAR (Marcader), September 13— Chairman, R. Wallace; Secretary, A. Cel- llnt. d>iobody should sign on for the next trip until all stores ate on board and everything requeited is on board and checked. Steward made out a requisi­ tion sheet, as the company's was In­ sufficient. A new washing machine is needed. Ship is to carry US currency for draws; money will be put out every five days in port; patrolman will be asked to check on this. Food Is to be better cooked; coffee urn is to be changed. Buckets will be ordered. Slopchest is insufficient; patrolman should find out why cigarettes are a dollar a carton. Repair lists will be checked. NEW ROCHELLR VICTORY (South AtIsntlc), September 21—Chairman, N. W. Kirfc; Secretary, John S. Kauter. The ahlp needs fumigation. Meat box alley should be sougeed and painted. Grade of meat is very poor. Best grades of meat ahould be ordered in the future. All new pillowa should be bought for the next voyage. Griddle should be ordered for the next voyage. All fre.sh water tanks ahould be -cemented as the water is rusty and dirty. Baker riiould thanks for his good work. get a vote of COR VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Sep­ tember as—Chairman, Reye; Secretary, Magnlnl, Decks of three foc'sles were painted. Repairs are to be made before the ship sails. Extra sink Is needed on topside in the panlry. Books should be returned to the recreation room. Fresh water tanks are to be cleaned, as the water is full of rust particles. N# date—Chairman, net listed; Secre­ tary, net listed. Ship's delegate will see the captain about painting passageways, decks and heads. Recreation room will be cleaned by a sanitary man from each department, rotating each week. Wash­ ing machine drain should be changed. Glasses and silverware should be checked by the steward and the general condition of the messhall should be watched. LONOVItW VICTORY (Victory Carriers), August tt—Cliairman, S. V. Stecmsrr; Secretary, R. Stubbef. Rooms will be painted; new mattresses are available. Red Fisher was elected ship's delegate. Departments will take turns cleaning the laundry. Rice will be put on the menu. Men should make sure that they draw nenough money In Japan. August 2f—Chairman, James Ficher; Secreteryv S. V. Stecmsrr. Crew will cooperate in painting the galley. Steward was asked to put out more soap. Mem­ bers of the steward department are to PERSONALS Marvin F. Kramer Please .get in touch with, or write as soon as you can to Harry Kaufman. 4" 4" 4- Guy W. Newman Please contact your sister, Mrs. Lois Greene, 230 N. 14th Street, Griffin, Ga., or anyone knowing his whereabouts get in touch with Mrs. Greene. Last known to be aboard the Amerocean, July 1953. 4" 4*' James Kivers Raymond Ruppert Please contact "Blockie" Flow­ ers, 2311 Buchanan Street, San Francisco, Gal. 4 4. C. D. Anderson Get in touch with your mother at 29 Wellington Drive, Ashville, NC, Her home phone number is Weaverville 4272. 4 4> 4 4 4 4 4 4 R. W. Schoolcraft You can pick up your gear from the Waterman agent in Portland, Ore., and your seamen's papers at the "Little Club" on Dauphine Street, New'Orleans, La. .HDD SSH @00 SQDKZinSBS dSBB a[a[a DSBS fflcaa Q22sa suiia - 4 4 4 4 Joseph Yonick ^Please contact your sister. She has check and mail for you. 4 4 CALMAR (Calmer), September 12 — C hiirman, R. Seeley; Secretary, A. Nel- len. All engine foc'sle and heads will be painted, deck head wiU be painted. Messman's foc'sle wiU be painted and locker repaired. MesshaU pantry and recreation room will be painted. Re­ pair list will be made -out and turned inSteward department head and shower should be painted. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for a job weU done. WILLIAM A. M. BURDEN (Western Tankers), September 7—Chairman, Frank Vandusen; Secretary, C. Waldan. Wash­ ing machine will be repaired. Discussion was held on the linen. Vote of thanks went to the steward department fur llie good chow. A donation of $430 was made to Mrs. Jensen, whose brother died. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoale no dateChairman, Z. Markris; Secretary, C. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), Soptembar 27—Chairman, Clydo D. Parker; Sccratary, Carl C. Millar. All delegates were asked to turn repair lists over to the ship's delegate. Members were asked to turn off the hot water after use. Stoppedup scupper in the crew's pantry wil be added to the repair list. Robert A. Statham Get in touch with Michael A. Cousins, 4205 South Prieur Street, Quiz Answer New Orleans, La. He has a refund (1) Six; Ed Delahanty, Bobby check for you. Lowe, Chuck Klein, Lou Gehrig, 4- 4 4 Pat Seerey and Gil Hodges. William' R. Dixon (2) (b) 20, Sophia F. Dixon wants you to (3) (0) 9,000; get in touch with her as there is (4) (a) Copper. some sickness at home and she has (5) (a) 12. some important papers for you to (6) (a)-(u). (b)-(x),(cJ-(s), (d)-(y), sign. Wants your present address. (e)-(w), (£).(t), (g)-(v). All mail being returned to her (7) 18. "as not on board." Write her at 68 (8) 18; counting the letters in Pershing Terrace, Uniont^vn, Pa. the whole phrase: State of Missis­ 4 4 4 sippi. Edward J. Taylor Contact your wife immediately. Puzzle Answer 4 4 4 Beauregard Crew •SDS dQBB Anyone knowing 'the where­ QBBS BQQ abouts of Japanese souvenirs be­ SDSQ SKSOBISdlB] longing to Arnold Boyle, chief cook aboard the vessel which paid QQS QSB in San Francisco on Oct. 8, QSISD BdSISSllEi off 1953, contact him at 61 West 135th Street, New York 37, NY. fiscas cooperata wiOi ena anothar. Cooking sho^d ba better; food ia not prepared too weU. New shower curtains arc to be put up. September 12—Chairman, S. V. Stecmarr; Secretary, J. M. Fisher. Chief en­ gineer wiU paint one room If he has time. He refuses to paint engine de­ partment rooms—only showers and toiieta and decks. Patrolman will be contacted on ihifi. Chief engineer ordered perls to repair the n-ashing maehine with. Repair list wUl be turned over to the captain and the chief engineer; work should be done before reaching port. New library wiU be ordered. 4' W. E. Mason Please get in touch with R. M. Mason as soon as possible. 4 Seafarers who applied for new membership books in New York but are now sailing from outports don't have to come to this city to get their new books. if the men involved will write to headquarters and tell the Uuion which port they are sailing out of, the Union will forward the book in care of the port agent. Under no circumstances however, will the books be sent through the mails to any private addresses. Morse. Patrolman ivill be contacted about the man who missed ship. First assistant engineer asked the ship's dele­ gate to see the patrolman about the brother who fouled up. Joe Wilkerson was elected ship's delegate by acclama­ tion. Patrolman wlU be shown around crew's quarters to check fans and see if they can be replaced. Men were asked to come to the messhall properly dressed. Steward was asked to get some tenderizer for the Trinidad meats. Gordon ChamberB Please contact your brother, Stanley Chambers, at 1710 Web­ ster Avenue, Bronx, NY. Anyone knowing his whereabouts contact Mr. Chambers at LUdlow 3-6365. 4 Get New tiooks Through Agents 4 Wally Perdue Contact Rosemary Purdue at 576 18th StreeC Brociklyn,' NY. shelves In the library. One man left ship in New York after signing on. J.* Jacobson was elected ship's delegate. Dryers in the laundry should not be used after 8:00 PM or before 8:00 AM, so that the carpenter and the bosun can sleep. September 13—Chairman, J. Jacebsen; Secretary, R, Harford. Two men missad ship. One brother was left in the hos­ pital in Durban and an OS was picked up to take his place in Walvls. Discus­ sion was held about using the locker in the passageway for the library and get­ ting a tarpauUn for the fant&il for hot weather. Repair lists should be made up by department delegates. must be in top-flight shape during the present voyage. Delegates will be rcspon.sible for the cleanliness of their quar­ ters and the care of the ship's property. It is the duty of the sanitSry men to spot sougee. OS needs hose to spray the deck department shower. Schedule for daily cleaning of the laundry was given to the sanitary men. Octobor 2—Chairman, Derwocd Y. Mann; Socrotary, Rebort Benjamin. Ship has been cleaned up considerably. Board­ ing patrolman in Miami inspected the ship and will make a report. Steward said a gallon of disinfectant is always available in the locker. KYSKA (Waterman), September 12— Chairman, J. 6. Brady; Secretary, H. FAOLI (Cities Service), September IS— Chairman, W. Jotuison; Secretary, A. E. Roberts. Frank F. Reese was elected ship's delegate. Washing machine should be left clean for the rest of the mem­ bers. Patrolman will be contacted about getting a better grade of food. A. E. Roberts was elected ship's ti-easurer. It was agreed that the bugs had to go. Ship's delegate will see the Boston pa­ trolman about getting the ship fumigated. SAN MATEO VICTORY (Eastern), Au­ Repair list will be turned in before reaching Boston. gust 30—Chairman, A. CalleH; Secretary, H. C. McCurdy. Ship's delegate reported a $L8 balance in the ship's fund, after ANNISTON VICTORY (South Atlantic), liuying games in Charleston. New men no date—Chairman, Scetty Borryman; were asked to make donations at the Sccretary, F. BHHe. There is $10 in the payoff or the first draw in US currency. •ship's fund. Chairman read the list of Day workers say the watches eat all the supplies to be requisitioned at the Canal night lunch. The steward promised to Zone. Inadequate dopchest to be checked. put out more. Washing machine is out Sliip did not receive fresh milk in Japan. of order and the chief electrician said it There are not enough water pitchers and would be repaired soon. Votd of thank.s salt and pepper Miakers. Fans are need­ went to the steward department for do­ ed in foc'sles. Ship did not get a launch ing a good job and to the captain, for in Tokosulca for three days. his support in getting good stores and for being a good shipper In general. ALCOA FLANTBR (Alcoa), no dataSeptember 2«—Cheirman, Bab Johnsen; Ray W. Clark; Secretary, Secretary, H. C. McCurdy. Ship's treas­ Chairman, Aaron Wilburn. Repair list will be turned urer reported that there was a $38 bal­ over te the patrolman for action. Slopance and reminded the crew to make chest is much better than it has ever been. Anything short can be ordered and will be sent to the ship. Aaron Wil­ burn was eleeted ship's delegate. Carmietiael. The clocks are not synchro­ nized aboard ship. Two men missed ship in Yokohama and reoined in Moi. Each department delegate shoidd make out arepair list ajid turn It over to the ship's delegate. Messroom should be kept clean and each watch should clean it before the next watch comes on. donations in New York after the draw. The crew messhall is overcrowded '18 seats and 27 men), since this ship has so large a crew. I'here is urgent need of more room. Another 7 seats in the PO mess would relieve the pres.sure. One more man for the steward department should act as PO mesman. Larger ice boxes are needed. Odor in refrigerator boxes must be eliminated this time in port. The food tastes of creosote. Pantry and mcsshalls should be kept clean at night and between meals. Vote of thanks went to the steward department for good food and a job well done. Items wanted from the slopebest should be listed and given to the ship's delegate. ELIZABETH (Bull), September 27— Chairman, Clark S. Inman; Secretary, W. Lachance. One man was hospitalized in Ponce and one in Magagaz. An order for a hot pUte was placed. Awning was brought up. bosun understands it can be put up anytime. Que -'i-ii of benches aft was discussed. Fruit juice four times a week was requestcS-eward agreed. More cooperation i • u .otied in keeping the messhall clean. . .riiication is need­ ed on chipping hcuis. STEEL INVENTOR (Isthmian), June 14 —Ctialrman, William S. Sharp; Secre­ tary, Loula Blavlns. Captain told tho ateward in Beirut that he could wait until the next port, because food was too high. Requisitions could not be sup­ plied by the ship's chandler as there were no lemons or limes. Steward will five the crew a duplicate of the food requisition erdercd in Baser. Stptaraber S —- Cliatrman, William S. Sharp; Secretary, Louis Blevlns. Washing machine should be checked and oiled. New fans are needed for the galley and a cold water scupper for the engine de­ partment. All bunks Miould be repaired and eoil springs installed. No date—Chatrmsii, W. C. Thomas; Secretory, Louis Blevlns. Discussion was held en the leaky poop deck, the recreation room scuppers, two foc'sle leaks and an awning for the poop deck. ELIZABETH (Bull), ne date—Chairman, Herman P. Stuart; Secretary, Bare Ji­ menez. Ship's delegate wiU sec the patrclmau about getting an egg boiler for the pantry. Messman should be on board at meal hour at all times. Ship's c. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Sep­ tember 27—Chairman, E. Laseya; Secre­ tary, Y. E. Pedroxa, Jr. One man missed ship in New York. Steward got a rising vote of censure for his performance coming in and out of port. This is to constitute a warning; there are no cflinplaints about the steward's work as he ARLYN (Rull), Octobor 4—Chairman, is doing a good job as a steward. Herbert Parks, Jr.; Secretary, Joseph Merkol. J. Market was elected ship's delegate. Members were asked to please help keep the washing machine clean after use. Ship's delegate will take up a collection at the payoff for Brother Schaffer. who was taken off the ship in New York with a back Injury. Chief en­ gineer and captain will be asked about openin.g the spare head and shower for the steward department. CHICKASAW (Waterman), October 4— Chairman, Blackie King; Secretary, C Galliano. Patrolman will be contacted about the water fountain. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Vote of thanks went to the steward department. OS on sanitary asked the men to cooperate in keeping the heads and showers clean. A list for cleaning the laundry is posted. Department delegates will make up re­ pair lists for the ship's delegate, who uill turn over a copy to the chief mate, the chief engineer and the patrolman. Cans for cigarette butts should be placed in the passageways. Suinethiug sliuuld be donc about the lighting situation In the messhall. Mates on watch want the doors closed or the lights dimmed. MAGNOLIA MARINER (Bull), Septem­ ber 2—Chairman, A. Thompson; Secre­ tary, C. L. Stringfollow. Wind scoops will be purchased for the crew's quarters. Discussion was held on cleaning the quar­ ters and laundry. Second mate • will be asked about setting the clocks correctly. TADDEI (Shipenter), September 12— Chairman, R. G. Schlagler; Secretary, J, C. Mitchell. One man missed ship in San Francisco. B. Cowdry was elected ship's delegate unanimously. New repair list will be made out and mailed to the port of sign-on. Chief mate and captain will be asked about inside painting. Cleaning detail in the laundry and recreation hall will be rotated. Inquiries will be m:idc about innerspring mattresses and port­ hole screens. 8EATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Septem­ ber 27—Chairman, James L. Allen; Secre­ tary, Charles W. Cothran. Delegates re­ ported no beefs. delegate will see the patrolman about get­ ting 40 gallons of milk in a Puerto Rican port. Mere fresh fruit should be put out for night lunch. OT should be put in if the eaptain and first mate are working on deck. One man. was left in Ponce. This will be reported to the FETROLITE (Tanker Sag), September patrolman. Company office didn't give 27—Chairman, E. L. Magers; Secretary, one man an OK for the prescription the V. L. Harding. Watertight doors have doctor gave him in Ponce. been fixed. Two men were brought up on charges. . Washing machine will be OREMAR (Ore), July 24—Chairman, Sam fixed at the first port. Captain will be Duruy; Secretary, J. L. Hodges. Patrol­ contacted about getting spare parts in man will be asked about putting more Pedro when the ship goes in to bunker. Ire cream aboard for the Chile run. Enough water should be used in the There Is a shortage of linen. AU hands washing machine; it should not be left were asked to strip bunks and leave running too long. Chief engineer is do­ the room clean at the payoff. ing unlicensed personnel work. Wipers August 23—Chairman, Sam Duruy; Sec­ will put in for OT.. Department delegates retary, Robert S. Everten. Stew-ard will will make up repair lists. A vote of check the quality and quantity of the thanks went to the steward department stores before the ship sails. Mate is con­ for good work and good service. tinually sticking his nose in the bosun's business. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), September September 13 — Chairman, Armando tV—Chairman, Derwocd Y. Mann; Sacre- Loragno; Secretary, Eddie S. Game. Port tary, Robert Benjamin. Ship's delegate agent will be notified about the broken made a tour of the ship with the port washing machine. Ship's delegate will captain and numerous examples of neg­ contact the mate about fixing the locks lect and carelessness were pointed. Ship on the doors of the deck department. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your moiling list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE ..... STATE Signed TO AVOID DUfLIGATION; If you arg an old tubscribar and hava a chanqa ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Scat Shipping), of addrast, plaasa qlva your format addrass below: July IV—Chairman,' J. Jacobton; Secre­ ie»aeaaasaaoq*aaa»saeeoe< tary E. M. Bryant. Captain said that as ADDRESS ••••seaaaattt*i»eatt< soon as the ship Is tqiured away he will look into the matter of letting the electri­ cian show movies to tho crew and putting CITY • • atase\ktasa^i»Js> ZONE STATE ^'••a«aaa4»4«a«£i6' -.'•"'I 'I' �Pare Twenty-six SE AF ARERS October 16, 19SS LO(L West Coast Maternity in the HOSPITALS The following list contains ihe names of hospitalized Seafarers who are being taken care of by cash benefits from the SIU Welfare Plan. While the Plan aids them financially, all of these men would welcome mail and visits from friends and shipmates to pass away the long days and weqks in a hospital bed. USPHS hospitals allow plenty of time for visitors. If you're ashore and you see a friend's name on the list,' drop in for a visit. It will pe most welcome. Two new reasons for awarding Union maternity benefits to Seafarers are shown here. At left is Mrs. Muriel Weddie of Seattle, holding her new arrival. Mrs. Weddie is the wife of Seafarer A1 Weddle, now aboard the SS Seamonitor. On the right are Mr. and Mrs. Harry Black and their son Myer. The Blacks make their home in San Francisco. All of the following SIU families March 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and toill collect the $200 maternity Mrs. Leslie J. Cieutat, 1709 Hous­ benefit plus a $25 bond from the ton Lane, Mobile, Ala. Union in the baby's name. * 4 William Jeffrey Abrams, born Jackie Sue Nelson, born Sep­ September 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. tember 10, 1953. Parents, Mr. and and Mrs. Abner A. Abrams, 315-D Mrs. Jack Nelson, 405 East Charl­ Garden Lane, Chickasaw, Ala. ton Street, Savannah, Ga. i. t- 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lopez, 3828 West Piatt, Hillsborough, Fla. 4 4 4 Darwin Temple, born Septem­ ber 8, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Temple, 1120 Carondelet Street, New Orleans, La. i. 4 i 4 4 4 Pedro Juan Erazo, Jr., born Sep­ Miroslava Garcia, born August Ansela Marie Weils, born Sep­ 9, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vin- tember 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and tember 16, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Juan Erazo, 135 Moore Mrs. Charles E. Wells, 1457 South ceiite Garcia, 3405 Avenue H, Gal­ Street, Brooklyn, NY. veston, Tex. Stephens Road, Mobile, Ala. » 4 t. tDavid Juril Brewer, born Sep­ Dewey Edward Flllingim, born tember 27, 1953. Parents, Mr. and September 16, 1953. Parents, Mr. Mrs. Billy J. Brewer, Brilliant, and Mrs. Tommy R. Fillingim, 706 Ala. Sixth Avenue, Chickasaw, Ala. 4 4 4 ti ii> ^ Mary Ann Shuler, born Septem­ Lloyd Edward Ansel, born Sep­ ber 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. tember 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and J. P. Shuler, 114-52 169th Street, Mrs. Lloyd T. Ansel, 424 South Jamaica, NY. Newkirk Street, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4 Sally Marie Brookshire, born it i" Iris Ann Olds, born September July 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 1 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Robert L. Brookshire, 2920 William H. Olds, 1832 St. Thomas, Future Boulevard, Los Angeles 65,. Cal. Apt. C, New Orleans, La. $> i' FlOrencio Medrano, Jr., born September 15, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Florencio Medrano, 42281^ Avenue I, Galveston, Tex. 4 4 4' 4 4 Anna Esposito, born September 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francesco Esposito, 163 Mulberry Street, New York, NY. 4 4 4 Katherine Marian Knapp, bom September 25, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. William M. Knapp, 415 Emerson Street, Houston, Tex. 4 4 4 Clyde Leroy Mahoney, born Sep­ tember 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Mahoney, 89 Broadway Street, San Francisco, Cal. 4 4 4 « Brenda Carol Wetzell, born Au­ Frank Garth Harper, born Au­ gust 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis W. Wetzell, 1048 gust 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Baronne Street, New Orleans, La. Mrs. Forrest G. Harper, Franklin, WV. 4 4 4 4 -4 4 Jean Merrill Winsley, born Au­ Helen Marie Myers, born August Michelle Cotol, born September 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. gust 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 5, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carter Myers, 132 Howard Street, Mrs. Keith Winsley, 314 Morgan Alexander M. Cotol, 56 Mulberry Street, Algiers, La. Saugus, Mass. Street, New York, NY. 4 4 4 i. t. t^44 i Harriet E. Gunderud, born Sep­ Patrick Taber, born March 17, Janis Elaine Johns, born Sep­ 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer tember 24, 1953. Parents, Mr. and tember 23, 1953. Parents, Mr. and E. Taber, 76 Beachland Avenue, Mrs. Harry R. Gunderud, 253 Mrs. Jack Johns, 6994 Railway Third Street, Hoboken, NJ. Revere, Mass. Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 4" 4" 4' ^ 4 4 USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Rocco Albones* C. McBrlen S. Alingosa K. McLaughlin Melvin Bass Donale McShane John Beckmann John Maclnnes Carl Bink Fred L. Miller WlUiam H. Brady Jerry J. Palmer Cleo Brown N. R. Pettersen Frederick Burford Carlos M. Ponce Gerado Chao Frank Prezalar Chrl Churko George Rice Clifford Dammeyer G. H. Robinson Augustin Diaz Joseph O. Roy Virgil Sandberg Charles Gallagher Frank Gihas W. Schoenbom Estell Godfrey Robert Sizemore Herbert Grant Ivan Tarkov R. G. Guzmann Harry S. Tuttie Gustof W. Johnson George Vickery Stanley Lesko Frank Walaska Miguel Llovet Richard Weir Thomas V. Logan USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Giovani Abundo Norman E. Napier Edwin T. CaUahan Robert E. Peck John D. Haipin James H. Penswick Theodore Mastaler Z. Williams USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Leonard Kay John E. Adams Thomas F. Keller E. L. Bates John D. Kelley Tobe Beams E. G. Knapp Alfred Begg D. Korolia C. Bennett Leo H. Lang E. Bracewell Vincent W. Mercon W. R. Burch James L. Morrison S. Campbell Irvin Ranew Jr. Richard W. Clark Clarence W. Cobb W. E. Reynolds Louis Roa S. Cope Luther C. Seidle Adion Cox O. Simoncioni Rogelio Cruz Joseph L. Dionne A. B. Smith C. B. Stallings Robert Floyes L. M. Steed John S. Futrell Richard R. Suttle Edward J. Gillies Stewart M. Swords Jack H. Gleason Wiley W. Tait J. A. Gomez T. R. Terrington Paul Goodman George W. Graham L. Thlbodaux J. D. Thomas John Hane Jack F. Thornburg W. Hardeman C. M. Hawkins Lonnie R. Tickle J. E. Ward L. Herbert Fulton J. Hendrix Norman West William Holland Virgil E. Wilmoth Thomas J. -Dawson A. J. Howard J. H. Jones William J. Donald R. L. Jones USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Albert L. WilUs USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCI.SCO. CAL. J. Sampson C. O. Burnette Jim Corsa Peter Smith John Dunn D. K. T. Sorensen Leo Dwyer Alexander Szmic Joe Perreira W. Tlmmerman USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. W. W. Allred F. W. Grant K. C. Bumgarner K. L. Guthrie John Daniels Roger E. Huggins John £. Duffy Samuel Jonas N. L. Gardner S. V. Kilpatrick Jlmmie Littleton L. J. Love M.' McDonald L. T. McGowan H. E. Mathes Calvin C. Simmons Frank G. Wesley USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Bruno Barthel Edward Edinger Joseph Newbauer .M. E. Newman B. L. Royster Jr. James Yarbrough Harold L. Olsen John M. Thompson Harry A. Bishop FIRLAND SANITORIUM SEATTLE. WASH. Emil Austad USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. Tim Burke Harry J. Cronln USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEX. Joseph P. Wise USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. BROOKLYN. NY Percy D. Allred Claude E. Blanks Julian Cuthrell C. M. Davison Emilio Delgado Antonio M. Diaz John J. Driscoll John T. Edwards Jose G. Espinoza Robert E. Giibert Bart Guranick Peter Gvozdich John B. Haas Thomas Isaksen John W. Keenan Frederick Landry James J. Lawlor James R. Lewis Francis F. Lynch Harry F. McDonald A. McGuigan David McUreath Vic MUazzo Lloyd Miller Jack D. Morrison Alfred MueUer Eugene T. "Nelson Montford Owens G. E. Shumaker E. R. Smallwood Henry E. Smith Renato A. Villata Ludwig Kristiansen USPHS HOSPITAL SAN JUAN. PUERTO RICO Sergio Rivera USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. T. L. Ankerson Carl E. Chandler Dan J. Cherry Jessie A. Ciarke Robert Cooper F. A. Cuellar Louis S. Dagley Jeff Davis Robert S. Davis Samuel Drury Justo Escalante Edwin F. Growe H. R. Hampton Jr. Wayne Hartman Albert Hawkins Owen H. Herring George Jerosivich Walter LaClalr Robert Lambert Bent Larsen Peter Losado Antonio B. Lores Frank Morris Jarrell McConley Herman Miller Ralph R. Nay William L. Nesta Charies Pafford Juan Pico ' John J. Pierce Biicker Robbins Norman D. Tober Chester Weddie John Yuknas William H. Mays USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEX. C. Barboza R. Croft L. A. Dean John L. Hinton Harold E. Liles Harold W. Forl^ei J. E. Markopolo Henry H. Schultz Charles Young Boston SIU Man Has Heir 4 4 4 4 Ann Stubbert, born September Diana Lynn Greggs, born March Quintina Reyes, born September 3, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 28, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. 11, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Stubbert, 104 Eastern John Greggs, 702 E Street, Spar­ Jose Reyes, 946 Hoe Avenue, Avenue, Worcester, Mass. rows Point, Md. Bronx, NY. 4 4 4 4> Frank Eugene McAll, born Sep­ tember 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. McAll, 68-C Craftmore Drive, Pilchard, Ala. 4> 4> 4i Michael Peter Danieli, born Au­ gust 17, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pietro J. Danieli, 66 Broad Street, Lynn, Mass. 4 4 4 Louis James Thomas, born Sep­ Joanne Lynn McQuade, born tember 29, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. James E. L. Thomas, 1212 May 7, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Washington Street, Portsmouth, Mrs. John L. McQuade, 10630 16th Avenue, SW, Seattle, Wash. Va. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Randy Cloyce Brown, born Sep­ Kenneth Doyle Whited, born tember 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. and September 22, 1953. Parents, Mr. Mrs. Willard W. Brown, 605 Whit- and Mrs. John L. Whited, 1525 tenburg, Borger, Tex. Monticello Avenue, New Orleans, 4" 4" 44 4 4 La. Dawnelle Marie Dicharry, born Ruth Maryeita Brooke, born Au-' August 20, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 4 4 4 Mrs. Ray Fiorian Dicharry, 2764 gust 30, 1953. Parents, Mr. and Christopher Scott Bintliff, bom Chadwick Drive 'North, Mobile, Mrs. Osborne M. Brooke, 6881 September 19, 1953. Parents, Mr. Nicklett Street, Fullerton, Cal. Ala. and Mrs. Richard A. Bintliff, 1033 4 4 4 4> 4" 4" Wirt Road, Houston, Tex. Dale Patrick Carr, bom May 29, Cynthia Carol Deason, born 4 4 4 April 14, 1953. Parents, Mr. and 1953. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pat­ rick C. Carr, 10107 14th Street, Lewis K. Gordon, Jr., born Sep­ Mn. Herald R. Deason, 322 C. Fay­ Tampa, Fla. tember 22, 1953. Parents; Mr. and ette Street, Chickasaw, Ala. 4 4 4 Mrs. Lewis K. Gordon, 53 Tower t 4" Lo|^ bom July Apts., Carrollton, Ga.. ratiiek Charlca C^ntat^ , .b(tfn^ Dolores Above iire Mr. and Mrs. Norman' Sassevllle of 64 Queensberiy ; Street, Boston, and their newest arrival, son Gary. The new' • father is holding the $25 defense bond awarded to all chUdi;en of ~ Seafarers by the Weiiare Servkes.^alppg with.the other, maternity; benefit^,., �October 16. 165S SEEDT THE SEAFARERS (Mews about men In the hospitals and Seafarers receiving SIU Wei fare Benefits will be carried in this column. It is written by Seafarer Walter Siekmann based on items of interest turned up while he makes his rounds in his post as Director of Welfare Services.) J.n case the word has not got around that Welfare Services try to give advice and assistance on personal problems not connected with the contract, we want all Seafarers to know that we are only too glad to help in such matters. If some problem of this type arises while at sea or otherwise unable to ^et to an SIU port, you should imme­ diately get in touch with Union headquarters by mail. We have found this Union service to be of great assistance to the many members who have taken advantage of it. Egbert Gouldlng, aboard the SS Rosario, and William Smith, off the SS Shinnecock Bay, were inquiring about our sick brothers. This is the kind of thing we like to hear because it really shows SIU spirit. Several brothers are up in New York from the Gulf area. Among these are William Tank, Harold Jones and Tiny Wallace. They can be spotted daily in the SIU cafeteria eating, drinking coffee or shooting the breeze. We are sorry to hear that Seafarer Bob King had to leave the'SS Alcoa Partner and turn in the hospital at Puerta La Cruz, Venezuela. Also on the sick list is brother Ray Sweeney, tem­ porarily off the Seatrains and at the hospital in Gal­ veston. We wish both these brothers a quick recovery and hope to see them shipping out again soon. Tobe Beams writes from Louisiana, where he is on the beach. He is enthusiastic about the Pelican State, which he claims is the "cultural eenter of the nation." Also ashore is Clu-enec Censins. He is working in Butler, Pennsylvania and thinks he will remain there for awhile. He is anxious for a stretch of shoreside duty. Cousins A good example of the quick action an SIU mem­ ber gets from the Welfare Services is the case of Seafarer Jim Purcell. Sailing aboard the SS Seanan, Purcell took sick in Pwtland, Me. He left the ship and reported in at Maine General Hospital, where he was given emergency treatment. He was then released from the Maine hospital and told to report to the USPHS hospital nearest his home. Since Purcell is a New Yorker, the nearest hospital for him was the Hudson and Jay. He reported there and was treated as an out patient for some time. When' Purcell went to the Stratford company to collect, he was told that the ship's captain had not reported him as sick and there­ fore his claim was not valid. The SIU ^ember then did what all Seafarers in similar predicaments should do. He went to the Union's Welfare Services for help. After some dickering the company offered a settlement of $180, or about a third of Purcell's claim. The Welfare Services advised Purcell to re­ fuse the offer, which he did. At the same-time Wel­ fare put the matter in the hands of the SIU at­ torneys, who prepared to take the matter to court. When the company saw that the Union was pre­ pared to make an issue of this case, they quickly Pureell settled for the full amount of Purcell's claim, $525. This was $345 over their offer. Included was payment for main­ tenance, unearned wages and transportation from Maine to New York. There have been repeated cases of this type which have been settled to the satisfaction of Union members since the Welfare Serv­ ices were introduced. Many thousands of dollars have been awarded Seafarers, where there was, previously, no way to collect these justi­ fied claims. All the Seafarer has to do is put his problem in the hands, of Welfare. Here Is fliai family of Seafarer Osboume Brooks. From left to right are hlS/Wife Fdye, Eddlb Eiigene, sixteen months, Brooks holding daughter Ruth Maryetta, four weeks, and Edward James, tig. ' ' * ' SE AF AREkS Page Twenty-seven LOG SIU Donates Films To Hospital Seafarers in the San Francisco area have arranged to sponsor weekly, Friday night movies at the USPHS hospital in the west coast port. Marty Breithoflf, the Union's west coast representative, and Tom Banning, San Francisco port agent, agreed to show the weekly motion pictures after the regu-^ — : lar weekly showings, a long­ time feature of this and other marine hospitals, were ordered cancelled, due to budget cuts. The Union plans to show two pictures a month to the general patients, replacing those to be can­ celled, and two a month to the tuberculosis patients, who have no. movies at all ,t present. The SIU program will begin on October 16. This new SIU service was set up by the Union's San Francisco representatives and the hospital administration. Dr. Charles R. Mallary, Medical Officer in charge of tjie hospital, and Mrs. Agnes Lynch, coordinator of the USPHS Auxiliary, worked out the plan with brothers Breithoff and Ban­ ning. This service will be similar to those initiated by the Welfare Services in the USPHS hospitals in Staten Island, Norfolk, Savan­ nah and New Orleans. Union Services The Union won the plaudits of Dr. Mallary, Mrs. Lynch and the hospital administration for "prompt and generous assistance in a crucial time." Mrs. Lynch, Jn addition to supervising entertain­ ment for the patients, heads a volunteer staff of 30 workers and a personal service to patients. This service includes shopping, letterwriting, banking, handling finan­ cial affairs and the like. While this is a fine unselfish service on the part of these vol­ unteers, the SIU Welfare Services SIU Man Says Welfare Plan Best Offered $eafarer Osbourne Brooks is one man who is really sold on the Union's Welfare Services. In letter to the LOG, accompanied by some photographs of his lovely family, brother Brooks says "hats off" to Welfare. In appraising the whole welfare program. Brooks makes some thoughtful observations. He points out two examples of short-sighted criticism, those by family men of the disability plan and those, by bachelors, of the maternity plan. He feels that no Seafarer should resent a brother getting a break from the services offered by the Union. Naturally a single man will have fewer expenses than a man with a family, just as a ma­ ternity benefit will be to the ad­ vantage of fathers. Brooks also expressed approval of the Union sponsored art con­ test, although he is not a partici­ pant. He feels that such endeav­ ors are worthwhile Welfare serv­ ices. Originally a native of Mobile, Seafarer Brooks recently moved his family to the Wilmington, Cali­ fornia, area. They are all happy about the move .to the "Golden State" and intend to make their home there permanently. He and his wife Faye have three beautiful children. The eldest is Edward James, who is six. Eddie Eugene, at sixteen months, is next, fol­ lowed by Ruth Maryetta, who is only four weeks old. Brooks has been an SIU mem­ ber since 1939. He last sailed as oiler abroad the SS Transatlantic. He has collected two maternity benefits from the Union so far. He says he is going to try to be the first man in the Wilmiington area to collect three more. ' ' ' -.M;! II Shown thanking SIU west coast representative Marty Breithoff are Dr. Charles Mallary, Medical Officer in Charge of the San Francisco USPHS hospital, and Mrs. Agnes Lynch, head of the USPHS Auxiliary. are proud to say that no Seafarer need depend on this group. The Union welfare representatives are always on hand to take care of all such needs for Union members. Our welfare people can attend to all ordinary needs of SIU men, as well as pay off ships for them, lo­ cate lost or strayed gear and locate shipmates. In the matter of shop­ ping, all the facilities of the Sea Chest" are placeij at the disposal of a hospitalized Seafarer. Welfare Visits An interesting contrast between the SIU Welfare Services and those of other unions is provided by the comment of a nurse re­ cently assigned to the San Fran* Cisco hospital. On seeing the Un­ ion welfare representative talking to the patients she immediately asked who he was, as visiting hours were not in progress. He ex­ plained who he was and why he was at the hospital for/such long periods. After a few weeks, at the hospital, the nurse told the welfare representative that she thought the SIU looked after the hospital­ ized members wonderfully. She added that other union men only dropped by occasionally and never visited. The nurse said that the membership "should be proud and pleased with the way the Union looked after them." The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and $2,500 death benefits are being paid to beneficiaries. John O'Donnell, 21: A spinal in­ flammation caused Brother O'Donnell's death on September 9, 1953, in Providence, RI. He was buried at North Burial, Providence, RI. An AB in the deck department. Brother O'Donnell joined the SIU in New York in March, 1951. He is survived by his father, John W. Sadler, 48 Maple Street, Provi­ dence, RI. sea aboard the War Hawk. Since 1945, when he joined the SIU in New York, he had sailed in the engine department, as a FWT. He leaves his wife, Albina Treinia, Samiera, Pontevedra, Spain. If OH? to Apply For Birth Pay Applications for the mater­ nity benefit must be supported by the following documents: • Your marriage certificate. • Baby's birth certificate dat­ ing birth after .April 1, 1952. • The discharge from the last ship you sailed jn before the baby was born. Processing of all applica­ tions can be speeded up by at least three days if photostatic copies of the three documents are sent in. Applications should be made to Union Wel­ fare Trustees, c/o SIU head­ quarters, 675 Fourth Avenue. B'klyn 32, NY. 4 4 4 George Steinberg, 67: Brother Steinberg died at the Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, on Sep­ tember 16, 1853. He sailed as chief steward and had been a member of the SIU since 1943, joining in the port of New York. Burial took place at Beth David Cemetery, Surviving is his wife, Sadie Stein­ berg, 2867 West 35 Street, Brook­ 4» t 4< Olav Herland, 37: On February lyn, NY. 4 4 4 22, 1952, Brother Herland received Thomas G. Harrison: On May 1, a fatal knife wound in the stomach in Djakarta, and was buried there. 1953, Brother Harrison suffered a He sailed as FWT in the engine fatal heart attack aboard the Alice department since joining the SIU Brown; burial took place at sea. A in 1951, in Baltimore. His estate ir FOWT, Brother Harrison joined the SIU in Galveston, in 1952. He administered by Thor M. Trovik. leaves his wife, Viola B. Harrison, 4- i t Stanley Greenridge, 61: A chief 1523 21st Street, Galveston, Tex. steward in the SIU since 1938, 4 4 4 John Weimer, 55: Brother WeiBrother Greenridge joined the SIU in Boston, He died in the USPHS mer died of ulcerative colitis on Hospital in Boston on September May 16, 1953, at the USPHS Hos­ 29, 1953, of a malignant tumor, and pital, Baltimore, Md. He had been was buried at Cambridge Ceme­ a member of the engine dep.irttery, Cambridge, Mass. He leaves ment since 1938 and joined the his son, Stanley R. Greenridge, SIU in Boltimore. Brother Weimer 6415 Parsons Boulevard, Flushing, was buried at Holy Cross Ceme­ tery, Ann .Arundel County, Md.; NY, the estate is administ ered by Betty 4> 4 4 Eugenio Balboa, 51: On Marcii Vanderstaay, 1500 Eutaw Place, ' 10, 1953, Brother Balboa' died at Bntthnofb','"l\'id. In--. �v/VrX:" " ' SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL f0>- !*. The old days of dog-eared ships' libraries consisting of old brokendown books on accounting with half the pages missing are gone for good on SlU ships—thanks to the SlU ship­ board libraries. From now on Sea­ farers on SlU ships are assured of fresh, new and interesting reading matter, with a new 50-book library put aboard every three months. .r The popularity of these libraries is already well-established, and every effort will be made to see that they stay that way. Seafarers are invited to send in their suggestions as to the kind of books they wont. The Union will then see to it that they get them. : • .' ••• :-y '5''V''-'N-V.'• .,>•+ - •- ''i-'':y \7 --•.i *'"• y-i'' 'v>;; ! -:-eSSg® • i. • ' :.r:^ •'••:•.'i V: T*.' ''A ' tff. •-; ••• ^ • .„» ft--,...r L -J : ... v,. •, -s-rf^r,. - • .« .., v., • - - , • ' •, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 16, 1953 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XV, No. 21 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU CREWS LEAD PROTEST AGAINST USPHS CLOSINGS MM&P STRIKE ENDS, WIN 18 DEMANDS FROM TANKER FIRMS UNION, CO'S SIGN 60-dAY EXTENSIONS US YARDS TO BUILD SHIPS FOR ALIENS AFL-ILA ROUTING ANASTASIA IN BKLYN; FILES FOR NY VOTE DEP'T STORE EXECUTIVE NAMED US LABOR SEC'Y US CLOSES 7 FOREIGN PORT CONSULATES MARITIME BOARD ORDERS NEW BLOOMFIELD SUBSIDY TEST SS PUERTO RICO SOLD BY BULL FOR $500,000 DENTISTS KNOCK TOOTHPASTE ADS MARITIME TRAINING CUT, ALAMEDA BASE TO CLOSE BRYSON AGAIN INDCITED ON OATH CHARGE DUMMY 'UNION' HEADS FOR TROUBLE AT LABOR BOARD NEW ORLEANS GETS SIU BLOOD BANK COURT PROPOSES CHANGE IN CG SCREENING SET-UP ATLANTIC TANKERMEN SOLID SIU AS COMPANY STALWARTS SWITCH STEEL CO. $ SOUGHT FOR NEW CHANNEL US ORDERS GE TO END MONOPOLY ANOTHER CO. PRAISES SEA CHEST PLANTS GETTING BETTER TAX DEAL OUR IDLE SHIPYARD DOING THE JOB BOUQUETS FOR SEA CHEST THE NEW AFL-ILA CHAPTER ONE SENATE COMMITTEEE RENEWS US MARITIME INDUSTRY INQUIRIES ADD SERVICE FOR MEN IN NO HOSPITAL DISTILLERS GET US GOING-OVER IMPROMPTU ENTERTAINERS PLEASE SINGAPORE NIGHT CLUB CUSTOMERS SEAFARER REPORTS MAU-MAU RAIDS IN KENYA ROUSE ALL SO. AFRICA CARD GAMES ABOARD BENTS FORT SPICED WITH FOREIGN FLAVORS SEAFARERS ON QUEENSTON HEIGHTS PLEASED WITH VENEZUELA HALL SIU CREW REMEMBERS SHIPMATE, DONATES $450 TO BEREAVED KIN THE DARK OF THE SEA COMES TO LIGHT BROKEN HEADS AND BLOODY NOSES FIFES AND DRUMS MARK STRIKE SIU DONATES FILMS TO HOSPITAL SIU MAN SAYS WELFARE PLAN BEST OFFERED Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/16/1953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1953 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/8a3c6af485b32d2d315a31fa499cf75a.PDF 91e040b1d89dd8ba996a34ce4aa72b54 PDF Text Text SlU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT Voting Instructions • Candidates Photos and Biographies • Sample Ballot See SEAFARERS LOG Oct. 16 1964 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO 'One Of Us Cotfa Go! �Fuc Tw* SEAFARERS LOG October 19, 1M4 SlU VESSEL HAULS RECORD CARGO The SlU-contracted Notionol Defender as she is being loaded with record wheat cargo. NEW ORLEANS—Seafarers manning the National Defender have delivered a record 1.9 million bushels of wheat weighing 52,250 t(ms to Paki.stan, India. The tonnage rep­ resented the^ largest wheat cargo ever leaded onto a ves­ sel in the port of New Orleans. The National Defender came very close to topping the alltime wheat cargo hauled by another SlU-manned vessel, the Manhattan. The Nation­ al Defender's previous top load was 48,000 tons of wheat which were leaded here last Spring. The National Defender, in set­ ting the new wheat cargo rec­ ord for New Orleans, utilized an unusual two berths and four belts, compared to the berth and two belt ordinarily util­ ized by loading vessels. The National Defender is owned by the National Ship­ ping and Trading Company of New York City. AFL-CIO President Meany Says Equal Treatment For All Is Fight Of Trade Unions WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has stated that the attainment of equal treatment for all is the goal for which the labor movement is fighting. "The AFLCIO is for civil rights—without reservation and without delay," Meany declared. The labor federation presi-"*" dent declared that commit­ 1776 are a sacred birthright of all their own experience. Unions created to fight against in­ ment to the cause of equal in America, not subject to modifi­ were justice. They were instruments of rights must go beyond mere lipservice. He said that the U.S. la­ bor movement is committed to make civil rights a reality on the job, in the schools, at the polls, in housing and in the area of public accommodation. Meany asserted that the trade union movement, which has long been in the forefront of the fight against injustice, knows full well that the struggle to achieve equal rights will be a long, hard one. He said that the goal of the labor fed­ eration was to see that all workers share fully in every aspect of American life. The full text of Meany's state­ ment follows: "The AFL-CIO is for civil rights —without reservations and without delay. "The labor movement is de­ dicated to those truths that were self-evident to the authors of the Declaration of Independence. The rights so eloquently affirmed in cation or denial because of race, creed or national origin. "Unfortunately, to the shame of the nation, discrimination still ex­ ists. It must be wiped out if the United States is to be truly the champion of freedom in a world where non-whites are an over­ whelming majority. "Mere acknowledgement, mere lip-service to equal rights is not enough. The labor movement is committed to a positive program for translating principle Into real­ ity on every front. This means on the job, in the schools, at the polls, in housing and in all places of pub­ lic accommodation — restaurants, hotels, everywhere. "Success will not come easily. The record of the last century proves that man's rights do not be­ come established by declaring them to be valid; logic and reason do not automatically prevail over bigotry. "Unions know this well, out of protest, deplored by public officials and much of the citizenry. They were often accused of flagrant civil disobedience. "For example, many trade union­ ists no older than middle age can well remember when local ordi­ nances or court injunctions forbade the hoiding of a union meeting, even on private property owned or rented by the union. The 'right of the people peaceably to assem­ ble' often had no local standing, despite the Constitution. Workers had no alternative; they followed the Constitution. "In the end the law was on their side. Local restrictions on the right of assembly were struck down by the Supreme Court. Civil dis­ obedience has all but vanished as a trade union tactic because the rights of labor are now backed by the force of law. Surely the rights of man deserve no less. "It would be futile to pretend (Continued on page 17) November 3—the day on wlilch the citizens of this nation will go to the polls to vote for the candidates of their choice in national, state and local elections—might well be called show-down daiy for the American working community, at least. For, on that day, insofar as the national election for the office of President is concerned, it will be determined whether our country will continue as a true free society for all citizens or whether it will scrap all of the human values which have made it a great nation. The American labor movement is acutely aware of the American citizen's stake in this election. It is keenly aware that the security and welfare of American workers hinge on the outcome of the election. It is for this reason, the AFL-CIO Executive Board, con­ sisting of the president its member unions as well as the department officials of the AFL-CIO, gave its unqualified endorsement to the candidacies of President Johnson and his vice-presiden'ial running mate Senator Humphrey. And the AFL-CIO has issued an appeal to all trade unionists to vote for the Democratic candidate and repu­ diate the policies and positions of Republican candidates Barry Goldwater and William Miller. Why did the trade union movement decide as it did—for Johnson and against Goldwater? The answer is simple. A look at the records of the candidates clearly shows that there is no alternative to the deci­ sion it made. Never before in modern American political history have the differences in the issues and the positions of national candidates been so sharply defined. Never before have the candidates positions been so diametrically opposed on so many issues of grave concern to the voters. Personal party preferences among the voters are immaterial because the issues override everything else. Every social advancement that has been achieved in this country by the American worker and the rest of the citizenry would be undermined if the Goldwater-Miller ticket is successful. On every issue of importance to the American worker, Goldwater's position is on record. He is opposed to free collective bargaining, social security, medical care for the aged, aid to education, public housing and equal op'portunities and treatment for all citizens. He has demonstrated contempt and lack of concern for the under­ privileged, the unskilled and those who have been deprived of edu­ cational opportunity. What is Goldwater for? He is on record in favor of national rightto-work laws which would wreck union and job security. He is on record favoring military and foreign policies which could destroy millions of lives. He puts profits before people. His entire philosophy is against progress and contrary to every concept which has made this great nation. It is for those reasons that the American labor movement is pushing, as it never before, has to bring voters out in record numbers on elec­ tion day to defeat these concepts which threaten every American working man and woman. For Seafarers, the Goldwater policies have very definite significance. If put into practice, his attitudes on foreign policy, including our for­ eign aid programs, could deal a crippling blow to the American mer­ chant marine and with it destroy the jobs of thousands and thousands of American maritime workers. This factor, along with the others, is why our international exec­ utive board has also endorsed the Johnson-Humphrey ticket. And throughout the nation SlUNA affiliates in the deep sea, fish and cannery, inland waters and other fields have been making an allout effort in conjunction with the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education to have all eligible voters register and vote on election day. The effectiveness of the SlU's voter registration effort was demonstrated recently in the greater New York harbor area. In Hudson County, New Jersey, where the SlU was an active partici­ pant in a (X>PE registration campaign. Over 10,000 eligible but pre­ viously unregistered voters were added to the voter lists as a direct result of our drive. So as the record clearly indicates, it is Important for all Seafarers and their families to protect their own security and well-being by going to the polls on election day and voting for the ticket which is best for them—^the Johnson-Humphrey ticket. At New Jersey COPE Rally Members of Seafarers delegation, posters in hand, join in welcome for Vice Presidential candidate Hubert H. Hum­ phrey at Jersey City Armory. The rally, which drew 23,000 persons, was backed by Hudson County COPE, in which SlU is playing active role. �dotober i^M BEAtARERS Pacre Three LOG SIU fyag Cargo Rreferncp Application$ Food For Peace Bill Gets President Johnson's OK The battle of the SIU and other segments of maritime to extend the Food for Peace program under Public Law 480 without any crippling amendments added on came to a successful conclusion last week when President Johnson signed the bill extending the law for^ ships get their fair share tation in United States flag vessels two more years. As a re­ can-flag of P.L. 480 cargoes. The SIU to be paid in dollars by the na­ sult of the victory a sub­ fought the attempts to cripple P.L. tions or organizations with whom stantial number of American seamen's jobs have been saved. When the I LA hit the bricks in Philly, the SlU coffee wagon provided refreshment for pickets on the waterfront. SlU Port Agent John Fay, (second from left) talks to picket as coffee from wagon is dispensed to pickets. Taft-Hartley Halts I LA Strike Action NEW YORK—A Federal Court judge here has issued a restraining order preventing the AFL-CIO International Longshoremeh's Association from striking ports from Maine to Texas until after Decem."*' sisted on reducing the size of work her 19. gangs. The order extends a tem­ The SIU and its seafaring sec­ porary 10-day restraining order is­ sued previously which would have expired last week. The new order extends the strike ban to the full 80-day cooling-off period called for in the-Taft-Hartley Act procedure. The strike by 60,000 ILA dock workers began in all Atlantic and Gulf coast ports at midnight, Sep­ tember 30, when the contract with the New York Shipping Association expired, because the employers in­ tions, the SUP, MCS, MFOW and AGLIWD District informed the ILA of their solid support. In extending the strike ban to the full 80-day cooling-off period. Judge Irving Cooper denied a re­ quest by ILA attorneys for a stipu­ lation that any wages and improve­ ments in welfare and pensions be made retroactive to the hour of the signing of the original, 10-day in­ junction. The fight to extend the law had been marked by attempts to whit­ tle dovm the role of U.S. ships in carrying P.L. 480 cargoes. These provisions were beaten down through the efforts of the SIU, and other maritime groups. The Union intends to keep a watchful eye on the administration of the bill in order to make certain that Ameri- What'8 Wrong With Maritime? The muddled state of the ^ U.S. maritime industry is ex- j plored in a feature article onj pages 13-14 in this issue of the: ILOG. The article highlights; some of the major problems: I affecting the various segments of the merchant marine, the ; causes behind them and sets I forth the SIU's recommenda­ tions for putting our maritime ; industry on the road to reicovery. The contents of the i article should be read and i discussed by all Seafarers beI cause it concerns their liveli- ; 1 hoods and job security. 480 because of its direct effect upon the employment of Seafarers and other American seamen. Un­ der the provisions of the Cargo Preference law, American flagvessels must carry at least 50 per­ cent of government-generated car­ goes, which includes the flow of surplus foodstuffs that will move overseas under P.L. 480." The newly-extended law calls for $3.5 million in surplus foodstuffs to be distributed overseas. A provision in the Senate-j^assed version of the law that would have done serious damage to the U.S.flag shipping industry and threat­ ened the Jobs of American seamen was overhauled and amended in a conference committee. The provision would have hurt the dollar position of U.S. flag shipping by forcing it to take a portion of their charges for freight movement in unstable or incon­ trovertible foreign currencies. The revised provision says that the "Commodity Credit Corpora­ tion shall finance ocean freight charges . . . only to the extent that such charges are higher (than would otherwise be the case) by reason of a requirement that the commodities be transported in United States flag vessels. Such agreements shall require the bal­ ance of such charges for transpor­ such agreements are entered into." American flag ship operators, faced with costs that must be paid for in dollars, strongly opposed the measure. Maritime labor also op­ posed the provisions because its effect would be to further reduce the amount of jobs in the industry. Other provisions in the approved version of P.L. 480 would bar Yugoslavia and Poland from reach­ ing agreements under Title I of the bill. Both communist countries would still be entitled to receive U.S. surplus commodities under the bill's Title IV. The bill also bars any country whose ships trade with Cuba from making Title I agreements. Such countries, the bill's wording says, will no longer be considered as "friendly countries," but will, as in the case of Yugoslavia and Poland, be able to purchase food­ stuffs under Title IV. The bill, which was extended for a two-year period, rather than three as originally recommended, is seen as a gain for the maritime industry. It had a stormy passage through the two houses of Congress, and was the subject of bitter floor flights. It was battled through com­ mittees and subjected to various crippling amendments, all of (Continued on page 4) Where The Presidential Candidates Stand TAXES PEACE PRESIDENT JOHNSON—"General war is impossible. In a matter of moments you can wipe out from 50 to 100 million of our adversaries, or they can wipe out 50 to 100 million of our people ... So our purpose is to employ reasoned agreement instead of ready agression, to preserve honor without a world in ruins."—Ad­ dress to AFL-CIO Building Trades Con­ ference, July 23, 1963. SENATOR GOLDWATER—". . . There will either be a war, or we'll be subju­ gated without war . . . real nuclear war... I don't see how it can be avoided—^per­ haps five, ten years from now." —Los An­ geles News, April 17, 1964. PRESIDENT JOHNSON —"No responsi­ ble man will insist that we keep the door closed against the opportunities which seem to be opening. It is a tragic per­ version of American leadership-^and a betrayal of American character—to ask the people to greet with suspicion any talk of peace and to greet with applause all talk of war."—Address to Governor's Conference, July 23, 1963. SENATOR GOLDWATER —"The United States should announce in no uncertain terms that we are against disarmament, that we need our armaments—all that we presently have and more..."—Why Not Vicotry? "I suggest that this whole argu­ ment for disarmament ... is an extremely dangerous exercise in complete and total futility."—Address to Wings Club, New York, November 12, 1962. EXTREMISM PRESIDENT JOHNSON—"Let us turn away from the fanatics of the far left and the far right . . . from the apostles of bitterness and bigotry . . . from those who pour venom into our nation's blood­ stream." Message to Congress, November 27, 1963. SENATOR GOLDWATER—"I am im­ pressed by the type of people in it (the John Birch Society). They are the kind we need in politics,"—Remarks in Los Angeles, March 29, 1961. PRESIDENT JOHNSON—"The iin^portant point is that this bill (tax out) . . . means Increasing income for almost every tax­ payer and business in America. And those earning the least, I am glad to say, will receive the most."—Remarks on signing tax cut bill, February 26, 1964. HEALTH CARE FOR THE ELDERLY 1JXDER SOCIAL SECURITY PRESIDENT JOHNSON — "There is no need ... for elderly people to suffer the personal economic disaster to which ma­ jor illness all too commonly exposes them . . . There is a sound and workable solu­ tion. Hospital insurance based on Social Security payments is clearly the best method of meeting the need."—Message to Congress, February 10, 1964. uxioxs PRESIDENT JOHNSON—In every area of human concern, the labor movement can take pride in itself as an instrument to bring a better life to more people." —Address to AFL-CIO Building Trades •Conferefice, March 24, 1964. JOBS SENATOR GOLDWATER—"The immense and ever-growing power of labor unions constitutes a grave danger to our econ­ omy." — Senate speech, September 24, 1962. — PRESIDENT JOHNSON—"We have a commitment to full employment. We must keep it, and we shall." —Address, White House, July 24, 1964. SENATOR GOLDWATER — "The only way business can survive today is to cut expenses, and that means cutting eihployes."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 28, 1963. SENATOR GOLDWATER—"Get rid of the whole graduated income tax."—Wash­ ington Star, December 8, 1961. "Government has a right to claim an equal percentage of each man's wealth, and no more."—Conscience of a Conser­ vative. QUESTION: "Do you really think it's fair that a man with five million dollars a year should pay the same rate as a man with five thousand?" SENATOR GOLDWATER: "Yes, yes, I do."—Interview, Saturday Evening Post, August 31, 1963. SENATOR GOLDWATER—"When you say to Johnny, 'Don't worry about the old man or your mother, we'll take care of them when they get older,' you've de­ stroyed his fredom there, the freedom of responsibility."—Face the Nation tele­ cast, January 26, 1961. (Sen. Goldwater also has attacked hospital care under Social Security as "immoral."—Los An­ geles Times, June 12, 1962). THE POORPRESIDENT JOHNSON — "Unfortunate ly, many Americans live on the outskirts of hope . . , Our task is to replace their despair with opportunity."—State of the Union Adress, January 8, 1964. "To us the old, the sick, the hungry, the help­ less (are) not failures to be forsaken, but human beings to be helped."—Los Angeles speech, June 20, 1964. SENATOR GOLDWATER—"I'm tired of professional chiselers walking up and down the streets who don't work and have no intention of working."—New York Times, July 19, 1961. "The fact is that most people who have no skills have no education for the same reason— low intelligence or low ambition."—New York speech, January 15, 1964. (Continued on page 21) �Page Four By Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Shipping Hits Peak in N.Y. SEAFARiSkS liW tO€i Major Naval Maneuvers % Using Two SIU Vessels Two SlU-contracted freighters will take part in joint American-Spanish naval maneu­ vers off the coast of Spain later this month. The ships, the Del Sol (Delta Lines) and the Couer D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers), are two of a ten-vessel fleet of American-flag merchantmen that will help^ to move troops and supplies addition to the ten privately-owned convinced of the fact that there is for a mock assault on south­ merchant ships, seven MSTS troop­ no adequate substitute to a mer­ Shipping in New York picked up sharply in the last period, mostly as a result of the ILA strike. The operators were in a hurry to have their ships loaded and cleared from the port before the strike deadline and they moved their sailing schedules up accordingly. The injunction brought by the Federal Government under the "80-day" clause of the ships, freighters and tankers will chant fleet to assure quick reaction Taft-Hartley Act will run out just before Christmas. Whether the ern Spain on (October 26. take part. to unforeseen military circum­ The exercise, called "Operation strike will continue or not after that time depends, of course, on the The operation will help to stances. progress made at the bargaining table. The longshoremen are fighting Steelplke," will be spearheaded by The upcoming naval war games for their jobs and for basic rights, and the SIU, you can be sure, will 80 U.S. and 14 Spanish warships. emphasize the vital need for a A U.S. Marine force of 28,000 men well-maintained U.S.-flag fleet of in Spain are comparable, but only give them all the support necessary to help them win their battle. On the local political scene, the SIU Railway Marine Region joined plus a battalion of Spanish Marines merchant vessels for use as a naval only in a broad sense, to with the members of the Hudson County Labor Council in nearby New will be used in the operation, which auxiliary in the event of war. In "Operation Big Lift" which was carried out by the Air Force last Jersey to give Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate Hubert H. will take 44 days to complete. In fact, many military observers are year. While "Big Lift" saw a Humphrey a hearty welcome to Jersey City. An overflow crowd of 23,whole division of troops transported 000 jammed the Jersey City armory and the surrounding streets. The from the U.S. to Europe in a few rally wrote a fitting close to the massive registration drive undertaken days, the effectiveness of the sol­ in Hudson County by COPE and other community organizations. The diers was dependent on the fact they SIU played a key role in the drive, which saw more than 7,000 new had their heavy equipment (tanks, voters added to the lists. In his speech, which was interrupted by sharp trucks, artillery, etc.) waiting for applause on occasion after occasion, Senator Humphrey told the them when they landed. Airpower fowd in the armory, "I know was, and still is, incapable of mov­ that America will send the 'sick oiler, says he is looking for an­ ing stocks of large equip­ WASHINGTON—In 1943, at the height of the Allied drive mentheavy rnd tired' candidates to a crush­ other coast hugger. on short order. Merchant to rid the sea lanes , of the German submarines which were shipping, on the other hand, allows ing defeat on November 3." The Philadelphia ."•'innesr/.a Democrat was talking preying on our all-important convoy routes, a U.S. inventor the military to move great amounts Shipping has been good in p. 30ut the Goldwater partisans who of supplies and bulky gear along came up with a radar device^ = have taken over the Republican Philadelphia during the last which suddenly tipped the Vibration from a submerged sub-; with the men who will use them. period. There were five payoffs, Party; the men who say they are Ships, moreover, having the free­ marine. •e'ck and tired' of the progress the four sign-ons and four ships in the scales and gave us the dom of the seas, can move troops Prior to the invention of this transit. edge in finding and killing the e luntry is making in education, special radar, submarines could to the world's trouble spots through undersea marauders. Oimas Rivera, who started sail­ c!vil rights and social gains. They Last week, more than 21 years operate beneath the sea free from protected sealanes, while aircraft r e the men, Humphrey said, who ing as an SIU man in 1943 on the later, it was announced that the detection because normal radar and land movement often incurs old Jean, is laid up in dry dock insult the intelligence of our waves will not travel through harrassment in countries they at­ r ople by giving them simple with a shoulder injury suffered Inventor, patent attorney Robert water. What Rines' device did tempt to transit. H. Rines, would finally be granted aboard the Alcoa Explorer. He ex­ answers to hard questions. The ten merchant ships involved a patent for his invention. Up to was to detect modulations created Shipping for all ratings in New pects to be out of the hospital this point the device and its work­ on the surface of the water by in Operation Steelpike are fast, soon, however, and wants to latch York is expected to remain good ings had been kept in striet objects operating beneath the sur­ modern types equipped with quick f :r the future period. Meanwhile, onto an island run. secrecy by the Navy and other face. With the device, vibrations cargo-handling gear. Their speeds Henry J. McCullough liked his this is World Series time and a lot services using the invention. Pre­ caused by submarines were easily range from 19 to 25 knots, as com­ last ship, the Fairport, and said of the fellows were hanging sumably, we now have something differentiated from signals created pared to the 12 knots of World War around the Hall with their eyes she was a good feeder. He had more effective. by shrimp and other sea life. II Liberty ships. to get off for a little work in dry p'ued to the television set. It With the installation of the air­ The equipment, which was in­ An exercise held earlier this dock and, feeling better now, he 1 oked like most of the boys were stalled in aircraft as fast as it borne radar. Hitler's submarines month by the Navy called MERis waiting for a Far East run. 1 . ting for the Cards. Alexander Tuura, who sails as came from the factories back in lost their cloak of invisibility. CONVEX 8, was the first merchant Danny Alvino, just in from a a carpenter, was last off the Los- 1943, bounces radio waves off the Cruising beneath the surface in convoy-type operation carried on 1 )ng trip on the Sea Pioneer, did mar. He says he is now looking surface of the water. The echoes, apparent safety, not knowing they since World War. It included a bang-up job as bos'n, we hear. for the first job that shows up on when analyzed, show clearly any were being shadowed from the air, a run through "submarine infested" Leroy Williams is watching the the board. they would come up at night to waters, simulated loading opera­ fg board for a steward's job and charge their batteries only to find tions, real communications exer­ Norfolk Joe Brown is another fellow on a U.S. or British destroyer stand­ cises between ships and emergency Shipping has been good in Nor­ the lookout for a 'steward's berth. folk and is expected to remaim ing off a few hundred yards ready grouping and regrouping under Three recent up-graders— good for the next period. There to send them back to the bottom. mock attack conditions. The mer­ (Continued from page 3) r bert Di Saruo, Robert Hender- were three payoffs, four sign-ons which were either beaten down or On other occasions the Allied war­ chant ships which took part E n and the "watchman," Ken and six in transits. The town is modified. Many of the amend­ ship, already sent to the right threaded through minefields, (.Slim) Turner—have been holding still talking about Lady Bird ments, it was felt; impinged on spot by the airborne detector, dodged submarines and attempted on to one of the card tables in Johnson's whistlestop visit in Nor­ the President's foreign policy mak­ would pick up the submarine's to avoid fast torpedo boats. the New York Hall waiting to folk. Her motorcade passed the ing powers. telltale signal with its own sonar According to Admiral Harold ship. and destroy the undersea raider P. Smith, USN, Supreme Allied new SIU Hall and there was a After signing the newly extend­ Baltimore Commander Atlantic, the emer­ good turnout of members on hand ed bill. President Johnson issued with depth charges. Shipping has been slow in Balti­ to greet her. Seafarers interested in looking gency shipping exercise" . . . may a statement saying that Acting more but the outlook is good for Dallas Hill, who sails as a 3rd Attorney Gen. Nicholas Katzen- into the working of this radar de­ cast the pattern for war-time ^hip­ the next period. The Hurricane cook, is just back from a Far East vice which saved untold seamen's ping in all strategic coastal ports end Robin Locksley, now laid up, run on the De Soto. He says he bach had advised him that two lives during the war can look it in the United States and those of provisions were unconstitutional rre expected to crew up within the is looking for another 3rd cook's because they would give Con­ up under patent number 3,153,236. its allies in NATO." r 3xt two weeks. In the last period job that will have him back in gressional groups veto power over t -ere were five payoffs, one sign- time for Christmas. Executive actions. c.i and 12 ships in transit. ! John Allman had to pile off the The President said one provi­ LSoyd Zimmerman, ju.st off the ; ggg Pioneer to take care of some sion would give either the House 1 kmar, likes to ride Calmar personal matters. He is ready to or Senate Agriculture Committees s dps because he can also be close ship again, however. Leslie Smith, the power to veto the disposition t.j home always. He says he has last off the Cottonwood Creek, of certain foreign currency ob­ s;?en many gains by the SIU since has been shipping out of Hou­ tained through overseas sales of j Jning and rates the union's wel- ston, but he's back here now. He surplus foods. fu'-e plan as tlie best in the world. says he is going to ship again as The other would prohibit the Louis Firlie joined the Fanwood soon as he breaks his new car in. President from making certain en the. West Coast and signed off low-interest loans under the law Puerto Rico in New York for a little vacation Shipping on the island con­ without obtaining agreement from ti ne. He is ready to sail again tinues good with a total of 12 an advisory committee composed as a fireman-water tender and is ships contacted over the last in part of members of Congress. not particular about where his period. On the labor front, the next ship takes him. strike on the San Juan Star Boston ended last week, bringing wage Shipping has been on the slow boosts ranging from $8 to $13.75 Oct. 16,1964 Vol. XXVI, No. 21 beil in Boston, with a good chance weekly for the newspaper's em­ that it will pick up in the next ployees in a two-year pact that period. There were no payoffs or also guarantees substantial fringe PAUL HAtt, President sign-ons and only three ships in benfits. All segments of the labor HERBERT Editor; BERNARD SEA­ transit. movement on the island gave their MAN, ArtBRAND, Editor; MIKE POLLACK, VitO D'Angelo, a 20-year union backing to the strike. NATHAN SKYHI, Assistant Editors; tr^ n who sails as a bos'n, was last Antonio "El Demonip" Morales ROBERT ARONSON, ALVIN SCOTT, PETE on the Robin Goodfellow and says is back in town after a Far East CARMEN, Staff Writers. he is sorry to see her laying up. trip on the Pan Oceanic Faith and Published biweekly at the headquarters the Seafarers International Union, At­ jAfter he spends some tirtie with a few coastwise hops on the of lantic, Culf, Lakes and Inland Waters the family, Vito says he would like Raphael Semmes. Tony spends a District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, NY, 11232. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6(00. An SIU champion blood donor, Alvin C. Carpenter, is shown to get a run to South Africa again. good part of. his beach time Brooklyn, Second class postage paid at the Post Office In NY, vnder the Act here with SIU Brooklyn clinic nurse Mary Larson, who made ' George Svennlugson is.sorry to wrestling professionally and has of Aug. 24.Brooklyn, 1912. liire the' bandage was secure after Carpenter donated his MO see his last ship, the Henry, go off been seen on local TV from time shore: George; "who sails" as" Rri to' time.' llth pint of blood to the Union Blood Bank. Sub-Detector Gets Belated U.S. Patent P.L. 480 Bill It Doesn't Hurt A Bit SEAFARERS LOG �OeMfew If, INft By Llndtey Williamt, Vice-President, Gulf Area Johnson Campaigns In New Orleans Lyndon B. Johnson brought his oampaiyn for election to the Freeidenoy of the United States to the Gulf Coast and received an enthusiastlo reception. The President's appearance in New Orleans was the climax of a four-day "whistle stop" speakiny tour through the Sondi hy Mrs. Johnson aboard the "Lady Bird Special." A crowd estimated at 23,000 persons was on hand at the Union Pas­ senger Terminal when the President, who had arrived in New Orleans several hours earlier by plane, met the First Lady at the conclusion of her four-day, 50-speeeh tour. Aboard the "Lady Bird Special" when it pulled into the station were several AFL-CIO officials, including SIU representatives, who had boarded the train at Biloxi, Miss., along with a group of Louisiana political, civic and business leaders. It was estimated that 60,000 persons saw the President between the raiiway station and his hotel where he addressed some 2,000 plus guests at a banquet later that evening. His address was carried on a nation­ wide television hookup and Mr. Johnson left no one in doubt as to his position on even the most controversial issues of the campaign. While his Louisiana supporters had anticipated a big turnout, the 200,000 who lined the route from the airport to the hotel during the afternoon, plus the hugevnight-time audience, exceeded all expectations. It is certain that the appearance of'f the President and the First Lady on crutches, Douglas "Smiley" gave the Democratic campaign Claussen is anxious to ship out. needed impetus and Congressman His foot was badly Injured in an Haie Boggs, who was master of accident aboard the Bethtex. ceremonies for Mrs. Johnson's ap­ "Smiley" is still on crutches, but pearances on the rear platform of his condition is improving and he her special train, confidently pre­ hopes it will not be too much dicted that Johnson would carry longer before he is certified "fit for the South. He based his prediction duty." Charles A. Dorrough, who on the warm and enthusiastic wel­ last sailed as baker on the Pilot come Mrs. Johnson received dur­ Rock, is making the job calls and ing the tour. looking for a Far East trip. Eddie The outcome of this election will Caudill ,a top night cook and baker vitally affect the welfare of all who has been shipping out of the trade union members. We should West Coast for a number of years, make certain, therefore, that our has decided to try the Gulf for relatives and friends are informed awhile and is registered in Hous­ of the importance of voting on ton. George B. Forrest, after two November 3 for President Johnson. trips as AB on the Transorient, His Republican opponent. Gold- got off in Houston for a vacation water, is outspokenly opposed to with friends and family and is unions and the things we stand for. ready to ship out again. H. G. SanAbsentee voting started in Texas ford is making the calls, hoping to last week, and will begin in other land a pumpman's job on a coast­ Gulf Coast states within a few wise tanker. After 10 months as a days. Find out when it begins in fireman on the Mt. Vernon Victory, your state. If you plan to be away R. E. Miller is looking for a Group from your home precinct on 2 engine job on any coastwise November 3, be sure to vote "ab­ tanker. sentee" before you ship out. Shipping was on the boom side After about five months on the in Mobile for the last two weeks, beach in Houston, most of it spent but is expected to tail off to fairly steady pace in the immediate future. Five grain ships paid off and signed on in the port in one week and during the last month about 200 men registered and some 250 shipped. Among those still making the scene at Dauphin and N. Lawrence is W. A. Wade of Chickasaw, Ala., who has just been declared "fit for duty" after being on the sick list for about 18 months. ALBANY—More than a quarter We are glad to hear the good news. million workers in New York state Wade, who is registered in Group will get ten cent hourly wage in­ 1 of the Deck Department, has creases October 15 when the raise been sailing out of the Gulf for on the state's minimum wage law the last 18 years. His last ship from $1.15 to $1.25 goes into ef­ was the City of Alma. More good news of the same kind was received fect. The increase is the second and by Wiley HInton of Lucedale, final step written into the 1962 Miss., who has been laid up for law. A good proportion of the about a year and a half with a leg state's low wage workers are not injury. For a time the medics told covered by the law. They include him he never would be able to sail domestic workers, farm labor and again, but they now say he is fully workers in educational, religious recovered and he Is looking for and charitable organizations, in­ a chief steward's job. His last ship cluding workers in non-profit was the Jefferson City Victory. hospitals. Also excluded from the Walter B. Tobiasson, a charter law are those employees covered member who has been shipping out by the federal minimum wage law, of the Gulf since 1938, is relaxing which carries from $1.15 to $1.25 at his home in Springhill, Ala., for different categories of workers. after a trip to Egypt on the Our State officials said those most Lady of Peace. B. F. Lowery who likely to benefit from the in­ got off the Alcdk Runner after crease were workers in laundries about a year to vacation at his and the retail trade, especially in home in Megargel, Aia., is making variety stores. Governor Rockefel­ the calls and throwing in on every ler is now considering whether to Group 2 engine job that hits the increase the minimum wage to board. T. J. Lundy of Semmes, $1.50, a measure strongly backed by Aia., who has been sailing out of the labor movement in the state. the Gulf for about 18 years and The Governor has appointed an 11- last was on the Monarch of the man panel to look into the eco­ Seas, is looking for a spot on a nomic effects of a ra|se in ^he l^w. Puerto , Rican, ,or. .bfu^x|te ,run. Minimum Wage Hiked Up In N.Y. State SEAFARERS tag* flTl LOG Seven iVIore Seafarers Added To Pension List Four Atlantic arid Gulf district Seafarers and three Great Lakes district Seafarers have been awarded SIU pensions and been placed on the growing list of men who can count on spending their retirement years supported by a regular monthly pension check. The action of the trustees brings the ^ number of Seafarers who have Una who first signed up with the the William A. Reiss. A native of retired on $150 pensions to a union in Norfolk, shipping out in Sheboygan, Wise., he still makes total of 72 during 1964. The pensioners are William W. Walker, 39; Arthur Graf, 54; Luby O'Neal, 71; Santiago Pena, 63; Ver­ non L. Johnson, 65; Walter C. Jahn, 66, and Gillis L Smith, 63. A member of the steward de­ partment, Walker has been sailing with the SIU since he signed on In New York. A native of New Jer­ sey, he now makes his home in Baltimore, Md. Walker last sailed aboard the Bo­ nanza. Graf first joined the SIU in the port of New York, and spent his years at sea sail­ ing in the stew­ ard department. A native of New Walker Jersey, Graf will spend his years of retirement in Weehawken, New Jersey. He last sailed aboard the Overseas Rose. O'Neal is a native of North Caro- 2 Rail Tugmen Go On Pension the engine department. He last his home in that city sailed on the Madeket, before re­ tiring to his home in West Bellhaven, North Carolina. Sailing in the engine depart- Grof Pena Johnson John Smith O'Neal ment, Pena joined the membership of the SIU in the port of New York. A native of Spain, he will retire on his monthly pension to his present home in Lodi, N.J. He last sailed aboard the Puerto Rico. Johnson is a Great Lakes Sea­ farer who first joined the union in the port of Detroit. He last sailed aboard the McKee Sons as a wiper. A native of Wisconsin, he plans to settle on his monthly pension to his present home in Manistique, Michigan. Jahn is another Great Lakes dis­ trict member, who's last vessel was Smith sailed in the Great Lakes for many years before retiring to his home in River Rouge, Mich. He last shipped aboard the George H. Ingalls as an oiler in the engine department, although he sailed for many years as fireman watertender. He is a native of the state of Michigan. C/.S. Square Rigger Is Museum Bound MANILA, The Philippines—The square-rigged barque Kaiulani, the last sailing ship in America's merchant fleet, wilt be retired from active service next year to serve out her remaining life as a floating museum in Washington, D.C. cargo bound for Australia and was Built in 1899, the Kaiulani in the Pacific when war broke out Veteran SlU-Railway rine Region tugman Rock (I) accepts his pension check from rep E. B. McCauley. Ma­ John first SIU Two more veterans of the SIU's Railway Marine Region were added to the list of RMR members that have retired on a monthly in­ come of $150 from the SIU Wel­ fare Plan. The pensioners, John Rock, 63, and Matthew Joseph Duff, 63, are both resi­ dents of New Jersey. Rock served for many years as a motorman upon the Penn­ Duff sylvania Raiiroad Co. tugs until he became a bridgeman in 1961. He has been working for the company since he first joined the Penn in 1920. A native of Jersey City, N.J., He wiil retire to his home in Hoboken, N.J., where he resides with his famiiy. Duff began working on the tug boats of the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad in 1924, working that period as fioatman, mate and deck hand. A native of London, Eng­ land, Duff has resided in Hoboken, N.J. since coming to this country and plans to retire on his monthly income to his home In that city. has operated in recent years as a Philippines mahogany trader. Two weeks ago she was present­ ed to the U.S. in formal ceremo­ nies at the White House taken part in by Philippines President Diosdado Macapagal and Presi­ dent Johnson. President Macapagal gave Pres­ ident Johnson a picture of the vessel, which wiU be restored to its original condition by the Mari­ time Historical Society of Wash­ ington. The society has created a special commission for the pres­ ervation of the Kaiulani. The 225-foot three-master, built by A. Sewall & Company of Bath, Maine, has had a busy if not spec­ tacular career during her 65 years. She was engaged in the HawaiiCalifornia sugar trade until 1910, and was destined from then on to spend most of her time in the Pacific. After leaving the sugar trade, she was acquired by the American Packers fleet for use as a supply barque in the Alaska salmon trade, where she served for the next 19 years. In 1929, she was laid up at Rotten Row in the Oakland Estuary of San Francisco Bay. She lingered there, inactive, for the next ten years. She was reactived in the late 1930's as a lumber carrier. On her first voyage after a decade of in­ activity, she hauled a cargo of northwest lumber from Gray's Harbor, Washington to San Fran­ cisco. In 1942, she made a trip from the Pacific Northwest to Durban, South Africa, by way of Cape Horn and the Cape of Good Hope. There she picked up a lumber on December 7, 1941. The Kai­ ulani sought refuge from Japanese submarines in the harbor of Hobart, Tasmania, where she re­ mained until being taken over by the Army Transportation Corps. In Army hands, she was dismasted and reduced to the lowly duties of a coal barge. Sold as surplus after the war, she took up her last assignment with Philippine owners, that of transporting mahogany logs from Mindanao to Manila. It was her owners who donated her to the U.S. The Kaiulani, which is squarerigged on the fore and main mast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the mizzenmast, will cost between half a million and a million dollars to tow to Hong Kong for rehabilita­ tion and rerigging. There she wiil pick up a crew to sail her to Wash­ ington by way of the Indian Ocean, the Cape of Good Hope and the Atlantic. Alan D. Hutchinson, president of the society, said his organiza­ tion will launch a fund-raising drive to secure enough money for tiie project. �SEATAR face r-i V-.- oe^'i6;iiil<^ IOC- (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) September 25 - October 9 Shipping took a jump for the better during the last two weeks, remaining very good in most ports, and al­ most excellent in the port of New York. A total of 1,403 Seafarers shipped during the last two weeks, com­ pared with 1,220 the period before. A department breakdown reveals that shipping was more active in the steward department, while just slightly slower in the deck and engine departments. Shipping on the East Coast was mixed again this period, with a healthy increase of jobs in the New York scene, and moderate increases in Philadelphia and Jacksonville. Boston, Baltimore and Norfolk shipping was slightly off from the previous period. On the Gulf Coast, the job situation was considerably lower than the previous periods, with shipping in New Orleans and Houston falling off sharply, and Tampa and Norfolk both dropping somewhat. The West Coast was almost even with the previous period, with Wil­ mington showing small gains in shipping and San Francisco and Seattle dropping slightly. Registrations remained fairly constant, showing only a small gain in the number of job seekers. A total of 1,267 registered as compared to 1,220 the previous pe­ riod. The number of SIU men registered on the beach dropped, with the increased shipping, to 3,622, from 3,722. The change in job situation had some effects on the statistics picturing the seniority situations, which re­ turned to a more normal distribution. The percentage of Class A men shipped during the period, dropped to 52 percent from 58 percent for the previous period, while the percentage of Class B men climbed 4 points to 35 percent. Class C men shipped during the period was 13 percent, two points above the previous period. Shipping activity remained at a good level (see report at right) with a total of 225 movements, as compared to 220 the previous period. Of the movements, 66 were payoffs, 33 were sign-ons, and there were 126 ships in-transit. Ship Attivify r«y Sl«a la 09» Oai Troai. TOTAL •ostoa 0 5 S 2 3 1 4 8 11 1 2 4 0 3 4 1 4 3 1 3 4 4 0 .2 4 3 24 4 12 5 11 10 7 12 21 7 4 4 TOTALS ... 44 33 124 Naw Yorfc.... 18 Philadelphia .. Baltimore .... Norfolh Jachsenville .. Tampa ...... Mobile New Orleaat.. Hoattoa Wilmingtoa .. Son Froncifco . Seattle 3 45 13 18 11 17 12 14 24 34 -N 8 10 12 225 DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered Registered CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 7 0 1 "1 0 2 5 21 18 46 82 7 49 12 21 4 2 6 13 0 6 2 5 4 11 16 21 1 8 12 1 1 2 4 15 1 6 8 1 3 3 • 7 11 1 6 5 0 3 4 1 0 3 0 3 0 6 8 16 36 2 16 16 4 10 11 22 54 1 6 18 30 8 20 9 6 34 3 17 11 4 9 5 0 6 0 5 1 2 8 4 10 4 19 2 5 10 8 18 17 0 4 10 3 107 172 39 1 318 18 76 84 1 178 Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21 65 7 93 3 22 16 41 6 7 15 1 6 10 2 3 4 11 3 18 1 11 4 6 4 8 13 2 5 1 2 1 0 8 1 4 4 3 5 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 18 1 34 3 27 12 12 11 26 43 0 26 6 14 12 6 32 44 0 6 13 13 26 2 10 1 5 4 4 2 2 6 8 15 1 10 1 5 4 8 11 5 4 23 0 1 4 90 194 35 1 319 13 81 81 1 175 Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C Shipped CLASS A1 CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 24 8 42 0 3 6 9 16 93 0 10 6 41 16 150 92 153 27 272, 10 40 70 120 0 2 15 10 1 2 27 14 1 12 1 27 0 2 7 9 0 0 1 18 30 41 11 1 1 53 10 104 2 21 41 64 5 13 5 23 9 1 1 3 5 11 3 23 0 5 10 15 0 0 1 1 8 1 18 4 9 7 0 11 2 3 6 11 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 4 2 6 0 8, 1 3 4 8 10 34 0 6 27 10 4 71 29 24 11 64' 0 5 13 18 4 43 0 4 0 26 73 53 66 12 131 3 4 39 53 95 0 1 10 44 26 10 80 60 77 13 150 4 9 26 38 68 0 10 0 0 0 5 0 15 13 21 3 37 1 7 12 20 0 3 15 2 1 10 3 28 27 24 4 55 1 10 5 16 0 23 0 0 0 5 0 28 26 26 2 54 0 24 18 42 4 30 21 1 55 319 175 55 I1 549 380 504 94 j 978 24 188 283 1 495 ENGINE DEPARTMENT f% ^ Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 5' 0 5 12 7 64 45 0 7 8 1 0 3 23 26 0 7 0 7 6 2 4 0 0 3 3 0 10 4 0 i1 14 6 17 3 1I 26 8 15 0 1 23 1 1 6 4 6 20 1 27 17 2 12 3 44 172 16 1 232 Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 1 3 2 22 12 38 4 0 7 6 13 9 0 5 14 0 3 7 4 7 3 3 1 0 2 2 4. 0 7 15 8 0 16 11 27 3 12 7 22 0 3 2 5 e 7 3 10 1 6 5 12 9 98 Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 o" 0 0 0 0 1 1 20 31 7 58 3 21 22 46 1 7 0 8 0 3 7 4 17 20 0 1 2 5 9 4 5 8 1 1 2 5 10 4 0 6 1 2 4 8 10 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 4 12 12 2 26 1 8 13 22 7 24 2 33 1 25 10 14 6 21 28 2 29 4 14 10 1 0 1 7 2 1 2 4 5 11 2 18 1 3 0 4 1 9 4 14 0 3 2 5 70 1 177 57 142 24 1 223 13 87 78 1 178 Shipped TOTAL Registered On The Beach CLASS C Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL A 2 C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 15 2 18 0 6 3 9 1 9 19 58 9 46 19 123 48 128 18 195 15 48 51 114 0 0 1 8 1 7 1 16 1 20 4 25 0 4 13 9 0 0 0 0 20 0 29 13 9 43 6 62, 4 33 34 71 0 4 1 5 8 10 5 23, 2 16 1 19 1 0 9 8 17 1 1 2 4 6 10 4 20' 2 6 0 8, 2 0 5 7 0 0 3 3 1 4 3 8 1 5 0 6 0 2 0 2 0 1 2 3 26 22 3 51 6 25 0 31 0 9 18 9 0 5 0 5 33 25 5 63 21 65 11 971 3 41 S3 97 0 1 5 29 4 28 62 22 5 75' 5 51 2 50 33 88 0 5 0 5 2 7 5 14 4 10 15 1 1 7 8 16 0 3 3 18 0 4 3 25 8 39 10 571 1 10 11 22 0 0 0 14 0 5 0 10 7 37 _ 0 28_ 2 12 6 18 2 32 19 1 53 223 178 53 1 454137' 451 57 "l 6451 31 231 230 1 492 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Bos NY Phil Bal Nor Jac Tarn Mob NO Hon Wil SF Sea TOTALS Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1-8 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1-8 0 ~0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 20 8 33 68 3 5 11 19 10 2 4 1 2 9 1 0 1 2 0 5 3 4 6 IS 2 2 17 21 3 4 1 1 2 8 2 0 8 0 6 2 4 2 1 S 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 6 0 0 2 2 0 7 16 1 1 4 4 0 5 6 1 4 8 3 12 27 4 2 35 4.1 0 0 3 3 8 14 4 1 8 13 2 2 2 3 2 9 0 0 6 6 0 3 2 4 13 22 0 2 9 11 0 3 1 2 2 8 6 1 9 16 1 32 59 36 88 1 215 23 13 111 1 147 18 Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 56 1 8 20 20 6 13 2 5 9 0 2 0 6 6 3 3 18 3 12 1 1 16 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 3 2 1 0 3 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1, 0 16 9 3 20 2 7 1 13 30 8 3 22 33 4 1 25 11 26 4 21: 4 2 15 9 2 3 0 5 5 0 1 0 1 4 4 8 0 0 4 3 1 10, 1 5 1 7 0 4 58 30 79 1 185 14 11 109 1 134 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach 1 Shipped CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A B 1 2 C ALL 1-8 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 5 15 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 27 29 56 20 29 105 17 65 87 60 179 9 9 26 44 5 5 9 0 0 6 5 20 4 6 23 1 4 9 0 7 8 0 18 0 2 2 12 2 32 13 30 14 24 8l' 6 55 .4 45 10 1 0 2 8 3 10 14 5 7 5 21 2 4 18 3 13 1 0 3 4 6 3 13 1 4 2 0 7 0 4 3 2 1 0 & 1 3 13 0 1 4 5 9 4 3 0 1 5 0 0 7 20 0 6 16 1 7 43 2 37 2 12 9 14 1 11 14 0 6 6 33 30 6 69 16 0 21 18 48 103 5 3 79 87 26 0 0 10 21 10 57 16 28 11 26 81 7 4 26 37 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 8 6 6 5 5 22, 3 2 11 16 0 0 2 2 8 4 14 8 2 15 9 18 sol 2 4 7 13 1 0 1 10 5 0 1 16 6 9 4 12 31 5 6 41 52 4 4 73 1 «1 185 134 81 1 400 100 203 129 231 1 663 42 38 269 1 349 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL DECK 107 172 39 1318 18 ENGINE 44 172 16 I 232 9 STEWARD 91 36 88 I 215 23 GRANDTOTALS. . ..,,242 389,143 ( 765 5Q , SHIPPED SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 76 84 j 178 90 194 35 j 319 ~13381~8lTl'5 98 70 j 177 57 142 24 j 223 13 87 78 | 178 13 111 j 147 76 30 79 j 185 14 ~ 11 109 j 134 187,.265 J 502 223 366 I.18. f 727.40 ~ 178 268. | 487 SHIPPED CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 4 30 21 I 55 319 175 55 | 549 380 504 94 | 978 24 188 283 1495 2 32 19 | 53 223_178 53 | 454 137 451 57 | 645 31 231 230 1492 "4_ 4 73 I 8l|l85_134 81 | 400 303 129 231 j 663 42 38 269 [ 349 10~T66 113 .|~189 727~ 487 189<^ |1403 820 1084.383 ^286, 97 457 782 ,|1336 �OoWbOT.M. MM 8BAFAHERS Qreetlnss To First Lady Pag* Gfevea. LOG Conference Expforei Teen-Age Joblessnest Success Of Youth Training RestsOnJobOpportunities WASHINGTON—Programs to help prepare teen-agers for jobs can be fully successful only if there are more jobs to go around, AFL-CIO participants warned at a symposium sponsored by the National Committee on Employment of Youth. AFL-CIO Research Director Nathaniel Goldfinger high school graduates and persons Public works he pointed out, use termed the high rate of youth with qualifications above that relatively large amounts of ma­ This is the sight that greeted Mrs. Lyndon Johnson when her train slowed down at Norfolk on her recent speech-making tour through the southern U.S. Holding up the sign are workers of the SlU-United Industrial Workers contracted Colonna Shipyard who were part of a 200-man delegation on hand to cheer the First Lady when her train passed through the Colonna yard. U.S. Desalting Facility Supplies Apgean island The Greek islands in the Aegean Sea have always been long on sunshine but chronically short on fresh water. Thanks to American technology however, the first has been put to work recently to alleviate :t they are overlaid with sheets of the shortage of the latter. rubber to hold the seawater which A new solar energy distilla­ is pumped Into them nightly. The tion plant opened this week on tht island o£ Syme, Greece near Tur­ key's eastern Aegean coast north of Rhodes. In full operation, the plant will produce between 20 and 40 tons of fresh, drinkable water daily from the seawater surround­ ing the island. Donated to the people of the island by an anonymous American philanthropist, the plant involves some 14 shallow "bays" or troughs, about 230 feet long and 10 feet wide. Formed of sand and gravel, "ViHS^aiSrSks" Advance Notice Seafarers seeking other than emergency care at the US Public Health Service out­ patient clinic in New York have been asked to telephone, wire or write in advance for an appointment to assure bet­ ter care and avoid long periods of waiting. The USPHS facili­ ty, at Hudson & Jay Streets, NYC, says it Is being swamped by "walk-in" patients who have ample time to make ad­ vance appointments. Unless they require emergency care. Seafarers are asked to write the clinic at 67 Hudson St., New York 13, or call BArcIay 7-6150 before they come in. SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Pension-Disability Benefits Maternity Benefits Dependent Benefits Optical Benefits Out-Patient Benefits SUMMARY Vacation Benefits TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD. actually needed to do the job simply because they are available. Goldfinger and Friedman warned against moves to exempt teen-agers from minimum wage laws which might provide addi­ tional jobs for youth, but only at the expense of adult employment. No "single-shot panacea" will provide the jobs the nation's economy needs, Goldfinger told the conference. But in the absence of a "vast" expansion In private In­ dustry, he said, "the cornerstone of job-creating economic expan­ sion must be a sustained rise in government Investment." By Al Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Benefit Requirements Outiined Since the Inception of this column. Seafarers have been asked to forward any questions or complaints they may have regarding Uie processing of appiications for various benefits to the SecretaryTreasurer's office. The result has been a small number of complaints about the processing of some types of applications, and we are cur­ rently tightening up areas of administration where these Items seem to crop up. The complaints that have come In, as far as the majority of cases is concerned, have been the result of claims filed Improperly at the time they were originally submitted. Therefore, in an effort to assist the membership in filing complete applications for the various benefits they may be entitled to under the SIU Welfare, Pension and Vacation Plans, we will continue to spell out the steps to be taken In filing for each type of benefit available, and to deal with one of them at a time. Since the dependents benefits are the ones about which we receive the most Inquiries, this area seems a good place to start. A seaman who is filing for benefits must have been employed at least 90 days during the previous calendar year, and at least one day within the past six months immediately preceding the date his claim accrued. All of this employment must have been with an SlU-contracted com­ pany which was a part of the Sea-f farers Welfare Plan during the geon), a marriage certificate, the period the seaman worked for the child's birth certificate (if a chUd company. is involved). For any other person Who Is termed a dependent? whom the member is claiming as The "dependent" Includes an em­ a dependent, he must furnish a ployee's wife, unmarried children copy of his latest Federal tax re­ under 19 years of age, and any turn as proof of dependency. other person whom the member Is In the event a claim Involving a entitled to claim as a dependent hospital or doctor bill has not on his current Federal Income tax been paid, then the check in pay­ return, under the US Internal ment thereto will be drawn in the Revenue Act. name of the member and/or the Copies of legal documents es­ doctor or hospital, whichever is tablishing proof of dependency involved. This then means that status must be filed with the Sea­ the member must endorse the farers Welfare Plan office. check and that the doctor or hospi­ In order to be entitled to the tal must endorse it. This pro­ dependent benefits, a patient must cedure is used, not to create a have been admitted to a hospital, hardship on the member, the doc­ and/or surgery must have been tor or the hospital, but to Insure performed. In the event of sur­ that all hospitals and doctors are gery, it is not necessary that this paid in full so as to maintain a surgery be performed in a hospital good working relationship between September, 1964 In order to be entitled to payment the various hospitals and our CLAIMS AMOUNT PAID of this surgery benefit. The sur­ membership. gery benefit is paid in accordance In one of our recent columns, 8,495 67,894.77 with the Surgery Schedule for De­ the members were informed that if they wanted to obtain duplicates 29 79,450.50 pendent Benefits. Any claim, as well as proof of a of their discharges, they could 602 93,000.00 claim for dependent benefits, must secure same by writing to the 44 8,636.00 be submitted to the office of the Commandant of the US Coast Seafarers Welfare Plan within 100 Guard in Washington, DC. Under 917 112,100.29 days of the performance of such the latest procedure. In order to 90 1,673.55 surgery, or of the patient's dis­ speed the processing of lost dis­ charge from the hospital. charges, one must file with the 5,814 41,548.00 In adidtion, the applicant must Officer in Charge, Marine Inspec­ 15,991 404,303.11 have, on file with the Seafarers tion, USCG, at the nearest princi­ Welfare Plan office, copies of the pal US port. The only means by 1,376 450,566.06 fallowing or originals: An enroll­ which duplicate discharges will be ment card, a claims statement issued is by having the seaman (filled in on both sides and signed himself make personal contact 17,367 854,869.17 by the attending physician or sur­ with otte of the above officers. troughs are lined with a black heat-retaining material and cov­ ered with an airnsupported special­ ly treated plastic film. This film traps enough heat from the sun to cause the seawater to become scalding hot and begin evaporating. Salt-free steam rises to the underside of the plastic cover where it condenses and runs off side gutters as distilled water to flow by gravity to a collection point. From there it is pumped into a municipal reservoir for dis­ tribution. Since only part of the water evaporates each day, the concen­ trated salt water remaining is flushed out to sea at night and a new supply of seawater is pumped in. Even during the few winter months when it is too cold to use solar-heat to distill water the large surface of the apparatus serves a useful purpose by catching rain­ water. While fresh water had to be im­ ported to the island at a cost of 50 drachmas or $1.^ per ton, farming on the island'remained at a subsistence level and the 22 square mile area lost its popula­ tion rapidly during the last dec­ ade. With its own water supply, officials hope the island can de­ velop an economy capable of sus­ taining its population. Cash Benefits Paid — unemployment a "socially-danger­ ous aspect of the general high level of joblessness"—but a "symptom" of an economic illness rather than the ailment itself. A similar point was made by Marvin Friedman, a federation economist, who said that school dropouts and other poorly-educated workers can be trained for a variety of semi-skilled occupations "but because of economic slack there's not enough demand for such workers to absorb many of the unemployed." In today's "loose" labor market, he said, employers are able to hire terials and employ unskilled and semi-skilled workers. Thus "a massive effort in this area of im­ porting public services could quickly reduce joblessness." Along with job-creating public and private investment, Gold­ finger said, there is a need to spread employment through "re­ duction of the amount of working time during a person's life—re­ duction of the standard workweek, later entry into the labor force through an extended period of education and vocational training, the opportunity for early retire­ ment with adequate pensions, ex­ panded vacations and sabbatical leaves." A third labor representative among the symposium's panelists —Ben B. Seligman, education and research director of the Retail Clerks—^said the "modest" rise in labor costs if a 35-hour week be­ came the new standard "could be absorbed quite easily" just as the economy took in stride all previous cuts in working hours. Despite the stimulation of the economy by the tax cut, Seligman pointed out, the Impact hasn't reached "footloose miners, un­ employed packinghouse workers, displaced auto workers, laid-oiff railroad workers and all the others whose skills have suddenly become unnecessary and unwanted." Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz, In a major address to the conference, expressed concern over the nation's Indifference to "a tidal wave of unprepared, un­ trained boys and girls sweeping into the labor market." New Harbor Developed In North Japan TOMAKOMAI, Japan—Hokkaido, the northermosi of tTie main Japa­ nese Islands, has a new, manmade port here, its harbor dug out of the sandy coast by power shov­ els and dredges, transforming what was once a straight, harborless coastline. Touted by local officials as the largest project of its kind in the world, the new harbor figures prominently in plana for building an industrial complex in the southem Hokkaido area. Digging began back in 1951 and the first ships started using the harbor last year. The project so far has cost about 7,200 yen or $20 million. The harbor area, which is almost a mile square, is pres­ ently 28 feet deep and will be dredged out to a 44 foot depth to accommodate big tankers and ore carriers. Next step in the project is a three-mile-long arm of the harbor to extend inland at an angle of about 30 degrees from the coast­ line. With a width of about 450 yards for half its length, this arm will have berths along both sides and will include a large turning basin. Planned to handle large tankers and ore carriers, the arm is expected to take about five years to •complete; �Pace ElcU By Al Tanner, Vice President and Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer, Great Lakes SEAFARERS OaMw If. INf LOG Big Cargo Loss Recorded As Lakes Level Recedes DETROIT—The alarming effects of low water levels in the Great Lakes has imoosed serious restrictions on the cargo capacity of bulk carriers on Lakes Michigan and Huron. The harmful impact of the reduced draft level on the Lakes was outlined recently Lakes Prepares For Winter Layup by Vice Admiral James A,-*L We are now approaching the last two months of the navigation season Hirshfield, president of the and Huron have found that they the size of the seasonal decline in here on the Lakes and, with most of the membership looking forward akes Carrier Association, must load and unload in waters cargo can be obtained. Thus, for to the lay-up, we are having difficulty In filling rated Jobs such as ABs, Oilers and Firemen. Alpena reports that shipping has slowed down; however, other ports are still shipping men at a steady pace. The J. W. Boardman fitted out again and I imagine most of the boys on the beach in Alpena found berths on this one, including Bernard Cebula, Thomas Daoust, Ervin Bromund and Gerald Nokland. Shipping in Buffalo remains good, according to Port Agent Roy Eoudreau. Dredging work in the poH of Buffalo was held up again due to high winds but I understand they are now back to work and are racing to beat old man Winter. George Keller, who was confined to Roswell Park Memorial Hospi­ tal for several months, passed away. George sailed with Reiss Steamship Company and I know his ex-shipmates will be sorry to hear the news. Shipping in Detroit has picked up again since our last report In the LOG. Waterman Steamship Company is mainly responsible for the many jobs shipped through Detroit this year. A total of six vessels took crews so far; they are the City of Alma, Chatham, Morning Light, Fairport, Yaka and the Maiden Creek. We expect the Desoto and Hastings and probably one or two more before the Seaway closes. Once again, we are asking all members who do not have ratings in either the Deck or Engine Departments to study the material supplied by their Union so they can up-grade themselves into better paying jobs. Many a good job is left hanging on the Board because members do not have the qualifications. George Leski shipped out of Chicago as permanent porter on the Fred Manske and no doubt will finish the season on this one. The Milwaukee Clipper laid up and many of the steadies are grabbing Jobs to get the necessary time in order to qualify for that rocking chair money. The Illinois State Federation Convention is going full blast in Peoria, Illinois. The Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Water District, SlU, has a number of delegates attending and the entire delegation has gone on record to support Johnson and Humphrey. All Great Lakes Ports have been active with local labor organizations in sup­ porting candidates seeking public office in the pending election. All members are urged to register so they can vote on November 3 in this most important election year. who detailed the meaning of the loss in terms of both dollars and tonnage. Speaking at a special seminar, organized by Michigan's Attorney General Frank Kelly and Michigan State University, to discuss the low water levels. Admiral Hirshfield estimated that the situation caused a income loss to association members in the neighborhood of $13 million. The total loss in capacity was put at 6.9 million tons or a figure equal to the total season's load carried by 15.4 ships. Ships plying Lakes Michigan about 12 inches lower than those of the other three lakes. This re­ duction in water levels has cre­ ated heavy limits on cargo capac­ ity. A drop of one inch in the water level of the Lakes means that a carrier loses from 60 to ICQ tons of cargo, depending on the size of the ship. Taking into account an eight-inch drop in the water level since fast year, this means that a carrier will carry any­ where from 480 to 800 tons less per trip. When this cargo loss is multi­ plied out, an alarming picture of Ice-Scarred Nenana Has Successful Trip SEATTLE—Sailing on her first voyage after a dangerous encounter with Alaskan ice last Spring, the SIU Pacific District-contracted freighter Nenana made up for lost time when she arrived here in September with the largest charged 266,000 cases of canned salmon catch in this area salmon, valued at nearly $8 mil­ during the curent season. The 10.000 ton Liberty a larger ship of 700 feet or more in length, the total loss of cargo for a 40 trip season is estimated at 35,200 tons. The cargo lose for an average-size .'essel for a season is computed at 19,200 tons. According to Admiral Hirshfield, the cargo loss for the 234 bulk vessels' in the Lakes Carrier Association is estimated at 6.9 million tons. When this figure is multiplied by the $1.90 per ton rate for ore, the total stands at a staggering $13 million loss in cargo income. It should be kept in mind that these totals only reflect the loss incurred by vessels in the LCA fleet which represents 95 percent of U.S. ships on the Lakes. When the total loss to both U.S. and Canadian fleets are calculated, the seriousness of the low water level situation quickly becomes evident. Shipments of iron ore, coal, grain and stone for both fleets are esti­ mated to have dropped by a whop­ ping 9.4 million tons. Of these car­ goes, the estimated loss In iron ore shipments of 4.6 million tons, was the heaviest. The effects of declining water levels is not confined to cargo re­ strictions alone. Low water levels in the lower St. Mary's River area has meant that the operations of the Davis and Sabin Locks at the St. Marys Falls Canal at Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., have been severely limited. Down-bound ships with longer drafts are now forced to use the deeper MacArthur Lock of the canal since there is inade­ quate water to fill the other locks. This has meant traffic congestion at the canals with delays from 2 to 9 hours. Low water levels have not proved a problem on Lakes Su­ perior, Ontario, Erie and the St. Lawrence River. This has given deep sea shipping a good advan­ tage since vessels moving from the iower St. Lawrence River into Lake Erie have good sailing all the way to Detroit. These vessels have been able to carry full Seaway draft, which has been 25V4 feet in 1964. The only drawback in this sit­ uation, says Admiral Hirshfield, is that most of this shipping has been flying Canadian or foreignflags. He pointed out that there are very few LCA ships moving between the lower St. Lawrence and the Lakes. lion. All of the salmon came from dis- Southeastern Alaska. The Nenana's previous voyage did not meet with the same suc­ cess as this one. On May 21, the Nenana left here bound for Goodnews Bay, Nome, Unalakleet and St. Michael. After making her stop at Goodnews, she headed north to Nome and ran into ice while still far out at sea. She be­ came trapped for several hours and the Coast Guard cutter Storis was sent out to aid her. She broke free, however, and the Stprls KINGSPORT, Tenn.—The National Labor Relations Board NEW YORK — The SlU-con- turned back. has upheld NLRB election victories won by unions at the tracted Sea-Land Service, Inc. Forced to Anchor struck Kingsport Press plant here. In making* the decision, plans to put $190 million into a Six days later and only 75 miles major expansion program to build closer to Nome, the Nenana was the NLRB's regional director t its containership fleet. The forced to anchor behind St. Law­ overruled objections made by Regional Director Walter C. up program calls for the conversion rence Island because of the heavy management on certification Phillips of Atlanta said three of six C-4 cargo ships and the con­ ice. Her bow was twisted, three of unions winning bargaining groups of workers at the nation's struction of several new vessels. of her propeller blades were bent largest hardcover book printing rights. The conversion part of the pro­ plant have voted for union repre­ gram will see six C-4s transformed and a 30-foot gash on her port sentation; pressmen and assistants, into truck trailer carriers, each side, near the waterline, had al­ bindery workers, and electro- capable of carrying 600 vehicles lowed six feet of water to pour into the No. 1 hold, damaging typers. with 35-foot-long bodies. The cost cargo. The votes were cast March 10 of the conversion program is esti­ Battling fog, in addition to ice, but were not counted until all ap­ mated to be $46 million. her pumps unable to cope with the NEW YORK — The day peals and objections had been dis­ The company has scheduled new rush of water through her twisted when 50-knot hydrofoils will posed of by the labor board and ship construction totaling $144 plates, the Nenana finally made be speeding cargoes to places the courts. Phillips listed these million. The new vessels are being anchor at the Nome roadstead on results: like Puerto Rico is not so far planned to carry 800 to 900 35-foot June 20. For much of the time, off, according to Rear Ad­ Bookbinders, with 1,504 work­ truck trailers. spotter aircraft had been used to miral John Crumpacker, chief Upon completion of the conver­ guide her through the floes. ers eligible; 863 for, 640 against, of the Navy's Bureau of Sup­ 13 for another union, 6 void, some sion work, Sea-Land will charter plies and Accounts. votes challenged but not enough the six 15,000 ton, 17-knot World Addressing the National De­ to change the result; Electrotypers, War II ships from Litton Indus­ fense Transportation Forum 335 eligible: 44 In favor, 25 op­ tries Leasing Corporation for a here, the officer said the Navy posed, 15 challenged (others voted ten-year period. Litton Leasing is now "deep in experimenta­ NEW YORK—The latest system for transferring cargo at sea in the Bookbinders' unit); Press­ plans to buy the ships from the tion with hydrofoils." He said from one ship to another utilizes the principle on which an ordinary SlU-contracted Waterman Steam­ men, 513 eligible: 242 for, 219 speeds of up to 100 knots are child's yo-yo operates. By copying the motion of a yo-yo rolling ship Corporation, another subsid­ against, 8 not counted. possible with the craft that up and down a string, it was found that the movement caused by The Allied Kingsport Press Un­ iary company of McLean Indus­ skims over the surface of the sea swells can be countered. tries. ions, representing 1.300 union water, and that 50-knot The "yo-yo" system, developed by the Westinghouse Corporation, The six ships will be converted workers, have been picketing the at the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corpo­ speeds would be common­ does away with most of the difficulties usually experienced in cargo plant since March 11. 1963, for ration yards in Pascagoula, Miss., place. A practical limit on and personnel transfers at sea as a heavy ship bobs in the waves. better wages and working condi­ Tlie Ingalls Corporallou is also a size, he suggested, would be Another Important advantage of the system is that it doesn't re­ tions. The NLRB permitted strik­ subsidiary of Litton Industries. about 2,000 tons. quire specially trained personnel for its operation. ers and non-strikers to vote on the Using the run from New Conversion work is planned to The heart of the transfer system is a sensing device which meas­ la.st day of the one-year period begin Jan. 1, 1965 and the first York to San Juan as an ex­ ures the motion of the deck, relative to the crane. This information after the strike started, but im­ ship is expected to be ready for ample, Crumpacker noted that goes to the crane control in the form of an electronic signal where pounded the ballots until all ap­ delivery nine-months later on regular water service at eight it is compared with the crane's position and the load being carried. peals had been disposed of, a pro­ Sept. 1. The other five ships are knots costs about one cent per The system then automatically makes any corrections that are cedure the board said was unusual scheduled for completion at twoton-mile, containerized service necessary. but in keeping with the intent of month intervals. at 18 knots about five cents, The safety aspects of the "yo-yo" system are considered one of Congress. and air freight at least 15 Sea-Land now maintains a fleet its major advantages. The system is so sensitive that it permits a The effect of the NLRB aide's composed of 14 vessels which serv­ cents. Hydrofoil runs at 50 load of cargo being transfered to "be kept at a constant distance ruling is that Kingsport Press "has ices routes from New York to Cali­ knots, with a refueling stop at above a rising and falling-deck within accurary limits of an inch. a legal duty now. to bargain with fornia, Puerto Rico and ports In Bermuda, would cost about The device responds almost instantaneously to changes in the posi­ the unionS)" a labor spokesman Florida and Texas, the west coast nine cents per ton-mile. tion of the deck. , !. said. and Alaska. Containership Union Vote Results Build-Up Set Upheld In Kingsport By Sea-Land Hydrofoil Seen Offering Fast Cargo Service New Cargo Transfer System inspired By Ordinary Yo-Yo �October It, 1N4 By Frank Droiak, West Coast Representative Senate Seat Contested In California SEAFARERS rage ttinfr LOG Soviets Ask Refuge; U.S. Wonders Why CAPE COD—Federal officials are Politics Is still the chief item of Interest In California and tiiat inter­ still puzzling out a request they est is expected to huiid as the campairn goes Into its final weeks. received from several Russian fish­ The Democrats are predicting that toey will carry the state by a solid ing trawlers and a tug from the margin despite GOP claims of strong Goldwater feeling In the Los big Soviet fishing fleet operating Angeles and San Diego areas. Meanwhile, the state has piled up a off New England, asking for refuge record tally of registered voters, with more than «.l million citizens in Cape Cod Bay from the effects signed up to vote in November. Nearly 60 percent of the registered of Hurricane Gladys. Government voters are in the Democratic fold, and 39 percent are registered as officials say that the rights of safe -Republicans. The GOP registration total is their lowest since 1950. harbor were there for the taking, Credit should be given to the COPE registration drive undertaken but when an official request was by the AFL-CIO and its affiliated unions for the Job they did In getting made, U.S. policy forced its refusal. the eligible voters to the registration places. One of the first clear photos of the remains of the sunken The U.S. wasn't being as coldLocally, Senate candidates Pierre Salinger and George Murphy met hearted as it sounded, since ancient Thresher shows the top side rudder of the doomed nuclear face-to-face, but not eye-to-eye, in a statewide television debate Octo­ sea law gave the Russians safe submarine. This picture was taken from the Navy's Bathyber 5. Murphy, an ex-Hollywood inovie star who is making his debut in harbor in a storm without asking scaph Trieste, II at e depth of over 8,000 feet. The Thresher politics with the current campaign, was an early Goldwater supporter formal permission. was lost with its crew of 129 men during a test dive in April, among the movie colony in Hollywood. Salinger, an ex-newsman and Ancient sea custom called "force 1963 off the coast of Cape Cod. presidential press secretary to the late John F. Kennedy, is banking on his experience in Washington with the major affairs of the natim majeure" permits any ship to seek to win election to the Senate seat held by Republican Claire Engle until port in a storm. By making their request, the Russians ran afoul of his death earlier this year. Democratic candidates, on the says he likes it just fine on the U.S. port security policy which for­ national and statewide ticket, are coast and that he is going to reg­ bids entry to Russian vessels into expected to win the votes of the ister here. He says he is ready to our territorial waters without prior authority, according to Coast Guard BOSTON—^After a year of painstaking search efforts, the main estimated 20 to 30 percent of Re­ ship any time as an electrician. and State Department offcials. sections of the ill-fated nuclear submarine U.S.S. Thresher have publicans whom the polls and sur­ George Milhalponlas, who sails Coast Guard officials emphasized been located and photographed by the Navy. veys say will not support Gold- as a fireman-water tender, is an Large sections <rf the stem and conning tower of the Thresher, water. The mass defection from oldtimer in the Union. He was that the Russians could have gotten which went down with all 129 hands on April 10, 1963, were dis­ Goldwater ranks by traditional just discharged from the USPHS out of the weather without asking covered at a depth of 8,400 feet in the Georges Bank area, 220 miles Republicans is laid to the extrem­ hospital, where he underwent a permission by relying on the pre­ east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. ism and peace issues. A solid per­ hernia operation. He is expected cedent of "force majeure." The The photographs, which showed that the submarine had broken centage of California voters, in­ to be fit-for-duty again in a Soviet fishing fleet knew ail about up as it plummeted down for its last dive, did not give any addi­ cluding, it seems, many Republi­ month's time, and is aiready reg­ their rights under the "any port in a storm" custom, since their tional clues to what had caused the tragedy. It Is the common cans, just cannot make heads or istered to ship. trawiers had taken advantage of belief of the Navy that the Thresher suffered a rupture in her tails of Goldwater's views, which L. K. Lapham, also a union old- it when hurricane Dora roared piping system that allowed the sea to pour into the vessel. The seem to flip-flop almost daily. timer, just piled off the Ames across the Grand Banks several disaster occurred as the Thresher was making a series of test dives San Francisco Victory in Seattie where she paid after an overhaul at the Portsmouth, N.H., Naval Shipyard. Shipping in San Francisco has off. He says he plans to spend a weeks ago. The search operation, which began last summer, was led by Fleeing Dora's big punch, 25 Red been only fair over the last period. little time on the beach before deep-diving bathyscaph Trieste, which managed to locate bits and trawlers sped out of the storm's Payoffs during the period were the shipping again. pieces of the submarine. For this summer's search effort, the path and dropped anchor in Cape Choctaw and the Northwestern Wilmington Trieste was modified to overcome some of the limitations in mobility Cod Bay. However, they didn't ask Victory, which also signed on and search that became evident during last year's work. Tlie The port of Wilmington has had permission to enter U.S. waters, again. Ships moving through San bathyscaph did make photographs of the main piece of wreckage Francisco in transit were the Steel very good shipping over the last and government officials saw noth­ but they came out poorly. Traveler, Falrport, Alcoa Marketer, two-week period. The Ocean Din­ ing wrong with the arrangement. The present, more distinct pictures were taken from the former When the Russian trawlers made Los Angeles. Seamar, Geneva, ny paid off, and the Los Angeles, Navy Antarctic supply vessel Mizar. The Mizar was refitted re­ Seamar, Penn Challenger and their request to dodge the affects Penn Challenger. Penmar and the cently by the Naval Research Laboratory with the latest in under­ Montpelier Victory. The outlook Montpelier Victory accounted for of the relatively less fierce effects water search equipment. for the next period is dim. Only the in-transits. The outlook for of tropical storm Gladys, they It was only eight hours after the Mizar lowered her cameras the Longview Victory is due to the coming period is only fair, abandoned their right of protection into the depths at the scene of the disaster on June 23 that the with seven ships expected inunder "force majeure." Instead of payoff. Ships due in the port in photopraphs were obtained. One of the photos showed the tail finding safe harbor they allowed transit are the Young American, transit. section of the Thresher, including the stem draft numbers, the Harry "Popeye" Cronin, who re­ themselves to get tangled up in a Wild Ranger. San Francisco, Steel stern planes and the topside rudder. Navigator, Ocean Dinny and the tired on an SIU pension last year, complicated jurisdictional situation. Another showed tho conning tower—called the "sail" in sub­ dropped by the Hall to see some Steel Artisan. marine parlance—with the Thresher's number, 593, and one of the of his old shipmates and to catch R. W. Corns just blew into the wing-like planes on the conning tower. Bay Area from New Orleans. He up on the latest scuttlebutt. He Commenting on the operation, Paul H. Nitze, Secretary of the says retired life, which he is very Navy, said it had "resulted in a significant improvement of the happy with, is made that much Navy's capability to search out and inspect objects in ocean depths happy by the pension check he approaching 10,000 feet." finds in his mailbox every month. Leroy Donald registered a few weeks ago and was ready to ship right out. Then when getting a bit vP:;;of exercise by playing basketball, he tripped and hurt his foot. He CHICAGO—The SIU United In- has been unable to work since dutrial Workers Local 300 has won then, but hopes to ship out as a a new three-year contract for work­ cook again as soon as the injury ers at the Cinch Manufacturing mends. BALTIMORE—Senator Daniel B. Brewster (D.-Md.), a Ray Austria, who sails in the member of the Senate Commerce Committee has predicted Company here. The pact, already approved by the membership, will steward department, shipped last that the next session of Congress will completely reevaluate guarantee wage increases arid other as chief cook on the Eagle Voy­ substantial improvements for Cinch ager. After suffering a back in­ the government's merchant jury while in the Gulf he had to marine subsidy program, with crease . . . the size of our Ameri­ employees. can-flag merchant fleet. An initial wage boost, retroactive get off the ship. He is ready to "It requires that we examine to June 1, will be followed by a work now, however, and plans to an eye towards revising sub­ carefully foreigri-flag or runaway second wage increase next year. A take the first cook or baker's job sidy laws. wage re-opener clause makes pro­ that shows up on the board. "We will reopen this thing from flag operations. Seattle "It requires that we study closely vision for negotiations for a third top to bottom," Senator Brewster The shipping picture in Seattle said in remarks after delivering an the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 raise in the final year of the agree­ and our present subsidy program. is still slow, and expected to re­ ment. "It requires that we be pre­ Other contract benefits include main that Way for a while longer. address to the Baltimore Port the establishment of a safety com­ Payoffs in the last period included Council, Maritime Trades Depart­ pared to amend, revise or discard programs or policies outdated by mittee with a union observer as a the Young America, Seattle, and ment, AFL-CIO. The Maryland legislator is a changing conditions." The first distinct photos of member, elimination of the 15-day the Ames Victory. Expected to The Senator also declared that escape clause, and a reevaluation pay off in ihe next period are the recent appointee to the Senate the wreckage of the nuclear of the duties of the company's dock Overseas Rosa, Halcyon Panther Commerce Committee, which deals he is opposed to any legislation submarine Thresher were with merchant marine leislation. that would establish compulsory workers. Also the weekly bonus and the Hercules Victory. taken with the complex He said that legislation to change system, as spelled out in the last arbitration procedures in the Hanley Knaflich, an oldtimer in photographic device called contract, will be posted for all the SIU, is on the beach right now, the subsidy program would prob­ maritime industry. He called such the "Fish," shown being workers to see. Formerly workers but is looking to ship again as ably be introduced in the next procedures "completely repugnant had not been informed of how soon as the right job shows up on session but declined to give any to the democratic concept" and lowered for an 8,000 foot details as to its content. warned that compulsory arbitra­ bonuses were computed by the the board. dive. The camera device company. In his prepared speech. Senator tion would "destroy the basic right Carl Johnson, also an SIU" oldwas operated by the Naval Earlier this year, the UIW beat timer. is out of drydock, his mates Brewster said that "the success of to bargain freely—a right which supply ship Mizar which off a raiding attempt at the com­ will be happy to hear. He says he the port (Baltimore) and of the is established and protected under carried the latest in under­ pany by the United Electrical is now ready to ship to just about American position as a trading laws pas.sed by the Congress of the water search gear. Workers In an NLRB election. power requires that ... we in­ United States. anywhere. Thresher's Wreckage Found At 8,400 Feet 5IU-UIW Wins New Pact (ms:vmij06 Sen. Brewster Predicts Sea Subsidy Evaluation •' . �Page Tea SEAFARERS LOG OeMVerlt, ItM Runaways Number Half Of U.S. Fleet WASHINGTON—Over 32 percent of ships owned or con­ trolled by American companies are now flying foreign flags, QUESTION: What was tlie moat according to the latest Maritime Administration study on exciting World Series that yon re­ member? (Asked during tibe 1064 runaway shipping. This huge-*Overtime For Oilers Clarified percentage represents almost as tax havens for U.S. shipowners World Series). • The selection of questions sent into the Union OTer the last period half the number of privately- who wish to avoid providing their By Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President, Contracts, & Bill Hall, Headquarters Rep. covers a wide range of various shipboard beefs. .The first was sent in owned vessels In the U.S. merchant crews with adequate wages and Dave Garrod! The Series that I by tViiiam S. Alien, black gang delegate on the Producer. working conditions showed little can't forget was back in 1950 when marine fleet. the Philadelphia Government officials Justify the change since June, 1963. Liberia Question: "I am the Engine Room Delegate aboard the Producer. It Phillies took on is a T-2 converted to a bulk carrier. The Oilers are to remain on large number of ships in runaway still led the list of runaway registry the Yankees. I'm watch and the question has come up about dividing the overtime and status by pointing to the theory nations with 147 vessels. United a die-hard Phil­ of "effective control," which sup­ Kingdom was second with 111, fol­ how to work the watches." lies fan, and Answer: Equalization of overtime applies to maintenance overtime posedly returns these vessels to lowed by Panama with 87, Nether­ even though they only, not watchstanding. Therefore this section of the contract would U.S. control in the event of a na- lands with 21 and Honduras with lost that year, not apply in the case you cite in your question. If the Oilers stand t i o n a 1 emergency. However, as 14. the thrill of see­ The MA study revealed that watch in port, they may be required to stand eight hours on and 10 recent political upheavals in Latin ing them trying hours off. Any watches stood between 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. are payable American countries such as Pan­ there were 31 ships of 1.1 million for the world ama and Honduras, where many gross tons under construction in at the overtime rate. champion ship Reference: Standard Freightship Agreement, Article IV, Section 2: runaways are registered, have foreign shipyards by affiliates con­ was the thing that made that se­ shown, there is no guarantee that trolled by U.S. companies. This "EQUALIZATION OF OVERTIME. Overtime for men of same rating shall be equalized as nearly as possible." Article IV, Section 7, fourth these nations would permit these statistic contrasts with 49 merchant ries a real standout. 4" 4" t paragraph: "On day of arrival any part of a sea watch from midnight vessels to revert to the "effective ships totaling 606,790 gross tons Angel Rojas: The 1963 Dodgerbeing built or on order in the until 8 A.M. shall constitute a complete watch. This shall not apply to control" of the U.S. The MA report disclosed that United States as of July 1, 1964. Yankee World Series was the most men who are to stand donkey watch. When such arrival occurs on a exciting one in Saturday, Sunday or Holiday, overtime shall only be paid for hours 458 ships owned or controlled by The Government survey showed years. Remember American companies are registered actually worked on such watch.• that there has been a major decline how the mighty in 17 countries outside the United When watches are not broken in restricted to the ship by the pay­ States. There were 968 privately- in foreign shipyard orders since Yankees were port and vessel's stay exceeds 24 ment of overtime for the period owned ships flying the U.S. flag as 1958. In that year there were 165 supposed to rack ships being built abroad, but this hours in port, overtime shall be of the restriction." of June 30th, according to the MA figure dropped to 43 in 1963 and up another Se­ ries victory, but Brother Hoggie is also respon­ report. This means that the run­ paid for all watches stood after h e Dodgers sible for the next question con­ away fleet was just about half as to 31 as of June 30, 1964. 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. after 24 cerning discharging a cargo at sea. Of these 31 foreign-built ships, came through big as the number of vessels reg­ hours. If watches are broken in 28 were tankers and three were and won it four Question: "Discharging cargo at istered in the U.S. a port after Waving been main­ bulk carriers. straight? I'll The total of 458 runaways repre­ sea, to two T-2 tankers at the tained for a period of time, over­ The MA study covered commer­ never forget how Sandy Koufax time shall be paid for all watches same time. One of each side of the sented a decline of Ave from last cial vessels of 1,000 gross tons or struck out 15 men in one game. year's figure, but an increase of 47 ship while going at the spead of siood between time of arrival and over, owned by affiliates of U.S. 4*4 since 1958. 14 knots; each tanker 25 feet away breaking watches. This shall not Tony Token I'd pick another companies. The ranking of countries serving apply when the crew is being paid from us. This is something that Series the Cards played in almost overtime for standing watches. has not been done to any merchant 20 years ago as This excludes men standing don­ tankers that I know of. (Sorry that the one that gels I have no picture of this, it would key watches." my vote for allThe following question about have been worth it to have.) Is it time thrills. Any­ overtime for the day men and the being restricted to ship while in one who watched port was sent in by John Hoggie, watch on deck?" the Tigers take Answer: Several years ago we ship's delegate on the Western the Red Birds reached agreement with the com­ Comet. By Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President that year will pany relative to this operation. Question: "Restriction to ship. The refueling operation shall com­ never forget how While in the port of Naha, laying mence when the cargo hoses are Mickey Cochran at anchorage, we did pass quaran­ hooked up and shall continue until ran all the way tine but did not pass Immigration, the cargo hoses are unhooked from More tears were shed for the decline of the U.S. maritime industry hO'me from first on a single by but they were discharging cargo to the vessel. Overtime shall be paid at the recent American Merchant Marine Conference of the Propeller Goose Goslin. a small tanker and a barge to those crewmembers actually en­ Club in New York, but nothing positive came out of it except that some 4 4 4 Bill Weaver: The most exciting to light the ship up so that gaged in the discharge of cargo at of the factors contributing to the industry's plight were acknowleged. it will be able to get to the dock sea between the hours of 0800 and The case in point came in an interview with Maritime Administrator World Series for me was when the in the morning. I claim ttiat it is 1700, regardless of whether or not Nicholas Johnson prior to his appearance before the group on the Pirates sent the overtime for the crew and that we they are on watch. Firemen, Conference's last day, as he squashed hopes for any increase or exten­ Yanks down to defeat in 1960. were restricted to the ship when Watertenders and Oilers who are sion of ship subsidies in the near future. we should have had shore leave, actually engaged in the working of Alluding to the economy-minded attitude of Congress at the present You'll never find under the Tanker Agreement, Sec­ cargo after 5 p.m. and before 8 a.m. time, MA Chief Johnson stated "From a realistic political point of view a more dramatic climax of any tion 33 a and g. This was ck'd by on weekdays, shall be entitled to I don't think I can sell it right now." game as the time the Captain. Then the Chief En­ overtime. The fact, of course, is not whether the Government can afford to gineer put his two cents in and Reference: Standard Tanker help stop the decline of the U.S. maritime industry but whether it can when Kubek couldn't handle said that he was disputing this Agreement, Article II, Section 33 afford not to. With the fleet declining steadily and rushing daily toward time for the Black Gang . . ." (a): "Port time shall commence mass obsolescence it is time to stop this kind of false economy which that grounder, giving MazerowAnswer: The port time provi­ when the vessel is properly se­ risks leaving the nation without any maritime industry at all. ski a chance to belt one out of the sions of the Agreement would not cured at a dock or when moored in Later, in his speech, Johnson touched on the fundamental issue park to win it for the Pirates. apply. Based on the information a harbor for the purpose of under­ contained in your question, it going repairs, lay up, or for the in discussing the sad plight of maritime. "Our goal is a more adequate E. R. (JenT) Hauser: I'll go all would appear that the vessel was purpose of loading or discharging and economic merchant marine," he said, but added "we are operating the way back to 1914 when Boston anchored for less than 24 hours cargo to or from pipelines, light­ under a detailed legislative char--f defeated the before proceeding to a berth. ers, barges or other ve.s.sels, ex­ ter which will soon be 30 years are those entrusted with the re­ Philadelphia A's Therefore, Article II, Section 33 cept as provided in this agree­ old." What he referred to is the sponsibility of keeping the econ­ Merchant Marine Act of 1936. for the World omy healthy. Passing the buck and a and e would apply. AVith refer­ ment." Series that I'll "If the experience of those 30 crying over a terrible siutation is ence to the restriction to ship 'e) "Vessels laying at anchorage never forget. which resulted from the delay in after obtaining quarantine clear­ years has not shown us the path not action and will never solve the Boston came all r'earance by Immigration, Article ance shall be considered awaiting of improvement, surely our eyes problem. the way from IT, Section 35 would apply and the berth and port time provisions have been closed," he said. The ineffectual, cynical, and last place on July company will have to furnish the shall apply after the expiration of Actually, the SIU has been pro­ often downright destructive man­ 4th to take the proof described in this section of 24 hours except in cases where the viding eye-openers on what is ner in which supposedly respon­ flag and sweep the Agreement. vessel is unable to proceed to a wrong with U.S. maritime for sible Government agencies treat the A's four Reference: Article II, Section dock or other anchorage due to years now—although very few in the needs of the U.S. maritime in­ straight. That was the year that 35. RESTRICTION TO SHIP. weather conditions or impediments Government would listen and no­ dustry was also clearly pointed up Connie Mack produced his famous body would act to alleviate the at the Propeller Club conference $100,000 infield. "When a vessel has been in a for­ to navigation." eign port where the crew was re­ In submitting questions and problems. The fact that the Mer­ in a speech by Laurence Walrath, 4 4 4 stricted to the ship and the com­ work situations for clarification, chant Marine Act of 1936 is dan­ a Commissioner of the Interstate Joe Brown: Everybody knows pany claims that this restriction delegates and crews are reminded gerously outdated has been repeat­ Commerce Commission, who, in an that last year's series was the most was enforced by the Government once again to provide as much edly pointed out by the SIU. Year attempt to cover up the uncon­ exciting ones on of the port visited, the company detail as possible setting forth the after year however, no action has scionable behavior of the ICC in the record books. regularly supporting cut-throat When the Bums will produce a copy of the govern­ circumstances of any dispute. Be­ been forthcoming. ment restriction order when the sides those mentioned, some of the The legislation under which the rate cutting by the railroads de­ knock out the crew is paid off. A letter from the members who were sent clarifi­ U.S. maritime industry operates is signed to drive competing water Yankees four company's agent will not be suffi­ cations on wious subjects during many years behind the times and carriers out of business, passed the straight, you cient proof of the existence of the past few days included the no longer represents the needs of buck all over the lot. know there will such order. If the company is un­ following: Oliver N. Myers, Om­ the industry. But simply blaming In effect, Walfath blamed the be plenty of able to produce such an official nium Freighter; Frank Hon, Ocean the outdated legislation will not domestic ship lines for the reg­ excitement. But, order from the government of the Dinny; J. E. Elwell, deck delegate. solve the problems. Legislation is ular favoritism displayed toward that pitching, es­ country involved and is unable to Western Clipper; W. L. Holland, passed to serve a purpose and the railroads by the ICC. He urged pecially Sandy satisfy the Union of the validity Seattle; Andrew McCloskey, York, when it no longer serves that pur­ the industry to provide better rec­ Koufax, added up to a stack of of such restrictions, the crew shall and Robert G. Marrero, Orion pose it should be changed. The ords to the ICC to help the reg- thrills that no one is going to for­ be compensated for having been]Hunter. people to bring about that change get in a hurry. (Continued on pag6 18) Action Needed In iVIarltlme �OAMMT in 1H4 SEAFARERS LOG "Aground" FIRST PRESSMEN ENDORSEMENT TO JOHNSON-HUMPHREY— For the first time In their 75 year history the Printing Pressmen's Union has given its backing to candidates for President and Vice Presi­ dent—Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert H. Humphrey. The unprecedented action came at the union's 73th anniversary convention in Washington. The gathering was addressed by AFL-CIO President George Meany, who said: "There can be no doubt what the election of Barry Goldwater would mean to the working men and women of this country. His record speaks for Itself." Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz, who also addressed the Pressmen's convention, said of Goldwater: "The GOP candidate's attitude toward jobs, social security and education give the voter a choice between the whole meaning of freedom and the opposite of freedom." $1 COPE 'FACT SHEET' LIST IMPRESSIVE—Millions of copies of campaign literature prepared by COPE, the political arm of the AFLCIO, have been distributed to trade union members and their families and friends across the nation. COPE has prepared 11 different leaflets for use in th > campaign. They deal with peace, jobs, "right to work," unions, Johnson-Goldwater quotes on 20 important issues, Goldwater's anti-union program, control of nuclear arms and other aspects of the crucial 1964 elections. Also included are copies of the Republican candidate's voting record In the Senate. The literature is being present­ ed to Americans by every available means—mail, door-to-door and distribution at union meetings and other places where American work­ ers and their families congregate. •t i "t TRAINMEN'S CONVENTION BACKS JOHNSON-HUMPHREY— Joining In labor's drive to Insure the defeat of Goldwaterism In November, the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen has given its en­ dorsement to the Johnson-Humphrey ticket. Meeting in convention In Miami Beach, the 1,100 delegates voted to endorse the Democratic ticket and work for it In every possible way. In addition, the convention, through its president, Charles Luna, offered a vote of thanks to Presi­ dent Johnson for his efforts in solving the dispute over work rules on the railroads. Canton, Ohio has become the 38tli city In the United States to enact an ordinance curbing the use of professional strikebreakers in labor disputes. The ordinance was approved after an 18-month campaign in behalf of its passage by members of the Typographical Union and Majority Leader Daniel E. Myers of the Canton City Council. The Screen Actors Guild has signeJ an 18-month contract with Subscription Television, Inc., which operates pay tv stations in San Francisco and the Santa Monica-Los Angeles area. The con­ tract provides for minimums of $100 per day and $350 per week for actors used by the company in filming motion pictures for Its net­ work. Actors will receive a mini­ mum of $150 per program. Nego­ tiations are continuing on a formula for additional compensa­ tion for continued use of films In which the actors appear. The formula will be based on specified periods of use and an Increase in the number of subscribers to STV's service. 4A three-year agreement provid­ ing 18 cents hour in wages in­ creases and more in fringe bene­ fits was reached between Armour & Co., mcatpackers, and its 12,000 employees who are members of the Packinghouse Workers and Meatcutters Union. The n^w con­ tract, still subject to ratification by" the membership, will up pen­ sions and life insurance and pro­ vide a major medical insurance program for workers and their families. Retained in the new con­ tract is a provision for cost-ofliving increases. Most of the af­ fected workers live in the mld- • west • • '• ,• Police and firemen of Waterbury, Connecticut, have voted to unionize under a new state law permitting municipalities to bar­ gain collectively with their em­ ployees. In secret balloting, 82 per cent of the 225 firemen voted to join the AFL-CIO Fire Fighters Union, and 78 per cent of the 250 lawmen chose to affiliate with the State, County and Municipal Em­ ployees Union, the state AFL-CIO reported. i. The Railroad Trainmen, meeting at Miami in convention, called upon President Jidmson to help terminate the long-standing labor dispute on the Florida East Coast Railway and restore service to the level existing before Jan. 23, 1963. The 1,100 delegates authorized a request for Johnson's personal in­ tervention with all dispatch and the full use of the power at his com­ mand. The Trainmen noted that Florida East Coast counties have been deprived of railway passen­ ger, mail and express service by rail management's refusal to come to terms with employes. Nearly 2,000 union workers have been un­ employed since the dispute started. 4f 4* The Railway Patrolmen meeting in New York at their 19th conven­ tion, have approved the chartering of three new local unions in the Minneapolis area and has reported membership gains in two other areas. Members were informed that the union has been certified as bargaining agent for members at the Portland, Ore., freight terminal, and on the Northern Pacific Rail­ way. In other union business dele­ gates from 35 local unions re­ elected Pres. William J. Ryan and Secretary-TreasuCer Cecil Smithson for another tWo-year term and voted to hold the next-convention in Cleveland. I i . I, •• 1 ,I 1 ' The oceans of words and libraries full of studies, surveys and reports offered up by lawmakers and officials in Washington have not helped to pull the U.S. maritime indus­ try from the shoals of neglect and bad pol­ icy. Our fleet still gets smaller in strength and size yearly, while jobs in the industry decrease. Shipbuilding, the backbone of the maritime trade, suffers also, with shipyards working at about 60 percent of capacity. New vessels are highly specialized and highly automated. They are built to run as cheaply as possible on only the most lucra­ tive routes. The tramps are in trouble as always, the bulk carriers are not doing well and the U.S.-flag tanker trade continues its unabated rush to the runaway registries. Government financed or generated car­ goes, intended by Congress to move in Amer­ ican ships, have fallen to vessels of other flags. 1 The parade of ships to runaway-flag na­ tions can and should be stopped by the gov­ ernment. The myth of "effective control" is just that, and the nation must have a strong merchant fleet, manned by American crews, if we are to meet the world emergencies which may lie ahead. On the home front, the Maritime Admin­ istration can do much by straightening out its willy-nilly subsidy program and ade­ quately enforcing the rules on the shipment of government financed or generated car­ goes to see to it that American-flag vessels get their fair share. Such measures would be a beginning for our maritime industry, a beginning that would have as its end a strong and prosperous U.S. seapower. Don't Be Misled As the election campaign heats up in its final weeks, the charges will flow more free­ ly and be of a wilder nature. Already, GoldOur coastwise carriers are beset by the water has accused Johnson of being "soft rate-cutting antics of the railroads, and can on Communism" and of leading a "fascist" find no real relief from the railroad-oriented Democratic party, and it looks as if there Interstate Commerce Commission, which will be more of that sort of talk to come. seems bent on weakening the once healthy The smart voter learns to separate the chaff fleet. of election time smears from the r'^al issues before the nation. Those issues remain when The situation on the Lakes is also deterio­ the name-calling has died down, and the rating. While our fleet grows older and less way we can find out more about them is efficient, its number decreasing yearly, for­ by paying attention to the serious side of eign operators are moving more and more the campaign. Goldwater's record speaks for itself. Goldwater's anti-labor, anti-hu­ cargo in the region. man welfare attitude stands out despite the cover-up of loose talk he tries to mask it What the maritime industry needs at this with. In less than a month's time U.S. citi­ point is not more studies and sympathy, how­ zens will have the chance to show that they ever, it is action—action that can only,/be understand the real issues when they cast their votes. , , taken by the U,S. Government. �Page Twdve O SEAFARER needs to be told that the U.S. mari­ time industry has been in a steep decline since N the end of WW II. Entering any port, he can see this plainly by looking at the names and registries of the vessels around him. Fewer American-flag ships have been putting to sea with each passing year. The U.S. emerged from World War II as the greatest merchant marine power in the world. Our merchant fleet, greater than the fleets of all other maritime nations combined, then numbered some 2,332 privately-owned vessels, of which 1,890 were engaged in foreign trade and 442 in domestic trade. Today our entire active oceangoing merchant fleet numbers less than 900 privately-owned vessels and the percentage of our trade carried on these vessels has declined even further. To the nation this means a weakening of our national eecurity and tremendous gaps in our defense structure. To Seafarers it means all that plus a loss of job security. What is the cause of this situat'ran? A continuing study made by the SlU to help reverse this downward trend of the U.S. maritime industry and protect Seafarer's jobs highlights a number of key issues. THE SUBSIDY QUESTION Today there are about 318 subsidized vessels operated by 15 American shipping companies. In otner words only one-third of the U.S.-flag merchant fleet is being helped by the subsidy program and the whole remainder of the fleet, some 600 vessels, including the increasingly important dry cargo tramps and bulk carriers, are being totally ignored and allowed to wither. Even among the 15 subsidized companies, six of the 15 have received about 76 percent of all the operating differential subsidies given out. The picture is further complicated by the shift in U.S. trade patterns. The total foreign trade of the U.S. during 1962 totalled 293,686,000 long tons. Of this huge volume, U.S. ships carried only 27.945,000, or a tiny 9.5 percent. With the shifts in U.S. trade patterns however, liner type cargoes now make up only 16 percent of all U.S. foreign cargoes, so the subsidized liners actually wound up carrying a microscopic 3.5 percent of all commercial cargoes. For this, they got all of the available subsidy money. Govern.ment-Generated Cargoes The liner segment has also been getting about IV/i percent of the total Government-generated cargoes as well. The cargo preference laws .were passed to help the dry cargo tramp, bulk carrier and tanker segments of the fleet which do not get subsidies. It hasn't worked out that way however, thanks to the Government agencies involved. IWismanagenient by supposedly responsible Government agencies has given the subsidized operators yet another boon denied to other segments of the industry. These subsidized lines can deposit monies in tax-free reserve funds for purposes of ship replacement. But the rest of the industry isn't allowed to do this and their vessels are rapidly approaching mass obsolescence. Subsidies are necessary to help the U.S. maritime industry stand up against low wage, low maintenance foreign competition, and to provide the defense and economic strength necessary to maintain national security. But a realization of changing trade patterns and more intelligent handling of the subsidy program is immediately necessary. Despite the huge expenditure of subsidy money over the years, there is little doubt that the subsidized segment of the industry would still be in financial trouble except for the money it gets from Government-generated cargoes which were Intended to aid the unsubsidized segments of the industry. This disproportionate amount of aid given to liners, actually amounting to a triple subsidy, is going to a segment of the industry which has been steadily declining in importance in the general picture of our foreign trade. It is time this fact was recognized by the responsible Government agencies. SEAFARERS LOG October IC, ISM Obsolete Policies, Governmenial Neglect Are At Base Of US. Shipping Problems THE UNSUBSIDIZED BERTH LINE PROBLEM Under present conditions It Is virtually impossible for the unsubsidized berth line operator to survive. Berth line operators are those which make regularly scheduled sailings on designated trade routes. The subsidized liners are berth line operators which get government subsidy money to help make their operations profitable. The overpowering problems faced by the unsubsidized berth line operators is demonstrated by the fact that thriee of these operations have gone bankrupt within the past year. Many of the inequities of U.S. maritime policy and administration came into play in the death of these companies. Stricter and more reasonable enforcement of cargo preference laws, to put Government-generated cargoes in the holds of the vessels which need them most, would have aided these companies. The Govern­ ment agencies administering these laws failed to do this however. Legislation allowing non-subsidized lines to set aside tax-free funds to help build new ships to replace obsolete vessels would have aided these com­ panies. Such legislation was never passed, however. FMC Regulations Forcing foreign-flag lines to comply with regulations and order of the Federal Maritime Commission, as U.S.flag lines are required to do at great hardship and expense, would have been a big help to these companies. American-flag operators must give the FMC vast amounts of documents, records, financial reports, rate information and other data on their operations. All this paperwork costs the U.S. operators a great deal of money which the foreign-flag operators don't have to lay out. This represents a terrific money drain on the American oper­ ators who are finding it hard to compete with low-wage foreign-flag operators anyway. But the FMC has con­ stantly knuckled-under to the refusal of these foreign-flag operators to supply data on their operations as the American operators must. Giving these unsubsidized companies a better share of military cargoes would have aided them. Instead the intent of the 50-50 laws was thwarted by supposedly responsible Government agencies. All of these and many more factors entered into the death throes of the unsubsidized berth line operators. Changes in maritime policy, change in administration, and up-to-date studies of today's trade patterns are necessary to prevent the entire maritime industry from following the unsubsidized berth line operations into bankruptcy. % THE DRY CARGO TRAMPS AND BULK CARRIERS This is the segment of the Industry on which the sur­ vival of the entire industry possibly hinges. Like the rest of the U.S. maritime industry, the dry cargo tramps and bulk carriers are being faced with annihilation under present policies. In 1937, bulk cargoes, dry and liquid, made up 67 percent of U.S. waterbdrne trade while packaged linertype cargoes constituted 43 percent. But by 1962 U.S. trade patterns had changed so that bulk cargoes rose to 83.4 percent of our overseas trade, while packaged liner-type cargoes had declined to only 16.6 percent. But because our subsidy and maritime policy was allowed to fall so fai* behind modern needs, although bulk cargoes now make up almost 84 percent of our total foreign trade, American-flag ships are carrying only 5 percent of these cargoes, the remaining 95 percent going to foreign and runaway-flag vessels. Runaway-flag Liberian and Pana­ manian ships carry more than four times as much U.S. foreign cargo as U.S. ships; Norwegian-flag ships alone carry one and a half times as much; British and mis­ cellaneous flags between them carry over three times the volume of cargo carried by American flags. Lack of recognition of modern trade patterns ha? led our Ameri­ can-flag dry cargo tramp and bulk-carrying fleet to the brink of obsolescence and bankruptcy. The cause of the steady decline of this increasingly vital segment of our maritime industry can be traced to many factors in our obsolete maritime policy. 1936 Merchant Marine Act Subsidy provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 have been badly administered to deny subsidy aid for the construction of new bulk carriers. Cargo prefer­ ence laws, specifically designed to aid this unsubsidized segment of the industry have not been properly enforced, denying them the cargoes which should rightfully be theirs. Here the Department of Agriculture is the prime offender, and if the U.S. maritime industry does finally pass away completely, it will be the Agriculture Departjnent which has shoveled the most dirt Into the grave. The consistent record of the Department of Agriculture indicates that its main interest is in spending monies on its own program and in conserving funds meant for the American merchant marine by carrying out Its own devious scheme of seeing to it that "no more than 50 percent" of tne cargoes shall move in American-flag ships, rather than the "at least 50 percent" required by the cargo preference laws. Foreign Supply Missions The Agriculture Department seems determined to destroy the U.S. maritime industry. The scandalous oper­ ation of the various foreign supply missions have, with the blessings of the Agriculture Department, imposed terms and conditions in charter parties and used other unfair practices against American-flag vessel operators which are defeating the entire purpose of the cargo preference program as far as unsubsidized American tramp operators are concerned. These Agriculture De­ partment-sanctioned tactics by the foreign supply mis­ sions have caused irreparable Injury to the American merchant marine. The tactics of the Indian supply mission are a classic example. India Is far and way the biggest recipient of Public Law 480 grain cargoes designated by law to be hauled in American bottoms to aid the U.S. maritime industry. Yet the Indian supply mission has done everything in Its power to discourage American-flag ships from par­ ticipating in can-ying these cargoes with the aid of the Agriculture Department. Merchant Fleet Decline Threatens �October 16. 1964 Any Seafarer who has made the graiii run to India has experienced long waits, sometimes of over three weeks, while his ship stood outside an Indian port waiting for permission to unload its cargo of P.L. 480 grain. This is but one of the Indian supply mission's tactics for discouraging U.S.-flag participation in the carriage of P.L. 480 grain cargoes. Hold-Ups, Delays First of all, the Agriculture Department allows the Indian supply mission to refuse to pay the U.S.-flag shipowner any compensatory demurrage rate when his vessel is delayed due to a fault of the chartering party, the Indian supply mission. In many instances the fact is that the Indian supply mission refuses to pay any demurrage at all. This is in complete opposition to the normal maritime pro­ cedure of paying the snips operator for time he loses because of the charters, or, as in this case the Indian mission. Then the Agriculture Department gives the supply mission the option of ordering the vessel to dis­ charge at any safe port on the west coast of India or two safe ports on the east coast. This allows the mission to use this extraordinary leeway to discourage U.S.-flag operators from entering the trade. American-flag vessels are ordered only into extremely congested ports where they have long waits before unloading (without any payment of demurrage) while foreign-flag vessels are ordered Into uncongested ports where they can unload im­ mediately and be on their way profitably. Recently for example, the Indians ordered one American ship Into the strikebound port of Vizagapatam in spite of the fact that Calcutta was strikefree. This made it necessary tor the American vessel to wait in the strikebound port for three weeks without payment of demurrage. Another device of the Indian supply mission which Is sanctioned by the Agriculture Department, con­ trary to normal maritime practice, is the provision that 90 percent of the freight on these P.L. 480 grain shipments shall be paid after the arrival of the cargo in India. This requires the American owner to finance the shipment in advance, con­ trary to normal practice, and wait, possibly months, for payment. The regular, accepted procedure is for the ship operator to be paid 90 percent of the freight in advance. The situation has gotten so bad that several American-flag tramp operators have gone bankrupt while carrying these Cargo ^ Preference cargoes, which were Intended to aid i U.S.-flag tramps. i| THE INDEPENDENT AMERICAN-FLAG TANKERS AND RUNAWAYS U.S. tanker cargoes during 1962 totaled 40 percent of all U.S. cargoes. But American-flag tankers carried only 4.2 percent of this volume. At the end of 1962 this is the situation which prevailed: The U.S. had the oldest tanker fleet afloat; we stood in fourth place among the world's maritime nations in terms of T-2 carrying capacity; more than two-thirds of the U.S. privately owner tankship fleet was registered with foreign-flags —in other words they were runaways. The decline of the American-flag tanker fleet can be traced directly to the skyrocketing growth of the runawayflag fleets operated by the major American oil companies. These companies, for the sake of ever greater profits^ remove their tankers from American registration and hoist the so called "flags of convenience" to take advan­ tage of loopholes in U.S. tax laws, escape from paying SEAFARERS decent wages to the foreign nationals they employ and cut safety and maintenance costs to the bone. The tankships which remain under American registry have been waging a losing struggle against competition for cargoes from runaway operators, overland pipelines and foreign vessels. Yet they are allowed no subsidies and get no help at aU from U.S. government agencies. By 1962 independent American-flag tankers carried only 2.5 percent of the total U.S. tanker cargoes. The Suez Crisis A glut of American-flag tankers is competing for these remaining cargoes. Many of them were built at the time of the Suez Crisis, when the Nasser-inspired Egyptian takeover of the Suez Canal frightened the U.S. Government into paying some attention to the terrible condition of our tanker fleet, and into realizing the dangers of the situation. Our tanker construction program was far behind schedule when the Egyptian seizure of the Suez Canal threatened our oil supplies. We simply lacked the tanker tonnage to carry enough oil for our own needs. A crash program to build tankers was begun, but by the time the first of these tankers was launched the crisis was over. As usual, with the crisis ended, the U.S. Govern­ ment forgot all about these new tankers and left them to shift for themselves. Foreign-flags once more carry our oil supplies. From the standpoint'of national security this is a serious situation. Should Nasser turn on the heat again in Suez we could again be caught short on tankers and therefore on vital oil as well. In their desperation to get any kind of cargo, many independent American-flag tankers have entered the grain trade, further complicating the losing battle already being fought by the dry cargo tramp and bulk carrier fleets. This is a doubly dangerous fact as far as U.S. seamen's jobs are concerned because the graiu tonnage carried by one of the supertankers is equal to that of several C-2s, bringing about a corresponding loss in crewmen's jobs. THE PLIGHT OF COASTWISE AND INTERCOASTAL VESSELS In some ways the plight of the U.S. coastwise and Intercoastal fleet is the saddest of any segment of U.S. maritime. At the end of 1939 the domestic fleet consisted of 805 ships—568 in the coastwise trade, 165 in the intercoastal trade and 72 in non-contiguous operations, such as be­ tween the U.S. east coast and Puerto Rico. At the beginning of WW II, the coastwise and Intercoastal fleets supplied 36 percent of the ships and 33 percent of the tonnage requisitioned by the Government for wartime service. After serving their country bravely and well without complaint for the duration of the war, these vessels returned to find that their position had been so as. SHIPPING tULk ^7% Bvu<gSA% I9g7 r»C« TUrtcca LOG 19^2 undermined by the railroads and other modes of trans­ portation during their absence that they could no longer compete. The natural cost advantage of waterborne cargoes which are cheaper than rail cargoes was nullified by predatory, selective rate-cutting practices of the railroads. The very government to whose aid the domestic fleet had come in time of dire need turned, and continues to turn a deaf ear to all pleas for help. Almost always the Interstate Commerce Commission allows selective and predatory rate cutting by the railroads which has already just about driven the common carrier segment of the domestic fleet off the seas. The railroad-oriented ICC, for example, has consistently supported railroad rate cutting aimed at driving SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines, one of the few domestic operators remaining, out of business. As Seafarers know, Seatrain has already been forced to discontinue service to Savannah and New Orleans, and the railroads are stepping up their ICCBupported drive to destroy the line completely. Domestic Fleet Decline The railroads have been very successful with the help of the ICC. At the end of 1961 the domestic fleet had already declined from 805 to 363 vessels, of which 273 were in the coastwise trades, 31 in the intercoastal trade, and 59 in non-contiguous trades such as Hawaii and Puerto Rico. With predatory and destructive ICC-supported com­ petition from the railroads dealing body blows to what is left of the domestic carriers, the inconsistent and often antagonistic policies of the Maritime Administration do nothing to build confidence in the liiture of domestic shipping for prospective investors. The recent fiascoin which the MA changed horses in mid-stream over C-4 transfer policy is a perfect example of this. Instead of using the ship transfer polieies to help update and modernize the U.S. fleet, the MA instead makes the pro­ cedure as difficult and as costly as possible. THERE IS A SOLUTION A study of the decline of the U.S. merchant fleet leads to two basic conclusions as to the cause—the failure of our maritime policies to keep pace with the changing conditions of this ever-changing world, and the basically anti-maritime attitude of so many of those very govern­ ment agencies and administrators which are charged with the duty of preserving and strengthening the U.S. maritime industry. Through the President's Maritime Advisory Commit­ tee and before the Congress, the SlU has made numer­ ous recommendations for changes in U S maritime policy aimed at reversing the continuing downward trend of the US. maritime industry. • Subsidies, both operating differential and cons.lruction, should be extended to all segments of the maritime Industry, expecially those such as dry cargo tramps and bulk carriers whose relative importance in the total pic­ ture of U.S. trade has expanded enormously in recent years, but whose numbers have continued to dwindle. • There must be stricter and more reasonable enforce­ ment of cargo preference laws which could definitely help American-flag lines engaged in foreign trade were they not undermined by some of the Government agen­ cies administering such laws. • Enactment of legislation permitting non-subsidized lines the same tax benefits now available to subsidized lines should be begun immediately. In this way, unsubsidized lines could create cash reserves for construction or reconstruction and replacement of their rapidly aging fleets. • The loopholes in our tax laws which now make the registration of U.S.-owned vessels under the so-called "flags of convenience" such a profitable business should be closed for the good not only of U.S. maritime but for the good of the entire nation. • Foreign-fiag vessels operating in the U.S. trade should be made to comply with regulations and orders of the Federal Maritime Commission, in the same manner (Continued on page 16) National Security, U. S. Economy �SEdF'ARKnS Pag* F«infeea t04 Predict Jet Power To Turn Merchant Marine Turbines NEW YORK—The merchant marine Indu stry may bo standing on tho verge of a Jet age. Jet power, used to speed airplanes across continents, is now being tried on ships to speed them across the oceans, The Pratt & Whitney Divi­ lighter and taket less spac* in a practicality for marine use. The for the horsepower it delivers FT-4, for instance, required special sion of the United Aircraft ship (The FT-4 is only 29 feet long materials to prevent corrosion by Corporation has confirmed and weighs 13,400 pounds). Con­ salt water. Developed with Navy reports that it is engaging in talks with maritime industry leaders on the application of jet turbine power to the merchant marine. William J. Closs, manager of the turbine power and marine de­ partment of Pratt & Whitney, has predicted tliat within a few years jet travel by ship- will be a com­ mon occurence. The company is already con­ structing jet turbines for use by seagoing vessels, and engines have already been ordered by the mili­ tary for use on some new vessels. The largest project Pratt & Whitney has undertaken to date is in building and fitting twin FT-4 jet engines to the Coast Guard cutter Hamilton, now under con­ struction at Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans. The FT-4 power plants are marine variations of aircraft engines. The jet turbines will provide the 3.50-foot cutter with a speed of 29 knots, and wiil develop the equivalent of 30,000 maximum shaft horsepower. The Hamilton will still rely on a conventional power plant consisting of twin diesels. The jets wili be used for high speed, or boost, operations. In marine application, the hot gases from the jets would not blast out through an exhaust nozzle like in aircraft engines but would be channeled through a free turbine that would drive a conventional propeller. The advantages of a jet-powered vessel are many. Capital costs are lower, and the engine plant is OeMler IIM By Joseph B. Logiw, MD, Mtdieal Director Food Poisoning On Rise One of America's most highly respected scientiflo groups has charged In a recently Issued report that mild food poisoning Is becoming a com­ mon occurrence and that modem food processing methods are most iikeiy reeponsibie, as reported in the HEALTH BULLETIN. A special committee of tho National Academy of Sciences, charged with investigating food microbiology, points out that some of the most trols are simplified. help, the company found that the modern and up-to-date food processing methods are actually creating sulpur in Navy diesel fuel had a The prime drawback of marine food poisoning problems. The committee singled out low heat process­ jets at this time is the fact that tendency to combine with salt ing, freeze drying, packaging, automatic vending, pre-co<rfdng and cater­ they cannot operate on low-grade water, the resulting mixture being ing as possible culprits in the wave of diarrhea and flu-like conditions residual fuels, but require more damaging to the turbine's blades. which are striking with ever-increasing frequency. costly distillate fuels. Continued Special coatings had to be devel­ There has been a growing suspicion in recent years'that the packaged research, however, has qualified oped to protect the blades. foods in American supermarkets are becoming havens for salmonella, the engines for use with special One of the FT-4 marine Jet staphylococci, Clostridium and other organisms capable of causing both Navy diesel fuels and automotive engines was brought to the Naval mild and serious illnesses. The number of food poisoning cases re­ diesel fuel. Boiler and Turbine Laboratory in ported has continually increased, but health officers have realized" that Steam plants on most large ves­ Philadelphia, where it has com­ only a small fraction of such cases become part of the statistical record sels now operate on a fuel known pleted 1,000 hours of endurance of the health of our nation. The just released NAS report points out as Bunker C which is less refined testing under simulated sea condi­ that "individual bouts of gastro-enteritis are a commonplace fact of life and less costly. But big turbines tions. which, though admitted privately, are seldom reported officially unless in use in public service projepts Pratt & Whitney has also re­ the victims seek medical atten-4^— have been made to operate on a vealed that the Danish Navy has tion." Even then, says the report, methods, like dehydration, are less combination of distillate fuels aiid ordered two frigates to be powered specimens aren't taken and physi­ efficient at destroying bacteria. cruder oils, by the jet engines, also for high cians often don't ask questions de­ The NAS report suggests that Closs said, however, "the total speed use as an auxiliary to a signed to pinpoint the trouble. limits could profitably be set for The meager figures that are microbial contamination of the fol­ economics with . . . one [turbine! conventional power plant. The taking less room and producing turbines for the Jet engines will available, however, reveal that lowing classes of food: greater power because of its high be built in Sweden. water causes only three per cent • Frozen or dried foods in which thermal eflficiency give it great Smaller jet marine power of the cases and milk four per hazard has been demonstrated promise." plants, ranging down to 480 maxi­ cent. Ninety-three per cent are at­ (eggs, yeast, coconut). • Precooked frozen foods of a Other qualifications must be mum shaft horsepower, are also tributed to food, and fully half of the food-borne outbreaks reported moist or neutral nature (meat or made in the engine also to assure I in the development stage. since 1956 were traced to meat fish pies, prepared meals, cooked and poultry. The fatality rate of shellfish, cream pies and cakes). food poisoning is low, according • Precooked chilled foods (ca­ to the report—only six deaths per tered meals and commissary foods, thousand cases—but the toll exact­ salads and cream or custard-filled EXAMS THIS PERIOD: August 1 - August 31, 1964 ed in discomfort and time lost bakery goods). Port Seamen Wives Cliildren TOTAL from work is large. The U. S. armed forces have al­ Baltimore 151 33 23 207 The transformation that is ways had the protection of limits Houston 190 9 15 214 rapidly taking place in the way on bacterial contamination of their Mobile 67 11 20 98 food Is processed appears to be at food, but supermarket buyers do New Orleans 272 10 18 300 the root of the problem. Older not have this protection. The new New York 442 30 32 504 methods made liberal use of heat A copy of the National Academy and other steriiants as food preser­ of Sciences Publication 1195 may Philadelphia 212 24 22 258 vatives, so there was little need be obtained by writing to them at *San Juan 21 15 15 51 to worry about the bacterial pur­ 2101 Constitution Ave,, N, W., TOTAL 1,355 132 145 1,632 ity of the raw food used by pro­ Washington, D, C. The cost of this cessing plants. New preserving publication is $2,00 per copy. *7/21/64 to 8/20/64 SlU C/fn/c Exams—A// Porfs Reds Press For World Shipping Lead While the once thriving American - flag merchant con­ tinues on a (Jea(i-en(J course for the runaway backwaters and the doldrums of government neg­ lect, our enemies in the Soviet Union are making a spectacular bid for a leading place among the mari­ time giants of the world. The impressive and far-reaching communist drive covers the broad range of maritime activity—from the acquisition on new trade routes to the construction of a vast fleet of new merchant ships. It coincides with the efforts of the Russians to become a major power in world commerce. The danger of the "phenomenal" growth in Soviet maritime power over the last decade is made greater by the fact that it comes at a time when American-fiag shipping is at a low ebb that many experts expect to get even lower. Red Construction Boom Shipyards in the Western world as well as the communist block countries are booming with orders for new Rus­ sian tonnage while U.S. yards are oper­ ating at 50 percent of capacity. Ac­ cording to Edwin M. Hood, president of the Shipbuilders Council of Amer­ ica, as of May 1, the Soviets had 441 commercial vessels totaling 3.46 mil­ lion deadweight tons on order or under construction. At the same time, the U.S. had only 47 merchant ships total­ ing 725,000 deadweight tons on order or Under construction, . The Red lead in Ship construction tonnage (4i^ to 1) is further high­ lighted by the fact th^t thp. Soviets are spending'$1,3 billion for new ship­ ping alone at a time when total U.S. maritime appropriations amount to $100 million annually, or one-tenth of the Red outlay. In the past 13 years the size of the Russian merchant fleet has doubled. In the years 1961 and 1962 alone, the Reds added more than a million tons of new shipping to their total, accord­ ing to military expert Hanson W. Bald­ win, writing in the Atlantic Monthly. Merchant Vessel Lead The present Soviet oceangoing mer­ chant fleet consists of 1,000 vessels totaling five million tons. "Already the USSR actually operates in oceanic trade more merchant vessels than we do," says Baldwin. The continuing U.S. lead in tonnage (figured at nearly 23 million tons), which the Maritime Administration periodically points to as an excuse for inaction, is more a paper lead than anything else. It is, says Baldwin, "more apparent than real." The ma­ jority of U.S. tonnage is permanently laid up in the reserve fleet. The ships in the reserve fieet, almost all of World War II vintage, are overage and inefficient by modern standards. No one seriously expects that more than a few of them will ever see active duty again. Of our active fleet, which totals just over 900 vessels, about 90 percent of the dry cargo types and 55 percent of the tankers are more than 20 years old. It is a fleet. Hood says, that is "largely assuming a 'rustbucket' char­ acter." It is a fleetj furthermore, that shrinks in size every year at an aver­ age rate. of 310,000 tons, while the Soviet fleet has been averaging yearly increases of about 450,000 tons. In the current Lloyd's Register tally of shipbuilding nations, the U.S. ranks seventh, trailing Japan, Britain, Swe­ den, West Germany, France and Italy. Lloyd's list does not Include Russia or East Germany, the two major ship­ builders of the Red bloc, but the So­ viets would rank high if included. Just as important is the tonnage the Russians have on order'in Western shipyards. In recent months, the com­ munists have let formidable contracts for new bottoms with the shipbuilders of England and Japan. A good portion of the shipbuilding being carried on in Finland, Denmark, Poland, Yugo­ slavia and East Germany, all major shipbuilders, is for the Soviet fleet. Shipping Percentage High The Russians now carry 91 percent of their total foreign commerce in Redflag ships, while the U.S. maritime in­ dustry accounts for only 5 percent of our nation's commerce. Even if the formidable runaway flag shipping of American operators were added to our total, the U.S. world still move less than half of its commerce in U.S.owned ships. Meanwhile, the Soviets are contin­ uing with an expansion of their trade routes. Many world ports which never saw a Red-flag vessel until recent years are now seeing them in increasing abundance. Far from being satisfied with moving their own growing trade, the Russians, most experts agree, seem intent on entering the world shipping market. The Soviets have already made im­ pressive inroads in another vital, poiitically-loaded area that affects mer­ chant power. Rich in oil, they hay» .begun export to the countries of Africa, Asia and Western Europe, charging prices 10 to 20 percent below those on the world market. Their effort has been successful to the extent that Italy, a NATO country, today imports a sig­ nificant part of her oil from the Red bloc. To insure the delivery of this oil the Soviets are in the process of con­ structing over two million deadweight tons of tankers. Want Top Fieet The Soviet maritime push, taken as a whole, bodes nothing but trouble for the United States and the Free World in the years to come. Its "startling objective" is, according to Baldwin, "a seagoing merchant marine totaling somewhere between 20 million and 27 million tons of shipping in the 1975-80 period, the largest maritime fleet in the world." While there is little the United States can do to prevent the Reds from reaching their goal, we can, nevertheless, prevent our own mer­ chant fleet from falling into the second class status it is rapidly assuming. "We do not believe that our concept of the merchant marine should neces­ sarily be one of keeping up with the USSR," says shipbuilder Hood, but . "it should continue to follow the prin­ ciples laid down in the 1936 Merchant Marine Act." Unfortunately, the principles of the 1936 act have not been followed either wisely or well over the last two dpcades. With a good part of the blame failing on the problem of runaway flag operations. While the fiction of "effec­ tive control", is maintained by govern­ ment agencies, the. runaway fleets are growing bigger and running further away. �OeMkr 1#. MM SEAFARERS LOG Pare Fifteen SEAFARERS PORTS OP THE WORLD Located In the Persian Gulf, only a few miles from the eastern seaboard of Saudi Arabia, lies the island of Bahrein, the largest of a group of islands that com­ mand the entrance to the Gulf of Silwah and the Quatar Penmsula of Saudi Arabia. Manamah, the capital city of the British protectorate, is located on the northern shore of the island, near the eastern tip. On a site only 20 miles from Manamas is a large oil refinery of the Cal-Tex Oil Co. which is a frequent port of call for SIU supertankers such as the Mount Vernon Victory Md the Mount Washington. Tankers of the Western Tanker Co. also stop at the refinery quite fre­ quently, to discharge crude petroleum and take on re­ fined petroleum products. . The above photo of the downtown section of the city of Manamah shows the western Influence on the city in contrast to the middle east tradition. In the center Is the Friday mosque, one of the landmarks of the city. The two basic industries of the city are fishing and raising dates, although a number of the inhabitants are hired by the refinery. The island is mostly a rocky waste, however, with a few springs scattered through­ out which provides enough vegetation to support some small herds of goats and sheep. The water on the island coming from springs and freshwater springs located s>n <17 + Manamah harbor, is considered quite ill-tasting and takes some time to get used to. Pearl divers bring the fresh water from the harbor to the surface in goatskin bags. Manamah's harbor is quite shallow, and cargo ves­ sels, discharging the foods and other necessities of the ^habitants of the island, must use launches to unload. The refinery, however, has a wharf which is large enough for three or four supertankers and has under­ water facilities for unloading and loading petroleum products directly to and from the ships while anchored in the harbor. Seafarers visiting the capitol city will find a British atmosphere to the city, even though most of the build­ ing in the city are made in the traditional Arabic stvle. The city boasts several hotels, a large market place and various shops and small industries. Seafarers can find many good buys in the market place and some­ times find cameras and radios at a cost below that of the country in which they are manufactured. Manamah also has an airport, where the BOAC Club is located, and where Americans and Britains stop for a cool drink. Recent visitors to the city say that the Inhabitants of the city are very friendly aiid helpful. Dancers outside of the Palace of the Ruler of Bahrein celebrate the end of the Moslem month of fasting. The market place in Manamah will give Seafarers views like the above goldsmith, working his art in the open air. Supertankers such as the Mount Vernon Victory (above) are frequent visitors to the refinery located near the capltol city. Another landmark of the city of Manamah, above, is the Bah al-Bahreln Gate, located in the business sec this sW^cen^e' '"''"ence on the life of the 40.000 Inhabitants of the city is noticeable In �P«g« SIztecB SEAFARERS Ofltober U, im LOG Prop»Hmr CIvh Hman Seairain Offieial Finds Rail Rate Juggling ChokesDomesticShipping NEW YORK—Speaking out strongly against unfair rate manipulation by the railroads, John L. Waller, president of SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines, said that such rate juggling has brought about a stagnation in intercoastal and coastal oceanborne commerce. In an address before the"*^ the subsidized cargo liner* have 38th Annual Convention of the levels, making up for their losses been undercutting the tramps in by raising rates In areas where Propeller Club, Waller out­ there la no competition. The competition for government-gen­ lined the methods used by the railroads to drive domestic water carriers out of business. Ha said the rail lines select items of freight importance to the water carriers and cut rates to very low By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS Gov't Heeds Consumer Complaints Housewives, wage-earners and representatives of community organi­ sations have had an unusual opportunity at a series of conferences to tell businessmen their complaints and buying problems. The confer­ ences have been sponsored by Esther Peterson, President Johnson's consumer assistant, in conjunction with local organizations at St. Louis, Salt Lake City and Detroit, with one in Atlanta also scheduled. These conferences have been useful in showing the wide extent of consumer problems, and that businessmen are beginning to regard these consumer complaints as serious and widespread. There has been a long and still sometimes persistent tendency among businessmen to belittle consumer complaints as stirred up by a handful of "profes­ sional consumers," or confined to just fringe rackets. But now the businessmen are getting worried on their own account. At the Great Lakes consumer conference, co-sponsored by the Michigan Credit Union League, which we covered, we counted four repre­ sentatives from the National Association of Manufacturers; two from national and local Chambers of Commerce; three from the largest soap and toiletries manufacturer, who is also the largest national advertiser; three from the local utility company, as well as actually hundreds of others from grocery chains, loan companies, large food manufacturers and distribulirs, advertising agencies and other businessess. For at the conference, the ordinary • consumers among the 1,500 people in attendance, were backed up by well-infoi'med and articulate representatives from labor unions, consumer co-ops, family service agencies and other community organizations. The representatives of the Michigan and Ohio state federation of labor proved to be power­ houses of facts and figures in stating their determination to secure a redress of the high installment fees and other overcharges working people pay out of their hard-won wage gains. water carriers must match the un­ erated cargoes. profitable and unfair rates or be "It is certainly not the intent of forced to abandon operations in our shipping statutes that subsi­ that cargo category. dized lines should be encouraged Another method used by the and allowed to compete with unrailroads, Weller said, was to raise subsidized vessels for the carriage rates on freight moving to ports of cargo preference freight," while lowering rates on routes Smith said, adding that the Cargo running parallel to those of water Preference Act was enacted to carriers. A third tactic used by assist unsubsidized carriers. the railroads is to offer volume In a third address to the Pro­ shippers very low rates if they peller Club convention. Vice Ad­ agree to ship all, or most, of their miral James Hirshfield, USCG freight by rail. (Ret.), president of the Lake Car­ riers Association, noted that ship ICC Relnctant All three devices are forbidden obsolescence was growing steadily BEVERLY, Mass.— The Ameri­ under Interstate Convmerce Com­ on the Great Lakes. He said that can Fisheries Advisory Committee mission regulations, Weller said, while the present fleet grows older held a three-day meeting here re­ but the ICC has shown over the and less efficient, there are no cently, Oct. 5, 6 and 7, to review years that it is most reluctant to new vessels being added to the Lakes fleet and none under con­ national and international prob­ restrain the rail carriers. struction. lems confronting the American "If the water carrier files a fishing industry. It will be useful to you In your own family management to know complaint, months and years are what were the most-frequent consumer problems and complaints re­ The committee also reviewed re­ consumed in commission hearings, ported at the conference by Individual consumers and representatives search and other programs spon­ examiners reports, division re­ of community organizations. sored by the Interior Department's ports, oral arguments and com­ Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. mission decisions. While all this The price of food proved to be a subject of controversy. People from Fishery developments in the goes on, the water carrier either the food industry tried to answer this complaint by quoting the U.S. New England area, in addition, loses the traffic or caiTies it at Agriculture Department to the effect that "food is a bargain," which were also discussed at the com­ unrenumerative rates," Weller is a worn-out promotional slogan used over and over by the department mittee's 18th meeting. The previ­ told the convention. through successive administrations. It was also argued that food now ous session was held in Hawaii The only solution to the prob­ takes a smaller share of wage-earners' income. last January. lem, Weller suggesited, was to ask But consumer representatives pointed out that food prices actually WASHINGTON—The Maritime Committee members include in­ Congress to change the Interstate Administration has approved the have gone up more than other non-food commodities such as appliances dividuals actively engaged in the Commerce Act and create legisla­ sale of SlU-Pacific District-con­ and clothing, and the only reasons food takes a smaller percentage of commercial fishing industry. They tion applying the concepta of the tracted Matson Line's passenger income today than in earlier years, is that (1) wage-earners have man­ advise the Interior Secretary on Sherman-Clayton and Robinson- ship Lurline to a British company, aged to win income increases and (2) farmers have helped restrain matters pertaining to the industry. Patman Acts under which other Chandris Ltd. for about $1.8. The food prices from further advances through currently higher production The committee was set up In American industries regulate their Lurline, renanted the Ellinis, will per acre by means of mechanization, improved fertilization techniques, 1935 under terms o.f the Salton- operations. operate between England and etc. In short, it isn't the food retailers and manufacturers who are Earl J. Smith, chairman of the New Zealand. scall-Kennedy Act which makes responsible for the fact that food prices now take a somewhat smaller Tramp Shipowners money available to the Interior American The MA approved the sale after share of Income, but unions and farmers. Department for research on do­ Association, who also addressed getting the OK of the Defense mestically produced fishery prod­ the Propeller Club, warned that and Navy departments. Approval the U.S.-flag tramp and tanker was given under several condi­ ucts and other programs. ^ The testing and tasting of Ir­ fleets are being ignored in mari­ tions, namely, that the Lurline radiated fishing products also was time legislation while the growth would be made available to the a feature of the three-day Beverly of subsidized cargo liner opera­ U.S. for a period of five years In tions is being fostered. He said the event that an emergency arose meeting. (Continued from page 13) during that time, th^ she would not be used for trade with Com­ as American-flag lines. This would be a big step toward leveling the munist bloc nations, that she competitive advantage now being enjoyed by foreign-flag lines over would not be chartered to aliens their American-flag counterparts. Money spent by U.S.-flag operators without Navy approval and that to produce paperwork required by the FMC cannot be used for oper­ she would not engage in U.S. com­ ating, maintaining or modernizing their fleets and saddle them with merce for five years without per­ extra expenses at a time when they are already barely able to com­ pete with low-wage foreign-flag competition. mission from the MA. • There should be centralized responsibility for administering the These are the same so-oalled "effective control" terms whic(h Cargo Preference laws. Also, the 50 percent minimum must be en­ apply to most American-flag ships forced for these cargoes as was intended, instead of the 50 percent sold to foreigners or transferred minimum which has been practiced. Waivers of cargo preference requirements should be administered so that a minimum of foreign to foreign registry or runaway- vessels are allowed to participate. flags. • To help the U.S.'s vital independent tankship industry the White The true effectiveness of "ef­ House should issue a directive requiring that at least 25 percent of fective control" has been a mat­ our crude oil and petroleum product imports must be carried in ter of controversy for some time American-flag tankers built in American shipyards. The percentage however. As recent events in such should be set to meet our defense needs at all times. Other nations runaway-flag nations as Panama already have such directives. France for example, requires that 80 and Honduras have shown, politi­ percent of its oil imports must be carried in French-flag tankers. If cal upheavals and government just a small percentage of U.S. oil imports were required by law to changes can cast grave doubt as move on U.S.-flag ships it would provide enough cargoes to keep our to the enforcability of the effec­ independent tanker tonnage at work, provide jobs for American crews tive-control terms of such sale and remove the tankers from the grain trade to provide more Jobs contracts. In time of real national for dry cargo tramps and bulk carriers and their crews. emergency, many feel, American • The rehabilitation of the coastal and intercoastal fleets requires ships sailing under foreign regis­ that the ICC be redrganized to provide for representation of a ship­ try might not be available for use ping point of view. The agency's strong leanings toward the rail­ by the U.S. roads must be modified. Attempts, to undermine the provisions of the Under the sale contract allowed Jones Act to allow foreign-flag vessels snto the U.S. domestic trades by the MA, the Lurline, now the must be stopped. As an immediate economic aid to this segment Ellinis, is permitted to make of the industry, the Panama Canal tolls for intercoastal operators Members of Lifeboat Class 118 are all grins as they sit for cruises out of U.S. ports between should be reduced or eliminated. For vessels which shuttle con­ their graduation picture after successfully meeting all re­ June 1 and October 1 during the stantly through the Canal, the tolls they must pay for e»ch voyage five year period when she is not mount to staggering proportions. Just as multiple-trip tickets can be quirements for their tickets at New York headquarters. The supposed to engage in U.S. com­ bought at a discount by regular users of a roll highway, a way should graduates are (front row, l-r) Mfchael Denise, Delvin John­ merce. The company has also be found to ease this burden for our intercoastal carriers. — son; (middle) Luis A. Bonefort, Jqmes E. Travis, George made clear that it hopes to be al­ All of this can't be done overnight. But a step' in any of the rec­ Muaieea, Lewis Lamphere; (rear) German Rios, Mike lowed to use the vessel for a new ommended direction would bring immediate benefits and bring us a Rimka, Neil Napolitano and instructor Arne Bjornsson. Caribbean cruise service as well. step closer to a healthy maritime.. Fish Industry Study Held By Advisory Board Matson Gets MA Approval To Sell Liner The Maritime Muddle Lifeboat Class 118 Graduates �OcMbwl«, ItM SEAFARERS By Fred Stewart & Ed Mooney Headquarters Representatives Good Feeding Takes Planning Keepinr a crew well-nourished and satisfied with tasty, well-4>repared meals is the task of the steward department. It is an exactinr Job, and not at all an easy one. Seafarers tove every risht to demand yood food prepared and served under the best possible sanitary conditions and every right to demand a clean ship where waste is properly disposed of. Under the Maritime Advancement Program, the SIU Food and Ship Sanitation Program has made great strides in upgrading the dining and sanitation facilities aboard all SIU ships. The Food and Ship Sanitation Department has its headquarters in New York, and it also has Field Representatives in San Francisco, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Baltimore. It is the duty of all the representatives of this Program to assist all stewards and their de­ partments in any way possible in enabling them to provide a better quality, and a better prepared and served meal to all of our SIU membership. All of the representatives of the Food and Ship Sanitation Depart­ ment are full book members of this Union, and each of them has also sailed as a chief steward on our SlU-eontracted vessels for numer­ ous years. The main purpose of this department is simply this: "better food, prepared under more sanitary con-+ ditions for our membership, at control of inventories, the cooks a lower cost to the shipowner or have the raw materials out of operator." which to prepare attractive, nour­ This was an still is a new field ishing meals. The Food Program that the SIU has challenged, but is out to do away with the old in order to accomplish the main practice of cooking large quantities purpose of this department, we of food in advance and then let­ believe the four following points ting the meal dry up on the steam to be the controlling factors; stor­ table. Broiled and grilled foods ing, inventory control, prepara­ are cooked as ordered, roasts are tion and service. carved to order and Individual STORING: The starting point servings of side items such as but­ of an effective feeding program is ter are substituted for "familyproper storing in three areas: style" dishes which have been the quantity, quality and variety. The source of much shipboard waste. Food Program has developed a The storing of pre-packaged, premaster storing list based on 30- cut frozen foods eliminates a great day units for a crew of 50. Using deal of trimming, butchering, this list as a take-off point, field washing and other preparatory representatives, can check on the work and makes it possible for adequacy of stores and see that cooks to prepare dishes to order they are of proper quality. Short- on short notice. storing results in items running SERVICES: The end-product of out while en-route. Excess stores all the preparation should be an lead to spoilage and waste. Both attractively-served meal. A clean, drawbacks can come together, for properly-set table, adequate silver without a master list, some items and glassware, the use of clean may run short and others may be mess jackets, ample side dishes in oversupply. Emphasis is also for vegetables, bread, butter and placed on use of top-quality, pre- other items all help make for cut and pre-packaged frozen meats pleasant feeding. In this area the and produce. Food supplies of this SIU worlqs closely with the Food type are more uniform in quality, Program in training waiters and keep better and have very little messmen who are taught the basic waste. elements of food service. Service INVENTORY CONTROL: Field of this kind goes hand In glove representatives of the Food Pro­ with the concept of "to order' gram assist stewards in checking feeding as in the better shoreside inventories while in port and in restaurants. The relatively small setting up effective controls of sup­ number of men fed on board ship plies while at sea. The port in­ at any one time is the ideal situa­ ventory check-up assures that the tion for individual service of this stores, as received, are of the quan­ kind. tity and type ordered and that all Since the inception of the pro­ voyage needs are covered. The gram, with the membership's sup­ Food Program recommends that port and cooperation we have been while at sea the chief steward is­ able to get for you better quality sues stores at specific times each (U.S. good meats), more variety (in day. Two issues daily are desir­ frozen vegetables and fruits, three able. At these daily issues, the entree menus) and better service steward can keep a running in­ (individually cooked and served to ventory, knowing exactly what is order by trained waiters). Your being withdrawn from the ship's Food Program was also instru­ stores, what these withdrawals are mental in setting up and maintain­ for and how much he has left in ing training for entry ratings in reserve. Without such a running the Steward Department and will inventory, shortages will occur as continue to be active in any future the voyage draws to a close; or ^ training for the betterment of this a rationing measure, menus will department. tend to get monotonous as the An example of this is the Stew­ steward tries to use up items in ard Department Recertification oversupply. Program, which was begun by the PREPARATION: With adequate Union in 1962. It features both stores on board the snip and proper classroom and field work in an attempt to upgrade the skills necessary for a chief steward's rat­ ing. Under the program, all men with class A seniority and who possess the necessary seatime quali­ fications can register for the course, which leads to job preference al­ lowances upon graduation. The Food Program is another SlU benefit and with your contin­ ued support and cooperation, we arie sure that this Program will be able to render a seryice to you, ibe membership. Pa«« LOG Unemployment's Cost Looms Bigger Than Mere Numbers LOS ANGELES—Unemployment has a dampening effect on the American economy far greater than the actual numbers of people out of work would indicate, a University of Michigan economist explained here. Dr. Eva L. Mueller pointed out that national concern group has expressed concern strated impact of consumers' ex­ about job security or has had di­ pectations regarding business about work opportunities rect contact with the unemployed. conditions on large discretionary causes consumers to be cautious about spending and thus retards income and employment growth. She spoke to a section of the American Psychological Associa­ tion. Dr. Mueller, who participates in continuous studies of the na­ tional economy as a study direc­ tor with the Survey Research Center of the U-M Institute for Social Research, said in sum­ mary: "There Is evidence of wide­ spread concern about work oppor­ tunities among the American peo­ ple. Worries stemming from the high unemployment rate are rein­ forced by reports and notions about the Impact of automation. Analysis indicates that awareness of unsatisfactory employment conditions affects economic ex­ pectations. It also appears that the unfavorable impact on expec­ tations is not limited to the rela­ tively small group' who have suffered unemployment or income declines in the past year." She explained that whereas some 20 percent of family heads who are wage and salary earners have been unemployed at least once since 1960, a much larger Equality Is Labor's Goal (Continued from page 2) that the 131i million members of AFL-CIO unions are without ex­ ception devoted to the cause of civil rights. They are a crosssection of America, and they re­ flect the diversity of the nation. But Just as truly they reflect the American consensus. That con­ sensus, expressed by AFL-CIO con­ ventions and by conventions of the affiliated national and internation­ al unions, is the basis for the AFLCIO's determination to abolish all forms of discrimination. It was the basis of our long and vigorous fight for enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and it is the basis of our continuing campaign for the full observance of that law, in letter and spirit. "The AFL-CIO constitution in­ vites (all workers, without regard to race, creed, color or national origin to share in the full benefits of union organization.) We are pledged in equal measure to see that all workers share fully in every other aspect of American life; for our cause is the brother­ hood of workers and the brother­ hood of man." Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU head­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessiy make the work tougher for yoiir ship­ mates. Among families who have not had unemployment experience since 1960, more than one-fourth report such exiperience during the last few years among friends, neigh­ bors, or relatives. Economic expectations, which have been shown to exert a strong influence on the level ci con­ sumer demand, also depend on a large number of other environ­ mental factors which are more or less important at different times, she pointed out. The cold war for example, in recent years has loomed large in the minds of con­ sumers. The effect of employment con­ ditions on expectations is of major Interest because of the demon­ expenditures, she said. "If there are any fears oir un•ertainties regarding one's eco­ nomic status In this affluent society," she continued, "they concern primarily the adequacy of work opportunities. It is not difficult to understand that, when­ ever these uncertainties grow, many consumecs, even those who are not unemployed, spend more cautiously and delay some postponable purchases. "The dampening of consumer optimism as a result of our high level of unemployment imposes some cautions and restraint on consumer spending which, in turn, reduces the demand for la­ bor. Scientist Invents 'Gill' for Huntans NEW YORK—A man-made rubber membrane that will allow humans to breathe under water as if they had the gills of a fish has been developed by scientists at the Gen­ eral Electric Company. -• Made of silicone rubber ters of a cubic foot of air each one thousandth of an inch hour. To provide that amount, two thick, the membrane was demon­ strated here by Dr. Walter L. Robb, who led the development work. Using a container whose top, bottom and two sides were made (rf the membrane. Dr. Robb put a hamster into the container and lowered it into a tank of water. Had the container been made of any other substance, the hamster would have died as soon as its air supply was exhausted. But the membrane allowed the oxygen component of the water to filter in while keeping the wet part out, and the hamster con­ tinued contentedly at his eating. The membrane also filters out the waste carbon dioxide exhaled by mammals. In operation then, it serves the same purpose as the gills of a fish, but could be brought into many other useful applications as well. Included In these are artificial lungs for those suffering from respiritory diseases, a way of pro­ viding fresh water and air for submarines, a portable oxygen tent that would provide more en­ riched oxygen than present tents do, and providing ventilation for space vehicles. All the proposed uses for the membrane—and there are others, too—depend on the solubility of various gases that pass through the membrane. Both oxygen and carbon dioxide pass rapidly through the membrane, and they are able to pass each other in the membrane if there is more of one gas on one side and more of the second gas on the other. Though both oxygen and nitro­ gen pass through the membrane very quickly, water tends to pass through it slowly. It can turn sea water into sweet water because it does not allow the minerals that make the ocean salty to pass through at all. Dr. Robb noted tliat there was now an excellent chance that a portable gill for use by humans under water could be developed wih the membrane. The average man consumes about three-quar­ and one half yards of the mem­ brane would have to be used un­ less some way could be found to increase the pressure to force more air through the membrane. Another possibility would be to find some way of wrapping the quantity of membrane into a com­ pact package. The method for producing the membrane, which is flawless and contains no holes or pores, is a closely guarded secret of the Gen­ eral Electric. Florida Plans To Construct 1st Inland Port TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—The ini­ tial step will be taken soon towai'd the creation of Florida's first in­ land port. The Florida Development Com­ mission hopes that the building of a grain terminal for storage at Blountstown, on Florida's north­ west coast, will lead to the setting up of a major terminal and port area In the rapidly-expanding trade region along the Apalachicola River. In the first phase of the plan, a $111,830 loan from the Area Re­ development Administration will permit the storage, processing and export of increased quantities of locally-produced grains, such as corn, oats, wheat and soybeans. It will also allow the import of large quantities of feed grains needed for cattle and other farm stock. Under present plans the grain produced in the area would be barged by water to many shipping and transfer points, including Mobile, for transfer to large ships. Sppstantial savings over present overland shipping costs are ex­ pected. �SEAFARERS Page Eighteea Oettfbee LOO Morro Castle Disaster Taught Tragic Lesson It was thirty years ago last month, when the luxury pas­ senger liner Morro Castle turned from a happy cruise ship to a flaming hulk in the summer-warmed waters off the resort city of Asbury Park,"*' ~~~~~ New Jersey. Holiday crowds »nd are constantly asking for imlined the beaches of the city provements in now. The safety that night, their faces lit up by provisions written into SIU con­ the inferno just offshore, and tracts are testaments to the les­ watched the horrible spectacle. sons learned in the Morro Castle One hundred and twenty-five of tragedy—lessons always known by tlie ship's 549 passengers and sailors but not necessarily by the shipowners and regulatory agen­ crew died in the blaze. cies. Last month, the SlU-contracted The Morro Castle fire brought collier Globe Explorer (Maritime about a thorough Senate investi­ Overseas) caught fire in the midAtlantic (see story in Sept. 18 gation of safety conditions aboard merchant ships, and Senate report LOG), and though the blaze was serious and quick-spreading one, .184 is still considered in the in­ none of her crew was either dustry as a turning point in ship killed or injured. Fire onboard safety procedures. Thousands of holiday thrill-seelcers gather on the famous beach of Asbury Parle, N.J., to The ten big lessons learned was the only similarity between watch an uncontrolled blaze complete the destruction of the doomed pleasure ship Morro the two disasters that occurred from the Morro Castle have been Castle on Sept. 8, 1934. Over 125 passengers and crewmembert lost their lives in the dis­ incorporated In the set of mer­ almost 30 years apart. For the aster which paved the way for major safety reforms and improvements in regulations govern­ Globe Explorer was a safe ship chant marine safety regulations. They are: ing the construction of merchant marine vessels. and the Morro Castle was not. • Interior bulkheads should be It was the Morro Castle disas­ ter, in fact, that brought about of a fire-retardant nature. • Compartment doors should the reforms, regulations and im­ provements in marine architec­ be self-closing. • Automatic fire alarms should ture that seafarers called for then. be installed throughout a ship. • Fire doors should be able to be closed by remote control. • Stairwells should be com­ pletely enclosed and fitted with WASHINGTON—The social security system will pay out more than $16 billion this year self-closing doors. Self-closing smokestop doors in cash benefits to some 20 million elderly or disabled persons and their dependents, as should divide all long passage­ well as to survivors of covered workers who have died. These facts were revealed recently ways. by Secretary of Health, Edu--*^ — • Emergency generators should cation and Welfare Anthony session of the International Social director of social security, was an DETROIT — The SIU Great be carried aboard all ships. J. Celebrezze at the opening Security Association triennial meet­ observer at the meeting for the Lakes district-contracted railroad Crews should be trained in ing In Washington. International Confederation of carferry Ann Arbor No. 7 (Ann fire fighting procedures. The meeting, held In the Inter­ Free Trade Unions. Delegates Arbor RR) is now undergoing a • What to do in case of fire national Conference Suite of the were guests of the AFL-CIO on a $2.8 million modernization at a should be spelled out clearly to State Dept., drew more than 400 boat trip down the Potomac River Superior, Wisconsin shipyard that both passengers and crew. delegates from 89 countries. Most from Washington to Mt. Vernon. • All escape routes should be will turn her into the most up-toof them represented branches of date vessel of her kind on the clearly marked. government, the remainder pri­ Lakes. At the completion of the Some of the other specific fire vate organizations including a rebuilding work the No. 7 will prevention rules now in effect ban number of trade union pension be renamed the MV Viking. the use of wood in vessels over funds In other countries. (Continued from page 10) Action In the marketplace offers The announcement of the mod­ 100 tons; provide for the use of The association, which was ernization was made by Charles special fire-retardant panels; call a method for trade unionists to as­ founded In 1927 to promote the ulatory agency determine in rate cases which is the true low-cost L. Towle, vice-president for oper­ for an adequate number of escape sist each other In their campaign technical and administrative de­ ations of the Detroit, Toledo and ways from the lowest level of the for decent wages and better con­ velopment of social security carrier, rails or water. Actually,- Walrath's defensive fronton Railroad Company and vessels to the boat deck; provide ditions. throughout the world, reported cover-up was spurred by a sting­ Seafarers and their families are the Ann Arbor Railroad Com­ for draft stops and other means that 112 countries had social se­ pany. to insure the controlled and ef­ urged to support a consumer boy­ curity programs of one kind or ing attack on the ICC made earlier in the conference by John L. Wel­ The new Viking, when com­ fective zoning of a ship's ventila­ cott by trade unionists against another at the start of 1964. ler, president of SlU-contracted various companies whose products pletely refitted from keel to mast­ tion system. Celebrezze In his welcoming Seatrain Lines. Seatrain placed head, will have the latest in safety Control of combustible cargoes are produced under non-union devices and will be designed for is also regulated now and proper conditions, or which are "unfair speech called the U.S. social se­ much of the blame for the decline curity system "the mightiest bul­ of the domestic shipping industry faster, more efficient handling. and effective iifeboat drills and to labor." (This listing carries the She will be repowered with the good maintenance of lifeboats name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ wark of all against economic pri­ right where It belongs, with the four diesel-electro engines total­ and their equipment by shipping volved, and will be amended from vation." It Is being back-stopped, ICC Itself. he said, by a continuing effort to The SIU has for a long time time to time.) ing 6,000 horsepower. A bow companies is also a must. identify and remove the causes of pointed out the favoritism for the thruster wiil give her quicker and "Lee" brand tires The Morro Castle disaster was dependency. railroads practiced by the ICC at more dependable maneuverabil­ turning point for the American (United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum Harlan Cleveland, assistant sec­ the expense of U.S. domestic water ity, and a "flume" anti-roll sys­ merchant marine industry. For Sc Plastic Workers) retary of state for international carriers. The favorite railroad tac­ tem that will cut down consider­ the first time, safety standards $> if organization affairs, said that for tic involves drastic, sometimes be­ Eastern Alt Lines ably on the action of waves. were given due attention and the most Americans "social security is low-cost cuts on railroad rates for (Flight Engineers) Her decks v/ill be raised, per­ voice of the seafarers, until-then settled policy and the problem Is shipping a few strategic items. mitting higher loads than were largely ignored, was heard by the if if if where do we go from here." This These rate cuts are maintained H. I. Siegel possible before reconversion. Stub powers that be. Today, according generation has in It within its just long enough to force the in­ "HIS" brand men's clothes masts will be installed and her to the Coast Guard we have the two stacks will be removed In safest merchant fleet in the world. (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) power to "satisfy the basic mate­ herently more economical water rial needs of all our people—for carriers out of business, and then, jj" 4« 4" favor of a single, more efficient The seafarer can. In a great part, the first time in the history of free of any competition, the rail­ Sears, Roebuck Company one. thank his own efforts for it. mankind," he said, adding a pre­ roads raise the rate to any degree Retail stores & products diction that the war on poverty they wish, often much higher than (Retail Clerks) will be won. the original rate. 4" 4» 3^ A feature was the dedication of The SIU has many times, most Stitzel-Weller Distilleries the issuance of a Social Security recently before the Maritime Ad­ "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" Commemorative Postal Card by visory Committee, called for "Cabin Still," "W. L. Weller" Postmaster-General John A. Gro- changes in the ICC to provide for Bourbon whiskeys nouskl on Sept. 6, the 30th anni­ representation by someone who (Distillery Workers) versary of President Roosevelt's re­ knows the maritime industry and if if if quest to Congress for social its problems. Up until now, the J. R. Simplot Potato Co. security legislation, called "equal IOC has traditionally drawn its Frozen potato products in import to the original Social membership from the ranks of the (Grain Meiers) Security Aot." railroad industry, so the Commis­ 4i 4> 3^ Ray Munts, AFL-CIO assistant sion's strong raiiroad leanings are Kingsport Press not surprising. "World Book,*; "Childcraft" The SIU is leading the fight to (Printing Pressmen) remove the U.S. maritime indus­ (Typographers, Bookbinders) try from the hole of step-child of (Machinists, Stereotypers) the transportation field, into which i it i Jamestown Sterling Corp. is has been forced, to the place Southern Furniture Mfg. Co. of importance which it must hold Furniture and Bedding for the good ofi the economy and. • . (TJalted^ Furnltpro Workers) „ the national interqpL ^. «ji , ai \ ^- SlU Lakes Social Security Paying Out $16 Billion in '64 Benefits Ferry Being Modernized Jobs Column /N -JUB HOSPITAL?, CAUStUHAll ' 1 �S-EAPA S Pave 'IfiBcieca L OC Pensioners Sitting in The Sun The long-upheld tradition of SIU members extending their aid whenever and wherever needed, whether on the oceans or the nation's waterways, was reaffirmed recently by mem­ bers of the Great Lakes district. Two crewmembers of the David P. Thompson (B&C) spotted a boat that had cap-'*" sized not far from the ship in was handed out by a happy crew, ship's delegate I. K. Coats. The the Saginaw River near Zil- says meeting secretary Steve crew voted a special thanks for WBukee, Mich. James Corbran, Arthour Dabbs and the. 3rd mate not only rescued the two men that had been aboard the boat, but saved the boat Itself, reports Arnold Heatberly, meeting chair­ man. Waldo Banfcs, meeting chairman aboard the Floridian (South At­ lantic & Caribbean) reports plenty of smooth sailing and lots of over­ time. The outgoing ship's delegate was given a hearty vote of thanks from the crew and from the new ship's delegate. Banks reports. Buttermilk became the main Walter Genco topic of discussion during a recent shipboard meeting of the Raphael Semmes (Sea-Land) according to Gny Walter, meeting chairman. The crew has asked for more but-' termilk to be stocked and the chief steward said he would go along with the request. However, he said, it would take a short time before the extra stocks were received and asked the brothers to be patient until the order came in. Kollna. The crew voted special thanks to not only the ship's dele­ gate during the good and welfare section of a shipboard meeting, but also to the engine, deck and stew­ ard department delegates. 3> 3> The problem of natives aboard the ship in foreign ports is al­ ways a subject of discussion, this time aboard the Del Sol (Delta). The crew has decided to cooperate in keeping the native peddlers and beggars out of the ship's passage­ ways and crew's quarters while in foreign ports. The natives keep getting in the way, according to Louis J. Bollinger, meeting chairnian. ^ ^ ^ In the interest of remain cool, the engine department delegate on the Thetis (Rye Marine) warned the crew to be more careful of the air-conditioner. It seems that the crew has been using the controls too much, and they were told that this only helped the machinery to break down faster, says Joseph O.. Snyder, ship's delegate. 4" l" 3« Arrangements have been made aboard the Wild Ranger (Water­ man) to put an end to the traffic jams at the washing machine, says ship's delegate Arthur Beck. It was arranged that the deck department use the washing machine on alter­ nate weeks from the steward and engine departments. Everyone seemed satisfied, Beck reports. 4 4 4 The Penn Cballanger (Penn Navi­ t i 3. Praise for the delegates of the gation) has shown its appreciation Chilore CVemon Transportation) to the Master of the ship, reports ALCOA TRADER (Alcoa), Sapt. 14 —Chairman, R. Campball; Stcratary, W. H. Rhona. Ship's delegate re­ signed and Brother Glass was elected to serve in his place. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the .steward department for a job well done. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Sept. 13—Chairman, M. P. Cox) Secretary, I. J. Fray. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Brother Vance "Red" Wells was elected to serve at ship's qelegate. - Vote . of thanks to former ship's delegate. Brother Dewey Penton. . THETIS (Admanthos), Sept. S — Chairman, Ray J. Kelly; Secretary, DenSId L. Core. Brother Joseph Sny­ der resigned as ship's delegate and Brother John Dellinger was elected to serve in his place. Delegate requested to have repairs lirts. ready before reaching Pearl Harbor." Minor beefs to be taken up with jpatrolman. OLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), Aug. 14—Chairman, Joseph Tewnsend; Secretary, ' Nicholas Hat- glmlsios. Brother JIggs Jeffers was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Everything Is running smoothly with no beefs or disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward and entire department for a wonderful job. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Sept. 37—Chairman, C. NIckerton; Secre­ tary, V. Shilapln. All major repairs were taken care of. Vote of thanks to aU delegates for their cooperation and job well done, and to the stew­ ard for his extra time and effort in ' supplying crew with mail addresses, and other favors. Some disputed OT in deck and engine department to be taken up with patrolman. SEATRAIN TEXAS — (Saatrain), Aug. 37—Chairman, John Cole; Secre­ tary, James Stickney. Brother John Cole was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Motion made that the Union officials give the member­ ship a progress report on the con­ tract negotiations which began June 15th—what the Union is asking for and What basic improvements we have reason to hope for, to justify this year's fifty percent, raise in dues. The crew backed the Chief Cook to a man disputing the Captain's conten­ tion that he is not performing his duties adequately. Quality of meats and vegetables very poor, and messroom services leave much to be dasired. WARM SPRINGS (Columbia), Aug. 30—Chairman, Ray H. Casanova; Sec­ retary, J. W. Thomas. Everything running, smoothly. Some disputed OT la deck department. Crew requested to be quiet in passageways so that the other brothers can sleep. the consideration and help the captain extended to the crew dur­ ing the nine months of the trip. The crew also handed out kudos to the chief steward and the rest of the galley gang for a fine job during the voyage. 4 4 4 The Seafarers aboard the Eagle "Voyager (United Maritime) are all smiles lately, since the company placed a television set in the crews lounge, reports Vincent Genco, meeting secretary. He also reports that the captain has promised the crew a movie projector jf they will supply the money to buy films. The topic is still un­ der discussion, Genco says. 4 4 4 T^e crew of the Alice Brown (Bloomfield) is viewing the ar­ rival of the ship back into port in Beck the States with more than ordinary anticipation. A $60 arrival pool has been set up, the winner of which will get $50. The other $10 will go into the ship's fund reports Charlie Mazure, meeting chairman. 4 4 4 SIU Thanked For Sympathy To the Editor: We, the family of Anna Sorezza, wish to express our thanks for the very comforting expression of sympathy offered by the Seafarers International 4 SIU crews appreciate the spe­ cial efforts of the galley gang when the feeding aDoard a ship is especially fine. Steward depart­ ments of the following ships have been awardeii special recognition by happy crewmembers: Wacosta ("Waterman); Globe Progress (Mari­ time Overseas); Hastings (Water­ man); Warrior (Waterman); Norina (Marine Traders); Long Lines (Is­ thmian); Beloit Victory (Marine Managers); Del Valle (Delta). 4 The two Seafarers shown above, Julian Mineses and Alex Anapoi (l-r) are sitting in the sun on the steps of the bun­ galow they own in Houston, Texas, catching up with the activities of the union and the doings of their fellow Sea­ farers through reading the LOG. They have nothing but praise for the SIU pension which allows them to spend their golden years free of financial worries. The two Seafarers said they would not trade their bungalow in Houston for a palace anywhere else. 4 The Steel Designer (Isthmian) crew is getting along very smoothly according to Clarence L. White, meeting secretary. The crew is happy with the captain, the captain is happy with the crew, and there is plenty of overtime, he reports. He also said their were no beefs and no logs-during the entire trip. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Edward Cole, ship's delegate on the Ocean Vila (Maritime Over­ seas) quotes shipmate Charley Brown as saying that "the flying fish are bitting real good in the Pacific and the barbershop girls in Japan are out of this world." The rest of the crew seems to agree, Cole says. Nite lunch, a topic of discussion on all ships, has become the target of the steward department on the Choctaw (Waterman). The chief steward said he will improve the lunch and the crew voted to stand behind him In any improvements that can be made, reports Robert D. Smith, meeting chairman. All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. cause the newspapers do not want to lie, but the Department of Commerce's Maritime Ad­ ministration gives figures with­ out explaining the full impact of the figures released. For instance, in the story above, the department did not report that these figures in­ cluded the ships in mothballs and the ships which are no longer used, or obsolete, and are about to be scrapped. The total sum of the information, therefore, is misleading and causes the reader to believe these ships are all in operation. For instance, it is known that the active fleet of the U.S. is only fourth in size in the ranks of the world's maritime fleets. Alfred A. Kushe 4 4 4 Union to us and our beloved family member. These kind words will be remembered with deepest gratitude. The Sorezza Family To The Editor: I I would like to express my 4 4 4 deepest appreciation and grati­ tude to my fellow crewmembers aboard the S. S. Marore for the countless expressions of sym­ pathy and the kindness ex­ To The Editor: Recently I was going through tended to me upon the death of a newspaper here in my home my father. I was notified by radiogram town of Camden, N. J. and noticed a small story which while at sea, and within three hours, a large donation for read as follows: "The U. S. merchant fleet, the flowers and a message with the world's biggest, had a capacity crew's expressions of sympathy of 31,106,000 dead weight tons had been sent to my mother. I can not completely express (2,240 lbs. each) as of Jan. 1, 1963, according to the U. S. my thanks and appreciation to Department of Commerce's the officials and members of the SIU for the way they Maritime Administration." It Is a perfect example of the treated both my mother and I. misleading statements which "We both feel that they are the appear continually in the news­ most wonderful people we have papers and other publications ever had the good fortune to of this country. The statements know. Bobby D. Mangold are not necessarily false, be­ Marore Crew Gets Thanks Misleading Info Hit By Seafarer 1 i BBBN Mmtm f V/6/ow; VOL; DcM)'r'roAsKyou..^]^^'L4X>I^Lll^thlBiA tABRMAWS 1 SBBfsS IN THe MOMIBS. . . �SEAFARERS Fac* TwcBtr Walt 'Til Next Year Harry G. Schockney, 16, son of Seafarer Harry E. Schockney, knows what avid baseball fans his father and the other crewmembers aboard the Alcoa Commander are from listen­ ing to his father's descriptions of life aboard ship. When the outcome of the pennant race became known, young Harry drew this cartoon for the Alcoa Commander's crew, to console the fans of the losing teams and give them a piece of good advice—"Don't cry boys—wait until next year." The cartoon was sent to the LOS and is being reprinted here to console the fans of all the teams that didn't quite make it this year. Seafarer's Ready Aid Wins Crew's Praises Seafarers are well known for being always willing to risk their lives to help a shipmate in trouble. Rudy De Boissiere is one example of the typical seaman. Three times this year he has* been cited by the crew of three learned that Simmons was still in different ships for his quick Bombay, India, and had not been expatriated back to the States, he action in an emergency. The last example of De Bois- went out of his way to find the siere's helpfulness was reported reason. He was told that Sim­ by the crew of the Transindla mons was at that time in no con­ (iludson). Trained as a paramedic dition to be returned to the States, during his seven years in the U.S. and was assured that Simmons Army, De Boissiere who is ship's would be flown back as soon as delegate, used his first aid train­ possible. Just a short time later, De Bois­ ing when shipmate Maurice Schifaiii suffered a blood clot in his siere was sailing the Midland (Clearwater) when it docked in left leg. The crew of the Transindla Alexandria. He returned to the praised De Boissiere's quick action ship one night with his clothes and credited him with saving tattered as though every oat in Seafarer Schifani's life. In a ship­ the city had chewed on him for board meeting, they voted a spe­ awhile. But De Boissiere did not reply cial thanks to De Boissiere. De Boissiere could not keep all to crews impatient questioning, the credit for himself, though. He about his condition and it wasn't praised the crew and the coopera­ until weeks later when the ship tion they gave in moving Schifani returned to Alexandria that they to a hospital and thanked them learned of De Boissiere's heroism. While walking through the streets, for making the trip so smooth. This is not the first example he had seen a house on fire, and in which De Boissiere stepped in dashing through the flames and to help when needed. In April smoke, emerged with three small this year, he was credited by .the children that had been cut oft by crew of the Transorient (Hudsoh) the flames. for saving the life of deck en­ An avid Union man, De Bois­ gineer C. D. .Simmons, when he siere sails in the steward depart­ was injured on ship. De Boissiere ment. He is acclaimed by his fel­ v/as instrumental in treating the low crewmembers as being a injury and seeing that Simmons small piece of the Waldorf, with was put ashore immediately. his spotless white Jacket and im­ Later, when De Boissiere peccable serving techniques. Don't Delay On Heat Beefs Now that the cold weather is here. Seafarers are reminded that heating and lodging beefs in the shipyard can be easily handled If the ship's delegate promptly notifies the captain or chief engineer and shows them the temperature reading at the time. Crewmem­ bers who beef to themselves about the lack of heating but wait three or four days before making the problem known to a respon­ sible ship's officer are only making things tougher for themselves. The same applies when shipyard workers are busy around living quarters. Make sure you know where and when the work was done so that the SIU patrolman has the facts available In order make a determination. Ootobar 19. U64 LOG Photos Lured Seaman To Sea For First Time Seafarers wiU give many rea­ sons as to why they look to the set for a livelihood in the first place. Some will say to see the world. Others were looking for a good Job. Seafarer David Fair, however began sailing as a result of being shown soma photo­ graphs. In 1938, a friend of Fair's re­ turned from a trip around the world with a pocketful of pictures he had taken of the foreign cities he visited. Fair decided he had to see these cit­ ies himself. Fair d i s c o vered, while work­ ing his way to all,ports of the world, that he Fair enjoyed sailing and loved the sea. After 20 years, he still says, "sailing is a wonder­ ful life, especially for a single man, I'm a bachelor and I like it very much." When asked about the future. Fair said that there were "still two ports that 1 would like to see— Palestine and Yugoslavia." He said he was especially interested in seeing Palestine and the Ara­ bian area because it was the birth­ place of so many great religions. "There must be something about Palestine that exists nowhere else. Otherwise, there would not have been so much fighting over it, both in the time of the crusade and since the last war. Fair is an avid baseball and football fan, keeping up with the sports news wherever he goes. He also likes to spend his off duty hours curled up with a good sci­ ence book. "Science fiction can give a person a larger outlook on his present life," he said. Fair also has praise for the SIU and the progress it has made since it was organized in 1938. "The SIU has provided many benefits for the sailor that make being at sea not only enjoyable, but gives a man pride in doing his Job well, and makes the man realize he will be appreciated for it. ALCOA RANOIR (AI«M), Se^t. 17 —Chairman/ Jack OisMW Sacrafary, A. Q. Nail. Dlaeuaalam bald ragatdlnd kaxa for all man of tha ateward dapartmant aa ataward departmant toUata ara lockad In port No boafa reportod by department dellsatea. OVERSEAS ROSE (Maritime Overteat), Sept. 12—Chairman, William Burke; Secretary, Stanlay F. Schuy­ ler. t30.(X> In ahlp'a fund. No beefa reported by department delesatea. Brother Strickland waa elected to serve at ahlp'a delegate. Crewmembert asked to cooperate and bring coffea cupa back to tha pantry. Also, whUe the vestel ia in port, to keep few vv . • • . , M. , .V. .. n s. JIAN LA PITTI (Waterman), Sept. S—Chairman, T. H. Wright; Sacratary, H. O. RIdgaway. No baafa re­ ported by department dalegataiL Brother 3. nttpatrick waa eleetaa to serve at stiip'a delegate. Crammembera requeitad to keep pantry clean at night. ROBIN ORAY (Robin LIna), Sept. M —Chairman, Thomat Pay; Sacretary, R. W. Cartar. S16.1T in ahlp'a fund. No beefa reported by department delegates. KlecUon of delegates held. Brother T. J. Fay waa elected to serve at ship's delegate. A. R. McCraa as deck delegate. A. Oquendo aa engine -delegate and F. Bradley aa ateward delegate. JOHN P. REISS (Reiss), Sept. IS— Chairman, Joseph Arle; Secretary, John Turnbull. S14.90 In ship's fun^ No beefs reported by department delegates. J. L. REISS (ReIss), Sept. 20—Chair­ man, Tom Brown; Secretary, Nona. t20.60 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Sept. It—Chairman, Luclen E. Butts; Sec­ retary, John Dunn. $3.50 In ship's the natives out of the house. Patrol­ man to check the medicine aboard. CHATHAM (Waterman), Sept. 27— Chairman, T. Llles; Secretary, J. Drewes. $3.68 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. Dis­ cussion on maU delivery. FLOMAR (Calmar), Sept. 20—Chair­ man, H. Cailckl; Secretary, K. V. Christensen. $16.00 in ship'a fund— donations accepted in order to keep TV set operating. No beefs and no disputed OT were reported. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), Sept. 24—Chairman, Joseph Crawley; Sec­ retary, Arloe Hill. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. No beefs and no disputed OT reported. DUVAL (Suwannee), Sept. 5—Chair­ man, R. Callahan; Secretary, J. Gouidman. Discussion held regarding launch service in Madras, India. Draws in foreign ports clarified. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Brotiier T. J. Forsberg was elected to serve as ship's delegate. KENMAR (Calmar), Oct. 4—Chair­ man, J. C. Arnold; Secretary, V. Douglas. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Some disputed OT in deck department, otherwise no beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the ship's delegate. VOLUSIA (Suwannee), Sept. 2— Chairman, C. E. Mosley; Secretary, Wm. A. Walsh. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is O.K. The steward reminded ail crewmembers to bring linen to galley and not throw it on deck. COMMANDER ( Marina Carriers), Sept. 26—Chairman, Edmund AhUaly; Secretary, Chester Makuch. Ship's delegate reported that ail is running fairly smooth. AU repairs were taken care of. No major beefs or disputed OT. $7.95 in ship's fund. Ship's dele­ gate is getting off ship and Brother Julian Dedicanturla was elected to serve and will take over at the end of the trip. fund. Discussion held on equali2iiig OT. DEL RIO (Delta), Sept. 13—Chair­ man, Abner Abrami; Secretary, A. Tolention. Ship'a delegate reported that everything ia O.K. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Brother A. Abram waa elected to serve as ship's delegate. All crew­ members requested to close and lock their doors. Also to keep crew pantry and crew lounge clean. VENORE (Venore), Sept. 19—Chairmart, Frank Rakas; Secretary, W. B. Yarbrough. Brother Frank Rakas waa elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. Everything is running smoothly. No -beefs reported. Some disputed OT in deck department which wiU be taken care of in Baltimore. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department. GLOBE PROGRESS (Maritime Over­ seas), Sept. 20—Chairman, Jiggs Jeffers; Secretary, Nicholas Hatgimlsios. Ship's delegate reported that every­ thing is O.K. Crew requested to turn in all hooks to the library. Vote of thanks extended to the steward and his department for the .good food and service. Vote of thanks to Cap­ tain E. Chaki. KENT (Corsair), Sept. 14—Chair­ man, Paul L. Hunt; Secretary, Earl Adams. No beefs and no disputed OT was reported. Crowmemhors were re­ quested to cooperate with messman. FLORIDIAN (South Atlantic A Carib.), Sept. 29—Chairman, W. Banks; Secretary, A. Aronica. Chief Mate Is, working on repair list. Bal­ ance of repairs will he completed in the near future. Brother Guy Hughes resigned as ship's delegate and Brother V. Bryant was elected to serve in his place. No beefs were reported. DEL NORTE (Delta), Sept. 27— Chairman, Edward C. Burton; Sec­ retary, Bill Kaiser. No major beefs reported. Brother Robert Callahan was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. $154.00 in ship's fund and $136.40 in movie fund. All crewmem­ bers were asked not to throw any­ thing out of portholes. Lakes Music Makers PHote mress mwiisiGe RXiCLSS 'osroy A/e WelcozaedW yotar hi Herb Jacobs and Alex Laqarisak (l-r, above), both members of the SlU's Great Lakes District display the musical instru­ ments they use to liven up life while on board ship. Jacobs, who plays the Japanese string bar, and Lagarasik, a guitar, teamed up in the Lakes two seasons ago for their own enjoy­ ment and ended up entertaining the passengers on two of the ships they sailed, first the John T. Hutchinson, and then, this year, the Ishpeming. When not playing for their audiences, the two Seafarers display other arts in the galley. Jacobs is a 2d cook and Lagarisak sails as a messman. . . , . ^ �ddebw li; 1*M SE AV AltMKiS LOG Vagt 'Twenty-Onv SIU Veteran Recalls Hardships Before Days Of Sea Unions By Fred Harvey, Book H-120 Back In the days when we oldtimers shipped out on sailing ships, life was a rough, endless collection of starvation diets, miserable living conditions, crimps, boarding house masters and slave wages. Those were the days before the sailor had a strong maritime union to make sure he got a fair shake. ^ For those of who have been him and get him a ship. Naturally and as long as^ the microbes sailing since the turn of the the boarding master wasn't doing weren't in sight, it went a long Fred Harvey, an SlU oldtimer, sailed on the barque Palgrave, pictured above, out of Hamburg around the turn of the cen­ tury. His story of the voyage around the Cape Horn to San Francisco; and the accounts of the trails and hardships of sailors in these days, emphasizes the advancements sea unions have made in the condition of the present day sailor. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory CorrlorO, Sopt. 37—Chairman, T. Kalsy: Stcrefary, E .Harris. $3.71 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. TRANSORIENT (Hudson Water­ ways), Sept. 6—Chairman, Thomas J. HUburn; Secretary, Pete Triantaflllos. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother William McDon­ ald was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion made that ship's delegate see the Chief Engineer about hose connection on washing machine. Suggestion made bT several brothers that all new men get familiar with George G. Glennon was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks extended to the steward de­ partment for tha good food. DEL CAMPO (Delta), Sept. 37— Chairman, H. Roborts; Secretary, None. Brother Mahaffey was elected to serve as ship's delegate. All crewmembers requested to keep the messroom clean, and to return cups and glasses to messroom. SANTA EMILLA (Liberty Naylflatlon), Sept. 37 — Chairman, eaorga Hair; Secretary, J. M. Byers. Ship's delegate reported that all is run­ ning smoothly. Most of the repairs have been completed. OVERSEAS EVA (Maritime Over­ seas), July 31—Chairman, Abe Handleman; Secretary, Eugene Boegly. No beefs reported by department delegates. No ship's fund. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Sept. 37—Chairman, Joe Kramer; Secretary, R. Barsottl. All repairs taken care of. $43.00 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department. Ship's should be fumigated for rats. timnel on port and starboard side of abip, and to use same in foul weather. NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), Sept. 17—Chairman, C. KempczynskI; Sec­ retary, M. Carlin. Brother Mike Carlln was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. ST. LAWRENCE (Destiny Carriers), Sept. 30—Chairman, B. C. Browning; Secretary, Gustav V. Thobe. Brother Flllppo Carlino was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. Mscussion held about- use of washing machine. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment. DEL AIRES (Delta), Sept. 4—Chair­ man, Robert W. McNay; Secretary, Ralph Collier. No beefs reported by department delegates. Brother DETROIT (Sea-Land), Oct. $ — Chairman, B. Matarangolo; Secretary, E. R. Rosado. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything Is running smoothly. OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Over­ seas), Sept. 13—Chairman, O. Samdal; Secretary, John W. PIcou. S9.S5 In ship's fund. Some disputed OT In engine department. Suggestion made to see patrolman about water situa­ tion. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department and all de­ partment delegates. ANTON BRUUN (Alpine), Sept. 37 —Chairman, Henry M. Muranka; Sec­ retary, Jack Dolan. Ship's library was received from SIU. Softball gloves, balls and bats were purchased in Durban for all hands to use. All beefs were settled satisfactorily. All repairs were taken care of. $71 In ship's fund. this out of generosity, since he toward relieving our thirst century and lived through the grabbed the month's salary ad­ way problems. worst of it, the only thing I can vance you got, and whatever you The Palgrave's crew was one of aay is, "Thank the good Lord and had when you landed at his door, the hungriest I ever came across. men like Andy Furuseth, who After spending a couple of The idea of a second helping was started the sailor on a true course weeks enjoying the sights, pleas­ unheard of, and all a seaman could toward decent treatment on the ures and girls of Hamburg, I de­ count on was what he had coming ships they sail. cided it was once again time to to him according to law. Today Back in September, 1904 I paid ship out. I still had no intention ships are always adequately pro­ off the British barque Crown of of taking a job on a steamer, since visioned, and a Seafarer can count Germany in Antwerp. Since I had sailing ships of all nations were to on good chow when he ships out. about $80 in my pocket, I figured be had in Hamburg in those days. Every seaman who signs on for a the best place to keep it was in If they were good enough for voyage today owes a big vote of Andy Furuseth in his sailing days, thanks to unions like the SIU who a seamen's mis­ they were good enough for me. sion since we made sure that their members get sailors were apt I went around to the Board of their proper share of everything. to be taken for Trade office at the British Con­ We made San Francisco at the everything w e sulate and got fixed up with a beginning of March in fine weath­ had while on berth on a ship bound for Frisco. er. As soon as we dropped anchor shore. They gave me a month's advance we were besieged with a huge Back in those of $17.50, the prevailing rate, army of crimps and boarding mas­ days Antwerp got about half the money in cash, ters, but they didr't get any tak­ had many a trap and half in gear which I would ers. Our ship started discharging for the unwary need on the ship. Harvey cargo a couple of days later at the sailor, and the Remember, this was in the days Howard Street wharf. first boarding house I stopped at long before the seamen had strong On Saturday night, every mem­ knew every trick in the book. maritime unions to represent Their favorite gimmick was to them, and the operators furnished ber of the crew was given a $5 have the bartender tell you to their ships with very little for the draw, and we all went ashore to drink all you wanted, and pay up men they hired. We had to supply enjoy ourselves. However, in the tomorrow. The next morning our own "Donkey's Breakfast, following days the ship began los­ when the hung-over seaman would blankets, and even eating utensils. ing crewmembers, who also for­ feited the wages they had earned come drooping down the. stairs, he So, I said goodby to my friends up to that point. would find a huge collection of in Hamburg and signed jon HM empty bottles on the table. Now, Back in 1905 a ship's master four-masted bargue Palgrave for a only a whale could have drunk 36-month voyage to the U.S. West could have a man who jumped what was on that table, but you Coast and beyond. She carried a ship arrested, if he could find him. can bet the befuddled seaman was crew of about 37—22 sailors, 6 ap­ On the other hand, the corrupt going to end up paying for it. prentices, and 3 mates. We had a officials of the city government After getting my fill of Ant­ new crew in the foc'sle, but the very often paid little attention to werp, I took the advice of the captain, who was a Scotchman, the protests which were lodged by British Consul and headed for seemed to be a gentleman. masters of various sailing vessels. Hamburg a couple of days later. There wasn't too much sympathy After an unusually good run to for the captains, since everyone In those days a sailor didn't have to lug a briefcase full of papers Cape Horn, living on the ordinary knew that when it came time to to satisfy every authority in cre­ starvation diet that they fed us on put a ship to sea, men were always ation when he felt like moving on. a "limejuicer" back then, we made to be had when the blood money He was a free citizen of the world. a fair passage of about 140 days started flowing. When it came time to cross a bor­ to San Francisco. As far as feed­ As for me, well, I had enough der, he was never questioned, un­ ing went, the usual practice was to of the bloody limejuicer I had less he was trying to get into have your next day's provision rounded the Horn on. Up until the weighed out along with a ration time the seamen won good wages Russia. Looking back on my stay in Ant­ of water at 4 P.M. every afternoon. and working conditions through werp and Hamburg In 1904, it's Can you imagine living on a the growth of strong maritime un­ easy to see that nothing much has ration that measured out to four ions, the only way we could make changed for a seaman in a foreign quarts of water per man? This sure that we were fed enough to city. No matter what language he had to cover everything, including keep us going along with a living speaks, it's easy to get along in your coffee, tea, soup, drinking wage was to find a new ship. And any sailor town, as long as he has needs and personal washing, when­ so I left the Palgrave and headed enough cash to pay the tab. Back ever you could. We had a big for the Barbary Coast to think In those days, though, if a seaman hogshead under the foc'sle head to about the possibiilty of abandon­ went broke, he knew the boarding store rainwater. We often drank ing those magnificent sailir g ships house master would take care of from this barrel in hot weather. and signing on steamer. Where The Presidential Candidates Stand (Continued from page 8) EDlJCATIOBr. PRESIDENT JOHNSON—"! now call for a goal of higher education for every American with the desire and the ca­ pacity to learn. No one should be kept from knowledge because there is na room, or no teacher, or no library, or because he has no money.—Address, Uni­ versity of Texas, May 30, 1964. SENATOR GOLDWATER—"The govern­ ment has ho right to educate children. The parents, you and I, have that respon­ sibility; The child has no right ,to an education. In most cases, the children will get along very well without it."— Louisville, Ky., Courier-Journal, July 8, 1962. HITMAN RIGHTSPRESIDENT JOHNSON—"Today, Ameri­ cans of all faces stand side "by side in Berlin and Viet Nam. They died side by side in Korea. Surely, they can work and eat and travel side by side in their own country."—State of the Union address, January 8, 1964. SENATOR GOLDWATER—"If the Con­ gress . . . enacts legislation to integrate department stores and restaurant facili­ ties > . . we will have backed states' rights , clear out of the Constitution." —Column under Goldwater by-line, June 27, 1963. ROLE OF GOVERNMENT. PRESIDENT JOHNSON—"Does govern­ ment subvert our freedom through the Social Security system, which guards our people against destitution when they are too old to work? "Is freedom lessened by efforts to abate pollution in our streams, by efforts tti gain knowledge of heart disease or can­ cer? "Is fredom diminished by banning the sale of harmful drugs, by providing school lunches for our children . . . ? "The truth is, far from crushing the individual, government at its best lib­ erates him from the enslaving forces of his environment. For as Thomas. Jeffer­ son said, 'The. care of human life and happiness is the first and only legitimate object of good government'."—Address, Swarthmore College, June 1964. SENATOR GOLDWATER—"I fear Wash­ ington and centralized government more than I do Moscow."—Spartanburg, S. C., Herald, September 16, 1960. "I have little interest in streamlining government or in making It more effi­ cient, for I mean to reduce its size . . . My aim is not to pass laws, but to repeal them. It is not to inaugurate new pro­ grams, but to cancel old ones . . ."— Conscience of a Conservative. "The government must begin to with­ draw from a whole series of programs . . . from social welfare programs,, edu­ cation, public power, agriculture, public housing, urban renewal . . ."—Conscience of a Conservative �Page Twenty-Two SI^AFARERS October 16,' 1964 LOO CTeaiule of Membership Meetinss All of the following SlU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Timothy Troy Elliott, bom Au­ Melissa Johnson, born July IS, Mark Joseph Sabatier, born May 29, 1963, to the Charles Sabatier'a, 1964, to the Winston A. Johnson's, gust 23, 1964, to the John W. El­ liott's, Baytown, Texas. Superior, Wise. Galveston, Texas. 4> 4> 4- 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 t 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Joseph Little, born September Leonard Gonzales, born August Sean Patrick Heffeman, bom May 2, 1964, to the Thomas P. 12, 1964, to the Tommy R. Gon­ 10, 1964, to the John Little's, Jr, Bayonne, N.J. zales', Seattle, Washington. Heifernan's, Buffalo, N.Y. Stephen N. Kelley, born Septem­ Kelly Marie Vial, bora Septem­ Darlene Fike, bom August 24, 1964, to the Larry L. Fike's, San ber 8, 1964, to the Erwin H. Vial's, ber 7, 1964, to the Robert N. Kelley's, Jackson, Ala. Sr., Westwego, La. Pedro, Calif. Shelly Cooley, born August 13, James Curley Baudoin, Jr., born Joseph Benson Lujan, bom March 5, 1964, to the Joe E. July 10, 1964, to the James C. 1964, to the Alvin W. Cooley's, Leakesville, Miss. Baudoin's, Abbeville, La, Lujan's, San Francisco, Calif. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jeffrey Allan Runker, born Sep­ Todd Michael Werda, born Au­ Joan Marie Tamiyn, born June 21, 1964, to the Robert E. Tamlyn's, gust 20, 1964, to the Norbert S. tember 10, 1964, to the Lewis D. Bunker's, St. Ignace, Mich. Werda's, Alpena, Mich. St. Ignace, Mich. Kristopher Kirwin, born August Michella Tamara Gibbons, bom Mark & Michael Collins, born August 13, 1964, to the Neal T. June 12, 1964, to the John L, Gib­ 2, 1964, to the Kenneth R. Kir^ win's, Oaklyn, N.J. bons', Jr., B'klyn., N.Y. Collins', Mobile, Alabama. Lyndon Dofredo, bom March 16, Kevin Hunger, born June 13, Sherlena Weaver, born July 4, 1964, to the Lloyd L. Weaver's, 1964, to the Domingo A. Dofredo's, 1964, to the Charles W. Hunger's, New Orleans, La. Seattle, Wash. New Orleans, La. Richard Alan Wilson, bom July Arthur Sails, bom August 22, Tammy McGee, born April 29, 1964, to the Jerry J. McGee's, 4, 1964, to the Russell T. Wilson's, 1964, to the Marion B. Salis', Jack­ sonville, Fla. Virginia Beach, Va. Houston, Texas. Michael Ruth, born July 9, 1964, to the William A. Ruth's, Balti­ more, Maryland. Wendy Burriss, born June 19, 1964, to the William Burriss', Wil­ mington, North Carolina. Joseph Puglisi, born September 3, 1964, to the Joseph Puglisi's, Brooklyn, New York. Karen Lee Oreo, bom August 7, 1964, to the Anthony P. Oreo's, North Cape May, N.J. Wayne Johnson, born August 21, 1964, to the Ronnie G. Johnson's, Alpena, Michigan. Douglas Hovey, born September 6, 1964, to the Douglass P. Hovey's, Essexville, Mich. Gene Stark Your mother has asked that you contact her at Box 736, Baker, Mont., or telephone 778-2691. 4 4 4 Charles Dahlhouse Contact Thelma Treadway at 1427 Polymnia St., New Orleans about a very important matter. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 S.S. Warrior Crews Will the gangway watch on the night of July 12, 1963 in Galves. ton, Texas, who was on duty when Jack Strahan broke his ankle write Mr. W. Jiles Roberts, 617 Americana Bldg., Houston 2, Texas, at once. Raymond Tilley You are asked to contact Thomas Sullivan, P.O. Box 185, Ludington, Michigan 49431. Odel Powell Mr. George Pitour asks that you contact him at 27-34 14th Street, Long Island City. New York 11102. Ponderosa Crewmembers Personal baggage of former crewmembers is being held in the Baltimore Hall for the men listed below. The men are asked to make arrangements to have the baggage picked up as soon as possible. Robert I. Fagan, Frank Ridrigs, Anthony W. Stafford, Robert Doyle, Steve Marconls, Blanton Jackson, Gettes Lightfoot, Howard Flynn. ; SlU-AGLIWD Meetings Regular membership meetings for members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by tele­ gram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York .... November 2 Detroit October 16 Philadelphia ... November 3 Houston November 9 Baltimore November 4 New Orleans .. November 10 Mobile November 11 4 4 4 West Coast SlU-AGLIWD Meetings SIU headquarters has issued the following schedule through August, 1964 for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows; Wilmington San Francisco Seattle October 19 October 21 October 23 November 18 November IS November 20 4 4 4 where meetings are held at 2 PM. Great Lakes SIU Meetings The next meetings will be: Regular membership meetings Detroit Oct. 19—2 PM on the Great Lakes are held on Alpena, Buffalo, Chicago^ The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported the first and third Mondays of Cleveland, Duluth, Frankfort, to the Seafarers Welfare Flan (any apparent delay in payment each month in all ports at 7 PM November 2—7 PM local time, except at Detroit, of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary 4 4 4 card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates) i Edmond Joseph Marcotte, 48: SIU Inland Boatmen's Union Rubin I. MIns, 38: Brother Minu Brother Marcotte died at his home Glenwood Anthony Masterson, Regular membership meetings 68i The victim of a head injury. died on August 16, 1964, the victim in Chicago, 111., for IBU members are scheduled of a drowning of heart failure Brother Mastereach month in various ports. The accident at Ponton March 22, son died in the next meetings will be: 1964. He Joined chatrain Beach, USPHS Hospital Philadelphia .. Nov. 3—5 PM La. A member of the Union in in San Francisco, Baltimore (licensed and un­ the engine de­ 1962, and sailed Cal., on March licensed) Nov. 4—5 PM partment, he as a deck hand in 19, 1964. A mem­ Houston Nov. 9—5 PM joined the Union the Great Lakes ber of the engine Norfolk Nov. 5—7 PM Tug and Dredge in 1960. He is department, h e N'Orleans .. Nov. 10—5 PM survived by four Region. He is sur­ became a mem­ Mobile Nov. 11—5 PM brothers, a sister, vived by his wife ber of the SIU in 4 4 4 Mrs. Doris G. Marcotte. Place of his mother and 1941. He is sur­ vived by his wife, Mrs. Eva J. Molly Mims, his former wife. Burial burial is not known. RAILWAY MARINI REGION Regular membership meetings Masterson. Burial was in the was in Metairie Cemetery, New 4 4 4 for Railway Marine Region-IBU Golden Gate National Cemetery, Orleans, La. Jack Kelly, 65: Brother Kelly members are scheduled each San Bruno, Cal. Virgil R?" Saulter, ^46i Brother was the victim of a drowning accir month in the various ports at 10 dent when the AM and 8 PM. The next meetings Saulter died of drowning when the tugboat Wales, on will be: tugboat Wales, on which he was which he was Jersey City Nov. 9 working, o v e rworking, over­ Philadelphia Nov. 10 turned on April turned on April Baltimore .. Nov. 11 25, 1964. A mem­ George B. Rohan (Rowan) 25, 1964. A memr •Norfolk ... Nov. 12 ber of the IBU, Betty Heiser Atkins desires that ber of the IBU, he worked as an GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE you or anyone knowing your he worked as a REGION engineer. His whereabouts contact here at 403 deck hand. He is Regular membership meet­ wife, Ann Kelly, ings for Great Cedar Hill Ave., Baltimore, Md. survived by h i a Lakes Tug and survives. Burial wife, Annie Mae 4 4 4 Dredge Region IBU memlers are Saulter. Burial was in the Grace Memorial Park scheduled each month in the vari­ Francis Joseph McGarry was in the Galveston Memorial Cemetery, Alto Loma, Texas. ous ports at 7:30 PM. The next Contact the Welfare Plan Office 4 4 4 meetings will be: at Union Headquarters, 675 Fourth Park Cemetery, Hitchcock, Texas. 4 4 4 Detroit Nov. 9—2 PM Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y., at yoim ear­ Elbert B. Brown, 55: Brother Andres Posada Sanchez, 53: Brown died April 8, 1964 while liest convenience. Milwaukee Nov. 9 Heart failure was fatal to Brother aboard the Col­ Chicago Nov. 10 4 4 4 Sanchez on April Buffalo Nov. 11 umbia, of heart A. Korsak tSault Ste. Marie .. Nov. 12 failure. A mem­ The number of Mrs. Louis Qual- 28, 1964 while he Duluth Oct. 16 ber of the stewtiere has been changed to UN 6- was in Spain. A member of the Lorain Oct. 16 7320. ard department, deck department (For meeting place, contact Har­ he has been a 4 4 4 until he retired old Ruthsatz, 118 Easi Parish. member of the Rudy P. De Boissiere In 1963, he joined Sandusky, Ohio). Union since 1939. Contact the Welfare Plan Office the SIU in 1943. Cleveland Oct. 16 Surviving is his at Union Headquarters, 675 Fourth Ho is survived by Toledo Oct. 16 son, Robert Leo Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y., at your ear­ his wife Carmen Ashtabula Oct. 13 Brown. Burial liest convenience. Fernandez P o s(For meeting place, contact John was in the Arlington National 4 4 4 ada. Burial was in the Cillero Cemetery, Fort Myer, Va. Mere, 1644 West 3rd Street, Ash­ Income Tax Checks Graveyard, Cillero Vivere, Spain. tabula, Ohio). Income Tax refund checks are 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 being held for the SIU members Clifford T. Wuertc, 68i Brother Victor Shavroff, 63: Brother listed below by Jack Lynch, Wuertz died at his home in New Shavroff was the victim of heart United Industrial Workers Regular membership meetings Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Har­ failure on April Orleans of pneu­ rison Street, San Francisco 5, monia on April 16, 1964 at his for UIW members are scheduled Calif.: home in San each month at 7 PM in various 13, 1964. A mem­ Vasco Barros, Margarito Borja, Francisco. A ports. The next meetings will be: ber of the engine New York ... November 2 Orla S. Bushold, Eugene L. Casmember of the department until Baltimore ... Novembeir 4 tano Jr., Winfred S. Daniel, For­ Union since 1942, he retired in Philadelphia . November 3 tunate Drilon, Donald J. Hampton, he sailed in the 1962, he joined ^Houston November 9 Eigil E. Hjelm, Willard Layton, deck department. the Union in Mobile November 11 Sheffield Nerkitt, Robert W. Oslin, Surviving is his 1956. He is sur­ New Orleans .. November 10 Arthur D. Payton, Jorgen G. Pedvived by his fiancee, Cynthia • Meeting! held et Lasor Temple, New­ erson. Champ C. Smith, Charles Williams. Burial port brother Roger News. E. Switzer (3), Bernado Tombocon, Wuertz. His place of burial is not was in the Chapel of Chimes Cem­ t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Glover Turner, Ding H. Woo. etery, Oakland, Calif. known. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. �SEAFARERS October K. 1964 nr* Twenty-Tiireo LOG Out Of The Galley UNION HALLS All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and visits whenever possible. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL CHICAGO. ILLINOIS Felix Miller James Hamilton Waiter Frederick Harry Oliver USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS William Bedgood Milburn Hatley Alfred Bjorsvik Neis Larson Mark Conrad. Sr. George Little Richard Davis J. Lippencott James Edwards Cecil Morris Gilbert Gonzalez Mack Murray Hugh Grove Joseph Pitre Willie Guilott James Reiliy Norman Hadden Felice Ruiacoppo Ottis Hail Earnest Russell William Harris Alfonso Sandino US->HS HOS'-'ITAL DETROIT, MICHIGAN Ulyss Crider Arlo Otto Deaiie Haswell Thoma" Richards .lames Kelly .*ohn Sanlay Clarence Lenhart -hn Snay Barney Majjesle Walter Selzer Joseph Mrkia USPHS HOS->!TAL HOUSTON. TEXAS Joseph H. Booker Neis Larson Eimor E. Camno James E. farshall Malvin Chandler .lames M. Reilly .'.imes F. Cleater Ruben Reyna rtork Conrad Ernest Russell Roy E. Curtis Earven R. Savoy Hugh C. Grove M. E. Sehifani Ceraid L. Kersey W. E. Walker Edw. H. Kolcnsusky USPHS HOSPITAL ,VEW ORT.EANS. LOUiSIANNA Clarence Anthony Rcbert M. McEvoy James C. Armstrong Henry J. Maas, Jr. John G. Brady .'oyce R. Massey John A. Buttimer Charles C. Mathews Allen ColUns. Jr. Phillip C. Mendoza Peter A. Dufour. Jr. Mathios J. Oswald Fred Fagan. Jr. William H. Padgett Salvatore Fertltta Alfonso Pavon Audley C. Foster Harry C. Peeler Luis G. Franco J.-mes J. Redden Evle E. Kinman W. R. Simpson Wallace J. LaNasa Thomas W. Sims Unionists Aid Handicapped WASHINGTON—The 20th anni­ versary of the first National Em­ ploy the Physically Handicapped Week is being observed in the first week of October, with organized labor playing the same major role it has carried out during two decades of active participation. The observance was the out­ growth of a congressional resolu­ tion calling on the President to issue a suitable proclamation each year naming the first week in Oc­ tober as National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week and urging labor and management to participate in its observance. The former AFL and the former CIO joined wholeheartedly in the effort to make the first week the success it was. The first beneficial effect was a sharp jump in the number of job placements of workers who had suffered physical handicaps. Julius C. Thompson Guy Whiteburst Emest C. Vltorl William J. Wooisey J. F. Wanderllch USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK John Allen A. Maher Peter Arthur Donald McCown E. Bafaloukas Thomas Maher Raoul Cabrera Dennis Marcoly Henry Callahan James Martin Edward Calvillo Anstey Minors William Cameron C. Morales John Chiarra Frank Myatt Angelo Ciano John Natoli John Cunningham Harold Nelson Hamilton Dailey Wilbur Newson Charles DahUiaus Nick Palantzoglou Benjamin Davis Ray Ruppert Henry D^ehl Anthony Seaturro George Duffy Ralph Spiteri E. B. Flowers M. Sharpe Francis J. Flvnn James Shiber Pedro Gonzalez Sydney Shrimpton Bernard Cortner B. Skorobogaty Anton Hansen Juan Soto Christns Houlis J.ames Stogaitis Ellis Jones Fred L. Travis Rufino Lara Vernon Williamson William Logan William Wilson Thomas Lowe Fred Wrafter USPHS HOSPITAL BAI.'^'MOPE. MARYLAND Clarence Anderson Raymond Myers Norman Barb Walter Pachulskl Pdgar Benson Estai Potts Walter J. Ensman Roy R. Rayfield W.-rren Rullard Joseph Richsgers Gaetano Busciglio .'ames Robinson Charles A. CampbeU John Skogiund Theodore Drobins Charles D. Slick Michael Duco John M. Stone Fredlof Fondila WiUiam Stormer Gorman Glare Francis Sturgis Charles Hardesty Andrew Suecb William A. House Samuel Pate Nolan Hiu-tt Harry Wiiloughby Grover C s'addox . Chester B. WUson John O. MUler Chambers Winskey FeUpe Martinez Antoni Wojcichl WUliam C. Murphy USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS John Harty George Spiliotis Truman Patriquin USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA T. E. Allen Raymond Miller Frank Buck Goorge Moore Myron A. Garrish Arthur Wroton USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WAHINGTON E. A. Ainsworth V. M. Johnston H. H. Armfield N. I. Nichols L. Bailey J. A. Laigo A. A. Furst C. E. WaUieh USPHS HOSPITAL .JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA S. E. Walton J. C. Laseter L. A. McLaughlin E. L. Costine USPHS HOSPITAL WILMINGTON, DELAWARE E. E. Edinger USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Roy C. Bru Hubert I. Pousson Donald S. Cogging Richard L. Welch Milton L. Foley Calvin J. Wilson CarroU Harper Richard O. Zaragoza Bemie R. Hylton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Deibler George McKnew Abe Gordon WilUe Young Thomas Lehay Max Olson SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez WUliam Kenny Edwin Harriman USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA WUliam Lovett USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE James McGee PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin V.A. HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS Maurice Roberts U.S. SOLDIERS HOME HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, D.C. William Thomson SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Cristobd Do Jesus, night baker aboard the Hastings (Waterman) takes a break from the galley for a stroll in the sun on the return to the States from India. PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Llndsey WiUiamz A1 Tanner Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER A1 Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI HaU Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Rex Dickey. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Ed Riley, Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 1022S W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS ....675 4th Ave., Bklyn BYacinth 9-0600 HOUSTON 5804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax WiUlam Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben Gonzales, Agent FRanklln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HBknlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel. 529-7546 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 115 3rd St. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent ..622-1892 PHILADELPHIA ........2604 S. 4th St. John Fay, Acting Agent . DEhvey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Hsirrison St. Paul Gonsorchlk, Agent ..DOuglag 2-4401 Frank Drozak, West Coast Rep. SANTURCB PB .. 1319 Fernandez Juncos Stop 30 Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakea and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detaUed CPA audit every three months by a rank and flie auditing committee elected by the membership. AU Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. AU trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. AU these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equaUy of union and management representativea and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds aro made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. AU trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avaUable in aU Union halU If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified maU, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Eari Shepard. Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place. Suite 1930, New York 4. N.V. Full copies of contracts as referred to are avaUable to you at all times, cither by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Anpeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of ail SIU contracts are avaUable In aU SIU haUs. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live- aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as weU as your obUgations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. v EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the poUtical purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from pub­ lishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its coUective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membersbip action at the September. 1960, meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG poUcy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board' may delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OP MONIES. No monies are to he paid to anyone in any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no circumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless be is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that be should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitu­ tion. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any metbods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EVERY MOHTHS If any SIU ship has no library or needs a new supply of books, contact any SIU hall. YOUR SIU SHIP'S LIBRARY RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU mem­ bers at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in ail rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oidtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membersliip has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of aUowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. Ail Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights In employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth In the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with tho employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he Is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS FOLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. if at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the abov* rights have been violated, or that ha has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or Information, he should Immediattiy notify SiU President Paul Hail at haadquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. Keith Terpe. Hq. Hep Phone 724-2843 SEATTLE 2505 Ist Ave. Ted BabkowsU. Agent MAin 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GiUette, Agent 229-2783 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 N. Marine Ave. Frank Boyne, Agent .. TErminal 4-2528 Great Lakes SECRETARY-TREASURER Fred J. Farnen ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Roy Boudreau ALPENA 127 River St. EL. 4-3610 BUFFALO, NY 735 Washington TL 3-9?: » CHICAGO 9383 Ewing Ave. So. Chicago, m. SAginaw 1-07. 3 CLEVELAND 1420 West 23th St. MAin 1-5^.30 DULUTH 312 W. 2ncl St. RAndolph 2-4'10 FRANKFORT, Mich 415 Main St. MaU Address: P.O. Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 HEADQUARTERS 10225 W. Jefferson Av. River Rouge 18, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 Inland Boatmen's Union NATIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Matthews GREAT LAKES AREA DIRECTOR Pat Finnerty BALTIMORE ....1216 E. Baitimoie Si EAstern 7-4SI«i BOSTON 276 State ^ Richmond ' HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Brookly.j HVarin'h • HOUSTON 5804 Canal .H WAlnul -" JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE. J: x ELgin 3-()r:i7 MIAMI 744 W Flaglei St FRanklin 7-3.''» MOBILE 1 South Lawrence S: HEmiock 2-11'l NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson fi.v TP' : NORFOLK 115 Third St. Tel. 622-18?- rPHILADELPHIA 260-= S ii • DEwey b-PS-l TAMPA 312 H.irn.s-jn .'-•1 Tel 229 2-:?3 GREAT LAKES TUG & DREDGE REGION REGIONAL DIRECTOR Robert Jones Dredqa Workers Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Harold F. Yon BUFFALO 94 Henrietta Ave Arthur MUler, Agent TR 5-1533 CHICAGO 2300 N. Kimhell Trygve Varden, Agent ALbany 2-li.'>» CLEVELAND 1420 W. 2.3th St. Tom Gerrity, Agent 621-.34.30 DETTROIT 1570 Liberty Ave. Lincoln Park. Mip'i Ernest Demerse, Agent DU 2-7694 DULUTH 312 W. Second St Norman Jolicoeur, Agent RAndolph 7-6222 SAULT STE. MARIE Address maU to Brimiey. Mich Wayne Weston, Agent BHimley 14-r! .3 TOLEDO 423 CentrrI St CH 2-7751 Tug Firemen, Linemen, Oilers & Watchmen's Section ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Tom Burns ASHTABULA, 0 1G44 W. Third St John Mero, Agent WOodman 4-8.3.''2 BUFFALO 18 Portl.nnd St. Tom Burns, Agent TA 3-70r5 CHICAGO 9383 Ewing, S. Chicapo Robert Affleck, Agent . ESsex .3.n.=-0 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 2S;h St. W. Heams, Pro-Tem Agent MA DETROIT-TOLEDO 12948 Edison .St Max Tobin, Agent Southgate, Mich. A Venue 4-0071 DULUTH Box No 66 South Range. W a. Ray Thomson, Agent .. EXport 8-3n?4 LORAIN, 0 118 E. Parish St. Sandusky. Ohii Harold Ruthsatz, Agent MAin 6-4.373 MILWAUKEE ... 2722 A. So. Shore Or. Joseph Miller, Agent . SHerman 4-fii'''.3 SAULT STE. MARIE . . .1086 MrpJe St. Wm. J. Lackey, Agent . MEIrcse 2-8S'7 Rivers Section ST. LOUIS, MO 805 Del M i L. J. Colvis, Agent CE 1-1434 PORT ARTHUR. Tex 1348 7lh St Arthur Bendheim, Agent RAILWAY MARINE REGION HEADQUARTERS ... 99 Montgomery Si. Jersey City 2, NJ HEnderson 3-nt04 REGIONAL DIRECTOR G. P. McGinty ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTORS E. B. Pulver R. H. Avery BALTIMORE....1216 E. BaltiiiioK EAstppNORFOLK 115 Third St. 622-18923 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S -. DEwp- I United Industrial Workers BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. E.4stern 7-4!l >1 BOSTON 276 Stat- .^t. Richmond 2-6" t HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Eron!: '-:, HYacinth 9 "1 HOUSTON 5804 Cr.n-! St. WAiniit C • •> JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl S ' Z ELgin : •» MIAMI 744 W FlaglPf St. FRanklin 7-" ? MOBILE 1 S. Lawrcn— St. HEmiock 2 • • 1 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jacks-n . Phone E.7,- • i NORFOLK 115 Thir-" • 1. Phone <22-' : PHILADELPHIA 2 04 S 4::i .-.1. DEwey (•: " 3 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Phone 229-2781 , �SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORQAN OFTHE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO FOR SIU PENSIONERS Seafarers who retire, either on the standard pension at age 65 or at an earlier age on the disability pension, receive $150 a month. This, of course, is in addition to their Social Security benefits. Perhaps even more important today is the additional benefit pensioned Seafarers receive in the form of un­ limited medical expenses. And at the same time, the wives and dependents of pensioned Seafarers continue to be covered under the dependent benefit schedule just as they'were while the Seafarer was still working. The unlimited medical expense feature of the Sea­ farers Pension Plan is most important because of the continuing increases in medical expenses over the past years. Statistics compiled by the American Hospital Association show that the cost of hospital care has risen to almost four times what it was in 1946 and is continuing to rise. Retired Seafarer O. C. (name withheld), who went on, pension in 1961 recently required surgery to save hit life. The unlimited medical expense feature of the Sea­ farers Plan paid the $1,200 bill in full. With the unlimited medical expenses available to him, the pensioned Seafarer can use his pension money for living expenses, without worrying about being un­ able to pay for medical treatment and care. Retired Seafarer C. B., on SIU pension since 1956 re­ quires treatment for a heart condition at costs averaging $30 monthly for medicine and $15 monthly for treatment—every month. The SIU Flan takes care of the bills. The unlimited medical expense benefit is available to the pensioned Seafarer at a time when medical ex­ penses can be expected to occur more frequently and to be more costly. Statistics show that people over 65 use three times as much hospital care as people under 65 and spend over twice as much for medical care as the rest of the population. Retired Seafarer F. M., who went on pension in 1958, became unable to take care of himself and had to enter a nursing home nine months ago. The SIU Pension Plan pays the $250 monthly costs. UNLIMITED MEDICAL CARE �iSeAFARERS^LOG 1964 ELECTION SUPPLEMENT SIU ELECTION ' ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES & INLAND WATERS DISTRICT Election Procedures Qualified Candidates with photos and records submitted by candidates Sections of SIU Constitution Sample Ballot Election Procedures: 5IU Executive Board Minutes, Sept. 9, 1964 (The following executive board minutes were acted on and approved by the membership at port meetings held on October 9, 1964.) The meeting was called to order at 3:00 P.M. by Paul Hall, President. PRESENT: Paul Hall, President; Robert A. Matthews, Vice-President; Earl Shepard, Vice-President; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer; Lindsey Wiliams, Vice-President. ABSENT: Carl Tanner, Executive "Vice-President; A1 Tanner, Vice-President. ALSO PRESENT: Herb Brand, Director of Organizing & Publications; Howard Schulman, SIU General Counsel. The President announced that a quorum was present. He then stated that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss the 1964 general election, review the steps taken so far, and to determine whether the Executive Board wished to recommend any additional steps which would, in Its collective judgment, be desirable to comply not merely with the letter, but also, with the intent, of the Constitution, the Secretary-Treasurer "additions to the Voting Procedures" as has been concurred in by the membership, applicable law, and this Union's policy of full and fair treatment for all candidates. The President next stated that the General Counsel was present at his request. He asked the General Counsel If he was aware of the election steps taken to date. The General Counsel replied in the affirmative, that he and other members of his staff had checked the Credentials Committee report and supporting records, and the election material prepared and distributed. The General Counsel stated that, in his opinion, the Union was in strict compli­ ance with the Constitution and applicable law, including, in particular, the Landrum-Griffin Act, and that he now so formally advised the Executive Board. He stated further that, so far as law was concerned, one last affirmative step remained to be taken, that is, the mailing of the 15 day notice required by law, that the Union was aware of this, and was, in fact, in the process of preparing the same for mailing. He pointed out that this would have to be completed on or prior to October 15, 1964. The SecretaryTreasurer stated that this would be accomplished. The President then called for an open general discussion dealing with the purpose of the meeting, after which, the following was decided upon: RE: UNION GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1964 The Executive Board wishes to make the following report and recommendations to the membership, for the purpose of keeping the membership informed, effectuating the Union's policy of completely equal and fair treatment to all candidates, and rounding out the Union's compliance with law, including the Landrum-Griffin Act. A. All steps required up to now to comply with Landrum-Griffin have been taken. There remains one step, the mailing of notices to the members, and recom­ mend this step be taken, in accordance with law, on or prior to October 15, 1964. It need hardly be noted, of course, that, both at regular meetings of the membership, and through the Seafarers Log, all details of the election have already been communicated. Insofar as our Consti­ tutional requirements regarding elections are concerned, not only are copies of the Constitution available at all ports, but also, the LOG prints the Constitution verbatim every six months. , Every member, therefore, should be aware of these requirements. B. 1. The policy of the Union has been, and is, equal electioneering limits and facilities for all candidates. As usual, the Seafarers Log will contain an election supple­ ment, which includes the biographical sketches of each candidate and his photo, together with a sample ballot with voting instructions. The usual distribution pattern will be followed. That is, it is sent to all contracted ves­ sels, is made available in substantial quantities, in all Union halls, and is otherwise distributed. Candidates and members will, therefore, have available to them those materials for electioneering, or any other purpose. In addition to that, the Executive Board recommends the printing of this election supplement in enough copies so that there will be available to each candidate, at his request, 100 copies thereof, to be used for such purposes as the candidate may choose. It is felt that 100 copies for each candidate is reasonable. There must be obviously be some limit to the Union's ex­ penditures in this regard. To insure equal treatment for each candidate, copies of this special material shall be made available in each Union hall. The Port Agent shall deliver the amount requested (up to 100) to each candidate, obtain a receipt therefor, keep a record of the same, and notify the Secretary-Treasurer, A1 Kerr immediately. It will be the Secretary-Treasurer's duty to keep a central tally, and to replenish stocks of this material when, as, and if needed. 2. To insure good order and to further preserve the sec­ recy of the ballot, electioneering must not take place within 25 feet of the polling place. In any event, the Union continues to insist on good order and decorum, which must be preserved. Any member whose ballot has been solicited within the prohibited area is required to make this fact known to the Polls Committee, which shall record the complaint in its report, as well as its findings and recommendations thereon. In addition, the member is required to notify the Secretary-Treasurer, A1 Kerr, at Headquarters, within 24 hours of the occurrence by reg­ istered mail, return i-eceipt requested, of the facts, which notification must be signed by the complainant, together with his book number. In that connection, the Executive Board recommends that the membership also adopt the rule that, in any case any member has a complaint that any of the election and balloting procedures of this Union have been violated, the same procedure as above set forth, shall be followed. While the members have already been notified, through the Log, as to notifications to the President in case of a claimed violation of any rights, it is recommended that the rule set forth herein be adopted with reference to the balloting and election procedures in this election, since the Secretary-Treasurer, under the Constitution, is charged with specific administrative duties in connection with elections and referendums. The member's duty to report violations in this manner should be emphasized. If situa­ tions exist which call for corrective action, that action ought to be taken. It can't be taken if the responsible parties under the Constitution are not made aware of the facts. 3. Obviously, nothing in these recommendations is to be deemed to deprive any candidate or member of his con­ stitutional right to observe the conduct of the election, the tallying of bailors, and so on, provided he maintains proper decorum. 4. In accordance with established policy, the Union, its officers, the Log, and, indeed, the entire membership, should continue to encourage the utmost interest in the election. The Executive Board urges the largest possible vote, and encourages the use of proper electioneering to further stimulate interest in the exercise of this important right. 0. The Secretary-Treasurer states that, in compliance with law he has prepared a membership list, to be avail­ able for inspection by any and all candidates. Again in accordance with law, the list is, and will be kept, available at Headquarters. While this is a valuable record, we rec­ ommend that the Secretary-Treasurer not be required to sit with whoever is inspecting the list, but that arrange­ ments be made for a rank and file committee of three (3) to be elected for that purpose. We further recommend that a proper receipt be obtained from the inspecting candidate. Finally, since many members object to tiie Union releasing their names and addresses, and since it has been a long term policy of the Union to respect these feelings on the part of the membership, we recommend that, while each candidate may have his inspection, no candidate shall be allowed to make copies of the list or any part thereof. D. Without regard to the Executive Board's power under Article VII of the Constitution, the Executive Board specifically requests that the matters herein be brourht to the attention of the membership and acted upon by them, by special meetings held in all ports, subject to tue requirements of the Constitution, commencing on Friday, October 9, 1964, at 9:00 A.M. It is also recommended that these minutes if approved as aforesaid, be included in the Seafarers Log election supplement of 1964, be included in the notice, referred to above, to be mailed to t!-.e membership in accordance with law, and, in addition, be prominently posted in the Union halls for the duration of the balloting. The Secretary-Treasurer was unanimously directed to take all steps necessary to effectuate the foregoing. ADJOURNMENT: Paul Hall, Chairman, then asked those assembled if there was any further business to come before the Board. There being no further business to be trans­ acted, it was then moved by Lindsey Williams and sec­ onded by Earl Shepard that this Board meeting stand adjourned. Carried by a unanimous vote of the Board. Meeting was then adjourned at 5:20 P.M. Fraternally submitted. By: AL KERR, Secretary-Treasurer 120 �OetPbec 10^ 19.04 Supplement—^Pase Two Candidates For SiU Elective Posts For: President For: Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast (Vote For One) No. 1 On Ballot JOHN COLE—Book No. €-8— Defeated Power Elite's Kangeroo Court expulsion and free speech suppression attempts. Holds members' Interests should be leaders' Interests; yet, typically, Executive Board capriciously cancelled New Orleans vote for essential shipping-board; showcasing sculpture in­ stead. Similarly, heaviest-bled unionists, hopelessly trailing indus­ try. Conditionwise, were administratively denied overdue living cost raise while supporting longshore strikers twelve dollars weekly boost. Resent Union levying directly from earnings to assume fol­ lowing management functions: physical examinations, legislative lobbying, safety, lifeboat school, belly-robbing plan. Opposes: ruin­ ous waterfront wars as organizing excuse; pampering shoestring operators at cost of family allotments; skeletonizing manning scales to maritlme's lowest. PAUL HALL—Book No. H-1— No. 2 On Ballot Original member of SIU. Hold all strike clearances. Elected secretary-treasurer 1948. Participated in all SIU organizing cam­ paigns and major beefs since earliest days. Served on all SIU negotiating committees since 1948. Helped initiate Welfare, Vaca­ tion and Pension Plans. Participated in drive for SIU seniority hiring system to save Union hiring hall. Now serving as SIU president. WILLIAM JOHN SMITH—Book No. 8-60-No. 3 On Ballot Started sailing in 1944 as member of the SIU Pacific District. Transferred to Atlantic and Gulf District in April, 1947. Was picket captain in Philadelphia during 1948 General Strike. Was doorman in Philadelphia for short while in 1947. Active during Isthmian strike in 1947. Have sailed many newly organized ships as deck and ship's delegate. Assisted in negotiating working rules for vacuvator machines aboard the SS Producer in 1958. Am a member of the deck department sailing as boatswain, deck maintenance or ablebodied seaman. Am at present sailing as AB aboard SS Portmar. For: Executive Vice-President (Vote For One) CAL TANNER—Book No. T-1— No. 4 On Ballot Charter member of the SIU since the beginning. Sailed actively during the war, seeing service in most combat zones. Active in Isthmian organizing drive both on ship and ashore as organizer. Elected Mobile agent from 1947 to 1960. Participated in various A&G District organizing drives of past years. Active in all SIU beefs and holds clearances for all strikes the Union has engaged in since it was first organized. Now serving as executive vice-presi­ dent, to which I was elected in 1960. For: Secretary-Treasurer (Vote For One) AL KERR—Book No. K-7— (Vote For One) EARL (Bull) SHEPARD—Book No. S-2—No. 7 On Ballot One of SIU's original members. Active in P&O strike and other early Union actions. Directed field work in Isthmian organizing drive. Participated in Great Lakes organizing. Directed N.Y. waterfront activities in 1946 general strike. Appointed New Orleans port agent in 1947. Elected New Orleans agent for 1948, 1949, 1950. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer for 1951. Appointed Baltimore agent in 1951. Elected Baltimore agent in every election since 1952, and elected vice-president in charge of Atlantic Coast in 1960. For: Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast (Vote For One) JAMES L. TUCKER—Book No. T-22— No. 8 On Ballot Transferred from the old AFL Seaman's Union in 1938 in Port of Baltimore when the SIU was formed. Have sailed regularly since then in all ratings in the deck department. Have been both deck and ship's delegate on many ships. Participated in various Union beefs and have a clear strike record. Have served as patrolman and agent appointed in Baltimore, Charleston and Mobile. At present am employed on the SS DEL NORTE as AB maintainence. LINDSEY WILLIAMS—Book No. W-l-No. 9 On Ballot Joined SIU in January, 1942, in New Orleans. Sailed in the deck department during the war in practically every war zone. Served as Gulf area organizer during Union drive to organize Isthmian. Director of organization for Cities Service drive and was responsible for bringing many other new companies under contact. Elected New Orleans port agent in each election from 1950 to 1960, when elected vice-president in charge of Gulf Coast. For: Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters (Vote For One) AL TANNER—Book No, T-I2— No. 10 On Ballot Sailed steward department ratings on SIU ships for many years. Became SIU member December, 1951. Came off ship to manage Baltimore Port O'Call when new hall opened. Participated in Balti­ more HIWD and MAWD organizing including successful drive for harbor tugs. Active in aid to Westinghouse strikers. Also in N.Y. Marine Allied Workers organizing and as Welfare Services repre­ sentative. Now coordinator of Great Lakes organizing for the Maritime Trades Dept. Elected vice-president In charge of Lakes and Inland Waters in 1960. No. 5 On Ballot Joined the SIU on November 6, 1943, in Port of New York. Sailed in all ratings in the deck department. Holds a clear record on all Union beefs and picketing actions since he joined the SIU. Has served the Union in many official capacities since 1945,' including organizer, dispatcher, partolman, assistant administrator of the SIU Welfare and Vacation Plans, as well as secretary-treasurer of all the Union's corporations. At present serves as secretary-treasurer of Un­ ion and its corporations. For: Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement (Vote For One) ROBERT A. MATTHEWS- -Book No. M I— i No. 6 On Ballot Joined SIU when it was chartered. Served as patrolman and port agent in Mobile and later as agent in Jacksonville and San F/ancisco. Assigned in 1946 to NY as hq representative. Served on every Union negotiating committee from 1946 to 1954. Elected assistant secretary-tfeasurer 1948, 1949 and 1950; hq representative for 1951-'52. Assistant secretary-treasurer 1953-'54, 1955-'56, 1957'58. Houston agent from 1958 to 1962, when assumed post of vicepresident in charge of contracts and contract enforcement. Partici­ pated in all SIU strikes and beefs. For: Headquarters Representative (Vote For Three) WILLIAM (Bill) HALL- -Book No. H.272— No. 11 On Ballot Joined SIU, A&G District, in 1944, in the Port of New York. Served actively in many of the Union's major strikes and beefs, in­ cluding the 1946 general strike, the 1947 Isthmian strike, the Wall Street strike and the Canadian beef. Was elected deck delegate and ship's delegate on most of the ships I sailed. Holds clearances for all Union actions. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer for 1953-54. Re-elected 1955-'56, 1957-'58. Serving as headquarters representa­ tive since 1960. THOMAS (Curley) LILES, JR.—Book No. L-230— No. 12 On Ballot Joined SIU in the Port of New Orleans in 1950. Previously had served in U.S. Navy from 1942-1945. Sails in the steward department and has steward's and cook's ratings. Participated in 1946 general strike and the Isthmian strike, and has strike cleairance for both. Continuad on pagt 1 �SifVleniiMii—Paare Tknl» IMIM IC tf(N EDWARD (Eddl*) MOONEY—Book No. M-T— No. 18 On IMIol LUIGI lOVINO^—Book No. Ml— Joined SIU in 1045. Senred at ihip'i delegate or ateward delegate on majority of shlpe. Member of Food and'Housing Committee, for 1946 general strike. Assisted during Canadian beef, and r^resented Union in various beefs in Puerto Rico. Participated in Wall Street strike. Appointed New York patrolman in 1952. Elected NY joint patrolman 1953-'54. Served as headquarters representative since 1955. Played major role in Robin Line beef. First started sailing with the SIU in 1946, and has shipped in both steward and deck departments since that time. Took part in 1946 general strike, the Wall Street strike and was active in the Isthmian organizing campaign. Also helped organize Government workers. On many occasions during the past fourteen years, has taken role in shipboard responsibility by serving as a delegate. Now serving as Joint Patrolman in New York. FREDDIE STEWART—Book No. S-B—No. 14 On Ballot PASQUALE (Pat) MARINELLI- -Book No. M-462— No. 22 On Ballot Was volunteer organizer for SIU when it was founded. Partici­ pated in all major strikes Including bonus strike, Isthmian, 1946 general strike and other actions. Was leader of direct action to secure milk, good provisions and decent shipboard conditions for all Seafarers. Served as steward patrolman in N.Y. in 1947 and joint patrolman in 1948 and 1949. Elected steward or joint patrolman for all years, 1950-1960, and as headquarters representative in 1960. Assisted in drawing up many of the Union's past contracts. For: New York Agent No. 21 On BaUot Have been sailing in the SIU since 1950 when I joined in the Port of New York. Sailed in the deck department as AB and carpenter. Have active Union record and have participated in all major Union beefs and organizing activities since joining the Union. Took part in many successful organizing campaigns in Puerto Rico. Now serving as patrolman in the Port of New York. FRANK MONGELLI—Book No. M-1111No. 23 On Ballot (Vote For One) JOSEPH (Joe DI George) DI GIORGIO— Book No. D-2—^No. 15 On Ballot Joined the Atlantic & Gulf District in 1951 in New Orleans. Served actively in many of the Union's major beefs and strikes in the years since then, including the 1946 general strike, the Isthmian strike, the Wall Street beef and numerous others. Elected Baltimore patrol­ man 1955-1956. Served on numerous rank and file committees and elected ship's delegate and steward delegate on many occasions. Was elected New York joint patrolman 1958-60 and reiected in 1960. Now serving as acting port agent. For: New York Joint Patrolman (Vote For Ten) THEODORE (Ted) BABKOWSKI—Book No. B-1— No. 16 On Ballot Joined SIU in 1941 and sailed in all combat zones during World War II. Was volunteer organizer in Isthmian drive and various tanker drives. Served on NY Isthmian strike committee. Active in 1946 strike. Coos Bay and shipyard beefs. Served on Baltimore com­ mittee aiding shipyard and telephone workers. Elected engine or joint patrolman at each election since 1949. Currently Seattle agent. ANGUS (Red) CAMPBELI^Book No. C-2I7— No. 17 On Ballot Started sailing in 1938 in the deck department. Came ashore to work for SIU in 1952. Has served in numerous capacities including building superintendent for five years. In charge of SIU training school activities including responsibility for lifeboat class, entry training and upgrading. Active in all SIU beefs since coming ashore including longshore, American Coal, Bull Line strike, Robin Line and SS Cleopatra. Has a clear record on all Union beefs. Elected New York joint patrolman in 1960. E. B. (Mac) McAULEY—Book No. M-20—No. 24 On Ballot Have been member of the SIU since 1943. Sailed all zones during World War II in both steward and engine departments. Was an official SIU observer during 1946 Isthmian election. Was acting Savannah agent in 1946. Have been ship's delegate and engine dele­ gate on numerous ships. Was patrolman-dispatcher in Savannah during 1952-53. Served as headquarters organizer in 1953-54. New York Dispatcher in 1954. New York Joint patrolman 1955-56. Elected Savannah Agent 1957-58. Part of 1958-61 worked on headquarters staff. Was West Coast representative in 1962-64. GEORGE McCARTNEY- -Book No. M-948— No. 25 On Ballot Started sailing in 1949. Have sailed in all departments at one time or another aboard freighters, tankers and passenger vessels. Have been departmental or ship's delegate aboard most ships on which I sailed. Came ashore in 1961 to serve as patrolman in New York and Philadelphia. Served as agent in the Port of Wilmington, Cali­ fornia, for 2 years. Was reassigned to headquarters in January of this year where I am presently serving as patrolman. If elected, will rep­ resent the membership to the best of my ability and will at all times abide by the Constitution and policies of this Union. I have been a member of the Union since 1943, sailing in the deck department. I served as a voluntary organizer in the successful Isthmian organizing campaign and the Cities Service organizing campaign. I have been active in practically all Union strikes and have strike clearance in all major beefs. On most ships that I have sailed I have served as department and ship's delegate. Throughout the years I have been elected and served in various constitutional committees such as Union financial committee, balloting commit­ tee. in 1960-63 I served as joint patrolman in the Port of New York. Since 1963 I have been serving as acting agent in San Juan, Puerto Rico. I have been an active member of the Union, In good standing, since 1946. My book was retired from 1954 to 1956, during which time I was inducted into the Army for two years. I returned to sail­ ing upon my discharge. I am 36 years old. My organizational record shall show I have taken part in several actions over the years. WARREN H. CASSIDY—Book No. €-724— No. 18 On Ballot GEORGE (Frenchy) RUF—Book No. R-1No. 27 On Ballot I am presently an active member of the Union and have been since 1947. Presently I sail in the Stewards Department. I have been taking part in all major beefs of this Union since 1947, the only exception being when I was at sea. My home town is Boston, but for the past several years I have made Brooklyn my home, and New York is my "home" shipping port. I would appreciate any and all support from the membership, and if elected will do my best to serve the members in the best way I can. JOHN FAY—Book No. F.363- FRED G. OESTMAN—Book No. 0-41—No. 26 On Ballot Have been a member of the Union in good standing for over 20 years. Have all strike clearances. Worked as a Union official in various .jobs since 1946. Have sailed on all types of SIU ships. Helped on several organizing jobs, both as ship and shoreside or­ ganizer. CHARLES SCOFIELD—Book No. S-186—No. 28 on Ballot No. 19 On Ballot I sailed in both the steward and deck departments before coming ashore in 1957. Since then have been employed by the Seafarers International Union in various capacities. I served as dispatcher, patrolman and welfare representative. I have been active in various beefs and organizing drives such as the American coal beef. Bull beef, Robin Line and most recently the Puerto Rican organizing drive. Have served as Boston Port Agent, and New York patrolman. Joined the SIU in the Port of Norfolk in 1942. Sailed all during World War II and Korean War. Sailed in the engine department and served on many ships as engine department and ship's dele­ gate. Appointed as joint patrolman for the Port of New York in October 1959. Elected by the membership as joint patrolman port of New York 1961-1964. CHARLES STAMBUL—Book No. S-578—No. 29 On Ballot VINCENT GENCO—Book No. G-79— No. 20 On Ballot I have been an SIU book member since March, 1945. I retired my book in December, 1945, and reactivated it again in August 1949. Since then I have had delegates' jobs almost continuously and I also served as . committeeman during the coal beef in the Port of Balti­ more and various other beefs when on the beach. At the present time, I am a crewmember and AB in deck department on the tanker SS Eagle Voyager. I joined the ship on June 26, 1964, in the Port of New York. I believe that I can do a good job for the Union and its member­ ship. As a member for many years, I have participated in many Union beefs which include organizing Isthmian, Wall Street beef, longshoremen's dispute and others. I was on the financial committee many times and was also on the ballotting committee. I was the engine room delegate and ship's delegate on many ships. Contlnuvd en page 4 �Oet<riber 16, 1864 Supplement—Face Four LORENCE E. TAYLOR—Book No. T-79—No. 30 on Ballot EDWARD KRESZ—Book No. K-315—No. 88 On BaUot I became a member of the SIU in 1945 though I have more than 28 years seatime. I have always sailed in the Engine room. My strike clearance record is perfect, have supported the Union in all its actions. I have been active in organizing particularly Dry Trans and Seatrader Co., I made ph.vsical contributions to the Wall Street, Wage Stabilization Board and Isthmian Beefs. If elected, I promise to serve the membership loyally and conscientiously. Since receiving my book in 1953, I believe I've done my utmost to uphold the Union and our Constitution. Serving mostly as deck and ship's delegate, I also believe I'm capable of upholding any Union activities ashore as well as at sea. Hoping you, the membership, will give me the chance to prove this. KEITH TERPE—Book No. T-3- No. 31 On Ballot For; Baltimore Agent (Vote For One) Sailed throughout World War 11. Was headquarters organizer during 1949-51, active in winning successful Cities Service drive. Also served as acting port agent in Lake Charles during 1950-51. Helped organize several other non-union companies. Was New York patrolman, contract negotiator and headquarters repre­ sentative 1951-1952. Elected N.Y. joint patrolman 1955-56, also 1958-60, and again in 1960. Have been serving Union in Puerto Rico. BERNARD TONER—Book No. T.28— No. 32 On Ballot REXFORD (Rex) DICKEY—Book No. D-6— No. 39 On Bullol Elected deck patrolman for the Port of Baltimore for ten terms from 1938-48. Sailed actively on a leave of absence, in the war years, 1942-43. Served as patrolman-organizer during the Isthmian drive and returned to this position on appointment in May, 1952. Was active In the 1946 general strike. Sailed as AB between 1948 and 1952. Elected Baltimore joint patrolman 1955 to present. Elected as Balti­ more Port Agent in 1960. Has been clear in all Union strikes. For; Baltimore Joint Patrolman I have been In the SIU ever since I began sailing. I ship in the deck department as bosun, carpenter or deck maintenance, and have had my share of deck and ship's delegate jobs. STEVEN (Steve) ZUBOVICH- -Book No. Z-13— No. 33 On Ballot First sailed on Seafarers International Union ships in 1944. Re­ ceived full book in 1945. Have clearance for all major beefs while shipping. Was in US Navy in 1946. Then returned to sea. Sail in deck department. Elected ship's delegate or deck delegate on majority of ships I sailed on. Elected joint patrolman in 1960, and have been serving in port of New York. For; Philadelphia Agent (Vote For One) FRANK DROZAK—Book No. D-22— No. 34 On Ballot Joined SIU in 1944 from port of Mobile, Sailed boatswain. Elected ships Delegate on most of contracted vessels. Active in all major beef: Cities Service, Isthmian, Moore-McCormack, NMU,- Railroad Strike, SS Atlantic Beef, Teamster beefs in Puerto Rico and Phila­ delphia. Acting Port Agent in New York from 1959 to 1961. Port Agent Philadelphia since 1962 and Secretary-Treasurer of Maritime Port Council in Philadelphia. For; Philadelphia Joint Patrolman (Vote For Four) W. PAUL GONSORCHIK—Book No. G.2— No. 40 On Ballot I joined the SIU on its inception, 1938. Became dispatcher in New York, 1940, served until 1948. In 1948 became patrolman in New York until 1960. In 1960 appointed agent Port of Norfolk, Va. Beginning in 1962 served as patrolman for the Port of Baltimore, Md., for two-and-a-half years. As of January 1964, appointed agent pro tem till present date. Participated in all the major strikes for the time in New York, Baltimore and Norfolk. ELI HANOVER—Book No. H-313— No. 41 On Ballot Joined the Seafarers International Union on July 23, 1941, in the port of New York. Sails in the deck department. Served on numer­ ous ships as ship's delegate and department delegate. Participated in many major Union actions and is strike-clear on all strikes. Served as dispatcher part of 1953 and 1954 and again in 1956. Elected patrol­ man in 1956 and 1958. Have been an active SIU member for almost 20 years. Elected in 1960 as Baltimore joint patrolman. ANTHONY (Tony) KASTINA—Book No. K-5No. 42 On Ballot Have been serving the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, since June 9, 1950. During that time has served as dispatcher, patrolman and also have handled the Union's Welfare Plan for a number of years. Also have been active in the organizational programs in the Baltimore area, including the American Coal Beef. Have all strike clearances since joining SIU. Elected Baltimore joint patrolman in 1960. BENJAMIN WILSON—Book No. W-217—No. 43 On Ballot (Vote For Two) WILLIAM R. DAVIES—Book No. D-178— No. 35 On Ballpt I have been an active member of the Seafarers Union for 22 years, helped organize on many occasions, and served the Union when needed in many ports, and also as Delegate on many ships. I have always believed in Unions and what they stand for, and will, alwaya will respond to the responsibility of being a Union brother. BELARMINO (Benny) GONZALEZ—Book No. 0-4No. 36 On Ballot Joined the SIU in 1938, in Tampa. Active in organizing P&O Line and in subsequent P&O strike. Helped organize Florida East Coast Carferry in 1940. Was New York dispatcher in 1946-47, steward de­ partment patrolman in 1948. Elected Baltimore steward patrolman in 1949. Served as AFL organizer in Florida. Was patrolman in Tampa, patrolman and dispatcher in New York during 1953-54. Elected Tampa joint patrolman In 1955-56. Now serving as Miami agent. I started sailing with the SIU in 1943." Served as Delegate on various ships, was active in all strikes and in the Isthmian drive. I also worked in the Baltimore hall since 1957. In May, 1962, to the present date, have been working as patrolman and welfare repres­ entative for the Union. For: Mobile Agent (Vote For One) FREDERICK H. JOHNSON—Book No. J-44— No. 44 On Ballot Have been a member of the Union since joining in the Port of New York in June 1942. Active seaman all during war and ever since. Have participated in all Union beefs and am clear for all strikes and beefs. Have been ship and deck delegate on many ships and also ship and shop steward in Mobile. Know what beefs we have on our ships as 1 have been sailing them. Am at present on SS DEL NORTE and have been for several months. LEON HALL, JR.—Book No. H-125—No. 37 On Ballot LOUIS (Blackie) NEIRA- -Book No. N-lNo. 45 On Ballot Joined Union in 1939. Sailed continuously until 1942 when I went into service of U.S. Army, serving until 1946. Returned to sailing on leaving Army. Served as delegate aboard many vessels. Participated in 1946 general strike. Wall Street strike, the Isthmian beef and p.-actically all other major Union beefs. Have worked as patrolman in the ports of San Francisco, Philadelphia and New York. Joined the SIU in the Port of NY in 1943. Sailed in the engine department. Appointed organizer in Mobile in 1945. Organized Mobile Towing Co. and other towboat companies in Mobile and Gulf area. Chairman of strike committee in Mobile for 1946 general strike. Active in 1947 Isthmian strike and numerous other Union beefs. Served as acting SIU agent, patrolman and organizer in Mo­ bile and other ports. Appointed Miami port agent 1958. Elected Tampa agent for 1959-'60. In 1960 was elected as Mobile agent Continued on page S �Sopplment—^Pare Five Ofltober If. 1914 THOMAS (Tom) GOULD—Book No. G-267— No. 53 On Ballot fort Mobile Joint Patrolman (Vote For Four) HAROLD J. nSCHER—Book No. F-l— No. 46 On Ballot Have been a member of the SIU since 1938. Sailed steadily in the engine department during the war until December 1943 when ap­ pointed Mobile dispatcher. Was drafted into the U.S. Army In 1944 and discharged in 1946. Returned to sea. Served again in Mobile as patrolman-dispatcher for four years from 1946 until 1950. Served as SIU West Coast representative and San Francisco agent from 1950 to 1953. Elected Mobile Joint patrolman 1953 to 1964. Served in, and have clear strike record on, all beefs. ROBERT JORDAN—Book No. J-1— No. 47 On Ballot Sailed as a member in the engine department since 1938. Was organizer in the Gulf area for Isthmian ships and tugboats from September 1945, and on. Served as Mobile engine department patrolman in February 1946. Was acting dispatcher and organizer in that Port. Was elected engine patrolman in Mobile in each elec­ tion from the year 1949 to 1956. Elected point patrolman from 1956 to 1964. Active in ail SIU beefs and picketing actions for many years. Have strike clearance records. LEO P. MARSH—Book No. M-9— No. 48 On Ballot I have been a member o? the SIU since its inception and have always sailed in the steward's department, in ail ratings and on almost ail types of vessels under Union contract. Have clearances for ail SIU strikes and beefs since the Union was organized and have taken active part in ail of them. Was appointed steward patrol­ man for the Port of Mobile in December 1951. Elected Mobile steward patrolman 1953-1956. Elected Mobile Joint patrolman 1957 through 1964. Joined SIU in Port of New Orleans on December 23, 1942. Sailed regularly throughout the war years. Active in Union's post war organizing campaigns in the Isthmian and Cities Service fleets. Took part in 1946 general strike and other major beefs through the years. Elected to, various rank and file committees. Served as welfare services representative, dispatcher and patrolman in New York. Also served in Seattle. Elected New York deck patrolman in 1955-1956. Elected Joint patrolman in New Orleans in 1956-1958. Presently serving as Joint patrolman in New Orleans. LUIS GUARINO—Book No. G-520— No. 54 On Ballot Have been sailing since 1946, in the deck department the majority of the time. Last ship was the SS Dei Norte in the capacity of boat­ swains mate. Participated in various beefs and picket lines in and around the Port of New Orleans for the SIU and other unions. Acted as delegate on various ships. Was appointed joint patrolman in the Port of New Orleans in July of 1961 and have been joint patrolman in the Port of New Orleans since July of 1961. Presently Joint patrolman in the Port of New Orleans. ANDREW A. G. McCLOSKEY- -Book No. M-950— No. 55 On Ballot Have all necessary seatime to qualify. Joined in 1947 and shipping steadily since. Have sailed in black gang particularly all my life, with exception of three years in steward department. Know ail problems confronting seamen and can cope with their beefs. Have long been associated with organized labor, dating back to 1939 when I organized and was president of Local 276 Amalgamated Meat Gutters Union. Delegate to state convention in 1940. Organizer for CIO Shipyard Workers. Was on negotiating committee in 1947 in regards T. Smith and some tugboat contracts, Algiers, La. Have served many times as departmental and ships' delegate. Have always done utmost for my Brother members. WILLIAM J. (Red) MORRIS—Book No. M-4No. 49 On Ballot Have sailed since 1939 and through World War II. Appointed acting agent for Jacksonville in March 1945. Later assigned to New York and then to Norfolk as patrolman. Served as acting agent at Charleston, SC. Appointed patrolman for Mobile 1947, served as deck patrolman in Mobile in 1948, Joint patrolman in 1949, deck patrolman 1953 to 1956, and 1958 to 19bu and served as such until Savannah Hall closed. Elected as Joint patrolman in Mobile 19611964 but was assigned Jacksonville Port Agent. Have taken part in Union beefs and strikes and hold strike clearance records. For: New Orleans Agent HERMAN TROXCLAIR—Book No. T-4—No. 56 On Ballot Joined SIU in March, 1941, and has been active in Union since that date in all strikes, beefs and organizational campaigns, serving on many committees. During World War II sailed widely in many combat areas. Always sailed in steward department. Was first elected steward department patrolman for New Orleans in 1948. Was re-elected for 1949 and 1950. Elected steward patrolman in same port for '52, '53, '54. Elected joint patrolman in 1960. Strike clearances for all beefs. PAUL WARREN—Book No. W-3— No. 57 On Ballot (Vote For One) C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS—Book No. S-4No. 50 On Ballot One of the early members of the SIU, Joining in December, 1938. Active in 1939 Isthmian strike, 1939 bonus strike, 1946 general strike and 1947 Isthmian strike when company signed. Served A&G Dis­ trict in many capacities from dispatcher to agent in New Orleans. Sailed in ail combat zones during WW II. Elected New Orleans engine or Joint patrolman since 1947 in every election up to 1960 when I was elected as Port Agent. Have participated in many Union beefs. Joined the SIU in 1938. Sailed in the deck department with all deck department ratings. Sailed during World War II in all theaters of operation. Participated and took an active part in all SIU beefs since the inception of the Union as an active member. Appointed to various Jobs in the Union including Great Lakes organizer, Cities Service and Isthmian organizer and patrolman. Worked as joint patrolman in the Port of New Orleans for the past 15 years. Pres­ ently Joint patrolman in the Port of New Orleans. For: Houston Agent (Vote For One) For: New Orleans Joint Patrolman PAUL DROZAK—Book No. D-180- No. 58 On Ballot (Vote For Four) A. E. (Jerry) CUNNINGHAM—Book No. 718— No. 51 On Ballot Served in World War II as member of 101st Air Borne Division. Started sailing with SIU in 1947 from/ Port of Galveston, Texas, after transferring from SUP. Hold every unlicensed rating in En­ gine Department and have sailed in al'. of them. Have very good knowledge of Union contracts and agr^jements. Clear record in all strikes and beefs in which SIU has been involved. Served as Ship and Departmental Delegate whenever called upon. Now makes home in New Orleans, and have sailed mainly from this Port, but have sailed from all other ports and has many friends up and down coast. HENRY B. DONNELLY—Book No. D-324No. 52 On Ballot Joined SIU in 1947, sailed in Steward Department in almost all capacities on freighters, tankers, passenger vessels. Have approxi­ mately 15 years seatime. Have clearances for all strikes and organ­ izing beefs, one-time editor of the SS Puerto Rico "Advocate" and SS Del Norte "Navigator." Understand working conditions in galley, messrooms, topside and below on passenger vessels, having worked them all, and reasons for disputed overtime. If elected New Orleans Joint patrolman I will try to change saying we have in Gulf about disputed overtime from "Write it down but you ain't going to get it" to "Write it down we'll try to get it for you." Became SIU member in 1945 in Mobile. Active in many major Union strikes and beefs from 1946 general strike down to present. Served as Seattle and San Francisco patrolman from 1951 to 1954. Served a two-year hitch in the US Army, 1954 to 1956, and then was assigned as New York patrolman. Major assignment was on Robin Line beef where I was active for full year from time the ships were sold until SIU won the beef. Has clear Union record. Elected New York Joint patrolman in 1958, and Agent in 1960. For: Houston Joint Patrolman (Vote For Four) MARTIN (Marly) BREITHOFF- -Book No. B-2 No. 59 On Ballot Started sailing with SIU in 1942 and sailed during World War II in the combat zones in both engine and steward departments. Served on grievance committee in Tampa during 1946 general strike. Was shipboard organizer at start of Cities Service drive in 1946. Served as chief dispatcher. Port of New York, in 1951 and 1952. Elected NY joint patrolman 1953 to 1956. San Francisco agent for fqur years. Now serving as Houston Joint patrolman. Continued on page S �beteber ll* 1N4 Sapplement—Page 81s WILLIAM J. DOAK—Book No. D-262—No. 60 On Ballot R. F. (Mlckej) WILBURN—Book No. W-6— No. 63 On Ballot Joined the SIU In the Port of New Orleans on August 8, 1944. Sailed In the deck department and have AB's rating. Have served in ail major Union beefs and organizing campaigns. Participated in the 1946 general strike and have strike clearance. Was active in a great many successful organizing campaigns in behalf of the Union in the tug boat and other inland fields. Presently serving as agent In Port Arthur, Texas. Have been with SIU since 1945 when I Joined in the Port of New York. Sailed in the deck department. Have been active in all major beefs since then, including the Isthmian beef. Served as instructor in the Union's training programs, and on the waterfront In the Port of New York. Have worked as Joint patrolman In the Port of Houston since 1961. ROAN LIGHTFOOT—Book No. L.562—No. 61 On Ballot Began sailing for the SIU in 1952, after serving six and one-half years in the U.S. Marine Corps. Sailed in the deck department and have bosun's rating. Have been active in all organizing campaigns and Union beefs since coming into the Union. Served in various capacities in the Port of Houston and have participated in all major Union beefs since joining the Union. Am now serving as patrolman in the Port of Houston. For: Detroif Agent (Vote For One) OSCAR M. RAYNOR—Book No. R.520—No. 62 On Ballot E. (Scottie) AUBUSSON—Book No. A-8—No. 64 On Ballot Having started with the SIU in 1947 at the port of New Orleans, I have sailed steady from all Ports. I received my full book in 1954 in the port of New York. I have always been in good standing with the Union, as far as money goes. Have served as department dele­ gate and/or ship's delegate on most all the ships I have been on. Have always brought in a clean ship for payoff. Also I lost the last election. I hope I can qualify for this one. Joined the SIU, A&G District, in 1942 and sailed with the Union during World War II. Active in numerous major strikes and beefs of the Union, including the 1946 general strike, the 1947 Isthmian strike and many other beefs since then. Served as dispatcher at headquarters in 1955-60 and also as headquarters patrolman. Served as organizer and patrolman on Great Lkes. SIU Constitution Rules On Elections Article XIII Section 3. Balloting Procedure • (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure die proper and timely I preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. I' Yiie ballots may contain ^neral information and instructive com­ ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon aplhabetically within each category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental United States shall then be added.. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have t'.ie number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so per­ forated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the namre of the ballot and the voting date thereof. the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, plac^ near the roster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the voting site with the ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the fact of voting shall be placed in the member's Union book. (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the establishment of a booth or other voting site where each member may vote in privacy. (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. . (g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sun­ days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized in the city in which the port affected is located. If November 1st or Deceinber 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M., except that, on Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 A.M. and continue until 12 noon. Section 4. Polls Committees (d) The Polls Committee shall permit full book members only • f.® Prior thereto, it shall stamp their book with the word voted and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­ upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ lopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. The committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or, envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the discretion of the Executive Board, oflicial envelopes may be pre­ pared for the purpoM of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the fore.going inscribed-thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be •used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by tlie member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or registered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes, are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an enveloj^, across the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope securely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may have received, and all the smbs collected both for the day and those turned over to it.-The Port Agent shall be responsible for proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. Ihe remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person. (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without com­ pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving or provide meals in lieu of cash. (a) Each port shall elert, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three full book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­ standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute a quomm for each port, with the said meeting to be held between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purine of eleaing the said Polls (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Secretary- Committee is. called/ and that the minutes of the said meeting are Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. sent daily to the Secretary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding para­ place un ess a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with f'') duly eleaed Polls Committee shall collect all unused number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and used, the ballot box or boxes and the ballot records and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer, files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the i who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and the serial number and amounts of ballots used with the verifica­ shall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the tion list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having both serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between been sent to that port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute what appears on the verifiication list, as corrected, and the ballots and return to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what any event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. separate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall file shall at all times be available to any member for inspection also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­ (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at port offices, arid pleted, with recommendations by tlie Secretary-Treasurer. A ma­ shall be secret. No signatures of any voter, or other distinguishing jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary Section 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro­ contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not make priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, any determination in these matters. Procedure, Protests, And Port Agent or Patrolman. (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is Special Votes fd) Only full book members may vote. However, immediately locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Comminee in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is (a) On the day the balloting in each port is to terminate, the of the port in which they are voting. The voter's book number set forth in the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept in shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to du|iicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. �Ootobw 16, im Bapplement—Pare Seven SlU Constitution Rules On Elections (€ontinued) headquarters (by certified or registered mall), tU the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of die Committee that all ballots sent to die port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject to the tight of each member of the Committee to make separate comments under his signature and date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all members of the committee, that all the stubs collected by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to the right of each member of the committee to make separate com­ ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for­ warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. (b) All forwarding to headquarters called for under this Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Gimmittee, at the address of headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent shall have the du./ to forward the material specifi­ cally set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the Union Tallying Committee, which will then carry out the functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Committee to execute those functions. abfe measures to adjust the course of lo proceedings so u to tnable the special vote set forth in this Section 5 (c) to. be com­ pleted within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be made by it unless and until die special votes referred to in this Section 5 (c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. (d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro­ ceed to the jmrt in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and returning from that Port. All members of the committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ quent'to their election to the day they return, in normal course, to the Port from which they were elected., The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairihan from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Con­ stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­ diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody during the course of the committee's proceedings. The proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation All certifications called for under this Article XIII shall be of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open deemed made according to the l»st knowledge, and .belief of those to any member, provided he observes decoruru. In no event, shall the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the required to make such certification. Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi­ (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In the event and Detroit. The election shall be held ac the regular meeting ia a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other­ Article, the committee shall be reconstituted except that if any wise determines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa­ that purpose as soon as possible. trolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquarters Rep­ resentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying shall be sent by the committee to each Port Agent and the SecretaryCommittee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the less from the close of this committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with applies shall be designated, by date, in the report and shall be detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each referred to as the "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the be permitted access to the election records and files of all ports, report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. Ihis copy which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election discretion. The report shall clearly detail aU discrepancies discovered, Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. and shall contain recommendations for the treatmeiit of these dis­ crepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5(c) of this Article to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted validity of the ballots, with pettinent details. therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and action, if any, in accordance with the Constitution, shall be taken evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period Election Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effective, and a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of inembers of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the closing report of the port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a shall be accepted as final. special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(f) must take terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so aaed the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and vote set by the membership, as aforesaid, the Port Agents in each book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the such port shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as disposition of the said protest. The committee shall take all reason^ set forth in Section 5(c), insofar as that Section deals with the 'termj of such special vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shaH make « sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail­ able to Pott Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme­ diately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in ffie same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, to as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Pore Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report containing a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Twd (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall be posted. 'The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally. ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of 'and deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. If such recheck and recount is ordered, the Union "Tallying Com­ mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. Section 6. Installation Into Office And The Job Of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent And Patrolman (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­ tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected. (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall'take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Section I. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. Saction 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the eleaion procedures as are required by law which directives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union. ADDITION TO VOTING PROCEDURES IN FORTHCOMING ELECTION OF OFFICERS (Under Article XIII, Section 7, of the union's Constitu­ tion, the Secretary-Treasurer of the union, A1 Kerr, pre­ sented the following "Addition To The 'Voting Procedures In The Forthcoming Election of Officers." These proce­ dures were adopted by the membership in the April and May membership meetings and are now a part of the election procedures of the union.) President's Pre-Ballbting Report. Article X, Section 1, "The President," Sub-Section (e), provides that the President's Pre-Balloting Report shall be submitted to the membership at the regular meeting in July of every election year. It is recommended to the membership in this connection that such Pre-Balloting Report be made both at the June and July meetings so as to give more than adequate notice to any prospective nominee for office. Provision for Nomination by Others. Article XIII, Section 1, "Nominations," provides for selfnomination to office. In order to square any ambiguity as to the meaning of this section, it is recommended that a member may place his name in nomination or have his name placed in nomination by any other member and further, that in either event, such member nominated must comply with the provisions of the constitution, as they are set forth, relating to the submission of creden­ tials. This change is an amplification of the existing pro­ visions of the constitution and should not be construed to be an alteration of same. Absentee Ballot. Article XIII, Sections 3 and 4, "Balloting Procedures" and "Polls Committee," of the constitution, provide that balloting shall be manual in nature. It is now recom­ mended that the following absentee ballot procedure be presented to the membership upon advice of counsel as an amplification of such provisions: Full book members may request an absentee ballot un­ der the following circumstances, only. While such mem­ ber is employed on an American-flag merchant vessel which vessel's schedule does not provide for it to touch a port in which voting is to take place during the voting period provided in Section 3 (g) of our constitution, in that event, the member shall make a request for an absentee ballot by Registered or Certified Mail or the equivalent mailing device at the location from which such request Is made, if such be the case. Such request must contain a designation as to the address to which such member wishes his absentee ballot returned. Such request shall be received no later than 12:00 P.M. on the fifteenth day of November of the election year and shall be directed to the Secretary-Treasurer at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11232. Upon receipt of such request, the pro­ cedures as established in Section 3 (d) of our constitution, shall not apply. The Secretary-Treasurer shall be responsible for deter­ mining whether such member is a member in good stand­ ing and further whether such member has, in fact, voted previousl.v. He shall send the processed ballot by Regis­ tered Mail-Return Receipt Requested to the address des­ ignated by such member in his absentee ballot request. The Secretary-Treasurer shall send to such member with his Ballot, instructions for returning the ballot, which instructions must be complied with exactly. The Secre­ tary-Treasurer shall further maintain a record showing the name, book number of the member, his ballot number and the date upon which such ballot was sent, which in­ formation shall be turned over to the Union Tallying Committee, when elected, in accordance with Article XIII, Section 5 (c) of the constitution. The member, after voting, shall return his absentee ballot by Registered or Certified Mail, or the equivalent mailing device at the location from which such absentee ballot is returned, if such be the case, to the depository named in the Presi­ dent's Pre-Balloting Report. These absentee ballots must be post-marked prior to midnight of December 31, 1964, and must be received by the depository named in the President s Pre-Balloting Re­ port, prior to January 10, 1965, regardless of when post­ marked, for them to be counted as eligible vote§. Such ballots will be maintaineh separately by such depository and shall then be turned over to the Union Tallying Com­ mittee, as provided in Section 5 (d) of Article XIII of the constitution. �.1. •• •• 1 • 2• 3 • 4 • 5 • OFFICIAL BALLOT For Election of 1965-1968 Officers SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic, Gulf, lakoi anfl Inland Waters District VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER 2nd, 1964 THROUGH DECEMBER 31st, 1964 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS—In order to vote for a candidate, mark a cro« (X) Itl voting square to the left of name. If you vote for more candidates for office than specified herein your vote for such office will be invalid. YOU MAY WRITE THE NAME OF ANY MEMBER WHOSE NAME DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN THE BUNK SPACE PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE UNDER EACH OFRCE Do not use a lead pencil in marking the ballot. Ballots marked with lead pencil will not be counted. ^"1 ".»<••• AAARK YOUR BALLOT WITH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE PENCIL. Vote for Ten • John Cole, C-8 Paul Hall, H-1 William John Smith, S-60 EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Vote for Ono Col Tanner, T-1 SECRETARY-TREASURER Vote for Ono Al Kerr, K-7 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 O 22 • 23 O 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 Q 33 • Theodore (Ted) Babkowski, B-1 Angus (Red) Campbell, C-217 "• Warren H. Cossidy, C-724 John Fay, F-363 Vincent Genco, G-79 Luige lovino, 1-11 Pasquale (Pot) Marinelll, M-462 Frank AAongelli, M-1111 E B. (Atoc) McAuley, M-20 George McCartney, M-948 Fred George Oestman, 0-41 George (Frenchy) Ruf, R-1 Charles J. Scofield,S-186 Charies Stambul, S-578 Lorence E. Taylor, T-79 Keith Terpe, T-3 Bernard Toner, T-28 Steven (Steve) Zubovich, Z-J3 C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROIAUN Vote for Four PHIUDELPHIA AGENT Eori (Bull) Shepard, S-2 Vote for Ono 34 "• Frank Drocok, D-22 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 Q 57 • A. E. (Jerry) Cunningham, C-718 Henry B. Donnelly, D-324 Thomas E. Gould, G-267 Louis Guorino, G-520 Andrew A. G. A^CIoskey, M-950 Herman M. Troxcloir, T-4 Paul Warren, W-3 PHIUDELPHIA JOINT PATROLMAN James L. (Jimmie) Tucker, T-22 Lindsey J. Williams, W-1 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE LAKES AND INLAND WATERS Vote for One 10 • 46 • Harold J. Fischer, F-1 47 • Robert Jordan, J-1 Leo P. Marsh, M-9 49 • William J. (Red) Morris, M-4 Robert A. Matthews,M-1 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OP THE GULF COAST Vote for One 8• 9 Q Frederick H. Johnson, J-44 Louis (Blackie) Neira, N-1 MOBILE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Four 50 • VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OP THE ATUNTIC COAST Vote for One 7• 44 Q 45 • NEW ORLEANS AGENT Vote for Ono VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OP CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT Vote for One 6Q MOBILE AGENT Vote for One NEW YORK JOINT PATROIMAN PRESIDENT Vota for Ono Vote for Two 35 36 37 38 • William R. Davies, D-178 • Belarmina (Bennie) Gonzalez, G-4 • Leon Hall, Jr.. H-125 • Edward Kresz, K-315 HOUSTON AGENT Vote for Ono 58 • Paul Drozak,D-18D Al Tanner, T-12 HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Voto for Four BALTIMORE AGENT HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Voto for Three Vote for One 39 • Ryford (Rex) Dickey, D-6 n• William Hall, H-272 12 • Thomas (Curley) Liles, Jr., L-230 13 U Edward (Eddie) Mooney, M-7 14 • Frederick (Freddie) Stewart, S-8 59 Q 60 • 61 • 62 Q 63 • Martin J. (Marty) Bjreithoff, B-2 William J. D^k7D^262 Roan Lightfoot, L-562 Oscar M. Raynor, R-520 R. F. (Mickey) Wilburn, W-6 BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Four 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • NEW YORK PORT AGENT Vote for Ono 15 • Joseph (Joe) Dl Giorgio, D-2 - W. Poul Gonsorchik, G-2 Eli Hanover, H-313 Tony Kastina, K-5 Benjomin Wilson, W-217 DETROIT AGENT Voto for Ono 64 • Frank (Scottie) Aubusson, A-8 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource October 16, 1964 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL IS FIGHT OF TRADE UNIONS FOOD FOR PEACE BILL GETS PRESIDENT JOHNSON’S OK TAFT-HARTLEY HALTS ILA STRIKE ACTION MAJOR NAVAL MANEUVERS USING TWO SIU VESSELS BIG CARGO LOSS RECORDED AS LAKES LEVEL RECEDES MERCHANT FLEET DECLINE THREATENS NATIONAL SECURITY IN U.S. ECONOMY PREDICT JET POWER TO TURN MERCHANT MARINE TURBINES FINDS RAIL RATE JUGGLING CHOKES DOMESTIC SHIPPING SOCIAL SECURITY PAYING OUT $16 BILLION IN ’64 BENEFITS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/16/1964 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVI, No. 21 1964 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d2a7bd69b7198d0bd1fad6644521090a.PDF ed7d6285d2076d8fbce0eb4425d35499 PDF Text Text Official Organ of the Seafarers International Union of North America VOL, IX. Walking Bosses Return To Jobs; No Gains Made SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping through the ports of San Fran­ cisco and Los Angeles returned to normal for the first time in three months this week when the "walking bosses," members of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, CIO, voted to end their strike. They took the vote following an order by Arthur C. Miller, Pacific Coast arbitrator, ordering longshoremen to go through the picketlines set up by the fore­ men, or to persuade the "walk­ ing bosses" to remove them. Since only nine men were in­ volved in the action, the picketlines were mostly mythical, and were aimed at halting the oper­ ations of the Luckenbach Steam­ ship Company. Height of the action came when the "walking bosses" tried to prevent the sailing of the SS Matsonia. Aware that it was a bum beef, the men of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Marine Firemen, and the Marine Cooks and Stewards, refused to observe the picketline and sailed the ship after a few hours delay. NEW YORK. N.Y.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 17. 1947 Nominations For A & G Elections Nominations for office in the Atlantic and Gulf District for the yePT 1948 closed on October 15. A Qualifications Committee — consisting of Bill Brown, Walter Bennett. Bob High (Alternate), for the Deck Department; Jimmy Stewart. Carlos Lee. Jr., Val James (Alternate), for the Engine Department; and Bill Higgs. Jimmy Crescitelli. Matthew Sams (Alteniate). for the Stewards Department —was elected last week, and will pass on the qualifications of the men who threw in for office. If this work is completed by the time the LOG goes to press next week, pictures and short biographical sketch­ es will be carried of all qual­ ified candidates who furnish­ ed same. A facsimile of the ballot, sb.ov/ing all candidates and any rcferendums up for mem­ bership action, will also be run in the LOG as soon as the ballots are sent to the ports. Rent Control Boards Aren't, As Landlords Predominate The public, the people who pay rent and work for a living, woke up this week to find that the rent control boards throughout the country are packed with landlords and business-and-professional men, with, only a small percentage of labor spokesmen to speak up for real rent con­ trols. An analysis of 170 local boai-ds showed that 20 percent of the representatives are business men and bankers, 11 pei-cent are in the real estate business, 21 per­ cent are professional men, and only 5 percent are labor people. That m.eans that if the money hungry business men want to push rents up, there won't be any way of stopping them, and they do want to do just that. Already Louisville, Kentucky, has been told that rents will be jacked up 5 percent, and Frank Creedon, who was appointed by President Truman to administer the phony rent control law pass­ ed by the Republicans and Dem­ ocrats last session of Congress, has put his stamp of approval on the raise. This, in spite of the fact that labor has blasted the Louisville board as being composed of real estate men and landlords' stooges and the increase was proposed without public hearings. Next on the list for rent raises are Dickinson County, Kansas, which faces a 15 percent boost, and Klamath County, Oregon, where rents will only go up 10 percent. Meanwhile, the National Asso­ ciation of Real Estate Boards fired the opening gun in its fight to get all rent controls wiped off the books when the present law expires on Febru­ ary 29, 1948. The NAREB was indicted two months ago for criminal conspiracy to jack up rents. The Washington committee of the NAREB is proposing that the "next logical step to complete the wiping away of the housing shortage is rent decontrol." We can all still remember when the Natiohal Association of Manufacturers took full page ads to tell the public that abolishing rationing and price controls would lead to plenty of every­ thing at low cost. That turned out to be just so much hot air, and what the R^al Estate lobby has up its sleeve would be more of the same. Leaving the fat boys free to make. unlimited profits is one way to pave the road to inflation and another depression. No. 42 Seafarers Files Petition For Bargaining Election In Tidewater Tankers NEW YORK—The drive to organize the unlicensed personnel sailing the tankers of the Tidewater Associated Oil Company, which was stalled last January due to the efforts of the Tidewater Tankermen's Association, a company outfit, moved into high gear again this week when the SIU petitioned for an election in the fleet. In a letter to the National Labor Relations Board, the Union advised that a sufficient number of men employed by Tidewater aret "" " " ^ AFL Changes Council Set-up, Opening WuyForNLRB Votes ify the Union as the bargaining agent for the company. Accom­ panying the letter went evidence to show that out of 254 unli­ censed men in the Deck, Engine, and Stewards Department, 175 SAN FRANCISCO — By an the AFL to gain access to the or aproximately 75 per cent had overwhelming vote, the 700 dele­ facilities of the National Labor signed pledge cards for the Sea­ gates to the American Federation Relations Board for purposes of farers. of Labor's 66th annual conven­ certification. Last January the SIU also tion vote in* favor of a constitu­ Among other highlights of the filed for a bargaining election in tional amendment changing the convention this past week were: the fleet, having signed up a ma­ set-up in the Federation's execu­ A report by the executive jority of the employees, but the tive council. council that the AFL's member­ NLRB turned down the applica­ Under the amendment, the ship during the past 10 years had tion, claiming that a contract council's 13 vice presidents will increased by almost 5,000,000. was already in effect between "henceforth be classified solely as In 1937, the council reported, the company and the Tidewater members of the executive coun­ the membership stood at 2,860,Tankermen's Association and the cil, rather than as vice presi­ 933. Gains were made through­ Tidewater Small Fleet Associa­ dents," it was pointed out by out the tough depression years. tion. The official figure released by William Green, AFL president. UNION NEEDED Only two top AFL posts re^he mernbership This stymied the possibility of in the current year is 7,577,716. tain their titular identity—those an immediate election, but the An announcement that the of the president and the secre­ way the Tidewater men flocked AFL's organizing drive in the tary-treasurer. to sign pledge cards during the south was meeting with great The convention's move, which success. To date the drive has drive proved that a real union was needed in the fleet. SIU or­ eliminates the necessity for coun­ netted a gain of 425,000 new mem­ ganizers continued their work, cil members to sign anti-com­ bers in 14 southern states. and more and more men signed munist affidavits, thus paves the The report declared that "the way for all unions affiliated with net gain in AFL membership in cards. At the same time this week the 14 states will reach close to that the NLRB was petitioned to 500,000." hold an election, a letter was sent The convention slashingly at­ to the company notifying them tacked the World Federation of Tragedy struck the convention Trade Unions as being under the of the action being taken by the when Joseph A. Padway, gen­ domination of the Soviet Union. Seafarers. The text of the letter eral counsel of the AFL, suffer­ The AFL is not a member of the follows: ed a stroiire while addressing a WFTU; the CIO is. Mr. R. K. Kelly. Vice-President session last week and died a few Tidewater Associated Oil Co. hours later of a cerebral hemor­ Dear Mr. Kelly: rhage. Please be advised that we are Padway was in the midst of the authorized representatives delivering an attack on the Taftof a sufficient nUiiibef of the Hartley Act when he collapsed. The State of California "Hotunlicensed personnel now em­ Cargo" Act, which prohibited the The 56-year-old chief counsel ployed in the Tidewater Tank­ boycotting and picketing of scab was born in England and came ers to qualify us as the Bargain­ products, was declared uncon­ to this country as a youth. He ing Agent for the unlicensed stitutional by the State Supreme resigned a judgeship in the Mil­ personnel in your company. Court last week. waukee Civil Court to resume his This is to further inform y.ou The court in rendering its opin­ that we have petitioned the practice of labor law in 1927. He ion reported that decisions of the became the first full-time general National Labor Relations Board U. S. Supreme Court have always for an election in these tankers counsel of the AFL in 1938. From then on he was recog­ maintained that picketing is a as of this date, copy of which nized as the AFL's spokesman in constitutional right in connec­ is enclosed. the courts, in Congress and tion with either a primary or sec­ Sincerely. Pau) Hall. Director wherever the rights of labor ondary boycott. The decision of the California Tanker Organizing were debated. court may have national reper­ At memorial services. President Committee. cussions as it is felt that it can Thus, by continuing in its ef­ Green said: be relied upon to nullify the Taft"Judge Padway died as he lived forts to organize Tidewater, the Hartifey Act ban on secondary -fighting for the cause of labor." SIU is carrying out its pledge to boycotts. organize all unorganized seamen Joe Padway Dies Supreme Court Kills Gal. 'Hot Cargo' Act �THE Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 17, 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor /i • At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 International Officers HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. PAUL HALL First Vice-President 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. MORRIS WEISBERGER Vice-President 105 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. CAL TANNER Vice-President 1 South Lawrence St., Mobile, Ala. EDWARD COESTER Vice-President 86 Seneca St., Seattle, Wash. JOHN HAWK - - Secy.-Treasurer 105 Market St., San Francisco, Calif. District Officials J. p. SHULER - - - Secy.-Treas. Atlantic & Gulf District P. O. Box 25, Bowling Green Station, New York, N. Y. HARRY LUNDEBERG - Sec.-Treas. Sailors Union of the Pacific 59 Clay Street, San Francisco, Calif. FRED FARNEN - - - - Secy.-Treas. Great Lakes District 1038 Third Street, Detroit, Michigan DAVE JOYCE - Secy.-Treas. Canadian District 205 Abbott St., Vancouver, B. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. GEORGE K. NOVICK, Editor 267 Our Clear Duty The United States is now embarked on a voluntary rationing scheme designed to save grain, a food that is vitally needed to keep alive the people of Europe. Without our, grain, the already serious situation overseas will be­ come a hundred-fold worse, and winter will see more peo­ ple killed by starvation than Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin have been able to put to death. This is more serious, and it becomes the duty of every one of us to conserve wherever possible, so that more food will be available to .send to those in Europe who have been able to survive the past fifteen years of terror and murder. A number of competent observers have stated that only rationing by law will save enough food for starving Europe and Asia, but the government has started another program, and we must cooperate voluntarily. Unless hun­ gry people abroad are fed, we will have won the war against Hitler, only to lose it to the hirelings of Joe Stalin. Food for Europe and Asia will come primarily from the U. S., and it is a sacrifice we, as a nation, are proud to make. But the shipowners, who profited enormously out of the war, .see in our humanitarian efforts a chance to add to their piles of money. Already plans are underway to transport the, millions of pounds of grain in ships of foreign registry, which are controlled by American shipowners through dummy cor­ porations. This would be a treasonable act against the American merchant seamen who were the first to fight in the war against fascism. It would be nothing more than a bare­ faced attempt by the bosses to drive dov/n the decent standards of living achieved by the American workers through years of struggle. It is the government's duty to sec to it that the food which is sent to Europe is shipped only on American flag ships, sailed by union crews. Anything less than that is a government-big business alliance to force U. S. seamen's wages and conditions down to the level of other seamen in foreign countries. The SIU will not be a party to these maneuverings. We are on record to try to raise the standards for foreign seamen, and this cannot be achieved while American ship­ owners are undermining what has been gained so far. \ . Seafarers Members Now In The Marine Hospitals GALVESTON HOSPITAL J. A. SEALY A. J. HALL W. BARGONE J. HARRIS M. FOSTER, Jr. J. D. ROSS D. L. HUNTER t t. S. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL JOHN MASSIMINO L. L. FREEMAN J. NUUHIWA E. L. PIERCE W. T. ROSS E. FREMSTAD E. T. DANBACH J. BALLARD F. R. O'BRAIN DETROIT HOSPITAL MELVIN RUSSELL GEARGE GUNDERSON EUGENE McPARTLAND ALLAN TROMBLY JOHN BUTLER AXEL HEIKKLIA JULIAN FLAZYNSKI JAMES ADAMS HOWARD ROGERS JOHN R. JACKSON WM. SCHULER LOUIS PAULSON ERNEST FENDRIX HUBERT A. HOUSTON CARL STANTON MARGARET DeBRULE MARCELINE HIGGINS MABEL ROBERTS LUTHER CHURCHILL t, X s, BRIGHTON HOSPITAL G. McGUIRE (SUP) E. FALVEY R. LORD J. BARRON E. DELLAMANO H. SCHWARZ J. HANSIL E. JOHNSTON J. NICKERSON W. MAPLES E. DELANEY R. JOHNSTON t X t NEPONSET HOSPITAL J. S. CAMPBELL E. FERRER J. R. HANCHEY C. LARSEN L. L. LEWIS J. R. LEWIS R. A. BLAKE L. TORRES C. SCHULTZ H. BELCHER J. T. EDWARDS L. BALI.ESTERO C. C. MOSS D. TULL J. SILLAK T. WADSWORTH M. GOMEZ XXX SAN FRANCISCO HOSPITAL A. COHEN J. HODO J. B. KREWSON STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP. MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION. ETC.. REQUIRED BY THE ACTS OF CON­ GRESS OF AUGUST 24. 1912, AND MARCH 3. 1933 of THE SEAFARERS LOG published weekly at General Post Office. New York 1. N. Y.. for Septem­ ber 26. 1947. State of New York. County of New York, ss Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, per­ sonally appeared George Novick. who. having been duly sworn according to law. deposes and says that he is the Editor of the SEAFARERS LOG and t|iat the following is. to the best of his know­ ledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc.. of the afore­ said publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24. 1912, as amended by the Act of March 3. 1933, embodied in sec­ tion 53 7, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are: Publisher Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic & Gulf District. 51 Beaver -St., New York 4, N. Y. Editor, George Novick,/5 1 Beaver St.. New York, N. Y. Managing Editor (none) Business Managers (none). 2. That the owner is: (If owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately there­ under the names and addresses of stock­ holders owning or holding one per cent of more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corportion. the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a firm, company, or other unincorporated concern, its name and address, as well as those of each individual member, must be given.) Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic & Gulf District, 51 Beaver St., New York 4. N. Y. J. P. Shuler, Secretary-Treasurer, 51 Beaver St.. New York 4. N. Y. 3. That the known bondholders, mort" gagees, and other sceurity holders own­ ing or holding 1 per cent of more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None. 4. That the two paragraphs next above giving the names of the owners, stockholders, and security holders, if any. contain not only the list of stock­ holders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other f((iuciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given: also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circum­ stances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and se­ curities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, assosiation. or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. 5. That the average number of copies of each issfle of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or other­ wise. to paid subscribers during tho twelve months preceding the date shown above is 3 7,200, (Signed) GEORGE NOVICK, Editor Sworn to and subscribed before ma this 26th day of September, 1947. ROSE S. ELDRIGE. Notary Public. (My com^ mission expires March 30, 1948) �" *"." Friday, Ociober 17, 1947 fi-"- < TEE SEAFARERS LOG Pago Three Brother Comes Up With Hatful Of Characters On SS Yamhill In the eight months that Sea­ bothering the Purser for pills. If one, everything and anything. farer Herman Ricci has been this doesn't get him out of work, Sees no good in anything; gen­ aboard the SS Yamhill he has he does just enough to get by or erally involves someone else as carefully observed and noted the does it so badly they finally he doesn't dare speak up for general shipboard conditions and leave him alone. Manages himself. Sometimes gains one or the individual conduct of his through his performances to gain two supporters, but doesn't hold shipmates. sympathy. I have seen many do them long. This type can cause his work while he watches. His trouble without ever meaning to. He has tried to understand the By PAUL HALL "characteristics, spirit and at­ sickness is only mental and he THE LONE WOLF OR ONEWe'd be sticking our heads in the sand if we thought for one mosphere" that set the back­ takes the line of least resistance. MAN ACTION—is generally an minute that a defeat to the Seafarers wouldn't make life more ground for life aboard a ship— oldtimer and deep thinker, ob­ beautiful for the shipowners. These guys would beam all over which, once it sets out to sea, serves and studies others, biding -ANP I>OM'T FORGET at the prospect of the SIU taking a beating, regardless of on what becomes a seaman's home, as his time until he finds a weak TH/<r SFOT THERE ! front it took place. Obviously, they're damned sure any loss of well as his place of work. spot. Then he goes to work on ours is their gain. And the reason stands out as clearly as an There is never a dull moment it. Is cunning and really knows elephant's trunk. on a ship, says Brother Ricci, the ropes. He is squarely on the As it was pointed out recently in the LOG, the shipowners do who points out that seamen, too, up and up and quite often gets not think the Seafarers are "reliable." In other words, our acti­ are human. But comes the end what he is after, but never harms vities prevent them from doing as they please as to wages, etc. of the trip and it is "forgive and anyone. Is congenial but re­ Were they to attempt to pull a fast one on us, we'd act—and act forget," with all hands wishing served in his opinions; is polite one another farewell. fast. and always has a smile or friend­ ly gesture. He is one of the To guys who are accustomed to throwing their weight around In spite of its up and downs, good fellows. without fear of their victims striking back, our brand of union Ricci found shipboard life inter­ protection of its membership doesn't set so well. They prefer to esting and stimulating. He says THE APPEASER—desires and When shipmates are about fed do business with outfits that are either asleep on their feet or that many of his shipmates were up with him, home port is near loves peace and does all in his slightly phony. "clean cut, well educated and and the happiness in all hearts power to settle arguments be­ well mannered." brings the "forgive and forget" fore they become real problems. Shipowners Aren't Alone For the most part, he found into play. Knows well that the bag of (But the shipowners aren't alone. There are others who would his Union Brothers to be "hon­ thanks and gratitude is full of THE SEA LAWYER—this type shed no tears were the SIU to run into a bad time. The commies est, ambitious, hard-working men is really a scream. Generally as­ holes. and the bureaucrats run high on the list of those who would who went about their business sumes pose of a counsellor, using BEEF DEPARTMENT—this is in a routine and serious way." love to play pallbearer at our funeral. Perhaps the most striking of short and deep phrases in well- a free enterprise, anyone can get The shipowners would enjoy our retreat from anybody; so long Brother Ricci's observations are spoken and correct diction. Tries into it. There are all types: se­ as it means we're in danger of a setback. And what someone else his characterizations of certain to impress with his sea knowl­ rious and funny, right and can't do for him, he'll keep whacking away at himself. edge and e.xperience. Possesses wrong. On a ship there is every­ shipboard types. An example of how a shipowner will try to foul up a union They represent types which all stacks of books. Sincerely means thing—comedy, good sense of popped up recently. It hinged on the efforts of a certain port stew­ Seafarers have come into con­ good, doesn't take sides, just humor and drama. A ship's at­ ard who thought he could coerce crewmembers to take up the tact with at one time or another. gives out with his interpretation mosphere sometimes resembles of rules and regulations. How­ an old maid's hotel. Everybody company's arguments in a beef with the Union. The story was Here they are: ever, he causes more confusion carried in a recent issue of the LOG. But this beef drives home THE INSTIGATORS OR CON- than existed before he enters a is gossiping about someone else, or at times there is noticeable the point. NIVERS—fall into two categor­ discussion. a silent mood dominating all, de­ It wasn't the first time the shipowners have attempted to ies: the small fry and the big pending upon the spiritual tenCRY-BABY OR MARTYR — is maneuver the Union into a target position and, mo.st. certainly, it fiy, the latter being more dan­ dancy at the moment. forever complaining about every­ won't be the la.st. But our ears will be kept to the ground for the gerous because as soon as dis­ faintest sound that might indicate a repeat performance. covered he shows up as a mean About the only noticeable difference between this unsuccessful trouble-maker. Slyly tries to attempt by the shipowner, via the port steward, to undermine the gain confidence of green crewUnion and others that have failed in the past is the fact they usually members; by false pretense and fake promises tries to reach his went further than the above mentioned port steward did. goal. Generally starts out with, "Believe me, I'm your friend," Suggest "Team Up" Against SIU Considering that Commodore, from labor organizations has Last year, for instance, one of the operators under contract to Robert C. Lee is executive vice- come too late. The licensed of­ the SIU not only went far afield to spread some cockeyed rumors president of the Mnore-McCor- ficers did not form unions mere­ about the Union and its membership and officials, it even proposed mack Lines, there is nothing ly for the fun of the thing. They WHERFUID to other shipowners that they "team up" to give the Seafarers a bad \t^JGETTH^A^ surprising in a speech he made were forced to unite in their time. This is no malarkey—and it's not impossible. That's for sure. HORHS? this week before the graduating own organizations so that they And the SIU has to be vigilant for just such schemes. class of the New York State could better fight for decent job Maritime Academy. Graduates standards, higher wages, and bet­ Whatever the differences existing between the shipowners in of the Academy are qualified to ter conditions. th conduct of their respective outfits, there is always unanimity enter the American merchant when it comes to giving the Union a hotfoot. You can count on The companies, interested as marine as junior Deck or Engine they are only in profits, made it every one of them to supply matches for the attempt. officers. just as tough on officers as they The fact that we haven't as yet been burned—and that we are Commodore Lee was the prin­ did on unlicensed men. Unions as strong as we are today—is because our people are aware of the cipal speaker at the exercises, of unlicensed men sprung up as shipowner's tactics. We will stay strong because we will continue and he told the graduates that a result, and when it became to be vigilant, meanwhile sharpening our defenses. or "I'm an oldtimer, I know the "a union is no place for proper apparent that their organizations To ward off the possibility of any shipowner, or combination ropes." Feigns sincerity with officer material. were gaining many benefits, the of shipowners, harming us, we must be alert. Smear stuff and small favors. Reaps gain while "One of the sins of our past," licensed Deck and Engine offi­ chatter that's figured to cause confusion are the only standbys to others argue. When the truth is watch for. Remarks like, "the Union is fouling things up;" or "some out, there's a sad awakening. he continued, "has been a fail­ cers followed suit. ure on the part of both owner Commodore Lee's statement of the union guys are okay but this official and that official are Those who unwittingly swallow­ and officer to realize their proper drew immediate comment from phonies"—or any other of the old, time-ripened shipowners' stooges ed their line learn "it's better to relationship. There has been a talk. paddle your own canoe." i gradual awakening to the fact Captain William C. Ash, Secre­ tary-Business Manager of Local THE TOUGH GUY —uses harsh that a ship's officer is a vital 88, MM&P, who stated, "The Beware The Shipowners' Stooge and cursing language for empha- and important part of the corn- MMc&P seriously resents the use If you hear a guy springing a line like any of these, just sis; thinks he can get what he oanv's management as is any of our institutions of public ed­ ask him what shipowner he is working for, because usually you'll wants by impressing others that similar class executive ashore." ucation as a sounding-board for find that to be the case. And you'll be knocking the plan in the he is something he really isn't. He cautioned the prospective anti-union remarks by represen­ head by refusing to repeat the stuff, which, primarily, is aimed Inwardly, though, he is soft­ officers to work at building up tatives of management, and we at ultimately reducing your wages and working standards. hearted and gentle and is just company loyalty a m o n g the have so notified the Governor If the man spreading anti-union tales has a story that won't putting on an act. crews they worked with, but of the State of New York. Our hold watei* you can prefer charges against him. He's undermining THE SMOOTH TALKER —is added, "This may prove difficult experience with our contracted your security. If he isn't a union member, you certainly owe it to soft spoken and assumes an air, sometimes because of the limited companies gives the lie to every­ yourself to report the matter to the Union hall—pronto. Allowing of innocence, figuring his delicate' intelligence of many of the men thing Commodore Lee said or these things to slip by means they may reach gullible guys who manners will get him out of any | you work with." implied." are sucker bait for every slick-talking sales artist who has a stake situation. Usually discovers, to By these two statements. Com­ From the way the MM<S:P and in getting his malarkey across. his amazement, that he should modore Lee insulted the men he the MEBA are able to sign up Our Union is everything to us. Without it, we go back to star- have , known that even with addressed, advising them against licensed officers and gain con­ vatio^n wages and the accompanying lousy conditions, with the smiles and profuse thanks he • membersliip • in unions, and also tracts with companies, it appears abuse, bad food, punk quarter's and all. Without our Union Hiring couldn't attain his ends. j the unlicensed men who sail the that Lee aird his management Hall it would mean having to go around slapping backs to get a LAZY BONES OR PARASITE ships and make it possible for pals are not able to sell Ameri­ job. The independence we have fought so hard to win, would be —he takes the cake—plate and him to enjoy a life of ease can Deck and Engine officers washed over the side. all. He is the type that likes to ashore. their phony bill of goods. But they'll probably keep We all have huge stakes in the SIU. Obviously, we can't be be left completely alone, ignored; Lee's request to the officers too vigilant in protecting those stakes. They are our means of living. and unnoticed. Always sick and that they disassociate themselves right on trying. Official Tells New Officers Unions Are Beneath Station �rf^ TBE SEAFARERS Page Four LOG Friday. October 17, 1947 The Patrolmen 'Say— WHAT ttmnK.,. Promotion Picnic NEW YORK—Wonders never cease. I have come across situa­ tions on board different scows that at first caused me amaze­ ment, then bewilderment and QUESTION:—do you think of the Seafarers policy of buying Halls in various ports? finally unconcern. Quite awhile ago, when paying GENE R. SINCLAIR, Messman: CHARLES YENKE, AB: off the Bandolier there was an incident where ratings had been I think that it would save the This Union is growing all the tossed around like confetti. It got Union money in the long run. time. Our strength has increased, so bad that nobody knew who When the SIU owns its own and our reputation has grown in was who. The Chief Pumpman buildings th^-re is always the pos­ went up and down the scale like the labor movement. Wie should sibility of renting out parts of it a clarinet player. He got the busi­ buy Halls in the large ports, fit ness and was demoted completely to other unions or as offices. This them out, and have places where to the bottom (at least we thought would give the Union added seamen can relax, where the Un­ it was the bottom) and made a revenue, and would be a cushion ion's business can be carried on, Wiper. in case times become hard, like and places where we can be That lasted but a short while and a quick promotion came they were before the war. Of proud to bring other union otfi through — The Pumpman was course, this policy should only be dais. Buying property is a goot elevated from Wiper to Second followed in large ports, because deal from any angle. It is an in­ Mate. Not bad. Even the Air in the smaller ports it is unneces­ vestment that can always be turn­ Corps didn't do it that fast dur­ sary since the business doesn't ed into money, and the member­ ing the war. I thought that was the last warrant it. Having our own Halls ship will definitely save money time I'd see something like that, would allow us to make arrange­ on rent. I'd like to see every port but I was wrong. Last week, the ments for sleeping accommoda­ own its own Hall, with sleeping profit. That profit could be turn­ tions and a soup kitchen, to be New Orleans, where they have Span Splice hit port, tied up and <iuarters for men on the beach, ed over to men in the hospitals, already been purchased. I'd like made ready for the payoff, just end maybe even a small cafeteria. or for any other project the mem­ used in times of strike or bad to see us buy Halls in New York like any other ship. But what That way our Cooks and Mess- bership wanted. Having a place shipping conditions. Any way Philly, Baltimore, and the other had happened during her trip men could get training, and the to flop would assure our men of you look at it, the Union is mak­ large Branches. It would be a was out of this world. When the Span Splice was out men would be spending their clean beds in any port where we ing a smart deal when it buys sign of the way the Union has at sea about three months a Wi­ Halls in ports like Mobile and J grown since it was founded. money where the Union could have Halls. per was demoted—to what? Why, to workaway. It seems that while soogeeing, PAUL VIRUET, MM: LEONARD ACRI, OS: the Wiper let water hit some elec­ You can mark me down as be­ I'm glad to hear that we have trical equipment and caused a short circuit. The 1st Assistant, ing for the policy 100 per cent enough money to buy Halls in ex-NMU man, hauled the Wiper The way rents keep going up, it various ports. That's good news before the Skipper where he was would be cheaper for the Union and shows that our organizing stripped of his greasy rag, the to buy its Halls than to pay rent. drives have not cost us too much tool of his trade, and demoted Landlords are greedy, and they money, while at the same time on the spot. The 1st Assistant, just to be don^t like to fix things. If the they were very successful. By sure the Captain saw it his way, Union owned its Halls, the places owning our own Halls we will be threatened to get off the ship in could be kept in tip-top condi­ . much more secure, and it would the first port. Well, the Wiper tion, and the men would be more pay us to improve them and take rode around as a passenger for a careful than they are in rented care of them. When we rent we month-and-a-half and—well, you know the rest. buildings. Our Union is always are at the mercy of the landlords, He collected all his wages for expanding. In just a couple of and after paying rent for many the entire voyage and left the years the LOG has gone from years, we can be kicked out, and ship well rested after his ocean four pages to sixteen, we have vre have nothing to show for the cruise. acquired many new companies, money we spent. Unions are get­ But that wasn't the Ist's only woe. While in Trinidad the ship and our membership has gone up ting smarter and they don't want to use the membership's money becomes tough — which I hope by leaps and bounds. For that not junk piles that are liable to dropped the Chief Electrician and never happens. I've heard a lot for the remainder of the voyage reason we should buy Halls in fall down, or fire traps, or places to line some real estate operator's of the guys talk about the Un­ that will cost too much money to the Assistant Electrician assum­ pocket. Our own Halls could be ion's policy of buying Halls, and the major ports, and keep pace fix up. But I'm certain the mem­ ed his duties without promotion. made shipshape, so that we could practically all of them are in with the way the Union is grow­ bership will make sure that any Yes, the answer is the same: he use them in time of strike, or for favor. Why not? They figure it's ing. Of course, we should be care­ place that is bought will be okay received Chief's wages. fellows to flop in when shipping a good investment for the future. ful to buy only good buildings. in every sense of the word. Ray Gonzales Jimmy Purcell Splinter Groups Help Comniles In Their Fight For Power The communist party hacks, chine in the labor movement and those who belong to groups with all his might. which have splintered off from Curran, on the other hand, is the CP, have formed a coalition newly come to the fight. For to fight against one CIO union many years he accepted support leader with a long record as a from the commies in the Na­ progressive trade unionist, and tional Maritime Union, and gave another who lately broke with them good service in return. He the communist machine and is never deviated from the partyengaged in cleansing his union of line by even a hair's breadth, the red fascists. and could always be depended AN OLD STORY upon to lend his name and posi­ Walter Reuther, president of tion to any commie-front^ organ­ the United Auto Workers, is used ization that came along. to being the target for attacks END OF LINE from the communists. Since he Even Curran, however, came returned from Russia in 1933, he to the conclusion that the com­ has been an unceasing foe of the mies were a wrecking force in communists. the labor movement, and he is What he saw in Russia; the now engaged in an all-out bat­ lack of liberty, the slavery of tle to prevent a small handful the workers, convinced him that of party members from domin­ Stalin's brand of communism was ating the NMU. What the communists say actually a personal dictatorship, and he has opposed the CP ma­ about Reuther and Curran is not surprising. Both are attack­ ed as enemies of labor, and the party hacks have slung full col­ umns of mud at them. But what is surprising is the alliance of the communists in the NMU and the UAW with other fractional groups that have split off from the party. JOINED FORCES Curran called them by name at the convention of the NMU when they lined up with the commies to vote down an amend­ ment to the constitution which would have had the end result of forcing outsiders to cease from controlling the affairs of the union. The proposed amendrftent read as foUows: No religious, po­ litical, or any other organization shall be officially permitted to interfere in the affairs of the NMU. The commies and the splinter group adherents lined up solidly on this one, and so the amend­ ment was voted down. SOLID FRONT Although these so-called true revolutionaries contend that they will have no truck with the Stal­ inists, they manage to support the chief commie policies on many occasions. This occurs in the trade union movement, and in the field of politics when communist candi­ dates are supported by the splin­ ter parties. Reuther is getting some of the same medicine, and will have to face a strange coalition when he comes up for re-election at the UAW convention in Atlantic City in November. He has been under fire for some time by the Addes-ThomasLeonard-communist faction in the union, and lately this group has been joined by out-of-theparty commies who have been attacking him and his aides in their official organs. The progressive leadership which Reuther and his assistants have furnished to the. Auto Workers is not mentioned, but Reuther is characterized as a dictator,' a tool of General Mo­ tors, and as a red-baiter. This line will be swallowed by all Auto Workers who belong to either of the two splinter parties, and they will follow orders and unite with the commies against Reuther and his slate. These two instances should ex­ plode the myth that the splinter factions are the enemies of the official communist party. When the chips are down, they all unite against progressive trade union­ ists and in favor of their own rule-or-ruin program. �Friday. Oclober 17. 1947 7H£ SEAFARERS LOG CSU Men Come To Seafarers On Their Beefs Page Fire Labor Supports Striking Bakers In New Orleans By MIKE QUIRKE By EARL SHEPPARD MONTREAL — The Seafarers NEW ORLEANS—Along with International Union claims, and meatless Tuesdays and poultryrightly so, that it has never lost less Thursdays, we're having a beef. It appears that the mem­ breadless days hereabouts as the bers of the Canadian Seamen's Bakery Unions continue their Union are hearing all about our By FRED FARNEN The SIU is your Union, Bro­ You don't want anything like strike. proud record. Here's an ex­ thers and Sisters. No small clique that to happen to the SIU, do About half of the bakeries DETROIT—Membership meet­ of political opportunists or tools you? ample: have met the union's demands Last week a man walked into ings, both shipboard and shore- for any foreign interests has Of course you don't 1 Neither for more money, and so a little the Hall and asked if I could side, are something wjjich we've ever run the SIU. That's some­ do we. That's why we constant­ "dough" is being made by the discussed at great length several help him. thing that you can be proud of. ly repeat, "Attent your Union bakers and earned by them. times in the past. He told me he was a CSU It's also something to fight for meetings, take an active part in From where we sit it looks However, it's impossible to say man, and when I asked him why in order to see that- no small them, and take an active part in like the rest of the bakeries he came to us instead of to his too much about the Union meet­ group ever tries to take over the all SIU activities. Be an active must sign up soon because the own% outfit, he said he had al­ ing and it's vital Importance to SIU for its own selfish interests. SIU member, an asset to the strikers are really solid, and de­ ready tried his own officials and the membership of the SIU. Why do you think that we Union, not just another card termined to stay out until they During the summer months, that they had told him they constantly yell about attending carrier. Card carriers arc a dime get a vjage raise, and not with could not assist him in the par­ when Great Lakes sailing is at your Union meetings? When a dozen, and no earthly use to yeast. its peak, it's quite often impos­ every SIU member who is the SIU." ticular instance. We have secured a new Hall in this port, and once we get it That sounded interesting, and sible to round up enough mem­ ashore, when the regular Mon­ The SIU is your Union, and so I asked the man for the whole bers around the Union Hall to day night meetings are held at­ it's up to all SIU members to rigged up, we will have a HaU have a quorum for a meeting. second to none on the A.tlantic story. tends those meetings, then we see that it remains that way. This is not a reflection on the need have no fear that any and Gulf Coast. He said that he had joined a members of the SIU Great Lakes The Brothers around here are clique or group can ever take Chamberlain scow in Montreal District, but merely illustrates over our Union! certainly glad to get out of the as a Messman. He paid off in the highly seasonal operation of sweat-or-ice box, according to England due to sickness, and was Look at the horrible example some Lakes vessels, notably pas­ the season. Fine For Hospitalized repatriated some six weeks la­ senger and excursion ships which of the NMU, and benefit by their Shipping continues good and ter back to Canada. NORFOLK—Seafarers in the operate solely during the Sum­ experiences. Over a period of ABs, Cooks, Oilers, and Firementime the commies infiltrated the Marine Hospital here received an The only money he received mer months. Watertenders are as scarce as was his basic wage, and he Now that this peak season is NMU, dragged out for many unexpected contribution, when the proverbial "hen's teeth." wanted to know just how he past, and all of the excursion hours the membership meetings, the SS Robert R. McBurney paid EASY PICKINGS could collect his overtime which and passenger vessels are in pro­ then took over the meetings off Sept. 19. when the average NMUer grew amounted to over two hundred cess of being laid up for the Any of the Brothers finding it Book men, Permitmen and dollars. Winter months, it's once again sick and disgusted over the con­ Tripcarders .shared alike in the tough to ship out of other ports can come down here and grab a This was an easy beef to ad­ possible to have regular mem­ stant bickering and time-consum­ proceeds. ing politicking that went on. A system of fines had been set ship of their choice, going to any just—all it meant was picking bership meetings. up to keep the boys on their toes acceptable port. up a telephone and calling the These are held regularly on There are quite a few oldtirnand acting as good Union men. A Montreal agents of the company. the first and third Mondays of ers here now, and among them few infractions of the rules dur­ Within one week the man had every month at 7:30 P.M. in all we spotted Champ Barron, Mike ing the voyage resulted in a fund collected his overtime and' ex­ SIU Halls on the Great Lakes. Davis, Jesse Campbell, Leo Morof $60. penses. We often hear the following Silence fhis week from the sette, James Smith, Charles NubThis windfall was distributed query, or words to this effect, Branch Agents of the follow­ WANTS IN ber, and L. W. Miller. to the hospitalized Seafarers by "Why should we bother attend­ ing ports: These fellows, along with many Brother Ben Lawson, who made I explained to the man that ing the Union meetings? others, are helping to keep the a special trip to the hospital to Don't we pay our Union offi- j JACKSONVILLE this was the sort of service SIU joy spots jumping. disburse the money. MOBILE members expect from their of­ cials to run the business of our Except for the Bakers' strike, Each of the following men re­ SAVANNAH ficials, and they get it. Natural­ Union? Why should we be both­ all has been quiet along the la­ ceived $5.00: Victorio D'India, C. BUFFALO ly this man is now clamoring for ered by a lot of details about bor front. Of course, it may be G. Sparrow, Stubin White, Bar­ finances, meetings and reports?" MARCUS HOOK SIU membership. the lull before the storm, beney O. Cuthrell, C. Homes, E. TOLEDO While I was writing this, I HERE'S THE SCORE! caus if prices keep rocketing up Baringer, William J. Wolfe, Wes­ TAMPA was interrupted by another CSU into the stratosphere, labor is ley M. Beuttey, Bob Messerall, BOSTON You're right, Brothers! Why? man, employed on an CSU-congoing to have to ask for more Edward Griffith, J. Desmonets SAN FRANCISCO Well, to give you the score tracted ship. money. and Trisbes. GALVESTON He came with a plea from the about the facts of Union life, It's either that or work aU The McBurney came in in fine CHICAGO crew begging the SIU to step it's the easiest thing in the world shape, all three departments be­ day for just enough money to in and take over from Stalin's for the Union officials to sit back The deadline for port re= ing in good order. The vessel was starve on. This last is for the stooges so that the men could on their collective fannies and ports, monies due. etc.. is spic and span and there were no birds, and I can't imagine any­ have the fighting leadership they to run the affairs of the Union the Monday proceeding pub­ beefs. The payoff was marked by body being willing to go along free from any "interference" need. lication. While every effort very little disputed overtime, with that. I told him it was not that easy, fi;pm the rank and file member­ will be made to use in the We have had a total of fortywith what was in dispute being but that the SIU would eventu­ ship of the SIU. current issue material re­ five ships in port in the past paid to the men involved. Why aren't we satisfied to let ally be the dominant seamen's ceived after that date, space Much of the credit for the fine two weeks, including five Isth-' things slide whenever the mem­ union in Canada, and when that commitments generally do payoff should go to Pat Millikan, mian vessels. No beefs of any happened the commies would be bership gets so apathetic that not permit us to do so. Engine Delegate, who also served kind are pending, as we settle washed up, as far as seamen they don't want to attend Union as Acting Ship's Delegate. them at payoffs or sign-ons. meetings and assume their right­ would be concerned. ful responsibilities as SIU mem­ bers? Why don't we say, "Well, if you boys want us to run the By EDDIE HIGDON Maritime Academy, that "a union uates Lee spoke to are too smart Union, we'll run it, but we'll is no place for proper officer ma­ to be taken in by that line. They PHILADELPHIA— Shipping is run it to suit ourselves, and to know that the only way for a terial." not so hot these days, at least hell with the members!" man to be secure is by belonging That would certainly be the in this port, and the outlook for BAD JOB to a union, and that goes wheth­ PHILADELPHIA — The crews easy way out. Who could squawk the future doesn't make me too He'll have a hard time selling er he is licensed or unlicensed. of eleven vessels contributed about the way we ran things, if happy. We did have 34 ships in Mr. Lee is a nineteenth cen­ $369.85 to the Panamanian the members didn't care to at­ port in the past two weeks, but that to members of the Masters tury man living in the twentieth "Stewpot," a fund to be used in tend meetings and otherwise they were mostly in transit, and Mates and Pilots. Those men are century. event of a Panamanian strike, take care of their duties as Sea­ so that didn't help shipping at all licensed officers, and they know that the only way they can GOOD SIGN according to E. S. Higdon, Agent. farers? all. hold on to security, good wages, The money has been deposited in I would not advise any man I understand that quite a few Who would have the right to a special account at a local bank. blast the Union officials, if we to come to Philly for a job as and conditions, is by belonging to guys have thrown their crede:aNames of the ships whose were given a free hand to run we have men registered right the union. tials in for the election. Well, When there was no union, the that's a good sign, and I hope crews contributed and the things any way that suited us to now, and not enough jobs to go amounts, are: around. As soon as the situation Skippers and Mates had a bad that the membership will do a run them? La Salle, $24.85; S. R. Mallory, That might be easy, but it changes, and let's hope it's soon, time from the owners. Now that good job at the ballot box, elect­ $34.00; W. R. Grace, $29.00; Mun- wouldn't be the SIU way. Since I'll let the membership know the officers have formed an or­ ing men who can guide the ganization to battle for decent Union over the rough spots that cie Victory, $82.00; Cardinal Gib­ the SIU was started in 1938, we through the LOG. bons, $6.00; Frank Springe, $20.- have built up a reputation as Last week I read a very inter­ conditions, the owners are try­ lie ahead of us and all other 00; Duke Victory, $19.00; Jeffer­ being one of the most militant esting news story about how ing to tell new officers to stay trade unions. son City, $14.00; D. G. Burnett, and democratic Unions in the Captain Robert C. Lee, executive away from the union so that There are trying times ahead, $20.00; F. T. Frelinghuysen, $54.- country. vice-president of Moore-McCor- they can force them back to the and we need a strong member­ 00 and the Panamanian Stew­ ship, and officials who can pro­ And we want to make damn mack Lines, told a graduating old conditions and wages. pot (?), $67.00. sure that the SIU stays that way! class of the New York State I've got a hunch that the grad­ vide leadership for the future. Membership Participation Backbone Of SIU The Patrolman Says NO NEWS?? Philadelphia Crews Contrihute To Future Panamanian Stewpot Phllly No Place For Anyone Wanting Fast Shipping �TRE^SEAFARERS Page Six 'Authority' Overlooks Real Trouble-Spot In Current Shortage Of Tanker Bottoms By JOE ALGINA p. r- NEV7 YORK — Every time I pick up a newspaper I find that another guy has set himself up as an authority on shipping and has the solution for all the ills of the maritime industry. This week it is an article in the Journal of Commerce which Baltimore Men Doing Fine Job On Isthmian By WILLIAM RENTZ BALTIMORE—As they did in organizing Isthmian, our mem­ bership is continuing to do a bang-up job by sailing Isthmian ships and explaining the Union to new members. They're telling these new peo­ ple what our Union stands for, how it was built, and what it has done to help seamen. Even more than that, they are telling the men the duties of Union membei-s, and what they can do to help the SIU continue in the fight for better wages and conditions. The spirit these men are show­ ing is what won the Isthmian election and strike for us, and is now making Isthmian one of our solidest lines. They deserve a lot of credit. Shipping has been, fair this week and should improve next week. There are a few ships due in, and with Isthmian tak­ ing crews off the board, we will be able to ship practically our entire list. Last week we paid off the Fischer Ames and Richard Yates, American Eastern; Queen Vic­ tory, Isthmian; Feltore and Venore. Ore Lines; Mae, Evelyn, Barbara Frietchie, and Toussant Louverture, Bull Lines; and Loyolo Victory, Waterman. Six ships signed on, with the usual quota of beefs on each one, but everything was squared away before the ships left the docks. The CIO Shipyard Workers are still on strike here, and they have gained the respect of the entire labor movement by the way they have held out against the union-busting Bethlethem Steel Company. VOLUNTEERS AT WORK Some of our men have been going down to stand picket duty with them, and they know they can depend on the SIU when­ ever they need help on a legiti­ mate beef. Some men came up to me last week and volunteered to ship out as organizers. I sent them down to Marcus Hook where they can ship on tankers. Our organizing goes on, and with guys like these volunteering, there is no doubt that we will continue to be successful. I'd like to cloose with the same information I gave last week, namely that if men filed income tax reports while in the port of Baltimore, they may be eligible for a refund. They should go to the Tax Bureau when in this port, and find out if any money is coming to them. Better in a seaman's pocket than gathering dust in some old bank. went into a long song and dance about the shortage of tankers for transporting the oil necessary to this country. He deplores the lack of suffici­ ent bottoms to carry this coun­ try's oil needs, and points auth­ oritatively at the boneyards where there are plenty of tank­ ers not in use. CONVIENTLY BLIND This is all well and good, but what he conveniently ignores is a much more important factor, that of the increasing number of tankers being sold to foreign governments. The tanker's in the boneyards around the country still belong to us and can be put into com­ mission and be used, but those sold are gone forever. At the rate tankers are being sold, it won't be long before the United States will be completely out of the business of transport­ ing oil in American ships. Maybe this is a touchy subject and one which the spokesman for big business, the Journal of Commerce, doesn't want to touch. I'm no authority on the sub­ ject of the big business side of maritime, but I can see what is happening, and what is going to happen darned soon. Maybe these guys would see it, too, if they took off their blind­ ers. Friday. October 17, 1947 LOG FROM THE LAND OF SUNSHINE Patrolmen Purcell and Gon­ zales did a good job and straight­ ened out the Engineer as to the meaning of promotion and de­ motion. SOLD FROM UNDER The crew of the Swan Island reached New York this week af­ ter having their ship sold from under them while in England. They got a rough handling by the company's agent in England, and had many other difficulties during their long haul around the Pacific. Patrolman Purcell handled the payoff and reported it came off without too much trouble, con­ sidering the difficulties encount­ ered by the crew during the trip. There is a story of what took place aboard the Swan Island in another part of the paper so I won't go in to the details. The latest on the Evangeline is that she will go into service again on the 24th of this month. She will probably start calling for men this week and v/ill leave from New York. The Seafarers Hall in San Juan is a center of activity. The Brothers get their mail there, and use it as a spot to meet each other by appointment. Of course, some meetings are held in bars, etc., but a number of men visit the Hall each day for the latest gossip. Some even come down to catch a ship. San Juan Offers Plenty Of Jobs For All Hands STILL GOOD By SALVADOR COLLS In the port of New York the past week saw a good bit of ac­ tivity and shipping. Shipping is not up to the peak of a month or two ago, but it is steady and promises to remain that way for the time being anyway. SAN JUAN—There's .quite a turnover on jobs down here, and that means plenty of jobs to be had. Of course, even if that isn't enough of an inducement, there are women, rum, and sunshine to tempt the Brothers up north now that winter in approaching. I'm having the usual trouble with gashounds, and nine or ten of them have had to be taken off ships for being drunk or per­ forming. We try to be as tolerant as possible, but the membership has gone on record to make these characters cut out the monkey business, and if they can't take good advice, we hustle them off the ships. The membership is feeling good in respect to the shoregang jobs, because they work at least three or four days a week at 95 cents per hour, and that pays for rent and food. They like the situation so much that they don't want to ship. As for the rest of the port, it looks very much as if the ILA and the UTM are heading for a fight to the .finish. They are at each other's throats, and it will be a hot time down here when they really start scrapping. We . will keep you informed on the situation as . it develops. I am sending up two pictures, one showing the beachcombers in front of the Texas Bar, and the other showing the San Juan Hall. We had a couple of unusual happenings this week. One was a difficulty aboard the Span Splice where the 1st Assistant saw fit to bust and promote men as he saw fit—he even demoted a Wiper to workaway. I'm becom­ ing used to hearing of every­ thing on an Alcoa ship, but this sure amazed me. This picture taken in front of the Texas Bar shows quite a few of the beachcombers basking in the sun. Not all names were sent in with the snapshot, but among the men taking it easy can be seen Lucky. Tommy Murray, Rebel Parrish. Norm Maffie. Lockwood, and the Buzzard. Solid Scrlpps Crew Forces Alcoa To Back Down By RAY WHITE NORFOLK—The SS Edward Scripps, Alcoa, came in for pay­ off after making a four-month monkey run. In Puerto La Cruz, like the crews of other Alcoa ships, this crew had no shore liberty. The men were held aboard ship twenty-three days. The company contended that this was caused by the immigra­ tion law, but the crew found out differently, and put in for over­ time at the rate of 15 hours per man, per night. At payoff the company polite­ ly, but firmly, refused to consid­ er paying this dough. The Pa­ trolman contacted New York for advice, and was told that if the crew agreed, no one was to sign off until the company agreed to stop this practice. We talked it over with the crew, and they said that they would hold out until the whole matter was ironed out. What makes this so good is the fact that in the crew there was only one SIU full "Book. The rest of the men were Waiver or Permitmen, with four boys hold­ ing Gulf Fishermans' Books. 'I i' They held out for four days, with every man aboard for his duty each day. There was NO drinking or performing. Everything was handled in an orderly manner, and not until the company agreed to halt the business of refusing shore leave in Puerto La Cruz did the men payoff. These boys are potential full Bookmen and, in the opinion of the Norfolk officials, they will make good ones. Shipping still continues to boom for rated men, in fact a Bookman can ship out most any day in any Department. The only jobs that some of our members shy away from are intercoastal runs. This is a mis­ take as some of those ships, if handled right, can be turned in­ to homes. Take the SS Bessemer Victory, Waterman, for instance. HOMESTEADERS This scow crewed mostly in Baltimore and picked up a Stew­ ard there. Captain D. Hillsith, an old ISU .man, and a square gang of officers, were found aboard when the Patrolman went to visit the ship. The gang had already made plans to homestead, so we ask­ ed them to let us know how they ware making out as the trip progressed. To date, we have had the fol­ lowing reports from the Besse­ mer Victory: The Skipper puts out plenty of dough on draws, the officers give the crew all the breaks possible, and the feeding is excellent. This last is report­ ed by Steward Robert Green. In other words, the only way a man will quit the ship now is to blow him off with dyna­ mite. This is an example of what can be made out of these ships if handled Union style. ATTENTION! If you don't find linen when you go aboard your ship, notify the Hall at once. A telegram from Le Havre or Singapore won't do you any good. It's your bed and you have to lie in it. :1 i/fl �• THE SEAFARERS Friday. Oclober 17, 1947 LOG Page Seven " Swan Island Crew Not Sorry To Soo Sale Of Tanker, After Hitting Jackpot In Beefs When the Swan Island, Pacific TELL OF SAD VOYAGE Tankers, puUed out of San Pe­ dro last February for the Philip­ pines, it looked to the crew like a routine run with a quick turn­ around; but, as so often happens, By JOSEPH VOLPIAN it was anything but that. Special Services Representative About the only occurance It was pointed out in this and the word may not yet have which »a m e off according to column last week that the Union spread to all the membership. schedule was the stop at Man­ was taking steps to provide fair WILL BE STRICT ila; from there on, no one knew hearings and equitable penalties As time goes on, the trial com­ what was going to happen next. for members who rup afoul of mittee handling these cases will The ship hit the Persian Gulf, regulations and statutes govern­ impose penalties more consistent then Guam, back to the Persian ing the conduct of men at sea. with the nature of the offense. Gulf, over to Capeto'wn, back to The move was made to soften Only by these measures will the Persian Gulf and then back the sometimes harsh punishment the vast majority of the mem­ to Guam. meted out in cases involving bership be able to demonstrate By this time the crew was physical damage to a vessel, pil­ that they are efficient, seriousthoroughly bewildered. To add ferage of its property, desertion, minded seamen, who will not to their confusion, the ship neglect of ship's welfare and tolerate any nonsense that might promptly doubled back to the similar offenses. impede the Union's constant Persian Gulf, then through the When violations of these kinds fight to improve wage and work­ Suez and to England. are prosecuted by civil author­ ing conditions. From San Pedro to England We would like it to be under­ ities, the penalities are severe. took the Swan Island seven Three crewmen of the Swan Island. D. R. Burton, 1st Pump­ It was felt, therefore, that the stood by all bands that we are months. It finally looked like man; Jim Phifer, QM, and Edgar Jenkins, 2nd Pumpman, pose Union by disciplining violators not interested in these cases of she would make the final leg shipboard violations from the for the LOG photographer before telling their story of con­ itself would be giving them a back to the United States; but moral standpoint. This is not a ditions aboard the Pacific Tanker. Phifer was Deck Delegate squarer deal, and at the same no, — the rumor went around time demonstrate to the ship­ "big brother" organization; the that she was to be sold to an and Jenkins, Engine Delegate. owners that the organization is Union is an organization of sea­ English oil^ company. men all working together to im­ capable of self-discipline. When she tied up in England man and Jimmy Phifer, QM, forty-five pounds. The Steward It would prove that our mem­ prove their status and to protect the crew pumped her out in less told their story to the LOG. managed to toe a narrow line; their gains at all times. We bership is a responsible body of not quite enough to cause than fifteen hours expecting to They were primarily incensed are only interested in these capable seamen, who are fully trouble with the Union, and pile off at once or take her home. over the buck-passing, double cases, therefore, insofar as they competent tb deal with foul-ups enough to keep in the company's Instead, they laid on the ship talking methods the company affect the welfare of the mem­ within its ranks. good graces. for two weeks during which time used in clearing the crew from bership. At one time while in the Per­ the stores reached a low level England, but they had plenty to HINDER UNION UNION VICTORYsian Gulf there was a shortage and the chow became tough to say about the trip itself. Moreover, it would show that Most of the gear aboard ship stomach. of two men in the Stewards De­ Almost all the departments of we are extremely anxious to today is the result of the Union's partment. An SUP man from the Swan Island came in for stamp out all irregular practices. constant fight to win comforts ICE BOX STRIPPED the Council Crest came aboard some criticism. On the Deck, HigVi among the reasons for our and conveniences that only a for a job. The Steward told him They finally got orders to the Mate proved to know noth­ desire to do this is the fact short time ago were practically he would be taken on, bid. as a move her into drydock for in­ ing about pumping out a ship, that such irregularities are defin­ unheard of. workaway. spection by the prospective pur­ and the Pumpmen had supervis­ itely harmful to the membership, If companies can prove that Tho Purser, too, had his little since they hinder our progress needed items aboard ship are chasers. While there, the ice ed the deck gang while discharg­ racket. He, sold cigarettes and whenever we attempt to negoti­ missing because crew members box was stripped so there was ing cargo, and work in the pumpslops over the side, then told no alternative but to pile off and room, too. ate new gains. made off with them, it's going the crew they'd have to buy head for quarters ashore. The first case to be tried by to be harder to replace them. DOUBLE DUTY NECESSARY their own smokes in port. What The crew was beginning to get a Union trial committee in line Furthermore, negotiations to win they were to buy them with, he browned off at the run-around This made it necessary for with these new plans came up new benefits will be hampered. didn't say, for the crew received during the past week. This is what we are out to they were getting from the com­ them to stand double watches no draws, in three straight ports. pany's representatives. They were with no time off. For this they This was the case mentioned in avoid. During an eight-month trip a last week's column, of the four We don't want a few slow- told three times to get ready for claimed overtime only to have lot of things can happen, but it members whom Customs men thinking guys to jeopardize the a ship home only to have the it disputed. seemed that they all cropped up There was plenty to say about on the Swan Island. .Even the caught going ashore with various interests of their shipmates. representatives turn down the items of ship's gear—linen, cut­ That's why we're so interested bookings. the Steward Department, too. oldtirners, who would be expect­ Finally, after three weeks Not the entire department, just ed to set an example for the lery, etc. in these cases and are approach­ In informing us of this inci ing them from the angle of the more of delay the erew was giv­ the Steward himself. He follow­ newer men, had their faults. en air passage and flown back ed a course of non-cooperation dent, the company, whose ship membership's welfare. Some of them would get stew­ the men were accused of pilfer­ and stretched the food to the ed, flop in their bunks and say, Again, we would like to re­ to New York for the payoff. ing, told us that considerable mind all hands that the best When the Swan Island men ar­ point where the crew had barely "I worked for $30 a month in pressure is being brought on all way to avoid trouble is to do rived in New York, three crew- enough to eat. the old days and got only two operators by civil, police and things the right way—act in a members, D. R. Burton, 1st Pump­ Jenkins said that the Steward's bum meals. Now you guys can other groups to prosecute all Union-like manner aboard ship. man; Edgar Jenkins, 2nd Pump- food-pinching caused him to lose work to enjoy these conditions such cases to the letter. which we made possible." STIFF PENALTY MADE IT; SOMEHOW The accused men faced pos­ In spite of all the difficulties sible punishment of 12 to 18 By PAUL GONSORCHIK please have the Chief Engineer, in order to get things straight­ encountered, the crew got back months in jail, if found guilty. to the U.S. in possession of their First Engineer, Mate, or whoever ened out. We, therefore, persuaded the op­ NEW YORK—Shipping in this In the presence of several faculties. erator not to prosecute them, port continues to be as good as is the executive of your depart­ The payoff came without too promising that the Union would ever, especially over the week­ ment, state the reason for the crewmembers, who agreed his rejection on the space provided story was correct, the officer ex­ much dift-iculty. The Pumpmen properly discipline the men in ends, as was expected. on the back of the -.ssignment plained that the member who collected their disputed overtime a fair trial. But /We are still receiving un­ card. was doing the griping didn't and all other disputes were We convinced Ine company the necessary and uncalled-for beefs It's probably hard to believe want to turn to until about 9 handled to the crew's satisfac­ Union could do a more effective on the second floor. One of the but some members are of the a.m. When he did turn to, he tion by Patrolman Jimmy Purjob of disciplining than if the biggest of these beefs is due to opinion that all they have to do didn't do any work. I asked the cell. case went through the courts. The majority of the Swan Isl­ The four men were given a the fact that some of the Bro­ is get an assignment cardj come Chief why he didn't log the man. thers do not clearly understand back to the Hall, say they were and crew has now left for the He said that being a imion hearing before a Union trial all of the shipping procedure. rejected for the job and then man himself he didn't think it West Coast and other ships, but committee. The trial committee found them guilty and fined There are guys who have ship­ collect a day's wages for it. Well, was right and that he thought it they are sure they will never ped out but who have been re­ it's not quite as easy as that. was up to the members aboard again run into another ship like them $50 each — rather lenient jected by the Chief Mate or the Those who are rejected and the ship to handle such charact­ the Swan Island — there coulc treatment, considering the na­ Chief Engineer, coming back in­ for reasons which are stated on ers. only be one ship like her ture of the offense." to the Hall with no reason for their cards, will collect what's I wonder how many of you Reason for the leniency was the rejection entered on the back coming to them. Brothers reading this have come that this was the first such trial of their assignment cards. across a lazy guy like the one to come up under the procedure COMMON BEEF For those members who are mentioned above on your last outlined above. It must be em­ One type of beef that I have voyage and allowed him to get All applications for unemploy­ phasized, however, that similar not yet aware of it—and, believe offenses in the future will be it or not, there are some—on the been hearing caused me to in­ away with it. If you have, I say ment insurance in New York back of your assignment card, vestigate one case in particular. you guys should wake up be­ City must be made through the treated more severely. The trial committee showed you will find printed the words This is the beef you hear that cause that particular guy is go­ ofiices at 277 Canal Street, in­ "so and so is a bum of an of­ ing to make it damn hard for stead of the District offices, as these men leniency because of "Rejection" and "Reason." If you are rejected and you ficer." In the case I was inter­ you when the new contract ne­ formerly. the fact that the present plans were only recently publicized wish to collect your day's wages ested in, I looked up the officer gotiations come up. I NeedJob Re/eition Reason To Get Day's Pay Attention Members! |> . ^ KL; "'.•'.•A'. J '.-.'. .. J �Page Eight TEE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. Oclober 17. 1947 Congress, Operators And Commies Kept Lakes Men From Protection By RUSSELL SMITH :6 DETROIT—It seems as though we've written reams of copy this year regarding the current SIU organizing campaign on the Great Lakes, and the many rea­ sons for the delay of several pending SIU elections. However, if we have to con­ tinue writing until hell freezes over, we'll do so in order that Lakes seamen get the real score on what's what. Part of the responsibility for these delays can be laid at the shipowners' door due to their very evident desire to remain as open-shop operators, free from any SIU contracts. That's easy to understand be­ cause SIU contracts always cost the shipowners real dough in the form of increased wages and overtime, improved working and living conditions and many other improvements too numerous to mention. We can also lay part of the blame to the NMU, in their very obvious attempts to stall or de­ lay any SIU election by any trick that they could use. They pulled these delaying tricks several times during the early part of the year, and their stalling attempts are a matter of record. to the AFL Convention schedul­ ed to met in San Francisco short­ ly thereafter. While the AFL Convention was in session, the top NLRB met in Washington, and reversed the Denham decision. This was a moral victory for all labor, and a face-saving ges­ ture on the part of the NLRB to rescue Counsel Denham from the pit which he had dug for him­ self. If both the top AFL and CIO executives had refused to com­ ply with the original Denham ruling, then the NLRB would have been left high and dry as an elaborate piece of machinery with no work to do. It would have been, for them, a ridiculous situation. SIU COMPLIANCE Right from the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act, the SIU mem­ bership and officials were oppos­ ed to it as a highly restrictive law aimed directly at the rights of labor by the National Associ­ ation of Manufacturers and their paid hate-labor lobbyists in Con­ gress. It was recognized, however, that even though we were op­ posed to this rotten law, we would have to live with it until it was repealed, amended or otherwise emasculated. For that very reason, the SIU complied with the various re­ quirements of the T-H Act at an early stage. PHONY CHARGES NMU provocateurs threw in phony charges of collusion, un­ fair labor practices, and other­ wise tried to stall formal hear­ ings on SIU petitions. Every single NMU charge was proven false and thrown out by the NLRB, but they did cause timeBy JACK SHRIMPTON consuming delays. Two or three times the phony In my opinion, the job of the LSU caused delays through in­ 2nd Steward is the toughest job tervening on SIU petitions at in the Stewards Department the last minute, and where this aboard a passenger ship. A good outfit had no evident proof of 2nd Steward has to be specially any representation. constituted. It didn't do them any good, He needs to have the wisdom but it did aid the shipowners of Solomon, the patience of Job, stalling game considerably. Finally, with the passage of the heart of a lion, the skin of a the Taft-Hartley Act (Labor- rhinocerous and, on rare occa­ Management Relations Act of sions, the mailed fist of a Ghen1947) came another series of de­ gis Khan. He must be a combination of lays. After passage of this slavelabor bill, the NLRB facilities statesman and politician and in the various regions as well as father confessor in his spare in Washington immediately tight­ time. He is in complete and ab­ ened up, and they slowed down solute charge of the men and the processing of cases and pe­ the working of the Stewards De­ partment, and is answerable only titions to a mere trickle. , After the final effective date to the Chief Steward. of the Taft-Hartley Act, on Aug­ It is necessary that he be fa­ ust 22, all functions of the NLRB miliar with every man's work immediately stopped while NLRB and able to tell him exactly how officials waited to see which way he wants it performed. He must they should move. knov/ each of his men individu­ Finally, General Counsel Den- ally, and must be ever ready ham handed down his' historic and willing to listen to a tale ruling that no Local or Interna­ i of woe and at the same time be tional Union affiliated with the able to sort the genuine from AFL or CIO could process a the phony. case until all top AFL or CIO He hires and fires, and if a officials had complied with the man is not pulling his weight in Taft-Hartley requirements. i the Department, it is the 2nd We felt that if we did not comply with this lousy law, the poor, unorganized seamen on the Great Lakes would be forced to sail under their rotten condi­ tions for a much longer period of time. That way. Lakes sea­ men would wait a loifg time to enjoy the same conditions as those now enjoyed by SIU mem­ bers sailing on SIU contract ships. At long last, after the many interminable delays we've had since we filed petitions for the Hanna, Wilson, Steinbrenner (Kinsman), Shenango, Tomlinson, Schneider and Nicholson (Ecorse) fleets, it looks as though the red tape has been cut. Once more the slow machinery of the National Labor Relations Board is in full operation. As yet, we don't know how many of these elections will be processed this year. There's a possibility that there might not be any. But we are hoping that at least some of them will be push­ ed through this year, so that these seamen can vote for the SIU as the Union of their choice just like the Midland, Huron and Wyandotte seamen have! We're proud of one thing—and that is, in spite of the many de­ lays and stalls. Great Lakes sea­ men are today more than ever pulling for the Seafarers Inter­ national Union, Great Lakes Dis­ trict. GREAT HORROR STORIES. Edited by Herbert William. Avon Book Co. New York. 25 cents. Readers who choose their read­ ing matter with an eye to get­ ting a jump on the winter months very likely will go for Avon's "Great Horror Stories." This ample collection of weird and supernatural tales is cal­ culated to provide a chilling ef­ fect. In fact, some of the more gruesome 1 i t e r a ry concoctions will put goose pimples on your goose pimples. Many of the "chillers" are by writers whose names are fixed in the literary firmament. There's Bram (Dracula) Stoker's, "The Judges House;" Ambrose Bierce's A Watcher By the Dead;" and Lord Dunsany's "The Two Bot­ tles of Relish." Try a few. in small doses. That is, if your blood doesn't curdle easily. "Concerning a Woman of Sin," and the other short stories by Ben Hecht are, likewise, good swift stuff—they're breezy in the one-time Chicago reporter's best style. The lead story is a hilari­ ous takeoff on the sensational screwballs who make Hollywood the luxurious madhouse that it is. The author's penchant for crime analysis is served up in "Crime Without Passion." Also in the collection are "Cafe Sin­ ister," a more serious character study with a punch ending, and "Spectre of the Rose," which re­ cently was released as a movie, t 4, 1 THE GENTLEMAN IN THE PARI OUR. By Somerset Maug­ ham, Avon Book Company. 25c. First published in 1930, "The Gentleman In The Parlour" is a detailed travelogue sprinkled with character sketches. Maugham, most famous for his "Of Human Bondage," sets his story in the Far East, one of his favorite locales. The Gentleman, the usual dissipated Englishman, tells of his adventures and en­ counters with the peoples of the world who cross his path on the muddy Irrawaddy or in the mys­ tic temples of Angkor. Reading the book today, some­ thing seems missing as many, of the cities he dwells upon nos­ talgically have since suffered war damages and are remembered more importantly as military ob­ jectives. However, to those who enjoy rambling tales by "the modern DeMaupassant," this will be an interesting and inexpensive eve­ ning's reading. Job Of 2nd Steward Toughest In Department CHALLENGE TO LABOR This ruling by an NLRB func­ tionary created by the T-H Act was an open challenge to all la­ bor. Certainly, it was beyond the scope of this individual to rule that top labor bodies like the AFL Executive Council had to comply in order that a Local could file under T-H. As a result of this dictatorial ruling, the AFL Executive Coun­ cil went on record to non-comply, and refer the entire matter During the passengers' meals he is in complete charge of the dining saloon and must always be on tap to deal with com­ plaints and inquiries. He must know where every man sleeps, and one of his most important duties is getting the laggards out of their bunks and on the job. Some of the messboys don't go to sleep—they die and have to be resurrected. Of course, in all the dealing with human relations he is bound to make enemies, even if they are only the undesirables that he is forced to get rid of. But that in itself should never worry him if he knows he is in the right. If he is fair and just he will make five friends for every enemy. In return for all this mountain of effort he has certain recom­ pense. He usually runs the deck games and the daily pool on the ship's run, both of which net him an odd buck-and-a-half. He also gets quite a slice of overtime as well, but regardless of how much he drags down he is always underpaid; there isn't enough money in the U.S: Treas­ ury to properly reimburse a good "deucer" for all he has to put up with. He is responsible for the clean­ liness of the Stewards Depart­ ment (with the exception of the galley) and any passenger ship is always a reflection of her 2nd Steward. He shbuld encourage his men to bring their personal problems to him, because he knows that a worried or harassed man can­ not do his job to the best of his ability. In many ct es just the talking out of whatever is ail­ ing the man will enable him to carry on. On the other hand, he must eschew the tale-bearer and would-be crawler as he would By EINAR NORDAAS the plague. A good 2nd Steward DULUTH—Shipping fell to a doesn't need a fifth column to tell him what is going on in the record low this past week with Department—he knows without only one ship coming into this port during the entire week. Steward who gives him his being told. The Minnesota State Federa­ marching orders. KNOWS THE SCORE tion of Labor had its convention He must make out the Depart­ in Hibbing, with about 1200 He is the eyes and ears of the ment working list showing each delegates attending. Chief Steward and little gets by man's job and each man's work­ Among the outstanding changes ing hours; he must keep a time him without his knowledge. The Chief Steward leans heav­ was one that puts the Federation book for use in port, and in many biases he looks after the ily on his Second to take the in politics from now on, although overtime. practical running" of the depart­ not on a partisan basis. The reactionary politic ians He is also in charge of the ment as much as possible off his from Minnesota came in for a hands, and hardly a day passes chaning, or class A stores as they are sometimes called, which without you hearing a yell of: sound shellacking at the con­ he issues through his 3rd Stew­ "See the Second Steward, don't vention. Every ounce of the Fed­ eration's power, financially and ard. come to me." These days he is a rare bird to find—I doubt if we can mus­ ter up half a dozen good ones in the entire Union—so if any of you guys are ambitious, there is plenty of room for you at the top. In closing, if any of you want to see a good Second Steward in action, come aboard the Evan­ geline and I'll show you one. His name is Donald Bayne and this ship is the home we have made it in the Stewards Depart­ ment only because of his efforts and his influence with the men. He has forgotten more about stewarding than many of us ever knew, but to watch him work makes the toughest job in the Stewards Department look like child's play. I can pay him no greater compliment than that. Port Duluth Mant'me Council Seeks More Union Affiliates otheiwise will be used to de­ feat these men at the polls in the 1948 elections. Here in Duluth, the monthly meeting of the Port Maritime Council was held in the Grainscoopers Hall. A committee was appointed with instructions to make every effort to bring all waterfront organizations, not yet affiliated, into the council. GRAIN TRADE More ships are shifting frotp ore to grain trade as the sailing season on the Great Lakes is rapidly coming to an end. It is expected that a few ships will begin taking grain to stor­ age the first part of November. �Friday, October 17, 1947 TBE SEAFARERS LOG Page Nin* SHIPS' MINUTES AND NEWS -^1 'CHIPS' GETS CLIPPED McBumey Meeting Hears Plea For Sound Shipboard Unionism Only by strict observance and application of Union rules and procedure for ship­ board conduct can Seafarers solidify their position and enable the Union to further its gains, said Frank Mitchell, a crewmember aboard the SS Robert McBurney, at the Sept. 14 membership meeting, held at sea. Directing his remarks, which were incor­ Paul Boudroux, Carpenter aboard the SS Milan R. Stefanik, holds fast while George Stevens, an OS—and a barber, we hope— trims his locks. Waiting for his next is Dan Burns. Bosun. Photo .of shipboard tonsoriel activity was taken by Chief Cook Whitey Gann. porated in the ship's minutes, to the Bookmen and "those soon to receive a book," Mitchell said "it is the policy of the SIU, through the LOG and other Union publi­ cations, to outline the proper rou­ tine on conduct and unionism. He recalled to his shipmates that from time to time through­ out the voyage, articles "bearing on both these subjects" have been posted on the ship, and expressed the hope that they had been in­ strumental in improving "our un­ derstanding, which was the pur­ pose for which they were all printed." HOW THEY BITING? SCORE IMPORTANT Outlining the dangers of the Taft-Hartley law to seamen, Mitchel pointed out that it is es­ pecially important now that Sea­ farers know the score in order to gird themselves to combat its effects. "For only by a solid front can we survive and maintain our present standards," he asserted. Chasing monkeys around a ship isn't the best form Stressing the importance of of recreation but it is a heck of a lot healthier than being shipboard efficiency as a means chased by jungle -cats, at least that was the feeling aboard of strengthening the Union's hand in future contract negotia­ the Robin Sherwood during a re- e The crew's defense to the Cap­ tions, Mitchell told his ship­ cent trip to East Africa. Somehow, during the time the tain's charges was simple: The mates: "We must fully realize that by Sherwood was in a South African cage was held by a cheap lock port, the monkeys, part of a car­ and had an^ eight-inch square living up to agreements, which go of animals destined for Amer­ hole in the screen at the top. Any are our contracts, we make it posican zoos, escaped from their agile monkey could squeeze sible for our representatives to through the hole and the larger have something in the bag, for cage. Immediately the Captain hit monks could snap the lock with it's a cinch the shipowners note every shipboard violation and the deck yelling and raving at a flip of the wrist. The Captain couldn't see the never fail to use them to put presthe top of his voice. Trying to run in all directions at once he crew's side of the matter and told sure on our negotiators." was almost mowed down in the them, days later, that the crew • The Seafarer reminded the Mccommotion caused by the sud­ should muss up the guy or gyj^ Burney crew that Union pro­ cedure states that if any disputes denly freed beasts frolicking x-esp|onsible. cannot be handled aboard ship, through the passageways and WAS NOT KIDDING the crew should "have them around the deck. Just to be on the safe side he ready for clarification and prompt FLOOR SHOW let them know that things' action by your Patrolmen, The unscheduled floor show wouldn't be quite so funny or. was reported in the minutes of a side splitting if the big cats got SPECIFIC" Sherwood's African Safari Pulls Reverse Frank Buck Fisherman about to toss a line over the side of the SS Archer is the Chief Electrician, identified as Frank, who tried his luck at angling while anchored off the Rock of Gibraltar. Kibitizers in the rear were identified by John Clamp, who took the pic­ ture. as We.rren Worth. Eddie, and the Chief Cook. arrival, if we catch minor beefs "Next year's opening of the at their origin. agreements for wages and condiHe continued by saying that tions via the Taft-Hartley law," if the Brothers would carefully said, "is going to be a tough read the SIU booklet, "Here's "ny one can see. When How, Brothers," many of the ^he bigger companies once again misunderstandings on overtime return to power, as a result oi would be explaimed to them. some smaller outfits being forced Simplifying it, he said, "over^^e going will time is a preventive from being ^^ose who repoverworked." He carried thisnegotiations, point further, saying that ships' Because of all these factors, should not be classed as good or urged his shipmates to bad solely on the basis of the ^^ork hard at being first-class •overtime paid on it. Whether that they will be this item is small or large de- well-prepared for problems the holds. "But be specific in stating your pends a good deal on the condi-, tion of the ship, he added. "All this makes it essential "I don't know about you fel-Jcase so he does not have to stick Mitchell predicted that future >^"0^ the answers. Only lows, but I'm carrying a .45," he his neck out too far," he urged, attending meetings at sea and said. j Mitchell said that overtime has contract negotiations in the at- j Obviously the big cats didn't always been a "headache" be­ mosph'ere of the Taft-Hartley law hshort. and by reading all SIU get loose as the Sherwood has cause it was looked at from dif- would give the operators an un-1which is printed at since hit New York with all ferent angles by many of us." fair advantage, making the Un- great effort for our education on matters affecting us, can you crewmembers in full possession But, he added, it is not difficult ion's battle to further the memof their limbs. to clear these matters up before i bership's welfare a stiffer one get the proper slant," the Sea­ farer emphasized. In concluding, he told the meeting that it had been a pleas­ ure to sail with the fellows on the With the tenth anniversary of the Union at its inception and relied upon as good counsel to fvlcBurney and hoped to be shipjnates with them again. the founding of the Seafarers nursed the infant along until it the newer members, | November 1, 1948 will be the International Union, Atlantic and became robust and healthy. These men have been in the tenth anniversary of the SIU. Gulf District, only a short year away, a suggestion has been vanguard of the SIU since its Atlantic and Gulf District. At made whereby charter members inception and by the award of tliat time the presentation of the this token of esteem they will bars could be made at ceremonof the Union can be honored. Send in the xninutes of Uncle Otto, Steward aboard become known to the relatively ies held in all A&G Halls, sug­ youi ship's meeting to the gests Uncle Otto. Seatrain vessels and other SIU- newcomers and youngsters. New York Hall. Only in that In addition to the bars for becontracted ships, has come up MEN OF EXPERIENCE way can the membership act I ing a charter member of the with the novel idea of present­ on your recommendations, Their wearing of the ten-year Union, he feels that a bar should ing every charter member with and then the minutes can be a small bar of some appropriate bar will point them out as be- be designed to be given in the design to be attached to his SIU ing not only oldtimers in the years following to members, who. printed in the LOG for the Union but as being men with while not being charter mem­ membership pin. beneiit of all other SIU It is, he feels, an honor that plenty of experience in handling bers, have been members in crews. is due the men who came into strikes and beefs and can be good standing for ten years. Brother Proposes 10-Year Membership Pin meeting held aboard the Sher­ wood, and they state that some­ how the Skipper regained his composure and equilibrium long enough to button-hole some of the crewmembers and shout at them that he was going to see that someone got thrown out of the Union for what had taken place. Naturally, during the pande­ monium which ensued, the mon­ keys took off over the side and were last seen heading up the main drag for parts more to their tastes. Send Those Minutes .TJll �'' VJ- W'- Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 17. 1347 ] SlU Ships' Minutes In Brief liEBORE. July 27 —Chairman D. Worrell; Secretary Paul Fenton. .Delegates reports accepted. New Business: Motion by Dex­ ter that two medium fans be se­ cured for each foc'sle, messroom and recreation room. Good and Welfare; Discussion over air conditioning system. Agreement to look into the matter. i t t RICHARD YATES. Aug. IBChairman A. Janowski; Secretary R. Bailey. New Business: Motion carried not to payoff until action is taken on Captain and Cadet's overtime. Motion carried that a draw list be made and given to the Captain in the amount (iesired by the crew. Motion carried that galley sinks be put on a separate line from shower rooms. Motion carried that repair lists be picked up by delegates and given to the Patrolman upon ship's arrival in port. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS. Sept. 7—Chairman John Dimitriadls; Secr<*tary Richard Diaz. Delegates reported all in order. New Business: All members agreed that every room should be fumigated in next port. 'Val­ entin Acabello elected as ship's delegate. Good and Welfare: Slopchest to be checked before new crew signs on. t t t FRANCISCO M. GUINONES. July 2—Chairman Lee; Secre­ tary Chaffin. Good and Welfare: Silverware to be cleaned and dried instead of just being put in water and laid aside to dry. I Tables to be thoroughly cleaned each morning and also before' each meal. Coffee urn to be | cleaned once each morning and jacket to be cleaned at least once per week. TAKE COPIES OFTMEUDG ON EVERY TRIP! STEEL KING. Aug. 31—Chair­ man Luke Collins; Secretary E. D. Scroggins. Delegates reported no beefs. New Business: Motion by A1 Lavoie to have a roll call before each meeting to check on absenteeism. All absentees^ to give a satisfactory reason for ab­ sence or be fined. Motion carried that all fines be given over to the hospital fund. Education: Brother Lavoie gave a talk about the origin of the SIU, its pur­ pose and what it means to each member. 4 4 4 STEEL KING. Sept. 11—Chair­ 4 4 4 man A1 Lavoie; Secretary John SONORA. Sept. 3—Chairman M. Rentillo. Delegates reported J. Abernathy; Secretary E. B. 4-4 4. JOSHUA SLOCUM. Aug. 31— all running smooth in their de­ Swenson. Agreement with Com­ Chairman William Knopf; Sec­ partments. New Business: Mo­ pany read and explained by retary George Hayden. Delegates' tion by Luke Collins for all crew- Steward. Open discussion by all reports accepted. New Business: members to be checked for their hands. Money collected for fines Motion carried: all members to union status. Education: All agreed to go to General Fund. By HANK remain sober at payoff and not new members urged to read and This coming from men who leave y Seafarer Sam Says: "Listen to your Patrolman when he comes perform and to give Patrolmen study all phamplets and educa­ cups in mess hall. M/S/C that full cooperation in settling all tional literature of the SIU. ice box, washing machine, and aboard. When he tells the permitmen to come off the ship after sixrty days — he means just that. Failing to do so means beefs; three delegates to contact sanitary conditions for firemen Agent upon arrival to present be taken care of when ship is a Permitman may be brought up on charges." Well, let's have all disputes and to have action ta­ in yard for repairs and inspec­ Brothers on the ball. There shouldn't be any back-talk, arguments ken; Stewards Department td be tion. On September 2, 1947 two or delays. If you're told to come off the ship, according to the commended for its excellent per­ firemen detained ship for over shipping rules and the fact that the port has enough replacements formance in preparing and serv­ an hour by not reporting back. in the hall waiting to ship out—don't argue or foul up the ship and ing food; to have medicine chest M/S/C that these men be re­ the Brothers in the hall. Come off the ship like a sailor and help examined; to have slopchest ported to the Secretary-Treasur­ keep everything shipshape and according to the shipping rules. 4 4 4 More and more of the membership is becoming aware of the prices investigated. Education: SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY. er Fred Farnen. Another fire­ Brother Nicastro discussed sev­ Sept. 14—Chairman Bill Gray; man owed Captain money and fact that there are no special privileges handed to anyone—ashore eral points of good unionism. Secretary Ratliff. Delegates re­ forgot to pay his debt. Quit ship or aboard ship—the rules apply to everyone. If you get yourself ported everything okay. New a half hour before sailing time. fouled up because of the shipping rules—that's your fault. Brother JOHN B. WATERMAN, Aug. Business: Motion carried to sub­ M/S/C that these men be —because the shipping rules and what the Patrolman has to say are 31—Chairman L. Zwerling; Sec­ mit a new repair list. Good and brought up on charges at the not just empty words to play around with and forget all about it. retary H. Murranka. New Busi­ welfare: The watch table to be first General Meeting, in' accord­ ness: Ship's Delegate, J. Cinino, used exclusively by those going ance with Constitution and Sec. to check with purser as to why on watch for the first Gulf oldtimer. Brother Joseph Wagner, wrote from Buenos half of Farnen's article warning about cigarettes are being rationed. Ed­ each meal hour. One minute of such men ruining the reputation Aires. Argentina., that a lot of SIU men drop into the London ucation: No educational work silence for Brothers lost at sea. of good SIU men, who want to Bar looking for the latest LOGs. Well, the LOGs will soon be prepared. C. Tobias to prepare do their - utmost to have the there awaiting any SIU man who really wants to keep up with 4 4 4 talk for next meeting. Gangway Union news and activities . . . Brother Jimmy Crescitelli keeps NOAH WEBSTER. Sept. 13— Lakes SIU. Members checked for watches to be on the ball and Chairman W. R. Broughtwell; dues and found satisfactory. saying he's The Pride of 47th Street. You must be kidding keep all longshoremen and ste- Secretary V. R. Dollan. Some around. Jimmy . . . Brother Robert. Hillman is in town doing vadores out of crew quarters and disputed overtime reported in the best he-can—with a cigar smoking away—as usual . . . We messrooms. sure would like to know if any of the SIU men will remember to Engine Department. Good and to see if any of the favorite bars for sailors, in those foreign Welfare: Foc'sles to be left in or­ ports receive the LOGs every week? If they don't—take the der at payoff. Suggested by correct address right there and then and let the LOG Editor Steward Department that all cold 4 4 4 know about it. The LOG travels all over the world—but who storage spaces be thoroughly CORNELIUS GILLIAM. July knows if they really reach their destination and serve their cleaned before crew leaves ship. 4 — Chairman William Alvaro; purpose? 4-4 4 Secretary Philip Tele. Freeman ALCOA POINTER, Sept. 7— ALEXANDER\.*^CLAY. Sept. elected ship's delegate. Dele­ Chairman M. Kolonik; Secretary 7 — Chairman Shea; Secretary gates reported everything smooth E. Palchanes. New Business: Mo­ Hull. Deck Delegate reported in their departments. List of re­ Here's a letter from Brother Leon "Chink" White, dated Sept. tion carried that crew notify the overtime being checked. New pairs made up and accepted. 30, aboard the SS Trinity "Victory: "This is from a shipmate of Patrolman as to why draws are Business: Soap and rag situation Good and Welfare: Decision that Brother Red Braunstein. I'm on this Isthmian ship and coming not made in American money. discussed further. Ship's dele­ thfee departments shall keep back home after a long trip around. The last bar we stopped in I Motion carried to see about get­ gates will talk to Chief. Motion washroom clean. One minute of got a LOG, dated August 15, and I found out that he's out that ting a percolator and hot plate carried that ice boxes be cleaned sOence for Brothers lost at sea. way (in the Pacific) and that Brother Braunstein will be coming in for crew. Motion carried that and checked by the three dele­ about October time. We're coming in about then, too. According 4 4 4 the Patrolman . check into all gates. Education: Agreement dis­ BULL RUN, Sept. 15—Chair­ to Red a bottle of Coca-Cola costs 6000 Chinese dollars in the USS. beefs and logs. Good and Wel­ cussed. Good and Welefare: man George Reier; Secretary Ed­ What did Red do with the Coca Cola—mix it with paint remover? fare:' Suggestion made to check Suggestions made concerning re­ win Thompson. Delegates' reports And he never goes into USS Clubs, he says. Well, we have a pretty the length of trips and the stor­ pairs to be added to list. One read and accepted. New Busi­ good crew aboard. Give my regards to all the boys and I sure age of ships for these trips. minute of silence for Brothers ness: Motion by the Steward to wish Red would write to me. Tell Red we have the Finn fireman lost at sea. 4 4 4 have bell in ice box repaired. shipmate of ours from the SS Benjamin Chew with us. Bueno THOMAS CRESAP. Aug. 12— Motion by Burns that men on Pelepo." Thanks, Brother White, for the Bueno Pelepo, especially Chairman P. M. Zamenski; Sec­ BEN WILLIAMS^ Aug. 21 — sanitary work keep the recrea­ the letter from Cristobal. retary T. D. Kuhn. Delegates re­ Chairman M. Sams; Secretary A. tion room clean. Good and Wel­ ports accepted. New Business: Melendez. Delegates' reports ac­ fare: Suggestion by Mclnnes that Roster read showing the number cepted. New Business: Motion men keep the passageways from Here are some oldlimers who probably are sfill in lown of books, permits, etc., aboard. by Benson to install scrubbing messhall to below clean. Brother although they came in recently: J. Colon. I. Nazario, O. Mor­ Good and welfare: A few minor board that will drain into wash Louther suggested that men who gan. S. Ruzyski. F. J. White. A. M. Anderson. G. Berry. J. beefs raised and settled to sat­ tub. Motion by M. Sams to ask want SEAFARERS LOG sent to Hearty. F. Mazet. I. Valles. W. E. Dargan. J. Waters. P. Soto. N. isfaction of all. Meeting used for Hall to clarify article 35 of the their homes should contact SEA­ N. Pearce. H. Hisham. and E. Blaha ... Brother Norman "Ozzie" the purpose of deciding a cpurse shipping rules. Several matters FARERS LOG, SIU Hall, 51 Okray just come in from a trip last week ... We noticed that of action to be followed until for good and welfare of crew Beaver St., New York. One min­ the oldtimer and Philadelphia man. Blackie Gardner, is down in such time as the agreement now brought to floor and discussed ute of silence for Brothers lost Philly again. Where's Andy. Blackie. and did you see your being negotiated is signed. thoroughly. at sea. shipmate. Chuck Allan yeJ^-he was asking for you? MS THE COURSEOF YSOR VCVASE •ioo'Re. eooND TO MEETOIHEK SEAFAHRS WHO HAVEN'T SEEN THE lOS IN MONTHS AND WHO WOUtO ENJOY A COPY. THOSE SIO- PATRONIZEP BARS, CLUBS, AND HOTEIS THAT WlUU ACCEPT BUIODLES OF 10(36. CUT and RUN �rnS Friday. October 17. 1947 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven THE MEMBEBSHIP SPEAKS SS Topa Topa Trip Tip-Top —'Cept For Swaggering MPs To the Editor: Once again I'd like to give you the news of a good trip over to Germany, though we had a few sour incidents aboard ship and ashore. This I say because we happen to have a well-organized crew and, in spite of the bleak moments and pain given to us by some "big shots," we always managed to have a good time. All departments on this ship, the SS Topa Topa, have stuck together in good fashion. When we had an argument in the En­ gine Department with the Sec- Bearded Bosun it's always a different story. While you see a lot of Army personnel of all ranks riding or walking in the company of the female sex, a seamen takes a great risk by even talking to a girl or a lady in the street. Con­ cerning this, I personally know of a case, where an MP, almost green from home, took a woman (the mother of five kids), to army headquarters. To the Editor: CAN'T EVEN TALK She had only been giving in­ formation about an address to a seamen, in answer to a request. For that woman,. it probably means that she would have to undergo a physical examination, which if she fails to pass, would result in her going to a hospital. And, believe me, with the kind of nutrition those people are get­ ting, it is likely that all of them are suffering from one kind of disease or another. To make this a short story instead of the long one it could be, I'll say it is almost impos­ sible for a seaman to step out and walk in Bremerhaven with­ out being molested by the MPs. They are also in the habit of Topa Topa crewmembers J. searching anybody, no matter Finnell (left) and Luis Ramirez where he happens to be and at discuss situation in Bremen and any time, if they think he looks Bremerhaven. Pablo, a Wiper, suspicious. looks on. My recommendation is: if you have nothing important to do end Engineer, because he told ashore in Bremerhaven, better three Oilers, in the presence of stay aboard and save yourself some deck men, that "the SIU was a pain in the (neck)" some trouble. to him. Luis A. Ramirez DECK GANG ACTS Dizzy Existence Spins On Aboard SS 'Screwball Hills' Harry Lundquist. Bosun on the Robin lines' Marine Runner, no longer sports the fuzz he's pictured with ai>ove. He said he grew it just for a lark, had the camera make a record of it and then whipped out his razor and —click, click—whisked off the whiskers. Says Baltimore Is On Its Toes To the Editor: I'm laid up here in the Marine Hospital at Norfolk with a bum wing, so I thought I would di'op a line and spout off a bit. In a recent issue of the LOG I happened to notice a call down on the Baltimore Hall. Well, I consider that unjustified. Maybe they haven't sent in a great deal on what's going on down there, but those guys go running around the port so damn much that I don't believe they find much time to write to the LOG. This is my second attempt "at writing to the LOG and I am in doubt as to whether my first try was published or not. (It was, in the Sept. 19 issue—Ed.) Anyway, here goes for my sec­ onds. This ship, the SS Newhall Hills has been christened with a new and more appropriate name, "The Screwball Hills." We laid on a buoy in Granvesend, Eng­ land, for three months and two days waited for a new buoy to come from some other port in England. Almost every day there were new places for us to go. They got around to getting us a buoy in Sheerness, where we were towed when this ship got hit. (The Newhall Hills was hit by a schooner, causing an ex­ three of our men. George Don­ plosion which resulted in the nelly got the worst, but he sure death of one of the SIU crew). made a mess of a few big men before he was taken back to the CHANGES ORDERS ship. They were all set to put us in KNOWS HOW the Navy's estuary when the brass hat in charge down there This is his first trip and he is flatly refused to have a Yank one of the best. Having made ship in that harbor. So we sat Iwo Jima and Okinawa with the on our fannies, wondering what U. S. Marines, he knows how to would become of us now that take good care of himself. They we were on English rations. took three big men to the Gravesend hospital. After seeing what The Maritime Commission sent came off the Marlin, the others their piecard men and their wives down for two days to in­ on our ship and I are mighty gla<J spect the hulk, as they called the to be members of the SIU. I'll close, saying that we're still ship. After they had seen what there was to see—and personally waiting for those back and pres­ I don't think they left the Old ent issues of the LOG to be seirt Man's room except to eat—they to us. Volpian's letter of June 18 says they were sent on June 14. returned to London. On Saturday, Sept. 27, we These LOGs mean a great deal to were towed by three tugs to this us and we would appreciate the God-forsaken spot outside of favor very much—things like tlie Southampton and the operation Isthmian contract and whether only took two days and two Blackie Cardullo's wife had her nights. While this MC man was baby yet. Barney McNally on the ship, he told us of 21 SS Newhall Hills T2 tankers that were to be turn­ Southampton, Eng. ed over to the British in the (Ed. Note: Brother Volpian next month. What has the rank and file on was correct, the LOG did go this ship wondering is, that if out to the men on the Newhall they are going to give them ships Hills. However, we have sen* that are seaworthy why not sell out another batch of issues them this while it is over here -which you requested. Let us so they can repair it themselves know if you do or do not re­ and save the taxpayers a little ceive them.) Myself, I've been shipping out of there for the past couple of Can't See Marymar Story years as a deck hand and I gen­ erally get the delegate's job. Now To the Editor: every ship I have been on has The article about the SS Mary- gone around and right back there. mar in the Sept. 12 issue of the And I have never seen the likes LOG stinks. Why would a mili­ of those men for handling beefs. Regardless of when you call tant crew leave the West Coast in bad shape when Calmar has on them, they are right down there and you can bet your bot­ always been a lot easier to tom dollar you will always come We had good times in Bremen. handle out there? out with what you went after. Evferyone treated us fine, so far as I know. But in Bremerhaven, Lloyd Short John Dimilriadis of that green money the MC man is throwing away so easily. The Deck Department was the first to take action after our En­ gine Delegate read a petition to us which we were to present to the next crew, advising them not to sign on until a new second came aboard. That action was taken at one of our regular meet­ ings at sea and all hands signed the petition. Log-A-Rhythms When The Climate Fits My Clothes By JAMES (POP) MARTIN Oh I'm a bold old sailor, Who has sailed the wintry seas. The Alaskan Gulf, the Baltic, The Roaring Forties—if you please. I like to feel her pitch and roll And dip her bow in green. Come up with her decks a welter, Hesitate, an dagain careen. It's great to be there cold and wet, And leaning against her roll. Oh, let her rise and let her dip. May the very ship's bell tolL May her mast be a gleaming cross Of ice, from cro-jick to the deck. Till you spend a social season In your BVD's—what the heck! Either south or north of forty-five, Yon a sailor-—already yet? But the truth: My hair and beard Are grey and I'm a wee mite old; That breeze from the Western Ocean Comes inland mighty cold. I'm yet a deep-sea sailor man. But a fair weather one, God knows. And I'll ship away to latitudes— Where the climate fits my clothes! long to give you the little glow you need now and then. The Marine Marlin, an NMU ship, v/as in Tillbery for repairs, with 260 men aboard. They were in for better than a month, so the night before she sailed, half of her crew came over to go to a dance, and they worked over IT'S MURDER Man, these rations are pure murder. Two eggs once every two weeks and the kiss-off is that they have "Denmark" stamped on them. About the only thing ther^is plenty of are) vegetables and the ' only beef with that is that is that it is al­ ways the same thing—peas, cau­ liflower, and string beans. If you haven't eaten any of these peas you haven't lived, and if you have, you won't for very long. They should have used them to shoot at the Jerries and the war might have ended soon­ er. Work goes on here with plen­ ty of time off, for anyone who cares to take it. Booze over here is about as costly as you'll find it in the States. Or maybe a lit­ tle more, for it takes twice as SAYS FOUL-UPS SHOULD SNAFU ON THEIR TIME OFF To the Editor: I have been on many ships and at the meetings the crews agree to be at the payoff to strighten out all beefs. When the time comes they all head for a gin mill and forget all about the beefs. Another thing there should be something done about is the messmen taking time off between meals to go ashore and coming back cock-eyed drunk and too late to serve a meal. If they are going ashore on such a mission they should! be to go after the supper meal, so they will be on their own time and won't cause any inconven­ ience to their shipmates. George ArnoH �THE SEAFARERS Page Twelve BLUM Bauxite Run Stirs Brother; Reports Trip's Highlights To the Editor: I am not much of a writer but I can't help but make some com­ ments on life and love along the Bauxite Trail as seen from the Alcoa Runner. We hit out of New Orleans and after a few stops in Vene­ zuela pushed into San Pedro Macoris. There it started. No hotel, no launch service, no nothing so there was some sleeping under trees. Going ashoi-e in this place is a problem. If it is a rough night there is no launch service. If you want to go aboard ship in this place, go down to the sugar barge and you can catch the launch much better and safer. Out of San Pedro Macouris we went, and the climate quickly changed from the hot tropical nights to the cool snappy days of Montreal. After finding there was an SIU representative, half the crew wanted to quit. When some of the crew gave the Cap­ tain notice, he said he was pay­ ing no one off unless he produced a not-fit-for-duty hospital slip. You should have seen the fel­ lows trying to get them. Every day three or four go to the hos­ pital, but no luck. We had one fellow with jaundice and he had Crewmembers of the Rimner work on deck, while one of the crew swings a ten pound maul. done no work in three weeks. The doctor said he only needed about three or four more weeks' rest and need not be paid off. OFF AGAIN Nothing came of the attempts to payoff so we left Montreal for Bermuda. Nothing much took place here so we hit the other places along the trail and wound up in Trinidad. While we were at anchorage one morning, about 3 A.M. I heard a loud hollering and I thought it was a stevadore or something. My roommate looked out the port and saw a couple of guys standing in a half sub­ merged boat. I asked him what was up. "Nothing," he said. Just to check I looked out and saw what was going on so I hit the deck to And someone to help them. The Captain was going to have a look over the side but not knowing that their boat was partly under water told them to come around to the starboard side. When I informed him that their boat had capsized, he told the Mate to break out a crew LOG Friday, October 17, 1947 PASSENGERS AND CREW AT THE EQUATOR 1 I 1! I 11 and stand by to lower a life boat. Soon it was in the water «and the search was on. The lailnch's motor made so much noise that we could hardly hear the holler­ ing of the troubled duet. We saw them after about five or ten minutes of searching and who do you think it was? None other than two of the crewmembers—Shorty and "Hard Rock." Both boys are now restricted to the ship so they can have plenty of time to think over their ex­ perience. Well, until something dynamic occurs, I'll sign off and keep the bauxite running. ,?l 'I 'f W. R. Cameron Steward Delegate Alcoa Runner Newsman's Praise Of Union Amazes 'Yonngster' Hardy Hitting off the traditional ceremonies of an equator cross­ ing, passengers and crewmem­ bers of the Murray M. Blum get their due from King Nep­ tune. At the upper left. Crewmember Frank Reese gets a shampoo. /To the Editor: I have always heard that if you live long enough you will see just about everything and hear everything that is fit to see or hear. At the present time I'm not very old and this being the case, can hardly believe it's true that there are reporters in this day and time who will praise any union, no matter what af­ filiation and no matter how good a job it is doing. I was reading the newspaper this morning and ran across an article by Victor Reisel, who seems to be pretty well-informed on the maritime situation, any­ way. Even though he has a daily column about labor, in which he, as a general rule, gives it hell, I just couldn't over­ look what he had to say about the Seafarers International Union. (Ed. note: The column re­ ferred lo said the National Maritime Union had in the past two years "shelled out $279,265.88 through its organizing department to unionize sailors. The dough was blown while the department was run by two avowed Communists . . . Joe Stack and Freddie (Blackie) Myers ... Yet they were able to unionize but 1,781 sea­ men . . . Sailors on other lines simply turned to the brawny, honest non-politicalized leaders of the competing Seafarers In­ ternational Union.) As a general rule, here in land, you're accustomed to not hearing a thing about the sea or about the men that sail, except that to sail was the worst thing a person could do. In the last year the people of this section of the country have become more conscious of how vital their merchant marine is to their safety and how vital also a union can be when properly run and without political squabbling. Here's hoping that in the fu­ ture we will see more people get educated on unions, so that in­ stead of saying that all unions are no good, they will look around and find that an example set by one does not mean the next one is the same way. Will Hardy Halls. Tenn. Calls For Rigid Enforcement Of Shipping Rules To the Editor: While reading a recent issue of the LOG I noted that the Dis­ patcher in the Port of Philadel­ phia was obliged to get down on bended knees and beg Permitmen Jo accept jobs. According to the Shipping Rules by which Permitmen and Bookmen are to abide. Permit4- 4. At the left is Carmen Miran­ men should not remain on ships da's niece receiving the full longer than sixty days. Never­ treatment inflicted all polly- theless, I have seen cases where wogs. The capers took place on Permitmen have remained on the Blum's recent trip to South ships longer than the specified time. America. BIG PORTS UNAFFECTED Upon arrival in outports I have brought this to the atten­ tion of Patrolmen who replied that it was difficult to obtain men. Such is not the case in major ports. With such a situation existing company and to hell with the now, when' jobs are few and Unions. nobody quitting when shipping is at a standstill, there is, conse­ Tony Kubiska quently, much less of a turnover (Ed. Note: Comment on the than there ordinarily should be. newspaper article appears in There is no more demoralizing factor than stagnated shipping another part of this issue.) for the man who sails for a liv­ ing and not for a hobby. I think, FORMER MEMBER therefore, that Patrolmen should GETS A HANKERING be instructed to investigate the time aboard ship by Permitmen FOR THE SEA at the payoff. R. Brown To the Editor: & » » Upper right: King Neptune has knocked off momentarily for coffee. In his place Queen Blewitt Perkins and the baby. Warren Bonano, look approv­ ingly upon the happenings. .'fl Irate Member Directs Fire At Boss Of Shipping Line To the Editor: Enclosed is a newspaper clip­ ping some ^f the fellows prob­ ably overlooked. I clipped it from the New York Herald Tri­ bune issue of Oct. 9, in which a shipowner tells a group of new ships' officers that a union is no place for proper officer material. I think it would be a good article to insert in the LOG for all Brothers to see what we are up against. Here is my comment on the article: It seems that Mr. Lee (Execu­ tive Vice - President of MooreMcCormack) has no place in his heart for unionism and he does­ n't spare any words in telling people so in his smooth syrqpy manner so typical of the bigwigs. I guess he doesn't know Unions are here to stay and it gives him no end of worry. In his speech, he points out the limited intelligence of many seamen. I don't doubt that there is limited intelligence among of­ ficers and shipowners too. This has, no doubt, been proved. His comment on ships' officers playing square with a union thereby placing themselves in the workingman class, is utterly bunk. I don't think he gave the subject much thought. All in all, it looks like Mr. Lee would like to have all ships' of­ ficers working strictly for -the I have quit going to sea and have a good job here in this smelter, but of course, lots of times I wish I was out on a ship or could get down around the Hall to see some of the fel­ lows. I know. But my old friend —the LOG, would help out a lot, since I can't do just as I wish. From what I can see, there are tough days ahead for organized labor. Of course, that means the seamen—first thing. But, then, he who has never fought, has never won a battle. And a cer­ tain amount of resistance keeps the organization strong. The meek don't inherit the earth. Jackson's Delegate •ii i! t, .5 I would like to hear from any J^rry Palmer, AB, ship's dele­ of my former shipmates. Mean­ gate aboard the Andrew Jack­ while my best wishes for a son comes up with a smile for the cameraman. Shot was taken stronger SIU. while the ship was in Formosa, C. G. Costlow one of the many ports hit dur­ 423 E. 3rd Street ing the Jackson's globe-girdling Anaconda, Montana voyage. I'll �TEE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. Oelober 17. 1947 ABOARD THE FRANKLIN H. KING Let's Have 'Em This is it. Brothers! Right on these pages is a good place to blow your top. If you've got a beef or some suggestions you think will be of benefit to your Union and your Brothers, why not have it printed in the LOG? All hands in all departments, except those on watch of course, were on deck for this picture taken by their shipmate, W. G. Hay. Even Lassie, the ship's mascot, couldn't stay away for this one. Casa Grande Crew Weathers Florida Squalls And Squaws To the Editor: I don't know whether it was the power of the press (LOG) but the same day I turned in the story of the Casa Grande (LOG, Oct. 10) being anchored off Mar­ cus Hook for 38 days, she hoist­ ed her anchor and came down here to Jacksonville for repairs Except for a squall, it was smooth sailing. We dropped the hook oft Jack.sonville. Two of us went ashore in the same tug that took the pilot. Since it was Sunday eve­ ning there was no brew to be had in town. But out of town was another story. The places were wide open. All sorts of drinks, all sorts of gambling— crap, cards, etc., and all sorts of —well, you know what goes with that. Need I say more? GO ON DIET With the price of meat very high, we became vegetarians— which was a good deal because killed hundreds of thousands of fish. He said he saw the fish come up with bloated gills and bleed­ ing from every opening. There was a pungent odor in the air that came from their direction. Other than that no one knew what caused the "plague." He remarked, too, that none of the seagulls that feasted on the dead bodies seemed to suffer any ill effects. "At the same time," he noted, "fish in ponds—and bowls—sev­ eral miles inland, died the same waj-." AI Bernstein SS Casa Grande Jacksonville, Fla. If you haven't any steam to blow off. there must be something you've found in­ teresting on your trip thai you'd like to pass along for others to read about—char­ acters you meet in the farflung corners of the earth, joints you've found worth seeing and those you feel it advisable for your Brothers to avoid. Why not let all hands profit by your exper­ iences? Maybe you're pretty good at turning out a poem—okay then, let's have it. Pen and ink sketches are welcome. xoo. If you've got som« photographs of your ship, or shipmates or any "shots" taken in the various ports o'call. send them along. Well return them. Just mail your materiel to the Editor. Seafarers Log, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4. N. Y. How about doing it NOW! THE BEEF BOX SUGGESTS LOG REMINQ BROTHERS OF MEETING TIME AND PLACE Page Thirfeen Member Asks Volunteer Aid For Striking Shipyard Men To the Editor: The feeling among the striking CIO shipyard workers, particu­ larly around the Bethlehem yard at 27th Street and 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn, is strongly favorable to the Seafarers. The support we have shown to these men by joining them on their picketlines has drawn them very close to us These Bethlehem strikers have been on the bricks for almost four months now and the going has been tough for most of them, and it is because of demonstracions of solidarity like we have shown them, that their morale is kept up. But from hanging around the waterfront near the Brooklyn yard I have seen that they can use sonie occasional help from volunteers. Many of the strikers have to go around and pick up odd jobs during the day to make enough change to feed themsel­ ves and their families. volunteers to go out on the ship­ yard workers' lines. Whenever we have some spare time wo can go over and get on their lines—and we'll be well re­ ceived, as we always have. Over on that section of the waterfront they think a hell of a lot of Seafarers. Last time we picketed with them, they dem­ onstrated their appreciation. Every guy on the lines felt it. I would suggest that any of the SIU Brothers who want to help these strikers out by giving a little of his time to bolster their lines, should do so when­ ever possible. Any of you boys wanting to do this can just go out there and report to the pick­ et captain. Strike Headquarters is in the restaurant across the street from the yard. And they'll take care of you. There's always coffee and. Also they usually try to give out three meals a day to picketers. TOUGH GOING HE'S HELPING Because of this it's pretty hard to keep their picketlines going full strength 24 hours a day. Here's where some of us can give them a big hand. Let's not wait until our Union calls for Personally, I'm going to put in several turns on their lines this week, and so are some of my shipmates and buddies. We want to do this on a volunteer basis 'Duke' To Wrestle Mexican Champ For World's Title To the Editor: I'm back in the ring again down here in Laredo, Texas and will wrestle the main event next week against Bobby Bonales. If get over him, the SIU will have a world's champion. I think I will pin him this time as I have bested him twice before. He is now the top man of Mexico and it will be quite a feather in my cap if I am vic­ torious. ,, , , • , My new contract is very good but not quite good enough to keep me away from the sea for any length of time. My new wrestling colors are gold and blue, the colors I love. I'm having some new pictures made and will send you some when I receive them. Maybe some of the Brothers would like to know about our last trip. We went to Hamburg with a load of grain, sailing out of Galveston on August 4. I suggest that a notice be run in the LOG reminding the — membership when Union meeting are to be held and where. This should appear in the issue of the week preceding the date of the CH ? SAfJP-BAflS? meeting, so that if a man is just paying off a ship, he won't forget ITHOUSHTTHEV to attend the meeting. SAID HAY-BASS! This notice will also help remind the men on the beach that a meeting is coming up. Frank M. Anderson Book No. 2255045 (Ed. note:—The LOG accepts Brother Anderson's sugges­ tion and from time to time will run reminders of meeting dates. Meanwhile, the next regular membership meeting will be held Wednesday evening, Oct. 22 at 7 P. M. With the exception of the New York Branch, all ports hold their meetings in the branch halls. New York meetings are held in Webster Hall. 119 after scouting around on our East 11 St„ between 3rd and 4th Avenues. own we found there was plenty HECTIC TRIP of what we were looking for, all There were five NMU men in OIL DIDN'T GO WELL WITH HIM over the place. the Stewards Department, and It rained so hard here for two what a trip. The Captain said days, the town was flooded. At I was a trouble maker. We had the same time, the tide was at our meetings every Sunday at the highest it had ever been, so which time I would preach the much so that a warning went out SIU Bible to them encouraging over the radio to put sandbags the members to live up to the around all waterfront property. contracts. The back pressure of the river The Skipper was a tough egg. water was so great that it would He joined the Navy ip. 1941 rath­ not let the drain water drain off. er than ship out on unprotected As a result they used rowboats merchant ships. During the trip to get around in certain parts of he 'kept harping to me about town. how he sailed for peanuts dur­ We expect to be in the ship­ ing the war while we were mak­ yard for about two weeks, after ing millions. which no one knows what's go­ I stopped him on that one by ing to happen. She might even asking him how many times he be sold. She might be junked was torpedoed. He shut up like or she might be operated by P.T. a clam. When the SS Archer crossed the Equator during the past HEAR MILITARY STORY Well, if I get the championship, summer, the "pollywogs" got a "hosing." Photo above shows I will send you a write-up, giv­ On the way in on the tug, the one of the unfortunates getting an oil bath via the hose, as hard­ ing all the dope. pilot told us the "Mystery of the ened old "shellbacks" look on with approval. Cecil Morash, who Duke (Frenchy LaDukc) Himler Red Plague," the reddish-colored assumed role of Neptunus Rex. took the picture. water, which off these shores Laredo. Texas RAYMOND HILL and we want those guys to know we mean it when we say we're them Being on a picketline is tough. Any Seafarer knows that. And these guys haVe a damn good beef and deserve all the help they can get. Remember too, that if the time comes when we have to hit the bricks, these boys are surely going to be in there with us. We can depend on them to back us all the way. But aside from that any guy that can give them a little time should so. A good beef deserves our continuous support. Raymond Hill No Hot Watoi? When your ship has been oui of hoi water for over twelve hours make sure thai this fact is recorded in the Engine log book. It will save a lot of trouble when your ship hits port later. If you are in port when the boilers give up the ghost, notify the Hall immediately and a Patrolman will handle the matter with the com­ pany. Don't wait until the ship is half way across the ocean before you send word; let out a yell before your ship leaves port and the mat­ ter will be settled at once. �THE Page Fourleen SEAFARERS Friday. October 17, 1947 LOG Unclaimed Wages — Moran Towing Co. 17 BATTERY PLACE, NEW YORK 12.02 Edward Kochanowski 7.00 John Golden 21.92 James Pendergast 6.90 8.86 E. Kochanowski 14.82 28.10 Cornelius Sprand 41.52 14.93 Robert Kennedy 3.83 8.39 John A. Morris 75.91 29.62 Fritz Bantz 3.77 19.89 T. Smigielski 79.62 5.48 George Decker 10.70 3.27 Eugene Shone 36.70 1.40 C. W. Philips 5.22 10.42 W. Wolfe 7.71 27.07 Ramon McDonald 8.24 29.40 Alfred Gustafson 2.81 4.22 Edward Kocanowski 3.36 .46 Sigmund Rothschild 2.11 4.22 PT. VINCENTE 27.55 4.30 George B. Williams 6.47 73.39 Charles K. Evans 12.82 1.08 John Thompson 2.46 1.08 Arthur Hirschey 5.66 1.08 William A. Ripple 1.40 4.20 Clarence A. Hancock 6.67 POINT CABRILLO Marcello B. Gacer 6.67 Stanley Sprague 4.06 Rolland B. Hirt 37.07 Alfred Enriguez 10.42 John Early .46 Fred Gunsolus 7.98 Hiram Hanes 11.20 Lester Lapman 21.56 Jesse Griffith Lester A. King Carrion Barroso George C. Doyle Charles W. Miller wishes you to contact her at Louis P. Faberrini ERNEST ERIC DAVIS You are asked to contact Mrs. 2622 Dauphine St., New Orleans, Daniel T. Mollahan Anthony A. Meshefsky Margaret Parry, Director. Port of La. Thomas J. Dennis New York, United Seamen's Ser­ XXX Edward Roundbehler SIDNEY DALLAS TURNER vice, 92 Liberty St., New York Your wife asks that you get in Roger Whitley 6, N.Y. touch with her at 4414 Bradley Jack B. Ritter % t. Julian D. Lewis Rd., Cleveland 9, Ohio. STEPHEN FINN James T. Lassister XXX Get in touch with Mrs. Shir­ James R. Fox JAMES D. TANKUSLEY. JR. ley Wessel, Supervisor, Missing Hugo Loorents Your mother asks that you Seamen Bureau, Seamen's Church Institute of New York, write her at 755 Tenth Street, Charles Everett William H. Mason 25 South St., New York 4, N. Y. San Bernai'dino, Calif. James F, Brewer XXX ^ i Frank E. Judson GEORGE M. SCHEMM HENRY E. HICKS Steve Finn Your mother asks that you Your wife asks that you con­ Lee R. Hufham tact her at 606 West 37 th St., contact her as soon as possible Herman L. Moore at Route 1, Federalsburg, Md. Savannah, Ga. Patsey F. Frango i TJ t * 4. Ray L. Haddock VINCENT MALAVE MICHAEL GRIECK Book number 33935 — get in Joseph Valencia You are requested to contact touch with Records Department, Levy T. Lawrence Theodore A. Evans, AttorneyJoseph Brown 6th floor, 51 Beaver Street. at-Law, Suite 730, Miners NaNorman D. Ross XXX tional Bank Building, Wilkes Jefferson Morrison EGON PUTHE Barre, Pa. Get in touch with your sister Clyde Garner 4 4 X Ingelore Puthe, 244 East 86 St., Joshua Gibbs ALBERT KARLONAS Stanley F. Schulyer New York 28, N. Y. Your sister, Mrs. K. Swanson, James Sparrow XXX asks you to get in touch with Cooper B. Sauder GENE LYNG her at 233 54th Street, Brooklyn Communicate with ' Mi.ss May Floyd Simmons 20, N. Y. Maguire, 32 Myrtle Gardens, Liv­ P. L. Bobbins XXX James R. Johnson erpool, England. CHARLES MARLIN CYH Milford S. Adylett XXX Your mother wishes you to R. W. Hall GILBERT T. FORD contact her at 4623 S. 31st Road, Get in touch with your broth­ Leonard R. Magala Arlington, Va. er, at 907 W. Third, Batlesville, Harry L. Parker James R. Johnson Oklahoma; phone 94M. XXX RAYMOND JAMES CLARK Roy M. Green XXX , Your mother desires you to Hugh M. West JOSEPH EARL CARROLL write her at 912 N. Emerson St., Please get in touch with your John W. Foreman Minneapolis, Minn. parents at 637 King Edward Noi-man A. Power Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Gentry E. Blevins XXX TORMOD EMIL LOKNA DeVmis Cahoon XXX You are requested to contact Lawrence A. Beaudry EULINE ONEAL FLOWERS R. G. White, Gillett & McConJessie L. Wise Write to your mother at Route nachie, J.B.S. Buildings, First 2, Box 98, Atmore, Ala. Alex Primak Floor, 40 Union Street, East Lon­ Elbor Duxbury XXX don, South Africa. James F. Remington ALBERT E. McGUFFEY Harvey E. Burge .TT Get in touch with your father * X.X CECILE GLEN YOUNG at 268 So. Hamilton St., Mobile, Douglas Reynolds Your sister, Mrs. M. Bryat, Ala. Edmund P. Pfautsch PIGEON POINT Vincent Walrath Robert G. Anderson Richard Boles David Talbot Charles O. Connell Henry Ruff Norman Lyons Earl Patterson Ralph Meister Eldon Kohler Nick Mutin Charles Quinn Walter Urbaczewski Walter Wallace Graham C. White John W. Wessils Edward Atkin Ulus Veach Lawrence Price James Russell George Switzer Fred C. Barroso Bartholome Gamila William Doran Clifton Young Gerald Brddsweg Robert Kemmery Fred Cegielski William Koski Harry Railey .r Clayton Grace Stanley Sprague Fred C. Barroso Alfred Enriguez Rudolph Bartholme .... Richard Sidell Walter Ammann Florent Fulbroech Swantee Carlson Virgil Mahan James Picard Martin Haggerty Charles Benway Paolo Pringe Timothj' J. Less Albert Worth Donald H. Sprinker .... Manuel Villareal H. Bergman Jo.seph Pennor PERSONALS NOTICE! Melvin V. Hoy John P. Driscoll Orlan C. Baker William Shaw James S. Chassereau Raymond Nixon Alexander M. Crow Cyril Newman C. C. Doughty Thomas J. Dennin Arthur Nordahl William G. Eudailiy Ivan McC Woodell Eugene C. Glover Robert M. Tate Clarborn L. Massey Jackie McKinney Charles C. Silver 9.80 Jack C. Albernathy 12.14 Anton J. Gordos 9.80 Allis T. Lovett 28.46 Donald P. Lander 19.59 William H. Little 5.60 Joseph Presnell 9.80 James W. Davis 21.94 William H. Mason 5.60 Louis A. Brown 6.54 Gene H. Gehee 23.80 RACE POINT 21.94 Victor H. Heintz 4.66 SAND KEY 28.00 Elmo Clyde Allen Jr. . 28.00 Henry Ford Nelson 3.26 Robert L. Pewit 3.26 Lamont D. Boiieau 25.19 William T. Murray 8.13 Clayton D. Healy '4.80 William V. Rebmell 10.70 Rudy L. Rider 4.55 William Simone 1.28 Val Andrade 18.96 SANDS POINT 44.32 Robert M. Schuler 31.26 Wilham L. Forrest 1.79 James C. Blake 4.55 Joseph C. Ramsauer 3.33 Alton F. Cooper 5.31 William H. Venable 13.32 Jack O. Moore 4.03 Edwin T. Danback 2.18 Oscar B. Drummond 3.48 James H. Fischer 26.41 Chester A. Jowers 38.31 Columbus R. Ezell 1.37 Thom.as R. Horton 2.73 Newton I. Jackson 2.78 James D. Keil 9.43 Jennings J. Long 9.44 George Howard 1.97 Wilson J. Jayner 6.20 Jimmie L. Newell 22.30 George J. Espalla 2.47 Jodel Lawrence 17.97 W. H. Venable Jr 4.80 Saunders J. Walker 4.27 Domingo R. Molina 5.07 Richard L. Terwilliger .... 1.34 Wm. L. Forrest 10.19 Joseph C. Ramsauer 3.42 Alton F. Cooper 5.12 George W. Vencil 3.23 James Shockley 55.71 Thomas C. Blake 6.64 Jack O. Moore 23.69 Gey L. Phillips 9.84 Edward J. Bruno 1.31 Richard G. Newell 11.84 Marvin C. Williams 15.60 Jennings O. Barker 19.07 Truman W. Shaw 8.27 Jerry Shotts 17.08 Thomas O. Wigley 1.60 James A. Dean 9.74 Juddie B. Royal 42.26 Lee Wade 7.C0 -6.34 46 4.20 46 1.87 .46 46 8.93 46 17.74 21.56 9.07 9.80 5.14 8.16 5.18 2.75 12.56 10.18 16.78 1.47 2.87 18.40 4.13 19.56 20.74 2.98 15.04 27.90 14.82 5.42 2.73 4.66 7.75 7.80 6.95 3.37 13.56 3.02 5.93 5.82 6.16 3.19 10.94 2.80 60.00 oe.otf 67.07 66.73 75.92 85.96. 81.56 73.99 67.04 3.73 46.67 8.54 5.60 25.34 25.87 14.94 3.47 2.14 10.40 5.87 5.87 4.27 20.40 14.00 21.20 11.60 1.60 25.19 32.66 12.60 11.66 62.36 4.19 17.08 7.47 37.06 15.14 2.81 1.48 .46 12.45 6.09 .94 28.48 35.63 15.85 21.95 3.24 17.44 2ff.l9 4.66 50.35 32.66 Checks are being held at the 4th floor Baggage Room of the New York Hall for the men list­ ed below. If unclaimed, the checks will be returned to the companies. Zanchettini, Narcizo; Witt, A. Roy; Cease, W. Donald; Vanderhorst, P. Johannes; Thaler, A. J.; Crowley, M. .Harry; Crane, F. Edwaid; Cruzen, R. William; Corosotto, Vincenzo; Cook, N. Fred; White, L. Hersel; Ware, W. Curtis; Webster, A. D.; Welcheski, J. Baley; Williams, L. Manley; Gragg, H. Richard; Goodwing, H. Leonard; Yannuzzi, Martin; Graham, John; Gurganus, Luther; Hill, L. Jesse; Headrich, Clifford; Heerholzer, Carl; Hall, W. Matthew; Helie, K. Leo­ nard; Henderson, Rex; Ivory, J. James; Ikerson, W. Raj'; Jackson, E. James; Gray, G. Warren; Goodwin, Rossie; Frankmanis, Pauls, 2; P'arroll, Carl; Fry, Al­ fred; Forok, J. Balint; Enderson, J. Arthur; Eschinger. E. James; Evans, John; Wood, G. John; Thompson, H. Clayton; Thomp­ son, Ted. XXX The following Permit and/or Tripcards are being held in the New York Headquarters Office: Harris J. Potier, P3-2648; Jack Lewis, P3-4928; Carmelo Fracasso, P3-4930; Oliver S. Flynn, P3-8332; H. D. Adams, SUP TC13655; Charles Elta Duncan, Great Lakes 5546; H. P. Wal­ ters, SUP P-15183; H. P. Bow­ man, Receipts; E. F. Driver, Re­ ceipts. They may be picked up in per­ son or by writing to Headquar­ ters. I a I' V '^1 Money Due Following is a list of checks from the Great Lakes Transport Company. They can be obtained by either calling for them or writing to the SIU, 1038 Third St., Detroit 26, Mich. Alderton, R. J.; Donahue, Thomas, Eldridge, Ernest; Franke, Emil; Greenan, James; Harley, John; Hughes, Fred; Kanasawe, George; Lezzkiewica, Louis; Lynsky, Charles; McAdoo, Robert; Milko, Frank; Miller, Leonard, Mills, John B.; Murphy, Regis; Scott, Julius; Stevenson, William; Suda, Felix; Thomas, James; Wamzinak, Stanley. Canadian Seamen All ex-members of Ihe Canadian District. Seafarers International Union, who are now sailing in Licensed cap­ acity — Masters, Mates, Eng­ ineers, and Wireless Operat­ ors — are urged to report to the SIU offices, 205 Abbott Street, Vancouver; or 1440 Bleury Street, Montreal; or 602 Eroughton Street, Vict­ oria. This is important, and speed will be appreciated. n �Friday, October 17. 1947 — A — Aba, John Abbey, Richard L Abbott, Elmer N Abear, Frank W Abraham, John Abrahamson, Frank-E. Abrams, Orville, E Ackerman, James Acosta, Harry J Acquarone, Joseph A Acton, Robert L Acuna, Lin nG Adair, William O Adamczyk, Walter J Adamis, Ernest Adams, Buford Adams, Donald R Adams, Donajd R Adams, Gerald Adams, J. B Adams, James Jr Adams, James H Adams, John R Adams, P. F Adams, William G Adamson, Bernord W. Adamson, Harry Adamson, James Adock, Lloyd Addison, Grady W Addison, Walter O Adkins, James T Adorno, A Adossa, Ibrahim Agol, Bentley Ague, Robert M, Jr Ahern, James V Ahlstrom, Ellis $ 12,78 17.35 .73 3.96 8.01 ... 7.20 . 3.67 2.75 7.94 32.26 .94 26.07 27.54 1.37 3.80 7.18 .99 1.25 81.29 ... 168.91 ... 21.94 ... 1.19 3.83 01 .... 1.40 .... 4.20 .02 .89 .94 47.15 2.36 21.46 5.05 48.31 1.42 .45 4.13 .93 .74 A i nnl 1 L 15.29 Airey, Frank O 4.66 Akers, Boyd J .08 Akin) Olie M 14.56 Akin, Roy J 20.92 Akins, Garratte .74 Akusis, Peter .56 Albano, Paul Riggio .46 Albrid, Luther M 5.70 Albritton, Richard M .57 Albu, Albert A 24.57 Albury, Charles 79.70 Alderman, Thomas J. 28.93 Alderson, Elmer S 7.71Aldervera, Placido 4.85 Alexander, Alex ... 32.66 Alexander, John L. Jr, . 23.00 Alexander, R. L SlU HALLS BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Calvert 4539 BOSTON 276 State St. Boudoin 4455 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. Cleveland 7391 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 CLEVELAND ...1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Main 0147 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 DOLUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Melrose ^110 GALVESTON 308'/j—23rd St. Phone 2-8448 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phono 58777 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Phone 5-5919 MARCUS HOOK I'/z W. 8th St. Chester 5-3110 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Phone 2-1754 MONTREAL 1440 Bleury St. NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Phone 4-1083 PKILADELPfllA 9 Scuth 7th St. LOmbard 3-7651 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. Beacon 4336 BlCHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. ^ Phone 2599 SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St. Douglas 25475 SAN JUAN/P. R. ..252 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Phone 8-1728 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Phone M-1323 TOLEDO 615 Summit St. Garfield 2112 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon Blvd. Terminal 4-3131 VICTORIA, B.C. 602 Boughton St. Garden 8331 VANCOUVER 205 Abbott St. PacIBc 7824 THE SEAFARERS Page Fifteen LOG Unclaimed Wages Mississippi Steamship Company 501 HIBERNIA BLDG., NEW ORLEANS, LA. The following is a list of unclaimed wages and Federal Old Age Benefit over-deductions now being paid by the Mississippi Steamship Com­ pany covering the period up to December 31, 1946. ^ Men due money should call or write the company office, 501 mbernia Bldg., New Orleans, La. All claims should be addressed to Mr. Elleibusch and include full name, Social Security number, Z number, rating, date and place of birth and the address to which the money is to be sent. Alexanderson, Karl V......... 1.46 .71 Alfano, Biaggio .90 Alfano, Salvatore 2.84 Alfaro, Lloyd T. .. 6.94 Alfee, Erleng A. .. Alfonso, Thomas B 1-28 Alford, Virgil Jr 3.04 Alfred, L. S 3.76 Alger, William 45 Alhecht, Buddy S 10.74 Aliff, Robert L :• 11-42 Alkas, Sam 69.15 Alleci Lawrence H 2.41 Allen, Charles M 8.24 9-87 Allen, Clyde R 51.11 Allen, David 2.12 Allen, Earle R Francis G 25.01 Allen, 01 Allen, Allen, George Arthur 14.93 Allen, J. L 3.73 Allen, Maurice L 4.85 Allen, Russell E 9-74 Allen, Samuel F 66.61 Allen, Uiric C 11.85 Alley, John D. Jr 16.00 Allgood, Hugh A 16.79 Allison, Blair 24.93 Allman, W. P 8.61 Allied, James B 29 Alltmont, N 17.63 Ally, John 86 Almerico, Charles A 17.26 Aloi, Samuel H 45 Alongia, Sam 1-72 Alonso, Francisco S 33.59 Alpers, Donald 11.38 Alt, Kenneth C 4.13 Alvardo, Enrique 123.75 Alvaro, Williarh 139.45 Ambers, Ronald A 10.95 Ambrose, Marion W 1-34 Amerault, Edward 5.37 Amerault, Martin 2.72 Ames, Joseph 0 1-98 Ames, R 79 Ames, Vernon Lowell 6.07 2.13 Ammons, James C 47.00 Ammons, p. E 6.82 Amon, Eugene . 1.48 Amos, Floyd R. 24.74 Amos, Leo Don . Amoto, Pedro 1-37 2.41 Amundson, Carleton J. 2.84 Anagnostov, A 26.60 Andelim, L Anderson, Paul 33.24 Andersen, Siguard P 22.85 2.11 Anderson, Adolph 2.91 Anderson, Arthur 129.99 Andehson, Arthur H 3.26 Anderson, Donald- D. 9.24 Anderson, Ernest 5.26 Anderson, Ernest C Ervin W 7.48 Anderson, Eugene B 1.42 Anderson, 37.14 Anderson, Floyd 2.34 Anderson, Frank 56.72 Anderson, Frank W 4.37 Anderson, Fred M 3.30 Anderson, George .5.17 Anderson, Henrick M. _.04 Anderson, J .46 Anderson, J. T 6.52 Anderson, Jacob C. Anderson, L. H 32.00 Anderson, L. J • 7.76 Anderson, Lee J 2.97 Anderson, Leqnard ; 1-37 Anderson, Levell 1.00 Anderson, Mike A 3.56 Anderson, Niels D 2.96 Anderson, Norman D 20.28 Anderson, Richard G 16.01 Anderson, Robert G 20.66 Anderson, Robert H 1.40 Anderson, Thoma.s J. Anders-on, V Anderson, Vincent .. Anderson, Warren R. Anderson, William J. Anderton, Russell L. Andexler, Edword D. Andrade, Carlos Andrade, Edmund Andrade, James Andreadis, Dimttries Andreassen, H Artdreassen, Vagn M Andrews, Edgar C Andrews, G Andrews, N. R Andrews, Theo. G Andrus, F. W Andry, Robtr J. Ange, Loyd Angell, Mrs.. A. A. Angotto, G. J Annis, Albert A. Anoyo, M Antezak, Anthony B. Anthony, Joseph S. Antos, Steve Anzer, Lawrence J. Apiki, A. K Apon( Jacobus Appleton, Olsen C. Arable, Joseph Arrogast, Vernon Edw. Arboqast," Richard T. ... Arceneaux, R Archer, Victor Sealy ... Ardone, M Arena, Louis L Arenson, Lawrence J Argiz Cosme Arguinzoni, Thomas Ariola, Francisco Arlinghaus, Harold E Arlt, Kenneth Arma,Armo, Pio Arman, A A_rm.esto, Ricardo Armiger, N Armod, M Arms, James R Armstorng, Ralph Armstrong, Ralph Armstrong, Richard J Armstrong, Roy R Arnad, E Arnau, William C Arndt, Frank W Arney, Willia F Arnio, E. A Arnio, Eric Arnold, Eugene V Arnold, Frank Alfred Arnold, George M Arnold, Olin W Aronson, Leon Arras, Adrian 0 Arras, William W Arroyo, M Art, Bernie W Arthur, Arvant Arvamtis, Anthanois Arzamendi, Joaquin S Arzamendi, Joseph Aschebrook, Ervin J Ash, Andrew Ashe, Marvin A Ashenfelter, Loyd E Ashford, Arthur C Ashley, Floyd L Ashley, Frank R Ashley, Wade Ashmusen, S. G Ashton, Eugene Ashton, Howard E Ashhurst, James H Ashwell, Warren K 2.54 10.74 .53 2.82 38.36 5.10 12.23 5.36 1.37 10.34 25.68 7.02 1-61 45.17 21.13 28.00 59 46.00 .24 22.40 12.50 46.00 3.63 6.00 5.26 92.16 .01 5.51 1.00 5.60 1.40 .41 22.08 9.90 2.80 2.23 1.98 18.31 21.34 .40 2.71 1118 18.73 8.26 9.24 2.00 1-34 6.33 4.90 20.93 28.02 7.82 10.74 89 10.80 2.23 .85 7.92 .01 1.87 19.22 69.78 7.47 5.13 6.08 2.75 2.06 6.84 49.65 3.00 8.62 16.98 02 22.59 8.08 1.10 2.88 60.00 79 10.74 21.94 3.95 1-40 1.37 7.96 7.58 3.32 Ashworth, H .. 2.82 Asmusscn, Edward R Asplund, Raymond O. .... 9.95 .94 Assaid, Dello L .45 Atha, Robert L 20.53 Atkenson, Robert E .51 Athert-on, John 56.50 Atkins, Thomas W .. 29.27 Atkinson, Ronald H .02 Atwell, Edward L 2.87 Atwood, Robert T 3.96 Aubert, Golden A 91.99 Aubin, Andre 3.76 Augulevicious, Frank .33 Augustin, H. T 52.47 Austin, Charles B 43.13 Austin, Weldon E 27.54 Avalon, Robert A .94 Avelar, Waller 11.86 Avelis, Frank J 36.00 Avelleno, P. G 3.79 Avera, Charles L . 1.34 Avera, Edwin M 6.13 Avera, Philip J 7.52 Avery, Arthur 2.10 Avery, Emmett L 33.95 Avogostan, A 2.23 Axelson, John A 4.00 Axt, Albert E 52.70 Aycock, Wilford B 54.95 Aycock, William B Avello, C-onfesnr E. 16.00 .56 Ayler, Albert Ayra, Kalcenvo .39 Ayers, John R 43.46 — B — Babbitt, Ronald E Babby, Andres Babil, Albert Babio, Joseph BachmaUj Elbon N Bacich, Amton Backrak, Daniel D Backus, Leon Bacon, John A Bacon, John H. Bacon, L Badger, Joseph E Bagby, Luthurr Baggett, Charles L Baggett, Leo ...' Baggis, A. D Bahrend, Kenneth O. 2.37 5.20 16.45 30.34 30.51 8.26 1.72 2.79 5.39 .. 2.12 .60 2.23 31.98 24.45 5.83 3.00 6.15 Bailey, Alphonse D Bailey, Charles W. Bailey, Chester M. Bailey, Delmar A. Bailey, Edward E. Bailey, Elwood N. Bailye, James Bailey, John C Bailey, Leonard Bailey, Otis Cecel, Jr Bailey, Raymond L Bailey, Samuel Bain, Chas., Jr Bair, Frank 0 Baizman, Abraham Bakee, Myron A Baker, Edward A Baker, Ernest J Baker, Ernest J Baker, Joe D Baker, John Baker, John D Baker, Kenneth P Baker, Lawrence B Baker, Lehman Baker, Lester Baker, Norman Baker, Walter Baker, William L Balambina, Eugene C Balcom, Myron A Balcom, Walter J Baldauf, Harold B Baldwin, Frederick R Baldwin, Garland P Baldwin, Robert J Baldwin, T Baldwin, Thomas B Bales, G. L Balger, Francis Baliman, John Jacob Ball, Arlie A Ball, Smokey Ballard, A. Ballard, A. Ballard, Alvin Ballard, William R. Balnes, John Balog P Banach, John Balough, Eugine Bande, Wm Bandoso, R Banducci, Joseph L Bandy, Harold J Bandy, Rex Bandy, Thomas A Bane, G Banker, Charles A,, Jr Banks, Harold C Banks, William G Bankston, E. E Bannister, Bert P Bannister, Leslie H Bapicz, Walter J Baptista, Manuel A Barbe, Shirley M Barbee, Glade R, .. Barbee, Richard .. Barbello, Peter Barber, Charles E,, Jr. Barber, Elmer D Barbosa, Roy Barbour, Chas. E., Jr. 86 4.01 9.61 18.18 1^?8 24.p 1.1)5 .. .. .. .. .. 2.33 53.53 41.14 1.37 4.66 33.59 17.58 2.75 15.14 8.87 1.36 1-36 2.03 1.63 5.46 17.74 24.98 .33 6.18 34.13 17 10.05 94 41.30 24 4.01 4.20 1.58 1.07 4.75 4.75 .04 1.60 3.93 4.45 35,11 .29 ,01 39.84 ,46 64,86 45 7,80 42,46 2.13 16.84 94 27.06 72 20.09 4.65 1.44 11.65 34.06 2.01 11.52 14.40 2.88 8.28 56.34 2.64 6.77 1.42 47.95 3.17 3.42 .69 Notice To All S1U Members The SEAFARERS LOG as the official publication of the Sea­ farers International Union is available to aU members who wish to have it sent to their home free of charge for the enjoyment of their families and themselves when ashore. If you desire to have the LOG sent to you each week address cards are on hand at every SIU branch for this purpose. However, for those who are at sea or at a distance from a SIU hall, the LOG reproduces below the form used to request the LOG, which you can fill out, detach and send to: SEAFARERS LOG, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y PLEASE PRINT INFORMATION To the Editor: I would like the SEAFARERS LOG mailed to the iddress Uelow.* Name Street Address state. caty Signed Book No. �Page Sixteen I I I THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 17. 1947 UNORGANIZED TANKEPMEN.' i Undei' ilie banner of-Hie Seolbiers Inrternotional Union -Hie lantermen of Tonkers Harbor ond Rtvol Tanker IndustriesJnc.,uK>n the best tanker c^reemerHs in I the industr(|... . CAN ENJOY INE BEST CONPITIONS IN MARITIME / THE SE/ffAKEES INIKNAaUNKM � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource October 17, 1947 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. IX, No. 42 Description An account of the resource Headlines SEAFARERS FILES PETITION FOR BARGAINING ELECTION IN TIDEWATER TANKER AFL CHANGES COUNCIL SET-UP OPENING WAY FOR NLRB VOTES RENT CONTROL BOARDS ARENT AS LANDLORDS PREDOMINATE BROTHER COMES UP WITH HAYFUL OFF CHARCTER ON SS YAMHILL OFFICAL TELLS NEW OFFICER UNIONS ARE BENEATH STATION SPLINTER GROUPS HELP COMMIES IN THEIR FIGHT FOR POWER CSU MEN COME TO SEAFARERS ON THEIR BEEFS LABOR SUPPPORT STRIKING BAKERS MEMBERSHIP PARTICIPATION BACKBONE OF SIU PHILLY NO PLACE FOR ANYONE WANTING FAST SHIPPING PHILADELPHIA CREW CONTRIBUTE TO FUTURE PANAMANIAN STEWPOT 'AUTHORITY'OVERLOOKS REAL TROUBLE-SPOT IN CURRENT SHORTAGE OF TTANKER BOTTOMS BALTIMORE MEN DOING FINE JOB ON THE ISTHMIAN SAN JUAN OFFERS PLENTY OF JOBD FOR ALL HANDS SWAN ISLAND CREW NOT SORRY TO SEE SALE OF TANKER,AFTER HITTING JACKPOT IN BEEFS SOLD SCRIPPS CREW FORCES ALCOA TO BACK DOWN NEED JOB REJECTION REASONS TO GET DAY'S PAY CONGRESS,OPERATORS AND COMMIES KEPT LAKES MEN FROM PROTECTION JOB OF THE 2ND STEWARD TOUHEST IN DEPARTMENT MCBURNEY MEETING HEARS PLEA FOR SOUND SHIPBOARD UNIONISM SHERWOOD'S AFRICAN SAFARI PULLS REVERSE FRANK BUCK Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/17/1947 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1947 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/5865939ba14214e06638d8090c148b2c.pdf d24cde2b0a492eff07a520e5cdd1d3ac PDF Text Text SEAFAItlRS7l.li6  Pay«  FiT*  '• ­.• ^K2isa.;H;ia;^  1952  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND~  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL  •   •  •«;  WW  ­­,ir  1:1,  '  '  .­%  '.  •:  ­ • :< •  • i  ^  • <• •  '''  ;•  V  •  'i •   • ­ • •  ­• ­'  , '"'ik  •   Tm  •  t^*'*  •  .  ­  '  • V  '•   '­­t:•   V'­',»  '.'.'ii'''  "  i'  • •   .r'v'  '^.  •  ­  ­:  i  ­v­'AiSilrW­­  'V  iLwm.­.  W:v:r:smxm  • ; :l'­ ­  ,­­4>':r,­ .'­*  <• ;>• ; • • • ­ v;w  ;J  .  • :>,'­ ' '  ^  ­J.!  • rv •   < • <r»,­L­• • ­•*.;'•   •  ­i  "  3  ?,  '•  "&r  •  "V­ ­r^  Children  •  .Hr  NEW YORK—SIU headquarters announced  the establish­  year from the Seafarers Welfare. Plan to applicants,  who wil|  ment  of  a  scholarship., fund  which  will  provide  four­year  he selected on the basis of their high school records and thei  college scholarships at $1,500 a year for qualified Seafarers  performance on the standard college entrance exams.  (StorJ |||  * 1?:"  .'  ianrf  childceh 'hf 'SeafiipCt'Si  KotiiMa..^^  4W«r  \  V  kAUWAfl*  yv»  iiKi­ �ARERS  LOG  Infield'  Following  on  the  heels  of  a  first­time  standard  freight  agreement,  SIU  negotiators  have  succeeded  in  winning  a  brand  new  tanker  agreement  that  will  be  standard  for  all  tanker  companies, without ex­•   :  SIU  committee  won  increased  con­ ception.  ' '  tributions  to the  SIU  Welfare  and  In  addition  to  rewriting  the  Vacation  jPlans,  an  additional  Ifi  agreement  from  top  to  bottom  the  cents  per  man  per  day  for  vaca­ tions  and  an  additional  ten  cents  daily to  Welfare.  This matches the  increases  won  from  the  dry  cargo  companies.  Best  In  Field  The  new  tanker  agreement,  the  first  standard  one  for  SlU­con­ tracted  companies  was  described  by  a  headquarters  spokesman  as  "the  best  tanker  contract  in  the  field."  All  the  general  rules  anc  working rules of  the old . agreement  Arbitration  proceedings  in  the  have  been  completely  rewritten.  contract  dispute  between  the  In­ Many  of  the  improved  features  of  ternational  Longshoreman's  Ass'n  the  dry  cargo  contract  have  been  and  East  Coast  employers  got  un­ incorporated  in  the  tanker  agree­ Drawing  shows  how  architects  plawto make  changes in  the exterior  of  the  new  Baltimore  hall.  Note  derway this week  in New  York. The  ment,  where  practicable.  the completely  glassed in  roof  area  which will  be  used for  recreation  and  the  provjslon  for  Sea  Chest  Pending final settlement of  wage  first  session  was  held  on  Wednes­ and  barber shop on the ground  floor.  The drawing  is by  Cole and  Liebmann, architects who handled the  issues,  the company  and  Union  ne­ day,  October  14,  before  Paul  A.  Hays, professor  of  law at  Columbia  gotiators  have agreed  on  extension  New  Yc.­k  headquarters  jobi  • N    University.  The  sessions. will  con­ of  the  old  agreement.  As  soon  as  the agreements afe' fully completed  tinue  daily  for  five  days  a  week  copies  of  both' the  dry  cargo  and  until  the  hearings  are  concluded.  tanker contracts will be  printed  up  The  ILA's wage  scale  committee  voted  to  recommend  arbitration  of  and  distributed  to Seafarers.  Organixing  Weapon  the  contract  when  union'  and  em­ Besides  the  greatly  improved  ployer  negotiators  were  unable  to  reach  agreement  on  a  wage  re­ working  conditions,"  the,  spokes­ Architects  are  now  busy  with  transit,  tape measure and drawing board,  whipping plans..  opener  in  the  two  yejir, contract.  man  said,  "the  SIU  tanker  organ­ The recommendation^as  approved  izing  committee  believes  that  the  mto  shape  for  the  new  Union  hall  in  B^timore.  Within  a  few  weeks  it  is  expected, thaf  ^  overwhelmingly  by  a  five  to  one  new  contract  will  be  a  big  selling  ­final  pl^s will  be  drafted  and  bluepfirits drawn  for  conversion  of  the xecently­purchasedii­.  point  among  tahkcrmen  majority  in  a  secret  l?iallot  refei­JPOint  ta^crmcn  of  the At­ property  inta a .modem,  com­f­—^^  ^  «.ndiim  held  amonc  all  lonesfiore^­l^antic Refining  Company and  other  fortable. Union  hall  similar  to  endum  among  aU  longshore^^  Chest  and  barber  shop,  with  the  available.'  _  The  • men    Involved  from  Maine  to  Vir­ unorganized  tanker fleets.  hat  in  New  York.  bar  on  the lower  level, reached  by  Purchase  of  the building'In  Bal­'  greatly  superior  conditions  of  the  ginia.  The  building,  a  four  story  affair  a  side entrance.  timore  was  made  possible  by  the  new  contract,  he  added,  further  Seek  Pay  Boost  located  at  1216  East  Baltimore  Actual plans for  the  interior  are  favorable  vote  of  the  membership  widen  the  gap  between  Unionized  Union negotiators  have been  ask­ tankers  and  outfits  that  are* unor­ Street,  was  chosen  by  a  six­man  now  being  worked  on,  and  the  ex­ in  a  referendum  that  took  place  ing  for  a  50­cent  hourly  increase  ganized  or  where  company  unions  rank  and file  building  committee  act  nature  and  type  of  facilities  last  June.  At  that^ time  the  mem­ on  straight  time,  and  double  time  hold  sway.  in  that  port  as  ideally  suited  for  that  will  be  installed  inside  the  bers  voted  to  levy  a  $26  building  tor  all  overtime  and  penalty  work  As  in  the  dry  cargo  agreement,  use  as  a  Union  hall.  It  was  for­ building will  be determined  by the  assessment  for  the  ports  of  Balti­ as ,against the time and  a  half  rate  many  of  the  suggestions  made  by  merly  used  as  a  community center  shape  and  size  of  interior  .space  more,  Galveston  and  Philadelphia.  low  prevailing.  crews  earlier  in  the  year  as  and  contains  a  large  auditorium  In  contrast,  the  employers  pro­ SIU  to  changes  in  the  rules  have  been  and  ground floor  gymnasium which  )osed  an  cent straight  time in­ incorporated  in  the" new  contract.  are  suitable  for  conversion  into  a  rease and continuation of  the time  The  rewriting of  the  contract  win  shipping  hall  and  cafeteria­bar  re­ nd  a  half  provision,  which  would  mean  a  considerable  dollars  an9  spectively.  ^lean 12% cents for overtime.  Rooftop  Recrea'tion  Professor  Hays  was  chosen  as  cents  gain  for  evei7  Seafarer  rid­ Preliminary  plans  drafted  by  (Continued  on  page 15)  le  arbitrator  from  a  panel  sub­ the  architects  thus  far  in  the  itted  by  Cyrus Ching,  director  of  course  of  their  early  surveys  deal  ?deral Mediation  and  Conciliation  mainly  with  the  exterior  of  the  ;rvice.  building.  For one  thing, they  pro­ pose  to roof  over the  existing open  Albert W. Gatov,  a West  Coast shipping  industry represen­ roof  garden  and  convert  It  into  a  tative, has  been  appointed  to head  the Maritime Administra­ sblarium­type  "recreation  center  divided  into  several  recreation  tion,  as . well  as serve.'as  chairman  of  the Federa! Maritime  Vol.  XIV.  No.  21  t.  17. 1952  rooms.  They  propose  to  install  Board  to  succeed  "Vice­Ad­"'  I See It  ....Page 11  aluminum  frame  windows  around  miral  Edward  L.  Cochrane.  Technology as dean of  the engineer­ rly  ..Page  14  three  sides  of  the  enclosure  with  ing school.  ossword  Puzzle  Page  10  heat  resistant  glass  to  take  the  Cochrane retired  October 1 to  Gatov  was  appointed  to  the  Fed­ 1 You  Know  .....Page 16  sting  out  of  the summer  sun.  The  return to Massachusetts  Institute of  eral  Maritime  Board  in  August  of  itorial  .Page  11  building  is  so  located  as  to  offer  1950,  and, has  been  serving  on  the  c'sle  Fotog  Page  17  MONTREAL—The  new  home  of  a  rooftop  view  of  a  considerable  board since.  A native of  New York,  Iley  Gleanings  ........ Page  18  the  SIU's  Canadian  District  here  part  of  the  city  of  Baltimore.  he  entered  the  steamship  industry  iuiring  Seafarer  ......Page  io  is  rapidly  nearing  completion  and  On  the sidewalk  level, the  archi­ in 1927 and served in various capac­ The Wake  .........Page 10  will  be  ready for  occupancy  short­ tects  have  proposed  that  the  out­ ities  with  West  Coast  outfits  until  bor Roundup  ..1...... .Page  14  ly.  Final  work  is  being  done  on  side  entrance  steps  be  removed  1942, when  he went into  the Army.  tters  .Pages  19,  20  plastering  and  painting and  instal­ and  a  new  entrance  built flush  After  serving  In  the  San­Fran­ iritime  ;  Page  14  lation  of­fixtures  and  equipment.  with  the  sidewalk.  It  would  be  of  cisco  Port  of  Embarkation  and  in  et the Seafarer ........ .Page  10  Included  "among­Ithe  facilities  granite,  glass  and  stainless  alumi­ Iran,  he  was  discharged  in  1945,  The  Job  '..v.'..Page  14  now  being finished at the Canadian  num,  similar  to  the  entrance  in  and  joined  the  War  Shipping  Ad­ rsonals  Page  21  headquarters  vdll  be  recreation  headquarters.  They  suggest  that  iz  ..........Page 17  rooms; a  library, classrooms and  a  the front  of  the  building up  to the  ministration j  He  served  with  the  WSA  until  1946,  when  he  was  ap­ ps  Minutes  .....Page  21  coffee  bar  where  meals  will  be  second floor  be  refaced  with  lime­ pointed  executive  director  of  the  J  History  Cartoon  ....Page  6  served.  stone  and  the  brickwork  on  the  Pacific  American  Steamship  Asso­ jrts  Line  ...Page  18  A  modern­dispatcher's  desk  and  upper floors  should  get. a  thorough  1  Years  Ago  ..........Page 10  shipping  board  is  being  located  on  cleaning  with  acid.  ciation.  In  '1948,  he  became  presi­ >  of  The  News  ........ .Page  7  the  main floor of  the  building. Up­ dent, of  the  PASSA.  i  .  ­ Parking  Lot  ;on  Talk  .. ­Page .  6  stairs  will  be  the  District's  admin­ "The  open  space  on  the  left  of  He  has  also  served'  as  ipdustry  sh.  News  Letter  . —.. Page  5  istrative  offices.  representative  at  the  Ihterfiational  the  building  wljl  be  u.sed  for park­ If are  Benefits  ....Pages  22,  23  "The  new  Montreal  headquarters  ing purposes,  and  parking lot gates  Labor Organization's maritime' con­ IT  Dollar's  Worth  ...  Page  7  is  loc'ated  less  than  two  blocks  will  be  put  up  accordingly.  All  vention,  as a  member of . President  from  fhe  present  building  at  463  the  street  level  windows  will  be  Truman's  non­governmental  com­ iblished  biwMkly  at  »ho  hMdooarfart  mittee  to  promote  interest  in  the  ha  Seafarers  International  Union,  At­ McGill  Street.  In  addition  to this  removed,  under  the  architect's  ie  A  6(Hf  District,  AFL,'  «75  Fourth  Internatiflnal  Trgde  Organization,  nuo,  Brooklyn M,  NY. .­Telir STerllns  building,  the  Canadian  District  is  proposals.  ^  Tentatjye  plai^ ;,for  the  ',U  I  lahning, a ­new  hall ,at  Ifoec^dMlprofalhWatlti, Trsides i .r  y  .r tfi9  A.lt  Dock Wages  Now  Before  Arbitrator  J  Architects Speed  Remodeling  f.  Plans For  New  Baltimore  hs  •  sfr­ • »  New  Hq For  SEAFARERS  LOG  Canada  SIU  Ready  Soon  Gatov  Appointed  New  Chief  Of US Maritime  • • 'r  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Friday, October 11,1952  Won  For  Seafarers  NEW  CONSTITUTION  Seafarers  and  children  of  Seafarers  will  have an  opportunity  to get  li  four year college education free of  charge under a new plan proposed hy the  SIU and approved by the trustees  of  tbe Seafarers Welfare Plan.  Beginning  This issue  of  the SEAFARERS LOG carries  an eight­page spee'al  supplement  containing  the  text  of  the  hew  SIU  constitution  as  adopted  by the  membership in  a 30*day secret referendum  between  August  18  and  September  17  in  all  ports.  The  new  constitution  went  into  effect  oh  October  15,  two  weeks  from  the  date  of  the  tallying  committee's report  on  the  results of  the  referendum  vote.  This  is  the  procedure  provided  for  in  the  old  constitution  for  the  handling  of  amendments.  The LOG  is printing the text  of  the new constitution for a second  time  so  that  Seafarers  can  remove  the  special  supplement  and  keep  it  handy  for  reference.  In  the  future,  the  Union  will  print  up the  new constitution  in  pocket­size  booklet form.  The^booklets  will  be  available  for  distribution  to  the  membership  in  all  SIU  ports.  Boost  Disability  Pay To $20 Week  Additional benefits for disabled Seafarers who are no longer  able to  work ai:e  now assured as the  trustees of  the Seafarers  Welfare  plan  voted  a  $5  weekly  increase  in  the  disability  benefit  to  $20  a  week.  The '  latest  increase  in  benefits,  first  instituted  the  trustees  pur­ which  was  agreed  on  by  the  posely  did . not  establish  hard  and  Charles  Logan  of  the  Mississippi  SS  Co.  and  a  trustee of  the Seafarers  Welfare  Plan signs check  set­ ting  up SIU  scholarship fund  as  Union  and  shipowner  representatives  look  on.  They  are:  (left  to  right).  Captain  W.  Anthony,  Waterman  SS  Corp.;  Max  Harrison, Welfare  Plan  administrator; Captain  John  Boughman,  Isthmian  SS  Company;  Al  Kerr,  deputy  administrator. Welfare  Plan;  Bob  Matthews  and  Sonny  Simmons,  SIU  a^istant  secretary­treasurers.  trustees  at  a  meeting  on  October  fast  rules  for  qualification  as  to  8,  will  go  into  effect  the  week  of  length  of  service,  waiting  to  see  October  20,  1952.  the  number  and  type  of  applica­ 1  The  trustees also  decided  on  the  tions  that  were  received.  On  the  basis  of  these  it  was  decided  that  basis  of  experience  with  the  dis­ with the fall term of 1953, four students  yearly  will  receive  full  college  t  ability  benefit  to  date  that  new  seven  years'  sea  time  would  be  »  applicants for  the  benefit from  now  desirable  for  an  applicant  to  have  scholarships of  $1,500 a year for four years, good at any recognized college  on should  have'a  minimum  of  sev­ before he  would  be eligible for  the  or university in the United States.  The trustees have'^^"^  en  years;  sea  time  with  one  or  payments.  already  set  money  aside  for  a  scholarship  fund  to  more  of  the  companies  that  are  The  increase  in  the  disability  cover the next four years' scholarships.  benefit foilows on  increases in  hos­ parties  to  the  Welfare  Plan.  pital  and  death  benefits since  they  This  is  the first  scholarship  plan  in  maritime  100%  Unemployable  were first  instituted.  The  hospital  The  disability  benefit  originally  benefit  was  increased  twice,  from  unions, and  one of  the few union  scholarship plans in  went  into  effect  on  May  1 and  is  $7  to  $15  a  week  and  the  death  the  United  States.  The"*"  designed  to  take  care  of  those  benefit  three  times,  from  $500  to  leave  about  $100 for  books  and  in­ Seafarers' who  are 100  percent  un­ $2,500  as  the  SIU  Welfare  Plan  $1,500 grant,is far larger  cidentals.  employable,  whether  from  age,  ill­ accumulated  sufficient  funds  to  than  the  average  college  At  the  average  state  university,  ness, or  injury.  provide  for  these  increases as  well  scholarship,  ranking  among  fees  are  far  lower  than  at  the  Ivy  Once  the  trustees  approve  the  as  the  additional  types  of  benefits  the  largest  scholarships  for  League  Schools.  For  example  at  benefit,  the.  Seafarer  receives  it  that  were  added  later  op.  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  students  in  the  country.  A record  number of  Seafar­ for  as  long  as  he  is  totally  dis­ In  those  instances  where  the  tuition  and fees  for a  student from  ers  have  thrown  iri  for  49  The  increase  in  disability  bene­ abled,  without  time  limit, effective  fits  works  out  to  a  total  of  $86.67  student  plans  to go  on  to  postgrad­ outside  the  state  are  $360  a  year,  posts to be filled in the coming  the day  his application  is approved.  on  a  monthly  basis  compared  to  uate  work  such  as  in  law  and  while  room  and  board  for  the  year  elections  of  officials  for  the  SIU  In  cases  of  disabled  members over  $65  a  month  previously.  For  those  medicine  where  more  than  four  costs $483—a  total of  $843.  At  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District.  At  last  65,  the  Union  assists  the  men  in  over 65  who combine  it  with social  years'  study  are  needed,  the  fund  University  of  Wisconsin,  annual  word,  more  than 80  candidates will]  securing  their  social  security  pay­ security,  the  total  comes  to  $120  plans  to support  the  deserving stu­ tuition  and fees for  a student  from  be  listed  on  the  ballot,  with final!  ments  in  addition  to  tho  Union  a month  or more,  depending on  the  dent  for  the  additional  time  re­ another  state  are  $420  with  room  and  board  averaging  $720—a  total  benefit.  amount  of  social  security  benefits  quired.  In  discussing  the  purpo^  of  the  of  $1,140  a  year.  As  in  all  state  When  the  disability  benefit  was  they  collect.  Pictures  and  biographies  of  new  scholarship  program^  SIU  universities  a  student  who  is  a  all  nominees  who  quaHfy  for  Secretary­Treasurer  Paul  Hall  de­ resident  of  the  state  pays  far  less  the  forthcoming  A&G  elec­ clared, "Many  seamen,  like inyself,  in  the. way of  tuition.  tions  will  be  published  in  a  had  to go  to  work  when  they  were  Consequently  the  $1,500  would  special  section  in  the  next  is­ kids,  and  didn't  have  the  chance  be  more  than  ample  to  meet  all of  statement  of  the  ownershm,  man­ Secretary­Treasurer,  675  4th  Ave.,  to  get  much  in  the  way  of  educa­ the  student's  expenses  including  sue  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  agement, and  circulation  required  by  Brooklyn  32,  NY.  the  Act  of  Congress  of  August  24,  3.  The  known  bondholders,  mort­ tion.  We  want  to see  to  it  that  the  such  items  as  clothing,  laundry  1912,  as  amended  by  the  Acts  of  gagees,  and  other  security  holders  children  of  Seafarers  who  have  and  transportation.  totals  awaiting  the  arrival  of  noura,  March 3,  1933,  and  Jdly 2,  1946  (Title  owning or holding 1 per cent or  more  the ability  to  handle a  college edu­ Sea  Time  Requirements  inations  mailed  before  the  micbd  39,  United  States  Code,  Section  233)  of  total amount  of  bonds,  mortgages,  cation  get  the same  opportunity  as  In  order  to  qualify  for  a  crack  night  deadline  on  Wednesdaj  of  SEAFARERS  LOG,  published  or  other  securities  are:  (If  there  are  others  who  can  afford  to  pay  for  at  the  scholarships,  the  Seafarer,  October  every  other  week  at  Brooklyn,  NY,  none,  so  state.)  None.  15,  4.  Paragraphs  2  and  3  include,  in  it."  for  September  24,  1952.  or  the  son  or  daughter  of  a  Sea­ While  nominations  close  as  o™in,  1.  The  names  and  addresses  of  the  cases  where  the  stockholder  or  se­*  The  new  scholarship  plan  is  the  (Continued  on  page 15)  that  date,  candidates'  letters  tha^i<^®»  publisher,  editor,  managing  editor  curity holder  appears upon the  books  and  business  managers  are:  Pub­ of  the company  as trustees  or  in  any  latest  in  a  series  of  beneAts  insti­ are  postmarked  before  midnight  lisher: Seafarers  International  Union  other fiduciary  relation,  the  name of  tuted since  the SIU's  Welfare Plan  the  15th  will  be  accepted  at  heac  of  North  America,  Atlantic  &  Gulf  the, person  or  corporation  for  whom  first  got  underway.  These  now  in­ quarters,  although  Ihey  may  ai  District,  675  4th  Ave.,  Brooklyn  32,  such  trustee  is  acting; also  the state­ clude  hospital  benefits,  ­death  rive  a  few  days  later.  >taia  NY;  Editor:  Herbert  Brand,  675  4th  ments in the two paragraphs show  the  benefits,  and  payments  for  mater­ Ave.,  Brooklyn  32,  NY;  Managing  affiant's full  knowledge  and  belief  as  List  of  Officers  ­®nt»  editor:  Ray  Denison,  675  4th  Ave.,  to  the  circumstances  and  conditions  nity  and  for  disabled  Seafarers.  Brooklyn  32,  NY;  Business  manager  under  which stockholders  and secur­ At  stake  in  the  secret  ballotin ..  j  Cover  Alt  Costs  (none).  ity  holders  who  do  not  appear  upon  which  will  begin  in  all  ports  c  had  The  Union  scholarship  will  be  Con­ 2.  The  owner  is : (If  owned  by  a  the books  of  the company  as trustees,  corporation  its  name  and  address  hold  stock  and  securities  in  a  ca­ enough  in  practically  all  cases  to  M.  E.  Guillen,  Panama's  consul  November  I  and end  December  3 kept  must  be stated  and  also  immediately  pacity other  than  that  of  a  bona fide  cover  all  tuition  and  fees  and still  in  Hong  Kong,  said,  according  to  are  the  following  posts:  one  seer'  thereunder  the  names  and  addresses  owner.  leave  money  over for ample month­ the  Associated  Press, that  his  gov­ tary­treasurer  for  the  district;  s  of  stockholders  owning  or  holding  5.  The  average  number  of  copies  ly subsistence  payments. For exam­ ernment  has  ordered  him  to  in­ assistant  secretary­treasurers;  one per  cent or  more of  total amount  of  each  issue of  this publication  sold  of  stock.  If  now  owned  by  a  corpo­ or  distributed,  through  the  mails  or  ple, at Columbia  University,  which  vestigate  reports  that  several  ship's  patrolmen  in  New  York,  includii  ration,  the  names  a.nd  addresses  of  otherwise, to  paid subscribers during  is  among  the  most  expensive  of  Panamanian  registry  have  been  three  each  for  deck,  engine  the individual  owners must  be given.  the  12  months  preceeding  the 4afe  schools  in  the  country  to  attend,  trading  with  the  Chinese  Reds.  steward  departments,  and  six  joij,i,ich  If  owned  by  a  partnership  or  other  shown  above  was:  (This  information  tuition  and  fees  for  a  full  school  The  dispatch,  from  Hong  Kong,  patrolmen;  an  agent  and  joifgUgj  unincorporated firm,  its  name  and  is required  from daily,  weekly, semi­ address  as  well  as  that  of  each  in­ week^,  and  triweekly  newspapers  year  total  $796.  A  room  in  a  Co­ quoted  Guillen  as  saying  he  be­ patrolman  for.  Boston;  an  dividual  member,  miist  be  given.)  only.) This information  not  required.  lumbia  dormitory  plus  all  meals  lieved  there were  about 10 ships  of  and  joint  patrolman  for  Philad  (Signed)  Herbert  Brand,  Editor.  for  the  full  academic  year  comes  various  nationalities,  all  registered  phia;  an  agent  and  four  patrolm^  Seafarers  International  Union,  At­ lantic  &  Gulf  District,  675  4th  Ave.,  Sworn  ta  and­  subscribed  before  to  ^ $710.  Thus  the  scholarship  in  Panama,  running  cargoes  into  in  Baltimore,  one  for  each  depajjj  Brooklyn ­32,  NY; ­Paul  Hall,­ Secre­ |me this  ^th day  of  September, .1952.  Red  Chip^ff^9i1a^ p^l^  tary­Treabandt,' flTS'Ath^ AVfiii flf 6ofc  Harry DaitCfc) Nfttal­yPIAlic.  (My  Hong  Kbhg;  and  living  needs  And  ­  mmission  evnirealMarch  39, 1954.)  tendance  <  (Continue'd'dn ^a^b 1^  ' Vhow  Number Of  Nominees Is  SIU Record  Statement  Of  Ownership  Report Panama  In Red  Trade  m  h>'Vt  �W­'95«  7,"&|  s E A FA H E R S  W ig  F6W  Gains In AMEU Talks  'Ayi'.v  VAbV. October  IT, 195S  SEA® CASH BENEFITS  ()  i'­i..  SEAFARERS  WELFARE,  VACATION  PLANS  REPORT ON BENEFITS PAIO  »  •  ....  '  )  I'  Crewmembers  on  the  Atlantic  Importer  leave  no question  in any­ body's mind  about where  they stand.  This ship was the first. Atlan'  tic  tanker  to  hold  a  regular  SIU  ship's  meeting  at sea.  PHILADELPHIA—Forced out  into the open  by the mount­ ' Ing  demands  of  Atlantic  tankermen for  details  of  what  was  going  on  behind  closed­door  union  meetings,  officials  of  the  AMEU Fleet  Council revealed­^  they  had finally  requested  tify  continuing  the  Council  ses­ clarifications  and  some  im­ sions  altogether.  Many  pointed  to  provements  in  their  agreement  with  management  just  a  few  days  ago.  This  answer  to  the growing  pro­ test  within  the flefet  against toe  "secrecy"  surrounding  the  activi­ tives of  the  Fleet  Council failed to  calm  the  resentment  on  the  issue.  Scores  demanded  to  know  what  had  been  accomplished  in'  the  month  and  a  half  previous  to  jus­ No. Seafarers  Receiving  Benefits this  Period  Average  Benefits Paid  Each Seafarer  Total  Benefits Paid  this Period  ^^7­^  I  •p WELFARE,  VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD  Lies:  ooi  ,££4X22  Hospital Benefits  Death Benefits  Disability Benefits  similar  Fleet  Council  gatherings  in  previous  years  which  likewise  oO  Matetpify Peaefits  presented  requests  for  improved  conditions  only  to  have  them  re­ Vacation Benefits  jected  right  down  the  lltie  by  Atlantic.  Total  • ^SrU Sentiment  Mounting  Meanwhile  pro­SIU  sentiment  WELFARE,  VACATION BENEFITS PAID PREVIOUSLY^  continued  to  snowball  throughout  toe  fleet  as  reports  of  attacks  by  officers  on  various  ship  organizers  hinted at a repetition of  the "goon"  Hospital Benefits Paid Since Tulv  1. 1950 *  tactics  which  marked  the  Cities  Death Benefits Paid Since My 1. 1950 *  Service  drive;  Latest  among  these  were two  incidents on  the^Atlantic  Dis^ilitv Beaefits Paid Snce May 1. 1952 *  4, i'>c  Exporter  which  were  expected  to  cause  several  crewmembers  to  be  Maternity Benefits  Paid Since April  1.  1952 *  |  fired off  the ship.  Vacation Benefits  Paid Since Feb.  11. 1952 *  Ws ^  In  one  case  the  captain  was  re­ ported  to  have  "roughed  up"  an  Total  &  organizer and  then ordered  him  off  ilfl  the ship,  following  a  heated  verbal  *  Dhte  Benefits Bcaan  exchange  while  the  ship  was  in  Another  20  piers  in  various sec­ Port  Arthur, Texas.  A  second  inci­ WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS  tions of  the Port  of  New York  have  dent  involved  the  ship's  radio  op­ erator  and  several  members  of  the  been  placed on  the restricted  areas  list  by  the" US  Coast  Guard  effec­ crew all  the  way  up from  Texas to  Vacation  tive  November 1,  1952.  The  Coast  New  Haven.  Conn.  Cash on Hand  Pattern  Obvious  Guard action  follows on the restric­ Welfare  ¥H777  n  of  14 piers  last December  and  Reached in Port Arthur while  on  icludes  a  number  of  piers  op­ an  extended  swing  through  the  Vacation  Ji/A. • mt  rated  by  SlU­contracted  com­ Gulf  to investigate  these  incidents,  Estimated Accounts Receivable  Welfare  lanies.  Keith  Terpe,  SIU  Organizing  Di­ In order to  be permitted  to enter  rector,"  commented  that  ''these  in­ US Government  Bonds (Welfare)  restricted  pier,  individuals  must  cidents  tend  to , solidify  bur  sup  SS  ave  either  a  Coast  Guard  Port  port  more  than  anything  else  be­ TOTAL  ASSETS  leeurity  card  or  seamen's  vali­ cause  the Atlantic  men  are  begin­ Cammentg t Welfare Plan haa now established a scholarship ated  papers,  in­  addition  to  in­ ning  to  see  the  pattern  of  anti­ i ividual  passes ­ that  may  be  re­ labor  activity  building  up  dally.  fund. Will give out  four  (A)  $1,500 scholarships  annually  paired  by  companies operating toe  "We  had  similar  experiences  in  These scholarships  are  not confined to SIU s^amen^ but can the  Cities  Service  campaign  which  |Drt  facilities.  only served  to  pinpoint the  type of  be applied  for by any of their children. First  date of f  Bull, Isthmian  Piers  opposition  we  were  up  against.  • Among piers  that  have  been  re­ However, none  of  it  paid  off  as the  examination of applicant is Januaiy 10, 1952;  Applicants  fricted  are  three  operated  by  the  SIU  eventually  succeeded  in  win­ requesting  information should write directly to the Ad­ I 4­^'  mil  Line  at  20th,  21st  and  22nd  ning  the fleet.  Today,  our  agree­ Itreets,  Brooklyn,  just  a  couple of  ment  with  Cities  Service  is  the  ministrator, Seafarers  Wrf.fare Plan, 11 Broadway, Room locks  from  SIU  headquarters,  finest  tanker  contract  in  maritime  1060,  NewTork  A,  N. T, * fsveral  Isthmian  piers  are  includ­ il including  the  breakwater  pier.  and  bygones  are  bygones.  You  Since, the  inception of the particular benefits, we are: i: Erie  Basin,  Brooklyn,  and  Piers  have  to  admit,  though,  that  ele­ ments  in  each  of  these  drives  re­ 2,  3,  4 and  5 in Staten  Island.  averaging two (2)  death benefits  weekly  and paying seven peat  themselves  because  the  pat­ The reasons for  restricting these  tern  is  always  the  same."  (7)  maternity benefits  weekly. New  qualifications  on dis­ ers  and  others  is  the  frequency  ability  benefits,  is that a man must  have sevra j.7)  years  id  amount  of  military  cargo,  ex­ osives,  and  cargo  for  allied  na­ Have Your Rating  8eatime  on  American  ships.  >n's  armies  being  handled  at  the  ....Qctober.n,..19.52.....  Listed in Booh  ers.  Bosuns  and  stewards  receiv­ ;other  piers  put  on  the  list  are:  A1 Kerr,  imbers  32,  74,  84  and  95,  North  ing the  new  membership  book  ver;  35th  Street,  Brooklyn;  Pier  now being  issued  by the  Union  Dtfuuty  Admimisttator  Erie  Basin;  numbers 8,  17, 195,  are  cautioned  to  make  sure  that  their  ratings  are stamped  i  and 21 on Staten Islandi  SS­'  into  the  book  Original 14  If  the  book  Js  not  stamped  The  14  piers  restricted  last  De­ accordingly,  the  dispatcher  .nber  were: Numbers 37,  38, East  will not  ship the  man for  that  ver;  numbers  59,  60,  61,  rating.  As  a  result, some  men  All these aiP yours without  con  3ii0glC hickef  on your part­^hlkcting SIU ben6»  AootlitlO  NYC  Flers  *  V  •   I  I  Restricted  23^  . • •  atfiL remember this •   •  •    ^  piers 9,  D  and F, Jeney  City.  lose out on  jobs.  ^,1  or  death­ '­ith­­You  g4t first  rate  perspnali  tai» birtn, diaabLity  service ixnipediatelv thrniii»n  vniiv iTwion'.  XSSI  II  I  •   • IIIMWI.  i.i  ,i  ' V.I  �iEAVAItEKS  LOG  Par« HT*  Welfare^ Vacation Funds  Pay Out Over  $2  Million  It  it  true  that  the  American  merchant  marine  today  is  larger  and  Seafarers  collecteci  over  $2  million  from  their  Welfare  and  Vacation  Plans  as  of  this  more  prosperous  than  at  any  prior time.  It is  likewise  true  that  this  month,  to mark  another  milestone  in  the steady  progress  the  plans  have  made  since  their  Is  brought  about  largely  by  abnormal  cargo  movements  and  demand  inception.  a—  —  for vessel  space, occasioned  by wars  or threat  of  wars.  As  of  October  11,  Seafarers  $228,705.00  has  heen  paid  to  hos­ bond  from  the  Union.  In  the  case  However, if  we  ever do  get  back to any  "normalcy" period,  the area  had  collected  $2,185,639.59  in  of  multiple  births, $200  is paid for  in  which  opportunity is  afforded  for  preventing  a  decline  in  the  size  Welfare  and  Vacation  pay  pitalized  Seafarers.  of  the dry cargo fleet  is in the "unsuhsidized" segment  of  the merchant  ments  from  the  plans,  which  do  The  death  benefit  started  at  the  each  child.  Since  May,  when  the  same  time.  Initial  payments  were  payments  began.  Seafarers  have  marine.  The "subsidized"  vessel  owners are  in a  much  better  position  cost  the Seafarer  one  cent.  $500,  but  in  May,  1951,  the  death  collected  a  total  of  $49,000.00  in  to ride the depression  periods.  The unsuhsidized  owners are  very con­ not  The  history  of  the various  bene­ benefit  was  raised  to  $1,000.  In  maternity  benefits.  scious  of  this  and  are  expected  to  present  a  campaign  in  Congress  fits  tells  the  story  as  well  as  any­ July  of  1951,  the  death  benefit  The  disability  benefit  went  into  next  year  looking  toward  some  type  of  government  aid  under  which  thing  with  the  Welfare  Plan  jumped  to  $1,500,  and  in  Novem­ effect  in  May,  1952.  The  original,  they  will  be  able  to  exist  in  the face  of  foreign­flag  competition  and  being  else,  the first  started.  ber  of  1951,  it  was  increased  to  benefit  called  for  $15  per  week  to  declining  cargo  offerings.  In  July,  1950,  hospital  benefits  $2,500.  So  far,  a  total  of  $430,­ Seafarers  disabled  and  unable  to  t  of  $7  per  week  were  started.  In  506.43  has  been  paid  to  thd  bene­ work  any longer. Elsewhere  in  this  'II  The  US  Maritime  Administration  reports  that  despite  the  important  November  of  1951,  the  payment  ficiaries  of  Seafarers.  issue  of  the  LOG  is  a  story  an­ position  of  the  US  in  world  trade,  American­flag  ships  have  played  a  jumped  to  $15  per  week.  So  far.  Payments  to  Seafarers  under  nouncing  that  the  disability  bene­ relatively  minor  role  in  the  movement  of  cargoes  in  overseas  trade.  the  Vacation  Plan  began  on  Feb­ fit  wlil  be  increased  to $20  weekly  With  the  exception  of  the  six­year  period,  '1943­1948,  American  ruary  11,  1952,  but  were  retro­ later  this  month. Since  May,  when  freighters and  tankers  together have  never carried  as much  as  50  per­ active  to  November,  1951.  Since  the  benefit  was  started,  Seafarers  cent  of  the  cargoes  moving  in  the  foreign  trade  of  this  country,  and  have  collected  $2,100.00  in  dis­ that time. Seafarers have  collected  ability  have  been  a  negligible  factor  in  the carriage  of  commodities  between  payments.  a total  of  $1,485,063.16  in Vacation  foreign areas.  .  Seafarers sending  telegrams  Pay.  An  announcement  has  also  been  If  this  is  true,  and  there  is  no  reason  to  believe  that it is  not,  then  or  letters  to  the  New  York  made  that  the  sons  and  daughters  The  two  newest  benefits  paid  to  of  Seafarers,  or  Seafarers  them­ there  is  room for additional  US­flag  participation  in  the foreign  trade  headquarters dispatcher asking  routes.  Under  American  maritime  policy,  US­flag  ships  are  supposed  to  be  excused  from  attending  Seafarers  are  the  maternity  bene­ selves  may  qualify  for  college  to  carry  a  "substantial"  portion  of  foreign  trade  cargoes,  which  has  headquarters  membership  fit and  the disability benefit,  which  scholarships  that  will  be  offered  were  recently added  to the  Plan.  through  the  Welfare  Plan.  This  been  interpreted  in  most  quarters  to  mean  at  least  50  percent  of  the  meetings must include the reg­ movement.  Payments of  the maternity bene­ is  the  newest  addition  to  the  istration  number  of  their  For  the  30­year  period  since  1921,  US­flaff  freighters  averaged  less  shipping  card  in  the message.  fit began  in May  of  1952, but  were  steadily  growing  list  of  benefits  than  40  percent  of  total  dry  cargo  receipts  and  shipments,  while  US­ From no>ir  on, if  the number  retroactive to  April 1, 1952.  Under  paid to Seafarers  under their  Wel­ flag tankers  averaged  51  percent of  total inbound  and  outbound  liquid  is not included,  the excuse can  this  benefit. Seafarers  collect  $200  fare  and  Vacation  Plans,  which  cargoes.  when  their  wife  presents  them  cost  them,  nothing.  No  payments,  not  be  accepted  by  the  dis­ with  a  son  or  daughter.  In  addi­ of  course,  have yet  been  made for  .4  4.  patcher.  tion,  each  youngster  gets  a  $25  scholarships.  Secretary  of  Commerce  Charles  Sawyer  says  that  compared  with  "some  rather  fancy  spending  programs"  in  other  fields,  expenditures  by the  Government in  the way  of  subsidies for the American  merchant  marine have  been "modest indeed."  In a recent address  in Los  Angeles,  California, on  the occasion  of  the  annual  convention  of  The  Propeller  Club  of  the  US,  he  reported  other  Government  expenditures  as  in­ cluding  $23  billion  in  foreign  aid, $326  million  in  two  years  of  potato  The crewmembers of  the Liberian  Liberty ship  Riviera,  who  tied  up  their  vermin­ridden  price  supports,  $500  million  yearly  on  highways,  $100  million  yearly  on a  Federal airway system, and  $200 million  yearly on  rivers, harbors,  and  unseaworthy ship in  Portland, Oregon,  found  themselves  behind  bars  last  week.  Th®  SUP, SIU and other  west coast  labor groups are working to  have the men released  and have  and  dams.  refused to  work the ship.  •  "How  do  our  ship  subsidies  stack  up  against  the  foregoing?"  he  asked.  "In  the sixteen  years  of  construction  subisidies  we  have  paid  Although  striking  for  de­ out  about  $350  million  which  made  possible  the  building  of  over  250  cent  living  and  working  con­ ships.  Operating' subsidies  averaged  about  $5  million  a  year  before  ditions and  wages,  a  Federal  court  the war  and since  the  war  about $30  million."  ^  ordered them  to leave the  ship.  As  they  walked  off  the  gangway.  Im­ 4f  4­  4­ A  little  over  530,000  persons  employed  in  the  maritime  field  now  migration authorities arrested them  illegally  leaving  the  ship.  If  have  been  screened  under  the  program  of  the  US  Coast  Guard,  of  for  they  had  stayed  on  board,  a  US  which  number  some  324,500  are  seamen  and  205,500  are  dock  Marshal  would  have  arrested  them  employees.  for  contempt  of  court.  In  the meantime,  it is reported  that  Senator  Magnuson,  Washington,  Efforts  were  made  to  get  will  conduct  an  investigation  in  the  next  Congress  which  convenes  in  the  22  German, being  Danish  and  Eng­ January of  next  year as  to the  operation  of  the Coast  Guard "screening  lish  crewmembers  out  of  jail  on  program.  Senator  Magnuson  is  head  of  a  merchant  marine  subcom­ mittee  of  the  Senate Committee  on  Interstate  and  Foreign  Commerce.  writs  of  habeas  corpus.  However,  The  practice  of  the  Coast  Guard  has  been  to  limit  the  validity  of  three  others,  including  a  Malayan  Coast  Guard  Port  Security  cards  to  two  years  from  date  of  issuance.  stowaway,  had  been  labeled  "inad­ However,  the  Coast  Guard  feels  now  that  it is  not  deemed  necessary  missible"  by  the  Immigration  au­ to  require  the  rescreening  oif  holders  of  Seciu­ity  Cards  and  the  re­ thorities  and  were  arrested  and  issuance  of  such  cards  at  this  time.  Therefore,  the  Coast  Guard  is  taken  to an  undisclosed  jail, where  giving  notice  to  holders  of  the  Port  Security  cards  that  the  period  of  their  attorneys  have  not  been  able  validity  of  such  cards  (issued  on  or  before  June  30,  1952)  will  be  ex­ to contact  them.  1  ­V'­v'  SUP  Protests  tended  for  two  additional  years.  New  Coast  Guard  Port  Security  cards  will  not  be issued,  and  Coast  The Sailor's Union  of  the Pacific,  Guard  personnel  and  others  concerned  will  honor  such  outstanding  the  West  Coast  affiliate  of  the  cards  issued  on  or  before  June 30,  1952,  unless  sooner  surrendered  or  SIU,  has  lodged  a  protest  with  Congress  and  the  Attorney  Gen­ canceled  by  proper  authority.  eral,  since  the  usual  Immigration  4"  '  4"  •   At  the  outbreak  of  World  War  11,  there  were  some  three  dozen  policy  is  to  allow  foreign  seamen  nations that fell into the category of  minor maritime  powers, possessing  a certain  period ashore  in  which to  a  totaLof  slightly under 6,000,000  deadweight tons  of  ocean­going ships.  ship  out  again.  •   Mess  and  filth  characterized  the  "sick  bay"  aboard  the  Riviera,  Upon  completion  of  construction  programs  now  under  way  for  these  Meanwhile,  picketlines have  kept  Liberian­flag ship.  Vermin  abounded in  the straw  mattresses, and  same  countries,  their  merchant  fleets  will  total  over  13,200,000  tons,  the  ship  idle,  despite  the  com­ pany's  attempt  to  get  an  injunc­ crewmembers  were  using  the  space  as  regular  crew  quarters.  or an  astonishing increase  of  124.8 percent  over the 1939 level.  Whereas  before  World  War  II  these  foreign  nations  were  a  ismall  tion.  The  crewmembers  are  mem­ factor in  competition  on  the ocean  lanes, today  they  have  become  real  bers  of  European  maritime  unions  down  that  they  were  100  percent  quarters,  get  rid  of  the  vermin,  competitive  forces.  Those  countries  increasing  their  fleets  include  which  are  affiliated  with  the  In­ useless.  About  90  percent  of  the  bedbugs,  cockroaches,  and  lice,  such  nations  as  Argentina,  Canada,  China,  Honduras,  India,  Israel,  ternational  Transportworkers  Fed­ fire fighting  equipment  was  use­ and  to  make  repali­s  were  never  Mexico,  Peru,  Poland,  Portugal,  Tutkey,  Venezuela,  Colombia,  Costa  eration.  The  SIU is  also  affiliated  less.  The  ship  carried  no  Plimsoll  kept,  the  crew  said.  Promised  OT  Rica,  Ireland,  Iceland,  Liberia,  Switzerland,  Indonesia,  Pakistan  and  with  the  ITF,  and  so,  when  the  mark.  Rust  was  so  bad  that  it  fell  Liberia, just to mention a few. In a number of  cases, the countries men­ men  struck  in  Portland, they  went  off  the  overhead  into  the  food  as  Also,  the  crew  said,  the  captain  the  men  ate.  There  had  apparent­ had  promised  overtime  at  40  cents  to  the  SUP  hall  for  help.  tioned  above had no  national flag  merchant fleets  at all in  1939.  ly  been  no  chipping  or  painting  an  hour  and  an  extra  $2.30  for  The captain  of  the Liberian  ship,  4i  i  t  According  to Lloyds'  Shipping Register,  the  US lost  more  nferchant  meanwhile,  was  holding  all  of  the  done  for  the  last  four  years,  ex­ work  on  Sunday  after  they  had  taken him  before the German Con­ vesssels  by  accidents  during 1951  than  any other country.  Whereas  a  men's  mohey  and  wages;  which  he  cept  for  the  captain's  quarters.  Food  'Rotten'  sul  in  Bombay,  but  he  never  kept  total  of  215  ships  (of  100  tons  and  over)  were  lost  through  various  said  was  being  held  as  "fines" for  causes  by all  nations, this country  alone lost  14 vessels,  of  49,889  ^ossT  their action  in trying to  get decent  The  only food  aboard,  according  that  promise  either.  to  the  ministers,  was  "bootlegged"  The  crew  also  pointed  out  that  conditions  on  board  the  ship.  tons.  Ministers  Protest  water  buffalo  meat  that  was  "rot­ they  had  been so shorthanded  that  ­  4"  4"  4"  the vessel  had  not carried  any  bow  Government  officials  are  undertaking  a  Presidential  mission  to  Some  30  local  ministers  who  ten."  The  crewmembers  reported  that  lookout  while  under  way,  a  viola­ Europe  to  develop  an  economic survey  as  to  possible  trade  relations  visited  the  tied  up  ship  have  al­ after defense  production in  the*USJias leveled  off.  President  Truman  ready  lodged  protests  with  the  they  had  been  signed  on  in  Ger­ tion  of  International  Law  which  the  many.  They  said  they  were  not  put  her  in  the  class  of  a  derelict  feels  that  the"  success  of  the  US  effort  toward  world  peace  depends  Maritime  Administration  substantially  not  only  upon  the  industrial  power  of  this  country,  but  United  Nations  about  the  "appall­ given  any  translation  of  the  ar­ and  made  her a  menace  to naviga­ ing conditions" on board the vessel.  ticles  but  were  told  that they  were  tion.  upon  the continued  economic stability  of  our allies.  When  the  crew first  struck,  ona  Those  who  visited  thie  ship  re­ signing on for a  30­day trip to  Nor­ ported  that  conditions  were  worse  folk.  Once  at  sea,  they  were  told  of  them  said,  "We  have  heard  so  than  they  had  ever  seen  aboard  a  they  had  sighed  English  articles  much  about  Aiperican  democracy,  that we  would  like to see  just  how  ship.  Lifeboats  and  other  safety  for  two years.  Put  Number On  Meeting Excuses  Jail Striking Liberian Ship's Crew  1  I  �m  JS^E  A FAME tt^  t&G  Co. Agent  Saves  $$^  TwoDrown  UNION TALK  liK  I'MH  ly  KEITH  TEREI  (This  series  of  articles  has  been  prepared  by  the  SIU  Director  of  Organization  and  Education.)  It seems the. LOG is attracting a lot of  unexpected  readers.  Of  late,  the  officers  and  delegates  of  the  A charge  that  penny­pinching by  AMEU  Fleet  Council  have  been  industriously  ana­ Isthmian's  agent  in  Cochin,  India,  lyzing the  placement  of  every comma  and  quotation mark  in the  paper  resulted in the  deaths of  a Seafarer  to  compensate  for  their  faiiure  to  find  fauit  with  our  facts.  We  ap­ and a  third assistant  engineer have  preciate  the  compliment.  After  ail,  our  SIU  newspaper  is  a  prize­ been  made  by  one  of  the  officers  winner  in  nation­wide  competition  because  it  specializes  in  facts  like  • who  was  aboard  the  Steel  King  those concerning  the peculiar  set­up of  the AMEU.  (Isthmian)  when  the  Incident  took  Safeguarding  the  Ballot  place.  ' .  One  of  the  items  of  particular  concern  to  all  of  us  at  this  time  of  Seafarer  Genieusz  Baranski,  ^ear  is­the  sanctity  of  the  ballot  and  the  safeguards  which  serve  to  ' wiper,  and  Danny  Benedict,  3rd  make  the  vote of  every  individual mean more  than the  mechanical  act  asst., both  off  the Steel  King,  died  of  pulling  down a  lever or putting  a  check mark  in Hie  right  piace.  in  Cochin  Harbor  when  the  You  can  take  a  sampling  of  Atlantic  tankermen  anywhere  in­the  "launch" that was taking them back  fleet  and  perhaps  find  a  handful  who  had  any  faith  in  the  recent  to  the  ship  was  swamped  and  cap­ "secret  ballot" vote  for  AMEU chairman.  The  overwhelming  majority  fiized.  Some  of  the snrviTors of  the Joao  Costa  huddle in their dories  all  of  them—faced  with  a  hand­picked  choice  of  three  names  nominated  Stan  Cochran,  who  was  first  as­ tied  together  in  a  long  string,  as  they  were  rescued.  The  within  the  Fleet  Council—went  along  with  the  "administration"  again  sistant  engineer  on  the  Steel  King  Joao  Costa  sank  after  an  explosion  in  its engine  room.  because  they'd  just  as  soon  see  them  pan­fried  when  the  AMEU  goes  at  the  time,  charges  that  the  up  in. smoke  as  anybody  else.  That's  about  the  only  reason  offered  "launch"  was  merely  an  over­ that  explains  it,  but  there's the  possibility of  another.  crowded  bumboat  that  the  agent  As  one  of  the  iatest  AMEU  handouts  points  out:  "The  election  waa  bad  hired  instead  of  the  launches  conducted in  a  most  Aatisfacory  manner  and  we  do no  intend to  make  that  were  available.  any changes  in the  procedure."  Assuredly  it was  "conducted in  a most  Cochran  told  the  LOG  that  the  satisfactory  manner,"  since  the  "administration"  candidate  "won."  Steel  King  had  anchored  out  in  And  of  necessity  too  they  must  stand  by  their  election  procedure  be­ the  stream  when  cause to change  it now  might let  the cat  out of  the  bag  and set  people  it  reached  Coch­ thinking something  was  wrong with  it all  the  time.  in,  and  that  the  Seventy  four  crewmembers  of  a  Portuguese fishing  ship  Way  to  Do  Things  a|ent had "hired"  are  alive  and  well after  six  and seven  days  adrift  in  dories,  Our  feeling  on  the Simpler  mimeographed  ballot  election  is  that  It  might  tiny  rowboats,  thanks  to the alertness  of  Seafarers aboard  the SS  Compass.  have  been simpler  to type  in the  "desired" vote  on the  ballot before  it  used as bumboats,  The  Compass  was  the first­*^  was  even  distributed  to  the  voters.  The  result  would  have  been  the  of  the  instead  from  exhaustion as  soon  as  same  and  then  there  wouldn't  have  been any  pretense about  the  legiti­ launches  that  to  spot  survivors  of  the fish­ lapsed  they  got to safety.  macy  of  the  election.  But  the  AMEU  circular  goes  even  further  in  ing  vessel  Joao  Costa,  which  were  available  in  its  frantic  attempt  to  promote  its  own  honesty  while  not  leaving  too  The  survivors  told  Captain  V.  had sunk  six days earlier. It picked  the  town.  much  to  chance  or  the  choice  of  the  electorate.  "Numbered  ballots  Cerasoli  that  their  entire  ship  up 12  of  the men,  and sent out  the  "The  bumboats  Cochran  would  destroy  your  right  to  vote  secretly,  unless  the  numbered  tab  caught fire  as  a  result of  the  en­ wouldn't  even  alarm  by  wireless  to  other , ships,  gine room  explosion at  2 AM.  "The  were  removed  before  each  vote  were  cast,  and  if  this  were  done  the  following  which  the  SlU­manned  tahe  us  into  town,"  Cochran  said.  men  had  to  get  off  without  even  number would  serve  no  purpose."  "They  would  just  row  us  to  the  Steel Executive  picked  up 35  more  giving  an  SOS.  This  bit,  since  it  was  addressed  to  AMEU  members,  was an answer  men.  IThe  rest  were  found  by  a  nearest  point  on  shore,  which  left  Others  Passed  Them  to a suggestion  that some  effort might  have been  made in  this election  German  freighter.  us  a  choice  between  the  breakwa­ They  drifted  about  for  six  days  to  determine  how  many  ballots  were  printed,  how  many  were  used  Engine  Room  Ezplodon  ter  or  a  big  open field."  before  the  Compass  spotted  them.  and  what  became  of  those  that  weren't  used,  or,  if  nothing  else,  print*  On the particular night, Baranski  The 'Joao  Costa,  a  73­ton  cod  Several  other  vessels  had  seen  ing  the  ballots  on  paper  with  a  union  seal  or  watermark  so that  they  and  Benedict  walked  back through  fisherman, was  on  its  way  home  them,  they  said,  but  passed  them  couldn't  be  counterfeited  by  anyone  with  a  typewriter  and  mimeo­ the  field  and  got  into  the  one  with a full load  after spending  the  up,  probably  assuming  they  were  graph  machine.  bumboat  that  was  at  the  shore  at  summer  at  the  Grand  Banks  off  out fishing.  Doesn't Destroy Secrecy  about  11  PM.  There  were  already  Newfoundland,  when  it caught fire  As soon as the  facts were learned,  ^  We'd like  to point  out for those  impressed  by the  AMEU's reasoning,  six men in  the little rowboat,  Coch­ and  sank  as  the  result  of  an  ex­ the  Compass  sent  odt  distress  sig­ that  the  purpose  of  numbering  ballots,  as  is done  in  every  SIU  ref­ ran  said,  and  it  was  plainly  over­ plosion  in  its  engine  room.  All  of  nals alerting  all ships  to be on  the  erendum, is not  to destroy the  secrecy of  the ballot since  there are easy  loaded and had  only one lifering in  the  crew  took  to  their  dories  in  lookout  for  the  remaining  crew­ enough  ways  of  doing  that  without  any  sham  about  it.  It  merely  it.  which  they  drifted  for  six  days  members.  serves to guarantee  that  when  the  election  ends,  every  member  would  According  to  Cochran,  the  over­ without  food,  and  only whatever  Executive  Joins  Search  know  the  disposition  of  every  one  of  those  documents.  loaded  bumboat  was  hit  by a  swell  water  they  got  from  the  rain.  One  of  the  means to  that  is a  numbered  stub on  each  ballot,  which  As a result  of  the  Compass' mes­ on  the  way  to  the  ship  and  was  According  to  John  Hoggie  and  sages,  the  SlU­manned  Steel  Ex­ is torn  off  when  each  man  registers to  vote.  So  that  at  the conclusion .  swamped and  then overturned. The  Bob  Brown,  crewmembers  on  the  ecutive  joined  the  search  in  the  of  all  voting  on  the  issue,  there  can  only  be  as  many  votes  as  the  other  six  men  hung  to  the  hull,  Compass  who  reported  the  rescue  general  area  where  the  ship  sank.  amount  of  numbered  stubs turned  in  by  the  various  balloting  commit­ but  Baranski  couldn't  swim.  to  the  LOG,  the  freight  ship  was  Ship's delegate Behnie Whitley said  tees.  You can't  have  5,000  votes and  4,000 stubs  and still  call  yourself  "We  figured  out  that  since  in  the  vicinity of  the  Azores  when  the  crew  kept  a  night­long  watch  honest.  But by  the same  token, you can't have unused  ballots scattered  Baranski  couldn't  swim,  and  Bene­ Larry  Boordo,  AB,  at  the  helm  for  survivors  and  at­ five  o'clock  all  over company  property  in  the  Anchorage  or  on  the  decks  of  half  dict was an excellent swimmer, that  sighted three  small dories. He noti­ the  next  morning  sighted  several  a dozen  ships and not  have people  wonder  If  the final  vote total  wasn't  Benedict  was  drowned  while  he  fied the  mate  and  as the  Compass  of  the  dories.  manufactured.  tried  to  save  Baranski.  It  looked  came  closer  they  saw  the  men  The  Executive  Immediately hove  No  one  really  knows  if  those  or  other  unused  ballots  weren't  put  that  way,  particularly  when  both  were  obviously  In  distress.  The  to and  started picking  up the men,  to  work  in  the  final  tally  simply  by  the  marking  of  an  "X"  in  the  of  their bodies were found together  ship was stopped, and a Jacobs  lad­ many  of  whom  could hardly  stahd  proper  place.  And  on  that  subject,  we'd  also  like  to  point  out  that  nine  days  later  under  a  coal  dock  der  was  lowered, to  get  the  men  up.  It  brought  its  survivors  to  the  AMEU  never  even  bothered  to  give  its  membership  the  actual  in  the  harbor."  aboard.  Several  of  the  men  col­ Ponta  Delgada  in  the  Azores. . ­ count of  the votes cast when  it narn^d  the wiimer.  Alert Seafarers Save  Shipwreck  Survivors  Cartoon  History Of  The  SIU  The  Seafarers'  prestige  grew With  each  new  action,  ilembership  discussions  were  held  in  all  ports,  and  job actions  and  strikes were  carefully  planned.  The  membership Was  ready to launch  an  all­out  drive to  organize  the  industry  and  to  ihake  the  Seafarers  a  mass  union.  Jtuffi'  smw  v­fr  no  Seafarers Gain  Experience  In  August,  1939,  ah  organizational  conference  in  Savannah  drafted  shipping  rules  and  a  constitution  which  the membership adopted.  The SIU ended its  internal  organizational  stage  and  was  ready  to  ex­ pand.  Onlj^ a few timid souls and ISU reminanlS Who  '  No. E2  War began in Europe  in 1939, and the­SIU was ready  with demands for war bonuses, insltrance and protec­ tion.  While  the NMU  hemmed Mid  hawed,  the SIU  hit  the  bricks  in  Job  actions.  The  NMU  Mned  «P  . '  with  the  shipowners.  "Thie  SIU  Was  In  a  �JFi­May. October  SEAFARERS  tac  Pace  Sevea  Isf StU Mariner Crews Up  A  crew  of  Seafarers  went  aboard  the  Keystone  Mariner  this  week  to  operate  the  new  KOREA  FIGHTING  GETS  HEAVIER—While  no  fuU  scale  warfare  prototype vessel  for  the Waterman  Steamship Company.  The Seafarers  boarded  her  in the  .  has been resumed  in Korea as  peace talks are stalled, fighting has grown  Sun Shipyards  in Chester,  Pa.,  and  then  brought  her  up to  New  York for  an  offiicial  recep­ heavy  in  recent  weeks.  PracticaUy  all  of  the fighting  is Jockeying  for  f tion  and  celebration  in  N,ew  hills  in,  the  front  lines  that  would  give  one  side  or  the  other  an  ad­ York  Harbor.  vantage.  Chinese  troops  have  been  attacking  in  increasingly  larger  The  Keystone  Mariner  was  units,  while  the  air  war  goes  on  as  usual.  The  increasing  tempo  of  the first  of  the  new  Mariner  Class  fighting has led to some talk of  a major Chinese­North Korean  offensive,  vessels  to  be  launched.  The  Mari­ although  this  is  considered  unlikely  at  this  time  of  the  year.  time  Administration  is  building  35  4"  4"  it  of  these  hew,  fast  cargo  vessels.  BRITISH  HAVE  BOMB,  TOO—The  British  have  successfully  deto­ nated  an  atomic  weapon  in  tests  conducted  on  barren  islands  off  the  northwest  coast  of  Australia.  Reports  of  the |  explosion  indicated  that  A  complete  photo  story  on  the  the British  bomb was  somewhat different from  the conventional  Ameri­ crewing  up  of  the  Keystone  can  atomic  weapon.  No  US  official  observers  were  present  at  the  Mariner, and  her  reception  in  New  British  tests, since  the  two countries  have  been  unable  to  reach  agree­ York, will  be published  in the  next  ment  on  exchange  of  atomic  information  that  is  considered  secret  and  issue of  the SEAFARERS  LOG.  classified.  t  4"  it  Waterman  called  the  New  York  PRESIDENTIAL  CANDIDATES  SLUG  IT  OUT—The  increasingly  hall  for  the  new  crew  Tuesday.  bitter presidential campaign has swung into  the home stretch  drive with  The  jobs  were  posted,  and  at  the  President  Truman  taking  an  ever­growing  role.  The  President  em­ 1 PM call,  most of  the  berths were  barked  on  a  cross­country  whistle  stop  tour  including  several  major  filled.  The  men  then  left from  the  and dozens  of  minor speeches in  which he attacj^ed  General Eisenhower  New  York  hall  by  bus  on  Wednes­ directly for allegedly  abandoning his  principles and  embracing the  out­ day  morning  and  went  directly  to  look  of  Senator  Taft.  He  also  attacked  him  for  endorsing  Senators  the  ship.  Jenner and  McCarthy who  had called  Eisenhower's close friend  General  After  taking  her  over  for  the  Marshall,  a  liar  and  a  traitor.  Governor  Stevenson  was  following  company,  the  Seafarers  cheeked  pretty much  the same  theme in  his addresses.  On the Republican  side.  the  vessel  over  to  make  sure  that  General Eisenhower  hammered away  at charges of  corruption and  Com­ everything  was  shipshape.  Then,  munist  infiltration  in  the  Democratic  administration  and  also  at  in­ they  sailed  her  out  of  the  ship­ creasing  Government  controls,  as  well  as  Democratic  tax  and  budget  yard  and  took  her  to  New  York.  handling.  As  she  arrived  in  the  harbor, fire­ UN  HEADQUARTERS  COMPLETED—­The  $68,000,000  permanent  New  York  dispatcher,  Blackie  Colucci,  hands  shipping  card  to  A.  boats spouted  a  welcome, the  whis­ Vander  Graaf,  who  shipped  as  deck  maintenance  aboard  the  Key­ tles  of  other  craft  In  the  harbor  headquarters  of  the  United  Nations  in  New  York  City  has  been  com­ stone Mariner.  Others who  threw in  for  the ship  await their turn  sounded  off  for  her,  and  a  group  pleted  after  six  years  of  work  and  planning.  The  project  came  to  its  of  civic,  company  and  Govern­ end  when  the General  Assembly hall, last of  three major  buildings  was  at  the  dispatch  counter.  mental  officials  boarded  her in  the  finished  just  a  few  days  before  th6  Assembly  opened  its 1952  session.  harbor.  In  addition  to dhe  Assembly  hall,  the  headquarters  consists  of  the  40­ The  Keystone  Mariner,  although  story  rectangular shaped Secretariat  building which  has become  a land­ listed  with  a  speed  of  20  knots,  mark  in  the port  of  New  York, and  a  conference  building.  was reported  to have  "considerably  exceeded  the  speed  expected  of  BRITISH  MOVE  TO  C(foL  OFF  EGYPT—The  British  Government  her"  during  her  early  trial  runs.  has  taken  steps  to  improve  relations  between  Britain  and  Egypt  that  Most  estimates  put  her  speed  at  have  been  in  a  bad  way  since the  riots and fighting  in Alexandria  and  the  Canal  Zone  last  year.  The  British  Army  has  agreed  to  return  Antihistamines,  antibiotics  and  other  expensive  remedies  ^bout  24  to  25  knots.  custody  of  the El  Firdan 'railway  bridge  to  the Egyptians.  The  bridge  are useless in curing colds, according to Dr. Walter C. Alvarez  crosses  the  canal  about  eight  miles  north  of  Ismailia.  "The  British  of  the  Mayo  FoundatioriT  He  says  thai  laxatives,  vaccines,  Quitting Ship?  also agreed  to  release  Egyptian  funds  in  London  that  had  been  frozen  since  last  year's  riots.  The  return  of  the  railroad  bridge  means  that  aspirin,  quinine,  whiskey,  hot­t  Notify Union  Egyptians  can  send  supplies  to  their  troops  in  the  Sinai  peninsula  emonade,  patent  medicines  He  said,  however,  that  aspirin  A  reminder  from  SIU  and cold shots are also useless.  does  ease  pain,  inhalers  and  nose  without  passing  through  British­held  territory.  headquarters  cautions  aU  The  doctor  based  his  announce­ drops  unplug  a  stuffed­up  nose  j;,  41  Seafarers  leaving  their ships  SCIENTISTS ATTACK  VISA  CURBS—A  group of  leading scientists  ment  from  tests  given  on  a  large  ^d antihistamines  can  clear  away  to  contact  the  hall  in  ample  from  various countries of  the world  are attacking the  visa  and  passport  scale  to  two  groups,  one  getting  complications.  time  to  allow  the  Union  to  Age  Helps  policies  of  the  US  as  a  menace  to  this  country's  scientific  progress.  medication and  the other going un­ dispatch  a  replacement. Fail­ The  greatest«result  noticed,  he  Led  by  such  notables  as  Dr.  Albert  Einstein;  J. Robert  Oppenheimer,  treated.  He  said  the  only  medica­ ure  to  give  notice  before  said, is  that as a  person  gets  older  a  leader  in  the  US ^tomic  bomb  development;  Arthur  HT  Compton,  tion  that  proved  effective  was  paying  off  may  cause  a  de­ Harold  Urey  and  others, the  scientists argue  that  the  McCarran  Inter­ grains  each  of  codeine  and  papa­ they  are  less  susceptible  to  colds,  layed  sailing,  force  the  ship  nal  Security  Act  is  making  it  difficult  if  not  impossible  for  scientists  verine,  but  codeine  requires  a  while  he  pointed  out  that  in  tests  to  sail  short  of  the  manning  to enter  and leave  the US for teaching  purposes, or  to attend  scientific  doctor's  prescription.  About  50  with laxatives, those Using  laxatives  requirements  and  needlessly  conventions.  As  a  result  they  argue,  US  scientists  are  being  cut  off  percent  of  the  colds,  he  said,  dis­ had  to  stay  in  bed  an  average  of  make  their  work  tougher  for  two  days  longer  than  the  persons  appeared  quickly  anyway  even  from  necessary contact  with those  from  other countries  with  the effect  your  shipmates.  who got  no treatment.  that  our scientific  progress is  being hampered.  though  untreated.  Doctor  Debunks  Cures  For  The Common  Cold  YOUR  DOLLAR'S  WORTH  SEAFARERS  GUIDE  TO  BETYER  BUYING  threadbare  at  the  cuffs  and  around  the  buttonholes,  and  gab  coat  has  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include: Jack  Gridley,  Jesse  the company  is figuring on keeping  Lewis,  Johnny  Howarth,  Ray  Mal­ a  crew  standing  by  while  the  boat  donato  and  Tony  Stivers.  is  repaired.  Sam  Cohen  After  going  down  almost  to  the  An  example  of  the  confusion  in  All  is weU  in^this  booming  little  Wilmington  Port  Agen  With  shipping  activity  here'fair  bottmn,  shipping  In  this  port  im­ the  ranks  of  the  longshoremen  city.  Shipping  has  remained  fair  but  dull,  the prospects  do not look  4^  ^  4^  here  took  place  when  the  Mass­ in recent weeks for rated men. But  proved  somewhat  in  recent  weeks.  mar  ­ favorable  for  the  forseeable  fu­ Ga/vesfom  came  in  October  7  and  or­ we  don't  advise  the  guys  without  We shipped  out about  161  men for  dered five  gangs  of  dockers  to  ratings  to  drift  down  this  way  as  ture.  We  recommend  that  guys  regular gangs  and  an additionai  20  work.  When  the gangs  came,  they  the  house  is  full  of  them.  wanting  to  ship  fast  should  head  men for butterworthing  in the two­ found  out  that  the  boss  was  one  We  shipped  out  40  men  in  the  for  some  other  port.  of  the  men  who  had  testified  for  last  two  weeks  in  various  ratings  week  period.  Our  only  payoff  in  the  last  two  the  prosecution  in  the  Harry  mainly  because  the  Lone  Jack,  weeks  was  the  Brightstar  (Triton).  The  job  prospects  here  are  still  Payoffs  were  the  Alawai  and  Bridges  perjury  trial.  They  re­ French  Creek,  Archers  Hope,  Chi­ We  had no  sign­ons at  all.  We had  good  for rated  men.  Firemen,  oil­ Young  America  (Waterman).  Both  fused to  work  under  this boss.  As  150 hours disputed  overtime in the  ers  and  AB's  are  given  a  big  wel­ were  in  good  shape,  especially  the  a result, the Calmar  ship  was held  wawa,  Cantigny,  Winter  Hill  and  •  steward  department  of  the  Bright­ come  to  this  port,  but  others  will  Alawai  which  laid  up  for  a  few  up  for  some  time  until  they  got  Government  Camp,  all  of  Cities  Service,  bounced  back  here  again  star,  but  it  was  all  settled  in  our  have  a  wait  before  shipping  out.  days.  We  signed  on  the  Fairport,  the  thing  straightened  out.  for sign­ons.  The Amberstar  (Trad­ favor  when  we  pointed  out  to  the  Our payoffs re­ Alawai,  Madaket,  and  Young  FoUtlcal  Doings  ers)  took  on  a  captain  that  the  agreement  com­ cently  were  the  America,  all  Waterman  ships.  In  couple  of  men  We  have  encouraged  all  mem­:  pletely  specified  that  the  overtime  transit  were  the  Jean  Lafitte  and  Neva  West  for  her  inter­ hers, who  were eligible,  to register  was  good.  There  was  only  one  log  (Bloomfield)  and  J.  B.  Waterman  (Waterman),  Port­ for  the  coming  election.  San  coastal  run.  Her  mar,  Alamar  and  Massmar  (Cal­ on  this  ship and  it  was  lifted.  The  the  Steel  Sur­ crew  was  just  as  Brightstar  went  into  idle  status  veyor  (Isthmian).  mar),  Sea  Thunder  (Orion),  Steel  Francisco  has  played  host  to  the  three  top political  big shots  in  the  fine  an  SIU  pending  repairs  and  loading  of  Both  vessels  plus  Chemist  (Isthmian)  and  the  Long­ last  couple  of  weeks.  Adlai  Stev­ bunch as  she  had  cargo.  It may  be back  in pperation  the  Wanda  (Epi­ view  Victory  (Victory Carriers).  enson  was first  and. was  followed  on .her  last  stop  in  about  three, weeks.  phany)  later  Everything  is  expected  to  con  by "Give 'Em Hell" Harry Truman.  here  two  months  tinhe  running  smoothly  on  the  signed on.  £a  Thinking  of  Beached  Men  ago  and  the  ship  transit  were  the  Young  America  when  her  regular  Last  was  Eisenhower:  Craven  Incidentally,  the  Brightstar crew­ was as  clean as a  All  three  drew  tremendous  ma^r.  Captain  Beraedi,  returns  Slald  Julesburg  (Ter­ men  made  a nice  thoughtful  move  pin.  The  Bents  on  this  trip  after  a  vacation.  We  crowds  on  the  sidewalks  of  major  minal  Tankers):  Seatrains  New  for  the  welfare  of  their  brothers  York,  New  Jersey,  Georgia  and  heard" that  the  Alawai  ctew  do­ cities here and  at large mass  Meet­ Fort  (Cities  Service)  and  Del  Sol  on  the  beach.  They  purchased  cig­ Texas;  William  E.  Downing  nated about  $244 for  the Marcb of  ings,  and  there  was  quite  a  lot  of  (Mississippi)  also  passed  through  arettes  from  the  ship's  fund  and  (Mathiasen);  Dimes.  A  word  of  praise  is in  or­ enthusiasm  on  all  sides  of  this  here.  This  shipping  rush  left  us  distributed them  to the men in the  Sunion  (Kea). Federal  (Ore);  and  der  for  the  master,  Captain^Mar­ great  political fight.  Our  members  with only two rated black gangmen,  hall.  are  very  much  interested  in  t^  about  six AB's  and one  cook.  We  were  very happy  to learn  of  tin,  who  at  aU  times  went  out  of  campaign  as  they  should  be.  They  We  also  squared  away all  of  the  the  his  way .to  make  the  trip  a  pleas­ Labor Doing  Weil  for  the  new  Baltimore  feel  that  the  peace  of  the  world,  repairs on  the Seacoral.  We're now  Hall. plans  ant one for  all hands.  It  will  certainly  be  a  beau­ On  the  labor  front,  all  is  well  the fight  against  Communism,  do­ getting  the  lockers  replaced  and  tiful  building.  Besides  satisfying  a  with  jobs for  almost  everyone  who  Keen  Interest  In  Pact  mestic  prosperity  and  even  their  the work  done  on the  galley sinks.  long­felt  need,  it  brings  us  one  wants to  work.  There are  no labor  The  main  topic  of  conversation  From  reports  available  to  us  in  step  closer  to  a  new  headquarters  aroimd  the  port  now  is the  nego­ own  jobs depend  on  who  gets  into  disputes.  The  ILA has  been  using  Wilmington,  we're  glad  to say  that  building for the  Galveston Branch.­ tiations  on the  new contracts.  All  the  White  House  this  November.  a few  of  our members  lately.  Our  Repeal  of  the  vicious  Taft­Hartley  performing in  general  and  missing  We  hope  that  work  will  start  in  hands  are  reminded  to  watch  the  law  is  a  big  issue  out  here  as  boys are grateful for they  can pick  ships  are  on  ­the  downgrade.  An  the  very  near  future  towards  giv­ LOG  for news.  This  port  lost the  everywhere  else  in  the  country.  up a few extra  bucks while waiting  explanation  is  that  ine  members  ing  our  members  here  a  second  Sea  Thunder  this  week  for  an  in­ I  think  that  very  few  of  our  Sea­ to  ship,  and  have  a  better  chance  are cracking  down on  the perform­ home.  definite  period  as  she  went  into  farers  and  their relatives  will  fall  to  really  enjoy  this  lovely  little ­ I'  .'i  '  ers in  no  uncertain  terms.  city and  the people,  especially  the  Our  membership  thinks  that  a  the  Pedro  shipyard,  and  after  re­ down  on  their  duty  to  vote.  There  was  a  warm  reception  by  fairer sex.  pairs and overhauling  is scheduled  building  program  such  as  the  one  f'K.fl  Cargo Pilfering  Discouraged  the members here to  the aanouuce­ now  in  progress  is  tops  in  the  to  go  to  Java,  Sumatra,  and  the  In  the  political  arena,  labor  is  I',.'  ment  of  the  increased  contribu­ entire  maritime  industry.  No­ Philippines  for  a  long  run.  She  On  the  local  labor  scene,  things  really  getting  out  and  working for  tions  of  operators  to  the  welfare  where  else  do  we  see  any  union  had been  on the "Milk  Man's Run"  are  quiet  and  none  of  the  mari­ Governor  Stevenson.  and  vacation  funds  which  will  expanding  its  operations  and  fa­ from  Estero  Bay  to  Richmond,  time  unions  have  any  troubles.  Recently,  a  new  hospital  was  • • r­ make  possible  improved  benefits  cilities  to  the  extent  that  we  in  which  was  about  a  40­hour  trip.  One  of  our headaches  is cargo pil­ opened  up  here  to  fill  a  long­felt  for  Seafarers.  All  hands  are  eager  the  SIU  are  dd&g.  Our  men  are  As  a  result,  there  was  a  big  tum­ fering.  Several  members  are  now  need.  It is one of  the most modem ~  in the hoosegow  for forgetting that  institutions in the country and  was  to  get  more  information.  looking  forward  very  anxiously  to  cargo  is definitely not to  be fooled  built  by  the  people  of  Southwest  We  had  a  number  of  ships  the  start  of  construction  here.  An  with.  The  Union  cannot  uphold  Louisiana  in  Memory  of  the  men  passing  through  here  recently.  up­to­date  Union  hall  with  such  or  protect  anyone  caught  on  this  killed  in  the  service.  Public  dona­ They  included:  Yprkmar,  Pennmar  facilities  and  activities  as  those  charge.  and  Seamar  (Calmar);  Mankato  in  New  York  is  in  great  need  tions,  especially  from  labor,  paid  The  following  is  the  latest  Oldtimers  on  the  beach  Include:  the  costs  of ..this  new  building,  Victory (Victory  Carriers); John B,  here.  Richard  Ulmer,  Mike  Pappadakis,  which  was  constructed  entirely  by  Waterman,  Hastings,  Fairland  Walter  Carr  Craven jsays  that as  available  listing  of  official  ex­ Peter  Checklin,  R.  Molssant,  Nils  union  labor.  Profits  of  the  hospi­ (Waterman);  and  the  Seacoral  long as  he's  been  in  the  SIU, he's  change  rates  for  foreign  cur­ rencies.  Listings  afe  as  of  Larssen, N.  Fedyk, J. Batson, D.  C.  tal's  operation  will  go  back'  into  (CoraU.  enjoyed  every  minute  of  it  He's  Shelton,  W.  Pennington,  William  the  Although  his  been  a  member  since  June  19,  October  2,  1952  and  are  sub­ expansion  fund.  Unions  home  port  is  1946,  and  has  been  shipping  as  a  ject  to  change  without  notice.  Rogers,  E.  Malstrom,  Sid  Ghale,  throughout the state were well re^  Nsw  Zsslasd.  Ssuth  Afrlcfis  David  Edwards  and  James  John­ New  Orleans,  bosun  out  of  Galveston.  Walt  is  Knglang.  resented  at  the  opening  cere­ S2.80  ppr  pound  sterling.  George  D.  Smith  very  proud  of  the  fact  that  the  Australiir $2.24  per  pound  sterling.  son.  monies.  Belgium;  80  francs  to  the  doUar.  Shipping  prospects  for  the  next  We  were  glad  to  welconie  the  of  Adrian,  Ga.,  SIU  "has  the  best  contracts  and  Denmark;  14.45  cents  per  krone.  couple  of  weeks  look  fairly  slim  recent  arrival  of  James  Canard,  a  has  decided  to  welfare benefits in the entire mari­ France:  380  francs  to  the  dollar.  3.80  guUders  to  the  dollar.  with  scarcely  any  ships  due to hit  native  of  Mississippi.  About  four  grace  the  West  time  industry."  He  says  that  no  Holland;  625  lire  to  the  doUar.  the. port  for  payoff  and  sign­on.  months  ago,  he  called  us  up  and  Coast  with  his  other maritime  union  can measure  Italy:  Norway;  14  cents  per  krone.  presence  for  a  up to the great  advances scored by  Portugal:  28.78  escudos  to the  dollar.  However,  Seattle sems  to be  doing  told  us  he  would  be  down  here  to  19.33 cents  per krone.  alright  and  while  it  is  not  boom­ ship  in a  few days.  But,, he forgot  while.  He  joined  SIU for the  benefit of  its member­ Sweden:  India:  21  cents  per  rupee.  ing,  rated  men  can' get  out  fairly  to tell  us that he  had  to  walk  out  Pakistan:  303  cents  per  rupee.  up  ^th the  SIU  ship.  Smith  Argentina:  14.2  pesos  to  the  dollar.  quick.  in  1945  after  Keith  Alsop  Brazil;  5.4  cents  per  cruzeiro.  of the swamps  where he was living.  H.  J. Fischer  Uruguay;  82.63  cents  per  peso.  serving in the  war on  Guadalcanal.  Galveston  Port  Agent  Among the oldtimers  with us now  Venezuela:  29.85  cents  per  boUvar.  San  Francisco  Port  Agent  are  "He  was  in  the  thick  of  the  action  A.  G.  Alexander,  M.  Ward,  at  Henderson  Field.  He  sails  as  a  Leon  Gray,  E.  Hairleson,  K.  Hell­ steward and  likes the  ipi to Ham­ man  (the  "wandering  Swede"),  burg  because  the  German  belles  John  Cooper,  "Frenchy"  Hebert,  "have  all  the  class."  But  now  Johnny  MitcheU  and  B.  C.  Slaid.  George  wants  to  make  a  Far  East  Lcroy  Clarke  run  to  see  how  the  other  half  of  Lake  Charles  Port  AgeBt  the  world  exists.  Shipping  from September  10 to  October  8  Seafarer's  Value  Noted  In  the  past  seven  years,  brother  REG.  REa  REG.  TOTAL  SHIP.  SHIP.  SHIP.  TOTAL  Smith has  seen the SIU  make  vast  POET  DECK  ENGINE  STEW^  JIEG.  DECK  ENG.  STEW. SHIPPED  strides  in  working  conditions  and  Boston  32  18  ^  22  72  20  17  14 51 Seafarers  who  lose  baggage'  benefits  for  all  seamen.  He  says  New  York  lao^oooootoooooo* 167  169  checks for gear checked at any  145  198  481  218  157 871 the  Union  has gone so  far that  to­ SIU  ba^age  room  should  day the seaman  "is recognized as a  Philadelphia  OOOOOOAOOGOtgo# 50  29  ,25  47  104  33  82 112 I  •  notify  that  particular  hall,  valuable  member  of  society."  AU  Baltimore  so«o«ooaao4*«»«««^  S?  89  74  122  270  127  87 838 right  away so  that no  one can  of  this h^ been  done "by  an  alert  Norfolk  ­  'if  41  48  37  lift  85  86 119 improper]^  claim  the  baggage  and  militant  membership  deter­ with that check.  Headquarters  53  18  '  18  22  !4 15  13  48 mined  to  gain  the  best  conditions  Savannah  officials, advise  you  to  do  this  Tampa  in the maritime  industry," he says.  13  3­  "•   10 13  12  4  8 Immediately  to  avoid  loss  of.  On  the  new  contract  negotiations,  Mobile  • 45­;^t  »  88  72  49  81 239 your  gear  imd  or  trouble'  George  predicts:  "You  can  bet  43  89  48  claiming  it  later  on.  Make  77  54  118 247 your life  we'll  come  but  with  new  New Oiieans  sure you notify the haU  where  52  40  Galveston  • •  o• a• • • a a a a aa  • aa  Be  32  gains that will set more SIU prece­ 24 ld2 the  baggage  was  checked  as...  dents  In the labor  movement."  Coast  88  89  71  100  84 232 soon  as  you find  out  you've!  Wilmington:  ft  . • iv­.v  .  Regisfrallon Pusheii  For Nai'l EkelloK  Members Cracking  Dewn On Perfermers  ILA Supplies Jobs To  Boachod Soafarots  Firsims, Oilers, AO's  Give* Big Welcome  t ^::  Mone^ Exchange  Rates Listed  I  A fi> G  SmPPiNe RECORD  'M  Report Lost  Raggage Chech  •  ItSihehtiiit  ,  ytfbieb  „ • 'vT "s­"­ �p i'  Mar. Oeiolie# IT, l»se  • •  •  4    iEAFAMiRS  IOC  PcffalRM  .. PORT MtePORIS  waltipg BOW  for the  negotiating  to  Mobile:  on  full  erews  after  being  in  the  New Orleans: start  for  a  ^wago  Increase  on  the  yards  for  temporary  lay­up.  They  passenger  ships  .  following  the  were:  Robin  Gray  (Robin);  Steel  freight agreement.  Inventor (Isthmian);  Santore (Ore);  Ray  WMte  and  Seawater  (Orion).  In  the  next  Tampa  Port  Agent  two  weeks,  we're  hopeful  of  crew­ After  tajdng  a  slump  for  some  Mainly  because  four  Waterman  ing  the  Ghristine  (Carras)  and  the  Business  affairs  of  this  port  are  » 4) » time,  shipping  here  has  picked  up  New York: vessels  were  taken  out  of  the  Mother  M.  L.  (Eagle  Ocean),  both  in  very  good  shape  and  shipping  considerably  and  the  prospects for  yards,  shipping here  has picked  up  of  which  Imve  been  repaired.  the  immediate  future  are  good.  considerably In  the last few  weeks.  There are three  or four other ships  for  the  past  two  weeks  was  good  Payoffs  in this  area  included the  A  total  of  239 men  were  taken  off  in  temporary  lay­up  that  could  with  nearly  twice  as  many  men  Archers  Hope  (Cities  Service)  and  the  beach  to man  these  boats.  The  possibly  take  on  crews  in the  very  shipping  as  ­registered.  Some  William  Harden  (Western  Tank­ coming  two  weeks should  be  fair.  near  future.  145  men  registered  whereds  282  ers).  Both  ships  later  signed  on.  Shipping  and  business  has  con­ We  paid  off  the  Monarch  of  the  Preparations  are  now  going  on  shipped to  regular  jobs.  They  were  clean and  had no  beefs  tinued  at  about  the  same  pace  as  Sea  (Waterman),  Pennant,  Corsair,  for  the  move  into  our  new  head­ to  speak  of.  The  Robin  Mowbray  the  last  two  week  period.  It's  not  Pilgrim,  Planter,  Cavalier  and  quarters  building,  which  probably  Our  payoffs  were:  Alcoa  Pointer  (Robin  Line),  and  Winter  Hill  too fast,  but  the  turnover  is fairly  Ranger  (Alcoa).  All  of  these  Alcoa  will  open  in six  months.  To  expe­ (Alcoa);  Antinous  (Waterman);  (Cities  Service)  were  among  our  steady.  Stewards have  found ship­ ships except  the Corsair  and  Cava­ dite  the  moving,  we're  asking  all  Amberstar  (Traders);  Sea  Wind  In­transits.  ping  not  so  good  as  it  looks  like  lier,  and  Waterman's  Morning  members  to  remove  any  old  bag­ (Seatraders);  Del  Sud  and  Cape  Seafarers  aboard  the  Archers  many stewards are sticking to their  Light,  Maiden  Creek,  Golden  Cjty,  gage  from  the  old  Hall  and  when  Horn  (Mississippi).  We  had  the  Hope did  a  very wise  and generous  ships, so men  who normally  take a  Wacosta  and  Jeff  Davis signed  on.  checking  in  baggage  in  the  future,  thing  in  that  they  chipped  in  and  steward's job are shipping as cooks  We had  no Important  beefs on  any  to  put  their  names  and  addresses  following  sign­ons:  Alcoa  Pointer;  of  these  boats.  contributed  several  cartons  of  cig­ and  bakers.  on  the  stubs.  Otherwise,  the  stuff  Del  Sud  and  Del  Aires  (Missis­ sippi);  Sea  Wind,  and  Sunion  arettes for the men in the  Brighton  This situation is partly the result  Floyd S. Chim­ may  be  disposed  of.  Marine  Hospital.  This  was  a  very  of  a  number  of  ships  being  re­ ifier,  an  engine  (Kea).  Beefs  have  been  few  and  Earl  Sheppard  thoughtful  gesture  towards  the  turned  to  the  Government  lay­up  department  man  minor,  and  all  of  them  have  been  Baltimore  Fort  Agent  men  who  are  laid  up  l>ecause  of  fleet, only a few of which have been  sailing  as  FWT,  settled  satisfactorily.  ^  Illness.  Other  crews  might  follow  pulled out  to carry  coal and'grain.  suggests  that  a  unanimous  vote  Seattle: Nevertheless, in the past  two weeks  Hot Political  Fight  this fine  example...  of  thanks  be  we  paid off  a total  of  27 ships  and  Atlantic  Interest  High  Many of our members down here  given  to  the  ne­ Our  members  here  are  showing  signed  13  on  foreign  articles'.  are  working  hard  for  the  election  gotiating commit­ Payoffs  Listed  keen  interest  In  the  SIU  sign­up  of  Governor  Stevenson  to'  the  tee  for  making  drive  at  Atlan­ Our payoffs  were: The Steel  Age  Presidency.  They  fear  that  if  the  the  changes  re­ tic  Refining  Co.,  and  Steel  King  (Isthmian);  Sea­ Grumpier  Bepublicans  get  in,  there  will  be  cently in the wel­ Here  in  this  Pacific  Coast  port,  little  work  for  anyone,  and  labor  We  think  the  trains  Louisiana,  Savannah  Texas,  drive  has  started  and  New.  Jersey  (Seatrain);'  the  fare  and  vacation  benefits  of  our  shipping  has  been fine  recently,  will  be  in  a  very  unfavorable  po­ off  In  a  strong  Suzanne,  Binghampton  Victory,  contract  without  having  to  hit  the  and  we  expect  this  encouraging  sition.  An  effort  will  be  made  to  way  with  plenty  Dorothy,  Elizabeth,  Frances  and  bricks.  "It  shows  that  the  SIU  is  job  picture  to  continue  at  least  get  all  SIU  members  here  and  of  oomph.  Our  Kathryn, til of  the Bull  Line; sev­ leading  the  way  for  all  seafaring  for  the  next  two  weeks.  their  families  to  vote.  Paying off  were the Gadsden and  During  the  men  are  anxious  eral Waterman ships,  including the  .men," he says.  Alaska  Cedar  (Ocean  Tow);  Jean  course of  our last  Benefits  Undreamed  Of  to  help  unionize  De  Soto,  War  Hawk,  La  Salle,  Atlantic  not  only  Hurricane, and  Schuyler Otis Bland;  Grumpier has  been a  member, of  Lafitte  (Waterman)  ;  James  Mc­ fiospital  visit,  to bring the  tank­ the  Sea  Cloud  and  Sea  Gale  (Sea­ the  Union  since  1947.  "It  is some­ Henry  (Bloomfield);  and  Longview  we  unexpectedly  .Demasi  ermen  Improved  traders);  Jefferson  City  Victory  thing to look  back on  the gains the  Victory  (Victory  Carriers).  All  of  caught  Milledge  working  conditions  but  also  to  (Victory  Carriers);  the  Massillon  SIU has  madei since then," he  says.  these  ships  signed  oh  again  with  (Strick)  Strick­ eliminate competition  from the un­ Victory  (Eastern); Robin Mowbray;  "If  anyone  had  told  me  then  that  the  exception  of  the  McHenry  land  absorbing  organized.  You  can  rest  assured  (Robin);  and  quite  a  few  tankers  we  would  have a  welfare  plan  that  which laid  up for boneyard repairs.  the  sunshine  on  All vessels  were  the' vast  hospital  that  we  will  speak  to  the  Atlantic  including  the  Federal  (Victory  wffuld  give  us  a  weekly  hospital  in fine  shape  al­ lawn.  He  is  men when they come in here. Right  Carriers)  and  the  Cities  Service  benefit  and  $2,500  Insurance  pluli  though there  was  scheduled  to  un­ now,  none  of  the  tankers  are  in  ships  Lone  Jack,  Cantigny,  Royal  the  maternity  and  birth  and  vaca­ Strickland  some Coast Guard  dergo  an  opera­ tion  benefits,  I  would  have  sent  the  ports  in  this  area.  Oak  and  Council  Crove.  trouble  on  the  him  to  the  crazy  house.  But  now  Frank  Demasi,  who  is  on  the  The  13  sign­ohs  were  the  Steel  tion  soon.  He  commented  that  McHenry.  The  upon payment  of  the hospital  bene­ beach  right  now,  has  been  sailing  Age  and  Steel  Seafarer  for  Isth­ it's  done  and  we  know  that  our  beef  is  now  set­ fit  he  will  have  completed  the  in  the  deck  department  under  the  mian;  the  «Wild  Ranger,  Azalea  Union  is  great."  tled.  However,  cycle, having  recently collected  his  SIU  banner  since  1943.  He  hails  City,  Afoundria,  Claiborne,  War  Among  SIU  ships  in­transit  re­ the  membership  vacation  pay  and  maternity  bene­ originally  from  Maiden,  Mass.,  but  Hawk  and  La  Salle  (Waterman);  recently  were:  Del  Mundo,  Del  should  be  in­ fit.  The rounds  of  the hospital re­ now  lives  with  his  family  at  West  the Carrabulle  (National Nav.);  the  Aires  (Mississippi);  City  of  Alma,  formed  that  the  vealed the happy  fact  that  none  of  Medford,  in  the  Bay  State.  He  re­ Jefferson  City  Victory  (Victory  Iberville  (Waterman);  Marine  Ha­ Bolton  CG  is  again  ha­ our members  are  critically  ill.  mill'  (Bloomfield)  and  the  Frank  members  maritime  labor  condi­ Carriers)  and  the  Federal  (Trafal­ rassing  our  Seafarers.  They  can  Tom  McLemore  and  Steve  Mar­ tions  when  he  joined ~up  with  our  gar);  Robin  Gray  (Robin);  and  Morgan  (SUP).  pick  up  the  log  book  aboard  ship,  tin  are  both  confined  to  the  sur­ Gal  Tanner  Union  and  therefore  is  ready  to  San  Mateo  Victory (Eastern).  MobUe  Fort  Agent  investigate  the  entries  and  then  gery  wing,  the  former  because  of  help  protect  all  of  the  gains made  All  of  the above mentioned'ships  prefer  charges  if  in  their  opinion  the  recurrence  of  an  old  knee  in­ since then  by giving whatever  time  paid  off  with a  minimum  of  beefs  »  »  »  they  are  warranted.  .  he  can  to  the  Atlantic  drive.  all  of  which  were  settled  at" the  Baltimore:  jury,  and  the  latter  as  a  result  of  Our  in­transits  included: Seamar  a  broken  hip  sustained  during  hi»  Others on the beach include: Lee  payoff, with  the exception  of a few  and  Yoikmar  (Calmar);  John  B.  last  trip.  Each  has  progressed be­ Rama,  W.  Eraser,  Rarl  Hasklns,  A.  hours disputed OT  on  Cities Serv­ Waterman  (Waterman);  P a o 1 i  yond  the  painful  stage  and  only  Calello,  G.  Verlesina,  P.  Gradozzl,  ice.  (Cities  Service);  and  Strathcape  the  passing  of  time  remains  until  K.  Smith,  T.  Pitson,  A.  Ame­ Nominations  for  all  officials  (Strathmdre).  rault,  M.  Prince,  C.  Krause,  closed  on  the  15th  of  October.  A  their  return  to  duty.  W.  McNeil,  V.  Teece,  and  credentials  committee  has  been  With  17  payoffs and  21 sign­ons,  Our  typical  SIU  man  this  time  Red  Parsons,  who  is  feeling  and  C.  McComiskey.  In  the  Ma­ elected  at  the  headquarters, mem­ shipping  here has  been  quite  good  is  Carl  N.  Bolton,  a  bosun  sailing  looking fine,  recently  enjoyed  his  rine  Hospital,  Ray  Harris  has  re­ bership  meeting  to  examine  the  lately.  We  sent  out  336  men. as  on the  Gadsden.  He is proud  of  the  first  pass  and  the  opportunity  to  covered so much  that he'll be ready  qualifications of  all candidates  and  compared  with 270  who registered.  Union's  accomplishments  through  circulate for a  day among his "Cof­ to  ship  in  the  near  future.  R.  P.  report  their findings to  the  mem­ We  expect  a  general  increase  in  the  years  in  scoring  victory  after  fee  Run"  friends.  Our  latest  re­ Bowman  is  looking,  better  than  bership  at  the  next  regular  meet­ shipping  although  in  hot  as  great  victory  for^better  pay,  wonderful  cipients  of  SIU  maternity  benefits  welfare  benefits,  organizing,  etc.  are  Leonard  J. Gardemal  and  Jack  an  amount as  last winter.  ever.  D.  S.  White,  still  cultivating  ing.  Claude Simmons  Our  job  situation  was  helped  Jeff  Morrison  a beard,  is raring to go.  C.  A. Mar­ Cuccia.  Both  new  arrivals  are  Asst. Sec'y Treas.  considerably  when  four  ships  took  kell  of  the  Canadian  District  ex­ Seattle  Port  Agent  girls.  pects  to  be  out  soon.  The  Beachcombers  Ball  Club  '  James  Sheehan  won  the  New  Orleans  Recreational  Boston  Port  Agent  Department's  uptown  champion­ ship.  In  their final game,  the  SIU  J,  .  J,  J,  team  beat  the  New  Orleans  Police  Jtamoa: Department  but  lost  out  for  the  Sam  Cohen,  .^ent  Terminal  4­2874  PORT  COLBORNE...;....103  Durham  St.  city champion.ship  in a  playoff  with  SIU,  A&G  Distnct  HEADQUARTlSaS  .. .675  4th  Ave..  Bklyn.  Ontario  Phone:  5591  the  downtown  champs,  St.  Roch.  SECRETARY­TREASURER  BALTIMORE  14  North  Gay  St.  TORONTO.  Ontario  86  Colborne  St.  Paul HaU  *  Elgin  5719  Despite  their  losses,  they  are  still  Earl  Sheppard,  Agent  Mulberry  4540  ASST.  SECRETARY­TREASURERS  VICTORIA.  BC  617i4  Cormorant  St.  a  good  ball  club and  a swell  bunch  BOSTON  276 State  St.  Lloyd  GardUer  Empire  4531  James  Sheehan,  Agent  Richmond  2.0140  Robert  Matthews  Claude  Simmons  VANCOUVER.  BC  565  Hamilton  St.  of  men.  They are  still ready;  will­ Dispatcher  .  Richmond  2^)141  Since  the  last .meeting,  shipping  HEADQUARTERS  R]p>RESENTATIVE  Pacific  7824  GALVESTON  308V4  23rd  St.  Joe  Algina  in  Tampa  has  been  pretty  slow.  Keith  SYDNEY.  NS  304  Charlotte  St.  ing  and  able  to  take  on  the  Mo­ Alsop.  Agent  Phone  2­844B  Phone  6346  bile  Beaehcombers.  1419  Ryan  St.  Thus,  we  don't  advise  any  of  the  LAKE  CHARLES.  La  SUP  BAGOTVILLE,  Quebec  20  Elgin  St.  Leroy  Clarke.  Agent  Phone  6­5744  Phohe:  545  We  had  a  lot  of  in­transits  re­ guys  from  up. north  to  come  down  MOBILE  16  Merchant  St.  1  South  Lawrence  St.  HONOLULU  37  Ormont  St.  cently.  They included:  Alcoa Clip­ Phone  5­8777  THOROLD.  Ontario  Cal Tanner.  Agent  Phone  2­1754  .  unless they  want  to rest up?  NEW  Phone:  3­3202  522  N.  W.  Everett  St.  ORLEANS  523  BienviUe  St.  PORTLAND  113 Cote  De  La  MonUgue  per,  Pennant  Corsair  and  Pilgrim  \  Beacon  4336  QUEBEC  ,,^e  have  had  the  usual  run  of  Undsey  WUUahu,  Agent  Quebec  Phone:  2­7078  257 5th  St.  MagnoUa  6112­6113  RICHMOND. CAUP  coastwise  ships, in,  but  the  crew$  NEW  yORK:'.'....67S  4th  177  Prince  WiUiam  St.  (Alcoa);  Del  Aires,  Del  Sol  and  ^  _  Phone  2589  SAINT  JOHN  Ave.,  Brooklyn  SAN*kRANClSCO.....i..480  NB  Phone:  2­3049  Del  Valle  (INJississippi);  Steel  Sur­  '  Harrison  St.  .  .  STerllng  8­4671  have  stayed  on  these  boats.  The"  Douglas  2B363  127­128  Bank  St.  SJ:;VTTLK  veyor.  Steel  Fabricator  (Isthmian);  2700  Ut  Ave.  ­  Ponce  (Ferre)  is  drydocking  in  NORPOLR  i:»r. Rees.  Agent  ­  Phone 4­1083  Great Lakes  District  Main  0280  Seatrain  Louisiana  (Seatrains);  Market  St.  WILMINGTON..  Miami  and  is  not  expected  to  saU  PHILiiSllXPlaA..........337  440  Avalon  Blvd.  S. CarduUo.  Agent  Market  7­163S  133  W.  Fletcher  Morning  Light,  Maiden  Creek,  4­3131  ALPENA  for  another  week.  Phone:  1238W  SAN  FRANC^O  ..480 Harrigon  St.  NEW  YORK......675  4th Terminal  Ave..  Brooklyn  BUFFALO.  NY  180  Main  St.  Monarch  of  the  Seas  and  Andrew  H.  J.  Fischer.  Agent  Douglas 2­5475  Our  only  sign­on  recently  was  SAN  JUAN.  PR  STeriing  8­4671  Phone: Cleveland  7391  852  Ponc*  de  Leon  CLEVELAND  734  Lakeside  Ave..  NE  Jackson (Waterman);  Southern  Dis­ the  Florida  (P  &  O)  which  re­ Sal  Colls.  Agent  Canadian  District  Phone: Main  1­0147  tricts  (Southern  Trading),  and  turned  from  drydocking  in  Jack­ 1038  3rd  St.  MONTREAL  463  McGm  St.  DETROIT  Headquarters  Phohe:  Woodward  1­6857  Evelyn  (Bull).  BlArquette  5809  nonville.  All  the  repairs  aboard  '• gMoKleok^eBl  .  531  W.  Michigan  St.  HALIFAX.  N.S.  .128M  HolUs  St.  DULUTH  Lindsey  J.  Williams  .were  brought  up  to  the.  satisfac­ Phone:  Melrose  2­4110  •  •   V  1­...,  Phone:  3­8911  SOUTH  CHICAGO ...  3261  E.  92nd  St.  ,  New  drleans  Fort  AgenV  ; ,  I  . vPhdne:  Bsseg  5­2410  Botfofi:  Archers Nope Crew  Aids Hespiialind Mee  4 Walarnan Vessels  Taken Onl Of Yards  mi  Ball Laapa Grown  Wen By SIU Team  All HoUisg SlMdy  With Beefs At Mininnn  I.  Waieh Onl for Lop  From Coast Guard  Shipiilng Rise Sean  In Coining Monihs  SrV  HALL  DIRECTOR Y  Don't Come Hsre As  Shipping is Slow  f e e o eAe BWIIP'IBH  fig  VSWDUUI  ..ral  • '  '• 'J  m  �Piure  Tea  MEET THE  SEAFARER  IN  THE  W4KE  '• i v,\  Atlantis  was  a  mythical  island  lation,  one  person  to  every  OTHO  BABB, chief  cook  which  the  ancients  believed  was  square  miles.  What  with  a  major  war  raging  raids  were  pretty rugged for every­ engulfed  by  the  Atlantic  Ocean  in  ff4.  t  all  through  Europe  and  the  likeli­ body." He  went through some other  prehistoric  times.  The  story  as­ Sailors in  the British  Royal  Navy  "rugged  air  raids"  when  he  made  sumed  a  fresh  importance  after  coined  a  name  for  canned  meat  Question:  Why  did  you  start go­ hood  that  the  United  States  would  a  trip  to  Russia.  the  explorations  of  the  15th  and  which  eventually  caught  oh  with  ii^ to sea?  (Asked of  Seafarers  in  probably  be  in  it  before  too  long  About  a  year  ago.  Babb  decided  US  seamen,  probably  because  the  becoming  more  and  more  appar­ that  he  wanted  to  see  some  more  16th  centuries,  because  it  gave  an  event  ^hich  brought  about  the  the  Norfolk  branch  hall).  ent,  Otho  Babb  decided  in  1940  of  the  world.  There  were  still  intimatmn  that  the  ancients  may  name  was something  very  much  in  that  a  seafaring  life  was  for  him,  some  ports  that  h6  hadn't  seen,  have  known of  the  existence of  the  the  public  eye.  Some  oldtimers  so he  left  home  and  checked in  at  and  a  few  tljat  he  wanted  to  visit  New  World.  When  Columbus  probably still  recall  the  days when  Vernon  L.  Porter,  AB:  In  1937  again,  so  he  signed  on  the  Steel  canned  beef  xm  the  menu  was  re­ when I  was In  high school, a  friend  the  SIU Norfolk hall.  reached  that  part  of  the  Atlantic  Admiral  and  made  the  Isthmian  ferred  to  as  "Harriet  Lane,"  after  suggested making  "It  wasn't  long  after  that,"  he  'round­the­world'  trip.  known  as  the  Sargasso  Sea,  where  an  English  girl  whose  murdered  a  trip­ to  Austra­ said, "that 1 was aboard the  George  the  water  was  covered  with  vast  body  was  cut  up  and  hidden  in  a  • Good Trip'  lia.  It  sounded  Washington  in  the  stewards  de­ floats of  seaweed,  many of  his sail­ box.  There  was  always  a  comic  When  he  got  back  from  that,  his  like  a  good  idea  ' ors began  to 'tremble for  fear they  aboard  who  made  much  of  the  so  I  got  my  sea­ partment.  It  was  just  as simple  as  comment  was,  "It  sure  was  a  good  occasion  when  canned  beef  was  man's  papers,  but  that.  I  just  decided  I  wanted  to  trip.  All  the  places  we  hit  were  had  arrived  over  the  submerged  served.  _  he  didn't get  his.  be  in  the  merchant  marine,  so  different  and  interesting."  island, 'where  navigation  was  said  Nevertheless,  1  went down  to the  Norfolk SIU  hall  "You  know,"  he  said,  "there's,  4>  4^  to  be  dangerous  if  not  impossible  waited  in  Nor­ always  one  big  advantage  to  sail­ Early  Greek  'settlers,  moving  because  of  the  projecting  rem­ and  shipped  out."  folk 14  weeks un­ ing  in  the  stewards  department,  from  their  original  home  to  Hes­ nants of  the  lost  kingdom.  til I  shipped on  a  During the  following years,  Babb  and  that's  the  chow.  I've  got  a  peria,  "the  land  of  the  west"  t  which  eventually  became  the  Ital­ tanker.  I've  been  sailing SIU  ever  was  "one  of  the  lucky  guys."  He  couple  of  favorite  recipes  that  I  A  by­the­wind­sailor  is  nothing  ian  peninsula,  founded  the  cities  since  and  I'm  not  sorry  that  didn't  lose  a  ship  all  through  the  like  to  fool  around  with  once  in  like what it  sounds.  It's a  form  of  of  Naples  and  Palermo.  The  for­ waited  so  long  at  the  start.  war.  Though,  from  his  very first  a  while,  but  mostly  I  Just  try  to  marine  life,  similar  to  the  Portu­ mer  was  Neapolis,  or  "new­town,"  trip  on  the  George  Washington  he  give  the  guys on  the  ship the  kind  4)  4)  4)  of  food  that  I  think  they'll  Uke  guese  man­o'­war,  which has  swim­ and  the  latter,  Panormos  or  "all­ found  himself  sailing  war material  the best."  ming  bells  and  long  tentacles  and  harbor,"  a  tribute  to  the  Sicilian  Roy  A.  Foston,  3rd  cobk:  i  is  usually  found  in  warm  waters  capital's  ship­sheltering  qualities.  farmed all iny  life until eight years  into  war  areas.  .  Now,  he's  back  on  the  beach  .  .  .  Among  the  most  notable  of  Greek  seafarers  also  named  the  ago  when  I  de­ Babb  admits  that  hailing  from  again,  after  just  signing  off  the  the figure­heads that  rode  beneath  Balearic  or  "Slingers'  Islands"  lo­ cided  to  see  the  Norfolk might have  influenced  him  Mankato  Victory,  and  says,  that  the  bowsprit  of  sailing  ships  was  cated  on  the  east  coast  of  Spain.  world.  I  shipped  a  little  when he  made  up his  mind  pretty  soon  he's  going to catch  an­ the  bust of  the Indian chief Tecum­ This  name  came  from  the  Greek  out  ship  going  foreign.  "I  don't  of  Norfolk on  to  go  to  sea,  because,  "Norfolk  is  other  seh  carried  by  the  Delaware,  a  US  verb  ballo  "to  huij,"  which  is  the  an  SIU  ship  imd  particularly  care  where ,  she's  go­ ship­of­the­line.  It  is  still  pre­ root  of  today's  word  ballistics. The  pretty  much  of  a  sailors'  town and  ing,  just as long  as she's  going for­ seen  served  in  the  Naval  Academy  at  inhabitants  of  .the  Balearics  were  have­ since  a  busy  port,  but  I've  never  been  eign.  I  like  the foreign  trips  much  plenty  and  Annapolis,  where  it  is  known  the  most  skillful  users  of  the sling  thanks  sorry  that  I  weht  to  sea,  and  I'm  better  than  these  little  coastwise  to  Union  among  the  midshipmen  as  the  as  a  weapon  of  war  in  ancient  pay  and  condi­ certainly  glad .that  I've  sajled  with  runs."  "god" of  2.5,  their  passing­mark.  times.  tions made a good  "It's  sure  great  to  have  a  hall  the  SIU."  4.  t  4"  Uving.  My  son  t  Si  like  this  one  in  New  York  when  Sailed  During  War  you're  on  the  beach  and  waiting  The  islands  called  the  Falkland  The  albatross,  with  a  wider  runs  the  farm  while I'm  away  on  the  ship although  I take  a  hand in  wingspread  than  any  other  living  While  the  war  was  on,  Babb  around  for a  ship or  efse  just  tak­ Islands by  the  British are  the  Mal­ ing  it  easy  for  a  while.  This  pro­ vinas  to  the  Argentinians,  who  bird,  often  so  gorges  itself  with  it. when  I'm  home.  sailed  ships  in  just  about  every  gram  of  putting  up  halls  like  this  have  disputed  fish,  mollusks  and  refuse floating  theater,  including  the  Mediterra­ in Baltimore and  in the  other ports  t,  i  t.  British  owner­ on  the  surface  that  it  is iinabie  to  ship  for  a  couple  fly. Members of  the largest species,  A1  Styron,  FOW:  I lyas  walking  nean,  Atlantic  and  Pacific.  Most  sure  is '•  good  idea  too.  Hien  all  of  centuries." The  the  wandering  albatross,  occasion­ along when a tugboat mate  stopped  of  his  wartime  trips  were  in  the  the  guys  will  have  a  wonderful  place  to  use  when  they're  on  the  Argentine  name  ally  attain  a  weight  of  20­25  me  and  asked  if  Mediterranean  area  where  the  U­ leach.  '  •  is  derived  from  pounds  and  a  wingspread  of  1'  I'd  been  to sea.  I  boats and torpedo  plants were hav­ My first  ship  was  an  SIU  ship,  St.  Malo,  the  feet from tip to tip.  Their feet are  hadn't,  but he of­ ing  a field  day  against  merchant  and  every  one  since  then  was  an  home  port  of  the  poorly  adapted  to  walking  and  ships  supplying  our  embattled  al­ fered  me  a  job.  SIU ship;  and  I ean't  think  of  any  original  French  they  are  almost  helpless­  on  After  four  years  lies.  reason why  I should  ever sail  any­ settlers.  The  smooth  surface.  The  albatross  is  of  tugboats  I  He  went  through  a  number  of  thing  but  an  SIU  ship.  The  way  Falklands  have  had  a  turbulent  noted  for its  graceful,  soaring  and  made  my  first  air raids in the  Mediterranean, and  the  working  conditions  and  wages  history,  alternating  between  the  seemingly  endless flights,  which  SIU  ship.  I  know  also  was  in  on  the  invasion  of  have  increased  since  1940  is great,  British,  French  and  Spanish flags.  are  accomplished  without any  visi­ what  it  means'  Southern  France  and  the  beach­ and  there's  sure  no  other  outfit  in  They  comprise  two  large  islands,  ble flapping of  wings.  They some­ now  to  work  SIU  head  at  Anzio.  world  that  can  come  close  to  plus  about  200  small  ones.  The  times fly  for  days  without  lighting  and  get  top  pay  "Anzio was  a  pretty rugged  place  the  the  SIU.  We've  got  the  best  outfit  loneliness  of  the  region  is  demon­ and  it  is  supposed  that  they  can  and  good  conditions  as  well  as  a  for  the  Army  guys  on  the  beach,"  going,  and  strated by  the density  of  the  popu­ even sleep  on the  wing.  I'm  sure  glad  to  be  in  choice  of  runs  to  all  parts  of  the  he  said,  "although  some  j of  the  air  it."  world,  wherever  you  may  want  to  go.  iThe Seafarers  "i;'v  .iff  • :  m  fi:  Frtdur, October 17,  ISSjt  SEAFARERS  LOG  ACROSS  Hope  for  ship­ 56.  Patron  of  ping  this  faU  sailors  KiU  a.  Large  barrel  57.  58.  Boy  8.  City  of  —  59.  Thin  board  (Waterman)  DOWN  li!.  Wrong  1.  Record:  13.  Past  Abbr.  16.  Brownish­red  2.  Girl's  name  horse  3.  Do  evU  4.  Make  happy  15.  Town  in  5.  It's  paid  for  Palestine  now  16.  Port  in  S  8.  The  —  Khan  Africa  7.  Warship fire­ 18.  •  Chinese  Pa­'  control  sta­ goda  tions  20.  Ship's  berth  between  piers  21.  —  BeU  (Tramp  Cargo  Car­ riers)  25.  Of  whitish  Color  28.  Girl's  name  29.  Fastened  with  hawsers  31.  Large  book  Through  32.  33.  River  in  .  Romania  35.  Nickname  for  Lewis  36.  Moocasins  38.  Jules  Verne  sub.  sMpper  38.  Direction  of  Sicily  from  Sardinia  40.  Frozen  rain  42.  A  nuriiber  44.  Placed  46.  "Termite"  in  47  48  a  union  47.  Rougher,  as  the  sea  54  ,  SO.  CloUiing  84.  Miss  Turner,  actress  88.  Common' verb  a.  SIU  hobbyist  9.  He finds  holes  in  laws  10.  Animal's  mouth  11.  —  BuUer  (Bloomfield)  17.  High  note  19.  SkiUs  21.  Natives  of  Murmansk  22.  Model  23.  Port  in  Spain  24.  Kingdom  on  Red  Sea  26.  Old  city  in  Syria  27.  Stairway  pott  30.  Objected  34.  A  few  37.  Wages  for  service  on  voyage  41.  Til^  43.  Borders  45.  Face  of  an  indicator  47.  Claims:  Abbr.  48.  —  Newhouser,  pitcher  49.  Period  of  time  51.  Part  of  house  52.  Wine  cup  53.  Decay  (Answer  on  Page  21)  if­  4i  4('  Erriest  C.  BelL  bosun:  I  was  a  stenographer when  I went  to Tam­ pa  in  1923  to get  a hank  job. While  waiting  for  the  job  I  decided  to  ship  as  OS  on  a  small  passenger  ship.  I  made  $25  a  month  and  • bought  my  own  soap, matches and  towels.  We've  come  a  long  way  in  the  SIU  since  then.  By  the  way,  I  never  did  get  to  work  in  a  bank  since  that first  trip.  TEN  YEARS  AG0  The  US  announced  that  its  forces had­moved into  the Aleutian  Islands  and  has  "occupied  posi­ tions  there"  .  .  .  Rome. reported  that an  Italian submarine  had sunk  an American  battleship of  the  Mis­ sissippi  Class  off  Africa  ... The  SIU  blasted  an  Alabama  Selective  Service  head  who  threatened  to  draft any  workers who  went out  on  strike  ... Fighting  became  even  more fierce  in  the  Stalingrad  area  as the German forces tried  to force  a  showdown fight.  One  of  them  was  the  tenth  vessel  sunk  b^  U­boats  in  the  St.  Law­ rence  liver.  4)  4.  t  The  United  Mine  Workers  with­ drew  from  the  CIO  at  the  urging  of  John L.  Lewis . . . The  Japanese  launched  heavy  counterattacks  oh  Guadalcanal.  During  the fighting,  we  lost  three  cruisers  and  sunk  two cruisers and  several destroyers  and  transports  .  .  .  The  SIU  inet  with Selective Service heads  to  try  to  work  out  a  special  classification  for  seamen  to  eliminate  many  of  4)  4^  4>  the  problems  they  faced  ... US  Congress  passed  and  President  planes  hit  Rabaul  and  Kiska  in  41  4i  t  Roosevelt  signed  the  anti­inflation  stepped­up  Pacific  operations.  bill  that  he  had  demanded.  The  4­  ti.  Gleason  Weaver,  fireman:  The  measure  gave  him  power  to. set  A  mass flight  of  115  US  planes  idea  always  appealed  to  me  and  ceilings on prices,  wages and  other  hammered  steel  and  locomotive  two  years  ago  1  things  affecting  the  cost  of  living  plants  in  Lille  .  .  .  President  shippeii  out  on  Wendell  Willkie  left  Russia,  Roosevelt  annopn(;ed  that  it  would  .  the Southern Dis­ visited  China  and  then returned  to  be necessary  td lower the  draft age  trict,  a  conv^ed  the  TlS  promising  the  people  a  frbm  21  to  18  .  .  .  The  US  an­ LST. My  last trip  'fuU  report" . . . The  SIU  crew  of  hpunced the  occupation of  the New  was  on  the  Mar­ a  Robin  Line  ship denounced  their  Hebrides  and  the  Fiji  Islands ...  ven  on  a  run  to  captain  for  failing  to  observe  The  Union told  the entire  crews of  Italy.  I  like  ship­ blackout  regulations  and  other  the  William  Johnson,  Alcoa  ping  as  much  as  safety  rules,  thus  putting  the  ship  Ranger,  Gov.  John  Lind  and  Ro­ I  thought  1  and  all  aboard  in  danger ; ;  . Tl»  SBrio'tiiet  they had  extra  overtime  ,  would and  intend  lowest  announced  number'of  mer­ or  bonus  money  coming  to  them,  j  to keep  at  it  as  long  as  I'm  physi­ chant  vessels  sunk  for  any  jseven­ .  .  .  A  trade  agreement  betweep: |  cally fit  to  keep  taking  jobs  on  day  period  since  Pearl Hai^r  was  the  US and  Brazil for  $127 nhllipiirJis:  ships.'.  jr..ol.ed  With  ojdy  ^  �V"}  ."J ' •   Fii^»peiiib^  Page Elerea  SEAFARERS  LOG  SEAFARERS ^ LCK»  Octobw  17,  1952  y*l.  XIV  No.  21  Published  biweekly  by  the  Seafarers  International  Union,  Atlantic  &  Gulf  District,  AFL,  675  Fourth  Avenue,  Brooklyn  32,  NY.  Tel.  STerling  8­4671.  PAUL  HALL,  Secretary­Treasurer  Editor,  HERnCRT  BRAND:  Managing  Editor,  KAY  DENISON;  Art  Editor,  BERNARD  SEAMAN;  Photo  Editor.  DANIEL  NILVA;  Staff  Writert,  HERMAN  ARTHUR.  IRWIN  SPIVACK.  ART  PERFATX,  ARTBUU  KUBHNEB;  Gulf  Area  Reporter,  BILL  MOODY.  IM  LEHER  'One Of  Ours!'  ^1  of  the  WEEK  And IV0W9  Scholarships  Announcement that  the SIU  will  award four  college  schol­ arships each  year  to Seafarers or  children  of  Seafarers is  an­ Greetings TQ SiU  other forward stride in the SlU's Welfare Plan program. Hav­ ing  provided  protection  for  ill  and  disabled  men,  and  the  On 14th Birthday  widows and  children of  those who  pass away, the SIU  is now  To  the  Editor:  ' T'TI  We,  the  crewmembers  .of  the  taking  positive  steps  to  assist  Seafarers  through  their  fam­ Del  Norte,  wish  to  take  this  op­ ilies.  The first  such step  was the institution  of  maternity benefits  portunity  to  express  our  sincere  tha.nk's  and  congratulations  to' the  which  have  proved  so  popular  with  the  membership.  Now  Seafarers  International  Union,  its  the welfare program is preparing for the  day when Seafarers'  membership  and  headquarters  children,  or  those Seafarers  themselves  who  can  profit  by  a  staff  on  the  observance  of  the  college  education,  will  vie  for  the  $6,000  four­year  college  Union's  14th  anniversary.  ­  scholarships.  ' The  SIU  is  a  wonderful  A  great many men  now sailing SIU  were compelled  by cir­ and  unique  part  cumstances to go to work early  in life.  No doubt in  our midst  of  our daily lives.  are many men who had  the ability and  desire to go  to college  Regardless of  the  but just couldn't pay the freight.  Seafarers who have children  circumstances, be  . in high  school now want to see  them get  the breaks that  their  it  pay,  welfare  fathers  never  had.  And  those  in  the  Union  who  are  young  benefits,  working  enough to starl college can also  take advantage of  the scholar­ conditions,  beefs  ship offer.  *  •   or  a  myriad  of  —^ese  scholarships  were  designed  to  provide  the  student  Jacks  other  important  things,  the Union  with  money for  his  basic  needs  as  well  as  for  tuition,  books  and fees.  They assure that  the winners wilj be able to attend  is always at  our side ready, willing  by  PAUL  HALL  school  in  decency  and  comfort,  without  living  from  hand  to  and  able  to  A^end  and  advance  our  interests.  We  are  thankful  for  mouth or  putting a heavy burden on  their families.  the_iact  that  the  SIU  has  grown  from strength  to  strength  with  the  I TP  ON  THE  EDGE  OF  NEW  new.  It's  been  the  basic  Commu­ paramount  interest  of  constantly  ^ York'a East River not far from  nist  program  from  the  start,  no  boosting the economic  status of  all  matter  what  kind  of  fancy  lan­ the  Brooklyn  docks  whei:e  Sea­ guage  they  wrap  their  ideas  in.  The  new  scholarship  program  comes  at  a  time  when  the  Seafarers.  Welfare  arid  Vacation  Plans  have  passed  the  $2  million  ­  The  SIU  is  also  a  model  for  farers  come  and  go  daily,  ^the  With  that  sort  of  opposition  mark in benefits paid out to Seafarers.  The great bulk of these  democratic  unions.  The  amend­ United  Nations has opened  another  from  the  inside,  you  can  see  why  ments,  which  were  ratified  re­ General  Assembly  meeting  in  its  the  UN  hasn't  been  able  to  do  aU  payments have been in the last six to eight  months.  cently,  the  constitution  a  brand  new  headquarters.  Some­ it  set out  to  do.  At  the same  time  The Welfare. Plan started in a modest  way on July 15, ia50,  charter  make  of  freedom  and  an  effec­ with  a  $7  a  week  hospital  benefit  and  a  $500  death  benefit  tive instrument for human freedom  times  it  appears  to  those  of  us  on  it's  pretty  obvious that we need this  kind  of  setup  more  than  ever  so  These have since been increased to $15 and $2,500  respectively  and progress. It is a record of  clear  the  outside  that  what  goes  on  at  as  to  keep  the  other  countries  as the fund reserves ^ew.  Additional  benefits in the foim of  commitments  and. a  measure  of  these  sessions  is  mostly  talk  that  meeting  and  working  together  for  maternity and  disability  pay were  added subsequently.  Now  strong  faith  in  the  ability  of  the  doesn't  get  us  anywhere.  But  sit­ the  benefit  of  all  of  them.  we  have  the  scholarship  fund  and  the latest  increase in  dis­ Union  to  meet  the  needs  of  our  ting  back  and  looking  at  the  sit­ times.  OOME  FEOPLE  WHO  STILL  ability pay.  '  uation  shows  that the  UN aetup is  ^  don't understand seafaring men,  Payments of  vacation  benefits, which  just got  underway in  Repeal  Taft­Hartley  February  of  this year,  have mushroomed  spectacularly  with  The  rising  productivity  of  more  solid  and  worthwhile  than  a  may  wonder  why  the  Union  has  over $1^^ millions paid out. Yet despite these heavy payments,  American  workers  is ­ the  key  to  lot of  people give  it credit for.  gone  in for  a  scholarship plan  that  the funds have accumulated a sizable surplus of  $2% millions,  unparalleled  industrial  progress.  This  General  Assembly  that's  will' send  a  number  of  Seafarers  thanks to direct  Union operation  which holds costs  down  to a  The  good  Incomes,  which  the  SIU  meeting  now  is  made  up  of  dele­ or  their  children  to  college  every  minimum.  With  a surplus  of  this  size,  and  with  the  Union  has  won ' through  its  militant  gates  from  60  different  countries.  year.  No  doubt  there  are  quite  • '  winning  additional  contributions from  shipowners. Seafarers  stand,  for  our  membership,  con­ Each  one  of  them  has a  little  dif­ stitute  the secret  to  our  great  and  ferent  outlook  and  their  people  few  men  among  us  who  hayen't  can look  forward to  even more  benefits in  the future.  growing  consumers'  markets.  much  in .the way  of  education.  The  SIU  has  gone  on  record  to  back  home  have  different  prob­ in  practically  all  eases  it  was  advocate  the  repeal  of  the  Taft­ lems  to  face, some  of  them  pretty  through no fault of  their o\vn. They  Hartley  Act.  This  measure  has  tough ones  too.  Wlien you think of  had  to  forget  about  school  and  go  "With election  day fast approaching, it's time to remind Sea­ proven  to  be  inadequate,  unsound  it,  it's  quite  an  accomplishment  farers to vote on November 4.  Unfortunately many  men will  and  unfair  to  labor  and  has  in­ that all these  people are  willing to  out and  scratch for  a living  if  they  be unable  to do so because they will  be at  sea, and in  many  terfered  with  the  arbitration  get  together  and  talk  things  over  wanted  to  keep  on  eating.  states the  absentee ballot laws make it very difficult  to vote.  methods  of  our  collective  bargain­ according to the  rules.  A  great  many  Seafarers  who  ing system,  This coming  year, the  ­The  fact  that  these  people  can  were  forced  by  ciixumstances  to  Despite  all  that, we  think  more  Seafarers  will  be  voting  SIU  miist  exert  its  fullest  energy  get  together  the  way  they  do,  is  give  up school  and go  to work  now  this year  than ever  before.  For one  thing,  many  more Sea­ repeal  of  Taft­Hartley  so  that  proof  in  a  way  that  it's  possible  have  their  own  homes  and  fam­ farers now  have permanent  homes and families than  in  pre­ for  this  law  can  no  longer  hamstring  for  the  world  to  get  along  and  ilies,  thanks to  the gains  that  they  vious years, and  those who arf  at home will go to the polling  labor organizations.  settle  any  disputes  that  may  arise  have  won  in  their  Union.  They  booths.  Then there will  be many who will/vote  by absentee  Under  the  unexcelled  guidance  in  a  peaceful  manner.  want  lo  see  their  children  get  the  ballot, judging from the requests the Union has received about  of  our  elected  SIU  officials,  we  What's  more, in  the General  As­ breaks  that  they  never  had  when  the  balloting  procedure.  Seafarers  have  obviously  become  shall  constantb^  strive  to  bring  to  sembly,  just as  in any other demo­ they were  youngsters.  And that in­ vote­conscious  through  their  Union,  and  realize  the  impor­ the  membership  better  working  cratic  organization,  the  majority  cludes  being  able  to go  to  college  conditions  and  more  of  the  ma­ rule  goes.  This  session  of  the As­ if  the  boy  or  girl  has  the  stuff  to  tance of  participating in the national elections as well.  terial  benefits  of  life  to  the  work­ sembly  can  expect  to  see  some  make  the grade.  X  $1  •  ing people. We  have  to go  forward  countries coming  out  for  a  change  Since going to  college is a  pretty  ever more this coming year  to  make  in the  Government of  Morocco and  expensive  proposition,  our  Union  the SIU stronger with a  lasting and  Tunis,  and  other  countries  oppos­ is seeing  to it  that  the scholarship  An expose  of  excessive profiteering  in  auto insurance  rates  honorable  future.  change.  But  what  the ma­ winners will  have enough  dough  to  has  been  written  by  Sidney  Margolius,  author  of  the  con­ For , a 14­year­pld  outfit, the SIU  ing that  jority decides  is what  will count  in  take care  of  all  their necessary  ex­ sumer's  column  which  appears  re^larly in  the  LOG.  His  has made  tremendous strides,  until  the long  run.  penses.  And  if  there  are  any  Sea­ article, which  was printed in  a national magazine, points out  it  is  now  the  leading  force  in  the  It's  just  too  bad  that  Joe  Stalin  farers  who  are  young  enough  and  •   • TH  that the staggering increases in car­insiirance costs are wholly  maritime  industry.  and  his boys  decided  long ago  that  ambitious  enough  to  go  back  to  unjustified.  "  ,  Incidentally,  in  this  letter  ,of  the  UN  would  run  the  way  they  the  school  books,  they're  welcome  .  Half  of  the insurance  business'  take,  Margolius says,  goes  greetings,  I  speak  for  the  entire  wanted  it  or  they  just  wouldn't  to  try for  one  of  the awards.  for  profits,  "administrative  expenses,"  and  agents'  commis­ crew  and  the  delegates,  Lawrencei  play  baU.  But  then  they  never  In  running  this scholarship  pro­ sions.  Trie other  half  covers damage claims.  When the costs  E.  Wessels  of  the  engine  depart­ cared  much for majority  rule. Just  gram  the  Union  is  taking  every  ­'3  ment,  Stanley  j,  Barras  of  wait­ this last week they  wound up  a ses­ possible step to  make sure that  the  of  the damage claims  go up, the  rates are  jacked  up to cover  ers  messmen's  department,  sion  in  Moscow,  with Stalin  telling  awards  go  to  the  very  best  can­ both  the  increased  costs  and  to  keep  up  the  50­50  arrange­ deck and  delegate  Benjamin  L.  Jas­ his  Communist  henchmen from  40  didates, The winners  will be chosen  ment, so  that  higher  costs  mean  greater  dollar  profits.  The  ratt,  galley  delegate  Harold  E.  countries  that  he  would  help  them  by  a  board  of  professors from five  working giiy again ^gets hit in the neck.  Crane,  and  topsjde Relegate John  out  in  their  program  of  wrecking  different  colleges,  so  that  every  In  pointing  out'this  condition,  Margolius  is  rendering  a  P.  Zimmer.  .  the ­  democratic  .governments  all  candidate  is  assured a square shake  C. $.  "Tex"  Jacks ,.  over  tlie  >vorld.  and selection strictly  on  his or her  thejest, off  This  kind ^f  tarn  Isn't  any  Ship's  delegate  '  own  meritSi  a conditipn  thaf s long overdue for legislative renied^^^  As I See It  $2 HI illion In Benefit«  Vote November 4  Cai* Insnranee  Rates  �0$^'.  • ;,' FrMay. Ootdber IT. IWt  ,7 J,.  • * V'­­r" '  Pare tUrlMa  SEAFARERS  LOG  :  V­ ;^J  w  Eddie Mooney, manager  of  the Port  O' Call  and  Seven Seas Room,  opens the show  while orches­ tra leader  Hal Graham  stands by  with  band.  Seafarer  Keith  Forster  is  en^ossed  in  conver­ sation  with  girl  friend  during  a  break  in  the  entertainment  program.  Singing star  Bob Eberly  "sends 'em" as  he  goes  through  an  extensive  reper­ toire of  popular song numbers.  \  ,  R. J. Blomgren, carp.,  and  Charles Wason, MM,  chat  at  a  table.  Wason  brought  his  family  in  the next night for 25th anniversary  party.  Singer  Carol  Blaine  relaxes  at  table  with  Earl  McCaskey,  DM,  who  is  from  her  home  town.  Jack  Fitzgerald,  FWT  (left),  completes  trio.  Vic Harding, AB; John Herrold, FWT, and How­ ard Hamlin, AB, bat the breeze with singing star.  Bob Eberly  (right), while enjoying some  beer.  _The  SUP  is  represented  also,  with  Nick  Lom­ ~bardo,  AB,  and  Jack  Toale,  OS,  enjoying  the  company  of  two  pretty  young  ladies. .  ..'i V i.5  On  the  distaff  side,  youthful  Carol  Blaine provided  plenty of  eye appeal in  addition  to singing  talent.  • • • 'vies  •   •  "" 1  d  While  the  dining  room  crew  gets  busy  setting  up,  other  workers  assemble  the  portable stage  and  hook  up  the mikes.  Although  The  Port  O'  Call's  Seven  Sees Room opened  with a flourish before  an . audience  that  included  many  digni­ taries, ' the  nightclub  has  now  settled  down  to  the  job  of  supplying  entertain­ ment,  dancing,  food  and  drink  to  Sea­ farers  the  way  they  want  it.  While  the  public  has  been  welcome  from  the  start,  the  Seven  Seas  Room  was  designed  to  come  OS  close  to  the  seaman's  ideal  as  possible.  •   Seafarer Wong Kong Ching  mOps  up the  U ^  tUe floor. Behind  him  they're rolling  out  ^  the red  carpeting used at  night,  John Hummel covers  the formica­topped  cafeteria  tables  with  fr^h  linen  taWe­ cloths.  Silver arid  napkins follow.  . "  Consequently it combines glitter, com­ fort  and  quality  with  an  air  of  easy  in­ formality,  at  moderate  prices.  Unlike  other  top  night  spots  around  town,  there's no need  for boiled shirts,  or  even  jackets and ties.  Yet the  filet mignon and  champagne is there for  those who wont it.  The  entertainment  package  compares  favorably  with  the  best  anywhere.  Food  and drink is  the  finest  quality obtainable  and  is  served  in  expert  style  by  experi­ enced  Seafqrer­woiters.  Here's q  place  then,  where  Seafarers can  relax  with the  wholehearted  assurance  that  they  are  in  friendly  surroundin  full dollar's  worth.  The  dance floor  is  a  popular  spot  as  the  btmd  plays on.  Seafarer Frank Andrews, AB  (right),  tries out his Style with  a partner.  Steel Seafarer crewmembers "Ski" Pugaczewski,  DM; X^u  Cachman,  DM;  and  Bill  Bosley,  AB;  take in the  night club  while ashore.  Bobby 'Ramsen's exuberant  knockdown  and  drag­out  comic  routines  had  the  laughs coming  fast  and  furious.  ...  s  ­  s\  I  "V  V  liilplfi  ..Jiiiiiiil  '^1  Between  shows,  Tom  Maulding  pro­ vided  intermission  music  and  song,  in­ cluding requests from the floor.  ' 1 a  �• • ­v.  Pace Fonrteeii  SEAfdRERS  LOG  • • /" K,  17.1^  THE  LABOR  HOUND­UP  gfe'­ eWl,  i'.'.­'V­t­, ­ m.:  |\; • '  li; ir­;"­'  • • *  i"' ?'• '"'  •  ^  • 1^  r..  The Cuban  government has announced  that  it is  now planning legis­ One  of  the big  revolutions in maritime  took  place  when  oil replaced  lation  to  finance  the  construction  of  vessels  to  forjn  the  beginning  of  coal as  the principal  fuel for ocean­going  ships.  There  are still  a  few  what  it  hopes  will  be  a  large  Cuban  merchant  marine,  sailing  under  coal­burning relics left around  but oil  is king,  even  though coal is usu­ the  Cuban  flag  .  .  .  Eleven  nations  met  at  Kobe  to  conduct  the  first  ally cheaper.  The advantages of  oil are  obvious—no ash, easier  storage  International  Harbor Conference.  The  US was  one  of  the  participating  nations which discussed  ways of  improving harbor^facilities,  and speed­ and handling,  greater heat  produced  per pound and less manpower  re­ ing  up  the  handling  of  cargo  and  vessels  .  .  .  The  Coast  Guard  dis­ quired for  handling and  feeding, furnaces.  patched  a  cutter  to  take  a  seriously  ill  fisherman  off  a  fishing  vessel  Some  5,000  .members  of  locals  Bunker  oil  used  on  ships  consists  of  what  is  left  over  from  crude  off  Pollock  Rip  Lightship off  Cape Cod.  of  the  AFL  Bartenders,  Waiters­ oil after the gasoline, kerosine,  and  lubricating  oils have  been distilled  ^  4  di  4  Md  Waitresses,  Se^ce  Workers,  out of  it.  Regulations on marine fuel oil  specify that  it should  not have  A  brand  new ^ghtship, the  WAL­613,  took  her station  at  Ambrose,  .guarding  the  approach  to  New  York  harbor.  The  former  Ambrtfse  and  Cooks  and  Kitchen  Help,  won  a flash point  below 150 degrees  Fahrenheit.  This is  the  point  at  which  '  Lightship  has  been reassigned to  a  New  England'station  . Some  11  an  across­the­board  pijr  hike  of  the fuel oil gives off  vapors that wili  ignite.  Obviously if  the flash point  luxury  liners  have  been  taken  off  their regular  Atlantic  runs  to  serve  five  percent from  the  23  hotels  in  were  lower  there  is  the  danger  the  oil  might  ignite  in. storage  tanks  temporarily  in  the special  cruise s*vice.  The  liners are  the Maasdam,  the  nation's  capital,  retroactive  to  Nieuw  Amsterdam,  Andrea  Doria,  Atlantic.  Ryndam,  Caronia,  Maure­ Sept.  21  when  the old  contract .ex­ in  hdt  weather.  tania.  Empress  of  Scotland,  Oslofjord,  Britannic  and  Constitution.  pired.  Rate  of  Flow  4  4  4^  All  will  offer  Caribbean,  Mediterranean  or  South  American  cruises  Another  important  characteristic  of  fuel  oil  is  its  viscosity,  which  The  General  Electric  Confer­ out  of  New  York.  means the rate at which the  oil flows.  As the oil  is heated the  viscosity  ence  Board  of  the  CIO  Interna­ t  4.  4.  decreases and  it flows faster.  In  burning fuel  oil  for marine  piuposes,  tional  Union of  Electrical  Workers  Waterborne  commerce  on  the  Mississippi  Rivei  hit  a  new  high  in  1951,  when 72,474,247  tons of  cargo  were  hauled  up or  down  the 1,819­ has  voted  to  continue  negotiations  the  viscosity  has  to  be  reduced  to  a  certain  point  and  the  oil  placed  mile  river.  Barges  carried  46,948,044  tons  of  the  total,  and  vessels  in  with GE under  the Federal  Media­ under  pressure  so  that  the  atomizer  can  break  the  oil  up  into  a  mist  foreign  or  coastwise  trade  carried  25,526,203  tons,  according  to  the  tion  Service,  but  has  also  empow­ American  Waterways  Operators,  Inc.  .  .  .  The  Norwegian  and  Turkish  ered  the  negotiating  committee  to  and  spray  it  into  the  furnace.  By  forming  this  mist  the air  can  mix  Navies  received  five  medium  landing  craft  from  the  "US  which  had  set  a strike  date  whenever  it feels  thoroughly  with  the  oil  and assure  good  combustion.  been  converted  to  minelayers  under  the  Mutual  Defense  Agreement  that such action is necessary.  Some  The oil is stored in tanks located ip the ship's  dhuble bottoms beneath  60  GE  plants,  employing  71,000  cargo holds,  or in  wing tanks  on  the side of  the ship.  Filling lines  for  Pact.  lUE  members  are  affected  by the  4  4'  i  filling the tanks  lead to topside.  As in  tanker oil  tanks,  it  is  important  The  luxury  liners  United  States and  America  will~carry  5,300  Army  negotiations.  •   to  keep  the  tanks from  overflowing  and  keep 'flame  screens on tops of  dependents  as passengers  during  the next  five  months,  according  to i  4  4  4  the  vent  pipes  leading  from  the  tank.  contract  signed  by  the  Government  and  the  company.  The  Govern­ Armour  &  Co.  has  averted  a  ment  will  pick  up  the  tab  for  the  passage,  totalling  over  $1  million  strike  at  12  of  its  packing  plants  Each  storage  tank  has  heating coils  along  its  bottom  through  which  . . .  Hie  28,000­ton  tanker  Patricia,  the  largest  tanker  built  in  Japan  by  agreeing  to  an  extension  of  its  hot  steam  is forced^  This  lowers  the  oil's  viscosity  so  that  it  can  be  since  the  war, was  launched  in Kawasa.  She will  sail under  the  Pana­ contract  with  the  AFL  Meat  Cut­ pumped  by  the fuel  pumps.  Since  the flash point  of  the  oil  is around  manian  flag  . . .  The  last  of  the  three  huge  concrete  sections  of  the  ters  while  the  negotiations  for  a  150  degrees,  the  tanks  must  be  kept  below  that  temperature.  Other­ substructure  of  Pier ,57 in New York  was  towed  into place.  new  contract  are  being  held.  The  wise  there  is danger  that  the  vapors  will  ignite.  The  tanks  also have  4  4*  old  contract  had  expired  August  fire­smothering lines on  top through which  carbon dioxide or  live steam  The Port  of  Philadelphia set a new record when  it handled 74,008,757  11,  and  the  5,000  union  members  can  be passed  for controlling  a  blaze.  tons  of  watdtbome  commerce  during  1951.  This  was  an  increase  of  had' set  a  walkout  deadline  when  Bemove  Water  From  Oil  4,^28,232 tons  over  1950.  The report  placed Philadelphia  as the second  the  company  agreed  to  extend  the  From  the storage  tanks  the  oil  is pumped  into the settling  tanks by  port  in  the  nation,  with  New  York  leading  .  .  .  The  new  Japanese  contract.  the transfer pump.  These tanks permit any  water that might have come  freighter Mukoharu  Maru  is scheduled to arrive  in  New  York  to begin  4  4  4  Its  service  between  the  East  Coast  and  the  Far  East  .  .  .  The  USS  The  CIO  United  Rubber  Work­ in  with  the  oil  to  settle to  the  bottom,  whether  fresh  water  that  was  Aggressive,  a  minesweeper,  was  the  first  of  its  kind  to  be  launched.  ers has  won  its first  contract  with  pumped  aboard  with  it  or sea  water  that  passed  through  via  leaks  in  It  was  built  almost  entirely of  laminated  wood,  small  pieces  glued and  the  Canadian  Firestone  Tire  and  the  ship's  bottom.  Obviously  if  there  is any  considerable  amount  of  pressed together.  It is the  largest vessel  that  this  type of  construction  Rubber  Co.  in  Hamilton,  Ontario,  water in the  oil,  it  is liable  to  put  out  the  burner fires.  The  water  in  has  been  used on.  after  a  17­week  strike  by  its 1,300  the  bottom of  the  settling  tanks  is  pumped  out  through  a  low  suction  '4  4­  4"  members.  The  new contract  gives  valve while oil is taken through a high suction system.  Like the storage  A  Coast  Guard  cutter  was  rushed  from  New  Orleans  to  the  aid  of  the  workers  an^ 8­cent  pay  hike,  tanks,  Bie  settling  tanks  have Yheir  own  heating  coils,  vent  pipe  and  three fishing  schooners  sunk  on  a  reef  off  the  Mexican  Coast.  AH  flat $50  retroactive  payments, pen­ smothering  system.  '  x  three  crews managed  to get  aboard one  of  the schooners,  but reported  sion  and  disability  plans,  and  lib­ The  oil  passing  through  the  suction  valves  is  then  strained  by  the  that  the  vessel  was  being  battered  by  heavy  winds  and  seas  The  eralized. holiday  pay  schedules.  duplex  suction  staainers,  which  as  the  name  implies  are  wire  mesh  Pennsylvania. Railroad has  anholinced  plans  to  build  up  a  39' million  strainers that  remove  dirt from  the  oil.  Thd strainers  have  to  be  re­ 4  4  4  general  cargo pier in  Baltimore «.. New York  City is making  a survey  moved  and  cleaned  regularly  with  spares  substituted  so  that  they  do  to  be  used  in  drawing  plans  for  rebuilding  Pier  9  in  Brooklyn  which  Two  hours  before  more  than  not get clogged up and block  the oil flow.  After being strained the fuel  3,000 AFL  Boilermakers in  7  west­ oil^servicie  pumps  discharge  the oil  under  the  desired  pressure  to the  was  destroyed  by  fire.  em states  and  Alaska  were  set  to  fuel oil heaters and burnerr. Usually this pressure is between 100 to 250  4  ^4^  A  "sea­loving"  German  shipowner,  the  daily  press  reported,  "is  walk  put,  the  employers agreed to  pounds  per square  inch.  seeing  his  dream  of  reviving  the  windjammer  age  being  doomed."  a  . IS­eent­an­hour  pay  increase  .Heating System  The  "sea­loving"  shipowner,  Heinz  Schliewen,  bought  sevieral  sailing  and  averted  the  strike.  Some  360  vessels.  He  |idped  to  have  the  German  Government  assume  their  companies  were  involved.  The oil heat^ then heat  the oil to  the temperature  at which  it will  atomize (break  up into niist) best.  The heater will contain coils through  operating costs as  "training ships,"  and  still carry  cargo for his  profit.  4  4  4  So  far  he  has  been  carrying  cargo  to  South  America  on  the  vessels  us  Marine,  pilots  in  Seoul,  which  the oil  passes  while live  steam  around  the coils  heats it,  or the  manned  by  "cadets"  who get  $2.50  per  month  for spendmoney.  "Sail­ Korea,  have  formed  a  "Railcut­ steam  will be  inside the  oil and  the  oil  outside  it, depending  upon the  ­ing  vessels  could  bo  profitable,"  the  sea­lover  said,"  if . they  get  the  ters'  Union."  The  "Wolfraider"  design. of the  heatCT.  right  cargoes  and  trips;"  pilots  wear  white  railroad  caps  From the  heater the oil flows through  the duplex discharge  strainers,  and  carry  union  cards  entitling  which  use  a finer  inesh  than  the  suction strainers.  By  this time  the  4.  t  X  Royal  Air Force  and British' Naval  units were  assigned to the search  them  to "work  on" any  railroad  in  oil  has  been  thinned  but  by  heating  and  will  pass  through fine  mesh  for'survivors of  the British  trawler Norman  which sank  off  Greenland.  North  Korea,  Their  commanding  that remove those ^mailer particles that were  not trapped by  the coarse  Only one man  was picked  up. 20  are missings  .  officer  said,  "We're  probably  the  mesl^ of  the siictibn  strainer.  These  strainers,  too, have  to be  cleaned  only  union  in  the  world  ­  that  regularly and  changed.  The  oil  then flows into the burners  where  it  is  • s ­  4  "  4"  t  The deadline for  a report  from the  Department  of  Commerce on the  favors  continual  strikes.  Our  sprayed  into  the furnace  and  burned,  heating  the  water  in  the  boilers  cost  of  ending tax  benefits for  Government­subsidized  ships  has  been  strikes  are  bombing  runs on  Com­ into live' steam,  which in  turn drives  the ship's  engines.  extended  to  November  L  President  Truman  has asked  for  the  report  munist  rail  lines."  Other  parts  of  the  oil  system  include  a  meter,  which  registers  the  .to  show  the  complete  effect  of  eliminating  all  tax  benefits  on  such  amoimt  of  oil flow  to  the  burners,  an  air  chamber  to  keep  pressure  4  4  4  ships, and  also asked  to be  shown how  much  of  a  dire^ct  subsidy  to the  A  one­week  strike  in  St.  Loufs,  steady,  a  thermometer  to.  keep  record  of  the  temperature  of  the  oil  shipowners  would  be  required  to  offset  the  money  they  would  lose  Mo.,  won  pay  raises  of  9  to  VlVz  after it  has  been  heated,  a  master  valve  on  the  line  to. the  boiler that  through  the  elimination  of  the  tax  benefits.  He  also  asked  that  the  cents  an  hour,  retroactive  to. June  can  cut  off  the flow  to  all  burners,  burner  valves  in  the  branch  line  report show  any other way that  the industry could "increase  its operat­.  16, for 900 members of AFL  unions  to each burner  to cut off  oil flow when a burner  is shut off, and a recir­ ing efficiency."  at the  electrical  appliitnce  plant  of  culating valve.  The  latter is  used  when  the  burning  system  is turned  .  4  4>  4"  Knapp­Monarch  Co.  Unions  In­ on after being  cold.  It permits  the cold  oil  to  return  to the  intake  of  The  American  liner  Independence  docked  in  New  York  %ith  941  volved  were  Machinists,  Electrical  the seiyice pump  so as to be  pumped  into the heaters again.  passengers,  just  one  more  than  it  had  when  it  left  Italy.  The  extra  Workers,  Building  Service  Em­ In  the  next  issue  we'll  take  up  the  process  by  which  the  oil  is  passenger was a baby girl  that was  bom aboard the  liner in  mid­oceanu  ployees and Metal  Polishers; •   atomized, as  well as  how the  burners are maintained.  Burly  ii>"  lift:­.­ l'\  '  .i  ' .f• .• • •••   .  Like A Fi»h Out OtyFut^  Bif  Bermurd  Seumum  �Frldan Oetolwr 17. IMt  New Standard  Tanker  Pact  Won By  Union  (Continued  from  page  2)  ing  SIU  tankers, and  will make  for  a  more  easily­understood  agree­ tment,  and  eliminate  any  confusion  that might  exist over  overtime reg­ ulations.  Vacation,  Welfare  Gains  The  boost  in  Vacation  Plan  con­ tributions  by  tanker  companies,  matching  that  given  by  dry  cargo  shipowners,  is  further  assurance  that  Seafarers  vacation  payments  will go  up in the  coming  year. Sim­ ilar  increases  in  payments  to  the  Welfare  Plan  are  already  being re­ flected  in  the  added  benefits  for  disabled  men,  and  in  the  scholar­ ship  program  announced  in  this  is­ sue  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  With the  wording of  both freight  ind  tanker  contracts  completed,  the  Union  committee  is  now  meet­ ing  with  the  specialized  companies  such  as  Seatrain  and  Construction  Aggregates,  sandboat  operators,  to  take  up  their  special  agreements.  Handling  the  negotiations  for  the  Union  is  a  four­man  committee  consisting  of  SIU  Secretary­Treas­ urer  Paul  Hall;  Joe  Algina  for the  deck  department;  Bob  Matthews,  engine  department;  .and  Claude  Fisher,  steward  department.  US Shipyards  Finish Seven  New  Vessels  Seven  new. US  ships  went  into  service  last  month,  96  is  the» number  of  vessels  under  construction  or  on  order  as  of  Oc­ tober  1.  Only  one  new  order  yas  received  last  month  to  balance  off  the  seven  delivered.  Tankships  make  up  the  bulk  of  ships  in  the  yards  now,  account­ ing  for  51  ships  of  thc^otal.  The  remainder,  as  of  the first  of  the  month,  included  thb  35  Mariner­ class  ships  for  the  Maritime  Ad­ ministration,  the first  of  which,  the  Keystone  Mariner  (Waterman),  was  crewed  up  by  Seafarers  earlier  this  week. ­,  Almost  two  million  in  dead­ weight  tonnage  is  under  construc­ tion now.  Sixteen of  the ships have  already  been  launched  and  28  more  are  on  the  ways.  The  ships  delivered  in  Septem­ ber  included  a  Navy  transport,  a  28,000­ton  tanker,  four  ore  boats  and  a  passenger­railway  ferry.  The  lone new  order last month  was  for  16,000­deadweight­ton  self­ unloading  ore  carrier  for  opera­ tion  on  the  Great  Lakes.  M,  IOC  Views From Savannah  •  :  Pace  Fifteea  SEAFARE  i •   SIU  Scholarship  Program  Set  Up  nearest  their  home  or  where ver is  (Continued  from  page  3)  farer, must  have  been  in  the  upper  convenient  for Them.  Applicants  one­third"of  his or  her  high  school  for  1953  scholarships  will  take  the  graduating  class.  Other  require­ tests  on  January  10,  or  March  14,  ments  are  that  the  Seafarer  or  1953.  The  latest date  for filing  for  Seafarer­father  of  the  applicant,  the  tests  will  be  December  20  for  must  have  a  minimum  of  three  the first  exam  and  February  21  for  years'  actual  sea  time  on  vessels  the  second.  "  The applicant will be notified well  operated  by  SlU­cosptracted  com­ in advance  when and  where he  will  panies.  Another  provision  of  the  scho­ take  the  exam.  Those  applicants  larship  agreement  covers  sons  and  who are  in their senior year  at high  daughters  of  Seafarers  who  have  school  are  eligible  to  t:;ke  the  test.  T4ie test  papers of  applicants will  passed  away,  but  who  were  cov­ ered  by  the  Welfare  Plan  at  the  be  forwarded  to  the  Educational  time  of  their  death,  and  met  the  Testing  Service  and  are  graded  by  three­year  employment  qualifica­ that  organization.' After  the  papers  tion.  Seafarers  who  apply  for  the  have  been  marked  they  will  be  scholarships  themselves  must  be  turned  over  to  a  committee  of five  professors,  each  one  from  a  differ­ under  35  years of  age.  ent  university,  along  with  the  gen­ Submit  School  Record  eral  information  on  all  of  the  ap­ The  way  to  apply  for  a  scholar­ plicants.  This committee  will  name  ship  is  as  follows:  The  candidate  the  winners  of  the  awards.  In  no  makes  application  directly  to  tha  instance  will  the  committee  mem­ Administrator  of  the  Seafarers  bers  know  any  of  the  applicants  Welfare  Fund  at  11  Broadway,  personally.  New  York  City.  He  or  she  must  The  results  of  these  college  en­ submit an  official  transcript  of  the  trance  tests,  together  with  the  high  school  grades,  plus  three  let­ candidates'  past  school  records,  ters  of  reference  attesting  to  the  and  other accomplishments  will  be  candidate's  cjiaracter,  qualities  of  the  basis  for  selecting  the  four  leadership  and  extra­curricular  ac­ winners.  All  of  the  grades  and  rat­ tivity.  One  letter  must  come  from  ings  except  those  of  the  winners  the  high  school  principal  together  will  be  kept  confidential.  with  the  transcript.  The  other  two  Fund  Pays  Costs  letters  must  come  from  reputable  The  scholarship  winners  are  free  citizens  in  the  candidate's  home  to attend  any school  of  their choice  town.  In  addition, of  course,  the  candi­ that  is an  approved  four  year  col­ date  must  submit  proof  of  the  lege  offering  the  standard  degrees..  necessary  sea  time  requirements,  Once  they  are  enrolled  in  the  either  of  himself,  or  of  the  parent  school  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  will  pay  all  tuition,  and  other  fees  Ready  to  cut  in  emergency  generator  on  the  Southwind' (South  of  the  candidate.  in  advance.  The rest  of  the  money  Atlantic)  are  Tommy  Burke,  2nd  electrician,  and  John  S.  Bragg,  Standard  College  Tests  will  be  paid  to  the  student  as  a  chief  electrician.  Below,  Burt  Williams,  cook  and  baker,  looks  The  next  step  is  for  those  appli­ monthly  allowance.  Those  receiv­ over  selection  of  SIU  literature  in  Savannah  hall.  cants  who  qualify  to  take  the  Col­ ing  the  scholarships  have  to  main­ lege  Entrance  Examination  Board  tain  a  "B"  average.  tests.  These  tests  are  standard  ad­ Any  other information  about  the  mission tests  for all  colleges in  the  workings of  the plan  can  be  gotten  United  States.  They  are  given  up  by  writing  to the  Administrator  of  to five  times  a  year  in  hundreds  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Fund.  of  cities  in  every  state  of  the  US,  in  addition  to  US  overseas  posses­ sions  and  foreign  coimtries  like  ion's  vastly  increased  services  to  Argentina,  Brazil,  Canada,  Cuba,  (Continued  from  page  3)  agent  and  joint  patrolman  in  the  the  membership.  Philippine  Islands  and  others.  ports of  Norfolk, Tampa,  Savannah  The  operation  of  the  Union's  In  the  event  that  the  nearest  Seafarers  who  applied  for  and  Galveston;  an  agent  and  four  Vacation  and  Welfare  Plans,  the  place  where  the  test is  being given  new  membership  books  in  patrolmen  in  New  Orleans  and  in  establishment  and  operation  of  is more  than 75  miles from  the  ap­ New  York  but  are  now  sailing  subsidiary  corporations  like  the  plicant's  home,  special  aiTange­ Mobile.  from  outports  don't  have  to  Sea  Chest  and  the  Port  O'Call,  The  six  man  rank  and file  cre­ which  will  be  extended  eventually  ments will  be made  to give  the ex­ come  to  this  city  to  get  their  dentials  committee  is  now  at  work  to  all  major  ports,  all  calls  for  am  in  some  nearby  high  school  or  new  books.  checking  on  the  nominations  to  more  supervisory  manpower.  Con­ college  so  that  the  applicant  will  If  the  men  Involved  will  see  that  all  candidates  meet  the  struction  of  a  new  Union  hall  in  n«t  have  to  travel  great  distances  write  tq  headquarters  and  tell  minimum  qualifications  of  two  Baltimore,  now  getting  underway,  to  take  the  test.  the  Union  which  port  they  are'  years'  membership  in  the  Union,  as  well  as  halls  planned  for  other  The  Administrator  of  the  Sea­ sailing  out  of,  the  Union  will  farers  Welfare  Plan  will  make  ar­ US  citizenship,  and  three  or  more  outports  also  requires  additional  rangements for  fonvard  the  book  in  care  of  the  qualified  appli­ actual  years' sea  time, four  months  men.  the  port  agent.  cants  to  take  the  tests  at  a  place  in  the  current  year.  Increased  Union  Services  The  record  number  of  nmnina­ tions  reflects  the  fact  thot  Sea­ farers  this  year  will  vote  on  more  elective  officers  than  ever  before  in  the  Union's  history.  Additional  posts  are  being  established  in  vir­ tually every  port  so as  to  meet  the  need  for  men  to  handle  tnte  Un­ Record Number Of Candidates  Nominated For  49  A&G Posts  I'  J  J 1  • • 'iJ  1  .i  il  Get New Books  Through Agents  M.  "3^  Off The Board in The Norfolk Hall  Japanese Shipping Booms  Equipped  with  many  newly­built  vessels,  the  Japanese  merchant marine  has made  a  very strong  comeback  since the  first  Japanese  ship  arrived  in  New  York  in  1951.  Although'the  Japanese  had^  lost  nine  million  tons  of  ship­ or  better.  The  great  bulk  of  the  ping  dui­ing  the war,  many  of  ships  that  will  enter  the  iservice  in  the  major  companies  have  rebuilt  the  near  future  are  also  in  this  their fleets  to  pre­war  levels.  The  category.  war  losses  have  led  to  a  complete,  Two  of  the  largest  pre­war  Jap­ modernizing  job  on  the  Japanese  anese  shipping  companies,  the  Mitsui  Line  and  the  KokusabLine  fleet.  At  this  stage  eight  Japanese  are  operating  19  ships  on  a  once  shipping  companies  ai­e  operating  in two  w.eeks sailing  schedule. Two.  38  vessels  between  New  York  and  companies  are  maintaining  similar  the  Far  East  alone.  Another  18  schedules.  After  fhe  Japanese:  ships  will  be  added  to  the  run  by  peace  treaty  was  signed  in  April,  four,  additional  companies  made  next  summer.  ­Of  the  ships  now  in  service  23  arrangements , to  participate  in the  ­•   n  :• >  Seafarers  ready  to  throw  in  for  jobs  in  the. Nor folk  hall  wait  for  Joe  Lupton,  dispatcher,  to  call^  the  jobs.  They  are;  (left  to  right) Johnny  Hpdges,  stewafd;  Roswell  Sanderlin, AB;  Bill  Kuhl, FOWj'  . .  ^  "orter.  A.  Ifewman.. steward,  •   V.#,.  �ttMW SfaclMa  HMiir. Oetotor 17. IMI  SEAFAMSRS  L0C  Scrapis Can Be Costly, He Warns  jj  t­  ­v  "  This is the type of  communication I dislike  writing.  However, Tm obliged to do so.  It  to do  with a brother Seafarer  who was seriously  injured  by  another  man  over  some  lilly unQecessary  argument.  That  "hot  toeks"  are  eoaatantiy  raining  on  the  earth?  Our  planet  I ref^ here to Louis  Lopez,  Thru  Atlantic  Waters  Porthole  our crew messman  aboard the  is  bombarded daily  with thousands  meteors  that  would  destroy  all  Winter  Hill,  who  was  taken  of  life if  it were not  for  the fact that  don,  Connecticut.  However,  some  of  the settlers had  grand ideas  and  swiped  the  name  without  any,  change.  4^  4)  4^  off in Norfolk  Harbor by  the Coast  That  twins are bora on the  aver*  Guard  with  a  wound  which  r^  they  bum  up  because  of  the  tre­ suited  in  permanent  paralysis  in  mendous  friction  created  when  age  of  once  in  every  86  births  in  his right leg, according to  the news  they  enter  the  earth's  atmosphere  the  United States,  but  that triplets  I  received  from  Commander  Jllli  at  high  speed.  A  few  large  mete­ come  only  once  in  about  10,008  ors  have­ landed  on  earth  and  the  births?  Just  to  show  that  the  law  of  the  USCG  in  Lake  Charles.  crater of a huge one was  discovered  of  averages doesn't  alwaiys  work  in  Fpr  obvious  reasons,  I  refrain  in  northern  Quebec  recently.  the  short  run,  the  SIU  Welfare  from  mentioning  the  specific  per­ sons  involved  other  than  myself,  That  a  candidate  for  President  Plan  has  paid  out  over  200  ma*  while  the  investigation  is  in  prog­ of  the  United  States  once  won  a  ternity  benefits  and  is still  looking  forward  to  its first  set  of  twins.  ress.  majority  of  the  popular  vote  but  When  they  do  arrive,  it  will  mean  It  was  my  unpleasant  task  to  lost  the.election?  In  1876, Samuel  double  benefits,  $200  and  a  $25  And  Louis  at  11:30  PM  September  J.  Tilden,  Democratic  candidate  bond  for  each  baby..  22  outside  my  foc'sle  with  a  nasty  for  President  got  4,285,992  vdtes  t  4)  t  gash  behind  his right  ear.  to  only  4,033,768  for  his  Republi­ That  the  Yellow  River  in  China  After  helping  Louis  as  much  as  can opponent,  Rutherford B. Hayes.  has  changed  its  course  completely  possible  and  notifying  the  mate,  Hayes  won  the election  because  he  eight  times in  the last  2,200 years?  we  carried  him  to  the  ship's  hos­ was given 185 votes in the  electoraT  The  river flows  in  a  shallow  bed  Putting  in  their  claim  for  fame  as  one  of  the  best  SIU  crews  pital where Captain Bridgeo tended  afloat , today  is  this  gang  from  the  Atlantic  Waters  (Mar  Trade).  his wounds.  He was  put ashore  the  college to  184 for Tilden. The elec­ through  a flat  sandy  plain.  Over  tion  was  decided  by  22  disputed  the  years  it  builds  up  silt  in  the  Looks  like a  ^ne  bunch,  but sorry  we have  no names.  following morning.  This  happened  electoral  votes  from  South  Caro­ existing  river  bed  which  makes  it  after  leaving  Petty's  Island  for  lina,  Louisiana,  Florida  and  Ore­ higher  than  the  surrounding  ter­ Lake  Charles.  r  gon.  A  15  man  committee  of  Con­ ritory. Then it overflows and makes  The statement Louis made­to me,  gressmen  and  Supreme  Court  a  new  channel.  On occasion  the  together  with  my  own  have  been  judges,  consisting  of  eight  Repub­ mouth of  the river has shifted  sev­ recorded  by  the  Coast  Guard  and  licans  and  seven  Democrats,  gave  eral  hundred  miles  from  north  to  company  officials.  The  Union  port  the  22  votes  and  the  election  to  south  and  back  again.  agent  in  Lake  Charles,  Leroy  Hayes.  t  4"  4"  Clarke  will  have  this  report.  t  t  t  That  yoU  can  get  copies  of  the  With  the final  curtain  drawn  on  the 1952  baseball  season,  Think  Before Yon  Act  That  Moscow  is in  Idaho,  Berlin  SEAFARERS  LOG  in  virtually  sports history  will again  record the champions.  I'm only  sad  to say  that  my  team  didn't  fare so well.  The Pirates  got  so  Through  the  LOG,  I  now  want  in  New  Hampshire,  London  in  evevy major port  in the world? Not  to appeal to my fellow Union broth­ Ohio,  Paris in Texas,  Rome in New  only  are  three  copies  airmailed  to  far  behind  that if  they  hurry  think about  this unfortunate  York  and  Cairo  in  lUinois?  Many  every SIU ship,  but copies are sent  •   they may be able to play their  these  new  medical  discoveries,  but  ers to  incident.  I know  this type  of  thing  of  the  famous  cities  and  places  of  to seamen's  clubs, hotels, and other  last  game  on  Thanksgiving  just the  other day my dmggist  sold  happens  only  very  rarely  in  our  the  old  world  were  duplicated  in  recreation spots in all  ports so  that  Day.  me a  tube of  Vitamin K  toothpaste.  Union,  but  it  does  happen,  all  be­ the 'States,  usually  with  the  word  Seafarers  can  always find  a  copy  This  past  season  during  my  For me  it's doing  nothing,  but  you  cause  of  some  foolish  misunder­ hew" before  them  like  New  Lon­ of  the  LOG  wherever  they go.  beach time,  I managed to  catch the  ought  to  see  my  toothbrush  grow.  standing of  which this is so''typical.  team  in­  action.  Action—^there's  But what really  is growing  these  Such  incidents  can.happen  even  more  action  in  a  Fitzpatrick  trav­ days  are  the  Seafarers'  families.  among  the  best  ship  crews  as  on  elogue.  Sometimes  we'd  win  only  One  of  my  pals  has  been  married  the  Winter Hill.  I have  yet to find  three  games  a  10  years  and  has  eight  kids  with  a  finer and  more  considerate  crew  week  unless  you  two  years  off  for good  behavior,  I  with  the  exception  of  a  few  per­ want to count  the  guess.  Another  I  Jmow  has  been  formers  whom  I'm  sure,  the  Union  moral  victories.  married 15  years and has no  kids—  will  weed  out.  The  person  or  per­ That's  when  we  strict  mother­in­law.  One  of  my  sons  guilty  of  this  crime  will  be  As a  thrill­packed season neared  its close,  our  SIU Chicks,  were  rained  out.  buddies  just  got  his  $200  and  a  found  and  punished."  But  what  1  My; team has been  bond.  His  father's  name  is  John,  and every  other good  Seafarer  dis­ all­girl  baseball team  from  Jackson  Heights, LI, did  it  again  in 'the  cellar  so  his  name  is  John,  and  the  latest  like  is  tha(  it  reflects  back  on  all  by beating  out the Astoria  Hawks—a boys' team—at  the Aces  —  long  they're  be­ addition  is  to  be  called  John.  Oh  of  us.  And  remember  that  in  the  Field by a score of  9—6.  ing  picketed  by  well,  I  guess  you  can  always  use  course  of  an  Investigation  of  this  Again the pitching of  Marcy  by  shortstop  Judy  Howard,  but  the  gasmen.  Dur­ another  John  around  the  house.  kind, men  who are totally innocent,  Boucakis  was  outstanding.  In  others also contributed.,The eighth  Campbell  the front five innings  she displayed  inning  found  the Chicks  producing  ing  the  final  few  can't help  but  get  their  names  in­ near­perfect  Woman's  Fault  Too  control  by  allowing  a  single  by  Sandy  Tierno,  a  walk  weeks, they  got so far down, under  volved.  With  so  much  domestic  happi­ only  one  hit  on a  bunt  and a  walk  for  Howard  and  a  two­bagger  by  that  the  players  came  to  the game  ness  in  some  homes,  it's  just  too  So,  let's  not  allow  arguments  to  and  by  striking  out  13 of  the  boys.  McWilliams,  who  scored  when  the  on  kangaroos.  bad  there  must  be  discord  in  get started between ourselves which  She  was  given  good  relief  in  the  ball  got  past  the  Hawks'  center­ Back With Frances  others.  Sometime  ago,  a  woman  might  lead  to  injury  or  death.  sixth  by  Rita  McWilliams,  captain  fielder.  Finally,  Mr.  Rickey  gave  me  a  brought  the  to our  ship  Think about  it men,  then ^ct!  Beaten by  Falcons  of  the, team  and  daughter  of  Sea­ chance.  He  offered  me  a  crack  at  claiming  her law down  husband  was  a  de­ This  is  the  first  ship  where  I  farer  Richard  McWilliams.  The week  before this victory,  the  the  "hot  comer."  That  was  some  serter.  All  you  had  to  do  was  have had  the  privilege  to  be  elect­ The Chicks  are sponsored by  the  Chicks  suffered  defeat at the hands  hot  comer!  He  had  me  filling  take one  look at  her and  you co^d  ed  ship's  delegate.  Thanks  to  the  crew  of  the  Puerto  Rico  on  which  of  the Corona  Falcons by  a tally  of  mustard  jars  all  aftemoon.  Later  see  the  guy  was  no  deserter.  He  wonderful  crew  who  have  made  McWilliams  sails  as  BR.  Ranging  10­8.  The  opposing  team  jumped  I got a chance for a workout  in the  was  a  refugee!  A  woman  like  her  the job easy for me, I have  learned  in age from  12 to  17, the  girls have  off  to  an  early  two­run  lead  in the  outfield.  Boy, was  that lawnmower  could  wind  up  with  her picture  on  a  lot.  I hope  I never  run  into  an­ played  neighborhood  boys'  squads  first and  picked up four more  runs  heavy!  the  Waterman  house  flag.  other  situation  like  this  wdiere  I  this entire  season.  With these distractions, there was  in the  fourth.  McWilliams relieved  In  closing,  I  just  want  to  thank  may  have  to  bear  witness  against  The  Chicks'  action  started  from  Boucakis  in this  inning  without  al­ only one thing to do.  So, here I  am  Waterman  for the  very  nice  birth­ a  brother.  the  very  beginning of  the first inn­ back  with  the  Bull Line's  Frances.  day  a  single  additional  run  al­ "'We  hope  you  live  Yours for  a  good  clean  Union  as  ing  when five  runs  came  across on  lowing  I am here  through  the  courtesy  of  to be greeting,  though  there  were  two  runners  on  100—but  right away!"  the  Seafarers  are.  one  walk,  some  mighty fine  base­ and  dne  out.  Boucakis  came  back  money.  I also  won  a cocoanut  tree  "Red"  Campbell  Theodore  J. Gradjelich  running  by  McWilliams,  a fielder's  in the sixth and  stayed till the  end.  la the lottery and  I must  look after  choice  and  a  hit  to  leftfield  by  She was responsible  for all  10 Fal­ my crop among other t^gs.  Marie  Angotta.  Three  of  the  con runs ahd six  walks. She  fanned  As  usual,  we  manage  to  get  a  Hawks' runs  were  scored on  errors  10.  good crew  on  these  ships,  Just  re­ cently, however, we  lost one  of  our  Seafarers  riding ships  into  the  port  of  New  York  have  a  chance  wipers, a  displaced person.  I  think  Antinoifs Boys­Go In For  Romance  he  came  from  Mars.  As  a  matter  to save  a  lot of  that  payoff  dough  when  they i^e a service offered  of  fact,  when  he  left  I  saw  some  by  Union  representatives  coming  aboard  with  samples  of ^ work  liiii  flying  saucers  in  his  sea­bag.  One  and  dress gear  from  the  SlU­operated  Sea  Chest  at headquarters.  of  our  present  crewmen  is  on  a  Those  who  haven't  yet  heard  of  this new  service or had  the op­ very serious diet. So far, he's given  portunity  to take  advantage  of  it are  advised that the  men lugging  up toothpicks and  napkins. He  told  those  bulging sample  cases  to  your ship  are  members  of  the  SIU,­ me  he  was  taking  pills  to  reduce,  acting in  behalf  of  the SlU­owned  and operated Sea  Chest.  •  •   ttlls  are  okay—but  a  bushel  a  Operation  of  the  Sea  Chest  in  headquarteta  has  been  so  well­ day?  received  by  the  branch  membership, that  special  efforts  are  being  Oh  well,  if  it  isn't  one  ailment.  made  to offer men  coming  into  the­port the  same  chance to  get at  It's another.  Just think,  a hundred  well­nnade,  bottom­priced  gear  if  they  can't  get  to  the  beach  to  years  ago,  we  had  some  200  dis­ • ases. Today,  we have  500.  That's  come  into  the  store  and  see  what's what.  Stock  carried varies  from  A  to Z, including work  clothes as  well  iwogress!  Scientists  are  even  Studying  the  germs  in  a  kiss.  It  as  the .latest  styles  in  men's  dresswear  and  accessories.  Suits,  • o happens  (they  say)  that  a  kiss  shoes,  shirts  and  furnishings  of  all  types,  in  addition  to  luggage  and  miscellaneous  items  not  found  in  comparable  haberdasheries,  contains  bacillus  subtillus,  strep­ foeocci  and  staphylococci  (At  this  particularly  at  these  prices,  can  be  had  within hours  by  ojrdering  from  the  samples  carried  by  the  SIU  representative  yriio  comes  point  in  the  narrative,  the  type­ writer  blew  up).  It's  baff  eno'.jh  aboard the  ship.  for  a  guy  to  get  caught  with  lip­ At  the present  time, the  service  is still on an  experimental  ba^is,  In  picture at  left,  H.  Restucher  (right),  oiler  on  the  Antinous,  ad­ • Usk on  his  collar,  but  how  could  in  order  to gauge  the  demand  for  it  in  New  York  and  elsewhere.  mires  a  cute  damsel  at  the  Panama  City Yieach.  Also  taking  in  lie  ever  explain  bacillus  subtillus  Eventually,  it  is  expected  a  similar  service  will  be  operated  out  sights  is Tony,  AB, a  shipmate^  In other  photo,  Leon  Allen, stew­ ea  his  moustache?  of  stores to  be  set'up in major  outports.  •  .  /  •  ­ ard,  embraces his  new  wife,  the  former  Margie  Barros  of  Phila­ Ifaybe  I'm  a  supker  for  all  of  ..dglphigi.  '  i  Campbell Chews Fat Again  On  Games, Kisses, Babies  SllJ Girls* Baseball Clnb  Defeats Boy$* Team, 0­6  li  K ;  P.i'  Low­Prieed Gear For ,Sh^s  • :'*  ,• • '  ps  �:  ^  ri  SlU Crew flailed  For Rescue Job  The seamanship and skill of  SIU men  has been  demonstrated in many  ways and  at  va­ rious times aboard almost  every type of  vessel down  through the history  of  our  Union.  But  when  Stephen  Miskow  went  overboard  frorii the Transatlantic (Pacific Waterways) on Sep­ tember 13,  just 16  hours shortc­ Bv SEAFARERS  LOG  Photo  Editor  ut  our  destination,  Tuscany,  ' WARNING:  Seafarers who  pick  up LcMas  outside  of  the  US will  be  Italy, the rescue operation was  unable  to  bring  them  in  unless  they  remove  the  tradenames  "Leica"  completed  in  less  than  half­an­ and "Leitz" from  the  camera.  E.  Leitz  of  NY  lost  authorization  from  hour,  which  even  for  the  clear,  the  German  company  allowing  buyers  of  L^icas  abroad  to  bring  them  beautifid  weather  and  the  calm  home.  This  is  in  retaliation  for  not  permitting  the  German  company  waters,  can  be  considered  some­ to bid' on E.  Leitz,  Inc., of. NY  when  it was  sold  by the  Alien ­Property  thing  of  a  record.  Office.  At the same  time,  E.  Leitz of  Wetzlar, Germany,  refuses to sell  That  morning,  I  was  sitting  on  to the buyer  of  E. Leitz of^NY,  Dunhill Int.  Inc.  How this  will end  up  deck  amidships  facing  "back  aft"  Is anyone's guess.  on  the  starboard  $  ^  side,  catching  up  A new  addition  to  the miniature  camera  family has  been  announced  on  reading  back­ by an  importing firm that is distributing agent for  the Canon,  a  35 mm  issues  of  the  camera.  The  present  edition  is No.  4,  although  very  few  of  the  early  LOG.  All  of  models ever  reached these shores from  Japan.  sudden,  I  heard  The  Canon  takes  standard  35  mm  cart^dges.  Its  die­cast  aluminum  a  loud  splash  in  body  construc^tlon  is  a  frank  copy  of  the  Leica  as  well  as  its  shutter  the  water.  At  mechanism, film  transport,  loading  technique  and  lens  mount.  The  first, I thought  it  lenses and some accessories are designed  to be Interchangeable with  the  was  garbage,  but  Leica.  The differences are in the flash mechanism and  view finder.  Lifeboat Is  lowered from Transatlantic  to rescue Stephen  Miskow  it  was  unusual  Bcibus  off  Italy.  At right,  the boat  is  hoisted up to deck,  and Miskow  Range, View Combined  for  anyone  to  with  blanket  around him,­is helped  out.  In the  Canon, the  range and  view finder we combined  and  three de­ use  that  side.  I was about  to take  grees  of  magnification  are  provided.  With  each  change  in the'magni­ a  second  look  when  out  came  Ar­ for  quick  action  and  real  seaman­ the .boat  and  are  especially  com­ • M  i:#  fication of  the  range finder  there  is  a  change  in  the  viewflnder field.  nold  Relbus  yelling,  "man  over­ ship in the  rescue, this  morning of  mended:  John  B.  Tenney,  chief  The fields  of  view  correspond  to  three  lenses  available,  50.  100  and  board."  Then  I quickly  passed the  Stephen  Miskow,  who­  was* over­ mate;  Chester  Skakun,  Orlando  135  mm.  Since  the field  of  view  is adjustable,  no  separate finders  word  to  everyone.  Under  the  ex­ board.  Gonsalves  and  Arnold  Reibus,  citement  I think  1 did  a good  Job  are necessary  for these  three focal  length lenses.  ­ ..  ABs;  C.  Makris  and  W.  Chipkow­ "This  man  went  over  the  side  because  in  less  than  two  minutes,  Standard equipment with  the Canon 4 is the 50 mm fl. 8 Serenar lens.  ski,  OS; George  McCartney,  wiper;  The diaphragm has click stops, focuses down to 3^ feet and is in a non­ everybody  was  doing  something.  at  1059  hoiu­s,  and  four  minutes  and  Ramon  Ehcarnacion,  FWT."  later,  at  1103  the  ship's  boat  was  The chief  engineer passed  t he word  eoUapsible mount.  An earlier lens at f  1.9 . was in  a collapsible  mount.  launched  and  away  from  the  side.  FinaUy we made Piombino,  Italy,  To  go  with  the  camera,  the  manufacturer  has developed  a  whole  bat­ on  topside.  At  1125  the  boat  was  alongside  with everyone  aboard and  eager to  tery  of  lenses—three  wide angle  types and  thiVe  telephotos.  An ultra  Professienal  Job  with  the rescued  man  and  at  1130  go ashore and with the whole  thing  wide angle 28  mm  f  3.5  covers an  angle  of  75  degrees.  A  wide angle  of^this  speed  is unusual.  The  28  mm  for  the  Leica  was  f  6.3,  about  The  captain  ordered  a  full  stop  the  ship  was  on  course  and  full  almost  forgotten  by  everyone  but  four times slower.  Steinheil  made one  at f  4.5 and  Leitz  was embar­ and  l&eboat  No.  3  with  eight  men  ahead.  The  total  rescue  time  was  me.  For,  it  is the first time  that  I  ever  saw  a  man. going  over  like  rassed.  The  other  two  wide  angle  lenses  are  both  35  mm  in  focal  went out  to bring the  man back.  In  less than  30 minutes.  • 'Congratulations  to  this  crew  garbage,  and  I hope  it  will  be the  the meantime, someone had thrown  length and have speeds of  1*3.2 and 1 2.8.  out a life ring.  Miskow had to do a  for a real  display of  skill and  cour­ last  time.  Hlgh­Grade  Woikmandiip  Luis  A.  Ramirez  lot of swimming to catch bold of 'it.  age.  The  following  men  manned  The telei>hoto  lenses are an 85 mm 4 2 and 100 mm f  4 and a 135  mm  The lifeboat had to be rowed about  £ 4.  According  to the  experts who  examined  the Serenar  lens for the  a  mile for  lack  of  a  motor.  On the  Canon  workmanship  and finish  is comparable  to any  other high  grade  return trip, the  boys didn't have  to  optical  equipment  on  the  market.  row  all  of  the  way.  The  Canon  is  synchronized  for­ flash  bulbs  but  not  for  electronic  For,  the  deck  flash.  However,  the  system  is so  designed  that a  good repairman  can  engineer  had  In  true  SIU  tradition.  Seafarers  aboard  Waterman's  88  easily  adapt  the  camera  to use  electronic flash as  well  as flash  bulbs.  warmed  up  the  On the  left side  of  the camera  is a  solidly attached  bracket onto  which  winches in a  hur­ Madaket  recently  contributed  a  grand  total  of  $280  out  of  the flashgun clips.  The  bracket  contains electrical  contacts,  so  in  the  ry.  This  proved  their  own  pockets to  help along  a  group  of  Korean  scholar­ process  of  putting  on the gun  the  circuit  is completed  and  the gun  is  to  be  of  great  ship  passengers  who  lacked­t  reedy for use.  ,  ^  "  help  and  saved  enough  money  for  clothing  were  in need  of  clothing  and  each  The importers have  faith in  the Canon  sinee a five  year free service  labor  and  time  and living expenses  at Ameri­ had  an  average  of  about  $20  in  guarantee goes  with the  camera.  The  price here  with standard  lens  is  in  bringing  the  cash.  can  colleges.  $295—­PX  in Japan,  $105.  whole  rescuing  At  a  shipboard  The  crew  backed  up  Freeland's  • • V­ I  party  aboard.  A  Ramirez  meeting  last  suggestion  to  give  the  students  somewhat  c o m­ month  on  the  America's  warm  welcome  thou­ plicated  system  of  attaching  lines  Madaket,  T.  E.  LOG­A­RHYTHMi  sands  of  miles  before  arrival  by  to  the  lifeboat  hoists  from  the  Free land,  the  taking up a collection  to help them  winches,  running  over  the hatches  ship's  delegate,  buy  clothing,  particularly  shoes.  up to the  ship deck, was used; Only  started  the  ball  Freeland  passed  around  the  kitty  professional  seamen  could  master  rolling  by  point­ to  which  every  SIU  man  aboard  By  M.  Dvnier  such  a  system.  The  whole  opera­ ing  out  that  the  gave  willingly  and  generously.  tion was  carried out'very  skillfully  Korean  students  Deck  delegate Jack  L.  Gridley, en­ and  quickly.  Everyone  but  I  par­ had  frightfully  gine  delegate  E. Ward and  stew­ Freeland  And  novo,  you  too. are  under  her  ticipated.  I  kept  busy  trying  to  little  money  to  J  have  a rival,  it's  plain  to  see.  wards  delegate  George  D.  Smith  spell.  take  some  pictures  despite  the  get  along  under  America's  high  helped  in  the drive.  .  No  common  woman,  tho  is  she.  Hut  many  a man  she's  stolen away.  What  can  I  do  but  wish  you  well?  handicap  of  the  sun  being  in  my  cost  of  living.  The  scholarships  After receiving  the  gift, the  Ko­ Those  far­off  places  you're  longing  way.  We  all  tried  our  best.  provided  for  tuition,  transporta­ reans  thanked  the  crew  for  their  With  her  calling  both  by  night  to  see.  tion,  and  about  $19  a  month  for  generosity  and  gestiffe  at  interna­ Captain  Halls  Crew  and  day.  Are  calling  you  across  the  sea.  room  and  board.  The  students  tional  good  will.  The  entire  crew  was  praised  Her  name,  you  ask, well  don't  you  So  when  you're  through  roaming,  very  highly for  its succes^ul  work  know?  and  a  rest  you  earn.  by 'Captain  H.  Osborne,  master  of  Heir  name  is  "The  Sea,"  at  her  You'll find  me  here  waiting  for  the ship,  in the following  notice:  beckoning  they  go.  your  return.  "The crew  is hereby commended  There's  something  about  her  men  •   can't  resist.  (1)  Can  a  bomber which  requires  a  7,500  foot  runway  land  on  a  And  try  as  they  may,  and  shake  Watching The Birdie On Del  Santos  parade  ground  which  measures  400  rods  long  by  300  rods  wide?  (A  their fists.  rod equal* 16  feet.)  And swear  no more  again to  roam.  (2)  A gherkin  is a  small  edition of  which one  of  the following  farm  She calls, but  once, and  they leave  products  (cucumber),  (tomato),  (olive),  (apple)?  home.  ,  (3)  You be  the  Judge.  Should a  man's  alimony to  his first  wife  be  reduced  because  It  does  not  leave  him  enough  to  support  his  second  wife?  (4>  How  can  the  numbers  one  through  nine  be  set up  to fit  the  square  so  that  they  add  up  to  the  same  amount  in  aU  directions  —  up  and  down,  diagonally and  across?  tinder  the  rules  of  the  Va­ (5)  "These  are  times  that  try  men's  souls"  is  a  ­cation Plan as set forth by the  t welldinown  statement  by  (Abraham  ­Lincoln^  trmttees,  a  Seafarer  must  ap­ Thomas  Paine),  (Franklin  D.  Roosevelt),  (Thomas  Jefferson)?  ply  within  one  year  of  the  payoff  date  of  his  oldest  dis­ (6)  If  Y  la  alw^ two­thirds  of  X,  and  Y  is 6  when  X  is  9^  what  charge  in  iO]^er  to  collect  his  is X  when  Y  is 7?  full  vacation  benefits.  H  he  (7)  Blubber  should, make  one  think  indireictly  of  which  Biblical'  presents  any  discharge whose^  hero (Noah),  (David),  (Jonah),  (Samson)?  payoff  date  is  more  than  a'"  (8)  The  Gobi  Desert  is  in  (Africa),  (Asia),  (South  America),  (Aus­ pear beforb the date of  his va­ tralia)?  catioB application, he will lose  out  on  the  sea  time  covered  (9)  Does  a person  with  two  married  sisters have  two  (brothers­in­ by  that  particular  discharge.  Knocking  off  for  eeffee  and  of  coursjs'the  picture  is  part  of  the  law). or two  (brother­in­laws)?  Don't  sit  on  those  discharges,  hard­working deck  gang on  the  Del Skntos  while making a recent  (10) ^e rather  naive,  idealistic,  but nearsighted  Spaniard  who mis­ firing  them  In  and  ctfile^ the  South American trip.  Kneeling Mt to right are: Shorty Odom, AB;  took a windmill for a giant was (Don Juan),  (Don Quixote). (Cervanteid,  .. mciuey IJttf  pool.,  «iid Xlonefr  >  Standing.in. saian ordm fitadde^  , ...  'HK'».f  : .. „  .J t.t  , f  I t­, 1.1. i t i, V,  y.».. zU'neti4 •' ,  .  initeiji'.   jy;is­iSuttcn  «> V Korean Students Helped  The Power Of  The Sea  Quiz Corner  Get  Vaeatien Pay  �fng* Elghteea  li'.ilk:­.  ­­.r­ SEAlFARERS  LOG  Claim Tallest Crew  In Far East  I  ilMdiiy, October  If, 195%  PlekVjj^'Sho^  Card At Payott  By  Spika  Marlin  The  1952  World  Series  con­ real  thriller,  one  of  the  best.>  cluded  last  week  was  a  tremen­ The  big  edge  the  Yankees  have  dons  affair.  The  results  were  the  had  these  past  years  has  been  in  same—a  Yankee  victory­«­but  the  reserve  strength.  The  first' line  seript  was  different.  You  would  is  competent  enough,  although  it  have  to go  back  to  1934 to  find an­ didn t  rate  with  Brooklyn's.  How­ other  one  like  it.  Thaf was  when  ever,  when  Stengel's  regular  first  the  Cardinals  with  the  Dean  baseman,  Collins,  went  sour,  there  brothers,  Joe  Medwick  and  com­ was  Johnny  Mize  to  take 'over with  pany  beat  Detroit's  "best  ball  club  three  home  runs  and  a  few  other  ever,'.'  Cochrane,  Gehringer  and  hits in four ball  games.  Brooklyn's  Schoolboy  Rowe.  They  say  that  Hodges  went  sour  too,  suffering  was  a  great  one  too,  but  we  don't  through  seven  hitless  games,  be­ remember  that  far  back.  cause there  was  nobody  to take  his  In  previous  years  the  National  place.  League  opposition  usually  folded  In  t^e  final  game,  Stengel  wore  Seafarers  on  the  Fairisle  are  proud  of  the  fact  that  these  eight  by  the  third  game.  This  one  was  out  his  three  starting  pitchers,  so  men  stretch out to  a total  of  49  feet, seven  inches,  and  thus claim  different,  with  Brooklyn  having  he  reached  into  the  bullpen  for  that they  have tallest  crew on  Far  East run.  Left to  right are:  Jim  the  advantage  almost  down  to  the  Bpb  Kuzava.  Bob  had  been  get­ Shaefer,  oiler,  6'2;  W.  Terry  Paris,  AB,  6'0;  Cal  WUson,  bosun,  final  day.  The  Yankees  had  to  ting secretary's spread  from sitting  6'4;  John Hillman,  DM,  6'^2V^:  Chuck  Hill,  DM, 6'2;  Billy Edelman,  come from  behind to  take  this one  on  the  bullpen  bench  for  the  last  month  of  the  season.  Yet  he  DM,  6'3^i;  Danny  Wolf,  OS,  6*1,•  and  Hank  MoUer,  dk.  eng.,  6'4.  but  take  it  they  did.  walked  in­  and  stifled  a  Dodger  Ersklne a  Surprise  rally in  the seventh, finishing them  As  far as  the  predictions  go,  the  off  after  that  without  raising  a  series  ran  to form.  Brooklyn's  de­ sweat.  Beef  on  Umpiring  In the  language of  the older  vintage of  "Barnacled Bills," I am  what is often referred  to as  fense  outclassed  New  York,  but  New  York's  pitching had  the  edge.  If  you're  looking  for  a  beef  on  >  "Johnny  Come Lately,"  yet nof  so  lately that  I  fail  to  note  the  difference  between  the  The  big  surprise  of  the  series  was  the  series  you  could  pick  one  with  beneflts not  enjoyed by  the Seafarer  of  yesteryear and  those enjoyed  by  the  same marmera|.g„,  ^  the  umpires  for  a  couple  of  bum  he  graduated  inio  a  full­fledged  calls.  One  of  them  was  clearly  of  today.  to start  an  educational  fund  in  the  pitcher.  Back  in 1945  when  the  War  they  want  us."  shown  up  in  a  news  photograph.  Since  that  eventful  day,  it  has  child's  behalf.  There  are  lots  of  strong­armed  It's  been  suggested  that  one  way  Shipping  Administration  ap­ pealed  to  any  been  my  good  fortune  to  know  In  turning  back  the  pages  o<i young  pitchers  (Brooklyn "has  its  to  assure  accurate  decisions  would  man  who  could  first­hand  of  the  long  but  fast  time  to  that  autumn  day  in  1945  share  of  them)  who ^ill look  good  be  to  set  up  a  master  panel  con­ and  would  go  to  strides  toward  better  shipboard  when  George  and  I  were  piloted  when  they're  on  top,  but  will  fold  trolling  movie  cameras  aimed  at  sea,  I  started  conditions,  and  of  course,  the  to  the  portals  of  the  SIU,  and  in  when  the  going  gets  tough.  But  all  four  bases.  In  that  way  a  pro­ sailing.  Now, be­ pocket­felt  beneflts  the  SIU  mem­ reviewing  the  tremendous  gains  Erskine survived a five run Yankee  tested  decision  could  be  appealed  ing  a  rebel  from  bership  has  enjoyed.  Incidentally,  made by  this, the youngest  of mari­ inning  to  retire  19  in  a  row  to  the  photographic  evidence,  with  'way down  South,  these  benefits  let  me  know  that  tiipe  unions,  I  can  now  better  through  the  eleventh.  It's  safe  to  the'umpire­in­chief  given  the . op­ (Gadsden,  Ala.)  while  away  sailing the  briny  deep,  understand  the  knowing  smile  on  put  the  much  abused  label  of  a  tion  of  accepting  or  rejecting  ihe  my  home  port  my  family  back  home  is  being  re­ the  face  of  our  then  "brother­to­ "pro"  on  him  now.  Erskine's^per­ photograph  version./  was  Mobile,  Ala.  membered,  but  well,  by  an  alert  be" as  he  spoke  so  proudly  of  the  formance  really  made  the  diffeiv  The  only  catch  to  this  system  Together  with  and  proficient  negotiating  com­ SIU.  ence  between  a  more  or  less  rou­ would  be  the  three  to  five  minute  Cothran  Charles 1V.  Cothran  tine  Yankee  series  victory  and  a  wait for  a photo to be printed.  George  W.  May,  mittee,  directed  by  our  Secretary­ a  good  old  buddy,  I  went  down  Treasurer  Paul  Hall.  Knows  Insurance  to WSA  in Mobile.  We were finally  One  of  these  benefits  which  I­ processed  and  back  out  in  Bien­ ville  Square  pondering  what  next  especially  have  in  mind  is  the  death  benefit.  Having  once  been  This letter comes from  the Gulf  of  May­hee­co.  T haven't  written for  some  time as  I went  to  do.  I  don't  recall  how  It  happened,  an  Insurance  salesman,  I'm  quite  home  for  a  vacation  after  paying  off  the Robin  Kirk  on July  14 in  Baltimore.  but  we  picked  up  a  third  party,  familiar  vidth  approximate  rates  Along about  Labor  Day,  after two  months of  mowing  the grass,began  to feel  the  strain  or else he  picked us up and  readily  per  $1,000  for  the  different  age  of  too  much  vacation  as  the  proffered  his  services.  "Through  categories.  At  my  age,  which  is  which  union are  you  fellows  going  47,  there  isn't  an  insurance  com­ travellers'  checks  were  run­ Greenpoint  before  sailing  for  finish  loading.  It  was  my  first  pany  in  the  country  which  can,  ning  short'too.  So  I  packed  Philly.  It  turned  out  to  be  a  real  time  in  this  company­controlled  to  ship?"  he  asked.  neighborhood.  The  na­ port  and,  for  my  part,  the  spar­ George  and  I  didn't  know  our  for an annual premium .of $80, give  my gear and  returned to  Brooklyn.  hospitable  tives  are  friendly  and  the  theatres  rows  can  have  it  back.  ABC's  on maritime  unions and  we  a  $15  weekly  disability  compensa­ After  registering  at  the  Hall,  I  show  American  movies.  There are  Tomorrow  we  Should  be  in  Cris­ spent  a  few  days  roaming  around  didn't  think  it  mattered  particu­ tion  for  an  indefinite  period  and  larly  which union  t<iok  us in.  Now  then  at  death  give  the  family  a  the  zoos,  Staten  Island,.  Hoboken,  several  other  good  American  cus­ tobal.  We  will­tie  up  for  bunkers  at  this  point,  the  Old  Saltie  en­ $2,500  cash  benefit,  to  say  nothing  the  Village,  9th  Avenue  and  other  toms  practiced there,  but  I haven't  and  repairs  on  the  Pacific  side.  space to  detail them.  Philadelphia  But  with only $4  left from  the  Bal­ lightened  us  'an  ocean  or  two.  of  the  $200  maternity  benefit.  picturesque  spots.  was  pretty  nice,  too,  although  we  timore  draw,  I  don't  expect  too  One  afternoon,  I  dropped  into  After  he  was  through,  he  popped,  Then  too,  there  is  the  $25  bond  "What'll  you  have?."  presented  to  Junior  upon  his  a  nice  little  bar  and  grill  for  a  had to spend  a Sunday there, which  good  a  time.  Know  anybody  who  refreshing  bottle  is  a  fate  worse  than  death.  wants  to  take  a  slightly  used  t3q)e­ Then  we  both  chimed  simul­ earthly  debut,  which  psycholog­ of  Mel  Alien's  We  then  went  through  the  re­ writer for security?  Yours for  big­ taneously,  "We;il  take  the  SIU,  if  ically  creates  a  parental  incentive  favorite  libation.  opened  Delaware  ­ Chesapeake  ger  and  better  fun.  SUmlliff  The  barmaid's  Canal  to  Sparrows  Point,  Md.,  to  stare  and  a  few  remarks  im­ pressed  me' that  I looked  terrible..  I'd  had  too  much  vacation.  The  LOG  opens  this  column  as  an  exchange  for  stewards,  cooks,  Back to  Work  bakers and  others who'd  like to share  favored  food  recipes, little­knovm  Biff  Next  morning,  cooking  and  baking  hints, dishes  with  a  national  flavor  and  the  like,  1  went  to  the  Hall  early,  deter­ •  suitable  for  shipboardT and/or  home  use. Here's  the  recipe  of  Steward  mined  to  throw  in for  every  mess­ Abram Coldsmit  fqr "Stuffed  Pork  Chops."  man  job  that  came  on  the  board.  Now  that  merchant  vessels  have  pork  chops  about  one  inch  thick,  On  the  1 PM  call,  I  got  the  Mary­ mar.  She  was  berthed  in  Green­ decent  refrigeration  facilities,  a  u§ing loin  chops  with  the rib. Slice  point.  Marty  Breithoff  and  much  greater variety  of  menus are  a  pocket  in  the  meaty  part  of  the  "Blackie"  Coluccl  gave  me  de­ open  to  Seafarers.  Steward  Abram  chop  horizontally,  as  if  you  were  going  to  slice  it  in  half,  and  cut  tailed  instructions  on  how  to  get  there.  I remembered  previous ex­ Goldsmit,  who  started  sailing  in  right  up  to  the  bone.  periences  with  detailed  directions.  1910  when  there  was  little  in  the  Make  a  bread  crumb  Messing  ­ij gBEPTHe  So  I  hailed  a  cab.  I  wbund  up  way  of  chill  boxes  in  which  to  as  if  you  were  going to  stuff  fowl.  VISIMr /NlftjaMEP, EVi^V  having  to  tell  the  driver  how  to  keep food,  is one  steward  who  ap­ To make  the  dressing,  braize  some  preciates  the  greater  number  of  finely  diced  onions  and  celery  in  find  it.  iSSUFOFlHEtOS IS Afl­MAJlfP  a  pan  with  butter.  As  the  onions  I  no  sooner  climbed  the  gang­ foods  that  can  now  be  carried.  "You  didn^t  get  the  kind  of  begin  to  brown,  add  salt,  pepper,  way  than  I  ran  into  an  old  ship­ mate, Salty  See, the country  squire ^  stores in those  da^^s," he  said, "that  paprika,  and  poultry  seasoning  to  we  get  now  on  taste.  Moisten  the  bread  crumbs  from  Pleasantville,  NY,  Salty  Is  SIU  ships.  We  slightly  with  stpck.  ship's  delegate  and  a  capable  ma'n  only  had  ice  Add  the  braized  celery,  onions  for the  Job.  then,  and  it  and seasoning  to the bread  crumbs.  The  steward  is  Walt  KubacW  usually  melted  If  feeding  about  40,  work, eight  from  Meridenj .Conn.  It  turns oiit  foUrOFCAl­L.­ before  the  ship  eggs  into  the  mixture*  ' Stuff  that  he  and  the  BR,  James  was  out  '  very  finished  dressing  into  pockets  in  "Scotty"  Byrne  have  also  served  long.  That's  why  chops.  Fasten  the  openings  of  the  a  stretch  on  the  Kirk,  The  three  we  seldom  got  pockets  with  toothpicks.  of  us  occasionally  huddle  over  a  any pork, because  ^  Fry  the  chops  on  both  sides  cold  case  of  beer  and  cast  a  hex  it  would spoil  too  until  slightly  brpwn.  Then  bake  in  on  the  Robin  Line.  In­the  event  Goldsmit  fast,"  an  oven at  about  400  degrees until  that  .1  ever  want  to  get  another  So  now,  "stuffed  pork,  chops"  the  chops  are  done  and  tender.  Robin  job,  the  above  is  only  fool­ Jig,i^e^of^hi5.,f(»yorite dishes.  Here's  Ci;eQ^^jjjice^,tg.­add  * in  y  Seafarers  who  have  taken  the  series  of  ihoculations  re*  quired for  certain foreign  voy­ ages  are  reminded  to  be  sure  to  pick  up  their  inoculation  cards  from  the  captain  or  the  purser  when  they  pay  off  at  the  end  of  a  voyage.  ~  The  card  should  be  picked  up  by  the  Seafarer  and  held  so  that  it  can  be  presented  when  signing  on  fo^' another  voyage  where  the  "shots"*are  required.  The  inoculation  card  is your only  proof  of  hav­ ing  taken  the required  shots.  Those  men  who  forget  to  pick  up  their  inoculation  card  when,  they  pay  off  may find  that  they  are  required  to  take  all the "^ots' again when they  want  to  sign  on  for  another  such.voyage.  Ex'insuranceman Hails SiU fwain  liil  •  ;  iy: •  S3?  •  i  From ^^^Greenpemt" to Panama  ill:.:  WATCH fOR  'LOGS*  IS  I[;?,  Ifel;  #1  m:  I  mm  �SEAFARSKS  taC  KxmSeairnrer Hour  GuimgTo CoUege  Pafc  NinetecB  Congratulates Us  On WUPA Awards  L  E  t TEE  S  To the  Editor:  To the  Editor:  I joined up  with the SlU in  Feb­ I have  received real  hospitality.  I  member, two  things.  First,  by  na­ Please accept  my congratulations  ruary,  1949,  and  soon  afterward  even camped as a boy with the Boy  ture, the  seafaring man  is the most  for the  prizes awarded the  LOG  by  tailed on  the  Robin  Goodfellow.  I  Scouts  from  Everett—the  mate  independent in  the  world and  does  the  International  Labor  Press  of  went  aboard  as  chief  electrician  gave  me  time  to do. this.  not  want  to be  confined  to any  one  America.  To  the  Editor:  two  years  before  during  her  con­ I  kno\^  that  Urges' Understanding  I  am  now  shipping  on  the  Del  locality.  Second,  a  large  percent­ version  at  Merill  Stevens  shipyard  Unfortunately,  there  is  an  ani­ Sud,  and  I  know  that  although  age  of  our  membership  today  is  all  of  the  fellows  In Jacksonville,  FIa„ and  made the  mosity  in some  parts  of  the  world  the  SIU  is  not  as  old  a  union  as  married  with  many  owning  their  on  the  staff  are  maiden  voyage  to  Africa.  She  was  towards  American  and  British  na­ some,  there  are  but  few  who  can  homes,  so anything  short of  a  pen­ outstanding  i n  formerly  the  USMC  Sea  Carp  as  tionals.  Bad  feeling,  particularly  boast  of  the  growth  and  progress  sion  plan  would  be  of  no  help  to  the, field of  labor  tome  of  the  older  members  may  between  the  English­speaking  na­ ­to  which  it  can  lay  claim.  Our  them. .  Journalism.  Your  remember.  layouts,  pictures  tions, is  one  of  the  things  subver­ working  conditions,  wage  scale,  Now'is  the  time  for  our  welfare  I  retired  from  sive  organizations  greatly  desire.  democratic  system  of  operation,  plan  trustees  to  give  this  matter  and  stories  from  active  sailing  in  Unthinking  persons,  ashore  and  organizing  ability,  and  welfare  their  careful  consideration.  What  cover  to­'las^  1951  in  the  in­ afloat,  unwittingly  assist  the  ene­ plan  stand  at  the  top  in  the field  do  you  think,  brothers?  page  make  the  Scotty  Findlay  terests of  a  high­ mies  of  the  free  countries  by  fos­ of  organized  labor  and  are  unsur­ Weintraub  .  LOG  the finest  er  education.  At  tering  this  stupidity.  4  4'  4  reading  paper.  passed  in  maritime.  the  present  time,  We  men  of  the  sea  are  proud  to  At  present,  our  Harold  N.  May  1  am  studying  contracts  are  be­ have  men  of  your  caliber­ edit  our  4"  t  4"  electrical  engi­ i n g  overhauled  Union's  official  qygan.  neering  at  the  Floren Weintraub  and  brought  up  To  the  Editor:  University  to date,, a  process  I  think  the  SIU  deserves  a  lot  t  4  4  of  Florida  in  which  will  un­ of  credit for its wonderful  program  Michael  L.  Kite  Gainesville,  To  the  Editor:  and  doubtedly  give  of  setting  up  modern  Union  Halls  still have  two or three  years to  go,  All  of  our  beefs  on  the  Santore  Us  a  marked  ad­ in  major  ports  throughout  the  (Ore  Steamship)  were  eliminated  vance  in'  this  If  I  can finance  the  act.  country.  Our  membership  will  To the  Editor:  recently  when  the  Union  came  to  field.  Our  organ­ Mother  Reads  LOG  benefit  tremendously  from  these  Just  a  few  lines to  say  hello and  our  rescue  and  succeeded  In  get­ izational  ability  For a  number  of  years  the  LOG  additional  facilities  for  meetings,  let you  know how  things are  going  Flndlay  recreation  and  social  life.  has  been  mailed  to  my  home  ad­ ting  rid  of  the  company  steward.  is  showing  itself  The  hiring  of  in  our  present  campaign  with  the  As  a  guy  who  hangs  around  in  on  the  Steel  Maker.  We're  leaving  dress  in  Jacksonville  where  my  the  Hawaiians  tonight  and  expect  an  SIU  steward  Atlantic  Refining  Company.  mother,  who  is  68  years  old,  and  Baltimore  quite  a  lot,  I  can  appre­ to  be  back  in  Houston  about  Oc­ and cook  put  the  my  son,  who  is  13,  read  it  from  Good  Welfare  Record  ciate what  the beautiful  new build­ mess  department  The  welfare  plan  has  given  us  ing  here  will  mean  to  all  of  us.  tober  17.  It  sure  is a  nice  climate  cover  to  cover.  T^enever  I  re­ In  an  dfderly  benefits  beyond  any  dream  that  The  pictures  in  the  last  issue  of  down  here  with  lots  of  beaches  turned  from  a  trip  they  could  al­ and efficient con­ we may have  had a  few short  years  the  LOG  gave  me  some  pretty  and  beautifui  scenery.  So,  I'va  ways  tell  me  all  of  the  news  be­ dition.  This step  ago.  The  hospital  benefits  have  fancy  ideas  and  I  hope  they  come  done  quite  a  lot  of  swimming  fore  I had  the  opportunity  to  read  ended  all  of  our  been  increased  so  as  to  give  any  true.  If  they  set  up  facilities  like  while  here.  It  in  the  LOG.  troubles.  A  mo­ of  our unlucky  brothers in  drydock  those  in  New  York,  including  the  On  the  Steel  Maker,  it  seems as  I  certainly  miss  the  ships  and  tion was  made  at  a  real  sense  of  being  cared  for.  Slop  Chest,  night  club,  game  though  everybody  gets  all  the  my  shipmates.  It  is lonely  as hell  our  last  ship­ The  death  benefit  now  amounts  to  rooms,  cafeteria,  etc.,  then  it  will  overtime  they  want  This  is a  wel­ here  although  there  are  at  least  Hostetter  come  change  from  what  we  went  .board  meeting  a  substantial,  sum  calculated  to  be  a  good  deal.  two  fellow­members  of  the  SIU  through  on  Atlantic.  The  deck  de­ going to school here.  I have looked  and  was  cairied  unanimously  to  give  some  feeling  of  security  to  Good  Investment  partment  is getting  more  overtime  express  our  thanks  to  headquar­ at  the  same  buildings,  trees  and  oiu­  families.  Our  disability  clause  A  big hall  of  our own  right here  than  they  want.  I  got  126  hours  substantially  the  same  faces  for  ters  for  its  strong  action  in  back­ cares  for  the  unfortunate,  and  the  has  been  a  long­time  need.  Those  from  August  14  to  September  30  ovier a  year  and  it's  getting  stale.  ing  us  up.  Steward  M.  Olson  and  birth  benefit  gives  the  married  of  us  on  payoff  with  nothing  to  and  will  probably  get  a  lot  more  I should  like to  receive the  LOO  chief  cook  W.  Randall are  doing a  men  ideas.  do  while  waiting  to  get  another  between  here  and  the  States.  I  here at  school,  but  I don't  want  to  good  Job.  The  stewards  depart­ This,  brothers,  is a  record  to  be  ship  will  welcome  this  project.  It  like  these  freighters  lots  better  ment is so  ship­shape now that the  deprive  my  mother  and  son  the  proud  of  and  one  for  other unions  will  give  us a  chance  to  spend "our  than  I  do  tankers  because  you're  privilege  of  receiving  it  at  home.  captain  of  this  ship  sent  word  he  to  aim  for.  Yet  there  is one  thing  idle  hours  constructively  and  to  in  port  a  lot  more  and  you  don't  ^My  mother  would  not  let  me  in  was  pleased  very  much  with  the  lacking  in  the  opinion  of  many  have  lots of  fun.  have  to  rush  around  to  get  what­ the  house  if  I  stopped  her  LOG.  stewards  and  cooks  and  hoped  men—a  benefit  long  established In  I  have  been  around  to  many  ever  you  want  done  in  a  hurry.  they  would  stay  on..  This  is  Just  In  addition  to  the  personal  pleas­ the  welfare  plans  of  many  of  the  places and  cities in  the USA  and  I  Freedom  From  Fear  ure that  I would  derive from  keep­ one  more  instance  of  the  wonder­ shoreside  unions,  and  that  is  the  have  yet  to find  a  union  building  Since  I  shipped  formerly  on  the  ing  up  with  SIU  affairs,  I  want to  ful  support  the  Union  gives  us  in  extension  of  our  plan  to  include  more beautiful  and up­to­date  than  Importer,  know  how  conditions  squaring  our  beefs.  We  on  the  show  some  of  the  youngsters  here  a security­insuring  pension  to  take  the  SIU  headquarters  in  New  are  in  the I Atlantic  and  can  a  real  labor  newspaper.  All  that  Santore  are  very  grateful.  care  of  the  SIU  oldiimers  when  York.  I  know  how  nice  the  new  see  why  the  SIU  is fleet  making  such  Charles  Hostetter  they're  fo.rced  to  swallow  the  an­ Baltimore  most  of  them  know  about  union  place  is and  I feel  sure  good  progress  in  its  organizing  Ship's delegate  labor  is  what  Fulton  Lewis,  Jr.,  chor.  that  when  it is fixed up,  it  will  be  drive.  In  comparison  with  SIU  Westbrook  Pegler, the  Chambar of  We  have  in  our ranks  a  number  tops.  Yes,  sir,  brothers,  our  Union  ships,  overtime almost  doesn't  Commerce 'and  their  local  news­ of  these  men  who  were  outstand­ certainly  is  going  places.  exist  in  Atlantic.  The  welfare,  va­ paper  say,  In  particular,  there  are  ing  in  the  organization  of  this  Un­ Casimir  Nowieki  cation,  death  and  other  benefits  some Journalism  students to  whom  ion  and  are  still  in  there  pitching  make  SIU  worth  joining  and  be­ I  want  to  show  the  LOG.  whenever  need  be.  They  were  longing  to.  To  the  EdltoR  Keep  Up  Good  Work  once, and  in  measure  still are,  the  But  most  important  perhaps  is  Keep  going on  Atlantic.  I  sailed  Let  me first  say  hello  to  all  of  superstructure­ on" which  our  or­ the  freedom from  fear  of  firing  in  with  Cities Service  during  the war  my  SIU  brothers  whom  I  haven't  ganization  was built  and stands.  To  the  Editor:  the  SIU.  I  got  fired  from  the  Im­ and  worked in the  organizing cam­ seen  in  a  long  time.  I  got  back  to  Take Care  of  Aged  I don't  know  whether  or not  the  porter  because  of  union  activity.  paign.  That  was  a  hard­gang  to  the  States  October  1  aboard  the  Now,  however,  many  of  them,  LOG  is  going  to .my  old  address  A  company  needs  exceptionally  beat.  I hope  Atlantic isn't as tough.  James  McHenry,  which  docked  in  though  mentally  willing,  are  phys­ as I had  from  1946  until  good  groimds  to  toss  over  a  man  If  Frenchy  Michelet  is  still  Seattle and  paid  off  the  same day.  ically  unable  to  carry  on  much  March of not sailed  this year.  when  the SIU  fights  for  him.  around  New  Yorl^  give  hira  my  All  went  fairly  well  at  payoff  longer.  Are  we  to forget  and  neg­ Since  I'm  sailing  again,  I'd  like  I  think  it's  very  important  to  regards  from  Frisco  and  the  old  with  most  disputed overtime  beefs  lect  these  brothers?  An  SIU  pen­ to have  the  LOG  sent  to  my  home  belong  to  a  strong  union  which  intercoastal  days.  Keep  that  new  settled  to  our favor.  The  ship  was  sion  plan  is  bound  to  come  even­ in  Charleston,  SC.  I  enjoy  read­ can  give  you  powerful  backing  in  hall  (which  incidentally  I  haven't  laid  up  and  the  whole  crew  paid  tually and  even now  may  be in the  ing  it  very  much  as  it  really  con­ beefs,  which  can  serve  the  inter­ seen  yet)  shipshape  and  get  those  off.  Our  only  complaint  was  the  making  at  headquarters.  There  tains  the  kind  of  information  that  ests  of  the  members  sincerely,  pledge  cards  signed  and  soon  we  logs  against  the  men  and  the  way  has  been  some  talk  of  building  a  a  laboring  man  needs  but  seldom  and  which  can  enforce  the  con­ can  say:  "Atlantic  too  is  SIU."  the Coast Guard consistently favors  Union  hotel  or  even  an  SIU  Snug  gets  in  other  union  papers.  tract  to the  letter such  as  the SIU  Joe  Kite  the  officers.  Our  men  have  been  Harbor to  house and  care for  these  "  George O. Corbett  IS  doing.  4.  t.  4.  cursed  at  and  charged  with  as­ brothers.  Before  we  lay­  out  any  (Ed.  note:  You're  back  on  the  The  AMEU  is  just  another  pup­ sault and  other trumped­up  things!  money  on  such  projects,  let's  re­ LOG  mailing  list.)  pet  for  the. company,  and  I  really  The  (Xr  has  been  very  unfair  in  think  it  won't  be  long  before  all  thy  opinion.  One  man  has  been  of  the  tankermen  bolt  this  phony­ ordered  to  appear  November  13  Doncaster Ball Club Toasts Victories  outfit  To the  Editor:  and  join  up  as  Seiafarers.  ­  It may  interest you  to know that  for  trial  on  a  charge  of .assault  of  The  SIU  should  keep  up  its  good  ' ­ I,  ai  Scot "marooned'^  in an  out­of­ which  he  is  absplutely  clear.  work  in  educating  and  signing  up  the­way  English  village,  greatly  Penalty  Cargo  Beef  the  Atlantic  crews.  More  power  to  enjoy  ­reading  the  SEAFARERS  In  my  opinion,  Jeff  Morrison,  you  for  a  great  cause.  LOG.  the  agent  at  Seattle,  did  a  very  Harold  Gaddis  The  reasons for  my  appreciation  good  Job  aiid  has  my  whole­heart­ 4  4  4  are;  ed  appreciation.  We  all  trust  that  1.  The  contents  enable  mfe  to  New  York  will  settle ­to  our  satis­ understand  more  clearly  the  prob­ faction  the  matter  of  the  cement  lems,  achievenfents and  viewpoints  and  gasoline  carried  as  penalty  To  the  Editor:  of  American  seamen; and  cargoes.  All  in  all,  we  did  have  a  I  would  like  very  much  for  you  2.  Articles  by crew  members are  vCry  smooth  payoff  and  all  went  to  start  sending  the  LOG  to  my  graphic  and  ­often  touching.  In  well.  wife.  We  got  married  about  four  your  issue  dated  August  22,  1952,  "  We  did' quite a lot  of  fepairs and  weeks .ago.  I  am  a  bosun  on  tha  1  was  particularly  impressed  bj^  cleaning '  u]^  on  this  vessel.  We  Robin  Gray.  the ' cohtributibn  from  C h a r 1 i e  paiiited but Wl  of  the quarters,  tfie  She  was  strictly  against  unions  Bortz:  If  Mr,  Bortz  develops  his  messhalls,  recreation  rooih,  galley,  until  I  showed  her  a  couple  of^  gift  of  reader­appeal  and  embarks  heads  foiie^d; focsles "and  pas­,  LOGs  and  explained  our  organiza­ upori  free­lance  writing  as  a  hdb^  sagewkys.  We  ihade  the  J^Heiiry  tion to  her.  She is now  very much  by,  he  should  achieve  welcome fi­ a  cle;an­looking  ^^ip  althbu^  we  interested  and  would  like  to  read  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R S  t o G  Fare  Twen^  "AlPsWeUOn  The liberty f lay  Miir, Oitfober 17,1952  L  E  T  TE  E  S  Otiers Cases To  SIU Shutterbwys  To the  Editor:  T the Editor:  Well,  everything  has  been  run­ neer  who  is  so  small  we  must  call  have  Just  about a  dozen  empty  the  ship's  delegate,  tbe  captain,  ­  ning  as  smooth  as  silk  on  this  him  "Tiny."  But  you  guessed  it  chief  mate,  chief  engineer and  lst  cartridges  for  35  mm film  that  \yagon,  the  Liberty  Flag  since  v'e  again,  he  weighs  402  pounds.  assistant  postponed  their  own  anyone  can  have  just  for  the  ask<  took  h^r  out  of  Qalveston  on  May  This  trip has been a  letjdOwn  for  party  in  order  to  attend  and  let  ing.  To  the  Effftor:  13th.  These  empty  cartridges  are  my  usual  role  of  bean­buster  on  As  part  of  the  SIU's  drive  for  us  Seafarers  know  that  they're  We  have  been  shuttling  between  captains,  as  the  old  man  is  one  of  handy  for  winding  bulk film,  working in  harmony  with  us.  the  March  of  Dimes,  I  want  to  an­ Japan  and  Korea  for  three  and  The  captain,  Edgar  Jones  made  which  is.  what  many  users  of  35  the  best.  All  in all,  brothers,  she's  half  months.  She  is  a  gooif feeder  a fine  ship and  we who  sail her  are  nounce  now  that  the  crew  of  a  short speech praising the brothers  mm film  need  because  it  is  eco­ and  the  stewards  department  is  as proud of  her as  Waterman is.  So  Waterman's  Alawai  recently  con­ for  such  fine  cooperation  and'  he  nomical.  However,  anyone  buying  really  on  the  ball.  The  crew  is  any  of  you  fellows  waiting  for  a  tributed  a.  grand  total  of  $244.50  complimented  the  delegates  for  bulk film,  should  be  careful  about  good  bunch  of  Union  boys,  stick­ job  on  her  should  remember  not  to  this  great  and  worthy  cause.  performing  their  duties  so  dili­ where  he  buys  it  unless  he  wants  Immediately  after  getting  a  call  gently­ to  have  the  disappointment  I  had.  ing  to  their  Union  agreement  and  to  be  performers.  We  have  a  good  I  bought  some  bulk film,  ex­ doing  their  jobs  in  true  SIU  style  ship  and  a  straight  crew,  and  we  for  help  from  both  the  Union  and  Before  the  party,  a  general  the  National  Foundation for  Infan­ meeting  was  held  aboard  ship  at  posed  two  rolls  on  carefully  plan­ There  is  no  disputed  overtime  as  want  to  keep it  that  way.  tile Paralysis,  we got down to  work  which  Brother  Calhoun  reminisced  ned  pictures,  but  found  out  too  yet  and  we  have  a  clean  job.  Charles  "Dutch"  Palmer  and  passed  around­ the  hat.  The  about  the thrills  and happiness  we  late that  the film  was no good.  The  Red  Johnson  Ship's  delegate  40  SIU  members  on  this  vessel  had  the  day  we  became  bookmen  emulsion  came  off  at  every  try.  Engine  delegate  4­  4  4  made  contributions  ranging  from  in  the, SIU.  By the  way.T got this film  through  4*  4"  i  $.50  to  $24.50.  All  of  them  gave  Incidentally,  we  would  like  to  the  mail  order  department  of  one  willingly  with  the  unanimous  wish  see  something  in  fhe  LOG  from  of  the  biggest  stores  in  New  York.  that  they  could  afford  more  to  the  Puerto  Rico.  News  it  very  So  that  is  a  warning  to  the  hypo  To  the  Editor:  help  fight  polio.  scarce  from  this  ship  without  yokels  and  shutterbugs.  i  just  want  to  tell  you  that  I  To  the  Editor:  '  Any  Seafarer  who  wants  the  All  credit  and  praise  should  be  When  we  say  high  p^sute  on  have  been  receiving  the  LOG  re^  given the  master of­this  ship.  Cap­ brother  Eddie  Mooney.  cartridges  can  have  them  by  send­ Leo  Watts  the  Schuyler  Otis  Blaiid  (Water­ ularly  and  that  it  keeps  me  up  to  tain  Ben  Martin.  Whenever  the  ing  me  a  post  card  at  the  Royal  man),  we mean  it—deluxe.  Push  a  date  on  the  waterfront  news  anid  opportunity  arises  at  the  expense  4  4  4  Oak,  c/o  Cities  Service,  70  Pine  button  and  zip—^the  work's  done.  the  progress  of  the  Union..  Street,  New  York".  of  his comfort, such as  being awak­ But  hold  on,  boys.  That's only  the  I  also  want  to  add  my  congrat­ ened  in  the  middle  of  the  night  William  Calefato  black  gang  humor.  On  deck  it's  ulations  on  the  maternity  benefit.  for  a  draw,  he  simply  takes  it  in  4  4  4  have  recently  been  transferred  "Oh,  my  back."  Maybe  it's  just  the  line  of  duty,  and  that  goes  for  To  the  Editor:  to  Korea.  So,  I'm  sending  my  new  that  the  bosun,  John  Bananas,  is  a  the  March  of  Dimes,  too.  Let's  slave­driver.  Or  is  it  because  all  address.  Keep  up  the  good  work.  have  more  skippers  like him.  The  The  September  19th. edition  of  Cecil  Futch  san^  "Happy  Birthday"  to  him?  three  delegates,  Howard  D.  Steb­ the  LOG  wrat  over  the  top.  The  To the  Editor:  Guess  who  was his  right  arm?  You  4  4  4  bins  of  the deck  department; F.  S.  photos  of  the  Del  Mar  are  good.  I regret  deeply  to  write the  sad  guessed  it,  Dutch  Palmer.  Grumpier  of  the engine,  and  Peter  Mrs.  H.  Plunkett  and  the kids  look  story  of  Brother  George  Arnold  And  guess  who  •   •  ­ Valhos  of  the  stewards,  also  de­ good.  I  know  the  family.  who  unfortunately  passed  away  on  we  have,  least  serye  credit.  September 17 in  the USPHS  hospi­ In  the  article  on  Page  17, "They  but  not  last,  that  To  the  Editor:  L.  Henriquez  tal  at Staten  Island.  red­headed  Irish­ Robbed  Us  Of  Youth"  Frenchy  I'm  enclosing  an  application  for  Ship's  delegate  I  remeniber  some  months  back  man,  "Carioca,"  the  LOG  which  all  .of  us  enjoy  Michelet  says  when  I  met  him  on  the  second  4  4  4  the  wiper­driving  reading.  'that  he  was  floor  where  the  engineers'  main­ I'm  also sending  a  photograph of  walking  leisurely  cafeteria  Is  lo­ tenance  man.  Bob  Pierce,  OS,  and'  myself  around  the  cor­ cated  and  he  And  of  ail  jobs,  which  was  taken  while  chipping  ner from  the  Un­ hailed  me  by  To  the  Editor:  he's  higher  than  over  the  side  of  the  William  H.  ion  hall  and  saying:  "Paddy,  I  am  writing  this  for  my  hus­ the  chief  engi­ Carruth  in  Honolulu.  found  a  book  for  did  you  see  my  band  who  was  a  member  of  the  neer.  No  work,  Vincent  Genco,  a  buck.  Moon  picture  In  .the  all  pay  just  to  make  coffee.  I'm  Ship's  Delegate  Seafarers  International  Union  un­ Kouns  says  he  LOG?"  I  re­ til he  retired in  1947.  warning  you  not  to  ever  drink  the  4>  4  4  can  get  a  cook  sponded  In  the  stuff  as  he  thinks  he's  stili  on  the  He  has  been  getting  the  LOG  book  from  Percy  affirmative  and  Allen  beach  in  Puerto  Rico.  One  day  he  ever  since  and  would  appreciate  Boyer  and  Bob  dumped  the  coffee  in  the  biiges,  having  the  paper  sent  to  him  in  Burton.  The  book  by  Henry  Thor­ oh  boy,  was  he  Farrell  and  whiie  he  told  us  how  hard  he  To  the  Editor:  Greenland  where  he  is  now  work­ eau  is  too  deep for  him.  It doesn't  happy  telling  me  worked  in  "the  old days,"  it  ate  a  Having  left the  city  of  the Great  ing  on  the  new  air  base  for  the  tell  you  how  to  cook  jamfiou  red  he  was  one  of  the first  to  receive  the  disability  benefit  of  $15.  I  bole in  the  tank  tops.  White  Way  and  settled  down  in  North  Atlantic  Construction  Co.  beans  and  rice  or  chicken  in  the  might  say  in  passing  that  George  And  if  .Robin  Line  knew  that  the  Gulf  with  red  beans,  rice  and  He  will  be  up  there  until  April.  Freiichy Michelet  style.  But  in Ex­ "Chubby," better  known  as  Walter  Bourbon  St., I  wohld like  it mighty  Would  you  please  send  him  the  change  Alley  cooking  he  is  an  ex­ and  I  were  admitted  together  the  same  day.  My  destination  was  the  Hartmann,  was  on  here,  there  well  if  you  would  publish  this  so  LOG.  Thanks.  pert.  Bill  Fredericks  says  that  it  "boneyard" onthe fifth floor.  would  be  a  lot  of  noise.  Robin  some  of  my  old  friends up  yonder  Mrs.  Clifford  M.  Rehkopf  is a  good  thing  we  have  a  steward  However, he  was discharged soon  wouid  accuse  Waterman  of  steai­ will  know  I'm  still  in  circulation.  (Ed.  note:  The  LOG  is  on  its  at  headquarters.  with  an  order  to  return  in  about  ing  their  ballast.  Right  now,  I'm  way).  '  This  is all  in  fun  of  course.  You  six  weeks  for  a  check­up.  When  I  Champ Eater  Too  4  4  4  on  the  romance  boys  are  doing  a  grand  job,  and  I  was  released,  1  again  met  George  We  will bet  any amount of money  run  as  waiter  on  as  a  reader can't praise you enough.  at  the  Seamen's  Church  Institute.  that  on  this  ship  we  have  the  the  Aicoa  Ciip­ We  have  a  right­about­face  here  As  I  resided  there,  we  frequently  champion  chowhound.  The  mess­ per,  making  reg­ in Louisiana  wheire. Governor  Ken­ ran  into  each  ether  and  usually  men are  going on  a strike  for more  ular  calls  at  the  To  the  Editor:  non  is going  for the  Mayor of  New  had  the  same  type  of  talk,  inquir­ money  if  he  makes  another  trip.  land  of  Vat  19,  We  on  the  Del  Mar  thought  it  Orleans.  Mayor  Morrison  hasn't  ies  about  each  other's  health.  But  Tony  Scandiffio  says  that's  as  well  as  other  would  be  of  interest  to  the  LOG  said  a  word  about  it  yet.  Senator  Assaulted  By  Bum,  haif  of  his  pay.  Also, on  this  ship  enchanting  jew­ and  brother members  to know  that  Long  has said  nothing.  It  looks  to  you  will find  "Pinochle  Pete,"  About  seven  \veeks  ago,;  I  met  els  of  the  Carib­ we  are  having  some  "smooth  sail­ me  that  they  are  waiting  for  cam­ knowni  by  all  as  Walter  or  Whitey  him  in  the  billiards  room  and  he  bean.  In  all  ing"  with no  beefs,  and  fine  coop­ paign  appearances  here  by  Gov­ McCurdy  Jorgenson.  Let  me  advise  you  surprised  me  with  the  story  that  ports,  the  rum  is  eration from  the top  side.  ernor  Stevenson  and  General  Eis­ never to  piay with  him if  you don't  plentiful,  the  senoritas  gay  and  We're  enclosing  sonde  snapshots  enhower.  The  Item is doing  a good  somd  guy  had  jumped  him  and  want  to  lose  your  payoff.  kicked  him  In  the  abdomen  and  Just  foi  the  pleasing,  an^  the  climate  can't  be  of  a  very  successful  get­together  job.  Everything  is  at  a  standstill.  broken  his  spectacles.  He  said  he  party  which  the  crew  held  on  All  plants  are  working  part­time  had  the  bum  arrested  and  he  record,  there  are  beaten.  plenty"  of  grits  We  have  some  oldtimers on  here  August  24.  All hands  participated.  and  nobody is spending any  money.  would  be  jried  in  a  few  days.  I  George  A.  Allen  on  this  wagon.  such  as "Mother" Joe Powers, room  By  invitation  of  brother  Caihoun,  was  interested  in  the  matter  be­ And  there  are  steward;  Mac  Roberts,  chief  stew­ cause  George  ard;  Bob  White,  2nd  steward;  Ken­ plenty  of  dis­ was  a b o ut  my  placed  Yankees  ny  Lewis,  bosun,  and  Red  Cun­ age.  I  therefore  ningham,  plumber­machinist,  to  eating  them  up.  made  it  my  busi­ As  for  the  mates  name  a  few.  ness  to find  out  Big  Things  Expected  and  engineers,  what  happened.  we  think  they're  All  the  guys  down  this  way  are  He  told  me  the'  Hartmann  tops.  They  anxiously  awaiting  the  results  of  fellow  was  given  couldn't come  any  better.  One fel­ the  new  contract.  We know  it will  a  three.  months  low,  Casanova  Myers,  the  engi­ be,  as  usual,  the  best  in the  indus­ suspended  sen­ neers'  delegate,  claims  the  cham­ try,  and  that  it  will bave  a  lot  of  tence  and  had  to  Arnold  pionship  of  being  the  world's  un­ "firsts."  In  advance,  we  say  hats  pay  him  $16  for  developed man.  We also  think that  off  to  the  negotiating  committee.  new  glasses.  if  the  chief  engineer  ever  lets  the  I  am  enclosing  a  representative  After  that.  Brother  Arnold  was  engine  out,  the  United  Sfates  will  cross­section  of  pictures  of  the  never  the  same  kind  of  man  and  lose  that  blue  ribbon.  crew.  always  complained  that  he  didn't  .  ­  Not Trading  Bakers  For  those  who  all  too  well  re­ feel  weU.  I  remember  distinctly  Anyone  looking  for  a  baker's  member  the  heat  of  summer  in  his asking me when  I was to return  Job is out  of  luck.  This baker  can't  the  New  Orleans  hall,  I'd  like  to  to  the" hospital.  It  appears  that he  go  to  shore  without  a  few  guards  say that  it is now  past history.  Am­ .was  readmitted  but  only  lived  two  ,  with  him.  I  wonder  how  Peters  ple  air­conditioning  units  have  weeks  more.  feels about  not having  any  privacy  been  installed,  and  the  place  is as  You  can  have  this  storvi  from  in  Germany.  But,  as  they  say,  a  cool as  a  cucumber.  That  with  the  here  on,  but  poor old  George  was  good  man  is  hard  to find.  So  we  promise  of  better halls in  the  vari­ noted  for  his  good  pool­playing  found one, and  we're going  to hang  ous  ports  makes  the  building  fund  despite  his  physical  handlcaii.  Pre­ on  to  him.  Our  3rd  cook  is  a  real  assessment  well  worth  while.  I'd  viously,  he  had  always  seemed  to  lover:  He  drops  50  mark  tips  like  sure  like to  hear from  some  of  the  be  in  good spirits.  He  is now gone  they're  gum  wrappers.  He's a  real  guys  I know  around  Baltimore  and  on  that  long  voyage  from  which  "shirt­off­his­back"  man.  In ,  our  New  York.  .  As the p)^  eat time  at the SIU  party  E>f  us  retu  (111  v  1  .1  ,1  deck  gang,  we  ha'vis a sanitary engi­ f  H. C.  McCui'^  L  Alawai Men Give  $244 To Polio  Bland on ^High  Pressure^ Trip  GI  Lauds Union  On Maternity  Aid  Quieh Bun'Bown  On Gulf  Boinys  Final Weehs Of  A Good  Seafarer  Carruth Seamen  Enjoy The LOG  EX'Seaman Now  In Greenland  1 '  Alcoa Clipper On  Senorita Bun  Smooth Sailing  On Bel Mar  Bg;?':  >'i'.  rf­'  • •  f.'.­,"  w  �•  }(  fy  PrUay, October 17.  IMS  Pare  Twenty­eiw  SEAFARERS  LOG  .. . DIGEST of SHIPS' MEETINGS ..  crew.  Port  steward  will  be  contacted  stances  was  turned over  to the  patrolman  Question  of  variety  of  night  lunch  and  for  typifig.  Complaint  was  made  about  fresh  fruit  was  ironed  out  to  the  satis­ sheets  being  too  short  for  the  beds.  Vote  in  Baltimore  foy  acUon.  about  oysters.  faction  of  all hands.  AU  soiled  linen must  of  appreciation  was given  to the  stewards  MILTON  H:  SMITH  (Isthmian),  Septem­ THE  CABINS  (Cabin),  September  IS—  be  turned  in  the  same  day  fresh  linen  is  department  for  a fine  performance.  .Sec­ ond  electrician ordered  a  big  fan  for  ths  issued.  ber  14—Chairman,  A.  Larson;  Secretary,  Chairmen, C.  RIos; Secretary,  F. 'Wasmer.  recreation  room.  New  refrigerator  or  A.  J.  Nelson.  New  York  patrolman  will  One  man  missed  ship  in  the  engine  de­ ANTINOUS  (Waterman),  August  24—  ice  box  is  needed,  and  an  attempt  will  be  notified  about  brother  who  left  the  partment:  this  will  be  reported.  Vote  of  STEEL  FLYER  (Isthmian),  Saptambar  • hip at  the  last  moment  in  New  Jersey.  thanks  went  to  the  stewards  department.  Chairman,  Ntvin  Ellis;  Secratary,  W.  R.  be  made  to  get  it.  Smith.  Members  using  the  washing  ma­ 20—Chairman, •  J.  C.  Howard;  Sacratary,  Although  the  man  was  claimed  to  be fit  Steward  is  open  for  menu  suggestions.  MASSILLON  VICTORY  (Eastern),  Sep­ John  Taylor  Annal.  Balance  of  t28.67  is  for  duty  by  a  physician,  his  injured  foot  Slopchest  wiU  be  checked,  as  there  is  chine  should  take  proper  care  of  it.  Sug­ still  hut, him.  Brother  Larson  was  elect­ nothing  there  but  cigarettes.  Captain  put  gestion  was  made  that  the  chief  steward  tember  11—Chelrman,  Johnny  Long;  Sec­ in  the ship's  fund,  on  which  • discussion    order  chairs  for  the recreation  room  and  retary,  Cherlet  H.  Ellzey.  Brother  Flan­ was  held.  Magazines  will  be  bought  in  ed  ship's  delegate.  Discussion  was  held  up  a  notice  in  the  mesShall  stating  that  agan  was  elected  ship's  delegate;  Ber­ Honolulu.  A  collection  will  be  taken  up  on  the  unfit  drinking  water,  the  need  of  no  one  is  to  play  poker  later  than  mid­ fly spray  for  the  messroom.  night.  nard  Chason  was  elected  deck  delegate.  supplies  for  the  slopchest  and  the  check  there.  •   WINTER  HILL  (Citl«t  Service),  August  Blackie  Mason  engine  delegate,  and  Dom­ for  repair  list  items.  27—Chairman,  R.  Ko.^'s;  Secretary,  T.  A.  ROYAL  OAK  (Cities  Service),  Septem­ ingo  Lellsue  steward  delegate.  Keys  SEAMONiTOR  (Orion),  September  7—  ber  20—Chairman,  J.  Melton;  Secretary,  Scmmen.  Repairs  not  done  in  the  ship­ should  be  made  for  all  crew  foc'sles  or  Chairman,  W.  Brabham;  Secretary,  C.  A.  T.  Moore.  Ship's  fund  stands  at  843.16.  yard  will  be  taken  care  of  up  north.  Sec­ the  locks  should  be  changed.  Garbage  Welch.  Vote  of  thanks went  to headquar­ clothing  allowance  wiU  be  taken  up  should  be  carried  aft  at  aU  times.  More  night  lunch  was  requested.  Fumi­ ond  ters for their action on  the  mail  situation.  with  the  patrolman  at  the  payoff  as  the  gation  is  needed:  the  matter  will  be  re­ captain  Motion  passed  that  ail  hands  will  put  In  not  think  it  Is  good.  T.  A.  ferred  to  the  patrolman.  Delegate  will  Semmen does  overtime  for  period  they  are  kept  aboard  was  elected  ship's  treasurer:  CHIWAWA  (Cltlss  Service),  August  28  ask  Sparks  to  look  at the  radio.  Agitator  ship's  and  not  allowed  shore  leave  in  Pusan.  fund, stands  at  $22.90.  Engine  del­ —Chairman,  M.  D.  Brightwetl;  Secretary,  is  needed  for  the  washing  machine.  Army  orders  denied  to  all  seamen  and  egate  wiU  see  the  chief  engineer  about  Alex  HItas.  Repair  list  wiU  be  turned  officers  except  (hose  on  official  business  rubber  pads  put  on  the  doors  to  over  to  the  patrolman.  Washing machine  AZALEA  CITY  (Waterman),  Septem­ having  and  sick  call.  Brothers  on  another  ship  LOGANS  FORT  ".rjitles  Service),  August  the  engine  room.  Washing  machine  and  and  one  fan  need fixing.  Cleaning  of  the  who  went  ashore  and  were  caught  were  20—Chairman,  Ed  Harris;  Secretary,  J.  ber  19—Chairman,  B.  Shuler;  Secretary,  laundry  should  be  kept  cleaner.  New  laundry  should  be  totated  each  week.  fined  S150,  yet  the  American  Consul  and  Bruce  Cole.  Library  will  be  exchanged  E.  R.  Doyle.  Gear  of  some  seamen  was  record  player  was  purchased  in  Houston:  Night  lunch  hasn't  been  changed  for  MSTS  state  that  the  ban  was  lifted  by  in  Paulsboro.  Two  men  missed  the  ship  put  ashore  in  New  York.  Deck  delegate  everyone  is  to  take  good  care  of  it  and  three  trips.  *  the  Korean  government  after  the  elec­ in  direct  violation  of  the  SIU  contract,  reported  that  the  chief  mate  in  the  see  that  it  does  not  get  taken  off  the  tions.  Order  did  not  come  from  Tokio  but  the  wiper  who  did  not  return  should  bosun's  affairs.  Patrolman  should  inspect  ship,  as  happened' to  two  previous  ones.  BLUESTAR  (Triton),  August  16—Chair­ or  Washington.  man,  Jack  D.  Anderson;  Secretary,  J.  be  helped  as  much  as  possible,  since  it  deck  department  quarters  and  messroom  Targett.  12,000  yen.  together  with  a  let­ was  an  accident.  Black  gang  quarters  for  painting.  ' Members  should  turn  off  the  laundry  after  using.  No  unnecessary  ter,  was  sent  to  Rocky  Milton,  who  is  OCEAN  LOTTE  (Ocean­ Trans.),  Sep­ will  be  painted  each  trip.  Sheet metal  in  in  the  hospital  m  Tokio,  by  the  ship's  tember  14—Chairman,  Max  Lipkin;  See­ overhead  and  outside  bulkhead  in  wip­ garbage  should  be  thrown  in  garbage  delegate.  Several  stewards  department  retary,"R.  Steele.  Ship's  delegate  went  to  ers'  foc'sle  will  be  installed  in  the  ship­ cans  in  port.  No  one  should  put  their  beefs  were  reported: chow was not served  see  the  old  man  on  business  several  yard.  The  S24.30  in  the  ship's  fond  wUi  feet  on  the  messroom  chairs.  properly:  there  was  no  ice  or  salads  times  and  had  a  tough  time  getting  sat­ be  used  to  buy  records.  Motion  was  when  the  saloon  had  them,  no  sauces.  AMBERSTAR  (Triton),  August  24—  isfaction.  The  old  man  talks  but  doesn't  passed  to  use  the  ship's  fund  for  Union  Recommendation  was  made  that  the  say  much.  Cigarette  and  soap  powder  business  only.  Repair  list  will  continue  Chairman,  R.  Hunt;  Secretary,  M.  Karlo­ steward  supervise  every  meal.  Toaster,  vac.  .Captain  promised  to  take  care  of  beefs  were fixed  up;  War  risk  insurance  to  be  worked  on  for  the  next  trip.  necessary  repairs  and  fumigation  and  to  CITY  OF  ALMA  (Waterman),  July  11—  coffee  pots  and  fans  need  repairing.  San­ and  foc'sle  painting  will  be  referred  to  Chairman,  Jughead  Chandler;  Secretary,  September  2—Chairman,  Paul  Krafol­ okay  all  steward  food  requisitions.  Mo­ itary  work  has  been  neglected.  One  man  the  patrolman  at  San  Pedro.  IZ­t'watch  Secretary,  J. ­  Bruce  Cole.  Library  tion  was  passed  to  create  a  ship's  fund.  Harry  Huston.  Lotus  Stone  was  elected  missed  ship  in  Kure  and  an  OS  was  requests  that  radios  and  excess  conver­ rlk;  ship's  delegate  by  acclamation.  Sugges­ will  be  exchanged.  $16.95  was  collected  signed  on  in  Yokohama  as weU  as a  new  sation  be  kept  to  a  minimum  in  order  for  the  purchase  of  records.  Repair  list  Donations  will  be  limited  to 81  and  this  tion  was  made  that  all  ship's  gear  be  third  cook.  Steward  promised  to  put  money  will  not  be  used  to .  purchase  that  they  may  be  allowed  to  get  their  cared  for  in  a  better  manner—such  as  proper  beauty  rest;  Steward  department  is  stUl  being  worked  on.  Motion  was  books  or  magazines.  Each  department  glasses,  silverwear,  cots  and  lines  used  milk  and  ice  cream  on  his  next  requisi­ tion  sheet.  was  given  a  pat  on  the  back  for  turning  passed  to  take  up  a  coUection  for  the  will  assign  one  man  to  take  care  of  the  on  deck.  out  good  chow.  Old  man  and  chief  engi­ AMMLA.  All  cups  and  dishes  should  be  ship's  laundry for  a  week at  a  time.  Used  left  in  the  sink  at  night.  Union  action  QREMAR  (Ore),  August  23—Chairman,  cups  should  be  placed  in  the  sink.  neer  made  a  so­called  inspection  of  the  will  be  taken  if  the  care  of  the  cots  is  BULL  RUN  (Mathiascn),  August  3—  L.  J.  Thomas;  Secretary,  D.  B.  Mllitar.  • hip at  which  time  they  couldn't find  a  not  improved.  Chairman,  F.  Sulllns;  Secretary,  T.  H.  Member's  grievance  against  the  bosun  WILD  RANGER  (Waterman),  August  18  • ingle foc'sle  that  needed  painting.  It's  Little.  Discussion  was  held  on  the  wash­ will  be  brought  up  to  the  patrolman.  September  13—Chairman,  F.  P.  Hart­ —Chairman,  Robert  A.  SIptey;  Secretary,  ing  possible  they  Inspected  the  wrong  ship.  machine.  Steward  said  that  fresh  shorn;  Secretary,  J.  Bruce  Cole.  .  Oiler  Wilfred  I.  Bennerson.  Old  washing  ma­ eggs  would  be  taken  on  when  back  in  BRIGHTSTAR  (Triton),  August  It­ FAIRISLE  (Waterman),  September  7—  was  elected  ship's  delegate  by  acclama­ chine  will  be  kept  for  emergencies.  One  the  canal.  $31.60  was  sent  to  the  family  Chairman,  Cal  Wilson;  Secretary,  D.  tion.  Repair  list  for  each  department  man  from  each  department  wUl  keep  the  of  a  crewmember  whose  father  died.  Chairman,  John  Morris;  Secretary,  M.  E.  Pappadakls.  Additional  stores  promised  recreation  room  clean  each  week.  Ship's  Blumlo.  Frank  W.  Chamberlin  was  elect­ will  be  made  out.  Washing  machine  There  is  $11.41  in  the  ship's  fund.  by  the  company  in  San  Francisco  were  ed  ship's  delegate.  Steward  department  needs  repairing.  All  rooms  need  new  fund  now  totals  830.  put  aboard.  $32  has  t)een  coUected  for  cot  a  vote  of  thanks  for  the  work  being  mattresses.  AMEROCEAN  (Blickchester),  August  17  the  ship's fund.  Minor  beefs  in  the  stew­ STEEL  FABRICATOR  (Isthmian),  Sep­ —Chairman,  done  and  for  having  no  drunks  in  port  M.  Cetty;  Secretary,  J.  East­ RAPHAEL  SEMMES.  (Waterman),  Sep­ tember  14—Chairman,  S.  Paris; Secretary,  • rling. Minor  beef  about  coaling  of  gal­ ards  department  were  ironed  out.  Engine  and  serving  three  meals  a  day.  Vote .of  beef  wUl  be  thrashed  out  by  thanks  went  to  the  night  cook  and  baker  tember  18—Chelrman,  A.  SIstrunk;  Sec­ E.  Ertksen.  Bosun  said  the  chief  mate  ley  range  will  be  straightened  out  by  the  department  the department  and  a  report  made  at  the  for his  extra  work  on  coffee  time.  Lights  retary,  S.  L.  Young.  Repair  list  will  be  promised  to  have  the  rooms  sougeed  and  ship's  delegate.  Motion  was  made  by  the  next  meeting.  Coffee  urns  question  was  the  decks  painted  on  the first  rainy  day  should  be  on  in  the  evening  so  the  stew­ submitted  before  the  payoff.  Overtime  steward  to  try  and  get  fresh  vegetables  up. and  it  was explained  that  the  ards  department  can  see  to  empty  gar­ will  be  taken  up  with  the  patrolman.  after  ship  left  Boston.  Repair  list  was  in  Bombay.  Amendment  was  proposed  brought  engineers  are  occupied  in  essential  en­ bage.  Chief  electrician  and  deck  engi­ Man  who  missed  ship  in  Wilmington  made  up  and  some  items  have  been  that  if  the  captain  does  not  do  tlUs.  the  gine  repair  work  at  the  present  time.  taken  care  of  The  rest  will  be  turned  matter  will  be  taken  up  with  the  Ameri­ neer  will  look  at  the  washing  machine  wrote  a  letter  asking  that  his  papers  over  More  variety  of  omelets  and  pies  was  to  the  patrolman;  There  is  811.13  which  is  leaking  oil.  One  washing  rha­ and  effects  be  turned  in  at  Baltimore.  Consul.  Motion  was  passed  td  try  asked:  steward  stated  that  suggestions  in  the  ship's  fund,  with  824  to  be  can  chlne  will  be  kept  for  white  clothes,  one  One  man  missed  ship  in  Baltimore.  Let­ left  and  get  an  Tiwning  in  Bombay,  as  the  are  always  in  order.  for  greasy  oiies.  ter  he  wrote  explaining  the  circum­ collected.  Suggestion  was  made  that  ship  wUl  load  in  the  Red  Sea  area.  Ne­ this  be  donated  to  the  LOG.  cessary  repairs have  not  been  made; next  MORNING  LIGHT  (Waterman),  July  13  ALCOA  PIONEER  (Alcoa), .September  crew  should  not  sign  on  until  this  is  —Chairman,  Henry  W.  Miller;  Secretary,  STEEL  ARTISAN  (Isthmian),  August  17  taken  —Chairman,  R.  Tacts;  Secretary,  L.  B.  care  of.  J.  F.  Kellcy.  Ship's  delegate  reported  —Chairman,  L.  S.  BugaiewskI;  Secretary,  Moore.  Patrolman  will  be  contacted  about  D.  Grant.  Balance  of  824  is in  the  ship's  ALCOA  CLIPPER  (Alcoa),  August  Si­ that  notliing  had  been  done  about  put­ Working  conditions  In  the fire  room.  Mo­ fund.  One  man  deserted  the  ship  in  San  Chairman,  Bob  White;  Secretary.  Lonnie  ting  the  new  washing  maciiine  in  work^'  tion  was  passed  to  get  fans  checked  and  Francisco  and  his  case  was  turned  over  Hargeshcimer.  Ship's  delegate  reported  ing  order.  Crew  has  a  good  ship,  a  fair  ~  replaced.  Unfit  mattresses  should  be  re­ to  the  patrolman.  Motion  was  passed  to  on  the  food  beef:  there  are  not  enough  turnover  but  no  beefs.  placed.  Drinking  in passageways  is  to  be  let  the  officers  use  the  crew's  washing  supplies.  $162.00  was  collected  to  get  a  July  27—Chairman,  Henry  W.  Millerf  • topped, as  well  as  noise.  No  one  should  Secretary,  William  Bobakc.  Washing  ma­ machine  in  case  theirs  breaks  down,  as  brother,  whose  mother  died,  back  to  the  chine  still  hasn't  been  installed.  Motion  ^ink  the  watch's  coffee.  Crew  is to  help  it  is  company­owned.  Vote  of  thanks  States.  Robert  Peel  was  elected  sliip's  was  passed  to  have  it  installed  in  Mo­ keep  the  pantry  clean.  Vote  of  thanks  was  given  to  the  officials  in  handling  went  to  the  stewards  department.  Bulk  bUe.  Several  members  want  to  thank  the  of  deck  department  beef  on  ship's  stores  delegate  by  acclamation.  Ice  cream  should  be  procured  for  the  •   Headquarters  advises  that  many  in  San  Francisco  and  in having  the  fresh  stewards  department  for  the  way  they  GENEVIEVE  PETERKIN  (Bloomfield),  were  served  and  especiaUy  the  crew  photos  in  the  new  membership  water  tanks  cleaned  of  oil.  Doors  and  July  12—Chairman,  Roy  Clark;  Secratary,  pantryman  on  the  way  he  performed  lockers  shoiUd  be  lodced In  foreign ports.  H.  R.  Hutchlns.  Jocelyn  H.  Lee  was  books and in  headquarters files are  his  work  in  the  pantry.  Quiz  Anawcera  ship's delegate.  Motion was passed  August  10—Chairman,  John  Cantrclll  fading, and  that  the following  men  BRIGHTSTAR  (Triton),  July  27—Chair­ elected  (1)  Yes,  with  some  to  spare,  if  to  get  new  ice  box,  fans,  coffee  um,  pil­ Secretary,  Henry  W.  Miller.  Ship's  del­ man,  Christian  Christiansen;  Secretary,  lows.  sheets  and  bedspreads.  Patrolman  egate  will  contact  the  patrolman  to  in­ .it  lands  across  the  diagonal  path  should  either  send  in  their  books  M.  E.  Pappadakls.  Martin  A.  Machel  was  should  be  contacted  on  taking  care  of  ship's  delegate,  by  acclamation.  these  items.  Repair list  will  be  made up.  struct  the  company  to  have  the  new  of  the  parade  ground.  The  diago­ with  three  passport  photos  or  stop  elected  washing  machine  instaUed  and  remove  Recommendation  was  made  that  each  New  books  are  needed  for  the  library  the  old  one.  Motion  was  passed  tiiat  if  nal  measures  500  rods,  but  just  in for new  ones as soon as possible:  member  donate  81 towards  a  ship's  fund.  and  more  variety  in  the  steward's  stores.  anyone  wants  the  old  machine  ttirow  a  slightly under 469  rods are needed.  Further lists will  be carried  in fol­ August  3—Chairman,  E.  F.  Gibbs;  Sec­ couple  of  bucks  In  the  ship's  fund  and  retary,  D.  W.  Fischer.  Ship's  delegate  take  it.  lowing  issues  of  the  SEAFARERS  (2)  Cucumber.  reported  that  new  mattresses  and  fans  (3)  No,  said  the  Florida  Su­ LOG.  were  received.  New  ice  box  will  be  add­ SEAPEARL  (Colonial),  July  27—Chair^  ed  to  the  repair  list  for  the  next  trip.  man,  Dominic  Dl  Sci;  Secretary,  Arture  preme  Court.  A  man  does  not  Leo Movall,  M­202; Salvatore  Marene,  M­ There  has  been  an  improvement  in  the  MarlanI  Jr.  SUp's  delegate  will  see  the  have  a  right  to  marry  a  second  203:  (Seorge  Martin,  M­204;  NICanor  Mar­ cleanliness  of  the  messhall.  Members  captain  about  painting  crew's  foc'sles,  Joha  J.  Flyan  tines,  M­a06:  Flerencio  Marquez,  M­210;  were  cautioned  about  leaving  the  wash­ passageways  and  head.  As  the  old  skip­ wife  at  the  expense  of  the  first  Maxime  MartiUano,  M­211:  Herbert  Mer­ maclune  motor  tunning,  as  there  is  per  is  going  to  be  relieved  in  Port­of­ Your  check  for  retroactive  pay  ing  one,  the  court declared.  ey,  M­214i  Thomas  Melton,  M­217;  Edward  no  spare.  contact  will  be  made  to  see  H  Melineaux.  M­215:  Henry  Mooney.  M­218.  from Mississippi Shipping  Co. is  at  August  37—Chairman,  J.  H.  Lee;  See­ Spain.  American  cigarettes can  be  secured.  Vote  rstary,  D.  Fischer.  Delegates  reported  of  thanks  went  to  tire  stewards  depart­ Thonlaa  Massey,  M­219:  Joaquin  Mal­ headquarters.  no  beefs.  Repair  lists  were  turned  in  ment  for  good  food  and  good  service.  M­220:  Albert  McCabe.  M­224:  (4)  The  col­ donado,  Jackson  Meyer,  M­223:  Horace  McCurdy.  Feet  should  be  kept  off  the  chairs  and  umns  add  up  M­225;  Charles  Morrison,  M­228:  Donald  the  wastiing  machine  should  be  rinsed  Harry  M.  L.  Benson  Moore,  M­232:  Charles  Mehl,  M­233:  WU­ after  use.  to  16  any  way  Uam  Mitchell.  M­234:  Frank  Mazet,  M­j4S.  Your  check  for  $28.42  from  the  you  count  Andre  Mazurek,  Jr.,  M­246;  Benjamin  skipper  of  the  Seabeaver  can  be  CHILORE  (Ore),  ne  date—Chairman.  Wallace;  Secretary,  H.  Webber.  H.  Col­ them.  Martin.  M­247:  Paul  Mikush,  M­248;  Harry  picked  up  at  headquarters.  George  T.  Coleman  lier  was  elected  ship's  delegate.  In  fu­ Mechanic,  M­24e;  Frank  MiUcr,  M­2S1;  there  will  be  enough  night  lunch  Please  get  in  touch  with  your  ture  Dan  Munro.  M­2S2:  William  Malcewicz,  left  out  for  the  watch.  Messman  should  M­2S3:  NeU  Moore.  M­254;  Uldarico  Mer­ Stocky  Melvin  mother  at  once  at  the old  address.  make  coffee  for  those  on  day  work  in  (5)  Thomas Faine.  It  was writ­ judib.  M­25S:  John  Muehleck.  M­256.  Herman  H.  Carney  Mrs.  George  B.  Coleman,  25  Wal­ place  of  OS  and  wiper.  Delegate  will  see  John  Masters,  M­260:  Robert  Myrick.  the  patrolman  about  putting  out  more  ten  in  an  appeal  to  enlist  the  aid  M­261:  Aurelius  Proietta  John  Michaelis,  M­262:  Charles  ter  Street,  East  Lynn,  Mass.  milk.  of  the  colonists  during  the  Ameri­ MarshaU,  M­a71:  Andreg  Maldonado,  M­ Charles  Mosher  270:  Juan  Nieves,  N­7:  Joseph  Novosel,  can  Bevolution.  You  have  checks waiting for  you  N­28:  Ismael  Nazarlo, J(f­33;  Harry  Nelson,  (6)  10V4.  N­84:  Charles  Naqgle,  N­35.  at  the  Boston  hall.  Patrick  Nash,  N­36:  WUhelm  Newhoff,  (7)  Jonah,  from  his  adVentures  N­37:  Roberto  Natal,  N­40:  Jens  Nielson,  with a  whale.  3EAFARERS LOG,  N­41: Robert Nelson. N­42:  John  O'Rourke,  J. E:  Smiley  (8)  Asia.  0­4:  AU  Olsen,  0­29:  Max  Olson,  0­35:  Mikade  Olenchik.  0­32:  Carl  Olson.  0­36.  Your  Government  check  is  at  675  Fourth  Ave.,  (9)  Two  brothers­in­law.  Zollo  Oliveras.  0­38:  Clarence  Oliver.  Brooklyn  32,' NY  (10)  "Don  Quixote,"  written  by  0­42:  Fred  Oestman,  0­41:  George  Pel­ Wilmington  branch..  lerin.  P­11:  Aleksander  Padu.  P­IS;  James  4  4  4  Cervantes.  Purcell.  P­17:  Juan  Parodi, .P­22:  Francis  I  would  like to  receive the  3EAFARER3  LOG—pleose  B.'' G.  Edelmon  Pallando,  P­23{  William  Pieszczuk.  P­24:  Newton  Paine,  P­27.  You  have  been  classified  1­A  by  put  my  name  on  your  moiling  list.  (Print  Information)  Uuno  Pipinen,  P­35;  William  Palmer,  P­36:  Theodore  Popa,  F­39:  Angel  Ped­ the  appeal  board.  Contact  your  rOsa.  P­64:  Jose  Prats,  P­65:  Francisco  draft  board  at  once.  Peralta,  P­e7:  Joseph  Pasinosky,  P­68:  ••   • • • • • •   4  4  Irvln  Pearce,  P­69:  Anthony  Palino.  P­90:  Onni  Pettomaa, T­91.  '  SS  Seatiger  Pietro Paulin,  P­92; Lacey  Phillips. P­96:  Voyage  No.  $  •  Harold.Peterson,  P­97:  Rafael  Padilla,  p­ 98; Peter  Prokopuk, P­102:  Jose  Da  Pbnte:  The  steward  (department  men  P­106:'  JoaquiG'..­Passapera.  P­109;  Alex­ who  were aboard  this ship .on  this  ander  Peffanis,\P­132;  Jaime  Pantoja.  P­ 134: ,Jbhn  Popa,  P­139.  voyage  should. contact  the  Orion  Bantiiigo .Pens,. P­136i  Norman 'Petter­ gen.  P­137: Cornells  Preclaro, P­139;  Stan­ SS Co,, 80  Broad Street, New York,  ley  Pkcewlcz,  P­140:  Joseph  Pehm,  P­141:  about  payment  for. an.  overtime  3iQnGcJ  Clifford  Prevatt,  P­147:  Antonl  Plaza,  P­ beef.  TO  AVOID  DUPLICATION;  If  you  are  an  old  lubtcriber  and  hava  a  changaL'Vti^|^  148:  Daniel  Peccerelll,  P­152:  Hairy  Pet­,  erson,  P­1S41  Enoch  Pringle.  P­135.  of addrais,  plaasa give  your  formar  addrast below:  Edmund  Pacheco,  P­1S6:  Harry  Porter,  Albert  Edward  McKinstry  P­184:  George  Quinoncs, Q^2:.  George  Ruf,.  ADDRESS  • •  • *• • • 6tese^lssesosttsssscstsaseMWssa^sx*************'^*****************  • • •   »ttseessessscesesesssisg*  R­1:  Hugh Houghton,  R­6;  Mkhpel  Bp^,.  oiDr.Hi .3 .B;.  »3  fivuil'.shfls  R­7t  Martin  Rubio,  R­88:  'f  .  AFOUNDRIA  (WaUrman),  Saptambar  14—Chairman,  N.  Wuchlna;  Sacratary,  V.  Carnagta.  Beef  with  tlie  baher  and  chief  mate  will  be  aettled  in  New  York.  There  • re two  engine  department  logs  and  one  member  has  been  performing.  e­ Photos  Faded  In New Books  NOTICES  9  3)  PlRSONAtS  3  1  ft  4"  4  4  4  Editor,  Puzzle Anawer  QOaS  QQQ  QBCIDQ  SQnGi  HISS  OQQ  SBDIQ  BDIEIISISEID  SHE  HOlia  HHCaia  :1  CITY  • as asaaa  BSK  SBaaa  iziBQuaEB  BEUQ  QSB  Hfflaaanas  aaas  eiHEia  BES  aaso  R­291 Mtdor  Held, W­43i  GuiUemo RpMdq,. f>  .  . (t  ZONE  31ATE  4  i?  ^ew  York  headquarters.  CITY  • ZONE  STATE  • • (• • • • • • • • • • aasasseasaasssssMSiisaassabass  • •  • • • • • • • • **• • • • • •• •  tsa'ssaaaqsas**  ayaa«laMaa«*M.  �Aw Tirent]r­4w»  SEAFARERS  LPG  And In this Corner...  in the HOSPITALS  The  following  list  contains  the  names  of  hospitalized  Seafarers  who  are  being  taken  care  of  by  cash  benefits  from  the  SIU  Welfare  Plan.  While  the  Plan  aids  them firiiancially, all  of  these  men would  welcome  mail  and  visits  from  friends  and  shipmates  to  pass  away  the  long  days  and  weeks  in  a  hospital  bed.  USPHS  hospitals  allow  plenty  of  tim«  .  for  visitors.  If  you're  ashore  and  you  see  a  friend's  name  on  the  list,  drop in  for  a visit.  It  will  be  most  welcome.  Oliver  Y. Orth,  Jr. Qeft)  shows fine  sense of  valne  as he waves $25 war bond while his dad and mother  Norma  look  on.  At riffht.  Seafarer  Adrianns Rem! Jin,  AB,  shows  know­how  in  handling  newest  son,  Peter Frederick  Other  boys  are  Frank,  and Fred.  <  Displaying  his bag  of  tricks  (left)  Is Pablo Rios  Lopez,  Jr.  His  dad  sails  as  fireman­watertender.  At  right  is  little  Raquel  Lorenzo,  new­bom  daughter  of  Seafarer Mateo  Lorenzo, steward.  Both of  these  new arrivals  live in  Brooklyn near Union  Headquarters.  li%­­ • : .v"'  All  of  the  following  SIU  families  will  collect  the  $200  maternity  benefit  plus  a  $25  bond  from  the  Union  in  the  baby's  name.  Alice  Marie  Cope,  born Septem­ ber 21, 1952.  Parents, Mr.  and Mrs.  James  S.  B.  Cope,  Jr.,  2813  St.  Peter  Street,  New  Orleans,  La.  $>  4^  tember  8,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  and  Mrs.  Milton  Robinson,  162  Mrs.  Raymond  W.  Hodges,  2132  Ogden  Avenue,  Crichton  Station,  Cambridge  Street,  Baltimore,  Md.  Mobile,  Ala.  t  4)  t  Taking it Easy  Sandra  Jo Thompson,  bom  Sep­ tember  15,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  H.  Thompson,  .  156  Meadow  Gardens,  Whistler,  Ala.  4)  #• "  '  •  t  4)  Rokian  Sitl  Samat,  bom  April  26,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kassim  S.  Samat,  36  Pulaski  Street, Brooklyn,  N. Y.  •  ^  ^  4^  t  4^  Max  Ard,  bom  August  1,  1952.  Parents, Mr.  andTMrs. Eugene  Ard,  Route  1,  Sumerdale,  Ala.  Frederic,  Mioha.el  Walker,. bom  July 2,  1952. Parents,  Mr. and  Mrs.  Willie Fred Walker, Church Street,  Lexihgton,  Tenn.  4),  4^  ,  4?' •  James D. Ellis, Jr., bdrn'Septem­ rtoer  2, 1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  D.  Ellis,  1816  Wilhelm  Street,  Baltintore,  Md.  Out  relaxing  in  the  sun  is  Renee Joseph  LaPlante, son of  • • gatfaiwr­iabei^^  BarM James Hodges,  bom Sep­1  Baltimort,  •  0  .'.Jin's J  »  4>  ^  Phillip  Douglas  Robinson,  bom  William  Earl  McCain,  bom  Sep­ September  20,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  tember  10, 1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Julius  Robert  McCain,  Gen­ eral  Delivery,  Lake  Charles,  La.  4>  4>  Sanford  Friend,  bom  August  29,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen  J.  Friend,  63­01  23rd  Avenue,  Brooklyn," N.  Y.  VSPHS  HOSPITAL  BALTIMORE,  MD.  Ernest  C.  Anderson  George'^B.  Little  Ni  Bechlivanls  ­  James  McCleary  Earl  A.  Bink  .  Angelo  Maciel  Louis  A.  Brovm  Ernest  Mayer  Henry  K.  Callan  Cristo  Prasso  George  F.  Crabttee  Morris  Prizant  Leonard  Davis  John  G.  Robinson  Dalvin  A.  Sawyer  John  R.  Dodds  Robert  L.  Ecker  Alfred  Seeberger  Gorman  T.  Glaze  Paul  W.  Strickland  Joseph  F.  Goude  Henry  A.  Thomas  L.  E.  Gregcry  Vyrl  E.  WUUams  Boy  G.  WUt  John  B.  Haas  Joseph  R.  Wing  WUliam  C.  Hall  Delbert  F.  Horwath  John  Zivotovsky  John  Kouimanis  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BRIGHTON.  MASS.  Richard  P.  Bowman  C.  A.  McComlskey  George  N.  Clarke  C.  A.  MarkeU  Frank  J.  Demasi  Harold  Pitts  John  J.  Flaherty  _ Harney  Trawiek  William  Girardeau  Donald S.  White  Raymond  Harris  VSPHS  HOSPITAL  GALVESTON.  TEX.  Henry  A.  Currier  J.  E.  Markopolo  Clarence  Sansom  OUver  A.  Hess  J.  H.  ShonkwUer  H.  P.  McKenzie  James  R.  Mathews  Joseph  L.  Springer  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  Clyde  H.  Lanier  J.  H.  Ashurst  8.  W.  Martin  Lloyd  T.  Bacon  W.  L.  McLeUan  M.  L.  Brooks  T.  D.  McLemore  Ralph  A.  Canniff  Alfred  Nassar  Oliver  Celestine  John  H.  Parsons  Jessie  A.  Clark  Edward  Poe  R.  Cruz  K.  Raana  A.  DlNlcola  Thomas  L.  Dugan  Joseph  A.  Ricks  A.  A.  Sampson  Leo  Dwyer  S.  SchieSler  Natale  Favaloro  WUbur  H.  Scott  B.  D.  Foster  James  SneU  •   F.  H.  Garretson  Andrew  Stauder  Wilfred  Guitrau  Clyde  L.  StUl  John  E.  Hane  WUUam  Vaughan  John  R.  Johnson  Joseph  Kamiensky  J.  E.  Ward  George  Wendel  Leo  H.  Lang  PERTH  AMBOV  GENERAL  HOSPITAL  PERTH  AMBOY.  NJ  Robert  DiUon  BAYONNE  HOSPITAL  BAYONNE.  NJ  Chester. KrupinsU  BELLEVUE  HOSPITAL  ,  NEW  YORK.  NY  James  R.  Lewis  CUSard  Mlddletoa  USPHS  HOSPITAL  STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  Joseph  Lucas  Victor  Arevalo •   ErUng  MeUe  Eduardo  Balboa  Maurice  Bumstine  Max  E.  Meyer  Alfred  Mueller  George  Canning  Leonard  Murphy  Henry  Connolly  Kurt  A.  Nagel  Robert  J.  Corrigan  Charles  W.  Cothran  Angel  PadiUa  T.  Papoutsaglov  Esteban  Cruz'  Robert  E.  Quinn  Charles  DeJesue  David  C.  Rich  '  Joseph  Falci  Luis  Salazar  Robert  Gribben  Samuel  SmaU  William  Herman  Edward  Voltz  Duska  Kerolia  John  B.  Krewson  Seymour  Wallace  Ludwig  Kristianson  Frank'Wynans  Martin  Linsky  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NORFOLK.  VA.  WiUie  M.  Basnlght  Donald  H.  Gray  Gustavo  Battaglia  Fred  E.  Ingram  Salvatore  Conselino  Leslie' M.  Jackson  Robert  N.  Frye  Frank  S.  James  Thomas  J.  Kustas  Arthur  Ronning  I'.  Laskoratos  Shirley  Roundtree  Luis  Lopez  George  L.  Sawyer  WUliam  H.  Pierce  Harry  S.  Sosa  Fred  Reimolt  J.. S.  Van  DerEnde  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAN  FRANCISCO.  CAL.  George.  Crosby  R.  Muiler  F.  J.  Frennetta  Peter  Smith  James  L.  Hart  D.  K.  T.  Sorensen  Frank  A.  Hobson  Martin  Prisament  USPHS  HOSPITAL  MANHATTAN  BEACH.  BROOKLYN.  NY  Robert  Atmore  Leo  Kulakowskl  ­ Carl  Barre  Fredrick  LandSty  Rupert  A.  Biake  James  J.  Lawlor  Claude  F.  Blanks  Francis  F.  Lynch  Edmund  C.  Blosser  Harry  F.  McDonald  Walter  J.  Chalk  Vic  MUazzo  Charles  M.  Davison  Llyod  W.  MUler  Emiiio  Delgado  John  R.  Murdoch  James  R.  Downie  Eugene  T.  Nelson  Pedro  Peraita  John  J.  DriscoU  Robert  Slzemore  E.  Ferrer  Leonard  J.  Franks  Henry  E.  Smith  Robert  E.  GUbert  Albert  Thompson  Bart  E.  Guranick  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAVANNAH.  GA.  Warner  W.  Aiirad  David  Mann  Fred  U.  Buckner  Louis  C.  MiUer  J.  T.  Moore  Jesus  Granado  Jack  D.  Morrison  J.  M.  Hall  Luther  C.  Seidle  Earl  L.  Hodges  James  B.  Sellers  WiUiam  J.  Hutto  Arthur  H.  Kinser  Joseph  P.  Willis  FIRLAND  SANITORIUM  SEATTLE.  WASH.  Emit. Austad  •   USPHS  HOSPITAL  SEATTLE.  WASH.  Anafrio.  DeFUippie  P.  J.  StMarle  Fred  W.  Henderson  Rodger  E.  Swanson  C.  A.  RodMguez .  SEASIDE  GENERAL  HOSPITAL  .  WILMINGTON.  CAL,  Levy  V.  Smith  POLYCLINIC  HOSPITAL  NEW  YORK.  NY  ^  Lawrence  DuBeau  OAKDALE  SANITORIUM  OAKDALE.  lA.  Jerry  L.  Boice  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAN  JUAN.  PUERTO  RICO  Elmer  B.  Frost  Jose  Reyes  USPHS  HOSPITAL  DETROIT.  MICH.  Tim  Burke  ^ALEXIAN  BROTHERS  HOSPITAL  ELIZABETH.  NJ  Lawrence  DuBeau  USPHS  HOSPITAL  '  MEMPHIS.  TENN.  ,  .  : i  Bomar  Cheeley  VirgU  E.  Wilmoth  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FORT  STANTON.  NM  Thomas  Isaksen  Adlon  Cox  Donald  McDonald  John  G.  Dooley  Francis  I.  Gibbons  A.  McGuigan  Renato  A.  ViilaU  Jack  H.  Gleason  SAILORS  SNUG  HARBOR  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  Joseph  Koslusky  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FORT  WORTH.  TEX.  Joseph  P.  Wise  SIU Volunfeers  Save  Life  4r>  4^  4^  Of  Seafarer's  Ailing  Baby  Harry  Michael  Logan,  bom  Sep­ tember  24,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  J.  Logan,  42  Mill  Street,  Crichton  Station,  Mobile,  Ala.  4)1  4r  4>  Danny  Eugene  Nolan,  bom  Au­ gust  20,  1952.  Parents,  Mr,  and  Mrs.  Ubie  E.  Nolan,  913  Palmetto  Street,  MobUe,  Ala.  The  18­month old  son of  a Seafarer  is alive and  well today  hanks  to  blood  donations  made  by  his  shipmates  in  New  York.  Eight  men  in  the  New  York  hall  responded  to  the  appeal  enabling  the  only  son  of  Seafarer  Mike  Pagonis,  'for assistance.  A few minutes later  the  call  went  out  from  the  dis*  steward,  to  recover  from  ai  putcher's  counter  for  volunteer  severe  case  of  anemia.  He's out  of  donors,  and  enough  men  stepped  the  hospital  now  and  back  home,  forward  to assure  an  ample  supply  although  doctors  think  it might  be  for  the  baby's  needs.  necessary  for  him  to  have  a  few  "I'd  like to thank  Siekmanh  and  4^  4)  more  transfusions  in  the  future.  Marty  Briethoff,  the  dispatcher,  Susan  Patricia  Barraco,  bom  Call  For  Donon  for  the  quick  help  they  gave  me^  September  1,  1952.  Parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  P.  Barraco,  2323  It  was  just  about  three  months  'and  also  all  of  the  men  who  came  Franklin  Ave.  New  Orleans,  La.  ago that  the Pagonis youngster was  down  to give  their blood  for which  taken  ill  and  sent  to  the  Coney  I  am  very  grateful,"  Pagonis  said,  4^  it  .  4»  Island  hospital  in  Brooklyn.  When  "But  I  especially  want  to  thank  Marsha  Ann  Moreno,  bom  July  Pagonis  learned  that  blood  dona­ the  Union  for  making  a  Welfare  21,  1952.  Parehtsr Mr.  and  Mrs.  tions were essential to save the bo^,  Services  Department so  that  a  fel*  he  appealed  to  Wj|lter  SfdkhVMhi  ini4oidd'ii»V tht^Aeip ihid  Brookl)^ 17. NY.  SIU  Director  of  Welfare  Services,  wanted when  troubles cojory along.  �f^dar, Qstober 17.19St  SEEIN' THE  SEAFARERS  With  WALTER  SIEKMANN  Pare  Ihireiiiy­tiire*  Hard Luck Tripped  Him Up  On  August  19, 1952, Seafarer Bolfert  George  Ferryman  died  aboard  the Steel  Seafarer  while she was off  the coast of  Iran.  The vessel  was passing  through the heat­laden  Persian  Gulf  en  route  from  Khorramshahr  at  the  head of  the GuLf  of  Karachi, Pakistan, when the  25  year  bid  AB  passed  away.t  : •  ifnj?  Sailed  On Michael  Ferryman's  death  came^ as  {News  about  men in  the  hospitals  and  Seafarers  receiving  SW  Wel­ the  climax  of  a  run  of  hard  luck.  A  little  more  than  two  weeks  be­ fare  Benefits  will  he  carried  in  this  column.  It  is  written  by  Seafarer  fore  he  signed  on  the  Steel  Sea­ Walter  Siekmann based  on items  of  interest  turned  up while  he  makes  farer  on  June  12,  he  paid  off  the  ill­fated  tanker  Michael.  That  his  rounds  in  his  post  as  Director  of  Welfare  Services.)  ship had broken down  in the Medi­ Richard  Martinez,  better  known  to  most  Seafarers as  "Salty  Dick"  terranean  on  an  outbound  voyage,  is new  taking  treatment  over  at  Staten  Island  Hospital.  Dick  used  to  ran  aground  in  the  Persian  Gulf  say that  "it's better  to  write than  to talk  because you  can express  your­ and  then collided with  an oil barge  self  a  lot  more  clearly," but  now  it  looks  as  if  he's  changed  his  mind.  on  May  25,  catching  fire  with  the  He's sure  getting plenty  of  practice at  talking,  because Just  about  every  subsequent  loss  of  two  lives  and  night  they hold  a sort  of  round table ­over  in  his ward.  He's been  talk­ injuries  to several  crewmen.  Hav­ ing  SIU  with  a  couple  of  unorganized  tankermen.  ing  survived  the  Michael's  near­ t  t  4  disaster,  Ferryman  signed  aboard  William  Pepper  is  another  oldtime  SIU  man  over  at  Staten  Island.  the  Seafarer  for  what  was  to  be  He's got  a  couple >of  NMU  men  convinced  that the  SIU  is the  best out­ his  last  voyage.  fit  in  the  world.  The  thing  he  uses  to  clinch  the  The  youthful  Seafarer's  only  argument  is  that  the  Seafarers  get  their  hospital  surviving relatives  were  his father,,  benefit  in  cash.  The  other  guys  get theirs  by  check,  Arthur Ferryman,  68 of  New York,  when  they  get  them  at  all,  and  since  you  can'only  and  a  brother,  Arthur,  Jr.,  who  is  cash  checks one  day a  week in  the  hospital  it makes  in  the  US  Navy.  Under  the  terms  it sort  of  tough  for  them, because  the checks  usually  of  the  SIU  Welfare  Plan,  Perry­ don't  get  there  on  the  same  day  that  the  hospital  man's  father  was  the  beneficiary,  is  cashing  Checks.  That  means  they  have  to  wait  of  the  $2,500  Union  death  benefit.  until  next  week  to  get  some  cash.  Tex  Suit  over  on  Consequently  Walter  ­ Siekmann,  Staten  Island  has  a  couple  of  visitors  that , sure  do  SIU  director  of  welfare  services,  help  to  brighten  up  the  hospital.  His  wife  stops  up  went  to  see  him  at  home  to  de­ Pepper  to  see  him,  and  she  usually  arrives  with  one  of  her  liver  the  check.  girl  friends.  John  Long,  who  was  chief  electrician  on  the  Massillpn  A  plumber  by  trade,  and  a  life­ Arthur  Ferryman  chats  with  SIU  Director  of  Welfare  Services  Victory,  is  doing  pretty  well  at  Staten  Island.  He's  from  the  Gulf  long  AFL  Union  member.  Perry­ Walter  Siekmann  outside  Ferryman's  home  in  New  York.  originally.  Right  now,  he's  doing  much  better,  and  is  able  to  get  up  man's  erect  carriage  and firm  grip  and  around  for a  while  every  day.  belies  his  age.  His  son's  death  cates in  place  of  the  originals. The  "The  Union's  been  quite  a  help  was  the  latest  major  misfortune  photostats  have  been  forwarded  to  me," Ferryman  concluded, "and  Benno  "Old  Dutch"  Zielinski  and  Fred  Hohenberger  are  both  in  that  befell him.  In 1936,  when Bob  and  the  company  will  pay  the  I'm  thankful  for all  the  considera­ Staten  Island  Hospital.  They're  shipmates  from  way  back,  and  have  was  nine,  his  mother  died,  leaving  claim.  tion  I've  received."  «=­ plenty  of  fun  talking  over  old  times,  when  they  shipped  together  and  the  elder  Ferryman  to  rai.se  the  also  help  each  other  out  whenever  they  can.  David  Archer,  who's  a  two  boys  by  himself.  Three  years  well­known  native  of  Philadelphia,  has  been  dropping  in  at  headquar­ later,  the  family  home  went  under  ters  once  ill  a  while.  He's  on  the,beach  with  a  bad  leg,  but says  he's  foreclosure.  just  waiting  to get  back  on  a  Cities  Service  wagon,  Living  Alone  .  t  4.  Seafarers have  been coming  into headquarters  with  all sorts  of  prob­ In  more  recent  years,  Ferryman  lems  from  mortgages  and  loans  to  immigration.  The  SIU's  Welfare  has  worked  irregularly at  his trade  When  a  Seafarer  is  sick  or  injured  the  SIU  Welfare  Serv­ Services, is  there to  help out  with any  kind of  prob­ which  involves  heavy  physical  ices  Department  gets  to  work  seeing  to  it  that  he  receives  lems, and  has  been trying  to straighten  out as  many  labor.  The  oldest  son  who  is  in  as  it  can.  One  of  the  fellows  was  having  a  problem  the  Navy,  married  and  now  has  his benefits and  other money  that may  be coming to  him. But  ­M'  about  getting  a  visa.  After a  number of  phone  calls  'two  children  of  his  own,  so  that  occasionally  a  situation  arises­ and  telegrams,  we finally  arranged  for  him  to  pick  Bob  was  in  large  part  his  father's  where  a  man  needs  help of  a  writing  badly  but  with  his  arm  in  up a  visa  at the  US Consul  in Antwerp,  and got  him  main  support.  Since  his  death.  different  kind.  Whatever  it  a  cast  he  couldn't  write  them.  reservations  on  a  plane  so  he  could  get  over  there  Ferryman  has  been  living  alone.  is,  the  Welfare  Services  is  usually  Could  Siekmann  help  him  out  in  in  time.  "I  don't  think  I'll  stay  in  New  able  to  take  care  of  the  problem  any  way?  The  Seafarer  made  it  OK,  and  told  us  later  that  York,"  he  said.  "  "I've  been  plan­ in  style.  Seikmann  could.  He  sat  down  the Consul  had  kept  a  man  working  specially  on  a  ning  for  some  time  now  to  pull  Dislocated  Arm  with  pen,  ink  and  paper  and  took  Saturday  so  he  could  pick  up  his  visp.  He  said  be  out  and  go  south  to  Florida;  I  Such  a  situation  arose  in  the  care  of  several  items  of  corre­ Martlnex  was  told  at  the  Consulate  that  he  "sure  belongs  to  wanted  Bob  to  quit  the  sea  and  a  good  outfit."  He  said  he  knew  the  SIU  was  the best,  but  was  sur­ come  with  me  but  it  just  didn't  case  of  Seafarer  Alvero  Dos  San­ spondence  that  had  been  hanging  tos,  AB.  Dos  Santos  was  aboard  fire  because  Dos  Santos  couldn't  prised to find  out that  the SIU  is so well  known all  over the world.  work  out  that  way."  the  Hurricane  when  he  suffered  a  do  it  himself.  just  before  Siekmann  left,  badly  dislocated  arm,  as  a  result  "Like  all  the  other  fellows  at  Ferryman  asked  him  if  he  could  of  which  he  was  confined  to  the  the  hospital,"  Dos  Santos  said,  "I  help  clear  up  a  matter  that  had  Staten  Island  USPHS  hospital.  think  the  Union  has  done  a  great  been  hanging  fire  for  some  weeks.  As  is  usual  in  such  cases,  Dos  thing  in  establishing  these  wel­ He  had  a  small  life  insurance  Santos  got  his  regular  benefit  fare  benefits.  They  sure  are  a  big  The  deaths  of  the  following  Arnold  is survived  by  his  brother,  policy on  his son  that he  had  been  from  the  Welfare  Plan  each  week  help  when  you're  in  a  hospitai.  Seafarers  have  been  reported  to  Jacob Arnold  of  7  Nelman Avenue,  unable  to collect  because  he didn't  as  the  Union  representative  made  And  it's  even  a  bigger  help  when  have  the  necessary  documents.  his rounds  of  the  hospital.  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  and  St.  Augustine,  Fla.  the  Union  representative  takes  the  However,  one  day  when  Walter  time  to  give  you  a  hand  with  per­ "The  SIU  representative  prom­ $2,500  death  benefits  are  being  t  i  paid  to  beneficiaries.  ^  James  Patrick  Downey,  44:  On  ised to  take care  of  the matter  and  Siekmann,  Director  of  Welfare  sonal  problems.  That's, just  one  of  got  in  touch  with  the  Insurance  Services,  visited  the  institution,  the  reasons  why  I'm  happy  to  be  September 11 Brother Downey died  Alphonse  Cahlll  Flynn,  41;  On  company.  They  agreed  to  accept  Dos Santos  had  a  problem for  him.  sailing  with  a  good  Union  under  August  1  Brother  Flynn  died  of  aboard  the  hospital  .ship  Heywood  photostats  of  the  necessary  certifi­ He  had  some  letters  that  needed  good  leaders."  Broun  at  Inchon,  Korea.  He  was  coronary occlusion at  the Municipal  Yacht  Harbor  in Jefferson,  La.  He  buried at  sea;  Since 1944,  when  he  had  been  an  oiler  in  the  engine  joined  the  SIU  in  Boston,  Brother  department  for  the  past  fourteen  Downey  had  been  sailing  as  chief  years,  having  Joined  the  SIU  in  cook  in  the  stewards  department.  Following  are  the  requirements, for  two  of  the, benefits  under  New  Orleans  in  1938.  He  leaves  a  He  leaves  his  wife,  Dorothy  Dow­ sister,  Mrs.  Julian  G.  Menard  of  ney,  87  Marshall  Street,  Somer­ the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan:  .  West  Livingston  Place,  Jefferson,  ville,  Mass.  $1  4"  ,  it  La.  Burial  took  place  at  Green­ MotTnify;  bwlght  T.  Smith,  42:  Brother­ wood,  New  Orleans,  La.  Smith's death  was caused  by  a  pul­ i^y­eligible  Seafarer  becoming  a  father  after  April  1,  1952,  .  4i  4'  i  •  Robert G.  Ferryman, 25:  Brother  monary hemmorhage  which he  suf­ will  receive  the  $200  maternity  benefit  payment,  plus  the'Union's  Perrynyin  died  at  sea  on  the Steel  fered  oh  March  16  in  the  USPHS  gift  of  a  $25" US Treastiry  Bond  for  the  child.  Needed  is  a  copy  Seafarer  August  19  while  the  ship  Hospital  in  New  Orieans,  La.  He  of  the  marriage  certificate  and  birth  certificate.  If  possible,  a  was  bound  from  Khoramshahr  to  was  buried  in  Greenlawn  Ceme­ discharge  from  his  last  ship  should  be  enclosed.  Duplicate  pay­ tery,  Hammond,  La.  Surviving  Is  Karachi,  India.  An  AB  in the  deck  ments  and  bonds  will  be  given  in  cases  of  multiple  births.  department,  he  was  buried  at  his  father,  David  L.  Smith,  Route  Karachi.  Surviving  is  father,  Ar­ 1,  Box 8D,  Lacombe,  La.  i ^  4.  Pisqbilify;  thur  Ferryman,  3947  Provost  Ave­ Frank  N.  Scbloesser,  54:  On  Au­ nue,  Bronx,  NY.  ,  Any  totally  disabled. Seafarer,­regardless  of  age,  who  has  seven  gust  16 BrOtheT  Schloesser  died  at  (•   :  .  4>i  •  i  years  sea  time  with  companies  participating  in  the  Welfare  Plan,  .George  M.  Arnold,, 62:  A  utility­;  sjea  aboard  the  MV  Southern  Dis­ inessman  In  the  stewards  depart­ tjricts.  He  had  been  a  member  of  is  eligible  for  the  weekly  disability  benefit  for  as  long  as  he  is  ment,  Brother  Arnold  died  of  nat­,  t!he  SIO  sincb  1938,  sailing  as  a  totally  unable  to  work.  ural  ­causes  in  the  USPHS  Hospi­ wiper  in  the  engine  department.  Applications  and  queries  on  unusual  situations  should  be  sent  tal  on  Staten  Island,  NY.  He  had  Burial  took  place  at  the  Acadia  His  arm  swathed  in  bandages,:.  joined  the Union  in 1943 from  New  Cemetery,  Acadia,  Fla.  A  son,  to  the  Union  Welfare  Trustees, c/o  SIU  Headquarters,  .675  Fourth  Seafarer  Aivero  Dos  Santos  V­..'  York.;  Burial  took  place  ,  at., the  Leonard  Schloesser,  1910  Court  Ave.,  Brooklyn  32,  NY.  poses  at  the  Staten  Island  s^  Lutheran; Gl.ejne.tery  in^­Middle  ViilT:  Street,^. Newport ,_Beac^^  USFHS  h^pita|~  oii ikeiaeaqis  oiil  .VIL  '  Money Benefits lust One Part  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that  s|)eiis  democracy.  Be­ hind it is the only thing that's kept under wraps in the  Sill  —  the  vote  of  a  Seafarer.  Sometime  between  November  1 and  December  31  you'ii  be  putting  your  "X" next to the names of  the men you think should be  running your Union.  This  year's ballot  will  be a  long  one.  The  word  from  the  credentials  committee  is that  there  wiii  be  more  candidates  than  ever  before  for  the  49.  A&G  posts.  All of  these men threw  in their own  books for  the job.  There's no handpicked siates or complicated  nominations  rig  to  make  it  difficult  for  any  member  who feels like running fpr office.  The SlU constitution  ailows any man  to nominate  himself  by  presenting  a  simple set of credentials.  When you get up  to tho  hallp  step Into the voting  booth and  pull that curtain shut behind  you,  you'll  be  the one to decide who gets the responsibility of  Union  office.  You  should  be  guided  by  what  the  candidate  has to offer for the benefit of  you and your Union.  y  :•   • :  —  '\  But don't forget one thing.  Don't fall to vote.  By  exercising this all­important democratic privilege, yoii  make sure that the men who will take Union office truly  represent you and the rest of tho membership.  M­ �.iiiivfeJaSfeds?";;'.;  :•   •  '  .'V  :­.«t^.  T.'­fcaHiiTT.;'. :  ;'  SEAFARERS  LOG  •  OFFICfAL  ORGAN  O F  TH E  S SAFAR E R  S  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRI CT •  AFL  ­  .  T  • :5|:  • ;:!  "Mi  ­'­v'L  iMii  •• •  .'V'. • ­fi­'c;'' '• '^'' /*  'V  ­':•   '*• '• >* ••   •  'ii:'­;/  j  \  •  'tM  »  '•   M­i \  .  •   ­j?®  . ."p^ar  ^  !• "  .'*  ­­,M  "^'• "• .rr^ .• *• • '  *'  '  ^• ' •'• " p'.:'  "'ll  1  '~:;A­ s'  CONSTITUTION  •  V  '3,''  f  •   '  "v, ,jS" :'• • /• •.r • • ­,  TTTt  • '• • '. .;  ' '• ­• f; P  .,  '"T  '  •  ,  '•  ;•   •  \  • ­• fe.::  f'­m  ;>.?  "II  • y:\;,'_,  .  '­.r.'  • • :•   ­7^:}  "MS'­/'/  m­­ •   • f.'V­'ii;* Pf  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ballot,  retains  and  reaffirms  every  right  guaranteed  in  the  Union*s  old constitution.  More than that,  it  spells  out  certain  safeguards  and  privileges overlooked  in the  drafting  of  the  old  constitution.  These added rights had become a  fixed  part  of  the Union's  demo­ cratic  procedure.  The  new  constitution  was  drafted  by  elected  Union  repre­ sentatives,  It  was  read  in  full  and  approved  three  times  at  membership  meetings  in  all  ports.  It  was  air­mailed  to  all  SIU  ships  and  printed  in  the  SEAFARERS  LOG,  An  elected  membership  committee  studied  it  and  recommended  adoption.  It was then submitted to the mem­ bership in  a 30­day  secret  refer­ endum,  ­  This  then  is  your  new  consti­ tution, assuring all  Seafarers the'  democratic rights that  have  long  been traditional in the  SIU.  ly  PREAMBLE  We,  the  Seamen  and  Fishermen  of  America,  realizing  the  value  and  necessity  of  a  thorough  organization  of  sea­ faring  men,  have  determined  to  form  one  union,  the  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA, to  embrace  all seamen  and fishermen  of  North  America,  Canada,  Alaska,  and  the  Territories,  based  upon  the  following  principles:  Whatever  right  belongs,  to  one  member  belongs  to  all  members  alike,  as  long  as  they  remain  in  good  standing  in  the  Union.  First  of  these  rights  is  the  right  of  the  American' sea­ men  to  receive  their  employment  through  their  own^  Union  Halls,  without  interference  of  crimps,  shipowners,'  fink  halls  or  any  shipping  bureaus  maintained  by  the  Government.  That  it  is  the  right  of  each member  to  receive  fair  and  : just  remuneration  for  his  labor,  and  to  gain  sufficient  leisure  for  mental  cultivation  and  physical.^recreation.  Further,  we  consider  it  our  right  to  receive  healthful  and  sufficient  food,  and  proper  forecastles  in  which  to  rest.  ^  Next,  is the  right  to  be  treated  in  a  decent  and  respect­ ful manner  by those  in command.  We  hold  that  the  above  rights  belong  to  all  seamen  alike,  irrespective  of  nationality  or  creed.  Recognizing  the  foregoing  as  our  inalienable  rights,  we  are  conscious  of  corresponding  duties  to  those  in  com­ mand,  our  employers,  our  craft  and  our  country.  We  will,  therefore,  try  by  all  just  means  to  promote  harmonious  relations  with  those  in  command  by  exercis­ ing  due  care  and  diligence  in  the  performance  of  the  duties of  our  profession,  and  by  giving  all  pb'"'ible  assist­ ance  to  our  employers  in  caring  for  their  gear  and  property.  Based  upon  these  principles,  it  is  among  our  objects:  To  use  our  influence  individually  and  collectively  for  the  purpose  of  maintaining  and  developing  skiR  in  seaman­ ship  and  effecting  a  change  in  the  Maritime  law  of  the  United  States,  so  as  to  render  it  more  equitable  and  to  make  it  an  aid  instead  of  a  hindrance  to the  development  of  a  Merchant  Marine  and  a  body  of  American  seamen.  To  support  a  journal  which  shall  voice  the  sentiments  of  the  seafaring  class,  and  through  its  columns  seek  to >  maintain  the  knowledge  of  and  interest  in  maritime  affairs.  To  assist  the  seamen  of  other  countries  in  the  work  of  organization  and  federation,  to  the  end  of  establishing  the  Brotherhood  of  the  Sea.  To  assist  other  bona fide  labor  organizations  whenever  •p   ossible  in  the  atfainment  of  their  just  demands.  To  regulate  our  conduct  as  a  Union  and  as  individuals  80 as  to make  seamanship what  it rightly  is—an honorable  and  useful  calling.  :  And  bearing  in  mind  that  we  are  migratory,  that  our work  takes us  away  in  different  direc­ tions from  any place,  where  the majority  might otherwise  .'meet  ,to  act,  that  meetings^ c^an^^  be .attended  by, ^.njy,. a  Friday, October 17.  1952  SEAFARERS  LOG  y­ 7:K  EVERY  SCAFARMIl  IS  GUARAHTeED  •   ,  >  .  k'"?  C  ^  Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed him under  the Constitution of  the Union*  .'A  The right to vote.  f  *  The right to  nominate himself  for, and to hold, any office in  the  Union.  •  That  every  official  of  the  Union  shall  be  bound  to  uphold  and protect  the rights of  every member  and that  in no  ease  shall  any  member  be  deprived  of  his  rights  and  privileges  as a member  without due process  of  the  law of  the Union.  '  The right  to be  confronted by his  accuser  and to be given a  fair  trial  by  an  impartial  committee  of  his  brother  Union  members  if  he  should be  charged  with  conduct  detrimental  to the welfare of Seafarers banded, together in this Union.  The right to express himself freely on  the floor  of any Union  meeting or in committee.  The assurance that his brother  Seafarers will stand  with bim  ;.K,  in defense of  the democratic  principles set  forth In the  Con^  stitution of the Union.  fraction  of  the  membership,  that  the  absent  members,  who cannot  be  present,  must  have  their  interests guarded  from  what  might  be  the  results  of  excitement  and  pas­ sions  aroused  by  persons  or  conditions,  and  that  those  who  are  present  may  act  for  and  in  the  interest  of  all,  we  have  adopted  this  constitution.  STATEMENT  OF  PRINCIPLES  AND  DECLARATION  OF RIGHTS  In  order  to  form  a  more  perfect  union,  we  members  of  the  Brotherhood  of  the  seamen, fishermen  and  allied  workers  ashore—realizing~the  value and  necessity  of  unit­ ing  in  pursuit  of  our  improved  economic  and  social  wel­ fare,  have  determined  to  bind  ourselves  together  in  the  Seafarers  International  Union  of  North  America,  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District,  and  hereby  dedicate  ourselves  to  the  following  principles:  In  promoting  our  economic  and  social  welfare,  we shall  ever  be  mindful,  not  only  of  our  rights,  but  also  of  our  duties  and  obligations  as  members  of  the  community,  our duties  as  citizens,  and  our duty­^to  combat  the  menace  of  communism  and  any  other  enemies  of  freedom  and  the  democratic  principles  to  which  we  seafaring  men  dedicate  ourselves  in  this  Union.  We  shall  affiliate  and  work  with  other  free  labor  or­ ganizations;  we  shall  support  a  journal  to  give  additional  voice  to  our  view?;  we  shall  assist  our  brothers' of  the  sea  and  other  workers  of  all  countries  in these  obligations  to  the  fullest  extent  consistent  with  our  duties  and  ob­ ligations.  We  shall  seek  to  exert  our  individual  and  col­ lective  influence  in  the fight  for  the  enactment  of  labor  and  other  legislation  and  policies  which  look  to  the  at­ tainment  of  a  free  and  happy  society,  without  distinction  based  on  race,  creed  or  color.  To  govern  our  conduct  as  a  Union  and  bearing in  mind  that  most  of  our members are  migratory,  that  their  duties  carry  them  all  over  the  world,  that  their  rights  must  and  shall  be  protected,  we  hereby  declare  these  rights  as  members of  the  Union to be  inalienable:  .  .  "  I  No  member  shall  be  deprived  of  any  of  the  rights  or  privileges  guaranteed  him  under  the  Constitution  of  the  Union.  II  Every member of  this Union  shall have  the right  to vote.  No  one  shall  deprive  him  of  that  right.  HI  Every  member shall  have  the  right  to nominate  himself  for,  and  to hold,  office in  this Union.  IV  No  member  shall  be  deprived  of  his membership  with­ out  due  process  of  the  law  of  this  Union.  No  member  shall  be  compelled  to  be  a  witness  against  himself  in  the  trial  of  any  proceeding  in  which  he  may  be  charged  with  failure  to  observe  the  law  of  this  Union.  Every  official  and  job  holder  shall  be  bound  to  uphold  and  protect  the  rights  of  every  member  In  accordance  with  the  principles  set  forth  In  \  ^  '4c­  I­.:;:;;.  Every  member shall  have  the  right  to  be  confronted  by  his accuser  whenever he  is charged  with  violating  the  law  of  this  Union.  In  all  such  cases,  the  accused  shall  be  guaranteed  a  fair  and  speedy  trial  by  an  impartial  com­ mittee  of  his  brother  Union  members.  VI  No member  shall  be  denied  the  right  to express  himself  freely on  the floor  of  any  Union  meetimg  or  in committee.  VII  ^  A  militant  membership  being  necessary  to  the  security  of  a free  union, the  members shall  at all times  stand ready  to  defend  this  Union  and  the  principles  set  forth  in  the  Constitution  of  the  Union.  vni  The  powers  not  delegated  to  the  officials  and  job  holders by  the: Constitution  of  the  Union shall  be  reserved  to  the  members.  CONSTITUTION  ARTICLE  I  NAME  AND  GENERAL  POWERS  This  Union  shall  be  known  as  the  Seafarers  Interna­ tional  Union  of  North  America,  Atlantic  and  Gulf  Dis­ trict.  Its  powers  shall  be  legislative,  judicial,  and  execu­ tive,  and  shall  include  the  formation  of,  and/or  issuance  of  charters  to,  subordinate  bodies, corporate  or  otherwise,  the  formation  of  funds  and  participation  in  funds,  the  establishment  of  enterprises  for  the  benefit  of  the  Union,  and'similar  ventures.^ majority  vote  of  the  membership  shall  be  authorization  for  any  Union  action,  unless  other­ wise  specified  in  this  Constitution.  This  Union  shall,  at  air  times,  protect  and  maintain  its  jurisdiction  over  all  work  which  belongs  to  the  seaman  and  all  such  work  ias  seamen  now  perform.  ARTICLE  II  AFFILIATION  This  Union  shall  be  affiliated  with  the  Seafarers  Inter­ national  Union  of  North  America  and  the  American  Fed­ eration  of  Labor.  All  other  affiliations  by  the  Union  or  by  the  Ports  shall  be  made  or  withdrawn  as  determined  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  ARTICLE  III  MEMBERSHIP  Section  1.  Candidates  for  membership  shall  be  ad­ mitted  to  membership  in  accordance* with  such  rules  as  are  adopted,  from  time  to  time,  by  a  majority  vote  of  the membership.  .  Section  2.  Cantiidates  for  membership  shall  be  American  citizens,  or  eligible  tot  such  citizenship.  No  candidate  shall  be  granted  membership  who  is  a  mem­ ber  of  any  dual  organization  or  any  other  organization  hostile  to  the aims,  principles,  and  policies  of  this  Union.  No  candidate  shall  be  granted  membership  until  he  has  taken  the  following  oath  of  obligation;  OBLIGATION  v.,  ,  "I  pledgie  my  h(  h<m^r.«»;sa jc^D» th^  to  �Friday.  October  17. 1952  this  Union, and  that  I  will  work  for Its  Interest  and  will  look  upon  every  member  as  my  brother;  that  I  will  not  work  for  less  than  Union  wages  and  that  1,  will  obey  all  ' Orders  of  the  Union.  I  promise  that  I  will  never  reveal  the  proceedings  of  the  Union  to  its  injury  or  to  persons  not  entitled  to  know  it.  And  if  I  tireak  this  promise,  1  ask  every  member  to  treat  me  as  unworthy  of  friendship  and  acquaintance.  SO  HELP  ME  GOD!"  Section  3.  Members  more  than  one  quarter  in  ar­ rears in  dues,  or more  than  three  months  in arrears  in as­ sessments  or Unpaid fines,  shall  be  automatically  sus­ pended,  and  shall  forfeit  all  benefits  and  all  other  rights  and  privileges  in  the  Union^.  They shall  be  automatically  dismissed  if  they  are  more  than  two  quarters  In  arrears  in dues  or more  than six  months in  arrears in  assessments  or unpaid fines.  This  time shall  not  rim:  (a)  While a  member is  actually  participating  in  a  strike  or  lockout.  (b)  While  a  member  is  an  in­patient  in  a  USPHS  Hospital.  (c)  While  a  member  is  under  an  incapacity  due  to  acr  tivity  in  behalf  of  the Union.  (d»  While  a  member  is  in  the  Armed  Services  of  the  United  States,  provided  the  member  was  in  good  standing  at  the  time  of  entry  into  the  Armed  Forces,  and  further  provided  he  applies  for  reinstatement  within  90  days  after discharge  from  the  Armed  Foives.  (e)  While  a  member  has  no  opportunity  to  pay  dues  because  of  employment  aboard  an  American flag  mer­ chant  vessel.  Section  4.  A  majority  vote  of  the  membership  shall  be  sufficient  to  designate  additional  circumstances  during  which  the  time  specified  in  Section  3  shall  not  run.  It  shall  be  the  right  of  any  member .to  present,  in , writing,  to any  Port  at  any  regular meeting,  any  question  with  re­ gard  to  the  application  of  Section  3,  in  accordance  with  procedures  established  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  member­ ship.  A  majority  vote  of  the  membership  shall  be  neces­ sary  to .decide such questions.  Section  5.  The  membership  shall  be  empowered  to  es­ tablish,  from  time  to  time,  by  majority  vote,  rules  under  which  dues  and  assessments  may  be  remitted  where  a  member  has been  unable  to  pay  dues and  assessments for  the  reasons  provided  in  Sections  3 and  4.  Section  6.  To  preserve  imity,  and  to  promote  the  com­ mon  welfare of  the membership,  all members of  the Union  shall  uphold  and  defend  this  Constitution  and  shall  be  governed  by  the  provisions  of  this  Constitution  and  all  policies, rulings,  orders and  decisions duly  made.  Section  7.  Any  member  who  advocates  or  gives  aid  to  the principles  and  policies of  any  hostile  or dual  organiza­ tion  shall  be  denied  further  membership  in  this  Union.  A  majority  vote  of  the  membership  shall  decide  which  organizations  are  dual  or  hostile.  Section  8.  Evidence  of  membership  or  other  affiliation  with  the  Union  shall  at  all  times  remain  the  property  of  the  Union.  Members  may  be  required  to  show  their  evi­ dence  of  membersnip  in  order  to  be  admitted  to  Union  meetings.  Section  9.  Only  members  in  good  standing  shall  be  al­ lowed  to  vote.  ARTICLE  I\'  REINSTATEMENT  Membei­s  dismissed  from  the  Union  may  be  reinstated  in  accordance  with  such  rules  as  are  adopted,  from  time  to  time,  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  ARTICLE  V  DUES  AND  INITIATION  FEE  Section  1.  Ail  members  shall  pay  dues  quarterly,  on  a  calendar year  basis,  on the first  business day  of  each  quar­ ter,  except  as  herein  otherwise  provided.  The  dues  shall  be  those  payable  as  of  the  date  of  adoption  of  this  Con­ stitution  and  may  be'  changed  only  by  Constitutional  amendment.  Section  No  candidate  for  membership  shail  be  ad­ mitted  into  membership  without  having  paid  an  initiation  fee  of  one iiundred .($100.00) dollars.  Section  3.  Payment  of  dues  and  initiation  fees  may  be  waived  for  organizational  purposes  only,  iii  accordance  with  such  rules  as are  adopted  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  ARTICLE  VI  RETIREMENT  FROM  MEMBERSHIP  Section  1.  Members  may  retire  from  membership  by  paying  all  unpaid  dues, dues  for the  quarter in  which  they  retire,  assessments; fines,  and  other  monies  due  and  ow­ ing the  Union.  A retirement  card shall "be  issued upon  re­ quest,  and  dated  as  of  the  day  that  such  member  accom­ plishes  these  payments  and  request.  .  Section  2.  All  the  rights,  privileges,  duties,  and  obli­ gations  of  membership  shall  be  suspended  during  the  pe­ •  riod  of  retirement,  except  that  a  retired  member  shall  not  be  disloyal  to  the  Union  nor  join  or  remain  in  any  dual  or  hostile  organization,  upon  penalty  of  forfeiture  of  his right  to reinstatement.  Section  3.  Any  person  in  retirement  for  a  period  of  six  months  or  more  shall  be  restored  to  membership,  ex­ cept  as  herein  indicated,  by  paying  dues  for  the  current  quarter,  as  well  als  all  assessments  accruing  and  newly  levied  during  the  period  of  retirement.  If  the  psriod  of  retirement  is  less  than  six  (6)  months,  the  required  pay­ ments  shall  consist  pf  all  dues  accruing  during  the  .said  period  of  retirement,  ihcluding  those  for  the  cprrent  quaiter,  and  ail  assessments  accrued  and  newly  levied  during  that  period.  Upon  such  payment,  the  person  in  retirement shail  be  restored  to membership,  and his mem­ bership book, appropriately  stamped, shall be  given to him.  Section  4.  A  member  in  retirement  may  be  restored  to  membership  pfter  a  two­year  period  of  retirement  only  ;  by  majbrlty' vPte  of  tlto'  S E  A FA RERS  LO G  Pare  S—^Three  (g>  He  shall  be  responsible,  within  the  limits  of  his  ' SeetloB  5.  The  period  of  retirement  shall  be  computed  from  the  day  as­of  which  the  retirement  card  is  issued.  powers,  for  the  enforcement  of  this  Constitution,  the  ARTICLE  VU  policies  of  the  Union,  and  all  rules  and  rulings  duly  SYSTEM  OF  ORGANIZATION  adopted  by  a  majority  vote  of  ihe  membership.  Within  Section  I.  This  Union,  and  all  Ports,  Officers,  Port  these  limits, he  shall  strive  to  enhance  the  strength,  posi­ Agents,  Patrolmen,  and  members  shall  be  governed,  in  tion, and  prestige of  the Union.  this  order,  by:  (h)  The  foregoing  duties  shall  be  in  addition  to  those  (a)  The  Constitution  other  duties  elsewhere  described  in  this  Constitution,  as  (b)  Majority  vote  of^ the  membership  well  as  those  other  duties  lawfully  imposed  upon  him.  Section  2.  The  functions  of  this  Union  shall  be  ad­ (i)  The  responsibility  of  the  Secretary­Treasurer  may  ministered  by  Headquarters  and  Ports.  not be  delegated, but  the Secretary­Treasurer may  delegate  Section  3.  Headquarters  shall  consist  of  the  Secretary­ Treasurer,  and  one  or  more "Assistant  Secretary­lTcas­ to a  person  or  persons  the  execution  of  such  of  his duties  urers,  the  exact  qumber  of  which  shall  bd  determined  by  as  he  may  in  bis  discretion  decide,  subject  to  the  limita­ majority  vote  of  the  membership  to  be  held  during  the  tions  set forth  in  this  Constitution.  (j)  Immedia/tely  after  assuming  office,  the  Secretary­ month  of  August  in  any  election  year,  as  set forth  more  Treasurer  shall  designate  one  of  the  Assistant  Secretary­ particularly  in  Article  X,  Section  1­D.  Section  4.  Each  Port  shall  consist  of  a  Port  Agent  and  Treasurers to assume his duties in case of  his temporary  in­.  Patrolmen,V as  provided  for  herein,,  and  the  Port  shall  capacity!  This  designation  may  be  changed  from  time  to  bear  the  name  of  the  city'" in  which  the  Union's  Port  time.  These  designation.s  shall  be  entered  in^he minutes  •   of  the Port  whwe Headquarters  is located.  The provisions  Offices  are  located,  k  Section  5.  Every  member  of  the  Union  shall  be  regis­ of  Section  2­A  of  this  Article  shall  apply  in  the  case  of  a  tered  in  one  of  three  departments;  namely,  deck,  engine,  vacancy  in  the  office  of  Secreta> y­Treasuref, as  set  forth  or  stewards  department.  The  definition  of  these  depart­ in  that section.'  (k)  Any  vacancy  in  any  office  or  the  job  of  Port  Agent  ments  shall  be  in  accordance  with  custom  and  usage.  or Patrolman shall  be filled  by  the Secretary­Treasurer  by  This  definition  may  be  modified  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  No  member  may  transfer  from  one  de­ temporary  appointment  except  in  those  cases  where  the  partment  to  another  except  by  express  approval  as  evi­ filling  of  such  vacancy  is  otherwise  provided  for  by  this  Constitution.  Such  appointment  shall  be  submitted  to  a  denced  by  a  majority  vote pf  the  membership.  regular meeting  for approval,  modification, substitution  of  ARTICLE  VIII  a  replacement,  or  postponement  cf  a  vote  to  a  later  date,  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  OFFICERS,  PORT  . by a majority  vote of  the  membership.  In the  event of  the  AGENTS,  AND  PATROLMEN  Section  1.  The  officers  of  the  Union  shall  be  elected,  postponement of  the vote,  the temporary appointment  shall  excdpt  as  otherwise  provided  in  tliis  Constitution.  These  remain  in  effect  until  a  vote  is  taken.  (1)  The  Secretary­Treasurer is  directed to  take  any  and  officers  shall  be  the  Secretary­Treasurer and  one  or  more  all  measures,  and  employ  such  means,  which  he  deems  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers.  Section  2.  Port  Agents  and  Patrolmen  shall  be  elected,  necessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further  the welfare,  of  the  Union and  its members,  in  all  matters  except as  otherwise  provided  in  this  Constitution.  Involving  national,  state  or  local  legislation,  issues,  and  ARTICLE iX public  affairs.  OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS Section  2.  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurer  Section  1.  The  following  jobs  in  the  Union  shall  be  (a)  In the  event the  Secretary­Treasurer shall be  unable  voted  upon  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  this  Constitu­ to carry  out his duties  by  reason  of  incapacity,  the  Assist­ tion:  ant  Secretary­Treasurer  designated  in  accordance  with  (A)  Meeting  Chairman  (B)  Driegates  *  Section  1­J  of  this  Article shall assume  the  office  of  Sec­ retary­Treasurer  during  the  period •  of  such  incapacity.  (C)  dommitlee  Members  of:  Upon  the  death,  resignation,  or  removal  from  office  of  (a)  Auditing  Committee  the  Secretary­Treasurer,  succession  to  the  offipe  shall  ba  (b)  Trial  Committee  determined  as  follows:  (c)  Quarterly  Financial  Committee  That  Port  Agent  of  the  Ports  of  New  Orleans,  Mobile,  (d)  Appeals  Committee  or  Baltimore  who  received  the  highest  number  of  votes  (e)  Negotiating  and  Strike  Committee.  Section  2.  Additional  committees  may  be  formed  as  in  the  last  regular  election  shall  be  the first  in  line  of  provided  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  Commit­ succession.  The next  in the line  of  succession shall be  that  tees  may  also  be  appointed  as  permitted  by  this  Consti­ Port Agent of  the said Ports  who received the next highest  tution.  number  of  votes  in  that  election.  The  next  in  the  line  of  succession shall  be that  Port  Agent of  the  said  Ports  who  ARTICLE X received  the  next  highest  number of  votes.  DUTIES OF OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS, AND OTHER The  Port  Agents of  the said  Ports shall  also  be  deemed  ELECTED JOB HOLDERS to  be  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers,  whether  or  not  so  Section  1.  The  Secretary­Treasurer  (a)  The  Secretary­Treasurer  shall  be  the  Executive  Of­ referred  to  on  the  ballots  or  elsewhere.  (b)  The  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers  shall  assist  tho  ficer of  the  Union  and  shall represent,  and  act  for  and  in  behalf  of,  the  Union  in  all  matters  except  as  otherwise  Secretary­Treasurer  in  the  execution of  the  latter's dutieg  as the  latter may  direct.  specifically  provided for  in  the  Constitution.  (c)  The  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers 'shall  be  mem­ (b)  He  shall  be  a  member  ex­officio  of  all  committees,  bers  of  the  Agents'  Conference  and  each  may  cast  a  vc;w  port  or otherwise.  (c)  He  shall  be  responsible  for  the  organization  and  in  that  body.  Section  3.  Fort  Agents  maintenance  of  the  correspondence,  files,  and  records  of  (a)  The  Port  Agent  shall  be  in  direct  charge  of  the  the  Union; setUng  up,  and  maintenance of,  sound accoimt­ ing  and  bookkeeping  systems;  the  setting  up,  and  main­ administration  of  Union  affairs  in  the  Port  of  his  juris­ tenance  of,  proper  office  and  other  administrative  Union  diction.  (b)  He  shall,  within  the  jurisdiction  of°  his  Port,  be  procedures;  the  proper  coilection,'safeguarding,  and  ex­ penditure  of  all  Union  funds,  Port  ^r  otherwise.  He  shall  responsible for  the enforcement  and execution of  the Con­ be  in  charge  of,  and  responsible  for,  all  Union  property,  stitution,  the  policies of  the  Union, and  the  rules adopted  and  shall  be  in  charge  of  Headquarters  and  Port  Offices.  by a majority  vote of  the membership.  Wherever there  are  He shall  issue a  weekly comprehensive  report covering the  time  restrictions  or  other  considerations  affecting  Port  financial  operations  of  the  Union  for  the  previous  week.  action,  the  Port  Agent .shall  take  appropriate  action  to  Wherever  there  are  time  restrictions  or  other  considera­ insure  observance  theredf.  (c)  He shall  be prepared  to account, financially  or other­ tions affecting  Union action, the  Secretary­Treasurer  shall  wise,  for  the  activities  of  his  Port,  whenever  demanded  take appropriate  action to  insure  observance  thereof.  by  the  Secretary­Treasurer.­ (d)  Subject  to  approval  by  a  majority  vote  of  the mem­ (d)  In  any  event,  he  shall  prepare  and  forward  by  reg­ bership,  the  Secretary­Treasurer shall  designate  the  num­ ber  and  location  of  Ports,  the  jurisdiction,  status,  and  istered  maili  addressed  to  the  Secretary­T^asurer,.  a  activities  thereof,  and  may  close  or  open  such  ports,  and  weekly financial  report  showing,  in  detail,  weeMy  income  may  re­assign  Port  Agents  and  Patrolmen  of  closed  ports  and  expenses,  and  complying  with  all  other  accounting  to  other  duties,  without  change  in  wages.  The  Ports  of  directions  issued  by  the  Secretary­Treasurer.  (e)  The  Port  Agent,  or  someone  acting  under  his  in­ New  York,  New  Orleans,  Mobile,  and  Baltimore  may  not  structions,  shali  open  each  Port  meeting  and  shallkdeter­ be  closed  except  by  Constitutional  amendment.  Where  ports  are  opened  between  elections,  the  Sec­ mine  whether  a  quorum  exists.  Nothing  contained  herein  retary­Treasurer  shall  designate  the  Port  Agents  thereof,  shall  permit  the  Port  Agent  to  otherwise  act  as  chairman  subject to approval  by a  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  of  any  meeting­,  unless  so  properly' designated  by  a  The  Secretary­Treasurer  shall  supervise  the  activities  majority  vote  of  the  members  present  at  the  said  Pert  Meeting.  of  all  Ports.  '  (f)  Each' elected  Port  Agent  may  cast  one  vote  at  any  Subject  to  approval  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  member­ ship,  the Secretary­Treasurer  shall­designate,  in  the  event  Agents'  Conference.  (g)  The  Port  Agent  may  assign  each  Port  Patrolman  to  of  the  incapacity  of  a Port  Agent  or Patrolman,  a replace­ ^uch Union  jobs as fall  within  the  jurisdiction  of  the Port,  ment  to  apt  as  such  during  the  period  of  incapacity.  At  the first­ regular meeting  in  August  of  every  election  regardless  of  the  departmental  designation  under  which  year,  the Secretary­Treasurer shall  submit to the  member­ the  Patrolman  was  elected.  (h)  The  Port  Agent  shall  designate  which  members  at  ship  a  pre­balloting  report.  This  report  shall  recommend  the number  and location  of  Ports,  the number  of  Assistant  that  Port may  serve  as  representatives  to  other  organiza­ Secretary­Treasurers  and  Agents,  and  the  number  of  tions,  affiliation  with  which  has  been  properly  permitted.  (i)  The  foregoing  is  in  addition  to  those  other  duties  Port  Patrolmen  which  are  to  be  elected  for  each  Port.  ^  This  recommendation  may  also  specify,  whether  any  prescribed  elsewhere  in  this  Constitution.  Patrolmen and/or  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers,  shall  be  Section  4.  Fort  Fatrolmen  designated as  departmental  or otherwise.  The  report  shall  Port  Patrolmen  shall  perform  whatever  duties  art  be subject  to approval  or modification  by  a  majority  vote  assigned  to  them  by  the  Port  Agent.  of  the  membership.  Sectton  5.  Meeting  Chairmen  (e)  The  Headquarters  of  tlie  Union  shall  be  located  in  (a)  The chairman  of  each meeting at  any Port, including  New  York.  The Secretary­Treasurer shall  also be  the  Port  the  Port  in  which  Headquarters  is  S eated,  shall  be  tho  presiding  officer  of  the  meeting,  sbill  keep  order  under  Agent  of  that  Port.  (f)  The  Secretary­Treasurer? shall  be  (^airman  of  the  rules  of  order  provided  for,  fron  time  to  time,  by.­q  majority  yoto  of  th^  mbiubership  and,  if  none,  thea  by  MieBtsrCojoferiiihce o^ii  ,.­a  • M  �V 1  Fife S—Poor  s:  .  • ;  Sa  I;  "r­V­v  • fe­ i4j? ­ pfc'''.:  if?­ SEAFARWkS  LP G  •   • "  MillOr. Otfto  '  •  17. 1952  '  stich rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority  granted therefor.  In all other cases, a majority  vote of  the  go  into  session.  ' It shkll' determine  whether  the 'person  Vote  of  the  membership  in'each  Port  membership  shall  decide  when  a  stoike  shall  begin,  has  submitted  his  application  correctly  and  possesses  the  6.  This  Committee  shall  be  charged  with  the  prepara­ necessary  qualification^.  The'Committee  shall  prepare  a  J  (b)  "the  meeting  chairman  may  cast  a  vote  only  in  the  tion  and  execution  of  a  strike  plan  which  shall  be  bind­ report  listing  each  applicant  and  his  book  number under  . eyent  of  a' tie.  ,  on  all­members  and  other  persons  affiiated  with'  the  office'or  job  he  ir seeking.  Each  applicant  shall  be  (c)  The  pieeting  chairman  shall not  permit  the  discus­ ing  this  Union.  However,  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership  marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according  to the find­ ^  sion  of  any religious  subject.  ^  ,  may  repeal,  or  otherwise  treat  or  dispose  of  any  part  or  ings  of  the  Committee.  Where  an  applicant  has  been  Section  6.  Delegates  all  of  a  strike  plan.  marked "disqualified,"  the reason  therefor must  be  stated  (a)  The  term  "delegates" shall  mean , those members  of  ARTICLE^  in  the  report.  Where  a  tie  vote  has  been  resolved  by  a  the  Union  who  are  elected,  under  the  provisions  of  this  WAGES AND  TERMS OF  OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND  special  meeting of  the membership,  that fact ahall also  Ee  Constitution,  to  attend  the  convention  of  the  Seafarers  OTHER  ELECTIVE  JOB  HOLDERS, UNION  noted,  with  sufficient  detail.  The  report ahall  be  signed  EMPLOTEES,  AND  OTHERS  International  Union  of  North. America.  by  all  of  the  Committee  members,  and Jie­eompleted  and  (b)  Each  delegate shalf attend  the  Convention and  fully  Section  1.  The  following  elected  offices  ana  Jobs  shall  submitted  to the  Ports  in  time for  the next  regular meet­ be held for a  ferm of  two years:  ,  participate  therein.  ing  after their  election.  At  this meeting,  it  shall  be  read  Secretary­Treasurer  (c)  Each  delegate  shall,  by  his  vote  and  otherwise,  and  incorporated  in  the minutes,  and  then  posted  on  the  support  those  policies agreed  upim  by. the'majority  of  the  .  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurer  ^  Bulletin  Board  in  each  port.  i  Port  Agent  delegates  to  the  convention.  .  ­  (c)  'When  an  applicant  has  been  disqualified  by  the  Patrolman  Sec^tion  7.  Committees  :  Committee,  he  shall  be  notified  immediately  by  telegram  Section  2.  The  term  of  any  elective  jobs  other  than  at  his  listed  addresses.  He  shall  also  be  sent  a  letter  (a)  Auditing  Committee'  The  Auditing  Committee  in  each  Port  shall  audit  thei­ those  indicated  in  Section  1  of  this  Article shall  continue  containing  the  reasons  for  such  disqualifications  by  air  for so long as is necessary  to complete  the functions there­ mail,  special  delivery,  registered.  A  disqualified  appli­ regular  weekly financial report  of  the  Port  Agent  and,  in  of,  unless  sooner  terminated  by  a  majority  vote  of  thf  cant  shall  have  the  right  to  take  an  appeal  to  the  mem­ writing,  certify  or  refuse  to  certify  Said  report.  The  membership  or  segment  of  the  Ttnion,  whichever  applies,  bership  from  the  decision  of. the  Committee.  He  shall  Auditing  Committee  for  the  Port  where  Headquarters  is  whose  vote  was  located shall  also audit  the Secretary­Treasurer's financial  ones  serving.  ,  originally  necessary ft  elect  the  one  or  forward  copies  of  such  appeal  to  each  Port,  where  the  appeal  shall  be  presented  and  voted  upon  at  a  regular  report,  to  which  the  same  rules  as  to  certification  and  Section  3.  The  compensation  to  be  paid  the  holder  of,  meeting no  later  than  the  second  meeting  after  the  Com­ refusal  to  certify  shall  apply.  The  said  report  in  its  en­ any  office  or other elective  job  shaP  be determined  from  mittee's  election.  It  is­the  responsibility  of  the  applicant  tirety  shall  then  be  presented  to  the  membership  with  .  time to  time by a majority vote  of the membership.  to  insure  timely  delivery  of  his  appeal.  In  any  event.  action  thereon  to  be  taken  as  per  a  majority  vote  of  the  Section  4.  Subject ft  approval  by a  majority vote of'the  Without  prejudice  to his  written appeal,  the applicant  may  membership.  membership,  all other  classifications  of  employOes  of  the  appear  in  person  before  the  Committee  within  two  days  (b)  ­­Trial  Committee  '  be hired ot discharged; as Well as compensated,  after  the  day  on  which  the  telegram  is  sent,  to  correct  The  Trial  Committee  shall  cofduct  trials  of  persons  Union shall  as recommended  by  the Secretary­Treasurer.  his application  or argue  for­ his qualification.  charged,  and  shall  submit  fihdihgs  and  recommendations  Section  5.  Subject  to  approval  by  a  majority  yote  of  The  Committee's report  shall  be  prepared  early  enough  as  prescribed  in  this Constitution.  It  shall  be  the  special  obligation ^f  the  Trial  Committee  to  observe  all  the  re­ the  membership,  the  Secretary­Treasurer  may  contract  to  allow  the  applicant  to  appear  before  it  and  still  reach  quirements  of  this  Constitution  with  regard  to  charges  for, or retain,  the services  of any  person, firm,  or corpora­ the  Ports  in  time  for  the first  regular  meeting  after  its  and.'trials,  and  their  findings  and  recommendations  must  tion, not. employees of  the Union,  when he  deems it  neces­ election.  (d)  A  majority  vote  of  the  membership  shall,  in  the  specifically  state  whether  or  not,  in  the  opinion  of  the  sary  in the  best interests  of  the  Union.  Section  6.  The  foregoing  provisions  of  this  Article  do  case  of  such  appeals,  be  sufficient  to  overrule  any  dis­ Trial  Committee,  the  rights  of  any  accused,  under  this  not  apply  to  any  corporation,  business,­ or ^other  venture  qualification  classification  by  the  Credentials  Committee,  Constitution,  were  properly  safeguarded.  in  which  this  Union  participates,  or  which  it  organizes  or  in  which  event,  the  one  so previously  classified  shall  then  (c)  Quarterly Financial  Committee  creates.  In  such rttuations,  instructions  conveyed  by  a  be  deemed  qualifiedi  1.  The  Quarterly  Financial  Committee  shall  make  a  quarterly  (thirteen  week)  audit  of' the finances  of  Head­ majority  vote  of  the  membership  shall  be  followed.  (e)  The  Credentials  Committee,  In  passing  upon  the  ARTICLE  XII  quarters  and  each  Port,  shall  note:  discrepancies  wheye  qualifications  of  candidates,  shall  have  tfae  right  to  con­ QUALIFICATIONS  FOR  OFFICERS,  PORT  AGENTS^  clusively  presume  they  exist,  shall  report  On  their­findings,  and  make  rec­ that anyone  nominated ­and qualified  in  PATROLMEN,  AND  OTHER  ELECTIVE  JOBS  ommendations.  Members  of  this  Committee  may  make  previous  elections for  any ^office,  or the  job  Section  1.  Any  member of  the  Union  is eligible  to be  a  of  Port  Agent or  Port  candidacy for  dissenting' reports,  separate  recommendations/  and  sepa­ Patrolman, has met all the require­ candidate for, and  hold any office or  the job  of Port Agent  ments  of  Section  1­A  of  Article  xn.  rate  findings.  ....  2.  The  report  and  recommendations  of  tbis  Committee  or  Patrolman,  provided:  Section  3.  Balloting  Procedure.  (a)  He has  at least three  (3)  years of,sea  time aboard  an  shall  be  completed  within  a  reasonable  time  ^fter  the  (a)  The  Secretary­Treasurer • shall  insure  the  proper  election  of  the  members  thereof,  and. shall  be  submitted  American..flag merchant  vessel or  vessels; if  he  is seeking  to  the  Secretary­Treasurer  who. shall  cause  the  same  to  the  job, of  Patrolman  or  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurer  in  ^  and,  timely  preparation  of  ballots,  wlftout  partiality  as  be  read  in  all Ports,  at  the, first or  secqnd  regular  njeet­ a  specified,department,  this  sea  time  must  be  in  that  de­ to  candidates  or  Ports.  The  bsllots  may  contain  general  .  information  and  instructive  comments  not  inconrtstent  ,  ing  subseqtient  to  the  submission  of  the  said  report  and.  ;  partment,  and  ;  ft)  lie has  at  leart  four  (4)  months  of  sea  time  aboard  .with  the  provisions  of  this  Constituthm.  All  qdafified  recommendations.  3.  All  Port  Agents  are  responsible, for  cqmplying  with  an  American  flag  merchant  vessel  or  vessels,  or  four  (4)  :  candidates  shall  be  listed  thereon  alphabetically  within  all  demanjds  made  for  records,  bills,  vouchers,  receipts,  riiDilths of  employment with,  or in any office or  job of, the  each,  category.  The  listing  of  the  Ports  shall  follow  a  'Union,  its  subsidiaries,­  or  affiliates,  or  at  the  Union's  geographical  pattern,  commencing  with  the  most  northly  etc.,  by  the  said  Quarterly  Financial  Committee,  4.  No  report  shall  be  considered  as  complete  without  direction,  or a  combination  of  these, between  January  1st  Port  on  the  Atlantic  coast,  following  the  Atlantic  coast  down , to  the most  southerly Port  on lhat coast,  then  west­ an  accompanying  report  and  audit  sfateihent  by  a  com­ and  the  time  of  nomination,  and  (c)  He  has  been  in  continuous ­good  standing  in  the  erly  along  the  (Gulf  of  Mexico and  so on,­until  the  list  of  s  petent  accountant, and the  Secretary­Treasurer is  charged'  •   with  the  selection  of  such  an  accountant,  who  inust  be  Uh'ibn  for; at  least ,two.(2)  years  immediately  prior  to  his  Ports is  exhausted.  There shall  be allotted  write­in space,  on etich'ballot,  sufficient to  permit each  member voting  to  nomination,  and,  ,  *  certified  under state  law.  MTite  in as many namea as there are  offices and  jobs to be  5.  Any  action on  the said  report  shall  be as determined  (d)  He  is  a  citizen  of  the  United  States of  America.  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  Section  2.  All, candidates  for,  and  holders  of,  other  yotfed upon.  Each ballot shall  be so prepared  as to have the  (d)  Appeals Conimittee  "  elective  jobs  not  specified  in  the  preceding  sections  shall  number  thereon  placed  at  the  top  thereof  and  shall  be  so perforated  as to  enable that  portion containing  the said  1.  The  Appeals  Committee  shall hear  all  appeals  from  be  meihbers  of  the  Union.  trial  judgments,  in  accordance  with  such  procedures  as  Section  3.  AU  candidates  for  and  holders  of  elective  number to  be  easily  removed.  On  this removable  portion  are  set  forth  in  this  Constitution  and  such  rules  hs  offices  and  jobs,, whether  elected  or  appointed' in' accord­ shall also be placed a short  statement indicating the nature  may  be  adopted  by  a  majority  Vote  of  the  membership,  ance  with  this Constitution, shall  maintain membership in  of  the  ballot  and  the  voting  dates  thereof.  (b)  The  ballots so  prepared at  the  direction  of  the  Sec­ not  inconsistent  therewith^  '  good standing.  Failure ft do so shall result in ineligibility to  2. The  Appeals  Committee  shall,  within  not  later  than  held  such  office  or  job  and  shall  constitute  an  incapacity  retary­Treasurer  shall  be  the  only  official  ballots.  No  one  week  after  the  close  of  the  said  hearing,  make  aUd  '  with  regard,to  such  office  or  job.  .  '  others­may  be  Used.  Each  ballot  shall  be  numbered  as  submit  findings  add  recommendations  in  accordance  with  indicated  in  the  preceding  paragraph  and  shall  be  num­ ARTICLE Xin  the  provisions, of  this Constitution  and  such  rules  as  may  bered  consecutively,  commencing  with  number  1.  A  suf­ ELECTIONS  FOR  OFFICERS,  PORT  AGENTS  be  adopted  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership,' not  ficient amount  shall  be  priiited  and  distributed  to  each  •  AND  PATROLMEN  inconsistent  therewith.  ,  Port;  A  record of  the  ballots, both  by serial numbers  and  Section  1.  Nominations  •   (e)  Negotiating  and  Strike  Committee  amount,  sent  thereto  shall  be  maintained  by  the  Secre­ Any  meihber  nlay  submit  his  name  for  nomination  for  tary­Treasurer,  who  shall  also  send  each  Port  Agent  a  1.  The  Negotiating  and  Strike  Committee  shall  repre­ ­  sent  the  Union  ­in  all  negotiations  for  contracts  and  any office,  or the  job of  Port Agent or  Port Patrolman,  by  verification  list  indicating  the  amount  and  serial  numbers  changes  in  contracts,  with  persons,  firms,  corporations,  delivering or  sending a  letter addressed  to the  Credentials  Of  the  ballots sent.  Each  Port Agent  shaU  maintain  sepa­ or agencieijj.etc.,  wherein  wages,  hours,  benefits,  or other  Committee,  in  care  of  the  Secretary­Treasurer,  at  the  ad­ rate  records  of  the  ballots sent  him  and  shall  inspect  and  terms  and  conditions  of  employment  of  tne  members  of  dress of  Headquarters.  The Secretary­Treasurer is charged  count the ballots,  when received,  to insure that the amount  with  the  safekeeping  of  these  letters  and  shall  turn  them  sent,  as  well  as  the  numbers  thereon,  conform, to  the  this  Union  are  involved.  2.  Upon  completion  of  negotiations',  the  Committee  over  to  the  Credentials  Committee  upon  the  letter's  re­ amount  and  numbers  listed  by  the  Secretary­Treasurer  shall  submit  a  report  and  recommendations  to  the  mem­ quest.  This  letter shall  be dated and shall contain  the  fol­ as  having  been  sent  to  that  Port.  The  Port  Agent  shail  ber^ip' of  the  Union  at  a  regular  or  special  meeting.  lowing:  immediately  execute  and  return,  to  the  Secretary­Treas­ (a,)  The name  of  the  candidate  The  Committee  may  also  make  interim  reports  and  rec­ urer,  a  receipt  acknowledging'  the  correctness '  of  the  (b)  His  home  address and  mailing address  ommendations  and  submit  them  to  the  membership  at  a  amount  add  numbers  of  the  ballots  sent,  or  shall  notify  (c)  His  book  number  .  regular  or  a  special  meeting.  the  Secretary­Tfeasurer  of  any  discrepancy.  Discrep­ (d)  The  title of  the office or  other  job for which  he Is  a  ancies  shall  be  corrected  as  soon  as  possible  prior  to  the  3.  A  Port  may  establish  a  similar  Committee  for  itself  provided permission  by a  majority vote of  the membership  candidate,  including the  name of  the Pdrt'in  the event'the  voting  period.  In  any  event,  receipts  shall  be  forwarded  has  been  obtained.  In  such  event,  the  Port  Negotiating  position  sought  is  that  of  Agent  or  Patrolman  'for­  ballots  actually  received.  The  Secretary­Treasurer  and  Strike  Committee  shall  forward  its  report  and  rec­ ,  (e)  Proof  of  citizenship  shall  prepare a file  in  which shall be  kept memoranda  and  (f)  Proof  of  seatime and/or  employment as  required  for  correspondence  dealing  with  the  election.  This file  shall  ommendations,  together  with  comments  by  the  Port  ­  ,  Agent,  to  the  Secretary­Treasurer,  who  shall  then  cause  candidates.  at  all  times  be  available  to  any  member  asking  for  in­ The  letter must  reach  Headquarters no earlier  than  Au­ spection of  the  same at  Headquarters.  the  said  report  and  recommendations  to  be  submitted  to  the  membership  of  the  Union  at  the  earliest  subsequent  gust 12th  and no  later than  September 12fh oifihe  election  (c)  Balloting  shall  take  place  in  person, at  Port  Offices,  regular  or  special  meeting,  whichever  he  chooses,  to­ year.  and  shall  be  secret.  No  signature  of  any  voter,  or  other  Section  2.  Credentials  Committee  gether  with  any  report  and  recommendations  which  the  distinguishing  mark,  shall  appear  on  the  ballot,  except  (a)  A Credentials  Committee shall  be elected at the  first  that  any  member miay  write  in  the hame  or  names of  any  Secretary­Treasurer  deems  desirable  to  mafiTe.  The  Port  Negotiating and  Strike  Committee  shall  submit  the report  regular meeting  after September  11th of  the election  year;  member or members, as  appropriate, for any  office, or the  and racommendations  upon completion  of  the negotiations,  at  the  Port  where Headquarters is located.  It shall  consist ,  job  of  Port  Agent  or Patrolmah.  .  i  and  may submit  interim  teports knd  recommendations,  in  of  six  members  in  attendance  at  the  meeting,  with  tWo  '  (d)  No member may  vote, without  displaying  his  Union  the  sathe  manner  above  set  forth.  members from each  of  the Deck, Engine and  Stewards'De­ Book,  in  which  there  shall'be­placed  an­appropriate  nota­ 4.  In  no event  shall  a Negotiations  and  Strike  Commit­ partments.  In  the  event  any  Committee  member  is' un­ '  '  tion  of  the  date  and  of  the  fact  of  Voting,  both  prior  to  tee  obligate  this  Union  or  any  Port  thereof,  in  any  man­ able  to  serve,  the  Committee shall  suspend  ubtil  the  Sec­ being  handed  a  ballot.  A  ballot  shall  then  be  handed  to  ner,  without  the  approval  of  the  membership  of  the  retary­Treasurer  calls  a  special  meeting  at  the  Port  in  the  member  who'Shall  thereupon  sign  his  name  on  a  Union  as  evidenced  by  a  majority  vote  of  the'piember­^ <  order  to  elect  a  replacement.  The  Committee's  results'  separate roster,  together  with his  book  number, and  ballot  • ghip.­ shall be by majority vote"/'with any tie vote being resolved by  number.  The  portion  of  the  ballot  on  which  the  ballot  5.  A­  Negotiating  and' Strike  Committee  may  decide  a  majority  vote  of  the Membership  at  a  special'meeting  number  is printed  shall  then  be­removed,  placed toear the  the  time of  entry  into  a  strike,  provided' prior  authority^  called for  that  purpose  d Headtfuarftri^ Pdrt ^  ^  ^ '  ­  M  ^roster and the hieiiffter shSU  ihrdeebd  tbifte^ottng site^  •  m cvidenced"by '*• m   ajority  t^t^'^of  the ­ membership,  is : ;•   ft)  After itA  A (ei; 'Elach­^brt  ?  �T  P  .  T'fc  ntriday, October. 17, IMS  SEAFARERS  LOG  V  .  Ushment of  a  booth or other  voting slto  whero each mem­ (a)  A  Port  Tallyln|K  Committee  shall  be  elected  at  the  .  '  ber may  vote  In  privacy,  ^  first  regular  meeting  after  the  close  of  voting  at  eaish  '  (f)  Upon completion of voting the member shall fol4 the  Port.  It  shall  consist  of  six  (6)  members,  two  from  each  ballot  so that no  part of  the  printed  or written  portion ia  of  the  three  departments  of  the  Union.  In  the  presence  visible.  He shall then drop the ballot  into a narrow­slotted  of  any  member  desiring  to  attend,  provided  he  observes  ballot  box,  which  shall  be. provided  for  that  purpose  by  decorum,  it  shall  open  the  ballot  box  or  boxes,  count  the  Port  Agent,  and  kept  locked  and  sealed  except  as  the  number  of  ballots  therein  contained,  and,  count  the  hereinafter  set forth.  number of  votes for  each  candidate.  The  Committee shall  (g)  Voting  shall  commence on November 15th  and  shall  place  all  ballots  therein  in  a  sealed  envelope,  together  continue  until  January  15th  inclusive,  Sundays  and  holi­ with  a  certification  signed  by  all  members  of  the  Com­ days excluded.  If  November 15th  or January  15th falls on  mittee  that  the  said  box  or  boxes  were  opened  publicly,  a holiday  or  a  Sunday,  balloting  shall  commence  or  end,  that  all  the  ballots  therein  were  counted  and  tallied,  and  as  the  case may  be,  on  the  next  succeeding  business  day.  that  all of  those  ballots are  enclosed  in  the envelope, and  Section  4.  Polls  Committees  shall  forward  this  to  Headquarters.  The  Committee  shall  (a)  Each  PoH  shall, elec^,  prior  to  the  beginning  of  the  also  forward  to  Headquarters,  in  the  same  package  but  voting  on  each  voting  day,  a  Polls  Committee,  consisting  bound  separately,  all  the  rosters,  together  with  a  certif­ of  three  members.  For  the  purpose  of  holding  a  meeting  ication  signed  by  all  members  of  the  Committee  that  all  for  election  of  a  Polls  Committee  only, five  (5)  members  the rosters utilized are enclosed^be^in.  In the same pack­ shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  each  Port.  It  shall  be  the  age,  but  bound  separately,  the  Committee  shall  forward  responsibility  of  the  Port  Agent  to  call  the  meeting  for  to  Headquarters  all  unused  ballots,  together  with  a  cer­ the  purpose  of  electing  the  said  Polls  Committee.  In  no  tification, signed by all members  of  the Committee  that all  case  shall  voting  take  place  unless  a  duly  elected  Polls  the. unused ballots sent to  the Port are enclosed  therewith.  Committee  is.functioning.  The  certification  shall  identify,  by  serial  number  and  (b)  The  duly  elected  Polls  Committee  shall  collect  all  amount,  the  unusied  ballots  so  forwarded.  In  the  same  '  .unused  ballots,  the  voting  rosters,  the  nqmbered  stubs  package,  but  bound  separately,  the  Committee  shall  for­ of  those  ballots already  used,  the  ballot box  or  boxes, and  ward to Headquarters all stubs  collected during the  period  the  ballot  records  and files  kept  by  the  Port  Agent.  It  of  voting, together with  a jasrtification, signed  by all mem­ shall  then  proceed  to  compare  the  serial  ntunbers  and  bers  of  the  Committee,  that  all  the  stubs collected  by  the  amounts  of  stubs ,with  the  number  of  names  and  corre­ Committee  are  enclosed.  It  shall  tie  understood  that  the  sponding  serial  numbers on  the  roster,  and then compare  • above certifications  are made  according to  the best  knowl­ the serial number and the amounts of  ballots used with the  edge,  Information,  and  belief  of  the  Committee  members.  verification  list,  as  corrected,  and  ascertain  whether  the  Wherever  forwarding  is  not  done  in  person,  forwarding  unused  ballots,  both  by  serial  numbers  and  amount,  shall  be  accomplished,  expeditiously,  by  registered  air  •   represent  the ­ difference  between  what  appears  on  the  .  mail,  special  delivery.  All  forwarding  shall  be  to  the  verification  list,  as  corrected,  and  the  ballots  used.  A  Heafdquarters Tallying  Committee, at the  address of  Head­ ,  report  shall  then  be  drasvn,  indicating  the  results  of  the  quarters. tgn  the  event  a  Port  Tallying  Committee  cannot  .  foregoing  comparisons  and  noting­ any  discrepancies.  A  be elected  or cannot  act, the  Port Agent  shall  transfer all  copy  of  this  report ahall  be  given  the  Port  Agent,  to  be  of  the  aforesaid  material  to  fhe  Headquarters  Tallying  presented  to  the  next  subsequent  regular  meeting.  A  Committee  which  will  then  carry  out  the  aforesaid  func­ copy  shall  also  be  simultaneously  sent  to  the  Secretary­ tions.  (b)  The  Port  Tallying  Committee  which  is  elected  at  Treasurer,  who  shall  cause  an  investigatiod' to  be  made  forthwith,  in  the  eyent  of  discrepancies.  The  resdlts  of  the  Port  where  Headquarters  is  located  shall  also  act  as  BUch  investigation  shall  be  reported  to  the  membership  .  the  Headquarters  Tallying  Committee.  The  Headquarters  as soon as completed,  with reconunendations by  the Secre­ Committee  is charged  with  the tally  of  all  the ballots  and  tary­Treasurer.  A  majority  vote  of  the  membership  shaU  the  preparation  of  a  report  setting  forth  in  complete  de­ determine what action, if  any, shall  be taken thereon,  with  tail,  the  results  of  the  election,  including  a  complete  ac­ the same  effect as  indicated  in  Article  I.  counting, of  all ballots and  stubs, and  reconciliation of  the  (c)  The Polls Committee  shall also insure mat the ballot  same  with  the  rosters,  verification  lists,  and  receipts  of  .  .  box  is  locked  and  sealed,  which  lock  and  seal  shall  not  the Port  Agents, all  with detailed  reference to serial num­ be  opened  except  in  the  manner'hereinafter  set  forth.  bers  and  amounts,  and  with  each  total  broken  down  into  ;  The same  procedure as  is set forth in  the  preceding para­ Port  totals.  'The  report  shall  clearly  detail  all  discrep­ graph  with  regard  to  discrepancies  shall  be  utilized  in  ancies  discovered,  and shall  contain  recommendations  for  the  eyent  the  Polls  Committee  has  reason  to  believe  the  the  treatment  of  these  discrepancies.  All  members  of  the  Committee  shall  sign  the  report,  without  prejudice,  lock  and  seal  have  been  illegally  tampered  with,  however,  to  the  right  of  any  member  thereof  to  submit  <d)  The Polls Committee  shall permit .qualified members  only to  vote.  Prior thereto, it shall ascertain  whether they  a  dissenting  report  as  to  the  accuracy  of  the  count  and  are  in  good  standing,  stamp  their  book  with  the  word  the  validity  of  thq. ballots,  with  pertinent  details.  (c)  The  Tallying  Committee  is  also  charged  with  the  "voted," and  the date,  issue  ballots  to  voters,  insure  that  receipt  and evaluation  of  written  protests by  any member  proper  registration  on  the  roster,  takes  place,  collect  the  who  claims  an' illegal  denial  of  i^ie  right  to  vote.  If  it  stubs, and keep them in  numerical order.  It shall preserve  finds  the  protest  invalid,  it shall dismiss  the  protest  and  '  ;  good  order  and  decorum  at* the  voting  site  and  vicinity  so  inform  the  protesting  member,  by  wire,  on  the  day  of  thereof.  All members and others affiiiiated  with the  Union  are charged with the duty of  assisting the Polls Committee,  dismissal.  If  it  finds  the  protest  valid,  the  Committee  when  called  upon,  in  the •   preservation  of  order  and  shall order  a  special  vote,  on  such  terms  as  are  practical,  effective,  and  just,  but  which  terms,  in  any  event,  shall  decorum.  "  ;  include  the  provisions  of  Section  3­C  of  this  Article  and  (e)  In  order  to  maintain  the  secrecy  and  accuracy  of  the  ballot  and  to  eliminate  the  possibility  of  errors .or  the  desi^ation  as  to  the  voting  site  of  the  Port  most  '  irregularities  in  any  one  day's,  balloting  affecting  all  the  convenient  to  the  protesting  member.  Where  a  special  balloting  in any  one  Port,  the  following  procedure  shaU  vote  is  ordered  in  accordance, with  this  Paragraph  C,  these  terms  shall  apply,  notwithstanding  any  provisions  be  observed:  At  the  end  of  each  day's  voting  the  Polls  Committee,  ,  to  the  contrary  contained  in  this  Article.  Protests  may  in the presence  of  any member desiring to attend, provided  be  made  only  in  writing  and  must  be  received  by  the  he  observes  proper  decorum,  shall  open  the, ballot  box  Headquarters  Tallying  Committee  during" the period  of  its  or  boxes,  and  place  all  of  that  day's  ballots,  therein  in  an  proceedings.  The  reports  of  this  Committee  shall  include  envelope  together  with  a  copy  of  the  roster  of  that  day's  a  brief  summary  of  each  protest  received,  the  name  and  voting.  The  envelope  shall  then  be  sealed.  Each  member  book  number  of  the  protesting  member,  and  a  summary  of  the  Polls Committee  shall sign  his name across the  flap  of  the disposition of. the said protest.  (d)  The  Headquarters  Tallying  Committee  snail  com­ of  the  said  envelope  vdth  his  book  number  next  to  his  signature.  The  Committee  shall  ^so  place  the  date  on  mence  proceedings  on  the  first  business  day  subsequent  said  envelope,  as  well  as  a  certificate  that  the  said  box  to  its  election  and  shall  complete  its  proceedings  within  'or  boxes  were  opened  publicly,  that  all  ballots  for  that  two  weeks  thereafter.  Each  member  of  the  Committee  day  only  were  removed,  and  that  all  of  those  ballots  are  shall  be  paid  at  the  prevailing  standby  rate  of  pay.  The  enclosed in  the envelope dated for that  day.  This envelope  proceedings of  this Committee,  except for  the actual  prep­ shall  then  be  replaced  in  the  ballot  box.  The  ballot  box  aration  of  the  report  and  dissents therefrom,  if  any,  shall  shall  then  again  be  locked  and  sealed  and  the  key  shalF  be open  to any  member,  provided he  observes decorum.  (e)  The  report  of  the  Committee  shall  be  made  up  in  be  placed  in  an  envelope.  This  envelope  shall  then  be  sealed, and  the members  of  the Committee  shall sign  their  sufficient  copies  to  comply  with  the  following  require­ names across the flap of  this envelope and place their book  ments:  two  copies shall  be sent  by  the Committee  to each  numbers  thereon,  together  with  the  date.  It  shall  be  the  Port  Agent  and  the  Secretary­Treasurer  prior  to  the first  responsibility  of  the  Port ,Agent  to  see  that  this  envelope  regular meeting  scheduled to  take place  subsequent to  the  with the  key  is properly  safeguarded  until  turned  over to  close of  the Committee's proceedings  or, in  the event  such  the  Polls  Committee  the  following  morning.  In  addition,  meeting  Is  scheduled  to  take  place  four  days or  less from  the  Polls  Committee  shall  deliver  to  the  Port  Agent  the close of. this Committee's proceedings, then  at least five  duplicate  copies  of  the  roster,  the  unused  ballots  and  days  prior  to  the  next  regular  minting.  Whichever  meet­ reports as set  forth in  this section, any files that  may have  ing  applies  shall  be  designated,  by  date,  in  the  report,  been  given,  the  ballot  box  or  boxes,  and  all  the  stubs  and shall  be referred  to as the  "Election Report"  meeting.  spon as these  copies are received, each Port  Agent shaU  collected  both  for  the  day  and  those  turned  over  to  it.  The  Port  Agent  shall  keep  the  rosters,  unused  ballots,  post  one  copy  of  the.  report  on  the  bulletin  board,  in  a  ballot  box  or  boxes,  and  stubs,  under  lock  and  key  until  conspicuous  manner.  This  copy  shall  be  kept  posted  for  duly  called  for as  herein  set  forth.  The  Port  Agent  shaU  a  period  of  two  months.  At  the Election  Report  meeting,  Insure  that  no  person  illegally  tampers  with.,the  ballots,,  the  other  copy of  the  report  shall  be  read  verbatim.  (fl  At the  Election Report meeting,  there shall  be  taken  stubs,  rosters,  or  ballet  boxes  while  they  are  under  his  custody. ;A  third copy  of  the rosters  for  that day, shall  be  up  the  discrepancies,  if  any,  referred  to  in  Section  5­B  mailed  by  the  .Polls  Committee,  or  the  Port  Agent,  to  of  tbis  Article,  and  the  recommendations  of  the  Tallying  Committee  submitted  therewith.  A  majority  vote  of  the  Headquarters.  (f)  Members^of  the  Polls Committee  shall  serve  without  membership shall  decide what  action shall  be taken  there­ compensation, except that the Port Agent  shall compensate  on,  if  any,  which  action,  however,­shall  not  be  beyond  Mfach  Polls  Committee  member  with a  reasonable  sum  for  ordering a  special  vote  to the  extent reasonably  indicated  t'.?.meals while­serving;',  •.  v­'­­ by  the reported discrepancies,  The same  procedure  shall  'f>;;<':wiri8e«tto)ft  8. ;­BaUotr"'­CoUeclleii.v;'^ .apply .tp all niembiers  appealing  from denials  of  their pro­.'  Speehil:  Tag*  S—nve  peals Inaay  be  taken,  by  the  said  member,  by  addressing *  a  letter or telegram  to each  Port,  c/o the  Port  Agent,  in  which  shall  be  set  forth  the  facts  regarding  the  appeal  from the  dismissal of  his protest, the member's  name, and  his  book  number,  with  a  copy  to  Headquarte/s.  It  shall  be the  duty of  the Port  Agent to.submit  this appeal  to the  Election Report meeting at  his Port.  . The protesting mem­ ber is charged with making this appeal  prior to the  holding  of  this meeting.  Special  votes ordered  in  accordance  with  this  paragraph  shall  take  place  at  the  Port  where  the  claimed  discrepancy  or  denial  of  the  right  to  vote  oc­ curred.  In  such  case,  the Port  Agent shall have  the  func­ tions  of  the  Tallying  Committee  as  set  forth  in  Section  5­C  of  this  Article,  insofar  as  the  said  Section  5­C  deals  with the terms of  such special  vote.  Port  Agents  shall  officially  notify  Headquarters,  imme­ diately, after  the  Election Report  meeting, of  the decision  of  the  membership  at  the  Ports  with  regard  to all  of  the  foregoing.  Headquarters  is  charged  with  adequately  and  timely  informing  affected  members  of  the  decisions  reached.  A  majority  of  the  membership,  at  the  Election  Report  meeting,  may  order a  recheck  and  a  recount  where  a  dis­ senting  report  has  been  issued  by  one  or  more  members  of  the  Headquarters  Tallying  Committee.  (g)  A  special  vote  must  be  taken  within  ten  (10)  days  after  the  Election  Report  meeting.  The  Secretary­Treas­ urer shall  make a  sufficient amount  of  the usual  balloting  material  available  to Port  Agents for the  purpose  of  sucB  special  votes.  Immediately after  the close of  such  special  voting,  the  Port  Agent  shall  summarize  the  results  and  communicate those results  to the Secretary­Treasurer.  The  ballots,  stubs,  rosters,  and  unused  ballots  pertaining  to  \he  special  vote  shall  be  mailed  to  Headquarters,  all  in  the  same  package,  but  bound  separately.  An  account­ ing  and  certification  by  the  Port  Agent  similar  to  those  indicated  in  Section  5­A  of  this  Article  shall  be  enclosed.  The  Secretary­Treasurer  shall  then  prepare  a  report  con­ taining a  combine^d  summary  of  the  results,  together with  a  schedule  indicating  in  detaU  how  they  affect  the  Head­ quarters  Tallying  Committee's  results.  The  form  of  the  report  of  the  Headquarters  Tallying  Committee  shall  be  followed as  closely  as possible.  Two  copies shall  be  sent  to each  Port, one copy of'which shall be  posted.  The other  copy  shall  be  presented' at the  next  regular  meeting after  the  Election  Report  meeting.  Section  6.  Installation  into  Office  and  the  Job  of  Port  Agent  or  Patrolman.  (al  The  person  elected  shall  be  that  person  having  the  largest  number  of  votes  cast  for  the  particular  office  or  job involved.  Where more than  one person is to be elected  for a  particular  office  or  job,  the  proper  number  of  can­ didates receiving  the successively  highest number of  votes  shall  be declared  elected.  It shall  be the duty  of  the Sec­,  retary­Treasurer  to  notify  each  Individual  elected,  (b)  All  reports by  Committees  and  the  Secretary­Treas­.  'urer  under  this  Article,  except  those  of  the  Polls  Contf  mittees, shall bb entered  in the  minutes of  the Fort  wherf  Headquarters  is  located.  Polls  Committee  reports  shall  .  be  entered, in  the minutes of  the  Port  where  it functions.  (c)  The duly  elected Secretary­Treasurer,  Assistant Sec­ retary­Treasurers,  Port  Agents,  and  Port  Patrolmen  shall  take  over  their  respective  offices  and  jobs,  and  assume.  the duties  thereof, at  midnight, March  31st.  At that time,  the terms  of  their  predecessors  shall  expire.  This  shall  not  apply/^here  the  successful  candidate  cannot  "assume  his office  because  be  is at  sea.  In  such  event, a  majority  vote of  the  membership may  grant additional  time for  the  assumption of  the office or  job.  In the  event of  the failure  of  the  newly­elected  Secretary­Treasurer  to  assume  of­ fice, the  provisions  of  Article  X,  Section  2­A,  as  to  suc­ cession  shall  apply  until  such  office  is  assumed.  If  he  does not  assume  office  within  90  days,  the  line  of  succes­ sion  shaU apply  until the expiration  of  the term.  All other  cases  o^  failure  to  assume  office  shall  be  dealt  with  as  decided  by a  majority  vote of  the membership.  (d)  Before  assuming  office,  every  Officer,  Port  Agent,  and  Patrolman  shall  take  the  following  oath:  "I  do  solemnly  swear  that  I  wiU  faithfully  execute  the  duties  of  ^  ot  the  Seafarers  International  Union  of  North  America,  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District,  and  I  will,  to  the  best  of  my  ability,  protect  and  preserve  the  Constitution  of  this  Union  and the welfare  of  the membership."  ARTICLE XIV  OTHER  ELECTIONS  Section  I.  Auditing Committee.  Each  port  shall  elect an  Auditing  Committee  on  Friday  of  each week,  at 3:00  P.M., for the  purpose of  auditing the  financial  report  for  that­ week.  These  reports  shall' be  submitted  to  the  next  regular  meeting  of  that  port,  for  membership  action.  The  Committee  shall  consist  of  three  members.  Noi  Officer, Port  Agent, Patrolman,  or employee  shall  be  eligibly  to serve  on  this  Committee.  The  election  shall  be  by  majority  vote  of  the  members  in  attendance  at  the  meeting,  provided  that  any  member  eligible  to  serve  may  nominate  himself.  The same  provisions shall  apply  with  regard to the  Port  where  Headquarters  is  located  except  that  the  Auditing  Committee  there  shall  audit  the  financial  reports  of  the  ,  Headquarters  Port  Agent  and  the  Secretary­Treasurer.  Section  2.  Quarterly  Financial  Committee.  The  Quarterly  Financial  Committee  shall  be  elected  at  the Port  where Headquarters is located, at the  first or sec­ ond  regular  meeting  held  after  the  close  of  the  calendar  quarter  for which  the  Committee  is to  make  the required  :  audit,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary­Treasurer  t^  decide  at  which  of  these  meetings  the  election  shall  tako  ,  place,.  The  Committee  shall  consist  of  six  members,  with  two members  from each  of  the Deck, Engine and Stewards  Qej?Ki:|^e^ts, ,'No  pfficer,  Poit  Patrolman  or  em: /.  ­4®  • i­f  �'• 1'"^^^^;. • ­• • '• '• J­"."'.  ,  • .  »  Y­j,,  ^Ipaee  S—Six  '  '  "r  •  •   <*t­, rt  .­w  SEAFXRERS  LOG  Friin:. October  17, 19SS    (e) that for any  other reason,  the ao­ ployee  sluU be ^Igible to  serve  on  this Committee.  The  Seetioh  4.  No  trial  shall  be  conducted  unless  all  tUT  given • fair trial, or  members shell  be elected by  a majority  vote of  the  mem­ accutofs  are  present.  The  Trial  Committee  shall  conduct  cused  was  not  given  a fair  trial.  bers  present  at  the  meeting  provided  that  any, member  the  trial  except  that  the  accused  shall  have  the right  to  ­  (d)  If  there  ir  no  substantial  evidence  to  support  a  eligible  to  serve  may  nominate  himself.  cross­examine  the  accuser,  or accusers,  and  the  witnesses,  finding  of  guilt,  the  Appeals Committee  shall  recommmid  Section  3.  Trial  C^onunittee.  as  well  as  to  «mduct  his  own  defense.  The  accused  may  that  the  charge  on  which  the finding  was  based  be  dis­ A Trial  Committee shall be elected at  a  Special  Meeting  ' select  any  member  to  assist  him  in  his  defense  at  the  missed.  ­ ­(e)  The  Appeals  Committee  may  reconunend  lesser  held  at  10:00  A.M.­the  next  business  day  following  the  trial,  provided,  (a),  the  said  member  is  available  at  the  regular  meeting  of  the  Port  where  the  Trial  is  to  take  time of  the trial  and  (b)  the said  member agrees  to render  punishment.  place.  It  shall  consist  of  five  members,  of  tvhich  threi  such  assistance.  If  the  accused  challenges  the  qualifica­ Section  14.  The  Appeals  Committee  shall  deliver  its  shall  constitute  a  quorum.  No  Officer,  Port  Agent,  Port  tions  of  the  members  of  the  Trial ­ Committee,  or  states  decision  and  dissent,  if  any,  to  the  Secretary­Treasurer.  Patrolman, or  employee may  be elected  to serve  on a  Trial  that  the  charges  do  not  adequately  inform  him  of  what  The Secretary­Treasurer shall  cause sufficient copies to^be  •  Committee.  No  member  who  intends  to  be  a  witness  in  wrong  he  allegedly  committed,  or  the  time  and  place  of  published  and  shall  have  them  sent  to  each  Port  in  time  the  pending  trial  may  serve,  nor  may  any  member  who  such  commission,  such  matters  shall  be  ruled  upon  and  to reach  there  before  the next regular  scheduled meeting.  cannot,  for any  reason, render  an honest  decision.  It  shall  disposed  of.  prior  to  proceeding  on  the  merits  of  the  de­ He  shall  also send  a  copy  to  each  accused and  accuser  at  be  the  duty  of  every  member  to  decline  nomination  if  he  fense. The guilt of an accused shall  be found only  if j>roven  their~last  known address,  or notify, them  in  person.  knows,  or  has  reason  to believe,  any  of  the  foregoing  dis­ by  the  weight  of  the  evidence,  and  the  burden  of  such  Section  15.  At  the  meeting  indicated  in  Section  14  of  qualifications­apply to  him.  The members  of  this Commit­ proof  shall  be  upon  the  accuser.  Every  finding  shall  be  this  Article,  the  membership,  by  a  majority  vote,  shall  tee shall  be  elected under  such generally  applicable  rules  based ofh  the quality p^jhe evidence  and  not solely  on  the  accept the decision  of  the  Appeals  Committee,  or the dis­ number  of  witnesses  produced.  as are  adopted  by a majority  vot  of  the  membership.  sent  therein, if  anyt.  If  there  is no  dissent, the  decision  of  Section  5.  The  Trial  Committee  shall  make  findings as  the  Appeals  Committee  shall  stand.  Section  4.  Appeals Committee.  The  Appeals Committee shall  consist  of  seven members,  to  guilt  or  innocence,  and  recommendations  as  to  pun­ If  a new  trial  is ordered,  that  trial  shall  be  held  In  the  five  of  whom  shall  constitute,a  quorum,  elected  at  the  ishment.  and/or  other  Union  action  deemed  desirable  in  Port  where  Headquarters  is  located,  in  the  manner  pro­ Port  where  Headquarters  is  located.  The  same  disqual­ the  light  of  the  proceedings.  These  findings  and  recom­ vided  for  in  Section  2  of  this  Article.  Any  decision  so  ifications  and  duties  of  members  shall  apply  with  regard  mendations shall  be those  of  a  majority of  the Committee,  providing  for a  hew  trial  shall  contain  such  directions as  to  this  Committee  as  apply  to  theJTrial  Committee.  In  and  shall  be  in  writing, as  shall  be  any  dissent.  The  Com­ will  insure g  fair hearing  to the accused.  addition,  no member may  serve on  an  Appeals  Committee  mittee  shall  forward  its  findings  and  recommendations,  Section  16.  The  Secretary­Treasurer  shall  notify  the  in  the  hearing  of  an appeal  from  a  Trial  Committee  deci­ along  with  any  dissent,  to  the  Port  Agent  of  the  Port  accused  and  each  accuser,  either  in  person  or  in Vriting  sion,  if  the  said member  was a  member of  the  Trial  Com­ where  the  trial  took .place,  while  a  copy  thereof  shall be  addressed  to  their  last  known  address,  of  the  results  of  forwarded  to  the  accused  and  the accusers,  either in  per­ the appeal.  A further  appeal shall  be allowed  as set  forth  mittee.  son  or  by  mail  addressed  to  their  last  known  addresses.  In  Section  17.  Section  5.  Negotiating  and  Strike  Committee.  The  members  of  a  Negotiating  and  Strike  Committee,  Th^ findings  shall  include  a  statement  that  the  rights  of  Section  17.  Each  member is  chairged  with  knowledge* of  whether  of  a  Port  or otherwise,  shall  be  composed  of  as.  the'nccused  under  this  Constitution,  were  properly  safe­ the provisions of  the Constitution of  the Seafarers Interna­ many  members as  shall  be determined,  by a  majority  vgte  guarded.  The  findings  also  must  contain  the  charges  tional  Union  of  North  America,  and  the  rights  of,  and  of  the  membership,  upon  recommendation  of  the  Secre­ made,  the  date  of  the  trial,  the  name  and  address  of  the  procedure  as  to,  further  appeal  as  provided  for  therein.  tary­Treasurer.  Any  member  may  attend  any  meeting  of  accused, the  accuser, and  each  witness; shall describe  each  Decisions reached thereunder shall be binding on  all mem­ this  Conunittee  provided  he  observes  decorum.  However,  document  »ised  at  the  trial;  shall  contain  a  igir  summary  bers  of  the  Union.  •   ^  a  limit  may  be  set  by  the  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  of  the  proceedings,  and  shall  state  the  findings  as  to  Section  18.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  members  qf  the  guilt, or  innocence.  If  possible, all  the  documents  used  at  Union  to  take  all  steps  within  the  number of  those  who  may  attend/  their constitutimial  power '  the  trial  shall  be  kept. All  findings  and  recommendations  Section  6.  Meeting Chairman.  to  carry  out  the  terms  of  any  effective  decisions.  The  meeting  Chairman  shall  be  a  member  elected  from  shall  be  made  a  part  of  the  regular  files.  Section  19.  Any  accused  may  waive  any  or  all  rights  Section  6.  The  Poft  Agent  of  the  Port  of  Trial  shall,  and privileges granted to him  by  this Article. If  an accused  the floor  by majority  vote of  the members  at  any  meeting.  upon  receipt  of  the  findings and  recommendations  of  the  has" been  properly  notified  of  his  trial  and fails  to attend  Section  7.  Delegates.  As  soon  as the  Secretary­Treasurer  is  advised  as  to  the  Trial  Committee, cause  the findings and  recommendations  without  properly  requesting  a  ­­Histponement,  the  Trial  .  date  and  duly  authorized  number of  delegates to  the  con­ to be  presented, and entered  into the  minutes, at  the  next  Committee  may  hold  Us  trial  without  his  presence.  vention  of  the  Seafarers  International  Union  of  North  regular  meeting.  ARTICLE  XVI  Section  7..  The  Port  Agent  shall  send  the  record  of  America,  he  shall  communicate  such  facts  to  the  Port  OFFENSES  AND  PENALTIES  Agent  of  each  Port,  together  with  recommendations  as  to  the entire proceedings  to  Headquarters,  which, shall cause  Section 1.  Upon  proof  of  the commission  of  the follow­ generally  applicable  rules  for  the  election  of  delegates.  sufficient  copies  thereof  to  be  made  and  sent  to  each  ing  offenses,  the  member  shall  be  expelled  from  mem­ These  facts and  recommendations shall  be announced  and  Port  in  time  for  the  next  regularly  scheduled  meeting.  bership:  read  at  the  first  regular  meeting  thereafter.  Unless  Section  8.  At  the  latter  meeting,  the  proceedings  shall  (a)  Proof  of  membership in any  organization advocating  changed  by a  majority vote bf  the membership during  that,  be  discussed.  The  meeting  shall  then  vote.  A  majority  the  overthrow  of  the  Government  of  the  United  States  meeting,  the  election  rules.shall  apply.  These  rules  shall  vote  of  t.he  membership of  the  Union  shall:.  '  by  fotce;  ^  not  prohibit  any  member  from  nominating  himself.  The  (a)  Accept  the findings and  recommendations,  or  (b)  Acting  as  an  informer  against  the  interest  of  the  results of  the election shall be cdmmunicated  to each  Port  . .(b>  Reject  the findings and  recommendations,  or  the membership in any organizational  campaign;  Agent,  posted on  the bulletin  board, and  announced at  the  (c)  Accept  the findings,  but  modify  the  reconunenda­ Union or  (c)  Acting as an  informer for,  or agent, of  the Company  vk  next  regular meeting  of  the  Port.  Bules  of  election  here­ tions, or  against  the­interests of  the memberriiip  or the  Union;  under may  include  provisions for automj^tic  election  of  ail  (d)  Order a  new  trial  after finding  that  substantial  Jus­ (d)  The  of  any  act  as^ part  of  a conspiracy  qualified  nominees,  in  the  event  the  number  of  such  tice  has not  been done  wittf regard  to  the  charges.  In this  to  destroy commission  the  Union.  nominees  does  not  exceed  the  number  of  delegates  to  be  event, a  new trial shall  take place  at'the Port  where Head?  Section 2.  Upon  proof  of  the  commfssion  of  any of  the  quarters is  located and,  upon application,  the accused,  the  following offenses, the member shall  elected.  be  penalized up to  a  accusers^  and  their  witnesses shall.be  furnished  transpor­  '  penalty  of  expulsion  from  the  Union.  ARTICLE  XV  In  the  .event  the  tation  and  subsistence.  TRIALS  AND  APPEALS  penalty  of  expulsion  is not  invoked  or  recommended;  the  Section  1.  Any  member  may  bring  charges  against  any  Section  9.  After  the­vote  set  forth  in  Section  8,  any  .  shall  not  exceed  suspension  from  the rights,and  other  member  for  the  commission  of  an  offense  as  set  punishment  so  decided  upon  shall  become  effective.  The  penalty  privileges  of  membership  for more  than  two  (2)  years,  or  forth in  this Constitution.  These charges  shall  be  in  writ­ Secretary­Treasurer  shall  cause  notice  of  the  results  a fine  of  850.00,  or  both;  ing  and  signed  by' the accuser,  who  shall  also  include  his  thereof  to be  sent to each  accuse** and accuser.  (a)  Wilfully  misapprppriating  or  misusing  Union  prop­ book  number.  The  accuser  shall  deliver  these  charges  to  Section  10.  An  accused  who  has  been  found  guilty,  or  .erty  of  the  value  in excess  of  850.00;  the  Port  Agent  of  the. Port  nearest  the  place  of  the  of­ who  is under  effective  punishment  may  appeal  in  the fol­ (b)  Unauthorized use of  Union property, records, stamps,  fense,  or  the  Port  of  pay  off,  if  the  offense  took:place  lowing manner:  seals, etc.,  for  the  purpose  of  personal  gain;  aboard  ship.  He  shall  also  request  the  Port  Agent,  to  He  may  send  or  deliver  a  notice  of  appeal  to  the  (c)  Wilful  misuse  of  any  office  or  job,  elective  or  not,  present  these  charges at  the  next  regular  meeting.  The  Secretary­Treasurer  within  30  days  after  receipt  of  the  . within  the  Union  for the  purpose  o^  personal  gain, finan­ accuser  may  withdraw  his  charges  before  the  meeting  notice  of  the  decison  of  the  membership.  cial  or  otherwise,  or  the  wilful  refusal  or  failure  to  takes  place.  Section  11.  M  the  next  regular  meeting  of  the  Port  Section  2.  After. presentation  of  the  charges  and  the  where  Headquarters  is  located,^ after  receipt  of  the  notice  execute  the  duties  or  functions  of  the  said  office  or  job,  request  to  the  Port  Agent,  the  Port  Agent  shall  cause  of appeal, the Secretary­Treasurer shall  present the notice,  or.  gross  neglect  or  abuse  in  epcecuting  such  duties  .or  functions;  '  '  those  charges  to  be  read  at  the  said  meeting.  which  shall  then  become  part  of  the minutes.  An  Appeals  If  the  charges  are  rejected  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  Committee shall  then be  elected.  The Secretary­Treasurer  <  (d)  Unauthorized  voting,  or  unauthorized  handling  of  Port,  no  further; action  may  be  taken  thereon,  unless  is  charged  with  the  duty  of  presenting  the  before­men­ ballots,  stubs,  rosters,  verification  lists,  ballot  boxes,  or  ruled  otherwise  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership  of  tioned  proceedings  and  all  available  documents  used  as  election files,  or  election  material  of  any  sort;  (e)  Preferring charges with knowledge  that such charges  the  Union  within: 90 days  thereafter.  If  the  charges  are  evidence <at  the trial  to the  Appeals  Conunittee, as  well as  accepted,  and  the  accused  is  present,  he  shall  be  auto­ any  written  statement  or  argument  submitted  by  the  ac­ are  false;  (f)  Making or  transmitting,  with  intent  to deceive,  false  matically  on  notice  that  he  will  be  tried  the  following.^,  cused.  The  accused may  argue  his appeal  in  person,  if  he  morning. .  At.  his. request,  the  trial  shall  be  postponed  so desires.  The appeal  shall be heard  at  Union  Headquar­ reports,or  communications,  with  knowledge  of  the  falsity  thereof, or unauthorizedly  altering reports  or communica­ .  until  the  morning  following  the  next  regular  meeting,  at  which  time  the  Trial  Committee  will  tlien  be  elected.  He  ters  on  the  night  the  Committee  is  elected.  It  shall  be  tions  which fall  within  the  scope  of  Union  business;  (g)  Deliberate  failure  or  refusal , to  join  one's  ship,  or  shall  also  be  handed  a  written  copy  of  the  charges  made  the responsibility  of  the accused  to  insure  that his written  ­ statement or argument  arrives at  Headquarters in  time for'  misconduct  or  neglect  of  duty  aboard  ship,  to  the  detri­ against  him.  ment  of  the  Union  or. its  agreements;  If  the  accused  is  not  present, the  Port  Agent  shall  im­ such  presentation.  Section  12.  The Appeals Committee shall  decide the  ap­ (h)  Deliberate  and  unauthorized  interference,  or  delib­ mediately  cause  to be  sent  to him,  by  registered  mail 'ad­ > dressed  to  his  last  known  mailing  address  on  file  with  peal as  soon as  possible, consistent  with fair consideration  erate and  malicious villification,  with  regard to the  execu­ the  Union,  a  copy  of  the  charges,  the  names  and  book,:  of  the evidence  and arguments  before it.  It may  grant ad­ tion of  the  duties  of  any  office  or  job;  (i)  Paying  for,  or  receiving  money  for,  employment  numbers  of  the  accusers,  and  a  notification  that  he  must  journments  and  may  request  the  accused  or  accusers  to  appear  with  his  witnesses,  ready  for  trial  the  morning  present  arguments,  whenever necessary  for such  fair con­ aboard  a  vessel;  ­.  (j)  Wilful  refusal  to  submit  evidence  of  affiliation  for  after  the next  regular meeting, at  which meeting  the Trial  sideration. •   •   Section  18.  The decision of  the Appeals Committee shall  the  purpose  of  avoiding  or  delaying  money  payments  to  Committee  will  be  elected.  *  In  the event  a majority  of  the membership  of  the  Union '  be  by  majority  vote,  and  shall  be  in  the  form  of  findings  the  Union,  or  unauthorizedly  transferrh;s  or  receiving  shall  vote  to  accept  charges  after  their  rejection  by  a  and recommendations.  Dissents will  be allowed.  Decisions  evidence  of  Union  affiliation,  with  intent  to  deceive;  Port,  the  Trial  shall  take  place  in  the  Port  where  Head­ and dissents shall  be in writing  and signed  by those pkrtic­ (k)  Wilful  failure  or  refusal  to  carry  out  the  orders  of  quarters  is  located.  Due  notice  thereof  shall  be  given  to  ipating in  such decision  or dissent.  In making  its findings  those  duly  authorized  to  make  such  orders  during  time  the  accused,  who  shall  be  informed  of  the'name  of  his  and  recommendations,  the  Committee  shall  be  governed  of  strike.,  accusers,  and  who  shall  receive  a  written  statement  of  by  the  following;  Section  3.  Upon  proof  of  the  commlssidn  of  any  of.tlie  (a)  No finding  bf  guilt shall  be reversed if  there Is sub­ following  offenses,  members  shall  be  penalized  up, to  the charges.  At  the  request of  the  accused,  transpoHation  and  subsistence  shall  be  provided  the  accused  and  his  stantial  evidence  to  support  siich  a  finding  and,  in  such  suspension.from  the  rights  and  privileges of  membc;rship  case, the  Appeals Committee  shall not  make  Its own finc^­ for two  (2) ,years,  or a fine  of  850.00,  or  both:  i'  '  w'ithesses.  iSection  3.  The  Trial  Committee  shall  hear all  pertinent  ings as  to  the  weight  of  evidence.  (a)  Wilfully  misappropriating  or  misusing  Union  prop­ (b)  In  no  event  shall  increased  puhishment  be  recom­ erty of  the  value under  850.00;  '  ;­eyidence' and  shall  not  be  bound by  the  rules of  evidence  '  Required  by  courts  of  law  but  may  receive  all  relevant  mended.  (b)  Assuming­any  office or  job, whether elective  or not,  ;  testimony. The Trial  Committee may  grant  adjournments,  (c)  A  new  trial  shall  be  recommended  if  the  Appeals  with  knowledge of. the' lack of  possession  of  the  qualifica­ at  the  request  of  the  accused,  to  enable  him  to  make  a  Committee finds­^(a)  that any  member of  the Trial  Com­ tions  required  therefor;  proper  defense.  In  the  event  the  Trial  Committee  falls  mittee  should  have  been  disqualified,  or  (b)  that  the  ac­ (c)  Misconduct  during­  any  meeting  or  other  bifficial  '  beneath  a  quorum,  It  shall  adjourn  until  a  quorum  does  cused  was  not  adequately  informed of  the  details  bf  the  Union  proceeding,  or  bringing  the* tJnion  into  disrepiiite  exist.  •  ,  i  ri  •  ^clikiyhd  bffeoib;' edflbh Tto  hindiigl bemi^^ l^^tddbVikA­not  proVided  for tfitowhere  <  �Fi^day, October  17, 19S2  SEAPAREkS  LOG  (d)  Refusal  or  negligent  failure  to  carry  out  orders  of  jobs  and  governing  conduct  and  procedure  connected  fbosis duly  authorized  to make  such orders  at'any time.  therewith  may  be  issued  and  take  effect  only  after  ap­ Section  4.  Upon  proof  of  the commission  of  any  of  the  proval  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  ndembership;  Shipping  following  offenses,  members  shall  be  penalized  up  to  a  rules  duly  issued  shall  be  deemed  to  be  Union  policy.  fine  of  $50.00:  Section  2.  A  majority  vote  of  the  membership  may  (a)  Refusal  or  wilful  failure  to  be  present,at  sign­ons  make  special  exceptions  or  rules  for  any  company  or  or  pay­offs;  vessel,  for  organizational  purposes,  whether  covered  by  (b)  Wilful  failure  to  submit  book  to  Union  representa­ a  contract  or not.  tives  at  pay­off;  ARTICLE  XXm  (c)  Disorderly  conduct  at  pay­off  or  sign  on;  QUORUMS  (d)  Refusal  to  cooperate  with  Union  representatives  in  Section  1.  Unless  elsewhere  herein  otherwise  specif­ discharging  their  duties;  ically  provided,  the  quorum  for  a  special  meeting  of  a  (e)  Disorderly  conduct  in  the  Union  Hall;  Port  shall  be  six  members.  (f)  Gambling  in  the  Union  Hall;  Section  2.  The  quorum  for  a  regular  meeting  of  a  Port  (g)  Negligent  failure  to  join  ship.  shall  be  seven  members.  Section  5.  Any  member  who  has  committed  an  offense  Section  3.  The  quorum for  the Agents'  Conference shall  penalized  by  no  mbre  than  a fine  of  $50.00  may  elect  to  be  a  majority  of  those  eligible  to  attend.  waive  his  rights  under  this  Constitution  and  to  pay  the  Section  4.  Unless  otherwise  specifically  set  forth  here­ maximum fine  of  $50.00 to  the duly  authorized representa*  in,  the  quorum  for any  committee shall  be  the  majority  of  tive  of  the  Union.  those  duly  elected  or appointed  thereto.  Section 6.  If offense  against the Union  and  its principles  Section  5.  Unless  otherwise  specifically  set  forth  here­ and  policies  takes  place  in  the  meeting,  the  meeting may  in,  the decisions,  reports, recommendations,  or other func­ go  into  a  Committee  of  the  Whole  and  try  the  member  tions  of  any  segment  of  the Union  requiring  a  quorum  to  at once,  and in  this case, the findings  and recommendation  act  officially, shall  be  that  of  the  majority  of  the  quorum,  • of the  Committee  of  the  Whole  shall  be  acted  upon  as  and  shall  not  be  official  or  effective  unless  the  quorum  if the  report were  made by a  duly elected Trial Committee.  requirements are  met.  Section  7.  This  Union,  and  its  members,  shall  not  be  ARTICLE  XXIV  deemed to  waive any  claim, or  personal  or property  rights  MEETINGS  to  which  it  or  its  members  are  entitled,  by  bringing  the  Section  1.  All ports shall hbld regular meetings, provided  member  to  trial  or  enforcing  a  penalty  as  provided  in  a quorum  is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M.  this  Constitution.  If  such meeting  night falls  on a  holiday, the  meeting shall  Section  8.  Any  member  under  suspension  for  an  of­ take place,  providing a  quorum is present,  at 7:00  P.M.  the  fense  under  this  Article  shall  continue  to  pay  all  dues  following  night.  In  the  event  a  quorum  is  not  present  at  and assessments  and must  observe his  duties to  the Union,  7:00  P.M.,  the  Port  Agent of  iihe  pertinent  port  shall  post­ members,  officials  and  job  holders.  pone  the  opening  of  the  meeting  until  a  quorum  is  pres­ ARTICLE  XVn  ent,  but  in  no event  l^ter  than  7:30  P.M.  A  majority  vote  PUBLICATIONS  of  the  membership  shall  be  sufficient  to change  the  date  This Union may  publish  such pamphlets,  journals, news­ of  any  future  regular  meeting.  papers,  magazines,  periodicals,  and  general  literature,  in  Section  2.  A  special  meeting  at  a  Port  may  be  called  . such  manner  as  may  be  determined,  from  time  to  time,  only  at  the  direction  of  the  Port  Agent.  No  special  meet­ by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  ing  may  be  held,  except  between  the  hours  of  9:00  A.M.  '  and  5:00  P.M.  Notice  of  such  meeting  shall  be  posted  at  ARTICLE  XVin  least  two  hours  in  advance,  on the  Port  bulletin  board.  BONDS  ­  Officers and  job  holders,  whether  elected  or appointed,  ARTICLE  XXV  as  well as  all  other  employees  of  the  Union,  may  be  re­ AGENTS'  CONFERENCE  quired  to  be  bonded  imder  such  terms  and  conditions  as  Section  1. ,The Secretary­Treasurer  shall call  an Agents'  may  be  determined, from  time to  time,  by  a  majority  vote  Conference  once  a  year,  and  may  call,  with  the  approval  of  the  membership.  ^of  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership,  additional  Agents'  ARTICLE  XIX  Conferences  during  the  year.  The  time  and  place  of  each  EXPENDITURES  such  meeting  shall  be  fixed  by  the  Secretary­Treasurer.  Section  1.  Policies  or  specific  instructions  with  regard  These  conferences  may  be  postponed  or  cancelled  by  a  to  expenditures  to  be  made  or  expenses  to  be  incurred  majority  vote  of  the  membership  in  case  of  emergency.  shall  be determined  by a  majority vote  of  the membership.  A  majority  vote  of  the  membership shall  determihe  when  In  the  event  no  contrary  policies  or  instructions  are  in  such  emergency  exists.  existence,  the  Secretary­Treasurer  may  authorize,  make,  Section  2.  The  Agents'  Conference  may  discuss  and  and  incur  such  expenditures  and  expenses  as  lie  within  prepare  reports  and  recommendations  on  any  part  of  the  the  authority  conferred  upon  him  by  Article  X  and  Ar­ Union's activities,  policies and  plans.  The  adoption of  any  ticle  XI  of  this  Constitution.'  such  recommendation  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  member­ Section  2.  The  provisions  of  Section  1  shall  similarly  ship  shall  make  the  provisions  thereof  binding  Union  apply  to  the  routine  accounting  and  administrative  pro­ policy,  until  modified  or  otherwise  altered  by  a  majority  cedures  of  the  Union  except  those  primarily  concerned  vote  of  the  membership  provided  such  recommendation  with  trials, appeals,  negotiations,  strikes, and  elections.  is  not  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  Constitu­ Section  3.  The  provisions  of  this  Article  shall  super­ tion.  sede,  to  the  extent  applicable,  the  provisions  of  Articles  ARTICLE*  XXVI  X  and  XI.  DEFINITIONS  AND  MISCELLANEOUS  PROVISIONS  ARTICLE  XX  RELATING  THERETO  INCOME  Section  1.  Incapacity.  Unless  otherwise  set  forth  or  Section  1.  The  income  of  this  Union  shall  include  re­ dealt  with  herein,  the  term  "incapacity,"  shall  mean  any  ceipts  from, dues,  initiation  fees, fines,  assessments,  con­ illness  or  condition  preventing  the  ^fected  person  from  tributions,  loans,  interest,  dividends,  as  well  as  income  carrying out  his  duties  for more  than  30  days;  or  absence  derived  from  any  other  legitimate  business  operation  or  from  the  United  States;  or  suspension  from  office  or  other  legitimate  source.  membership  as  provided  for  in  this  Constitution;  or  the  Section  2.  No  member  shall  be  required  to  pay  or  de­ due  replacement  of  one  under  an  incapacity  as  indicated.  liver any sum  of  money to  any  Union representative  with­ However, nothing contained in this Article  shall be  deemed  out  obtaining  an  official  Union  receipt,  signed  and  dated.  to  prohibit  the  execution  of  the  functions  of  more  than  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  member  to  demand  such  re­ one Job and/or  office,  in  which  event  no  incapacity  shall  ceipt.  be  deemed  to  exist  with  regard  to  the  regular  job  or  of­ Section  3.  No  assessments  shall  be  levieid  except  after  fice of  the one  taking over  the  duties and  functions of  the  a  ballot  conducted  under  such  general  rujes  as  may  be  one  incapacitated.  The  period  of  incapacity  shall  be  the  decided  upon  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership,  pro­ time  during  which  the  circumstances  exist.  vided  that:  Section  2.  Unless  otherwise  set  forth  or  dealt  with  <a)  The  ballot must  be  secret.  herein,  the  term  "vacancy,"  and  the  term  "vacancy  not  (b)  The  assessment' must  be  approved  by  a  2/3  ma­.  caused  by an  incapacity," shall  be  deemed to  be the  same,  Jority  of  the  valid  ballots cast.  .  and  shall  include  failure  to  perform  the  functions  of  any  Section 4.  All payments  by  members or  other affiliates  office, or  job  by  reason  of  death,  or  resignation,  or expul­ of  this  Union  shall  be  applied  successively  to  the  mone­ sipn from  the  Union  with no  further right  to appeal  in ac­ tary  obligations  owed  the  Union  commencing  with  the  cordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  Constitution.  oldest  in  point  of  time,  as  measured  from  the  date  of  Section  3.  When  applicable  to  the  Union  as  a  jvhole,  accrual  of  such  obligation.  The  period  of  arrears  shall  the  term, "majority  vote  of  the  membership,"  shall  mean  be  calculated  accordingly.  the  majority  of  aU  the  valid  votes cast  by  members  at  an  ARTICLE  XXI  official  meeting  of  those  Ports  holding  a  meeting.  This  PERMITS AND OTHER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION  '  definition  shall  prevail  notwithstanding  that  one  or  more  '  This  Union,  by  majority  vote  of  the  membership,  may  Ports  cannot  hold  meetings  because  of  no  qiyorum.  For  provide  for  affiliation  with  it  by  individuals  in  a  lesser  that  purpose of  this section,  the term  "regularly scheduled  capacity  than  membership,  or  in  a  capacity  other  than  meeting night  at which  the pertinent  vote may  take place"  membership.  By  majority  vote  of  the  membership,  the  shall  refer  to  a  meeting  or  meetings  during  the  time  Union  may. provide for  the  rights  and obligations  incident  period  within  which  a  vote  must  be  taken  in  accordance  to  such  capacities  or  affiliations.  These  rights  and  obli­ with:  gations may inclifdc^ but are not  limited to: (a)  the applica­ (a)  The  Constitution  bility  or  non­applicability  of  all  or  any  part  of  this  Con­ (b)  Union  policy,  and  fititutibn;  (b)  the  terms  of  such  affiliation;  (c)  the  right  of  ^ ^c)  Custom  and  usage  of  the  Union  the  Union  to  peremptory  termination  of  such  affiliation  in  the  indiqj^ed  priority.  and,  (d) the  fees required for  such affiliation.  In  no  event  Section  4.  When  applicable  solely  to  Port  action  and  may  anyone  not  a  member  receive  evidence  of  affiliation  not concerned  with, or related  to. Union action  as a  whole,  equivalent  to  that  of  members,  receive  priority  or  rights­ and  not  forming  part  of  a  Union­wide  vote,  the  term,  over  members,  or  be  termed  a  member.  "majority  vote  of  the  membership,"  shall  refer  to  the  majority  of  the  valid  votes  cast  by  the  members  at  any  ARTICLE  XXII  meeting  of  the  Port,  regular  or  special.  FORMULATION  OF  SHIPPING  RULES  Section  5.  The  term,  "membership  action"  shall  mean  ffection  1.  The  formulation, of  shipping  rules shall  not  jjbe  deented  part  of  any routine  adminMrative task,  Ship­ ;  the  same  as  the term  "majority  vote  of  the membership."  .the  :^gjjruleft  gov^Ti^  detgils  x^.,tho,as^g|9|jq!^  of ,,  • U'.  .  • .V­^  '  Page  8—Seiren  holder thereof,  is set  forth in  this Constitution,  all  refer­ ences thereto and the provisions  eonceihed­therewith shall  be  deemed  to  be  equally  applicable  to  whomever is  duly  acting  in  such  office  or  job.  Section  7.  The  term  "Election  Year"  shall  be  deemed  to  mean  that  calendar , year prior  to  the  calendar  year  in  which  elected  officials  and  other  elected  job­holders  are  required  to assume  office.  The first  election year  shall be  deemed  to  be  1954.  Section  8.  The  terms,  "this  Constitution,"  and  "this  amended  Constitution," shall  be deemed  to have  the  same  meaning  and  shall  refer  to  the  Constitution  which  takes  the  place  of  the  one  adopted  by  the  Union  in  1939,  as  amended  up  through  August  1951.  Section  9.  The  term,  "member  in  good  standing,"  shall  mean  a  member  not  in  arrears  or  under  suspension  or  sentence  of  expulsion.  Unless  otherwise  expressly  indi­ cated, the  term, "member,"  sball mean  a  member  in  good  standing.  Section  10.  The  term,  "membership  book,"  sball  mean  any  official  certificate  issued  as  evidence  of  Union  mem­ bership.  Section 11.  Whenever the day on  which­ a Union meeting  or  action  is  to  take  place  falls  on  a  holiday,  the  meeting  or  action  shall  be  put  off  until  the  next  business  day,  at.  the same  hour.  ARTICLE  XXVII  AMENDMENTS  This  Constitution  shall  be  amended  in  the  following  manner:  Section  1.  Any  member  may  submit,  at  any  regular  meeting  of  any  Port,  proposed  amendments  to  this  Con­ stitution  in  resolution  form.  If  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership of  the Port  approves it,  the proposed  amend­ ment  shall  be  forwarded  to  all  Ports  for  further  action.  Section  2.  When  a  proposed  amendment  is accepted  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership,  it  shall  be  referred  to  a  Constitutional  Committee  in  the  Port  where  Head­ quarters  is  located.  This  Committee  shall  be  composed  of  six  members,  two  from  each  Department  and  shall  be  elected  in  accordance  with  such  rules  as  are  established  by  a  majority  vote  of  that  Port.  The  Committee  will  act  on  all  proposed  amendments referred  to  it.  The  Commit­ tee may  receive  whatever  advice  and  assistance,  legal  or  otherwise,  it  deems  necessary.  It  shall  prepare  a  report  'on  the  amendment  together  with  any  proposed  changes  or substitutions  or  recommendations,  and  the  reasons  for  such recommendations.  The latter shaU  then be  submitted  to  the  membership  by  the  Secretary­Treasurer.  If  a  majority vote of  the membership approves the  amendment  as  recommended,  it  shall  then  be  voted  upon,  in  a  yes  or  no  vote  by  the  membership  of  the  Union  by  secret  ballot  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  outlined  in  Article  XIII,  Section  3­B  through  Section  5.  The  amend­ ment  shall  either  be  printed  on  the  ballot,  or  if  too  lengthy,  shall  be  referred  to  on  the  ballot.  Copies  of  the  amen^ent  shall  be  posted  on  the  bulletin  boards  of  alL,  Ports and  made  available at  the voting  site in  all  Ports.  Section  3.  If  approved  by  a  %  majority  of  the  valid  ballots  cast,  the  amendment  shall  become  effective  im­ mediately  upon  notification  by  the  Headquarters  Tallying  Committee to the Secretary­Treasurer that the amendment  has  been  so  approved,  unless  otherwise  specified  in  the  amendment.  The  Secretary­Treasurer  shall  immediately  notify  all  Ports  of  the  results  of  the  vote  on  the  amend­ ment.  ARTICLE  XXVin  TRANSITION  CLAUSE  Section  1.  It  is  the  purpose  and  intent  of  this  Article  to provide for an  orderly transition from  Union operations  and  activities  as  governed  by  the  Constitution  in  effect  prior  to  the  adoption  of  this  amended  Constitution,  to  operations and activities conducted in  accordance with  this  amended Constitution.  Accordingly, the following  sections  are  to  be  given  the  interpretation  required  to  effectuate  the  foregoing  purpose  and  Intent.  Section  2.  All  routine  administrative,  accounting,  and  other  similar  procedures  and  processes  of  this  Union,  in  effect  immediately  prior  to  the  adoption  of  this  amended  Constitution,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  permitted  hereunder  and  shall  continue  in  effect,  unless  or  until  changed,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  hereof.  Section  3.  All  methods  and  means  of  collecting  and  disbursing  Union  funds,  all  segregations  of  Union  funds,  the  sequence  of  regular  meeting  nights,  rules  of  order  generally  followed,  bonding  procedures,  shipping  rules,  permit  systems,  reinstatement  procedures,  and  any  other  practices  or procedure,  in  effect  immediately  prior  to  the  adoption  of  this  amended  Constitution,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  permitted  hereunder,  and  shall  continue  in  effect  unless or  until  changed  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  hereof.  Section  4.  All  Union  policies,  customs,  and  usage,  in­ cluding  those  with  regard  to  admission  into  membership,  In effect immediately prior to the adoption of  this amended  Constitution,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  permitted  hereunder  and  shall  continue  in  effect  unless  or  until  changed  in  accordance  with  the provisions  hereof.  Section 5.  The Secretary­Treasurer,  the Assistant Secre­ tary­Treasurer,  all  Port  Agents  and  Patrolmen,  and  all  others  elected  as  a  result  of  the  balloting  held  by  this  Union  during  November  and  December  of  1952,  shall  be  deemed to  have  been  duly elected  in conformity  with  the  provisions of  this Constitution.  From the  date'of  adoption  of  this  Constitution,  they  shall  execute  the powers  and  functions,  and  assume  the  responsibilities,  of  the  said  offices  and  jobs,  as  set  forth  in  this  Constitution.  They  shall  hold  office,  pursuant  hereto,  until  the  expiration  date of  the  terms of  office  set forth  herein.  The  terms of  Article  XHI,  only  insofar  as  they  apply  to  election  of  Officials, Port  Agents, and Patrolmen, shall  take effect the  first  election  year.  �C.  SEAFARERS  •  OFFICIAL  OKGAN  OF  THE  SEAFAREHS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  A N D  G U L F  01S T RIC T  •  AFL  •   SUMMARY  of  ARTICLE  I—Name and General Powers: Sifes \he  ARTICtE XlV­Other Elecfions: Sof Kt" ui"  name of  the union and defines its 4;eneral powers.  ADTI/^I C  11  Provides  for affiliation  of  the  At­ AKll^LC  11  ATllliafiOn:  lantic  and  Gulf  District  with  the  Seafarers  International  Unioh  of  North  America,  the  American  Federation  of  Labor  and  other  bodies  as may  be  determined  by  a  majority  vote of  the membership.  chairmen,  delegates  and  members  of  the  following  committees:  Auditing,  Quarterly  Financial,  Trial,  Appeals,  Negotiating  and  Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions.  ARTICLE  Ill­Membership:  I  set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility  requirements that  must  be met  by candidates for  new  membership—^Provides  relief  for  members  who may  be  unable  to  pay dues because  of  inca­ pacity  beyond  their  control—States  the  Union's  oath  of  obligation—Outlines  rules  for  suspen­ sion  and  dismissal  for  non­payment  of  dues  and  assessments—Rights  of  membership  to  expel  those who might support  dual and  hostile groups.  ARTICLE  IV­Reinsfatement:  t'^rdn!  Statement of  dismissed members.  ARTICLE  V­Dues and  Initiation Fee:  ­ 'I;  schedule, initiation fee and method of  payment—^Provides dues may  not  be  changed  except  by  constitutional amendment—^Permits  the  membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation  fees for  organizational purposes only.  ARTICLE Yi—Retirement from Membership:  Defines the procedure by which a  Seafarer may retire his book and  outlines the method of  reinstatement.  member  to  a  fair  trial  by  an  impartial  committee  of  his  Union  brothers.  ^sts in  detail  the  procedure  for  bringing  charges  and  for  pre­ senting charges  to the mMnbership—Provides  for  election  of five­ member  trial  committee  and  defines  Conunittee's  procedure  and  duties—^Requires that accused  must be confronted  by the accuser—  Gives accused  right  to representation  by a  brother  member  before  the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's find­­ ings to the membership for acceptance, rejection or mo^fication  by  a  majority  vote  of  the members—^Provides  procedure for  appeals.  ARTICLE  XVI­Offenses and  Penalties:  til  fenses for  which a  member may  be brought to  trial—Places limita­ tions on penalties that may be imposed upon members found  guilty  of  such  offenses—^ives  a  member  the  right  to  waive  trail  and  accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving ­sus^^nsion  or dismissal  from  the Union.—^Provides for  trial by  meeting acting  as  committee  as a  whole  for  offenses  committed  during  course OT  meeting.  ARTICLE  XVII­Publications:  lication of  a newspaper and othw literature.  APTin F  YVIII  Provides  for  bonding  of  officers  MKI IV^LC  AY III  DOnaS:  and  employes  of  the  Union  under  such conditions as may  be determined by the  membership.  ARTICLE  XIX­Expenditures:  ARTICLE  VII—­System  of  Organization: fhe^Separt­ ments of  the Union and provides for administrative authority.  cies or  specific  instructions with  regard  to expenditures.  APTin F  VIII  nffirorc.  Designates  the foUowing  as  elec^  MKIIV^LL  VIII  ^iTiCerS.  tive officers: the Secretary­Treas­ urer, Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers  and  Port  Agents  and  Patrol­ men.  APTin F  YY  InromA.  Defines  the  Union's  sources  of  in­ /M\l i^LC  AA  income,  come—Sets forth  the duty  Of  mem­ bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any  payment  of  money  to  the  Union—Provides  that  no assessment  may  be levied  unless approved  by  a two­thirds majority  of  the valid  ballots cast  by  the members in  a secret election—Gives member­ ship power  to set up  general rules for assessment  ST"  balloting—^Provides  for  the  Union  to  derive  in­ come  from  dividends,  interest  and  legitimate  business operations.  ARTICLE IX­Other Elective Jobs:  "  gates and  members of  certain  committees must  be elected  by  the  membership.  ARTICLE  X—Duties of  Elective  Officers: du^tTeVof  the  Secretary­Treasurer,  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers,  Port  Agents,  Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Delegates  and  members  of  the  Auditing,  Trial,  Quarterly  Financial,  Appeals  and  Negotiating  and  Strike  Committees—Provides  procedure  for filling  va­ cancies in office—^Requires all Port  Agents to file  weekly financial reports—Establishes membership  control  over  actions  and  reports  of  officials  and  committees.  'I;"­'"  ARTICLE  XV­Trials and Appeals:  ARTICLE XI—Wages  and  Terms  of  Office:  Provides  that  the Secretary­Treasurer,  Assistant  Secretary­Treas­ urers,  Port  Agents  and  Patrolmen  shall serve for  two­year  terms  and  that  their  wages shall  be set  by  a  majority  vote of  the mem­ bership—Provides  for  hiring  and  dismissal  of  other  employes  and  personnel, subject  to a  majority  vote of  the membership.  ARTICLE  Xll^rQualifications  for  Elective  Office:  Sets forth  that any member  has the  right  to nominate  himself  for  any office—^Lists eligibility  requirements for  the various  offices.  APTin F  Ylll  FUrtlnnc. Describes  procedure  for  nomina­ Alll  CieCTIOnS:  tion  to  office—Provides  for  elec­ tion of  a  six­member  Credentials Committee  to inspect  the  candi­ dates'  oligibility  according  to  rules  of  Constitution—Establishes  safeguards for  the right of  a member  to nominate himself  to office  —Retains  the  Union's existing  balloting procedure—Describes  bal­ loting  procedure  in  detail—Provides  for  election  of five­member  Polls Committees and six­member  Tallying Committees  to conduct  elections and  tabulate results—Sets for  the manner for  instsdlation  of officers.  APTI^I F  VYI  Retains  the  existing  requireinisht  /M\IIV..LC  AAi  rermliS:  that  rules  for  issuance  of  permits  must be determined by the IhembersT  .  ARTICLE  XXII—Formulation  of  Shipping Rules;  Guarantees,  as  does  the  ]^esent^ Constitution,  that  shipping  rules  may not  be revised  unless approved by  membership.  ARTICLE  XXIII­K3uDrams:  ^  ZTPS?  shall  be  six  members and  the quorufn  for  a  regular  Port meeting  ­shall be seven members.  ARTICLE  TPM'S  every  other  Wednesday—Exceptions  are  noted  for  holidays  and  failure to obtain a quorum.  ARTICLE  XXV­Agent's Conference:  ence of  Port  Agents to be called  by  the Secretary­Treasurer.  ARTICLE XXVI­Deflnitions:  Of  the Constitution.  ARTICLE  XXVll­Amendments:  stitution by the membership.  for  Con­ •  .Provides  for  ­  transfer of  Union;  practices and  proceduries to  r^u|||j^j;% pyc^ed Cph  ARTICLE  XXVIII­Transltiori  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 17, 1952 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XIV, No. 21 Description An account of the resource Headlines: STANDARD TANKER AGREEMENT WON; 'BEST IN FIELD' DOCK WAGES NOW BEFORE ARBITRATOR ARCHITECTS SPEED REMODELING PLANS FOR NEW BALTIMORE HALL NEW HQ FOR CANADA SIU READY SOON GATOV APPOINTED NEW CHIEF OF US MARITIME COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WON FOR SEAFARERS CHILDREN BOOST DISABILITY PAY TO $20 WEEK STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP NUMBER OF NOMINEES IS SIU RECORD REPORT PANAMA IN RED TRADE ANOTHER 20 NYC PIERS RESTRICTED WELFARE, VACATION FUNDS PAY OUT OVER $2 MILLION CO. AGENT SAVES $$, TWO DROWN ALERT SEAFARERS SAVE SHIPWRECK SURVIVORS 1ST SIU MARINER CREWS UP DOCTOR DEBUNKS CURES FOR THE COMMON COLD AND NOW, SCHOLARSHIPS $2 MILLION IN BENEFITS VOTE NOVEMBER 4 CAR INSURANCE RATES THE SEVEN SEAS ROOM US SHIPYARDS FINISH SEVEN NEW VESSELS JAPANESE SHIPPING BOOMS SCRAPS CAN BE COSTLY, HE WARNS CAMPBELL CHEWS FAT AGAIN ON GAMES, KISSES, BABIES SIU CREW HAILED FOR RESCUE JOB EX-INSURANCEMAN HAILS SIU GAIN FROM 'GREENPEERNT' TO PANAMA SIU VOLUNTEERS SAVE LIFE OF SEAFARER'S AILING BABY HARD LUCK TRIPPED HIM UP MONEY BENEFITS JUST ONE PART OF SIU WELFARE SERVICE SETUP Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/17/1952 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1952 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0561d7ca2abc765f8127afa80b65102e.PDF 6477c11529217bc3e13ee3b835168563 PDF Text Text iHI' 1 00^ ^ A Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Credentials Of '47 Candidates Are Checked No. 42 NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 18. 1946 Vol. VIII. ACTION FOLLOWS REPORT NEW YORK, Oct. 15—Nomina­ tions for 1947 officers of the At­ lantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers International Union closed today with a record num­ ber of SIU Brothers throwing their hats into the ring. The qualifications of each candidate are now being checked by a sixman Credentials Committee, headed by W. J. Brady as chair­ man, which will make public the qualified list as soon as their work is completed. Voting will' commence Novem­ ber 1 and continue for two months through December 31, to insure the largest possible vote. As it did last year, the entire A jammed meeiing of the MM&P at Palm Gardens on Oc­ apparatus of the Union will he tober 14 heard a report on negotiations to date, and heard why geared to getting every full book the Union Committee walked out on the Washington negotia­ member into a voting booth. tions. After listening to all the reports, this meeting went on Posters, leaflets and periodic an­ record to ask for a general strike in the maritime industry if nouncements throughout the further bargaining sessions are not more successful. Halls will remind those who need reminders to take advantage of their rights and duties. Those of the membership whose hearing and sight are not up to par wil\ be button-holed by the doormen and given explicit directions. "Every full book member must vote," said one official. "The Union has made great strides in NEW YORK, October 18—Today—seven months the last year, and the next one from the starting date set for the Isthmian Fleet voting will be fully as important to the Seafarers. It is important that on March 18—the actual tabulating of the ballots cast by we get the best possible men the unlicensed Isthmian personnel begins at NLRB headelected, and that everyman have quarters, 120 Wall St. Now, we will shortly have availible the actual count of the bal-t a hand in the selection. as only a large unorganized "The victories we scored on :.ots cast and for what union. Estioutfit like Isthmian can do the the waterfront this year—getting nates of the various crews' vot­ job, still the SIU organizing went ing have been printed in the Log those record raises, beating the relentlessly on. WSB bureaucrats, and smacking .'rom time to time, but at last {^Continued on Page 14) down the WSA on their Compe­ .here can be official verification )f the SIU estimates by NLRB tence Card Test and the Medical Program—do not mean that we figures. have achieved full securitv. Next Altogether, during the voting year may even be more rugged period, 86 Isthmian ships were DETROIT. Dei. 17— Gar­ for the Seamen. But if every voted and only two — the Pere nering almost Iwo-lhirds of man fulfills his obligations, and Marquette and the Atlantic City the total votes cast, the Great voting for the officals who will —lost their right to vote through Lakes District of the Seafar­ represent him is one of the im­ not beating the deadline. Sev­ ers Inleritaliuilal Uiiloii today portant ones,' then the Seafarers eral other ships went to the bonewas declared the victor in the will,£ome out on top again." yard, but some of their crew­ collective bargaining election One oldtimer expressed pleas­ men were balloted on other ships. held in the Midland SB Com­ ant surprise at the large number A number of new additions to pany. which operates seven of candidates. the Isthmian Fleet were made ore boats on the Lakes. "•I'm glad to see these fellows during the election progress, but Of those eligible. 92 votes running for office. The more we under the rules only those Isth­ were cast. The SIU received have to choose from, the better our mian ships acquired* prior to 58 votes, or 64 per cent. 14 chances for getting first-raters. March 18 were eligible to vote. ballots were challenged, eight It was these few beefs that did it. MONEY AND EFFOHT went to the Lrkes Seamen's They involved the entire mem­ Thousands of dollars and thou­ Union and 12 votes went to bership in activity, and made sands of man hours in effort went "no union." them more union-conscious." into the Isthmian organizational The pre-election gear includ­ drive and its culminating elec­ The NMU did not even ap­ ing a complete listing of the tion. Despite the many obstacles pear on the ballot, having candidates and sample ballots tossed in the path of the SIU by withdrawn from the election will reach every port in advance both the Isthmian Company and a few weks ago. This lack of the balloting date. At stake the National Maritime Union, of interest in the conditions of will be the positions of Secre­ Isthmian seamen voted strongly the Midland seamen did not tary-Treasurer, Assistant Secre- for the SIU as the Union of their go unnoticed on the Lakes, tai'y-Treasurer, Agent . for 16 choice. and the influence of the NMU ports, and the total of 21 Pa­ Although many SIU volunteer has fallen to a new low. trolmen and Joint Patrolmen. organizers were fired and intimi- NLRB Begins Count In Isthmian Voting Victory On Lakes ' .'ferU.', MM&P Will Ask General Strike To Answer Stall NEW YORK, October 17—The seventeen day old strike of the Masters, Mates, and Pilots showed little sign of being settled in the near future when the operators once again turned down the Union's demands for Union Secur­ ity. As a concession, after Captain Martin, President of Soup's On Once again the good cooks of the SIU are getting a chance to provide food for Brother members. Hot meals are being served in the New York Hall for those Brothers who are on the beach due to the strike of the Masters, Mates and Pilots. The members of the MM&P are,also being fed at our Hall, if they want to be. so don't be surprised if the Skipper you sailed with last trip eats stew at the same table with you. l-tiie MM&P, had walked out on the Washington negotiations, the shipowners agreed in principle with the union security proposal but with the understanding that Masters would not be included. There was no objection to having Masters belong to the Union, they said, but they did not believe that membership in the MM&P should be a condi­ tion for employment. This coun­ ter proposal was made at a meet­ ing between the Union Negoti­ ating Committee and the com­ mittee representing the shipown­ ers in New York. Captain Martin said that his group would have to consider the new proposals, but that the answer would very definitely be "no." COIIVGIltlOn EAST AND GULF In the event that the operators finally do see the light, the pro­ VntOC Ajfl TH visions for Union Security will M ^ only be binding on East and Gu^ Coast shipping companies. Op­ erators on the West Coast are CHICAGO—Delegates to the continuing to hold out against American Federation of Labor the whole idea of Union Securplunged into their secend week itj', and the West Coast Local of of activitiy with the adoption of the MM&P has agreed to carry a program intended to step up on the strike in that area if the reconversion and to give labor a other districts of the licensed voice in the formulation of in­ deck officers settle on a piece­ meal basis. dustry techniques. At a meeting of the MM&P on The program urged the dis­ October 14, at which time Cap­ solution of the Wage Stabiliza­ tain Martin reported on the ne­ tion Board and called for a re­ gotiations in Washington, and turn to collective bargaining explained the reasons for walk­ based on the workers' cuutiibu- ing out of the bargaining ses­ tion to production and the ca­ sions, the membership went on pacity of the employer to pay. record to call on all organized The convention recognized the labor in general, and the AFL necessity for allowing workers Maritime Trades Department, in to play a more active role in their particular, to support the MM&P respective industries by inserting in the event that their further in the program recommendations bargaining does not meet with to develop union-management success. This support will take cooperation plans with joint re­ the form of a complete general, sponsibility for improving pro­ strike of the entire maritime in­ duction and reducing waste, and dustry of the United States. Such action will bring the na­ to expand union-management machinery through joint agree­ tion's shipping to a standstill, as ment upon management techni­ it did when the SIU-SUP tied up all shipping in protest against ques. the WSB wage decision. The program also stressed the SUPPORT PLEDGED need for retention of rent con­ The SIU-SUP guaranteed that trols. their entire resources would be at The Resolutions Committee the disposal of the striking deck presented a resolution it had re- j European Unions (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page S) �rp^ gT-.-=^'-= N. Friday, October 18, 1948 THE SE4;P SRHtrng^^OG Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Lahor At 51 Beaver Street, New York, 4, N. Y. HAnovet 2-2784 X X ^ i HARRY LUNDEBERG ------- President 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK ' T- •-1 P - -- - - -- - Secy-Treas. p. O. Box 25, Siaiiuti P., New York City Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 267 A Firm Structure One of the most important events of the past year, especially insofar as working seamen is concerned, is the setting up of the AFL Maritime Trades Department. In a year that was marked by commie raiding and back-biting, the AFL maritime unions established an all time high in cooperation. This cooperation paid off. Harry Bridges' attempted raids on the SUP in Coos Bay, and on the SIU in New Orleans were stopped quickly by the united action of the Maritime Council affiliates. Close on the heels of this beef came the decision of the Wage Stabilization Board which robbed thousands of AFL seamen of the money won by them in free and fair nego­ tiations with the shipowners. Within a short time, through the combined efforts of all member organizations of the Department, the shipping of the United States came to an abrupt, complete end. Now the Masters, Mates, and Pilots are out on strike for Union Security. This is a provision that for a long time has been part of the contracts granted to other or­ ganized workers. The AFL Maritime Trades Department is supporting this strike, and its full resources have been pledged in the fight. The structure of the AFL Maritime group is a solid one. It has been formed of honest trade unions owing no allegiance to any foreign power. It has one aim, and that is to improve the living standards of the men who work along the waterfront, and who sail the nation's ships. For that reason, among others, the Maritime Trades Department must consolidate now, and the strength that is in the organization must be channelized so that in the These are Ihe Union Broihers currently in the marine hospitals, future we can battle the bosses, and all other anti-labor as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging forces, to a standstill. "^LIGHTING TH£ H/AV* Men Now In The Marine Hospitals Six Thousand Protests Little did you think, Mr. Hanson W. Baldwin, when^ you wrote your lying column against the U. S. Merchant Marine in the New York Times of October 9 that the voices of all American seamen, licensed and unlicensed, would be raised against your lying words. Your doubtful talents have been bought and paid for. How then would you know anything of decency 'and truth? Mr. Baldwin, even a prostituted journalist like your­ self probably belongs to a union. Although we don't im­ agine the Newspaper Guild brags about the fact. Do you want the maritime unions to be abolished, and have sea- j men return to the life of semi-slavery they lived prior to the improvements secured through the untiring efforts of Andrew Furuseth and Senator La Follette? The SIU believes, Mr. Baldwin, that the many thous­ ands of seamen who suffered torn and mained limbs and other injuries as a result of enemy action during the war gre a living protest and will drown your idle guff. We further believe that the 6000 odd seamen who died as a direct result of enemy action'in World War II will raise their voices from the graves in protest over your, in­ tentional slandering of the American Merchant Marine. However, Mr. Baldwin, your name is safe for posterity. Safe alongside the names of such as Westbrook Pegler and. others who prostituted their doubtful talents to slander American labor in its battle for liberty and freedom. heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL .TOSEPH WALSH ' NORMAN PALLME A. FERRARI JOHN A. SMITH VIRGIL CORKERN LEONARD MELANSON R. E. NEWTON R. E. NEWTON J. W. DENNIS W. BROCE JR. R. L. FRENCH CHARLES RAY L. MILLER K. PETTERSSEN ERNEST (BOOTY) ROBERTS THOMAS MORGAN GEORGE CONNOR R. F. NOLAN ALVIN BALLARD L. L. LEDINGHAM H. FANJOY WILLIAM LEWIS LEROY CULBERTSON A. P. MORGAN L. CAMPON EDWARD CUSTER » » STATEN ISLAND BOSP. T. WADSWORTH C. G. SMITH P. DEADY D. P. ELDEMIRE C. W. SMITH W. G. H. BAUSE W. B. MUIR L. A. CORNWALL J. FIGUEROA L. L. MOODY H. BELCIIER F. GEMBICKI S. MERKERSON A. ARMAND R. G. MOSSELLER C. KOLSTE S- i S. BALTIMORE HOSPITAL MOSES MORRIS JOHN MORRIS GEORGE WHITE CHARLES DUNN HENRY WILLETT SAM COLE PETER I^OPEZ JAMES DAYTON METHA MOORE THEODORE. KLOSS GLORIANO RODRIGUEZ GORDON FLETCHER SIROTH TALLEY Hospital Patients When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card,. giving your name and the number of your ward. Staten Island Hospital You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing limes: Tuesday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) NORFOLK HOSPITAL LOYD WARDEN JOHN ALSTAT COLON W. WARD H. R. SUMMERLIN JOHN E. HARRISON LARIE L. OWENS JOHN W. CALHOUN RICHARD P, MCHRIDE HUGH MCDOWELL i. i. iBRIGHTON MARINE HOSP. H. STONE E. MAY P. CASALINUOVO N. BOBBINS E. JOHNSTON T. DINEEN P. BERGERON J. CAREY L. WHITNEY 4. 4." S' GALVESTON HOSPITAL LONGCHAMPS IRELAND TTLMAN HIKE RINGO DBPHEE �Friday. October 18. 194ff THE SEAFARERS LOG Page 'I'hre# An Expanded Educational Program is Noodod To loach Union Duties By PHILIP M. REYES As we emerge from our recent struggle against the powers-thatbe to uphold and maintain our American prerogatives, we found what unity of purpose, determina­ tion, and spirit can do to attain a victorious result. There is no doubt now what the SIU with its honest and brilliant leadership and an enlightened and united rank-and-file can obtain through economic action. But we must not be content with the initial winning of our Union's greatest economic stuggle. Ominous signs point out that harder fights lie ahead of us if we are to keep what we have re­ cently won. The membership must not rest on the laurels of our recent victory nor can we be­ come unmindful of the tasks that confront our Union; the biggest of which is the education of our new members and non-members who sail SIU contract ships. It is only through education, either practical or ac.odemic, that they can be shown genuine trade prin­ ciples. While present Union policy does not permit an indiscriminate admittance of the vast number of permit men to membership in the Union, they should at least be given a thorough union education while sailing on our ships to pre­ pare them for entrance into the Union should future facilities warrant it. NOT ON DUTY After our recent strike was terminated, many trip card men and even probationary members reported to the union halls for the first time since the start of the strike. In most cases, they claimed ignorance as to what their duties and obligation are to the Union during a strike. They had the funny idea that during a strike, all they had to do was to stay off the waterfront by staying at home. As a member of the Mobile Trial Committee which tried many of these men, I was amazed at the number of men, both per­ mits and probationary who at­ tributed their failure to report for strike duty to ignorance of basic union activity. In many cases, where teen-age Isthmian Skipper Saves Dough By Eliminating Crew's Illness How would you like to sail under a Skipper who squawked continuously that too many crewmen were getting ill? Who asserted that the slopchest was his own personal property to do with as he liked? Who asked the passengers if they would like to paint the ship in order to while their time away? And who neg­ lected to have the crew given shots because they cost the com­ pany too much? You wouldn't like it, would you? Well, neither did Brother Herbert O. Daniell and the other crewmembers of the Isthmian ship Cape Meredith to whom it all actually happened during the course of their recently completed five months trip. Shortly after leaving New York, one crewmen by the name of Moyer was taken off the ship by Coast Guard plane. This oc­ curred about 200 miles from Jacksonville, Florida, when he was taken suddenly ill with an acute attack of appendicitis. Captain Sundenberg, tl^ oldfashioned Bligh-type Skipper to whom we referred actual](y thought that the slopchest was his own personal property. , One time, when approached by a crcwmcmbor regarding the slop^ chest, this high and mighty brasshatter shouted, "It's all mine, and I can do what I want with it!" And the Skipper was nothing, if not a man of his word. more than 40 odd days, during which time the entire crew was not given the required shots, the Cape Meredith left port. When no longer necessary, the crew was given their supposedly preventa­ tive shots by the stooge Purser. It was later explained by both the Old Man and Purser that it would have cost the company too much money if the shots had been given by tilie local medic. What about the cost of an epi­ demic, if it had occurred? And the possible deaths? On the return trip, passengers were picked up at Port Said. These were mostly oil workers re­ turning from the Far East. With the full intention of cutting down on some of the crew's overtime, the Captain approached the pas­ sengers, asking them if they'd "like to paint to pass the time away." Being smart cookies, the passengers told the old miser they'd paint the ship for a buck an hour, provided that the crewmembers said it was okay. . P. S. —The Captain only asked once. MEETINGS AT SEA During the trip, several meet­ ings were held by the crewmen. Among other matters discussed, the crew brought signed charges against Purser CalvTn J. Ander­ son, stating that he was . "incom­ petent, incapable, uncooperative, and negligent in the performance of his duties aboard this ship for the past five, months." It was decided to submit these charges $15—TOO MUCH to the Coast Guard, and recom­ In addition, the Beau Brummell mend that Anderson be barred Captain—he wore nice clean from ever becoming an SIU mem­ set of immaculate whites every ber. single day, or so it seemed—con­ Later, at the last meeting held tinuously complained that too aboard the ship on October 7, many of the crew were "getting the crew decided that "All beefs ill." While in Singapore, the con­ are to be settled before the payscientious Skipper complainea to ofr." In line with this, it was one of the boys that his infected also decided that all beefs be sub­ foot was in reality "costing the mitted to the departmental dele­ company $15, and that was too' gates. Truly a ship worthy of the SIU name (and it vyill be soon)— much!" After laying at Shanghai for the Cape Meredith. trip carders were involved, I could not help believing their statements of ignorance after giv­ ing full consideration to several extenuating circumstances such as family trade union history, residence, and length of contact with the labor movement. In such cases where the above circumstances were evident I ob­ jected to the summary lifting of their permits or pro books and Voted for fines instead. I believe we should continue to exercise some degree of con­ trol over those men who are cer­ tified seamen. To kick them out and allow them to roam the mari­ time industry uncontrolled, I be­ lieve, is not conducive to our fu­ ture welfare. They, as a group, may be used against us in future strikes, which no doubt we v/ill be forced to stage if we are to maintain our gains. EDUCATION NEEDED Our educational program should therefore be broadened and intensified. The vast number of men sailing as permits and trip cards, must, as a condition of their presence aboard SIU ships, be compelled to take up union education. Our Union education­ al departrnent should immediate­ ly form a program for them. I propose that they should be given some sort of union rules which they must memorize by heart. These rules should not on­ ly contain the Union's history and aim but also every phase of trade union activity ashore and afloat. When such time comes that THAT'S My BoY! By PAUL HALL The strike of the Masters, Mates and Pilots (AFL) is still on and, needless to say, all our support i^ being -thrown their way. From where we sit, it looks like the shipowners are playing a shifty game; one minute they agree to the demands of the MM&P and suddenly they change their minds in the next. Their game seems to be that of holding out, hoping that the officers will crack. And that is where they are wrong. ' Most of the operators are still living in the past, and think that seamen's unions can still be smashed. They keep looking for weak spots in the union set-up, for they know that if they can only cracj< one union, the others will be so much easier for them. No Retreat They tried the same stunt with the Seafarers and the Sailors Union in our last beef, but soon discovered that they were backing the wrong horse. Now they are trying the same thing with the MM&P. And they're a cinch to lose their money this time too: for the Seafarers and the Sailors are behind the I^M&P to the end. We are behind them all the way, and not a ship will sail until the licensed officers in the AFL get their demands. The Seafarers in the past year has made waterfront history. We beat the WSA on its finky Competence Card Test, and made those government rcdtape artists drop their Medical program. Moi*e recently, we successfully negotiated with our contracted operators the highest wages ever gotten by a deep sea mariner—and when the bureaucrats in the Wage Stabilization Board tried to take our negotiated wages away from us, we called a general strike and won that too! Win For All And what's more—we won these unheard of wages for the members of the National Maritime Union and the other deep-sea unions which had settled for ten dollars a month less than we got. It can be truthfully said that during this last year we have successfully established ourselves as the leading spokesmen for maritime workers throughout the country. And when the returns of the Isthmian voting come in—and the vote counting starts today, Friday, the 18th—our position will become even more secure. During the last few months—and this is not the least of our achievements—we were instrumental in starting the AFL Maritime Traders Department. What only a short time ago seemed like an idle wish, is now the most powerful • maritime grouping in the country: more powerful, more cohesive and more democratic than that commie bid for waterfront control, the CMU. Help Came Through they apply for membership, they should be given a thorough ex­ amination by an official or mem­ bership committee who must be conversant with 'the subject. Only when he passes such examination should he be honored with mem­ bership in the Union, and not. be­ fore. Should this educationa.1 pro­ gram be started, we will not have to put up with men who use ignorance to cloak their lack of unionism. Those who fail to answer a strike call and cannot present a reasonable and substantiated ex:use must then be summarily .hrown out and eliminated from .he Union. Judging from past ex­ perience, and from the prestige jf our Union, I am confident that chis would not be a major prob­ lem and that very few, if any, would present themselves at the union halls after absenting them­ selves from their union duties. The SIU has a tradition not only of militancy but also con­ sistency and fairness and to ac­ cord all the prospective members of this Union this tradition, a pro­ gram of education as suggested above should be immediately formulated and put into opera­ tion. We shall never forget the aid that the AFL Maritime Depart­ ment gave to the SIU and the SUP during our last beef. Cer­ tainly our Brother unions made our victory much more easy and probably cut our striking time in half—and we are not forgetting that now. Just as the other AFL unions pledged their support, so now the SIU, the SUP and the other unions that make up our Department are behind the Masters and Mates. • Our feeling in this matter is that the strike will soon be over. The operators have seen the handwriting on "the wall, and know that they cannot possibly win against our combined strength. A few more days of squirming and they will have to give in, or go out of business. • Hot Food Served Meanwhile, the Seafarers is feeding—hot meals, too, by the top SIU cooks—and bunking those Brothers who are unable to get along on their own. If any of you members can use this service, don't hesitate to come down to the nearest Hall and let us know. The MM&P wishes to let our membership know how much they appreciate the help that we, and the other AFL maritime unions, are giving them. This is the first time that licensed officers have, been out on a beef on their own. The tried and proved strike ap­ paratus and tactics of the Seafarei-s came in handy for them, as. did the help on the picketlines and the hot meals that they are. sharing with us. They will not forget this help—and neither will the shipowners!^ •'-II t.. 'Yt-i �TBE SEAFARERS IQG Page Four Hmmi 1THINK .EINAR HANSEN. Carpenter: I'll settle for South America, I don't want to go to any place in particular down there, but I like that continent, and I have always been able to have fun down there. That is one place that has everything; plenty of food. wine, and places to enjoy yourself. They don't know vhat scarcities are. and all during the war they had the best of every­ thing. I have been to Buenos Aires before, so I guess that would be a good port to start for. but any other port would do just as well. ELLIS CROOKS. Second Cook: I want to go some place in Eu­ rope, and if that is impossible, my next choice is Asia. When I was still in school. I became in­ terested in India, and my ambi­ tion was to visit there. Finally I was able to take a trip to Kara­ chi and I found it everything that I thought it would be. I was amazed to find that condi­ tions were not as bad as one would think from reading re­ ports. If I go back to Karachi it will give me a chance to look up some people I met last time. If I go to Europe. I hope to make new friends. Friday, October 18, is a redletter day on the SIU calendar. That's the day when the longawaited counting of the Isthmian alection ballots is begun by the National Labor Relations Board. It's a day to go down in Seafar­ ers' history because it represents the final step in the bringing of the Isthmian SS Company, for­ merly the largest unorganized dry cargo carrier in the world, into the ranks of SlU-contracted shipping companies. Many weary months of effort, the work of many shoreside and volunteer ships' organizeis, and the spending of a sizeable amount of SIU organizational funds went into the over all job of organiz­ ing Isthmian. In the past, we've gone into the many small details of the drive and given credit to the many un­ selfish Seafarers who contributed so greatly. Now, at last. Isthmian seamen are going to start reaping the benefits of being organized. At the conclusion of the ballot counting, which — according to NEW DEVICES our estimates — the Seafarers One other thing to look for on should win with a comfortable majority, there'll probably be the the part of the operators is a usual amount of red tape and de­ number of changes and the addi­ lay. Then will come official tion of new devices to the ships NLRB certification of the SIU. After that, once Isthmian real­ izes that they are finally an or­ ganized outfit, contract negotia­ tions should begin at the earliest possible time. MARITIME WEAKNESSES That's a tough question for me because I like all countries and all ports. It doesn't make any difference where 1 go because I make friends with the people I meet, and then everything goes along okay. If I have to make a choice. I guess the Mediterranean area would be as good as any other. It's sure beautiful coun­ try around there, so a trip to either Italy or North Africa would suit me fine. However, when the strike is over, I'll take anything that comes along. Since I've never been to South Africa. I am going to try for a ship that is going in that direc­ tion. I just got back from a trip to China and this time I want to see what South Africa is like. Some of my shipmates on this last trip told me that I won't like it down there, but I want to see for myself. It seems that the port you are going to is always Jbettcr than the one you just left, but that's what is good about be­ ing a seaman—^you always have another port to ship out for. of ways. One of these will be an attempt to buy surplus American ships and put them under for­ eign flags. This was done to quite an extent before the war, and will be done again. If you have eVer studied any of the records available about the interlocking directorates of foreign and American shipown­ ers, this foreign flag menace will be easier to understand. If these selfish shipping intere.sts can buy a number of American bottoms, sail llieiu under foreign flag-s with lower paid foreign crews, think of the competition that will be given to our own U. S. Mer­ chant Marine. Profits are the same to the shipowners whether earned un­ der the Panamanian flag or the U. S. flag.' They know no allegi­ ance to any country, and only bow before the might of King Profit. Only through building up our own AFL Maritime Trades Department and its affiliated Unions can we successfully meet this threat to our bread and but­ ter. And it is a serious threat! for the speedier handling of car­ go, and the consequent reduction in turnaround time. A number of new devices for handling car­ go a lot quicker have recently been invented. The only thing we have to watch is that the op­ erators don't try to eliminate" manpower as part of their econ­ omy. These and many other prob­ lems face us in the near future. After the MM&P and the MEBA strikes are settled, we should have a period of comparative in dustrial peace. This does not mean that we rest on our selfsatisfied posteriors, and take life easy. It only means that we work "that much harder to consolidate the gains we have already won, and move into other fields of organization. There are still a number of tanker companies unorganized, and the SIU does not intend to rest as long as one of these un­ organized outfits remains unor­ ganized. With the tankers, in­ land boats, tugs and barges, and Great Lakes ships which are still unorganized a big job lies ahead. And the SIU intends to do that job in the next few months if humanly possible. WE HAVE ONLY BEGUN TO FIGHT. AFL Convention Blasts Redtape, Votes Help To European Unions STERLING MAUSER. MM: RICHARD COMSTOCK.^ AB: IsthmiaR Hears SHI Contraet; Probrems Yet To Be Faced By EARL SHEPPARD QUESTION: When the MM&P strike is won, what port would you like to ship out for ? Friday, Oetobar 18. 1846 Recent gains which the mari­ time Unions have made, spear­ headed by the SIU-SUP strike which broke the WSB formula, have revealed certain weaknesses iin our, industry. The biggest sore spot of all is the waterfront communists who have infiltrated the MEBA, and to a lesser de­ gree, the MM&P. Only through the most vigilant efforts on the part of the MM&P Strike Com­ mittee have these disrupters been defeated and disposed of satis­ factorily. However, they're still active in the MEBA. It's true that the waterfront communists are a small numer­ ical fraction of comparatively lit­ tle importance. But these slimy individuals usually wait" until the Union to which they belong is in a life and death struggle before they start playing their usual shipowners' stooge tricks. For this reason, each one of them has to be hunted dpwn and re­ moved from all Unions just like any other company spy or paid disrupter. in direct contract to the weak­ nesses, the AFL Maritime Trades Department has stood out during the recent and current maritime strikes as a tower of strength. This organization, although only founded a few short months ago, has proven its worth many times over. And it should grow in­ creasingly stronger—proving its worth more and more — as the need for its support grows. FOREIGN FLAG MENACE Soon, we can look forward to a number of changes in the mari­ time industry. There is no doubt in my mind that the shipowners, after having been forced, to give us the highest wages and best conditions .ever,, are going to try and get around this in a number (Confinwed from Page 1) written dealing with the admis­ sion of displaced persons, point­ ing out that immigration quotas had not been filled during the war and that the AFL favors a policy permitting completion of the unfilled quotas of the war period. The resolution was adopt­ ed by the 650 delegates. Democratic trade unions in Europe whose free, unfettered ex­ istence is threatened by the long arm of Soviet dictatorship were •promised aid against those who would "communize our free trade union organizations." Resolutions were passed bit­ terly criticizing the World Feder­ ation of Trade Unions as having been "conceived by the Russian dictatorship." The WFTU was cited as being an agent of the Soviet's foreign expansionist policy. The assistance already being provided the European labor movements by the AFL was de; scribed by President William Green and Vice-President Mat­ thew Well, with the pledge that it would be increased. One pledge promised a special fund of $5,000 a month solely for food to aid trade-unionists of Germany and Austria. Green announced that an AFL Euro­ pean office would be set up in Paris by Irving Brown of the In­ ternational Association of Ma­ chinists, who addressed the con­ vention on the experiences of his 11-months stay in Europe. Calling France the key to the future of Europe in. the struggle between democracy and totali­ tarianism, Brown said that the French communist party had captured the French trade-union movement and thereby was in a position to prevent any. French igovernment from taking an "alliout stand, for democracy as against totalitarianism in for­ eign policy." Brown said that at the three European conventions he had at­ tended as AFL representative, WFTU speakers supported Rus­ sia's line. Asks SIU Aid Eight Beached Greek Seamen Inspired by the SIU's gener­ osity and reputation for lending needy seamen a helping hand, the proprietor of a bar in Piraeus, Greece, has appealed to Presi­ dent Harry Lundeberg for aid to several of his country's beached seamen in a letter just received. In his letter, the Greek tap­ room owner says his establish•ment-othe John Bull Bar, located at Aktc Miaculi 39 in Piraeus— caters to seamen from all over the world, and is a favorite haunt of Seafarers who visit the place regularly to obtain latest editions of the Seafarers Log. The appeal, which asks for some used clothing, directs at­ tention to the plight of "eight or ten Greek seagoing men who are on the beach here and who ai-ein dire need of clothes." The men, victims of the pres­ ent state of Greek shipping con­ ditions brought on by a shortage ' of vessels as a result of losses in­ curred in the war, "have asked me to convey to you that if you can possibly help them by send­ ing a few bundles of second-hand clothing they would appreciate it very much," the letter states. The lietter also points out that copies, of tiie Log are always, available to Seafarers at the John Bull Bar in the Port of Piraeus. �\' ", Vriday. iOctobdr 18. 1946 tnE SEA VAUERS LOG MM&P To Ask For General Strike If Shipowners Continue To Stall (Confirmed from Page 1) officers, in the 'event that such assistance becomes necessary. The strike apparatus of the SIU had already been offered to the MM&P, and many of the of­ ficers were already availing themselves of the meals which are being served in the New York Hall. Until the end of the strike, the kitchen will i-emain in operation, and members of the MM&P have been advised that they are welcome to eat with the SlU-SUP at any time. In his report to the member­ ship, Martin gave a day by day account of the stalling tactics that led up to the walkout by the MM&P Comrnittee. He stated that the operators went into the meetings with the intention of wearing down the Union, and if that failed, they wanted to play off the MM&P against the committee represent­ ing the MEBA, which was also present for the negotiating ses­ sions. "We had a mutual understand­ ing," Martin said, "and cooper­ ated 100 percent with each other." Just when it looked as though a contract might be concluded with the East and Gulf Coast op­ erators, they suddenly became foxy and went back on the stip­ ulations which had already been agreed to by the Union and the operators, and which included Skippers under the Union Se­ curity provision. It had by then become appar­ ent that nothing further could be gained by attendance at the meetings, and so the MM&P Committee withdrew from the negotiations in Washington. The attempt to revive the bar­ gaining in New York also came to an abrupt end when the oper­ ators came up with the same con­ tract which had already been turned down -in Washington. Further bargaining sessions have not been arranged for, and unless the operators show that they are ready and willing to agree to Union Security for all Licensed Deck officers, Saturday midnight, October 20, will see the start, of the second general strike in United States maritime history. Courtesy Is Something Yoii Won't Find At Hudson, Jay St. Hospital By JIM CORSA On Monday, October 14, I ap­ plied at the Hudson and Jay Hos­ pital for treatment of a cold. However, I was in effect refused treatment because an affidavit, which I had sworn to on Sept. 15 or 16 in order to obtain dental care, had "expired." The clerk in the Admitting Office said that the affidavit had been supplied to me as a courtesy and that no second affidavit could be rnade. He also stated that I could see the Executive Office about the matter if I was not sat­ isfied. What would you do after getting the run-around? Well, I became so disgusted that I went instead to the clinic at the "Dog­ house," and got the necessary treatment. days after last discharge is the period of eligibility. After talking to the SIU Spec­ ial Services Director and the Log Editor, I decided to return to Hudson and Jay, and get the mat­ ter cleared up. So, back I went on October 15, but didn't get past a fellow named A. K. Guilford, Administrative Assistant. This guy was not only sassy, but refused to take any action whatsoever about informing the staff that a seaman-is entitled to more than one affidavit, and can get treatment up to 90 days after last dischai'ge. Yes, the result of my return trip was nil, and the red tape still threatens to trip up any unwary seaman -who's un­ lucky enought to need treatment at a Marine Hospital. Guess before I go any further that I should explain this affida­ vit business. The affidavit was necessary in the first place be­ cause I had lost my last ship dis­ charge dated August 15,-and they PANAiMA, Oct. 5—Count the required some proof of my ser­ crew of the Cape Friendship, vice. So—the affidavit was pro­ Isthmian Lines, as militant from cured. the word go. Most of them are 90 DAYS. NOT 60 Isthmian seamen who have gone Furthermore, someone at the all out for the SIU. Public Health Service clinic—I We hope that by the time this don't recall the name now—^told me that I was no longer eligible hits the Log that the Isthmian for treatment as I had been agreement will be safely tucked ashore for 60 days. Why doesnff away and in the bag. Then, on the Public Health Service Direc­ to the complete organization of tor or someone else in authority the rest of the unorganized sea­ tell these clerks and otlier em­ men! ployees that under Section 2.314b A great deal of credit for mak­ of Subpart B, Part 2, Chapter 1 of ing this crew solidly SIU is due Title 42, dated July 1, 1944, 90 "Blackie" (The Rebel From Flor­ ida) Sanchez. His timely pep talks and untiring efforts in ex­ plaining the meaning of union­ ism—especially the SIU brand— in detail to the newer and young­ er seamen helped immeasurably to do the job. Much the same can be said for Frank Kaiser, Black Gang delegate, whose guiding hand made possible the smooth sailing below. T. W. Styron Young or old, the men who make up the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union are all a bunch of militant, hard working seamen who will not be satisfied until all seamen are organized into honest unions. Take this story of T. W. "Pop" Styron, Oiler. At an age when most men are thinking about sitting in front of a fireplace stroking a cat. Pop is still in there sailing on unorganized ships and telling the men all about the ad­ vantages of belonging to the SIU. He does a .swell job, too. men's rights at the same time.The His most outstanding piece of battle to give seamen better con­ work recently was aboard the Is­ ditions and higher wages has al­ thmian's Zane Grey. When this ways found him right up front. ship left the United States, with From the time he started on tug­ Pop aboard as a volunteer ships' boats in Norfolk, up through the organizer, it was a toss-up be­ years of sailing as a stoker on coal tween the SIU and the NMU. But fired boats, Brother Styron has when the ship returned, it was an always preached union. entirely' different story. There are many men today Of course, the vote is confiden­ who are staunch trade unionists tial, but reports from the men mainly because they met Pop who cast the votes indicate that on their first voyage, and they the Zane Grey went SIU by a never forgot what he told them. GOOD ADVICE three to one majority. The men "Dont think that the company gave Pop most of the credit for showing them the advantagies will watch out for you," he would that the SIU has over any other say. "The only way to make sure union in the maritime industry. that you get a living wage and decent conditions is to organize ON THE MOVE into a strong union. Then the Once the Zane Grey was voted. company has to come through, Brother Styron didn't waste his or they can't sail their ships. time. He volunteered for an­ That's the only kind of argu­ other ship and was assigned to ment shipowners can under­ the Steel Mariner, also Isthmian. stand." This vessel had already voted, Pop winds up his talk with but Pop felt that he could do a good advice to young fellows. job of keeping the men together "•When you go on a ship, do your so that when the results of the work," he says. "We are getting bargaining election are announ­ fair wages and conditions are im­ ced, the Isthmian Lines will have proving. Let's preserve what we to contend with the men who have, and be ready for even more want an SIU contract right away. by doing our_share and not shirk­ The Steel Mariner got stuck on ing on the job." a shuttle run in the Persian Gulf, It's hard to tell whether the and so Pop had no opportunity SIU makes men as staunch and to take part in the general strike hard-working as Pop is, or recently concluded. But, as he whether good men naturally says, "I was in the 1921, 1936, come to the SIU. In any case. and 1941 strikes, and although Pop is a credit to the Union and I'm 70-years-old, I could still he has done, and is doing his take my turn picketing." share in the fight to keep the Pop started sailing 40 years SIU the best Union on the water­ ago, and started fighting for sea­ front. Cape Friendship Behaves Like A Real SIU Ship Cnrmmers, By FRANK WEST gate, resigned when he took over the Bosun's job (the old Bosun having signed off in Honolulu). The Deck delegates' job was then assumed by Harry Corcoran, who carried on the fine work of Blackie. ELECT DELEGATES At our fii'st ship meeting, Frank Kaser was elected Black Gang delegate, Blackie Sanchez as Deck delegate, Frank Fuente for the Stewards Department, and Frank West as Ship's dele­ gate. All of oui- meetings were fully attended with everyone be­ ing enthusiastic about them. Isthmian seamen, many of whom have never belonged to unions, participated vigorously. All agreed that the meetings clarified a number of things which were not clear before. Isthmian seamen were shown the democratic manner in which the SIU oarries on its fnedtings and disot'ssions. All in «H, these Blackie, who was Deck Dele- meetings were the clincher which • -.v .'..r swung the Cape Friendship crew over to the SIU standard. Time off for a couple of bou­ quets. 1st Asst. Edward Morean extremely cooperative, as was Skipper R. T. Saxton. In addi­ tion, we .owe much to Bob Can­ tor who did a swell job of chair­ ing several meetings. Cape Friendship crewmembers dug into their pockets to make a Log donation to keep the log rolling, and want, to compliment the Log on being the greatest single source of information on Union activity on the waterfront. The crew also wishes to express their appreciation to Oi-ganizer Blackie Silva in Hoiiolulu for his cooperation and efforts extended on our behalf during our stay there. That's all from the Cape Friendship for now. (Editor's note: That's what you think. Pictures which accompanied this article came in too late to be pro­ cessed—so you'll see them next week.) ,.-y 3P|«e F1T» Portland YMCA Gives SIU Crew A Helping Hand •When the John J. Abel, Calmar Line pulled into Portland, Maine on September 11 and paid off, the crew found themselves victims of the housing shortage. As the strike was in progress, they piled off in quick order and after registering for picket dutystarted looking for a place to bunk for the duration of the strike. They weren't successful with their attempts, and were looking around for a tree or a park bench when the ship's delegate came along and told them he had everything fixed up. In his scouting around he had contacted the YMCA and told Mr. H. E. Frank, the Secretary, the score on the strike. 'Whea the secretary got the lowdov.ux he told the delegate to bring the crew over. Well, when the boys arrived they found the YMCA had fixed them up with a block of 24 beds for the use of the crew. The "Y" had no rooms, but the block of beds was a bit of heaven for the foot sore crew. WANTS LOG The staff of the YMCA bent over backward to help the sea­ men and gave them every con­ sideration. They checked their baggage free for the duration of their stay and many of the crew who had relatives in the neighborhood left their gear in the custody of the "Y." The fa­ cilities of the club were turned over to the crew, and they had the use of the recreation room. The crew stated that they no­ ticed that SIU men drop in there occasionally and the Secretarysaid he would be glad to receive Logs for the library. "V/hen the boys checked out they were pleasantly surprised to find that the sum total for stay­ ing there was only 50c per night, There may be a lot of thieving rooming houses and clip joints left along the ports, but now and then seamen run across real peo­ ple who are .out to give a sea­ man a hand without their palm outstretched. The crew of the John J. Abel is unanimous in its thanks to Mr. H. E. Frank and the YMCA in Portland, Maine who made their stay in Portland an enjoy­ able one. They wish to pass the word along m other Seafarers who stop off there that they will receive a straight deal when they stop at the YMCA. Attention Seafarers Word has come to this of­ fice that the Seafarer Log is not to be found in some of the seamen's Clubs in for­ eign ports. ^ Whenever in a foreign port go to the seamen's Clubs and ^ see if the Log is displayed. If you don't see it. ask for it. Find out -why it is not put out, and leave some of yottt r ship's copies of the Log there. Notify the Seafarers Log of all Clubs where you do not find the SIU paper. —4 �Page Six t HE SEAFARERS LOG A packed meeting in Houston heard the news that the Wage Stabilization Board had turn­ ed thumbs down on the wage raise that had been won by the Union Negotiating Committee. To a man they voted to hit the bricks, and to stay out until the money they had fought for would be given back to them. In all other ports of the United States it was the same story. And so, when September 5 rolled around, the members of the SIU-SUP were walking picketlines. and they stayed out until the greatest victory ever won by merchant seamen was under their belts. It marked a long stride forward for seamen every'^>here. Friday, October 18, 194$ It takes pickets to make a strike effective. No strike is ever won in the newspapers or through ballyhoo. Here are some members of the SIU-SUP making sure that their strike is won. The men in Houston, like the Seafarers in every other port, sewed up shipping so tightly that the Government finally had to reverse the Wage Stabilization Board. If that hadn't been done, the SIU and the SUP would still be out parading in front of dead piers. ' ?u"' •' I If you want to eat, you have to stand in line and wait your turn. Fiist come, first served, but plenty of food for all. �THE SEAVARERSLOG Friday, Ocidber 18, 1946 '3; Page Seven The Gold Coast Is Stone Cold As MM&P Strike Hits Stride '''f: '• -By W. H. SIMMONS Payoffs Keep Savannah Going During Successful MM&P Beef By ARTHUR THOMPSON SAVANNAH — The MM&PMEBA strike has tied up the port nf Savannah just as tightly as did our strike. We had a hurri­ cane warning here last week and the pickellines were called in temporarily so that we could shift ships to safer berths. The hurricane didn't amount to much and picketing was resumed after the danger had passed, We paid off the' SS Webb Mil­ ler of the American Liberty Line without any trouble. There was some discussion in the Stewards Department, but the members in­ volved were all bound for New York and decided to let the mat­ ter rest until they got there. The payoff itself went very smoothly with no man drunk, and everybody, especially the dele­ gates, were very hlepful. Paying off a ship under these circum­ stances is a pleasure and a credit to the crew members. NO ARGUMENT The SS Samuel Mclntrye, South Atlantic, came in with a load of gypsum and will payoff Monday. I already checked the overtime with Port Captain Van Wout and we didn't have to argue a single item. The Chief Engineer died on board a few days after they left the states. The SS Daniel Williard and the SS Bertram Goodhue, both South Atlantic, are due in next week. The deck engineer of the Good­ hue, W. J. Brantley, was left in Glasgow to go to the hospital. We hope he isn't very badly off. The local papers announce that the South Atlantic expects to make from 48 to 60 trips yearly from this area. That's about one every week. This should keep Savannah Branch fairly busy. We have quite a few men registered, but when this strike breaks I'm afraid we'll be short of rated men. BONEYARD BOUND We have a few ships in port destined for the boni^yard in Brunswick. Three of tlifm are SIU ships,, and reports have it that quite a few m.ore are also doomed. I wonder how the Mar­ itime Commission, intends to build the merchant marine they promised during the early part of the war. Harry Galphin left the hospital last week after a successful op­ eration and is coming along fine, but not yet ready to ship out. No one else in the hospital ex­ cept Dutch. Vincent San Juan's brother is back in the Coast Guard. Sorry to see him go. Both brothers are good seamen and we need them. We. have a ease coniing up in court next week. We lodged an unfair labor charge against the Atlantic Towing Company and it's finally coming to a head. I'll let you know more about it later. NO NEWS?? Silence this week from the Branch A^enis of the follow­ ing ports: CHARLESTON NORFOLK PORT ARTHUH PHILADELPHIA MOBILE TAMPA GALVESTON MARCUS HOOK SAN JUAN BOSTON SAN .FRANCISCO—At present the old Gold Coast is stone cold dead and is a mighty sorrowful sight these days with nothing moving, and the few ships that do arrive here are almost scuttled as soon as they are berthed 'cause the MM&P and MEBA men waste no time in piling off and hitting the picketlines. With Harry Bridges' longshore­ men out, too, we are looking to see what the CMU will get- for their men. The way it loks from here the CMU is fast withering away; about all one can see of the staff at present is Harry's long nose. Come on you MFOWW members, wake up before it is too late; don't get involved in the CMU muddle. At the present time, we have two East Coast ships in port, and Activities Of The Communists In Trade Unions Start Campaign By Pro-Democratic Labor Forces By HENRY W. CHAPPELL country will admit that America is not Utopia and there is plenty DULUTH—Things are pretty of room for improvement, but he quiet this week in Duluth with will resent a group of people only a few ships in port due to within our boundaries pledging the bad weather on the lakes and there is nothing to report on the Midland elections. We can't do anything about Old Man Winter, but by next week we should have the election results which we'll give in this column. the NMU is dominated by the party members who ascribe to the points listed above. Their place in the trade union move­ ment is not to better conditions for seamen, but to cause dissention and dislike for our govern­ ment so Uncle Joe's form of gov­ ernment can walk in and take over. DEMOCRATIC SEIT-UP There is a movement under Both the SIU and NMU are way in the country sponsored by starting an organizing drive on a number of anti-commie organ­ the Great Lakes this fall. In the izations, including AFL and CIO SIU the entire set up is run on unions to expose and curb the a democratic basis with the mem­ communists wherever they may bership voting on vital issues and infiltrating or working. The the union offcials job is to carry sooner this task is undertaken them out. All Lakes seamen will and successfully concluded the have their choice, the NMU allegiance to a foreign flag and better it wjll be for all American power, and attempting to trans­ which is commie-dominated or labor. plant this foreign ideology to his the SIU where issues are decided by a vote of the membership and country. METHOD EXPOSED To bring this whole issue closer majority rules. You unorganized AFL trade papers all over the to home, or closer to your ship Lakes seamen will be able to United States have repeatedly as I should say, everyone knows make your choice soon. exposed their methods of opera­ tion. These papers have shown time and 'time again how a few party members will join a union, infiltrate into position of respon­ sibility and throw their weight around far out of proportion to their numbers; usually in a man­ By J. H. HANNERS ner contrary to the wishes of the majority. JACKSONVILLE — Shipping I had three other ships to handle They will force their line on I collected all the beefs and over­ the membership until they're op­ had picked up in this port after time and told the delegates and posed. Then, if they see they are the SIU-SUP sH-ike and things crew that I would be back in an going to be licked, they will do were looking pretty good, so af­ hour. all in their power to smash the ter the MEBA and MM&P strike SHORT-CHANGED union. is settled we should have quite a William Z. Fo.ster, Chairman In about 45 minutes I was back few jobs to fill. for the communist party has to the Bennett and I found that I have managed to pay off all the crew has payed off under the stated publicly that a member of the party does not owe allegiance ship in this port under mutual old wage scale. Immediately they tp the flag of this country, but consent and the companies have started beefing about their con­ must follow 100 per cent the poli­ promised the same on any that tested overtime and why they cies of Soviet Russia without should come in while the strike didn't get it. criticism. He also stated that a Brother, you are the Union and person may believe in a religion is on. your officials can do nothing Once again I'd like to try to without your support, all we can when he joins the CP, but after he learns the principles of com­ impress upon the membership do is advise you. So, fellows, it's munism he will soon give up any the importance of notifying the really up to you. When you dock, Hall when coming into port and call your hall, and stay sober at belief in the church. standing by until we can get a the payoff so you can give your ABUSE FREEDOM representative down to the ship representative your full support. America is the only country in before the payoff. As an example Without it his hands are tied. of what usually happens when the world that allows such a this is not done I give you the group to thrive openly, advocat­ At the moment there are four ing the principle of revolution case of the SS Floyd Bennett. ships in port which is booming The other day, I skipped down against the government. By all business for Jacksonville, but we moial rights such people forfeit to the Bennett to pay her off and their rights as American citizens. there was no pay master or any­ are looking forward to even bet­ The average American of this one aboard to handle the job. As ter days in the near future. Paying Off Without Patrolmen May Leave You Holding The Bag I'm shaping them up for the pay­ off which will come off in a cou­ ple of days. The Hook Hitch, a Waterman, came in from a tenmonth trip without a single beef aboard. Some trip huh? That's the way I like to see them. There were three militant delegates aboard her who handled things very well. Good work boys! SUBSISTENCE PAY The Lyman Hall, South At­ lantic, came in the other day and had only a few minor beefs. They were due to the crew not knowing the new scale and hours at sea, but we soon cleared this up and she is ready for the pay­ off .which will come as soon as we get the okay from MEBA to move her to a navy base. In the meantime the men are drawing subsistence pay so things are "hunky dory with the crew. The crew of the Francis Marion, who paid off in Seattle, will be glad to hear that we have col­ lected the black gang disputed overtime. The men concerned should write to the General Agent Mr. Becker, William Dia­ mond SS Agent, 262 California Street, San Francisco, Calif. That's aU from the gold coast for this week, so steady as she goes. Corpus Christi Really Tied Up By G, (TEX) SUIT CORPUS CHRISTI — As an­ other week rolls around we find this fair Texas port tied up even tighter than last week. Now we have three strikes instead of the two of last week. Now, in addition to the MM&P and MEBA, the men who operate the draw bridge who are affili­ ated with the Operating Engi­ neers AFL are on strike. Because of this, the steamship operators are afraid to bring their ships to this port, and are diverting theih to ports. As far as the warehousemen's strike is concerned, there hasn't been much up to now, but it looks like things might improve as the newspapers here in Corpus Chris­ ti are out of pewsprint and the warehousemen have a load of paper which they refuse to re­ lease. Maybe some pressure will be brought to bear to get the strike over with. Due to the fact that the op­ erators are diverting ships to other ports, organizing has fal­ len off for the time being. With the harbor tugs already voted and the organizers having :^ed a petition for an election on die dredges and ferries we can oil sit tight until the strikes are ov«r. il m 'I .ij �-!<• ^Page Eight r THE SEAFARERS LOG r ftrticle By Anti-Labor Faker Stirs Up Hornets Nest in SiU By JOE ALGINA NEW YORK—As if we seamen don't have enough to contend with, what with bigshot opera tors, commie disrupters and dirty • ships, now along comes a chair borne sailor to take a few kicks at us when we're not looking. A guy named Hanson Baldwin who did his last sailing in the early twenties, and who sat out this past war from a dangerous spot in the New York Times Building, wrote in his column that he would be glad to see the good old seafaring days return By good old days, he meant the days before the Union, and the days when a seaman was nothing more than a slave. Bald­ win must have been bitten by the ghost of Captain Bligh, and so he is trying to take it out on us. If he had his way, a Master of a ship would have the right to smack a man around with a be­ laying pin every day instead of saying "good morning." CONVERSATION PIECE been made during the last 40 years. Someday we will have the honor of welcoming all the shipowners into the 20th century. CHOW LINE The strike apparatus which we have built up has really come in handy. It proves that when things are going along smoothly, it is smart to prepare for storms. That is what we did, and so we have an efficient set-up that can handle matters during the quiet times, but which is ready for any emergency. Right now our kitchen is in op­ eration and hundreds of men are being fed daily. No member of the SIU-SUP would violate an MM&P picketline, and so the men who are therefore on the beach are being fed in the Union Hall, Quite a few of the licensed men have- been coming over to sample our food, and they all say that It is better than you can get in a high-class restaurant. We don't go out looking for trouble, but when trouble comes,' we are ready and waiting. ' Lots of the men around here are plenty burned up about that column. Some of them, fellows who had been torpedoed once or twice, wanted to go up to see Mr. Baldwin and talk to him. But they were so mad that we thought it best not to let them go because the conversation By LOUIS GOFFIN might get out of hand, and Mr. Baldwin would probably wind up We have been deeply touched on the floor. by an article written by Hanson One explanation of Baldwin's W. Baldwin in the New York attitude is that he was an An­ Times of October 9th. Mr. Bald­ napolis man, and so he prob­ win is concerned with the de­ ably has gold braid and brass generation of the American mer­ Where his heart ought to be. chant marine at the hands of the Other than the excitement seamen's unions, and complains caused by Baldwin's anti-labor bitterly at the disappearance of article, things have been sort of quiet around here lately. By bucko mates and "skippers who quiet I don't mean real quiet, I can spit into the teeth of a gale." We note in his article that all just mean that a man gets a romance and adventure has dis­ chance to breath occasionally. We are still paying off every appeared from the sea and men ship that comes into this harbor, no longer go to sea for the love and we are still shipping a few of it. Mr. Baldwin is carried men to tankers and colliers. But away by the weight of his own if the operators don't get serious words as he goes on to say that and bargain honestly with the the gin mills have now become MM&P, we will soon stop even Union halls, the ships are covered with sea lawyers and radicals that little shipping. who give the orders, and the Mas­ UNYIELDING ters have deserted the bridge for the picket line. Here is a case where a few A PROBLEM, BUD? The life of the present day seaman is difficult and often very complicated. He is at the mercy of unscrupulous companies, government agen­ cies. brass hats and human sharks of various descrip­ tions. everyone trying to take advantage of him. If he hap­ pens to know some of his rights, he is sneeringly refer­ red to as a Sea Lawyer. A Special Services Dept. of the Union has been set up to consult with you on all your problems involving the Coast Guard. Shipping Commission­ ers. Unemployment Insur­ ance. personal injury claims, your statutory rights when you become ill aboard ship, Ixmmgration Laws^ and your dear, beloved iDrafl Board. If you happen to be in New York, contact us personally, or if you are out of town, write and you will receive a prompt reply. Address all mail to SPE­ CIAL SERVICES. 51 Beaver Street. New York 4. N. Y. Your Union is your shoreside contact. USE IT'S FACILI­ TIES. Lakes Cleveland Cliffs Company Sponsors Phony Company Union By HENRY W. CHAPPELL risive statements about the SIU. He claims the salt water repre­ Heading the list of phony at­ sentatives are not interested in tempts on the Great Lakes to sa­ Lake sailors. For his information botage a bona fide labor union is the salt water men do not run the action of the Cleveland Cliffs the SIU on the Great Lakes. We Company which is attempting to are a separate district but we do have districts on the East Coast sway the crews of Midland ships and the West coast. Nor do we from the SIU to the Lake Sea­ have to apologize for the record men's Union. of the salt water section of the In a form letter to the Midland SIU. It recently successfully ships they state the primary rea­ ended a strike on all coasts which son the SIU is anxious to or­ tied up all shipping and forced ganize lake seamen is to collect the Wage Stabilization Board to dues. Any man who belongs to reverse i t s decision thereby a union realizes dues, assessmentb granting the SIU wages wbn and initiation fees are what through negotiations with steam­ makes a union function. Mr. ship companies. Grady, the Cliffs Company But let's get down to business stooge, doesn't want to realize and examine this Lake Sailor's this as the Company Union treas­ Union. Do they have a constitu­ ury has an unlimited source of tion? If so, who drafted it? Who income from the Cleveland Cliffs are they affiliated with? In the Company. In fact this union event of a labor dispute who doesn't even have to rent its own could they rely upon' to give them hall; it has the use of the com­ aid? Who elected Mr. Grady to pany attorney's office paid for the Presidency? What are their by the Company. hospital and death benefits? and who financed this Lake Sailor's WHAT IS LSU Union when it was first started? In this form letter to the Mid­ The answers to all questions is land crews Mr. Grady makes dethe Cleveland Cliffs Company, of course! Swivel Chair Sailor Hitches His Pajama Pants And Yearns For "Good Old Days"—For Other Guys obstinate men are holding up the shipping of the whole country. If these guys were labor men, I bet the President and Congress would already be hollering for their scalps, but since they are bosses, nobody says anything aginst tWm, and nobody tries to put any pressure on them. The shipowners along the East and Gulf Coasts are willing to grant .the licensed deck officers Union security. On the West Coast, however, the operators win not give in on that point. They would rather have their ships tied up than give the Union men the security • they need so that they can do a good job with­ out worrying about licking some­ body's shoes for a job. Most.operators live in the 18th or 19th centuries, and they fight against any advances that have SWIVEL CHAIR SAILOR Strong words, Mr. Baldwin. We don't doubt your sincerity, but as you are the authority on the Merchant Marine we would like to know where you get your information? Have you ever sail­ ed in the forecastle or on the bridge? Do you know what con­ ditions the so-called ruddy-faced seamen worked and lived under in pre-union days? Do you think those seamen went to sea for the romance and adventure, or was it really be­ cause they were forced by crook­ ed boardinghouse masters and shanghai artists? The "good old days" to Mr. Baldwin mean large profits to the. shipowners and slavery for the crews. If your beliefs were held by the seamen a union would go hungry, but strangely enough' the seamen rushed to join the unions. Going to sea, Mr. Bald­ win isn't like they show it in the movies. Thank God for the unions that came along and lifted seamen out of their slavery and showed the world that seamen i,-'- Friday, October 18. 1946 TWO-JOB STIFF This Lake Sailors Union does­ n't need shoreside organizers to work for and represent it. Cleve­ land Cliffs sets the wages, condi­ were hard working tradesmen very low wages, no" overtime, tions, etc., and Mr. Grady agrees who were working for a living ' long hours, bad food, rotten and to their decisions or he would be damp foc'sles and unsafe work­ out of a job; or rather two jobs like anyone else. as, beside being president of the ing conditions. OFFICERS TOO It took the unions to correct phony union, he is also wheels­ The Mates and Skippers, like these evils, and if the old so- man on a ship that is owned by a the seamen, realized that only called romantic, adventurous, company that is notorious for its through organization could they sun-kissed seamen of the past anti-union attitude. unite as one to combat the were here today they would get These Lake operators have all natural enemy of all seamen, down on their knees and thank kinds of schemes for getting namely thfe shipowners. God for the unions and the good around the Unions. Among them They, too, are affected by the work they have done and are is the device whereby they wait greed of the shipowners just as still doing for the seamen. until union contracts are signed So Mr. Baldwin, write all the and then they come out with a articles that you wish, but first slightly higher wage. This they did last spring. After get the true story. We suggest 6boO C?(.0T>A\^ ' a short sea trip in the foc'sle to the SIU had signed contracts give you the necessary back­ with various companies, the Lake ground, and then any story ypu'd Carriers came out with a slightly write, we are sure wouldn't be higher scale. In June 1946 we printed by the New York Times. succeeded in reopening our con­ tracts bringing our wage.-- at this time to the highest level of any seamen in the world. Now, according to Mr. Grady, the Cleveland Cliffs Company comes out with a still higher rate. They are really scared of the much as the men in the foc'sle. Unions and at least their men are It will be a long time before The shipowners of today are no benefiting from our efforts in­ different from the shipowners of any male member of a Kansas directly as they surely would not the sailing days. They have one City union walks through a pick­ be getting these raises if it were etline set up by women members thought in ccwnmon—profits— up to the LSU. Their union of a union. and to hell with the men that would never think of opening its They remember with a shud­ make these profits possible. mouth. der what happened to Harvey The American merchant ma­ I5UES DISAPPEAR rine will not decline in spite of Warner, a union cab driver who Went through llie ladies' picketAs for the business of collect­ Mr. Baldwin and his ilk. From line at the Elko Photo Products ing dues; I recently ran into a the way we see it, he has ab­ solutely no knowledge whatso­ Co. to inquire about a roll of wheelsman in Toledo and he films he wanted developed. showed me a receipt for dues ever concerning the!modern of­ His license number was taken, paid to the Lake Sailor's Union. ficers and seamen and their and the next thing Harvey knew It was all stamped in the official unions. His knowledge of the sea he was called up before his lo­ manner so, the LSU, in spite of • is gleaned from reading roman­ cal's executive board to explain. the remarks they make about us tic sea adventures and serving a He couldn't, and the executive short hitch in the Navy. board ruled that he would either collecting dues is also interested have to pay a $50 fine or else in this. What I'd like,to know is, POLES APART walk on the picketline around the who are their authorized agents We agree with him on one plant. to collect these dues and where point only; that is concerning He chose the latter—but Har­ does the money go? Cadets. We of the old school vey failed to reckon with the still believe that merchant ma­ seriousness with which the wom­ I hope Mr. Grady and the selfrine officers should come up the en strik ers took their picketlines. appointed officials of the Great" hard way from the foc'sle, but we Harvey walked the picketline Lakes Sailors Union, alias the must remain poles apart on the for two eight-hour shifts—but the Cleveland Cliffs Company, see rest of his article, sign the lady unionists made him We have had the experience of carry read, in big black letters, this. It should be interesting sailing under so-called tin god "I AM A HEEL. I CROSSED A reading if they attempt to an­ skippers and bucko mates, for PICKETLINE." swer these questions. Just Learning The Hard Way �'t' • vo.Jr*;>^ THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 18, 1948 Page Nla* The Patrolmen Say— With SIU In Canada Against Act NEW YORK—The other day when I went aboard the SS Iber­ ville I. ran across a problem of interest to the entire member­ ship. It seems that all ships that sign on in the Port of Mobile, owned and operated by an Ala­ bama corporation, have Alabama State Unemployment taxes de­ ducted from their wages by the steamship company. This practice is contrary to the Seamen's Acts and has been fought and defeated in other states, California and Pennsyl­ vania to mention a couple. New York state does not take any tax for this and at present Alabama is the only state that is engag­ ing in this practice. I turned this matter over to the Secretary-Treasury and he is going to look into it. It takes time and money, with lawyers being brought in as it is mostly a legal fight. You men who take Alabama ships out of Mobile can rest assured that we will handle this in the traditional SIU manner and while work is being done to rectify this illegal bit of ham-stringing we will protest all deductions being made in the meantime. James Purcell VANCOUVER—We have just • renewed an agreement covering deck and engine room crews of the SS Prince Rupert and at the same time gained an increase of $20.80 per month for all classi­ fications. This renewal was signed with the understanding of both the Union and the Company that other conditions of work shall be negotiated after February 1, 1947. This new increase makes $33.28 per month gained since the first, of the year, as early in the year we won an increase of $12.48. At the time we won the $12.48 it was made retrocative to June, 1945, and the new increase is retroac­ tive to June 1 of this year. Not a bad year's bargaining. Pictured here is the elected Strike Committee which was in charge of the strike machinery in Baltimore when the SIU-SUP battled through to win the highest wages in maritime history. After a short period of inactivity followin^^ the successful termination of our strike, this same group is no doubt once more functioning—this time giving aid and support to the Masters, Mates and Pilots to insure the successful conclusion of their beef. Sorry that there were no names turned in with this picture, because these men deserve a lot of credit for the job they did and are now doing. ~ The SIU has finally wrangled' an agreement out of the Com' mercial Cable Company. This week the SS Restorer sailed from Victoria with the first agreement ever signed by this company covering this ship. Tuberculosis Contagious, Not Hereditary: Seme Facts Abeut A Curable Disease By JOE VOLPIAN nomic conditions, which means small wages, poor food, over­ crowded living quarters, over­ work, poor working conditions, anxiety, improper clothing and inability to get proper medical attention. Another cause for the lowering of resistance is poor working conditions such as overcrowding, dampness, lack of fresh air, dust, extremes of heat and cold and suddert changes in temperature. Another cause for the lowering of resistance is burning the candle at both ends. What the cure is for and pre­ vention of tuberculosis is the next question to be answered. The first thing is to get frequent medical examinations so that the disease can be caught as soon as possible. Once you are affected, go to an established doctor and place yourself entirely in his hands. There is only one known real cure for the disease and that is rest, good food, healthful living quarters and freedom from worry. Doctors hold that once a person has had tuberculosis, cer­ tain occupations are completely out. He cannot do work that re­ quires physical exertion, dusty trades er exposure to weather. The last occupation appears to include seamen. They caution against any hard work or the old way of life for at least three years after dis­ charge from the hospital. Any­ one who has had tuberculosis should remember that his lungs are permanently scarred and, like those who limp after a bro­ ken leg, have to take it easy so as not to stretch or break these scars. (Editor's Note: Due to shortage of space this article will be concluded next week). This is a victory for the SIU im Canada as this company has been-, one of the most stubborn that we have had to deal with and marksan opening in their lines which we will take advantage of short­ ly on their other ships. Part of the duties as head of Special Services is to go to the t S. S. hospital to visit the sick brothers Rains Will Come to keep them posted on the latest NEW YORK—A word to the news and to pay sick benefits. wise is sufficient, so goes the old We have come in contact with Not only was an agreement saw and the word I have in men suffering from all kind.s of gained, but it is the he.st ever illnesses and injuries. One of the mind is, saving. signed in Canada. It was signed most prevalent illnesses is tuber­ We have just come through by the Victoria Branch, SIU and culosis. Very few of the men some trying times. We've been embodies all conditions of wages, know anything about the disease, through strikes and beefs all of overtime, hours of work, and so we decided to scout around which were successful. We op­ and get opinions from wellliving conditions recently won by erated as a team and through our known authorities as to its cause the SIU-SUP in their national operations we won the biggest and cure, and what can be done strike in the U. S. A. . strike in Maritime history by about it. The SIU in Canada is deter­ showing a strong, united front Many people think that tuber­ mined to obtain these conditions with everyone on the ball doing culosis is hereditary and passed on all ships in Canada, and will his best. down from parents to children. keep fighting for the same con­ I don't believe it would harm This is not the fact. The closest ditions on all ships to gain for the us if we got to a very important any doctor will say about hereseamen in Canada the highest point and that is the feeling of {jj-jy jg that the children might standard of living in the indus­ security, the ability to feel secure inherit a weakness towards the try, just as the SIU-SUP enjoys and independent and free of all disease and therefore should be in the states. worry during a beef. very careful of their health. We know, without kidding our­ Almost everyone at one time selves, that it takes the old green- or another inhales and has lodged . backs to give us that feeling. in his lungs 'TB germs. If the Everyone has that feeling of se­ body resistance is good, the curity when they have the old germs become inactive and don't bankroll stowed away just in case bother you. This has been prov­ the old rainy day comes. ed by autopsies where, when the At the height of the SIU- he found the SIU to be the Broth­ lungs were examined, about 90% SUP strike, Newsweek magazine erhood of the Sea and joined up. SOCK IT AWAY We have just gone through one of the dead persons diecl from ran a front page picture of a For the same reason he vounof those rainy days, and the causes other than TB, and these SIU seaman standing before one teered for picket duty to aid his guy who had the cabbage was the persons never knew that they of the struck ships. The picture, striking brothers gain their just had even one germ in their body. along with the magazine, of demands. one with the greatest security. As a matter of fact, a very He said he found real brother­ All this leads up to what I have small percentage of the people course, was seen throughout the country. Figuring that there hood among the men who go been trying to get at. We know have the disease, even though might be a story we contacted down to sea and the strike reaf­ that the wages and overtime that most all of us have the germs in the seaman to get the story be­ firmed his faith in seamen. He we now have is the best we ever our body. Many doctors are of hind the picture. expects to take out a ship as had, not meaning of course that the opinion that these germs we Harry Herschkowitz is his soon as the MM&P beef is settled. we can't get more in the future, have in our lungs tend to im­ name, and he sailed as an OS so when we start working steady, HIS MAGAZINE munize us again.st the disease during the war. He is still a part of this dough should be and in most cases is enough to After talking to Brother member of the Union although saved for the rainy day that is prevent us from actually catch­ Herschkowitz for a while he he hasn't sailed in the last few bound to come sooner or later. HARRY HERSCHKOWITZ ing TB. months. When he heard we were loosened up and said he was This dough saved will buy LOW RESISTANCE out on strike he came down to working for his aims by editing dive bombers" related Brother. things we couldn't afford under the old wage scales, certain lux­ You might well ask, then, how the New York Hall and volun­ and publishing a magazine called Herschkowitz. He said everyone, uries that we now deserve as do we get the disease if these teered for picket duty. He was "Death." He went on to say that if any free, working men and this dough bugs protect us. Doctors says dispatched to pier 19 East River everywhere is thinking only in seaman wants .to contribute ar­ will come in handy when during that if the resistance of the body and there the cameraman found terms of atom bombs and de­ ticles to his magazine he will be struction and he believes that a beef we are on the bricks. is lowered then the germs be­ him on the line. glad to receive them. Address people do not want wars, but I am not working for any bank, come active, increase rapidly manuscripts to Death, Harry REAL BROTHERHOOD peace, so his magazine is trying nor do I wish to insult the intel­ and then we have tuberculosis. Born in Colorado, 30 years ago, to promote peace among all peo­ Herschkowitz, Editor; 503 East ligence of the Union Brothers. You can also get the disease by he came to New York to see the ples of the world. "Death," he 11th Street, New York, N. Y. All I wish to do is state that a being exposed to the germ from city and from there he was said, "really means life." word to the wise is sufficient. outside sources while the resist­ And so, we found that there naturally attracted to the sea as It's up to your fellows to do what ance is low. "Seamen are not only seamen, was more to the picture than met you wish with your cabbage, but Naturally, the next question is, a means to get world experience but they have interests outside the eye. Like many seamen he I think the idea of saving a few what causes the body to lose its and see the lands of the world. of taking a ship from one port to bucks now and then is a good resistance? One of the best auth­ H# says he in interested in another. They are interested in is vitally, interested in the wel­ one, why not try it and see how orities on the subject says that everything progressive and be­ world conditions and do not want fare of our country and he hopes it works. ^ among the conditions causing lieves in the brotherhood of man, to go through another period of to do something about it in his Louis Goffin loss of resistance is inferior eco­ so when he decided to go to sea being stalked by submarines and I own way. 'Newsweek' Seafarer Publishes Magazine To Promote Brotherhood �THE SE AF ARERS LOG Page Teh Friday* Oetobat li. 3r94S SHIPS'MIMUTES AMD MEWS ALL AT SEA Unanimous approval of two motions aimed at im­ proving conditions affecting the safety and welfare of the <:rew—in fact, of all personnel aboard—highlighted a recent SS Gape Nome membership meeting held at sea. The first of the two motions stemmed from the condition of the life belts.* The motion, whicdh drew sup­ crew's pantry shared in the criti­ Choate Crew Hits At The Slopchest The "Unworthy Shop Keeper" who supplied the slop chest on the SS Rufus Choate for a recent Wyage is going to be on the re­ ceiving end of a sizzling letter sent by an indignant crew. • At a membership meeting held at sea during voyage No. 10 the condition ^of the slopchest was rated the main beef. Climaxing a hot and heavy discussion, it was decided that a letter would ..be dictated to the culprit respon'^sible for the situation informing 'rhirn fully that the men were l:wise to his operations, and adl^yising him to pursue a more rea­ sonable course in future dealings. HONORS TO BOSUN Honors for dictation of the let­ ter- would probably go to the Bosun, the ship's minutes say, jvhicli probably implies that the blast will be a strong one. The missive is to be posted at the first mailing station. To begin with, the slopchest -was inadequately supplied. What was shipped aboard was "low grade material," and, say the minutes, was an apparent at­ tempt to dump the merchandise. iiliitjiir liiiiiiiiiiiii For two and <me-half days during a recent trip, the SS Joshua Slocum lay helpless at sea after she lost her propeller. Only break in the monotony of waiting for aid was provided by a school of sharks—200 of them, the crew reported — which swam hungrily around the vesseL One of the toothy fishes got a little too frisky, so the crew with the aid of some bait* nabbed him. The photo above shows the unfortunate man-eater, (aU 500 lbs. of him) hanging over the side. LEFT: Luke Collins, Bosun aboard the Slocum. is a lu^pygo4udky oldtimer depute that look of boredom. Even playing -wi& sharks for iwo and onehalf days gets monotonous for Luke. To round out the swindle, the prices were entirely unreason­ able. In the discussion on food at the meeting a recommendation was approved calling for greater variety in desserts. Oranges and apples, the crew members agreed, do not properly constitute des­ serts. They should be put out as eatables at all times. The Stew­ ard stated that, he would coop­ erate by providing a better meal. NEED BOOKS The reading material being in­ adequate and of a "non-substan­ tial" mature, the Purser agreed to do what he can to obtain books from a seamen's service in the next port. In the cleanup position on the order of business was the laun­ dry room. To keep it squared away in proper order, it was agreed that the Deck department would perform the cleaning task three days a week with the Stew­ ards department taking over for the next three days. The Engine department was not included in the agreement, "because they do not patronize this laundry," the minutes add. It wasn't revealed where they do up thir doo-dads. Safety, Welfare Measures Urg^ By Cape Nome Crew port from the crew, urged that "new life belts be obtained and that said life belts be mark­ ed with corresponding ship num­ bers." The motion further recom­ mended that "the company be advised to install racks to hold the belts in the various rooms." Tbe dangers resulting from the unbearable heat in the engine room gave rise to the second mo­ tion, made by M. Salcedo and seconded by J. Maldonado. The motion, as passed, stated "that due to the very high tempera­ ture in the engine room, the emergency blackout cover should be removed and replaced by an adequate removable cover so as to give relief to the men work­ ing in unbearable heat and on hot floor plates of approximately 12d degrees." It was further resolved by the Black Gang that they would not sign articles unless the unbear­ able condition was rectified. The resolution received the unani­ mous backing of the entire crew, the minutes say. The faulty refrigerator in the Digested Minutes Of SlU Ship Meetings NASHAU VICTORY, June 21—Chairman J. Blackburn; Secretary D. Saunders. New Business: List of beefs concern­ ing the following: bad eggs, spreads, butter, matches and soap, tools, and coffee. Motions to have the proper seating ca­ pacity for entire erew and re­ quisition was made for chairs for P. O. mess. Motions car­ ried: that liew crew is not to sign on until P. O. mess is re­ paired and put into service; that Purser check on slopchest items invoices; that delegates contact Chief Mate and find out if enough soap and matches are aboard. Steward to requi­ sition new iron. Each depart­ ment alternate cleaning laun­ dry. Suggesiion that "Sparks" leave radio turned on. X % POWELLTON SEAM. June 27 —Chairman Brune: Secretary Kerester. Department Dele­ gates reported everything okay. Treasurer reported balance of $6.50. New treasurer explain­ ed ^ip's fund to new crew. Re­ ported 75c collected as fines and one dollar collected from new members of Stewards de­ partment. The report accepted by. acclamation. Motion carried to have ship fumigated after every two round trips( coast'.vise). One minute of silence held for brother members lost at sea. XXX OTIS E. HALL, July 23 — Chairman. J. Barone; Secretary L. L, Elie. Motions carried: thai delegates ask Captain to have Steward leave icebox keys with Chief Cook while vessel is at sea; that any over­ time work topside quarters to be divided among the messmen and utilities, galleys and iceboxes to the cooks. Dele­ gates gave their reports. Good and Welfare: Crew warned against spitting in drin^pg fountain and throwing match sticks and butts in alleyways; men are to pick up cutlery and dishes after use, failure to do so to result in fines; screens for portholes to be placed on repair list; all beefs to be brought to respective delegates. XXX CLAYMONT VICTORY, July 27—Chairman Stanley Maggin; Secretary Leonard Pollock. Chief Steward objected to meet= ing being called against him. Motion carried to have messmen work their full required time so men on watch could get a full meal—Chief Steward promised his cooperation. Agreed that cooks and bakers be allowed to eat in their uni­ form hats; also men should ap­ pear in messhalls properly dressed. Patrolmen suggested more cooperation betwjeen crew and Chief Steward. XXX EDWARD L. LOGAN, (date not given) — Chairman Moss; Senetary Jillian. New Busi­ ness: Motion carried that one man from each department lie assign^ to clean laundry.Work {Continued on Page 11) cism of shipboard conditions, with the crew voting a recom­ mendation for Its rernoval and replacement with a new unit. The refrigerator has in an inoper­ able condition for five voyages, and has been proven beyond re­ pair. Stimulus was given to the crew's demand by the announ­ cement, that a shoreside refrigera­ tion mechanic, who had been called in to repair the defective unit, had condemned the pantry unit and claimed that it was be­ yond repair. Criticism was also leveled at the scuttlebutts now aboard. The refrigeration system in operation being either faulty or of insuffi­ cient capacity to be satisfactory on the tropical runs, a motion carried calling for new electric self-contained water cooling units to replace the scuttlebutts on the shelter and second decks. SCUPPERS STOPPED Next in the long list of motionswas one which hit at the conditibn of the laundry scuppers pre­ vailing for the past five trips. The motion stressed the sanitary im­ portance of cleaning the scup­ pers i.n order to stop the flooding of the laundry and the hospital when the room is in use. Among the other motions pass­ ed at the meeting were the fol­ lowing: that Delegates be in­ structed to have a three-man food committee come aboard check the Stewards stores and iceboxes, and to check the menus and make recommendations; that porthole fans be obtained for the crew's quarters; that the Stew­ ard dispose of weaveled flour, spoiled yeast and bread made thereof, - and that the fresh water shower system be repaired to in­ sure permanent and continued use. Two Vessels Ride Into Treuble The SS Charles Nqrdhofl, an Alcoa vessel, which ran aground off Moruga, Trinidad, and which was previously reported refloat­ ed, is Stil aground, according to a dispatch received by the New York Times from Port-Au-Spain. The Nordhoff was carrying a cargo of bauxite from British Guiana. A salvage vessel that left New '^ork for Trinidad is expected to reach Port-Au-Spain this week, the dispatch says. Attempts by two Army tugs to refloat the Nordhoff failed earlier in the week. Trouble was also reported off the Italian coast, where the SS Signal Hills, a 10-441-ton vessel operated by the Mississippi Ship­ ping Company, struck a mine. The ship, carrying UNRRA sup­ plies, was able to proceed under her own power to Naples for re­ pairs. �• Friday, October 18, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleyen Digested Minutes Of SfU Ship Meetings (Continued from Page 10) to be done during working hours. Motion carried that last stand by on each watch, clean mccshall. Carpenter willing to make two keys for each foc'sle upon request. To be asked at sea and not in port. Engine room delegate reports first As­ sistant painting in engine room. Wipers putting in for over­ time for this work. . , , . » 6 » MONROE JANE, June 30 — Chairman Schniederman; Sec­ retary R. "j. Ross. New Busi­ ness: Motions carried: that deck delegate see Mate regarding gangway watch; that linen be changed every Friday except when ship is at sea; thai Ordinary cleans a.'l crew rooms during morning work; that wiper make 10:00 a. m. coffee and ordinary make 3:00 p. m. coffee; that all crewmembers eeit within 45 minutes; that cups us^d after meals be cleaned by party using same. Discussion of standby on bridge be taken up with Patrolman on arrival in New York. i » » Look Your Best Will You, Fellas OREGON FIR. July 20 — Chairman B. Harrison; Secre­ tary D. E. Norris. List of equip­ ment and supplies necessary: Change water tanks, new pots and pans in galley, potato bin on deck, new mattresses for all bunks, new galley stove, file cabinet and settee for steward's room, and many others. Post notice on bulletin board telling crew to refrain from leaving towels in showers, throwing butts on inside decks, and big­ ger blackboard in mess hall. Investigate reason for not sup­ plying midnight launch for crew to return aboard ship in Belize, Br. Honduras. X i X There's Some Dirt Aboard The SS Wirt work straight through unlil noon as he has been doing. Mo­ tion carried that crewmem­ bers stay in their respective foc'sles. Suggestion to keep messhalls and pantry shipshape and messman to work until 10:00 a. m. as per agreement. Dishwasher refused to attend meeting. Complaint that there wasn't sufficient night lunch. One man short in Steward De­ partment. Steward Department members doing his work and to divide pay. Attempt to take man aboard in Naples, Italy. Ship's laundry reported beyond repair. Crew requests ham for hrepkfast and steak for sup­ per. Chief cook reported that there was enough ham for four meals and enough steak for two. Both were ordered, but not received. Request "that cattle­ men and crews loudspeakers be exchanged. XXX JULIAN POYDRAS, July 28 —Chairman J. Baron; Secretary P. Blair. New Business: Mo­ tion carried that anyone sell­ ing linen or food from the ship be reported to Union and the ship's master. Motion carried that^ no one would payoff until Patrolman comes aboard. List of fines posted on Bulletin Board. The three departments to take turns cleaning laundry room. All members to wear shirts in messhalls at mealtime. Ship's delegate to see Purser about slopchest prices. You HAVE BEEN OBL(GATED IN fORT, IT IS h/ar NECESSARY TO GO -THROUGH THE CEREMONY IN/ OTHER. FORTS, YOUR UNION GONSTITUTION DEFINES YOUR RIGHTS AND'DUTIES . YOUR CUNSTTUTION- KNOW \Ti CUT AND RUN The crew of the SS William Wirt have some doubts about the methods used to hire one of the The boys aboard the William firemen aboard. It seems that a H. Clagett weren't thinking of Fireman was not shipped through By HANK entering the Mr. America contest' the Mobile Union Hall, but came when they voted recently to get on in a pier-head jump. He Since we have a lot of items this week we've tried to make up one buck apiece to have their boarded the ship with a note from everything rather short but satisfactory . . . First of all, it's going pictures taken. They want to. the Coast Guard stating that he to be a sober but happy surprise to Brother Eddie Moody, the Sea­ look pretty for the birdie so the was to report for work on that faring bartender in New York's Midtown Cafe, who rushes faith­ Log can run their' picture as a date. He worked that day as a fully to read this bleeding dried-up column, hoping to read about 100 percent SIU crew. The boys Wiper and then did not work un­ some of the guys he knows . . . 'Well, there's Bosun Carl Lawson, also want copies to include til being signed on as a Fireman freshly arrived into town, we presume . . . Man, if you're sad and among their mementos of a good seven days later, just before sail­ thirsty for some belly-busting laughs, regardless of whether you're crew and solid Union Brothers. ing time. At the time he receiv­ from Texas or Thoid Avenoo, then bend your strike-beached ears to XXX We'll be looking for it—so watch ed four days' pay prior to signing that knot of oldtimers listening to happy-go-lucky Bob "Rebel" articles. da boidie! In Trieste Fouche, also known as Tex, painting their sad faces with beaming The crew called upon the Chief smiles . . . For instance, William Beng can't help himself from laugh­ X t % They Say "Si, Si" ing with the boys, too! ROBERT G. INGERSOLL, Engineer to explain the play. Is your appetite falling off? July 27—Chairman (not noted); His defense was that since the X X X X Secretary Helmuth Goering. man did not have a tripcard he Are you subject to hot and cold was sent to the Hall to get one. Harry "Happy" Harper was felling us in his black turfleflashes? "Y^eah—well, maybe it's New Business: Motion carried necked sweater, about seeing his pal, big Sam Drury, about a that shipping cards be picked At the Hall he was told that no romance you want. month ago—-and he should still be around, he thinks . . . There's up by next meeting. Suggested tripcards were being issued un­ If you do, if you're a lover or been plenty of busy guys in our town, indeed. A few of the are: that crew clear tables of cups less there were not enough book­ a lubber, then Brother, just make Johnny Weir, the financial wizard . . . and, of course, good old and wash same, eliminate noise men to fill all availabla jobs. So, sure that your next trip is to Michael Pappadakis, and his work with the belly-aching food in passageways at night; furn­ just before sailing, Mr. Blumer, Trieste, Italy, where Romance department. We wonder if he's still trying to get ice cream for ish extra pitchers in messhall; Alcoa Port Engineer, told the rides the range on all four. Engineer to hire him as the Hall the boys when Sunday comes around? . . . Jimmy Devito is have platform in deck depart­ In case you're scratching your could not furnish a man at the planning a splicy trip in November—and a landlubbing restful ment shower; place garbage head over the foregoing, we'd honeymoon to Mexico, too. Congratulations, Jimmy, and further aft; and extra plates of time of sailing. better tell you that it's not an mucho happiness! The crew is not satisfied with butter on mess tables. ad by a chamber of commerce, or his explaination and wants the XXX a local travel bureau. It's a X X X X RUFUS CHOATE, Sept. 14— Hall to see if a Wiper or^ Fire­ gentle hint dropped to the Bro­ Pete King, the cook, is still anchored in our town . . . Chet Pyc Chairman Ed Kelly; Secretary man was" ordered and whether thers by the crew of the SS Bien­ J. Van Demark. Good and or not the Hall was able to fur­ ville who say they ought to just come in from a trip—and it may have been another Isthmian one . . . Brother Arthur Cobb, of the Baltimore Strike Committee, Welfare: All delegates report nish a man at, the time. In ad­ know. writes and recommends that we give a good write-up about Alex that the portholes need repair­ dition, the crew would like to Hey you guys from the Bien­ Jonowski and his better half. Okay, Brother Cobb, we will^if Alex ing mattresses need replacing, know why the man was paid ville—ya sure there are no booby let's us know what to say, though ... It seems Mike Hughes, fire­ and the ship needs to be fu­ while the ship was in dry-dock. traps hooked up to this? man on the sand-boat. Steamer Rockwood, was such a true-hearted migated. This should be done i S- J. XXX baseball fan that when his choice team lusl ii upset his uverthne before next voyage. Suggested JOHN G. HIBBENS, July 7— RUFUS W. PECKHAM, July schedule badly . . . We're wishing all the luck in the world to that three keys be provided Chairman "Frenchy" Blan21—Chairman Hayes; Secrefary Rocky Benson who's dreaming of the North and to Bosun Luke Col­ for each foc'sle and keys should chard; Secrefary Ray Manno. H. Hunsiker. New Business: lins who's dreaming of the South. Open only individual fotfsle. New Business: Mblions carried: Motions carried: to accept all Steward Department has made that Steward be instructed to X X X X trip card men and recommend out a list of repairs for the gal­ have pantry and messrooms Meet Eddie Kelly: A fisherman at heart and a Navy veteran them for books; tht crew go ley which should be taken care painted immediately; that any­ of many years, this Seafarer told us about how he went fishing on record to have officials ob­ of before the next voyage. one leaving coffee cups, etc., on aboard a ship anchored off Gibraltar. Eddie and the Old Man. tain overtime for the segond Overtime beefs are being re­ tables or placing feet on messwho also loved the sport, went on the fan-tail for a few hours jcook and baker for baking corded to present to patrolman. hall chairs be fined $1.00. of doing the kill. There were no gamblers har.dging around their bread at night; that a list of re­ t 4 4 Money to be donated to the hooks so the Old Man got disgusted and hit his good old bunk. pairs be made up and turned HIBBING VICTORY, July 29 'Log; that ship's de'legate ask Eddie waited and landed a foot-long sucker. He woke the Old over to department heads; that —Chairman Rocky Benson; Captain to have Steward De­ Man up, showed him the prize, and the Old Man rushed down Charles Hunsiker not be allow­ Secretary A1 Kerr. New Busi­ partment toilet changed to star­ with his gear. The Old Man finally blew his cork when nothing ed to sail Deck department. ness: Motions carried: that each board side. It was agreed by showed up and screamed at Eddie:: "The next fish you catch After discussion it was men­ man do his job in the galley, so entire crew to keep all quar­ don't tell me about it," and rushed topside for some agonizing tioned that he is unable to per­ that no one man does more than ters clean for, the duration of sleep. form the duties required and if the other; that fresh stores be the voyage. he continues to sail on deck it brought aboard in each port; 4; XXX may be dangerous to his ship­ that the men in tSewards De­ Attention Brother Adam Karpowich: Your little pal, Benny mates. It was pointed out that CYRUS W. FIELD, June 23— partment work their full time Rabinowitz has left your paper.s. etc., in safekeeping on the Fourth the Deck Engineer, in direct Chairman H. Hicks; Secretary instead of screwing off; that Floor Baggage Room here in New York. Pick it up . . . Here's some violation of Union laws, signed Frank Teller. New Business: the crew give the Chief Stew­ oldtimers in various ports: in New Orleans—Louis Bollinger, An­ on before any of the crew. He Delegates reported everything ard full backing to run his de­ stated his mistake was purely dreas Swenson, C. Lowe, Carand Hansen, Thomas Pluunkett, Joseph shipshape. Deck delegate sug­ partment in anyway he sees fit unintentional. One minute of Pullen, Gregory Morejon, A. E. Zielinski, Harry Halbot and Joseph gested that Carpenter take cof­ to furnish more and better Ancona. silence for lost brothers. fee time ^ 10:00 a.' m. and not grub. cAt'Cir. .. . •• �r Jf« S1E A F A R EUS "LVt} "Va^ Twi^ Ttida^, OclolMy liB, 1946 B;EL,l^YKOBBER HAS HEADACHES AND IS LOSING HIS HAIR Dear Editor: I suppose it is q^ite a rare in­ cident getting a beef from a bellyrobber, but here is one that should have been aired some­ time ago. This is not an un­ usual occurence, since I have had this same beef before. Here is the set-up: The new crop of roast beef and brown gravy Chief Cooks we are gettiiig on our SIU ships those days seem to come aboard with one idea—"I am the chief cook and I give the orders in the gal­ ley." This is all well and good, because it would sure take a helluva lot of worry off this bellyrobber's mind if he could get a cook to run the galley as it should be run, and be able to cook as well. These youngsters are fairly passive for the few days in port, but as soon as the whebl starts turning, this is just about the score on what we poor despon­ dent souls are in for: "Steward, I don't want you fooling around in my galley, and don't stick your nose in my pots." He appoints the second cook •to take care of his cold meats, •the galley range and anything else that doesn't come under the heading of roasting meat, making gravy or soup. So much for what we have to contend with from •that angle. Now from another angle we have the rest of the crew breath­ ing down my neck simply be­ cause the last ship they were on the Steward had their laun­ dry and lava soap and washing powder. Well, on this tub, each department head has these ar­ ticles for his crew. You know it seems like some fellows hate to O0^S>! NDC0C?ttlES sees » WITH THS OAVA? wake up the First Assistant or the First Mate^ but don't mind knocking on your door at three am. to inform you the night lunch has run out. Why, no later than today I had one Brother interpret the paragraph pertain­ ing to the dinner hour as from 11:30 to 1 p.m., while he was reading the thing right at the time. Another wants cookies for coffee time, and I thought the 2nd Cook and Baker had too much work to do as it is. Such headaches. Well, Ed, in closing I would like to hope the Union will come through with an itemized list of each man's work in the Stewards department to be placed aboard each ship, and I do hope it will arrive in tune to save this scant supply of hair I do have left. , 1 wish to take this opportunity to thank all our Brothers for the wonderful way x>ur raise was, handled. Also wish to say hello to Brothers Stone, Fi^er, Hart and last but no ways least, to my A Seaman's Dream By MARVIN BOULDIN The Master is signing on a new crew. On a beautiful ship shiny and new; Galley in marble white and clean. Doors and ports of silver screen; Revolving ranges—cooks sit still. Self-balancing pots that never spill. ioo IA/0A)T1>D7WIS WHEN m GBX THE zAC/TtwlAT/C SELF- / Phoio at -upper left shows one of the ore carriers that ply the Great Lakes as she was en­ tering a coal dock at Detroit. Directly above is the SS Ala­ bama. a Lake's passenger steamer, coming through the "Soo" (Sault Ste. Marie) locks while out on a cruise. Picture at left was taken from starboard side of an ore carried as the spray came up on her portside. Herb Jansen sent them in. X Ropeyarn Paddling Bayous On Mad Mission For Orson New Orleans, La., September 30th (Special to the Log) Dear Editor: I know that you are going to accuse me of being one of these here 'Gumbo-Gallociker's' on ac­ count of me being situated all of these weeks right down here where gumbo is the national soup. The other day Ed, I was out in a small village of Orleans Parish doing a little politicking for our friend and candidate, Mr. Orson Farfufnick and I really learned how important it is to know your gumbo. They say Ed, that the people down here in this Parish don't really have any names, each family is known to the other by the kind of gumbo they make, 1 mean by that Ed, some are shrimpers, crayfishers, catfishers, tad-polers and etc. In other words a general dukes' mixture of everything that swims, crawls or creeps. Well Ed, 1 sure got banged-up on this gumbo tradition. 1 was trying to get Or.son in good with these Cajuns, and was telling good friends Freddie and Ber­ nard Stewart in the New York Hall. Hope to grab a tub coming your way soon. It's always good to drop in for a glad hand shake and a drink at the nearest gin mill. Yours for a bigger SIU and better meat burners. Harold Du Cloux SS Bienville (at sea) them how much he was going to do for everybody whdn he got down to Washington. Of course, Ed, I remembered not to mention that Orson 'wasn't labah's friend.' That smart remark didn't do much good Ed, for these folk's aren't interested in much work anyway. About the hardest work they do is paddling a pirogue (Bato-Boat) up some bayou look­ ing for whiskey or fish. One old Cajun got really in­ terested Ed, and he say to me. to Hep roCAM "is thees fellah Orason the Far­ fufnick, beeg mans. I said. Oh, shore feller, he is a very big man, he is nine foot tall. Well Ed, you orta heard the come-back on this one from that old man. "Ah thees mans the Or-a-sens the fur-neck, must be a strange creature, having the legs of the kangaroo, and the neck of the giraffe, I no vote for sucha one who has the looks so strange." Our friend and candidate the Honorable Orson Farfufnick has arrived down here in New Or­ leans Ed, but thus far hasn't X Thanks Brothers On Geo. Washington Dear Editor: I wish to express my apprecia­ tion to the Brothers on the SS George Washington. The help and concern which they demon­ strated during the accident I sustained in the Port of Bermuda brings home to me very clearly that we are Brothers indeed. My thanks to them all. BALAA/CWG POTS/ Crews mess of mahogany and cedar, too. Leather-backed chairs on swivel and screws; Fo'c'sles lined with easy chairs Portable bars in refreshing pairs; St. Peter is the Patrolman aboard With books stamped paid in the name of our Lord. The engine room is gold and green, Untarnishable bright work al­ ways clean; Golden bearings and other such. Refrigerated steam pipes you love to touch; Water lines filled with beer and - ale. With whiskey and soda by the pail; She's loaded with stores and slops so true. And everything is free for her able crew. Roberto Hannibal Her bridge and pilothouse is a grand affair scheduled any meetings and I You stand the watch sitting in a comfortable chair; think he must be figuring out one of them 2 x 4's to be nailed The Mate will bring you a fool stool, loo. in his platform for us seamen. I And play cribbage all watch shor hope old Orson don't do with you. like the average run of politicos in selecting timber for seamen. Friends and comrades we know You know most of them Ed, in­ so well. stead of nailing in a plank for a Taken from us by war's inhu­ .seamen'they just skip over the man hell; allotted space where the plank We've stood -our -watch, our bell orta go and leave a GREAT BIG has rung, CRACK BLANK*-' • . A berfh from the Master we have won. Ed, I suggested the other day On His celestial ship, the SS to Orson that a good piece of Seaman's Dream, timber to go into his platform Manned by the unsung heroes of might be a clean-up ca*ipaign on the Merchant Marine. the Marine Hospitals scattered throughout the Ports, and fix it so that a seaman could get in His Folks Like and get a bed before some WPA The Seafarers Log, Too worker kicked the bucket. I need say Ed, that Orson, accord­ Dear Editor: ing to the rule of most politicos, After having brought the Log said he would take it under con­ home from the Hall se-^eral sideration. Well, that i "some­ times, I found that my folks are thing anyway Ed, even if such is greatly interested in each issue. only considered it shows that Therefore, I would like to have the SIU membership is not going it sent to me at home. to give these aspiring politicians Hope that we may be sailing any rest until they get on the again soon. ball. Charles B. "Wallace Ropeyarn Cambridge, Mass. ' �r mm smAWArnvms Ffidayi OotabM*-18« IMft Seafarers Tops The Field In Gains Made For Seamen MATE REPLIES TO CHARGE MADE BY CREWMEMBERS Dear Editor: for their efforts. The crumbs In your October fourth issue of Dear Editor: The maritime world has seen were hurriedly gobbled up and the Seafarers Log I came across great things happen during the everything was once more hotsy- 'a very interesting article, "Don­ past few months. While many of totsy, as they say in the night ald delegates give lowdown on these are now a component of habitats along Broadway. It was their departments." I was Chief Mate of the John history, some promise to become the most deplorable, and certain­ legend wherever seamen may ly the most stupid bungling of A. Donald on the trip n.cntioned Curran's in the article and after the pres­ henceforth gather to swap yarns. the seamen's rights. Most important in the latter move, becomes much more odi­ ent strike is settled I expect to group, of course, is the maturity ous, when one remembers that it go back to the same ship, in the MEN AT SEA DURING BIG BEEF and prestige that has come to the was this same character who had same capacity. My comments have only to do WILL GET STRIKE CLEARANCE Seafarers through its absolute previously promising his follow­ with the paragraph concerning victory over the Wage Stabiliza­ ers a flat $200 per month. Perhaps you can clarify a matter that has been in the minds of the Deck department. There is tion Board. Most sickening of We now look this way— many men who wei-e out at sea during the General Strike, and the lot, and worthy of the choco­ Just about the time when the nothing personal in my remarks were, therefore, unable to perform picket duty and otherwise take late-coated marbles, was the unsuspecting, dopes from 17th against the Brother who served part in the prosecution of the strike. NMU's kowtowing to the Gov­ Street were sold down the river, as Deck Delegate, it's merely ernment last June, for the paltry we of Beaver Street were also on that I want to help straighten We would like to know what our status is in regard to strike total of $17.50. That sell-out sired the market for higher wages. For him out on a few points as he clearance. What provision has been made to consider those of us two results. Directly, it under­ a time, the NMU deal proved a still believes he was done in­ who unavoidably were out at sea at the time, although we were mined NMU chances for higher bitter pill to .swallow, but un­ justice. anxious to be right at the scene of the big beef? Will we get clear­ wages; indirectly, it forced the daunted, the SIU-SUP continued The Deck Delegate in his re­ ance? SIU-SUP hand, an action which bickering with the operators. port referred to me as a "Bucko —JOE GRIMES culminated in the vindication of Seafarer obstinacy finally won Mate". Well, now, that is really Answer: Those who were out at sea during the General all who earn their bread on ships. the long tug o' war but unfortun­ funny. With the exception of the Strike and who have discharge papers as evidence will be able But let's examine the case. ately the $17.50 that had attract­ Deck Delegate and two Ordinary Last June, the Corals were ed the NMU, barred the way to Seaman the whole deck depart­ to get strike clearance. When you pull into the States go to the hopping all over the reservation a final settlement. Because the ment wanted to make another Strike Clearance Committee in the port where you tie up, pre­ and threatening to go on the war­ WSB was of the opinion that trip and they would have made it sent your discharge papers, and you will be issued a Strike path if wage demands at that NMU "gains" be upheld as stand­ if the strike hadn't come along. clearance Card. time under progress, were turned ard for the entire industry, the Some of these men have made down. Victoi-y would have been SIU-SUP increases were twice three and four trips on the Don­ ald and ther must be something theirs had better blood coursed denied. vegetables and ice cream are also through their veins, but some­ they like about the Deck De­ SS EVELYN CREW abundant now. But the Government arbiters how, the operators closed in on partment or they wouldn't be re­ THANKS TILLEY were up against a different ^ang Well, the strike came along and top CIO officials in Washington. turning. FOR GOOD JOB this time. The seamen that now all of us piled off to do our share, The Deck Delegate mentioned Just what the marine magnates faced them, were a determined that this was no ship for an old- Dear Editor: but somehow we feel that Brother told the CIO bigwigs is a matter and fanatical bunch. No intimi­ Tilley did more than his share. of conjecture, but common infor­ timer. Bj» that he must have The crew of the Bull Line ship He was chosen picket dispatcher dation, no threats, no denials, in meant someone who growls mation has it, that they succeed­ fact, nothing that had succeeded everytime he is told to do some- SS Evelyn wishes to go on record in the port of Baltimore where ed in forcing the CIO high com­ in silencing the NMU could now please—work when you feel like in the Seafarers Log extending we were tied up. Tilley's work mand to back-water. The NMU, be used as an effective deterrent. it—consider all officers as "Cap­ our best wishes and thanks to was 20 hours a day from the time was in turn cued to fall in line The new dispute centered around tain Bligh's"—don't speak to of­ the strike started until it ended. and accept the $17.50 being of­ Brother Ernest Tilley. While he Even when his voice began troub­ gains that had been garnered over ficers, and consider it a crime to was aboard the Evelyn as Ships fered, lest all negotiations find a fair counter, and^ as far as the ling him he kept on plugging a resting place down a reluctant make more than one trip. Seafarers and the Sailor's Union Delegate, Brother Tilley helped away catching what sleep he So, to you seamen who read scupper. Once this advice was were concerned, it was either put could in the Hall. us in adjusting and ironing out this letter (if. it is printed), I'm heedetf, the Federals promptly up, or shut up. What happened all our beefs. The settlements Our lines in Baltimore were 100 not covering up for myself, I'm decreed the recalcitrants the has made history. The Interna­ were made to the satisfaction of per cent effective by having our only giving the facts of what meager amount already mention­ tional chose the strike weapon all concerned. men at all times around the en­ really happened, and incidental­ ed. and disgraced the WSB publicly. ly if you want to go through the tire port. The strike is over, and One of our main beefs was It was rank appeasement, but Today,, the waterfront is a we won. Thanks again Tilley, we trouble of verifying my letter ask fresh milk. We were given one despite the fact that it was only much cozier place to live in. To­ saw you work and we appreciate pint a day for three days; the crewof the SS John A. Don­ a drop in the bucket, and in­ through his action we now re­ it. tended solely to pacify an unruly day, the seaman, stands on the ald. Signed by 27 crewmembrs Henry Ziobro# Chief Mate ceive one quart and a half a day mob, Joe Curran and his hench­ threshold to better things. E. Cintmn SS- John A. Donald for all five days of our run. Fresh of Ihe SS Evelyn men thought it sufficient reward -<1 Retired SIU Seafarer Is Hankering Again For The Sea : -ial (L. to r.) Seafarers Davis. Reha and Frank,, who were aboard the Shickshinny with Brother Greenlee back in the rugged'days of 1942, Dear Editor: In going through some of the pictures I have here at home, I found some that you may like to use in the Log, Most of them are of the old SS. Shickshinny, a South Atlantic rustbucket, al­ though, she wasn't a rustbucket then. That was in early 1942. We had' a very good crew, and WB brought: her into New York, clean af ter six: months around In­ dia. The Shickshinny, as. you know, was-a Hog Islander. In my opinion, .the "Hogs" were-better than the Liberties are now, I have just retired my book as I am working ashore now driv­ ing a yellow cab. It is. a. union outfit being contracted to the Teamsters and Chauffeurs, AFL. I have been a piecard in the: SIU in New York, L also took, part in several strikes^—which we won. I am still for the SIU even though I" have retired my book, and I would do anything I could A view of the Shickshinny's deck from aft looking, forward. Also aboard Ihe vessel on a trip, to India were (1. to r.) Brothers Kelly, Priest, Campbell and three gunners. in the past five or six years will to help my seafaring friends and show. the Union. (Editor's note: John L. Lewis, This job won't, last forever, and during the strike, sent a tele­ Fli be sailing again one of these gram to the Union supporting days. You know the: old saying: its stand, and expressing his "Once a sailor, always, a sailor." belief in our ultimate vic­ Since when did John L. Lewis tory. He offered cash sup­ help us organize to fight the port, if needed. It was not WSB? I read this in an article in needed, howeven as the Union a paper about his helping us in was financially well able to the strike^ and- making: it. possible handle the situation on its own.) for us. to win against: the WSB. My wife, who is writing this We have some very citable for me, was also with the SIU, men in the SIU, as our progress working as a secretary in^ the-New Orleans branch for a whil|> in 1945. She, too, is a firm believer in the Union. Oh yes, how about send­ ing some Logs to the Teamsters and Chauffeurs, Local 505, Himtington. West Va, I would appre­ ciate it if you would take care of this matter, as a Union paper like the Log always has articles of interest to every union man. Best regards to all my old friends. Hope to be with them again soon. H. W. Greenlee �•- t~_". ''•'^^^* -'^ - THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen Friday. October 18. 1946 ^IILRB Begins Count In Isthmian Election (Continued from Page ]) Finally, the fateful day for the beginning of the voting by IsthmiSn crewmen rolled around— March 19—and what happened? When NLRB, SIU and NMU representatives attempted to board Isthmian ships, they were prevented from doing so by highbanjled company guards acting on orders from high-up Isthmian officials. For ten days. Isthmian successfully prevented any NLRB, SIU, or NMU representa­ tives from getting on board any of their ships. Then on March 29, as a result of the militant action and press­ ure of the SIU, Isthmian finally capitulated. Isthmian finally con­ ceded defeat in their attempt to prevent Isthmian seamen from selecting the union of their choice to i-epresent them in col1 e c t i ve bargaining proceedings with the company, and permit­ ted the posting and voting of • their ships in accordance with the NLRB directive. First ship to vote in the long string of 86 was the Mobile City. She was voted in New Orleans on March 29, and her crew hung up-a resounding 85 percent vote in favor of the Seafarers. This despite the fact that the NMU or­ ganized a regular parade down past the Mobile City with some crew members from an NMU ship docked near her, and with all of their usual razzle-dazzle and ballyhoo. Mobile City crewmembers lin­ ed the side of their ship, laugh­ ing at the NMUers parading by their ship in vain. Finally, one lone Isthmian seaman from the Mobile City joined the ballyhoo parade. The NMUers, with the one poor Isthrhian victim, lined up in front of the Mobile City and had their picture taken just as though they were Mobile crewmembers. In short order after the Mobile NORFOLK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS D. Smith, $10.00; J. D, McDaniel. $50.00; B. M.' Danner, $10.00; C. T. Jones, $11.00; N. A. Wynn, $11.00; D. Visser. $11.00; H. L. Brady, $10.00; O. B. Wrenn. $10.00; O. B. Wrenn, $1.00; H. K. Barnes. $10.00; W. A. Yahl, $13.00; S. K. McFarland, $12.00; J. L. Siblex, $12.00; R. J. Paul. $50.00; J. McRae, $10.00. F. E. Cizewski, $10.00; J. B. Baker. $2.00; J. W. Lewis. $50.00; P. O. B. Hager. $10.00; W. L. Hammock. $10.00; J. C. Casey. $11.00; L. M. Beale. $50.00; O. T. Roue. $11.00; G. C. Hobbs. Jr.. $12.00; D. P. Meggs. $45.00; W. Winslow, $10.00; G. McGehee, $10.00; R. N. Mahone, $11.00; T. Foster. '$ 1 1.00; D. Perry. Jr.. 10.00; J. H. Gurganus. $10.00; M. W. Ambrose. $50.00; J. White, $100.00; S. Hinton. $10.00; W. LaChance, $15.00. W l|' If?' to. • NEW YORK City, the William N. Byers, Ni­ caragua Victory, Mandan Victory and the Thomas Cresap all voted. Aboard the Marine Fox, Isth­ mian's largest ship, the large crew followed the overwhelming SIU trend. During the ensuing months, ship after ship voted for the SIU. Although an occasional crew chose the NMU, the overall aver­ age was maintained at around 2 to 1 in favor of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union. SHIPS WHICH VOTED Following is a cuinplete list of the Isthmian ships, crews of which voted in the collective bar­ gaining election: Alamo Victory, Anson Jones, Argonaut, Anniston City, Baton Rouge Victory, Bea­ ver Victory, Cape Martin, Cape Orange, Cape Junction, Clyde L. Seavey, Carlton Victory, David D. Field, Eastpoint Victory, Ed­ mund Fanning, Ensley City, and Francisco Morazan. Sovereign of the Seas, Steel Engineer, Steel Mariner, Steel Ranger, Stephen Girard, Thomas Cresap, Thomas Kearns, William B. Ogden, William D. Hoard, Wil­ liam Eaton, William H. Allen, William N. Byers, William Glackens, William McCracken, Winthrop L. Marvin, William Whip­ ple, and the Zane Grey. With all of these ship's crews voted, only the Atlanta City and Pere Marquette were by-passed. Both of these vessels are still in the East, and although both are pro-SIU, their combined vote Yahl, $3.00; J. T. Watt, $1.00; C. Whitley, $1.00; G. C. Hobbs, Jr., $1.00; J. B. Thomassen. $2.00; A. R. Dupree, $1.00; H. Winston, $2.00; H. L. Horton, Jr., $1.00; S. B. Hinton, $2.00: R. K. Barbee. $1.00; L. W. Ahge, $1.00. SS HUTCHINSON Allan P. Todd, $2.00; Jos. H. Smith. $2.00; James. F. Lutes. $1.00; E. Cottes. $1.00; R. Bauer, $2.00; V, Fgrniashis, $2.00; H. E. Miller, $1.00. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS W. Kenny, $2.00; M. McDonagh, $2.00; H. Small. $2.00; F. L. Verner. $1.00; C. DeMarco. $1.00; F. McGillicuddy. $2.00; Thomas Keating. $ 1.0&; L. Durham. $2.00; O. Price. $2.00. Tony Muscat. $1.00; Walter Swokla, $2.00; R. Miers. $2.00; T.. W. Styron. $2.00. PHILADELPHIA INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS Crew SS J. P. Mitchell—$ 15.00. C. Shroeder, $2.00. SS COLOBEE SAVANNAH T. D, Cannon, $2.00. SS WEBB MILLER SS AM MER MAR A. Colon, $1.00; C. Mautzakos, $2.00; J. Hillary, $2.00; J. Bergstrom, $1.00; 1. Gallndez. $1.00; R. Parady, $1.00; C. R. Bigley, $1.00; William Ptak, $2.00. A. Leuth. $2.00; O. Fleet, $1.00; L. ' SS G. PICKETT Franken, $2.00; J. Barker, $1.00; J. H. R. Welsh. $1.00; P. S. Alonzo. Rivera, $2.00; F. Miller, $2.00; S. Harf $1.00; R. C. Richardson, $2.00; C. W. $1.00; T. Dzeidzic, $1.00; R. Nylandr Wells, $2.00; J. E. Nelson, $4.00. $2.00; H. Vingen, $1.00; C. Suttles, ^ $1.00; C. Pye, $1.00; W. Riley, $2.00; SS SEA CARP L. G. Dixon, $2.00^^ H. Culbertson, G. Gunderson, $1.00; E. Ortiz. $1.00; $1.00; G. H. McGehee, $2.00; W. A. A. Goldsmith, $5.00. as the sole bargaining agent for Isthmian unlicensed seamen will be a mere time consuming for­ mality. After that, comes contract ne­ gotiations, and that's the time when Isthmian seamen will be­ gin to reap the harvest—a con­ tract bringing to all Isthmian sea­ men the same high wages, over­ time, working and living condi­ tions as what the average Sea­ farer now enjoys. Complete, de­ tailed figures will be printed in the pages of the Log as soon as they are released by the NLRB. . AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE BOYS THAT DID IT Francis Drake, Frank Wiggins, Golden West, Gabriel Franchere, George M. Bibb, George Reade, George Uhler, Grange Victory, Hawkins Fudske, Horace Mann, Horace Wells, Hubert Bancroft, J. Sterling Morton, James Ives, James McCosh, James L. Breck, Jeremiah S. Black, Joaquin Mil­ ler, John B. Payne, John Con­ stantino, John Mosby, John Wanamaker, Kathleen Holmes, Kelso Victory, Kenyon Victory, and Lynn Victory. Mandan Victory, Marine Fox, Mary A. Livermore, Memphis City, Michael Pupin, Monroe City, Montgomery City, Nicar­ agua Victory, Norman E. Mack, Ocean Telegraph, Peter V. Dan­ iels, Red Rover, Robert C. Grier, St. Augustine Victory, Samuel Mclntyre, Sea Hawk, Sea Hydra, Sea Lynx, Sea Phoenix, Sea Trit­ on, Sea Fiddler, Sea Flasher, Sea Scorpion, Sea Stallion, Steel Electrician and Steel Inventor. would have little effect on the election's outcome. As a result, even though the SIU would have welcomed their votes, it is now much more important to get the counting over so that Isthmian will be forced to sit down across the bargaining table with the SLU. Yes, the- big task is over. The" big task of organizing the largest dry cargo outfit in the U. S. is finally finished. Actual counting of the" ballots, which started to­ day, will take only a short time. Then, the certification of the SIU We wish we could print all the pictures: the organizers, shoreside and those who left Union conditions to ship under the finky Isthmian set-up; the crews who, given a chance to vote, chose the Seafarers as the union of their choice. And then again, after the vote has been announced and Isthmian is officially SIU, maybe we will. These men deserve all the honor we can give them. Here, however, we have three crews who v/ent Seafarers over­ whelmingly. On top are sea­ men of the Marine Fox; at the right is the crew of the Mobile City; while below are the men of the William N. Byers. liiliiii "- 1 �. "-•:; T"- Friday, Oclabax 18» 194& •• Page Rfieen TBE SEAFARERSLOG BULUSTDi -J- il GUN CREW Cadd, John Calzada, Ignacio Cantini, Pat. J. Carananica, E Calling, Frank N. Carter, James L. .... Carlson, Clifford E, Chapman, R. M Chase, Albert E. ... Chrismer, Bryon F Clar, Paul C Clements, W. E. ... Clinton, Griffin H. Cochran, C CochranP; D. • Collettc, A. Connoly, Wm Corps, Clifford R. . Courtney, C Cronen, Wm 13.50 75 2.25 12.00 75 75 75 .75 75 3.00 75 .75 3.00 4.50 4.00 18.75 8.10 .75 2.25 34.00 K- . —Unchiimed Wages— Mississippi Shipping Company, Inc. SiU HALLS NEW YORK 51 Beaver St. HAnover 2-2784 BOSTON 276 State. St. Bowdoie 4455 Bowdoin 4055 (Dispatmer) BALTIMORE ,.,14 North Car St. Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7 th St. Phone Lombard 3-7651 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-108.3 CHARLESTON 68 Society St Phone 3-3680 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartres St. Magnolia 6112-13 220 East Bay St. 2.25 SAVANNAH 3-1728 2.25 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 6.75 45 Ponce de Leon 2.25 SAN JUAN, P. R San Juan 2-5996 13.50 GALVESTON 30Sli 22nd St 2-8448 8.25 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. 30.00 M-1323 920 Main St. 9.00 JACKSONVILLE Phone 5-5919 .75 PORT ARTHUR ..909 Fort Worth Ave. Phone: 2-6532 11.25 1515 75th Street 9.75 HOUSTON Phone Wentworth 3-3809 11.25 RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. Garfield 8225 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. 1.75 Main 0290 Ill W. Burnside St. 13.25 PORTLAND 440 Avalon VIvd. 2.25 WILMINGTON Terminal 4-3131 42.50 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. , 10 Exchange St. 4.50 BUFFALO Cleveland 7391 42.50 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 2.25 1014 E. St. Clair St. 6.75 CLEVELAND Main 0147 2.25 DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 18.75 I DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. 4.50 Melrose 4110 602 Boughton St. 2.25 VICTORIA, B. C 144 W. Hastings St 3.00 VANCOUVER MARCUS HOOK 1 Vi W. 8th St. Chester 5-3110 This list comprises unclaimed wages as of December 31, 1945, some of which may have already been paid. If you still have a claim, write to Mississippi Shipping Company, Hibernia Bank Bldg., 13th floor, New Or­ leans, La., enclosing your z-number, social security number, date and place of birth and present address. Harvey, T. Jr Hauk, Vernal E Haulbrook, J. D Hedaiaoyeh, S Hendricks, J Hensman, Aruel Henson, Allen C Henson, H. W Herbert, R. L Herman, Phillip Hicks, Robert Hilgardner, M. A Hill, Kenneth E Hirak. George Hnatnik, Stephen Hogarity, John Holcomb, R. W Horning, R Hotchkiss, J. E Hoyt, Clyde Hughes, E. H Hughes, Thomas F Hughes, W. G Humphrey, James Hunt, Paul L. ^ Hunter, C. E Jacobs, W. E James, Robert F 4.50 2.25 6.75 13.50 3.00 .75 1.50 4.50 2.25 12.00 14.00 2.25 2.25 2.25 11.25 25.50 5.40 2.25 11.75 2.25 6.75 1.50 6.75 .75 9.00 1.50 2.25 2.25 McKenzie, James McKnoorhead, R. M. McNab, Geo McNelly, J. N. Jr. Mabe, Loff C Mackey, J. B Madison, Wm Maisey, G. H Majeski, Edward .... Majkrzak, Leo J Malcomb, Jesse V. , Maloney, D. J Manley, Edw Margon, F. E Martin, James Melvin, Ivan Miller, A. J Miller, Chas. F Miller, E. A Miller, Earl M. ...*. Mills, R Miskos, J. F Mock. P Mondo, Anthony Montgomery, D. F Montgomery, J, T. Jr Moore, Dean, M. Moore, H Morelli, A."J Morgan, B. P. .. Morris, B. J Moska, Louis Mull,sap, H. J Mulsey, A. J .. .. .. 4.50 4.50 2.25 9.00 1.50 42.50 ..... 2.75 6.75 25.50 75 2.25 13.50 2.25 6.75 25.50 2.25 11.25 4.50 12.00 2.25 8.25 3.00 2.25 2.25 75 2.25 75 6.75 1.50 4.50 2.25 6.75 10.75 4.50 Parker, R. F Payne, C. E Pescatelle, A Peterson, E. A Pettis, Buis Phillips. C Phillips, Horace : Phillips, M. C Piccione, J Pinault, Edmond A. Poletis, G. Jr Provino, J. C Dan, H de Fare, Basil :....^. de la Cruz, P. Jr Uemar, W. M ! Deoven, Amas, H. Jr Deresby, A. E Di Guglielmo, J. A Domlodovac, Frank Donovan, W. L. ... Dreher, R. B Drozdel, Wm. T. . Drzewiecki, E. C. Dukes, J. W .: Dunn, H. W Dunn, James Dunn, Wm. A 4.00 2.25 11.25 2.25 5.25 9.00 6.75 8.10 18.75 42.50 - 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.75 14.00 75 Easley, Jack T. ... Elder, Vernon O. Exley, F. L CORPUS CHRISTI . . 1824 Mesquite St .75 Sandoval, Louis H 18.00 .75 Saunderlin, R. E 9.00 2.25 2.25 Jenniss, Wm. J Sawyer, H. R 9.00 75 Johnson, Lucien B. Sayring, F. G 2.25 18.75 Johnson, W. A Schallick, J. H 8.50 2.25 Jones, Ben H 6.75 Schenberger, D 6.00 2.25 ABEL CREW DONATES 50 Joseph, Arthur A. Schulter, Hugo E 1.50 N 5.25 Jumison, Clarence . 2.25 The crew of the SS John Abel 6.00 .75 Scott, F. G 5.25 Neff, Denver M 42.50 Jones, Otis paid off in Portland, Maine on Sebest, John 2.25 ...... 6.00 Neidiger, Alfred CS. 4.50 30.00 Kapachus, H September 11, and donated $33. Shamblen, D. E 4.50 28.00 Nelson, R. W 2.25 6.00 Kasnat, Nicholas to the Seafarers in Staten Island Shoesmith, S 18.75 1.50 Newland, W 9.00 15.75 Kayrouz, Anthony M Marine Hospital. They wished to .75 2.25 Newmans, G. A 11.25 Keenz, H. C have this money divided among .75 ; 11.25 Nichols, Arthur 11-25 Kelley, Joseph M the men during the week of 2.25 2.25 Nichols, A. W 20.25 Kepinger, Roger October 7, 1946. 6.75 Nickle, M. D 2.25 13.50 Kew, Levy E t S. i Retirement cards being held in Kipp, H. W :. 2.25 2.25 Nigh, P. W 25.50 GEORGE HAASE. Jr. 2.25 Nipper, F. B 6.75 the Galveston Branch for the 75 Knight, Walter F , 14.00 Ohen, Hymon D 2.25 following: Call Harold Hoya Douglas and 4.50 Koenig, Irwin Card No. tell him v/here you are staying 6.75 Komitzsky, B 2.25 Oherholtzer, H. A 155 while in New York. 6.75 G. R. DeVane Krimer, Chas 5.25 dinger, R. S C. R. Johnston 25614 9.00 Olson, Carl W 1.50 9.00 Krise, J. M 4. i. 62 .75' R. D. Jones 9.00 Olthoff, Earl I 2.25 Kruell, C. W CHESTER SKSZKYNSKI 26763 2.25 Paul S. Foster 6.75 Orvin, D. L 6.75 Kuntze, L. J Your mother has not heard Chas. Witty ....: 26523 Kussick, J. J. 4.50 6.75 Owens, E. E 5.25 from you since you entered an Billy R. Palmer 38113 11.25 L P Olympia, Wash., hospital. Please Robt. E. Cruice 20963 5,25 3.00 Lancaster, C. L 2.25 Padclla, Frank .... get in touch with her as soon as Callen F. Bcebe 23063 • 2.25 6.00 Jas. E. Conwell 18.75 Palacez, Edward 21173 possible. 11.25 Leary, Richard 75 Palmer, I. R 6.75 Wm. H. Jones, Jr 23980 4. 4. 4. 9.75 Lecata, Dominic J Lee, James L. Sr 14.00 Parker, Luke W 42.50 DUKE HIMMLER Frank J. Devlin 430 2.25 2.25 Wm. J. Walker 32122 9.00 Lescallet, J SS Monlzuma Castle Lewis, E. M 50 Jack R. Little 30351 2.25 Please contact Second Cook 2.25 its. 2.25 Lewis, F Walter Blezer at 5225—14th Ave­ 2.25 \ P-A.UL GORDON GOODMAN 12.00 Lewis, J. E nue, Brooklyn 19, New York. 34.00 SS EDWARD RIPPLEY 6.75 Lewis, J. F Your draft registration card 44- 4. 2.25 2.25 Lipinski, F. V The two wipers who payed off has been found in the New York .2.25 last September in New York WHEELER C. VANDERSOL 75 Long, H. K 11.25 have money coming to them for Hall. You can pick it up by see­ Chief Cook or Steward 6.75 Long, Law L ing Freddie Stewart, 4th floor. 2.25 cleaning passageways. Wil you please get in touch 25.25 Longo, Leonard New York Hall. Lonhorn, Harry 10.50 with your daughter, Ruby, in t 3^ & 4" 4* S* Lorenz, Floyd 2.25 Mobile, Ala., at once. SS JOSEPH MCDONOUGH The following listed below who 3.00 Losee, Richard , 13.50 The following men have a missed the Bentz Fort, Beconhil 1.50 Lowe, M. B. 9.75 JOHN P. WILLIAMSON clothing allowance due them Tanker in Palestine have had 1.50 M from the SS Joseph McDonough, their gear left in .the Corpus Your discharges, lost in the 2.25 Overlakes Steamship Company. McCarthy, J. J. 11.25 Christi branch. South Atlantic office, have been 2.25 24.75 Saidor,. $227; McClintock, $300; Alfi-ed Daine, John Golfer, Ro­ turned in to the patrolmen on 2.25 McDermott, J. fi 75 McKee, Warren H., 11.25 and McCall, $260. Write to the bert Barth, Roy Mpnroe, Lyle the 5th floor of the New York V.Ik, Cauley, Phil Wildt, Glenn Brooks. Hall. , •21.25'; Cuiii^llSr or caO: at its office. 6rr7&, Fanchez, J Fergu.son, H. H Fitzpatrick, A. B Flagg, F. E Flora, Donald Fiveash, Julius Fogle, Chas. F Foland, L. M Foley, Ray P Fox, Leonard W Frandino, Joseph Frigon, Arthur Fucila, Ralph F Futsch, C. R : R Raskettor, J. M Reams, R. E Reynolds, R. W Rice, Leon Rightmire, G Roadheaver, M. L Roberts, J. D ....../. Rodgers, G. C. Rollins, G. E. . Rouleau, F. E Rowell, D. M Ruppert, W. L Russo, John PERSONALS NOTICE! G Galle, Alexander Gamble, Don Gastmon, Win Gibbs, John D Ginneman, W. E Glass, Robert Goick, J. A Golden, M. J Goldstein, Chas Gomblin, W. C Goodreau, J. F. Jr Grant, John H Griffeo, Wayne E Grigorie, Emory Grinberg, A. L Grindle, Richard C Groiber, August Grower, W. E Gueing, W. H MONEY DUE R Halefield, J Halpainy, Karl K ,—. Hampton, Jobie P Hare, Wilton .... Hai-man, Raymond;: ........... Harmonson, J. B, ................ . • �•:^'• ^ J'"" . P«Sa Sixteen •' /J " THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 18, 1948 ir.' 1 YOU (MTomsimim POWR i OF THE AFLMRITIMi TRADES DEPT.!!! I I 1 6I^OUPIN6 WATeRFROWT r • ta;..-- r t. 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Title A name given to the resource October 18, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 42 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: CREDENTIALS OF '47 CANDIDATES ARE CHECKED MM&P WILL ASK GENERAL STRIKE TO ANSWER STALL NLRB BEGINS COUNT IN ISTHMIAN VOTING AFL CONVENTION VOTES AID TO EUROPEAN UNIONS A FIRM STRUCTURE SIX THOUSAND PROTESTS AN EXPANDED EDUCATION PROGRAM IS NEEDED TO TEACH UNION DUTIES ISTHMIAN SKIPPER SAVES DOUGH BY ELIMINATING CREW'S ILLNESS ISTHMIAN NEARS SIU CONTRACT; PROBLEMS YET TO BE FACED ASKS SIU AID EIGHT BEACHED GREEK SEAMEN PORTLAND YMCA GIVES SIU CREW A HELPING HAND COURTESY IS SOMETHING YOU WON'T FIND AT HUDSON, JAY ST. HOSPITAL CAPE FRIENDSHIP BEHAVES LIKE A REAL SIU SHIP HOUSTON SIU-SUP TIED-UP PORT PAYOFFS KEEP SAVANNAH GOING DURING SUCCESSFUL MM&P BEEF THE GOLD COAST IS STONE COLD AS MM&P STRIKE HITS STRIDE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMUNISTS IN TRADE UNIONS START CAMPAIGN BY PRO-DEMOCRATIC LABOR FORCES PAYING OFF WITHOUT PATROLMEN MAY LEAVE YOU HOLDING THE BAG CORPUS CHRISTI REALLY TIED UP ARTICLE BY ANTI-LABOR FAKER STIRS UP HORNETS NEST IN SIU LAKES CLEVELAND CLIFFS COMPANY SPONSORS PHONY COMPANY UNION SWIVEL CHAIR SAILOR HITCHES HIS PAJAMA PANTS AND YEARNS FOR "GOOD OLD DAYS"--FOR OTHER GUYS JUST LEARNING THE HARD WAY TUBERCULOSIS CONTAGIOUS, NOT HEREDITARY: SOME FACTS ABOUT A CURABLE DISEASE 'NEWSWEEK' SEAFARER PUBLISHES MAGAZINE TO PROMOTE BROTHERHOOD CHOATE CREW HITS AT THE SLOPCHEST SAFETY, WELFARE MEASURES URGED BY CAPE NOME CREW TWO VESSELS RIDE INTO TROUBLE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/18/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c1ce09d81428702a523a62102345de01.PDF c88508b735214afe0f88a686e065d39e PDF Text Text U?!-- : •• LOG J;:lf I ^ i.. j-.ll • OFFICIAL OHOAN O F THI IlAFAKiR t INTIR KATIO N Al ONION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT > AFL • \ :: ,r>'; I irl'-'' I •J ' New High For 51U Pioneer Plan -Story On Page 8 -s '-'Si si ••2 i3| lirj:-.- •ll i-y- - ::e i v"1^ �nActdberaSi 1954 S'E A FA R EAR S' L O'G SlU Up Tanker; Crew Pickets By Boat BALTIMORE—Seafarers from the crew of the SS Bull Run (Petrol Tankers) have been manning a 24-hour seagoing picketline around the ship here since Sunday, as the Company continues its refusal to renew' its full work agreement with ing maintained at local hotels in the city while off watch. the SIU. Operators of the ship, Petrol r, f n... The vessel, which arrived late Saturday under tow from Norfolk, had been covered by an SIU con­ tract for several years. Members of the crew originally left the «hip in the Virginia port, after the Union acted on prior strike authoi-ity voted by the membership and called the crew out on strike. At present only two SIU fire­ men are aboard the Bull Run, (acting on instructions from the Union), along with her full comple­ ment of mates and engineers. How­ ever, the various officers' unions involved have indicated their will­ ingness to back the SIU position in the beef. CIO shipyard workers at the Maryland Drydock Company have also pledged a "hands-off" policy in the dispute. Man Picket Boat . The seagoing SIU picketline is being maintained in a trim cabin boat topped with a large banner reading "SS Bull Run On Strike — Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and . Gulf District, AFL." Members of the crew have been manning the boat since they arrived from Norfolk over the weekend in 12-hour watches 'round the clock. The picketboat is provisioned with sandwiches and soft drinks supplied by the SIU branch in the port, and all crewmembers ai'e be- Seatrain NO In Transfer To Liberia Tanker Industries, Inc., one of several SIU companies under the Mathiasen banner,' have not indi­ cated what their next move will be. Meanwhile, the ship is berthed out in the bay and the SIU picketboat continues its vigil. 51(1 CoiiiMf^e^lSiirviys'C*'" Steward D^p't Steps to assure high quality feeding, attractive service and smooth steward department operation on all SlU ships are being taken-by a recently-formed Seafarers ^steward de­ partment committee. The committee, which is workipg jointly with shipown^$, will strive to assure that Seafarers re--^"~ '' ^^ ceive the very best fbr every and iheSsroom as well as providing Side by slde ^ith the standardi­ food dollar spent by the op­ a variety of palatable meals served zation of stores on a high level of erators and at the same time will seek to eliminate waste and un­ necessary expense 'resulting frpftl use of unsatisfactory stores, pr lack of planning in steward department operations. , T , . The formation of the coriiihittee is the outcome of an SIU proposal that a standard stores list be es­ tablished for all SlU-contracted ships. TJiis proposal has now been broadened to include improviement of operating procedures In the steward department wherever pos­ sible with the double objective of assuring a .smooth-running galley in an attractive manner. Stores First Consideration Several meetings with, shipown­ er representatives have already been held by the Union committee. The Union representatives, Joe Algina, Claude Simmons and Eddie Mooney, chairman of the commit­ tee, have made Improvement of stores the first order of business. The committee has emphasized thai high quality stores are the most economical for the shipowner on a dollars .and cents basis be­ cause the better-quality foods mean less spoilage and waste. Ga/e Claims Ship, 37 Seamen A small boat from the freighter Maritime Trader bearing six victims of the capsized freighter Mormackite pulls alongside the USS Eaton to transfer bodies to the Navy ship. Twelve bodies of crewmembers were recovered from the Atlantic two days after the ship capsized and sank In a gale 150 miles off Cape Henry, Va. NORFOLK—A toll of 37 lives was taken by a fierce Gulf Stream gale when the NMUmanned ore carrier Mormackite capsized suddenly and sank 150 miles east-southeast of Cape Henry, Virginia. So sudden was the sinking that crewmembers had no time to •'take to lifeboats or radio for-*help. SEAFARERS LOG Only 11 crewmembers of Latest casualty to the US mer­ chant marine resulting from the Maritime Administration's easy ship transfer policy is the formerly SlU-manned Seatrain New Or­ leans, which is going under LibeVol. XVI. No. 21 rian registry. It is the 27th ship Oct. 15. 1954 transfer approved by the Govern­ As I See It .Page 4 ment in the past two months. .Page 16 Idle for the last four years, the Burly New Orleans has been sold by the Crossword Puzzle Page 8 SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines to Editorials Page 9 the West India Fruit and StearnGalley Gleanings Page 15 ship Co. Inc. of Norfolk, Va. It is Inquiring Seafarer Page 8 expected the ship will go into the company's railroad carferry serv­ Labor Round-Up ........Page 8 ice between West Palm Beach, Letter of The Week Page 9 Fla., and Havana, Cuba. West India Letters .Page 16 already has four other carferries Maritime Page 8 on this run. Meet The Seafarer Page 8 The 7,636-gross-ton New Orleans, Notices, Personals Page 17 built In England in 1928, is 452 Port Reports Pages 12, 13 long and 62 feet in the beam. She Ship's Minutes Pages 16, 17 has a capacity of 90 fully-loaded SIU History Cartoon Page 6 freight cars and a speed of 14 Sports Line Page 15 knots. Top of The News Page 6 She had been manned by SIU Vacation Plan Feature Pages 10, 11 crews in the service between New Vote of Thanks Page 9 Orleans and Havana until four Washington News Letter. .Page 7 years ago, when she was with­ Welfare Benefits Pages 18, 19 drawn as a result of a dispute be­ Your Dollar's Worth Page 5 tween Seatrain Lines and the Cuban government. Six other Sea­ Published biweekly et the heedovertere train vessels, the Georgia, Louisi­ of the Seafarers Infernatlenal Union, At­ ana, New Jersey, New York, Sa­ lantic A Gulf District AFL, S75 Fourth AVenuo, Brooklyn M, NY. Tol. HYaclnth vannah and Texas, are still operat­ 9-StQS. Entered as second class matter ed by the company under SIU con­ at the Paet Office In Brooklyn, NY, under tract. the Act of August 24, 1*12. the ship were saved after floating in lifejackets and clinging to de­ bris for 48 hours before their cries for help were heard by a passing Greek freighter, the Macedonia. Other ships which aided were the Maritime Trader and the Monroe Victory. Like Southern Isles The Mormackite disaster closely parallels the fate of the SIUmanned Southern Isles which broke in half and sank off Cape Hatteras just three years ago in another October storm. On that occasion, 17 of the 23 men on the 3,300-ton converted LST were lost. The Southern Isles was also carry­ ing a cargo of ore when disaster struck. Fortunately, the survivors of the Southern Isles were picked up im­ mediately. The Mormackite men had 48 hours in the water during which several were attacked by sharks and others went imder from exhaustion and submersion. First accounts from crewmem­ bers said that there was a sudden shift In the 6,000-ton ship's ore cargo following which the vessel turned over and sank. quality, the committee will seek to develop standard operating pfdcedures, for all steward departnients to follow. It is the objective of the committee to draft these pro­ cedures in clear and concise terms and then distribute them in the form of an operating procedures booklet to all stewards. In order to accomplish Its job, the committee welcomes sugges­ tions from steward department men and all other crewmembers who have ideas as to how the op­ erations of the department can be improved. Stop 'Merry Go-Round' One of the things the committee Is out to accomplish is to get away from the "merry-go-round" type of menu in which the same main dish is served on the same day of the week, week In and week out. A lit­ tle more change of pace in this di­ rection, it Is felt, will go a long way toward eliminating the feeling of monotony and consequent waste of food that tends to arise, particu­ larly on long voyages. Both preparation and serving of food will get equal attention from the committee. Good food coming out of the galley, the committee emphasized, merits attractive and palatable serving in. the messrpom. As an example, the committee cited the practice of serving a big chunk of butter "family-style" to a whole group of men. After the crewmembers have gotten through slicing pieces off, the rest of the butter has to be dumped. This un­ necessary waste could be avoided simply by cutting butter down into individual patties. That way each Seafarer could have as many pat­ ties as he wanted for individual consumption and the remainder of the butter could be put back into the dairy box for use at the next meal. Once the committee has arrived at certain practices and proce­ dures, it will continue to serve as a watchdog body to assure that superior practices are maintained, and it will meet periodically with shipowners to consider suggestions for dealing with shipboard feeding problems. Statement Of Ownership statement of the ownership, man­ agement, and circulation required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, as amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, and July 2, 1946 (Title 39, United States Code, Section 233) of SEAFARERS LOG, published every other week at Brooklyn, NY, for October 15, 1954. 1. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor and business managers are: Pub­ lisher: Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic & Gulf District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Editor: Herbert Brand, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Managing editor: Ray Denison, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Business manager (none). 2. The owner is: (If owned by a corporation its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding one per cent or more of total amount of stock. • If not owned by a corpora ration, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name and address as well as that of each in­ dividual member, must be given.) Seafarers- International Union, At­ lantic & Gulf District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Hall, Secre­ tary-Treasurer, 675 4th Ave., Brook­ lyn 32, NY; Robert Matthews, Assist­ ant Secretary-Treasurer, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. 3. The known bondholders, mort­ gagees, and other security holders owning <w holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so atate.) None. 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or se­ curity holder appears upon the books of the company as trustees or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting; also the state­ ments in the two paragraphs show the affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and secur­ ity holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a ca­ pacity other than that of a bona fide owner. 5. The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the 12 months proceeding the date shown above was: (This information is required ftom daily, weekly, semiweekly, and triweekly newspapers only.) This Information not required. (Signed) Herbert Brand, Editor. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24th day of September, 1954. Mairion Kaplan, Notary PUblic. (My' commission expiresr-April 28, 1955.) - �•OtMkm U, US« SEAFARERS Av* Tfcre* LOG Baek Wages sm WINS NEW HIGH I/Ready At 4 $176 VACATION PAY More Go's 'pi iiu h.i'i Seafarers who have, retroactive wages coming from any of four SlU-contracted companies whose back pay lists are now ready can now collect the monies due them by writing the companies involved. The companies concerned are the following: J. H, Winchester & Co. (Liberty Navigation)^ 19 Rector St., New York, NY; Southern Steamship Co., 103 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington,. Del., and the Trojan Steamship Co., and Troy Shipping Co., both of 21 West St., New York, NY. The back pay stems from the re­ troactive feature of the supple­ mentary SIU agreement negotiated this past June, which made wage boosts retroactive to October 1, 1953. Most of the other companies have paid out the back pay during the interim. The Seafarers International Union, A&G District, pioneer of all maritime vacation plans and constant leader in benefits paid, swept far ahead of the field this week by establishing a new record high in vacation pay of $176. The increase—^which apiounts to a 19 percent boost for every Seafarer—was voted this week by the trustees of the Seafarers Vacation Plan following negotiations with the SIU. The increase from the present $148 in­ dustry-high annual level will go into effect for 90 days or more of seatime accumulated after December 1,1954. Stretching That Dollar? The rise in benefits does not involve any increase in Seafarers anxious to stretch that dollar and get top qual­ contributions by the ship­ ity for their money can find the answer to their buying would receive more than any other )roblems in the column "Your Dollar's Worth," on page ping companies, although seamen in the industry, and the ive. The column appears in every issue of the LOG and it does require their signa­ entire SIU crew would receive over IS written exclusively for Seafarers by Sidney Margolius, the leading expert on buying. Topics covered range from home buying (see this week's column) to shipboard gear, patent medicines and Jiome appliances. Whatever your buying problem, the LOG has the answer. If you have a particular sulsject you would like to have covered, drop a line to the LOG. $1,000 more than a crew of the same size under other plans in the industi-y. Before the SIU Vacation Plan was negotiated, very few seamen had ever received a penny in vaca­ tion pay. By basing Vacation pay directly -fi on the number of days worked and then having all contributions from all companies placed in a central fund, the SIU was able to assure vacation benefits to Seaferers for An analysis of the Seafarers the first time. Vacation Plan showing its The December 1 starting date superiority to all others in the from which seatime can be counted industry and a full explanation at the new, higher rate means that of its operations appears in the Seafarers should accumulate at centerfold of this issue. least 90 days seatime after that date before filing for benefits. operations of the Vacation Plan. Filing before those 90 days will The study showed that |jenefits mean that the Seafarer will be paid could be raised to the maximum of at the old rate of $148.a year.. $176, thanks to the low cost and efficiency of the Plan's operations. This is the greatest amount that could be paid based on the existing rate of contributions by the ship­ owners. , Already the Seafarers Vacation Plan, the first industry-wide plan in maritime, has paid out a total of $3 ^4 million in benefits to Sea­ farers since payments got under way in February, 1952. Under the existing rate of payments, account­ ants' figures show the $148 benefit "With voting due to begin a is the highest in the industry. Un­ der the new rate. Seafarers will be month from today, Seafarers receiving, on the average, $30 more in all ports last week approved than seamen in the National Mari­ the report of the membershiptime Union, which has the next elected credentials committee Steel fragment is removed from the eye of a Dutch seaman transferred to the SlU-manned Del Mar Ijest plan. which recommended a record total from another ship at sea, in the cruise ship's hospital as Dr. Schindler of the Del Mar (right) admin­ Actually, since the NMU plan is of 78 candidates qualified to run isters emergency treatment. The success of the operation, which took place in South American waters, based on a sliding scale according for the 49 Union posts in a twowas credited in part to the ingenuity of Seafarer Peter B. Oppedahl, electrician. to wages, most men sailing an month referendum. NMU ship get less than the $146 •Retired with a vote of thanks, NEW PRLEANS—The ingenuity, of an SIU electrician aboard the Del Mar coupled with average for their plan. Or putting the six-man panel was elected at a doctor's skill saved the eyesight of the crew member of a Dutch freighter. An electromag­ it another way, in a typical crew the headquarters branch meeting net rigged up by Seafarer Peter B. Oppedahl and operated by the Del Mar's physician. of 34 men, 30 of the 34 Seafarers Dr. Schindler, removed .the' To better acquaint Seafar­ ers with the candidates for piece of steel from the eye of .election the SEAFARERS the seaman. ' LOG will carry pictures and Ship's delegate Vic .Miorana re­ biographies of all candidates ports that the emergency treat­ The SIU signed another new company — with a potential of six ships — to the list of in the next issue, ZVi weeks in ment took place in South Ameri­ advance of the start of the can waters off RiO de Janeiro «on Union-contracted operators this mohth, as the Norlo Shipping Co. of New York agreed to balloting. the full SIU agreement for dry cargo operations. Currently operating two ships, the Ragnar Saturday, September 25. The radio 1 operator o£ the Delta Lines pas­ Naess and the i^arbara Mi--*^—= ^ N senger ship received an SOS early chel, the company has indicat­ Negotiations which led to the quarters staff, led by Assistant on September 22, in accord with in the morning from the freighter ed that it will add four more signing were handled by the head- Secretary-Treasurer Joe Algina. the procedure established in the Aagtedyk of the Holland-Ameri­ ships to its fleet before long. Both ^ 1, ^ SIU constitution. It scanned th« can Line that a crewmember of its present vessels are Libertys. nominations of a total of 92 Sea­ aboard needed immediate medical farers, of whom 14 were disquali­ An SIU crew from the Seattle attention. 'The Del Mar responded fied for failing to meet one or. more hall boarded the Barbara Michel by changing course and heading of the constitutional requirements. to the Dutch ship, arriving along­ in that port this week, but no Ballots Being Printed crew has yet gone aboard the SAN FRANCISCO—Hope rose last week that the drive of side at 8:40 PM. Ragnar Naess, which is idle in the SIU of North America to wiit bargaining rights for West Thus, ballots are now being Crew Made Transfer Baltimore. The Michel is slated to Coast steward department personnel will be crowned with printed in time for the official Crewmembers of the Aagtedyk come around to the East Coast on start of the voting on November 15 lowered the injured seaman into a her maiden voyage under the SIU. success before long. The at all SIU branches for a period lifeboat and the Del Mar's deck Previously under SIU contract tional Labor Relations Board shall represent the cooks. of two months. gang brought him aboard. Mean­ while operated by the Seatransport has scheduled a hearing for With the old Communist-domi­ The ballot will be virtually the while Oppedahl readied an electro­ Corporation, the Ragnar Naess Oct. 20 on an SlUNA petition for nated National Union of Marine same as the one voted on in the magnet for use by the ship's doc­ was sold earlier this year to a com­ a three-department vote. Cooks and Stewards out of busi­ previous election in 1952, when tor. pany under contract to" another The petition for a three-depart­ ness, the only obstacle to SIU suc­ there were also 49 Union officei The doctor operated immediate­ union and then purchased by the ment unit was made jointly by cess is Local 100, the catch-all unit at issue. However, this time Sea­ three SIU affiliates, the Sailors organized by Harry Bridges to take farers will be called upon to vote ly and by 9:55 PM it was all over. newly-formed Norlo concern. The company has signed the full Union of the Pacific, Marine Fire, over .the steward department. In a for three joint assistant secretaryThe steel .splinter was removed from the injured seaman'| eye and SIU .working agreement, which will meii. Oilers and Watertenders and three-department vote, it is ex­ treasurers plus one each to repre­ he was put back aboard his ship provide the regular wage scale, the Marine Cooks and Stewards- pected that the votes of the^eck sent the deck, engine and steward amid the cheers of the Del Mar's overtime and working conditions in AFL, acting as the Pacific District and engine men, along with those departments. In the previous elec­ of AFL stewards, will be far more tion, six joint assistant secretaries passenjgers who had been anxious­ force on other SlU-cpntracted of the SIU. • ' were voted upon. The action was taken to try and than needed. ly watching the proceedings. ' vessels. T eamwork 5 avesM an*s E ye tures in order to go into effect. It is expected that all SIUcontracted companies will approve the increase within the next few weeks, well in advance of the time that new payments will be made. The SlU-sponsored plan for in­ creased payments came after a thorough accounting study of the Credential Report OK'd By Members ,/•;: New Co. Signs SIU Pact WC Vote Hearing Set 1 •3 Bir'' �SEAFAWERS XO^v 0«|#ker, 18.19$4: Nears I6th Birthdiiy Solid Financial Shape Ait It. ^ HM.:' With the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District, about to celebriate its 16th birthday on November 1, the men of the SIU can look back on a trade union record of accbrhliishments for Seafarers unequalled in maritime history. The men of the SIU now enjoy ipis in working conditions, contracts, wages, welfare, vacation and shoreside facilities. Equally as impre^ive is the SIU's record of accomplishment in building-a strong financial structure while at the same limje establishing a district-wide program of modern halls with first class facilities for. the men of the SIU. In yiew of. the fact that the current rank and file quarterly finance committee's examination of the Union's assets comes at this anniversary time, the committee requested that the Union's solid financial position be brought to the attention of the men of the SIU, with a breakdown of the Union's assets in cash,' bends, real estate. Union corporations and equipment. The committee's full report will, of course, be prbaented to the membership a£ regular meetings in all ports on October 20. E Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities October 13, 1954 Cash and Bonds Fund Cash in Bank General O& L Casta on Hand $212,235.61 $4,000.00 5,578.54 SOO^iOO I *........ "• :Casta " . Depository Assets ; •• . Total ' ;jr... 1227,7^5.61' $11,500.00 fiOg 11,004.12 11,004.12 Building 14,217.70 14,217.70 Property 2:800.89 2,i«)0.89 Strike ................ 46,523.48 $292,360.34 •Present Value of Bonds Accounts and Advances Receivable $197,609.00*'^ ••i," $4,300.00 $11,900.00 $197,609.00 ^ 244,192.48 $505,769.34 , ....V......... $114244.76 Investment In and Loans to Wholly Owned Corporations from Various Funds.. .k.... •*$423,531.84 (Seafarers Sea Chest Corpora^ tion; Seafarers Port O'Call Cor• ' , ' '' tion; Seafarers Sea Stores Cor' ' -1' poration; Seafarers Building .. , • - i Corjioration; Seafarers Baltimore r• i . ,5 t / > j Building Corporation; Log Press, ' . . • . r ' : > . ;V Inc.; Seafarers Baltimore Port ' - • : O'Call Corporation.) ^ ^ Land and Buildings—Union Halls .7.'T. Automobiles, Furniture and Fixtures 1 $1,639,667.73 126,638.32 Other Assets 14,959.75 Total Assets $2,721,211.74 Less Liabilities Total Net Worth $18,845.17 $2,702,366.57 ....: *• Of this sum, $400,000 represents investments made since March, 1953. Report prepared by Buchbinder, Stein and. Company, Certified Public Accountants, New York, NY. 1^^.; l;S'--" P' II- THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY AS A RESULT OF STEPS UNdertaken by the West Coast unions affiliated with the SIU of North America that the Communist Party's last remaining pipeline on West Coast ships will be destroyed. At present the National Labor Relations Board is considering a petition from our brothers in the Sailors Union, the Marine Firemen and the Marine Cooks and Stewards for a joint,, three-department vote on the West Coast. The idea is that the name of the SIU of North America would appear on the ballot and sailors, fire­ men and' cooks would all vote under the single label. If this procedure is approved by the Labor Board it will mean that all three shipboard departments would fie standing together against Harry Bridges front stewards' union, Local 100, which he organized to swallow the steward department. As the membership will recall, there was an election a few months ago on West Coast ships in which only members , of the steward de­ partment voted. In that election, the MCS-$.FL, affiliated with your International Union, attracted a very sizable number of votes. The old Commie-dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards fell by the wayside, but the waterfront apparatus of the Communist Party tufned pn the heat and swung a big bloc of votes into the "no union" colunin. s Entire Apparatus Put to Work It was no secret that this Was accomplished by turning the entire apparatus of the West Coast longshore union to this task and by or­ ganizing the stewards into "a local of^the longshore Union. The result is that the cooks on West Coast ships^have been' left without any union since then. • • It's^been apparent to all that Bridges' aim through, the years was to swallow up the seagoing unions on the West Coast: Up until now he had attempted to set up his pipelines within the existing unions. The old NUMC&S was a perfect tool for that puqmse. Now with NUMC&S destroyed Bridges has had to come out in the open where all can see his power grab in operation. • However, as usual, it's J)een the SIU of North America that has proved to be the biggest stumbling.block to Bridges' ambitions and the ambitions of the waterfront Cpmmie clique. If it were not for the formation of the SIU of NA and the fight that the SUP principally, your own union here on the East Coast and other JSIU affiliates haVev carried on against* Bridges down through the years, there is little doubt that he would have succeeded in gaining a stranglehold on the sea­ going unibns: ' • Sefinen Drew The Line : •:*, Bridges has been under attack for a long time from many qiiiirters including the Government and the press. But none of these attacks iiave hurt him half as miich as the fact that seamen (MI the West Coast stood up against him and drew the line. Every time he's/tried to cross the line he's been driven back. Bridges himself is well aware that the SIU and its affiliates are the biggest obstacles to his ambitions. That's why the SIU of NA in general and the SUP in particular have been his favorite target and that's why he will ally himself with any forces In attempts to binder the progress of the SIU. It wasn't so long ^go out on the West Coast that our brothers in the Sailors Union stood almost alone in this fight.. Time and time again Bridges and the operators tried double-teaming' the Sailors with the help of NUMC&S. Now it's a different story. The Marine Firemen are with the SIU and the cooks, given the opportunity, will join the ranks tQO. When that happens it will be the end of the long fight to eliminate the last traces of Communist influence from US seagoing unions. In light of current world conditions, this Is more desirable and necessary than ever. The Quarterly Finance Committee's findings as to the Union's net worth and totel assets, as shown above,^ permit an interesting comparison of the Union's financial strength and growth over the years rtnce its inception. The following figures therefore are reprinted from the A&G District's report to the 1953 SIU Convention, at which the Union makes reports of all -its activities, including financial state­ ments: Year Total Net Worth 1942 76,754.46 1944 ..........................................,.................... 241,898.74 1947 .....................,.,..........-.................... a...... a: 618,450.02 1949 1,383,014.65 1951 1,429,671.95 1953 .^....... f....... ...... 2,890,913.42 The figures above, along with those of the Union's current financial standing illustrate that the SIU has experienced a steady accumulation of assets and net worth and is today a solid, robust organization. 'This picture is particularly significant because the period 1953-1954 is one of retrenchment and recession In the maritime industry. The heavy layups of ships and transfers to foreign flags have resulted in tl5 loss •f income to the Union of some 4,000 dues payers who have left the indus^y during this period. This fac­ tor has had only minor effect on the union's financial position, as illustrated by the net worth figure of >2,896,913.42 in 1953, and the $2,702,366.57 of today. Additional Membership Financial Resources In addition to the assets Seafarers possess in their Union proper, the Quarterly Financial Committee noted that SIU men have a tremendous reserve of assets in the form of the Seafarers Welfare and Vaca­ tion Plans. At the present time, these funds have combined assets .of $4,768,223.55, which guarantee that Seafarers will receive their Union-negotiated welfare and vacation benefits. These funds are exclusive of the $5,729,316.95 already paid out in benefits to Seafarers. Thus the combined assets standing behind Seafarers amount to almost $71^ million. SIU A Job For Every Membership Book in The SIU In addition to providing its membership with the many facilities necessary for the comfort, relaxation and conduct of their business, one of the most important functions of a seafaring union is to protect the employment and job opportunities of its people. On this issue, the Quarterly Committee's report shows that the SIU has maintained one of the most favorable ratios of jobs to men in the industry—one contracted job for every SIU book member. This ratio of one book for every job is even more Impressive in light of the tremeridous loss of jobs to all American seamen in the past two years through lay-ups and trans­ fers to foreign flags of American ship^. In job protection the SIU man is the best fed, best protected In maritime. The SIU man therefore has not mnly the knowledge that his union is strong and sound financially, but that he himself enjoys the highest degree of individual economic security of any seagoing man in the world. %;-ivr!f>Sv J— • - ''' ' f .•-'''.''---'•is y0Ult.Flt08f.iM IS BUSINGS* WELFARE SERVICES PEPAPTMENT �-; '• *F^ Af-' i--' -••'••-' • V '"•• 06fober^lSrl954 V-, *"' rsii 1PMAf StSAfARERStOG ILA Phony Tie-Up Ends On Employers' Terms Opening Neat Tipping off their inability to stampede the stevedores and shipping compsnies into giving them anything better than they were offered six months before, officials of the old Inter­ national Longshoremen's As-* : sociation (independent) balled Shipping Association voluntari y off a hastily-called portwide came up with an offer of ten cenls stoppage last week and allowed New York longshoremen to go back to work. » In the process, New JTork's 25,000 longshoremen lost two days' wages, harbor activity was thrown into a turmoil and the dockworkers wound up no better off than when they~ walked off the job. They "gained" a ten-cent' pay package including eight cents more per hour in wages retroac­ tive to October 1, 1953, and an additional two-cents an hour in the employer contribution of five cents per hour to the ILA Welfare Fund, retroactive to- April 1 of this.year. However, the employers had bettered that offer six months ago, when it was rejected by the deaders of the AFL-ousted pier union. Shippers Offered More At that time, with the harbor tied up in the midst of the wrangle beween the new AFL Internation­ al Brotherhood of Longshoremen and the old ILA for control of the port's dockworkers, the New York New 'Prop' The largest controllable-pitch propeller ever designed for a US oceangoing vessel has been order­ ed by the Maritime Administration and will be installed on a Liberty ship as part of an experimental in­ stallation of a gas turbine propul­ sion plant. According to the MA, the con­ trollable-pitch propeller is the most promising-means of maneu­ vering and reversing the gas tur­ bine ship. It provides a means for reversing the ship from full power ahead to full astern in a very short time, without changing the direction of rotation of the main engine, and also enables the gas turbine to operate most efficiently for all loading operations. The 17'6" prop will be Installed on ajjiberty selected from the Na­ tional Defense Reserve Fleet. —eight in wages and two for wel­ fare—all of it retroactive to Octo­ ber 1, 1953, in an effort to settle a month-long-walkout. . The old ILA leadership, how­ ever turned it down, and the dock­ ers went back to work a week later anyway—with no contract im­ provement. In the interim, because of the rapid depletion of the ILA Wel­ fare Fund, the employers again came forward and, for the past six months, have been voluntarily pay­ ing a total of seven cents an hour per man'to the welfare kitty. This is the same two-cents "gain" figure incorporated in the settlement which ended last week's two-day strike. The peace pact also- contained a vague "promise" bj>^ the employ­ Drawing shows exterior of new SIU Baltimore port office, which will be ready for use within the next ers that they might some time in few weeks. SEAFARERS LOG will carry fuii photo layout when hail opens. the future boost the weifare contri­ bution and exacted a pledge from The brand new Baltimore port office, finest Union hall of its kind in the industry, will be the ILA leadership to hold off "open for business" br} or about November 1. Contractors are now putting the finishing possible future strike action for at touches and installing furnishings preparatory to turning over the property for full and least 45 days while negotiations permanent occupancy. 'When-* ^ gp on. From 'the sidelines, meanwhile, the hall is completed the SEA­ lation. Since it is four stories high supplied with ample space and de­ the AFL-IBL, which still holds the FARERS LOG will carry* a an elevator has been installed for signed for speedy service to meet allegiance of slightly less than half full picture and story layout on its the convenience of the member­ Seafarer's needs. The SIU Vaca­ ship as well as for ease of hand­ tion Plan and the Seafarers Wel­ the harbor's dockworkers, made no operations. attempt to work the harbor areas The opening of the Baltimore ling equipment such as furniture fare Plan have been provided with all the necessary facilities for their controlled by its membership in an hall will mark the second mile­ and files. As in New York, the lower levels functions. The hall is surrounded effort to let the old ILA officials stone in the SIU's long-range "hang themselves." progress to provide modern halls of the hall are devoted to eating at the side and rear by a good-sized ^or Seafarers in all ports where and drinking facilities and the Sea parking lot for use by the member­ 'Sweetheart' Settlement Chest. A modem cafeteria with a ship. The rooftop solarium is glass "We knew they couldn't come the SlU operates. glass-walled kitchen and a spacious enclosed on all sides and offers an Seafarers who considered the up with anything better — and cafe are provided, with more space excellent view of the harbor and might lose out — if they pulled a Brooklyn headquarters hall the for table service than in New York. city of Baltimore. last word in union facilities when strike," declared James Egan, secretary-treasurer of the IBL's it opened three years ago will find These facilities will 8e reserved Port Council, "and they ran true the Baltimore hall surpasses head­ exclusively for Seafarers. The Sea to form. While 25,000 longshore­ quarters in many ways—in space, Chest retail outlet has far more men lost two days' pay, ILA lead-, layout and variety of facilities for space than at headquarters, permit­ ers wrapped up their 'sweetheart' men on the beach. In planning the ting it to carry a wider selection of pact with the shipping association Baltimore hall the Union and the goods. A barber shop, bootblack Headquarters again wishes and left the men holding the bag. architects had the advantage of stand, laundry drop, baggage room, to remind all Seafarers that "On top of losing the retroac­ experience in operating headquar­ library, lounge, television room and payments of funds, for what­ tivity in welfare contributions that ters. Accordingly Baltimore will other recreation facilities are also ever Union purpose, be made they could have had six months contain many features that were available, some of them on the only to authorized A&G repre­ ago, they did nothing about the not installed in New York. Then, fourth deck recreation level. The modern shipping hall is sentatives and that an official real problems of actual working too, the existence of an additional Union receipt be gotten at that conditions on the docks. There's story made possible the construc­ similar in design to that at head­ time. If no receipt is offered, still no guaranteed eight-hour day, tion of a solarium and rooftop re­ quarters, containing the same type be sure to protect yourself by paid holidays and all the other creation area offering an excellent of shipping board. It will double in brass as an ample and com­ immediately bringing the mat­ items of real concern to the men place to relax between job calls. To . begin with, the Baltimore fortable meeting room for port ter to the attention of the sec-^ working on docks. These provisions retary-treasurer's office. have gone by the board," he hall ig completely air-conditioned meetings. Administrative offices have been throughout with a built-in instal­ added. Be Sure to Get Dues Receipts YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS GUIDE TO BETTER BUYING those built under Title 1 of the National Housing Act. These are generally to be found in the outskirts of cities The housing problem has become the toughest puzzle •and the more rural areas where land is cheaper. They are for a family to solve on a moderate income. Housing has small, with generally less than 800 feet of living space, so become the football of the speculators—one of the juiciest select carefully with an eye to expans\pn possibilities if melons, of this era, with increasingly upsetting effect oni you have a growing family. They also have low taxes, working families' plans and hopes. From 1950 to 1954 which is, why some towns are refusing to permit any more housing costs rose an average of 14 per cent, but the'jump Title 1 houses to be built, claiming that the low taxes has been eyen bigger for renting families, who on the don't cover the cost of schooling for the children living average now pay 19 percent more rent than five years ago. in these houses. Many families who always rented now find^ themselves You may be able to locate such "Title 1" houses for forced to buy houses to escape rent gouges. sale in your locality by asking the FHA office in your city, But costs of individual homes have remained at high local banks or the real-estate editor of your local news­ levels too. A house which cost $7,000 to build (not to buy) paper. in 1945, wept up to approximately $12,000 in 1952 and by Older Houses Cheaper this year had come down to about $U,000. Another possibility for finding reasonably-priced hous­ But you couldh'^t buy it for $11,000 near a large city, ing is in older hous^. These were overpriced in recent because there is a growing shortage of improved land years, but as more new houses are built, prices of older around cities', and builders are tending to use remaining houses are being forced down. For one thing, they gen­ plots for larger and costlier houses. erally require a larger down payment, so a family with Thus you have to move further out from town nowadays a little capital is in a better position to get a favorable to find the better values in housing. This discourages men price. Also, an older house gives you an opportunity to who must travel to work, but Seafarers don't have that invest some -"sweat equity'" by renovating it. "Sweat problem and may have a^ advantage there. equity'' is the value you add to a house by the labor you Among the lowest-priced dew houses still ivailabie are invest in it. But an older house should be carefully se­ Ways Of Cutting Housing Costs •1 c Written exclusively for THE SEAFARERS LOG. by Sidney Margolius, Leading Expert on Buying lected, particularly as to adequacy of electrical wiring, heating plant and insulation, and the future of the neigh­ borhood. Note especially how well nearby property owners maintain their houses, and signs of the encroachment of stores and factories into an older neighborhood. Many men who never before had any experience in carpentry these days build some or all of their own homes, or expand or complete them. One growing trend is to have a contractor build a shell which you finish your­ self—not an intricate job if you use dry walls. Other families have had some success buying ready-cut mate­ rials—airthe materials are sized and ready-cut. One family in Wisconsin reports that with an experienced carpenter as ^guide (he put in 66 days of work) the husband built a fiTe-room "ready-cut" house at a cost of about $5,000 including a full concrete basement. Because of the accumulation of mortgage interest, tha 30-year mortgages ^ith low down payments now per­ mitted by the Government are not necessarily a boon to the home-buyer. We advise that on any mortgage you make sure that the lender gives you a right of prepayment without penalty. On a $10,000 mortgage at five per cent running for 30 years, you will repay a total of $19,000 with interest. If the mortgage is paid up within 20 years, you will repay $16,000, which is plenty at that. x-.i.J-V.'-:'-! •ill'I '•'•a.Si a .'S '"a •C.'f �SEAFARERS October 15, U54 IOC Norfolk Sea Uniono Protoot Tranofors WEST GERMANY TO GET ARMY—-Agreement has been reached between the US, Britain, France and other western nations to grant full sovereignty and the right to rearm to West Germany.. ^The agree­ ment came at a nine-power conference In .London after months of bickering over the rearming of Germany. The German Army will be limited to 12 divisions and an 86,000-member Air Force. No atomic arms, guided missiles or other "pushbutton" devices will be permitted. 4 • Dramatizing the fight of US maritime unions against the Maritime Administration's ship transfer policy, members of the SIU and other sea unions demonstrate in Norfolk,to protest the transfer of the SS USO to Liberian registry. The ship is one of 27 approved by the Government for transfer to for­ eign fiags in the past two months. Seafarers who took part in the beef-were J. Anderson, J. Hodges, M. E. Walker and Cecil Saunders. r I«^ I i-P-'-. i? S"'- I K, lit; Scholarship Applications Opened Applications are now open to qualified Seafarers under 35 or the children ©f Seafarers who wish to compete for four SIU scholarships worth $24,000 which will be awarded in 1955. Eight college scholarships each worth $6,000 have been granted by'the Union's Welfare Plan in the past two years. high school class and three Princeton, NJ, which conducts the The awards, believed to be their testing program. letters of reference. the largest of their kind in the Needn't File Early All candidates will also have to US, provide for four years of Interested applicants for the SIU schooling in any course of study at take one of the standard College any college or university in the Entrance Board examinations scholarship'awards need not sub­ US chosen by the winning candi­ which are given at regular inter­ mit their qualifying material to the dates. They are generally an­ vals Jthroughout the country and in SIU Welfare Plan in advance ol nounced in June of the year in some foseign lands, the first of taking the examination, but must which study is to be begun to en­ which is scheduled for December do so by the time the last exam able the successful candidates to 4, 1954. The cfosing date for fil­ is given. As In the past, the winning can­ make final arrangements for en­ ing applications to take this exam didates will be selected by a panel tering school that fall. The; Union is November 13. program, another SIU^ •"first in Other dates for the examination of college administrators on the maritime," was launched in 1952. are January 8, March 12 and May basis on their performance on the 21, all in 1955. The closing dates college entrance exam and their Need Three Years' Seatime In order to qualify, applicants for these are December 14, 1954, past records. Applicants must be must produce records of three and February 19 and April 30, accepted by an accredited college years' seatime aboard SIU ships 1955. Arrangements can also be or university before they are elifor themselves or, in the case of made for a special exam for those gibfe to receive an award, but not children of Seafarers,- for a parent. who live more than 75 miles from before taking the exam. Further information can be ob­ In addition, they must furnish a a city in which the regular test is high school transcript showing a given. All exams are graded by tained from the SIU Welfare Plan, standing in the upper third of the Educational Testing Service, 11 Broadway, New York City. Cartoon History Of The SIU MCCARTHY CENSURE INDICATED—The senate will go into spe­ cial session after the November elections to consider the report of the six-man special Senate committee which recommended censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy on two counts. The committee unanimously found that the Senator merited censure because of his refusal to ap­ pear at a Senate committee hearing early in' 1953 and his abuse of wit­ nesses at Congressional hearings. All signs indicate that the fuli Sen­ ate will adopt the report by a convincing vote. Pro-McCarthy forces in the Senate Indicated they would put up a strong fight against cen­ sure. They lost one of their strongest backers when Nevada Democrat Pat McCarran died at the age of 76. it it if POLLSTERS SEE DEMOCRATIC GAINS—Opinion polls and sur­ veys on the coming elections see the Democrats regaining control of the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate-as well. Evidence points to a swing back to the Democratic column, although previous elections have shown that such evidence is not always reliable. Re­ publicans are taking the trend seriously and party workers have been warned that the GOP faces an uphill fight. Territorial elections in Alaska this week gave a clean sweep to the Democrats. Observers pointed out that the results in Alaska for the past 40 years have clearly forecast which way tho rest of the country would go in November. 4.4 4 FRENCH RED SPY RING REVEALED—^Three top national officials of the French Govemmept have been arrested, as well as other indi­ viduals charged with espionage on behalf of the Communists. Tho officials are accused of handing over details of French defense plans in Indochina to an* intermediary who, in turn, delivered them to the Communists who used them.to advantage in the Indochinese fighting. French Communist Party leaders are involved in the charges. 4 4 4 NEW ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION PLANNED—The Navy will send an icebreaker to Antarctica and establish temporary bases for a year, in­ cluding one at the South Pole itself. One of the announced purposes of the expedition is to determine how the melting of Antarctic ice is effecting the level of the world's oceans. It is widely believed that military considerations are also part of the picture. 4 4 4 ITALIANS TAKE OVER TRIESTE—The Governments of Italy and Yugoslavia have settled their dispute over the major seaport fcity of Trieste with the Italians taking control of the city proper. The set­ tlement means that American and British troops will leave the city in a couple of weeks and permit the Italians to incorporate the city into their national administration. 4 4 4 DIMAGGIO TAKES THIRD STRIKE—One of the most publicized Hollywood marriages of recent years has come to the inevitable Hol­ lywood ending with the announcement that Marilyn Monroe would divorce ex-baseball great Joe DiMaggio. The marriage began with a blare of trumpets nine months ago and the couple has been very much in the limelight since. 4 4 4 HISS PRISON RELEASE DUE—Alger Hiss, former State Depart­ ment official who was the central figure in sensational spy ring charges and was later convicted of perjury will be discharged shortly from the Federal penitentiary. Indications are that he will again be sum­ moned before Congressional committees for further investigation of Communist operations in Government agencies. . -Panmnantan Boycott NIK. 74 Ifew- • IIK ;• I#;; t-i fj'- "J'- Although a world boycott of Panamanian shipping had been set up in 1948, in Oslo, Norway, at a meet­ ing of delegates to the Int'l Transportworkers Federa­ tion, it was slow to go into effect. Meanwhile, ships ilwpt transferring to Panama to escape safety ruleo enforced in regular maritime nations. Finally, in April, 1990, after many postponements, amid efforts to settle the problem amicably, delegates from unions in the ITF, including the SIU, met in Amsterdam, Holland, to get the boycott underway. The competition of substandard Panama shipping had become too gr?i(t a tbrrat The SIU and SUP spearheaded the campaign in the US and met with their first success in July,-when the sup established American conditions and wages on a Panamanian-fiag ship. The victory iocused worid at­ tention on itho union against cut-throat competelidn to US shipping from "runaway" flag nations. : �Sg^FiiRgHg t&O Par*'Seres '50-50' Law Boosts Coal Shipments SIU NEWSLETTER from WASHINGTON A alzable proportion of new workers were brouvht under the oldage and survivors insurance system by Public Law 761 enacted by the last session of Congress. Approximately 7 million persons heretofore excluded from the program are now brought within its scope. In the maritime field, two new classes are brought into the program, (1) employees engaged in fishing and related activities, on vessels of 10 net tons or less or on shore. It's estimated that some 50,000 fishermen are involved in this category—(2) American citizens employed by Amer­ ican employers on vessels and aircraft of foreign registry. jj, ^ One ot the hottest maritime cases for the past few years involves the so-called dual rate system of steaniship conferences, a subject that has been in and out of court several times. For the. past several years, a team of three, Isbrandtsen Co., Inc., the Dept. of Justice and the Dept. of Agriculture, have teamed up in an effort to have the dual rate system outlawed. To date, these protestants have had considerable success in prevent­ ing steamship conferences from establishing two levels of rates. The whole issue is coming to a head very quickly now, and the final answer is expected to come—^not from the Federal Maritime Board—^but from the Supreme Court. " t t Steamship operators in the US coastwise and intercoastal trade have not been eligible in the past to receive Government construction sub­ sidies, principally on the ground that these trades are "protected" from foreign-flag competition. However, this' particular segment of the American merchant marine now can anticipate that the new Con­ gress convening here next January will at least give consideration to subsidies -for these domestic trades. Transcontinental rails and truck operators will oppose construction subsidies for domestic ship lines. Because this would be quite a de­ parture from existing law, there is considerable doubt that Congress will go along with the idea at this time. A ship construction subsidy for domestic shipping companies simpiy means that the vessel could be purchased by the US operator at what it would cost if built abroad. X ^ X The outstanding maritime policy of this country is to have a strong merchant marine (1) for national defense purposes, but also (2) to move the foreign and domestic commerce of this nation. Here's how the Eisenhower Administration has failed thus far to carry out this pojicy. Although the major US shipping laws emphasize the necessity of having a strong fleet to carry cargoes (as well as for defense purposes), the Republic Administration believes that the over­ riding interest of the Federal Government in its reiatioh to maritime matters lies in the national defense aspects—that the Government's Interest in shipping should be largely limited to the nation's needs for defense planning. The result of this kind of thinking is that the Republic Administra­ tion is in favor of a limited merchant marine capable of expansion in time of war, but not in favor of a merchant marine strong enough in peacetime to move all of our domestic cargoes, and at least one half of our foreign trade. ' . 4" i t For many years now, the US has been encouraging Its allies to re­ frain from trading with Russia—particularly in articles that could be turned into war materials. However, one of the biggest offenders of this understanding proves to be Britain: ^'or example, your reporter has learned from State Dept. sources that Russian interests have about completed the purchase of their third British vessel, the 10,000-ton MV Stanbui*n, from the Stanhope Steamship Co. In addition. Ministry of Transport authorization is considering sale to Russia of the 10,000-ton Queen Anne owned by Thos. Dunlop & Sons, and negotiations are believed to be under way for the sale of other British ships to Russian Interests. 4> <4 The total number of merchant ships registered under the. flag of Panama is somewhat small—mostly US and Greek, and they very sel­ dom touch Panamanian ports. Panama does not possess a fleet of- its own but its government now is planning a fleet, government-owned, pri­ marily to engage in trade between that country and the US. . Some 311 vessels in Panama's merchant fleet, as of the end of last year, were formerly under US registry, and 116 under British registry, out of a total of 847 vessels registered under Panamanian flag. Last year, the Panamanian National Treasury collected $324,781 from •hip registration fees, $136,487 from the property tax applicable to the vessels, and about $500,000 from consular fees collected for providing •ervices to Panama's merchant fleet overseas. ' • 4 - 4"' - 4" The two tanker bllla enacted by the last Congress, designed to en­ courage the construction of new tonnage, may be a complete flop. At ' this stage, the feeling is that the program lacks sufficient attractive­ ness—that there will not be an overwhelming response from industry, but merely a token response by certain major oil companies. Under the tanker-trade-ln-and-build program, it was ^loped that In­ dustry would be encouraged to turn in to the Goverment up to 20 T-2's, in exchange for a credit on the construction of some 10 new and larger tankers. The other program involved construction of still other tankers with the Military Sea Transportation Service agreeing to char­ ter them for periods up to 10 years. Some Companies may turn in bids under the program merely to ghow that there is nothing possible that could be accomplished under the laws, as they stand, and that Congressional clarification will be necessary in the next Congress. For example, on the MSTS charter proposal, many of the private tanker^ lines are against the provision giving option to MSTS to purchase the tankers at the end of the 10year charter period. In addition, private industry dpesn't particularly like the idea of having to build new tankers with an 18-knot speed. ' Taking a crack at-working ashore for a while. Seafarer Jimmy Boyles is shown at work in his television repair and service shop in Norfolk as h*e tries to figure out what's wrong with a customer's TV^recelver. Boyles sails as an electrician. Parlays SIU Savings Into TV Repair Co. NORFOLK—The best way to save a bankroll with which to launch a shoreside business is to ship out via the SIU, in the opinion of Jimmy Boyles, who parlayed the savings from five and. a half years at sea"*^" into one of this city's leading the money and save a good share of it than is provided by sailing television sales and service on SlU-contracted ships," he ex­ establishments. After sailing for five years as an electrician and six months in the licensed ratings of second assis­ tant and chief engineer, Boyles came ashore in November, 1953, to enter the television business. His last ship was the Longview Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers). With his partner, Marion Crank, an experienced TV technician, they started doing business as the Econ­ omy Television and Appliance Co. in a small one-room shop. They operated their pick-up and deliv­ ery service, as Boyles put it, "out of the back end of a 1946 Chevro­ let sedan." Business Booming Since then the business has thrived and expanded. Concentrat­ ing 'on the repair end of the busi­ ness rather than selling new sets, they have obtained contracts to service all sets sold by some of Norfolk's leading TV sales com­ panies. Their shop has been moved into spacious three-room quarters occupying more than 3000 square feet of floor space apd the delivery end of the business has been speeded up by the addition of two shiny, new panel trucks. A third truck is on order. Both. Boyles and his technicianpartner service the sets. The elec­ trical know-how which Boyles em­ ployed aboard ship gave him a good foundation for the complexi­ ties of television work, he said. Boyles, who is married, likes the iife of a businessman ashore. "I have a word of advice for any­ one . who wants to come ashore and go into business," he'said. "It pre­ sents an interesting challenge, but the guy who thinks he wants to run his own business should bear in mind that to make a go of it he must be willing to put plenty of hard work into it. There is no overtime and no limitation on the hours you work." Boyles gives full credit to the SIU for enabling him to get off to a good start toward saving the cap­ ital he' needed for his initial in­ vestment. "I know of no other plflce where a<.man bias,the opportuiiity to^earn plained. A brisk but temporary revival of American shipping on the coal run to Europe is seen in the coming weeks as the result of a Govern­ ment program to ship 10 million tons of coal to Europe this fall and winter. Under the terms of the perman­ ent "50-50" law passed at the last Congress after a vigorous fight by the SIU and other maritime un­ ions, US ships will be entitled to carry at least half of the coal cargoes or 5 million tons in all. This could figure to as much as 700 voyages by American ships, as­ suming that Libertys will handle most of the coal shipments. Rates Raised One effect of the Government announcement has been to raise rates on commercial coal ship­ ments near to the point where USflag ships might be able to par­ ticipate ~ in some of the regular commercial trade *this winter. The 10 million-ton shipment was sponsored originally to help out the soft coal industry which has been declining year by year in the face of competition from other fuels. Coal-poor countries such as Spain,. Italy, Greece and Yugo­ slavia will be recipients of most of the shipments. The ports likely to prosper mo^t from the flurry of coal traffic are Norfolk and Baltimore. Disability $ 'Lifeline' To Seafarer Under 65 For disabled men over 65 the SIU Welfare Plan's disability benefit usually more than doubles the money provided by the Federal Government in old age payments. But for men under 65 it is far more impor­ tant. It's the lifeline that and to the local seaman's club near enables them to keep their his home. Every once in a while heads above water. * if the weather and his health per­ One such Seafarer who up un­ til now has been living solely and exclusively off the $25 a week benefit is Thor Thorsen. Thorsen has been on the list since last November follow­ ing a severe at­ tack of , arthritis and a number of heart attacks. Thorsen Just last week he passed his 65th birthday, but as he put it, "I'm still waiting for my first Government check, but the disability money has been coming in every week." Extra Margin Thorsen figures things will be more comfortable with the Gov­ ernment money coming in, giving hilh that extra margin for buying new clothes and other irregular ex­ penses. He'wonders though, what he would have done in the last yeardf the Union Welfare Plan had not stepped into the breach. The veteran Seafarer, who has been sailing since back in 1908 in the deck department, has lived in Brooklyn for the last 26 years in the Bay Ridge section. These days his arthritis and heart condition compel him to take life easy, but he does manage to get around a little bit to the local Methodist church of which he is a member. mits he will make the short trip to SIU headquarters to keep in touch with old friends and ship­ mates. One Lakes Season . A native of Norway, Thorsen started sailing US ships back in 1917 whe.n he caught an oil tanker out of Vancouver. He tried one season on the Lakes in 1922-23 but didn't care~for it. "We were in and out all the time just like a ferryboat," he said. "You hardly had a chance to complete your watch and go ashore when the ship sailed again." For a time in the 1920's when shipping was bad he worked ashore as a carpenter, -painter and as a salesman in Chi­ cago department stores. Around 1929 Thorsen became a member of the old International Seamen's Union when that outfit was attempting to organize the ' Isthmian Steamship Company. He spent quite some time on Isthmian ships in those years, but more re­ cently has preferred Robin Line runs to South Africa. Thorsen's last trip was on the Robin Trent in the spring of 1953. He had to be hospitalized in May because of pleupisy and since then his arthritis has worsened consid­ erably. keeping him from working. The 65-year-old Seafarer has only one living relative, a sister in Oslo, Norway. He expects to con­ tinue staying on in Brooklyn where h'e has his closest friends, however. • .i �SEAFARERS PaccGtdit LOG October 15, 1954 I ti« Passengers Staged a stormy sitdown strike aboard the HollandAmericah liner Maasdam last week, after it suffered considerable bow damage in a crash with a French freighter and had to return to the pier in Hoboken,. NJ, from which it had sailed for Europe a few hours earlier. The tourists beefed that the company had failed to make adequate provisions for them as a result of the cancelled sailing . . . Choosing to maintain its Gulf and Caribbean services with foreignQnesUon: As » seaman, are yon flag vessels, the Ward Line has sold another ^air of its US-flag C-1 cargo ships, the Plandome and Short Hills, better known in recent In favor of burials at sea7 • years as the Siboney and Oriente. The sale leaves only two US-flag Theodore Gerber, carpenter: I'm vessels in the company's fleet. against graveyards; they're a waste i.- a. i of good space Conversion of the former Matson liner Mariposa, now Mhe Home that could be put Lines' Homeric, into a modern trans-Atlantic cruise ship, is nearing. to bettpr use. Its final stages at Monfalcone, Italy, where the rebuilding of the 26,000Besides, it makes ton vessel is being completed. She is due to make her maiden appear­ no differance in NY, on Feb. 11, to launch four special Caribbean cruises . . . ence where they Lack of cargoes has already idled more than 100 ore carriers on the put you after Great Lakes, although the normal shipping season there still has you're gone. One about six weeks to run . . . The Navy's Military Sea Transportation place is as good Service celebrated its fifth anniversary on Oct. 1, stilF under fire from as . another and private shipping companies and maritime unions for posing direct. Gov­ the sea where a ernment-sponsored competition to the weakened private industry. guy has worked all his life is as 4« 4" i • good as any. Soviet Russia and Sweden have signed a mutual aid treaty governing 4 4 4 all rescue operations for ships and aircraft in the Baltic Sea, under Charles Meloon, FOW: ^That's which continuous liaison between the maritime rescue services of both countries will be provided. Up to now, the Russians hbve consistently hard to say. I'm not in favor of refused to answer SOS signals from non-Soviet ships, even when the sea burials unless vessels were in sight of each other . . . All but two of a Norwegian they're really coastal liner's 300 tourists and crewmembers were saved when the necessary like Nordstjernon ripped its hull on a reef and sank in 20 minutes off the when a ship is far from port Borthern coast of Norway late last month. and that's t h e 3^ 4" The 26,950-ton tanker Socony Vaccum was launched for US-flag only thing that operation by the oil company of the same name in Quincy, Mass., last can be done. week and is due to make her maiden voyage from Texas to NY this Most guys have a December. The 6e4-foot vessel has a speed of 16¥2 knots and a draft family of some of 33 feet ... All segments of the maritime industry In California kind. A man's are united in a campaign to win the voters' support of a constitutional family is entitled to something bet­ proposition in the coming election which will codtinue the state's 40- ter that will give them a chance year exemption of US ships from property taxes. Backers of the measure to pay their last respects. 4 4 4. point out that the tax exemption is a key item in enabling US ships to Cecil C. Rush, chief pantryman: compete with foreign vessels which would not be subject to the local Burials Ht sea are very solemn taxes anyway. affairs because 44" t — there's nobody G. Joseph Minotti, Brooklyn lawyer and former Commissioner of there from the Marine and Aviation in New York City, has been sworn in to fill a vac­ family of the de­ ancy on the Federal Maritime Board in Washington. The other members ceased to pay his are Maritime Admini strator Louis Lothschild and E. C. Upton, Jr., who respects and no has just tendered his resignation . ,. . The Army has demonstrated a new real grief. I 51-foot barge designed for inland waterways, which is believed to be wouldn't want a the world's largest plastic vessel. Specific advantages of 1*^0 craft, which sea burial . for can transport five tons of dry cargo with a draft of oniy 21 inches, is myself because I that It is made of non-critical materials and would require little main­ don't want a tenance. watery grave for any reason. A 4 4 4., man's family should be there at Lykes Brothers has begun a new service from Glasgow to Gulf ports that final stroke of the belL In an effort to capture some of the heavy traffic in Scotch whisky imported to the Bourbon country for the year end holidays. The Dick Ellis De Angelo, AB: I'd rather Lykes cleared the Scottish port last week and will get eastbound service come home for a shore burial. I'm underway on Oct. 25 from Brownsville, Texas ... The new 10,188deadweight-ton Yokohama Maru is due to sail from NY today on the not for burials at second leg of her maiden trip to launch direct service between East sea unless they're Coast ports and Japan for Nippon Yusen Kalsha, a Japanese company. absolutely neces­ sary. It's unfair to a man's fam­ ily to have him go that way, without them having a chance ACROSS DOWN Lake cargo 33. Long knife to pay their last X. Subject of Ar- l. Gentle blows Progress 36. Newport — tide V of SIU 2. Single thing respects. If Coin of Iran Constitution 3. Old Norse 38. Capital of Patron saint something happened to Texas poetry «. De of sailors want a shore buriaL (Waterman) <• Way of doing Take oS 46. Hits S. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Far down Amos' pal Place to tie up A cons^teUation Invites British Channel island 18. Isiand off NJ 20. Port Egypt 91. BPOE members 93. Dizzy Dean's brother 96. Drops straight down SO. Noted French composer 31. Make a voyage 32. Hoot used in medicine 34. Rumanian coin 35. Port in N Africa 37. Wigwagger 99. Where Cardiff is 41. Suffix meaning "lung" 42. Boring tools 44. Bother 48. Portia's lover ^ In "The Mer­ chant of Ven­ ice" 91. Kind of floor covering 92. Old ship 83. Spoils • •"S?" to. 86. •7- beach • Portuguese / area in India Quarrel Require • g B. _ s. », ' things Fore-and-aft saiis Cargo from Aruba Williams and Kiuszewski Mountain nymph A sighting of shore clothes 43. teeak Run away 45. It rises and "It's falls move" Ship's bow (6. French pronoun Girl's name 47. Hospital in Naval base at Washington Dutch Harbor 48. Sack. Guide for a 49. African tribe motorist 50. Man's name (Puzzle Answer On Page 17) 4.4 4 MEET THE SEAFARER - .J ft' i* ' >: JOHN BUCCI, AB A firm believer in fresh air and home in a hurry and will take the sunshine is Seafarer John A. Bucci. 'round-the-world trips if they are Sporting a sunburned complexion available. in October, Bucci says that if you Bucci had one experience sail­ have to work, being out in the ing with a non-union tanker outfit fresh air on the deck of a ship is which- convinced him for all time one of the best ways there is of that he was better off on an SIU earning a .buck. With the over­ ship. He shipped but on Esso tank­ time that sailors get on SIU ships, ers and found out flrst-hajid why he adds, even a man who doesn't most seamen want no part of that care for fresh air can be satisfied." kind of company set-up. "There The 27-year-old Seafarer has are some seamen who like the idea been on deck with the SIU for the of working for one company and past four years. His Seafaring life getting a regular one-month vaca­ began when he caught the William tion each year. But to get that Sturges, a Government-owned Lib­ they have to take low pay and erty, down in Norfolk. At the time bum working conditions. Anyway she was under charter to the SIU- there's no job security working contracted Robin Line on the coal for an outfit like that. ^ run to Europe, which was quite a "I like to take a trip and come booming one^ until European coal off with a good payoff so I can mines caught' up with most of their take as much time off as I want local demand for fueL when I feel like it. I don't have Now On'Seamar to wait for any company to decide Currently aboard the Seamar when they are going to give me (Calmar) on- an intercoastal voy­ my free time. age, Bucci took advantage of his "Besides sailing with the SIU off-watch time to come up to the means that you don't have to de­ hall and pass a few sociable hours pend on one company to make with friends and former ship­ your living. After what's happened mates. to Esso in the last couple of years Bucci served an apprenticeship I'm not sorry I gave them up." on a seagoing career when he did a Aside from tjie money angle, four-year hitch yith Uncle Sam's Bucci finds sailing with the SIU Navy from 1944 to 1948. After in the deck department has social his discharge from the service he compensations. "I enjoy working decided to try his sea legs ashore with a group of men. It's usually for a while. It didn't take long much more pleasant than working before he was headed back to the on your own." sea again, this time in white cap More Action In NY and dungarees instead of the bell bottom trousers he had worn A native New Yorker, Bucci now before^ has his home in Wantagh, Long Likes Long Runs Island, and prefers to ship out of Since going back to sea, Bucci New York City. There's generally has kept pretty close to the freight- more action going on around head­ ship runs,, with the Isthmian line quarters, he says, and while he's being his particular favorite. He ashore waiting to ship the big town prefers that company's runs to all offers plenty to do to pass the time. others f6r several reasons. "First In addition, there's always some­ of all," he said, "on a long trip thing to take care of around/tho you can come home with a good- house. sized payoff and spend plenty of "I'm certainly happy that I time ashore before you throw in threw in with the SIU when I first for another job. You don't have, started sailing,", he concluded. to spend too much on the run "The conditions can't be beat. You either, because the ports are most­ get good representation all around ly cheap ones, even though Isth­ and good payoffs. Having an SIU mian makes quitef a few stops." book is the kind of security that Since he is single, he isn't par­ is pretty tough to match in any ticularly concerned about getting other outfit, at sea or ashore." LABOR ROUND-OP AFL leaders Indicated there was very little chance for affiliation by the International Fur and Leather Workers Union. Tho union, ex­ pelled from the CIO as Commu­ nist-controlled, has reshuffled its top posts with the resignation of President Ben Gold, who .is under conviction for perjury on charges of falsely denying Communist Party membership. The Fur and Leather Workers have been dick­ ering to get an AFL' charter. A possible merger with the Amalga­ mated Meat Cutters was also ruled out recently. . James Martin, FWT: I'd want a sea burial tnr myself; it's the best way for a sea­ •lii man, It's the quickest end easiest way, and there's no sorrow and moaning af­ terwards thai/ funerals on land always cause. A sea burial is a decent burial 4 4.4 An eleven-month old strike of and there's no funeral expenses to Pittsburgh department store work­ worry about. ers neared its first anniversary as A! Sacco, DM: It's all according new attempts to settle the walkout to the length of the trip the guy's collapsed. Members of 12 AFL un­ ion, 2,500 people in all, are in­ been on when it volved in the strike which includes happens. If the teamsters, building service em­ ship is only a ployees, clerks and office workers. week or so 'from Five major Pittsburgh department port, he's en­ stores are Involved in the strike titled to be which began last Nov. 27.-A series brought home so of proposals and counter-proposals that his family by both sides was put forward this can handle things week to end the dispute. in a regular man-' ner. I Wouldn't 4 • 4 • 4'" Long Island construction wdrk-' V ilb4''hWifial for myselfj ers have donated labor towards tho building of a new wing for treat­ ment of cerebral palsy cases. Mem­ bers of several AFL building trades unions turned out and donated ovM $100,000 in work for construc­ tion of the wing at the Nassau Cerebral Palsy Association's center. Expansion of the center will en­ able the Association 'to treat a growing number of cerebral pal­ sied children with new methods, developed in recent years. 4 4 4 Paterson, New Jersey, textile dyers have returned to work after a two-day strike af 90 dyeing, fin­ ishing and textile printi.?g plants. The 5,000 members of Dyers Lo­ cal 1733 (CIO) voted to accept a new one-year contract without any wage increases. Hourly wage rates under the contract range from $1.58 to $1.88. 4 4 4 Hollywood's motion plctur* workers are now covered by an in­ dustry wide. pension plan provid­ ing a n^inimum of $20 a month in .pensions for 18,000 workers. Forty different' unions ai% parties to the agreetneht which goes into effect on October 24. i �bcifober 15. 1954 SEAFARERS Pace .Nin*, LOG SEAFARERS^ LOG '—And Still The Champ!' Vol. XVI. No. 21 Oetobar 15, 1954 Published biweekly by the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic & Gulf District. AFL. 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600. Cable Address: SEAFARERS NEW YORK. .• PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer Editor, HERBERT,BRAND; Managing Editor, RAY DENISON; Art Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN; Photo Editor, DAtma. NXLVA; Staff Writers, HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWW BPIVACK, At MASKIN, Gulf Area Reporter. BILL MOODY. ^4rAr\Q^ IM Vacation Increase One program of which the SIU has always been proud is the Union's Vacation Plan. When it was introduced it marked the first time that any maritime union had overcome the paid vacation problem. Before that the only way a seaman could hope for a paid vacation was to stay on one ship for as long as a year. It was the SIU which broke new ground for the industry by coming up with a central vacation fund, Union-adminis­ tered, into which all operators contributed. It was this which made it possible for seamen to collect vacation pay in the exact amount to which they were entitled. And by paying a flat rate to all seamen, irrespective of wages, the Union immensely simplified the administrative task. Almost $4 million has been distributed to date. As a result of the efficient and simple system set up under the Vacation Plan, the trustees find they are now able to approve an increase in vacation pay even though there will be no increase in shipowner contributions. Seafarers, in consequence, will be getting considerably more vacation pay than any other unlicensed seamen in the industry. That fact is eloquent tribute to the superiority of the SIU Vacation Plan. Stores And Feeding Good feeding has always been an SIU watchword. Through the years the Union has fought for adequate manning in the galley, sufficient stores, high quality and other practices that added up to eating pleasure. Now to further improve mat­ ters, the Union has set up a committee to meet with the operators on shipboard feeing. The committee is out to demonstrate how the use of su­ perior stores is actually cheaper through elimination of waste and spoilage. The committee will also assist steward depart­ ments in efforts to get maximum mileage out of ship's stores and to put out a variety of appetizing meals, attractively prepared and served. Needless to say, the committee feels that Seafarers them­ selves in all departments can contribute valuable ideas toward this goal. Accordingly, it welcomes all suggestions on this score. * 1. Welcome Forecast A West Coast maritimejjublication has a cheerful predic­ tion for union members. The source says that the GOP will take a severe setback this fall with the result that the work­ ing guy will regain some voice in Washington. The publication bluntly states that the GOP's anti-union, ro-big business position is responsible for the pending events, t declares that the GOP handed the "heavy sugar" in tax reductions to the wealthy, messed up the farmers, killed wage increases for Government employees and stacked the cabinet with big business spokesmen. This kind of talk sounds like the AFL and CIO speaking. Actually it comes from the "Pacific Shipper," a weekly pub­ lication which makes no bones about its Republicanism or its pro-employer viewpoint. The "Pacific Shipper" should be congratulated on its frankness. With its confession in the record, nothing more need be said. it S. f In Excellent Health As the SIU-A&(jr District nears two important milestones— its 16th birthday and the opening of the new Baltimore hall— a glance at the current balance sheet of the Union gives every Seafarer good reason for self-congratulation. In two im­ portant categories—jobs and financial reserves—the SIU is on very solid footing. Here is indivdual security, meaning jobs, and collective security, meaning a solid financial basis. This issue of the LOG (page four) reports that your Union has $2.7 million in assets, despite a rough two-year period of ship lay-ups, transfers to foreign flags and loss of revenue caused by over 4,000 men dropping out of the SIU. Moreover, the heavy loss of ships has not affected the SIU's ratio of a job for evry bookmember, a position no other seaman is in. So, despite rough weather in the maritime industry, the men of the SIU can pat themselves on the back, secure in the knowledge that the.SIU nears its 16th birthday in excellent health. li to i-.l ,i v ;'i> li, m. it j ji t .. Marine Exhibit Poses Questions To the Editor: I am now in the Army, stationed at Fort Myer in Arlington, Va., and so I was able to get into Washing­ ton during the recent convention of the American'Legion there. While, in the capital, I visited an exhibit about our merchant ma­ rine which was displayed in the lobby of the Department of Com­ merce building. I was happy to note that, among the other flags, those of our own SlU-contracted Seas Shipping and Alcoa com­ panies were re­ presented. I was also happy to note that the ex­ hibit, as a whole, was very interest­ ing and informa­ tive. At the en­ trance to the Goncalves building there were a spool of rope, an anchor and a propellor, and inside the ex­ hibit were many ship models and also many photographs with cap­ tions explaining the functions and importance of our merchant fleet. Not Entirely Pleased There were, however, many things about this exhibit which did not make me so happy. For in­ stance, I was very interested to see displayed statements such as these: "American merchant ships pay American seamen American wages" and "The American merchant ma­ rine is our fourth line of defense— vital in peace, indispensable in war." Also there were exhibited personal messages from President Eisenhower, Secretary of Com­ merce Sinclair Weeks and Mari­ time Administrator Louis Roths­ child. Now, apparently President Eisen­ hower agrees that the American merchant marine is an indispensa­ ble part of our defense system. But, If this is so. why isn't our "fourth arm of defense" getting the attention and support from our Federal Government that it de­ serves? Public In Dark I think that the real answer lies in the sad fact that the American people as a whole are either un­ aware of the vital importance of our merchant fleet or else are un­ aware of the fact that it could easily be led to the brink ot dis­ aster by the failure of our Govern­ ment to back it up the way it should. Also, as Seafarers, we know how much Ameriqan maritime labor unions like our own SIU have done to preserve and strengthen the merchant fleet, but it seems that very little is being done by the shipping companies. It seems that all they are interested in is in transferring as many of their ships as possible to foreign flags so that they can obtain cheap labor and avoid US tax and other laws and thus show as big a profit as pos­ sible. I would like to lu-ge all seamen to write as often as possible to their Senators and Congressmen. I think .« steady flow of letters could do a lot toward making sure the merchant marine gets a break. ii: .1 i Vot( Seafarer Thomas A. Scanlon ap­ parently made good in the tempo­ rary assignment of ship's delegate aboard the Kyska (Waterman). H e was serving as acting delegate until the crew got to electing a reg­ ular one, and there was no competition for Scanlon the post when it came up, with Scanlon being chos­ en unanimously. Further, the crew went on record giving him a vote of thanks for the good job he had done as acting delegate. Scanlon, who sails in the engine department, is a native of Connec­ ticut, but he now calls New Or­ leans his home. He's 43 years old and joined the SIU in New York on July 23, 1947. $ Two valuable suggestions that could be followed by all Seafarers aboard ship were offered to the crew of the Steel Flyer by Sea­ farer Michael J. Pugaczewski. For one thing, he proposed, and the crew agreed, that an inventory should be taken of all gear on board the ship that had been purchased by the Pugaczewski crew. Since many crews are in the habit of buying record players, games, even TV sets, Pugaczewski pointed out that unless they were listed as belong­ ing to the crew it might be assum­ ed in the future that they were company property. The result in such instances would be that a lot of effort and expenditure by Seafarer crews would go by the board unless the property was properly tagged as belonging to the unlicensed men aboard the ship. With an inventory on hand, ev­ ery crew would know what had been purchased by previous crews and in the event a ship was laid up, the gear could be turned in to the Union for use by the mem­ bership shoreside or in the hos­ pitals. Thanks when the ship paid off the outgo­ ing crew should leave a copy of the last ship's minutes to be read at the first meeting of the new crew. If there were any matters hanging fire, the new crew would be aware of them. Both suggestions were adopted by his shipmates. Many crews already follow the latter practice, making it a point to post a copy of the minutes on the crew bulletin board before paying off so as to leave a record of their activity behind them. If this were followed as a gen­ eral rule by all crews, both on minutes and repair lists, it would make life easier all around both for the new crew and the patrol­ men at the sign-on. Pugaczewski, a native of Balti­ more, joined the SIU in that port on November 3, 1945. He's 27 years old and still lives in the Maryland port city. l" t 4» Crewmembers of the Choctaw (Waterman 1 left a little bit of mys­ tery hanging in the air when they cited Seafarer George Johnson for his good work and went on rec­ ord to give him a vote of confi­ dence. The crew didn't specify e?^actly what it was Johnson. that Johnson had done, but in any case it was clear they were pleased with it. Since Johnson sails in the steward de­ partment, chances are they were talking about the cooking. Johnson, who comes from War­ ren, Indiana, received his SIU membership book in Norfolk on September 12, 1947. He is 27 years of age. i 4" A little bit of speechmaking aboard the Chiwawa (Cities Serv­ ice) won a round of applause for Seafarer James Murrell, who was serving as chairman of the ship­ board meeting. Murrell made some points that are always good to keep in mind—how present conditions aboard SIU ships were obtained and the steps that are necessary to maintain and improve them. The crewmembers' response shoyved that the- statements were well ,...1 ••I �skAPjinEns W^h€»M,UBi I fi'V- .; W'y,, p;i Si •k!p -•.-S, : AT* •>*: .-H- ?;. '•!/ ••• -., ^ti t v^' M> u--''"-».J V ' :C^'' U ' r. fi.: SlU I: .,.• • •: • Kf.' •••vM .1 ••ifj:;, / FIRST IN THE INDUSTRY •J -,:;-.f.^ c- I; , . 'y-..:. y,,; ^H,.|. ,; '5 I f ^rf.hv:^-: PLA Each shipowner pays the r<oRK-riM0s-i^same amount into the SlU Vacation Fund for VACATION PAYMENTS each man •»day worked BEGUN BY SEA UNION aboard his ships, regardless The Seafarera' International Unlon'a Atlantic and Gulf Dietrict, of a man's rating. The sea­ A. r. L., will begin paying today 93,900 000 in vacation money to Ita man makes no payment to •Mmbcra Thla fund, which waa contributed the fund. by eighty-seven ateamsbip compa­ nies under contract to the union, The payments are made I a^epresents thejirstjgiaranteedanri'Bl vacation sUowanceTonetT into a central fund where lieainen, esPljlaJly iiniijjHSed inspection is made con­ st a n 11 y of photostatic copies of all company crew lists to insure that correct payments are being made to the fund. •t--' • •t ' ?•'' ' I' Under the SIU administration of the fund, facilities are maintained at S'lU halls in all ports for handling applications by Seafarers. To collect vacation pay a Seafarer makes out an ap- plication at any SIU port office and submits his dis­ charges as proof of his seatime. A Seafarer can col­ lect on his vacation pay accumulated after a minimum of 90 days. The Seafarer's application is spot-checked in the local port and immediately air-mailed to SIU head­ quarters. If headquarters has any questions, the man can be contacted immediately in the port where he made application through the Plan's teletype network. The Seafarer's application at headquarters is first processed through an IBM department where it is checked against the seatime the employer has credited in his behalf. Once cleared here—an operation taking only a few minutes—his application is turned over to the administrative office and a check is written and air-mailed out to his SIU port office the same day his application was received. Often, where time is short, the teletype network is used in the major ports to further speed up an applica­ tion. In th( typed to he^ ately. Here doubt and aj plication laj now this pi minor hitch! Where a ters, his clail his vacation] As an ex£ Seafarers ceive a disci day. All t^ correlating record and farers will also the best , S;.;. \ < 1 • . r.. X?: The highest vacation payments in the industry, the speed in processing ond the efficiency of operation are all the result of the Union's deter| the best. More money for more men through the Seafarers Vacation PlanI i ,• ... ' •w • ,';;f • • i' •: , .y' - • �• X'Kt- ti PLAN SPEEDIEST SERVICE WORKS cases the man's application data is teleJlquarters iand the check written immedilie Union gives the man the benefit of the liumes all risks pending a check of his apIr through regular channels. Up until jcedure has worked very well with only Is. feafarer makes application at headquaris processed immediately and he receives bay in less than one hour. Iiple of the high efficiency and speed of the pation Plan, a man can pay off a ship, rej rge and collect his vacation pay the same Is is possible through the rapid receipt, lid recording of every Seafarer's seatime Ihe Union's determination that the SeaIt only have the best plan in benefits, but lin administration. /V>,. •) II i.i'' '..^i.ii MORE MONEY FOR MORE MEN Listed below are the payments of the three highest vacation plans in the mari­ time industry—lyith the Seafarers Vacation Plan way out in front. Here is a typical ship—a G^Z—with 34 unlicensed crewmembers. As the figures prove, the Seafarers Plan 7 gives more money to more men—without any gimmicks. Some plans offer additional pay if a seaman stays on a ship a year. The Seafar­ ers rejected this set-up in favor of spreading the benefits among all men, because only a small percentage of seamen stay on a ship over a year, which is one of the reasons the SIU fought for and set up the first industry-wide plan below. Iteting Seafarers PkiB Botun Plan 'Y* $176 $187.04 $176.40 D^ck MaifiL 176 160.58 154.42 SiU Deck MainL: .......... 176 160.58 154.42 SiU Deck Maint. 176 160.58 154.42 SiU AB 176 146.72 140.98 SiU AB 176 146.72 140.98 SiU AB 176 146.72 140.98 SiU AB' 176 146.72 140.98 SIU AB 176 146:72 140.98 SiU 176 146.72 140.98 SiU OS 176 113.96 111.58 SiU OS 176 113.96 111.58 SiU OS 176 113.96 111.58 SiU Oh. Elect: 176 232.96 219.80 2nd. Elect. 176 217.00 204.82 Oiler 176 146.72 141.12 SiU Oiler 176 146.72 141.12 SiU Oiler 176 146.72 141.12 SiU FWT 176 146.72 141.12 SiU FWT 176 146.72 141.12 SiU FWT 176 146.72 141.12 SiU Wiper 176 137.34 134.68 SiU Wiper 176 137.34 134.68 SiU Wiper 176 137.34 134.68 SiU Ch. Steward 176 182.14 171.78 176 168.56 159.04 SiU ^It. Cook-Baker 176 168.56 146.02 SiU [nd Cook 176 151.76 146.02 SiU S/lessman 176 113.12 111.02 SiU VIessman 176 113.12 111.02 SiU Vlessman 176 113.12 111.02 SiU S/lessman 176 113.12 111.02 SiU Jtility ................. 176 113.12 111.02 SiU 176 113.12 111.02 SiU 5984 4983.08 4784.64 SiU 176 146.56 140.72 SiU AB . •* •• • Galleyman total Crew Payment Drew Average /• . /> »• Highest Benefits Pkui -X' Ch. Cook nofron that the men of the SiU always rate Par*. Elevca SEAFARERS IPG October Uk ltM •-J These figures prove that a Seafarer receives an average of $30 per year more than a seaman covered by the next best plan and an SIU crew receives a thousand dollars more per ship. By taking 100 ships, for example, with 3,400 crewmembers, the deference becomes almost $100,000 more in the pockets of the Seafarers. So, Seafarers aboard the hundreds of SlU-contracted ships every year re­ ceive several hundred thousand dollars more than seamen covered by any other vacation plan. I �SEAFARERS Par* Twelv* 'OitoUr 15. 19^4 L6G PORT REPORTS Savannah: Port's Business Fair; 7 Ships in Transit Shipping In this port has been fair during the past two weeks, and it looks as if it wiU continue that way for a while. During this period we had no payoffs or signons, but in tran­ sit were the Antinous and DeSoto (Waterman): Steel Director and Steel Recor­ der (Isthmian); Seatrains Geor­ Maxey gia and Louisiana (Seatrain), and Carolyn (Bull). Oldtimers on the beach here are J. B. Farrow, R. C. Shedd and J. H. Maxey. Men in the marine hospital are W. H. Gilbertson, William C. Lee, A. W. Lima, Jimmy Littleton, James T. Moore, Paul Bland, James D. Cannady, Gilbert F. Wil­ son. James F. Lee and Rufus L. Fields. Jeff Morrison Savannah Port Agent ii New Orleans: Shipping Makes Up For Loss Of 'Extra' Johs tum, Jr., James £. Noonan and Charles W. Magee. The members here are pulling for the speedy recovery of Brother Oscar (Buck) Madere, who is in critical condition in the USPHS hospital following a stomach oper­ ation. Knud Larsen, John C. Vieiro, Oscar Bird, Clarence Lomax, Wal­ ter Makin and John Carolan were recently admitted to the hospital and are looking forward to being discharged soon. Duska (Spider) Korolia and Leonard Kay were readmitted to the hospital after be­ ing discharged recently. George Champlin and Jesse M. Lyles are convalescent patients and are also looking for their discharge slips soon, and back at the hall after treatment, and waiting to ship out, are John Sanders, Kenyon Parks, Marcus Evans, Lonnie Tickle and Clarence (Red) Cobb. The municipal authorities are taking steps to crack down on ships that dispose of garbage improperly and follow the practice of blowing their tubes while in port and spraying soot over many parts of the city. City Councilman Paul Burke said a "serious" problem has been caused by dumping garbage direct­ ly into the river and creating a rat problem on the waterfront. He said he favored "sending the cap­ tains to jail if that is what it takes to stop such practices." Lindsey J. Williams New Orleans Port Agent Boston: ^Sa-SO' Bill Is Topic At Norfolk Orewmen Filling Up On Queenslon Heights The boys on the Queenston Heights may soon be ordering new dungarees and shirts from the SIU Sea Chest as they are all get­ ting too fat for their old clothes. The steward on this -ship has been serving very good meals and the way the crewBuckley men have been packing them away they all soon will be in the heavyweight class. Oldtimer Mike Buckley, who has been In the hospital for quite a while as he has been unable to walk/ has been transferred to the TB building at Boston City Hos­ pital. Shipping here during the past two weeks has been slow. We paid In Norfolk hall, Norfolk port agent Ben Rees (center, behind desk) off and signed on the Queenston calls regular bi-weekly branch meeting to order. At Rees' right Heights (Seatrade), Logans Fort is patrolman James A. Bullock. Among other items on agenda, (Cities Service) and Republic members discussed effect of "50-50" bill on the port. (Trafalgar). In-transits were the Robin Tuxford (Seas Shipping) and Antihous and DeSotO (Water­ State Mariner and Greece Victory Son Francisco: (South Atlantic), and Barbara man). Fritchie (Liberty Navigation). J. Sheehan Signing on were the Mankato Boston Port Agent Victory (Victory Carriers); Hast­ 4> 4) 4^ " ings (Waterman); Cracker State Mariner (South Atlantic); Steel De­ New York: Shipping in this port slowed signer and Steel Surveyor (Isthmi­ down quite a bit during the past an), and Robin Kettering (Seas two weeks but stayed pretty even Shipping). with registrations. In transit were the Alcoa RoamDuring this period we had one er and Alcoa Partner (Alcoa); De­ payoff and sign-on—the Jean LaShipping in this port during the Soto, Chickasaw and Antinous fitte (Waterman)—and seven ships past two weeks was a little slower (Waterman); Kathryn and Eliza­ in transit: the Bienville, Raphael than during the previous two beth (Bull); Calmar, Seamar and Semmes. John B. Waterman and weeks, with 16 ships paying off, 6 Bethcoaster (Calmar); Seatrains Choctaw (Waterman); Marymar signing on foreign articles and 14 Savannah, Georgia and New Jer­ (Calmar); Orion Star (Oil Car­ in transit. We crewed up the Man- sey (Seatrains), , and Alexandra riers), and Steel Worker (Isth­ mian). kato Victory and Coe Victory, both (Carras). Claude Simmons Gates Sails As Bosun of Victory Carriers. Asst. Sec-Treasurer Our Seafarer of the Week is Ce­ Shipping during the coming two 4' 4- 4" cil Gates, who joined the Union in weeks should pick up a bit. The Mobile in 1941 and sails in 'the Maritime Overseas Company is Miami: deck department as bosun. Gates, taking out two ships in the next who recently got married, says he couple of days and it looks as likes all phases of the Welfare though we may also crew the Rob­ Plan, but thinks the maternity ben­ in Hood (Seas Shipping), on which efit is the best. He also says that an SIU standby gang has been During the past two weeks in this vacation pay is very popular With working for the past four weeks. It looks as if the spell of unsea­ port we paid off and signed on the all the men on the ships he has sonably hot weather which we had Florida (P & O) and had the fol­ sailed on. Gates says he believes here has finally broken and cool lowing ships in transit: Fairpoft, his 13 years with the SIU qualify Iberville and Chickasiaw (Water­ him to say it is the best union in weather is on the way. man), Ponce (Ponce Cement) and maritime, barring none. The ships paid off during the On the beach here are A. Florida (P & O). past two weeks were as follows: Meadows, A. Macapagai, C. Carl­ Since the Florida has come out Steel Designer (Isthmian); Lone Jack, Government Camp, Bents of drydock She is on a two, instead son, J. Callaghan, F. Votto, P. Fort, Cantigny, Paoli and Bradford of three-trip schedule, and this Nash, J. Jacobson, L. Ciamboli, J. Island (Cities Service); Elizabeth, gives the boys that much desired Sampson, B. Tombocon, J. Doyle and M. Prisament. Hilton, Frances and Suzanne (Bull); long weekend in Havana. In the marine hospital are Eddie Parr Coe Victory (Victory Carriers); Charles Brown, B. Stalsworth, J. Miami Port Agent Seatrain Texas (Seatrain); Cracker Perreira, C. Neumaier, O. Gustavsen, B. M. Foster, J. Childs, P. S. Yuzon, William V. Shaffer and H. E. Ailinghaus. Marty Brelthoff, Acting San Francisco Port Agent Shipping Slows Oown Bnl Piek-Up's Soon Shippiag Slows Oown Bnl Piek-Up Is One t t 4. Strife on the labor front has af­ Norfolk: fected SIU men In this port be­ cause of the loss of the extra ship­ yard jobs to which Seafarers on the beach were being sent through the AFL Boilermakers' Union During the last two weeks we here. The New Orleans boilermakers paid off one ship in this port, are supporting a five-state strike to signed on two and had five in enforce their de­ transit. The payoff was the Coun­ mand for in­ cil Grove (Cities Service) and the creases In wages sign-ons were the Council Grove and payments to and Ocean Nimet (Ocean Trans­ the welfare fund, portation). In transit were the Al­ and work on four coa Ranger and Alcoa Partner (Al­ big construction coa), Steel Advocate and Steel Re­ projects and a corder (Isthmian) and Southland number of small­ (South Atlantic). At the last meeting the port er jobs has been halted. The boil­ agent discussed the possible effect Madere ermakers are the "50-50" bill would have on this therefore sending their own out- port and pointed out that the crewof-work members to the extra jobs ing of the Ocean Nimet was indi­ which had been going to the SIU. rectly due to the passage of that This slack, however, has been bill and that the port could look taken up by lively shipping here for more such activity. In the USPHS hospital at this during the past two weeks. Paying off in this period were the Alcoa time are Herbert Bumpass, PresCavalier and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); cott J. Spinney, George Leckler Del Norte, Del Oro and Del Alba and Lonnie Hall. (Mississippi); DeSoto and Iberville Ben Rees (Waterman), and Frederic C. Col­ Norfolk Port Agent lins (Drytrans) and signing on were the Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Pioneer and Alcoa Runner (Alcoa) and the Del Norte and Del Santos (Missis­ sippi). In transit were the Alcoa Pen­ 4^ -4' 4^ nant and Alcoa Pilgrim (Alcoa); Steel Rover, Steel Director, Steel Wilmington: Shipping Figures September 22 to October 5 Surveyor and Steel Recorder (Isth­ REG. REG. ftEG. TOTAL SHIP. SHIP. SHIP. TOTAL mian); Del Santos (Mississippi); DECK ENGINE STEW. REG. DECK ENG. STEW. SHIPPED Seatrains Georgia and Louisiana PORT 10 3 Boston 13 15 13 41 , 3 4 (Seatrain); Monarch of the Seas. City of Alma, Maiden Creek and 211 73 New York 83 90 84 257 74 84 Claiborne (Waterman); Genevieve During the past two weeks we 61 14 Philadelphia 25 19 23 67 28 19 Peterkin and Neva West (Bloom162 had the Orion Star (Oil Carriers) in 56 Baltimore 84 70 68 222 51 55 ' field), and Evelyn (Bull). 36 and it was a pleasure to pay her 8 Norfolk 18 11 11 37 14 14 off. She has a fine SIIJ crew Dies Aboard Del Sad 3 15 Savannah 9 7 4 20 5 7 aboard her, and she came in hei'e The members here were sadden­ 1 10 without a beef and signed on again Tampa 9 10 9 28 4 5 ed by the death of veteran Seafarer with no trouble for the Far. East. 184 59 Mobile 58 52 48 158 64 61 Charles Merritt, who died at sea In transit during this period 281 130 New Orleans 96 92 135 323 80 71 aboard the Del Sud (Mississippi). were the Marymar (Calmar); John 69 16 Brother Merritt, who was engine Galveston 27 19 23 69 27 26 B. Waterman, Raphael Semmes utility on the Del Sud, suffered a 63 and Choctaw (Waterman), ' and 23 Seattle 20 90 19 59 21 19 fatal heart attack on September 19. 56 28 Steel Worker and Steel Seafarer San Francisco 29 21 29 79 14 14" Funeral services were conducted (Isthmian). 28 8 Wilmington 12 • . 11 ' 12 35 9 11 - • in New ^Orleans on October € and Ernest B. Tilley pallbearers were his sblpmat^, '' > KWUniaiiMMi •Port>Affent <429 0' dylOO' ' "• 4»T " " 978'-^'li93it.a,nsefri I ' "-S Walter J. Smby. Willi«a A. Ocean Nimet Grewed, '50-50' Bill Is Oiled Florida Makes Switch To Two-Trip Sehodnio A&Gsmppme RECORD Orion Slar Signs On, Doparis For Far EasI �Oeieker 15.1954 * SEAFARERS Page Tbfrteoi LOG .... PORT itEPORTS Mobile: Bnilding Is Obialned For Sea Chest Outiel a big^ football game between Ala­ Lake Charles: bama and Vanderbilt at Ladd Sta-* dium and, to top off the picture, both fresh and salt water fish are really biting around here. Brothers On Beach At present the Port Authority, Among the brothers on the beach who have been enjoying some of which runs the affairs of this port, these things are G. Coker, C. Rod- is engaged in an expansion pro­ riquez, J. W. Smith, Jack Oossee, gram, and is trying to get more Clinton Mason, Chester Steers, freight tonnage in here. We, of J. B. Harrison, James Jones, H. course, are hoping that this will Smith, Otis Lehman, William Guil­ take place, and that more SIU ford and W. Yarbrough. freight ships will make this a port In closing, we would like to ex­ of call. tend our deepest sympathy to the Other than that, things have family.of Brother Henry Kopper- been pretty quiet here as far as smith on the recent accidental t'he SIU is con­ death of his young son—one of a cerned, but there set of twins about two years old. has been some Brother Koppersmith was on the trouble on an­ Maiden Creek at the time his son other labor front. was run over by a truck, but was The AFL Boiler­ reached at his first coastwise port makers are hav­ and flew home for the fuiieral. ing a beef with the construction Cal Tanner Mobile Port Agent contractors and all industrial con­ Gordano i 4. 4 struction has Galveston: stopped except for one job. The one company which has signed up is the Industrial Construction Company, owned by State Senator Guy Sockrider, who led the fight against the "right-to-work" bill and Shipping has been very slow in who has always been a good friend this port during the past two of labor. weeks. We paid off the Genevieve Shipping here during the past Peterkin (Bloomfield) and South­ two weeks hit a low spot. We had ern Districts (Southern Trading) a number of ships in,-but the crews and signed on the Southern Dis­ are all staying on and awaiting tricts and the Neva West (Bloom- the outcome of the tanker contract field). talks. In transit were the Del Oro and Calling in here during this pe­ Del Santos (Mississippi); Seatrains riod were the Cantigny, Paoli, Lo­ Texas, Savannah, New York and gans Fort, Chiwawa, Bradford Is­ Louisiana (Seatrain); Mae (Bull), land, Council Grove, French Creek and City of Alma (Waterman). and Bents Fort (Cities Service); We had a few minor beefs on Del Oro (Mississippi), and Excello some of these ships but they were (Excello). Over in Orange, Tex., all squared away we had the Val Chem (Valentine to the satisfaction Tankers). the crews. of Television Set Installed There, has also To perk up things, and service been a beef here by the old ILA, our members better, we installed a but this has not television set and were able to done much to watch the World Series. This port hold up shipping. is now hooked onto the coaxial The only ship cable, so we can get some good live held up was the programs. Lee Seatrain Texas, At our last meeting the black which was delayed about 24 hours. gang again took over the platform J. Lee is now on the beach en­ with W. L. Pritchett serving as joying the balmy weather and chairman and J. Mitchell as re­ hitting some of the local night cording secretary. Both are pump­ spots, and W. H. Whipple is also on men and both did a fine job. the beach. We have no men in the hospital . In the marine hospital are B. F. here at this time. Grice, Joseph Arras, A. N. Salas, For our Seafarer of the Week B. C. Seal, W. W. Currier, C. B. Young, K. A. Hellman, E. T. we nominate George Gordano who O'Mara, Felix Botello and T. hails from Pennsylvania but now calls New Orleans his _ home. Gutierez. George is one of our oldest mem­ Keith AIsop Galveston Port Agent bers, haying Joined the Union Port Hoping To Gel More Frolghtor Galls ^ In line with the Union's policy of making things as convenient as possible for the membership, we h^ve obtained the building next to the hall for use.as a Sea Chest warehouse a n d~ possibly a retail outlet for the Sea Chest if present plans materialize. The building is now being sur­ veyed for renovatidns that will provide the great­ est convenience Anderson for the member­ ship and the progress of this will be reported froni time to time in the SEAFARERS.LOG. Shipping in this port during the past two weeks can be considered good, wilh, some 184 men shipped to regular offshore jobs and 9b sent to various relief jobs in and around the harbor. The ships paying off during this period were the Citrus Packer, Monarch of the Seas, Maiden Creek and Morning Light (Water­ man) and Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa Pil­ grim and Alcoa Corsair (Alcoa). The Maiden Creek, Alcoa Puritan and Alcoa Pilgrim signed on again. In transit, were the Mary Adams (Bloomheld)'; Del Santos (Mississip­ pi); DeSoto and Iberville (Water­ man), and Steel Rover, Steel Direc­ tor and Steel Advocate (Isthmian). All beefs on these ships were settled with a minimum of trouble. Picture Could Change Prospects for the coming two weeks do not look too good at this writing, but the picture could change at any moment, due to the world situation, because nine Waterman ships are still laid up here and these ships will be ready to sail any time there is cargb available or an emergency crops up. In addition, we expect to have the following ships in port either for payoff or .in transit: Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Po­ laris, Alcoa Pointer, Alcoa Pilgrim and Alcoa Partner (Alcoa) and Claiborne, Monarch of» the Seas, Chickasaw and Hastings (Water­ man). On the local labor front every­ thing is quiet now. The Teamsters have settled their strike with the DeLuxe Cab Company, and the building trades' strike has been settled, and there are no beefs now pending by any labor union. Joined Union In '43 For our Seafarer of the l^eek we nominate Brother Walter J. Anderson who joined the Union in 1943 and has sailed steadily out of Gulf ports since then, usually out ^ Mobile as bosun or deck main­ tenance. Brother Anderson, who SIU, A&G District makes his home in Mobile, is mar­ BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Mulberry 4540 ried and' has three children, and Earl Sheppard, Agent BOSTON 278 State St. he thinks the best welfare, benefit Jamea Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 is the maternity benefit. Brother GALVESTON 21st tc Mechanic Phone 2-8448 Anderson's favorite sport is base­ Keith AIsop, Agent ball and during the World Series LAKE CHARLES. La....... 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent Phone 6-5744 he could be seen on the top . deck MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. every day, sweating it out. How­ Cal Tanner. Agent Phone 2-1754 523 BlenvUIe St. ever, he says he knew all along NEW ORLEANS Lindsey WiUiams. Agent that it would be the Giants. Magnolia 6112-6113 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn During the last couple of weeks, NEW YORK HYacinth 9-6600 incidentally. Seafarers on . the NORFOLK ;...127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent Phone 4-1083 beach here have had plenty of 337 Market St. sporting events to occupy their PHILADELPHIA S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. time with. First we had the World SAN Tom Banning, agent Douglas 2-5475 Series on TV on the air-condition­ Marty Brcithoil. West Coast Representative PUERTA de TIERRA. PR. Pelayo 31—La 5 ed top deck. There were about 150 Sal CoUs. Agent Phone 2-5996 2 Abercorn St. , men watching each -^ame and judg­ SAVANNAH Jeff Morrison. Agent Phone 3-1728 ing from the groans .there must SEATTLBF 2700 1st Ave. Jeff GUlette. Agent miiott 4334 have been quite few Cleveland . ,, . rTiu«_ TAMPA lAttirA ..... 1808-1811 wuv-roii «. N. Franklin rranKim ai. St. Ji|r*|«ter»^«BWMik'tl)i8fQA^Then we ||iia<V.SRay whitAtAgcnl {>,V PhqaiM 2-1323 SoHlhern Districis, Neva West Sign On away back in its early/ days, and he sails as AB. He is now riding coastwise tankers but for many years he sailed offshore ships and he says that nowhere in the entire world can a seaman find the rights and benefits that the SIU assures its members. He also warns the younger members to be watchful that none of these rights and bene­ fits^ are lost, because he knows what it means to sail under rot­ ten conditions. That's aboutit except to say that the hunting season for dove and squirrels is now on, and some of the boys ha\7e been doing some shooting, but so far all we have heard about is the ones that got away. Leroy Clarke Lake Charles Port Agent t Baltimore: i* 4" Three Ships Crew Up; Hall Ready Hovemher i Shipping in this fair city of ours has taken a turn for the better and we have just completed crewing up three ships that have been idle here for some time. Naturally, the members went all out to grab these jobs for, as you know, shipping has been on the slow bell here. During the past two weeks we had 13 ships pay off, 9 sign on and 10 in transit. The following were the payoffs: Evelyn and Marina (Bull); Alamar (Calmar); Winter Hill and Chiwawa (Cities Service); Robin Wentley (Seas Shipping); Fairport (Waterman); Oremar (Cal­ mar), and Marore, Chilore, Cubore, Santore and Baltore (Ore). Signing on were the Bethcoaster and Portmar (Calmar); Fairlapd (Waterman); Marore, Chilore, Cu­ bore, Santore and Baltore (Ore) "and Oremar (Calmar). In transit were the Steel Advo­ cate, Steel Designer and Steel Ex­ ecutive (Isthmian); Alcoa Partner and Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa); Ines (Bull); Southland (South Atlantic); Chickasaw and Kyska (Waterman), and Bethcoaster (Calmar). Hsdl Ready In November At this time I am pleased to be able to report definitely that we will .take possession of our new hall no later than November 1. The following men are now in the USPHS hospital: Clyde Ward, James Chew, Vincenzo Russo, Einar Hansen, Michael Jablonski, Elmer Lamb, Robert Lambert, Francisco Mayo, Jessie Clark, Thomas Cunningham, Samuel Mills, Frank. Paylor, Charles Ross and Anthony Tursi. Earl Sheppard Baltimore Fort Agent SrU HALL OIRECTOn Y 10: :K 0f--. 0i^o WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. Ernest Tilley. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS .. 679 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Robert Matthews Joe Algina Claude Simmons Joe Voipian WUiiam HaU SUP HONOLULU FORT WILLIAM.... 11814 Syndicate Ave. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNB..-. 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario J .272 King St. E. , EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC 617V4 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. Pacific 7824 SYDNEY. NS . 304 Charlotte St. Phone 0346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnai 7-3203 QUEBEC 113 Cote De La Montague Quebec Phone: 2-7078 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUiiam St. NB Phone: 2-5232 18 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 523 N. W. Everett St. Beacon 4336 RICHMOND. CALIF 257 ,5th St. Phone 3599 SAN FRANCISCO ...450 Harrison St. , -Douglas 2-8363 Great Lakes District SEATTLE. .2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 ALPENA..;.'. 133 W. Fletcher WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Phone: 1238W Terminal 4-3131 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 NEW YORK 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn" 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE STerUng- 8-4OT1 CLEVELAND Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Canadian District' Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-8857 531 W. Michigan St. MONTREAL 894 St James St. West DULUTH Phone: Melrose 2-4110 PLateau 8161 HALIFAX. NA... ^3814 HoUt»__St. SOUTH CHICAGO...... 3261 E. 93nd ^ J Phone|.j^ll Seattle: Two More Libertys Coming Qui Of Lay-Up Shipping has been fair in this port during the past two weeks but the outlook for the future is better, with two more Libertys coming out of temporary lay-up. We had no payoffs during the past two .weeks but we signed on the Sea Coral (Coral) and Seacomet II (Ocean Carriers) and in transit were the Southwind (South Atlan­ tic), Yorkmar (Calmar) and John B. Waterman (Waterman). On the Southwind we had a beef about stores. The captain, it seems, struck out about 80 percent of the stores the stew­ ard had ordered, mostly fresh fruits and veg­ etables, but when we showed hfm he would need the items he had struck put the Menville beef was settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. For our Seafarer of the Week we have selected J. A. Menville. Brother Menville, who was born in Houston, Tex., sailed in the Navy from 1916 to 1920. After a variety of jobs he joined the Union in 1943 and made his first run on the Bien­ ville in an 80-ship convoy which took some 110,000 troops, nurses and others over to Ireland. Men­ ville, who sails as steward out of West Coast ports, is 56 years old, single, and says he intends to stay that way. Men On The Beach ">-• Men on the beach here include Tex Ringo, H. Parks, F. Cullison, G. J. Quint and D. Butts. In the hospital are C. G. Archer, C. R. Becraft, Brigido Figueroa, W. J. Fick, R. J. Heilig, H. -E. Harrell, S. Johannessen, M. Michalik, William Pennington and A. L. Welch. or Man Winter has already blown in here, and also the hunting season, and some of the boys have already headed for the tall timbers. When they go hunting in this neck of the Northwest they go with pis­ tols, rifles and hunting knives and really rough it, and I often wonder on a cold, wet night if they think about the comforts of a messhall or foc'sle. Jeff Gillette Seattle Port Agent i t Philadelphia: t Shipping Keeps Pace With Registrations Shipping in this port is still not good, but it has picked up some­ what and during the past two weeks we shipped almost as many men as we registered, aj?d we hope that this is an indication of future improvement. During this last report period we paid off four ships, signed on three and had eight in transit. The payoffs were the Bull Run (Mathiasen), French Creek (Cities Serv­ ice), Dorothy (Bull) and Seatiger (Colonial), and the sign-ons were the French Creek, Seatiger" and Hastings (Waterman). In transit were the Ines and Rosario (Bull); Chickasaw, Fairland and Antinous (Waterman); Steel Designer and Steel Maker (Isth­ mian), and Southern Cities (South- em); r. .A . > A. S. CardulloBt • phUa.'Fort Agent .,v,<io8 I niefr :^l m II �ov^^'iisi.. Spoilt Spuds Qet Heays-Ho On Steel Fabricator Bv sftike Marttn •li- i According to the announcements. In his fight with Carmen Basilio,' Kid Gavilan is supposed to lay his an awkward-looking but somehow welterweight title 'on the line In effective left - hooker,.. Gavilan Philadelphia October 20 in a bout found himself on the seat of his with Johnny Saxton. The next day pants and had to struggle to eke Saxton is suj)posed to go to jail— out a dubious decision. He an­ nothing serious, just a dozen traf­ nounced afterwards that he no fic violaticn tickets. Chances are longer could make the weight limit , that the jail sentence abd the fight without trouble and was hence­ 0*0 both pretty certain items, but forth a middleweight. Following just how the fistcuffs will turn out that pronouncement he signed for i.s somewhat of a puzzle. .a test with Bobo Olson in which' Also a puzzle on the face of it is Olson trounced him without undue the fact that Saxton is in the ring difficulty. with Gavilan in the first place, Since the Olson fight, Gavilan since by all ratings he certainly decided he was a welterweight doesn't figure as the top contender. again and signed with Saxton. But It has been obvious <all along that the fight has been postponed twice Saxton has been treated with un­ with Gavilan coming up with in­ due deference by the Maharajahs convenient (or convenient) ail­ of the fight game. He has been- ments shortly before posttime. * cultivated tenderly and provided Gavilan used to be at one time witji one soft touch bout after an­ close to the best pound for pound other. Still the effort to build him fighter in the business.'' If nothing up into a major attraction has not else, the Saxton test should show been. a howilng success, which whether or not he still retains his makes one wonder why be is stili old speed and skill. being treated so favorably. While nobody seems to be over-' Has Nothing To Lose "Operation Potatoes" was what the skipper logged this unscheduled activity aboard the Steel Fabri­ excited about the coming bout it In any case, Saxton has nothing will certainly be watched with cator (Isthmian) as she returned recently from a Far East run. Here (l-r) SlU crewmen "Red" Windell, Leo Loony and Carl Javis prepare to toss the spuds, which were rotten, overboard. The potatoes to lose by mixing it in the squared keen interest by the people up in had been transferred to the Fabricator from the Steel Surveyor, which picked them up in Egypt for circle and will gladly serve out his Syracuse who are firmly convinced 15-day-sentence if he takes the that their boy Basilio is the real delivery to Colombo. Seafarer Lars Nielsen snapped the photo and sent it to the LOG. title into the lock-up with him. champion. Chances are that BaOrdinarily Gavilan would figure to silio's backers will'be hoping that take this match with the greatest Saxton cops it, because they don't of ease. But the'last couple of have much hope of ever luring times out he was hardly over­ Gavilan back into the ring with With a few notable exceptions, of course, getting started in college is pretty much powering. Carmen again. like signing on for a run aboard an SIU ship. So reports Seafarer Wallace M. (Wally) Simpson, who last month embarked on his college career at Leland Stanford University LOG-A-RHYTHM: in California, thanks to win-^ ning one of the SIU's four- This ship has its good points. It that he was able to nfake his long­ year, $6,000 scholarships for never leaves port. What's more, a time dream a reality—after a wait good part of its complement is of seven years. the current year. "Well, today I signed aboard the composed of the fairer sex. One is Simpson, however, doesn't con­ By M. Dwyer SS Leland Stanford University," supposed to study?" sider the time spent at sea wasfed Simpson reports in a letter to the The 24-year-old Simpson, who in any way. He feels it has been Oh sailor boy, the ships, the ships are calling, ... LOG. "The sign-on took three hails from Riverbank, Calif., is one a vital part of his education, and From the bay, they're stvorigly calling thee. Tfours and it took another three of three Seafarers to win the four hopes some day to use the knowl­ The time has come'to pack your gear and wander, hours to pass the doctor's exam. SIU scholarships for this year. edge of foreign lands and peoples And sail far off to ports across the sea. This is the largest vessel I've ever Originally he was accepted in Stan­ he has gained as a Seafarer to get been aboard. The replacements, ford in 1947, but financial difficul­ a job as a foreign correspondent You cannot help this ever-burning feeling. only, number 1,200, and this rep­ ties prevented him from entering for some newspaper or magazine. Which makes you roam like seagulls in the air. resents only one-quarter of the un­ at that time. In­ At any rate, Simpson is extreme­ Your restless soul, must quench its thirst bj) seeking. licensed personnel. stead, to earn ly grateful for the opportunity to And yet you know not what awaits you there. money, he went Meets The 'Skipper' complete his education the SIU has "The entire first day," Simpson to sea, and from given him. "I'm tickled to death So go your way while lights of distant harbors writes, "was spent in signing on 1948 to last to be here," he writes, "and I'll Forever gleam, and seek you what you may. month sailed as and passing the physical, so no never, be able fully to thank the The time will come when your roving days gre over. work was done. We also went AB and DM on membership of the Union for mak­ And you'll sail- home once more to port to stay. SIU ships to all through the ceremony of meeting ing this wonderful opportunity the skipper. His cabin is a palatial parts' of the possible." affair, a veritable mansion, com­ world. What's more, Simpson says, he plete with swimming pool. Tea Family obligadoesn't want to lose contact with Simpson and crumpets were served and a tions, however, his former shipmkes and buddies good time was had by all, that kept the Seafarer from putting now that he's in school, and asks is, who sneaked off to the beer away enough cash to make college them to write him at Room SB, The LOG opens this column as an exchange for stewards, cooks,' gardens. possible, and it was not until he Building 214-B, Stanford Village, bakers and pthers who'd like to share favored recipes, little-known "Watches will be set at a AM. won one of the SIU scholarships Stanford, Calif. cooking and baking hints, dishes with a national flavor and the like suitable for shipboard and/or home use. Here's Seafarer Ben Bailey's recipe for "beef pie." SIU Dining Room Staff Poses On Evangeline He's Making That Old College ^Run^ Sailor Boy m ill ."4 : iii ' illi miii *111 wmmiemm JI-. ri-i 'I I ' I Surrounding their veteran headwaiter, Walter Grosvenor (seated, front), is the dining room staff of the SlU-contracted passenger ship Evangeline (Evangeline) which recently completed her third summen of regular runs between Boston and Nova Scotia without a serious beef. After repairs and over­ haul, the ship is expected'to'salt'ltt'Decem^eryn^ the Fjbrida cruise 1:1)11, "How it looks and the way you serve it" is always half the job for a cook, according to Seafarer Ben Bailey, veteran of many years as the mainstay of* the steward departments on a desire to utilize leftovers. Bailey SIU ships and a seaman of 50 recalls^ how he often prepared in­ dividual small beefsteak pies foir years' standing. his crews a^ an .entree before the Backed by long years of experi­ main dish. The result was always ence in the galley. Bailey sub­ received happily, the extra meat mitted a couple wasn't wasted and the job didn't of his ideas on mean too much additional work for .cookery during a him -in the galley. . recent visit to * The best time to make a beef SIU headquart­ pie, of course, is after a main dish ers. No longer of steak the day before, when the active, he's been leftover steak meat is stili in its receiving the prime. Cut about 10-12 pounds of weeicly $25 S.IU the steak meat into small squares, disability bene­ and saute it with a couple of onions fit for over a Bailey in enough meat stock to cover it year. for about 30 minutes. "The looks of a dish very often Then, add in a large can of peas counts most with a ^seaman," he and a bunch bf carrots sliced and stated, "because he's seen all kinds 'put the mixture into individual pie in many parts of the world. Yon dishes or sma'! casseroles.- Season can prepare the finest old-fashion­ to taste with salt, pepper, Worces­ ed stew for him and he'il flinch at tershire sauce or other spices and it because it looks like every other cover the whole with a thin pie kind of stew that's been served to -crust, Bake for about 20 minutes, him for as long as he can;,remem--i then serve with a sprig bf parsley .ber.'^ — ; /. on top and perhaps a smaU amount .Cbippining this khhwlelige^ with nf rice on the side. . r si �' OeMMr il, 19M Old Seatnan WUfuah Sailing SEAFARERS r*tt f ifteea LOG L E T TEE S • To the Editor: I am writing this from the Phila­ of tho men In the SIU who might delphia State Hospital to let you have sailed with me would get In know how much I enjoy reading touch with me at Building N-7, the LOG. I have an old friend and Philadelphia State Hospital, Phila­ shipmate by the name of H. Bjork delphia. My right name Is Karl who sails as bosun in the SIU, and Emanuel Ellefsen but they might he supplies me with copies-of the know me better as Charlie Beechpaper. wood. At any rate, I am an oldtime K. E. Ellefsen union sailor myself, and I thought that perhaps some of your readers might enjoy reading about some of my experiences. To begin with, I'm 68 years old To the Editor: and I was a member of the old I have just been released from International Seamen's Union. I' the Staten Island USPHS hospital was born and raised in a small after six weeks of treatment for a town in Norway and-my father was heart condition, and I am writing a sea captain—the master of an old this to express my appreciation brig he owned himself. But luck for the wonderful treatment I re­ was against him and one stormy ceived both from the hospital staff night in 1888 the brig hit the rocks and from our own SIU Welfare off Denmark and sank. The rest Services Department. of the crew was saved but my This was the first time I was ever in a hospital and I must con­ father went down with his ship. Went To Sea At 14 fess that I was I myself went to sea when I was scared to death 14, aboard one of those leaky old when I first went sailing ships that used to be in in. But I soon got the North Sea and South America over that, thanks trade. It was a life that really made to the wonderful a sailor out of me, but It was and friendly rough and the pay was very poor, treatment I got and so I resolved to come to Amer­ from the doctors, nurses. Internes ica. Anyway, I got my chance In 1905 and everyone else Norwood when . I shipped aboard an old on the staff. I want to say "thanks" especially > barque to Canada, and ^nce there I leaped overboard one night and to the staff members in Ward D-2, and to Dr. Henley and Dr. Burke, swam to shore. After that I sailed Canadian who were never too busy to talk schooners for about a year, and to me awhile and cheer me up. . -Gets Hospital Benefit then began to sail American ships, As for the Welfare Services De­ and it was at this time that I partment, a..-Eepresentative visited joined the old ISU. In those days trade unionism me regularly and of course I got didn't mean much to seamen, and my regular hospital benefit of $15 it was hard to even get the men a week. I came into the Union when the to come to meetings. But I went, SS Florida was organized and SIU and it was there I niet Andy Furuiseth and learned the meaning of, headquarters were still on Stone Street, so you can see I've been an trade unionism from him. However, it continued to be a SIU man for quite awhile. And you can take it from me that no one is rough go for a union seaman in exaggerating when they call the those days, and finally in 1913 I SlU'the "best in maritime." went up to the Great Lakes and Nelson E. Norwood shipped out as a bosun for $60 „a month. In those days the Lakes were controlled by the Steel Trust, and it was practically impossible to get the seamen organized. To the Editor: Helps Organize Tugboatmen I would like to Inform you that After World War I, I went up Frank A. Brekke passed away in to Port Richmond, outside of Phil­ the USPHS hospital in New Or­ adelphia. The Philadelphia and leans on August 15. Frank was a Reading had a big fleet of tugs former permitman in the SIU and and barges there and I helped or­ the stepson of Seafarer Bill ganize the sailors and* firemen and Graeneveld. get the company to recognize the Brother Graeneveld, who has union. been aq SIU member since 1938, Well, after that, I kept on sailing is known to most of the brothers and doing union work until 1931, in the Gulf area, having been when I began to get sick, and in storekeeper on the Alcoa Cavalier 1935 I entered the Philadelphia for the past five years. General Hospital. Some time later He wishes to thank the men of the I was transferred to this place and Cavalier, from the skipper on I am still here. down, for their flowers and expres­ Right now I'm confined to a sions of condolence when Frank wheel chair after a five-year bout died. with TB, and although I manage I also want to say I attended the to gqt along, there are many small Del Sud's annual picnic and I think things I could use, but since I get all the men concerned deserve a no welfare benefits or anything, hand for putting on such a fine naturally I can't buy them. shindig. Duska (Spider) Korolia I sure would appreciate it if any Praises hsPHS, Welfare Dep^t |)rt. •:- v=:";<a»--••- •- - • . rf!. Ex'Permitman^s Death is Noted Tributes Touch ^MooitV Sister To the Editor: I am writing this to thank the SIU and all its officials and members for their many kind­ nesses when my brother, Martin H. (Moon) Kouns, passed away. It made me realize the Sfu is the finest union In the maritime, in­ dustry, and I am proud that both Martin and my brother Frank be­ longed to it. Martin's funeral procession was five blocks long and there were two truckloads of flowers sent by the SIU and other organizations and individuals, so that I hardly know where to begin to express my thanks. I-do want to thank the SIU branches in New Orleans, Lake Charles, Galveston and Mobile for their wreaths and sympathy cards, and also the SUP, the Mississippi Shipping Company, Local 1418 of the ILA and the Electrical Main­ tenance Social Club. ^ Crewmembers Thanked I must also thank the crews of the DeSoto, Alcoa Clipper and Alcoa Runner, and also the crewmen who sent flowers from Seattle through Jeff Morrison. Lindsey Williams, Buck Stephens and the New Orleans officials who closed the hall to observe -Martin's funeral also deserve thanks. I cannot thank everyone In parti­ cular, but I would like to say to all- those who contributed, "God bles^ you all." (Mrs.) Anna Mae Hanning l" t l" Sags One Paper To Another'-^ To The Editor: We, the staff of "White Sails," wish to thank the SEAFARERS LOG for its story and picture about us in the August 20 issue. As_ you know, "White Sails" is the monthly publication of patients at the New Orleans USPHS hospi­ tal. We are trying to build it up into something really fine, and are grateful for the notice you have taken of our efforts. G. W. (Bill) Champlin Editor, "White Sails" 4" 4" Chiehasaw Crew Praises Skipper To the Editor: It was Samuel Gompers, first president of the American Federa­ tion of Labor, who made the staj;ement, "We reward our friends and punish our enemies." We, the crewmembers of the Chickasaw, also feel that our friends ought to be rewarded. And so we take great pleasui*e in commending Captain Samuel G. Wonson, the master of this vessel, for being a fair and impartial skipper and an all-around good shipmate. Captain Wonson has run a tight ship but has always lived up to the agreement and has respected each individual as a fel­ low human being. Captain Wonson is now being re- lieved of command of this ship, and it is with dteep regret that we see him go. In closing, we wish him the best of luck in whatever he may undertake, and want him to know we would consider it a pleas­ ure to serve under him at any time in the future. Crew of the Chickasaw 4> 4 place The Face, Brother Advises To the Editor: I enjoy reading the SEAFARERS LOG very much, but I have a sug­ gestion to make which I think would improve the paper. I sug­ gest that when you print the "Final Dispatch" column you also print the photo­ graphs of our brothers who have passed away. The r^son I make this sugges­ Stockmarr tion is because many of the brothers do not know other brothers by their full nam^. Often they know them only by their nicknames or by tTOir faces. Therefore I think it would be a good idea to print the pictures. Outside of that, I think you are doing a wonderful job with the LOG. ^ven Stockmarr 4* 4' 4 Vote Democrat, He Urges Labor To the Editor: I have just heard the President of the United States on a nation­ wide telecast tell the American people that we are presently en­ joying a wonderful prosperity under the guidance of the Repub­ lican Party. The spectacle of Mr. Eisenhower tell­ ing us to our jf a c e s that we never had it so good while Mr. Hoover stands in the wings _like a Greek chorus and echoes the senti­ ments is so utter­ ly ridiculous that Michelet I would like to express my indignation in these columns. For the past six months I have been forced to go to almost a dozen cities on both coasts to try to keep working at my job as a chief stew­ ard, because this Republican ad­ ministration has just about put the American merchant marine out of business. During these months I have made it a point to talk to people in all walks of life in these cities and I am consequently fn a position to report to you that things are bad all over and getting worse day by day. 'Prophets of Gloom' Mr. Eisenhower and his stooge newspapers, whose editorial com­ ment and newslanting are dictated by their big-business advertisers, (Continued on page 17) Vol Chem Crew, Skipper Aid Him To the Editor: I vyrould appreciate it if you would publish this letter in the LOG as I wish to express my ap­ preciation to Captain Rainbow-and the crew of the Val Chem for their wonderful help to me. I am crew messman on the Val Chem and I have a wife and three children. Recently my wife needed an emergency operation, and when I told Captain Rainbow about it he advanced me money on my next month's wages. What's more, the crew voted me the ship's fund to help me out. While I did not need this gesture to make me proud of being SIU, it showed me once again the kind of men that sail on SIU ships. My wife, children and I ask God to bless each df these men. Francisco R. Moldonado 4 4 4 Hospital Stag Eased Bg SiU To the Editor: I hope you will_print this in the LOG as I would like to thank the SIU Welfare Services Department, and especially the Seattle repres­ entative, for the wonderfui treat­ ment I have gotten. I have been in the USPHS hospital here for the past year, and the SIU has helped me in every waj it could. S. Johannssen 4 4 4 Crew, Officers Beadg With Aid To the Editor: I am writing this because I wish to publicly thank the officers and the crew of the Monarch of the Seas for their generous "contribu­ tions of money to aid my daughter, who has polio. Everyone on this ship, from th% '.kipper on down, has been most generous and sympathetic, and my most heartfelt thanks go to all of them. James P. Crawford 4 4 4, ^Transfer Blues^ Hit Calmar Crew • •« i To the Editor: Just a few lines before we sail to let you know I'm now bosun on theCalmar, which is now at Long Beach, Calif., enroute to the East Coast, after loading lumber in the Northwest. This is a good ship and so far we have had plenty of food and no Hostetter beefs. We of the crew- were certainly sorry to hear about the Bluestar, Greenstar and Purplestar being transferred. Most of us were on one or another of these ships at some time and I myself was on the Purplestar for nearly a year. Chuck Hostetter vn; . Burtv ThaCa Getiing The Bnainese ^ By Bernard Seaman A KI -M �PMPe SEAFARERS LOG Oell^r^lS; 18iM> .. DIGEST of SHlPSrMEETINGS pipe connected from, washing machine to drain to stop water from running on the possible and tolreaftect brothers steeping, deck of the laundry. All members aboard ship were asked to be properly attired be­ fore entering the messhali. Crewmem­ ' # ALEXANDRA (Carres), August t — bers were asked to make as little noise as Chairman, T. W. BeaHy; Secretary, W. •TEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Septem­ McHand. Crew requested cigarettes and cigars: Delegate wUl send wire to patrol ber 5—Chairman,, Drury K. Waters; Sec­ man in Galveston asking that the ship's retary, A. G. Arfopol. Motion made and library be renewed The officers and carried to contact patrolman and let him crew aboard this ship heaped praise upon investigate why crew can't get launch the steward department for the excellent service in foreign ports. Crewmembers will not sign on until two 14 inch fans are food served on this voyage. put in each room with two men, and one 16 inch fan is put in rooms containing PAOLI (Cities Service), August 15— Chairman, Rox Piarsoni Secretary, A. one man. Hahri. Motion made and carried to have PELICAN MARINER, (Bloomfield), ship fumigated for roaches. Discussion about dissension and logging of 4 to 8 August 24—Chairman, M. LIpkIn; Secre­ Three men missed oiler and FWT, and offers changing tary, P. Ashlolgh. watches with no overtime Involved. En­ ship in Seattle. One man rejoined upon A vote of gineer suggested that this matter be re arrival in San Francisco. thanks was given to Swede Larsen. the ferred to the boarding patrolman. July II—Chairman, Anthony Alleman; ship's delegate, for a job well done and Secretary, A. L. Hahn. Meeting called to to the steward department for good elect ship's delegate and various depart­ food served. Crewmembers were asked ment delegates. Suggestion made to to turn in any excess linen on hand. speak to chief engineer about fixing deck LAFAYETTE ' (Waterman), September and engine department toilets also about repairing all strips under bunks. A sug­ 5—Chairmen, Floyd i. Sterkey; Secre­ gestion was also made that linen locker tary, E. R. Ray. Crew suggested that be opened at 8 AM and 4 PM on Fridays the ship's delegate write a letter to head­ in order that every man may get his quarters about the. insufficient alopchest put aboard in Mobile. Crew pantryman linen and soaps. is incapable of serving and helping messman serve and it was suggested tha> he be changed. •EATRICE (Bull), Augutt 1l-^h«irman, A. Campbell; Secretary,. L. Vigo. Ship's delegate elected. No beefs reported. Dis­ cussion held on galley men to be covered by wearing suitable coats. 'f fife ft-. |f' 11 ••r* Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed over­ time should first check wheth­ er they have a proper mailing address on file with the .com­ pany. SIU headquarters offi­ cials point out that reports received from several operaltors show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent from another, thus creat­ ing much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. Seafarers are urged to iise one perma­ nent address for mail so. that claims can be checked speedi­ ly and payment made right away. cusMon by several brother members about shipboard welfare. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Wsterways), August 15—Chairman, Gaorgo L. Hayas; Secretary, P. Irck. Ship's delegate re­ ported bad water shortage. Medical sup­ plies and the slopchest will be checked. Discussion on getting dodger rigged on flying bridge. The crew agreed not to sign 'on until all beefs were settled. CHILORE (Ore), August 1—Chairman, O. Stone; Secretary, C. Patten. A motion was made and carried that the company either discontinue (he practice of using a solution of Oxalic add to sougee paint work or furnish rubber gloves, as sev­ eral crewmembers have acid burjis on their hands. Ship's delegate will contact the proper people to see what has hap­ pened te the Sea Chest- library. Several members stopped by the hall to pick up a set of books and were informed that the ship had already had its quota. ANDREW JACKSON (Isthmian), August. JS—Chairman, Paul Morris; Secretary, Al­ exander Brodle. A letter will be sent to the Mobile port about the man that was taken off the ship in Alexandria. Brother Sanford asked for some shower curtains for engine department showers to prevent water from running over shower room decks. All delegates will see about hav­ ing crew's quarters painted. Vote of thanks given to the steward (lepartnient for excellent food and good service. The chairman complimented the steward on the slopchest that was put on board in MARYMAR (Calmer), August 7—Chair­ New York by the Sea Chest, saying that man, Roy J. Barker. Secretary, J. Smith. the crew said that it was the best they Three ABs were fined S30 each for neg­ have seen on any ship. lect of duty on board diip. Patrolman should be notified that the ship was not DEL VALLE (Mississippi), Augutt 30— stored with sufficient stores for the voy­ Chairman, Sam Bailey; Sacretary, Ramon age. Black gang reported that the 1st Irlxarry. Crewmembers were asked not assistant shows favoritism in distribution to throw cigarette butts on the deck in of overtime. All men getting off the steward department bathroom^ A sugges­ ship were asked to strip their beds and tion was made that when purser has (a turn linen in to the stewgrd. Ship's gather seamen's papers for the purpose fund of S18 to be turned over to the of identification in the South American patrolman at the payoff for donation to run that each man be responsible for hie the March of Dimes from the crew of own papers. pork on the menu, Severeal complaints the Marymar. AMERSEA, (Amerecean), Augutt 1< Chairman, A. Kessan; Secretary, George about rusty water. ORION COMET (Oil Carriers), August 31 FInklea. Engine delegate reported a few —Chairman, W. L. O'Donnall; Secretary, beefs and some disputed'overtime which STEEL DBSmNElt asthmlan), August F. Murray. Money from the ship's fund will be taken up with the patrolman IS—Chairman, W. Foy; W. Pedlar. Wash­ will be used to wire company or union as MOBILIAN (Waterman), August IS— when ship reaches port. All hands were ing machine will be put. on the repair to destination of ship and length of voy­ Chairman, J. Preseott; Secratary, J. asked to be sober at payoff. list. A report will be turned in to the age. A vote of thanks was given to Joe Strongfallow. Ship's, delegate discussed patrolman on the two men who missed Algina, assistant secretary treasurer, for payoff in Savannah and said that he GEOI^B A. LAWSON (PaH Ocaanlc), his prompt answer to a letter about ship­ would see captain about lifting logs. Mo­ August' i—Chairman; John - Swfeeney; ship. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), August IS yard workers working on ship after hours —Chairman, J. Swafford; Secratary, T. tion made and carried for members not Secratary, J. Brooks. New washing in and about crew's quarters. SEAMAR (Calmar), February 13—Chair­ to sign off. before a new refrigerator is machine has a too high-powered motor Clough. It waa pointed out to the crew August 1—Chairman, A. M. Brencehl; that thif vessel is due for the shipyard installed in the messroom. The old wash­ and will burn out in a few days if used. man, John Marshall, Secratary, Norman ing machine should be repaired and the It will be exchanged as soon as possible. Wexlar. Captain ordered no card play Secretsry, N. W. Kirk. Deck delegate in the near future and that it isn't a bit new _one checked. Discussion about the Stove, top in galley has to be replaced ing after 11 PM. Delegate explained let­ reported two men missed ship in Sasebo too early to start a repair list instead of ter being sent to union hall about man and engineers are doing crew's work. En­ waiting until the last minute. The pres­ man left in Saigon. The steward depart­ as It °is cracked. who missed ship in Aberdeen. Men in gine room men are not relieving watches ent water cooler In the crew-mess shouM ment was goven a vote of thanks. FORT HOSKINS (Cities . Service), underwear were asked not to enter the on time. Suggestion made that men stop be replaced with a larger one or a lino messhali. Action should be taken about bickering in passageways and bring up should be installed from the cooling sys­ DEL MONTE (Mississippi), August 15— August 25—Chairman, L. J. Brilhart, four men living in one room. A vote of their grievances at the meetings. The tem directly below. The Sea Chest was Chairman, C. Tex Wclborn; Secratary, C. Secretary, R. J. Ferguson. Blocked up thanks new ship's delegate asked for cooperation discussed. -Tidiness of the mess hall and M. Dowllng. The crew was informed drains previously reported to the chief ment. was given to the steward depart­ from the crew. laundry brought up. about the beef on the shortage of food, engineer will be brought to his attention August 22—Chairman, T. Clough; Socroand a letter was written to the New Or­ again. Ship's delegate will request cap­ COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Au tary, Edgar A, Johnston. The ship's dele­ DOROTHY (Bull), no date—Chairman, leans agent about same. The ship's dele­ tain to put out a list of draws and slops gust 29—Chairman, H. L. Pruitt; Secre­ gate reported that he was trying to get Dick Cummlngs; Sacretary, William H. so that any descrepancies may be cleared gate remarked that the repair list for this For the past Thompson. A motion was made and car­ tary, D. H. Collins. Steward department as many items as possible on the repair voyage was the same as it was for the up before payoff time. missing from ^ha shower. Cigar­ list taken care of before entering the last three trips and that nothing had been two months ^ chief engineer and first ried to put electric fans in the foc'sles as clothes are short. Launch service reported shipyard. He also congratulated the dele­ done so far. It was duly moved that ail assistant have . been doing unlicensed ler the new agreement. Due to the ettes gates and the crew for their cooperation delegates get together with the ship's personnel work such as chipping, wire lard feelings that now exist between very bad. in bringing the vessel in for a clean pay­ delegate and discuss the actions of the brushing, scraping, etc. Due to various the Bull Line and the longshoremen in off. Discussion on various items of inter­ captain and the findings to be discussed illnesses, injuries and fatigue some of San Juan the ship's delegate WiU write a est to the membership in general. letter to headquarters explaining the with the patrolman. A vote of thanks the members turned down excessive situation in full so that action can be was given to John Addams for the man­ overtime on a Saturday. FRENCH CREEK (Cities Service), Sep­ taken to eliminate this feeling. The 3rd ner in which he took over for a brother tember 1—Chairman, J. D. McGoldrick; assistant engineer is making repairs on during his attack of malaria. Sacratary, Dan Beard. Ship's delegate the washing machine. Department dele­ reported that crew may lose two hours gates were asked to make out repair BARBARA FRITCHIE (Liberty Naviga­ delayed sailing because of a technicality. lists and turn same over to the ship's tion), August I—Chairman, Les Ames; FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), August Crew should take better care of the new delegate. Secretary, Thurston Lewis. One brother 29—Chairman, L. J. Brilhart; Secretary, washing machine. Men were asked to asked for roach powder, and was told R. J. Ferguson. Blocked drains previous­ wipe black oil off shoes before going into STEEL AGE (Isthmian), August 24— that the exterminators would be aboard Chairman, W. O. Wandoll; Secretary, ly reported to the chief engineer will be the mess-hall. A funeral wreath was sent in Philadelphia. Steam which had been brought to his attention again. 'Vote of CHIWAWA (Cities Service), September backing up into the radiator in the cook's 7—Chairman, James Murrell; Secretary, Louis Johson. The ship's fund of S21 thanks was unanimously given to the to a crewmember's family. Donations to be collected for NMD workaway picked was turned over to the ship's delegate. room was stopped off. Red Clough. Discussion on various Laundry will be cleaned by one man steward department for a fine job done up In Venezuela. Arrival pools will ba topics concerning the good and welfare each week from each department. The during the trip to Japan and back. Ship's' made up to booster ship's fund. YOUNO AMERICA (Waterman), June 15 of the membership in general. The ship's laundry should be kept locked while the delegate requested that a new repair list —Chairman, W. ZaIeskI; Secretary, N. H. delegate reminded the membership that a ship is in port. Steward department was be submitted by each department by the DEL SOL (Delta Line), August 22 — Lambert. Steward reported linen short­ notice of less than 24 hours was not asked to cooperate and dump garbage time the ship reaches Panama Canal so Chairman, Joseph Blanchard; Sacretary, that the captain can't say such lists William R.'Cameron. -A few fresh vege­ age. Ship's fund now stands ^ $16.50. an acceptable excuse for missing a aft of the house. weren't-turned in on time. The engine tables were bought in Santos after seeing Men were reminded to turn off washing vessel. machine when finished. Suggestion made CUBORE (Ore), August 15—Chairman, room delegate brought to the attention that food was so low. Mate informed tha STEEL KING (Isthmian), August 3— Troy Thomas; Secretary, W. Cain. Pas­ of the crew the black gang beef. For ship's delegate that the steward depart­ that ship's delegate see master about getting draw in coupon books in Pusan. Chairman, Joe Cantin; Secretary, W. sageways. recreation rooms and pantry the past two months the chief engineer ment foc'sle would be painted on next Schoenborn. Ship's delegate repprted to • be kept cleaner. ' The steward de­ and the 1st assistant have been doing un- voyage. Delegates should check with tha GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), August that no action has been taken so far partment was given a vote Of thanks for liccensed personnel work. patrolman about the rusty water for 15—Chairman, Don Collins; Secretary, on the dirty water tanks. Crewmembers the good preparation and service of food. washing. Most of the foc'sles have one Hugh Wells. A vote of thanks was given were asked to take care of cots and ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), August 30— fan at present instead of the two as per to the steward department for a job done put them away in port. Vote of thanks CHOCTAW (Waterman), August I— Chairman, John A. Davis; Sacratary, the agreement. Money for playing cards as only SIU men coiffd do it. General extended to the steward department for Chairman, J. Jacobson; Secretary, G. Jamas F. Byrno. A motion was made and magazines was taken out of the ship's discussion on the crew as a whole—one getting fresh fish and fruit. Johnson. Ship's delegate contacted hall that the crew give a donation to the fund, and at present the fund stands at of the best. Any repairs needed should in New Orleans about repairs. Ship's March of Dimes, but the motion was S2.10. be placed on the repair list by crewJOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), fund discussed. Everyone agreed that voted down by a majority. Instead it was members. August 28—Chairman, A. Reld; Secretary, there is no need for a ship's fund, and suggested that the ship's delegate con­ DEL NORTE (Mississippi), August 15— Hansen. Motion made and carried if money is needed a special meeting will tact crewmembers at payoff for voluntary Chairman, Calahan; Secretary, ZImmer. OCEAN BETTY (Maritime Overseas), to spend part of ship's fund for playing be called. Crewmembers were asked to contributions. This voyage promises to The ship's delegate told the brothers that August I—Chairman, Joe Wagner; Secre­ cards and games. The delegates will take cots off deck before arrival in port. be a very good one at the present time. the' captain complimented him and tary, Ralph Ewing. Washing machine form a committee to handle the fund. There is a pretty good crew aboard and through him wanted to convey his comchecked by delegates and the only thing The ship's delegate will see a patrolman the food is excellent. pUments to the crew for the fine perform­ wrong with it is that the chief engineer about putting a Sea Chest aboard. $51.30 ance of their duties. Treasurer reported took agitator to prevent using. Each de­ in the ship's fund. SOUTHSTAR (South Atlantic), August 8 that there is a cash balance on han partment to take turns cleaning recrea­ —Chairman, L. Blizzard; Sacratary, C. amounting to $71.70. Brother McCarthy, tion room and laundry. <^CAROLYN (Bull), August 29—Chairman, RIea. Fans and mattresses needed. Mo­ athletic director, reported that S33 was Steve Musco; Secretary, A. Aragones. tion made and carried to store ship for spent for equipment and baseballs and SOUTHLAND (South Atlantic), August 1 Plate in coal bin should be removed at least 73 days and not to sign on until the balance in the kitty stands at S16. N® ..—Chairman, BUlic B. Darley; Secretary, for proper ventilation in the galley. crew is satisfied. A new washing ma­ announcement of scheduled games wa E. B. McAuley. Brother Darley reported Complaints about, insufficient milk on FAIRISLE (Waterman), July 4—Chair­ chine is needed as the old one is in bad made at this meeting. Brother Thiemong that all needed repairs were taken care board ship. The baker was given a vote man, Fred Shala; Secretary, W. Blanton. shape. Medical exam will be held some gave a straightrfrom-the-shouMer talk on of and that the new porthole screens thanks. An arrival pool was held The steward requested the crews coop­ place else instead of the messroom. Re­ the phony "Louisiana State Right To and the new innerspring mattresses are and half of it goes in the ship's fund. eration in pointing out shortages, as he pair lists to be turned in. -Port ageht Work BiU." now on board. Request made that engine department came aboard ship on sailing day. The working on beef of canned milk and toilet and showers be painted. need for innerspring mattresses will be Snow Boy soap powder. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), August 1— OCEAN NIMET (Ocean Transportation), taken up with the Mobile patrolman on Chairman, L. Handley; Secretary, R. E. August 13—Chairman, J. L. Hodges; Sec­ ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), August SO— return trip. Brother Davis was injured BALTORE (Ore), August 15—Chairman, Mitchell. Motion made and carried to retary, C. J. Quinnt. Special meeting Chairman, J. Tanner; Secretary, L. B. and taken off ship at Key West. H. R. Zorn; Secratary, J. Oliver. A mo­ turn 3rd cook over to the patrolman and called in regard to a steward department Moore. Motion made and carried to August 15—Chairman, Charles Sim­ tion was made and carried to post a re­ let him do as he sees fit with him for beef. This beef stemmed from third cook have filters installed on blower for rooms, mons; Secretary, Fred Shala. Ship's dele­ pair list in the recreation room. J. Foley performing. A vote of thanks was given performing aboard ship and of his as rooms are hot When closed up for gate reported that the trip has been, was elected ship's delegate. «> to the steward department and to the malicious and derogatory remarks against loading and discharging cargo. One pretty smooth with, no beefs or logs.' captain and first assistant for cooperating the union and union brothers. At first member missed ship in Baltimoi-e and was Doors need repairing and the entire hos­ EVELYN (Bull), August 17—Chairman, with the crew. this beef was solely in the steward de­ reported to the union hall. pital needs painting. Men were requested J. Chew; Sacretary, M. Burns. Motion partment and then it began to grow and to be a little more quiet while washing made and carried that the new Baltimore REPUBLIC (Tl^falgar), September 3— now involves the deck and engine de­ ALAMAR (Calmar), September 4— clothes late at night. A suggestion was hall bar should sell draft beer. AU dele­ Chairman, Emel Grotsky; Secretary, B; partments as well. It was then that the Chairman, James R. McPhaul; Secretary, made that no one refuse any overtime gates were requested to make up repair Padgett. Ship's delegate bought an iron ship's delegate decided to call this special Robert Hammond. Motion made that when such overtime work is for the lists. Members were asked to pledge for the sum of $16;S0, out of the ship's meeting. fireroom ventilators be relocated. Re­ safety and welfare of the vessel. money for TV repairs. Twenty members fund. Several complaints aboht the stew­ pair list requested. Members were asked pledged at least one dollar apiece, which ard department from the crew. PELICAN MARINER (Bloomfield), Au­ to be sure that clutch is disengaged be­ ANGELINA (Bull), August 23—Chair­ sum is considered sufficient. August 15—Chairman, William Brightgust 24—Chairman, Nels Larsen; Secre­ fore starting the washing machine's time man, Ben Lawson; Secretary, Mike Kamwell; Secretary, C. Collins. Discussion of tary, M. Ashtelgh. Two crewmembers, clock. Inskl. Motion made and carried that a FELTORE (Ore), August 22—Chairman, beef between the chief engineer apd tha including the chief cook, were sent home new washing machine be installed and Clarence Jacks; Secretary, Carlle White. chief pumpman will be takeh up wRh ' from Yokohama for hospitalization. One ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), August 29 that the galley be equipped with a mix­ New SIU library, unmber 4; placed the boarding patrolman. Repair lists will brother suggested that the steward-de­ Virgil S. Afford, jr. Motion made and ing machine. A motion was passed that aboard this trip. Orders will be taken for be made out and'turned Into the patrol-. , ) partment rated a vote of thanks for the carried to start a ghip's fund. Steward patrolman be notified of captain's disre­ slopchest before arrival and delivery man on arrival in Portland. All brothera way in which they labored during a pe­ was asked to see that table cloths be spectful attitude toward crewmembers will be made the day the ship sails, "fte present at meeting agreed to donate to- ''' riod of short' rations. The Seaman's Club changed more often. when putting out money draws and ciga­ shipis delegate was instructed to inform ward a ship's fund. , in Pusan got plenty of action from the Chairman, George E. Odom; Secretary, rettes. The captain gave no assistance the patrolman that no fre.sh fruit was crewmembers of this scow. Prices are when 8 crewmeinber was injured in St. taken aboard this trip, and the ventila­ OCEAN LOTTE (Ocean Transportation), right and the beer is cold and the band BEAUREGARD (Waterman), June 27 Croix. . tion system in tim crew's quarters i^ .not September 6—Chairman, Charlie Foster; Is loud, if nothing else. It's really an Chairman, F. Spruill; Secretary, T. Scott. operating. All hands were reminded' to Secretary, Robert Walton. Six men left oasis in the midst of a desert of clip .Steward requested to see if he can ob­ STEEC RECORDER (Isthmian), August turn off wa.shing machine when finished the ship due to illness and pne man joints. tain a decent brand of i/bap powder for 21—Chairman, Frank Russo; Secretary, with same. A hew steam iron was pur- mi.sscd ship in Yokohama. Cots, fly swat­ the crew. Discussion on steam lines in W. A. Masterson. Ship's delegate re, cha.sed with the ship's fund and placed ters and the required food was brought MARY ADAMS (Bloomfield), August 8— crew's quarters. quested each department delegate to in the custody of the steward. aboard in Guam, but porthole sci-eens Chairman, A. Bjornsson; Secretary, Bill August 12—Chairman, M. C. Cooper; post repair li.st on bulletin board, A sug­ were r.Jt avaiU\bIe. Brother Williams sugMay. Motion made and seconded that Secretary, Fred Spruill, |r. A sugges­ gestion was made that recommendation SANTORE (Ore), August 22—Chairman, gested that the linen shrinUago problem ship's delegate see captain .ibout having tion was made to the steward that when be given in writing for brother, who was Charles H. Starling)) SecretJry, Ralph O. be brought up before the patrolman on steam line put from steam pipe to wash­ the ship is in port and when the heat ho.spitalized and inlssed ship, iri Japan, King. • patrolman yvitl he contacted in re­ arrival in .San Francisco.: -.All- orewnwnrt; : ing machine and to have r,wage drain is BO inten.sc t-s please try to have less on the last day. Motion made and carl-led gard to fans and B-.aitresses. Ccnorul dis- born Were aslced to be sober at the payoff. :^__£ j'j'V ' fe Use Ontfg One Mail Address for a Toluntarjr donation of SS for re­ pairing the washing machine so that the crew can have two machines operating. Patrolman will contact the company In regard to having worn out water coolers replaced. Notation to be put on bulletin board for individual needs in slop chest for next voyage. Vote of approval went to the steward department, and attention was also called to clean and efficient messman. X£ N- �15, 1954 SEAFARERS Pac* SeTcnteea LOG ,.. DIGESI^ of SHIPS' MEETINGS... NlAtSMAR (Calmar), July II—Chairman, Rad Cibbs; SecratarV, Frank NIgro. Roaches seen In the galley, pantry, and messrboms. In addition to deck and en­ gine tiuarlers. This trljl the stores are holding out and so far steward hasn't run out' of any main Items. A vote of thanks was' given to the new steward and his department for • the good food served. Ship's fund stands at S3S. FELTORE (Ore), .July 14—Chairman, Frank Natale; SecrAary, Frank Pagano. Repair list turned In and everything taken care of. $40 In the ship's fund. New iron and Ironing board cover will be purchased from the ship's fund. Com­ plaint to. captain about chief engineer man-handling member of black gang. Crew to get overtime for delayed sailing. Clothes, should be taken from drying room, as soon as possible to make room for other members' clothes. SIEAMAR (Calmar), August 3—Chair­ man, J. Barnetf; Secretary, T. Brennan. Ship's delegate reported $20.60 in the ship's fund. There was a disciuwion on the slop chest, and a motion was made and carried to insist en same. Discussion on fresh fruit being obtained at first port on West Coast. ALCOA RUNNER (AlCOa), August 3— Chairman, Clement Da ttospedales; Sec­ retary, T. C. Beatrous. Ship's delegate asked for help from the steward and deck departments for baseball equipment. The captain will be asked for a price list on the slop chest. $10 was received from the engine department for the ship's fund. Steward and deck delegates will collect for same. FONCE (Pence), August $^-Chalrman, Breegg; Secretary, Knowlas. Motion made and carried to write, a letter to New York hall and find out if crew is due pen­ alty cargo money after the jumbo boom Is put on next time In' Ronce. Electrician explained' ilew fans wOre ordered and will be spread aroiind. ' 'CrOwmembers were aske.d to turn off washing machine starling. Captain advised crew that he will give out draw before arrival in Mo­ bile. Ship's delegate asked that each de­ partment delegate turn in his repair list. Motion made and passed that the patrol­ man checlif the slop chest prices. Crew CATHERINE (Dry Trans), July 7}— was reminded not to give away or take Chairman, B. Snow; Secretary, J. Howard. home reading matter. Ship's delegate talked about keeping the CRACKER STATE MARINER (South At­ ship clean at payoff. Crew was askgd to turn in all linen early so steward de­ lantic), August S—Chairman, C. W. Wil­ partment can count and bag same. Vote son; Secretary, Walter Hantusch. Ship's of thanks was given to the chief engineer delegate reported that beefs were taken for his fine cooperation. All, crewmem- care of In New York satisfactorily. Mo­ bers were aslred to stay sobOr at payoff. tion made that ladders be made for June 37—^Chairman, f. Fox; Secretary, Upper bunks because crewmembers find J. Howard. Discussion about .the noise in them high and want to avoid accidents. Discussion on fixing a place for a library. the passageways. May 2S—Chairman, J. Howard; Secre­ Crew Complimented the. steward on the Improvement of the fojpd. tary, S. Pac.ewici. All repair .lists to be turned over to. the delegates . ai)d all bed springs are .to be checked before arrival CANTIGNY (Cities Service), August 19 in Galvestom ' —Chairman, J. Henry; Secretary, M. G. Chstrom. Captain will see about exter­ . YORKMAR Icalmar), July 3^—Chair­ minating the ship In 'the shipyard. Sani­ man, none; Secretary, none. Iron and tary men were Issued poison to be used Ironitig board were purchased' out of the in foc'sles. Motion made tlTat rotary ship­ ship's fund. Fatroiman visited the ship ping with a 60 or 90 day limit for permitat Newport, looked over the stores with men on tankers be recommended to head­ the steward and agreed that ship needed quarters. Motion voted down. Crew was some more provisions before leaving for asked to take care of the empty coke the East Coast. Cash on. hand in the bottles and not to leaVe them Ih'messship's fund $23.13.' room or lounge.. ; . - . after using It. Deck delegate fays that in Ponce the shorcgang has been eating In messroom after crew finished. The • cap­ tain has stopped 'this and requested that shoregang be notified to thet effect. ' ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), Augiist.'l— Chairman, Lawrence O. Russell; Secre­ tary, George E. Odom. < .The crew was asked to keep'' the laundry roopi clean after washing mops. Reading of old business posted in crew's messroom. SEATRAIN NEW YO'RK (SOatraIn),'Au­ gust 14—Chairman, Jesus Ayala; Soorotary, Leon Baker. Ship's delegate asked the different departments to cooperate «nd there woUld be less friction aniong the crew. One brother delilierately. walked off the ship without notifying the YORKMAR (Calmar), July 31—Chair­ deck delegate failed to call for a man, S. L. Woodruff; Secretary, John relief. Stewardand delegate told. the crew Jellette. Vote of thanks extended to the that if there were any beefs concerning steward department for .excellent meals. menus to bring theni up immediately. The chief cook was especially commended ^e 'Deck department to aboard until for the fine food he prepared.. Crew com­ the mate gives the remain due to the plained that the mattresses oris hard and inspection. There is all-clear in bad shape. Matter rof Vancouver draw In the ship's fund. 0 balance Of $38.86 was brought up by Brother Woodruff. FRENCH CREEK (Cltlas Service)/ Au­ GOLDEN CITY (Waterman) August * 17—Chairman, Roy Arnold; Secretary, -Chairman, G. L. Greon; lecrotaryf H. gust Dan Beard. The steward seems to be do­ ing a good Job. So far he Has ordered cots,-new. toaster, better washing powder and has Improved chow. Crew asked the chief engineer to check the washing ma­ chine or have a repair man work on it It's like getting mad with your dog as machine Is continually out of order. and substituting a wolf to watch Cots should not be left out on deck. Voie Ifemoerat^ He Urgee iMhor M': wk (Continued from page 15) call people who predicted what would happen under a Republi­ can administration "prophets of gloom." They; are quite right. Like my­ self, these prdpheta ef gloom lived under Republican administrations before. They found it a gloomy experience indeed because they damned near starved in the process. The Republican Party has and always will represent the monied interests of this country. Under Hoover the wealthy lived like Old World princes while the laboring stiff got barely enough to feed his family. He frequently couldn't even get that and had to hit the long, long breadlines for soup and "coffee-and." The Eisenhower bunch has al­ ready started the ball rolling to get back to the triie good old Re­ publican days of the 1930's. They are almost daily taking away some gaih made by labor underHhe Dem­ ocratic administrations. Every so often now the Republican majority of the National Labor Relations Board decides that it no longer has jurisdiction in this or that beef; and, as a consequence, anothier group of union-minded employees are clouted over the head by their employer and fink conditions prevail in another would-be union ship. They Take—And Give While they take away our con­ ditions on the ene hand, they are already busy giving it back to those whom Roosevelt so aptly dubbed the "economic royalists" of the nation. They Just passed a tax bill with a little joker about reductions in taxes on dividends; They even have the effrontery to tell us that the dividends on Joe Blow's two Bhares of Sioux City common was what they had in mind when they wrote the provision. How stupid can we get? How can we vote for the boss candidate and expect a fair shake from the guy after he gets in there? We must have put the Republicans in there because there sure aren't enough bosses around to do the trick. What really happened is that a lot of us got disgusted with some of the Democrats who were steal­ ing us blind and voted Republicans in instead. What we should have done was to vote in some hon­ est Democrats Instead. Certainly for the laboring man to put in his boss, representative is no solution. your sheep. FDR Helped Workers If you are too young to remem­ ber, ask your Dad who made it possible for him to earn a living with a decent wage under decent working conditions and he will tell you it was Franklin Delano Roose­ velt. When Roosevelt took over from the bewildered and pitifully incom­ petent Hoover the working man's affairs were in a hell of a shape. I was booming around the country on freight trains picking up a cou­ ple of bucks now and then as a house painter while waiting for a job on a ship at 40 bucks a month, six-and-six watches, no overtime and grub that would make Shuler seem a chef in comparison. I was one of the fortunate guys because I had two trades to hustle and the unlimited vitality of youth so I managed to get by. But there were millions of others who just gave up and-let the state and their rela­ tives feed them. Changed Taxes. NLRB FDR changed all that. He rigged the tax laws so that million-dollara-year jiet incomes were shaved down to a sum where a guy could still live handsomely as befits a captain of industry and the rest was left to trickle down in the economy in public works and so on until we all got a piece of Ihe cake. He fixed the labor laws in order to force the employer to bargain collectively with his employees and to give the employees a fair share of the profits of the enterprise. He set up the Social Security Jaws to guarantee the working stiff enough to live on when he got too old to work. Sure, he made mistakes. But they were honest -mistakes. -Hethought we could do business with the commies on a live-and-lettlive basis. But, remember, it was a delusion shared by thousands of cowards who nov) spit on his grave. After all, everybody makes mis­ takes. Even Christ got fouled up by Judas. Fellows, we have got to get out there and beat these Republicans this time or they will have us all working for "coffee-and" again. Lefs also enlist the aid of our friends. Remember what Sam Gompers used to teU the laboring man: "Reward your friends and punish your enemies." rrenehy Mlehelet SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), August 22—Chairman, S. Phillips; Sccre1*rv, J. Monast, Stop longshoremen from taking books and keep bookcase locked up. Steward wants all linen turned In on Saturday.' The steward department was given a vote of thanks for a Job well done. JEAN LAFITffE (Waterman), August 7 —Chairman, Frank D. Otvos; Secretary, *• Loreni. A motion was made and carried not to sign on until proper repairs have been m.ade on the hot water heater in the crew's quarters. Crew expressed llttif better than It- has been taken 'care of. All handa were asked'to return cupg and glassea after using them as there Is a shortage. Shlp'a delegate reported that It Is quite apparent that we are getting a runaround from the company and the captain. A lot of Important re­ pairs were not taken care of and the capr tain says he has no authority to have any repalrs done which may involve over­ LOGANS FORT (Cities Service),'August time. 1—Chairman, Bill Thompson; Secretary, 6TEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), August A. Rummcl. All departments reported running smoothly. Fumigating needed In 11—Chairman, A. Caldelras; Secretary, R. all quarters. Crew's quarters will be Oevlrgllao. Crew expressed regret for painted during voyage. Delegates were Brother John Hull who passed away on asked to make up repair list before August 10th departing Calcutta. Fan beef to be referred to the patrolman at pay­ reaching France. off. Suggestion made that the ship's fund be . replenished by voluntary cooROBIN WENTLEY (Seat Shipping), Au­ gust 1—Chairman, Walter Walsh; Secre­ tributlons of crewmembers. tary, Frank Crldcr. Ship's delegate COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Au­ caUed the Savannah agent in regard to passenger waiters. The captain Insists gust 5—Chairman, M. Townsend; Secre­ tary, Albert DeForest. A special meeting that passenger men either eat their meals standing up in passenger pantry, or take was held regarding the quality of foodthem to the crew mess. Motion made served, poorly cooked and sometimes half and carried that a standby buzzer be in­ raw. The chief cook claims that with stalled in the crew mess to enable man. several range failures daily it is Impos­ on standby to know when he is wanted sible to do a better cooking job. .Mem­ bers of former voyages claim that there on the bridge. has been range trouble before but thatSTEEL FLY,Eg (Isthmian), August 1— the company has refused to buy a spare unit. There are at present no Chairman^ ..Bush; Secretary, Fred. C. range parts or spares. A motion was made and Litsch. Pantryman asked brothers to try carried to ask the Union to push the and keep pantry cleaner. Brothers agreed to cooperate. . Suggestion made to move company for several badly needed el.ectric radio to the PO mess so that men who fans. don't care to watch TV may listen to the WACOSTA (Waterman), Ajgust 7— radio. Brothers feel that there should be an SIU representative In . Honolulu. Chairman; Ed Larkin; Secratary, H. O. Fitzgerald. Ship's delegate reported cap­ OCEAti NIMET (Ocean Transportation), tain told delegate to compliment crew in August II—Chairman, Quinnt; Secratary, his behalf for a very smooth running Joe Pugllri. Crewmembers were asked ship. Old ship's library to be exchanged to take care of the washing machine a in New York. Vote of thanks given to ship's delegate, Pete Gonzales, for a Job weU done and handled in SIU fashion. that tha food If way below par. Thf lack of variety In vcgctablea and menus was also brought up, and the steward was asked to supervise his department a little more closely regarding their work. The steward was advised that he would have the backing of the crew In any attempt he made to better the situation for the next trip. PERSONALS Joseph A. Rocco Iniperative.you immediately con­ tact Jerry Cunningham at 5318 Avenue pi/i, Galveston, to avoid legal proceedings against you. tit Robert O. Smith Your sister asks you to get in touch with her at Bessemer City, N.C. Your father is critically ill. j/ Crew of Winter Hill The Greater New York March of Dimes wishes to express its sincere thanks for your contribution of $58 to the campaign against infantile paralysis. NOTICES ^ ^ $1 ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), August 5, 1954—Chairman, Bob High; Secretary, Cha Irman. Dissatisfaction voiced about' the way the ship is feeding. Ship's dele­ gate warned the crew about leaving the rooms clean and being sober at payoff. Question raised about sougee work in main deck passageways. The new innerspring mattresses are a poor quality. July 12—Chairman, F. Collins; Secre­ tary, S. L. Robblns. Discussion on the cleaning of the recreation room and the laundry. The delegates will decide how it wiU be worked. Discussion on draws in foreign ports. SEAGAROEN (Peninsular Navigation), August t—Chairman, R. Sullivan; Sacretary, J. Burns. Captain suggested that men stop gambling. Stores ought to be checked by crew before sailing. Repair list to be posted and checked as neces­ sary. Vote of thanks given to the stew­ ard department, and especially to Brother J. J. Shaller for reaUy superior baking. SAN MATEO VICTORY (Eastern), Au­ gust 1—Chairman, R. Stough; Secretary, H. C. McCurdy. Report on letter from New York company office to captain say­ ing crew's claim to lodging while ship was aground is not good. One MCS-.4FL man picked up in Honolulu to replace wiper who was hospitalized. Ship's dele­ gate to get all information on emergency work permits getting off the ship sick. Donations to the ship's fund to be given at earliest convenience. SUP replace­ ment from Hawaii was joined by two other men from our affiliated unions in giving a vote of thanks to the entire crew for fine treatment and congeniality. Edward W. Ketschke is inter­ ested in buying a modest home in Peter Christopher California from a fellow SIU or Get in touch with Welfare Serv­ SUP member. Contact him at 421 ices at SIU -headquarters, East 76th St., NY 21, NY, j/ 3" 3< t Thomas Lindsey Joseph HaroiR Edin Contact the baggage room at Your wife wishes you to contact SIU headquarters or the Railway her immediately. ALEXANDRA (Carras), August 11— Express office in San Francisco. Chairman, T. W. Bcatty; Secretary, W. 3» t t Hand. Special meeting held regarding Your baggage was sent from NY to Robert H. Bullock message received by captain. Men who San Francisco and is unclaimed "Red," 8-12 FWT on the Feltore, are to get off in Corpus to receive pay there. It will be disposed of un­ wishes you to write him at Box 411, increase. July 24—Chairman, nont; Secretary, less Railway Express is notified Baltimore, Md. Tommy Beatty. Discussion on the slopchest, about old cigarettes and very lit­ Otherwise. 3> 3/ 3< tle of anything else. Repairs and paint­ Jerrell L, Wee! ing are being taken care of. Man missed ship and will be reported to the union The Boston hall advises that This man, now in the Army, on arrival in the States. The steward will there are Cities Service checks for would like to receive mail from order milk, vegetables and fruit in Ger­ D. Sheehan, V. Siso and D. Gabriel, his old shipmates. Write him at many. Draw will be in marks, but mem­ can turn in before sailing. who were on the Winter Hill when R.O.R. 3 c/o Dixieview Motel, Eliz- bers July a—Chairman, Reld; Secretary, T. W. BcaHy. Boston patrolman at payoff it laid up in Baltimore. There are abethtown, Ky. in Maine got almost all of the overtime also checks from the Seatrade Cor­ 3/ 3/ . i okayed. Talk on a ship's fund bitt most of the members feel it-'s better to take poration for the follevyingmen who Major E. Reid up money when needed. A big vote of were restricted to the Qutenston Your wife is ilL Contact her thanks to a wonderful steward depart­ Heights in EI Salvador: G. Murphy, immediately at Apartment 6, 73 ment and all hands say they never had such fine food. Steward asked men get­ M. McKenven, B. Boudieau, W. Gates Ave., Brooklyn 38, NY. ting off ship to turn in linen and cots. Safford, J. Thompson, J. Gox, W. McKenna, A. Ahearn, J. Finn, P. Choplinski, A. Jerauld, J. O'Byrne, EdUor, J^. Lapham, A. Blanchqtte. There SEAFARERS LOG. are voucjiers to be signed by the 675 Fourth Ave., following nien for transportation money to the Trinity on March 30, Brooklyn 32, NY 1954: J, Preshong, W. Whitford, H. I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please Clement. ^ put my name on your moiling list. Puxxle Anawmr ansB SHHdsinan SBQB [EQSaQ aHfflraasoB HHiiai arara SBsnB mmm BHBai BaafflQHsa nanaB afflaoa onna naiaa BHian aaa® (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ..ZONE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: It you org gii old tubicrlbot $011 h«vo • chingo of «ddrttt', plooto givo your formor addroit boiow: ADDRESS CITY .20NE • $ ••twg«9$$$$$**« ....STATE .'4 ••i '.TJ �'•'•T^y'^/->T''>'': SEAFARERS •I'-" "••'" •fe'' if.v- LOG Oetfl^er IS. 1*54 Repafrwtian Betoming Easier Thanks to the cooperation of ship's delegates and Seafarers, the Welfare Services De­ partment seems well on its. way towfird licking the repatriation problem once and for all. If Seafarer-crews keep responding on this problem as they have in the past, no injured or ill Seafarer will have to spend a day longer in a foreign port company agent for service. While notify headquarters immediately than is absolutely necessary. repatriation procedures were writ­ whenever a -crewmember had to 'DN-;- i:V; K •. - f,-- In the past two-week period alone, 11 Seafarers who were laid up overseas were started on their homeward voyages just as soon as they were deemed physically fit to" travel. This Is quite a change from the situation as it used to be when repatriation was a slow process to be undertaken at the whim of the operator's overseas agents. The traditional difficulties over repatriation have always arisen out of the fact that the injured or ill Seafarer when put off overseas for treatment was at the mercy of the ten into the contract, the Union had no way of assisting the Sea­ farer unless the Union was notified in some way where he was and what had happened to him. Ordinarily it was up to the Sea­ farer himself to let the Union kqow where he was. Sometimes due to the circumstances of his condition he was unable to com­ municate with headquarters until weeks after he went ashore. Consequently, Welfare Services some months ago made a point of asking shipmates and delegates to leave a ship in a foreign port. Once Welfare Services knew where the man was and what was wrong with him, it could arrange for proper care and repatriation according to the contract. The response of Seafarers to this appeal has been such that most Seafarers are now getting imme­ diate repatriation. If this kind of good work continues on the part of SIU crews. Seafarers will no longer face~the repatriation head­ aches that confronted them in the past.' •— 5 SEAFARERS WELFARE, VACATION PLANS REPORT ON •INEPITS PAID F»«B No. Seafarwe Rcceivine Benefit* thi. Benefict Piid Each Seafarer Total Benefits Paid thie Period .5>l7e 1 WELPARi, VACATION RENEPITS PAID THIS PERIOD IJtieaeiuLfisnafiujjBeaiLBMetiia. Diaablliiv '•J!--: itfaiiY BtQtfiH. All of the following SIU families and Mrs. Robert Lasso, JY2 Apt. will collect the $200 maternity 13, Caparra Terrace, San Juan, benefit plus a $25 bond from the Puerto Rico. Union in the baby's name: 4 4 4Armanda Ortega, born August Bruce Matthew Todd, born Sep­ tember 7, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 20, 1954. Parents, Mr. "and Mrs. Mrs. Williani Todd, 29 Laidiaw Armando Ortega, 79 N. W. 37th Street, Miami, Fla. Avenue, Jersey City, NJ. 4 4 4 t' t- tAna Joaquina Colon Ortiz, born Milton Paul Maillho, Jr., born August 12, 1954. Parents, Mr. and August 24, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Antonio R. Colon, La Loma, Mrs. Milton P. Maillho, 1117 North Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. White Street, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 4" 4 4" Gardenia Luisa Barboza, born ^ederico Billo, born September August 31, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 5, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Crespin Barboza, PO Box 631, Carlo E. Biilo, 1806 Spain Street, Hitchcock, Texas. New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 4> 4 4 11Martha Petroff, born September Craig Donald Benoit, born Sep­ 10, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. tember 12, 1954. Parents, Mr. and George Petroff, 318 Knickerbocker Mrs. Leo Benoit, RED Route 12, Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. Danielson, Conn. 4 4 4 Patrick Scott Paylor, born Au­ 4 4 4 Thomas Benjamin Simmons, III, gust 18, 1954. Parents, Mr. and born September 19, 1954. Parents, Mrs. Frank S. Paylor, USPHS hos­ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Simmons, pital, Baltimore, Maryland. Jr., 101 Nelms Avenue, Nor­ 4 4 4 folk, Va. Monica Ray Johnson, born Sep­ tember 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and 4 4 4 Robert Lasso Calderon, born Mrs. Woodrow Johnson, 1807 Ryan September 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. Street, Lake Charles, La. Waiting For Dad To Come Home Gerard Thomas Maher. bom September 10, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Maher, 442 61st Street, Brooklyn, New York. 4 4 4 Clifford Price Thompson Iff, born June 18, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford P. Thompson, 1045 N. W. 30 Place. Miami, Fia. 4 4 4 Virginia Sue Trenholm, born September 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin S. Trenholm, 1059 Savannah Street, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Barbara Ann Cole, born Septem­ ber 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Keith M. Cole, 1121 N. Dupre Street, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Ada Florence Ros* Sapp, born July 29, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Omer Sapp, PO Box il4, Vi­ enna, Georgia. 4 4 4 Jennifer Ruth Moss, born July 26, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moss, 302 West Street, Fulton, Kentucky. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Liaue Mary Leavey, born Sep­ tember 24, "1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Leavey, 282 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. I Vacatiaa Total I WBLPARE, VACATION BENEPITS PAID PREVIOUSLY Hypiial PtBCfiU PaicI Since lulv 1. I9S0* oks 'au Death Bcaefita Paid Since Tulv 1. IQSC » I Disability Benetita Paid Since May 1. 10S2 • ncraitv Benefita Paia Si,,., Apr^i Vacatloo Benefit! PaiJ Siar> Feb. 11. 1Q« Jk^JUa /2£ JEaial * Patt B«««a WELFARE, VACATION PLAN ASSETS ... ... Vacation v..aau uu luiMi * • . . «... Vacation Ub Government Bonds (Welfare) Real Estate (Welfare) Otber Assets - Training Sbip (Welfare) TOTAL ASSETS corner 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4- 4 4 4 4 22 MLS fA.|j .CUIS^ -P— oo f9/j //« oo • 0^7 V I Total Death Benefita paid since the start, slightly over I four (It) years ago, have just recently passed the one million (11,000,000.00) dollar mark. I The Trustee's of the Seafarers Vacation Plan have voted to increase the vacation benefits, at their meeting of October 5th, 195U. At the time of this*report being made, the Vacation Plan has oaid out its 59»OOOth vacation benefit check. The check was drawn to the order of ADREAM DBCENA in the amount of $131.13. Cynthia Bussell, born September 17, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jo­ seph Leroy Bussell, 2509 Brown Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 4 I S9 LLF At Kntr, AMtistmit'XSmMstrmtor Charles Davis McLaren, bom September 22, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs, Joseph McLaren, 107 Marlin Street, Galveston, Texas. Jesus Rodriquez, born Septem­ ber 6, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs, Juan Rodriquez, 5606 AvenUe L, Galveston, Texas. Martha Carol Thompson, bom July 16, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred D. Thompson, Flomaton, Afa. Steven Charles Kissel, born Sep­ tember 14," 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Kissel, 656 Ander-i son Avenue; Cliff side Park, NJ. 4 Paul Raymond Davis, Jr., born September 20, 1954. Parents^ Mr. and Mrs. Paul Raymond Davis, 49 Allard Blvd., New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Denise Hope Callahan, bom September 18, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Callahan, Routd 1, Irvington, Ala. Anita Raye Williamson, born Au­ gust 25, 1954. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Williamson, 207 Ogden Avenue, Crichton Station, Mobile, Ala. is(- Charles Denver Perkins sits contentedly on his mother's lap after receiving $200 SIU maternity benefit and $25 US defense bond from the Union. Father was aboard Mobilian a's wiper when Savannah port agent Jeff Morrison delivered benefits. 4 4-4 Judy Leigh Wroton, born Sep­ tember 19r 19$4. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Wroton, 4016 North Highland, Norfolk, Va. AT SIU HEADQUARTERS 4tliAv#.«20lhSt.*irMlyH Swop yarns or watch the fight* on television with your old ship­ mates at the Port C Coll—YOUR union-owned and union-operated bar. Bring your friends — where you're always welcome. And the tab won't fracture that payoff. OWNED AND OPERATED by th« SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT A^A. "SI �h OcmienU^ M64 SEAFARERS ga^e Ninetjya LOG Lupton Family Gets Union Benefit SEEIN* im SEAtAlUeRiS — f With WALTER SIEKMANN One of the brothers who is very satisfied with the manner in which bis hospital needs were taken care of is Seafarer Joseph Stanton of Philadelphia. As was reported here last issue, Stanton, was in an automobile accident last August 23 down "in Atlantic City. He was taken to a local hospital for a couple of weekS: and then switched up to Staten Island, September 10. As soon as he got there, the hospital representative of the Union had" his benefits ready for him ifrom the date of the accident on. The Welfare Services-Department also helped see to it that he got transferred to a Public Health Service hosjpital as soon as he could toe moved. Ordinarily getting something in your eye isn't too much to worry about, provided you can get it out right away. Brother James W. Parker of Muskogee, Oklahoma, can tell you that something in your eye can be a mighty serious and annoying problem. He got some foreign matter there back in August while he was AB on the Robin Trent and ever since it's been troubling him. We hope the doctors can clear up this problem for him in short order. Door Accident Brother John Hannay of Jacksonville, Fla., got in the way of a door and it put him out of action for a while. Somebody slammed the door on his finger while he was aboard the Steel Flyer and did quite a bit of damage. Hannay was chief cook on the ship and came in for treatment on October 5. Lloyd E. Wilson, who comes from Cedarville, Ohio, is now under observation at Staten Island for a possible heart ailment. His last ship was the Ocean Betty, and he was messman aboard her. A spot of kidney trouble has put Angel R. Carrasquilo on the hospital list. Angel was electrician Hannay Northwestern Victory the last time out. Another electrician in for treatment is Robert Walker of Union City, NJ. He was aboard the Alcoa Puritan. Stomach Trouble Brother Santos Pizarro of New York City was in for a short stay recently but has now been discharged. He was passenger utility on the Frances (Bull Line) when stomach trouble laid him low. Another victim of stomach trouble was Peoro Ciaudio, who was-oiler on the Jefferson City Victory. Pedro Viliabol, steward utility on the Pelican Mariner, is getting his varicose veins taken care of while William J. Benson, wiper off the Steel Flyer, Is being treated for a head injury. Two other broth­ ers who have come in for treatment recently are William Maicewicz, FWT on the Robin Kettering, and Vincent Fitgzerald, who was messman on the Ciaudio John B. Kulukundis. Seafarers In Hospitals Edward Samrock Henry Sosa USPHS HOSPITAL John Sanders J. D. Thomas BALTIMORE, MD. Wade Sexton Lonnle R. Tickle Jessie P. Brinkley Robert Lambert Durand D. Shaw Ellas Walker Jesse A. Clarke Francisco Mayo Wilbur Sorenson J. E. Ward James L. Conner Samuel H. Mills T. J. Cunningham Frank S. Paylor USPHS HOSPITAL Gorman T. Glaze Vincenzo Russo SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Einar A. Hansen Douglas Turner Harold Arlinghaus Joe Perreira Jimmie M. Heifer Anthony J. TursI Robert Rivera. Jr. Charlie C. Brown K. L. Humphrey Harold B. Vincent WUUam V. Shaffer Henry J. Childs Michael Jablonskl Edward C. Yeamans Benny M. Foster W. S. Singleton Elmer E. Lamb Bobby R. Stalworth Olav Gustavsen Charles Neumaler P. S. Yuzon USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MA^S. GALVESTON, TEXAS Frank Alasavlch Maurice Lavoi* Joseph Arras Jose E. Leston Joseph W. Carey Vincent Tocco FeUx Bottello Eugene T. O'Mara John T. Kecgan Warren W. Currier Murray A. Plyler PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL Walter R. Edwards Abel N. Salas SAN JUAN. PR Duane R. Fisher Benjamin C. Seal Joaquim J. Marques Benjamin F. Grice I. J. Torre USPHS HOSPITAL Charles B. Young Tomas Gutierrez MOBILE. ALA. Karl A. Hellman W. R. Walker Charles Saranthus Elroy Webb' Edward Jeanfreau USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. NORFOLK, VA. Paul B. Bland Jimmie Littleton Herbert Bumpass George F. Lechler J. D. Cannady J. T. Moore Earl T. Congleton P. Spinney W. H. Gilbertson E. R. Snedeker USPHS HOSPITAL William C. Lee Gilbert F. Wilson STATEN ISLAND. NY. Albert W. Lima Hussen Ahmedd Arthur Kavel USPHS HOSPITAL William H. Benson Florenslo F. Letle SEATTLE, WASH. Charles CantweU Nils H. Lundquist Claudius G. Archer Robert L. Morrow Angel CarrasquUlo Perfecto Mangual Bernard P. Burke W. M. Pennington Pedro Ciaudio Paige A. MitcheU Robert J. Hellig David F. Sykes Patrick Cleary Vincent Navarrete Sverre Johannessen WiUiam F. Vaughn George T. Coleman loseph Neubauer Mike MicheUk Otto R. Ware, Jr. Frank Collins .Velson E. Norwood V. K. Ming Richard L. Welch France DeBeaumont Mikade Olenchik SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSP. John J. Doherty T. Papoutsoglov LONG BEACH, CALIF. Samuel Doyle M. RuusukaUlo Edward H. Murar Thomas DriscoU Luis Salazar SAILORS* SNUG HARBOR George W. Flood C. R. Sanderson STATEN ISLAND. NY. Estell Godfrey Ira Sandt Joseph Koslusky Earle B. Goosley. R. Scotti INSTITUTE OP HEALTH F. Hauser Jose Vasquez BETHESDA, MD. Vincent Jones Pedro VUIabol Warren Whitmer Norai Jorgensen USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN EYE & EAR HOSP. NEW ORLEANS, LA. NEW YORK, NY P. L. Ankerson Lyle Hipp Haroid McKenzie tVilllam E. Aplin Leonard Kay VA HOSPITAL Charles E. Brady Charles F. Kelso MIAMI, FLA. Charles Burton E. L. Kirkpatrick F. Fernandez L. A. McLaughlin Owen Butler E. G. Knapp USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, NY Sebastian Carregal D. Korolia .George Champlin Ben Ladd Fortunate Bacomo Kaarel Leetmaa Leo.Lang Frank W. Bemrick James R. Lewis Clarence W. Cobb Clarence Lomax S. Cope Claude F. Blanks Arthur Lomas Jesse Lyies Robert L. Booker Francis: F. Lynch William Cothran Emlle P. Davies Oscar Madere Thomas B. Bryant Joseph D. McGraw Serio M. Desoso Vincent Michel Ho Yee Choe Archibald McGuigan Jar Chong Frank Mackey Joseph Dlonne WiUiam G. Moore John J. DriscoU Vic MUazzo Eric R. Eklund O. J. Morgan Bart E. Guranick Eugene T. Nelson Matthew Eurasa Francis T. Osetek John B. Haas Marcus N. Evans Kenyon Parks Pedro Peralto Taib Hassen Thomas Fields AmeUo Patingo James C. PoweU Thomas Isaksen Leo Fontenot George Shumaker GUbert J. Piersall Hurlburt M. Free B. D, Faster Robert Sizemore R. A. Ratcliff Nathan Gardner John W. Keenan Henry E. Smith John C. Rehm John Gersey Ludwig Kristiansen Harry S. Tuttla W. E. Reynolds Roy M. Green W. E. Roberts Frederick Landry Renato A. VlUata' Andrew HarviUa James J. Lawlor VlrgU WUmoth Henri J, Robin "3 Widow of Seafarer Joe Lupton, who lost life in shipboard accident, receives $2,500 death benefit from Norfolk patrolman, James Bullock. Lupton was bosun on the Barbara Fritchie at time of his death. He was formerly dispatcher in Norfolk- Children are Graylan Leigh Lupton, 2V^, and William Allen Lupton, one year old. . 'free Transfer' Is PHS Policy A little-known fact about the Public Health Service hospitals is that under certain cir­ cumstances the PHS will pay a seaman's hospital bills for the time he is in a private in­ stitution. These payments will be made in the event that a seaman is compelled by cir­ cumstance to seek treatment-*--: ; in a private hospital, and so only in instances where the sea­ had suffered a sudden attack of ill­ notifies the Public Health man would be qualified for Pub­ ness and had no opportunity to get lic Health Service treatment under to a PHS hospital. When Welfare Service immediately. the standard rules and regulations Ser\'ices received notice that the i men were hospitalized it arranged of the service. In the past few months SIU Wei- ; with the PHS to have them transfare Services has been instrumen- i ferred to the Staten Island hospital tal in arranging at least half-a-; and have their original hospital dozen such transfers in the New ; bill taken care of. Then Welfare Services saw to it York metropolitan area alone. In each instance a Seafarer had been that the men got their hospital injured in a shoreside accident, or benefits as of the day they en­ tered the private hospital. It also covered them for the period that they were traveling from the pri­ vate hospital to the USPHS. In some instances such travel could involve a couple of days. There have been cases of sea­ men having paid private hospital Seafarers at the Manhattan Beach hospital had a graphic bills, not knowing that they could demonstration of the difference between the SIU Welfare have transferred to a PHS hospi­ Plan and that operated by an insurance company when one tal and had their bills taken care of. Even a couple of days in a pri­ of their fellow patients died at vate hospital can prove p.etty ex­ quirements set up by the insurance pensive, particularly if there is any at the hospital. company. The rest with a few ex­ surgery involved. As reported in "The Port­ ceptions have long since exhausted Of course in order to be transhole," publication of the hospital the 13 weeks' benefit supplied by fen-ed, a seaman must have proof patients, the brother who died had the insurance company. of eligibility in the form of dis­ been a charter member of the Na­ Seafarers at Manhattan Beach, charges and seamen's papers. tional Maritime Union and had served in all strikes, picket lines of course, have no worries along Sometimes a man who has been and other beefs. However, because this line since either through the ashore doesn't have any discharges he was a long-term patient and in­ special list, or the one-day eligi­ with him when he goes to a hos­ eligible for the insurance com­ bility rule they are all receiving pital. Welfare Services can get pany's life insurance, thei-e was no their hospital benefits for as long as verification that the man is elig­ death benefit for this veteran sea­ they are in-patients. And, of ible by checking his record of course, all of them are covered by service on SIU ships. man and union man. Formerly members of the NMU the Welfare Plan's $2,500 death had been covered by a $125 burial benefit which is ample to provide benefit, but this was discontinued for a decent funeral and leave when the NMU's welfare plan went something over for survivors be­ into effect on January 1, 1950. sides. Applications tor the mater­ At last report, following re­ Since the plan was under contract nity benefit must be supported to an insurance company, there was peated complaints by the NMU by the following documents: no way of setting up a special list Manhattan Beach patients as to • Your marriage certificate. to take care of the oldtimers who their plight, the national office of • Baby's birth certificate dat­ were already in the hospital, or the NMU was trying to find some ing birth after April 1, 1952. went in shortly afterwards without way out of the impasse of insur­ • The discharge from the last having picked up the necessary ance company rules so that the ship you sailed on before the seatime requirements to be cov­ union's members could get some baby was born. relief. ered by the insurance company. Six-Month Requirement Unlike the SIU, which requires merely one day on a ship in the previous year to be eligible for hospital and death benefits, the in­ surance company plan called for a six months' period before cover­ The deaths o/ the following sea­ tery, Boston, Massachusetts. Sur­ age went into effect. farers have been reported to the viving is his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth The result was that the NMU Seafarers Welfare Plan and the Galvin, of 38 Mozart Street, Ja­ membership in the hospital dug' $2,500) death benefits are being maica Plain, Massachusetts. down for nickels and dimes and paid to their beneficiaries: » » managed to come up with $25 be­ Ragnar August Erikson, 59: On tween them to send to the next of John Joseph Galvin, 35: Brother kin of the deceased brother. This Galvin died on May 12, 1953. He August 14, 1954, Brother Erikson was quite a sacrifice for the NMU has been sailing with the SIU in died of a heart ailment in New patients since many of them have the engine department since Orleans, La. A member of the never received any hospital bene- March, 1952, out of Boston. Burial steward department, he joined the fits because of the eligibility re- took piace at Mt. Benedict Ceme- SIU in New York in June, 1952. Furthermore, in such Instances PHS will provide for transporta­ tion of the seaman from the pri­ vate hospital to the nearest PHS facility. The Seafarers Welfare Plan in turn, pays the man's hos­ pital benefit from the first day that he is hospitalized. Ail this will apply, of course. Hospital Patients See Samp'e Of insurance Company's Rig How to Apply For Birth Pay FINAL IIISPATCH •• ;) •iM '-v iia.'.li.*:;:.' •••AA' -Jl . �m •• - • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL • THE SHJ HAS WAGED A NEVER-ENDING FIGHT TO GUARANTEE UNION RIGHTS TO ITS MEMBERS • k.. <5.[5 'i i: , . I..; .. y i ! r .I f-- i '•-'S • I < •-/p The right to secret elections .1 » t f'l / In a five year period, Seafarers have voted in six elections—four for Unioriy. officers and in two referendums—one on the constitution, the other on the builds- [ ing program. All votes were by secrH ballot over 30 to 60 day periods, giving every member an opportunity to vote. The right to run for office Each week Seafarers are elected to posts of responsibility. Since the new constitution's adoption two years ago, close to 2,200 meeting officers have been elected at membership meetings and 4,700 Seafarers have been chosen for committee posts. Another 153 Seafarers have run for general Union offices. The rights of membership Possession of an SIU book is a guarantee of the best in maritime. Union policy is to maintain a ratio of one job for every active member, plus the best conditions, broadest benefits and highest take-home pay in the industry. Members can also retire or reactivate their books, as 451 have done since January 1. The right of control over officials Each year Seafarers take part in 364 reguUir port membership meetings and over 700 special meetings. They pass final judgment on financial audits am? other written reports detailing acts of SIU officials in discharge of their duties. The right of a fair trials and appeals system In the past two years the membership has elected 39 trial committees and nine appeals committees to act on charges against Seafarers. These rank and file committees have disposed of 50 charges and 11 appeals. In all these^ only five men—guilty of grave offenses—have been expelled from membership. protect the hard won rights that you have won w ' • •- ••^•.7 • • • .r I--.. • ^• >r' i&v ! -P J P'" M m4'i' : •< ift y : I' j -i:yv- t;. '^5 :> .i-;:'-,"V i.y > .^1 A , - •• * r f • A". - ^rAV";I.A.I-: y* .V AA.r.'i AA: A:~, Every Seafarer should do his bit to 'maintain democracy by participating democratic processes of his union. Keep th^ SlU a union of, by and for seame^A it is by voting ia the secret clecliQh fpr^ One of the ways you can which begins in all ports Novemberjr 15,.A 15 " i.A •. •ik- Li2:'" :• 1 • • -p yy-yy - • :;•• a- -? Aia yyyyyyyyyyyyyy'-' •I -;- I •- -.-ai' *• a;:•:a � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource October 18, 1954 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XVI, No. 21 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU STRIKE TIES UP TANKER; CREW PICKETS BY BOAT SIU COMMITTEE SURVEYS STEWARD DEP'T STANDARD SEATRAIN NO IN TRANSFER TO LIBERIA STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP BACK WAGES READY AT 4 - MORE CO'S SIU WINS NEW HIGH - $176 VACATION PAY CREDENTIAL REPORT OK'D BY MEMBERS NEW CO. SIGNS SIU PACT SIU NEARS 16TH BIRTHDAY IN SOLID FINANCIAL SHAPE ILA PHONY TIE-UP ENDS ON EMPLOYERS' TERMS NEW 'PROP' EXPERIMENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPENED '50-50' LAW BOOSTS COAL SHIPMENTS PARLAYS SIU SAVINGS INTO TV REPAIR CO. DISABILITY $ 'LIFELINE' TO SEAFARER UNDER 65 VACATION INCREASE STORES AND FEEDING WELCOME FORECAST IN EXCELLENT HEALTH YOUR SIU VACATION PLAN HE'S MAKING THAT OLD COLLEGE 'RUN' REPATRIATION BECOMING EASIER 'FREE TRANSFER' IS PHS POLICY HOSPITAL PATIENTS SEE SAMPLE OF INSURANCE COMPANY'S RIG Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/18/1954 1954 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c44e6486fe2c06adeb6f5278158fecd8.PDF 85f2e8d65aa35318c08f3649c763e001 PDF Text Text :'^-' -"T-'ibI New Norfolk Hall Set For Shipping SiU Trips IBT in Raiitug Vote Senate Group OKs Jones Act Waiver •Story On Page 2 -Story On Page 2 -Story On Page 5 rf SEAFARERS /^ifiSISfKoA LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO CANADA CONTROL PLAN DENOUNCED BY AFL-CIO SIU Backed In Lakes Dispute -Story On Page 8 Honduran Revolt And US Runaways ——— story On Page 2 House Unit Kills Bonner Labor Bill -Story On Page 2 V-. .. MTD Demands 50-50 Ruling On Grain Shipments To Reds -Story On Page 5 ; �isr PP® SEAFARERS rare TWO Oetober 18. INS LOG House Group Kills Bonner Labor Bill WASHINGTON—Despite attempts by Rep. Herbert C. Bonner (D-NC) to discredit labor protests against his controversial bill which would have brought an end to free collective bargaining in maritime labor-management relations, the Bonner bill has been tabled in committee and appears to be effectively dead for this session of Congress. The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Commitee, which is headed by Rep. Bonner, voted 12 to 10 • last week to set the steps via special mediation, fact­ dustries, including mariilme. The and settlement legislation proposed measure, (HR 1897), measure aside after more finding to restrict union strike action and would have exempted shipping than six months of hearings. replace existing Taft - Hartley disputes from the coverage of the 1947 T-H Act. In the process, The controversial measure machinery. would have set up extensive Taft-Hartley now governs labor- maritime unions would have been Government - supervised management disputes in most in- barred from striking, if necessary, Eddie Simmons (left) and Eddie Farrejl (right) of the Eriefor 150 days. During the last 90 Laclcawanna tug fleet were welcomed to SIU headquarters days of this period, under the meeting last week by SIU Vice-President' Bob Matthews. . proposal. Congress would consider legislation suggested by the Presi­ Union Wins 9th RR Harbor Fleet dent to deal with the dispute. Two days before the tabling of the Bonner Bill was announced, another maritime arbitration bill containing compulsory features (S.2222) was introduced In the NORFOLK—Shipping from this port should move into Senate by Sen. Frank J. Lausche the new SIU hall here about the first of November if all goes (D-Ohio). Even more stringent than the according to schedule. The new hall at Woodis Avenue and Bonner proposal, the Lausdie bill Third Street is to replace the-* NEW YORK—Deckhands of the Erie-Lackawanna's rail­ present Union building at 416 which was opened last year; the would send an unsettled maritime dispute to an arbiter or maritime road marine division last week became the latest group of New Orleans hall which opened in CoUey Avenue. disputes board. Decision this A part of the SIU's continuing 1961, and the Philadelphia build­ arbiter or board would be final rail tugmen to come under the banner of the SIU's Railway building program in all ports, the ing launched in 1960. Besides and not subject to reexamination Marine Region, after the Erie new Norfolk hall is a direct con­ these, a number of temporary loca­ review by any person or any workers voted for SIU rep­ The SIU received 80 votes to sequence of the increased deep- tions have been established over or court or agency during the term resentation to replace Local the Teamsters' 58 in the balloting sea cargo movements and the par­ the years for organizing and serv­ of the contract or contracts under 518 of the International Brother­ conducted on September 26-27 by allel rise in the membership of icing the membership in several Alfred Delia Corte, mediator of hood of Teamsters. (Continued on page 10) the SIU and its affiliates through­ areas. the National Mediation Board. out the Hampton Roads area There was one void ballot. through a number of organizing Erie-Lackawanna's approximate­ successes. ly 150 deckhands are employed in the company's harbor marine oper­ The new fully air-conditioned ations aboard tugs, ferries and Woodis Avenue building will in­ float bridges. The company's fleet clude an expanded hiring hall, is the ninth one to come under ample space for union meetings in the flag of the SIU, which is the a general meeting hall capable of major representative of- railroad handling 300 persons, new recrea­ tional facilities, accommodation WASHINGTON—An interesting question regarding the validity of the so-caUed "ef­ marine workers in the New Yorkfor a snackbar-cafeteria, a 40-car fective control" shipping policy of the US Government and the Pentagon has come to the New Jersey harbor area. The SIU filed a petition for the parking lot, landscaped terrace and other necessary provisions for fore in the wake of the overthrow of the Honduran government by its armed forces on election on August 23 of this year after a number of Erie deckhanda full servicing of the membership October 3. ^ expressed dissatisfaction with the This means that In case of an and the handling of Union busi­ pending diplomatic contacts and The revolution by the representation they were getting ness functions. Honduran military forces withholding aid from Honduras emergency, the ships are supposed from the IBT and asked the SIU to be made available to the US Just off the Front Street docks, may throw some helpful light on under the "Alliance for Progress" to step in and assist them. the new structure is much closer just how binding the "effective program. The removal of all eco­ when and where needed. In addition to the newlyThe 13 vessels Involved in the to the busy pier area than the control" policy regarding runaway Colley Street location now in use. ships can be, now that a new gov­ nomic and military aid personnel Honduran situation are all owned acquired membership in the Erieby subsidiaries of the American- Lackawanna, the SIU now repre­ It is a one-story building to which ernment has been installed in the was announced later. With this formal curtailment of based United Fruit Company. sents the marine workers of the additional floors can be added Central American country. Pennsylvania Railroad, New York later. US policy concerning Honduras US economic and military aid, the They include one tanker, the Fran­ Central, Brooklyn Eastern District cis R. Hart, operated by Empresa question arises how the present In addition to the Norfolk facib has been in a state of flux since Terminal, New York Docks, Bush Honduran regime will view the Hondurena de Vapores, and nine Ities, buildings opened in recent the military coup took place. Gov­ Terminal, Baltimore & Ohio and dry cargo ships operated by the obligation that its predecessor had years for the use of Seafarers in ernment officials here immediate­ under the effective control policy same company, plus three addi­ New Haven railroads. The SIU various ports include Houston, ly announced that they were sus- applied by the US to American- tional dry cargo vessels of the Bal­ also represents Chesapeake & Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad owned ships operating under the boa Shipping Company. deckhands in Norfolk. These are the same vessels that flags of Honduras, Panama and SIU Oldtimer Says Hello The SIU has increased Its mem­ were involved In a major US Su­ Liberia. According to a report released preme Court decision last Febru­ bership substantially over the past by the Senate-House Joint Eco­ ary, which held that the National months in the tug and inland nomic Committee on August 9, Labor Relations Act and the ju­ waters field on the Atlantic and there are 13 vessels under Hon­ risdiction of the National Labor Gulf coasts. The latest agreement duran registry and categorized as Relations Board does not apply to was signed last month covering some 200 tugmen of the Sabine being under effective US control. (Continued on page 6) Towing Company of Houston. Federal New Norfolk Hall Set For Shipping SIU Sinks Teamsters in Erie Raiitug Vote Honduran Revolt Spotlights US Runaway Ship Controls Reshuffle In US Shipping Posts Visiting SIU hall in Baltimore, retired oldtimer VIncente Vliiacian, 71, looks in on patrolman Eli Hanover to check on doings In port. Villacian has been on SIU disability pen­ sion since 1959 and can look back on over 45 years of seatime in the engine department, including membership in the SIU back to early days in 1939. WASHINGTON—^Maritime Adminstrator Donald W. Alexander has announced his resignation from his Government shipping post after two years In office. President Kennedy has accepted Alexand­ er's resignation effective October 31. In submitting his resignation, Alexander emphasized that he had taken the job in 19C1 with the understanding that he would only be available for a two-year period. He became Maritime Adminis­ trator in September, 1961, at the time of the reorganization of Fed­ eral shipping agencies. Alexander's resignation was the second major change in top shipping posts in the past few months. A changeover in the chair­ manship of the Federal Nxaritlme Commission took place late in August, when the President appointed John Harllee, a member of the Federal Maritime Commission, as chairman. Harllee, replaced Thomas E. Stakem, who remained as a member of the five-man Commission. Harllee is a retired Navy admiral. SEAFARERS LOG Oct. 18, 1963 Vol. XXV, No. 21 PAUI HALL, President HERBEDT BRAND, Editor, IRWIN SPIVACK, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYSM, ALEXANDER LESLIE, THOMAS LAUGHLIN, Staff Writers. PuMlshsd biweekly et the lieadquertere of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic, Cult, Lakes and Inland Watars District, AFL-CIO. 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY Tel HVoclnth , Second class postage paid at the Post Ctflce In Brooklyn. NY under the Act ot Aug. 24, 1912 �October 18, 196S SEAFARERS Summary Of Proposed Law OTi'AWA—With all the earmarks of a totalitarian document, the proposed "Maritime Transportation Unions Trustees Act" would set up a three-man governtnent trusteeship for up to three years. Following is a summary of the trustees' powers: e Recommend constitutional changes, and to remove, suspend and appoint all officers and employees. • Form "advisory councils of seamen and their representatives and joint advisory councils of seamen and shipowners . . • Designate and advise bargaining committees. • Handle all finances and property. Only welfare and pension funds held by insurance or trust companies would be exempted. • Right to apply for search and seizure of all books and records /'if necessary by force, and by day or night, any place , . ." • Power for one year to void ail union-contracts and business transactions completed on or after July 6, 1963, the date of the Norris Commission report. • Exemption "from personal liability for any act or thing dona or omitted by the trustees in good faith in the exercise or purported exercise of a duty or power ..." Fines of up to $10,000, imprisonment for two years, or both, are fixed upon conviction of "any person who obstructs or hinders the trustees . . ." They would have to file an annual report with the Minister of Labour, who would submit it to the Parliament. AFL-CIO Condemns Canada Union Plan WASHINGTON—^The AFL-CIO issued a strong statement last week stressing its full support of SIU efforts to resolve the Great Lakes shipping dispute and the SIU's willingness to accept "any reasonable proposal for voluntary settlement*' that might head off the to last week's action in tion the AFL-CIO Itself felt was harsh alternative of a full- prior the Canadian Parliament tentative­ warranted," he added. scale Canadian govern­ ly approving a three-man govern­ Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz also stated at a press con­ ment trusteeship over all ment-imposed trusteeship over the ference that "I consider the AFLSIU of Canada and four other maritime unions in Can­ maritime unions, the Federation CIO to have cooperated fully and statement said the SIU "deserves fairly in the attempt to work this ada. Issued by AFL-CIO Presi­ the support of all AFL-CIO affi­ problem out." liates in its fight against the de­ One-Man Commission dent George Meany a day struction of free trade unionism in Canada Pushes Union Takeover OTTAWA—Brushing aside labor protests, the Canadian Parliament gave tentative ap­ proval last week to a broad legislative proposal for a three-year government trusteeship over all maritime unions and maritime workers in Canada, including the SIU of Canada. The proposal had the back-.4 ing of all of the unions in­ ship, but this was amended in ac­ tempts to break the SIU, which is volved except the SIU, against tion late that night to provide for the largest maritime union in Can­ whom the harsh trustee leg­ a government takeover of up to ada, and destroy the right of Cana­ islation is avowedly directed three years, ending December 31, dian seamen and maritime workers to conduct their own affairs. in order to break off the 1964. SIU's continued contract dispute with the Upper Lakes Shipping Company. Introduced in the House of Commons here last Friday, Octo­ ber 11, the measure has passed two readings. It stiU awaits Senate approval and the formality of a proclamation by Governor General George Vanier to be put into ef­ fect at any time. As originally put before the members of the House, the meas­ ure called for a five-year trustee­ The measure embodies a series of restrictions against the opera­ tions of the following unions, in addition to the SIU: Canadian Maritime Union, National Associa­ tion of Marine Engineers, Cana­ dian Merchant Service Guild and marine locals of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Transport and General V/orkers. (See sum­ mary of the law, above.) In its possible application, how­ ever, the proposal leaves the door wide open for unrestricted at­ Pace Tbreo LOG Thus, as was the case with the formation of the Canadian Mari­ time Union, established two years ago by the CERT and elements in the Canadian Labour Congress, still another "new" union could be set up to in the attempt to sup­ plant the SIU. The CMU served as the focal point for the entire union-busting apparatus that de­ veloped in the fight to supplant the SIU and destroy its ten-year con­ tract relationship with Upper Lakes in Ap.il, 1962. the Canadian maritime industry." The shipping dispute arises out of efforts to supplant the SIU in Canada and destroy the ten-year SIU collective bargaining relation­ ship with the Upper Lakes Ship­ ping Company, a Canadian ship­ ping operator, the AFL - CIO statement points out. The tactic used was to create a "new" union, the Canadian Mari­ time Union, and to replace some 300 SIU crewmembers on Upper Lakes vessels with newiy-hired crews, while the CMU signed a contract with Upper Lakes. Meany said the rejection by the Canadian Labour Congress of vol­ untary trusteeship proposals was "deeply disappointing" and set forth in detail the areas where the CLC was adamant In its refusal to resolve the dispute. He pointed out several exchanges between the AFL-CIO, the CLC, the US Sec­ retary of Labor and the Canadian Ministry of Labour to bring about a settlement. "The SIU accepted every posi­ The legislation pending in Can­ ada stems from the recommenda­ tions of a one-man commission headed by Justice T. G. Norris. The commission of inquiry was set up after leaders of the CLC and the Canadian Brotherhood of Rail­ way, Transport and General Work­ ers had disrupted Great Lakes shipping by bringing about an il­ legal closing of the St. Lawrence Seaway in July, 1962. Meany said the commission then "became the vehicle for a vitriolic and vengeful attack upon the SIU of Canada and its leadership." "This one-man commission made demands for legislation that would place the SIU of Canada and other unions in the maritime field in Canada under the most sweeping and direct government control ever undertaken on the North American continent . . . The AFLCIO is just as opposed to the gov­ ernment control of unions in Can­ ada as in Honduras or Peru or any other place on earth," Meany declared. Meany Statement On Great Lakes Maritime Dispute WASHINGTON—The following is the text of the statement on the Great Lakes maritime dispute, which was issued by President George Meany from AFLCIO headquarters hero on October 10: "For the past several weeks the AFL-CIO has been actively participating in efforts to find a fair and honor­ able solution to the current maritime dispute on the Great Lakes. "This dispute had Its origin in 1962 when a steamship company in Canada terminated a collective bargaining relationship of ten years standing with the Seafarers International Union of Canada, an affiliate of Uie Sea­ farers International Union of North America, which is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO. The company then signed a contract with the newly-created union sponsored by the Canadian Labor Congress and placed newly-hired seamen on its vessels. The SIU In Canada struck the company and since then has been carrying on its battle against the company and the union which had joined with the company to destroy its established bargaining relationship. "These basic facts were noted in the report by a distin­ guished committee of inquiry consisting of Judge Samuel Rosenman, David L. Cole and James J. Healy, appointed in July of 1962 by the Secretary of Labor. The conclusion of that committee stated in part: 'The CLC and certain of its affiliated organizations are apparently determined to-support its newly-created affiliate, CMU, in displacing the SIU of Canada, which has been expftled from CLC.' "A subsequent one-man commission of inquiry ap­ pointed by the Canadian government became the vehicle for a vitriolic and vengeful attack upon the SIU of Canada and its leadership. This one-man commission made demands for legislation that would place the SIU of Canada and other unions in the maritime field in Canada under the most sweeping and direct government control ever undertaken on the North American continent. The legislation would place government-appointed trustees in full control of the unions' offices, finances, membership and contracts. "In an effort to avert such legislation and to reach an acceptable solution, there have been exchanges between the AFL-CIO, the Canadian Labor Congress, the United States Secretary of Labor and the Canadian Ministry uf Labor. We have cooperated fully in an effort to reach agreement on a proposal whereby a voluntary joint AFLCIO and CLC trusteeship would be established over the Seafarers International Union of Canada. "Such a trusteeship would have full and complete authority over the officers and operations of the union and would function with the complete support of the AFL-CIO and its international affiliate, the SIU of North America. Such support would, of course, be essential to the success of this undertaking and the enforcement of the trustees' action and decisions. Although the SIU is not affiliated with the Canadian Labor Congress and the CLC is in no position to speak for the members of the SIU, we were fully prepared to accept CLC representation on sufch a trusteeship on an equal basis. "These discussions failed because of disagreement on two basic issues: "The first was composition of the trusteeship. The AFL-CIO was prepared to accept a two-man trusteeship, one person to be designated by the AFL-CIO and one by the CLC, with the provision that in the event of any dis­ agreement between them, the issue would be referred to a four-man committee composed of the president of the AFL-CIO, the president of the Canadian Labor Congress, the United States Secretary of Labor and the Canadian Ministry of Labor. This committee would have full au­ thority to settle the dispute or refer the matter to an impartial arbitrator drawn from a list unrestricted as to nalionality, but selected with a view to the impartiality and integrity of the individuals concerned. "The Canadian Labor Congress would not agree to this proposal. They insisted that the joint trustees turn directly to a third party in the event of a disagreement and that this third party must be a Canadian national. The CLC trustee would thereby be in a position to refer any issue at any time to a Canadian umpire, leaving the AFL-CIO without an effective voice but obligated under the agreement to bear the full burden of securing the enforcement of any decision or action. "The AFL-CIO did not insist upon a US citizen for an impartial arbitrator nor does it object to consideration of a Canadian. We do believe, however, that the primary factor governing the choice of such a person should be impartiality rather than nationality. "The second difference was failure to agree on a basis for the removal of officers, if necessary. "The AFL-CIO proposed that the trustees have full power to remove any officials or employees of the SIU of Canada who, in the judgment of the trustees, were guilty of any of four acts. "(a) Violating the constitution of the SIU of Canada; "(b> Violating any of the standards of the AFL-CIO ethical practices codes; "(c) Conviction of a criminal or other statutory offensa which, in the opinion of the trustees, renders the indi­ vidual unfit for union office; "(d) Wilfully obstructing the trustees in performanc* of their duties. "The position of the Canadian Labor Congress was that the trustees should have power to remove SIU officials for any cause or for no cause whatsoever, without refer­ ence to any standards or criteria of conduct. This we could not agree to under any circumstances. "The standards proposed by the AFL-CIO would, in our opinion, be entirely adequate to insure not only an effec­ tive trusteeship and the removal of any individual found on the record or in subsequent conduct to warrant re­ moval, but equally important, protect the rights and interests of the members and the rights of individuals to a reasonable measure of due process. "The AFL-CIO refuses to be a party to any gross injustice to any individual no matter how unpopular the man may be nor how loud the outcry against him. If it is not possible to establish a man's guilt to a specific offense of sufficient gravity to justify his removal from an office to which he was elected by the democratic pro­ cess, we will not join the popular clamor to railroad that individual to serve the popular expediency of the moment. "The AFL-CIO is quite prepared to hold officers strictly accountable to standards of conduct. We believe each individual involved in this matter in all the unions con­ cerned, should stand rigid scrutiny and be removed if found wanting, but likewise, each man should have the means of clearing himself according to some specific and known standard of conduct. "It is deeply disappointing that the proposals for solu­ tion to this problem were not achieved. "Throughout the many discussions and the considerable effort made to reach a genuine settlement, the SIU was fully cooperative and agreeable to any reasonable pro­ posal for voluntary settlement. The SIU accepted every position the AFL-CIO itself felt was warranted. We would, however, never suggest to the SIU nor consider for a moment any solution which would take away the rights to full and fair hearings, proper adjudication of charges and the utilization of wholiy unprejudiced third parties. The SIU deserves the support of ail AFL-CIO affiliates in its fight against the destruction of free trade unionism in the Canadian maritime industry. Any pro­ posal for government control by any nation anywhere—of any trade union is absoluteiy inconsistent with our philosophy. The AFL-CIO is just as opposed to the government control of unions in Canada as in Honduras or Peru or any other place on earth." �- . ... Pace Four SEAFARERS OtUbn IL INt LOG (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIV Atlantib. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) Report Period: October 1-October 10, 1963 The shipping and registration figures listed here are for an abbreviated 10-day period this time,^so that a com• parison with previous half-month totals falls short. How­ ever, the figures do show that SIU shipping was pretty fair in most major ports and follows the trend of past weeks. New York, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, San Fran­ cisco and Seattle were busy, although Baltimore fell off again. Total shipping in all ports for the 10-day period was 896, compared to 1,345 for the last half of September. Registration totals also follow the previous pattern of running just ahead of shipping, but the pace is somewhat higher than last month. The registration figure for the 10 days amounts to 999 men registered in all ports. The matching figure for the last period was 1,394. The number of men remaining on the beach at the close of business October 10 was 3,982, just below the 4,000-mark posted at the end of September. As in the case of the shipping and registration charts, the ship activity (see right) covers a shortened period. But the number of ships calling at SIU ports indicates a decline only in the in-transit column when compared to previous half-month totals. New Orleans, however, had more sign-ons this time despite fewer payoffs. It haa the same amount of in-transit ships as before. A good guide to the pace of shipping lies in the senior­ ity totals. Class A shipping this period amounted to the same 57 percent portion of the total as in September, while class B declined to 30 percent of the total, ^e only rise was in class C shipping, which increased to 13 per­ cent of all jobs dispatched. Ship AciMfy Ny Siya Im Offt Om Tram. TOTAL lotfoa ...... 1 New York .... 17 0 S niilodelpkia .. 3 1 13 4 33 0 4 7 loMmora 4 S Norfolk ...... 0 0 Jocksooviil* ..10 4 3 1 13 3 2 Tamp* 0 0 4 Mobil* NewOrleom.. Hoeifon Wiliiiiii9»oii .. Sm FroMisc*. S*mtl* ...;.. B 5 1 0 2 4 2 0 1 0 4 3 44 24 TOTALS 3 13 IB 3 5 4 . 77 4 10 24 20 3 11 IS 147 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 8 ALL 1 1 2 8 ALL 1 t Z 8 AU. 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 3 1 2 4 1 22 39 •8 0 13 20 7 83 13 38 54 3 4 10 15 1 S 1 4 8 0 5 4 9 7 17 5 29 0 2 7 7 9 7 3 17 5 4 2 11 0 1 1 1 5 « 0 0 2 3 6 1 1 7 3 11 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 4 3 12 0 1 S 6 6 3 18 7 56 1 20 27 5 14 9 26 10 15 4 29 10 81 8 15 6 5 IS 4 12 8 3 28 3 8 0 0 3 3 1 1 0 4 0 4 25 4 11 10 4 6 2 12 4 8 2 14 6 7 11 6 7 4 1 11 0 4 1 14; 50 67 1 128 56 199 38 1 I95I1 94 140 ~ 42 1 276 11 Fori Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile Registered CLASS B ; New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped CLASS C GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 0 0 8 I 12 19 32 0 2 2 4 0 7 7 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 1 4 14 0 13 7 28 0 1 1 2 5 18 1 4 2 7 5 14 5 43 58 I 106 GROUP I 2 0 0 0 10 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 8 1 5 2 3 32 TOTAL Shipped CLASS 3 ALL A B 0 8 4 0 7 17 54 32 0 3 8 4 0 7 1 17 0 8 8 1 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 16 0 2 1 4 29 14 0 2 26 20 0 4 0 2 3 12 14 10 5 12 14 14 51 195 106 Reeisfered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 C ALL I 2 7 IS 8 16 7 IS 0 0 4 10 17 183 88 153 32 283 ,4 38 61 103 16 3 12 39 1 17 8 16 14 3 58 14 44 98 0 1 25 37 42 18 5 8 14 15 3 29 1 0 7 11 10 9 22 15 2 28 3 0 1 11 5 2 2 9 1 6 1 0 1 2 5 17 22 61 0 28 0 18 29 4 48 87 143 79 15 180 8 47 66 4 29 43 75 83 14 156 3 48 59 2 35 2 12 1 9 6 14 17 4 0 10 18 32 57 4 36 25 28 4 12 47 4 16 5 25 20 40 24 3 12 51 11 352 400 519 118 1 1835 30 189 321 1|548 E::GINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 2 3 1 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 44 5 32 7 48 9 31 4 13 14 37 4 0 10 ll 1 12 0 2 6 0 8 2 4 16 0 7 3 11 2 8 7 15 2 0 9 6 0 7 1 3 "2 5 1 1 2 4 0 7 0 0 0 4 0 4 3 2 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 7 0 8 2 6 3 11 2 7 3 1 12 38 1 25 32 10 20 8 16 10 27 4 3 15 8 30 5 lo 3 23 2 5 8 17 5 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 10 7 3 6 1 7 3 2 12 1 2 2 2 5 0 3 U 1 3 13 2 1 8 9 66 63 1 142 26 124 25 1 175 35 118 23 1 176 13 Port Boston New York.. Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS. Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 8 ALL 2 0 0 2 2 5 7 8 20 0 3 0 3 0 3 7 10 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 4 8 1 4 13 1 6 1 4 0 4 0 - 4 0 5 4 1 0 4 8 12 32 45 1 W 8 TOTAL Shipped Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 2 8 ALL 1 S ALL 1 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1 2 B 11 5 1 19 5 4 0 18 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 57 52 129 2 80 57 114 10 181 20 3 7 20 12 12 48 7 12 33 0 5 0 27 1 0 14 3 3 1 10 3 1 58 65 1 24 33 0 4 0 10 50 3 4 9 23 12 4 5 10 IB 0 0 0 0 5 16 3 23 1 0 6 4 1 9 10 22 0 13 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 3 9 1 2 5 3 0 8 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 14 12 0 40 1 0 3 0 0 12 7 0 19 8 29 71 88 170 1 0 6 32 80 11 126 11 5 13 51 35 6 45 51 102 0 50 6 0 0 18 0 30 6 0 36 26 6 7 11 20 0 0 16 29 2 0 0 1 0 5 8 5 4 0 9 12 51 3 0 3 2 5 10 35 5 5 20 12 4 26 26 3 11 12 0 3 13 1 2 12 3 28 4 22 0 4 11 16 1 31 175 85 31 I 291173 439 52 1 664 53 262 295 I 610 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos NY Phil Bal. Nor Jac Tarn Iviob NO Hou Wil SF Sea 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 17 GROUP 2 1 0 0 11 9 0 3 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 5 7 7 0 9 2 1 2 4 3 _2 48 29 3 ALL 1 1 45 21 8 2 19 15 5 3 5 1 2 1 10 4 35 20 21 10 6 2 14 4 7 2 86 1 178 GROUP 1 3 ALL 1-s 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 11 3 1 7 0 4 1 2 2 0 10 10 0 0 6 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 33 35 3 0 0 17 18 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 4 4 3 6 4 0 1 5 7 87 1 99 17 5 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 0 3 1 2 8 10 20 41 3 0 0 2 3 2 4 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0, 1 0 2 1 3 10 2 4 7 4 19 33 5 5 13 3 1 2 5 1 3 10 1 3 3 5 0 12 35 30 61 143 Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 14 0 0 2 2 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 21 22 1 8 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 1 11 7 0 4 6 1 69 I 76 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 TOTAL Shipped CLASS 3 ALL A C ALL 1-S B 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 15 41 70 37 15 14 15 10 3 5 5 3 2 5 0 9 17 16 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 2 ^1 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 15 8 0 6 0 3 33 58 18 3 3 22 0 13 0 21 19 0 8 6 3 1 0 1 1 5 24 6 5 9 8 9 10 24 7 1 12 1 1 11 143 76 34 1 253 121 33 I 1 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 0 0 4 4 55 8 13 84 8 0 6 2 30 5 24 1 16 3 11 2 11 3 7 1 0 0 6 0 19 0 0 19 7 102 116 7 2 43 52 7 0 0 6 6 0 12 12 0 34 6 25 3 363 39 293 1 1 750 31 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 13 0 6 4 55 31 69 192 17 3 6 5 79 23 13 27 6 14 5 2 9 6 1 2 12 3 3 6 )8 56 7 23 41 27 81 167 90 34 12 25 8 18 5 2 50 16 4 24 S3 4 13 9 OC TOTALS 1-8 0 4 3 0 1 Registered CLASS B SUMMARY DECK ENGINE REWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered On The Beach Registered Registered TOTAL SHIPPED SHIPPED SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS C CLASS A CLASS B (iKOUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL I « 3 ALL Its ALL 1 2 3 ALL I 28 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 S ALL I 2 3 ALL I 30 189 321 540 400 51^ 116 11035 50 67 94 140 42 I 276 11 128 "56 109 30 I 195 5 43 58 I 106 32 16 51 195 106 51 1 352 31 ITC 85 31 1 291 173 4i39" 52 | 664 53 "262 205 610 35 118 28 I 176 13" 66 63 142 26 124 25 I 175 ~8 "32 45 ! 85 4 11 16 34 143 76 34 I 253 343 111 296 I 750 31 39 293 368 0 33 7 87 I 99j 52 30 61 ] 143 "6" 1 69 , 76 ~1 j3^ 29 "86 I 178 5 192 287 151 I 630 29 123 217 1 369 134" 263 116 i 513 19 ' 76 172 j 267 ~8 "43 65 116 513 267 116 J 896 916 1069 464 |2469 114 490 908 jl513 �Oetnier It. IftS Visitor From South Amorica SEAFARERS tag* nrm LO€ MTD Pushes 50-50 Rule On Grain Shipped To Reds | WASHINGTON—Wheat sales to the Communist bloc hold the key to a boom in shipping out of all US ports for the next six months. President Kennedy announced last week that the "wheat we sell to the Soviet Union will be carried in available American ships, supple­ mented by ships of other countries." has not been completed as yet, cies will be deeply involved is Commerce Secretary Lu­ since the Russian trade mission the business and shipping arrange­ H«r« in the US to discuss mutual problems in the maritime industry, Secretary-General J. C. Brunetti ol Argentina's "32" free trade union federation (left), is pictured at head­ quarters with Seafarer Robert Principe, serving as SlU Inter­ preter. Brunetti is secretary of AEDA, the customs workers union in the Argentine. ther Hodges, a day later on Oc­ tober 10, took the sanae view—that all of the estimated four million long tons of wheat to be shipped to Russia and other Soviet bloc countries will move in US-flag ships "except as maybe other reg­ istries may be need^." In a press conference statement, Hodges de­ clared: "We will go as far as we can with US ships." The question of cargo rates and ships actually in service and free to haul the huge American wheat movement will eventually deter^ mine how much American tonnage is used. The export transaction By Robert A. Matthews, SIU Vice-President, Contracts & Contract Enforcement fThiJt column will be- o regular feature of the SEAFARERS LOG to deal loitb contract matters and job issues in the SIU and maritime that develop from time to time. Seafarers are urged to ivrite directly to the SIU Contract Department at headquarters regarding any comment* or sug­ gestions on these issues.) Penalty Meal Hours On Sailing Day; Serving Canned Milk seeking the wheat still hadn't reached the US late this week. Approval by the President of the wheat deal followed a larger Cana­ dian transaction mado two weeks earlier. Russian vessels and other ships are already moving grain out of the Canadian ports on the St. Lawrence Seaway. Six-Month Deadlino - A six-month deadline on the US wheat deliveries is expected to be set, so that the entire shipment must reach Russian ports by the end of April, 1964. This would tend to rule out heavy shipments from the US ports on the Lakes, which are frozen over during most of this period. Canada has a simi­ lar problem. US shipping interests led by the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ partment are pushing a drive for the shipments to be governed by the 50-50 cargo law as a minimum, since the transaction required prior approval directly by the White House and Federal agen­ ments. A Senate resolution (S. Res. 210), introduced by Sen. Hugh Scott (R-Pa.) on October 8, in ad­ vance of the President's announce­ ment, calls for full application of the Cargo Preference Law. It would bar foreign ships which have traded with Cuba from han­ dling any of the shipments. The International Longshore­ men's Association, which has spearheaded a boycott on trade with the Soviets for many years, agreed to urge its members to handle the grain in an executive board decision on October 14. MTD and ILA launched a major protest against ships trading with Cuba when they tied up the Yugo­ slav-flag MV Drzic in Houston 13 months ago, in advance of a for­ mal US embargo on such trade. Meanwhile, in the Soviet press, the wheat deal with the US was treated as a move to help the American economy. No reference was made to the Soviet Union's crop failure this year. Domestic Ship Waiver Passes Senofe Group Lumber Firm's Take Rips 'Poverty' Claim The headquarters Contract Department receives many letters from ships' delegates, requesting infor­ mation, interpretation or clarifications on a variety of subjects. We are reproducing in this issue ques­ tions contained in letters received by headquarters regarding subjects on which we have received a num­ ber of inquiries. "(2) While a vessel is in conti­ Recently a question arose with "The meal hours for the unli­ respect to setting watches on sail­ censed personnel employed in the nental US ports, fresh milk from ing day on the SS Fairland and SS deck and engine departments local dairies is to be served three New Orleans. The question raised shall be as follows: times a day. NEW YORK—^The impact of the Jones Act waiver which Breakfast. .7:30 AM to 8:30 AM on both ships was: Prior to a vessel departing from permits foreign-flag ships to move lumber from the Pacific Dinner.. .11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Question; "Can the mate knock any domestic port going to an­ Northwest to Puerto Rico has been felt by one lumber pro­ Supper 5 PM to 6 PM off two of the 12-4 watchstanders other domestic port and/or a for­ ducer—in the form of an ex-^"(a) At sea the 4 to 8 watch in port on sailing day from 12-1, eign port, 40 gallons of local fresh pected ten percent rise in taken on Tuesday, October 13. The so as to avoid paying a penalty shall relieve itself for supper. bill called for a perma­ meal "hour?" earnings this year as com­ original "(b) 12 to 4 watch on sailing milk must be placed on board. nent exemption allowing foreign "(3) After departure from the pared with 1962. The circumstances, as related to days is to be knocked off at 11 AM headquarters, were: Meanwhile, the Senate Com­ ships in the domestic trades, but in order to eat at 11:30 AM and last continental US port and the On sailing day, the 12-4 watch to be ready to go on watch at 12 supply of fresh local milk has merce Committee, headed by Sen. the Committee limited the author­ was on day work since 8 AM. At noon. been consumed, canned whole Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash), ity to two years. The Commerce fresh milk is to be served at has approved an additional two- Department had urged the exten­ 11 AM the mate knocked off one "(c) These hours may be varied, sion. It was backed in its request of the 12-4 men, told him to get but such variations shall not ex­ breakfast only while at sea. year waiver of the Jones Act, to by the American Merchant Ma­ some lunch and to take over the ceed one hour either way provided "(4) While in a foreign port, allow foreign vessels to carry West gangway watch as soon as he fin­ that one unbroken hour shall be canned whole fresh milk is to be Coast lumber to Puerto Rico with rine Institute, on behalf of US ished. The other two men from allowed at all times for dinner served three times a day as per no provision for American-flag subsidized operators. The Georgia-Pacific Corporation the 12-4 watch worked till 12 noon and supper when vessel is in port. agreement. participation in the trade. was one of the six Pacific North­ at which time they ate lunch. When watches are broken, if one The present waiver is due to "(5) No purchase of milk shall They were not turned to on the unbroken hour is not given, the be made in foreign ports while expire October 23. Action on the west lumber producers to apply 12-4 watch until 1 PM. These two man involved shall receive one canned whole fresh milk is avail­ measure (S. 2100), which is spon­ for the use of foreign tonnage in the Puerto Rico run under a law men claimed a penalty meal hour hour's overtime in lieu thereof. able." sored by Sen. Magnuson, was passed by Congress last year. The on the ground that the mate had This penalty hour shall be in addi­ legislation opened US domestic no right to change their meal tion to the actual overtime worked shipping trades to foreign-flag hour. The mate disputed the pen­ during the meal hours." vessels for the first time since the alty meal hour for these two men i i 4, passage of the Jones Act in 1920. but he paid a penalty meal hour According to a news report on to the man who was knocked off Headquarters has also received October 10, Georgia-Pacific ex­ for lunch at 11 AM, and who took questions concerning the use of pects a 10 percent rise in earnings over the gangway watch, because canned whole fresh milk. Recently and a 15 percent boost in sales for he did not have a full meal hour. we received a letter from the MONTREAL—Michael J. Sheehan, who was ousted last both the first nine months of the Interpretation: The mate had a ship's delegate of the SS Aldliia right to do as he did and by doing and he posed the following ques­ spring as president of the Canadian Maritime Union, in what year and for all of 1963. The fore­ he charges was a "rigged convention of Canadian Labour cast also includes earnings and so did not violate tiie agreement. tion: Congress stooges," has won-*^ sales of Puget Sound Pulp & Tim­ The contract provides that the Question: "What are the rules dinner hour is from 11:30 AM to regarding the serving of canned the firsi rst round of a court fight doesn't want a real sailors' union. ber and St. Croix Paper, two firms 12:30 PM. It provides further that milk and how often is it to be to regain the top spot from It wants a company union that will which G-P acquired this year. In thip year's first half, profit the 12-4 watch on sailing day is served?" Jack Staples and James Todd, do what it's told. And the CLC to be knocked off at 11 AM in Headquarters wrote to him and whose election Sheehan charges knew I wouldn't go along with it, was $13.4 million, or $1.37 a com­ order to eat at 11:30 AM and to answered his query in the follow­ was "irregular and illegal." so I was dumped. The CLC doesn't mon share, up from a net of $11.8 be ready to go on watch at 12 ing manner: Sheehan is a former patrolman want free elections and it doesn't million, or $1.23 a share. In 1962's noon. It provides still further Answer: After a ship departs for the SIU of Canada, who was want union hiring halls. It has set first hdf. that the meal hour may not be from the last continental US port booted out of the SIU three years the rights of Canadian sailors back The lumber interests fought for changed in excess of one hour going on a foreign voyage, canned ago on charges of misconduct and 30 years." the Jones Act waiver against the either way, provided that one un­ whole fresh milk is to be served then ran to the CLC with stories It was Sheehan who, after being interests of US-flag shipping on broken hour shall be given or an at breakfast only while at sea. of SIU corruption, violence and ousted from the SIU, worked at the ground that they were experi­ hour's overtime shall be paid in and while the vessel is in a foreign dictatorship. He later repeated recruiting scab crews for the Up­ encing heavy business losses. They lieu thereof. port, canned whole fresh milk is these charges as a witness for the per Lakes vessels—crews which have been pressing for a perma­ The change of meal hour for to be served three times a day. CLC during the Norris Commis­ were first drummed into the Cana­ nent waiver on the same basis all the two men involved was not in Reference; Standard Tanker sion hearings into the SlU-Upper dian Brotherhood of Railway, this year. excess on one hour. They were Agreement-Article II, Section 40. Lakes dispute. The CLC has been Transport and General Workers. Sponsored by Senator Maurine given a full, unbroken hour for FRESH PROVISIONS, "(b) (1) working hand-in-glove with Upper The CLC and CBRT then set up Neuberger (D-Ore.), the 1962 dinner so they are not entitled to Vessels making a foreign voyage Lakes to promote the company's the CMU, with Sheehan as presi­ amendment overturned the basic a penalty meal hour. shall store canned whole fresh union-busting campaign. dent of the scab union. The cir­ provision of the Jones Act requir­ Reference: Preightship Agree­ milk at the rate of one pint per But now the shoe is on the othw cumstances of his "election" never ing all ships in the domestic trades ment-Article 11, Section 44. MEAL man per day, for the duration of foot for Sheehan, and he has became clear, as CMU had no to be American-built and manned HOURS. Relieving For Meals. the voyage. charged in court that "the CLC members at the time. by US seamen. Canadian Scabherder Wins Round In Court �SEAFARERS LOG OetolMr U, 196S Spotlights Runaway Controls action was delayed until the Greek government consented to the "con­ By Sidney Margoilos trol" stipulation. The present Honduran situation could well serve as a test to see how adamant the US Government In letters to this department, the funeral Industry defends itself is in seeing to it that its effective against the current criticisms of expensive burials. Many readers also control policy is maintained when have written citing additional incidents of high expenses, and asking a new regime moves in on the old for more information. particularly when the takeover is We want to give the funeral directors a chance to present their not through normal constitutional .arguments, necessarily excerpted in brief. means. ASSOCIATION DEFENDS: "You say the funeral cost $1600 and even A similar uprising could con­ the $1200 Insurance did not cover this amount. (This was the case of ceivably occur ia other US run­ an Idaho worker who died after an auto accident, previously reported away-ship strongholds such as here.—^Ed.) Liberia and Panama, where the US "First, the 'funeral expenses' were $1,567. Of this, $405 was paid maintains such a vital interest in out of Social Security and VA allowances. Therefore the life insurance the Panama Canal. According to did cover the amount. In addition, there was the $4,600 collected from the report last August, there were the accident which probably was based partially on death expenses . . . Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director a total of 145 dry cargo ships and "What made up the so-called 'funeral bill' of $1,567? According 264 tankers flying the flags of the to the funeral director, $80 was paid to transport the man to the "Panlibhon" countries on April 1, hospital where he died; the cost of a two-grave cemetery plot was The subject of sandwiches has been in the food news lately since it 1963. $576 (Including opening and closing one grave); transportation charges was announced that a large US bottling company will sponsor an ex­ In addition to the 1 tanker and were $45 and the funeral selected was $865. hibit at the coming World's Fair in New York called the "International 12 dry cargo ships registered un­ "You say funeral costs are one of the 'most vexing family financial Sandwich Gardens," serving sandwich favorites from all over the world. der the Honduran flag, the Senate problems.' You imply exploitation and tell of union, cooperative and Designed primarily to push the company's beverake, the pavilion will Joint Committee's report showed memorial-society plans . . . Why didn't j^ou tell why many of them boast as a consultant John Edward Hollister Montagu, Viscount Hin- that 112 dry cargo ships were reg- that once existed no longer do? chingbrooke, of London. He is said to be a direct descendant and name­ istred under the Liberian flag and "You mention the drain on union welfare funds caused by funeral sake of John Montague, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, who died in 1792 21 under Panamanian flag. The expenses . . . Are death benefits 'out of pocket' as to the union or are and is the reputed inventor of the sandwich as we know it today. Asked tanker phase of the report listed they a fringe benefit of the union earned and/or paid for by the worker Just what he knows about sandwiches, the sandwich consultant and fu­ 168 Liberian vessels and 95 Pana­ and the employer? manian. ture Earl of Sandwich told reporters, "1 like them." You urge planning In advance for 'the kind of disposal you wish.' Sandwiches have also been a favorite with Seafarers for a long time, If "effective control" succumbs Could the worker (in the case cited) and his family have pre-arranged as they have been with many busy people who need a noiu-ishing meal to political practicalities, this his funeral? Not unless they knew where and when and under what In a hurry or at an odd hour when elaborate food preparations are could mean a big burden on the circumstances he was going to die . . . Impossible. For Seafarers, a night lunch of tasty, well-prepared sand­ US Government's ability to marWhy not give the advice the Association .of Better Business Bureaus wiches can brighten up what might otherwise be a drab time on watch. shall an adequate merchant fleet does in its pamphlet on pre-arrangements: The SIU Chief Steward's Manual has a section on sandwich ideas to on short order in terms of present'By the end of 1963 it is expected there will be $725 biUion in aid stewards in preparing nourishing and varied sandwiches to com­ day tonnage needs. life insurance in force. Many of the policies in the lower brackets plement the regular meals served Seafarers aboard SIU ships. The are purchased with the intent that the proceeds will be used for funeral manual indues hot and cold sandwiches containing all kinds of meats, and burial purposes . . .' poultry and dairy fillings, and should be used by SIU stewards as a "Would it not be wise to tell your readers to get basic information planning aid whenever possible. on funerals and a funeral director or two; to check the monies which For additional sandwich ideas stewards can also take a look at this will be available at the time of death and to augment them if neces­ list of snacks to be featured at the New York Fair's sandwich pavilion. sary with life insurance? This allows survivors to bury their loved Four areas of the world will be represented with four countries in ones as they desire. each area. Many of the concoctions are pretty far out, but some may "We will admit that your articles were low pressure. However it prove helpful. is little consolation to an individual who gets both eyes blackened, Northern Europe: Scotland—sliced lamb with mint dressing; Eng­ NEW YORK — A Coast Guard that one is less black because a lighter blow was inflicted. land—cream cheese with red currant jelly on raisin bread; Germany— court martial handed out a nineUnless some of the studies might have provided me with the wrong a variety of wursts on pumperniekel; Sweden—smoked salmon and month sentence on October 1 to impression, it seems that the union worker does not wish to be regi­ chopped egg on limpa bread. CG bosun's mate Hairy D. Lane, mented . . . Therefore, what could be a better arrangement than to Pacific Group: Australia—Sidney's sliced beef with Sidney Sauce 22, after convicting him of sinking suggest that insurance be looked to as a means to help him pay for on rye bread; Philippines—barbecue pork on herb bread; Indonesia- the tugboat Tamaroa on which he last expenses ..." Howard C. Raether, Executive Secretary chicken with ginger and coconut on cinnamon swirl bread; Hawaii— had served for two years. National Funeral Directors Association loma loma salmon on coconut bread. Lane, of Poughkeepsie, NY, had Answer: It would be a mistake to assume that the unions are an Mediterranean Area: France—liver pate on French bread; Italy— been charged with sinking the outsider or third party. The unions are the workers, and are concerned prosciutto and provolone on sesame seed bread; Spain—chicken valen- craft on March 14 in Brooklyn by . cia on poppy seed white bread; Morocco—spring lamb with a tart opening the valves of the floating about the disposition of death benefits and whether union-won benefits improve family circumstances. Many employers also are concerned. dressing on onion white bread. drydock in which the tug was se­ It is true that many low-income workers carry small "burial policies" The Americas: Alaska—salmon with lemon dressing on buttermilk cured. The conviction was for bcead; Canada—baked ham with pickle dressing on cheddar cheese negligently" sinking the Tam­ which are expensive for what they provide. But the real aim of insur­ ance should be to help provide for a family, including education of bread; The United States—^sliced turkey with cranberry dressing on aroa. children. They also should know where to turn for legal aid, as shown whole wheat bread; Argentina—chursco beef on corn meal bread. Earlier, he had also been found Some of these suggest possiblities for night lunches that wouldn't guilty of sinking the drydock it­ by the miserable $4,600 settlement for that fatal auto accident. Husband and wife can pre-plan. They can discuss and agree on sim­ go too far afield from standard stores and preparations. A little ex­ self, but this verdict was reversed periment will quickly show whether they'd bo worth a try as a shipboard when it was pointed out that the ple arrangements the survivor might make for this inevitable need. One reason why some labor and co-op funeral homes discontinued mack. dock was owned by Ira Bushey & (some new ones again are being planned) is that the oldtimers who (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can Company, and was thus under felt the need for making low-cost arrangements have passed away, be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) civilian jurisdiction. and many younger people today, brought up in a semi-affluent era, are more earnings-conscious than consumer-conscious (until they live through their first couple of recessions and financial disasters). Another is that group-owned funeral homes may suffer the same prob­ lem as do privately-owned establishments—a large number of funeral hemes handling a relatively few burials. A third is that the memorial associations have become a new tool for providing low-cost funerals and burial or cremation. They encourage simplicity, and use their combined purchasing power to make possible lower costs. FUNERAL DIRECTOR'S ADVICE: "What you quote is untrue. The so-called societies give you nothing. They are an organization to which members pay annual dues. They in turn act as agents to contact a funeral home to provide a $400 or $500 funeral. If a person wants a $400 funeral he can get it from any funeral home. The difference in price is merchandise, the service remains the same. "Let's hit the cemeteries. Why should it cost from $125 up to $200 to open a grave? Often a $1,200 funeral will include $400 for grave; $100 for' opening grave; $25 for tent; $10 for newspapers; $25 for clergy; $25 or more for clothing. This leaves $600 for casket and vault." Joseph Szabat Funeral Home Oil City, Pennsylvania Mr. SZabat's letter serves as a warning against high-priced cemetery promotions. It is far more profitable for promoters to sell real estate for graves than for building lots. Some unions, fraternal and religious groups have cut this cost as much as 80 percent by buying their own burial grounds. MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION ADDRESSES: "Can you give me the name of a local memorial association?" —Mrs. R. H. (Madison, Wise.) A number of readers have asked for addresses of societies. Ernest Morgan's booklet, "A Manual of Simple Burial," available for $1 from After 100 percent success fn Coast Guard lifeboatmen's exam, latest training class at SIU Celo Press, Burnesville, NC and "The American Way of Death," by headquarters meets for final photo to record the event. Pictured (front, l-r) are Glenn Win­ Jessica Mitford, available at your public library, both provide directories chester. John Fonoli, M. Binosmon, Joseph Power; middle row, Robert Washington, James of societies. Or you can write to the Continental Association of Funeral McDonald, Nick B. Cobohug, S. Tiovis, Moy Him; rear, instructor Dan Butts, and Peter and Memorial Societies, 53 East Van Buren Street, Chicago, for ad­ dresses of local societies. Slerns, RudI Hor. Peter Madsen and Paul Phillips, plus instructor Arne Bjornsson. (Continued from page 2) the "internal management and af­ fairs" of foreign vessels with alien crews, although the ships are American-owned and operate in US commerce. In developing the effective con­ trol policy over the past dozen years, the Government, through the Maritime Administration, has worked on the theory that it will not approve the transfer of a USflag vessel to another registry, without the assurance of the re­ spective country that the ship will be available to the US in the event of certain national emer­ gencies. This was the policy followed just recently in the sale of the Matson liner Lurline to a Greek concern, where the original trans- SZTT FOOD and Something New For Night Lunch? CC Seaman Held Guilty In Sinking Another Perfect Score For SIU Lifeboat Class Funeral Industry Defends Itself �w3i ^ Offlobcr It. INt Sea Unions Again Hoid Joint Talks NEW YORK— A meeting of US maritime union officials held here two weeks ago in an attempt to deal with various disputed issues in the maritime labor field made favorable progress, according to chairman Lane Kirkland, executive assistant to AFL-CIO President George Meany. The October 4 session was the second such meeting under the sponsorship of the AFL-CIO pres­ ident, stemming from a suggestion he made at the time of the Maximus dispute in June. The first meeting was held on October 1. At the time of the Maximus dispute. National Maritime Union picketing of the ship in a dispute between the NMU and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association halted work aboard the Maximus In Philadelphia and led to a tieup of shipping in other ports. The Maximus has since come under SIU contract as the SS A.&J. Mercury (Pacific Seafarers). Present at the latest Joint union session, besides Kirkland, were SIU President Paul Hall, NMU President Joseph Curran, MEBA President Jesse M. Calhoon and John M. Bishop, secretary-treasurer of the Masters, Mates & Pilots. SEAFARERS At Philadelphia LOG we Oevem Navy Releases Some C-4s For Merchant Ship Use WASHINGTON—A long-range move to upgrade the fleets of some non-subsidized US ship operators in the domestic and foreign trades was announced by the Maritime Admin­ istration last week, following the Navy's release of 18 reserve fleet C-4-type troopships for conversion to merchant time but the Navy Department has below the cost of brand-new ves­ ship use. until now refused to release them sels. The 18 conversions could At least ten operators, in­ from the reserve fleet, designating create $50 million in work for US Paying no mind to nearby cameraman, Seafarer G* ScMHord, steward, gets up to date on the local news in the Philadelphia SIU hall. The reading session filled the time between job calls recently, after he had come off the Mossmor (Calmer). cluding SlU-contracted Waterman Steamship, have already filed for twice that many of the C-4 ves­ sels currently held in reserve status as potential troop carriers, Water­ man alone is reportedly seeking to acquire 12 of the 18 available C-4s. There are 43 such vessels in all. The ships would be taken over in exchange for some of the older, slower tonnage now held by nonsubsidized companies. American operators have been showing interest in trading in their email, aging vessels for new­ er, bigger, faster ships fiM* some them for use only during a national emergency. November 15 Deadline Applications for the C-4s will be accepted by the MA until November 15. The 15,000-ton ves­ sels are 523 feet long with a 71 foot beam and a speed of 17 knots. Among the C-4-types now manned by Seafarers in various trades are the Transglobe (Hudson Water­ ways), Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Car­ riers) and Sea-Land's Mobile and New Orleans. Such conversions would cost from $1 million to $3 million, well 'SEIZED SHIP' RETURNED TO SERVICE SAN JUAN—^The SlU-contracted containership New Yorker was due to be withdrawn from the James River (Va.) reserve fleet last week to go back into operation on the North Atlantic run to Puerto Rico ports. The ship had been seized by the Maritime Ad­ ministration for non-payment of its Federally-insured from here to Atlantic Coast re­ The "joint venture" covers the fineries and return south with southbound movement of wheeled mortgage in July. shipyards. The ships involved are presently anchored with the re­ serve fleets in Hudson River, New York; James River, Virginia; Suisun Bay, California, and at Olympia, Washington. The MA announcement of the release of the 18 vessels states in part: "As these ships will sig­ nificantly upgrade certain de­ pressed segments of our merchant marine, assignment of these ships will be made on the basis of the greatest benefit to the national economy and national defense. Ac­ cordingly, applications will be closely scrutinized to determine the requirements of the contem­ plated trade, type of conversion and resulting efficiency of the ship, the applicant's operating ability and financial responsi­ bility . . ." Speaking last week at the 37th convention of the Propeller Club, Vice - Admiral John Sylvester, deputy chief of naval operations (logistics), said the conversions "will make a highly valuable addi­ tion to the US merchant marine." "We must not lose sight of the need for many more ships in the coming years," he said. "Failure to provide the US-flag ships re­ quired to meet the estimated in­ crease in our waterborne com­ merce will place us at the mercy of those nations controlling the world ship charter rates." She will haul palletized sugar wheeled vehicles. This is report­ vehicles and other cargo. MA de­ edly the first time that the Govern­ termined that it will not foreclose ment has returned a ship to serv­ on the mortgages at this time, ice, after seizing it for a mortgage since the charter will provide for default, so that the vessel can assignnaent of both the charter meet future mortgage installments. and joint venture monies to the The three-year-old New Yorker US. Earnings in excess of sched­ QUESTION: Do you usually vote in your hometown elections? was put into the reserve fleet in uled mortgage payments and oper­ Jack Farrand: I always vote no mid-July when her owner, Contain- ating expenses will be deposited Victor Velex: The only time I matter what the election is and if erships. Inc., missed mortgage pay- into a "restricted fund" for even­ vote is during a Presidential elec­ I'm away from n>ents on the $4 million ship. The tual distribution. tion, and I usu­ Boston, which is outstanding mortgage on the ves­ ally use an absen­ sel at the time was $3.2 million. my home port, tee ballot because However, Containerships received make sure that I'm sailing most a proviso from the MA that if it get an absentee of the time. In ballot. I have to could find a charterer, the New the last Presi­ admit that I did Yorker would be reactivated. dential election Time-chartered on a two-year miss the last used an absentee Presidential elec­ basis to American Seatraders, Inc bailot that was Joseph Volplan, Social Security Director the ship will also operate under ; tion because distributed on the "joint venture" arrangement. She couldn't get a ship. I don't care for the politicians in New York ballot on the ship I was sailing. had previously been in service City so I never bother to vote in We do have pretty spirited con­ for South Atlantic & Caribbean Opponents of the Social Security System who like to use the argu­ city or state elections. I don't versations on board sometimes, Lines from South Atlantic ports to ment that the system is "actuarially unsound" have been proven wrong know whether that's the right especially about the President or Puerto Rico with a sister ship, the once again. The fund's board of trustees has just issued a summary Floridian. The Floridian is still thing to do, because it's a good about Presidential candidates. report of a more-detailed one made to Congress declaring the program operating on the old . run. thing to vote in all elections if 3> t "actuarially sound" based on projections of income and outgo for the The charter covers use of the foreseeable future. you have the chance, Joseph Ferenc: The last time I New Yorker for the movement of voted was in 1956 during the New t These projections estimate that the cost of the present program palletized sugar from Puerto Rico averages out to about 9.33 percent of covered payroll over the long Harvey Bursey: I usually vote in York City elec­ to the North Atlantic, and means run. This is approximately the same average percentage of payroll ali the elections if I'm ashore. As tions, but other that shippers will not have to than that I've al­ which will be contributed to the fund on the basis of the present law. a matter of fact warehouse sugar as they have in ways been at sea I'm going to check The report notes that at the end of June, 1963, there were about the past when it was hauled in and they never tomorrow to see bulk loads. Full advantage can 18.5 million persons being paid benefits at a monthly rate of almost passed any absen­ If my voter's regthus be taken of current sugar $1.3 billion. tee ballots around. gistration is still prices. American Seatraders is a Although from year to year and depending on the state of the Some of the guys valid. I wanted subsidiary of Olivarria & Com­ economy, outgo and income do not always balance exactly, "the com-on ship have some to vote during pany, Inc., a large sugar broker­ plete schedule of contribution rates, ending with an ultimate rate of loud argupretty the last Presi­ age house. 4% percent each, for employees and employers and a 6.9 percent for ments about dential election the self-employed, is estimated to produce adequate income to pay Presidential candidates sometimes, but, unfortunate­ the benefits now provided in the law to all present and future bene­ but as for myself, I'm happy to ly, I was sailing ficiaries and to pay the administrative expenses of the program, without when that came up and there were just hit the sack after my turn. any subsidy from the general funds of the Treasury." it t it no absentee ballots distributed on The one area of the Social Security program in which assets are not Theodore M. Larsen: I'm a reg­ the ship. In order to keep Union rec­ expected to Increase over the next five years is the Disability Insur­ istered voter in New York City 4, . and if I'm at ords up to date and to fully ance Trust Fund. The trustees note that a large part of the increase Raymond Reddick: I tried to home I usually protect Seafarers' rights to of expenditures by this fund was due to the 1960 amendments to the register in Brooklyn recently and vote. Actually I welfare and other benefits, it is Social Security System which made disability benefits payable to found that I had can never recall important that all ships' dele­ workers under 50 and their dependents. To counter this deficit, the trustees recommended that the Social to be a resident voting on an ab­ gates mail a complete SIU crew Security law be changed so that a small portion of the increase in list in to headquarters after the a year before be­ sentee ballot. ing eligible to Most ship cap­ sign-on. The crew lists are Social Security contribution rates scheduled for 1966 will be allocated vote. I think that tains never bother particularly valuable in an to the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. "If this is done," the trustees reported, ."it is estimated that both that rule is un­ with it because it emergency when it's necessary fair because all produces a lot of to establish seatime eligibility parts of the program as a whole, will have enough income from con­ citizens should extra work. I for t>enefits on the part of a tributions and from interest earned on trust fund investments to meet be allowed to vote voted in year's election for Seafarer, or a member of his future benefit payments and administrative expenses." They added that this would not involve any change In rates paid by no matter where governor state senator and family, particularly if he should they reside and also voted in the last Presidential be away at sea at the time. The employers and employees, but would represent a slightly different how long they live there. I^ election. I think that ali seamen crew list forms are being allocation of the funds to be collected. Trustees of the fund who made the report are: C. Doug'.as Dillon, never in one spot long enough to should be interested in politics mailed to all ships with each meet the registration eligibility and should also make sure that issue of the LOG and can be Secretary of the Treasury; W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, and requirements. As I recall, the they vote. As for myself, I never obtained from Union patrolmen Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. last time I voted was in a Democ­ forget under which administration in any port. {Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can ratic primary in Florida in 1936. the Wagner Act was passed. be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Social Security $ In Good Shape Mail Crew Lists To Union Office �Pace ElffU SEAFARERS LOG Safety Panel Asks Revised Tanker Rules WASHINGTON—The report of the Tanker Safety Committee ap­ pointed by the Treasury Depart­ ment was made public last month and calls for some new rules to Increase safety on tankers. Of direct interest to Seafarers Jn the report is the committee's re­ commendation of special manning requirements and Coast Guard endorsements for seamen manning tankers. Joe Algina, director of the safety program covering SlU-contracted vessels, is currently in con­ tact with CG headquarters, which has invited comments on the pro­ posed new rules. There were no representatives of maritime labor or management on the nine-man panel which has been studying tanker safety for more than a year after being ap­ pointed by Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon. The Coast Guard is an agency of the Treasury. The 62-page report cited the human element as an important factor in tanker safety, stating that "safety problems relate more to personnel than to material." One interesting recommendation made in the report is that it should not be made mandatory to gas-free the empty cargo tanks of tankers either before they leave port or at sea. Experience has shown, the re­ port points out, that it is safer to seal the empty tanks and let the petroleum vapors develop until they are too rich to be explosive. It has been found that after tanks have been gas-freed, new explosive vapors form from the petroleumsoaked rust left in them. The committee also recom­ mended that tankers be required to carry explosive gas-indicating devices and that the Coast Guard make further tanker safety studies. Court Sets Hearing On Bull Line NEW YORK—The latest in the long series of hearings on the attempt by Manuel E. Kulukundis to revive his backrupt US-flag shipping operations under a trus­ teeship arrangement has been scheduled for October 25. At this hearing. Federal Judge Thomas F. Croake has announced, trustees of the Bull Line-Kulukundis American-flag operation must produce a reorganization plan for the remaining ships or submit a report on why they cannot for­ mulate such a plan. The court - appointed trustees have expressed doubt that there could be a reorganization because of insufficient funds, although attempts have been made to raise the necessary money. Claims against the Kulukundis shipping operation were originally estimated at over $5 million, in­ cluding claims by the SIU and other shipboard unions and claims by SIU crewmembers with liens against individual ships for wages due. Meanwhile, the Maritime Ad­ ministration had no luck in its latest attempt last week to sell the supertanker Titan, a former Kulu­ kundis vessel. For the second time the only bidder was the Charles Kurz Company. As on the first oc­ casion, however, the bid was hedged with many conditions. It was these conditions which caused the MA to reject the company's first bid. Oetober it, IttS SXX7 MBDZCikZ. Joseph B. Lome, MD, Medical Director Cancer Detection & Physical Check-Up More than 267,000 Americans died of cancer in i960. It is estimated that at least 65,000 of these deaths could have been prevented if the cancer had been diagnosed and treated at the early localized stage of tho disease, according to Emerson Day, MD, who writes of cancer detection by examination in a recent American Cancer Society publication. All cancer arising from a primary focus must pass through a localized stage in the tissue where it arises. At this early localized stage most cance^ can be completely removed and cured by surgery or radiation therapy. The key to the success then is to discover cancer while it is in this early localized stage. Early localized cancer is usually small and does not produce symptoms. There are ho biochemical or serological changes that occur which are useful for a general "cancer test", at least at the present time. Therefore, the only method of detecting cancer in the early localized stage where cure is possible is by "periodic examination of the asymptomatic adult". Squat stern end of Liberian-flag ore carrier Tyne Ore, regis­ This is the type of examination routinely performed in all SIU clinics. tered in Monrovia, is pictured at Conneauf, Ohio, where The salient features of these examinations include several essentials. ship has figured in several dock mishaps. History. This should include family history of cancer in the patient's family: It should detail environmental factors for occupational hazards or exposure to known carcinogens, as petroleum products, dies, etc., or unusual exposure to radiation; and 4haibits of diet, drinking and cig­ Rectum. Thorough inspection and arette smoking. palpation of the entire genitalia The medical history as to ill­ including scrotal contents is es­ nesses, operations, x-ray therapy sential. is important. Any changes from Digital rectal examination is the the normal habits may be im­ primary means of detecting early CLEVELAND—The US Steel Corporation is still oper­ portant diagnostic leads. cancer of the prostate. Any local­ ating the Liberian-flag runaway Tyne Ore in the Great Physical Examination. This ized change in consistency of the Lakes ore trade, in the face of a long-running fight and should be a thorough check from prostate, especially after the age head to toe by inspection and of 50, should be further inves­ picketing by the Marine En-^ ^ gineers Beneficial Association operation on the Lakes and a sub­ palpation In a systematized manner, tigated by smear or biopsy, or both. including the sMn areas for any The anal and rectal area should be and other Maritime Trades sidiary of US Steel. The steel company has several suspicious areas of skin change. examined at the same time as Department unions to protest the use of the runaway while many of vessels similar to the Tyne Ore and The head and neck, with good prostatic examination. Examination of the Female Pa­ the company's US-flag vessels are the Schmedeman registered in Li­ lighting. Including nose, mouth, idle and their crews out of work. beria which it apparently wants to nasopharynx, ears and eyes, the tient. The female patient requires US Steel also has an additional introduce into the same trade. The thyroid gland and lymphatics, the same thorough general physical foreign-flag ship, the Schmedeman, MEBA and other MTD affiliates should be examined thoroughly. examination as the male. In ad­ Abdomen, careful palpation is ditional to the general examination, flying the Bermudan ensign with a have long been picketing in an essential for possible detection of special emphasis is placed on effort to spotlight the case of for­ Jamaican crew, operating on the Lakes. This is part of the com­ eign ships coming into the Lakes any intra - abdominal mass or thorough examination of the breast and female genitalia and pelvic pany's continuing campaign. to and taking over the work of Lakes masses. Male Genitalia, Prostate and organs; also examination both by force an opening for still more seamen. inspection and palpation including low-cost foreign vessels to enter cervical smears for cancer (Paps) the Lakes ore trade. and biopsy of cervic if indicated. The Tyne Ore made the news Laboratory Studies. The follow­ recently when she went aground at ing laboratory studies are essential! Conneaut and smashed in a big urinalysis, hemoglobin or hema­ chunk of the dock in her attempt tocrit, blood cell counts. Other to break loose. Last year, the Tyne tests should be given if history Ore banged up a good part of the Almost nobody guessed the outcome of this year's surprise unloading equipment at the trouncing of the Yankees by the upstart Dodgers of Los indicates. X-Ray. A 14 X 17 x-ray of the Toledo, Lorain and Fairport facili­ ties, doing an estimated $1 million Angeles. But Seafarer Charles Rehill was almost as close as chest is essential for good cancer screening. In addition to cancer damages. the Dodgers themselves. Picketlines by US seamen were Rehill, an engine depart­ with "a little cash." He figured detection, this type of examination thrown up when the ship reached ment sailor, told the LOG the better-balanced Bombers from will reveal most pathological con­ this area and were honored by "Inquiring Photographer" just two the Bronx would be too strong ditions correlated to cancer, but members of the SIU Inland Boat­ days before the Series started on for the Bums of Chavez Ravine. just as important probably in total men's Union and the Licensed Tug- October 2 that the Dodgers would And Augustine Rodriquez, of the adult preventive medicine. Cancer cure, as well as the suc­ men's Association who refused to take it, but he deck gang, backed up Bell, citing cessful treatment of many other the Yanks' pitching and hitting. dock her. She made it into her did not expect it berth however, and was unloaded Wallace (Mad Bear) Anderson, conditions depends on early de­ to V;e so quick. by company personnel. The ves­ Rehii; guessed it sailing in the deck department, tection. See that you and youra sel was trying to make it out again would maybe picked the Yankees because he is receives this physical check-up an­ nually which is available at all when she was caught by the wind take the Dodgers a Yankee Indian. and driven against the shore and The safest of all, however, was SIU clinics for your convenience five games to onto the mud bottom. Oliver Hodge. His comment? "I and protection. wrap it all up. It took many hours of hard work (Comments and suggestions are Backing up his don't give a damn about either by the German crew* before the invited by this Department and the Dodgers or the Yankees." claim, Rehill Tyne Ore was finally winched free. Hodge is a Giant fan—and he can he submitted to this column said that "good Rehill By that time she had bounced off in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.). pitching always didn't care who won it. the dock a few times, causing con­ beats good hitting." siderable damage. He seems to be a born prophet, The Tyne Ore dispute is based on the fact that Local 7000, the because he scored a real sooth­ marine division of the United saying triumph when he told the Steel Workers, and other unions LOG that "Sandy Koufax will win WASHINGTON—Another member of maritime labor, John J. would normally be manning the two, the first and the fourth." Grogan, president of the Industrial Union of . Marine & Shipbuild­ That's just what happened in the American-flag oreships which US ing Workers and three-time mayor of Hoboken, NJ, has been Steel has kept idle by using for­ four-game Series that ended in named a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council and a viceLos Angeles on October 6. eign-flag vessels. Local 7000 has president of the Federation. Koufax whipped Yankee star contracts with Pittsburgh Steam­ Grogan's election to the Executive Council was announced by ship, which is the largest bulk ore hurler Whitey Ford each time, AFL-CIO President George Meany October 8 after a one-day just as Rehill said he would. meeting of the Council. The session was held prior to the sched­ Of the six Seafarers besides vC— uled November 14 opening of the AFL-CIO constitutional con­ Rehill who were asked about their vention at New York, and also dealt with current legislative Series favorites, Dave McKinley problems and initiation of a register-and-vote campaign. and Edgar Anderson, both deckGrogan, 49, joiqed the old AFL Steamfltters Union in 1930 and men, also pegged the Dodgers as served as executive secretary-treasurer of lUMSWA Lrf)cal 15 from winners. Both McKinley and An­ 1937 to 1942. He was elected vice-president and an executive derson responded that they felt board member the following year, and has served as president of the Dodgers had the strongest the Hudson County Industrial Union Council and as a member of pitching. the New Jersey State Assembly. Elected a Hoboken city commisf G. Bell, sailing in the engine sioner in 1947, he was voted into the. mayor's post in 1953 and department, decided the Yanks has been reelected twice since then. would take it in six games, and wanted to back that stand up US Steel Keeps Plugging Foreign Ships On Lakes Seafarer Guessed Close; Picked LA, Koufax In 5 AFL-CiO Hrmes Shipbuilders' Head To Vacari4;y On Executive Council �SEAFARERS Oeidbcv IS. IStt Pace NtaM LOG .S ' i:') DRYDOCKED IN BALTIMORE Seafarers laid up at the US Public Health Service Hospital in Baltimore last month had a visit from a LOG photographer while SlU welfare rep. Bennie Wilson was making his rounds of the wards to pay out weekly benefits. Besides putting out cash, Wilson checked on moil, shopping and other per­ sonal needs of the men idled in the hospital, so that their affairs can also be in good shape when they're fit again for duty. Off the Steel Executive (Isthmian), Seafarer Carl Smithi saloon messman, takes it easy in hospital bed. "How's shipping" Is the inevitable query from William Lane, ex-Alcoa Polaris, on arrival of Welfare rep. B. Wilson. Bull session about old ships and shipmates stokes up memories for a hospitalized twosome —^William E. Lane, ex-Alcoa Polaris, and Gus Loeffler, ex-Alomor (Calmar). Item of personal business for Seafarer Ira H. Kilgore, ex-Kennmar (Calmer), occupies attention of SlU welfare rep. Bennie Wilson after paying weekly benefits. Book from hospital library helps kill time for Sea­ farer Joso Caramts, ex-Short Hills (Soa-Landl. �. .-•' ^ Pare Tea SBAFARERi L06 Darrow Saw 'Right-To-Work' Was Phony Label Long Ago Oetobor 1ft, im SlU Family In Focus CHICAGO—Clarence Darrow, whose life as a lawyer was an endless struggle for the rights of the poor and for union labor, knew long ago that the "right-to-work" label was a fraud. An all-time famous lawyer, he defended trade unionists when that was an un­ popular job. He long ago spotted "right- dared for the open shop that no "The inalienable right-to-woik: to-work" as a phony slogan doubt many of them really believe means simply the Inalienable right lA and was not misled by it. He called it "a bit of birdlime used to catch the unthinking . . ." "In spite of the fact that, from the standpoint of the employer and the market, labor is a commodity like any other to be bought at the lowest price and worked into the finished product, still in a limited way society and law have always recognized that this commodity is not exactly the same as wood and iron and must be governed by a somewhat different rule," Darrow once wrote. "Labor is really life. It is the strengrth and energy and time of human beings given day by day to someone else. To give it without any return is slavery; to take it £ar an unjust or insignificant re­ turn is only so much less. "Trade unionism has grown so old and strong, opposition is not now so much directed against the union as against everything it does. Most peopie are now willing that workmen shall be organized pro­ vided they do nothing but pass re­ solutions and pay dues . . . "Just now the popular line of opposition against unionism is made in the violent demand for open shop . . . "So long and yocirerously have the enemies of trade unions de- 2 Seafarers Retire On Pension $ of the employer, without hindrance, to go out In the open market and bid for laborers on the hardest terms, or, rather, to so order that industrial world that all men and children must bid against each other for a right to toil. "It is not so very long since a large part of the coal of England was mined by women^ since they were even harnessed to coal cars down deep in the earth, and on Visiting New York hall, Seafarer Leonard S. Bugajewski poses their hands and knees drew cars with wife, Alice, and stepson Guy Baudoux on tour of head­ of coal from the darkness up to a point where they were relieved by quarters facilities. The family resides in Elizabeth, New muies . . . Jersey. Bugajewski was AB aboard th Steel Altisaa (Isth­ "It is not long since little chil­ mian) on his last trip out. dren from 8 years of age were placed in these mines with their fathers and mothers, and were penned in the constant whirl and din of the spinning wheels of England for 10, 12 and even 14 hours a day. It is due to the trade unionists of England that these in­ Joe Alflna, Safety Director human conditions are gone for­ ever ... "But every step of advance was stubbornly fou^t by employers In the past this column has suggested many pointers on safe^, with who violently contended that not particular attention on how to avoid accidents. But what would you only their fortune but the safety do in case an accident does occur? This time we will concenrate on and glory of the British empire what to do in case of injury to a shipmate or a member of your family rested upon the unpaid labor of at a time when your actions could mean the difference between life these helpless slaves. and death. (Continued from page 2) "If trade unionism today shouid Question: When a person suffers electrical shock and remains in which it was rendered. flag or grow weary, should hesi­ contact with the electrical source, how would you separate him from The Lausche proposal has been tate or falter, should give up its the electrical contact to safely begin applying artificial respiration? referred to the Senate Conunerce demands for the recognition of its Answer: Use a stick or other non conductible object to make the Committee, of which Sen. Warren union, its collective bargains, and separation. Direct contact or contact by means of a conductible mate­ G. Magnuson (D-Wa«h.) is chair­ its closed shop, if the field should rial could transmit the shock to you. man. be abandoned to the employers, Question: Can artificial respiration be begun immediately upon sepa­ More than 60 AFL-CIO trade the great sea of weak and helpless ration without danger to the rescuer? union organizations responded to men and women and little children Answer: Yes. Artificial respiration shouid begin immediately. The an SlU alert regarding the Bonner would sweep away the industrial victim's body will not retain any electricity after he is separated from bill's restrictions on free collective conditions that organized labor has the source. bargaining and the right to strike, won through its devotion and its Question: What is the best method of applying artificial respiration? America would live and raised their voices in a highly- struggles. Answer: The mouth-to-mouth method forces more air into the victim's successful protest. Bonner, in a over the dark industrial history lungs than either the chest pressure-arm lift or the back pressure-arm by-lined article published in New that England has passed through." lift. 4York the day before the HMM Question: What is the best body arms against your face and roll Committee voted on a motion to position for a pnrson with a sev­ over slowly to douse flames. table the legislation, had sought to erely-bleeding head injury? Questions: Should a person with discount the reaction to his pro­ Answer: To prevent harmful neck and back injuries be moved? posal and his effort to pass special blood flow in the event of concus­ Answer: Not unless his position legislation for a single industry. sion or fracture, the head should makes further injury from falling In the October 10 vote in com­ be raised in such an injury. objects, etc., probable. Improperly mittee to set aside the Bonner bill. House members noted the opposi­ Question: How would you treat moving him may cause paralysis. NEW YORK, Scprember S—Chairman, a severly-bleeding wound on any Question: Is the fact that a per­ tion not only of labor organizations, Earl Shepard; Sacratary, Ed Mooney; son can walk any assurance that but of top Government spokesmen Reading Clerk, William Hall. Minutes of part of the body? all previous port meetings accepted. Port as well. Answer: The important thing he does not have a fractured leg? Agent's report on shipping was accepted. Answer: No. He may be in Both Labor Secretary W. Willard President reported on AFL-CIO Executive here is to control the bleeding. Wirtz and Commerce Secretary CouncU meeting. State Department meet­ Apply direct pressure over the shock and not notice the pain in ing re Canada beef, organizing and new Luther Hodges testified against ships. Leonard McLaughlin, executive wound with a sterile dressing or walking. vice-president of SIU of Canada, was in­ other clean material available. Question: What assistance should the measure last summer. Hodges troduced and thanked membership for the first-aider give an accident said that the bill, which then pro­ support in Upper Lakes dispute. Presi­ Don't use a tourniquet unless it is victim? vided for compulsory arbitration, dent's report accepted. Secretary-Treas­ an extreme emergency. urer discussed quarterly financial com­ Answer: Emergency injuries might produce worse conditions mittee, Welfare Plan trustees, BuU Line Question: What sort of a band­ than those it was supposed to im­ money due, new port assignments. Re­ age should be used for emergency should be treated first. Victims accepted. Welfare services report may die unless bleeding, stoppage prove. Wirtz said the biil was far port presented. Meeting excuses referred to treatment of an ordinary wound? of breathing or oral poisoning is too drastic. dispatcher. Auditor's reports presented Answer: A snug sterile bandage quickly treated. Never move the and accepted. R. Holder elected to Later amended by the omission quarterly financial committee under new is best. A tight one may hinder injured unless you're sure he's In of the compulsory arbitration business. Total present: 440. circulation; a loose one might fall immediate danger. feature, the measure with its 4< 4" PHILADELPHIA, September 3—Chair­ off. Question: Should a person with strike-stalling provisions still re­ man, Frank Drozak; Secretary, Steve ZuQuestion: If your clothing catches fractures that are not splinted be ceived only lukewarm support. bovich; Reading Clerk, Charles Stansbury. As a spur to labor protests Accepted minutes of previous port meet­ fire with no one around to aid you, transported? ings. Port Agent's report on shipping, what is the best way to extinguish Answer: No. Mishandling of any against tlie measure, SlU Presi­ need for rated men and blood bank was injured person is likely to increase carried. President's report of August the fire? dent Paul Hall notified all AFLwas presented and accepted. Auditor's Answer: Don't panic and start shock. CIO international unions, state and reports accepted and carried. Lawrence Question: What is the best treat- _ central labor bodies of the dangers Tryon elected under new business to running. If there is no water financial committee. Discussion around, drop to the floor, put your ment for shock? inherent in the bill at the time quarterly in good and welfare on medical exams Answer: Shock is frequently fatal it was reintroduced in its amended for Cities Service crews. Total present: left hand on right shoulder, right 54. and should always be treated in hand on left shoulder, pull your form. Condemning the revised bill any serious injury. To treat shock, even with the compulsory arbitra­ BALTIMORE, SeptemzMt<4 4—Chairman, the idea is to prevent loss of body tion feature removed, Hall said it Rex E. Dickey; Secretary, Jack Oeller; Reading Clerk, Ben Wilson. Minutes of heat. Keep the victim warm—but was "stiil a bad piece of legisla­ meetings in all ports accepted. Port not hot. Make the victim lie tion for the unions because it Agent discussed shipping, blood bank, quietly and administer a warm would throttle free collective quarterly financial committee, building repairs and deaths of several Seafarers. liquid to drink. bargaining." Report accepted. Report of the President for month of August was accepted. He also pointed out that the re­ (.Comments and suggestions are excuses referred to dispatcher. vised proposal posed "a dangerous Meeting invited by this Department and Auditor's reports accepted. Pete Lannon precedent for dealing with all elected in new business as member of can he submitted to this s^olumn quarterly financial committee. . Total labor-management disputes." in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) present: 240. that they are fighting fpr some principle of liberty and Justice and not to serve their selfish ends. "Mainly their arguments con­ sist in various statements of the assumption that every man has an inalienable right to work when he pleases, for what wages he pleases, and for whom he pleases. "The word "inalienable* sounds well, for it is taken from the De­ claration of Independence but it has no meaning in this connection. An 'inalienable' right is one which cannot be taken away and it is obvious that, under present con­ ditions, no such right exists. "The Inalienable rlght-to-work is a bit of birdlime, used to catch the unthinking mass. Society, and all industrial life, must be made over or, at least, radically changed before such a right is anything ex­ cept a far-off-dream . . . House Kills Bonner Bill How To Help After An Accident MEMBERSHIP IMEETINGS Pureell h Leslie Two more Seafarers were named to receive monthly pensions by the trustees of the program after their regular meeting in New York re­ cently. Both oldtimers qualify for a pension of $150 per month for life. The list of qualified seamen re­ ceiving SlU pension benefits this year has risen to 87 with the ap­ proval of this list. Of the two retiring men, Joseph Leslie, 67, is on a normal retire­ ment pension, while James Pureell, 65, is retiring because of disabil­ ity. Leslie, a native of Poland, first started shipping on SlU vessels in 1947, when he went aboard the Florida in the deck department and rode the same vessel for sev­ eral years. His permanent home is Miami, Florida. The SlU-contracted Florida State (Everglades) Was his last ship. Pureell had shipped on American vessels since 1932 and on SlU ships since 1941. He last signed off the Atlas (Tankers and Tramps) in February. Pureell holds all en­ gine department ratings. He and his wife live In New York. �Oetober IS. 196S MEAFARERS copsneponT Fire Elevea LOG "Let's Try This On For Size!" V '.:3 BIGUTIST POLITICAL DRIVE SHAPES UP. AFL-CIO President George Meany warns that "the money and manpdwer of big industry and the right wing will be pumped into the 1964 elections in unprecented amounts to elect conservative candidates." In a kickoff address to the recent COPE Big Cities Conferences, Meany urged delegates to offset the conservative drive by using "our natural advantage in the big cities and their suburbs. . We must register record numbers of union members, their families and friends, and we must conduct a massive get-out-the-vote campaign." About 80 delegates, representing the nation's 22 most populous metropolitan areas, attended the conferences. Meany said, "The out­ come of the Presidential and Congressional elections next year will hinge on what we are able to accomplish in the major industrial cities and the fast-growing suburbs around them. Nothing can be taken for granted. We can afford no illusions about the prospects for liberal vic­ tories in 1964. Only if we get our members to register and vote can we feel confident of reasonable success." "We certainly must improve on past performance," he pointed out. In 1960, only about 60 percent of union members voted in the Presi­ dential contest, and approximately 50 percent voted in the 1962 Con­ gressional elections. "This just about equals voting performance of the population as a whole, but we should do better." Recent formation of conservative political action groups provides conclusive evidence that reactionaries are stepping up their political efforts' in hopes of making 1964 a year to elect a Congress and President who will "turn back the clock on progressive legislation," Meany stated. Among such groups, he said, are the American Political Action Commit­ tee of the American Medical Association, and the Business-Industry Political Action Committee, launched this summer by the National ,Association of Manufacturers. Meany called on delegates to "redouble your efforts to increase the effectiveness of citywide register-and-votes drives, and to vastly expand the political participation of union members." Also addressing the conferences was political analyst Louis Harris . who cited statistics showing the gap in voting performance between citydwellers and rural and other non-urban residents. Harris said in 1960 in New York State, 18 percent less of the total number of urban citizens eligible to vote turned out than in nonmetropolitan areas of the state; in Missouri, 15 percent; in Ohio, 11 percent; in Wisconsin, 9 percent; in Ililinois and Minnesota, 7 per­ cent; in Michigan, 6 percent, in California, 5 percent. He said this lag in. voting performance of city-dwellers "cost hundreds of thousands of votes for liberal candidates." Harris predicted pivotal issues in the 1964 Presidential race will be health insurance for the elderly, taxes, Cuba, civil rights, foreign aid and President Kennedy's handling of the economy. On all of these issues, Harris said, public support of the President's program hovers around 50 percent, making these the "battleground" issues. Issues working strongly for ine President, he stated, will be defense, •pace, foreign policy, education, la'jor policies. Peace Corps and Ken­ nedy's personality. Agriculture, Government spending and his handling of Congress will be issues on which the President may be vulnerable, Harris forecast. '""T"' •• • Two more "cease and desist" orders against Burlington Indus­ tries have been issued by the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board, which found the firm guilty of a dozen unfair labor practices at its Vinton, Va., weaving plant. The board refused a request by the Textile Workers Union to make Burlington post a $10 million per­ formance bond against continued law violations, but said it would review the record in any future cases. The union had asserted that a "stiffer remedy" was nec­ essary to prevent the nation's largest textile.chain from continu­ ing a "chain-wide policy of intimi­ dating, coercing, discrimination and discharging pro-union em­ ployees." 4- 4" 3» The Arizoha AFL-CIO, Joining efforts to meet a community need, helped sponsor four summer classes for Spanish-speaking chil­ dren who did not know enough English to enter the first grade successfully this year. The results were so beneficial that the state body will keep an eye on the progress of the young students, and will petition the legislature to keep pre-school training a regular part of the school program. Texas schools have already taken simi­ lar action. The need for prior training in English was high­ • ' ^ lighted by the failure of 70 first graders last year in classes at EToy, Ariz., near Phoenix, t 4" 4" Successful after 80 years of try­ ing to organize the Burroughs Corp. and its more than 5,500 em­ ployees, the United Auto Workers have been named bargaining agent by a count of 2,760 to 2,404 in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. The firm has been Michigan's largest non­ union industrial employer. It manufactures computers and other business machines. Two other unions, the Firemen & Oilers and the United Plant Guards, previous­ ly represented small groups at Burroughs. 4" 4" 4" Three separate organizing cam­ paigns by the International Union of Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers have finally brought the runaway Proctor Electric Company plant back under the union ban­ ner. The lUE represented Proc­ tor workers at Philadelphia from 1949 until a new management moved operations to North Caro­ lina and Puerto Rico during a strike. In 1957, during another walkout at Baltimore, Proctor had hired strikebreakers and ousted the union in a aecertification elec­ tion. The present win was by a 292-250 count. E. A.Pr The labor legislation now being considered by the Canadian Parliament—to put into effect a government trusteeship with broad controls over all the affairs of Canadian maritime unions, including the SIU of Can­ ada—^brings ^e memory of many infamous totalitarian governments of the past and present into sharp focus. Taking a page from the handbook of the Nazi government in Germany, the Fascists in Spain and Italy, the Communists in Rus­ sia and elsewhere, the Canadian govern­ ment is moving to bring the labor unions to heel and to administer union policies and programs through a forced trusteeship. The scope of the powers that would be legis­ latively granted to the government trustees is frightening in its enormity. The board would have complete jurisdic­ tion over all the elected union officers, with the right to discharge at will, with or with­ out the consent of the membership. It would have the right to alter the constitutions of maritime unions as it sees fit and to transact all financial matters. Canadian seamen's pension and welfare funds would be put at the disposal of the board, to be disbursed according to the board's judgment. This situation, as it arises from a pure and simple labor dispute between one Canadian union and one Canadian shipping company that is seeking to destroy the union, is a dangerous development not only in Canada but for the labor movement everywhere. If Canada can adopt such a course, with a heritage including the .English system of dispensing law and justice on a fair and equitable basis to all men and institutions, what next? History has shown us that once govern­ ment makes inroads on the freedom of one group, the tightening government fist even­ tually engulfs all facets of a country's life. Labor unions, because of their progressive tradition and leadership in progressive movements, have always been a number one target for this type of dictatorial control by .A totalitarian governments. Canada is now moving on this same course. The AFL-CIO, the SIU and unions and workers everywhere are looking with deep concern at what appears to be a disintegra­ tion of the democratic process in Canada. It is still to be hoped that Canada will not adopt as its own the page out of the book of history that says "... control the workers and you control the country." This is an image that most democratic countries would take pains not to cultivate. What sometimes seems a cure often is really an_epidemic in disguise. 4> 4> \ \ 'Business As Usual' It's probably no surprise to anyone, but the record now bears it out. The concentration of stock ownership in this country is pretty 'much unchanged from the past. One-tenth of one percent of America's tax-paying copu­ lation still owns nearly 20 percent of all the stock in the country. This trend has continued despite the rise in new investors. So while the number of stockholders has doubled in the past ten years, concentrated ownership and control of US corporations continues. Persons with in­ comes of over $25,000 a year own 48 percent of all shares, according to a Ford Foundation report. The contrast between large and small stockholders is even more vivid from the fol­ lowing statistic: All of the 101,000 monthly investment plans of stock exchanges, set up to encour­ age small purchases of corporate stocks, hold 6.6 million shares worth $270 million. But J. Paul Getty; head of Getty Oil, alone con­ trols 12.5 million shares of that company worth more than $300 million. A well-known runaway ship operator, Getty also controls several other oil com­ panies and shipping enterprises and has a fortune that has been estimated "at about $1,000,000,000." �OvMur It, IfM PiCe TwtHw Close-llp On A Splicing Job The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan (any apparent delay in payment of daims is normally due to late filing, lack of beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the dispositimi of estates): Harry K. East, 34: Brother Easf*CecU Hargroves, 44: Brother Diosdado C. Lavader. 54: Brotb died of accidental injuries aboard the SS Cities Hargroves died from a heart ail­ er Lavndor died on August 8, 1962 ment on August In the USPHS Service Norfolk 4, 1963 at Port Hospital, Balti­ on August 23, more, Md., from Arthur, Texas. 1963. He had He had shipped injuries he re­ shipped since ceived when he since 1957 in the 1953 in the deck was struck by a engine departdepartment. Sur­ car. He had been mrat. X a V i e r viving is his wife, shipping in the Christ, of Port Roberta East, of steward depart­ Arthur, was Orange, Texas. ment since 1953. named temporary Beulah Cemetery, He is survived administrator of Pensacola Fla., was the place of his estate. Burial was at Green- by his sister, Mrs. Florence Victor, burial. lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, of Baltimore. Burial was at West­ if ern Cemetery, Baltimore. Cecil C. Hnikes, 46: A heart Port Arthur. condition was fatal to Brother 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jese E. Lestoi. 55: Brother AniMtacio Qaiaeiies, 62: Brother Hughes on July Quinones died on May 10, 1962 in Leston died of heart disease in the 24, 1963 at theUSPHS Hospital, the USPHS Hos­ USPHS Hospital, Boston, Mass., on pital, New Or­ Baltimore, Md. He August 22, 1963. leans, La., firom had shipped with He had been sail­ septicemia. He the SIU since had been sailing ing since 1951 in 1957 in the stew­ the steward de­ with the SIU ard department. partment. S u rsince 1938 in the Surviving is his viving. is his wife, engine depart­ mother, Mrs. Mrs. Clarice D. ment. There were Coral Buck, of Leston, of Bos­ Baltimore. Gardens of Faith Ceme­ no survivors ton. Burial was ^ tery, Baltimore, was the place of listed. Burial was in Metairie Cemetery, New Or­ at Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, burial. leans. Mass. All of the following SIU families have received maternity benefits from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name; All hospitalized Seafarers would appreciate mail and Ronald Novotny, born August visits whenever possible. The following is the latest 14, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. An­ available list of SIU men in the hospital; drew Novotny, Lindenhurst, NY. USPHS aOSPlTAI, Frazler McQuaggs Carlos Spina 44" ^ STATEN ISLAND. NEW YORK Frederick Nobles Adotph Swenson. Waselle Magee, Jr„ born June Thomas AUen Markos Kosmas Billy Orbach RuSin R. Thomas 14, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Was- Corneel AmeUhcki Jesus Landroti Charles Parmar JnUns Thompson Claudio Anaritate Robert Lasso Jorge Planes James Walker sell Magee, New Orleans, La. F. Antonetti WilHam Leonard Biny Ward Edward Lee Pos 4 4 4 Pedro Arellano BJom Lerwick Robert White Charles Pollard William Roberts Elizabeth Ann Piasa, born Francesco Aremnla Paul Liotta Howard Wright Frank Averwald Dennis Uoyd Franklin St. Mary August 12, 1963, to Seafarer and David BlackweU Mohamed Mahmoud USPHS HOSPITAL Mrs. Joseph E. Piazza, Groves, Williard Btumen Carlos Matt NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Thomas Buckley Jack Hauldin Horace Conyray Wm. JeSerson Texas. Anthony Caramas George O'Rourke 4 4 4 4 4 4 Richard Chiannonte, born June 10, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Chiannonte, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4 Charles M. James, born August 23, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles E. James, Houston, Texas. John G. Hansmi, born August 27, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lonnie C. Hanson, Escatawpa, Miss. 4 4 4 Mary Caroline, Witthaus, bom July 31, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul Witthaus, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Kristen O'Dee, born August 3, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert O'Dee, Fairview Park, Ohio. Henry B. Morris, born June 10, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. John P. Morris, Savannah, Ga. Thomas Clark Arthur CoUett John Davies Well Denny Salvatore DiBella Charles Dougherty Charles Fertal Erik Fischer John GaUoway Jose Garcia RafTaele Garofalo James Gillian Albino Gomes Juan Gonzalez Edwin Harriman Fred Harvey Arnold Hindenes William Jordan Carl Kendall Wmiarn King William Phillip* John Rolmrts Joseph Scully J. Shefuleski James Sherlock Chas. Sherpinski Frank Sherry James Shiber Manuel Silva F. SortUlo Thomas Statford L. Sturtevant Ernest Tatro Wilbur Taylor Olver Thompson Miguel Tirado Jose Toro Alvaro Vega S. Zavadcson USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Clyde L. Barnes Anton Evenson Richard Barnes Eugene Gallaspy John Brady Sanford Gregory Wilbert Burke John Gross John CaldweU George Hiers Jimmie Carlos Walter Johnson Henry Cbemel Jean Latapie Eugene Copeland Eddie LeBUnc Gordon Dolman CUude Lomers James DeMarco Gordon Long Julius Ekman Joyce Massey Ramose Elliott William McKay Lucien Drew Delvln Johnson Joseph Feak James Pardue John Fitchette Robert Staplin A. W. Forsythe Marvin TiUeit USPHS HOSPFTAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Joseph Bailey Geoffrey Johnson Malvln Chandler Bonnie MeDaniel Edward Cichorek Elarl Sillin Patrick Donovan George Yeager USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Mark Conrad Abraham Mander George Djian Ernest Moore Richard DarvUle Richard Newell Leslie Dean Gustave Osuna Joseph Fontenot Ralph Palmer Monroe Gaddy James Parker Horace Hunt Mario Pacheco James Hodges Arthur Sabourin John Jeiiette Charles Sargent Charles Lambert Thomas Tighe George LitUe Earl Whatley James Llppencott Thomas WalecM USPHS HO.SPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA E. Anderson Oilie Price Ralph Harris Daniel Rose A. Kamedra U. & Sails Willard Mulling M. Wadlington USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Arthur Kaval William Powers Raymond Perry USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIP. MervH Black Samuel Mills T. Chilinski Harry Schorr R. Cossitwin D. L. Shumate Mike Hanncsian T. TroIHnger Fedil Lagrimas V. E. Wiseman USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE MARYLAND Arthur Anderson Wiley Uudgens William Lane Harry Acosta WillUm MiUon George Bareford Esteban Quend* James Beck Robert OuUaw Gorham Bowdre John Pegan, Jr. David Carter .>nhn Powers James Ca.se. Jr. Oscar Rayndr William Davies Br von Ricketts Sidney Day John Schoch Gerald Edwards Arthur Endemann Carl Smith Fell* Tate Carroll Fichett Chasies Taylor FTiedof FondUa Esteban VilUyol Gorman Glazo George Warren L. Halbrook John Hannay USPHS HOSPITAL ECMRT WORTH. TEXAS Gerald Algernoa Thomaa Lehay Benjamin Detbler George McKnew Adrian Dmricber Max Olaoa Abe Gordon Willie Young rspiet HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE James McGea Wreifling match with a I'^-ineh wire hawser is center of attention on the supertanker Manhattan where everything is done in a big way. The welt-deck of the t06,Q00-ton vessel was the arena for tha tricky job of making a splice in the wire rope. Only WifiicHR DM (right), is identi­ fied in this photo by WaicKa G. Perry, OS. Seafarer Offers 'Welcome^ Mat Te the Editar: A lot of our boys still get to Savannah, and I'd like for them to keep my place in mind when they get to port. It's the Rio CocktaQ Lounge where Seafarers are always welcome. I've been shipping with the SIU since 1946 and am still a member and still sailing in the My wife has gradually lost use of her left arm, then her left hip and now has trouble walking and talking, so I know what this disease is all about. Funds fac research are about the only thing that can help lick this disease in the long ruiL Help your local multiple sclerosis society if you can. ' James B. Dunkum Eikridge, Md. 4 4 4 Crew Suggests 12-Year Pension All letters to the Editor for publication in tha S£AFAR£RS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. deck department, so I know what it is like in some places where a seaman's money is the only thing people aro inter­ ested in. That's the reason I'd like SIU men to know that Fm in business in Savannah and will always try to give them a fair shake. Emil Gretaky 4 4 4 Ex-Seaman Asks Research Aid S To the Editor: As an <dd ex-seaman, I would appreciate the publishing of this notice in your paper. It's about a campaign to raise enough money for reseandi on the causes of multiple sclero­ sis and related diseases that disable a lot of men, women and kids in this country. I'm an over-the-road truck driver today, and am spending all the free time I have trying to raise this money fay con­ tacting unions and labor groups here in Maryland and in Washingtmi, DC, for the purpose of getting all possible support in this fight Two years ago my wife, Vir­ ginia, came down with the dis­ ease that was finally diagnosed as amotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal disease for which there is no known effective treat­ ment. It is the disease that killed Lou Gehrig, the great New York Yankees* first base­ man 22 years ago. To the Edttmr: We, the crew of the SS Aza­ lea City (Sea-Land), are forced to comment on Brother Van Whitney's letter (LOG, Sept, 6) regarding a 26-year seatime requirement for retirement. If Brother Whitney likes every­ thing so well, he can sail for the next 40 years. Some of us would like to spend a little part of our lives at home with the family before we wind up on ci'utches or in a great big hole. It is suggested, therefore, that 12 years of seatime be required for retirement regardless of age, or a 56-year age limit be set if a brother wants retire­ ment We aboard the Azalea City believe that if headquarters WMit after the shipping com­ panies to pay $1 per day per man more, which we believe they would do instead of a pay increase, retirement on the above basis would be possible and benefits could be raised to $306 per month. This letter is also signed by Mario Reyes, ship's delegate; Evald Kamm, deck delegate, Robert A. Bullock, engine dele­ gate, "and Pedro Viruet, stew*ard delegate. Louis Cevetle Chief steward 4 4 4 Welfare Help Is Appreciated To the Editor: I would like to thank the Welfare Plan for what it has done to help my wife. The Plan covered most of the hospital and surgical bills for her re­ cent illness. These benefits are very help­ ful and appreciated by all of us, because they really come in handy when the chips are down. James Narfleet �SEAf ARERS OeUktt It. im LOG-A-RHYTHM: The SaUor's Prayer Keep me safely In thy sight And grant no fire drill tonight. And in the morning let me wake Breathing scents of sirloin steak. God protect me In my dreams And make this better than it seems. Grant the time may swiftly fly When myself shall rest on hiph. In a snowy feather bed Where I long to rest my head. Far away from all theae scene* From the smell of half-done beans. Take me back into the land Where they don't scrub down with sand. Where no demon typhoon blows Where women wash the clothes. God thou knowest all my woes Feed me in my dying throes. Take me back, I'll promise then Never to leave home again, it ^ THREE YEARS LATER Our Father who art in Washing­ ton (Heaven) Please dear Father let me stay Do not drive me now away. Wipe away my scaMing tears And let me stay my thirty years. Please forgive me all my past And thinps that happened at the mast Do not my request refuse. Let me stay another cruise. AMEN. i From the Ships at Sea -J - ,--i "f --I.Si •a Financial problems and TV repair costs are dogging th« Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers) these days, and had brought the ship's fund down to a low of exactly 21 cents at the last report. There had4been a "respectable" ship's mendation went out to the entire fund of $26.89, but that was department but especially to the By "AnoayniMu" (Ed. note: Seafarer Joseph Padelsky sent in the followIn poem, which was printed on a picture 'postcard mailed home by a US Navy "boot" at the San Diego Naval Train­ ing station back In July, 1918. The card pictures a trainee sprawled in his hammock in the middle of a crowded Navy barracks. Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. Grant no other sailor take My shoes and socks before I wake. Lord guard me in my slumber And keep my hammock on its number. May no clews nor lashings break And let me down before I wake. Pace Tbirteoi LOG before the television had to be taken ashore for repairs. Repairs and travel costs to and from the ship brought the bill up to $35.68. Helping to make ends meet. Seafarer John Carey came up with s $9 loan to the fund, so the TV could be taken out of hock. An arrival pool either in Honolulu or Pusan will be used to repay him and start up the ship's fund again. ^ RopUca of the tankor TrasICO with a naw fictional name is dispiayod in ship's mosshaii by model-makar Robert Robia. Tho roproductlon, ail in balsn wood, is 46 inches long. Seafarer Builds Ship Model On Tanker Trip The SlU-manned Trustee (Commodity Transport) has literally been cut down to size by Seafarer Robert Robin, who constructed a balsa wood reproduction of the ship during his last trip aboard the vessel,-ta T-2 tanker. Robin built the flag, Robin notes. The ship is drymodel during his off-duty docked in Philadelphia these days. Shipping with the SIU since hours over a 30-day period. Working directly from a set of 1057, Robin sails in the steward blueprints, Robin fashioned a rep­ department His home port is Se­ lica of the ship that is a 48 Inches attle. long and has a beam of 24 inches. The model completely lights up with power supplied by a battery generator. It has lights in the crew's guarters aft and amidships, plus run­ ning lights. The detail work also includes booms, mason posts, a pilot's ladder and gangway that all move. "The catwalk end range lights are in good shape," he adds. Named after a friend, the model MONTICELLO VICTORY (VIcfery is tagged the SS Vesa of the fic­ Carricn), Aut. 31—Chairman, S. H. tional Milburn-Matley Line and Fulforai Sacratary, C. Oamar. t49 in ship's fund. Motion made to have carries her name on the bow and ihlp's delegate contact headquartera stern. But after he finished the regardiiig launch tervice and other beefi. job and had the "christening" and launching, the person he made it TRANSCLOBB (Hudson Waterways), for decided not to have it. Sept. 1—Chairman, E. Hansant Sec.ratary, H. R. Dombrowtki. No beefa So ri^t now the Vesa carries reported by department delegates. no port of registry, though it's .Crew requests new refrigerator for definitely not going to be foreigncrew messhall. Ship should be fumi­ Next Port: New York gated. Suggestion made to get « library from the haU. Steward de­ partment decks amd foc'sles to be painted. SA«LE TRAVELER <SM Transpert), Aug. IS—Chairman, Boyd Amsberryi Secretary, Everett Perry. Mo­ tion that ships running to Persian Gulf on steady run should provide for cold water In showers during the summer months. Everett Ferry was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Crew aslced to return cups to messroom. Suggestion made that lemon­ ade and cold dinners bo served when in hot climate. OEL RIO (DeiU). Aug. 18—Chair­ man, Angel Javier Urtii Secretery, Alf Tolentlno. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly on this ship. Vote of thanks given to the 3nd electrician, steward department, galley crew and messman for jobs well done. Homeward-bound fhreo days out of New York, Seafarers on the Stool Workor (Isthmian) toam up at coffaatima for a group picture. Shown (front, l-r) aro Joe Mcortlo, OS; Horofd Slooii. OS; Frank Load, MM; rear, Fritz Taylor. AB; MRto Strostas. OS. and Herb MooUor, roofer engineer. Mueller sent in the picture on tho return from a three-month trip out to tho Persian Gulf and India. TAOOEI VICTORY (Consolidated Mariners), Aug. 24—Chelrmen, John Dunne; Secretary, Virgil L. Harding. One man paid off In Saigon. Company stopped allotment for one man who was hospitalized and rejoined ship two weeks later. Discussion on ex­ plosive cargo carried from Okinawa. *10 In ship's fund. Motion for Union representative to meet ship upon ar­ rival at Bangor. Captain ' to carry sufficient amount of American money for draws, etc. Patrolman to check before ship leaves on next voyage. DiacUssion on American money which Is supposed to be put out before arrival in the States. Something should be done about port time in Yokohama, draws, penalty cargo, transportation, etc. DEL NORTff (Delta), Befd. 1—Chair­ man. Rufus C. Sleugh. Jrj Secretary, •III Kalicr. Letter sent to headquar­ ters regarding retirement plan X Back from seven months on the Persian Gulf-Japan run, the su­ pertanker Thetis. (Rye Marine) came home to New York clean and free of beefs in all depart­ ments. The ship drew special praise both from .Uie skipper, Capt. i The Orient Comet (Colonial) has decided to contribute its ship's fund to the American Merchant Marine Library Association as a kind of "thank-you" for past help in the reading department. The crew voted to turn over the ship's fund of $20 to the AMMLA at the last meeting. ^ ^ Getting the news while at sea is always a problem for a ship's crew that wants to keep up with the world, so radio operator Vernal C. Dean drew a unanimous vote of thanks for his assist in this diore on the Marine (US Shipping). Dean turned out a news report each day on a recent voyage and was warmly thanked for the favor by a news-hungry crew. 4" baker and chief cook for their special attention to the feeding. t i Added entries in the "Good Feeders" department, as reported in minutes from various ships, in­ clude some of the following stew­ ards and galley crews: Robin Mood (Robin), Alcoa Mariner (Alcoa), Yaka (Waterman), Gateway City (Sea-Land), Steel Voyager (Isth­ mian), Seab-ain New Jersey (Seatrain), Venore (Marven). On the Anlea City (Sea-Land), a com­ read to crew. Andrew McCloskey was elected to serve as ship's dele­ gate. S127.S4 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Bosun Billy Edelman asks men to carry out orders that he is told to give at emergency drills. Ship's delegate asked to see captain about emergency drills. TRUSTCO (Commodity Transporta­ tion), Aug. 17—Chairman, none; Sec­ retary, F. Quintaye. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. William Schaefer was elected to MRkr Corey Hlgginson, and SIU patrolmen who visited the vessel on arrival. The skipper has called the crew the best he's seen in a long time and said there hadn't been a bit of trouble on the long shuttle trip. Ship's delegate James Cllne and a delegates' team of Nick Papeyeg16a, deck; D. Miller, engine, and W. Moore, steward, got a vote of thanks from all hands for their performance. The steward depart­ ment also came in for its share of praise for good chow and service. i 4> 4" On the Potomac (Empire Trans­ port), some 4:30 AM chipping in the engineroom woke up the stew­ ard department cooks and messmen, but the chief engineer said the noise was "just some pecking away" at the plates. The cooks are figuring maybe they'll try some "pecking away" at the bulk­ heads near the engineer s room to see how he takes it. Vote of thanks given to steward de­ partment for fine food and service. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Sept. 16—Chairman, Carl Lawson; Secretary, Bill Stark. Ship's delegate thanked crew for its cooperation. S25.05 in ship's fund. No beets re­ ported. Motion submitted to petition negotiating committee regarding pay raise and new working agreements. Steward thanked crew for its cooper­ ation on linen issue. Members get­ ting off asked to leave foc'sle keys aboard. All members asked to co­ operate in bringing cups back to messroom. OMNIUM FREIGHTER (Mol Ship­ ping), Aug. 17 — Chairman, S. A. Holden; Secretary, V. Ratering. P. Cogley was elected to serve as ship's delegate. One oiler is not living up to contract. Engine delegate advised to explain contract to oiler. Crew asked not to waste fresh water and not to use towels as rags. serve as ship's delegate. One mem­ ber hospitalized In Aruba. Letter sent to headquarters regarding Ihe injured brother and full investigation of treatment will be made. Vote of thanks by all members given to Brother William Schaefer for help he offered injured shipmate. A A J FAITH (Pacific Seafarers). Sept. 11—Chairman, M. Trottmanj Secretary, John Klinke. One man missed ship in Aden and will rejoin in Suez. Six men paid off. *30 in ship's fund. Motion made that new men should not be allowed to make other than coastwise trips if they will not have time to return ship to States. Beef on sanitary because of shortage of wipers. Engine depart­ ment requests the ship's delegate to check on the reason why the new washing machine has not tieen in­ stalled. IBeef with steward for buy­ ing foreign lunch meats for night lunch. ORION PLANET (Orion), Sapt. IS— Ctsalrman, Clyde Kent; Secretary, R. Hunt. Ship's delegate reported every­ thing Is running smoothly. **8.60 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate to see captain about the crew having access to new ice cube machine which was placed aboard at the start of tlie voyage and is being kept locked up. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield), Aug. 25—Chairman, Nils C. Beck; Secretary, R. William Birmingham. Ship's fund, *17.62. Disputed OT in the three departments. It was agreed that no member of the unlicensed personnel will use vacant rooms above the crew deck, but this crew urges that all ships under contract be handled in the same way. Blood type of each member should be put on his clinic card. Suggestion that SIU voting procedure be changed to allow for use of absentee baiiots by members aboard ship. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Sept. 15—Chairman, E. Kress; Secretary, M. P. Cox. Ship's delegate requested to keep job. No water fountain placed in crew's quarters as prom­ ised at the end of trip. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Sept. 1—Chairman, Fred Shala; Secretary, J. Coude. S33.92 in ship's fund. No beets reported by department dele­ gates. Motion made to have all draws in foreign ports made in American money and to do away with travelers checks. Ship's delegate announced that keys will be made for toilets and washrooms, and every man will be Riven one. Vote of thanks to steward department. �v^V ^afe Fonrtcea SEAFARERS Galley Crew On Transeastern Everything's shipshape in the galley aboard the Transeastern (Transeastern), where (i-r) Albert Hendricks, BR; Young McMillan, baker; Edward Singleton, pantry utility; Grant Marzett, chief cook, and Harold Ducloux, steward, manned some of the steward department posts on a recent voyage. Worst Port? Alexandria Heads Seafarer's List V Contrasting the freedom available in the States for sea­ men who come ashore from foreign ships, Seafarer Leo Seleskie has put Alexandria down in his book as the "worst port" yon can name. He says he'd-*rather be at sea than spend new government in Korea has ten days in "Alex" or any finally cracked down on the other port in the United Arab Be- "slicky boys" who spend their time public. stealing wristwatches . and hats, Back from Alex after a couple and anything else they can from of trips on the York (Ship Opera­ seamen. tors) to the UAR and Spain, Seles"Something of the same order kie pointed out how a seaman go­ is long-overdue in UAR ports. ing ashore there "absolutely must Let's get the ball rolling at Alex have an Arabian to support . . ." so a seaman can have some free­ The "guide" who shows you dom. When we want to find our around tells you where to go, what way around, we ought to be able to do, how to spend all your money to take a taxi without having a —"it's the quickest form of for­ couple of 'guides' on our tail so eign aid I ever saw," he adds. the cabs will drop us at their "We would all have been satis- joints." fled to leave the next day and say to hell with that port-time break. MARGARETT BROWN (Bloomfleld). Sept. 8—Chairman, W. Tragambot Let's get out to sea again . . . just Sacrafary, W. O. Pordy. No shlp'a let's leave Egypt . . ." You just delegate as he left in the last port. Motion made to ask lor 2 hours mini­ ean't win there, says Seleskie. If mum for deck department when the you stay on the ship, you're pes­ watch below is broken out for OT. Francis Pastrano elected as new tered constantly to go ashore. And ship's delegate. Discussion on canned if you go ashore to try it again, milk, which is a good thing on some the fun begins. runs. Since fresh milk is available in most ports in Europe, ships on this "A guide picks you up, whisks run should go back to buying It. you off in a cab to the most ex­ AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land), Sept. 14 pensive places and will even loan —Chairman, Lou Cavette; Secretary, you money when you go broke. R. M. Nielsen. S5.12 in ship's fund. Motion that a letter be written by He knows he will get It all back— chief steward to be sent to LOG in plus." reply to Brother Van Whitney's' letter Seleskie said he'd heard, that the on pension. Motion that letter on Foreign Payoff? Leave Clean Ship Seafarers are reminded that when they leave a ship after articles expire in a foreign port, the obligation to leave a clean ship for the next crew Is the same as in any Stateside port. Attention to details of housekeeping and efforts to leave quarters, messrooms and other working spaces clean will be appreciated by the new crew when it comes aboard. LOG A Plan On 'War For Peace' (For several years. Seafarer Joe Paslnosky has given a lot of thought in the course of Ms travels to the long-range problems facing the US and the Western World. Here he sets doum some of his ideas on an intricate subject.) For the' past 40 years we have been witnessing the ophy that all men can admire and seek to follow. greatest debacle since the fall of the Roman Empire; First, we must adopt a philosophy of a balanced the collapse of Western civilization. In the past 20 budget so that we are not destroyed ultimately by years alone 700 million people have been enslaved spending ourselves Into bankruptcy as other nations by the Communists. Today they are devouring south­ have done before. Our tax system should be equita­ east Asia and are in complete control of Cuba 90 ble and based on ability to pay. miles off our shores. Tomorrow they may be the Second, we must strive to create a universal sys­ masters of South America. tem of tuition-free education throughout the free The blunder that we have been making was to world. At home we must expand our tuition-free attempt to fight Communism on its own terms. They educational system up through the university level. make th^ ground rules, they determine when and In this way, every student who can meet academic where the next "hot" or "cold war" will be fought, requirements and maintain minimum academic stand­ how it will be fought and under what conditions. ards could have equal opportunity to secure a col­ I propose that we reverse the situation. We should lege education, regardless of race, creed, color, lay down the rules under which this struggle should national origin or financial status. be fought. We should force the Third, we must expand our concept of the role that Communists to compete with u| on the Peace Corps should play. We must expand our our own terms and under rules student exchange program so that upward of a which would be favorable to our million students could have the opportunity to visit cause. To do this I propose that and study in foreign lands. We should grant the op­ we should launch the "battle of portunity to an equal number of foreign students to Armageddon." visit the US and study in our schools. "Armageddon" Is not a war of In this'manner we could accomplish a twin goal. enslavement or destruction. It Is Not only would our students have the opportunity to the great struggle for peace, for visit foreign lands and study their customs, cultures, democracy, for equal rights, the languages and way of life, but the foreign students Pasinosky struggle that mankind must wage could have an opportunity to study democracy in and win before it can eliminate destructive wars and action on our own shores. create the ideal society for us all. If we succeed in this endeavor we will strike a The great battle Is described in the Bible, at Rev­ death blow against Communism, for it thrives^ best elations, Chapters 19 and 20. in those areas where the education of the people is "And I saw heaven standing open; and behold, a neglected and where democratic principles are least white horse, and he who sat upon it is called faithful understood. We will be making friends instead of and true, and with justice he wages war.—^And the attempting to buy them. We will be strengthing the armies of heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and arsenal of democracy. We would create upwards of pure, were following him on white horses. And from 10,000 jobs in the marine transportation industry. his mouth goes forth a sharp sword with which to What I propose is not impossible. In the last world smite the natidns ..." war we defeated the Axis powers under the most The man on the white horse is not an individual, adverse conditions. Surely we could defeat the Com­ only a symbol. He represents the ideas of the great munists under peacetime conditions and with every­ philosophers; the sword that issues from his mouthr thing in our favor. is the philosophies they teach. It is these philosophies Brothers who believe in the wisdom and justice that move the hearts and minds of man and like a of this cause; brothers who would raise their voices tidal wave sweep him along to the ultimate goal that in union halls and at meetings; brothers who would he seeks. be willing to write letters to their Congressmen and If we are to succeed in this great struggle we must Senators in order to secure the necessary legislation emulate the symbol that is the man on the white and win public support, all could take part in a horse. We must truly become the symibol around cooperative effort to win a battle of great magnituda which all nations can rally. We must teach a philos- for our time and for future generations. C. V. Bedall. Ship going to shipyard this trip. S16.55 in ship's fund. Mo­ tion to see about having doctor ex­ amine crew once every six months, as he does the licensed personnel. Motion that any time the mate does not caU gang to get coffee for readi­ ness period, this should be considered one full hour OT. Motion to revise sailing board time, as company has three hours to work with, while crew only has one minute to be late be­ fore it costs a day's pay or a fine. Request that rooms be air-conditioned, or at least the messrooms. OVERSEAS REBECCA (Maritime Cvarteat), Sept. 8—Chairman, Paul J. Franco; Secretary, John H. McElroy. Ship's delegate reported cap- pension be discussed, and membersiiip concurred. Joe Reghetti was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Motion that new chairs be put In crew mess. Vote of thanks to steward department, with special thanks to baker and chief cook. FAIRPORT (Waterman), Sept. 12— Chairman, S. Thayer; Secretary, J. D. Brigham. Ship's delegate resigned after serving for 16 months. Vote of thanks given retiring ship's delegate for a good job. Brother Foster elected in his place. $5.85 in ship's fund. Everything going along fine. Motion made that the agent in San Francisco explain new penalty cargo provisions. Vote of thanks to steward department. Washing machine wring­ er should be replaced. Crew asked to close door to laundry room when finished. BETHFLOR (Bethlehem), Aug. 23— Chairman, F. C. Greff; Secretary, October 18, 19(A the father of Brother Heinz F. Ulrlch. Flower contribution quickly raised. One man missed ship at Yokohama and rejoined at Inchon. Motion to be referred to negotiations committee to get pension for those wh.0 have 15 years seatime regardless of age. PORTMAR (Calmar), Sept. 2—Chair­ man, L. Barchi Secretary, N. Kondylas. Richard Heffley was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs reported. S8 in ship's fund. One man" missed ship in Baltimore but was replaced. DEL ALBA (Delta), Sept. 14—Chair­ man, Jack Craft; Secretary, L. A. Mitchell. $1 was left in ship's fund at the end of last voyage. L. A. Mitchell was elected to serve as shlp'a delegate. It was suggested that • timer be gotten for crew's washing machine. When in port and.watches are broken, coffee should be made in large coffee urn. as all hands are working and percolators are too small. OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Over­ seas), Aug. 25—Chairman, M. J. Kerngood; Secretary, C. MIsak. No beefs reported. Up to present time crew has been enjoying a pleasant trip. $9.50 in ship's fund. Discussion on matter taken up with boarding pa­ trolman by ship's delegate, regarding moving certain rooms around to give baker and 3rd cook larger room. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Sept. 8—Chairman, Joseph BInchard; Sec­ retary, Joseph N. Powers. One man tain's view on disputed quarters al­ lowance whUe ship was in drydock, and on disputed delayed sailing from Honolulu. Both matters will be re­ ferred to patrolman, plus the cold water problems. Bosun discussed captain's attitude regarding several items and the incident of a man being refused a hospital slip. All will be referred to patrolman. Crew's attention was called to the death of yOURB K(Or(^}NG TO m MO eACKTALK-NO GIVBME A MARP T/MB ^ ARGUMENT^ IhllS TRlP^HQ-mouBLB, * missed ship at Alicante, Spain. There were several beefs about the draws being given out in the Port of Cal­ cutta. India. 310 in ship's fund. Deck delegate suggested that crackers should be ordered in packages of 4 wrapped in celo pack. All members getting off should leave room keys on desk. Ship's delegate thanked the chief steward for his cooperation during the voyage. ' BEAUREGARD (S^-Land), Sept. IS —Chairman, B. Sharp; Secratary, C. Hemby. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. $3.03 in TV fund. Repairs to be made in galley to stop all water leaks. Clorox for the deck department to be ordered and issued by the chief mate or by the steward. ROBIN HOOD (Robin), Sept. 15— Chairman, Vincent L. Tarallo;-Sacrotary, Louis B. Thomas. Crew re­ quested to turn off washing machlnu when finished using it. $34.19 in ship's fund. Vincent L. Tarallo was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Negotiations committee should try to get retirement for any member that has 20 years with the SlU. Dele­ gates to see patrolman about slopchest prices and variety of merchan­ dise. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ORION COMET (Orion), Aug. 25— Chairman, Manuel De Barros; Secre­ tary, Ernest Traklmavlch. $20 in ship's fund. Crew voted to turn over balance of ship's fund to American Merchant Marine Library Association. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for" a job well done. Motion made that present chief cook not be allowed to sail above 3rd Cook until he is quali­ fied. This motion is caused by the continued and consistent poor quality of food preparation this crew has been forced to endure. �October 18, 1988 SEAFARERS LOG Page Fifteen Sthedule Of SlU SIU membership meetings are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed iSIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be: New York November 4 Detroit November 8 Pbiladelphla ....November 5 Honston November 12 Baltimore November 6 New Orleans ...November 12 Mobile November 13 FIHAIICIAL REPORTS. The constitution ot the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters nistrlct nakes apaclflc provision for safeguarding the aeaberahlp's woney and Union flnancea. Tha conatltutlon raqulrea a detailed CPA audit avary threa aontha by a rank and file auditing conlttee elected the aeaberablp. All Union reeorde are available at SIU baadquarters in Brooklyn. Should any aaabar, for any reason, ba rafused his constitutional right to In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified sail, return receipt requested. Wesf Coast SIU Meetings SIU headquarters has issued an advance schedule through Novem­ ber, 1963, for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far E^ist. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on, Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule is as follows: Wiimingion ban Francisco Seattie October 21 October 23 October 25 November 18 November 20 November 22 Joseph Fried J. A. Acosta You are asked to contact Arthur Your tax return check is being held at the SIU headquarters Croteau, 7130 Village Way, Hous­ ton, Texas. counter, 3rd deck. 44> 41 3^ t Lyle Hipp James Clougtaessy M. F. Busby asks you to ship his A check from the Manufactur­ ers Trust Bank is being held at tools COD to his address at 1311 the SIU headquarters counter, 3rd Ann Street, Cullman, Ala. deck. 4» 4" 41 4" i* David L. Meehan Money Due The above-named or anyone Ex-Maritime Overseas knowing his whereabouts is asked Checks for the following men to contact his attorney, Martin J. from the Maritime Overseas Corp. Jarvis, 123 Second Street, San are being held at the SIU head­ Francisco 5, Calif. quarters counter, 3rd deck: 4i 4 R. H. Bunce, Jr., Joseph Bucher, Money Due J. D. Crowe, B. Elverum, S. GouEx-SS Potomac mas, Lee Gillain, B. Jackson, Ber­ Checks for the following men nard Jackson, James Kendrick, J. from • the above vessel are being F. Lae, S. Mylonopoulus, R. M. held at the SIU headquarters Martin, J. Maguire, W. J. McNeely, counter, 3rd deck: Vernon Nash, W. W. Newson, L. Eldon Froese, Ernest Gilbo, E. O'Conneli, William Pittman, P. James Rutherford, Charles Thorpe, Pringi, P. Pacheco, D. L. Redmond, Herman Vizena, Readus WheelingS. Rivera, J. J. Swykert, ~C. H. ton. Travis, A. Urheim, E. Ward, Stan­ 4 4-4 ley Yodris. Money Due 4> 4> 4^ Ex-Sea-Land Service Audly Carwick Foster Checks for the following are be­ Your wife needs your help. ing held at the SJU headquarters Write as soon as possible to 338— counter, 3rd deck: 7th Street, Jersey City, NJ, or 609 V. E. Kane, P. L. Miranda, N. A. Absecon Highway, Hoboken, NJ. Paine, O. R. Rodriguez, G. E. Shuford, L. P. Young. 4 4 4 SIU Atlontic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICB-FRESIDICNT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williama A1 Tanner Robert Matthewa SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADtiUAR'I'ERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BAUl'lMURE 1216 E. Baltimore St Rea Dickey, Agent EAstem 7-4900 BOS-IXIN 276 sute ST. John Fay. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DET'RUn 10229 W Jtilerson Ave. VInewnod 3-4741 BEADUUARTERS 679 4tn Ave.. Bklyn HYactntb 0-6600 BOUSTON 9804 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAlnut 8-3207 JACKSUNVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax William Monia. Agent ELgIn -3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Ben lonzalet, Agent FRanklin 7-3964 MOBILE . . 1 South- L.awrence St. Lnula Neira Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS . 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens. Agent Tel 929-7546 NEW YORK 679 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK .416 Cnlle.v Ave Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent 625-6509 PHILADELPHIA . 2604 S 4tb St Frank Drozak. Agent DEwey 6-38IV RAN FRANClStXl .. 490 Hariiaon St Frank Boyne, Agent DOuglas 2-4401 E B McAu]e.v. West Coast Rep. • SANTURCB. PR 1313 Pemander Juneoa Stop 20 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 724-2848 SEA ITLE .. 2905 1st Ave •led Bahkowskl, Agent MAin 3-4.334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. JelT Gillette. Agent 229-2788 WILMING'I3>N Callt 509 N Marine Ave Ernest Ibarra EvSS Steel Chemist The above-named or anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked to get in touch with the attorney for Harry L. Baum regarding a 1962 accident. Call J. R. Duggan, YUkon 2-9617, San Francisco, col­ lect. Urgent. 4 4 4 Bicbard J. Grant You are asked to get in touch with Charlotte L. Callison, 150 South (Carolina, El Paso, Texas, regarding a matter of importance to you. 4 4 4 Ex-SS Rye All crewmembers are advised that a check on the mail situation shows that our correspondence was answered from New York but apparently didn't reach the ship and that all monies due are being collected. I collected my vacation on my pay slips. Clark S. Inman, ship's delegate. TRUST FUBHS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are adainletered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreeaents. All theae agreesents specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and sanagewent representatlvea and their alternates. All expenditures and dlsburseaenta of trust funds are amde only upon approval by a Majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at tha haadquarters of the varloua tnut funds. If, at any tlae, you arc denied Inforwatlon about any SIU trust fund, notify . SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified wall, return receipt requested. RHTPPIHG RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclus­ ively by the contracts between the Uhion and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in lOl.Uhion halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union 'smd the shipowners, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified Bail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Max Harrison,' ChaliiDan, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite I63O, Hew York U, HY - Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at Union headquarters by certified nail, return receipt requested. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all tines, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. mi' ® CCTJTRACTS, Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard •ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing •for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFAHERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally^refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any incUvidual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action.at the September, 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for XJOG policy is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMEWr Or MONIES. No moniaa'ara to ba paid to anyone in any official capacity in tha SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no cir-. cimstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event' anyone attempts to require sny such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a membar is required to make a payment and ^ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this'abould immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certifiad mail, return receipt requested. lis iili •iSSi"" COHSTITUriONAL RIGmS AND OBI.IGATIOMS. The SIU publishes every aix months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtsin copies of this -constitution ao as to familiarizm themsalvaa with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methoda such aa dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well a.e all other details, then the member.so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings.. And like all other SID members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take aa active role in all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Bacauae thasa oldtimera cannot taka ahlpboard amployment, the membership haa reaffirmed the long-standing union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. .. ; 'NI . - • J EQUAL RIGHTS. All SeaXeirers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as nembers of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and In 'the contracts vhl<^ the Uhlon has negotla-ted wltdi the enployers. Consequen-tly, no Seafarer nay -be discrininated against because of race, creed, color, national or geogr^hlc origin. If any nenber feels -that he Is denied the equal rights to which he Is entitled, he should notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified nail, return receipt requested. 4 4 4 Mike Dangnvich Get in touch with your sister, Mrs. James H. Halverson at 2411 Fourth Avenue North, Seattle 9, Margarito Borja, Hoy C. Bru, John Wash. Urgent P. Chambers, John J. Doyle, Forhi4 4 4 nato Drilon, Steve Krkovich, James Ineome Tax Refunds Checks for the following men are Lear, Harry Lowther, Waldo M. being held by Jack Lynch, Room Oliver (2), Jorgen G. Pedersen, 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison William Saltarez, Henry R. Smith (2), Harold R. Thomas, Ding Hai Street, San Francisco 5, Calif.: Woo. Joseph A. Alves, Louis Baer, Gabrga McCartney. Agent TErminal 4-2926 iiisSS ; �SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO One of the first SlU winners In 1953, Dr. Alma Iris Jiminei (right), daughter of Sea­ farer Pedro Jimines, is shown 10 years ago with officials at University of Puerto Rico. 55 winner Um Howell, wltK SlU dad ClevelaiMl Howell In 1958. Seafarer <leorge Butenkoff, 1956 scholarship winner, with wife at graduation in 1959 from Newark (NJ) College of Engineering. Moving into its second decade of operation, the scholarship program for Seafarers and the children of SjU men offers five awards each year providing $6,000 for four years of college study in any field at any accredited college or university in the US or its possessions. The scholarship competition is open to Sea­ farers who have a minimum of three years' seatime on SlU-contracted vessels, or to children whose fathers meet the seatime requirement. At least one award is reserved for a Seafarer. The recommendations of a panel of leading university educators and administrators are followed in determining the winners, based on the applicants' high school records and other scholastic activities plus their performance on the standard College Entrance Examination Foard tests. Seafarers and members of SlU families who are interested in competing for the 1964 awards should contact the nearest SlU port office for information and should make ar­ rangements to take a CEEB test as soon as possible. These nationwide tests are scheduled for December 7, 1963; January II, 1964; March 7, 1964; and May 2, 1964. To register, write to the College Entrance Examination Board at Box 592, Princeton, NJ, or Box 1025, Berkeley, Calif., well In advance. From AB to MD" is story of Dr. Seymour Wallace, former Seafarer and one of 1954 winners. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource October 18, 1963 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CANADA CONTROL PLAN DENOUNCED BY AFL-CIO HOUSE UNIT KILLS BONNER LABOR BILL MTD DEMANDS 50-50 RULING ON GRAIN SHIPMENTS TO REDS NEW NORFOLK HALL SET FOR SHIPPING SIU TRIPS IBT IN RAILTUG VOTE SENATE GROUP OKS JONES ACT WAIVER HONDURAN REVOLT AND US RUNAWAYS AFL-CIO CONDEMNS CANADA UNION PLAN MEANY STATEMENT ON GREAT LAKES MARITIME DISPUTE MTD PUSHES 50-50 RULE ON GRAIN SHIPPED TO REDS LUMBER FIRM’S TAKE RIPS ‘POVERTY’ CLAIM NAVY RELEASES SOME C-4S FOR MERCHANT SHIP USE US STEEL KEEPS PLUGGING FOREIGN SHIPS ON LAKES DRYDOCKED IN BALTIMORE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SEAFARERS AND THEIR FAMILIES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/18/1963 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Vol. XXV, No. 21 1963 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7a627efe6fd3589196fe4cb01c09d838.PDF 486e919a23e6f5b1f889de9ff774f823 PDF Text Text -'yryr'-' 'S'''1:^:'-!K^''% **^-t'C':V:••'-• 'r;;i.VH>^-,;:?i^^irr':':;: " '• ' ]'• •' •k Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America Vol. VII. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13. 1945 No. 42 SlU Backs Dockmen Against CP Putsch SIU-SUP BEGIN ANTI-COMMIE DRIVE Calls For Relentless Fight To Drive Communist Finks From The Entire Waterfront Condemning the communists as finks and "exposed sabateurs of the entire labor movement," a special meeting of the New York Branch of the SIU voted unanimously to support the eastern AFL longshoremen in their fight against the attempted infiltration by the NMU and the CIO longshoremen under Harry tlongshoremen was branded Bridges. A rank and file committee as an excuse for an organization­ elected from the floor was di­ al raid on the ILA to gain con­ rected to work with the Branch trol or to drive the members into officials in determining strategy Bridges outfit. to drive the communists from the Meanwhile, more and more longshoremen returned to the waterfront. Simultaneous action in the docks as the communists move for same direction was taken by the domination became more clear. The leader of the "rank and file NEW YORK — Mounted police of them vaded" Beaver Street, where SIU New York Branch of the SUP, protect communist demonstrators work. The SIU and SUP went in­ headquarters are located. They and their representatives were longshoremen, William Warren, as angry members of the Seafar­ to action after the communist made sure, however, that they added to the strategy and plan­ was charged by the union offi­ ers International Union and Sail­ dominated unions injected them­ kept the mounties between them ning committee. Harry Lunde- cials as not being a longshore­ berg. President of the SIU-SUP man at all. or's Union of the Pacific surge selves into the affairs of the In­ and the Union Hall. ' It was pointed out that Warren forward in the first clash of the ternational Longshoremen's As­ Further SIU cmti-commie ac­ pledged his support against the had not paid dues to the ILA for SIU's . campaign to drive the sociation — AFL. in another at­ tion has been planned by a rank attempted communist putsch in a commies from the waterfront. tempt to gain control of the New and file Strategy Committee telegram to the eastern leaders more than a year, thus showing no concern for the welfare of the The action took place in front of York waterfront for their pal. elected from the floor at a special of the ILA-AFL. organization, and could not even the WSA offices on Broad Street. Harry Bridges. meeting. be considered a member any PROVEN FINKS Members of the NMU. MEOW Apparently assured that LaA resolution denouncing the longer. In addition. Warren was and MC&S and other non-mari- Guardia's police department commies as scab herders and The strategy committee of the proven to have been a CIO or­ lime communists sought to pro­ would protect them from the union busters who sabotage SIU-SUP is working very closely ganizer sent into an independent long the strike of longshoremen, wrath of SIU and SUP seamen, workers' wages and working con­ with a committee of longshore­ utilities union for the purpose of 'despite the fact thai the majority the commies had previously "in­ ditions Weis unanimously adopted. men elected off the docks, and swinging it into a commie-domi­ a series of demonstrations were planned to show once and for all nated CIO union. that the waterfront is not under TRYING TO STAMPEDE communist domination — and more, that the waterfront yv^ork- The longshoremen of the East Coast are demanding the right WASHINGTON — In a sur­ ers themselves do not want these to work without communist in­ prise move. John L. Lewis sent proven finks around. terference. The so-called "rank his men back to the mines. They Discussion at the meeting and and file" revolting against the had been called out. as a safety the resolution passed unanimous­ longshoremen and trying to stam­ The "Common Man," that old Man is getting his teeth kicked measure when the mine fore­ ly by the five hundred members pede them into striking are friend of the politician, is still in. Not that it's a new exper- men had struck for union recog­ present made it clear that, no working on a well-laid plot to getting knots raised on his rump ience; it happens so often and nition. matter what the differences were penetrate the dockers organiza­ It was made clear that this within the ILA, these differences tion, long a dominant factor in •regularly and often—and by his so regularly that no one really move was not final, that the ^old friend (you guessed it), the pays any attention to it. But it's men had gone back only tem­ must be settled by the longshore- opposing the communists on the shoremen themselves. The sup­ waterfront, and bring it under politician. It happens so often worth while looking at some of porarily. Lewis gave no ex­ posed concern of the commies in communist control. ^ , that hardly anybody takes notice the things that have happened to planation why this step was the NMU and the CIO longshore­ Repeatedly the communists taken. (Continued on Page 3} pOi it—not even that old football men about the "rights" of AFL have raised false issues and tried himself, who continues to lick the to sabotage the gains of the In­ shoe that boots him. ternational Longshoremen's Assn. which has won for their mem­ The competent columnist of the bers in New York and on the Labor Press Associates, Ben Dor, East Coast conditions second to devoted an article to the beating Postcards acknowledging re­ Delegates Yetlow, H. Goodine, SS Thomas MacDonough, Al­ none throughout the world. coa: Delegates Halcome, Nichalthat the Common Man has taken ceipt of the Log aboard ships in Syhura. transit continue to arrive at the MV Yaquina Head, Moran Tow­ son and Ward re-distributed the Their attempts are now being in recent weeks, and came • up office. Ship after ship report pushed through Thomas Ray and with quite an indictment of the that, after their copies had been ing: Bosun J. Joy i-eceived Log Log to Merchant Navy Club, Joe "Stack of the National Mari­ delivery and is holding them for Trinidad. politicos who "represent" us in thoroughly read by the crew, time Union who are both well Washington. Let us turn ^he they were re-distributed to other the new crew, the old one hav­ Even more important are the known for their following of the ing payed off. postcards notifying the office that stage over to Brother Dor and places where seamen of all na­ Communist Party line. SS Tumacacori, Pacific Tank­ the Log has not been delivered read the score on what's' been tionalities, and unions would ers: Delegates Carter (SUP), aboard. This condition is being The Seafarers International done to the Common" Man in the have a chance to read them. Kreuger, and Clark. remedied, but the only way we Union experienced the tactics of ^t couple of weeks: Among the ships that received SS Monarch of Seas, Water­ have of knowing about it by re­ the communists in their own strug­ •".Tt NOTHING NEW the shipboard deliveries are the man: Delegates Close and Endi- ceiving the postcards. gle to build the SIU, the resolu­ :"Don't look now, unless you're following. cott. The Log was re-distributed SS John Milledge, South Atlan- tion passed at the meeting deworried, too—^but' the Common SS Chas. Nordhoff, Alcoa: at "other ships and bars." (Conthnted on- Page 12) (Continued on Page 3) Common Mao Still Takes A Beating—Maybe He Loves It Mine Strike Ended <v Reports From Ships Say Log Gets Around '•rs- �mm HE Page Two SEAFARERS Friday. October 19. 1945 LOG m\, MOVING IN SEAFARERS L Published Weekly by the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District WASHINGTON (LPA) — Only 10 members of the Houe of flepresentatives, out of the 453 vot­ ing, opposed the new tax bill which organized labor contends will favor the rich and profits swollen corporations. at the ex^ pense of the nation's workers. Passed by the House, the new tax bill promises corporations.tax reduction next year of at least two billion dollars, and was! sent to the Senate for confirma­ tion. Both AFL and CIO have protested the new schedules'' which were clearly written along the lines dictated by anti-labor lobbies representing industry and big business. The bill which the Senate will consider has been exposed bj^ labor economists as a "rob-thepoor, fayor-the-rich" measure. Treasury estimates indicate tha^ the nex tax plan, a revision of 4;he program proposed to Congress by Treasury Secy. Vinson, will pro­ vide several billions in handout^ to U, S. corporations. Even after the proposed taxes, corporations will end up with net profits of more than seven billion- Affiliated tc-ith the American Federation of Labor At 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. HAnover 2-2784 ^ % X HARRY LUNDEBERG ------lOJ Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. President JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - - Washington Rep. 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Entered as second class matter June 15, 1945, at the Post Office in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. >267 Waterfront Control The obscurity which shrouded , the activities of the National Maritime Union and other communists in the New York waterfront struggle has lifted sufficiently for the public to'share with trade unionists the true picture of what is behind the longshoremen's "strike." Even now, some of the press is of the opinion that this is a AFL-CIO struggle for control of the city's millions of workers. Nothing could be further from the truth for, in actual fact, hundreds of thousands of CIO men are unalterably opposed to any strengthening of the communist elements within or outside of their own organization. These unionists recognize communism and fascism as equal foes of the workers. As is customary for them, the American commies are once again posing as militants, as working class fight­ ers but, as is also customary for them, their militancy is entirely dependent upon the needs of their comrades in the Soviet Union. It is not coincidental that, at this very time, the Labor Government of Great Britain (violently anti-communist) is being embarrassed by communist inspired and led water­ front strife of greater proportions than our own. The pattern of both situations is cut from the same communist fabricated cloth. WITH THE SID IN GJUHADA By GENS MARICEY VANCOUVER — Hitting SIU ships here in Vancouver is a Pa­ trolman's dream. In the last few days we have had a run of ships in taking wheat for Franco. In most cases, they are here for at least 10 days, so that gives us plenty of time to get beefs squared away. Another impor­ tant feature is that it gives us a chance to explain what union­ ism is to some of the new comers in the industry. Some of the oldtimers seem to be surprised and proud that there is an SIU haU way up here in the wilderness of British Colum­ bia. Fortunately the SIU is here, but the kind of wages and con­ ditions associated with the names of SIU and SUP in the States are not here yet. The handful of Nearly, but not quite, for there would still remain the Seafarers and the Teamsters, both noted commie-fighters. The fight has already been taken up by the SIU and the SUP. The Teamsters have announced their support of the ILA and its fight against the communists. Other unions will enter the fray. The end result, if free trade unions are to continue, is that communists must be eliminated from any influence in the labor movement. It's not a matter of political preferences; it is a plain case of sel'f preservation. The communists must go. •'••v... rugged sailors who have pioneered the SIU up here have had their hands full getting the ships or­ ganized. The men who go to sea in Canada seem to have all the fight knocked out of them. The "lime juice" whip has been too severe and it seems that, like most workers under the "blood and guts," the Canadian seamen have been beaten to servility, ex­ ploited by the blood-hungry bosses on the one hand, and on the other, sold down the river by the scummy illegitimates in the labor movement who call them­ selves Communists, which may be the reason for this apathy. Phony strikes in the past that were badly smashed, many of them engineered by the Commies in cahoots with the ship owners. STATEMEHT OF OWNERSHIP The communists plan to control the waterfront either by directly taking the ILA members into their pal Bridges' STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP. MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC., union, or through infiltrating the ILA-AFL_^and gaining REOUIRED BY THE ACTS OF CON­ GRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AND MARCH 3, 1933 of THE SEAFARERS internal control. LOG published weekly at General Post In either case, together with their control of other unions, they could tie up the Port of New York at the whim of the communist leaders. Since the NMU, the MC&S and the N. Y. Branch of the MEOW are all commie controlled now, the addition of the longshoremen would make their strangle-hold nearly complete. Soak-Tbe-Poor Tax Sent To The Senate . Office, New ork 1, N. Y. for October 19, 1945. State of New York, County of New ork, ss Before me, a Notary Public in and for the State and county aforesaid, per­ sonally appeared George Novick, who, haying been, dulv sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the Editor of the SEAFARERS LOG and that the following is, to the best of his know­ ledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper, the circulation), etc., of the afore­ said publication for the date shown, ii) the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 191-2, ac amended by the Act of March 3, 1933, embodied in sec­ tion 53 7, Postal. Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to wit: 1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business managers are; Publisher Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic & Gulf District, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N, Y. Editor, George Novick, 5 I Beaver St., New York, N. Y. Managing Editor (none) Business Managers (none). 2. That the owner is: (If owned by a porporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately there* under the names and addresses, of stock­ holders owning or holding one per cent of more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a - cor{>ortion, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a firm, company, or other unincorporated copcern, its name and address, as well as those of each individual member, must be given.) Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic 4c Gulf District, 51 Beaver St., New York, 4, N. Y. John Hawk, Secretary-Treasurer, 51 Beaver St., New York 4, N. Y. Louis Goffin, Assist. Secretary-Treasury, 51 Beaver St., Now York 4, N. Y. 3. That the known bondholders, mort­ gagees, and other, security holders own­ ing or holding I per cent of more, of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None. 4. That the two paragraphs next above giving the names of the owners, stockholders, and security -holders, if any, contain not only the list of stock­ holders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in. cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting, is given; also _ iphs contain that the said two .paragrap statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circum­ stances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold spock, and se­ curities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, assosiation, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the. said stock, bonds, or other securities thpn as so stated by him. 5. That the average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold, or distributed, through the mails or other­ wise, to paid subscribers during the twelve months preceding the date shown above is (This information is required from daily pub­ lications. only.) (Signed) GEORGE NOVICK, Editor Sworn to and subscribed before mo this 15th day of October, 1945. ROSE S. ELDRIGE, Notary Public. (My commis­ sion expires March 30, 1946). have resulted in a large percen- ' tage of once good men turnin?J|i their back on organization to fincT individual "security" in servility to the bosses. Even during thef height of the war, when man­ power was at a premium, it was still a tough job to get a man • into the union. The Park Steamship Company, consisting of about fifty freight­ ers is the only outfit- operating foreign going freighters. The men who sail these ships are hired through a Government manning pool. It is impossible to get on any of these ships without joining this finky flophouse. The SIU vigorously opposed the setting up of these pools, and' even called on the bona fide sea­ men to treat them as scab bureaus. of regimentation. However, the handful of oldtimers were over­ whelmed by the great number of, punks who rushed to the ships to beat the draft. Needless to say, the commie line of the "Canadian Seamen's Union" was an easy type of unionism to the punks who had never packed a book in their lives before. When it cam. 2 to the ballot on these ships the overwhelming ignorance of the "tailor made" seamen was too strong for the oldtimers. The*i;^ SIU was beaten two to or 2 on this ballot, so that gives tlie Commies here the lead tempo-^ rarily on the offshore ships. Even as things stand now, this organization has the best agree­ ments in the industry in Canada, and also the highest standards of conditions and wages yet attained in this country. On the Great Lakes the SIU op­ erating from Detroit has won an agreement on the C. N, ferries,*•paying the highest money on any ship flying the British flag. Tha^ ' ^ really something to boast ab^ 4 in view of the fact that Aus­ tralia and, New Zealand are iH' Qluded in that. �THE Friday, October 19. 1945 SEAFARERS Page Three LOG PURPOSEFUL MEETING SfU Fights Commie Putsch CContinued from Page 1) dares. It further provides that the communists shall be driven from the waterfront for their acts and attempts to take over real unions with their scab-herding and union-busting tricks to sabo­ tage the wages and conditions of the American workers. The SIU resolved to give the east coast longshoremen "our support and aid in handling their own problems without the inter­ ference of these- proven picketline busting phonies (the com­ munists), who would mask them­ selves as 'militants'." Action by other AFL unions also called for by the resolution, has already been answered by the New York AFL Central Labor Council which has put its strength on the side of the union. , ^ Jack O'Dwyer. acting New York Agent of the SUP, speaks in favor of the resolution calling for The strategy committee elected ,>%upport of ILA longshoremen in their battle against attempted commie infiltration. This special at the meeting consisted of the Michelet, meeting called for determining concrete action against the commie try for control of the weiterfront. following: Frenchy Wliiley Godfrey, Johnny Marciano, Mathew Sams, John Saiad, W. J. Brady and Johnny Weir. Seamen Hailed For Common Man Takes Beating Heroism in Pacific {Continued from Page 1) the common men during the last few weeks. ' "1. Will Davis was fired. Why? Because he said that the Com­ mon Man ought to have some wage increases, and that he ought not to have to pay higher prices , to get them. Truman fired Davis with less notice than any good union requires for its members, f and told him very plainly why he was getting kicked out. Davis spoke up for wage increases, so he had to go. "2. The unemployment com­ pensation bill has ,been put "on the shelf." That's a very tactful way of saying to millions of Commefi Men who thought that the federal government would do something for them on unemploy­ ment compensation, "Forget it. The states will take care of you in the usual generous fashion." ability to pay. In the second place, as some of the conserva­ tive moneyed groups are already boasting, the income tax today is far different from what it was be­ fore the war. Wartime manipu­ lation brought millions of new, low income families under the income tax rates; peacetime man­ ipulation is cutting the taxes on the rich, leaving the low income families holding the bag. "That is one of the most ser­ ious in the whole list of wrongs currently being inflicted on the Comman Man." "OUR" MEN So far Brother Dor isn't just beating his gums. These are just some of the things that the work­ ing stiffs have been putting up with. And the really dirty part of it is that it's being done to us by the guys "we" put into of­ fice. So what, asks Dor? So let's write these guys letters and tell them we don't like what they're doing. Let's sign petitions BILL RUINED and send delegations to Washing­ "3. The full employment bill ton; then those guys will have to has been weakened in the Senate. come through. What Congressman Manasco, Well, that has been for some chairman of the Committee which time now, the commie line. Now, ^as the bill now, will do it! (May­ Dor isn't a commie but he, like be we should say that the bill a lot of other "liberals," is falling has been emasculated in the Sen­ for at least that part of the ate and will be "Manascolated" in commie propaganda that calls for the House.) Anyway, what the the support of professional poli­ Comman Man is getting out of ticians—that kind that would sell the full employment bill, is the their mothers down the river for a vote, and change it the next day right to be a job hunter. "God loved the Common Man, when a little more pressure is put So he made a lot of them. Con­ on them by somebody else. Not being smart like labor gress loves the right to hunt for work so much that it is seeing columnists or political theoreti­ to it that millions of Americans cians, we wouldn't swear that we were right; but our slant on it get a chance to exercise it. is a little different. If we were - "4. The social security bill — / going in for political action, we "Whatever became of the social se­ would give our support to a can­ curity bill, anyway? didate who was one of us, a work­ "5, Look what's happening to ing stiff who still had dirt under the income tax. The income tax his nails, and believed in and be­ was originally a great victory, longed to a trade union. won after a long and bitter fight. The idea was to make the rich Then, maybe, we could be pay taxes and in proportion 'to reasonably sure of getting some their ability to pay. However, representation down there where the fruits of that victory are turn­ the laws are made. And, if we couldn't find a guy like that, we'd ing rotten fast. sure as hell not waste our time TAX ON POOR voting for one of two guys, either "First of all, a lot of the states of whom would give us a rooking fere raising most of their revenue the first chance he had. through sales taxes, collected pri­ We'd try something where* we marily from low income families, had more of a chance, like try­ pway out of proportion to their ing to beat the shell game. WASHINGTON — Final tri­ umph over Japan involved heavy cost to the American Merchant Marine in ships and men that carried troops and fighting sup­ plies to our armed forces, reports of the War Shipping Administra­ tions indicate. A total of 44 merchant vessels, most of them Liberties, were sunk in the Pacific by Jap sui­ cide fliers, shell-fire, torpedo at­ tacks and bombings. Other ships were sunk in the Indian Ocean by both Japs and Nazis. Scores more were extensively damaged, but sailed on to deliver their vital cargoes. Some were beached , and later salvaged, others were towed home or came in under their own power. General MacArthur said this of the merchant marine victory in the Pacific. "They have brought our lifeblood and they have paid for it with some of their own. I saw them bombed off the Philip­ pines and in New Guinea ports. When it was humanly possible, when their ships were not blown out from under them by bombs or torpedoes, they have delivered their cargoes to us who need them so badly. In war it is per­ formance that counts." During the Mindoro campaign when the fighting was at its hot­ test, MacArthur issued an un­ precedented command, ordering the merchant seamen off their ships and into shore foxholes for their own safety. "It's a matter of record" states the WSA, "that most of the mar­ iners chose to stay with their ves­ sels as long as the ships were afloat, in spite of this order . . MacArthur later said that he held no branch in higher esteem than the Merchant Service. Already newly organized, the committee's work has shown re­ sults. Working closely with the longshoremen, the SIU-SUP have demonstrated by their support that the dockmeii have allies against the commie goon squads that are touring the warterfront. The assurance that organized la­ bor stands with them in opposing the commie grab for power has given the longshoremen a more and physical lift. Already the majority have re­ turned to v/ork; and when the commie goon squads have been dispersed, which should be soon, peace will come once more to the waterfront, and with it the know­ ledge that a threat to the free­ dom of the American maritime worker has been dispersed. The present fight, however, has greater implications than that. If the fight is carried to its logical conclusions, this defeated raid should mark the end of any com­ munist influence on the water­ front. SIU Resolution On Longshoremen WHEREAS: The Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North Amer­ ica has since its inception fought a hard and bitter fight against the shipowner and communist sell-out artists to gain the best wages and conditions enjoyed by any maritime union today, and WHEREAS: After bowing and kowtowing to the bureaucrats in Washington and begging for the conditions won by honest trade unions, namely the Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North America, the same commies who have supported every fink hall and Government crimp joint are now attempting to sabotage con­ ditions which they themselves cannot gain, and WHEREAS; The policy of Bridges and Curran is well shown in their pleas for a "No Strike Pledge" to exist in the postwar period and their actions taken in begging the UAW-CIO. and other organizatons not to go on strike, show that they are nut interested in militant action to benefit the workers but are only trying to forward commie politics as dictated by Joe Stalin, and WHEREAS: An attempt to sabotage and to infiltrate into the ILA by these commie sell-out artists is an assault against wages and conditions of every legiti­ mate working union on the East Coast, and WHEREAS: The Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North Amer­ ica has fought too hard for the wages and conditions that we have today to stand idly by and see them sabotaged by a couple of commie finks who are taking their orders directly from Mos­ cow SO THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that we. The Seafarers International Union of North America, go on record as con­ demning this finky Bridges and his fellow commissars as ex­ posed saboteurs of the entire l^bor movement of the whole world and make every possible effort that we can, financially, physically, and morally to drive these rats from the waterfront, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we give the east coast Long­ shoremen our support and aid in handling their own problems without the interference of these proven picket-line-busting phon­ ies who would mask themselves as "militants," AND BE IT FINALLY RE­ SOLVED. that we call on all unions in all ports to endorse the position we have taken and ask them to join us in a relentless fight to remove these phonies from the waterfront on all coasts. STRATEGY COMMITTEE MEETS GET HEP; GET THE LOG The Seafarers Log is your Union paper. Every member has the right to have it mailed to his house, where he and his family can read it at their leisure. If you haven't already done so, send your name and home address to the Log office, 51 Beaver Street, New York City, and have yourself added to the mailing list. The rank and file committee elected, plan SIU strategy against the CP move on the waterfront. Seated (left to right) are: Frenchy Michelet, Whitey Godfrey, Johnny Marciano and Matthew Sams. Standing (left to right) are: Johnny Weir, W. S. Brody and John Saiada. �wwippfp THE Page Four SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 19. 1945 SS Williams Victory C. J. Ironwitz C. Remain H. H. Pope R. Gates W. Salamon Seymore Katchel G. J. Schick, Jr E. E. Ackley J. W. Brown M. H. Butilsom (Paid off in New York) D. A. Ortiz L. Galley W. Wilkenson R. Kleiman R. Galiffa Paul Embler Leo Rhodes D. Burell Ed Faile J. Rauscher D. Roszel Thos. Rosencrans M. Armondo , A. Carrillo T. Bowers Joseph Rader Oswald Wallace C. Cavallo Geo. Soullanlan Seymour Ross D. R. Richmond K. Jordan James Colgrove' R. Swillinger J. Trost H. Dodge F. M. Visconti E. Waterman D. F. McDonald C. A. Hancock F. H. Paschang T. Kulawiak R. Sokey G. Gunderson J. F. Rear don A. J. Barrett J. G. Steinback E. C. Martin R. C. Bockstock W. E. O'Sullivan J. L. Gajchot C. A. Erickson F. Olsen Wm. Hermannof A. Borgum V. Hasea 2.00 LOO 1.00 2.00 2.00 LOO 1.00 LOO 5.00 2.00 $ 1.00 1.00 r...... 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total $44.00 2.00 1.00 . 1.00 (Paid off in New York) " 2.00 2.00 R. Weale $ 1.00, 2.00 LOO* L. Schutte 1.00 J. M. Rogulick 2.00 2.00 B. Adossa LOO .2.00 A. Allie 1.00 1.00 SS HILTON ,w. Casper. Jr. 2.00 A. Gangi LOO , 2.00 I. Kalogiros ... (Paid off in New York) 2.00 R. B. Welles 1.00 (Paid off in New York) Wadoiu 1.00 2.00 J. Agiar 5 I.OO J. D. Folsom 2.00 Schutlian $ 1.00 PDajosalo 1.00 2.00 M. J. Landroine LOO E. Baldanza LOO 2.00 2.00, A. Rosso 1.00 James B. Jordan A. L. Rosa 2.00 W. Y. Lipinchy LOO* 2.00 1.00 R. C. Gordon 2.00 P. A. Steweirt L. J. Dulra 1.00 A. Anagnostov LOO Clark 2.00 C. M. J. Reichlmaya 1.00 1.00 L. W. Rumery 2.00 B. H. Lessdroth LOO H. Bryant 2.00 1.00 2.00 A. L. Lemmage 1.00 S. Pateras LOO 2.00 C. Baurstow 1.00 J. Saucier 1.00 Robert Foster l.OCT R. E. Fall 1.00 E. G. King J. G. Drauch 2.00 2.00 1.00 J. B. McCoster P. C. Adkins LOO W. O. Dickson 1.00 1.00 1.00 J. A. Sharkey W. Whalen 1.00 H. F. Nurmi LOO Total $34.00 1.00 2.00 R. Rae H. D. Clements 1.00 T. M." Vlissa LOO 1.00 5.00 A. Kramer 1.00 D. E. Packer 1.00 L. N. Curgana 1.00 1.00 F. Dunn E. Stegall LOO 1.00 1.00 C. P. Parker (Paid off in New York) Total $14.00 Total .". $2ti.00 1.00 $ 2.00 Total $14.00 J. Zierirs 1.00 A. Carlson 2.00 1.00 (Paid off in New York) (Paid off in New York) K. Dolaldson 2.00 1.00 C. Frye 2.00 G. Janduri $ LOO S. Pizerro 1.00 .$ 1.00 (Paid off in New York) D. McKeel 2.00 T. DeFazio LOO G. Lonski 50 1.00 $ 1.00 R. Connors 2.00 A. Suarez LOO G. Durham 50 Geo. F. Krajer 1.00 " 1.00 R. Thoms 2.00 C. Weaver 2.00 W. Conners 50 V. Palmetie 1.00 2.00 A. F. Chysna 2.00 C. F. Rocoford LOO J. Grubb 1.00 Paul E. Bumes 1.00 2.00 H. N. Ray 2.00 2.00 J. T. Harper 1.00 C. Saunders 1.00 F. LeFave 2.00 Total $ 6.00 E. Searcey 1.00 J. W. Ruiz 1.00 2.00 A. Burnett 2.00 2.09'°^ 1.00 G. B. Fannie T. Smith S. G. Graham 1.00 De Larde Aush 2.00 1.00 l.OO-^ E. McCulley 2.00 E. Sharkey 2.00 (Paid off in New York) 2.00 J. M. Foro 2.00 F, Oetyn S. Boguki 2.00 1.00' G. Findley $ 1.00 3.00 Total $26.00 J. A. McKenzie Total $53.50 M. Nicolin ' 1.00 R. Baniste 1.00 W. F. Chenaurt 1.00 2.00 C. Beaver E. W. Monahan .: 1.08 R. Carter 1.00 M. Menendez (Paid -off in New York) 1.00 J. Groover 2.00 H. R. Krentz LOO D. Medlock J. France $ 2.00 C. E. Bobbins 2.001 2.00. |G. Corbett ;.... 1.00! D. F. Byrne 2.00 W. H. Anderberg 1.00 2.00 E. Kirkland M. DeBarros 2.00 C. L. Stephenson 1.00 M. Wells 4.00 A. Morrales 2.00 R. Morgan ' 2.00 J. Ciliffi 2.00 J. Brown 2.00 R ^SSi OKLEANS - in a pre- ser, (3) senior assistant purser, R. J.'Banchard 2.00 A. Merrill 1.00 L. McDonald W. Wagner 2.00 cedent-establishing decision in (4) junior assistant purser, (5) T, Tranl 2.00 1.00 1.00 R. Wagner D. D. Borgialli 2.00! favor of the Seafarers Interna- junior assistant purser and phar­ C. Donoughne 1.00 macist's mate, (6) surgeon." 2.00 Beckham .-. P. E. Wilder, Jr P. Paulin 2.00 tional Union, Arbitrator E. E. 2.00 2.00 J. Thomas J. L. Mahoney UNION JUSTIFIED 2-®® 1 McDaniel awarded overtime pay S. Pearson Loa L. Bordeaux 2,00 ... . ,• LOO S. W. Johnson Despite the company's argument, 2.00 i J. Berkehonen 2 00 cleaning rooms and making F. Nichols 1.00 E. H. Mulvey "that if the purser referred to 2.00 1 R. Tucker 200 '^^'^® junior assistant pursers J. Haulon 1.00, C. V. Hardwick 2.00 1 ' and pharmacists' mates, in a herein is not a licensed personnel J. Diana 2.00; 1.00 W. Kenley in the full sense he is certainly a M. E. Greenwedd 2.00 1 case between the Union and the H. Yutru 2.00 R. Novack .... 1.00 licensed personnel for the pur­ D. R. Harvey Mississippi Steamship Company. 2.00 Joseph Paul Thornton ... 2.00 1.00 T. C. Butler pose of this agreement." McDan- M. Tartaglia 2.00 B. V. Harrison The far reaching award, be­ D. Metts 2.00 1.00 D. R. Preston iel's decision reads as follows: 2.00 ' R. K. Morgan sides the immediate claim for H. Kurtz 2.00 1.00 S. P. Anderson 2.00 "The junior assistant purser C. Gilvi overtime pay for two members of Carlos Torres 2.00 1.00 E. H. O'Neil .". 2.00 1 D. H. Wood 2.00 the steward department aboard and pharmacists's mate referred M. Soroka 2.00 T. Brown 2.00 1 to herein is not a licensed per­ Jesse M. Gause the SS George Pomutz, estab­ C. W. MacJunes 2.00 1.00 J. J. Bender 2.00 1 Jack Fitzgerald sonnel but is a registered staff lishes as correct the Union's po­ F. J. Fitzsimons 2.00 $39.00 Total James G. Daley 2.00 1 R. Rivera 2.00 sition that these grades are not officer. Therefore, the Union's Frank Smith claim is justified and the Arbi­ 2.00 1 licensed personnel andnot en­ E. Larson 2.00 A. B. Fries 2.00 1 T. C. Towne 2.00 titled to such services without trator rules that Anton Kofnovec (Paid off in New York) Rochel Bland is entitled to overtime pay for 2.00 1 F. F. Conway 2.00 overtime being paid. 1.00 S $ 2.00 Wm. Hamilton twenty-two (22) hours and Elton W. W. Reid W. Fristoe 2.00 READS THE RULES LOO H Lehmon Rushing Mistovich is entitled to overtime A. N. Losinaki 4... LOO P. H. Zeiske 2.00 4.00 ^ The Union agreement, Mc­ pay for sixty-six (66) hours." E. Rosa LOO S. W. Neilsson E. V. Stibler 2.00 R. W. Simpkins Daniel points out, requires that 1.00 ~Q J. Garillo 2.00 McDaniel was appointed as ar­ A. Schaffemegger 5.00 3.00, 1 E: A. Denmark "Routine duties for members of J. Males .;... LOO bitrator in the-case by the U. S. F. W. Whithurst 2.00 Lee Coursey the stewards department shall L. M. Moore LOO 3.00 1 Dept. of Labor Conciliation Serv­ J. C 6.00 2.00 i be to prepare and serve regular ice, and both the Union and the G. D. Wood 1.00 Melton Smith 3.00 1 meals, cleaning and maintaining John Deal R. E. Wiser LOO company agreed in advance to ac­ Total $71.00 3.00 - 1 of the quarters of the licensed cept his decision as final and L. E. Bigley 1.00 Z. B. Hartley 2.00 N personnel and passenger quar­ binding. R. T. Harrison LOO T. P. Jarriet 2.00 H ters, all dining rooms, messrooms, Thomas Nelson J. B. Harris LOO The Union's case, argued by (Paid off in New York) washrooms and pantry and any Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk- J. W. Maynard 2.00 n .' 2.00 James Sears R. C. Coons $ 1.00 work performed other than regu- and New Orleans Agent Eddie H. M. Negrille 1.00 F, H. Bacon 2.00 1 R. Basabe 2.00 I 1.00 Harrison Hill .... 2.001 lar routine work shall be paid for Higdon, resulted in a decision E. W. Anderson Paul Grimm ... 1.001 at the regular overtime rate." which should end shipowner bick-' J. A. Darmody 1.00 T. Dickerson 2.00 1 M. Gomez 2.00 1 1.00 C. Chester ... 1.00 The arbitrator then turns to the ering on who and who is not "li­ Z. Z. Shortf R. Ricketts 2.00' E ... 1.00 U. S. Coast Guard "Rules and censed pers9nnel" and whether D. F. Frase LOO R. J. Wells J. Heckotoll 2.00 1 5.00 Regulations for Licensing and or not overtime should -be paid C. F. Eberhart LOO E. Veal, Jr M. Caroon 2.00 Certificating of Merchant Ma- to members of the stewards de­ S. Gaizaiski 3.00 I 1.00 J. Williamson G. Medina 2.00 rine Personnel" Section 62.201 partment assigned to make up P. Glickman 2.00 I LOO C. Swinson J. Reyes 1.00 which reads,. "Registered staff of- bunks and clean rooms of junior's. A. Emery LOO • ficers shall be the following assistant purser and pharma- G. M. Hasko Total $105.00 LOO Total $16.00 grades: (1) chief purser, (2) pur­ cist's mates. Grant Total $442.50 IG. Sewell 1.00 SS Tristan Dalton SS Hewes SS Gardner SS Walter Ranger SS Cape Remain SS Governor John Lind SS Milledge Arbitrator Rules Pursers Are Not Licensed Personnel SS Ward Hunt SS Corneliai SS Smith Victory �P ar. THE Friday, October 19, 1945 HERE^MfNi ITHIVK QUESTION: What is your opinion about closing the RMO fink halls? HOWARD KEMPER — I feel that the clesiiig of the fink halls of the RMO yrill strengthen the union and put in a position to negotiate Imtter contracts with the operators. The shipowners probably know tbis, too, and are trying to get this fink hall set-up to stay in existence. Many of their own trainees would like to get away from them — we see them every day around the hall when they come in and say that they want to get out of the phony fink halls and ask for a chance to ship out through the Union's hiring halls. STANLEY MIECZKOWSKI — • The oldtimers tell me that the present RMO fink halls are a duplication of the Shipping Board set-up after the last war. The Shipping Board was then used to break down union conditions. This present fink hall set-up 'should be closed up, since it is a positive threat to the Union and .Union conditions aboard ship. As well as that, the fink halls are a factor which work against any man's independence and a sea­ man wants his independence more than anything. That is his free­ dom and something that he prizes. It is because of this that we have .come into the SIU which has wel­ comed us and made us a part of WILLIAM NANOFF — I think it's a good idea to close all fink the organization. halls and have seamen ship through the union hall. Then let all seamen get their papers just like they did Before the war. A ship with SIU men on it al­ ways runs better than a ship where a couple of V/SA guys don't want to live up to union rules. They came in with the war so let them go out with the end of it. We know that the sea­ men as well as the public don't want them. They are only a bur­ den on the taxpayers and the peo­ ple have got to pay for them in the final analysis. The whole fink hall set-up of the RMO is only making pie-card jobs for the government bureaucrats and tihould be put out of existence. EDWARD H. MARCOUX--I'd much rather sit around a com­ fortable SIU hall waiting for my turn to ship off the rotary hiring list than be herded into one of the RMO's dirty fink dumps where no man is certain of a job when he wants to ship. Person­ ally I think closing up the fink halls is a good idea. I know, too, that most of the seamen, even those who have been sailing out of the RMO fink halls want to get away from them and be in­ dependent of them. I've talked to many of them, mostly all of them would rather ship out of a good clean Union hall than out of a fink dunip—and you can say that again. SEAFARERS LOG Page Five WSA Finks Are Straightened Out Generally anonymous letters,t like forbidden words written by kids on the side of fences, are ignored, they are thrown into the Seafarers Log: to give us a salary, clothing, wastebasket without further ado room and board plus a won­ —even when they are as honestly I wont address you as derful education, we will be' identified as this one is. However, "Gentlemen" because we ready to concede that they the letter from "The Finks," haven't yet decided on the have accomplished something Which you will find in adjoining proper adjective. for their members. We "Finks" column, contains so many mis­ A group 6f former SIU mem­ have earned our right to at­ statements and half-truths that bers have had,the opportunity tend the Government "Fink" smell of a familiar anti-union to survey some of your literary schools by putting in our re­ origin that we have set aside our ignorance in current issues of quired time and going through strict rule against printing poison your so-called newspaper in the mill. Has your fine or­ pen letters to try to set these which you refer to us as ganization earned'any right to boys (or is it just one boy?) "Finks." We realize naturally belittle a system which gives straight. that the ignoramus who would every man ap equal chance? BONA-FIDE SEAMAN write such an article and the Have you put your pocket 1. The man who wrote the ar­ imbiciles who would print books where your mouth is? such trash are not even worth ticle you refer to has sailed We'll say you haven't! AU the paper this letter is writ­ through the war years, and has you can do is worry that some ten on, not taking into con­ beeii under attack many times— honest agency is cutting into sideration the time spent away losing one ship from under him. your revenue and opening the from important studies, but we He is a bona fide seamen and has eyes of your members as to think it about time you bunch been going to sea many years— what grafters and leeches you of phonies were straightened both peace time in the old, tough, are. You are preaching in out. We are exchanging the hungry days as well as all during your paper the very things word "phony" for "fink" which the recent war. that we have been fighting is our description for your­ 2. You are more than slightly against, namely Fascism and selves. mistaken in saying we called all Communism. WSA trained seamen finks. We We "Finks," who have for We realize that you very call the WSA set-up finky, be­ the past few years sailed the little people haven't the nerve cause, controlled as it is by the ships and dodged bombs and to print this in your paper be­ shipowners, its purpose is to train torpedoes would like to know cause it's the truth and natur­ a large pool of anti-union seamen what the great SIU has to of­ ally the truth is something you so as to keep wages and condi­ fer us in the way of an oppor­ shy away from but at least it tions down. Some WSA seamen tunity to better ourselves. We may give you an idea of what would like to see the last dis­ are finky, because they accept is thought of you by the peo­ charge of the man who wrote the conditions that the union ple who have some degree o.f the articles. No doubt, while fought so hard to get, while do­ intelligence. This is an open we were sailing, he was warm­ ing nothing to maintain these challenge. "Print this, we dar® ing his butt at home. conditions. (Elid you know that you." as recently as twelve years ago When the SIU is prepared 'THE FINKS" American seamen were getting as low as $27 a month? And would still be getting that muni­ doubled the seamen's wages dur­ of action and freedom from con­ ficent wage if it weren't for the ing the eight years of its exist­ trol in industrial relations are SIU and SUP?) More than that, ence. The SIU is a democratic­ necessary if we are to remain they are voluntarily serving as a ally run union and all decisions free from communist or fascist wedge for a return to the old are made by the membership. If controls. 7. You are quite wrong: We conditions by supporting and there is anything about the pol­ maintaining the fink hiring halls icy that you do not like, come in aren't little people, we are big and the rest of the anti-union and express your opinion and people—yes, indeed. We are big pirticipate in our meetings. people because we were thous­ apparatus. Thai's where SIU decisions are ands of little individuals who OFF THE COURSE grouped our strength so that we made. 3. We are not against the train­ were big enough to raise our­ AGAINST BOTH ing and up-grading programs in 6. You're kind of wrong about selves from little better than principle. We think that they are that "fascism and communism" slaves to the point where we are fine—^in principle. In practice, beef. The SIU is known far and free men. Nor is that all: wait they are off the course. The SIU's wide as the foremost opponent and see further advances we position is that as presently con­ on the waterfront of communism make for ourselves in the imme­ stituted they are a waste of tax­ and fascism. We oppose the NMU diate future. Also, wait and see payers' money, insofar as they because we are against the injec- what happens to you who have are poorly planned and poorly jection of a political philosophy put yourselves under the protec­ run. We say that a seaman can­ (communism) into waterfront is­ ting wing of the shipowner and not be trained on dry land; that sues; and we oppose the WSA his cooperating government agen­ the only way to make a seaman and the RMO because we are cies, when the operators are hun­ is to send him to sea, and let him against government control over gry for more profits. Who will learn the only way he can, by do­ worker-employer relations (fas­ protect you then. ing. Too many of the WSA in­ cism). We believe that freedom 8. Think it over. structors are incompetents, and some of them never went to sea themselves. (The September 14th AND THETRE UNION MEN issue of the Log carried stories of two of these men, who were themselves disgusted by the teaching role they were forced to assume by the WSA.) SAFETY FOR ALL 4. You're damned right we have a right to criticise this sys­ tem. The fellows coming out of these WSA landlocked schools do not just disappear with their cer­ tificates; they work aboard ship with seamen. And as seamen we insist that the men working with us must be competent, and can be trusted on the job. The safety of the ship and the entire ship's crew depends on each man know­ ing his job, and knowing it well. 5. The SIU charges the tremen­ dous sum of $2 a month as dues, which goes to maintain an orBiggest and smallest teamsters in Southern Calif» is the ganization that fights for the membreship claim of Local 381, Intl. Bro. of Teamsters (AFL). members' wages' and conditions; And here they are—80 poimd driver David Canot and Tony Villa, an organization that has about his 280 pound helper. (Federated Pictures) Finks Deny That They Are �• • •'(• lar- THE Page Six SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 19, 1945 SHIPS' MIMUTES AND NEWS IT'S WASH DAY AFLOAT Series Of Shipboard Meetings Take Up Beefs On SS Dei Aires Officers Went Down The Line With Crew Brothers Wm. J. Moise and Jimmy "Sloppy" Creel report that their last trip on the Bull Line's Babcock was one of the best two and a half month trips they've ever made. The ship came in clean with all beefs shaped up for the union Pa­ trolmen. On the payoff, chief engineer Harris and chief mate Powell went down the line with the crew to get the beefs settled at once. The brothers say that "Buck" Stephens, popular and militant SlUer, was 3rd Assistant and "Polack" Charlie sailed on her as 2nd. Capt. Nielsen, the master, was also given a good send-off as being a "top-flight" seaman and an all round good skipper. Frank Bode was Pur­ ser and, according to Moise and Creel, put out the money when it was asked for by the crew members in Marseilles, Leghorn and Gran. Not too many oldtimers aboard but all the crew were good union men and held to the contracts, they said. During the last voyage of the SS Del Aires a series of meet­ ings was held on the many beefs at sea, and the crew took ac­ tion to get their disputes settled, minutes of the meetings show. hadn't stuck together and fought the steamship companies. Several "minute talks" were given by the other brothers as to the conditions they had found aboard ships of other nations and the great difference be­ tween living on them and aboard ships under SIU con­ tracts. "These are good conditions that we have fought for and have gotten only by working together," the crew members agreed, and further said: "In order to keep them, we must continue to fight now more than ever. In doing this we hope to get a better outlook for a de­ cent living with the benefits and other necessities that other working people have." J. L. Sullivan, Sec'y. FIRST MEETING At the first crew meeting at sea the members stated their objections to the leaving of the messroom cluttered up with cups and plates, after the men had used them during the messmen's hours below and at night. The crew also took up the of­ ficers' beef that the Steward put out only two kinds of jam without consideration of any­ one's wants. The Steward prom­ ised to reform. Brother Blackie Crowell talk­ ed of the condition of the messhall, and it was carried that all members keep the messrooms THIRD MEETING clean by putting their cups and dishes back after using them The Steward was hauled over between meals. the coals for his actions when —Chmn Wallace, Chief Cook the ice-machine repeatedly kept breaking down and the meeting SECOND MEETING declared that he had been given At this meeting the chairman orders to report to the chief en­ opened the discussion with an gineer every time he found th outline of the beefs that existed ice-box temperatures below among the ship's crew, so that what it should be. things could be squared away Crew members alleged that right. every time he made such a re­ A motion was made by Joe Murphy that "some action be port to the chief "it was .with taken toward cleaning the laun­ smiles all over his face and he dry after the crew members had seemed very happy over the fact used it." It was pointed out that that the ship would not have the place was in a lousy condi­ any ice that noon for chow." Brother Rayfus contended tion and decided that each de­ Loggins were the rule of Cap­ that the Steward kept running partment would take weekly tain E. W. Staley, master of the to the chief every time there turns in keeping the laundry James A. Butts of the Calmar was a breakdown, instead of re­ Line. He even made a state­ space clean. The question of ice cubes for porting it to the engineer on ment to the chief mate in the presence of one crew member, the crew's meals was brought watch. Thus, said Rayfus, the Joseph P. Tassin, that on the up, and the Steward agreed to job of getting the boxes down previous voyage he had over do all he could so that the men to their respective temperatures two thousand dollars worth of could get cold water at meal­ was double the work because of loggings and made every one of time for "two meals a day." It the delay. was also said that everyone was them stick. The Steward agreed to notify at fault, because no cots had the watch also, and it was It is said that he got torepdoed and lost his ship in the been placed aboard before sail­ agreed that the stewards' de­ Mediterranean—yet he claimed ing for the tropical run. partment men would notify the Thomas Knakal, a trip card­ engine room at once if the temr to have made the loggins stick. "Watch my smoke on this er, was brought before the body peratures were not okay when trip," Staley said. And in the for not taking out his book after getting their morning stores. eyes of the crew he tried to three trips and was ordered by The same men getting stores al­ carry out this threat. Coming a motion to "take out a book on so agreed to check the ice-maback from the Philippines, no returning, paying up all assess­ chine and notify the enginemen one ordered the deck crew to ments and dues to date or get if it was not working. out of the SIU." turn to and paint the ship. J. L. Sullivan, Sec'y Charlie Rayfus took the floor Naturally, the crew members FOURTH MEETING in the deck department weren't and commented on postwar going to turn to on their own jobs for seamen and cited the Chief Cook Wallace, chairman time and "work for Jesus." ^o many advantages of having a of the meeting, commented on Staley came around and start­ good Union. He listed the. many the condition of the scuttlebutts ed logging the crew members things that the seamen would and passageways and declared for having "dirty focs'les." not have had, if SIU seamen that they were sloppy. He ask­ Which, as a matter of fact, was . ed that the men cleaning same an impossibility since the fore­ take more pains at their work. castles had just been painted didn't even inspect the foc'sles, Beefs were made on the con­ and logged the men for "not and were neat and spotless. dition of the messrooms in port, painting the ship." Later the While he gave this as a rea­ and crew members were urged son, the crew members s&y, he deck department was told to paint the ship and they brought to get them shipshape, since they were at sea again, and keep that work up to date. The crew feel that they were them that way. As well as that, logged because they wouldn't there were complaints that UfOffAT/r... work overtime without any there weren't enough glasses put out and it was suggested okays from the mate. that a list of things needed for All loggings were beaten by the messrooms be made for the Joe Wread arid Red Simmons, next time the steward opened SIU Patrolmen and all the logs were washed out when they up his storeroom. went to bat. —Chief Cook Wallace, Chmn. Loggingest Guy Ever; But SlU Stops Him MtfumtfYov An SIU ship is a clean ship, and AB Waller Gustaffson helps keep it that way. Here he hangs out the daily wash just above No. 4 hatch on the Finley Peter Dunn. Model MeetOn Madawaska Victory These are the minutes of a joint meeting of the SIU mem­ bership aboard the SS Mada­ waska Victory as held in the crew messroom. There can be no other way to come more straight to the point than by the actual reading of the minutes of the meeting, as they were re­ corded by the secretary during one of the most straightforward meetings that has ever taken place aboard this ship. Here are the minutes: The meeting was called to or­ der by Brother McCoskey at. seven-thirty p.m. Brothers Jones and Givulinovich were elected chairman and secretary, respec­ tively. Upon taking the chair. Brother Jones called upon the delegates of each department to give a verbal report of the mem­ bership of the men whom each represented. Also, each dele­ gate was asked to report on the union spirit as it was evidenced in his department. The dele­ gates spoke in order from stew­ ards department, deck depart­ ment, to engine department, and reported that everything was ship-shaped. A motion was passed to move to the next order of business. NEW BUSINESS Recommendation that the en­ tire membership give a vote of appreciation to the Steward for his exceptional ability to do his duty and a little bit more be­ sides. Also recommended thgt the crew give a vote of cohA-^|g' dence in his being "one of the best." Motion to move to next order of business. ' Unfinished Business Motion that delegates draw up a list of all complaints of last trip, combine them, list them in duplicates and give one list to the heads of their departments and give one list to the. Patrol­ man at the time of payoff. That this list be shown crew mem­ bers signing on for next trip so that it may be checked in re­ gard to complete fulfillment' of desires stated therein. Meeting was adjourned at eight-thirty p.m. Delegates for this trip were John Givulinovich, deck; Rob­ ert D. Jones, engine; and John C. Jones and John Koval, stew­ ards. New Men Taught On Patrero Hills The following are the minutes of a shipboard meeting held aboard the SS Patrero Hills, on September 29th: The meeting of Sept. 29 was called to order by the deck dele­ gate, L. Clark at 6:25 p. m., with a total of 31 members attending. The first order of business was election of a chairman to preside over the meeting. L. Clark was nominated. No other member being nominated, the motion was made and seconded that Brother Clark be chairman. All members present voted ap­ proval. E. R. Farmer was elect­ ed recording secretary by ac­ clamation. No old business to be trans­ acted, the first order of new business was the discussion of the condition of the messrooms in the morning before breaks fast. * The suggestion was madri that all persons using the messroom at night, clean up their mess before leaving. And instruc- • tion was given to the responsible persons, to have necessary cream, sugar and coffee in the ' messrooms for the night watches. The suggestion was made to use the Navy messroom as a ship's library and recreation room. Brother Wright, Chief Steward, agreed to ask the Cap­ tain's permission on this mat­ ter. It was agreed that each of the three departments would take turns in keeping the roomin shipshape. A general discussion was held about the Union agreement aboard ship, and questions about overtime was answered. �Friday. October 19. 1945 THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS KEEP FIGHTING FOR ORIGNAL SIU DEMANDS To The Editor: After coming in from, a four month trip, the crew of the SS Richard Johnson got the "pay­ off" with the news of the slash of the bonus and that the WLB approved a few crumbs off the shipowners' and government bureaucrats' table. The crumbs ($45 per month) they throw at us are calculated to keep us contented, but they don't fool militant SIU men. The crew of the Johnson call for a renewed militant struggle for our demands as originally presented to the WLB. Brothers, even if the NMU doesn't know it, we do. The strike weapon is the only wea­ pon organized labor has, so let's get going and win decent wages, 40 hour week, and Isthmian. For the crew of the SS Rich­ ard Johnson.' Robert A. Larsen both funny and maddening, scambling after baboons in a typhoon. One square-head was 1XU ' YOU (/PYMAT good; he could out-climb and out-run them. In Colombo, while we were transferring a bad actor to a special cage, one got out and scrambled down a mooring line. Half-way to the buoy, the surg­ ing line started ducking him. Bumboats gathered for the show. Everytime the line dipped, he humped his back like a cat and hung on. He would not be driven back. He made the buoy and up the sternline of a Limey, with a BABOONS PULL Chinese crew, who put out fruit MONKEY BUSINESS to get him aboard. The square­ head went after him in a bumIN HOWLING GALE boat and an hour's chase was on. The Chinese finally hid him . To the Editor: in their galley, probably figur­ Last May, after returning ing on a barbecue, so it took from Cherbourg, I took one of the chief mate's authority to get the SUP's trans-Continental him out. shipments to the West Coast. We celebrated V-J Day in June 1st I signed on the Amer­ Colombo, all over Ceylon, in ican-Hawaiian operated De fact. Dressed the ship with Pauw Victory as bosun. The ship had a good deck crew and signal flags. It was too quiet the best mate I've ever sailed to suit me, as I remembered with—and that's his reputation the ungodly racket in New York in the West Coast halls. His the day of the "false Armistice" name is De Moss. We didn't last war. So I cut down on the whistle, said till the 25th, with three "dog-houses" full of Army per­ and the whole harbor followed suit. Next, it was flares. Then sonnel. At Melbourne we discharged a some went for the five-inch gun. Luckily, the gunners mutinied few Aussie fliers, and took fresh and stole the firing-pin, or water. The skipper, whom we there'd doubtles have been a called the "Old Woman" gave battle-royal—that Lirney flat­ us no draw; but we had a swell top would have made a swell time on the town. target. We had plenty of grand In Calcutta, we spent a week fights ashore, however. discharging and getting part of George W. Chamflin our deck load.,^ We took on passengers again, about 30 China-Burma Air Force Officers CREW OF THE mostly and 300 monkeys, for PATRERO HILLS lab. use. Then, brothers, is when the THANKS AGENT fun began, and I do not mean Editor, Log: maybe. There is nothing in the Upon instructions from the SUP agreement covering "mon­ entire crew of the SS Patrero key business," but I made a Hills I am sending this letter. good deal with the mate on over­ We wish to commend the Gal­ time for myself and the two day men, plus quite a bit of cargo veston Texas Agent, Brother time for the watches, and extra D. Stone, for the prompt way carpentry for chips. (The SUP in which he came to the ship. We called him on Sunday Patrolman here said it was a good deal, but I can't give you while we were laying in Port details, as you're not the only Arthur, Texas, 55 miles or bet­ eggs that will read this but a ter away. He came right out to the ship sea-going farmer amongst us and got the beef settled very knew much about our deck quickly. "passengers," on number - five This should be made kno'wn hatch.) to all SIU members, also to the Just as we hit a gale in the unorganized men, as to the way Bay of Bengal, some joker let loose one of the twelve cages. the SIU is run. Many thanks to Brother We chased the damned things from the trucks to the bilges. Stone. From the deck, engine and One jumped overboard and one stewards departments of the died of injuries, more than half SS Patrero Hills. our later losses came from that L. Clark cage-—TB, apparently. It was in one of their hcatlcss wooden houses. The ceiling and walls of the building were covered with ice and frost and you sure needed fur clothing. We The following communication sat there looking at the picture was brought into the Log office, but one by one we left the Rus­ and the Brother, unfortunately, sians to their movies and went left before we could learn his out to drink vodka and get name. However, it gives an ex­ warmed up. cellent pictiure of the good mor­ We had some experience get­ ale aboard the ship, and the ting out of the White Sea again good fellowship that existed. It and we struck a very heavy ice sure must have been a good trip. floe. We couldn't get the ship The letter: through and she was stuck there The good old Walter E. Ran­ in a field of ice for about a ger is in port again. She made week, during which time we a trip from Brooklyn Base to walked ashore over the ice to Antwerp, Belgium, in record play baseball and football with time with general cargo. Our crews of other frozen-in ships. skipper, H. E. Pickhardt, the We also enjoyed some skiing and boys call him "Picky") brought had the experience of catching back the 750 officers and enlist­ baby "seals and playing with ed men safely and put them them like pets. It seemed to be down in Boston. You will hardly find another rooMBAROAiC/ skipper on thg" waterfront where NBROOTJ the sailors, black gang, and even the stewards department agree that he is a great guy (no logs) and a gentleman. We are proud to sail under such a fine skipper. Chief mate Fritz and Boatswain John Ziereis are also on our list of regular fellows. Our chief steward Favras (Racehorse) Mondesire is still the easy going ("I want my pound of flesh") regular fellow, a good chief and a good friend the mating time and it was won­ indeed. Our Second Steward, derful to see. All in all, it was an experience Benjamin (my man Blue) Rich­ well worth having, and one that ardson is still fussing with the boys, but doesn't mean it. He is a seaman might never have in years and years of sailing. doing a fine job. Tom Cuba The troops had a wonderful time, they had the play of the ship. Of course, wherever the CHIP, PAINT "J,olly Ranger" goes, she is re­ membered. Everyone tries to CONDEMNED SHIP'S get aboard to find out if it is DECK, SAYS MATE true that there is such a ship as To Ihe Log: the Ranger. When the City of St. Louis Our hospitality, sportsman­ left Tampico she hit a coral ship, and good behavior is the reef on which the bow rested talk of every port of call we make. Officers, crew. Army of­ for two days and two nights ficers and enlisted men com­ until Navy officers came aboard pliment us on our chow, and and condemned the ship as ungood will. I hope the members seaworthy. And here's the laugh. After of the crew of the Ranger will keep up the good work in the the ship was condemned, the future, so we will always come mate had the deck gang chip home with compliments rather paint on the main deck. After she had lightened herself by than beefs. pumping fuel oil overboard, two tugs towed the ship into Mobile. ICEBOUND FOR Pecro Coniron RANGER CREW EARNS BOUQUETS FROM EVERYONE A WEEK, THEY PLAY BASEBALL PHILIP LIVINGSTON CREW BEEFS ABOUT CHIEF STEWARD Editor, Seafarers Log: When we were on a trip to Russia on the Henry Lomb, in Crewmembers of the SS Phil­ spite of losing eight ships of ip Livingston joined together in the convoy we otherwise had a filing a complaint against their swell voyage. non-union RMO "trained" Chief It was a great experience for Steward and their equally the boats and crews which push­ "well-trained" Chief Cook, the ed through one big field of ice latter an 18 year old trip carder. for two weeks steady, making "But we hope it will be his last" only fifteen miles a day, strik­ ing heavy chunks of ice which they state in the signed state­ made everyone think a depth ment which follows: charge had been dropped. It Brothers: "We, the crew on the SS made a lot of extra work for the deck hands getting the ship Philip Livingston, have had a in and out of ice covered piers miserable trip from San Pedro of snow covered villages. Those to Newport News. Our suffer­ people who live there sure are ings have been caused by a use­ rugged, standing so much of less Steward and Chief Cook. "They both signed on in Pe­ that weather. dro. Steward Fredericksen is One night about fifteen of one of these high pressure job the boys went to a movie show the RMO occasionally squeezes in on unfortunate ships. Accord­ ing to what we have learned, he apparently received his Stew­ ard's experience as a waiter in some hotel. After a trip on an Army Transport, he figured he knew, enough to don a flashing three stripe uniform and try his tricks as a full-fledged belly robber. In the meantime, he worked as a ship yard welder while he waited for the RMO to place him. We happened to be his guinea pigs. "There was much bowing and scraping by this suave gentle­ man the first days. We had to be "lenient" and "tolerant" un­ til he got every thing function­ ing satisfactorily. But the changes never occured, and we got impatient. When complain­ ing about the lousy food he put out, he got smart and asked the delegates to go with him to see the captain. It turned out to be a disappointment for this bigshot, as the Old Man himseK said the food was lousy and there had to be some improve­ ments made. "The improvements were nev­ er noticed, and the fact that the vessel was bound for the Boneyard saved the Steward and Chief Cook from getting fired. "Chief Cook R. Boys is a young, inexperienced lad of 18. There is no hope that this indi­ vidual will ever learn to cook the simplest of meals; but dur­ ing our visit in Galveston he managed to get a Steward's en­ dorsement from the Coast Guard. "This two man team 'works together beautifully. They have not got the slightest idea of how to cook or prepare food, and it is disgusting to see how much good stuff they are spoiling. "Steward Andreas Fredericksen is a true RMO character and does not even have a trip card. A union ship is no place for such a fink. Chief Cook Robert B. Boys is in possession of a trip card, but we hope it'll be his last. The life on a ship can be miserable enough without such niissfits to make it tougher." The statement is signed: Hen­ ry Stephenson, delegate; Hjalman Pedersen, Bosun; M. CcCasay, Carpenter; J. H. Wadhans, AB; Merton W. Saling, AB; J. D. Bray, OS; Cecil Alsenz, AB; James White, AB; Darrel Ryssel, AB; Edward A. Burden, Messman; Meredith D. Cassity, Messman; Edward S. Bergeran, 2nd Cook (delegate) Fi-ank D. Teeter, Messman; Carl E. Harmsen, OS and John F. Hayes, FWT. Letters! Letters! The "Membership Speaks" page is your chance to blow off steam or just talk about some topic which you think is interesting. Write about any subject as long as it per­ tains to ships and seamexu Send your letter to The Ed­ itor. The Seafarers Log. �^{•r- ••:!^y?:.-*yr'; . ...» ...4 ....if Page Eight THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. October 19. 1945 Runs Himself Ragged To Get Men By ARTHUR THOMPSON Glean Payoffs Help Busy Ports By JOHN MOGAN HO HEWS?? SAVANNAH — After a slow start this week a deluge hit us. We had four ships in Charles­ ton, three of which called for nine replacements. One which is paying off next week will want almost an entire crew. On top of all this, and while I'm run­ ning mjrself bow-legged to find men, 1 get a call for a full crew fof a new AVI which is coming out of the yard next week. Since the Charleston hall was closed quite a few of our,ships pulled in there. Of course it's easy enough to make Charleston from here and the companies pay transportation, etc., without any question, but I wish they'd time their ships a bit. I get calls for fifty men or so when I only have a dozen registered. If I have a* shipping li^t full ' of men there are no ships. We'll do our Best, SUsnce Ihls 'vree'k frbm ibe BOSTON — We have just com­ big Waterman trooper. Also, at frrainch Agbitts bf fhblfolldtvpleted another busy week in this the moment it looks as though Ing poirtt: port. If the longshoremen's strike there will be at least four West BALTIMORE Coast ships paying off here the were to c'ontiuue a while longer, first of the week. In connection PHILADELPHIA with a resultant diversion of ship­ with these SUP ships, we make JACKSONVILLE TAMPA ping to the Port of Boston, our every effort to give these men representation at the payoff; but headaches will increase propor­ when we get five payoffs at the tionately. same time with only three Pa­ Fortunately, most of the pay­ trolmen available to cover the however, to crew them up with­ offs were very clean and vfere out help from any fink agency. handled to the satisfaction "of all We have no members in the concerned, everything being set­ By D. STONE hospital this week, but we had tled right at the payoff. Our a piece of bad news of one of our GALVESTON — the harbor have to learn the hard way. A only real trouble was the SS Gate­ members who had just left the way City, a Waterman junk-heap. here in Galveston during the past couple of months hence, I can hospital last week. In my report Quite a few of the members of two weeks looked like a convoy see the union halls up and down then I told how Brother John A. the coast full of men but no jobs, this crew stayed right with us for port, with about thirty ships at and the Agents, Patrolmen, and Call had left the hospital and several days after the payoff, anchor at all times—ships of all Dispatchers all hearing the same signed board the SS James Miller while we pushed the beef. One cry, "When will there be some about an hour later. Well, things descriptions. of the delegates (Deck) was H. Last Sunday, the seventh, we jobs?" H. Knies, who brought us as went all right until the ship hit had the Scotts Bluff of L. A. If I remember correctly, just pretty a brief on the intolerable Charleston when Call was taken Tankers back with us, paying off. before the war from three to six conditions aboard the Gateway This ship, considering the num­ months was the usual time that off the ship agaih. He had had City as any lawyer could draw ber of trip card men, paid off in a man had to stay on the beach a badly cut hand before, but was up. Perkins of Waterman came up waterfront, it will sometimes hap­ nice shape and with only one dis­ before he got another ship; and released by the hospital and prob­ from New York, and scrammed pen that an SUP ship may pay pute hanging fire. The crew dele­ we didn't ask the Dispatcher what ably hurt his hand again and had right back as soon as he knew off without a Patrolman to rep­ gates this last trip did a bang-up kind of a ship it was or where it to pay off. He hasn't come back this crew rneant business. The resent them. However, this job in keeping things straight. was going, nor what was the to Savannah yet, so I haven't got Only one freeloader, a donkey Captain's name, and if there was members of the crew were plenty doesn't happen very often. that was picked up in the Canal, plenty of overtime, A ship was the story from him. disgusted at his evasiveness, and Insofar as shipping is con­ was on board. This ivas an im­ what we wanted—but fast L.et's Nothing much of interest has finally threw in the sponge. All cerned, we've been making out the men expressed complete satis­ airly well by contacting the New provement over the last trip into look ahead, fellows, and take the happened locally except that the faction with the efforts of the of­ York hall for men when our own Galveston m July, when she car- jobs that are on the board now, weather turned cooler, and most rather than force the Dispatcher ficials here, despite the fact that pool got very low. Despite the in­ red thirteen freeloaders. to pick men up from the street of the hot weather pastimes have Give us more ships' delegates we were unable to accomplish creased shipping of the past two like these, and we wiU have to sail these rustbuckets. been discontinued. much. The Gateway City, we are or three weeks, we have not found smoother payoffs all the time. led to believe, now goes to the it necessary to request RMO for We managed to crew this ship boneyard, which is the only logi­ men with the exception of a FWT up nicely, with the help of New cal move for Waterman, as it for a hot ship. There are enough Orleans. would be next to impossible to kids around now just getting crew up this scow from now on. their entry ratings to take care When are our members going By RAY WHITE to get smart and hold their ships For the coming weekend "many of the Stewards Department situa­ down instead of forcing us to NORFOLK — Shipping this around, and maybe we will get a arrivals are scheduled, among tion or these Victory troopers and scurry around for guys to man them an Eastern Victory and a the converted Libertys. In line the ships? Every day in the hall week has been slower than usual quorum for a meeting this week. with SIU policy, we require a de­ beat my gums about this same for this port, and there are more It will be the first since June or posit on the trip card when it is thing, trying to geit the mem­ men around the hall than we have July and we could do with one. issued, whenever possible; but bers to ship. It's no go, though. seen in a long time. Several old There is one Isthmian ship in, rather than let a ship go short- Like all human beings they ^ill familiar faces have shown up but we have been unable to con­ tact her, as she is laying at an­ handed, or let RMO get its men chor at one of the Army piers aboard, we let the entry ratings here. However, we hope she go for free—especially when they By E. S. HIGDON will shift anchor and, when she come in here recommended by NEW ORLEANS—The Mission members. No doubt the records does, we will be ready to go "AH San Raphael, Pacific Coast Tank­ will show that these youngsters out for Isthmian." By BLACKIE NEIRA er, docked October 9th, and tried are 75 to 90% good Union ma­ We are all primed and ready to pull the following: terial; and the percentage that is MOBILE — If you are looking [sure of, and wait until they pay- to payoff what will probably be 1—^Wanted the men to sign on not, certainly doesn't get the op­ for a ship Mobile, is the port for off and then give the Patrolman one of the last of the long trips with riders 64 and 72, revised portunity to freeload the second The you. Xou name the job and we overtime that should have been for some time to come. when, according to West Coast time under the system as it op­ turned in weeks ago to collect Thomas Powers just came in from Shipping Rules, they should sign erates now. As a matter of fact, wiU ship you; and from the looks right then and there. This is a a thirteen-month trip in the Pa­ on with riders 64 and 72 Original. since the inauguration of the sys­ of things there is no let up in bad procedure. When in doubt cific, and the payoff promises to turn it over to the mate, or the be some fun. However, we are 2—^Wanted to pay the boys' tem whereby Headquarters sends sight. overtime when the ship came out a list of all freeloaders per­ Many ships from Frisco are engineer, and then if he refuses all set, and will settle things in back from the trip instead of on iodically, and this Branch makes coming here to Mobile with the to accept it make that your first the usual SIU manner. the port pasToll. up a card file from this list, we intention of laying up, but when beef to the Patrolman so he can We have had several ships in have nailed any number of free­ they get here for that purpose get to work on it right away. 3—^Wanted to date the articles here headed for the boneyard, they are ordered out for another If you are not ready to ship, back to the first of October when loaders. and some questions as to just trip. We had the City of Alma it should have been the ninth of There will be a considerable (Waterman) in Mobile this'week. don't take the job off the board. who is supposed to do the dis­ You hurt the Union more by not October, for the $45.00 raise number of jobs on the board for After we straightened out most showing up on the job when mantling, and just what is over­ (which would have set aside over­ the next few days. The dis­ of the beefs she was ordered to you're supposed to. In too many time on this. However, the Pa­ time provisions). Charles, to unload and pay off cases men have taken a job and trolman is working on it, and We held up the signing on for patcher's book already shows five after a five month sojoiu-n in the don't show up on board the ship soon should have some definite a day and they finally came to ships that will 'be crewing up S, W. Pacific. The deck depart­ or don't come back to the hall decision thrashed out to work on terms. There were a fe\/ hours Monday and Tuesday of next in the future. ment must have done all right— and let the Dispatcher know disputed overtime, and every­ week. Since the shortage in they never lifted the hatch cov­ that they don't want the job. The This is an important factor now, thing was settled. black gang members is acute, no ers once during the trip. They ony thing you are doing is let­ since we handle quite a few of When Tug MV Edmond J.'Mo- doubt we'U be getting some as­ came back thq^same way they ting your own union out on ^! these beefs in the near future, as ran arrived, they didn't want to the line in the James River grows limb. sistance in this department from left. . pay the raise in wages from Oc­ longer with the ships that have On the question of overtime. If you like the weather come tober 1st to October 12th, but Red Truesdale, who, we under­ we have had several payoffs here Souths Alcoa is going back on seen their day in the all out for after much discussion, they final­ stand, has quite an "on hand" reg­ where some of the members hold their six week run to Bauxite victory which we have just ly consented to pay it. istration at the present time. out overtime that they are not'City, rustpots and all. achieved. Praises Grew Of Scotts Bluff Horfolk Gets Boneyard Work Delay Signing On To Stop Chisoiing Follow Procedure In Overtime �THE Friday. October 19, 1945 Worried Messman Drinks P.R. Dry SEAFARERS OK's 65c Minimum By BUD HAY SAN JUAN — Things are start-; get three to four ships in every ing to roll along like in normal week here in San Juan. The George Wa^shington . stop­ times now, with some of the ships ped in and got 200 passengers running on schedule and the ship­ for the States, after taking a ping list changing every day. I load of workers to Barbados, and ^am having a lot of trouble with I understand she will continue members going aboard in outports this for a few trips. The Alcoa trying to make jobs. When I tell Scout was in for emergency re­ pairs and from the looks of her, the Company that the man must the Greeks should get her soon. come through the hall here in San Juan, they give me a big HAVE IT SENT ' story about how foolish it is to send a man over wheh there is If you come across any sea­ already a union man in the port men's bars, clubs or hotels where the job is. Well, this' is that do not receive the Log, just to give those men who do send us the name and address these things fair warning: the and we will see that they get next time this happens, I am copies. Any place where sea­ going to' bring them up on men gather should get the charges, and I am sure the Log, no matter what part of charges are going to stick. the world. i NEW APPROACH Shipping 'is good now and no man should be on the beach more than a week, if he is interested in getting out. In the last two weeks we have shipped 26 men in all SlU Patrolman report that ratings with plenty of trip cards there are increasing signs of the going out. War Shipping Administration re­ I have a messman with a brand new excuse for not working when verting to the peacetime policies his ship is in. He tells me he of the Maritime Commission, both has a problem, and that he must of which are looking for every get his skin full of rum to figure legal loop-hole to bind the sea­ it out. He has been fired twice men and continue their bureau­ in one week and the problem cratic existence despite seamen's isn't worked out yet. Fellows, protests. one of these days these jobs are Recent cases show that the War going to hang high, and there is Shipping Administration thinks a possibility that, when you go nothing of placing seamen in back to one of these ships after triple jeopardy for small offenses. having been fired, they won't Vigorous prosecutions far in ex­ accept you because of your past cess of the minor offenses are record, so if you feel tired, or taking place when the hapless want to wrestle with the Old victim turns out to be a seaman. Demon why not quit and do it The Patrolmen urge the mem­ right? bers to keep clear of the vicious machine that the bureaucrats are LAST RUNS creating. Marory for the Bull is making her last round trip, and I NO RECORD hear she is to be replaced with One recent case shows the rec­ a small new one; and I guess ord of a seaman who is married the Ellenor wiU be next for the and has three kids. He has been junk pile. The Jean seems to going to sea over twenty years be in good shape and they will and has no previous record of need a few of the old ones for misconduct of any kind. Further, the fertilizer trade. he has been trying to raise and The Unaco for Waterman is on feed and clothe his family on his her last run. But 1 suppose by pay as a seaman which has been the first of the year both of these reduced considerably, even Companies will have their sche­ though he sailed steadily during dules worked out and we should the entire war period and faced Page Nine LOG Shipowners Use Fink Halls ^ To Slash At Wages, Conditions By LOUIS COFFIN Now that beefs are slowly but surely being reduced in numbers, we find ourselves free to write about other subjects affecting the welfare of the Union. One of the most important is­ sues confronting us today is the matter of fink halls. It's a sub­ ject that can't be discussed too frequently. AFL Legislative Rep. Lewis Hines (above) supported the 65c minimum wage bill at Senate hearing. The 65c minimum, he pointed out, is 22c below even the Labor department's bare sub­ sistence budget of 87c for a fam­ ily of four. (Federated Pictures) For the benefit of those newer members who don't know exact­ ly what a fink hall is, we will try to briefly explain. Fink halls are hiring halls backed by the shipowners' because, through them, they can pit seaman against seaman in the scramble for jobs. The shipowners back these fink Punished Three Times For Minor Offense halls because they can ship men from them anywhere and' any­ time they see fit. They back the fink halls because, through them, they can deal with each seaman as an. individual, standing alone without the backing of his fel­ low seamen. They back the fink halls because, through them, they see their chance to return to the old days of dog-eat-dog among seamen which was so profitable to the operators. CUT WAGES In a nutshell, the fink halls are operated by the shipowners and crimp agents as a means of break­ ing up the unions, destroying wage rates and working condi-~ tions. They are operated so that the big shots can sit on their fat keysters, counting their profits which they increase every time they cut the seamen's earnings. It becomes the duty of every merchant seaman to fight against hazards not less than men in the They put the screws on—on a any cuts in wages and any reduc­ armed forces were called upon woman and three kids! tion in working conditions. It is to face. the further duty of every mer­ CRIMINAL CHARGES chant seamen, to fight for addi­ It appears that he entered port The seaman was thus placed in tional improvements in both recently and got a little tight aft­ jeopardy twice for the one minor working conditions and wages. er payoff. When he got home his offense! Not content with that, wife told him that she had no To do this, all seamen should the bureaucrats pursued the mat­ sugar. That ration stamps were register and ship out of Union ter further. The seaman has now not enough and many times were hiring halls. Anyone that re­ unable to be redeemed for sugar been notified to appear before a members the old days will tell Mr. Harold Weiss of the WSA due to actual shortage at grocery and that criminal charges may you of the conditions we seamen stores. had to organize and fight against. be preferred against him. While still lit up, this seaman In those days we were bathing Mr. Weiss informs the union went back to his ship and brought out of buckets (if we were lucky ashore ten pounds of sugar. He that many of these cases have al­ enough to have a bucket); we had was seized by the Customs and ready been tried, and a consider­ one big focs'le for all hands, blue able number of seamen are now fined $21.00. linen and a horse blanket for bed in jail for such infractions. It clothes. PUNISHED FAMILY appears that the WSA and the Thus the seaman had been Maritime Commission bring such NO NOTHIN' placed in jeopardy once. He was cases before the Court'of Special Twice a week we got eggs, fined $21.00 for sugar valued at Sessions and sentences of one to the most at 70c. But the matter three months are considered light. never any cold cereals, no re­ frigerator, no radio loud speak­ didn't end there. The bureau­ TURN ON SEAMEN ers, no crockery (cups and plates cratic machine swung into action. The seaman was turned over to However, during the war there were enamelware and tin), and the Coast Guard. were a number of cases where the cheapest of cold cuts for night lunches. On top of all that, This outfit held a hearing with such articles as sheets, pillow we had to work up to 18 or 19 cases, towels, and minor goods one of its hearing units and his were taken. Yet there were no hours without overtime, and if we didn't produce, or took a day papers were suspended. Thus he prosecutions. off to recuperate, we were fired is deprived of making a living "The sword of war is not yet without mercy. for his wife and kids, since he dry when it is being turned on If, because of the conditions, knows only the sea. The extra the seamen who have done heroic we should venture to talk back work in the war," one of the Pa­ "legal" lights of the Coast Guard trolmen said. "They have served to the mate or engineer, we were were girded for the struggle. and are now being put into a nut put on the "deferred list"—which cracker by the swivel-chair bu­ meant that we were "black ball­ ed" and had a permanent defer­ reaucrats." LISTENING IN TO THE GAMES ment from the sea. Members are warned to take All these things were the re­ note that the WSA and the Mari­ sults of the owners' successful time Commission are tightening operation of fink halls and crimp the screws to maintain their eco­ joints. Surely, no seamen in his nomic stranglehold over the sea­ right mind can face such a fu­ men and will use every means in ture possibility without determ­ ining to fight back with all he their power. has. CONTINUE FIGHT KNOCK 'EM OUT For a minor offense that was And having determined to fight committed while drunk the sea­ back, the most dii-ect and surest man mentioned above was placed way to keep what we have, and in jeopai-dy, not once, not twice, to go on to better things, is to but thrice! What would have knock the fink halls out of exist­ been petty larceny ashore, with ence once and for all. Knock 'em out and keep 'em out. the mitigating circumstances that Seamen, regardless of union the man was drunk and commit­ affiliation, must make up their ted a small offense to provide the minds to ship through Union hir­ wants of his family, was turned ing halls only. Boycott the fink into a big affair by the vicious halls and crimp joints regardless of any fancy names they operate circle that was created. under. The union is continuing its This column may harp on this fight to have this matter straight- subject again and again. There is Hearing a new champion crowned, and the end of the season. SIU members in the New York ened out and the verdicts set' good reason for it. We don't want aside. ' a repetition of 1921. recreation room listen to the radio broadcast of the world series.. �Page Ten THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, October 19, 1945 THE WEEK'S MEWSm REVIEW A Sports And News Roundup For The Benefit Of Our Union Members In Foreign Ports, CURRENT. \ EVENTS... SPORTS... SPORTUGHT By GRANTLAND RICE AT HOME A short time back we opened or illiterates, such as Rube Wad400 scientists who helped develop the atomic bomb declared that a discussion on the importance of dell and Joe Jackson, can be and concentration and other mental have been smart baseball people. taking the hard way. For one attempts to keep it a secret from the rest of the world would lead to "an unending war more savage than the last" . . . Substantial aids on the side of winning com­ Rube Waddell was completely simple reason — the time they financial aid for Britain was forecast as Washington negotiations dumb until you handed him a have is short. On a general aver­ petition. neared agreement. The bone held out to the British is that Amer­ glove and a baseball. Then he This piece seems to have de­ became baseball smart. Joe age they are fading out at 30. icans would like to join in exploiting the Empire . . . President veloped a number of repercus­ Jackson could neither read nor They are about through at 35. Truman is said to want to continue the War Labor Board instead of sions and disagreements in the write, but he was a different hu­ They are gone at 40. Then, at it going out of existence at the end of the year. Cause is industrial scattered belief that physical su­ man being when you handed him what is supposed to be the prime unrest" . . . Admiral King is to be replaced by Nimitz, according to periority are the dominating a bat—"the big black bat his of life, they are through. Only Washington reports . . . Labor faces a tough battle in Washington a few smart ones have mapped points. brave song sang"—or sent him to out an extended trail on beyond. from those who advocate the outright repeal of excess profit taxes. If excess taxes are reduced (as appears fairly certain) the loss will This doesn't happen to be true. the outfield with a glove. have to be made up, and as usual the low income groups will be The mental or concentrative side 'ONLY ONE PLAY TO MAKE' GETTING AROUND the scapegoats. is still more important than the Two frigates were handed over to the U. S. Navy at Brooklyn. physical side. What good is a I asked Larry Lajoie once if he The baseball season is over, pitcher with blinding speed who had ever pulled a boner in a ball but the magnates have already These were the fir-st of Britain's lend-leased warships to come back can't locate the plate, who has game. "How can you pull a started on the next one by trad­ . . . German prisoners of war have helped "save New England crops , no change of pace, who doesn't boner," he said. "There's always ing their boys like they weren't again," according to a newspaper item. With thousands of unem­ know the weakness of opposing only one place to throw a ball— anything more than war sou­ ployed available, American workers were either not given an op­ always only one play to make." venirs. batters? portunity, or the wages proposed were so low, that some 18,000 POWs are used instead. Fine pickings for the "victors" ... At Cleveland waivered catcher When Lefty Grove first came Fred Merkle of the Giants was least three out of every ten workers in the country after June, Gene Desautels to the As. Giants along with the Athletics, I recall known as "Bonehead Merkle," but 1946, will be war veterans. It is estimated that 6,000,000 vets wiU sent first baseman A1 Gardella watching him strike out six of intellectually he was far and be seeking jobs between now and after that date. To find jobs for to the bushes. Lt. Bert Shepard, the first nine Yankees who faced away the smartest member of each 100 vets the USES (United States Employment Service) makes the one legged pitcher, was him, and then have his West Vir­ McGraw's old squad, and this in­ dumped by Washington. (Re­ 203 referrals to jobs. Apparently the jobs offered aren't in much ginia ears pinned back by the cluded Christy Mathewson. member the publicity they got for demand or carry sweat-shop wages ... A joint Congressional com­ Merkle was a keen student of fifth inning as he headed for the mittee has been assured of full co-operation by Army, Navy and cooling shower. Grove only be­ Kant, Schopenhauer, Plato, prag­ signing him?) came a great pitcher when he matic, and unpragmatic philos­ The Braves' A1 Javery and State departments, in making an investigation of the Pearl Harbor ophers, but his competitive re­ Charley Cozart and the Brown's fiasco. Open hearings begin in November learned how to pitch. flexes were slow and out of line. Sig Jakucki are all suspended Former President Hoover, who should know all about it, de­ Such students of golf as Bobby "for insubordination and viola­ clared that reducing the conquered states to farmers would imperil Jones, Walter Hagen, Tommy Ar­ Smart competitors in sport can tion of training rules." mour and others have all told me be very dumb people in other The Dodgers will have six the world. He spoke for a "just peace" without vengeance, but that they rate the mental or emo­ lines of living. They can be shortstops reporting next spring. with the punishment of people responsible for atrocities . . . The tional side of golf at 70 per cent among the dumbest. Just con­ Some of them are quite good. Government was attacking the problem of wages and prices in an —^the physical side at 30 per cent. sider the millions prize fighters Peewee Reese, of course, is tops. attempt to bring about a working relationship between the two. With prices of goods soaring despite OPA, and with the constant Many years ago on a knoll at have made, only to finish broke Old time boxer Willie Lewis threat of CPA's suspension, it was deemed certain that unless some Oakmont, one of the great courses and hungry and forgotten in their rates the hardest punchers he has administration program was adopted the strike wave would increase when not spoiled by plow share poverty. seen: Terry McGovern, Stan Ket- nationally . . . Non-agricultural employment will swing upwards traps and ice greens, I happened There are those who are only chel, George Chaney, Jack John­ from now on, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "There , to be standing with Bill Fownes, equipped to make a living out of son, and Sam Langford — "the will be more employed in November and December than are em­ an able critic of what it takes professional sport. They • are greatest of all." ployed today," states the Bureau . . . We hope. to win a big tournament. There , were nine survivors left, with INTERNATIONAL , only nine holes to play in this Tragi-comedy developed in Argentina as the two man military .--jaarticular National Open. They coup which ousted Dictator Peron took over all government posts , were all in a seething mass. except Public Works and Agriculture, which are unfilled. The BLOWING UP ON LAST HOLE new "strong man," General Avalos, has abolished censorship and , "This should be a great scram­ some other restriction, but the new anti-Peron government is com­ ble," I said to Fownes. pletely military with prominent civilian leaders refusing to par­ ticipate in it . . . Cuban railroad workers announced they would "I don't think so," Fownes said. "There are only two men from strike unless the employers abided by President Grau San Martin's the nine left who can concentrate decree granting wage increases. All Cuban organized workers are ; through 18 holes. They are Tom­ expected to support the railroaders. my Armour and Harry Cooper." British dockworker soldiers were being called home from Euro­ ' They ran 1-2. The others blew up pean ports to work at strikebound docks in England. Forty thou­ c completely. sand British, dockworkers show no signs of returning to work, de­ '• If Sammy Snead had only had spite being branded as wildcatters . . . The Island's food situation ' the ability to concentrate on his is reportedly serious . . . The first socialist measure to be intro­ ' play as Jones, Hagen and Nelson duced by Britain's Labor government was before Parliament this have done, he would have been week. It proposes to nationalize the Bank of England. Prime a sensation. I've seen Sammy in Minister Attlee is being criticised for not following the will of the his prime throw away a U. S. people and moving too slowly. The British feel that they voted for ' Oppn and $3,500 in cash in a Los Socialism not Churchillism which Attlee seems to be endorsing. Angeles Open by taking two B's In Java, the Indonesians have called for an all out war in their on two final holes where a ten fight for "independence." In Indo-China RAF forces routed • handicap player would have had Annamese natives 300 yards from the Saigon airfield. In Korea, the two 5's. The brain was still the people were cautioned against expecting self government for some ! major factor. After all, it was time. In all cases it seems difficult to tell who's on what side. -the brain or many brains that The Indonesians and the Annamese are being fought by "Allieddeveloped the atomic bomb. controUed Japanese," in Korea the former Jap politicos are running Brains in sport have nothing the country through the U. S. authorities. The "uncivilized" Japs to do with any intellectual trend. are not too. uncivilized when the Allies use them. Fine lawyers, able writers, smart Arch-traitor Pierre Laval, former French Premier, was executed, bankers, leading physicians can by a firing squad foUowing one of Frances most fantastic trials. be extremely dumb on the comLaval was revived after swallowing poison in an attempt to cheat ' petitive side of sport. Clowns the court's sentence ; �THE Friday. October 19, 1945 SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG BUUJlTDi SS JAMES JACKSON Adam Thomas Chas. Swartz Albert S. Peters 4.13 2.75 7.73 SS JEROME K. JONES N. McLeod A. A. Ring ; William De Salme R. E. Barnum C. W. Billings Alfred R. Terry Harry W. Winfield Horance G. Munden Walter L. Stuart Willie C. Thomas James P. Reynolds Robert R. Meyer R. S. Carson P. J. Wiseman R. F. Haley : 3.55 4.27 4.27 4.27 4.27 2.95 9.19 9.00 7.11 7.47 6.52 8.65 28 3.90 7.59 SS JOHN G. BRADY Wallace W. Lantz 74.16 Clyde C. Moon 74.16 Kenneth Freseder 2.00 Walter N. Leach 5.76 Martin A. Muir 9.36 David J. Waters 74.16 Thomas A. Murphy 1.00 Charles I. Bernhardt 12.96 William G. Limion 11.84 SS JOHN W. BURGESS Donald Thorn 29.12 Tull Shelby 29.12 Robert L. Roper 29.12 SS JOHN GORRIE Dewey Cannon Leon Foucart I. T. Roberts Elbert J. Duffy F. A. De Lacqueseaux Harold C. Ivey Perry E. Norris '. Elmum Heatley Daniel Waide S. Selznick .Elefterios Ellas Clyde A. Depew Herbert Craft Raymond Shutts Elefterios Elias Harold C. Sedler Fred Newcity Leopold Pelletier Allen D. Stewart David D. Smart Demetrios Joannou James F. McKillif Carl S. Page George Ponthriand 24.28 29.49 19.55 20.55 3.81 91.50 32.40 3.24 28.80 1.80 10.66 10.66 1.58 2.13 6.75 10.66 4.98 2.13 8.53 71 19.91 26.31 24.83 19.22 SS JOHN LAWSON JPhil H. Acree 57.00 C. M. Edwards - 1.69 Frank Kababik 3.55 Joseph Kiwec 3.55 P. J. Pedersen 4.27 SS JOHN LAWSON Charley Savko William Page John J. Mallon Keith Baker Ralph Chappell John L. Bonnell Alvin Katrous Robert F. Nielson Louis Prieto Cesario Nelmida Hans C. Christiansen W. P. Johnson Roland Griziani Henry Willson John Hudak Glenn Murray Peter Perils Michael Katransky —Unclaimed Wages— South Atlantic Steamship Line SS JOHN MILLEDGE Harry L. Baublitz John Gallant Manuel De Barros John Hassiu Henry J. Wyosky J. F. Kriz George Margarites Robert Heyboer Sam A. Fawcett ...: Joseph O'Toole C. J. Hubner William A. Gilmour Earl O'Neal Daniel Farley Ejler Vogelius Alvin J. Madruga Thos. C. Hopkins Harold McBride Floyd A. Roff Thomas Tucker George Doring Kyle Hilton Gordon Silverthorne 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 15;20v 10.69 12.00 7.05 11.54 14.07 3.45 3.45 4.35 3.45 25.23 6.83 4.82 7.63 69 69 SS MATTHEW T. GOLDSBORO 5.51 Clarence C. Bowes 6.89 Theodore F. Cook 2.88 SS JOHN A. TREUTLEN Arthur Ludwig Hanse . 4.31 Henry A. Jeffrey, Jr 74 Herman Portney 2.82 William C. Donohue 3.24 SS JOSEPH WHEELER Steve Novitski 2.64 James J. Adams 1.83 Hugh T. Moore 4.79 Charles E. Seymout 1.88 7.11 Leslie Joyner 1.46 A. E. Hicks Carlos Reviera 11.38 Jbseph Sprengle 4.91 1.42 Franansisco Forte 2.00 Eugene Ferrine 2.84 Emery C. Sims 2.00 Carlos Reviera 20.00 Charles W. Phillips 24.88 John Soetmuldem 2.84 Anthony Dimgas, Jr 8.61 Carlos Reviera Paul W. Silva 2.80 Arthur Pratt 2.84 71.10 Bruce S. Brooks 14.60 George Gilbert B. Trottie 56.56 SS JULIETTE LOW J. Ykaim 54.75 9.74 W. R. Peterson 3.55 Gale S. Safford 53.45 E. G. Akers 1.42 Richard A. Carter 9.63 Stephen Grega • 5.27 Nathaniel. Deaton 3.39 Guy R. Williams 4.98 Ewell Hardin 10.32 L. J. Swan . .71 Robert R. Paustian P. G. Bergeron 3.55 SS R. McNEELY C. T. Henderson 7.47 3.56 Joseph McGinty 4.27 William Holliday 5.26 Elmo J. Foster 71 William Bryant 4.13 George E. Berry 3.19 Charles W. Cobb Alfred Childres, Jr 4.13 Charles Surrency 4.27 James McGee 4.13 W. H. Hempstead 6.20 4.13 John B. Veneklasan 32.97 Edwin Banion William J. Metzger 4.13 Charles E. Surrency ....; 12.33 4,13 Robert Palchanes 2i75 Dennis L. Filch Peter P. Raisch 4.13 Juan Hernandez 1.48 John W. Reilly 4.13 Robert Laliberte 14.46 Walter Palifko 4.13 SS LYMAN HALL Anthony Graziano 4.13 4.13 Leo P. McGarity 10.56 Howard P. Boedecke 4.13 W. C. Sanders 10.56 Carlos M. Ponce 4.13 R. Velasco *36.90 Merle. L, Dunster 413 Gail W. Wright 2.82 Clarence De Chenne 413 Curtis R. Parker 2.82 •Thomas Reid 4.13 Guy Whitehurst 44.84 Lawrrence Peterson 4.13 Paul W. Gowin 13.54 Alberto C. Rocha Geo. J. Oehiert 13.54 Clarence B. Bregg 84 Patrick M. Brennan 41.33 John W. Armiger 5.69 Jos..E. Scully 4.98 NEW YORK .... 51 Beaver St. .( 330 AtlanUc Ave. Robt. H. Ross, Jr 3.91 BOSTON 14 Nprth Gay St. Walter J. Kook 2.84 BALTIMORE Telephone Calvert 4S39 Chris Peralta 1.42 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St. 25, Conimercial PI. Jose Velazquez 71 NORFOLK 339 Chartres St. Chas J. Wrazen 1.42 NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. Geo. W. Salter 15.39 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. J. Fleet 9.80, SAN JUAN, P. IL .... 45 Ponce de Leon 305 "/4 22nd St. Wm. J. Gray 15.14 GALVESTON 257 6th St. Wm. J. Gray 1.37 RICHMOND. Calif. SAN FRANCISCO 59 Clay St. R. A. Keith 1.37 SEATTLE 36 Seneca St. John White 2.75 PORTLAND ...... 1,11 W. Bumside St. 440 Avalon Blvd. C. W. Chamberlain 1.37 WILMINGTON 16 Merchant St. Richard Vance 1.37 HONOLULU BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. R. K. Pelletier 1.37 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. John H. Muldoon 1.37 SO. CHICAGO .. 9137 So. Houston Ave. 1014 E. St. Clair St. Kenneth Basham 1.37, CLEVELAND DETROIT 1038 Third St. Sidney Becker 1.37 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. John Hawkins ;...., 5.41 VICTORIA. B. C 602 Boughton St, Earl L. Adamson 42.13, VANCOUVER, B,C.,144W. HasUngs St. 31.28 11.38 8.53 2.84 6.04 '5.69 5.69 48.35 01 01 01 01 3.55; 3.55 4.27 6.40 09 SS MARY M; DODGE 1;50 11.02 Clyde Currington SlU HAtU TAMPA JACKSONVILJ^E 842 Zack St. 920 Main St, SS RICHARD CASWELL Robert W. Barton 98.57 Fred Kethcoat 05 Jas. Matherson, Jr 06 Carol H. Andrews 06 Solomon Suggs .04 Dave B. McKinney 06 Billy W. Williams 02 Wm. A. Saxon, Jr 47.41 Robt. H. E. Wentworth .... 97.80 H. D. Moehlenbrock 04 Ralph A. Alano 05 Paul R. Williams 08 Francis A. Johnson 03 Robert P. Jackson 97.32 Marion K! Cranson 142.31 Gorth G. Durham 82.16 Lucian A. John, Jr 05 Ben H. McLendon 108.96 Geo. A. Wessels, Jr .05 Wm. Daykas 03 Henry Bozeck 92.71 Carlos M. Banquer 77.43 Douglas A. Acker 04 Jack Holland 03 Carl W. Beasley 89.31 Leon K. Lawson Augustine Gonzalez James O. Lee Harold Bradley Paul Ginger Carlos J. Crain John Benarick William Powers Max G. Vogel Milton Robinson Dewey Rhea Edw. F. Leasgang Sam Y. Sherill Melvin Mason Wm. Siejack Harold Kemp Otis C. Spicer C. O. Whitley D. J. Wycoff Lloyd E. Warden 2.13 71 2.13 2.13 2.13 1-42 4.98 10.94 1-00 1.00 2.84 ' 9.35 3.44 2.06 6.20 2.06 69 27 5.70 110.16 SS ROBERT TOOMBS Julian Riley 25.78 Thos. E. Flogg 72.11 C. A. Stubbs 37 J. B. Sharpe 67.68 Wm. B. Grender 37 Robt. L. Toole 13.55 N. P. Perezyuski 4.00 Dan Campbell 1 7.49 Santos Antonetti _ .97 Davis Seitz 15.64 Burnet Gellman 28.44 Benj. Warino : 7.00 SS ROBERT FECHNER Coy Paxton 20.01 12.09 James Godsey 3.54 John Waritez 13.36 Louis E. Caraway 5.68 Lawrence Frank 40.62 Luther B. HaU 5.73 James Torres Willie C. Sanders 2.84 SS STEPHEN LEACOCK Jack Buhia, Jr 2.29 Wm. C. Eubanks 4.82 Edgar M. Giles 2.29 Daniel Collins 24.28 Edgar M. Giles 5.04 6.88 James B. Henley 2.29 Robert Brennan Harolo Bentley .69 Thos. L. McCulloch 2.29 Fred Hethcoat 2.49 George B. Fitzjatrick 71 Harry Goldstein 71 Harry Goldstein 71 Kenneth B. Greenway 3.55 Thomas J. Shelton 2.84 The Maritime Commission has Edw. Johnston 6.20 Harold W. Lawrence 6.20 issued instructions to all shipping J. Arpino 4.00 Commissioners and companies as T. L. Cook 3.07 to the amounts of allotments J. J. Boehm 78.68 that a seaman can leave on the H. A. Wages 42.24 artiqles against his earnings while A. S. Boone 2.25 at sea. According to this scale James Reynolds 4.27 the percentages start with 72% Geo. P. Rosaris 4.27 of $100 and decline as the scale of earnings advances. The notification carries a footliote pointing out that the amounts of allotments cannot be exceeded. Maritime Commission List Allotments Notice! R. CHARBANNEAU Wages Allot. Your trip card receipt A 15279 is being held for you in New $100.00 $ 72.00 79.20 York. See Patrolman W. Hamil­ 1,10.00 86.40 120.00 ton. PERSONALS DARWIN W. ATKINSON You can get your papers by contacting Joseph F. Padelford, 339 W. 70 St., New York City. i % X JACK GARDNER HAL SHATTO Henry F. Hendon, your ship­ mate on the SS William Prescott (Amer.-President Lines), wants you to get in touch with his at­ torney, Samuel Segal, 11 Broad­ way, New York, regarding his ac­ cident while aboard that vessel. 130.00 140.00 150.00 160.00 170.00 180.00 190.00 200.00 210.00 220.00 230.00 240.00 250.00 260.00 270.00 280.00 290.00 300.00 310.00 320.00 330.00 93.60 100.80 108.00 115.20 122.40 129.60 136.80 144.00 151.20 158.40 165.60 172.80 180.00 187.20 194.40 201.60 208.80 216.00 223.20 230.40 237.60 Wages Allot. $105.00 $ 75.60 115.00 82.80 125.00 90.00 135.00 87.20 145.00 104.40 155.00 111.60 165.00 118.80 175.00 126.00 ' 185.00 133.20 195.00 140.40 205.00 147.60 215.00 154.80 225.00 162.00 235.00 169.20 245.00 176.40 255.00 183.60 265.00 190.80 275.00 198.00 285.00 205.20 , 295.00 212.40 305.00 219.60 315.00 226.80 325.00 234.00 335.00 241.20 �N.­ Page Twelve THE IN COAL TALKS SEAFARERS SIU Ships Vet In Record Time Seeking a settlement of the soft coal strike which has closed many pits, are, 1 to r: Chairman Ezra Van Horn of operators group. Sec. of Labor Lewis B. Schwellenbach and Pres. John L. Lewis of United Mine Workers. Strike issue is refusal of companies to recog­ nize unionization of supervisors and foremen. (Federated Pictures) Another Army veteran, this one -with three years of service, half of which was spent overseas, had his seaman's papers faciliated by the Seafarers International Union. Master Sergeant Clarence E. Sargent of Decatur, Illinois, who shipped as a Wiper last week from the New York hall, is just one of the many hundreds of dis­ charged servicemen who have benefited from the SIU's policy of helping veterans find a career at sea. Sgt. Sargent whose decorations and stripes attested to his serv­ ice, heard of the SIU from a friend and came to the hall to see if the Union's promises were just words or if he would really get help. By the next day he had already shipped. and was discharged September Sgt. Sargent, who served in the 30, 1945. Illinois National Guard prior to| He served with the Army Air the war, enlisted in October, 1942, Corps. in the U. S. before going 52 Candidates To Run For Union Posts NEW YORK—The final official report of the Credentials Com­ mittee reveals a total of 52 can­ didates will seek office in the At­ lantic and Gulf District, Seafai'ers International Union elections to serve during 1946. A break­ down of the candidates shows 16 for Agents, 33 for Patrolmen, 2 for Assistant Secretary-Treasurer and 1 for Secretary-Treasurer. Of the 52 candidates, 37 face the voters at the polls, the others being unopposed. One candidacy for Agent was cancelled because the office sought (Charleston, S. C., Branch) was no longer func­ tioning. The Credentials Committee's list appears below: FOR ENTIRE DISTRICT (Offices: 1 Sec.-Treas, 1 Ass't. Sec.-Treas.) Secretary-Treasurer JOHN HAWK* Assistant Sec'y-Treasurer JAMES T. BRADY J. P. SHULER BALTIMORE (Offices: 1 Agent, 1 Patrolman for each dept.) Agent WILLIAM (CURLY) RENTZ* Deck Patrolman R. E. DICKEY* Engine Patrolman DOLAR STONEERNEST . B. TILLEY Steward Patrolman CHARLES STARLING* NORFOLK (Offices: 1 Agent, 2 Joint Patrolmen) Agent RAY WHITE* Joint Patrolman KEITH (JIM) ALSOP* LEON (BLONDEY) JOHNSON* SAVANNAH (Offices: 1 Agent) Agent ARTHUR THOMPSON* JACKSONVILLE (Offices: 1 Agent) Agent LOUIS GOFFIN JAMES TUCKER NEW YORK (Offices: 1 Agent, 2 Patrolmen for each department) Agent TAMPA ' PAUL HALL* (Offices: 1 Agent) Deck Patrolman Agent JOSEPH ALGINA THOMAS (ROCKY) BENSON CLAUDE (SONNY) SIMMONS* CHAS. (COTTON) HAYMOND MOBILE JAMES SHEEHAN (Offices: 1 Agent, 1 Joint Engine Patrolman Patrolman) JAMES De VITO Agent JAMES BANNERS CHARLES KIMBALL* JAMES PURCELL Joint Patrolman JOSEPH H. VOLPIAN.-^ CHARLES E. BURNS Steward Patrolman ELVIS (EDDIE) HIGDON ^ CLAUDE FISHER • LOUIS (BLACKIE) NEIRA R. E. GONZALES FRED HART ' NEW ORLEANS (Offices: 1 Agent, 1 Patrolman BOSTON for each department) (Offices: 1 Agent, 1 Joint Agent Patrolman) STEELY WHITE* Agent JOHN MOGAN* Deck Patrolman PERCY BOYER Joint Patrolman CHARLES H. BUSH JOSEPH LAPHAM FRANK SULLIVAN STANLEY GREENRIDGE PAUL WARREN EDDIE A. PARR Engine Patrolman JAMES E. SWEENEY ' A. M. (SANDY) SCIVICQUE PHILADELPHIA C. J. (BUCK) STEPHENS (Offices: 1 Agent) Steward Pafrolman Agent RICHARD W. BIRMINGHAM HARRY COLLINS TEDD R. TERRINGTON JAMES TRUESDALE V" ROBERT B. WRIGHT Friday, October 19. 1945 LOG overseas with the 8th Air Force as Airplane Maintenance Chief on heavy bombers, B 24s and B 17s. He was overseas for a year and a half. ^ Brother Sargent wears three Presidential citations, the Bronze Star, American Defense Ribbon Good Conduct Medal, and the -rib­ bon for the European Theatre of Operations. \ He is credited for action in the air offensives in the Battles of Normandie, Northern France, the " Ardesses offensive, the Rhineland and Central Europe. "These were air'hot' actions,*- ' Sgt. Sargent said. "And it was our job to keep those planes in the air so that they could bomb the objective and soften up resis­ tance against the Allied drives." He says that the Union's pro­ gram is a real one and that he , intends to sail steadily and continue going to sea as a Union ^ seaman. TALKING IT OVER GALVESTON (Offices: 1 Agent) Agent D. L. PARKER RAY SWEENEY SAN JUAN. P.R. (Offices: 1 Agent) Agent BUD RAY* SAN FRANCISCO (Offices: 1 Agent) Agent ROBERT A. MATTHEWS* James Cobb, No. 265, nomin­ ated for Agent for the Port of Charleston, had his nomination cancelled by the Committee be­ cause the branch there was closed prior to the nominations. A res­ olution specifying the offices to be filled had previously been passed by the membership and Charleston will not be placed on the ballot. •An asterisk against a name signifies that the candidate is un­ opposed. Union Officers Apply For Strike Vote The possibility of a strike of union ships' officers aboard most of the 5,000 vessels in the Ameri­ can merchant marine arose this week when the Masters, Mates and Pilots of America, American Federation of Labor affiliate, ap­ plied to the National Labor Relation.s Board for a strike vote wtihin the next thirty days. The union, which has members aboard^ 97 per cent of Am^icanowned ships in the world, asked the strike vote in a telegram to the National Labor Relation Board after the War Labor Board rejected its plea for a 45 per cent increase in wages. Captain Harry Martin, presi­ dent of the Masters, Mates and Pilots of America, said that elim­ ination of the war bonus for mariners on Oct. 1 by the War Labor Board order means a wage cut of from 76 to 91 per cent for 15,000 members of the union. Al­ though the officers have been in­ cluded in a $45-a-month pay rise granted to all merchant seamen and effective Oct. 1, Captain Mar­ tin declared that the officers feel the amoimt is insufficient. Brothers William J. Moise and Jimmy "Sloppy" Creel drop into the Log office to report on their recent trip on the Bull Line's Babcock (a habit more of you should ^t). They had a good trip, as you . can tell by their expressions. However, turn to page six for a more complete report ,on the Babcock's last trip. Meanwhile, how about' more of you guys dropping in and telling us about your beefs and your experiences. Your old shipmedes like to hear about you. Delegates Say Log Gets Around (Continued from ^Fage I) tic: Delegates Dan Bergen, John L. Mahoney, and Mike Soraka, saw to it that the Log was de­ livered in quantity to the Sea­ men's Club in Bremerhaven, Ger­ many, after the crew had re­ ceived and read copies. The Germans said they were glad to get reading that didn't have Nazi censorship exercised over it. Aboard the SB Julian Poydras the delegates left Logs in the Victory Club, Rue Albert Mahien, in Cherbourg, France. And from there we have the report from Chief Cook Wallace that he left Logs aboard another SIU ship in Beira, Portuguese East Africa on August 18. The crew of this ship also promised to pass them along to other sea­ men and crews they met. Adding "Send more," C. O. 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Title A name given to the resource October 19, 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VII, No. 42 Description An account of the resource SIU BACKS DOCKMEN AGAINST CP PUTSCH CALLS FOR RELENTLESS FIGHT TO DRIVE COMMUNIST FINKS FROM THE ENTIRE WATERFRONT COMMON MAN STILL TAKES A BEATING-MAYBE HE LOVES IT MINE STRIKE ENDED REPORTS FROM SHIPS SAY LOG GETS AROUND SOAK-THE-POOR TAX SENT TO THE SENATE WATERFRONT CONTROL SIU RESOLUTION ON LONGSHOREMEN WSA FINKS ARE STRAIGHTENED OUT FINKS DENY THAT THEY ARE OFFICERS WENT DOWN THE LINE WITH CREW SERIES OF SHIPBOARD MEETINGS TAKE UP BEEFS ON SS DEL AIRES MODEL MEET ON MADAWASKA VICTORY LOGGINGEST GUY EVER; BUT SIU STOPS HIM NEW MEN TAUGHT ON PATRERO HILLS SHIPOWNERS USE FINK HALLS TO SLASH AT WAGES, CONDITIONS PUNISHED THREE TIMES FOR MINOR OFFENSE SIU SHIPS VET IN RECORD TIME Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10-19-1945 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1945 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ce64946c38a1e95b96b69718a8c9c38b.pdf e86c07fa466463198390559c2f7f8744 PDF Text Text €ONTRACT RAISES  BENEFITS  40­Hour  Week At Sea  Begins  Nov.  1;  WageSr  Vuiution Pay Increased  Official Organ, Atlantic & Golf  District, Seafarers International Union of  NA  VOL.  XIII  NEW  YORK.  N.  Y«  FRIDAY.  OCTOBER  19.  1951  No.  21  Sole  Surviyors  Of  Southern  Isles  Doubled welfare contributions, increased wages,  overtime  pay  and  vacation  benefits,  along  with  a  40­hour  week  at  sea  are  among  the  new  contract  gains won  by the SIU Atlantic & Gulf  District Ne­ gotiating  Committee  in a series  of  bargaining  ses­ sions  held  with  a  joint  shipowners  committee  during  the past  two  weeks.  As a result of the contract improvements, which  go into effect on  November 1st, men sailing aboard  SlU­contracted ships will be the first in the marine  industry  to  work  40 hours a  week  at  sea. The  Na­ tional  Maritime  Union  has  a*^  —  —  contract  granting  a  40­hoiu:  The  overtime rate now  is $1.29  week,  but  it  does  not  become  per  hour  for  those  men  receiv­ effective  until  December  16th  of  ing  less  than  $277.30  per  monthi;  those  men  receiving  $277.30  per  this  year.  month  or  more  will  be  paid  Current  wages  will  be  increas­ overtime  at  the  rate  of  $1.63  ed  across  the  board  by  6.2  per­ per  hour.  The  former  overtime  cent,  with  the  overtime  pay­rate  rate  was  $1.22  and  $1.64,  with  upped  the  same  percentage.  Following  are  two  samples  of  the  line  of  demarcation  at  $262.47.  the  new  wage figures:  ABs,  who  formerly  earned  'The  new  vacation  benefits  won  $248.41  per  month  will  now  re­ by  the  SIU  Committee  raise  the  ceive  $262.89.  Chief  Electricians  amount  of  vacation  pay  for  each  will  be  upped  from  $395.66  to  year  of  employment  aboard  SIU  $418.72.  The  newly­won  6.2  per­ ships  from  $115  to  $140  annual­ cent  increase  was figured,  ac­ ly.  Under  terms  of  the  original  cording  to  the  WSB  policy,  on  Vacation  Plan  agreement,  every  wages  in  effect  on  January  1,  Seafarer  is  entitled  to  the  vaca­ tion  benefits  on  a  pro­rata  basis  The  six  Seafaxers.  only  aiixrivprs  of  Jhe  twenty­lhree  man  crew  of  the  Southern  Isles  1950,  at  which  time  ABs  were  —two  weeks  of  vacation  pay  at  being  paid  $233.51.  In October  of  which  sank  oR .Cajpe  HattMas  on  October  5,  stand  on  the  deck  of  the  Coast  Guard  ship  the  $140 figure.  Cherokee  in  Norfolk.  Left  to right;  Howard  Bastenbeck.  Oiler;  WUson  Deal.  Steward­Cook;  1950  the SIU  won a  6.38  increase,  Eligible  Seafarers  get  the  ben­ but  the  new  gain  is  not figured  James  Childress.  AB;  Coinmander  Ral^ii, West  of*  the  Cherokee;  Raymond  Holdem  Cook;  Sam  efit  regardless  of  the  number  of  from  this  wage  scale.  Lynn,  OS.  and  Charles  Perkins,  Messman.  companies  for  whom  they  have  worked  during  the  course  of  the  year.  To  meet  the  higher  vaca­ tion  payments  the  operators  agreed  to  increase  their  contri­ butions  to  the  vacation  fund  from  the  original  35  cents  to  Gorman,  OS;  Cecil  said,  "i;  went  to  the  starboard  "I  went  over  to  release  the  Six  Seafarers,.term 'Marion  50  cents  a  day  for  each  working  Vaughan,  OS;  William  Asble,  side  and  heard  someone  holler  outboard  gripes  on  a  lifeboat,  man.  rescue  "miraculous,"  Oiler;  Joseph  A.  Miller,  Oiler;  'The  Mate's  over  the  side,  she's  but  the  crank  wouldn't  work.  WELFARE  FUND  UP  iPre  the only survivors of  the  Tolon  Shumake,  Wiper,  and  cracking  up.'  I went  below  again,  Then  Childress  (one  of  the  sur­ The  Union  also  succeeded  in  got  a  life  jacket  and  was  thrown  vivors)  came  sliding  by,  and  the  ill­fated Southern Isles which  Richafd''Meekins,  Messman.  getting  the  operators  to  double  water  rushed  up  to  my  waist  the  bulkhead  when  the  Broke  in  half  and  saiik  on  The  Southern  Isles,  which  two  against  their  contributions  to  the  Sea­ (Continued  on  Page  3)  October  5th,  200.^ miles  times  had  turned  back  on  its  ship  began  to­  list.  farers  Welfare  Plan.  Beginning  because  of  the  heavy  southeast  of  Capes  Hatteras  course  November  1,  company  payments  winds  and  seas,  was  proceeding  into  the  fund  will  amount  to  50  with  the .loss  of  17  men.  northward  at  10  knots  when  cents  a  day  for  each  man  work­ ­  The  converted  3,325­ton  LST,  disaster  struck  shortly  after  ing  aboard  SlU­contracted  ves­ bound  from  Puerto  Rico  to  4  AM.  sels.  Present  payments  are  25  Chest'er,  Pa.^  loaded  with  4,000  According  to crewmember  Sam  cents  daily  per  man.  long  tons  of  iron; ore  sank  jn  Lynn,  who  was  heading  for  his  SIU  A&G  District  Secretary­ less  than five­minutes  in  heavy  foc'sle  after  coming  off  watch,  Treasurer  Paul  Hall,' who  head­ seas . and  swirling  winds  result­ "The  ship stopped  dead,  just  like  ed  the  Union's  Negotiating  Com­ ing frofii  a 2­day  hiuricane  blow­ she  had  rim  into  a  brick  wall.  mittee,  said  "The  increased  welf  ing  off  the  coast.  '  ^  There  Wasn't  any  noise  —  no  fare  contributions  wiU  now  al­ Lost  were  the  ship's  eight  of­ pounding  and  no  cracking.  low  the  Union  to  give  attention  ficers,  the­  radio  pperatpr  and  "I  climbed  the  ladder  and  saw  to  one  of  the  several  problems  eight  of  the  unlicensed  crew.  the  Wiper  lying  on  a  settee.  He  we  have  been  studying  for  a  "  The  sinking  came  with  such  had  bpen  seasick,  probably  be­ long  time—that  of  the  old  and  suddenness  that  no  SOS  was  cause  of  "the  rough  water,  and  disabled  seamen."  Sent  out.The  swift  rescue  of  the  I  hollered  at  him.  Hall  added,  "As  the  fund  ac­ survivors  canie  about  only  be­ cumulates  a  strong  reserve,  the  'SOMETHING'S  WRONG'  cause  the  SS  Charlotte  Lykes,  Union  wiU  be  in  a  position  to  y Wiper,  get  up,  something's  following  the  ship  a  few  miles  provide  adequate  aid  for  these  baVk  noticed  the  sudden  disap­ wrong,  grab  your  life  jacket.'  oldtimers  who  have  spent  their  pearance  of  the  vessel's  running  Then  I  went  down  to  the  bunks  lives  in  the  industry  and  who  lights,  and  sped  to  the  disaster  where  A1  (Joseph  Miller)  was  are  now  no  longer  able  to  carry  lying  in  bed  reading,  and  told  ;­;area.;  .  •  on."  The  survivors are:  James  Chil­ him  to  get  a  life  jacket  and  Additional  improvements  tn  i  dress,  •  AB;  Samuel  A.  Lynn,  come  on."  the  present  contract  which  were  Patrick  Connolly,  executive  vice­president  of  the  Interna­ Lynn'_^  account  of  the  sinking  f  Deck  Maintenance;  Howard  Bas­ won  by  the  Union  negotiators  tional  Longshoremen's Assodation.  inspects one of  the  150 bales  1^'tenbeciti  Oiler;  Wilson  H.  Deal,  was  given  at  an  inquiry  held  in  include  increased  room  and meab  >  of  Russian  furs  brought  illegally  into  the  US  and  discovered  I  Steward­Cook;  Raymond  Holton,  the  sinking  by  the  Coast  Guard  allowance  which  will  be paid  at  by  longshoremen.  Joseph P.  Ryan,  head  of  the  ILA,  which has  2nd  Cook,' and  Charles ­ Pearfcins.  in  Norfolk,  wherein  the  six  sur­ the  rate  of  $8  per  day,  as  com­ been Sghting  the  importing of  "slave  labor"  products,  said  the  —  The ­Seafarers  who ­went d<^n  vivors gaye their accounts Of  the  pared to the existing $6 paym^V  >  ahipmeht  whs  only  a iunoU part  of  ­  treineadous  shipments  sent  "S^p^s  JaH  moments.  H  v  With­ the sW^ are; JMineon  Ddai  (Cotitimied  X)  J  Continuing hiS!atntomp(mti  I,Knn  botio  to  ral^ iaaoaf :sieeded  to  iiaaneo  Rusdanv armipi.  .  •  ;  ­WmiaittS;  IT Lost  As  Ship  Breaks  In Two  ILA UncoversT Skin Came  �Pago Two  T H E  SE A F^ Jtea E  I';' H  . Friday; Oeiolwr  18, 'l951.  , v.i'/jf!  ,^­|  T^r^()i..A..  ,. ^..^3,  Published  Every  Other  Week1?y  the  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  AMERICA  Atlantic and Gulf  District  'Affiliaied  with  the  Americas  Federalion  of  Labor  At  51  Beaver Street,  New  York  4, N. Y.  • "  HAsover  2­2764  neentered  as  second  class  matter  August  2,  1649,  at  the  Post  Office  in  New  York,  N.Y.,  imder  the  Act  of  August  24;  1912.  267  Making  The  Sea  Safe  Seamen have  always accepted  the  fact  that there  were  certain risks  entailed  in going  to sea  for  a  livelihood.  The  risks  of  the  sea  have  been  widely  exploited  in  the  sagas  of  the  sea,  and  the  loss  of  men  to the  briny  deep has  been  so long accepted as part of  maritime that  years ago in New  England  big  homes  near  the  "water  were  built  with  'Vidow's  walk,"  a  narrow  porch  near  the  top  of  the  Louse  where  the  widow  could  watch  the  sea  for  the  ship  that  never  returned.  But  taking  a  more  realistic  attitude,  the  SIU  has  al  iwrays  maintained  that  seaworthy  ships  and  skilled  crew  members  can  make  ships  as  safe  as,  if  not  safer  than  the  average  home,  although  today  the  maritime  industry'  jaccident  rate  is  twice  as  high  as  that  of  the  average  for  all  other  industries  and  is  only  surpassed  by  the  mining  lumber  and  construction  trades.  The  high  accident  rate,  the  SIU  believes,  cannot  be  attributed  to accident­prone  seamen,  but  rather  to  unsafe  ~  chips  and  hazardous  conditions  aboard  the  ships.  This  week  the  LOG  reports  the story  of  the  breaking  in half and  sinking of  the Southern  Isles,  a  converted LST,  • with the  loss  of  17 men.  An  inquiry  is  now  being  held  to  determine  the  cause  of  the  disaster.  Already  one  report  has  been  received  that  the  ship  had  but  one  athwartship  Ctrap  (a  bellyband  ordered  on  many  war­built  ships  after  several  of  theA  broke  in  half),  whereas  at  least  one  of  the other  four  LSTs operated  by  the company  has five  of  the  straps  to  strengthen  it.  The  lack  of  sufficient  straps  may  be  the  cause  of  the  accident.  If  it  is,  17  men  were  needlessly  sacrificed  because  of  gross  negligence  by  the  company  and  responsible  government  officials.  E.  WALDEN  TROY  (Red)  HUTCaiENS  MAT  MILLER  Pick  up  your  seaman's  papers  ^'Leave  my  seabag at  the New  ;Contaci.  Jhanita  Monispni':^)!  If  the  Southern  Isles  sank  because  she  was unsafe,  it  at  334  West  24th  Street,  New  is an extreme,  but not rare,  instance  of  the lack  of  safety.  York  City.  See  Mr.  Trant,  build­ York  Hall:  Wm.  H.  JPlmsbh."  the  US  F^blic  Health  Seryfce 'a  Hospital  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  iati  4  *  Crewmembers of  an SlU­contracted  ship recently sent  the  ing  superintendent.  JOSEPH  fSmelmy)  SIMMONS  once.  ;v­"  LOG  photographs  of  unsafe  working  conditions  aboard  S.  S.  t.  Write  to  Pvt.  Kenneth  D.  »  »  t>  their ship. The vessel  carried a  deck load where  no catwalk  CARBINE  «»^NClNO  Thomas,  US  51040989,  Batt.  C,  llAUL  CUBUIRE  Get  in  touch  with  your  dr^fft  84th  F.  A.  Bn.,  4th  Pit.,  Fort  Gef  in  touch  with  yotir  draft ,1;  or provision had  been  made  for  the  crew  to get  from­  cm?  Dix,  New  Jersey,  about  gear.  board,  '  _­5;i(  end of  the ship  to the  other.  Ironically,  the  pictures  were  board.  t  t  4.  ' ,  .  .   •  i  t  taken  aboard  a  ship  of  a  company  which  goes  in  big  for  WILLIAM  WALTON  PAUL  P9INGZ  RUSSELL  E.  MORRISON  safety  lectures.  The  representatives  of  the  Union  took  up  Contact  your  local  draft  board.  Get  in  touch  with  Frank  Bi­ Will  this .Brother,  formerly  of  idle  matter,  and  received  assurance  from  the  company  anco,­310 Jefferson Street, Brook­ Saugus,  write  his  mother:  Mrs,;  4  t  i  ROBERT  NORTH  lyn,  New  York.  that in the future provisions would be  made  for the  crew's  Sarah  E.  Morrison,  2965  Wash^  Write  to  Edward  Cronin,  SS  4  4­4  ington  Street,  Roxbury,  Massa*  safety  when  a  deck  load  is  carried.  Council  Grove,  c/o  Cities  Serv­ EWALL  SKINNER  chusetts."  It  is  very  urgent.  "  :  The  men  of  the  SIU  have  on  many  occasions  sug­ ice  Oil  Company,  70  Pine Street,  Write  to  Pfc.  George  A.  Mc­ Donald,  USMC  1184499,  H.  Co,  gested  improvements  aboard  ship  that  would  lessen  the  New  Ybrk  City.  13th  Replacement  Draft,  FMF,  S.  S,  4.  loss  of  life  and  limb,  among  them  safer  gangways,  more  W. Ai  mSM£  9/0  FPO,  San  Francisco,  Cali­ adequate  medicine  chests  and first  aid  kits  and  rubber  Call  your  mother  immediately.  fornia.  imtx on the  decks.  ^  ^ In  many  of  these  situations,  such as  the  luisafe  deck  but the nickels  and dimes  donated by incoming crewmem­ load, the  Union  can  take  a  hand  directly  in  the  safety of  bers  kept ­the stewpot  boiling and the  rent  paid.  Self­sacrifice  and. irpn­will  kept  the  Union  pushing  Because  the  old  ones­were  im­>  ship,  but  anything  further  is up  to the  company  and  ahead  and  one  by­one  contracts  were  signed  insuring  the  properly  executed,  new  welfare,  the  steamboat  inspectors.  The  Union  does  not  i>elieve  the  «a is  perilous;  the  perils  stem  more  from  acts  of  greed  crews  the  conditmns  for  which  they  had  formed  a  com­ beneficiary.  cards  must  be jilled  out  by  the  following men;  Pri^;  mon  bond."  rather  than  acts  of  God.  Baker,  Panagiofis;  Ferentinoa^  Unionism—­SIU  style—^has  come  a  long  way  since  George iHebert, Lucian B.  |dodre^  then.  Contracts  with  the  operators  stiH  constitute  the  Michael  Meguisso  Walt^; j  Union's prime reason  for being, but  the Union has  entered  Ijlmnin  imd  George  Smith.  ^­ 4.  It  was  13  years  ago  this  month that  a  band  of  de­ a  new  phase,  that  of  insuring  the  membership  Union  ,  Tony  Jennings  Would  likp  h^ ;  termined  seamen  foimed  what  today  is  the  Atlantic  &  prptection  through  the  Welfare  Plan,  Vacation  Plan  and;  friendsi^ particularly Bill Anckewx  '  Gulf  District  of  the  SIU.  The  conditions  under  which  superior  shore  faciliti^  sjoii ^d  Sandyi to: vmte  hirhi  The first  13  years have seen the SIU surviye  the  for­ Penn^ 'Grove,  New  Jersey;  •   feamen  were  forced  to work  and  live  had  become intoler­ mative years  and take its place as, a powerful factor"pfi  the  --I.-r-y ) ''i-: c Me and  .the  crews  turned  to  their  one  hope  of  bettering  Pvt;  ­Thomas  MdCaffreyy ? RA  waterfront  and  in  the  lives ^  its­members.'  lj|henisBlves­­­a  Union.  12254271,  7th  Rec:  Co.;  7th  fat  But  the  SIU  has  not  reached  the  end  of  the  road;  Div;;  APO  7, c/o  )5an  y  O  when  every  stagnation  has  no  place  in  the  SIU  as  the  reeurd  still  to  Cahfomia,  asks  his  iday  was  si  struggle  for  the  fledgliiig  Union's  Existence,  be  written in  the SIU  annals qyiff  show.  Lucky  Thir^beenih  �THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Southern  Isles  Page  Three  New  Contract  Raises  Wages  Aiifi  Benefits  ness  of  this  position,"  Hall  said.  (Continued  from  Page  I)  and  the  installation  of  electric  "For  example,"  he  added,"  as  washing  machines  aboard  all  a  result  of  this  policy  men  of  the  SIU  Atlantic  &  Gulf  Dis­ SlU­contracted  ships.  trict  will  be  the first  seamen  in  All  of  the  new  gains  are  sub­ the  industry  to  actually  start  ject  to  the  approval  of  the  Wage  working  the  40­hour  week  at  Stabilization  Board,  the  stand­ sea."  ard  procedure  for  all  improve­ ments  involving  higher  pay  rates  In  view  of  the  unsettled  situa­.  than  those  established  by  the  tion  regarding  inequities the SIU,  Board  for  a  particular  industry.  Committee  advised  the  operators,  to  consider  the  negotiations  as  In  this  connection.  Brother  not  having  been  terminated  but  Hall  stated,  "The  Union  does  not  merely  suspended  pending  an­ consider  the  new  gains  as  clos­ nouncement  of  the  Board's  ing  the  issue  on  monetary  mat­ policy.  ters.  As  soon  as  the  WSB  indi­ Since  the  Union  and  company  cates  a  definite  policy  on  raises  representatives  reached  agree­ WILLIAM  ASBLE  involving  wage  inequities  and  ment  on  the  contract  improve­ overtime  rates,  the  SIU  Nego­ ments,  more  than  40  SlU­con­ tiating  Committee  will  take  pro­ tracted operators  have signed the  per  steps  in  the  best  interests  amended  pact.  Headquarters  of  our  membership."  Representatives  are  working  on  "^ter/ two  hours  I  sighted  ;:enbeck  described'  the  ship  as  The  Union  committee  did  not  an  around­the­clock  basis  to con­ I (Continued  froni  Page  I)  anlr  we  all  were  swept  into  the  what  I  thought  was  a flare.  The  • eing "very  rusty"  following  the  open  the  question  of  wage  in­ tact  the  rest  of  the  companies  sea  was  Sweeping  us  toward  the  carrying  of  sulphate  of  ammonia  equities  because  the  WSB  has  for  signing.  water.  ;  •   • ,  ,.  not  yet  set  a  clear­cut  policy,  "When  i caime  up  about  100  flare  so  I  suggested  we  start  — a  corrosive  cargo — to  Puerto  and  the  Union  does  not  wish  to  Representing  the  Union  in  ne­ kicking.  The flare  turned  out  to  Rico.  ,  gotiations  were:  Secretary­Treas­ yetfds  away,  the  bow  was  stick­ Another  crewmember,  James  take  any  premature  action  that  urer  Paul  Hall,  chairman  of  the  ih| straight  up.  I  looked  arbund:  be  a  ship  and  we  kicked  our­ might  prevent  Seafarers  from  I  could  hear  voices  shouting  in  selves  to  within  about  25  feet  B.  Childress!  AB,'  who  was  at  getting  the  maximum  benefits.  Union's  committee;  Cal  Tanner,  the  darkness  and  then  I  heard  of  starboard.  A  searchlight  pick­ the  helm  during  the  early  hours  This  is  in  line  with  the  policy  Mobile  Agent;  Lindsey  Williams,  ed  us  out  and  I  heard  a  voice  before  the  breakup,  said  he  Gulf  Coast  Representative  and  someone  calling  me.  shout,  'You  guys­  in  the  water  heard  a  strange  noise  some  time  adopted  by  the  Union  when  the  New  Orleans  Agent;  Earl  Shep­ "It  was  the  Cook  (Raymond  NMU contracts  expired last  June,  Hoi ton,  another  suryivpr)^  and  take  it  easy,'  and  the  ship  pull­ before  the  ship  broke  in  two.  and  the  latter  union's  contract  pard,  Baltimore  Agent,  Robert  we  .began  collecting  dunnage,  ed  away  about  a  mile  from  us.  He  felt  the  ship  was  laboring,  was  held  in  abeyance  pending  Matthews,  Headquarters  Repre­ sentative,  and Morris  Weisberger,  anything  that  c^e  floating  by.  It  turned  around  later  and  pull­ pitching and  rolling more  to star­ approval  by  the  WSB.  alongside  us.  We  climbed  up  ed  board  than  to  port.  The  "sliding"  Commenting  on  the  success  of  SUP  East  Coast  Representative,  Then  Childress  called  and  we  a  ladder  lowered  to  us  and  that  of  the  ship  and  an  unusual  the  SIU's  "Wait  and  see"  policy,  representing  the  International.  told'  him  to  hold  on  rintil  We  was  it."  amount  of  vibration  bothered  Hall  pointed  out  that  "The  Un­ could  get  a  board  to  him.  ^'After  we  picked  lip  a  piece  The  other  survivors  were  pick­ him.  ion  could  have gone  into the  dis­ of  line,  we  lashed  ourselves  to­ ed  up  two  hours  later  by  the  Later,  after  his  trick  at  the  cussions  of  monetary  matters  _  ­i'  gether  with  boards  between  us  Lykes  ship.  Also  rescued  was  wheel,  when  he  went  to  his  with  the  operators  earlier  by  and  started  floating.  A big  wave  Chief  Mate. ij. .Midgette,  who died  room,  he  said:  "I  lay  there  and  virtue  of  our  contract  reopening  came  along  and  we  didn't  hear  aboard  the  rescue  ship,  having  didn't  like  the  way  it  was riding  clause.  lost  a  leg  during  the  sinking.  any  more  voices.  .  .  all  at  once  she  lurched."  "We  felt,  however,  that  by  Throughout  the  day  the  Coast  The  inquiry  into  the  ship  dis­ biding  our  time  we  could  obtain  Guard  and  Navy  ships  and  aster  will  continue  on  October  a  better  deal  for  membership  on  planes  combed  the  area  for  sur­ 25  when  the  president  of  Sou­ welfare  and  other  benefits.  The  vivors  a»d  bodies,  but  none  was  thern  Trading  Company,  opera­ contract  gains  we  have  just  With  all  equipment  in  work­ sighted.  tors  of  the  Southern  Isles  and  made  are  proof  of  the  correct­ ing  order  and  the  final  decora­ In  testimony  before  the  hear­ four  other  SlU­manned  converg­ tive  features  installed,  the  galley  ing­  board.  Oiler  Howard  Bas­ ed  LSTs,  will  give  testimony.  and  cafeteria  in  the  new  Head­ StXTEMENT  OF­fiHE ^OWNERSHIP,  MANAGEMENT.  AND  CIRCULATION  quarters  Building  in  Brooklyn  REQUIRED  BY  THE  ACT  OF  CON­ CRESS  OF  AUGUST  44.  1912.  AS  lacked  only  the  go­ahead  to  be­ AMENDED  BY  THE  ACTS  OF  MARCT4  gin  operations.  This  week  the  3.  1933,  AND  JULY  2.  1946  (Title  39.  United  States  Code,  Section  233)  of  final  touches  on  the  cafeteria's  SEAFARERS  LOG>  published  every  decor  were  completed  with  the  .  other  week  at  New  York,  N.Y.,  for  Oct.  I.  1951.  •  installation  of  mirrors  on  the  t.  The  names  and  addresses  of  the  publisher,  editor,  managing  editor,  The  Negotiating  Committee  walls  and  the  center  posts.  ard  business  managers  are:  Publisher  Seafarers  international  Union  of  North  represrrting  the  Sailors  Union  Elsewhere  in  the  new  building  America.  Atlantic  &  Gulf  ' District,  675  of  the  Pacific  in  discussions  to  the final  painting  was'  in  pro­ 4th  Ave.,  Brooklyn  32,  N. Y.  Editor  George  Novick,  675  4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  covering  *  work  out  a  new  contract  to  gress  and  the floor  32.  N. Y.  Managing  editog  (none).  Busi­ completed  in  most  of  the  rooms,  •  ness  manager  (none).  supersede  the  one  which  expired  2.  ^e  owner  is:  (If  owiied  by  a  leaving  only  minor,  though  time­  ^  on  September  worked  out  de­ corporation,  its  name  and  address  must  consuming,  details  to  be  added,  ,  be­  stated  and  also  immediately  there­ tails  this  week  with  the  opera­ under  the  names  and  addresses of  stock­ such  as  the  installation  of  ra­ tors  involving  maintenance  and  holders  owning  or  holding  one  per  cent  of  more  of  total  amount  of  stock.  If  not  diators,  telephones  and  miscel­ standby  work.  owned ­ by  a  forportion,  the  names  and'  laneous  trimmings.  addresses  of  the  individual  owners  must  Details  involving  the  daily  be  given.. If  owned  by  a  partnership  or  Already  certain  auxiliary  units  tasks  of  men  in  this  type  of  other  unincorporated firm,  its  name  and  address,  as  well  as  that  of  each  in­ have  been  moved  to  the  new  lo­ work  were  worked  out,  as  well  dividual  member,  must  bo  gtven.*)  Seafarer's  International  Union.  Atlantic  as  their  eligibility  requirements  cation  and  are  functioning.  at  Gulf  District.  675:  4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  In  the  administrative  section  for  vacation  pay.  32.  NIY^  Paul  Hall, "Secretary­Treasurer,  675  4th  Ave.,  Brooklyn  32.  N.Y.  Robert  of  the  building,  materials  and  The  SUP  Negotiating  Commit­ Matthews.  Heedquarters.'Representative,  tee  also  disposed  of  the  problem  equipment  were  placed  in  many  ,  675,  4th  Ave.,  Brooklyn  32;  N. Y,  3.>The  known  bondholders,  mort­ of  the  number  of  men  to  be  of  the  offices  this  week  and  The  Southern  Isles'  survivors  sip  coffee  in  the  messroom  gagees,. and  other  sceurity  holders  own­ employed  in  gangs  doing  main­ • preparations were  made  for  the  .  ing,  J. .iParu'Cept  of  .more  oi  of  the  Coast  Guard  ship  Cherokee  during  questioning  by  total  ttrrfburtr ­df  bdnat, "mertgages, ""di  final  swingover  from  the  present  S  tenance  and  standby  work.  other  securities  are:  (if  there  are  none,  newsp^ermen.  Left  to  right  around  the  table:  Wilson  DeaL  SO­ state. )^one.  Negotiations  on  the  rest  of  the  offices,  a  move  expected  to  take  ;  4.  Paragraphs  2  and  3  include,  in  Howard  Bastenbeck,  Raymond  Holden,  Sam  Lynn,  James  SUP  agreement  will  be  resumed  place  without  a  shutoff  of  ser­ cases  where  the  stockholder  or  security  holder  appears,  upon  the  books  of  the  Childress  and  Charles  Perkins.  vices  to  the  membership.  next  week.  Survive  Disaster  New  HQ Hall  Aliaost Readr  For Opening Statement  Of  Ownership  SUP Making Way  In  Negotiations  ForNewContract  company  as  trustees  or  in  any .  other  fiduciary  relation,  the  name  Of  the  per­ son  or  corporation  for  >vh6m  such, trus­ tee  is  acting;  also  the  statements  in  the  two paragraphs  Show  the  affiant's  fullv knowledge  and  belief  as  to  the  cir­ cumstances  and"conditions  under  which  Nominations  for  men  seeking  stockholders  <  and  security  holders  who  do  not  appear  upon  the  books  of  the  the  29  elective  posts  to  be filled  company  as  trustees,  hold  stock  and  securities  in  a  capacity  other, than that  in  the  annual  Atlantic  &  Gulf  of  a  bona fide  owner.  election  to  begin  on  November  ^5.' Thei.average  number, of . copies<  of  each  issue  pt  this  publication  sojd  or  1  closed  on  October  15  with  37  distributed,  through  the  inhlls  or  othcir­ wise,  to  paid  subscribors''during  thei: l'2'  men  submitting,  credentials.  A­ months  preceding  the  date  shown  above  Hea^quafters  Credentials  Com­ wasi  (This  information  is  required  from  daily,  weekly,  semiweekly,  and  triweekly  mittee  was  elected  at  a  special  newspaper  only.)  This  information  not  Headquarters meeting  on October  required.,  .(Slgn6d)  GEORGE  NOVICK,  Editor.  18  and  began  a  study  of  the  Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  credentials  submitted.  The  Com­ this: First  day  Of,.Octcber,  1951.  AL­ BERT  A..  BERNStEIN,  Notary  Public.  mittee  will  complete  its  report,  (My  commission  expires  March  30,  in  time  for  the  October  24th  1952.)  Committee Cheeks Credentials 01 Nominees For OHiee 'A  meeting,  at  which  time  the  men  were  that  a  candidate  be  a  citi­ • will appear  in  the  next  issue  of  found  qualified  under  SIU  con­ zen  of  the  United  States,  a  full  the LOG.  stitutional  requirements  to  ap­ bookmember  for  at  least  two  Polls  will  open  on  November  pear  on  the  ballot  will  be  an­ years  and  have  at  least  three  1  in  aU  SIU  Branches  and  re­ nounced.  years  of  sea^ime  in  an  unlicen­ main  open  xmtil  December  31.  In  accordance  with  a  resolu­ sed  capacity,  of  which  four  The  Headquarters  Credentials  tion  adopted  last  month  by  all  months  must  be  in  the  ciu­rent  Committee  consists  of:  Branches  in  regular  meetings,  year.  Deck:  Malvin  Collins,  42972; ;  the  posts  to  be filled  are  the  Candidates  were  also  required  John  Santos,  4783.  Engine:  Jo­ same  as  last  year's  in  all  ports  to submit  with their  qualifications  seph  Farrell,  50361;  William  a  recent  regulation­size  passport  ^ank,  5113.  Stewards:  Alonzo  and  Headquarters.;  Among  the  requirements  need­ photo  and  a  100­word  sumniary  Mileski,  40345;  Robert  Rogerson,.  ed  for.  a  place  on  the  ballot  of  their  union  recoxi?^which  50607.  �^  Psge Four  '  THE  SE AFAR ERS>  LOG  '  Mobile  Is  Away  ....  ..  *  .  Up  In  Shipping  By  CAL  TANNER  MOBILE,  October  10  —  This  port  is  right  up  there  again  in  the  shipping  column,  having  dis­ patched  181  men  during  the  past  By  PAUL  HALL,  ^cretary­Treasurer^  SIU,  A&G Uistrict;  W^elfare  two  weeks.  And  what  with  ten  offshore  and  four  coastwise  ships  Each week  the  Seafarers Welfare  Plim  will  make its repprt to  the mem|i#|*MP  o'AtlMtic And; ^t^l^ jl^  scheduled  for  payoffs,  the  next  two  weeks  should  be  equally  through the SEAFARERS  LOG. Included will  be the  names of  tl^ie  men receiving JiogpitnlJhs^fils. $he aimua^  good.  From  the  way  things  shape  hospitals in which they are receiving treatment, and the total  amount  paid  out  stoce  the  Inception  of  the  Plan  on  JulY^  up  now,  we  have  enough  man­ 1.  1950. Also included in the report  will be  the names of  the men who have died and the  amounts paid  their beneficiaries. |  power  available  to  take  care  of  the  necessary  replacements.  Period  Covered  By  This Report  September  Paying  off  in  MoTsile  were  four  Alcoa  ships,  the  Ranger,  Clipper,  Cash  On Hand  Roamer  and  Patriot;  three  Wat­ ;J  erman vessels,  the  Maiden  Creek,  US  Coyernment  Bonds  Morning  Light  and  City  of  Al­ ma;  and  the  Genevieve  Peterkin  Estimated  Accounts  Receivable  (Bloomfieid),  for  a  total  of  eight.  On  the  sign­on  list  "were  the  Hospital  Benefits  Paid In This  Period  Alcoa  Ranger,  Roamer  and  Pa­ triot;  the  Maiden  Creek  and  Total Hospital Benefits  Paid  Since  July 1/1950  Morning  Light,  and  the  Del  Alba  This  Period  <Mississippi).  In­transit  visitors  Death Benefits Paid  %  /  were  the  Steel  Scientist  (Isth­ Total Death Benefits  Paid Since­July  1950  mian),  Catahoula  (Cuba  Distil­ ling),  Lafayette  and  Kyska  (Wa­ USPHS  HOSPITAL  Hardeman,  W.  T.  .  10.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  USPHS  HOSPITAL  '  '  terman)  and  the  Wake  Forrest.  STATEN  ISLAND,  N.Y.  Honorowski,  CasimirA.  A.  ..  10.00  GALVESTON.  'EEXAB  SAN^FBAHCISgp.; pggUIF.  1^  members  were  present  at  Atchasoh,  William  $20.00  KeUy,  D.  D.  ^...  20.00  Adkins,  E.  M.  .....$10.00  Adams, i  Julian  $10.QO  the  meeting  tpnight,  which  ac­ Bennett,  Joseph  20.00  Brown,  Eugene  G.  20.00  Kiisid,  Toivo  •   .  V.  10;00  Cheng,  Gee  —....  40.00  cepted  the  Secretary­Treasurer's  Burnstine,  Maurice  20.00  Krisciunas,  Wincas  J.  20DO  Burford,  Fred  W.  10.00  Crahbs, Bdward  E­ ;  ?0.00  financial  reports  and  Headquar­ Butler,  Harold  V.  l......!;Trr.  20.00  Lang,  Leo  H  ^0.00  Drake,  John  C.  10.00  Lewis, ,  james  R,  10.00  ters  report  to  the  membership.  Cedeno,  Alfredo  10.00  Lee, William  H  TTTr.  10.00  Greehwald,  Harold  ...  10.00  Meyers,  Max  M,  ,;; JO.OO  The  membership  was  informed  Chason,  Arthur  B.  10.00  Matherne,  Ivy  E  10.00  Hagin,  Frank  E.  .....  • "M '  10.00  Pritphardi  .Edwar4 h­  jlO.OO  of  the  progress  of  the  Negotiat­ Cowdry,  Robert  G.  ...;  30.00  Mauomoto,  R  10.00  Johanssen,  Severre  ...  10.00  Purseil,^James, J.  10.00  ing  Committee's  sessions  with  Craig,  Frank  20.00  Mayrbat,  John  .20.00  McCqne,  L.  E  10.00  Dqbertson,oC.  R,  40.00  the  operators.  The  feeling  was  Dacey,  C.  J  20.00  Mitchell,  James  20.00  Pedrftza,  Ygnacio  ,  10.00  Ross,  Louis  10.00  that  the  SIU  would  come  out  of  Diaz  Rafael  20.00  Myers,  H.  P.  10.00  Smith,  Peter  30,00  negotiations  with  the  best  con­ Dixon,  Earl  R  20.00  McDonald,  Sam  20.00  $90.00  tract  in  the  industry,  and  the  Ezzell.  Thomas  D  20.00  Nassar,  Alfred  J  20,00  .  i$19(W)Q  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Committee  was  given .a  vote  of  Feliciano,  Amado  20.00  Pellerin,  George  A  10.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  ^  BOSTON. MASS.  confidence.  Foelster,  Richard  10.00  Pilutis,  Joseph  A  10,00  Alasavich,  Frank  ....  SAN  JUAN,  P.R.  ,  .  $80.00  Attending the meeting was Bro­ Hartman,  Charles  20.00  Raana  K  20.00  Olson,  Evald  A  Miranda,  Luis  Gil  20.00  30.00  ther  Clinton  Maspn,  a  membfer  Hartmann,  Walter  G  10.00  Ray,  Claude  A.  —  10.00  Rogers,  William  USPHS  HOSPITAL  10.00  of  the  SIU  for  the  past  ten  Herbert,  Roy  10.00  Schupstick,  John  20.00  Vourloumis,  George  MANHATTAN  BEACH,  B'KL­yN  20.00  Jackson,  Robert  .TTT.  r...  30.00  Simms,  Richard  ...  10.00  Hahn,  Charles  P.  ....'rrrrss,.  $30.00  Jepsen,  Arnold  F  10.00  Terrell,  Edward  10.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  ^  ^ $140.00  Johnston,  Charles  H.  ..TTT.  20J)0  Tickle,  Lomie  R.  20.00  USPHS  HOSPFIAL  Kustas,  Thomas  J.  .1  10.00  Tostet,  Horace  H.  .  20.00  Belt,^ Al^o C;  ^MEMPHIS.  TENN.  ,  Lefco,  John  10J)0  Vieira,  Edwin  J.­.  10.00  Dean,  pimtqn^j  ;? r^O­OO  $30.00  Goodwii5,£^^eft  Lomas,  Arthur  20.00  Wiggins,  J. D  20.00  Hegarty,  John  B.  20.00  Haukebo,  Bjarne.  A.  McGhee,  James  —rr...  20.0fi  Willis,  Louis  L.  ...  20.00  Wilmoth,  ViigU  E.  10.00  McGuigan,  A  20.00  20.00  Hilsethv ­Sigurd  $50.00  Kerr,  James  L.  McMullen,  David  .......rrrr.  '20.00  $590.00  10,00  Nering,  F  20.00  USPHS  HOSPITAL  20.00  L^­son,  Bernard  M.  USPHS  HOSPITAL  ^  O'Brien,  Eugene  30.00  VINEYARD  HAVEN.  MASS.  10.00  Lopez,  Alejandro­......  MOBILE,  ALA.  Padzik,  John  ..^  10.00  ^0.00  Mazur, , Stanley  C­—•   20.00  Burke,  Tim  $10.00  Porter,  James  A  Peters,  Charles  G.  .20.00  10.00.  Morrison,,  Jack  D.  '  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Champlin,  George  William  10.00  Pepper,  William  E.  20.00  jPritchett,  George  W.  10.00  SAVANNAH,  GA;  Christian,  Walter  Wv  10.00  Phillips.  Robert  E.  ....^STT...  10.00  20.00  Randolph,  Claude TT  CaU,  J.  A  $10.00  Gray,  William, J  ~..  20,00  Pruesisler,  Otto  20.00  10.00  Reier,  George  H  Ck>hen>  A.  F  vee­ST..  20.00  Jones,  J.  H  10.00  Radinak,  Marvin  10.00  20.00  Daugherty,  Pat  G.  .  20.00  Riveie,  Ruperto  Raiford,  Abner  J.  20.00  $60.00  Gamaphe,  Ernest  R.30.90 Scott,  Arvis" A..  Releford,  Harold  :  20.00  20.00  Johnson,  G,  F.  ...IT.  20.00  Sonnier,  Wilfred  Ruppert,  Raymond  ^  30.00  MENDORINO  STATE  HOSP.  KemPf  Herman  C.  10.00'  10.00  Swienchoski,  Stanley  TALMAGE.  CALIFORNIA  Salgado,  Jose  20.00  CLINTON  MASON  Loweiy,  Carl  D.  ....  20.00  $30.00  McCance,  R.  H  Sanchez,  Charles  20.00  Fairclough,  John  $250.00  10.00  years,  who  has  taken  part  in  all  Sheppard,  Jadk,  Jr  10.00  10.00  THE  coopm  HOSPITAL  McGo"|van,  L­  T  beefs  since  having  joined  the  or­ Virgin,  C.,  Jr  J  20.00  Death Benefits  Paid  CAMDEN.  NEW  JERSEY  ganization.  Wagner,  Emil  .nrr:.  30.00  Lkemowicz,  ,J.  R  $150J)01 Velarde,  Fred  S.  ....... ..i...$1500.00  $40.09  Since  reading  the  recent  issues  Wallander,  C  20.00 i  «f  the  LOG­about  the  BME,  Watson,  Henry  irtr*  20.00  Brother  Mason  has  been  giving  Yanik,  Joseph  20.00  some  thought  to  sitting  for  his  Yeroziannis,  Petros  D  20.00  Engineer's  license.  The  reason  these .^hips,  with  no  major  beefs  rit  is  possible  to  get  a  waiver,^  ^  LLOYD^  GARDNER  he  hasn't  done  so  sooner  was  $850.00  SAN  FRANCISCO,  Oct.  .12  —  or  disputes aboard  any  of  them.  directly  from  the  Shipping  Com­:.  that  he  didn't  want  to  have  any­,  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Shipping  is none  too good  in­this  AlthjOugh the shipping, situation  piissioQ^.  To  .get  this,  a  man­ thing  to  do  with  the  MEBA.  NORFORK.  VA.  port.  As  a matter  of  fact,  call  it  made  no  great  demands  on  this  must,  have  a  dispatch slip  from  Now,  however,  that  the  BME  Devell,  Charles  R  $20.00  poor  and  you­won't  be  far  off.  Branch,  all  our  energies  are  de­ the Hall, and a  letter or slip from  has  entered  the  picture,  and  has  Hallenda,  Theodore  D  .:  30.00  However,  for  those  who  prefer  voted | to  pur  beef  with  Harry  the  company  stating  that  he  is  proven  itself  to  be  solely  inter­ Horton,  Roger,  Jr  ,....  10.00  shipping  from  this  coast,  it  is  Bridges  and his longshore outfit.  to  he  employed  pn  one  of  their  ested  in  the  welfare  of  its  mem­ Jarvis,  Wylie  30.00  good  in  the  other  Pacific  ports,  ISTiOCIANS  COLD  Despite the  dip in  shipping. We  bership  and  not  in  political  ad­ Merkerson,  Samuel  60.00  particularly Seattle and Wihning­ • This cpmrnie­controlled  group  were  again  unable  to  muster  a  ventures,  and  has  shown  its  Thomas,  Edwin  10,00  ton.  quoruiti  'for  a>  Branch'"'^meeting.  is  still  refusing  to  load  or  un­ strength and  stability.  Mason  has  Smith,  Warren  "  20.00  Frisco had  no payoffs  since the  changed  his  mind.  However, there are some men  on­ load  the  Isthmian  ships,  in  spite  last  report,  and gdnly  two  ships  He  thinks  that  all  black  geng  $180.00  signed on. These were the Clarks­ of  the  fact  that  there  are  no  the  beach  here,  among  them  R,T  men  with  sufficient  time  should  USPHS  HOSPITAL  burg  Victory  (Mississippi)  and  MEBA  picketlines.  This  is  Brid­ Strom,  R.  G'Dowd, iH.  |dcGrath^.4  consider  this  seriously,  for  4he  NEW ORLEANS.  LA.  the  Ponce  De  Leon  (Watermap),  ges'!  way  of  trying  to  get  back  A. Swiczyczkowsfei,  p. Van  BME  is  an  up  and  coming  or­ Arch,  J.  L.  f;  $20,00  Seven  in­transit  ships  came  to  at  the I  SIU,  • which has  been  his  tine,  J.  25uzoy,  A^  Reck,  P.,iCan|  ganization.  that  wiU  be  on  the  Ashurst,  J  ;  :  20.00  help  keep  us  busy:  the  Raphael  bitterest  opponent,  on  the  • war  larin,;  R.  Moissant,  G,  Punn,  r.,.'  jCain  and  L^'Brown.  ,  waterfront  for  a  long  time.  Burke,  D. J. P.  20.00  Semmes,  .  Yaka  and  Jeff  Dayis  fSrfronit.  Cara,  Wilson  O.  ....  Still  in the  local  USPHS  hos­ 20.00  (Waterman). Marymar  (Calmar),  As  ^fou  all  know,  dVery ; sea­ i  Six  of  our  Brothers  are  cur­?  pital  .are  Brothers  Tim  Burke  Ceieetine,  Oliver  ....  20.00  San  Angelo  Victory  (Seatrade  of  man  ihust  have  his  papers  vali­ rently. in the  USPHS Hospital in .  and  Bill  Champlin.  Drop  them'a  Cook,  Lawrence  D.  20.00  Delaware)  and  the  Steel  Artisan  dated  ]>y  the  Coast  Quayd  in  or­ this port—Gee  Cheng,  C­  Robert­ 1^,  Brotbem,  or . pay  them  a  Cruz,  Rogelio  ..........  ,30J00  and  Clearwater  Victory  (Istbmi­ der  to be  able ,tp. ship. Hpwpver,!  son,  J.  J.  Purseil,  Peter  Smith,!  in som»  cases—pn  ratings  which  Edward E. Crabbs  ard J. AdamS^t  call  if v you  can,  and  help  them  Everett,  Jesse  T.  ...:  20.00  an).  get  well.  20.00  Everything  was  phay  aboard,  are  in shnrt. appply,, |pr e^Cimple  Jr„  .;  I  REPORT  NUMBER  THIRTEpi  —  Ciiitbb  5  $174.07#I2  $754,023;4|  $150.<K>aC!#  52.700.^  4  $1,500.00  $91,500.00  Ion  FiRncis^  Has  $hjf)f»iirig  Relapse  ,v.  I  ail  �Pa0«  FiTtf  TH  E  >5  E  A F  AR ERS  tOG  19.  It's A Quiet Week  For Port Boston  .;X.„  By  JAMES  SHEEHAN  •  •  • sliiiiii  ....  lii:  tt ­r  .; _.'.. i  A  BOSTON,  Oct.  10—We  spent  a  quiet  two  weeks here,  with  but  four  payoffs,  all  tankers,  on©  sign­on  and five  ships  in­transit.  One  of  the  payoffs#  that  of  th©  Creek  (Mai'­Trade),  wa»  consider  your  luckiest  ex­ Stony  in  Groton,  Cong.,  a  bit "out  ot  :  since  its  inception.)  the  way  for  this  port,  but  every­ thing  came  off  okay.  Replace­ ^emwiwppplliSi^'  ­  ­/­.• • • ­v­• • ­• • •   ments  were  put  aboard  without  trouble,  thanks  to  the  crew'©  calling  in  and  giving  notice  of  the  men  quitting.  Good  work;,  and  worthy  of  praise.  a  s­ ­ .­,  iiiii  ;p:55;  TANKERS  HERE  gJiilji  lil  S­'  ­  ' ,  r  :­(A  M  'Wm  iiil  ''0^  r.  ­ 11  ii  'X Pfe:  DUSAN  DeDUISIN.  Oiler;  Living  Ihrough  Ihe  war  was  lucky  for  me.  1  was  on  the  Bienville  when  she  was  shell­ ed  and  sunk  by  a  Japanese  cruiser  in  the  Bay  of  Bengal  in  1942.  After  a  stint  in  a  hospital  I  shipped  out  again  end  that  ship  was  torpedoed  irom  under  me.  those  Were  ^y  real  lucky  days,  but  eve^  tltne  I  go  aboard  art  SIU  ship  «  see  the  clean  quarters,  the  ^Ood  food  and  the  superior  working  conditions/  I  consider  myself  a  liicky  guy  for  being  a  member  of  the  SIU.  Help­ ing  other  unionsi  '  toor  has  proved  lucky  for  lis.  CHAHLBS;  HEHHY,  Cook:  I'd consider  U  lucky  the time  I  paid  off  the  SS  Pan  Atlan­ tic*  a  Waterman  ship,  with  $750.  my  biggest  payoff.  The  nekt  trip  out  she  was  torpe­ doed.  I've  saUed  on  over  50  ships in my  years in the  Union.  MTid  consider  myself  lucky  to  be  enjoying  the  many  benefits  seamen  have  today.  The  rO­ Tised  method  of  shipping,  too.  has  been  beneficial*  as  men  ship  faster  than  they  used  to.  OveralL  thirteen  years  with  the  SIU  have  proved  to  me  that  I  made  the  wise  move  when  I  joined  the  organisa­ tion.  T.  H.  COHHfiLL.  FWTi  It  wasn't  lucky,  but  it  cer­ tainly  was  notable,  that  is  the  coUection  soon  of  vacation  pay  for  the first  time  in  iny  29  years  of  seagoing.  In  all  the  years  I've  been  going  to  sea  I  never  collected  a  day  of  vaca­ tion  pay.  but  how.  thanks  to  the  SIU.  I'll  coUect  my  va­ cation  w for  the first  time.  I  can't  remember  any  lucky  event  in  my  days  in  the  SIU.  buf  I  consider  all  Seafarers  lucky  to  be  enjoying  the  many  benefits  we've  won  and  in­ augurated.  such  aS  the  Welfaw  Plan  and  the  new  Hall  m  Brooklyn.  Cities  Service  Tankers  Provide  Bulk  Of  Jolis  For lake  Charles  The  other  payoffs:  Carrabull©  (Cuba  Distilling),  Bradford  Is­,  land  and  Cantigny  (Cities  SerV­  ^  ice).  The  Cantigny  had  an  en­  ^  gine  beef  which  we  are  referring  to  Headquarters,  as  per  agree^  ment, ­Otherwise,  all  is  smooth,  here  in  Beantown.  The  in­transits  were  Gateway  City,  Iberville  (Waterman),  Rob­ in  Gray  (Robin),  Steel  Marine  MOSES  A.  LUCAS.  STD:  (Isthmian)  and  Republic  (Tra­ I  was  one  of  the  original  falgar).  We  signed  on  the  John  men  to  join  the  SIU  when  it  Appleby  (Eastern)  and  are  ex­ was  formed  in  1939  and.  being  pecting  another  Eastern  ship  to  a  member  all  these  years,  has  crew  up  here  shortly.  We  havo  . produced  but  one  moment  that  enough  men  for  the  job,  so  w©  I'd  consider  lucky.  That  was  won't  have  to  call  elsewhere  for  when  in  a  convoy  to  Mur­ ­ mansk  in  March  1943,  aboard  a  crew.  Here  are  a  few  of  the  rtiea  i  the  Grace  Abbott  Calmar.  we  currently  on  the  beach:  Red  watched  four  ships  go  down.  Fortunately  we  got  through  Rhoades,  Tom  Flemming,  all  right.  The  SIU.  too.  has  Carlson,  L.  Goodwin,  A.  Morri­ been  lucky  for  me.  "The  high  son,  E.  Hamaty,  A.  McKenna,  standards  we  now  enjoy  have  and  Bob  Collins.  enabled  me  to  provide  an  adequate  home  'for  my  family  and  give  my  children  proper  educations.  The  Louisiana,  NewestSeatrain,  Joins  The  Fleet'  CHESTER,  Pa.—The  Seatrain  Louisiana,  sister ship  to the  new­ ly­commissioned . Seatrain  Geor— •   gia,  was  launched  this  week  at  ;  the  Sun  Shipbuilding  and  Dry­  ;  dock  Company,  and  will  enter  service  shortly  With an  SIU crew  aboard.  The  new  ship  will  enter  th©  company's  New  York­New  Or­ leans  and Texas City, Texas,  SCT­ vice,  now  being  covered  by  fivO.  other  Seatrain­type  ships,  t^  most  recent  being  the  Seatraiii  Georgia,  which  went  into servic©  CHARLES  BENWAY.  FWT  The  luckiest  thing  in  my  in  September.  years  in  the  SIU  was  the  time  17­KNOT  SHIP  during  the  war.  when  I  got  The  $4,000,000  ship,  like  th©  off  the  Joseph  P.  Wheeler,  a  South  Atlantic  Liberty,  after  other  Seatrains,  will  carry  100  11  months  on  her.  The  neXt  fully  loaded  freight  cars.  She  ia  trip  out  she  was  sunk  by  dive  483  feet  long,  with  a  beam  o£  bombers  in  Bari.  Italy,  and  63  feet  and  a  depth  of  38  feeti  an  hands  were  lost.  I  don't  She, is  capable  of  approximately  carry  a  good  luck  charm,  but  17  knots.  The  first  two  Seatrains,  the  that  was  certainly  a  lucky  day  New  York  and  Havana,  were  for  me.  I  also  consider  my­ launched  in  1932,  the  Texas  and  self  lucky  to  have  participat^  New  Jersey  in  1940.  In  the  hold  in  the  winning  of  the  1946  and  on  deck  the  Seatrains  hav©^  General  Strike,  which  was  one  a  full  mile  of  standard­gai^e^  of  the  SIU's  most  notable  track,  and  are  capable  of  going:­ achievements  and  put  us  up  through  the  roughest  weather­ there  as  the  strongest  mari­ without danger  to the car  cargo.  time  union.  ;  By  LEROY  CLARKE  The' Skippers  and  Engineers  " LAKE  CHARLES,  October  13  lave  discovered  that  the  SIU  is  ..iiGreetings  from  Lakfe  Charles,  n  Cities'  Service  to  stay,  and  the Gateway  to Southwest  Louis­ are  trying  to  make  the  best  of  iana,  Texas,  and  all  points  of  t.  However,  we  must  never  let  the compass—at  least, that's  what  our  guard  down  for  a  moment—  tha  tourist  foldets  of  this  vil­ and  that  goes  on  every  §hip  un­ lage  say.  ,  der . SIU  contract.  We  got  what  '  These  past  two  weeks  l»ave  we  have  today  by fighting  every  found  this  a  busy  port  for  rated  step,  and  not  by  handouts,  and  men  of  all'departments,  but , a  we  must  always  be  on  the  alert  MORRIS  M.  SCHAPIRO.  STD:  bit  'slow  for  non­rated  men.  to  see  to  it  that  no  attempt  is  My  luckiest  day  was  the  day  However,  a  itnah  with  a  permit  made  to  take  these  things  away  I  joined  the  SIU  when  it  was  ­ br^n un­rated  book  doesn t have  from  us—or  to  dilute  them,  for  formed.  I've  been­sailing  s^e  to  starve,  for  he  can  get  out  that  matter.  1930.  and  the  eight  years  prior  fai;^y:<|hicklyi  ,  ­ to  joining  the  SIU  are  not  VISITORS  IN  .  Galling  in  here  for  cargo, dur  fond  memories.  I'm  94  years  ing  this  period  were  the  Eaoli,  Also  calling here  were the  Fed­ old  now  and.  no  matter  what  Chiwawa,  Fort  Hoskins,  Can­ eral  (Trafalgar),  Trinity  (Cartas)  the  future  holds.  I'U  always  tigny, Bents Fort. Lone J ack^ and  and  the  Petrolite  (Mathiasen).  have  the mwtttOfy  of  these  en­ the  Winter  Hill,  all  Cities  Serv­ Each  of  these  took  a  man  or  joyable  day*  in  the  SIU.  One  ice tankers;  The­ Chiwawa  came  two;  so,  aU  in  all,  shipping  was  lucky  thing  that  could  happen  in  ggain  this  AM  —  this  baby  good  in  these  parts.  to  me  is  if  the  SIU  wins  a  •  really  makes  a  fast  turnaround.  The labor  front  here  is  on  the  pension  plan  for  the­oldtimers.  'Most  of  the  above wagons took  quiet  side,  although  there  are  If  any  maritime  union  wins  n'few  men,  both  tated  and  en­ rumors  that  an  KLRB  election  such  a  plan,  it  will  be  the  which  wfere filled  ^ e^e.  will  be  held/in  a  plant  here  in  SIU.  so  I  consider  myself  a  With  the  exception of  some rated  the  near  future.  The  AFL  union  lucky  guy  in  that  respect.  Men  jobs  which had  to be siippli^ by  has  a  very  good  chance  of  win­ coming  in  today  are  lucky  ning,  and  we're  hoping  that  such  guys  ­  other  ports.  .  ­  .  is  the  case­^victory  to  us,  and  guys.  COME  bN  A  HERE  confusion  to  our  foes!  We  sure  wish ­that  some  more  As  we  aie  writing  this,  we  '. bibkmen  end  permits  vrith  .  .  cu..i_  iricinn  iurv  em­­'  learp  that  two  of  our  Brothers  troduced  by  Congressman  Shel­ vision  for  jury  trials.  Men  em­'  •   of  time ­ivould  drop around^ and  have  secured  themselves  a  life­ A  bill  pending  in  Congress,  if  ployed  on  privately­owned  ship©  ley  of  California  and  embodies  mahe  one  of  these  Cities  time  contract  to  have  and  to  passed,  will  allow  seamen  m­ provisions  long  sought  by  the  sue  through  the  civil  side  of  th©'  ice ships,  for  they  ca»\^do  federal  district  court  and  receiv©  hold.  Here's  the  best  of  every­ jured  aboard  government­ownpd  iob  oh  these  scows  by  helping  thing  in  life  for  the  both  of  you.  or  operated  ships  the  right  to  SIU  and  other  maritime  unions.  trial  by  jury—the  latter  courses  Under  existing  law,  men  suing  usually  resulting  in  higher;  ; the  new  men  learn  the  score  on  Brothers  Dunn  and  Wevet.  trial  by  jury,  a  right  now  en­ in  injury  cases  or  for  wages  in­ awards  lor the men  involved.  joyed  only  by  seamen  aboard  Union  procedure  Well,  Brothers,  we'll  sign  off  privately­owned  vessels.  volving  government  ships  must  We  have  lots  of  good  Uihon  The  bill,  which  was  introduos#  now  with  just  one  last  word­ press  their  claims  through  the  material  on  these  tankers,  but  hurry  down,  you  bookmembers,  The  bill,  of  great  importance  on September 27th,  is now  befor©  admiralty side  cf the federal  dis­ like  newcomers  cverywh^e  they  aiid  take  some  of  these  jote  on  to  seamen  injured  atoard .  gov­ the  House  Judiciary  Committee^­ trict  court;  which  makes no  pro­ need  the  guidance  and  advlj^  Cities • S ernment  merchant  ships,  was  in­   ervice  tankers! ^  of  men  who  have  been  around.  Rep. Shelley  Introduces Jury­Right  Blll:|  �THE  SEAFARER St  LOG  Page Six  Greetistar  Crew  Aids  General  Strike Victory  On Chilean Waterfront  Friday,  October  19,  1951  • !   Master  Fined  The Boys In White G>afs  0  For  Overload  Of  SIU  Ship  Beiqg.'iover­anxioiis;  to .make, a  buck  ,  cost  an  SlU­contracted  company  a  $1,960 fine  recently  when the master of the SS  Sweet­ water  was found  guilty  in  Swan­ sea,  England,  of  overloading  h,is  ship­  .;. •   JM.':  The  T­2  tanker  is  owned  iby  the  Metro  Petroleum  Shipping  Company  and  operated  by  the  Mar­Trade  Company  •  erf'­,  New  York­."'  ­  V­  ­ %  The  maritime  workers  in  Chile  recently  con­ cluded  a  successful  15­day  general  strike  for  in­ f creased wages and the adjustment of  long­standing  grievances,  a strike in  which* Transportworkers  Federation,  the  the  SIU  crew  of  the  SS  world­wide  labor  organization  Greenstar  stood  solid  with  with  which  the  SIU  is  affiliated  In  an  account  of  the  Green­ the  workers  despite  a  dec­ star's  participation  in  the  strike,  ' Jaration  of  martial  law  and  crewmember  Hugh  Murphy  re­ an  attempt  to  break  the  lated  that  the  vessel  was  in  San  Antonio,  Chile,  when  the  long­ strike  by  the  military.  shoremen,  harbor  workers  and  FLAUNTED  LAW  The  Swansea  court  found  the  ship  in  violation  of  the  Inter­^  The  strike  solidarity  demon­ seamen  Went  on  strike.  national  Load  Line  Convention  •   strated  by  the  SIU  crew  was  "Before  a  settlement  was  of  1930,  to  which  the  US  is  sig­.  the  first  known  case  where  the  reached,"  he  wrote,  "all  mari­ natory,  a  report  on  overloading  SIU  has  worked  on  a  man­to­ time  unions  were  involved  and  Paddy  McCann,  SIU  oldtimer,  center,  poses  with  of  ships  revealed  in  the  October  man  basis  with  a  foreign  union  martial  law  had  been  proclaim­ Messmen  aboard  the  SS  Atlantic  Water,  Metro  StebmihSii^  issue  of  proceedings  of  the  Mer­ member  of  the  International  ed  throughout  Chile."  Company  ship.  "The­picture  was  taken  in  Philadelphia.  Mddy;  chant'Marine  Council;  J  The  Navy  and  the  Army  reported  the  Steward,  crew  and  topside  were  all  good  fellb­ws.  Thd' report  lashed  out  at  com­ moved  in and  took  over  all ship­ panies  Who  overlbad  their  ships  ping  operations;  the  Greenstar  terming  them  "penny  wise  and  crew  was  asked  to  work  the  pound  foolish.''  The  report  noted  ship's  winches,  which  they  re­ that\  besides  endangering  the  fused  to  do.  No  incidents  re­ lives­ of  the  crew,  an  overloaded  sulted  and  the  strike  continued  ship's  ability  to ­  navigate  is.  By  SALTY  DICK  without  violence,  although  the  hampered  and  danger  of  struc­ Chandu  the,  Magician,  the  Chilean  waterfrbnt  workers  re­ tural  damage  is great.  *  sleight­of­hand artist  turned Sea­ ceived  no  aid  from  the  crew  of  Aboard  the  SS  Puerto  Rico—  again.  This  time  it's  a  gypsy,  farer,  told  the  story  of  his  life  the  Canadian  ship  Lake  Winne<'  dungry  guys  looking  for  a  hand­'  but  she  can't  tell  fortunes,, aL  under  the  Germans  and  the  peg.  out.  Rebel  being  played  by  all ^^ough. one:  of .  her  pastimes  is  Russians  to  the people  of  Europe  hands.  The  only  voides, 1  hear  to  hold  hands.  HELPED  SCABS  this  week  over  the  Voice  of  coming  from­, the  gloryhole  are  Hiese  comic  books  of  Dick  The  Canadian  crew  worked  America.'  Able  to  speak  11  lan­ those  of  Pete  Gonzales  and  Sei­ Tracy.  ­Superman  iaind  bthon  guages  he  made  the  broadcasts  the  winches  for  the  strikebreak­ gal.  may  be  found  all  ever' ­  the  Several  crews  of  SHJ­contraCt­  •   in  Czech,  Russian,  Polish,  Ger­ ers.  Brother  Hugh  Murphy,  after  Some  of  the  boys  on  the  Eur­ ship. It  seems they  prefer these'  ed ships­havP recently  written  t<5  man  and  English.  a  bit  of  scouting  around,  found  opean  run  are  buying  clocks  in  to  other  books.  Did  yon know  Headquarteris  asking  whether  or"  Chandu's  story  was  originally  the  ship  was  crewed  by  men  Germany.  The  cost  is .  $18  plu§  the  seamen . are  a  clean  lot?  hot toe  Union has  ehdoirsed; char­''  told in  the SEAFARERS  LOG  of  of  the commimist­controlled  West  iil3  for  duty.  I  understand  the  They  fake  more  showers  ­than  itable  or  fund  raising  organiza­ September  7th,  where  it  was  Coast  Seamen's  Union,  a  rem­ same  clock  costs  $50  in  the  passengers,  and  these  people  tions  which  have  appealed,  to  spotted  by  the  Voice  of  America  nant  of  the  old  Canadian  Sea­ United  States.  ,  represent  all  walks  of  life..  them  for  donations.  ­ men's  Union.  1  promise  not  to  reveal  his  Being  an  ex­BR  I  can  verify;  The­SIU  has maintained'a  pel­ ;  Thanks  to  the  crew  of  the  dentity,  though  they  call  him  this ,  statement.  Greenstar  for  their  demonstra­ "Dee  Dee."  He  met  a  girl  on  the  Have« you  seen  the  new  head­ ,cy  of  ^iqt '­endorsing  any  fimd,  •   tion  of  international  solidarity  ferry  that  plies  between  San  quarters?  Come  around  and  see  charity  or  publit­supported  dr­ were  given  by  Secretary­General  uan  and  Catino  and  the« girl  for  yourself  the  best  Union  Hall  gahimtion  without  first  having,;  the  membership's  approval  in  •   niodomiro  Cartagena  of  the  San  asked  him  to  buy  her  a  sand­ in top  coimtry.  Don't  think  we  regular  membership .  meetings,  A .ionio  local  council  of  the  Na­ wich.  She  was.  a  little  hungry,  will  stop  here.  A  hotel  is  oyur  • ^eheyer  the  Union'  supports;­ tional  Maritime  Confederation  hey  became  "fast"  friends.  next  dream.  The  SIU  cannot  be  siich  an  orgapizatibn,  the  who,  in  a  letter  to  the  SIU,  You  can  always  tell  the  boys  stopped.  .  .  Warning!  When  you  oership  will  be  notified  directlyV  voiced  his  organization's  appre­ who  are  uptown  away  from  the  go  ashore  in  Trujillo  take  noth­ by  mail  from  Headquarters.  Afy  ciation  to  the  SIU  men.  waterfront.  They  wear  better  ing  ashore  as  the  Customs  are  the  moment,  the  only  organiza­  '  Cartegana  stated  that  his  or­ clothes  and  they  come  back  cry­ strict.  Everyone  is searched;  even  tion  endorsed *by  the membership  •   ganization  had  received  only  mg about  their losses.  . .  A mem­ your  shoes  are  taken  off  for  a  is the  March  of  Dimes.  '  double­talk  from  the  govern­ ber  of  the  black  gang  has  fallen  look­see.  ment  in  its  attempts  to  improve  the  conditions  for  the  water­ front  workers.  Finally,  the  strike  became  the  only  means  of' en­ forcing  their  demands.  The  ef­ The  reasons  behind  the  names  player,  no  one  ever  completed  a  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  served  as^'  fect  was ­  a  complete  shutdown  borne  by  si^ips  are  sometimes  pass  against  him.  Died  in  his  US  Represent^ive  185%1865; US^  Senator  1879­1885.  Was  ch^nsa  of  the entire  Chilean coast,  which  vague,  but  not  without  puJpose.  senior  college  year,  1920.  CHANDU  brought  the  entry  of  the  mili­ Companies  usually  have' personal  Glenville .M.  Dodge  (South  At­ of  Senate  Commission  on, ;  Ciyit  Service.  Secured  pas|sageTof  la^^j  tary  into  the  picture.  reasons  for  naming  their  ships  lantic).  Army  officer  and  civil  setting  UP,  present  Ciyil.  Seryipe^  office  in New  York. An invitation  "1  would  like  to  express  ap­ the  way  they  do;  the  govern­ engineer  (1831­1916).  Served  in  C.onimissjon.  i  .'.if  to  tell  his  stpry  to  an  estimated  preciation  to  the  Greenstar  ment,  when  it  imdertook toe  Civil  War  as  a  major  general.  Frederic  Collin  (DryrTran?)^­ Was  chief  engineer  for  ­Union  100  million  listeners  in  Europe  crew,"  Cartegana  wrote,  "for  tremendous  shipbuilding  program  Mayor  /and.  judge  (1859rip39),v­ followed,  their  assistance  in  our  struggle  of  World  War  11,  named  its  Lib­ ^Pacific.  Railroad.  Was  associated  Practiced  law  in  Elmira,  NY  andj  erty  ships  after  famous  Ameri­ with  Jay  Gould  in  railroad  de­ became  M3yor.,i:m  Karol­Johan  Michalski—Chan­ for  social  riches.  W®!;?: ,®P­ du's  real  name—learned  magic  "Our  great  universal  union  cans.  Many  of  these  war­built  velopment  in  southfw.i^t  of  US.  poihted ­by  Governor  Hughes,,  from his father in Czecholslovakia  (the  ITF)  is  bringing  about  bet­ ships  are  in  service  again.  Be­ Helen Hunt  Jackson (SOutH  At­ Judge  of­ Coint  Appeialsl jSi^^T;^  and  put  on  shows  throughout  ter  understanding  among  work­ low  are  the  names  of  a  few  lantic).  American'  writer  (1830­ ^­until 192().; ''­y;  Europe.  He  was  living  in  Poland  ers  and  is  countering  the  forces  SlUrcontracted  liberiys:  and  1885).  Wrote  poetiy  ahd  chtld­ when first  the Russians  and then  which  have  forced  the  Workers  thumbnail  sketches'  of  the  ­per­ Mfh'S  stories.­  Wrote  Gentury  of  larific)./  GoVt^ht^ ^ (1882:193^  the  Germans  occupied  the  land.  here  into  deep  misery."  sons  whose  names , toey  ­b^r^,;  D&hbnjc^, ;­a r doeumentai^" • s  tudiP Bdfh  Sagihaw;  The Getmtms sent him to Dachau  In  Chile,  the  labor  situation  is  George 01$^­(Watecmanh; Notre  of  •  toe< wrongs vdone  hy r toe  US  engineer  of  Wyoming " Engineer­ for  "opposition  acts"i  and  later  such.  4hat  unions  direct  their  Dame's  greatest rfoWball  player.  in  dealing  with ­ the  Indians.  As  ihg  ­ and  •   Irrigation  . ­ pon^apy.f  made  him  work  in  the  Skoda  bargaining  directly  to  the  gov­ Bom  in  ­Michlgafl.  Wds  a; "^baser  a . result, ­  was ^appointed. iSpi^id  Sttperintehdent, of ^Big/Horn  Ga­/  munitions  works.  ;  ­  .  ernment.  In  the  case  of  the  baU  star  in high  schoeLand  went  ComniisMoner. to investigate  pon­ nal"  Association  and  .otl^er  bigj  :  ^  ^  He  came  to  this  fountry as  a  NMC,  the  union's  demands  were  to  Ndlre  Dame  to; play  baseball;^ .ditkwis,, among ­ toe.  .Missipp  ­In:  fjuTUs./State  flngineerf in  ,^yyom ?,  '  ing ,'mr, 122,7. rPipaidient/of  4iiq;>laced  person^ in  hnd  Is  in  the  form  of  a  bill ^  to  reform  In  his  first  gamei  on  first  jday,­ dians .i^­Ga  , Cooi^rgtiye .V  now  a  crewniember^Of  the­ SS~  ihe  law  "governing­  ­maritime  he  kieked­ a  >82­yard;  iiela­v'goiai;  workers? pay and conditions.  a.  record, 7: The  first­^triple­threat  Ikfiitical  lead^. (1825­1888);? Horn  pany, ­ Governor,.  Puerto Rico,­ Voice Of  America  Beams Chandu's  Story To Europe  Voice  Oi  DL  Seu  Ho IfhiOn  To f gnfl: Appools  Where American Libertys Get Their Nahtm  ;  •  I  �.158 f  JSl  tacfotTiO  „  THE  SEAEARERS^L b G  inutes  Of  SlU  Ship  Meetings  ;1J  Aitcmrtct  m  .  PAOLl  (Cities  Service),  Sef­ TRANSATLANTIC  (Palmor)*  B:0r''l^piez^et^  2^^  J.  tember  15—Chairman,'  R.  Sircis;  September  1  —  Chairman,. Paul  .. L.  LazoBde.  Secretary,,  none  given.  This  Oakley;  Secretary, Raymond  Delegates  reported  everything  in  meeting  was  called  as  an  edu­ Miller.  Delegates  reported  no  good  order.  Motion made  to have  cational  aid  for  newcomers ' and  beefs.  A  motion  was  made  that  departments make­up  repair  lists  members  alike  in  clarifying  the  all  men  stay  away  from  the  Pa­ and  jbfdefs  for  articles' needed.  contract.  Besides  covering  the  trolman  with  any  beefs  until  all  Steward  is  to  check  any  supplies  SIU  contract, and  its  conditions,  Delegates  make  a  ship's  report,  coming  frpm ^y 'stores  to; mes^  thC'  hospital  Welfare  plan,  the  ft ft ft  rooms.  '  '  '  . *  shipping  rules  and  the  SEAFAR­ be valid.  NATHANIEL  B.  PALMES  ERS  LOG  were_ also  explained.  (Palmer),  September  13—Chair  •  " ^  ^ '­'iX'''  DEIi  ytoE (J>®s!^ppi).! Au­ The  meeting  was  also  held  pri­ man,  Bauer;  Secretary,  Gauft  gust  25—Chairman,  H.  C.  Rose  marily  to  destroy  false  interpre­ Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  Bfc  %  be on~H^e safe side,  rans;  Secretary,  H.  R; Ellie.  Del­ tations  of  the  working  agree­ was  suggested  that  washing  ma>­ askC 3oKnec?ne —  and any  egates  reported  no  money  in  ment  and  conditions  which  tend  chine  be toed.  The  Steward  ship's fund.  It  was suggested  that  official of4he SIC a»ill be.  to  disrupt  labor  relations  with  wants  the  crew  to  see  him  in  all  members  donate  50  cents lor  the  Cities  Service  Oil  Company,  the  event  that  something  isn't  blad "ib help you ­ "to  ship's  fund.  Suggestion  made  to  ft  4; ft  on  the  menu  that  they  would  ^oh^ck.~fhfe card befbre  have  the "baseball  team  play  all  SANTA  VENETIA  (Elam),  Au­ like.  the  Mississippi  passenger  ships  gusl  26—Chairman,  Roy  Filhen;  youdtirn  ft ft ft  that  the  Del  Valla  may  meet  Secretary,  B.  Fidly.  Delegates  SEATRAIN  HAVANA  (Sea­ on  the  Way  south.­ reported  some  disputed  overtime.  train),  September  16—Chairman.  Discussion  on  proper  clothing  W.  T.  Cahill;  Secretary,  C.  Dias.  ^  ­  4.  4,  Si  BESSEMER  VICTORY  (South  during  meals.  Discussion  on  Delegates  reported  everything  in  Atlantic).  September  9 — Chair­ strained  relationship  between  good  order.  Motion  made  to have  man,  Doyle;  Secretary...  Nolan.  topside  and  men.  all  springs  checked  and  bad  Discussion  by  one  of  the  crew­ ft ft ft  ones  renewed  in  aU  departments.  members  on  a­letter  that  was  LYNN  VICTORY  (Dolphin),  8^t  to  the  Union  office  in  New  September  10  —  Chairman,  E.  York  and  comments  about  it  Giza; Secretary,  I. Weisbrot.  Sug­ '­i  were  made  by  the  Captain. Mo­ gestion  made  to  have  crew's  tion  made,  that  no  one  pays  off  quarters ­ painted.  The  crew  was  until  all  beefs  are  settled.:  asked  to  keep  the  noise  down  to  a  minimum  in  consideration  of  4.  4.  S.  •  WILLIAM  H.  .  C ARRiU T H  the  men  sleeping  off  watch,  ft ft ft  (Trans­Fuel).  August  TS­^­Cl^ir­ ft ft ft  SOUTHERN  COUNTRIES  BENTS  FORT  (CitiM  Service),  DEL  NORTE  (Mississippi),  (Southern  Trading),  September;  BiiM}*  W.  F.  Walker;. Secr«tary»  TSMIIN  GOODFELLOW  (Ro­ F.  G.  Beatrous.  Delegate  re­ bin).  August  19 — Chairmap.  L.  September  9—Chairman,  Eddie  September  2  —  Chairman,  Bob  12—Chaizman,  Leroy  E.  Blade;  ported  everything  okay  so  far.  Thomas;  Secretary,  Jas.  R.  Mul­ Mastrianni;  Secretary,  Patrick  High;  Secretary,  Kaiser.  Dele­ Secretary,  Frank  H.  Knaff.  Del­ Discussion  about  keeping  the  lan^  Delegates  reported  no' beefs.  Burke.  Delegates  reported  that  gates  reported  everything  going  egates reported  no  beefs.  Motion,  messroom  aa  clean  as  possible.  Motion  made  to  see  ship's  Dele­ the  Boston  Patrolman  wants  all  along  smoothly.  Baseball  imi­ made  for  election  of  new  offi­ Deck  department  spicketa  are., to  gate  about  library.  Many  thanks  dues and  assessments  brought  up  forms  were  purchased  and  will  cers.  Crewmembers  suffering;  to  the  wonderfiit  stewards  de­ to  date  on  arrival.  $33  reported  be  ready  next  trip.  A  motion  be.repaireds­X  from  heat  exhaustion.  Motion  ^pftctmenr for  the  delicious  food  in  ship's  fund.  An  educational  was  made  and  carried  that  made  to  see  company  officials:  meeting  was held  aboard  ship  on  gambling  be  outlawed  in  mess­ AMES  VICTORY  (Victory Car­ and  wonderful  service.  to  have  a'wning  put  over  poop  August  30.  riers),  September '4 — Chairman.  room.  ft ft ft  deck.  FORT  HOSKINS  (Cities  Serv­ J.  ft ft ft  ft ft ft  ft ft ft  CARROLL  VICTORY  (South  aeyt  Gitbuard*' D'ele^tes  re­ ice),  August  26—Chairman,  John  DEL  MAR  (Mississippi),  Au­ PETROLITE  (Tanker  SagV  Keni^y:  Secretary,  E.  Carr.  gust  19—Chairman,  George  Mc­ Atlantic),  September  9 — Chair­ September  2—CBtaimikn,* John  Delegates  reported  no  beefs,  Fall,  Jr.;  Secretary,  Charley  man,  none;  Secretary,  A.  Lam­ ship.  pi^cu£|?ion on  use and  oper­ some  disputed  overtime.  The  Breaux.  Delegates  rep9rted  no  bert. Delegates reported  no beefs.  Flynn;  Secretary;  Jos  Coadyv  cr.esy,­„u;as  asked  to  cooperate  beefs.  Steward  suggested  that  Cooks  were  asked  to  try  to  im­ Delegates  reported  no  fans,  but  ation , of  warning. ^ nmchine  it was decided to: discop^ue usei  wilph,  messman.  Educational  bul­ if  any  one  of  ship's  crew  has  prove  food.  Each  department  windshoots  arrived.  Ship's  Dele­ letin,  number  100  on  "What  is  any  special  dishes  he  would  like  Delegate  to be consulted  by ship's  gate  requested that all new men  of  new .machine, until toed.  MTD?"  • was read  and  accepted.  to  have  on  the  menu,  he  will  Delegate  before  calling  a  meet­ familiarize  themselves  • witlr Un­ ion­  agreement  and  regulations.  ing.  try  to  put  them  out.  .  •  ft  '  ft­ ft  Bosun  reminds  all­  hands  about  ALPGA  CAVALIER  (Alcoa),  smoking regulations  on board for  Septen^r  2—Chairman,  Brother  benefit  of  new  men.  Stephens;  Secretary,  Sister  Cer­ ft ft ft  vantes,.  Delegates  reported  no  ALAWAI  (Waiermur),  Sep­ beefs, f^ hours  overtime.  A  do­ SAN  FRANCISCO.,...450  Harrieon  St,  tcroF»r.;  16—Chairman,  B.  Vaugh­ SIU, A&G  District  nation  of  $100  was  given  to  the  Douglas  2­8363  86  Seneca.  St.  an;  Secretary,  E.  L.  Eriksen.  4ft ft  LOG  by  the  stewards  depart­ BALTIMORE  14  North  Cay  St.  SEATTLE  Main  0290  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  Mo­ WESTERN  TRADER  (Western  ment.  Ship's  Delegate  is  to  see  Earl  Sheppard,  Agent  Mulber^r  4540  WILMINGTON  440  Avalon  Blvd.  tion  made  and  carried  that  a  BOSTON  we  State  St.  Niay.).  August  23  —  Chai^an,  about  gangway  in  Trinidad,  as  Terminal  4­3131  Jamee  Sheehan,  Agent  Richmond  2^0140  clarification  be  published  in  the  Vincent  Kuhl;  Secretary,  Tony  present  gangway  is  unsafe.  105  Broad  St.  Diapatdier  Richmond  2­0141  NEW  YORK  LOG  in  regard  to  SIU  meft  BOwling  Green  9­3438  Wasiluk.  Delegates  reported  that  GALVESTON  .30atS—23rd  St.  ft ft ft  forced  to  leave  a  vessel  in  a  Phone  2­8448  if^  there  were  any  beefs  they  WINFIELD  STRATTON  (BuU).  Keith  Alsop,  Agent  foreign  port  due  to  sickness,  as  Great  Lakes  District  LAKE  CHARLES,  La...'. .1419  Ryan  St.  were  to  be  brought  up  at  the  September  9—Chairman,  William  Keith  Terpe,  Agent  .  Phone  6­5744  to  their  status  in  transportation,  meetings instead  of  talking  about  McCarthy;  Secretary,  A.  Bryant.  MOBILE..  ..'.133  W.  Fletcher  .1  South  Lawrence  St.  ALPENA  a  hospital  patient  or  workaway,  Phone: 1238  W  them among the crew.  Suggestion  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  It  Cat­Tanner,  Agent  Phone  2­1754  BUFFALO,  N. Y,  180  Main  St.  and  whether  or  not  they  are  en­ NEW  ORLEANS  523  Bienville St.  that  we  get  more  SIU  literature  was  suggested  that  th^  Delegate  Phon»' Cleveland  7391  titled  to  1st,  2nd,  or  3rd  class  aboard  ship  so  that ­  each  man  see  the  company  about  getting  Lindeey  Williams.  Agent  2602  CarroU  St.  MagnoUa  6112­6113  CLEVELAND...  transportation.  may get  to know more  about  the  iilnersprmg  '  mattresses  on  all  NEW  YORK....675  4th  Ave.,  Brooklyn  Phone: Main 1­0147  ft ft ft  ....  1038  3rd  St.  SIU.  crewmembers'  beds.  HAnover  2­2784  DETROIT...,  Headquarters  Phone: Woodward 1­6857  HURRICANE (Watdrman), Sep­ NORFOLK....127­129  Bank  St.  4>  ft  ft ft ft  ..531  WS  Michigan  St.  tember  9—Chairman, G.  Hender­  ^  Phone  4­1083.  DULUTH  MAE  (Bull),  Saptomber  1  ^  YORKMAR  (Calmar).  Septem­ Ben  Rees^  ­Agent  Phone: Melrose 2­4110'  PHILADELPHIA.....X..337  Market  St.  sen;. Secretary,  P.  Whitlcww  Del­ Chairman,. W.  Sayiors;  Secretary.  ber  9—Chairman.  Louis  Johnson;  S/Cardullo,  Agent  .  Mukat  7­1635  SOUTH  CHICAGO... .3261  E.  92nd  St  egates  reported  some  disputed  Phone  Essex  5­2410  R.  Geiling.  Delegates reported  no  Secretary.: 0. B.  Carter  Jr, Dele­ SAN "FRANCISCO.... .450  Rarriaon  St.  overtime.  It  was  suggested  that  beefs.  : It'' Was  suggested  that  gates  reported  a  few  beefs  be­ Lloyd  Cardner,  Asont  Douglas  2­5475  Canadian  District  beefs  be  settled 'in  Union  pro­ SAN  JUAN,  PR..,..252  Pon* de  Leon  money  should  be  drawn  firoin  tween  ' Captain .  and  Steward  Sal  Colla,  Agent  v  cedure.  463  McGlll  St.  the  he  slup's^  fund  to ' 'purchase  "which  were  settled.  Everything  SAVANNAH  .......2 Abercom  St.  MONTREAL  MArquette  5909  ft ft ft  rtps i  st^ps ahtf'statSbtt^y, tb'bO Used  else te  runningi  smootli.  Bosun  E.  B.  Tllley,  Agent  Phono  3­1728  HALIFiWC.  N.S.........I28!4  HoUia  St  WACOSTA  (Watefman),  Sep­ SEATTLE......  ....2700  lat  Ave.  for' ship's  businessi  made  a suggestion that  everyone  Phone  3­8911  tember­  5 — Chairman,  Karl  G*  Jeff  Morrlaon,  Agent  Seneca  4570  ;  '/'ft'  "  in  erew>  put  in  a  few  cents  to  TAMPA.. f...l 809­1811  N.  Franklin  St.  FORT  WILLIAM.. 11 e»/4  Syndicate  Ave.  Karlson;  Secretary,  B.  T.  Whil^  Ontario  Phone.  3­3221  DEL; ALBA  (Misiiksi^i);  i^p­ pay'YOB" telephone  calls  to  the  Ray  White,  Agent  Phone  2­1323  PORT  COLBORNE  103  Durham  St  ley.  Delegates  reported  a  few  telnber; 2­^hatimam  Shaia;:  .Union  halls. , when  needed,  WILMINGTON, Calif.. .440  Avalon  Blvd.  Ontario  Phone  5591  hours disputed  overtime, no other  Sam  Cohen.  Agent  Terminal  4­2874  Secrbiary,d.' ­ Asodro;::; Delej^iie^"  ft ft  4.  TORONTO.  Ontario  86  Colborne  St.  beefs.  Discussion  for  everyone's  reported  no  beefs  oiitSii(ie' pf  SEATR^  GEORGIA  (Sea­ HEADQUARTERS., S'l  Beaver St..  N.Y.C.  Elgin  5719  SECRETARY­TREASURER  VICTORIA,  B.C....617J41  Cormorant  St  benefit  on  performing.  Vote  of  ex^me.'.Mdtioft'^ffl  t|;^n)j,  ,^i>t«nber  9 — Chairman,  Paul  Hall  Empire  4531  thanks  given  to  steward's  cfei  fUinigatiSd  '  DiscUssiblr^^  on  'did' ^ii; jCh^les  Oppeuheimer;  Sec­ HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES  VANCOUVER.  B.C...565  Hamilton  St.  partment  for  a  job  well  done. /"  mattresses' being'  tepl^^^^  iratary./ AjBruce Cole^ Sir Charles  Joe  Algins:  Pacific  7824  Robert  Matthews  ft ft ft  Waid  ;^'s .. clean  on.  deck.  Sir  SYDNEY.  N.S...  304  Chariotte  St.  Joeeph  Volpian  SUNION  (Kea).  August  16­.;•   . Phone  6346  RGSA^IO ; :(4P!Eiyy^  SapiOmbe^  Charjit^'  asked  that  all  members  Chairman,.  W.  R.  Giese;  Secre­ '  BAGOTVILLE.  Quebec... ..20  Elgin  St  9  dhhlriiidia.'Ffaxikor;  Saere­ express  th^selves  freely  at  the  SUP  Phone  545  tary,  1.  Rose.  Delegates  reported  iifUfy,  SbrhiUb.''Ship'a  fund  to  be  meetings .  and  attack  whatey^  HONOLULU......  16  Merchant  S*.  THOROLD,  Ontario.....37  Ormont. St  no  beefs  and  no. disputed: over­ Phone  3­3202  corilyibuted  by 'ctieW,  and  ship's  they  dislike  or  doubt.  Drinking  Ph«>e  5­8777  Delegate is to attohd  to"  cups  for  the  fountain  were­  vS'  PORTLAND... ^.i.il,I iW.  Bumalde  SL  QUEBEC.:..MS  Cote  De  La  Montague  time.  The  bookmen. were­ asked  Quebec  Phone  J­7076  to  help  the  permitmen  and  exr  ­  Beaeeii''4336­ after'payOrf.;;.T^e'%am^  have  qmratf  b^buse^  it" is  Un^itary  RICHMPND.  CaliL. .. .^..>a57  5th  St,  SAINT  JOHN,... 177  Prince  WlUinm  St  plain  how  the  SIU  operates,  r  agreed  '  ' ttuy.' Idfcks  fbT  thrfeO  for  fhd  ehtird' Crew  to . use  the  N.B.  Phono  2.3049  Phone  2599  (More Ship's Minutes on Page 13)  doors..  ....  same  glass.  ­ Welfare Flan/Bfinepi'cigiy  Caird  wusF be pi^per^ ffltea  Directory  Of  SIU  HaUs  �msi^­ '•   -T" TT Tria^, o«Mm>X9. m\ V.  P«0» Eight­ ^^%ura  ­  . '• • >''  i'l.  ^  mih^  ­  V'­'V  ;  i  ^i'  cbit­  ^  \'­~ v  ::­i:)  • NX,3­ • a; ­v  > i'^. c  A  4  I  :  Spa^^  aAtnnjMtc(^'  t  .&:?•   .  ,;S«S­^'y^ •   '  'H  |fe­>''V:''/"  ­ |^.>;^.'.  .,:v.  ­./  i',' ~  " '  �v.' • ",• • '  •  •   • '•­   • ­    • \>:­• •  '• v  r­J '•   A­ • ­•   irtite  "iff:::"::"; usi  Pag* Ma*  ,   •   ,   /  '•  • • ^1  I  '  ­'  I  '  /  I  ­  '  MF '^^  Z  '  ­  I • '. i  • .  1  /«­  • ^ •> J  /  L  ..'..  ­,  s.': ^v  •  ­­'  V;­;.S­ V.  :  '­r. .:  »iiiii»  Z^JCJbi4t^ .. ­ • ;.'i|  V^i "Tzice^t^  1^/  y/te • ?7te^. ^ .  '  wpSSSi®%­ €k^C  W­2iis:  (ZdidC dti­*iea£^  ySudlnedd'  WL .tAede^ A^ii^  .'. J'l  .fak.  '• ' • " .>­'VH  V  , •   w*^  coetd.  ­?•   '  j  •/ • >  <  • ;;" L­. i,­:N>'.­.  V^\ .."'v v:.:":­r>^><.'­:V;• • :  • Xo.'SJj.  • ..^.Tv^V­.;:;­:;  iiiii  • • '"v.i";­v­::|:  • ;  L...  itf, '  I  1  'y<;'},^<:y yne^,  'C^eot  \cta*  "^vi^s­x  .• ­,^ • ..:7'''r|,.:  ­,, ,7'ii!l'­ ;Bi!.i5y(issSAii:  �ii^er;w?  • .hi''?­­ P«ge  T«»  t H  ESE AFAR EMS  LOG  Says Labor Must Wage  2­Front Survival  War  li&t  S{  isdotDO  .Yfibn'T  ^Edda7,­0ctabw. l& J195JL.  I­  !/!  Bosiin Mak#  'Fine Seameiil  the  successful operation  of  imion­ company  agreements  are  carried:  To toe  Editor:  Almost  all  of  us  are  aware  out.  This  is  the  period In  which  that  "collective  bargaining"  is  the  rank  and  file  member  of  the  '  A eiertain Dispatcher  must have  stayed  up  nights  baiting  h^  the  term  to  describe  the  great  union  can  prove  his  worth  to  hook,  because  when  Bosun  Au^  tool  in  labor  and  industry  which  himself  and  to  his  Brotherhood.  br­ey  S^th walked  into a  certain  equalizes  the  bargaining  power  It  is  fully  as  important  that  between  them.  When  many  of  union  members  live  up^  to  the  Hall, he  was  immediately.,collar­ ed  and, shangh^d to tlte  deck of  ­us  think  of  collective  bargaining  contract  as  it  is  that  the  com­ Wa|ennan'a SS: :BienyjLlJe.­Thmgs  we>  think  of  the  dramatic  cir­ pany do so.  cumstances  and  atmosphere  dur­ hapl^ed  ap fest  /thati .Smitty  RESPONSIBILITY  was  convinced­that  he  had  grab­ ing  contract  negotiations  in  a  It  might  be  said  that  collect­ bed  a floating  bucket  Much to  smoke­filled  room  at  midnight.  ive  bargaining  is  a  process  his  surprise  hp  soon  discovered  Hot  many  of  us,  however,  take  whereby  two  or  more  organiza­ time  to  stop  and  think  of  the  tions  having  chosen  responsible  that  thefBlehvllle  was;all­af sea­ man  could  ask  for.  important  interim  between  con­ men,  imbued*  them  with  the  Although  the­  Bosiih  and  the  tract  negotiations.  authority  to  negotiate  binding  This  is  the  period  in  which  contracts  for  the  pxupose  of  fix­ N»  hair  tonic  but  Eimoniz  for  these  boys.  SailOr  jack  deck  gang  have  had'thdir  fuU  ing  the  price  of  labor  services,  Delney.  left,  and  his  pals.  Butch  and  Eddie,  pose  on  the  deck  share  of hard  wPrki:'their  wOrthy  of  the  Barbara. Erietdrie,  while  the  sun's  rays  bounce  off  their  effort^ are  bbginfaihg  to  show re­  ,  establishing  a  system  of  mutu­ aults.­i  The"  Biefaville's  decks' 'sihd  ally  respected  codification  of  shhiy  pales.  ;rig^g;aVe '  now  a  shihiiig  • ^ex­ laws,  and  providing  the  machin­ amplte ^pf  SiU '^ihahshipr at'  lts  ery  for  the  representation­ of  the  'best' :   individual  and  group  Interests  "Nuggets,''­as^thfe  gold^brop^d  of  the  employees  and  employers;  Bosun  is  fondljr  'ref^red  to  by  under  the  contract.  ther' crO^,'  hafls' ftbni  Savdnnah,  Now  is a  critical  time for  rank  Georgia.  In  the  bpihidn  of '  the  and  file  union  members  to  real­ To  th* EC^OR  with  a  clean face  and  new­dresS  crey,  Shfito,  ^atlibugh''  onP'Pf  .  ize  the  importance  of  collective  fflid  proud  of  having  a  gooc  the VottogeSfr ]^fitms  in  tfid'^SIU,  bargaining,  and  that  we  must  The  following, is not  a  joiurnal­ bunch  of  boys  that  know  how  is a^ed aM'worldly­wise litTaad­ depend  upon  the  gains  achieved  istic  account,  a  chapter  from  to  take  care  of  her.  ersfdp  and" seaibanship.  i "'*  tlorough  this  method.  novel,  or  a  literary  essay,  but  :  The  Mate  was  so  pl;eased  with  '  ^OLDSTEftS  HELP i  However,  it  is,  also  time­  to  is  an  account  of  the  good  per­ realize  that  in  order  to  continue  formance  on  board  Waterman's  oiir  ,work  that  he  paid  us  the­ • With  the  able  help  of  such  best  compliment  yet.  He/, said  to  achieve  these  gains  we  must  SS Hastings  by the SIU  crew.  "Boys,  you  really, dids' a  good  step  out  in  govermnent  and  pcd­ Our  trip­  was:  schedtiled  for  job—you  did  a  one  year's  job  ance  MaBvjn  FpiTester,,and  Ablf:  Honolulu,  Yokohama,  Okinawa,  itics.  in  a  three­month's,  trip.?—you  SeamPh' ^  a  ^11 BSM^I  We  have  now  grown  up.  and  back  to  Honolulu  and .  the  wmit  out  on  a  rust ,  pot ,  and  Jobimie  :Gunthers,,  |he ^  Bosiu^,  Our  votes  are  sought­after and  good  old  U.S.A.  It  was  niidit,  brought ^  h er  back  as  , a,; clean  in^ «^ieribuil<iT  our  attitudes are  studied  by  pol­ the  sea  was  calmj  Our­^irits  iticians  whose  great  aims  are  to  high,  and  we  cast  off  and sailed  yacht, d. want  all  of_ypu .tQ;Stay  mg  the  newer  deck  crewpien  jn­,  and;  make  another  trip.",;  ­ to fine  sailors.  A  lat^e  pbrtiori'  do  the  most  good  for  the  great­ aw£^.  »  est  number  of. people.  There's  going  to  be  lots  of  We  also  want  to .  compliment  of  the  men  aboard  are: new  to  The  greatest  good  that  we can  overtime  and  work.  I  want, you  our  Mate,  Mr,  Julian. M.  Fer­ the  sea,  but  the  yoiing  meii have'  His  camera is  usually  turned  shoWn'  much  eagbmesS  to  icafh.­ on  his  fellow  crewmembers,  do  is  to  realize  tliese  things,  to  to  make  a  strip  lease  act  with  nandez,  DRAWS  EAST, ^  The  Bien­villa  can  be  prbud*^  Of  but  time  William  Cam­ uphold  and  execute  our  end  of:  her.  Start from  top  to  bottom,  eron.  Del  Sol  crewmemher.  the  contract,  and  to  use  bur  from  bow  to  stem, and build her  We  also  '  want  a  word  of,  its  able  deck  (Jepaftmeiit  ­ acknowledgment  to  our  Captain,  A  good  example  of  how .  the*  poses  in  the  traditional  white  votes  and  infiuence  wisely  to  en­ up,  we  were  told.  hance  and  established  our  inher­ ­  cap.  Yes,  sir,  we  chipped  and  Mr.  C.  W.  Butt,  as  he,  too,  was  younger  men  have  been  ekhibif.^'  ent  position  in  the  political  and  scraped  and scraped  and chipped,  pleased  with  our  work,  He  was.  ing  their:  seamanship  can  be  economic  theatre  of  government!  and  buffed  and  painted  until  tops  regarding  draws.  Whenever  seen­  in  the  manner  Able  Sea­*^  Thurston  Lewis  she  changed  ifito  a  new  lady.  we  were  in  port,  we  knew  that  man  Larry  Kaufman  does  i  a<  we  could  go  every  day  after  bang­up^ job  of  wire  splicing./  supper  to  hit  the  Old  Man  for  Over,  a  hot  cup.  of  joe,  Smitty,  some  do­re­me  and  we  were  liimself,  admitted  that  Larry  had  sure  to  get  it,  too.  taught  him  a few  tricks >with  a  But  all  credit  shbuld  go  to  marlinspike. ,  If  these  hew,,.sea­,  our  Bosun,  Robert  Gam,  for_^his  men  deyplop  as  .qpickly  ,  into  To  the  Editor: '  ability  to  coordinate  an<f  distri­ good  Union  men,^  they  have  '  I  am  an  AB,  a  bookmember,  bute the  work  among  lis.  He  was  filers,  someday toe  SIU,,, can  having  joined  the  Union  in  Nov­ fair,  he  never  let  a  man  do  a  weU. be  proud  of toem.  ember,  1943.  dirty  job  twice,  nor  did  he keep  Smitty: ­isn't' a ^ bit  sorryt/now  I  would  like  to  know  if  there  the  same  man in  a  soft,  job  all  that  he  was  shanghaied  as  BTosun  has been  a  law  passed  releasing,  the time.  He never  used  a rough  aboard , toe. SS  Bienville.  seamen  from  the  armed  forces.  wdfcd to  any  of  us,  and  he  was  I  sailed  during  Worid  War  II  Heto  always  a­  regular  guy.  dnd  received  a  certificate  of  con­ Itoip's  Rityhitoh  Y ^  For  the  above  reasons;  and  tinuous  service  for  that  job.  I  because  I  was  designated by  the  was  aboard  the  Cities  Service  crew  to  express  the  above  sens­ tanker  Cantigny  when  I  was  timents,  I  beg  you  very  kindly  drafted.  to ­ publish.. these­ few. words  pf  If  anything  is  known  about  the  sentim'ent­  and­  appreciation  such  a  law  I"  would appreciate  it  "Y':­ that  comes  from  a  happy  group  if  you  would  let  me  know.  I  am  pf  boys  who had  the  opportunity  Tj^..:^::]EdRpr:'  now  27­years­old  and  have  56  .r  itp  sail on  a'.good  SIU  ship­nndw  * mouths  of  actual  seatime  behind  top­meinbershi  shouliii  . 1I  a  good  Mate and  a  good  Bosun.  me  : and  would  like  to  be  back  |bld  about  the fine  job  the i  Orlando  L..  at  sea.  ^j^;.i|^n:::did' :when  one­' pf|'  On  behaH  of  Pfc.  Homer  Turpin  .­"Brothers  died,  in  San  Fran­ Co.  C.  317  Tk.  Bn.  H  in ; toe  USPHS  hospital  Camp  Polk.  La.  je]^'>ai^/s.ibis.'  year  and  the  ClfiKk If  ­  (Ed.  Note:  Steps  are  being  3i:;otoef's*.totl%r  .had  no  money|  ­ftakep  to  secure  the  release  Check  the  dop  for  his  burBd.r  "  .  men.  such,  as  you.  You  fore  your  boat;  sa^siV  I  was  in ,  the  ,SIU  hall: there;|  ..shcRiId  write  a  letter  to  the  sure  thai toe  sll^ chest  con­ when  the 'Welfare  Plan  officp  in  North Platte  Victory ctowmember, "Pinhead" MOBgan* keepi  .Uniott:  requesting:  us  to  write  tains  an­ adequate" st^^y  i  (lew Ybrk  was on  the phbtte  'and  in  shape  by  taking  a  spin  in  a  native  rowboat  in  Istman.  • ,  ,youe  officer'  to  all toe  things yen are  Mable  t 'cdh  reiSliy  sby^ thdl'tof '' WbtT  Turfceyb  The  Nozth  Platte  Victory  toureA  the  MedBtemaman:  seek  yeinrr release.  In yonr­let­ 'to nftM,  If. it dpesn'f,: caH'toS'*  '  rMOSdlr and  has  since  r^tarmd to  the Otdf area.  Piidiu  ter >ga»r your  ratit^  Union  Hat!  up fashion.  •  mitted  iqr  J.  StringfeUow.  :  ^fc.)  R. Porter  To  the  Editor:  Facing The Lens  Bastrngs  Mate  And  Bosnn  de  Workkig  A  Pleasure  WW  II Sailor  Asks  Release  And A Strong Arm At The Oar  Front  Service  mm  toie,In:;||iimbCT �'  Fridfty.  October  19.  1951  >r  t^i  uu_  MlSLl  THE  SEAE^ARERS  LOG  NaWwId  '  But It's Baseball  While  their  ship  was  loading  in  Aberdeen,  Washington,  the  Azalea  City  crewmembers  rounded  up  19  of  their  number  and  knocked  the  bali  about  a  bit.  The  crewmembers  are:  back  row:  W.  Kriedmah.  Robert  Gohur.  Radio  Operator.  James  Pate.  Ed.  House.  Victor  Ortera,  Rikie  House,  Larry  Eliorin,  George  Dent  and  Oilie  Olson.  Front  row:  Pat  Murdock,  Frank  Gonzales.  'Gordon  King.  E.  Scott,  Charles  Daniels.  Dan  Moylin.  Blackie  Conners.  Sign  It,  Brother  Be  they  praise,  criticism  or  query,  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  wishes  to  receive  let­ ters  from  its  readers.  A  sec­ .lion  of  the  Union  newspaper  has  been  set  aside  for  the  expression  of  opinions  of  in­ terest  to  the  membership,  and  all  are  invit^  to  make  use  of  the  pasroo­ The  only  rule  contributors  are  asked  to  adhen  to  is  that  all  letters  must  be  signed.  Anonymous  letters  cannot  be  printed.  A  writer's  request  that  his  name  be  withheld  will  be  honored.  No  Smoking  On  Bridge  Draws Tire From  Crew  Page  EloToa  N­3 Makes Phone Booth  Seem Spacious: Mauley:  To  the  Editor:  about  the  size  used  by  the  mid­ "Turn  backward,  turn  back­ gets  to  wash  Gulliver's  eyelashes  ward  oh,  time  in  thy  flight," said  in.  BLISTERED  UP  some  author  who  just  didn't  know  what he  was talking  about.  Often  the  crew  is  lined  up  in  I  know  because  time  turned  the  passageway  on  the  sailor'a  backward  about  one  hundred  side,  for  it  is  so  narrow  that  years  for  me^  the  day  I  came  only  one  man  can  go  through  aboard  this seagoing  bathtub,  the  it  at  a  time.  And  when  the  wea­ Alaska  Cedar,  an  N­3.  Never  ther  is  hot,  the fidley  bulkhead  will  I  be  able  to  forget  the  is  so  hot  that  if  you  touch  it  twenty­fourth  day  of  July,  the  you  blister  yourself,  and  you  year  of  our  Lord  1951,  for  that  can't  get  through the  passageway  is  the  day  that  I  walked  aboard  without  touching  it.  We  are right  this  ship.  over  the  diesel  engine  and  the  Not  only  is  she  the  slowest  place  sounds  like  an  airplane  and  most  powerless  bucket  of  hanger  during  warming  up  time  rust  afloat,  but  she  is  so  small  before  takeoff.  that  it  takes  the  effort  of  the  There  isn't  even  a  place  where  entire  deck  gang  to  keep  the  you  can  wash  your  clothes,  and  seagull  droppings  shoveled  off  if  there  was,  there  is  no  place  the  leeside  to  keep  her  from  to  hang  them.  There  is  onie  listing  too  much.  If  two  men  go  place  to  draw  water  and  then  forward  at  the  same  time  one  it  takes  about  five  minutes  to  has  to  use  the  starboard  side  get  a  bucketful,  then  you  wash  and  one  the  port  to  keep  her  in  the  passageway  or  the  show­ on  even  keel.  er,  which  is  a  designer's  night­ mare.  There  is  just  enough  room  , Our  quarters  are  the  latest  in  the  refrigerator  for  a  ham  thing  in  how  to  make  a  sailor's  and  a  pork  chop  at  the  samo"  life  short  and  miserable;  they  are  the  worst  that  I  have  seen  time,  and  if  a  cockroach  got  since  we  had  to  sail  the  banana  locked  in the  storeroom he would  boats.  We  are  packed  in  like  have  tears  in  his  eyes  when  you  the  proverbial  sardine,  in  rooms  let  him  out,  thanks  to  the  last  six­by­ten­by­seven.  When  two  Steward  that  we  had.  of  us  are  in  the  room  at  the  The  deck  space  is  limited  to  same  time  one  of  us  has  to  be  three  hatches  all  forward.  There  in  the  bunk.  In  this  space  are  is  about  three  feet  of  deck  on  two  lockers,  one chair, one  wash­ each  side  of  the  hatches  to  walk  basin  and  two  bunks.  And  on,  for  the  hatch  combings  are  speaking  of  washbasins  they  are  about five  feet  high,  so  you  can  imagine  about  how  much  room  that  you  have  to  walk  on.  The  fantail  is  about  seven  by  four­ teen  feet  and  it  is  nearly  alwaye  wet.  And  the  recreation  room­ well,  we  are  still  waiting.  If  everyone  would  sit  down  in  the  'j....  messroom  at  the  same  timie^  someone  would  have  to sit  on the  deck.  To  the  Editor:  ment  who  would  like  to  hear  It  has  been  quite  some  time  an  okay  to smoking  at  the  wheel  since  I  contributed  anything  to  and  know  that  Masters  of  all  the  LOG,  but  I  reached  the  con­ vessels  had  been  instructed  that  clusion  that  there  is  plenty  of  such  is  permissable.  Signed  by  11  room  for  discussion  on  What  I  want  to  speak  about.  Maybe  our  members  of  the  crew  negotiators  could  talk  it  over  (Ed.  Note:  Smoking  or  not  with  the  companies  and  settle  .  smoking  on  the  bridge  is  one  this  thing  for  us.  May  I  ask  of  those  matters  entirely  that  men  shipping  in  the  deck  within  the  discretion  of  the  department  take  notice  of  this  Master.)  for  it  concerns  you.  This  ship—the  AmariUo  Vic­ tory—is  contracted  to  the  SUP,  but  due  to  the  shortage  of  men  it  was  crewed  by  SIU  men  from  the  Mobile  Hall.  The  other  day  as  I  was  leav­ ing the  wheelhous^ after standing  my  watch  I stopped  at  the  door,  to  light  a  cigarette.  The  Mate  To  the  Editor:  didn't  have  a  match  so  I  held  CONTORTIONIST  I  Would  like  to  have  the ,L(X3  my  match for  him and  was light­ The  Messman  has  to  be  an  sent  me  at  my  Army  address,  if  ing  my  cigarette  when  in  walk­ Indian  fakir  to  get  between  the  possible..  As  an: SIU  member  ed  the  Master  of  the  vessel,  who  sink  and  the  table  to  get  your  since  1945,  I  never  , feel •  right  proceeded  to  chew ,us  out  good  order.  But  I  guess  it  doesn't  imless  I  can  read  every  issue,  and  said  there  would  never  be  make  much  difference,  for  be­ '  and  now  it: is  my  only  link  with  any  smoking  on  the  bridge.  tween  the  fumes  from  the  en­ ­ the  maritime  world.  My  relief  told  me  later  that  gine  room  and  the  smell  of  hot •   I'm  now  a  radar  man  in  the  aft*' r  I  went  below  the  Captain  soapy  water  it  is  pretty  unappe­ AAA,  for  better  or  worse,  but  I  told  the  Mate,  they  they  could  tizing.  hope  to  be  back  chasing  blown  not  smoke  on  the  bridge,  for  if  If  the  seas  are  running  and  fuses on ships  in less than  a year.  he  allowed  the  Mates  to  smoke  you  have  to  batten  down,  there  Cpl  Gordon  Peck  then  the  crew  should  be  allowed  is  about  as  much  ventilation  as"  D  Btry.  28th  AAA Gun  Bn  the  same  privilege.  To  this  I  you  would find  in  hell  on  a  Fort  Lewis,  Wash.  agree  wholeheartedly,  but  there  cloudy  morning.  If  you ever  hap­ (Ed.'^Note:  The  LOG  will  bp  is  a  little  catch  to  it.  Since  then  pen  to  get  down  there,  look  me  winging  your  way  regularly  no  member  of  the  crew  has  lit  up  for  we  have  been  battened  a  cigarette  on  the  bridge.  Yet  frord  now  on.)  down  now  for«  about  a  month­ the  Captain  and  the  lUates  con­ excuse  me,  I  mean  a  week.  And  tinue; to strut  around" the  bridge,  the  fumes  from  the  engine  room  wheelhbuse, and'chart  room puff­ makes  everyone  about  half  sick.  ing  away  oh  cigars  or  cigarettes.  It  is  my  opinion  that  the  men  Seatrain  Havana  crewmembers  up  from  the  engine  room  who  sail  these  ships  are  jeopar­ LIKES  BUTTS  poser for  Lester  Moore's  sharp  lens.  Left  to  right:  Tom  Drake,  dizing  their  health,  religion  and  Now  I'm  the  type  of  fellow  who  iikes, to  smoke,  and  since  Wiper.  Allen  Miller,  Watertender,  and  Lester  Peppelt.  Engine  so  forth. When  wG  sail  from  an­  •   Utility.  In  the  ring  is  William  Gannon.  Electrician.  (Continued  on  Page  12)  I  have  been  unable  to  find  any­ one  who  has  seen  or  heard  of  a  law  opposing  a  helmsman's  right  to  smoke  at  the  wheel,  I  think  it, is  time  to  get  it  straight  that  To  the  Editor:  roast;  when  it  gets  dark,  you  they  manage  to  get  a  job  done.  if  we  can't  smoke  then  neither  Received  the  August  24th  LOG  freeze.  Then,  of. course,  you  al­ Then,  of  course,  I  love  the  Ai­my  can  those  fellows  who  want  you  this  week  here  in  Korea  and  I  ways  have  the  nice  cold  rain.  officers  and  sergeants.  They  are  to  bring  them  a  cup  of  coffee  sure  was  happy  to  be  able  to  The  terrain  is  also,  very  nice:  so  intelligent  and  pleasant.  at  each  relief.  read  of  the  ships,  seamen  and  niountains  and* more  mountains,  Let's  hope  and  do  all  in  our  On  this matter  I  wish the  deck  the  Union's  progress.  The  pro­ with  a  few  rice  paddies  thrown  power  to  keep  the  government  (Coast  Guard)  from  getting  their  departihentis  of  all  ships  would  gress  of  the  Welfare  Plan  and  in  between.  DEEP  IN  RICE  hands  on  the  merchant  marine  Write  in  their  views.  This  is  by  either  gains .'are  good  to  know.  I  have  a  lot  of  fun  pulling  and  messing  it  i«).  far not  the first ship  I have  been  on  where  the  Captain  forbade  Probably  as  all  the  seamen  wire  and  telephone  poles  up  I  guess  about  the  only  thing  the  crew  to smoke  on  the bridge  who  have  been  drafted  say,  stay  these  mountains  and  wading  the  Army  has  done  for  me  is  tO>  nor . would  it  if  it  were .allowed,  out  of  the  army.  About  all  I  can  knee­deep  in  the  rice  paddies.  make  me  appreciate  what  I  had  be  the first  one  I  have  been  on  do  is  say  the  same.  They ^may  Now  I  know  why  the­taxes  are  and  hope  to  have  again:  Unioai  George  McFadl's  camera  where  it  was  allowed  by  the  decide  to  send  you  to  this  won­ so  high  in  ­the  States.  It  seems  representation,  pay  for  overtime  derful^ country  of  Korea.  as  if  they  can  never  do anything  and  the  right  to  open  my  mouth,  • M  catches  the  Del  Mpr's  2nd  Captain.  <  Pantrymbn  Gatingo  busy  with  •  Below' are  sigiiatutes  of  the  The  weather  here  is  really  right  the first  time,  but  general­ like  a  man.  _  Name  withheld  members  of  this, .deck"  depart­ swell.' When' the  sun  is  out,  you  ly  after  three  or  four  attempts  .  >  Ms  tdiores.  Army Radar Man  Terms LOG  His  'Link With World'  A Ringer For  A Seatrainer  ppail Piying  A^rmy  Life  Hi  Korea  Makes  Member  Appreciate  Sea  I  �FH^ayv  Oetobdr  19,; 1951'  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pag»  TwelV*  Logans  Fort  At  Half­Way  Mark  On  One­Year  Voyage  Log'A'Rkytkm:  The Golden Shore  the company and it not  a mem­ ier  of  the  SIU.)  By  RALPH ,E.  BUTLRR  When  we  started  out  on  this  Although  the  Steward  has  a  good  bunch:  of, officers  pp. .this­•   To  the  Editor:  trip,  we  said,  "You'd  be  hearing  fine  personality  and  puts  out  a  ship  and  some  ofvthe  be^ cmwa  from  us  quite  often."  But  we  fair  menu  with  what  he  has  on  Ships  sail  east,  Ships  sail  west,  Having  been  a  member  of  the  I ^have  ever  sailed  wiHi.  Eyeu.  haven't  kept  our^ word.  So  we'll  hand,  he  still  has  a  few  infantile  To serve earth's hungry' mouth;  SIU  for  the  better  part  of  Six  the,  new  fellows  we  have  now  give  it  to  you  now.  "fhe  latest  characteristics.  It  seems  that  Winds  of  bounty  o'er  her  breast,  years, 1 have finally  decided  that  ate. eager:­to  learn; the  score  and  it  is  one  of  my  small  duties  to  are  doing  their., jobs  SIU  style.  fiOws from  the  Logans  Fort,  out  whenever  a  beef  arises  involving  Blow  from  north  to  south.  write  a  little  article  to  the  LC)G  for  a  cruise  on  the  beautiful  overtime  or  such  as  this  l^ef  STORED  RIGHT  Med.  about  sougeeing  the  messhall,  he  Ladeii  deep  with  Love  —  our  concerning  a  few  of  my  experi­ ences as a Seafarer,  i ehjoy read­ This  company  once  had  a  bad  cargo—  We  signed  one  year  articles  reverts  into  childhbod  tantrums  ing  the  LOG  very  much  but  so  habit  bf  "storing  their; ships' for  Wheat  from  Kansas  Plain;  March  11  in  Boston  for  the  Far  and  cracks  the  whip  over  the  my  name  has  never  appear­ sixty:*  days,  but  a  little  militarit  East,  and  so  far  we've  made  whole  stewards  department  imtil  Cotton  from  the  River's  delta,  '  union' action  stbpped  that,  last  three  trips  to  Japan  and  we're  he  cools  off  a few  weeks later.  If  Abetting  loneliness  and  pain.  January, riVe got  caught  in  Dub­ on  our  second  trip  to  France  anyone  in  the  stewards  depart­ And  so,  the  breath  of  Mercy,  My first  two­^and­a­half  years  lin,  Ireland,  during  a flu'epidemic  now.  ment  complains,  he  says,  "Blame  Hath  blown  naen  o'er  ^e Sea;  were  spent'shipping  out  of  Bal­ ic  for  fourteen  days  and  had  tri  Everything  is  going  fair,  ex­ it  on  the  ship's  Delegate,"  he  In  proof  that  God  is  ever  timore,  one  ship,  one  tpp,  but  discharge  three  thousand  tons; of  cept  that  our  ship's  Delegate Jim  seems  to  think  that  this  method  Caripg  for  you  and  me.  for  the  last  three  years  I  have  Liverpool  cafgo  into small  coast­ Ahem  (from  Boston)  had  a  real  will  make  the  Chip's  Delegate  been  casting  my  lot  with  South  fight  on  his  hands  when  he  ask­ stay  away  from  him  with  any  Who  am I  to  doubt  Him—  Atlantic,  having  shipped,  out  of  wise  ships.  The  trip  lasted  sev­ ed  the Steward  to  have  the  crew  problem  that  smells of  legitimate  Him  in  whom  we  breathe;  Savannah  on  the  good  ship  enty­three  days  and  when  we.  messhall  sougeed.  He  made  a  overtime  rather  than  incur  nasty  Who  are  we  to  curse  Him  Southport  twice as  FWT,  once  as  pulled  irito  Georgetown,  Solith  siittple  request  to  the  Steward  looks  from  the  stewards  depart­ By  whom  the  waters  seathe.  Second  Electrician,  and  at  the  Carolina,  the seagulls  didn't' even  the  other  day:  "Wovdd  you,  the  ment.  present  time  as  Chief  Electrician.  stir.  We  were  hungrier  thari  brie  Come!  my  brother.  Come!  of  those  Waterman  scows  Red  Steward,  please  have  the  mess­ It  will  really  be  nice  to  see  Men  move  upon  one flood;  FETED  BY  DUTCH  Campbell  is  always  complaining  hall  sougeed?"  That  really  start­ SIU  stewards  on  these  ships  in  Come!  be  still  and  know  about,  but  since  then  we  have  ed  it.  He  pointed  out  to  the  the  future.  For  about  the first" two  years,  That  we  are  of  ONE  blood.  had  good  stores  and  good  cooks,  Steward, that  besides being  dirty,  this  ship  made  the  best  run  to  BUGLE  CALL  and'the boys  have been  as happy  Can  you  not  hear  Christ's  plea.  it has  been  four  months  since  it  The  draft  boards  are  still  at  Europe.  In  November  of  '49,  we  as  Frenchy  Michelet  with  a  had  last  been  sougeed. The Stew­ it.  Robert  Levy  from  Brooklyn,  Fell His  Work  upon  the  Cross^  were  the­ten  thousandth  ship  to  bellyful  of  catfish  cooked  in  his  ard  has a  few  valid  beefs and  he  N.Y.,  who  has  been  oh  this float­'  If  we  our  hearts  imopen.  enter  the  port  of  Rdtterdam,  inimitable  manner.  is  not  receiving  100  percent  co­ ing  gas station a  year this  month  Our  commerce  all  is  dross.  Holland  and  the  officials  of  that  operation  of  a  crew  in  keeping  is  looking  forward  to  a  vacation  So  Come!  unite in  Spirit­^  city  gave  us  a "big  party  at  the  When  I  decided  I  wanted  to'  it  clean.  He  vehemently  attempts  City  Hall.  That  is something  that  go  to  sea,  I . didn;t  Imow  ariy­ Sister,  Brother,  I  implore;  in  khaki  on  our  return.  to  magnify  this  lack  of  coopera­ Our  crew Mess, Oris  Robichaux  That  in  crossing  life's  Ocean  Very  few  crews  have  the" pleas­ thing  about  unions  or  ships  either,  but "  luckily  I ' stumbled  tion  as  a  reason  not  to  have  it  from  Algiers,  La.,  ex­Del  Sud  We've  found  Love's  Golden  ure  of  running  into.  sougeed.  Of  course,  our  ship's  We  have  always  had  a  ipretty  across  the  SIU  Hall  in Baltimofe  Shore.  waiter  is  looking  forward  to  col­ and  Brother  Bob  High  wrote  me  Delegate  has  refused  to  accept  lecting  his  vacation  check  under  out  a  tripcard.  I  made  two  trips  this  form  of  rationalizing.  the  new  SIU  vacation  plan  on  as  MeSsriiaii  and  theh  T  Started  (Ed.  Note:  On  Cities  Service  our  return.  sailing  in  the "engine  rOom.  ships,  the  Steward  is  hired  by  For  all  of  those  who  know  will  have  to find  somebody  else  I  am  very  proud  that  I  belorig  to  the  Editor:  Benny  Martin  and  Kenny  Gold­ to  lead  us  in  the  b­uU  sessions  man,  who  were  on  the  Puerto  Here's  speaking for  myself  and  on  the  fantail.  Lost  'four  men  to  such  a  wonderful  organization  Rico  last  year  as  roommates,  other  crewmembers.  We  have  here  in  Montreal  because  of  ill­ and  to  me, my  Union  book  is u  priceless  possession.  they  are  both  on  here  serving  made  the  Islands and  are  now  in  ness.  I  am  sending  you  a  clipping  time  in  the  same  cell.  Canada  witii  a  load  of  baiixite  '  We  have 'several  oldtihaers  on  from  a  Glasgow,  Scotland  news*  Roger  Hall  who  was • on    the  To  the  Editor:  Ames  Victory  last  year  is  our  and  molasses.  Will  be  leaving  in  board.  Pete'  Henderson .  is  still  paper.  It  points  out  all  of  the  Will  you  please  publish  the  Salon  Mess  on  here,  and  as  a few  days for a return  trip back  making  boats  in  bottles  in  his  advantages  of  being  an  Ameri­ following  words in the  SEAFAR­ usual,  will  need  a  truck  to  lug  to  the  Islands  and  then  back  in­ spare  time.  Trent's  hobby  is  can  Seaman  but, it doesn't, point  shooting  the  breeze.:  Sid  Saltis'  out  any  disadvantages  of  going"  ERS  LOG.  This  is  just  a  greet­ all  of  his  gear  off  the  ship  when  to  the  Gulf,  we  all  hope.  hobby  is sleeping.  Gator  the  gal­ to  sea  or  that  for  hundreds,  of.  ing  to  all  you  of  the  merchant  we  get  back..  ley  boy  is  writing  letters,,  and  years  seamen  were  the  most  ill­,'  Eveiything  is running  smooth­ marine.  I  wish  you  all  smooth  So far  in  our  travels  we  have;  you  can find  George  Clark  and  treated  class  of  working  men. .To • .  sailing and  good  luck.  I have  not  n't  left  any  of  the  crew  behind,  ly  and  shipshape.  'The  ship  is  Hank fishing  off  the  fantail.  us  it  smells. of. exaggeration.  heard  from  any  of  you  in  some  a  pretty  good  record  for  seven  kept  clean  arid  no  beefs  about  Please  send  us  a  copy  of  the  time  and  I  always  have  your  months  out  on  a  tanker.  R.  E»  Pierce  the  chow.  A firie  bimch  of  Cooks  LOG  to  Port  of  Spain,  Trinidad,  interests  at  heart.  Here's  a  good  tip  for  all  of  (Ed.  Hole:  The  article  en­  ?  I  am  still  visiting  the  Brothers  you  that  may  be  passing  through  are  on  board.  Sorry  that  Joe  as  we  wiU  be  there  in'about  two  closed  noted:  "The  call  of  'all  in  the  USPHS  Hospital  here  in  the  Suez  Canal  in  the  near  fu­ Crawford  had  to  ^eaVe  us.  We  weeks.  Thanking  youvvery much.  hands  on  deck'  has'passed  out  '  Galveston,  taking  the  Seafarers  ture,  watch  out  for  the­ bumboat  of  existence.  It  would  baiik^  James  PutMll  magazines,  cigarettes,  writing  men  and  their  English  Gin.  A  rupt  the  coriipany/')  i  Alcoa  Pointer  material,  etc.  If  you­ are  ever  a  couple  of  the  crew  got  a  bottle  patient  in  this  hospital  in  the  of  it  only  to find  out  that  they  future  just  send  for  me,  if  1  Cc.n  had  bought  a  bottle  of  water.  . i  M I'! J • < ­ %  hHp  in  any  way.  The  Egyptian  Cognac  is  rot­gut.  (Continued  from  Page  11)  Mom  Knowlton  Alex  chorage  to Seattle I  bid my  good  shipmates  farewell,  for  it  is  the  good  old  Gulf  breeze  for  me.  Toq  much  snow,  ice  and  rain  up  here  for  this  old  Gulf  Coast  pelican.  I  pine  for  the  good  warm  breeze  and  my  Only  wish  now  is for  my  little' handful' of  cabbage  for  the­most  miserable  two  and  a  half  nmntbs  of  my  life.  DID  HIS  PART  '  I  have  done  my  part,  now  Ocean Tow,  you please  do  yoirirs.  I  have  brought  your  rust  heap  out  here  for  you,  now­  keep  it  out  here  so  I  Will  know  where  it  is.  If  you  like  to  work  and  get  paid  for  it  boys,  this  is. really  the  ship  and  the  run.  Me,  I  am  too  lazy,  I  have  made  seven  fifty  a  month  so  far.  We  have  Paul  Frozak  as  Bosun,  and  be­ lieve  me,  things  have  been  dff­ ferent.  Now evoyone  is as  happy  as  can  be  and  I  want  to  thank  the  Steward  for  the  good  work  that  he  is  doing.  His  name  is  Leonard­Russell,  and^if  you evet  have  the  pleasure to  sail  with  JUawM deck  department men pose for  John Sanies' camera.  him  I  am  sure  that  you  won't  The  Chief  Pumtmsa"'  Rill  Thompson,  of ^thi  RpyM  Front:  Aklei,  Peterson.  Rear:  Dutch.  .Vaughaxu  Kelly.  Vaughan  regret  it.  hatd  at  wotk,  as  sMtt  by shipneite  Red  Fink,  V  *  ' ^  a th» ship's  Delegate  and  Dutch  is  Rte  dteck  Delegate.  To  the  EdUor:  \  .  .  •   Hobbies  Keep  Pointer  Crew  Happy  'Send  For  Me  When  Sick/  Says  Mom  N­3 Makes  Phone  Booth Seem Booniy  Taking A Bit Of  Sunshine  Cot A ProbEem, Bill?  i  �'*•/'   r.  ­  •   THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page Thirteen  Minutes  Of  SlU  Ship  Meetings  • •  ­^• 1  TiON^fXdhriis).  September  IS—Chairman,  Charles  Everett  Secretary,  R.  Carringfon.  Mo  .4ion,  made  arid ^calrried'to  buy  an  el^tric  irbri  out 'of  ^ip's  fund  Treasurer  reported  $66.57  in  PORT  .>  .  ship's  fund  due  to  donatiUri  $20  by  one.  who  missed'  two  Boston^  ;  wat9hes.  ;  New York..,. • ''t^3  COUNCIL  GROVE  (Cities  Ser­­ vice),  September  28—Chairman,  Donald  Dickson;  Secretary,  A.  Prego.  The  ship's  Delegate  brought  up  the  question  of  de­ REa  REG.'®  REG.  TOTAL  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  SHIPPED  TOTAL  layed sailing  on  the contract. The  DECK  ENG.  ' STWDS.  REG.  DECK  ENG.  STWDS.  SHIPPED  radio  aboard  has  poor  reception,  57  .  35  .  34  126  18  17  12  47  therefore  the  crew  favors  $1  do­ 250 239 156 .645 192 160 112 464 nation  toward  a  new  radio.  Sug­^  Philadelphia,..; 76 51 37 164 83 60 31 174 gestion  made  that  penalty  pay  ' ELLY  (Se^raders),  S'eptem  Baltimore^ : 179 127 95 401. 143 106 78 327 be  payed  for  delayed  sailing ^on  19—r Chairman, , none  giyfn;  Norfolk........... 157 122 101 380 141 112 90 343 tankers.  Secretary,  W.  Woodward.  Chief  Savannah 21 19 16 56 29 33 29 91 4  4  4  Engineer  refused  to  allow  paint  Tampa..., 9 7 12 28 26 29 27 82 LONE  JACK  (Cities  Service),  ing .  pf  /deck  apd.  engine  quar  Mobile.......  84  51  61  196  64  67  50  181  September  14  —  Chairman,  W.'  ters,  Wipers,  Firemen  and  Qi •  New  Orleahs.  ;  97  66  63  226  94  ,  83  65  242  Weidmann;  Secretary,  T.  Moore.  ers quarters.  A piotion  was made  Galveston.^...  58  43  29  130  86  66  52  204  All  hands  were  told  to  read  to  keep  dishes  :clean  on  night  West  Coast. ..  50  61  61  172  59  45  ,  45  149  agreement  and  understand  it.  watch.  Any  questions  are  to  be  brought  TOTAL.......„  1,038  821  665  2,524  935  778  591  2,304  4.  X  up  at  meetings  so  all  hands  will  FRANCES,  (Bull),  September  know  duties  and  what  constitu=  16  TT­  Chairman,  John  Sullivan;  EVELYN  (BuU),  September  20  AZALEA  CITY  (Waterman)  BENTS  FORT  (Cities  Service),  tes  overtime.  It  was  suggested  Secretary,  Fran«u(  Soils.  Dele  —  Chairman,  E.  Hall;  Secreteury,  October  2  —  Chairman, ­Johnny  September  16  —  Chairman,  Leo  that  the  menu  be  improved.  ­S|  gates  reported  no  beefs.  All  Un  E.  Dacey.  Delegates  reported  no  Williams;  Secretary,  Bill  War­ Paradise;  Secretary,  Ralph  Eur­ September  1—Chairman,  W.  F.  ii  ion  pamphlets  were  posted  for  beefs.  A  general  suggestion  was  mack.  Delegates  reported­  no  ico.  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  Stevens;  Secretsury,  T.  J.  Mooxe..  members  to  read  and  try  to  ex  made  that  the  washing  machine  beefs.  Crew  advised  to  take  bet­ Motion  made  and  carried to have  The  new  men  were  told  about  plain  the  full  meaning  to  any­ be  kept  clean  after  using  it.  ter  care  of  laundry  and  tubs.  company  increase  the  milk  sup­ Union  educational  literature  in'  one  who  does  not  understand  Motion  was  made  to  take  the  All  lower  passageways  to  be  ply  to  160  quarts.  The  Steward I  the  recreation  room  and  urged  them.  It  was  suggested  that  ship's  dog,  "Teddy,"  to  a  veter­ painted.  advised  the  crew  that  unless  all  hands  to  read  it.  The  Patrol­ someone  get  in  touch  with  the  inarian  and  pay  for  it  but  of  they  stop  leaving  linen  and  cots  man  is  to  be  contacted  to  see  if  '  ^  »  Patrolman  about  the  constant  the  ship's  fimd,  BEATRICE  (Bull),  September  on  the  open  deck  after  using  another  fan  can  be  obtained  for'  delayed  sailings.  '  2—Chairman,  Maldonado;  Secre­ them  that  he  will  bring  action  the  foc'sle.  4.  t  tit  tary.  F.  Monseau.  Delegates  re­ against  them  through  the  Union  CLARKSBURG  VICTORY  WILLIAM  H.  CARRUTH  ported  no  beefs.  Crew  voted  4  4  4  (Mississippi).  'September  .  16  —  (Trans­Fuel),  September  15  —  against  trade­in  for  new  auto­ BRADFORD  ISLAND  (Cities  Chairman, T. G. Beatrous;  Secre­ Chairman, George Petensky; Sec  matic  washing  haachine.  The  Service),  September  22—Chair­ retary,  R,  S,  Gctssman.  Delegates  tary,  P.  Blanchard.  Delegates  membership  requested  repairs  on  man,Maurice  Kramer;  Secretary,  4  4  4  reported  .no  beefs.  Numerous  reported  one  man  jumped  ship  the  ship.  W.  S.  JENNINGS  (Waterman),  B.  Waits.  Delegates  reported  one  crew"oen  spoke  of  responsibility  in  France.  Steward  asked  to  put  Oiler  missed  ship  leaving  Brook­ September  16—Chairman,  Henry  %  %  i,  ham  on  night  lunch  platter,  of  tripcard  men.  It  was  sug  , CAROLYN  (Bull),  September  lyn.  Discussion  on  buying  a  new  W.  MUIer;  Secretary,  Jason  K.  gested  that  the  ship  be  fumi  which  he  agreed  to  do.  Motion  21—Chairman,  R.  Dickey;  Secre­ timer  for  washing  inachine.  Sug­ Gibbs.  Delegates  reported  some  made  and  carried  that  the  Stew­ gated.  ard  see  the  Port  Steward  about  tary,  G.  Faircloth.  Delegates  re­ gestion  made  to  see  about  get­ disputed  overtime.  Some  discus­ the  company  putting  a  washing  ported  some  disputed  overtime.  ting  gunnery'  foc'sle  made  into  sion  about  stores  bought  in  for­ eign  ports.  One  man  in  stew­ machine  on  board  for  the  crew.  Discussion  regarding  fresh  milk  recreation  room  for  crew.  ard's department missed  a couple  in  Germany.  There  were  several  4  4  4  %  %  X  of  days  work,  to  be  reported  to  TUSKEGEE  VICTORY  (Coral)  requests  made  by  the  member­ SHINNECOCK  BAY  (Veritas),  Patrolman  in  the  port  of  payoff.  ship.  The  Engineer  is  to  see  August  19—Chairman,  J.  F.  Lae;  September  2 — Chairman,  A.  E.  t  t  t  about  the  water  pressure  in  the  Secretary,  R.  F.  Ransome.  Dele­ 4  4  4  SEATRAIN  NEW  JERSEY  Black;  Secretary,  John  Gardner.  drinking  fountain.  gates  reported  few  beefs  —  all  STEEL  FABRICATOR  (Isth­ (Seatrain),  September  IS^Chair­ Motion  made  and  carried  for  straightened  out.  Suggestion  mian),  September  IS—Chairman,  man.  R.  P.  Adams; Secretary,  R  each.Delegate  to  see  about  mat­ made  that  ship's  Delegate  try  to  Paul  Maximo;  Secretary,  A.  C,  P.  poran.  Delegates  reported  no  tresses  in  his  department.  Per­ find  out  which  agreement  the  Castelo.  Delegates  reported'  beefs.  It  was  suggested  by  the  mits  told  they  have  a  voice  in  crew  is  working  under.  everything  okay.  The  memlier­'  crew  that  a  new  iron  be  pur­ shipboard  meetings  and_  urged  ship  was  asked  to  bring  back  :  4  4  4  chased  and  the  money taken  ou  to  take  advantage  of  tWs  fact.  INES  (Bull).  September  16—  ANGELINA  (Bull),  September  books  and  magazines  to  library  of  the  ship's  fund.  A  general  Vacation  and  customs  bulletiris  Chairman,  P.  Condxar;  Secretary,  5—Chairman,  M.  H.  Dean;  Sec­ when  done  with  them.  painting  of  quarters  was  recom­ explained.  E.  Oppici.  Delegates  reported  no  retary,  William  Walker.  Dele­ 4  4  4  X  X  mended.  beefs.  Everyone  was  asked  to  gates  reported  no  beefs.  Sugges­ CAPE  MOHICAN  (Mar­An­ ANNISTON  CITY  (Isthmian).  t  t  t  cooperate in keeping  area  around  tion  that, all  members  donate  $3  cha),  September  23—Chainnaa,  SOUTHPORT  (South  Atlantic),  September  21  —  Chairman,  E.  garbage  qan  clean  in  the  pantry.  for  new  washing  machine.  Sug­ Harry  H.  Pierce;  Secretiuy.^^  August  12  —  Chairman,  Harry  Best;  Secretary,  K.  Brittain.  Steward's  Department  rooms  are  gestion  made  thai  gangway  Har.Ty  L.  Franklin.  Delegates  re­ Galphin;  Secretary.  R.  E,  Pierce,  There  wa?  a  thoroqgh  discussion  to  be  painted.  watch  keep  all  outsiders  out^ of  ported  a  few  hours  disputed  Delegates  reported  iip  disputed  on  the report  given by  the  ship's  passageways  until  meal  hours.  o'vartime.  Motion  made  to  have  4  4  4  overtime.  There  was  a  discus­ Delegate  concerning  the  trouble  each  member  of  the  crew  con­^  PECONIC  BAY  (Agean),  no  ­  4  4  4  sion  on  the  fumigation  of  the  between­crewmembers  and  En­ tribute  $1  at  next  payoff  to  date—Chairman,  J.  Denley;  Sec­ ARCHERS  HOPE  (Cities  Ser­ gineer.  Educational  Bulletin  101  ship  and  the  slopchest.  ship's  fimd  which  wUl  increase  retary,  S.  Record.  Delegates  re­ vice),  September  9  —  Chairman,  September  9—Chairman,  R.  E.  was  read.  .  fund to  about  $80.  Laundry  roDm  Howeurd  Miller;  Secretary,  H.  M.  ported  no  beefs.  Complaints  Pierce;  Secretary,  T.  W,  Burke.  •   t  b"  and  gear  locker  must  be  cleaned  Ship's  Delegate  reported  $20_  in  PUERTO  RICO  (Bull),  Sep  about  drinking water being  rusty  Young.  Motion  made  and  carried  and  painted.  about  drinking  _  water  being  that  lifeboats  will  be  repaired  in  ship's  fund.  Ship's  Delegate  read  tember  23  —  Chairman,  Allan  rusty.  The  Messman  was  given  next  port,  as  it  has  been  in  bad  4  4  4  educetiondl.  bulletin/ from 'head­ Lake;  Secretary,  Jim  Murphy.  SEA  CLOUD  (Seatraders),  a  big  hand  for  the  way  he  did  .condition  for  the  last  three  trips.  Delegates reported slight  increase  quarters  on  the  meaning  of  SeptMnber  16  —  Chairman,  H..  Discussion  on  performers.  in  drunkenness  and  performing.  his  job.  MTD.  Miller;  Secretary,  T.  Tears.  Del­ Educatio'nal  meeting  held  Sep­ i  4  X  egates  reported  one  acting  AB  DEL  CAMPO  (Mississippi),  tember  15  and  the  subject  of  the  reduced  to  rating  of  OS  due  to  September  S­HChairxnen,  George  meeting  was  "Charges."  Request  the  inability  to  perform  the  King;  Secretary, /  C.  Eu  Miller.  that  crew's  quarters  be  painted  work  or  stand  watches  properly.  Motion  made//that  tbe  eagiqe  while  in  shipyard.  Suggestion  that  the  galley  stove  With  the nation  tightening  its defense  preparations,  Delegate see  the Patrolman abool  September  9  —r  Chairman,  Ed  he  rebricked  while  in  dry  dock  the  duties  of  the  Engine  Utility  Caudill;  Secretary,  Jim  Murphy.  the role  of  the merchant  marine is daily  becoming  more  in  Norfolk.  in  regard  the  Oilet  Motion  made  that  $45  be  drawn  vital.­For  this  reason  it  is  imperative  that  every  Sea­ 4  4  4  torn  ship's  fund  to  allow  one  of  farer  stand  ready  to  ship  in  the  rating  for  which  he  is  for^uppef.^  ABIQUA  (Cities  Service),  the  crewmembers  to  build  a  qualihed and  in  which he can be of  the greatest  service.  September  20—Chairman,  D.  K..  model  of  the  SIU  Constitution  Fisber; Secretary, T. W. Carmich­ In  this  connection.  Headquarters  continues  to  point  August  19—'Ghalrman,  G.'^Clark;  to  be  presented  to  the  nevt  Hall.  out  that  many  men  qualified  by  experience  and  skill  ael.  Delegates  reported  some  disr  Secretary,  J.  Pursell.  Dogates  ft­  4.  t  ^  puted  overtime.  $36.93  reported  ^reported­  eyerythiij$  , r uii n,i,» g  WINFIELD  STRATTON  (Bull),  have  not  applied  for  endorsements  for  high  ratings.  in  ship's  fund.  Discussion  on  smppihly;  po­  beefs.; 'Disctl^^^  September  29—Chairman,  Billy  Men  who do  not  seek  higher  ratings  for  which  they  food  situation  being  far  below  on  ieftting  up  PO  nr^  While |iri  McCarRiy;  Secretary,  A.  Bryant.  are  qualified  are,  in  effect,  causing  a  waste  of  needed  the  SIU  standards.  Delegates  reported  no  beefs  and  port  during  megl  hours.  skilL  4  4  4  pb "  disputed  overtime.  One  of  Saixtip^r  l6 .^Ch)drb|9p,.  R.  LIBERTY  FLAG  (Gulf  Car­ The  Maritime  Administrator  is seddng  draft­defer­ the  • Brothers  stated  that  the  Ship's  Delegate  pointed / gut  thp.  prqblein should be  taken up  with  ment  for  rated  men  only.  Consequexftly,  men,  wha are  go),  Septexnber  2  —  ChairmjBfv!  William  Fredriqk;  Secretary,  LhO  impQctafide. gf  (be  literat^e  sent  he J^atrdiroan  about  the  fish  oil  drafted  because  they  havo not  obtained the  ratings  for^  Snodgrass.  Delegates  reported  from /headquarters  and  suggested  '.that  is usbd  on the  d^k. It does­ which  they  are  qualified,  will  not  be serving  in  jobs  in  no  beefs  and  everything  is  gor  that  the. men  read­and  study  n't  dry  very  fast  and  it  is  slip­ which  they can be df  greatest  service  to our  nation.  ing along fine.  New dues  payment  it,  Discggsion  on  general  cleanli­ pery  and  / dangerous.  Motiop  plan  was  explained,  Discussifgt  If  you have  the  qualifications,  apply  for  upgrading.  ness  ..f  Messraan.  He  was  ad­ made  arid  carried  to aee  Patrol­ on keeping recreation room dean.  Do  it  h^isyl  via^,  tp yk®^.  tnessroom  in  bet­ man  about  getting  new riaattres­ Ship's Minvde* 0^ Pqge |y$}  ses.  •  '  '   ter  ...i  A&G Shipping  from Sept  26  To  Oct  10  m  Co After Your Rating  ^• /,.  �Page Fourteen  THE  SEAFARERS  LOG  tES?  .81  '  ';F^day, QcioJber^^^^  Do  'Brand  Names'  Protect  The  Buyer?  By  SIDNEY  MARGOLIUS,  (Labor  Preps  Association)  "Wage­earning  families  better  uninformative  claims  mqde  in  hold  on  to  their  pocketbooks...  ads.  A  nationally­advertised product  literally. For this year  they're go­ ing  to  be  pounded  with  a  giant  may  be  only  an  ordinary  chem­ LABOR  HAS  RIGHT  TO  FREE  SPEECH#  TOO. The  National  Labor  Relations  Board,  campaign  to  get  them  to  believe  ical  or  other  material  available  widely­advertised  products  are  under its  own  name, or  in lesser­ in  Washington  recently  set  aside  an  NLRB  election  held  among  employees  of  Bon wit­ the  best  values,  and  to  buy  on  known  brands,  for  much  less  Teller,  Inc.,  a  New  York  department  store,  on  the  grounds  that  the  company  interfeeed  money.  This  is  particularly  true  with  its  workers'  rights  to  organize.  The  boss thought that free speech was his right  only.  the  basis  of  brand  names.  Tiie  Brand  Names  Foundation,  in drugs,  toiletries and household  Ruling  that  "an  employer  who  chooses  to use his, premises .^to  assemblje hi?, employees  an  association  of  advertisers,  has  soaps  and  cleaners.  All  aspirin  tablets,  for  example,  must  mea­ and  speak  against  a  union"  must  grant  the same freedom of  expression to his employee's,.  aimounced  that  this  coming  year  sure  up  to  the  same  United  the  NLRB  ruled  favorably  on  the complaint  of  tb4 AFL RetaU,Clerks Hnipm^^  newspapers,  magazines,  radio  and  transportation  advertising  States  Pharmacopoeia  (USP)  Because  the  company  refused  to  allow  the  union'equality  of  speech;'the  collective  firms  will  contribute  up  to  $14  formula,  whether  they  are  sold  bargaining  election  which  the  Retail  Clerks  lost,  was  set  aside.  The  company  president  niillion  in  time  and  space  to  a  under' the  name  of  Bayer's  for  campaign  designed  to  show  that  59  cents  a  bottle  of  100,  or  just  and  a  supervisor  had  promised  benefits  if  the  union  was  defeated,  and  reprisals  if  the  advertising, by creating  larger de­ plain  aspirin  for  19  cents.  Or  union  won.  The  Board's  decision  showed  them  they  were  talking  through  their  hats.  mand,  increases  the  competition  take a household  bleach. Chlorox  *  *  *  *  «  *  among  brands,  makes  possible  is the same as a  number of  other  CONGRESS  SLICES  THE  TAFT­HARTLEY  LAW. The first  amendment  fo  the "Taft­ lower  costs  and  bettea  values  bleaches, as the  ingredients listed  through  volume,  and  by  steady  on  the  label  show,  but  is  the  Hartley  Law  since  its  enactment  in  1947  has  been  passed  by  both  the  Senate  and  the  ­ ­demand,  stabilizes  employment  most  widely­advertised  ;—  and  House,  and  is  expected  to  be  signed  by  the  President  shortly.  The  amendment ­ knocks  and  improves  the  standard  of  costs as  much as 50  percent  more  out  the  provision  for  union  shop  elections,  a  costly,  cumbersome  and  needless  require­ than  the  others.  You  can  save  a  living.  lot  of  money  by  this  one  simple  ment.  Even  before  this  big  campaign  shopping  technique:  read  the  The  amendment  allows  any  union  which  holds  collective  bargaining  rights  to  nego­ coming  up,  you've  been  seeing  label  on  such  preparations  to  cards  in  the  trolleys  and  busses,  iate  with  management  for  a  union  shop  agreement  without  a  further  election. Previous­ and  magazifte  ads  sponsored  by  see  what  they  contain.  y,  the  T­H  Law  required  that  the  NLRB  must  take  a  poll  of  employees  to see  if  they  the  Brands  Names  Foundation  The  private  brands  and  the  national  brands  are  frequently  want  a  union  shop  before  a  union  could  ask­for  such  a  contract  clause.  Ev6n­Senator  celling  the  idea  that  widely­ad­ made  by  the  same  manufactux'­ Taft  agreed  that  the  union  shop  provi^on  was  a flbpperoo.  laertised  brands  are  safest  and  ers.  In  some  cases,  the  same  best  to  buy,  and  even  hinting  *  *  •   •   *  #  basic"  producer  supplies  differ­ it's  a  little  un­American  not  to  ent  firms  with  the  product  in  SPEAKING  OF  TAFT.  The first  hat  from  the  head  of  a  presidential  aspirant  plop­?  buy  advertised  brands.  bulk.  They  simply  package  the  >ed  into  the  political  ring  this  week.  Its owner  is  Senator  Robert  Taft,  father  of  Taft­ NOT  AT  ALL  TRUE  product,  give  it  a  "brand  name"  There's  only  one  thing  wrong  and  market  it.  This  is  true  in  Hartley  (pardon  the  expression),  who  will  be seeking  the  Republican  nomination  for  the  with  the  claims  of  the  Brand  the  case  of  household  detergents,  third  time.  He  tripped  up  in 1940  and  again  in 1948.  Precedent (as well as organized  labor  Names  Foimdation.  They're  not  for example,  with  a  big  chemical  and  other  liberal  groups  throughout  the  nation)  will  be  against  "Mr.  Republican."  Only  true, and  it  will  cost your  family  manufacturer  like Monsanto  sell­ one GOP man ever  got  the party's nomination  on  the  third  try—James  G.  Blaine,  back  estra  money  to  heed  their  line.  ing  the  same  basic  product  to  a  in  1884.  Portunately,  the  SEAFARERS  number  of  companies.  This  is  • •    •   •   »  *  * .  Z<OG  is  not  subsidized  by  na­ also  true  in  the  case  of  many  tional  advertisers  and  is  free  to  drugs  and  toiletries.  COMMIES  TO STAY  IN  BUCKET. The  eleven  top  communist  party  leaders,  eight  6|  tell  you  the  money­saving  side  SAME  PRODUCT  whom  are  now  serving  jail  terms  and  three who  jumped  bail and are still in  hiding,  of  the  story:  In  many  cases  the  manufac­ no  doubt  saw  red  when  the  Supreme  Court  denied  their  appeal  for  rehearing  on  their  A  nationally­advertised  brand  name  is  no  assurance  at  all  of  turers  of  brand­name  products  conviction.  The  commie  general­staffers  were  found  guilty  in  a  Federal  Court  of  con­ superior  quality.  It  may  be  an  supply  the  same  goods  to  large  spiracy  to  teach  and  advocate  overthrow  of  the  government  by  force  and  the  decision  assurance  of  fOjir  or  average  retailers  to  sell  under  private  was  upheld  in  June  by  the Supreme  Court.  Other commies are still plenty active however.  quality,  but  hundreds  of  lesser­ names  at  lower  prices.  Most  of  »  »  •   *  •   «•   known  brands  made  by  smaller  the' white floating  soaps  sojd  by  consumer  co­ops  and  large  de­ firms  may  be  as  good,  and  in  CHANCE  FOR  A  GUY  TP  MAKE  GOOD.  Lots  of  people,  including  the  New  York  eome  cases  better. The  only  way  partment  stores  under  their  own  Daily  News,  have  worked  up  a  load  of  enthusiasm  over  the  New  York  Stock  Exchanged'  you  can  be  sure  which  of  the  names  are  the  same  as  Ivory,  many  items  on  the  market  may  and  in  fact  are  manufactured  by  new  president,  Keith  Funston.  "Dynamic,"  says  the  News  of  Funston.  The  new  prez  is  be best is  to compare the quality,  a  subsidiary  of  Procter  &  Gam­ expected  to  push  a  bunch  of  good  ideas  intended to improve the standing of  the Exchange  oi)ecification  against  specifica­ ble,  manufacturer  of  lyory.  among  the  mass  of  American  people.  While  he's  at  it,  Funston  might  attend ,  to  a  little  tion,  and  not  depend  on  vague.  And  many of  the famous­brand  matter  that  Wall Street  has  been  so  backward  on *for  too  long—labor  relations.  If  ?  Fun­ household  appliances  and  equip­ ment  sold  by  larger  retailers  at  ston  could  get  the  brokers  to  recognize  that  trade  unionism—even  among  Wall  Street  lower  prices  are  made  by  the  woil:ers—is  an  integral  part  of  our  American  setup,  he  probably  would  have  an  easier  brand­name  manufacturers.  Pres­ time  in  improving  the  Street's  public  relations across the  nation.  =  to,  for  example,  makes  the  Co­ op,  Montgomery  Ward  and  Spie­ gel  pressure  cookers.  Montgom­ ery  Ward's  own­brand  Riverside  spark  plugs  are really  the Cham­ DETROIT  —  The  SIU  Great  pion  but  cost  little  more  than  By  SAM  COHEN  have  run  to  topside,  that  the  His  friends  and  former  ship~  Lakes  District  announced  thia  half  the  price;  its  home  freezers  complaint  should  baVe  been  mates  can  do  A.  J.  Adams>  a­>  week  an  overwhelming  victory  are  Deepfreeze  brand  under  an­ WILMINGTON,  Oct.  11­^hip­ brought  to  the  Hall  as  it  was  good  turn  by  dropping  him  in  an  NLRB  election  involving  other  name.  Sears  Roebuck's  ping  has  been  very  good  here,  four  ships  of  the  Nicholson  own­brand  steam  iron  is  identi­ and  I  am  spending  all  my  spare  ,strictly  a  Union  beef—and  that,  line  at  the­ Seaside General  Hos;^'i.  ^  Steamship Company fleet,  where­ cal  with  the  Steam­O­Matic,  etc.  time scouring  the beach for  men.  in  any  event,  they  had  a  ship's  pital.  He—and  aU  hospitalized: r  "  delegate  aboard  'to  han^e  any  in  the  SIU  received  73  percent  There  wqre  two  payoffs,  the  beef.  At  any  jate  the  ; whole  Nor  is  the Brand  Names  Foun­ of  the  total  vote  to  the  CIO  Na­ Seaclipper  (Colonial)  and  the  tional  Maritime  Union's  16  per­ dation's  claim  that  advertising  San  Angela  "Victory  (Seatrade,..of  thing  was  cleared  yp  by  show­ increases  competition  among  ing  them  that  they  had  to  work  cent.  Delaware),  both  of  which  signed  eight  hours  a  day,  according  to  brands  any  more  accurate  than  S • "  • !  • ,  The  victory  was  the  result  of  on  again.  the  agreement.  an  organizing  drive  begun  in  its  claim  that  widely­advertised  1948  and  two  NLRB­conducted  brands  are  the  best  choice.  Let  Eight  in­transit  vessels  helped  We  have  to  remove  an  emer­ elections,  the first  of  which  was  alone  create  competition,  modern  to  make  this  two­week  period  a  gency  man  from  the  Las.  Vegas  advertising  in  the  hands  of  big  successful  one—^the  John  B.  Wa­ Victory,  as  he  was  continually  inconclusive.  corporations  has  become  a  wea­ terman  and  Raphael  Semmes  fouling  up  by  not  turning  to.  He  In  1948  the  SIU  Great  Lakes  pon  of  monopoly.  A  huge  ad­ (Waterman),  the  Marymar  and  was *told  to  go  to  another  union,  District  petitioned  for  an  elec­ vertiser  can  dominate'  markets  Portmar  (Calmar), Tuskegee  Vic­ where  they  might  put  up  with  tion  on  four  of  the  Nicholson  end  run  smaller  competitors  cut  tory  (Coral)  and  the  Steel  Tra­ him—that  we  wouldn't.  ships,  and  was  met  by  company  stalling  bolstered  by  delaying  of  business,  not  because  his  pro­ veler,  Steel  Rover  and  the  Las  The  revived  Japanese, fleet  ,  is  beginning  to  make  itself  fieU  tactics  of  the  NMU. The  first  el­ duct  is  any  better  or  lower  pric­ Vegas  Victory  (Isthmian).  S.iVirfnV  ection  was  finally  held  in  Sep­ ed  but  because  it  is  constantly  We  cleared  up  a  beef  on  the  here.  Every  day  more  and  more  Seafarers,  for  that  matter—will,  and  compellingly  advertised.  As  tember,  1949,  with  neither  side  Steel  Rover,  which  at  the  same  Japanese  ships  appear  in  Long  wiiining.  The  SIU  again  peti­ well  as  the  con.«mmen  the  re­ time served  as a  lesson in  union­ Beach,  hauling  ore  to  Jdpan  —  appreciate  hearing  "whaf?  iwhaj^­ i i  :  •   vr,;  tioned  for  an  election  and  once  tailer  is  then  at  the  mercy  of  ism  to  the  crew.  It  seems  that  a  job  that  was formerly  done  by  with, their  buddies.  the  big  advertiser.  The  'Weather  here  has <;been.  more the NMU entered the battle.  the stewards  department couldn't  American  ships.  If  evetybody  comes  into  your  get  along  with  the  Steward,  so  Seen  on  the  beach  here  were  keeping pace with  the shipping­ The result  of  this  month's  bal­ loting  proved  the SIU  the clear­ store  and  Ssks  for  a  certain  they  petitioned  the  Skipper  to  Doc  Moran,  Red  Braunstein,  it's  real  good.  All  ratings  and  George  Reid,  Cal  "Wilson,  Frank  non­ratings  are  urged . to  come  cut  victor  with  52  votes.  The  brand  name,  you  have  to  handle  remove  him.  it,  pay  whatever  price  the  man­ NMU received  twelve votes,  with  When  I made  the ship, I  point­ Feld,  Max  Byers,  and  dam  few  to  Wilmington  for  good  ship­ ufacturer  asiks,  and  obey  his  four  for  No  Union  and  three  ed  out  to  the  stewards  depart­ others—all  of  which  adds  up  to  ping,  good  weather . and  good  (real  good,  that  is)  women.  regulations against  cutting  prices.  ment  men  that  they  should  not  no  meeting.  challenged.  SlU  Beats  NMU  In  Great  Lakes  NLRB  Ekcthn  Wilmington Shipping is Still Among Bo^  �Pridar. Ooi(^ U.  IWl  T  HE  SEA^AH  ERS  hOC^  PagrnftMU  ),  ;7i'i  t'i  'finfrinlV.  viiivv"  H^s  Of  You're Out Before You Know It  When You Co To New Orleans  tional  money  when  they  can  see  By  LINDSEY  WILLCKMS  ^  DE  PAX7W  VICTORY  (South  LONGVIEW  VICTORY  (Vic  where  it  is going.  Atlantic), teiiieinber  2 ~ Chair  tory  Carriers).  September  IS—  NEW  ORLEANS,  Oct.  12—Re­ Our new  Hall  in Brooklyn,  our  ChlUrttta^  Horace  Mobley;  Sec­ porting  from  New  Orleans  this  man,„. I._  ''MalpiKS^r  Hall  in  New  Orleans  and  Mobffe  retary.  B. Trottie.  Delegates  have  week  is a  pleasure,  as both  ship­ and  the  new  additional  com­ soiSife  disputed" d?gftiitrtir'iSir Un­ nothing  of  importance  to  relate  ping  and  business  were  very  panies  that  we  have  secured  re­ ion  literature  was  posted.so  that  that  yrould  tend  to  materially  good.  Business  affairs  of  this  cently go to  show that  our money  port  are  A­1  and  shipping  everyone  could  read  it.­  Discus­ affect  the  membership.  Due  to  is  being  well  spent.  couldn't  be  better for  rated  men.  sion  on  Vacation  Plan.  The  crew  negligence  oh  the  part  of  a  few,  If  you're  an  AB,  come  on  right  At the  last meeting all  minutes,  wants :heavy  canvas tcots,  one for  the  draip  pipes  are  frequently  down  and  well  geV you.out  be­ reports  and  Headquarters  report  stopping ^p,.  each  crewmernher,  fore  you  have  a  chance  to  im­ to the  membership were read  and  *" t  »  pack  your  bag.  accepted.  There  was  no  New  NORTH  PLATTE  VICTORY  Since  the  last  meetmg,  we  Business  or  Good  and  Welfare.  (Mississippi).  Repteitd>et  15  ~  registered  226' men  and  shipped  Chairman.  Walter  Mueleir;  S^­ HOSPITALIZED  BROTHERS  242  on  regular  deepsea  jobs,  be­ retary. >  Stringiellow,  Delegates  It  being  slow  with  news  since  sides  25  jobs  dispatched  to  var­ reported  few  hours  disputed  ov­ the  last  report,  we  will  close  ious  tugs  here.  ertime  to  be  taken up  on arrival.  this  report  to  the  membership  Paying  off  were  the.  Alcoa  Motion  made  to  make "up  repair  4  4  4  with  a  list  of  the  Brothers  in  Pioneer,  the  Del  Campo  and  Del  list.  FRANCES  (BuU).  September  Mundo  (Mississippi),  Oceanstar  the  hospital,  and  a  plea  to  those  30  —  Chairman.  Felix  Benefont;  (Dolphin)  and  . the  Catahoula  i  4­  4.  Brothers  that  have  been  ship­ BEN  COLLINS  LAWRENCE  VICTORY  (Mis­ Secretary.  Ed.  Bonefont.  Dele­ (Cuba  Distilling).  mates  with  any  of  those  listed  '  sissippi).  Eepteinher  22 — Chair­ gates  reported  no  beefs.  A  vote  Stopping  here  in­transit  were  to  drop  them  a  few  lines,  as  we  in  the  port  is  Brother  Ben  Col­ man,  C.  A.  Pubert;  Secretary.  P.  of  thanks  was  given  the  stew­ 20  ships,  paced  by  eight  Water­,  know  it  will  be  appreciated.  F.  Sheidian.  Delegates  reported  ards  department  for  the  way  man  and five  Alcoa  vessels.  Wa­ lins,  who  at  the  present  time  is  The  weekly  visit  by  the  hos­ not  looking  for  a  ship,  as  he  everything  okay;  The  ship  will  they  are  running  their  depart­ terman  was  represented  by  the  came  in  on  the  last  trip  of  the  pital  delegate  with "the  LOG  and  "be  fumigated  if  •  possible.  The  ment.  All  repairs  are  to  be  list­ Monarch  of  the  Seas,  Warrior,  SS  Del  Sud.  He  was  on  there  the  $10.00  smoke  money  is  a  Steward  was  asked  to  improve  ed  by  each  department  Dele­ Alawai,  K y s k a ,  Chickasaw,  welcome  sight. for  all  Brothers  gate,  who  will  present  them  to  Morning  Light,  Gateway  City  nearly  a  year,  and  a  year  on  confined,  but  that  does  not  off­ • the menu.  th^boarding  Patrolman  upon  ar­ and  the  Lafayette.  The  Alcoa  the  Sud  for  Ben  means  damn ;set  the  other  6  days  when  there  near  a  year  on  the  beach.  rival.  ~  ­ ships  were  the  Pennant,  Cava­ Ben  is  well  known  in  New i  nothing  to  look  forward  to.  ­  4  4  4  lier,  Reamer,  Ranger  and  Clip­ Orleans  as  a  volunteer  for  any  So,  Brothers,  just  a  few  lines  of  MASSILLON  VICTORY  (East­ per.  and  all  Union  beefs,  commit­  ^"11  will  help  these  Brothers  ern),  September  26 — Chairman.  'The  other  in­transits  were  the  toes  or  whatever  may  come  up.  while  they  are  in  the  hospital­ »  »  A.  Janes;  Secretary.  Packert.  Seatrains  Georgia  and  Texas,  He  has  served  on  quite  a  few i  and  not  only  in  the  port  of  New  ALASKA  CEDAR  (Ocean  Delegates  reported  no  beefs  on  Del  Santos  and  Del  Alba  (Mis­ committees, and,  last  year,  when i  Check  the  LOG  for  the  Tow).  Septenibier  23—Churman,  disputed: ovCTtime.  Ship's  Dele­ sissippi),  Steel  Executive ;  (Isth­ he  came  out  second  best  with  coniplete  list  of  your  .shipmates  Levand  Russi:  Secretary;  P.  Dro­ gate  is  to  see  the  Patrolman  mian)  and  the  Evelyn  and  Edith  a  motorcycle  he  worked  on  the  in  the  other  ports.  zek.  Delegates  reported  few  about  having  the  water  tanks  (Bull).  balloting  committee  the  entire  Here  are  the  Brothers  in  the  hours  disputed  overtiihe.  Motion  cleaned.  A  suggestion  was  made  60  days,  in  addition  to  working  USPHS  Hospital:  BEEFS  FEW  made  and  seconded  for  Steward  to collect  $2 from  each new mem­ R.  Cruz,  E.  E.  Gross,  W.  O.  As  for  sign­ons,  there  were  on  the  Tallying  Committee.  to*  check  stores  before  leaving  ber  for  the  ship's  fund.  Ben  was  also  active  in  push­ Cara,  C.  Ray,  D.  D.  Kelly,  L.  seven  of  them:  the  Alcoa  Pio­ anchorage.  4  4.  4  neer,  Del  Campo  and  Del  Santos  ing for  a  "yes" vote  in the  recent  Lang,  K.  Raana,  R.  J.  P.  Burke,  4.  a>  SEACOMET  (Colonial).  Sep­ (Mississippi),  James  McHenry  voting  of  the  constitutional  J.  Ashurst,  O.  Celestine,  J.  T.  SEATRAIN  TEXAS  (Seatrain  tember  23—Chairman,  Edmundo  (Bloomfield), ""Jeffersbn  City  Vic­ amendments,  as  Ben  says  we  ai'e  Everett,  L.  J.  A.  Willis,  T.  KiisM,  Eines).  September  23—Chairman.  G.  Sepulveda;  Secretary.  Frank  tory  (Victory  Carriers)  and  the  very  strong  physically  and fin­ L.  D.  Cook,  J.  C.  Mitchell.  W.  Souby;  Secretary.  iG.  Jfones.  yolto,  Delegates  reported  one  Catahoula  and  Oceanstar.  .  ancially  but  to  remain  that  way,  Also  R.  Marumoto,  J.  L.  Arch,  Delegates  reported  no  beefs.  man fired  and  another  one  paid  Since  the  "last  report  there  he  says  we must  have  that  addi­ A.  C.  E.  Fish,  L.  R.  Tickle,  J.  Motion  made  and  carried  that  off  on  mutual  consent  in  Hono­ h^ve  been  M  major  beefs  in  the  tional  dough,  and  a  satisfied  Mayrbat,  J.  Schupstick,  W.  J.  treadway  be  installed  for  gang­ lulu.  Lengthy  discussion  on  port  and  very  few  minor  beefs.  membership  such  as  we  have  Kriciunas,  I.  E.  Matherne,  C.  A.  way. Suggestion  made  that mess­ the  charges  to  be  filed  against  As  a  matter  of  fact,  even  the  doesn't  mind  putting  out  addi­ Honorowski.  room  be  kept  cleaner, at  night,  ex­Chief  Cook.  Motion made and  few  gashound  beefs  that  we  t  4.  carried  to  give  the  stewaids  de­ sometimes  have  in  port  were  BESSEMER  VICTORY  (South  partment  a  vote  of  thanks  for  absent  in  the  last  couple  of  Atlantic).  September  22 —Chair­ the fipe  food  and  service  ren­ weeks.  man.  J.  C.  Blade;  Secretary.  G.  dered.  By  RAY  WHITE  On  the  ships  coming  in  there  Fowles. Delegates  reported every­ 4  4  4  were  the  usual  minor  overtime,  TAMPA,  Oct.  12—Two  payoff  The  in­transit  ships  were  the  J  thing  okay.  Steward  discussed  PETROLITE  (Mathiasen  Tank­ repair  and  food  beefs  that  were  .ships,  which  took  almost  full  Edith  (Bull),  the  DeSoto,  Azalea  ;  shortage  of  coffee  for five  month  ers).  September  23 — Chairman.  squared  away  with  all  hands  crews,  and  supplying  the  in­ City,  Noonday,  Iberville  and  ,  yoyage... Engine  Delegate remind­ Frank Lambardi; Secretary. Stan­ satisfied.  About  the  only  beef  transits  with  replacements  made  Chickasaw  (Waterman),  Alcoa  ed  Wipers^of  their  duties  on  ley F.  Schuyler. Suggestion  made  now  is  the  Dispatcher  bitching  this  last  two­week  period  a  good  Partner,  Catahoula  (Cuba  Distill­  ,  sanitary  work.  for  a  new  stationary, awning  to  for  rated  men  and  especially  one  for  this  port.  ing)  and  the  Southern  States  The  Lafayette  (Waterman)  and  and Southern  Counties  (Southern  be  put  on  repair  list.  All  hands  ABs.  agreed  for  messman  to  make  Even  the  oldtimers  on  the'  Mother  ML  (Eagle  Ocean)  were  Trading).  It  was  a real  good  two  coffee  at  coffee time  in the morn­ beach are  very few,  as only  those  the  payoff  Vessels.  Both  of  them  weeks  for  this  port.  ing^ ^t  10:00,  so  Wiper  would  that  are  ready  to  ship  are  hang­ were  clean,  and  their  beefs  were  Everything  is  quiet  here  on  settled  aboard  the  ship  at  the  the  labor  front  No  strikes  are  have  niore  time  for  sanitary  ing  around  the  Hall.  payoff.  in  sight  and  everybody  seems 4o  Among  the  men  on  the  beach  work.  'J  '"­4.  4­".­4.  be  happy.  The  Retail  Clerks  are  HIGH  POINT  VICTORY  still  carrying  on  their  organizing  (South  Atlantic).  September  16—  campaign  and,  needless  to  say,  Chairman.  E.  Smith;  Secretary.  the  SIU  gives  a  hand  whenevdr  M.  George.  Delegates  reported  requested.  Jolly  Roger,  the black flag  of  piracy,  is derived "from  the  word  "roger"  of  the  16th  no  beefs.  It  was  decided  that  the deck  and  engine departments  century,  which  appears  to  have  the  meaning  of  vagrant  or  thief. The  adjective,  jolly,  was  The  Florida  Federation  of  La­ bor  will  be  holding  its  conven­ take  care  of  the  laundsj'  alter­ applied  by  pirates  for effect  tion  shortly,  and  there  is  a  pos­ nating  each  week.  Horse  Lalitudes,  was  so  named  because  a  sailing  diip,  loaded  with  horses  was  be­ sibility  that  we  win  not  be  able  4  4  4.  :  calmed  in  those  latitudes  and  the  horses  died for  lack  of  food and  water.  to  attend,  as  shipping  is  so  good  AMEROCEAN  (Blackchester).  and  the  officials  are  busy  with  .  Roaring Forties,  was so  named for  the geographical  belt  located  approximately  40  de­ Seplhitnber  15—Chidrman.  J.  A.  the  Union's  business.  Smith;  Secretuy.  R.  A.  Quintal.  grees  south  latitude  in  which  are  encountered  the  prevailing  or  stormy  westerlies.  There  was  no  meeting  due  One  nautical  mile is 6,080  feet,  whereas  the  land  mile  is  5,280  feet.  Delegates  ,  reported  everything  to  a  lack  of  a  quorum,  and  it  idiming  smoothly.  Motion  made  Typhoon,  is  from  the  Chinese  "Tai,"  great; "foong,"  wind.  follows  that  there  are  very  few  that.ship's Delegate  and  Steward  A  fathom  is  a  measure  of  six  feet.  Originally  derived  from  the  length  a  man  can  oldtimers  around  just  now.  Mo:^  contact  Captain  about  getting  of  them  are  waiting  \mtil  the  fresh  milk  and  provisions  in  the  extend 'his  arms.  hunting  season  comes  around  ill  Bo<d>y  Hatch,  is  a  small  opening  in  the  d^k  forward  or  aft  of  the  main  hatches.  It  Canal  Zone.  Engine  delegate  is  November,  which  is  when  the  ­to  see  Chief  about  haying  show­ is  used  for  communication  below  or  between  decks.  local  fellows  take  their  vacation.  ,  Btun­hoai,  is  a  small  craft  used,  generally  in  the  Orient,  for  peddlers  to  come  along­ jers  painttdv^!  It  should  be  a  g<^  year  for;  4  4' 4  side  to supply  crews  with  fruit,  tobacco,  etc.  quail.  Every  place  a  feUoW  YOUNG  AMERICA  (Wator­ Brig,  comes  from  the  word  "brigand,"  a robber.  A  brigante  was  a  pirate,  and  brigan­ goes  now,  he  jumps  several  maii).  September  23—Chairinan.  ©'Conner;  Secretary;  Ralph  Vitie,  a  pirate's  vessel.  Today  "brig", is the  barred cabin  aboard ship  used for  prisoners and  covies.  The  new  HaU  in  New  York  is :  W.  Tindell.  Delegates  reported  iniscreants.  still  the  main  topic  of  converse^  ,  jBverything  okay  so  far.  Ev«ry­ Wroclr.  is  derived  from  "wrack,"  a  seaweed  cast  upon  the  shore.  one  agreed  that  a  new  washing  Tho plimsoU  line;  painted  on  the side  of  each  vessel,  obtained  its  name  from  Samuel  tion  here,  and  aU  hands  feql  machine  be  purchased  In  Okin­ PlimspU,  who  got  the  British  Parliament  to pass  an  act  forbidding  the  overloading  of  that  this  is  about  the  biggest  step  ever  undertaken  by.  the  awa.  Suggestion  made  that  all  merchant  ships.  Union,  and  one  of  the  most  iim­ • chairs  in­  crew  messroom  be  portant.  i  Cat's­paw,  is  a  ruffled  surface  of  the  water  caused  by  a flaw  in  light  airs.  sanded  varnished.  Shipping  is  Stili  Hot  In  Tampa  Wbere  Those  Expressions  Come  From  •  �f  ­ >• .  jv  ;  .­  If  it  were  not  that  American  ships  are  busy  i" carrying  defense  cargoes,  importing  vital  raw  materials,  and  freighting  emergency  food  and  fuel  to  forer|n  nations,  they  woul^  be  feeling  •  much  more  the  growing  competition  from "new  merchant  marines.  •  i  Since  World  AVar  II,  a  number  of  nations  which  never  possessed  shipping  of  any  conse­ quence  in  worjd  trade  have  been acquiring  ton­ nage,  and  making  themselves  felt, in  the  ship­ ping  world.  Of  special  interest  to American  companies  and  Typical  of  the growing  merchant  marines of  "new'^.|^:  aml^tlous  marmme,  American  seamen  has  been  the  growth  of  the  freighter  of  the  rapidly  expanding  Brazilian fleet.  She'ilof Eoida  Bra­ Brazilian,  Argentine,  and  Grancolombiana fleets;  siliero  Lines  and  features  an  ultra­modern  stack  which  Is  just  an overgrown  sampson  post.  !  and,  to  a  lesser  degree,  those  of  Israel,  South  Africa,  Cuba  and  the  Philippines.  In  addition  to  these  and  other  "new" fleets,  fore  as  a  major  shipping  venture.  It  operates  to  converted  from  a  rfgularj  waf^built  Ameriijan  the  postwar  merchant  navies  of  Italy,  Germany  New  York, New Orleans,  Hamburg, Genoa, Buen­ Victory  ship  into  a  eombiriatioiv  freighter­liner  with  accomodations  fdr  130  passengers  and  a  and  Japan  are  being  rapidly  rebuilt  with  new  os  Aires  and  many  other  foreign  ports.  crew  Of  100.  ^  ^  ^  Unlike Argentina,  which  was  a  neutral during  ^  and  second­hand  tonnage,  and  give  evidence  of  World  War  II and  profited  from  the shortage­of  even surpassing  their  prewar  levels.  It ;;f^^^the  house  flag ^.pf .ithe''K^edicialtlffa  shipping  in  the  Americas,  Brazil  declared  war  Lines;  ^ outfij^  oMimdP  BITE  INTO  FREIGHT  TRADE  against  the  Axis,  losing  19  ships,  336  men,  and  Pasha, an  Egyptian multi­millionaire. 1  .  .  ^  All  of  these  shipping  ventures,  plus  the  aug­ 1,000,000  tons of  cargo.  mented fleets  of  our former  enemies, take a huge  One, of: Jhe  world's  Ifiirgest  of  ­ Brazil's  expansion  program  included  14  built­ course,  flies  the  flag  of'  bite  out  of  the  available  freight  to  be  moved  at  sea.  If  world  shipping  conditions  return  to  nor­ to­order  freighters  from  the  Ingalls  shipyard ­at  does  not  haye  the same  significance  as  those  of  mal  and  armament  movements  fall  off,  there  is  Pascagoula,  Mississippi.  Typical  of  these  postwar  Brazil, Argentina and other  maritime newcomers,  ^certain  to  be  terrific  competition  for  'cargoes  vessels flying  the flag of  this largest South Amer­ for  it  is  not  truly  a  national  undertaking,  but  ican  nation  is  the  Loide­Equador,  whicji  is  443  represents  mostly  a  mere  transfer  of  flag,  with  wherewith  to  keep  all  these  vessels  employed.  feet  overall  and  carries  414,000  cubic  feet  qf  All  other  things  being  equal,  it  will  be .those  freight,  plus  freezer  cargo  and  liquid  in  deep  ownership  still  remaining  in  foreign  hands.,  nations  able  to  sail  ships  efficiently  and  move  tanks.  LttTLE COUNTRIESr FLEETS, TOO  cargoes  economically  that  will  be  able  to  keep  Other nations  which  are sailing  new  fleets  on  In  addition  to  dry  cargo  ships,  Brazil  is  build­ the  most  ships  upon  the  seas.  the seven seas are  Uruguay, Mexico,  Turkey^,  Ice­ ing  up  a  considerable  tanker  fleet,  highlighted  Directly  competitive  to  American  lines  in  the  by  the  acquisition  of  the  President  Dutra,  exr  land,  Switzerland,  Ireland  and  the  Philippines.  South  American  trade  is  the  "Greater  Colom­ Venus,  a  Swedish­biiilt  oil  carrier  capable  of  Ireland's merchant marine started in 1941 when  bian"  or  Grancolombiana  mercbant fleet  repre­ carrying 15,000  tons  of  petroleum.  it suffered  ffpm  a  shortage of  shipping. Its small  senting  Venezuela,  Ecuador  and  Colombia.  .  The  Brazilian  government  has  ordered  21  ad­ but  modern  fleet  is  now  carrying  substantial  Purely  a  postwar  product,  this fleet  now  com­ ditional  tankers  for  Loide  Brasiliero  from  ship­ tonnage  of  woolens,  skins  and  whiskey  to  the  prises  more  than  30  ships,  and  will  be  augment­ yards  in  Sweden,  England,  Japan  and  Holland.  United  States and  is  returning  with  auto  parts,  ed  by  several  more  passenger­cargo  vessels  in  These ships  range from  2,000  to 16,500  tons dwt.  machinery, .canned fruits and  other  products.  the 10,000­ton  class. Grancolombiana  operates six  These  nations, small  as  their  individual efforts  CUBA  ENTERS  SUGAR  TR^ADE  ­ inter­American  services  and  a  direct  service  to  Cuba  has  also  come  into  the  shipping  picture  on  the sea  may  be, can  all  together  carry  many  Europe,  cariying  a  large  amount  of  cargo  for­ in  the  Caribbean  and  has  five  American­built  thousands  of  tons  of  freight  that  foimerly  went  merly  moved  in  British  and  American  ships.  in  ships  flying  the  flags  of  Britain,  France,  the  In 1950,  these  lines  carried  941,612  tons  of  car­ "knot"­1ype  ships  on  regularly  scheduled  service  Netherlands,'the  United  States  and  the  Scandin­ to  Atlantic coast  ports,  bringing  sugar  and  other  go—enough  to fill  more  than  90  Liberty ships!  ^avian  countries.  •   Typical  of  the  up­to­date  Grancolombiana fleet  products  north  and  taking  back  general  cargoes  While not  competitive  with  American shipping,  ^ire  the  motorships  Ciudad  de  Maracaibo  and  formerly  carried  by  American  vessels.  British  and  American  seamen  Iqjng  felt  rather,  Turkey's  merchant  marine  has  expanded  consid­ Ciudad  de  Marizales,  both  built  by  Canadian  yickers  of  Montreal  in  1949.  They  are  421  feet  smug  in  the  belief  that  the  Latin­American  and  erably  since  World  War  II,  and  is  esspecially  over­all,  are  powered  by  4,275  hp  diesels  and  other  nations  not  accustomed  to seafaring  would,  iiitaresting  because  of  the  ex­Ameriean  vessels  it has  acquired. It  has also obtained  hew  tonnage  not  be  able  to operate  vessels.  are rated  at  6,000  tons  dwt.  ^  That  there  is  no  longer  any  reason  for  this  from English, French, German,  Dutch and Italian  ARGENTINA'S  FLEET  GROWING  smugness  and  complacency  about  the superiority  shipyards.  The  Argentine  merchant  marine  is  now first  of  Anglo­American  seafaring  skill,  is  evident  by  Among  fonher  Yankee  ships  which  now  fly  in South  America,  and  is  fast  bidding  for  a  top  the fact  that youthful Cubans,  Brazilians and  Ar­ the  Star  and  Crescent  are  the  Exochorda  (now  place  among  the  sea  carriers  of  the  world.  Ar­ gentineans  are  taking  their  ships  into  far  ports  Tarsus) of  American  Export  Lines;  the Monterey  gentine  freighters  call  regularly  at  ports  where  of  the  world  as  well  as  their  more  experienced  and  Mexico  (now  Adana  and  Istanbul)  of  the  they were never  seen  prior to World  War II, and  competitors.  Cuba  Mail  Line,  and  the  Iroquois  (now  Ankara)  in  their  holds  are  hides  and  wool  and  other  of  the old  Clyde­Mallory  Line.  ­  .  The mechanicaj nature of  ship operations today  freights  once  carried  to  and  from  Argentina  by  In  addition,  Turkey  has  purchased  four  C­1* I [  enables  any  nation,  whether  it  has  much  of  a  the  British  and  other  maritime  nations.  maritime  heritage  or  not,  to  put  freighters  onto  type  motorships from  the  US  Maritime  Commisr ;?  In  1939,  Argentina  had  only  196,649  tons  of  the  ocean  trade  routes  and  bid  for  a  share  of  .  sion  for  its service  betweeh  Istanbul  and  Europr  merchant  shipping,  a  large  part  of  which  con­ ean  ports,  also  the  tanker  Fort  McHenry,  a  f  world  freight.  sisted  of  small  coastal  and  river  craft.  The  total  10,000  tonner.  '  Looking  overseas,  we  see  South  Africa  now  now  runs  close  to  1,000,000  tons—afloat,  building  HEAVY  US  SHIP  SALES  or  on  order  in  American,  British  and  Italian  competing with American  lines in  regular service  to  Atlantic  ports,  using  a  number  of  American  Under  the Merchant Ship Sales Act o| 1946, the  yards.  Victory  ships  as  the  basis  for  an  expanding  Maritime Commission sold  hundreds, of  war^­built  Since  World  War  II,  Argentina  has  been  the  merchant  fleet.  ships  to  foreign  flags.  The  purchasers  were  34  second  largest  customer  of  British  shipyards,  Still  farther  away,  but  competing  more  and  nations,  ranging  from  Pakistan  and  Peru  to  Ice­ having  ordered  more  than  300,000  tons  of  ships  more  in  the  trade  between  the  US  and  the Mid­ land  and Iran.  from firms  in  the  United  Kingdom.  dle  East,  is  the  baby  nation  of  Israel,  which  has  It  is  important/to  remember  that  Argentina's  Argentina  bought  24  ships;  including  17  Vic­ merchant  marine  is  government­subsidized  and  acquired  a  number  of  war­built  Canadian  and  torys,  while Colombia  pqrchased eight  C­l  diesel  operated.  In  May  of  1949,  President  Juan  Peron  German  ships  for  its  services  to  the  United  ships;  handy  little  vessels  that  American  buyers  ended  private  shipping  in  that  country  when  he  States  and  Britain.  American  financial  aid  to  didn't  want  at  the.­time. ­Egypt  got  tWQ  C­ls^  took  over  the  Dodero  Lines  and  its  382  vessels  Israel  is  providing  the  cargoes  with  which  this  India took 15 Victorys .and hiibeiiiys,  and Uruguay  of  all  kinds  from  the  brothers  Albert,  Jose  and  new  merchant  marine  is  making its start.  bought  fdur freighters and  two tankers.  Nicolas  Doderoj  paying  them  $35,000,000  for  the  Egypt  is  becoming  maritime­minded,  too,  and  Besides  shijps  bppght  these  ''pew'* fneiv /  fleet.  has  entered  some  ships  in  foreign  trade with  its  chant  marines,  hundreds  pt yessels  wqht'/th|s ­ Brazil's  merchant  marine  is  also  nationalized  own  officers  and  crews,  depfendiitg  only, OFA  Brit­ '^Ifler"  maritime  iiaticr^  of iGr^  „  way,,  Denmark; France,  Italy,­ anit' tW. l^ethcrr  in  the  Loide  Brasihero  Company,  which  was  ish  Masters and  Chief  Engineers.,'  • tarted­in 1888  but  has  only  lately­ come  to  the  One of  its ships,  the Khedive  Ismail,  has  been? '  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 19, 1951 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XIII, No. 22 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: BRIDGES BACKS DOWN, WORKS ISTHMIAN SHIPS SEAFARERS WINS DISCHARGE FROM ARMY FOR DRAFTED AB BALLOTING FOR A&G OFFICIALS GETS UNDER WAY 40-HOUR WEEK, PAY RAISE IN EFFECT WILDCAT LONGSHORE STRIKE TIES UP NEW YORK PIERS CLEAR POLICY NEEDED ACROSS THE NATION CAST THE VOTE SURVIVOR TELLS HIS STORY OF SOUTHERN ISLES DISASTER NAVAL ARCHITECT CALLS SHIP OVERLOADED SAVANNAH LABOR HELPS GIRL IN FIGHT FOR LIFE PORT BOSTON RUNS INTO BAD DAYS ALL IS OKAY IN OLD SEATTLE CITIES SERVICE INSTALLS TV SET ON SS CANTIGNY SIU CREWMEN OF 'RED TRAMP' LAND 'SPIES' INTO BOSTON EXPERT FORESEES AUTOMATIC VESSELS WITHIN TEN YEARS PICTURES AND RECORDS OF ALL A&G CANDIDATES PORT WILMINGTON VOTES THANKS TO COMMITTEE EVERYTHING IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY IN NEW ORLEANS MOBILE SHIPPING AT HIGH LEVEL LAKE CHARLES IS THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/19/1951 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1951 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2c8fb66da7c49de1f040f04b7d7d3013.PDF 1d48acbf3b8229989da697957a817020 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG •/ftVV;' • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO GULFTUGBOATS GO SlU IN NUS VOTING pi " f: -Story On Page S l"i I - SlU Safely Rep Reports Cains ToNaf'l Council I? . • m ( -Story On Page 2 SlU ELECTION SUPPLEMENT Voting Instructions m „ ^ Harry O'Reilly, executive secretary ruSSCS MWuy* the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, died after a long illness In his Chicago home. He played a major role in building up the strength of the marine union department. (Story on Page 3). Sample Ballot m • Candidates' Photos And Biographies —See Centerfold '••1 .' ^ .4 i/U ••s • 71 '• 1 •' y • ^ A • Seatrdn New York crew receives citation from Joe. Alginait^^ 90tCty VffOf lOfla safety director, SIU Welfare Plan, for long safety record. Sea^«o •*:5-:\' ^ ^ train labor relations representative R, C» Chapdelaine is at extreme rights .-i. '-—.; !iAj .r; �«!,• Emilia Gets SIU Award SIU SAFETY DIREaOR SPEAKSt Unions Musf Hme Safety Role^ Natl Council Told CHICAGO—Ship operators attending the Marine Section of the National Safety Coun­ cil here were told that the best and most-successful approach to ship safety is through joint labor-management action. Speaking at the annual conference of the Marine Section, Joe Algina, director of the Safety The paper, entitled "Blue Print Company has won top honors in Department, Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan, also questioned the for Sea Safety: A Joint Labor- National Safety Council competi­ validity, of existing accident statis­ Management Approach," was pre­ tion.) Progress through the Joint Safe­ tics and called for a new effort to sented at the fourth session of the set up truly-accurate and repre­ meeting, October 20, at the ty Program of the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan was outlined in the ad­ sentative figures on shipboard LaSalle Hotel. safety. As a result of the program, dress. Algina pointed out tluil the Algina scored sporadic effects encouraging progress is being joint program was set up by the by management to deprive seamen made in reducing shipboard ac­ SIU Atlantic and Gulf District and of their livelihood because they cidents, he noted. For example, its contracted steamship companies, covering about 250 ships of all may have had an accident aboard one company reported the number of accidents cut in half since 1958. types operated by more than 60 ship. Another shows a cut of just under American-flag companies. His presentation marked the The accident "statistics" on the first time that a representative of 20 percent and others show acci­ merchant marine, which always SIU Safety Award is displayed by the gang on the Emilia after the joint union-management safety dent reductions of between five picture the industry as having the program had been given the plat­ and 11 percent. presentation in Philadelphia. Award honors six months of acci­ (For the past two years' running, worst safety record in industry, form at a Safety Council meeting dent-free operation during first half of 1960. Certificate is held were disputed by Algina. "We the SlH-manned Alcoa Steamship to express his views. by Capt. Frank Edwards, master of the vessels Kneeling (left) is don't buy the figures." he declared. SIU ship's delegate John Reed. "There are all kinds of numbers thrown at us in this business," Algina noted. "What I would like to know is why "nobody can seem to agree on what to accept and what to throw out? No^ne yet has 0 a fair measure to compare the (The following consists of excerpts from an address by Joe Algina, safety record of seamen with the director of the Safety Department, Seafarers Welfare Plan, at the record of workers in other indus­ tries," he continued. National Safety Council meeting in Chicago.) . . The fact is nobody has a monopoly on safety. No one has Algina suggested that the Ma­ Seafarers will start going to the polls on Tuesday, Novem­ the cure-all, but we at the SIU believe we have the remedy closest rine Section compile accident sta­ ber 1, as the SlU's 60-day election gets underway in all ports. to it. This is the Joint Safety Program of the' Seafarers Welfare tistics based on a 16-hour day. "You're not going to sell seamen On the ballot are 74 qualified candidates competing for 43 Plan. ... "Sometimes it may seem like it, but no one goes out of,, his on safety if you give them a bad elective posts. way to get hurt. You can't stop a man from earning a livelihood name every chance you get." by the membership, additional In preparation for the two- copies of the supplement have The hazardous nature of seafar­ because you think he might have an accident. "As far as the accidents are concerned,*they happen even on the ing was also noted in the address. month vote, the SEAFARERS been printed so as to provide 100 best-run • ship with a well-trained crew. Ships are designed with Accidents can happen on the best- LOG has printed a special election copies for each candidate to utilize built-in hazards that have been regarded as part of the routine of run ships with well-trained crews, Algina stated. "Ships are designed supplement in this issue, contain­ as he so desires. life at sea. . 'Voting Through December 31 "The idea of a full-time, joint labor-management campaign with built-in hazards that have ing photographs and biographical Under the ' SIU constitutional against accidents is not a new one in industry. It's still fairly new been regarded as part of the rou­ data submitted by all the candi­ provisions governing voting, bal­ dates, a reproduction of the ballot tine of life at sea," he said. Dan­ in shipping, but it's showing up as a success. , . . loting will be conducted on all "The joint approach was tried for many reasons. One was to do gerous ladders, and deck and en­ and the text of the SIU Constitu­ days from November 1 through away with the scatter-gun approach to safety training and educa­ gine room equipment are the tradi­ tion's provisions governing the con­ December 31, exclusive of Sundays duct of the election. tion that existed before. Another was to recognize everybody's tional hazards at sea. or holidays legally recognized in Election Notice Mailed The joint safety program, Algina stake in safety, the company, the seaman'and the union. . . . the city or state In which the port "The sailor has always been hostile to any kind of handout by said, is conducting a safety poster In addition, as required -by office is located. Voting will bo the shipowner when he wap't asked. He's suspicious, because even contest, pushing a safety film pro­ Federal law, a notice of the elec­ between the hours of 9 AM and basic improvements in conditions aboard ship came about the gram and issues a monthly safety tion has been mailed out well in 5 PM daily and 9 to 12 on Satur- * bulletin. It also checks out details advance of the voting to the lasthard way in this industry, not through company generosity. days. "With the companies and the union working together on safety, on all accidents reported by,com­ known home address of every mem­ The 43 elective posts are for < seamen are encouraged to take part in safety meetings aboard panies, giving information: to con-, ber qualified to vote. Besides the headquarters and for seven con­ ship and to throw in safety suggestions that may do some- good. centr'ate on the items that seem to notice, the Union included a stitutional ports unijer the revised*' "The joint department also checks out details'on all accidents cause the most trouble. sample ballot, the minutes of the constitution—^New York, Philadel­ Management has safety programs SIU Executive Board meeting of reported by the companies to our office on a special form. This is phia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Or­ the raw material that is digested by . IBM to tell us where on the to suit its own needs, Algina noted. October 3 and a list of Union halls ship accidents are happening, how, why and to whom. No names The joint program looks after the in which balloting wiU take place. leans, Houston and Detroit. Other ports will continue -to function but ' overall problem and works through are involved. As per the decision of the SIU will be serviced by joint patrolmen "Besides the change of attitude on all sides, and this is im­ individual companies^ Executive Board meeting on Octo­ NoneL.ef.-tke safety-improvements ber 3, and subsequently approved assigned from one of the constitu- ' portant, the record clearly shows far less accidents today than in tional ports. previous years and fewer costly, disabling'opes most of all. Among came about easily, Algina w^ned. the major companies, one reports the number of accidents sliced "There ,is no miracle worker in in half since 1958; another shows a cut just, under 20 percent and "this field, and safety work has another about 10-11 percent." Others show declines between 5 .never been only hearts and flavors, and 10 percent. And all of this, remember, covers 1959 only. .. it needs plenty of team-work on all "I'd like to put in my pitch here to add to the usual wrangle sides," he stated. Shipping company safety direc­ over accident statistics. There are all kinds of numbers thrown at tors and other industry spokesmen us in this business. I'll leave them to the experts. ; . . "What I would like to know is why nobody can seem to agree attended the, Marine Section con­ vention of the Safety Council, in The SIU Inland Boatman The SIU Industrial Worker on what to accept and what to throw out. —Pages 8, 9 "The National Safety Council, right here in Chicago, publishes addition to representatives of the •^Page 25 a set of numbers every year about accident rates in industry, US Coast Guard, barge line oper­ including the maritime industry. The maritime industry' figure takes ators and stevedoring operators. SIU Social Security Dep't SIU Safety Department in four groups, one of which is merchant seamen. This figure is —Page 7 —Pages 12, 13, 14 usually the lowest of the lot but it also covers a bare handful of companies. In addition, it's based on an eight-hour day only. SIU Medical Department "Yet every time you hear or' read a figure about the maritime Oct., Vor. XXII, No. I« —Page 19 industry, referring to merchant seamen, the highest possible and The Pacific Coast Seafarer • least accurate figure is used. ... _ —Pages 22, 23 "The Marine Section right here compiles a more representative SIU Food, Ship Sanitation figure on accidents among seamen, reflecting the 24-hour day at PAOI. President Dep't •* —Page 20 sea and many more ships and companies. It seems to.be recognized The Great Lakes Seafarer • HEmnr BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ —^Pages-lO, 11 that any 24-hour statistic is accurate because it happens to represent MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN * ARTHUR, the full legal liability of the shipowner. But it doesn't take into Ai MARION, JCBAIILES BEAUMET, ARTHUR Editorial Cartoon —Page 15 account that even a sailor sleeps sometime in every 24 and statistics SEOAL, ALBERT AMATBAU, JOHN BHAzn., • Staff Writers. can't cover every contingency. The Fisherman and NUlquartert "A 16-hour figure, putting aside the liability issue, would cover A&G Deep Sea Shipping Cannery Worker the- Seafarer* International Union, At­ the realities of life at sea and this kind of standard could become lantic Gulf, Lake* and Inland Water* —page.18 .Report —Page 6 Dl*triet, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth Avenuo. acceptable to everybody." Brooklyn 32, NV. Tol, HYeeinth »4tOO. "YouVe not going to sell seamen on safety if you give them a Second ciats poatage paid at the 'Peat in Brooklyn, NY^ under the Act The Coiwdiaii Seafarer bad name every chanCe you J get. It's time for a fresh look at the Office' Shipboard News of Aug. 24, MI?. , i -21 whole picture in this industry." . i. -rPagea 27,28, 29, 30 EXCERPTS FROM SAFETY ADDRESS I: omnnim SE^FA.RfE>S^S^t.O:Gi SIU Members Sent . Union Vote Details INDEX i! I? li "• ll ?'• Jf! If' -• 1' "••' ft ^; To Departments SEAFARERS LOG /J -:• • •• I, • 'L -i' <(.- |i " �SEAFARERS Hany O'Reilly Dies; Helped Build Up MTD Harry E. O'Reilly, executive secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, passed away on Sunday, October 2, at his Chicago home after a long illness. He was 61 years old. • In his position as MTD ad­ ministrative officer, O'Reilly succeeded In greatly expanding , and strengthening the organization, which is the recognized spokesman i! J of American maritime workers. At the time of his election to the MTD post in 1956, the organization' consisted of ten unions in the mari­ time trades. At his death, he left a thriving Department to which 30 international unions had affiliated, representing millions of American workers, several hundred thousand of them in the maritime area. In fact, O'Reilly had been instru­ mental in setting up the MTD back in 1946. Port Councils O'Reilly had also set up an The (ale Harry E. O'Reilly, effective network of maritime port executive secretary of the councils in virtually every major A^t-CIO Maritime , Trades seaport as well as on the Great ^ Lakes. Department, is pictured ad­ O'ReUly came to tne Maritime dressing an outdoor meeting. Trades Department after many / years of successful organizing and ury Department's war bond cam­ administrative work in the Ameri­ paign. can Federation of Labor. A native In 1948, O'ReiUy's organizing of Chicago, O'Reilly first went to record was rewarded when he was ^work at the age of 17 and promptly named national Director of Or­ Joined the Railway Clerks Union. ganization for the AFL. It was _ Nine years later he left the Rail­ from this position that he became way industry and joined the milk the MTD's executive secretarydrivers local union of the Team- treasurer. asters in Chicago. He immediately Tribute to O'Reilly as a trade plunged into union activity as a unionist came from all sections of volunteer organizer and his effec­ the labor movement. MTD Presi­ tiveness won for him an appoint­ dent Paul Hall noted that O'Reilly ment as general organizer and as- "had performed outstanding serv­ ^ sistant to the president of the ice to maritime workers in the Chicago Federation of Labor. development of the department since its inception." AFL Regional Director O'Reilly is survived by his wil'e, ^ In 1938, the late William Green, Mrs. Thelma O'Reilly of Chicagb, then president of the AFL, ap­ and two daughters. Burial took pointed O'Reilly midwest regional place at St. Mary's Cemetery in director of the AFL. In this post Chicago, after funeral ceremonies he was responsible for AFL activi- attended by representatives of the ' ties throughout the middle west. AFL-CIO, the SIU and many During World War II, O'Reilly other unions. SIUNA President served as AFL representative on Paul Hall and First Vice-President the regional War Labor Board and Morris Weisberger attended on be­ Labor representative in the Treas- half of the international union. IOC rai*'TktM SIU Big Winner In Gulf Tug Vote 3. The known bondholders, mort­ gagees, and other security holders owning or holding one per cent or more cf total amount of bonds, mort­ gages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None. 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or se­ curity holder appears upon the books of the company as trustees or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting; also the state­ ments in the two paragraphs shmy the affiant's fuU knowledge and be­ lief as to the circumstances and con­ ditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than»that of a bona fide owner. 5. The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the 12 months preceeding the date shown above was: (This information is required by the act of June 11, 1960 to be included in all statements regardless of frequency of issue.) 35,000. (Signed) Herbert Brand, Editor. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3«th day of September, 1960. John Brazil, Notary Public, (My commission March 30, 1962). '. s. •-a NEW ORLEANS—^Another impressive organizing victory was chalked up here as the SIU continued its drive to sign up seamen and allied maritime work­ ers. The SIU's Inland Boatmen's Union scored a clear-cut election victory in a Labor Board vote among ^^ tion to the Union. Before the a total of 98 men on its boats. All employees of the National NLRB mail ballot began, fhere was told, the various boatmen's divi­ Marine Service fleet. The a movement to get an "independ­ sion under the SIUNA now repre­ ent" union on the ballot in' an sent approximately 8,000 men on final tally was SIU, 70— effort to divide the pro-union sen­ the East Coast, Great Lakes, Gulf no union, 22. timents of the crewmembers. Coast and Pacific Coast. However, the "independent" effort The main office of the company National Marine Serv­ failed to arouse sufficient interest, has moved from New Orleans ta ice operates eight boats on the Mississippi River between St. Louis and New Orleans, as well as in the Gulf proper to Hous­ ton, Lake Charles and other ports. The company handles oil barges and also supplies bunkers to mer­ chant ships. On another front, the SIU's Marine Allied Workers Division in New York scored a two to one victory among employees of the Jay-Kay Corporation. The firm, with two plants in New York, employs between 550 to 650 work­ ers in the busy season. (See story, page 25, for full details). The one-sided SIU victory in the National Marine election came in the face of strong company opposi­ and (he "union" was unable to get on the NLRB ballot. Winning Streak The National Marine_Service vi?tory is the latest in a series of organizing successes for the SIU. In July, 850 railroad tugmen joined the Union as seven railroad tug fleets in New York harbor voted SIU. Then the SIU's Puerto Rican division won a 400-man tuna cannery plant on the island. Na­ tional Packing. Meanwhile, on the Great Lakes, the Great Lakes Dis­ trict won the 19-ship Boland & Cornelius fleet. as well as three other Lakes companies. Pioneer, Buckeye and Sieinbrenner, involv­ ing 47 ships in all. National Marine Ser\'lce employs Philly Hall A Showpiece Statement Of Ownership statement of the ownership, man. agement, and circulation required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, as amended -by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208) showing the ' ownership, management and circula­ tion of SEAFARERS LOG, published monthly at Brooklyn, New York, for September 30, 1960. , 1. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor and business managers are: Pub­ lisher; Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic Gulf, ' Lakes and Inland Waters District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Edi­ tor: Herbert Brand, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Managing editor, ;(none). 2. The owner is: (if owned by a corporation its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses ' of stockholders owning or holding one per cent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corpora­ tion, the names and addresses of -the individual owners must be given. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name and address as well as toat of each in­ dividual member, must be > given.) Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic & Gulf District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Hall,'Presi­ dent, 675 4th- Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. " • Spacious, comfortable recreational and shipping facilities in the new SIU Philadelphia hall are now in operation (top). Modern lounge chairs and decorations make the hall a showplqce. Above, Dispatcher Jimmy Doris (behind counter) registers Seafarers coming off ships in the area. Hall opened on October 4. Houston. Contract negotiations will get underway there just as soon as the Union receives official cer­ tification from the National Labor Relations Board as bargaining agent for the fleet. India Will Drop fox On Crews An additional tax burden on Seafarers—this time by the gov­ ernment of India—is apparently being shelved permanently as a result of SIU and other maritime union protests. The Indian levy, reportedly scaled at a whopping 40 percent of seamen's earnings while in In­ dian ports, would have represented a considerable hardship not only to American seamen but also to those of other countries. Since many shi^s trading with India often spend weeks in the various coastal ports, the tax would have meant a big bite in seamen's pay­ offs. Latest word on the Indian in­ come levy, according to a com­ munication to SIU President Paul Hall from J. D. Randeri, general secretary of the Maritime Union of India, is that' the Indian gov­ ernment is already in the process of amending its tax laws. Amendment In An amendment has been intro­ duced in the Lok Sabba (Indian parliament) exempting American seamen and others from the tax if they remain in Indian harbors 90 days or less. Those who remain over 90 days will apparently still be subject to the tax. For practi­ cal purposes, very few seamen will now be subject to this taxation. The original Indian law was sim­ ilar to a tax procedure which the state of Massachusetts tried to set up last year. The Bay State had at­ tempted to levy a tax on earnings of seamen aboard all ships in its waters, even though the seamen weren't residents of the state, weren't employed by a Massachu­ setts company or never went ashore. The tax plan was scrapped due to Federal regulations barring any withholding from seamen's wages other than for Federal in­ come or Social Security taxes. •I - ::U jj -f I ,] •^1 �smAfAHMH^-i^i^G II '' c t'i ^ .:f•f.•f f' Philadelphia Pi^off Menu Odd? IfsUNDay Aboard Ship Nineteen passenger - carrying shipping companies—along with 15 airlines and 14 railroads—will take part in observing UN Day next Monday by serving international cuisine to travelenf using their services. As far as the shipping outfits are concerned, they will additionally hold international dances and song festivals and fly the flag of the UN aboard their ships. All this is part of a previous agreement designed to honor the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of the United Na­ tions, in cooperation with the US Committee For the United Nations. The SIU - contracted Isthmian Carl Francum, carpenter, sigfns articles for shipping commissioner Lines said it intended to work up a special menu that day, listing a before getting discharge on Angelina. In rear are Baldo Coccia, food item and noting the country MAA; and Bill Tregembo, AB. The payoff of the Bull Line vessel from which it originates. Some of at Philadelphia reportedly ran smooth as o whistle. the more exotic dishes to be fea­ tured aboard Isthmian ships that day will include: Baked empanadas —a meat dish fi»m Chile; Shrimp curry, from Ceylon; gado-gado, a mixed salad from Indonesia, and kyet-tha-hin—chicken carrj' from Ceylon. Of course there will be pumpkin pie, the domestic con­ SAN FRANCISCO—Harry Bridges plans to continue his tribution to Seafarers Who might be leary of some exotic dessert like function of setting up conferences of pro-Communist unions halvah after all the strange-sound­ to support the Soviet Union's foreign policies. The latest issue ing dishes; of "The Dispatcher," publica­ The special observations com­ memorate the founding of the tion of the International convention. United Nations in San Francisco in Longshoremen's and Ware­ The invitation follows a continued 1945 at the end of the second housemen's Union, reports that round "of visits by ILWU delegates world war. The Allied powers «- &idges executive board is prepared to European countries, among them tablished the organization to out­ to invite a large delegation of such many Iron Curtain nations. law wars. unions to attend the 1961 ILWU Bridges' open activity in the in­ ternational area was kiriied off in May, 1959, when he ran a pro-Com­ munist conference In Tokyo at which the United States foreign policy was the major target. The conference followed the same line that was used by the Japanese ex-, Almost half • million dollars en its port channel to 400 feet and trmniris who blocked .President worth of contraband gold was expand the turning basin by .300 Eisenhower's visit to that country. found in bars on a Liberian-registry feet. Enlarged port facilities will Subsequently, when Russian Preship after it docked in Calcutta. The cost $20,000,000. The resort city Is mio- Khrushchev visited the United smuggled gold probably came from aiming to catch mare cargo and Hong Kong, to find a market in cruise operations. Calcutta goldsmith shops, — 4 4 4 Red \Union' Heads Get Bddge^ Invite : Maritilkie Roundup i 4" i Hie search for the wreck of the fu^t steamship, tlie Savannah, will shift from underwater to undersand. Divers decided it is not sub­ merged, but buried under sand dimes. Dig^g machines will go to work near Bayshore, Long Is­ 4 4 4 Portsmouth, New Harapshira, cit­ land, to find her. ' izens are planning to put up a pier 4 4 4 able to berth at least four, of the Alexandria, one of tiie great largest ocean-going vessels. They ports of ancient history, will get a want to make the city a big seaport. brand new shipbuilding yard with 4 4 4 the help of the Soviet Union. Down south, Miami plans to wid-. Egnatia is the name of the first ferry between Italy and Greece. It crosses the Adriatic five times a week, and averages 365 passengers and 98 cars on each trip. The run is 150 miles. 4 m IKii •; .ii-'-. ^ ;:i.- . 7-'''{•'.!• • • ; wm/nm mro'cALL 4 4 Two giant Diesel-eieclric Ice­ breakers are being built in Finland for the Russians. The hulls are of all-welded construction with special steel of high impact strength to withstand thidc Arctic ice. Ibe Russians already own the lilggest Stat^ he made a .special point of ice-breaker—the atom-powere'd visiting Bridges' headquarters, go­ ing there t^ce in one day. Lenin. The totest junkets of ILWU dele­ 4 4 4 gations have taken them far and On its maiden voyage, the Ed­ wide from Havana, where they ward Li, Ryerson—^largest ore ves­ signed a manifesto to fi^t in the sel ever on the Great Lakes—-was defense of Cuba, to Moscow. moved as a "dead boat." Four tug­ Among the reports bro^jgbt back, boats and ship-to-shore mooring aae delegate noted of Poland that lines drew her along the Manito- 'coUect^eness has become the best woio River, whkh was dredged and means for the advancement of widened to allow the 736-foot hull these pec^le and they are so well to squeeze through. aware at it that collectiveness isn't 4-4 4 left wheh the day's vwrk ends. A deep-sea tug lowed two ships Instead collectiveness is in their across the Atlantic, one cut up for homes in the form of apartinents scrap inside the other—which was tor the workers . . ^ ' cut up on amval. the trio was This is the delegation's way 6tmade from Buffalo to Britain, reporting the serious overcrowding where scrap prices are highef. io.Pblish housing. LABOR ROUND THE WORLD TRADE UNION MEMBERS IN THE LITTLE PRINCIPALITY OF ADEN, a British colony which guards the southern entrance to the Red Sea, are getting sin assist from the AFL-CIO and- the Interiiational Confederation of Free Trade Unions In fighting-jepressive anti-strike legislation. The Federation has pledged full support to the Aden Trade Union Congress, which 'is protesting the British colony's recentlyenacted laws banning strikes and requiring compulsory arbitration. A two-man ICFTU delegation flew out to Aden to investigate the charges made by the Aden Trade Union Congress, and verified that public service workers in the colony as well as other groups were under the yoke of oppressive legislation. Aden trade unions had called a general strike to protest the new legislaiion. As a result, 180 workers were fired for participating and the union group lost its license to publish its weekly journal. The Aden trade union congress is j'ust four years old and claims ap­ proximately 10,000 members. It has been an affiliate of the ICFTU since its formation. _ 4 4 4 AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE ARISEN OUT of the troubles in the Congo are the lack of an^. adequate legislation on the wage standards and working conditions of workers in Congo industry. Like every other segment of Congo industry and government, there is also a severe shortage of labor specialists- and administrators. As a result, an agreement has been reached between the International Labor Organization and the Congo -government thrqpgh which ILO will send advisers to assist in the drafting of social security legislation and minimum wage provisions for various regions and industries. Training programs will also b.e set up for labor inspector^ and health specialists. Meanwhile, unemployment is a»severe problem in the area, with 75,000 out of work in the capital city of Leopoldville alone. This is half of the city's work force. • 4 4 4 ONE OF'THE QUESTIONS RAISED BY THE BOOMING economy of Western Europe is how far and fast European unions are going to go to catch up to American standards. In the years that followed World War 11,^ while Europe was rebuilding its wrecked economy with the help of Marshall Plan money. United States unions were forging far ahead in wages and. working conditions. European unions, on the other hand, were being checked by a variety of Government controls, or by the prevalent notion that until the economies got back on their feet there was no point in pushing too hard for wage gains. Consequently, the prevailing pattern was establiriied under which European unions accepted far less in proportion than American un­ ions were getting in their contracts, with the result that the gap be­ tween standards here and abroad grcAy wider and wider. Meanwhile, the economy of many west European nations began to burst at the seams with strength and health. With the advantage of depressed wage levels and relatively new plant, the Europeans started invading traditional American markets as well as .flooding the US dom­ estic^ market with goods. And in return, American firms have started establishing branches overseas by the dozens to take advantage of lower wages and taxes, and to tap the European market. However, it now appears that European unions are Ijecoming re­ latively more aggressive about getting a fair share of the profits of industry. West Germany, in particular, is a case in point where wages have been low and profits astronomical up until now. But ip recent wage settlements, West German unions have been biting sizable chunks for the nation's workers out of the country's' booming econorpy, A very tight labor market and full employment have given the German unions a powerful bargaining weapon to start catching up with wage gains and working conditions in other western countries. For example, there, are 500,000 job openings available, and only 119,000 unempioyed. As a result, unions in the iron and steel industry have been success­ ful in obtaining 40-hour-week contracts while increasing base wages to compensate for the reduction in hours. Other new contracts are falling into an eight to nine percent wage increase pattern. Total wage increases involved will be on the order of $250 million. • 4 4 4 AMERICAN WORKERS WIlO THINK: THAT THEY HAVE BEEN troubled by problems of inflation should take a look at what's been going on in some South American countries. In Brazil, for example, the cost of living went up 52 percent^n just one year. Ctevernment em­ ployees got a 40 percent Increase, but at the rate that the Brazilian government is turning out paper mohey, the increase doesn't amount to much. All of this, of course, is grist for the Communist mill, and while the Communist Party is outlawed in Brazil, it has been making Inroads in the labor movement accordingly. ' 4 4 4 UNEMPLOYMENT SEEMS TO BE CATCHING ACROSS THE BOR­ DER. While in other industrialized nations the rate of unemployment Is low, Canadians are suffering from a relatively high rate of jobless­ ness. The unemployment rate is five percent there. In the United States, the latept uaemployment rate is just under six percent. Stay Put For Jobless Pay * Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing Iheir mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced intmruptiona of ^froin three to five weeks in getting their next fheck after they notified tile state unemployment offices that th^ had moved end changed their mailing addresa. An everj^e ^elay of a month is reported in most cases, causing consid^abie hardship to the men involved. �IMi SEAFARERS LOG ,.-ltM» Vtv* Bloomfield 'Perfect SCHEDULE OF On SA/p Cleanliness A&6MEETINGS HOUSTON—For the second year in a row, Bloomiield Dteamship Company has achieved a 100 percent rating on all of its four ships in the US: Public Health Service ship sanitation inspection. insnection. T This unusual record in ship Department. The company's com­ sanitation by the SlU-con- missary department generally fol­ tracted company was the result of low^ a 50-point program for ship sanitation. The combined efforts have led to 11 straight perfect scores in the inspection on various company vessels. The' SS Lucile Bloomfield received the 100 per cent rating four years in a row, while the SS Neva West also scored perfectly for four straight years. The SS Margarett BrOwn achieved a 100 per cent rating for three straight years while the SS Alice Brown compiled a per­ fect score for two consecutive in­ spection periods. The stewards on the top-rated ships are E. L. de Parller of the Lucile Bloomfield; George E. Hair of the Alice Brown; W. R. Gels of the Neva West, and W. W. Christhan of the Margarett Brown. Ship sanitation Inspections cover such items as drinking water sup­ Hair da Porlier plies, food preparation, food stor­ close cooperation between the age conditions, the cleanliness of steward department of the ships, messrooms and galleys and similar the ships' crews, shore and ship items. Companies receiving sanita­ employees of the company and the tion citations must score at least SIU Food and Ship Sanitation 95 percent on all their ships. Another One For Seafarers Newesl replacement launched lor SlU-contracted Mississippi fleet, the new SS Del Sol creates a fountain of spray as she comes off the ways at New Orleans shipyard. She will be a combination passenger-freighter in African trade. Safety Representative Appointed ln Gulf Area SJU membership meet­ ings are held! regularly Seafarer O. W. "Bill" Moody, who has been employed by the once a month on days in­ SIU in various capacities for a number of years in the Gulf dicated by the SIU Con­ area, has been named Assistant Safety Director by the trustees stitution, at 2:30 PM in of the Seafarers Welfare Plan.f the listed SIU ports below. He will work under the direc­ Moody had been city editor of tha All Seafarers are ex­ tion of Safety Director Joe "Tampa Tiqies." He had also been employed by the "Louisville Cou­ pected to attend. Those Algina. rier-Journal" and the "St. Peters­ Moody will operate out of New who wish to be excused Orleans, and cover the entire Gulf burg Times." should request permission area, visiting the by telegram (be sure to ships, and check­ ing up on the include registration num­ operations of the ber). The next SIU meet­ program in all ings will be: Gulf ports. In the course New York November 7 of hi.S operations, Philadelphia November 8 he will take up Baltimore November 9 safety problems both with the Detroit November 14 WASHINGTON — Indiana's erews of the Houston November 14 ships Moody and the company representa­ "right-to-work" law "has had neg­ NewOrleans November 15 tives in the Gulf area. There will ligible effect on the attraction of plant location or expansion in In­ Mobile November 16 be joint quarterly safety meetings diana," according to a detailed sur­ 'Wreck' Law Creates Few Indiana Jobs in the Gulf of company and Union representatives in which he will participate. The objective will, bd greater efficiency in carrying out the ship­ board safety program with conse­ quent further reduction in the in­ jury rate. NYDockmen Get Seeond Pact Raise A straight time increase of five cents an hour went into the pay envelopes of 30,000 New York waterfront workers on October 1. They also received one more paid holiday during the I960 contract year, bringing the total number of paid holidays to seven. The gains came under a contract negotiated last year by the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Associa­ tion with the New York Shippiifg Association, which represents 153 American and foreign-flag steam­ ship lines doing' business in New York. 'Dockworkers now have a base pay rate of $2.97 per hour. On October 1, 1961, this figure will go up an additional five 'cents an hour, bringing the base figure to $3.02. In a separately negotiated con­ tract, port watchmen, beginning October 1, receive an increase of 24 cents a day. Both contracts are for three years and expire in 19t2. Thanksgiving Day was selected by the longshoremen as their ad­ ditional paid holiday. Moody To Serve On New Orleans Planning Board NEW ORLEANS—New Orleans Mayor Chep Morrison has an­ nounced the appointment of O. W. Moody as a member of th^ city planning commission. He suc­ ceeds Maj. Gen. Raymond E. Flem­ ing, who recently resigned to be­ come adjutant general of Loui­ siana. Moody's term of office on the commission will run until June 30, 1968. In commenting on the ap­ pointment, Mayor Morrison de­ clared that Moody's "extensive newspaper background and wide experience in pOrt and labor prob­ lems will be invaluable to the commission's work." Moody is a member of the New Orleans area AFL-CIO Central La­ bor Council executive committee and secretary to the executive board of the committee on political education. Before coming into the SIU, r)/vE$ArS ArrRAcr VJWB AvomcB... CAi^VWAfe^ l\l\9BLY ON U,9,9r/CBN9rR,fRB9Ti9B IN WORIVWWB CpNmt NEWS u/jfH soMiet Bloc* HEADLINES —n IN REVIEV/ LAhiv^ meron md to or OIL PRODUCnON, fP V(l\CB& IN PACB OP \SORLV\N\Vp OIL 9URPWP. % \ vey by a prominent management research organization. Forbes Marketing Research Inc., reported that only 60 of the 10,503 jobs created by industries which moved into Indiana since the en­ actment of the law in 1957 can be credited to the ban on the unioa shops. The independent research firm interviewed officials of 55 new in­ dustries and 45 companies which conducted major expansions dur­ ing the past three years. •Not A Factor' All of the largest new industries, and 93 of the firms, indicated that the "right-to-work" law was not even a factor in the decision to locate in Indiana. Market location, labor supply and raw material ac­ cess were thq principal factors list­ ed by management. Six of the seven new or expand­ ed companies which did mention the law did not consider it a primary reason for locating in the state. The survey, made at the re­ quest of the Indiana Council for Industrial Peace, demolishes a major argument of • "right-towork" supporters—that the com­ pulsory open shop boosts tha state's economy by attracting new industry. The total number of new jobs brought in by firms which even mentioned the law as a factor . amounted to only 0.6 per cent of the jobs surveyed. pirrsBuRB piMTes DOWN yANKBEB IN IfUGAMBOP WORLD BBRIBS,10-9, ON MAZBROSKI'S 9vmNePR, Am-US,JArMi£SBLBPllST LBADBRMANU/AAASSASSW^ Arep... DBATHMAyLE^DIDUFV&X OAINSIN (SCW£MMBm,7HRBAir£NtNS MFApvs,4BcuRnY mcr. ^HCtYTWO lOBTlN JBT-FROPCRASNIN ^O&TON HARBOR. BlRO^ 9VCRBD /NtO J£r INTAKE BBUENEV RESPONSIBLE toR VIBASTER leBFT WINE AND PRO'CoMfAUNlSr BRitlSH ONIONS EErtEMPORAf^ ^CONTROL OP BRmSH LABOR fmiY, . PASS RBSOLOTlON CAME FOR. BRirtSN to DBSTROYAfOMIO ITEAPCNS WHBIHER ORNOT eoJierONiONXiOESSME, JMIO QMV/!OS^., ABKS U.^, to VPlAY COUPCriON OP OF BRAXIL TO THIS COOUPW. NB^^BRSBY Borscoirr BTARTS covsrm wALiL... ourro BBAT RECORD t BY BRtrmwomNVocrvR e^rwoecLviBfi il!:•N^iSC'.lsr ".IrlC.'.!' n -to REYANV aN.sfiiiauee to NBAW0 iNvBf^mrr AVmiSrRATNESEr-UR.. RED CHINA EAINSYOTBS \N ANNUAL ADMISSIONS rTESTfBIH'FAUSSHoRr <0F REQUIREMENTB. • NIGERIA LMsr , AFRICAN srArEt>EAiN HNv0pENPENce.,.oRmty ^ tRANSltON CONJRASIS JM CONGO CONfVSlOfi, .11 •ffl �-y-fm TvStm SEAFARERS Oteiofeen INf lOG • SEAFARERS — ROTARY SHIPPING ROARS (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) September 1 Through September 30^ 1960 Deep sea shipping activity in SIU ports was good during September when 2,496 Seafarers received employment aboard Union-contracted vessels. These job totals for, the month indicate that aft additional 194 jobs were shipped over the previous period, when 2,302 assignments were filled. Ship activity took a drop during September compared to the previous month. A total of 422 vessels were either paid* off, signed on or serviced in transit during that month: In August 460 ships were serviced. Breaking down the Sep­ tember ship activity figure, there were 12» payoffs, 46 signons and 247 ships in transit. New York handled 95 ships dur­ ing the month, the highest for any port. New Orleans waS Ship Activify next with 52. The tipofl on the shipping rise was the in^ Pay SiRS l» crease in payoffs, with 19 more vessels in that category,, Offi On TroM. TOTAL despite the drop in total ship calls. , Batten I S J3 The highest number of payoffs, 40, were recorded by New Maw Yarfc 4 SI 9li 17 IS York. Next in line was Baltimore, with 18 and New Orleans PbHaMyMa ..11 « BaMmatv ....IS 11 1ft 4S with 17. No payoffs were recorded at either Wilmington or Norfalh ...... 1 1 21 M Jachtoovilla .. 2 2 21 2* Miami. A and B registrations on the beach hit 3,284 men, almost exactly the same as in the previous month, which found 3,289 men on the beach on the last shipping day. Best port for shipping during September was Houstoni where 628 jobs were i^ipped. Next best; New York, with 451, and New Orleans, with 401 jobs shipped. MkHoi — Mobile 14 New Orleant .17 Hootton i WilmiiiRtan San Prmltca.. B Seattle 3 4 3 12 10 . 25 1 39 — IS S 11 0 7 Totoli 4ft .129 247 4 29 52 49 IS 21 IS 422 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Skipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CJLiASiS 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL A R 7 2 3 0 4 9-^ 3 14 0 5 0 4 I 3 4 1 5 43 39 15 25 70 20 129 2 3 2 19 23 0 2 5 • 7m 23 4 9 9 20 37 1 0 5 8 8 0 3 4 0 0 37 0 8 12 26 39 25 1 37 11 73 5 28 88 15 2 0 2 73 28 6 10 6 7 0 4 15 1 2 5 13 3 7 1 0 4 15 13 17 5 8 3 0 9 1 9 1 3 C ' 1 2 1 2 4 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 10 11 0 5 5 11 -4 26 0 10 0 2 8 0 1 1 29 10 33 34 2 15 16 54 17 105 4 12 13 29 2 4 C 12 103 29 76 51 38 36 2 78 35 164 4 20 35 59 2 5 5 12 164 59 5 6 6 0 1 7 14 2 1 10 1 4 4 1 2 4 14 10 3 4 7 14 11 27 45 1 7 8 0 1 6 0 3 3 45 8 10 12 23 6 14 1 3 23 I 10 9 20 0 3 4 23 i 20 391 116 1 153 13 125 149 287 205 338 112 655 22- 71 126 219 9 29 28 1. 57 655 219 GBOVP 3 ALL 1 2 21 7 8 6 Boston 80 22 148 46 New York 31 23 4 4 Philadelphia 83 23 47 13 Baltimore 36 17 4 9 Norfolk 15 5 9 1 Jacksonville 5 2 3 0 Miami 20 10 49 19 Mobile '36 52 18 106 New Orleans 53 88 29 170 Houston 14 8 5 1 Wilmington 53 San Francisco......... 17 31 5 28 13 3 Seattle Port 246 TOTALS Registered On The Beech CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 3 ALL 2 1 2 3 23 11 21 41 , 0 4 9 5 2 7 159 97 165 45 367 4 25 37 45 15 0 29 49 0 5 3 4 2 im 50 74 15 139 a 14 40 32 6 16 26 0 4 4 3 6 19 12 4 9 0 21 0 6 10 0 I 2 3 8 0 3 0 0 37 31 78 0 1 36 11 6 10 12 146 59 91 28 178 1 13 29 12 235 42 47 19 168 5 13 10 28 11 4 9 0 26 0 0 4 56 23 3 20 47 3 6 4 3 47 16 36 1 .4 16 13 4 7 57 931 375 539 147 1058 16 167 159 ALL T . 69 " 7 - 56 9 19 . 9 19 49 29 4 13 21 282 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A •• Shipped aASS B . GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 6 0 4 3 8 0 8 1 4 1 4 . 3 3 5 % 1 41 17 21 16 39 32 103 18 153 4 75 13 105 1 *20 18 19 0 5 1 . 17 5 15 0 1 4 4 22 0 6 9 14 59 4 24 26 54 0 42 47 5 4 46 4 69 7 38 18 17 2 6 10 18 3 13 2 6 13 1 6 2 4 3 2 6 0 7 0 5 0 2 5 2 0 _2 1 3 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0- 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 , 0 31 0 7 3 6 20 0 3 21 » 0 15 5 4 1 3 67 2 16 40 11 23 1 26 , 16 52 77 1 9 13 9 23 35 105 11 151 5 55 21 81 : 31 88 13 132 3 83 45 35 18 0 2 3 2 16 0 2 14 5 2 12 2 8. 1 9 20 6 30 1 3 3 .7 3 4 22 7 32 0 5 8 3 3 6 15 24 1 14 3 ii 3 18 2 23 0 2 6 4 106 404 74 584 19 159 100 1 278 77 354 66 497 11 147 106 264 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk :NicksonvllIe Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTAI« Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1 2 3 8 0 2 1 8 6 12 105 2 4 39 0 2 22 0 2 15 8 46 0 5 3 60 4 13 0 4 0 6 0 3 4 2 1 3 3 1 0 2 1 0 9 20 0 0 0 4 IS 77 0 12 6 23 22 132 0 10 12 83 13 16 0 9 1 12 8 1 0 0 1 , 32 0 6 1 3 4 23 3 40 51 1 94 497 264 Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL C ALL 1 2 1 2 3 ALL 19 2 3 15 2 3 11 2 2 •' i 12 159 52 131 23 294 5 34 26 95 39 1 2 2 20 8 29 0 3 5 8 114 11 67 6 84 2 27 32 fl 23 1 4 3 14 0 5 7 12 10 9 2 7 0 3 4 5 0 4 i. 7 ' 4 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 9 0 24 15 40 6 61 0 7 6 13 28 23 18 118 30 77 19 126 3 54 89 2 22 237 41 45 3 11 5 13 38 a 2 0 3 13 2 5 0 0 37 1 41 9 5 8 1 24 "4 2 33 5 19 16 3 4 5 29 2 21 94 1 855 171 452 79 1 702 11 143 116 1 279 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 6 3 3 » 1 2 6 4 6 0 3 2 0 35 20 66 121 3 96 2 20 25 23 14 59 10 3 8 21 0 0 a 8 9 3 11 23 27 62 0 9 26 57 3 22 25 21 6 30 6 3 13 1 4 7 4 6 11 2 3 2 11 3 2 16 0 2 6 8 ^•7 0 9 2 . 2 0 2 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 . 1 J 11 4 19 34 0 26 0 23 23 9 2 15 22 11 55 88 1 87 1 28 30 23 8 56 41 87 5 17 29 91 8 39 52 40 14 37 4 3 5 12 0 2 0 2 3 Id 4 3 14 6 16 36 0 vO 9 5 9 24 3 16 6 4 2 12 5 3 13 19 ' 21 0 2 11 192 84 236 1 512 18 25 178 1 221 152 62 243 1 451 Port Is . Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk..... Jacksonville.. Miami... Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle lOTALS Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 4 4 0 9 0 26 27 1 8 0 0 8 17 1 1 15 0 5 % £ 6 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 40 4 34 2 1 a 37 41 3 0 0 3 Q 3 3 0 10 0 8 2 ro 8 156 V* GROUP 1 2 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Q 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 9 2 1 TOTAt SHIPPED CLASS 3 ALL A B 3 6 3 4 27 13 ^13 96 3 23 8 3 17 9 9 57 6 1 2 7 5 9 6 5 0 0 , 0 2 0 26 9 0 10 87 40 10 41 23 24 91 3 10 3 2 3 3 3 24 10 4 19 4 75 79 174 Registered OiIt The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 2 C ALL 1 6 13 3 3 3* 13 4 0 4 7 32 115 223 4 6 J6 13 136 76 46 8 6 25 0 8 3 34 11 1 9 99 0 83 53 12 34 2 22 9 24 3 4 15 4 11 . 2 3 5 2 10 2 2 19 . 1' 1 20 15 6 5 8 8^ 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 5 2 35 29 11 39 79 0 0 29 0 29 10 137 37 13 77 127 0 1 58 59 3 18 16 . 47 24 156 . 13 1 17 21 16 7 2 5 14 2 0 3 1 3 30 17 9 19 41 0 0 3 5 5 17 3 2 2 4 13 20 4 S3 ' 13 79 719 284 111 328 1 723 18 29 295 1' 243 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DESX fMfiME • GRAND TOTALS GROUP 13 3 ALL 34S 391 lie 1 753 ;ias 494 74 1 384 m 84 239 1 912 544 879 428 11S49 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C roMi SHIPPED Registered OrI The Beach CLASS ft/ CLASS A • CLASS. : GROUP GROUP GBDUP GROUP GBCNIF . 2 a R C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL A 1 2 > ALL 1 a t ALL 1 57 375 536 147 9 20 28 699 210 5T 931 ^ai9 i22 71 126 965 13 125 149 1 287 205 339 112 m 492 79 40 51. ; St !.49fi29p-,M 19 159 100 1 278 77 354 68 ^#7 11 147 106 284 3 as* . HI 828 1 76 • • 79 8 158 1T4 2 18 25 178 t tZt 152' 62243 457 10 61 155 238 i609 657 230 249Slaso 1099 554 50 309 427 | 786 434 754 421 1899 43 228 388 657 14 , GROUP ALL 12 3 ALL |I9a ^ 16 107 159 1 282 Wtp 17 143 116 | 218 t 729 18 26 aev 12483 U 279 480 i Ml �SEAFARERS Ff Seraa LOG Seafarers Draw Free Series Ducats J«e Mdna, Safety Director Prosress On Safety In Action The evidence of what can be done to improve and encourage ship­ board safety is pretty clear today. By means of a Joint labor-manage­ ment program such as we have on SIU ships, safety has become a way of life aboard SIU vessels instead of Just a lot of talk and gimmicks. The gimmicks help, of course, but the attitude on all sides is what's important. With the proper teamwork between everybody ashore and the gang on the ships, a lot can and is being done. Look at what's been accomplished on Alcoa ships, for example, for the last few years. Alcoa has won the top award in the business for two years running and missed it by a hairiins in 1»57. This didn't Iiappeh overnight; it Just shows that cooperation and teamwork can get it done. Other SIU companies have developed fine safety records. Improved records, ail along the line. The Safety Department began taking a count a few weeks ago on the number of SIU ships that have gone without a disabling accident for six consecutive months since the start of 1960. We've already come up with the names of 21 such vessels, and suitable awards are being prepared and presented. (See photos on Pages 1 and 2.) On these 21 vessels, a total of 225 crewmembers were aboard for the full time. This, covers approximately a third of the jobs on those ships. In addition,, many hundreds of men, who were aboard the award-winning ships at some time during the period, also con­ tributed to this kind of progress. They are also doing the same on other ships. This first "honor roil" of accident-free ships includes the following: Kaphael Semmes (Sea-Land); Emilia (Bull): Seatrain New Jersey (Seatrain); Del Sol, Del Alba (Mississippi); Alcoa Corsair. Alcoa Partner (Aleoa); Steel Voyager (Isthmian). Waterman ItMlf has 13 of them; Andrew Jackson, Antinous, Choctaw, Claiborne, DeSoto, Hunricane, Iberville, Kyska, Maiden Creek, Topa Topa, Warrior, Wild Ranger and Toting America. Some 20 other ships that we know of will be on this list shortly. This is a pretty solid achievement, and the record can only get better from here on in. $ ^ ^ A long-range effort through shoreside training and upgrading schools is another of the many details that go into making safetyawareness a real part of the seaman's Job. The SIU iJfeboat Training School has a near-perfect record of 97 percent in training men from all departments for that important lifeboat ticket. A total of 356 out of 368 trainees to date have cleared the Coast Guard exam. Add to this another 76 success stories in upgrading men for AB tickets, or as firemen, electricians, oilers and other black gang ratings. Here's the story again in a nutshell: "Training, Teamwork and (Cooperation, as firemen, eiectricians, oilers and other black gang ratings. All of this training, in addition to developing Job know-how, is aimed at making SIU men and ships the safest on the seas. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can he submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG).' What's Wrong With This Picture? 'Jr< SIU heodquorters employee assists Union Representotive E. B. McAuiey at shipping hall drawing for free World Series tickets. Some two dozen tickets were distributed to lucky SMfarers for the New York games of the Series ot Yankee Stadium. Pirates took the Series at final game in Pittsburgh. . Casey Sues Cleason Honored Seatrain Co. By 1,300 At Dinner Ralph Casey. presiUent of the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute, has filed notice of a lawsuit against the SlU-contracted Sea­ train Line, it's been reported. Casey was a passenger on the fer­ ryboat C2iatham of the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad, when the ferry collided with the Sea­ train Georgia on the Hudson River. According to the "New York Herald Tribune" of August 30, Casey testified that when the ferry­ boat docked .after the accident, he jumped to the dock from the sec­ ond deck and sprained his ankles. The rest of the passengers, except for a few injured, walked off the ferry. Casey has been critical in the past of seamen who file lawsuits against shipping companies. He declared at last year's National Safety Council meeting that the responsibility for most injury law­ suits can be placed on the "phsically and mentally unfit, the chron­ ic troublemakers and cl^im con­ trivers." An audience of some 1,300 labor and management repre­ sentatives'turned out at a fund-raising testimonial dinner in honor of Teddy Gleason, general organizer of the Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Asso-^" ciation, at the Waldorf-As­ and other activities of the ILA and toria, September 24. The pro­ is currently helping resolve the ceeds of the dinner Went to the problems raised by the develop­ City of Hope, an organization ment of container ships. Among those attending, aside which maintains a* hospital out­ side Los Angeles for treatment of from trade, union representatives, were representatives of the New York Shipping Association, the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute, various Government agen­ cies, the trucking industry and the New York Waterfront Commission. • The commission was the target of critical comment at the dinner from 51U President Paul Hall, who was one of the speakers. Hall noted that the cost of the Com­ mission was a burden upon the entire steamship industry in the Port of New York, and declared that its existence was an unneces­ sary imposition on the port and on longshoremen. The commission, he declared, should be abolished, and the operations of the port and conditions of employment left to free collective bargaining between the ILA and the employers.Teddy Gleason Gleason has been active on the victims of serious long-term ail­ New York waterfront for 46 years, ments such as cancer. starting as an office boy, and be­ Gleason's selection as the guest coming successively a longshore­ of honor was .made on the basis man and a checker. He has been of his leadership in the maritime head of the port checkers local labor field in the Port of New union since 1934 and was named York. As general organizer of the an organizer of the ILA in 1947, Two SlU-contracted vessels, ILA, he has played a prominent becoming general organizer sub­ the Alcoa Partner and the Alcoa role in the negotiation of contracts sequently. Roamer, were among 27 Ameri­ can-flag ships receiving certif­ icates of honor for accident-free operation. The Roamer topped all freighters with a mark of 1,404 accident-free consecutive days.' The Partner came third in the nation with a mark of 877 days. ARTICLE II, SECTION 60. VESSELS IN IDLE STATUS. When Any merchant vessel of United States registry becomes eligible a TKsel is inactive in a United States port for any reason for a period for the award at the end of two of 10 days or less, the Unlicensed Personnel shall be kept on board calendar years of operation with­ at the regniar monthly rate of pay. However, when it is expected out a lost-time accident. .The that said vessel will be idle for a period in excess of 10 days, the Un­ licensed Personnel may be reduced on arrival. Should the vessel re­ awards dated back to 1953. The certificates were presented sume service within 10 days, the vessel's Unlicensed Personnel who are by the Marine Section, National entitled to return to the vessel, shall receive wages and subsistence fer Safety Council, and the Ameri­ the period for which they were laid off. S ft can Merchant Marine Institute, in Questions have been raised on more than one instance about what noontime ceremonies at the New happens when a company orders a crew for a sliip that has already been York Yacht Club. in lay-up for 10 days. If the crew is ordered to report .to the Job on the 10th day, then the provisions of the article apply; namely, that the original unlicensed personnel can claim their jobs back plus receiving wages and subsistence for the period for which they were laid off. However, this does not apply if the crew is ordered on the tenth day to report to work the following day. in this case the 11th day. In such circumstances, it is as if an entirely new crew is being called and the jobs are called off the board in the usual fashion. The previous Crew .does not have any preference, nor do they collect wages and sub­ sistence. Safety Body Cites Two SIU Ships KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT Safely goggles are a wonderful invention to pro­ tect that precious commodity, human eyesight. But they aren't miraculous. And it would take a mirada lor safety goggles to protect the eyes whefi they ore up in the middle of the forehead, or worse hang­ ing on a hookl Miracles don't happen that often. Better wear those goggles over the eyes where they belong. An SIU Ship Is A Safe Ship �rag* Eigu /•^• ; . SEAFARERS LOG THE SIU mis Philly Tugmen In Camera Range 60-Day Delqyi President Bars BP Tug Strike; Names Fact-Finder Croup The SIU Railroad Marine Division's plans for a strike against seven major railroads were postponed late last month after President Eisenhower signed an executive order under the Railroad Labor Act calling-* for a fact-finding board to in­ rine Division, bargains for the vestigate and mediate the dis­ Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ pute between the roads and the Union. The action postponed the strike for at least 60 days. The hoard called its first meeting with the Union and the railroads on Oc­ tober 6. The Marine Division, a segment of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Union, had, after many months of fruitless negotiations, refused an earlier Federal offer of arbitration. This decision was based on the railroads' repeated stubborn refusal to lisfen to any and all demands put to them by the Railway Harbor Council which, along with the Railroad Ma- Bait. Tugs Get 30-Cenf Pay Raise BALTIMORE—The Inland Boat­ men's Union of the SIU has signed a three-year contract V/ith major tug operator's in Baltimore harbor, calling for a 30-cent across the board pay increase plus in­ creased contr^utions to the SIU Welfare Plan^ The new contract, signed Octo­ ber 7, runs from October 1, 1960, to September 30, 1963, . The increases are: a 14-cent per hour increase for the first year; an eight-cent per hour increase for the second year, and another eightcents hourly the third year. In addition, the companies will pay an extra 40 cents per day to their present daily contribution to the SIU Welfare Plan. The effect of the pay hike the first year will bring hourly wages to $2.71 for captain; $2.39 for mates; $2.70 for engineers; $2.33 for firemen, and $2.17 for deck­ hand. When boats are on the bay, men will be paid the hourly harbor scald at 12 hours straight time. The contract involves Baker Whiteley Towing Co.; Baltimore Towage and Lighterage Co.; Curtis Bay Towing Co., Charles Harper Co. and Atlantic Transport. I 1.6', The activities of the various inland boatmen, railroad marine tugs, deep sea tngs and harbor craft under the SIU banner are dealt with here. The SIU fam­ ily inclndes various groups of boatmen throughout the nation —on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Great Lakes and in Pacific Coast ports. These o^t operate in support of deep sea shipping and sup­ plement such shipping in con­ fined waters. Their activities concern all seafaring trades. ciation and the Master's, Mates and Pilots. The Marine Division Itself represents 850 deckhands who are employed aboard harbor tugs. Union and railroad representa­ tives met for the first time last No­ vember to discuss demands for a new agreement under the Railway Labor Act. The major gains sought Thd Inferior of CG Willis' new for tiie deckhands .were: cargo barge Christopher Willis • A minimum manning scale for above); which arrived at Paulsall steam and diesel tugs and fer­ ries which was in effect as of No- boro, NJ, recently, shows the ca­ pacity of the huge craft. The com­ vemiber 1, 1959. pany plans to get three more simi • A general wage increase of 55 lor barges to compete with cents an houf. carriers. • Four additional paid holidays. • A . pension and welfare plan similar to that covering deepsea members of the SIU. The crew of the tug Jack (photo The Railroad Marine Division right) pdses on the boot deck will stand pat on its original de­ at Paulsboro. They are (I to r) mands, according to one source. Hiram Lupton, skipper; Roger FulMeanwhile, the fact-finding ford, OS; John Brickhouse, cook; board has 30 days in which to in­ Lloyd Piner, engineer; Curtis vestigate the dispute, and another 30 days in which to file a report O'Neal, jhate; William Baum, en­ on their findings. If no agreement gineer, and Glen Forney, OS. is reached at the end of this period, the Union will be free tp take any action it deenos necessary to pro­ tect the interests of its member­ The crew of the Jock working on ship. wrist pin in the engine room Companies involved in the con­ photo right) ore: Piner, Baum, Fultract dispute include the Pennsyl­ ord and 0'l|>leal. On the deck vania, New York Central, Balti­ of the Willis tug Williston the crew more and Ohio, New Haven and other major railroads which use coils a 10-inch hawser (bottom carfloats to transport railroad photo): Earl Mitchell, Hereford freight cars to and from various Rice, Wayne Watson and Curtis harbor-side terminals in the Port Carawan. of New York. Arundel Starts Two-Mile Bethlehem Dredge Joh BALTIMORE—Arundel Dredging Corp., contracted to the Inland Boatmen's Union of the SIU, is dredging a two-mile channel for Bethlehem Steel Company at the Sparrows Point, Md"., steel plant. The IBU is furnishing crew­ current 800,000-ingot-ton-expanmen for tugs being used in the sion of the nation's largest steel big dredging operation. Two dredges are currently working on tbe job and others may be added later. The job is expected to last at least 16 months. The 33-foot ship channel will run 9,000 feet from the main Balti­ more harbor waterway, the Brewerton Channel, to a 1,000 foot ship turning basin at a new marine terminal complex- being built by the steel company on the eastern end of Sparrows Point. Construction of - the channel, which is to be 250 feet wide, wiU require dredging approximately three and a half - million cubic yards of material. The channel job, and the, marine terminal project, are part of the Oetobcr, IN# plant A steel piled wharf will be constructed whiph wiU provide an ultimate dredged depth of 45 feet below mean low. water to accom­ modate future deep-draft ocean­ going vessels. Part of the program which will bring the plant steel capacity to 9,000,000 ingot tons a year, the wharf will be about 850 feet long and will eventually accommodate four deep-sea vessels. Steel products from Betblehem plants at WiUiamsport and Lebanon will be shipped across the wharf as well as products from the Spar­ rows Point operation. Shipments from the new terminal will go to Pacific, South Atlantic and Gulf Coasts as well as overseas. �••• r-ir.yi Ik&lter.ufHi Pag* Ntei SEAFARERS LOG "'SI tm BOikTMA. West Coast Tugs Get Around; One Enroute To Japan SEATTLE—Thdy call the union the Inlandboatmen's tTnion of the Pacific, but in some respects, the name doesn't fully describe the function of the Pacific Coast tugboat union. While most of its membership is employed on tugs, ferry­ Francisco, Calif.; Portland, Ore.; boats, barges and other vessels and Ketchikan, Alaska. in Pacific Coast coastal and river Seattle, the IBU has divisions in waters, part of the operation in­ volves long offshore tows. Captain John Fox, president of the union, reports that a "substan. tial number of members are em­ ployed on tugs engaged in coast­ wise and ocean towing. The opera­ tions of the ocean-going tugs are far-flung. This sulnmer, tugs manned by the Inlandboatmen's Union were operating in the Arctic By an overall majority of, better Ocean, the Bering Sea, the South than nine to one, the membership Pacific and to the Orient." of the Harbor and Inland Water­ In fact, one of the tugs manned ways Division has approved a re­ by the union's members, thS Salv­ vised constitution, setting up the age Chief, is presently en route to organization as the Inland Boat­ Japan. She has in tow an obsolete men's Union of the Atlantic, Gulf, US aircraft Carrier, the USS Matan- Lakes and Inland Waterways Dis­ kau, which has been sold for scrap trict. to be cut up In the Orient. Voting on the referendum took The first leg of the tow Is non­ -place ' in the ports of Boston, stop to Wake Island. From there, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, the Salvage Chief will head to New Orleans and Houston. Yokohama. She will return light via the great circle route, passing The IBU has been set up in three just^outh of the Aleutian, Islands. sections, one on the Atlantic Coast, This, of course, is a far shorter one on the Gulf Coast and one on run, but the southerly route was the Lakes.'The present interim of­ chosen for the outbound leg for ficers of the IBU will serve without pay until May, 1961, when officers safety reasons. for the division will be elected at a The Salvage Chief is a combina­ convention. The administrative tion tug and salvage vessel oper­ ated by Pacific Inland Navigation. machinery includes a national di­ As is to be expected, she is con­ rector, secretary-treasurer and an siderably larger than most tugs, executive board. being 192.6 feet long with a 347foot The IBU is one of several divi­ beam. The 725-gross ton vessel sions of the SIU, others being the Marine Allied Workers Division, develops 3,600 horsepower. Seafarers had the opportunity to Puerto Rican Division. see her in action when the York- On the Pacific Coast, tugboatmar (Calmer) grounded on the men and harbor workers are repre­ Oregon Coast during a dense fog. sented by the Inland boatmen's The Salvage Chief was hired to Union of the Pacific, a West Coast haul her off the beach. affiUate of the SIU of North Aside from operations out of America. 8an Diego, San Pedrp and Sani Okay New Consiitufion For Tugmen Tugboatman Retires % •m MOBILE—Welfare plan cover­ age for members of the SIU Inland Boatmen's Division has paid off several times in recent months for Chalmers Money, a member of the division in this port. Money filed four claims for benefits in the past seven months covering illness and hospitalization for his wife and received a total of $927..55 to meet her medical expenses. The coverage included hospital room and board benefits, hospital extras and doctors visits to the hospital. Mrs. Money was confined for a variety of ailments including arthritis. Money, who is employed by the Mobile Towing and Wrecking Com­ pany, would have been hardRetired G&H tugboatman Larry Seesholtz (left) receives his initial pressed to meet his medical ex­ disability-pension benefit check from IHouston port agent Bob penses were it not for the coverage. Otherwise, activiUes in the port Matthews in the living room of the Seesholtz home. The 5B-yearhave been running smoothly with old boatman was forced into retirement by an arthritic condition. the only beefs of any consequence concerning seniority items. These have been satisfactorily resolved. The port missed out on its Septem­ ber IBU meeting, because that was the day that Hurricane Donna blew into, town, and made it too gusty and too wet for even the hardiest sailor to get about the HOUSTON—The first tugboatman in the G&H fleet to go streets. on the disability-pension benefit, Lawrence Seesholtz, is now taking life easy in retirement. Seesholtz, who is 58 years old. has been forced to quit sailing' G&H since September 6, 1947, as as the result of an advanced a deckhand. He is. a resident of arthritic condition. Galveston. G&H is the largest tug As a result he is now receiving operator in the Houston area. the $35 weekly benefit which Is The first disability benefit for paid to all recipients of the SIU's Seesholtz was, in a sense, an an­ disability-pension benefit. The pay­ niversary present, since the veteran ment Is in addition to benefits tugboatman recently celebrated his CUIUS eARuV ! I! which can be collected either un­ 40th wedding anniversary. der the disability or old age provi­ sions of the US Social Security program. Seesholtz has been employed by r' ,? Houston Tugman Retires Under SIU Benefit Plan m M. WewM, Notify Union On LOG Mail Sdlyag* Chief IqlcM US aircraft earri(ir Matanicaq In tow for' Jopon where she will be sut up for seraph Tow ji pass-* Ing via Woke Islond so ot to ovoid North Pocific stormsi 4 Hospital Benefits Aid Mebiie Man As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every month to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Sea­ farers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steam­ ship companies for the itiner­ aries of their ships. On the basis of the information sup­ plied by the ship operator, three copies of the LOG, the head­ quarters report and minutes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Sea­ farer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers congregate there. , As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG, atid ship's mall is not delivered so that the Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accu­ racy of its mailing lists. Prepare For Lalces Welfare Plan Talks DETROIT—Getting set for welfare and pension talks witK Great Lakes dredge and tug operators, officers of the dredge workers and tug workers unions on the Lakes are studying va­ rious union plans in this area."^ In another contract area, tho The presidents of the two Dredge Workers Union has ob­ unions, Bob Jones of the tained a special portal and trans­ Dredge Workers and Gus Wolf of portation agreement to cover spe­ the Tug Workers, visited the SIU's cific projects in Sault Ste. Marie, headquarters in Brooklyn to re­ the "Soo" canal area. view the operations of the SIU Great Lakes Dredge , & Dock, benefits plans, as well as those of and Price Brothers - McClung, the Marine Engineers and the agreed to a special portal and Operating Engineers Local 25, transportation rate which will ba which is an East Coast dredge paid to dredge workers in lieu of workers union. room and board. Under consideration Is a pro­ Great Lakes Dredge agreed to posal that the tug and dredge pay a special rate effective Au­ workers be covered by the SIU gust 15, 1960, on existing projects Welfare Plan, since this would en­ at Bridge Island and Round able the groups to provide im­ Island. Price Brothers also agreed mediate coverage for their mem­ to a special rate for the duration bership without first accumulating of their project at Little Rapids reserves over a long period of Cut and for aH subcoptracts st time. If they initiated their own Round Island from the Great plan from scratch, it would take Lakes Dredge and Dock.Company. many weeks to provide coverage. The only stipulation is that It 'Is expected that the proposals these agreements would not bo for welfare coverage would be sub­ binding if there are radical mitted tq the operators at negotia­ changes in the 1961 master con­ tion meetings starting next March. tract negotiations. - - - '• •m ' • s '•''.fr I �^ •I'jji "V-'NV^ "^jir ffkfft Tea SEAFARERS October, im LOG r: Lakes; Port Reports Alpena Sees New Jobs A visit to the Dossin Great Lakes Museum located on-Belle Isle in Detroit proved to be on interesting experience for two veteran SlU sailors. Standing behind a binnacle is John Mogie, porter, and next to him, holding on to the ratline, is Dewey Bellant, AB. The museum, which is open to the public, ccniains paintings and models of Great Lakes ships, sea instruments and many other items familiar to sailors, such as a Lyie gun. ALPENA—There was a shipping decline in September, but Port Agent Norman Jolicoeur says that more jobs are expected with the new fleets coming into the SIU. The SlU-contracted Arnold Tran­ sit Company has laid up five of its ships with the end of the vacation trade to Mackinac Island. There are only 16 pints left in the blood bank—Its lowest point this year. The following SIU mem­ bers and families have used it; Joseph Cebula, . four pints; An­ thony Kowalski, three pints; Jo­ seph Baker, three pints, and Ron­ ald Aitkens, two pints. Forty-four silos have been built for cement storage in the Huron Portland Cement plant. t 3^ 4" Buffalo Gets Hall BUFFALO—Eight boats, tempo­ rarily idle during the grain eleva­ tor strike, have been fitted out, re­ ports Roy Boudreau, Port Agent. Four are now in with storage grain and more are expected soon. Pre­ dictions are that Buffalo is to have the biggest lay-up fleet this year in storage grain. By this time, the members will Do you know what the first boat to sail on the Great Lakes have been getting accustomed to was? Do you know what a half model is and why ship build­ their new Buffalo hall.' Museum Recreates Life On The Lakes ers once used them? Have you ever seen a patent log, chip ' log or a taffrail log? Are you-*familiar with the work of the disaster. Another display tells United States Survey Depart­ the "Language of the Lights." ment? Or do you know tlie com­ plete story of Great Lakes sliipping frmn its beginning to the present time? If the answer is "No" to any of these questions, then the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, located at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, is the place for you to go. Seated on the bank of the Detroit River, the newly-built bluish-grey brick struc­ ture is visible from any boat pass­ ing the Island. Dedicated on July 24 of this year, the museum's christening was a symbol of its purpose. The bottle used for the baptism con­ tained a sample of water from all five Great Lakes. There are many displays, such as the one called "Things of the Sea," which shows a • mariner's telescope, pressure depth gage, eompass deflector, sextants and a message tube to ' be thrown overboard with the ship's papers in the event of By pressing any button in a row a different screen is illuminated showing how ships communicate with each other through the use of lights as, for example, a steamer under way and a steamer not under command. Models of SlU-contracted ships as well as other ships from the start of Lakes' sailing to now are exhibited. Paintings of the D&C boats, freighters and many different Lakes scenes are hanging every­ where. You'll-see a scale model of the St. Lawrence Seaway, all the knots a sailor should know,, and a room facing the river with a wheel, telamotor and gyroscope, making you feel as if you were in the pilot house of a Great Lakes ship. The Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle in Detroit is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 AM to 6:45 PM and there is no admission charge. Great Lakes Shipping Sept 2 — Sept. 30,1960 PORT w ! DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL Alpena 27 22 12 61 Buffalo 101 66 38 205 Chicago 19 19 9 47 Cleveland 44 16 6 66 Detroit 137 113 42 292 Duluth 38 32 6 76 Frankfort 24 30 19 73 Toledo 53 33 15 101 443 331 147 921 TOTAL called up to have their usual allot­ ments doubled. There has been a slight dip in shipping here, but meanwhile the fellows are relaxing In the com­ fortable leather chairs in the hall and enjoying television and coffee made fresh each morning by Brother Jimmy Farncn. U.sually the wait for work is a short one. 4 4 4 Frankfort Jobs Steady FRANKFORT—The hupting sea­ son is coming up, and shipping is on a steady course, reports Port Agent Floyd Hanmer. Brothers Carl Anderson, oiler, Chet Burley, lookout, and William Fisher, steward, as well as Han­ mer, were in SIU headquarters during the last week of September for contract negotiations. Ann Arbor No. 5 is still in the shipyard for repairs. Brother Nor­ man Hubbell is rwovering in the Marine Hospital. All of the mem­ bers express their sorrow on the death of Brother Palmer Smith in a house fire. 4 4 4 Cleveland Is Active > many SIU services in the article, "Labor's Own Special Services," Wares notes. 4 4 4 Duluth Jobs Secy re DULUTH—The 1960 shipping season is considered one of the worst in memory, but not for SIU seamen, according to Port Agent Gerald Westphal. The SIU moved close to ICQ jobs here in the last 30 days. Scores of non-union sea­ men from inany of the unorganized fleets have been seeking member­ ship books. Some of them have several years' seniority, yet have been bumped back and out of jobs by officers. Westphal adds that the PickandsMather Company is a prime Exam­ ple, with less tllan 10 ships out of a 32-ship fleet now operating. 4 4.4 Crews Discuss Procedures DETROIT — Representatives elected by the crews of the six Steinbrenner vessels will meet in Detroit on October 24 and 25 to study SIU representation pro­ cedures and offer proposals on working rules. Steinbrenner has already signed an interim agree­ ment as well as the SIU job secur­ ity program and the trust agree­ ment for Welfare. Crew representatives of Buck­ eye and Pioneer will also be ,coming in to Detroit for two-day. meet­ ings shortly. The men of B&C will meet after lay-up. CLEVELAND — Movements of grain from the upper Lakes to ports in Lake Erie are keeping things active here, according to Port Agent Stanley Wares. Mem­ 4" 3». 4 bers have a very short wait for jobs. Toledo Shipping Fair Coronet Magazine in its Septem­ TOLEDO—Shipping in Toledo has been fair. Several men from ber issue mentions some of the laid-up Boland and Cornelius ships have taken advantage of their new Buffalo Hail Almost affiliation with the SIU by getting jobs with other SIU fleets. Port Agent Ed Doherty says that sea­ men from the Columbia, Hanna and Cleveland Cliffs fleets who have visited the hall are worried about being sold into anotRer shoreside union. They don't want to be deprived of a bona-fide sea­ men's union. They intend to fight this company-sponsored deal just as hard as the Boland men fought the Teamsters. Shipping hit a busy peak when two 'Tomlinson ships, the Merton E. Farr ^nd the Ball Brothers, crewed up to go up for storage grain. ' 4- 4 4 Chicago Hails Paper CHICAGO—The "new look" in the September issue of the Great Lakes Seafarer was a great suc­ cess, and not only for members. Businesses on the GLS mailing list The SIU Great Lakes Union Is a union of, by and for Great Lakes seamen which has made tremendous progress in advanc« Ing the security of SIU men sailing under its banner. One of its greatest accomplishments is the seniority and job security system which gives Lakes men protection under the seasonal shipping set-up. Once confined to inland waters, activities of Sltl men on the Lakes now have greater significance with ttie openings of the Seaway, and its use by hundreds of deep sea lAips. The Lakes have become America's fourth seacowt and. developments there are of in­ creasing interest to all meii In the SIU family of unions. Ready New SIU Buffalo hall is near-completion as workmen rush to put - the finishing touches on the Tennessee red brick, two-story structure located at 749 Washington. The new hall will also be the home of the SIU-affi|iated Dredge Workers' and Tug Workers' Unions. Inside, the new Buffalo. Hall .simulated, cheriry. and walnut, wood panelling is being finished off in preparation for the SIU member­ ship, which will shortly be enjoying part of the hall's facilities. �V IIM SEAfARERS FMff*'El«VM LOG ES SEAFARER \l Great Lakes Election Committee Reports SIU Representation Starts For B-C Men The seamen of Boland and Cornelius, who recently voted down an attempt by. Jimmy Hoffa to organize Lakes' seamen, are now receiving their full SIU membership books from representatives boarding their seamen who were employed by ships. The Boland crewmen of the the company at the time of the Shown above is fhe SlU membership-elecied commifiea on election, whose report on the SlU Great Lakes District's 1960 biennial elections of officials was read at membership meetings in all Great Lakes ports last month. The report showed the following officials elected: Secretary-Treasurer, Fred Farnen; Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, Stanley F. Thompson; Alpena agent; Norman Jolicoeur; Buf­ falo agent, Roy J. Boudreau; Cleveland agent, Stanley Wares; Detroit agent, Edmund J. Doherty; Duluth agent, Gerald Westphal; Frankfort agent. Glen H. Beaucock. The committee was composed of (l-r) Claire Otis, Richard Ragnoni and Vern Ratering. SlU Launch Proves Crapo Crew Rescues Top Servicing Aid Five From Lake Erie Since the SIU service launch was first put Into com­ SIU boats continue making news as another SlU-contracted mission six montns ago at AlSonac, Mich., It has made more ship is credited with rescue of life at sea. The SlU-contracted than 487 trips carrying SIU repre­ S. T. Crapo (Huron-Portland Cement Co.) saved five Detroitsentatives to SIU vessels passing in ers who ran out of gas in their+— the river. 22-foot cruiser in rough Lake was alerted and met the This means that every SIU ship Erie waters. Crapo four miles southeast of was serviced by a representative at least once each month. In addi­ tion to this, every SIU ship was boarded at least once during the month of August so that every SIU member had an opportunity to vote in the Great Lalfes District officials eiection. The 26-foot Chris Craft, with the big SIU sign is serv­ ing an important role for SIU • members, for by placing • Union representatives aboard in Algonac, on ^ips going to Detroit or' to Port Huron, it has cut the riding time in half. Last year, before the launch was put into operation, SIU patrolmen had to ride each ship for better than six hours from Detroit to Port Huron or vice versa. Now the launch has cut the trip to three hours which gives ample time to settle crew* problems and to keep the members abreast of develop­ ments in the Union. It also allows the SltJ.to service more ships in a shorter span of time. SIU Great Lakes Union Halls HEADQUARTERS 10223 W. Jcffeison. River Rouge 18. Mich. Vinewood 3-4741 Fred J. Farnen. Secretary-Treasurer Stanley F. Thompson, Asst. Sec.-Treas. ALPENA 127 River St. Korman Jolicoeur. Agent. . Elmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO. NV .i..5S N. Pearl St. Address mall to: 890 Main St. GRant 2728 CHICAGO 9383 Ewlng Ave. South Chicago. 111. SAglnaw 1-0733 CLEVELAND 1420 W. 25 St. Stanley Waresi Agent MAln 1-0147 DULUTH .. ..312 W. 2nd St. Matt Anttila. Agent... .RAndolph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich... ... . . .312 Main St. Address Wtell to: P.O. Box 287 Glen Beaucock, Agent. ELgin 7-2441 TOLEDO ...120 Summit St. CHerry 8-2431 a'his rescue comes close on the heels of another act of heroism when the SlU-contracted Michael Gallagher (Midland) saved a boat­ ing party of five in Lake Superior last month. The full story of the Gallagher rescue was reported in the September issue of the GREAT LAKES SEAFARER. The latest SIU rescue occurred when the officers and crewmembcrs of the Crapo sighted the small craft shortly after midnight on the 28th of September in a rougherthan-usual Lake Erie. The five passengers were George Hall, owner of the boat; his wife, Carol; Robert Friskie and his two sons, Albert, 14, and Robert, 17. They fought strong waves for more than two hours, after their boat, Silver Twenty Five, ran out of gas. Owner Hall said they were re­ turning to Detroit from a pleasure trip to Put-In-Bay when the weather turned bad and caused the craft to use up all of its gas pre­ maturely. Hall said that they ran out of gas about a mile east of Colchester and that the waves were breaking over the cabin. Became Seasick He added that although his wife and "the two boys became violent­ ly seasick he wasn't overly wor­ ried and figured that It would be only a matter of time before they were picked up. The Crapo, hearing the peo­ ple hollering for help, called the Belle Isle coast guard sta­ tion and ipok the cruiser In ,tow. A .rescue boat from the Navai Air Station at Grosse He the Detroit River Light and pulled the cruiser to the air station. Except* for the sea­ sickness, none of the passen­ gers in the cruiser was hurt. The SIU sends Its congratula­ tions to all the crewmembers of the S. T. Crapo for their part in the rescue and to all the crewmem­ bers of SlU-contracted ships who display quick thinking and fast work under extraordinary circum­ stances. 19-ship fleet decisively climaxed their five-month-fight for real union representation by voting 277 for the SIU and 171 for the Team­ sters in an NLRB election. This also marked the end to the Sea­ men's National Brotherhood of the Great Lakes (independent) which represented the seamen since 1953. All of the Boland ships have been notified that the SIU service launch in Algonac is now placing Union representa­ tives aboard their ships. The SIU is presently enforcing the old contract with the "inde­ pendent" union because of an agreement made prior to the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board vote. The Government-required agree­ ment stated that all parties, name­ ly the company, the "independent" union, the Teamsters and the SIU, agree that whatever the outcome of the election, the contract with the "independent" union would remain in effect until Feb. 1961, when it expires. At this time the Boland company has agreed to call the SIU to fill any vacancies that may arise in the fleet. Permanent vacancies are being filled according to seniority of men of the laid-up ve-ssels. And, conversely, some Boland seamen are now taking jobs in other fleets. The SIU, in the very near fu­ ture, will ask the crews of each Boland ship to elect representa­ tives to attend a meeting at the SIU's headquarters. At this meet­ ing working rules and contract matters affecting the life and work aboard ship will be discussed. This will be the first step for the men of Boland and Cornelius in getting full SIU representation under an SIU contract. The SIU now has on record crew lists of all the unlicensed -3 I vote. Qualified members are being sent full SIU member­ ship books without the pay­ ment of an initiation fee or any fee. All Boland and Cor­ nelius seamen who have not received an application for a membership book are urged to write or contact the Union. This latest victory for the SIU makes it five for the 1960 season. The SIU now represents the crewmembers of 58 freighters in Reiss, Pioneer, Buckeye arid Kinsman Transit steamship companies in ad­ dition to other fleets previously un­ der contract. Sea Ambulance Now Available At Wyandotte . SIU sailors passing through the Detroit area now have an added safety factor. A speedy 31-foot cruiser is presently moored behind the Wyandotte General Hospital in Wyandotte, Mich., and is completely outfitted as an am­ bulance with stretchers, portable resuscitator, splints, skin diving gear and first aid equipment. Walter Gutowski, who owns the Superior Ambulance Co., said ha realized the need for water ambul­ ance when he learned that victims of appendicitis or heart attacks were taken from freighters or small craft by slow moving boats such as tugboats. In ro ny injuries and illnesses time often means the difference between life and death. The Superior can be summoned to any boat in the area by a call on the marine radio for help. Brazilians Visit River Rouge ' II .^1- Enioying iheir Jour of SIU Headquarlert In River Rouge are the Brazilian Teamster and Longshoremen team. This South American group, whose unlcet has taken !t across the Midwest, saw the complex operation of the SIU In action and heard S U Secretory-Treasurer Fred J. Farnen (sixth from the left) tell'of the Great Lakes District's latest victory In Boland and Cornelius. The team represented some 10 unions from such sections of Brazil as Sao Paulo, Santos and Rio De Janeiro. �-^ • .OMbeHim* Award Winner In '55 SIU SCHOLAR AT SEA IN NAVY NOW Two years after his graduation from. Lafayette College, SIU scholarship award winner Lembhard Howell, son of Seafarer Cleveland Howell, is working in the maritime area^but on a temporary basis. Howell enrolled in the US troop transport General George M. RandaU was as deck,officer. Sub­ sequently he became communica­ Naval Reserve while a student RandalL tions officer and was then advanced Once he gets ashore though, the at Lafayette and, as a result, lieutenant. Junior grade, in to Seafarer's son plans to attend law received a commission as ensign upon graduation. Oddly enough, he school and pick up the threads of December, 1959. At present, he is was assigned to troopship service education that were interrupted the ship's navigator and operations officer. and since then has been sailing out by his naval service. Howell was married in April of of the Brooklyn Army Base on the Howell's first assignment on the this year and is hoping for a shoreside assignment. His Navy tour of duty is due to expire in July, 1961, but may yet be extended for an- SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK Reports from the hospitals indicate that the revised method for paying out hospital benefits really makes a difference in giving a man a couple of dollars in his pocket for smokes, toiletries and other items. With payments now figured on a daily instead of weekly rate, no one loses out. Previously, a seaman laid up less than a week drew no benefits and others were only paid for full seven-day weeks. On the blocks now at the Norfolk PHS hospital are several new ar­ rivals, including William J. Donald, H. L. Hadley, A. W. Hutcherson, Seafarer Cleveland HoweH Dennis Cahoon and H. J. Robin. All of them are in pretty fair shape. (left) with son, Lembhard, piotureid at the letter's gradua­ A deck department seaman who last sailed on the National De­ tion from Lafayette College, fender, a supertanker, Donald en­ Easton, Pa., in 1958. tered the hospital in September for observation regarding a pos­ other year. If he gets a shore ^as­ sible ease of ulcers. Hadley, whose signment, he will enroll in night last ship was the Mankato Victory, law schooL is also in for observation. He sails Howell graduated Lafayette in as AB. June, 1958, cum laude, with honors Hutcherson is off another tanker, in history. His father sails as chief the Thetis, and was admitted for steward on SIU ships. He 'was observation and a general check­ awarded 'an SIU scholarship, worth up. He last shipped as a messman. up to $6,000 for four years of , D u*Cahoon is a shipmate off the study, in 1955. t-ahoon Kobin shipped as oiler. "I'hope everything is going well He's been laid up since March following Si automobile accident, and for the Union and all its mem­ is doing very well. Another tankerman, Robin, is off the Cities Service bers," he wrote. "I trust the mem­ Miami also due to a car mishap. He reentered the hospital in July and bership of the SIU will believe me is reported doing okay. when I say that I am grateful for These and all SIU brothers in the hospitals appreciate visits and the scholarship which made some mail. (See the latest hospital list on Page 14.) of my aspirations possible." Family Cheer At New Orleans Hospital l^i I 1^' I; l:<'' I'••••. Youngster Fails Out Of Tree —Comes Up With New Benefit Always flexible to meet new needs, SIU Welfare Plan pro­ cedures were amended recently to provide full benefit coverage in emergency cases Involving Seafarers' dependents. The change was set in motion after^the nine-year-old son of Seafarer James Rawlins, of Lamarque, Texas^ fell out of the tree he was playing in and broke an arm. Rushed to a hospital for emergency care because a protuding bone had to be reset, Richard Rawlins, 9, was promptly treated and discharged. No hospital confinement was necessary and it was assumed, as was the case, that he'd recover rapidly at home with the rest of the family. In due course, a charge for surgical services was paid by the Plan. However, since there was no room and board Rawlins charge by the hospital, charges for x-ray and use of the emergency room could not be paid under the existing rules of the Plan. The case thereafter was brought to the attention of the Welfare Plan's Joint board of trustees, who approved payment of the emergency room charges. They also ruled that in future emergency situations all charges will be covered by the Plan in accord with the regular schedules of bospital-medical-surgical payments, whether or not there is a charge for room and board also. FINAL DISPATCH The deaths Of the following Seafarers have been reported to tho Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $24,00(k In benefits was paid: Joseph Gni, 60: Brother Gill Harry M. Hankee, 85: Brother Hankee disappeared at sea on Dec. died at the VA hospital in Kecoughtan, Va., on April 21, 1959 while 19, I960 due to a aboard the SS lung condition. Frances. Since He had sailed in 1946 he had been the deck depart­ sailing in the ment since 1944. steward depart­ Listed as sur­ ment. He is SUTT vivors are Mrs. vlved by his Norma Kunkle' widow, Frances and Mrs. Clarice V. Hankee. o f Scribner of Mobile, Ala. His place of burial. Is listed as at sea. Hyattsville, Md. Burial was at Hampton National Cemetery, Total benefit: ^.oioo. Hampton, "Va. Total benefit: $4,$ t 000. t t t Dnane L. Warrington, 37: Broth­ Norman W. Kirk, 44: Brother er Warrington passed away on Kirk died of a lung condition on April 1, 1960 at June 27. 1960 at the Mid-Colum­ the Public Health bia Hospital, The Service Hospital, Dalles; Oregon, New Orleans, La. after an accident He had sailed in ashore. He had the engine de­ been sailing in partment since the steward de­ 1952. Surviving partment since are his sisters, 1958. Surviving Mrs. Ruth Hath­ is his. mother, Mrs. Ethel Beach of Nevada City, away, Mrs. Hen­ Calif. Burial was at the Interna­ rietta Crellen and Mrs. Gertrude tional Association of Odd Fellow's Schaedig. Burial was at Metaire Cemetery, The Dalles, Ore. Total Cemetery, New Orleans. * Total benefit: $4,000. benefit: $4,000. » I'rT- • I IJ^ i' Fomily vis^ provide o momenf of cheer for Seafarer Berfrom Ecfcerf, on AB ih{urod oboord iho Del Oro some rnbnfhs Ago ond now laid up at the New Orleans PHS hospitoL Eeherl is in a oast from h» waist to his shoulders and will be drydoched several months more. ' He's olse oik ordomea BoptMt Mini^ and normo^y ships about four to six months o year. Hcfured with hint are his wile and her sisteri Mrs. Jean Majors (right), - » t Olle Ray Kimbrell, 53:. Brother Kimbrell died of pneumonia at the County Hospital, Calhoun, M1 s s.i on February 25, 1960. Since 1955 he had been , sail­ ing in the deck department. He is survived by his mother, iMrs. Net­ tie Kimbrell, of Bruce^ Miss. Burial was in the Concord Ceme­ tery, in Bruce, Miss. Total benefit: HOWL it ^ Walter Beyeler, 45: Brother Beyeler died when a shotgun was accidentally dis­ charged at the home of a nephew in Ludlowville, NY, on August 7, 1960. He had sailed in the deck department since 1942. He is sur­ vived by three brothers and three sisters, including his listed beneficiary,' Bertha -Beyeler of Fruita, Col. Biurial was in West Dryden, NY. Total benriit: $4,000. *\ �t>:y INt S^^AItEltS "LOG •" •m .- J:" . -- ".-r'•.-f'?. ITir DEPARTMEIirr - 3 MORE SEAFARERS RETIRE ON BENEFIT Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Three more ve eran seamen who are no longer able to work have been added to the growing roster of SIU men retired on the $35 weekly SIU disability-pension benefit. The num­ ber of Seafarers on the perma­ nent disability list now totals 1959. He began shipping with the SIU in 1942. He's single, and has a 196. Approved for the benefit at the last meeting of the Welfare Plan's Joint board of trustees, the latest trio includes Isaac E, Greene, 52, of Baltimore; William J, Morris, > 60, of Philadelphia, and Ramon P. Varela, 70, of Miami. A member of the SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways Division, Greene last sailed on the tug Gatco Delaware for the Gulf Atlantic Towing Company. He had shipped as a chief engineer with the HlWD's Officers Division since March, 1958. Greene lives in Balti­ more with his wife, Blanche, and a son, James. He also has two married daugh­ ters. His medical abstract states that he is "not fit for duty permanently" beof heart cause Greene disease. Laid up at the US Public Health Service Hospital, Staten Island, New York, for the past several brother, Frank E. Morris, in Savan­ nah, Ga, Varela is a native of Spain and had been going to sea for 17 years when he began shipping SIU in August, 1940. Rated an AB, he last sailed on the SS Florida of the Peninsular and Occidental Steam­ ship Company in November, 1958. Due to a shipboard accident that resulted in fractures of both legs as woll as the destruction of the knee and . heel'Joint, he is unable to walk. Welfare Needs Keep Changliig Happily reunited for a while, Seafarer Steve Boides is pic­ tured with his mother at his home in California. Seafarer's Mother 'Sees' Son Again After 10 Years Almost totally blind for ten years, Mrs. Anna Mavromifchalis is now really able to "see" her son, Seafarer Steve Boides, for the first time since 1950. The SIU Welfare Plan paid approximately $350 of^ — the-cost for a cataract opera­ "see" her son for the first time tion last winter that turned in years. An SIU seaman since December, the trick. Boides' 76-year-old mother ar­ 1946, Boides utiiized the SIU's pro­ rived in the States from Greece gram of dependents' benefits to last fall to visit and stay with her cover almost all of the $400 cost son, but the reunion was marred for the operation and hospital by Mrs. Mavromichalis' failing charges. The program covers sight. A few weeks later, Boides wives, children and dependent convinced her that an operation parents of Seafarers for a variety might be able to save one eye and of medical, surgical and hospital help restore normal vision in benefits. Boides, who ships in the engine both. Varela Morris This was confirmed by a medical department, had hoped his mother months, Morris has been disabled examination, and surgery was per­ would remain with him at his Daly by a complete paralysis. His home formed at the Stanford Hospital in City, Calif., home which was her is in Philadelphia and he last sailed San Francisco last January. Later, original intention. But old habits in the engine department aboard & when the bandages came off, Mrs. are hard to break. Mrs. Mavro­ tanker, The Cabins, in December,' Mavromichalis was truly able to michalis has had a difficult time adjusting to the mode of life in this country and now indicates she will probably return in the near future to Greece, where she still has most of her family. However, the visit here has helped provide her with the SIU oldtimer Hugh D. "Frenchy" Fouche has been put down wonderful gift of sight, and her —but not out—by multiple sclerosis and now, with the hdp vision is - now almost back to of the SIU Welfare Plan, is learning to get back on his feet. normal. In-a recent letter, she expressed "thanks to the SIU for Fouche is moving into the the kindness shown in helping me second purchase—a special $235 second phase of a rehabilita­ come to this wonderful country tion program after being com­ set of long leg-braces and crutches . . . How can I thank you enough pletely disabled and bed-ridden by that may make it possible for for all that .you have done for me, MS since 1956, when he began re­ "Frenchy" to discard the wheel­ as I am 76 years of age, and you ceiving SIU disability-pension ben­ chair altogether. The Plan has also have made my last years very approved necessary arrangements happy ones." efits of $35 weekly. Early this year, he learned he for training Fouche how to use the could get around a bit if he had a braces and crutches at the Medical motor-powered wheelchair, and Center in Columbus, Ohio. Get that SS SIU Welfare Plan trustees prompt­ Fouche cimrently makes his Number Right ly approved the home in Dawson, Ga., and is 45 necessary $600 years old. He sailed with the SIU Seafarers - filing vacation purchase. This in the engine department from money claims should make sure was authorized January, 1942, until the time he that they use their correct So­ under the special became disabled. cial Security number. Use of equipment bene­ Over the years, the Welfare Plan the wrong number means a cler­ fit feature of the has imderwritten the cost of vari­ ical headache for the* Vacation Plan and Fouche ous types of special equipment to Plan office and slows up the was then able to aid Seafarers in their recovery handling of payments. get out for the from disabling injuries or illness. Also, a Seafarer who uses the first time since These have included a portable incorrect Social Security-num­ Fouche iron lung, special bed frames, hear­ ber is crediting his tax deduc­ 1956. Now, in another rehabilitation ing devices, eye Bfosthesis and tions to some other US worker. step, the trustees have okayed a others. Special Braces May Get Fouche Back On His Feet fiAf' Developments in the "Social Security" field cover a broad range of social welfare activities. We know them and deal with them under a numbier of different labels. In the first rank, oim most immediate con­ cern is the series of cash and service benefits available to Seafarers and their families as a result of the specific collective bargaining relation­ ship between the SIU and its various contracted operators. From these activities spring the comprehensive program of benefits known as the SIU Welfare Plan and, likewise, the SIU Vacation Plan that deals with the area of vacation benefits for Seafarers. Between them, these plans provide a great measure of security for active and inactive Seafarer^ and for their dependents as well. Various articles and statistical details describing some of these benefits are set forth on the pages carrying the banner of this depairtmenfT' Other Welfare Areas But we are concerned too with other areas of "welfare" as we know it today. These bring together the programs of our Federal and state governments and cover many other items. Tliere is the Federal Social Security system administered from Washington for the aged, dis­ abled and the survivors of insured workers. An outgrowth of the Fed­ eral system, but handled individually by the 50 states, are the un­ employment compensation programs and various public assistance acta authorized under the Social Security Act adopted by Congress and en­ acted into law in 1935. There are in addition, different state disability benefit programs and the whole field of workmen's compensation cov­ ering on-the-job disabilities. All of these programs, in some manner, are social welfare measures that supplement or add to the benefits already available as a result of the Union's collective bargaining-program. The reasons for looking into all this are very clear. In this year of 1960, we are well into a new age; a space age, an age of automation and of runaway industry on a wholesale scale. Effects On Jobs Seafarers know something of runaway industry and what its effects have been on job opportunities in this industry as well as in many others. The spread of the runaway idea has been brought about by the changing economic balance in the world, bringing with it more com­ petition for raw materials, markets, jobs and new industry. We also have to face up to the fact that as new people enter the labor market and new methods and machines act to reduce the work force, even if only temporarily, we must have new and better tools to deal with the human and social problems that result. These tools are the social welfare measures we have now, and others that may follow as part of the long-range solution to the job security problems everywhere around us. The welfare benefits we and other unions we have fought for and created to cover earlier special needs of our members are no longer so-called "fringe" benefits. No one can any longer regard them as such. Today they are our first line of defense. (Comments and suggestions are invited by th^ Demrtment and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) SIU BLOOD BANK ii - ";:ij '.,.15 "•M An SIU Blood Donor Certificate (sainple above) is given to every person donating to the SIU Blood Bank, which is maintained through the SIU.Clinic in Brooklyn. The bank supplies Seafarers or members of their • families with blood anywhere in the United States and hat been in operation since January,' 1959. Through an arrangement with a national clearing house, blood can be supplied on short notice in any emergency. Donors can arrange appointments on the 2nd deck at SIU headquarters, one-block from the Clinic. (See Blood . Bank . Inven­ tory on Page 14.) • t- ^,1 ~V I "•/I •S iSSiSi �m ••i ijifgi I -, •. -• ^<. i. -.^ • - . - . •,: SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans SIU BABY ARRIVALS Cash Benefits Paid August 29—September 25, 1960 Number . Of Benefits Hospital Benefits (Welfare) ... 3,827 Death Benefits (Welfare) 10 Disability Benefits ;(Welfare) .. 747 Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. 25 Depenflents Benefits (Welfare) . 63 Optieol Benefits (Welfare) .... 171 AMOUNT PAID $11,267.00 36,500.00 26,145.00 5,000,00 16,517.69 1,700.08 4,848 $ 97,129.77 1,203 $200,597.64 TOTAL V/ELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 6v056 $297,727.41 Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits * Summary Of Cash Benefits Paid Hospital Benefits (Welfare) $1,789,984.35 Death Benefits (Welfare) 3,169,469.06 Disabil.ty Benefits (Welfare).... 1,138,980.00 Maternity Benefits^XWelfqre) .... 817,000.00 Dependents Benefits (Welfare)... 1,256,270.59 Optical Benefits (Welfare) 38,582.15 $8,210,286.15 Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits / • ••••• TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID $14,729,912.85 $22,940,199.00 None of the figures in the above summaries indicate fhe amounts paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, medical examinations, and similar items. All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Un­ ion In the baby's name, representing a total of $5,800 In maternity benefits and a maturity value of $725 in bonds: Patricia Warhola, born July, 15, Peter Jaitaes Cardoda, born July Teresa ' Annette Faircloth, born 1960, to Seafarer and ^rs. Paul 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. August 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Warhola, Middle Village, NY. Mrs. James L. Faircloth, Mobile, Pedro Cardona, New York, NY. ^ if Ala. 4. i Arlene Toro, born July 24, 1960, Brian Patrick Donnelly, born Karen Cecilia Vial, born August June 29, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfredo M. 15, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Adrian Donnelly, Ridgewood, NJ. Toro, Philadelphia, Pa. i, if i Erwin Hotard Vial,- New Orleans, 4" i 3^ Sbraida Marrero, born July 31, La. Frank Philip Kustura, born July 12, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Catalino J" i Marrero, Pliiladelphia, Pa. Lawrence Anthony Banks, born Frank Kustura, Mobile, Ala." 3^ 3^ 3^ August 17, 1960, to Seafarer and 4> 4" 4" ' Donna Grace Whiteside, trorn Beverly Rae Wroton,. born Mrs. Lawrence A. Banks, Mobile, August 8, 1960, to Seafarer and June 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ala. " Mrs. Arthur W. Wroton, Norfolk, Ilershal Whiteside, Port Aransas, 4 • 4" Tex. Raymond John Link', born July Va. 4> 4' 4" 4> 3^ 4> 24, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ Stephen Jeffrey Danilufc,. born Joanne Landron, born June 20, liam P. Link, New Orleans, La. August 19, 1960, to Seafarer and 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Angel i 4. Thomas Mattioli. born August 9, Mrs. Andrew Daniluk, Jr., Los L. Landron, Catano^ PR. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gaetano Angeles, Calif. if 3^ 3^ ^ 3^ 3> Mattioli, Brooklyn, NY. Deana Marie Alexander, born Justin Michael Maytum, born May 8. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4" 4" t June Shirley ChristenSen, born August 3, 1960, to Seafarer and Alex Alexander, New Orleans, La. July 20, 1960', to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. John F. Maytum, Providence, 4. 4 Christian Christensen, San Fran­ RI. Timothy James EUis, born July 4. i 3> cisco, Calif. 8, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. James William Blair Newton, born July H. EUis, Cyril, Okla. t Georgianna Pound, borii May 27, 27, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. 3> 4. i 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Victor Howard W. Newton, Jr.» Pasadena, Sandra Marie Gunnells, born Tex. C. Pound, Sonvers, Mont August 30, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lloyd Gunnells, Union City, NJ. SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK The following is the latest avail­ able listing of men in the hospital: USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND E. Frank Allen Onis May George Balaskos Frank Meacher Berge Bergensen John Miller James Curry Adam Quevedo Leonard Davis Roy Rayfield Jaime Fernandez Jewel Robin Ramon Fernandez Ray Schrum Eddie Game John Sobus Eusebie Gherman Louis Thomas Eugene George John Thompson Gorman Glaze • John Tingle Loyd Griffis Clyde Ward Charles Ison Okal Jones John McDaniel USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Raymond M. Davis Chas. A. McCarthy Peter DeVries Samuel E. McCurdy USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Mack Acosta . Dempsey Nicholson John Gregory Douglas Patterson William C. HaU Clarence Nyberg Leon Hebert Joseph Prendezis Joseph V. Johnson William Shaw David B. Miller Adam Slowick Archie Milne . USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA G. E. Kitchens Ernest H. Webb WUliam TruesdeU USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA Paul F. Arthofer Andrew Kennedy Wilbert •Barrilleaux Edward Knapp Johnny M. Brown Leo Lang Theodore Lee ' Thomas Dailey GUbert PiersaU Frederick Davis Eugene Plahn Donald Dambrino James W. Deraouy Veikko PoUanen Bertram L. Eckert William L. Mason Henry M. Robinson William E. Ekins Calvin A. Rome SigUfredo Ferrer JuUan Royston Edward J. GilUee Marion B. SaUa Jesse T. Green Jay Steel John J. Hazel A. E. Swenson Alvin Henderson George G. Hunter William 'iliornton Autrey L. Johnson Robert. T. Vance Richard L. Welch Foster Juneau John J. Kane USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISbAND. NY Chas. E. Ackerman Julius Ekman George Fiance Oscar J. Adams T. R. Gonzalez Omar O. Ames Mitchel C. Hyde N. Angelo Samuel Jonas Arthur C. Ballu James Alston Dimitri Bartoi Thomas Lauer Henning Bjork loannis N. Loukas Julian Blomgren Richard Blotnquist Mai McAlister George. Meltzer "JB" Chandler Wm. M. Murphy John W. Clark Angel Reyes Francisco Cornier Henry A. Deacon Hans Richardson On The Mend In Crescent City Salvador Rivera Teofilo Torres Arthur W. Rummel Antonio Viera Joseph Scully Harold G. Wema Colisto Siaran T. M. White Frank Soriano USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Dennis Cahoon _ Wilfred LaChance James M. Davis August J. Prlnceif H. M. Fentress Henri J. Robin A. W. Hutcherson Cecil O. Saunders USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Matthew Bruno J. 1. Perreira Daniel R. Callaghan Woodrow W. Pozen Andrew A. Franklin James Rivers Emil Herek Carlos L. Sy Daniel Hutto Howard J. Watts J. B. McElreath J. F. Williamson Thomas Martin Robert J. Wiseman SIU Blood Bank Inventory Period; August, I960 Pints Contributed 74 Pints Rejected-4 ' Pints Credited* ..... 35 Pints On Hand August 1 if irePHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Ray C. Coffey Edwin Pbims Thomas E. Frazier' Sten T. Zetterman John Hbacoz Jonas Heidt Harver Nicholas LONG BEACH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF. AUred W. Booth VA HOSPITAL AMERICAN LAKE, WASHINGTON Frank E. Anderson VA HOSPITAL WEST ROXBURY. MASS. R. J. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NEW YORK Chas. O. Bergagna VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE. TEXAS WlUard T. CahiU PINE CREST HAVEN NURSING HOME COVINGTON, LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL BmOXI, MISSISSIPPI Woodrow Davis VA HOSPITAL COLUMBIA. SOUTH CAROLINA Harvey L. McQuage TRIBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA. U. NY Janes RuaaeU VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS Edward Talbot US SOLDIERS HOME WASHINGTON. DC Wm. H, Thomson ^ if Deborah Sue NetUes, bom July 31, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. John H. Nettles, Baltimore, Md. ^ 3^ 3> Mark Karl Rakewski, born Au­ gust 14, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Chester M. Rakowski, Baltimore, Md. if i if Thelma Rodriguez, born June 28, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlos Rodriguez, Brooklyn, NY. 4" 4' 4" Michelle Schielder, born July 28, 1960, to Seafarer" and Mrs. Edward Schielder, New Orleans, La. if if i, Robin Worley, born August 4. 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Worley, Mobile, Ala. 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" William David Carter, born Au­ gust lif I960, to Seafarer and Mrs. William O. Carter, Houston. Tex. Robert T. Hensley, bora Septem­ ber 6, 1960, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles R. Hensley, Magnolia, NJ. 124 Pints Used ...... PAysicol Exoms—A// SIU C/inics Pints On Hand September 1, 1968 -• • 115 Summary Total Contributed To Date: 1,133 Pints Total Bejeeted To Date: 47 Pints Total Credited To Date: 543 Pints • Total Used To Date: 428 Pints I l>^"'-' In drydock for several weeks now, Seafarer Jack Kane, AS, is piclured at the New Orleans Public Health Service Hospital. He was leud up feilcwing o foil aboacd the Alcoa Clipper. Month Of August, 1960 * * This is a standard arrangement alloting pO% for service, procesV ing and storage to Brooklyn fDonor Center Inc. #Adjusted from previous report to reflect accounting error giving bank "unearned credit. GOAL: 500 PINTS IN BANK , Port Baltimore ;.. Houston ..... Miobile New Orleans New York ... TOTAL Seamen 121 88 61 182 365 817 Wives Children TOTAL 16 144 7 3 1 92 86 18 7 8 197 7, 405 ,26 50 57 Physical Exams —All Clinics — Since Inception 26,363 Seamen 1,716 Wives 1,522 Children TOTAL 29,601 -.'i'y JTT 924 A> I �•m |;:i| •etefcer, IN* 11 Ru» lafiwB SEAFARER9 LOG 'The Polls Are Open' Z«efi:islatiire V/ • RAT MURDOCH, Director US BALANCE OF PAYMENTS. For the first time a basic American industry has sought to document in dollar terms the contribution it makes to maintaining a favorable balance of payments, the Committee of American Steamship Lines announced that Amer-. ZE: ican fiag ocean-going passenger and cargo sWpf annualiy provide between $800 miilion and $1 billion toward maintaining a favorable balance of trade. The result of this enabled the United States in 1959 to hold a $4 billion balance of payments deficit, in­ stead of a $5 bUlion deficit which would have oc­ curred if there had been no United States merchant marine. In computing the dollar value of the Mer— — chant Marine's contribution, net receipts from ship­ ping operators were totalled. These included ^ ex­ change earnings by American ships resulting from carrying United States exports and imports; passenger fares; freight earnings on ship­ ments between foreign countries, and receipts from charter line opera­ tions. From this gross figure were subtracted port and other expendi­ tures of United States ships abroad. » 4 » t ^ % MARITIME OUTLOOK. There were 953 vessels of 1,000 gross tons and over in the active oceangoing United States merchant fieet on •September 1, 1960. This is nine more than the number active on August 1, 1960. According to the Merchant Marine Data Sheet there were 34 Government-owned and 919 privately-owned vessels temporarily in­ active or Government-owned vessels employed in loading grain for storage. Two containerships, ^the SS FLORIDIAN and SS NEW YORKER, a cargo ship, the SS JOHN LYKES, and a tanker, the SS GULFSPRAY were delivered from construction. One passenger ship the SS LEILANI was purchased from the Government. The privately-owned fieet has increased to 1,012 ships. Of the 93 privateiyowned inactive vessels, 31 dry cargo ships and 44 tankers were laid up for lack of employment, 7 less than on August 1. The remaining ships were undergoing repair or conversion. No new ship building contracts were placed during the month of August. The total number of large merchant ships on order or under construction in the United States shipyards dropped from 66 to 61. / '^ The secret ballot election of officers for the SIU gets underway on November 1, and as has been provided in the SIU constitu­ tion for many years, the voting will run for 60 days.All maritime unions have provisions for lengthy duration of their eliections for the simple reason that most of their member­ ship is at sea. The only way to give the greatest number of members the opportu­ nity to vote is by having an extended elec­ tion period. This kind ^ provision by the maritime unions antedates all the assorted legislative and governmental regulations on assuring democratic procedures in trade un­ ions. Seamen's Voting Rights The same legislators who are so con­ cerned about the-rights of workers in their own union elections, have yet 'to deal with the problem of effective voting rights in national elections as far as some 50,000 Americanjnerchant seamen are concerned. " If a merchant seaman wants to cast a vote in the forthcoming presidential election on November 8, he has to run an obstacle course of state voting regulations. Every state has an elaborate and complex pro­ cedure on absentee balloting and absentee registration. Unless a seaman happens tp be home on the day.of the election, and un­ less he happens to be in an area in which permanent registration is the practice, he has limited opportunity to cast his ballot. In effect, he is being deprived of the rights of first-class citizenship by complex regula­ tions. Single Federal Absentee Ballot The answer to .these problems lies in a single Federal absentee ballot for merchant seamen and, in fact, for all Americans who happen' tq be away from home on Election Day through no"^ fault of their own. Such a system is feasible as was shown during World War XL At that time, Congress set ••<^IE.A P A R. E. R. i J. « 4 AUTOMATION. In an address marking the opening of the Cargo Handling Exposition in New York, Cecil P. Milne, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, told leaders oi steamship and allied companies and water­ front labor that a strong merchant marine is a vital part of our national security. Assistant Secretary Milne pointed out that the merchant marine must be ready when needed, with sufficient ships of modern design with suitable speed. He added that this can only exist when it can survive commercially in peace time. "The road to survival," said Mr. Milne, "is hard in the face of competition from other modes and foreign flags. Improvement in cargo handling and the resultant reduc­ tion of handling costs may well be the only cure." Mr. Milne cited three challenges facing the merchant marine. First, better shipboard cargo-handling equipment; second, automated terminal operation; and third, containerization and standardization of container sizes. up a single absentee ballot procedure for men in the Armed Forces, and for merchant seamen as well. The same justification for * * 4 CONTAINERSHIPS, Representatives of steamship companies and absentee balloting applies today. It remains for Congress to act to assure merchant sea­ allied interests attending the Cargo Handling Exposition in New York City were told that a metal box may become the s^vation of the de­ men their full voting rights. pressed industry. Waldemar Isbrandtsen of Isbrantsen Co., Inc., told Pending that day, all Seafarers who are the group that, "If this country is ever to regain its dominant position ashore On Electiop Day and who are quali­ in international trade a way must be found to eliminate multiple fied to vote are urged to cast their ballots handling of cargo, and cut down the length of time vessels spend in in the current election which, as all agree, port." Isbrantsen pointed out that the National Defense Transportation is one of the most important in which Association, a group of railroad, trucking and Federal transportation Americans have ever participated. And authorities, recently recommended a container 8 feet high, 8 feet wide and of a maximum length of 40 feet, with some variations in length every Seafarer is also urged to cast his bal­ ranging from 10 to 30 feet. Isbrantsen recommended a standard length lot in his Union's election so that the offi­ of 10 feet. He also said that most ,of the shipping lines could not afford cers chosen in the election represent the to build the 650-foot long container vessel that Naval architects call wishes of the widest possible section of the necessary to transport the sanae amount in conventional cargo ships. Jerome Slater, vice president of Container Transport International, membership. - S. t. » • -Organizing Pag» Off Two more SIU "Labor Board election vic­ tories thft month, one in the Gulf, the other in New York, have given further evidence that the SIU's organizing program is paying off in results. Last month, the SIU won two big ones—the 19-ship Boland & Cornelius fleet election on the Lakes and the National Packing Company tuna fish plant in Puerto Rico. Now, the SIU has taken the Missis­ sippi-Gulf tugboat fleet of National Marine Service, and the Marine. Allied Workers Di­ vision has come up with a big win in the Jay-Kay Corporation, with two plants in New York City. Workers Want Unions It's become .apparent as a result of these victories, whether in the seamen's, boat­ men's and allied worker's field, that despite the climate of hostility to trade unions, American workers still want union repre­ sentation and union protection. The SIU organizing program is doing its share of bringing that protection to workers who need it, wherever they may be. Inc., said that the steamship lines should consider the possibility of pooling all the containers. Container Transport now own about 4,000 containers which it leases to all classes of users. Slater said such a pooling arrangement would eliminate the need for capital investment in containers. t » » LEGISLATIVE, SUMMARY. The second session of the 86th Congress has been over for nearly a month but the various committees of the Congress have been making reports on their activities during the past two years. Congressman Herbert C. Bonner (Dem.) North Carolina, and chairman of HMM, has submitted such a report on the activities of his committee. He said that during the first session of the Congress the committee had met 122 times and that 22 pieces of legislation were enacted into law. In the 2d session 221 meetings were held and 27 measures reported by the Committee became law. Bonner told Con­ gress, "During this Congress the committee called on its traditional role of striving to strengthen the American merchant marine better to enable it to serve the national interests in its dual capacity as a vital link in bur transportation system and as a military and naval auxiliary in readiness for emergencies. Reported legislation included measures designed to facilitate and make more flexible the private financing of essential new ship construction through Government guaranteed loans or mortgages; to strengthen and modernize the important domestic and nearby foreign trades through authorization of the exchange of certain war-built vessels for more efficient vessels now in the reserve fleets; to ease the burden of the ship replacement program by extending the statutory life of subsidized vessels from 20 to 25 years; to extend for another year Interim legislation to permit the continued use of the dual rate tariff system by steamship conferences, pending completion of current congre.ssianal studies; to Increase the ceiling on construc­ tion-differential subsidy in order to help keep American operators on a parity with their foreign competitors in the face of rising shipbuild­ ing costs in the United States . . M M\ •ri �- >•»=- »- fe r ' '''"I'M.- • >?• 'K- -%:• SEAFARERS "v ^•'• 1 03Q of Seofarers I <37* Log. of four poges, pub­ lished Feb. 10 OS official orgon of At­ lantic and Gulf seamen. Ir •• - '.'• •/ •• 0«Mkn»im LOG / ir .. > The lOAl 1.200 SlU roemI• • Ibers give lives helping to bring about victory for Al­ lies in World War II. .-l' • '.' "'l- *'/" - .^' •/ •'. * ,->:• I of Growth \ s. -' r- 'I'v.- f'. f"' r" . October 15, 1938, the late Harry Lundeberg, then secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, received from the American Federation of Labor cOnvention in Houston a .charter establishing the Seafarers International Union of North America. v On November I, 1938, the SlUNA issued charters to seamen in Atlantic and Gulf ports. These separate Atlantic and Gulf Districts were merged in 1941 into the SlU Atlantic and Gulf District, and this, in turn, became the present SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. Today, as Seafarers prepare to mark their 22d birthday, they can look back with satisfaction at the record of the past years. During many of these years, of both war and peace, the Union was faced with prob­ lems and obstacles which, in the opinion of many competent maritime observers, might have destroyed a lesser organization. Yet the SlU not only survived but grew in terms of size, strength, financial resources and—above all—in the number and variety of trade union benefits it is now able to pro­ vide for its membership. On these pages, pictorially depicted, ore some of the outstanding achievements of these past years. > -t... • »/• • •- 'y"; •• > I I..-1 J, I-I I, L. .1.^ j. Jini 111.^ I ,1 J,!!!' • • �OtMen ItM 'V SE. s;?S;'5«S®a ai\''; V-1 0m 1 QC^ Seafarers Vacation Plan I ^^JLm goes into effect after being hailed as another "first" for a maritime labor union. 1 Q^1 Union moves from Mdn• ^J §0 hatton as new, three* story headquarters building is formally opened on 4th Ave., Brooklyn. - 1 Union's building proI I • gram takes another for­ ward step as ultra-modern hall Is opened in port of Baltimore: v : S|W6 1 Another "first in mariI time" scored as Seafar­ ers Welfare Plan makes first awards in college scholarship program. 1 QCTCT S'U negotiates new hirI ing program, based on ^ iron-clad, seniority system, to further * protect.membership's rights. 7.- y TQC"7 Union's preventive medI • icine program inauguroted with opening of first diagnostic medical center in Brooklyn. —'AlTJKfly iLfJUl'""'"" ^==:ss #as , 13 si'.S 4f F K«fin# [I wSIi'L"*^ J •'.''•wJI "s M ss s }i2 iwsl •» ••IT i"®* fj ea Sll ^ K K '1 •«.» Ui - J:?; •» S «3 is •-H • -• n f.« Sm I 7i?0« successful, four-day ITFspdnsored demonstration against runoway-ftag threat to {obs. 1 New freighter and tanI ^Ow« ker agreements lignedr making SlU wagies and work-conditions best in Union's history. 'i, --••m �SEAFARERS hOG Atlantic Fishermen Cast Heavy Vote For Union Affiliation With SIUNA 0«toWrrlMt National Magazine Plugs Scallops BOSTON—After three years of going it alone, the Atlantic Fishermen's Union has voted overwhelmingly to rejoin the SIU of North America. An overwhelming vote of 551 to 35 was cast in favor of affiliation in the secret ballot referendum^election cast in three ports. The fishermen's imion> represents over 1,000 mem­ foreign fresh-frozen fish on the The port by port vote was, In bers working on fishing ves­ American market. Foreign - flag Gloucester,- Mass., 148 votes yes sels operating in North Atlantic "factory" fishing boats, which proc­ —9 no votes; New York, 65 votes waters. The referendum was a 30- ess and quick freeze fish right on yes—3 votes no; Boston, 337 votes day secret ballot vote, which began the fishing grounds, have been cap­ yes—^23 votes no. turing an increasing share of the September*!. The action on the referendum US market, as opposed to the de­ vote reflected the desire of the livery of fresh whole fish In which fishermen for the support and as­ most of the, Atlantic fishing boats sistance of an international union are engaged. As the referendum in dealing with the many problems ballot stated, "all fishermen and faced by the union, and by the maritime workers have a common fishing . industry in general. Not bond and must be united for mu­ the least is the severe impact of tual benefit..." An undoubted factor in the fish­ ermen's decision was the gains that have been made by the-neighboring New Bedford Fishermen's Union, which broke away from the Atlan­ In a two-pronged move to aid tic fishermen and affiliated with both producers and consumers, the the SIU. Since then,, the New Bed­ US Government has gone fishing. ford Union has scored striking gains in contract conditions, wel­ However, it's not the fish them­ selves that a battery of Govern­ fare benefits and other areas. The Atlantic Fishermen's Union ment scientific sleuths has its Full page spread in color in "Look" magazine displayed New Bed-, is one of the oldest groups of or­ hooks out for. ford scallops as one of the three great regional aelicacies of New ganized fishermen, dating back as Rather, these Government scien­ The SIU's stunning election vic­ an organization, almost 45 years, to tists are angling for the answer to England along with blueberry pie and Boston Baked beans. Scaltory in Puerto Rico at the National the old Fishermen's Union of the a question which has perplexed :upation of Sll loping is ma{or occupation SlU-affiliated New Bedford fisherPacking Company, a tuna cannery, Atlantic. Its members man fishing the fishing industry for years: How men. has encoiuraged the SIU's west vessels which operate largely but can fish—fresh, frozen, or ' pre­ coast fish and cannery unions in of New York, Boston and Glouces­ pared—be made to look as good their fight on "runaway" canning ter, Mass., as well as Maine ports, and taste as good when they reach plants. with Boston being the headquar­ the table as when they are taken The Puerto Rican election was ters of the organization. Fishing is from the sea? seen on the coast as serving notice done mainly at George's Banks, an The Government -believes that on cannery operators that they will area about 100 miles long and 75 when it finds the answer to these face SlU organizing, no matter miles wide off Nantucket Island, and related questions it will have where they try to locate their new and the famed Grand Banks off taken a long step forward toward NEW BEDFORD—The first awards under the Robert J. plants. Newfoundland. aiding the fishing Industry by mak­ Swain Memorial Scholarship program of the New Bedford The SIU Puerto Rican Division ing 'fish and fish products N more Fishermen's Union were made last mopth at the fishermen's won the right to represent some attractive to the consumes. clambake. 400 workers at National Packing In order to do this, the Govern­ by routing the ]fnternational The winners of the scholar­ Times; Professor Milton Briggs, ment last month dedicated a new Brotherhood of Teamsters in a Na­ $500,000 technological laboratory ships, a boy and a girl, both New Bedford Institute of Tech­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ children of New Bedford fisher­ nology; Rev. John F. Hogan, di­ in Gloucester, Mass. tion, 255 to 8. SIUNA vice-presi-. , rector "of the Catholic Welfare The laboratory is being operated men, received $250 each. Bureau; Patrick H. Harrington Jr., dent Andrea Gomez, representing Sylvia Aanensen, 20, of 139" by the Bureau of Commercial the fish and cannery workers di­ Fisheries, Fish and Wildlife Serv­ Green St., Fairhaven, Mass., one county commissioner; Rev. Gene vision of the Union, has par­ Fishermen operating on the ice of the Department of the In­ of the winners, is a second year D. Landry, chaplain of the' Sea­ ticipated in organizing activities Grand Banks and George's Banks terior, and is being staffed by a student at the New .Bedfprd In­ men's Bethel, and Howard W. here as well as in other fish pack­ in the North Atlantic have reported corps of Government chemists, stitute of Technology. Nickerson, secretary-treasurer of ing plants. • repeated sightings of Russian engineers, biochemists and other James P. Taylor, 18, of 278 the NBFU. National Packing is one of a trawlers in recent months. Since scientists. Present at the award ceremony Austin St., New Bedford, is a first number of fish packing houses the Russians have never fished be­ The Government, of course, has year student at Worcester Acad­ was Francis Sullivan, one of the which have been established or are fore in this area and have gOod good reason to be interested in the emy. original contributors to the Swain being established in Puerto Rico. fishing grounds much closer to problem, since the fishing industry Miss Aanensen is studying busi­ Scholarship fund. Among others, Star Kist, a major home, the trawlers have aroused in the'area served by the Glouces­ ness administration and plans to In charge of the clambake were California packer, has'also put a a good deal of curiosity. ter laboratory constitutes an im­ tea'ch high school after completing Ed P. Patenaude, chairman; George plant in operation there and is the For one thing, they are far portant segment of the nation's college. Her father was lost at sea Edwards, co-chairman,' and Wil­ target of an organizing effort. on the FV Penguin about 10 years liam Kruger, Paul Swain, John larger than the eonventional ffth- economy. In past years, the California tuna ing vessel. In fact, they run about Burt and Nickerson. This area—the North Atlantic ago. fishing and packing industry has five times as large as the large Pistrict—extends ,from Maine to Taylor plans to study at Provi­ The scholarship awards were declined as a result of competition Boston beam trawlers. But more Virginia, and in it more than 70,-" dence after completing two years made on the basis of need and from plants opened in other areas convincing than that. Navy aerial GOD persons owe their livelihoods at Worcester Academy. He has won scholastic ability. When the scholar­ such as American Samoa, where photographs reveal that the traw­ to an annua! catch of billion many athletic trophies and was ship fund acquires sufficient wages are one-fourth or less than lers are crammed with all kinds of pounds of fish and shellfish valued named to the all-state basketball reserves an annual award will be those on the,mainland. In addition. specialized electronic tracking at .more than $122 millioh. This Is team. He was also captain of hid* made. It appeared for a while that the gear. more than a third t>f the value of high school basketball team. His California operators were con­ Theories offered about the the entire US catch each year. mother, Mrs. Arne Olsen, accepted templating mass transfer of fishing activities of the trawlers range Within the area, also, arq some the scholarship award in place of and packing activities to the West from suppositions that they are 2,000 establishments producing her son, who was away at school; Indies. tracking Russian missiles, to a sug­ fishery products Amounting to "The awards were made at the The SIU win in National Packing gestion that they are trying to spy more than 40 percent of the na­ first annual New Bedford Fisher­ and its organizing activity in other on atomic submarine maneuvers tional total. The region's produc­ men's Clambake and Family Day Puerto Rican plants is expected to and Polaris missile firings. The tion of packaged fresk and frozen at Brown's Pavilion. givcL second thoughts to West Coast atom submarines generally operate fish fillets and steaks' is more than Trustees of the scholarship fund, operators who are looking for an out of the New London, Conn., 123 million pounds a year, valued which was named after a NBFU out on union standards established naval base. la an^j event, the Rus­ at $32 million, and canned shell­ delegate who died in October, 1959, by 3IU fish and cannery unions sians do not seem to be interested fish and fishery by-products add are: Charles J. jtewin, editor and there. in cod and haddock. general manager dl the Sbrndard—— : ; another ^23 million. •- Finer Fish Goal Of lis Gov't Study Island Tuna Vote Cheers Calif. Unions New Bedford Union Awards Scholarships Red 'Snoop' Fleet Fishing For �.-fe Snowman Search Gear ' • JOSEPH B. LOGUE, MD, Medical Director Are You Neglecting Your Health? The popular Impression that cancer is a disease of the aged should have been dismissed long ago. If the ravages of cancer wert projected from a longevity standpoint, those in the lower age brackets would probably surpass the u^per half. JThe only way for the early detection of cancer, in the population as a whole, Is periodic and thorough examination on a piass scale, preferably annually or, at the least, bi-annually. I t A |i - Dancer Signals Ignored In a statement to the National Cancer Conference,-Dr. E. Cuyler Hammond of the' American Cancer Society was reported as saying, in- relation to a special study: "Only 19 percent of the men, and 27.3 percent of the women, had seen a physician within the past year about such an obvious condition as blood in the urine." Other obvious dis­ regard to such publicized danger signals was only meagerly followed by reporting to a physician. Only 34 percent of the women with a lump or thickening of the breast had seen their doctor. Fifty-one percent of the women went to their physician.about unu.sual vaginal"discharge, while only 30.1 percent reported for examination in regard to vaginal bleeding. Only 11.9 percent of the men, and 17.6 percent of the women, had seen their physician in the past year about any one of a list of 11 complaints commonly regarded as cancer danger signals. These findings were from an epidemiology study of thousands of cases. Why the apathy? Dr. Hammond wonders if we are crying "wolf too often. Possibly there is so much publicity with so many danger signals that the public in consequence ignores them all. Certainly the obvious danger signals for the investigation of possible cancer should not be ignored. Millions of dollars are spent on the investlg."!! ii -i of (its cause of various types of cancer; and also methods of inn roved treatment is constantly under study. However, unless the public becomes more aroused to the necessity of early recognition and treatment, the yearly toll will continue. Symptoms Not Always Noticeable It is not-sufficient to publicize only those danger signals tloat certain t.vpes .of cancer produce. There are many more that are symptomless, at least in the early stages, and are not recognizable by the individual until it is too late. We at the SlU clinics, and others, are constantly detecting pre­ cancerous lesions and cancers that are entirely symptomless and could not be discovered other than-by a thorough routine physical exami­ nation. One of our first examinees at the early inception of the medical program was found to have a tumor of the thyroid. Fortu­ nately, it was in the early stage and not malignant. I recently was talking to him and he stated that he volunteered for the examination only on the insistence of the Union, since in the early clinic days there was a general apathy" to these examinations. Clinic Detects Malignancies During the past few weeks, a tumor of the testicle was discovered In a 22-year-old seaman who had no concept that there was anything wrong. He was eventually hospitalized and an operation performed. Another older seaman was examined and gave a history of occasional rectal bleeding. But investigation failed to disclose any bleeding, and he was told to return if it recurred. He did, and he was referred to one of the top proctologists. His impression was bleeding from hemorrhoids but, at our insistence, a barium enema showed possible lesion of the loWer colon which proved to be early carcinoma at operation. ^ The above are just a few examples of the different types of condi­ tions that are readily diagnosed by a competent physical check-up. Similar careful and thorough physical ex^inations are given to dependents. A' week rarely passes without our finding some definite urgent pathological conditions at these examinations. These are always conditions of which th^ dependent is entirely unaware. One week recently, a large subternal tumor was found in a dependent who had no symptoms of this condition at all. Seafarers' '.dependents are therefore urged to take more active par ticipation in these examinations. For it is only through such periodic examinations that many pre-cancerous lesions and malignancy In its incipiency may be discovered. (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) EqiXpment which was loaded on the SlU-manned Steei Chemist is now being used by Sir Edmund Hillary's Himalaya mountain expedition. Expedition is looking for traces of the legendary "abominable snow man." Orion Planet'Feeds'Navy Tanker In North Atlantic Seafarers aboard the supertanker Grion Planet took part in an unusual operation in September: they refueled a Navy tanker while in the North Atlantic. Seafarer Orlando L. Guer-'t rero, on board the Orion and able to take part in another Planet during the operation, first in the history of the SIU," made a report to the LOG on the refueling job. Guerrero's report was transferred to the Navy tanker involved in the refueling, the USS Caloosahatchee, and then moved to shoreside postoffice by helicopter. According to information re­ ceived by Guerrero, the Orion Planet and the Orion Clipper will be involved in otiier mid-ocean re­ fueling jobs for the Navy. Had Rehearsals The refueling of the Navy tankfir by the 28,000-dwt fully-loaded Orion Planet was a ticklish job, Guerrero reported. "We had sev­ eral night meetings during which we were shown pictures, literature, and were given instructions on outnew duties, and we learned special bell, flag and flight signals. "Other days, we were on deck on 'dry runs' practicing for the real thing and learning by ^rill when, what and how to perform the new duties assigned to each of Us and familiarizing ourselves with the new equipment. All of this training was under the able direc­ tion of our chief mate P. Bam­ berg." Finally, on September 16, "DDay" the Orion Planet was ready for the job. "We were on deck at 0400, well .drilled, willing, ready Quitting Ship? Notify Union i In the hospital? Call Sit Hall imme^atelyl A reminder from SiU be.idquarters c.iutions all St-afarers leaving tbe.'r ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the L :ou to di: ..-d a r>'i'l ment. Failure to give noti>v be­ fore p..ving off may cause .i de­ layed sailing, fo-'ce tin' ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship--•'tes. \ Guerrero reports. At a pre-arranged signal, all hands took their assigned stations. The ship, cruising at 14 knots was cutting the waves in a steady course, while the Caloosahatchee approached the starboard until the two vessels were abreast, a mere hundred feet apart. "Another signal was given to warn all hands that a shot line would be fired from one ship to the other. In the shot line was a messenger line with ship-to-ship telephones; a distance line to keep a safe separation between ships; and a span wire on which the dis­ charge hose traveled. The hose was .fitted with a snap-on snap-off connecting flange for quick dis­ connecting in case of emergency break-away," Guerrero stated. Ppinting out the hazard in the operation, Guerrero said "there is not much freeboard on a tanker with a quarter million barrels of oil in its belly. The sea was con­ tinually breaking onboard, making the connecting of the hoses and securing of lines a very perilous affair." A Navy destroyer, classified as a rescue ship, followed the two tankers 'through the operation. "The hulls of the ships were so close to each other, that they ex­ erted pressures and undercurrents and making it more difficult to steer so that the risk of collision existed at all times," Guerrero stated. All hands wore life jackets during the operation. Guerrero applauded the per­ formance of the hose-connecting gang, communications and signal men; pumproom and engine per­ sonnel and quartermasters in addi-' tion to the steward department for keeping the galley open 24 hours with a hot meal for the ci-ew when­ ever they could get away from their stations. Wh&'sThat AB Up On A Cloud? Many long years ago, where the Allegheny runs into the Ohio, a legend sprang up that the Pitts­ burgh Pirates once won a National League pennant. Great-grandpar­ ents reciting the story to their children swore it was true and pledged that some day it would happen again. One resident of the city. Seafarer Red Campbell, be­ lieved it whole-heartedly. So it was that when in the year 1960 the legend out of the dim past appeared to be coming alive, Campbell hit the beach in New York and vowed to stay,ashore until the bitter end, come what may. Ignored Shipping While his shipping card grew more mature, he steadfastly ig­ nored all the AB jobs on the .board. Lo and behold, the Pirates clinched the National League flag and invaded New York to chal­ lenge the lordly Yankees. There was Red, parked in the grand­ stand at Yankee Stadium taking it all in. Even after the Pittsburgiu ; s lost three games by the horren­ dous scores of 16 to 3, 10 to 0 and 12 to 0, his faith never wavered. And in the end, the dream of centuries came alive, with Pitts­ burgh winning 10 to 9 in the last of the ninth of the seventh game. That's why Campbell doesn't need any bosun's chair while he is slushing down those booms. That cloud will hold him up for quite a while". •-'i )\ Tanker Firms Seek MA Aid • Beset by low charter rates, three tanker operators—one of them an SlU-contracted firm—^have applied to the Maritime Administration for financial assistance in making mortgage payments on their ves­ sels, to cover installments that were due the end of last month. The MA is expected to comply with their requests. The three firms are Transeastem Shipping Corp., under SIU contract; American Eagle Corp. and Nautilus Petroleum Carriers. They are seeking respective loans of $90,000, $107,000 and $120,000 on their tankers which were built around the tim« of the Suez clos­ ing—after the US Government had urged new tanker construc­ tion. J • 1 4\ �Oeloiben skAFAitisk^'i^b^ SXX7 FOOD and Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation .Director A Perfect Score On Sanitation Isbraifdfsen Buys info Export Line Time To Clean House Isbrandtsen Co. Inc., a 70-shlp operator, has acquired controlling interest in American Export Lines, which presently operates 30 vessels including the passenger liners In­ dependence, Constitution and At­ lantic. Though an Isbrandtsen of­ ficial stated that separate opera­ tions would be maintained by both shippers for the present, such a transaction will, no doubt, even­ tually lead, to a consolidated shipshipping ..operations. Export pres­ ently operates subsidized services, but Isbrandtsen does not. Isbrandtsen paid about $8,000,000,000 in cash for the controlling (25 percent) interest in the Export firm's stock. After the deal had been consumated, there was a slight re-shuffling of top officials of Isbrandtsefi who took over key posts at Export which were vacated by the three directors. For the second year in a row,- SIU crews on all four ships of the Bloomfield fleet have made it a clean sweep with perfect scores of 100 in US Public Health Service sanitary inspections. (See story on Page 6.) This is an outstanding achievement, and O. C. Webster, company vice-president, comments that it "will give some of our other com­ panies something to shoot at." He also offers a list of "requirements that must be followed if any vessel hopes to seciu« and maintain a Sanitation Certificate." Considering Bloomfield's record, it would be well for others to keep these items in mind. "Evidence of dampness of crockery is a sure give-away that all utensils and crockery have not been immersed in water at least 170' F ... All glassware and crockery, also spare cooking utensils in galley, to be thoroughly cleaned, free of all grease, and inverted when stowed away ... Do not continue to use cracked or chipped crockery . . . Sugar dispensers, sugar bowls, coffee and sugar canisters, etc., to be kept in a sanitary condition . . . Tops of all condiment bottles to be clean and free of grime . . . Plastic water pitchers to be cleaned inside and all stains removed-after each use . . . Messrooms must be kept clean at all times ... No smoking to be allowed in the galley . . . Seafarers Tex Jacks, bosun, and Dick Pifer, 'DM, tend hose on but"Meat blocks must be t|ioroughly wire-brushed to rid same of all terworth machine while cieanfng tanks aboard the Ocean Ulla. grease and then salted, down prior to arrival . . . All cutting boards Vessel is one of new supertankers under contract to the SIU. must be clean and free of grease. Wooden boards should be wire. brushed; however, new PHS-approved rubberized cutting boards are now available and can he washed after each use . . .'Knife racks in galley and pantries to be clean and all knives with loose handles or rivets to be disposed of . .^ "Meat-grinding machines to be taken apart and thoroughly cleaned after each use and checked to see that no food particles remain in mechanism. Check wooden pounding pin for cleanliness and possible old food remaining . . . Meat saw to be taken apart and thoroughly cleaned ... On thawing meats for consumption, put same in a recepta­ The runaway trend of American industry is continuing in high gear. The latest to join cle and never allow same to come in contact with the deck . . . the trend toward production overseas is Remington Rand, a large-scale typewriter manu­ "Get rid of all wooden and cardboard boxes in galley and pantries. Replace same, where necessary, with plastic bus boxes . . . Egg fillers facturer. It is packing bag, baggage and key board and joining the headlong rush to Europe. never to be used in galley for bacon, etc. Paper towels should be sup­ Remington Rand will start plied for this purpose ... All lockers and drawers in galley and pantries ings involved as long as company fully-planned strikebreaking pat­ to be clean . . . Spice cans in galley to be closed after each use, and producing both standard and profits are not remitted to the tern that was applied with con­ tops of same clean and free of all dirt . . . Scoops in flour' and sugar portable models at its numer­ United States, plus the special con­ siderable success In many areas. bins must be clean and free of any caking . . . All left-overs returned ous overseas facilities and then cessions on taxes, factory construc­ Several of the company's plants to refrigerators must be covered with aluminum foil . . . Shelves in * tion and loan interest rates which are still non-union. dry storeroom should be clean and free from dirt . . . Bulk rice, beans import the finished products for are given to American companies The last two years have seen a (if carried in bulk) should be in covered GI can and free of weavils. sale in the domestic market. abroad. long list of American firms estab­ It is recommended that all rice and beans be delivered in packages Shifts At Elmira The Remington Rand executive lish overseas manufacturing plants to eliminate possibility of weavils . . . As a result of the move away threw a few words of comfort in in such countries as Japan, Bel­ No Paint Brushes In Galley from Elmira, New York, where the the direction of the 1,500 workers gium, France, the Netherlands, "Use only PHS-approved-type pastry brushes and get rid of all company currently produces type­ who will lose their jobs, declaring, Luxemburg, Germany and Italy. paint brushes in galley . . . Get rid of "Universal Spoon" In officers' writers, as many as 1,500 of 4,300 "Don't say labor Is at fault. They The biggest runaway operations and crew pantries. Instruct messmen to put out several teaspoons on workers may be laid off. Reming­ are only part of tl^e softness that have been in the film industry, with motion pictures shot on loca­ a paper napkin for coffee-time ... All pies and pastries to be covered ton Rand president Dause L. Bibby has invaded all of us." tion in such low-wage countries said that perhaps "only" 860 would Back In the 30's Remington Rand with plastic cake covers . . . Get rid of baker's canvas . . . Baker's bin, as Spain. Shipping operations, of including peel, rolling pin, spatulas, etc., must be spotless . . . Sugar become unemployed. As for the Old Strikebreaking Pattern course, have had their awn sub­ and flour bins in galley to be thoroughly cleaned before adding new others, he felt sure that they won notoriety for the use of'the standard havens in Liberia, Hon­ supply . . . Baker's oven must be clean and free from rust and food could be kept busy doing some­ thing in Elmira, but at this time "Mohawk Valley formula," a care­ duras and Panama for years. particles ... "Sci;eens over galley stove to be clean and free of grease . . . Intake he couldn't say what. The company also manufactures screens located in galley and pantries to be thoroughly cleaned and free of dirt . . . Galley stove must be clean and free of grease, includ­ electric typewriters, adding ma­ ing overhead screens, bulkhead, oil drain pans and boxes (located on chines and computer units at the each side of stove); same for steam kettle . . . Fry pans to be degreased Elmira plant. Presumably, these ... French fryer and basket must be clean and free of all old grease ... operations would continue as before. Mixers Must Be Clean The usual factor cited in the "Hobart mixer., to be thoroughly cleaned to prevent possibility of runaway moves was given—Slower The perennial game of selling information on "how to get oil or other foreign matter getting into food . . . Edlund can opener production costs abroad. What in galley must be kept clean, especially in cogs, gears, etc. . . . Dumb­ wasn't mentioned was the tax sav­ a job on a ship" is still going strong, judging from material waiter and shaft in connection with same, especially lower deck, must received recently at Union headquarters. be clean and sanitary . . . Scuppers in galley and pantries to be clean, free and in sanitary condition . . . all one has to do" enclose his $3, upon which is in­ Prove Eligibility is Generally, "Vessel should be free of roaches . . . Food placed In garbage cans send from $3.00 to $3.00 for scribed "don't be afraid to send aft in port must be covered. Cans should be hose-washed when un­ For Hospital $ "inside" dope on how to get cash—thousands of folks do." loaded . . . Garbage cans In galley and pantries to be thoroughly seamen's papers; the names and They probably liave, "but they Seafarers being admitted to a cleaned and covered at all times when not in use . . . All ports to be addresses of union hiring halls .shouldn't. screened and every effort made to eliminate flies. Messrooms, pan­ Public Health hospital are and other information of the kind tries and galley to be sprayed as required . . . Drinking fountain heads urged to carry with them their which can easily be obtained on all decks to be taken off and cleaned periodically . . . Paper towels Union book plus proof of eli- through the -telephone book or to be used in steward department toilets; also liquid soap. Sign above gibiUty for SIU benefits; from the Coast Guard, without namely, a record that they, have wash basin to read "'Wash hands before leaving" , . . at least 00 days seatime during charge. "Temperature of all domestic refrigerators must be below *50 degrees What the promoters don't tell . . . Domestic refrigerators to be defrosted and thoroughly cleaned the previous year and at least their gullible victims is that the prior to arrival, both inside and, outside. Check door gaskets for one day during the previous six Coast Guard will not issue sea­ cleanliness . . . All refrigeration compartments, when defrosting, to months. Failure to have the men's papers unless the applicant be thoroughly washed down and bulkheads and overhead cleaned, in­ proper credentials will cause a has assurance of employment. cluding all shelves, etc. Chief steward should personally supervise this delay in payments to the Sea­ One promoter advertises himself job. Clean behind all door gaskets. Check deck for cleanliness when farer. as a steamship and yacht -agent. If the Seafarer is admitted to removing gratings . . . Never use #10 tins to stow left-overs . . . Put Those answering his ads receive a a hospital which is hot a PHS opened jars of mayonnaise in domestic refrigerator." form letter , telling them that for institution, he should contact All of these suggestions and procedures, already in use on Bloom$3.00 they can receive his book, field vesisels, appear to produce outstanding results. As a result, the Union immediately. The "Facts About The Merchant Union will arrange with the Bloomfield's sanitation record is one of the best anywhere, and has Marine For - Newcomers." The been that way for some time. Stewards, galley personnel and all USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ blurb letter notes that the book" lic Health hospital in his vicin­ hands on other vessels are urged to keep these Items in mind as a "would of cost' you hundreds of matter of routine aboard their own ships. That way, we can work to ity. The PHS will not pick up dollars and many, months of al­ the hospital tab for private keep SIU ships l;|ie cleanest'in the business—and the best fefeders too. hospital care, unless it is noti­ most impossible research ..." Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can ced in advance. The custonoier also receives a he submitted to this column in care oj the SEAFARERS LOG.) small'"safety money envelope" to Typewritw Firm Joiiis Runaways; < Will Lay Off 1,500 Workm Want To Unload $3? Job Service' Will Oblige �mm SEJFA3l<EMS LOG, ti.i ••'I . •< ^Vt -..J; THE CA^AX>1AN SJEAFAMEU - i I' f Union Wins Wage Rise, Shorter Work Week On Lakes MONTREALT-A three-day strike by SIU Canadian District A New Giant For The Canadian Lakes Trade 'I ,4 members brought a quick end to operator resistance and won a new three-year contract involving a fi^e percent wage gain and a reduced work week. Canadian District Sec.-Treas. Canadian Seafarers to hefty retro­ HaL Banks announced that the active payments dating back to May. They will amount to as much as $425 in some instances. The agreement applies to a group of major Lakes companies, but the pattern set by the Associa­ tion normally applies to the entire Canadian Lakes fleet. SS John A. France, new Laker manned by Canadian District members, is shown after her christening The new wage scale will boost in Montreal. Vessel can haul 25,700 Tons of bulk cargo and is as big as the capacity of the Seaway crewmen's wages from $55 to $85 locks permits. per month, with the standard work week cut to 44 hours from 48. Rejected Offer The strike began against the N. M. Paterson Company fleet of 23 vessels after union members MONTREAL—Another big Laker for operation by an SlU-Canadian District company, had voted by a majority of five to the John A. France^ was christened in the Canadian Vickers shipyard here. The ship wa» one, by secret J>allot, to reject a Canadian government conciliation the biggest ever to be built in Montreal. offer;"The other four members of Constructed for Scott Mis-|" the Carriers Association then ener Steamships Ltd., the ves­ simple reason that they were un­ Consequently they had always started to tie up "their vessels, ap­ sel is 722 feet six inches long able to get such ships into the been built in Great Lakes yards Hal Bonb, SIU Canadian parently under a pre-arrang^ and 75 feet in the beam, the widest Lakes before the Seaway opened. in previous years. District secretary-treasurer, plan to lock out the members of possible breadth to squeeze announced successful outcome the Canadian District. After three through the Seaway locks. of Lakes beef. days though, the Association and new agreement with the Lakes the union were able to work out Because of its extreme size, the vessel was built in two sections Carriers Association will qualify a new agreement. Bosun and crane operators, who and then joined together. It boasts still work a longer work week, will a 9,000 horsepower steam turbine earn $535 and $622 per month re­ plant, air conditioning throughout spectively, under the newly-nego­ all accommodations and a host of As expected and predicted by many experts, the Welland tiated contract, as compared to the automatic controls. With more previous .monthly wage of $487 than a million cubic feet of cargo Canal has proven to be a bottleneck in the St. Lawrence Sea­ and $550. Deckhands on the new space, the vessel will be able to way, and a second canal, on the American side of Niagara 44-hour weekly schedule will re­ haul huge quantities of bulk ceive $348 instead of $313 as pre­ cargoes such as grain, coal and ore. Falls may be the best answer,' bottleneck is the twinning of exist­ She rates as a 25,700-ton bulk according to Harold C. Han­ viously paid. over, president of the New ing locks. Hanover doubts this ap­ In addition! premium pay for carrier. York State AFL-CIO. He called for proach. He favors the idea of an performing certain duties was in­ Run to Seven Isles funds to finance a really exhaustive ail-American canal, somewhero corporated into the new contract. east of the Welland, which "would study of such a project. It is expected that the France For example: a crewman who han­ will run regularly from the Lakes The Welland Canal runs almost not compete with, but rather sup­ A ship's master and a river pilot dles hatches will be entitled to the as far east as Seven Isles, Quebec, north and south across the Niagara plement it." were blamed In Canada last month same scale as pai,d to a longshore­ which is the' terminal at which peninsula for about 30 miles. It is man during the period he performs for the grounding last November such Canadian iron ore is picked up about eight miles west of Niagara duties. of the SIU Canadian Districtfor use by inland steel mills. Falls and, links Lakes Erie and Bigger Ships manned John Miseiier in heavy Ontario. A sister ship of the France is In the course of the contract fog in the St. Lawrence River. .A Ministry of Transport-appoint­ dispute. Banks had pointed out now under construction at the Previously, plans had been pro­ ed investigating team, consisting that the big new Lakers now in same yard, to be delivered in mid­ posed calling for the building of a second canal on the Canadian side. of n Superior Court Judge and two operation carry up to five times summer. In either case, the construction of the cargo formerly carried on the sea captains, found Captain Fred­ The Montreal yards have been erick J. Brady and the pilot, John old canalers, with only a small unable to participate in the con­ a canal to pair with the Welland Keating, guilty of allowing the difference in the manning scale. struction of large Lakers for the would materially reduce delays for ships of all flags during the naviga­ A new giant Upper Lakes bulk ship to run ashore, for several Consequently, the operators were tion season. It would work to the carrier, the Carol Lake (Carryore, well able to afford the demands of reasons. advantage of both Canadian and Ltd.) made its maiden voyage to the union. The investigators found that the American shipping. That's because Seven Islands in Quebec last The Lakers formerly were re­ skipper had lefjt the bridge after delays in the canals and locks are month after informal christening the pilot had boarded the vessel stricted to the Lakes proper, but more costly for these ships than ceremonies September 1. Under in early morning haze. A young now that the Seaway is open, they contract to the SIU Canadian Dis­ their foreign competitors. third mate was left on the bridge have been coming up the St. Law­ trict, the vessel has a carrying rence to Montreal, Seven Isles in charge. The captain remained Canal Is Bottleneck capacity of over 25,000 long tons of in his cabin, the investigators and other river ports. Before the Hanover was able to martial ore and about 750,000 bushels of stated, until the first fog signal Seaway opened, the canals around Brother Ed Landiault, .24, a was sounded some four hours the rapids outside of Montreal crewmember of the SIU Canadian some impressive figures in backing grain. afterward. Within minutes after, could only handle ships drawing District-manned Windoc lost his his contention that the Welland is , The Carol Lake is the third a bottleneck costing money and 12 feet of water. the ship ground to a halt^ life recently in an accident aboard time. Because of it, the Seaway super-cargo ship built for the Other facts uncovered by the the ship while it was traversing took in only $85 on every antici­ company during the last two years. probers showed: the St. Lawrence Seaway, near pated $100 in its first year of A sister vessel, the Menihek Lake, was completed last year and the The ship maintained a speed of Messena, New York. operation. In 1958 the Canal could 730-foot Murray Bay__vias com­ 12 knots until the vessel became The Seafarer was caught In a be cleared in nine hours, but by the pleted a few months ago. groundedi and no lookout had been soon-to-be-completed posted despite weather conditions. FORT Wn.LlAM......,.408 Simpson St. winch while the-ship was passing following year this figure had gone Another vessel which will be crewed with Ontario Phone: 3-3221 through the Eisenhower Lock. up to 58 hours. Just prior to the time of impact, ISaVi Hollis St. He was rushed to the hospital but In addition, it has been dis­ SIU Canadian District members is the pilot had come "dangerously HALIFAX, N.S < Phone 3-8911 died soon afterwards. covered that ocean-going vessels, the Collingwood (Canada Steam­ close" to a buoy and had passed MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West victor a-8161 Landiault jotned the SIU last for which the Seaway had been ship). .^This ship, a package another ship in the fog at an un­ 44 Sault-au-Matelot spring and shipped on the James built, were suffering eight times as freighter, has a capacity for 7,500 safe distance. And, though the ship QUEBECQuebec LAfontaine 3-1569 had been equipped with naviga­ THOROLD, Ontario......52 St. David St. B. Eads, A .funeral was held for many accidents as smaller vessels. short tons of grain or 3,000 tons of 7-S212 him at Espanola, Ontario. Several The Welland Canal is too narrow freight. She will have a speed of tional aids, it used only radar— TORONTO, Ontario,:... .372 CAnal King St. E. EMplre 4-5719 SIU Canadian District members for safe operation of larger 16 knots. It should' be operating at and "there was failure to make St. attended, including Phil Donovan vessels," he declared. the start of the next shipping sea­ proper and efficient use of thai," ST. JOHN. NR..,..177 Prince William OX 2-5431 son, according to reports. One suggested way to handle the and Gary Placken. the investigation concluded. < VANCOUVER. BC....'...i..298 Main St. Christen Giant New Lakes Carrier Urge Second Canal To Bypass Niagara Call Skipper Respondble InGrounding Another Big Laker Goes Info Service Winch Accident Proves Fatal SIU Canadian Disfrict Halls V I iv %\ . r'4.| • Iff I �if- D^rt Twenfy-T«n» SEAFARERS mliRI LOG vi'iff.V', • THE PtA-CIFIC CG dBi. dHidliiAM AmerUan-Hawanan Plans To Peenter Intercoastal Trade Lincoln Goes To Sea American - Hawaiian Steamship 4Company, SIU Pacific District con­ arrange satisfactory financing detracted when last operating on the taUs. Intercoastal freight run in 1953, A consulting engineering study may be bringing it back, according of the largest single class of cargo to a report to stockholders made by —eastbound canned goods traffic— President Samuel H. Moerman. indicates that a containership pro­ The main reason for such hopes is gram would be superior to and that the Maritime Administration cheaper than the rails. seems to be looking with favor up­ Further good news is that the on the company's application for Interstate Commerce Commission ship mortgage insurance. Several months ago, a similar application has promised to protect such water carrier service, once it gets started, was turned down. from unfair rail competitioih Mr. The insurance would cover the construction of three trailer-type Moerman considers this guarantee vessels for the coast-to-coast trade, one of the most important steps in much of which is now in the hands bringing the containership pro­ gram off the drawing board and of the railroads. closer to reality. If shipping on this route is to be resurrected, it will first have to One of the existing intercoastal demonstrate economic feasibility. operators, Luckenbach Steamship, Mr. Moerman reported that "final has been hard hit by such rail­ approval is subject to our estab­ road competition, particularly ratelishing satisfactory design of the cutting on transcontinental canned proposed vessels, economic sound­ goods traffic. ness of the project, and evidence of financial resources and operat­ ing ability adequate for the con­ struction, operation and mainten­ ance of the project." American-Hawaiian was one of This is a view of the 23,000-ton President Lincoln at the Bethlehem the first companies in the indus­ Steel yard in San'Francisco before she was launched. The new try to discuss construction of conSea Racer is now part of the American President Lines fjeet and is tainerships and at one time had manned by the SIU Pacific District Unions. gotten pretty far advanced in planning for such vessels, but up until now it has been unable to SAN FRANCISCO —The three Pacific District Unions, the SUP, MFOW and the MCS, have start­ ed procedures for their elections at the end of this year. The SUP opened- nominations October 17 and the candidates ac­ SAN FRANCISCO — The SS modate 12 passengers. One hold ceptances are due before Novem­ President Lincoln, first of two Sea will be for containerized cargo and ber 15. Voting on SUP officials Racer cargoliners being built at another has been designed for The fifth and last in a series of will be from December 1 until Bethlehem Steel Company's ship­ ready conversion to a container proposed changes in the consti­ January 31, 1961. yard here for the American Presi­ hatch. A 25-ton capacity crane tution of the Sailors Union of the In the MCS elections, 317 dent Lines, was launched late last rides above the container hatch Pacific were approved by the SUP names have been submitted for month. for handling containers and sea membership meetings and will go the 15 positions to be filled in Together with the SS President vans. on the referendum ballot. The the current election. The number Tyler which is soon to be launched, proposed changes, representing a of candidates, neairly a record, is APL, an SIU Pacific District-con­ The ship, whose keel was laid in major overhaul of the SUP con­ expected to be reduced after MCS tracted company, is spending some December, 1959, will be delivered in February, 1961. stitution, will bring it into con­ credentials committee action this $32 millions on the two vessels. Present at the launching were formity with the provisions of month. Nominations have already The SS President Lincoln, Ralph K. Davies, chairman and Federal jaw governing union pro­ closed and voting will be from manned by members of the SUP, George Killion, president of APL. cedures. November 1 to December 31. MFOW and the MC&S, will carry Vice Admiral Ralph E. Wilson, The changes covered in the fifth The MFOW credentials commit­ a 60-man crew. The 23,000-ton ship chairman of the Federal Maritime reading dealt with such items as fund disbursements, strikes and tee has certified 45 candidates is 563 feet long, has u 76 foot beam Board and Maritime Administrator, funeral benefits. Four previous for 16 positions in the Union. and can cruise at 20 knots. She has US Department of Commerce, de­ readings had covered revisions in Balloting will be from early No­ a general cargo capacity of 544,950 clared that it is essential that there cubic feet. be an adequate number of Amer­ other sections of the constitution. vember through January.. The incumbent MFOW presi­ In addition, the ship will accom­ ican flag ships. To become effective, the pro­ posed constitutional changes will dent, Sam Bennett, is not a candi­ have to be adopted in secret bal­ date for re-election. W. W. Jordan lot referendum. They will be is unopposed for the MFOW presi­ placed on the ballot along with the dency. candidates for SUP offices, k. In addition to Unionwide offices and port offices, the Firemen have six members for posi­ Port SUP MFOW MC&S Total On these pages is news of nominated on the Board of Trustees of 8/22 to 9/19 9/1 to 9/30 9/1 to 9/30 activities of the SIU Pacific tions the Union. Nine delegates to the District representing the three SIUNA 1961 convention in Puerto San Fran. 616 240 533 1,389 West Coast unlicensed unions, Rico have been certified by the Sailors Union of the Pa­ the MFOW also 87 124 66 277 credentials committee. Seattle cific, the Marine Firemen's In addition to the positions of Portland 35 109 34 178 Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, who sail president, vice president and Wilmington (no hall) 122 587 465 under the SIU banner predomi­ treasurer, the MFOW posts in the coming election include three nantly in the Pacific trades to 36 New York 88 26 150 Hawaii, Alaska, the Far East business agents and a dispatcher for San Francisco; a Seattle Port (ho hall) New Orleans 4 12 • 8 and on 'round-^he-world runs. The'SIU Pacific District Unions agent and business agent. Port­ ' Honolulu 87 44 23 20 ir* «. key group in the SIUNA, land port and business agents; San Pedro port and business representing as they do the (no hall) 104 (no hall) 104 San Pedro HiHre maritime industry on the agents; New York port and business 2.784 agents and a port agent for 546 808 M30 Total tfest Coast. Honolulu. Elections Set In All Three Coast Unions Changes Going On SUP Ballot - OetobefV IN# President Lincoln Launched For APL Pacific District Shipping MFOW, SUP MCS Start Wage Talks SAN FRANCISCO—Pacific Dis­ trict Unions of the SIU, tlie SUP, MFOW and MC&S have entered negotiations on wage reviews with shipowners. The Unions, which presented a six-point demand in September, secured agreement on one of the points: retroactivity. The ship­ owners have agreed that all wage and compensations in the currept negotiations will be retroactive to October 1, 1960. Offer Rejected ^ five per cent, wage Increase offered by the companies coritracted to the Pacific District Un­ ions was rejected as inadequate by the Joint negotiating committee of the three Unions. Proper wage and overtime In­ creases have been demanded in order to restore traditional wage relationships in the maritime in­ dustry. The Unions are conducting a study to show the lag between unlicensed departments of the Pacific District and other maritime workers. Supplemental wage allowances are one of the demands of the Unions. Correction of inequities in individual ratings are also being sought by the union committee. Automation Problem The Pacific District is calling for proper Compensation for automa­ tion and mechanization within the maritime industry. A demand that a medical center program be put into operation in the port of San Francisco by January, 1961, Is also part of the six-point Union pro­ gram. Part of the medical center program includes optical care for the members of the Unions. The present contract does not expire until next year. All agree­ ments between the unions and the Pacific Maritime Association companies are being dealt with now, including offshore, Inter­ coastal and coastwise. Wages are the prime considera­ tion in the current negotiations. The Pacific District unions are emphasizing a united front on all propositions and the Unions proposals are based on the recom­ mendations and actions of the memberships. Plan New MCS News In an effort to better dissemi­ nate news and important informa­ tion to its membership, the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union is planning a new look for its official publication, "Stewards News," through th? formation of a publications and research department which will be charged with this responsibility. Secretary-Treasurer Ed Turner notes that the editorial content of the "Stewards News," through the new department, will make for a better-Informed membership. , �OfltoWr, IMf SEAFAREMS r«f» TWWIIK- LOG • .<1 w lAST SEAFAREZt SS Hope Sets Sail As Ultra-Clean Ship .> Wi I If Indonesia-Bound SAN FRANCISCO—The medical training ship, the SS Hope, which sailed from here last month to Indonesian and other Far East ports, will provide some special and unusual duties for its 135 crew-"*^ :: members. themselves will be learning about The ship, completely diseases such as smallpox and equipped with a floating hospital, tropical fevers seldom seen in the Is a gift of American unions, indus­ US. The $3,500,000 operating budget try and individuals and is spon­ sored by Project Hope, a program for the hospital ship's activities Of the ~People-to-People Founda­ for the first year is being raised tion. It will provide medical train­ by unions, business and private ing for doctors in the Far East and contributors. help the world to health. The itinerary of the ship in­ The hospital ship is manned by cludes the Indonesia ports of unlicensed members of the SIU Djakarta, Oct. 18; Macassar, Nov. Pacific District Unions: the SUP, 4; Ambon, Dec. 5; Kupan, Dec. 30; MFOW and the MCS. A memoran­ Bima, Jan. 15;*Padang Bai in Bali, dum of agreement has been signed Feb. 1; Surabaya, Feb. 21; Samaby the Pacific District unions and rang, March 22; and Djakarta, the operators covering the hospital April 23. The next port will be Singapore, followed by visits to ship. Although the unlicensed crew is Vijst Nam seaports. Sanitation Viial Bailing the ship for its operators, American President Lines, under Because oP the nature of th#* a standard agreement, there are services rendered aboard the ves­ Here are some of the Sailors Union members of the SS Hope crew: (front, 1-r) S. Foo, OS; D. William, some unusual features in its oper^ sel, all three shipboard departOS; John McGovern, AB; A. Melville, H. Y. Chung, E. C. Bloke, and T. Eriksen, ordinaries; J. Simon, ation. "ments will have to pay scrupulous MM and W. Darding, AB. (Standing, l-rj: D. Smith, QM; F. Ward, MM; 0. W. Kosky, AB delegate; attention to cleanliness in all quar­ Year's Activities M. L. Van Dusen, carpenter; John O'Meara, bosun; Leonard Alder, QM; Frank Ashton, AB; A. Joslin, The crew signed articles for a ters. This is particularly true, of AB; J. McNulty, AB; Erik Pearsson and Walter Gagrica, both watchmen; George Bunkenburg, DM, course, in the galley, where the full year, and the three unions and O. Olstad, storekeeper. Picture was taken on the helicopter deck of the SS Hope in Son Francisco. steward department will be pre-, have agreed that except for emer­ gencies such as the need for hos­ paring meals for patieqts in addi­ pitalization or serious family prob­ tion to the 72-member medical lem, a crew member will not pay crew and various visiting officials ®ff before the termination of his and local doctors in the countries being visited. articles. The steward' department has a But, the crew has advantages that other crews do not have. The great opportunity to display its SAN FRANCISCO—The Marine Cooks and Stewards Operations and Review Commit­ SS Hope will spend many weeks skills because doctors have a repu­ In port, and crewmen will receive tation of being notoriously indif­ tee report was overwhelmingly accepted by the membership of the union last month. The an unusual amount of port leave. ferent to the food they eat. report, the product of a committee composed of Ted Nelson, Ted Wilson, George McDowell, In addition to the nsual ship­ Draws' will be in American money Stafford Ash, Gordon Shaw,"*' " except in those countries where board power plant and other ma­ was the training center at Santa ment in connection with the post­ Willie Farmer, Charles Dan­ US currency is forbidden. In those chinery, the black gang will main­ ing of work .schedules and assign­ Rosa. ports, the crew will be able to tain air-conditioning equipment iels, and Charles Ilutto, made ments. The SS Matsonia was sin­ It was recommended that the recommendations on a variety of draw the native currency at • the and added generators for use in training program be continued on gled out for special comment on operating rooms and other special­ subjects ranging from shipping eflicial exchange. a limited basis, with an enrollment the work schedule issue. rules to the MCS training school The ship is fully air-conditioned ized services. Engine department at Santa Rosa. It was also recommended that of 36 persons. More cabins for pen­ In all areas and the crew has serv­ members must wear white boiler all freighter chief steward jobs be sioners were suggested and it was The recommendations Include a ice from the ship's laundry. The suits to be provided by the opera­ placed on the shipping board and also recommended that added crew also has soda fountain facili­ tors, when frequenting public areas suggestion that there be a general dispatched in accordance with the equipment be purchased for the tightening of the shipping agreeaboard the ship. • ties and a lounge. shipping rules. The committee center. The crew includes a skipper and charged that this practice is not four mates, three radio operators, followed in some ports. 27 men in the deck department, A union indoctrination program, two pursers, a hairdresser and a to familiarize members with the ehop attendant, nine licensed engi­ constitution, shipping rules and neers, 24 men in the black gang agreement, was recommended. It SUP and 63 in the steward department. was also suggested that the ac­ HONOLULU 51 South Nimitz High\v.iy The ship was the former US PHone 502-777 countants who compile the finan­ 523 Bienville St. Navy hospital vessel Consolation. cial reports make more detailed NEW ORLEANS Jackson 5-7428 Its 800-bed capacity has been mod­ NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn findings. HVacinth 9-6603 ified to some 230 beds to provide PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. Shipping Rule Changes CApitol 3-4336 training facilities. 450 Harrison St. Efforts should be made to nego­ SAN FRANCISCO Dr. Paul Spangler, chief medical Douglas 2-8363 2505 1st Ave. tiate the recently passed "one-year- SEATTLE officer of the vessel and a veteran Main 2-0290 rule" into the present agreement WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Navy medical officer, stated that Terminal 5-6617 with shipowners, the committee the medical team plans no direct said. A one-card registration sys­ MC&S assault on-the health problems of tem was also suggested to replace HONOLULU .. 51 South Nimitz Highway the countries. to be visited. "Our PHone 5-1714 the present three-card system. NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. main objective is training," he RAmond 7-428 An amendment to the shipping fiaid. 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn rules was suggested, to read in NEW YORK HYacinth 9-eeOO Short* On Doctors ..211 SW Clay St. PORTLAND part: "In case a vessel is laid up CApitol 7-3222 There is only one doctor for and is reactivated within 30 days, SAN FRANCISCO.. ...350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-560O about every 75,000 people iff Indothose employed on the vessel at SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. . nesia and it is difficult for the na­ MAin 3-0088 the time of lay-up shall be entitled WILMINGTON . 505 Marine Ave. tion's 1,100 doctors to keep up with to return to the vessel to complete , TErminal 4-8538 new medical developments. their alloted seniority time provid­ MFOW The SS Hope will offer the hafding they-register to re-ship." HONOLULU... 56 North Nimitz Highway pressed Indonesian doctors the PHone 5-6077 The committee, reviewing the NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. chance to learn how medicine is recent purchase of the Don Hotel MAgnolia 0404 Nurses aboard the SS Hope, floating hospital ship which will bring 130 Greenwich St. - practiced here. They will be taught in Wilmington, suggested that the •NEW YORK COrtland 7-7094 medical aid to the peoples of Southeast Asia, inspected the master . hy treating selected cases brought PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. union continue ownership at the CApitol 3-72974 control board in tlie engine room before the vessel set sail fi:om ' 'aboard the hospital ship. present time. Leasing' the bar and SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. San Francisco. Le(f to right are Joanne Acfelfing and Teresa DOuglas 2-4592 While American doctors will ofrestaurant to a private individual SAN PEDRO .296 West 7th St. Campbell, with Chief Engineer C. A. Strohacker, member of the ~ ter advanced medical knowledge to was suggested. TErminal 3-4489 ...2333 Western Ave. their Indonesian colleagues, they MEBA Local 97. . Also examined by the committee SEATTLE HAIn 2-6326 MCS Committee Issues Report And Review Of Union Operation SIU Pacific District Halls vtj :n �Fire Twenilj-Foiir Oetoter, IfM SEAFARERS LOG Crewmember Flees Russian Ship Ignored by American news services while, reporters raced around at the heels of Russian Premier Khrushchev, the crewmembers of the Russian-flag Baltika sprung into prominence last week when one of them jumped ship and asked for political asylum In the United States. Victor Jaanimets, .an oiler, slipped away from a group of ship­ mates while shopping in Manhattan and made good his escape. After security checks by the FBI and Immigration, he was permitted to stay in the US. Jaanimets, an Estonian, de­ nounced Communist enslavement of his native country. He declared that crewmembers had been set to spying upon each other, and that Russian security men "supervised" the crews' comings and goings. Up until Jaanimets' dramatic flight, the Russian crew had gone Radiating pleasure at prospect of enjoying political asylum in about the^r sightseeing and shop­ the US, &tonian seaman Victor Jaanimets meets the press at US ping in Manhattan without arous­ Immigration Office in New York. Jaanimets, an oiler, sought ing a tremor of interest. They were the first Russian w.orkers to come freedom after quitting crew of the Soviet liner Bgltika which ashore in the United States since brouglit Soviet Premier Khrushchev here for UN sessions. Baltika shortly after the end of World sailed short one oiler last week. War II. All other Russians coming to the States have been officials, 29 days. Police sources said that to protect themselves against members of diplomatic missions the Russian crewmembers came "thugs and criminals." or representatives of trade agen­ ashore in groups, and Jaanimets Jaanimets sneaked away from cies. later informed reporters that crew­ his group in a crowded Manhattan When the ship arrived in New members were instructed to keep department store, grabbed the York, US Imniigration issued some watch on each other. The crew­ nearest cab^and headed to down­ 180 D-1 landing permits enabling members were told by Red security town Manhattan. He then wan­ the crew to come ashore for up to officers to travel in groups of fitre dered into a waterfront bar nrhere he somehow communicated"^ his plight to one of the patrons, who got him into safe hands. Two days later he was granted asylum by Immigration and is now resting at an undisclosed location. Do you think it is desirable to allow crewmembers to draw against their overtime wages? If so, why? MA Seeks J. L. Gomez, bosun: That would Clifford Henry, chief cook: I feel depend on the individual's finan­ the same way about drawing WO-Knot cial condition — against OT as do his obligations to many of my ship­ Stilt' Sttip his family and mates in the creditors, etc. A draw against OT would mean a smaller payoff at the end of the trip. This might tend to place a hardship on the family of the Seafarer who drew the money. Of course. It's a dif­ ferent story for a single man with no responsibility. In any event, I don't draw on OT wages. t" t> it Ysee Hong, steward dept.: No— at least not for me. I have a wife and two children who are depend­ ent upon my pay. I wouldn't think of drawing against OT wages because it would not be fair to them. To do this would minimize the amount of pay due me at the end of the voy­ age. I have had the opportunity to take advantage of this offer on numerous occasions but have al­ ways passed up the chance. ^ It Lester Herbert, chief cook: Most •hips I sail make round-the-world trips, and we're allowed to draw against ten per­ cent of the over­ time we have worked. I never pass up the chance to do this because in spite of the draw, I still have ample money coming to me at payoff time. This way I stiU hgve pocket money and my family doesn't have to suffer from lack of financial support stewards depart­ ment. It's okay to draw against OT, if, in doing so, the family budget is not affected. I am a family man and have consistently taken advantage of the offer. I might also add that this has not hurt them. I feel that If the shipping company goes along with the policy, I will too. ^ Mario F. Serrano, stewards dept.: I alwasrs draw against overtime pay whenever I can. Why? So I can send money home to my wife and two children at periodic inter­ vals. This, inci­ dentally, is a great help to them. At the same time, I still have a bit of money for myself— to take care of my own needs. I usually sail on short hauls to Puerto Rico and on ships which allow weekly draws of this nature. t> Cecil Rush, oiler: Yes—it would be desirable. When a man (like myself) has a family and pro­ vides them with the maximum al­ lotment, he's left with very little to draw from when he's in foreign ports. He mi^ht wish to take some souvenirs home, and certainly needs a certain amount for personal recreation. Example: I draw alT I can when I hit Yokohama. There's great recreation there! A second contract for developing hydrofoils has been awarded to a Grumman Aircraft affiliate by the Maritime Administration. The pro­ ject is supposed to come up with a foil which will permit vessels to travel over the water at more than 100 miles per hoar. Dynamic Developments Inc., of Babylon, LI, is already building a, 104-foot, eighty-ton hydrofoil craft which is expected to travel at 70 knots using conventional foils. It won the $428,000 contract for the new project. The new contract is to develop wedge-shaped foils to direct the drag-producing vacuum, or cavita­ tion to the rear of the foil where it will not reduce the • foil's lifting power. Most foils in use' today encounter the cavitation problem. The company demonstrated a 23foot experimental craft with the new foils at an international con­ ference on hydrofoils at the Hague, Netherlands, last month. The new foils were originated by William P. Carl, president of the company. The contract calls for equipping the 104-foot craft with the new "super-cavitating" foils. It is part of a hydrofoil research program being carried out by the Maritime Administration in cooperation with the Navy's Bureau of Ships and the Office of Naval Research. Shorthandedt If a crewmember quits whQe a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast acllon on their part will keep all Jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. By SIDNEY MARGOLIVS .: Insurance Fees Often Out Of Line If you buy a car on time payments and sometimes other types of merchandise, the chances are that you also are paying for cr^t lif« insurance without knowing it. A survey by the National Better Business Bureau has found that over half of all buyers of cars on installment plans also buy credit life insurance without their knowledge or consent. Kenneth B. Wilson, president of the Bureau, says this happens be­ cause many time-payment contracts do not itemize the various charges in addition to the price of the car, but simply lump a charge for credit insurance into the total price of the car. Credit life insurance nowadays is required by most banks and finance companies, and some installment dealers, whey you take out a loan or buy on time. >The insurance pays off the balance of yoim debt if you die before completing your payments. Lenders provide it chiefly for their own protection. However, it's not a bad deal for you if you know you're paying for it, and most of all, pay just • reasonable fee for it. Credit unions, for example, provide credit life insurance for all borrowers without any extra charge. Many banks and reputable lenders provide it at an extra fee of 50-60 cents fpr each $100 bor­ rowed. At a cost to you 60 cents or less per $100 of debt, credit life insuiv ance does provide temporary insurance at a time when you probably need it most- If anything happened to you, your wife or co-signer won't have to complete -the payments. It's group insurance, so everybody pays tiie same rate with no medi­ cal exam. Thus it's especially help­ ful for older people and those in hazardous occupations or suffering from a chronic illness, who usually liave to pay extra for life insurance. Whether you want credit insur­ ance or not, you're pretty likely to get it these days if you borrow or buy on time. This type of insurance has soared from less than two mil­ lion policies in 1948 to over 35 mil­ lion in '58, the BBB reports. Ap­ parently half or more of all fami­ lies may be paying for credit life insurance right now whether they know it or not. But dealers and lenders who add credit life insurance on to your bill without your knowledge, also often overcharge for it, the BBB study finds. In fact, the price some sellers charge is scandalous. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners found that over half the companies selling this type of insurance, paid out in claims less than 20 percent of the premiums charged. Almost one-third of the companies paid out less than ten percent That means the. fees for this insurance were rigged so that for every dollar charged for credit life insurance by these conipanles, they paid only less than ten to 20 cents. The commissioners found that three Insurance companies special* izing In this type of insurance took in a total of $33,500,000 one recent year and paid out in claims only $7,400,000 or 22 percent. So you can see the extent of the gouge. Besides insurance companies, the people making the money on credit life insurance are the dealers and loan companies who add it to your installment contract. The commissioners' study found that well over half the insurance companies paid in commissions, rebates or kickbacks, over 50 percent of the fees charged installment buyers and borrowers for such Insurance. Some commissions or kickbacks ranged as high as 80 percent. If you had a balance of, say, $1000 on the purchase of a car, and the dealer or lender tacked on $22 for "credit life insurance", he was able to pocket $11-$17 of it for himself. Some of the finance companies have set up their own insuranc* companies for the specific purpose of selling credit life insurance. The commis:".oners found that one Insurance company, a whollyowned subsidiary of one of the largest national finance companies, paid out only 21 cents in claims for every dollar it took in on the sale of credit life insurance. Now the state insurance commissioners want the companies to limit their take to 50 percent of the premiums charged. This is still an exorbitant price, and almost twice as much "as regular insurance com­ panies require for their overhead and profit on regular life insurance. You have to protect yoiurself from this widespread gougecTt's simple enough: 1—Don't sign any installment contract if the dealer lumps all th# charges together without itemizing what you pay for various items. 2—If the dealer does itemize a charge for "insurance" but doesn't say what kind, then make him specify whether this is insurance on the car itself, or credit life insurance, and how much he is charging for each. 3—If Jie charges much more than 60 cents per $100 of your balance, you are paying more than you need to. Thus on a balance of $1000 on a used car, a moderate charge for credit life insurance would be $6. 4—If a dealer or loan company also charges you for accident and health Insurance with an installment purchase or loan, you may b« a candidate for a real gouge. Some fringe auto dealers and some . small-loan companies, especially In the southwest and midwest, have been charging' borrowers not only for credit life insurance, but for health; insurance too. 5—^Also beware if a dealer or loan company charges you for-credit insurance but withholds the policy. If anything did happen tO you, your family might never know you were covered by such Insurance. �• - 1. '••-i 1N« SEAFARISRS Bank-Breaking Job Tag* twa^'Whrn LOG SlU WINS VOTE BY 2-1 AT 2 ROTO BROIL PLANTS m ;(f; ; The SIU industrial workers organizing drive scored one of its most significant victor­ ies in the New York area this month when it won a National Labor Relations Board election 183 to 98 at two plants of the Jay-Kay Corporation. The decisive election vie-"* tory culminated a bitter 13- Most of these "independents" op- is hooked up with an industrial month campaign at the com­ ei;ate in much the same fashion— employment agency, and workers pany, which manufactures rotis- they get a contract providing dues last just long enough on the job to series and electric grills under the checkoff, but no real benefits. In pay their agency fees, after which Roto Broil trade name. Opposing some Instances, the "independent" a new batch of people is hired. the SIU's campaign at the plant was the so-called "Amalgamated Local 355" an "independent" out­ fit that had been thrown out of -the AFL-CIO some time ago be­ cause of its sellout practices. The "Local 355" group had a "contract" at the plant which pro­ The Marine and Allied Workers Division paid jout a total vided for dues checkoff and little oi 52 benefit claims to MAWD members and their dependents else. Some of dhe workers for the during the month of September. This brings the grand total firni were making as little as the $1 an hour minimum wage re­ 'of benefits paid out to $209,--^ quired by Federal law, and the 983.50, since the inception of claimant is an employee at All American Metals, Philadelphia. "shop stewards" also doubled as the Welfare Plan. MR. AND MRS. L. WELCH, straw bosses for the company. Among the largest, claims paid $62.50 for the birth of a child at out during the month was one Delaying Tactics Nazareth Hospital, PhUadelphia, totaling $489.85. This went to Jo­ Repeated layoffs of pro-SIU seph Mazur, an employee of Esco August 7, 1960. Welch is employed workers down through the months, Manufacturing, Camden, NJ. It at All American Metals, Philadel­ plus delaying tactics by the em­ covered hospital and surgical pay­ phia. ployer and "Local 355" made' the ments for one of his dependents. MR. AND MRS. JOHN BRENorganizing task a difficult. one. Another sizable benefit check, in NAN, $120.00 for the birth of a A primary demand being made by the amount of $422.50, went to child at Memorial Hospital, Au­ the Union is the reinstatement of Henry McAllister, of the MAWD- gust 19, 1960. Brennan works at the many workers who were dis­ contracted Air Master Corp., Phil­ Stephen Laurie, Philadelphia. charged for Union activity or pro- adelphia. This disbursement cov­ MR. AND MRS. JERRY PRIMISIU sympathies. ered dependent hospitalization ANO, $182.50 for the birth of a Employ 650 costs. child at Adelphi Hospital, Brook­ While the total vote cast, includ­ Of the 52 claims paid out during lyn, NY, August 3, 1960. Primiano ing voids and challenges, was 309, September, MAWD members re­ is employed by Acme Canvas and the company normally employs ceived 23 payments and their de­ Rope in Brooklyn. between 550 and 650 people. The pendents accounted for the re­ MR. AND MRS, JOSEPH scheduling of the vote came at the maining 29. Seven claims were for SMITH, $182.50 for the birth of a end of the summer slack season. maternity benefits. child at Juanita Park Medical Cen­ A victory meeting of Roto Broil During the second month of op­ ter, Philadelphia, August 29, 1960. employees held this week dis­ eration as a self-insured plan, the Smith is employed by All Ameri­ cussed SIU demands for a genuine MAWD Northeast Area Welfare can "Metals, Philadelphia. union contract. Among items being Plan had no occasion to disburse MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM LOWsought by the Union are a wage insurance payments or death, RIMORE, for the birth of increase above the bare minimums accidental death or dismember­ a child at $182.50 John Hopkins Hospital, now being paid, a job security sys­ ment claims. The total paid out Pasadena, Md., August 21, 1960. tem, an effective grievance pro­ to claimants was for hospital, Lowrimore is with Hill Chase cedure, and a job classification sys­ maternity or disability benefits. SteeL Baltimore. tem, with specific wage scales for Maternity benefits were paid to MR. AND MRS. JAMES JOHN­ specific duties. the following: * • SON, $180.00 for the birth of a Arrangements were also afoot for MR, AND MRS. C. STENDE- child at Temple University Hospi­ a secret ballot vote for shop stew­ ROWICZ, $62.50 for the birth of a tal, Philadelphia, August 20, 1960. ards in the plants. child at Nazareth Hospital, Phila­ Johnson works at Air Master Corp., The Roto Broil win is particular­ delphia, August 11, 1960. The Philadelphia. ly Important as representing a breach in the group of "inde­ pendent" unions in various New York City manufacturing plants. 52 Collect Ylelf are Benefits In Month Contest winner Elliott Bloke, on employee of the MAWD-controcted Air Master Corp., Philadelphia, shovels silver dollars on TV's "Beo't The Clock" show. He netted 29,000 of them. MAWD Member Scoops Up $29,000 On TV Show Elliott Blake, 22, an employee of the MAWD-contracted Airmaster Corp. in Philadelphia, last month shoveled his waiy to riches—on a network TV program at that. "Blake the winner of a*^ national sweepstake contest After paying off a few bills he'll sponsored by a soft drink firm. put the rest into savings. irr I As sucli, he was entitled to shovel as many silver dollars as he could from one large bin into an* other, in -five minutes. He was guaranteed $15,000 but stood to win much more-depending on how fast he could move the loot. Blake went into training for the task, shoveling coal for the expe­ rience, but mostly shoveling metal washers weighing the same as sil­ ver dollars. The MAWD-contracted Airmaster Corp., alerted that Blake would appear on TV to do his shoveling act, built a set of bins and supplied him with a stock­ pile of washecs so he could get in some practice during breaks and lunch hours. The employee shov, eled an average of around 47,000 washers during practice sessions. But when the real thing came around, he actually netted $29,000 which still is not so bad. Uncle Sam estimates that his chare of Blake's winnings should be at least $8,000 (but naturally he prefers paper currency or a check). Blake plans to use about $12,000 for a new house for he and his bride-to-be, Mary Ann Skaziak. Blake's winning ticket, by the way, was chosen from among some 4.5 million entries. These Are Your Union Meetings —^Attend Them! All union members sfiould regularly attend tlie member­ ship meetings in their area. These meetings are devoted to discussions of matters vital to the welfare and security of every MAWD member and his faniily. What's more, these meetings provide every MAWD member with the opportunity to speak up and state his yiews about thes& vital matters. Here is the schedule of the next meetings: NEW YORK - Tuesday, No­ vember 1 at 7 PM, SlU Hall, 675 Fourth Ave., B'klyn. BALTIMORE - Friday, No­ vember 4 at 8 PM, SlU Hall, 1316 E. Baltimore St. PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, November 8, at 7:30 PM, SlU Hall, 2604 S. 4th Street. SUNBURY-Sunday, Novem­ ber 13, at 2 PM, Friendship Fird Company. With SIU indiistrla! Workers Notify Welfare Of Changes The SIU Welfare Services De­ partment reports that it has had difficulty locating seamen's families because the seamen's enrollment or beneficiary cards have not been kept up to date. Some death benefit payments have been delayed for some time until the Seafarer's bene­ ficiaries could be located. To avoid delays in payments of wel­ fare benefits Seafarers are ad­ vised to notify the Union Im­ mediately of any changes in addres's, changes in the names of beneficiaries or additional de­ pendents by filling out new en­ rollment and beneficiary cards. These cards can be obtained in any SIU port. This is one in a series of features which the SEAFARERS LOG will will publish regarding members of SW-affiliated unions working in maritime production and allied fields. BROTHER WILLIAM LOWRI­ MORE is qmployed as a leader at the Hill Chase Steel Company of Maryland in Baltimore, Md., a plant which was organized by the Union last year. He has worked at the Hill Chase firm since April, 1955, and has been a member of the MAWD since June, 1959. He and his wife Katherine live at 2 Fourth St., Magothy Beach, Pasadena. They have two children, Debra Dawn, 3, and William Dale, 1. BROTHER LAWRENCE WELSH is employed at All American Metal Company in Phil­ adelphia as a shipper. He has been with the company since August, 1957, and joined the MAWD in February, 1958. Before that, Welsh served a three-year hitch in the US Army, from December, 1952, to Novem­ ber, 1955. Welsh is married, and he and his wife Jane reside at 1619 Fillmore Street, Philadelphia. He is now enjoying the benefits of an MAWD contract at the plant. - 'I �n«s Twenlr'Aix SEAPAREMS Oetoher, im LOG Uniont Are Target: CE strike Beef Starf Of 'Get tough' Program - The Ihtemational Ladies Gar­ ment Workers Union scored a major .victory over the "discredited and defunct" Pennsylvania Gar­ ment Manufacturers Association when 33 shops voted for ILGWU representation in a National Labor Relation Board election. The vote was hailed as a final victory over underworld elements that had at­ tempted to penetrate the Pennsyl­ vania manufacturers' field, and thereby disrupt the union. A new effort by a giant corporation to break the strength of the trade union movement is now underway. Some 70,000 members of the International Union of Electrical Workers have been forced out on the picket lines in an obvious company attempt to dictate, rather than bargain, on the condi--*tions of a new agreement. case would they attempt to oper­ months. It includes a job retaining and severance pay fund and im­ It was the first major walk­ ate through a strike. The lUE is only one of 100 un­ provements in pension and welfare out against the company since 1946 and the most important nationally ions dealing with the vast General benefits. ^ . J ^ since last year's 116-day steel shut­ Electric network. Its membership The union feels these proposals Local 1947 of the International down. That too, was a deliberate of 70,000 employed at GiS repre­ fall short. It is after a percent effort by the steel companies to sents about 60 percent of the rise in each year of a two-year con Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, tract, with supplementary un­ Omaha, Neb., has won' medical, get a free hand in determining hourly-rated work force. working rules and working condi­ GE's size and wealth are in­ employment benefits and continua­ vacation and pension improve­ dicated by the 240,000 employees tion of a cost-of-living escalator ments for some 55,000 employes tions. of Western Electric Co. The GE made it plain throughout the in 166 plants operating in 29*states. clause. agreement was reached a couple of negotiations that it would not The annual sales volume is an But n^ore important than the weeks before the current contract modify its contract offer, nor astronomical $4 billion. GE is specifics of the negotiations is the expired. J^s expected to set a would it submit the issues to arbi­ rated high among the top ten US fact that management, in this in­ pattern for other Western Electric tration. It also made it plain it money-makers. * There is little stance, is out to dictate to union branches under coiftract comract with would attempt to operate the doubt that if management has a representatives exactly what the IBEW. mind to, it clin conduct a long and membership wSl get. If GE should plants with strikebreakers. J, . !• bitter struggle. be successful, it will undoubtedly Company Stands Pat Travis A. Meredith, 18, son of a . The company's proposal calls for inspire other companies to emulate Workers were told through di­ Railway Clerks member, has been 1 two-step wage increase of three it, which could touch off a new era rect mail that the company will awarded a four-year AFL-CIO not budge. Advertisements are percent at the signing of the con­ of serious strife in union-manage­ merit scholarship. He filled a va­ tract and four percent in 18 ment relations. seeking to give employes the im­ cancy left by a previous winner. pression that the company is better Gene S. Cain, who was killed acci­ suited to look after their welfare dentally a few days after he had Visit To Dad's Union than the union. Labor considers been named winner. this to be the "new look" in an old Meredith expects to major in story—union busting. electrical engineering at Yale Uni­ versity. His father, Travis A. Sr., is In the 130-odd communities in which GE operates plants, business a member of Railway Clerks Local and political leaders have been on 19, of Bluefield, W. Va. notice that unless the police give t ' it ;, "adequate protection" to nonSome 120,000 Canadian trade strikers, the company will consider unionists late last month formu­ moving away. This can be an lated plans for a strike against economic weapon of great force, Canadian railroads after flatly re­ and it only underlines the fact jecting the recommendation of a Federal Conciliation Bdard. The that GE intends, without declaring unions were asking a 25 cent an^ it to the press, to break the strike. hour increase, but were offered' GE's action reflects a change in instead a 14.1-cent-an-hour rise attitude in union-management rela­ over a two-year period plus an tions. Until now, the giant corpo­ additional week of vacation after rations in GE's class have shown a 25 years of service. Fifteen nonwillingness to bargain, and in no operating unions are involved in the issue. $1 A/ej(T VMS I'LL nr Seafarer Soii Shek escorts three of his children on tour of SlU head­ quarters (I. to ,r.) Har Ming, 12; May 5, and James, 7. He has two older children. JOHN C. (Atlantic Carriers), July 31—Chairman, Cari Cooper; Secretary, V. L. Harding. No major beefs. Some disputed OT. Ship not to sail _be£ore all stores are aboard. Need screens for doors. Dirty cups to be returned to pantry. Don't throw trash on deck. KATHRYN (Bull), August 7—Chair­ man, Willie Ortiz; Secretary, Leon Hall, Jr. Ship's delegate reports de­ layed sailing will be paid to those who were off Cuty, not payaWe to those who were working. Cooperate in keeping washroom clean. Motion that crewmembers write suggested improvements to Vacation Plan and mail to SIU. Contact chief engineer for keys to reefer engine room. To take up matter of paint on deck with safety representative. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), August 8—Chairman, Charles John­ son; Secretary, E. Perry. Minutes of previous meeting read. Motion to go on to ship delegate's report. Cleaning schedule by department rotation posted In messhall. Repair lists and disputed OT to be turned over to delegate. Crew asked not to put anything in freezer unit of ice box; also to put away cots during canal passage, and ports lying ahead. $20 in ship's Tund. Suggestion that crewmembers let delegate know how much they wish to donate to AMMLA and Captain wiU charge your account. Keep fidley doors closed at aU times. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for job well done. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), July 31— Chairman, Charles E. Cook; Secre­ tary, C. Wright. Ship's delegate repdrts one man getting off in New Orleans due to illness in family. Crew reminded to keep doors locked in port. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), July 31—Chairman, G. Svenningsen; Secretary, R. DeVirgileo. Ship to go in yard in a couple of weeks. Crew asked to bring repair lists up to date. One man missed ship in Xake Charles due to death In family. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine job. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), July 31—Chairman, J. J. Cabral; Secretary, O. N.'Raynor. Ship's dele­ gate reports beef concerning AB to be reported to SIU. Two men fired in Baton Rouge for drinking. Messhall and pantry to be kept clean. No smoking in gaUey whUe preparing meals. CAROLYN (Bull), July 26—Chair­ man, G. C. Eller; Secretary, John M. :. If Clarke. Special meetihg called by engine and deck delegates to discuSs ice situation. Ice is not to be wasted and is to be evenly distributed. Li­ censed personnel to stay away from crew's ice /box and vice-versa. ZEPHYR HILLS (Panamerlcan Over­ seas), July 26—Chairman, T. Hill; Secretary, W. Wallace. Previous min­ utes read and accepted. No beefs re­ ported. To order new library. Mat­ tress needed. Steward says he or­ dered same but it was not received. July 16—Chairman, T. Hill; Secre­ tary, W. Wallace. Ship's delegate re­ ports captain will not allow draws on OT. $9.75 in fund. Ice water to be on table at meals. Crew to take bet­ ter care of wind scoops. DEL SANTOS (Mississippi), July 17 —Chairman, Lionel W. Antoine; Scci-etary, Mont McNabb, Jr. Tadeusz Zielinskl resigned as ship's delegate with vote of thanks from crew for job well done. Sa'm A. Bailey was elected new ship's delega^. $12 in fund. No beefs reported. Discussion . on ice water for meals. Steward was told there were to be company par­ ties aboard in some ports and doesn't know how the stores will hold but. Says he will try to order stores ashore and will try not to run short. PENN SHIPPER (Penn Shipping), June 19—Chairman, Donald Hewson; Secretary, J. W. ButleK No beefs reported. Disputed OT will be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Deck engineer reported that arrangements had been made to repair the fans that are out of order. Steward re-, minded crewmembers to return empty cups to pantry. W. Stockman re­ ported that, captain is taking up with the Coast Guard the matter of new clothing that was stolen from him at the payoff. Crew asked to read and heed instructions posted at the wash­ ing machine. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land Serv­ ice), August I—Chairman, B. Varn, Jr.; Secretary, W. Blakeslee. Minutes from previous meeting read and ac­ cepted. Repair list turned in. No beefs. Suggestion by bosun for crew to throw cigarette butts over the side instead of on deck around gangway area. Donation for new TV to be taken up at payoff. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and service. More discussion on getting clothes dryer for crew. Porce­ lain in bottom - of washing machine tub badly chipped. Need new ma­ chine. Take In all cots off deck be­ fore ship enters port. Return cups to pantry. , SS THETIS (Rye Marine), July 7— Chairman, T. Jackson; Secretary, $, McCurdy. Deck department delegate reports chief mate working on deck in place of crew. Some disputed OT in steward and engine departments. Resolution to have Fpod Plan repre­ sentatives investigate feeding on thi.S ship which is below par. Suggestion that each department delegate ' give ' $1 $• The Textiie Workers Union of America has won wage increases ranging from 6.5 to 10 cents an hour for two segments of the in­ dustry. Involved are some 6,000 workers at Berkshire-Hathaway, draw and replacement list to ship's delegate to be handed In to captain at each port of call. To lighten duties of crew messtnan will try using two mess tables closest to galley. To pre­ vent crew from taking chairs from foc'sle and recreation room, suggest benches be built port and starboard aft of crew's messhaU as there is no place to sit. All hands cooperate in keeping recreation hall and ship's laundry room clean. Chief mate un­ cooperative in issuing medical and hospital slips to unlicensed personnel. Pumpman and members of the crew who hava duties in the pump room feel it Is unsafe, sliding around on floor plate which Is covered with oil caused by a broken line which was never properly cleaned. Will bring this matter to attention of safety committee. PENN SHIPPER (Penn Shipping), July 17—Chairman, John F. Dickerton; Secretary, W. King. No beefs reported. Everything running smooth­ ly. Discussion on welfare of crew to be taken up in Karachi. * AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land Service), August 7—Chairman, James Dawson; Secretary, E. Kocanovskl. Ship's treasurer reports $13 in fund. Motion ' to have patrolman check menu. Stew­ ard claims insufficient stores; steak, duck, veal. etc. Store list left with new steward is not as listed. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), July 23—Chairman, Roy Poole; Secretary, James Brasfield. Everything running smoothly. $12.12 in ship's fund. Keep screen doors locked in foreign ports; also pantry and messhall. Keys to be kept by gangway watch. Return, all cups and glasses to pantry. New screens for messroom. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), July 31—Chairman and Secretary, Robert M. Douglas. Cabi­ nets for Installation inside lockers put aboard. All repairs turned in. New. Ubrary aboard. Day workers off on week-end keep in touch with ' ship while -in Europe.- One fireman Inc., which, ias seven plants In Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The settlement, which provides a new minimum of $1.31 an hour. Is expected to establish a pattern for nearly 200 northern cotton and rayon plants employing around 45.000 workers. The agreement fol­ lowed a series of settlements in the woolen and worsted branches of the industry which netted some 23,000 workers in 100 mills a new hourly minimum of $L50. 3^ J, J, Two railway nniops are consider­ ing the possibility of a merger which, if effected, would "result In better protection" for the mem­ bers in view of certain problems faced by the industry at present. The two unions are the AFL-CIO Railroad Trainmen and the un­ affiliated Railway Conductors and Brakemen, both of which have named committees to explore tlie possibilities of such an affiliation, amalgamation or consolidation. The presidents of both unions, cited de­ creasing employment and repeated attacks by management on their members as reason for the possible closer alignment of the two. i 4. t A one-third increase in members' dues and per-capita payments to the AFL-CIO was approved by the delegates to the ninth constitu­ tional convention of the Electrical, Radio and Machine Wbikers, at Miami last month. The increases will take effect, however, only after ratification by a referendum vote among the uifion's 400,000 members. Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' Seafarers mailing in checks or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual Headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can be avoided if checks are made out' to the Union directly. missed ship in New York. No beefs reported. PANDORA (Epiphany Tankers), July 31—Chairman, Red Brady; Secretary, A. McArthur. Ship's delegate reports one member put ashore at Suez, Egypt due to illness. To take this matter up with patrolman at payoff. $12 in ship's fund. Beefs to be set­ tled at payoff. STEEL DIRECTOR (isthmian), July 17—Chairman, Albert W. Lima; Sec­ retary, Tony Gaspar. No beefs re­ ported. $18 in ship's fund. Crew re­ minded not to leave cots on deck. SANTA VENETIA (Eism SS), July 23 —Chairman, John Burke; Secretary, G. L. Edwards. No beefs reported. $17 in ship's fund. Crew to be more careful when using washing machine and to remove clothes when dry. JOSEFINA (J. H. Winchester), Au­ gust 6—Chairman, Peter P. Luketic; Secretary, J. Ratiiff. Ship's delegate reports captain states he is being accused of overcharging the crew for postage to the States. Captain has a receipt • for the stamps from the agent. Dispute on shore leave. Third Cook went to hospital in Calcutta. India. Ship's delegate has one radio, one clock and some coins belonging to the third cook. $3.20 iff Chip's fund. Deck delegate reports beef re restric­ tion to ship in Calcutta. One man short in steward department. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for job well done. Ship's steward wlH take care of mail in the future and charge' It to the slop chest. PENN SHIPPER (Ptnn Shipping), August 3—Chairman, Donald J. Hew­ son; Secretary, John Dickerson. Ship's delegate reports everything running smoothly. $2.4S| in ship's fund. Dis­ puted OT to be settled at payoff. M/S that delegates check Ice boxes for food storage. Steward to take more precautions in storing leftover food. Turn in repair lists. Watch to make coffee < when calling steward depart­ ment In morning. Check gaskets on ice boxes for leaks. - - �0«toier, IMf Two Skippers Trade Thanks (Ed. note: Following i« a copy of a letter forwarded by the captain of the SS Del Viento to the Captain of the Argentine transport ARA "LeMaire'': For "insidf story" of this deep southern cruise, see story and photos elsewhere on Page 29. * « * Dear Captain/ I am writing in appreciation of the consideration shown me and iny crew by you and your crew, while our ships were recently in the ports of Puerto Deseado and Ushuaia. Never before have we been treated with such open-hearted friendli­ ness and^good will as displayed by you and your crew. 1 am attaching herewith a crew list of MV "Del Viento" so that your men may remem­ ber us if we ever meet again. May the compatability of our crews indicate a complete un­ derstanding and friendliness between our people and my Mr SEAPAnERS social principles of our founder. Hairy Lundeberg, uid the moral commitments of being a labor union member, that this prac­ tice of union brothers hiring "coolie labor" is morally inex­ cusable. Arnold Lewine t. t. ^ Congratulations From Canada To the Editor: As an SIU (Canadian Dis-' trict) member, my shipmates and" I have always followed the SEAFARERS LOG with inter­ est,, to see how things are going on the American side. I am very pleased to see you now have a section covering the Canadian District in your finepublication. With this new system of making up the paper, it will mean that our brothers in the various districts under­ stand what is going on in all the districts of the SIU. Wishing the editor and staff smooth'sailing in future editions of the Log. J. W. Blomfield +. t f. This Laundry's Not For Him All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed fiy the writer.' Names will be withheld upon request. r r II I' people; your nation and my nation in years to come. Please forgive my ignorance for not writing in Spanish. Captain Roy L. Wilder h Welfare Made The Difference To the Editor: I wish to extend my thanks to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. I also would like to^ thank Joe Campo and James Doris for the ' consideratfon they gave me and the very prompt attention upon the sudden death of my hus­ band, Roy G. Wilt. The benefits' check was greatly ap­ preciated at this time. Also I wish to thank the Welfare Plan for paying my hospital bill and most of my doctor bill for my serious opera­ tion on August 8, 1959. It was sure a relief to know . all of this was taken care of Mrs. Helen F. Wilt t. X Condemns Hiring 'Coolie' Labor '• To the Editor: Seamen should beware of Mr. Fred Holmer, working for the Domestic Laundry, Torrance, California. This man picked up laundry and dry cleaning during the month of July, 1960, on the SS City of Alma. Out of my dry cleaning, one pair of pants was missing. One linen coat that cost me $75 was ruined and .two ties. He asked me for the ticket for same, and promised faithfully to send same if repairable, to my ad­ dress, Clark Hotel in 'Frisco, or the equivalent in money. To date I received nothing. Today I called the laundry company up, and they gave me the runaround. So in my opinion, •I believe this company ought to be blacklisted. Anthony Nottage Hospital Visit Appreciated To the Editor: , I wish to thank the crew of the SS Ocean Nimet for the kindness it showed me when the .ship was in Chicago recently. I had been a hospital patient for over three years and they showed I still had friends left. I am now an outpatient and hope to stay that way. Thank Blackie Zern, Johnny Thompson (Big Slim deck eng) and all the rest of the crew for the cigarettes. William V. .Glkk Ex-SIU member X X X To the Editor: This letter stems from a ship­ board discussion I have had recently with some shipmates. The SIU, founded by Harry Lundeberg, a sailor, has played British Seamen a large part in bringing dignity to the labor of the American Would Join SIU seaman. The SIU contract states To the Editor: I am writing on my own be­ that a foreign seaman shipped on an SIU vessel In a foreign half, also for quite a few of the port is entitled to the same crew of this ship and many ship­ wages and working conditions mates ashore. We would like to of other SIU crewmembers, know if it is possible to' join regardless of whether or not the SIU or a branch of the Un­ he's a union m^ber. This is ion. I have sailed from the USA as it should be. But I note with regret a during the war on Panamanian practice on some SlU-contracted Maritime Commission ships. ships while in foreign ports. Also, the last American ship I It is for the captain to allow was on was one of yours-r-the crewmembers to hire foreign Cities Service* tanker Abiqua. I laborers, and in some cases • have been telling pritish sea­ middle-aged women, to do their men of conditions aboard them work, while these seamen dress and have been called a bit of an and go ashore. These foreigrT agitator by the NSU—National laborers are paid in many in­ Union of Seamen. It is called stances at the rate of :$3 per by quite a few seamen the Na­ day. Thus in effect the crew^ tional Union of Shipowners. If you could let me have some members will earn $15 a day Information I would - be most on the labor <rf these workers. ' I, It .would "seem to hie that thankful to; jibuv .:i|jk Jones ' . front ; the standpoint- of— the Pag* Twea^SevM LOG Seafarer Causes Sicily Sensation; Tells Off The Straw Bo^s How to handle fourself in a strange port, and then discover that, after all, pe^le ta ports in are alike—some mostt pons in the ine world wunu aic aiiivc—oumc bad ««« and some c-— good—is demonstrated in the , fol— lowing communication from Seafarer Charlie Wiggin. Telling off somebody else s straw bosa is a sure way to make friends, Planter Men Show Their Faces he found. In Palermo, Sicily, I was called upon to pay a room bill which I thought I had already paid. The clerk was very nice and as­ sured me that he understood my oversight. I asked him if he had been on the desk the previous night when I had changed Ameriman money to lire. He said that he had been and remembered my en­ countering him. I told him that it had been my intention to pay for the room and receive lire in ex­ change. He said he was sorry but he had given me full value for the money. I asked him if it was cus­ tomary to give a receipt when a bill was paid. He answered that it tvas. Then I pointed out that I had no receipt, but that I would pay him anyway—again.. Enter: The BOSS Meanwhile, a man in back of him (whom I took to be the man­ ager) now came ever to put In his two cents' worth. "Don't think you can come here and make us look wrong," he blabbed. I had been turning to go, after getting my receipt, but this stopped me short. "Whoever you are," I spat, "get this. I did my business with this man and because I had no proof of my payment I paid him again. Now, I was not making trouble and you open your big mouth to prove you're a boss, or something . . . Well, I'm telling you now that I'm positive I paid for my room twice —and," I added, "if you had kept you mouth shut, the rest of the people in the lobby wouldn't have known that I think you personally •re A JERK." * As a matter of fact, quite a crowd had gathered and were lis­ tening. The man was red-faced and said nothing, and I walked out. A bellboy slipped over, and I thought there might be trouble, but he only opened the door for me and Whispered, "You tell him good, Joe!" It's surprising how often speak­ ing out with conviction can be understood—in any language—and make friends for you. The above incident proves it. ' It's especially true where, be­ cause of local circumstances, the people involved don't dare speak up for themselves.^ Planter deck gong in Tripoli includes (top, I to r) C. Furedi, AB; V. J. Schroge, DM. Second row (I to r) H. L Willioms, OS; R. Dorley, AB; H. O. Limboogh, bosun; E. Brinson, OS. Front, J. P. Morris, R. Anderson, D. L McCorvey, ABs. I Steword deportment men ore, (top, I to r): S. Anderson, MM; C. J. Borcne, boker; C. Hieis, chief cook; G. Gonzoles, 3rd cook. Front (I to r): Z. Y._Ghing, steword; J. Hond, BR; W. Troce, pantry; J. Fobis, MM; S. Goscinski, pontry. THINGS THAT MAN A LOTON THE DEL NOR TE PMNWmOFTHEmNL TURNm TO.. WR0N6 ORDER... rnAsiLe TMICEMAH COMETH. BMBER'S IMAGINATION. pmuj OAV! :i • .V -'B-J ^ -'l �^OBtoMTrllit LOG Blood Donations Just in Time To the Editor: We wish to thank the SIU for the blood dbnated when my mother was very seriously ill and needed an emergency oper­ ation. She is recovering now and all thanks to the quick action in getting the blood in time by Walt Sibley in San Francisco, A1 Tanner in Detroit, and Jeff Gillette and E. B. McAuley in. New York. Most of all, thanks to all the SIU men wh<» have donated to the blood bank so it was available. Woody Johnson shake of his fist "K I catch you here tomorrbw,' L will send you io Maitland Jail for six months of hard labot!" We cursed the captain underbreath ahd moved. What else could we do? They were ship­ owners' press gangs and we were but poor sailors with no union to defend us. Capt. R. J. Paterson Joseflna FIdatlhs IMovIe Palace To the Editor., ' We, the crew of the Joseflna, are now on^bur way to Formosa from India, then to Iran.. It looks like a long trip for us. Brother Ratcliff showed mov­ ies at the Vizagapatam orphan­ age. The children sure went wild over them. He also showed 4 4 4 • them aboard ship for English, Atlas Skipper American and Norwegian sea­ men. .The stevedores even quit Promotion-Happy work to watch through the port­ To the Editor: holes. " This is the ship's delegate of It seems like the whole SfU the SS Atlas addressing a few fleet was in India. Everyone linhs and wishing the best of seemed to have run into long everything to all our Union of­ lost brothers over here from the t 4- 4" ficers and brother members on West Coast. The ship is still the beach. Thanks Union slow and hot, but we have a So far things around here are good crew oh her. We have a For Aid While III going more or less not so bad, top steward, chief cook and To the Editor: not so good. We have been hav­ baker, so we'll all come home I wish to express my appj-e- ing quite a problem coming '<• ciation to the Seafarers Inter­ from the engine department. 40 pounds heavier.. B. Marion national Union for the aid it Most serious was a fight one of 4 4 4 rendered to me while I Was in the wipers got into with the 2nd the New Orleans, Public -Health Seeks Letters Service Hospital. From Old Pals In particular, I wish to thank To the Editor: Buck Stephens, ^who came to I would more than appreciate visit me regularly while I was hearing from my many former in the hospital. I also wish to past shipmates and buddies who extend my thanks to all the sailed with me out of New brothers who donated the blood that was provided for me while All. letters to the Editor for Orleans and with the Missis­ I was ill. publication in the SEAFARERS sippi Shipping Company and Finally, I want to say that I LOG must he signed by the knew me from around the Spot-" greatly appreciate the benefits writer. Names will be withheld Light and Mrs. Bobbies and that the Union provided for me upon request. also the Austin Inn at Sergeant while I was unable to work; it Hand's. was comforting to know that I Have been in Sailors Snug was a member of a fine union. engineer. He was sent tq the Harbor for several months and May it continue to grow bigger doctor at Okinawa and he Was I am now in a wheelchair. found to have a busted hand. Would like to hear from any of and better in every way. The captain flew him back to my old brothers to keep posted Edward S. Fairfield, Sr. the States. on what is going on in good old 4 4 4 Another member of the crew New Orleans. was left behind sick at Okinawa Blood Donors William Patrick Driscoll D-221 at the last minute. Sailors Snug Harbor Are Thanked Right at this date we are sail­ Staten Island 1, NY To the Editor: ing short: two ABs, one wiper 4 4 4. Thanks to the Jacksonville and one oiler. The other wiper hall and blood donors. I want got hurt cleaning tanks. At the Easy Meal to thank the blood donors and present we don't know the serir men who stood by receiffty In ousness of the injury. One AB On Pay Day a great time of need during the was hired at Okinawa. He be­ To the Editor: illness of my father-in-law. He longs to the NMU. A new idea was inaugurated is doing fine. It is great to be The Captain and chief engi­ by members of the steward de­ among such a group, on whom neer tried to promote the crew partment of the Alcoa Planter. you can always - count on for messman to fireman. We held After approval by the crew at a help. Again, thanks. a special meeting and got him. general meeting prior to payoff Robert L. Cole back on his job. One thing it was agreed that a cold lunch this ship is good for is promo­ would be served, thus eliminat­ 4 ' 4 4 tions. Today I am the baker. ing some of the hectic confusion Recalls Old Maybe next month I'll be chief usually associated with a hot engineer. summer payoff-, and sign-on. Press Gangs We haven't got much time Baked ham and roast turkey To the Editor: I read with interest in the for shore leave, but the couple sandwiches, hard boiled eggs, LOG about the hiring hall, 1860 of times the boys have been assorted pickles, olives, sliced style. Sailors, in those days, ashore in Sasebo and Okinawa, onions, mayonnaise and mustard were bondsmen, serving the they'really had a ball. Plenty were attractively prepared in a shipowners under'the system. . of girls and plenty of good beer. buffet style. Paper cups' and the average it is a good crew. plates were used and a pantry­ I recall a case in Newcastle, OnRumors at the present are man and messman were em- • New South Wales, Australia, in loading here at Ras Tan- ployed to make coffee, KoolJune, 1910. After serving 11 after months on a full-rigged ship ura, next port will be Singapore ade and milk. As testimony to bunkers, then Manila, Guam the huge success of this idea, no from Bristol, England, to Can­ for and Los Angeles. leftovers were in evidence. ada, to Buenos Aires, we ran Eladio Grajales Jolin 'Fabis away from her in Australia and Ship's Delegate Zee Young Ching left behind six months of pay. We went up the country, hid out in the bush, then worked for a farmer for tucker and to­ bacco. Then we returned to New­ castle one day and stood at a street corner in nice daylight talking among ourselves about the hardships of the sea. We were not a crowd. There were six of us only, shipmates, happy to be together. And then ^hree water policemen came up and went for us with loud language and threatening gestures. The captain, big and burly with a fierce aspect, shouted: "What you blokes are hanging around here? There are six ships at the farewell buoys, ready to sail and waiting fof Bot) Parker immortalized the buffet served aboard the Alcoa sailors!" Planter at payoff, as described in letfer above. Here's what^ He paused for the effect and shouted louder, still', with a it looked like "before." Too bad this isn't In technicolor! All's Right With This Trio These three happy youngsters of Seafarer Milton A. Poole of Houma, Louisiana, seem to enjoy having their picture taken. On the arm of the chdir is Margaret Clara, S'A. Tommy Lynn, 2, holds on to his younger brother, Milton Brett, who has 15 months' experi­ ence in this world. Mafe Believes In Exercise; ^Abolishes' Coffee Break Remember the story a while back, in which it was suggested by a member of the medical profession that exercise breaks would do workers more good thap coffees breaks? His idea — was to keep workers physical--* ly fit by taking off instead of careful about making suggestions. had no idea that chief mates adding poundage. Well—ap­ We were passing the LOG under mi­ parently a certain chief officer had this idea a long time ago and has been putting it right into practice. Or part of it... He took away the coffee break, but forgoT about the exercise. In other words, the men go on working through their coffee break as if it weren't one. The ship in question is the SS Alice Brown. Burned Midnight Oil This mate immediately endeared himself to the men, not in thq way he figured though. Not every vessel can boast officers who burn the midnight oil seeking new ways to help crewmembers. As Jimmie Arnold says (who had to suffer through this coffee-less voyage), the crew of this ship may consider themselves fortunate to have as their superior a man whose fatherly interest in their health and well being comes first. I personally con­ sider it an honor to have been in this man's service. Under these conditions, a person may feel him­ self raised to the true heights of slavery." (Next time we promise to be more Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their'inoculation cards from the captain or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. . The card should be picked Up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing on fov another voyage where, the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of -having taken the re­ quired shots. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay off-may find that they are required to take all the "shots" agaiii when they want to sigh dh for another such voyage. croscopes for clues as to how to improve the lives of their men. —Ed.) Actually, now, the good doctor advised an exercise break. And wo have a feeling that that's just what the Alice Brown's mate has brought about, in his own wonderful way. Think of all the exercise those Seafarers are going to get making put overtime .slips come payoff time! Think of the exercise the mate will have, StancRng before his superiors—^who have to shell out that extra overtime—jawing away in defense of himself! Think of the little brain, spinning around in the hollow of that skull, as he tries to explain! It won't be much of a surprise if this conscientious man ends up squawking louder than anybody: "For God's sake, bring back the coffee!" LOG-A-RHYTHM: Energetic Sea .By Thurston Lewis (Title Inspired by a Magazine Ad) Power? One cup of me And I will electrify your cities. Use me right And I will move your ships;' I will water your desert valleys; I will provide you with foods and medicines. I gave you the whale—' That levXathMn of my bosom. Leave'some of him , ! That I may pass him on to I your sons and your sons' sons; I am on the march. Where you are now I shall be. Where I am now your sons may be. Your flffsh, in, the beginning, came from me.,. . i When will you vMurnlfi. �'SrE)4 rA JtE R r XIf c Have A Cobra Anyone? <9iie Ushuah?lf$Practicalfy^^^^ South Of The South Pole •-i V: After two trips to North Europe, Seafarer "Vic Miorana thought he could stand a change, so he caught the Del "Viento in Houston going south, with pleasant thoughts of Rio in hi« head. How wrong he was! He jumped from a fire to the deepfreeze, because the ship was destined for Latitude 54 de-t grees-49 minutes sduth, Long­ itude 68 degrees-18 west. If Seafarer William Calefato snapped this typical Indian street scene while the snake charmer was going through his routine. No, he didn't examine the cobras to find out if they still had" their fangs. 'Pay-As-You-Show' Hit "Aboard Steel Seafarer you don't have a map haqdy, that seems like practically south of the South Pole—judging from the thermometer anyway. The vessel had a cargo for two ports where oil had been discov­ ered in Argentina. Even the oldtimers hadn't heard of them. They are Puerto Deseado and Ushaia, at the very southern tip of the Argentine. Diesel engines, tractors, graders, drilling machines and a deck load of 11 house trailers were aboard. The irony of the trip from Hous­ ton was the contrast in the weather.. It was 96 degrees in the shade in Texas, and at night, at Cape Horn, it was just one degree above the zero mark. Brother Mirana writes that he had nothing but sport slacks and short sleeved shirts, so he had to stay aboard the whole while, trying to keep warm over steaming' cijis (>t toffee. Any Seafarer will tell you that after the first three days at sea it's the little things that count. Three days out of touch with land and nobody's worried much'about Keonedy, Nixon, the United Nations, high^ Of Fire taxes, cost of living and what Some of the operators of new Ushuaia,' ono of the two ports have you. Instead it's the little supertankers have been complain- called on, is the capitol of the irritations of daily living in conthat funds are low and charters fined qiiarters that loom large. A sampling of some of the ship's re­ ports seem to bear this out. The Steel Seafarer has come up with a "pay as you show" plan to cover shipboard movies. The ship's baker showed his movies to the crew, and it was politely suggested (no mention of the author) that each man make a donation to the ship's fund to compensate him for use of his machifle. On the Seatrain Texas, for ex­ ample, 4'/i cases of^soda vanished mysteriously. It's not the kind of development' which requires. the services of Sherlock Holmes, but the mystery fascinates just the same. How could somebody make off with 41/i cases—and after all, why would anyone bother? The Michael brings up a situa­ tion where the meal was perfect except for one little touch. It's that familiar experience of having a delicious dinner only to find the waitress spilling coffee on the table at the end. In this case though, the "muffins taste good but crumble." Anybody who has tried to butter a crumbly muffin can appreciate the justification for this complaint. The Mount Shasta has drawn the line on an old seaman's habit— that of having a pet or two qn board. The ship's delegate was quite firhi about it all. "Due to much trouble last trip with monkeys, the ship's delegate in­ formed crewmembers that no monkeys are to be allowed on board." Prejudice? Maybe. But if you have lived with, smelled or otherwise endured a monkey's presence you will understand. ' •• hard to come by. Maybe that ex­ plains the state of the ship's fund on the Thetis. "Forty cents to be handed over to the ship's delegate, and he is to act as treasurer in the future." A penny saved is a penny earned. Oh the Del Sol, the problem is slightly different. What with new nations being created in Africa every day, and the United States and Soviet Union both wooing their friendship,. crewmembers have been put on notice to be diplomatic. "It was suggested that ^11 hands cooperate in keeping local people out of the crews' living quarters by telling them to stay out in a nice way." The Steel Navigator was more blunt about It, maybe be­ cause it doesn't go to Africa. "K^ep salesmen out of the passageway in all ports." If it makes the crew feel any better, the same problem exists shoreside—only there!s no gangway watchmen ashore to chase away the unwanted visitors. Finally, there's this note from a ship which shall be nameless, but which reflects an old, old practice in maritime. "Captain bought cigarettes in Germany an^ sold them for more than was posted on the board." Individual initiative blossoms out all the time. province of "Tierra Del Fuego," or Land of the Fire. But it was more like the end of the earth, because it is the very last port of civiliza­ tion. Beyond it is Antarctica—and that's all. It's a good place to get homesick, since it's all of 7,723 miles from Beaumont Brother , Miorana wanted to bring a penguin back with him, but was warned that it would only go to a zoo. US quarantine officers wouldn't allow him to bring it in himself. So he changed his mind and gave the well-dressed little bird back it's freedom in the. Land of the Fire, while he shivered on board with thoughts of the Land of Red Beans and Rice, New Or­ leans. Brrrrr! "Tierra del Fuego" means Land of Fire, but you wouldn't believe it to see It, as these snow-capped peaks near Ushuaia testify. The town is in the foreground, and there's more snow and ice beyond the mountains. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Shanghai By John F. Wunderlich (Ed. note: Seafarer John Wunderlich recalls here life in Shanghai in the old days when US ships made it a regular port of call.) Trembling with fever, yet in fear. Hungry, half naked, and with mud. Rickshaw-boy, pulling his Shouting and crying and his way. I -I ••I sound Honks from the horn of a limousine. covered And from the chaos of moving creatures cart. fighting A foot kicks an infant out of its path. running Suddenly a stupendous, piercing No reaction—the creatures niovs onward, for this is The city of death, but also of pleasure. Expensive wines, poured into crystal. Toast all desires, a geisha at hand. Laughter, enjoymint, life at its top. Coins co7ne rolling, greed in all eyes. Type Minutes When Possible In order to assure acciu-ate digests of shipboard meetings in the LOG, it is desirable that the .reports of shipboard meet­ ings be typed if at all possible. m Smiling under southern skies, off Argentine port, are (I. to r.). Lefty Kucharski, AB; C. Attard, OS; Frank Russo, AB; and Joe Collins, Bos'n. Temperature at the moment was a pleasant 35 degrees. Photo by Martinez, OS. The baby still lies in the gutter outside. Its chest has been crushed—no difference at all. Reality rules, and life must go on. The mother, a harlot, is walking, is walking On Nanking Road, scarlet, bloody street. In the city of death, but also of pleasure. m Uninterested, listless, tired of living, Who cares who dies, or how many. In this city called Shanghai, City of death, but also of pleasure? • ••-.•Si • J-,:- j �VfeCtf r I t:, se^ffAltlEk'S io& AMIS VICTORY (Victory Carrion) Jwly 24—Cholrmaii, Pot* Matovieti) Socrotary. Robort Donnolly. No beefs reported. Discussion re fceepinc quiet in passaseways, taking care of wash­ ing machine and mkking up repair iists. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa) July 24— Chairman, Frank L. Vomer; Socro­ tary, Daniel Marine. Frank L. .Verner elected Ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported. $209.50 In ship's fund. ' wheel averted disaster and the skipper reported the mine to Seafarers on the SS Younff proper maritime authorities. ' America (Waterman) in the Pacific ft ft ft report that some of the crew has been suffering from dysentery. The crew last^onth appointed a com­ mittee to try to find out what . Seafarer WUliam Thornton, caused the sickness aboard ship. FWT, was in an aceident in the engine room of the SS Del Norte (Mississippi Shipping) ju-st outside the Mississippi River last month, and suffered a broken leg. He was It takes a long time to paint the taken from the ship by the Coast galley of a ship at sea, at least on the SS Montego Sky (Eagle). Meet­ Guard and brought to the hospital. ing Secretary R. Rayfield reported ft ft ft that the galley painting began at the beginning of the trip and five months later the job had not been Seafarer Harry Smith, aboard completed. Safety conditions the SS Lucile Bloomfield (Bloomaboard the ship last month were field). suggested that telephones be not at their best, Rayfield reported. placed aboard all SIU ships while Deck Engineer has npt been al­ in US Rorts; The crew unanimously lowed sufficient time to repair supported the resolution. Many winches. SIU ships do have telephones aboard while in domestic ports. 5; A The crew also passed a resolution calling for the Issuance of a gold The SIU crew abroad the SS lapel pin, similar to the SIU seal, Coaiinga Hills (Marine Tankers) with the numeral "12" imprinted, was grieved when Third Assistant for SIU men who have 12 years' Engineer J.. G. Tanner was killed seatlme with the Union. in an accident at sea. Tanner was ft - ft" ft electrocuted in the engine room July 27 and was buried at sea the following day. The SS Mount Whitney (Cargo S. f. & Tankship) had a hot and dry journey to India. Cold-water ran' out in the Red Sea and the Arabian Crewmen aboard the SS Mount Sea. The ice box in the messhall McKinley (Cargo & Tankship Man­ broke down and toilets and engine agement) who asked for salt tab­ room ventilators we^e not working. lets were given sulfanilamide pills by mistake, they reported. The mis­ ft ft ft take was discovered a day later and the pills were coUected and The SS Robin Hood (Robin replaced with salt tablets. Line) crew joined in keeping na­ t> ft ft tives out of quarters and laundry, fountain and messroom facilities in various African ports. The crew The movie projector aboard the also suggested placing a raised SS Steel Executive (Isthmian), pur­ step leading out of storm doors as chased with money won in the a safety precaution. . 1959 safety contest, has afforded many hours of diversion for the ft ft ft crew. Movies were shown three times a week on the last voyage. The crew of- the Ocean Eva «v ft ft (Maritime Overseas) called on the US Public Health Service to check water aboard ship to find out what The SS Hurricane (Waterman) caused a rash of illnesses. The received a frightening reminder crew also is having the ship's of wartime sailing in July when a medicine chest checked after the mine was spotted a day off the mate reported low medical sup­ French coast. A hard pull on the plies. Dysentery Strikes Injured'On Ship Long Paint Job Phones In Port Engineer Dies No Cold Water Wrong Piiis Guard Quarters Crew Likes Films Check Water Mine Spotted STEEL VENDOR (IsthmUn) July M* —Chairman, J. Doyle; Secretary, Bill Stark. Ship's delegate reports general discussion on coW -water and ice sit­ uation For one week this ship was without either cold water or ice. Sug­ gestion made for the installation of water cooler fountains. Letter sent to headquarters and New Orleans haU in regard to this situaUon. MARYMAR (Calmer) July 7-^halrman, William Ooary; Secretary, Guy Walter. Ship's delegate reports every­ thing running smoothly. Some repairs still to be made. Suggestion that laundry be kept clean. No beefs re­ ported. OREMAR (Marven) July 23—Chair­ man, Abel Salas; Secretary, Paul H. Dew. Ship's delegate reports beef re port time in Guayacan, Chile, to be taken up with patrolman. Discussion re more money being given to master tor draws. Wringer, on washing ma­ chine to be repaired; also coffee urn in night pantry to be overhauled. beefs reported. Everything running smoothly. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield) July 24—Chairman, Joe Catalanoto; Secretary, Lee de Parlier. Ship's dele­ gate Scotty Kerrigan reports AB in­ jured and put ashore in Miami by Coast Guard. $21 donated by crew in addition to $20 from ship's fund. One more night's lodging being -sought by Union in Hduston for time ^p came off drydock. Delegate : resigns ' with vote of thanks from crew. Coffee in engine room rationed by company to one pound a day. Ship's delegate to see captain. CHOCTAW (Waterman) July 30— Chairman, Herbert Knoles; Secretary, W K. Dodd. Ship's delegate reports one man missed ship in Japan; re­ joined in next port. $2 in ship's fund; S153 in movie fund. No beefs reported.' New movies to be picked up in Portland. Vote of thanks to chief cook. Passageways should be painted at end of each trip. ' KYSKA (Waterman) July 23—Chair­ man, Arthur Harrington; Secretary, T. D. York. -Everything running smoothly; no beefs reported. M/S to issue passes before cargo is worked; if ship isn't clear longshoremen can­ not board. Crew asked to turn in all excess linen. Suggestion that messman's foc'sle be insulated, preferably by tiling deck. Turn in repair iists. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service) July 20—Chairman, A. Hebert; . Secretary, A. Ksnel, Jr. Resignation by Ted Jones as ship's delegate refused. Reelected' by accla­ mation. Beef re cleaning lower pas­ sageways. Crew asked to take part in fire and boat drill and not be sinkers. STEEL AGE (Isthmian) July 10-'Chairman. C. Anderson; Secretary, V. G. Orencio. Ship's delegate reports captain pleased with crew. He may drop the log provided crew behaves up to payoff. Lodging will not be clarified until payoff. Ship's fund at $24.02. Delegate to see chief engineer about installing hot water pipe some­ where on deck for coolies. Vote of thanks to steward department, espe­ cially chief cook and baker. GALLOWAY (Overseas Navigation) July ID—Chairman, C. Ma|etta; Secre­ tary, Thomas Souza. One man missed ship. Some disputed OT. Oew re­ minded to watch conduct when drinking. TU£ fOOD AMX> VUXCSSKOXiOvtf* msmmsAtPmnoRHsiocAFemi/^ ACRe &EAS^ TH£AieAlBS2S OFpl1i.VN\ai.tfW iM meAe/r VMB YookaMiHBAAu. J CHOCTAW (Waterman) February 2« —Chairman, John Der; Secretary, John O'Rourke. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for good movies. $50 In movie fund: $2 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT. Engine shower needs paintinS* SAN MARINO (Penlntylar Naviga­ tion) July 30—Chairman, Dick Ware; Secretary, George Bryan. Ship's dele­ gate reports no fans repaired. Captain sent his refrigerator to crew mess. Water cooler still out of order. Three men - hospitalized in Calcutta; all re­ joined before sailing. $10 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Vote of thanks to Captain Pierros for his cooperation. Discussion on dirty drinking water. shore passes were aot Issued In Kobe and Nagoya. Japan. .Two uieB nilised ship in Yokosuka: one rejoined In Nagoya. Vote of thanks to steward department. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), luly 17—Chairman, Jtngelo Maldonado; Sec­ retary, F. S. Omega. Ship's delegate explained to the fellow* who Joined the shin from the west coast re transportatimi from the place where they were hired to the place where they joined the Ship. Repair lists sub­ mitted. No other beefs. Bosun hos­ pitalized in Rotterdam. Report seat to headquarters. Discussion re maQ situation and suggestion that all mail be forwarded at oAce if possible. Vote of- thanks to steward ^depart­ ment for job well done. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa) July 31 —Chairman, I. W. Mergavi; Secretary, I. P. Keller. Ship's delegate reports one roan left ship due to Ulness in family and flew home from Curacao. One man got off in San Juan due to sickness. Deck delegate imports one man injured; also beef concerning member being fired which will be turned over to patrolman on arrival. Smooth sailing in engine and steward departments. M/S/C that Mobile port agent be contacted regarding poor 'medical attention and bad relations existing between crew and doctor. SEAMAR (Qalmar) July 24—Chair­ man, J. Marshall; Secretary, R. Schwartz. S. Pitlak elected ship's del­ egate. Some disputed OT in deck department. Discussion on garbage disposal. Messman to carry same to stern at aU times. EDITH (Bull) July rs—Chairman, G. Bozec; Secretary, Eddie Game. No BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service) August 5—Chairman, John Henry Morris; Secretary, A. Ben-Korl. Ship's delegate , reports difficulty getting gaUey range fixed and other repairs. Will pay off In Lake Charles. S4.65 in ship's fund. Suggestion that more care be taken with preparation of food and storing of leftovers. "Filr&r a Seafarer! Ice. In hot weather there 'is iiot enough ice for the three-meals. Ice making, machine makes fust so much. Sugtest we try to get some ice from shore and store it for emergency. Del­ egate to see patrolman about this beef: also about shore leave motor launch in Braxilian harbors. Crew asked to be more careful when put­ ting clothes in washing machine so' drain does not get plugged up. IJite of thanks to steward department for good' food and service. mm repair' of washing nuchine. relieving watches on time in port and recent changes in NY State unemployment law as it affects "B" and "C'.men. Beef re pantryman to be reported to patrolman at payoff. . ATLANTIS (Petrel) July 24—Chair­ man, C. L. Moody; Secretary, H. Fruge. New repair lists to be made up and turned in. M/S/C to get con­ tract clarification re rate of OT for tank cleaning if ship gods on grain run. Beef re draws to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. MARORE (Marven) .July 31—Chair­ man, Ralph Gowan; Secretary, E. O'Neill. Everything running smoothly. M/S/C that ship's delegate get all information and dates on time ship was on dry dock; also chipping and welding w^e in shipyard. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), July 17— Chairman, Jack Trosclair; Secretary, M. Thomas. Ship's delegate reports everything running smoothly; no beefs. Some disputed OT to he taken up with patrolman at payoff. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. . ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman) July 10—Chairman, C. Winskey; Sec­ retary, W. Pappadakri. Ship's dele­ gate reports everything running smoothly. Need more pressure in unlicensed personnel heads. ZEPHYR HILLS (Pan-American Over­ seas), July 4—Chairman, H. Carney; Secretary, F. O'Mally. Ship's delegate reports no -beefs. M/S to have galley range replaced. Discussion re feed­ ing. Steward says company cuts his order" for stores. M/S that steward give ship's delegate a copy of his requisition each time stores are or­ dered. Milk to be served three timet daily while supply lasts. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities Service), July 17—Chairman, L. Hagmann; Secretary, P. J. Wilkinson. Ship's delegate reports deck depart­ ment man who was fired will stay: beef settled on board. Will get new washing machine in Philadelphia. Suggestion that side ports be left open underway. Discussion re steam in­ jector as safety hazard. Election of safety committee consisting of one member from each department to re­ port on any unsafe condition. Request that steward get more cots. MADAKET (Waterman), July 19— Chairman, J. Touart; Secretary, L. Pierson. Previous minutes read and. accepted. Report on repairs made and those needed. If replacements can be made, some men want to pay off in first port. Engine delegate re­ ports one man logged. Beefs in deck department to be taken up with pa­ trolman. ANTINOUS (Waterman), July MADAKET (Waterman), May 2*—. Chairman, A. Noah; Secretary, F. Chairman, Jo Jo Touart; Secretary, L. Shala. Ship's delegate reports all re­ D. Pierson. Ship's delegate reports a pairs taken care of. $17 collected and number of changes have been made. sent to the American Merchant Ma­ Steward department repairs made. rine Library as a donation. $15 bal­ New mattresses distributed. Slop ance in fund. No beefs reported in chest hours changed so that the men all departments. Ship's delegate Ed working can get their noon hour's Powell resigns with vote of thanks. rest. Everything running smoothly. No beefs reported. Disoussion regard­ ' Mendez elected new ship's treasurer. Ship'k delegate to contact dhlcf ening laundry room which Is to be kept ^eer in regard to pressure in toilets clean; dont nfsh flush in deck and aft and midship. Suggestion to keep engine department heads: post time change on the board by supper time,. feet off chairs in messroom. TEXMAR (Calmar), Jviv 3—Chair­ AFOUNDRIA (Waterman) July 24— man, Andy Gowder; Secretary, D. Chairman, Frederick Blankerburg; Stone; It was suggested that ship's Secretary, C. J. Nail. Beefs to be delegate find out whose job it is to taken up with patrolman at payoff. lamp out the passageways, messroom Each department to elect delegate and recreation room. It was brought to attend safety meetings. Vote of out that the washing machine is not thanks to steward department. being cleaned after use. Also that laundry tubs are being used to soak MV DEL SOL (MlHitsjppi) July 31 clothes longer than necessary. Dry —Chairman, Clayton Thompson; Seeclothing to be removed from lines. rotary, Ramon Irlsarry. Ship's dele­ gate reports no beefs. Two men KYSKA (Waterman), July 10—Chair­ logged. All departments working- man, R. Burblne; Secretary, E. Cronln. smoothly. Discussion on shortage of Ship's delegate to ask patrolman why ORION PLANET (Colonial) July 27— Chairman, H. McAleer; Secretary, R. Mich*. Payoff approximately 4 PM. Honolulu, 7/28/60. Nothing definite re transportation or extra gear. $9.45 in ship's fund to be left for new crew. Discussion to report to CG and boarding patrolman radio operator for giving false information about members of crew and disclosing con­ tents of personal messages to persons not concerned. ALCOA RANGpR (Alcoa) July 14Chairman, Juan S. Ruede; Secretary, M. T Morris. Repair lists to be given to patrolman. $16.70 In ship's fund. No beefs reported in all departments. Suggestion to get more soap for crew pantry, more tablecloths, better serv­ ice for messhall and more spraying for roaches. John Elliot elected new ship's delegate. STEEL AGE (Isthmian) April 17— Chairman, Thomas C. Deal*; Secre­ tary, V. G. Orencio. Captain to give draws every five days while ship is in .port, deducting . allotments and taxes. < Each department to elect safety representative. $51.22 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck departoent. Discussion • re windscoop and screen for each-porthole In crew mess and In library. New wringer in­ stalled in washer. According to cap­ tain nobody is allowed to hire coolies to work, but he may reconsider this matter. Custom officials in Beirut, are very strict. YAKA (Waterman) July 27—Chali^ man, George Troche; Secretary, How­ ard Menz. H. Bergine paid -oft iif Houston. Texas. Locks and keys tor engine and deck will be fixed on return trip to Mobile. Deck delegate reports one man failed to join ship in New Orleans. Garbage dumped by the gangway at sea to be stopped at once. All weather gear when not in use to be put in lockers aft. Unen to be returned and cots taken below when not in use. ~ SANTDRE (Ore) July 27—Chairman. Joseph Thomas; Secretary, August Souza. Ship's delegate reports every­ thing OK. Cups -to be returned to pantry. CHICKASAW (Waterman) June Chairman, Allan L. Lake; Secretary, James B. Elliott. Everything reported running smoothly in all departments. Master refuses to allow men going to the wheel to use inside ladder except duNng heavy weather. Vote of thanks to steward department. CS BALTIMORE (CHies SeVvlce) July 27—Chairman, Adelph Capote) Secretary, A. Capote. Ship's delegate reports that all men will put in for five nights lodging while in drydock. Several hours disputed OT. $8 in ship's fund. Deck delegate reports lodging and sea watches disputed. Beefs to be taken up with boarding patrolman. BR requests that all soiled linen be returned to him. Rated 100 percent on sanitation by USPHS. JOSEFINA (J. H, WIttchestsr), Aug. «—Chairman, Peter P. Luketic; Sec­ retary, J. Ratlltr. Ship's delegate re­ ports captain states he is being, ac­ cused of overcharging the crew for postage to the States. Captain has a receipt for the stamps from the agent. Dispute on shore leave. Third cook went to hospital in Calcutta. India. Ship s delegate has one radio, one clock and some coins belongingto the Odrd cook. SSJiO in ship's fund. Deck delegate reports beef re restricUon to ship in Calcutta. One man short in steward department. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate for' job weU done. Ship's steward will take care of mail in the future and charge it to the slop chest. AlPOUNDRiA (Waterman) June 12— Chairman, H. E. Geno; Secretary, C. J. Nail. Everytjiing OK in all depart­ ments. Crew asked to rinse greasestained clothes before putting thein in washing machine. Coffee cups to be returned to pantry. �SEdEAnEUS.L0C 7 J< I'i thank the crew aboard the SS Albert H. Schwartc Our new address Is PC Box Kathryn which sent a wreath of FIWAMCIAL REPORTS. Th« constitution ot th« SIU Atlsntlc, Gulf, Lakes and In­ 966, Midland. Tex.' Write to us. flowers and condolences when his land Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding-the membership's Polly. sister, Isobel Sails, passed away money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit Roy Leon Pritchett September 8, 1960. every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the memImportant you communicate with Leslie J. Brilhart jiershlp. 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. Simon J. Griffinger, counselor-at- Alamo Heights 9, San Antonio, Tex. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to Inlaw, 24 Commerce St., Newark, Alamo Heights 9, SanAntonio, Tex. apect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. NJ. " Let us know where we can get in Robert Charles Meloy touch with you. Mother and Robert. Contact your sister, Mrs. Edward Arthur W. Comman TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Kmett, 34 E. Wren Circle, Dayton Anyone knowing the where­ Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various 20, Ohio. abouts of the above-named, please trust fimd agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In Francis J. Schumacker charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and manergement represent­ contact his sister, Mary Cornman, atives and their alternates. All .expenditures and disbursements of trust funds Bk. #S-743. Last ship known SS 3119 Baldwin Street, Los Angeles are made only upon approval by a majorlt/ of the trustees. All trust fund Elizabeth, Bull Line. Contact Ace 31, Calif. Urgent. financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. Milton aboard the SS Steel Max Aeosta If, at any time, you are denied Information about any SIU trust fund, notify Navigator, c/o Isthmian Lines, The headquarters mailroom "is EIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by.certified mall, return receipt Inc., 52 Broadway, NYC. Am ready holding an important letter for requested. to talk salvage with you. Have you. completely new set of Scuba gear Tom Banning SIIIPPINP RIGHTS. Your Shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ and plans for salvage boat, Important you get in touch with Pi tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by George C. Peterson SIU President Paul Hall at head­ Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In the contract. Get to know Contact your wife, Lela, at -450 quarters. your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ Elli^ St., Apt. #301, San Francisco, Pete Matovich ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seal'arers Appeals Board. Also Calif. Contact J. G. Ulman, attorney, notify SIU President Paul Ball at headquarters, by certified mall, return re­ G. K. Stennett ceipt requested. 641 Equitable Building, Baltimore Contact G. W. Stennett, 106 Un­ 2, Md. ' if ion St., Hinton, W. Va. Ray Walker 'CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. These Dale W. Gray Please get in touch with your contracts specify the wages and conditions tinder which you work and live aboard Contact your sister, Mrs. Earl sister-in-law. Bertha L. Walker, li ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing Flaherty, 1412 West Short St., In­ 2508% Broadway, Huntington -for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any ill dependence, Mo. Park, Calif. We want to hear from 'SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, falls to protect your Urban LaBaiTere you. contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port age{it. In addition, 11 notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. Very important you contact your Golden Sail £x-Crewmembers P wife immediately at 2513 Linden All crew members of the SS Avenue, Baltimore 17, Md. Golden Sail who had allotment 0 EDITORIAL PPLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from <s4:SJohn D. Halpin checks which bounced, please publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Please contact your family at notify Richard R. Carney of Tan­ Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ PO Box 147, Foxboro, Mass. ed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy ner & Caipey, Proctors in Ad­ has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September meetings in all William Sikorski miralty, 725 Pacific Building, Port­ coiistltutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy la vested in an edl-A check from Ocean Carriers is land 4, Oregon, for reimbursement. torlal board which consists of the -Executive Board of the Uhlon. The Exec­ being held for yoCi in the SIU Send the bounced checks if you utive Board nay delegate, from among Its ranks, one individual to carry out headquarters vault. have them. this responsibility. An overtime check for $40.37 Will the friends of John Paul from American President Lines is Synnott (Jack or Red Jack) please being held for Norman Beavers, write to Trudy at 2260 Ave. B, Apt. P.IYHEWT OF HOWIES. No monies are to be paid to anyonq^ In any official capacity in the 5IU unless an official Union receipt Is giVen for same. Under no cir­ wiper by the MFOW, 130 Green­ 2, Beaumont, Tex. Jack passed cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given wich St., New York, NY. No for­ away September 2, 1960 of a such receipt. If in the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be warding address available. coronary occlusion. Hank, Jimmy made without supjilylng a receipt, or If a member la required to make a payment :»iS: William J. Jones Cole and Butch Wright, will you and ^ given an official receipt, but feels that be should not have been re­ Please contact mother in Balti­ please write to Trudy. Any other quired to mpke such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention more. of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. friends of Jack feel free to write or Norman R. Pettersen drop in when you are in Beaumont. itil-'ifMi S5 Your wallet was found by NY COHSTITUTIOWAL RIGBTS AND («LIGATI0W3. The SIU publishes every six months In Transit Authority. It is in Lost & the .SEAFARERS LOO a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies Found Department at Jay St., are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this Brooklyn. Call Mr. Burns at UL 2constitution so as to familiarize themselves with Its contents. Any time you Mm lliii 9970. feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., W. J. Cribbs "m as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately Please contact C. A. Peterson, i-sS®; notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. Treasurer of MFOW, 240 Second St., San Francisco 5, Calif., as soon as possible. RETIRSD SE-^FARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene* SIU Atlantic, Gulf Joseph Bissonnet fits have always been encouraged to. cont'inue their union activities., in­ Lakes & Inland Waters Important I contact you at once. cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members Louise, 1387 Seventh Ave., San at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role iir all District rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Francisco, Calif. PRESIDENT Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership, The following men have dis­ Paul Hall has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowihg them to retain charges and other property being EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT their good standing through the waiving of their does. Cal Tanner held for them at the vault at SIU VICE PRESIDENTS headquarters hall: Francisco Lindsey William* Gianicco, Henry Jurgenson, Fred­ Claude Simmons A1 Tanner erick Lillard, Edgar Starns, John Earl Sheppard SECRETARY-TREASURER Trost, V. Walrath, Herbert Wilson. AI Kerr Frank Scott Paylor, Jr. HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Fred Stewart Please contact your wife at 1331 BUl HaU BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Curfman St., Raleigh, NC. Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 George W. Berthold NEW ORLEANS—Going to sea torpedoes in the North Atlantic. BOSTON... 276 State St. Please get in touch with mother, John Arabascz, Agent Richmond 2-0140 has evidently agreed ' with Sea­ In the course of all his travels 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. 'llpili®® 513 Giuffrias Ave., Metairie, La. DETROIT farer William Fernwood. Now Paul Drozak. Agent VInewood 3-4741 Urgent. aboard the SS Yaka (Waterman) Fernwood has acquired fluency . In HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn, nine languages, and can get by in J.'C. Miller Fernwood boasts, over 40 years' . HYacinth 9-6600 4202 Canal St. seagoing experience, having begun several others. He speaks Dutch, Please contact Attorney Richard HOUSTON Matthews. Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-4086 Flemish, German, Belgian, Danish, sailing back-in 1919. W. Ewing, Suite 317, Shell Build- R. JACKSONVILLE. .920 Main St., Room 20O inif, Houston 2, Texas. WilUara Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0987 The much-traveled AB won't Swedish", Norwegian, Japanese and, of course, English. So he's Louis Escarra , MIA-MI.. 744 W. Flagler St. reveal his age, but by all the rules FRanklin 7-3564 Please contact your mother, Mrs. Ben Gonzales. Agent of arithmetic he is a young and the ideal buddy to go along witb MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. on shore leave in a strange land. Mary Roque, 519 West 138th St., robust upper 50's. As such, he was Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 In addition to the above, Fern­ New York, NY. the senior memfcer of the deck NEW ORLEANS 623 BienvUle St. wood can understand, and make Francisco F. Rotolo department on the Yaka. Buck Stephens. Agent Tulane 8626 Please contact your wife at NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn Fernwood, of course, has quite himself understood, in Italian, HYacinth 9-6600 7416 Fourth NE, Seattle 15, Wash­ a way to go to surpass the sailing Spanish, French and Portuguese. NORFOLK.. 416 CoUey Ave. Most of his shipmates probably ington. records of such SIU oldtimers as Paul Gonsorchik. Agent the late Matt Little, who was wouldn't recognize the name Fern­ Anyone knowing the whereMAdison 7-108S shipping as bosun during World wood, as all hands know him as 2604 S. 4th St. Jibouts of Mallory James Coffey PHILADELPHIA War IT when he was in his 80's„ the Flying Dutchman, except, of DEwey 6-3818 please notify his brother, Edward S. Cardullo, Agent 450 Harrison St. and survived a torpedoing, or the course, the paymaster. W. Coffey, Box 102, blowing Rock, SAN FRANCISCO Walter Sibley. Agent Douglas 2-4401 late John Hopkins, chief steward, In the Uourse of his seagoing NC. SANTURCE. PR. .1313 Fernandez Juncos. who quit after •he reached his 90th career, Fernwood also served as John H. Murray Stop 20 birthday; Little was forced to port agent in Baltimore for the Important you contact your son, Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5990 retire by the War 'Shipping Ad­ old International Seamen's Union. ......2505 1st Ave. c/o Gerner, same address as pre­ SEATTLE Ted Babkowski. Agent Main 3-4334 ministration which figured he was That, was way back in 1927, in the William Fernwood. AB, shown viously. WILMINGTON. CaUf SOS Marine Ave. a little too old to be ducking! days when Andrew Funiseth was aboard Yaka [Waterman]. Pablo R. Lopez would like to Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-3580 , h* j[} • |i • r- I m -• Sill HAIL DIRECTORY AB Looks Toward Second 40 Years m mA �«iW»thj- r-jsmr.•." SEAPARERS^LOG Vol. XXII No. IS -!• OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO '••1 m '-9-. THE SEAFARERS VACATION PLAN • €•' • • - • • , ' • r." ' • '• • 3 i . - f-. n • .it- : , , • - <- . .. i'-?' • ' " ' }: :. s'»g • 'r --'r r Financed by shipowner contribufions to the central kitty for each day a Seafarer works on an SlU ship, SlU Vaca­ tion Plan benefits have been increased five times from the $140 annual maximum of 1952 to the present $400. Seafarers can collect vacation pay on a pro-rata scale as soon as they accumulate discharges covering 90 days' seatime, and benefits are paid in direct proportion to the number of days worked. For example, a Seafarer with six months' seatime collects $200. Discharges are good for vocation pay purposes for one year from the date of payoff. Vocation benefits are payable no matter how many dif­ ferent ships or companies have iemployed the Seafarer, nor does he hove to pay off his present ship to collect. Benefits under the Vocation Plan are payable through ony SlU port office. up to $400 a 3rear • f . f. • • ,^ FOR EVERY SEAFARER, REGARDLESS OP RATING, NUMBER OF SHIPS SAILED OR COMPANIES WORKED PiSsf"'- • • •• ' J. • • • f/ �• If " -'-Ck SEAFARERSMOG ELECTION SUPPLEMENT SIU ELECTION ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES & INLAND WATERS DISTRICT "., ^ .„ .{f - -i • .'. - '"fi • »r.i> rU:.-: '. - I; -..t . ... '• '.--M' r< - ••ikiY- ^ Election Procedures ' ''i/ f Qualified Candidates ^ J photos and records submitted by candidates •• '-1 . • , .;/J «,Yi|•, Y Sections of SIU Constitution • '— • . . • • ,. .'i Sample Ballot 'L Election Procedures: SIU Executive Board Minutes^ Oct. 3, I960 (The following executive hoara mrnutes were acted on constitutional requirements regarding elections are con­ and approved by the membership at port meetings held cerned, not only are copies of the constitution available ^ at all ports, but also, the LOG prints the constitution on October 10, 1960.1 The me5;ing was called to order at 9:00 A.M. by Paul verbatim every six months. Eyery member, therefore, should be aware of these requirements. Hall, president. B. 1. The policy of the Union has been, and is, equal PRESENT: electioneering limits and facilities for all candidates. As Paul Hall, Presideht; Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-Presi­ usual, the SEAFARERS LOG will contain an election dent; . Claude Simmons, Vice-President; Earl Shepard, supplement, which includes the biographical sketches of Vice-President; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer. each candidate and his photo, together with a sample ABSENT: ballot with voting instructions. The usual distribution pat­ A1 Tanner, Vice-President; Lindsey Williams, Vice- tern will be followed. That is, it-is sent to all contracted Prc^sident. vessels, is made available in substantial quantities, in all ALSO PRESENT; Union halls, and is otherwise distributed. Candidates and Herb Brand, Director of Organizing & Publications; members will, therefore, have available to them those Seymour Miller, SIU General Counsel. materials for electioneering, or ary other purpose. In The president announced that a quorum was present. addition to that, the executive board recommends the He then stated that the purpose of the meeting was to printing of this election supplement in enough copies so discuss the 1960 general election, review the steps taken that there will be available to each candidate, at his re­ so far, and to determine whether the Executive Board quest, 100 copies thereof, to be used for such purposes wished to recommend any additional steps which would, as the candidate may choose. It is felt that 100 copies in' its collective judgment, be desirable to comply not for each candidate is reasonable. There must obviously merely with the letter, but also, with the intent, of the be some limit- to the Union's expenditures in this regard. Constitution, applicable law, and this Union's policy of To insure equal treatment for each candidate, copies of full and fair treatment for all candidates." • this special material shall be made available in each The president next stated that the general counsel was Union hall. The port , agent shall deliver the amount represent at his request. He asked the general counsel if " quested (up to 100) to each candidate, obtain a receipt he was aware of the election steps taken to date. The therefor, keep a record of the same, and notify the sec­ general counsel replied in the affirmative, that he and retary-treasurer, A1 Kerr, immediately. It will be the other members of his staff had checked 'the credentials secretary-treasurer's duty to keep a central tally, and to committee report and supporting records, and the elec­ replenish stocks of this material when, as, and if needed.. tion material prepared and distributed. The general coun­ 2. To insure good order and to further preserve the sel stated that, in his opinion, the Union was in strict secrecy of the ballot, electioneering must not take place compliance, with the constitution and applicable law, in­ within 25 feet of the polling place. In any event, the cluding, in particular, the Landrum-Griffin Act, and that Union continues to insist on.good order and decorum, he now so formally advised the executive board. He stated which must be preserved. Any member whose ballot has further that, so far as law was concerned, one last affirma­ been solicited within the prohibited area is required to tive step remained to be taken, tjiat is, the mailing of the make this fact known to the polls committee, which shall 15-day notice required by law, that the Union wqs aware record the complaint in its report, as well as its findings of this, and was, in fact, in the process of preparing the and recommendations thereon. In addition, the member same for mailing. He pointed out that this would have to is required to notify the secretary-treasurer, A1 Kerr, at be completed on or prior to October 15, 1960. The secre­ headquarters, within 24 hours of the occurrence, by regis- . tary-treasurer stated that this would be accomplished. tered mail, return receipt requested, of the facts, which The president then called for an open general discus­ notification must be signed by the complainant, together sion dealing with the purpose of the meeting, after which, with his book number. the following was decided upon: In that connection, the executive board recommends Re: UNION GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1960 that the membership also adopt the rule that, in case any The executive board wishes to make the following re­ member has a complaint that any of the election and port and recommendations to the membership, for the balloting procedures of this Union have been violated, . purpose of keeping ihe membership informed, effectuat­ I the same procedure as above set forth shall be followed. ing the Union's policy of completely equal and fair treat­ While the members have already been notified, through ment to all candidates, and rounding out the Union's com­ the LOG, as to notifications to the President in case of a pliance with law, Including the Landrum-Griffin Act. claimed violation of any rights, it is recommended that A. All steps required up to now to comply with Land­ the rule set forth herein be adopted with reference to the rum-Griffin have been token. There remains one step, balloting and election procedures in this election, since the mailing of notices to the members, arid we recom­ the secretary-treasurer, under the constitution, is charged mend this step be taken, in accordance with Ww, on or with specific administrative duties in connection with prior to October 15,.: 1960. It need hardly be noted, of elTCtlons and refereniiums. The member's duty to report course, that, both at regular meetings of the member­ violations in this manner should be emphasized. If situaship, and through the SEAFARERS LOG, all details of the _tlons exist which call for corrective action, that action election have already been communicated. Insofar as our ought to be taken. It can't be taken if the responsible parties under the constitution are not made aware of the facts. 3. Obviously, nothing in these recommendations is to be deemed to deprive any candidate or member of his constitutional right to observe the conduct of the election, the tallying of ballots, and so on, provided he maintains proper decorem. 4. In accordance with established policy, the Union, its officers, the LOG, and, indeed, the entire membership, should continue to encourage the utmost interest in the election. The executive board urges the largest possible vote, and encourages the use of proper electioneering to further stimulate interest in the exercise of this impor­ tant right. C. The secretary-treasurer states that, in compliance with law he has prepared a membership list, to be avail­ able for inspection by any and all candidates. Again in accordance with law, the list is, and will be kept, avail­ able at headquarters. While this is a valuable record, we recommend that the secretary-treasurer not bfe required to sit with whoever is inspecting the list, but that arrange­ ments be made for a rank and file committee of three (3) to be elected for that purpose. We further recommend that a proper receipt be obtained from the inspecting candi­ date. Finally, since many members object to the Union releasing their names and addresses, and since it has been a long term policy of the Union to respect these feelings on the part of the membership, we recommend that, while each candidate may have his inspection, no candidate shall be allowed to make copies of the list or any part thereof. D. ^Without regard to the executive board's power under Article VII of the constitution, the executive board spe­ cifically requests that the matters herein be brought to the attention of the membership and acted upon by them, by special meetings held in all ports, subject to the re­ quirements of the constitution, on Monday, October 10, 1960, commencing at 9:00 A.M., except for the Port of Houston, which is scheduled to hold a regular meeting on that day. These matters shall be taken up in that port at the said regular meeting, it Is also recommended that these minutes if approved as'aforesaid, be included in the SEAFARERS LOG's election supplement of 1960; be included in the notice, referred to above, to be mailed to the membership in accordance with law, and, in addi­ tion, be prominently posted in the Union halls for the duration of the balloting. The secretary-treasurer was unanimously directed to take all steps necessary to effectuate the foregoing. ADJOURNMENT: Paul Hall, chairman, then asked those assembled if there was any further business to come before the board. There being no further business to be transacted, it was then moved by Claude Simmons and seconded by Earl Shepard that this board meeting stand adjourned. Carried by a unanimous vote of the board. » Meeting was then adjourned at 2:15 P.M. Fraternally submitted, AL KERR, Secretary-Treasurer 1M • t.rr I in JitII �•» V • l':U • OeMhw. ItM ••pplcfliciit-A«» Twp Candidates For SlU Elective Posts For: President (Vote For One) PAUL HAU^Book No. H-1 ' (Vote For One) -BALLOT No. 1 AL TANNER—Book No. T.12 Original member of SIU. Holds all strike clearances. Active In all Union Organizing since earliest days. Elected secretary-treasurer 1948. Re-elected every time since. Served on all SIU negotiating committees since. 1948. Helped Initiate Welfare, Vacation Plans. Participated In drive for SIU seniority hiring system to save Union hiring hall, and In fight which broke Communist hold on Canadian waterfront. Now serving as SIU president, as well as head of SIU of NA. (Vote For One) (Vote For ThreeX -BALLOT No. 2 JOHN COLE—Book No. C-8 -BALLOT No. 8 Has been full book member since 1949; sailing in both steward and engine departments. Helped administer Welfare and Vacation Plans. Acted in many other Union capacities. Holds that our organization should serve the general welfare, not advance selfish purposes of few. Maintains most-heavily-texed trade unionists should he beH represented; also cautions there cannot be more equality for some members than others. Insists on openness and frankness in all mone­ tary matters. Advocates that the only adequate checks on unscrupu­ lous leadership are specific machinery for suspension and recall of shifty officials and impartially-conducted Union elections. For: Secretary-Treasurer (Vote For One) ^ AL KERR-^Book No. K-7 BALLOT No. 3 Joined the SIU on November 8, 1943, in Port of New York. Sailed in all ratings in the deck department. Holds a clear record on all Union beefs and picketing actions since he Joined the SIU. Has served the Union in many official capacities since 1945, including organizer, dispatcher, patrolman, assistant administrator of the SIU Welfare and Vacation Plans, as well as secretary-treasurer of all the Union's corporations. At present serves as secretary-treasurer of Un­ ion and its corporations. WILLIAM (BiU) HALL—Book No. H-272 -BALLOT No. 9 Joined SIU, A&G District^ in 1944, .in the Port of New York. Served actively in many of the Union's major strikes and beefs, including the 1946 general strike, the 1947 Isthmian strike, the Wall Street strike and the Canadian beef. Was elected deck delegate and ship's delegate on mostj)f the ships he sailed. Holds clearances for all Union actions. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer for 1953-54. Re-elected 1955-'56, 1957-'58. Now serving as headquarters representative. For: V/ce-Pres/cfenf In Charge Of Confracfs And Confracf Enforcemenf EDWARD (Eddie) MOONEY—Rook No. M.7 —^BALLOT No. 10 Joined SIU in 1945. Served as ship's delegate or steward delegate on majority of ships. Member of Food and Housing Committee for 1946 general strike; Assisted during Canadian beef, and represented Union in various beefs in Puerto Rico. Participated in Wall Street strike. Appointed New York patrolman in 1952. Elected NY joint patrolman. ig53-'54. Elected steward assistant secretary-treasurer since 1955.. Played major role in Robin Line beef. ' (Vote For One) CLAUDE (Sonny) SIMMONS—Book No. S-1 BALLOT No. 4 Member of the old ISU in 1935, then worked with US lighthouse dept. until joining SIU in 1939. Sailed until August, 1941, when ap­ pointed Tampa patrolman. Shipped again, August, 1942, and sailed through war. Appointed NY patrolman, Feb., 1945. Elected Tampa •agent for 1946 through 1948. Resigned July, 1948, and shipped until Nov. 1949. Elected NY engine patrolman for 1951, 1952; elected assistant secretary-treasurer since 1953. FREDDIE STEWART—Book No. S-8 For: Vice-President In Charge Of The Atlantic Coast (Vote For One) For: New.York Agent EARL (Bull) SHEPARD^Book No. S-2 (Vote For One) BALLOT No. 5 One of SIU's original members. Active in P&O strike and other early Union actions. Directed field work in Isthmian organizing drive. Participated in Great Lakes organizing. Directed NY waterfront activities in 1946 general strike. Appointed New Orleans port agent in 1947. Elected New Orleans agent for 1948, 1949, 1950. Elected assistant secretary-treasurer for 1951. Appointed Baltimore agent in 1951. Elected Baltimore agent in every election since 1952. PAUL DROZAK—Book No. D-IBO -BALLOT No. 12 Became SIU member in 1945 in Mobile. Active in many major Union strikes and beefs from 1946 general strike down to present. Served as Seattle and San Francisco patrolman from 1951 to 1954. Served a two-year hitch in the US Army, 1954 to 1956, and then was assigned as New York patrolman. Major assignment was on Robin Line beef where he was active for full year from time the ships were sold until SIU won~them back. Has clear Union record. Elected New York joint patrolman in 1958. For: Viee-Presidenf In Charge 01 The Gulf Coasf For: Hew York Joint Patrolman (Vote For One) UNDSEY WILLUMS—Book No. W-1 -BALLOT No. 11 Was volunteer organizer for SIU when it was founded. Participated in all major strikes including bonus strike. Isthmian, 1946 general strike and other actions. Was leader of direct action to secure milk, . good provisions and decent shipboard conditions for 'all Seafarers. Served "as steward patrolman in NY in 1947 and joint patrolman in 1948 and 1949. Elected steward or joint patrolman for all years since 1950. Assisted in drawing up many of the Union's past contracts. I -1 \4. i'\\ For: ffeadquarfers Represenfafive Charter memiber of the SIU since the beginning. Sailed actively during the war, seeing service in most combat zones. Active in Isth­ mian organizing drive both on ship and-ashore as organizer. Elected Mobile agent every year since 1947. Participated in various A&G District organizing drives of past years. Active in "all SIU beefs and holds clearances for all strikes the Union has engaged in since it was first organized. Now serving as executive vice-president. 1^'' -BALLOT No. T Sailed steward departn>ent ratings on SIU ships for many years. Became jSIU member December, 1951. Came off ship to inanago Baltimore Port O'Call when new hall opened. Participated in Balti­ more HFWD and MAWD organizing including successful drive for harbor tugs. Active in aid to Westinghouse strikers. Also in NY Marine Allied Workers organizing and as Welfare Services repre­ sentative. Now coordinator of Great Lakes organizing for the Maritime Trades Dept. For: Executive Vice-President CAL TANNER—Book No. T-l \)\ For: Vieo'Pt'eadenf In Charge Of The • Lakes And Inland Wafers (Vote For Ten) JOHN ARABASZ—Book No. A-2 BALLOT No. 13 Sailed through World War II in engine department, then took part in Isthmian organizing both as shipboard and shoreside organizer. Active throughout Cities ' Service organizing campaign. Helped organize first tanker ever signed by SIU. Participated in all major SIU beefs since the war. Served as patrolman, dispatcher, welfare representative ahd other Union capacities in Baltimore, New York and other SIU ports. Currently serving as acting agent in the Port of Boston. -BALLOT No. 6 Joined SIU in January, 1942, in New Orleans. Sailed in the deck department during the war in practically every war zone. Served as Gjilf area organizer during Union drive to organize Isthmian. Director of organization for Cities Service drive and was responsible for bringing many other new companies under contact.. Elected New Orleans port agent in each election since 1950. .• -.1 . . Continued on pago S 'I �8appieBefii-Yac* ttnm -BALLOT No. 14 HARRY D. nTZGERALD-^ook No. F-371 ^BALLOT No. 23 Joined the SIU, A&G District, In 1042 and sailed with the Union during World War. II, Active in numerous major strikes and beefs of the Union, including the 1946 general strike, the 1947 l8thn)lan strike and many other beefs since then. Has served as dispatcher at head­ quarters regularly since 1955 and also as headquarters patrolman. Served often as ship's delegate. Has clear Union record. Sailed exclusively on SIU ships since February of 1947. Clearance on all strikes and beefs since then. Played an active role in the Wall Street strike of 1948. Frequently serves as ship's delegate. Became full book member in 1935. Sails in steward department. JOHN BUCCI—Book No. B-780 LOUIS (LOU) GOFFIN—Book No. G-7 E. (Seottie) AUBUSSON—Book No. A4 -BALLOT No. 15 BALLOT No. 24 Joined the SIU in 1951, sailing in the deck department. Took active sole in numerous Union beefs in subsequent years, including the ig.'i.3-.54 longshore beef among others. For past two years has been acting patrolman in New York, and has also served as organizer in various Union campaigns in New York and other ports. ]^as strikeclear Union record. Transferred into the SIU from old AFL Seamen's Union in 1939. Participated actively in 1941 bonus, beef, 1946 general strike and Isthmian strike. Served Union as patrolman and agent in Philadel­ phia and Jacksonville and as assistant secretary-treasurer. Elected deck patrolman in NY every year from 1947-1952. Elected NY joint < patrolman for '53-'54; NY deck patrolman, '55-'56, joint patrolman since. Participated in contract talks. Has all clearances. ROBERT J. BURNS—Rook No. B-187 HOWARD GUINIER—Book No. G-3 -BALLOT No. 16 -BALLOT No. 25 Member in good standing of SIU A&G District since 1942. Has clearance for all strikes and beefs. Served as organizer for the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Association in 193940 organizing Seafood Workers Union in Portland, Me. Shop steward for Seafood Workers Union after winning contract with rifajority of plants in Portland. Also retired member in good standing of International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 380, Boston. Joined SIU at its start. Served as organizer in various drives frora 1938 to 1941. RepVesented Union before National Defense Mediation Board on contract dispute in 1941. Served as chairman of headquar­ ters bonus strike committee. Was chairman of NY branch food and housing committee for the 1946 general strike. Secured 3,000 berths for members during strike. Elected steward patrolman in NY from 1946 through 1956; joint patrolman, 1957-58. Now hq. Joint patrolman. DANIEL (Dan) BUTTS—Book No. B-628 -BALLOT No. 17 EDWARD (Skippy) GUSZCZYNSKY—Book No. G.71 ^BALLOT No. 26 Was elected In 1939 as port agent for the Piierto Rico branch. Was elected five consecutive years by the membership. Saiied continuously as bosun since leaving office. Have served on various elected rank and file committees. When called upon, have always assisted in any beef in maritime industry and the labor movement. Member of Union since 1928. Strike clear from 1934. Since 1938, has been a member of the Seafarers International Un-. ion, participating in most major beefs in the port of New York. Is now a resident of Brooklyn and presently working aboard the barge Judson K. Stickle. / JOHN CABRAL—Book No. C-200* -BALLOT N6.18 I have been in on all major beefs and organizing. Have been a delegate on most ships, looking for the betterment and welfare of our Union. STEPHEN CARR—Book No. C-70 -BALLOT No. 19 I, Stephen Carr, have been a member of the Seafarers International Union, A&G District, since Dec. 13, 1941. Have sailed throughout the war years, and have been sailing since. Have been ship and deck delegate on numerous ships. Z am now'applying for Joint patrolman In the Port of New Ywk. LEO CRONSOHN—Book No. C-801 -BALLOT No. 20 Sailing with SIU since 1951, have been member of steward and deck departments. Have active record in all strikes. Belieye the Union should be run for its sailing members by a sailor leadership. Am for full conformity of the AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Codes. Would like a full account of all Union funds (General Fund, Welfare and Vacation Funds) at reasonable intervals. It elected, promises to devote all efforts toward achieving these goals. E. (Babe Miller) HERNANDEZ—Book No. H-7 BALLOT No. 27 Has been a member of the SIU since 1943, sailing in deck depart­ ment. Served on numerous ^lU ships during World War II.- Came ashore in 1947 as appointed patrolman. Served in Union headquar­ ters and various other ports as-patrolman and organizer. Took part in practically every beef the Union has been involved in down through the years, including Isthmian, Wall Street. 1953-54 longshore beef and many others. Has dear Union record. LUIGI lOVINO-Book No. I-II -BALLOT No. 28 First started sailing with the SIU In 1946, and has shipped in both steward and deck departments since that time. Took part in 1948 general strike, the Wall Street strike and was active in the Isthmian organizing campaign. Also helped organize Government workers. On many occasions during the past fourteen years, has taken role in shipboard responsibility by serving as a delegate. ROBERT (Sarge) MELOY—Book No. M-1056 BALLOT No. 29 Joined the Seafarers International Union in 1948 in the Port of New York. Was organizer on Isthmian and Victory Carriers vessels. Actively participated in Isthmian and Wall Street strikes. Holds strike clearances on all other beefs. Has sailed on SIU ships since 1946 general strike. Had book retired from April, 1952, until April, 1955, while on active duty with the US Army. 4 JOSEPH (Joe Di George) DI GIORGIO—Book Nd. D-2 BALLOT No. 21 Joined the Atlantic & Gulf District in 1951 in New Orleans. Served actively in many of the Union's major beefs and strikes in the years since then, including the 1946 general strike, the Isthmian strike, the Wall Street beef and numerous others. Elected Baltimore patrol­ man 1955-1956. Served on numerous rank and file committees and elected ship's delegate and steward delegate on many occasions. Was elected New York joint patrolman 1958-60. STEPHANO G. (Steve) DI GIROLOMO—Book No. D-76 BALLOT No. 22 FRANK MONGELLI—Book No. M-Illl BALLOT No. 30 Started sailing In 1938 in the deck department. Came ashore to work for SIU in 1952. Has served in numerous capacities including building superintendant for five years. Is in charge of SIU training school activities including responsibility for lifeboat class, entry training and upgrading. Active in all SIU beefs since coming ashore including longshore, American Coal, Bull Line strike, Robin Line and SS Cleopatra. Has a clear record on all Union beefs. PETER PATRICK—Book No. P-182 -I -BALLOT No. 31 •^l! - Member of the SIU since 1940. Sailing in engine department. Sailed continuously during World War II. Has clearance for all strikes. Has been engine and ship's delegate on almost all ships sailed on. Active in 1946 general strike. Coos Bay beef and other SIU actlong. Joined the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, in the port of New York in 1947. Has full strike •clearance. Active in Isthmian strike and other Union beefs. Elected ship's and steward's delegate many times, also participated in various committees ashore. Have been sailing steward since 1951. At present is steward aboard the SS Seatrain Texas, Seatrain'Lines, Inc. CmMnutd on past 4 31! �1 'i t Oet«»er. IN# SanleBnit—Paf* Fonr CHARLES SCOFIE]J>--Book No. S-186-^BALLOT No. S2 Joined SIU, A&G district in '41. Sailed actively througbout WW II, entering most combat zones at one time or another. Member Sa­ vannah strike committee during the '46 general strike. Have been elected engine delegate and ship's delegate on many SIU vessels. Have full clearances for ail strikes and beefs engaged in by the- Un­ ion in 19 years since joining up. Was on Robin Gray as chief elec­ trician during the '57 Robin Line beef. Currently serving as joint patrolman in the Port of New York. WILLIAM JOHN SMITH—Book. No. S-60 -BALLOT No. 33 Started sailing in 1944 as a member of the SIU Pacific District Transferred to the A&G District in April, 1947. Picket captain in Philadelphia during the 1946 general strike. Active during the Isth­ mian strike in 1947. I have sailed many newly-organized 8hii»8 as deck and ship's delegate. Assisted negotiating working rules for VacU Vator machines aboard the SS Producer in 1958. Member of the deck department sailing,as bosun, deck maintenance or able-bodied seaman. At present bosun aboard the SS Kenmar. • CHARLES STAMBUL—Book No. S-578 BALLOT No. 34 Joined the SIU in the Port of New York in February, 1947. Par­ ticipated In Isthmian organizing campaign on the Sea Tiger (later Steel Advocate). Also participated in the Wall Street beef, AFL long­ shore beef and many others in which SIU was Involved. Ship's dele­ gate on many SIU vessels where he was instrumental in lifting logs and wiping out beefs. Has sailed for many years in engine de­ partment. KEITH TERPE—Book No. T-3 -BALLOT No. 35 S^led throughout World War II on West Coast in both deck and steward departments. Joined the SIU in 1949. Was headquarters or­ ganizer during 1949-51, active in winning successful Cities Service drive. Also served as acting port agent in Lake Charles during 195051. Helped organize several other non-union companies. Was New York patrolman, contract negotiator and headquarters representative 1951-52. Elected NY joint patrolman 1955-56, also 1958-60. RAYMOND TORRES—Book No. T-31 -BALLOT No. 36 I've been with the SIU since I joined back In November, 1948, and I participated in the Cities Service drive. I've lost count on how many times I've been ship's delegate and engine delegate aboard our ships since I've joined—but I'd say at least 40 times at both jobs. For: Philadolphia Joint Patrolihdn (VoteForTwo) Has been a book member of the SIU since 1947. Served as fhip's delegate and departmental delegate on many ships. Has taken an active part in Union beefs on the West Coast, in the Commercial Telegraphers Union strike, the Isthmian beef on behalf of the AFL Marine Engineers and Operating Engineers' strike in 1952. Was ap­ pointed joint patrolman in Philadelphia in 1951. Elected Philadelphia joint patrolman from 1953 to present. RAYMOND (Ray) DATES—Book No. 0-2 —BALLOT No. 41 Joined first SIU ship in June, 1942, joined Union on return to States. Sailed all during the war. Acting patrolman in Philadelphia In 1945. Returned to sea latter part 1945 and sailed until May 1946 and then worked in Philadelphia as dispatcher. Id 1949 returned to work for the Union as phtrolman-organizer, and. has since been employed in that capacity. SIU representative in Seattle '50 and '51. Has been active In all major organizing drives since '46. Also active in organizing for the MA WD and HIWD. For: Baltimore Agent (Vote For One) REXFORD (Rex) DICKEY—Book No. D-6, -BALLOT No. 42 Elected deck patrolman for the Port of Baltimore for ten terms from 1938-48. Sailed actively on a leave of absence in the war years, 1942-43. Served as patrolman-organizer during the Isthmian.driw and returned to this position on appointment in May, 1952. Was active in the 1946 general strike. Sailed AB between 1948 and 1952. Elected. Baltimore joint patrolman 1955 to present. Has been clear in all Un­ ion strikes. For:' Baltimore Joint Patrolman (Vote For Four) JAMES C. BARNETTE—Book No. B-104 -BALLOT No. 43 0 Started sailing SIU July, 1945. Has all strike clearances. Served as engine and ship's delegate on several ships. Worked in Baltimore hall as maintenance man from 1954-1957. Back to sea after termination of Union employment. Sailed all ratings in engine department. Was instrumental in defeating several House bills detrimental to seamen's livelihood. Works ashore betlveen ships as stationary engineer. JOHN FAY—Book No. F-363 NORMAN E. WROTON JR.—Book No. W-256 BALLOT No. 37 I joined the SIU in 1946 and received my book in 1948.1 have par­ ticipated in various Union beefs and strikes, and have also been a ship's delegate or Engine delegate on practically all ships sailed on since 1952. I am now sailing as FWT, oiler and pumpman. For: Philadelphia Agenf (Vote For One) STEVE (Blackie) CARDULLO—Book No. C-1 BALLOT No. 38 Since joining the SIU have been active in all Union strikes and beefs. Was Marcus Hook agent until that hall was closed. Served as patrolman in Philadelphia, as West Coast representative and as NY headquarters representative. During the war sailed in all combat zones. Has clearances for all Union actions. Active participant In Isthmian organizing and strike. Elected Philadelphia agent for every year since 1950. Active in Philadelphia port affairs. ' HARRY GERIE—Book No. G-269 -BALLOT No. 39 -BALLOT N^. 40 JOHN HETZELL—Book No. H-6 -BALLOT No. 44 I sailed in both the stewai-d and deck departments before coming ashore in 1957. Since then have been employed by the Seafarers International Union in various capacitie; On the Union payroll, I served as dispatcher, patrolman and welfare representative. I have been active in various beefs and organizing drives such as the Ameri­ can coal beef, Bull beef, Robin Line and most recently the Puerto Rican organizing drive. W. PAUL GONSORCHIK—Book No. G-2 —BALtOT No. 45 A&G member since Union was founded in 1938. Sailed steward, chief cook, baker. Member of Union negotiating committee. 1940-41. Assisted in drafting original SIU constitution. Member 1941 bonus strike committee. Returned to sea in 1943, then elected NY dispatcher. Served as NY steward patrolman from May 1951, until elected Balti­ more steward patrolman for 1952. Elected NY stewara patrolman 1953-54-55-56, joint patrolman thereafter. Now serving as Norfolk agent. ELI HANOVER-Bo<^k No. H-3I3 -BALLOT No. 46 Joined the Seafarers International Union on July 23, 1941, In ths port of New York. Sails In the deck department.,Served on numerous ships as ship's delegate and department delegate. Participated in many major Union actions and is strike-clear on all strikes. Served as dispat^er part of 1953 and 1954 and again in 1956. Elected patrolman in 1956 and 1958. Has been an active SIU member for almost 20 years. CUFTON H. JACKSON—Book No. J.235 -BALLOT No. 47 Joined the SIU In 1^43 and has sailed In all thr^e departments.: Has all clearances, Served as delegate on a number of occasions. Completed first year at St. Joseph's College, Institute of Industrial Relations, Philadelphia. In the last two years, has sailed fra Calmar Line and Ore Navigation Co. Ran for same office in last election. I am trying for the patrolman's job at the Baltimore hall. 1 have over nine years of seatlme with the SIU. I have never held an office job with the SIU. I have sailed in the steward department, the deck department and the engine department With mo^t of W in 'the,engine.foom.^^ ' ' ^ oh p«M i �' T.-' Ctotobcr, 196# •-.' I x:\'^A SopvleiiieBt—^Paffc IIT# (Tony) KASTINA^Book No. K-S ^BALLOT No. 48 Hai been employed by the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, Since June 9, 1950. During that time baa served as dispatcher, patrolman and also have handled the Union's .Welfare Plan for a number of years. Also have been active in the organizational programs in the Baltimore area, including the American Coal Beef. Have all strike clearances since Joining SIU. Tor; Mobile Agent (Vote For One) LOUIS (Blackie) NElRA-^Book No. N-1 BALLOT No. 49 Joined the SIU in the Port of NY in 1943. Sailed in the engine department. Appointed organizer in Mobile in 1945. Organized Mobile Towing Co. and other towboat companies in Mobile and Gulf area. Chairman of strike committee in Mobile for 1946 general strike. Active in 1947 Isthmian strike and numerous other Union beefs. Served as acting SIU agent, patrolman and organizer in Mobile and other ports. Appointed Miami-port agent 1958. Elected Tampa agent for 1959-60. In February 1960 transferred as port agent to the Port of Mobile. • Mobile Joint Patrolman For: New Orleans Agent (Vote For One) C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS—Book No. S^ -BALLOT No. 56 One of the early members of the SIU, joining in Decemiber, .1938. Active in 1939 Isthmian strike, 1939 bonus strike, 1946 general strike and 1947 Isthmian strike when company signed. Served A&G District in many capacities from dispatcher to agent in New Orleans. Sailed in all combat zones during WW II. Elected New Orleans engine or joint patrolman since 1947 in every election up to the present time. Has participated in many Union beefs. For: New Orleans Joint Patrolman (Vote For Four) GEORGE E. ANNIS—Bobk No. A-230 -BALLOT No. =57 Shipboard organizer in Isthmian. Served as volunteer picket during Isthmian strike. Became SIU member in February, 1947, in the port of Mobile. Ships regularly in deck department. Also sailed two years in steward department. Was in Navy from 1948-1952. Has clear record on all Union beefs. Assisted organizers in New Orleans on American Coal and Banner Line beefs. Has been ship's delegate on Alcoa Ranger. (Vofe For Four) HAROLD J. nSCHER—Book No. F-l —BALLOT No. 50 In the Sltr since-1938. Sailed steadily in the engine department during the war until December 1943 when appointed Mobile dis­ patcher. Was drafted into the U. S. Army in .J1944 and discharged in 1946. Returned to sea. Served again in Mobile as patrolman-dispatcher for four years from 1946-1950. Served as SIU West Coast representa­ tive and San Francisco agent. Elected Mobile joint patrolman since 1953. Has clear record on all strikes. JAMES M. FOSTER—Book No. F-248 -BALLOT No. 51 Joined the SIU in 1944 and sailed deck department since joining. Sailed with Isthmian during organizing drive. Have clean record for all strikes and always ready to participate where needed. Participated in BME organizing with Isthmian in Houston. Also went to Norfolk on American Coal beef. Now on Del Mar. Elected to various delegate jobs. Will always uphold our constitution and our agreements of our Union and brothers. ROBERT L. JORDAN—Book No J-1 -BALLOT No. 52 Sailed since 1938 as member of the engine department. Was or­ ganizer in Gulf area for Isthmian ships and tugboats from Septem­ ber, 1945, and on. Served as Mobile engine patrolman in February, 1946. Was acting dispatcher and organizer in that port. Was elected engine patrolman in Mobile in each election from the year 1949 to 1956. Elected joint patrolman 1956-60. Active in all SIU beefs and picketing actions for many years. CARL E. GIBBS—Book No. G-60 I, Carl E. Gibbs, joined the SIU at the start of its organizing. Have been a faithful Union member for 22 year^. 1 have also been in many of its activities, which, I'm very proud to say, has given me much pleasure. Worked in ports of New Orleans, Houston and the Great Lakes area. Elected New York patrolman in 1946, 1947, 1948 and 1949. Also participated in all strikes and am strike clear. BELARMINO (Benny) GONZALEZ- -Book No. G-4 BALLOT No. 59 Joined the SIU in 1938, in Tampa. Active in organizing P&O Line and in subsequent P&O strike. Helped organize Florida East Coast Carferry in 1940.' Was New York dispatcher in 1946-47, steward department patrolman in 1948. Elected Baltimore steward patrolman in 1949. Served as AFL organizer in Florida. Was patrolman in Tampa, patrolman and dispatcher in New York during 1953-54. Elected Tampa joint patrolman 1955-56. Now serving as Miami agent. A. W. (Andy) GOWDER—Book No. G.352 -BALLOT No. 60 Became member of the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District, in Savannah in 1944. Since that time has been active in all Union beefs, strikes and organization drives. Participated in 1946 general strike and Isthmian strike. Served on numerous committees in the Union's branches. Elected delegate, chairman and recording secretary on many SIU ships. Sailed during World War 11 and Korean War. JACK O. KENNEDY—Book No. K-228 LEO MARSH—Book No. M-9 -BALLOT No. 58 BALLOT No. 61 -BALLOT No 53 Has been a member of the SIU, A&G District, since it was formed, and has always sailed in the steward's department, in all ratings and on almost every type of vessel under Union contract. Holds clearances for all SIU strikes and beefs since the Union was organized and has taken active part in all of them. Was appointed as steward partolman for the Port of Mobile in December, 1951. Elected Mobile steward patrolman 1953-56. Elected Mobjle joint patrolman 1957 through 1960. Joined the Seafarers International Union in 1942 and has been In good standing at all times. Has all strike clearances, and participated In most of them. Has been ship's delegate on most all vessels served on, and has done best for brother members of the Union. W. J. (Bill) MITCHEU^Book No. M-22 W. J. (Red) MORRIS—Book No. M-4 ^BALLOT No. 54 Sailed since 1939 and through World War II. Appointed acting agent for Jacksonville in March, 1945. Later assigned to NY arid then to Norfolk, as patrolman. Served as acting" agent at Charleston, SC. Appointed patrolman for Mobile, 1947; served as deck patrolman' in Mobile in 1948; joint patrolman in 1949; deck patrolman, 1953-56 and joint patrolman, 1957-58, all in Mobile. Elected SaVannah agent for 1958-1960 and served as such untiL Savannah closed. Now Jackson­ ville agent. Holds all strike clearances. HOMER STARLING—Book No. S-141 -BALLOT No. 55 I have been a member of the AFL Seaman's Union since 1.937, and "of the SIU since 1939. 1 hold all unlicensed ratings in the engine department and have sailed in most of those ratings. Have been sailing as eiectriciaii since 1949. Have been oh Alcoa Roamer for the past 16 ihohths as 2nd electrician.-Having come all the; way with this Union, 1 think I could fill the joib which I aim seeking^^ efficiency and serve the Union and membership faithfully. " - . BALLOT No. 62 Joined the Seafarers' International Union in the Port of Norfolk in 1944. Started sailing in the deck department and later in the engine departirient where he now sails as electrician. Has clearances for all SIU strikes and participated directly in a number of strikes an^ beefs. Has been chosen many times by his shipmates to serve as departmental and ship's delegate aboard SIU ships and has assisted in settling various shipboard beefs. MILTON J. PHELPS—Book No. P-479 -BALLOT No. 63 First sailed with the SIU in 1947 until 1949. US requested my serv­ ices in January, 1950, which required two years. Qualified for a full book in December, 1954 and have sailed steadily from that time.. , Supported pro-union political candidates by campaigning at polls. Assisted organizing offshore operations in 1956. Served as ship's delegate and departmental delegate on numerous occasions. Presently. steward delegate aboard Alcoa Corsair. Am loyal Seafarer and will uphold constitution, traditions andi high standards. of our great organization. Centlnutd an pott * •Jl �. •., ; 1^•pplenMii->raB« Slk w •- ' i~ otMHutp tm 'K'f^ EUGENE HAV—Book No. R'321 .BALLOT No. 64 for: Houston Joint Patrolman yr.. (VotoforTwo) I Joined the SIU in 1946 and have been a member since. I have' served as* ship's deiegate on a great number of .ships an4 have all strike clearances. Was in the US Army from 1950-1952. Joined and sailed on the SS Atlantic on the day the NMU struck it in NY. Believe I can fulfiii the duties of joint patrolman with flying colors. ALBERT (Hooks) RICHOUX JR.->Book No. R-261 BALLOT No. 65 : a:-; I have been a member of the Seafarers International Union, Atlan­ tic and Gulf District, since 1941. I was an active participant in the 1946 general strike and in" all the beefs which arose in the port of New Orleans. I have also helped in political affairs in New Orleans. C. M. (Whiley) TANNEHILL—Book No. T-S BALLOT No. 66 Joined the* SIU, A&G District, in June of 1943. Since that time he was active in the Isthmian organizing drive, and also in the Cities Service organizing campaign. He holds clearances for all SIU strikes and beefs since he joined the Union. In 1948, elected Boston joint patrolman. Elected joint patrolman for Galveston '50-'51. Elected New Orleans patrolman for last eight years. Was acting Houston port agent. HERMAN TROXCLAIR—Book No. T-4 BALLOT No. 67 Joined Sltl in March, 1941, and has been active in Union since that date in ail strikes, beefs and organizational campaigns, serving on many committees. During World War II sailed widely in many combat areas. Always sailed in steward department. Was flrst elected steward department patrolman for New Orleans in 1948. Was re­ elected for 1949 and 1950. Elected steward patrolman in same port for '52, '53, '54. Strike clearances for all beefs. THEODORE (Ted) BABKOWSKI—Book No. B-1 BALLOT No. 70 Joined SIU in 1941 and sailed in all combat zones during World War II. Was volunteer organizer in Isthmian drive and various, tanker drives. Served on NY Isthmian strike committee. Active ia 1946 strike. Coos Bay and shipyard beefs. Served on Baltimore com­ mittee aiding shipyard and telephone workers. Elected engine or joint patrolman at each election since 1949. Currently Seattle agent. CHARLES M. KIMBALL—Book No. K.2 -BALLOT No. 71 Has been an active member of the SIU since its' inception, always sailing in the deck department. Was appointed Mobile patrolman in 1944, and later sent to West Coast as representative. Was elected Mo,^bile port agent for 1946, and patrolman and dispatcher in the same port in 1947. Went back to sea and sailed regularly lyitil being ap­ pointed Galveston patrolman in October, 1951. Later elected Houston Joint patrolman. Still holds same position. Has all strike clearances. First sailed on Seafarers International Union ships (n 1944. Re­ ceived full book in 1945. Have clearance for all major beefs while shipping. Was in US Navy in 1946. Then returned to sea. Sails in deck department. Elected ship's delegate or deck delegate on majority of ships he sailed on. OSCAR N. RAYNOR—Book No. R-520 -BALLOT No. 72 Sails in the deck d^artment with over ten years seatime with tho SIU. From 1947 through 1954 sailed from the port of Mobile, Ala­ bama. Now sailing regularly out of Houston. Has participated in-all major beefs the Union Has been engaged in, one being the long­ shore beef in New York in 1953 and 1954. I will always support tho. SIU Jn any action we may become engaged in as I have always done in the past. Ail votes cast in my behalf will be greatly appreciated with my promise if elected to carry out my duties to the very best of my ability. BALLOT No. 73 Member SIU A&Q District since its inception, having transferred from the AFL Seaman's Union. Acted as patrolman in Baltimore and Norfolk in 1943 and 1944. Acting agent in Charleston, SC, in 1944 and 1945. Transferred to Mobile as acting agent in July, 1945, flnishIng out that term of office. Went back to sea in 1946 and have been going to sea continuously since then. Have been elected deck dele­ gate and ships delegate on numerous ships since. Hold strike clear­ ances and sailed in all war zones during World War II. For: Detroit Agent For: Housfon Agent (Vote For One) (Vote For One) ROBERT A. MATTHEWS—Book No. M-1 -BALLOT No. 69 Joined SIU when it was chartered. Served as patrolman and port agent in Mobile and later as agent in Jacksonville and San Francisco. Assigned in 1946 to NY as hq representative. Served on every Union negotiating committee from 1946 to 1954. Elected assistant secretarytreasurer 1948, 1949 and 1950; hq representative for 1951-52. Assist­ ant secretary-treasurer 1953-'54, 1955-'56, 1957-'58. Houston agent since then. Participated in all SIU strikes and beefs. MARTIN (Marty) BREITHOFF—Book No. B-2 —BALLOT No. 74 Started sailing with SIU in 1942 and sailed during World War II in all combat zones in both engine and steward departments. Served on grievance committee in Tampa during 1946 general strike. Was shipboard organizer at start of Cities Service drive in 1946. Served as chief dispatcher. Port of New York, in 1951 and 1952. Elected NY joint patrolman 1953 to 1956. San Francisco agent for four years. SIU Constitution Rules on Elections Article XIII Section 3. Balloting Procedure (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of baliots, without partiaiity as to candidates or pom. The ballots ouy contain ^nerai iiifolmation and instructive com­ ments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. Ail qualified candidates shall be listed thereon apihabeticaliy within (wch category. The listing of the ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northerly port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be vot^ upon. Each bailor shall be so prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so petflorated as to enable ^at pordon containing the said number to be. ^4 ,( JAMES TUCKER—Book No. T-22 STEVEN (Steve) ZUBOVICH—Book No. Z-13 ^BALLOT No. 68 .1 easily removed to insure'secrecy of die ballot. On this removable portion shall also be plac^ a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting date diereof.' (b) The ballots, so prepared at the direction of the SecretaryTreasurer shall be- die only ofiSciai ballou. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as iiidicated in the preceding para­ graph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and. amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer,' who shall also send each Fort Agent a' verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspea*and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon,'conform to the amount and numbers listed by the'.Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that port The Port Agent shall immediately execute and returq to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt acknowledging the correaness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretaty-Treasuret of any discrepancy. Disacpancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any event, teceiptt shall be forwarded for ballots actually teceived. The Secretaty-Treasurer shall prepare'i file Iii which shall be Cept memoranda. and correspondence dealing' with the election. Wa file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspec­ tion of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer. <c) Balloting shall take place In person, at port offices, and shall be secret. No signatures of any vpter, or other distinguishing mark, appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appro­ priate, for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) Only full book members may votei However, Immediately prior thereto they must present their books to the Polls Committe* of the port in which they are voting. The voter's book numbee, shall be placed upon the roster sheet (which shall be kept ia. duplicate) in the space opposite the proper ballot number, and the member shall sign his name. The portion of the ballot oh which the ballot number it printed sh^ then be removed, placed near the coster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the votingrfite with ^ ballot. An appropriate notation of the date and of the fsut of votiiig shall be plsm ia the memtet's Union bode. �f.™ V IN# Sawlenieiit—Pace Seres . (ei E.A Pott Agent ihtll be fesjjonsible fonhe estibllsbment •f • booth ot other votiog fite where each member may vote io pxiraqr. c !• i \ 1.2;. securely. Iii addition to Idetivering the key and ballbt "box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent which quorum Is hereby hxed at nine ("9)1 TTie Union Tallying one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day," the unused ballots, Conunittee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have th« any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may s<>le right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository imme­ have received, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those diately after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe (f) upon completion of yoting the member ihaU fold the bairot custody.during the course of the committee's proceedings. The ¥ no.P«" of the printed or written portion is visible. Ho ^ turned' over to it. The Pott Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeg^rding of all the aforesaid material, shall not release proceedings of this committee, except for the actual preparation ttall Aen drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, sh^l be open •haU be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent and kept no event, shall tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining to any member, provided he observes decorum. locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Polls Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer, by certified or regis­ Tallying Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th immedi­ . (c) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election ately subsequent to the close of voting. The Union Tallying Com­ tered mail , or delivered in person. war and sh^ continue Arough December 31st, exclusive of Sun­ mittee shall be discharged upon the completion of the. issuance days and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without com­ and dispatch of its reports as required in this Article. In "the event In Ae aty in which the port affected is located. If November 1st pensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls a r^eck and recount is ordered pursuant to Section 5(g) of this ot December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a port in Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving Article, the committee shall be reconstimted except Aat if any the city in which that port is located, the balloting period in such or provide meals in lieu of cash. ' . miember thereof is not available, a substimte therefore shall be port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the elected from the appropriate port, at a special meeting held for next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all that purpose as soon as possible. Ballot Collection, Tallying ports shall commence at 9:00 A.M., and continue until 5:00 P.M., Section 5. except that, on Saturdays, yoting shall'commence at 9:00 A.M. and Procedure, Protests, And (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up iii sufficiMt continue until 12 noon. copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies Special Votes shall be sent by the committee to each Fort Agent and the SecretarySection'4. Polls Committees (a) .On the day the balloting in each port is to terminate, the Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to' taks Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other place subsequent to the close of the committee's proceedings or, (a) Each port shall elect, prior" to the beginning of the voting duties.hereinbefore set forth, deliver to headquarters, or mail to .in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days of on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of thr^e full headquarters, (by certified or registered mail), all the unused ballots, less from the close of this committee's proceeding,-then at l^t book members none of whom shall be a candidate, officer or an together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the ' five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meeting elected or appointed job holder. For the purpose of holding a applies shall be designated, , by date, in the report and shall be meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith-' Committee that all. ballots sent to the port and not used are referred to as the "Election Report Meeting." As soon as these enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the standing the provisions of Article XXIII, Section 2, or any other copies are received, .each Port Agent shall post one copy of the provision of this Constitution, five (5) members shall constitute Comrnittee to make separate comments under his signamre and report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. Ihis copy date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number a quorum for each port, with the said meeting to be held between and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. with no notice thereof required. It shall Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. but bound separately, the committee shall forward to headquarters be the obligation of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a mittee, or to observe the eleaion. thereof, to be present during (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up certification, signed by all.members of the committee, that all the this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Seaion 5(c) of this Artidla stubs colleaed by the committee are enclosed therewith subject to to see that the meeting for the purpose of eleaing the said Polls and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted the right of each member of the coinmittee to make separate com­ "Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what ments under his signature and date. The said Polls Committee sent daily to the Secretary-Treasurer. In no case shall voting take aaion, if any, in accordance with the Constimtion, shall be taken members shall not be discharged from their duties until the for­ place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. thereon, wl^ action, however, shall not include the ordering of warding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of a specid vote unless the reported discrepancies affert the results fi >' (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused mailing or delivery' is furnished the Port Agent, whi^ evidence ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots shaU be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the sp^ial vote shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the already used, the ballot box or,boxes and the b^Iot records and '(b) All forwarding to h^dquarters called for under this Section Eleaion Rpeort Meeting, may order a recheck and a recount when iiles kept by the Port Agent. It- shall then proceed to compare the 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of a dissent to the dosing report has been issued by three or more' •serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected members of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the con­ and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, tingencies provided for in this Section 5(f) the dosing report the serial number and amounts of ballots used with the verifica­ the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifi­ shall be accepted as final. tion list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, cally set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the I both serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between Union Ta|}ying Committee, which will then carry out the hinctions (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Seciton 5(f) must take in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the what appears on the verifiication list, as corrected, and the ballots place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Eleaion used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary Report Meeting, at each port where the discrepancies so aaed be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such discrepancies, which by the Union Tallying Committee to execute those funaions. upon took place. Subject to the foregoing, and to the limits of the report shall ^ in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such All certifications called for under this Article XIII shall be vote set by the memtership, as aforesaid, the Port Agents in each Polls Committee. Each member of the Committee may make what deemed made according to the best knowledge, and belief of those such port shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as. separate comments thereon he desires, provided they are signed required to make such certification. set forth in Seaion 5(c), insofar as that Sea*"<>rt deals with the and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port terms of such special vote. The Seaetary-Treasurer shall make a Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immediately avail-' (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book also be simultaneously sent to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall able to Port Agents, for the purpose of such special vote. Imme­ members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such diately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, results and communicate them to the Secretary-Treasurer. The investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as com­ and Detroit. The election shall be held at the regular meeting in ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballets pertaining to the. pleted, with recommendations by the Secretary-Treasurer. A ma­ December of the election year, or if the Executive Board other­ special vote shall be forwarded to the Secretary-Traesurer, all in jority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, wise determines prior thereto, at a Special meeting held in the the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means' shall be taken thereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary aforesaid ports on the first business day of the last week of said praaicable, but, in any case, so as to reach the Secretary-Treasurer contained in this Constitution, the Executive Board shall not m^e month. No Officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Pa- in time to enable him to prepare his report as required by this any determination in these matters. , trolman, or candidate for office," or the job of Headquarters Rej)- Seaion 5(g). An accounting and certification, made by the Port resentative. Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election Agent, similar to those required of Polls Committees, shall be (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box is to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying report containing a combined summary of. the results, together" in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is- Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all 'the ballots with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union set forth iii the preceding paragraph with regard to discrepancies and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in comjjlete Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The shall be "Utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reasqp to detail, the results of the eleaion, including a complete accounting form of the latter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the • Two (2) copies shall be sent to each port, one copy of which shall (d) The Polls Comirittee shall permit full book members only rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with be posted. "ITie other copy shall be presented at the next regular to vote. Prior thereto, it shall stamp, their book ^ith the word detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each meeting after-the Election, Report Meeting. If a majority vote of the "voted" and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that propef total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the registration on the roster takes place, collect stubs, and keep them be permitted access to the election records and files of all porB, numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its ing Committee's closing report shall be deEmed accepted and finj voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated discretion. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, .without modification. . with the Union arc charged with the duty of assisting the Polls and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these dis­ If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report thereon by the Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and crepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, .Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of and decorum. without prejudice,' however, to the right of any member thereof deemed accepted and final, by majority vote of the membership* • to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the at the regular meeting following the Election Report Meeting. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot, validity of the ballots, with ^rtinent details. If such retneck and recount is ordered, the Union Tallying Com­ and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and mittee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following evaluation of written protests by any member who claims an illegal procedure shall be observed: denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protests invalid, it shall Section 6. Installation Into Office And At the end of each day's voting, the . Polls Committee, in the dismiss the protest and-so inform the protesting member, by wire, presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the committee . The Job Of Headquarters proper decorum, shall open the bkllot box or boxes, 9nd place.all' shall order a social vote, to be had no later than within the period Representative, Port Agent of its proceedings, on such terms as are practical, effeaiye, and . .of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, as required, which shall just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall there­ And Patrolman Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site upon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or enve­ (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest lopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. Ihe' of the port most convenient to the protesting member. "Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said terms shalWpply, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary Where more than one person is to be eleaed for a particular office , Envelopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes Were opened publicly, that all ballots for that contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing .or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively and must be received by the Union Tallying Committee during highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determina­ day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed the period of its proceedings. The reports of this committee shall, tions shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted in the envelope or envelopes dated Tor that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other "include, a brief summary of each protest received, the name and as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the to notify each individual elected. disposition of the said protest. The committee sh^l take all reason­ discretion of the Executive Board, official envelopes may be pre­ (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording embodying the fore­ enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be com­ at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the, going inscribed thereon, in which event these envelopes shall be pleted within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results' used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as jprocontained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, ' up to, and expire-at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the 'provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making(d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall pro­ contrary contained in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply them. The envelope^or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper ceed to the port in which headquarters is located, as soon as possi­ where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he or envelope, which, at the discretion of the Executive Board, may . ' ble after their election but, in any event, shall arrive at that port is at sea. be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant prior to the first business day after December 31 of the election be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or year. Each member of the committee not elected from the port in additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event registered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the depository which headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The meals, anJ lodging expense occasioned by their traveling to and provisions of Article X, Section 2, as to succession shall apply . Polls Committee shall not be discharged from its duties until this remming from that Port. All members of the committee shall also until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume) mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ office shall be dealt, with as decided by a majority vote of the furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept quent to thdr election to the day they remrn, in normal course, membership. in the Port Agent's election records or files. to the Port from which they were eleaed. Saction 7. The Secretai^-Treasuref Is specifically Charged with the The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot bok or boxes' The Union Tallying Committee shall elett a chairman from ireservation and retention,of all eleaion records, including the are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, among themselves and, subjert to the express terms of this Con­ allots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue and shall place the key or keys to the, boxes in an envelope, across stitution, adopt its own procedures. Decision as to special votes, such other .and further direaives as to the eleaion procedures as the flap of which the members of the committee shall sign their protests, and the contents of the final Report shall be valid if made are required by law, which directives shall be part of the electioa names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope by a majority Tote, provided,there a nuorum in.attendance,' procedures of this Union. - ( *4 �• • ^ • OFFICIAL BALLDT For Eleclion of 1961 -1964 Officers M SSAPARHIS HmRNATIONAL UNION Of NORTH AAURKA Arianlic, Gulf, taiiM and inland Wafori DifMCI VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER IN, 1960 THROUGH OECSMUR aiN, 19M r.f • -J - INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS-ln order to vole for a candidate, morlc a crow (X) In voting tquoro to the left of nome. If you vote for more (ondidotM for-, office than •pecified herein your vole for (uch office will be invalid. »/ YOU MAY WRiTE THE NAME OF ANY MEMBER WHOSE NAMe OOES NQT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE UNDBt EACH OfFICt * , •. 'V. Do not uie a Uod pencil in marking the ballot. Ballots marked with lead pencil will not be counted. MAKK YOUR BALLOT WITH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE PENCIL PRESIDENT Vote for One If,-" 1• NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Ten >3 • 14 • 15 • Id • 17 a '8 • Poui Holl, H-1 EXECUTIVE VICEMESaKNT Vote for One 2Q 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 O 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 a 33 a 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • A! Kerr, K-7 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT Vote for One 4P 49 • 20 O Leo Cronsohn, C-80I Col Tanner, T-l SECRETARY-TREASURER Vote for One 3• John Areboti, A-2 " E. (Scotty) Aubusson, A-8 John.Bocci, B-780 Robert J. Burns, B-187 Doniol (Don) Butts, B-628 Jidin Cobnil, C-200 Stephen Corr, C-70 Cloude Simmons, S-1 Joseph (Joe) Di Giorgta, D-2 Stephono G. (Steve) DI Girolomo, D-76 Horry D. Fitigerold, F-371 ^ Louis (Uu) Coffin, G-7 Howord Guinier, ^3 E. (Skippy) Guszczynsky, G-71 E. (Babe AVner) Hemoodez, H-7 Luigi lovino. Ml Robert C. Meloy, M-1056 Fronk Atongelli, M-lill Peter Patrick, P-182 Charles Scofield, S-186 WINiom John Smith, S-60 ChaHes Stambul, S-578 Keith Terpe, T-3 Raymond Torres, T-31 Norman t Wrolon Jr., W-256 50 • 51 • 52 C S3 • S4 • 55 C 56 a MOBHE AGENT Vote for One Louis (Blackie) Neira, N-1 MOBILE JOINF PATROLMAN Vote for Four f t t Harold j. Fischer, F-1 James M. Foster, F-248 Robert Jordan, J-1 Leo Patrick Marsh, M-9 William 1 (Red) AAorris, M-4 Homer Starling, S-141 NEW ORLEANS AGENT Vote for One \ C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Four. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST Vote for One 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 Q 68 • 5 n Earl (Bull) Shepord, S-2 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE GULF COAST Vote for One 6• >. PHILADELPHIA AGENT Vote for One 38 • Steve (Blackie) Cardullo,-C-1 39 • Harry Gerie, G-269 Lindsey J. Williams, W-1 George E. Annis, A-230 Co'ri E. (Red) Gibbs, G-60 Belarmino (Bonnie) Gonzalez, G-4 A. W. (Andy) Gowder, G-352 Jock O. Kennedy, K-228 W. J. (Bili) Mitchell, M-22 ^ Milton J. Phelps, P-479 Eugene Ray, R-321 Albert (Hooks) Richoux Jr., R-261 Charles M. (Whitey) Tonnehill, T-5 Herman AA. Troxcloir, T-4 Steven (Steve) Zubovich, Z-13 -ji.- A':.> •: PHILADELPHIA JGINT PATROLMAN Vote for two VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE LAKES AND INUND WATERS Vote for One 40 • John Hetzell, H-6 41 • Raymond (Roy) Dotes, 0-2 7 • Al Tanner, T-l 2 -f:' HOUSTON AGENT Vote, for One 69 • Robert A AMitthews, M-1 BALTIMORE AGENT Vote for One HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES Vote for Three 42 • «• John Cole, C-8 9 • William (Bill) Hall, H-272 10 • Edward (Eddie) Mooney, M-7 )1 • Freddie Stewart, S-8 - m NEW YORK PORT AGENT Vote for One ^I^A'V-"'':""- 12 • jssi'rL Paul Urorak, D-tao . HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Two Rexford (Re») Dickey. 0-6 BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote far Four -- 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 Q 47 • 48 • James C. Bomette, B-104 John Fay, F.363 W. Paul Gonsorch%, g-2. Eli Hanover, H-313 Clifton H. Jockson, J-235 Anthony (Tony) Kastina, K-5 ~ 70 Q Theodore (Ted) Bobkowski, B-1 71 • Charles M. Kinibtdl K-2 72 • Oscar K ROynor. R-5?0 73 • James L (Jiminie) Tudar, T-22 DETROIT AGCNT Vale for Owe 74 • Motfin (Morty) Breidiolf, B-2 . - � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource October 1960 Description An account of the resource Headlines: GULF TUGBOATS GO SIU IN NLRB VOTING SIU SAFETY REP REPORTS GAINS TO NAT’L COUNCIL SIU MEMBERS SENT UNION VOTE DETAILS HARRY O’REILLY DIES; HELPED BUILD UP MTD MENU ODD? IT’S UN DAY ABOARD SHIP SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED IN GULF AREA ARUNDEL STARTS TWO-MILE BETHLEHEM DREDGE JOB 4 HOSPITAL BENEFITD AID MOBILE MAN HOUSTON TUGMAN RETIRES UNDER SIU BENEFIT PLAN SIU REPRESENTATION STARTS FOR B-C MEN SIU SCHOLAT AT SEA IN NAVY NOW 3 MORE SEAFARERS RETIRE ON BENEFIT FINER FISH GOAL OF US GOV’T STUDY ISLAND TUNA VOTE CHEERS CALIF. UNIONS ORION PLANET ‘FEEDS’ NAVY TANKER IN NORTH ATLANTIC TYPEWRITER FIRM JOINS RUNAWAYS; WILL LAY OFF 1,500 WORKERS CHRISTEN GIANT NEW LAKES CARRIER CALL SKIPPER RESPONSIBLE INGROUNDING MFOW, SUP MCS START WAGE TALKS SS HOPE SETS SAIL AS ULTRA-CLEAN SHIP CREWMEMBER FLEES RUSSIAN SHIP SIU WINS VOTE BY 2-1 AT 2 ROTO BROIL PLANTS MAWD MEMBER SCOOPS UP $29,000 ON TV SHOWS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1960 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXII, No, 18  1960 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/64cb6ba5c4d527a64f16903dda0ad96a.PDF 39c4868ccbcee3572af63d250aaa28ee PDF Text Text & Accident Benefits Fcr Seafarers Vol. XXlil No. 10 SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Trinidad Sea Union Joins With SlUNA -Story On Page 3 f hospital benefits go into effect nvSpiIOl \i09n» Galveston. On the receiving end (stand­ ing, 1-r) are J. Mclntyre, M. Anderson, G. Little; seated, F. Greenwell and Pedro Moreno. ROSE KNOT CREW AOK' ON MISSILES, AIR FORCE SAYS Story On Page 3 Seatrain On Offshore Run, Hauls Railroads -Story On Page 3 All ^haard Siu-manned Seatrain New York takes on one of Miff MCCwrw# 207 pieces of rolling stock put aboard for a charter trip to Liberia. Two complete railroads were stacked on deck and: in her holds. (Story on Page 3.) A 1Vfnn^r<^ Seafarers in NY line counter of hiring hall to see ^ wrffiflCff. drawing of free World Series ducats. About 20 SIU men drew tickets for games at the stadium. Unidentified Seafarer (wearing cap) is trying to figure whether his card earned him a series ducat. Yankees, however, won it for sure. �SEAFARERS Pare Tw» October, 1961 LOG US Seamen Equal 'Contror, SIU Wdtiniers Pass On Magnuscn Tells Pentagon San Francisco Agent Leon Johnson; Cltu'^Jius FisSier, 66, Veteran'Steward WASHINGTON—Still hiding behind the repeatedly-punctured "effective control" prin­ ciple, pro-runaway policymakers in the Defense and State Departments have been raked over the coals by Sen. Warren G. Magnuson. The chairman of the Senate Foreign Commerce Committee said the only "con-*~" trol" the US has over any ment and delivered by crewmem- the crew put the master off." the Senator declared, "because he did merchant vessel is "the sea­ bers to the Communists. man manning the ship." In a letter to Defense Secretary Piobert S. McNamara, Sen. Magnu­ son pointedly asked what led the Pentagon to believe that Americanowned runaways—"this mercenary merchant marine" — could be brought under US control if needed in an emergency. He flatly rejected the Defense Department echo of runaway op­ erators' claims that this country had anything approaching control of any kind over the runaway American-owned fleet. Further debunking the "effec­ tive control" idea, Magnuson cited the case of seven ships purchased by the Chinese Nationalist govern- Alice Brown W/ns Third PHS Award NEW ORLEANS — SIU crewmembers aboard the Alice Brown (Bloomfield) have earned the ves­ sel its third straight perfect score on a US Public Health Service sanitation inspection. This marks not only a consecu­ tive score for the Alice Brown, but aiso the 15th time in a row that a Bloomfield vessel has drawn a 100% rating on a USPHS inspec­ tion, Bloomfield operates four ve.ssels. Company vice-president O. C. Webster has cited the entire crew for "their splendid cooperation and achievements in attaining this high honor, and making their vessel sec­ ond to none insofar as cleanliness i.s concerned in the American mer­ chant marine." He singled out steward August A. Brosig, chief cook Simon Gutierez and night cook & baker Stanford A. Smith for special mention and for "exemplary ef­ forts in this worthwhile program." Special attention to ship sanitation has been a prime concern of the SIU Food and Ship Sanitation De­ partment. The USPHS inspection covers over 160 separate items that are checked periodically aboard ship. Bloomfield has long made a practice of encouraging vessel sanitation in its fleet and the longrange effort has paid off again and again. ". . . The crew on board these not want to defect. ships exercised 'effective control' "In the other six cases," he and delivered the ships to the added, "the entire crew defected." Communists in direct opposition Another instance pointing up to their orders. In one of the cases, the myth of "effective control" came when runaway owners re­ fused to honor a ban on carrying Russian oil to Castro's Cuba. They just pulled down one flag, hauled up another and then chartered Seafarers seeking medical their tankers to haul the Russian care at the USPHS facilities at oil. Staten Island or Hudson and Jay The Defense Department argu­ Streets, Manhattan, can insure ment that since the current Amer­ better service by presenting ican-flag fleet is ". . . inadequate properly - completed Masters' Certificates or discharges show­ for almost any situation of war or emergency . . ." we have to count ing 60 days of seatime. An ap­ on the runaways also falls flat, pointment system has also been the Senator emphasized. instituted to help avoid long "We must face up to the fact waiting periods and to assure that as long as a mercenary mer­ the chances of being seen on a chant marine is promoted and particular day. Call, write, wire or radio ahead for an appoint­ encouraged by certain departments ment and, when necessary to in the Government, we never will ade­ cancel, do so in advance. The have one (a US-flag fleet) phones are: Hudson & Jay Out­ quate for our needs. This is true because the 'effective control' patient Clinic, BArclay '7-6150; Staten Island Hospital, Gibral­ ships cannot exist if we have an adequate American-flag merchant tar 7-3010, ext. 415 or 416. marine." Bring Discharges For PHS Service The Pacific Coast Seafarer —Page 5 The Great Lakes Seafarer —Page 7 The Fisherman and Cannery Worker —Page 10 The Canadian Seafarer —Page 8 man in New Orleans; Galveston, New York and Jforfolk. He was elected Galveston patrol­ man for 1948 and a year later as patrolman in Baltimore, where he continued until 1956. Surviving are his wife, Minnie, and four sons, including Seafarer Leon Johnson Jr., now aboard the Steel Admiral (Isthmian). * SIU Crews New Super 100 Off-Job Benefits Paid To Departments SIU Social Security Dep't —Page 17 • nounced that another original vet­ eran member of the U n i o.n, Claude . Fisher, 66, had passed away in a Brook­ lyn nursing home on September 20. An oldtimer in the steward de­ partment and for­ mer headquar­ Johnson ters staffer. Fish­ er had been receiving a special dis­ ability pension since 1957. Johnson had been serving as San Francisco agent and patrolm a n for some time until his death. He began sailing in the late '30s in the deck department and Fisher Joined the Union in 1938 when it was chartered, He had been active in many BOSTON — Seafarers are now manning the 46,00(J-ton super­ tanker Montlcello Victory, the newest vessel in the' SlU-contracted Victory Carrier fleet. A sistership to the Mt. Vernon Victory (see story and photo on page 14), the Monticello Victory was christened early this month at the East Boston, Mass., yard of the Bethiehem Steel Company. The $13.5 million ship is 736 feet long and has a speed of 16 knots. The ship is now on its maiden voyage, a grain run to Turkey where she will deliver 40,000 tons of wheat picked up at Baton Rouge. The supertanker has many Sea­ A major advance in SIU welfare protection for Seafarers was launched October 1 with farer-satisfying inciuding the start of the new Sickness and Accident Benefit program. Among its many important air-conditioning, features, a swimming pool features, the new program provides the first benefits of any kind for Seafarers who become aft near the stack, a large mes.sill or injured off the job. (See^ hall-lounge and large two-man full details in the centerfold the combined 39-week-period. Out­ uniform procedures. Benefit checks foc'sles with improved bunks. patients who have not been hos­ are forwarded to the outports in The ship is owned by Victory on how to apply.) In the first weeks of the new pitalized must accumulate a full the same manner as Vacation Plan Carriers through a subsidiary, Monticello Tanker Company. operation, almost 100 Seafarers at week on outpatient status and, if payments. headquarters and in the outports qualified and not receiving main­ have qualified for out patient bene­ tenance and cure, receive benefits retroactive to the fifth day of dis­ fits at the rate of $56 weekly. The overall S&A program pro­ ability. Thereafter, benefits are paid up to the 39-week-limit. vides the following: • $8 daily to men in the hospital; Must Have Seatime • $56 weekly for outpatients not All applicants for S&A benefits, receiving maintenance and cure. It as well as all other SIU benefits, assures up to 39 weeks of benefits must meet the Welfare Plan's basic at $56 per week in any combina­ seatime requirement to qualify. NEW YORK—The Government's choice of Sears, Roebuck tion of inpatient and outpatient They must show one day's seatime & Co. as the American representative of the retailing indus­ time for a single illness or injury in the previous six months plus try at an international trade fair set for Lima, Peru, was 90 days in the preceding calendar during the year. soundly condemned by the"* The new $8 per day benefit for year. company's "welching" on its union men in the hospitals replaces the In every case, outpatients should AFL-CIO Maritime Trades $3 daily rate of in-hospital benefits apply at any SIU hall and fur­ Department at its recent ex­ agreements and long-standing ef­ fort to maintain an open shop pol­ for the first 39 weeks. Then, if a nish a medical abstract to show ecutive board sessions here. Seafarer remains in the hospital, their duty status. (See centerfold.) An MTD resolution termed the icy in its stores. The Retail Clerks he receives $3 ner day for as long All applications are' processed naming of Sears an "affront" to International Association has in­ ternational labor support in its as he is hospitalized. through headquarters to establish all organized labor because of the fight against Sears. Outpatients released from a hos­ RCIA president James A. Sufpital immediately qualify for the fridge, an MTD executive board $56 weekly benefit for the rest of member, cites the store chain's outright refusal to "bbck up one step from its full-scale program of breaking union agreements . . A .labor boycott of Scars' stores has been going on for many months. Protests against the desig­ nation of Sears as the US trade The SIU Industrial Worker fair representative have been —Page 9 flooding the Commerce Depart­ ment, he added. SIU Safety Department The MTD board meetings also —Page 15 covered a variety of key issues af­ fecting maritime workers during SIU Medical Department the course of its two-day session. —Page 8 Runaway ship issues, organizing end the status of contract negotia­ SIU Food, Ship Sanitation tions in US maritime featured the Dep't —Page 16 discussion. At the time of the ses­ sions, which preceded the AFLEditorial Cartoon —Page 11 CIO Executive Council's quarterly meeting in New York, mates on West Coast vessels were still out. A&G Deep Sea Shipping The next 'meeting of the MT D Report —Page 6 board is in December just in ad­ First S&A outpatient benefit paid to a Seafarer goes to vance of the 4th constitutiofial Shipboard News black gang veteran Henry A. Anderson, with SIU President convention of the AFL-CIO sched­ —Pages 19, 20, 21, 22 uled to open December '7 in lilliami Paul Hall making the present?rion at headquarters. Almost Beach. 100 Seafarers in KY and. putpbrts have now qualified. INDEX The SIU Inland Boatman —Page 4 SAN FRANCISCO—SIU Port Agent Leon "Blondie" John­ son died here suddenly on October 23 after collapsing earlier in the day at the Union hall. Rushed to*a local hospital, he died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 45. early organizing campaigns and served at various times as patrol­ Meanwhile, it was an­ MID Hits Choice Of Sears As US Rep At Trade Fair �October, Iftl SEAFARERS Pare Tbrea LOG Trinidad Sea Union Joins SiUNA 6,000 Caribbean Workers Affiliate For Joint Action Coast StU Pact Talks Continuing SAN FRANCISCO—Unions of the SIU Pacific District, in an ef­ fort to wrap up the last maritime contracts of the 1961 negotiations, are Intensifying their bargaining talks with West Coast shipowners. However, Morris Weisberger, secretary-treasurer of the Saiiors Union of the Pacific and chief ne­ gotiator for the Pacific District, served notice that talks will con­ tinue only so long as the operators continue to bargain in good faith. Mates' Strike Contract talks involving the three unions of the Pacific District, the SUP, Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards, and the Marine Firemen's Union, stalled because of a walkout by the West Coast branch of the Masters Mates and Pilots. The MM&P strike ended Octo­ ber 11. Atlantic and Gulf Coast unlicensed and licensed contracts were settled Just before the expira­ tion of the Taft-Hartley injunction late In September. Membership Okays Policy West Coast unlicensed unions are free to strike at any time since their memberships authorized a "no contract, no work" policy. The policy was not put into effect be­ cause of the deck officers' strike, and Pacific District has extended its contract talks on a day to day basis. All three unions, the MC&S, MFOW and SUP, are seeking gen­ eral agreement on a number of pending Issues, including solution of problems created by the* fast turnaround of West Coast ships, and increased welfare contribu­ tions to provide for earlier retire­ ment of Pacific Coast seamen. Doubling its Caribbean area membership, the SIU of North America has affiliated the 6,000-member Sea­ men's and Waterfront Workers' Trade Union in Tri'iidad under the SIUNA ban-^ Union that affiliated with the SIU ner, a move aimed at safe­ in May has an additional 1,700. guarding the common in­ Presentation of the charter to Jose Perez (right), SIUNA international representative, pre­ sents SIUNA charter to George Munroe, acting secretarygeneral of the Seamen's and Waterfront Workers Trade Union, at ceremony in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. terests of both memberships through joint action on the in­ ternational level. Charter jresentation ceremonies were leld at an SWWTU member­ ship meeting on Columbus Day at Port-of-Spain. The affilialion of the Trinidad sea union means that the SIUNA now has over 80,000 members, in­ cluding a total of nearly 13,000 in the Caribbean. The SIU Puerto Rico Division has 5,000 members and the Virgin Islands Labor Remember The Texas? Seatrain Goes Back To Africa —Carries 2 Complete RRs The Seatrain New York sailed offshore this month, the first time a companj"- vessel has headed overseas since the second World War. The occasion was a special charter utilizing the unique Seatrain design to move two small railroad systems over to Africa. Sailing of the New York marked a feat-*: The rolling stock, rails and track war. In 1942, the Seatrain Texas of logistics-.—the ship loaded and made off with 207 differ­ will be used to develop one of the was ordered to deliver 180 Sher­ world's richest iron ore deposits man tanks and 165 Army techni­ in Liberia. The project is a joint cians to North Africa where the effort of the Liberian government 8th Army was engaging the Ger­ and Swedish and United States man Afrika Korps. The Texas interests. Two separate rail trunk made the trip without convoy, and lines will be built, one leading proceeded through torpedo alley from a new ocean port at Bu­ at top speed. It was, at the time, chanan, Liberia, to link up with a the only ship that could have remote inland area where the ore readily moved the mechanized equipment without too much spe­ deposits lay. cial installation. The Texas dropped To put the 207 cars in one ship, Seatrain devised a special stack­ the Shermans at Suez, a full seven ing s.vstem, which brought out a days ahead of a convoy that had special observation team from the left the States three weeks before Defense Department. "We may the Texas had slipped her haw­ have to build a port or a railroad sers in New Jersei'. somewhere in a hurry some day," At that time it was stated that: a Defense spokesman commented, "It was the men of the Seatrain "so we'd like to know the fastest Texas as well as Montgomery who JACKSONVILLE—The missile ship Rose Knot (Suwannee) way to get there." The New York turned the tide in North Africa." J. L. Weller, president of Sea­ has received a commendation from the Air Force for the role is expected to reach Africa in train, praised the longshoremen it played in the successful flight of the second US astronaut, twelve days. Making rush trips to Africa who worked on the job. "Those Air Force Captain VirgiU with impossible loads is jiothing men really worked," he said, "and Grissom, nautical'and Space Administration new to Seatrain, even though it we're proud of them." The charter The commendation said the has gained a high level of con­ hasn't done the trick since the is a one-shot proposition. performance of the missile ship fidence in the ability of the ship's during the "recent MA-4 mission crew" through "similar support reflected the highest level of given during the previous manned achievement and cooperation in Redstone missions." JACKSONVILLE—The Propeller Club of the" United States, the areas of ship handling and inIt added: "This confidence was representing a bread cross-section of the shipping industry, took Btrumentation support." enhanced by results on MA-4." another hard look at the nation's maritime problems and, re­ Issued by the Air Force Missile In citing the Rose Knot, the freshingly enough, at its own shortcomings during its annual Test Center at Patrick Air Force Air Force mentioned a number of convention here in mid-October. Base, Florida, the commendation obstacles the ship faced in per­ The club took Itself to task, for example, for the failure of its stated that the "National Aeroforming its mission. influential membership to pay real attention to the industry's The vessel arrived at its track­ public relations. A convention panel declared that the industi-y ing position two days before the has not only failed to sell itself to the public, but also to Ameri­ firing as planned "in spite of de­ can shippers and producers of goods that could move by ship. lays caused by searching for Instead of taking pot-shots at each other, it's hoped members The Public Health . Service survivors of a downed Air Foi-ce would get busy instead on wooing new customers. urges Seafarers who have not aircraft and very rough seas enThe tendency of the industry to depend too much on "Uncle already done so to get their route." Sam" for help was bluntly outlined by John M. Drewry, chief polio shots as soon as possible. Hurricane Debbie was in the counsel of the House Merchant Marine Committee. He warned The shots can be gotten at any Rose Knot's area during the ship operators not to lean so heavily on Government assistance PHS hospital without charge. count-down period, the Air Force as the only available tonic for the industry's ills. Increased ef­ Plenty of vaccine Is available so stated, and although hampered by ficiency in operations is another way of meeting foreign com­ there is no delay in the admin­ heavy seas and high winds," the petition, he noted. istering of the shots. The few ship gave "full support" to the Press reports on the convention noted that many of the indus­ minutes a Seafarer takes to in­ mission. try's leaders failed to attend and sent "second-sti-ingers" in their sure himself against the crip­ place. However, the newly-elected president of the club, Troy H. Debbie's force was such that pling disease by getting the "during this time weather condi­ Browning, of Detroit, promised to work to make the group a real shots are well worth the saving tions confined the crew below force in developing the industry. Browning heads an SlU-eonof time, money and, most of all, decks and required technicians to tracted company on the Great Lakes and is the club's first presi­ the avoidance of suffering and strap themselves to chairs in order dent from the area. possible disability. to perform their duties," ent pieces of rolling stock plus 100 tons of -rail and track in a two-day period. The railroad ship­ ment, worth $2 million, was the largest on record. It was composed of a dozen loco­ motives and 195 specialized cars sold off by a small freight line, the Lehigh and New England^Railroad. Rose Knot Missile-Skill Draws Air Force Cheers Propeller Club Takes A Spin Get Polio Shots, PHS Urges the SWWTU followed a series of discussions with SIUNA officials in Trinidad and at SIUNA head­ quarters in Brooklyn. The affilia­ tion document was presented by Jose M. Perez, SIUNA interna­ tional representative for the Carib­ bean and' Latin American areas. Ranging over several months, the affiliation talks indicated clear­ ly that many areas of common concern exist between members of both unions and there was agreement that the interests of both memberships could be ad­ vanced and protected through the affiliation of the Caribbean group. In particular, the preliminary discussions brought out the fact that runaway ship operators, who have been respon.sible for the eco­ nomic abuse of American seamen, have also been responsible for similar abuses affecting large numbers of workers in the Carib­ bean. The area has long been a focal point of runaway ship opera­ tions. Citing the common concern of ^he two unions over tlie runaway problem, SIUNA president Paul Hall pointed out that both ship and shoreside runaway operators who seek to evade American union wages and working conditions, at the same time deprive Caribbean (Continued on page 18) Nix Carbon Tet Ship Fire Gear A reminder has been issued by the Coast Guard regarding a ban on all carbon tetrachloride' fire extinguishers and others of the toxic vaporizing liquid type effec­ tive January 1, 1962. These extin­ guishers will not be acceptable as approved shipboard equipment after this year. This ban applies to ship oper­ ators as well as boat owners. How­ ever, it's understood that small pleasure craft will be able to carry the old equipment provided they also carry approved type fire-fight­ ing gear, such as C02 foam or other dry chemical extinguishers. Coast Guard approval of "car­ bon tet" equipment and others using toxic mediums such as chlorobromethane was withdrawn because vapors given off by these chemicals have caused serious accidents and injuries. SEAFARERS LOG Oct., 1961 Vol. XXIII, No. 10 PAUL HALL, President HERBERT BRAND, Editor; BERNARD SE.AMAN, Art Editor; IRWIN SPIVACK, ALBERT AMAIEAU, AKIHUK MAKKOWIIZ, STEVB LICHTENSTEIN, Staff Writers. Publlthtd monthly at the hcadquartara of the Seafareri International Union, At­ lantic, Cult, Lakei and Inland Watere Dlitrlct, AFL-CIO, «7$ Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 31, NY. Tel. HYaclnth f4iOO. Second clait poitage paid at the Poit Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of Aug. U, 1*11. Ill �-Ffirfr.-, SEAFARERS Pace OcMtcr, IMl LOG Quarterly Committee Reporfst INLAND BOATMAN G&H Fetes IBU Tugmen On 5-Year Safety Record HOUSTON—Celebrating five years of its fleet-wide safety program, the IBU-contracted G&H Towing Company honored its union crews at award dinners here and in Corpus Christi. The Houston fete took in per-> sonnel from the entire Hous- by the company went a full year ton-Galveston-Freeport area. without a disabling lost-time in­ IBU boatmen and shoreside em­ jury. These tugs, and their respec­ ployees shared a total of 151 tive captains and chief engineers, awards issued by the company to were: Tug Barbara George, E. L. Bruce mark its safety effort. Keynote at both dinners was and R. A. Jeffcote; tug Juno, G. E. G&H's pride in the success of the Ives and R. L. Elliott; tug H. O. safety campaign and the employees Weatherbee, W. C. Ligon and J. M. who had helped make the pro­ Commander; tug Laura Hayden, C. gram a success since it began in R. Gilchrist and R. W. Jackson; tug June, 1956. It was reported that Titan, W. H. McKenzie and A. J. lost-time injuries throughout the Hughes; tug W. A. Wansley, J. W. fleet had been cut in half over the Revell and W. J. Sims; tug Marlin, five-year period. G&H has been un­ T. A. Baggot and A. L. Sims; tug der contract to the SIU's boatmen's Messenger, C. A. Schuessler and W. C. Bruce, and tug Porpoise, C. affiliate since 1955. Nine of the 26 tugs now operated H. Teller and Bailey Walker. In addition to the safety awards consisting of inscribed plaques, one $1,000 and one $500 US savings bond were awarded at drawings from the names of personnel who had at least six months without a personal injury and from among those employed a year or more •vithout having any hull or material damage during operations under their supervision. The winners of these awards were James M. Com­ mander, chief engineer of the Weatherbee and chief engineer William J. Sims of the Wansley. IBU skippers (l-r) Jack W. Revell (tug W. A. Wansley), Bill Ligon (tug H. O. Weatherbee) and Charles H. Teller (tug Porpoise) pose with safety awards received at Corpus Christi G&H dinner. IBU Meetings •BALTIMORE — November 15, 8 P.M. •1216 E. Baltimore St., (unlicensed); No­ vember 20. 8 P.M., 1216 E. Baltimore St.. (licensed). HOUSTON — November 13. 5 P.M., 4202 Canal St. MOBILE — November 18, 11 A.M., 1 S. Lawrence St. NEW ORLEANS—November 14, 3 P.M., 630. .Tackson Avenue. NORFOLK—November 8, 8 P.M., 416 Colley Ave. PHILADELPHIA—Noveniber 17, 7 P.M.. 2604 S. 4th St. (licensed): November 21. 7 P.M.. 2604 S. 4th St., (unlicensed). GREAT tAKES TUG A DREDGE REGION BUFFALO — November 18, 7:30 P.M., 735 Wa.shington St. CHICAGO—November 17, 7:30 P.M., IB383 Ewing .^ve.. South Chicago. CLEVELAND—November 19. 7:30 P.M. 15614 Detroit Ave.. Lakewood. O. DETROIT — November 13. 7:30 P.M., 10225 W. Jefferson, River Rouge. DULUTH—November 15, 7:30 P.M., 312 W. Second St. MILWAUKEE—November 16, 7:30 P.M., 6722 A. South Drive. BAULTE STE. MARIE—November 14, 7:30 P.M., Labor Temple. IBU Firm AddsTugs PHILADELPHIA—The IBU-contracted McAllister Brothers, Inc. of this port and Norfolk has an­ nounced the addition of a modern steel diesel tug in each location. The Philly fleet will have a new 1,800-hp tug, the "Michael J. McAllister. In the Norfolk area, the fleet will be supplemented by the 1200-hp tug Frances K. McAlister. . With the addition of these ves­ sels, McAllister will have a total of 78 all-purpose tugs operating in US and Canadian ports, it was re­ ported. '511/ Finaofes In Top Shape' ReafTirmlng the findings of previous rank-and-file committees, the latest Quarterly Financial Committee has found the Union's financial structure in good shape. The commit­ tee's report and recommendations" was read and ratified at the October membership meet­ ings in all constitutional ports. "We find," the committee effeciency of our operation . . Members of the committee, noted, "that the headquarters' offices of our Union have bcen taking all steps possible to safe­ guard Union funds and see that the disburse­ ments of the Un­ ion are in accord­ ance with the au­ thority delegated to them, and that, at the same time, Muehleek there is a striv­ ing to increase the day to day elected at membership meetings last month, also drew praise on their own for performing a con­ scientious job in the course of their quarterly audit of SIU finan­ ces. The seven-man group included Seafarers elected at headquarters and six other ports, and all com­ mittee work was conducted at headquarters. In Issuing its report, the com mittee pointed out that it had "examined the procedure for the controlling of the funds of the Cunard Backs Off On New Supership LONDON—A decision by Cunard Steamship to turn down over $50 million in British government aid and defer con­ struction of a replacement for the aging Queen Mary leaves many questions unanswered" bids by British shipyards, Cunard concerning the future of said it faced heavy losses on its trans-Atlantic passenger ship­ Atlantic passenger liner service ping. this year and was reassessing the A few days before the Cunard announcement, US Lines and French Lines revealed an agree­ ment to mesh the schedules of the superiiner United States and the newly-built but as yet untried luxury ship France. The two com­ panies' collaboration is an attempt to offer alternate weekly sailings by the US and the France and match the traffic pattern of the Cunard "twins," the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth. Previous US Lines' efforts to provide its own competition to Cunard by building a sistership to the United States have met with no success. Company requests for Federal aid on the construction— estimated to cost a total of $128 million a few years ago—continue to be rejected. The change in heart by the Brit­ ish government and its current willingness to provide a sizeable subsidy to Cunard contrasts sharp­ ly with the position adopted by Washington. A further contrast lies in the attitude suddenly adopt­ ed by Cunard of questioning whether, even with a large amount of government aid, it should go ahead and build a new luxury vessel. In calling off plans to consider First'Phlla. IBU Pensioners RAILWAY MARINE REGION BALTIMORE — November 15, 8 P.M., 1216 E. Baltimore St. JERSEY CITY—November 13, 10 A.M., 8 P.M.. 99 Montgomery St. NORFOI,K—November 16. 8 P.M., La­ bor Temple. Newport New.s. PHILADELPHIA—November 14, 8 P.M., 2604 S. 4th St. Four of the first Philadelphia IBU boatmen to qualify tor pensions are pictured here, representing men in four dif­ ferent tug fleets. From left, at the Philadelphia hall, are Joseph Brusich, Steve Lazovich, Fred Thomas and John Raicovich, flashing the checks covering their first retirement benefits. future of all such operations. Earlier, it put a "for sale" tag on the two smaller liners used on its Liverpool-New York run, ending this direct service. The Media has since been sold to an Italian com­ pany; the Parthia is" still waiting for a buyer. With airlines now handling 69 percent of the total ftans-Atlantic passenger traffic, Cunard has al­ ready moved to cash in on this increasingly-profitable service. It will launch Cunard Eagle Airways next spring and is expected to offer combination air-sea travel packages so passengers can pick and choose ship Or air on round trips. The .service will be a direct New York to London flight. The new SS France will team up with the United States shortly after it makes its debut next Feb­ ruary. The $80 million, 66,000-tonvessel replaces the Liberte, a 30year-old war reparations acquisi­ tion from Germany. Construction of the 2,000-passenger France was termed "an act of faith" in transAtlantic passenger service by a French Lines' spokesman. But his voice may be lost at sea. Garrity Union and have found that the system of internal control is ade­ quate to properly safeguard them. Representatives of the Certifiedl Public Accountants, who period­ ically audit the Union's books and records, explained their auditing procedure for the checking of the secretary-treasurer's financial re­ ports to the Union's records. "They futher discussed with us the overall financial operation of the Union. All recorcls used In connection with the Union's finan­ cial operation were reviewed fully. Your committee has made test checks of the various financial re­ ports for the ports in which were listed the Income and expenses of the ports. We have found that all expenses and receipts were listed correctly." Seafarers on the committee, \ and the ports in which they were elected, were: John Mueh­ leek, New York; Donald J. Hewson, Baltimore;. Philip J. Capling, De­ troit; Thomas D. Garrity, New Orleans; Gunder H. Hansen, Phila­ delphia; John D. Hunter, Mobile, and James C. Whatley, Houston. Hansen Statement Of Ownership Statement of the ownership, man­ agement, and circulation required by the Act of Congress of August 24. 1912, as amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (Ji Stat. 208) showing the ownership, management and circula­ tion of SEAFARERS LOG published monthly at Brooklyn, New York, for September 7, 1961. 1. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor and business managers are: Publish­ er: Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Editor: Her­ bert Brand, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Managing Editor, nonf; Business Manager, none. 2. The ownqr is; (if owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding one percent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corpo­ ration, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its name and address as well as that of each in­ dividual member, must be given.) Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Haii, President, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NT^ A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer, Whatley Hunter 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. 3. The known bondholders, mort­ gagees, and other security holders owning or holding one percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there are none, so state.) None, 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or se­ curity holder appears upon the books of the company as trustees or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting; also the statements in the two para­ graphs show the affiant's full knowl­ edge and belief as to the circum­ stances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner. 5. The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers dur­ ing the 12 months preceding the date shown above was: (.This information is required by the Act of June 11, 1960 to be included in all statements regardless of frequency of issue.) 38,700. (Signed) Herbert Brand, Editor. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15th day of September, 1961. Abe Rotenberg, Notary Public. (My commission expires March 30, 1962). �Oetober, INl SEAFARERS Pajre Wtwa LOG MFOW Vote Starts Nov. 6; SUP Nominations Still On SAN FRANCISCO—Election procedures are now under­ way in two SIU Pacific District unions. Sixteen offices are to be filled by membtrs of tho Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Associa-> tion and 18 by the Sailors agents plus headquarters dis­ ' Union of the Pacific member­ patchers. A board of trustees is to be ship. MFOW nominations already have been closed and 41 candidates are competing for the 16 jobs on the ballot. The actual voting will begin November 6 and run for 90 days. In the SUP, nominations are still underway at branch meetings and by mail, with November 15 the deadline for filing. SUP vot­ ing is scheduled to take place startin^ December 1 and will con­ tinue through January 31, 1962. To date 177 members have been nominated. One and Two Year Terms MFOW positions are for one year while SUP offices run for two-year-terms. In addition to electing candidates to the top ex­ ecutive jobs — president, vicepresident and treasurer in the MFOW; secretary-treasurer and assistant secretary-treasurer in the SUP—both unions will also elect outport business agents and port elected by the MFOW in addition to the 16 regular positions; the SUP will elect five Building Cor­ poration trustees besides the 18 regular jobs. The MFOW ballot also carries several proposed con­ stitutional changes. Candidates seeking SUP offices must be citizens of the US, union members for two years and in good standing for the preceeding year, and must show three years actual sailing time including em­ ployment for six months prior to nomination. In Pacific Ports Jesse Calhoon, national secretary-treasurer of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, rises to make a point at meeting of the New York Harbor Maritime Port Council. Large gathering (partially shown) took a firm stand on future of the Brooklyn Army Base. Unions To Army—Keep NY Base Concerned over persistent rumors that the Brooklyn Army Terminal will be closed, representatives of unions affiliated with the Maritime Port Council of Greater New York expect to meet early next month with Defense Department and other Government officials and strongly urge the need'* to continue operating the rumors have been circulating for jobs at the terminal, of which some time regarding the closing 3,700 are filled by civilian em­ terminal. of the terminal as an economy measure, and the possible shifting of some of its operations to Norfolk. Preliminary meetings already held at the terminal with Defense Department officials have so far failed to dispel the rumors or result in any assurances that the terminal's operations will con­ tinue, Scotto said. There are approximately 5,000 ployees, including 750 longshore­ men. Many teamsters, seamen and allied marine workers would also be adversely affected by the terminal's closing, as would the employees of at least 70 private Brooklyn business concerns whose activities are directly related to the terminal's operations. The 120 local unions of the Port Council represent over 200,000 maritime and waterfront workers in the Port of New York area, in­ cluding those employed at the terminal, which is the world's largest Army shipping installation and a key facility of the Military Sea Transportation Service. The November 1 meeting was scheduled after the Port Council unions, at their meeting October 17, had authorized intensive ef­ forts to keep the terminal in op­ (Ed. note: The following account is the second of a series which will ap­ eration. pear in the LOG on Seafarers who serve as ship or d-epartment dele­ gates. Future issues will carry interviews from other SIU vessels.) In addition, the Port Council is submitting a brief to President Kennedy, outlining the essential nature of the terminal's opera­ tions to the port's economy. The meeting with Defense De­ partment officials, Congressmen from the New York area and oth­ ers is expected to be held at the terminal November 1. Anthony Scotto, president of the Port Council, pointed out that SAN FRANCISCO — After a year of medical mission work in Southeast Asia, the SB Hope re­ turned and is in lay-up. Several South American countries have re­ quested the ship to visit them . . . Bobby Iwata, acting MFOW busi­ ness agent, predicts the FortyNiners will win the National Foot­ ball League Western Division championship . . . NEW YORK— Gene Russell acting as MCS port SEATTLE — The • SIU Pacific agent while Wilder Smith is at District and the Maritime Trades headquarters during contract talks Council here plan to challenge . . . SEATTLE—First report is Alaska's tax laws affecting non­ APL will crew up the President Roosevelt here at the .end of De­ resident seamen. cember. Alaska Steamship changed An attorney has been engaged Southeastern Alaska weekly sail­ to contest the constitutionality of the law under which Alaska taxes ing date to Thursday, MFOW re­ earnings of seamen and fishermen ports. Company now has sailings whose vessels enter Alaskan wat­ on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday . . . NEW ORLEANS—All hands ers at any time. waiting for Weyerhauser'ships to Tax Review Set come out of Tampa ... PORT­ Solidly-built and distinguished-looking, with gray-flecked black hair Seamen who have received LAND—West Coast Steamship un­ at the temples, John J. Winn is an example of the new type of seaman Alaska tax notices or bills for back derstood ready to let the Willlam- sailing SIU ships and serving as ship's delegates. taxes and who pay state income ette trader go for a Victory out Winn, who has been going to sea since 1935 and saw service with taxes in another state are asked of the Olympia lay-up fleet . . . the" old ISU before joining the SIU in New York in January, 1950, re­ to contact Pacific District officials. HONOLULU — Large number of cently was ship's delegate on the Ines (Bull), a job Each situation will be reviewed to in-transits reported. Rush on to that won him much praise from fellow crewmembers. find cases to bring to court and stock local warehouses. MCS has Previous experience on unorganized ships and start te.st action against the Alaska Roger Boschetti serving as elerk past service as a delegate on "I don't know how tax statutes. these days . . , WILMINGTONmany ships" has produced his basic philosophy Duplicate taxation imposed on SAN PEDRO—Cataliffa expected regarding the delegate's job: "You have to go to seamen and other maritime work­ to" tie up by end of month. Prin­ bat for your shipmates." ers by various coastal states is a cess had explosion shortly after On the Ines, the Union was able to win a key long-standing problem in the in­ 200 passengers and crew left ship. overtime beef due to Winn's strong presentation of dustry. The subject was widely MCS member John Donantoni the crew's case, one Seafarer remarked. "We prob­ discussed at the 1961 SlUNA con­ went aboard after blast, shut off ably wouldn't have done as well if Jack hadn't Winn vention in Puerto Rico where sev­ fuel valves and, with other crew­ pushed as hard as he did." eral possible courses of action men, ran out fire hoses and doused One of many Seafarers to come out of the original Cities Service blaze. were proposed. fleet, Winn knows first-hand the hard life non-union seamen face. When the SIU began its organizational drive in the fleet during the late '40s, he took an active part in the campaign that resulted in SIU representation for Cities Service tankermen. Winn sails mostly as a carpenter, as on the Ines, and now and then as bosun. He seranged on the Evelyn (Bull) last year between trips as MFOW MC&S SUP carpenter on the Longview Victory (Victory Carriers) and the Suzanne, TOTAL 8/21 to 9/18 9/1 to 9/30 8/24 to 10/5 Port another Bull Line vessel. A New Jerseyite by birth, Winn today lives in West New York. NJ, 489 San Fran. | 1 154 with his wife and 16-year-old son. Saying goodbye, even for a short voyage, is still a hard thing to face. "I really miss my family." he 120 Seattle (1 I 86 remarked, as he hurriedly prepared to leave the Ines. "All the letters 21 Portland ^ 41 j in the world aren't enough." He sees his job as delegate as one of making certain that the com­ 137 Wilmington | 326 1 (no hall) 1 1 463 pany lives up to the Union agreement. To do this, a delegate "lias to have a working knowledge of the agreement, of what's right and what's New York || 1 161 64 11 42 1 wrong," he said. Even then, " a delegate will come across a mate who New Orleans || 35 11 (no hall) I1 1 45 1" just doesn't want to follow the contract. When this happens, beefs result and I try to have them settled on the ship." If they can be Honolulu || 23 j > 56 1 33 cleared up this way, he adds, "they're less of a problem." ** (no hall) San Pedro |j (no hall) Besides making sure that the crew "gets the breaks coming to them." Winn feels it "important to have a good steward deparlmont so the TOTAL j 1,098 698 227 1 2,023 crew can get good food and service." Good food makes the difference every trip, he feels. •• FIGUKES NOT AVAILABLE Alaska Tax LawsRapped Pacific District Shipping 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! - 1 1 " New Board, MA Named WASHINGTON — Subject to Senate 'confirmation at the next session of Congress, five of the six posts in the new US maritime set­ up have now been filled. A complete reorganization of US maritime agencies was approved by Congress in August. It is designed to do away with the overlapping functions of the Federal Maritime Board, now the Federal Maritime Commission, and the Maritime Ad­ ministration. The new structure provides for an administrator within the De­ partment of Commerce to operate separately from the Commission, and with responsibility for all pro­ motional and development func­ tions under the Merchant Marine Act, including subsidy awards. The new five-man Commission is held responsible for overall regulation of the nation's inerciiant marine. Nominated by President Ken­ nedy as chairman of the Commis­ sion is Thomas E. Stakem. Jr., re­ cently chairman of the nowdefunct Federal Maritime Board. Vice-chairman is Adm. John R. Ilarllce and two other commission­ ers named so far are .\shton Bar­ rett and John S. Patterson. One spot on the Commission is open. Donald W. Alexander has been appointed 'Alaritime Administrator. �Fare Sis SEAFARERS Oetebcr, 19tl LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) . Ship Acfivity From September 1 Through September 30, 1961 I 'Higher than normal shipping activity made September an outlook for next month is about 'the same. A slow-up is excellent shipping month for deep-sea Seafarers. A total of forecasted only in Norfolk, which had a drop-off of 10 ships 2,907 jobs "/ere filled during the period, a figure somewhat in September, m^"tly due to in-transits. higher than the August total and almost 500 m.ore than a year The month showed a slight increase in Class A shipping of ago. Only during this past July, when Seafarers returned 70 jobs. AccdYnpanying this was a similar rise in Class A men to their jobs after the conclusion of the contract beef, were "on the beach" from August's total of 2,597 to September's more positions filled. 2,652. Apparently Class A men who want to ship can and The excellent all-around activity in September was also are doing so with ease. But in many cases jobs are hanging reflected in the month's ship movements (see right) which on the board and eventually being taken by lower seniority showed slight increases in payoffs, sign-ons and in-transits men, particularly the C-men. to 525 vessels. New York was the busiest port and registered The trend of higher seniority men not taking all the jobs an mcreasG of 17 shins serviced, up to a total of 119. In the available is even more pronounced in Class B shipping where Gulf. Mobile handled 18 more ships over last month. New the tofpl of 7.30 jobs filled in September was off from August; Or^eens was constant and Houston went down to 76.ships. the "B" registration and "on the beach" figures likewise Fo'^ Houston, this represented a drop of 12 vessels serviced. increased during the month as B-men let many openings Baltimore and the other ports remained steady and the' go by. Pay Sign In Offi Ont Trent. TOTAt Boston 4 3 A 13 New York ....49 13 57 119 Philadelphia ..10 5 24 39 Boltlmoro 14 8 31 S3 Norfolk 2 2 IB 22 Jocktonvlllo .. 5 2 17 24 Miami 1 — 4 5 Mobile ;..1A 11 11 38 New Orleans ..15 20 47 82 Houston 9 6 A1 76 Wilmington ... 2 2 10 14 Son Francisco.. 4 7 13 24 Seattle ... 4 5 7 16 TOTALS 135 84 306 525 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphja Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Miami Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach — CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CI.ASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1 3 ALL B 2 1 3 ALL 2 7 25 0 14 4 7 4 3 8 18 0 4 6 4 5 9 0 3 7 18 4 7 34 8 9 22 35 0 5 1 3 4 39 81 28 148 3 61 40 28 30 89 27 156 6 12 19 37 2 9 18 29 156 37 29 222 80 165 56 301 2 22 47 71 8 12 7 27 0 8 4 17 0 4 4 11 2 5 3 8 0 - 0 1 1 17 8 1 26 16 47 20 11 0 4 5 9 20 42 12 74 3 16 22 41 17 48 13 78 4 38 1 19 15 2 1 4 78 38 4 120 32 60 12 104 1 11 16 28 7 13 1 21 1 3 4 8 9 18 1 9 0 2 5 8 0 2 3 18 1 8 3 29 7 21 30 1 2 7 8 16 4 12 17 1 1 6 10 17 1 11 0 9 1 4 8 I 4 5 5 11 11 30 11 8 11 15 2 28 1 4 7 12 . 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 21 39 68 0 8 5 5 10 17" 33 13 63 0 4 16 20 1 5 10 63 4 20 10 93 35 82 42 5 0 3 2 5 55 81 28 164 4 13 17 34 40 71 13 124 3 13 16 32 3 14 26 43 124 32 43 199 73 73 20 166 3 10 10 23 56 87 31 174 7 20 37 641 39 59 28 126 6 14 29 49 6 5 3 14 126 49 14 189 80 108 26 214 26 38 28 92 8 6 15 2 1 6 6 14 6 5 3 14 1 5 2 8 3 2 4 9 14 8 31 14 15 0 29 9 3 6 10 1 11 31 7 49 2 2 12 16 12 27 5 44 0 6 10 0 4 5 7 12 44 10 12 66 20 25 49 4 2 6 7 15 13 19 36 1 4 14 10 25 12 14 2 28 0 11 18 29 0 1 2 3 20 29 60 23 76 1 3 19 4 17 27 9 251 437 132 1 820 24 121 160 I 305 201 383 113 1 697 21 97 138 1 256 17 55 74^1 146 697 256 146 11099 402 586 147 11135 38 126 148 1 312 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia.. Baltimore . .. Norfolk Jacksonville.. Miami ... Mobile , ... New Orleans. Houston Wilmington . San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 1 2 1' " 4 22 80 3 20 .5 53 2 12 2 14 0 0 7 33 20 91 16 91 8 10 33 9 3 22 ~98 463 Registered CLASS B 3 ALL 1 6 16 118 3 26 67 9 15 1 1 17 0 0 2 42 17 128 11 118| 1 19 7 49 2 27 71 1 632 Shiooed CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A C ALL 1 3 ALL B 2 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 4 8,; 2 8i 0 2 4 6 2 8 0 3 19 1 3 0 3 8 8 12 2 15 3 3 5 11 9 38 22 69 22 102 22 146 6 24 18 48 , 3 50 146 48 50 244 47 123 21 191 21 26 6 42 92 140 1 7 2 10 3 16 0 9 4 5 5 10; 0 0 27 1 33 0 1 1 16 10 1 30 2 6 4 2 3 28 24 55 7 47 62 3 8 17 16 36 ' 0 2 63 79 2 2 4' 62 36 8 61 4 102 8 31 28 1 10 6 17 2 5 16 0 9 31 16 9 6 15 0 2 1 15 3 34 3 19 2 24 1 8 11 20 0 3 4 7 0 10 0 9 1 7 10 5 4 9 1 3 3 26 3 9 7 10 1 14 0 7 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 10 25 5 38 10 53 0 15 10 25 0 9 53 52 0 10 7 17 5 4 25 9 . 87 9 41 2 2 43 14 59, 15 62 85 0 8 40 22 62 2 14 5 21 85 62 21 168 23 78 14 115 2 25 18 45 7 44 18 69 14 88 12 114 6 35 16 57 2 6 17 25 114 57 25 196 27 96 47 21 96 9 132 28 3 3 2 8 2 2 2 6 2 2 1 5 3 3 6 12 6 5 12 23 5 19 14 0 3 9 3 15 0 4 4 8 9 23 40 0 8 2 3 5 0 1 3 4 40 5 .4 56 6 49 14 34 8 0 3 3 3 4 16 3 9 33 3 39 1 3 6 10 0 2 1 3 39 10 2 29 2 20 3 52 6 21 11 7 30 203 119 ! 352 84 426 85 1 595 18 163 109 1 290 11 71 61 1 143 595 290 143 11028 147 541 71 1 759' 47 196 202 1 "445 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS' A Port Bos NY ... Phil.... Bal Nor Jac Mia Mob.... No ... Hou Wil SF .... Sea .., TOTALS 1-9 1 11 2 6 2 5 0 3 7 7 3 1 2 50 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL l-s 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 2 3 2 8 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 3 4 25 20 45 lOlj 2 1 19 22 12 26 17 51 106 4 3 20 27 6 4 7 19, 0 0 4 4 3 6 0 13 0 4 5 0 5 14 8 25 53 4 3 22 29 4 18 7 33 62 1 20 1 18 3 2 7 14 1 2 9 12 1 5 3 9 18 0 8 1 7 0 2 2 9, 1 3 3 7 2 0 1 2 5 0 6 4 2 0 0 2 2: 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 19 48 0 0 28 28 4 12 . 7 20 43 0 21 1 20 28 19 74 128 1 4 30 35 4 20 14 58 25 96 0 1 24 33 21 30 91 3 6 25 34 8 25 14 27 74 1 40 1 38 1 0 3 7 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 4 4 9 1 0 3 14 3 12 30 0 0 14 14 4 10 5 13 8 32 1 0 7 14 4 12 28 2 3 13 18 4 5 1 7 17 4 16 3 9 151 W 240 1 538 15"~ ' 22 172 1 209 48 129 72 230 1 479 13 13 158 1 184 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS 3 ALL A B 8 4 8 4 22 26 106 27 2 2 13 5 8 62 7 20 6 18 6 8 16 16 5 6 0 2 2 0 2 2 43 21 16 18 96 25 16 74 40 14 6 . 6 9 4 4 32 8 4 16 3 3, 17 4 108 1 117 479 GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 C ALL 1-9 3 12 0 5 8 16 2 3 4 1 4 4 92 112 26 159 25 52 32 100 209 16 7 29 0 0 7 20 6 6 2 5 12 77 3 33 90 10 3 27 8 28 12 27 15 4 17 3 10 3 3 8 6 32 1 7 8 2 2 3 27 3 2 1 16 2 3 0 5 9 2 0 1 2 2 3 1 77 0 16 66 11 22 15 29 0 16 2 36 4 30 18 139 19 41 11 75 146 2 87 23 30 16 130 12 46 17 23 98 34 10 2 0 3 5 6 19 2 3 3 2 0 10 10 34 '0 4 44 2 8 7 17 30 3 21 3 36 5 5 14 34 6 10 184 iff 1 1 780 101 224 116 317 1 758 71 ' 43 254 368 SUMMARY DECK ENGINE REWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL 251 437 132 I 820 71 I W2 201 97 240 I 538 550 997 443 |1990 Registered Shipped CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 24 121 160 I 305 201 383 113 I 697 30 203 no J52 84 426 85 I 595 15 22 172 209 177 72 230 I 479 69 346 45r 866 462 881 428 11771 Shipped Shipped CLASS C CLASS B GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 21 97 138 I 256 17 55 74 146 18 163 109 1290 11 71 61 1« 4 108 117 13 13 158 1 184 Registered On The Beach TOTAL CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP ABC ALL 12 3 ALL 1 2-3 ALL €97 256 146 .11099 402 586 147 |1135 38 126 148 I 312 595 290 143 11028 147 541 71 I 759 47 196 202 1 445 47^9 184 117 I 780 325 116 317 .1.758 71 43 254 I 368 52 273 405|730 33 130 243|406 1771 730 406 |2907 874 1243 535 |2652 156 365 604 |1123 �SEAFARERS Oolober, INl Page Sereu LOG Coal For Army On Orden '50-50' Policy Is Upheld Urge Early Health Exam Renewal The Medical Department of the Seafarers Welfare Plan urges Seafarers whose clinic cards are expiring to get them renewed In advance and not wait until the last minute. This is particularly true in cases where a man has just paid off a ship and expects to be ashore awhile. If the examination at the SIU clinic is taken imme­ diately, then if there is any need for medical treatment it can be obtained through PHS without having to delay ship­ ping out. It is not necessary to wait until the year is up to get the clinic card renewed at the SIU health centers. This can be done as much as two months in advance of the expiration date. Autumn—And The Cars Change With autumn comes the annual automobile model change­ over, and Detroit participates in this yearly rite by shipping the new models to other Lakes' ports for transshipment to the rest of the nation. Shown above being loaded, the SlUcontracted George H. Ingalls is one of the many vessels transporting, the auto makers' wares. When fully loaded, she carries over 400 cars. Dredge Rangemen Okay New Pact, Welfare Cains DETROIT—Great Lakes rangemen have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with dredge operators which gives them equal participation with other Inland Boatmen's Union members in the Great Lakes• Job Security and Welfare trol and surveying of dredging projects—are covered by the new Programs. Rangemen — engineer helpers, contract for the balance of the rodmen or sweepers who assist 1961 shipping season and for the civil engineers in the layout, con- entire 1962 season. Stronger Welfare Base Rangemen are members of the dredge section of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region IBU. This latest signing puts all IBU mem­ bers on the Lakes in the Great Lakes Seamen's Welfare Program ALPENA — Shipping is good. and Job Security Plan and gives Steamer St. Marie sold to a Wis­ the welfare program a stronger consin firm and an Aipena crew base. delivered the vessel to Ashtabula, In addition to this, rangemen Ohio. J. B. Ford laid up for the also came in for a hefty hourly season . . . CHICAGO—Shipping wage Increase and for the remain­ has been good, but the lay-up der of 1961's season the wage scale period is approaching.. Registra­ will be $2.25-$2.50 per hour. For tion is not too heavy now . . . 1962, the rate will jump to $2.53DULUTH—Shipping remains poor, with no jobs on the board. C. B. $2.78. First Time Benefits Randall laid up and now in the Signing of the contract also es­ Frazer-Nelson shipyard . . . BUF­ FALO — Shipping fairly strong. tablishes a number of other major Total of 108 jobs filled . . . benefits for rangemen, such as FRANKFORT — Car ferries Con­ paid holidays and vacations, travel tinue to make runs and 165 men and subsistence benefits and other shipped since last month, up 99 items they have never enjoyed be­ over last period . . . CLEVELAND fore. Overall, approval of the agree­ —Shipping Stable as beginning of lay-up period approaches. Over ment means that this is the first 100 jobs were shipped in report­ time that such substantial cover­ ing period . . . DETROIT—Ship­ age has been made available to ping steady. Early in month 21 these workers. The contract, now men helped crew up Mount Evans in effect with all companies under bound for Mediterranean. SIU contract to the Great Lakes IBU service launch continues to serve Tug and Dredge Section, came vessels passing through . Lake after summer-long negotiations with the operators. Saint Clair. Over; Job ENGINE STEWARD HENDERSON, N.C.—Special aid and tax benefits being provided by the Government to the hardpressed TJS textile industry focuses new attention on the plight of AFL-CIO Textile Workers Union strikers left jobless at the end of a long, bitter fight for job security at Henderson mills here. The wind-up of the strike which was heightened at times by a Na­ tional Guard call-up, wholesale importation of professional strike­ breakers and rigged "conspiracy" charges that caused the jailing of key union officials, has not les­ sened the problem of scores of millhands and their families un­ able to find employment elsewhere. Relief Committee Active Accordingly, a locally-formed "Freedom Fighters Relief Com­ mittee" is still very active in seek­ ing jobs and other assistance for a number of the strikers. In ap­ pealing for aid, the committee has called on the SIU and other AFLCIO unions on several occasions. The SIU responded with another check for $250 a short time ago. Seafarers and others who can provide job aid or donations to the committee are therefore urged to write; Freedom Fighters Relief Committee, Post Office Box 1004, Henderson, North Carolina. (In the aftermath of the "strike, the last three textile union officials still in prison' on the faked "con­ spiracy" charge were recently re­ leased on parole after serving the legal minimum sentence. This fol­ lowed disclosures that the star witness against them, a state un­ dercover informer, was involved in a Virginia gun charge.—Ed.). Alpena 49 48 17 114 Buffalo 47 40 21 108 Chicago 34 22 5 61 Cleveland 47 24 12 83 Detroit 145 104 41 290 Duluth 17 14 1 32 Frankfort 58 66 41 165 Total 397 318 138 853 TOTAL \ mrc/cALL IS &AlT/MQ^ that if the coal purchases were made here to bolster a hardpressed domestic industry, then the "50-50" cargo preference law for the maritime part of the trans­ action certainly did apply. Safe Reamer Gets Award An enviable record showing 1,768 days of accident-free sailing Alcoa Roamer won the vessel a spe- .n,.ary or cMUao. Go,rr„™e„, ^'^'erfctVrrhf„rSar'r.alS! Aid Needed September 9,1961 Through October 13,1961 DECK will move overseas. At least half the amount seems assured for USflag vessels. The Army originally tried to move all the coal via foreign-flag tramps but prompt intervention by maritime unions and merchant marine supporters in Congress stopped this proposal cold. The Defense Department later recon­ sidered its anti-"50-50" position and agreed half the coal should move in American bottoms. The protests were set In mo­ tion when official rulings were re­ quested from the US Comptroller General on whether the cargo was' Mill Great Lakes Shipping Port WASHINGTON—Awarding of an $11.5 million contract to 15 firms to supply US coal destined for American Army in­ stallations in West Germany is expected to speed a formal decision, still pending, on how^" the nearly half million tons in answer to the Defense argu­ Df Pennsylvania anthracite ment, it was promptly pointed out civilian cargo is bound by the "50-50" law, but militarj- cargo must be shipped shipped 100 per­ cent under the American flag. It developed quickly that the move by the Army to bypass "50-50" couldn't be made to stick. The Army formerly bought its coal from West German sources, but the call for bids from US an­ thracite producers was made to conserve American dollars. The Army wanted to ship all the coal under foreign flag on the ground that the coal- was being purchased by a West German supplier who would, in turn, sell it to the Army. y.. / . tute. Forty-two other vessels, ranging from small inland craft to supertankers, also drew awards. The citation for the Roamer covered almost five years of safe, no-lost-time performance by the Alcoa freightship. She was one of 13 US merchant vessels, represent­ ing nine US shipping companies, to top four years. Thirty other ships and inland craft were cited for two-year-long safety records. Rear Adra. I. J. Stephens, chief of the Coast Guard's Office of Merchant Mar­ ine Safety, made, the presentations at a New York luncheon. • QUESTION: If you were forced to leave the sea and give up sailing, what job would you like to work at ashore? (Question asked aboard the Frances, Transeastern and LaSalle.) 4< Ralph Jemigan, fireman; I'd get something where I could stay around machin­ ery. I'd find a place with boil­ ers or heavy equipment so I could still do the work I know. I like the look of gauges and switches, and I like the sound of machinery around me. Sure I like it best aboard a ship, but I don't think I could give up machines, too. 3" J" $• Leslie Hynes, pumpman: My choice would be working in a steel mill and mainly because of the money. It's hot and noisy, with hard work thrown in be­ sides. but if I had to give up the sea, which is what I like doing, I'd be out to grab as much money as I could get. I also wouldn't mind getting in and seeing how the really big stuff is made. Ernesto V. Erazo, AB: I would become a long­ shoreman, if I was forced to give up sailing for a living. The money is good, and 1 could still be around ships. I know it's hard work, but I'm used to that. Ships and shipping are in my blood. If I ever had to give up going to sea, I'd try to stay as close to the business as I could. Ralph Caraballo, chief cook: I'd probably look for a cook's job ashore. Cooking is the work I love and the work I do best. I like to try to whip up something that I can see other people enjoying. I guess I go to sea because it gives me a chance to see the world and cook at the same time. If I ever had to leave the sea, I would head for the nearest kitchen and apply for a job. i- t> i' Isidore Fisher, galley utility: As 3. 3> Charles Palmer. AB: If I had to long as there are stay in port. I diners and res­ still couldn't give taurants, I won't up sailing com­ have to worry pletely. I'd try to about getting a get a job on a job. People al­ tug or a ferry so ways have to eat, I'd still be afloat. so I'd help feed I couldn't stand them. My mother working in an was a great cook office or a shop and a boss in the where you have kitchen. After watching her, I de­ cided this was what I wanted to do. the same routine every day. Ships I'm for cooking whether it's ashore and sailing are the only thing for me. or afloat. u �Pare EirM SEAFARERS OtsUber, im LOG More Jumbo Ships On Way WASHINGTON—Anxious to beat the deadline on the new law which prohibits ships from being "jumboized" overseas, owners of 41 American and runaway-flag ships have notified the Maritime Administration of their intent to enlarge the vessels and then return to the American flag and be-'^ come eligible for "50-50" car­ SlU-contracted Bull Line. Bull However, following protests by has listed the Edith, Evelyn and US-flag tramp operators and by goes. Canada SIU Charges Plot In Great Lakes Shipping Included among the companies Mae as candidates for rebuilding US shipyards. Congress passed filing "letters of intent" is the into jumbo bulk carriers. Over a legislation which barred such ships dozen other SIU vessels are slated from "50-50" cargoes for three years following their docnmenta for the same beauty treatment. The practice of building jumbo tion under the American flag. Since the law was signed by ships by cutting vessels in half and inserting new midbodies has President Kennedy on September become increasingly popular as a 22, all operators who had notified CHICAGO—The Seafarers International Union of Canada result of the availability of bulk Maritime of their intentions be cargoes, particularly grain, under fore that date can still proceed charged at a National Labor Relations Board hearing here the US farm surplus disposal pro­ with plans to make jumbos out of this month that some grain and shipping companies are their ships abroad. cooperating with left-wing|— gram. In addition to Bull Line, a num­ dominated unions in an at- Venture seamen in August a day T-2 tankers have been popular An ancient skin game ends in for this purpose. When "jumbo­ ber of other SlU-contracted ships empt to gain control of ship­ after they signed with the SIU, New York November 1. On orders ized" the vessels can carry up­ are on the list of 41 vessels, in­ ping in the Great Lakes and the seven crewmembers testified at of the city's Board of Health, all wards of 21,000 tons of cargo, mak­ cluding the Almena, Capt. Nicho­ St. Lawrence Seaway. the Labor Board hearings here. tattoo parlors must close shop. ing them reasonably competitive las Sitinas, the Henry, Maxton The crewmembers said they had Leonard J. McLaughlin, SIU of The board claims that local tat­ with newer bulk-carrying ships. Montauk Producer, Montauk Canada vice president, made the been fired after temporarily leav­ tooing operations have been a Up until now, the construction Point, Mount McKinley, Mount statements at an NLRB hearing in­ ing the vessel to confer with SIU factor in the spread of serum of midsections has been done al­ Ranier, Rocky Point, Mount Shasta volving a dispute between the officials, and two days later the hepatitis, a disease of the liver most exclusively in foreign yards. and others. SIU and the just formed Canadian company signed a contract with which has lately become a serious Maritime Union over representa­ the CMU. health problem. The case was brought to Chicago tion of the crew of the Northern The order will put the padlock because the two firms named in Venture. on the studios of the city's six Representatives of the Canadian the charges are largely owned by operating skin painters, where an Maritime Union, which was organ­ Norris Grain Co., Ltd., which ia estimated 6,000 to 10,000 people, ized by the Canadian Brotherhood partly owned by Chicago and including surprising number of of Railway Trainmen and General Canadian interests. women, each year become walking The Northern Venture was Workers, threatened Northern picture galleries. Most of the tat­ originally registered under the flag too artists operated in Brooklyn's of Bermuda and crewed with Coney Island or in Manhattan. aliens living in Canada. After ex­ In issuing its shutdown order, tensive picketing by the AFL-CIO the health board said about 30 Maritime Trades Department pro­ cases of serum hepatitis, includ­ testing the ships' runaway registry, ing one death, have been traced the Northern Venture was trans­ to tattooing since 1959. Operators MONTREAL — Four members ferred to Canadian registry. in New York City have been re­ of the SIU of Canada were re­ quired to sterilize their instru­ turned to their jobs when the ments for the past two years but, Union went to bat on unfair fir­ in spite of that measure, the health ings of crewmen on two vessels. department traced 13 cases of the liver disease to them this year. At Fort William on the Lakes, the SIU intervened promptly Tattooing has long been tradi­ MONTREAL—Shipping held up tional a.mong seafaring people and when three ordinary seamen were very well atr the end of the sum­ the word comes from the Tahitian fired from the Lethbridge with­ mer, and started slacking off "tatau" meaning to mark. Seamen out cause. After SIU protest, the slightly in September. Compared who visited the islands originally company had the three men rein­ to other years, the end of the probably helped spread the habit. stated. season was still quite good. The While the tattoo parloi's of New On the Canadian West Coast, new Branch Lines tanker, the J. York have been ordered to close, an SIU man aboard the Princess Edouard Simard, has been the physicians and osteopaths will still of Vancouver was rehired after subject of much praise, be allowed to use the process in being dismissed unjustly. In spite i 4" Crewmembers of the SS Robin Goodfeiiow (Robin) haul a medical treatment. However, it is of repeated topside attempts to VANCOUVER—Maritime indus­ heavy tarpaulin into the forepealc storage area. Left to unlikely that the medics will oblige hard-time the seaman, the SIU tries were honored at a parade right, James Rogers, OS; Tom Wright, OS; H. Gaiphin, by punching out an anchor or a prevailed and the man kept his here where it was noted that Van­ heart surrounding "Mother." Carpenter; Ted Densmore, DM, and Gene Baker, OS. ob. couver grain shipments were up 24 percent and tonnage increased Includes a diet rich in meat, fish, eggs, milk, fruit and green vegeta­ by 11 percent for the first half of the year. However, not one load bles. Alcohol is prohibited. Vitamins such as Thiamine Chloride and of grain bound for Red China was liver extract should be given. In the later stages, with edema and carried on Canadian ships. A ascites ffluid in the abdomen or bleeding from esophogeal and stomach new tug for Deeks-McBride, an (varices), the prognosis is poor. SlU-contracted company, is being There have been many seemingly bizarre or unorthodox methods of treament for hiccups- over the centuries. A recent report of two cases built upside down and when fin­ where the hiccups were terminated by the manipulation of a hair in ished it will be put on the ways Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director th external auditary canal has been reported by Erminio Cardi in the rightside up. The expression "saved by a hair" is not only a literal one—is well "New England Journal of Medicine." 4) t » exemplified by two receiit articles. Whether drinking puts hair on TORONTO—Two new vessels, The pathological cause of hiccups is not definitely known. That this your chest or not, bare-chested men who are inclined to excessive attack of spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm is freqeuntly seen the French River and the English imbibement of alcohol usually wind up with cirrhosis of the liver. River, were commissioned recent­ in association with organic disease is well known, and is considered a The hairless male has a genetic defect which makes him more sus­ part of the general debility. The majority of these cases of hiccough, ly. The SlU-contracted company, ceptible to liver disease than the man who has lots of hair on his which often prove baffling to cure, occur in apparently healthy people. CSL, is also laying the keel for chest, according to Dr. Mitchell Spellberg of the University of Illinois. another. These vessels will replace The condition is probably the result of a reflex mechanism, although Those most prone to liver disease are males with little body hair plus the old canalers. tender skin and fingers which taper like a woman's, according to "In­ tlie definite neurological pathway has not conclusively been proven. 4" it It is believed that there is some association betwen the autonomic ner­ siders Newsletter." HALIFAX—The seven strike­ vous system and phrenic nerve which supplies the diaphragm. A hairy male is endowed with a biological mechanism which lets bound CNS ships which were sold Treatment of hiccups is usually not satisfactory. The manipulation him burn up more alcohol with less damage to his body than the hair­ to the Cuban Government three of a hair in the external auditary canal apparently interruptes the less imbibers, according to the "World Telegram and Sun." years ago, were freed from arrest It's well known that one type of cirrhosis of the liver, called Laten- reflex arc. This association is often noticed by a physician doing a otoscopic by the Exchequer Court of Canada. nec's Cirrhosis, is one of the frequent findings in chronic alcoholism. The court said they couldn't be The exact cause is not known, but it is the opinion that the cirrhosis examination of the external auditary canal, since it frequently pro­ held without consent of the of the liver is the result of alcohol plus "vitamin deficiency" which is duces a cough reflex. A hair pressing on the tympanic membrane Havana government. prone to occur in these cases. The fact that he satisfies his food de­ is known to be a rare cause of persistent cough. This prompted the sires and calories needs by alcohol instead of food is believed by some author to the inspection and manipulation of the hair in the external authorities to be the main cause of liyer cirrhosis. By whatever mech­ ear, and produced very rewarding results in two cases of severe hiccups anism, it is estimated that half the cases of cirrhosis of the liver in this after all other remedies had failed. The author sugested that in these cases a reflex mechanism between country are found among those who are frequent imbibers of alcohol. Cirrhosis of the liver in the early stages is usually symptomless, and the sensory auricular branch of the third cervical nerve and the motor 408 Simpson St. it is not until the later stages with failure of liver function that symp­ branch of the phrenic nerve was responsible for the hiccups, and FORT WirUAM Ontui'io Phone: ;i-3221 manipulation of the hair in the external ear interrupted this reflex HALIFAX, N.S 128'/2 HoUis St. toms and signs appear. Phone 3-8011 arc and produced the secession of the hiccups. The symptoms may develop slowly, with slight jaundice and a feel­ MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West In regard to cirrhosis of the liver, the writer of this article does not Victor 2-8161 ing of lassitude; prominent venules over the face; tenderness over the QUEBEC 44 S.oult-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-15G9 liver, and with the liver readily palpable. Edema of the ankle and wish to imply that unabondened consumption of alcohol cannot pro­ THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. David St. fluid in the abdomen follows as the liver function becomes more de­ duce serious liver damage even for those individuals who do have CAnal 7-52ia hair on their chest. This is far from the truth indeed. TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. pressed. In the later stages, bleeding from varices of the esophagus EMpiro 4-5719 208 Main St. (Comments and suggestions are invited by,the Department and can VANCOUVER. EC or stomach usually occurs. ST. JOHN, NB 177 Prince WiiJiam .St. In the early stages the prognosis is good with proper treatment, which be submitted to this column care o/ the SEAFARERS LOG.) OX 2-5431 'Taps' Blows For Tattoos In New York Robin Goodfeiiow In Good Hands Union Boosts Job Security SIU Canadian Disirict Halls ,1 -• it,, •- . �' \ October, Utl NAM Plays 'Ostrich', Quits iLO SEAFARERS Visitors View SlU History One of the nation's major busi­ ness organizations, the National Association of Manufacturers, has now permanently withdrawn from the International Labor Organiza­ tion. The NAM had ducked the last •ILO general session but said at the time that.the move was only "tehaporary." The withdrawal is now complete, and in sharp con­ trast to the US Chamber of Com­ merce position, recently reaffirmed by that business group, that it would continue its overall partici­ pation as part of the US Govern­ ment-labor-business team at ILO sessions. The NAM, in playing "runaway" from the ILO, complained that supporters of "free enterprise" seemed to be outnumbered at ILO meetings by pro-Communist repre­ sentatives who handcuffed the operations of the world organiza­ tion. The ILO is today an agency of the United Nations, and was originally set up by the old League of Nations. Its goal is to improve working conditions and living standards on a broad base through­ out the world. An NAM spokesman rejected the proposition that the organization was retreating to "isolationism," as the ILO withdrawal action indicated. Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that pay­ ments of funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G representa­ tives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered be sure to protect yourself by Immcdiutely bringing the matter to the attention of the secretary-f-»a<3iirer's office. LOG T»ge Nln* Pursers Nail Down First Export Pact Climaxing a long, hard-fought campaign to organize the company, the SIUNA-affiliated Staff Officers Association has nailed down its first contract with American Export Lines. The pact, covering 85 pursers •in American Export, was District 50. The Staff Officers wer« agreed on October 16 and is certified as bargaining agents by Visitors to SlU headquarters, Japanese trade union study team gets camera's-eye view of SlU and maritime history from photo display in hiring hall. The labor group, includ­ ing representative of the All-Japan Seamen's Union, toured facilities recently. up for membership ratification in the next 30 da.vs. It provides Important job secu­ rity guarantees, wage increase, higher pension benefits and broad improvements, in working condi­ tions. The SOA won bargaining rights for American Export pursers in an election that ended in February of this year. The vote marked the first time in years that an AFLCIO maritime union has been suc­ cessful in gaining representation rights on behalf of officer person­ nel in Expprt. In winning the election, the Staff Officers defeated the Brotherhood of Marine Officers, then a unit of the United Mine Workers catch-all Coastal Ships Keep Declining British Trade On Skids Too us domestic shipping isn't the only coastal shipping industry suffering from hard tirnes. According to "Fairplay," a British shipping publication, British domestic shipping is in a bad way, despite the fact that its wage scales are among the lowest anywhere in maritime. In fact, "Fairplay" — headlines its story as follows: three years and, further, almost by British shipping operators are "Coastwise Shipping's half of the ships in the fleet are Insufficient to overcome govern­ 'Death'." The magazine quotes a spokes­ man for the British maritime offi­ cers' association as charging that the Government's proposals for reorganizing the British transpor­ tation system would put an end to coastwise shipping and throw sea­ men, longshoremen and shipyard workers out of work. Fleet Reduced 50 Percent The officers' spokesman pointed out that the British coastal fleet of 1961 is now half what it was in 1939. He noted that 150 ships had been lost to the trade in the last over 20 years of age with no new ones under construction. Rails, Trucks Are Favored An additional charge was that the government's proposals favored road and railroad transport at the expense of shipping, with the re­ sult that the British merchant fleet would be deprived of the vessels it might need in any. emergency. The Minister of Transport was ac­ cused of "getting coastwise ship­ ping off the .seas quicker than Hitler with his E-boats and Uboats." Apparently the low wages paid ment favoritism toward competing forms of transportation. Here in the US, it's been pointed out that domestic shipping is the most highly-automated section of the shipping industry with wage costs a small percentage of the total cost of operation. At the same time favoritism shown for regulatory agencies toward the railroads has resulted in a severe decline in the number of ships and companies operating as well as the jobs available to seamen. US maritime unions have been trying to change the situation. the NLRB this past April. Burt Lanpher, secretary-treas­ urer of the SOA, reported that the contract parallels, with minor ex­ ceptions, agreements completed October 1 for pursers in US Lines, Moore-McCormack Lines, Grace Lines and Stockard. The agreement with American Export calls for the use of pursers on all ships of the company. Lan­ pher said this cbuse also will cover all new ships being built by the company, plus all vessels it may charter or otherwise acquire as part of its operations. In addition, should Export and Isbrandtsen get Government ap­ proval for their proposed joint shipping operation, the new con­ tract requiring pursers on all com­ pany ships would apply across the board. , Wage increases set forth in the agreement amount to almost 11 percent, including a 4 percent raise this year and three smaller increases over the following three years. The contract will expire June 16, 1965. American Export has also agreed to increases in contributions to the union pension and welfare funds, improvement in pursers' living quarters on Export's three passen­ ger vessels and 27 freighters and to guaranteed weekend overtime if pursers desire to take optional weekend work. FOR ALL YOUR GEAR fhc SEA CHEST UIW Welfare Paid $16,648 In Sept UlVi, Canvas Firms Sign Standard Pact A standard contract with 20 canvas and wire rope compa­ nies was signed this month by the United Industrial Workers of North America. The pact, which covers 95 Association who are parties to the members of the UIW, marks contract include: Acme Canvas & the first time that the compa- Rope, Brooklyn; Atlantic Cordage ies, members of "the Canvas and Rope Association, have come under one document. Signing of the con­ tract is expected to bring greater unity and stabilization in the canvas, wire and rope industry. The standard contract means more security for workers in can­ vas and rope outfits under the UIW banner. The single contract was signed after negotiations were conducted jointly with all associa­ tion members. Previously, each company had a different contract with different expiration dates. The two-year contract expires May 31, 1963, and all of the provi­ sions of the pact, including an hourly wage increase, arc .'-etro'active to June 1, 1961. Members of the Canvas & Rope & Supply, Brooklyn: B. It Inter­ national, Elizabeth, NJ; C & S Can­ vas Co., Brooklyn; DiMattina Sup­ ply, Brooklyn; Edward L. Durham Inc., Brooklyn; East New York Can­ vas, Brooklyn. Also, John Friend, Long Island City; New York Canvas Rope, Brooklyn; New York Splicing, Hoboken, NJ; Nilsen & Mills, Man­ hattan; Paulsen-Webber Cordage (all branches except Sinbury, Pa., which is not a member of the as­ sociation and is covered under separate cont?-act). ' Regent Wire & Rope Works, Brooklyn; Vincent J. Spellman, Brooklyn; Universal Wire Rope, New York City; Wire Rope Trad­ ing, Hoboken, NJ; A. Samuelson, Inc., NYC. The United Industrial Workers of North America Welfare Plan paid out $16,648.08 in September. One death benefit was paid for Edward Kirk of Stephen Laurie, totaling $2,846, which includes disability and surgical benefits. Other claims over $200 were;-*' Carmen Severino, Air Master, $877.95, hospital, surgical and Mobile Yard Jobs Cain disability; Robert Dick, Hussmann, $830, hospital and surgical; Arden Alvis, Hussmann, $680, hospital and surgical; Joseph Kleinwichs, Schaevitz Engineering, $677, hospi­ tal and surgical. Walter Karbownik, All American Campagna Alvis Karbownik Metal, $582.25, hospital, surgical; Louis Haggerty, All American Metal, $542.53, hospital, disability; Albert Campagna, Hussmann, $495.83, hospital, disability; Frank Sabato, Hussmann, $436.75, hospi­ tal, surgical; John Birkenheuer, Air Master, $429.50, hospital, sur­ gical, disability. Michael Stafford, Schaevitz En­ gineering, $412.90, hospital, special surgery; Howard Passmore, Air Master, $342.05, hospital; William Hazle Hartley, Air Master, $303.56, sur­ gical, disability; Eleanor Kind, Schaevitz Engineering, $297.71, surgery, disability. Thomas Carroll, Willow Grove Park, $273, disability; Melvin Deibler, Paulsen-Webber, $222.75, hos­ pital, surgical; Louis Pinero, Preci­ sion Aluminum, $218.01, hospital; Albert Frazier, Hussmann, $257.02, hospital, surgical, disability; Na­ thaniel Hazle, Air Master, $216.50, hospital, surgical. Thirteen maternity benefits were paid by the UIW Welfare Plan dur­ ing September: John Fitzgerald, Lucian Barich, Santos Adams, Thomas Tillger, Eugene Murphy, Vincent Mui'illo, Alfonso Torres, Henry Parks, Rudolph Bodine, James Hutchinson, James Muckley, William Williams and Ray Harris. MOBILE—Members of the Unit­ ed Industrial Workers are enjoying more job opportunities here these days as a result of increased activi­ ties at Mobile Ship Repair, an UlW-eontracted company. A significant jump in emploj'ment at Mobile Ship Repair was reported last month after the com­ pany secured a job reportedly worth more than a million dollars on a Government tanker. In addi­ tion to the tanker. Mobile Ship Re­ pair acquired three other impor­ tant marine jobs recently. Union efforts to secure more work for US waterfront industries and shoreside plants have played a large part in improving the em­ ployment situation in marine yards in the Gulf. Actiyity in this area had been quiet for some time. �I- rsffc Tea SEAFARERS LOG October, l»tl New Mail System Is Set For NY The SIU has arrajiged with the Post Office to set up a special seamen's mail window a the Bush Terminal Post Office in Brooklyn, ^he move, which is being tried out startin Noveiiiber 3, 1961, is designed to get personal mail to Seafarers in the port of New York more quickly and efficiently. After Friday, November 3, of letters and packages is expected be cleared up with the Post Office smooth. A similar arrangement for hold all personal mail for the mem­ to Inbethe event that problems about ing Seafarers personal mail has bership received at Sit? headquar­ personal mail do arise, Seafarers been in effect at the Post Office ters in Brooklyn will be moved to are urged to notify the Union in New Orleans for some time and the Bush Terminal facility. promptly so that difficulties may has apparently been working well Seafarers will be able to pick up The Bush Terminal Post Office their personal mail at: is a short distance from the SIU Seamen's General Delivery hall in Brooklyn and is near Bull Bush Terminal Post Office Line and Robin Line piers. 29th Street and Third Ave. Membership mail currently on Brooklyn 32, New York. WILMINGTON—Veteran trade unionist and SIUNA rep­ hand at the SIU hall in Brooklyn All mail addressed to Seafarers resentative James Waugh, long-time president of the SIUNAwill be moved November 3 to the In the area should include the affiliated Cannery Workers Union of the Pacific, Los Angeles Post Office. Personal mail ad man's name plus the above address. Harbor Area, died October S-f dressed to the SIU hall after that Seafarers are urged to advise their date will be-sorted and sent to the at the age of 53. of the Central Labor Council here families and friends accordingly. Active in the Cannery and, while engaged as an interna­ Bush Terminal Post Office where The Bush Terminal window for Workers movement since 1933, tional representative, was elected it will be held for six months. Seafarers' mail will be open every Brother Waugh was first elected to as delegate to the California State weekday (except legal holidays office in 1936 and served for 19 AFL-CIO convention by members when the Post Office is closed) years as president of the Cannery of his home union, the Cannery from 9 AM to 5 PM, and Saturdays Workers Union. He was named an Workers, who gave him the highest from 9 AM until noon. international representative of the vote received by any delegate. Seafarers International Union of One of the advantages of estab­ Waugh is survived by his widow, North America in lishing the Seamen's General De­ Edna, of this city, and a daughter, 1957 and held livery at the Post Office is that Elaine Mareno, of San Pedro. Seafarer Hugh Williams, that post until mail will be kept for six months. Burial services were held October pumpman, checks list on January of 1960. Previously, mail has been held at 11 at Green Hills Memorial Park the mail counter at SIU Ill health, after the hall for three months only. in San Pedro, with a delegation of headquarters. Mail book The move will put SlU member­ PHILADELPHIA—South Phila­ he suffered a SIUNA, labor and industry repre­ now in use is being dis­ ship mail in the hands of experi­ sentatives in attendance. delphia boys will have a new place heart • attack in continued in the Port of 1959, led to his enced Post Office personnel, and for recreation soon, and SIU mem­ New York. resignation as an the changeover In the handling bers here have helped make it pos­ SIUNA represen­ sible. tative last year. Seafarers promptly answered a Long active in Waugh call for help on a carnival run by union affairs on this Coast, Waugh South Philadelphia's Optimists directed much of his effort while Club, and the end-result will be a serving with the international much-needed new permanent union to aiding the Seine and Line BOSTON—Members of the At­ home for the Junior Optimists Fishermen's Union of San Pedro. lantic Fisherman's Union are Boys Club sponsored by the senior By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS He also was a former president working over new contract pro­ group. The new facility will pro­ T ^ posals for negotiation with boat vide a place where boys in the owners in this area after rejecting We've been working overtime trying to straighten out some of the neighborhood can enjoy arts and an earlier offer. jams working people get into by buying high-priced encyclopedias with crafts, sports, and social functions. The fishermen are seeking the extra equipment, vacuum, cleaners sold with purported bonuses for The carnival was held recently first major changes in their basic referrals, etc. In many cases the wife got the family into the jam by to raise money for a down payment working agreement since 1946. believing statements made by a salesman, or often nowadays, a sales­ on the new clubhouse for the boys. The contract would cover fisher­ woman. Not even the Federal Trade Commission seems able to stop Seafarers volunteered to do some men who work on the larger deceptive encyclopedia selling. But husbands often are responsible, of the many tasks which go into trawlers plus the wide range of especially when buying cars and jewelry on time, or leading the family running a carnival and sound other fishing craft that work out SAN PEDRO—John Calise was into a spurious food-freezer plan. trucks were dispatched to help re-installed recently as secretary- of Boston harbor. Now we're going to blow a siren on the latest overpriced hard sell. make the affair an area-wide suc­ In rejecting the original offer, business agent of the Seine and This new onslaught on the pocketbooks of trusting families is the cess. Line Fishermen's Union of San at a meeting here last month, AFU telephone selling of carpeting by boiler-room operators. Club president Joseph A. PelleThe telephone solicitor gets the leads, often by telling you that the grino expressed the thanks of his Pedro, an affiliate of the Seafarers members moved to tighten up the company is having a huge clearance or a special sale, or that a friend group to the SIU for the assistance International Union of North procedure for negotiating with the owners. They 'also voted to en­ of yours said you were thinking about buying carpeting. A solicitor often which "helped so much in achiev­ America. large and change the committee Named to serve two-year terms makes 120 phone calls a day. ing our goal . . . You will be happy "Boiler room" is the name law-enforcement agencies used to apply to learn that a committee has al­ with Calise were Nick Pecoraro, which deals with the employers. Once agreement is reached, the to a roomful of solicitors phoning people to sell stocks or get dona­ ready been appointed to proceed treasurer, plus an executive board revised proposals will be resub­ comprised of Ralph Averga, Pete tions to dubious charities. Now the technique is being used more and with the purchase of a property, mitted to the membership for fur­ DiMeglio, Manuel Granados, Frank more to sell consumer goods. now that we have raised the neces­ Lesano, Mike Mattera, Steye Oii- ther rank and file action. Efforts The prices charged by boiler-room operators are flagrantly high— sary sum." will also move ahead on pacts veri, and Ralph Spinello. in fact, sometimes 30-40 percent more than you would pay for the covering fishermen and owners in Bert Salvato was elected chair­ same carpeting in a regular store. In an interview with "Home Furnish­ man of the audit committee and various other areas, where organ­ ings Daily," one of the leading operators reports that he buys the Tom Monchetti heads up the trial izing has been going on for some carpeting wholesale at $3.75 a square-yard and adds $2 a yard for committee as chairman. time. padding and in.'itallation, and 84 a yard for his expenses and profit. The total of $9.75 in this example is known in the trade as the "par" price. The salesman then charges as much over "par" as he judges he can get. This particular boiler room limits its salesmen to $4 over par. SIU membership meefThus, families who buy this way may pay as much as $13.75 a yard. Buying carpeting from canvassers on the installment plan without ings are held regularly comparing prices at regular stores can result in real tragedy. Previous­ once a month on days in­ ly, this department reported that In Detroit hundreds of families paid high prices—some as much as $30 a yard—for what later proved to dicated by the SIU Con­ be inferior carpeting. But the sellers had turned over their contracts stitution, at 2:30 PM in to a Detroit bank which then insisted on payment. The Michigan fam­ the listed SIU ports below. ilies organized what they called "The Suckers Organization," picketed the bank, and agreed among themselves not to make further payments. All Seafarers are ex­ Then over a hundred picketed the .state capitol in Lansing, demanding pected to attend. Those protection against both deceptive sellers and the banks and finance who wish to be excused companies who finance their operations. The boiler rooms are growing like weeds. Operators learn the tech­ should request permission nique by working as sale.smen for established boiler rooms, then set up byatelegram {be sure to their own boiler rooms. Their chief overhead is for phones and delivery include registration num­ service. Reports indicate that nine boiler rooms have,been started in Chicago in the past two months, making 15 now in operation. They're ber). The next SIU meet­ already doing almost as much carpeting business as the department ings will be: stores. November 6 No doubt many families are in the market for carpeting, judging New York from our mail. But this is an expensive investment that must be bought Philadelphia November 7 with care. Not only are there deceptive practices, but inferior goods Baltimore November 8 to guard against. We advise shopping at least three regular .stores, Detroit November 10 Deed to New Bedford Fishermen's Union hall is accepted by comparing weight, closeness of weave, fiber content, and in the case Howard W. NIckerson, secretary-treasurer (right), from Novernb6r 13 of pile-type rugs, height of pile. By the time you shop the third store Houston you'll have a better idea of comparative quality than when you started N. Orleans November 14 former owner H. A. Ledgard. A tenant for several years, We also recommend room-size rugs rather than wall-to-wall, not only the union bought the building on October 3. NBFU counsel Mobile November 15 to save on initial cost but to distribute wear. Patrick H. Harrington, Jr. looks on. James Waugh, 53, Veteran Of WC Cannery Workers Philly SIU Helps Boys Build Club ' V *• •> .. .< . .. . . Boston Pact Still Open ..: Carpet Deals Have Bug in Them Pedro Seine Union Elects Calise Again SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS New Pedford Takes Title �Oetober, INl SEAFARERS PiC» Rerea LOG '(/fi(/er A Tropic Moon' Bay Murdock, Director RUNAWAY FLAGS.—The SIU and MEBA have accused American owners of "runaway-flag" vessels of raising a fraudulent Issue of national security In their efforts to block the unionization of their foreign vessels. This point was made In answer to recent threats from US shipowners that the US will lose "effective control" of 4,50 modern tankers and bulk carriers If unions persisted In their drive to.organize "runaway-flag" ve.ssels. MEBA has stated that Government action giv­ ing additional privileges to the alien-flag owners would only aggravate the situation. "Hundreds of American-manned ships," said the MEBA, badly needed for our national defense," said the MEBA, "have already been forced out of business by runaway competition, and more will be lost to the US If runaway fleets are given further advantages over American-flag shipping." 3^ News that the 6,000-member Seamen's and Waterfront Workers Union of Trinidad has affiliated with the SIU of North America is not the sort of thing to brighten the outlook of runaway operators and sub-standard em­ ployers of all kinds. A direct link between the large, established Caribbean union and the largest maritime union in this hemis­ phere—the SIUNA—is not their idea df labor progress. The fact remains, however, that the affilia­ tion news is very good for both parties—the SWWTU and the SIUNA. It recognizes the common purpose and objectives of both or­ ganizations and allows for joint action in many areas. Wherever possible, the SIUNA can now work with its newest Caribbean affiliate to upgrade conditions in its immediate back­ yard and vice-versa. The affiliation this month means an out­ right doubling of SIUNA strength in the is­ lands to the south. Taking into account the considerable size of the Puerto Rico Division plus the very recent affiliation of the Virgin Islands Labor Union, the SIUNA now has a membership of almost 13,000 in the Carib­ bean. Of course, special recognition was limited to a small number of vessels, but their crews represent a cross-section of the membership throughout the SlU-contracted fleet, all of whom are doing a man-sized job with skill, devotion and professional pride. The Air Force singled out Seafarers on the missile tracking ship Rose Knot for their work during the second astronaut flight which .sent -Capt. Virgil Grissonar into space. Rose Knot Seafarers won commendation for i There is another important side to this development, also. For the runaway Ameri­ can shipowner, the affiliation means the clos­ ing of another escape hatch, one of several that have slammed shut in recent months. This arises from SIU organizing action plus US Government recognition, via the Nation­ al Labor Relations Board, that runaway ships are not entitled to any kind of special treat­ 4" i* ment. The existence of this fleet, and its LEGISLATIVE ROU.NDUP.—The Senate has passed the Commerce prosperity until now, has depended largely Committee's version of permanent dual-rate legislation. The measure on the granting of special privilege. survived amendments offered by Senator Kefauver iDi. Tennessee, de­ The SIU, therefore, is happy to welcome the SWWTU into the union family under the banner of the international union and the growing "Brotherhood of the Sea." We can look forward to new progress in the com­ mon interest of all concerned. Seafarers In Aetien Seafarers in action received high praise re­ cently for jobs we'll done in several different areas. The variety of accomplishments in­ volved points up the kind of skilled profes­ sional who is going to sea for a living today. i RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The Japan Steel and Tube Corporation will soon begin construction of what It claims to be the first ore carrier-tanker made of high tension steel. The vessel will be bulk for the San Juan Carriers Company of Chile. Sixteen thousand tons of rolled steel and 2,000 tons of high tension steel will be used In the construction . . . The International Navigation Congress has received a recommendation that more radar-trained navigators should be employed In world shipping. The recommendation, prepared by Austin Smith of the Mississippi River Commission states that many officers aboard ship have too little experience in the use of radar. It asked that navigation regulations be strengthened and that better safety equipment be placed aboard ship ... In another report submitted to the International'Navigation Congress, Major General K. D. Nichols, US (Ret^ declared that rigid safety controls should be placed on nuclear vessels while In confined waters, but stringent International controls should not be drawn up on the basis of the atom-powered S.WANNAH alone. The report pointed out that until some basic operating experience Is acquired with several types of reactorship combinations, rules for specific types should not be drawn, or at least not Implemented. 4» it 4* SUBSIDY RESTRICTIONS.—The GAO has ruled that requlslion and acquisition ship valuation provisions of Section 802 of the Mer­ chant Marine Act, written Into a former Maritime Commission con­ tract covering sale by the Government of a vessel built with con­ struction-differential subsidy under Title V, must remain with that particular vessel and may not be transferred to another ship built without subsidy. The ruling was prompted by an Inquiry by Thomas Stakem, former FMB Chairman. In May. 1961, Mr. Stakem stated la a letter to the GAO that the former Maritime Commission in June, 1945, sold to Bethlehem Steel Corporation four new dry-bulk cargo vessels. Bethlehem subsequently sold two of the ships and requested the FMB to release those two ships from the Section 802 obligations la consideration of Bethlehem's agreement that the obligations would be Imposed upon two other dry-bulk cargo vessels, the latter built with­ out construction subsidy. In Its ruling the GAG said; "The main ques­ tions raised by your submission are (1) whether the contractual agree­ ment required by Section 802 ot the Merchant Marine Act relative to the valuation of a vessel on which a construction-differential subsidy has been granted may be waived In the absence of legislative authority therefor, (2i did the Congress In enacting Section 802 intend that the specifie vessel or vessels which had been constructed with Govern­ ment aid be earmarked for possible requisition by the Government In times of emergency, and (3) whether substantially the same result may be legally accomplished by releasing the above-mentioned two vessels from the Section 802 restrictions and Imposing the same obligations upon two other equal dry-bulk cargo vessels wiiich were not con­ structed with Government aid. We believe the answers must be In the negative." the high level of seamanship they displayed despite problems in the line of duty. In their • turn. Seafarers on the Alcoa Roamer have earned another special safety award marking almost five years of accidentfree sailing on their vessel. "The Steel Survey­ or has also just received its second consecu­ tive safety award. An SIU ship is also a clean ship, and Sea­ farers aboard the Alice Brown have proved it for the third consecutive year. The Bloomfield vessel achieved its third straight per­ fect score in the US Public Health Service Inspection. Wherever they are, Seafarers can be proud of the job they do and proud of being skilled, professional men of the sea. signed to strengthen antitrust provisions . . . The President has signed HR 2457, a bill clarifying the construction subsidy provisions of the Merchant Marine Act with respect to reconstruction, reconditioning, and conversion. The measure is now known at PL 87-222 . . . HR 6309, a measure amending the Merchant Marine Act In order to Increase certain limitations in payments on account of operating-differential subsidy has been signed by the President, and Is now designated as PL 87-243 . . . The Senate has approved S. 1728. legislation to provide, with respect to tiade-ln of an obsolete vessel for an allowance of credit toward new construction, that the obsolete vessel be acquired by the Secretary of Commerce eitiier at the time the owner contracts for construction or purchase of the new vessel or within five days of the actual date of delivery of tiie vessel . . . The House has approved HR 8632, a bill amending Section 510 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. relating to the exchange of vessels, so as to delete language which requires that the Maritime Administration shall take into account the cost of converting Government-owned reserve vessels ot" a military type to commercial vessels In connection willi the valuation process. The measure now goes to the Senate. 4. 4> 4. FISH REPORT.—Tiie US catch of fish and shellfish during the first six months of 1961 was about 218 million pounds greater than for the same period of the previous year. This represents nearly a 17 per­ cent gain. The Increase was largely due to the increased landings of menhaden used in the manufacture of fish meal and oil and tuna taken for canning. About 783 million pounds of nieniiaden were caugiit dur­ ing the first six months of 1961. The tuna catcli amounted to 161 million pounds, about 15 million pounds more than the first half of 1960 . . , The US exported fishery products to 105 countries during 1960. The products exported were valucJ t.) S44.165.000. Canada was the leading • market, taking products valued at $10,309,000. The United Kingdom was second, followed by The Netherlands. Othm- important marlcets in­ cluded the Philippines, Sweden, West Germany, Norway, Switzerland, and France. �race TWCIT* ^SEAPARERS Oet«b«r, INl LOG SEAFARERS' SKKI $8 Per Day In The Hospital Up To 39 Weeks Of Combined BASIC ELIGIBILITY. The Basic Eligibility Rule for oil Sickness & Accident bene­ fits is the same as for all other welfare benefits. Seafarers must have one day's seatime in the previous six months plus 90 days in the last calendar year in order to qualify. This is the minimum requirement for benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. SEAFARERS WELFARE FLAN ^ ILLNESS OR INJURY ABOARD SHIP. Seafarers who are ill or injured aboard a vessel only qualify for S & A hospital bei^fits. As outpatients, they are entitled to Maintenance & Cure of $8 per day from the company. Maintenance & Cure is pro­ tected by low. Where there is a question whether M & 0 is payable, benefits will apply subject to collection of M & C. ^ D^l Nature of illness or injury?. APPLICATION FOR SICKNESS AND ACODENT BENEFIT wj THIS FOftM MUST BE USED WHEN INTEnVIEWING MEMBEBS ClAIMING OUT-rAVINT SICKNESS AND ACCIDENT BENEFITS, /MAINTENANCE AND CURE, OR S8.00 PER DAY IN-PATIENT BENEFITS IF THE MEIMBER HAS BEEN IN A HOSPITAL NOT REGULARLY VISITED BY AGENT, n /MUST BE SUBMITTED TO HEADQUARTERS WHH All SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. Is' j| ..Book or PB No«. No» Kame.. JZi:..4..L Home Address.... ;L3v.r If injury, list witnesses:. ..Phone No.. Li Hailing Address.. iMSMaMMetHmittaesaesseeiissfsiiatMSiiMsefMMi .....^..Lifeboat Endorsement? Yea Of^o • Have yon previonBly applied ior this benefit T Yes • No Was illness or injury reported and put in the ship's log book? Yes • No Did you get a Master's Certificate? Yea • No Were you hospitalized? Yes li( No • HI Last V«sseL../^^^^?:lMstttf.^^^(^t^!t!ompany.....^!li^^:^^fi:^^....^K^f;:1;^^r;f£MAgent.MMa.HMM..M....»m.^ua.«M. JIA'JJJ:. Bating...... .........Hate on..... Was allotment stopped? O Yes No Were earned wages paid? Yes No • / nuMaiMllMatloDof BMPIUI Detain DetaOut Manw and Location o( Boapital Data In Data Out .....Hate Transportation paid? Yes • No • None Due Unearned wages paid? .Yes • No • None Hue Do yon have abltracU of medical care? Yea l^No • U NO, have you requested abstracts from VSPHS Hospital? Yes • No • If YES, give name and location of hospital or clinie.....u.»...«« Where did you terminate employment? PIace..<?felfe^iftJdrtfit^b^Sc3!fe.,«.^^d^^.Datft« If fo Wb.. did V....1 pa. Have medicals been forwarded to home office of company or presented to company agent in outporti Employment Record (List all other vessels this year and during previous ealen^r year): Bnplortr TMMI DaUOa Yes • No 1^ If in ouLport, give name and address of company agent...««»».».mu»M» OsUOC Have yon taken up your injury or illness with anyone? Yea G^No • If YES, with whom? L R. What was done?. Were there any similar iOneasea or iajorles Have you had any employment within 19 months preceding your fllness cp injury with a Califonii,-i or New Jersey company? Yes Q No ItX Date of illness or injury?.. m ijLmJjUL. JPlaee?. eipl«ift.i.-.ta..M««inw.—i.1il NOBPC IfYES, Cl| Cll �<kt<*cr, l«fl SEAFARERS LOG Face Tlifrfeca lESS & ACaUNT ^' $56 Weekly For Outpatients erage Far A Single illness ILLNESS OR INJURY ASHORE. Seafarers HOSPITAL BENEFITS. Every hospitalized OUTPATIENT BENEFITS. who are ill or injured ashore qualify for Seafarer who meets the Basic Eligibility Seafarers should contact any SlU hall. bofh hospital and outpatient benefits undef Rule can receive hospital benefits for up to the S&A program. 39 weeks. In every case, charged after less than 39 weeks in the over 39 weeks, regular benefits of $3 per hospital, they automatically qualify to re­ day are payable for as long as needed. ceive outpatient benefits for the remainder Payments are made right in the hospital They must complete the S&A application (sample below, left) and furnish a USPHS medical abstract (sample below). Sea­ farers who hove not been hospitalized must be outpatients for 7 days before they can receive benefits, which are retroactive to of the 39-week period. In most coses. the 5th day. If they have been dis­ If he remains in the hospital yon have a ifljysical exam prior to employment T Tea tfc' No • ere were you examined T thie a reoccurring illness or injury T Yes • No ^ YES, explaiii...„m.«..m..-«m.Hw«m-.~.«™» OATS ar ,,,.01, 10-20he illness or injury in any way attributed to misconduct on your part? Yes • No If YES, "SSISTSII HUMS , \ DesrroiB^^.. DESCRIPTION aiii..«....—.......... "ATI O, BIRTH Cltv. '' NKICHT CO-PUBIIOW I NAHCOFVESaCL previous claims for maintenance and cure with any company: topJomr VoMl n»*«««««*tS»M ' COLOR SYS* " AMSJflCjronr i»«."ENTRCCKIVEO Paid From F«MT» ^ .£gpal0..20^;6ljg^^ asssBSe.sMeeiSMXtt.vtsisiSsesstso. •••••«. OUTPATIENT Ci MEDICAL CONSENT «•••#• ttsssissssiissssssMStesea |/e you had previous cases with any company? Yes • No • IBgsplortr VMMI- If.YES, list below: DataofSaUloiMat were hospitalized prior to becoming outpatient and collected in-hospital benefits of |8.00 per day, I how long did you receive this benefit? .Weeks •SaSS»e**?rrstSISM*SSStSISslSSMS»4X •(•iTiMSI »« Days. Total Amount Received: f.. ^ m • Patient stated he had severe pains JstlaoTf " OrtnATiow. (Natura.m, * I of Appllcatio) Mtmbtt*! SIffiiAturs ""waNT D,AGNos« ron PP^SNT ADMISSION FOR OFFICE USE ONLY ! t8.0O per day is-pstient benefit has not been paid In full, indicate period for which hdne'fits of $8.00 > day unst be pud: To- t-,,. Indnsive. Ilf there Is any Question whether mu'ntenance and cure is payable, member must sign separate assign. I ment forms In triplicate and all copies should be forwarded with this application and the following supporting documents: 1(a) Proof of hospitallzatloni [(b) Copy of pay^Toucher or discharge from iast_ve Ohnt for duty 10-21-61. ^ WsAUlty eit.od. <•-3 wks. I prepared h; Itm approved by. (If additional space is regnired, iRtaeh separate sheet of paper and forward same with copies of all supporting docnincnta.) The S&A program for Seafarers launched on October I, 1961, marks a major new development under the SlU Welfare Plan. It proArides, for the first time, benefits in coses of illness or injury that occur off the job. It also means outpatients can now receive benefits; outpatients have never been covered under SlU benefits before. The sample application and USPHS medical abstract (above) covers a Seafarer who became ill ashore about a week after signing off his vessel. He was hospitalized for a short time and then went on outlatient status. According to his seotime, he easily qualified for both lospitol and outpatient benefits. Since circumstances will naturally vary, Seafarers are urged to moke sure they fill out their applications fully according to the particular circumstances in their own cases. This will simplify checking and pro­ cessing of applications whether a Seafarer applies at headquarters or in the out ports. All payments ore being handled at headquarters in the same manner as SlU Vacation Plan benefits. �SEAFARERS Pif* Fonrteea Oetober. IfM LOG Offshore With No LOGs? Gang Kept On^ SIU Wins OT Advise Hq. When, Where A restriction beef that developed out of the grounding of the SlU-manned supertanker Mount Vernon Victory (Victory Carriers) on a Mississippi River sandbar last month has been settled by the Union. 4. refinery,^ Baton Rouge, La.; on vessel. Neither the engine nor the Steps are now being taken by hes^.quarters- to deal with Seafarers in the deck de­ Tuesday, September-1&. Then, af­ steward dcpaiTinents were ailected situations where SIU vessels continue to report now-or then partment, who were restricted ter apparently heading too far by the restriction. or non-delivery of the repeated air-mailed monthly packages to the ship while the engine downriver, she was unable to turn On Friday, September 22, the and steward gangs were allowed in shallow water and left her stern 10,000-hp towboat American pulled of SEAFARERS LOGs„ par­ the 46,000-ton oil carrier free after ticularly at'offshore locations. wherever possible, a fresh supply ashore, have drawn 16 hours of up on the bar at 5:43 A.M. Stuck Three Days several other tugs pulling together Problems in forwarding of­ of LOGs will be forwarded imme­ offwatch overtime each as a result ficial Union mail and LOGs to ships at overseas ports are a long­ standing matter of concern. In this connection, detailed rec­ ords are now being maintained on every monthly LOG shipment to note when and where each indi­ vidual ship's package is mailed plus when and where, based on available information from the companies, it should meet every ship in the SlU-contracted fleet. It is expected this method will result in pinpointing the runs, ships, locations and agents (if a company has an agent in a port) where the trouble seems to exist. Keeping in mind the monthly scheduling of LOGs, a short period of time should produce concrete answers. A further step being taken, be­ ginning with this issue, is mailing in specially-imprinted envelopes to distinguish the Union's official mail from "bulk" matter that some­ times gets lesser attention in processing and forwarding despite the airmail postage or first-class mailing to nearby US continental ports. Still another method for improv­ ing the chances of LOG delivery, is a possible mailing of special newsletters or "overseas bulletins" to all vessels midway between the publication date of each regular monthly issue. This step would automatically double Seafarers' chances of receiving Union news wherever their vessel happened to be. In the interim, while records on particular problem spots are ac­ cumulated for further action, the cooperation and understanding of all crews is requested. Seafarers are likewise urged to advise the LOG at headquarters of any itinerary or schedule changes and, diately. In supplying forwarding of tiie company-imposed restric­ In the course or three days spent had failed to do so. addresses, crews are reminded to tion. on the bar while tugs tried to pry The restriction beef was settled allow adequate time for mail to The Mount Vernon had taken the giant ship loose, the entire after the vessel finally arrived up travel each way. on a load of oil at the Humble deck department Avas held on the north and discharged her cargo. Mounr Vernon Victory Grounded on a sandbar near Baton Rouge last month. MONEY DUE-Mississippi Shipping Seafarers should contact the Mississippi Shipping Company, Ilibernia Bank Building. New Orleans, La., regarding the following unclaimed wages: AMOUNT NAME S 6.44 Ackce, Edward P. 72.42 Adams, James J. 11.26 Aguarcia. Menardo 2.70 Aldridge. Elvin 78.54 Allen. James C. 4.50 Alford, VirgU S. 3.81 Alves. F. A. 79-85 Anderogg. Frederick 1.60 Anderson, George P. S.52 Anderson, Louis 1.35 Annis, George .96 Arch, Joseph L. 1.90 Arce, Robert 2.46 Ardoin, Evit 2.69 Arrcbola, Segio H. 2.10 Arthofer, Paul F. 4.06 Attard, Carmelo 7.74 Aubert, Richard N. 5.74 Avard. Edward T. Aver, Eugene W. 1.84 4.50 Avcra, Charles L. Bailey, T. P. 11.04 2.22 Bailey. Samuel A. .58 Baker, Arthur W. 1.00 Baker, Prince 3.60 Bales, James H. 47.52 Ballard, Thomas C. 1.72 Baltazar, Francisco E. 7.68 Banquer, Ravis 7.09 Barnett, John D. 1.59 Baron, Henry 2.76 Barrial, Pablo 7.09 Baittow, Robert H. 1.34 Baslenbech 216.02 Ba.stes, Nicolas 3.60 Bauddin. .lames C. 2.11 Becnclt Harry P. Bell, James E. .50 Benenale, Nathan J. 2.69 Bennett, Rodney L. 10.81 9.69 Bennett, Swanson B. Bentley, Louis L. 1.00 2.70 Beyer, John M. 20.02 Bindrina, Robert C. 4..55 Biackledge, Thomas L. Blair, Kenneth E. 1.74 Blake. Richard J. 1.91 1.63 Blanchard, Bothwell B. 3.60 Blanchard, Joseph D. Bocchetta, Rocco 7.09 Boland, James J. 4.61 PRESIDENT Boland. Thomas G. 11.71 Paul Hall Bollinger. 1. .1. 37.01 EXErUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Bona, Frank C. 1.56 Cal Tanner Booker, Marshall 11.18 Booth. John E, 7.81 VICE PRESIDENTS 3.47 Claude Simmons Lindscy Williams Bordonnay. Louis Raymond 15,.50 Earl Sliepard A1 Tanner Boswell, Boyd. Arthur G. .58 SECRETARY-TREASURER Boyette. Doyle H. 9.59 A1 Kerr Branch. Charles C. i.OO Brazil, Francis E. 16.76 HEADOUAKTERS REPRESENT.ATIVES 1.71 Bill Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart Brcck. Frank P. Bridges, Ira C. 14.63 BAEIl.MORE 121G E. Baltimore St Brocalo, Angelo A. 9.20 Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 Brown, Ernest C. 2.70 Brown. Robert P. 1.68 BOSTON 27R State St Brown, Tim 4.24 John Fay, Agent Richmond 2-0140 Browning. Daniel 2.70 DETROIT 10225 W -lelTprson Ave Bulk. John M. 5.52 Vlncwood a-4741 Burngiier, .Milton K. 4.5.5 Butler. Robert A. 4.19 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn 2.81 HYacmth 9-6600 li.vrd, John Caldwell. John L. 2.81 HOU.STON 4202 Canal St Cambcrn, Joseph M. 2.69 Paul Drozak. Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-4080 Cameron, Robert L. 4.73 5.33 JACKSONVILLE 2008 Pearl St., SE., .lax Candela. .Salvalor 16.73 William Morris, Agent ELgin 3-0987 Canlwcll, Charles Carpenter. Fredrick G. 4.5(1 MIA.Ml 744 W Flagler St Carrasquillo, Lorenzo 1.41 Boo Cotizalos. Agent FRanklin 7-3584 Carriean. Robert J. 3 69 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Caruso. Guiscppe 5.40 Cascm. Joseph F. Jell Clliette, Agent 24-3471 7.16 Charles H. 1.53 MOBILE 1 South l^awreiioe St Cassard. Uoward B. 7.64 Louis Neira Agent HEmlook 2-17.54 Catcs. Chabou. Simon .39 NEW ORLEANS . 630 Jackson Ave Chapman, Wm. F. 6.29 Buck Stephens. Agent Tel 529-7540 Charnico. Francisco R. 6..'id 1..58 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave. Brooklyn Chasbon. Simon 3.47 HVaeinth 9-6600 Clary. Alee R. Clausen, Douglas 4.17 NORFOLK 416 Colle.v Ave Clcvcnger. Joseph C. 3.00 Paul fion.sorchik. Agent 625 6505 Clolord, George II. 1.16. PHILADELPHIA 2604 S 4lh St Cloforl. G. H. 5.96 Coekran, Ernest W. 9.06 S Cardullo Agc-nl DEwcy 6-3818 Collette, Keith B. 23.01 SAN FRANCI.SCO 450 Harrison .St Collins. Edward L. 3.29 Leon .lohnson, Agent Douglas 2-4401 Constantino. E. N. 2.69 S.AN'lTt' PR 1313 Fernanrlev Junro.s Cook. Roberl 2.70 Stop 20 Cooper. Robert L. 15.02 Keith Terpa. Hq. Rep. Phone 723-0003 Corlis. James H. 4.4(1 SEATTLE 2505 l.sl Ave Cormier, John T. 1.23 Te 1 n hk-.w-ci;! Agent Main 3 4.'i.i4 CoEsard, Charles H. .33 WILMINOTON Calll 505 N Marine Ave Coyne, James A. 1.99 Keed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2528 ' Crane, John B. 1.59 f SIU HALL f DIRECTORY SIU Atlantic, Gulf Lakes & Inland Waters District NAME AMOUNT Craddoek, James C. 3..52 5.78 Crawford. Ewal C. 4.11 Crawford, James E. 1.80 Crawford. James P. 4.80 Crawford James T. CrowelL Eugene R. 6.03 Cunningham, Ancil E. 1.00 Cunningham. Arthur L. .33 Cunningham, Wesley O. 3.75 4.50 Cummings, Flo.vd 24.55 Danguvieh. Mike 16.18 Darville. Richard 9.89 Davis. JelT 4.0.5 Debarros. Manuel 6.03 Dedominus. Franyesca 111..51 Defranze. Robert 2 86 De La Fe. Ignacio S. 3.45 Delaney. Ed 1.59 Demouy, James W. Dcnais. John A. 3.37 1.02 Devirgilio, Romolo 17.54 Difiiovanni. Dom Dillman. William J., Jr. 7.36 i.35 Dimitiy. Ronard A. 5.63 Dillmer. Charles W., Jr. Dolan. John V. 2.81 5.52 Di Maio. Dominick 6.03 Domingue, Douglas Donovan. Francis T. 6.03 Doty. Albert J. 1.91 Doujet. Alan 29.73 .55 Dowd. Oren H. Drummond, Leon P. . 1.74 Dumas. Alexander G. 1.47 3.47 Duncan, George W. 2.08 Dunfee. George C. Duraeher. Harry J. 20.88 1.00 Duian. Herman W. 6.37 Durkin. Patrick Earhart, Robert N. 25.53 Earlev, Harry 2.62 5.20 Easter. Wm. L. Edgctt, Frederick W. 4.60 56.85 Ediund. John H. Edwards. Sankey 1.35 Elliott. John W. 8.33 7.21 Emmctt. Harry D. Engelder. Herbert O. 26.01 Erwin, .lesse M. 1..34 2.0.3 Evans. Dale F. 1.43 F'austermann. Milo R. Favalara, Notate .58 Feelv. Repn.ard 2.34 5.63 Felix. Hector M. 3.83 Filhen. Roy H. 2.70 Fitzpatrick. Joseph F. 7.21 Fleet. Ormel L. 9.89 Flinn. Robert M. 5.63 Flynn. Ra.vmond 2.75 Fol d. George W. 9.20 Fortin, Theodore 1.87 Foster, .Iame.s C. 6.30 Foster". James M. 15.35 Foster. Molvin C. Francisco. Alex 3.68 3.55 Franco. Luis G, Franklin, Leon W. 1.85 Franklin, Raymond P. 10.56 Freeman. Stanley A. 11.23 Freimanis. Edgar 2.70 PTugc. Wilbcrt 19.03 Fuerlatc. James D. 3.47 Funkcn. Nicolas W. 13..39 Fustier. Edward L. 2.81 Futch. Cecil M. 4.46 Galorz.a. Jose G. 16.35 Gait, Chadbouriio W. 2.00 G irber. John J. .42 Garner. Albert 2.48 Gurrel.son. F, 11. 25.76 r.arritv. C.erald L. 5.40 Garza. I>etc 46.33 Gaspard. .ierome J. 1.59 Gaubert Hubert R. 12.13 Gawkoski. Henry 3.38 Gavlor. Enoch J. 58.92 Gerda. Charlie A. 128.0.3 Gicrczic. George C. 1.41 Gill. Homer W. 8.5.3 Gillis. Edward L. 11.93 Glass. John W. 4.86 Goforth. Dennis R. 2.B9 2.70 Gonzalez. .luan M. Gonzales. Ramero R. 2.69 Goodwin. Marry F. 10.34 Gordon. Harley C. 4.22 Governalc. Liborio 2.70 Graham. Robert H. .92 Gialieki. Riehard P. 5.0.3 Green. Jesse T. 5.63 Cieen. John E. 5.21 Gregory. John G. 5.,3n Gross. .lohn J. 14.07 Gnaiino. Bennie 11.49 Hale, Wm, 1.87 NAME AMOUNT Halvorsen, Sigurd 14.41 Hamlitt. Robert A. 3.93 Hammock, George M. 1.82 Hammock, Whitten 1 1.84 Hammond, Harry D. 3.11 5.47 Hancock, Clarence A Ilanners, Charles H. 3.60 Harman, De Loss C. .40 Harman, Edgar 2.70 Harmon, James D. 5.41 3.52 Harrelf, James M. 5.63 Harrell, McCorley Harvey, Lee J. 3.47 Hatch, Chester N. 1.41 Hawkins. Stanley R 21.60 14.61 Heater. Wm. G. Heaton. Thomas M. 4.01 4.05 Hebert, Roland Heftner, John D. 5.20 1.65 Heifer, Jumii M. Helms, James R. 7.21 4.97 Hieks. John T. Hill, John W. .46 HolTman, Erie L. .72 Holliday. Lovie 23.87 HoLshuucvr. Dwight 11.43 Holt. Benjamin C. 3.01 Holt, John J. 2.89 2.03 Hnmhlc, Chester L. Hunt, Elmer E. 4.94 1.69 Irizar, Alfredo C. Iriz.arry, Ramon 12.22 Jackson, Joy C. .86 2.47 Jaekson, Henry H. James. Theodore D. 1.41 Jaroeinski, Felik 7.10 6.08 Jefferson, Norman A, 2.69 Jensen. Norman A. 2.70 Jcrngan, Teddy Jo.ie. Manuel L. .72 3.41 Johnson, Charles E. 19.41 Johnson, Charles P. Johnson. George F. 3.68 5.33 Johnson, Wm. 11. Jones. Henry E. 1.80 9.20 Jones, Odie E. 5.20 Jones, Ralph L. Jordan, Carl C. 3.68 Jordan, Edward J. 220.56 Kalbaeh, E. R. 2.81 Kay, Leonard 7.19 Keagy, Edward 5.52 6.93 Kcenum. Bobby L. Kemp, Joseph J. 6.30 Kendrick, F. J. 8.10 •Kennedy, George B. 4.70 24.65 Kennedy, Andrew E. Kennedy, John E. 12.94 14.49 KerrlEan, Cecil J. 5.52 Kilgour. John G. King, Eaden E. 68.19 Kirwin, Arthur H. 1.32 3.60 Kittchner. Frankie R. 3.69 Knox, George S. Knox, Pauline 2.74 4.19 Krltzler. Fred B. 7.."id Kusgen. Everett E. Labarrere, U. E. 2.78 Labigang. Frankie W 14.13 laticlU-. Horh"-' ' 1.91 11.08 Lanford, Randall G. 171.78 Lavelle, James E. 1.74 Leary. Wm. R. 4.50 Le Clair, Waller W. 7.21 Lee. Tinerman J. 3.08 Libby. Leonard A. 60.92 Llbby, Melvin F. 7.39 Libby, Percy J. 1.84 Liobers, George 8.95 Lillard. Frederick E. 57.63 Lindscy, Arthur F. 2.76 Luiz.za, Daniel L. .96 Llenos, Huminado R. 2.87 Loe. James H. 4.50 Lofton. Lionel V. 5.63 Long, Robert G. 1.00 Loss. Wm J. 9.44Lott. Clyde E. 5.22 Lowderback. Bennie H. 10.25 I.owe. Jn.s.,e 1.23 Limdy, Thomas L. L.v3tiardopoulis. Arhomcdi. 6.31 2.41 Lynch, James J. 2.70 Lynch. James S. 2.70 Lyden. Peter 4.66 McCarthy. Jo.seph J. G. 2.20 McCloskey, Andrew A. 4.05 McCloskev. Andrew f V. 2.47 McFall, George II. 21.27 MacGregor. Wm. A.. 10.05 McKay. Wm. J. .87 McKinney. Henry C. 9.02 McLees. Thomas H. 3.47 MeLclIan, Clifton G. 2.72 McLcndon. Albert J. .60 McPherson. Charles 12.13 McQueeney, Francis J. 8.28 Haas. Henry, Jr. 10.71 Mah.Tn. I.,eonard E. 8.66 Mahalfey, Lester J. 10.57 Malatesa, Juan NAME AMOUNT Maloney. George J. 3.56 Mallay, Richard J. 3..55 Manning. Jeroma 6.89 Manuel, Rolin 7.81 Marino. Carlo 1.41 MarjenhoiT, Wm. A. O. 1.53 Martin, Alexander 14.63 Martin. Joe D. 1.B8 Martin. Marion M., Jr. 19.81 Martin. Steven W. 3.45 Martindale. Lambert 1.00 Martinez. Guillenno 2.11 • Martinez. Richard G. 2.70 Marumoto, Hitoshi 1.52 Matthews. Charles C. 11..39 Mauldin. Wm. E. .41 Mcehan. Wm. J. 2.90 Meinorth. Frederick 10.40 Meiritt. Robert R. 3.60 Messina. John 5.63 Meyers. James O. 2.81 Miehell, Vincent C. 1.91 Milne, Author G. .67 Modica. Salvador 20.25 Modlca. Salvador 5.63 Moise. Wm. J. 51.98 Moncrief, Junior L. 2.70 Moore. John C. 1.19 Morgan. James 3.54 MorreaUc, Peter J, 7.73 Morris. Hazel. Jr. 6.1b Morris. John XL 12.41 Morris, Richard 11., Jr. 14 28 Morris. Sam .33 Morsette. Leo M. 2.41 Moulon, Phillip 1.80 Morton. Melvin K. 5.67 Murphy, Carmelo 1-00 Murrcll. Wm. 2.70 Norwalz. Felix 8.61 Nathey. Harold R. 4.05 Nelli. Harold H. 3.60 Nemecek, Joseph J. 1.00 Neltlcblad. Hans 6,93 Newman. John G. 4.77 Nuber. Charles E. 18.02 Nunez, Guillcrmo 9.20 Ohannaslnn, John L. 5.40 Olds. Wm. H. 3.79 Olson. Lloyd M. .66 Oddedhal. Peter B. 19.50 Osborn. Manfred 1.84 Oils. Eldridge 13.00 Ott, James D. 3.55 Ott, Wm. D. 2.03 Painter, Elton .91 Parker, Clyde P. 2.08 Parker, Gilbert G., Jr. 10.08 Parker. Marie 8 12 Parlis, Kenyon F. 13.18 Paschall. Homer F. 1.31 Paslrano, Francis .65 Patingo. Eddie A. 7.64 Patterson, James 5.63 Pease. George A. 11.86 Pendergrafl. Woodroiy W. 10.09 Pcralta. Jack 11.26 Pcrdreauville, George A. 7.39 Perdue- Wallace, Jr. 8..57 Perez. Manuel K. 3.60 Perkins, Woodrow W. 10.85 Phelps, Robert D. 2.47 Phelps, Theodore . 3.40 Phiillppille, Anthony 5.98 Pitcher, Robert H. 5.63 Plahn. Eugene G. 1.07 Plunkctt. Harold A. 74.97 Pluiikct, Thomas 3.11 Ponson. John H. 13.26 Posey. Harold R. U.OO Power, Joseph 3.00 Pradat, Thomas A. .94 Pullcn. Joseph R. 2.30 Ratio. .Salvador J. 1-87 Rankin, James P. 1.00 Ravnor, Oscar W. 1.41 Ready. Saron A. 13.86 Rcames, O. L. 1.91 Rcid. Raymond E. 1.80 Regan. Franci# M. .41 Kichoux. Albert P. 7.0;> Rickelts. Donald L. .70 Riley. Donald 3.53 Rios. Rafael A. 5 63 Rivera. Manuel 17.47 Riviere. Edward J. 5..'i0 Hobcrt.son. T,eroy M. 8.10 Robertson. I.aiirence D. 35 !)0 Rlliinson. Tliunia.s A. 2,92 Robinson. Harold I. 1-92 Roberts, Roy D. 7.07 Koninyosni (Claude E. 11.IB Roquc. liobert R. 5,63 Rose. Wm. J. 3.55 Roslund. Toge H. 7.20 Roughlon. Hugh T. 1.37 Rouse, fieorgc E. 22.97 Rudolph. Robert L. 20.26 Rusheed, Joseph A. 7.H4 Rushing. Elmer W. 10,20 Sadvcdra, Jose A. 18.21 NAME AMOUNT Sammon, James M. .55 Santiago, Wlllia 1.41 Saylors. Carl P. 4.05 Scaramutz. Joseph 6.89 Scarlett. Alba M. 1.28 Scarlett, Win. .65 Schnitzer, Stanley A. 3.01 Schrade. Melvin L. 11.81 Schram, Hayford G. 1.44 Srhiiltz, John A. 1.00 Schwartz, Albert U, 80.21 Scottl. John S. 4.22 Scmple, Frank 5.71 Serano, Peter C. .55 Sercv. John R. 2.60 Shaughnessy. Joseph P. 9.41 Sherman, Irwin 2.70 Siiiro, Harvey E. 2.70 Short. Arthur C. 15.47 Sleglach. Samuel S. 7.73 Sims. Joseph G. 1.58 Skinner, Russel L. .29 Smith. Floyd H. 1.00 Smith, Frank L. 5.63 Smith. Henry K. 2.60 Smith, John 11. 3.01 Smith, M. W. 3.11 Smith, Ralph H. 2.11 Smith. Weldon 1.80 gSmlth. Willie F. 2.70 Somerholdcr. Robert 3.52 Somers. John H. 5.40 Soriano, Aristides 10.33 Spears. Bobbie B. 6.30 Spiegel. Hans 1.27 Spurgeon. Martin • 2.69 Sporlch, Michael M. 3.47 Slanfurd. Glen 1.67 Stankiewlcz. Alexander 4.22 St. Germain. Glason 8.98 Stark, Eugene L. 1.12 Steele. Ra.vmond C. 17.03 Slennelt, Charles D. 19.17 Stewart. Richard 2.85 Stinchelfcr, Eugene H. 1.47 Straw. Wairen E. 1.59 Stroud, Claud O. 4.93 Suarcs, Florincio P. 2.72 Sultle. Rict.ard R. 4.30 Sueum, Liej 2.58 Sweet. David G. 5.63 Terringtun. Michael 6.08 Thoriot, I.uicen C. H. 39.22 Thibodaux. Joseph O. 10.01 Thomas. Roy R. 3.54 Thomas. Wilson G. 10.81 Thomp.selt. Wilton A. 1.01 Thrimpson. William H. 11 15 Tliorne. Alfred 51.29 Thornburg, Jack F. 35.54 Thornton. Thomas Z. 17.47 Thornton, William 74.04 Tingley. Benjamin W. 18.93 Torres. Faustino 35.98 Tronco.so. Carlos .40 Tujague. John M. 5.35 Tylinda, Conrad 4.40 Umholtz. Fred E. 14.67 Urela. Simeon F. 57.90 Vaecaro. Giussede 23.05 Valenlime. Peter 2.60 Valladarcs. John 3.71 Vasquez, Alex R. 4.03 Vasquez. .loan R. 1.41 Veach. Charles E. 30.88 Vial, Erwin 1.42 Viciira. .lolin 2..58 Vigo. Jo.se J. A. 17.03 Volk. Chai Ics L. 1.50 Von l.oftou. Lionel 4.42 Vorel. Ed.rard 1.87 Waclor. .\.Qn C. 7.00 Wade. Wii.iam A. 4..50 Walil. Cha.les A., Jr. 3..53 Walker, El/as H. 3.78 Ward. Cliu.on H. 15.96 Wadc.Wm A. 5.61 Wcnion. Dewey A. 1.40 WonUvortli. Russell J. 3..58 West. Frank W. 2.17 West. Norm,.n I. 16.16 Whalcn. Joe L. 5.63 Whidden. Cecil E. .94 Wieners, Will.ams F. 14.85 Wiggins. Jcs.se D. 7.21 Williains, John A. .41 Willams. Kei.neth H. 3.20 Willis. Thomus L. 10.04 Wilson, Lloya E. 1.73 Wilson. Ranson If. 3 75 Winslow. Elbert D. 19.93 Winterly. Paul A. 1.77 Wood. Clark C.. Jr. 5.52 Wright, Stanley 3.15 Yacislyn. Nicholas 9.90 Young. Charles 9.03 Young, Earl H. 7.10 Zaich. Arilliony J. 3.47 Zilto. Salvalor 1.41 Zeaglcr, Stanley 6.07 �October, IMl SEAFARERS CAP! HENRY (Nerthtrn), June II— Chairman, R. Wagnari Sacratary, R. Saundari. No major bcefa reported by department delegates. New wash­ ing machine to be connected. Bosun buUt shelf for library in recreation rocm. Steward asked to use lesa anions in food. STEEL PLYER ti-ainmianY, Aug. 1— Chairman, Charlas Rawllngi; Sacra­ tary, Robert Black. Ship's deleg.-.te reported that all repairs on the re­ pair list from last trip have been taken care of. Brother D. Keddy re­ signed as ship's delegate and Brother Charles Rawlings elected new ship's delegate. Motion by D. Keddy that Section (17 of tin; .Scatrain contract bo adopted in the general agreement. Brother Leonco Calderon elected new ship's trca.<iurer. Suggestion that tllOESl? of SItJ SHIP steward put out cold drinks for those that do not like milk. Steward prom­ ised to do so. DEL MUNDO (Mississippi) August 13—Chairman, J. Chastain; Secretary, J. A. F. Denals. No beefs reported by department delegates except for some disputed overtime. Vote of thanks to steward department. Everyone get­ ting off ship strip bunks and turn in all dirty linen. If ship lays up turn In all reading matter to dayman room and turn in all keys to head of your department. MERMAID (Metro Petroleum) Au­ gust II—Chairman, Ramon Ferrera; Secretary, W. C. Sink. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Joe McKreith elected ship's delagte. This meeting was called to find how many fans, mattresses and repairs the ship needs. SWORD KNOT (SuWannee) August 5—Chairman, Jack Craven; Secretary, Roy Elford. Everything running smoothly. .Saw steward about fans and new crew refrigerator and was advised that they are on order at next port. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Steward said that he will, furnislt cokes, etc.. purcha.sed at Ascension Island for the conven­ ience of the crew. Vote of thanks for the entire steward department for a job well done. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas) August 13—Chairman, Robert Fandry; Secretary, S. Pacewlcz. Request to bring cups and glasses back to pantry, had 72 glasses when leaving port and only 14 glasses left. 113.40 in treas­ ury. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Please don't slam doors In passageways. DEL SOL (Mississippi Shipping Co.) July 16—Chairman, Walter W. Stock­ man; Secretary, Ramon Irizarry, No SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Sestratn Inc.) July 29—Chairman, John Cole; Sacra­ tary, Edward J. Varel. No beefs re­ ported by department delegate. G. Vinson was elected new ship's dele­ gate. MONTAUK (American Bulk Carrier) Aug. 13—Chairman, P. C. Waughn; Secretary, E. Canonlzado. Suggestion to install all new fans in mess hall and galley. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Earl Mansfield elected new ship's delegate. KENMAR (Caimar) August 13— Chairman, C. Collins; Secretary, Julio Evans. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Bill Doran unani­ mously elected ship's delegate. Ship's delegate to see captain about painting engine room foc'sles. crews passage­ ways. and also about new washing machine. Also about posting slopchest list and prices. Men must wear pants in mess hall. New ship's dele­ gate said he woufd not interfere with any department until requested. TRANSEASTERN (Transeast • rn) July 23—Chairman, Theodore Weems, Secretary, James Gard. Enos Ott elected new ship's delegate. Not much slopchest received in Honolulu. Captain has refused to sell brands of cigarettes to individuals of brand de­ sired. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers) July 16—Chairman, Guy Walter; Secretary, F. P. Childress. Request that all cots be folded and put in rec room on boat deck aft. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to galley gang for job well done. .tor shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SlU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coafi Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Prisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts' T-.Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras Luggage the SEA CHEST SlU, Dredgemen Team To Organize In Uerfolk NORFOLK—A joint campaign to organize a construction company vvhich has recently entereiJ the dredging field is being waged here by the SIU and Local 25, the Marine Divi­ sion of the AFL-CIO Interna-^ tional Union of Operating En­ the company acquired two dredges and successfully hid on two jobs gineers. MARORE (Ore Navigation Corp.) August 13—Chairman, T. E. Yablonsky; Secretary, R. Ceisier. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. Your Gear... for ship Storins Up EAST VOYAGER (United Maritime) August 4—Chairman, none listed. S15.60 in treasury. Some dispute in overtime. beefs reported by department dele­ gates. S23.38 in treasury. Motion made and accepted that money in ship's fund be donated to the Crip­ pled Children's home in New Orleans. Vote of thanks to steward's depart­ ment. The Steward department thanked everyone for being so patient and cooperative. This is a good .ship and some of us are sorry she is mak­ ing the last voyage. Pace fifteea LOG . The combined organizing drive is the latest example of the close relations enjoyed by the SIU and Local 25 since November, 1959, when the dredgemen secured an autonomous charter from their parent union. Both unions have been cooperating in many areas on organizing and other common issues. The current campaign here in­ volves the Diamond Construction Company of Savannah, which has operated for years as an openshop outfit engaged in shoreside construction. Recently, however. Before the Steel Executive (Isthmian) sailed, steward Alexander Brodie checked the store list to make sure all the provisions needed were taken aboard. Looks like the crew will have good eating. in the Virginia area. Since the work Involves several tugs as well as dredges, the SIU and the dredgemen have teamed on a drive to organize the com­ pany. One of the jobs being han­ dled by Diamond was awarded by the Virginia State Port Authority and calls for the dredging of over a million yards of material for the construction of shin berths and piers. Both the SIU and Local 25 are currently very active in the drive here. Some 350 Local 25 dredge­ men now work in the Norfolk area. Baggage Room Closed At Hq. SIXJ Joe Algina, Safety Director Joint Safety Plan Ends Fifth Year It seems like long ago, yet it WRS only five years hack that the SIU's joint safety program with the operators got underway. The advantages of a joint program have proven themselves a number of times. When everyone, the crew, the Union and the company, is working together on safety as a team, much can he accomplished. There have been noticeable changes on a number of SIU vessels over the years in matters of safety. For one thing, everybody talks about it; safety is no longer something to he swept under the rug and buried there. Everyone is interested in keeping a whole skin and not taking chances that don't pay off. In the long run, this works out well for everybody, for all the members of the safety team. We've seen this happen recently regarding the Petrochem (Valen­ tine), where the company, in recognition of crew safety efforts, went out of its way to award a television set to the gang. A notice posted in the crew's messroom states: "This television set was donated for the use of the men on hoard the Petrochem to show our appreciation for their cooperation with the SIU Safety Program ..." This kind of safety action pays off for ail hands. By means of the SIU's joint program, with regular shipboard safety meetings, and attention paid to the suggestions made by crewmemhers as part of the shipboard safety team, results are being obtained. Many a ship you wouldn't have thought would ever come around to thinking about safety takes it pretty seriously today. In making the rounds of SIU vessels, in different ports, you find that similar problems exist on a number of ships. Attention to crew safety ideas often generates a lot of good ideas. The men on the job every day are in the best position to know what can go wrong and howit will probably happen. Sometimes they've seen it happen elsewhere, they'll talk about it and pass the word. They're the best safety mission­ aries in the business. 4" 4" The possible dangers aboard ships carrying radioactive cargoes or even empty containers that have carried these materials have been mentioned here from time to time. It was stated that communications had been sent to the Coast Guard citing the possibilities for accidents at sea, particularly when you consider the lack of any protective gear, detection equipment or manpower trained to deal with such sitiiation.s. A ship at sea, as far as we can make it out, can't he treated the same way as a trailer truck on the road or a boxcar if an accident happens. Ashore, experienced people are available and necessary equipment is generally not to far out of reach. The ship is a different matter alto­ gether. • Once it's out to sea, the crew has got to care for itself. If it hasn't got some kind of equipment to deal with a situation, it's out of luck. If someone aboard doesn't know when he's doing wrong, either he or the whole gang is out of luck. That's why it's hard to accept the Coast Guard's attitude, in a re­ cent letter to this department, that present precautions are adequate regarding the movement of atomic cargoes aboard sliip. What the precautions are, other than labeling and shielding within containers, we haven't yet been able to find out. We do know, however, that radio­ active materials are a "scare" item; people always worry about some­ thing they have no way of knowing how to handle. (Coimnents and suggestions are invited b;/ the Department and can be submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Stay Put For Jobless Pay Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing considerable ^hardship to the men involved. Accumulation of a large amount of unclaimed baggage which is tying up needed build­ ing space has led to the closing of the baggage room at SIU headquarters. Seafarers' haggage now on hand will shortly be returned by Railway Express to the forwarding addresses tagged on the hags and pack­ ages at the time they were left in New York. Effective immedi­ ately, baggage is no longer be­ ing accepted for storage. Work' Law —Right To Lowest Pay WASHINGTON — Anti-u n i o n ."right to work" laws in effect in 19 states seem to mean that work­ ers in 18 of these states also have the "right" to earn incomes far below the national average. The one exception to this trend is Nevada, where the per-person income figure is swollen by legal­ ized gambling. According to the US Department of Commerce, the national average of income for every man, woman and child in the country was $2,223 last year. Commerce figures also show that the four states with lowest per-person income were "right to work" states in which full union protection is denied to workers. The fuur slates were ^Mississippi, with the lowest total, $1,173 or practically half of the national average, plus .4.rkansas, South Carolina and Alabama. Delaware, where there is no "work" law, lias the highest perperson income in the country— $3,010. This state just restricted the use of strikebreakers within its borders, obviously an attempt to protect its earnings position and help maintain its labor force. The 18^ "right to work" states and their per-person income last year, as compiled by tiie Com­ merce Department, are: Alabama, $1,462; Arizona, $2,011; Arkansas, $1,341; Florida. $1,988; Georgia, $1,608; Indiana. $2,179; Iowa. $2,003; Kansas, .$2,068; .Mississippi, $1,173; Nebraska, $2,113: North Carolina. $1,574; North Dakota, $1,741; South Carolina. $1,397; South Dakota, $1,842; Tennessee, $1,545: Texas, $1,924; Utah. $1,910; and Virginia, $1,848. The gambling state of Nevada, the 19th "right-to-work state," has a per-person income of $2,844, some $600 above the national aver­ age. �SEAFARERS SixteeB Proud Grandpop October. 1961 LOG stern Anchor For Seaway Nixed By Go's; Fouls Props WASHINGTON—proposed regulation requiring stern-* anchors for vessels transitting the St. Lawrence Seaway has meanwhile, appear to have im­ been deferxcd following protests by American and Canadian, proved considorebly. Marine acci­ dents in 1961 are dovvn to their hipping asr'Jc-ia.t.Ions,- The-* be removed because of a tendency lowest level since the waterway idea came up as a solution to to foul the propellers or rudder opened up to navigation three the frequent ship mishaps in when ships ran their engines be­ years ago. as crews and ships get accustomed to the navigational obstacles that were brand-new to them a season or two ago. The leveling off in ac­ cidents comes at a time when Sea­ way traffic continues rising. Traf­ narrow channels; fore the hook had been pulled. This decline means a likely cut fic this year compared to the same The St. Lawrence Seaway Corp., Safety conditions on the Seaway, in insurance rates by next season. period in '60 is up ten percent. the agency which operates the Sea­ way together with Canada, agreed to put off the proposed rule until the matter has been investigated by a joint American-Canadian board composed of Seaway officials and shipping interests. The requirement for vessels to carry stern anchors was protested by the American Waterways Oper­ ators, the American Merchant The following is the latest available list of Seafarers in the hospitals Marine Institute, the Dominion around the country: USPHS HOSPI-PAL Marine Association and the Ship­ USPHS HOSPITAL New York—August, 1961 FORT WORTH. TEXAS NEW ORLEANS. LA. ping Federation of Canada. Benjamin Deibler Max Olson Arv-0 Antllla Pat H. Jones Pints Contributed 52 Thomas Lehay Bozo G. Zelenclo A spokesman for one of the Wilbert Barrllleaux Warren Kakeiijo* Thomas Manioh Edward Knapp Basalda Pints Rejected 2 groups told Seaway authorities Felipe VA HOSPITAL Clyde Leygett James Beasley WEST HAVEN. CONN. that many years of operating mo­ F. Blankenberg Robert Lowe R. Arsenault Henry Smith Hoy McCannon Boutwcll Pints Credited ......25 tor tankers and dry cargo self- Colon James Gorman Joseph MeCill Earbie Bracewill (Under a standard arrangement propelled vessels through the Wel- ClilTord Brewster Calvin MeManuf VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS Clyde Miller Paul Calalano with the Brooklyn Donor Center land Canal has demonstrated that Gerald Willard T. Cahill Robert Montcalm Coreill Inc., 50% is allotted for service, stern anchors are not necessary. Harry Crqnin Frederick Otto US SOLDIERS' HOME Martin Pedeison Thomas Dailey . WASHl.NGTON, DC processing and storage.) Impossible To Install James Rankin Roberto Defranza William Thomson Previous Balance 84 He further added that it is im­ Cornelius Denondeu Joseph Roy PINE CREST HAVEN Theodore Simond* Dicker possible to Install the necessary Cloyd COVINGTON. LA. Murray Smith Joaquin Dlinas Frank Martin 109 machinery to operate stern anchors Wesley Fincannon James Sullivan VA HOSPITAL Lionel Toncrey John Fleming Pints Used 20 on ships which ply the Seaway Giles TEMPLE, TEXAS Charles Tucker Glendennlng William Nelson route. Where stern anchors have James Gllsson Billy Ward Richard Weir Hazard EAST LOUISIANA STATE HOSPITAL Balance On Hand been installed, they later had to Fred Riehard Welch Alvln Ileadricki JACKSON, LA. September 1, 1961... 89 Anthony Zanc« Kinll Herek Horace Ledwell Seafarers In Drydock Grandson David Elliott Perry gaily sits on the lap of his grandfather, Sea­ farer Jack Farrond, who sails as a second electri­ cian out of Boston. Farrand's daughter Roberta is the mother of the hand­ some baby boy. SIU FOOD a.nd Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director Steward Gets What He Puts Into Job The success of a chief steward, one of the key ratings aboard ship, depends to a great extent on his ability to handle men. In addition to the skill and knowledge needed to run the technical side of the steward departm#nt, the good chief steward must have the ability to work well with the members of his department, with the rest of the crew, and shore staffs. Establishing a sound working relationship -with the men in his department is the first order of business for a chief steward. Men who like their jobs and work because they want to, look for ways to improve their methods and meet emergencies with skill and confidence. The chief steward can help his men be willing workers by following certain basic techniques when giving instructions. 1. Be reasonable. Don't assign work beyond a man's physical oi mental capacity. 2. Give clear instructions and give men a chance to ask questions and make sure they understand what they are to do, and when a job must be finished. 3. Do not "boss." and avoid oversupervision. Once a man knows what he has to do, let him proceed on his own. Put emphasis on results. 4. Give praise in public and criticize or reprimand in private. And give praise at the time it is due—it loses flavor if it comes too late. Give special praise for outstanding performance of normal duties; steady improvement in skill or attitude and consistently satisfactory performance. 5. Let a man know where he stands at all times—he has a right to know. If you disapprove of a man's work, try to help him Improve. 6. Never use supervision as a means of getting your own work done by someone else. Keeping good morale among the men in the department will go a long way towards making life better aboard ship. If a department knows that the chief steward treats everyone fairly, it will do a better job. Here are some points to remember; 1. Be consistent and let your men know what they can expect. Don't let them get away with something one time, then di.scipline them for the same thing another time. 2. Never play favorites. Be just in administration of discipline. If you must reprimand, do not give the impression that you have a personal dislike for a man, but rather talk about the way he does his work. 3. Never make fun of a man you are supervising, or set out to embarrass him. 4. Avoid using threats as a means of getting people to do things. 5. Show an interest In your men as fellow human beings. One of the most important things to remember as a chief steward charged with dealing with people is that you yourself are an indi­ vidual with your share of faults and virtues, likes and dislikes. By now you've developed attitudes towards a lot of things which are going to make you want to react again as you did before—or perhaps In the opposite way—if certain kinds of situations come up again. A chief steward must always remember that the men he is super­ vising are individuals too—^^each different from the other In many ways—^yet in many ways alike. The example a chief steward sets is very important. He should do ell he can to become a good leader, but he must also be a good fol­ lower as well. A steward can't expect any more from the men he directs than the example he sets for them. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Aldo Hussln USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Charles Kinnke Omar All Christos Kourtii Allle Andrno Fay Langley Alex Anopol D. Lctourncau Luis Balleslero Thomas Lynara John Baronc G. Margarilis Standmore Bell Robert Menser Hurts Blncmanls Herman Meyer S. Boggan Dan Mullan Pedro Camoega R(ff>ert Murdoch K. Calrakls Robert Nielsen Daniel Cerment Fred Ouwcnell Louis Corne William Powell Ian Cumming Israel Ramos Rulof DeFretes Conrado Reyes Carl DeMarco John Roberts John Dern W. Robinson Ramon Fieuelras Manuel Rodriguez Michael FIIo.sa M. Ronda Frledof Fondlla Aaron Sasser v. Fonsell Robert Scotti Chester Cawrych Julius Shutte Estell Godfrey Alfred Sipperly John Hansen Edgar Smith Ralph Haves William Strike .Tames Helms Fleming Higgason Nirkoisi Taskl Fred Tonucie John .TellcUe Daniel Zeller John Jugan USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS George Doest Romie Ewer Joseph Dudley Walton Gilliam USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GEORGIA Belisario Alonso L. Sagadraca Mack Forfiier . Frank Simion* Albert Masciello Palmar Smith W. McLean Donna Williamson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. W. L. Everett William O'Connor Edward Kahiapo Thomas Walsh USPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. Arthur Kavel Charles Robinson Peter King John Dolieney USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Ernest Anderson Phillip Mason Chas. Neukirchner Leslie Brilhart Winford Powell Clarence Collins Edward Pritchard Paul Foster Thomas Riley John Guard William Saunders L. Knickerbocker Joseph Sintes Charles Lane Norman West James F. Lee USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Elbert Brown Cecil Jehnette Alien Burke Jessie Voliva Hunter Gordon USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MARYLAND Domingo Orbigoso T. Adriaansen Truman Patriquln Henry Anderson James Payne John Diet.sch Henry Pruitt Eugene Duncan Ollie Purdy Otto Felker Harold Rivers Crittenden Foster Fennlck Sawyer Patrick Foy August Smith Gorman Glaze Bela Szupp Jose Griffith John Thompson William Johnson Harry Willoughby Peter Launon Martn Yager Harry Lee Oliver Myers HARBOR SA1I.ORS' SNUG _ STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Henning Bjork Thomas Isaksen Alberto Gutierrez SIU Blood Bank Inventory Physical fxoms— All SIU Clinics Month of August, 1961 Port Seamen Baltimore ... Houston .... Mobile New Orleans New York ... 76 TOTAL Children TOTAL 23 4 12 19 40 26 8 27 24 34 140 88 125 285 433 98 119 1071 SIU Blood Banks are now being maintained in most ports to service the emergency needs of the Seafarers and their families anywhere in the United States. To obtain Blood Bank information, contact the nearest SIU hall for prompt servic­ ing via the local SIU bank or Headquarters. SIU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid August 19-September 17, 1961 Number Of Bfeneflts Hospital Benefits (Welfare).... Death Benefits (Welfare) Disability Benefits (Welfare).. Maternity Benefits (Welfare) .. Dependents Benefits (Welfare). Optical Benefits (Welfare).... 5636 16 852 29 209 74 AMOUNT PAID $20,837.73 54,890.16 29,829.00 5,800.00 39,491.45 717.00 6816 $151,565.34 Vocation Benefits 1320 $217,670.04 TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD... 8136 $369,235.38 Summary (Welfare) liMmi Wives None of the figures in the above summaries indicate the amounts paid for various other Welfare Benefits for SIU men and their de­ pendents, such as scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, medicai examinations, and similar items. �Cktober. 1961 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Serentecr SZTT SOCIAZ. SECUXtmr NY Bank Marks 2,000th Donor Add Rve SIU Oldtimers To Roster of Pensioners The SIU Blood Bank program in New York marked its ' 2,000th volunteer donor late last month as Seafarer Bob King, avoid outright depletion of the main bank in Brooklyn due to un­ 21, contributed his pint at the Union's clinic in Brooklyn. usual cases. Under the standard process--^ Seafarers in all ports are urged, Approved for special disability benefits prior to October 1, Ing and storage arrangement sents no change for Seafarers or when possible, to contact SIU their families requiring blood in five more veteran Seafarers automatically transferred over worked through a national port officials regarding donations. blood bank clearing house, half of a hurry. Just as before, all they to the new disability pension list along with over 200 other Donors may be any age from 18 all blood taken and accepted is need do is contact the nearest SIU disabled oldtimers when the-* to 60. credited to the bank. Seafarers hall and the necessary arrange­ expanded SIU pension pro­ Brother Ellzey has shipped with and their families have drawn out ments can be made promptly. gram went into effect this the SIU steward department since The original bank in Brooklyn almost 900 pints of the balance to date. 'See Blood Bank Inventory on Page 16.) The bank at head­ quarters began in January, 1959. Meanwhile, a new, expanded SIU blood bank set-up established in most SIU ports appears to be funqj^ioning smoothly. Local banks have been set up in the outports to handle basic blood needs in each area, and the Brooklyn bank is able to stopgap needs for special emergencies anywhere in the coun­ try as well as in the New York area. The expanded operation repre­ was established in 1959 when it became clear that haphazard ar­ rangements could work a hardship on Seafarers or their families needing large amounts of blood quickly, particularly in locations distant from SIU ports. The ar­ rangement with the national clear­ ing house proved the best answer to this problem. Blood has been flown offshore from New York to Puerto Rico in some instances to meet special emergencies. The outport pro­ gram was launched last summer to Check On Social Security, US Warns New Eligibles Thousands of dollars in Social Security benefits may be lost by some retired workers or their survivors if they do not apply for their payments as soon as possible. The US Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance ad­ Under the law Social Security vises that many persons payments may be retroactive up affected by the 1960 amendments to the Social Security Act have apparently not learned of their eligibility. First Payments Of New Benefits to 12 months. Therefore those per­ sons who became eligible -last October, when most of the 1960 amendments went into effect, will now lose a month's benefit for each month they delay in apply­ ing. Those affected are: • Persons made eligible by a 1960 provision which reduced the amount of work needed to qualify for payments. • Survivors of.workers who died between March 31. 1938. and Jan. 1, 1940. • Aged dependent widowers of women workers who died before September 1950. Workers who have been totally disabled for at least 18 months, and their dependents, may lose some back payments if they do not apply before the end of Novem­ ber. Application should be made to the nearest Social Security office to check on eligibility and benefits. month. All are now receiving monthly pensions of $150. Newcomers to the disability roster include Charles N. Ellzey, 71; Edward Roig, 66; Edward G. Blackman, 61; Charles E. Nubert, 66, and Eaden E. King, 49. All are totally disabled with at least 12 years (4,380 days) of SIU seatime behind them. In addition to the $150 disabil­ ity payment, the expanded SIU pension program now provides nor m a 1 pen­ sions of $150 monthly at age 65 for Seafarers showing 15 years '5,475 days) of SIU seatime with­ out regard to dis­ ability. Ellzey P e r m a nently beached by a heart condition. 1943 and paid off his last ship, the Blackman Madaket, in 1960. He and his wife lice in New Orleans. Brother Roig last shipped on the Florida State in February, serving In the steward department. He joined SIU ranks in 1940. and he and his wife reside at Hollywood, Fla. Roig is permanently sidelined from sea duty due to a lung ail­ Seafarer Bob G. King, the NY ment. Blood Bank's 2,000th donor, With an SIU career dating back smiles as he holds his pint. to 1940, Brother Blackman shipped steadily in the black gang until April 1961. He had to call it quits due to a heart condition after pay­ ing off the Gulfwater. Blackman lists a cousin in Durant, Miss., as next of kin. Brother Nuber is a deck depart­ Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director ment veteran, and has shipped with the SIU since 1947. His seatime ended with the Mt. McKinley in Decent health care for the nation's older citizens is still one of the June when illness forced amputamost important social problems facing us today. The recently-ended 87th Congr.ess, which was repeatedly urged to act on this matter, failed to come up with a final plan that would provide adequate health care for the aged. This will be one of the number one items for action in '62. The best available solution for this problem still is by financing and administration through the existing Federal Social Security structure. Any substitute for a Social Security-financed health plan for the aged cannot cover the majority of Americans who need this service, as study after study has shown again and again. The Kerr-Mills Act passed last year, under which the Federal Government provides matching Nuber funds to states which offer health care for the elderly, has not done tion of several fingers. He and his a fraction of the job long pending. The board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association notes wife are New Orleans residents. that under the Kerr-Mills legislation, which is separate from Social Another deck man. Brother Security, there has been little or no aetion by a number of legislatures King also threw in with the SIU to provide medical care for the older folks. This situation, it's pointed in '47 and paid off his last vessel, the Del Viento, in 1960. A brain out, is after the Federal law has been on the books for a full year. In addition, the present act, which relies on state action to become illness has idled him for good. effective in the various states, is full of built-in booby traps. Instead Chamlette, La., is the home of of having one law covering medical services for the aged throughout King and his wife. the country, since this is a national problem, there could eventually be 50 different statutes in as many states. To make matters worse, states that do not choose to give medical care to older citizens do not have to set up a program at all. They can turn their backs on the whole issue; they can disregard their obligations entirely. The situation, naturally, can't get any better under this type of proposal; it can only get worse. It has long been established that ris­ ing costs of medical care do place a heavy burden on many of the country's older citizens. Young people, especially in areas of chronic unemployment, and who have children of their owm to raise, are also in no position to provide aged parents with sound medical care. Most private health plans are either too restrictive or the costs are way out of reach for the aged who need the care the most. It is an endless cycle and will go on in this fashion unless a standard nation­ wide plan is adopted. A national Medicare plan, operating under Social Security, would spread the costs across the country. In addition, those able to pay would be carrying the cost and, at the same time, would be setting aside something for their own future. Health care for the aged is one of the high priority issues w'hich the AFL-CIO is urging on Congress at the next session starting in January. Labor and other groups are cooperating with the "National Council Of Senior Citizens For Health Care Through Social Security," headed by Aime J. Forand, former US Congressman who introduced the first Seafarer Orie A. Wilson, DM, bill to institute this basic program back in 1957. has his hands full with twin (Comments and suggestions are invited by the Department and can daughters Sabra and Loretta, be submitted to this column care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) born May 15 in Mobile. REPORT States Still Lag On Health Care He's Surrounded One of the first outpatient benefits for Seafarers goes to Seafarer Conado Reyes (above, center), sliown receiving liis $56 clieck from SIU Welfare rep. Tom Gould in NY. Wel­ fare staffer C. Koster looks on. At Staten Island (top), John Cradick receives hospital benefit at hew $8 daily rate from Welfare rep. Luigi lovino. �pMge Eiehteen SEAFARERS LOG All of the following SIU families have re' ceived a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $5,200 in mat­ ernity benefits and a ma­ turity value of $650 in bonds; October, 1981 The deaths of the following Seafarers have been report­ ed to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $40,000 in benefits was paid. (Any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates.) Ray O. Noack, 51: Brother Noack .Donald G. Hodge, 61: A heart passed away as the result of a liver ailment caused the death of Broth­ ailment on July er Hodge on Au­ 10, 1961, at the gust 13, 1961 at USPHS Hospital Boston, Mass. He Theresa Sard, born September Seattle, Wash. He sailed with the 9, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Max had shipped with SIU as a member Sarol, Folsom, Pa. the SIU steward of the deck de­ Paul Raynor, born June 7, 1961 department since partment since to Seafarer and Mrs. Oscar N, 1945 and began 1941. Surviving Raynor, Houston, Texas. receiving special is his widow, disability bene­ Frances Panagoupolos, born Aima M. Hodge, fits a few days July 29, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs of Boston, where Ange Panagoupolos, Brooklyn prior to his death. His brother, interment took place. Total bene­ Charles I. Noack, survives. Crema fit: $4,000. volved can only be met effectively NY. (Continued from page 3) workers of the opportunity to through the joint and concerted 4 4 4 Ana Paula Scares, born May 14, tion was at Forest Lawn, Seattle. Jessie Finch, 41: Brother Einch enjoy a fair return from their efforts of the unions which repre­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose Total benefit: $4,000. died on August 14, 1961 at Detroit, labor. By refusing to give due sent these workers." Soares, Do Castelo, Portugal. 4 4 4 Mich., of injuries recognition to unions in the area, A number of the Trinidad un­ Edward E. Lyie, born July 12, suffered in an the workers lose out on achieving ion's members are employed as Fidel Lukban, 54: A heart condi­ the dignity, security and contract seamen on Panamanian-flag ships, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward tion caused the death of Brother accident ashore. He first began benefits that accrue from# demo­ while others are employed in E. Lyle, Gainesville, Fla. Lukban on July shipping with the cratic union representation. American-controlled shoreside op­ Paula Fontenot, born August 3, 3, 1961, while "These operators first try to flee erations, such as the handling of 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wiltz aboard the SS SIU in 1949, sail­ from American union standards bauxite. ing as a member Fontenot, Port Arthur, Texas. Jean. He had and conditions," the SIUNA presi­ of the steward Under the terms of the affilia­ sailed with the Doris A. Fillippetti, born July SIU in the stew­ dent pointed out. "Then, not con­ tion, as set forth in the SIUNA department. He tent with this, they compound the constitution, the SWWTU will 22, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. ard department is survived by his felony by exploiting the workers function as a completely autono­ Luis Fillippetti, Ponce, Puerto since 1944. Sur­ widow, Gertrude they employ in their runaway mous union organization with rep­ Rico. Finch, of Baltimore, Md. The place viving is his sis­ operations, so that all workers in resentation on the executive board of burial was Birmingham, Ala. Michael Nash, born July 2, 1961, ter, Rosita Luk- j « . this hemisphere suffer. This threat of the International. The affilia­ Total benefit: $4,000. to Seafarer and Mrs. Michael ban, of Cebu to the security of the workers in- tion, however, assures SWWTU Nash, Colonia, NJ. 4 4 4 City, the Philippines. Neur-FriedJames T. Allen, 50: A heart at­ members of SIU support in their hof-Atens, in Nordenham, Ger­ Suzanne Romeo, born August 1, tack caused the death of Brother fight to improve their conditions. 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph many, was the place of burial. To­ Allen on August As one of the first steps in the Romeo, Bronx, NY. tal benefit: $4,000. 17, 1961 at Hillsprogram, plans have already been boro, Fla. He had James Martin Jagielskl, born 4 4 4 Heauq.iarlers wishes to re­ made for sending SWWTU mem­ sailed with the mind Seafarers that men who bers and officers to Puerto Rico March 11, 1961, to Seafarer and John E. White, 40: Brother SIU in the stew­ are choosy about working cer­ for trade union education courses. Mrs. Joseph M. Jagielski, Jr., Bal­ White died as a result of acci­ ard department tain overtime cannot expect an These will be given at the head­ timore, Md. dental drowning since 1939 and is equal number of OT hours with quarters of the SIU Puerto Rico Thomas M. Harford, born May during a fire at survived by his the rest of their department. In Division in Santurce. 24, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. the Cities Serv­ widow, Ruth Al­ some crews men have been Since the Caribbean area has Thomas M. Hanford, New York, ice dock. Lake len, of Tampa, turning down unpleasant OT long been a haven for runaway NY. Charles, La., on Fla. The place of jobs and then demanding to operators — both seagoing and August 24, 1961. burial was the Garden of Memo­ Nina Moreni, born August 9, "ome up with equal overtime shoreside — SIUNA officials have He had been sail­ ries, Tampa. Total benefit: $4,000. for some time been concerned with 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Peter when I he easier jobs come loi ^ ing in the SIU Moreni, Philadelphia, Pa. This practice is unfair to Sea­ strengthening the ties between the 4 4 4 steward depart­ Archie Milne, 51: Brother Milne farers who take OT job'^ as they SIU and the Caribbean unions for Homer Gill, Jr., born July 2, ment since 1946, passed away at the USPHS Hospithe mutual benefit of both mem­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Homer come. and is survived tal, Galveston berships. The general objective is to W. Gill, Slidell, La. by his widow, Minnie Louise White, Texas, after a At the last SIUNA convention equalize OT as muc h as possible Augusto Mirando, Jr., born July of Mobile, Ala. Burial was at Oak- long bout with but if a man refuses disagree­ in Puerto Rico in March, delegates voted to participate in a Carib­ 24, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. lawn Cemetery in Mobile. Total cancer, on Au­ able jobs there is no require­ bean maritime federation, which Augusto Mirando, Brooklyn, NY. benefit: $4,000. gust 8, 1961. He ment that when an easier job Norman M. Tukey, born August would include SIU affiliates in comes along he can maV- up the had sailed with overtime he turned down before. this area as well as other Carib­ 2, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nor­ the SIU since man S. Tukey, Brooklyn, NY. bean unions. William A. Brewer, • 59: Brother 1947 in the en­ Jeffrey Lee Eddins, born Au­ Brewer died on September 23, 1961 gine department. gust 16, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. at Baltimore, Md., Surviving Is his John T. Eddins, Norwood, North of p. heart ail­ widow, Linda Carolina. ment. He began Milne, of Houston, Texas. Burial was at the Rosewood Park Ceme­ Anthony K. Douget, born Aug»;st shipping with the tery, Houston. Total benefit: $4,000. 7, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. An­ SIU steward de­ partment in 1939 thony K. Douget, Mamou, La. 4 4 4 Walter A. Yahl, 58: Brother Two organizers for the Hosiery cause of race, color, religion or Linda Childress, born July 30, and had been re­ Y'alii's death was due to diabetes special Workers were severely beaten in national origin." 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fuller ceiving and took place on disability benefits a Georgia mill town by a gang of L. Childress, Fairhope, Ala. 4 4 4 August 10, 1961 anti-union goons. Ted Benton, a The NLRB is considering using Michael Labenz, born August 18, a few weeks prior at New Orleans, vice president of the union, and stringent court action to force 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. James to his death. His La. Since 1946 William W. Rainey, a Hosiery "bad faith" employers to recognize Labenz, Glenolden, Pennsylvania. widow, Anna O. Brewer, of Balti­ he had sailed more, survives. Burial was at WoodWorkers organizer, responded to unions and halt illegal union-bust­ Terrl Jordan, born August 17, with the SIU in an appeal from workers at the ing techniques. The injunctions 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles lawn Cemetery, Woodlawn, Md. the deck depart­ Total benefit: $4,000. Chadbourn-Gotham hosiery mill in would force employers to recog­ Jordan, Savannah, Georgia. ment. His sister, Ellijay, Ga. They were attacked nize the unions for a year, guaran­ Mitchell E. Brown, born July 4 4 4 Mrs. Sara Prackby five men and were dragged tee existing conditions for that neck, of Spring­ from the police station where they period and to bargain in good 28, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Herman T. Nungezer, 48: On field, Mass., sur­ had gone for asylum. Police in the faith. The injunctions would not Jimmie R. Brown, Mllligan, Fla. July 20, 1961, Brother Nungezer Rebecca Tracey, born May 23, vives. Burial was at Metairie Georgia town also charged the two be used, it was suggested, when died of heart Cemetery, New Orleans. Total union men with "fighting." employers or unions violate labor 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Westley failure at Jack­ laws in good faith or in ignorance. Tracy, Anacortes, Washington. sonville, Fla. He benefit: $4,000. 4" i 4* Roger D. Banister, born June 4, Dual segregated locals will no had sailed with 4 4 4 longer be able to deal with the The American Bakery & Con­ 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert the SIU in the In reporting the death of Sea­ Federal government on behalf of fectionery Workers won a 19.5 Z. Banister, New Orleans, La. deck department civil workers, it was announced cent wage increase and fringe Dora Anne Messana, born Au­ since 1939 and farer John W. Bigwood in the Sep­ recently by Labor Secretary benefits in a new two-year con­ gust 22, 1961, to Seafarer and had been receiv­ tember, 1961 issue, the LOG inad­ Arthur Goldberg. The Secretary, tract with National Biscuit Co. The Mrs. Andrew Messana, Framinging special dis­ vertently omitted the name of his chairman of the President's group pact covers 9,000 workers in 10 ham, Mass. ability benefits widow, Mrs. Eva B. Bigwood, from on employee-management rela­ cities. The company will make con­ since 1958. Sur­ the list of survivors. The LOG Christopher A. Wyatt, born July tions in Federal service, said that tributions to the Union Health and 20, 1961, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ viving are his widow. Iris Nunge­ regrets any embarrassment the the Government will deal "only Welfare Fund, pay extra night liam R. Wyatt, Claremont, Va. zer, and a daughter, Myrice T. omission may have caused Mrs. with tho.se employee organizations differential and give a fourth week Ruth Z. Ledo, born July 15, 1961 Nungezer, both of Jacksonville, Bigwood. Brother Bigwood died which are free of restrictions or of vacatic.m after 20 years service to Seafarer and Mrs. Blenveudido where burial took place. Total at New Orleans, La., on July 29, 1961. practices denying memberships be­ instead of the previous 25 years. benefit: $4,000. Ledo, Baltimore, Md. SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN Trinidad Sea Union Chartered By SlUNA Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ John W. Bigwood Ui'ttiX-'liii,'.' �Otfobcr. im Messman On Own' 'Rights Campaign* "I guess the school trouble in New Orleans last fall started it." Speaking in a soft voice, Walter B. Orr, 53, explained what led him to begin a one-man crusade against segregation, an action that resulted in his being jailed on three occasions. A messman who has been sailing with the SIU since 1951, Orr said he was "hospitalized in New Orleans at the Hme of the school trouble and when I read that a white family had been forced to leave the city because they supported the law and sent their chjld to an integrated school, I decided to do something." The "do something" tried by the former school­ teacher who now hails from Arkansas was to take part in a "Freedom Ride" demonstration at the New Orleans bus station on the last day of the 1961 Mardi Gras. "This was the first chance I had since I'd just been released from the hospital. I read in a newspaper that some riders ^ere going to try and break the color line at the station and I went down to help. At the station Orr was roughed up a little but nothing else happened. "I was one of a crowd and my efforts were lost in the mass. I decided that the next time I did any­ thing I would do it by myself so it would be ef."2'dve." The "next time" was a sit-in at the counter of an Messman Walter F. W. Woolworth store on B. Orr picketing Canal Street, where he the Woolworth was arrested for failure to leave the premises Building in NY. upon request. "I'm still out on $25 bail for that," he said. His funds didn't hold out until the next time. Continuing to engage in sit-ins, Orr was arrested in another Woolworth's for using boisterous lan­ guage and sentenced to 15 days when he didn't have the money to pay his fine. His third detainment occurred when he bought baseballs and bats for some Negro children and took the kids to a store where he ate ice cream with them at the counter. Orr was attacked while picketing a Woolworth's by a man whom he described as being six foot six. "After beating me up, he jumped into an automo­ bile and drove off. Three other men had taunted me for some time just previous to this." By the end of April his funds had run out and he shipped on the Topa Topa (Waterman), signing off in New York a few weeks ago. Just before shipping out, Orr told a local weekly newspaper: "I have been insulted, spat upon, beaten and jailed. This is because I have publicly ex­ pressed my conviction that all men are entitled to equality before the law." In the big. city Orr took up his picket signs and paraded before the Vv^oolworth Building and branch stores in the area as part of his general campaign. "I figure," Orr explained, "that if enough people stop going in and buying, they'll change their policy." Orr has also written numerous letters to news­ papers and government officials about the segrega­ tion situation. In turn, a number of Southern news­ papers have -written articles about the activities of the white Arkansas seaman. While waiting to ship out, Orr said all his efforts have cost him is "some money, but It's the right thing to do and I'll pick up my picket sign again as soon as I earn some money to live on ashore." SEAFARERS BBATRICR (Bull), Jun* 4—Chair­ man, W. Ortlx; Sacratary, W. Ortiz. Ship'i delegate reported one- beef in deck department re; changing of working hours, to be taken up with boarding patrolman. No beefs In en­ gine and steward departments. One oiler in engine department discharged in Puerto Rico and replacement taken. MADAKET . (Waterman), June 18— Chairman, J. C. Hoey; Secretary, A. G. Espeneda. Robert R. Pope elected new ship's delegate. No beefs reported. Request that crewmembers pick up cups on deck or topside and bring them back to the crew pantry. . BULK LEADER (American Bulk Carrier), June 4—Chairman, Mack D. Brendia; Secretary, James W. Mc­ Donald. Ship's delegate reported that the ship is not paying off in final port of discharge. Will pay off in Gulf. $24 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department for watchman handling lines in foreign port. Engine department beefs to be taken up with boarding patrolman. No beefs in steward department. Pa­ trolman will be contacted concerning ship's articles. DEL ORG (Mississippi), June 4— Chairman, F. J. Foley; Secretary, F. S. Payler. $22 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. W. T. Rose elected ship's delegate. New washing machine acquired and crew asked not to overload same. Discussion on having ship's delegate see the first assistant to let wiper on sanitary alternate in keeping head and shower ciean. with the ordinary seaman on sanitary, as both depart­ ments use the same one. Also to lock showers and heads while in port in South America and give key to gangway awtchman. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), June 3—Chairman, J. F. Laughlin; Secretary, Louis A. Gardier. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), Chair­ man, H. Mathey; Secretary, C. Henby. Ship's delegate reported delayed sail­ ing dispute. One man missed ship in steward department. Motion made to have awning installed aft. MONTAUK (American Bulk), March 18—Chairman, B. Lynn; Secretary, H. Ridgway. B. Lynn elected ship's dele­ gate. G. Turner elected engine dele­ gate. No beefs reported. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), April 9— Chairman, R. Johnston; Secretary, J. W. Scheidel. E. Hardcastie elected ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department delegates. ' Request for new clothes line. Request to keep Kroo boys out of midship house. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), April 23—Chairman, Donald E. Neil; Secre­ tary, Melano S. Sospina. Ship's dele­ gate reported everything going along very smoothly. No beefs. Ship's fund, $13.64. One man from steward de­ partment left in hospital in Karachi. Suggestion that letter be sent to headquarters regarding the best feed­ ing they have aboard this ship, rec­ ommending the chief steward and his cooks' for job well done. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Over­ seas), May 21—Chairman, Joseph J. McAndrew; Secretary, Bruce H. Caufman. No beefs aboard ship. Every­ thing running smoothly. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), April 28—Chairman, L. Taralio; Sec­ retary, M. Hamre. No beefs ho.erd ship. CecU Gates elected as ship's delegate. YORKMAR (Caimar), May 28—Chair­ man, John Dovak; Secretary, R. J. Londry. Ship's delegate reported that before anyone quits ship, a 24-hour notice should be given to the Cap­ tain. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Crew request melons for breakfast. None have been aboard ship. Also, request for a better grade of cold cuts. CALMAR (Caimar), June 3—Chair­ man, N. Kcndylas; Secretary, E. Tresnick. Ship's delegate reported no beefs. Everything running fine. $6.50 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. PENN EXPLORER (Penn), June 4— Chairman, J. F. Oickerson; Secretary, A. A. Bernard. Ship's delegate re­ ported no major beefs. Captain is letting members draw everything that is coming to them except allotments, draws and slops. One member of en­ LOG gine department missed the ship In Port Arthur. Crew complaining about mail not going to port of destination and request that agents be notified. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. r»ge Nineteea Seafarer, Playwright Take On Hollywood STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), June 4—Chairmsn, A. i. Kufcsrski; Secre­ tary, J. L. Hodges. No beefs reported. Everything running smoothly. $23.63 in treasury. Steward will collect do­ nations at payoff. Di.scussed logs and men putting in for OT for being re­ stricted to the ship in Inchon. To be taken up with patrolman. $32 col­ lected for merchant marine library. Vote of thanks to steward department for good meals and service. Ship's delegate to see the captain and ask him to put money out on time, and the time of the draw. ARIZPA (Waterman), June 4—Chair­ man, Thomas W. Keyser; Secretary, Liles Thomas. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything running smoothly. Food is good—most repairs taken care of. Request new ship's delegate be elected. Brother V. lacono elected as ship's delegate. Crew asked not to waste water and to hold fire hose down at drills. Steward asks that crew not waste coffee and to take better care of linen. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), June 6—Chairman, Grover C. Maddox; Secretary, J. B. Chandler. Every­ thing running smoothly. Discussion regarding serving of watchstanders. Suggestion that water spigot outside hou.sc be hooked up for native work­ men. Cold water aboard ship is usually too hot to use. This being taken up with chief engineer. Re­ quest no vulgar or abusive language be used in the messhall during meal r.. time. Suggestion that volunteer do­ nation of $2 each crewmember be made as a ship's fund for con­ veniences toward TV repairs, official telegrams, telephone calls, etc. Vote of thanks to steward department. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), June 13TChairman, Odom, Secretary, Linch. $80.12 in ship's movie fund plus a check for $250 for movie rental and upkeep of machine. No beef reported by department delegates. Vote to steward department for a job well done. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), June 24—Chairman, Fell; Secretary, Sconyers. $50.13 in treasury and $.70 in stamps. No beef reported by depart­ ment delegates. John T. Davis elected ship's delegate. Ask office for chairs for poop deck. Turn in orders for mattresses to the steward in Texas City. CAROLYN (Bull), June 16—Chair­ man, Jeff Sawyer; Secretary, William Weiss. Lock the doors of the passage­ ways to keep the stevedors out. Wiper to be brought to charges when we reach the .States. $6 in treasury. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Peter Arthur, AB, actor and man-abouttown (center), has a picture of a quiet mo­ ment with uninhibited Irish playwright Brendan Behan and Behan's wife Beatrice, but it'i the disquieting ones he'll remember. Arthur, whose professionai name is Peter Kean when he performs before the cameras, is a friend of the unpredictable author and recently made the rounds of Hollywood with him. While ArthuA had some idea of what would happen when Behan got going, "this time it was impossible," he said. "Behan took the place by storm, was invited everywhere and set a pace that was pretty mean to keep up with." By day Behan would check to see how the screenwriting and casting of his two plays, "The Hostage" and "Bostal Boy," were going. By night he would visit all the night clubs and parties where he generally wound up as the life of the party. "Of course Behan and those with him—his wife, a TV director, some Irish actors and myself—drank' a bit," Arthur said, "but it was more than this. Behan's fun to be with. He's a great story-teller and raconteur and he's not afraid to speak his mind." Once, when Behan was arrested for disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace, he said: "Holly­ wood cops are about the same as those in New York, London or Dublin—only a bit screwier." To get a rest from Hollywood, BeTian, his wife and Arthur went to Tijuana, where the picture (above) was taken. There they took in the grey­ hounds, horse races and the bullfignts. "Behan doesn't like the bull fights," Arthur re­ ported. "It's too Impersonal, it dfiesn't have any humor." As for Behan, Arthur added: "He would have made a good sailor; it's a shame he never tried it." Surveyor Wins Safety Award SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), June 18—Chairman, M. Trehern; Secretary, G. C. Sconyers. Want ham served on Sunday mornings, steak twice a week, more cottage cheese, a different brand of sausage, and do not want port meal hours from 4:30 to 5:30 but the regular time. DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), June 10 —Chairman, Jack Chastain; Secretary, J. A. F. Denais. No beefs reported by department delegates. Keep all de­ partment toilets and showers locked up when in port. A card of thanks wasj-eceived from Joe Powers for the beautful flowers at his mother's fu­ neral. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), June 25 —Chairman, Dan Dean; Secretary, Don Keddy. New awning back aft was finished. Balance in treasury $5.72. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Motion for LOG to be pub­ lished bi-monthly as before, in special issue for A & G deep sea sailors only. Vegetables not cooked properly. Steward complains members of his department come and go with­ out permission. For -the second time in a row the Steel Surveyor has won the Isthmian Line's semi­ annual safety award of $500. The period covered is January to June 1961, during which time the ship did not have any acci­ dents or time lost. Previously, the ship won the award for the July-December I960 period. Receiving the crew's share, $250, from Captain B. M. Green (I. to r.) are E. Fancher, chief cook; J. Coe, bosun; C. Culpepper, electrician, and D. Polite, baker. �Pac» Twealy SEAFARERS October. INl LOG After eight hours of battling the blaze with C02 ex« tinguishers, SiU crew (lower left) prepares to re­ move covers over No. 4 hatch. A surprise was wait­ ing for them—^the fire was still raging and out of control as smoke kept pouring out (upper left). US Army craft (below) arrived with hoses, foam and other equipment. It was put to work under the watchful eyes (upper right) of military fire-fighting . personnel and the ship's master, Captain Walch. After it's all over (lower right) the fire-destroyed cargo is jettisoned while crewmembers stand fire watch. Photos taken by Peter Saurez, messman. Sky Turns 'Velvet Black^ From Traveler Fire he sky over Inchon harbor was completely black as though it was covered with black velvet cloth. T This was ship's delegate Kenneth Singh's description of the effects of the smoke that poured out of the Steel Traveler (Isthmian) when the ship's No. 4 hold caught fire at 0150 hours on June 13. Heat from the fire, chief electrician Singh reported to the LOG, caused the "pontoons to blow off the No. 4 hold as though someone had set off a time bomb. The cement floor covering parted from the buckled decks m ' the crew foc'sles. while discolored paint peeled from the engine room bulkheads as though paint remover had been applied." Military Personnel Used While the fire was confined to the No. 4 hold, the crew of the C-3, together with military fire-fighting per­ sonnel, battled the blaze around-the-clock for two days before it was put under control. Another three days were spent in su^bduing flareups as the flooded hold was pumped out and the water-logged cargo of wheat was jettisoned. Steel Traveler Seafarers were praised by Captain Walch who said: "As fire fighters, I have seen them in action and am proud to have such a group of men for a crew." C02 Used Up When the fire first broke out, the crew took emergency fire-fighting action, but the vessel's supply of C02 was used up in eight hours and the fire was still out of control. The ship then radioed Yokohama for assistance, re­ questing a Navy ship to help fight the fire. Before a ship could be dispatched, Inchon-based Navy damage control personnel and Army fire-fighters equipped with chemical fijre-fighting equipment arrived and, together with the Pickup At Sea Says Ships Need Air'^Conditioning Navy Helicopter Aids III Crusader Seafarers To the Editor: Seafarers spend a large part of their lives aboard ship. I be­ lieve the Union should put emphasis on shipboard condi­ tions when it negotiates new contracts, especially when any dollar gains we may get are actually minimized due to taxes and the reduced value of the dollar. As an example of the type On September 26, wliile tlie Coastal Crusader (Suwannee) was enroute to Gibbs Sliipyard, Jacksonville, Florida, after returning from a 100-day-run at sea supporting the Govern­ ment's missile program in {The following article was sub­ the South Atlantic, it be­ mitted to the LOG by Henry came necessary to enlist aid Murranka, ship's delegate aboard from the US Navy to evacuate two members of the crew for emergency hospitalization. Cape Canaveral Contacted Approximately 32 hours out of port, the vessel was halted, by Captain Edwin Hurt. Emergency radio contact was made with Cape Canaveral, requesting assistance for the evacuation of Joe Blanco, pantryman, and Pedro Figueroa, oiler, Blanco, who had been feel­ ing poorly, had started to hemmorage internally: Figueroa was having trouble with his appendix. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Green Bananas By Roy Fleischer _ It seemed so odd and fiirtny In a port so far avay From tropical plantalions: — Green bananas in the bay! Of course they fell from the deck Of a vessel from the south As it steamed into Manhattan For the city's hungry mouth. They floated with confetti On that momentous day When the fleet came in for some' thing:— Green' bananas in the bay! The admiral made a speech. The mayor had more to say. A ticker tape up Broadway With bananas in the bay! the Coastal Crusader.) Approximately an hour after the radiogram to the Cape, the Navy helicopter Abandon, piloted by Lt. Cumberlidge and Lt. (jg) Ballard and manned by aviation machinist mate Ic E. W. Powell and aviation electrician's mate 3c A. L. Caron, arrived and pre­ pared for the transfer. From The Fantail Caron was lowered to the fantail of the Coastal Crusader and he and the two Seafarers were put into a whaleboat. The first attempt to retrieve the men from the whaleboat was unsuccessful due to the wake kicked up by the force of the helicopter's pro­ peller. Radio contact was resumed with the helicopter and new in­ structions were transmitted to the vessel. Crew members; many of whom were taking part in a pickup at .sea for the first time, carried out the new orders quickiy and efTiciently., The men were then transferred back to the Knot-type ship, where the flagstalT was dismantled and pick-up could (hen be made from the lantsil. Caron remained on board the Coastal Crusader so the Abandon wouldn't be overloaded, At present, both Blanco and Figueroa are patients at Patrick Air Force Base Ho.spital. Cocoa Beach, Florida. P^';;"" " ' To The Bditor All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Thames will be withheld upon reqjiest, of shipboard condition that could be improved upon 1 would point to my present ship, the Steel Designer (Lsthmian). On here the crew sweltered and sweated and wound up cursing the ventilation—it consisted of two regulation fans that con­ tinually shot back blasts of hot air—as we tried to get some shut-eye while in New Orleans. Surely air-conditioning has become commonplace enough so that it can be made into a com­ bination heating and cooling unit, which could be adopted for marine use in any climate. In the tropics cots are prov­ ided and the crew attempts to sleep outside on the decks. Yet, if the companies and Union are interested in safety, tbe,v can readily recognize the possibility of accidents befalling crewmem­ bers who not only lose contact with the rest of the crew while slumbering, but who may be crew, flooded the hold and brought the fire under control some 46 hours after it originally broke out. Wheat stored in the hold swelled due to the flooding and there was some danger that it might crack the plates. The hold was pumped out—a three-day job—and the crew and military worked day and night to jettison the water-logged mess. Fight Flare-Ups During this operation, they had to take time out to fight a number of flare-ups as the water, which reached to the upper 'tween decks, receded. The ship made It back to Galveston for repairs in the Todd shipyard and was expected to be ready to set sail again by mid-October. Some emergency repairs were done in Honolulu, the company reported. As far as the crew was concerned, Singh said it was "either put out the monster of a fire or have no home. With that and other grave thoughts in the back of our mind, we went out and did the job." washed overboard and lost at sea If the weather kicks up as is so often the case in hot climates. While it may not be possible or feasible to put an end to the hellish existence sans air-condi­ tioning aboard presently-active vessels, at least the idea behind it should be incorporated into future ships. Clarence L. Cousins Distributes LOG To Shipmates To the Editor: Will you please note my change of address in your file. I thank you for the copies of the Seafarers LOG which I distribute to my mates when at sea. We are all very inter­ ested in American shipping news. Thanks again for a most interesting journal. S. Poweir (Ed. note; The writer is a member of the National Union of Seamen of Great Britain. fit it Weifare Aid Is Appreciated To the Editor: I want to extend my thanks to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. My husband was in the hospital twice within the last six months with a heart attack, and all the aid given was greatly appreci­ ated. It is a blessing to know that one is taken care of when sick and unable to work. My deepest appreciation to the Welfare rep­ resentatives for their deep con­ cern and for the way tbey han­ dled the financial problems that arose. May God bless you all and I pray for the continued success of the SIU. Mrs. Thomas Tooma 'Notice' Column is Cited To the Editor: May I take this opportunity to thank you from the bottom of my heart for publishing my notice in the LOG requesting Luigi Gallo to contact me. Due to its publication, my daughter and 1 were able to contact Mr. Gallo and our daughter was most happy at finding her father. He was as happy as we were. The notice column is a won­ derful service for your Union members; Mrs. Mary Custer it it it Starts Bookshop For Seafarers To the Editor: After sailing in and out of the Port of Houston for 12 years 1 am in a position to know how difficult it is for Seafarers to get magazines and other reading material. In the past Seafarers have had to travel all the way into the heart of the city and then travel back to the dock area. Now I have done something about this situation by opening a book store near the water­ front. It is known as the A & A Book Store and is located at 1309 75th Street N., Houston. A full line of paperbacks and ma.gazines is carried for sea­ men. The store is within walk­ ing distance from City and Longreach docks. I would appreciate receiving some copies of the LOG every month for the Seafarers that drop in; particularly for men from the three Delta Line pas­ senger ships and a number of freighters. The Seafarers all ask for the LOG as it is quite a trip to the hall to pick up a copy. Louis P. Anderson �October, IMl OCIAN DINNY (Marltlma OvarMai)> Juna II—Chairman, Norman OuBelt; Sacratary, Paul L. Whitlow. Collected for ahipa fund $1 donation from each member: total of SSO. Expensea to date $20, balance $10. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Membership reminded to be back one hour before sailing as per Union agreement. Slor-chesl opened weekly or anytime if you forget any­ thing. Suggested that steward try to get canvas to cover the bedsprlngs at the end of this voyage from port steward so as the linen and mat­ tresses will not get torn. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), April 21, Chairman, Vernon L. Porter; Sec­ retary, Leo E. Movall. $31 in treasury. SEAFARERS Pare Twenty-Oaa LOG cusMon regarding washing mabhlnc. Will hold special meeting If same breaks down. No beefs reportetL ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Mey lO— Chairman, Earl McCaskey; Secretary, Edison Walker. No fund on hand In ship's fund. $19 donated for flowera ffli deceased members of the Lauest Maersk. Department delegates re­ ported no beefs. Discussion on keep­ ing all main deck doors closed while in Korea. Also, everyone warned about keeping portholes dogged down as one room was stripped before docking last trip by thlefs In small boats coming along side and climb­ ing a rope to get aboard. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers) July 30—Chairman, Harry R. Phillips; Secretary, Sidney Garner. New ship's delegate Patrick Fox. Dispute on OT. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Moore McCormack) July 18—Chairman, S. A. Dl Magglo; Secretary, T. H. Williams. $22 in treasury. No beefs reported by department delegates except some dis­ pute in OT. Suggestion made to see that enough cigarettes be put on ship for voyage. No beefs reported by department delegates. Ship will receive spray guns. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. The food has improved con­ siderably compared to the last voyage. MOUNT WHITNEY (Cargo A TankShip), June 18—Chairman, C. Halla; Secretary H. Scholes. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Steward to make menus cleaner. Sug­ gestion made for crewmembers to keep foc'sles and iockera locked wtalie in port. PENN TRADER (Penn Shipping), June 18—Chairman, Domenlc DiSei; Secretary, SIgmund Rothschild. Every­ thing in good order. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crewmembers requested not to enter recreation room or mess room unless they are wearing undershirts. CHICKASAW (Waterman), June 17 —Chairman, Joseph Kearnes; Secre­ tary, Frank Kusture. Rest of rooms to be painted. Ask all to co-operate in taking tare of washing machine and keeping laundry room clean. $10.05 in treasury. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Bring all cups to pantry and keep messroom clean at night. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), July 1—Chairman, A. Pallno; Secretary, L. A. Cardier. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Gal­ ley. pantry and messhall to be fumi­ gated. Vote of thanks to cooks, baker and the balance of the steward de­ partment. HASTINGS (Waterman), June 11— Chairman, George F. Clarke; Secre­ tary, John E. Wells. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. No communications or LOGS received this trip or last. Vote of thanks to steward department. EMILIA (Bull), June 6—Chairman, Frenchy Wyman; Secretary, Juan Oquendo. Ship's delegate reported no beefs aboard ship. Suggestion made to take screen door at galley down, or cleaned, or have carpenter make re­ pairs. Checking with mate as to when quarters will be painted and sougecd. PENN VOYAGER (Penn Shipping), June 11—Chairman, Francis Fisher; Secretary, E. W. King. Ship's delegate elected is P. C. .lohnson. lie will con­ tact captain regarding mixer. Letter being sent to New York a.sking for part that is worn out. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. PANDORA (Epiphany), June 25— Chairman, J. Kusharsky; Secretary, Ivan Durnlng. Ship's. delegate re­ ported two men were logged. Brother Paul llebert was sent to the hospital in Barcelona for an operation and was returned to the ship just before de­ parture. Onl.v 50 percent of the re­ pairs were done. Master complained about damage to percolator while ship was at Bca on .lune 24(11. ROBIN TRENT (Moore-McCormack), June 14—Chairman, Ray Vaughan; Secretary, Harry Thrash. Ship's dele­ gate reported all repairs were turned in. lie suggested that no one pay off the ship until the Union officials have finished with all the beefs. One crewmember missed ship. Several hours disputed OT in engine department. Crewmembers discussed cleanliness of laundry room. Suggested that crew pantry be kept clean. All members discussed the strike, and were told to report to (he hall as soon as the ship gets into port. HASTINGS (Waterman), June 11— Chairman, George F. Clarke; Secre­ tary, John Wells. Ship's delegate re­ ported a smooth payoff in New York. Hepartmcnt delegates reported no beefs. James Stat his was elected new ship's delegate. Former ship's dele­ gate was given a vote of thanks for a job well done. Crew asked to help keep the steward department toilet clean. MARORE (Ore Navigation), June 11 —Chairman, J. Mehalov; Secretary, Frank Allen. Ship to be paid off at riiiladelphia. Those members with dependents were advised to make al­ lotments. No beefs reported. Motion to have another wall fan installed in lecrealion room. Request to repair or insiail new water fountain port side. Washing machine to be cleaned after each time it is used. Request that night lunch be Increased. JEAN (Bull), Jung 21—Chairman, A. Page; Secretary, J. Slavens. Dis- TRANSNORTHERN (Globe Water­ ways) August 6—Chairman, Brother Griggers; Secretary, Brother D. M. Woods. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Request for 18 new mattre.sses and received only 10. Also requested one new mirror for 12 to 4 oilers but never received It. Ship's delegate asked the captain for a draw In our next port and the captain's reply wag no. No LOGs received in the past two trips. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), June 6—Chairman George C. Maddox; Secretary, J. B. Chandler. Ship's del­ egate reported everything junning smoothly. Suggestion that messmen should give priority attention in serv­ ing men on or going on watch. Sug­ gestion that water spigot, outside house, be hooked up for native work­ men. All hands urged to cooperate in an effort to keep unnecessary native traffic out of the passageways. Suggestion that some llne-up or sys­ tem be installed to facilitate the cooling of the cold water, wash water, line to the showers, etc. Engine and shin's delegate to take problem up with chief engineer. Crew asked not to use vulgar or abusive language in the messhall. Sugge.stlon that volun­ teer donation of $2 each crewmember be made as a ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department. MADAKET (Waterman), Aug. 13— Chairman, John E. Redding; Secre­ tary, Albert G. Espenada. Ship's dele­ gate, Robert Pope resigned and re­ placed by Charles E. Perdue. $3.15 In ship's fund. Motion made to SIU for new contract for deck depart­ ment, re shortage of men on freight­ ers and supertankers. Request clari­ fication regarding vacation benefits and strike clearance. Crew asked to bring cups to pantry after using. Everything running smoothly. Mesahall needs painting. MT. RAINIER (Bull), Aug. 31— Chairman, James S. McRae; Secre­ tary, Leo M. Morsette. J. S. McRae elected ships delegate. Brother McRae stressed importance of ship's fund and asked all brothers to do­ nate. PANDORA (Epiphany), July It— Chairman, Johnny Grimes; Secretary, Dave Albright. Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs. Motion made to have lockers painted and repaired. It was agreed that the laundry and recreation room list be posted and to be rotated by departments, and have foe'sle fans repaired and paint galley and foc'sles. LISA B (Scalane* Management), July 22—Chairman, David Sykes; Secretary, Seymour Helnfling. One man paid off and two men hospital­ ized in Karachi. Question of shore leave in India to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Letter sent to headquarters regarding rusty water, money draws and lack of dental at­ tention in .Singapore etc. No LOGs received for 3 months. Need n^w washing machine. Request that crew pantry be kept clean as pantryman leaves it. No safety meetings on board vessel. Letter and pictures sent to SEAFARERS LOG regarding SIU drive for runaway ships. Letter being sent to LOG about master's accident. DEL ORG (Mississippi), July 30— Chairman, R. J. Grant; Secretary, F. J. Baltazar. Ship's delegate reported that television and radio came aboard vessel and are in crew lounge. No beefs rmjorled by delegates. Re­ quest for directions for crew wash­ ing machine and that crew keep soap in machine at a minimum. SS BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), Sept. 3. —Chairman, Batson; Secretary, W. Engelstein. See patrolman about re­ pairs and vacation after one years continuous service aboard same ship. $20.46 in treasury. No beefs reported by department delegates. Suggested to rotate job of ship's delegate. Baker elected. Request black gang get enough equipment for sanitary work. Make sure mattress pads are checked before payoff. ORION COMET (Colonial), Aug. 5— Chairman, Nelson; Secretary, M. R. Fila. Two men hospitalized in Suez. Captain will get new chairs for messroom, also new fans and mattresses, and paint quarters and messrooms. $13.40 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Need two fans for the galley. The happy faces of the children playing at Our Lady of Lourdes Baby Home, Yokohama, Japan, is enough of a reward for Maiden Creek Seafarers who have been playing "father" at a number of orphanages in the Far East. Deck department member Rafael V. Saldana, who is in charge of collecting donations and distributing the ship's gifts, said $77.40 was collected from March 26 to July 28 for tbe crew's. charity efforts. He reports the following donations: J. Mann, $10; F. Davenport, $4.50; A. Aaron, $10; R. Mitchell, $7.40; C. Perreira, $.50; W, Watson, $3; steward department, $20; a friend, $5; a friend, $10; F. Snow, $5, and A. Pelton, $2. The money is used to buy groceries, instant milk. assorted cookies and candies, medicines, rice, shoes and other necessities for the orphans. In addition, money is sometimes given direct to the homes aided by the Seafarers. Besides the Our Lady of Lourdes Baby Home, other orphanages that received gifts are: Holy Fam­ ily Home Orphanage, Osaka, Japan; Polish Heart Orphanage, Pusan, Korea, and Ishimine Baby Home, Naha, Okinawa. Saldana said the food, clothing and supplies were "deeply appreciated" and many thanks were sent to the Seafarers by the nuns and other workers at the homes. "The children could only say thank you with their smiles," he added. "Their smiles were more than enough." Seafarers At Work From The Ships At Sea Mississippi Line ships make a West Africa run and V. E. Monte, ship's reporter on the Del Valle, gave the LOG his one-man's opinion on the run and that part of the con­ tinent. ' : ; " "For the avid pleasure ing a place to practice. Getting all they have to do is find out seekers, the West Africa trip a name .should be easier; they when Spermaceti is in season. 4 4 4 is taboo," he writes, "but for can call themselves the Pilgrims. It's football time and while the 4 4> the conservative ones—those that want so much out of life for next to nothing—this is the right run. "West Africa is lovely in its natural beauty. It still has that primitive atmosphere that is so stimulating to tlie imagination of what Africa was like in the past. Places like Abidjan, Ivory Coast Republic; Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo, and Lobito, Angola, are so full of surprises that once you meet the right people, a new vista is opened to you. "While the run is similar to others, this new vista can make you think the trip is more excit­ ing than it actually is." i When deck department mem­ ber Teodoro Ruiz received a radiogram on the Gateway City (Sea-Land) that his son Edwin, 12, had died of appendicitis, his fellow Seafarers provided some consolance. Teo­ doro wants to thank the crew, and especially Pedro Garcia, deck department delegate, and Pedro Reyes, bosun, for their kindness and sympathy. On this ship, the Seafarers really lived up to the motto: "Brother­ hood of the Sea." 4" 5« t It's kind of late in the sports season for it, but crewmen on the Mayflower (Mayflower) are think­ ing of starting a softball team. They may have some trouble find­ Crew on the Kenmar (Calmar) have extended sympathy to the bosun and the two 4 to 8 ABs who, it seems, are very sad after rigging up two fishing lines and then going 25 days without catch­ ing a fish. They have decided to chip in and buy the three fisher­ men a whale at Long Beach. Now gang on Del Mar (Mississippi) won't be seeing many games, it made sure that some underpriv­ ileged children would. The crew donated $50 to the Underprivi­ leged Home for Children in New Orleans so the kids will have a chance to watch some gridiron action. 4 DelSudHolds Benefit Fete Seafarers never forget their brothers, especially in a time of need. This was shown again in New Orleans recently, when the Del Sud (Mississippi) held a bene­ fit dance to raise funcls to enable summer shipmate Pete Cadare to purchase a vacuum plastic leg. Pete, who is 24 and a graduate of Loyola University with a degree in Physical Education, has sailed in past years during his summer vacations on the Del Sud, Del Mar and Del Norte, all Mis­ sissippi Line vessels. Recently he was operated on for a malignant tumor and his leg from just above the knee had to be removed to save his life. When the crew of the Del Sud heard about it, they arranged a benefit dance to help Cadare get enough money to buy the arti­ ficial leg, steward department delegate Dominick DiGiovanni reported. He said there was a fine turnout of Seafarers and Union officials at the benefit fete. 4 4 Hurricane (Waterman) suggests that old magazines, which have a tendency to just pile up before they are dumped overboard, be donated to the Seaman's Insti­ tute in Rotterdam, Holland. Hur­ ricane's ship's fund also needs a green transfusion. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Things are sort of topsy-turvy on the Steel Advocate (Isthmian) and the crew wants action, .-^fter all, it's not very pleasant to turn on the cold water faucets or showers or sinks and get only hot water. What's a Seafarer to think'.' By now the Globe Progress (Maritime Overseas) may be either ahead tor behind) the rest of the world. The crew had an eight-day clock put in its m.ssroom and may have to revise the OT sheets to fit the new time scheme. A sliip's delegate's job is a hard one and a cooperative crew is appreciated. Joseph P. LeBlanc worked with a good one on the Hedge Haven (Metro Pe­ troleum). He said it deserves "a special vote of thanks" for sim­ plifying his duties. �Seafarer Eyes Montego Sky, Sees Versatile Crewmembers William Calefato, recently wiper on the Montego Sky (Eagle), penned some observa­ tions of his fellow crewmembers and Seafarers in general for the LOG. "The lives and habits of seamen have changed a lot in the last hundred years, especially in m the last 15 years. Go on any ship today and you'll hear that nearly every crevvmember Is married and has the usual family respon­ sibilities. Plenty of them own their own homes, and some have ranches plus all kinds of busi­ nesses alongside their shoreside neighbors. And many have other trades beside seamanship. "Art Thompson is one example. Art is a first rate AB, but he is also an expert heavy equipment operator, having driven the big­ gest and most complex bulldozers ever made. He and his friend Dutch Starkey worked in Alaska, handling timber and doing every­ Surrounding John Statchan, AB (center), are (I. to r.) thing that can be done with tho.se Dutch Starkey, AB; John Whitlock, wiper; Vernon Lewis, machines. AB, and Art Thompson, AB. Lumber And Wildlife "Even lumberjacks are called rowdy, but look at Art, for in­ stance. He acts more like a law­ yer, yet he can tell you more authentic things about the intri­ cacies of lumber camp operations and Alaskan wildlife than you'd hear anywhere. "Art and Dutch were up in Alaska for a few years. And say —you often hear guys tell you they came from some first family or some great forefather. Well, Dutch tells about how his grand­ father came over in a covered wagon from around Minnesota and how the wagon train was attacked by Sioux. He escaped and hid from the Indians but was found and adopted into the tribe. He was only seven years old at the time. "You'd never guess those guys were seamen if you met them in town. Like Vernon Lewis, an­ other AB. He looks like a fight Vernon Lewis, AB, at work during his spare time making a promoter or anything else but a mariner in his street clothes. His net with a Norwegian needle (inset). other work is as an expert com­ mercial fisherman, and if you well as having 20 years at sea. very honest about them. He re­ think that kind of work is easy, Quite a difference between the lated an incident on one ship. A you're wrong. Besides brawn, you mines and the open sea. Being a crevvmember who wanted atten­ need a lot of quick thinking and good miner is not so easy. tion and suffered from an inflated must know endless technical de­ "John Whitlock, a wiper, was ego constantly baited him. tails. You can most always tell the only rebel in the crew of "Like anyone else's, John's about a guy from his hobbies. Yankees, but it made no differ­ long patience was finally ex­ Lewis is one of those rare artists ence. If it did, this could only hausted and he told the man to with knots and makes useful and mean that he was well-liked and leave him alone or he'd whip him. ornamental things with rope. 250-pound-man withdrew. respected. He's an example of The Looks Like TV Star some of the fine Seafarers who John wouldn't have extended a "Then there's John Statchan, come from below the Mason- challenge if he was unsure of another AB. Now he's a guy who Dixon llhe. himself. But he's whipped big looks like some TV star, but he's "John was also more acutely men before and is only 140 been down in mines for years as candid about many things and pounds. It was quite a crew." Seaspray .. Something that smells like seaweed. U a seafarer." October. IMl SEAFAREnS LOG Pare TweDty-Tw« Maker Recommends EthiopiaPort My boy friend A good port for Seafarers to stop over in is Massawa, Ethiopia, according to . Herb Knowles, ship's delegate on the Steel Maker (Isthmian). Herb reported to the LOG that the Steel Maker hit the port on July 9 and was joined a short while later by the Steel Rover, another Isthmian vessel. "The crews from both ships," he said, "were most warmly wel­ comed," and were entertained in the "Oasis Club" operated by the Army. "The boys at the club went out of their way to make our stay welcomed and remembered," Knowles said, and other Seafarers can expect the same courteous treatment. Illness Clarifies Book Retirement Need For USPHS Change Proposed To the Editon Just a word or two of appre­ ciation and thanks to the SIU and Welfare Servlca officials for their quick response to an urgent call from my wife Sep­ tember 1 when I was stricken at home with lobar pneumonia and was unable to move." In response to my wife's call, the Staten Island USPHS hos­ pital was cont-acted and in less than two hours I was in an ambulance and in less than four hours was admitted, ex­ amined -and under medication. Although critically ill, I am now well on the way to recov­ ery. I can honestly say that In my 59 years I have never received more courteous or better treat­ ment than from the doctors, nurses, dieticians -and other hospital personnel here. The food is well prepared, and neatly served. Of course I am on a prescribed diet. Many guys here complain. But. one must remember that one is here to get well and the medi­ cal team is doing their utmost to help you back to good health. Being here enables one to readily understand the mari­ time union's fight to keep these fine hospitals open. It would be a black day in any future time if the services of these hospi­ tals were cut off to seamen. Those who have been patients and to those so fortunate as to have never been in, whenever our Union calls for support from us to keep these hospitals open we must do so, writing letters or whatever else is needed to do the job. Several brothers have stopped by to visit me while here and I want to thank them all. John Jellette To the Editor: I feel thai; the present book retiring plan isn't in the best interest of the .membership. The cost of the plan seems to me to be extremely high and unfair. I believe ten dollars would be a very reasonable price, payable at the time of re­ tirement. Books should also be To Th.e Editor All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. left in retirement as long as nec­ essary or desired by each indi­ vidual instead of having to be reactivated and paid up every two years as is now the prac­ tice. Upon reactivating a book, each individual should then be required to pay the present quarterly dues plus the assess­ ments for that year, if any. Improvements can be made In the regulations covering payoffs in ports other than the port of engagement and not returning to the port of departure. If the distance between the ports is more than 100 miles, I feel the company involved should pay transportation to all concerned. Evis J. Thibodeaux Four Seafarers In Brazil Hospital To the Editor: Upon the arrival of the Vil­ lage (Consolidated Maritime) in Santos, Brazil, three Sea­ farers were admitted to the hospital. A fourth was admitted later. The crewmembers are P. D. Zellner, deck maintance, for removal of a dermoid cyst; W. To the Editor: C.-Hall, AB, for .stomach trouble I am a patient in marine and removal for a cyst; R. Hol­ hospital, Stapleton, Staten Is­ land and am undergoing a good land, wiper, for bronchitis, and check-up. By the time this is W. F. Moss, wiper, for the ex­ traction of several teeth. All printed in the LOG I wilt have are doing well. undergone a hernia operation. The hospital, Benefinsioia PorI have had hernia for the past tuguiza Hospital , is a very fine ten years but it really never one and all the attendants are bothered me until the past doing all they can for the Sea­ MM&P strike. I did picketing farers. The language difficulty at the Bethlehem Shipyard In Is a big problem but it is being Brooklyn where I put in long overcome. The men have been hours hitting the bricks in the" visited by the second mate, rain. There and then the hernia radio officer, ship's delegate made Itself felt. and chief steward in addition Captain Rudolph J. Peterson. to other crewmembers. (Ed. note: A retired member P. D. Zellner, of the MM&P, Captain Peterson A* is'a frequent contributor to the LOG. He was recently elected a member of the International Association of Master Mariners- To the Editor: Cape Horniers. A story about I would like to concur in the his election appeared in the remarks that Brother Frank August LOG.) Szwestke made about the prog­ ress of our Union since 1938. A vote of thanks is due to the Union officials who have made these advances possible. I have been d union man To the Editor: These few words are inade­ since 1912 and was very proud quate in expressing my very to carry a union book. It's a far deep appreciation for the kind­ cry today from those hard ness and understanding shown times. When a man looks back me by SIU officials -and mem­ on those days it is so unbeliev­ bers in New Orleans at the time able and fantastic, to say the of the death of my husband, least, to realize how a union brother is protected via disabUManuel J. Archibald, Sr. I would also like to thank it, sickness, vacation, death and the members of the Del Mar a host of other benefits." Such and the SIU for the floral of­ things just were not possible in ferings. Joining me in expres­ my day. As a retired brother, I ap­ sing thanks are my sons, Man­ uel Jr., US Navy, and Daniel, preciate the help that the SIU has given me. Lt Marine Corps. George H. .Scebeiger Margarite Archibald LOG Contributor Beached In PHS Unson Progress Is Recalled Floral Offerings Are Appreciated �SEAFARERS October, 1961 Pago Twenfy-TbrM LOG iil 1^-' .' ; lace, Jean S. Long, Clarence D. Crowder, Robert F. Edmond, Diosdado Lavador, Arthur G. Ander­ son; Simon Kendall, Reginald R. Paschal, Carlos Torres, Pasquale Dinino, Florian R. Clask, Louie N. 4" 4" 4Coffee, Jr., Gilbert M. Gonzales; Thomas V. Raines Contact your wife, Mrs. Thomas F. T. Anderegg, Ramsey BaumV. Raines, at 9666 N. Kellog Street. gardner, Olay Seim, J. A. Gregory, H. R. May, Raymond E. Brown, Portland, Oregon. Clarence Wallace, Peter F. Di4 i 4 capua. Vincent Anthony Vanzanella 4^4 4 Contact your daughter, Miss James Francisco Vera Vanzanella, 1322 S. Hender­ Get in touch with your mother, son, Dallas 23, Texas, c/o M. W. Mrs. Catherine Francisco, 9 Ander­ Cole. son Street, Boston, Ma.ss. 4 4 4 4 4 S" Charies Worth Cothran, Franz R. Schwartz Get in touch with your brother, Urgent you write your mother. Hugh Cothran, 2006 Wilmer Ave­ Anybody knowing whereabouts of nue, Anniston, Alabama. the alpove is urged to notify him, 4 4 4. or contact V. V. Van Gordon, St. Frank Flint Sr. Contact your son, Frank (Pig- Joseph's. Hospital. Room 203, Bregeon) Flint, Jr., at LE 9-7190, Bal­ merhaven, Germany. 4 4 4 timore, Md. Jim A. Jenkins 4 4 4 Pick up the glasses held for you John Scott at the Texas State Optical Office, There is an important letter waiting for you at the Mailroom 608 Travis St., Houston, Texas. 4 4 4 in SIU Headquarters. Robert Raymer 4 4 4 You are asked to contact Allen John (Red) Reed The above-named man, ex-Robin Andrews, Jr., PO Box 165, Salem, Trent in 1952, is asked to contact Wis. M. J. Doherty, Room 201, Box 92, 4 4 4 450 Harrison Street, San Fran­ Ex-Pacific Wave cisco 5, California. The following ex-crewmembcrs should contact vice-pre.sident 4 4 4 Robert I. Fagan Claude Simmons at SIU headquar­ Contact James E. Bell, Jr., Suite ters, Brooklyn: Robert Williams, 400, 1325 E. Street, NW Washing­ James Masters, Roy Ed Connelly and Edmund Eriksen. ton 4, DC. Harry G. Scott Write your wife or call ANdrew 8-6215, Westport, Washington, after ten at night as soon as pos­ sible. Louella Scott. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gull, Lakes and InlaiTd'waters msfrlot makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­ bership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. Should any member, for any reason, be refused his constitutional right to In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland •Waters District are administered In accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees In charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management represent­ atives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied Information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt •requested. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the contracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, which are Incorporated In the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mall, return re­ ceipt requested. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available In all SIU halls. Thesecontracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and In the proper manner. If, at any time, any • SIU patrolman or other Union official. In your opinion, falls to protect you* contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any Individual In the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or Its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960 meetings In all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy Is vested In an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one Individual to carry out this responsibility. 4 m PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity In the SIU unless an official Union receipt Is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given such receipt. If In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or If a member Is required to make a payment and given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should Immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. e CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND QBLIGATICWS. The SIU publishes every six months In the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitution. In addition, ^pies are available In all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to famlllarlme themselves with Its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer Is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should Immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mall, return receipt requested. m® RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities. In­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role In all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtlmers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. 4 4 SIU Scholar Wins New Honors Former SIU scholarship winner Lembhard Howell is still breaking academic records, this time in search of a law degree. Howell, the son of Seafarer Cleveland Howell, who sails as chief steward on SIU ships, is now attending Suffolk Uni­ versity Law School in Boston He then entered Lafayette Col­ tion officer. On many of his voy­ where he is stationed ashore lege from which he graduated in ages, he operated out of the in the US Navy. He was recently notified that he won a $300 Alum­ ni Fund Scholarship as the result of completing the 1960-61 school year with the best record in his class.. Howell originally won his $6,000 SIU scholarship in 1955 on his second try on the basis of an out­ standing record at Charles Evans Hughes High School in New York plus his achievement on thg Col­ lege Entrance Examination Bpard tests which all scholarship candi­ dates take in order to qualify for the .fiward. ... Brooklyn Army base. June, 1958, with a cum laude and Sinee he was anxious to go honors in his­ ahead with his schooling, Howell tory. Following his graduation, requested shore duty and re­ ceived approval. He is now attend­ Howell went on active duty with ing Suffolk at night while work­ the Nayy receiv­ ing ashore for the Navy in Boston. Howell's father is currently ing a commission as ensign In the serving aboard the Steel Chemist US Naval Re­ (Isthmian). He has been sailing with serve. Subse­ the SIU since 1947, usually as quently he was chief steward. Before that he had Howell assigned to the worked in a shipyard for a, num­ MSTS transport General Randall ber of years after first coming to on which he was promoted to the United States from Jamaica in lieutenant jg,ajid served, as naviga-. 1942. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 William P. Goff would apprecRoderick R. Brooks ate hearing from his former ship­ Contact Thomas M. Breen, 160 mates. Write him c/o Bessie Ann'is, Broadway, New YOIK 38, NY, Tele­ 211 Canal Street, New Orleans, La. phone BEekman 3-3740. Keith Petersen Your grandmother, Mrs. Stella Petersen, would like to hear from you. Write her at 20 Carnation Sq., Bridgetown, Athlone, Capetown, South Africa. 4 4 4 Salvador Resquites Anyone knowing the where­ abouts of the above is asked to contact his wife, Connie J. Res­ quites at Cugman, Cag. de Oro City, the Philippines. 4 4 4 Melvin Gray Ex-Coe Victory Contact Mrs. Jessie Warren, 122 Anyone who knows about a belt So. Commonwealth Ave., Nor­ and silver belt buckle with ini­ folk, Va. tials FNC taken by mistake from 4 4 4 chief cook's room on the Coe Vic­ George AV. F. L. Flint Get in touch with Mrs. Mildred tory, July 8, should get in touch Flint, 1st floor rear, 1414 West with F. N. Cain, 432 Washington Baltimore Street, Baltimore 23, Street, Bay St. Louis. Aliss. Sen­ timental value involved. Md. '444 Tops In Law School 4 Tom Scardelis Roland Velasco Bill has asked that you pick up Get in touch with Carmen Gar­ your rraii at the LOG office in cia, 2218 Long Street, Tampa, Fla., headquarters. on an urgent matter of business. 4 4 4 William Hubbard Ralph Mueller Very perturbed, and desire to You are asked to contact Marie Parker, 631 34th Street, Newport know of your welfare. Communi­ cate at your earliest. Flame L. News, Va. Drake, c/o D. V. David, 15 Alt.a4 4 4 mont Road. Cumballa Hill, Bom­ Lawrence A. Beaudry Get in touch with Br. Bernhardt bay 26, India. 4 4 4 Heebe, RR Box 323-A, Marrero, Stephen A. Mangold Loui.siana. Get in touch with your sister 4 4 4 Stephen J. Frankewicz in Framingham, Mass. Contact Mrs. Marjorie Franke­ 4 4 4 wicz, 107 Albermarle Street, Apart­ Norman Krumm ment 5A, Baltimore 2, Md. The above-named or anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked 4 4 4 Horace G. Gray to contact his wife. Mrs. Norman Mrs. Ruth Koonce, 540 West 16th Krumm, of Luck, Wis. Street, Houston 8, Texas, would 4 4 4 like to hear from you. Edmond F. (Eddie) Bridges 4 4 4 Check for $75 said to be drawn John F. Williams to you by New Orleans attorney Contact your sister, L'icy W. was worthless, causing me much Abel, as she Is anxious to hear inconvenience and embarrassment. from you. Would appreciate hearing from 4 4 4 you regarding same as soon as Ex-Pacific Tide possible. A.B.S. Ex-Pacific Explorer Ex-Valiant Freedom The following Seafarers are urged to contact Moore, Simon & Laydcn, attorneys. Suite 210 Van Antwerp Bldg., Mobile 12, Ala.; Aser Joosepson, Joseph C. Wal­ liUOWl . �Vol. XXlii No. 10 LOG SEAFARERS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Keep 'em Coming! IK ^So ^K ,-gJ«sfBe si' '"®Dce Of ••acf rafts Oup b'O-i ""•a;: ii»n *V, ' 'I'lOt '»»einAer '»oa/ VIJ •«» 'J fisSSia? C* \j »0 A/a«»r CMT SiUSe^^®?lSRcn , V*'*Ji- l *<»/ 4- ;"^S? .{!S4 '^o»> OEV.«^l^, SSg. \ w.EETVOUR I; III! Illl ' <A ^ >6 KHStt3 5?A IT. WMSNV V;. W, I, 'OAf -"^or VOUR D«T*S . *1.1 ^<V 'Ci- »-»jiTiW •TITS-—^ i* . '• Things are happening in the maritime industry so fast these days that it's often hard to keep abreast of the developments which vitally affect you and your family. One way of keeping fully informed on what's going on in maritime generally-and in the SlU in particular-is to have the LOG mailed regularly to your home. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1961 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SICKNESS & ACCIDENT BENEFITS FOR SEAFARERS TRINIDAD SEA UNION JOINS WITH SIUNA ROSE KNOT CREW ‘AOK’ ON MISSILES, AIR FORCE SAYS SEATRAIN ON OFFSHORE RUN, HAULS RAILROADS US SEAMEN EQUAL ‘CONTROL’, MAGNUCN TELLS PENTAGON MTD HITS CHOICE OF SEARS AS US REP AT TRADE FAIR G&H FETES IBU TUGMEN ON 5-YEAR SAFETY RECORD CUNARD BACKS OFF ON NEW SUPERSHIP COAL FOR ARMY ON ORDER; ’50-50’ POLICY IS UPHELD CANADA SIU CHARGES PLOT IN GREAT LAKES SHIPPING PURSERS NAIL DOWN FIRST EXPORT PACT OFFSHORE WITH NO LOGS? ADVIDSE HQ. WHEN, WHERE SIU, DREDGEMEN TEAM TO ORGANIZE IN NORFOLK STERN ANCHOR FOR SEAWAY NIXED BY CO’S; FOULS PROPS SEAFARER EYES MONTEGO SKY, SEES VERSATILE CREWMEMBERS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1961 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIII, No. 10 1961 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9bfc1db010be539e0046d17b3df6d528.PDF 310a3a5380f26465db1f144974700aa3 PDF Text Text @ SEAFABERS^LOG ES I^IOAL OROAW OF THI «EAPA«ER8 INTERNATIONAt UNION .» ATLANTIC, OUtr, Ulls AND IWLAHD WAfERS DI8THICT • ATl-CIO Landmark Confratf For Trinidad 5IU Nine Alcoa Runaways Sign Pact l! - story On Page 3 f%mm TfiA f ifiA of the MTD West Gulf- Ports Council are pictured at • "" fcffie# Houston where they tied up Yugoslav-flag MV Drzic to launch boycott against Cuba trade ships. The Drzic wanted to pick up US Gov­ ernment cargo for the Middle East. (Story on Page 2.) MTD PICKETiNG AiDS US MOVE ON CUBA SHiPS Story On Page 2 -I '/k ife Flr^m^n's P#fV decent pay offer from New York City, AFL-CIO » ruy* Uniformed Firemen's Association Local 94 was supported in City Hall picketing demonstration by NY Maritime Port Council and other area unions. Some 3,000 pickets ringed City Hall for three hours. • NLRB KO'S NMU LAST CHANCE IN ROBIN RAID Story On Page 2 I '-M'"/*' I •' £/-•• •./>•"-f.. -& m * *1; . • ^ ' <•?» ,> " J ^'; " f%4 A Signing of the first contract between a major seamen's union and a runaway-flag fleet" is completed at Port-of-Spain by rlF9W WW #t lAfnCl* the SIUNA-affiliated Seamen's & Waterfront Workers Trade Union of Trinidad covering nine Alcoa ships oper­ ated by the Lib-Ore Corp. Participants (seated, 1-r) are Francis Mimgroo and Rupert Jones of SWWTU; Capt. H. L. Jacobsen, and port engi­ neers Jack Nichols and Ed Dembero, for Lib-Ore; standing, James Tobias, SWWTU; SIUNA rep. Mike Carlin; Capt. Milton Miles, Alcoa general manager in the Caribbean, and Frank Rumbaugh, manager, Tembladora Transfer Station, Trinidad. (Story on Page 3.) �SEAFAkEkS idG Canada SIU Opens Case At Upper Lakes Hearing Action By MTD Spurs US Rule On Cuba Trade MONTREAL—^The scene of the Canadian government iniqulry into the Upper Lakes Shipping dispute has shifted to this port, where headquarters of the SIU of Canada Is cated, as the tmion began in-4-^ — MONTREAL — Strong action by unions of the AFL-CIO troducing the first rebuttal established with the support ol Maritime Trades Department to focus attention on foreign evidence to charges and state­ the company and a group within ments made since the hearings be­ the Canadian Labor Congress. ships seeking US Government cargoes whiie engaged in ComThe separate Canadian inquiry gan in August. mimist and Cuban trade was'^ Due to the circumstances sur­ now underway, which is likely to vessels in Communist trade and reaffirmed here at the quar­ rounding the dispute and the con­ continue for several weeks, has al­ wouldn't touch them. Ships in­ spiracy promoted by Upper Lakes ready held hearings at Toronto, terly meeting of the MTD ex­ volved included the Netherlandsagainst the SIU, as well as the Ottawa and St. Catherines, On­ flag Java, West German-flag Marecutive board. international nature of the com­ tario. It is expected to move on to Delegates representing 33 hnrg, GUendorf and the Westfalen, pany's operations, both the US other ports when the SIU com­ Greek-flag Appolonia, Tngoslavinternational unions vigor­ flag Kupres, Norwegian-flag Liso, and the Canada have undertaken pletes presentation of its case here. ously backed the "get-tough" pol­ Lebanon's Panaglotis Xilas and formal inquiries on their own. The The hearings are being conducted icy on Cuba trade ships both in the special US panel held hearings in by Justice T. G. Norris of Van­ others. national interest and for the future July and issued a report recom­ couver. The original position of the MTD General manager Tommy Members of the executive board mending a "series of international job security of American seamen unions was upheld in official Gov­ Ivan of the Chicago Black conferences" to help resolve the of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades and maritime workers. ernment policy to quarantine Cuba Department also met for their reg­ issues. The MTD protest Was kicked and cut off military shipments, as Hawks hockey team, The dispute arose when Upper ular quarterly meeting here on off in advance of official Wash­ owned by James Norris, ington reaction to the flood of President Kennedy proclaimed a Lakes, after a ten-year contractual October 22-24, instead of in Ha­ smilingly displays $1,000,program to close US ports to Cuba arms and military cargoes moving relationship with the SIU, broke waii as originally scheduled, be­ 000 check signed by Nor­ to Cuba on Communist bloc and trade ships and to deny USits contract, locked out some 300 cause of the interest in the dispute financed cargoes to such vessels. ris to seal offer for Toronto Canadian crewmembers and re­ among MTD unions on both sides other vessels when the West Gulf Besides Communist bloc vessels, Maple Leafs' star. cruited new crews through a union of the border. Despite some con­ Ports Council of the MTD tied up fusion on this issue, the Hawaii the Yugoslav freighter MV Drzic some 430 free world ships have engaged in Cuban trade during re­ meeting had been cancelled as far in Houston on September 26. back as September 28, when it was Two weeks earlier, the Drzic had cent years, although there is no not known exactly when the Mont­ carried Russian grain to Cuba, ar­ evidence that any of them have real phase of the hearings would riving in Texas to load flour bound carried arms shipments. The Mari­ begin or what stage they would for the United Arab Republic un­ time Administration also reported reach when the MTD board con­ der the Department of Agricul­ that free world ships made 185 vened. ture's farm surplus disposal pro­ trips to Cuba from June to August of this year, and accounted for During the course of their ses­ gram. sions, MTD board members re­ MTD pickets effectively blocked twice the shipping supplied by the TORONTO—Interest In the struggle by the SIU of Canada affirmed the support of the SIU loading of the US Government- Soviet bloc. Ships of Britain, financed cargo and the Drzic even­ Greece, West Germany and Nor­ against the union-busting tactics of the Upper Lakes Ship­ in the Upper Lakes dispute which tually left without it. Lines were way accounted for about 61 per­ ping Company here spread onto the sports pages again this they had voted just one year ago on October 8 and which was rati­ respected by dock workers in the cent of the total. month with the disclosure thatt fied by convention action in De­ International Longshoremen's As­ a member of the Norris fam­ fearing reprisals by local fans at cember. sociation, the SIU Inland Boat­ ily, which controls Upper the box-office if their star left They also adopted a resolution man's Union whose members re­ Lakes, had offered a million dol­ wing, Frank Mahovlich, was traded labeling William Dodge, CLC exec­ fused to man tugs - to move the away. Norris had sought Mahov­ utive vice president, as a "scab* lars to buy a hockey player. . vessel and by the Masters, Mates lich for his own team, the Chicago and a "strikebreaker" for his as­ A check for $1 million signed & Pilots, who refused to supply a Seafarers overseas who want sistance, admitted under oath dur­ pilot and prevented the ship from to get in touch with headquar­ by James Norris was duly for­ Black Hawks. In the current Upper Lakes beef, shifting to another port. ters in a hurry can do so by warded to the Toronto Maple Leafs the best guide to the vast re­ ing the hearings, in working out arrangements with Upper Lakes The MTD stand brought on simi­ cabling the Union at its cable Hockey Club to seal the transac­ lar boycott action against Cuban address, SEAFARERS NEW tion, reported in the New York sources available to the Norris for the union-busting campaign trade ships in other ports, includ­ YORK. Use of this address as­ Times as "the highest amount ever family in the fight engineered by against the SIU of Canada. paid for an athlete in a straight Upper Lakes against the SIU of ing Galveston, New Orleans, Mo­ sures speedy transmission on all Canada is the simple fact of a bile, and also in several Atlantic messages and faster service for cash deal." The Maple Leafs ultimately re­ million-dollar cash proposition to Coast ports, such as New York, the men involved. jected the Norris offer, apparently buy an athlete. The highest re­ where ILA members boycotted all corded cash sale of an athlete pre­ viously was for $250,000. Robin Line Raid Crushed Representatives of the Norris family and for Upper Lakes have already taken some pains to try and separate the public image of James Norris, one of two brothers, from the rest of the Norris family, WASHINGTON—^Rebuffed on all counts, the National Maritime Union has reached which they contend currently owns Upper Lakes. the end of the line in its attempted raid on the SlU-contracted Robin Line fleet. NORFOLK — With ground al­ James Norris, as reported by Persisting in its efforts to upset a 21-year collective bargaining relationship between Dan Parker, sports editor of the ready broken on October 29 to the SIU and Robin Line, the New York Daily Mirror, has been start construction of a new SIU a ten percent owner of Upper hall here, the building is tenta­ five years "had adjusted to a bar­ NMU lost a final appeal to all affiliates of the Federation. Lakes in the past,' so that his con­ tively scheduled for completion by gaining pattern" and that It saw He noted the previous determi­ the National Labor Relations the end of April in 1963. Board here of an earlier ruling by nation by David L. Cole, impartial no reason to disturb the present nection with the rest of the family Terms of the building contract and Upper Lakes is not so remote relationship. It also called atten­ umpire under the Internal Dis­ the NLRB's regional director in New York. The regional board re­ putes Plan, tliat the attempted tion to the fact that the company after all. The story of Norris' box­ with -a local contractor call for jected an NMU petition for certifi­ NMU raid had violated the Feder­ —"the party normally expected to ing and other sports enterprises completion within 180 days of the cation as representative of Robin ation constitution and the subse­ be most inconvenienced by the were fully documented during grotmd - breaking. Six companies quent denial by a subcommittee of separate seven-ship unit"—^had various US Government investiga­ bid for the construction job and Line SIU crews in June. This month the NMU also be­ the AFL-CIO Executive Council failed to object to the dismissal tions and grand jury actions, in­ the firm of W. H. Belenga, as low came the second union in AFL- of the NMU appeal from this of the NMU petition by the re­ cluding a US Senate inquiry less bidder, received the contract. than two years ago. gional director. The new hall will be a one-story CIO history to come under the ruling. structure just off the Front Street NMU was then warned in Sep­ sanctions provisions of the Feder­ docks—at Woodis Avenue and 3rd ation constitution for vioiation of tember that it faced sanctions and Street—much closer to the busy the AFL-CIO Internal Disputes was being given additional time to "reconsider your position." pier area than the Colley Street plan established last January. The sanctions provisions of the location now in use. The hail will The latest events mark the sec­ serve Seafarers and members of The SIU industrial Worker The Pacific Coast Seafarer ond time within five years that the constitution provide that "the nonSIU affiliates in the vast Hampton —Page 14 —Page S NMU has attempted a raid on the complying affiliate shall not be en­ Roads area and will provide an­ Robin Line. In 1957, when the titled to file any complaint or ap­ A&G Deep Sea Shipping SIU Safety Department other important link in the net­ Robin fleet was sold to Moore- pear in a complaining capacity in —Page 14 Report —Page « work of new SIU buildings on the McConnack, tlia NMU was thor­ any proceeding" under the Inter­ Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The Canadian Seafarer The Fisherman and oughly beaten m a representation nal Disputes Plan. It also stipu­ —Page 1 Facilities planned for the hall election. The latest raid, which lates that the Federation "shall, Cannery Worker include an expanded hiring hall, was initiated in the course of SIU upon request, supply every appro­ —Page 15 The Great Lakes Seafarer ample space for union meetings, contract negotiations this spring priate assistance and aid to any —Page 8 SIU Medical Department offices, welfare services and rec­ with aU operators, also violated a organization resisting the action —Page 16 SIU Food, Ship Sanitation ords, plus accommodations for a previous joint agreement recog­ determined to be in violation of Dep't —Page 8 snackbar-cafeteria and recreation­ nizing the SIU's right to represent this article . . ." SIU Social Security Dep't al facilities for the membership in Bobin Line crews. In its order dismissing the —Page 17 The SIU inland Boatman port. The imposition of sanctions NMU's election petition, the labor —Page 10 Shipboard News The modernistic structure will against the NMU was announced board said that on the basis of the —Pages 19, 20, 21, 22 Editorial Cartoon —Page 11 go up right in the center of a Nor­ by AFL-CIO President George 1957 NLRB determination, Moorefolk Housing Authority project. Meany on October 5 in a letter to McCormack and both unions for Norris Million $ Buy Turned Down Union Has Cable Address NMU Loses In Final Appeal Index To Departments Begin New SIU Hall In Norfolk �4leto1ier, lf6t SEAFARERS LOG Par* Thre* SlU In Trinidad Wins AUoa Pact For 9 Runaways PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — Commemorating the first anniversary of its affiliation with the SIU of North America, at the same time, the Seamen's and Waterfront Workers Trade Union of Trinidad scored two major "firsts" in mari­ time on its own. The 6,000-member SIUNA affiliate signed a three-year contract with Lib-Ore Steam­ Labor training team from Trinidad including SWWTU offi­ ship Company of Monrovia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SlU-contracted Alcoa Steam­ cials visited SlU in NY just a few days before final pact ship Company in the States, and won the first union hiring hall for seamen ever estab­ with Alcoa was completed. Next to SlU Vice-President lished in the Caribbean, Earl Shepard is SWWTU Sec'y General George Munroe Agreement with Lib-Ore marks the first full-scale union agreement between a legiti­ |2nd from left) and Asst. Sec'y G. Nathaniel Stewart (4th mate union and a Liberianfrom right) with group representing air transport, govern­ flag fleet, Lib-Ore operates ments will be boosted by five cents and almost unheard of—penalty ment and general workers. SlU rep. Ed Wilson Is in rear. nine specialized ships in the hourly immediately and by another overtimu. Hiring provisions call for the bauxite trade between Surinam, five cents beginning In 1964, Other provisions call for condi­ shipping of all unlicensed person­ Trinidad and the US Gulf, The signing of the contract with tions previously unheard of in a nel through the SWWTU hiring Lib-Ore on October 24 climaxed runaway-fiag ship operation. These hall. over five months of hard negoti­ Include two days extra compensa­ The SWWTU won recognition as ations by the SWWTU to bring de­ tion for day workers In the first exclusive bargaining agent for all cent wages and conditions to the year, and an additional day in the nine Alcoa runaway ships earlier 270 unlicensed seamen who man its third year, payment of mainte­ this year. After recognition was runaway fleet. It follows the suc­ nance and cure benefits, launch granted, officers of the SWWTU WASHINGTON—The US domestic shipping trades have cess of various SIUNA affiliates service, coffee and night lunch, visiting SIU headquarters in New been opened to foreign-flag ships for the first time since the in gaining agreements on selected clothing bonus, rest periods, extra York to study American union op­ and elimination of firemen erations boarded one of the vessels, passage of the Jones Act in 1920 under a new law passed by single runaway-flag targets as far meals and oilers' work on watch. the Discoverer, on arrival In New back as 1950, Congress with White Houset York and were able to survey the Additional benefits include pro­ 16% Increase operations under such suspension approval. vision for sanitary work in crew crew's needs and conditions for Sponsored by Sen. Maurine as he determines to be in the na­ Terms of the SWWTU agree­ quarters, extra soap and linen, the purpose of the negotiations ment, which provide for a general fresh milk, slopchests aboard t^'alp that began shortly afterward. Neuberger (Dem.-Ore.), the law tional interest." upgrading of all conditions aboard A further provision is that the overturns the basic protections em­ foreign vessels involved do not the nine vessels, provide for a 16 bodied in the Jones Act, which re­ quires all ships In the domestic have to conform to US shipping percent wage increase over the Veteran SIU Official trades to he American-huilt and laws in any way if they were not three-year life of the contract plus a tcn-cent Increase In overtime previously in US trade. This means American-manned. The amended legislation allows foreign ships to minimum American control of any rates over the same period. shipping serving domestic The workweek will be cut to 48 haul lumber to Puerto Rico from foreign ports for the carriage of lumber to hours in the first year, and to 44 ports anywhere in the US when­ Puerto Rico, hours in the second year. Over­ ever the Secretary of Commerce Sen, Neuberger had originally time will be paid for all work determines that there is no Ameri­ can vessel "reasonably available" sought a much broader amendment beyond these hours, calling for almost outright de­ Crewmembers on the bauxite to handle the lumber. struction of the Jones Act on the ships currently work a 56-hour One of the earliest SIU members and officials, Claude Lumber Industry plea of any Industry or region. week without payment of overtime. Sonny" Simmons, SIU vice-president in charge of contracts The wage changes amount to an The amendment was pushed by This version as well as the one the entire Pacific Northwest lum­ that finally passed was opposed by eight percent general raise in the and contract enforcement, died October 30 at Hackensack ber industry, which has been com­ virtually all segments of the steam­ first year of the contract, with four Hospital in New Jersey after-^| peting unsuccessfully with Cana­ ship industry, including both un­ percent more for each of the fol­ a long illness. He was 43 lowing two years. Overtime pay- years old. dian growers who handle most of ions and management. the lumber used In Puerto Rico, An experienced organizer and There have been no US ships on contract specialist, Simmons had the lumber run to Puerto Rico been a member of the SIU since from the Pacific Northwest for its founding in 1938 and first came «ome time, although such 3IUashore to serve as a Union officer contracted companies as Calmar in the Port of Tampa In 1941, He do haul lumber to the East Coast, had been acting as the SIU's chief During the debate on the meas­ negotiator since 1959 and was ure, there was considerable discus­ elected to his last post in 1960, sion and conflict regarding the All Seafarers began accumulating vacation credits at an He gained tlie nickname "Sonny" cause for the lost US lumber mar­ ket on the island and elsewhere. annual rate of $800 on October 1, as the seventh increase in when he first went^Jto sea from his Lumber prices and shipping rates SIU Vacation Plan benefits since 1952 went into effect. The native Tampa at the age of 15, shipping as a deckhand on a coastal latest boost doubles the pre­ alternately shared the blame. seatime for any number of ships freighter. He thereafter switched vious rate of $400 in annual Broad Powers Given Claude 'Sonny' Simmons vacation pay. There is no re-? or companies. Payments will be to ocean-going vessels where he Under the amendment, the Com­ qulrement that a Seafarer must get pro-rated at the old $400 rata for worked virtually all engine depart­ merce Secretary is given broad au­ off a ship in order to collect. all seatime prior to October 1, ment ratings as a wiper, fireman, II after his initial service as a Un­ thority, when invoking suspension 1962, with tha exception of con­ oiler, and as a deck engineer on ion officer and again for a period Meanwhile, a number of Seafar­ in 1948-49, He also served at va­ of the Jones Act so that a foreign ers began this month to collect tinuous service time on one ves­ winches and cargo machinery. vessel can enter the trade, "to vacation payments of $800 or more sel since October 1 of last year. Equipped with a Southern drawl, rious times as an elected officer in establish such terms, conditions covering continuous service aboard a ready wit and a detailed know­ Tampa and New York and, in and regulations with respect to the same vessel since October, ledge of labor contracts, Simmons 1951, was elected to a series of was always regarded as a hard posts that led to his election as an 1961, (See Feature on Page 9.) but fair bargainer in all types of assistant secretary-treasurer of the This was provided for in 1961 on Union in 1953. He was reelected negotiations. continous service time only, and In each election thereafter until, His contract experience ran the under the provisions of the new Oct., 1962 Vol. XXiV, No. 10 then expanded In the 1962 negoti­ gamut from deep-sea vessels to constitution, he was named to his ations last June so that the $800 figure now applies to all SIU men harbor tugboats. During the SIU last office in 1960. regardless of the number of ships Railway Marine Region strike in Services were held in Oradell, "worked. New York in January, 1961, he ap­ New Jersey near his home in PAUL HALL, President plied his wide experience in mari­ River Edge. Procedure Is Unchanged HEBBEHI BBANO, Editor; Iswat SPIVACK, time contract matters to railroad Payment of vacation benefits at Simmons is survived by his wife, Managing Editor; BERNAHD SEAMAN, Art management in the course of neg­ Dorothy, and three children, Gary Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYEB, the $800 rate is being handled in otiations for SIU tugmen employed 10, Carolyn 7, and Joyce, 3. Other ALEXANDEH LESLIE, Staff Writers, the same manner as it originally on railroad marine equipment. survivors include his father, Wil­ was when the rate was $140 per Pybllshtd monthly at tha haadquartan Besides working as a merchant liam C. Simmons of Fort Walton year. Applications can be made of tha Seafarers international Union, At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters at seaman in the thirties, Simmons Beach, Fla.; a sister, Mrs. Thelma headquarters or in the outDistrict, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Seafarer A. R. Vasquez worked for a time with the US Leonard of Fort Walton Beach; Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600, ports, and checks will be made up picks up a liusky $1,03! Second class postage paid at the Post Lighthouse Department, and forwarded on the same day. and two brothers, Charles L. Sim­ Office In Brooklyn. NY, under tha Act vacation check in NY Of Aug, 24, 1912. As in the past. Seafarers apply­ He was born July 19, 1919, at mons of New Orleans and Walter 120 aftor long trip on the ing for vacation must present dis­ Brewster, Florida, near Tampa. He H, Simmons of Fort Walton Beach, Orion Planet (Colonial). charges showing at least 90 days of sailed through most of World War both SIU members. Foreign Ships Leap Jones Act Barrier 'Sonny' Simmons Passes At 43 $800 Vacation Payment Begins For All Seafarers SEAFARERS LOG �SEAFARERS ragtFi LOG MEBA Asks AFI-C/O Sanctions Against NMU COPS pspapT Job Loss Ruled A Raid The Marine Engineers B«ieficial Association has asked the AFL-CIO to apply sana­ tions against the National Maritime Union's Brotherhood of Marine Officers for its fail­ ure to comply with an AFL-CIO impartial umpire's ruling that the BMO takeover of en­ gineers' jobs in the 14-ship Isbrandtsen fleet was a raid raiding the MEBA. NMU unU- tion was received on October 17. censed crews man the Isbrandtsen The AFL-CIO subconunlttee which on the MEBA's established ships. heard the appeal included AFL- collective bargaining relationship with the company. Earlier, a subcommittee of the AFL-CIO unanimously disallowed the NMU's appeal from a determi­ nation by David L. Cole, impartial umpire under the Federation's In­ ternal Disputes Plan, that the NMU officers' affiliate was guilty of Sanctions were previously in­ voked against the NMU this month for its attempted raid of SlU crewmembers' Jobs In the Robin Line. (See Story on Page 2.) In the Isbrandtsen situation, the NMU appeal from the Cole deter­ mination was heard on September 19 and formal notice of its rejec- (PUESTION: Of all the countries that you've travelled to, which one do you think has the most attractive women? Michad Deamantis, oigtne: You Charles Johnstm. steward: I like those South African girls the best; can't beat those Japanese gids. Be­ sides being very they really know attractive, they how to treat a make a man feel man right. They very important. look out for your They're never health, make you bossy like Am­ feel right at erican women home. These and they always women have a leave the initia­ wonderful per­ tive to the man. sonality. You'd Ask any Seafarer have to go far to who has been to Japan about beat one of those girls. Japanese women. He'll tell you t t 4 H. Torres, engine: European the same thing. ^ women, especially the women in Robert L. Mitchell, steward: I've Holland, Spain been to Europe, Africa, the Far and Belgium. East and Latin They're just like America, and I'm American girls; perfectly satis­ they know the fied with what I same tricks and have in Hackenall seem to be sack. You don't products of the have to go any same civilization. further. Oriental girls are very different. They have a very respectful atti­ tude toward a man and are very appreciative of your attentions. $ $ Paul Laborde, deck: As far as i 4 t Herman Piller, deck: Spain has Tm concerned, there are more beautiful women the girls for me. I like everything in Brazil and about them, the way they walk, Argentina than anywhere else. tal^ dress and The girls In Ja­ everything else. pan, Korea and In addition to being good dress­ the Far East are ers they can cook very nice, but very well. They're they can't beat friendly and easy the South Ameri­ to meet, and they can girls. New can really stir up York women are beautiful, but they are very unfriendly as a rule. a storm on the dance floor, too. Statement Of Ownership statement of the ownership, man­ 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 82, NY. agement, and circulation required by 3. The known bondholders, mort­ the Act of Congress of August 24, gagees, and other security holders 1912, as amended by the Acts of owning or holding one percent or March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June more of total amount of bonds, 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208) showing the mortgages, or other securities are: ownership, management and circula­ (If there are none, so state.) None. tion of SEAFARERS LOG published 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in monthly at Brooklyn, New York, for cases where the stockholder or se­ September 28, 1962. curity holder appears upon the 1. Hie names and addresses of the books the company as trustees or publisher, editor, managing editor in anyofother fiduciary relation, the and business managers are: Publish­ name of the person or corporation er: Seafarers International Union of for whom such trustee is acting; North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes also the statements in the two para­ and Inland Waters District, 675 4th graphs show the affiant's full knowl­ Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Editor: Her­ edge and belief as to the bert Brand, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn stances and conditions undercircum­ which 32, NY; Managing Editor, Irwin Spi- stockholders and security holders vack, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, who do not appear upon the books NY; Business Manager, none. of the company as trustees, hold 2. The owner is: (if owned by a stock and securities in a capacity corporation, its name and address other than that of a bona fide owner. must be stated and also immediately 5. The average number of copies thereunder the names and addresses each issue of this publication sold of stockholders owning or holding of distributed, through the mails or one percent or more of total amount or to paid subscribers dur­ of stock. If not owned by a corpo­ otherwise, the 12 months preceding the date ration, the names and addresses of ing above was: (This information the individual owners must be given. shown is required by the Act of June 11, If owned by a partnership or other 1960 to be included in all statements unincorporated firm, its name and of frequency of issue.) aodres^ as well as that of each in­ regardless dividual member, must be given.) 40,000. (Signed) Herbert Brand, Editor. tieafarers International Union of to and subscribed before North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes meSworn this 1st day of October, 1962. and Inland Waters District, 675 4th Bertram Greene. Notary Public. Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Hall, President, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, (My commission expires December JkY; A1 Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer, 20. 1962.) CIO President George Meany, Sec­ retary - Treasurer William F. Schnitzlo* and Joseph A. Beime, president of the Communications Workers Of America. Separate action by the MEBA to enforce Its contract in the Is­ brandtsen fleet was underway in New York Supreme Court, follow­ ing a decision by contract arbitra­ tor Donald F. Shangimessy that the company must apply its con­ tract with the MEBA to the ships already transferred to the Is­ brandtsen Steamship Company Di­ vision of American Export Lines. The arbitrator held in his award that Isbrandtsen has an absolute obligation to apply the MEBA con­ tract for its duration. The pact was negotiated in October, 1961, and remains in force until June, 1964. About 124 engineers' jobs are involved, in the dispute. Is­ brandtsen has had a contract rela­ tionship with the Engineers since 1949. Isbrandtsen had refused to rec­ ognize the MEBA's contract on the ships it was transferring to American Export as part of a sub­ sidy and merger arrangement ap­ proved by • the Federal Govern­ ment Under the complicated fi­ nancial transaction, Isbrandtsen has actual control of the operating company set up with American Export to run the ships. The arbitrator's awara called for reinstatement plus damages to the engineers who lost their jobs, pointing out that Isbrandtsen had been violating its MEBA agree­ ment since June 15 despite knowl­ edge of its potential obligation to MEBA. As a result, he indicated. Isbrandtsen's difficulties were of its own making. PKNN TBADER (P«nn Shipplnfl). July 12—Chairman/ Leuli Cayton; Secretary/ J. *• Autfln. No beefe re­ ported. Ixntla CaytoB elected abip'a delegate. Discussion about keeping pantry clean. Steward spoke of the cooperation that was obtained by the deck and engine departments last trip, which was ezceUent. STIIL NAVIOATOR (isthmian), Juiy IS—Chairman, Frank Baiaslat Secretary, Delmar MIssimar. Cold water aboard diip continues to be dirty. lUa beef being pursued. Crew Intend* to have meettog at payoff with food plan representattre present for airing of beefs about food. S74.99 in ship's fund. Motion to donate t25 from ship's fund to American Merehsst Library .association, in rcsponsa to appeal for same. NatloBal COPE Director James McDevitt has welcomed the encourag­ ing response of union members to COPE's nationwide registration drive for the Novembo: elections but warned against "relaxing on the oars when only half the job has been done." He urged union members who had already registered to finish the job by making sure they turn out to vote. Apathy and the failure to vote in so-ealled off-year elec­ tions is the "the workingman's most dangerous enemy," he warned. ^ » 4) t ^ The cost of nmlntalBlng ear Congressmen, Just like everything else^ keeps going up. This year. Congress has appropriated for its operations some $147.6 million. Divide 535 (100 Senators, 435 Representatives) into this figure and you come up with $275,000 to keep one Congress­ man in Washington for a year, more than double what it was ten years ago. Overall Congressional costs since 1953 have zoomed six times as fast as the rest of the Federal budget At these prices, voters should Insist on their money's worth by electing people to Congress who will act on the country's needs. Does one vote really count? In 1944, less than a one-vote bulge in every Ohio precinct sent Rob­ ert Taft to the Senate and later produced the Taft-Hartley Act. The same margin of victory made a Senator of Oregon's Richard Neuberger In 1954. He went on to assist in promoting progressive legislation and supporting AFL-CIO and pro-labor programs. In 1960, President Ken­ nedy was elected by the hairline advantage of less than one vote per precinct. One vote really does count. Twenty-nine states have laws protecting workers against penalty or loss of wages if they take time off the Job to vote. The states are: Ala­ bama, Alaska, Arizona. Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico. New Yoric, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Though the laws vary, most provide that a worker who is an eligible voter can take time off to vote if he submits prior notice to his employer. Most of these laws also impose penalties on employers for failure to comply. These states and others also have absentee bal­ loting procedures for Seafarers and others unable to be at polling places on Election Day. Dr. Angelo D'Eloia of Buffalo, NY, is a radiologist. As such, he depends on other doctors to refer patients to him. He had a good prac­ tice until he tangled with the president of his county medical society over the issue of medical care for the aged. By a strange coincidence, right after that, other doctors stopped sending patients to h(m for x-ray service and he was blacklisted from some hospitals. He had to close down his office, let some of his insurance policies lapse and now faces bankruptcy. All this comes at a time when D'Eloia is running for Congress against an ultra-conservative candidate. He says he'll still vote for medicare if elected. grade of food received in Philadel­ phia for present voyage, and low grade of vegetablei and fruits was obtained in foreign ports this trip. Vote of thanks given to the steward department. MOBILE (Ssa-Lsnd Service), July 27 —Chairmen, Carmeio Reyasi Secre­ tary, Jstsa Fsnoii. Discussion on draws. Seventy percent of wasei Ic overtime will be given. Crew would like air-conditioning In foc'sles. Co­ operation asked to keep screen doors closed. Crew would UL > to have messroom and pantry painted. Ship's fund and library should be set up. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), June 3S—Chairman, O. C. Lawsent feeretary, C. R. Wood. S9.60 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. SuggesUon lie J. Oyillot. S2S3 left in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Motion made to post the cost of the movies pur­ chased. Michael J. Dunn elected ship's delegate and Gilbert J. PlcrsaU as ship's treasurer. New vaca­ tion plan and agreement read to membership. Men were instructed on how to use washing machine. Mem­ bership voted to have oae department clean up washing machine room for entire voyage. SANTORI (Ore), July 7—Chairman, James Ahern; Secretary, A. McCullum. No l>ee£s reported by department del­ egates. E. Kress elected ship's dele­ gate. Cots and chairs ordered but not received. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), July 21— Chairman, E. N. Powell; tecretary, H. F. todgeway. No beefe reported. SEATRAIN (2EOROIA (Ssatrain), July 22—Chairman, H. G. Bents; Sec­ retary, H. Svartiea. One deck re­ placement failed to show. SIO in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Broth­ er H. G. Bents elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward for cakes and soda. Steward cald he wiU order new cots and mattresses. everything running smoothly. Crewmembers asked to wear shirt when on or around gangway. C. B. Ivey elected ship's delegate and wiU see patrolman regarding roaches on ship. Diseuisfon on paying off every other trip and on keeping screen doors closed In port. Bluest new screen*. COLUMBIA (Cape Waterways), July 22—Chairmsn, J. Tanner; Secretary ORION COMET (Colonial), July 22— Chairmen, John Murphy; Secretary, Harold J. Romero. H. J. Romero elected ship's delegate. Painting of crew quarters started this trip and to be flnished up next trip. No beefs reported by department delegates. A. W. Morales. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks to entir* steward de­ partment. DEL RIO (DeKa), July 11—Chair­ man, James Lea; Secretary, Dennis A. Zwicfcer. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. WUlUm F. Long was elected new ship's delegate. NATALIB (Maritime Overseas), July It—Chairmsn, Frank Rssts; fecreUry, Robsrt W. Farrandlx. Sliip's del­ egate thanked crew for cooperation. Will check with patrolman regarding lodging. One member hospitalized in Saigon. t6 in ship's fund. Crew gave vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for cooking, baking and service. KATHRYN (Bull), June 30—Chelrman, Murray Savoy; Secretary, C. Mathews. Ship's delegate reported all is running smoothly. Captain thanked crew and delegates for good, work and cooperation. Motion to have pa­ trolman see .what he can do to have ship fumigated and check hospital supplies and fresh water tanks. Pro­ posal made to refuse stores until • member of Food Plan or a crewmember checks food, on dock. Poor made to avoid making any unneceaaary noise In port and starboard pas­ sageways and In main deck In con­ sideration for watcbstandsrs who are sleeping. MAYFLOWER (Mayflower), July IS —Chairman, William Fell; Secretary, Thomas R. Barrow. An article con­ cerning the rescue of Cubaiu off the coast of Florida along with picture wUl be sent to the LOG. $11.00 In ship's fund. Brother Adams elected ship's delegate. Vote of thanks given to the steward department. Men were asked to contribute to the ship's fund after payoff and were thanked for t6S donation to the Cubans. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), July 1* —Chairman, Bernard Toner; Seeretary, William Lennox. FUty dollars In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion to have exhaust fans Installed at the after end of main deck passageway. Chief engineer's attitude towardi crewmemher was discussed. DEL SUD (Dslta), July IS—Chair­ man, Michael J. Dunn; Secretary, Les- S'" STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), July i—Chairmsn, Dlckerson; Secrstary, F. 8. Omegs, Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. Disnu.s.sion on additional ice machine, better care of washing machine. Sub­ mitted three possible changes in en­ gine department working rules. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), June 10 —Chairman, L. C. Hannon; Sscretary. K. Hatgimlsloi. No beefs reported. A. Vante elected ship's delegate. Need new hot water urns for officer and crew pantry plus new grill for gal­ ley. Grill now In galley la not work­ ing. Juiy 13—Chairman, Leo C. Hennon; Secretary, A. Artgones. Ship's dele­ gate reported that one man asked tr pay off. Motion made that cylinder locks be placed on all foc'sle doors; too many keys open the door. Port steward to be contacted for better quality of fresh fruits. Crew messhall and crew quarters to be painted. •s' L m �OMbber, U6t SEAFARERS LOG SIU MEETINGS Cooks And Firemen Set New Elections SAN FRANCISCO — Members of the Marine Cooks & Stewards Union and the Marine Firemen's Union were due to begin balloting on new officers early in November after rank-and-file credentials and elections committees com­ November 5 through the end of 1963. pleted their check of a flood January, A check of credentials by the of nominations for union posts. The MCS balloting involves 15 open positions and the MFOW election will fill 16 full-time jobs plus trustee and SIUNA conven­ tion delegate posts. All elective offices at headquarters and in the outports will be on the ballot for both SIU Pacific District affiliates. The cooks' voting runs November 1 through December 31 and the firemen's ballot extends from Matson Lures Convention Biz SAN FRANCISCO—Conventionconscious Matson Navigation Com­ pany is trying to lure round-trip shipments of convention exhibits and merchandise to Hawaii con­ ventions with an overall 25 per­ cent rate reduction. Westbound shipments of prod­ ucts, merchandise and exhibits will be charged the regular freight tariff. Return trip rates will be slashed by one-half. Matson has since early this year also been promoting use of its pas­ senger vessels as convention ships where large "captive" audiences can be shown new products, de­ velop marketing ideas or take courses in sales techniques while enjoying an ocean voyage. five-member MCS committee found 62 nominees qualified to run for office under terms of the union constitution. Over 400 nominations were made, many of them "blanket nominations" of one man for all available offices. The MCS ballot, which has pro­ vision for absentee voting by mail for crewmembers on ships that will not touch mainland ports during the election period, will fill the following offices: Secretary treasurer, assistant secretary-treasurer, three patrol­ men and a dispatcher in San Fran­ cisco, one agent and patrolman each in Wilmington, Portland, Seattle and New York, and Honolulu agent. In the MFOW, 38 members have sent in acceptances as required under the firemen's constitution and will be on the ballot vying for the offices to be filled. A fiveman membership committee checked the credentials of all nominees. The firemen's election will fill the following jobs, and also pro­ vides for mail balloting by those unable to vote in port: President, vice president, treas­ urer, two San Francisco business agents, San Francisco business agent-clerk, San Francisco dis­ patcher, port agents in Seattle, Portland, San Pedro, New York and Honolulu, and business agents for Seattle, Portland, San Pedro and New York. Begin Non-PMA Pact Talks SAN FRANCISCO—Full details on far-reaching new off­ shore and intercoastal shipping agreements have now been concluded by the three member unions of the SIU Pacific District with negotiators for the Pacific Maritime Association. The contract settlement runs until June 15, 1965 and was preceded by an 11-week strike of PMA vessels last Spring. The new pact, whose Improved pension and retirement benefits, trip-off rules on fast-turnaround ships and various other changes went Into effect October 1, also called for increased vacations, a flat two percent boost in basic wages, generally upgraded welfare provisions and establishment of a system of medical clinics. Unions in the Pacific District, comprised of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, Marine Cooks & Stewards and the Marine Firemen's Union, are also continuing bargaining sessions with other operators not mem­ bers of the PMA on general contract improvements. Contract discussions are pending with companies including Alaska Steamship, Duncan Bay, Kaiser, United Vintners, Permanente Steam­ ship, Olson, Chamberlain, Pope and Talbot, Kimbrell-Lawrence Trans­ port and Aleutian Marine Transport. SIU membership meetings are held regularly once a month on days Indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM In the listed SIU ports below. AH Sea­ farers are expected to attend. Those who wish to ne excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to Include registration number). The next SIU meetings wUl bet New York Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit Houston New Orleans Mobile Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Pare Fi7« Calif. Standard Balks New Pact 5 7 7 9 12 14 16 Dock Talks Start Again Under T-H Picketing by members of the International Longshoremen's As­ sociation in Atlantic and Gulf ports under the union's "no con­ tract-no work" policy has been postponed until December 23 by a Taft-Hartley Act injunction which invoked an 80-day "cooling off" period. The Federal Government went into court for an injunction a few hours after the walkout began on October 1 and a restraining order barring picketing was issued on October 4. Longshoremen were unable to return to work the next day, due to the lateness of the court order, and went back on October 6. The ILA's previous agreement expired September 30. Principal stumbling block in the negotiations which began last June was an attempt by the New York Shipping Association to seek sweeping cuts in the present 20man size of work gangs on the docks. The stevedores want to trim gang sizes from four to eight men. During the course of the ILA walkout, the union had the full support of all major maritime un­ ions, including the SIU, in press­ ing its demands for a new pact. The companies even fell short in their money offer despite the bid for wholesale cuts in gang sizes. A special three-man board of in­ quiry assigned by the President to seek a settlement in the dispute has since stepped out of the pic­ ture in favor of regular Govern­ ment mediators and conciliators. Charter presentation ceremonies at lUPW executive board meeting in Bakersfieid, Calif., on September 22 show lUPW President Lester P. Taylor (center) and SIU SecretaryTreasurer Al Kerr, who represented SIUNA President Paul Hall. Looking on (left) is SIU rep. E. B. McAuley. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Negotiations liave been stale­ mated between the SIUNA-affiliated International Union of Petroleum Workers and the Standard Oil Company of Cali­ fornia. Pact talks came to a-*halt due to the company's manner the company demands the refusal to make a counter­ right to compete for its markets." offer on wages and its move to contract out work that could be handled by its own workers. Federal mediators have stepped out of the negotiations because of the company-created impasse in the talks so far. The lUPW is the newest affiliate of the SIUNA, with 3,200 mem­ bers primarily in the California oilfields, as well as Utah and Alaska. It was a long-established independent organization in the Southern California oil industry. Members voted by a margin of four to one for SIUNA affiliation. In the current contract wrangle with Standard Oil of California, the union cites the fact that it has been in negotiations since March on wages and other contract items as part of a two-year contract. The union has stood firm on the issue of farmed out work, since the company has not shown any possible economies from engaging in this practice, L. P. Taylor, president of the lUPW, declared that the company pays approxi­ mately 35 percent more to use con­ tractors than it pays its own workers, including benefit costs. "If someone can show me the good sense of this practice, I will be happy to become converted," he added. "We only want to com­ pete for our jobs in the same Taylor called on all customers of Standard Oil of California to refrain from buying the company's products as a demonstration of union solidarity and to show the company that it has an obligation to give its workers a share of "the tremendous profits which these people have helped Standard Oil to accrue." Local 30 of the lUPW has mean­ while negotiated a new contract for the Northern Oil operation in Alaska's Kenai-Soldotna area. The agreement covers 40 union mem­ bers and provides for a 30-centan-hour wage increase, four paid holidays a year with time and a half for any holiday work and one week's vacation after a year's service. Workers at Northern Oil are welders, gangers, and hold other general positions with the company. Get That SS Number Right Seafarers filing vacation money claims should make sure that they use their correct So­ cial Security number. Use of the wrong numbei means a cler­ ical headache for the Vacation Plan office and slows up the handling of payments. Pacific District SItipping SUP 9/5 to 10/1 MFOW 9/1 to 9/31 MC&S 9/7 to 10/4 TOTAL 481 153 288 922 ... 89 79 37 205 . .. ... 137 75 31 243 Wilmington .. ... 298 (no hall) 76 374 New York .. ... 72 23 20 115 New Orleans ... 10 • 0 10 Honolulu 31 42 19 62 San Pedro ... ... (no hall) 97 (no hall) 97 TOTAL , 1,118 •Mo roport avoilablo 469 471 PORT San Francisco .. Seattle Portland ... ... 2,058 NY Maritime Port Council provided morale-builder for ILA pickets during four-day dock strike as MTO coffee wagons kept all lines supplied with hot coffee and pastry. Scenes hero are at Erie Basin where the refreshments were obviously a welcome item. �SEAFARERS Oetobor, U«| LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING ROARR (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In fhe 5117 Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) September 1 Through September 30, 1962 SIU shipping rose again during September to a total of 2,628 jobs dispatched, with the shipping figures almost matching the total registration of 2,647. All departments handled part of the increase. However, last month's pace was light compared to September a year ago, wKen the dispatch total was over 2900. The registration last month also showed a decline, which thus produced a considerable drop in the number of men still on the beach by the end of the month. Based on these figures, a fairly rapid turnover in jobs for SIU men generally is still evident. Among the ports, Boston, Norfolk, Jacksonville, Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans and Wilmington were the only ones listing gains in shipping, as the major ports of New York, Baltimore, Houston and San Francisco reported varied reductions in total shipping. Houston has been relatively "slow" in shipping for the past two months, but still helped New Orleans and New York handle almost twothirds of all jobs dispatched throughout the District. The rise in shipping was reflected in the ship activity reports (see right), which listed several more sign-ons and in-transits than in August. The drop-off in the num­ ber of ships in port closely matched the job figures for some of the ports, however. A review of the month's shipping by seniority group shows that class A shipping actually fell off in Septem­ ber to 61% of the total, while class C shipping dropped to about 8%. Jobs for class B seniority men showed the only rise, to over 31% of all shipping. Ship Aetivify Pay Sl«a la Offi Ons Irani. TOTAL ieiten 3 0 7 10 New Yerh ....40 13 42 OS Philadelphia ..II 11 2S 47 Raltlmora 11 7 31 47 Norfolh 7 7 4 It Jockionvllle ..4 3 13 20 Tampa 3 1 11 II Mobile 11 7 12 30 New Orleau ..21 21 41 13 Honiten 14 10 27 13 Wilmington ... 2 2 13 17 San Pranclieo.. 3 2 12 17 SeatHe 4 5 • 17 TOTALS ...130 07 240 DECK DEPARTMENT Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 AI.L 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 1 2 7 1 4 2 9 0 1 0 1 6 2 1 94 28 154 50 32 17 29 25 84 27 136 4 19 8 4 7 16 28 0 5 11 16 3 9 50 26 10 33 14 55 1 10 22 16 33 6 2 21 12 12 7 0 9 12 2 20 3 6 12 7 0 19 5 23 2 12 5 8 12 3 6 3 1 3 2 7 0 2 1 2 3 2 55 32 3 6 23 29 20 58 0 36 4 18 74 40 100 20 160 26 46 70 18 119 2 31 98 48 24 47 26 16 28 27 80 14 121 3 13 6 2 13 5 6 6 21 1 12 1 8 27 15 4 13 8 21 2 5 2 6 8 11 13 3 22 15 6 48 2 7 6 26 13 9 173 400 93 1 666| 20 114 191 1 325 176 366*102 1 644 Port Boston New York PhUadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped CLASS C GROUP 12 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 4 21 22 47 0 10 1 9 1 3 9 13 2 1 10 13 0 6 2 4 5 0 1 4 0 10 13 23 79 4 35 40 39 5 17 17 10 3 6 1 16 5 3 8 18 1 7 10 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL A 1 2 C ALL 1 B 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 9 21 7 37 0 5 7 12 0 21:154 7 14 47 21 222 85 156 35 276 7 26 56 89 3 4' 19 0 1 10 33 14 4 19 1 34 0 4 12 16 0 50 0 0 0 13 10 73 41 79 8 128 0 16 39 55 0 0 1 21 1 13 35 9 1 14 27 4 1 4 8 IS 0 2 2 12 0 6 2 20 9 27 14 4 1 8 7 16 1 6 0 0 1 5 12 2 1 8 2 12 0 1 1 2 8 55 0 2 6 23 86 28 8 38 75 9 0 1 12 13 3 0 5 8 160 79 8 247 to 75 16 151 3 19 47 69 8 98 5 3 0 39 8 145 46 66 14 6 3 26 47 76 3 13 3 0 0 10 3 26 12 16 1 29 1 5 19 4 1 27 0 0 1 16 1 44: 10 22 36 4 2 7 9 18 7 22 1 6 0 7 18 23 50 0 471 19 8 13 8 21 1 64|644 279 28 34 1 2 -74*1 997 344* 499 105 1 948 "18* 137 255 1 "419 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 Boston 7 2 New York 23 85 Philadelphia 1 19 Baltimore 35 11 Norfolk 3 11 Jacksonville 5 4 Tampa .......... 5 1 Mobile 30 9 New Orleans 86 25 Houston 57 24 Wilmington 4 8 San Francisco 13 8 Seattle 3 14 TOTALS 118 375 Pert Shinned CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED Registered Or1 The Beach CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A B 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 7^ 2 20 23 2 3 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 8 0 1 5 IS 0 9 1 2 2 1 4 1 3 1 1 1 72 2 3 8 13 123 72 13 208 38 127 17 182 11 54 57 122 11 119 11 76 I 21 29 31 37 28 89 13 123 12 30 3 23 0 14 1 27 1 6 11 8 4 14 1 3 4 21 4 18 2 22 3 9 9 21| 1 12 21 2 8 60 15 66 12 17 31 93 1 27 26 2 0 17 3 54 53 0 11 4 1 7 32 3 21 11 30 7 40 2 32 4 16 11 1 7 1 14 11 2 22 1 7 16 6 3 3 3 7 8 16 1 2 12! 1 7 4 10 3 14 2 6 0 18 2 10 3 9 6 3 1 13 1 8 5 10 1 0 4 2 1 2 14 6 1 10 9 17i! 2 7 0 7 1 6 0 7 0 1 6 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 4 2 1 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 4 0 78 12 37 6 7 7 32 1 7 39 32 55 0 14 47 1 24 7 3 3 7 8 19 8 39 1 9 9 25 6 87 1 87 11 226 22 90 11 123 35 38 4? 41 11 128 1 74 96 30 7 3 9 120 1 50 45 86 12 328 4 63 97 75 48 1 7 91 48 7 146 30 4 6 30 39 22 25 10 91 4 60 18 2 4 30 26 62 11 91 1 6 5 12 11 1 18 3 7 12 5 29 4 14 16 0 6 3 12 2 3 0 1 8 3 6 2 8 1 12 3 10 0 3 18 10 31 15 28 5 48 2 7 7 16 3 3 6 4 2 1 24 2 81 3 2 4 10 18 0 5 30 6 17 16 0 16 1 30 39 2 11 4 1 13 3 3 20 2 10 5 0 1 10 15 3 3 9 13 1 1 27 28 I 65 515 330*" 66 1 911 156 527 64 j1 747: 31 208 212 1 451 57 I 550 27 194 150 1*371 i 95~ 352" 68 1r5i5 29 168 *133*" 330 10 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos .. • NTT .... Phil .... Bal Nor Jac Tam Mob..... NO .... Hou Wil SF Sea . TOTALS 1-9 1 0 4 1 4 2 1 8 15 6 1 4 4 51 Registered CLASS a Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 1 3 ALL 1-s 2 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 3 1 3 8 1 0 3 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 39 15 47 101 4 25 0 1 20 44 14 50 108 1 39 10 28 9 1 15 29 0 3 10 13 2 5 2 8 17 4 0 0 4 6 7 18 32 1 21; 4 7 1 19 2 14 0 20 21 271 1 5 0 0 9 2 1 7 0 6 0 4 10 0 10 4 0 10 6 1 3 12 0 3 7 10 0 3 1 4 8 0 5 0 5 15 0 3 2 9 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 6 0 1 0 1 10 7 28 53 0 0 20 20 7 11 3 11 32 2 22 1 19 29 15 57 116 4 58 11 1 53 37 15 61 124 4 48 3 41 67 5 22 16 23 6 30 41 3 18 13 28 39 62 2 0 37 13 1 2 4 6 0 4 5 2 8 4 7 21 0 0 5 3 12 25 0 6 1 7 8 0 4 2 7 7 13 0 7 0 6 19 4 6 3 3 15 22 3 6 0 2 11 2 12 7 3 150 73 225 1 499 22 21 193 I 236 33 152 58 199 1 442 12 17 186 1 215 sl TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS GROUP ALL A B I 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 22 108 39 0 21 1 5 17 0 5 4 0 21 0 2 2 27 0, 10 0 8 8 10 0 5 0 2 2 8 0 1 0 1 6 0 1 22 1^ 32 0 0 1 10 124 48 1 8 1 14 62 39 0 12 2 5 3 21 0 3 0 7 0 13 0 0 0 12 6 6 11 0 0 1 69 1 74 442 215 4 s C ALL 1-9 5 3 0 22 169 24 5 26 5 50 9 2 281 5 8 3 2 15 8. 1 1 55 4 1 10 182. 16 14 1151 18 3 29 4 20! 6 0 29 6 6 74 1 7311104 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 0 6 7 3 37 5 46 3 12 16 1 2 2 20 24 2 1 5 8 8 2 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 19 19 64 2 1 61 7 27 37 3 0 5 1 4 0 15 15 0 6 24 4 34 24 283 208 120 315 1 747, 23 236 1 GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 8 18 3 4 41 30 73 168 28 7 3 13 88 27 17 35 15 1 3 6 11 2 1 5 15 1 1 12 68 18 13 33 32 20 80 148 87 37 13 19 13 5 1 3 51 15 10 20 37 11 5 15 ii % I •A i SUMMARY DECK ENGINE 5TE¥fARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP I 2 3 ALL 173 400 93 r 666 118 375 57 i 550 201 73 225 I 499 492 848 375 11715 Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3^LL 20 114 191 27 194 150 22 21 193 I 69 329 534 I Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL Shipped CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 325 176 366 102 | 644 23 '104 152 371 95 352 68 | 515 29 168 133 236 185 58 199 I 442 12 17 186 932 456 776 369 il601| 64 .289 471 ALL I 279 I 330 I 215 j 824, Registered On The Beach TOTAL Shipped CLASS B CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP " 3 ALL ^ 3 ALL I 12 3 ALL ABC ALL I 2 28 34 I 64 644 279 64 | 987 344 499 105 | 948 18 137 255 I 410 10 27 28 I 65 515 330 65 1 910 156 527 64 | 747 31 208 212 I 451 4 1 69 I 74 442 215 74 | 731 312 120 315 | 747 23 24 236 j 283 16 56 131 203 1601 824 213 12628 812 1146 484 12442 72 369 703 11144 "t •a �Oetebar, Ittt SEAFARERS TUB CANASIAM' LOG Par* Sered SIU Taxi Union Blocks Teamsters Halts Drain On Trust Funds Canada Sets Foreign Ship Ban In Domestic Trade C1910AGO—Still seeking to hold on to welfare and pension funds belonging to mem-" bers of the SIUNA Transportation Services and Allied Workers here, Teamster Union of­ ficials have been blocked in court from making any further wholesale expenditures of membership trust funds withworkers' case against further Team­ expenditures. They face a possible out court permission. ster holdback of the funds. contempt of court citation for these The Teamsters have been Members of the group here, af­ moves. trying for over a year to cut off filiated as the Drivers Union Or­ Action by Superior Court Judge earned welfare and pension bene­ ganizing Committee Local 777, Abraham Marovitz last month, fits of SIU taxi workers, who af­ originaUy quit the Teamsters iast barred the Teamster group from OTTAWA—Years of protest by the SIU of Canada agains filiated with the TSAW in January. year in an effort to form their own running up any further "adminis­ use of cut-rate, foreign-flag and runaway shipping in Can The taxi men, in a one-day strike union. During the course of litiga­ trative expenses" with the excep­ ada's domestic trade may finally bear fruit. Action is ex­ last March, won contracts covering tion that has followed, the Jimmy tion of necessary salaries. the Checker and Yellow cab fleets, Hoffa-Joey Glimco forces control­ pected at the new session of > Evidence produced in court by including agreement that the own­ ling Teamster Local 777 have tried the SlU-affiliated taxi men showed Parliament this fall to bar all Canadian shipping interests hope ers would assist in pressing the to cripple the fund by outlandish that the Teamsters had spent six the limit will eventually take foreign shipping from Can­ that in all coastal waters on both east times as much on administration for ada's Great Lakes and inland and west coasts of Canada. An the first quarter of 1962 as they Youngster In 'Batter's Box' waters trade. boost was recently handed had paid out in claims. This in­ Agreement to the revocation of other Canadian shippers when Canada cluded a $1,200 monthly salary for the 1931 Commonwealth Shipping gave or pledged $169 million for a clerk named Laverne Murray, Act was required from all 11 new ship construction. who is reported to be a close friend signers before the Canadian Upon passlige of the expected of Glimco's. government could invoke protec­ legislation foreign - flag Meanwhile, in Detroit, negotia­ tive legislation for its own domestic ships from barring Canada's domestic tions are being pressed by TSAW trade. Great Britain, with the waters, Canadian will be Local 10 on behalf of Checker Cab largest number of ships in the Ca­ in a better positionseamen to continue to garage workers who recently voted nadian trade, had long stalled the overwhelmingly for the TSAW In necessary unanimous agreement. secure improved wages and work­ a National Labor Relations Board The Canadian counterpart to ing conditions under the SIU of election. Details of a scheduled the American Jones Act provisions Canada banner. The proposed ban election for some 1,600 Checker would now take the form of an would also work to the consider­ drivers are still being worked out amendment to the Canadian Ship­ able advantage of Canadian ship ping Act. An estimated 100 ships yards and shipbuilders since addi­ of Commonwealth registry, about tional tonnage would be a neces 80 percent of the tonnage engaged sity once a ban on foreign ships in Canada's domestic ship opera­ went into effect. tions, would be affected. Latest expectations are that the legislation will place the eastern limit of domestic waters as far east as Anticosti Island. Transport Minister Leon Balcer had originally placed the eastern limit at Les Escoumains, Quebec. Anticosti Island is 270 miles further east. MONTREAL — Crews of four WASHINGTON —The SlU-conSIU of Canada-contracted ships Traditional at World Series time, since tlie Yankees always tracted Bloomfield Steamship lying idle here and in Kingston seem to be in on the act, drawing for free series tickets at Compkny has filed application with Quick Thinking have been called back as a result SIU the Maritime Administration for headquarters highlights Louis Garcia, 10, son of Sea­ of the recent closing of the Port a 20-year extension of its present Saves Toty 4 farer Mario Garcia, AS, with an assist from SIU rep. Ed of Churchill. operating subsidy agreement cov­ Mooney. Six tickets ware drawn for each of the NY MONTREAL—A little fourMen have been called to crew ering trade between the US Gulf, year old Ville St. Michel girl games, as Yankees won the series. the Hamiltonian, the Montrealais the United Kingdom and Northern owes her life to the quick ac­ and the C. A. Bennett. The Elgin Europe. tion of Seafarer Kevin Gishas also issued a call for her crew Bloomfield currently operates fone, a crewmember aboard to report in Kingston. four SlU-manned ships on the the Algosoo. (Alagoma Cen­ Opening of the Port of Churchill run, designated as Trade Route 21. tral and Hudson Bay RR). is always a signal for many Great The company indicated that it When Linda Harvey wan­ Lakes grain carriers to lay up for is considering resumption of dered out of sight one evening two months while salt water ships separate subsidized operations on recently, she wound up falling bring in cargo from the West. Its Trade Route 13, between the US off a pier into the St. Lawr­ closing is therefore welcomed by Preliminary meetings have been held by the Marine the Mediterranean and the ence River. Gisfone pulled the Lakes shippers and sailors alike. Engineers Beneficial Association and the Masters, Mates and Gulf, Black Sea. Additional ships might tot ashore and she was given The annual, local shipping re­ Pilots to establish a closer relationship that will strengthen eventually result from this action. artificial respiration before surgence has yet to gather much However, since the Government the position of both unions in being taken to a hospital momentum, but indications are has been moving slowly on all Executive Council. (See Story on where she recovered from her that full speed should be attained organizing and contract en­ subsidy applications, and Bloom­ Page 4.) ordeal. forcement. by mid-fall. Similar action by the mates and field has not yet filed, added Subcommittees representing na­ tional officers of both unions held engineers to work out a joint pro­ tonnage seems far in the future. Banks Honored By Canada Unions Originally granted a subsidy on several sessions this month to pre­ gram gained impetus after the sent a united front among the li­ merger of separate unions for li­ the UK-Northern Europe run In censed officers' groups. The cur­ censed engineers in 1958 laid the 1953, the company now makes a rent move for closer MEBA-MMP basis for mutual action among the maximum of 27 sailings on the ties were prompted by recent raids recognized AFL-CIO licensed offi­ route. It said it had no plans to cut or increase that number. conducted by the National Mari­ cer groups. time Union and the unaffiliated Teamsters on both unions. Advance Meeting Schedule Raiding Activities The NMU has used its affiliate, For West Coast SIU Ports the Brotherhood of Marine Offi­ SIU headquarters has issued an advance schedule through March, cers, to move in on contracts held by both officers' unions with Is1963, for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West brandtsen and the Teamster-spon­ Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wilmington, sored "Marine Officers Associa­ San Francisco and Seattle or who are due to return from the Far tion," with NMU support, has East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings, in ac­ pulled a separate raid on the cord with a resolution adopted by the Executive Board last Decem­ Mississippi Valley Barge Line, an inland waters operation. ber. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on NMU has already been found Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. guilty of raiding the engineers in The schedule is as follows: the Isbrandtsen fleet under a rul­ ing by an impartial umpire for the Wilmington San Francisco Seattle AFL-CIO Internal Disputes Plan, November 19 November 21 November 23 which was later confirmed by a December 17 December 19 December 21 subcommittee of the AFL-CIO January 21 January 23 January 25 Honored by Canadian AFL-CIO unions, SIU of Canada February 18 February 20 * February 21 President Hal C. Banks (right) receives union-made gavel March 18 March 20 March 22 and plaque (not shown) from Marcel Raymond, Vice-Presi­ •Scheduled early due to Washington's Birthday holiday. dent of the Carpenters Union in Canada, on behalf of 12 (Regular monthly meeting schedule for ail SIU constitutional different unions and four building, construction and metal ports appears on Page 5.) Bloomfieiil Asks More Subsidy $ Four More Ships Take Crews Bark MEBA, MM? Hold Anti'llaiding Talks APTiW taowl. / *M: trades councils in Montreal and province of Quebec. �Fase Elfbt I M' 1 . I! ?f-} 11: :•• I . m SEAFARERS LOG OeMtvr, ItM RRs Map New Combine The railroads have decided to get organized. In an effort to seize the initiative in labor negotiations, the 105 major US railroads have set up a single "united" carrier organization. It will supercede the "Regional Con­ ference Committees" from-^ the East, Southeast and West and closer coordination of efforts speed up the slow bargaining proc­ which previously handled previously handled on a regional ess. The new railroad grouping is basis," an announcement of the railroad labor contract talks. intended to counter the activities Called the National Railway La­ group stated. Industry leaders have said that of the Railway Labor Executives bor Conference, its function in they expect the unions to find for­ Association, with which the SlU general will be to "do everything possible we can to get efficient malized permanent industry-wide is affiliated as one of 24 member and economical arrangements in­ bargaining to their own advantage unions, for SIU tugmen on rail­ in many instances because it would road marine equipment. volving labor costs." Working with a permanent staff of attorneys, economists, statis­ ticians, specialists and other per­ sonnel, some of their moves to get "efficient and economical" ar­ rangements will probably include: • Efforts to change Federal laws in fayor of business in gen­ Cliff Wilson, Food and Ship Sanitation Director eral and the railroads in par­ ticular. Ship's Galley Is Potential Danger Area • Initiating a campaign to make Never take chances in the galley. There's too much potential for the public believe that railroad accidents as things are, and food can be spoiled besides. The galley workers are "featherbedders." • A move to get Congress to is no place for horseplay, especially with sharp tools. This is a sure­ amend the Railroad Unemploy­ fire path to injury. There are many other things to watch out for at ment Insurance Act to forbid pay­ all times. When placing meat on blocks or benches, be sure to remove any ment of unemployment benefits to tools that may be there. A "hid-4 rail strikers. • New moves against the pay den" tool can be a dangerous • Don't use defective tools or Busy scene at site of salvage job on British freighter and work rules of non-operating thing. If you put a piece of meat machinery. Report all damaged on top of a sharp knife, you might Montrose (background) in the Detroit River pictures SIU employes. tools and machinery. Great Lakes men who man service launch and other • The handling of the final forget the knife is there and cut • See that immediate first aid is battle in the railroads' long effort yourself when you pick up the given to all scratches and- cuts. workboats. to impose drastic new work rules meat. • Use dry cloths to handle hot Knives present many special utensils. Wet or damp cloths trans­ DETROIT—risky attempt to refloat the sunken British on their operating employes. mit heat easily and may cause freighter Montrose, now partially blocking the southbound • Formulating the companies' safety problems in the galley. Don't carry knives unnecessarily. burns. stand on provisions for employees "hannel of the Detroit River, has already produced injuries If they must be carried, hold the • Use salt to extinguish small for part of the salvage party,1" Involved in railroad mergers. The lines involved own about knife by the handle with its point grease fires on top of the range. which includes SIU tugboat The complex salvage attempt • Don't hold your face near the 95 per cent of the track mileage toward you. Hold the knife close includes work by divers to cut crewmen In the Great Lakes and walk carefully. fire box when lighting an oilin the nation. The NRLC chair­ away damaged plates; bolting Construction Division of MerrittDon't grab for a falling knife. burning range. man will be James E. Wolfe, who metal sheets as a patch for tha Chapman and Scott Corp. You might miss the handle and in the last year has been the rail­ • Don't keep deep-fat frying The injuries involved three hole, and building wooden forma roads' chief labor negotiator. catch the blade. Step to one side pans more than two-thirds to the length of the hole in tha NRLC headquarters will be in Chi­ and let it fall. three-fourths full. Unless allow­ members of the Pile Drivers ship's side. Pressurized hoses will Don't put knives in soapy water cago. The national group is "de­ ance is made, the roll or pitch of Union who were working on the then force in a protective inner signed to facilitate future planning as they cannot be seen and you the ship may splash fat onto the preliminary structures necessary coat of cement from three to ten may grasp the blade. range and cause a serious fire plus to bring the Montrose right side feet deep, and then the actual Don't throw knives together in bad burns. up. A cutting torch, according to a box or drawer. You risk getting some news accounts, led to a fire move to raise will be made, using • Don't mix cold liquids with cut when reaching for one. Keep hot fat. The fat will splatter and and explosion near the derelict. massive chains run out from float­ knives in a knife rack when they cause severe burns. The British ship lies on her port ing derricks. are not in use. • Keep decks free of debris at side in about 35 feet of water. Keep handles of all meat tools all times. Remove all fat, meat A 65-man Merritt-Chapman crew free of grease to assure a good safe trimmings and grease immediately. is manning salvage boats which grip; otherwise, your hand may slip • When lifting heavy boxes, are setting up for the maneuvers forward onto the blade. Hold han­ bend your knees to distribute the necessary to raise the partiallyIn another major reorganization dles firmly. submerged Montrose. weight. change designed to tighten up the Use the steel with care. Be sure If the one-time, top Detroit • Don't climb ladders with food ranks of industry, the National As­ the guard is in place. Keep the or utensils unless you can hold tourist attraction is raised too sociation of Manufacturers has blade named its first full-time president. hand. of the knife away from the onto guard rail with one hand. It quickly, the water still left In her DETROIT — Close cooperation hold can shift and throw her over is safer to make another trip. He is Werner P. Gullander, for­ between two Great Lakes SIU When using the sharpening on her other side, in which case In large scale preparation of merly of General Dynamics Corp. stone, be sure your guiding hand crews recently speeded rescue of the long and costly preparations food, there are many opportunities Gullander is resigning as execu­ for injury and infection unless at­ will have to be repeated. The one SlU-contracted ship by an­ tive vice-president of General rides on the back of the blade. Be extremely careful when nsing tention is given to safety and sani­ captain of the salvage crew has other. Dynamics to head the NAM, Responding to a distress call by a boning knife. Always keep your tation rules. Training yourself to expressed confidence, however, which is the powerful spokesman the W. E. Fitzgerald out of the that one try is all he'll need. hand behind the knife. Use a hand observe clean and safe working for the business world. Port of Toledo, the Frank E. TapThe 7,318-ton freighter from meat-hook when boning meat to habits will pay dividends in bet­ The NAM created the permanent lin altered course and rushed to Liverpool, collided during the provide a firm hold. ter results all around. position of president Just recently. the assistance of the disabled ves­ night of July 31 with a cement Be careful when using the cleav­ (Comments and suggestions are Formerly the organization elected sel. barge, receiving a 37-foot-long er. The chopping action is diffi­ invited by this Department and can a new president every year from After trying unsuccessfully to gash in her side. She had been the officers of member companies. cult to control. Keep hands away be submitted to this column in care steaming tow the Fitzgerald alongside in away from a berth on from the striking area. of the SEAFARERS LOG.) Gullander, who is 54, was with high seas, the Taplin crew rigged theDetroit side of the river at . Don't force a saw blade. Forcing General Dynamics- for 22 years. a stem towing line and was able the time, carrying mixed cargo. Before that he was with Weyer­ it through a bone may cause it to to bring the Fitzgerald into Under terms of Merritt-Chap"jump" and tear your fingers. Let Pick Up 'Shot' haeuser Company for eight years. Toledo. Both ships are owned by man's contract with the British The present NAM president, the saw do the work. the SIU contracted Gartland shipping firm, the salvage com­ Card At Payoff Handling meat also offers cer­ Donald J. Hardenbrook, will be­ Steamship Company, Wilmington, pany will get nothing if it fails tain hazards In the galley. Care Seafarers who have taken the come chairman of the board, and Del. to raise the ship. Charles R. Sligh Jr., who was pre­ should be taken with meat hooks series of inoculations required in the chill box and refrigerator. for certain foreign voyages are viously executive vice-president, has been elected vice chairman of Be careful of wire on meat pack­ reminded to be sure to pick up the association and will continue ages. And when feeding meat into their inoculation cards from the a grinder, use a stomper. Don't captain or the purser when they to be its public spokesman. risk the danger of cutting or bruis­ pay off at the end of a voyage. August 14 Through September 14, 1962 ing fingers. The card should be picked up ENGINE DECK STEWARD TOTAL Port Other Precautions by the Seafarer and held so that Among other safety do's and it can be presented when sign­ 17 .... 28 15 60 ALPENA don't's in the galley are the fol­ ing on-|or another voyage where lowing: the "shots" are required. The BUFFALO .... .... 46 29 11 86 • Don't leave glassware or glass inoculation card is your only 18 13 60 containers near food preparation proof of having taken the re­ CHICAGO .... .... 29 areas. quired shots. 32 12 CLEVELAND . .... 46 90 • Don't open cans with anything Those men who forget to pick 109 65 except a can opener. Remove the up their inoculation card when 332 DETROIT .... .... 158 cover completely, for the jagged they pay off may find that they 15 9 45 DULUTH .... . ... 21 edge may cause a serious cut. are required to take all the Keep blade and gears of can open­ "shots" again when they want 18 18 54 FRANKFORT .... 18 er clean so the tin will not be to sign on for another trip. 236, 145, ground into food. , TOTAL .. .... 346 .-.727 Risky Salvage Job Begins On Lakes Goes 'Full Time' SIU Ships Team Up On Rescue Great Lakes Shipping :-^l I P -fS- �OeMcr, INS SEAFARERS LOG Pace KInm Clifton E. Malners, ofler on the Monarch off the Seas (Waterman) in Mobile, received vacation check for $809. Off the Beriifler (Ore Navigation), Seafarer Robert Ahrorodo, OS (right), has vacation application checked by SlU Port Agent Rex Dickey in Baltimore. Alvarado was first man in Baltimore to file for benefits based on a year's continuous service and drew check for $804. He lives in Galveston. FIRST $800 VACATION FAY starting this month, all Seafarers began accumulat­ ing vacation credits at an annual rate of $800 for all seatime, regardless of the number of ships worked. At the same time, many Seafarers also began receiv­ ing vacation pajmients based on the $800 rate covering continuous service aboard the same vessel for one year, with no requirement at all that they must get off a ship. Seafarers shown here at headquarters and in some of the outports were among the first to collect checks of $800 or more in continuous service vacation benefits that became payable on October 1, 1962. Frank FeM. OS off Calmar's Ftomar (left), gets check for $848, first in Wilmington, from SlU Port Agent George McCartney. George S. Cbancef OS, counts up $800 vacation money at SlU headquarters In NY. He was on the FaMaRd (Sea-Land). Cormelo Andrew, oiler off the Aialea City (Sea-Land), gets $819 (left). John Moytum, OS, Alcoa Polaris, drew $820. Bosslflo Aropokos, AB, Steel Navigator (Isthmian), shows his vacation cheek for $802. Hoyd Pence, AB (right), displays his check for $805 covering year's continuous service on the Folrfond (Sea-Land). Jack Katz, of SlU Vacation Plan staff at headquarters, looks it over. Lonis A. VUa, cook, and Horrb FoHonon, electrician, collected $801 each In bene­ fits after year on AfcM Roomer. R. D. D'Angelo, In Florida State (Everglades) black ^«ng, drew $838 check at Miami. Off the Globe Explorer (Maritime Overseas), Clinton H. Word, AB (right), watches shipmate Bill Bailey, oiler, sign application. Ward got check for $807. Bailey, on short trip, got $134. �• >r!' -^7 Nee T«i Hi-Stake Monopoly Came Relaxes Boss Mr Between Calls At Philadelphia How do the kingpins of big business spend their hours away from the office? One way was a conference of more than 500 of the nation's top corporation presidents " vice-presidents, and attorneys companies before they could be who spent a day in New stopped under regular FTC pro­ York recently trying to devise cedures. A spokesman for the NAM said methods of avoiding anti-trust suits and discussing what to do un­ that it was extremely unwise to vest such authority in an admin­ til the lawyer comes. The one-day get-together spon­ istrative agency. The President, in sored by the National Industrial a letter urging the new authority, Conference Board reflects the con­ said that delay and litigation ham­ cern that business moguls are pered activities of the commission showing these days over some of and that by the time the FTC got Seafarer Norwood Bryant. their brothers in the electrical in­ around to acting on some cases, dustry getting caught in a bit of many small business men were al­ AB, catches up on his price fixing and having to switch ready destroyed and any action to reading of SiU handbook from the classic pinstripe to the be taken then became meaningless. between hourly |ob calls. less classic Government issue striped suit. Good Etiquette Some of the more Interesting tidbits to arise out of the meeting was a suggestion that if the Gov­ ernment comes around asking for a study of a merger or acquisition, it is perfectly proper etiquette to tell the Justice Department, even If you have done the study, that "you just can't supply it." The Idea Is that the document might bear some evidence in future anti-trust situations, and even corporation lawyers have difficulty handling more than one case at a time. Corporate officials were also ad­ vised to check prices now and then for signs that salesmen are "con­ sulting or acting in an anti-social manner," according to one busi­ ness publication's report on the proceedings. Need Special Techniques The meeting finally broke up Cardgame fills the tirtie for this quartet of Seafarers with everyone in agreement that relaxing while In port. Pictured (l-r) Gaston Solliard, they should acquaint themselves stewardI Estebon Oquendo, MM; Ralph Maranca, AB with all the evasive techniques back to camera), and Edwai^ Bayne, 3rd cook. available in order to avoid the anti­ trust net. The ire of big business took other forms in other places. The National Association of Manufac­ turers took outrage against an ad­ ministration proposal to give the Federal Trade Commission the au­ A Chicago rug company and a comotive Firemen and Englnemen, thority to halt any business activi­ ty immediately if it had reason to labor-spying detective agency it and Molladay is in the Order of believe that these practices would employed to help stall negotiations Railway Conductors . . . The United violate Federal law, and might with the Textile Workers Union Furniture Workers have won their cause irreparable harm to other have been called on the carpet by fifth victory in an intensive or­ US agencies for failure to file re­ ganizing campaign in the State of quired reports on their joint ac­ Maine that began last January. The tivities. The company had been latest gain was a 100-48 vote vic­ using the agency over a long period tory at Paris Manufacturing. to obtain information on union 3^ 4 activities. Both the company and the detective agency must file re­ A new type of fringe benefit was ports on their financial arrange­ put into effect at the Allis-Chamments and other related informa­ lers plant in Norwood, Ohio, un­ tion. der a contract negotiated by the International Union of Electrical WASHINGTON — The National 4 4" 4" Workers. Each worker is to get an Labor Relations Board has applied The "Weaker" sex Just isn't so, annual year-end payment amount­ its new six percent interest rule to as th>e male members of State, ing to 2.5 percent of his annual an employer who refused to bar­ County and Municipal Employees wages, in lieu of a pay raise. The gain with a union and unilaterally cut the pay and changed the work­ Local 745 in Colfax, Calif., found benefit will average about $145 a out recently. Female members of year according to present esti­ ing hours of four workers. In a 4-1 vote, the board ordered the local fielded a softball team, mates . . . When management fires the Continental Bus System to halt the "Unionettes," which swamped a worker for union activities, it its refusal to bargain with Street, the male contingent 11-7. The gals rarely admits it, but the manager Electric Railway & Motor Coach had been challenged to the game of Rose's Variety Store No. 6 in Employees Local 1468 for bus ter­ by the aptly-named male squad, Louisville, Ky., even put it in writ­ minal employees in Grand Junc­ caUed the "Old Men of the Hill" ing. The evidence, in the form of tion, Colorado, and to revoke pay ... An air-age strikebreaker a letter to a woman employee, has and hour cuts put into effect in avoided a picketline set up by been filed by the Retail Clerks September, 1961. It also called on striking workers at a Westinghouse with the NLRB. The Rose chain, the company to reimburse four plant in Columbus, Ohio, by drop­ with headquarters in Henderson, workers for loss of pay since 1961, ping in on the plant by parachute. NC, has 151 stores in the South. Paul Minlnger, a member of a local plus interest at six percent. 4i 41 4> The ruling was the third this parachute sports club, tried the stunt and succeeded in getting into year in which the board has re­ The state of Michigan was the versed previous policy in the back the factory behind the line. He first state to be authorized to train forgot one detail, however. He or retrain imemployed workers pay area. In May it began ordering full can't pull the same trick to get out. under the new Manpower Devel­ reimbursement of employees in opment and Training Act. The law cases where a trial examiner had provides that if a worker qualifies Labor can't lose in the upcoming for retraining in a skill for which found no unfair practices but later was reversed by the board. The mayoralty race at Hollow Rock, there is a job demand, he will be second ruling, also in a discharge Tenn., between Maurice E. Flowers eligible for a year's on-the-job case, added six percent interest to and W. B. Molladay. Flowers is a training or equivalent subsistence member of Brotherhood of Lo­ ,pgyme^ , the penalty on ground of equity. Labor Board Applies New Back $ Rule Oetober, MM SEAFARERS LOG imsAJSOJ BOATMAN Pacific IBU Wins First Pact On Aiaska Ferries SEATTLE—The SlU-affiliated Inland Boatmen's Union of the Pacific has completed negotiations on a "first of its kind" contract with the Alaska Department of Public Works in Juneau, Alaska. New legisla-"^ tion makes it possible for the after a year of employment and two State of Alaska to deal direct­ weeks after two years. A pension plan, calling for ly with labor organizations—^the same as any other commercial monthly employer contributions of a maximum of $25 per employee employer—for the first time. provides for a monthly pension of Just recently adopted, the new $100 20 years of employment. law removes the men working on This after also includes earlier options the state marine highway and on retirement. ferry system from coverage under The contract also calls for negoti­ the State Personnel Act. ations on a new contract by next Other Negotiations September 30. to permit the state At the same time that the IBU to budget for any negotiated pact was concluded, negotiations changes. The agreed upon changes were also completed by the Ma­ would then take effect July 1, rine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ 1964, when the contract expires. ciation, representing licensed en­ gineers, and the Masters, Mates and Pilots, covering licensed deck officers. _ Under the new IBU of the Pacific contract, negotiated by John D. Fox, president, and Merle D. Adlum, of the Puget Sound Division, able bodied sea­ men will get monthly wages of $577. The wages are based on a working schedule of 12 hours a day, seven days a week, with one week on and one off. These pay MOREHEAD CITY, NC — Pre­ rates include a 25 percent Alaska liminary negotiations have begun differential here on a first-time contract be­ Hospital Benefits tween the SIU Inland Boatmen's Health and welfare clauses in Union and the Carteret Towing the contract Include medical, Company of Wilmington. surgical and hospital benefits for The talks got underway after all employees and their depen­ more than a year's delay in which dents plus $2,000 insurance with the company sought to undermine a double indemnity clause cov­ the union and torpedo any chance ering accidental death. The state of reaching an agreement. The wiU pay $12 a month for each bargaining began with the submis­ employee's health and welfare sion of contract proposals only coverage. after a Federal Circuit Court rul­ State ferry system boatmen will ing that the company must sit also receive one week's vacation down and negotiate. In its order handed down at Richmond, Va., the 4th circuit ap­ peals court ruled that the company must bargain with the union as called for in an original National Labor Relations Board order last February. Won Unanimous Vote The IBU won representation PHILADELPHIA—New contract rights in the Carteret fleet by the terms covering SIU boatmen aboard unanimous vote of the company's two Merritt, Chapman and Scott boatmen in an NLRB election last derricks have been unanimously year. Unfair labor practice charges approved by the crews and agreed were filed against Carteret in to by the company. September, 1961, and were ulti­ Under terms of a new oneyear contract that became effec­ mately upheld by the NLRB in an tive October 1, members aboard order issued in February. The lat­ the NLRB the derricks Conqueror and Capi­ est court actionofenforced the election re­ certification tol wiU recive an across-thesults and its later finding that the board wage increase of another company must bargain. five cents per hour. They are Despite last year's election, Car­ also assured full welfare plan teret had repeatedly refused to benefits including medical care, acknowledge or meet with the IBU. hospitalization and surgical pay­ The case was then turned over to ments for the men and their fam­ the clerk of the appeals court by ilies as is standard in all SIU In­ the NLRB's general counsel, but land Boatmen's Union contracts. action was then postponed for the Other coverage provided under summer by adjournment of the the just-negotiated pact guarantees Carteret handles the dock­ all eligible company boatmen $150 Court. monthly union pensions upon re­ ing and undocking of ships in the tirement. A dues checkoff also Wilmington area. will be put into effect. The boatmen first came under an SlU-lBU agreement seven years ago, when deckhand wages were w«i-nsTO only $1.17 an hour. With the sign­ THBlOa ing of the new contract, deckhand wages will reach $2.42 an hour for ,sti^idgbt-,tli)cie worji, , j, 1 I :l » l'"; r. NLRB Rule Gets Talks Underway Phila. Men Okay Pact On Derricks �CMober» UlS SEAFARERS LOG Par* BevMi 'Beat It! You're Queering My Art!' SHIP CONSTRUCTION—^Repeal of a provision for a six percent West Coast differential and extension of the 55 percent ceiling on Government ship construction subsidies were major elements in special subsidy legislation adopted by Congress to amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Three key sections do the following: Strike from the 1936 set the six percent differential which favored Pacific Coast shipyards on bids covering certain merchant vessel construction . . . Extend until July 1, 1965 the 55 percent construction subsidy ceiling on new vessel construction and reconstruction and reconditioning of cargo vessels, and grant until that date up to 60 percent construction subsidy on recon­ struction and reconditioning of passenger vessels . . . Provide that repeal of the six percent Pacific Coast shipyard bid differential shall not be effective with respect to contracts such as the bid of National Steel & Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California, for construction of two freight vessels for American Mail Line. ^ £ SOVIET TRADE—Oil is the major weapon of the Soviet trade offen­ sive in the Free World, according to a report of the National Petroleum Council on the Impact of Oil Exports from the Soviet bloc. "The Communists," states the report, "fully recognize the potential they have for attacking the operations of private oil companies, whose oil concessions the USSR considers to be highly important to the Free World's economic and military strength." A working committee, in a preface to the report, emphasizes that as a result of an absolute state monopoly over its foreign trade, the Soviet bloc is in a unique position to use trade for political purposes. "Politics and trade," asserts the preface, "cannot be considered apart when dealing with the Commu­ nists. The ultimate goal of the Soviet bloc is to extend its political control, destroy freedom and communize the world, and it uses its monopoly of foreign trade to further these objectives. This, in short, is the problem the Free World faces when trading with the Soviet bloc." 4" 4- 4- MOBILE TRADE FAIR—The President has signed a compromise bill aimed at upping US sales abroad of agricultural and industrial products through Mobile Trade Fair displays traveling throughout the world to foreign ports and commercial centers. Among its provisions, the legislation requires the Secretary of Commerce to "encourage and promote" the development and use of mobile trade fairs where the operator or operators of the fairs exclusively use United States-flag vessels and aircraft in the transportation of their exhibits. The Secretary is authorized to provide technical assistance and support as well as financial assistance for the purpose of defraying certain ex­ penses incurred abroad when he determines that such operations pro­ vide an economical and effective means of p'romoting export sales. An appropriation not to exceed $500,000 per fiscal year for each of the three fiscal years during the p'^riod beginning July 1, 1962, and ending June 30, 1965 is authorized. 4> 4' 4> LABOR DEPARTMENT—The US labor force in 1970 may total 85V4 million, according to new projections prepared by the Labor Depart­ ment's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Most of the projected increase of 121^ million over the 1960 labor force is foreseen as resulting from the greatly expanding population of working age. Between 1970 and 1975 the labor force will continue to increase substantially and may reach 93 million. Labor force changes during the 1960's will be high­ lighted by the addition of 6 million young workers under 25 years of age—almost half the total increase of 12^ million. About 3V^ million will be adult women and 3 million adult men. For men 65 years and over, the continuation of trends toward earlier rptirement is expected to more than offset their expanding numbers in the population. Be­ tween 1970 and 1975 the pattern of changes will be somewhat different. The number of young workers will rise much less sharply than in the 1960's—about 2 million—but there will be almost 3 million more men workers in ages 25 to 34. 4i 4> 4> FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION—An increase in a sugar rate was approved by the Federal Maritime Commission four months after the steamship line applying for it had gone out of the business. Bull Line had sought the 75 cents per ton rate, or an increase of 16 cents last spring, in order to stay in the trade. The company said frankly it had to have the higher rate in order to be able to afford to carry bagged sugar from Puerto Rico to Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. Sugar is the major cargo imported from Puerto Rico. In June, Bull said it was closing down its Puerto Rican operation be­ cause the revenue was not sufficient to pay the costs of operations and the company was losing hundreds of thousands of dollars every month. The commission's belated approval of the Bull application means that any company still in the trade now can charge the 75-cent rate in the future. 4i 4' TRAMP FLEET—The American-flag trampship fleet staged the largest increase in September in the last ten years, according to American Maritime Association. Additions Include six modern bulk carriers amounting to 135,000 tons, all of which were built and fi­ nanced by private capital. Also documented during the month were two containerships owned by Sea-Land Service, Inc., and two jumboized ships owned by Seatrain Lines, Inc. If the newly-documented bulk carriers had been built new under the US ship subsidy program. It is estimated this would have cost the Government approximately $20 million. 4" 4" Mi 4' COFFEE IMPORTS—Rep. Herbert C. Bonner (Dem-NC), chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee, believes that the mountains of coffee that US armed forces use should be Imported by US-flag ships. He has gotten the Defense Department to use a persuasion approach on coffee importers, from whom the Federal Government annually buys millions of pounds of coffee. Persuasion is preferred since, according to a US spokesman, the Government is "reluctant to interefere in the business management of 'a commercial cpncem with mandatory, di^ctiires." 'The next Step it vfp' t6 the-Importers. ' Comments in the Communist press about gredients in the Soviet friendship formula what might be called the American labor also do not shine so brightly when the phony movement's own "Point Four" aid program label is stripped off and the true contents for our neighbors to the South give eloquent are exposed. testimony these days to the success which Communist China, as well as Soviet Russia, American labor ambassadors and unionists whose agricultural reforms are still in the are having in spikiqg Red efforts to seduce doldrums after years of planning and pro­ Latin America's free trade unions and work­ gramming, still cannot feed and clothe their ers. millions. If they could, they would make It is hard to believe that any labor organ­ it impossible for any of the Iron Curtain izations in South or Central America, or satellites to turn to the US or Canada for beyond, for that matter, is today unaware of necessary bread and feed grains and would the bitter medicine that has b^n foisted on do the supplying themselves. China still an unsuspecting Cuban populace. Obviously, imports huge quantities of Canadian grain the high hopes they held for the pohtical on her own, in fact. and social reform they were promised via a Such programs as have been started by the "working class revolution" was greater than AFL-CIO, the American Institute for Free their political savvy—especially concerning Labor Development, for example, and train­ ing schools which recently graduated their Communist duplicity. first classes of American-trained Latin trade Maritime workers in the US and elsewhere unionists, stand as the major buffer to ward learned this lesson bitterly during the years off the Red pitchmen. These programs have gone by, when the commissars of the CP's waterfront section were so busily engaged in well-earned the tribute of Latin American political affairs instead of legitimate trade labor leaders—^who recognize the help this has meant in fighting Communist infiltration imion business on behalf of the workers they on the one hand and right-wing dictatorship claimed to represent. on the other. Since the lessons of the past are so easily The fact that the Communists have been forgotten, it is not difficult to assume, in the hurt is apparent from their rantings about atmosphere of extreme working class pov­ American labor "imperialists" who do not erty that exists throughout much of Latin imderstand the local issues as well as the America, that the Communists have been commissars. They understand things only too able to make some hay among rebellious well, and are best equipped to fight the prob­ though misinformed groups of workers. lem side by side with other workers. Fortunately, at the same time, AFL-CIO and Successful inroads by Communist agents large segments of the American labor move­ preaching "reform" and practicing Soviet ment recognized this considerable threat and imperialism has been too clearly demonstrat­ have embarked on programs that are undo­ ed in Cuba. The opportunity being pursued ing the damage. It's clear that the best hope of showing with determination and dedication by the American labor movement in South Ameri­ workers in South America and everywhere ca is to build a strong and free trade union­ what free labor can accomplish on its own ism that can effectively withstand both the it is to point to conditions in the US and in bullying and the blandishments of Soviet the Soviet homeland, where strikes are agents, who pose as labor leaders and social frowned upon in the interests of the "work­ reformers, but are still peddling the same ers' state" and such infractions of discipline old snake oil to anyone who looks ready to arfe quickly and cruelly erhshed. I'he in­ buy, • :• ••: i . �Oelobcr, 1M| SEAFARERS tOG Paee Twelve *• ! SHJ Scholar Eyes Medic Role ••0; (The following article is the third in a series on the five 1962 SlU scholarship winners. Further stories mil appear in subsequent issues of the LOG.) "One of the happiest days of my life!" That's how Sharron Kay Berry, who last month entered East Carolina College in Greenville, NC, describes the day she first learned that she had won a $6,000 SIU college scholarship award. Sharron, the daughter of went to Seafarer Gerald Dwyer, and become a laboratory techni­ two to the sons of SIU men and cian. SIU tugboatman Reuben two She recalls that the telegram an­ to the daughters of SIU tug- Berry, a deckhand with-the McAl­ lister Towing Company in Norfolk, received one of the five 1962 SIU scholarships awarded last May. Each scholarship is worth $6,000 and are among the largest awards of their kind. They enable winning candidates to attend the college of their choice in any course of study. Of those awarded in 1962, one men. Sharron is a pretty 17-year-old, who lives in Columbia, NC, with her father and two brothers, Reu­ ben Lindsey, 12, and Kenneth Michael, 9. With the aid of her SIU scholarship, she hopes some­ day to receive a Bachelor of Sci­ ence degree in Medical Technology Prior to college days, Sharron is shown at Columbia High School with her "favorite teacher," Mrs. Madge Van Home, looking over story In SEAFARERS LOG last May announcing 1962 scholarship award to Sharron. By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS More Tips On Car insurance Costs As this department previously reported, competition between stand­ ard-rate auto insurers and rate-deviating mutuals and direct writers, has erupted into a rate war. The standard-rate companies themselves are cutting prices through classification plans and "safe-driver" awards. For many drivers, how much you now pay depends not only on the amount of dividend or discount a company gives, but how it classifies you. If you have a young male driver in the family, or recent accidents or traffic convictions, or other classification problems, nowadays you •especially need to consult well-qualified brokers as well as agents employed by the more usual rate-deviators. A leading insurance authority suggests that in discussing with brokers and agents the rates applying to your situation, these factors should be considered: —Is yours a "compact" car eligible for an extra ten percent discount? (Most insurors define a "compact" as under 200 inches overall length and no more than 125 hp, although some companies vary here too). —Is it used for commuting, and how far? —Is it operated occasionally by a young male? What is his age? Married? Steadily employed? Had driver training in school? Has he taken one of the psychological tests? Is he in the upper portion of his class? —How many convictions or citations have you had? If only one, can you be placed in a company which waives one? How many accidents and how serious? —If there are two cars in your family, do you qualify for the sec­ ond-car discount, or what classifications will give you the lowest cost? You also may want to check on your present insurance, by asking your company how it has you classified and whether it has a meritrating plan or subsidiary which can benefit you on the basis of your record, and also by comparing the rate you pay with quotation from other companies and brokers. Ask also how the company stands on the state of Illinois' listing of each insurer's ratio of lawsuits to premiums. This is published each year in "National Underwriters Magazine," and any broker should have a copy. A company with a ratio over five percent might be one of those slow in settling claims. Incidentally, despite occasional rumors, the leading mutuals and other moderate-cost companies often have moderate ratios, the listing shows. Some merit-rating companies have especially low rates for drivers with excellent records, and may be a choice for families with rela­ tively low road exposure, who drive carefully and keep their cars in good condition. As just one example, while Nationwide Mutual offers some savings from standard rates in .various classifications, its sub­ nouncing the scholarship came dur­ ing a high school chemistry class at Columbia High School and that it completely "broke up" the class. The school is a small one, and her SIU scholarship was the largest ever received by a local student. An Active Student Sharron was an active student In high school, who earned a 93% average during her last three years and was graduated among the top five in her class. She also managed to take "part in many extra-curricu­ lar activities, including the Na­ tional Beta Club, the school news­ paper and annual, the Future Homemakers of America, the 4-H Club and the Debate Club. All the while, however, she realized that high school was only a first step toward her eventual goal. Now finishing her first weeks at college, she's found them some of the busiest of her life, including as they did a week of orientation, the first week of classes and most fearsome of all, the first "big test." After weathering the first tough days with flying colors, Sharron is now looking forward to a happy and busy future at college. She hopes to learn a lot and meet many interesting people. Dad Reuben Berry, who made It all possible by joining the union in the first place, can only add: "It's wonderful. The scholarship has made us all very happy." k On campus at East Carolina College, Greenville, NC, Sharro''. shows off the greenery to visiting dad, SIU tugman Reuben Berry, and brother, Kenneth Michael, 9. The family lives In Columbia, NC. Dr. Weisberger Assists Recovery Of Grid Star CLEVELAND—Ernie Davis of the Cleveland Browns foot­ ball team and former "All-America" halfback with Syracuse in 1961, may be playing pro-ball this season in spite of the fact that he has leukemia. Davis was pronounced fit to secretary-treasurer of the Sallon play ball by Dr. Austin S. Union of the Pacific, and has been Weisberger, professor of medicine at Western Reserve University and an outstanding authority on blood disorders. Dr. Weisberger is the brother of Morris Weisberger, executive vice-president of the SIUNA and sidiary, Nationwide General, can be as much as 35 percent below the parent company in some cases. But you also face the possibility that a series of violations or accidents can raise your rate, so that even though this merit-rating company won't cancel you, you could find yourself paying as much as 200 percent more than with the parent company. Drivers with good safety and traffic records and no special classifi­ cation problems are in position to shop the more-seiective mutual com­ panies and other deviators, and the merit-rating companies. Among large mutuals and direct writers who often give dividends or discounts, at least to the preferred risks, are such traditionally lowcost auto insurers as Factory Mutual, Lumbermen's Mutual, Mutual Service, Government Employees Insurance Company, State Farm Mu­ tual, Federated Mutual, National Farmers, Nation-wide Mutual, Safeco, Allstate, Employers Mutual, American Mutual, Farmers Insurance Exchange, Hardware Mutual, Pennsylvania Threshermen's, and Utica Mutual. ' In addition, there are several specialized or more-regional companies often offering reasonable rates. Among them: Farmers Mutuals of Madison, Wisconsin; Shelby Mutual and State Auto Mutual, with main offices in Columbus, Ohio; Keystone Auto Club Insurance Company (Philadelphia); State Auto Insurance Association of Indianapolis; Motor Club of American Group in New Jersey; Auto Club of Southern California; California Casualty Indemnity Exchange. Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Company of Des Moines, Iowa, offers substantial savings to non-drinkers. But some of these companies are selective and in no case can any be considered the best buy for your classification or area until you have compared with other companies and with local brokers. Just as one example, in recent years Travellers, an old-line stock company, has provided substantial savings to some drivers through its classifi­ cation and safe-driver plans. Too, the slightly-modified policies offered by many stock companies, plus safe-driver discounts, have brought their rates much closer to those of the mutuals and other rate cutters. Nor is the order of this list significant, nor applicable to all situa­ tions and areas. Factory Mutual long has been one of the lowest-cost companies, if not the lowest, but it also is highly selective. Lumbermen's Mutual not only is among the lower-cost group but often offers addi­ tional savings through classification. At least two rate-cutting subsidi­ aries of stock companies do not use the safe-driver plan, and so may be helpful to drivers with severe road exposures. These are Safeco and Autoplan. If you do buy from a lowcost or merit-rating company, remember that it is more important than ever to avoid accidents, traffic violations and trifling claims. A ticket for speeding or passing a stop sign or red light could cost you more than just the $5 or $10 fine. The large finance companies have their own insurance companies, and many people who finance cars through a dealer also insure through him. You do not have to buy your car insurance from the dealer or finance company. If you do, you forfeit your chance to shop for the lowest rate for your situation and classification. A reliable dealer will not pressure you to buy insurance. (Seafarers or other readers who missed the first part of this series on car insurance can obtain a copy by writing the LOG,) . in the news on several occasions lately. "He (Davis) has responded ex­ tremely well to therapy and medication. As long as he re­ mains in the perfect state of re­ mission, I see no reason why h« cannot play professional football," Dr. Weisberger said, in an Inter­ view with sports writers. Feels Normal A state of remission means that the disease is temporarily arrest­ ed, and one of the characteristics of leukemia is that the person who has it may feel normal physically. No cure is yet known. The disease was first diagnosed after Davis was hospitalized fol­ lowing a work-out with the Col­ lege All-Stars for a game in Chicago wit|i the Green Bay Packers. The diagnosis of leukemia was confirmed by more than a dozen doctors from five different institutions. Getting In Shape Davis, according to the last news reports, will undergo a thorough conditioning program be­ fore joining the club, getting his legs in shape for playing and building up his wind and muscle tone. He has been attending the team's practice sessions as a spectator and has been studying their plays in his spare time. Right now he is only one pound over hia normal playing weight of 212 pounds. Davis .set many college football records while playing halfback with Syracuse. He signed a threeyear contract with the Browns for $65,000, besides receiving a $15,000 bonus. He has been under special care by Dr. Weisberger for some time since the Browna have a sizablci investment in him. Davis was the country's top col­ legiate football player last year. Type Minutes When Possible In order to assure accurate digests of shipboard meetings in the LOG, it is desirable that the reports of shipboard meet­ ings be typed if at all possible. �OctAtx, 1M2 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Thfrteoi t 4D. D. Molter, steward (left), poses for his picture in a clean messhall aboard a clean ship. With him is Jose Blanco, MM. Molter supplied the photos. 100'/. CLEAN SHIP J. F. Otero, OS, who is due to retire soon, gets used to relaxing in the sun. With his SlU pension he'll be able to do it too. The Florida State (Everglades Steam­ ship) is a 19-year-old Liberty converted to haul bulk cement, and runs between Ponce, Puerto Rico, and Port Everglades, Florida. But despite her age and dusty cargo, a recent US Public Health Service inspection won the ship and her SIU crew a perfect 100 percent rating in vessel sani­ tation. The USPHS award, reports Seafarer D. D. Molter, chief steward, was also the first of its kind given by the Public Health in­ spector who covered the ship, who said he was certainly proud to do so, as all hands had earned it. Doing a thorough job on his own, he even had the fans turned off in order to check the blades and found them clean and dust-free. Galley, refrigerated boxes and messhalls were all inspected and found perfect on the basis of the 167-item checklist which USPHS utilizes in checking sanitary stand­ ards aboard ship. The Florida State thus joins a growing list of SIU vessels whose crews have shown that pride in their work and in their profession which is the best advertisement for an American-flag merchant fleet. Ship's delegate Ernesto Borrego (left) talks out on deck with Ernesto Purez, AB. In­ spection found vessel in good shape. in gaiieyi sorno OT rne men wnu imiiuic mo wunnai 7 aboard the Florida State are (l-r) Clyde Woods, NCBj Remberto Duo^ 3rd 4M?ok, and Jack McCranie, chief cook. • 5 ^ Deck gang members (l-r) Tony Domenges, OS; Ernesto Purez, AB, and Manuel Ferriero, OS, with Mason Scott, AB (seated), work in Florida sun, and headgear is vital. Straining a little to watch the birdie are crewmembers Manuel Lopez, Alfred Philips, Tony Domenges, Gscrge Knowels, J. F. Otero and James Botona in the crew messhall. Con­ verted into cement bulk carrier, the Florida State has been on steady run to Puerto Rico. �Face Foorlee* SEAFARMJtS LOO li />! IV/n Top Contracts * P te At Two NY Plants 1^ : l';Ki,'. NEW YORK—New contracts have been put into effect at two area plants by the SIU United Industrial Workers, fol­ lowing an eight-hour strike at one shop and a unanimous strike vote at another. The new agreements at and five days of paid sick leave year. the Milo Machine Company in each Thanks an overwhelming Valley Stream and at Wisor-Smith strike vote to at Wisor-Smith, UIW Company of Brooklyn call for size­ members there gained an immedi­ able wage increases and other Im­ provements covering some 60 work­ ate 10-cent hourly pay boost retro­ active to August 25, plus an addi­ ers at both plants. In the . negotiations at Milo, the tional ten cents hourly guaranteed agreement was reached after UIW for next year. A substantial hike in members voted overwhelmingly to the guaranteed minimum wage at strike if the company continued to the plant is stipulated. This pact balk at the union's proposals and also provides for additional paid then were out on the picketline less holiday and sick leave protection plus a general improvement in than one day. plant working conditions. The pact calls for a general 25 Milo does precision metal work cent-an-hour wage increase during the life of the two-year agree­ for weapons production and Wisorment, with 15 cents payable im­ Smith is engaged in the manufac­ mediately and ten cents more in ture of electronics equipment, pri­ marily for Federal contracts. the second year. Increased vacation provisions to allow for two w&eks off after two years of employment and three weeks after five were also part of the settlement ratified by shop members. Vacation pay wilt also be pro-rated if an employee is laid off or dismissed at any time. The settlement calls for an ad­ ditional paid holiday, employer NEW YORK—^Adding another contributions to the welfare plan company under the union banner, the SIU United Industrial Workers has negotiated a first-time contract with the Astro Lamp Company of Brooklyn. The two-year agreement will give union members at the plant a substantial wage hike, sick leave, seniority rights, a guaranteed mini­ mum wage, complete welfare plan coverage and many other new benefits. An immediate wage increase of WASHINGTON—The National 15 cents for the first year of the Labor Relations Board has upheld contract, with an additional 10 cents a long-standing New York regional to follow at the beginning of the board decision citing "independent second year, is a highlight of the Local 355" and the Salmirs Oil pact. After 90 days' employment, Company for interfering with the the workers will also be entitled efforts of Salmirs employees to join to 40 hours' sick leave. Workers at the plant will be en­ the SIU United Industrial Workers. A "cease and desist" order has titled to a week's paid vacation been handed down against Salmirs after six months of employment, and Local 3-5-5 calling on both to and to two weeks after a year. Astro Lamp is engaged in the stop engaging in unfair labor prac­ tices and trying to restrain the oil production of general lamp fixtures. company's workers in their right UIW rep. Charles Heard to join the UIW or any other legiti­ looks on as Henry Weinmate union. Salmirs was also di­ rected to sever aU ties with Local stein of Astro Lamp signs 355 first UIW contract. New The decision by the labor board pact boosts wages and clearly vindicated the UIW position conditions for all workers and follows on the heels of a simi­ at the Brooklyn lamp plant. lar verdict against another Staten Island Oil company, Fiore Brothers, Local 355 and both concerns were also found guilty of negotiat­ ing "sweetheart contracts," a tra­ ditional practice of the "independ­ ent" and one which led to its ex­ pulsion from the AFL-CIO some time ago. The UIW is now in the process of seeking full representation rights at both companies whose workers were originally organized by the UIW last year. Prior to the latest NLRB deci­ sions, two important contracts had been signed by the UIW in the oil distributing field. First-time agree­ ments have already been reached at the Richmond Burner Company and at Staten Island Petroleum Company (SIPCO). The contracts followed overwhelming rejection by the workers in both plants of UIW Signs First Part At Astro NLRB Raps 'Back-Door' Union Again jnqpresoatatiqn by L9)cai^S*t v «? Navigatfon Problems? Get A Cat Bad weather navigation is some­ thing shared by sea and air voy­ agers alike, so the following anony­ mous memorandum circulated among members of the AFL-CIO Air Line Pilots Association should ring a bell. Written by an unidentified mem­ ber of the ALFA, the latest in navi­ gation "manuals" outlines the fol­ lowing procedure as the "Cat .And Duck Method of Bad Weather Na­ vigation": "First, the pilot puts a live cat on the cockpit floor. Because a cat always remains upright, the cap­ tain merely has to see which way the cat leans to determine if the wings are level. Second, comes the duck which is used for ap­ proaches and landing in soupy weather. Any sensible duck will refuse to fly under instrument con­ ditions. Thus it is only necessary to hurl your duck out of the plane and follow her to the ground. Must Be Clean "Make sure your cat Is clean. Dirty cats will spend all their time washing. Trying to follow a wash­ ing cat usually results in a tight snap-roll followed by an inverted spin and structiu-al wing failure. This is very unsanitary. Old cats are best. Young cats have nine lives but an old cat with only one life left has just as much to lose as you do and therefore will be more dependable. "Avoid cowardly ducks. If the duck discovers you are using the cat to stay level, she will refuse to leave without the cat. Be sure the duck has good eyesight. A nearsighted duck does not realize she has been thrown out and will descend to the ground in a sitting position. This maneuver is diffi­ cult to follow in an airplane. Use land-loving ducks. It is very dis­ couraging to break out of the over­ cast and find yourself on final ap­ proach toward duck blinds, because duck hunters will shoot at anything that flies." Quitting Ship? Notify Union A reminder from SIU head­ quarters cautions all Seafarers leaving their ships to contact the hall in ample time to allow the Union to dispatch a replace­ ment. Failure to give notice be­ fore paying off may cause a de­ layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning re­ quirements and needlessly make the work tougher for your ship­ mates. 08totar« iMi Baltimore 'Floating Pipeline*^ Idea Rejected By Army Engineers BALTIMORE—A last-minute ruling by the Army Corps of En« gineers has barred Installation of a potentially-dangerous "float­ ing dredge pipeline" at a crucial point of the main ship channel here. The planned pipeline would have crossed Brewerton Angles an important traffic turn in the ship channel between Fort Carroll and the Sparrows Point Channel. Although the dredging firm, which disclosed its plans only hours before they were to be carried out, insisted that the floating pipeline could be dismantled to permit ships to pass, it conceded the time required would average 10 minutes, and might take as long as 15 minutes. The resulting pile-up at the sharp turn in the channel and the dangerous situation which might ensue were obvious causes of complaint and led to the rejection of the plan by the Corps. It said "advance notice of any such proposal would be required to assure that navigation to and from the port of Baltimore would not be unreasonably affected." A dredging firm spokesman had complained that it would cost his company $8,500 a day if a dredge were idle while a submerged pipe was being laid down. The suggestion that "picket boats" be used to warn approaching vessels to slow down and to alert the floating pipeline's crew to prepare to dismantle so that a vessel could pass was also turned down as being too costly. Joe Algina, Safety Director More On Sea-Air Rescue Rules Aside from a vessel's own crew and other nearby ships that may be able to help out, aircraft have for years now proven to be an effective means for assisting ocean-going vessels in distress. Over the years this has saved many lives that otherwise would have been lost in ship dis­ asters or mishaps affecting individual crewmen. However, the reverse is often true—the greatest hope of survival for passengers on a plane that is forced to ditch at sea is the prompt assistance that can come from ships in the area. This value was dramatized in the recent ditching of an airliner loaded with military personnel and their families in the North Atlantic. A loss of many lives was averted by the prompt and efficient rescue procedures used by ships in the vicinity. Such situations are not isolated events. Therefore, knowledge of rescue techniques for an aircraft in distress over a body of water may avoid a major tragedy. Usually when a plane is in trouble it will attempt to communicate with ocean shipping by radio or flashing light, or by radio relay through another vessel or shore station. However, when the aircraft is unable to make direct contact with a ship, it will try a variety of attentiongetting maneuvers to indicate its plight, including circling a ship, cross­ ing the vessel's path at low altitude and, at the same time, by opening and closing the throttle or changing the pitch of its propellers. The ship acknowledges these distress signals by changing course and following the aircraft. If for any reason the ship is unable to fol­ low, it should indicate this by hoisting the international code flag NOVEMBER or by any other signaling means at its disposal. Assuming that the sUp is able to follow, it should observe these pro­ cedures in order to assist the plane in distress: (1) Attempt to contact the aircraft by radiotelephone at 2182 kilo­ cycles. Maintain a radiotelegraphy watch on 500 KCs as the rescue coordinator center controlling the case will try to contact the ship on this frequency via shore radio. Be prepared to send homing signals for the aircraft on 410 KCs. (2) Post extra lookouts and provide black smoke if possible to aid the aircraft in sighting the ship. Prepare to stop the ship or proceed toward the plane according to the circumstances. (3) Have two lifeboats and lifeboat crews ready with two ring buoys, with bouyant heaving lines and fire extinguishers in each boat. (4) Prepare the ship's hospital to receive injured persons and have medicine chest, stretchers, blankets, hot drinks and food ready. (5) Rig Jacobs' ladders in addition to rigging cargo net or rope mail sling on lee side amidships by cargo boom, to be used to pull up ex­ hausted survivors. Injured persons should be left in the lifeboat to be hoisted aboard with it. (6) If the ship is in contact with the aircraft, it should be prepared to give information on weather and sea conditions, including wind di­ rection and force, and the height direction, and length of primary and secondary swell systems. If conditions permit and the pilot selects a ditch heading in sufficient time, lay a foam path along the ditching course. (7) Where a ship is in communication with the pilot by the time he is sighted, it should set a course parallel to the ditch heading the pilot has chosen. If not in communication by the time the plane is sighted and you do not know the ditch heading, set a course parallel to the main swell system and into the wind component, if any. (8) Those on board ship should use a life-raft or buoyant apparatus in the water as a landing platform at the Jacobs' ladder. Try to recover those survivors in the water or clinging to wreckage before pulling out those in life-rafts. (9) Keep the rescue coordination center advised by radio, before and after the ditching. These rules apply to all vessels which are called upon to assist air­ craft in an emergency and, of course, situations will vary. But every Seafarer should be as familiar with these procedures as with those on helicopter rescue of sick or injured seamen that were discussed in this column previously (LOG, July, 1961). Many lives may depend on such knowledge in time of need. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department pnd can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.)'; ' 11 �O0fobcr, im SEAFARERS LOG ci»nd CANNERY WORKER Must Be A Scallop Dinner Scene at recent Scallop Festival spearheaded by SlU-affiliated New Bedford Fishermen's Union pictures Mayor Ed­ ward F. Harrington of New Bedford (center) assisting com­ mitteemen Austin Skinner (left) and John Burt in awarding door prize. Three-day event served scallops to over 26,000 diners. US Tightens Insurance Rule On Fishing Boats Skin Game Has New Clothes Pare Fifteen Air Force Clamps Down, Opens Drive On Smoking WASHINGTON—The Air Force Surgeon General's office has taken the first direct action by any US Government WASHINGTON—Modem civili­ zation with all Its complications agency to curtail cigarette smoking. It has ordered Air Force seems to be taking hold among the new nations of Africa In a hurry, hospitals and clinics to stop overwhelming evidence of many and some Seafarers majr already distributing free cigarettes to medical research teams working have fallen victims to the latest patients and has ordered that independently on a world-wide gimmick. cigarettes no longer be Included in basis." "• ~ -S'According to the International packaged lunches prepared for Labor Press Association, the pub­ service personnel on long flights. lisher of the "Kansas City Labor The directive, issued by Major Beacon" received an appealing let­ General R. L. Bohannon, deputy ter from a Delly Thompson in AF Surgeon General, stressed that Lagos, Nigeria, offering to swap the "ever-increasing evidence" of African items such as carvings and a link between cigarette smoking, tiger skins for clothing, etc. Thomp­ cancer and certain other diseases son sought to have the offer pub­ could no longer be Ignored. lished In the paper. The US Public Health Service (Ed. note: The follomng ac­ Maybe It was the tiger skins that has for years argued that there is count is another in a series which aroused suspicions but, in any case, evidence of a link between will appear in the LOG on Sea' a check with the US cultural affairs cigarette smoking and certain farers who serve as ship or de­ officer in Lagos revealed that simi­ diseases. In March, the British lar schemes had been tried "and Royal College of Physicians re­ partment delegates. Future issues many Americans have been duped." ported that "cigarette smoking is a will carry interviews jrom other SIU vessels.) Seafarers would thus be well-ad­ cause of lung cancer." While serving as steward depart­ vised to check in advance on any In May, President Kennedy such offers or requests from over­ stated he would take a personal ment delegate aboard the Katherine (Bull), Hector de Jesus found seas. Interest In smoking and cancer that departmental beefs on hours studies. He later endorsed the ap­ and time off were negligible while pointment of a 12-man board of shipboard comments on meal quan­ inquiry. tities were the main issue. The toughly-worded Air Force "The crew kept telling us that directive says. In part; the variety of food for meals and "The ever-Increasing evidence the stores were not up to Union linking cigarette smoking with standards. Consequently, when lung cancer, pulmonary diseases, we reached San Juan the SIU cardiovascular diseases, etc., can patrolman was able to square no longer be Ignored." things away with the company," he "To do 80 Is to repudiate the explained. "We knew we stood on solid ground with our contract and that SAN FRANCISCO—Minor dam­ was all that was age was reported from a collision needed. The dis­ between the SlU-manned super­ cussion during tanker Titan (Bull) and the Co­ the voyage made lombian freighter Rio Magdalena matters very near here September 29. Despite clear," he added. the damage, there were no reports De Jesus, 38, A "Buck Rogerg"-type crashof casualties. believes that Both ships proceeded to port rescue vehicle which skims over every Seafarer under their own power with Coast swamps and shallow water at 70 should accept the Guard escort vessels alongside. miles per hour will be adopted ex­ De Jesus responslThe pre-dawn crash occurred about perimentally by New York's Idle20 miles south of the Golden Gate wild Airport, beginning in about a bllities of delegate even though he admits that at first "It was sort In a fog described as "so thick year. you couldn't see your shoelaces." Called a ground effect machine, of rough lining things up." "One thing Is for sure," he The Titan reported the mishap the flve-seater will ride on a footadds, "when you are a delegate at 4:50 AM and said the bows of thick cushion of air created by a the two ships were locked together. slx-and-a-half-foot horizontal fan you get to hear your shipmates' Some members of the Colombian driven by a a50-horsepower engine. feelings about all kinds of matters ship's crew had manned lifeboats, Purpose of the craft is speedier and you know that they Just aren't but the order to abandon ship was rescue of passefigers from downed blowing off steam—they expect never given. Damage reports Indi­ aircraft In the 4,900-acre airport action." Currentlji' sailing aboard the cated two holes punched In the area, much of it surrounded by Mobile (Sea-Land), de Jesus, a bow of the SIU vessel below the swampland. widower, admits a preference for waterllne, matched by a 20-by-20The Port Authority now depends tlie Puerto Rico Island run so foot gash In the starboard side on boats and helicopters of the that he can be home more often to of the Rio Magdalena. Coast Guard and local police and care for his three children, aged The Titan was hauling a cargo fire departments to respond to 12, 13 and 14, at home In Brook­ of gasoline from Baytown, Texas, crashes In the area. lyn. for delivery to Los Angeles and The craft will measure 27 feet De Jesus began sailing aboard Richmond and was completing her long, 14 feet wide and 11 high, and SlU-contracted vessels In 1947 first trip Into the bay from Mobile. will weigh 5,600 pounds. Forward after a few years on other ships. Her forpeak tank was flooded and motion will be powered by a fan "The SIU contract terms make she was stopped dead In the water linked to a separate engine. your Job as delegate fairly smooth, for about three hours. The machine Is to be built by because you know you're secure Rio Magdalena was heading Bell Aerosystems Company of Buf­ with its provisions. And not only south for Los Angeles at the time. falo. Craft of this type are under does It assist a delegate, but every She was also reported taking water development here and abroad for SIU member who Is covered un­ for a while In her #3 hold. She a variety of civilian and military der the contract. This helps to went Into a Richmond shipyard for purposes. keep beefs at a minimum." repairs. •- Colombian, Titan Hit Outside SF WASHINGTON—A new US ruling on marine insurance will give added protection to American fishermen and fish­ ing vessel owners. New requirements by the surer who writes a policy on a USDepartment of the Interior alded vessel must open Its books require foreign Insurers who for "reasonable" Inspection. The new rules apply to personal issue policies on vessels In and Indemnity policies, as well as which the Government has an In­ terest to establish trust funds In hull coverage. US fishing vessel operators who US dollars to guarantee paying provide their own iisurance off In case of loss or damage. through pools will be able to con­ Low-Interest US Government tinue that practice upon showing loan policies have encouraged the Interior Department their abil­ gome US-flag vessel construction ity to pay claims. and since the loans require insur­ ance to be carried, vessel owners have sought out low-cost foreign indemnity and protection groups. However, there have been some irregularities and attempts to de­ fault on payment, with the result that the Federal Government is clamping down. Now, these foreign insurers must establish trust funds NEWPORT NEWS—The ques­ to guarantee their being able to tion of oysters vs. industry Is now live up to their obligations. before the James River Study Further, the Department's or­ Commission, which Is considering der requires that any foreign in­ plans to have the 85-mlle James River from Hampton Roads to Richmond deepened to accom­ modate larger ships. Richmond Interests favor the project because they feel that it would act as an Incentive for In­ SAN PEDRO—Plans for a re­ dustrial settlement and as a poten­ peat of the Port of Los Angeles tial force for drawing more waterFishermen's Fiesta, which recently borne commerce to Virginia. But the project Is meeting with attracted many SIUNA fishermen from this area, will be discussed opposition from the area's fish­ in December when the fiesta's eries Industry, which fears that any channel deepening will disrupt board of directors meets. the delicate balance of nature that The gala 1962 event, which re­ portedly attracted 250,000 specta­ has made the lower James River tors during Its three-day span oyster beds one of the finest oysterover the Labor Day weekend, re­ spawning areas In the world. The Peninsula Port and In­ vived a local tradition after a flvedustrial Authority of Newport year recess. Among this year's attractions News and Hampton Roads also were beautifully-decorated fishing feels that the project would ad­ boats, folk dancers In native cos­ versely affect the region's seafood Industry. The study commission Is tume and a boat parade. conducting hearings on the project In Richmond and Hopewell, an­ other James River port, before reporting to the Virginia General Assembly. —San Franoiaco Call—BuUeUn Photo A channel deepening program SlU-manned Titan Is pictured after col llslon with Colombian freighter on way would enable more of today's deepInto San Francisco* She had two holes punched In her bow, but no Injuries were reported draft bulk carriers to run right into the, roads^, :, u .... ; ' ii i ^046rew»,slhe supertenker mode it into'pe*t>tinder*her own power several hour* after mishap. Oyster Men Nix Channel Pedro Sets Return Fete Sea 'fi Air Crash Boat Hears Trial �ragt SlxfMm 8om« Of Thtt Leiter Men Ostobcr, IHt SEAfARERS LOO SEAfAKERS IN DRY DOCK The following U the latest available list of Seafarers in hospitals around the country: VSPtU BOEPTTAL SAVANNAH. GEOBOIA J. Epperton BM Pajm* Auslln Hannlnfl H. B. SUva Robert McNay Guy Wtaltehurat John MitcheU 1 (! s- VSPHS HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. Charlea Berkeley Ralph Hendall S. Kosteean Charles Robinson '•:i V USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Edward Boyd Starling Lee Isbam Beard Roscoe Milton Charles Burns Hiram Payne John Bennett Thomas Riley Jacob Baukelaar John Rewia Matthew Dunlavy Alvie Rushing Arthur Slgler Lee Frazler Benjamin Freeman HarahaU Smith Hebert Jaokion Joel Thomaa I? II' ' 1 . Itf-.. ' If; ,¥?£.• With four young tons in tow, Seafarer Alexander Leiter wai able to corral three of them for a photo at SlU head­ quarters during recent family visit. Pictured (l-r) are Leiter with John, 5; Carl, 4, and Eric, 2%. Mrs. Leiter was off-camera with Kurt, 1. Leiter fast shipped on the Seatroln Georgia and lives at Pine Beach, NJ. SXJJ MSDXCAIa hi Joseph B. Lofue, MD. Medical Director llii!r iii li'' Ifej Are You Neglecting Your Health? USPHS HOSPITAL ' NORFOLK. VIRGINIA Horace Conway Talmadge Johnion Joseph Fltzpatrlck Ferlton Mears Carl Francum John Perkln Charles Gulnn. Jr. Kenneth WeUa Rosco Hampton USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS^ LOUISIANA Warren Alderman Millard Lindsey Samuel Bailey Dawaon Lynam Horace Beavera Kenneth MacKenxle Alton BeU John Manuel John Brady William Mason Roderick Brooke Norman McDaniel James McGuffey Vernon Brown VlrgU Leo Coaah Clarenae McMuUea Gerald CoU Sr. Robert McNatt Enrlgue Connor Demetrlos Miofaa HltcheU Mobley Thomas Dalley Thurston Dingier Rosindo Mora Charles Dowllng Lito MoraUes WiUiam Doyle J. D. C. Moser Sye EllU James Noonan Harry Rmmett Harry Peek. Jr. Frederick Epeom Harry Peeler Julio Gale Clarence Reese Eugene Gallaspy N. Reznlchenke James Gllsson Calvin Roma Nathan Goldflnger Matthew Rosate John Guldry Aubry Sargent Charlea Hickok WiUam Soarlett Chester HolU Leonard Shaw Sidney Irby Ralph Shrotzky Leonard Kay Charles Slater WUliam Kennedy Jay Steele Elwood Klttrell Gerald L. Thaxton Tinerman Lee William Turner Joseph Vanacor Leonard Lelonak Percy Llbby Charlea Welborn Koa Llm Robert Wllkerson Gerald Lima Eugene WiUlama Gerhard Linden Jacob Zimmer One of the most vital benefits of the Seafarers Welfare Plan Is the provision of up-to-date clinics for a thorough physical examination. If you or your family are not participating in this program, you are neglecting one of the most important things in life—^"your health." These periodic physical examinations have become recognized as an essential factor in preventive medicine and are an Invaluable aid in early detection of incipient disease. When many conditions have de­ veloped to the symptomatic stage, the optimum time for cure has USPHS HOSPITAL oftentimes slipped by. FORT WORTH, TEXAS The Armed Forces have, for years, recognized the value of such Gerald Algernon Thomas Lehay Benjamlng Delbler Arthur Madsen examinations as an essential part ofAbe Gordon Max Olson the program for maintaining per­ public must be made more aware Joseph wmie Voung Gross San/ord Kemp Bozo Zelenclo sonnel in adequate physical condi­ of the signs of cancer. tion. Many corporations today of­ SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR Older age normally brings on STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK fer periodic examination to their overweight and hypertension. As a Hennlng Bjork Thomaa Isakaen personnel, either as a voluntary benefit, or, as a requirement, espe- person grows older, there Is a grad­ Alberto Gutlerrei William Kenny USPHS HOSPITAL cialiy for their key employees. ual lessening of physical activity MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE Many union groups are more and and metabolic processes. There is Joseph Berger more providing for physical check­ an inclination to eat more, gain VA HOSPITAL ups as a part of fringe benefits for weight, become overweight, and as­ WEST ROXBURY, MASS. sociated conditions such as hyper­ their members. tension, cardiac disease, arterios­ Raymond Araenault There are however, many In­ clerosis and gall bladder disease, VA HOSPITAL dividuals, for reasons of their own, to name a few, develop. KERRVILLE. TEXAS who do not concern themselves WUlard Cahm These examinations are Just as with regular physical examinations. PINE CREST HAVEN important for Seafarers' children. COVINGTON. LOUISIANA * * * Many congenital defects, if discov­ Frank Martin There has been a marked in­ ered in early life, may be corrected. crease in life expectancy in the last If neglected until later In life, per­ US SOLDIERS HOME WASHINGTON, DC 50 years, so that many who would manent damage may occur. Many WUliam Thompson have died at a younger age, are diseases or conditions, if detected USPHS HOSPITAL now getting into an older age early, offer more hope of proper BALTIMORE, MARYLAND bracket. This has been accom­ correction as the child grows older. Harry Acosta James McDonald plished mainly through control of Russell Aldrlch George McKnew A few of the more common con­ James Beck Robert Machert the infectious diseases. Gordon Bowder Frank Nappl ditions are flat feet, club foot, Older age brings its diseases too. knock knees, bow legs and various Donald Brooks Daniel PlcclreUl Charles Crockett CUbert Pitcher Numbered among these are the postural defects. Strabismus (cross Edward Denchy Ray Rayfield cardiac conditions, arteriosclerosis, eyes) must be corrected early If the Eugene Graves James Shipley Samuel Soloman Richard Hake hypertension, diabetes and many vision is to be saved. Juvenile Charles Joseph Taylor HaU geriatric conditions, and especi­ diabetes and rheumatic heart dis­ Everrett Hodges Ernest Trader Kolth Hubbard Thomas Walston ally cancer. ease should be controlled as early Walter Hudson Clyde Ward Joseph Wllaszak Many of these conditions will be as the condition develops. Others William Lang readily recognized by a careful Just as important can be detected WILSON STATE HOSPITAL physical examination. Others, es­ by early, thorough physical exam­ MOUNT MOUNT WILSON. MARYLAND pecially cancer, where early detec­ ination. George Lesnansky Jfunes SWoboda Jobe Mullen tion is the difference between So, for important health protec­ death and cure, requires the com­ tion, everyone in the family should SPRINGFIELD STATE HOSPITAL SYKESVILLE, MAHYI.AND bined effort of the public, the me­ obtain periodic physical examina­ dical and dental profession and tions. For, through these examina­ Horace LedweU UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL their associated services. It has tions, it is possible to detect con­ BALTIMORE, MARYLAND been estimated that modern meth­ ditions at a sufficiently early stage ods of treatment for cancer saved for proper treatment, prevention or Charles Adams MARYLAND GENERAL HOSPITAL 150,000 persons last year; that cure. BALTIMORE, MARYLAND more may be saved with earlier Charles Berlck Complete physical examinations recognition of the signs of cancer. cannot be made rapidly. They VA HOSPITAL OB the other hand, it Is estimated should be done when the patient BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Qiat new cases are diagnosed at the and the doctor are not in a hurry. Donald Eyestona rate d 450,000 a year, and, that at Remember, the life you save will JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER aH time*, some 700,000 persona are be your own. JERSEY CITY. NEW JERSEY ^ «nd» treatment for cancer. It is wmia Walker (Comments and suggestions are Mtfmated that if the trend is unUSPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. titedud, 40 million persons now invited by this department and wfU develop cancer and 20 can be submitted to this column Chalmers Anderson Albert Cantor Arthor Richard Cavanaugh i of thm wiU (lit of it. Th^ in care of the SEAFARERS LOCfJ Paul Harry Bauai Franklin MalObiti i Charles Hlppard Melvin Grant Francis Keelen Frank Lambert James McCauley Blilton Reeves George Richardson PhUUp Rogers Lloyd Thomas USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Cornel AmeUnckx George Crabtreo John Andringa WlUlam Datzko Conway Beard Richard Donaldson Ed Bonefont F. Escandell Arthur Campbell Charles Fertal James Case, Jr. George Goullmis Ventura Colas Wilfred Grant WiUiam Hataway MUual Houland George John John Kekis John Kennedy Bernard Landos William Logan Joe Luburich John Malvivlnl Cornelius Meher Uldarlco Merjudlo Grecorio Ocaslo Stanley Ostrom George Pllaras Kaslmlr Puchalskl Jan Rani James Rlst Emeterlo Rivera James Robinson Howard Rode P. Rodrlgiiez Arthur Rummel Anthony Scarturo John Schaller James Shiber B. Skorobogaty Edward Taylor John Ulls Robert Walker Wltold Wleromlen James Williams WUUam WlUiams Physical fxoms— All SlU Climes August, 1962 Port BolHmoro Houston Mobllo Now Orloani Now York Soomon 316 407 Philadolphta •••••• ***** 42 WIvos Chlldron TOTAL 12 30 131 16 19 176 12 89 24 9 31 356 36 34 477 4 9 55 m TOTAL 89 147 1284 SlU Blood Bank Inventory September, 1962 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baitimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTAL Previous Balance 7 86^ 65 60 15 42 0 17 27^ 42^ 4 0 15 846Vk Pints Pints Credited Used 0 a 82 23 0 18 5^ 1 0 / 0 4 4 0 0 0 17 8 0 29 VA 1 0 8 8 0 0 58 97 TOTAL ON HAND 5 45V6 47 OVA 15 42 8 0 85^ 18 8 9 15 807VI SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid — August, 1962 Hospital Benefits (Welfare).... Death Benefits (Welfare) Disability Benefits (Welfare)... JVlaternity Benefits (Welfare)... Dependents Benefits (Welfare) .. Optical Benefits (Welfare) Outpatient Benefits (Welfare) .. Summary (Welfare) Vacation Benefits TOTAL WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD.... CLAIMS 5,601 12 314 28 533 343 6,257 AMOUNT PAID $ 10,509.36 36,761.50 47,128.00 5,682.39 62,844.54 3,813.91 62,035.00 13,089 $228,774.70 1,420 $242,952,28 14,509 $471,726.98 In the hospital? (rill SID Hill immediately! . 't {• �SEAFARERS LOG IMelMr, IMS lPac« SeTenfeea « Final Sill Death Payment Recalls Valchem Crash The final $4,000 SIU death benefit resulting from the March 26, 1959, collision of the SlU-manned tanker Valchem and the liner Santa Rosa was recently paid in the death of Joseph A. Mora, wiper, one of three Seafarers killed as a result of the crash off Atlantic City, NJ. The SIU welfare payment had been delayed pending the appointment of his widow, Jennie Mora, as administratrix of the estate, Mora's body was never recovered after the col­ lision in which the Santa Rosa slammed into the port side of the Valchem at about 21 knots, cut­ ting her nearly in two. Two other Seafarers, Charles S. Butler and Ismael J, Romero, both in the engine dpeartment, died in the crash which occurred 22 miieS off Atlantic City. Twenty-one crewmen were injured and the Valchem was damaged so badly she was not repaired. Mora Payment of the Mora benefit closes the book on the death claims arising from the Valchem crash. Mora was 48 and had joined the SIU in 1944. In addition to three SIU men on the tanker, an engineer lost his life in the crash, which was caused principally by ". . . failure of both vessels to slow to a moderate speed when conditions of re­ duced visibility and fog were encountered," according to Coast Guard findings after an investigation. Joseph Volpian, Social Security Director Needs Of The Jobless Go Unchecked Two labor-backed bills—equal pay for women and extended unem­ ployment compensation—died with the adjournment of Congress de­ spite last-minute efforts to beat the clock through legislative short­ cuts. When it became evident that the House-passed equal pay bill was not going to be considered by the Senate Labor Committee, sup­ porters got the Senate to adopt a modified version of the equal pay bill as an amendment to an imrelated House bill. But the plan ran into a snag in the House. While it is usually routine for differing versions of House and Senate bills to be sent to conference, a single objection in the House is enough to route the legislation through the Rules Committee, which can either pigeonhole the measure or recommend that it be sent to conference. One member of the House objected to the con­ ference. The bill went to the Rules Committee, which had Just held Its last meeting of the session. And there the measure died. A similar effort was made to revive the temporary imemployment compensation program through an4 amendment to a House bill deal­ • More than three out of every ing with consolidation of pension five are men, only slightly less than trust funds. Although the TUC the proportion of men in the total program had expired last spring, US work force. there was still enough money • Almost two out of three are which had been raised through an between 25 and 54 years old. Increase in payroll taxes to per­ • Nearly two-thirds are the pri­ mit the program to be revived mary or sole wage earners of theh until the 88th Congress convenes households. in January, An nmendment to • About one out of four are that effect was adopted by the wives, many of whom, when work­ Senate, but was left pending on ing, had been contributing muchthe Senate calendar at adjourn­ needed support to their house­ ment. holds. The failure of Congress to sup­ • Only one out of 10 are un­ port repeated requests for a tem­ married sons, daughters or other porary extension of unemployment relatives of the family heads. compensation is denying 3,500 • Only about one in seven is breadwinners a day their jobless over 65 and only a tiny fraction of benefit. Many of these workers these had any other pension ex­ are being thrown on welfare and cept Social Security. relief, as this is the end-result of • They live in nearly every tuch neglect. state of the union, but are con­ Last April 1 was the cutoff date centrated in the depressed areas, for the extra 13-week temporary communities with chronic high extended benefits. Since that time imemployment, an estimated 600,000 jobless have • Over half of them formerly lost their checks. Best estimates are that this group will be swelled worked in manufacturing. What becomes of these families by another 100,000 every month when they run out of jobless pay? at least until next Spring. Organized iabor, as weil as the The evidence shows that most of Administration, has been seeking them have to go on public wel­ another 13-week extension of TUC. fare, obtain charity from private Empioyer organizations are strong­ agencies, move in with relatives, ly opposing it in fear that they or drasticaliy tighten their belts miglit have to pay an extra one- if, luckiiy, other membei*s of the tenth of one per cent on the family are still working. This is unemployment tax to cover the hardly the kind of situation which can be allowed to continue when cost. Nelson Cruikshank, AFL-CIO Congress comes back in January. social security director, recently (Comments and suggestions are made these points in testimony invited by this department and before the House Ways and Means can he submitted to this column i Committee: in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) SIU Outpatient Benefit Tips $600,000 In First Year Just a year old, the SIU sickness and accident benefits program has paid out almost $600,000 to Seafarers who were never able to receive any type of benefits before. The S&A program, covering outpatients not receiving maintenance and ciure pay­ ments or any other assistance, was inaugurated in October, a maximum of 39 weeks have been 1961, to handle claims for off- paid out since then at an average the-job illness and injuries, and of $50,000 per month. The actual total of payments was the first of its kind instituted among unlicensed personnel. Bene­ through the end of September was fits at the rate of $56 per week for reported as $589,708. Since its inception, the S&A program has been designed to Greetings apply to Seafarers on outpatient status, a group not previously covered by any other SIU welfare benefit. The $56 weekly maximum BALTIMORE — The centralized amounts to $8 per day, the same vaccination program for Seafarers as the full rate paid to SIU hospi­ at SIU clinics was extended to tal in-patients by the Welfare Plan or by the shipowners as this port last month. It was previ­ ously in effect at the clinics in New maintenance and cure. Under the terms of the S&A Orleans and New York. Seafarer James E. Marriner was benefit, however, payments cannot be made at the $56 rate for more the first to utilize the new immu­ than 39 weeks in any consecutive nization service here, and was one combination of in-and outpatient of 27 crewmembers off the Alcoa time. Thus, a Seafarer in the Pointer to take the necessary vac­ hospital for ten weeks and receiv­ cination series at the same time. ing $56 during that period, quali­ Marriner is a messman, 27 years old, from Ports­ fies for up to 29 weeks of addi­ mouth, Va. He tional benefits if he remains out has shipped with of the hospital on outpatient status the SIU for the for that amount of time. past three years. Seafarers applying for the out­ A regular visitor to the SIU The idea of a patient benefit are reminded that centralized v a chall In Chicago, oldtimer they should bring a USPHS cine program to Vie Gustafson chats with medical abstract certifying the cover all neces­ Port Agent Scotty Aubusnature of their disability when­ sary immuniza­ ever they apply. This document is son. Gustafson, who'll be tions for Seafar­ Morriner essential for the processing of any 75 in January, retired in ers was intro­ claims. The normal seatime rule 1959 after sailing in the this summer to do away on eligibility for benefits also duced with the problems involved in get­ black gang since 1941. He applies. Applications at head­ ting a shot series renewed or com­ spends his summers in Chi­ quarters and in the outports are pleted. Seafarer can take any cago and winters down handled in the same manner as or ail ofAthe inoculations involved vacation benefits. South in the sunshine. at his leisure before shipping out or as part of a regular physical examination. The clinics keep a permanent record of all "shots" given in the event other records are lost or misplaced. The following inoculation peri­ ods are recommended: Smallpox — Once every three years. Another four Seafarers were added to the roster of SIU Tetanus toxoid—Second dose to veterans who are the recipients of $150 monthly pensions, follow the first within 3-6 weeks. making a total of 63 oldtimers who have become eligible for After a year, a third. Booster each four years. payments this year. Typhoid, Para - typhoid — Three before retiring was the Orion The new crop of£ pe pensioners doses spaced 7-28 days apart. Includes: Furman H. Haynes, Comet (Colonial Shipping), which Booster every three years. 66; Thomas L. Bowers 62; John he paid off in July of this year. Polio—Series of four injections, D. Lewis, 65, and Fred Frederik- He now makes his home in Knox- the second seven weeks after the ville, Tenn. son, 65. first and the third seven months Shipping with the SIU since following the second. Final injec­ 1942, Brother Bowers sailed in tion a year after the third. the steward department aboard Yellow fever—Once every six deep-sea vessels for a period of years. 20 years. A native of Cardiff, Tenn., Cholera—Two doses 7-10 days he paid off his last ship, the Beth- apart. Renew each six months. fior (Ore Navigation), In July of Typhus—two doses, seven to 10 this year. He now lives with his days apart. Booster at any time wife. Myrtle, in Houston, Texas. during the next six years if ex­ Brother Lewis was a member posed. of the steward department, and be­ Plague—Two doses seven to 10 Bowers Haynes fore his retirement had sailed for days apart. Booster after six A native Tennessean, Brother 48 years on deep-sea vessels. Born months. Haynes joined the SIU in New in Massachussets, he joined the SIU Orleans in 1948 and shipped in the at New York in 1939, and last sailed engine department. His last ship aboard the Orion Hunter (Colonial) in December, 1961. He now makes his residence in New York City. A member of the union for 15 years, BroUier Frederikson joined the Union at New Orleans in 1947. He sailed in the deck department and paid off his last ship, the Seatrain Louisiana, this past July. A native of Denmark, he now makes his residence in Hoboken, NJ. He has a married daughter who lives Frederikson Lewis in Santiago, Chile. Bait. Clinic Begins New 'Shot' Plan Four More SIU Veterans Retire On Union Pension �- :*'• ft? i I ! !K •) -v -V" rm»«gkttgm SEAFARERS LOG •v? I." »i' I J; -J l^'i m s''f' ' •• lii:l ii W' All of the following 5IU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name, representing a total of $7,000 in maternity benefits and a maturity value of $875 in bonds: Stanley John Barras, Jr., born bora September 15, 1962, to Sea­ Delaware P. Eldemire, Tampa, September 2, 1962, to Seafarer and farer and Mrs. Antoine Caragior­ Fla. Mrs. Stanley J. Barras, Slidell, La. gio, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Troekey Marie Lanier, born 4 4 4 t, 3^ t, Kathleen Bischoff, born October July 29, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Marshall Cooper, bom Au­ gust 28, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. 8, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clyde H. Lanier, New Orleans, La. Marshall Cooper, Robertsdale, Ala. Guentber F. Bischoff, Levittown, 4 4 4 Kim Elaine Day, bora Septem­ NJ. S. t. ber 12, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. John H. Edlund, bora September 4 4 4 William Futterman, born July Alfready Day, Mobile, Ala. 3, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. John 11, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. H. Edlund, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Judith Tremper, born August 2, Irving Futterman, San Pablo, it i> it 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ben­ Margaret Spiers, born August 7, Calif. jamin L. Tremper, Baltimore, Md. 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Token 4 4 4 Todwiga E. Kullkowskl, born H. Spiers, Columbia, Miss. 4 4 4 Henry Chan Hong, born Septem­ September 24, 1962, to Seafarer 4 Kenneth Rea Sanderson III, bora and Mrs. Bronislaw Kulikowski, ber 16, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tom Hong, San Francisco, Calif. August 28, 1962, to Seafarer and Brooklyn, .NY. Mrs. Kenneth Rea Sanderson, 4 4 4 4 4 4 William H. Goodwin, born Au­ Loretta K. McGowan, bora Au­ Houston, Texas. gust 17, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. gust 12, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4" 4" 4" Charlette Williams, bora August Robert N. Godwin, San Pablo, Blanton L. McGowan, Humble, Texas. 9, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jesse Calif. P. Williams, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Susanne Jensen, born Septem­ Leo Gallagher, born August 13, 4. i i Jennifer Maytum, born Septem­ ber 19, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Gallagher, Philadelphia, Penna. ber 4, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Erik Jensen, Brooklyn, NY. John F. Maytum, Providence, RI. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Edwin David Sllvestrl, born Paul Dana Raymond, born Sep­ 3^ S. t. Paula R. GuUett, born Septem­ September 23, 1962, to Seafarer tember 16, 1962, to Seafarer and ber 1, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. and Mrs. Angel R. Silvestri, Mrs. Allen P. Raymond, Baltimore, Brooklyn, NY. Md. Clifton Gullett, Mobile, Ala. S» 4" 4- 4 4 4 Lori Ann Benenate, born Au­ Michelle O'Krogly, bora August 31, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Al­ gust 20, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nathan Benenate, New Orleans, fred H. G'Krogly, Plains, Pa. La. t- 3> tMatilde Jimenez, born Septem4 4 4 Sharon Louise Robinson, born be 30, 1662, to Seafarer and Mrs. September 10, 1962, to Seafarer William Jimenez, Brooklyn, NY. and Mrs. Harry C. Robinson, Mo­ 4 4-4. Yvonne Dickinson, born August bile, Ala. 19, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4 4 4 Joseph and Angela Todora, born James H. Dickinson, Mobile, Ala. August 12, 1962, to Seafarer and 4 4* 4' Linda Sue Brunelli, born Octo­ Mrs. Charles Todora, Dallas, ber 9, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Texas. Virgil Brunelli, Texas City Texas. 4 4 4 David Eldemire, born September 4 4 4 Marie Antoinette Caragiorgio, 27, 1962, tor Seafarer and Mrs. STEEL EXECUTIVE CIsthmian), June 17—Chairman, R. J. Grant; Sec­ retary, C. R. Wood. Ship'a delegate reported one brother hospitalized in Bremerhaven. Chief engineer has agreed to order new washing machine as old one is beyond repair. $12.60 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in all de­ partments regarding seaway clarifi­ cation. Crew firmly supports SIU stand in Robin Line. Vote of thanks to steward department for an excel­ lent performance in bandUng its duties. Suggestion made to have elec­ tricians occupy cadet's foc'sle as pres­ ent location doesn't afford much room. PENN EXPORTER (Penn), June 24 —Chairman, C. James; Secretary, F. Reed. Two men hospitalized and re­ turned to States. $8.42 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Members aboard voted to protest certain policies of the steward. HERCULES VICTORY (Hercules), June 3—Chairman, Franklin C. Snow; Secretary, F. B. Neely. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crew asked to take better care of the washing machine. Vote of thanks to the baker and the entire steward de­ partment. July 15—Chairman, Joe Salde; Sec­ retary, F. B, Neely. $10 in ship's fund. A few beefs in deck depart­ ment will be turned over to the pa­ trolman. Crew asked to keep wash room clean. Article written by the •bosun approved by the crew and will be sent to headquarters. ERNA ELIZABETH (Albatross), July 15—Chairman, John Little, Jr.; Sec­ retary, Samuel Doyle. James R. Prestwood was elected ship's dele­ gate. $15.55 in ship's fund. Disputed overtime will be taken up with board­ ing partolman. Vote of thanks given to the steward department. ROBIN HOOD (Robin Line), June 24 —Chairman, W. Wallace; Secretary. R, Sadowskl. Ship's delegate checked with captain regarding awning back aft, which will be taken care of as J.f^ • '' soon as possible. $33.78 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. Andrew Plckur elected ship's delegate and will also act as treasurer. Crew asked to keep laundry room clean. Each depart­ ment asked to use their own wash­ rooms and showers when possible. Motion to see patrolman about hav­ ing crew messroom deck tiled. Gar­ bage from all departments should be carried back aft. LONCVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), July 15—Chairman, J. R. Batson; Secretary, J. M. Nelson. D. R. Reynolds elected new ship's delegate. $29.80 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported. Motion made for new ship's ..... The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and a total of $18,000 in benefits was paid, (Any apparent delay in payment of claims is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary litigation for the disposition of estates,) Riehard L. . Pifer, 38: Brother Mike Golns, 53: Brother Goins Pifer died an accidental death on died of Injuries in an accident on June 20, 1982 January 28, 1962 in Punxsutawney, at San Jiian, Pa. He started Puerto Rico, He shim)ing with the started shipping SIU in 1944 and with the SIU in sailed in the 1953 and sailed deck department. in the engine deHis, wife. Shirley partment, A Pifer, of Punxsu­ friend, E, Wester, tawney, survives. of San Francisco. Burial was in Caiif., survives. Pennsylvania. Total benefits: $500. Burial was at US National Ceme­ tery, Hato Tejas, Bayamon, Puerto 4 4 4 Maximo Bernes, 63: A heart con­ Rico, Total benefits: $500, dition was fatal to Brother Bernes 4 4 4 on August 12, 1962 in VizagapatJohn L. Griffin, 57: A heart con­ tam, India. He dition was fatal to Brother Griffin started shipping on August 9, with the SIU in 1962 at the 1942 in the stew­ USPHS Hospital, ard department Lexington, Ky ,He A friend. Wilder started shipping Vlllarin of Savan­ with the SIU in nah, Ga., survives. 1959 and sailed Burial was in In­ in the engine 4 4 4 Joseph Rymarz, born September dia. Total benefits: $4,000. department. His sister, Nellie 17, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4 4 4 Eugene McClain, 34: Brother Mc- Carr, of Suffolk, Joseph Rymarz, Pleasantville, NJ. Clain was lost at sea on May 23, Va,, survives. Burial was at Cedar 4 4 4 1962, while sail­ Hill Cemetery In Suffolk. Total Pamela Tucker, born September ing on the SS benefits: $500. 12, 1962, to Seafarer and Mrs. Globe Explorer Joseph Tucker, Chickasaw, Ala. 4 4 4 from Morocco to George Larson, 40: Brother Laiv the West Indies. Keith Michael Wolff, bom Sep­ He started ship­ s(m died of a blood clot on October tember 4, 1962, to Seafarer and 15, 1961 at Kingi ping with the SIU Mrs. Justin T. Wolff, New Or­ leans, La. County Hospital, in 1947 and sailed Brooklyn, NY, Ho in the deck de4 4 4 Daniel and David Rivera, born started shipping partment. His August 30, 1962 to Seafarer and wife, Mary Mc­ with the SIU in Mrs. Robert Rivera, Jersey City, Clain, of Philadelphia, Pa., sur­ 1951 and sailed NJ. in the engint vives. Total benefits: $4,000. department. His brother. Glen F. beefs reported. Water in laundry reported. $9.78 in ship's fund. One Larson, of Midshould have more pressure. Need for man in engine department left in vale, Utah, sui^ chairs in messroom haU wiU be hospital. Request for food represen­ handled with patrolman. Vote of tatives to visit ship. It was suggested vives. Burial was at Sandy Ceme­ thanks to steward and cooks for that English be spoken In messhall tery, Sandy, Utah, Total benefits: good food. at meal time. May 9—Chairman, none; Secretary, $4,000. John W. Parker, George Phillips elected ship's delegate. No beefs re­ ported by department' delegates, ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), July 1— Chairman, Frank Cannella; Secretary, George E. Annls. Trip has been smooth so far, the ship's delegate re­ ported. Disputes in the steward de­ partment will be taken up at payoff. Bosun J. Michael had to leave ship in Casablanca to have finger treated and returned to vessel in Tunis. $110 spent for movies, $10 for spare parts and $5 for cab fare. Balance of $99 in captain's safe. No ship's fund on vessel. Ship needs fumigation as roaches are taking over. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), July 4— Chairman, H, H. Patterson; Secre­ tary, James Pursell. Some delayed sailing disputed. Crew requests list of cigarettes and prices to be posted. Suggestion made to see about better mall service. Crew asked to bo quieter in pasageways because of those sleeping. Vote of thanks to steward department. FRANCES (Bull), July $—Chairman, Don Nelson; Secretary, William Nesta. Ship's delegate reported that most of the repairs were completed, and all the fans will be taken care of. Men on watch at night are expected to keep crew messroom clean. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. VILLAGE (Consolidated Mariners), July 4—Chelrman, J. O. Lekwyk; Sec­ retary, W. R. Brightwell, No beefs reported. Stove aboard ship needs to be repaired. Fish box Is neglected by chief engineer; boxes way over their temperature. Refrigerator boxes not working properly in crew messroom and saloon. There is no wringer for crew's washing machine. LOSMAR (Calmer), July $—Chair­ man, Edward Lesson; Secretary, Guy Walter. $13.05 in ship's fund. Oscar Rosenfelt elected ship's delegate. Crew asked to flush toilets after use. Suggestion made that there should be an SIU clinic on the West Coast, ALICE BROWN (Bloomfleld), June 24—Chairman, g. McCaskey; Secre­ tary, J. Arnold, $49.47 in ship's fund. Several beefs were brought before the eaptain with little satisfaction. Vote of thanks to all members of the steward department for excellent preparation of food and service. Problem of fresh milk spoilage due to rationing at sea is to be taken , up with food committee at payoff. ../.A.... delegate to contact captain and chief engineer regarding the blowers, wash­ ing machine and the matter of addi­ tional fans. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), July 8— Chairman, C. W. Gait; Secretary, none. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. E. Wright elected ship's delegate. Steward to get screens for porthole in messroom. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), July 8= Chairman, J, Foster; Secretary, J, M, Davis. No major beefs reported. Elected, new ship'a delegate. Keys needed for some foc'sles. Crew does not like Andrews coffee and would like to have brand changed. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vietory Carriers), July 8—Chairman, N, L, Porter; Secretary, John H, Ratllff. Everything njsning smoothly. No STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), July 4 —Chairman, Fred Shala; Secretary, Charles J. Welborn. Ship's delegate reported no beefs and handed in his resignation. Henry R. Gordon elected new ship's delegate. $13.49 in slUp's fund. Crew asked to clean the wash­ ing machine when finished. PENN EXPORTER (Penn), March 11 —Chairman, Robert McCutchaon; Sec­ retary, none, Tex Strickland elected ship's delegate, $4.09 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. See chief engi­ neer about necessary repairs. April 22—Chairman, Tex Strickland; Secretary, O. Atchlnson. No beefs CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), July 14—Chairman, William Norrit; Secretary, Frank Flanagan. No beefs reported, $3.48 in ship's fund. Men* needs to be improved; not enough variety of meats in night lunch. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), June 19—Chairman, O. Mlhalopoulos; Secretary, none. No beefs reported by dugirtment delegates. Discussion regarcUnii food which is not up to par. 4 4 •'/ 1,3 4 Robert Wiseman, 40: A heart at­ tack was fatal to Brother Wiseman on May 3, 1962 at Los Angeles County General Hospital, Los An­ geles, Calif, He started shipping with the SIU in 1944 and sailed in the deck de­ partment, Burial was at Holy Cross Cemetery in California. Total bene­ fits: $500, No next of kin was designated, 4 4 4 Carl Morton, 70: Brother Mor­ ton died of pneumonia on August 17, 1962, at the USPHS Hospital, New Orleans, La. He started sail­ ing with the Un­ ion in 1949 and shipped in the steward depart­ ment. His wife, Amelia Morton, of Kennor, La,, survives. Burial was at Garden of Memories, Jefferson Parish, La. Total benefit^: $4,000. '.-I !i| �OeMbw, INI SEAFARERS iMlkxijL; . i', LOG Pag* MfaMte«B Working away steadily at keeping the Alcoa Pioneer (Alcoa) shipshape and safe, the crew reports 28 separate repairs made and completed on the last trip. Refusing to rest on their laurels, however, they report that there are still a few minor jobs to be done. 4^ 4" 4, —————— Safety first in the sleet and with a scheme for keeping peddlers off the ship when it hits Port Said. snow is the key to a sugges­ Discussion on the issue brought tion by Seafarer George C. out the information that on other Jones, who offers this idea for vessels, a letter from the skipper keeping the pilothouse windows to the local authorities had been clear in winter. All SIU ships successful in keeping unwanted should carry a quantity of five-cent visitors off the ship and the Bea­ sacks of smoking tobacco to wipe trice is game enough to try it. The down the windows in foul winter crew has asked the Beatrice's Capt. weather. Brother Jones writes. The Dudley to write such a letter and tobacco juice acts to keep the glass Niehtw D'Angelo it now remains to be seen whether free of ice and snow and the ship would be a safer one for all hands. where or when the ship may lay the effort will produce results. A An ounce, or at least a nickel's up, so the set is still up for grabs. letter signed by ship's delegate Vito D'Angelo and others indicated worth of prevention is sometimes S. t. the crew has had it as far as visit­ worth a pound of cure, he points The crew on the Beatrice, an­ ing salesmen at Port Said are con­ out. other Bull Line ship, have come up cerned. » A "medal of merit" was pre­ sented to the steward by the crew of the Sampan Hlteh (Suwanee) In The ancient oriental concept of "Yin" and "Yang"—the opposites, recognition of a job well done. The good and bad, light and dark, full and empty, etc.—has taken hold "medal" was concocted of a tin in modem-day Japan in the form of pro and con arguments, for can lid painted blue with red cir­ and against an ancient profession. cles and a red "S" soldered on a Some recent news clippings sent in to the LOG by an unnamed safety pin. A strip cut from an old "shuttle crew" from Yokahama Indicates that the controversy all pair of dungarees serves as a blue started with the formation some time back of a special "Counterribbon . . . Among many other ex­ measures Council' 'to deal with a very worldly problem. The news pressions of thanks for the steward announcement said, in part, that "the Tokyo Metropolitan Police departments on SIU ships was one Board is studying a plan to more stron^y enforce regulations forwarded by the ship's delegate of against . . . prostitutes, who are expected to become very active the Hurricane (Waterman). The en­ during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics." tire steward department was given Since then it's been all Yin and Yang on the subject. a vote of thanks ^d the ship was The effort to restrict the activities of some of the night-blooming described as the "best fed" and ladies has naturally been approved by many. They call the large "cleanest on the East Coast." number of "night angels" who have been invading Tokyo's resi­ On the subject of food, the Orion dential districts in recent years a nuisance and annoyance to lawClipper (Colonial) reports a big im­ abiding families who live nearby. provement in the quality of meat In a recent "letter to the editor" in the "Japan Times," for in­ on board, with special thanks to stance, a university professor complained bitterly about being Seafarers M. Morris, oiler; William awakened at night by the nocturnal cavortings of the girl next door. Nichter, OS, and William Darley, But every Yin has a Yang, and another letter printed on the AB, for their efforts in pressing same page takes a dim view not of the girls, but of the "Counterfor the improvement. measures Council" itself. "To restrict the activities of professional prostitutes is clearly a violation of fundamental human rights as $ ^ $ A children's home "somewhere" guaranteed to the Japanese people by the Constitution," the writer may soon be the recipient of the stated. television set off the Mae (Bull). "Government power is misused when the public is compelled to The crew met and decided to do­ pay taxes to support members of the police force who have nothing nate the tv to a children's home if better to do with their time than to harass young girls," the letterthe ship lays up. No one knows writer concluded. The signature used was "Freedom For All." Yin & Yang On An Old Profession Seafarer Ernest DIos (top) points to the "Heiau" where human sacrifices were made in the old days. Dias comes from Hawaii and is a good man to have around when visiting the Islands, as some Alcoo Planter crewmembers noted. Kawaihae Terminal (below) is the pioneer installa­ tion of a grain elevator and four silos, where the Planter delivered the first 1,200 tons of corn. Hawaii Diverts Planter With Sun, Sand & Girls When the Alcoa Planter docked at Kawaihae, the local people and the press turned out to visit her. The Planter was the first vessel to deliver corn to that Hawaiian port, and the mood of the townspeople may have been akin to the days dressed in little more than bikinis when there were feasts and said that was where they were parades on the arrival of sailing •hips. To the crew of the Planter, however. It was old stuif. Men, women and children were on the dock most of the day to •ee the ship and the 1,200 tons of corn pouring from pipes leading The following article and photographs were submitted to the LOG by Seafarer Wil­ liam Calefato from Honolulu, where the Alcoa Planter made the history-making grain de­ livery he describes. from the hatch to a circular tem­ porary bin that looked like a small bull-fighting arena. While the local people gaped at the ship and the discharging op­ erations, members of the crew went ashore to look things over a little themselves. About half a mile astern of the ship, on a hill, was a 400-year-old relic called a "Heiau," a kind of outdoor temple where human bodies were offered as sac­ rifices to the god "Kahailimoku." Not far from this grim tourist "attraction" was a small public beach. Now you might think that a ship's crew, as seamen, would have enough to do with the sea in the course of their regular work. But this wasn't the case. I guess the guys just thought they'd like to be on the shore side of the water for a change and snarl back. Sev­ eral did stick around to bask in the sun. Waikiki Beach thus had Its own special lure, providing more in­ terest than mere surfboards, masses of humanity and expensive hotels, however. On a bus trip, one of the Sea­ farers asked a passenger where the beach was. One of three girls going, so they could Just as well follow. The pretty girls turned out to be employees of a bath house, so a' couple of Seafarers riding along were induced to rent bathing trunks at $1.90 each. They weren't heard from after that. The presence of a ship at the tiny port of Kawaihae was unusual enough, but there was a fire and boat drill called that could have been recorded for posterity. The drill seemed to Impress the local people as a new method of aban­ doning ship, though the mate was quite upset about it. The way things worked out, 11 was fortu­ nate no one reminded him about the "Heiau" where the human sac­ rifices were made. Real Hula Dance Among other items of note was a real Hula dance witnessed by some of the crew later on. It in­ cluded, to borrow the words of the second electrician, "the most beau­ tiful, beautiful girls you ever saw." And in the port of Nawiliwili the Planter came within feet of Holly­ wood director John Ford's 110-foot sloop. It is being rigged to look like a brig for a new film being made there called "Donovan's Reef." In all, the visit of the Alcoa Planter and subsequent events all added a little more to the lives of everyone Involved and, for a while anyway, stirred up the quiet inter-island waters that seemed undisturbed for centuries. Says Dues Dollar Goes Long Way To the Editor: Never have I heard of an In­ vestment as good as union dues In a union that is managed honestly. For instance, our SIU dues each year amount to nothing compared to the return one gets. I for one will always vote for an increase in imion dues, and I hope there are more Is® All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. members who will also, if the need arises. The SIU is by far one of the best. For that reason I have not put in for retirement, even though I am now going on 75 years of age. I Slill like to pay dues. I first shipped in 1907 for $25 a month and had to eat slop, besides working four hours on and four hours off day and night, with no vacation pay. I wish that all of the SIU members will get together and go for an increase in union dues so that we can build up our funds and continue to provide the best in conditions and bene­ my other friends at the same fits, bar none. time. Our welfare program is sure I'm working in Minneapolis a ringer—all types of benefits now and never knew there was when you're unfit for duty plus so much to keeping house and $150 a month when you can't living ashore, but I've got to sail anymore. stay and cheer for the Minnesota There are many more Twins. Incidentally, if "Melvin" wonderful things the SIU is • sees this, I hope he'll also drop doing. For instance, a member me a line. The address is 10420 of a Seafarer's family can get a Humboldt Avenue South, Min­ college .education free, and that neapolis 31 takes money. When a member Norman H. Ganlhe dies, his beneficiary gets $4,000. A member that is bringing up a family gets $225 in cash and bonds for each child bom. I know of one member who To the Editor: is an SIU member for only I would like to express my seven years. So far he has slncerest thanks and apprecia­ already collected more than the tion to the SIU Welfare Plan dues he paid in his seven years for the kind assistance given of membership. On top of this me on the death of my husband. are such things as those wonder­ I must thank you for the vari­ ful holiday dinners . that are ous payments such as the wel­ free not only for the members fare benefits and medical pay­ but for their families too. ments which were so kindl.v I can't help but say a million taken care of. votes of thanks should go to Lastly, I also received the our officials from the president death benefit check for $4,000 on down, who are looking after which really proves it is indeed the welfare of us all, including a privilege being a member of our families. the SIU and I again thank ..William J. McKay all involved most sincerely. I 4" t must mention that I consider myself most lucky for having been the wife of a Seafarer. Through the years I was so To the Editor: accustomed to reading the LOG I decided to go ashore and that I would be most obliged if live so I would appreciate it if you would continue mailing the any of the guys who owe me newspaper to me in memory of money would send it to my my husband, as I think it would home here in Minneapolis. I'd be of great comfort to me. also like to hear from any of Mrs. Louise Riviere Widow's Thanks Laud Benefits He's Ashore Now Watching 'Twins' �SEAFARERS LOG F»ge Twinir Oetoba*, Plastic Covers Seen Dangerous r-i;;! To the Editor: Here I am on the Seatraln Louisiana with some very co­ operative Brothers. Our chief steward, Brother Hutchin, sure makes up a fine menu. We are also very fortunate in having some exceptionally good cooks on board. I must admit to the fact that this ship is a feeder, and that I am very happy to represent and sail with such a 'i, n lu I if • I J,i; III ;• §</.} K*.' ' Kenmar Gang M For Lensman • yA I ?• I ^.' p- I ^ i-j II u ik'-' T If i'iti i TRANSYORK (Trantwcstarn Atsocl•tts). May 37—Chairman, William O'Connor; Sacratary, J. O. Brigham. Delegates called on captain to find out who was performing on duty. Captain not going to call Coast Guard and promised to put out American money in Naha and Japan. Crew re­ quests that nativea be kept away from living quarters. CATHY (Sea Transport), June 17— Chairman, C. Quintt; Secretary, R. Conway. Two members returned to the States for hospitalization. R. Eden elected new ship's delegate. Vote of thanks given to Gene Dora for job well done as delegate. Held discussions on the following matters: Replacements for men returned to the States for hospitalization or who miss ship; SIU food plan; crew drawst rain. B13.7S in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. BIATRICI (Bull), June 10—Chair­ man, Frank Cake; Secretary, Cecil Thomas. Motion commending crewmember Thomas Walker. Jr. and pro­ posing his membership In SIU. Have patrolman check with chief mate re­ garding the poor medical supplies. Ship needs to be fumigated for roaches. Fan in wheelhouse requested. PAIRFORT (Waterman), Aug. S— Chairman, Roy D. Jones; Secretary, John J. Doyle. Restriction to ship beef turned In to patrolman. $4.00 in ship's fund. Ship needs fumigation. Motion made to have patrolman check why sufficient American money Is not carried and why company did not get more In Okinawa. MERMAID (Metro Petroleum) — Chairman, Richard Jones; Secretary, Seymour Helntllng. Discussion regard­ ing poor food. Letter sent to the United Seaman's Service In New York recommending that a recrea­ tion club for seamen be opened In Kandla, India, In conjunction with the Indian government. medical treatment; slopchest: repair lists: steward's menus. EAGLE VOYAGER (United Mari­ time), June 12—Chairman, David Sykes Secretary, Alexander D. Brodle. Crew requested to keep messhall clean at all times. $12.50 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. TWIN PALLS VICTORY (Suwannee), July 8—Chairman, J. R. Epperson; Secretary, H. T. Larson. Ship's dele­ gate reported that new company awarded missile range contract. Dis­ cussion on signing off articles prior to authorized payoff. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. $106 in ship's fund. I. W. Griggers elected new ship's delegate. l;l ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), May 30— Chairman, Alfred Andrews; Secretary, Raymond L. Perry. Captain will try to get American money or travelers checks for next draw. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Melvin Knickman was elected new ship's delegate as former delegate resigned. Discussion about captain refusing to buy fresh vegetables in Japan. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), June 14—Chairman, E. Gretsky; Secre­ tary, Julian Dedicatoria. Ship's dele­ gate reported no draws in Port Ever­ glades. Request for awning for the after deck. No beefs reported by department delegates. Sent resolution in to headquarters for negotiating committee to study and act upon. ORION COMET (Colonial), June 14 —Chairman, V. Douglas; Secretary, Justin Burdo. Ship's delegate resigned. Dispute regarding articles to be taken up with boarding patrolman. ORION STAR (Colonial), June 3— Chairman, J. L. Crimes; Secretary, M. E. Greenwald. Ship's delegate re­ ported two men hospitalized in Bah- JEAN LA PITTB (Waterman), June 11—Chairman, G. W. Champlln; Sec­ retary, Edward Robinson. Ship's dele­ gate reported that disputed engine department OT beef was settled in Philadelptiia. $30.(H> in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew askSd to hang heavy laundry in fidley to dry. not in after recreation room. Soiled linen should be brought midships when bunks are stripped. GLOBE CARRIER (Maritime Over­ seas), June 10—Chairman, Ed Kresse; Secretary, H. (Tiny) Kennedy. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Ship's delegate to see patrol­ man regarding new chairs put in crew's messhalls. No LOGs received in three months. There's no doubt what ship these SIU crewmen are on, as Seafarers E. King, AB (left), and C. Terry, bosun, renew lines on life - ring aboard the Kenmar (Cal­ mar). Above, deep down in the engine room, blackgang members pause from work for a photo. Pictured (l-r) are William Jordan and Robert S. Davis, wipers; George Robertson, engi­ neer, and Vincent Cibriano, fireman, all shown aboard the Calmar vessel while she was at the Port of Phila­ delphia. Toga Virilis By Roy Fleischer — just abashed man said:— in! as—" I watched him As he merged with sea And married it. Oh! Pity me! J saw him play With bridal waves That showered him With happy spray. I clutched the sand. I didn't dare. I was too old To dive in bare. YORKMAR (Calmer), June $— Chairman, C. L. PIshel; Secretary, Sidney Ganner. Ship's delegate re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. One man taken off vessel in Mexico fo'r treatment. Discussion and motion passed that voting ma­ chine be used for all Union balloting. Discussion regarding company doctor used prior to signing on in Baltimore. A more private examination should be given. Vote of thanks for the stew­ ard department and the cooks on job done under Calmar conditions. ELIZABETH (Bull), Juna 17—Chair­ man, L. Stone; Secretary, John Cal­ houn. Ship's delegate reported that everything has been going OK. Request for quicker service from galley. Crew urged to cooperate with messman in giving orders for food. Everyone asked to keep feet off chairs. TRANSEASTERN (T r a n t e astern Shipping), June 11—Chairman, M. Kramer; Secretary, S. Johnson. Ship's delegate reported two men sick and unable to work during voy­ age home. All brothers with sixty days aboard vessel will have to be rotated off under shipping rules. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Company very slow in forward­ ing mail. ^ ^ •: WRT&CALL mmonK l2/6k.fiMKe -.1 s M h i, fine group of hard-working Seafarers. It sure makes things easier for me as the ship's dele­ gate. Regarding the letter to the editor by' Brother Joseph Pasinosky which was printed recently in the LOG (August, 1962) I feel that his "practical suggestions" are not as practical as they seem. For instance, I feel that plastic mattress covers aboard ship, as he proposed, would be more of a fire hazard than any­ thing else. Fire is always a danger while there are careless people around and burning mattresses are a great danger on board ship. Van Whitney Ship's Delegate 4" LOG-A'RHYTHM: I wasn't jealons When the young "Come on! Dive No clothes. Bare All letters to the Editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. 4" 4" Offers Thanks To Shipmates sea something done about it In the rules of the Welfare Plan. This outfit wasn't built for the 90-day members who spend most of their time on the beach. It was built by and for the benefit of the regular sailor who goes to sea steady for a living. Johnnie Hoggle SS Fanwood 4" 4 4 Seattle Hotel Is Unfair, He Says To the Editor: I would like to acquaint the membership with what I con­ sider the unfair treatment of SIU members by a hotel, the William Tell on Second Avenue in Seattle. Shipping has been slow here lately, and finances are not in the best shape. Naturally we try to economize and share with each other. At the William Tell they don't seem to share our philosophy, however. One good SIU man paid a week's rent in advance, stayed a day, found lodgings elsewhere and had a room on his hands. His ship­ mate, he discovered, had just completed his second week's stay and the rent was due. Naturally the first man offered the paid up room to the second and a transfer of gear was made. Upon entering the hotel the next day, both men were in­ formed by the owners of the hotel they would have to leave. The owners not only refused to let either of them use the room but also refused to rebate any monies paid. I am not a complainer, nor am I a bitter person. No harsh words were spoken and both men were gentlemen. But I honestly feel an injustice was committed. The William Tell has been the recipient of sea­ men's trade for 15 years that I know of, but, now, with the lucrative tourist trade available, they turn their backs on the very people who have supported them for years, the seamen in the Port of Seattle. M. C. Klelber To the Editor: 1 would like to take the op­ portunity to thank all my ship­ mates on the Cities Service tanker Bents Fort on behalf of my family and myself for the sympathy and kindness shown by the crew upon the death of my father. Special thanks are also due for the flowers that were given "'4' 4- 4" him by a real swell bunch. We all really ap>preciated their Evelyn's Bosun thoughtfulness and kindness. Buried In India - Kenneth Klrwln To the Editor: I would like to fill in a little on the recent death of our Wants* WeKare bosun. Brother Billy H. Brown. Rules Changed Brother Brown died of a To the Editor: heart attack while fishing over I think there ought to be the side of the ship while we some change in the rules on were at anchor in the harbor of making men eligible for SIU Madras on the evening of welfare benefits. Every man August 27, 1962. Members of should have at least six months' the crew applied all the help time in at sea before he can they could, giving artificial qualify. respiration until we could As I see it, there are some signal for a doctor ashore. But men that get 90 days in on a by the time the doctor got on ship, then stay on the beach, board Brown was dead. work ashore with other unions The master. Captain Powell, and even get welfare benefits wired his next of kin and they there also. I don't think this is sent word to bury him in fair tp the guys who go to sea Madras. So on Friday morning, all the time, because it cuts August 31, Brown was laid to down the money available to rest in St. George's Cathedral cover benefits for full-time sea­ Cemetery after a small service men and their families. by Dr. D. M. Samuel. Meanwhile, the fellows who The crew of the Evelyn was are part-timers at sea benefit well represented at the burial both ways. They get benefits and we also had some men from the SIU and from some from the Steel Director and the other union where they work Lisa B, two SIU ships which the rest of the 'year. This don't happened to be in port. The seem too fair to me. crew of the Evelyn really ap­ These benefits didn't come preciated Having them present along the easy way; they were and wishes to thank Kirt R. hard to get and should be put Walls, the ship's delegate from, to good use for those who need the Lisa B, for his cooperation them. at the burial. This is my thinking on the Truman A. Patrlquin subject, anyway, and I'd like to Ship's Delegate I a �Oetober. INf SEAFARERS Par* Twenty On* LOG Things Happen Fast In Casablanca Town 'Brotherhood Of Sea' Comes To The Rescue Of A Seafarer In Need Arriving at Morocco, some of the fellows were anxious to get ashore and see Casablanca. One fellow warned me that in Casablanca people act as if they know you and try to shake your hand. You had better watch out for this, he asked my friend If this same fel­ said, because when they quit low was making change for him shaking your hand you may find also. The Spanish sailor had given your watch gone from your wrist. him $500 to change into pesetas. This sailor was still looking for his money when my friend left for This article by Seafarer Wil­ the belly dance. liam Cameron, ship's delegate Well, my 'shipmate and the on the Mankato Victory (Vic­ tory Carriers), describes some chandler left for the dance, but complicated goings-on aboard before reaching the hotel the ship and ashore in Casablanca, chandler had to stop for something Morocco, and told my friend to go right in­ side and give the card to the fel­ He told me he made it to a bar for a cold beer and was approached low and he would be shown where by a fellow who introduced him­ the dance would take place. Well, he walked inside, gave the self as a ship c' mdler, card and all. Now we have all heard of the card to the fellow at the desk, but famous belly dancers and this op­ the fellow wanted to know what erator told my friend he could see he wanted—the card was in Eng­ the best for a fee of two dollars. lish and not Arabic. Then my So my friend gave the two dollars friend realized he had been taken, but only for two dollars. without hesitation. While he was still there, a Span­ Meanwhile, back at the ship, a ish sailor came over and showed 17-ton wrecker truck was put on him a roll of bills big enough to the deck temporarily to make room choke a horse, and then went to for other cargo to come out of the talk to another fellow not far hatch. Well, the ship stayed there away. When he came back, he four days, and the Air Force and HALCYON PIONEER (Halcyon), June 27—Chairman, William Ooff; Secratary, Eugana Hall. One man In deck department paid oft under mu­ tual consent in Port Said. Motion for clarification on launch schedule and readiness period. Water tanks need to be cleaned. BEAURECARO (Saa-Land), July 1— Chairman, C. W. Cothron; Secretary, Mike Reges. One fireman missed ship in Port Newark. No beefs reported by department delegates. EDITH (Bull), July 1—Chairman, J. Parks; Secretary, George Bryan. Ship's delegate reported a smooth voyage. He resigned, called for election of regular delegate, was nominated and elected as permanent delegate. Mo­ tion that a severance pay clause be negotiated and included 4n future contracts. Vote of thanks to steward department for iob well done. Stew­ ard thanked members for their vote and praised the gaUey crew, along with other members, for doing a su­ perior job. to the policy o* securing fresh milk wherever sanitary conditions permit. Crew reminded to be back one hour before sailing. ANTINOUS (Waterman), June 3— Chairman, Oscar M. Raynor; Secre­ tary, O. O. Collins. Oscar M. Raynor elected ship's delegate. One fireman missed ship. No beefs reported by department delegates. Pantryman asked not to add oU or vinegar to salads. Crew asked to bring coftee cups back to pantry. . July 7—Chairman, O. O. Collins; Secretary, Glen Vinson. Motion made to accept donations for two wires sent to headquarters. Total cost $4.80. Two men hospitalized in Istanbul. Turkey. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. HILTON (Bull), June 10—Chairman, W. H. Hardeman; Secretary, Michael MERMAID (Metre Petroleum), June 10—Chairman, Frank Miller; Secre­ tary, Seymour Helnfllng. Bill Mitchell was elected ship's delegate. More variety in night lunch requested. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. IBERVILLE (Waterman), June 14— Chairman, Robert Mccuiiough; secre­ tary, DImltrl Getseft. Terry White elected new ship's delegate.' Room of Chief cook and baker inadequate. Bet­ ter quarters should be furnished to them and the rest of the steward department on this type ship. One man missed ship in Yokohama and rejoined in Pusan. STEEL WCEXER (Isfhmlcn), July 1 —Chairman, L. Anderson; Secretary, Bill Stark. Crew asked to donate to movies for coming trip. $15 now in movie fund. $13 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to BR Bill Reyes for showing of movies during trip. PETROCHEM (Val Chem), June 17— Chairman, John Altstsll; Secretary, J. McPhaul. Hopkins elected ship's delegate. Request screens for all rooms. No beefs reported. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), June SS—Chairman, F. J. Smith; Secretary, C. A. Bortz. No beefs reported. Money collected from crew for rotating TV antenna was returned as it was not available in Japan. Motion to return toth. e. Strickland elected ship's delagate. No beefs reported. Discussion about wiper on sanitary to take care of laundry one week and the OS to take care of laundry the following week. Steward utility to take care of PC messroom used as recreation room. FLOMAR (Calmer), July 4—Chair­ man, L. Sarcn; Secretary, T. A. Jack­ son. Ship's delegate reported that disputed OT from last trip has not been paid. $8.15 in ship's fund. Let­ ter sent to Union concerning working OT cleaning holds in crew's home port. James J. Linden elected new ship's delegate. Ship's fund will he spent if ship lays up. Vote of thanks to L. Brach, former ship's delegate, for job well done. DEL MONTE (Delta), June $—Chalfman, E. Bates; Secretary, Ramon Irlzarry. Engine and deck depart-' ments have a few hours disputed OT. Most repairs taken care of in New Orleans. Ship's delegate thanked membership for cooperation in getting ship paid off clean. Felipe Narvaez elected new ship's delegate. Crew asked to turn washing machine off The "Brotherhood of the Sea" has many different mean­ ings. To Seafarer Clarence L. Cousins, it means the kind and thoughtful actions of his fellow seamen which prevented him from getting into a bag-" by the labor movement, es­ ful of trouble while ashore. sented pecially our 'Brotherhood of the Cousins wrote to the LOG Sea'." Veiled women walk be­ neath a sign advertising Pepsi-Cola in this shot of a street scene in Casa­ blanca, Morocco. Brother William Cameron tells of some unusual happenings in this busy city. local authorities are still trying to find a 17-ton wrecker which van­ ished from the docks without oil, gas, or battery. Don't underestimate these peo­ ple here in the Mediterranean, brothers, because they can move it. We found it out real fast. when not in use. Suggestion that oilers on watch should have witness when working cargo so they do not get cheated out of OT. Crew asked to return coftee mugs to pantry. MOUNT McKINLEY (American Tramp), June I—Chairman, Albert Ring Guette; Secretary, Mike Miller. Bob Holland elected new ship's dele­ gate. Steward requests that French knife be returned to pantry. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. STEEL KING (Isthmian), June 10— Chairman, H. Sleber; Secretary, C. McOanlel. Buckley elected ship's dele­ gate. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. Request for timer on washing machine. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), June 16—Chairman, J. O'Rourke; Secretary, H. Braunsteln. Motion that union ne­ gotiate for American money in all ports and that company pay for over­ weight baggage on airplanes. Paul Franco elected new ship's delegate. Crew asked to make less noise in passageways and messrooms and to take care of books and magazines. Vote of thanks to all in steward de­ partment. New lockers needed for some rooms. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), June—Chairman, F. L. Jarvls; Secretary, L. C. Clerk. No beefs reported by depaitment dele­ gates. Motion made to write letter to headquarters regarding repair of galley ovens. Crew to take better care of laundry. Need timer for washing machine. Crew requests ' ship's delegate to stay on in job. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), June 2$ —Chairman, J. J. Kane; Secretary, iViSlvin Thsmss. No beefs reported by ship's delegate. Ship needs new washing machine. DEL NORTE (Delta), May 1)—Chair­ man, R. R. "Tex" Thomas; Secretary, Bill Kalter. Ship's delegate reported gift from school in Newburgh, N. Y. No beefs reported by department delegates. $315.58 in ship's treasury. Movie director reported total of $45.40 in movie fund. Suggestion that ship's fund remain limited to a mem­ ber's immediate family. MAE (Bull), June 23 — Chairman, William Hlghtower; Secretary, C. Hill. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. All hands agreed to give TV to a children's home if the ship lays up. Discussion on the $150 that was supposed to come to to thank his shipmates on the Sword Knot and to let other Sea­ farers know of their action. He said that he became ill and passed out while ashore when the missile ship was at Port Canaveral, Fla., recently. "It is gratifying, to say the least, to wake up in one's own bunk after having passed out. It seems that my shipmates, mindful of my con­ dition, shipped me back in a taxi lest I get struck by a car or get into other difficulties." Vote or Thanks Cousins noted; "To me, this is brotherhood in its most exemplary form and I owe the crew a vote of thanks. Mine is only one case in which actions speak louder than words in showing what is the true meaning of brotherhood as repre- the ship as a Safety Award. All hands agreed to send plaque back U that is all they can aftord. H. I^inier elected new ship's delegate. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), June 17—Chairman, John Poluchcvlck; Sec­ retary, Leslie SIgler. Ship's delegate reported he will see patrolman about the drinking and washing water and have this situation cleared once and for all before signing on. No beefs reported by department delegates. Crew requested to leave foc'sle keys before leaving ship. JEFFERSON CITV VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), May 20—Chairman, John Boldlszor; Secretary, J. B. Mitchell. No beefa reported by de­ partment delegates. James Mitchell elected new ship's delegate. Request that more consideration be given to washing machine. Crew agrees that the membership should be entitled to 8800 a year vacation pay. SANDS POINT (Bull), July 7—Chairman, Ted Jones; Secretary, L. M. Morsette. Elected new ship's delegate. See patrolman on having tanks cleaned before sailing. Oalley crew was thanked for doing a good job despite all breakdowns, no water, no electricity most of the time. Very few first aid items aboard. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), April 14—Chairman, Clifford R. Demmeyer; Secretary, Isldro D. Avacllla. Ship's delegate- reported everything running smoothly. One man taken to hospital day before sailing. $9.25 in ship's fund. Crew asked not to slam doors and to show consideration to all memhers who are sleeping. July 7—Chairman, Charles Boyle; Secratary, Isldro D. Avecllla. No beefa reported by department delegates. Crew asked to dump all garbage aft and not midship, to.ia in ship's fund. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), June 17—Chairman, John Foluchovick; Sec­ retary, Leslie SIgler. Ship's delegate to see patrolman about ship's water. Tanks should be cleaned when ship is in yard at Galveston. Crew asked to leave keys in room at payoff. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), June 7—Chairman, Jim Thompson; Secretary, Frank Flanagan. Ship's delegate will see patrolman regarding delayed sailing in Lake Charles. See mate about leaving gal­ ley portholes open during hot weather while ship is in port. Side port also should be left open below crew's quarters and. if necessary, men will secure same without the payment of OT. $4.68 in ship's fund. Believing that actions speak louder than words, Cousins added that he expressed his thanks the next week in the best way he knew. When a shipmate needed help. Cousins rented a car and trans­ ported htm With his gear to Jack­ sonville, Fla., in time to catch a bus to Baltimore that would get him home for the weekend. To Europe In 36 Hours— 'Dream Trip* New York to London in 36 hours by plane! That was the prediction in a February, 1935, "Readers Di­ gest" article passed along to the LOG by Dan Sullivan, a member of the Sailors Union of the Pacific visiting the East Coast after a trip on the Alaskan. The article, condensed from the December 1, 1934 issue of the long-defunct "Collier's Magazine," described a 600-mile air trip by the author from Jamaica to Barranquilla, South America, in a Pan American Airways "Caribbean Clipper." Although the 600-mile hop de­ scribed was a long air trip at the time, the author predicted that planes would soon be flying to Eu­ rope and getting there in about 36 hours. He even went oiit on a limb and forecast that someday the fiight to Europe wouldn't take even a third as long. How prophetic he was, considering tbat the plane he flew on had a top spaed of 192 miles an hour. Dates Back To 1935 That was 1835, a little over 25 years ago, and already the subject matter seems archaic, Sullivan commented. Jets cross the Atlantic (and Pacific) on schedules like crosstown buses at almost 700 miles an hour. Military planes make it around the world non-stop at twice that speed. And a man in a space capsule circles the globe in about 80 minutes. In the most recent US space flight, for instance, US astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. travelled 160,000 miles in nine hours and 14 minutes. That made it six times around the world. For the future, scientists prom­ ise longer and faster flights which will eventually reach the moon and planets. A trip to Mars may someday be considered as easy as a trip to Europe is today. �Pace Twenty Two SEAFARERS jffi Oefober, lfl6S LOG ml COI VICTORY (Victory Carrlort), Juno 30—Chalrmon, llbort Heggot Socrotarv/ Frank Allan. Shlp'a delesate reported no beefs. Smooth sailIns. $17.08 in ship's fund. Ship's dele­ gate to see If there is any bonus U ship sees on shuttle run. Chief engi­ neer to have washing machine re­ paired before leaving port. ['•' I; m' OMNIUM FREIOHTER (Mol), July 1 —Chairman, Ervin Andarson; Secratary, Thomas Meller. One man missed ship In Houston. No beefs reported by delegates. Crew requested to flush toUet after use and to make less noise in crew passageway. COI VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Juna 2—Chairman, Elbart Hogga; Sacratary, Frank Allan. No major m fi: CANTIONY (Cities Service), June It—Chairman, John Kulot; Sacratary, Jas. E. Rota. No beefs r,eported by department delegates. Held discus­ sion on Robin Line picketing. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), May 37—Chairman, Victor Brunall; Secretary, Josa L. Ramos. Crew asked to cooperate with crew messman in keeping messroom clean. Everything running smoothly. No beefs reported. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), May 27—Chairman, Mike Steaks; Secretary, F. V. Davis. Ship's delegate reported that beef on draws was straightened out by patrolman in Frisco. $9.30 In ship's treasury. No beefs reported. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job well done. Wood carving of a US Shipping Board tug built during the first World War is the work of sea veteran Carl Martenson. These tugs started as coal-burners, were later converted to diesel, and some are still in use today. On the right is Martenson's painting of the old W. R. Grace. She went down off Lewis, Del., during a hurricane in 1885, he* says, although, miraculously, all hands were saved. •immm beefs reported. $17.98 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate to see captain about orewmember turning to one hour late. SHORT HILLS (Sea-Land), Juna *— Chairman, Lea da Parller; Secretary, Vincent Oanco. Ship's delegate re­ ported no beefs and smoother deal­ ings due to new regime topside. Mo­ tion that patrolman Initial book when dues and assessments are paid. At end of year, men could go to any haU and have receipts for year verified and noted in his book to avoid duplicate payments due to errors. Crew asked not to slam messroom door and to bring cups back to pantry. Reproduction Of Ships Is Oldtimefs Hobby hi''-'- money atlU in captaln'a safe. New man picked up in Okinawa. $4.00 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. Beadquarters to look Into the fact that the engine department hasn't got watch rooms on this type of ship. Sea If hospital can't be moved midship and to make room for a watch foc'ala. Seagoing oldtimer Carl Martenson, who started sailing with the old AFL seamen's union on the Atlantic Coast in 1905, has sailed all the seven seas in his day. Now retired, he reproduces the ships of the-f past as a hobby. ground for one of his intricate ship carvings. Martenson started learning Martenson, who remembers the about ships as a boy in his father's Joiner shop and was soon shipping treatment seamen got in the old out on tall sailing vessels. His sail­ days before the advent of strong ing experience includes "dozens of maritime unions, calls the laws trips 'round Cape Horn and the governing seamen "a godsend" which are the result of good lead­ Cape of Good Hope," he says. ership by the unions and their Oil paintings and carvings are members. Martenson's main mediums. He His latest project is a carving will often combine the two by do­ of the yacht Weatherly defeating ing an oil painting as the back­ the Gretel, Australia's challenger STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), June 9—Chairman, J. Blanchard; Secretary, M. S. Sosplna. Ship's delegate re­ ported everything running along smoothly. $315.00 safety award money In captain's safe. $36.62 on hand with ship's treasurer. No beefs reported. J. Blanchard elected new ship's dele­ gate. Suggestion made to keep crew pantry arid messhall clean at all times. All screen doors should be closed while ship is in port to avoid flies. for the America's Cup, generally considered the "World Series" competition in yacht racing. Weath­ erly took over the Gretel in four races out of five at Newport, Rhode Island, last month. Log-A-Rhythms Ode To Dispatch By Guillermo Castro Fifteen days in Khorramshar, The mooring lines took root; Fourteen days at Belawan, With a week at the hook to hoot; Five days here and ten days there— Now don't you think it's funny; We lay two days in New York, And they scream "we're losing money".. Hurry. "Let's have no delay. This ship from port must hasten"; I'm told there's been a change of name From Erie to Ulcer Basin; Ten hooks a'swingin', you can see The draft marks disappear; We'll have you out by six tonight— Of that you need not fear. Now I don't question progress. From those days long gone and past. When the ships had single gear, . And they didn't work so fast; Five gangs from eight to five. Then the whole day's work was through, And the weekends were your own, Auld acquaintance to renew. But I can't help but wonder. Though I s'pose that I should not. Of the poor illiterate coolie. And the things he hasn't got. No radio, no auto and no house. That's worthy of the mention. No perforated ulcers, shattered nerves Or compound hypertension. , V . - .... ., .Steel voyager CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities Service), June 9—Chairman, .V. L. Swamm; Secretary, G. Falrcloth. Small beef regarding working OT squared away, $2.52 in ship's fund. Suggestion made to make a collec­ tion for same. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion to nego­ tiate wage scale on horsepower ton­ nage basis for possible wage increase on supertankers. Crew requests better grade of toilet tissue. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Bulk Trans­ port), March 31—Chairman, Walter P. Wallace; Secretary, V. E. Monte. Fine trip so far. Everyone is very cooper­ ative and a sense of good fellowship exists. $20.00 in ship's fund. Jessie Collins was elected ship's delegate. Cots issued to nearly everyone, and it was suggested that care should be taken as trip will probably be a long one. EMILIA (Bull), Jung 3—Chairman, Livf Hope; Secretary, Patrick Vain. Ship's delegate to check with patrol­ man about draws. Two men in deck department left ship. Allotment checks arriving late. Vote of thanks to steward department. From USN To SlU By Philip Stohrer A year ago in Boston town, I paid off of a swift greyhound; For eight long years I sailed tin cans On both our coasts and old Japan. OCEAN EVELYN (Marltlms Ovsrsaas), Jung 9—Chairman, Alex Janet; Secretary, Peter A. Stems. AU dis­ puted OT will be taken up with patrolman. Suggestion to elect a safety man for each department at next ship's meeting. COLUMBIA (Cape Waterways), April 22—Chairman, John S. Hauser; Secre­ tary, A. W. Morales. Ship's delegate reported one man sent to hospital, lald off and flown back to States. lo beefs reported by department delegates. In Labrador and Newfoundland, From jungle shores to desert sand; The Gulf, the Med, North Europe too. And all the time in Navy blue. FAIRPORT (Waterman), June 4— Chairman, Steve J. Thayer; Secretary, John J. Doyle. Orewmember missed ship in San Francisco, gear and 'Sea-Life' How glad I was, at last so free! I vowed I'd quit my life at sea. No more gray ghosts or Navy blue, I'd live ashore and loork there too.- JOSEFINA (Liberty Navigation), May e—Chairman, A. A. Thompson; Secre­ tary, W. W. Christian. J. O. Bruso. Jr. elected ship's delegate. No beefs reported. Crew asked to keep messhall clean at night and not to throw razor blades In toilet. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), June S—Chalrmavii, J. W. Fleming; Secre­ tary, J. P. Ballday. Ship's delegate reported that one brother missed ship In New Orleans; otherwise everything running smoothly. $20 in treasury. Need clarification about men on day work who knock off at 5 PM to be turned to at 6 PM on OT and whether they are entitled to 15 minutes coffeetime before turning to. Suggestion made that everyone give a hand to keep pantry clean at night. Vote of thanks to steward department for a Job well done. PENN EXPORTER (Pann Shipping), May 9—Chairman, C. M. Reese; Seeretary, John W. Parker. Louie Holliday elected new ship's delegate. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. $8.40 In ship's fund. WESTCHESTER (Peninsular), Jung 3—Chairman, S. Wells; Secretary, R. Cheney. Ship's delegate reported that everything is running smoothly. En• glne and steward departments re­ ceived a vote of thanks for Job well done. Crew asked to replace cups, etc., taken from galley and to keep washing machine sanitary by cleaning after each load. All screen doors are to be kept locked In Alexandria and Port Said, Egypt. EMELIA (Bull), June 3—Chairman, Leif Hope; Secretary, Patrick Vain. No beefs reported by department del­ egates. Ship's delegate to see patrol­ man about draws in each port and allotment checks arriving late. Vote of thanks to steward department. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), June 14— Chairman, C. E. Lee, Jr.; Secretary, Cleveland Wolfe. All repairs were taken care of. $20.72 in ship's fund. Ship's delegate resigned but was re­ elected due to the good Job done on the previous trip. All members asked to come to messhall looking pre­ sentable. $250 was awarded the crew tor a splendid safety record. ORION CLIPPER (Colonial), June 3 —Chairman, Boleslav J. Dzelak; Sec­ retary, Frank Nakllcki. Six men missed ship in Subic Bay and rejoined outside of Manila. $22.86 in ship's fund, Motion that something should be done about fellows shipping out of Far East ports. Vote of thanks to steward department. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), June 4— Chairman, H. H. Patterson; Secretary, James K. Pursell. Everything running smoothly. Captain requests that the library and laundry be kept clean. Suggestion to have vacation plan at $800 per year without having to get off ship. Vote of thanks to steward department. PENNMAR (Calmer), June 13— Chairman, Frank C. Ortiz; Secretary, A. W. Perkins. No beefs reported. Request for wash bowi in spare toilet for steward department use. By William Pietrowskl V-), But I could not rest upon my bed. My feet longed for a deck to tread. My lungs cried out for clean salt air. The life ashore I could not bear. My thoughts turned toward the merchant fleet. The Navy had me all but heat— With "yes sir", "no, sir", "if you please". And I couldn't stand that "by your leave". I got my papers right away And registered that very same day. My SIU brothers took me in And treated me like I -was kin. I'm happy now on union ships. As I go out upon my trips. With men who know and love the sea; At last I've found a place for me. t-0 t "Well, Clarence, in a situation like this I think we should wake the old man up ..." ' J' > �il&lMr. Utt SEAFARERS LOO. Pace Twenty Tbrc 8IU Family Gathering lRARCIAl. REPORTS, The eonstitution of tlio 8I1I Atlantic, Oulf, lakes and In* and Waters Diatrict makes speolfio provlalon for safeguarding the nemberehip's fmoney and Union finances. Ths constitution requires s detailed CPA audit every three monthe by s rank and file auditing committee elected bership, 'All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Should any member, for any reason, bo ralused his constitutional spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Kail by certified receipt requested. by the mem­ Brooklyn. right to in­ mail, return TRUST rUMDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, lakea and Inland Waters Diatrict are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall conaiat equally of union and management repreeent•tives and their altematee. All expenditures and disburaements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. If, at any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify 8IU President Paul Hall at SIU headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. Dad Roland Roxbury brought the family around to see what the SiU hall is like and this picture is their memento of the visit. With Roxbury, who ships on deck are (l-r), daugh­ ters Susan, 5, and Catherine, 2; son James, 3'/^, and Mrs. Roxbury. The family lives in Queens, NY. Carl A. DaM Get-in touch ,with T. C. Douglas, Welaka, Fla., about a real estate matter and papers you must sign. 4» 4" 3^ Peter T. Murphy The above-named or anyone knowing his whereabouts is asked to contact his mother, Mrs. Rita Jones, 338 City Island Ave., Bronx 64, NY. t 3> 3> J" 4 4" 4 4 4" Edward Femandes You are asked to contact A. Poli, 66 Robbie Ave., San Francisco, Calif., about some mail being held for you. David A. McCready Contact Olive Deutsch, 407 West Bernard St., Hartford. Mich. Wayman C. Lizotte Your wife asks you' to contact SIU HALL C ? SIU Atlantic, Guff Lakes & Inland Waters District PRESIDENT Paul HaU EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams A1 Tanner SECRETARY-TREASURER A] Kerr HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES BUI Hall Ed Mooney Fred Stewart BADTiMORE . . 1216 E. Baltimore St Rex Dickey, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St John Fay. Agent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10223 W. Jefferson Ave. VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS .. 675 4tli Ave., Bkiyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 8804 Canal St. Paul Drozak. Agent WAinut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St., SE., Jax WUIiam Morris. Agent ELgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St Ben Gonzales. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Louis Neira, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent ... Tel 529-7546 NEW YORK ..... 673 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 CoUe.v Ave Gordon Spencer. Acting Agent 625-6505 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St Frank Drozak, Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO ... 450 Harrison St Frank Boyne. Agent DOuglas 2-4401 E. B. McAuIey. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 723-0003 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave Ted Babkowski. Agent MAln 3-4334 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff GiUette. Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON. CaUf 505 N Marine Ave George McCartney. Agent TErmlnal 4-2528 her as soon as possible at 834 Leo Street, Sampaloc, Manila, The Philippines. 4 4 4 Gilis LeRoy Glendenning You are asked to contact your mother at 4212 Groveland Ave., Baltimore 15, Md. 4 4 4 Crewmembers, USAF E-42-1836 A claim for wages and overtime from 8/28/61-9/19/62 is pending before the US Air Force. 4 4 4 Harold Edward Arlinghaus You are asked to get in touch with Miss Larain Arlinghaus, 264 Dana Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. 4 4 4 A. Anderson Your gear from the Penn Ex­ porter is being held at the Port Arthur Hall. Send a forwarding address to Port Arthur regarding same. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Charles Martin Get in touch with Pensa Movers about your furniture. John Wegert Contact your brother George at 211 Edwards Drive, Pittsburgh 9, Pa. 4 4 4 Ex-SS Council Grove The crewmember who got off the SS Council Grove on September 11 and left his watch on board can claim it by sending a letter with the full description to George McCurley, Ship's Delegate, SS Coun­ cil Grove, c/o Collin and Gissel, Agents, Woosely Bldg., PO Box 1145, Lake Charles, La. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Carroll H. Andrews Contact Jack Brock on the over­ seas Kebecca, or leave his gear with Neil Pardo. i-SS; SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected by the con­ tracts of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and by Union shipping rules, idiich sre incorporated In the contract. Get to know your shipping rights. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board. Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters, by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. . I. I Wl U . I. . HJ.•WCONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the. wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. In addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested.. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG, The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt'is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the.event anyone attempts to require any such payment bo made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and ^ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. 55111 'CCWSTITOTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions. Including service on rank-and-file committees. Bscause these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. mm KSil Wmi slip f' 5:555:>55;> 'iPS® Pillii EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU •constitution and in the contracts which the Uhion has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer, may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. George H. (Frcnchie) Ruf . Stanley U. Johnson Get in touch with Dick Stone on the Overseas Rebecca. dan, O, Martin, H, Limbaugh, C, Coates, Garza, B, Pierson, R. Shep4 4 4 George R. Tallberg pard, Davis Klenke, and J, PrudImportant. Contact your wife homme, regarding legal matter, at 8610 4 4 4 Sharondale, Houston 33, Texas. Checks and mail are being held for J, R, Alien, Frank Stanley Liro 4 4 4 Gordon Chambers and Louis A, Dela Cerda, by Mrs. Anyone knowing the whereabouts M. C, Hayman, 115 Melby Street, of the above-named is asked to con­ Houston 3, Texas, tact his mother, Mrs. Ann Cham­ 4 4 4 bers, 1145 Woodycrest Ave., Bronx Charles Slanina 52, NY, Juan M. Hernandez You are asked to get in touch 4 4 4 Baggage Held with Green's Jewelers, 301 N. Cha­ Baggage js being held for the parral Street, Corpus Christi, following men at the Delta Steam­ Texas, ship Lines, Poydras Street Wharf, 4 4 4 Baggage Cage Section 47 (up­ Gomaire Bloemen stairs) in New Orleans: Get in touch with Mrs. E, E, Stark, E. Armstrong, Lindsey, Schmidt, 201 W, 103 St., Apt. 3E, T, Sheridan, R. MePherson, E, Jor- New York 25, NY. ^ •iBiiiii ke to tocMve i: woiiia like tockve fKe SSAi hl^ncz^ zwiz on your moifeng list .J- �Vol. XXIV No. 10 y '«*f. i'l SEAFAltERS*LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT o AFL-CIO ^.k ml \n \t ; . "hi iS • ti i Ip;. Il^i I It', 1); • 1 "y • NOTHER page in the history of the SlU has now been completed, formally marking the 24th anniversary of the Seafarers Inter• ^ national Union—first established on November I, 1938. The beginnings of the present-day SlU of North America had come about just two weeks earlier, when the American Federation of Labor conven­ tion at Houston issued on international union charter to Harry Lundeberg, secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific. Lundeberg, as president of the SlUNA, thus set out to build a strong, militant, democratic seamen's union. He issued two separate charters on November I to form the old Atlantic and Gulf Districts of the SlU and, by 1941, ^ when merger was achieved on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, this paved the way for the present district structure of the SlU. It also led to the para lei development of the SlUNA, which today numbers some 80,000 members on all coasts of the US, Canada and in the Caribbean, with representa­ tion among seamen, fishermen, boatmen, allied marine workers and in other maritime crafts. The history of the SlU and its affiliates is the history of the seamen's movement for the same period, and is reflected in the pages of the SEAFARERS LOG and in many other places. It is a story of growth, change and development down tnrough the years to improve the stature of seamen and all maritime workers and to maintain their ]ob opportunities and livelihood. Organizing the unorganized has always been the byword. HE early years of the SlU were marked by tough fights to gain bargaining rights and new contracts, to establish ^he union hiring hall and to defeat attempts by the Communists and other outside groups to dominate the waterfront. After the war years, organizing began anew, amid efforts to build a strong union and provide necessary benefits and protection for a growing membership. New programs of welfare and vacation bene­ fits began, as SlU men took on families and gained addi0 . tional responsibilities ashore. The post-war period also saw; the SlU battling to halt the decline of the industry by cham­ pioning "50-50" shipping legislation and similar measures to combat the problem of tax-dodging runaway fleets and threats to seamen's jobs in other areas. These matters of concern remain the same today, even though ships and sea­ men may change, since the arena remains the same . . . On this occasion, when SlU men and their families can take time out to look back at the past, the record of history is worth reviewing as a key to the future, and to the years and gains to come. This is the only reason for looking backward to 1938, since the years ahead continue to hold the brightest promise for all hands. T •J ^ :- i I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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WEISENBERGER ASSISTS RECOVERY OF GRID STAR AIR FORCE CLAMPS DOWN, OPENS DRIVE ON SMOKING SIU OUTPATIENT BENEFIT TIPS $600,000 IN FORST YEAR SEAFARERS LOG 1938 – 1962 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1962 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXIV, No. 10 1962 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/31cd554302572138f12aeae0b5d4b4bd.PDF c1c59fc9703e70214ffaedac15e89f42 PDF Text Text Vol. XXXI No, 12 SEAFARERS^#LOC : i OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Ff- m . s IP^ ^ •> S '•'*4 • . =5, •• / iV i '' -» /ju\-'/ »"*»/. - I f!«'>;4 I V».v.. •-»'»» v«y . ^ T^rs;-- '.--r-r. »- rn" " I V.l '1%^' .., -4 | .2», V . <,V /«.\rj^*V-^X v>^-, as^iiiT • IBI, i; vi'v- i .>41 >• 5-i!' I i-^'' \'i I ;®ppM �Page Two SEAFARERS LOG October, 1969 Total Reaches 354 Five More Seafarers Earn Licenses At SlU Engineers Upgrading School Five more Seafarers from the engine department have been graduated from the School of Marine Engineering sponsored jointly by the SIU and MEBA District 2. All have earned their engineer's licenses following suc­ cessful completion of the com­ prehensive training program Dick Russo Kennedy offered by the school. There are now 354 Seafar­ ers who have completed the the seniority up-grading pro­ Anthony Joseph Russo, 44, School's course and have gone gram. A native of Puerto Rico, served in the engine department on to pass their Coast Guard make his home there with his Seafarer Bonafont continues to licensing examinations. wife, Evelyn. He joined the Un­ as an oiler before entering the James Richard Logan, 35, is ion in the Port of New York School of Engineering in June. a native New Yorker who now in 1961 and sailed in the engine He is a native of Jamestown, department as an FOWT prior New York, and now makes his to his enrollment in the School home in Chicago. Brother Russo of Engineering in June. Bona­ joined the Union in the Port font graduated with a Tempo­ of San Francisco in 1960. From rary Third Assistant Engineer's 1950 until 1957, he served in the Army. Seafarer Russo grad­ License on September 18. Aubrey Kennedy, Jr., 43, is uated from the School of Engi­ a native of Alabama who now neering on October 2 with a lives in Jay, Florida, with his Second Assistant Engineer's Li­ Bonafont Logan mother, Mattie. He joined the cense. All engine department Sea­ lives on Long Island with his SIU in the Port of Mobile in farers are eligible for any of the 1958 and sailed in the engine wife, Carol. He joined the SIU upgrading programs at the Un­ department as an FOWT before in the Port of New York in 1952 ion-sponsored School of Marine enrolling in the School of En­ and sailed in the engine depart­ Engineering, provided they are gineering in June. He graduated ment as an oiler before entering at least 19 years of age and have on September 23 with a Third the Engineering School in June. a minimum of 18 months of Assistant Engineer's License. On September 9 he received his Q.M.E.D. watchstanding time in Second Assistant Engineer's Li­ From 1944 until 1946, he served the engine department in addi­ in the Navy. cense. Carmelo Bonafont, 31, grad­ John Russell Dick, 42, en­ tion to at least six months ex­ uated from the Harry Lundeberg tered the School of Engineering perience as wiper or the equiva­ School of Seamanship in 1961 in June and graduated on Sep­ lent and in 1965 was graduated from tember 11 with a Temporary Any Seafarer who qualifies and wishes to enroll in the Third Assistant Engineer's Li­ school may obtain additional cense. He joined the SIU in the information and make applica­ Port of New York in 1969 and tion for enrollment at any SIU sailed in the engine department hall. Information can also be as an FOWT. A native of New obtained by writing to SIU York, he now lives in Brook­ headquarters, 675 Fourth Ave­ lyn with his wife, Mary. Sea­ nue, Brooklyn, New York farer Dick served in the Army 11232, or by telephoning the WASHINGTON—Helen De- from 1951 until 1953. school at (212) 499-6600. lich Bentley, long-time maritime editor of the Baltimore Sun, was unanimously confirmed by the Senate this month as a member of the Federal Maritime Com­ mission. As reported in the September tee has been meeting daily since With this action completed, issue of the Seafarers LOG, its election on the second deck her appointment to the chair­ Secretary-Treasurer A1 Kerr, in of the Headquarters building in manship of the commission by behalf of the Executive Board, Brooklyn. On numerous occa­ President Nixon was assured. presented to the September sions, officials and members of Mrs. Bentley, who fills the membership meetings of the the Union have met with the vacancy created by the recent constitutional ports a resolution committee to offer suggestions retirement of Admiral John to amend the SIU's Constitu­ as to what changes they thought Harllee, will serve the balance tion. The resolution as sub­ should be made in our Consti­ of his term, which runs through mitted, upon its concurrence, tution. June 30, 1970. The chairman­ called for a Constitutional Com­ Secretary-Treasurer Kerr, in ship had been filled on an in­ mittee consisting of six (6) book his October report to the mem­ terim basis by Commissioner members—two from each de­ bership, requested that those James F. Fanseen. partment—^to be elected in the members having suggestions as As FMC chairman, Mrs. Port of New York, Headquar­ to changes in the Constitution— Bentley will be one of the high­ ters, at a special meeting to be particularly those dealing with est ranking women appointed to held at 2:00 P.M. on September election procedure- or the fi­ a government post by the Nixon 22, 1969. The resolution was nances of the Union—present Administration. carried in the September meet­ them to the committee in the The official reappointment of ings of the constitutional ports. conference room on the second James V. Day to another five- Thereafter, at the special meet­ deck of the Headquarters build­ year term on the FMC was also ing held at Headquarters on ing. announced by the White House. September 22, the following six Secretary-Treasurer Kerr His previous term had expired (6) book members were elected: further recommended to the June 30 but he has continued to Deck Department: Daniel Dean, membership that the Constitu­ . serve on the commission, briefly b-70; Charles Boyle, B-958.En- tional Committee's report be gine Department: John Pasko, presented to the membership at as its acting chairman. Day, IK'ho is a Maine Repub­ P-666; John Dolan, D-124. special meetings to be held in lican, was one of the first ap­ Steward Department: Fazel All, the constitutional ports on Octo­ pointees to the FMC when it A-475; John Graddick, G-313. ber 22. (For the benefit of the was set up in 1962. The Constitutional Conunit- membership, you are requested Senate Confirms Helen D. Bentley As FMCMember Resolutions of MTD Back W]'de«R,^nge of Reforms ATLANTIC CITY—Delegates to the eighth Constitutional Con­ vention of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, represent­ ing 42 AFL-CIO unions with a combined membership of 7.5 million workers, adopted a wide-range of resolutions aimed at the resurgence of the foundering U.S. maritime industry and urging progressive legislation to benefit the entire nation as a whole. The convention, chaired by MTD and SIUNA President Paul Hall, unanimously approved an omnibus resolution calling for long-overdue action to revitalize all elements of the nation's mari­ time program-Mleep-sea, Great Lakes and inland waterways shipping, shipbuilding, fishing, and oceanography. The MIT) warned against any piecemeal approach to the various problems of the merchant marine, declaring that it is essential to "move for­ ward on a'broad front in developing a total maritime industry." Re-establishment of the Maritime Administration as an independ­ ent federal agency was strongly urged. In order to combat the runaway-flag shipping problem the MTD called on the federal government to renounce the policy of "effec­ tive control," and revoke the de facto subsidy granted oppor­ tunistic shipowners and their foreign-flag ships. The delegates strongly supported the imposition of taxes, either on the American companies which put their ships under foreign-flags, or on the cargoes these vessels carry, to take the profit out of runaway-flag operations. Congress was called on to rescue the Great Lakes fleet from extinction by providing adequate funds for construction, conver­ sion, reconditioning and/or modernization of that fleet and to grant operating subsidies similar to those accorded shipping lines in overseas trade routes. In recognition of the fact that the Russian merchant fleet is steadily increasing as the United States fleet decreases, the dele­ gates called for an active program of shipbuilding and ship develop­ ment to combat the Soviet menace on the high seas which threatens our commerce and national defense. The convention condemned tax-dodging attempts to build American ships with foreign steel and foreign components, there­ by costing U.S. workmen countless thousands of man hours of legitimate work. Vigorous support was registered for the SIUNA Affiliated Staff Officers' Association of America's continuingly vital program to train Purser Pharmacist Mates to provide shipboard medical care for merchant seamen. Appropriate Senate and House committees were called ufwn to hold public hearings into the closing of Public Health Service hospitals with a view toward enactment of legislation preventing arbitrary and capricious decisions by the Executive Branch of government to deny to American seamen their elemental right to high quality medical care. To combat the problems of the United States fishing and fishcanning industries, the MTD reaffirmed its determination to arouse the support of the public so that the long-overdue revitaliza(Continued on Page Ei^) ' »*• -J -.1 . 11 '•I SIU Constitutional Committee Preparing Report to check the bulletin board in exact dates of the membership the constitutional port you are referendum will be a part of the in for the exact time of the Octo­ Constitutional Committee's re­ ber 22 special meeting in that port that is acted on at the spe­ cial October 22 meetings re­ port.) If at the special meetings to ferred to above. The membership of the Un­ be held on October 22, the membership concurs in the Con­ ion is again encouraged to sub­ stitutional Committee's report mit to the Constitutional Com­ and recomtpendations, it will mittee any suggestions you may thereafter \ i submitted to a have as to changes in our Con­ membership referendum. The stitution. it '1 . i. -• - • • • I;. r An SIU Constitutional Committee, consisting of two book members from each department, was elected at a special meeting in the Port of New York Sept. 22. Elected were (L-R): Deck: D. Dean, C. Boyle; Engine: J. Dolan, J. Pasko; Steward: F. ~Ali, J. Graddick. 1i �October, 1969 SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Theme Keyed to Nation's Needs AFl'CIO Convention Sets Course For Challenges of '70s ATLANTIC CITY—The AFL-CIO headed into the 1970s prepared to meet the challenges of a new decade with a program key«<! to the needs of the country and a strong and expanding trade union move­ ment. The federation's eighth con­ vention took a look at the 1960s and reviewed the great and tragic events. But its concern was with the Seventies and was perhaps best voiced by AFLCIO President George Meany when he restated his keynote theme after his re-election to his eighth term: "We have come a long way but we still have a long way to go." In his speech to the opening session of the convention, Meany charged that the Admin­ istration's economic and legisla­ tive policies are threatening to bring on serious unemployment and are critically reducing im­ portant economic and social programs. Meany reviewed the events of the past two years, the develaiew66-in Washington in the past nine months and declared: "We intend to stay in busi­ ness, we do not propose to ac­ cept the proposition that the working people of this country no longer merit full and fair consideration in the resolution of all issues affecting them, and that includes all the pressing issues of the day—tax reform, interest rate, inflation, urban problems, education, civil rights, the whole works." He. told the approximately 900 delegates in the Traymore Hotel convention hall that "no organization in America" other than the AFL-CIO "encom­ passes such a broad range of commitments and no other or­ ganization pursues these com­ mitments with a greater respon­ sibility and consideration for the welfare of the nation as a whole." The AFL-CIO is heading into the Seventies wlff?' ii hew secre­ tary-treasurer, Lane Kirkland, unanimously elected for his first full term, and an expanded Ex­ ecutive Council of 35 members. The convention added six new vice presidencies in a constitu­ tional change and three mem­ bers of the council stepped down, bringing a total of nine new vice presidents to the feder­ ation's top governing body be­ tween conventibns. To assure the integrity of the federation and its aflKliates from dual, rival, raiding organiza­ tions the delegates voted by a 50 to 1 margin on a rollcall vote to expel the Chemical Workers, declaring that the union's affilia­ tion with the Alliance for Labor Action did violence to AFL- CIO objectives and principles. Elections Pose Early Test One of the first challenges of the Seventies—^the 1970 congfes'sional elections—received major attention from the nearly 900 delegates who heard Meany pledge no retreat in the struggle for social gains and voted a series of resolutions carefully s[>elling out differences with the Administration on an issue-byissue basis. They voted support of the President on his efforts to end the Viet Nam war through ne­ gotiations for an honorable peace and heard Defense Sec­ retary Melvin Laird spell out that policy. They heard also from Labor Secretary George P. Schultz on the Administra­ tion's economic policies and from Federal Mediation Direc­ tor J. Curtis Counts on trends in labor-management disputes. In the critical area of ending discrimination across the board, the delegates cheered Bayard Rustin as he assailed Adminis­ tration ^cNH^to slow down in­ tegration in some areas while espousing policies to divide black and white workers and di­ verting them from the necessity of securing jobs, housing, edu­ cation for every American. The delegates and hundreds of guests came to their feet cheering for Israeli Prime Min­ ister Golda Meir who spelled out Israel's case for survival in simple, trade union terms and recalled the close, historic ties of the AFL-CIO and Histadrut, the Israeli Federation of Labor. The 1970 elections were put into perspective also by former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey who spelled out a point-by-point indictment of the (Contiimed on Page Six) Af Eighth Convention MTD Optimistic on Administration's Maritime Pledge ATLANTIC CITY — Orga­ nized labor has set its sights on enactment of a sweeping over­ haul of the nation's maritime laws. This theme emerged from the 8th Constitutional Convention of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, held here on the eve of White House announce­ ment of a merchant marine pro­ gram geared to the challenge of the 70's. The 45-member Executive Board of the Department, head­ ed by SIU and MTD President Paul Hall, voiced optimism in its report to the 225 assembled delegates that long-overdue re­ forms in the nation's maritime laws would soon be enacted. This optimism, the MTD Board said, was based on a "specific and" definite" promise by the Nixon Administration. It noted, however, that the Administra­ tion program still has not been announced and pledged that the MTD would work "to make certain" that any program which finally becomes law will be "based on fair play for all seg­ ments of this industry—not just a favored few." Convention delegates—^repre­ senting 7.5 million American workers in 42 national and in­ ternational unions concerned with shipping, shipbuilding and allied industries—^took resolved action on all existing maritime problems, from the need for a positive program at home to the growing threat of Soviet seapower and the continued eco­ nomic drain on the U.S. econ­ omy caused runaway-flag shipping. The convention also dealt with a wide range of domestic issues, including the need fm* overhaul of the nation's tax structure to provide economic justice to low- and middleincome wage earners, the grow­ ing propaganda barrage aimed at organized labor by right-wing forces, the need for economic actions to make civil rights meaningful in the United States, and the urgency for action in such areas as housing, educa­ tion, poverty and hunger in America. Typical of the more immedi­ ate domestic issues facing the trade union movement in Amer­ ica today is the nomination of Judge Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr., to the U.S. Supreme Court. (Although narrowly approved by the Senate Judiciary Com­ mittee since the MTD conven­ tion adjourned, Haynsworth still faces increasin^y strong opposition on the Senate floor which may yet prevent his con­ firmation to the high coiut.) Speaking to the MTD dele­ gates on the opening day of the convention, AFL-CIO President George Meany said Haynsworth was "completely out of line in his philosophy" on labor and civil rights issues, and added that the South Carolina jurist "has not displayed the ethical standards that the American people have the right to expect from a person sitting on the Su­ preme Court." Meany's attack on the nom­ inee came on the heels of con­ vention action in which dele­ gates unanimously approved a resolution asking that Hayns­ worth either step aside volun­ tarily or that President Nixon withdraw his name from ctmsideration, to "safeguard our ju­ dicial system." Copies of the resolution were dispatched to all Senators who were asked to reject the nom­ ination if neither Haynsworth nor Nixon acts voluntarily on this issue. In his speech, Meany cited MTD and SIU President Paul Hall introduces Representative Edward A. Sarmatz (D-Md.), right, who was prominent speaker at Convention. Garmatz told delegates that "Congress would not wait much longer" for Administration's maritime program. Exec. Secretary-Treasurer Peter M. McGavin of MTD is in center. statements made last year by Senators Paul J. Fannin (RAriz.), Jack Miller (R-Ia.), Rob­ ert GrifSn (R-Mich.) and Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) all of whom had opposed the nomination of Justice Abe Fortas as chief jus­ tice. All four had said, in es­ sence, that the appearance of impropriety in a court appointee was as damaging as impropriety, itself. Said Meany: "I think we can rest our case against Judge Haynsworth on the remarks of these very dis­ tinguished members of the U.S. Senate. I don't know whether they still hold those positions. They may have changed their mind in a year or so, but they did at least have this position... in the case of Justice Fortas. We will, of course, be watching with great interest their actions." Concerning problems more directly affecting the merchant marine, the Nixon Administra­ tion came under strong fire from Senator Harrison A. Williams (D-N.J.) for its failure to cmne forward with the maritime pro­ gram promised a year ago. "The country waits and waits for action to back up the prom­ ise," Williams said, warning that, if necessary, legislative ac­ tion would take the place of "executive apathy." The Senator called for action that would balance the nation's maritime program more equitably'between the one-third of the industry that is subsidized and tne two-thirds that is unsubsidized, and the boosting of the tonnage carried on U.S.-flag vessels. At present, American ships carry only five percent of the nation's import-export cargo. Representative Edward A. Garmatz (D-Md.), chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee, also expressed con­ cern about the Administration's failure to make public maritime recommendations promised dur­ ing the 1968 campaign. "We still are getting word from Administration leaders that such a program is coming, but the target date keeps get­ ting pushed back, and back, and back," he said. "I hope the Ad­ ministration does produce a pro­ gram. If it does, and if it is a good program, it will have my committee's support." Garmatz served notice on the Administration that "Congress will not wait much longer" for a program from the White House, and would produce its own legislation if that becomes necessary. "This is no empty promise," the Congressman de­ clared. "The objectives are clear: More American cargoes in more American ships. The will of Congress to act is clear ... the honeymoon for the Ad­ ministration is over." Senator Qrarles E. Goodell (R-N.Y.) told the convention delegates that the reconstitution of the Maritime Administration as an independent federal agency was essential to the "re(Coatimwd on Page Six) �Pag« Four SEAFARERS Oetober, 1969 LOG AFL-CIO Legal Study Shows: Justiie Dept. Used Double Standard in Whitewash Letter on Haynsworth WASHINGTON — A Su­ preme Court decision last year set a conflict of interest standard that bears directly on the dis­ pute over the judicial ethics of Judge Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr. An AFL-CIO legal analysis cited the decision in response to a Justice Department letter ab­ solving Haynsworth of impro­ priety in an important labor case involving the Deering Milliken textile chain. The Justice Department said there was no reason for Hayns­ worth to disqualify himself be­ cause a company he served as an officer and director did a $100,000-a-year business with Deering Milliken textile plants. The Justice Department letter did not comment on the fact that Haynsworth did not dis­ close his business connection when the case was before his court. Two Supreme Court decisions were quoted by the AFL-CIO in its refutation of the Justice Department position. One stressed that even if there is no actual bias on the part of a judge, "justice must satisfy the appearance of jus­ tice." In the other decision, cited as a close parallel to the Hayns­ worth case, the Supreme Court overturned an arbitration award because the arbitrator had oc­ casional business dealings with one of the parties to the case. These amounted to only $12,000 in engineering consultant fees over a period of four or five years—a considerably smaller amount than the dollar involve­ ment of Haynsworth's Carolina Vend-A-Matic Corp. with Deer­ ing Milliken plants. But the Supreme Court—^to ' which Haynsworth has been nomiijj^gjj;—set aside the award because the arbitrator had not followed "the simple require­ ment that arbitrators disclose to the parties any dealings that might create an impression of possible bias." By ignoring this pertinent de­ cision, the AFL-CIO charged the Justice Department letter is exposed not as "an even-handed statement of the law" but as a defense of Haynsworth "pro­ ceeding from the assumption that it is sufficient for a judge's actions to meet the rou^ and ready standard of the market­ place" even if it falls short of the higher standards of judicial ethics. And as for the purported ignorance of Deering Milliken officials of Haynsworth's con­ nections with the vending ma­ chine firm and of the judge's claimed uninvolvenient in the deaths of the business, the AFLCIO commented: "In light of the facts that the general manager of Carolina Vend-A-Matic was a former official of Judson Mill, a Deer­ ing Milliken operation which utilized the services of Judge Haynsworth's law firm; that Judge Haynsworth's wife was the secretary of the company; and that the judge was listed as its first vice president and a director, these statements strain belief." Elliot Bredhoff, general coun­ sel for the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Department, also cited the 1968 Supreme Court deci­ sion as directly applicable to the Haynsworth case. In testimony prepared for the Senate Judiciary Committee, he noted that Haynsworth's law firm at the time he was still the senior partner, had represented a major Deering Milliken mill. "Solely on the basis of this," Bredhoff suggested, "Judge Haynsworth should have dis­ qualified himself." By contrast, Bredhoff noted that his own former senior law partner, Arthur J. Goldberg, dis­ qualified himself from the very same case when it reached the Supreme Court. The reason that Goldberg— then a Supreme Court Justice —did not take part in the case, Bredhoff said, is that "many years before, his former law firm had handled unrelated liti­ gation for the Textile Workers Union," one of the parties to the case. SlU WELFARE, PENSION & VACATION PLANS Cash Banefits Paid Report Period: August 1—August 31, 1969 Number off Benoflls SEAFARERS' WELFARE PLAN Schoiarship Hospitai Benefits Death Benefits Medicare Benefits Maternity Benefits Medicai Examination Program Dependent Benefits (Average $474.43) Optical Benefits Meai Book Benefits Gut-Potients Benefits SUMMARY OF WELFARE BENEFITS PAID SEAFARERS' PENSION PLANBENEFITS PAID SEAFARBtS' VACATION PLANBENffiTS PAID (Average $415.04) TOTAL WELFARE, PENSION & VACATION BENEFITS PAID THIS PERIOD — 2,513 26 484 22 Amount Paid $ — 59,364.81 72,523.00 1,934.00 4,400.00 496 14,953.95 2,069 813 91 4,769 98,159.48 10,616.76 911.00 37,544.00 11,283 300,407.00 1,405 324,600.00 1,636 678,999.06 14,324 $1,304,006.06 «"• Carey Sees Threat to U.S. Serarity In Crowing Soviet Merrhant Fleet WASHINGTON—The So­ viet Union is not only outpro­ ducing the United States in mer­ chant ships by more than 2,200 percent; the Russians are also invading and capturing interna­ tional trade to a degree that en­ dangers American commerce and national security. This wdming was issued re­ cently by Representative Hugh L. Carey (D-N.Y.) to a meeting of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, which rep­ resents 42 unions with 7.5 mil­ lion members in shipping, ship­ building and related trades. The Russian threat, the New York Congressman declared, means that the Soviet Union is Cause for Celebration Before handing six SlU veterans their first pension checks at the October membership meeting at headquarters, SlU Vice President Earl (Bull) Shepard (right) had a special announcement to make. Uldarico Merjudio, whose shoulder Shepard is clasping, will become a proud father in May, at the age of 72. Brother Merjudio, who sailed as a steward, met his wife two years ago at a party given by his cousin. Seafarer Merjudio joined the SlU in the Port of New York in 1943. Pensioners are (from left): Joe Parcolla, Anargyros Dokeris, Conrado Navarra, Frank Moran, Merjudio and Hezekiah Donovan. "seeking to dominate the oceans of the world and will be satis­ fied by nothing less than driv­ ing the U.S. and other coun­ tries from the high seas." As the Soviet fleet continues to grow, he said, it will become an in­ creasing menace not only to the U.S. maritime industry but to the American economy itself. Carey offered the following contrasting figures on the Rus­ sian and American merchant fleets: "• Of the major maritime na­ tions of the world, the U.S. was the only country to show a de­ cline in its merchant marine in 1968, while the Soviet fleet was rapidly enlarging. .• The Russian fleet now stands at 12 million tons and the Soviet's program to have 20 mil­ lion tons at sea next year is running ahead of schedule. The U.S. privately-owned fleet, by comparison, is 15 million tons and declining. • Last year 21 merchant ships were built in the U.S. but during that year 17 ships were transferred to foreign flags, leaving a net gain of four. The Soviet Union produced a total of 89 merchant vessels. Only two ships were transferred away from the hanuner-and-sickle flag, both to North Korea. Thus for 1968 the U.S. had a net gain of four merchant ships, the Russians gained 87. • Early in 1969 the Soviet Union had 465 merchant ves­ sels under construction or on order; the U.S. total was 63. Carey called for "a crash pro­ gram to meet today's needs— needs which are assuming emer­ gency proportions in the light of the Soviet drive for world sea supremacy. We need a longrange, comprehensive program, something that spells our com­ mitment to building a new fleet and keeping it strong." i In this way, the Congress­ man said, "we will be able to wkhstand today's Soviet threat on the seas, and we will be bet­ ter equipped to meet whatever other CQmpetition may surface in the future." Bethlehem Steel Plans Giant Basin At Sparrows Point SPARROWS POINT, Md.— A $15-million "super basin for supertankers" will soon be built for the Bethlehem Steel Corpo­ ration's shipyard here. Planned for completion by the end of 1970, the new facility will be capable of handling tankers larger"" than 200,000 deadweight tons. The basin will be more than 1,000 feet long and have a width greater than that of any vessel ever built to date. It will be one of the larg­ est of its kind in the world. According to Edmund F. Martin, chairman of Bethlehem Steel, the company envisions tankers of up to 500,000 dead­ weight tons in the future. The huge graving dock will enable the company "to participate in the market we foresee for the next 10 years." The new graving basin will not be equipped with ways. In­ stead, it will be flooded—drydock style—^whenever construc­ tion of a vessel is completed. Five major launching ways, ca­ pable of handling vessels up to 830 feet in length, are currently in use at Sparrows Point. The Sparrows Point yard is also undergoing other expansion —including two multimilliondollar building in-ograms. A 90 by 750-foot-long panel shop is being buUt to handle new meth­ ods of ship constniction. •J �October, 1969 SEAFARERS Page Five LOG 5/C0K4, MTD Demand End to PHS Hospital Shutdowns WASHINGTON — The SIUNA and the AFL-aO Maritime Trades Department, stepping up the tempo of their continuing battle to sa^guard the health of the nation s mer­ chant seamen, have called on Congress to put an end to the government's systematic shut­ down of the network of Public Health hospitals. ' The fight was carried to the powerful Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee by O, William Moody, Jr., admin­ istrator of the 7.5-million-member MTD, and Fred J. Famen, secretary-treasurer of the SIUNA's Great Ei^'-es District. At issue was the recent clos­ ing of the PHS hospitals in De­ troit, Mich., and Savannah, Ga. —the two latest hospitals to be closed down in a continuing undercutting of the mariners' hospital system, which has been reduced from 23 installations in 1949 to only eight hospitals today. "The Department of Health, Education and Welfare and its Public Health Service," Moody told the Senate committee at public hearings, "have been con­ sciously sabotaging the mandate of the Congress to provide med­ ical and surgical care to our merchant seamen, commercial fishermen and active-duty Coast Guardsmen." Yarborough adds Support The SIUNA charge won a quick response from Senator Ralph Yarborough (D-Tex.), committee chairman, who in­ structed the committee staff to prepare telegrams to HEW and the Bureau of the Budget, de­ manding the "immediate reopen­ ing" of the Detroit and Savan­ nah facilities. Giving the SIUNA-MTD testimony his enthusiastic en­ dorsement, Yarborough went on to urge Moody to follow up the appearance with a letter to Pres­ ident Nixon. He suggested that the letter to the White House include the call, in the labor testimony, for "a clear and un­ mistakable long-range commit­ ment by the Administration to the concept and the practice of making Public Health Service hospitals the models for all fu­ ture hospital facilities." The Union's testimony fo­ cused on the urgent need for adequate health facilities to care for seafarers, pointing out that for nearly two centuries the gov­ ernment has recognized its re­ sponsibility to provide such fa­ cilities. "Merchant seamen," he em­ phasized, "must work, for the most part without the availabili­ ty of medical care and treatment while on the job at sea. Their work is transient. They cannot telephone their family doctor who, because of close and long relationship, can make a tele­ phone diagnosis and prescribe medication for many run-of-themill ills. There is no corner drugstore to fill the prescription . . . Except in the most extreme emergencies, illness and inju­ ries await the arrival in port of the patient." Upon arrival at the hospital. Moody told the Senators, the seafarer needs immediate care. If he must wait days or weeks to be admitted for non-emer­ gency, but essential, treatment at an already overcrowded pub­ lic or private community facil­ ity, he is lost to the industry during that period. "Unlike other workers," Moody said, "he cannot stay on the job while awaiting admittance. He cannot ship out without a 'fitfor-duty' slip obtained from an authorized Public Health Serv­ ice physician." Other Detroit area hospitals, to which seafarers are now taken, are reported to have an occupancy of 80 per cent. "But any Detroiter can tell you," the MTD official testified, "that this average means that many times there is over ICQ percent occu­ pancy—and the seafarer can­ not pick and choose his time. He cannot instruct the captain of his vessel to arrive in port only when occupancy is below average. After protracted per­ iods at sea, these men need immediate, available and^ acces­ sible medical and hospital care." Moody contended "it has been budget pressure, rather than effective medical care pres­ sure, that is responsible for the closing of two out of every three PHS hospitals that were in use 20 years ago." Yarborough agreed with Moody that the closings were unjustified ,and commented: "There seems to be a deliberate pattern of attempts to deny mer­ chant seamen their rights under the law to Public Health Serv­ ice care. They closed the De­ troit hospital before Congress could hold hearings, even before Congress could find out about the closing." The Senator added: "Any proposal to send merchant seamen to Veterans Hospitals is a major mistake; the Veterans Hospitals are overcrowded." Moody foreeast that the Seat­ tle Public Health Service Hos­ pital would be the next to be arbitrarily closed. The pattern, said Moody, will follow that established with Detroit and Savannah. "The steps can be predicted," he testified. "First, a budgetary freeze; second, loss of technical and medical personnel; third, patients turned away because of lack of facilities; fourth, a de­ cline in the quality of care; and finally, the Public Health Serv­ ice determines that because these events took place, it will be 'no longer possible to offer at the Seattle Hospital the full scope and quality of services to which the Public Health Serv­ ice beneficiaries are entitled.'" PHS Hospitals Excellent Praising the quality of medi­ cal care and treatment in PHS hospitals as "excellent," the SIUNA-MTD spokesmen de­ plored "the utter incongruity of liquidating established federal medical hospitals universally respected for their high quality, comprehensive medical care and treatment, research and clinical facilities at a time when our country has such a tremendous need for expanded medical care, increased hospital and clinical facilities." Several Senators commented that this point of Moody's was supported by repeated an­ nouncements that the Adminis­ tration plans to propose a leg­ islative program designed to greatly enlarge the American merchant marine. "It is almost imcomprehensible," Moody continued, "that at a time when the health and hospital needs of this country are so apparent—that an arm of the federal government would be taking out of service these essential facilities. We are not insisting that Seafarers have ex­ clusive use of PHS facilities. In fact, while maintaining the pri­ ority given to our members by Congress, we are recommend­ ing that PHS hospitals be given a new and enlarged role in the world of medicine and medical care. These hospitals should be the pioneers in new and vision­ ary techniques. They should be the innovators, the breakers of tradition." Again Senator Yarborough agreed. "This question," he said, "has broadened out beyond the merchant seamen to a concern of the whole nation and the na­ tional cause of better health care. This should be a time of expanding and improving public health facilities, not curtailing them. This Administration seems to be afraid the Ameri­ can people might enjoy better health." Measure Goes to White House 1970 Maritime Authorization Bill Passes House With Senate ttaages WASHINGTON—House passage of a slightly revised Sen­ ate version of the maritime au­ thorization bill for 1970 last month sent the measure to the White House for Presidential action. Termed a "stop-gap measure" by Representative Edward A. Garmatz (D-Md.), chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, the bill, H.R. 4152, authorizes a $384.6 New Full Book Members—October 1969 SIU Vice President Ear! Shepard swears in the October class of Advanced Seamen at the regu­ lar monthly meeting in New York. Proudly displaying their newly-issued full books are (l-r front) W. Statzer, T. Reim, J. Schlein, T. Peterson, C. Clemens and M. Carroll. In back: H. Bar­ low, L Hall, L. Christmas, J. Jackson, T. Kelley and H. Levine. million program for the Mari­ time Administration for the coming fiscal year. Submission of a comprehensive revitalization program for the merchant marine by President Nixon was still expected at any time. Included in the passed bill is authorization of $145 million for ship construction subsidies —an increase of some $129.1 million over the $15.9 million alloted for this purpose in the Nixon budget. This, when added to $101 million in carryover funds unspent from last year's maritime appropriations, is esti­ mated to be sufficient to help build up to 22 new cargo ships. During the House hearings in May, Chairman Garmatz called the $145 million figure "the bare minimum" needed if the nation is to undertake a return to its former status ar a leading world maritime power. In the current discussion on the floor of the House, Garmatz pointed out that, not only are Nixon's revitalization proposals yet to be seen, but even were they presented to the Congress at this time and passed promptly, it would take two to three years before the first dollar could be spent. "We must begin an adequate building program this year to bridge the gap until the longrange program is produced," Garmatz declared. The authorization measure earmarks the sum of $212 mil­ lion for operating differential subsidies. Among the revisions made by the Senate in the orig­ inal House bill were a decrease in authorization for research and development funds from $15 million to $12 million, ac­ companied by an increase of $2.27 million in the amount al­ lotted for state maritime schools. Garmatz explained that the state schools funding would permit the establishment and operation of a merchant marine school on the Great Lakes. Appropriations are the next step. A measure incorporating the authorized funds in the form of actual appropriations will have to be passed by both houses of Congress before the 1970 program can be imple­ mented by the Maritime Admin­ istration. Nevertheless, several recent developments have raised hopes in maritime circles that the de­ cline of the merchant marine may finally be reversed. Among these was the recent voting of a $940 million increase in Navy shipbuilding funds—raising the total to $3.5 billion—by the House Armed Services Commit­ tee. This was seen as one of several indications that the Nixon Administration is pre­ pared to relax its tight budget policy, at least in selected areas. �Page Six SEAFARERS LOG October, 1969 MTD Convention Optimistic on Administration Action on Maritime (Continued from page 3) construction and recovery" of the merchant marine. He noted that the bill was "overwhelm­ ingly approved last year by both Houses of Congress, but was killed by a pocket veto." Senator Joseph M. Montoya (D-N.M.) and Representative James M. Howard (D-N.J.) both hit out sharply at the loopholes through which Americap corpo­ rations are escaping ta.xation by registering and crewing their ships abroad. Archibald E. King, chairman of the SlU-contracted Isthmian Lines, Inc., sharply criticized the attitude of the government toward the one-third of the in­ dustry which receives operating and construction subsidies, and the two-thirds of the industry which operates exclusively on private capital. "Whether intentional or not," King said, "various government agencies encourage subsidized lilies to direct their competition against American-flag non-sub­ sidized lines. They obtain some­ what lower rates made possible by subsidy support and they pro­ claim a saving in transportation costs for their department. What they have really done is en­ gaged in a scandalous waste of U.S. government money . .. and they have flouted Congress while doing it" Directing his remarks specifi- commodities carried by a string caliy to the unconscionable cur­ of barges" and pose the danger tailment of services by U.S. Pub­ of "a retardation in this indus­ lic Health Service hospitals, Sen­ try. . . ." The convention also strongly ator Ralph W. Yarborougji (DTex.) reminded the delegates protested the denial to the 2.7 that the federal government has, million American citizens in since 1798, "had a statutory ob­ Puerto Rico of the right to vote ligation to the American seaman in presidential elections. Unani­ to make available to him a pro­ mous convention action came gram of medical care and treat­ after delegates heard pleas for ment made necessary by the pe­ fair play and justice from three culiar nature of his employ­ representatives of the Puerto SI UNA Vice President Steve Edney, who heads United Cannery and Rican government — Governor Industrial Workers of the Pacific, discusses dying fish industry .with ment." Senator John O. Pastore (D- Luis A. Ferre, Resident Com­ Neil Gilbride, left, of the Associated Press and Damon Stetson of R.I.), noting that the "two na­ missioner Jorge L. Cordova the New York Times. Program, sponsored by the AFL-CIO, is broad­ tions we defeated in World War Diaz, and San Juan Mayor Car­ cast on Tuesdays, at 7:35 p.m. on the Mutual Broadcasting System; 11" — Japan and Germany — los Romero Barcelo. The res­ have since outdistanced the olution said that the voting right Edney Calls for Federal Aid: United States in shipbuilding should be extended "in recogni­ capability and production, said tion of the contribution made to this nation must "start thinking" our nation by our fellow citi­ about its own overall maritime zens from Puerto Rico." Other distinguished guests position. Although we must who addressed the MTD's threestart "doing things for our­ selves," the Rhode Island law­ day convention included: Sena­ maker declared, "federal assist­ tor Frank E. Moss (D-Utah), He called for better conserva­ ATLANTIC CITY—SIUNA ance" remains a necessity where Senator Gale W. McGee (D- Vice-President Steve Edney has tion agreements among nations. Wyo.), AFL-CIO Secretaryshipbuilding is concerned. Treasurer Lane Kirkland, Gov­ charged that "indifference and He said that foreign fishing Delegates' recognition of— neglect" by both government fleets, not as closely restricted and concern about— the threat ernor Richard J. Hughes of New and private interests have trig­ on gear and methods as U.S. to the barge industry that would Jersey, Mayor James Tate of gered the rapid decline of the fishermen, "sweep the bottom be posed by the Administra­ Philadelphia, Navy League of clean," catching many immature U.S. fishing industry. tion's projected user tax was the United States President Stressing that U.S. fish con­ and unwanted fish. He said that shared by Senator Albert Gore James M. Hannan, Federal sumption rose 23 percent last such unrestricted fishing can (D-Tenn.). He declared that Maritime Commissioner George year, but more than 76 percent "lead to the further decline" of such a tax—as proposed by the Hearn, Director J. Curtis Counts of the products consumed were this most important natural re­ Interstate Commerce Commis­ of the Federal Mediation and imported, Edney, President of source. sion—would amount to "artifi­ Conciliation Service, and Dr. the SIUNA Cannery and Indus­ The union official said that cial restraints on the number of Robert A. Kilmarx of the Cen­ trial Workers in Los Angeles, few young people are interested ter for Strategic and Internacalled for federal assistance for in entering the fishing industry tion^ Studies at Georgetown the sagging fishing industry. today. "When you have hard University. "What would the avera^ times in any industry," he noted, Membership growth in the MTD over the past two years American think if we had to "people think twice before they was 25 percent, according to import 70 percent of our agri­ invest their lives in it." the Department's officers' report cultural products?" he asked. But, he added, federal assist­ "We would say this is a sad state ance to fishing, as is done for The breakthroughs and the presented to the convention. In summing up the compre­ of affairs . . . Yet, this is true difficulties in the latter areas agriculture, could "revitalize the in the fishing industry." were documented in a dramatic hensive report presented to as­ Edney said that Russian, Jap­ industry so that people can appearance before the conven- sembled delegates. President anese and Polish fishermen, "ap­ make a living," and "many peo­ vention of Mary Moultrie, presi­ Hall said that the period since parently having fished out their ple will come back into it." dent of the Charleston, S.C., the 1967 biennial convention of own banks, are now moving in Government subsidy would also hospital workers' local of the the MTD "has been one of great on ours," while U.S. fishing and productivity." activity help attract badly needed private Retail, Wholesale and Dept. boats are "rotting at the dock" capital into fishing, he added. "It has;" Hall said, "set the Store Union, who was jailed for and many fishermen have been Questioning Edney on Labor defying an injunction limiting stage for the continued growth without work for months. and development of this Con­ News Conference, recorded at picketing. She recounted the Edney appeared on the net­ battle to establish the union and stitutional Department of the Atlantic City during the AFLnational labor federation . . . work radio interview Labor how a united labor movement CIO convention, were Damon which will make it possible for News Conference, broadcast threw its full strength behind Tuesdays, at 7:35 p.m., EDT, Stetson of the New York Times the hospital workers to secure the MTD to face the exciting and challenging times which lie on the Mutual Broadcasting and Neil Gilbride of the Associ­ victory. ated Press. ahead." System. The convention took note also of the creation of two new AFL-CIO organizations since the last sessions in 1967—the GENOA, Italy—SIU Vice provide seamen and their fam­ while in foreign ports, as well Human Resources Development Institute to coordinate the activ­ President Earl (Bull) Shepard ilies with the security necessary as steps to improve "moral pro­ ities of unions in manpower was a representative here last in this era of modem transporta­ tection" for young seafarers in port. training programs and pioneer month of the American mer­ tion. new approaches, and the AFL- chant marine and of AFL-CIO Specific areas earmarked by For the overall better protec­ CIO Labor Studies Center President George Meany at an the conferees for further study tion of seamen in a day and age where special institutes in staff international maritime confer­ included: minimum wages, sea­ of technological change which training and other educational ence. men's welfare, technological de­ calls for review of skills, safety activities will get under way in velopment aboard ship, voca­ regulations, training and welfare The conference, sponsored by December. the International Labor Orga­ tional training, accident preven= programs, etc., the conference There was also the immedi­ nization (ILO), brou^t together tion and crew accommodations suggested that a new convention acy of blocking the nomination union and management officials both at sea and in port. to establish manpower plans for of Judge Clement F. Hayns- front 32 seafaring nations for The conference recommended the merchant shipping industry worth, Jr., to the U.S. Supreme the purpose of suggesting ways that the b^ic international mini- be created. Court, the need to secure mean­ and means to improve the mjuni wage for seamen be raised All projected proposals and ingful tax reform in the Senate, working conditions for seamen from $70 a month to $91 recommendations of the confer­ the Farm Workers' grape boy­ throughout the world. monthly and that greater guar­ cott campaign and efforts to One of the chief concerns of antees for job security be sought. ence will be presented to the an­ prevent the Administration from the conference was the develop­ Other recommendations nual convention of the ILO for ducking out on prosecution of ment of uniform standards that called for improved recreational consideration when it convenes auto manufacturers in an air would both attract new people facilities and other cultural op­ in Geneva, Switzerland in Octo­ pollution conspiracy case. into the maritime industry and portunities for merchant seamen ber of 1970. fi' Decline of Fishing Industry Laid to Indifference, Neglect AFL-CIO Delegates Get Set To Combat Challenging 70s (Continued from page 3) Administration as he called for a renewed drive for liberal, pro­ gressive programs. And indicative of the phys­ ical challenge of the new dec­ ade was the greeting given Col. • Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr., the first union man to walk on the moon, who thanked the nation's work­ ers for their skills and tax dol­ lars and brought the miracle of space exploration a bit closer to understanding. The AFL-CIO program for the 1970s was spelled out in more than 100 resolutions adopted by the delegates out of a mass of 274 presented to the Resolutions and other commit­ tees. They covered every aspect of American life with a heavy emphasis on programs and poli­ cies, on the crisis in the cities, the danger of recession and growing unemployment, bring­ ing the poor and minority groups into the mainstream of American life, the need to im­ prove the quality of life and the environment in which it is lived. There was a growing con­ cern also with international trade policies, the trend toward economic concentration and mergers and the continuing, never-ending work of the trade union movement—organizing the unorganized and stepping up and expandihg collective bar­ gaining. Shepard Attends ILO Maritime Conference ti �October, 1969 SEAFARERS Page Seven LOG Jennie Rizzute, Lady SlU Pensioner, Visit to Headquarters w t'VJ BROOKLYN—The pleasant working in a U.S. Army officers' faced, bespectacled woman mess. stood in the center of a group Soon thereafter, Jennie joined of Seafarers fielding their ques­ the SIU in the port of New tions with the aplomb of a Orleans and began the period Willie Mays. she refers to "as the happiest The scene was-at SIU head­ days of my life." Jennie loved quarters here immediately after meeting new and interesting the September membership people and visiting such coun­ meeting and the object of all tries as Puerto Rico, Brazil and this attention was Jennie Riz­ Argentina. She still corresponds zuto, a former stewardess who with many of the friends she has been on an SIU pension for has made over the years in Latin America. the last two years. The last 14 years of her sea "They're all my boys," said the 77-year-y6ung former Sea­ time were spent on the SIUfarer. "They were always nice contracted Del Mar. Upon her to me and called me 'mom,'" retirement, the captain of the Jennie recalled, as her eyes Del Mar presented Jennie with twinkled with the memories of a gold charm as a token of the Delta Line's appreciation of her her many years at sea. long and valuable "service. Jen­ Jennie, who makes her home nie is very proud of the gift and in New 'Orleans, began her career at sea in 1940 when she accepted a job as stewardess with the Delta Line. Her pre­ vious experience as a waitress and hostess was put to good use as she sailed on the Del Brazil for a year-and-a-half. Millidns of dollars of shorefront damages are faced by The start of World War II New York Port Agent, Joe De George is flanked by SIU pensioner Jennie Rizzuto, whose sailing career spanned 28 years, and John Erick- forced Jennie onto the beach states bordering the Great Lakes son, AB, who received full membership book at September meeting. where she spent the war years as a result of high water levels. The problem has become in­ creasingly acute because of suc­ cessive cycles of high and low levels in recent years. A federal study of the situa­ tion has become bogged down by insufficient budget appropria­ tions. Another study by the U.S.-Canadian International WASHINGTON—An Ad­ activity, loaded with strategic ently available to meet future Joint Commission, begun in ministration budget request for supplies and waiting to be used emergency availability condi­ 1964, is also behind schedule funds to build the first three in an emergency. Proponents of tions in defense situations, because of a lack of funds. The of a projected fleet of 30 Fast the FDLs have never stopped friends of the merchant marine U.S. section, scheduled to be Deployment Logistics ships was pushing for their implementa­ point-out that an equivalent ex­ completed in October, 1973, turned down flatly last month tion, hoping to build 30 to 40 penditure of funds could well will require $902,000 to finish. by the House Armed Services of the ships on an "experimen­ be used to beef up the nation's Work on the problem has also Committee. In so doing, the tal" basis. merchant marine, which has the been done by the U.S. Army committee repeated its action of The House report on the bill flexibility of utilization in both Engineers, which issued a re­ last year when it was consider­ authorizing appropriations for military logistics and commer­ port with no recommendations ing the 1969 budget. the military program for fiscal after spending from 1952 to Similar action was taken in year 1970, in the section con­ cial service. 1964 in the field. In addition, the vital flow of the Senate Armed Services cerning the FDL program, Senator Robert E. Stockdale materiel in the current Vietnam of Ohio, board chairman of the Committee, which again deleted states: the program, as it had the year "The President's budget re­ conflict has been 96 to 98 per­ Great Lakes Commission, a before, on the recommendation quest includes $186.7 million cent seaborne—and this with a group comprised of the eight of Senator Richard B. Russell for the first three fast deploy- | merchant marine which is at a states with Lakes borders, has (D-Ga.), chairman of the com­ ment logistics ships of a total low ebb both in numbers of charged undue delay in a mes­ mittee. purchase of some 30. The Sen­ ships and in the advanced age sage to congressmen and sen­ ators from the region and also This marks the third succes­ ate removed this sum from of 80 percent of the fleet. sive year that the controversial the shipbuilding and conversion FDL program—which has been portions of the bill. The com­ strongly opposed by the SIU and mittee concurs in this action, other representatives of mari­ just as it refused to approve time labor and industry—has these funds last year. The com­ Unclaimed wages for former crewmembers of The Cabins been thrown out by the Con­ mittee has not been convinced are being held for the following Seafarers by Texas City gress. that these ships will not be used Refining as of September 11, 1969: in competition with our private The fiscal 1970 budget re­ Anding, Benny Lewis, P. B. quest for FDLs was in the merchant marine. It is essential Baker, Curtis Mackey, Donald amount of $186.7 million. It is that the merchant marine be re­ Brown, Woodrow Marsh, Ben B. estimated that the vessels would juvenated and not further eroded CoiTj', Wm. R. Pritchctt, W. cost some $60 million each; the by Department of Defense ac­ Deal, Wilson Sayles, Bruce D. full program of 30 ships would tions." Fisher, Frank Silva, Alfonso run in the neighborhood of $2 The report was filed by Com­ Furedi, C. Smart, Roy K. billion. mittee Chairman L. Mendel Glover, Alfred Snook, Glenn G. Jackson, Robert Somers, John Originally the brain child of Rivers (D-S.C.). Jordan, Inimie former Defense Secretary Rob­ Opposition to the FDLs in the ert S. McNamara, the FDL idea Senate, led by Senator Russell, Claims should be submitted to L, W. Westfall, Chief was sold to the Military Sea made the additional point that Marine Accountant, Texas City Refining, Inc., Marine Transportation Service and the the program placed the United Division, P.O. Box 1271, Texas City, Texas 77590. U.S. Navy as a floating military States in too interventionist a Seafarets are urged to act promptly as these claims may supply depot arrangement. The posture. be subject to the Texas Escheat laws. Each claim miist giant, mobile warehouses were include the "Z" number, Social Security number and the While proponents of the idea designed to be anchored in con­ claim that an insufficient num­ actual signature of the claimant. venient areas of global military ber of merchant ships are pres­ still wears it on her bracelet. in the cafeteria at the hall enjoying a cup of coffee, Jennie's quick and agile mind was able to reczill ex-shipmates she has not seen in as long as 22 years. "I may not remember all the names but I never forget a face," Jennie said as she greeted yet another visitor to the table. Jennie, who was bom in Manhattan on Febru^ 15, 1892, is here visiting relatives and plans to stay through the end of October. When she gets back to New Orleans, she will spend her leisure time tending to her flower garden and writing her friends in Latin America about her vacation trip to New York City. Mounting Shorefront Damage Faced by Great Lakes States Congress Strikes FDL Ship Funds From Budnet for Third Year in Row Uttclaimed Wages Being HeU to the United States Depart­ ment of State. Stockdale points out that the Great Lakes have gone through successive high and low water levels since 1952. In Lake Erie —as of July of this year—the level has reached a new high water mark, a quarter of an inch above the previous record reached in 1952. Duluth-Superior Import-Export Cargo Declines DULUTH — A decrease in export-import cargo at the Duluth-Superior Docks for the month of August lowered the cumulative total for the first eight months of the year to a level below 1968 figures for the comparable period, the Port Au­ thority here reported. On a 12-month basis, ending August 31, the two ports han­ dled 1.6 million tons of importexport freight, 300,000 tons be­ low the comparable interval a year previous. In the month of August, 348,589 tons of such cargoes were handled; in Au­ gust, 1968, the total figure was 470,766 tons. Contributing to the decline were a drop in exports of grain from 1,418,924 to 1,360,564 tons, a fall in general cargo from 71,750 to 53,100 tons, and a drop in bulk liquids from 18,533 to 16,231 tons. Imports of general cargo were down to 33,473 tons in the first eight months of 1969 from 37,190 tons in the comparable 1968 period. A rise was recorded in scrap iron exports, however, which were up to 58,540 tons from 34,275 a year ago. Also up were grain by-products, 83,251 tons of which were shipped compared with 58,292 tons. �Page Eight SEAFARERS LOG AFL'CIO Ixpels Chemiial Workeis By 50-1Margin for ALA Affiliation ATLANTIC CITY — By an overwhelming 50-to-l margin on a rollcall vote the eighth con­ vention expelled the Chemical Workers from the AFL-CIO, declaring that the union's affilia­ tion with the Alliance for Labor Action, does "violence to the objectives and principles of the federation." The vote on expulsion came on a report from the Commit­ tee on Resolutions. It recom­ mended approval of the supple­ mental report of the AFL-CIO Executive Council calling for revocation of the certificate of affiliation. The vote was 12,482,388 to expel, 244,815 against expul­ sion and 235,024 not voting. The votes against expulsion came from the Chemical Work­ ers, Technical Engineers, Typo­ graphical Union, two of the four Glass Workers' delegates and a minority of the Teachers Union delegation. Two central labor body delegates also voted against expulsion. The resolutions committee's report to the convention said that ICWU President Thomas E. Boyle appeared before the committee and confirmed that his organization had affiliated with the ALA—set up by the Teamsters and the Auto Work­ ers. The former was expelled by the AFL-CIO in 1957 (m charges of domination by cor­ rupt elements and the latter dis­ affiliated earlier this year. Boyle claimed, the committee noted, that "giving aid and com­ fort to the ALA and, in turn receiving aid and comfort from the ALA does not constitute sufficient ground to sever the relationship of the Chemical Workers with the AFL-CIO." The committee stressed "we do not agree," declaring that the ALA is a "dual organization rival to the AFL-CIO and that with complete knowledge of the true nature of the. ALA, the Chemical Workers freely and m Wide Range of Reforms Backed by MTD Delegates! (Continued from Page Two) tion of the U.S. fishing fieet, and the re-employment of displaced fishermen and cannery workers can be accomplished. The conven­ tion called upon the federal government to take whatever actions are necessa^—including economic sanctions against Latin Ameri­ can countries attacking U.S. fishing vessels on the high seas— to assure that these acts of piracy be brought to a halt. In other convention action, the delegates approved resolutions: • Calling for action on improving the quality of housing, health care, education and employment for America's non-white popula­ tion as the surest way to achieve equal opportunity for all citizens. • Condemning proposals to force compulsory arbitration on labor and management—particularly in the transportation field— and warning that such "tampering" would undercut the free collec­ tive bargaining process. • Emphatically opposing the nomination of Judge Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr. to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court. A resolution of particular importance to all citizens adopted by the convention dealt with the safeguarding of the basic right to privacy. The MTD warned that a mounting wave of "prying and spying" against the American people, and particularly against American workers, constitutes a "clear and unmistakable danger to our democratic society." It was wholeheartedly resolved that a special committee be appointed to conduct a sweeping study into the full extent of the invasion of the privacy and freedom of the .^erican people, and that this committee present periodic interim reports to the MTD Executive Board prior to a final report which will be presented to the Ninth Constitutional Convention of the MTD in 1971. Additional areas of vital concern to all trade unionists were considered as convention delegates adopted resolutions: • Reaffirming support of the "politics of participation" that has been successfully carried out by the AFL-CIO Cbmmittee>on Po­ litical Education, and by the political education arms of the MTD's respective affiliates. • Calling on Congress to repeal Section 14(b) of the TaftHartley Act which allows states to enact compulsory open-shOp laws. • Pledging continued support of the construction trades unions in their fight for on-site picketing rights. • Directing that all international unions affiliated with the MTD notify their local unions that, wherever MTD Port Councils are establi ed, die local unions should affiliate and become active in Port activities. • Condemning the practice of American companies contracting and purchasing foreign-made, off-shore drilling rigs. • Pledging anew its Unstinting support of the Farm Workers Organizing Committee in its boycott activities against California table grape growers. voluntarily embraced it and aligned itself with it." • SIU President Paul Hall who is also president of the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, told the delegates that the "basic issue is quite simple: Do you do you not support the. trade union movement as rep­ resented by the AFL-CIO?" The fact that the Chemical Workers are among the smaller unions has nothing to do with the issue of expulsion. Hall said. He noted that the AFL-CIO had not hesitated to expel a much larger union, the Teamsters, on the basis of principle. The Executive Council's re­ port to the convention traced the development of the ALA as "a dual organization, rival to the AFL-CIO." It cited statements of objectives clearly indicating "the aggressive and disruptive designs of the ALA" towards AFL-CIO unions. And it re­ peated the warning issued by the council nearly a year before the Chemical Workers chose to join the ALA that affiliation consti­ tutes grounds for expulsion from the AFL-CIO. Steelworkers President I. W. Abel, chairman of the conven­ tion resolutions committee, moved the adoption of the com­ mittee resolution to expel the Chemical Workers—an action requiring a two-thirds vote. AFL-CIO President George Meany told the convention that the expulsion action is not to "punish" the Chemical Workers but to resolve "an organizational impossibility." The AFL-CIO constitution requires affiliates to respect the organizing jurisdiction of other affiliates. The ALA "right now" is raiding AFL-CIO unions, Meany noted. October, 1969 Sailing Days Over Pedro C. Esteban, left, a new SIU pensioner, receives his first pension check from SIU representative Paul McGaharn, at New York hall. Esteban, who sailed in the steward department as a cook, has been with the Union for 22 years. His last ship was the Steel Worker (Isthmian). Brother Esteban is a native of the Philippine Islands. Organization Key to Survival, Metal Trades Unions Warned ATLANTIC OTY—A vig­ orous campaign to organize every worker in the jurisdiction of the AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department and its 22 affiliated unions was voted by delegates to the department's 54th con­ vention. "Organization is absolutely necessary, not only to our growth but also to our survival," President Maywood Boggs said in his first convention report as presiding officer. He took office three months ago as successor to B. A. Gritta, who resigned and was named president-emer­ itus. During a two-day period the convention welcomed into mem­ bership the Elevator Construc­ tors, a new department affiliate; voted full cooperation in a Na­ val shipyard campaign by the Cooperative Committee on Or­ ganizing Federal Employees and the AFL-CIO Department of Organization; mandated a sim­ ilar drive in private industry and called for unifonn rules of pro­ cedure and responsibility for all affiliated Metal Trades councils. ATLANTIC CITY—Con­ Boggs reported a major prob­ sumer boycotts launched by the lem in a "vicious raiding cam­ Meat Cutters against two mid­ paign by an unaffiliated organi­ west companies were endorsed zation at the Norfolk, Va., Na­ by the AFL-CIO in convention val Shipyard, where the depart­ resolutions. ment represents 7,600 workers. Union members are on strike The department will, he said, at three plants of Poultry Pack­ continue to press for a federal ers, Inc., and the convention shipbuilding program in the urged union families not to buy Navy and Merchant Marine. the company's Blue Star label SIU President Paul Hall, who products. The company sells is also president of the AFLabout 70 percent of its products CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ to the armed services. Another resolution backed ment, urged the assembled the boycott against Iowa Beef metal trades delegates to "keep Packers, Inc., which has been pressing" for an independent struck since Augpst 24. The maritime agency and a massive company has been known as a program to build more ships in foe of organized labor and uses U.S. yards—ships flying the non-union firms for its construc­ American flag, manned by U.S. crews and carrying more Amer­ tion work. AFL-CIO President George ican cargoes. AFL'GIO President George Meany wired the company of Meany told the convention that the convention's action and urged them to come to the bar­ "if inflation continues, the drive gaining table and negotiate a for higher wages is going to continue because we expect to cx)ntract. Meat Cutters Win AFL-CIO Backing In Two Boycotts move forward and not stand still." Boggs announced that the Metal Trades Department and the new AFL-CIO Labor Stud­ ies Center are planning a semi­ nar on collective bargaining for unions which represent federal employees. The convention adopted re­ ports: • Approving continued co­ operation with the AFL-CIO on radiation standards adopted by the Labor Department to pro­ tect uranium miners. • Expressing strong opposi­ tion to any interference by gov­ ernment agencies in the admin­ istration of joint apprenticeship training programs, and any ef­ forts to "discriminate because of race, creed or nationality." 1 Scott and Griffin Are New Leaders Of Senate GOP WASHINGTON — Senator Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania and Senator Robert P. Griffin of Michigan are the new leaders of the Republicans in the Senate. Scott WM chosen as minority leader to succeed the late Sen­ ator Everett McKinley Dirksen, Scott defeated Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr., of Tennessee, 2419, at a party caucus. Scott's election marked the first time that the Senate GOP, traditionally dominated by the conservative wing, has elected a moderate as their leader. Baker, Dirksen's son-in-law, became the candidate of the conservatives when Senator Ro­ man L. Hruska of Nebraska withdrew from the leadership contest in favor of the Tennessean. Following Scott's election, the caucus chose Griffin to replace Scott as assistant leader or whip. Baker again was the loser. This time the final vote against him was 23-20. A •f �October, 1969 SEAFARERS LOG Page Nine 23 Seafarers Added to Growing List of SlU Pensioners The swelling ranks of SIU pensioners has been increased by 23 additional Seafarers who last month ended their long ca­ reers as professional men of the sea, Conrado Navarra is ending a 40-year career at sea. A native of the Philippine Islands, Brother Navarra makes his Navarra Union in the Port of New York in 1944 and sailed as an AB in the deck department. His last vessel was the Eagle Traveler, Brother Wyman is a native of Massachusetts, Nils S. Larsson, 63, is a na­ tive of Sweden who now makes his home in San Francisco, He joined the SIU in the Port of New York in 1944 and sailed in the deck department as a bosun. His last vessel was the San Juan, Brother Larsson has been sailing since 1928, George Harold Helmond, 63, joined the Union in the Port of Houston, A native of Galves­ ton, Texas, Brother Helmond continues to make his home there with his wife, Agnes, He sailed in the engine department and last worked for G and H Towing Company, Samuel Emil Ratz of Rahway, • home in New York City, His last vessel was the Steel Age, Seafarer Navarra sailed in the steward department as a chief cook. He joined the Union in the Port of New York, Crisanto Garfin is also a na­ tive of the Philippine Islands and now makes his home in New Orleans, He sailed as a cook and his last vessel was the Del Rio, His sailing career began 44 years ago. Seafarer Garfin joined the SIU in the Port of Larsson Helmond New Orleans, Anargyros Dokeris joined the SIU in the Port of New York, New Jersey, joined the SlU in He is a native of Greece who the Port of New York, He is a now makes his home in the native of Jersey City, New Jer­ Bronx, New York, with his sey, and now lives in Rahway wife, Triantafilio, Brother Dok­ with his wife, Geraldine, He eris is a veteran of 48 years at worked as a bridge motorman sea. His last vessel was the for the Pennsylvania Railroad, From 1942 until 1945 he served Marymar, in the Army, John T, Daly, 58, is a native of New York who now lives in Jersey City, New Jersey with his wife, Evelyn, He joined the Union in the Port of New York and worked as a bridgeman for the Erie Lackawanna Railroad, Mariano Arroyo joined the SIU in 1940 in the Port ^ of Dokeiis Moore New York and last sailed in the Charles Pate Moore of Pearl River, Louisiana, joined the SIU in the Port of Baltimore, He is a native of German Town, Tennessee, and now lives in Pearl River with his wife, Idahlia. He sailed as a bosun in the deck department and last shipped aboard the Del Mundo, Brother Moore served in the Ratz Daly Navy from 1938 until 1945, Jesse Andrew Shonts, 63, is a native of Aurora, Illinois who deck department as a bosun. His last vessel was the Balti­ now lives in New London, Con­ more, A native of Puerto Rico, necticut with his wife, Max he still makes his home there with his wife, Tomasa, William Herman Thompson, 67, is a native of Saxton, Penn­ sylvania who now lives in New Orleans. He joined the Union in the Port of New York in 1944 and sailed in the steward de­ partment, His last vessel was the Chatham, Shonts Wyman Edward Granderson is clos­ Ellen, Seafarer Shonts was a ing out a sailing career that has bosun in the deck department spanned more than 25 years. and last sailed aboard the Jack­ Bom in Louisiana, he still sonville, For 13 years—^from makes his home there. Brother 1925 until 1938—^he served in Granderson, v/ho shipped as a the Coast Guard, Brother messman, joined the SIU in the Shonts has been sailing for 44 Port of New Orleans in 1945, years, , His last vessel was the Robert Trent, Lester Wyman, 71, lives in oined the George Edward Palm joined fif Arroyo Thompson the SIU in the Port of Frank­ fort, Michigan, in 1953, He sailed in the deck department as an AB, His last vessel was the Ann Arbor. Born in Michi­ gan, Brother Palm now lives in Wisconsin with his wife, Ruth, Oswald Seppet of Baltimore, Maryland, sailed as an AB in the deck department. He is 62 years old and was born in Estonia, now a republic of Rus­ sia, Brother Seppet joined the SIU in the Port of New York in 1942 and last sailed on the Seamar, He had been sailing the seas for 44 years. Hillard Lee Trahan, 60, is an oldtime member of the Un­ ion who joined the SIU in the Port of Galveston in 1938. He was bom in Texas and still makes his home in the Port of Galveston, An oiler in the en­ gine department. Seafarer Trahan last sailed aboard the Walter Rice. He served in the Manesis Moran Parcolla judio joined the SIU in the Port sailed aboard the American Vic­ of New York in 1944. He has tory. been sailing since 1942, Sea­ Dominick Di Giovanni, 65, farer Merjudio served in the is a native of Texas who now Navy from 1919 until 1924, lives in Westwego, Louisiana, Oliver T, Cullen of Philadel- with his wife, Katie. He joined the SIU in the Port of New Orleans and sailed as chief cook in the steward department. Brother Di Giovanni last worked for Amicus Carriers, Jan Piorkowski is a native of Poland who sailed as a mess­ man, wiper and ordinary sea­ man, Brother Piorkowski, who has completed 45 years of sail­ Merjudio Cullen ing, joined the SIU in the Port of New York in 1946, He last phia is 62 years old and a native of Delaware. He was an oiler in the engine > department and last, worked for P. F. Martin, Inc. Seafarer Cullen joined the Union in the Port of Philadel­ phia. Joe Parcolla, 64, joined the SIU in the Port of New York soon after the end of World DiGiovanni Piorkowski War II, He is a native of Manila, Philippine ' Islands, and now sailed aboard the Brooklyn, Sea­ makes his home in Brooklyn, farer Piorkowski and his wife, A messman in the steward de­ Helen, make their home in partment, Brother Parcolla last Farmingdale, New Jersey, Rep. St, Germain Warns: Granderson Palm Army from 1928 until 1936, Antonios E, Manesis of San Francisco, joined the SIU in the Port of New York, He is a native of Greece and sailed, as FWT in the engine department. Brother Manesis last worked for Sea-Land Service in 1968. Frank Moran, 64, was bom in Maryland and now lives in Edgewater, New Jersey. He joined the Union in the Port of New York and sailed as an AB in the deck department. In 1961 he was issued a picket duty card for active participa­ tion in the New York harbor Seppet Trahan beef. Brother Moran's last ves­ sel was the Seatrain New York, He had been sailing since 1927, Uldarico R, Merjudio has sailed as chief steward and cook and last shipped out aboard the Overseas Anna in 1968, He was born in the Philippine Islands and now makes his home in New York City, Brother Mer- Fleet Faces Covt. Takeover Unless Congress Acts Now WASHINGTON — A mem­ ber of Congress has wamed that the U.S. merchant marine faces a "government takeover," unless Congress acts to encour­ age new private, investment in cargo and passenger vessels. Speaking at a luncheon spon­ sored by the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Department, Rep­ resentative Fernand J. St. Ger­ main (D-R.I.) favored passage of pending legislation which would allow all ship operators to put earnings aside in tax-de­ ferred construction reserve funds. This privilege is now enjoyed by the 14 subsidized Americanflag shipping companies. It is not available, however, to the two-thirds of the industry which is unsubsidized. St. Germain noted that both the subsidized and unsubsidized segments of the merchant marine favor ex­ tension of this tax deferment to all ships in the U.S. fleet. "Unless we are prepared to nationalize the merchant marine (and) to have the government take over the building and oper­ ating of our cargo and passenger ships," the Rhode Island Con­ gressman declared, "then we must devise a program that will stimulate the investment of pri­ vate capital in building new ships to replace the over-age, obsolete ships now in our com­ mercial fleet." St. Germain recommended action on the tax-deferred con­ struction reserve legislation, cosponsored by more than 80 members of the House and Sen­ ate in the 91st Congress, with­ out waiting for Administration maritime proposals and without "wrapping our maritime pro­ gram up in a single omnibus bill," The weakness of the omnibus approach, St, Germain said, is that "we've done nothing at all to help alleviate the problems of our merchant marine." The Congressman said he "vigorously" opposed nationali­ zation of the fleet, adding that solutions could be found that would "continue to stress a civilian - built, civilian - owned and civilian-manned merchant marine. The tax-deferred construction reserve legislation meets this test, he said, because it empha­ sizes private investment, thus easing "some of the pressures on the tax-paying public for more federal investment," �Page Ten SEAFARERS OcioHer, 1969 LOG . n Trapped! PAY NOW, DIE LATER by James Gollin (Penguin—$1.25) When Gollin, a former insurance agent, first wrote this book a couple of years ago he caused no little amount of commotion in the life insur?.fifiitf2dKStry, Viewing life insurance and the industry supplying it as "in­ tegral parts of the American Dream," Gollin sees the industry as "perhaps the best entrenched, most privileged and most pow­ erful" of our private enterprises. Gollin presents a history of the life insurance industry as well as a description of its organizational structure. He offers advice to the prospective buyer which includes a warning to keep the agent away from the kitchen table. Once he gets you there he is well on the road to breaking your resistance down. The author fimds the industry filled with "bureaucratic misfunctionings, malodorous marketing practices and unresponsive­ ness to the public welfare." He believes much of the trouble lies in the basic belief of Americans in business leadership. We are "almost too willing to entrust great power to top management—whether in profitmaking corporations like General Motors or in our huge life insurance companies." Through their power and their public service image, life in­ surance companies are able to write their own ticket regarding legislative control, Gollin declares. More than 120 million Americans own life insurance. The total assets of the industry is over $150 billion. Gollin believes individual citizens do not express enough concern over how those billions are handled or invested. There is too great a tend­ ency to pass the buck to the companies, who in turn pass it right bade to us, he maintains. This book—now in paperback—offers valuable advice for anyone who owns life insurance or is thinking of buying some. • The wording of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is explicit. It reads, in part: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be vio­ lated " This is as it should be. Every American should feel secure in his indi­ vidual privacy—or, as Justice Louis Brandeis once termed it, his "right to be left alone"—as not only a matter of law but as his basic natural right. However, in the United States of 1969, it is no longer possible for our citizens to enjoy this fundamental guarantee which is the cornerstone of all the other freedoms embodied in the Bill of Rights of which it is a part. The privacy of Americans today, particularly working-class Americans, is being steadily whittled away by insidious electronic gadgetry and so-called psychological techniques which are deliberately designed to pry into our in­ nermost lives. Hidden microphones, peepholes, camera, bugs and wiretaps—used not only by law enforcement authorities and government agencies but by private corporations and unauthorized individuals as well—are at work recording our thoughts and movements no matter where we turn. ^ready wmmonplace in factory and office, this unconstitutional affront to human dignity has also found its way into the'home and even invaded the bedrooms and bathrooms of a helpless and largely unsuspecting America. Clandestine surveillance has become a booming industry against which there is at present no real defense. Secret dossiers on millions of citizens everytime they make a purchase, apply for a job—often unsuccessfully because of "credit agency" files on them—or fill out an application for anything from a loan to a club membership. Children in school are pumped about intimate family matters through probing questionnaires disguised as "guidance" tools. Although the growing encroachment on, freedom of privacy has been the subject of spasmodic Congressional investigation and occasional articles in the printed media, nobody has yet dug into this spreading epidemic of un­ checked snooping deeply enough to get anything done about it. Recognizing that if the American people lose their privacy they are in dan­ ger of losing their freedom as well, the recent convention of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department unanimously approved the creation of a spe-^ cial committee within the department to conduct a sweeping study of the invasion of privacy and explore possible means of effectively fighting this clear and unmistakable threat to our democratic society. Positive action such as that taken by the delegates was long overdue. We wish them Godspeed in their efforts. • * * THE LABOUR MARKET ($1.95) This Penguin paperback is a rather technical study of a tech­ nical subject—^labor econornics. Part of the Penguin Modem Economic Series, the book is a collection of sixteen articles covering such subjects as labor supply and demand, unions, collective bargaining, unemployment and inflation. While writ­ ten for the British economy, the book has some good points for the colonies. Almost 400 pages long, the book is edited by B. J. McCormick and E. Owen Smith. iki * i » COMMITMENT TO WELFARE by Richard M. Titmuss (Pantheon—$6.95) Richard M. Titmuss is recognized as an authority of the wel­ fare state. An expert on British welfare, his scholarly essays carry timely and informative messages for us as well. This is not the kind of book to hold the attention of the casual reader, but for those interested in all the aspects of welfare, it is worthwhile reading. At one point, Titmuss writes: "In the ultimate analysis society may have to choose between 'the sense of community' on the one hand, with which is equated small-scale and often ineffectively preventive poor-quality serv­ ices, and larger social groupings offering better quality services and more freedom of choice for consumers, but with the recog­ nized dangers of larger bureaucracies and professional power units." Here we have the crux of the matter. As with other phases of our society, we are faced in welfare with the choice between local ^jontrol and commitment—^the county home and churchsponsored soup kitchen—and the more adequate, but less per­ sonal, state and national welfare programs. The definition of "welfare" extends far beyond the charitable implications which too many attach to it. The welfare «f an individual is his well being. Taken in this light, one could even classify the oil depletion allowance as a form of welfare benefit for the already wealthy oilman. ; It is the collective welfare of the citizenry that determines the welfare of the community, state or nation. In most; cases the needs are far greater than what society is willing to commit; to­ ward meeting them. This leads the author to label hll welfare programs a fofm of rationing. • Titmuss calls social security "one of the great social inven­ tions of the twentieth century." By encouraging individual participation, social security programs remove the stigma of shame attached to charity. * r] * EQUAL APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES ($1.25) The labor movement is making wide distribution of this pub­ lication. Published by the Institute of Labor and Industrial Re­ lations, P.O. Box 1567 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106, the book­ let deals with apprenticeship programs and the Negro. An anal­ ysis of one successful program and suggestions for attracting more Negroes are made. •i �/Growing • Number of Consumer Luws October, 1969 SEAFARERS UNO Huve Burely Srrukhed the Surfure mUUWAIT "Easy terms" sign doesn't indicate for whom they are "easy". Nor does it figure what the total tab will be when the high interest rates and compulsory insurance are added on. And if you miss a payment, you may lose your purchase and have to pay for it besides. The highest interest rates greatest recent improvements since the Civil War and other have been made. "But credit problems still confront the U.S. practices are still so wasteful consumer despite a "decade of and deceptive," he says, "that accelerated activity" in his be­ it also is the area of most urgent half, Sidney Margoiius writes in need for further reform." the September issue of the Truth-in-lending, requiring American Federationist. disclosure of true annual inter­ Margoiius, author of several est rates, is the major achieve­ books and a widely-read weekly ment, Margoiius says, but un­ newspaper column on consumer fortunately it does not reduce affairs, cites consumer credit, interest rates. And at present food prices, auto insurance and high interest rates are biting into utility rates as prime targets for such vital U.S. programs as improvement. loans for college students, Mar­ Consumer credit, Margoiius goiius notes. says, is the area in which the Sp>ecific abuses which Margo­ iius says should be removed in­ clude the "holder-in-due-course" doctrine which enables finance companies to escape responsi­ bility for lack of performance by the seller, the seller's right to repossess and also get a de­ contribution base (earnings on ficiency judgment; subsequent which social security taxes are garnishment to collect the defi­ paid) from $7,800 to $15,000 ciency judgment and high-priced in three steps between 1970 and life and health insurance re­ 1974. There is a provision for quired for the duration of the automatic adjustments begin­ loan. ning in 1976. These accompanying insur­ An important feature of the ance policies are providing 35 bill would bring the government percent of the total profit for the in on helping to finance social nation's 37 top finance compa­ security. The present employeremployee paid program would nies and banks, Margoiius points become tripartite with the fed­ out. Food prices have soared 5.5 eral contribution increasing un­ til it paid for one-third of the percent in the past year, the au­ thor says. Most of the cost has total cost in 1980. Gilbert stressed that actuaries been added by processing and have studied his bill and found distribution which are now get­ it to be "financially sound." He ting 60 cents of each consumer pointed out that increased costs dollar while the farmer is get­ would be more than offset by a ting 38 to 40 cents. strengthened economy and sav­ One result of the "hard-sell" ings on relief programs for the on food products is the irrational elderly. method of packaging, in which AFL-CIO Social Security Di­ Margoiius cites such sizes as rector Bert Seidman described 5.25 ounces and the "classic" Gilbert's bill as being "com­ 71 different sizes of potato pletely in line with the recom­ chips. mendations on social security Truth-in-packaging did cut adopted by the AFL-CIO con­ tho^e potato chip sizes from 71 vention in 1967." to 48, but White House con­ The measure's "strong im­ sumer adviser Virginia Knauer provements" in social security noted recently that there are still benefits aind Medicare, he said, "would have the effect of all no regulations to control slack but wiping out poverty among fill, cents-off labeling, size stand­ elderly citizens and assure them ards and labeling of ingredients. of decent health care." "The bill contains goals the AFL-CIO has long sought and Jimith Appointed to Fill we intend to work with the el­ derly and other groups in se­ DIrksenSenute Vurunry curing its passage," Seidman de­ WASHINGTON — The Re­ clared. publican speaker of the Illinois President Nelson H. Crtiik- House, Ralph T. Smith, has shank of the National Council been appointed to the U.S. Sen­ of Senior Citizens termed the ate seat vacated by the recent bill's provisions "bold, imagina­ death of Everett M. Dirksen. tive and even daring—^worthy Governor Richard Ogilvie (R) of an America that is accus­ named Smith after State Attor­ tomed to thinking big." ney General WilliiuMi J. Scott Pointing out that the legisla­ said he didn't want the job. The tion is along the lines of a pro­ appointment runs only through gram advocated by the council 1970. In the 1970 general elec­ convention earlier this year, he tion, Illinois voters will choose said, "I know that I can pledge a senator to serve out the four you the full support of our or­ years that will then ronain of ganization." Dirksen's term. Gilbert Bill Revamps Social Security; Would WipeOutPoverty Among Aged r 111" I'*'* |i * K ri WASHINGTON — Legisla­ tion designed to virtually wipe out poverty among the nation's elderly by raising total social security benefits at least 50 per­ cent by 1974 has been intro­ duced in Congress. The measure, initially spon­ sored by Representative Jacob H. Gilbert (D-N.Y.) of the House Ways and Means Com­ mittee, drew inunediate support from the AFL-CIO and the Na­ tional Council of Senior Citi­ zens. In explaining his bill at a press conference and on the House floor, Gilbert termed it "the most comprehensive social security bill ever submitted to Congress." He pointed particularly to its increase in minimum benefits that "will place nearly all bene­ ficiaries above the poverty level," general increases in ben­ efits and "sufistantial" improve­ ments in Medicare. Meanwhile President Nixon announced that he will send a request for a 10 percent increase in social security benefits to Congress next week. That is 3 percent more than he had pre­ viously proposed. Nixon made the announce­ ment in signing a bill extending a federal support program for local projects that employ older Americans. He did not elabo­ rate on his announcement ex­ cept to say he would ask that benefit increases be effective AprU 1, 1970. The need for "substantially" raising the general level of so­ cial security benefits, Gilbert said, "becomes very clear to everyone who looks at the low level of present benefits and considers the fact that most ben­ eficiaries have very little other income." "T^e bill recognizes for the first time," he added, "that the elderly have a ri^t to live their deplining years in dignity and in reasonable comfort." Under the bill the minimum social security benefit would be Page Eleven Sidney Margoiius Writes: E-Z TERMS I' LOG increased by 87 percent, going from its present level of $55 a month to $80 in January 1970, to $90 in January 1972, and to $103 in January 1974. Other benefits would be raised by 10 percent, 12 per­ cent and 14 percent over the same three steps. Benefits for dependents and survivors would be increased proportionately. For the first time there would be cost-of-living protection un­ der social security, with benefits automatically adjusted annually for each 1 percent increase in the cost of living beginning in 1975. The medical insurance part of Medicare, now paid for part­ ly by the retiree, would be fi­ nanced through contributions paid during the beneficiary's working years, in the same way hospital insurance is now fi­ nanced. The present insurance cover­ age under Medicare would be expanded to include the cost of prescription drugs, and the en­ tire program would be extended to include persons under 65 who are receiving disability ben­ efits under social security. These provisions would take effect in January 1972. Gilbert cited these other pro­ visions: • The maximum lump-sum death payment would be raised from $255 to $500, effective in January 1970. • The amount of earnings a person can have in a year and still get a full social security benefit would be increased from the present $1,680 to $1,800, effective in January 1970. • Improvements in widows' benefits; higher benefits for those who retire under the Social Se­ curity Act before age 65; per­ mitting a retiree's benefits to be based upon his highest 10 years' earnings out of any 15 consecu­ tive years after 1950; reduction of the disability benefit waiting period from six months to three. The bill would increase the The author calls for a solution through "unit pricing," which requires the seller to spell out the price per pound, ounce, pint or other standard measure. In this area, Margoiius says the most progress has been made in New York City where "a sur­ prisingly knowledgeable Con­ sumer Commissioner, former Miss America Bess Myerson Grant, is moving toward a pio­ neering requirement of unit pricing of some packaged goods." Auto insurance has received intense attention, the article points out, with concentration on arbitrary cancellations of policies and premium increases which often sail through state regulatory agencies without be­ ing questioned. In several states, labor and credit unions are ex­ ploiting group buying as a way to reduce auto insurance costs. Senator Lee Metcalf (DMont.) is trying to get Congress to establish a utility consumers' counsel, Margoiius says. At present, utility companies "are represented by phalanxes of ex­ perts, completely out-manning state commission staffs" on rate increases. Margoiius sees some hopeful signs in consumer affairs, in­ cluding the appointment of Mrs. Knauer and her stand on fat content in frankfurters and other issues. Some innovative state legis­ lation is also encouraging, Mar­ goiius says. These include the licensing of home improvement salesmen in Michigan, the 12 percent retail credit ceiling in Washington and court injunc­ tions barring deceptive practices on auto repair and furnace in­ stallations in Rhode Island. SEAFAItEBS^^i:.00 October 1969 • Vol XXXI. No. 12 Offlclsl Publication of the Seafarera International Union of North America. Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes arid Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Sxeeutive Board PAUI. HALL. President EARL SHEPARD GAL TANNER VicerPrssident Exoe. Viee-Pree. LINDSBT WILLIAMS AL KERR Vice-President Ste.-Troat. RORERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Viee-President Editor HARRY WITTSCHEN Assistant Editors WILL KARP CHARLES SVENSON FRANK BlARuiGTTA AL COHEN MARIETTA CRISCI Staff Photograpkor ANTHONY ANBALOI nUbM BNtlihr at no Ibsds Islaad AIMM •.E.. 0. C. 20018 kfttsSMljr. wt litoriMtlMal Uslsa. AUaatlt. OM, Ukts sad laiaad Walm DMrlst. AFL-M. m Fswtk Amis, irsaUifa. i.V. U292. TM. HVailatli ».«600L Ssaaad slaM pMiaia laM at Watklailsas. D. C. PMTMSTErO ATTE8TI08: sards sksald Is scat ta Isafarart latmatkaal Ualsa, Atlaatls. Oalf. Lakst ^ laM Watrn DMrlst. AFL-CIO. €75 FsMtb Assaas. OrsstUa. I.T. 11298. �Page Twelve SEAFARERS LOG October, 1969 Congress Askedto Haltexploitation, Labor Dept Figures Show AntHabor Abase of Green-Carders Union Workers Far Ahead What is a union contract worth to the average worker? parel plants, he told the subcom­ In 1966, according to the Labor Department it was worth mittee,-they make up as much $1.14 an hour or about $2,371 a year. as 50 percent of the total force. That was the difference in the average hourly compensation For the most part, Sanchez of non-office workers in establishments with union contracts said, green-card holders are not and those without union contracts. union members, so when a The dollar difference is almost certainly greater now, but strike situation arises or a strike the 1966 data was the latest available when the Bureau of occurs "they take the em­ Labor Statistics published its report "Employee Compen­ ployer's side and continue to sation in the Private Nonfarm Economy." work" for fear of losing their jobs. Part of the difference was in the basic straight-time wage rates. The Mexican alien knows he The average union worker made $2.62 an hour at the time might be fired by his employer of the survey, as compared to $1.88 an hour in non-union for "union activities" and "he 40,000 Commnters employment. might not be able to find other Sanchez estimated that more work in the U.S. or even in But the union worker also got substantially more vacation than 40,000 green-card holders Mexico, where unemployment time, holidays, pension benefits, health insurance and other . work for U.S. firms along the is widespread," Sanchez pointed fringe benefits. border during the day, then re­ out. That brought his total hourly compensation—^the amount turn to homes in nearby Mexi­ The ACWA official noted the employer pays out on his behalf—^to $3.37 an hour. For can communities at night. that most green-card workers in the worker without a union contract, the comparable figure In many El Paso men's ap- the U.S. are hired at the "mere was only $2.23 an hour. $1.60 an hour minimum wage" Since the union worker puts in fewer hours on the job be­ but this makes him relatively cause of his longer vacations and added holidays the differ­ ence is even gre.ater when measured in terms of total com­ well-off if he lives in Mexico. pensation per hour actually worked. The Labor Department Living costs in Mexico are figures for that category boost the union differential to $1.29 much lower than in the U.S. an hour more than the non-union worker. and Mexicans with green cards are actually earning fotu- or five times as much as a worker Labor backed the project LAREDO, Tex. — Project in Mexico. HOPE, which has brought med­ when it was first getting started How about organizing the ical care and training to de­ and over the years AFL-CIO green-card workers? veloping nations around the affiliates and members have world for 10 years, has initiated helped provide funds. "I have tried to explain to its first domestic health educa­ In recalling the hospital ship's them the various benefits of un­ tion program. accomplishments, Walsh said: ion representation," Sanche/ FirrSBURGH—The federal Standard Corp., New York; the The program announced by said. "They do not argue or government has won a price-fix­ Kohler Co., Kohler, Wis.; two "We now feel that HOPE Dr. William B. Walsh, HOPE'S should turn some of its talent disagree with my reasoning. ing conviction here that could American Standard executives— founder and president, will use and experience inward and But always it is the same story. bring civil suits seeking billions Joseph P. Decker and Daniel J. teaching techniques learned work among our own minority They need a little more time to of dollars in damages against the Quinn and Norman R. Held, a abroad to better enable the groups to give them the hope thinic it over." nation's largest manufacturers Kohler executive. community to deliver health and confidence to survive and They were found guilty of fix­ of plumbing fixtures. "We have been told by a services. progress in our society. We ing the prices on such fixtures as "This case," a Justice Depart­ number of sources," he con­ Laredo was chosen with the know this can be done by edu­ ment attorney commented, bathtubs, toilets and sinks during aim of improving health care for cation, particularly in the health tinued, "that this reluctance to "makes all the other price-fixing a four-year period between Sep­ Mexican-Americans and other support fields. We have trained join the union is due to intimi­ cases seem pale by comparison." tember 1962 and the date of the members of minority groups. If hundreds considered untrain- dation by their employers who Convicted by a U.S. District government's indictments, Oc­ the program proves successful, able and have successfully have warned them that if they Court jury after five hours of de­ tober 6, 1966. HOPE expects to duplicate it bridged the cultural gap with join the union they will lose liberation were Borg-Wamer U.S. District Judge Louis Ro­ elsewhere. our approach." their jobs." Corp., Chicago; American senberg ordered an investigation before sentencing the defend­ Local people will be trained ants. He could hand out maxiin nursing, laboratory tech­ Seafarers All mun fines of $50,000 to each niques, community health and defendant and maximum prison other fields. In addition, HOPE sentences of one year to each will offer high school equivalen­ individual. cy training and establish a Mex­ The defendants, who an­ ican-American cultural studies nounced they would appeal the program. conviction, were the last of 15 Cooperating with the pro­ corporations and eight execu­ gram are the University of Tex­ tives indicted. as; Laredo hospitals, medical When the 12' other corpora­ groups and schools; the Laredo tions and five of. their executives Vocational Rehabilitation OflSce entered no contest pleas last and the Texas state government. year. Judge Rosenberg levied The program is planned for fines totaling $370,000 and im­ a three-to-five-year period at an posed jail sentences on four of estimated cost of $1^ million. the executives. Local and state agencies will The government said that the assume administration of the price-fixing involved about $1 program at the end of the billion in sales—or about 98 period. percent of the enameled cast iron plumbing fixtures and 80 Project HOPE is the prin­ percent of the vitreous plumbing cipal activity of The People-tofixtures sold in the United States People Health Foundation, Inc., during the four-year period. of Washington, D.C., which has sponsored the hospital ship In describing the scope of the S.S. HOPE since 1959. case, a government official esti­ mate that more than 300 pri­ Supported by contributions, vate triple-damage anti-trust the ship has conducted medical suits have been filed against the teaching and treatment pro­ Noboru Furuta, right, president, Muroran District, All Japan Seamen's Union, addresses AFL-CIO Mari­ plumbing manufacturers as a grams In eight nations i)n four time Trades Department. Listening are, from left, Peter McSavin, MID executive secretary, O. William continents. It has trained more Moody, MTD administrator (standing], and Akira Iwata, director. Planning Department, All Japan Sea­ result of the government's case. The suits ^ve been filed by than 5,100 physicians, sur­ men's Union. Top leaders of the 180,000-member All Japan Seamen's Union were honored guests at a re­ almost every state, many cities geons, dentists, nurses and tech­ cent MTD meeting in a move toward exploring ways and means of building closer ties of international and numerous private builders. friendship and fraternalism between the Japanese and American maritime unions and their membership. nologists. WASHINGTON — A Mexi­ can-American ofiBcial of the Clothing Workers has given Congress a vivid look at the way U.S. employers exploit alien green-card workers from Mexico. The witness before a Senate Labor subcommittee was An­ tonio M. Sanchez, a Mexicanbom, 17-year resident of the United States who is an ACWA business representative in El Paso, Tex. Sanchez and ACWA Vice President Howard D. Samuel supported bills before the sub­ committee to prohibit employers from using workers under greencard permits to undercut wages and working conditions or act as strikebreakers. Holders of green cards tech­ nically are supposed to be resi­ dent aliens in the U.S., but widespread evidence indicates many of them are "commuters," working in the U.S. and living in Mexico. The measures to crack down on employer abuses of the "green-carders" were previously endorsed by the AFL-CIO in testimony from Organizing Di­ rector William L. Kircher. -fj Project HOPE Begins Work On Domestic Health Program Plumbing Companies Convicted Of Widespread Price-Fixing -ri < \ )! I �SEAFARERS October, 1969 Page Thirteen LOG #ET YOOR 5HIPS COMMjnii HE SIU Ship's Committee serves as the allimportant pipeline of communication between TSlU-contracted vessels at sea and the Union's vital activities ashore, The committees, made up of a ship's chairman, secretary and one delegate each from the deck, engine and steward departments, holds weekly shipboard meet­ ings to keep crewmembers fully up to date on all matters concerning die membership. Erazo. left, Secretary Anqel RoT^" Delegate Nick Damln+ ^ cx T^? P«e on dect afte, discnsd?,"'^ &. r 1 y-' 1- 111 V der/a;%='>/rrf' "• report a PENNMAR-^this committee keeps the crew up to date on what the SlU is doing. From left are L Garabedlan, ship's secretary, L Contlcello, deck delegate, I. V. Rooms, oteward delegate and Clarence Brockett, ship's chairman after condvipting a successful ship's meeting. FANWO-OD—Beefs aboard this Waterman vessel are In good hands with an alert ship's committee. From left are Engine Delegate R. L. Karns, Deck Delegate H. S. Lee, Ship's Chairman E. J. Brannan, and Steward Delegate T. E. Markham after one of their meetings at which reports from all the departments were heard. BALTIMORE—Weekly meetings are conducted by this ship's committee: Francisco Cornier, deck delegate, Ernesto Rublo, engine delegate, Billy Burke, ship's chairman, Joseph Powers, ship's secretary and Pete Vlahos, steward delegate. They reported smooth trip. �Page Fourteen i SEAFARERS October, 1969 LOG Census Bureau Estimates for 1968 Many Whites hscape from Poverty Expanded Federal Controls Over Unsafe Toys Urged But 33% of Negroes Are Stiff Poor WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO has called for legislation to expand the Food and Drug Administration's authority to remove hazardous toys from the marketplace. The FDA now has the power to ban toys, and other articles intended for children, that are found to be toxic, corrosive, irritating, sensitizing, flammable, pressurized or radiational. An interim report of the National Commission on Product Safety, submitted in February, called for legislation that would extend the agency's power and permit it to remove toys that contain electrical, mechanical or thermal hazards. The commission cited testimony by consumer experts calling attention to "grave inadequacies in the protection of children against death and injury from hazardous toys." It described toy stoves that heated up to 800 degrees Fah­ renheit, electronic science kits with "dangerously live termi­ nals," unsafe chemistry sets and a blow gun in which the dart might be inhaled by a child. In a letter to a House Commerce subcommittee consider­ ing the commission's proposals, AFL-CIO Legislative Direc­ tor Andrew J. Biemiller said: "the sooner Congress moves as the commission has recommended the better." The law, he emphasized, "must be expanded ... to protect unwary and irmocent children against additional hazards which unfortunately are present in toys and other items on the market." Biemiller's letter also included AFL-CIO endorsement for another bill before the subcommittee that would extend the life of the commission until June 30, 1970. It was created by Congress in 1967 and without extension will expire in No­ vember. •"'^•^^MVASmNGTON—The Cen­ 1968, compared with $3,412 in • Sizable gains have been sus Bureau estimated that 25.4 1967 and $2,974 in 1959. made in recent years in the pro­ million people were living in Of the total 25.4 million poor portion of persons—male and poverty in 1968—a decline of people, 17.4 million were white female, white and Negro—hav­ 2.3 million from the year be­ and 8 million were from Negro ing at least a high school educa­ fore. tion. In 1966, for example, the and other minority groups. percentage of Negro males 25 The total represented 13 per­ While the percentage of poor to 29 years old who had com­ cent of the nation with incomes people has been declining over­ pleted high school was 49 per­ below the government-defined all, it has increased for persons poverty level at the end of the over 65 in the past decade. The cent. The figure is now 60 per­ year. But among Negroes, 33 report revealed that the poverty cent. • One-fifth of the population percent were in the ranks of rolls for the aged rose from 15 percent in 1959 to 18 percent in —about 36 million persons— the poor. 1968. moved during the 12-month pe­ The report showed marked Children accounted for about riod ended March 30. About gains in the economic status of 20 percent of all poor persons two of the three movers re­ poorer families in the past dec­ in both 1959 and 1968. About mained in the same county. ade. For the nation as a whole, 41 percent of all poor children • The average size of house­ 22 percent were classed as poor were members of races other holds in the country continued in 1959, including 56 percent than white in 1968, the Census to decline. Since 1964 the aver­ Bureau noted. of the Negro population. age size per family dropped , The bureau also pointed out from 3.33 persons to 3.19 per­ In the past year, about 1.6 that as a result of changes in the sons in 1969. million white persons and 800,method of establishing the pov­ 000 Negroes and persons of • Ratios of own children other races moved above the erty level, the number of poor under five years old between persons in 1967 was some 1.6 1960-69 per 1,000 women de­ poverty level, the bureau re­ million higher than originally clined about one-fourth for ported. figured. The number of families whites and about one-third for The report, based on a sam­ included in the category was Negroes, the bureau reported. ple survey taken in March, boosted by about 360,000. came—^by coincidence—on the Originally, the poverty index fifth anniversary of President was based on the Agriculture Johnson's signing of the Eco­ Department's definition of a nomic Opportunity Act that "nutritionally adequate" -food launched the "war on poverty." plan. The Census Bureau now bases the poverty threshold on It showed that nearly 11 mil­ the Consumer Price Index as a lion persons have climbed above whole, rather than on these items T]|e top executives of Ameri­ dend units" which were valued the poverty level since 1964,' alone. ca's''biggest corporations may at $68,000. That's $13,000 including 3 million Negroes. The Census report further deplore what they call "infla­ more than the previous year. But most experts agree that disclosed that the median fam­ tionary" wage demands by un­ The top man in International the reason for the gains is more ily income rose 8.3 percent last Telephone and Telegraph picked ions. , a result of the boom in the econ­ year to an all-time high of up a $50,000 pay hike and an But a survey by Business omy, rather than the govern­ $8,600. But after adjustment additional $25,000 in bonus for Week magazine found that most ment's anti-poverty programs. for the rise in prices, the gain of them were able to keep a big a total compensation of $559,Coupled with the economic in purchasing power for the step ahead of the rise in living 820. But the chairman of Amerexpansion, said Director Nat average family was only 3.9 costs last year through fatter Goldfinger of the AFL-CIO percent over 1967. pay checks, bigger bonuses and Department of Research, are Median earnings of white a growing assortment of other the greater number of jobs, re­ families in 1968 amoimted to forms of compensation. duction of unemployment and $8,937 and $5,360 for Negro The nation's biggest corpora­ higher wages. All these were families, or about 60 percent tion, General Motors, did well factors in lifting the millions of of that for whites. The bureau by its board chairman. His pay persons out of poverty, he em­ noted, however, that Negroes OAKLAND, Calif. —Con­ went up nearly $42,000 to phasized. cerned psychiatrists, psycholo­ have been gaining in income $225,000. In appreciation of gists and psychiatric social work­ Taking increases in the cost steadily for the past several his services, his annual bonus ers employed by Alameda of living into account, the gov­ years toward parity with white was raised $33,750 to $42,750. County have joined the Service ernment now sets the poverty workers. And on top of that, there level income for a non-farm The Census Bureau also re­ were various stock credits that Employees in hopes that higher salaries will help them maintain family of four at $3,553 in ported: brought his total compensation their professional standards. to $795,000. Two other GM The 40 professionals are with officials also topped the $700,the psychiatric clinic at Ala­ 000 mark. meda County's Highland Hospi­ Textile workers may be to­ tal. Psychiatrists hold M.D. de­ wards the bottom of industrial grees; psychologists have Ph.D. pay scales. But the chairman of degrees and social workers have Burlington Industries earned a masters' degrees. Leaders of state legislatures favor direct, popular election pay hike of $65,000 to bring of the President of the United States, according to a poll Their salaries in Alameda his base salary up to $225,000 taken by Nation's Business magazine. County average 7.5 percent be­ —plus an extra $12,467 in a The Chamber of Commerce publication surveyed delegates low other California metropoli­ profit-sharing plan. Four other to the National Conference of State Legislative Leaders and found that: Burlington executives were over tan areas for like professional the $100,000 mark in salary categories, SEIU Social Work­ • By a 6-1 margin, they favored changes in the present ers Local 535 reported. alone. Electoral College method of electing the President. Because of sub-standard sal­ • Two-thirds of those favoring a change support direct Uiere was no wage freeze at election of the President—far more than the number support­ the E. I. du Pont headquarters. aries, the count}' has been un­ ing any other plan. / J> Not only did its president get a able to fill many psychiatric • Of those favoring a direct vote, 75 percent were of the $62,000 pay raise to $193,300 posts, the union noted, and the (pinion that the houses of the legislature in which they serve and a $32,000 increase in his situation is expected to worsen would ratify a constitutional amendment to that effect. bonus to $117,000, but he also this summer when mental health received something called "divi­ care services will be expanded. Salury Hikes, Bonuses, Stoik Deuls Keep Top Exoiutives Aiive und Well Psychiatrists Join Service Workers In Salary Quest State Leaders in Support Of Direct Presidential Vote ican Telephone and Telegraph had to settle for a $50,000 sal­ ary increase, to $295,833. And Republic Steel's Chairman prac­ tically was in a rut with only a $7,500 salary increase to $322,500. Things were better in the dime store business, though, with the F. W. Woolworth chair­ man earning a $31,000 raise to $333,000. And in the soap field. Proctor and Gamble's president stayed ahead of rising living costs with a $100,000 pay raise to $425,000. The company also set aside $60,000 for him in something called a profit-sharing trust. That's more than $12,000 above what they put in the pre­ vious year. Business Week reports that companies are coming up with new varieties of stock option plans, including something called "phantom stock." This is intended to save an executive from paying for stock out of his own pocket to take advantage of a stock option. The company just "makes believe" he bought the stock and five of 10 years later pays him his "profits" in cash. At a General Motors stock­ holders' meeting, some killjoys proposed limiting bonuses to ex­ ecutives to 100 percent of base pay. GM's bonus and salary committee indignantly retorted that setting such a limit on com­ pensation would discoura^ ex­ ecutives from making a maxi­ mum effort �Oetober, 1969 SEAFARERS HLSS Lifeboat Class No. 25 studied hard during this evening review session the day before they took the test. Their hard work paid off as every man in the class passed with flying colors—most with 90% plus. LOG Trainee James Adkins, from Bakersfield, Calif., goes over his answer sheet with HLSS Instructor Tom Brooks as Chief Jack Slaughter, CoastGuard examiner, checks the.scores. More than half passed with scores of 100. ^^TRIUNEES WIN URBOH TICKEIS MORE TRAINEE CLASSES have earned their endorsements as qualified lifer FIVE boatmen after successfully completing a thorough program of classroom and prac­ Page Fifteen CLASS #24—(Front row, l-r): Roger Fleming, Alvin Martin, Jimmy Truitt, Edward Patfon, John Jordan, Manuel Johnson. (Second rpw): Charles Bailey, Richard Scott, James Higgins, James Shields. Michael Jez. (Third row): Willis Laimbert, John Weil, "Phillip Davis, Theodore Reim, Gary Saccucci. (Fourth row): Stanley Reed, Terry Shortridge, Pheo Smith, George Wilson, Robert Sickles. (Fifth row): Jay Bell, Caleb Leonard, B. Murphy, Tom Lovejoy, Wm. Hardage, C. A. Smith. tical instruction at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at Piney Point. This latest group brings to welhoVer 1,000 thfe total number of trainees who have passed the Coast Guard examination and demonstrated their proficiency in lifeboats. ITie HLSS lifeboat course includes 14 hours of classroom instruction and 30 hours of practical experience in the boats. , UBsa CLASS #23—(Front row l-r): Jarry Barnes, Richard Knox, James Pearston. Richard Rucki, Guy Register, Horace Scott, Joe Szekely, Robert Davis. (Second row): Tony Bryant, Jeffrey Morgensen, Craig Day, Dennest Hamm, N. Parsons, Stan Cherry, Sid­ ney Vaiton. (Third row): Spencer Miller, Warwick Lambe, Charles Metzler, Phillip Barry, Bryan Dunlap, Vincent Riley. (Fourth row): Jose Vivas, Julio Evans, Johnny Trehern, Timothy Pearson. Most graduates had scores of more than 90 percent. CLASS #22—Donald Allison, Wallace Beckett, Julius Bounds, George Booker, Rob­ ert Boykin, Peter Cirillo, Larry Cole, Paul Crum, Leroy Fitchett, Gerald Garnto. Andrew Gore, Bruce Gray, James Gray, Patrick Grooms, Craig Huntley, Cecil Leasure, Theodore Lee, Michael Levan, Ercell Manuel, Wayne Moore, Gregory A. Nagel, Robert Patrick, William Pitt, Anthony Purdin, Glenn Roberts, Ray Roberts, James Sejda, Reginald Smith, Russell Standley, James O. Stanley Jr., and Garrett Wilson. CLASS #26—(Front row, l-r): Instructor Tom Brooks,- Dennis Edwards, Keith Dealer, Donald Layne, Samuel Bates. (Second row); Herbert Spencer, Michael Day, Kent McKenna, William Washington, Joray Dale. (Third row): Alan Hall, John Connelly, Marshall Cumberlidg^i Charles Blakley, Ronald Roper. (Top row): Mike Griffin, Joseph Sciacchitano, Donald Hall, Joseph Harris, Joseph Carter. Class #26 graduated 100%. CLASS #25—(Front row, l-r): Lloyd Vallery, Steven Foster, Rodney Couto, Ware Newby, Richard Sawart, Wendell Gettridge, Patrick Poinsotte. (Second row): Paul H. Juzang, Roger Williams, George Peteusky, Felipe Martinez, Daniel Herrick, Raymond Backer. (Third row): James McGovern, Robert Kisacky, Phillip Melfi, Kevin Flanagan, James Adkins, John Viarengo. (Fourth row): Kenneth E. Lloyd, Doyle W. Ellette, Ronald L. Forth, Daniel Monillas, Harold G. Cumbee. More than 1,000 young men have received lifeboat endorsements at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. f) �Pace Sixteen October, 1969 SEAFARERS LOG T he 225 delegates who attended the re­ cent convention of the AfL-CIO Maritime Trades Department heard many speakers voice optimism that iong overdue reforms in the nation's maritime policies would soon be established. The delegates represented 7.5 million American workers in 42 national and international unions. On this page are photo highlights of the MTD Convention, ^ This was the scene at opening of the Eighth Constitutional Convention of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, The 225 delegates pledged to carry on the fight for a maritime program based on fair play to all segments of the maritime industry. The convention also dealt with a wide range of domestic isSues. Alvin Heaps, secretary-treasurer of RWDSU, chats with SlU Presi­ dent Paul Hall, MTD Becutive Secretary-Treasurer Peter McGavin, and SlUNA Vice President John Yarmola at convention recess. Robert Powell, Vice President Laborers International Union SlU President Paul Hall welcomes the convention lead-off speaker, AFL-CIO President George Meany, Meany strongly denounced the nomination of Judge Clement Haynsworth to the U.S. Supreme Court charging that he was "completely out of line with labor's philosophy on labor and civil rights," In the photo at left. President Hall greets Gov, Luis A, Ferre, of Puerto Rico, as Keith Terpe, president of the SlU of Puerto Rico, looks on. Gov, Ferre won support in his efforts to secure the right to vote in presidential elec­ tions for the 2,7 rhillion American citizens in Puerto Rico, Gov, Richard Hughes New Jersey SlUNA Secretary-Treasurer Al Kerr greets Senator Har­ rison Williams (D-N,J,), Senator Williams was among the^many congressional leaders who spoke to delegates. Senators Gale W, McGee (D-Wyo,), left, and Frank E, Moss (D-Utah), center, chat with Dave Turner, secretary-treasiirer of Sheet Metal Workers, during a convention break. MTD Administrator O, William Moody, left, holds a discussion with Senator Joseph Montoya (D-N,M,). Senator Montoya was a speaker at the convention. Morris Weisberger, SlUNA vice president, gets together with Page Groton, of the Boilermakers Union, for a chat as another session of the MTD Convention prepares to open. Sen, Charles E, Goodell (R-N,Y,) Sen, Albert Gore (D-Tenn.) Archibald King, Chairman Isthmian Lines Rep, Edward A, Garmatz (D-Md.) Sen. Ralph Yarborough (D-Texas) Mayor James Tate Philadelphia, Pa. Sen, John O. Pastore (D.R.I,) Rep. James J. Howard (D-N.J.) Sharing table during convention session were Don Rotan of Marine Cooks (left), SlU Sec.-Treas, Al Kerr and Ed Turner, of the MCS. Seated at Kerr's �October, 1969 SEATARERS LOG Pag© President George Meany keyed the opening of the Eighth Convention of the AFL-CIO to meet the chal­ lenges of the 1970s. Meany reviewed the events of the 1960s and told the delegates: "We have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go." T he Eighth Convention of the AFLCIO, recently concluded In Atlan­ tic City, put the American labor movement in high gear to meet the challenges of the 1970s with a pro­ gram designed to meet the needs of the nation and encourage an expanding trade union movement. Pictured on this page are some of the scenes of the convention. Former Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey spelled out a pointby-poiht indictment of the present Administration, and urged a new drive for liberal, progressive programs for the nation. SlU President Paul Hall greets Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. Aldrin narrated a film of the historic moon landing for the delegates, and told them the skills and tax dollars of American workers made a large contribution to the success of the program. h r AFL-CIO President Meany and Vice President A. Philip Randolph get together for a discussion during a brief convention break. SlU President Paul Hall addresses Convention delegates, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Lane Kirkland is at right. Mrs. Golda Meir Prime Minister of Israel Getting together for an informal chat with San Francisco tvtayor Joseph Alioto, right, are SlUNA Vice Presidents Ed Turner and John Yarmola, and SlUNA Secretary-Treasurer Al Kerr, There was time for levity, too, as Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey shares a joke with Secretary-Treasurer Robert Diefenbach, left, and President Ed S. Miller, center, of HRE&BIU. Melvin Laird U.S. Secretary of Defense Bayard Rustin, Director A. Philip Randolph Institute Newly-elected AFL-CIO Council members pose with top officers. From left: Vice Presidents Thomas W. Gleason, Peter Fosco, John F. Griner, Charles Luna, Jerry Wurf, Sec.-Treas. Lane Kirkland, Pres. George Meany, and Vice Presidents Frederick O'Neal, Louis Stulberq, Peter Bommarito, Floyd Smith. George P. Shultz U.S. Secretary of Labor �Page Eighteen SEAFARERS LOG October, 1969 ENGINE DEPARTMENT ^"11™™.,,,^ ' ®fv- 3* last year alone, an _ engine department • 1 fiSj if!' the training that enables e g ' BSiillf Ti/ " i5' .3 sonnel to man ^ program, like t^ose . „.. ^, T:heengiin«upgrato^ V > ,uneensiii«"i'&—° and^ steward: stewarQ.l ^ ... j— -maat^ned to^provt^^^^^a„,e^ to^provr^^ ., , Nmaint^ned ^^ , ^ : i:iLSs }r.Wng ' aepartmeptr . profi- S^EIBB^EH; pT.;°s «»~;,:E,ssss: • •':• • SrSia riaiOT -tmer^yei^^^ Coast Guard Examiner D ^ completed tra.n.ng for. an eie •- Crovetto, and R. Wiiiiamb 1„ brth ett»^ !SSrin.tmt»r. SiSliS'Sit 5- «"»tions. .^.M.E.D. Glass September In the back row (l-r) are Fred Tlerney. ;:^| ' Cox. Chester and William Ohler. ::; /e .. :J ard Donovan. Tin^thy ® Lawrence r • : v;«v:row: Coast Guard Warren Lander. ^ ;> r j son. Michael Dawson, . .| Harold Downs, and E. Polk and T. Vincent. front are Artie Banes. H. Salazar, t. . _ , • . • .'• • ••••-• b:M.E.D:g«s i s :. Ne«. '•' gel . !' i.i'v-' • , ..••,• • . -.,'•' Ml ^MlXS* Instriictbr Ed ,Ellison, SS.jKsSSSH?SB. ;rP..o.hy Speld-r. Beckley. . Sant Arthur, Ennis Charles. Charles. Steven oi thpmas Duke, and ^ary , ,, <:? Corde,. ,^"9- P . , , ^^ , • ^ . - ..: ,. •,. . , ... ",r �SEAFARERS October, 1969 Air/iae Pilots Score Sofsty Hazards, Propose Own Solutions to Industry ATLANTA—The aviation As chairman of ALPA's air industry "is very late" in facing traffic control committee, he up to mounting safety problems stated that controller and cock­ and it cannot expect continued pit workloads are "intolerable." progress imtil it solves them, The control system, Muirheid President Charles H. Ruby of said, is converting pilots into the Air Line Pilots warned here parrots, "which are birds that recently. talk a lot but don't fly well." Captain Earl R. Waggoner, ALPA insists that these prob­ chairman of the union's objects lems be solved and it will con­ tinue to propose solutions at detection committee, said a re­ safety meetings and before con­ duction of airplane hijacking gressional hearings, Ruby told calls for defensive equipment the union's annual Air Safety on aircraft and a means of re­ turning hijackers for criminal Forum. prosecution. The four-day forum, which He expressed an opinion that Ruby keynoted, dealt with such , frequency of violence on planes critical problems as air traffic is directly related to the public­ control, congestion, certification ity it gets and urged news media of airports and airport man­ to "realize the disservice they agers, collision avoidance and do" by playing up hijacking. cabin safety. The forum was attended by more than 400 pilots and repre­ sentatives of aircraft manufac­ turers, airlines and government. The union's Steward and Stew­ ardess Division also held its an­ nual forum here at the same time. Until the industry develops WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO collision prevention techniques. Secretary-Treasurer Lane Kirk­ Ruby pointed out, the collision land has been named by De­ h^ard must be minimized by fense Secretary Melvin R. Laird enlarging old airports and build­ to a 16-member panel that will ing new ones. make a year-long study of the The airport danger, he noted, Pentagon's management, re­ is demonstrated by the fact that search, procurement and deci­ jet aircraft are regularly being sion-making machinery. squeezed into 4,500 and 5,000The panel, headed by Gilbert foot runways when ALPA's W. Fitzhugh, chairman of the analysis, based on pilot experi­ board of Metropolitan Life In­ ence, dictates 6,500 feet as a surance Company, will then safe minimum. make recommendations for re­ The forum received a num­ forms. Educators, attorneys and ber of reports from ALPA's business executives make up the various committees which func­ bulk of the panel. tion throughout the year in as­ Its formation comes at a time sembling material on safety and when the Defense Department seeking ways to improve it. has been imder criticism from Traffic Control Needs Congress for underestimating Captain Clyde Muirheid, Jr., costs of major programs. In announcing the panel's reported that congested voice makeup. Laird said he was con­ frequencies, inefficient use of airspace and an intermix of fident that its work "will enable planes with widely varying per­ the department to perform its formance capabilities are parts nation^ security mission better, ^ of the air traffic control problem and save the taxpayer money by ' "in most urgent need of correc­ eliminating wasteful practices of the past." tion." Kirkland Assigned To Study Panel On Defense Costs ./! r Tl • , , ANYTIME-ANYIVHifti ^ MEAliS NOMORESHfPS Captain Vic Hewes, chair­ man of the rescue and fire com­ mittee, announced that the National Fire Protecticm Asso­ ciation has for the first time set requirements for fire and rescue equipment at airports that meet ALPA standards. Equ^ment Nfl He said a committee survey revealed that 22 airports han­ dling twin-engine jet service and nine handling three-engine jets had no fire and rescue equip­ ment as of March 1969. Ruby, on the recommenda­ tion of the union's board, has notified the managers of the 31 airports, that ALPA members will make every effort to discon­ tinue operations at these air­ ports by May 1970 unless firecrash equipment is installed by them. The Stewards . and Steward­ esses Division forum heard Rob­ ert J. Serling, an aviation author and air safety consultant, urge airlines to strengthen the safety messages delivered by cabin attendants to passengers. Pleading for safety conscious­ ness, he said, "If you tolerate carelessness, indifference, lack of responsibility, you have no right to criticize any one else in aviation for compromising safety.'' •' r- Page Ninet LOG 12,000 Carolinians March In Demand for Union Jobs RALEIGH, N.C. — About 12,000 union members marched 25 abreast down Raleigh's main street here in an unprecedented demonstration of trade union solidarity in support of unionwon wages, standards and work­ ing conditions. Building tradesmen marched shoulder to shoulder with shop and office workers from Me­ morial Auditorium to the capitol and back again. Unionists of white, black and Indian origin —about 20 percent were Ne­ groes—took part in the march and in meetings with state offi­ cials and private employers. The North Carolina AFLCIO and the state Building and Construction Trades Council sponsored the march to protest the importation of non-union labor to construct more than $681 million in new facilities for the Carolina Power and Light Company, the state's big­ gest public utility. From all over the state, work­ ers converged on Fayetteville St. for the demonstration. Many of them bore signs demanding, "Jobs—We Want Jobs — We Want Union Jobs." Men and women, some carry­ ing children and pushing baby carriages, lined-up for nearly a mile behind the march leaders. Pausing before the power com­ pany's headquarters, the demon­ strators pushed on to fill the four-block parklike setting of the capitol. Thousands of spectators lined the streets and waved from win­ dows. Some returned the V-forvictory sign, many applauded the signs and posters carried by the marchers. One union committee met with power company spokes­ men, another presented a reso­ lution to an aide of Governor Robert W. Scott (D) calling on Scott to use the state's influence to prevent destruction of ^ionwon standards. Carolina P and L recently awarded construction contracts in Asheville, Wilmington, Roxboro, Lumberton and Bruns­ wick county to Brown and Root Construction Co., Texas build­ ers accused of discrimination against unions. A company spokesman told newsmen it will employ workers "without re­ gard to whether they are mem­ bers of any union." ^ Baek Pay Awm-d For K4 Cmphyee Totals $35,000 BUFFALO—^A member of the Service Employees who was fired after he had a heated argu­ ment with his immediate boss at a Veterans Administration Hospital was ordered reinstated with full backpay and benefits estimated at $35,000. Thfr victory for Frank A. Palumbo of 'SEIU Local 227 in Buffalo culminated a four-year fight by the union. The final decision was handed down by the U.S. Civil Service Commis­ sion Board of Appeals and Re­ view. Pdumbo had been discharged in January 1965 after he was charged with making "certain disrespectful remarks" to his supervisor. The appeals board foimd that Palumbo was in a work situation "inappropriate to his condition" and that the relationship be­ tween him and his supervisor was "unacceptably poor." It further noted that "these things constituted substantial provoca­ tion." The backpay awarded to Pal­ umbo amounted to nearly $29,000 and accumulated sick leave and annual leave brougjit the total to more than $35,000, Lo­ cal 227 President James E. Lindsay reported. 12,000 members of North Carolina unions joined to march in historic demonstration for union conditions and to protest the award by Carolina Power and Light Company of a multi-million dollar construc­ tion contract to a non-union employer, the Brown and Root Company. �Page Twenty Union-Busting by J. P. Stevens Hit In Seventh Adveise Ruling by NLHB WASHINGTON—J. P. Stev­ ens and Co. has, for the seventh time, been found guilty of vio­ lating the legal rights of employ­ ees to join or form a union of their own choosing. The latest finding against the big textile firm—a. major gov­ ernment contractor—^was by Robert E. Mullin, trial examin­ er for the National Labor Rela­ tions Board. Mullin found after five days of hearings that offi­ cials "at every level" of Stevens' Gulistan plant at Statesboro, Ga., joined in a campaign of threats and firings to defeat the Textile Workers Union of America. He recommended that Stev­ ens be ordered to bargain with the union on the basis of cards signed by a majority of employ­ ees, and also because manage­ ment illegally smashed the on­ ions majority and caused it to lose an election. The examiner ruled, subject to NLRB review, that Stevens must reinstate three fired union supporters with full backpay to the date of their discharge; em­ ploy a woman whose job appli­ cation it rejected because her brother and brother-in-law were union members, and pay her for all lost time. The company also would be directed to: • Mail a copy of the NLRB order to every plant employee. • Post copies in conspicuous places for 60 consecutive days. • Read the order to all em­ ployees during working time, by departments and shifts, or let a board agent do so. OclDber, 1969 SEAFARERS LOG Feeders on the Robin Gray • Give the union and its rep­ majority but rather by a desire resentatives reasonable access to "to gain time within which to bulletin boards for a one-year destroy the union's majority." The NLRB's right to issue a period. bargaining order in such circum­ TWUA President William Pollock said that Stevens has un­ stances has been upheld by the successfully fou^t every ex­ Supreme Court in four other aminer's decision in the seven cases. In April, the NLRB asked litigated cases, every NLRB or­ that Stevens be cited for con­ der and every decision that has tempt oi court for refusing to reached the courts. It has been compelled in addition to pay comply with two previous or­ nearly $1 million to date to ders of a federal appeals court Members of the efficient steward department aboard the SlU-conworkers it has fired in violation to stop interfering with employ­ tracted Robin Gray relax on deck as the vessel nears the Panama Ca­ ee rights at other plants. A deci­ nal. From left are Carlton Grimes, steward; Albert Kennedy, messman; of the law. sion has not been announced. Angelo Reyes, chief cook, and Barney Johnson, who sailed as baker. The latest findings against Stevens stem from charges of anti-union actions during a TWUA organizing campaign at Statesboro 17 months ago. The imion applied for recog­ nition on the basis of signed cards in February 1968 and was turned down. It applied again WASHINGTON—The U.S. tended to build grassroots busi­ sions that have required com­ in March, after more employ­ Chamber of Commerce has ness support" for the national panies to negotitate with unions ees had been signed, and again asked businessmen to use their organization's program, the before introducing "cost-reduc­ its request for recognition was "influence" with the Nixon Ad­ Chamber's labor relations man­ ing methods" and before clos­ refused. Stevens insisted on an ministration to "reform" the Na­ ager said. ing "a factory that was losing election, whose result was later tional Labor Relations Board The "NLRB Reform" pam­ money" and asserts that "free­ set aside by the NLRB re­ so as "to protect the right of phlet boasts that the Chamber's dom is limited" when the NLRB gional director because the management to manage . . . "massive promotional cam­ tells a company it can't warn company refused to provide an without undue interference from paign" has "inspired" numerous its employees during an election employee name-and-address list, union bosses." campaign that "excessive union articles in the press. as it was legally required to do. The Chamber's top priority And for those who don't want demands" can force a company Said the examiner in his rul­ legislative goal for what it calls to bother reading the three pages to close down or lay off people. ing: "... from the outset of the "labor law reform" is to strip of solid type in the pamphlet, "And on top of all this," a organizational campaign until the NLRB of all jurisdiction the Cham^r has a cartoon cartoon page emphasizes, "there after the election, every level of over unfair labor practices. It booklet, entitled "What Is Push­ is the burden of more and inore the [company's] supervisory also wants to rewrite the basic ing Up Prices and Holding Back strikes and slowdowns" causing hierarchy was involved in num­ federal labor law to eliminate Progress?" "inconvenience and hardship" erous . . . acts of interference, all language "encouraging" col­ It complains of NLRB deci- to businessmen. lective bargaining. And it is all "because the restraint and coercion." Unfortunately—from the NLRB has been going too far." The company's insistence on The belief that collective bar­ a board election, the examiner Chamber's viewpoint—the pres­ ent Congress shows no signs of gaining contributes to industrial ruled, was motivated "not by a enacting union-busting legisla­ peace, the Chamber suggests, is good faith doubt" of the union's tion. So the Chamber is starting one of those "naively Utopian" to beat the drums for the elec­ .concepts of the early 1930s. The tion of "reform-minded" con­ experience, it concludes, has gressmen and senators in the been "quite the contrary." 1970 elections. Nevertheless, the Chamber NEW YORK — Back pay But the business federation won by the Textile Workers adds, "collective bargaining is a isn't putting all its union-busting Union of America for em­ useful institution" even though eggs in a single legislative bas­ ployees of J. P. Stevens and Congress shouldn't "encourage" ket. Company, who were discrimi­ it. HAMILTON, Bemrada—^An insurance company here is It suggests in a new "NLRB Some of the Chamber's other nated against by that firm for soliciting building contractors throughout the United States announced goals for changing Reform" pamphlet that "the union activity in violation of the to sign up for a strike insurance program endorsed by the least disruptive and most grad­ federal labor law include: law, is now nearing the $1 mil­ Associated General Contractors of America. ual approach" would be for the lion mark. President William • A ban on union recogni­ The program was approved by the AGC at its March President to appoint people to tion by card check. Pollock announced. convention and designed to inden^y contractors for losses the labor board who would • Outlawing of information­ Pollock said a second round from work stoppages due to any type of labor dispute. bring about the changes that the al picketing. of claims against Stevens has Five-year individual policies are being offered by Arch of Commerce favors. Chamber been settled, with 18 workers • Allowing employers to sue Insurance Company Ltd. of Hamilton, Bermuda. Policy "The businessman has great sharing a gross payment of a union for damages. Applications accepted by October 31, 1969 will become ef­ influence" with Congress, the $187,798.71 in lost wages. fective Jan. 1, 1970 if there are enough applications to • Removing all restriction on pamphlet notes. It then adds Combined with an earlier settle­ what an employer can teh his constitute a "sufficient spread of risk." However, no claims pointedly, "He sometimes may ment involving 71 workers, the workers before a union repre­ will be payable before July 1, 1970. even have the confidence of key total paid out by J. P. Steveps sentation election. Contractors can select policies that will give them insur­ figures in the Administration, in line with National Labor ance indemnities of from $300 to $120,000 a day, with • Prohibiting unions from which today may afford the most Relations Board directives now premiums ranging from $900 for the minimum coverage to fining members who work dur­ immediate reform of the stands at $854,784.27. $360,000 for the maximum, plus a minimum premium re­ ing a strike. NLRB." tained by Arch Insurance Company. The $1 million mark is cer­ • Limiting penalties that can To further its twin goals of tain to be passed when the J. N. Matich of Colton, Calif., who headed an 18-month be imposed by the NLRB. putting pressure on the Nixon NLRB's order in a third Stevens study by an AGC committee, is chairman of the Policyholders' • Compelling unions to take Administration to pack the case, involving 17 more work­ Advisory Committee. He said that the insurance plan should a secret ballot strike vote when NLRB and trying to arouse ers, is complied with. Pollock expedite settlement of labor disputes and bring about "less requested by management. public opinion for anti-labor leg­ said. exorbitant increases in construction labor costs." • Returning "management islation, the Chamber has step­ The policy defines a labor dispute as including any union Two of the workers benefiting ped up its propaganda efforts. from the most recent payments rights" to employers. organizing, union recognition drives, various forms of boy­ cotts and picketing, strikes during the term of an agreement • Changing rules for deter­ As it did last year, it will take by Stevens collected checks in or during negotiation of a contract and lockouts of a multi­ a Raveling roadshow of anti- excess of $20,000 before taxes'. mining units to take into ac­ employer group. labor speakers to put on "labor Juanita Faulkenberry of Great count management as well as In promoting its policies in the United States the insurance law reform workshops" in cities Falls, S. C., received $20,444 union desires. company stresses the advantage of a non-U.S. company as throughout the natiop. while the award to John R. These and other changes, the "beyond the reach of American labor unions or political The workshops, co-sponsored Fulbrig^t of the Dunean Plant Chaniber said, are needed "to pressures." by state and local chambers of in Greenville, S. C., was $20,- restore balance to labor-man­ commerce, "are primarily in­ 369.70, Pollock said. agement relations." Strike Insurance Plugged Building Contractors Chamber of Commerce Mounts Drive To Make NLRB Management's Tool Nearly $1 Million Won in Back Pay At J. P. Stevens -f �October, 1969 SEAFARERS Farm Wages Still On Lowest Level Says Labor Dept WASHINGTON — Farm 4- workers still are among the na­ tion's lowest paid wage eamI' I ers, the Labor Department noted. The national average farm wage for 1968 was $1,43 an hour, without room or board, up 10 cents from 1967, the depart­ f ment reported. It compared this with the production workers' average of $3.01 an hour in manufacturing, an increase of 18 cents over the 1967 wage. Production workers hired in off-the-farm plants to process farm products were better paid, but still were not up to the aver­ age pay for manufacturing, the report showed. Workers in froz­ en fruits and vegetables aver­ aged $2.23 an hour, up 13 cents in a year's time. Workers in the canned, cured and frozen fruits industry averaged $2.36, an in­ crease of 15 cents an hour. Both hourly and piece rates increased for most of the 172 farm labor categories reported I c. on by state employment security agencies. Passage of Fair Labor Stand­ ards Act amendments in 1966 extended minimum wage cover­ age to a limited number of farm workers. The first $1 minimum moved to $1.15 in 1968 and to $1.30 by February 1, 1969. The act covers about 400,000 farm workers—about a third of the armual average number of hired farmhands. A 1968 Labor Department study showed that the federal minimum wage for farm work had a significant impact on wage rates. Despite this trend, more than half the areas still have some workers employed below the minimum, the department said. I 1^ i- LOG Page Twrenljr One Would Throw Enforcement into Courts Mew Job-Bias Plan Called Bights Sarrender WASHINGTON —An Ad­ ministration proposal to send job discrimination cases into the federal courts has been termed "another civil rights surrender by members of the Senate Labor Committee. The Nixon proposal would authorize the Equal Employ­ ment Opportunity Commission to go to court to enforce anti­ discrimination laws when con­ ciliation fails. It would not, however, give the EEOC the power to issue cease-and-desist orders on its own, as would a labor-backed bill sponsored by Senators Har­ rison Williams (D-N.J.). and Jacob Javits (R-N.Y.). Various EEOC officials have sought the power to issue ceaseand-desist orders since the com­ mission was created under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. However, William H. Brown III, the present EEOC chair­ man, testified in favor of the Administration bill, everi though he had termed cease-and-desist orders "absolutely essential" during his confirmation testi­ mony after he was appointed last April. Brown testified on the Williams-Javits bill just three days after the Administration pro­ posal was presented to the Sen­ ate by Senator Winston L. Prouty (R-Vt.). Javits recalled Brown's testi­ mony of last April on the im­ portance of the EEOC's having cease-and-desist orders and Sen­ ator Walter F. Mondale (DMinn.) referred to a speech Brown had made the previous week in which he reaffirmed the necessity. "It appears to me you've had some kind of death- Getting Trimmed |tr SlU Pensioner T. E. Muller takes time out for a trim and a chat with barber Jimmy Gaeteni during one of his regular visits to SlU Head­ quarters. Brother Muller sailed for many years as chief steward be­ fore his retirement to the beach. He last shipped aboard the Kent. bed conversion," Mondale told Brown. Senator Thomas F. Eagleton (D-Mo.) cited Administration actions in regard to southern textile mills, voting rights and school desegregation and told Brown the Administration pro­ posal on the EEOC "is just an­ other surrender, purely and sim­ ply. It's another backdown by the Administration in the civil rights field and you're an un­ witting handmaiden," Eagleton said. "You must have a trou­ bled conscience." "I assure you, Senator, I sleep well at night," Brown countered in admitting his previous stand. Brown said he considered the Administration plan "a more effective and quicker approach." Brown first announced his preference for the Administra­ tion plan after meeting with two Justice Department aides. That meeting came a few days after Brown issued the call for cea^eand-desist orders in the speech quoted by Mondale. Later in his testimony, Brown said he had been for the court method all along and said he had fought for it through the highest ranks of the Adminis­ tration. One of the Justice Depart­ ment officials with whom Brown had met. Deputy Attorney Gen­ eral Richard D. Kleindienst, testified that 15 years of prac­ ticing before the National Labor Relations Board convinced him that cases would move faster through the federal courts. "A lawyer can assure his client of three to four years delay in an NLRB case," Klein­ dienst said. "In the federal dis­ trict courts, however, a decision can be obtained in nine months to a year and more importance is attached to it than to a ceaseand-desist order from an admin­ istrative agency." Two of Brown's fellow mem­ bers of the EEOC disagreed sharply with this position. "Any legislation that grants less than cease-and-desist au­ thority to our commission would be the perpetration of a cruel hoax on women and minorities in this country," said Clifford L. Alexander, Jr. Alexander is a former chairman of the EEOC who resigned last spring after Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen (R-Ill.) accused him of "harassing" business. Another EEOC member, Vmcente T. Ximenes, called the Williams-Javits bill "the most comprehensive and meaningful job discrimination legislation ever proposed." Hearings on the WilliamsJavits bill will continue after the congressional recess, with the AFL-CIO scheduled to testify then. Besides authoriang the cease- and-desist orders, the WilliamsJavits bill would also give the EEOC authority to investigate discrimination charges brought by employees of state and local governments. It would also transfer federal discrimination cases from the Civil Service Commission to the EEOC. Discrimination against public employees in both the local and federal governments was brought up by two studies re­ leased during the hearings on the Williams-Javits bill. President Nixon issued an executive order urging all fed­ eral departments and agencies to tak? the initiative in "con­ tinuing affirmative programs" to prohibit discrimination. Nixon also proposed recruitment and special training to help the dis­ advantaged. Nixon's executive order was accompanied by a Civil Service Commission report which said that while members of minority groups are broadly employed by the federal government, most of them hold menial jobs. The report, signed by Robert Hampton, chairman of the Civil Service Commission, said a re­ cent study showed that almost 20 percent of 500,000 federal employees were minority group members. Non-white employ­ ment in the federal government is almost 50 percent higher than in the nation's work force over­ all, the report said. In a similar study, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights re­ ported that serious job discrimi­ nation exists among employees of local and state governments. The report concluded that such employees should be brought under the protection of the EEOC. The survey, which covered 243,000 employees, said minor­ ity-group members are denied access to responsible govern­ ment jobs and in many localities "are totally excluded from em­ ployment except in the most menial capacity." The report said discrimina­ tion was highest in police and fire departments of the 600 local and state governments surveyed. "Some 27 percent of all central city jobs surveyed were in these two (police and fire) depart­ ments," the report said, "but only 7 percent of all Negro em­ ployees were either policemen or firemen, and very few of these held officer rank." Jerry Wurf, president of the State, County and Municipal Employees, said his union joined the Civil Rights Com­ mission in calling on Congress to extend federal anti-discrimi­ nation laws to employees of state and local governments. "We sincerely hope that the commission's concern will result in a concerted campaign to bring to these 8 million forgot­ ten working Americans the same protection against job dis­ crimination that is available to workers in private industry," Wurf said. AFL-CIO Charges: Runaway Shops Supported By Use of Federal Grants WASHINGTON—The AFLCIO has charged that federal funds are being used to encour­ age "runaway companies" along the Mexican border and the "erosion of U. S. jobs and wages." Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller strongly protested a $60,000 grant from the Depart­ ment of Housing and Urban De­ velopment to help establish a bi-national planning commission for El Paso, Tex., and Juarez, Mexico. He asked Representative Wil­ liam A. Barrett (D-Pa.) chair­ man of the housing subcommit­ tee of the House Banking Com­ mittee, to investigate the award which "is the second such grant" made by HUD along the Mexi­ can border. ExplMting Mexicans The planning conunissions are ostensibly set up to deal with common problems of wa­ ter, sewer, housing and other facilities. But, Biemiller stres­ sed, "the end result is that the U.S. government is helping to subsidize a growing abandon­ ment of U. S. plants and work­ ers and, in turn, to exploit Mex­ ican workers for the sole bene­ fit of U. S. corporate profits." Biemiller noted that in Juarez, RCA is building a $7 million plant "which will employ 3,000 Mexican workers who will as­ semble electronic components for sale in the American mar­ ket." He charged that "the sole purpose of the plant being in Juarez is to take advantage of its sanctuary from American standards." Other major firms are doing likewise. "Despite the growing threat posed by this mass loss of jobs," Biemiller said, "HUD sees fit to financially assist areas whose problems are aggravated be­ cause workers are recruited throughout Mexico and brou^t to these border communities to work in plants at jobs that were recently held by Americans." Biemiller asked the subcom­ mittee to urge HUD to halt any further border community grants and suggested that the Housing Act be amended "to make clear the intent of Congress was not to encourage the loss of U.S. jobs or to undercut American stand­ ards in wnges and working con­ ditions." �•I ^ SEAFARERS Page Twenty Two LOG Jobs and Training for 4,000Blatks Set by Chiiago Building Trades Plan CHICAGO—The Chicago Building and Construction Trades Council is moving ahead vwth a four-point program to provide job and training oppor­ tunities for 4,000 more black workers in the city's construction industry. The council announced it would open an office in Chica­ go's largely Negro South Side to proceed with the recruiting program despite rejection of the plan by the Coalition for United Community Action, made up of a number of black organizations in the city. The plan was spelled out by construction unions and man­ agement in a series of negotia­ tions with the coalition follow­ ing demonstrations that closed projects here involving nearly $100 million. The proposal, issued jointly by the Building and Construc­ tion Trades Council and the Building Construction Employ­ ers Association, offered to; • "Endeavor to obtain em­ ployment at once" for 1,000 qualified black journeymen and asked the coalition to help re­ cruit them. • Find probationary employ­ ment for another 1,000 blacks with at least two years experi­ ence in a particular craft and assign them after 30 days to the equivalent of the apprenticeship rate applicable to their experi­ ence. • Recruit 1,000 blacks with no previous training or experi­ ence for a one-month prepara­ tory training period along the lines of the Outreach program to help them enter the existing apprenticeship programs of all crafts. • Launch an on-the-job training program for 1,000 more Negroes who choose not to en­ ter pre-apprenticeship training or who fail to pass the tests in­ volved. In full-page advertisements in Chicago newspapers, the em­ ployers and unions outlined their program and recited continuing efforts to attract black workers into the construction industry. Checks Being Held Income tax refund checks are being held for the SIU members listed below by Jack Lynch, Room 201, SUP Building, 450 Harrison Street, San Francisco, Cali­ fornia, 94105. Waiter Andiony Angutiis M. Browning (Two Chedts) Wilitem T. Cooper (Two Checks) Pder E. Ddan (Two ClMcks) Davis W. Dwyer Chflrics R. HnmiiMd, Ir. Pao C. Lee (Two Checks) Colin A. McPhem Joseph Pftette (Two Checks) This is achieved through the Apprenticeship Informatitm Center set up by the federal government aad in cooperation with the Urban League under the Apprenticeship Outreach program, which has placed 459 apprentices over a 3(Kmonth pe­ riod. "We have organized bus trips for hi^ school students to job sites," the union-industry state­ ment said. "Want ads for skilled tradesmen are run daily. We have worked through social agencies in the black commu­ nity and through the Ulinois State Employment Service. We have done our best to alleviate the labor shortage in every way we know. Yet all these efforts have resulted in pitifully few black applicants—^far fewer than the number we have been ready to accept into our ranks." The Coalition for United Community Action, whose orig­ inal demands were for employ­ ment of blacks eventually in 30 percent of all construction jobs, rejected the union-industry pro­ posals as "unrealistic" and "totally unacceptable." A spokesman for the coali­ tion, the Rev. C. T. Vivian, in­ dicated a central issue in the dispute was the control of hiring and training. "We would not be in control of our own program, and we must reject it," Vivian was quoted by the Associated Press. The union and industry nego­ tiators advised the coalition that they would welcome its partici­ pation in dealing with recruit­ ing, counseling and motivational problems but would not accede to demands that would put re­ sponsibility for hiring, training and construction "in inexperi­ enced hands." Thomas Murray, president of the Building Trades Council, and Arthur O'Neil, president of WASHINGTON — Appren­ ticeship programs in 1968 en­ rolled a record 103,000 en­ trants, almost 6,000 more than a year earlier, Labor Secretary George P. Shultz reported. Yet, the number of skUled workers being graduated by the programs is still not meeting the needs of the nation's growing economy, Shultz said. He noted that the appren­ ticeship training system certified 33,700 completions last year— a 9 percent decline "at a time when skilled workers were in great demand." The record number of re^ trants in apprenticeship pro­ grams will have no immediate effect on the need for skilled workers, he added, since most apprentices work four-year terms to gain necessary skills. "Thus, the bulk of comple­ Newest Gallon Club Member the employers' association, both expressed disappointment that the coalition leaders had "sum­ marily dismissed" the proposals. O'Neil called the plan a "break­ through" that could add 25,000 skilled black craftsmen to the construction program in the city over the next five years. In developments elsewhere: • The Black Construction Coalition in Pittsburgh withheld further job-site demonstrations as negotiations continued with construction employers and un­ ions over a job and training 'Mt didn't hurt a bit," says AB Alfred M. Peiton at SIU clinic, as program. The Pittsburgh plan Nurse Mary Larsen displays pint of blood which made Seafarer Peiton differs in detail from the Chi­ the 10th member of SIU Gallon Club. Peiton, who sails in the deck cago proposals, but contains department, says more Seafarers should visit the SIU clinic and donate similar provisions for recruiting blood to protect themselves, their families and other Seafarets and admitting black journey­ who might require the precious fluid in a medical emergency. men, for pre-apprenticeship pro­ grams and for on-the-job train­ ing. ' • In Philadelphia, Business Manager James L. Loughlin of the local Building and Construc­ "Organized labor had no WASHINGTON — Twenty tion Trades Council took sharp Latin American trade unionists skilled, trained people to under­ exception to frequently-quoted •graduates of the American stand, the broad economic prob­ estimates showing a dispropor­ Institute for Free Labor Devel­ lems of their own countries." tionately low rate of minority opment's third training program "You are the third group to employment in the various for labor economists — were go through this long, extensive trades. Loughlin appeared be­ urged by AFL-CIO leaders to AIFLD course . . . hopefully to fore a Labor Department panel be the "voice of the people" answer the argument of Cara­ on the Philadelphia pilot plan when they return to their own cas," said Beime, who is secre­ tary-treasurer of the AIFLD. announced by the department nations. The course for the group was "You are the trained, skilled which would in effect set quotas conducted by the AIFLD in for employment of minorities cooperation with Georgetown people with the overall view of economics and the politics of under government construction University. this hemisphere: contract. He put total member­ In addressing the graduates. "Maybe there will be just one ship of unions in the council Communications Workers Presi­ of you who will go back and say at about 36,000 and said a re­ dent Joseph A. Beime accused T want to get into the power view of the individual crafts re­ certain Latin American labor vealed that more than 11,000— ministers of "hypocrisy" in stmcture <rf my nation,' who will recognize that people are over 30 percent—are blacks. promises to seek labor participa­ more important than profits— Without considering the Labor­ tion in making policy affecting human rights much more im­ ers' Union, which has a sub­ the people. When the question was raised portant than property rights." stantial proportion of Negro at the last conference of the Role of Unions members, the remaining craft labor ministers in Caracas as to AFL-CIO Research Director jurisdiction in the city includes •how effectively these promises Nat Goldfinger told the audi­ about 12 percent black workers, were being carried out, Beime ence that "trade unions serve to he said. said the "official" answer finally humanize the economic system came: —^to represent the needs and aspirations of workers on the job and also before the agencies Advertisers Shut Off of government and the legisla­ Scab LA Newspaper ture." To do this properly he said, tions this year represent mostly Sea­ "unions must be armed with the LOS ANGELES those who began four years needed facts and figures . . . gram and Calvert distillers ago," Shultz said, "and we with the needed concepts and announced plans to shut off only had 68,500 new starts in analysis to advance the interest the Hearst Herald-Examiner 1965." —^to the cheers of 2,000 strik­ of the workers and the popula­ -He expressed optimism oyer tion in general." ing and locked-out newspaper current figures that indicate a unionists. Qass representative Aviz do cancellation rate of 38 percent, A. Valcnte of Brazil urged the The two distillers said they "a heartening note when you will discontinue advertising in AIFLD to organize and finance consider that it is usually almut the Hearst paper when scat­ similar training courses in Latin 50 percent most of the time." American countries, saying, tered ads still pending under The 238,000 apprentices reg­ "Our unions need hundreds of contracts have run, reported istered with the Labor Depart­ technicians in all fields and at William J. Farson, executive ment and state apprenticeship vice president of the News­ all levels of knowledge, especial­ agencies as of January 1 also ly in economics. But we can­ paper Guild. was the highest since records on not wait for long. We need them the programs were kept, begin­ Farson said negotiations ning in 1941. continue with five other ad­ in short order." CJraduates of the program vertisers to pull put of the Minorities accounted for 7 Herald-Examiner, which has cmne from Argentina, Brazil, percent of the total nun^r of been publishing with the aid Chile, Costa Rica, Dcaninican registered aj^rentices and slight­ of professional strikebreakers Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador* ly more than half of these were Htmduras, Mexico, Nicarogiun^ for 18 months. Negroes, the Labor Department Panama, Peru and said. Apprentice Program Increases But Need Outruns Graduates / October, 1969 AiFLD Graduates' Role Set: Become 'Yoke of the People' [l �October, 1969 Umpire Calls Break Legal In Beef On World Series J J •\ SEAFARERS i PALliMDES PARK, Calif.—Sargent Industries violated the ground rules of a contract when it threw out a practice of giving workers an extra half-hour lunch break with pay to watch the World Series, labor-management umpire Melvin Lennard said. The company had provided television sets and had given the additional lunch period to employees for the past 15 or 20 years. The practice was maintained even in 1966 and 1967 after the company changed hands. When the practice was dropped in 1968, Machinists Local 1571 filed a grievance. It contended that watching the b^eball championship playoff on company time "was a pre-exist­ ing condition and that the employees are entitled to watch the . . . World Series pursuant to such condition." Arbitrator Lennard agreed but said the company did not have to provide the TV sets any more. Rising Car Insurance Prices Target of Texas AFL-CIO AUSTIN, Tex The Texas AFL-CIO has opened a drive against the rising cost of auto in­ surance in the state by attacking the accounting methods used by the insurance companies and so far accepted by the State In­ surance Board. The auto insurance industry in Texas has asked for an 11 percent increase in rates while the Texas AFL-CIO has called for a 10 percent reduction based on factual accounting. The "so-called 'statutory' method of accounting used by the insurance companies gives a false appearance of their finan­ cial situation," State AFL-CIO President H. S. Hank Brown charged at a board hearing. If the board will look through "this acounting smoke screen," he added, it will find that the in­ dustry is in excellent financial health, that its bid for a rate in­ crease is not justified and that car insurance costs can, in fact, be lowered. Brown described the statutory accounting method as one in which a company reports as "in­ come" only that portion of the premium actually earned by the passage of time while ignoring income that has actually been received. At the same time, he said, the method permits a firm to re­ port as "losses and expenses" the entire anticipated amount (from a premium) "even though any loss will not occur, if at all, until some time in the future." "This method is completely contrary to the normally accept­ able accounting methods used by business," Brown declared. He urged the board to ex­ amine the "real financial situ­ ation" of the industry and par­ ticularly to include investment income in calculating insurance company profits and losses be­ fore setting rates. In 1967, Bro.wn noted, the auto insurance industry reported a $273 million national loss as far as premiums and claims were concerned "but actually realized a $1.7 billion investment profit." "It is ridiculous to claim a loss, and a rate increase, when the industry profited by almost $2 billion," he pointed out. Brown cited the example of a Texas company. Gulf Insur­ ance Company, which reported a loss of more than $4.8 million in 1968 but then paid out over $4.5 million in dividends the same year. "The company has increased its dividend by 500 percent since 1963 while showing a loss," he stated. If the board grants a rate in­ crease in view of the industry's genuine profit picture. Brown said, "it will not be fulfilling its duty to the people." "Instead," he concluded, "it will be continuing to give thevinsurance industry the preferen­ tial and discriminatory positionthat it has enjoyed in Texas for years." Page Twenty Three LOG Solution to Teen-Age Unemployment Not lower Wages, Analysis Shows High teenage unemployment can't be blamed on the federal wage'flt't»i" iaw, regardless of what some opponents of a high­ er minimum wage say. An AFL-CIO analysis of the Fair Labor Standards Act pin­ points the cause as a combina­ tion of factors, including a sharp rise in the number of 16- to 19year-olds in the labor force and a decline in the number of parttime jobs traditionally filled by teenagers. The analysis, by Francis X. Burkhardt of the AFL-CIO leg­ islative staff, appears in the July issue of the American Federationist. "Many employers would be more happy to hire teenagers at a lower wage than adult work­ ers," Burkhardt noted. This is because low-wage employers are the ones who are affected most by the minimum wage. However, millions of adult workers would lose their jobs under a two-step minimum wage that allowed a lower rate for teenagers. The advocates of a lower minimum wage for teenagers contend that the younger worker is less productive than the adult. But this would bring four clear social disadvantages, Burkhardt points out. They are: • Displacement of working family heads. • Discrimination against young workers. • A loss of dignity in the work performed by teenagers. • Higher profits for employ­ ers who hire teenagers in lieu of adults to give them an unfair advantage over other employers. The roots of the teenage un­ employment problem of the 1960s can be found in the sharp rise of the birthrate after the end of World War II, the author ob­ serves. And although the total employment of teenagers has in­ creased in the '60s, it has not been enough to match this in­ flux. Between 1948 and 1958 the number of teenagers in the labor force actually declined—reflect­ ing the low birthrate of the de­ pression years of the 1930s. "But in the 10 years—195868—the number of 16- to 19year-olds in the labor force sky­ rocketed 50 percent, from 4.3 million to 6.6 million," Burk­ hardt writes. Another factor is that many part-time jobs, once held by teenagers, have disappeared. Farm mechanization abolished many teenage farm jobs. The decline of small neighborhood stores also dried up many job opfKjrtunities for the younger workers. "In addition, there has been the increasing participation in the labor force of married wom­ en—35 years of age and over— which results in some degree of job competition with teenagers," Burkhardt says. Non-white teenagers have suffered even more from unem­ ployment, which in recent months has been running almost three times higher than the rate for the white younger workers. The two major factors affect­ ing the higher joblessness among young Negroes are racial dis­ crimination in education and hiring and the high rate of migration of Negroes from the rural South to the cities, Burk­ hardt reports. Burkhardt recommends a fed­ eral program of public service employment—^for both adults and teenagers—^for. long-term unemployed and seriously un­ deremployed to meet the needs of services in parks, recreation centers, hospitals; schools and other public and private non­ profit facilities. Expanded efforts in the Neighborhood Youth Corps and the Job (Torps are recommended earning Their Way Two boys from Kentucky who earned one week in camp by spending three Saturday afternoons cleaning up city parks and playgrounds receive their reward from, left to right, Boy Scout leaders Durwood Bishop and Bob Combs, and Ray Hayden, president of the Owensboro Council of Labor. Owensboro AFL-CIO members selected 23 boys from GEO lists. They expect to expand program to 100 next year. as a means of cutting the unem­ ployment problem. base of increasing teenage employment of the 1960s and the start of federal aid for education, manpower training and youth employment programs should be continued and improved," he urges. "Such continued progress and the expected leveling off of the rise of teenagers in the labor force in the coming years could begin to solve the teenage unem­ ployment problem. But what should not be done is to estab­ lish a special, lower minimum wage for teenagers," Burkhardt warns. New Pact Allows HospitalWorkers Chance to Learn BOSTON—At least 335 lowpaid workers in three hospitals here will be trained and up­ graded under agreements signed by the State, County and Mu­ nicipal Employees and city and hospital officials. The pacts are part of SCME's over all training program to bring new job opportunities and higher pay to 1,000 workers in Boston, Cleveland and Milwau­ kee hospitals with a grant of $1.2 million from the Depart­ ments of Labor and Health Edu­ cation and Welfare. Mrs. Betty Miller, assistant to SCME President Jerry Wurf and national director for the program, described the project as significant for two reasons: "This is probably the first time that public institutions in the country have agreed to pay their lower level employees while they train. It also opens dead-end hospital jobs to ca­ reer employment." The hospitals involved here are Boston City, Mattapan and Long Island. They will provide classroom space and all equip­ ment needed for training. Hos­ pital personnel will serve as in­ structors. Trainees here, picked by joint union-hospital committees, will spend half of their 40-hour work-weeks in training. Midway through his course, a trainee will receive 50 percent of the difference between his present wage and the higher-paid job for which he is being trained. He will get the full higher rate once training is finished. MONEY DUE Wages due former crewmembers of the Galacia Navigator, which was sold | I at auction in Japan, are now | available. Seafarers may obtain checks for the money due I them by writing to Bill Mitchell at headquarters in Brooklyn. . �Page Twenty Four SEAFARERS October, 1969 LOG Pay-off in Jacksonville Violations Termed 'Unconscionable' Crackdown on Wage-Hour Cheaters Called for by AFL-CIO Pres. Meany WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO President George Meany has called for more wage-hour investigators to ferret out cheat­ ing employers and told the Labor Department that its pri­ orities were mixed up if it de­ pended on an education and information program to enforce the Fair Labor Standards Act. At the same time, Meany an­ nounced a step-up in the AFLCIO's own campaign to protect workers, "organized or unorga­ nized," from employers who vi­ olate the wage-hour and equal pay laws. Meany wrote Labor Secretary George P. Shultz that the $89 million in imderpayments to more than 477,000 workers last year couldn't be ascribed to em­ ployer "ignorance" of the wagehour law. "These violations are uncon­ scionable," Meany stressed. "America has had a Fair Labor Standards Act for 31 years and no responsible employer can be ignorant of the law's intent and his duty under it." Meany said he "emphatically" disagrees with a statement by Wage-Hour Administrator Rob­ ert D. Moran that finding viola­ tions is not his division's goal. Moran said he is "more con­ cerned with improving the level of compliance through informing employers and employees of their rights and obligations." Information programs are commendable, Meany said. But he insisted that "finding viola­ tions must be the goal of the di­ vision if the intent of the law is to be observed and the mini­ mum wage, overtime pay and equal pay for equal work provi­ sions are to have any real mean­ ing." Meany noted that the grow­ ing number of wage-hour viola­ tions makes even more urgent the AFL-CIO's recommenda­ tion earlier this year that the number of investigators be in­ creased by one-third. "The facts make it abundant­ ly clear that the most effective way to get full compliance is through full enforcement by an adequate investigating and en­ forcement staff," he told Shultz. In a letter to AFL-CIO state and local central bodies, Meany urged that labor's own enforce­ ment program initiated in 1967 be continued and expanded. "Fair labor standards are be­ ing flouted, ignored or under­ mined by employers," Meany told the central bodies. "In fact, only about half the violators are caught each year. The Wage and Hour Division of the Depart­ ment of Labor does not have enough investigators to achieve full compliance." Because of this, Meany urged, each AFL-CIO central body should: • Set up or reinvigorate a wage-hour enforcement commit­ tee to receive and help process complaints. • Publicize the work of the committee and stress its avail­ ability to all workers, including the unorganized. • Help workers bring their Chamber Adopts New Tack To Fight Job Safety Law WASHINGTON—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has come up with a new line in its fight against federal job safety legislation. The Chamber, in its Wash­ ington Report on Labor, now contends that if federal safety laws are passed "unions may try in the name of on-the-job s^ety to force the closing of a plant being operated during a strike." Its apparent position is that plants should be permitted to operate during strikes with strikebreakers whether they are safe or not. The recent nationwide strike of the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers against the oil indus­ try, the Chamber said, illustrates its point. The business group com­ plained that the OCAW issued public statements saying that operation of struck facilities by management personnel was ex­ tremely hazardous to those in the plants as well as nearby res­ idents. State and local officials were urged to move to curtail the plant operations. "Adoption of proposed fed­ eral occupational safety legisla­ tion would be an open invita­ tion for unions to use this same tactic as a stranglehold on an employer at the bargaining table," it claimed. The Chamber is also upset that since federal job safety rules were recently set for govern­ ment supply contractors some unions have announced that they are planning to use their own equipment to measure noise, dust and chemical levels in plants. Unionists, on the other hand, note that the Chamber has pointed with pride at the U.S. industrial safety record which shows 14,000 on-the-job deaths last year and some two million injuries. complaints to wage-hour investi­ gators and press for prompt ac­ tion by the government. • Keep a record of the dis­ position and outcome of all cases. "The AFL-CIO has an obli­ gation it will fulfill—^to assure the effective enforcement of the minimum wage laws," Meany concluded. Moran's report shows that the number of establishments checked by inspectors dropped from 75,022 in fiscal 1968 to 72,520 in 1969. Department inspectors rarely visit more than a small percentage of business places in any one year and must rely largely on complaints. The $89 million in underpay­ ments breaks down as follows: $27.5 million in minimum wages, $55 million in overtime, nearly $2 million due employees of federal suppliers under the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contracts Act, and $4.6 million under the equal pay law for work performed by women at lower rates than comparable work by men. The figures for the previous fiscal year were $20.4 million, $55 million, $2.6 million and $2.4 million, respectively, for a total of $80 million. The report showed nearly half the underpaid workers— 207,234—did not get the mini­ mum wages they should have been paid. The fiscal 1968 total was 169,000 workers. Overtime pay violations af­ fected 208,000 workers in 1969 as against 296,000 the year be­ fore. There were 14,000 Service Contract Act violations com­ pared with 12,000 in 1968 and 16,100 in equal pay violations versus 7,000 in 1968. Moran praised more than 1,000 compliance officers for working "tirelessly and under all types of conditions" to ferret out law violations. However, he noted, "finding violations is not our goal. We are more con­ cerned with improving the level of compliance" through infor­ mational programs. At the conclusion of a successful voyage, Seafarers aboard the Loma Victory (Delta Lines) took time when the ship paid off in Savannah to have their picture taken. From (l-r) are A. Ruiz and R. Whaley of the Steward Department: A. Aronica, Jacksonville Pa­ trolman; Butch Walker, Chief Cook; and L. Richardson and R. Welch. Rail Accidents Hit New High; Need for Tougher Laws Seen A rail union safety expert Chesser warned that under called for broader, tighter fed­ present conditions, the shipment eral safety laws to roll back the of phosgene gas that is currently mounting toll of train accidents stirring hot public debate, "is that last year reached an all-time absolutely unsafe." high. "We think that if this gas "Ninety-five percent of all rail must be shipped, it is much accidents are caused by factors safer to ship it on the railroads not subject to federal control," than it is by air, or by truck on said A1 H. Chesser, national the highway, if the right pre­ legislative director for the cautions are taken," he added. United Transportation Union. Chesser, chairman of the committee on safety of the Rail­ way Labor Executives' Associa­ In 21 Years tion, is a member of the Task Force on Railroad Safety named by Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe. Derailments, Chesser said, figured in most of the more than 8,000 reported train accidents last year that killed and injured nearly 27,000 employees and passengers. WASHINGTON — The gov­ Questioned by reporters on ernment invoked the Taft-Hart­ Labor News Conference, Ches­ ser blamed the sagging railroad ley Act's national emergency safety record on "too much de­ disputes procedures 29 times ferred maintenance of track and between 1947 and 1968, the roadbed ... far too little inspec­ Bureau of Labor Statistics re­ tion of equipment" and the use ported. of "a great deal of old" and im­ These are the procedures properly maintained equipment which permit the enjoining of that "just will not stand 70 mile- industry-wide strikes for an 80per-hour speeds." day "cooling off" period. Five of the disputes were re­ solved without a work stoppage Editor, and 13 were settled during the SEAFARERS LOG, "cooling off" period. In three 675 Eourth Ave., other cases, an agreement was Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 reached without a strike after I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my the 80-day period had expired. name on your mailing list, (frtnt intormMmn) In seven cases, sbi involving longshoremen on the Atlantic or Gulf Coasts, workers struck aft­ NAME er the 80-day injunction had , expired before winning an ac­ STREET ADDRESS ceptable settlement. STATE. ZIP. The Taft-Hartley Act re­ CITY quires that the employer's "last TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are ae oM Kjbscribar and have a change offer" be submitted to the work­ of eddreaa, pleaae give your fonnar addreca below; ers for a. vote if no settlement is reached during the-80-day period. In every one of the 12 ballots that were held and tal­ lied, the employer offer was cnv Taft-Hartley Act's Injuctlon Used On 29 Occasions . ! �SEAFARERS Ocloljer, 1969 J / . 1 A radiogram was sent to Union headquarters upon mo• tion of the full crew of the Bradford Island (Stuart Tankers) asking that a Union represent­ ative meet the I ship at Danang, Hagmann Charles L. Shlrab, meeting secretary reports. The crew says the vessel is becoming unseaworthy. The matter was also discussed with the American consul in Singapore, who re­ ceived statements from various crewmembers testifying to the ship's condition, and that dip­ lomatic member was to wire the Coast Guard in Saigon to have the ship inspected in Da­ nang. The meeting was chaired by Robert N. Fulk. L. P. Hag­ mann, Jr. is ship's delegate, Paul Ward, deck delegate, Rob­ ert E. Pickett, engine delegate and Hany D. Silverstein stew­ ard delegate. per 60 numbers, with a grand prize of $200 and two $50 con­ solation prizes. Ship's fund at about $16 and contributions were requested to beef it up. <t> Aboard the Andrew Jackson (Waterman) the crewmembers discussed pre­ cautions to be taken in port, writes Meeting Secretary John W. Mims. Ship's Delegate Juan W. Fernandez warned Seafar­ Self ers to keep all screen doors closed in port and use only the door to the gang­ way. No natives will be allowed inside of the midship house or quarters aft. Nor are they to work for members of the stew­ ard department—not even to take garbage aft for the galley or pantryman. A water line will be run to the deck for native use. The meeting chairman was Thomas L. Sdf. Juan Fernan­ dez is deck delegate; Lucius A. Arano, engine delegate, and Richard Ramsperger, steward Three crewmembers of the delegate. Steel Vendor (Isthmian), which is on the long <|> run to India, H. Mobley chaired the meet­ were hospital­ ized in Calcutta, ing aboard the James (Ogden Marine) and Clinton H. made a motion Ward, ship's which was sec­ delegate an­ onded by the en­ nounced at the crew to go tire Holt meeting. They on record for a are J. J. Lookabetter Retire­ bill, AB; D. Fletcher, AB and ment Plan and R. Lang, wiper. The crew voted also more main­ unanimously not to accept plas­ Garner tenance and care tic pitchers for sanitary reasons; pay when sick. This has been they want aluminum or stain­ $8.50 per day for as long as less steel which is easier to any can remember. Also, Meet­ clean. The fresh fruit will be ing Secretary C. Garner writes put out so long as it lasts. Meet­ ing Secretary P. S. Holt reports. Brother Mobely said a Seafarer A. Hansvedt was meeting chair­ should be able to go tp any hos­ man; R. M. Grantham is deck pital for needed care without delegate and Joe Brown steward having to wait until all Coast delegate. Some disputed OT Guard and Navy men are taken was reported in the engine de­ care of. David Ramirez moved for a pension of $350 per month partment. after 20 years in the Union with 15 years seatime. "As of now," he noted, "You see a Seafarer retire one month and he is a A stop was made at Midway Final Departure the next." A in order to provide medical at­ discussion was held on crew­ tention for three members talking about Union [crewmembers, meetings topside. Everyone John H. McEl- thinks such discussions should 1 roy, meeting sec­ be kept within the crew. R. N. retary, reports Kelly is ship's delegate; David B. Ramirez, deck delegate; John J from the Ralelg^i S.Higgins, engine delegate, and UCrest). Accord- Otis Pasc^, steward delegate. 1 ing to Ship's Delegate Dan Ticer M. Ticer, Sr., At the meeting aboard the there was one case of pleurisy, National Defender (Beaufort one minor burn case, and an OS, Agency) a sug­ E. Junold, was left behind with gestion was an eye injury. Junold may re­ made that all join the shjp in Vietnam. The Seafarers fill out chief engineer asks the Seafarers the Pension to use water sparingly, as there Questionnaire is no cool water and letting it and send in their run will not help. Otherwise, ideas. Meeting Secretary Jose rationing of water may become Pierce M. Nava writes. necessary, he said. The Anchor Fool will be organized at live Ernest W. Pierce, ship's dele- Page Twenty Five LOG seatime was reached. Also for an increase of in-out patient hospital benefits from $8 per day to $12 per day. Repair lists were issued to all department delegates so that necessary re­ pairs would be taken care of at the beginning of the voyage. A very co-operative steward de­ partment, with no beefs, was noted. One day room allowance was granted all hands due to lack of hot water for over 20 4/ hours. Department delegates The SIU Vacation Plan was aboard are: Howard R. Harvey, discussed aboard the Halcyon deck; Peter Drivas, engine, and Tiger (Halycon) Jadr Brian, steward. at a meeting chaired by <1> Ship's Delegate An appeal for crewmembers Anthony B. on all SIU ships to contribute Barnes, Meeting to the Hurricane Secretary Mi­ Camille victims chael Toth rewas sent out by ports. Toth Barnes Seafarers aboard Stressed the ne­ the Iberville cessity of filling out the Pension (W aterman). questionnaire. He also explained Meeting Secrethe 20-year "bust-out." No one Itary W. L. KMwas in favor of the 20-year gore says the "bust-out" and all agreed that Cisiecki Iberville Sea­ the present SIU plan remain farers agreed to make up such basically as is.^Sentiment was a fund at a meeting at which expressed for lowering the 65John Cisiecki presided. Floyd year age requirement to 58 years, provided the required Hungate, ship's treasurer, re­ gate, was meeting chairman. A motion was made by C. S. Quinnt, seconded by Raymond Potorski for reiigepient after 20 years seatime. Nick Vidoijak is deck delegate, Hulan Ware, Jr., engine delegate and Ray Potorski, steward delegate. Del­ egate Pierce reported the cap­ tain will not pay an extra day for crossing the date line to those who signed on in Japan. SANTORE ( Venore), August 30— Chairman, J. J. Connors; Secretary, T. A. Jaekson; Ship's Delegate, J. J. Connors; Deck Delegate, A. Ali; En­ gine Delegate, W. Walker; Steward Delegate, S. Cabildo. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vote of,thanks to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the Union for the best raise of all times." CALMAR (Calmar), August 30— Chairman, Jack Geller; Secretary, J, A: Johnson; Deck Delegate, Charles C. Longerbeam; Engine Delegate, Thomas E. Fiazier; Stew'ard Delegate, H. C. Benne. Brother, ;J. Johnson, steward, extended a vote of thanks to the deck and''engine departments for keeping pantry and -messhall clean. Motion was made 'that headquarters keep the mem­ bers informed on progress of the welfare and pension plans. BRADFORD ISLAND (Steuart Tankers), August 26—Chairman, v; Robert Faulk; Secretary, Charles L. iiShirah; Ship's Delegate, L. Hag:mann; Deck Delegate, Paul Ward; Engine Delegate, B. E. Pickett; Steward Delegate, Daniel C. Pette. ^No beefs and no disputed OT. . DE SOTO (Waterman). August 524—Chairman, J. Tanner; Secrejtary, J. Castronover. $6.66 in ship's |fund. No beefs were reported by 'department delegates. TRANSCOLUMBIA (Hudson Waterways), August 10—Chairman, Arthur Beck; Secretairy, R. Kali ah; Ship's Delegate, Arthur Beck; Deck Delegate, James Fultz; Engine Del­ egate, William H. Reynolds; Stew-" ard Delegate, Larry Trosclair. Dis­ puted. OT and other beefs to he taken up with boarding patrolman. COLUMBIA BARON (Columbia), August 3—Chairman, Joe Ortiguerra; Secretary, Alton B. Booth; Ship's Delegate, Rafael V. Saldana; Deck Delegate. M. C. Foster; Engine Delegater Joe Kordick; Steward Del­ egate, O. R. Breanx. No beefs were reported by department delegates. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), August 24—Chairman, Anthony Torsado; Secretary, Paul P. Lopez; Ship's Delegate, Anthony Torsado; Deck Delegate, T. Klinne; Engine Delegate, M. Eimar; Steward Del­ egate, M. Caampued. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. $80.00 in ship's fund. TAMARA GUILDEN, (Transport Commercial), August 3—Chairman, K. Gahagan; Secretary. Raymond Palacios; Ship's Delegate, G. Milia; Engine Delegate, F, A. Torres; Stew­ ard Delegate, Antonio Linaco. $6.70 in ship's fond. No beefs were re­ ported by department delegates. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. OVERSEAS CARRIER (Maritime Overseas), August 24—Chsdrman, G. 2Brady; Secretary, T. D. Ballard; ; Ship's Delegate, Gal- S. Thompson; ;; Steward Delegate, Robert Black; *$10.00 in ship's fund. Repair list . to be turned in to Captain. IBERVILLE (Waterman), August :24—Chairman, John Cisiecki; Secfretary, W. L. Kilgore; Deck Deleuetrantes. iiiverycmng is going fine iwith no beefs. $10.00 in ship's fund. COTTONWOOD CREEK (Ogden Bulk Transport), A-ugust 10—Chair­ man, M. D. Bisendle; Secretary, F. :Quintayo; Ship's Delegate, Frank P. Scouricea's; Engine Delegate, G. B. Enzey; Steward Delegate, W. Matsiickes. Discussion held regard­ ing pension plan. No beefs were reported by deportment delegates. CONNECTICUT (Connecticut ^Transport), August 9—Chairman, J. i Urzan; Secretary, L. W. Moore; J Ship's Delegate, L. W. Moore; ^ck [Delegate, G. R. Scott; Steward Del:?egatej'T. Dansley, Jr. No beefs were , J ,— lenartment delegates.!^- TBANSSUPBRIOR (Hudson Waterways), August 10—Chainnan, William Field; Secretary. Aloiizo Battis; Ship's Delegate, John W. Mullis; Deck Delegate, Tony Rebago; Engine Delegate, D. K. MacKenzie; Stewards' Delegate, R. Alston. Some disputed OT in deck and steward department. RICE VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), July 20—Chairman, John Alstatt; Secretary, Wayne G. Larson; Ship's Delegate. Ben O. Buck; Deck Delegate, R. L. Copenhaver; Engine Delegate, John P. Lyons; Stewards' Delegate, Paul L. Hunt. Some dis­ puted OT in deck and engine delartments. ported $10 in the ship's fund. No beefs were reported from delegates. Robert G. May, deck department. Van Whitney, engine department, and Stavros Petrantes, stewards. <I> A warning to stewards buy­ ing stores in Aruba to beware of Ship Chandler Joy was sounded by Robert Black, steward delegate aboard the Overseas Carrier (Maritime Over­ seas). Brother Black says Joy Brady will make his de­ livery 30 minutes before sail­ ing time with what Black calls "junk" — including mislabeled meat boxes. Meeting Secretary Thomas Ballard reports 25 members at the meeting at which George Brady was chair­ man. Complaint was made that the rooms, mess hall and galley haven't been painted in over two years and are in bad shape. Carl Thompson, ship's delegate, cautioned the crew to be care­ ful with American money in India. DAGAMA (Crest), September 6— Chairman, Floyd E. Selix; Secretary, Sherman Wright; Ship's Delegate, Jimmie A. Beem; Deck Delegate, Eldon Wenslow; Engine Delegate, Clay Webb. No beefs were reported by department delegates. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Anist 16—Chairman, A. Hanstvedt; .jcretary, P. S. Holt; Ship's Delerate, C. H. Ward; Deck Delegate, JL. M. Grantham; Steward Delegate, Joe , Brower. $6.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment, otherwise everything is run­ ning smoothly. 1^ I" BRADFORD ISLAND (Steuart), September 1—Chairman. R. N. Faulk; • Secretary, C. L. Shirab; Ship's Delegate, F. Hagmann; Deck Delegate, Paul Ward; Engine Dele­ gate, R. E. Pickett; Steward Dele­ gate, Harry D. Silverstein. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. CHOCTAW (Waterman), August 31^—Chairman, Jack Yates; Secre­ tary, Alvin L. Doud; Ship's Delegate, Frank Timmons; Deck Delegate, James Fisher; Engine Delegate, Louis Schewing; Stewards' Delegate, John Indorf, No beefs were reported by department delegates. Vote of^ thanks to- the steward departmsnt| for a job well done. Also, vote of| thanks to AB (Moon) Mullins for| the use of his TV., K BUCKEYE ATLMJTIS (Buckeyes Steamship), August 31—-Chairman,| John Bashan; Secretary, Jamesi Temple; Ship's Delegate, Charles^; Terry; Deck Delegate. Lester W.| Hall, Jr.; Engine Delegate, G. L.| Taylor; Steward Delegate, Barryr Lee Deemer. OT beef in engrine and| steward department. Vote of thanks^ was extended to the steward depart-| ment for a job well done. * NATIONAL DEFENDER (Beatf-p fort), August 31—Chairman. Ernesto Pierce; Secretary, Jose Nava; Ship's^ Delegate, Ernest W. Pierce; Engine| Delegate, H. Ware, Jr.; _ Stew^ Delegate, Roy Potorski. $21.00 _i!ii ship's fund. No beefs and no dis-s puted OT. , TRANSERIE (Hudson Water­ ways), August m—Chairman. J. Ringo; Secretary, W. B. Yarbrough;Ship's Delegate, V. Hakka^ines; Deck Delegate, George Forrest; Steward Delegate, R. W. Elliott. IBERVILLE (Waterman), August 31—Chairman John Cisiecki; ^Sec­ retary. W. L. Kilgore. $10.00 in ship's fund. $141.00 collected for; hurricane fund to be turned in tos the Port of New Orleans. Motion| was made to cut down on meetmgs| aboard ship. Once-a-week meeting felt not necessary, i , -JI �Page Twenty Six SEAFARERS LOG October, 1969 A Baker Gets His Dough Louis V. Santiago Please contact your wife, Guadalupe, as soon as possible. The address is 31, St. B-33-2, SienfT Bayamon, P.R. 00619 <I> Benigno Guzman Your wife, Elvia, asks that you contact her as soon as pos­ sible at 387 South 5th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11211. <l> Irvin Ranew Please contact Bill Von Salzen at the Life Insurance Com­ pany of Virginia, 4219 South Claiborne Avenue, New Or­ leans, Louisiana, at your earli­ est convenience. ^ Herbert M. Parsons Your wife requests that you contact her as soon as possible at 4638 Laurel Street, New Or­ leans, Louisiana 70115. possible at 20 Iris Lane, Balti­ more, Maryland 21220. <1>—- \1> William Zangler Please contact your attorney, Mr. Davis, as soon as possible. John M. Yates Please get in touch with your wife, Margarita, at Box 616, Aurora, Illinois, in regard to a very urgent matter. Antonio Escoto Please contact Treasury De­ partment, Bureau of Customs, Baltimore, Maryland. Your coins have been released by the Joe Meyercheck Department and can be picked Andy H. Reasko asks that up in Baltimore or will be mailed you contact him in care of the to you if you notify them of S.S. Beauregard, Sealand, your proper address. A.P.O. 96312, San Francisco, —— California. WlUie White Billy W. Keller Please contact H.' Monroe Please contact your mother at Houtz, attorney at law, at 35 N. 2002 Cranford Drive, Garland, Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, Texas 75040. Pennsylvania 18701, as soon as possible. ^ ^ Dexter Worrell Dorothy Worrell of 200 Michigan Avenue, Mobile, Ala­ bama, would like you to get in touch with her as soon as pos­ sible about an important matter. Her phone number is 432-7864. ^ Frank G. Strickland Your daughter, Helena R. Graves, requests that you con­ tact her as soon as possible at Rt. 3, Box 165, Ml. Pleasant, Texas 75455. —— Joseph E. Bailey Please contact your wife, Irene, as soon as possible, in care of: General Delivery, Lebanon, Virginia 24266. Earl McGee Bernard Rolnick asks that you contact him as soon as pos­ sible at Rolnick Ezratty and Huttner, 299 Broadway, New York, New York 10007. .1^ — Maynard L. Farsbetter Please contact your daughter. Amber Farsbetter, as soon as possible at 1428 Orizaba Ave­ nue, Long Beach, California 90804. —— Frederick Mitchell Your sister, Mrs. Golda Baker, asks that you get in touch with her as soon as possi­ ble at 1109 Pacific, Salinas, California 93901. <|> Bernard Silkowitz Please contact your mother at 400 Marshall Drive, Hoboken, New Jersey, as soon as possible. ^ John Anthony Duiuie Please contact your wife at 1921 E. 32 Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407, as soon as possible. The telephone number is 722-3866. Charles E. Raulings Please contact your brother, Howard C. Raulings, at the Apostleship of the Sea at 399 Fremont St., San Francisco, Calif. Telephone GA 1-7845 or write. Urgent. William (Bill) H. Perdue Please contact your brother, Lamar, at 427 Pine Street, Marysville, California 95901, as soon as possible, Overdale Street, Orlando, Flor­ ida 32809. «.jyaber E. Tuckhom Robert B. Rowen asks that you get in touch with him as soon as possible at Box 337, Springville, Iowa 52336. Donald Thomas Watson Please contact your father, Marvin, as soon as possible,. The address is: 2419 Meadow Lane, La Marque, Texas 77568. Ricardo E. Vasquez Your wife, Maria, asks that you contact her. as soon as poissible at 221 E. 111th Street, New York, New York 10029. Waber J. Zale^ Mrs. Gertrude Zaleski asks that you get in touch with her as soon as possible at 740 North 10th Street, #4, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101. Robert Ducote Your father, Neal, requests that you contact him as soon as possible at 225 Gordon Ave­ nue, Harahan, Louisiana 70123. John Chiorra, left, seems happy to be initiated into the ranks of the pensioners as he receives his first check from Al Bernstein SIU Welfare Director at the New York Union Hall. A baker. Chiorra last shipped on the Commander. He makes his home in Allentown, Pa. DISPATCHERS REPORT September 1, 1969 to September 30, 1969 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED Port Boston New York . .4.... Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile ,, New Orleans Houston ..... Wilmington San Francisco ... Seattle Totals All Groups Class A Class B 8 4 122 110 17 24 66 43 30 26 41 43 8 13 50 36 116 93 62 77 30 49 116 122 40 40 706 680 All Groups Class A Class B Class C 7 4 8 72 61 9 - 15 17 0 40 6 34 16 16 4 24 32 13 2 0 4 22 2 21 69 0 44 50 57 7 33 61 7 90 82 15 6 41 31 77 472 473 . Ray MorrdI, Jr. Y^our mother asks that you *ret in touch with her as soon as James (Jimmy) Simmons Your brother. Chick, asks that you contact him as soon as possible at Route 3, Box 181, Clinton, North Carolina 28328. — .1, Deimis Maupin Please contact your sister, Mrs. Betty Meier, as soon as possible. The address is: 1606 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 3 7 171 217 30 23 75 157 35 30 24 32 24 15 24 74 110 142 128 112 41 2 22 84 43 25 657 993 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Port Class A Class B Boston 7 5 New York 148 113 Philadelphia 27 12 Baltimore 60 58 Norfolk 10 26 Jacksonville 19 48 Tampa 9 5 Mobile 30 50 New Orleans .... 99 91 Houston ....... 62 86 Wilmington 47 35 San Francisco ..'. 96 , 103 Seattle 29 26 721 580 TOTAL SHIPPED All GroupIS Class A Class B Class C 2 4 5 13 87 60 3 21 1 31 2 40 4 21 15 11 25 11 0 6 7 4 35 18 7 56 50 13 69 52 29 13 30 35 88 57 23 21 lei 123 494 368 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A Class B 2 6 148 136 22 11 84 61 57 12 26 13 8 8 43 65 89 81 74 82 11 18 12 68 13 29 589 579 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Donald E. Leight Important mail is being held for you at SIU Headquarters in Brooklyn. Please get in con­ tact with Amie Braitman at Headquarters as soon as pos­ sible., Atlantic, Gulf & inland Waters District Port Boston New York. ..... Philadelphia Baltimore ....... Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans .... Houston .... Wilmington San Francisco ... Seattle Totals Class A Class B 3 5 95 62 14 8 27 58 11 18 20 33 0 7 36 15 53 95 53 52 19 15 79 64 34 11 383 504 TOTAL SHIPPED Class A Class B Class C 3 5 5 23 47 48 3 6 11 18 27 21 12 22 15 19 14 12 0 1 7 12 1 22 41 55 1 35 16 35 9 10 15 66 71 37 10 9 21 304 299 327 REGISTERED on BEACH Class A Class B 3 3 61 157 8 10 31 84 26 33 21 15 9 12 24 53 120 52 36 80 6 21 72 26 14 52 317 712 \ �October, 1969 Question of 'Maru' Comes up Zero If . . . . , To the Editor: Over the years, I have taken note of people grap­ pling for the meaning of the Japanese word "Maru." I hope the following will help to clarify it for readers of the Seafarers LOG. In the Publication, "Procff^dings," the Merchant Marine Council, U.S.C.G., dat^d July 1956, "Maru" is defmed thusly: "It's a term which accompanies the name of all Japanese vessels and carries the hope or assump­ tion of perfection c(i' completeness. Its original mean­ ing was a circle or sphere," My Japanese dictionary defines it, "circle, ring, zero, fuUy." Anyone familiar with the Japanese language will agree that they don't waste words and as much is implied as is actually said. Thus, "Mam" means the hope that the ves­ sel has a long, safe and successful life. Anyone's variation on the - same theme in words would be correct. The Japanese . language is like that and this is why, when asked or V pressed for an exact defini­ tion, a Japanese will look off ^" into the wild blue yonder. My Japanese wife, Fumiko, assures me of the correctness of all this, but again, there she is looking off into ,' the wild blue, etc., etc. Maxwell Wadlington (W-407) , St. Petersburg, Fla. ^ * Widow Thanks SlU For Death Benefit To the Editor: I wish to thank the SIU for " the check I received so ' promptly following the death i of my husband on May 28. I would also appreciate continuing to receive the " LOG, please. Mary Pritchord Baldwin Paric, Calif. . ^j> ' Seafarer Appreciates Tribute to Mother ' To the Editor: I want to take this oppor­ tunity to thank the Union for the wreath that they sent to my mother's funeral. I had wanted to thank the Union by attending the meet­ ing on September 8, but I had to make the plane at . 4:10 P.M. that afternoon. However, I did get a chance to talk lo Brothers Earl Shepard and E. B. McAuley and explained that I had to be on my way. So, I want to take this op­ portunity to thank the SIU . on behalf of my brothers and all the members of my ' family. I retired from the sea one ~ year ago this month, and I have been receiving my Pen­ SEAFARERS sion Checks every month promptly. Also, I want to say this to all members—those checks really come in handy. I wish you and all members of your staff the best of luck, and I say "Keep up the good work." Thank you again. Fraternally Yours, Shaia, (S-604) ^ Reports on 'Camille' By Ham Operators Boon to SIU Crew Sheldon Isadore, bom August 19, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. ilfred Isadore, Jr., New Or­ leans, La. — Antoinette Bunn, bom De­ cember 17, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eugene J. Bunn, New Orleans, La. ^ To the Editor: Julie Melton, bom July 26, Here is something we on 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ board the Delta Brazil think liam F. Melton, Mobile, Ala. is a note of interest to the LOG, and we hope that you Yvette Lewis, bom July 19, publish it in the LOG. 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ham radio operators John W. Lewis, Eight Mile, Ala. around the world, but espe­ cially those in the United —J,— Rachel Hmgis, bom August States and aboard this ship 21, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. deserve a great deal of credit. Charles J. Hargis, Lake Charles, Some of our people really La. don't realize the great work that these fellows actually do. ^ During this last hurricane Erica Hughes, bom July 6, season, as you well know, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. "Hurricane Camille" devas­ John W. Hughes, Baltimore, tated the Gulf Coast of the Md. U.S. Well it so happened that many of our brother Sea­ Elliott Huirtley, born August farers come from that part of 8, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. the country—around Mobile, Everett D. Huntley, Bronx, N.Y. New Orleans, and the real sore spots—Gulfport and Patrick Rogers, bom August Pass Oiristian, Miss. 18, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. Well we have two ham op­ James S. Rogers, Baltimore, erators on board. One, in the Md. person of Mr. Joe Pinot the regular ship's radio operator, Joseph Soresi, born Septem­ and bur own Union Sanders, ber 8, 1969, to Seafarer and chief electrician. These boys Mrs. Thomas J. Soresi, Staten deserve a vote of thanks as Island, N.Y. well as the many operators . —— listed on the bottom of this Venus Douglas, born Septem­ letter who really did this ber 3, 1969, to Seafarer and ship's crew and officers and Mrs. David Douglas, San Fran­ many others, as I can under­ cisco, Calif. stand, a very great favor, with all kinds of information about the storm, their families and Melissa Cavazos, bom Au­ generally what was happen­ gust 26, 1969, to ^afarer and ing at home. Mrs. George A. Cavazos, Hous­ ton, Texas. I would also like to add my own personal thanks although I live in New Orleans, and John Taylor, born July 17, didn't suffer any damages, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. I would like to say, "Thank Robert G. Taylor, Mathews, God there are ham opera­ Virginia. tors," and may they always —— have the right to obtain li­ Debra Fuller, born August censes to 4)ractice their hob­ 15, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. by, because at this particular Roy S. Fuller, Sr., Baytown, time, it was a very worth­ Texas. while hobby which performed ^ a humanitarian service. Wesley Kenum, bom July We give special thanks to 28, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. our friend "Jay" with call Bobby E. Kenum, Mill Valley, letters K.5.K.L.N, at New Calif. Orleans, where most of the information came from. Also, Michdle Alvarez, bom Au­ in order of their place of ori­ gust 24, 1969, to Seafarer and gin and their call letters, we Mrs. Pedro F. Alvarez, Seattle, give many thanks to: Washington. Baton Rouge, La., "Pope" K.5.Z.O.Z. Renee Bambeart, bom July California (for relay work) 23, 1969 to Seafarer and Mrs. "Cicel" W.6.E.R.C. Elmer C. Bamheart, Jr., RanMobile, Ala., "Jim" W.4. dallstown, Md. F.B.Z. Bay Minette, Ala., "Dan" Shelia Renea McHale, bom K.4.K.D.Z. April 25, 1969, to Seafarer and and of course our own Mrs. WUliam F. McHale, Jack­ Joe Pinot W.5.P.Z. sonville, Fla. Union Sanders K.4.T.E.Z. With the best of everything ^ to the staff of the Seafarers Mark Alan Rivers, bom LOG, I remain fraternally, March 8, 1969, to Seafarer and Midiael J. Dunn Mrs. Edmund R. Rivers, Brook­ Sl^'s Chainnan lyn, N.Y. <I> Page Twenty Seven LOG Nasser Hamad, bom April 14, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mahmoud I. Hamad, Washing­ ton, N.C. Je Taun Hemy, bom May 20, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Henry, Jr., New Orleans, La. ^ Tammi Kim Thonq>s<Mi, bom August 29, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. Emmett A. Thompson, Portland, Oregon. Jeffrey Pena, bom June 10, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. Al­ fredo Pena, New Orleans, La. —— Following Manhattan Breakthrough: Year-Round Opening of Lakes And Other Waterways Urged WASHINGTON — Programs nificant stride in overcoming the to keep all of the nation's water­ elements to build a worldwide ways open to navigation on a transportation network." "In particular," he said, "this year-round basis have been achievement is welcome news called for by Senator William for those who live in the Mid­ Proxmire (D-Wisc.). The De­ west. Up until now, this region partments of Interior and Trans­ has been sealed off from mari­ portation and the Army Corps time traffic for the winter season of Engineers were requested to due to the freezing over of the institute the work involved. Great Lakes and the St. Law­ "If 800 miles of frozen sea rence Seaway. Each year, on or on the Northwest Passage can be about December 15, all traffic transited," the senator noted in on these waterways has halted a letter to Secretary of Trans­ not to resume until April 1 of portation John A Volpe, "it the following year. Needless to should be child's play to open say, this has imposed a terrific up the Great Lakes and the St. economic burden upon people Lawrence Seaway on a year- living in this part of the coun­ round basis." try." Proxmire was referring to the Proxmire saw the Manhattan recently-concluded successful breakthrough as an opportunity voyage of the Manhattan, which to "usher in a new era of com­ cleared the ice-locked Arctic merce for the Great Lakes." route to the north slope of His message to Volpe stressed Alaska. A member of the Sen­ the role of the Department of ate Appropriations Committee, Transportation in applying the the Wisconsin legislator said he new knowledge gained and in would bend his efforts to make instituting programs to imple­ the necessary funds available ment this knowledge. He also for the program he envisaged. asked to be notified of any added appropriations "required In his letter to Volpe, Prox­ mire emphasized the importance to get such a program under­ of the Manhattan's achievement way" prior to the Transporta­ in "forging through ice that had tion Department's appropria­ previously been regarded as im­ tions bill reaching the Senate penetrable" and called it a "sig­ floor. 50 Years of Happy Sailing <I> <1> Seafarer Tony Sosa and his wife Bertha, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Tampa, Florida. Brother Sosa joined the SIU in Tampa and soiled 25 years as Chief Steward before retiring. �AMERICAN VICTORY (Hudson Waterways), July 13—Chairman, Hans J. Jacobsen; Secretary, W. H. Underwood. $9.70 in ship's fund. Dis­ cussion held on draws. No beefs reported by department delegates. AMERICAN VICTORY (Hudson Waterways), July 20<^Chairman, Hans Jj^acobsen; Secretary, W. H. Under^BR; Ship's Delegate, John Boldiszar; Deck Delegate, Gerard E. Bellenoit; Engine Delegate, Clarence B. Troy; Stewards' Delegate, Claude Hollings. $49.70 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Au­ gust 10—Chairman, Manual Loudron; Secretary, H. L. Bennett; Ship's Delegate, William Wallace; Stew­ ards' Delegate, M. P. Nolacco. No beefs. AMERICAN VICTORY (Hudson Waterways), August 20—Chairman, Hans F. Jacobsen; Secretary, W. H. Underwood; Ship's Delegate, John Boldiszar; Deck Delegate, Gerard E. Bellenoit; Engine Delegate, Clarence B. Troy; Stewards' Delegate, Claude Hollings. Discussion held regarding pension plan. $9.70 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. PEARY (Marine Traders), August 17—Chairman, Eligio Lasoya; Sec­ retary, Virgil Swanson; Ship's Dele­ gate, Eligio Lasoya. Discussion held regarding poor ventilation in crew's quarters. OVERSEAS DINNY (Maritime Overseas), August 24—Chairman, James M. Foster; Secretary, Louis J. Gayton; Ship's Delegate, James M. Foster; Deck Delegate, C. F. Bartler; Engine Delegate, Charles Martinsen; stewards' delegate, John H. Dietsch. No beefs or disputed OT. BEATRICE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), July 20—Chairman, C. Webb; Secretary, W. Lovett; Deck Delegate, Mario Garcia Lopez; En­ gine Delegate, Anthony J. Pramo; Stewards' Delegate, N. Williams. No beefs were reported. Everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks extended to steward department for job well done. October, 1969 SEAFARERS LOG Page Twentr Ei^t RICE VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), July 20—Chairman, John Alstatt; Secretary, Wayne Larson; Ship's Delegate, B. D. Bush; Engine Delegate, John P. Lyons; Stewards' Delegate, Paul L. Hunt. One man missing in engine department. Beef to be taken up with boarding patrol­ man. INGER (Reynolds Metals), August 10—Chairman, Santos Garcia; Sec­ retary, P. Shauger; ^Ship's Delegate, Santos Garcia; Deck Delegate, Tom­ my R. Sanford; Engine Delegate, Santos Garcia; Stewards' Delegate, G. Martinez.. No beefs were reported by department delegates. Some re­ pairs have been taken care of. RICE VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), July 13—Chairman, John Al­ statt; Secretary, John Givens: Ship's Delegate, Ben D. Buuh; Engio^KWlBgate, John P. Lyons; Stewards' Dele­ gate, Paul L. Hunt. No beefs and no disputed OT. PECOS (Ogden Marine), August 10—Chairman, J. Boland; Secretary, R. Ceiling; Engine Delegate, Donald E. Smith. $27.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. No major beefs were reported. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Moore-McCormack), August 16—Chairman, R. Theiss; Secretary, E. Sims; Ship s Delegate, R. Theiss; Deck Delepte, R. Theiss; Engine Delegate, J. T. Gaskins; Stewards' Delegate Ernest Sims. Discussion held regarding safety program. Discussion was held regarding cleaning fresh water tanks. Some disputed OT in each department. OVERSEAS PROGRESS (Mari­ time Overseas), August 10—Chair­ man, B. McGowan; Secretary, J. Sumpter; Ship's Delegate, B. Mc­ Gowan; Engine Delegate, J. G^lagher; Stewards' Delegate, Jack B. Maulden. $14.50 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks extended to the entire steward department for excellent preparation and serving of meals. The steward thanked the crew for their co-operation in keeping the pantry and messhall clean between meals. Entire crew is extremely pleased with the increase in pay and fringe benefits. GENEVA (U.S. Steel), August 3— Chairman, Fred Bischoff; SecreUry, Frank Allen; Ship's Delegate, Fred Bischoff; Deck Delegate, Bruce E. Ruggie; Engine Delegate, Paul E. Huggins. $18.40 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department dele­ gates. BUCKEYE PACIFIC (Buckeye), August 17—Chairman, Leon M. Kyser; Secretary, Wilmer E. Harper; Ship's Delegate, Bill Cullen. No beefs and no disputed OT. COLUMBIA (Ogden Marine), Au­ gust 10—Chairman, B. J. Woturski; Secretary, M. S. Sospina; Ships Delegate, Thomas L. Farrell; Deck Delegate, Richard Heffley; Engine Delegate, Joseph E. Brooke. No beefs reported by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended to the en­ tire steward department for a job well done. Discussion held regard­ ing pension plan. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), July 27—Chairman, Arne Larsen; Secretary, Henry A. Galicki; Ship s Delegate, Michael LaCross; Deck Delegate, Charles Johnson; Stew­ ards' Delegate, Joseph A. Long. $30.00 in Movie Fund. No beefs and no disputed OT. Brother Mike F. Curry was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. RICHWOOD (Richwood), July 27 —Chairman, Edward Adams; Sec­ retary, William Karpiak. Vote of thanks extended to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. Vote of thanks also extended to patrolmen Frank Boyne and Ed Morris for a job well done. No beefs reported by department delegates. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Au­ gust 24—Chairman, Manuel Laudran; Secretary, Harris L. Bennett. $10.00 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks extended to the steward department for a job well done. WINGLESS VICTORY (Consoli­ dated Marine), August 24—Chair­ man, C. Mize; Secretary, John Cal­ houn. Everything is running smooth^ly with no beefs and no disputed OT. OVERSEAS EVA (Maritime Over­ seas), July 27—Chairman, I^y.Boi­ ling; Secretary, Bertrand Wright; Ship's Delegate, Ray Boiling;. Deck Delegate, L. C. Wilson; Stewards Delegate, Bertrand A. Wright. Few hours disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. Motion was made that all • ships goin^ into hot climate should be air conditioned. WINGLESS VICTORY (Consoli­ dated Marine), August 17—Chair­ man, C. Mize; Secretary, John Cal­ houn. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. TRANSPACIFIC (Hudson Water­ ways), August 10—Chairman, W. Kuchta; Secretary, J. Hunt. Brother L. B. Kelly elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs or disputed OT. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), August 24—Chairman, Alfonso A. Armada; Secretary, William H. Rhone; Ship's Delegate, William E. Richardson. No beefs reported by department delegates. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), August 9—Chairman, Ray Hodges; . Secretary, Floyd Mi^hell, Jr. No beefs and no disputed OT reported ;by department delegates. WARRIOR (Sea-Land), July 27— Chairman, L. Ramirez; Secretary, W. Lescovich; Ships Delefi^ate, Walter Lescovich; Deck Delegate, O. Ortiz; Engine Delegate, Luis A. Ramirez. No beefs were reported by depart­ ment delegates. AMERIGO (Crest), July 13— Chairman, B. Anderson; Secretary, C. Hall. Department delegates re­ ported that everything is running smoothly. Brother B. Anderson was elected to serve as ship's delegate. ALCOA VOYAGER (Alcoa), July 20—Chairman V. W. CMary; Sec­ retary, M. P. Cox; Ship's Delegate, Edward L. B'lanton. $122.75 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. MIDLAKE (American Bulk), Aug­ ust 10—Chairman, Charles Allen; Secretary, Frank Kustura; Ship's Delegate, Charles Hueburt; Deck Delegate, Charles H, Allen, Jr.; Engine Delegate, Thomas C. Hopkins; Stewards Delegate, Robert F. Grant. Some disputed OT in deck depart­ ment, otherwise no beefs. LYNN VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), July 20—Chairman, W. Mat­ thews; Secretary, Howard Flynn; Ship's Delegate, W. Matthews; En­ gine Delegate, Oliver N. Meyers; Steward Delegate, G. A. Brown. Dis­ puted OT in deck and engine de­ partments. ••'J - BEATRICE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), August 3—Chairman, C. Webb; Secretary, W. Lovett; Deck Delegate, Mario Garcia Lopez; En­ gine Delegate, Anthony Pramo; Stewards' Delegate, N. Williams. No beefs. Everything running smoothly in all departments. RICE VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), July 27—Chairman, John Al­ statt; Secretary, Wayne Larson; Ship's Delegate, B. D. Bush; Engine Delegate, John P. Lyons; Stewards' Delegate, Paul L. Hunt. No major beefs were reported by department delegates. OVERSEAS EXPLORER (Mari­ time Overseas), August 10—Chair­ man, Gerald McCray; Secretary, Peter Morreae; Ship's Delegate, Gerald McCray. Some disputed OT in deck department to be taken up with patrolman. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), August 26—Chair­ man, Allen Manuel; Secretary, War­ ren Manuel; Ship's Delerate, War­ ren Manuel; Deck Delegate, M. Welch; Engine Delegate, L. V. Springer; Stewards' Delegate, Allen Manuel. Few hours disputed OT in deck and engine departments. MAIDEN CREEK (Sea-Land), July 27—Chairman, George E. Annis; Secretary, Joseph E. Hannon; Ship's Delegate, George E. Annis; Engine Delegate, D. Saxon; Stewards' Dele­ gate, F. R. Stickel. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), July 13—Chairman, Lonnie Cole; Secretary, Frank L. Schackelford; Ship's Delegate, D. A. Norris; En­ gine Delegate, F. L. David. No beefs and no disputed OT. RICE VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), July 6—Chairman, John W. Alstatt; Secretary, John W. Givens; Ship's Delegate, B. 0. Bush; Engine Delegate, John P. Lyons; Stewards' Delegate, Paul L. Hunt. No beefs and no disputed OT. BESSEMER VICTORY (South Atlantic & Caribbean), July 20— Chairman, Carlton Moore; Secre­ tary, A. W. Hutcherson; Ship's Delegate, Charles G. Ashcom; Deck Delegate, E. Luzler; Engine Dele­ gate, Robert Davis; Stewards' Dele­ gate, Frank Kumiega. Everything running smoothly with no beefs. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Au­ gust 17—Chairman, Manuel Laudran; Secretary, Harris L. Bennett. $10.00 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT. MAIDEN CREEK (Sea-Land), Au­ gust 10—Chairman, George E. An­ nis; Secretary, Joseph E. Hannon. Few hours disputed OT in deck de­ partment, otherwise everything run­ ning smoothly. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for job well done. PUERTO RICO (Hudson Water­ ways), July 20—Chairman, Harry Baum; Secretarj^ D. Archia; Deck Delegate, Ralph J. Denayer. $4.25 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. HALCYON TIGER (Halcyon), Au­ gust 3—Chairman, A Barnes; Sec­ retary, Michael Toth; Ship's Dele- ' gate, Anthony B. Barnes; Deck ^ <1 Delegate, Howard R. Harvey; EnU gine Delegate, Jack H. Brian. Discussion held regarding Vacation and Welfare Plans. ROBIN TRENT (Moore-McCor- mack), July 20-Chairman, F. J. Mears; Secretary, C. J. Nail; Ship s Delegate, P. Rubish; Deck Delegate, ' F. E. Parsons; Engine Delegate, Claude D. Berry; Stewards' Dele­ gate, A. R. Bailey. $34.70 in shipj"fund. Some disputed OT in steward department otherwise everything is O.K. Discussion held regarding re- » tirement plan. Vote of thanks to the steward and his galley gang for a job well done. NOONDAY (Waterman), August 31—Chairman, T. Martineau^; Secre­ tary, J. Morton; Ship's Delegate, Tom A. Martineau; Deck De egate, Fred Serrahn; Engine Delegate, Henry B. Pedersen; Stewards' Dele­ gate, Rafael A. Rios. Motion was made that the Union have a dental clinic. Some disputed OT in department. $2.00 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for a gob well done. ' ^ - ANDREW JACKSON (Water-4 man), August 31—Chairman, Thorn- as L. Self; Secretary, John W. , Mims; Ship's Delegate, Juan V. ^ Fernandez; Deck Dele^te, Juan V. Fernandez; Engine Delegate, L. Aranco; Stewards' Delegate, Rich- ard Ramsperger. $22.00 ®' fund. No beefs were reported by ^ department delegates. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), August 3—Chairman, J. Ken­ nedy; Secretary, D. M. Woods; Ship's Delegate, J. C. Northcut; Deck Delegate, R. A. Cory; Engine Delegate, E. Boyce; Stewards' Del­ egate, G. H. Burns. Vote of thanks to steward department. POTOMAC (Ogden), August 24— Chairman, Arnie Horde; Secretary, William J. McNeely; Ship's Dele­ gate, H. A. Smith; Deck Delegate, H. A. Smith; Engine Delegate, R. McKnight; Stewards' Delegate, Henry McCullough. Crew would like the patrolman to check the old fans in foc'sls. WALTER RICE (Reynolds Met­ als), September 1—Chairm^ W. W. Lawton; Secretary, L. J. Bwle; Ship's Delegate, Paolo Pnngi; Dock Delegate, John Talbot; Engine Dele- ' gate. Jay C. Cohen; Stewards' Dele­ gate, Charles Lampman. Everything is O.K. with no beefs and no dis- ^ puted OT. ALBION VICTORY (Bulk Trans­ port), July 13—Chairman, L. A. Bchm; Secretary, G. H. Coker; Ship's Delegate, G. H. Coker; Deck Delegate, G. H. Coker; Engine Dele­ gate, M. Beasley, Jr.; Stewards' Delegate, Harry D. Hommond. No beefs or disputed OT reported. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), August 10—Chairman, Thom E. Kelsey; Secretary, Herb Knowles; Ship's Delegate, Tom E. Kelsey; Deck Delegate, C. B. Testes; Engine Delegate, A. M. Lindsey; Stewards' Delegate K. Miller. Discussion held on division of OT for the oilers and firemen under the new contract. No beefs reported by the department delegates. DEL ALBA (Mississippi), August 10—Chairman, William Aycock; Secretary, Peter Gebbia, Jr.; Ships Delegate, Thomas L. Harrell; Stew­ ards' Delegate, John A. Schultz. $8.50 in ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Everything is running smoothly. WINGLESS VICTORY (Consoli­ dated Marine), August 10—Chair­ man, C. Mize; Secretary, J. Calhoun. Some disputed OT in deck d^artment One man missed ship in Hono­ lulu. TRANSPACIFIC (Hudson Water­ ways), July 13—Chairman, William G. Cofone; Secretary, John C. Hunt. Ship's delegate reported everything running smoothly. Motion niade to have air-conditioners instalmd in messhall and that a larger AC gen­ erator be installed to allow for pri­ vate air-conditioners and refrigera­ tors while this ship is on the tropic run. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for job well done. VANTAGE HORIZON (Venore), July 27—Chairman, Richard Schaeffer; Secretary, Louis W. Pepper; Ship's Delegate, W. Smirmoff. Some disputed OT in deck and engine de­ partments. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), April 29—Chairman, J. Levine; Secretary, C. G. McLellan. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. OAKDALE (Oakdale Shipping), August 3—Chairman, N. H. Eldridge; Secretary, Robert H. Pitcher; Ship's Delegate, Chester C. Sey­ mour; Deck Delegate, Chester J. Seymour; Engine Delegate, Edward P. Arard; Stewards Delegate, Vin­ cent Pezzelolo. Discussion held re­ garding pension plan. No beefs and no disputed OT. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), July 27—Chairman, None; Secre­ tary, S. Segree. $9.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. Brother K. Price was elected to serve as ship's delegate. SS STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), August 3—Chairman, None; Secre­ tary, S. Segree; Deck, Delegate, James Christie; Engine Delegate, Ishmaul Ramos; Stewards Delegate, Stanley Faunthrop. $9.00 in ships fund. Everything is in order with no beefs and no disputed OT. ERICKSON (Crest), August 3-Chairman, Bill Butts; Secretary Al­ bert H. Richards; Ship's Delegate, Bill Butts; Deck Delegate, Paul Chattley; Engine Delegate, Louis Greaux; Stewards Delegate, Donald Thompson. Crew extend a vote of thanks to all SIU . represe^atiyes for the raise in pay and OT. Written motions and resolutions sent to headquarters. No beefs were re­ ported by department delegates. JAMES (Ogden Marine), August . 31—Chairman, H. OMey; Secretary, C. Garner; Ship's Delegate, R. N. Kelly; Deck Delegate, David B. Ramby; Engine Delegate, John S. > Higgins; Stewards' Delegate, O. Paschal. Discussion held regarding retirement plan and new contract. No beefs were repp^ed by depart- • ment delegates. $37.36 in ship s fund. ALCOA TRADER (Alcoa), August 10 — Chairman, Donald Chestnut, Secretary, Delegate J. D. Cantrell, Jr.; Deck Delegate, O. W. Elliott; Engine Del­ egate, Carlos Vega; Steward, A. Ronlin. No beefs were reported by department delegates. . * , ^ RALEIGH (Crest), August 31— Chairman, Dan hL Ticer, Sr., Secre­ tary, John H. McElroy; Ship's Dele­ gate Dan M. Ticer, Sr.; Engine Delegate, Donald J. Henson; Stew­ ards-Delegate, E. E. Davidson. $16.00 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. JAMES (Ogden),'August 24 — Chairman, H. Mobley; Secretly, C. Garner; Ship's Delegate, R.. N. Kelly; Deck Delegate, David B. Ramby; Engine Delegate, John S. Higgins; Stewards' Delegate, Otis Paschal. $28.80 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks was extended to the stew­ ard department for a job well done. Discussion held regarding retire­ ment plan. NOONDAY (Waterman), Septem- , her 7 —Chairman, T. Martineau; Secretary J. Morton; Ship s Delegate, T. Martineau; Deck Delegate, ' Fred Serrahn; Engine Delegate, . Henry B. Pedersen; Stewards' Dele­ gate, Rafael A. Rios; $37.00 in ship'sifund. Some disputed OT in engine department. No beefs. �lOetober, 1969 SEAFARERS Waiiam Flllin^in, 41: Sea­ farer Fillingim died on August 7 as the result of an auto acci­ dent on Friendsw o od Link Road, Texas. He was a native of Alabama and made his home there in Chicka­ saw. An AB in the deck de­ partment, his last vessel had '' been the Albion Victorv. He joined the Union in the Port of •> Mobile in 1941. Brother Fil­ lingim is survived by his father, " Emanuel. Burial was in Wolf Ridge Cemetery, Whistler, Ala. bama. u r Joseph John Vuitech, 62: Seafarer Vujtech passed away as a result of ar­ teriosclerosis on July 20 in Har­ bor Emergency Hospital, San Francisco. He was a native of Michigan and was living in San Francisco when he died. Broth­ er Vujtech joined the SIU in the Port of Baltimore in 1946. He was a chief cook and last sailed aboard the Raphael Semmes. Seafarer Vujtech, who began his sailing career in 1923, is sur­ vived by a daughter, Sonya Lee Van Deventer. Robert Hill Trail III, 19: Brother Trail died in action on February 25 during a battle 'in Quang Tri Province, Viet­ nam. He had temporarily left the SIU to join the Mari ne Corps in 1968. A native of Baltimore, Mary­ land, Seafarer Trail joined the Union in the Port of New York in 1967. He sailed as a wiper in the engine department and last shipped aboard the Alcoa Market. Brother Trail is survived by his mother and father. . \1> Homer Lee Addingtmi, 63: Brother Addington died of a heart attack on August 13 at the Sunny Point Army Terminal, North Carolina. He was a native of Nickelsville, Virginia, and was making his home in Gate City, Virginia at the time of his death. He sailed in the deck department and last shipped aboard the Grethe in January of this year. Sea­ farer Addington joined the Union in 1957 in the Port of Baltimore. He is survived by his father, Sam. Demetrio Gomaza Zemido, 72: Brother Zerrudo, an SIU pensioner, died of heart diseasf on August 10 in the USPHS Hos­ pital at New Or­ leans. Born in the Philippine Islands, Brother Zerrudo had made his home in New Orleans. He had been sailing nearly 31 vears when he retired in 1961. Brother Zerrudo sailed as stew­ ard and his last vessel was the Del Alba. He joined the Union in the Port of New Orleans. Burial was in Garden of Mem­ ories Cemetery, Jefferson, Louisiana. Seafarer Zerrudo is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Rosita Penton. ,1, Robert Sallier, 57: Seafarer Sallier died on August 3 in Park Place Hos­ pital, Port Ar­ thur, Texas. A chief engineer for Slade, Inc., Brother Sallier made" his home in Orange, Tex­ as, with his wife. Dorothy. He joined the SIU in Port Arthur in 1964. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery, Orange. Besides his wife. Sea­ farer Sallier is survived by two sons. Robert and Jerry. Broth­ er Sallier waS a native of Louisiana. Page Twenty Nine LOG gia and joined the Union in the Port of New York in 1955. Burial was at Garden of MemCemetery, New Orleans. ^ Paul Chase Norton, 63: Brother Norton was - an SIU pensioner who passed away on September 10. Seafarer Norton had sailed as an AB in the deck department for many years. He last sailed aboard the Duke Victory. A native of Maine, he was making his home in Boston at the time of his death. Brother Norton joined the SIU in the Port of New York in 1938. Cremation took place at Forest Hills Cre­ matory, Boston. Lloyd James Thomas, 58: Brother Thomas, an SIU pen­ sioner, died in Charity Hospi­ tal, New Orleans, on August 17 from a lung di­ sease. A real oldtimer in the SIU, he joined the Union in 1938 in the Port of Norfolk. A native of West Virginia, Sea­ farer Thomas had sailed as an AB in the deck department. His last vessel was the Trans India. Brother Thomas was living in New Orleans at the time of his death. He is survived by a sis­ ter, Gladys Caldwell. Burial was in Tampa, Florida. Brother Thomas first went to sea in 1929. <I> James Walker, 58: Seafarer Walker died in USPHS Hospi­ tal, Staten Island, on August 31. Leroy Samuel Jackson, 55: He joined the Seafarer Jackson died on Sep­ SIU in the Port tember 13 in of New York in New Orleans. 1947 and worked Death was in the steward caused by department. His drowning. A last vessel was member of the the Jacksonville. A native of SIU since 1939, South Carolina, Brother Walker Brother Jackson was living in Bronx, New York, sailed as a chief with his wife, Beatrice, when he steward. His last vessel was died. In 1961 he served the mid­ the Calmar. He was a native of South Carolina and still made night to 8 a.m. watch in the his home there with his wife, greater New York harbor strike. Gwendolyne, at the time of his In 1962 he was issued a picket death. Brother Jackson joined duty card. Burial was in Woodthe SIU in the Port of Savannah. lawn Cemetery, Bronx. Walter Beck Orr, 60: Broth­ Edward Anthony Lukowski, er Orr died suddenly on August 67: Brother Lukowski was an Samuel Chamberlain Law­ 25, 1968 in San SIU pensioner Francisco. He rence, 51: Brother Lawrence who died on died in San had been a cook September 20 in Francisco on in the steward USPHS Hospi­ February 2 of department and tal, Staten Is­ pneumonia. Sea­ last sailed land. A native farer Lawrence aboard the of Brooklyn, he sailed as a wiper Mount Vernon was living there in the engine de­ in 1968. Sea­ with his wife, partment. His farer Orr, a native of Arkansas, Anna, when he died. Brother last vessel was was making his home in Wil­ Lukowski had joined the Union son, Oklahoma at the time of the Eliza Port. He was bom in in the Port of New York and his death. He joined the SIU in Pensacola, Florida, and made the Port of Baltimore in 1952. his home in Oakland, Califor­ sailed as a bosun in the deck A man with a B.A. degree. nia. Brother Lawrence joined department. His last vessel was Brother Orr was once an ele­ the Union in the Port of New the Seatrain Louisiana. In mentary school teacher. He is York in 1961. Burial was at 1961 he participated in the suiwived by his father, Olin, Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Tampa, greater New York harbor strike. From 1919 until 1921 he served Florida. and a cousin, Christine. in the Navy. Burial was in St. John's Cemetery, New York. Hughes Patterson Townes, 56: Seafarer Townes succumbed r to heart disease on August 22 at the USPHS Hos­ pital in New Or­ leans. He was an SIU pensioner who made his home with his wife, Rosella, in New Orleans. Brother Townes sailed as an AB in the deck de­ partment and the last vessel he sailed on was the Walter Rice in 1968. He was born in Geor­ Thomas Lewis Thompson, 57: Brother Thompson died Au­ Jack Theo Waldtop, 17: gust 11 in the Brother Waldrop died of pneu­ USPHS Hospi­ monia in USPHS tal in San Fran­ Hospital, New cisco. A mem­ Orleans, on July ber of the SIU 31. Young Wal­ since 1951, he drop had grad­ joined the Union uated from the in the Port of Harry LundeNew York. Sea­ berg School of farer Thompson sailed as a 2nd Seamanship in cook. Bom in New York City, 1968 and was sailing as a wiper Brother Thompson was living in in the engine department. His San Francisco at the time of his last vessel was the Alcoa Cbmdeath. Burial was in Ocean mander. A native of BrookView Cemetery, Staten Island. haven, Mississippi, Seafarer Waldrop was still making his home there when he passed away. Survivors include his mother, Dorothy. Burial was in Antioch Cemetery, Brookhaven. Hamilton Dailey, 47: Brother Dailey died on November 23, 1968, at Gradu­ ate Hospital in Philadelphia from acute bron­ chial asthma. He was born in Vir­ ginia and joined the SIU in the Port of Norfolk in 1941. He sailed as a messman in the steward department and last worked aboard the Pro­ ducer. At the time of his death. Seafarer Dailey was living in Philadelphia with his mother, Minnie Young. He served in the Army from 1943 until 1946. Jacobus Nuvelstyn, 70: Sea­ farer Nuvelstyn died from a hemorrhage at Jersey City Med­ ical Center on August 27. He was a native of Holland and was making his home in Jersey City, New Jersey, widi his wife, Susan, when he passed away. Brother Nuvelstyn joined the Union in the Port of New York in 1963 and worked as a deckhand for the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. Thomas Stephen Johnson, 50: Brother Johnson died sud­ denly on Au­ gust 30 aboard the Burbank f ^ Victory on which he was sailing as a steward. Death was caused by a heart attack. Bom in New Jersey, he had been living in Philadelphia. Seafarer John­ son was single and joined the Union in the Port of Tampa, Florida in 1949. Burial serv­ ices were held in Philadelphia. Prue G. Vaughn, 51: Brother Vaughn died of heart disease on September 12 in Norfolk Gen­ eral Hospital, Norfolk, Virgin­ ia. Seafarer Vaughn was born in Belton, South Carolina, and made his home with his wife, Delia, in Chesapeake, Virginia. He shipped as a third cook in the steward department and last sailed aboard the Ames Victory. Brother Vaughn joined the Un­ ion in the Port of Norfolk in 1955. Burial was at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk. �Page Thirty SEAFARERS FINANCIAL REPORTS. Hie constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Guff, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes sjiecific provision for safeauardina the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditina committee elected by the membership. Ail Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund aareements. All these aareements specify that the trustees in charae of these funds shall equally consist of union and manaaeraent representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun^ are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shippina riahts and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shippina riabts. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shippina or seniority riahts as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The pnmer address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1980, New Yorit 4, N. Y. ^ ^ Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafaros Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avaUable in aU SIU balb. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboara ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionaUy refrain^ from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Unions officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deoned harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has heea reaffirmed by membenhip action at the Septembers 1960s meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an ^torial board which consists of the Executive B^d of the Union. The Executive Board may delegates from among its rankSs (me individual to carry out this responsibility. IDdNOT Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) Stftzel-WeUer DistfUcriM "Old FitzKerald," "Old Efk" ."Cabin StUl," W. L. WcUcr Bourbon whldtcys . (Distillery Workers) — KIngsport Press "World Book,** "Chfldcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) B: d> Boren Clay Products Co. (United Brick and Clay Workers) Ik Gypsum Wallboard, American Gypsum Co. (United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers International) R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Camels, Winston, Tempo, Brandon, Cavalier and Salem cigarettes (Tobacco Workers International Union) (International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drinks and Distillerv Workers) A1> Pioneer Flour MID (United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers Local 110, San Antonio, Texas d> An California Table Grapes (United Farm Workers) "mS" bthnd men's clothes _ Kaynec Boyswear, Jndy Bond Uonws, Bancs Knitwear, Randa He*, BOM Giovei^ Rklunaa Magic Chef Pan Pacific Division (Stove, Furnace and Allied Appliance Workers International Union) 4> 4, ABantic Prodncts Sports Goods (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) Fisher Price Toys (Doll and Toy Workers) Jamestown Stofing Cocpu (United Furniture Woiters) PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU nnlesa an official Union receipt is given for ume. Under no circumetancea chould any mraiber pay any money for any reaaon unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publbhea every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarise themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functicms, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file conunittees. Because these oldtimen cannot take shipboard anpl<vment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union p<dicy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These riirfats are clearly set forth in the SlU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic ori^n. If any member feds that be is denied the equal rights to which be is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic riadits of Seafarers is the rteht to pursue legislative and political objectives which wiU serve the best interests of themselves, their famaies and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was establisbed. Donations to SPAD are entirdy voluntary and constitute the funds throuidt which legislative smd political activities are conducted tor the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feab that any of the above rights have boon vMstod. or that ho has been denied bM constttntioaal right of accoso to Union records or infomution, ho ahonid imniediataly notify SIU President Panl BaU at bcadgnarters by eertified nwU. retam recdpt rcgi —^ Econmny Famitnre Co. AniOdownMa^ Weston Provindai Bflt-Rite (Upholsterers) : Waterways), AuKust 10—Chairman^ Jaclc Kennedy; Secretary, D. M,; Woods; Ship's Delegate, James Ci* Northcut; De.clc Delegate, It. Corey; Engine Delegate, E. Boyce; • jjStewards' Delegate, G. H. Burns. No beefs reported by department dtele-^ gates. Everything running smoothly, BEATRICE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), August 10—Chairman, Cw ' Webb; Secretary, W. Lovett; Ship's> Delegrate, Mario Garcis gine Delegate, Anthony J. rramo; Stewards* Delegate, N. Williams." Everything running smoothly in alii * departments. Vote of thanks to*! steward department for Job well' done. ~ i " . KENYON VICTORY (Columbia), . August 3—Chairman, J. Kuchta;| Secretary, Leo M. Morsette; Ship's Uelesate, John Kuchta; Deck Dele-f> ate, Thomas J. McGinn; Engine delegate,']^bert Brooks; Stewards' pslegate, Harry C. Downing. No beefs were reported by department» delegates. S STEEL ENGINEER (Isthralan), June 23^—Chairman, Jan Bayes, Jr.; ' . Secrfitary, Angel Seda; Ship's Dele- , gate, Jan Bayes, Jr.; Engine Delegate, Maunce Rosenthal $7.00 Im , ship's fund. No beefs. Some disputed OT in deck and engine d«partm< to be taken up vrith patrolman. COLUMBIA (U. S. Steel), Aug 17—Chairman, B. J. Waturski; r«tary|_^M. S. Sospina; Ship's Dele gate, Thomas Darrell; Deck Dele gate, Richard Heffly; Engine Dele gate, Joseph E. JBrooke; Stewards! Delegate, T. Sayer. No beefs. Eve thing running smoothly in all d partments. ' SIU-AGUWD Meetings RIchman Bros, and Sewell Suits, New Orleans Nov. 11—2:30 p.in. Wing SUrts Mobile Nov. 12—2:30 p.in. (Amalgamated Clothing Workers Wilmington Nov. 17—^2:00 p.in. of America) San Fran. .. Nov. 19—2:00 p.m. Seattle Nov. 21—^2:00 p.m. <|> New York Nov. 3—^2:30 p.ni. Philadelphia Nov. 4—2:30 p.in. White Furniture Co. Baltimore .. Nov. 5—2:30 p.m. (United Furniture Workers of Detroit .... Nov. 14—^2:30 p.m. America) Houston ... Nov. 10—2:30 p.m. ^ —- October, 1969. "I Comet Rice Miiis Co. products Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) LOG United Industrie Workers New Orleans Nov. 11—7:00 p.m. Mobiie .... Nov. 12—7:00 p.m. New York Nov. 3—^7:00 p.m. Philadelphia Nov. 4—^7:00 p.m. Baltimore .. Nov. 5—^7:00 p.m. tHousttm .. Nov. 10—^7:00 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detrcdt .. Nov. 3—2:00 p.m. Alpena .. Nov. 3—7:00 p.m. Buffalo .. Nov. 3—7:00 p.m. Chicago . Nov. 3—7:30 p.m. Duluth .. Nov. 3—7:00 p.m. Frankfort Nov. 3—7:00 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Section Chicago ... Nov. 11—^7:30 p.m. tSauH Ste. Marie Nov.. 13—^7:30 p.m. Buffalo Nov. 12—^7:30 p.m. Duluth Nov. 14—^7:30 p.m. Cleveland , Nov. 14—^7:30 p.m. Toledo ... Nov. 14—^7:30 p.m. Detridt • • - Nov. 10—^7:30 p.m. MOwaukee Nov. 10—^7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Orleans Nov. 11—5:00 p.m. Mobfie .... Nov. 12—5:00 p.m. Philaddphia Nov. 4—5:00 p.m. Bdtfanore (Bcensed and un­ licensed) . Nov. 5—5:00 p.m. Norfolk ... Nov. ti—5:00 p.m. Honstmi ... Nov. 10—5:00 p.m. Railway Marine Region PhOadelpiiia Nov. 11—^10 am. & 8 p.m. BaUimoK Nov. 12-7-^10 a.m. ft 8 p.fn. •Noifblfc Nov. 13—10 aju. ft 8 p.m. Jeney CHy Nov. 10—10 a.m. ft 8 pjn. t Hooting held at Labor Temple, Snnit Ste. Mario, Mich. * Meotiag held nt Labor Temple. Nowport Mews. IMootiag hdd at Gahreefam whmrrm. STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian)! J* luly 13—Chairman, J. Nelson, Jr.tl^ Secretary, O. Vola; Ship's Delegate! ^ Sugene Hayden; Deck Delegate^ * Thomas I. Walker; Engine Delegate^ forge E. Griffith; Stewards' Delei' "" rate, F. S. Omega. $20.00 in ship's!. fund. No beefs or disputed OT. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRfiSIDENT Psul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tenner Esrl Shopard Al Tannsr VICE PRESIDENTS Llndioy Wlll|smi Robart MaHhawi SECRHARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS 47S 4tli Ave., ikim. (212) HY t-4M0 800 N. Second Ave. (517) EL 4-3414 •ALTIMORE, Md 1214 E. Raltlmoro St. (301) E«, 7-4f00 BOSTON. Mail MI Atlantic Avenue (417) 482-4714 BUFFALO, N.Y 7IS.WaihtMton St. SIU (714) TL 3-T2ST IBU (714) TL 3-f25t CHICAOO, III T3BI Ewlne Ave. SIU (312) SA 1-0733 IBU (312) ES 5-TS70 CLEYELAND, Ohio 1410 W. 2Stli St. (214) MA I-S4S0 DETROIT, Mich IBIH W. Jefterion Ave. (313) VI 3-4741. DULUTH, Minn .... 2014 W. 3rd St. (2IB) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich. P.O. Box 107 4IS Main St. (414) EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex M04 Canal St. (713) WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Ha. 2408 Pearl St. (t04) EL 3-0117 JERSEY CITY, N-l. ... It Monteomory St. (201) HEB-t424 MOBILE, Ala I South Uwronco St. (205) HE 2-1754 410 Jackion Avo. NEW ORLEANS, U. (504) S21-7544 NORFOLK, Va MB Ird St. (703) 422-l8t2 .. 1404 S. 41b St. PHILADELPHIA, Pa (lis) DE 4-3SIB r;?BTEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian)! liAugnst 3—Chairman, George L,fjHayes; Secretary, Johnny P. Bali< Hnv: Ship's Sbiti'H Delegate, Delesrate. George ueorire L. A day; Hayes; Deck Delegate, James F. Shi-: rah; Engine Delegate, David !. Gow-^ er; Stewards' Delegate, Philip Swing. $51.66 in ship's fund. Trip: has Just begun and everything istu i| running smoothly. i I A STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian)^ ' July 20-r-Ch8irman, J. Nelson, Jr.; • „ i Secretary, O. Vola; Ship's Delegate, i Eugene Hayden; Deck Delegate, ; Thomas J. Walker; Engine Delegate, i Jorge Griffith; Stewards' Delegate, ! F. Omega. $20.00 in ship's fund. No ! beefs or disputed OT. ALPENA, MICH PORT ARTHUR, Tex IMS Sovonlb St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., 1531 Mluton St. (415) 424-47t3 SANTURCE, P.R ISIl Fomandox Jonco* Step 10 724-2848 WSA'S® -""SSTMSi STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), „ August 10—Chairman, George L. Hayes; Secretary, .Tohnnv p. BaVi^day; Shm's Delegate, George LV 'Hayes; Deck Delegate, James F. sShirah; Engine Delegate, David •Gower; Stewards' Delegate, Philip Swing. Discussion held on new con­ tract. Vote of thanks to our efficient Union raprescntatives, $51=66 m ship'ia fond. Everything running;; smoothly with no bpefs. STBIBL; SCIKNTIBT (Isthmian, „July 27—Ghairman> J. Nelson, Jr.! ISecfotary, 0. Vola; Ship's Delegab Sugehe Hayden; Deck Delega IThomas Walker; Engine Delega Idrge Griffith; Stewards' Delegate " Omega, $20.00 in ship's fund uerything is running smoothly. e«reta$y?^L'P. sXday afo, odprgB L. Hayes. ,Ste, J^ss Shiraht : David Gower; sfesw' jfatu;';VhiIlp.. Bvring..-.Mdmade that Bfeiphdard a month shdul4r ha Jn.khip'S'afondAl; r4.irtsiiSi WILMINOTON, CalHj, 4W .$«««• Aye. Terminal liland, Calif. (213) B32-73K YOKOHAMA, Japan. .Itwa Bld^. Room 801 1-2 Kalaan-Dorl-Nakafcu 1»l<4t7l fat. 281 •Delegate, yh^»:;.repprted 3 �SEAFARERS October, 1969 if.- > Page Thirty One LOG "'•'i t'r " • • W'f-" iM ARRY SCHULTZ, 70, went on s Pension in June after a long sniliAg H career. Ehiring his Jast two years at Ma he bad heard about the Hany Lundebe g School of Seamanship at Piney Point, ar d he had met some of the trainees and u])graders who came aboard ship. Last month he decided to come down to tlie Point and see the school for himself. .After a two-day tour, during which time J he had an opportunity to inspect all of • the training facilities, and the farm arei, he said; "I am greatly impressed. It's a wonderful thing. I only wish that we hzd this kind of training program when I was a young fellow, and I hope that the your g men down here realize what a wonderf ul opportunity they have. All of us have eveiy right to be proud of what the SIU building here to secure the future of the new young men coming into- our Union, our active members who are still sailing, and the oldtimers like me." ' yr,. '••Ai ^ -iTi Pensioner Harry Scliul+2 and HLSS Lifeboat • instructor Tom Brooks watch an able crew of trainees as they come into the dock - ' after a long and hard afternoon of practice.' ; -. . : • y:.y. < iy m'. ' 'Hv. ,;fT1 s - t;, SchwIta-'pOifits'to the chart to show.what a M firlman's wage's were when he was tailing in Ri:-the engine room m 1945—$14? a month! To­ ll^/: day a fireman's wages are $470,33. Looking on are (1-r) Richard Scott, James Shields, Charles ^Bailey. The. trainees were very in listening- to his- experiences. Plih Hall shows Pensioner ScHdifz mw^fplb^^ I'iiiormitory ; home which will be available for pertsiom^ / Pfrs;" Schultz exprsMed a - great deal of interest in )\e plans fpr a thbd^n and complete pensioner villagie.; Schultz samples a freshly picked watermelon presented t6 him by SIU RepreMntative, Frank M Schultz spent an afterrwon look-ysg ing around the school's farm which supplies^; much of the school's fruits and vegetables. :y �r'Vol. XXXI No, 12 SEAFARERS^jfeLOC Octobor 1969 < I OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO> { [ II CnrSERVKEMRFOlK smugMr I hrtofPineyPoiirt r -- - T HE 35,000-TON cities Service Norfolk stopped at Steuart Petroleum at the Port of Piney Point to discharge a part of her cargo of gasoline. The SlU'contracted supertanker had just completed a 65-day voyage that began at Norfolk and included ports in Venenzuela, Arruba, Pan­ ama, Guam, and Houston, Texas. SIU Represent­ ative Bill Hall, HLSS Instructor Tom Brooks, and a LCXJ photographer spent an afternoon visit­ ing the ship and talking with members of the crew. Two crewmembers, Larry Scott and Willis Single­ ton, both recent graduates of the HLSS school at Piney Point, stopped by to talk with some of the trainees, and tell them of their experiences. I ^ ISIU Representative Bill Hall holds an informal meet• ing with some of the crewmembers. Standing left to IFather and son sailed together on deck on the Nor- Iright are Macon Welch, deck delegate: Warren Man-. |foik. Mike Anding, sailing as O.S., and his father,.Iuel, ship's delegate: Mario Cepeda, AS: and Hoyt IB. J. Anding, take time out to look over the latest |Hackney, engine delegate. The crew was pleased with Iissue of the LOS. This was the first trip for Mike. |the surprise visit, and happy to receive the new LOS. The steward department was on hand for the LOS pho­ tographer. Left to right are Seorge Mates, chief stew-1 ard: Allen Manuel, steward delegate: Rodolfo Pinoin, | pantry: Berley Willis, third cook: and Jimmie Higham, i chief cook. The crew had high praise for the steward department of the Cities Service Norfolk. I I Two crewmembers of the Norfolk, both HLSS gradI uates, took time to pay ^ visit to the School at 1 Piney Point and talk to a class of trainees. Larty ICrewmember Mario Cepeda takes a supply of welfare 5 Scott, making his second trip as wiper, attended the I forms for the crew brought to the ship by SIUI school in February. Willis Singleton, seated, was ! Representative Bill Hall. Looking on is Tom Bropks,^| making his first trip as messman. He graduated in ^ . two chief pumpmen on the Norfolk took time out • lifeboat instructor at the Harry Lundeberg School • July. Looking on are HLSS instructors Bill Hall, and Ion deck to pose for this photo. Billy J. Brewer, |of Seamanship at Piney Point. The crew reported. Paul McGaharn, Scott, and Singleton both, had high i J left, and William Beatty reported a smooth trip.|a smooth voyage all the way with no problems.." praise for the HLSS training and education program. I I V* � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1969 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE PREPARING REPORT AFL-CIO CONVENTION SETS COURSE FOR CHALLENGES OF ‘70S MTD OPTOMISTIC ON ADMINISTRATION’S MARITIME PLEDGE JUSTICE DEPT USED DOUBLE STANDARD IN WHITEWASH LETTER ON HAYNSWORTH CAREY SEES THREAT TO US SECURITY IN GROWING SOVIET MERCHANT FLEET JUSTICE DEPT USED DOUBLE STANDARD IN WHITEWASH LETTER ON HAYNSWORTH CAREY SEES THREAT TO US SECURITY IN GROWING SOVIET MERCHANT FLEET SIUNA, MTD DEMAND END TO PHS HOSPITAL SHUTDOWNS 1970 MARITIME AUTHORIZATION BILL PASSES HOUSE WITH SENATE CHANGES JENNIE RIZZUTO, LADY SIU PENSIONER, PAYS HAPPY VISIT TO HEADQUARTERS CONGRESS STRIKES FDL SHIP FUNDS FROM BUDGET FOR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW AFL-CIO EXPELS CHEMICAL WORKERS BY 50-1 MARGIN FOR ALA AFFILIATION GROWING NUMBER OF CONSUMER LAWS HAVE BARELY SCRATCHED THE SURFACE GILBERT BILL REVAMOS SOCIAL SECURITY; WOULD WIPE OUT POVERTY AMONG AGED CONGRESS ASKED TO HALT EXPLOITATION, ANTI LABOR ABUSE OF GREEN CARDRES SALARY HIKES, BONUSES, STOCK DEALS KEEP TOP EXECUTIVES ALIVE AND WELL 125 MORE TRAINEES WIN LIFEBOAT TICKETS AIRLINE PILOTS SCORE SAFETY HAZARDS, PROPOSE OWN SOLUTIONS TO INDUSTRY UNION BUSTING BY JP STEVENS HIT IN SEVENTH ADVERSE RULING BY NLRB CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MOUNTS DRIVE TO MAKE NLRB MANAGEMENT’S TOOL NEW JOB BIAS PLAN CALLED RIGHTS SURRENDER SOLUTION TO TEENAGE UNEMPLOYMENT NOT LOWER WAGES CRACKDOWN ON WAGE-HOUR CHEATERS CALLED FOR BY AFL-CIO PRES. MEANY CITY SERVICE NORFOLK STOPS AT PORT OF PINEY POINT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1969 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXXI, No. 12 1969 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/22b2beac7a7cfce3d70b9caaf8677e24.PDF fc994a9f6d206175344c17900dc7374e PDF Text Text SEAFARERS#LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO JULY 1,19' I -V it - I f 1 Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of. Bepresenta- 2 3 4 U.S.O. 1101) , is amended as follows: a ()• Oil all fotfres . a T Other Unions Critrcize Indictment of SlU•—See Page 11 Building Blocks for a Better Union—See Pages 13-24 �National Health Insurance Called Top Priority Issue Wasiiington A national health insurance program for all Americans "no later than 1971" has been urged by labor leaders. Two labor organizations—the AFL-CIO and the United Auto Workers—are pushing for a bill that would encompass the best of two differ­ ing measures introduced in the U.S. Senate. Testifying before the Senate Labor Commit­ tee, AFL-CIO President George Meany said "there is general agreement in every sector of American life that action must be taken" to bring to the American people medical services that exist, but for one reason or another are not available to a great number of the people. Meany and Leonard G. Woodcock, President of the UAW, both conceded that Congress would not act this year, but insisted that Congress must not delay action beyond 1971. Meany disputed claims of the Nixon Adminis­ tration, which is opposed to such legislation, that the program would be too costly. Meany said there was no reason for the American people to spend more on medical care than they do now. "It is a matter of correcting the abuses that occur under today's system," he added. He outlined six basic goals to be achieved: • Enactment of a program that covers every man, woman and child in the nation. . • Comprehensive benefits taking in every­ thing needed for the patient. • Financing of the program like Social Secu­ rity with the federal government and employers splitting the remaining payroll costs. • All medical services on a pre-payment basis. • Free choice of physicians and free choice of health delivery systems. • Better organization and delivery of health care. Woodcock, testifying for the UAW, said only national health insurance "can control sky­ rocketing medical costs and prevent the collapse of the American health care system." He also countered Administration claims diat the United States cannot afford medical in­ surance, declaring that today's health insurance industry is wasting more than $1 billion an­ nually through duplication of administration, useless advertising and general inefficiency. Bowman Named to MARAD Position Examining New Contract All hands at the September membership meeting in New York study the memorandum of agreement between the SIlT and its contracted companies before voting overwhelmingly to accept the new contract. Washingttm Roy G. Bowman, general counsel for the Maritime Ad­ ministration, has been appoint­ ed deputy administrator for pro­ gram implementation. He will assume control of the day-to-day process of get­ ting the recently enacted mari­ time program under way. In addition. Bowman will be in charge of the new active role in international affairs which Maritime Administrator An­ drew Gibson envisions for the agency. He also will have overall supervision of the agency's con­ tract compliance program which will enforce federal em­ ployment opportunity standards, in shipyards, among ship oper­ ators and on the docks through­ out the country. ~ PRESIDENTS REPORT . (i , 4 ' 'it •" mm mi "W/^en Congress passed and sent to President Nixon ^ the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, it took an enormous first step toward the long-overdue recon­ struction of the American-flag merchant marine. Sea­ farers did their part—and more—during the years of battle that led to passage of the Act. We can look to the bill and see the prospect of hundreds of new ships—each providing good jobs and decent living and working conditions for the future. We can see in it new strength for our fleets on the Great Lakes and in the Alaska-Hawmi-Puerto RicoGuam routes. And visions of help for our antiquated fishing fleet are there, too. After we have enjoyed the view, we can shake ourselves back to the reality of the fight that is yet to be won. That fight involves cargo. A thousand new ships anchored at every American port won't provide a single new job unless we do our share in the effort to put cargo in the holds. It will take a minimum of two years for the ships called for in the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 to come down the ways. During that time, we must use all our energies to promote the use of American-flag ships by all who use oceanborne transportation—gov­ ernment as well as private industry. We have some things going for us, including an ally in the U.S. Department of Commerce and its Maritime Administration (MARAD). MARAD has already opened a "ship-American" program on a na­ tional scale. And the SIU, as well as our sister unions in the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department's Port Councils, are involved in cooperative programs. The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 provides an ad­ ditional possibility of help. It gives the Secretary of Commerce the authority to police the Cargo Prefer­ ence Laws that some federal agencies have been thumbing their noses at for years. Congress, in passing these laws, ordered that not less than 50 percent of all federal cargo be shipped in American-flag vessels. With the exception of the Military Sealift Command, the will of Congress has been flagrantly violated time and again by agency upon agency. The tramp fleet has all but been ignored by two major shippers of government cargo, the Department of Agriculture and the Agency for International De­ velopment. We now intend to use our full strength to persuade the Secretary of Commerce to nudge those who are reluctant to follow the law into providing American-flag ships—and especially the tramp fleet— with no less than 50 percent of government cargoes. Tn addition, we will again be impressing upon all within range that the 50 percent figure is a minimum and that the federal government, if for no other reason than to set the example that it supports its own nation's merchant fleet, should be placing all of its cargo aboard American-flag vessels. The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 contains addi­ tional help. The construction and operating sub­ sidies, together with tax-deferment privileges for ship construction, all of which previously had been pro­ vided to only a handful of liner operators, will now be available to all. This federal' assistance in ship construction and operation will give many operators the edge they need to compete with foreign-flag operators in the battle for cargo, especially that cargo being shipped to and from the United States. The new ships now programmed for construction will be swift, technologically modern and sufficiently large to provide the speed, service and reliability that attracts business from private industry. Operators of these ships will have an additional advantage. They will have the skills of the American by Pm HAU Seafarer, the best-trained, most efficient craftsman to be found in all the world's fleets. Our job is to see to it that this combination of man­ power, ships and service is promoted so effectively that cargo will be generated in huge amounts. We must not only meet, but exceed President Nixon's goal of having 30 percent of all American imports and exports carrigd in American-flag vessels by the mid-1970s. The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 has made a significant contribution toward our future success. It closes out an era that began 34 years ago, and in­ troduces a new set of rules designed to allow the U.S.flag fleet to compete in the trade patterns of today. While it does not bring instant relief to our severe problems, it does supply the hope that is always re­ quired to continue a tough job. While it was the collective contribution of all Sea­ farers that brought us the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, we owe special recognition to Phil Carlip, our union's veteran legislative representative in Washing­ ton. Phil has for many years been front and center in persuading Congressmen to consider our goal. The votes for the bill in the House of Representative— 307-to-l on the House version and 343-to-4 on the final measure—stand as a tribute to his ability and determination in representing the best interests of Seafarers. His performance has been truly outstanding. the Senate side, we were fortunate to have in our Oncorner the dedicated skills of another SIU veteran, Bilf Moody. Bill carried the SIU message to every Senator, and the vote reflects his work. The Senate approved the first version of the Act by a 68-to-l count. When the measure was presented for final passage, not a single "nay" could be heard in the voice vote. These men, and many others like them, are the , stuff of which a strong Seafarers International Union is made. Seafarers Log ji �Senate,House Give Maritime Bill Approval; Sent to Nixon Washington Congress has overwhelmingly approved the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 and sent it to President Nixon for his signa­ ture, climaxing the long struggle to bring new life to the dying American-flag merchant marine. The House, in a roll call vote, approved the Act by a 343-to4 count. The Senate, with near­ ly 70 senators on the floor, adopted the measure by a voice vote without a dissent being heard. Many provisions of the Act have had the active support of the Seafarers International Un­ ion, including the massive ship­ building program that will vastly expand and improve the nation's bulk-carrier fleet. (Where was NMU President Joe Curran during the battle for passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970? He was leading the opposition. An editorial on page 10 sets the record straight.) - The measure, initiated by the Nixon Administration, is ex­ pected to have the greatest im­ pact on the maritime industry of any legislation since the Mer­ chant Marine Act of 1936, which first initiated federal sub­ sidies for the merchant marine's liner trades. Paul Hall, president of the SIU and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, a group of 42 national and international unions affected by maritime af­ fairs, said the Act "offers the mechanisms to bring a new life ' of vigorous activity to an in­ dustry that has been nearly knocked to its knees." He said the SIU, along with the MTD, will do "aU they can to see to it that the opportu­ nities provided by the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 are ful­ filled. We see this Act as a means of developing for our na­ tion a merchant marine that can effectively compete for the world's waterborne commerce." Hall cautioned that passage of the measure "marks only the end of the first battle. "We must now devote our full energies to aiding the Departnient of Commerce in its campaign to bring cargo to a fleet of modern, efficient Ameri­ can-flag vessels. A great in­ crease in cargo is necessary if we are to reap the full benefits of the tool Congress has made available," he said. "This will demand maximum cooperation between labor, management and the govern­ ment," he said. "The Seafarers International Union will do its full share." Maritime Administrator An­ drew E. Gibson has hailed the bill as "the most significant legislation affecting the Ameri­ can merchant marine industry since the Merchant Marine Act of 1936." In rapid succession, the Sen­ ate made some significant . changes in the House-approved version of the bill, the con­ ferees of the two Houses of Congress, reached agreement and both the Senate and the House of Representatives adopted the conference com­ mittee's report. The final version contained nearly all of the additions adopted by the Senate, with the exception of exempting the his­ toric Mississippi ]^ver paddlewheeler, Delta Queen, from maritime safety regulations to allow it to continue to operate as an excursion vessel. Here are the highlights of what the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 provides: ^ An authorization to spend federal funds to finance a share of the con­ struction cost of 300 new cargo vessels in the foreign trade in the next 10 years. ^ A helping hand through tax deferment privileges for all American-flag operators. This will permit operators to use funds from profits that otherwise would have been paid in taxes for the construction of new vessels, resulting in re­ ducing the amount of money that must be accumulated to pay for building a new ship by half. The tax-deferment program has been limited to 14 liner companies operating on fixed routes since it was established in the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. The new bill extends the privilege to all operators serv­ ing the foreign trade routes. In addition, it provides the taxdeferment program to opera­ tors serving the Great Lakes, the noncontiguous trades routes to, from and between Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Guam, as well as the fish­ ing industry. ^ Extension of both con­ struction and operating subsidies to bulk carriers. Hiese subsidies, too, had been avail­ able only to the handful of liner operators since 1936. ^ The Secretary of Com­ merce with the authority to administer and police Cargo Preference Laws. This gives the Secretary of Commerce the power to see to it that all fed­ eral agencies carry out the will SEN. WARREN MAGNUSON .... chaired Senate committee ANDREW E. GIBSON . . . represented Administration REP. EDWARD A. GARMATZ . . . chaired House committee of Congress when it passed laws ordering that no less than half of all federal government cargoes be shipped in Ameri­ can-flag vessels. sel construction program and $600 million annually there­ after. • Generation of 444,000 man-years of employment for manufacturing employees (skill­ ed and semi-skilled), much of which will be in poverty areas. • An amelioration of the decline in seagoing jobs which otherwise would drop by 50 percent by 1980. "There is little legislation that is so urgently needed or about the need for which there is such overwhelming agree­ ment," Long asserted. "Our de­ fense requires it. Our com­ merce requires it. Our balance of payments and the continued vitality of our nation require it. "For the first time in many years we have before us a maritime program that has the full support of the Administra­ tion," he continued, "the over­ whelming backing of the House of Representatives, and the near unanimous concurrence of those in the private sector whose cooperation will be required to make the program work." Senator Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.), chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and one of the sponsors of the Act, told his fellow senators that: "This bill represents the necessary governmental com­ mitment to revitalize our mer­ chant fleet. The bill lays the legislative groundwork for a long overdue rehabilitation of our maritime capability to meet the urgent needs of our com­ merce and defense." He noted that the United States, which accounts for a third of all the world's com­ merce, has a fleet that ranks fifth in the world on a tonnage basis. "Approximately three-quar­ ters of our foreign-trade fleet consists of obsolete, over age vessels that will disappear with­ in the next five years," he add­ ed. "We face a problem of mas­ sive block obsolescence that is reaching crisis proportions." Magnuson said that the Mer­ chant Marine Act of 1936 had ignored the bulk trades which, since that time, have "grown tremendously. Presently, our liner trade involves the carriage of about 46 millions tons an­ nually while our bulk trades have grown to almost 350 mil­ lion tons. "This bill is designed to re­ duce our dependence on foreignflag ships in the transportation of the raw materials our country needs for defense purposes and to keep our economy growing." Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott (R-Pa..) introduced the successful move to eliminate the interest debt and all future in­ terest payments on the con­ struction cost of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Senator Walter Mondale (DMinn.), a strong advocate of the move, said shipping on the Great Lakes was in great need of assistance, noting that "the lake ports are handling only 2.5 percent of the U.S. overseas waterborne trade. "Virtually no U.S. govern­ ment cargo is shipped abroad out of Great Lakes ports," he reported. "For example, the Department of Defense alone exports almost 30 million tons in a year and only 2,000 tons were shipped through Great Lakes ports in 1968. This amounts to less than 1/100th of 1 percent of the total De­ fense exports. In contrast, ap­ proximately 35 percent of the material exported by the De­ partment of Defense originated in the Great Lakes area." Senator Winston Prouty (RVt.) told his fellow senators that he supported the Act be­ cause it will "chart the course for the revitalization of the American maritime industry for which many of us have labored so arduously over the past sev­ eral years." Senator Daniel K. Inouye CDHawaii) said the measure was of particular importance to resi­ dents of his state because of the (Continued on Page 10) ^ Elimination of the inter­ est on the construction debt owed by the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corpora­ tion, as well as the future in­ terest on the debt. This will end the threat of substantial toll in­ creases which could have re­ duced shipping through the sea­ way. Income from the current toll schedule will be used to pay operating and maintenance costs, as well as the original construction cost over the next 39 years. ^ A system to phase out the "runaway" fleets of the unsubsidized operators. The program allows those who oper­ ate both American-flag and foreign-flag fleets to qualify for subsidies for their Americanflag ships only if they "freeze" their foreign-flag holdings as of April of this year. These dual operators will not be allowed to add new ships to their foreign-flag holdings. Nor will they be permitted to re­ place any foreign-flag ship that is scrapped or lost. And they must totally end their foreignflag operations within 20 years. ^ That all components of all American-flag ships must be made and assembled in the United States. The Sec­ retary of Commerce is granted the power to permit the pur­ chase of minor vessel parts abroad, but only under special circumstances that would result in unreasonable delays in ves­ sel deliveries. The Senate vote on the bill was 68-to-l, with Senator" John Williams (R-Del.) casting the lone "no" vote. The House had approved the Act by a 307-to-l vote. Chief spokesman for the bill on the Senate floor was Senator Russell Long (D-La.), chair­ man of the Merchant Marine Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee. He characterized the meas­ ure as "a program to revitalize our Merchant Marine Act so that it will be viable and work­ able in wartime and in peace." In a statement distributed to all Senators, Long listed the bene­ fits that the bill would provide. They are, he said: • A modern merchant fleet capable of meeting the needs of our commerce and defense. • An improvement in our balance of payments estimated at $2.9 billion during the ves- SEAFARERS^ItOG Oct. 1970 • Vol. XXXIII. No. 10 OfUcial Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board Paul Hall, President Gal Tanner Earl Shepard Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President A1 Kerr Sec.-Treaa. Lindsey Williams Vice-President A1 Tanner Vice-President Robert Matthews Vice-President Published monthly at 810 Rhode Island Avenue N.E., Washington, D.C. 20018 by the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFLCIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook­ lyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. 499-6600. Sec­ ond class postage paid at Wash­ ington. D.C. POSTMASTER'S ATTENTION: Form 3579 cards should be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. �Congressmen Stress Importance of New Merchant Marine Act As the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 neared final passage in Congress, three members of the House of Representatives reemphasized the vital importance of the legislation to the mari­ time industry in particular, and to the nation in general. Rep. James J. Howard (D.N.J.) said that final enactment of the bill could relieve an enormous eccwiomic problem which has been confronting the maritime industry for some 25 years. An accelerated ship con­ struction program is not enough in itself warned Rep. Otis G. Pike (D-N.Y.). He said that new ships will prove useless unless there is cargo for their holds. Rep. Robert O, Tiernan (DN.J.) said that final passage of the act will be a history making event in that it would pave the way for a successful future for the entire maritime industry. The Congressmen presented their views at recent weekly luncheons in Washington spon­ sored by the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Department, with which the SIU is affiliated. These luncheons provide the only continuing, educational forum dealing exclusively with maritime problems and legisla­ tion, and feature addresses on these issues by representatives of government, labor and busi­ ness. Seek 'Common Goal' Congressman Howard said the maritime philosophy em­ bodied in the act will achieve success only if government, in­ dustry and labor pool their re­ sources "to meet a common goal." If this is done, he said, the new philosophy could bring "a massive economic problem out of the comer where it has been allowed to mildew for over a quarter of a century." With the scheduled phase- out of 395 World War Il-vintage ships in the next four years, Rep. Howard pointed out that the foreign-trade, Americanflag fleet will be reduced to a mere 272 ships. He also cautioned against any visions of immediate results once the act is signed into law. "The fleet will not see solid results in the form of new ships until most of the vessels in the current fleet have been scrapped," Howard said. "This means that under the best of circumstances, our nation will be woefully weak in its carrying capacity in the near future." However, Howard warned that the U.S. cannot allow itself to "become bait" for other na­ tions by being dependent upon them to transport its trade. "It is paramount that we not only provide ships under the American flag, but that we also follow through on a program that shows it pays to 'Ship American'," he concluded. Such action, he said, "is des­ perately needed and needed now. The proud old warhorses that make up the bulk of the current fleet are being cut up for scrap at a phenomenal rate. Scores of vessels are making their last profit for their own­ ers as they fall before the shipbreakers' torch at a time when scrap metal prices are at an alltime high, particularly in Japan." He said that statistics on the position of the U.S. merchant fleet in relation to the rest of the world were "dreary." "There is to me—and I pre­ fer to be an optimist—one lone­ some advantage in these dreary facts. That advantage is that we have no place to go but up." Cargo Needed The necessity of supplying cargo for the holds of these pro­ posed new ships was reiterated by Rep. Pike. He said that while the gov- M. Weisberger Fe+ed by MTD In RecogniHon of Long Service San Francisco Morris Weisberger, vice president of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North America, was guest of honor at a testimonial dinner spon­ sored by the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Department Port Council of the San Francisco Bay Area. The dinner recognized Weisberger's service to the council, of which he is president, and his 40 years of involvement with the maritime labor movement. Paul Hall, president of the SIU and president of the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment was toastmaster at the dinner. Frank Drozak, West Coast representative of the SIU, was dinner chairman. San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto Va,o>-i was the principal speaker. Weisberger, whose career as a sailor began in 1926, helped organize the Sailors Union of the Pacific in 1936 and was the SUP's East Coast repre­ sentative until 1957 when he succeeded the late Harry Lundeberg as secretary-treasur­ er of the SUP. He is also a vice president of the California Labor Federation. Anti-Strikebreaker Tacoma, Wash. The city council here has passed an ordinance protecting strikers from the importation of strikebreakers. The ordinance came after employers used strikebreakers in a construction industry dispute last February. Rep. James J. Howard Democrat of New Jersey "t- "This now philosophy could hring a mossivo oconomic prohiom out of tho coraor whoro it has hoon uiiowod to miidow." ernment is taking steps to re­ vitalize the fleet, "we must look to the private sector for any significant impact upon the ration of American imports and exports being delivered in American-flag ships." "We can build ships, but un­ less we put cargo in their holds the ships we build will be use­ less," he said. He acknowledged that the proposed new ships were neces­ sary to replace the "old, ineffi­ cient ships in the fleet now." "But no nation can long stand strong," he said, "when less than five percent of its im­ ports and exports are carried in the holds of its own vessels." Pike stressed that ship con­ struction and cargo for thenholds are mandatory "if we are Rep. Otis G. Pike to have a strong, vital merchant Democrat of New York "No nation con long stand marine contributing to our na­ strong when loss tiran fiuo tion's defense and economy." And, he said, new construc­ porcont of its imports and tion is justified by the many oxports nro cnrri^ in tho years the merchant marine has holds of its own vossois." given "us service beyond loy­ alty, service that has been truly loving in its nature." As a way to clear the debt the nation owes its merchant fleet, "we must move strongly toward the successful implemen­ tation of the 'ship-American' program of the Commerce De­ partment and the Maritime Ad­ ministration." Rep. Tiernan said passage of the bill is "a history making event" because "it will help others and contribute to a stronger America." Thousands Benefit The people it will help, he said, will "thousands upon thousands of jobless men and women who will be needed in the shipyards to construct hundreds of new vessels, plus thousands upon thousands more who will make the components Rep. Robert O. Tiernan and provide the services that Democrat of Rhode Island will be required by those ships." He said that unemployment "(The Act) will replace a will hot be the only area direct­ rusting, slow and generally ly affected. "It will replace a inefficient merchant marine, rusting, slow and generally in­ with a fleet of swift, technoefficient merchant marine with iogicaiiy-advanced ships." a fleet of swift, technologicallyadvanced ships . . . that will be able to take on all comers in the fiercely competitive world of oceanborne commerce," Tiernan said. He pointed out that "fisher­ men look to the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 as a way to replenish their antiquated ships, as do those members of the Great Lakes fleet." The passage of the bill should also prove to be a boon to the economies of the non­ contiguous trade areas, accord­ ing to the Congressman. All in all, he said, the bill allows "the maritime industry to glow about the prospects for the future." "This," the congressman said, "is a nice feeling." .1 • �/ Rep. Robert A. Giaimo Democrat of Connecticut "(Subsidies) for ship con­ struction mean jobs, and jobs mean people off wel­ fare; people paying taxes; people buying the products of our econoEi^y." Rep. Charles H. Wilson Democrat of California "At a time when we should be taking measures to im-^ prove the supply of fish, competition is causing deple­ tion ... and is undercutting the domestic fisherman .. Rep. Thomas P. O'Neill Democrat of Massachusetts "The marine insurance field is the only area of the insur­ ance business not now sub­ ject to governmental regula­ tion." Economy, Insurance, Fishing Problems Hit By Three Congressmen Three members of Congress who addressed the MTD lunch­ eon gatherings in recent weeks spoke on topics not directly concerned with the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, but with a direct relationship to the maritime industry. Rep. Robert N. Giaimo (DConn.) manitained that allevi­ ation of the maritime industry's economic problems could serve as a model for getting the na­ tion's economy out of the dol­ drums. Rep. Charles H. Wilson (DCalif.) outlined an eight-point plan designed to revitalize America's dying fishing fleet. Congressman Thomas P. O'­ Neill (D-Mass.) took exception with current marine insurance programs and suggested a twopoint program to solve insur­ ance problems. Maritime Model The revitalization of Amer­ ica's merchant marine should not only help cure that indus­ try's economic ills, according to Rep. Giaimo, but it also could be used as a "model for get­ ting our nation's economy back on the right foot." Pointing out that the pro­ gram to build 300 new ships over the next 10 years will mean increased employment, the congressman said the gov­ ernment must be "willing to in­ vest in America" to maintain "full employment and provide for the needs of all its citizens." He said "there is no need for widespread unemployment or recession. There has been a recession in the maritime in­ dustry and finally there is ac­ tion. to revitalize the industry." Noting that federal financial assistance will be given for the construction of new ships, Giai­ mo declared that these subsi­ dies are an "investment," and "if applied right, a subsidy brings far more benefit to the government that it costs." To verify his point, Giaimo said that "for ship construction they mean jobs, and jobs mean people off welfare; people pay­ ing taxes; people buying the products of our economy." The revitalized fleet, he esti­ mated, will contribute about $600 million annually to the country's balance of payments. "We should realize a healthy return on our investment in­ stead of having a maritime in­ dustry which is a drag on the economy," he said. He said the program "should serve as a model for the econ­ omy of the nation, to be ap­ plied elsewhere to prevent un­ employment." Help Fishermen Rep. Wilson said it was sad that "at a time when we should be taking measures to improve the supply of fish, competition is causing depletion at even ^eater rates and is undercut­ ting the domestic fisherman whose role should be expanded rather than reduced." In order to accomplish an expansion of the American fishing industry, he proposed: 1. Full restoration of a pro­ posed cut of $7.5 million in the budget of the Bureau of Fisheries, including a cut of $2.8 million in construction aid for fishing vessels. 2. Increased research into the fishing industry and the ef­ fects of pollution on the industry. 3. An increase in the au­ thorization for fishing vessel construction to $20 million per year and an "elimination of some of the red tape that pres­ ently surrounds the boat build­ ing subsidy program." 4. Federal government as­ sistance to help stem the soar­ ing costs of maritime insurance. 5. Revamping the Interior Department's Fisheries Loan Fund by providing more capi­ talization than the present $20 million and increasing the $40,000 maximum. 6. A broad educational pro­ gram to help the American housewife learn "the benefits of fish foods." This would in­ clude strengthening the Interi­ or Department's "fish inspec­ tion program to increase con­ sumer confidence in fish prod­ ucts." 7. Putting an end to all types of pollution of the world's wa­ ters. 8. Establishment of a com­ prehensive national and inter­ national policy for resource management to demonstrate that tlie Ameiicaa government considers fishing to be a "vital national industry." According to Wilson this would include "careful crop­ ping" or harvesting "of only surplus fish so that fisheries are not exhausted. While every at­ tempt must be made at cooper­ ating with other nations, we must also be prepared to pro­ tect our rights." Remodeled Insurance Rep. O'Neill, an insurance executive himself, said there were a number of complex problems facing the marine in­ surance industry. The congressman said it look the personal intervention of Maritime Administrator An­ drew E. Gibson to roll back a proposed surcharge on cargoes carried by 25-year-old vessels. The surcharge finally was placed on cargoes in 30-yearold ships, but only after Gib­ son's intervention. "Mr. Gibson knows, the maritime industry knows. Con­ gress knows, we all know that one-third of the U.S. merchant fleet would have been forced out of action practically over­ night if the surcharge on car­ goes aboard 25-year-old ships was allowed to go into effect," O'Neill said. Another problem he cited was that insurance praetices "have been bypassed by tech­ nology." This is obvious, he said, in the industry's reluct­ ance to give lower rates to cargoes carried in containers, "even though there are indica­ tions container losses are lower than standard break bulk." If these problems continue, he warned, the marine insur­ ance companies may "have to consider an insured bill of lad­ ing as an alternative to cargo insurance and secondly, a fed­ eral insurance program if build­ er's risk insurance rates remain at high levels as a result of hurricanes." O'Neill concluded that these innovations may be unneces­ sary if the government pursues a policy "of research, informa­ tion gathering and promotion of new ideas for the marine in­ surance industry." Public Service Bill Awaits Senate Action needs as public protection, Washington A bill that would create jobs health, education, pollution and —"not leaf raking or other so- recreation." The bill suggests that a shift called make work jobs"—in public service is awaiting action away from present manpower training systems, which provide in the U.S. Senate. The "Employment and Train­ training for jobs that do not" ing Opportunities Act of 1970" exist, is necessary. The newly would reorganize and strengthen created jobs, it is hoped, will present manpower training pro­ help welfare recipients through grams in an effort to alleviate their difficulties in finding unemployment and poverty. placement in big business and It provides for new public industrial positions. service positions because, in the In a report accompanying the words of Andrew Biemiller, bill to the Senate floor, the legislative director of the AFL- Senate Labor Committee said, CIO, private business "cannot "a substantial public service fill the job requirements of the employment program would nation." ease the problems of joblessness The bill calls for additional and inadequate services in ur­ "meaningful jobs to carry out ban and rural poverty com­ such important community munities." • uii e 5' �Jobs for Seafarers Overseas Builds Five New Ships Baltimore, Md. Five sleek ships, meaning more jobs for Seafarers, have slid down the ways in the past two years and have been com­ missioned by Overseas Shipholding Group. The new ships, built without subsidy at Bethlehem Steel Corp.'s Sparrows Point Yard, mean comfort as well as em­ ployment for Seafarers. Quar­ ters consist of single, air condi­ tioned cabins for each man. The company describes them as "the most modem design, with permanent prefinished plastic bulkheads." First Launching The Overseas Alice and her sister ship the Overseas Vivian, both weighing 37,800 dead­ weight tons, were launched in 1968. Another 37,800-ton ship, the Overseas Audrey, was launched in 1969. This year the company launched the Overseas Alaska and the Overseas Arctic, both weighing 62,000 deadweight tons. The ships were built to carry petroleum products. The Alice, Audrey, and Vivian each have 15 tanks with a capacity of 333,000 barrels. They also are flexible enough to carry 1,500,000 bushels of grain. Though built specifically for the Alaska North Slope oil trade, the Alaska and Arctic are among the largest vessels capable of crossing the Panama Canal economically and fully loaded. Both ships have a 524,000 barrel capacity. All five ships can discharge a full liquid cargo in less than 15 hours. The engine on each of the ships can be run from the bridge through a centralized control system based upon the remote operation of the main propulsion plant for all maneu­ vering conditions, including standby. The Alice, Audrey, and Vivian operate at a normal speed of 1614 knots with a 15,000-s h a f t-horsepower turbine driving a single screw. -f - ^ •V V The Alaska and Arctic are expected to do ISVi knots with a 20,000 shaft horsepower tur­ bine driving a single screw. These two ships measmre 731 feet in length. Their molded breadth is 105 feet and they draw 43 feet, 3 inches of water. The three older ships measme 660 feet, 2 inches in length, with a molded breadth of 90 feet. Their displacement is 36 feet, 5 inches. When the Overseas Alice was built she was one of the few vessels being constructed for an independent owner in the U.S. without subsidy. The upswing in shipbuilding is not occurring solely with one group. At the launching of the Overseas Alaska, Ran Hettena, director of the Overseas Group, noted, "this occasion, then, gives me some pleasure, not only because we of Overseas Shipbuilding Group are launch­ ing one of our own ships . . . but because U.S. shipbuilding is showing many other signs of vitality." Subsidy for Survival He pointed to the numerous other ships "in various stages of construction" at the Sparrows Point yard. Though he said that "it is clear that American-flag ship­ ping could not survive—^let alone prosper—in competition with lower world costs without some form of protection or subsidy," he added that "there already exists a vital and profit­ able role in U.S. commerce for private, unsubsidized shipping, notably, in our view, in the tanker trades." Standing on ways is Overseas Arctic prior to recent launching. Statistics on Economy Confusing Figures Never Lie, but Whose? It was another rocky month for workingmen trying to figure out what exactly was hap­ pening to the nation's economy. Statistics dropped like snowflakes both from those who follow the official Administration line, and from those who forever believe the opposite. Some things were clear, however: • Prices rose by two-tenths of one percent in August. While this raised prices to a level 5.7 percent higher than last year, the Admin­ istration trumpeted the increase as a victory because it was the smallest monthly increase this year. • Coupled with the small price increase was a continued decline in "real" wages as compared with wage levels a year ago. Antiadministration forces saw this as proof (rf their forecast that the Administration plan for eco­ nomic recovery was failing. • The Administration, albeit reluctantly, added four new major job centers to its list of "substantial unemployment" cities. These were Flint and Saginaw in Michigan; AnaheimSanta Ana-Garden Grove, Calif., and Albu­ querque, N.M. • Seven smaller areas were also added to the list, bringing the total of major centers with more than 6 percent unemployment to 35 out of a possible 150 and small areas to a total of 574. Last September there were 60 major centers that reported "low" unemploy­ ment, and there are now but 19. Generalized Unemployment The increase in unemployment, which many experts see as a general national trend, led to charges of "planned recession" by three econ­ omists who spoke at a legislative conference of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union in Washington. The three economic experts said the Nixon Administration has deliberately planned his economic slowdown to hit hardest at workingmen while benefitting banks and credit cor­ porations. One of the economists, Stanley Ruttenberg, a former assistant secretary of labor, said that unemployment and rising prices form a combination something like, "having a flooded basement in a drought." In support of that contention the econo­ mists noted that unemployment had risen to 5.1 percent nationally—the highest rate in six years. Nat Goldfinger, AFL-CIO research direc­ tor, said workingmen have been "the play­ things of a vicious game of engineered reces­ sion created by the Administration." Friedman Backs Labor And, strangely enough, even as labor was lowering these guns against Nixon economic policies, a right-wing economist. Dr. Milton Friedman of the University of Chicago, said that the "wage-cost push" was not responsible for inflation. Dr. Friedman, an adviser to Barry Goldwater during the 1964 presidential campaign, said that the wage gains of unionism have little effect on inflation. Inflation; he said, can oc­ cur when unions are weak as well as when they are strong. "The common element in inflation," Dr. Friedman says, "is not strong unions but an increase in money demand accompanied by an increase in the supply of money." That means, he said, that there are several factors—high cost of manufacturing materials, high interest rates, high competitive advertis­ ing costs—that enter into a recession picture at least as strongly as wage increases. But, as nice as it is that Dr. Friedman says labor is not to blame for inflation, his words will be scant consolation to workingmen who have lost their jobs while the ad­ ministration has fought a battle of statistics instead of a battle against inflation. Metropolitan Centers Eyeing Regional Government Washington The nation is developing a rather pronounced disposition toward a central city with high population density, surrounded by a ring of bedroom suburbs. One of the important ques­ tions raised by figures gathered in the 1970 census is whether the cities and suburbs will con­ tinue to be separate political entities, or whether they will become partners in the near future. Some political connection be­ tween the working place and the dwelling place of this na­ tion's urbanites seems nearly inevitable. And slowly, ponder­ ously, some areas seem to be accepting the trend. Pittsburgh Only Loser The census has shown that of the 30 largest metropolitan areas only Pittsburgh has had a population decline. In the other 29, the loss of people living in the geographical city limits has been more than matched by concomitant growth in the city's outskirts. As the people go, so goes business and several industries and business offices—seeking, no doubt, to escape the prob­ lems of urban life—have fled to suburbia and exurbia. This leaves cities in an un­ tenable position. The tax base decreases as the city ages and the need for city services in­ creases. For these reasons many cities have sought to combine duplicative municipal functions with nearby suburbs, who have the opposite problem—increas­ ing population and a less rap­ idly advancing tax base. Indianapolis Merger In one notable case, the City of Indianapolis and its nearby Marion County suburbs have entered into a partial consolida­ tion to solve municipal prob­ lems. Other regional consolida­ tion agreements have been reached around Baton Rouge, La.; Nashville, Tenn.; Virginia Beach, Va.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Carson City, Nev.; Juneau, Alaska; and Columbus, Ga. This kind of consolidation has been rejected in several areas, basically due to subur­ ban resistance. But the census of 1970 shows that people con­ tinue to move toward the un­ prepared suburbs, and that may presage a day when the sub­ urbs will be forced to call on the cities for essential aid. ^.1 I 'f It r I •.!fc �'39 Law Restricts Barges in'70 Pier Collapse Causes Damage The pier leased by the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Life­ boat School in Brooklyn's Mill Basin collapsed last month causing ex­ tensive damage to lifeboats and other school equipn^ent. A section of Brooklyn's famed Flathush Avenue, bordering the pier, also was car­ ried away into the basin. Six steel-hulled lifeboats were crushed and sunk by tons of falling earth and stone. A floating drydock and a life­ boat tender barge were heavily damaged. The pier was used to train Seafarers to qualify for U.S. Coast Guard lifeboat tickets. DISPATCHERS REPORT Washington A bill that would modernize cargo exemptions in barges on lakes and inland waterways is pending in the U.S. Senate. The measure has already been ap­ proved by the House of Repre­ sentatives. O. William Moody, SIU rep­ resentative on the board of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ partment, recently testified in favor of the bill at a hetuing of the Surface Transportation Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Committee. Paul Drozak, SIU represent­ ative in Houston, Tex., ap­ peared with Moody. Moody said the bill will do three things: • It will permit the mixing of regulated and exempt car­ goes in a single towboat with­ out loss of exemption. • Require publication of rates on all dry bulk commodi­ ties and thereby correct some AHanrie, Gulf & inland Waters District Sapitmbf 1,1970 to Saptowibef 30.1970 DECK DEPARTMENT " Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville ....... Tampa ...,..r.......... Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals TOTAL REGISTERED All Gronps ClassA QassB 10 5 125 104 14 18 49 23 26 24 50 38 10 9 50 25 64 92 80 89 30 61 81 121 32 40 657 613 TOTAL SHIPPED REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups QaraA ClassB ClaasC• 2 5 5 90 66 14 7 7 1 22 5 0 20 20 4 20 15 3 9 9 0 8 22 0 78 46 3 61 60 9 35 31 2 74 82 6 31 23 11 471 377 58 All Groups ClassA ClassB 10 1 191 76 27 28 134 61 40 40 , 58 44 15 18 85 35 159 110 149 101 37 62 178 122 42 15 1,125 713 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Ik X 71 - • • 7^ . Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville ..1 Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston ;... Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals All Groups ClassA ClassB 5 4 112 107 11 7 37 37 26 24 43 26 8 3 26 33 98 71 67 92 47 30 154 74 37 32 696 515 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups ClassA ClassB ClassC 5 7 7 , 69 .74 12 6 2 0 21 11 9 6 22 V 16 27 6 13 5 9 0 7 10 0 64 49 2 67 50 13 23 15 4 62 111 17 37 18 11 453 87 . 346 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa ................. Mobile ..... New Orleans Houston................ Wilmington San Francisco ...... Seattle Totals October 1970 All Groups Class A Class B 3 2 59 69 6 8 16 33 15 20 21 • 25 5 32 • 14.4Z 81 46; 45 13, 17 86 • 75 • 18 r''": 33 436- • 352, REGISTERED ON BEACH REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 4 49 1 21 12 8 8 9 57 34 9 48 26 284 All Groups ClassA ClassB 7 2 144 146 15 22 87 44 88 44 46 27 8 14 50 45 128 125 75 116 25 47 88 61 34 18 768 738 6 5 40 12 3 1 11 9 16 7 9 11 4 0 6 1-.:/ 36 . 1.,--;35 ,.29 16 • 0 47 ;: 23 •• 8 10 109 237 All Groups Class A ClassB 2 95 16 87 26 27 15 70 123 110 •e ••• 31 81 32 " 705 1 34 9 43 35 32 4 33 79 71 28 44 13 426 SLl Senate Asked To Update Regulations Paul Drozak existing inequities in regulation between rail and water carriers. • And provide a cutoff date for the legislation in order to force a thorough study of water carrier operations. "If this bill is enacted," Moody said, "the inland water­ ways transportation industry will be able to make full use of its advanced technology to the benefit of the shippers and consumers." This, in turn will allow the industry "to continue its im­ portant contribution to the movement of goods in this country, where the demand for transportation continues to out­ strip our national capability to provide high-quality, low-cost facilities," Moody said. He said that passage of the bill was of great concern to inland boatmen because, "the jobs of these inland boatmen and their economic future are tied to the economic future of this industry." Further, according to Moody, "the inland boat industry is the one section of the entire Amer­ ican water transportation indus­ try that has experienced growth in recent years." Bill Moody He said that while the indus­ try was growing by 50 percent it was advancing rapidly in technology. At present he said there are 18,611 non self-pro­ pelled barges in the nation that require towing for delivery of their cargoes. Considerable Impmtance "Some 80,000 workers are employed on the boats and barges operating on these water­ ways and another 80,000 are engaged in shoreside supportting capacities," Moody said. "Obviously we are dealing with an industry of considerable im­ portance to the national econ­ omy." Moody said however that time was nmning out on the cargo mixing provision of ex­ isting statutes, which in turn could cause stagnation m the inland waters transportation system. "Time is. so short," Moody told the senators, "that we ear­ nestly urge you to give favor­ able consideration to (the bill) as passed by the House, with­ out amendment so that comple­ tion of legislative action in this session hopefully will be as­ sured." Proposed Tax Program Would Hurt Workers Wasldngtmi A series of tax proposals by the Administration favors the wealthy, hurte the average worker and does nothing to combat air pollution, according to labor experts. The Administration propos­ als would juggle excise and inheritance taxes to gain more revenue and would tax lead additives in gasoline for anti­ pollution purposes. An AFL-CIO representative told the House Ways and Means Committee that a better way to balance the budget is to eliminate tax loopholes which deprive the U.S. Treasury of billions of dollars annually. Inequitable Extension Andrew Biemiller, legislative director of the federation said extension of the current 7 per­ cent excise tax on autos and 10 percent tax on telephone calls simply would "continue an inequitable tax for an addi­ tional year" and that would be "just as unfair as seeking new sales taxes or higher rates on old taxes." It is labor's position, he added, "that the sooner the fed­ eral government gets out of the sales tax business, the better." He pointed out that the pro­ posal to accelerate gift and in­ heritance taxes as a means of gaining revenue would be a one-time solution of doubtful value. He said the proposal benefits the wealthiest tax-pay­ ers at the expense of those not so wealthy. This proposal represents "a tax policy of indifference to­ ward low and middle income taxpayers and extreme caution when the realm of the wealthy is approached," he said. Billions Lost Biemiller said the "most glaring and costly tax dodges" now in the law involve proper­ ty transferred at death without taxing appreciation in value. He said that loss in revenue attributable to this one tax loophole alone totaled more than $4 billion. "Just by closing this one loophole the Administration would gain more revenue than its whole package of tax in­ crease, tax acceleration, and tax reduction postponements," he added. As for the tax on leaded additives in gasoline, he called it "clea ly a license to pollute, if you pay the price." ^ He suggested that the Ad­ ministration should be support­ ing legislation that simply would ban lead from gasoline and thus force the auto industry to come up with a "virtually pollution-free automobile by 1975." �Bob Callicrnlc, a member of the SlU-affiliated Inland Boatmen's Union, hauls on a line, while mate Ray Baker stands by at the winch. The Comet has two watches made up of a cap­ tain, mate and boatman. In \ Barges Move Cargo Of the West Towhoat skipper Warren Fox stands on the Western Comet (Western Transportation) in Portland, Ore. Elevated pilot house permits Capt. Fox to see over barges Comet has in tow. A very important part of the Comet crew is Eva Bender, a member of the IBU, who is tlie ship's cook. arging is the prime source of cargo movement on the Columbia and B Willamette Rivers in Oregon, and the widespread use of barges have brought the towboat industry into prominence in the Far West. One typical towboat, the Western Comet (Western Transportation Co.) is manned by a crew from the Inland Boatmen's Union. Watch standing is a 12-hour duty for the boatmen. IBU members work il: two weeks and get a week off. And those are seven-day work weeks. The work is hard: tying and unty­ ing empty barges; lashing in full barges, and dropping cargoes off at river plants. But crew quarters are comfortable and Cook Eva Bender provides good hearty food for the rugged boatmen, as the Comet continues its endless sweep up and down the river with barges in tow. The odd-looking towboat, one of six in the Western Transportation fleet, with its elevated wheel house, provides a vital link between the sea and the interior of Oregon and Wash­ ington. The Comet hauls the barges any­ where there is work to be done. ri Captain Fox eases Comet around Portland Harbor to begin picking up barges for downriver trip. Crane in background is at Portland Public Docks. 'i'.' c. A Mate Lester Hopper stands at the prow of a barge to be coupled with barge at right for trip to Lake Oswego. He wears microphone to keep in constant contact with bridge while crew is out of sight below pilot house. »•' I -• ij i <ii 4 sn . 11/ f. /(.Mii- . i. 'I �Machinery mainlenance aboard Comet is done by Engineer Lester Fallon, >vbo attends a winch while spare propeller lies on deck, ready in case of emergency. it' ' Edward Roles, right, an IBU member, helps mate Lester Hopper lash new barge onto Comet's growing collection of empty tows. The towboat will later drop barges off at river ports and factory sites. At Lake Oswego, Edward Roles frees empty barges from tow line. Wood chips from lumbering operations near lake will be towed to paper plants farther down river by Comet which is owned by subsidiary of paper company. ri* - -I Capt. Bernard Lee takes over on the bridge from Capt. Fox. Comet will continue down Willamette and Co­ lumbia to Astoria where it will drop off wood chips at its parent com­ pany plant. Comet bandies a variety of other cargoes as well. 9 g<)J Mate Lester Hopper signals a gravel barge that the Comet will pass to starboard. Hopper, steering towboat while Capt. Fox is off the bridge, will direct boat under the Selwood Bridge. Arrow on prow of the towboat is ship's wind vane. �First Class All the Way Maritime Bill Receives Resounding Approval (Continued jrom Page 3) extension of the tax-deferment construction program to opera­ tors in the noncontiguous trades. "This bill is exciting to Hawaiians," he said. "It can HouseOKs State Tax Limitation Seafarers may soon discover they no longer face the pos­ sibility of paying payroll taxes to several more states than the state in which they live. The Seafarer who lives in one state, works on a ship registered in another and loads cargo in still a third, now faces the threat of being taxed three times. Or, he may have to pay taxes to two states and file an information return with the third. Legislation designed to cor­ rect this unfair situation of "tax­ ation without representation" has recently been approved in the House. However, the bill doesn't eliminate entirely the But Curran opposed the grandfather clause. prospect of paying income tax He said in his column in the July, 1970, NM[/ to several states. Originally the House bill ap­ Pilot: plied only to interstate trans­ "Our job will be to fight the grandfather portation • workers such as overclause all the way." the-road drivers, airline pilots Curran was equally blunt in his demand that and railroad workers. Congress­ American-flag operators be allowed to build men argued that Seafarers are their ships in foreign yards. already protected by other "We canr see no reason for the American existing laws. shipbuilding industry to be allowed to play dog Rep. Thomas M. Pelly (Rin the manger at the expense of the American Wash.) however, insisted that merchant marine," he wrote in the May, 1970, Seafarers are not fully protected NMU Pilot. "Shipbuilding can get all the pro­ by any other laws and should tection it needs and all the work it can perform be included under the law. while still permitting American operators to get The Pelly Amendment was vessels built for American operation in foreign accepted by two committees re­ yards." viewing the proposed legislation In arguing the case favoring foreign ship­ and was included in the bill the yards over American shipyards, Curran wrote: House passed. It now goes to "The (American) shipbuilding industry has more the Senate. work than it can handle." A similar bill has been intro­ duced in the Senate and has Just a month later—on June 23—^U.S. Mari­ been endorsed by the SIU and time Administrator Andrew E. Gibson told members of the Seapower Subcommittee of the other concerned unions. The Senate bill clarifies the House Committee on Armed Services that of the 56 American shipways for 600-foot ships, basic power of states to tax 21—or more than a third—were unoccupied at nonresidents. It eliminates loop­ holes by stating that only two the end of April, 1970. states can claim any form of "One year from now," he told the commit­ tee, "30 ways out of 56 or 54 percent are income or withholding taxes scheduled to be occupied." This means that from interstate transportation workers—the state of residence nearly half will be empty. and the state in which the em­ Just as American-flag fleet will be modern­ ployee earns 50 percent or ized through the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, more of his annual income. the American shipbuilding industry is increas­ ing its capacity to produce quickly and effec­ tively the new ships that will be constructed under the provisions of the Act. To promote foreign construction of Ameri­ can-flag ships is to promote a "runaway" ship­ building industry, a condition that would pro­ Thanks for Help duce the same damaging effect upon the Ameri­ To the Editor: can maritime industry, and particularly shipyard I want to thank the SIU for workers, that the "runaway" flag fleet has in­ the letter expressing your sym­ flicted .over a period of a quarter of a century on pathies and condolences on the death of my husband William American seamen. Thiemonge. I sincerely appreciate As a union officer representing maritime work­ your kind words the help ers, it seems that Curran's responsibility is to and assistance givenand to me by the push for the protection and expansion of job Baltimore office during this pe­ opportunities for U.S. maritime workers. riod. Obviously his stand on the grandfather clause Sincerely, and on the building of ships for the AmericanWinifred M. Thiemonge flag fleet do not carry out this responsibility. Baltimm-e, Md. Where Was Joe Cur ran? While the Seafarers International Union and the 42 national and international unions afliliated with the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ partment have been working for years to pro­ mote many of the benefits encompassed in the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, National Mari­ time Union President Joseph Curran has been leading the ranks of the opposition. Officials ^f Curran's organization, the LaborManagement Maritime Committee (LMCC), termed the Act a "grotesque bill" as it was presented by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. "We cannot and do not support the abortive provisions introduced into the legislation by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Commit­ tee," the LMCCs eo-direetors, Earl Clark and Hoyt Haddock, wrote in a letter to Senator Russell Long, chairman of the Merchant Marine Subcommittee of the Senate Commerce Com­ mittee. Haddock is executive director of the AFL-CIO Maritime Committee, which is headed by Curran. Curran's attacks took two rather ironic paths. First, he opposed the "buy-American" sec­ tion of the Act which calls for all components of all American-flag vessels to be constructed in the United States. He plugged for giving American-flag subsidy privileges to ships con­ structed in foreign yards. Second, he opposed the "grandfather clause" of the Act which provides a system under which American-flag ship owners who also operate ships under foreign flags would have the op­ portunity to receive the subsidy benefits of the new Act providing they immediately "freeze" their foreign fleets at their present level and then phase them out completely within 20 years. Curran, in the NMU Pilot, attacked the SIU for supporting this grandfather clause in the Act. The "grandfather clause," as adopted in the final bill, applies to all American-flag ship opera­ tors, except the liners. As a result of the grand­ father clause, an inducement has been offered to the American ship owners to end their foreignflag operations and expand their U.S.-flag busi­ ness. If this provision results in an increase in American-flag vessels, it will mean more jobs for American seamen—^jobs that were not avail^le before. have the effect of halting the ever-rising cost of living for Hawaiians and help us revive the economy of a large portion of the state. "And it means we will have done this without weakening the protection provided for our domestic shipbuilding industry," he added. Senator William B. Sppng. (D-Va.) likened adoption of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 to the launching of a new ship. "In this case," he said, "I am hopeful that the compre­ hensive legislation before us will lead to the launching of a whole new era in our merchant marine history. "Years of neglect and a basic failure to understand the nature and requirements of our role as a major sea power has led to our present dismal status among the seafaring nations of the world." Republican Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon, in support­ ing the Act, said that "we must not let our ship repair yards wither and die, for they have made tremendous contributions to our economy." And Senator Robert Griffin, Michigan Republican, summed up the feeling of many senators when he said: "All of these provisions will result in the rebuilding of the fleet aJi the least cost to the government and to the ship operator." Senators Long, Magnuson, Griffin, Norris Cotton (RN.M.) and John O. Pastore (D-R.I.) served the Senate on the House-Senate Conference Committee. Representing the House were Congressmen Ed­ ward A. Garmatz (D-Md.), chairman of the House Cbmmittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries; Thomas N. Down­ ing (D-Va.); Frank M. Qark (D-Pa.); William S. Maillaird (R-Calif.), and Thomas M. PeUy (R-Wash.). Arabic Stops Log Neittin rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor ^oom of nl^t ami stop the malls, but they may have a little tronble widi Arabic. A packa^ of copies of the 1968 Seafarers Log recently arrived at the Log office with notations written in Arabic. They had been destined for the crew of the Penn Carrier which was to dock in Khang Island, Saudi Ardiiia. Whatever those Arabic markings say, they mean that the crew of the Penn Carrier didn't receive the July 1968 Log, and th^ mean that it took postal authorities more than two years to return them to the point of origin. Saudi Arabia doesn't get much rain, snow or sleet so it must have been a gjlomny liight that caused the slip-up in the maiL X >' �mm Fort Wayne, Ind, Scranfon, Pd. ILLEGAL DONATIONS Seafarers to Fight Federal Indictment WASHINGTON (AP) — The AFLGIO Seafarers' Internation­ al Union vowed today to wage an all-out fight, "financially and morally," against federal indict' ments charging the union and 1 its officers with illegal political donations. "We know^that if the SeafarI era have no voice in the halls of j .Congress that we will very soon I lose all the things that we have f .fought so hard to obtain over I ,1he years," said the union's secI retary-treasurer, A1 Kerr, one I of thp InfUotpd offlpjnls LABOR PAPPROXIBIATELY 1200 safarers at the geaseral memsrship meeting in Brooklyn rated witibout dissent to "fight be action through all legal lethods with all fiie strength at the Union's disposal." f The 17 - coimt ^dlctment, ji^Ch tuo JiimCe DepaTtuieut lUiok to the Grand Jury alts' 18 months, charges that the Seafarers' PoUtkbl Activities lunations (SPAD) gave |20,000 to various soups support­ ing the Hummirey-Muskie tiucet in the 1968 Presidential election year, and another $20,000 contributed to Repub­ lican campaign committees, were in vmlTOoa of Federal 'law.: ; • • It also accuses tiie Union and many of its officers of conspiring to spend $750,000 for ppEtical action in Presi­ dential^ Senatorial and .Con- r UNI(5N Charges ' WASHINGTON (AP) - The AFL-(1I0 Se^iscgrs' Internatiooal Union vowed today to wage an all-out fight, "financiaUy and mM-aUy," against federal indict­ ments charging the union' and ifs o^ers with Ulegai political donations. "We know that if the Seafar­ ers have no voice in the halls Con{p:e8s that we will veiy soon lose all the tidngs that we have fooght so bard to obtain over the years," said the mdon's sec^ retary-trearsurer, A1 Kerr, one he indicted officials. : fOderal grand jury in BrookN.Y., last month handed San Francisco, Calif. The Seafarers internatiooial Union, indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in Brooklyn for making aUegedly ill^al polit­ ical contributions to boUi Dem­ ocrats and Republicans^ is aggressively fightlQg the charges. As the jfirst step, The Sea­ farers Log, official Union pub­ lication, carries a four-page dealing with the charges and inclum^ the entire 17-count Im^ctment. '/Qie indictment is based upon allegations made by the Department of Justice, under Attorney General John Mitdiell. It is contended that the Snj consbired to polit­ ical donations, in lolation of Federal rules covering camlaign contributions. dues are obtained fb eign seamen on U.S. I ALL of the cbntil cited in the Imhctmi SIU says, were report licly to the Departmeo hor and to the clerlq House and Senate as i by law. However, the indicti leges that receipts a; ments were submitted ceal the contributions penditures" Among the nine def named in the charges President Paul Hall tary-Treasuer Ai Ke PhiMp CarUp, the Unit islative representa Washington. The Log, in r^ri indictments, decla^: believe the case poses to all polirikal aciivitit segments nf the tradmovement." A YEAR AGO whc time labor was driv bring modem shins, m REVIEM Trade unions are continuing their attacks upon the Justice Department in support of the SIU in actions stemming from grand jury indictments accusing the SIU of making contributions to both Republican and Democratic campaigns in 1968 in violation of federal regulations. The International Executive Board of the 500,000member American Federation of State, County and Municipal Workers (AFSCME) adopted and dis­ tributed a resolution in which they held that: "The grand jury indictments of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union, AFL-CIO, on allegations of irregular­ ities in the union's political action expenditures should stand more as an indictment of the Department of Justice than of the Seafarers Union." The AFSCME leaders expressed "firm belief in the integrity and probity of the SIU, its officers and its political action policies," and condemned the Justice Department action as "reflecting more interest on the part of the Attorney General in persecution rather than prosecution." AFSCME pledged "all possible support" to assist the SIU against the "unjustified and politically-motivated charges." Owen P. Kelly, assistant general secretary-treasurer of the Plumbers Union, cited AFL-CIO President George Meany's recent declaration that Attorney General John Mitchell is attempting "to silence the American trade union movement for purely political purposes" through the attack on the SIU. Kelly, in his column in the union's official publica­ tion, the UA Journal, wrote that Meany's words "focused attention on a major onslaught being pressed against the constitutional rights of unions and working people. "The ultimate shame of our nation would be to have an Attorney General who makes speeches about Maw and order' and the need to respect our judicial processes, while carefully choosing who will be har­ assed, who will be indicted, and who will be allowed to act with impunity. It is something for all of Amer­ ica to worry about." The indictments against the SIU were based on records of contributions and distributions of funds of the Seafarers Political Activities Donations (SPAD) which have been publicly reported to the clerks of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as the Department of Labor. As shown on this page, both the public and the labor press have been reporting the story of the SlU's battle against the Justice Department action. The SIU and its president, Paul Hall, pleaded inno­ cent this month to the charges. Lawyers in the case were given 60 days to file pretrial motions. Miimeqp^i Hits Move by to POUTICAL DONATIONS All-Out Fight On Indictments October 1970 CHICACK)—^The exeentive conn- in connection with Federal elee» cil of fhe AFL-CIO aeeosed At­ tions. As a result, it said, many torn^ General John N. lOtdien national and international unions on Aug. 4 of seeking to sflenee the have formed separate committees American trade onion movement to collect voluntary dollars from for porely political porposes. members and riipporters to be used The cooncfl's' charge was a AMERICAN LABOR tained in a statement in defense the Seafarers Internationa XJni< Intimidating of Basic Rights which, along with eight office was ^ndicted in Jnne by a Fede. Seen in Seafarers' indictment grand jury in Brooklyn for an Calling the recent indictment of leged conspiracy to make politi the Seafarers' International Union contributions in violation of F of North America "a device ttf eral law. coerce working men and women The indictment, the council n and their unions to forego their ed, charged, among other thin basic Constitutional rights," the that in the national election 1968 the seafarers union, throu AFL-CIO , , , Executive , » . Council ^ its Political Activity Donation i the Justice Department count, contributed a total of |2 ^ attempting to "silence" the trade AAA M unioH movement in this country. , Unions Continue to Criticize Political Indictment of SIU CHICAGO - U.S. Attorney Gaierai John Mitchell "is seriting to silence the American trade union movement for purely politi(»l purposes," the AIXHCJO dedared. dopted atipn's ed "we Springti(>l^ti^ast. joing to * basic to the labor me tiie jDqit." iFLOJO he labor )e inictioQ in of die .ons will m their WASHINGTON (AP) The AFL-CIO Seafarers' International U n i o"rrTias vowed to wage an all-out f.i gbt, "fiiMncia'Hy and Labor Attacks Mitdi^ On Its Political Righ^ Seafarers flag merchant fleet," the union said. "When you get into the scrap like this, you're bound to make enemies. They're the ones who would like to sink die merchant marine," it said. The union has long lobbied for legislation for federal subsidies for American-built and operated merchant ships, and sought fed­ eral rules restricting the prac­ tice of some U.S. firms of regis­ tering and operating their ships under foreign flags in order to escape higher U.S. wages and rers attack on political A UWUA'THE RECORO Seafarers have no voice in tihe hails of Congress^ that we will very soon lt«e all the things that we have foighr sti-luml—to Ahfai.n nutkr , tbr- entitled it^ the ictment i jury in barging er of its nd con;al con- tributions in violatiini of fSderal dectitms," they have the right to women and their unions to law."The statement noted that the noalto vdunta^ cditributions to their basic constitutional rightsT" diarges included making of political activity funds, and tiheir R said die reasons of Mitdiell, ccmtnbutions to both Donocratic unions have the ri^t to convince "key poUtican,'' and Republican campaign com­ the members that such con­ Administraticm's were "not hard to discern." mittees through the union's tributions are vital to safeguard Labor's involvement in the 1968 Pblitical Activity Donation Ac­ their interests, the council oresidential camnaien. its fieht to count. The coundl- noted that r SUMMIT COUNTY LABOR NEWS Akron, Ohio AFLCIO affiliates have foi sQMurate committees to cc W^tary dollars from men: Sfid that the formation of committees and tiiefr us< "monies so collected to sig candidate for colitical office always been p^rmUted u Mitchdl "is seek- violate the prohibition against us­ federal law." The stater silence the American trade ing union dues monies for contribu­ continued: (,) union movement lor purdy political tions to federal candidates." purposes," the AFLrCIO declared. "The indictment, howt JQ QU xuianimously adopted state- American workers have the right ffiarges, in essence, that naent tiie federation's Executive "to associate together to make their T° JULY'S? "we wm not be voice heard in federal elections," contSions ... We are to continue to they have the right to make volun­ constitutes a conspiracy to v exercise cm: basic rights and we are tary contributions to political activ­ the prohibition against using Sohig to the defense of those labor ity funds, and their unions have the dues for contributio organizations which become the right to convince the members that federal candidatej." chosen target of the Judice Dept" such contributions are vital to safer American workers have At a press conference, AFL-CIO guard their interests, the coundl der rigjit "to associate togethi Pres. George Meany said the labor dared. ? make their voice heard m fe. movement "won't be Intimidated." by SIU Inctictment Assailed As Move To Cag Labor Page 11 �'Regret and Apprehension' Over NLRB SSSpSPSPS AFL-CIO Assails Appointees Washington Lane Kirkland, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, has assailed the Nixon Adminis­ tration's removal of Frank McCulloch from the chairmanship of the National Labor Rela­ tions Board. At a testimonial luncheon for McCulloch, Kirkland pointed out that the AFL-CIO was extremely unhappy at the manner in which the Nixon Administration relieved McCulloch only a few months before he was due to retire and put in his place a management-oriented labor rciations lawyer, Edward B. Miller, who already has given a conservative flavor to NLRB decisions. "We feel deep regret and some apprehen­ sion at the way in which this was done," Kirk­ land said. He added there "was concern for the consequences of McCulloch's replace­ ment," consequences which, he said, "may be painful to American workers." Management Careerist The AFL-CIO has opposed Miller's ap­ pointment to the NLRB. President George Meany said that organized labor did not believe the board should be com­ posed of men with close ties either to man­ agement or unions. Miller, Meany said, has spent his entire professional career in the serv­ ice of management. President Nixon followed the appointment of Miller by nominating another Republican, Unfair To Labor Do Not Buy Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boycolt by trade unionists against vari­ ous companies whose products are produced under non-union condi­ tions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This list carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions involved, and will be amended from time to time.) BARBER EQUIPMENT—Wahl Clipper Corp., producers of home barber sets. (International Asso• ciation of Machinists) CIGARETTES—R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., makers of Camels, Ralph E. Kennedy, to fill the fifth spot on the Board. Kennedy has been described by labor lawyers as "exceptionally poor." His expected confirmation will give Republicans a three to two majority over the Democrats on the board. Labor's concern over the composition of the board comes at a time when the NLRB is handling a record number of cases every quarter. Record Caseload The board reported that during the AprilJune period this year, it received 9,452 cases of all types—the highest ever for a three month period in its 35-year history. The record number resulted largely from the high number of unfair labor practice com­ plaints, numbering 1,060 more than were re­ ceived in the same period last year. Complaints against employers reached a to­ tal of 4.070 of which 1,763 were filed by AFL-CIO affiliates. Complaints against unions totalled 2,164, one-fourth of which were sec­ ondary boycott charges. During the same three month period the NLRB conducted 2,100 collective bargaining •elections in which 57 percent were won by unions. AFL-CIO unions won a majority in 661 elections and lost 586. As a result of the heavy inflow of cases, the NLRB had over 11,500 cases pending at the end of June. Winston, Salem, Tempo, Brandon, Doral and Cavalier cigarettes. (Tobacco Workers) CLOTHING—Siegel (H.I.S. brand) suits and sports jackets, Kaynee boyswear, Richman Brothers mens' clothing. Swell suits. Wing shirts, Metro Pants Co. prod­ ucts, and Diplomat Pajamas by Fortex Mfg. Co. (Amalgamated Clothing Workers) Judy Bond Blouses. (Ladies Gar­ ment Workers) FLOUR MILL PRODUCTS—Pio­ neer Products, San Antonio, Tex. (Brewery and Flour Workers) FURNITURE—James Sterling White Fumiture (Co., Brown Furniture Co. (Fumiture Work­ ers) Economy Furniture—Bilt-Rite, Western Provincial and Smith. town Maple. (Upholsters) LIQUORS—Stitzel-Weller Distiller­ ies products—Old Fitzgerald, Cabin Still, Old Elk and W. L. Weller brands. (Distillery Work­ ers) NEWSPAPERS—Los Angeles Her­ ald-Examiner. (10 unions in­ volved—covering 2,000 workers) PRINTING—K i n g s p o r t Press, "World Book" and "Childcraft." (Six unions involved) Brittanica Junior Encyclopedia. (Allied Printing Trades) RANGES—Magic Chef, Pan Pacific /^ivision. (Appliance Workers) SHOES—Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co., shoes by Sentry, Cedar Chest, Staler, Jarman, Johnson & Murphy and Crestworth. (Boot and Shoe Workers) SPECIAI^All West Virginia camping and vacation spots. (Laborers) TOYS—Fisher-Price toys (Doll and Toy Workers) VALVES—Stockham Valves and Fittings Co., Inc. Birmingham, Ala. (Steelworkers) iki^AQTIClN UNE The following question dealing with the Vietnam War Zone Bonus was referred to union headquarters by Seafarer Samuel W. McDonald, ship's secretary-reporter aboard the Seatrain Maine (Seatrain Lines). Question: "We would like to have an official clarification of the tax status of the war bonus paid to Seafarers sailing in the Vietnam area." Answen The war area bonus received by merchant marine personnel serving on ships operating in the Vietnam bonus zone is taxable. Reference: Executive Order 11216, April 26, 1965; and official U.S. Treas­ ury Department report. In response to Brother McDonald's question, the Union con­ tacted the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Office of International Operations. The Union was informed by the IRS that Executive Order 11216, April 24, 1965, limits the tax exemption on combat pay only to active duty members of the armed forces of the United States. Since members of the U.S. merchant marine are not active members of the armed forces of the United States there is no provision for extending the tax exemption on war zone pay to them, even if they are sailing aboard ships operating in a combat zone. Therefore, it is the official position of the Internal Revenue Service that the 100% wage bonus paid to Seafarers sailing in the Vietnam combat zone must be reported in full on a Seafarer's in­ come tax return. Any Seafarer who has not reported wages received in the form of the war zone bonus can still file an amended income tax return and report the gross amount he received. Failure to report the war area bonus on an income tax return may subject the Seafarer to fines and or other penalties. It is suggested that if any SIU member needs assistance in the filing of an amended tax return, he should contact the nearest office of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. House Votes Help to Service Washington Rep. Edward A. Garmatz, The House of Representa­ sponsor of the bill, said the tives has passed a bill providing measure will provide the same government assistance to the benefit to USS which is pres­ United Seamen's Service. ently given the USO, an agency The assistance will be pro­ which restricts its accommoda­ vided in the form of govern­ tions to military personnel. ment paid travel for USS em­ Congressional action was ployees and establishment of needed. Rep. Garmatz said, be­ facilities for the use of Ameri­ cause an executive order pro­ can merchant seamen in foreign viding the same assistance had ports. expired. c The Brotherhood of the Sea is illustrated hy the Bonefont broth­ ers aboard the Overseas Vila. Raphael, left, and David are grad­ uates of the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Other union brothers in their family are their father Felix, brothers Joey and Felix, Jr., and "about 45" cousins and uncles. (Left photo) Aboard the Overseas Ulla Luis Martinez, pours coffee for Peter Fantoja as they await their first trip aboard the Overseas Ulla. Martinez, 18, is sailing as a third cook and Fantoja, 18, as a BR. Both graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship at Finey Point a week before shipping out. Page 12 Seafarers Log J �SEAFARERSIi^LOC OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT > AFL-CIO Yew Conrse To Assist Bad Readers See Next Page Building Bloekis For I ' To Get Young Men Read^ To Go To Sea See Page 22 * ij,' !( •• Hw < A Better Fnion Sm Members Learn About Tbeir IJnion See Page 17 . ^ -f 13 �New Program Helps Increase Reading Skills by Charles Svenson Log Staff Writer A recent national survey revealed this jarring statistic: At least 13 percent of the population over the age of 16 "lacks the reading ability necessary for survival." That estimate may be conservative. An earlier study conducted by Harvard University suggested that as many as half the adults of this country "do not read well enough to master ordinary reading mate­ rials." Whatever the figure, the problem is a serious one. There is no way to estimate the loss of national productivity that can be blamed directly on func­ tional illiteracy. And there is no way to measure the individual pain and discomfort of the nonreader. But the loss must be enormous, and the pain very real. Recognizing the problem, the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at Piney Point has set out to do something about it. Experience over the past three years has shown that about one out of every six trainees has some reading problem serious enough to affect his ability to understand the training materials used at the school. Until recently, instructors in the various areas of training have worked with these trainees with the immediate objective of helping them to pass the written Coast Guard examination for their lifeboat endorsement. Preparing for. Advancement This was not enough. If the trainee was to be given a sense of self-responsibility, if he was to be given the tools to prepare him for advancement to more responsible jobs aboard ship, something more was needed. That something is a remedial reading program, staffed and under the direction of professional collegetrained reading counsellors who are provided with the most up-to-date teaching aids and classroom facilities. The program at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is under the direction of Miss Hazel Brown, who is also director of the overall academic program at the school. Miss Brown earned graduate and post-graduate degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and has extensive experience as a reme­ dial reading specialist. Trainees are given a reading examination oh their arrival at the school. Those who score below a fifthgrade level are asigned to the remedial reading pro­ gram for their entire stay at the school. The major objective of the program is to improve reading achievement of the trainees commensurate with their individual levels of reading expectancy. This broader objective envisions a program which will improve the skills of trainees at all reading levels, not merely those who have serious problems. Improving Reading Attitudes Secondary goals include improving attitudes toward reading, broadening the trainees' horizons of interest, and developing an awareness for personal growth through reading. Each trainee entering the school is unique in many ways. Not only does he differ in age, size, race and background, but he also differs in learning potential. He has his own rate of learning as well as his own peculiar accumulation of experiences. He differs in his understanding of his own world and how to deal with it. He has his own set of values, and his own understanding of what is important to him, and how he fits into his environment. He differs in his under­ standing of himself, his self-confidence, and his selfesteem. And he has a distinct way of communicating and relating to others. Miss Brown believes this individual uniqueness suggests that learning situations should be designed to capitalize on individual differences, rather than ignoring them. "Learning is unique and extremely personal; one learns from living," she said. "I believe that effective learning is possible only when the learner can relate concepts, ideas and content to his own experiences. He must be able to see the learning process as being meaningful to life situations." Relating New Ideas She also recognizes the importance of encouraging the student to deal with familiar concepts and procedures before confronting him with challenges. She explained: "We want the student to feel comfortable and ac­ ceptable. If challenges are too severe, he may feel threatened and insecure, and this can lead to frustra­ tion and an inability to learn. When the individual student can relate new ideas and experiences to those with which he is already familiar, he will learn more readily. He will also see himself as a more apt per­ son—a person who can learn and does learn with a minimum of diflSculty. "Motivating the individual to first tolerate the read­ ing situation, and then grow to enjoy it, is a major objective of our program." There is no evidence that any one method of in­ struction is uniquely suited to overcome all deficiencies which may occur in reading. Indeed, evidence seems Hazel Brown, director of academic training at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, works with a student on the reading scanner. Every effort is made to bring the trainee's reading up to the sixth-grade level, the national norm. J Reading Instructor Mrs. Eva Nail gives special attention to each of the trainees enrolled in her class. All trainees are given a reading test on their arrival at Piney Point. Those who score a sixth-grade level are provided inten­ sive remedial instruction to improve reading skills. to indicate that combinations of methods are superior to any one single approach. The type of reading program used at the Harry Lundeberg School is one in which there is constant selecting and choosing from various sources, ap­ proaches and media to meet individual needs. Using the Dictionary Word study skills, for instance, are being sys­ tematically taught—regardless of the method used— with the aim being to teach functionally. Use of the dictionary is considered essential. Linguistic and phonetic approaches are used when applicable. Miss Brown considers cooperation between her staff and the librarian necessary to achieve concrete results. The school library, which is housed aboard the HLSS school ship Charles S. Zimmerman, maintains a continuing supply of a wide variety of paperback books and magazines which are available to the trainees. Miss Brown is convinced that the use of relevant material is important to excite the interest of the trainee and to motivate him. Every trainee must pass a written Coast Guard examination before he will graduate from the school. The trainees understand the importance of passing this examination, and those in the reading class readily accept the idea of using this study material. Training materials on the duties of seamen in the deck, engine and steward departments are favorably received by the students, as are materials on union education, which is a part of the trainees' curriculum. Letter writing is also used as a reading-spelling device. How well is the program working? Miss Brown is optimistic: "In the past six weeks we have observed an im­ provement, in the reading attitudes of our students. Those with a fifth grade reading level have shown great interest and marked improvement. We are on the right track." Another encouraging sign is the acceptance of the program by the trainees themselves. A number of them, those who scored above the sixth grade level but who feel inadequate in their reading skills, have volunteered for the course. "What we are doing here," Miss Brown said, "is something previously untried. We are taking young men, most of them school drop-outs, many of them who have lost their motivation, and we are giving them an opportunity to become useful members of our society. We are also giving them the chance to make something of themselves, to achieve a sense of individual pride and accomplishment. The union, through the school, has made available every facility to assure success." f . 'i I i �r J- SIU members attending a Crew Conference at Piney Point are all business as they ponder a test designed to judge ability to comprehend and utilize English. The purpose of the testing is to determine reading levels of the members so that in­ struction materials and publications can he geared to needs of the membership. A group of Seafarers attending a Crew Con­ ference at the Harry Lundeherg School of Seamanship take part in a reading compre­ hension test. Administered by the school's department of academic education, the test is designed to evaluate the individual's ahUity not only to read the English language, hut also to understand what he reads. Since the testing program was initiated, Seafarers have consistently shown reading skiUs far above the national average. Professional edu­ cators at the school attribute this to the fact that most seagoing men are voracious read­ ers by nature, and thus improve their com­ prehension abilities through this process. 1: i r• Readers at Sea f IF f s. « f It shouldn't come as miy surprise, but Seafarers seem to have a significantly higher reading level than the natimial average. Recent surveys have indicated that the national reading level of the adult population is somewhere between the fifth and sixth grades. Seafarers attending the SIU Crew Conferences at Piney Point have been given a comprehensive reading test during their stay at the school. Results based on the first 135 tested show an average reading level of somewhere between the eighth and ninth grades. Experts agree that formal education is no guide to read­ ing levels. College and university officials have been dis­ mayed at the low reading scores of many college applicants. The experts also agree that reading is the key to improving reading and comprehension skills. Seafarers have always been voracious readers, parfly from being so long at sea and partly because of a curiosity nur­ tured by new experiences. This reading skill explains why seamen, with as little as only four or five grades of formal education, can come out of the forecastle and fireroom and master the complicated examinations for upgrading to li­ censed officers. Although Seafarers on the average have less formal education than most Americans, they generally score higher on reading tests designed to judge their ability to comprehend what they read. Recent studies show the national reading level of the adult population is somewhere between the fifth and sixth grades. Those Seafarers participating in the testing program while attending Crew Conferences at the Harry Lundeherg School of Seamanship have averaged a reading level of somewhere between the eighth and ninth grades. Education experts agree formal education is no guide to reading levels and the results produced so far by participating Seafarers would seem to bear this theory out. at �High School Program Planned at Piney Point As part of an ever-widening program of benefits for its members, the SIU has hopes of soon establishing an official General Educational Development (GED) testing center and, eventually, a four-year accredited high school at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at Piney Point, Md. GED tests are used by school drop-outs to earn high school equivalency certifi­ cates. The comprehensive, five-part test is designed to measure the level of edu­ cational achievement through comparison with results on the test of students about to graduate from high school. Emphasis is placed on intellectual power—the ability to comprehend—and critical evaluation. Application for recognition as an official testing center already has been filed with Maryland officials. The State Board of Education will meet with HLSS officers Oct. 28 before a final decision is reached. The application stressed that the GED center would be available to all residents of the Southern Maryland area as well to Seafarers. Realizing that many of its members have never finished their formal high school education, the SIU is seeking to provide an opportunity for those interested to attain the equivalent of a diploma. After studying various programs, it was decided that the GED program was the best offered. However, a few obstacles have yet to be overcome. A Seafarer, by the very nature of his work, is so transient that he- would not meet most states' residency requirements for taking the test. Although there are Seafarers 16 years of age who might want to take the test, most states require a candidate to be at least 17 years old. The SIU has petitioned the Maryland State Board of Education to waive the age and residency requirements for Seafarers. Professional Staff Ready If approval to establish the center is granted, a professional staff of educators at HLSS, headed by Director of Academic Studies Hazel Brown, is geared to launch a thorough training and testing program. Facilities, including an hnpressive, still-expanding library, are ready for use. A big plus for the Seafarer will be the training and guidance that will be avail­ able to him before he even takes the test. The test itself is very demanding. Over 30 percent of those who take it fail. This high failure rate led the SIU to initiate a training program at HLSS for all interested candidates. Through a series of inter­ views and tests, the professional staff personnel will be able to determine in what areas a prospect may be weak. They can then suggest means of correcting these deficiencies and offer individual and group instruction and guidance. All this will be done to insure that the SIU member has the best possible opportunity to attain the GED certificate. Mrs. Susan Carey, a member of the academic educalion faculty at Piney Point, prepares materials which will he used to assist trainees to secure a high school equivalency diploma. The GED program is not like the "Earn a High School Diploma at Home in Your Spare Time" advertised on matchbooks. The SIU's GED program is operated by the Commission on Accreditation, appointed by the American Council on Edu­ cation, and composed of leading educators from across the country. Throughout the U.S., the GED certificate is recognized by employers and ac­ credited universities in the same way as a regular high school diploma. Accretlited High School The SIU also hopes to receive in the not-too-distant future permission from the State Superintendent of Schools to establish an accredited four-year high school. Officials at HLSS currently are discussing a possible working agreement with the St. Mary's County School District. Projected plans also call for the inclusion of evening courses of study so that adults can brush up on their education. Support and advice for implementing the two proposals have been received from many quarters. Nearby St. Mary's College and Charles County Community College have extended guidance and expertise in laying the groundwork for the GED center and the high school. Encyclopedia Brittanica and its special consultant, former Vice President Hubert Humphrey, have encouraged both ideas and pro­ vided guidance. The Superintendent of St. Mary's County Public Schools, Dr. King, has lent his cooperation and encouragement. TTie groundwork has been laid, facilities prepared, the program outlined, and the staff assembled. Only approval is needed to get the GED center into operation and the high school well on its way to reality. Retirees Conferences Provide Special Help Pension and Welfare Director A1 Bernstein discusses benefits under the Medicare pro­ gram with retired SIU members attending the the Pensioners' Conference at Piney Point. All too often when a person retires he is forgotten by the company he served faithfully for many years. He may receive a monthly pension check, but that is usually his only contact with his former employer. The SIU doesn't feel that way about its retired Seafarers and is doing some­ thing about it. To the SIU, a pensioner is more than just a punch card placed in a computer once a month when the pension checks are made out. He is an individ­ ual. A man who had to toil long years at a strenuous, often lonely job to be able to enjoy his retirement. As far as the SIU is concerned, retirement is not a phasing out—an Auld Lang Syne. It is a hard-earned right, which carries with it certain benefits. For this reason the union has initiated a series of week-long Pensioners' Con­ ferences at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at Piney Point. The con­ ferences are designed to inform pensioners of their ri^ts as retirees and how to get them. Utilizing lectures, slide presentations and movies, the pensioners are given a thorough breakdown of the benefits they have earned under the SIU's Pension and Welfare Plan. For instance, they are informed that they qualify for unlimited medical aid for the rest of their lives; that their heirs will receive a $4,000 death benefit; that their dependents still qualify for surgical and hospitalization benefits just as they did when the retiree was an active Seafarer, and that this coverage will continue for six months after his death. They are given a detailed explanation of the requirements and workings of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. They are shown where to go and what to do if a problem arises in any of these areas. Above and beyond this basic educational purpose, the conferences serve as a forum for information and guidance that can help make retired life more pleasant. Caution and safety in everyday living habits are stressed. Simple reminders like gripping a bannister when descending stairs, which may seem facetious to some younger people, can mean a saving of months in bed with an injury to an oldtimer. The conferences cite the importance of being active in community work. Helping "to get out the vote" for a particular candidate, as an example, can relieve bore­ dom. Retirement, it is explained, is not the time to retreat into a protective shell, but the time to do some of . those things there wasn't time to do when working. Probably just as important as these educational and informative forums, the con­ ferences allow the old salts an opportunity to get together with their brothers in the union and discuss that which they know and love best—seafaring. They also have a chance to keep in touch with SIU activities, to see the tremendous progress being made in the training of young Seafarers, and to witness the growth of their union. They come from all over the country to attend these Pensioners' Conferences as of their union. Perhaps the best way to get the feel of any program is to ask one of the partici­ pants: "I'm very enthused and impressed by this program they set up for us here. I've learned some things I didn't realize before and wouldn't have known where to go to find out about. I still can't tell you all about Medicare and stuff like that, but now I at least know where to find out. I'm a sailor from way back—^having served ip the Navy before joining the SIU. That has been my life. So, I enjoy this quite a bit. I'm especially impressed by what we have down here. Piney Point was . . . well, just Piney Point to me before this trip. It's good to see what the union is doing," said Jim McQoud of Philadelphia. �SlU Members Learn About Their Union A program unique in the history of maritime un­ ions is underway at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, and has already proved to be highly successful. The program is the SIU Crew Conferences. Its purpose is to provide the membership an opportunity to learn more about their union and the maritime industry. Its goal is to make the SIU member the best informed union member anywhere. The conferences are being held at the union's training center at Piney Point in Southern Maryland, where the Potomac River empties into Chesapeake tion of the employment provisions of the Standard Agreement, general rules, department rules and ship­ ping rules. In addition, facts are presented on the economics of the shipping industry, the legislative efforts of the SIU, and the impact that passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 will have on the union and the ship owners. Pension, Welfare & Vacation Discussions on this topic detail the benefits that have been won over the years through collective bar­ gaining. Included is a survey of SIU welfare bene­ fits, the pension program, vacation plan, the SIU clinic, medicare, the U.S. Public Health Service and the scholarship plan. SIU Constitution Full discussions are held on the SIU constitution, and there is plenty of time for question and answer periods. This session is also used for a study of the union's involvement in political activity, including the func­ tion of the Seafarers Political Activities Donation, and the implications of the present indictment against the SIU and several top officials for political activity. Union Meetings Both shoreside and shipboard meetings are re­ viewed during these sessions, with special emphasis on the importance of the Ship's Committee. * Members checking into the motel for the SIU Crew Con­ ferences get a warm and friendly welcome from everyone, including this lovely young lady behind the desk. Lie Bay. The school combines modern classroom and lecture facilities with a wide variety of recreational activities. Since the first SIU Conference opened September 14, nearly 200 members from the East Coast, the West Coast and Gulf have attended. Typical of the comments from those members who have taken part in the first five conferences is that made by Felix Van Looy: "We have gained a whole new insight into our union, its aims and its problems, and we will all be the better for it. I don't see how anyone can come away from Piney Point without an overwhelming sense of button-bursting pride in the accomplish­ ments of our union, and a glowing reassurance for our future." Members attending the conferences spend ten days at Piney Point, arriving Friday evening and leaving the next following Sunday morning. Saturday and Sunday are devoted to relaxation and recreation, and to becoming acquainted with the facilities of the school. Conference sessions are held Monday through Fri­ day, four hours each morning, on five basic subjects: labor union history; the SIU contract; pension, wel­ fare and vacation benefits; the SIU constitution; union meetings and shipboard behavior. Sessions are held aboard the S.S. Charles S. Zim­ merman, which has been completely refitted as a modem, fully-equipped education facility with class­ rooms, lecture halls, auditorium and library. Labor History Labor union history in the United States is traced from the early Colonial period through the present time, and includes discussions on the Knights of La­ bor, formation of the AF of L, merger of the AFLCIO, the International Seaman's Union, birth of the SIU and major SIU organizing drives. SIU Contract Discussion on the SIU contract has been geared to provide the members with a thorough working knowl­ edge of the provisions of the Standard Freightship and Tanker Agreements, and to give members an understanding of the problems of negotiating agree­ ments in the maritime industry. Included in the session on contracts is an examina­ October 1970 • » But it's not all work for Seafarers who take part in the c(Miferences. There's plenty of time for relaxa­ tion and recreation, and there is a wide variety of facilities to please just about everyone. Every afternoon, members have a choice of boats for a cruise on the waters around the Chesapeake Bay. Available to them are the 65-foot cruiser Sea Duchess or the 66-foot yawl Manitou, which was used by President John F. Kennedy during his years in the White House. Or, members can take one of the smaller sail or power boats out for cruising or fishing. "This has heen a great experience to me, something I will never for­ get and something 1 will pass olong to my fellow seamen. I have learned a lot, but I have also en­ joyed myself very much." Jose Lopez, Baltimore Swimming, card-playing, pool, bowling and other sports and recreational activities are also available. Movies are shown every night on the big Cinema­ scope screen in the auditorium aboard the school ship Charles S. Zimmerman. After the movies, entertain­ ment is furnished in the Anchor Lounge. Saturday night features an open-air barbeque in the pine forest, followed by a boxing smoker in the recreation building. The concept of the SIU Crew Conferences is to provide the members of our union with an oppor­ tunity to learn as much as they want about their union so that they will be better able to take an active part in continuing to build the SIU to make it still stronger and more effective. How is the program working? Bobby Lister, who sails in the steward department out of Houston, summed it up for many of the members who have attended the first five conferences; "My first thoughts on coming to Piney Point were a lot Afferent than they are now. I learned a lot about the history of the SIU and the hardships my brother seamen had trying to build the union we now have. I have learned a great deal about our ccwistitution, and how to really participate in meetings aboard ship. I really enjoyed my stay at Piney Point, and I really think that any of my brothers who miss the chance to come here are going to be missing out on some­ thing really worthwhile." L Diirinfc a lour of the school's library, HLSS President Bob Matthews (second from left) points out to participants in one of the Crew (Conferences a valued, age-old manuscript donated to the library. Page 17 �"After spending ten days at Piney Point, and five of them at school aboard the Zimmerman, i found out what the union is really trying to accomplish, especially in regard to the pension plan and the need to train new young seamen." Charles Hamilton, New York I I SIU President Paul Hail talked with members attending the SIU Crew Conferences and discussed the significance of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. He also discussed the importance of political activity in securing the fu­ ture of the merchant marine and the job security of member^ of the Seafarers International Union. \i Attending the second conference from New York were: Thomas Howell, James Doren, Abe Botelho, George Yeachle, Joe Blatchford, James Hassel, Neal Van Derlinde, James Hastings, Harold Lowry, Eric Sorenson, Keith Williams and Stephen Jones. From New Orleans: Thomas Lyles, George Anderson, Roland Hebert. Bill Eckert and Gill Dandin. From San Francisco: Kenneth Lynch, John Vorchack, Richard Theiss, Don Thompson, R. Garrett and J. Pollard. From Philadelphia: Tom Reim, Paul Stein, John Wheeler, David Rich and James McHugh. From Mobile: B. Locke, W. Showers, Ruel Moifett, Robert Malone Jr., Darry Sanders and George McCraney. Paul Stein and Curley Liles take time for a chat during the coffee break at the morn­ ing's session on the SIU constitution. The conferences are held in the seminar room aboard the S,S. Charles S. Zimmerman. "Piney Point is a place | have never seen before, but now that i have had the good fortune to come here I can only say that I am proud to be a part of it. Many an oldtimer like myself will be more than proud when they see what I have seen." Ed Toner, Philadelphia Members of the first SIU Crew Conferences were: John Ashley, John Black, Paul Honeycutt, Donald Leight, Robert Leight, Oscar Ozer, Harreld Reed, Russell Schwertzer, Richard Smith, Torberg Tonnessen, Francis Warren, Paul Wolf^Jake Levin, Tommy 1% LyncJii^' StephCT Bfergeria, J. C. Woods and George Svans.^^ Crew Conference members listen attentively during a session on the union contract held in the seminar room aboard the Charles S. Zim­ merman. Five general subjects are discussed during the week-long conferences: labor union history; the SIU contract; union constitu­ tion; pension, welfare and vacation benefits, and union meetings. Bike riding is another favorite pastime for members attending the Crew Conference and it8,a^good way to get to see the school's facilities located on 54 acres. Here, Torberg Ih^d Pan! HontevcutPsioii to trflk With Hob Davis, inslructoi' at the school. �Members attendinie an SIU Crew Conference line up to make a draw after their arrival at Piney Point. Bill Hall, director of trade union education at the Harry Lundeherg School of Seamanship, is the man with money. John Yorchack, who sails in the deck department, and R. Garrett, steward department, discuss the morning's subject during a coffee break at the SIU Crew Conference. The two Seafarers from San Francisco attended the second conference. Charts, slide projections and movies are used by Bill Hall, direc­ tor of trade union education, and other instructors to provide members attending the SIU Crew Conferences with the most complete picture possible of the programs and problems of the union and the maritime industry. "I was amazed at the installations, the training facilities and the con­ duct of the trainees. This is some­ thing we have badly needed for a long time. It is a total credit to the Seafarers International Union." Morris Siegel, New Orleans Tommy Lynch and Paul Wolf spend a few quiet moments relaxing by the pond during the late afternoon. There is lots of time after the morning conference to take part in rec­ reational activities or to just sit around and talk and take it easy. Members listen closely during a discussion on pen­ sion and welfare benefits. Members attending the Crew Conferences are provided with a wide range of useful information. "I have heard many things, bad and good, about the HLSS at Piney Point. I am glad I came here. I must admit I made the right decision in coming to the crew conference. Otherwise I would know very little about the organization I am in." C. Modellas, San Francisco Members of Crew Conference 3 were; from Houston, J. Brown, P. Ellis, G. Jarvis, B. IJster, J. White and K. Howland. From Baltimore: T. Aleck, C. Jackson, T. Koroke, J. Lopez, J. Markley, W. Stevens and E. Willis. From Mobile: C. Constantine, C. Davis, L. Kyser, N. Steadham, J. McCants and J. Johns. From New Orleans: D. Bushy, J. Gorji Jr., M. Siegel, S. Strickland, J. Walan and F. Wall. From Boston: F. Connell. From Philadelphia: E. Kresz, E. Toner, E. Mahoney and I. Concepcion. From San Francisco: H. Spillane, M. Holder, C. Modellas, M. Gulp, H. Levine and J. Mitchell. From New York: J. Cronin, C. Hamilton, W. McCallum, W. Matthews, R. O. Mills, p. Simmqns, R. Wallace, W. Wilson, E. Sekelle^,. ^ iia<i •!>< (• F. Yg^ Lqo^japflj^.McCue'C �•H Scooting around the 54 acres of the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is a lot easier with these little electric golfcarts as Thomas Howell, Eric Sorenson, W. Show­ ers and George McCranev discovered. "I have learned many things I did not know before. I have learned about the history of the union; the strikes we have been through; what our contract and constitution are really all about. I think the school here at Piney Point is one of the best things the union has doiie:^' Norwood Steadham, Mobile Stormy weather never kept a good Seafarer from putting to sea and these members attending a SlU Crew Conference at Piney Point are no exception. They put in a little sailing time on the wind-swept waters of Chesapeake Bay. • 11 Tommy Lynch and Francis Warren relax at poolside on a warm afternoon after attend­ ing the SIU Crew Conference during the morning. A Saturday evening barbeque caps off the week's activities for members attending the SIU Crew Conferences. After the barbeque, there's boxing matches and a movie. "Piney Point is certainly one of the most advanced seamen's schools anywhere. The conference meetings were very enlightening to me. What I was most interested in was the history of our union from 1938 to now. I never knew how much sweat went into building this union to get what we have now." Bruce Simmons, New York Bob Foster, light-heavyweight champion of the world, who Js scheduled to meet Joe Frazier for the heavy­ weight title next month, visits with SIU members at th* regular Saturday night barbeque. Standing with Foster is Robert "Pappy" Gault, HLSS athletic director and U.S. Olympic boxing coach. Gill Dandiin of Mobile takes careful aim in friendly game of "eight-ball" with Harry Lowry of New York in the recreation hall at th^ Piney Point training school. . «l jr| • '3 �"On the last day df our cohfefence; 1 found myself wishing it could go on for a few more weeks. I never realized how important Piney Point is to us as Seafarers. It was a home away from home, and we were treated that way." Frank Connell, Boston V (' I 1'' !• :i 1!^ r- I liy Two Crew Conference members make ready to get under sail for an afternoon's cruise around the waters of the Chesapeake Bay after attending the morning's session. One of the more popular recreation activities at Piney Point is fishing in the waters around the St. Mary s River. Boats and fishing gear are available for Crew Conference members during the afternoons after they have attended the educational sessions. "One of the things that really im­ pressed me about the school was the recreational facilities. I made a point of trying as many kinds of boats as i could, but even with go­ ing out every afternoon, 1 still didn't manage to use every one." Riley Mills, New York I ku Powerhoating in the waters around Piney Point is a popular pastime for members attending the SIU Crew Conferences. A number of small boats, both sail and power, are kept ready for the recreational use of the members. i I! .. The Saturday night boxing smoker is one of the highlights of the entertainment schedule for SIU Crew Conference members. The all-pro card is put together by Robert "Pappy" Gault, HLSS physical education director. Members attending the Crew Conferences and Pen­ sioner Conferences, as well as the staff and students at HLSS, enjoy the all-pro boxing card put together each Saturday night by "Pappy" Gault. 01 �; ;nV, To Get Young Men Ready To Go To Sea Education is the key word at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. ^ Located on the Chesapeake Bay at Piney Point, Md., the school provides professional instruction and practical training to novices in the art of seafaring, as well as providing help to those already in the in­ dustry to achieve higher ratings through greater skills. The school is one of a kind in the maritime indus­ try in the United States. No where else is there a maritime organization that offers professional train­ ing for entry ratings. Operated by the Seafarers International Union, the school annually graduates about 1,000 young men between the ages of 16 and 21 into careers aboard American-flag ships. For many of these young men, the school is an avenue to a life as a craftsman that was otherwise unattainable. Many come from broken homes or from economically disadvantaged urban and rural areas across the country. The HLSS program, by providing the opportunity for a career at sea, gives these youths a sense of stability and a way to get out of poverty. They arrive inexperienced. After three months of intensive training they leave as qualified Seafarers. This has all been made possible by the recent initi­ ation of the HLSS Vocational Training Program, directed by Nick GuUo, an alumnus of the Mer­ chant Marine Academy at King's Point, N.Y. The first prerequisite for any course of instruction is a suitable classroom. So, the Claude "Sonny" Sim­ mons, a former Chesapeake Bay fishing vessel, was converted into a floating school. Her innards were completely remodeled and separate classrooms es­ tablished. An audio-visual master control booth was set up. By the flick of a switch, tapes or movies can be broadcast in any particular room. Closed circuit television is being installed to aid in the classroom instruction. Individual robms are replete with visual aids and mock-ups of the various com­ ponents and gear found aboard ship. The latest in machinery and tools have been added as training devices. The Simmons, like HLSS itself, became the first (ff its kind—a ship designed to provide the beginner With a practical knowledge of the profession he is about to enter. 1 The vocational program was broken into three distinct courses: the Deck Department, the Engine Department and the Steward Department. Third cook trainees get individual attention from experieneed cooks and bakers during their 12-week train­ ing program. When they graduate, the trainees are rated « thW »KA. v V i All HLSS Engine Instructor Bob Kalmus briefs his class on the importance of staying alert and taking every oppor­ tunity to leam while shipping as a wiper. The courses are administered by professionals in the respective fields—a senior able seaman and two bosuns in the Deck Department class; a chief engineer in the Engine Department class and a chief cook in the Steward Department class. The courses each run for two weeks. Each trainee gets the chance to try his hand at all different aspects of seafaring, assess his ability and adaptibility in each area, and then make an educated choice on the future career that will best suit liis talents. After completing this vocational program, a young Seafarer knows that when he boards his first ship, he ^l^ill be able to pull his own share of the load. /' , Also Aids Veterans Tl^ vocational training program also means a break for the veteran Seafarer. No longer will he have to worry that when he sends a new man after an Allen wrench, he'll return with a monkey wrench; or that he will have to take him by the hand to the lathing machine and then teach him how to use it N(S) longer will a youngster go aboard his first ship and have to spend the first voyage "learning the ropes." True, he will have to build upon his basic knowledge before he becomes an accomplished Sea­ farer, but he will have a vast headstart on his counter­ part who never went through the HLSS Vocational Training Program. The program has been so designed so that a young man can effectively work as he goes, not learn as he goes. The training program is comprehensive, encompass­ ing virtually all aspects of seafaring. One recurrent theme in all lectures and presentations is that of safety. Every Seafarer knows the value of following proper safety procedures, just as he knows the tragic results that occur when they are ignored. Deck Department The Deck Department course is designed to orient the novice in the basic responsibilities required for the entry rating of Ordinary Seaman. TTie subject matter ranges from shipboard orga­ nization through the proper method of chipping paint. Each young trainee, upon completing the course, will be versed in fire fighting, standing watch, docking and unloading, cargo operations and first aid, along with countless other subjects. This course is supplemented by practical training in safety standards, using fire fighting equipment, tying the wide variety of knots used aboard ship, mooring a vessel, application of first aid techniques and so on. In short, the next HJLSS graduate going aboard a ship as an ordinary seaman will have earned his chance. Engine Department The Engine Department course provides the young trainee with a breakdown of the entire engine room of a typical ship, as well as the proper use and care of the machinery. To help the student identify what makeS the ship run, detailed schematics—detailed drawings—of the various engine room components are distributed for permanent reference. The classroom is bordered on both sides by show­ cases containing every possible tool found aboard ship. The student is shown each one and instructed in its use. He is shown how to repair parts and how to "jury rig"—make do—when repairs are not-possible. When he goes aboard his first ship as a wiper, he will have a basic knowledge of that engine room. Steward Depailment The Steward Department course is designed to teach the young men the proper preparation of food and handling of food. He learns the right way to serve meals, is taught how to order supplies. Practical on-the-job training is experienced in their own mess hall at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, where every trainee pts the opportunity " to serve his fellow classmates. Many also get experi­ ence as cooks on training voyages aboard one of the school's vessels. Other Training Nor is the vocational program the only training young men receive at HLSS. There are also courses in remedial reading, the working of the SIU, the manning of life boats, and the importance of work­ ing as part of a team—which is what a ship's crew is all about. The individual programs are geared to making the young man going to sea for the first time a more qualified Seafarer. u\ti isdoiou I( ^ '.3 �Trainees spend two hours a day in the deck training classroom under the guidance of Instructor Chuck James, who holds a second mate's license. Trainees study a mock-up of a reefer system as part of their two-week course in basic engine department training. Equipment includes all machines and tools that • the new seamen will en­ counter when they hoard their first ship. /. ' Trade union education is an im­ portant part of the curriculum at the school. Paul McGaharn, deputy director of union educa­ tion at HLSS, is seen here in­ structing a class on the meaning and importance of the SIU con­ stitution. During their two-week train­ ing period in engine depart­ ment-instruction, trainees are required to construct a sim­ ple tool, such as a clamp vice, using all of the machine tools they will be required to use on board ship. ' Deck Instructor Chuck James explains the use of various extinguishers during a class in firefighting. The trainees become thoroughly familiar with all firefighting techniques during their time in the deck training classes. I �Lifeboat Instructor James Doran shows trainees in the lifeboat class the proper method for releasing gripes. Trainees receive two weeks of intensive instruction in all phases of lifeboat and emergency procedures, including launching and recovery of boats. Trainees lower away the number one boat from the boat deck of Ae Claude "Sonny" Simmons during a regular daUy lifeboat drill. Lif^ boat training at HLSS includes all emergency procedures as well as iirefighting techniques. Trainies Piney Point I|ip FM many young men Harry Lundeberg P School of Seamanship is an escape—M esc^ to a rewarding career. It is a flght from disrupted homes «r ftnancially-poor hackgronnds. For many others it is die fulflnment of a long. tune desire—the opportunity for a cai^ at s(^ fiiey come from dl over die nation, nom all types of hackgrounds, from dl segments of is I I 1 I I I ^ Brt they aD have one tiling in common real^ation of the vdue of the opportunity af. forded them through HLSS. : A numher of students attending tiw vocatiM^ traiiting classes were asked tiidr views wi the program. This is what they said: • never had any real idea of what gomg to sea involved. This school reaBy opened my ^es. At least now I won't have to he afraid of not heing able to do my job. This schwl me the beginnings anylww. I guess the rest is up to me." . , JX • '1 like the idea of these classes, I used to think I wanted to work in the enpne de^ nient, but these classes showed me I couldnt hack it there no way. I think I'm gping for ^ ; . , • '•Heck, I didn't know nothing about being a saHor. TWs was my chance, so I took it. these classes have taught me something. I dunk ; ! Fm gonna' like it." • 1 was in the Navy for a few years and fln^ classes are as good a# any I ever got in the . service." .^ . • ••! don't think m reaUy appreciate what Jrm learning here untU I get aboard my lihip. Then I know IH appreciate it, because I'll ! at least know what I'm doing." ^^ • ''My father was a Seafarer and he never f had anything like ^s. He told me so.'* fe e ••Well, I kinda* like this idea of leammg »^irtiout the different departments. I didn't Imow % anything about fliem until now. I stfll dont know what I'm gonna' saO as, but at least now I got a pretty good idea of what to expect no matter what I go as." • •q never finished iagli school so I find these lessons a little tough, but at least Fm learning -;somet!mig." , • •q'm not really sure if these classes are any ^d at all. But, I guess they are, beca^ I know a lot more about ships than I knew • <qt ain't making me the smartest guy to go to sea, iMit it sure ain't leading me the dumbest. - T.usedtobe.", : Flag- �Social Security Q&A Costs of Medicare by A. A. BERNSTEIN SIU Social Security Director The Golden Years ought to be just that. They ought to be a time when people can lean back and find treasurers of the past both warm and comforting. One of the things that can contribute to a comfortable state of mind is knowledge that as­ sistance is available in times of sickness under the nation's Medicare and other Social Se­ curity programs. But assurance of assistance brings with it a knowledge of the limitations of the programs and the ways that beneficiaries can contribute to its strong development. If Seafarers and their families have questions about Medicare or Medicaid or any part of the Social Security program, the SItJ Social Security Staff is anxious to answer them, and Jhus perhaps polish the gold in the Golden years. If Seafarers have questions they would like answered the questions should be sent to A. A. Bernstein, director of Social Security and Welfare Services, Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plans, 275 20th St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215. Q: What can I do about the rise in costs for Medicare? A. If you're over 65, you're more likely to get sick than when you were younger. Medicare helps pay the costs of an illness, but you can help keep those costs down. When you see your doctor, listen to what he tells you. Jf he prescribes a course of treatment, take his advice. It just might kfiep a minor problem from becoming a major one—physically and fi­ nancially. Second, check your copy of the statement sent to Medicare by your doctor or hospital to make certain it contains no clerical er­ rors or other mistakes. Third, remember that there's a limit to the benefits payable by Medicare. Like any valuable re­ source, they should be used wise­ ly and without waste. Q: If I decide to work for an­ other year or two beyond my 65th birthday, must I wait until I stop work to be eligible for Medicare coverage? A: No. You became eligible for Medicare as soon as you be­ come 65, whether you are retired or still working. But to make sure your full Medicare protection be­ gins the month you reach 65, you should check with your social security office 2 or 3 months be­ fore your 65th birthday. Q: Tve heard that more than 20 million people have the pro­ tection of Medicare. How many ctf them are being helped by it? A: More than 4 million people were admitted to hospitals last year and had most of their bills paid by Medicare. About 500,000 of them were admitted to "ex­ tended care facilities" for posthospital skilled nursing care. About 290,000 received' home health services after ' a hospital stay. In 1969, Medicare paid an estimated $4.7 billion in hospital insurance benefits and $1.9 bil­ lion in medical insurance benefits. Retirees Meet New Full-Book Seafarers Graduates of the full-book upgrading school, rear, are pictured with newly retired pensioners at the September membership meeting at SIU headquarters in New York. The pensioners, front row from left, are Milton Awall, Frank Fandino, Claudio Anavitate and Richard Broomhead. The new full-book members are, from left, Paul Honeycutt, Ramon Ali, J. C. Woods, Willie Grant, Ronnie Henderson and John Trent. Endorsed Lifebodtmen Eight seafarers have received Coast Guard endorsements as qualified lifeboatmen after completing the course of instruction at New York's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Front row from left: Joe Rogalski, Jerry Dunham, Carlos Dominguez, and Joe Cuocco. Back row: Ed Skorupski, Michael Ventry, Robert L. Taylor, and Larry Jordan. Q: How much arc the premi­ ums? A: The basic rate is now $5.30 a month. Q: What is the reason for the recent Increase in the rate from $4? A: Experience now shows that the rate should have gone up to about $4.70 in July 1969, and the program has had to draw on its reserves. About half of the increase is needed to finance the insurance program as it is now working. The rest of the increase is to cover higher costs during the 1970-71 premium period. RJghi FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes spe­ cific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the SecretaryTreasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this com­ mittee may make dissenting reports, specific recommenda­ tions and separate findings, TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agree­ ments. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally, consist of Union and man­ agement representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon ap­ proval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 275-20th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and con­ ditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serv­ ing the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing arti­ cles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective member­ ship. This established policy has been reaffirmed by mem­ bership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all con­ stitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immedi­ ately be reported, to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the Seafarers Log a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members draw­ ing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attendance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rankand-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the em­ ployers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DGNA'HGNS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Do­ nation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely vol­ untary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitu­ tional right of access to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at head­ quarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. �Hearing Fades While Din Goes On I Early Deafness Result of Noise • City dwellers may face premature deafness by the year 2000 if city noise continues to rise at the current rate of approximately one decibel a year. Noise pollution is a fact of urban life—a dangerous fact. Many environment-conscious citizens, congressmen and even the President have given small consideration to this harmful pollutant. Congress seems to think that noise pollution can be brought under control solely by curbing the annoying roar and screech of jumbo jets. Thus, for fiscal 1970, the government is spend­ ing $29 million towards aircraft noise control and a meager $3 million for other noise prob­ lems. Far Reaching Effects Like air and water pollution, the effects of noise upon man's physical wellbeing can be far reaching. Permanent hearing damage will occur when a person is exposed to unusually high sound level—85 decibels or more—over an ex­ tended period of time. In addition, constant high sound levels can lead to ulcers, high blood pressure and even heart attacks. Noise pollution might even cause neurosis or seizures in epileptics. And, doctors claim, noise can evoke severe nervous strain—^provoking ag­ gressive and quarrelsome moods. Unfortunately, thousands of workers are put upon by the strains of noise every day at work. More noise hits workers on land once they leave work and face the rush-hour traffic—the trucks, buses, motorcycles and the subway trains. Sound on Top of Sound At home, housewives are busy using their noisy time-saving appliances—the vacuum, food blender, dishwasher, washing machine and dry­ er. Many listen to the hi-fi or TV while they work, keeping them tuned up quite high so they are audible above the sounds of all the ap­ pliances. There just is no protection from noise. The fact is, eliminating harmful noises from our everyday life wouldn't be as difficult as curb­ ing air pollution. The sounds of motor vehicles could be easily muffled—and who likes to be disturbed by the churning sounds of a garbage truck at 4 a.m. The same holds true for air conditioners, lawn mowers and other appliances. Surely these can be silenced. Yet for some reason the government has been slow in effecting noise standards to protect the people. In May 1969, the Labor Department finally set down some noise standards affecting companies supplying products to the govern­ ment. No Federal Laws The newly established Department of Trans­ portation is also presently involved in noise re­ search and has created an Office of Noise Abate­ ment. Similar plans have been charted by the Department of Housing, Education and Welfare. But as yet there are no federal laws or regula­ tions that would effect control of surface trans­ portation noise. Such action must come from Congress. And then local authorities would have the task of enforcing these regulations. Commerce Under Secretary Rocco Siciliano has proposed that the government spend $30 million a year to curb noise pollution created by motor vehicles, appliances, construction machinery and other sources of noise approach­ ing the danger zone. In addition, he said. Congress should ap­ propriate additional funds for aircraft noise control. Right now, as is the case with other pollutants, there is little tangible government action to con­ trol sound levels. But there is a lot of research taking place. Research, in itself, is not a cure for the prob­ lem. And inadequately-funded research is vir­ tually no help at all. Research takes time. While studies are ^ing made and reports submitted. the general public continues to suffer the con­ sequences of the lack of concrete action. And only concrete action to control this type of pol­ lution will afford relief to the public. Strain of Sound , The Consumer Federation Meanwhile, people continue to suffer the of America has bypassed the strains of high sound level and the sounds of White House and its Advisor city life. To bring about action a group of cities have on Consumer Affairs and gone founded NOISE, the National Organization to directly to Congress with a plea Insure a Sound-Conditioned Environment. Plans for help for the consumer. Officers of the CPA, a broad are being made to open a Washington lobbying coalition of labor, farmer and office. Politicians are also under pressure to press consumer organizations, pro­ for cooperation from manufacturers in building tested recently when President aircraft, appliances, and even buildings that will Nixon and Mrs. Knauer failed dull some of the normal noises of daily activity. to consult with them in the Pollution of any kind is harmful to man. selection of the new head of Noise pollution is clearly no exception. Unless the Federal Trade Commission. action is taken now, within 30 years we may not As a result, the federation have to worry about the sounds of garbage sent its adopted convention res­ olutions directly to Congress trucks, jumbo jets, or the like. calling on it to "adequately fund We won't be able to hear at all. CPA Ignores White House To Avoid Wasted Time' a program designed to promote consumer protection and under­ standing," and to urge regula­ tory agencies to develop "a new sense of commitment in fairly and openly promulgating the realization of the full objective of consumer legislation." A CPA member said dele­ gates "just seemed to feel it was a waste of time to address President Nixon or Mrs. Knauer," In general the convention de­ manded increasing consumer representation on all regulatory panels and careful control of utility profits and development. .1 �Portland—Part of Sea-Land's Quick Puerto Rico Service %e Portland (Sea-hand) recently returned to Port Elizabeth, N.J., T following a trip to Puerto Rico. A con­ tainerized cargo ship, she carried food and coffee on the 9-day return voyage. Crew members reported all went smoothly on the trip and extended a "well done" to the steward depart­ ment. Many had a special word of thanks to Chief Cook Teodoro Diangson for the "great meals" he served up during the voyage. The Portland is one of a number of Sea-Land container ships serving Puerto Rico. Sea-Land vessels now call on the island's major ports with containership service every 13.4 hours. Ordinary Seaman Guillemio Quionones stands by to lift pin which will release the claw holding the ship's anchor in place. Steward Ralph Her­ nandez studies a bill for stores just de­ livered aboard ship. Wiper Pedro Figueroa checks the pres­ sure on the air regis­ ter in the engine room aboard the Portland. Relaxing before hitting shore are: (standing from left) Henry G. Bentz and Joseph Badyk; (sitting) Pedro San­ chez, Osvaldo Delgardo and Ralph Hernandez. fri "A watched pot never boils," but Domingo Herrera, third cook, keeps a close watch anyway. n. '<r. SIU Patrolman "Red" Gampbell briefed crew members on pension and welfare plans at a meeting in Port Eliza­ beth, N.J. I. fi'.V- w! i Rafael Ramos, an oiler in the engine depart­ ment, is shown adjust­ ing the temperature of the ship's generator. P^27 �Annual Report of UIWNA Welfare Fund ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal year ended April 30, 1970 United Industrial Workers of North America Welfare Fund 275 220th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the STATE OF NEW YORK NOTES: (1) All data in the Annual Report is to be copied from the Annual Statement. Where a copy of U.S. Department of Labor Form D-2 has been filed in lieu of pages 7 to 14 of the New York Annual State­ ment. Fart IV-Section A of Form D-2 may be substi­ tuted for Page 3 herein. (2) The Annual Report is required to be filed, in duplicate, not later than five months after end of fiscal year. Address replies to New York State Insurance De­ partment, 55 John Street, New York, New York 10038. (3) The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general information as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copies of which may be in­ spected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department, 55 John Street, New York, New York 10038. STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE (RESERVE FOR FUTURE BENEFITS) Additions to Fund Balance Item (in dollEU^) (in dollars) 1. Contributions: (Exclude amounts entered in Item 2) (a) Employer (Schedule 1)1,050,545.67 (b) Employee (c) Other (Specify) (d) Total Contributions .... 1,050,545.67 2. Dividends and Experience Rating Refunds from In­ surance Companies .... 3. Investment Income: (a) Interest (b) Dividends (c) Rents W) Other (Specify) (e) Total Income from 36,477.07 36,477.07 4. Profit on disposal of investments 85,190.43 4,464.60 4,328.64 13,484.38 9,186.59 328.04 29.00 83,124.73 200,136.41 4. Real estate loans and mort­ gages 13. Loss on disposal of invest­ ments 14. Decrease by adjustment in asset values of invest­ ments 5. Loans and Notes Receivable: (Other than real estate) .... a. Secured b. Unsecured 15. Other Deductions: (Itemize) (a) (b) (c) Total Other Deductions 6. Real Estate: a. Operated b. Other real estate 971,108.34 16. Total Deductions Reconcilement of Fund Balance 17. Fund Balance (Reserve for Future Benefits at Begin­ 648,247.08 ning of Year) 18. Total Additions Year (Item 7) During 1,088,526.44 19. Total Deductions Year (Item 16) During g. (De­ 117,418.10 10. Unpaid claims (Not covered by insurance) 11. Accounts payable 21. Fund Balance (Reserve for Fliture Benefits) at end of Year (Item 14, State­ ment of Assets and Lia­ bilities) 12. Accrued expenses 765,665.18 13. Other liabilities Exchanges Part IV data for trust or other separately maintained fund are to be completed for a plan involving a trust or other separately maintained fund. It also is to be completed for a plan which: (1) Has incurred expenses other than: (a) Payments for unfunded benefits or (b) insurance or annuity premiums or subscription charges paid to an insurance carrier or service or other organi­ zation; or (2) Has assets other than: (a) Insurance or annuity contracts or (b) Contributions in the process of payment or collection. Deductions From Fund Balance 8. Insurance and Annuity Premiums to Insurance Carriers and to Service Organizations (Including Prepaid Medical Plans) .. 9. Benefits Provided Directly by the Trust or Sepa­ rately Maintained Fund. 10. Payments to an Organiza­ tion Maintained by the Plan for the Purpose of Providing Benefits to Participants (Attach lat­ est operating statement of the Organization show­ ing detail of adiiiinistrative expenses, supplies, fees, etc.) Richard Rodgers John Funk would like to hear from you. He ca nbe reached at the address you have. Tom R. Danzey Please contact Mrs. Ollie Danzey at 3429 Missile St., Whistler, Ala. o e.- Item End of Prior Year (in dollars) 1. Cash f 739,729.58 2. Receivables: a. Contributions: (See Item 18) (1) Employer (2) Other (Specify) b. Dividends or experience rating refunds c. Other (Specify) End of Rpt. Year (in dollars) 91,942.06 75,125.57 250.00 254.05 3. Investments: (Other them real estate) a. Bank deposits at interest 500,000.00 300,000.00 and deposits or shares in savings and loan associa­ tions b. Stocks: Theodore Ceislak Mr. and Mrs. Ross J. Galeano, of 804 Mildred Ave., Dundalk, Md. 21222, ask that you get in touch with them. Ernest Scbreck Marianne H. Goff would like to hear from you. Her address is 4653 Dunrobin Ave., Lakewood, Calif. 90713. Harold H. Smith Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Harold H. Smith, please con­ 596.82 15. Total Liabilities Reserves and 648,247.08 766,262.00 'The assets listed in this statement must be valued on the basis regularly used in valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Depart­ ment, or shall be valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department. UNITED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA WELFARE FUND ASSETS * 1,088,52? .44 (Specify) 14. Reserve for future benefits.... 648,247.08 765.665.18 1,503.70 7. Total Additions 648,247.08 766,262.00 9. Insurance and annuity pre­ miums payable $ Statement of Assets and Liabilities File No. WP—222 427 Name of Plan: United Industrial Workers of North America Pension Plan For Year Beginning: May 1, 1969 and Ending April 30, 1970. 1,503.70 Total Assets LIABILITIES 971,108.34 20. Total Net Increase crease) 7. Other Assets: a. Accrued income b. Prepaid expenses c. Other (Specify) Accrued interest receivable Fart IV—Section A 5. Increase by adjustment in asset values of invest­ ments u 12. Administrative Expenses: (a) Salaries (Schedule 2).. (b) Allowances, Expenses, etc. (Schedule 2) (c) Taxes (d) Fees and Commissions (Schedule 3) (e) Rent (f) Insurance Premiums .. (g) Fidelity Bond Premi­ ums (h) Other Administrative Expenses (Specify) See attachment (i) Total Administrative Expenses (1) Preferred (2) Common c. Bonds and debentures: (1) Government obligations: 56,055.02 55,017,52 (a) Federal (b) State and munic­ ipal (2) Foreign government obligations (3) Nongovernment obli­ 335,864.86 gations d. Common Trusts: (1) (Identify) (2) (Identify) e. Subsidiary organizations (See Instructions) (Identify and indicate per­ centage of ownership by this Plan in the sub­ sidiary) (1) % (2) % 31,242.35 Part IV Investments 6. Other Additions: (Itemize) (a) Refund of tabulating expense (b) (c) Total Other Additions 11. Payments or Contract Fees Paid to Independent Or­ ganizations or Individuals Providing Plan Benefits (Clinics, Hospitals, Doc­ tors, etc.) tact Mrs. Lunette Patterson, 123 Allenby St., Prichard, Ala. 36610. Joe Carrol Please contact shipmate Harold F. Eady of the Maiden Victory, concerning the package you are holding for him. He can be reached by contacting Jay Hall. John 'Andy' Bertie Please cpntact Ralph G. Wilson at P.O. Box 294, Freeland, Md. 21053. He is holding a check for you. Attachment to the Annual Statement to the Superin­ tendent of Insurance of the State of New York For the year ended April .30, 1970 Deductions from Fund Baance, Page 6, Item 12h—Other Administrative Expenses: Postage, express and freight $ 1,116.12 Telephone and telegraph 1,813.81 Equipment rental 3,184.91 Miscellaneous 3,901.20 Repairs and maintenance 691.97 Dues and subscriptions 110.63 Stationery, printing and supplies 9,369.56 Employee benefits 5,406.06 Tabulating service 54,574.17 Microfilm 699.07 Outside temporary office help 627.20 Miscellaneous Trustees meetings expense 81.54 New Jersey and New York Disability In­ surance expense 1,548.49 $83,124.73 ANNUAL REPORT OP THE UNITED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OP NORTH AMERICA STATE OP COUNTY OP TfMtM* of til* Puad find . •fnin,.«odtt UM pmahiM of porjtuy that thtconttataof Ihla Annnal Report aia fniaandh Othata (ladlcala litlaa): | �Annual Report of UIWNA Pension Fun ANNUAL REPORT For the fiical year ended April 30, 1970 - United hidustrial Workers of North America Pension Fund 275 220th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. II215 to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the STATE OF NEW YORK NOTES: (1) All data In the Annual Report is to be eopied from the Annual Statement. Where a copy of U.S. Department of Labor Form D-2 has been filed In lieu of pages 7 to 14 of the New York Annual State­ ment, Fart IV-Sectlon A of Form D-Z may be substi­ tuted for Page 3 her^n. (2) The Annual Report is required to be filed, in duplicate, not later than five months after end of fiscal year. Address replies to New York State Insurance De­ partment, 55 John Street, New York, New York 10038. (3) The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general Information as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Stat^nent, copies of which may be in­ spected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department, 55 John Street, New York, New York 10038. STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE (RESERVE FOR FUTURE BENEFITS) Additions to Fund Balance Item 1. Contributions: (Exclude amounts entered in Item 2) (a) Employer (Schedule 1) $103,959.06 (b) Employee (c) Other (Specify) (d) Total Ctontributions .... $103,959.06 13. Loss on disposal of invest­ ments 4. Real estate loans and mort­ gages 14. Decrease by adjustment in asset values of invest­ ments 5. Loans and Notes Receivable: (Other than real estate) .... a. Secured b. Unsecured 15. Other Deductions: (Itemize) (a) (b) (c) Total Other Deductions 17. Fund Baleuice (Reserve for Future Benefits at Begin­ ning of Year) During 19. Total Deductions Year (Item 16) During 1,300.27 67.25 1,367.52 1,367.52 9. Insurance and annuity pre­ miums payable $ 32,969.64 (De­ 78,113.47 10. Unpaid claims (Not covered by insurance) 12. Accrued expenses 95,861.80 13. Other liabilities Exchanges 5,756.53 8. Insurance and Annuity Premiums to Insurance Carriers and to Service Organizations (Including Prepaid Mediceil Plans) .. 9. Benefits Provided Directly by the Trust or Sepa­ rately Maintained P\ind. 10. Pajmients to an Organiza­ tion Maintained by the Plan for the Purpose of Providing Benefits to Participants (Attach lat­ est operating statement of the Organization show­ ing detail of administra­ tive expenses, supplies, fees, etc.) End of Prior Year End of Reporting Year Item $ 6,883.00 $17,789.33 $13,619.10 2. Receivables: a. Contributions: (See Item 18) (1) Employer (2) Other (Specify) b. Dividends or experience rating refunds c. Other (Specify) 3. Investments: (Other than real estate) a. Bank deposits at interest and deposits or shares in savings and loan associa­ tions i b. Stocks: 15. Total Liabilities Reserves (! I "•p- 1- Ray P. Kane Please contact Mr. Cisek of Al­ coa Steamship Co. regarding your suitcase. His telephone number is 212-344-3400. Patrick W, (Bill) Thompson Please contact Mrs. T. A. October 1970 17,748.33 95,861.80 and $17,789.33 $95,861.80 'The assets listed in this statement must be valued on the basis regularly used in valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Depart­ ment, or shall be valued at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department. Attachment to the Annual Statement to the Superin­ tendent of Insurance of the State of New York For the year ended April 30, 1970 Item 12h—Other Administrative Expenses: Stationery, supplies and printing $2,586.96 Postage, express and freight 148.66 Telephone and telegraph 224.47 Equipment rental 410.03 Employee benefits 638.73 Miscellaneous 488.73 Repairs and maintenance 74.77 Dues and subscriptions 11.96 Microfilm 99.80 Outside temporary office help 87.93 Miscellaneous Trustees meeting expenses .... 36.96 $4,809.00 STATE OF Brady, asks that you contact her in regard to an urgent family matter. Her address is P.O. Box 173, Grand island. Neb. 68801. Carroll E. Harper Jesse Spector, attorney at law, asks that you contact him as soon as possible at 612 Court Square Building, Lexington and Calvert Sts., Baltimore, Md. 21202. His telephone number is 301-752-4610. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE UNITED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA X PENSION FUND i SS. COUNTY OF •f(inB..under Die penalties of perjury that ihecontentsof this Annual Report are Irueandhereby subscribe thereto. Employee trustee: Thompson, Jr., Route 1, Box 101 A, Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 or Sgt. T. A. Thompson, Jr., Btry. C, 2d Bn., 52d Arty., Hialeah, Fla. 33015. Clyde T. Clark Please get in touch with William A. Lang at 3326 Spaulding Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21215. His tele­ phone number is 301-367-8014. George D. Brady Your mother, Mrs. Marie J. 41.00 UNITED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA PENSION FUND ASSETS 1. Cash (Specify) 14. Reserve for future benefits.... Statraaent of Assets and Liabilities File No. WP—222 427 Name of Plan: United Industrial Workers of North America Pension Plan For Year Beginning: May 1, 1969 and Ending April 30, 1970. 5,756.53 $ 11. Accounts payable Part IV data for trust or other separately maintained fund are to be completed for a plan involving a trust or other sepzu-ately maintained fund. It also is to be completed for a plan which: (1) Has incurred expenses other than: (a) Pa3nnents for unfunded benefits or (b) insurance or annuity premiums or subscription charges paid to an insurance carrier or service or other organi­ zation; or (2) Has assets other than: (a) Insurance or annuity contracts or (b) Contributions in the process of payment or collection. $111,083.11 7. Total Additions Deductions From FVnd Balance t LIABILITIES Part IV—Sutton A 5. Increase by adjustment in asset values of invest­ ments 6. Other Additions: (Itemize) (a) Refund of tabulating expense (b) (c) Total Other Additions $ 17,748.33 21. Fund Balance (Reserve for Future Benefits) at end of Year (Item 14, State­ ment of Assets and Lia­ bilities) 4. Profit on disposal of investments 10,0(X).00 7. Other Assets: a. Accrued income b. Prepaid expenses c. Other (Specify) Accrued 10.00 interest receivable 8. Total Assets $17,789.33 $95,861.80 $111,083.11 20. Total Net Increase crease) 56,889.12 6. Real Estate: a. Operated b. Other real estate 16. Total Deductions $ 32,969.64 Reconcilement of Fund Balance 18. Total Additions Year (Item 7) 2,858.13 12,485.45 (1) Preferred (2) Common c. Bonds and debentures: (1) Government obligations: (a) Federal (b) State and munic­ ipal (2) Foreign government obligations (3) Nongovernment obli­ gations d. Common Trusts: (1) (Identify) (2) (Identify) e. Subsidiary organizations (See Instructions) (Identify and indicate per­ centage of ownership by this Plan in the sub­ sidiary) (1) % (2) % 26,086.64 Part IV 2. Dividends and Experience Rating Refunds from In­ surance Companies .... 3. Investment Income: (a) Interest (b) Dividends (c) Rents (d) Other (Specify) (e) Total Income from Investments 11. Payments or Contract Fees Paid to Independent Or­ ganizations or Individuals Providing Pjan Benefits (Clinics, Hospitals, Doc­ tors, etc.) 12. Administrative Expenses: (a) Salaries (Schedule 2).. $ 10,019.79 (b) Allowances, Expenses, etc. (Schedule 2) 3,655.07 (c) Taxes 493.62 (d) Fees and Conmiissions (Schedule 3) 5,728.14 (e) Rent 1,226.59 (f) Insurance Premiums .. 154.43 (g) Fidelity Bond Premi­ ums —0— (h) Other Administrative Expenses (Specify) See attachment 4,809.00 (i) Total Administrative Expenses Others (Indicate titles): �Anna Maria America's Sea Tradition Portrayed by Ships ) merica's maritime industry has a history of innova­ tion and leadership on the world's oceans. During the infant days of the colonial fleet, Americans relied on ships to bring European manufactured goods to our shores and carry out exports to commercial centers accross the oceans. America used hand-hewn boats to harvest the fish to feed our growing population. Because of this seagoing heritage, American ship de­ signers and shipbuilders experimented with new hull designs and new riggings to enhance ship speed and cargo capacity. Their experiments resulted in ships that soon out­ classed the best that the established European yards could produce. The efforts of American shipyards produced the privateers that outmaneuvered and outfought larger vessels during the Revolution and the War of 1812. The Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., has provided these photos of its ship models to provide a pic­ torial history of some of the ships that pioneered Ameri­ can greatness on the high seas. A By 1810 the recpiiremeiits for pilot boats in the harbors of New York, Boston and Phil­ adelphia were such that speedier vessels capa­ ble of staying at sea longer were needed. The Anna Maria, built at New York about 1812 was a typical pilot schooner of her time. After short service in New York, she was purchased by the British Admirality as a dispatch boat. S.S. George Law The George Law was built in 1852 by William H. Webb in New York. Between 1852 and 1857, the steamship made the New York to Panama run, transporting passengers headed for the California gold fields. In 1857, she sank off Cuba while carrying 593 passengers and <1,590,000 in gold. A total of 420 persons died in one of history's worst sea tragedies. Shenandoah St. Ann The Shenandoah is an example of the small North Atlantic packet ship of the 1835-50 period that transported cargo along the coast. Built in Philadelphia in 1840 by John Vaughn of the Cape Line, the Shenandoah and ships of her class were, despite the blunt bow, some of the fastest ships of their day. This model is of the St. Ann, one of the earliest American-built merchant ships. Built possibly as a yacht, she served as a Portuguese dispatch boat. In 1736 she arrived at Portsmouth, England, and was taken into the Royal Navy dockyard where a plan was made of her. This plan was given to the renowned 18lh Century Swedish ship de­ signer, Frederick Henrik Chapman, and placed in the Swedish Maritime Museum. Page 30 Seafarers Log / �Savannah Badger :• ii' The Savannah was the firsl sleampowered ship lo cross the Atlantic, run­ ning in 1819 from Savannah, Ga., to Liverpool, England. The ship— originally planned as a sailing packet and converted during construction-— used steam for only about 92 hours of her 29-day crossing. The boiler and engine were removed after her transatlantic trip and the Savannah ended her days as a sailing packet. 1. Arago Built in an American shipyard, the brig Badger was commissioned for service in the British Royal Navy in 1776. For a while she was used as a merchant ship for trade with the West Indies. During the Revolutionary War, she intercepted and captured 27 French and American vessels trying to run the blockade. She was decommissioned in 1778. Her rigging marked the transition from brigantine to brig. Built hy Jacob Westervelt in 1855, tbe Arago left New York in 1856 for » LeHavre, France, as a U.S. mail carrier and remained on tbat run until tbe outbreak of the Civil War. The steam side-wheeler was chartered by the ^ Union Navy in 1862 for an unsuccessful attempt to ram the Confederate Navy's ironclad Merrimac after the standoff battle with the Monitor. Challenge ), • • P'" . kr The Qipper Ship was an active trader in the American merchant marine as early as the Revolution. However, in the 1850's a new type was oped akin lo the China traders. This new clipper ship, of which the Challenge is an example, was designed with elements of the Baltimore Clipner, the packet and the China trader. The new design was aimed at producing maximum capacity and speed. This model at the Smithsonian is considered to be one of the finest in the world. Lynx r lie I?.. [f- • rt Built in Baltimore harbor in 1812 as a privateer, tbe Lynx was captured by tbe British on the Rappahannock River in Virginia. She was taken over by the Royal Navy and the Musauidohet during the War of 1812. Schooners of her type were used as privateers, block­ ade -nnerfinlS vessels. The name "Baltimore Clipper" was given to tj.s ®Iass of ships after the war. They were modified and improved and, because of their speed, became a favored cargo ship between ports all over the world. �Digest of SiU Ships Meetings MIDLAKE (American Bulk Car­ riers), May 25—Chairman, Herst G. Treddin; Secretary, Orville Payne. No beefs reported by department delegates. MIDLAKE (American Bulk Car­ riers), July 5—Chairman Herst G. Treddin; Secretary, Orville Payne. No beefs report^ by department delegates. Vote of thanks extended cooks in steward department for job well done. TRANSIDAHO (Hudson Water­ ways), Aug. 29—Chairman, Robert F. Mackert; Secretary, William T. Rose; Deck Delegate, John Wilson; Engine Delegate, P. A. Lee; Stew­ art Delegate, Ralph Nay. Every­ thing running smoothly with no beefs. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Aug. 2—Chairman, C. J. Prey; Sec­ retary, R. W. Elliott; Deck Dele­ gate, Burton R. Churchill; Secretary, David A. Norris; Steward Delegate, Lionel W. Antoine. Discussion held regarding pension plan. No beefs and no disputed OT. OAKLAND (Sea-Land), Aug. 17—Chairman, Albert Ahin; Sec­ retary, J. Doyle; Deck Delegate, H. Muller; Engine Delegate, C. L. Elliott; Steward Delegate, O. L. Amdt. $3.80 in ship's fund and $57 in movie fund. All repairs taken care of. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. SEATRAIN SAN JUAN (Seatrain), Sept. 6—Chairman, Lonnie Cole; Secretary, William Anderson. No beefs and no disputed OT. Vote of thanks extended to steward de­ partment for job well done. OVERSEAS TRAVELER (Mari­ time Overseas), Aug. 23—Chairman, H. B. Butts; Secretary, Royd Mitchell, Jr.; Deck Delegate, Lotus Stone; Engine Delegate, William D. Johns; Steward Delegate, James W. Bamett. Some disputed OT and minor beefs to be taken up with boarding patrolman. PENN CHAMPION (Penn Ship­ ping), Aug. 30—Chairman, T. R. Sanford; Secretary, Z. A. Markris; Deck Delegate, S. A. DiMaggio; Engine Delegate, J. J. Kulas; Stew­ ard Delegate, G. P. John. No major beefs or any disputed OT. A fine crew aboard. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine food and service. In turn, steward de­ partment extended vote of thanks to fine crew. OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Overseas), Sept. 2—Chairman, Mal­ colm Cross; Secretary, Michael Dunn. Discussion held regarding pension plan. Pew beefs and some disputed OT in engine department. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Aug. 30—Chairman, Carl L. Prancum: Secretary, E. Syl­ vester; Deck Delegate, James J. Moran; Engine Delegate, Daniel T. Blackman; Steward Delegate, John McCree. Jr. No beeft! and no dis­ puted OT. INGER (Reynolds Metals), Aug. 30—Chairman, James T. Mann; Sec­ retary, Percival L. Shauger; Deck Delegate, Pete Scroggins; Engine Delegate, Prank Taylor; Steward Delegate, J. T. Spiny, Jr. No" beefs and no disputed OT. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. WALTER RICE (Reynolds Met­ als), Aug. 30—Chairman, Tom A. Martineau; Secretary, Felipe Quintayo; Deck Delegate, Charlie C. Brown; Engine Delegate, Walter Ballou, Jr.; Steward Delegate, Guillermo Martinez. $16.94 in ship's fund. No beefs reported by depart­ ment delegates. TRANSPANAMA (Hudson Waterways), Aug. 23—Chairman, Allen M. Myrex; Deck Delegate, Everett Klopp; Engine Delegate, L. V. Springer; Steward Delegate, P. A. Lazaropoulos. Discussion held regarding retirement plan and new wage scale. No beefs reported by from the ships at sea E. E. Harris, ship's secretaryreporter aboard the Columbia Star (Columbia Steamship Co.) reports that the crew voted unan­ imously to send a telegram to SIU headquarters pledging their support to the Harris imion and its of­ ficers in fighting the recent fed­ eral indictment. All present volunteered to do­ nate money to the ship's fund to pay for the telegram. The meeting was held while enroute from San Francisco to the Solomon Islands, with a scheduled stop at Guam. In other business, Robert Sul­ livan of the engine department was elected ship's treasurer. There were no beefs reported from the engine, deck or steward departments. Jose Ortiguerra is ship's com­ mittee chairman; Lee Snodgrass, deck delegate; Robert Sullivan, engine delegate and Jevinal Fernandes, steward delegate. The meeting was attended by every SIU man not standing watch. Brother Harris anticipates the Columbia Star will return to San Francisco by- the middle of No­ vember. J R. H. Simpson, ship's secre­ tary-reporter aboard the Chicago (Sea-Land), re­ ports that every­ thing is running smoothly as the vessel makes its way home to Oakland, Calif., after leaving Cam Ranh Bay, VietSimpson nam. She will be making stopovers in Kobe and Yokohama, Japan before reach­ ing Seattle and Oakland. During the Chicago's regular shipboard union meeting, newly signed-on members of the crew were welcomed aboard by the ship's "oldtimers." The vessel's last two voyages were very smooth, and with the fine crew aboard now, the present voyage is also expected to go well. Every member of the crew was asked to help build up the Chi­ cago's shipboard library by do­ nating books. The vessel has been having some trouble receiving mail and this has been referred to union headquarters. The crew has been asked to work closely with department delegates. Donald H. McKinney is deck delegate; James Kouvardas, en­ gine delegate; Lawrence Schofield, steward delegate, and Wal­ ter Sibley, ship's chairman. department delegates. Everything running smoothly. Vote of thanks to all departments. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Commercial), Aug. 16—Chairman, George P. Libby; Secretary, Charles W. Pelen; Deck Delegate, N. W. DuBois; Engine Delegate, J. J. McCarthy; Steward Delegate, Jer­ ome D. Smith. $18.35 in ship's fund and $763.70 in movie fund. No beefs and no disputed OT. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), Aug. 23—Chairman, R. C. Melot; Secretary, J. P. Baliday; Deck Dele­ gate, J. Statchen; Engine Delegate,. D. McLeed; Steward Delegate, P. Swing. $103 in ship's fund. No beefs. Everything running smooth­ ly. PANAMA (Sea-Land), Aug. 26— Chairman, C, Perreira; Secretary, P. Hall; Deck Delegate, M. Johnson; Engine Delegate, George Byoff; .Steward Delegate, L. Dunkins. Some disputed OT in steward de­ partment. Resolutions submitted to negotiating committee. CHICAGO (Sea Land), Aug. 15— Chairman, Walt Sibley; Secretary, R. H. Simpson; Deck Delegate, Dan H. McKinney; Engine Dele­ gate, J. Korwardas; Steward Dele­ gate, Lawrence Schofield. $46 in ship's fund. All repairs being taken care of. No beefs, no disputed OT. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Sept. 7—Chairman, J. V. McClantoc; Secretary, W. J. McNeeley; Deck Delegate, George P. J. Allen; Engine Delegate, George P. Sancier; Steward Delegate, Arthur Rubinstein. No beefs reported. Everything running smoothly. COMMANDER (Marine Carri­ ers), Sept. 13—Chairman, A. R. Sawyer; Secretary, Fred R. Hicks, Jr.; Deck Delegate, Edward T. Brinn; Engine Delegate, W. H. Pine; Steward Delegate, L. E. Price. Good ship and good crew. Everything running smoothly. Hearty thanks to steward depart­ ment. PHTSBURGH (Sea-Land), Aug. 30—Chairman, Lee dePailier; Sec­ retary, Lee deParlier; Deck Dele­ gate P. Sperry; Engine Delegate, Andrew C. Stortom; Steward Dele­ gate. Elmer R. Hawcroff. Beef on lack of AC outlets in quarters. ROBIN GRAY (Moore-McCormack), Sept. 13—Chairman, W. M. Wallace; Secretary, W. H. Deskins; Deck Delegate, E. U. Crum; Engine Delegate, Thomas J. Thomas; Steward Delegate, James D. Gillian. No beefs reported by delegates. TRANSGLOBE (Hudson Water­ ways), Sept. 6—Chairman, A. Lar­ son; Secretary, W. C. Sink; Deck Delegate, B. Kofiowitch; Steward Delegate, P. P. Pappone. No dis­ puted OT; no beefs. Everything running smoothly. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. Nothing done about repairs, although ship was in shipyard. OVERSEAS ULLA (Maritime Overseas), Sept. 6—Chairman, Tom Maher, &cretary, John Kelly; Deck Delegate, Romolo DeVirgileo; En­ gine Delegate, Tom Maher, Steward Delegate, Steward Delegate W. Datzko. General discussion held. FAIRISLE (Pan Oceanic Tank­ ers) Sept. 5—Chairman, A. Ander­ son; Secretary, S. Davis; Deck Delegate, N. McKenver; Engine Delegate, M. H. Schwall; Steward Delegate, Quenton Braun. Beef in deck department to be taken up with patrolman in Yokohama at payoff. OVERSEAS NATALIE (Mari­ time Overseas), Aug 9—Chairman, James B. Dixon; Secretary, S. A. Soloman, Sr.; Deck Delegate, Nicholas Malette; Engine Delegate, Francis p. Gomez; Steward Dele­ gate, Eddie Howard. No beefs, no disputed OT. Quite a few repairs to be done. Discussion held regard­ ing manning sale and working agree­ ment with Company. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Aug. 23—Chairman C. Jordan; Secretary, Iluminado R. Llenos; Deck Delegate, Dan Hendrix; En­ gine Delegate, Arnoldo Alemen; Steward Delegate, Alvin A. Selico. $12 in Ship's fund. Pew hours dis­ puted OT in deck department, otherwise everything running smoothly. SAN PEDRO (Sea-Land), Aug. 23—Chairman, Anthony Vilanova, Secretary, E. C. Caudill; Deck Dele­ gate, G. H. Atcheson; Engine Dele­ gate, Steve Kakoveil; Steward Delepte, W. R. Stewart. Disputed OT in deck department; everything else okay. COLUMBIA OWL (Columbia), Sept. 6—Chairman, T. J. Hilbum; Secretary, i. W. Thomas; Deck Delegate, Hans M. A. Schmidt; En­ gine Delegate, Oscar Pigueroa; Steward Delegate, Henry Jones, Jr. All repairs taken care of. No dis­ puted OT. Everything running smoothly. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), Sept. 13—Chairman, W. Slay ton; Secretary, M. Bugawan; Deck Dele­ gate, B. Maxwell. Some disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Sept. 13—Chairman, E. J. Hagan; Secretary, R. C. Mills; Deck Delegate, H. K. Nakea; Engine Delegate, Leonard R. Bailey; Stew­ ard Delegate, Earl Pippens. Dis­ cussion held regarding retirement plan. No beefs reported by dele­ gates. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), Aug. 23—Chairman, John E. Martello; Secretary, G. P. Thlu; Deck Dele­ gate, O. E. Olsen; Engine Delegate, David E. Davis; Steward Delegate, Louis Pinilla. $61.67 in ship's fund. No beefs, no disputed OT. HALYCON TIGER (Halycon), Aug. 9—Chairman, Berthall Winborne; Secretary, C. J. Nail. No beefs reported by delegates. Every­ thing running smoothly. TRANSCOLORADO (Hudson Waterways), Sept. 16—Chairman, S. E. Mehringer; Secretary, Alipio Trujillo. $66 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. No beefs. OVERSEAS SUZANNE (Mari­ time Overseas), Aug. 28 — Chair­ man, Clifford R. Dammeyer; Sec­ retary, Lawrence A. Banks. Some disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks extended to steward department for job well done. TRANSINDIANA (Hudson Wa­ terways), Sept. 20—Chairman, J. Tarkov; Secretary, J. Rodriguez; Deck Delegate, Charles J. Clemens. No beefs reported by delegates. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for job well done. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Sept. 13—Chair­ man, R. E. Darville; Secretary, J. R. Prestwood; Deck Delegate, C. S. Dick, Engine Delegate; Car­ ter Lane; Steward Delegate, Do­ mingo G. Garcia. Some disputed OT in engine department, otherwise' everything running smoothly. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmi­ an), Aug. 30—Chairman, J. Robin­ son; Secretary, Tony Caspar; Deck Delegate, A. L. Klein; Engine Dele­ gate, Marcello Eimar; Steward Del­ egate, J. W. Craft. $12 in ship's fund. Pew hours disputed OT in deck department. No beefs. Every­ thing running smoothly. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), Sept. 21—Chairman, M. Woods; Secretary, H. A. Galick; Deck Del­ egate, Harry J. Celkos; Engine Del­ egate, Alexander Gega; Steward Delegate, C. G. Gain. $13.69 in movie fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Everything running smoothly. Vote of thanks to Radio Operator, James Peick, for putting daily news out to crew. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for job well done. NATIONAL DEFENDER (Na­ tional Transport), Sept. 8—Chair­ man, R. Johnson; Secretary. L. A. Behm; Engine Delegate, W. Calefat; Steward Delegate, L. Behm. Everything running smoothly with no beefs. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Serv­ ice), Sept. 13—Chairman and Deck Delegate, Stanley Krawczynski; Sec­ retary, John Leppa; Engine Dele­ gate, Herbert E. Atkinson; Steward Delegate, G. R. Gonzales. No beefs reported by delegates. Vote of thanks extended to steward depart­ ment. CHICAGO (Sea-Land), Sept. 20 —Chairman, Walter Sibley; Secre­ tary, R.. Simpson; Deck Delegate, Don H. McKinney; Engine Dele­ gate, James Kowardas; Steward Delegate, Lawrence Schofield. $35 in ship's-fund. Pew hours disputed OT in deck department. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cit­ ies Service), Sept. 20—Chairman, Charles H. Pox; Secretary, Horace LaPrage. Motion made to have ship air-conditioned. $14 in ship's fund. No beefs reported. SIU Welfare, Pension and Vacation Plans CASH BENEFITS PAID REPORT PERIOD AUGUST 1, 1970 to AUGUST 31, 1970 SEAFARERS' WELFARE PLAN NUMBER OF BENEFITS AMOUNT PAID Scholarship Hospital Benefits Death Benefits Medicare Benefits Maternity Benefits Medical Examination Program Dependent Benefits (Average $478.33) Optical Benefits ; Meal Book Benefits Out-Patients Benefits 1,910 27 669 38 396 2,068 464 340 3,547 46,053.74 70,500.00 2,674.80 7,500.00 11,849.30 98,918.60 6,884.59 3,397.85 ^ 28,204.00 Summary of Welfare Benefits Paid 9,459 275,982.88 Seafarers' Pension Plan—Benefits Paid 1,607 380,895.95 Seafarers' Vacation Plan—Benefits Paid (Average $491.50) 1,508 741,175.42 Total Welfare, Pension & Vacation Benefits Paid This Period 12,574 $1,398,054.25 �Ships' Committees Serve Union Men at Sea hile at sea, SIU members can participate as fully in the affairs of their union as they can while ashore. The opportunity to do this is provided by a five-man ship's committee aboard every SlU-contracted vessel. The committee consists of one elected delegate from each of the shipboard departments, a ship's secretaryreporter, and a ship's chairman. It is the responsibility of the ship's chairman to call a meeting of the unlicensed crew every Sunday during a voyage. At these meetings, all subjects relating to the union, its programs and activities may be discussed. With the assistance of the elected delegates, shipboard beefs can an also be handled at the meetings. The ship's secretary-reporter has the responsibility of keeping in touch with union headquarters by mail, and passing on to the crew any communications received from headquarters. At the conclusion of each Sunday ship­ board meeting, he forwards a copy of the meeting minutes to union headquarters. During every shipboard meeting, every SIU member has the right to hit the deck and express himself on any matter connected with union business. " Every Seafarer should take an active part in shipboard meetings and serve if elected to the committee. He will be serving not just his shipmates, but himself. W BIENVILLE (Sea-Land)—The Bienville's committee pauses during ship's payofT to have their photo taken. From left are; Tony Palino, chairman; Teddy Neilson, secretary-reporter; J. C. Anderson, steward delegate; James Browne, deck delegate, andJfohn Ryan, engine delegate. JACKSONVILLE (Sea-Land)—While awaiting payoff in Port Eliza­ beth, N.J., the committee of the Jacksonville got together on deck. From left are; Perry Konis, chairman; Ray Lavoine, deck delegate; Donald Oyola, engine delegate; Robert Thomas, secretary-reporter and Wilson Torres, steward delegate. OVERSEAS AUDREY (Maritime Overseas)—^The oil tanker Overseas Audrey, recently placed in serv­ ice, docked in New Haven, Conn. The ship's committee, relaxing in the crew's recreation room, is, from left: Luis Guadamud, deck delegate; Richard Chiasson, chairman; Robert Tims, engine delegate; Stanley Schuyler, secretary-reporter, and Tobor Vanyi, steward delegate. The five-member commit­ tee reported a peaceful voyage. ARIZPA (Sea-Land)—Home after a smooth voyage, the Arizpa dropped anchor in Port Elizabeth. N.J. Members of the ship's committee from left are: D. B. Fitzpatrick, chairman; Ronald Simmons, deck department delegate; M. Berlowitz, steward department delegate; W. Lescovich, secretary-re­ porter, and Clem Slater, engine department delegate. The committee is the SIU's way of keeping in touch with working Seafarers around the globe. I October 1970 STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian)—The Steel Seafarer docked at Brook­ lyn's Erie Basin with a cargo of twelve thousand tons of sugar from the port of Nawiliwili, Hawaii. Conimilteenien aref M. Delaney, deck delegate; Kenneth Price, chairman; Isidoro Valles, engine delegate; Ira Brown, secretary-reporter and Mike Anzalone, steward delegate. Page 33 �Keeping a Sharp Eye For Passing Ships eering from his aerie at Quarantine Station on Staten Island, John Brown watches for approaching vessels. He is one of a van­ ishing breed known as "ship spotters." Brown and two other bachelors work round - the - clock in the Western Union station, working much the same way as their predecessors did 109 years ago when WU founded the service. A telescope that's been there since 1861 is still the prime spotting device. Once spotted, a ship must be identified and the informa­ tion wired to WU subscrib­ ers— tugboat and steam­ ship companies, shipyards, federal and news agencies. What you see from that telescope, John Brown will tell you, is varied. The most memorable sight were the convoys limping home dur­ ing World War II, and bat­ tered ships with gaping holes. Brown worked for the Postal Telegraph in the 1920's while his brother P F- .Oiiiil' « if- • worked in the nearby WU" tower. The competition waskeen. When the Postal Tel­ egraph folded, John Brown joined WU, and the Brown, brothers worked side by side, carrying on the tradi­ tional vigil. For many years the spot­ ters used a card file of 20,000 ship silhouettes to, identify approaching ves­ sels. But during World War^ II, when many warships were built from the same mold, positive identification by silhouette was impossi- « ble. t's noisy where the ship, spotters work because of the clatter of the high- • speed teleprinters inside, ^ ' and steel workers building ' government piers outside on the coast. It's also very ocean-oriented. So, when . Brown gets vacation time, , he heads for the mountains. It's quiet, it's solid land, and it's a welcome diver­ sion. But vacations are for diversion—and not a way of life. Ship spotting is a. way of life for John Brown. I •. , �24 Choose Retirement Life » The good life of the SIU r pensioner has beckoned 24 men [,- 'to shore. They are: ( Egbert C. Palmer, 65, joined the SIU in 1951 at the Port of vNew Orleans and sailed in the engine department. He signed up •for picket duty during the 1961 strike. Brother Palmer now lives • in Savannah, Ga. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1923 to 1927. Emanuel Ylodek, 56, was an early member of the SIU, having joined in 1938 in the Port of Boston. He sailed in the deck de­ partment as a bosun. A na­ tive of Pennsylvania, Seafarer Vlodek is spending his retirement in Terra Alta, West Va. He re­ tired after a sailing career of 40 years. Wilbur Taylor, 65, is a native of New Jersey and now makes his home in New York City. He joined the SIU in the Port of New in 1944 and sailed in the deck department. While sailing. Brother Taylor served the union as a department delegate. When he retired. Seafarer Taylor ended a sailing career of 38 years. Jerry F. Pontiff, 60, retired after 26 years with the SIU. He joined the union in 1944 at the Port of New Orleans and sailed in the steward department. He is spending his retirement at his home in Marrero, La. Eiland Fandlno Frank Fandlno, 70, joined the union in the Port of New York and sailed in the engine depart­ ment. He served the SIU while sailing as a department delegate. Brother Fandino was also issued two picket duty cards in 1961. A native of Spain, Seafarer Fandino now makes his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. His retirement ends a 43-year career on the sea. Taylor .4 Palmer Fowler Claude H. Fowler, 63, joined the SIU in 1939 at the Port of ^ Baltimore. During his 31-year sailing career he shipped out as > an able seaman and bosun. He served with the U.S. Coast Guard h from 1923 to 1926. Brother Fowler now lives in New Orleans. James P. Conley, 72, has served as a ship's delegate and ' on rank and file committees since joining the SIU in 1952 at the Port of Wilmington. He sailed in the deck department as an able seaman. Brother Conley, a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, now lives in Artesia, Calif. J Pontiff Poe Earl H. C. Poe, 62, is a na­ tive of Michigan and now lives in Miami, Fla. He joined the SIU in the Port of New York and sailed in the deqk department as a bosun. Brother Poe is a naval veteran of World War II. William Sylvester Carrow, 65, is a native of Delaware City, Del., and now lives in Camden, N.J. He joined the union in the Port of Philadelphia and sailed in the affiliated IBU as a tugboat mate. Lawrence E. Elland, 60, joined the SIU in 1947 at the Port of New York and sailed as a chief electrician. A native of Alabama, Brother Eiland now makes his home in New Orleans. John Pastrano, 65, is a native of the Philippine Islands and now lives in San Francisco, Calif. He joined the SIU in the Port of New York and sailed in the stew­ ard department. He retired after spending 42 years sailing the world's waterways. Felix L. Serrano, 64, joined the SIU in 1955 at the Port of New York and sailed in the steward department as a chief cook. Brother Serrano is a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. A native of the Philippine Is­ lands, he now lives in San Fran­ cisco. Rudolf Karner, 31, joined the SIU in 1951 at the Port of New York and sailed in the engine department. A native of Estonia, Brother Karner will spend his re­ tirement at his home in Bergenfield, N.J. Karner .t'mm-" j Conley Peacock Ivey M. Peacock, 55, joined the SIU in 1944 at the Port of Savannah and sailed in the stew­ ard department as chief steward. Brother Peacock, a native of Georgia, now resides in Ports­ mouth, Va. He served in the U.S. Army from 1928 to 1932, • • . .. Florencio S. Omega, 69, a na­ tive of the Philippine Islands, has retired to Brooklyn, N.Y. He joined the union in the port of New York and sailed in the steward department. He also served the SIU as department delegate. Omega Dean Damon RusseD Dean, 65, joined the union in the Port of New Orleans and sailed as a master for the affiliated IBU. A native of Poetry, Tex., Seafarer Dean now makes his home in Houston. Asbly Taylor Harrison, 65, joined the SIU in the Port of Baltimore in 1939 and sailed in the deck department. A native of Kansas, Seafarer Harrison now makes his home in Baltimore, Md. Brother Harrison retired after 43 years at sea. Harrison Vlodek Pastrano Carrow Reed Wesley O. Reed, 62, joined the union in Elberta, Mich., and sailed as a wheelsman in the Great Lakes region. A native of Benzie County, Mich., Seafarer Reed is spending his retirement in Elberta. Anderson Carl Harold Anderson, 51, joined the union in the Port of Frankfort and sailed on the Great Lakes as an oiler. A native of Frankfort, Mich., Brother Ander­ son continues to make his home there. He is a Navy veteran of World War II. Serrano Roney Clarence E. Roney, 65, is a 23-year veteran of the SIU.- He joined the union in the Port of Mobile in 1947 and sailed in the engine department. He will spend his retirement at his home in Mobile. Stanley Sokol, 65, a member of the SIU Railway Marine Re­ gion since 1960, sailed as a tug deckhand out of tlie Port of New York. He will spend his retire­ ment at his home in Jersey City, N.J. SIU Arrivals Paul Rittiner III, bom July 6, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul C. Rittiner, Jr., Savannah, Ga. Joseph Timmons, bom July 13, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank A. Timmons, Kent, Wash. Megan Harsche, bom Aug. 7, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter H. Harsche, Willingboro, N.J. Samuel Santos, born July 15, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Manuel B. Santos, New York, N.Y. Charles Eagleson, bom Aug. 7, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles B. Eagleson, Houston, Tex. Jo Ann Marcial, bom June 24, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pedro Marcial, Bayamon, P.R. Johnny O'Ferrell, born Aug. 19, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Johnny W. O'Ferrell, Prichard, Ala. Jeffrey Maskell, bom July 20, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald L. Maskell, Alpena, Mich. 'Yalena Bailey, bom July 10, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ronald S. Bailey, Mobile, Ala. Arjean White, born July 2, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Amold J. White, Jacksonville, Fla. Laura Stanley, born July 15, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Terry L. Stanley, Martinsburg, W.Va. Alicia Ayala, bom Sept. 8, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ramon Aya­ la, Rio Piedras, P.R. Kristie Bolton, bom Sept. 1, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wayne Bolton, Pensacola, Fla. Peter A.>,McDufile, bom Aug. 23, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Teddy R. McDuffie,.Channelview, Tex. Jodi Stevens, born Aug. 5, 1970, Sokol to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert E. Stevens, Gloversville, N.Y. Clinton Mason, 65, retired Anita Grove, bom Aug. 5, 1970, after 29 years in the SIU. He to Seafarer and Mrs. Leonard C. joined in the Port of Norfolk in Grove, Shamokin, Pa. Michelle Heams, bom Aug. 5, 1941 and sailed in the engine de­ 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Daniel partment. A native of North Carolina, Brother Mason now F. Heams, Parma, O. Johnny O'Neill, bom Sept. 6, lives in Day, Fla. He was issued 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Johnny a picket duty card during the O'Neill, Country Club Carolina, 1961 Greater New York Harbor P.R. strike. Derrick Nettles, bom July 24, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gillis L. Dale L. Barton, 56, joined the Nettles, Carlton, Ala. union in 1961 at the Port of Bryan Dunklin, bom Aug. 18, Detroit and sailed in the engine 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. William department. Brother Barton, a L. Dunklin, Mobile, Ala. Steven Hull, bom Feb. 27, 1970, U.S. Navy veteran of World War to Seafarer and Mrs. Daniel R. II, lives in Macinaw City, Mich. Hull, Alpena, Mich. Gran Luquette, bom July 29, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph O. Luquette, Kaplan, La. Stephanie Harris, bom June 28, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ken­ neth W. Harris, Houston, Tex. Maria Rios, bom Aug. 18, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. German Rios, Catano, P.R. Barton Weeks Kenneth Oyola, bom July 31. 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald Robert E. Weeks, 61, has been D. Oyola, Baltimore, Md. an SIU member since joining at Frank Primero, Jr., born Aug. 7, the Port of New York in 1944. 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank He sailed as a chief cook in the D. Primero, Seattle, Wash. steward department. He will Annita Hickox, bom July 16, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles spend his retirement at his home in Magnolia Springs, Ala. J. Hickox, Folkston, Ga. Receiving his first pension cheek at the union hall in Frankfort, Mich, is 65-year-old Seafarer Carl Jensen, right. Port Agent Harold Rathhun hands the check to Jen­ sen who began sailing in 1929. Labor Calls Aged Aid Insufficient A House-passed Social Se­ curity bill has drawn the description of "totally inade­ quate" and the Senate has been urged to make wholesale re­ visions in the bill's proposals. The House version calls for a 5 percent across the board in­ crease in benefits; a 3 percent cost of living increase and an increase in minimum benefits to $67.20 per month. The bill also increases the amount of benefits available to widows and equalizes compu­ tation of benefits for men and women. According to labor experts, what is lacking is a program "to overcome want and dep­ rivation" among the nation's senior citizens. Labor organizations have suggested a program of greatly increased benefits to be funded by "general revenue financing" instead of by the current em­ ployer and employee joint con­ tribution. Among the new benefits such financing could provide, experts say, are a 10 percent raise this year followed by a 20 percent increase in 1972; an increase in the minimum benefit to $90 a month, a figure ' above the poverty line; reimbursement for prescription drugs and increas­ ing the maximum wage compu­ tation level from the $9,000 per year approved by the House to a maximum of $15,000 per year. High Costs Force 3 Library Closings New York The American Merchant Marine Library Association, which last year distributed more than a half million books to 1,038 ships, has announced the closing of branches in Boston, Norfolk, Va., and San Pedro, Calif. Mrs. George Emlen Roos­ evelt, library board chairman, said the group's income last year was $126,365 and its expenses were $131,974. She said the association was forced to use reserve funds to continue oper­ ating. The three branch closings leave the association with offices in New York, New Or­ leans, San Francisco, Seattle and Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. �Young Men Pass Through Piney Point iiSaiiitiiili Graduating members of Class 49 pose for their class photo with Robert Matthews, president of the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship, as the group makes ready to leave for New York to ship out. Left to right are Bobby Trainor, Jack Stein, Walt Ingram, William Hanna, Alexander Berlin, Marcelo Gomez, Matthews, Morris Hawkins, Barry Parsons, Mike Crockett, Peter Pantoja and Ken McCarver. Ronald McKinnie, left gets wristwatch and cungratulatiuiis from Instructor John Shields after McKinnie was selected by the staff of the Hurry Lundeberg School of Seamanship as the outstanding graduate of Lifeboat Class 54. A Lifeboat Class 55—members were, kneeling from left. Glen MacDonald, Jim Robak, Pat Mattingly, Ron Brown, Jim Cooper, Ralph Mills, Dave Park and Bill Berulis. Second row, Instructor John Shields, Dave Doherty, Tom Bakos, Leigh Rockwell, John Gilliam, Jim Collins, Chris Devonish, Bill Cahill, Mike Hoctor, Bob Long and Danny Griffin. Back row, Lee Cohen, Pete Wojtiuk, Eddie White, Frank O'Gara, Sandy McKeithan, Rick Jiizang, Ron Cancel, Jim Watson, Dave Henderson, Bob Hawley and Jim Welsheimer. Bill Hall, director of trade union education at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship at Piney Point, bids good wishes to graduating trainees of Class 50-A as they prepare to leave for New York and their first ship. Left to right are Simon Hickey Ronald Burdette, Charles Kirksey, Hall, Tommy Davis, Mark Stenson, and Bruce Kelley.' Graduates of Class 51-B line up for a class photo as they prepare to leave the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship after their 12-week training period to go aboard their first ship. Kneeling from left are; Bill Cook, Bob Cecala, Percy Pay ton and James Kutcha. Standing are John Wells, Mike Wall, Raul Suntana, Clement Colgano, Run Shaw, Jeff Rash, James Kerrigan, Bob Koczian and Deputy Education Direirtor Paul McGaham. SIU Representative Frank Mongelli congratulates the graduates of Class 48 as they prepare to go aboard their first ship. Left to right are John Kapustin, Tom Basile, Tom McQuay, Harry Macon, Tim Hurley, Mongelli, Greg Fuller, Lottery Flemming, Lee Buford, Richard Macon, and Richard Kirkland. �mnee. D octors tap on them with lit­ tle hammers, poke at them, take pictures of their insides, listen to heartbeats—prospec­ tive trainees for the Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship at Piney Point, Md., are given a head-to-toe physical. These potential trainees re­ ceive their physicals at the SIU ainic in Brooklyn to assure them a sound start toward a career at sea. A good physical examination is preventive medicine and one of the reasons the SIU operates its clinics. Not only trainees, but all Seafarers and their fami­ lies can receive complete ex­ aminations or treatment of specific ailments. Periodic examinations can reveal illnesses which when treated early can be cured be­ fore becoming serious. Bill Smoot, 20, of CSiarleston, W.Va., reads off the letters on a vision testing chart. V Technician Roland Darhonne examines a hlood slide under a microscope looking for signs of illness. Technician Richard Brigham checks the weight of Kenneth Keeling, 18, of Charleston, W. Va., during a physical examination at the SIU clinic before departing for Piney Point. X , • Keeping a thermometer in place under his tongue while answering questions about his medical history is a tricky chore for anyone. This time it is Melvin Ivey, 17, of Warrenton, Ga., who performs the balancing act for an interested medical staff. i;i Page 37 �Final Departures Cul G. Pedersen Carl George Pedersen, 76, died July 9 in Boynton Beach, Fla. He was an oldtimer in the SIU, joining the imion in 1938 in the Port of Mobile. Mr. Pedersen smled in the deck d^artment as a bosun. When he retired, Mr. Pedersen had logged more than 60 years of sailing. A native of Denmark, he was a resident of Boynton Beach. Among his survivors are his wife, Maria. Mr. Pedersen's body was taken to Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans, La., for burial. Benjamin C. Bengert Benjamin C. Bengert, 56, a pensioner since 1969, died July 18 in New Or­ leans, La., after a long illness. He joined the SIU in 1947 at the Port of New York and J sailed in the en­ gine department. 1 Among the sur­ vivors is a son, Benjamin* C., Jr., of Savannah, Ga. Burial was in St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery, New Orieans. Carle C. Harris Carle C. Harris, 69, passed away July 11 in his home in Mc|Comb, Miss. He j joined the SIU in 1947 and sailed ! in the engine de­ partment. A widI ower. Brother Harris is survived ^ by his sister, Mrs. - Ethel Raybom of McComb, Burial was in Holly­ wood Cemetery in McComb. 6 TA Wa T4 r < « IM $s 1* a* A3 Mt oa a al 10 i> n <« a» a' P s If g Widfer P. Ehrhardt Walter P. Ehrhardt, 45, died July 3 in Two Rivers, Wis., Mu­ nicipal Hospital after an apparent heart attack. He joined the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge District ™ sailed n cook. Brother Ehrhardt made his home in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. He is survived by his wife, Edith, and three sons, Jeffrey, Kurt and David. He was buried in Eastbrook Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis. Remegio Flguu'oa Remigio Figueroa, 36, drowned Dec. 30, 1969, while serving as a crewman aboard the S.S. Merrimac, docked in Am­ sterdam harbor. He joined the SIU in 1967 at New York and sailed in the stew­ ard department. Among his sur­ vivors is his mother, Mrs. Eulogia Figueroa, at his home in Yabucoa, P.R. Burial was in the Yabucoa Municipal Cemetery. Schedule of o Membership Meetings * James D. Cartledge James D. Cartledge, 30, of Augusta, Ga., was lost overboard May 23 in the South China Sea. Brother Cart­ ledge was sailing in the engine de­ partment aboard the S.S. Rambam. He was a gradu­ ate of the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Engineers School in New York and was a second assistant engi­ neer. He joined the SIU at New York in 1967 after serving 11 years in the U.S. Coast Guard. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. B. A. Bailey of Aiken, S.C. James A. Oawford, Jr. James A. Crawford, Jr., 49, died of an apparent heart attack June 16 while aboard the S.S. Overseas Daphne off the coast of Charleston, S.C. Brother Crawford served as a U.S. Army paratroop­ er during World War II and was wounded in ac­ tion in 1943. He joined the SIU in 1956 at New York and sailed in the steward department. Among his survivors are his wife, Thelma and his mother Mrs. Clara Hight both of New Or­ leans. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans. - Eduardo S. Toro Eduardo S. Toro, 60, an SIU pensioner since 1963, died Aug. 1 near his home in Mayaguez, P.R. Brother Toro joined the SIU in 1943 at the Port of San Juan and sailed in the steward and en­ gine departments, survivors is his daughter Mrs. Lillian Segarra Betancourt of New York City. Burial was in Puerto Rico. At as ar SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New Orleans Nov. 10—2:30 p.m. Mobile Nov. 12—^2:30 p.m. Wilmington Nov. 16—^2:30 p.m. San Fran Nov. 18—2:30 p.m. Seattle Nov. 20—2:30 p.m. New York ..Nov. 2—^2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Nov. 3—^2:30 p.m. Baltimore ...Nov. 4—^2:30 p.m. Detroit Nov. 13—^2:30 p.m. Houston Nov. 9—^2:30 p.m. United Industrial Workers New Orleans Nov. 10—7:00 p.m. Mobile Nov. 12—7:00 p.m. New York .Nov. 2—^7:00 p.m. Philadelphia Nov. 3—7:00 p.m. Baltimore ....Nov. A—^7:00 p.m. ^Houston ...Nov. 9—7:00 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Nov. 2—^2:00 p.m. Buffalo Nov. 2—7:00 p.m. Alpena Nov. 2—7:00 p.m. Chicago .Nov. 2—^7:00 p.m. Duluth Nov. 2—7:00 p.m. Frankfort ...Nov. 2—^7:30 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Section Chicago .....Nov. 10—^7:30 p.m. fSault Ste. Marie Nov. 12—7:30 p.m. Paao ^ Junes P. Creel James P. Creel, 69, died July 17 in McComb, Miss., after" a long illness. He had been an SIU pensioner since 1964. Brother Creel joined the union at the Port of MobUe in 1938 and sailed as a deck engineer. Among his survivors in his wife, Betty Jo. Burial was in Walker Cemetery, Pike County, Miss. Buffalo Nov. 16—^7:30 p.m. Duluth Nov. 13—7:30 p.m. Cleveland ...Nov. 13—^7:30 p.m. Toledo .Nov. 13—7:30 p.m. Detroit Nov. 9—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee ..Nov. 9—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Orleans Nov. 10—^5:00 p.m. Mobile Nov. 12—5:00 p.m. Philadelphia Nov. 3—5:00 p.m. Baltimore (li­ censed and unlicensed)Nov. 4—5:00 p.m. Norfolk Nov. 5—5:00 p.m. Houston .Nov. 9—5:00 p.m. Railway Marine Region Philadelphia Nov. 10—10 a.m, & 8 p.m. Baltimore ....Nov. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk ....Nov. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Jersey City ..Nov. 9—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. ^Meeting held at Galveston wharves. tMeeting held in Labor Tem­ ple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. •Meeting held in Labor Tem­ ple, Newport News. William D. Thiemonge William D. Thiemonge, 72, an SIU pensioner since 1967, died Aug. 7 of heart disease in Mercy Hospital, Balti­ more. Brother Thiemonge joined the SIU in 1948 at New Orleans and sailed in the steward depart­ ment. Among his survivors is his wife, Winifred, at their home in Baltimore. Burial was in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Baltimore. Ebenezer Telemaque Ebenezer Telemaque, 56, died July 23 while aboard the S.S. Rachael V off the coast of Bi| - tung, Indonesia. He joined the SIU in 1946 at the Port of New York and sailed in the steward de­ partment. He is survived by his wife, Margery, at their home in New Orleans. Bur­ ial was in Surabayo, Indonesia. Jesse E. Brooks Jesse E. Brooks, 72, a pension­ er since 1964, passed away May 3 in San Antonio, Tex., after a long illness. Brother Brooks joined IBU in 1957. He 'served 30 years in the U.S. Army during World Wars I and II and was wounded in action. Among the survivors is his daughter, Mrs. Theresa Diane Anders, at his home in San An­ tonio. Burial services were con­ ducted at the Fort Sam Houston, Tex., National Cemetery. Olaf A. Olson Olaf A, Olson, 76, died of an apparent heart attack Aug. 22 in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Kenmore, N.Y. He is survived by his wife Anna at * their home in Tonawanda, N.Y. 1Brother Olson I i joined the SIU in 1960 at the Port of Buffalo and sailed as a dredgeman. A native of Sweden, he came to the United States and served in the U.S. armed forces during World War I. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Tonawanda. SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall Arthur W. Kowles Arthur W. Kowles, 23, drowned July 23 after falling overboard from the tug New York off the Louisiana coast. Brother Kowles joined the IBU in 1969 and sailed as a tugboat captain. Isa Among the sur­ vivors are his wife Linda, daugh­ ter Sheri Lynn and mother Mrs. R. O. Webb, all of Pasadena, Tex. Burial was in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston. DULUTH, Minn 2014 W. 3d St. (218) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, MIeh P.O. Box 287 416 Main St. (610) EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Ttx 6804 Canal St. (713) WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 2608 Peaif St. (904) EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. ..99 MontKomerp St. (201) HE 6-9424 MOBILE, Ala 1 South Lawrenee St. (206) HE 2-1764 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. (604) 629-7646 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Al Tanner Lindsay Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER WlUiam E. Richardson Your family asks that you con­ tact them by calling 919-453-8144 or writing to Rt. 1—Box 167, Mayock, N.C. T. Arnold Lebto Please contact Darlene Lehto, 714 Ann Ave., Everett, Wash. 98201. Julian Sawyer The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, Redwood City, Calif. 94063, asks that you contact them as soon as possible. George W. Elboum George W. Elbourn, 65, died on August 12 in the USPHS Hospital in Bal­ timore after a short illness. He became a mem­ ber of the Inland Boatmen's Union at the Port of Baltimore in 1958 and sailed as a barge captain. Among his sur­ vivors is his son, George E., of Rock Hill, Md. Burial services were held at the Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Kent, Md. Directory of Union Hoiis Cal Tanner Personals Leo S. Kervlnen Leo S. Kervinen, 60, died May 25 in Duluth, Minn., after a short illness. A •• native of Finland, he was a resident of Virginia, ' Minn. Brother Kervinen had ' been a member of the G r e a t ^ ' Lakes Tug and "" Dredge Region since 1968. He ^ sailed as a fireman-watertender in the engine department. Among , his survivors is a sister, Mrs. Aura Kale of Paramount, Calif. r< Burial was in East Pike Ceme­ tery, Virginia, Minn. * Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS ....67S 4th Ave., Bklyn. (212) HY 9-6600 ALPENA, M<ch 800 N. Sieoond Ave. (617) EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ..1216 E. BaltlmoM St. (301) £A 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 663 Atlantle Ave. (617) 482-4716 BUFFALO, N.V 735 Washington St. SIU (716, IL 3-9269 IBU (716) TL 3-9269 CHICAGO, ni 9383 Ewlng; Ave. SIU (312) SA 1-0733 IBU (312) ES 6-9670 CLEVELAND, 0 1420 W. 26th St. (216) MA 1-6460 DETROIT, Mich. 10226 W. deaerson Ave. (313) VI 3-4741 NORFOLK, Va 116 3d St. (703) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2604 S. 4th St. (215) DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, TTez 634 Ninth Ave. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 1321 MUsion St. (416) 626-6793 SANTURCE, P.R. ..1313 Fernandez Jnneos Stop 20 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2606 First Ave. (206) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 4677 Gravols Ave. (314) 782-6600 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. (813) 229-2788 TOLEDO, O. 936 Summit St. (419) 248-3691 WILMINGTON, CaUf 460 Seaside Ave. Terminal Island, CaUf. (213) 832-7280 YOKOHAMA, Japan .: Iseya Bide., Room 801 1-2 Kalran-Dori-Nakakn 2014971 Ext. 281 * ' , r < ' �nmomrtiM for rf<ji5ti*ring ill on ciihlo while paying out Ht'Iicoplor Landing Deck Cable slowed in cable lank Ik M . r .. ' Buoy rack Repeater storage Bow propelle Hy \1aking a Smaller World C. S. LONG LINES ^ A cro88-8ection diagram of the ^ C^. Long Lines, a <19-milIion ve88el incorporating the lateat ^ developments in design, naviga* tiop and cabie-laying technology. If' V •» • r t* , I 'j'* * J. L. Harris, first aid instruc­ tor, checks medical supplies in the dispensary. The Long Lines is capable of evacuat­ ing sick crewmen or techni­ cians by a-helicopter landing, area on the afterdeck. r|nelephone calls from New York to London are becomX ing more and more commonplace with the help of an SIU crew manning the modern cable ship, the C.S. Long Lines. Owned by Transoceanic Cable Ship Co., a subsid­ iary of American Telephone and Telegraph Corp., the ship is operated by Isthmian Lines Inc. The $19-million vessel has laid more than 23,000 nau­ tical miles of underwater cable—a world record, which is a distance that virtually spans the globe. The cable links people in the U.S. with those in many foreign coun­ tries. Extreme accuracy in navigation is required for laying cable, so the 90-man crew utilizes the most modem navi­ gational aids—including navigating by satellite to insure a "true course." During cable-laying operations the crew is supple­ mented by AT&T technicians. Cable is fed through a stem slot while the 17,000-ton vessel maintains speeds up to 8 knots. A "sea plow" buries cable under the ocean bottom within 100 miles of a coast line to protect against dam­ age caused by trawlers or dredgers. The world gets smaller with each length of cable laid by the Long Lines. Off the coast of Hawaii, the Long Lines prepares to connect cables laid from Japan. The flotation buoys (foreground of picture at left) will be used to mark connections in coastal waters (picture below). The Hawaii to Japan cable cost (80 million. iwii The final splice is made in the Transatlantic cable-laying operation from Green Hill, R.I., to San Fernando, Spain. Technicians and crewmen cooperate for the accuracy in naviga­ tion needed for telephone cable-laying operations. fi... I Cable technicians wind a durable outer covering onto the telephone cable. The one and a half inch inner core is capable of carrying 720 two-way simultaneous conversations. This picture was taken off the coast of Hawaii. « October 1970 Page 39 �Vol. XXXii No. 10 SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO J. SIU Blood Bank Can Mean Difference Between Life and Death f' A"'I 'A . %' i r/1 J 'F-' 4 * A . r r, W ••1 The availability of blood often can be the difference be­ tween life and death. A Seafarer, after undergoing major emergency surgery in a New Orleans hospital, was in desperate need of blood transfusions. One phone call produced 30 pints of blood which started the patient on his way to recovery. A Seafarer who was stricken in Chicago with bleeding ulcers, had 12 pints rushed to him in time to save his life. Where did this blood come from? It came from the Sea­ farers International Union's Blood Bank. Since the Blood Bank was established on January 6, 1959 in New York, 8,342 pints of blood have been donated. Because of this a Seafarer and his loved ones do not have to fret over the high cost or availability of blood when the need arises. He knows that thfs supply of blood can be drawn upon anytime by himself or any member of his family. However, this ready supply of blood can be assured only if Seafarers continue to donate to the Blood Bank. Only through the generosity of its members and their families can the SIU continue this priceless benefit. Eleven Seafarers already have donated a gallon or more of blood and have become members of the Blood Bank's Gallon Club. One Seafarer, Arthur Sankovidt, has given 19 pints of blood. Because of the sacrifices of these men and others like them, the SIU has been able to ensure all its members and their dependents that they do not have to fear the lack of or price of blood when it is needed. Any Seafarer or member of his family who wishes to give blood to the bank need only make an appointment. Those who can should make an appointment at their convenience with the SIU Brooklyn clinic. In other SIU ports, arrange­ ments for donations can be made through the respective port agents. Wherever there is a port agent, there is a local blood bank. If a situation arises when the demand is greater than the supply, the remainder can be supplied from New York. This blood can be delivered anywhere in the United States. Remember: Its for you. •J � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1970-1979 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXXII-XLI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1970 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE CALLED TOP PRIORITY ISSUE SENATE, HOUSE GIVE MARITIME BILL APPROVAL; SENT TO NIXON CONGRESSMEN STRESS IMPORTANCE OF NEW MERCHANT MARINE ACT ECONOMY, INSURANCE, FISHING PROBLEMS HIT BY THREE CONGRESSMEN OVERSEAS BUILDS FIVE NEW SHIPS ’39 LAW RESTRICTS BARGES IN ‘70 BARGES MOVE CARGO OF THE WEST COUNCIL HITS MOVE BY MITCHELL TO SILENCE AFL-CIO POLITICALLY UNIONS CONTINUE TO CRITICIZE POLITICAL INDICTMENT OF SIU BUILDING BLOCKS FOR A BETTER UNION NEW PROGRAM HELPS INCREASE READING SKILLS HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM PLANNED AT PINEY POINT HEARING FADES WHILE DIN GOES ON – EARLY DEAFNESS RESULT OF NOISE PORTLAND – PART OF SEA-LAND’S QUICK PUERTO RICO SERVICE AMERICA’S SEA TRADITION PORTRAYED BY SHIPS TAP, POKE, LISTEN – PHYSICALS FOR TRAINEES Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1970 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXXII, No. 10 1970 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/40ca346bc598edc779be948374ca7595.PDF e7789555bf05ddfe60d865a788d414db PDF Text Text «,'- • ' Joint Effort Launched to Secure V- ' See Page 3) SEAFAKERSALOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERKATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO MTD Voices Opposition to Compulsory Arbitration in Transportation Industry (See Page 3) . i • !r I' : 1971 SIU Election Supplement -r r., sMsae; ? * I' - Youp Information and Convenience / Candidates' Appeals from ^ VQfing Procedures -- Wf •- ' / Article XIII of the SlU Constitution Credentials Committee Report / Credentials Committee Report and And Membership Action / Sample Ballot Membership Action E77;7> >• .J- (See Pages 11-22) •ir-. Freedom of Speech at HEW --• (See Page 10) Seafarers Educational Conference fSee Page 4) ';. .-A.*..'.'.' �Kings Point Symposium Examines What Makes American Seamen Run A government agency and leaders of maritime labor unions, including SIU President Paul Hall, established a first in maritime labor history when a symposium on the "U.S. Sea­ men and the Seafaring Environ­ ment" was held in the National Maritime Resarch Center at the Gibson U.S. Merchant Marine Acad­ emy, Kings Point, N.Y. Morris Weisberger, SIUNA vice pres­ ident also attended the sympo­ sium. The one-day symposium was initiated by Andrew E. Gibson, assistant secretary of commerce for maritime affairs. "To my knowledge this is the first time a symposium has ever been sponsored by a govern­ f ment agency devoted to a dis­ cussion of the American Sea­ farer and his environment," Gibson said. He called the meeting "appropriate" in con­ sidering the role of the Seafarers who, in spite of all the new technology, take the ships out and are responsibile for their safe voyages. The objectives of the sympo­ sium were to examine the living and working conditions onboard ship as well as the particular attitudes, pressures and needs of the modern sea­ men. "It is a tribute to the trade union movement that the sta­ tus and welfare of the Ameri­ can Seafarer has undergone such dramatic improvements," Gibson added. However, the modem ships provide "both benefits and drawbacks," Gibson told the audience of 50 participants. "While many of the dirty and oppressive jobs have been elim­ inated, the manual and mental attitudes of the Seafarers has been altered." Mrs. Helen Delich Bentley, chairman. Federal Maritime Commission, said, "Major col­ lective bargaining problems con­ tinue to plague the industry." Although a host of social and economic problems have devel- -.v • - SIU President Paul Hall, left, during symposium at the Merchant Marine Academy. Across the table, from the right, are Mel Barisic, vice president of the National Maritime Union; Hoyt Had­ dock of the AFL-CIO Maritime Committee; Ray McKay of District 2, Marine Engineers Benefi­ cial Association; and Jesse Calhoon of MEBA District I. marked. "Unless something is done, fleet modernization will be constant source of trouble," Mrs. Bentley concluded. Dr. Bernard P. Indik, profesor of Industrial Pyschology, Rutgers University, referred to a ship as a 'total institution." He discussed the various im­ pacts organizations have on in­ dividuals and its importance to merchant marines specifically. Seamen can't be considered as a unity group, stated Pro­ fessor C. J. Bartlett, University of Maryland. Barlett discussed several different types of Sea­ farers and their attitudes in his speach, "Occupational Analy­ sis of the Seafarer. " A profile of the American merchant marine officer was presented by Professor Martin Morris Weisberger oped from the mechanization and automated equipment, these problems only "get tem­ porarily adjusted," she re­ A Threat to Free Coliectiye ^ ftpof of the need to be aware of the business pending before Congress is given in full met^ure by a bill under consideration of the House Interstate and Foreign Com­ merce Committee. It purports to be an attempt to unify collective bar­ gaining regulations in maritime and other fields such as rairoads,' trucking, aerospace and longshore. What it really is, however, is a grave threat to any collective bar­ gaining in any of those fields. The threat comes in proposed alternatives to genuine p bargaining that would make the government or its app. pointees the final word on any contract One alternative suggests, an additional SO-day antistrike injunction to follow where the 80-day Taft-Hartley "p- injunction has failed. To us, that would be merely coin^ pounding an already proven failure, jp A second procedure outlined in the bill would enable pi;:the President to appoint a board that would study the ^; issues in dispute and grant permission for a partial % strike or lockout That woidd be cumbersome, to say the least, and probably it would be totally unworkable. The third alternative is really the one to worry about, both as professional sailors and as trade unionists. For X it raises once again the ghost of "compulsory arbitra­ tion'' with all the evils those two words impfy. Under terms of the bill, an arbitration board would % hear one final offer" and one "alternative final offer" ^ from each side in a labor dispute. Then, through whatI ever ^ocess such a board chose, one of these four alI tematives would be selected and would become the bind• ing collective labor agreement. To Seafarers that means that someone, or some group of men, without any experience in working on or operating a ship, could control wages, working conditions, fringe benefit levels and all the other numerous elements of a bargaining agreement in our industry. That smacks of some kind of "Big Brother" scheme, where, when trade unions face management across the J. Schwimmer of the Merchant Marine Academy. Rear Admiral Arthur B. Engel, USCG (Ret.), Academy superintendent, and Louis E. Davis, professor of Organiza­ tional Sciences, University of California also addressed the symposium participants. Bentley dining bargaining table they would be unable to bargain for their members. They would have to bargain to please the "Big Brother" arijitration board. That is a frightening prospect, because it opens the way for tyranny. Tyrants could rule wages, hours, work­ ing conditions and even selection of the place of work. And compulsory arbitration is a grave limitation of industrial democracy, and industrial democracy is a dear commodity and many men have paid a severe price to keep it. If workers adopt bargaining goals, can we as free Americans allow government to tell us they know better? Or shall we negotiate for our just share of the industry's wealth? Our preference must be with the latter. And compulsory arbitration, of cOurse, means a ban on strikes. That ban would apply no matter how just a cause. Men and women of the labor movement would be forced to break the law to preserve their freedom. And a law that would force men and women to do that is tyranny of the worst kind. Free collective bargaining by free men and women is a precious commodity and we will work to preserve it be­ cause we must. We must because the evidence is clear that democracy throu^ economic freedom are the two ^ elements that have made this nation strong. If we allow a weakening now, of at any time in the ' future we will jeopardize all that we have and that we hope to have in the future. We will take our stand on the side of freedom. ^ ./ "J 'J - .,/ m U M ^ • f-- t, -J -f V i ' Paul Hall ii Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11232. Published monthly. Second Class postage paid at Washington, D.C. Page 2 Seafarers Log iMii �MTD Voices Opposition to Transportation Labor Bill Organized labor has launched a drive against a bill pending in Congress that would establish com­ pulsory arbitration in labor-management disputes in all phases of the transportation industry. Paul Hall, testifying at House Interstate and Foreign Commerce subcommittee hearings in his dual ca­ pacities as president of the Seafarers International Union and the AFL-CIQ Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, objected to inclusion of maritime in the "na­ tional emergency" provisions of the pending legislation. Hall said that it woiild be "impossible to visualize any labor-management dispute that would have a national impact" in maritime. He added, "It is the neglect of our fleet, rather than its labor-management relations, that threaten our national today with a 'national emergency.'" Trouble Provisions But, said Hall, the real trouble with the bill was its provisions on means of settling transportation la­ bor difficulties when they do have national impact. "As a trade unionist," Hall said, "I can say that we are totally committed in our opposition to any legislation that would erode the tradition of free col­ lective bargaining that has made our nation strong, has kept her free and protected each of us against the tyranny of economic repression through govern­ ment regulation." The bill's major provisions would add a second injunction to the Taft-Hartley Act's 80-day "coolingoff" period. This injunction would be for 30 days. The bill also would enable the President to appoint a board to study issues of national health and safety involved in transportation strikes, and empoyer that board to order men to work if the national health and safety required it. Tina! Offers' A third provision calls for a board to select binding provisions fro among four "final offers" presented by the disputing unions and managements. Hall said it all added up to a "compulsory labormanagement disaster." Collective baragining, he asserted, "has always worked best when the government" has interfered least." Hall continued, "the most valuable thing a man has is his right to work or not work as he sees fit." Sending men back to work against their will leaves deep scars. Hall told the subcommittee. "It may be best to continue as we are, without any new laws. You know, you can't really compel people to do what they don't want to do," he said. Aside from that. Hall made it clear he felt that there was a real danger to freedom in permitting Presidents or their appointees to intervene in labor disputes in the transportation field only. 'The Workings of Democracy' "Once you start cocking the dice against any seg­ ment of our society," he told the congressmen, "you are tampering with the very workings of democracy." He reaffirmed his belief in collective bargaining, saying that it, "has provided the individual workers with a way to defend himself against the over­ whelming economic odds of management. It has given him the means to lift himself from his knees." Hall concluded his testimony with a request that the subcommittee, "carefully consider the implica­ tions of the legislation before you in terms of altering a system and a concept that has proven its value as a foundation upon which we have built a tradition of economic freedom." Other labor spokesmen from railroad, trucking, airline and longshore unions appeared in opposition to the bill. Bewildering Inclusion Andrew Biemiller, legislative director of the AFLCIQ, said the inclusion of maritime, trucking and longshore industries in the bill along with railroads and airlines left him "rather bewildered." He said maritime's inclusion was "peculiar" be­ cause "of the unfortunately small percentage of ship­ ments that are carried in American-flag ships and of the further unfortunate fact that the Supreme Court has ruled that the Taft-Hartley Act does not apply to American owned 'flag of convenience' ships. It is thus apparent that no maritime strike is going to create a 'national emergency' under the bill." While the bill is aimed primarily at solving disputes in the railroad industry, railroad union spokesmen unanimously called the measure compulsory arbitra­ tion and expressed their opposition to it. Two-Pronged Emphasis on Cargo Cargo Bills Studied By House Committee A full-scale congressional ininvestigation into maritime problems of securing cargo for American-flag merchant ships has been launched by the House Merchant Marine and Fisher­ ies Committee. Hearings are now being held and are ex­ pected to continue at least three weeks. Rep. Edward A. Garmatz (D-Md.), committee chairman, said. "These hearings will consti­ tute the most comprehensive Congressional examination ever conducted on the subject of cargo for American-flag ves­ sels," Garmatz said. An exten­ sive list of witnesses will be called to testify, he added. Proposals Outlined The Maryland congressman has introduced two bills re­ lating to cargo promotion. One calls for all military cargo to be shipped aboard privatelyowned American-flag vessels whenever possible. The other measure is designed to close a loophole in the existing cargo preference laws by having all agricultural or other products financed by an instrumentality of the U.S. government shipped exclusively in American-flag ships. Two other proposals also will be introduced by Rep. Gar­ matz. First, he suggested a tie- October 1971 in with President Nixon's plan to give business a seven per­ cent tax credit for capital in­ vestment. "This type of legislative stimulus to the American mer­ chant marine is just what the nation's new maritime program needs in the coming months," Garmatz explained. Thou^ freight payments are deductible on corporate tax forms, a seven percent tax credit for use of U.S.-flag vessels would mean a further tax decrease of $7,000 for each $100,000 shipped in American-flag vessels. Maritime experts have been dismayed at &e Administra­ tion's failure to tie American shipping into the new economic plan, which allows a tax credit for equipment delivered prior to February, 1973, and halves it for materials delivered there­ after, but ordered in the 90-day wage-price freeze period. All ships ordered from American yards could qualify for the low­ er investment credit said the Federal Maritime Administra­ tion. The second bill Garmatz plans to introduce requires that when government cargo is pro­ cured or sold it should be car­ ried 100 percent on Americanflag ships—^provided the freight rates are equal to those charged by foreign-flag ships. In an effort to promote the use of U.S.-flag ships, maritime management and labor have joined with representatives of government to form the Na­ tional Maritime Council. SIU President Paul Hall is a member of the NMC's 33man board of governors and of the 12-member executive committee. The impetus for the forma­ tion of the NMC came from Andrew E. Gibson, assistant secretary of the U.S. Com­ merce Department for maritime affairs, whose agency is re­ sponsible for the promotion of the U.S.-flag merchant marine. Mr. Gibson stressed that the NMC is a means of unifying the often fragmented effort of mari­ time industry and labor to at­ tract more cargoes for Ameri­ can ships. Aggravating Problem He was joined in that by Paul H. Richardson, president of Sea-Land Services, Inc. and chairman of the NMC board of governors, who added that the lack of cargo for American ships aggravates the nation's balance of payments problem and could impede future mari­ time development. Richardson explained that shipper interest in the Ameri­ can fleet must be maintained and improved in order to per­ mit the nation's ship owners to accumulate the funds with which to build new ships imder the provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. To accomplish its goals, the NMC governors named three regional action groups to meet with shippers in their area and attempt to convince them to ship in U.S.-flag vessels. Regional Representatives The eastern regional team includes SIU Vice President Earl Shepard who was nom­ inated for the post by President Hall. Hall named SIU Vice Presi­ dent Lindsey Williams to serve on the central region group and SIUNA Vice President Morris Weisberger to serve on the western region group. Also serving on the execu­ tive committee of NMC are: James R. Barker, president of Moore-McCormack Lines, who was elected chairman of the executive committee. Edwin M. Hood, president of the Shipbuilders Council, and treasurer of NMC. Capt. J. W. Clark, president of Delta Steamship Lines, Inc. Robert E. Benedict, presi­ dent of American Mail Lines. Thomas Smith, president of Farrell Lines. Jesse Calhoon, president of the Marine Engineers Benevo­ lent Association. Joseph Curran, president of the National Maritime Union. Thomas W. Gleason, presi­ dent of the International Long­ shoremen's Association. Page Groton of the Interna­ tional Marine Coimcil. MSC Grants $6 Million Contract To Sea-Land, Inc. Sea-Land Service, Inc., an SlU-contracted company, has been awarded a $6 mil­ lion contract to carry mili­ tary cargo to defense in­ stallations in the Aleutian island chain. Currently two small government - owned containerships are used by the Military Sealift Com­ mand to support forces there. The agreement, covering a two-year period, will be effective in April, 1972 ac­ cording to the MSC. About 60,000 tons of cargo will be carried annually between Seattle and Kodiak and Adak, Alaska, by Sea-Land, a pioneer in containerized shipping. Page 3 �Progress Through Knowledge Stressed At Seafarers Educational Conference More than 100 delegates from ports through­ out the country attended the sixth in the con­ tinuing series of Seafarers Educational Confer­ ences at the Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship in Piney Point, Md. During the 10-day conference delegates were instructed in various areas of concern: • Labor union history. • SIU Constitution. • SIU Contract. .} il - n • SIU Pension, Vacation and Welfare Plans. • Union meetings and shipboard behavior. • Legal and political issues and how they affect the union and its members. • SIU educational programs. <ij Chairmen Report on Politics Wallace Perry Baltimore Politics and the law were the subjects of Workshop 1. It is prob­ ably the most important subjects we have studied, as all the other conference subjects seem to relate to politics and law. To protect American labor un­ ions, like ourselves, against unfair practices, and the laws that are passed in Congress, the SIU had to involve itself in politics. The early sailors' unions foimd out that without help, the laws were not enforced. "ITiat's why we need SPAD to help us keep the senators and congressmen on our side. If we want to have jobs we must continue to support SPAD. And when the big corporations bring pressure to bear, we must have MDL. . if Hubert Weeks Mobile E. Andrade Norman Garn Son Francisco New Orleans A detailed slide study of politics and legal aspects of our union were shown us in Workshop 3. All as­ pects of these subjects were in­ teresting and educational to me. Like the rest of my brother sea­ farers, I am concerned about our future and this industry. After to­ day I know what every member of this union has to do to secure his futiu-e and his union. He has to contribute to and talk SPAD up in both shoreside union meetings and shipboard meetings. We must buy MDL stamps to protect our offi­ cials who are indicted. Brothers it is the officials who are indicted but actually it is the union, you and I. The time has come for the membership in this union to quit letting the patrolmen and agents shoulder all the load on pushing SPAD and MDL. Piney Point is an experience you will not regret. Here you will imderstand the wonderful advantages for your future, exactly what's in store for you here is absolutely unbe­ lievable. You will no longer be con­ fused with matters that have preyed on your mind. Any and all of your questions will be answered promptly, making your seafaring a skilled job. Thanks to all the personnel here who pleasingly went out of their way to make our stay pleasant. In Workshop 4 we were shown slides and discussed legal and political education, all of which was of great interest to me. Even though we have a sick in­ dustry, every SIU member can be sure his book still guarantees him a job. No other maritime union can make this statement. If it has not been for good leadership and a generous membership I would not be able to make this same state­ ment. Now we all know that it takes hard work, organization, man­ power and money to be able to put our friends in office in Washington. Brothers we have the first three things, and the way to get the fourth is by the continued generous con­ tributions to SPAD. We all know that the big money groups are try­ ing to keep us out of politics and stop our donations to SPAD. UJ .J •hi \ . . the SIU Knows Where Our Future Lies Albert Alexander Norfolk If there are any faults in the program at Piney Point, I've yet to come across any. Since I've been here, I've come to realize just how little I know about my union. If at all pos­ sible, every member should at­ tend one of these conferences. And I can assure them that even the most skepitical would find it hard to disapprove of the program here at Piney Point. Seafarers Educational Conference Page 4 Carmine Capresso New York George Hiers Tampa Attending the education con­ ference meeting at Harry Lundeberg Training School in Piney Point, Maryland, I was amazed at how little I knew about the functioning of a un­ ion. Knowing my great lead­ ers, I wasn't too surprised to f see their present accomplish­ ments. I think, that with the proper backing and determina­ tion from us seamen, the SIU knows where our future lies. As a delegate to Piney Point, it was brought home to me how unfounded the rumors were about the school here. I think the school here is the best in maritime history. It brings out the amount of foresight and planning that our officials have put in to developing the base here. I am sure that a graduate from here will be a much more informed union member than the rank and file in the past. Artulio Garcia Tampa Jesus Granadas Tampa I joined the union in 1964 and I have benefited from many of the SIU programs. Brother members, let me tell you from my heart that I'm proud to be an SIU member and also, when the ship you are on pays off, give to SPAD be­ cause when you give to SPAD, SPAD gives to you. I am amazed at what, my un­ ion has done for us in the year that has passed. Like I say, there is no other union like the SIU and will never be one like it. I think this is another step forward. I think that the train­ ees and the conferences are one more step ahead and it will be good for the union. Seafarers Log '1: •IiJ •f -f - vi �•',iWttr5#w«»WW»9SK It Gives Me the Opportunity to Learn' Gerald Pay ne New York I realize now, that as the un­ ion has an obligation to the membership, that also the membership has just as great, if not greater, obligation to the union. It is not a one-way street. The obligation of the mem­ bership, mainly, is to exert a strong effort to get to know your union; to know your con­ stitution; to know the contract drawn up to work by; to get to know what plans have been formulated by the leadership and to get 100% behind them to insure their success. Jim Smitko New York William Costa Bosfon As this educational confer­ ence draws to a close one ob­ servation I made was that as the week progressed many more members actively participated in discussions than in the be­ ginning. I don't think this was due to us being timid, but rather to the fact that there was a definite rise in interest and a genuine wanting to become in­ volved in the affairs of our un­ ion. If this same enthusiasm shown here can be taken aboard our ships the purpose of this conference will have been ac­ complished. My trip to Piney Point for the Seafarers Educational Con­ ference has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life because I have learned so much about our union that I was not aware of before. By this I mean what our union has done for us in the past and what it is going to do for us in the future. I could never have believed that so much thought and energy was possible if I had not seen and heard it in person. Samuel Capro New York H. L McLaughlin Tampa The things I like about my union's educational conference is that it gives me the opportu­ nity to learn and understand my contract and to have a bet­ ter view of union affairs. This gives me a chance to bring aboard my conference material and help brothers to under­ stand and have a better view of what our union is doing and what we can do for our union. On my arrival I was sur­ prised. Since I have been here I feel that every minute of my time was well spent. I got the chance to visit our farm land. And I have learned a lot about our constitution. So brothers, do not fail to support our un­ ion as we have an organization to be proud about. And never forget to give freely to SPAD, as that is like our right arm is to us today. r. Frank Camara Son Francisco Coming to the SIU Educa­ tional Conference at Piney Point should be a must for all Sea­ farers so they can see and learn for themselves the history of the union from its beginning and struggles to survive, the continuing leadership to im­ prove the lot of the member­ ship thru better working condi­ tions, wages, health, welfare and vacation plans which some­ times we disregard. W. A. Brown Tampa I have been sold on SPAD and my confidence has been restored and strengthened in our officials. So I say to those who are skeptical, attend one of these coifferences and get a shot in the arm like I have. Seafarers Educational Conference Robert J. Metcalf New York I have gained a better under­ standing of the problems that confront the maritime industry today, the tremendous loss of jobs and the hard fight we have to hold the ships we still have in operation, also the part SPAD plays in helping us to try to gain help in both Houses of Congress. Chairmen Report on Union Meetings Timothy Venable Houston We were shown slides and dis­ cussed union meetings and ship­ board behavior in Workshop 2. The realization of how important these items are, were really brought across to us. The constitution, the contract all have a bearing on what we do and the actions we take at the un­ ion meetings—both ashore or at sea. Shipboard behavior has a di­ rect bearing on how the negotiating committee can act when it comes to talking about new contracts. Being a young man, I hope to be a Seafarer for a long time and may­ be, in some way add to and help in the betterment of my union. October 1971 Donald Hewson Harrison Burnsed Jacksonville In Workshop 3 we were shown slides and discussed union meetings and shipborad behavior. I learned the importance of membership participation in meetings ashore and aboard ship. Here in our union meetings is where the policy of this organization is made. We need to let our brother mem­ bers know what we have learned here at Piney Point. One of the main points to bring back to them is the importance of donating to SPAD and MDL. It is to protect ourselves. Stand up and be counted as supporting this great union. Jacksonville Leaders like Harry Lundeberg and Paul Hall fought for the privilege of having the individual express his ideals and opinions. Re­ member men fought and died for this privilege. Regardless of your rating, union meetings make it pos­ sible for you to take an active part in the affairs of your union. Discussing SPAD and MDL at the meeting is a must, knowing the true meaning of SPAD and a better understanding as to why our dona­ tions are needed is essential to our survival in the maritime field. Gilbert Trosclair New Orleans In workshop 1 we had a good discussion on union meetings and shipboard behavior. These sub­ jects are two of the most important functions of our union, both ashore and aboard ship. I want to say to all that as seafarers we must carry out our obligations as SIU mem­ bers and see to it that we have con­ structive shipboard meetings. Such meetings will allow us to educate our brothers as to the problems that face our union and industry today. We also have to let everybody know the importance of getting leg­ islation passed that will guarantee cargo for our flag ships. Page 5 �Chairmen Report on Contract Pi:-''••i;:#l'^ •' '•'• - < • HI 1' ' Vernon Taylor Jacksonville In Workshop 2 we discussed our contract with the shipping com­ panies. The contract negotiated by our SIU officials is one of the best in the business. We learned exactly what we were entitled to and what rules govern our work behavior. This is obviously the best shipping rules contract that any union has ever had and undoubtedly the best union. Seafarers Educational Conference Willie Albert Balfimore In Workshop 1 we were shown slides and discussed the union con­ tract. We all know what a union contract is and does for us. It has given us freedom! Freedom from the Army, freedom from having to buy our jobs, freedom from the boot of topside, freedom from the brass knuclUes, and freedom from the fist. But, do not take for granted that all these advances cannot be taken away from us. In reviewing the his­ tory of unions, we found that free­ dom has been taken away before. Legislation in Congress can undo all the good that our contracts give us. By our donations to SPAD and MDL we can maintain our gains and even go forward in the future. lorry Kidd Mobile What a contract is was discussed in Workshop 3. It is a written agree­ ment negotiated between the SIU and the company that sets forth the wage, overtime rate, security in job, working rules and living conditions aboard ship. So that each indi­ vidual would know what is expected of him. Small things that one ac­ cepts as common now were not __given to us, but we had to fight for it. I am sure that we all like to live as people and not as dogs. Without the xmion contract we would still be fighting for these things we ac­ cept as common things today. I am very proud to be here, and also glad to know that we are all interested in the affairs of the un­ ion. It shows me that we will grow and not fall. Jay Cohen Son Francisco In Workshop 4 we discussed and were shown slides on the SIU Con­ tract. It is one. of the most useful dociunents available to the Seafar­ er. Today it is considered one of the finest in the maritime field. Since the contract is the Seafarers "bread and butter" it is to his ad­ vantage that he knows the agree­ ment from cover to cover. We have to bear in mind that we must use reason and caution in future negotiations. We have learn­ ed from the conference that the future of the maritime industry is not good. By continuing to donate to SPAD and MDL, the union will have the necessary funds to pre­ vent our enemies from doing away with the Jones Act. Chairmen Report on Constitution Manuel Sanchez Jacksonville We were shown slides and stud­ ied the SIU Constitution in Work­ shop 1. The constitution is the same as the ship's wheel because it is the document by which our union .has kept its straight course. It guar­ antees the rights of the individual. But, to exercise those rights we must know our constitution. I would urge every union member to study the constitution so he can share the responsibilities that go along with his rights and privileges in this union. This conference has opened my eyes to the great need of political unity, and for our contributions to SPAD and MDL. I would like to give those in command a vote of thanks for mak­ ing the educational conferences pos­ sible and that we as SIU members shall continue to support them. Page 6 William Jackson Mobile In Workshop 3 we discussed the SIU Constitution. It is our own Magna Charta and the law we live under. Every member should read and study the constitution. The constitution also allows our union to have a political fund— SPAD. SPAD is so important to our future livelihood. It is the main tool for fighting our enemies in the Washington political arena. Without it we would have been destroyed many years ago. Our constitution is a great docu­ ment, so is our union contract, but remember without ships and cargo our constitution will be left to gather dust. So let's all be loyal and responsible members and par­ ticipate at all times in the union. 1' i' -I 'n ., 11 ;h Edwin Rihn New Orleans We discussed the SIU Constitu­ tion in Workshop 4. It is one of the most important documents that effects our lives as Seafarers. It is really the "rules of the road" by which we conduct ourselves as un­ ion men. Since the union began, changes have been made in it in order to comply with the changes in the law of the land. We can be very thankful to those Seafarers who wrote the original preamble. They had the foresight to prepare the way. This member­ ship has shown its support of the union through its contributions to SPAD. Only through SPAD can we support those lawmakers in the Congress and Senate, who in turn will support us. Thomas Fleming Philadelphia I cannot elaborate on what has been said before. We have learned what SPAD and MDL are doing for us wd shall continue to do. I also went to the farm yester­ day, and suggest a name for the future village—Union Village . for Retired Seamen. It is not what the union can do for me but what I can do for my union. ii rs'i Seafarers Educational Conference Seafarers Log -7 �••few 7 Feel the Conference is the Best Ever Riley Carey New York When I came to Piney Point, 1 came like a lot of others thinking that we were here to be brainwashed. Nothing is further from the truth. Aside from enjoying ourselves we will all leave a lot wiser. Florian Clarka Balfimore I admit that at first I was skeptical of the whole project, but the scabs have fallen from my eyes. I doubt very much if any other labor organization has the facilities for training and recreation that the Sea­ farers International Union has here at Piney Point. Arlie Dillard Housfon I was like many of you other brothers. I did not know what SPAD really meant until I came to Piney Point. I wish that every one of you brothers of the SIU could come to Piney Point to learn about your un­ ion and SPAD as I did and all I learned about how shipboard meetings should be conducted. Michael Bolger New York I know a few young men that came to this school and when they did they had very little more than nothing. Their outlook on life was bitter. A year has passed and I just saw one of these young men and he tells me he is going to get his AB's ticket soon and that he's got $3,000 saved in the bank. His outlook on life (people) has turned 180 de­ grees for the better. Patrick Dorrlan Philadelphia Piney Point is certainly the place where no matter what a seaman's mental attitude is upon coming here, he will find it the place where he will relax in his own atmosphere. After a while, enjoying the beauty of it all, a man with sea time behind him can't help but reflect and utter a silent prayer. Here it is —truly a monument. Joseph Curfis Mobile Terrence L. Fox As a delegate to the Seafar­ ers Educational Conference I was impressed upon my arrival at Piney Point with the extent of its accomplishments, the training of fine young men for a life at sea who will be our successors, the degree of its completion as a vacation center for aU Seafarers, and the dedi­ cation of our SIU ofl&cials and academic staff to further goals. Paul D. Anthony New York I feel that the educational conference is one of the best ideas anyone could have come up with. Many of our younger brothers just take everything for granted. The old-timers sometimes forget what it was like in the '30s and '20s before the union became strong. New York I think that the educational conferences will be the saviour of our union someday because our fight is on Capitol Hill now. There is only one way to fight on Capitol Hill and that is with money, through SPAD and brain power. We can donate money but that is only half of the battle. We have to be smart enough to use it in the right places. Lance Bailey New Orleans Here at Piney Point every­ thing is made to keep the mem­ bers happy and at the same time leam how to help keep our un­ ion going and that means a lot. Piney Point will help all mem­ bers leaving here to have a complete knowledge about how the union is run and who's on our side in Washington, which means a lot. Chairmen Repor+ on Edild'ation?"^ Al Oromaner Son Franeiseo Harvey Lee Mobile Stanley Krawczynski Houston I am very impressed by the en­ tire setup, but especially with the program as presented in our work­ shop sessions. In our Workshop 4 we had a very interesting and informative slide presentation on education. After the slides we read the recom­ mendations made at the March conference and concurred with them 100 percent. I would like to say that I am very pleased to have been at Piney Point and would like to thank the staff for their kindness. Many unions have sponsored workers' educational programs for many years, but few as complete and diversified as those carried on by the SIU. Our union not only covers vocational and trade union education but academic education as well. Our trade union education program is given to the trainees here at Piney Point. At sea it is carried on by the ship's committee through the shipboard meeting. The conference we are attending is a tribute to the union's effort to keep us well-informed. I recom­ mend that our union not only con­ tinue these programs, but expands them. We have seen how a union was bom which today walks tall with unity and strength. Today it stands out as a big giant ready to help all of its union brothers. We have seen how the welfare, pension and vacation plan was formed. I have come closer to my union. Every member should give to SPAD with pride and dignity so this union of ours can go on to greater achievements. October 1971 Bill Butts New Orleans In Workshop 3 we discussed edu­ cation and the Harry Lundeberg School, which is without a doubt the best thing that ever happened to the SIU membership, and for that matter the American Merchant Marine. This school not only better educates Seafarers for tomorrow but also educates oldtimers who did not have this opportunity in their young days. The curriculum is great because it offers a second chance to the drop-out who thought he would never make the grade. We have to understand why leg­ islation in Washington can msflce us or destroy us. And how bills such as the Jones Act, the 50-50 Cargo Preference Act, the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, and many others have a direct bearing on our livelihood. Page 7 �• - •• 1.' • • . • • '••• • .' "-r';w;!;,-i';?,•;'•::.".-'H;j''-. •. ;:r "'v..-.-;.'-..'.;.;;:,' '"^1" -iVP-'V' v • _ •- •• •^' -.v':";-i. ••• •• \ ' • • :,.'.-LT,--'i.<'y>-. ••• •„ ,•-. • -,:. ;.^; •;-••;•'• '••" '•••:,i','..- .•-.•'•••. • •• . ' .• r- • •• •••:.•.•-•-•.; • .-'"J':';• .. ''-r^-r^•''••*'V_: • -•-'•'••••'. ••• "f^^>''":> •• :•->?•• - :. , ^ \ •"A"' '• .- <. .1-'• '"••""•• /. • _• ., I'•'^Ivf-'' ; Chairmen Re port on History I <^1 •ji Eugene Dakin Boston Walter Butterton Norfolk The history of the American la­ bor movement began with the his­ tory of these United States. None fought so long or as hard as the American merchant seaman. Here was a group of workers who were nothing more than slaves until ±ey joined together in unions to fight for a decent life. Our imion fought the toughest fight of all—and is still fighting. In the be^nning we had to over­ come a very tough shipowner. To­ day we have to fight for him be­ cause the shipowner is the weak and weary one not the SIU sea­ man. The real opponent to the American seaman has been and still is an imresponsive government. In Workshop 2 we thoroughly discussed labor history, especially the history of oxu: union, the SIU. The slides really showed how hard a fight the sailor has had to gain the working conditions and job security we enjoy today. Most im­ portant is the fact that these bene­ fits were won only by having a true spirit of the brotherhood of the sea. We also learned that our fight has changed from the docks to the Congress in Washington, D.C. Sup­ port our union 100 percent. Assist our union ofiicials wherever pos­ sible. Donate to SPAD and MDL. James Gross Baltimore The labor history with all its struggles and problems were dis­ cussed in Workshop 3. We have come a long way since 1938, and all of us should be proud of what we have. Again, it shows that unless we are active in politics, we will not be able to enjoy the security and benefits we have. This workshop recommends supporting SPAD, MDL and carrying the message back to our brothers aboard ship. r Lonnie Hargesheimer Houston In Workshop 4 we saw slides and discussed the labor movement from 1794 through current times. It was very interesting but, what was the most interesting was the founding of the SIU in 1938—^its struggles and victories. I am proud to be a member of such a progres­ sive union. None of this would have been possible without the good leadership and informed member­ ship as we have in the SIU. I urge all Brothers who have not attended one of these conferences to do so. With this type of educa­ tion that the members receive at Piney Point, I know there will al­ ways be an SIU. ^ 'Our Eyes and Ears Have Been Opened' Harry F. Goodwin New Orleans Phillip Broadus Mobile The school for the trainees is the best I have ever heard of. They not only learn about the three departments aboard a ship, but they can also take grammar school and high school courses as well. I have found that a lot of hard work and much planning have been done by our officials to insure and safeguard our future. I am glad to be a delegate at this conference. I have learned a great deal about my organiza­ tion. I have had many things brought to light that I didn't fully understand in the past. I have learned how we Seafarers stand in Washington, D.C. with the political part of our or­ ganization. I am gjad to know that we do have a voice in the Capitol. Charles Furedi Houston Our eyes and ears have been open, in these last 10 days, to a greater knowledge of what really lies ahead in the future. The Seafarer today can feel secure in the knowledge that his fight for greater thinp, shall continue to gain many strides in the field of the maritime in­ dustry. Benjamin L. Freeman Jacksonville 1 came to Piney Point with misgivings in my heart. I half believed the things I heard on the ships and local bars. The first day I was pleasantly sur­ prised when I found I was in­ terested in the flicks and talk by V. Gordon. I can state now, loud and clear that each day was as interesting as the day before. I have to say that the officials and the teachers were the finest in explaining and telling of union activities. Frank Burley Houston Since the birth of the SIU 'til today many members do not fully realize the struggles and the hard times that have passed. Yes, today we are sit­ ting here enjoying good food, good housing and a place to speak out freely. Years ago if you opened your mouth to pro­ test, a size 12 boot was put into it. We've come a long way. James Hawkins New Orleans When I first heard of Piney _ Point, I was under the impres« sion that it was just another Harry Lundeberg Life Boat School. After arriving I found out it was also to educate all the sea­ men in this union's affairs about the constitution, history of the labor movement and aU about our agreement with dif­ ferent shipping companies. James Bigner Houston I learned important facts at this educational conference about the SIU that I never knew existed. I realized the blood, sweat and muscle that went in­ to making our union what it is today. Beniamin Huggms Mobile This has not only been an educational conference but also a vocational conference for most of the delegates. As for myself I have been surprised to see how this HLS school is f run. Not only are the young seamen given an education but they are taught the history of the SIU. They are taught sea­ manship and how to work to­ gether as a team. And most people would not believe it, but these young seamen are taught discipline and respect that they were not taught at home. Tony Aronica :' >^4'. ••"m ; 7; Jacksonville When I attended the work shops I was very much impres­ sed. The material used to edu­ cate the delegates was good. All of it was honest. The subjects that were dis­ cussed will be useful to all of us because we deal with them daily. We talked and studied the following: Labor History, HLSS, Constitution, Pension, Welfare, Vacation and Con­ tract. - ir' .1 •* - >; �-.("'iP T»wa'-: 7 Advise All Members to Attend A Conference Barry O'Toole New York 1 went through this school in 1969 and I am surprised at the changes that have been made since I completed the school. When I was here it seemed like all I did was work. Now the trainees have classroom train­ ing and can earn a high school diploma, and also can learn the 3rd cook jobs and other jobs that they'll need to know when they get on their first ship, and won't have to be a burden to the crew members that I'm sure I must have been. Curiey Weisebrot New Orleans William Stewart Boston The most important single issue of the conference appears to me to be the understanding and the meaning of SPAD, what it is, and what it does. The growth and strength of our union has to come from politi­ cal action, or as our instructor pointed out from "the political arena"—to protect our union and to help us continue to grow we need political power and political laws favorable to us, as it is the law that can hurt or make our union. It's good to know that the future Seafarers will come out from Piney Point trainees and not from skid row or the castoffs from other unions—or worse yet finks from non-union companies. It's pleasant here at Piney Point. I feel relaxed here be­ cause I'm with my kind of people—seamen. Everyone con­ nected with the base are nice people. The service is excel­ lent. The food is out of this world. James Jerscheid Baltimore Fred Janci New York I was very impressed by the Seafarers Educational Confer­ ence, what the union is doing to better our future as seamen and what SPAD and MDL are doing for us in Washington. I never did Iciow much about SPAD and MDL before I came to Piney Point. There is a lot to learn here about the union. In the workshop they help you to understand the constitution, contract, and your pension, welfare and vacation benefits. This conference, which I strongly advise all members to attend, is to teach each one of us the purpose and function of our union and our union offi­ cials. Each of the main points— history, constitution, contracts, education, union meetings, pen­ sions and welfare, and politics— are taken one at a time. Slides, movies, and written material are provided and each topic is dis­ cussed thoroughly. James Mann Houston 1 learned important facts about the SIU that I never knew existed. I would like to see more SIU brothers get the chance to attend the confer­ ence, it is a great educational program. We learned about the contract and the ways it was drawn up and for what purpose and the way it is used. We learned about the welfare plan and the different sounds of it and its benefits and how it cov­ ers your dependents. George John New York Walter Makin Mobile James Lyness Seattle I was very much impressed by the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Here the men are trained in physical aspects as well as in academics. Also the school is approved by the Coast Guard, l^e seamen who wish can study in the school and then sit before the Mary­ land State Board of Education and receive the equivalent of a high school diploma. It has been brought home to me again how fortunate we the rank-and-file members are to have such inspired dedicated leadership in all our elected un­ ion officials who not only have helped build an organization, but have planned for the com­ ing years with such foresight and determination to set the un­ ion on substantial progressive courses of training, education and development. We had the chance to dis­ cuss and ask questions both in workshops and at the after­ noon assembly. I for one found out in great detail. I was truly amazed as well as impressed during our discussions in gen­ eral sessions at the extent and quality of the facilities and fac­ ulty which have been made available to our people at Piney Point. (Continued on page 27) Chaimj^p on Benefits •• "r'W- Charles Scott Rudy DeBoissiere Houston Ronald Burton Houston We talked about pension, wel­ fare and vacations benefits in Work­ shop 4. The pension plan we have is one of the best. A Seafarer can qualify in three different ways and when he goes on pension he does not have to worry because the plan is financially sound. The mon­ ey is there to pay his pension for the rest of his life. This is no acci­ dent that we now enjoy this security. It is the result of long range plan­ ning this union's leadership. In Workshop 1 we had a very good discussion on pension, welfare and vacation benefits. I don't think anyone at this time really knows what benefits we really do have, or about the long hard struggle we have fought in just a few short years. We should all be proud of our officers and staff leadership. We have the best people in the industry. As they forge ahead so shall we reap the benefits. The subject was pension, wel­ fare, vacation and job security in Workshop 3. Also the inhuman hazards the seamen of the past en­ dured were mentioned. The fringe benefits that we seamen of the SIU enjoy today, I am sure will be im­ proved for future seafarers. Members should now realize that the pension and welfare funds have been handled wisely. It is com­ forting to know that we really don't have to be too concerned that our plan will ever go broke. October 1971 John Shields Wilmington In Workshop 2 we were shown slides and discussed the SIU pen­ sion, welfare and vacation benefits compared with other maritime un­ ions. It makes a member proud to be able to say he is SIU because now I know that we have the best pension, welfare and vacation bene­ fits. I would recommend conference members to take the educational material given them, back aboard ship and use it to help educate our fellow brothers, and stress the im­ portance of their donating to SPAD and MDL. Page 9 �•ji.-.- • ,?, - h : 4- \ - ••'"> •• ••• Buy American or Sink To the Editor: This is a letter that appeared in our newspaper. "Buy American Or Sink" Our dollar is in trouble by our protecting the world while others' reserves build up because they did not have to spend for their own military to protect them­ selves. Also, most of the world turned protectionist, flooded the United States with exports but would not take America's exports. America should have let the world sink long ago. Now, please do me this very, very important favor? Advertise to high heaven for a "Buy American" cam­ paign? To puii ourselves out of our grave situation, we must Buy American, and now! Please advertise "Buy American." We must or we will sink. One has to be in Europe now to see just how grave it is. Don't forget. Buy American! William Hose :i1 '.ij , iij This is the letter I sent in reply. Freedom of Speech Punishment of those who disagree by those in power has always been one of the hallmarks of tyranny. That is why the reas­ signment of Seattle PHS Hospitd Director Dr. Wilard P. Johnson is so frightening. Dr. Johnson was reassigned by the De­ partment of Health, Education and Welfare because he dared to protest the depart­ ment's plan to close his hospital and the seven other PHS facilities in the nation That smacks, as Rep. Paul Rogers (DFla,) put it, of "gestapoism." Rep. Rogers went on to say it was "a heavy-handed at­ tempt to muzzle the voice of opposition," and we can agree wothe that, too. The only comment on the reassigment from HEW was a statement by Dr. Vernon E. Wilson, chief of HEW's Health Service Administration, who characterized Dr. John­ son's protest as "inappropriate for a senior program ofihcial of the service." In other words. Dr. Wilson wants his underlings to toe the line on all policy matters, even such bad policy as closing hospitals. Dr. Wilson said it was "inappropriate" that Dr. Johnson signed a letter sent to groups representing PHS beneficiaries ex­ pressing opposition to the closing of the Seattle hospital and urging a protest rally. For that simple act of conscience a good doctor and good administrator has been ousted by HEW. That, as Rep. Thomas S. Foley (D-Wash.) said at an MTD luncheon, "means that anyone who steps out of line in any way, is likely to be fired for u$ing his rights as an American." Rep. Foley said the ouster was of grave concern to him, and it ought to be of grave concern to all who care about freedom of speech as well as those who care about keeping the PHS hospitals open. Labor and Phase II •V'->>;\vv Organized labor, after receiving the per­ sonal assurances of President Nixon that the proposed Phase II Pay Board would be independent of the Cost of Living Coun­ cil, has agreed to cooperate with the Ad­ ministration's efforts to control the cost of living. The decision came after a meeting of the AFL-CIO Executive Council received a memo initialed by the President detailing the role of the Pay Board—on which labor will be represented—and the Price Board which will be composed of a number of public members. Attending the meeting, and concurring in the Council's statement of cooperation were the presidents of two unions not in the federation; Leonard Woodcock of the United Auto Workers and Frank Fitzsimmons of the Teamsters. It was a rare show of unity in organized Page 10 labor, and there was also a imited reaffir­ mation that labor intends to carry on its battles against the President's tax proposals and for more jobs. One thing more, the Council said it would set up "watch-dog" units to monitor prieces during Phase II. As union men it is part of our duty to ourselves to monitor the prices we pay in stores and shops in all parts of the nation, and to be willing to report increases that seem in violation of the Price Board poli­ cies, once they are etsablished. But the overriding consideration is that in cooperating with the Administration's efforts to hold the line on the cost of living, the leaders or organized labor have agreed to lay aside their differences and work together for a better quality of life for all Americans. To the Editor: In answer to the letter of August 29, by William Hose, I say amen! It would be the best way to fight unemployment. If we refuse to buy goods produced in foreign countries more products would be produced in America. Putting enough strength behind a "Buy American" movement would force some of our industries to move back to the United States creating more jobs for our people. To be sure the goods may cost more at first, but sup­ ply and demand would soon level it off. When prices are stable the unions will stop asking for pay boosts. Results, a healthy economy for our country. When we go to the polls remember the politicians that advocate all American exports be shipped on foreign-flag ships. Our ships pay a iot more taxes than they do. Our American seamen are the finest and so are our ships. They have the highest safety in the world. The government is building 30 ships a year. For what? They are useless without carg:o to fill their bottoms. The cost of shipping per ton is the same regardless of which flag the ship flies. So let's help our American economy, fight proverty, by buying American produced. Walter F. Mueller Extends Gratitude To the Editor: I wish to thank the Seafarers Pension Plan for the fine way that it is taking care of the SlU "Oldtimers," and for the prompt sending of monthly pension checks. I am 75 years old and still going strong. William Pat Driscoll Sailors' Snug Harbor Staten Island, N.Y. OcrolMr 1971 Vol. XXXIIi No. 10 gBAFAKKRS^LOO Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board Paul Hall, Preiidenl Cal Tanner, Executive Vice-President Earl Shepard, Vice-President A! Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer Lindsey Williams, Vice-President A! Tanner, Vice-President Robert Matthews, Vice-President Published monthly at 810 Rhode Island Avenue N.C., Washington, D.C. 20018 by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel, 499-6600. Second class postage paid at Washington, D.C. 1. Seafarers Log i 1 -Ij- - Ml I''' -. w �Election Supplement SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERMATIONAL UNION > ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO * 1971 Election Supplement SlU ATLANTIC. GULF. LAKES & INLAND WATERS DISTRICT Election This election supplement is published for your information and convenience. It con­ tains all available information concerning the 1971 SIU elections including: • Voting Procedures • Article XIII of the SIU Constitution ^ ^ « . • Credentials Committee Report and membership action • Candidates' Appeals from Credentials Committee Report and membership action • Sample Ballot Here Are Voting Procedures r' -• Secret ballots, for the election of officers and job holders for the term 1972-1975, will be available to members of the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District of the Seafarers International Union of North America in 16 U.S. ports, in Puerto Rico and in Yokohama, Japan from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. The ballot will contain the names of all qualified candidates as determined by the Union's Credentials Committee and membership in accordance with the Union's Constitution. Members will also decide whether to amend the SIU Constitution to make San Francisco a Constitu­ tional Port. The election will be conducted by a mail ballot as provided by the Union's amended constitution. Secret ballots, together with self-addressed, stamped envelopes for mailing, will be available to full-book members in good standing at union halls in Baltimore, Boston, Brooklyn, Houston, Jacksonville, Ha.;' Mobile, Ala.; New Orleans, Norfolk, Va.; Philadel­ phia, Port Arthur, Tex.; River Rouge, Mich.; St. Louis, San Francisco, Seattle, Wash.; Tampa, Ha., and Terminal Island, Calif., as well as Santurce, Puerto Rico, and Yokohama, Japan. A full list of cities and street address where ballots will be available accompanies this story. Election procedures are spelled out in detail in Article XIII of the SIU Constitution, which is printed in this special supplement of the Log. Seafarers may pick up their ballots and mailing envelopes from 9 a.m. until noon, Mondays through Saturdays, except on legal holidays, at any of the designated port-city locations from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. Mailing envelopes containing ballots must be post­ marked no later than Midnight, Dec. 31, 1971, and must be received by Jan. 5, 1972. Only full-book members in good standing are eligible to vote. Each member must present his book to the port agent or the agent's designated representa­ tive when the member secures his ballot, his ballot envelope and a postage-paid, pre-addressed envelope in which to return the ballot envelope containing the ballot. When the member receives his ballot, his book will be stamped with the word "voted" and the date. The top part of the ballot above the perforated line will be retained by the port agent. In cases where a member does not produce his book, or where there is a question about his being in good standing or otherwise ineligible to vote, the member will receive a mailing envelope of a different color marked with the word "challenge." Absentee ballots will be available to members who believe they will be at sea or in a Public Health October 1971 Service Hospital during the voting period, and tmable to secure a ballot. Requests for absentee ballots must be made by registered or certified mail postmarked no later than midnight, Nov. 15. The requests must be mailed to the Secretary-Treasurer's office at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. Seafarers requesting absen­ tee ballots are cautioned to include with the request the address where they want the ballot to be mailed. Once he receives his ballot and envelopes, the member's vote becomes completely secret as after he . mafks his ballot in secr^ he inserts it into the envel­ ope marked "Ballot," seals it and places it into the mailing envelope already addressed to the Depository Bank, seals the mailing envelope and mails it in a U.S. Post Office box. While he must sign his name on the first line of the upper left-hand comer of the mailing enyelope, and print his name and book number on the second line, the secrecy of the ballot—^which is encased in an unmarked ballot envelope—^is complete. No ballot will be opened for counting until all envelopes containing valid ballots have first been opened, the ballot envelope removed intact, and all ballot envelopes mixed together. In no way will there be any connection between the mailing envelope— containing the Seafarer's name—and the ballot enve­ lope or the ballot itself. Where To Pick Up Ballots Seafarers may secure their ballots and envelopes from 9 a.m. until noon, Monday through Saturday, excluding holidays, from Nov, 1 through Dec. 31 at the followilng port locations: Balfimore, Md.—1216 E. Baltimore Street Mass.—215 Essex Street, Second Floor Brooklyn, N.Y.—675 Fourth Avenue Houston, Tex.—5804 Canal Street Jacksonville, Fla.—2608 Pearl Street S.E. Mobile, Ala.—1 S. Lawrence Street New Odeans, La.—630 Jackson Avenue Noiftdk, Va.—115 Third Street Philadelphia, Pa.—2604 S. Fourth Street Port Arthur, Tejt.—534 Ninth Avenue RLouge, Midi.—10225 W. Jefferson Avenue St. Louis, Mo.—4577 Gravois Avenue l^tdiroe, P.R.--r-1313 San Francisco, Calif.—1321 Mission Street Seatffe^ Washv^5p5^ • Tampa,••''Fla,-'--312;:^^ : •;; Terminal Id CaliL-^50 Seaside Avenue $ Voktthama—Post Office Box 429^ Yokohama Port Post, 5-6 Nihon Odori, Nakdtu, Yokoha^ Japan Ballots will be counted by a rank-and-file Union Tallying Committee consisting of two members elect­ ed from each of the seven Constitutional Ports. They will be elected in December. In addition to candidates found qualified, several full book members threw in for offices or Jobs. How­ ever, as shown by the Credentials Committee Report and membership action on it, as well as appeals from the Report, and membership action on the appeals, they did not meet the eligibility rules laid out in the Union Constitution. Under the Union's Constitution and the law, there was no choice but to find such Brothers not qualified and this resulted in qualified candidates being unopposed. The qualified candidates and the offices to which they are seeking election are: Paul Hall, president; Cal Tanner, executive vice president; A1 Kerr, secretary-treasurer, Robert Matthews, vice president in charge of contracts and contract enforcement; Earl Shepard, vice president in charge of the Atlantic Coast; Lindsey J. Williams, vice president in charge of the Gulf Coast, and J. A1 Tanner, vice president in charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters. Frank Drozak, Leon Hall, Jr., William W. Hall -'d Edward X. Mooney, headquarters' representai.rcs; Joseph DiGiorgio, New York port agent; Ted Babkowski, Jack Bluitt, Angus Campbell, Eugene Dakin, Luige lovino, Pasquale (Pat) Marinelli, George McCartney, Frank Mongelli, Keith Terpe and Steve (Zubovich) Troy, New York joint patrol­ men. John F. Fay, Philadelphia agent; Albert (Al) Bernstein and Belarmino (Bennie) Gonzalez, Phila­ delphia joint patrolmen; Rexford Dickey, Baltimore agent; W. Paul Gonsorchik, Tony Kastina, Robert Pomerlane and Benjamin Wilson, Baltimore joint patrolmen; Louis Neira, Mobile agent; Harold J. Fischer, Robert L. Jordan, E. B. (Mac) McAuley and William J. Morris, Mobile joint patrolmen. C. J. (Buck) Stephens, New Orleans agent; Thomas E. Gould, Louis Guarino, Herman M. Troxclair and Stanley ^agler. New Orleans joint patrolmen; Paul Drozak, Houston agent; "Pete" Drewes, Roan Lightfoot, Franklin Taylor and Robert F (Mickey) Wilbum, Houston joint patrolmen, and Frank (Scottie) Aubusson, Detroit agent. The proposition on whether to make San Francisco a SIU Constitutional port would establish Thursdays during the second week following the first Sunday of every month for their meetings. Present SIU Constitutional Ports are New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. Page 11 �SlU Constitution Rules on Elections Article Xlll Eleetiens for Offieen, Heodqiiorten Rtpi«Miitarives, Port Agonis and Patrahnon Sccriea 1. NentMrioM. Except as provided in Section 2(b) of this Article, any full book member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered in per­ son, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: (a) The name of the candidate. (b) His home address and mailing address. (c) His book number. (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman. (e) Proof of citizenship. (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. (g) In the event the member is on a ship he shall notify the Credentials Committee what ship he is on. This shall be done also if he ships subsequent to forwarding his credentials. (h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and dated by the proposed nominee: "I hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for the five (5) years last past, have I been either a member of the Com­ munist Party or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term resulting from conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws, murder, rape, assault with intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or violation of Title II or ni of the Landnim-Griffin Act, or conspiracy to commit any such crimes." Date Signature of member Book No. Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to nominees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certificate, but is, in fact, legally eligible for an office or job by reason of the restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction or a favorable determination by the Board of Parole of the United States Department of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing certificate, furnish a complete signed statement of the facts of his case together with true copies of the documents supporting his statement. Any full book member may nominate any other full book member in which event such full book member so nominated shall comply with the provisions of this Article as they are set forth herein, relating to the submission of credentials. By rea­ son of the above self nomination provision the responsibility if any, for notifying a nominee of bis nomination to office, shall be that of the nominator. All documents required herein must reach headquarters no earlier than July 15th and no later than August 15th of the election year. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Com­ mittee upon the letter's r^uest. SwriM 2. Cridmtials Comnittw. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the regular meeting in August of the election year, at the port where Headquarters is located. It shall consist of six (6) full book members in attendance at the meeting, with two (2) members to be elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, or candidate for office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any committee mem­ ber is unable to serve,' the Committee shall suspend until the President or Executive Vice-President, or the Secretary-Treas­ urer, in that order, calls a special meeting at the port where Headquarters is located in order to elect a replacement. Tbe Committee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at that Port. (b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately go into session. It shall determine whether the person has sub­ mitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified," the rea­ son therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be completed and .submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the bulletin board in each port. On the last day of nominations, one member of the Com­ mittee shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of credentials. All credentials must be in headquarters by mid­ night of closing day. (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the com­ mittee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the addr^ses listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualification by air mail, special delivery, registered or certified, to the mailing address designated pursuant to Sec­ tion Kb) of this Article. A disqualified app icant shall have Page 12 the right to take an appeal to the membership from the decision of the Committee. He shall forward copies of such appeal to each port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting after the Committee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, without prejudice to his written appeal', the applicant may appear in person before the Committee within two days after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualification. The committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within the time set forth in his Constitution and still reach the ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election.^ (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disqualification by the Credentials Committee, in which event the one so previ­ ously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the quali­ fications of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elec­ tions for candidacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Ageiit or Patrolman, has met all the re­ quirements of Section 1(a) of Article XH. SacHoii 3. •olleriRg Precadans. (a) Balloting in the manner hereafter provided, shall com­ mence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sundays and (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized in the Qty of which the port affected is located. If November 1st or Decem­ ber 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a Port in the City in which that port is located, the balloting period in such port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be^ on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, for the purpose of full book members securing their ballots, the ports shall be open from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon, Monday through Saturdays, excluding holidays. (b) Balloting shall be by mail. The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, with­ out partiality as to candidates or ports. The ballots may con­ tain general information and instructive comments not incon­ sistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within each category with book number and job seniority classificarion status. The listing of the pOrts shall first set forth Headquarters and then shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing withthe most northerly part of the Atlantic ^ast, following the Atlantic Coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the lists of ports is eriiausted. Any port outside the Continental United States shall then be added. There shall be no write in voting and no provisions for the same shall appear on the ballot. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. On this remov­ able portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting date thereof. (c) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Secre­ tary-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number I. A sufficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto, shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also send to each Port Agent a sufficient amount of blank opaque envelopes containing the word, "Ballot" on the face of the envelope, as well as a sufficient amount of opaque mail­ ing envelopes, first class postage prepaid and printed on the face thereon as the addressee shall be the name and address of the depository for the receipt of such ballots as designated by the President in the manner provided by Article X, lection 1, of this Constitution. In the upper left-hand corner of such mailing envelope, there shall be printed thereon, as a top line, provision for the voter's signature and on another line im­ mediately thereunder, provision for the printing of the voter's name and book number. In addition, the Secretary-Treasurer shall also send a sufficient amount of mailing envelopes identical with the mailing envelopes mentioned above, except that they shall be of different color, and shall contain on the face of such envelope in bold letters, the word, "Challenge." The Secretary-Treasurer shall further furnish a sufficient amount of "Roster Sheets" which shall have printed thereon, at the top thereof, the year of the election, and immediately thereunder, five (5) vertical columns designated, date, ballot number, signature full book member's name, book number and com­ ments, and such roster sheets shall' contain horizontal lines immediately under the captions of each of the above five col­ umns. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also send a sufficient amount of envelopes with the printed name and address of the depository on the face thereof, and in the upper left-hand corner, the name of the port and address, and on the face of such envelope, should be. printed the words, "Roster Sheets and Ballot Stubs." Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count the ballots when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the number thereon, conform to the amount and num­ bers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute and re­ turn to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt, acknowledging the correctness of the amount and the numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded for all the aforementioned election material actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This hie shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspection of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer and shall be turned over to the Union Tallying Committee. (d) Balloting shall be secret. Only full book members in good standing may vote. Each full book member may secure his ballot at Port offices, from the Port Agent or his duly designated representative at such port. Each Port Agent shall designate an area at the Port office over which should be posted the legend "Voting Ballots Secured Here." When a full book member appears to vote he shall present his book to the Port Agent or his aforementioned duly designated representative. The Port Agent or his duly designated representa­ tive shall insert on the roster sheet under the appropriate col­ umn, the date, the number of the ballot given to such member and his full book number, and the member shall then sign his name on such roster sheet under the appropriate column. Such member shall have his book stamped with the word, "Voted" and the date, and shall be given a ballot, and simultaneously the perforation on the top of the ballot shall be removed. At the same time the member shall be given the envelope marked "Ballot" together with the pre-paid postage mailing envelope addressed to the depository. The member shall take such ballot and envelopes and in secret thereafter, mark his ballot, fold the same, insert it in the blank envelope marked "Ballot, seal the same, then insert such "Ballot" envelope into the mailing envelope, seal such mailing envelope, sign his name on the upper leh-hand corner on the first line of such mailing envel­ ope and on the second line in the upper left-hand corner print his name and book number, after which he shall mail or cause the same to be mailed. In the event a full hook member ap­ pears to vote and is not in good standing, or does not have his membership book with him or it appears for other valid rea­ sons he is not eligible to vote, the same procedure as provided above shall apply to him, except that on the roster sheet under the column "Comments," notation should be made that the member voted a challenged ballot and the reason for his chal­ lenge. Such member's membership book shall be stamped "voted challenge," and the date, and such member instead of the above-mentioned mailing envelope, shall be given the mail­ ing envelope of a different color marked on the face thereof with the word, "Challenge." At the end of each day, the Port Agent or his duly designated representative shall enclose in the envelope addressed to the depository and marked "Roster Sheets and Ballot Stubs," the roster sheet or sheets executed by the members that day, together with the numbered per­ forated slips removed from the ballots which had been given to the members, and then mail the same to such depository. To insure that an adequate supply of all balloting material is maintained in all ports at all times, the Port Agent or his duly designated representative, simultaneously with mailing of the roster sheets and ballot stubs to the depository at the end of each day, shall also make a copy of the roster sheet for that day and mail the same to the l^cretary-Treasurer at Headquarters. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding of all election material and shall not re­ lease any of it until duly called for and shall insure that no one tampers with the material placed in his custody. '(e) Full book members may request and vote an absentee ballot under the following circumstances; while such member is employed on a Union contracted vessel and which vessel's schedule does not provide for it t6 be at a port in which a ballot can be secured during the time and period provided for in Section 4(a) of this Article or is in a USPHS Hospital anytime during the first ten (10) days of the month of Novem­ ber of the Election Year. The member shall make a request for an absentee ballot by registered or certified mail or the equivalent mailing device at the location from which such request is made, if such be the case. Such request shall con­ tain a designation as to the address to which' such member wishes his absentee ballot returned. The request shall be post­ marked no later than 12:00 P.M. on the 15th day of Novemr her of the election year, shall be directed to the SecretaryTreasurer at Headquarters and must be delivered no later than the 25th of such November. The Secretary-Treasurer shall determine whether such member is eligible to vote such ab­ sentee ballot. The Secretary-Treasurer, if he determines that such member is so eligible, he shall by the 30th of such No­ vember, send by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the address so designated by such member, a "Ballot," after removing the perforated numbered stub, together with the hereinbefore mentioned "Ballot" envelope, and mailing envel­ ope addressed to the depository, except that printed on the face of such mailing envelope, shall be the words "Absentee Ballot" and appropriate voting instructions shall accompany such mailing to the member, if the Secretary-Treasurer deter­ mines that such member is ineligible to receive such absentee ballot, he shall nevertheless send such member the aforemen­ tioned ballot with accompanying material except that the mail­ ing envelope addressed to the depository shall have printed on the face thereof the words "Challenged Absentee Ballot." The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep records of all of the foregoing, including the reasons for determining such members's ineligi­ bility, which records shall be open for inspection by full book members and upon the convening of the Union Tallying Com­ mittee, presented to them. The Secretary-Treasurer shall send to all Ports, the names and hook numbers of the members to whom absentee ballots were sent. (f) All ballots to be counted, must be received by the depository no later than the January 5th immediately subse­ quent to the election year and must be postmarked no later than 12 midnight December 31st of the election year. Scerioa 4. (a) At the close of the last day of the period for securing ballots, the Port Agent in each port, in addition to his duties set forth above, shall deliver or mail to Head­ quarters by registered or certified mail, attention Union Tally­ ing Committee, all unused ballots and shall specifically set forth, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. (b) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full book members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and Detroit. The election shall be held at the regular meeting in December of the election year, or if the Executive Board otherwise determines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the aforesaid ports, on the first busi­ ness day of the last week of said month. No officer, Head[uarters Representative, Port Agent, Patrolman, or candidate or office, or the job or Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In addition to its duties herein set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall lie charged with the tallying of all the ballots and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in com­ plete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and ? Seafarers Log ill • I •li �SIU Constitution Rules on Election Continued with each total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall have access to all election records and files for their inspection, examination and verification. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered and shall con­ tain recommendations for the treatment of these discrepan­ cies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member there­ of to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. In connection with the tally of ballots there shall be no counting of ballots until all mailing envelopes containing valid ballots have first been opened, the ballot envelopes removed intact and then all of such ballot envelopes mixed together, after which such ballot envelopes shall be opened and counted in such multiples as the Committee may deem expedient and manageable. The Committee shall resolve all issues on chal­ lenged ballots and then tally those found valid, utilizing the same procedure as provided in the preceding sentence either jointly or separately. (c) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall, after their election, proceed to the port in which Headquar­ ters is located, to arrive at that port no later than January 5th of the year immediately after the election year. Each member of the Committee not elected from the port in which Head­ quarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expenses occasioned by their traveling to and returning from that Port. Committee members elected from the port in which Headquarters is located, shall be simi­ larly, reimbursed, except for transportation. All members of the Committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subsequent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, to the port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. All decisions of such Committee and the contents of their report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in at­ tendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain all mailed ballots and the other mailed election material from the depository and to insure their safe custody during the course of the Committee's pro­ ceedings. The proceedings of the Committee except for their organizational meeting and their actual preparation of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. Any candidate may act as an observer and/or designate another member to act as his observer at the counting of the ballots. In no event shall issuance of the above referred to closing report of the Committee be delayed beyond January 31st immediately subseuent to the close of the election year. In the discharge of its iuties, the Committee may call upon and utilize the services of clerical employees of the Union. The Committee shall be dis­ charged upon the completion of the issuance and dispatch of its report as required in this Article. In the event a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to this Article, the Committee shall be reconstituted, except that if any member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be elected from the appropriate port at a special meeting held for that purpose as soon as possible. a (d) The report of the Committee shall be made up in suffi­ cient copies to comply with the following requirements; two copies shall be mailed by the Committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer no later than January 31st im­ mediately subsequent to the close of the election year. As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner, and notify the Secretary-Treasurer, in writing, as to the date of such posting. The copy shall be kept posted until after the Election Report Meeting, which shall be the March regular membership meeting immediately following the close of the election year. At the Election Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (e) Any full book member claiming a violation of the elec­ tion and balloting procedure or the conduct of the same, shall within 72 hours of the occurrence of the claimed violation, notify the Secretary-Treasurer at Headquarters, in writing, by certified mail, of the same, setting forth his name, book number and the details so that appropriate corrective action if war­ ranted may he taken. The Secretary-Treasurer shall expedi­ tiously investigate the facts concerning the claimed violation, take such action as may be necessary if any, and make a report and recommendation, if necessary, a copy of which shall be sent to the member and the original shall be filed for the Union Tallying Committee for their appropriate action, report and recommendation, if any. The foregoing shall not be appli­ cable to matters involving the Credentials Committee's action or report, the provisions of Article XIII, Sections 1 and 2 being the pertinent provisions applicable to such matters. All protests as to any and all aspects of the election and balloting procedures or the conduct of the same, not passed upon by the Union Tallying Committee in its report, exc uding therefrom matters involving the Credentials Committee's action or report as provided in the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, but including the procedure and report of the Union Tallying Committee, shall be filed in writing by certified mail with the Secretary-Treasurer at Headquarters, to be received no later than the February 25th immediately sub­ sequent to the close of the election year. It shall be the re­ sponsibility of the member to insure that his written protest is received by the Secretary-Treasurer no later than such Febru­ ary 25th. The Secretary-Treasurer shall forward copies of such written protest to all ports in sufficient time to be read at the Election Report Meeting. The written protest shall contain the full book member's name, book number, and all details con­ stituting the protest. (f) At the Election Report Meeting the report and recom­ mendation of the Union Tallying Committee, including but not limited to discrepancies, protests passed upon by them, as well as protests filed with the Secretary-Treasurer as provided for in Section (e) immediately above, shall be acted upon by the meeting. A majority vote of the membership shall decide wbat action, if any, in accordance with the Constitution shall be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of a special vote, unless reported discrepancies or protested procedure or conduct found to have occurred and to be violative of the Constitution, affected the results of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote shall be restricted to such office, offices and/or job or jobs, as the case may be. A majority of the membership at the Election Report Meetings may order a recheck and recount when a dis^nt to the closing report has been issued by three (3) or more mem­ bers of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the contin­ gencies provided for in this Section 4(f), the closing report shall be accepted as final. There shall be no further protest or appeal from the action of the majority of the membership at the Election Report Meetings. (g) Any special vote ordered pursuant to Section 4(f) shall be commenced within ninety (90) days after the first day of the month immediately subsequent to the Election Report Meetings mentioned above. The depository shall be the same as designated for the election from which the special vote is ordered. And the procedures shall be the same as provided for in this Section 4, except where specific dates are provided for, the days shall be the dates applicable, which provide for the identical time and days originally provided for in this Section 4. The Election Report Meeting for the aforesaid spe­ cial vote shall be that meeting immediately subsequent to the report of the Union Tallying Committee separated by one calendar month. Sectioii 5. Elected Officers end Job HeMers: (a) A candidate unopposed for any office or job shall be deemed elected to such office or job notwithstanding that his name may appear on the*ballot. The Union Tallying Commit­ tee shall not be required to tally completely the results of the voting for such unopposed candidate but shall certify in their report, that such unopposed candidate has been elected to such office or job. The Election Report Meeting shall accept the above certification of the Union Tallying Committee without change. Sccriea 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Head­ quarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman: (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates re­ ceiving the successively highest number of votes shall be de­ clared elected. These determinations shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected. (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or tbe next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as provided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Section 1. This shall not apply where the success­ ful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume office the provisions of Article X, Section 11 shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. ScctioR 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as are required by law, which direc­ tives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union. Report of Credentials Committee We, the utidersigned Committee on Credentials, were duly elected at the regular business meeting at Head­ quarters on August 2nd, 1971, in accordance with the Constitution. Your Committee has examined the credentals of the candidates for elective office or job in the Seafarers International Union of North America—^At­ lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, for the years of 1972-73-74-75, as per Article XI, Section 1, and submit the following report: We qualified or disqualified those men who submitted for office by our Constittuion and particularly by the rules of our Constitution as contained in Articles XII and XIII. Article XII is known as Qualifications For Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, Patrolmen and Other Elective Jobs. The Article reads as follows: "Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided: a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an unlicensed capacity aboard an American-flag mer­ chant vessel or vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, shall count the same as seatime. Union records. Welfare Plan records and/or company records can be used to determine eligibility; and b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) October 1971 years immediately prior to his nomination; and c) He has at least one hundred (100) days of seatime, in an unlicensetf capacity, aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels covered by contract with this Union, or one hundred (100) days of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination in the election year; and d) He is a citizen of the United States of America; and e) He is not disqualified by law. He is not receiving a pension from this Union's Pension Fund, if any, or from a Union-Management Fund to which Fund this Union is a party or from a company under contract with this Union. Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other election jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected or appointed in ac­ cordance with this Constitution, shall maintain full book membership in good standing." Article XIII, is known as. Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents and Patrol­ men. Sections 1 and 2 of that Article read as follows: "Section 1. Nominations. Except as provided in Sec­ tion 2(b) of this Article, any full book member may sub­ mit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrol­ man, by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Credentials Com­ mittee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: a) The name of the candidate. b) His home address and mailing address. c) His book number. d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman. e) Proof of citizenship. f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. g) In the event the member is on a ship he shall notify the Credentials Committee what ship he is on. This shall be done also if he ships subsequent to forwarding his credentials. h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and dated by the proposed nominee: "1 hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for the five (5) years last past, have I been either a mem­ ber of the Communist Party or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term resulting from conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, em­ bezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson, viola- Page 13 �t-, Report of Credentials Committee Continued tion narcotics laws, murder, rape, assault with intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or violation of Title II or III of the L^drum-Griffin Act, or conspiracy to commit any such crimes." The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within the time set forth in this Constitution and still reach the Ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election. d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any dis­ Dated qualification by the Credentials Committee, in which Signature of Member Book No. event the one so previous classified shall then be deemed qualified. Printed forms of the certificate shall be made avail­ e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the able to nominees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ execute such a certificate, but is, in fact, legally eligible clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified for an office or job by reason of the restoration of civil in previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the rights originally revoked by such conviction or a favor­ job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or able determination by the Board of Parole of the United Patrolman, has met all the requirements of Section 1(a) States Department of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the of Article XII." foregoing certificate, furnish a complete signed statement Further, the Committee in making its determinations of the facts of his case together with true copies of the as to a candidate's continuous good standing, followed documents supporting his statement. the action of the membership in reference to the due Any full book member may nominate any other full date of the payment of assessments, which assessment book member in which event such full book member so payments were required during part of the period covered nominated shall comply with the provisions of this Article for a candidate's continuous good standing. In the April, as they are set forth herein, relating to the submission of 1965 membership meetings, the membership went on credentials. By reason of the above self nomination record that commencing with the year 1966 all annual provision the responsibility if any, for notifying a nom­ assessments shall be due and payable at the same time inee of his nomination to office, shall be that of the that the First Quarter's dues in each year are payable nominator. as per the Constitution. The membership then, in its All documents required herein must reach head­ November, 1967 membership meetings, reaffirmed this quarters no earlier than July 15th and no later than action of the membership in requiring that annual assess­ August 15th of the election year. ments be due and payable at the same time that the The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safe­ First Quarter's dues in each year are payable as per the keeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Constitution. Credentials Committee upon the latter's request. The foregoing is further substantiated by Article Section 2. Credentials Committee. XXrV, Section 9 of our Constitution which reads as follows: a) A. Credentials Committee shall be elected at the "Section 9. The term, 'member in good standing' shall regular meeting in August of the election year, at the mean a member whose monetary obligations to the Un­ port where Headquarters is located. It shall consist of ion are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is six (6) full book members in attendance at the meeting, not under suspension or expulsion effective in accordance with two (2) members to be elected from each of the with this Constitution. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No officer. cated, the term, 'member' shall mean a member in good Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, standing." or candidate for office or the job of Headquarters Rep­ resentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible Your Committee was further guided by the following for election to this Committee, except as provided for action that was adopted by the membership at the regular in Article X, Section 4. In the event any committee membership meetings held in July of this year, 1971: member is unable to serve, the Committee shall suspend "1971 ELECTION OF AGLIWD OFFICERS until the President or Executive Vice-President, or the Under Article XII, Sub-section 1(b) of our Constitu­ Secretary-Treasurer, in that order, calls a special meet­ tion, to be eligible for office a member, among other re­ ing at the port where Headquarters is located in order quirements, must be a full book member in continuous to elect a replacement. The Committee's results shall good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved immediately prior to his nomination, and under Article by a majority vote of the membership at a special meet­ XII, Sub-section 1(c), among other requirements, must ing called for that purpose at that Port. have at least one hundred days' seatime in an unlicensed b) After its election, the Committee shall immediatelycapacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel cov­ go into session. It shall determine whether the person ered by contract with the Union, or one hundred days has submitted his application correctly and possesses the of employment with, or in any office or job of, the necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any em­ report listing each applicant and his book number under ployment at the Union's direction, or a combination of the office or job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be these, between January 1st and the time of nomination marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the in the election year. findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been During our last officers' election in 1968, the Unions' marked "disqualified," the reason therefor must be stated Credentials Committee in making its report to the mem­ in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a . bership, who then approved the report, recommended special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also ' that Sub-sectioii 1(b) for the election, be applied as be noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be follows: signed by all of the Committee members, and be com­ TTiat any otherwise qualified member who in the pleted and submitted to the Ports in time for the next three year period prior to nomination failed to pay regular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it his monetary obligations within the time required, shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then but thereafter paid and the Union accepted pay­ posted on the bulletin board in each port. ment and the member- was in good standing with On the last day of nominations, one member of the all rights and privileges, shall be considered to be Committee shall stand by in Headquarters to accept in continuous good standing for the purpose of delivery of credentials. All credentials must be in head­ nomination and election to office" quarters by midnight of closing day. The Credentials Committee report as approved by the c) Vlhen an applicant has been disqualified by the membership in 1968 also recommended that Sub-section committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram 1(c) for that election, be applied as follows: at the addresses listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of 'That in computing seatime for the purpose of this this Article. He shall also be sent a letter containing the sub-section, credit shall be given for each day of reasons for such disqualifications by air mail, special employment plus the equal amount for each day delivery, registered or certified, to die mailing address of vacation credit during the period between Janu­ designated pursuant to Section 1(b) of this Article. A ary 1 and the time of nomination in the dection disqualified applicant shall have the right to take an year." appeal to the membership from the decision of the Com­ As we all know, the United States Department of mittee, He shall forward copies of such appeal to each Labor thereafter challenged our 1968 officers' election Port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon and, among other things, challenged the two aboveat a regular meeting no later, than the second meeting mentioned actions in that election. after the Committee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In It is, therefore, recommended that in our officers'any event, without prejudice to his written appeal, the election this year the Credentials Committee observe the applicant may appear in person before the Committee clear language of our Constituion v/ithout change or in­ within two days after the day on which the telegram terpretation, which among other qualifications requires is sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualifi­ as to Article XII, Sub-section 1(b), that to be eligible, cation. the candidate be a full book member in continuous good Page 14 standing for at least three years immediately prior to his nomination, with the term "good standing" as defined in Article XXIV, Section 9, to wit, a member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears for thirty days of more or who is not under suspension or expulsion effective in accordance with the Constitution. And as to• Sub-section 1(c) the clear'Constitutional language without change or interpretation, to wit, that such candidate have at least one hundred days' seatime in an unlicensed capacity aboard an American-flag mer­ chant vessel or vessels covered by contract with the Un­ ion, or one hundred days of employment with or in any office or job of, the Union, its subsidiaries and its af­ filiates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination in the election year." The Committee in their deliberations made initial decisions with appropriate notification to candidates and subsequent further notifications as a result of their con­ tinued deliberations. In the course of their deliberations the Committee ultimately came to decisions which are later set forth. In arriving at these ultimate decisions, the Committee was most concerned with carrying put a stated principle of our Union, which is that "every qual­ ified member shall have the right to nominate himself for, and, if election or appointed, to hold office in this Union." In connection with the foregoing, we have also con­ sulted with the Secretary-Treasurer, who, under our Constitution, has the obligation to insure appropriate election procedures as legally required. (Article XIII, Section 7.) Our Secretary-Treasurer has further con­ sulted with the Union's Counsel as to the law applicable in Union nominations and elections. The following is a complete listing of all men who sub­ mitted their credentials to the Committee. The men's names and the office or job for which they submitted such credentials are listed in the order in which this Committee feels they should be placed on the general ballot, that is, in alphabetical order under the office or job for which they run, and that The Ports, following the Headquarters' offices, beginning with Boston, be ar­ ranged on the ballot geographically, as has been done in the past. Following each man's name and" book number is his qualification or disqualification, followed by the reason for same. PRESroENT LEO CRONSOHN, C-801—Disqualified Was not in continuous good standing for three (3) years previous to nomination. JUAN V. FERNANDEZ, F-59—Disqualified Was not in continuous good standing for three (3) years previous to nomination. PAUL HALL. H-1—Qualified Credentials in order. SIDNEY ROTHMAN, R.325—Disqualified Was not in continuous good standing for three (3) years previous to nomination. M •1 -« EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT CAL TANNER, T-1—Qualified Credentials in order. SECRETARY-TREASURER JOHN COLE, C-8—Disqualified Does not have 100 days' seatime from January 1, 1971 to date of nomination; receiving a pension from a Fund to which this Union is a party and as such, ineligible under the Constitution, to run for office. AL KERR, K-7—Qualified Credentials in order. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT ROBERT A. MATTHEWS, M-1—Qualified Credentials in order. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST EDWIN DAVIS, D-526—Disqualified Was not in continuous good standing for three (3) years previous to nomination. EARL SHEPARD, S-2—Qualified Credentials in order. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE GULF COAST WILLIAM H, REYNOLDS, R-59()—Disqualified . Was not in continuous good standing for three (3) years previous to nomination. LINDSEY J. WILLIAMS, W-1—Qualified Credentials in order. Seafarers Log J �: :U', Report of Credenfials Committee Continued VICE-PRESroENT IN CHARGE OF THE LAKES AND INLAND WATERS AL TANNER, T-12—Qualified Credentials in order. HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE FRANK DROZAK, D-22—Qualified Credentials in order. WILLIAM W. HALL, H-272—Qualified Credentials in order. LEON HALL, JR., H-125—Qualified Credentials in order. EDWARD X. MOONEY, M-7—Qualified Credentials in order. NEW YORK AGENT JOSEPH DIGIORGIO, D-2--Qualified Credentials in order. NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN TED BABKOWSKI, B-1—Qualified Credentials in order. JACK BLUITT, B-15—Qualified Credentials in order. ANGUS CAMPBELL, C-127—Qualified Credentials in order. EUGENE DAKIN, D-9—Qualified Credentials in order. LUIGE lOVINO, Ml—Qualified Credentials in order. PASQUALE (PAT) MARINELLI, M-462—Qualified Credentials in order.GEORGE MCCARTNEY, M-948—Qualified Credentials in order. FANK MONGELLI, M-1111—Qualified Credentials in order. KEITH TERPE, T-3—Qualified Credentials in order. STEVE (ZUBOVICH) TROY, T-485—Qualified Credentials in order. PHILADELPHIA AGENT JOHN F. FAY, F-363—Qualified Credentials in order. PHILADELPHIA JOINT PATROLMAN ALBERT (AL) BERNSTEIN, B-3—Qualified Credentials in order. BELARMINO (BENNIE) GONZALEZ, G-4—Qualified Credentials in order. BALTIMORE AGENT REXFORD DICKEY, D-6—Qualified Credentials in order. BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN W. P. GONSORCHIK, G-2—Qualified Credentials in order. TONY KASTINA, K-5—Qualified Credentials in order. ROBERT POMERLANE, P-437—Qualified Credentials in order. BENJAMIN WILSON, W-217—Qualified Credentials in order. MOBILE AGENT LOUIS NEIRA, N-1—Qualified Credentials in order. MOBILE JOINT PATROLMAN HAROLD J. FISCHER, F-1—Qualified Credentials in order. ROBERT L. JORDAN, J-1—Qualified Credentials in order. E. B. (MAC) McAULEY, M-20—Qualified Credentials in order. WILLIAM J. MORRIS, M-4—Qualified Credentials in order. WILLIAM SLATER, S-1206—Disqualified Was not in continuous good standing for three (3) years previous to nomination. NEW ORLEANS AGENT C. J. "BUCK" STEPHENS, 1-4—Qualified Credentials in order. NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN WILLIAM AUTRY, A-522—Disqualified Was not in continuous good standing for three (3) years previous to nomination. THOMAS E. GOULD, G-267—Qualified Credentials in order. LOUIS GUARINO, G-520—Qualified Credentials in order. HERMAN M. TROXCLAIR, T-4—Qualified Credentials in order. STANLEY ZEAGLER, Z-60^ualified Credentials in order. October 1971 HOUSTON AGENT PAUL DROZAK, D-180—Qualified Credentials in order. HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN "PETE" DREWES, D-177—Qualified Credentials in order. ROAN LIGHTFOOT, L.562—Qualified Credentials in order. FRANKLIN TAYLOR, T-180—Qualified Credentials in order. ROBERT F. (MICKEY) WILBURN, W-6—Qualified Credentials in order. DETROIT AGENT FRANK "SCOTTIE" AUBUSSON, A-8—Qualified Credentials in order. OTHER EDWARD ADAMS, A-473—Disqualified Failed to give name of the Port for which has was running for Patrolman; was not in continuous good standing for three (3) years previous to nomination. HAROLD E. ARLINGHAUS, A-104—Disqualified Submitted credentials for Patrolman, Port of Wilming­ ton, which job was not carried in the President's PreBalloting Report; was' not in continuous good standing for three (3) years previous to nomination. GEORGE L. TOLLIVER, T-158—Disqualified Submitted credentials for Steward Dept. Patrolman— failed to give the name of the Port for which he was submitting; does not have 100 days' seatime from January 1, 1971 to date of nomination; was not in continuous good standing for three (3) years previous to nomination. As will be noted in the foregoing sections of the Com­ mittee's report, the provisions of the SIU Constitution governing election procedure made it mandatory that some of the men who had been nominated be disquali­ fied. In light of these circumstances, the Committee wishes to call to the attention of all members, the necessity of following all requirements and procedures, which are established by our Constitution to govern eligibility to candidacy to Union office. However, at this time the Committee particularly desires to point out the provisions of Article XIII, Section 2(c) of the Constitu­ tion, wherein is spelled out in detail the right of a dis­ qualified candidate to appeal from a decision of the Credentials Committee and how he does it. In compliance with Article XIII, Section 2, para­ graph (b) of our Constitution, and in an attempt to give every nominee every consideration and to try to pre­ vent any disqualifications by this Committee, Frank Rodriquez, Book No. R-862, and Emilio DiPietro, Book No. D-768, of the Credentials Committee, remained at the entrance of the Headquarters building of the Union until midnight of Sunday, August 15, 1971 to receive any credentials that might have been delivered either by mail or by hand after the closing of business hours by the Union. In fact, since August 15th, 1971 fell on a Sunday, which is not a normal business day, upon the advice of our Secretary-Treasurer and legal Counsel, the Chairman of the Committee, Frank Rodriquez, R-862, remained at the entrance of the Headquarters building of the Union until midnight of August 16th, 1971 to re­ ceive any credentials that might have been delivered either by mail or by hand after the closing of business hours by the Union on that date. The Committee points out, that in the President's PreBalloting Report approved by the membership as per the Constitution, and published in the June SEAFAR­ ERS LOG, the exact offices and jobs for which nomina­ tions were to be made was set forth. Included therein were the jobs of: New York Joint Patrolman, Philadel­ phia Joint Patrolman, Baltimore Joint Patrolman, Mo­ bile Joint Patrolman, New Orleans Joint Patrolman and Houston Joint Patrolman. Notwithstanding the foregoing, credentials were received from the following candidates for the following jobs: Eugene Dakin, D-9 Patrolman, New York W. Paul Gonsorchik, G-2 Patrolman, Baltimore William Slater, S-1206 Patrolman, Mobile The Committee noted that concerning the above three (3) candidates there is no position of "Patrolman" for each of such Ports, but the position is "Joint Patrolman" for each of such Ports. It is clear, however, to your Committee that the intent of the candidates is for Joint Patrolman of such Ports and such clear intent must be recognized. Accordingly, the Committee holds that the above three (3) candidates should be be disqualified for their failure to use the word "Joint." In passing upon the credentials for certain of the nominees, this Committee had to make a number of disqualifications, and the following are the details relative to each of those disqualifications: 1. Leo Cronsohn, C-108—Candidate for President Union records reveal that Brother Cronsohn did not pay his First Quarter dues for 1969 until the week end­ ing April 11, 1969, when they should have been paid no later than January 30, 1969. Records further reveal that he also failed to pay his 1969 General Fund As­ sessment until the week ending April 11, 1969, when it should have been paid no later than January 30, 1969. He further failed to pay his AOA Assessment for 1969 until the week ending April 11, 1969, when it should have been paid no later than January 30, 1969. Records further reveal that the above Union monetary payment requirements were not excused by reason of the provi­ sions of Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution, here­ after set forth. Therefore, Brother Cronsohn was dis­ qualified under Article XII, Section 1, paragraph (b) of our Constitution, which reads as follows: "(b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination;". This section of the Constitu­ tion is further supported by Article V, Section 1, which reads as follows: "Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, not later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein other­ wise provided. TTie dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution as amended and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment.", and Article XXIV, Section 9 of our Constittuion which reads as follows: "Section 9. The term, 'member in good standing', shall mean a member whose monetary ob­ ligations to the Union are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expulsion effective in accordance with this Constittuion. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the term 'member' shall mean a member in good standing.", and Article III, Section 3 of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall for­ feit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not run; "(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. "(b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. "(c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. "(d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good stand­ ing at the time of entry into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. "(e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues because of employment aboard an American-flag mer­ chant vessd." (Underlining supplied by the Committee.) This Committee is bound by the Constitution, and had to decide on the basis of the Constitution—it had no other choice. Based on the foregoing and the available records, this Committee disqualified Brother Cronsohn for the office of President. 2. Juan V. Fernandez, F-59—Candidate for President Union records reveal that Brother Fernandez did not pay his Fourth Quarter dues for 1968 until the week end­ ing November 15, 1968, when they should have been paid no later than October 30, 1968. Further, he also failed to pay his First Quarter dues for 1969 until the week ending May 2, 1969, when they should have been paid by January 30, 1969. Further, he did not pay his Third Quarter dues for 1969 until the week ending October 24, 1969, when they should have been paid by July 30, 1969, and the General Fund Assessment for 1969 was not paid until the week ending May 2, 1969, when it should have been paid by January 30, 1969. Further, the AOA Assessment for 1969 was not paid until the week ending May 2, 1969, when it should have been paid no later than January 30, 1969; and the First Quarter dues for 1970 were not paid until the week end­ ing May 1, 1970, when they should have been paid by January 30, 1970. Records further reveal that the above Union monetary payment requirements were not excused by reason of the provisions of Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution, hereafter set forth. Therefore, Brother Fernandez was disqualified under Article XII, Section 1, Paragraph (b) of our Constitu­ tion, which reads as follows: "(b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination;". This section of the Constitution is further supported by Article V, Section 1, which reads as fol- Page 15 �Report of Credentials Committee Continued lows: "Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, not later than the hrst business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adop­ tion of this Constitution as amended and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment.", and Article XXIV, Section 9 of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Section 9. The term 'member in good standing' shall mean a member whose monetary obligations to the Un­ ion are not arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expulsion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ cated, the term 'member' shall mean a member in good standing.", and Article III, Section 3 of our Constitution, which reads as follows: "Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall for­ feit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arears in dues. An ar­ rearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicairie quarter, but this time shaH not run; "(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. "(b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. "(c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. "(d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good stand­ ing at the time of entry into the armed forces, and further provided he applies ftw reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. "(e) While a member has no opportnnlty to pay dues, because of em^oyment aboard an American-flag mer­ chant vessel." (Underlining supplied by the Committee.) This Committee is bound by the Constitution, and had to decide on the basis of the Constitution—it had no other choice. Based on the foregoing and the available records, this Committee disqualified Brother Fernandez for the office of President. 3. Sidney Rothman, R-325—Candidate for President. V Union records reveal that Brother Rothman did not pay his dues for the Third Quarter of 1968 until the week ending August 9, 1968, when they should hav» been paid by July 30, 1968. The First Quarter dues for 1969 were not paid until the week ending March 21, 1969, when they should have been paid no later than January 30, 1969. The Fourth Quarter dues for 1969 were not paid until the week ending March 27, 1970 and should have been paid by October 30, 1969. Fur­ ther, the AOA for 1969 was not paid until the week ending August 29, 1969 when it should have been paid by January 30, 1969. The Second Quarter dues for 1970 were not paid until the week ending July 3, 1970, when they should have been paid by April 30, 1970; and the Fourth Quarter dues for 1970 were not paid until the week ending February 5, 1971, when they should have been paid by October 30, 1970. Further, the Second Quarter dues for 1971 were not paid until the week ending June 25, 1971, when they should have been paid by April 30, 1971. Records further reveal that the above Union monetary payment requirements were not excused by reason of the provisions of Article 111, Sec­ tion 3 of the Constitution; hereafter set forth. Therefore, Brother Rothman was disqualified under Article Xll, Section 1, paragraph (b) of our Constitu­ tion, which reads as follows: "(b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomina­ tion;". This section of the Constitution is further sup­ ported by Article V, Section 1, which reads as follows: "Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution as amended and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment,", and Article XXIV, Sec­ tion 9 of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Sec­ tion 9. The term, 'member in good standing' shall mean a member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expulsion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ cated, the term 'member' shall mean a member in good standing.", and Article 111, Section 3 of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Unioq. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage In does shaO be computed from the first day of the ap! Paige 16 l^cahle quarter, hut this time shall not run; "(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. "(b) While a member is an inpatient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. "(c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. "(d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good stand­ ing at the time of entry into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. "(e) While a member has no owKHtunity to pay dues because of employment aboard and American flag mer­ chant vessel." (Underlining supplied by the Committee.) In addition to the foregoing. Brother Rothman had also been disqualified for his failure to submit the Cer­ tificate as called for by the Landrum-Griflfin Act and by Article Xlll, Section 1(h) of our Constitution. However, after having been notified by the Committee by telegram, as per Article Xlll, Section 2(c) of the Constitution, he appeared personally before this Committee on August 16, 1971 and presented the aforementioned Certificate, which was accepted by the Conunittee. At this same personal appearance before the Committee, he made no presentations relative to his disqualification for his failure to maintain continuous good standing for the three-year period as called for in Article Xll, Section 1 (b) referred to above. This Committee is bound by the Constitution, and had to decide on the basis of the Constitution—it had no other choice. Based on the foregoing and the available records, this Committee disqualified Brother Rothman for the office of President 4. John Cole, C-8—Candidate for Secretary-Treasurer. Brother Cole submitted a letter without any support­ ing documents, constituting his nomination for the office of Secretary-Treasurer. Based upon the statements con­ tained in his letter and examination of all available rec­ ords, Brother Cole has no seatime between January 1, 1971 and the time of his nomination and, furthermore, has been since December 1967 to date receiving a pen­ sion from a Union-Management Fund, to which Fund our Union is a party and, as such. Brother Cole is a pensioner. Therefore, Brother Cole was disqualified under Article Xll, Sections 1(c) and (e) of our Constitution, which reads as follows: "Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, provided: ". . . (c) He has at least one hundred (100) days of seatime in an unlicensed capacity aboard an Americanflag merchant vessel or vessels covered by contract with this Union, or one hundred (100) days of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its subsidiaries and and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Un­ ion's direction, or a combination of these, between Janu­ ary 1st and the time of nomination in the election year; and . . . ". . . (e) He is not disqualified by law. He is not re­ ceiving a pension from this Union's Pension Fund, if any, or from a Union-Management Fund to which Fund this Union is a party or from a company under contract with this Union." This Committee is bound by the Constitution, and had to decide on the basis of the Constitution—it had no other choice. Based on the foregoing and the avail­ able records, this Committee disqualified Brother Cole for the office of Secretary-Treasurer. 5. Edwin Davis, D-526—Candidate for Vice President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast. Union records reveal that Brother Davis did not pay his Fourth Quarter dues for 1969 until the week end­ ing January 30, 1970, when they should have been paid no later than October 30, 1969. The Union records further reveal that he also failed to pay his 1969 Gen­ eral Fund Assessment until the week ending April 11, 1969, when it should have been paid no later than Janu­ ary 30, 1969. He further failed to pay his ADA As­ sessment for 1969 until the week ending April 11, 1969, when it should have been paid no later than January 30, 1969. Further, he did not pay his Third Quarter dues for 1970 until the week ending November 6, 1970, when they should have been paid no later than July 30th, 1970. As of the writing of this report, the Committee has been unable to find any record of Brother Davis hav­ ing paid the Third Quarter dues for 1971. Records further reveal that the above Union monetary payments requirements were not excused by reason of the provi­ sions of Article 111, Section 3 of the Constitution, here­ after set forth. Therefore, Brother Davis was disqualified under Ar­ ticle XII, Section 1, paragraph (b) of our Constitution, which reads as follows: "(b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomina­ tion;". This section of the Constitution is further sup­ ported by Article V, Section 1, which reads as follows: "Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution as amended and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment.", and Article XXIV, Sec­ tion 9 of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Sec­ tion 9. The term 'member in good standing' shall mean a member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension of expulsion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ cated, the term 'member' shall mean a member in good standing.", and Article 111, Section 3 of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day <rf the applicable quarter, but this time shall not run: "(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. "(b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. "(c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. "(d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good stand­ ing at the time of entry into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. "(e) While a member has no OBPortunl^ to pay dues because of employment aboard an American-flag mer­ chant vessei." (Underlining supplied by the Committee.) This Committee is bound by the Constitution and had to decide on the basis of the Constitution—it had no other choice. Based on the foregoing and the available records, this Committee disqualified Brother Davis for the office of Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast. 6. William H. Reynolds, Sr., R-590—Candidate for Vice President In Charge of the Gulf Coast. Union records reveal that Brother Reynolds did not pay his AOA Assessment for 1969 until the week ending March 21, 1969, when it should have been paid no later than January 30, 1969. As of the writing of this report, the Committee has been unable to find any rec­ ord of Brother Reynolds having paid the Third Quarter dues for 1971. Records further reveal that the above Union monetary payment requirements were not excused by reason of the provisions of Article 111, Section 3 of the Constitution, hereafter set forth. Therefore, Brother Reynolds was disqualified under Article Xll, Section 1, paragraph (b) of our Constitution, which reads as follows: "(b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomina­ tion;". This section of the Constitution is further sup­ ported by Article V, Section 1, which reads as follows: "Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution as amended and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment.", and Article XXIV, Section 9 of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Section 9. The term, 'member in good standing'-shall mean a member whose monetary obligations to the Un­ ion are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expulsion effective in ac­ cordance with this Constitution. Unless otherwise ex­ pressly indicated, the term 'member' shall mean a mem­ ber in good standing.", and Article 11, Section 3 of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall for­ feit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage In dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shidl not run; "(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. "(b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or -r J. +: ' i' j t -i; t >- > Seafarers Log t t ' J. �Report of Credentials Committee Continued other accredited hospital: "(c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. "(d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good stand­ ing at the time of entry into the armed forces, and fur­ ther provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. "(e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues because of employment aboard an American-flag mer­ chant vessel." (Underlining supplied by the Committee.) This Committee is bound by the Constitution, and had to decide on the basis of the Constitution—it had no other choice. Based on the foregoing and the available records, this Committee disqualified Brother Reynolds for the Office of Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast. 7. WiUiam Slater, S-1206—Candidate for MobUe Joint Pidrohnan. Union records reveal that Brother Slater did not pay his First Quarter dues for 1969 until the week ending June 13, 1969, when they should have been paid no later than January 30, 1969. Records further reveal that he also failed to pay his 1969 General Fund Assessment until the week ending June 13, 1969, when it should have paid no later than January 30, 1969. He further failed to pay his AOA Assessment for 1969 until the week ending June 13, 1969, when it should have been paid no later than January 30, 1969. As of the writing of this report, the Committee has been unable to find any record of Brother Slater having paid the Third Quarter dues for 1971. Records further reveal that the above Union monetary payment requirements were not excused by reason of the provisions of Article III, Sec­ tion 3 of the Constitution, hereafter set forth. There­ fore, Brother Slater was disqualified under Article XII, Section 1, paragraph (b) of our Constitution, which reads as follows: "(b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination This section of the Constitution is further supported by Ar­ ticle V, Section 1, which reads as follows: "Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution as amended and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment.", and Article XXIV, Section 9 of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Section 9. The term, 'member in good standing' shall mean a member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expulsion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ cated, the term 'member' shall means a member in good standing.", and Article III, Section 3 of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall for­ feit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage In dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not run; "(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. "(b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. "(c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. "(d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good stand­ ing at the time of entry into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement w.thin ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. "(e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues because of employment aboard an American-flag mer­ chant vessel." (Underlining by the Committee.) This Committee is bound by the Constitution, and had to decide on the basis of the Constitution—it had no other choice. Based on the foregoing and available rec­ ords, this Committee disqualified Brother Slater for the job of Mobile Joint Patrolman. 8. William Autry, A-522—Candidate for New Or­ leans Joint Patrolman. Union records reveal that Brother Autry did not pay his Second Quarter dues for 1969 until the week ending August 1, 1969, when they should have been paid no later than April 30, 1969. Further, he failed to pay his First Quarter dues for 1971 until the week ending March 26, 1971, when they should have been paid no later than January 30, 1971. Records further reveal that the above Union monetary payment requirements were not excused by reason of the provisions of Article III, Sec­ tion 3 of the Constitution, hereafter set forth. Therefore, Hrnther Autrv. tion 1, paragraph (b) of our Constitution, which reads as follows: "(b) He has been a full book member in con­ tinuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination;". This section of the Constitution is further supported by Article V, Section 1. which reads as follows: "Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall, be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution as amended and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment", and Article XXIV, Section 9 of our Constitution which reads as follows: !'Section 9. The term, 'member in good standing' shall mean a mem­ ber whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under sus­ pension or expulsion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the term 'member' shall mean a member in good standing", and Article III, Section 3 of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall for­ feit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be .automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of the ap­ plicable quarter, but this time shall not run; "(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. "(b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. "(c) While a member- is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. "(d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good stand­ ing at the time of entry into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. "(e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues because of employment aboard an American-flag mer­ chant vessd." (Underlining supplied by the Committee.) This Committee is bound by the Constitution and had to decide on the basis of the Constitution—it had no other choice. Based on the foregoing and the available records, this Committee disqualified Brother Autry for the job of New Orleans Joint Patrolman. 9. Edwards Adams, A-473—Candidate for Joint Patrolman (No Port). Union records reveal that Brother Adams did not pay his Fourth Quarter dues for 1968 until the week ending April 11, 1969, when they should have been paid no later than October 30, 1968. Further, he also failed to pay his First Quarter dues for 1969 until the week' ending June 13, 1969, when they should have been paid by January 30, 1969. Further, he did not did not pay his Third Quarter dues for 1969 until the week ending November 7, 1969, when they should have been paid by July 30, 1969. Also, he did not pay his Fourth Quarter dues for 1969 until the week ending Novem­ ber 7, 1969, when they should have been paid by October 30, 1969, and the General Fund Assessment for 1969 was not paid until the week ending June 13, 1969, when it should have been paid by January 30, 1969. Further, the AOA Assessment for 1969 was not paid until the week ending June 13, 1969, when it should have been paid no later than January 30, 1969, and the Second Quarter dues for 1970 were not paid until the week ending September 4, 1970, when they should have been paid by April 30, 1970. As of the writing of this report, the Committee has been unable to find any record of Brother Adams having paid the Third Quarter dues for 1971. Records further reveal that the above Union monetary payments requirements were not excused by reason of the provisions of Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution, hereafter set forth. Therefore, Brother Adams was disqualified under Article XII, lection 1, paragraph (b) of our Constitution which reads as fol­ lows: "(b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination ". This section of the Constitution is further supported by Article V, Sec­ tion 1, which reads as follows: "Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution as amended and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment", and Article XXIV, Section 9 of our Con­ stitution which reads as follows: "Section 9. The term, 'member in good standing' shall mean a member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears for the thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expulsion effective in accordance with this Constitu­ tion. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the term, 'member' shall mean a member in good standing and as follows: "Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall for­ feit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day rf the applicable quarter, but this time shall not run: "(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. "(b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. (c) While a member is under an incapacity due to ac­ tivity in behalf of the Union. "(d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good stand­ ing at the time of entry into the armed forces, and fur­ ther provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. "(e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues because of employment aboard an American-flag mer­ chant vessel. (Underlining supplied by the Committee.) Further, Brother Adams nominated himself for a Patrolman rather than a Joint Patrolman. For the reason set forth earlier in this Committee's report, he is not disqualified for the same. However, he failed to name the Port for which he was such a candidate, and as to be noted. Joint Patrolman positions are open for the Ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston. It is obvious, therefore, that he is not a qualified candidate for a stated position as he has failed to name the Port for which he is a candidate, as called for in Article XIII, Section 1(d) of our Constitu­ tion, which reads as follows: "Section 1. Nominations. "Except as provided in Section 2(b) of this Article, any full book member may submit his name for nom­ ination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Rep­ resentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered in person to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: . . (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman." This Committee is bound by the Constitution and had to decide on the basis of the Constitution—it had no other choice. Based on the foregoing and the available records, this Committee disqualified Brother Adams for the job of Joint Patrolman (No Port). 10. Harold E. Arlinghaus, A-104—Candidate for Wilmington Joint Patrolman. Union records reveal that Brother Arlinghaus has not paid his Third Quarter dues for 1968, when they should have been paid no later than July 30, 1968. Further, he also failed to pay his Second Quarter dues for 1970 until the week ending January 29, 1971, when they should have been paid by April 30, 1970. Further, he did not pay his Third Quarter dues for 1970 until the week ending January 29, 1971, when they should have been paid by July 30, 1970, and "he did not pay his Fourth Quarter dues for 1970 until the week ending January 29, 1971, when they should have been paid no later than October 30, 1970. As of the writing of this report, the Committee has been unable to find any record of Brother Arlinghaus having paid the Second Quarter dues for 1971, which should have been paid by April 30, 1971, or of his having paid the Third Quarter dues for 1971. which should have been paid by July 30, 1971. Records further reveal that the above Union monetary payment requirements were not excused by reason of the provisions of Article III, Section 3 of the Constitu­ tion, hereafter set forth. Therefore, Brother Arlinghaus was disqualified under Article XII, Section 1, paragraph (b) of our Constitution which reads as follows: "(b) He has been a full book member in continuous good stand­ ing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination ". This section of the Constitu­ tion is further supported by Article V, Section 1, which reads as follows: "Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly on a calendar year basis, not later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. TTie dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution as amended and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment", and Article XXIV, Section 9 of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Section 9. The term, 'member in good stand­ ing' shall mean a member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expulsion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless otherwise ex­ pressly indicated, the term, 'member' shall mean a mem­ ber in good standing and Article III, Section 3 of our �Report of Credentials Committee Conclusion "Section 3. Members more than one quarter In arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall for­ feit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shaH be computed from the first day of the apirficable quarter, but this time shall not niu! "(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. "(b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. "(c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. "(d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good stand­ ing at the time of entry into the armed forces, and fur­ ther provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. "(e) While a member has uo opportunity to pay dues because of employmeni aboard an Americau-fl^ mer­ chant vessel. (Underlining supplied by the Committee.) In addition to the foregoing, he submitted credentials for the position of Patrolman, Port of Wilmington. The failure to use the word "Joint," assuming there was the position of Joint Patrolman, Port of Wilmington, would not in itself disqualify him for that position for the reason expressed before in this report concerning that issue. However, there is no such position as Joint Patrol­ man or Patrolman, Port of Wilmington, nor was such a job carried in the President's Pre-balloting Report. Article XIII, Section 1(d) of our Constitution reads as follows: "Section 1. Nominations. Except as provided in Sec­ tion 2(b) of this Article, any full book member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to the office of the Secretary Treasurer at Head­ quarters, or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: ". . . The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman." This Committee is bound by the Constitution and had to decide on the basis of the Constitution—it had no other choice. Based on the foregoing and available records, this Committee must and does find Brother Arlinghaus not qualified for an office or job. 11. George L. Toiliver, T-158—Candidate for Joint Patrolman (No Port). As of the writing of this report, the Committee has been unable to find any record of Brother Toiliver hav­ ing paid the Third Quarter dues for 1971, which should have been paid by July 30, 1971. Records further reveal that the above Union monetary payment requirement was not excused by reason of the provisions of Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution, hereafter set forth. Therefore, Brother Toiliver was disqualified under Article XII, Section 1, paragraph (b) of our Constitution, which reads as follows: "(b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination^". This section of the Constitution is further supported by Article V, Section 1, which reads as follows: "Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con­ stitution as amended and may be changed only by Con­ stitutional amendment.", and Article XXIV, Section 9 of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Section 9. The term, 'member in good standing' shall mean a mem­ ber whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expulsion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the term 'member' shall mean a member in good stand­ ing.", and Article III, Section 3 of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall not run; "(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. "(b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. "(c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. "(d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good stand­ ing at the time of entry into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. "(e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues because of employment aboard an American-flag mer­ chant vessel." (Underlining supplied by the Committee.) In addition to the foregoing, Brother Toiliver has been disqualified for his failure to have one-hundred (100) days of seatime between January 1, 1971 and the date of nomination as called for in Article XII, Section 1(c) of our Constitution which reads as follows: "Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Head­ quarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman pro­ vided: ". . . (c) He has at least one hundred (100) days of seatime in an unlicensed capacity, aboard an Americanflag merchant vessel or vessels covered by contract with this Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomina­ tion in the election year;" Further, Brother Toiliver nominated himself for the position of Steward Department Patrolman. Similarly as to other candidates as expressed above in this report. failure to use the word "Joint" would not disqualify him. However, he failed to name the Port for which he was such a candidate and as to be noted. Joint Patrolman positions are open for the Ports of New York, Philadel­ phia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston. It is obvious, therefore, that he is not a qualified candidate for a stated position as he has failed to name the Port for which he is a candidate, as called for in Article XIII, Section 1(d) of our Constitution, which reads as follows: "Section 1. Nominations. "Except as provided in Section 2(b) of this Article, any full book member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered in person, to the office of the SecretaryTreasurer at Headquarters, or sending a letter addressed . to the Credentials Committee, in care of the SecretaryTreasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: . . (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman." This Committee is bound by the Constitution, and had to decide on the basis of the Constitution—it had no other choice. Based on the foregoing and the avail­ able records, this Committee must and does find Brother Toiliver not qualified for an office or job. Telegrams were sent to each man who was disqualified by the Committee, telling him of his disqualification, as well as a detailed letter being sent to each man so dis­ qualified, all in compliance with our Constitution. In addition, each man disqualified received a copy of our Constitution, so that the disqualified nominee would have available the procedure to be used in appeal from the decision of the Credentials Committee. The membership can readily see from the foregoing report, that your Committee has made every effort possible within the confines of our Constitution to qualify every nominee. All credentials were turned over to the Committee in good order at 9:00 A.M- Tuesday, August 3rd, 1971, or have been received by mail since that date. All credentials have been examined in strict accordance with the Con­ stitution. Any defect in the credentials disposed of by the Committee has been the sole responsibility of the sender and no person adversely affected by such defect has denied this to the Committee. This Committee, having completed its duties, ad­ journed at 2:00 P.M. on August 23, 1971 in the Head­ quarters offices of the Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11232. Dated: August 23, 1971 Fraternally submitted: T. Rodrlguu, ll-< l-««2(3Kk Dipt. Oulmn E. Tirrdll, T-1B8 T-1B8 Otck Omt. t. IZmm U1HWH). iP/M tkim w. C. Ctroprti^. c-2: •.-if EnslB# OeptT Cthhsch.l.MS2 iiMrdkpt- J. Stbkou, Dr.. S-SI (Ml- fi. rr/. .n- a ft'/ Stmtrd Oapt. The report of the Credentials Committee was concurred in by the membership at their September membership meetings and posted on the bulletin boards at the Ports. Candidates Appeals from Credentials Committee Report The following appeals were presented to and acted upon by the membership. October 4, 1971 As Secretary-Treasurer, pursuant to Article XIII, Section 7, I am required to report to you for your action the following appeals. As per Article XIII, Section 2, the Credentials Committee issued its Report concern­ ing the candidacy of applicants for Union office. A copy of this Report has been posted on the bulletin board in each Port. As the Report shows, all candidates dis­ qualified by the Credentials Committee were duly notified of their disqualification by the Credentials Committee. Three (3) disqualified candidates have appealed their dis­ qualification and as provided by Article XIII, Section 2(d) of the Constitution, the membership is required to act on their appeals. Each of the three (3) appeals are required to be acted on separately. 1. JOHN COLE, C-8-^Candidate for Secretary-Treasurer. The Credentials Committee concerning this candidate found and reported as follows: "Brother Cole submitted a letter without any supporting documents, constituting his nomination for the office of Secretary-Treasurer, Based upon the statements contained in his letter and examination of all available records. Brother Cole has no seatime be-tween January 1, 1971 and the time of his nomination and, .furthermore, has been Page 18 ll'fA 7;-Mv,.-:A'}.-. • Seafarers Log �Candidates' Appeals from Credentials Committee Report Confinued since December 1967 to date receiving a pension from a Union-Management Fund, to which Fund our Union is a party and, as such. Brother Cole is a pensioner. Therefore, Brother Cole was disqualified under Article XII, Sections 1(c) and (e) of our Constitu­ tion, which read as follows: 'lection 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, provided: . . (c) He has at least one hundred (100) days of seatime in an unlicensed capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or vessels covered Ijy contract with this Union, or one hundred (100) days of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and ffie time of nomination in the election year; and ... '. . . (e) He is not disqualified by law. He is not receiving a pension from this Un­ ion's Pension Fund, if any, or from a Union-Management Fund to which Fund this Union is a party or from a company under contract with this Union." 'This Committee is bound by the Constitution, and had to decide on the basis of the Constitution—it had no other choice. Based on the forgeoing and the available records, this Committee disqualified Brother Cole for the office of Secretary-Treasurer." Brother Cole's appeal is as follows: "118 Hilltop Acres Yonkers, New York 10704 September 4, 1971 "Appeal from Decision of Credentials Committee Membership Meeting Brother Seafarers: My nomination for the office of Secretary-Treasurer was rejected because I was unable to make 100 days seatime in the current year. Not permitted equal "suffer incapacity, or incarceration, I can't interchange my unfit status for seatime opportunity with Union officials who are constitutionally qualified should they as incumbents can do for employment time, when on unlimited leaves of absence. Kerr's UNCONSTITUTIONAL pre-balloting recommendations in July set the tone for the coming "contest." The Credentials Committee felt that Executive Board sponsored inconsistencies with the law were secondary to the technicality I , was stuck with. Sure-thing Kerr elected not to face me in a political match-up as he would be forced to debate forbidden issues of deep membership frustration instead of his narrow self-serving business unionism. "I received my telegram of disqualification August 18th having been sent, August 14th. O.K., Western Union was being struck, yet my nomination went in first, my rejection letter was held up till last, contrary to the requirement 'I be notified immediately.' Not having Kerr's teletype facilities delay in getting word to the scattered grass roots team prevented choice of a replacement for me, as well as hurting in coordination of an effort to reroute another vote of confidence for perennial repeaters on the ballot to a bona fide election. "An analysis of our 1968 election at Cornell University last year reached these conclusions: 'The Constitution and By-laws of the SIU are used by incumbents to maintain their power. Untif independents can qualify for office as easily as the incumbents can, until equal access to campaign devices are granted and until challengers have the right to impartial nomination and balloting procedures guar­ anteed through an impatrial constitutional or by-law provision, membership particiation in union government would continue to be severely limited. Perhaps the outcome of the pending court action in which John Cole has petitioned for a new election and continued pressure from the Department of Labor may result in greater ihdividual democracy in the future for SIU members.' "I submit that the administration is in violation of Article XVI, Section 2(h); Article XXIII, Section 3; Article XIII, Section 2(a), among others. The first two violations coupled with a ritualistic reading at every meeting of the oath of obligation which inhibits members from speaking freely are matters of general concern because it says in effect: Don't betray your union brothers by dissenting from Executive Board policy, so help you GOD! Hitherto, anyone who questioned official authority was found guilty of malicious villification and was liable to expulsion. This illegal threat is still carried in the constitution to overawe mem­ bers despite an 1965 high court ruling against it. So much for member's voice, what power has its vote? In the last half year two independent actions (Mobile's bid for replacements after 6 months for Vietnam Sealift—^weary members; and New York's request for a maintenance raise for dry docked Seafarers, were politely heard and promptly forgotten. They were referred to a Negotiating Com­ mittee that never even assembled for the contract's annual wage review when NMU's automatic boost pushed their scales ahead of ours again. They can't blame Nixon's freeze for that. "A third constitutional breach has to do with the tainted composition of the Credentials Committee itself. In the event of a tie vote, a special meeting has to be called to resolve the winner of the run-off by majority vote of the membership. This body carried an unconstitutional 7, and no amount of hand votes can make its finding valid, an arbitrary ruling put the odd man in, the game rules were flimflammed to keep me out. The Committee was blind to the double standard in the requirements which allows incumbents substitutes during the qualifying period to stand in for them and when they are disabled or on leaves of absence, it would not countenance my certified injury as an extenuating circumstance. Applicability to the rules when affecting themselves, the Committee didn't want to know about, which leaves the hand-picked sixth committeeman open to suspicion of being a plant. At any rate, two holier than thou ineligibles collaborated in putting me down as a candidate. "Kerr has to bear responsibility for the irregularities which deprive Seafarers from adequate safeguards to insure a fair election as. he is ex-officio member of the committee. Make the Secretary-Treasurer sweat for his job on The Good Ship Lollypop. Vote me his opposite number on the ballot. Fraternally submitted Signed/ John Cole (C-S)" Brother Cole's appeal was received in sufficient time for presentation at the Septem­ ber membership meetings of the Constitutional Ports of Headquarters—Port of New York, Houston, New Orleans and Mobile, and the membership at such Ports acted October 1971 upon his appeal. At the Port of Baltimore, Brother Cole's appeal was not received until after the September membership meeting, and at the Ports of Detroit and Phila­ delphia there was no quorum foar the September membership meeting. In view of this. Brother Cole's appeal is to be presented to the membership at their October memberbership meetings at the Ports of Philadelphia, Baltimore and Detroit, provided, of course, there is a quorum present for the holding of a membership meeting. 2. SIDNEY ROTHMAN, R-325—Candidate for President The Credentials Committee concerning this candidate found and reported as follows: "Union records reveal that Brother Rothman did not pay his dues for the Third Quarter of 1968 until the week ending August 9, 1968, when they should have been paid by July 30, 1968. The First Quarter dues for 1969 were not paid until the week ending March 27, 1970 and should have been paid by October 30, 1969. Further, the ADA for 1969 was not paid until the week ending August 29, 1969 when it should have been paid by January 30, 1969. The Second Quarter dues for 1970 were not paid until the week ending July 3, 1970, when they should have been paid by April 30, 1970; and the Fourth Quarter dues for 1970 were not paid until the week ending February 5, 1971, when they should have been paid by October 30, 1970. Further, the Second Quarter dues for 1971 were not paid until the week ending June 25, 1971, when they should have been paid by April 30, 1971. Records further reveal that the above Union monetary payment requirements were not excused by reason of the provisions of Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution, hereafter set forth. "Therefore, Brother Rothman was disqualified under Article XII, Section 1, para­ graph (b) of our Constitution, which reads as follows: '(b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years im­ mediately prior to his nomination;'. This section of the Constitution is further supported by Article V, Section 1, which reads as follows: 'Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution as amended and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment,' and Article XXFV, Section 9 of our Constitution which reads as follows: 'Section 9. The term, 'member in good standing,' shall mean a member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspension or expulsion effective in accordance with this Constitution. Unless other­ wise expressly indicated, the term 'member' shall mean a member in good standing.', and Article III, Section 3 of our Constitution which reads as follows: • 'Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed firom the first day of the applicarible quarter, but this time shall not run; '(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. '(b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. '(c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. '(d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. '(d) While a member has no opportunityto pay dues because of employment aboard an American flag merchant vessel. (Underlining supplied by the Committee.) "In additon to the foregoing. Brother Rothman had also been disqualified for his failure to submit the Certificate as called for by the Landrum-Griffin Act and by Article XIII, Section 1(h) of our Constitution. However, after having been notified by the Committee by telegram, as per Article XIII, Section 2(c) of the Constitution, he appeared personally before this Committee on August 16, 1971 and presented the aforementioned Certificate, which was accepted by the Committee. At this same per­ sonal appearance before the Conunittee, he made no presentations relative to his disqualificaiton for his failure to maintain continuous good standing for the three-year period as called for in Article XII, Section 1(b) referred to above. "This Committee is bound by the Constitution, and had to decide on the basis of the Constitution—it had no other choice. Based on the foregoing and available records, this Committee disqualified Brother Rothman for the office of President." Brother Rothman's appeal is as follows: A letter dated August 23, 1971, which reads as follows: "S. Rothman—R-324 8-23-71 "TO THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE: Protest against disqualification for office of President. Reason for being disqualified was that my dues weren't paid on time—19681969-1970. My qualification for a member in good standing. My dues were paid on August 4, 1971 when I threw in for Candidate, which I should be entitled to run for office. The way the constitution reads as, that if your one day behind paying your dues within 3 yrs, your blackball for running for office. There are many running for office, haven't gone to sea from 8 yrs to 27 yrs, that don't even have one day on deep sea ships, our safe guards for the individual member has no rights accord­ ing to our constitution because the Executive Board makes the rules. As yours, Signed/ S. Rothman" In reply thereto, letter of Secretary-Treasurer Kerr, dated August 24, 1971, which reads as follows: "August 24, 1971 "Mr. Sidney Rothman 437 46th Street Brooklyn, New York 11220 Dear Bro. Rothman: Your registered letter dated August 23, 1971 addressed to the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union Credentials Committee, was received by the Union today. Please be advised that the Credentials Committee concluded its work and report on August 23, 1971 and then disbanded. "According to the records, the Credentials Committee, by registered letter dat^ August 13, 1971, received by you on August 13, 1971, notified you of your dis- Page 19 �Candidates Appeals from Credentials Committee Report T J Continued qualification and the procedures required to be followed. We enclose herewith a copy of such letter and a copy of the Union's Constitution and direct your atten­ tion to Article XIII, Sections 2(c) and (d). Fraternally, SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA-AGLIWD Signed/ A1 Kerr—Secretary-Treasurer" Brother Rothman's letter of September 20, 1971, which reads as follows: "September 20, 1971 "APPEAL FROM DECISION OF CREDENTIALS COMMITUBE Brother Seafarers: The Report of the Credentials Committee is invalid, because three members from the Steward Dept. were nonunated August 2, 1971. The last two finished in a tie, one to serve on the Committee, the other to be alternate. Article XIII, Section 2(a) states: The Committee results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being re­ solved by a majority vote of the membership at a Special Meeting called for that purpose at that Port. Chairman DiGiorgio entertained the motion to carry the illegal extra man. I urge you to allow my name to go on the ballot for the office of President. Fraternally yours. Signed/ S. Rothman R-325 Relative to the election of the Credentials Committee at Headquarters—Port of New York at their membership meeting of August 2, 1971, the minutes relating to the election of the Credentials Committee reads as follows: "Motion by E. Mooney, Book No. M-7, seconded by Jack Bluitt, Book No. B-15, to open nominations for election of a Credentials Committee consisting of sue (6) members—two (2) from each department. "Nominated F. Rodriquez E. TerrelU J. Gonzales E. A. Parr W. Koflowitch E. DiPietro C. Caropresco G. McAlpine O. Paschal J. Gibbons, Jr. C. A. Carr M. Bass Book No. B-862 T-188 G-812 P-1 K-467 D-768 C-236 M-362 P-752 G-751 C-714 B.128 Department Deck Deck -Deck Deck Deck Engine Engine Engine Steward Steward Steward Steward Votes Received 100 108 19 24 13 99 119 25 99 123 20 21 Elected X X X X X X "Motion by E. Mooney, Book No. M-7, seconded by Jack Bluitt, Book No. B-15, that nominations be closed and members with the highest number of votes stand elected. Carried unanimously. The above members were elected by a majority vote of members present at the meeting." In addition, at the membership meeting at Headquarters—Port of New York on September 7, 1971, the minutes of the August 2, 1971 Headquarters membership meet­ ing were read and accepted without objection. The record further reveals that Brother Rothman was present at the September 7th membership meeting at Headquarters. 3. LEO CRONSOHN, C-801—Candidate for President The Credentials Committee concerning this candidate found and reported as follows: "Union records reveal that Brother Cronsohn did not pay his First Quarter dues for 1969 until the week ending April 11, 1969, when it should have been paid no later than January 30, 1969. He further failed to pay his AOA Assessment for 1969 until the week ending April 11, 1969, when it should have been paid no later than Janu­ ary 30, 1969. Records further reveal that the above Union monetary payment require­ ments were not excused by reason of the provisions of Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution, hereafter set forth. Therefore, Brother Cronsohn was disqualified under Article XII, Section 1, paragraph (b) of our Constitution which reads as follows: '(b) He has been a full book member in continuous good standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately prior to his nomination;'. This section of the Constitution is further supported by Article V, Section 1, which reads as follows: 'Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of "this Constitution as amended and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment.', and Article XXIV, Section 9 of our Constitution which reads as follows: 'Section 9.' The term, 'member in good standing,' shall mean a member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not in arrears for thirty days or more, or whose is not under suspension or expulsion effective in ac­ cordance with this Constitution. Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the term 'mem­ ber' shall mean a member in good standing.', and Article III, Section 3 of our Con­ stitution which reads as follows; "Section 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues shall be automatically suspended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be compute from the first day of the apjdicable quarter, but this time shall not run; '(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or lockout. '(b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hospital. '(c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity in behalf of the Union. '(d) While a member is in the armed services of the United States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of entry into the armed forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from the armed forces. '(e) Wiiiie a member has no opportunity to pay dues because of employment aboard an American-flag merchant vessel.' (Underlining supplied by the Committee.) "This Committee is bound by the Constitution, and had to decide on the basis of the Constitution—it had no other choice. Based on the foregoing and the available' records, this Committee disqualified Brother Cronsohn for the office of President." By letter dated September 7, 1971, Brother Cronsohn advised as fcrflows: "P.O. Box 11516 Santruce, P.R. 00910 September 7, 1971 Credentials Conunittee Care of: A1 Kerr Searfarers International Union 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11232 Dear Sirs (A1 Kerr), I received the notice of your "illegal disqualification" of my candidacy for President of the Seafarers International Union of North America—^AGLIWD! I am hereby appealing this illegal disqualification to you for the following reasons. I would have appealed sooner but I did not receive your notice of disqualifiaction until September 1, 1971. The reason for this is that my ship the S/S Gateway City arrived in San Juan on August 21, 1971 at about 2 P.M. Saturday, and sailed that night around midnight, so it was impossible to go to my post office in Santuce for it is only open until 12 noon on Saturdays. Enclosed find a letter from the Chief Mate to substantiate this! "You disqualify me illegally for the following reasons: II •1) You claim that I did not pay my dues of the second quarter in 1969 until April 11, 1969 so I am disqualified. Well I was employed aboard the S/T Overseas Rebecca from March 9, 1969 until April 11, 1971 when I payed my dues at the payoff. Article III Section 3(c) plainly states that this shall not apply 'while a member has no opportunity to pay dues because of employ­ ment aboard an American flag merchant vessel.' I will substantiate this in New York! "2) I was an in-patient and out-patient, unfit for duty from December 26, 1971 until the middle of February 1969. Article III Section 3(b) clears me on this point stating 'while a patient is a patient in the USPHS, or any other ac­ credited hospital. I will substantiate this with my discharges and abstracts which are in a safe deposit box in New York. When I come to New York I will produce them! "3) By disqualifying me for the delay in payment of dues you have gone contrary to the law! For it plainly states in a booklet put out by the U.S. Department of Labor—'Furthermore, a member in good standing whose dues have been checked off under a collective bargaining agreement pursuant his voluntary authorization may not be disqualified from voting (or being a candidate) b^ cause of alleged delay in transmission of or default in payment of dues! You can find this in a booklet titled "Electing Union Officers" on Page 25, Section B titled "Meaning of a Member in Good Standing" last paragraph! So my very honest Union brothers you have gone contrary to the law in order to prevent an honest Union member for running for office against a bunch of corrupt union officials. "I furthermore charge that the Credentials Committee are just pawns, and puppets of A1 Kerr our most 'honest' Secretary-Treasurer! Mr. Kerr is supposed to super­ vise the Credentials Committee but in actuality he absolutely controls, and directs the Credentials Committee! This do I hereby truly charge! The Credentials Com­ mittee is picked by A1 Kerr, and is suppos^ly elected at a free (kangaroo type) union meeting! So what chance does a lone outsider like me have for a fair deal? Signed/ Leo Cronsohn, C-801 "Copies of this letter are being sent to the Secretary of Labor, and the Office of the Attorney-General in Washington, D.C.!" With this letter of September 7, 1971, he enclosed the following statement: "S.S. GATEWAY CITY—VOY. #445 San Juan, Puerto Rico "TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN; This is to certify that the S.S. GATEWAY CITY docked in San Juan, Puerto on August 21, 1971 at 1335 Hrs. (1:36 P.M.) and left the dock on August 22, 1971 at 0014 Hrs. (12:14 A.M.) Signed/ Jos^rii L. Hernandez, Chief Officer S.S. Gateway City By letter dated September 25, 1971, Brother Cronsohn advised as follows: "P.O. Box 11516 Santurce, P.R. 00910 Septeniber 25, 1971 "Credentials Committee care of: Ai Kerr Seafarers International Union 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11232 Sir(s), Enclosed find a Coast Guard discharge showing that I was at sea on a S.I.U. ship the Supertanker Overseas Rebecca when you claim to of disqualified me for being in arrear in dues from January 1, 1969 until April 11, 1969! Enclosed discharge should clear me according to this Article III, Section 3(c) of S.I.U. constitution. I just got this from my safe deposit box here in New York. Also you will find enclosed U.S.P.H.S. medical abstracts substantiating the fact that I was unfit for duty, and in the hospital during the first quarter in 1969 when I was in the arrear of dues. This should also clear me under Article III, Section 3(b) of our S.I.U. constitution! I just received these medical abstracts from San Francisco. Actually I don't really need all these because the labor law plainly states Page 20 Seafarers Log SSBS 1 1 II �Candidates' Appeals from Credentials Committee Report Conclusion 'Furthermore—a member in good standing whose dues have been checked off under a collective bargaining agreement pursuant his voluntary authorization may not be disqualified from voting (or being a candidate) because of alledged delay in transmission of or default in payment of dues!' You can find this in a booklet titled "Electing Union Officers' on Page 25, section 8 titled 'Meaning of a member in Good Standing' last paragraph. So if the labor law of the United States plainly states that you cannot be disqualified from voting (or being a candidate) because of alleged delay in transmission of or default in payment of dues! It then is beyond me how my so very 'honest' union brothers disqualified me from being a candi­ date for President of the Seafarers International Union. Well I hope the enclosed discharge and medical abstracts clears everything up, and that I will be on the ballot for the President of the Seafarers International Union (S.I.U.) in the forthcoming election. Thank you most kindly brothers! Here's hoping for an honest election. Very truly yours, Signed/ Leo Cronsohn, C-IOS" With his September 25, 1971 letter he enclosed a letter dated September 14, 1971 from U.S. Public Health Service Out-Patient Clinic, San Pedro, California which reads as follows: "September 14, 1971 RE: CRONSOHN, Leo FILE: SP# 02 41 27 "Seafarer's International Union 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11232 Attention: Mr. A1 Kerr: Dear Mr. Kerr Mr. Cronsohn was treated in this outpatient clinic on January 21, 1969, January 28, 1969 and February 11, 1969. He was made not fit for duty on January 21, 1969 and made fit for duty on February 11, 1969, Sincerely, Signed/ Veta M. Kirk Supervisor Medical Record Section** llf . He further enclosed a receipt (No. G 44660) for payment of his Union monetary obligations dated April 6, 1969, which reflects payment of dues for the first and second Quarters of 1969 and the payment of his General Fund and AOA 1969 assessments. In addition, he enclosed photocopy of discharge (Serial No. 1 6312414) aboard the Overseas Rebecca which reflects date of shipping as March 7, 1969 and date of discharge April 6, 1969. Upon receipt of Brother Crosohn's appeal dated September 7, 1971 which appeared to raise new facts, further inquiry and research was made so that all facts relative Brother Cronsohn's eligibility would be fully available and presented to the membership for their evaluation and decision. The further facts secured as a result of this investiga­ tion constitute a copy of letter dated September 13, 1969 from the Memorial Hospital of Long Branch, California; a letter dated September 13, 1971 from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service, San Francisco, California, as well as a copy of letter of September 14, 1971 from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service, San Pedro, California. Such letters read as follows: "MEMORIAL HOSPITAL September 13, 1971 , "Leo Cronsohn P.O. Box 11516 Puerto Rico, 00910 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. The above patient Mr. Leo Cronsohn was admitted to this hospital on December 26, 1968 and discharged on December 30, 1968. The above information was taken from the hospital records. Signed/ Mona M. Lennox—^Medical Records" "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE September 13, 1971 San Francisco RE: CRONSOHN, Leo Reg. No. 20 05 91 SS# 081 20 5772 "Mr. A1 Kerr Secretary-Treasurer Seafarers International Union 675 4th Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11232 Dear Mr. Kerr: This is to verify that Mr. Leo Cronsohn was admitted to this hospital on 12-3068. He was discharged on 1-7-69 as Not Fit For Duty for two weeks and was to report to the Public Health Service Clinic in San Pedro at the end of the two weeks. Sincerely yours. Signed/ (Miss) Betty C. Brooks Clinical Social Worker" "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE September 14, 1971 San Pedro RE: CRONSOHN, Leo FILE: SP# 02 41 27 "Seafarers International Union 675 4th Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11232 Attention: Mr. A1 KenDear Mr. Kerr: Mr. Cronsohn was treated in this outpatient clinic on January 21, 1969, Janu­ ary 28, 1969 and February 11, 1969. He was made not fit for duty on January 21, 1969 and made fit for duty on February 11, 1969. Sincerely, Signed/ Veta M. Kirk SupervlsMMedical Record Section" It is to be noted that the above letter of September 14, 1971 is the original letter a copy of which is contained in Brother Cronsohn's appeal letter of September 25, 1971. These facts show that Brother Cronsohn was a hospital in-patient from DecembCT 26, 1968 to January 7, 1969; an out-patient from January 8, 1969 to February 10, 1969 and Fit for Duty on February 11, 1969. The facts further show that Brother Cronsohn shipped on the Overseas Rebecca from March 7, 1969 to April 6, 1969 and paid on April 6, 1969 his first and second quarter 1969 dues and General Fund 1969 and AOA 1969 assessments. As the Credentials Committee Report shows, under Article III, Section 3 of our Constitution, the time for payment of Union monetary obligations are extended, among other reasons when a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other accredited hos­ pital. This constitutional extension does not apply when a member is an out-patient The Union monetary obligations which Brother Cronsohn failed to timely pay and for which the Credentials Committee disqualified him, were all due, including the grace period provided for by the constitution, no later than January 30, 1969. However, it is clear that because of Brother Cronsohn's hospital in-patient status from January 1st to January 7th, 1969, such period is extended by seven days to February 6, 1969. However, as Brother Cronsohin states and as the records reflect, he was not a hospital in-patient after January 7, 1969 nor did he ship out until March 7, 1969 and did not pay his Union monetary obligations for the quarter 1969 until April 6, 1969. As such. Brother Cronsohn's monetary obligations were in arrears for more than thirty days, with February 6, 1969 being the 30th day. It is to be further noted that there is no evidence that Brother Cronsohn was on a dues checkoff under a collective bargaining agreement. The membership, at membership meetings in September and/or October, 1971, denied each of the above three appeals. im For a SAMPLE BALLOT I Turn the Page Page 21 �",• - • !t .i^r"' '.r 'f'-i.- •vi. ••W No. 0000 vfi'jV^.-"' OFFICIAL BALLOT For Election of 1972-1975 Officers SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER 1st, 1971 THROUGH DECEMBER 31st, 1971 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS - In order to vote for a candidate, mark a cross (X) in voting square to the left of name. If you vote for more candidates for office than specified herein your vote for such office will be invalid. MARK YOUR BALLOT WITH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE PENCIL. MOBILE AGENT Vote for One 31 n Louis Neira, N-1 MOBILE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Four 32 • Harold J. Fischer, F-1 33 • Robert L. Jordan, J-1 34 • E. B. "Mac" McAuley, M-20 35 • William J. Morris, M-4 NEW ORLEANS AGENT Vote for One 36 • C. J. "Buck" Stephens, S-4 NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Four 37 • Thomas E. Gould, G-267 38 • Louis Guarino, G-520 39 • Herman M. Troxclair, T-4 40 • Stanley Zeagler, Z-60 HOUSTON AGENT Vote for One Paul Drozak, D-180 41 •i ^^^HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Four 42 • "Pete" Drewes, D-177 43 O Roan Lightfoot,.L-562 44 • Franklin Ta^r, T-180 45 • Wilborn, W-6. 8, • Frank Drozak, D-22 AGENT 9 • Leon Hall, Jr., H-125 Vote for One 10 • William W. Hall, H-272 11 • Edward X. Mooney, M-7 • Frank (Scottie) Aubusson, A-8 THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUTIONALLY ADOPTED PROPOSIl IF ADOPTED, WOULD MAKE SAN FRANCISCO A CON! BE VOTED UPON, INAL PORT. PROPOSITION The last sentence of Article X, Section 1(e), first paragraph of our Constitution, shall be amended to read as follows: "The Ports of New York, Phildelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, Detroit and San Francis^ be closed except by Constitutional amendment." (Italics are new.) and Article XXIII, Section 1 of our Constitution, second paragraph, the first two sentences be amended fr "During the week following the first Sunday of every month a meeting shall be held on Monda; day—at Philadelphia; on Wednesday—at Baltimore; and on Friday—at Detroit. During the next\eek held on Monday—at Houston; on Tuesday—at New Orleans; on Wednesday—at Mobile; and on cwco." (Italics are new.) These amendments, if approved, shall become effective upon the date of certification of the Union Tallying ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF THE ABOVE PROPOSITION YES NO -1. -mm- PLACE "X" IN THE BOX OF YOUR CHOICE -A �The following report of a dramatic resuce at sea was pre­ pared . by Aussie Shrimpton, .Chief Steward aboard the SS Transidaho, an SlU-contracted ship. This eye-witness account has been edited only for style and space limitations. Andy Novak Goes to France—The Hard Way If anyone had been silly enough to tell Able Seaman Andy Novak that within 10 days of his signing articles aboard the Transidaho on June 11th that he would shortly be sailing under a foreign flag, he doubtless would have answered with that short, sharp, one word epithet concerning the after end of a bull that all red-blooded seamen use to express their complete and utter disbelief. Yet that was exactly what happened, for on Sunday, June 20th, around midnight, Andy was transferred from a lifeboat manned by his shipmates to the crack French passenger liner SS France when both the Transidaho (Hudson Waterways) and the France (French Line) made rendezvous in the North Atlantic approximately a thousand miles from the English Channel This drama of a high seas medical mercy mission once again highlighted the international help and cooperation that is im­ mediately given when a crewman becomes unexpectedly sick and needs urgent expert medical attention. It is then that countries, flags, politics, costs and busy shipping schedules are all jettisioned. When a ship's radio cracldes out its call for help the only question that needs answering is what ship is the nearest to render assistance in the age old true tradi­ tion of the brotherhood of the sea. r*. [: ,1 Bicarb and Cussin' Andy Novak's troubles started when he came down with severe and persistant stomach cramps. As a typical merchant seaman he just took some bicarbonate of soda, amiably cussed out the belly-robber, and tried to forget the whole thing. But when his discomfort got steadily worse, he reported to the Chief Mate who gave him a mild medication and put him off duty. The following day he was no better, but was running no temperature. He remained in his bunk and just hoped the pain would go away—^but it didn't. Instead it got worse, and on the third day his tempature shot up to an alarming 101.7. Andy Novak was one very sick seaman. That put the Master of the Transidaho, Capt. Frank C. Seitz, into the act and after collecting the evidence, he decided he needed expert medical advice. He got into immediate radio communication with the English marine medical authorities via Lands End Radio and after con­ sulting with a bacteriologist they sent back several messages giving a possible diagnosis and emphasizing the importance of treating the patient with a drug called chloramphenicol. But what jolted the usually unflappable captain into quick action was the repeated warning of "possible typhoid type infection." fi.- Into Isolation After isolating Andy in the ship's hospital, the captain sent out an emergency radio c^ to all ships in the area asking for medical assistance. The call was immediately answered by four vessels that were all within striking distance and willing to help. One of those answering the call was the elite French passenger liner SS France. She was on an almost parallel course and belting along at a cool 31 knots bound from New York to Le Harve. At the time of receiving the Transidaho's call, she was some forty miles astern of the SIU ship. A rendezvous was quickly arranged and both vessels altered course and converged with the nautical precision of two giant steel squadcars answering a "four-forty." The Transidaho was the first to arrive at around 2230 but within half an hour up steamed the France and she slowly maneuvered into a position a couple of miles astern to await our lifeboat. Meanwhile, back on the Transidaho's after deck—something like two city blocks from the bridge—^Jeremiah O'Neil, the Transi­ daho's genial Second Mate, was in charge of launching the star­ board side lifeboat and assembling a crew to man it. The Chief Mate, L. Rodriguez, took his place in the stem sheets accompanied by the First Assistant Engineer John G. Nelson, together with Bosun Frank Gasper and seven of Andy's shipmates. Smooth Launch The men were strangely quiet as they clambered aboard and ' the rest of the launching operation went smoothly. The lifeboat October 1971 was lowered into the water and when the releasing gear un­ coupled it lay there for a couple of minutes, gently wallowing in the swell before the engine engaged. The boat made a wide arc and disappeared into the blackness of the Atlantic nigjit. The France began to beam the lifeboat around its starboard bow, and into position for hoisting the sick man aboard at a main deck sideport. Quite a reception committee was awaiting them consisting of the Staff Captain and Third Officer with his boarding party, the doctor and two medical interns with a wheel chair into which they put Andy and took him off to sick bay. There was even some wild mention of a beautiful blonde French nurse in a mini skirt but that was later discounted as the figment of someone's wishful thinking. The passengers were not allowed near the actual area of embarkation, but they could all be seen thronging the promenade deck armed with cameras to record the safe arrival aboard of Andy Novak A.B. of Morton, Pa. Later, the following message was received from the France: "Your seaman is suffering from acute intestinal blockage and you were quite right to transfer him onto my ship for he requires immediate doctor's care." Thus, Andy Novak went to France, but he didn't stay there very long, because two days later, when the Transidaho picked up its North Sea pilot in the Chaimel port of Brixham, ^von, another message was received that said that the France had put Andy off in the Port of Southampton, England, where he had already undergone surgery. Again, the team effort—the effort of the entire crew of the Transidaho, the effort of the crew of the France—^proved that the "Brotherhood of the Sea" is more than a slogan, a catch-phrase. It is, it exists. Ask Andy Novak. Andy Novak readied for the transfer. Standing is Messman Dick Jones. Bottom left is Charlie Wysocki, A.B.; next to him is Bill Haynie, A.B. Facing them are James Allen, wiper, and Charlie Behrens, welder. Hale and hearty Andy Novak (third from left) met the Trans­ idaho when she docked in Weehawken, N.J., last month to per­ sonally thank shipmates who helped save his life. From left are: Bill Haynie, able seaman; Charlie Hill, able seaman; Novak, and Francisco Gaspar, Bosun. Page 23 �•''S ' ':!• V " •' 0:^'g;[yf:.J"'-'. :-:,ri;.ir "v -:• IVarcotics: Tlie 'Grim Reaper :s> V' . . . . •'•s'•••••-"• r- •. •-. , ' -• :j.^i Jr.- '.•-. ''V jf; . -••,•••,-./ , ,. !;,5.,. -.; •^vi'^.,!v. •| . *0 '..: T'r" r'^'--''' '• • '^• f i '• -11*' K ": • >•••'•', I • • When it comes to problems that affect the American people and their society, it's quite obvious that this nation's No. I con­ cern is with the question of narcotics. That word "narcotics" covers the entire range of drugs. It in­ cludes everything from marijuana to heroin. It includes barbitu­ rates-and amphetamines—the so-called "uppers" and "downers" nd everything in between. The government has mounted a full-scale campaign against narcotics. In this fight, it has enlisted the press, radio and televi­ sion, the medical profession, the churches, the schools—every­ body. The attack is based on three key points: • The use of narcotics is illegal. • The use of narcotics is dangerous to the health—even the life—of the user. • The use of narcotics involves a serious "moral issue." These are legitimate points. But for the Seafarer, the question of narcotics comes down to an even more basic issue: Any Seafarer using narcotics—ashore or asea—loses his sea­ man's papers forever! A man who gets "busted" once on a nar­ cotics charge gets busted econoVnically, too—because he loses his right to go to sea—not just for awhile, but for the rest of his life! That's a tough rap—losing your passport to life—but that's the way it is. A single "stick" of marijuana . .. just a couple of grains of the hard stuff. .. and a man is through in the maritime industry! It's almost as tough on the shipmates of the man who uses—or even possesses—narcotics. Any Seafarer caught with narcotics in his possession makes his ship—and his shipmates—"hot." It subjects the men and their vessel to constant surveillance by narcotics agents in this country and abroad. And, of course, any Seafarer who is an addict—who uses any drug that affects his mind and his ability to function normally— endangers the lives of his shipmates. The possibility of an emer­ gency is always present aboard ship—and only alert minds can react to an emergency. Talk to Seafarers about the "grim reaper" and they'll tell you about accidents or storms at sea ... or about the hazards of com­ bat service. They should put narcotics at the top of the list—because it can claim more lives, or it can threaten more livelihoods, than any other peril. ^ Narcotics. The "grim reaper." It's sure something to think about. Page 24 Seafarers Log ,":i �%\ V'. History-Making Anchorage Still Delivering In 1964, the SlU-contracted containership Anchorage be­ came the first deep-draft vessel to navigate ice-clogged Cook Inlet on a passage to her namesake Port of Anchorage, Alaska. Her historic voyage changed the Port of Anchorage from a summer port to a year-round port of call for SlU-contracted ships. Built in 1943, the Anchorage was formerly known as the Bull Run. She was converted from a tanker to a containership in 1969 and carries 354 mixed cargo containers. On a recent voyage to the Port of New York, she was turned around in less than 24 hours and then sailed for Houston. Ir. ii •'V _ At shipboard meeting in port, New York Port Agent Leon Hall, standing, far right, fills crewmembers in on the latest maritime industry news. Chief cook Pete Mazzitelli, left, and Baker Robert Scott have each turned out a speciality for the evening meal. Mazzitelli puts finishing touches on fresh baked ham, as Scott prepares to slice iced gingerbread loaf. Stan Kusiak, standing, has just completed his first trip and is receiv­ ing an assist in handling payoff from SlU Rep­ resentative Luigi lovino. Fireman Gleason Weaver keeps close watch on engine room guages while vessel off-loads in port. �W'--;:V.'. . .' :lj-':.^'';w iv>; ^•vb'<fcrV*»-'^i.t.^i'^'--.'J?;.,. -•> IBERVILLE (Waterman), Aug. 1—Chairman S. R. Mehringer, Secretary W. J. McNeely; Deck Delegate Roy Peebles; En­ gine Delegate Charles E. Perdies; Steward Delegate Edwin Mitchel. $19 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. Good gang on board ship. No beefs. MORNING LIGHT (Water­ man), July 25—Chairman Glen Stanford; Secretary Michael Toth; Deck Delegate Jack A. Gomez; Engine Delegate Chester Miller; Steward Delegate James D. Johnson. Everything has been running smoothly with no beefs. Seafarer Adds to Collection Aboard the Western Comet in Aioi, Japan, able seaman Burton A. Owen displays his recently bought collector's item—a china plate. Owen taped the plate for protection as well as two smaller matching plates. Seafarer Owen also owns a priceless collection of crystal glass from Poland and stained glass from other countries. TRANSSUPERIOR (Hudson Waterways), June 27—Chairman T. M. Carver; Secretary Virgil Swanson; Deck Delegate Paul G. King; Steward Delegate Cleo Jones. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. STONEWALL JACKSON (Waterman), June 27—Chairman Robert Broadus; Secretary Rob­ ert H. Pitcher; Deck Delegate Daniel W. Mizell; Engine Dele­ gate Joseph J. Logan, Jr.; Stew­ ard Delegate P. L. Coleman. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. Everything is run­ ning smoothly. OVERSEAS ALASKA (Mari­ time Overseas), Aug. 1—Chair­ man T. Trainor; Secretary Duke Gardner; Steward Delegate Bob L. Scarborough. Few hours dis­ puted OT in deck department. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. SPITFIRE (American Bulk Carriers), Aug. 8 — Chairman V. C. Smith; Secretary S. A. Holden; Deck Delegate Sergio Ray; Engine Delegate B. M. Gold; Steward Delegate John R. Epperson. $13 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine and steward departments. Tying Up in Thailand Deck department Seafarers aboard the Penn Challenger handle lines as their ship prepares to make fast to her dock in Sattahip, Thailand. The Penn Challenger and other SlU-contracted tankers supply many types of fuels and oils needed in Far East ports. FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), Aug. 15—Chairman J. C. Keel; Sec­ retary S. Piatal; Deck Delegate Edward J. Jordan; Engine Dele­ gate Harry E. Hane; Steward Delegate Jack McCrame. Some disputed OT in deck department. Vote of thanks to Brother Julio Evans for loan of movie pro­ jector. Ship's delegate expressed his thanks to a good crew. Vote of thanks was also extended to the steward department, engine department and deck department. JACKSONVILLE (Sea-Land), July 26—Chairman E, Covert; Secretary I. Buckley; Deck Dele­ gate H. Meacham; Engine Dele­ gate A. J. Martinelli; Steward Delegate William J. Jones. $15 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and steward departments. Vote of thanks ot the steward department for a job well done. TRANSHAWAII (Hudson Waterways), June 27—Chairman Edward F. Wallace; Secretary W. Seltzer; Deck Delegate D. C, Gatewood; Engine Delegate Den­ nis Maupin; Steward Delegate W. H. Cassidy. $3 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in deck department, otherwise no beefs. Crew would like the company to put movie projector aboard ship. THETIS (Rye Marine), June 13—Chairman R. N. Mahone; Secretary S. J. Davis; Deck Dele­ gate D. Giangiorano; Engine Delegate John J. Ashley; Steward Delegate Marvin Deloatch. $10 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. MORNING LIGHT (Water­ man), July 4—Chairman G. Stanford; Michael Toth; Deck Delegate Jack A. Gomez; En­ gine Delegate Chester Miller; Steward Delegate J. D. Johnson. Cooperation on this vessel above reproach, that is amongst the un­ licensed crewmen. The younger brothers are learning much from the oldtimers. Everything is running smoothly in ^1 depart­ ments. Very goixi steward de­ partment, serving nothing but the best. CONNECTICUT (Ogden Ma­ rine), June 27—Chairman Carl Lineberry; Secretary L. A. Banks; Deck Delegate G. R. Scott; Engine Delegate James A. Slay; Steward Delegate John Fales. Some disputed OT in en­ gine department otherwise every­ thing is running smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. TRANSIDAHO (Hudson Wa­ terways), June 20 — Chairman Frank Gaspar; Secretary Aussie Shrimpton. $105 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT. A good crew on board. Deck Dele­ gate Andy Novak sick and trans­ ferred to the SS France for med­ ical treatment. Transfer effected by lifeboat while at sea. ARIZPA (Sea-Land), July 4Chairman D. Fitzpatrick; Secre­ tary W. Lescovich. Disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for a job well done. SAN FRANCISCO (S e a Land), Aug. 22—Chairman Mal­ colm Woods; Secretary Henry A. Galicki; Engine Delegate Eugene W. Bent; Steward Delegate E. M. Cullerton. $60 in extra movie fund. KYSKA (Waterman), Aug. 15 —Chairman B. G. Edelmon; Sec­ retary E. Johnson; Deck Dele­ gate Joseph R. a3wes; Steward Delegate J. C. Roberson. $41 in ship's fund. Everything running smoothly with no beefs. ARIZPA (Sea-Land), Aug. 8 —Chairman D. Fitzpatrick; Sec­ retary W. Lescovich; Deck Dele­ gate Nick G. Kratsas; Engine Delegate Charles P. Lord; Stew­ ard Delegate Robert A. Outtaw. Disputed OT in deck and steward departments. Beef on repairs in engine department. •i I I? DEL ORG (Delta), Aug. 8— Chairman Antoine Kerageorgiou; Secretary James Sumpter; Deck Delegate Joseph D. McPhee; En­ gine Delegate Joseph G. Arch. $7 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine depart­ ments. Steward thanked all dele­ gates and crewmembers for their cooperation during the voyage. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for a job well done. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmi­ an), Aug. 9—Chairman A. Don­ nelly; Secretary J. P. Baliday; Deck Delegate John Wilson; En­ gine Delegate Kevin Conklin; Steward Delegate Edward Dale. Repair list has been submitted. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Seafarers Meet American Officiaii Enjoy Dinner in Port of Yokohama 'I' •••til: >1 Attending to some business in Yokohama, Japan, Seafarers pose on the grounds of the American Consulate. From left: John Henry, wiper; Mr. Matsuno, shipping agent; Joe Meyerchak, able seaman; Karl Richardson, American Consul; Ken Marston, boatswain, and Captain Doug Lewis of the Cities Service Baltimore. Seafarers in Yokohama, Japan celebrate their time in port bv attending a dinner at the United Seamen's Service Club. From left are: George Harding, boatswain; Fred Dorney, able seaman; Keiko Nakategawa, SlU secretary in the port of Yokohama, and Ernest (Bill) Pierce, boatswain. �Through This Program I Now Know My Rights' James Lewis Son Francisco To express my opinion of Piney Point since I have come here from the port of San Francisco I can truthfully say that this place is beyond a question of a doubt not only a very good place to learn the past history of the Seafarers In­ ternational Union but also the future of this fine organization. James McGray Norfolk Piney Point without ques­ tion is an outstanding achieve­ ment for our future brothers and seamen in the years to come. 1 was down here last month to receive my lifeboat ticket, the two lifeboat instruc­ tors wUl help you if you really want to be helped. Arthur Rubinstein Baltimore When I first came to Piney Point I was quite skeptical. But after being here a week I can honestly say this is one fine school. Seeing is believing, and believe me, every Seafarer should take advantage of com­ ing down here. Paul Stein Philadelphia , ' ^ If anyone has any reservations about where your money is going, do something about it. Take a trip down and see for yourself. Words cannot describe it enough. These conferences are something that all members should attend to learn about what the union is doing and can do for its members. Frank Ward j'! » •j' • Angelo J. Urti, Jr. New Orleans Henry Piszatowski New Orleans Perhaps one of the major goal that the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union achieved is the HLSS, providing all these young Americans here at Piney Point with a little hope for the future—a better education and the chance to become part of our organization, which make us feel that we do have a secure future provided for every mem­ ber. Background material on our union history shows how much progress the union has made through the years and what a great struggle it was to get the good conditions, benefits and wages we now enjoy and to me it has become obvious that if we are to retain and enlarge on these gains we wUl have to take a direct interest in understand­ ing the importance of SPAD. Levinson Winborne Son Francisco I think that Piney Point is one of the best ideas that this union could ever come up with. For bringing the men of this union together from all ports, old and young, and teach them the problems that we face. While I have been in Piney Point, I have learned some of union history, contract, and un­ ion law. Nicholas Tatar Houston The Seafarers Educational Conference at Piney Point, Md., gives the SIU member a better understanding of the union and its officials. It brings the member closer to the officials and what they are doing for the union. J ? f j t Grover C. Turner Seattle I believe that only at the edu­ cational conference is the full and true history of the SIU brought out. Only here at Piney Point will you be able to get the message. I believe that every member in the SIU should make one conference here at Piney Point. October 1971 Felix Quinonez San Juan This eduactional conference is very im|>ortant for us be­ cause we learned a lot of things we didn't before. On my next ship I will talk to my union brothers about the importance of this conference and the edu­ cational programs that I have seen here. C. A. Morrison Seattle The SIU, with HLSS, is the future and security of our mem­ bers now, and seamen in the coming years of our industry. The full scope of this educa­ tional program is, in my thoughts, so great that I would like to return to this center for review as improvements are made in the maritime industry. John W. Young Wilmington I am really proud to belong to such an organization as this is and I am sure that all the delegates past and present feel the same way as I do. I also want to stress to the entire membership to contribute gen­ erously to SPAD, because it is for the good of the entire mem­ bership and I am sure we all want what is best for our un­ ion. William Nihem Jacksonville I am glad I came to Piney Pomt. It not only introduced me to the HLSS, where great progress has been made in training future Seafarers, but freshly reviewed the proud his­ tory of the SIU and its struggle to get for its members higher wages, better living conditions, and dignity and respect among its fellow man. Wallace Root New York I feel that any member, re­ gardless of his seniority, should be able to attend this confer­ ence for it will bring him closer to his union and its activities. During the course of my stay here my eyes were fully opened. After hearing more about the legislative battles that have been fought and the battles to come, we should support our oflBcials 100 percent, to plan not only for today but also for many years to come, let's be unit^ and proud to be a mem­ ber of the greatest union, the SIU. William Statzer Norfolk During my stay at Piney Point, I, have been very im­ pressed with what I have seen and heard. In the classroom, we have dealt with everything from labor history to union meetings. I have seen what the instructors are doing with the trainees they are getting. I like what I see. Thomas Tyner New Orleans In coming here to Piney Point I was very pleased at what I saw. This is the golden opportunity for everyone to learn and understand their un­ ion organization. I know that everyone here, at one time or another has gained knowledge and new ideas and to know what their future will be. Jacksonville Let me say thanks for the opportunity of being here, and especially to the officials and staff. I came, I've seen, and I'll go away a better informed un­ ion brother and I'll carry the message. As the old saying goes: "Give light and the people will find their own way." I've been enlightened. George McAlpine New York John Lamb Mobile I recomend all SIU brothers visit this HLS school at Piney Point and see for themselves how their union money is being spent arid I think they will agree that we could not get any more for our money. These young seamen of tomorrow are well trained in union policy and are good SIU men when they finish this school. Ernest Byers New York The HLSS training is great. It provides these young men with an opportunity to make a worthwhile career for them­ selves. I have been really im­ pressed. I hope the program continues. William Mortier New York Through this program I now know my obligations and my rights. I hope that this program will continue 'til most of our Seafarers have had the opportu­ nity to go through Piney Point and return to their ships to en^ lighten other members on un­ ion affairs and problems. Page 27 >3;. �SlU Pension Roll Grows As More Members Retire Option B Pension Reminder Applicants for the SIU-MEBA Dlstrict-2 Op­ tion B pension—^integrated unlicensed and li­ censed employment—are reminded that they are entitled to the full SIU pension and a re­ duced MEBA-District 2 pension, provided they have at least 18 months (548 days) of last em­ ployment in a licensed capacity from which contribution was made to MEBA-District 2 in behalf of the applicant. The amoimt of the MEBA-District 2 pension benefit will be computed exclusively upon cur­ rent service and determined by the MEBA-Dis­ trict 2 Pension Plan Trustees on an actuarial basis pursuant to such rules and regulations as may issued by these trustees. John Hartman, 53, joined the un­ ion in the Port of Baltimore in 1945 and sailed in the steward depart­ ment. A native of the Philippine Islands, Seafarer Hartman now makes his home in Baltimore, Md. He re­ tired after sailing 30 years. Tenilli D. York, 54, joined the union in the Port of Mobile in 1948 and sailed in the steward depart­ ment. He was issued a picket duty card in 1963 and in 1935 he stood watch in the District Coimcil 37 beef. A native of Alabama, Brother York now spends his retirement in Baltimore, Md. He is an Army vet­ eran of World War II. Joan Rkardo Landron, 65, is a native of Puerto Rico and continues to make his home there. An early member of the union. Brother Lan­ dron joined in 1939 in the Port of Baltimore and sailed in the deck de­ partment. He participated in the Greater New York Harbor strike of 1961. Seafarer Landron's retirement ended a sailing career of 45 years. Paul Chattey, 66, is a native of Cuba and now makes his home in New Orleans, La. One of the first members of the union. Brother Chat­ tey joined in 1939 in the Port of Mo­ bile. He sailed in the deck d^artment. Seafarer Chattey retired after 41 years at sea. Alfred Patrick Stearns, 62, joined the union in the Port of Mobile in 1947 and sailed in the engine depart­ ment. Seafarer Stearns is a native of Florida. Steams had been sailing 39 years when he retired. Richard Stanley Asmont, 36, join­ ed the union in the Port of New York in 1956 and sailed in the steward department. A native of Nanticoke, Pa., Brother Asmont now makes his home in Johnson City, N.Y. Wiimer E. Harper, 65, joined the union in the Port of New Orleans in 1946 and sailed in the steward de­ partment. A native of Mississippi, Brother Harper is spending his re­ tirement in Lucedale, Miss. His re­ tirement ended a' sailing career of 47 years. Faustino I. Ayson, 63, joined the union in the Port of New York in 1963 and sailed in the steward de­ partment. A native of the Philippine Islands, Seafarer Ayson now lives in Manhattan, N.Y. Ayson is a Navy veteran of World War II. John Joseph Giordano, 64, is a native of New York and now makes his home in Brooklyn. One of the early members of the union, Brother Giordano joined in 1939 in the Port of New York. He sailed in the steward department. Giordano served as department delegate while sailing. He is a veteran of World War II. Brother Giordano retired after 39 years at sea. Demetrios N. Kamhanos, 65, joined the union in the Port of New York in 1951 and sailed in the engine department. He served picket duty in 1961. A native of Greece, Seafarer Kamhanos now makes his home in Manhattan, N.Y. Arnold Kunnapas, 57, is a native of Estonia and now makes his home in Teaneck, N.J. He joined the union in 1944 in the Port of New York and sailed in the engine department. His retirement ended a sailing career of 46 years. Josej^ Samuel Moore, 54, joined the imion in 1952 in the Port of Savannah and sailed in the steward department. A native of Portal, Ga., Brother Moore now lives in Savan­ nah. He retired after sailing 28 years. Special Notice Although the basic rules of eligibility remain the same for receiving an SIU Disability Pen­ sion and the Special Disability Benefit, Seafarers are advised that as of July 1, 1971, all appli­ cants for these benefits are required to meet the Social Security or Railroad Retirement standard of permanent disablement and must be already receiving benefits from such agencies before they can receive similar benefits from the Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plans. In the interest of expedient processing of ap­ plications, all future applicants for a Seafarers Disability Pension or Special Disability Bene­ fit, are asked to support their applications for these benefits by submitting a Social Security or Railroad Retirement certificate of permanent disablement at the same time that they make their request for SIU benefits. The effective date of payment of the Seafar­ ers Disability Pension or Special Disability Benefit, if approved by the Board of Trustees, will be the first day of the month following the date of the Social Security or Railroad Retire­ ment certification of permanent disability, or date of receipt of the application, which ever is the later. - ir; Armond Ramos, 42, joined the un­ ion in 1949 in the Port of Boston and sailed in the deck department. A native of Massachusetts, Brother Ramos now makes his home in Re­ vere, Mass. '• I'll ^ li • .'i' James H. Shearer, 61, joined the union in 1948 in the Port of New Orleans and sailed in the steward de­ partment. A native of Kentucky, Brother Shearer now makes his home in Houston, Tex. He retired after sail­ ing 29 years. Francisco Pineiro, 63, is a native of Puerto Rico and now lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. He joined the union in 1941 in the Port of New York and sailed in the engine department. In 1961 Brother Pineiro served picket duty. His retirement ended a sail­ ing career of 34 years. -1 •-Si William W. Royes, 65, joined the union in the Port of New York in 1951 and sailed in the steward de­ partment. A native of the British West Indies, Brother Royes is now making his home in Cedarhurst, N.Y. * First Pension Checks Presented to Seafarers in New York and Frankfort Ports A. ' 1! Four veteran Seafarers, with more than 100 years of seatime between them, received their first monthly ension checks at the July membership meeting in the port of New York. From left are: Jose Valesquez, Frank landino, Peter Matuza, and Sigwart Nielsen. The four new pensioners also received best wishes for "smooth sailing" in their retirement from their shipmates at the membership meeting. Page 28 Seafarer Niles Lovegrove (right) receives his first monthly SIU pension check from Frankfort Port Agent Harold Kathbun. Brother Lovegrove sailed as a fireman on the Ann Arbor car-ferries. Seafarers Log �Seafaring Men Receive Reading Materials Courtesy of AMMLA The American Merchant ican Merchant Marine, Coast Marine Library Association Guard, National Shipping Au­ (AMMLA) has given millions thority, Military Se^ift Com­ of books and magazines to more mand, and other government than 69,000 American-flag mer­ vessels. The AMMLA is an out­ chant and government ships over the last 50 years. Accord­ growth of the World War I ing to the annual report of the library service to American AMMLA, known as "The Pub­ merchant ships by the U.S. lic Library of the High Seas," Shipping Board and the Ameri­ more than 16,689,000 books can Library Association. Sea­ and many more magazines have men contributed a record 24 been distributed in 275,250 sea­ percent of the library's total going libraryunits of the Amer­ revenue in 1970. Membership Meetings' Schedule - SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New Orleans.Nov. 16—2:30 p.m. Mobile Nov. 17—2:30 p.m. Wilmington...Nov. 22—^2:30 p.m. San. Fran. ...Nov. 24—2:30 p.m. Seattle Nov. 26—2:30 p.m. New York....Nov. 8—^2:30 p.m. Philadelphia..Nov. 9—2:30 p.m. Baltimore Nov. 10—^2:30 p.m. Detroit Nov. 19—2:30 p.m. JHouston Nov. 15—2:30 p.m. United Industrial Workers New Orleans.Nov. 16—7:00 p.m. Mobile Nov. 17—7:00 p.m. New York....Nov. 8—^7:00 p.m. Philadelphia..Nov. 9—^7:00 p.m. Baltimore Nov. 10—^7:00 p.m. Houston Nov. 15—^7:00 p.m. I- I' Great Lakes SlU Meetings Detroit Nov. 1—2:00 p.m. Buffalo Nov. 1—7:00 p.m. Alpena Nov. 1—^7:00 p.m. Chicago .Nov. 1—7:00 p.m. Duluth Nov. 1—^7:00 p.m. Frankfort Nov. 1—7:30 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Section Chicago .Nov. 16—7:30 p.m. tSault Ste Marie Nov. 18—^7:30 p.m. 4 r SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers «?- PRESIDENT Paul Hall EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner •1 VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Al Tanner Lindsey Williams Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS * Stt|il«mber 1,19/1 to Sttpieiiiber 30.197t REGISTI^IED 0^ B] Railway Marine Region Philadelphia. Nov. 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Nov. 17—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk......Nov. 18—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Jersey City...Nov. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. ^Meeting held at Galveston wharves. tMeeting held in Labor Tem­ ple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. •Meeting held in Labor Tem­ ple, Newport News. ..675 4th Ave., Bklyn. 11232 (212) HY 9-6600 ,800 N. Second Ave, AUFENA, MBoh. 49707 (517) EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltlmoie St. 21202 (301) EA 7-4900 663 Atlaatie Ave. BOSTON, MMS. 02111 (617) 482-4716 290 FntnkUn St. BUFFALO, N.T. 14202 SIU (716) TL 3-9250 IBU (716) TL 3-9259 OHIOAOO, ni 8383 Ewtngr Ave. 60617 SIU (312) SA 1-0733 IBU (312) ES 5-9570 CLEVELAND, 0 1420 W. 25th St. 44113 (216) MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. 10225 W. dellenon Ave. 48218 (313) VI 3-4741 .2014 W. 3d St. DULUTH, Minn. (218) RA 2-4110 55806 October 1971 P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. 49635 (616) EL 7-2441 5804 Canal St. HOUSTON, T«at. 77011 (713) WA 8-3207 2608 Feari St. JACKSONVnXE, Fl*. 32233 (904) EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. ..99 Montcomenr St. 07302 (201) HE 5-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1 South Lawrence St. 36602 (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va. 115 3d St. 23510 (703) 622-1892 PHILADELFHIA, Fa. 2604 S. 4th St. 19148 (215) DE 6-3818 FORT ARTHUR, Tex 534 Ninth Ave. 77640 (713) 983-1679 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 1321 Mission St. 94103 (415) 626-6793 8ANTURCE, F.R. ..1313 Fernandez Juneos Stop 20 00908 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Ave. 98121 (206) MA 3-4334 ...4577 Oravois Ave. ST. LOUIS, Mo. 63116 (314) 752-6500 312 Harrison St. TAMFA, Fia. 33602 (813) 229-2788 935 Summit St. TOLEDO, O. 43604 Port ^ Boston All Groups QassA OfosB 11 6 , ^ . AUGriiaps dassA ClassB ClassC mo flo Tampa Mobile ®^:.New' lloustbii \yilmington >n San F)ranclsc(> :lsco ' Seattle 89 17 79® . 19 600 ;52 11 7.6 : ^ 66 .11 ' 50 .94 12 39 5 0 2 391 •264 ;!lt: ' ® / 76 199 74 101 ENGINE DEPARTMENT REGlBlBRED TOTAL SHIPPED REGISnrERED ON BEACH . •" • ^ \ •' TOTAU : AiliGroups a 3AD^G^^B^i:®^ All Groups All OassA OassB ClassC daas43Cfa>ss.:lt:;: ClassA ClaaiB Port 4 6 2 2 Boston 89 107 45 41 New York 20 14 10. 7 Philadelphia ........ 29 21 23 13 Baltimore Norfolk 26 11 16 laoksonville ^22:^/ <. 2 0 3 Tampa 2 Mobile . New Orleans K:91® Houston " 55 ••.vi03 Wilmington .... 73 39 3.653. San Francisco .. Seattle 9 263 308 Totals .............. 432 FRANKFORT, meh. (419) 248-3691 WILMINGTON, CaUf 450 Seaside Ave. Terminal Island. CaUf. 90744 (213) 832-7285 YOKOHAMA, Japan Iseya BidK., Room 810 1-2 Kaisan-Dori-Nakakn 2014971 Ext. 281 disputed OT in deck and steward departments. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), June 27—Chairman Daniel Dean; Secretary George W. Gibbons. Some disputed OT in raigine de­ partment, otherwise everything is running smoothly. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmi­ an), July 4—Chairman J. D. Price; Secretary J. D. Reyes; Deck Dele­ gate G. Cosilli; Engine Delegate W. Drew; Steward Delegate J. Green. Everything is running smoothly with no beefs and no disputed OT. JACKSONVILLE (Sea-Land), June 27—Chairman E. Cover, Sec­ retary I. Buckley; Deck Delegate. H. Meacham; Engine Delegate A. J. Martinelli; Steward Delegate Abdullan Ben Ahmed. $13 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT. Good trip so far. DEL MAR (Delta), July 18— Chairman F. E. Parson; Secretary R. R. Maldonado; Deck Delegate T. G. Scruggs; Engine Delegate Edward Schielder; Steward Dele­ gate Paul G. Lighten. $238 in ship's fund. No beefs. Everything is run­ ning smoothly. Motion made that the union negotiate for a raise in maintenance and cure from $8 a day to $21 a day, due to high cost of living. Steward Delegate Ernest R. Hoitt, Jr. Few hours disputed OT in deck department. SEATRAIN OHIO (Hudson Wa­ terways), July 22—Chairman Tom Kelsey; Secretary W. Fitch; Deck Delegate Lee W. Snodgrass; En­ gine Delegate E. Terraarri; Stew­ ard Delegate Alvin Carter. $36 in ship's fund. Everything is running smooth with no beefs. NEW YORKER (Sea-Land), July 4—Chairman 1. Cox; Secre­ tary V. Sanchez; Deck Delegate I. Kyriakas; Engine Delegate M. Thomas; Steward Delegate J. Robinson. No beefs weer reported. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. MT. WASHINGTON (Victory Carriers), June 20—Chairman D. Robbins; Secretary O. P. Oakley; Deck Delegate Edward F. O'Brien; Steward Delegate Cecil B. Thomas. $13 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. TRANSIDAHO (Hudson Water­ ways), July 4—Chairman Frank Caspar; Secretary Aussie Shrimpton. $10 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT. In general a good voyage. DETROIT (Sea-Land), July 4— Chairman John Bekiaris; Secretary V. Perez. $15 in ship's fund. Some BiSPATCHeRS REPORT Directory Of Union Hails 1» 4 Buffalo Nov. 17—7:30 p.m. Duluth Nov. 19—^7:30 p.m. Cleveland Nov. 19—7:30 p.m. Toledo Nov. 19—7:30 p.m. Detroit Nov. 15—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee....Nov. 15—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Orleans.Nov. 16—5:00 p.m. Mobile Nov. 17—5:00 p.m. Philadelphia..Nov. 9—5:00 p.m. Baltimore (li­ censed and unlicensed Nov. 10—5:00 p.m. Norfolk Nov. 11—5:00 p.m. Houston .Nov. 15—5:00 p.m. PITTSBURGH (Sea-Land), July 4—Chairman F. Pehler, Secretary S. McDonald; Deck Delegate T. Snow; Engine Delegate J. Der; Steward Delegate L. Dekens. $63 in ship's fund. No beefs were re­ ported by department delegates. PRODUCER (Marine Carriers), Aug. 8—Chairman Garth G. Dur­ ham; Secretary J. G. Lakwyk; En­ gine Delegate H. N. Divine, Jr.; Steward Delegate Floyd Walker. No beefs were reported. PORTLAND (Sea-Land), Aug. 15—Chairman Luke Wymes; Sec­ retary W. Moore; Deck Delegate A. Pickur; Engine Delegate Wil­ liam Parrish; Steward Delegate Juan Rodriguez. Everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. COMMANDER (Marine Carri­ ers), Aug. 8—Chairman Steve Bergeria; Secretary William T. Rose; Engine E)elegate E. P. Burke; Steward Delegate J. A. Werselven. Some disputed OT in deck and steward departments, otherwise ev­ erything is running smoothly. JEFF DAVIS (Waterman), July 18—Chairman L. D. Richardson; Secretary A. R. Rudnicki; Deck Delegate Patrick E. Riberdy; En­ gine Delegate Robert E. McMatt; I'a .4 • « 4A*.* » 4 ».» #4 M 6 »•a STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED . Port ; Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston... Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals.... TOTAL SHIPPED An Groups OassA ClassB 6 •afWaftA, ; «4a».4«>a«*4»4*; .a4.av4a4*4.4 ' •. ®>56:3 6 ' 27 9 13: .3..:32','23 70 37 6 50 8 313 Page 29 �Final Departures Roy O. Grisham, 44, passed away May 25 in Bremerhaven, Germany. He had been a crewmember aboard the Kyska. A native of Cohoma, Tex., Brother Grisham was a resident of Colorado City, Tex. when he died. He joined the union in the Port of New Orleans in 1969 and sailed in the deck department. Seafarer Gri­ sham was a Navy veteran of World War II. Among his survivors is his mother. Ruby L. Charves of San Diego, Calif. Brother Grisham's body was brought back to the United States for burial. Dimitri Bartoi, 78, was an SIU pensioner who passed away Aug. 2 of natural causes in Metropolitan Hospital, Manhattan, N.Y. He joined the union in 1945 in the Port of New York and sailed in the engine de­ partment. Brother Bartoi had been sailing 56 years when he retired in 1965. He served picket duty in the Greater New York Harbor strike in 1961. A native of Rumania, Seafarer Bartoi was a resident of Manhattan, N.Y. when he died. Among his sur­ vivors is his wife, Louise. Burial was in Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brook­ lyn. Howard C. Parker, 74, was an SIU i pensioner who passed away Aug. 25 of heart trouble in Dade County, Fla. Brother Parker was one of the first members of the union. He joined in 1939 in the Port of Miami and sailed in the deck department. When he re­ tired in 1956, Brother Parker had been sailing 39 years. A native of Florida, Seafarer Parker was a resi­ dent of Dade County wh^n he died. Among his survivors is his daughter, Beverly J. McCulley of Opa-locka, Fla. Cremation was in Grovepark Crematorium, Miami. George L. de Cclis, 18, passed away Aug. 10 in Ramapo, N.Y. where he accidentally drowned in Pine Meadow Lake. Seafarer de Celis graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. this year and sailed in the I engine department. A native of New York, Brother de Celis was a resi­ dent of Bergen County, N.J. when he died. Among his survivors are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph de Celis of Bergen County. Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Hackensack, N.J. Sheldton D. Conmroe, 19, passed away July 18 in Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, Tex. as a result of injuries received in a car accident on July 11. Brother Conarroe joined the union in 1970 and graduated that same year from the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. He sailed in the engine department. A native of Houston, Tex., Seafarer Conarroe was a resident there when he died. Among his survivors is his father, Sidney Conarroe of Houston. Burial was in Brookside Memorial Park in Houston, Tex. Theodore T. Creer, 47, passed away July 9 in New Orleans, La. A native of Waterbury, Conn., Brother Creer was a resident of New Orleans when he died. He joined the union in 1956 in the Port of New York and sailed in the deck department. Broth­ er Creer had been sailing 30 years when he passed away. He was a Navy veteran of World War 11. Among his survivors is his sister, Mrs. Richard Thompson of Thornton, Colo. Crema­ tion was in St. John Crematory, New Orleans. Page 30 Handd J. Reinumae, 48, passed away Aug. 27 after an illness of three months in the USPHS Hospital in San Francisco, Calif. He joined the union in 1965 in the Port of San Francisco and sailed in the deck de­ partment. A native of Estonia, Brother Reinumae was a resident of Burlingame, Calif, when he died. Sea­ farer Reinumae was skilled as a carpenter when he entered the union. Cremation was in Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo, Calif. Graham E. White, 51, passed away July 12 from natural causes while a crewman on the Penn Sailor on Pusan, Korea. A native of Norfolk County, Va., Seafarer White was a resident of Newport Richey, Fla. when he died. He joined the union in 1968 in the Port of Tampa and sailed in the deck department. He had been sailing •; 37 years when he died. Among his survivors is his wife, Shirley. Burial •" was in Riverside Memorial Park in Norfolk. Thomas S. MoDer, 68, was an SIU pensioner who passed away Aug. 6 of natural causes in Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. A native of Denmark, Brother Moller was a resi­ dent of Brooklyn when he died. He joined the union in the Port of New York in 1944 and sailed in the stew­ ard department. When he retired in 1968, Seafarer Moller had been sail­ ing 49 years. He was issued two pick­ et duty cards in 1961. Among his survivors is his wife, Mary. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Brook­ lyn. Charles L. Stq>han, 56, passed away July 15 from heart disease in Tawas City, Mich. He joined the un­ ion in the Port of Frankfort in 1964 and sailed on the Great Lakes in the engine department. A native of Lake r.'il Mich., Brother Stephan was a resident there when he died. Among his survivors is his wife, Martha. Brother Stephan's body was removed to Lake City Cemetery in Lake City, Mich. Henry A. Renken, 52, passed away Aug. 23 while a crewmember on the Rachel V in Concord, Calif. He joined the union in 1962 in the Port of Houston and sailed in the deck department. He had been sailing 23 years when he died. A native of Springfield, Vt., Brother Renken was a resident of Zephyr Hills, Fla. when he died. Among his survivors is his wife, Mary. Jeremiah E. Roberts, Jr., 52, passed away July 20 of heart trouble while a crewman on board the Buckeye Victory at sea. A native of Alabama, Brother Roberts was a resident of Celena Park, Tex. when he died. He joined the union in the Port of New York in 1947 and sailed in the stew­ ard department. Among his survivors is his wife, Irene. Brother Roberts' body was brought back to the U.S. for burial. Everett B. Pridgeon, 65, was an ^ SIU pensioner who passed away Aug. ® 22 of illness in St. Luke's Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla. He joined the union in 1947 in the Port of Jacksonville and sailed in the engine department. Brother Pridgeon retired in 1969. A native of Fitzgerald, Ga., Seafarer Pridgeon was a resident of Jackson­ ville when he died. Among his sur­ vivors is his vnfe. Vera. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery in Jacksonville. Frederick N. Meinerth, 50, passed away Sept. 12 of heart trouble in the USPHS Hospital in San Francisco, Calif. A native of Massachusetts, Sea­ farer Meinerth was a resident of San Francisco when he died. He joined, the union in 1949 in the Port of Tampa and sailed in the deck depart­ ment. He had been sailing 34 years when he passed away. Among his survivors is his mother, Lena Fernald of Newburyport, Mass. Cremation was in Skylawn Memorial Park in San Mateo, Calif. Frank F. James, 64, was an SIU pensioner who passed away Aug. 25 of illness in the USPHS Hospital in New Orleans, La. He joined the un­ ion in 1948 in the Port of Mobile and sailed in the deck department. Seafarer James retired in 1968 after sailing 34 years. A native of Ala­ bama, Brother James was a resident of Mobile when he died. Among his survivors is his mother, Eula W. Parmar of Mobile. His body was re­ moved to Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile. Dawson Perry, 65, was an SIU pensioner who passed away Sept. 8 from natural causes in Mobile Gen­ eral Hospital, Mobile, Ala. A native of Frisco City, Ala., Brother Perry was a resident of Mobile when he died. He joined the union in the Port of Mobile in 1951 and sailed in the steward department. Perry had been sailing 21 years when he retired in 1969. Among his survivors is his son, Clayton E. Perry of Daphne, Ala. Brother Perry's body was removed to Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in Frisco City. Horace J. Hendricks, 43, passed away July 22 while a crewmember aboard the San Francisco in the Pacific. He joined the union in the Port of Mobile in 1967 and sailed in the steward department. A native of Mobile, Seafarer Hendricks was a resident there when he died. He served in the Navy from 1945 to 1948. Brother Hendricks was skilled as a bricklayer before entering the union. Among his survivors is his wife, Elizabeth. Burial was in Oak Lawn Cemetery in Mobile. Floyd R. Dotsfm, 54, passed away Aug. 30 of heart disease in University of Washington Hospital, Seattle, Wash. A native of North Powder, Ore., Brother Dotson was a resident of Portland, Ore. when he died. He joined the union in 1966 in the Port of San Francisco and sailed in the deck department. Among his survi­ vors is his sister, Mrs. Lily Mulholland of Ashland, Ore. Brother Dotson's body was removed to Rose City Cemetery in Portland. »• A - s /1 •V •f * I. - V , ' t 4 A Amos M. Chastaln, 52, passed away July 23 of pneumonia and heart failure in Bluff Hospital, Yokohama, Japan. He joined the union in 1961 in the Port of Tampa and sailed in the engine department. A native of Sand Mounttain, Ala., Brother Chastain was a resident of Tampa, Fla. when he died. Among his survivors is his wife, Evelyn. Brother Chastain's body was sent to the United States for burial. J. B. Chandler, 58, passed away July 5 ot heart trouble on board the Detroit at sea. A native of Madison County, Ga., Brother Chandler was a resident there when he died. He joined the union in 1951 in the Port of Mobile and sailed in the engine department. Brother Chandler was a veteran of World War II. Among his survivors is his sister, Lucy C. Baker of Royston, Ga. Burial w?s in Evergreen Memorial Park, Athens, Ga. Seafarers Log - iN �SIU Welfare, Pension and Vacation Plans | CASH BENEFITS PAID ^ REPORT PERIOD 4 I; p FOR PERIOD DEC. 1, 1970 THRU AUG. 31, 1971 1 P A te xrsiBER OF BENEFITS SEAFABGR8' WELFARE PLAN Scholarship 77 $ Hospital Benefits AMOUNT PAID 431,094.32 232 634,470.73 6,372 17,966.60 Maternity Benefits 333 Medical Examination Program 8,272 Dependent Benefits (Average $486.82) 20,883 63,369.00 200,443.85 1,026,080.21 Medicare Benefits ^ f: 18,250.35 17,885 Death Benefits ....; t Optical Benefits 5,837 337,750.70 Meal Book Benefits 2,978 37,061.50 V :,,:i Out-Patients Benefits 47,317 351,902.09 1 i:" Summary of Welfare Benefits Paid 110,186 3,118,389.35 t :; Seafarers' Pension Plan—Benefits Paid 15,924 3,888,814.90 Seafarers' Vacation Plan—Benefits Paid (Average—$520.54) 13,570 6,774,601.07 I- >s iy GIVE TO Total Welfare, Pension & Vacation Benefits Paid This Period 139,680 $13,781,805.32 For both unions and individuals, political activity is not something you do to while away the idle hours. You do it because you are committed to a goal. Because you feel the need to get something accomplished. And finally you do it because it is your right and duty as a good citizen of a democracy. For maritime unions and for Seafarers there is another very good reason to be involved in politics: Survival. Ours is a highly regulated industry, and the power to regulate, if left unchecked, can also be the power to destroy. And the power to regulate comes through laws passed in Congress. That makes the Congress, and the Executive Branch of government of great concern to us, a concern that involves the continuation of the profes­ sional sailor's livelihood and his way of life. There is a great deal of work to be done with Congress and with the Executive Branch, such as watching bills that affect the industry. And there is a great deal to do at election time. For the men and women we send to Congress can either help us or hurt us, either lift us up or tear us down. During the election season, we must follow the words of the old-time labor leader Samuel Gompers: "Labor must reward its friends and defeat its enemies." ^ Rep. Foley Disputes Plan That is basic political science: Work for those who can and will help you, and against those that seek to hurt you. : Rhetoric Masks Actions On USPHS Hospitals One way that work can be accomplished is through voluntary contribu­ tions to the Seafarers Political Activity Donation. Rep. Thomas S. Foley (DWash.) cautioned against the apparent "rhetorical mask cov­ ering an avowed intention" of the Administration and Depart­ ment of Health, Education, and Welfare to either close the U.S. A Public Health Service Hos­ iF pitals or remove them from fed­ eral control. The Administration feels the PHS hospitals should com­ pletely be removed from federal supervision while Congress sees S a definite need to increase the facilities said Foley. "Both the Senate and the House of Rep­ * resentatives passed stron^y worded resolutions this year 4 urging the Administration and A the Department of Health, Edu­ •s cation, and Welfare not to con­ [L template a closing of the PHS facilities, nor to remove those facilities from the control of the PHS," he asserted. Speaking at a luncheon spon­ sored by the eight million mem­ ber Maritime Trades Depart­ ment of the AFL-CIO in Wash­ ington, D.C., the congressman explained the process of these decisions. He told of HEW's planned "feasibility studies" which were scheduled to be conducted at each of the eight cities where PHS operate. * "These studies were to analyze \ the operation of the hospitals and their services, and to de­ V termine alternate means of ad­ ministration," the Washington •K representative stated. Congressional Understandings i. Congress understood the studies to be only exploratory and that "no authorization had bad been granted to put any October 1971 conclusions into action," he noted. Foley added that a statement by HEW Secretary Richardson further assured members of the House and Senate that they would be con­ sulted on any actions or plans implemented. The studies were to be completed by mid-Octo­ ber, but none have begun yet he said. "The issue was clear-cut , . . the eight PHS hospitals, all the outpatient clinics, and research facilities would remain funded, staffed, and open for the re­ mainder of fiscal 1971, and fis­ cal 1972 under the auspices of the PHS. "HEW did not want any studies that mighty show that from both medical care and cost standpoints the federal government should keep the hospitals in operation and pro­ vide funds for their moderniza­ tion and maintenance," Foley declared. Making specific reference to Seattle, where one of the hos­ pitals is located, Foley ex­ plained how the city's PHS proponents were forced to sub­ mit bids on how the services could be handled by local groups. "If they did not. . . the hospital would be closed and its medical care facilities lost to the community," he added. HEW also contracted with lo­ cal groups in the communities where the other seven hospitals were operating, he maintained. "Congress has been more than patient, and the rhetoric of the original plan must now turn into reality," Foley con­ cluded. There is no substitute for support of the right candidate, and SPAD is our way of giving that support where it will do the most good. A D It is just one year until the next Presidential election, and a new Congress will be elected at the same time. It is not too early to make sure that SPAD will be working for you. Page 31 �SEAFARERSmOG Vol. XXXill No. 10 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO ^ rNtUUT. A lUNDOII Jtm wirnNS UHw auv lUMi MMi Ull» MtlRT M. lURMR «M. IMw JMK MMUE «*. Blntiv «mN Bf«-Alll «*. Mr. MCK WOT Ml. AM. rAULcm MRim CItaMiM Hir. BRANDON'S SHIPPER & FORWARDER INC. I HUMrars AimEMHT woRU • conMiwd with m mmma ESL IKD ONI WOMO TRAD! CENTBI, SUITE 1927, NEW YORK, N. V. 1004E (212)4324)750 Wnt Cwt TMOMAI f. treiic 10QCWIWral«SL.M«t744. tMFmcitn.Calif.B4Ul (415) »MI72 - - il 17.90 FEN YUN (52 I5SUES); (U.90 FtNUtN SINSLE CNFIO 294 vol. 14 NO.-14 a* Our Sick Merchant Marine sis "A full-scale Congressional investigation into the entire problem of generating more cargo for Americanflag ships will begin Tuesday, Oct. S, when the House Committee on Merchant Marine & Fisheries kicks off an extensive series of hearings on the subject. Con­ gressman Edward A. Garmatz (D. Md.), Committee Chairman, said that at least three weeks of comprehen­ sive hearings will be required . . . "—Press Release. A news story last week pointed out that millions of dollars worth of Government cargo must, by law, gp in U. S.-flag ships but that exporters have shown little inclination to ship commercial cargo in American bot­ toms. How, the experts ask, can this be? Under the Conference system, freight rates are equalized between all flags so it can't be that rates are better under foreign flags. At the same time, it was reported that all segments of the maritime industry are uniting in a broad. Gov­ ernment-sponsored effort to iiKrease shipper patronage of U. S.-flag vessels. To this end they have formed councils, committees, sub - committees and executive committees. They are talking about giving exporters a tax break if they would only ship American. They run around wringing their hands "deploring the lack of understanding" among shippers over the quality of U. S. ships and the rate structures. A carrier spokesman said they must try to instill in shippers a spirit of national­ ism (Hold it a minute until we get our violin!) Rep. Garmatz was quoted as saying, "American ex­ porters do not deliberately try to place the cargoes on American ships, but rather permit freight forwarders to ch(x>se the vessel ..." There you have it! It's those dirty freight forwarders who are doing it! Of all the boondoggling nonsense we have ever heard this really takes the cake! If Mr. Garmatz would pick up his tele­ phone and call any international frei^t forwarder in the United States he would have the correct answer in five minutes. Aside from the fact that a foreign-ship may, more often than not, be in position, the answer is service. SERVICE! Foreign-flag steamship companies, in their quaint old-fashioned way, treat freight forwarders like customers; they treat them as though they were bringing them business, putting money in their pockets. They treat them as businessmen who are trying to serve their shippers the best they can. To find this out Mr. Garmatz needs three weeks of hearings? ' : . The rec and Kcir ing of fo' with somtf of some, which the' The newi formed for sentations c. Dafra Lia Inlernaliot T. J. SI tion for i: Agency foi US/Japan former Ani VP) Ralp): Assistant the deveic vessels, eff Ralph j< LENGER new ship The experier cities t tainly the yar( up to this to stay coi The new this city, service the established ii and Houston. Bestoluck ti , In the new ver-kssgiKi!;^:: Sales Exe,^ ' •_ his return f ' ' S " about the Sa honoring Bo,; heritage of WaldorFs In hons'',Patrick A A • over for t all out to U.S. Freight Bosses: A Vital Missing Link II At a linie when a broad spectrum of Americans—including leaders in the ^ C^n^ss, the Administration, labor and management—are fighting to return digni^, progress and profit to the U.S. merchant marine^ it is difficult to believe the (^nicai and selfish stand being taken by pur nation's freight shippers and forwarders. The editorial above, reprinted in full from the Oct. 4 issue of Brandon's Skipper & Fonvarder, is an example of the callousness being displayed by those who have , , enormous powers in the {fiaconent of American import and export cargoes. ^ The editorial takes a management spokesman to task for calling upon industry to "instill in shippers a spirit of nationalism." ! " "Hold it a minute until we get our violin!" is the reaction of Bra/tdon'dr. This could cause a perscm to ponder about where the freight forwarders' loyalties lie. By their past and present practices, it is clear that they could care less about the American-flag fleet. And by the same token, the forwarders have indicated a strong alliance with our foreign-flag competitors. But beyond this record of contempt for the U.S. fleet, the large frei^t for­ warding organizations are now trying to scuttle the most massive and sincere effort in our nation's modem history to bring cargo aboard American ships. They are boycotting the hearings being conducted by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee concerning the availability of cargo for American ships. It took Albert E. Bowen, Jr., president of the New York Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association, a full month before he even answered an invitation by Committee Chairman Edward A. Garmatz to testify at the hearing. Then came to Rep. Garmatz a letter from Bowen loaded with excuses for ignor­ ing the American-flag fleet. Bowen said the U.S. fleet: • Lacks technical capabili^. • Has lost experienced personnel to raids by foreign-flag carriers. • Is financially weak. • Cannot compete financially for cargo transported by carriers who are not bound by rates established by shipping Conferences. It is precisely the^ reasons, of course, that caused Rep. Garmatz to open the hearings on freight availability for our ships. Because without freight, no merchant fharine—^regardless of its flag—can exist The reluctance of the leaders of America's freight forwarders to help in the strug^e to bring new life to the U.S. fleet can only cause Seafarers to wonder: Why? Yes, why would aiiy group of American businessmen try to knock down the united govcmment-labor-management campaign to bring to the U.S. fleet new, efficient ships which will be able to compete in the worlcLwide market for cargo? One answer was touched upon by Bowen in his letter to Rep. Garmatz when Bowen wrote that ". . . ncm-Cfottferen(?e carriers nor^ piaQr twice as much brokerage CQihmissibns as the Conferem^ carriers. Noii-Conf^ijce carrie^^^ are usually non-American carrieii. ; I'®h^'"^ted bluntly, Bowen's statement adds up to the u^y fact that AmericE^ fmight forwarders are being paid off hahdsomely to give foreign-flag ships prefer,'ence;f^-American'cargo.;. • ' Rep^ Garmatz issued a second invitattcHn to Bowen to appear before his committee's hearings after Bowen's letter was received. Bow^ the •mvitation.,' Possibly it is time for Congress to get tough with the frei^tliidll^ demand that they explain to the people supporting the Americalwfli% ; fleet just what lies behind their refusal to testify; Maybe then we will learn the ansv^r to W% the forwarders find them^vds compelled to feed the foreign-flag fleet while their own nation's merchmt marihe goes,.hungry- ti M illi:: ^ , V-i* H*" ' • m; , ' ' k If ... J' g; »> • t ft ^ f' - n � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1971 Description An account of the resource Headlines: KINGS POINT SYMPOSIUM EXAMINES 'WHAT MAKES AMERICAN SEAMEN RUN' A THREAT TO FREE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING MTD VOICES OPPOSITION TO TRANSPORTATION LABOR BILL TWO-PRONGED EMPHASIS ON CARGO PROGRESS THROUGH KNOWLEDGE STRESSED AT SEAFARERS EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE FREEDOM OF SPEECH LABOR AND PHASE II 1971 ELECTION SUPPLEMENT ANDY NOVAK GOES TO FRANCE--THE HARD WAY NARCOTICS: THE 'GRIM REAPER' HISTORY-MAKING ANCHORAGE STILL DELIVERING SIU PENSION ROLL GROWS AS MORE MEMBERS RETIRE SEAFARING MEN RECEIVE READING MATERIALS COURTESY OF AMMLA GIVE TO SPAD RHETORIC MASKS ACTIONS ON USPHS HOSPITALS U.S. FREIGHT BOSSES: A VITAL MISSING LINK Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1/1971 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXXIII, No. 10 1971 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/05bc9bdaa537cb35965bf42a6c1494bf.PDF 958a4d4f9c52a4874313e08265c0b0a7 PDF Text Text Official organ of the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION* Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland IWSiters District-AFL-CIO t SEAFARERS LOG Security In ^nity Yd. XXXIV No. 10 VS.- October 1972 (S^ fage 3) '•Br • Hudson's MSG Pact Involves SlU Jobs Opens SL^7 Service o (See Page 3) Waterman Begins LASH Construction (See Page 3) Congress Approves New Subsidy Bill (See Page 4) (See Pages 75-^81 �Applications for participation in the SIU's Bosun Recertification Training Program are now being accepted—along with nominations of bosuns to serve on a seven-man rank-and-file committee to pass on the rules for this new program. At the August 1972 monthly membership meet­ ings in all ports. Seafarers voted unanimously to adopt a recommendation calling for the institution of a Bosun Recertification Training Program. This action was reafiirmed at the September 1972 port meetings. Members Establish Cmniiuttee As a first step towards setting up the new pro­ gram, the membership also provided for election of a committee of qualified bosuns to pass on the eligibility of applicants for the program. This com­ mittee shall be composed of seven bosuns. The SIU Executive Board designated November 1 through November 30 as the period of nomination for service on the committee. During this period, appli­ cations for participation in the program itself are also being accepted and will continue to be accepted imtil further notice. Every SIU bosun witli full "A" seniority who also has one or more years of Coast Guard discharges in the rating of bosun, will be eligible for service on the committee or participation in the training program. Every bosun who meets these requirements may nominate himself or be nominated to serve on the Recertification Committee. Sdecting the Committee On December 1, 1972, the day after the close of nominations, a special meeting will be held at headquarters to elect a six man committee to pass on the credentials of nominees. On December 4, during the general membership meeting at SIU headquarters, the Credentials Com­ mittee will report the names of those nominees eligible for service on the Recertification Committee. The election of bosims to the Recertification Committee will be held in all ports on Wednesday, December 20, 1972. In order that all those eligible may have an opportunity to either be nominated or nominate themselves to the Bosun Recertification Program Committee, the union has made provision for a mail ballot. Any bosun unable to cast his ballot in a SIU port on that date should submit a request for a mail ballot to headquarters no later than Tuesday, December 5, 1972. SIU Board Action On 1972 Elections The SIU Executive Board on October 12 took the following action: It recommended that all affiliates are free 1. To endorse the presidential candidate of their own choosing; with such endorse­ ment being in the name of that affiliate; or 2. To maintain a position of neutrality, as they choose, and 3. That the President of the International may endorse either of the candidates or main­ tain a position of neutrality in the name of the International. On December 27, 1972, an election tallying committee consisting of six ^ active bosuns in good *ii standing will be selected at the headquarters mem­ bership meeting. This tallying committee will make its report no later than Friday, Januaty 3, 1973. Following the tallying committee's report the seven bosuns who have been elected to the Recerti­ fication Committee will than be notified to report to SIU headquarters by January 8, 1973, to begin , their study and review of all applications for partici- 4 pation in the program. In the past, the seniority upgrading programs' conducted by the SIU have b^n responsible for, producing the necessary numbers of highly qualified Seafarers for jobs aboard ships imder contract tO' the union. 1 New Technology Coming The Merchant Marine Act of 1970 provides for" a construction program of 300 ships at the rate of , 30 ships per year for 10 years. The new vessels wiU' utilize all of the latest innovations, including on. board automation. Many of the vessels will also feature unique methods of propulsion and cargo . handling. , ;l The recommendation for the Bosun Recertifica- j tion program is based on the fact that aboard SIU . manned vessels, the bosun is not only the most important unlicensed seaman, he is also the ship's chairman, which niakes him the SIU's representative at sea. In addition a good bosun must have knowl-,f|f: edge of every skill required in the deck department. | This is why the SIU's seniority upgrading pro-" 4 gram has made provision for a program that will ' produce highly qualified and fully certified bosuns.' A list of those ell^ble appears on Page 20. Security in Unity . s-;*/ •- The maritime industry, by its very nature and as has been proven throughout history, has to struggle to preserve what it already has, and has to struggle even harder to move ahead. Among our problems in this industry, we must meet head-on the presstires of worldwide competition of foreign-flag ships, many of which employ low-paid crews in comparably deplorable working conditions. And government agencies, such as the State Depart­ ment and the Department of Agriculture, are seeking to thwart the American merchant marine by not complying with Cargo Preference laws and simply ignoring U.S.flag ships. It's a proven fact that this country's merchant marine has suffered from neglect at the hanck of its own govern­ ment; it's a proven fact that this country's merchant marine, which was once the world's greatest maritime power, now carries only 5 percent of all U.S. imports and exports; and only recently has the American public begun to be aware of the pli^t of its merchant marine. I'k IMR •I .m The maritime industry is jiow beginning to show signs of revival after all these years of neglect. And the SIU can stand proud in the realization that it has contributed immeasurably to this revitalization of American-flag shipping. Its contributions were made possible only because of an understanding membership, which recognized the problems besetting the industry and was willing to seek solutions through collective deliberation and action. Before any problem can be solved and defeated, we must first understand it. Our members have done just this. They have shown the willingness and patience to resolve and correct these problems through understanding. Jl ' With such an attitude and with such determination on the part of the membership, we can succeed in doing what the union is supposed to—provide job opportunities and security for the Seafarer and his family. ' /I Yet despite all these obstacles. Seafarers have, by their unity of effort and purpose, made their union an effective instrument in fighting such encroachments and have en­ abled it to perform its basic function—protecting the •jobs of the members. Any SIU man who knows the history of the American seamen's movement knows that the only way to really protect himself adequately is to do it through a united effort. A union is only as strong as its members want it to be. Paul Hall ;> Throughout its history the SIU has been able to meet and weather the challenges which pose threats to the se­ curity of its members—only because of the solidarity of the members themselves. And it will continue to do so. Change of address cards pn Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-C10, 675 Fourth Avenue^ Brooklyn, New York 11232. Published monthly. Second Class postage paid at Washington, D.C. , r.-.^'y-cr li �Bilateral Agreement with Soviet Union Means 5,000 New American Jobs A precedent-setting bilateral mari­ time trade agreement has been reached between the United States and the Soviet Union, an agreement which guarantees that one-third of all the cargoes between the two countries will be reserved for American-flag ships. The SIU and other maritime unions insisted on this specific provisions be­ fore they would agree to move any future cargoes to Russia. (Full text of White House statement on the trade agreement appears on Page 5.) The job-creating agreement between the Soviet Union and the United States that requires that a third of all ocean­ going commerce between the nations be carried by American-flag vessels establishes a policy breakthrough that could lead to the complete revitaliza- rj « 1 1 t > I • % '• ' 4 i V '.r. :•M "If you can't ship, you can't sell or trade." The SIU and the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Department, along with other maritime unions, have been waging an intensive battle on Capitol Hill for several years in an effort to drive home the theory that the United States cannot be a first-class trading nation unless it has a first-class fleet. Opens 40 Ports The Soviet-American trade agree­ ment opens 40 ports in each nation to commercial ships of the other coun­ try. Most of the major American ports on the East, West and Gulf Coasts and the Great Lakes are included. This marks the first time that Soviet vessels can call upon East Coast and Great Lakes ports since 1963. The grain agreement requires that the Soviet Union pay American ship­ pers a rate of $8.05 a ton or 10 per­ cent over the world shipping rate, whichever is greater. The remainder of the cost will be covered by Federal operating subsidies made available to bulk carriers for the first time under the SlU-supported Merchant Marine Act of 1970. Peterson, who was joined in the negotiations by Assistant Secretary of Conunerce for Maritime Affairs Robert J. Blackwell, called the agree­ ment "an indispensable first step in beginning the new era of expanded commerce with the Soviet Union." Trade between the nations is ex­ pected to extend far beyond the ship­ ment of grain. The Soviet Union is expected to import massive amounts of machinery built by American workers—and ex­ port to the United States raw materials. $566.4 Million LNS Contracts Now Signed MSC-Hudson Pact Means New SIU Jobs Two multi-million dollar contracts for LNG ships to be built in U.S. yards were signed in September. The first, for $268.7 million, was awarded to the General Dynamics shipyards in Quincy, Mass., where three 125,000 cubic meter tankers will be produced for what is known as the Eascogas Project. The other contract, for $297.7 million, was awarded to the Newport. News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co, which will build the first three of six expected LNG tankers for El Paso Natural Gas Co. One of the signatories to the con­ tract is the Maritime Administration which will grant subsidies of $63.8 million to the Eascogas construction project, and another $76.3 million to the El Paso shipbuilding project. The six tankers will be the first built ip U.S. yards, and are expected to play-a major role in making the U.S.-flag a factor in shipping of liquefied natural gas a vital agent in planning for the nation's future energy needs. New job opportunities for Sea­ farers will result from the Military Sealift Command's (MSQ selection of Hudson Waterways Corp., an SIUcontracted company, to operate a fleet of 13 government-owned tankers for the next five years. The company, a wholly owned sub­ sidiary of Seatrain Lines, Inc., will assume operations of each of the ships as they reach port. The tankers will operate worldwide under MSC control, delivering petrol­ eum products for Department of De­ fense organizations. Hudson Waterways was awarded the contract in competitive bidding. The tankers have been operating under a contract between the MSC and Mathieson Tanker Industries. As a result of this development more than 500 new job opportunities will be available to Seafarers who will man the vessels. The contract provides that Hudson Waterways will operate the fleet for the next five years. MSC is expecting delivery in 1974 and 1975 of nine new tankers to re­ place some of the older ships in the current fleet. The MSC-Hudson agreement is but one in a series of developments by SlU-controlled companies that are se­ curing jobs for the future. Many of the new ships being con­ structed by SlU-contracted operators are being built with the help of Fed­ eral subsidies that became available under the Merchant Marine Act of 1970—a legislative landmark in U.S. maritime history. The SIU was among the leading supporters of the bill. A Reminder « tion of the U.S. merchant fleet. The agreement between the two world powers provides that a third of all U.S.-USSR oceanborne commerce will be transported by ships of each nation, with the remaining third being available to third-flag shippers. An immediate impact is expected, since the Soviet Union is buying 17 million tons of grain from the United States. At least 5.5 million tons will be transported on American-flag ves­ sels. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peterson estimated that "at least 5,000" jobs will be created by the grain shipments alone for American seamen, longshoremen and shipyard workers. In a statement that makes explicit the reasoning behind the bilateral trade agreement, Peterson said: Seafarers contacting SIU head­ quarters requesting permission to change the department aboard ship in which they have shipped and registered are reminded of the pro­ vision governing such change con­ tained in the membership approved Shipping Rules dated June 16, 1972. Article 1, Section B of the Ship­ ping Rules reads as follows: "A seaman may not change the department in which he ships with­ out loss of accrued seniority unless he receives penuission from the Seafarers Appeals Board. The Sea­ farers Appeals Board shall grant such permission only upon proof establishing in the sole judgment of the Board that medical reasons warrant the change." Headquarters urges every Sea­ farer to consider this provision be­ fore submitting a request for change of department. October 1972 A LASH vessel of the type Waterman has under construction. Waterman Begins LASH Construction The keel-laying for the S. S. Robert E. Lee (Waterman), a radically new cargo ship of the LASH design, a sys­ tem which will dramatically change shipping concepts throughout the world, was held in September at Avondale Shipyards, Inc., in New Orleans, Louisiana. The LASH (lighter aboard ship) vessels are single screw, steam turbine propelled general cargo ships in­ corporating the new concept of carry­ ing lighters. Three of the new type vessels are being built for Waterman Steamship Corporation. These vessels will replace vessels built after World War II, and will be used from the Gulf of Mexico and the East coast to the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Waterman Steamship Corporation, with the larger more productive LASH vessels, hopes to increase tonnage in those areas. The Robert E. Lee, the first ship for Waterman Steamship Corporation to be built under the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, will have a length of 893 feet 4 inches, including cantilever stern, a beam of 100 feet and a deadweight capacity of 40,000 long tons. Each ship will be powered by a steam turbine generating 32,000 shaft horsepower giving a speed of 22 knots and will carry 89 lighters. The Robert E. Lee, which will per­ mit rapid shuttling of high speed car­ riers with a minimum of costly port delays for shippers, utilizes the piggy­ back principle. General cargo will be loaded or unloaded from barges, or lighters, rather than into the vessel itself. When a vessel arrives in port, the preloaded lighters will be lifted aboard thus eliminating the necessity of any lengthy time in port. All barges will be loaded or unloaded without bene­ fit of any additional port handling gear. Various company and government officials participated in the keel-laying ceremonies. Seafarers who are due retroactiw wages for voyages aboard contract* ed vessels after June 16, 1972, prior to aqjproval of the new SItJ contract by the pay board should immediately contact the company by whom they were employed or SIU headquarters to secure these back wages.:- • \ Page 3 �Subsidies approved by Congress will go to construction of ships like the one on the ways here. Congress Approves New Maritime Bill Congress provided a major boost for the maritime industry when it placed its stamp of approval on a measure that will enable the Maritime Administration to further its program for revitalization of American ship­ ping. In last-minute action, both the House and the Senate passed a supple­ mental appropriation of $175 million that the Nixon Administration had requested for Federal government sub­ sidies for the construction of new vessels under the terms of the Mer­ chant Marine Act of 1970. The supplemental appropriation was requested because the previous $250 million that had been approved for shipbuilding subsidies had ^en nearly depleted as the drive to modernize America's merchant marine began to take hold. Maritime Administrator and Assist­ ant Secretary of Commerce for Mari­ time Affairs Robert J. Blackwell made an urgent appeal to Congress for the additional funds. Five More LNG's Blackwell told the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee that without the supplemental appropria­ tion, "we will risk losing the momen­ tum which has been achieved in the ship construction program." The new funds, the Administration said, would be used to assist in the construction of several ships, including five more liquified natural gas carriers, two ore-bulk-oil ships and a roll-on, roll-off vessel. Blackwell said that with the sup­ plemental appropriation, he expected that contracts would be completed for all eight of the ships by next June 30. The Administration in June an­ nounced that contracts had been signed providing for Federal subsidies to aid in the construction of 16 new vessels costing a total of $660 million. The subsidies amounted to $284 million. President Nixon, at the time of the signing of the massive shipbuilding contract package, said the action was part of a new program designed "to restore our merchant marine to a vigorous, competitive position on the high seas, and to restore employment and profit in shipping and shipbuild­ ing industries at home. "The Administration has a firm commitment, which we are fulfilling, to restore the U.S. to the rank of a firstclass maritime power," the President asserted. New Job Openings The Administration reported that the additional shipbuilding that will be generated by the supplemental ap­ propriation will provide an estimated 31,000 man-years of employment in American shipyards. The ships, as they are completed, will add substantially to the number of job opportunities available for sea­ men, as well. With the ships that are expected to be built with the aid of the supple­ mental appropriation will bring to 36 the num^r of new vessels contracted for under the terms of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. House to Act on Fishing Bill A bill that would impose a $1,000 fine on Canadian surplus fishing ships that crown Alaskan fishing grounds has been favorably reported to the House of Representatives by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheiies Committee. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Nicho­ las Begich (D.-Alaska), is meant to curtail use of surplus ships sold by the Canadian government with a re­ striction that they can not be used for fishing in Canadian waters. Rep. Begich said these vessels, "im­ mediately turn up in Alaska where they overcrowd the already crowded Alaska waters, and make it impossible for Alaskan fishermen to earn a living. By B» ROCEXR Both houses of Congress have been meeting in evening sessions recently in an attempt to act on some of the important legislation still pending. As we go to press, the. Senate is engaged in a filibuster to prevent the Consumer Protection Agency bill from coming to a vote. Filibuster may be used in the Senate—but not in the House—^to prevent a vote. A Senator representing a minority position may talk about anything, once he gets the floor. Debate can only be limited by cloture. Sixteen members must sign a petition for cloture motion, and two-thirds of the Senators present must vote for cloture, which limits each speaker to one hour of debate on the proposed bill, ending the filibuster. There have alreay been three cloture votes, but non giving the necessary two-thirds vote. Qoture has been successful (mly six times in the history of the Senate, so the bill is almost surely doomed for this session. An $18.5 billion Social Security and welfare bill has passed the Senate and will now go to conference with the House. Different versions of the minimum wage bill have passed both houses and are scheduled to go to a conference committee to resolve the differences. Coverage is still in doubt for many workers who wages are below the poverty line. The Senate version of the bill gives greater coverage to domestics and other workers as well as a higher minimum to teen age workers. The energy crisis, which has long been a matter of concern to Seafarers, is under investigation in at least five committees in Congress. The problems are numerous. We are using more ener^ at an everincreasing rate. There are more people and they make greater demands on the reserves. We now import 25 percent of our oil; by 1985, that figure will become more dependent on supplies from Venezuela and the Middle East, and we will be dependent on foreign-flag ships to transport that oil. .. Therefore, cargo preference will be one of the major goals for SIU when the new Congress convenes in January. Our representatives are preparing for "Round Two" in this effort to protect our supply, our economy, and our jobs. Just before adjournment. Congress passed an additional $175 million . for shipbuilding for fiscal year 1973. The Maritime Administration had re­ quested the supplemental appropriation. For details, see page 3. Shqpbufldii^ Loan Guarantees Title XI of hte Merchant Marine Act of 1936 provides for merchant shipbuilding loan guarantees, and is administered by the Maritime Admin­ istration, under the Commerce Department. A new bill, S.3001, the Federal Financing Bank Act, would place re­ sponsibility for Title XI under the Treasury Department and would require an annual authorization by the Office of Management and Budget, causing a delay in obtaining funds through the maze of bureaucratic structure. The result would be a slow-down in the shipbuilding program, just when it has begun to flourish. Therefore we have submitted a statement to the House Ways and Means Committee, where S.3001 is being considered, and have stated strong objections to these provisions of the bill. Chairman Mills has indicated in the hearings that the bill will be amended to remove these restrictions. PHS Hospitals H.R. 16755, to amend the Public Health Service Act, has been reported out of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee and now goes to the floor of the House. Some of the provisions in the companion Senate bill have been deleted from the House biU so that it is far less specific in alternative health care coverage if a hospital is closed. As soon as action is completed in the House, a conference committee will be appointed to work out the differences in the two versions of the bill. SIU representatives will be working with conferees and their staffs to retain and improve the hospitals and their services. Support SPAD Seafarers are urged to contribute to SPAD. It is the way to have your voice heard and to keep your union effective in the il^t for legiriation to protect the securtiy of every Seafarer and his family. �Full Text of White House Statement I On U.S.-Soviet Shipping Agreement Following is flie fun text of a statement issued fnun The White House <m flie occasion the signing of the bilateral shqq^ng agreemoit for grain cargoes between die U.S. and the Soviet Unimi. ••ji.54 I N. A major maritime agreement with the Soviet Union was signed today by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Peter G. Peterson and the Minister of Merchant Marine of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Timofey B. Guzhenko. This Agreement represents another necessary link in the estab­ lishment of an expanding commercial relationship with the Soviet Union. does it include warships or vessels carrying out state func­ tions other than those mentioned above. It is not intended to cover any liqudied natural gas trade which may develop between the nations. The negotiations wihch culminated in this Agreement were initiated in the latter part of 1971, and have been the subject of a series of meetings in Washingtcm and Moscow throughout 1972. Under the Agreement, neither naticm shall charge vessels of the other tcmnage duties which exceed duties charged to vessels of other nations in like situations. By providing a broad framework and a clear set of ground rules for maritime activities between the two coun­ tries, this Agreement is an important step toward normaliz­ ing and expanding maritime relationships between the United States and the Soviet Union. OBJECTIVES The Agreement has two basic objectives; first, to open the channels of maritime commerce between the two na­ tions by opening major U.S. and Soviet commercial ports to calls by specified kinds of U.S. fiag and Soviet-flag vessels the opportunity to participate equally and substantially in the carriage of all cargoes moving by sea between the two nations. SALIENT POINTS OF THE AGREEMENT Port Access. The Agreement provides access to specified Soviet and United States ports to flag vessels of both coun­ tries engaged in commercial maritime shipping and mer­ chant marine training activities. Under the Agreement, 40 ports in each nation are open to access by vessels of the other nation upon four days' advance notice to the appro­ priate authorities. The selection of the ports was based on commercial considerations, reasonable reciprocity and pro­ tection of national security interests. The U.S. ports open to access by Soviet vessels are: ii: Astoria, Oregon Baltimore, Maryland Baton Rouge, Louisiana Bay City, Michigan Beaumont, Texas Beliingham, Washington Brownsville, Texas Burnside, Louisiana Chicago, Illinois Ceveland, Ohio Coos Bay (including North Bend), Oregon Corpus Christi, Texas Duluth, Minnesota/ Superior, Wisconsin Erie, Pennsylvania Eureka, California Everett, Washington Galveston/Texas City, 76X&S Honoiulu, Hawaii Houston, Texas Kenosha, Wisconsin Long Beach, California Longview, Washington I • Los Angeles (including San Pedro, Wilmington, Terminal Island), California Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mobile, Alabama New Orleans, Louisiana New York (New York and New Jersey parts of the Port of New York Authority), New York Olympia, Washin^on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (including Camden, New Jersey) Ponce, Puerto Rico Port Arthur, Texas Portland (including Vancourver, Washington), Oregon Sacramento, California San Francisco, (Including Alame­ da, Oakland, Berkeley, Rich­ mond) California Savaiuiali, Georgia Seattle, Washington Skagway, Alaska Tacoma, Washington Tampa, Florida Toledo, Ohio While the four-day notice requirement is more than the normal 24-hour notice period applicable to commercial vessels, it is substantially less restrictive than the 14-day advance request requirement now applied by the United States to Soviet vessels and the 14-day advance request re­ quired by the U.S.S.R. for U.S. vessels. Entry of vessels to ports ndt specified in the Agreement will continue to be permitted in accordance with existing rules and regulations, i.e., the 14-day prior request provisions will still apply. Re­ quests for entry by Soviet vessels to U.S. ports not specified in the Agreement must be made of the Department of State, Washington, D.C., and must be accompanied by an itinerary complete with ports of call and dates. Maritime training vessels and hydrographic and other research vessels may enter the ports only for purposes of resupply, rest, crew changes, minor repairs and other services normally provided in such ports. The Agreement does not involve any concessions in the policy of the United States with respect to ships which have called on Cuban, North Viemam or North Korean ports. Soviet vessels which have called or will call on Cuba, North Vietnam, or North Korea will not be permitted to bimker in U.S. ports and Soviet vessels which have called on Cuba or North Vietnam will not be permitted to load or unload in U.S. ports government-financed cargoes such as grains sold on Commodity Credit Corporation credit terms. I ' i . 1 ' 'i [J.. In addition, the Agreement contemplates the access of initially 81 U.S. and 50 Soviet vessels engaged in hydrographic, oceanographic, meteorological or terrestrial mag­ netic field research of a civilian nature. The Agreement does not include vessels engaged in fishing or related activities since these matters are covered by separate agreements; nor October 1972 TONNAGE DUTIES EQUAL AND SUBSTANTIAL SHARING The Agreement sets forth the intention of both govern­ ments that the national-flag vessels of each country will each carry equal and substantial shares of the oceanbome commerce between the two naticms. At the same time the Agreement recognizes the policy of both the United States and the Soviet Union with respect to participation in its trade by thrid-flag vessels. The intention that a substantial share of the trade betwera the two nations will be carried by each national flag merchant marine is defined as meaning that the nationalflag vessels of each nation will have the opportunity to carry not less than one-third of all cargoes moving in whole or in part by sea between the two nations, whether by direct movement or by transshipment through third countries. In the case of grain shipments, the one-third requirement is to be applied retroactively to all shipments since July 1, 1972. Equal share of the trade between the two nations is measured on the basis of U.S. dollar freight value of cargo carryings by the national-flag vessels of each party during each calendar year accounting period. Special accounting procedures are established to determine on a uniform basis the U.S. dollar freight value of cargo carryings and to protect against the possibility of disparities caused by the undervaluing of freight rates to increase the volume of cargo carried. These procedues are also designed to permit continuous monitoring so as to maintain parity of carriage throughout the accounting period. Cargoes carried in liner vessels, and bulk cargoes carried in nonliner service are accounted for separately under the Agreement due to the difference in the methods of establishing freight rates. The opportunity for carriage of equal and substantial' shares of the trade between the two nations by national-flag ships is to be assured by the routing of controlled cargoes; i.e., cargoes with respect to which entities of either govern­ ment have the power to designate the cariage. On the U.S. side, this includes only those cargoes which are subject to U.S. government control under our cargo preference laws. On the Soviet side, all exports and imports for which en­ tities of the U.S.S.R. have or could have the power at any time to designate the carrier are included. Recognition has been given to the practical commercial consideration that vessels of either nation may not be avail­ able to carry the amount of cargo to which they are en­ titled under the principles of the Agreement. Under such circumstances, a limited variance from the equal and sub­ stantial sharing rules is provided. Such variance is permitted where the cargo was offered on reasonable terms and con­ ditions and where the unavailability of national-flag carriers is certified by a representative of the U.S. Maritime Ad­ ministration or U.S.S.R. Ministry of Merchant Marine, as the case may be. Even though unavailability has bem cer­ tified by the appropriate representative, there is still an obligation to continue to offer controlled cargo to restore the one-third share if possible within the same calendar year. Freight Rates. The matter of freight rates to be paid to U.S. vessels is an important provision of the Agreement With respect to liner service, U.S.-flag carriers should face no significant problems because U.S. vessels can participate in this trade under the conference-rate system with the assistance of the U.S. operating subsidy program. Rates for shipment of bulk cargo, such as grain, however, present a different situation. Bulk cargo is shipped in world trade under charter rates which are set in competition with ships of nations with far lower costs than American ships. The United States has never before had a subsidy system which permit its vessels to compete in the bulk grain trade, al­ though such a subsidy system was legislatively authorized in 1970. In lieu of a subsidy system for bulk cargo, there were regulations which required shipments of grain to the Soviet Union to move 50% in U.S.-flag vessels. This, how­ ever, never resulted in significant carriage for U.S. vessels. Freight rates are a substantial part of the cost of grain and without subsidy the rates charged by U.S.-flag carriers in­ creased the cost of grain beyond the level buyers were willing to pay. Under the Agreement, the two governments have worked out rate provisions for two categories of bulk cargo to be carped by U.S. vessels. For nonagricultural bulk cargoes, the Agreement in es­ sence provides that American vessels shall be paid in each year the average of the freight rate for that category of cargo on the route in question over the prior three calendar years. The other and far more important category of charter rates is for agricultural cmnmodities and products. With respea to these cargoes the Soviet Union will offer to United States vessels the higher of: 1. A rate computed on the 3-year average formula de­ scribed above for the years 1969, 1970, and 1971. This rate for the route most expected to be used for the current grain sales is $8.05 per ton for wheat and other heavy grains, or 2. 110 per cent of the current market rates for the ship­ ment involved. In addition to these provisions, for agricultural cargo the Soviet Union has also agreed to terms relating to unloading ships in the Soviet Union which are more favorable to United States vessels than would otherwise apply in this trade. Our maritime experts estimate these special terms represent a reduction from typical rates of at least $1.75 per ton. These special provisions for rates on agricultural, cargo apply through June 30, 1973, by which time the parties will negotiate future rates. This vrill permit review of the actual workings of this rate system near the close of the current imusual grain shipment season. TERM OF AGREEMENT The Agreement remains in force through 1975, subject to earlier termination by either party on 90 days' notice. UNITED STATES SUBSIDY Although not part of the Agreement, a necessary part of achieving its objectives is that the United States pay a subsidy to its own vessels in the carriage of agricultural cargo. This is not a financial advantage to the Soviet Union since it could carry all this cargo in its own vessels or third-flag vessels at lower costs than it will pay United States vessels. The combination of higher than marget charter rates, and favorable terms for unloading, afforded U.S.-flag vessels reduces the subsidy costs. The subsidy system, to be published shortly, is authorized under the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. Because the ships which will be involved in this trade, unlike U.S.-flag vessels carrying freight in the liner trade, have not received United States construction subsidies, the subsidy to be provided will take into account the amount by which U.S. construction costs exceed foreign construction costs. In order to keep the subsidy at a minimum, it has basically been designed to create no more than a break-even situation at $8.05 for most ships which will be likely to participate. The esti­ mated subsidy paid to vessels carrying agricultural cargo under the Agreement will be in the range of $8.00 to $10.00 a ton, if market rates stay in the range of $9.00 to $11.00 a tOT, which compares to the current subsidy of about $19.00 per ton on PL-480 grain shipments. Among provisions limiting the subsidy paid for move­ ments under the Agreement will be the following: 1. Where market rates exceed the $8.05, all of the ex­ cess paid by the Soviet Union, over market (i.e., 10% premium) is used to reduce the subsidy; 2. When the market rate is $9.00 or more, a substantial part of the amount over $9.00 will be used to reduce the subsidy; 3. Each subsidy contract will have a re-negotiation clause to ensure that no excess profits are made. The exact amount of subsidy which will be involved with respect to carrying the American share of the grain cargo is difficult to predict with precision because it depends <Hi factors such as: (1) the volume of the Soviet grain trade actually carried by U.S. ships which will be reduced to the. extent that more attractive carriage is available (such as Pl-480 or oil); (2) the level of market rates, since the U.S. subsidy paid will be substantially reduced as market rates go up. PUBUC AVAILABILITY OF THE AGREEMENT A copy of the Agreement, Annexes, and the exchange of letters with respect to the bulk commodity rates is publicly available. J �How's Your Trivia? Here is the first of a number of quizzes on items of interest to Sea­ farers, that will be published from time to time in the SEAFARERS LOG. This is an important presidential election year. We are well informed of the present candidates, but how much do we know of past adminis­ trations? Here are some guidelines for scoring your answers. Number 9 or 10 7 or 8 WOW! (did you cheat?) You should be a history teacher. 5 or 6 Very good, but not Wow. 3 or 4 Not bad. 1 or 2 Could be improved. 0 You played hooky too much. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Questions What state has produced more presidents than any other? Who was the 13th President of the United States? Can you name the one and only president, who never married? Which president had "more children than any other? Which President served the shortest term of office? Four Presidents have been as­ sassinated while in office. Can you name them? Who was Richard Nixon's Upgrader at PIney Point running mate in the 1960 elec­ tion? 8. Can you name the Vice Presi­ dent, who was serving in office, while at the same time, under indictment for murder? 9. Which President received the most popular votes in an elec­ tion? 10. 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Robert Kalmus, Director of Vocational Education at the Lundeberg School, and James Aelick, engine instructor, point out the engineroom layout of the new SL-7. Seafarer Conklin is now sailing aboard the S.S. Galloway, the first of this new class of containership being built for Sealand Services. Ponce Shines in the Harbor Lights •1:. �Seafarers Help 104 Flee Burning Ship Passengers and crewmembers, forced to hurriedly the fire-ravaged Liberian freighter Oriented Warrior in the South QfTT _25th, were perilously stranded in their lifeboats until the •' *1. 5HU-manned containership W'amor rushed to their aid. ,?/ from Savannah to the Far East, the Liberian m « .4 k « ^ 537-foot combination cargo-passenger vessel, was ^ ^ when a piston ruptured in her engine room, splashing oil on hot haust pipes nearby. The fire spread so rapidly throughout the midsection and superstructure of the ship that the order was given to abandon her some 30 miles off the coast of Florida. ^ In one of those coincidences that the Oriental Warrior burning at sea sometimes plays a part in dramatic brought back these memories and ' moments at sea, the SlU-manned made it clear that fast action was • Warrior happened on the scene of the necessary. It's something you never • disaster just a few minutes after those forget. aboard the stricken ship had donned "After the rescue, I spent a moment their life jackets and lowered lifein my cabin and said a prayer of , boats in preparation for the uncer­ thanks for the fact that everything tain task of surviving in the open sea. went smoothly .and no one was lost The SlU-manned Warrior, a fre­ or hurt," said Tart. quent visitor to the Port of Jackson­ ville, was on a coastwise voyage and Smoke visible for miles rises from , first sighted the burning Oriental the midsection of the Oriental War­ Warrior at approximately 11 a.m. rior, a Liberian-flag passenger ship • Seafarers on the decks of the Warrior which burned 55 miles from Daycould clearly see the foreign-flag tona, Fla. A total of 104 passengers vessel smoking heavily on the horizon. and crewmembers were rescued from ^ Smooth Response the stricken ship by the SIU crew of the Warrior, which was in the area A general alarm was immediately when the fire started. ' sounded and Seafarers responded to , the command with clocklike precision. , Within seconds, all hands were at • their emergency stations and ready to conduct rescue operations. .j' Eloris Tart, steward aboard the ' Warrior, could see that several of the . lifeboats had already been launched. ' • "Heavy smoke and some flames . were rising from the ship's midSeafarer Ronald Canady, left, an able ' ^ section," recalls Tart. seaman aboard the SlU-contracted . The 449-foot long SlU-contracted Warrior, assists as a disabled pas­ senger of the Oriental Warrior is , ship, capable of a top speed of 15 taken aboard a Coast Guard launch i knots, was now straining to quickly for return to shore. Passengers and ' close the open water gap between crew of the Liberian-flag Oriental • herself and the ship on the horizon. Warrior were rescued by the SeaDisregarding the possibility that the Land Warrior's crew after a fire at . burning ship might be carrying a sea. I . potentially explosive cargo or the fact , that the fire might at any moment ' touch off its fuel tanks, the SIU ship , ' moved in as close as she could. Lifeboats, laden with passengers and crewmembers alike, dotted the • waters. The Warrior's deck department, spearheaded by Bosun Barney Swear^ ingen, and beefed-up by Seafarers from the engine and steward depart, ments, worked smoothly to safely transfer the stranded passengers and • crewmembers from their tiny lifeboats to the huge containership. The task of transferring the 104 persons was a delicate operation re­ quiring the utmost in seamanship and teamwork, but within minutes, all ' were aboard the Warrior. She turned . about quickly to get out of the vicinity and away from the danger of an ^ explosion. Rescue operations went so smoothly ^ that the only really anxious moment occurred when a physically handi^ capped passenger had to be brought aboard in a stretcher. , Vivid Memories The rescued passengers and crew• members remained aboard the Warrior until they were dropped off at the ' U.S. Coast Guard Station at Mayport, Fla. During their stay aboard ' the SIU ship they received food and ^ some dry clothing from Seafarers and expressed their thanks to those aboard ^ for their quick action. Recalling his thoughts after the , rescue. Brother Tart noted in a letter to the LOG: "Having gone through the 'Hells' of World War II, I saw ships go Huddled on the fantail of the SlUental Warrior are dwarfed by cargo down in flame and smoke within contracted Warrior, passengers and containers. The Warrior crew rescued minutes of being hit. The sight of crewmembers of the stricken Ori­ 104 persons from the burning Liber­ October 1972 si ian-flag passenger vessel. The dra­ matic rescue occured off the Florida coast. 7 �^os/on Ships' Gommittee BOSTON (Sea-Land)—From left aboard the Boston in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey are: R. Lanove, educational director; S. Schuyler, secretary-reporter; J. Slayton, engine delegate; H. Benner, steward delegate, and J. Vega, ship's chairman. Labor Angered By Wage Bill Stall m Labor leaders leveled bitter attacks at "reactionaries" in Congress after the House of Representatives refused to send its minimum-wage bill to con­ ference with the Senate. The House, through a team-up of Republicans and Southern Democrats, voted 196-188 against the motion to let the House version of a minimumwage hike be subjected to a confer­ ence with a Senate-passed measure. Representative Carl D. Perkins (D.-Ky.), Labor Committee chairman, who lost an earlier try at getting the bill to conference feared the latest re­ buff would kill minimum wage legisla­ tion for this session. The Senate bill, backed by labor, would raise the present $1.60 an hour minimum to $2.20 over two years and extend coverage to six million more workers, including domestics and state and local government employees. The Senate also woul draise the mini­ mum for factory-farm workers to $2.20 over three years. The House bill would raise the overall minimum to $2 an hour. It would not extend coverage or increase the farm workers minimum. It also includes a provision sought by Presi­ dent Nixon to let employers hire 16- Danish P.M. A Union Man The former head of Denmark's largest labor union. Anker Joergensen, has been formally appointed by Queen Margrethe as that country's prime minister. A relative political unknown until his appointment, Joergensen had been serving as chairman of the Gen­ eral Workers union. Page 8 and 17-year-old youths at a special $1.60 wage. AFL-CIO President George Meany pointed out that opponents of a "de­ cent minimum wage" required a guar­ antee that this sub-minimum would be in the final bill approved by Con­ gress as "the price" for allowing the House bill to go to conference. "We rejected this outrageous de­ mand," Meany said. "It is obvious that it would do nothing to improve the American standard of living. Rather it would subsidize America's worst employers, who would fire fathers to hire sons and pocket a 40cent-an-hour differential." Promising that the AFL-CIO "will not let this issue drop," Meany said that the death of minimum wage le^slation is a clear reason why unions must work for the defeat of "reaction­ ary members of the House who voted for an intolerable position." In other developments: • President David Selden of the American Federation of Teachers blamed the Republican leadership in" the House, supported by the Adminis­ tration for keeping the House bill from conference. He charged that the situation exposes the "true plans for working people if President Nixon is re-elected." • President Jerry Wurf of the State, County and Municipal Employees characterized the House's hold-back as a "slap in the face" for public em­ ployees. Representative John Dent (R.-Pa.), a strong opponent of the youth subminimum, said the "conglomerate res­ taurants" were the main lobbyists in the House to prevent a conference. He identified "McDonald's hamburger shops" as the chief contact for all of the conglomerates oppossing the Sen­ ate bill. NLRB Seen Drifting Away From Workers The steady drift of the National Labor Relations Board to what amounts to a form of copulsory arbi­ tration in many cases has produced a sharp split in the five-man Board be­ tween recent appointees and two hold­ overs from the Johnson-Kennedy Administrations. At issue is whether certain types of cases should be decided by arbitra­ tion rather than by the processes of the Board itself which set, by statute, the rights of workers to the protection of the National Labor Relations Act. Latest case which has brought a 3-to-2 split decision involved Local 2212 of the Steelworkers and Joseph T. Ryerson & Sons, a metal works of Qeveland Ohio. It involved threats of a reprisal against a union official who was accused of doing union grievance work while on the job. A Trial Exam­ iner found the company guilty of an unfair labor practice in the effort to discourage the official's union ac­ tivities. The three recent appointees to the Board—Chairman Edward B. Miller and Members Ralph E. Kennedy and John A. Penello—^reversed the trial examiner and dismissed the case against the company on condition that the case be decided "by amicable settlement in the grievance procedure or submitted promptly to arbitration." In effect, in many cases, a worker who complains against his employer can either settle his grievance "ami­ cably" or accept arbitration. If he doesn't, his complaint wUl be dis­ missed. This is in line with the Board's "Collyer" decision of last year, the reasoning of the majority being that many cases should be decided through arbitration rather than through Board decisions. This new approach has been con- " sistently opposed by members John H. . Fanning and Howard Jenkins, Jr., both holdovers from the JohnsonKennedy Administrations and both slated to end their terms within the . coming year. In their latest dessent Fanning and Jenkins insisted that the new arbitra­ tion line taken by the majority holds the grave threat that rights guaranteed . workers by law under the NLRA will be lost to workers through an arbitra- ' tion procedure limited to strickly con­ tract provisions and there interpreta­ tion. They declared that if an arbitrator interprets the clauses in a contract "to ' prohibit conduct which the Act per­ mits and protects, or to permit con­ duct which the Act prescribes ... as , he may well be compelled to do, then the statute is subverted." Analyzing the procedures laid down by the majority. Fanning and Jenkins declared: "There is therefore no assurance that Beasley (James Beasley, the com- * plainant) will ever receive the decision on his statutory rights to which he is entitled, for there is no assurance that ' the arbitrator will or can interpret the • contract clause to coincide with the • reach of the statute, or that if he fails ' to do so the majority wil Ithen review , his action to rectify such failure. "The final not of irony in the Kaf- • kaeque scenario created by the 'funda­ mental soundness' of the majority's " Collyer principle is that Beasley is done in by the same grieyance-arbitra- ' tion machinery which he was endeav- oring to employ and apply," they • concluded. Upgrdder at Piney Point f '• '"i '.V X •'! .'j-f.','!" Seafarer James Bennett became the first SIU member to achieve a high school diploma at the SlU educational center in Piney Point. Seafarer Ben­ nett, who sails AB, is seen here as he accepted his diploma from Lundeberg School Director of Education Hazel Brown at graduation ceremonies held last month. Three more Seafarers are presently studying for their examinations at the school, and will be taking the GEO tests this month. Seafarers Loe �1,600 Attend LNG Conference N p tj •I I I'i C ml*rV Q r It is rapidly becoming apparent that LNG trans­ By far, the greatest proportion of this investment portation is to be the so-called glamour shipping in­ will go for LNG vessels. These specialized vessels dustry of the 1970's. From its small beginning only are the greatest expense of the LNG project. 10 years ago, liquefied gas energy is growing into a Whether on a cost per ton or per vessel basis, noth­ worldwide business. ing can match the approximately $75 million dollar The United States today is becoming increasingly price tag of an LNG vessel. The price for these ships dependent on imported energy. Domestic reserves will rise to $100 million each by the mid 1980's. of petroleum and natural gas are rapidly declining. For this reason it is doubtful if shipowners will Thus, in the next several years the U.S. will have to even build LNG vessels without firm charters in face the prospect of doubling or tripling its import hand for the life of these vessels. The sue LNG ves­ of all type of fuel. This is especially true in regard sels contracted for in the U.S., are all obligated to to liquefied natural gas, the cleanest and most de­ carry gas for two American gas companies. Foreign sirable of all U.S. energy fuels. LNG vessels have similar contracts. This potential growth in LNG was highlighted at In the U.S. trades in 1985, it is estimated that between 40 and 100 vesels of 120,000 cubic meters a recent conference in Washington that drew over 1,600 participants. The meeting, which lasted four will be needed, depending on whether the upper or days, was dedicated to the discussion of LNG tech­ lower LNG import estimate in Chart I is used. nology and new developments. Either estimate would entail substantial new U.S. Called the 3rd International Conference on Lique- . shipbuilding, and would generate thousands of ship­ board jobs. fied Natural Gas, the conference featured the pres­ entation of 119 papers on all phases of LNG proj­ MARAD's BlackweU on LNG ects. Experts on liquefied gas from around the The United States, by all estimates is to be the world attended. The aim of the conference was to world's largest LNG market. Developments in the exchange ideas and information on the growth of United States will shape the future for the entire LNG and to look ahead to future LNG trades. All world LNG market. Robert J. Blackwell, assistant of the participants were unanimous in forseeing great secretary of commerce for maritime affairs said the promise for LNG. Maritime Administration "was engaged in a longTwo main reasons were given for this favorable term effort to build and operate LNG carriers." growth forecast were: The secretary then startled the conference with • The great demand worldwide for additional the announcement that the first U.S. contracts for energy supplies, in the developed nations of the LNG vessels were to be signed within a week. He world. sid contracts for over $500 million worth of LNG • The inability of the energy supplies in de­ ships would be awarded two American shipyards. veloped countries, particularly the U.S., to keep up Secretary Blackwell was highly optimistic that this with this rising demand for energy. initial contract would be followed by many others. LNG has thus come of age around the world. It is Secretary Blackwell went on to praise the ability now recognized that this energy source will be one of U.S. shipyards to speedily turn out the finest of the most significant new sources of fuel available LNG vessels attainable in the world. He described to developed nations. And in spite of the high cost U.S. yards as having "the capacity and the technical of developing and shipping LNG, it is still a bargain expertise to deliver the ships on schedule." compared to other, more exotic fuel sources. He contended that American LNG financing and LNG's Future in U.S. operating aids were so attractive that LNG opera­ tors on foreign to foreign routes would be interested The first day's sessions at LNG-3 were taken up in the Maritime Administration's financial benefits. by papers that covered the present and potential These U.S. operators realized the tremendous market for LNG in this country and abroad. financial risks involved in LNG, both from the The forecasts for LNG imports into the U.S. supply and from the transportation aspect. If an fluctuated widely, depending on several factors in­ LNG ship operator on a Libya to Europe LNG cluding development of new U.S. energy sources, route could thus receive U.S. financial guarantees, the Federal regulatory response to LNG import his financial risks would be tremendously reduced. plans, and the cost of imported LNG to U.S. con­ Secretary Blackwell replied that the U.S. would sumers. consider in its second set of LNG ship awards the By 1985, it was predicted, the United States will granting of foreign to foreign subsidy applications. be consuming 40 trillion cubic feet of gas a year. But the first need he said "was to generate LNG At the same time, the most gas the U.S. will be able ships to supply America's own pressing gas needs." to produce will be 25 trillion cubic feet. Thus, in 1985, approximately 35 percent of U.S. gas needs Algerian Cai^o Preference will be supplied by sources outside the U.S. Much Algeria is America's first source of imported of this will be LNG. LNG. The Federal Power Commission has allowed There are many possible sources for these LNG Algerian gas to be imported into this country for imports into the U.S. Under present plans at least the past year. The project involved small amounts seven areas could be supplying LNG to the U.S. of gas being delivered to Boston, Massachusetts. by 1985. Early in October, the FPC again approved a sec­ Yet, to meet America's rising demand for gas to ond project, this one involving large amounts of meet environmental standards, to comply with anti­ gas to be delivered to Cove Point, Maryland and pollution legislation and to fuel new gas needs, these Savannah, Georgia. Other large import requests for and other possible gas supplies will have to be Algerian gas are pending before the FPC. tapped as quickly and completely as possible. All of the gas supplied by Algeria comes from a state-owned gas company, Sonatrach. Sonatrach is Ship Requirements for LNG made up of properties expropriated from the French The immense LNG needs envisioned in the United over a year ago. This and other actions by Algeria States in 1985 will also require large numbers of has created some doubts about the political depend­ specialized LNG ships to carry them. ability of the Algerian Government. LNG projects are tremendously expensive. It is For these reasons, an increased U.S. dependence estimated that to reach the upper estimate of U.S.on Algerian and other Mid-Eastern energy supplies LNG imports in Chart I, 8 billion dollars will have has created concern in the U.S. In the Congress, in to be invested by 1985. CHART I PossiMe U.S.-LNG Imports to the U.S.—1985 ilC' (Billion Cubic Feet a Year) ;.i *• Supply Source . ^ Algeria Alaska (Cook Inlet) . EcuadorNigeria Trinidad U.S.S.R. 'Venezuela TOTALS , Delivery E. Coast W. Coast W. Coast E. Coast E. Coast E. Coast E. Coast Lower Estimate 1,000 500 . ' iSi 1,200 400 i,ooo Uiqier Estimate 3,000 800 400 3,000 400 i 3,000 800 11,400 Source: Shell International Gas Limited, 1972. October 1972 • ••• :• - s'f. -'r- LNO SHIP PAHTlCtlUMS mftOin Length overall 754 « 7 in Length between perpendiculars 111 ftein Breadth moulded 69 n in Depth moulded 31 ft 2 In Design draught 32 ft 91^ in Scantling draught 32.400 long tons Dead weight 51 000 reg. tons Gross tonnage Cargo capacity Normal cargo (96%) 450.000 barrela 441.000 barrels SHP (metric) 20.000 Trial Speed (90% output) 18.25 knots Main engine. •. Kockum-Stail-Levai DoubleReduction Geared Cross Compounded Steam Turbines Boilers . . . Two Kockum-Combustion Engineering Water Tube Boilers Cargo pumps 12 x 5.000 barrels Ballast capacity 33.000 tons Class (Ice Class C) American Bureau of Shipping testimony by experts before the Federal Power Commission, and in statements by Government leaders, all have stressed that to depend on Algerian gas for a major portion of the United States East Coast gas needs could risk future economic coercion against this country. This danger was highlighted at the LNG-3 Con­ ference when Sonatrach reported that it has de­ manded cargo preference on all its gas exports. Sonatrach reported that in its negotiations with U.S. and European utilities, it had demanded a portion of its gas export shipments be carried on Algerian-flag vessels. This would not only aid Al­ geria's balance of payments, but it would give the Algerian national shipping company added financial support. In addition, since specialized LNG ships are the only type vessels that can carry liquefied gas, to deny the gas ships would be to deny the gas itself. Unlike the oil trades, laid up or idle LNG vessels do not exist. Thus even if gas from other sources was available, without LNG ships it would be worthless. Therefore early contracts with U.S. companies demanded that 25 percent of the gas be carried in Algerian vessels. In a later contract with American companies, Sonatrach asked and was given 40 percent of the trade. In a most recent contract with European gas util­ ities, Sonatrach, the Algerian gas company, de­ manded one half of the gas shipments. These demands were granted. One way Algeria's cargo preference program could be offset would be for the U.S. to enter a bi-lateral trade agreement with Algeria. This agree­ ment would guarantee both U.S. and Algerian ves­ sels a share of the gas shipments. Thus, both na­ tions could control the vessels that are so vital to LNG projects. LNG Safety A special area of consideration at LNG-3 was the subject of LNG vessel safety during collisions or accidents. Since there are less than 20 LNG vessels operating today and none have even had a serious accident or fire, the subject of these papers is largely an unknown area. Given the extremely cold and volatile nature of foreign gas, extensive work is needed to determine what could happen to an LNG ship that was serious­ ly damaged in a collision. This will enable ship de­ signers to build vessels that can safely survive a collision and a resulting LNG spill. While no tests have ben run employing the huge amounts of LNG found in a 120,00(5 cubic meter vessel, smaller amounts of frozen gas have been exposed to sudden contact with the water. The study presented at LNG-3 by Shell pipeline dis­ cussed the various type of reactions that might occur. Since an LNG spill, whether accidental or from a collision would seep off LNG gradually, the Shell staff concluded that the gas would most likely vaporize into the atmosphere as it contacted the water. The Shell study concludes that the "potential hazard of having an immediate vapor explosion is negligible during commercial transportation of LNG." However, research is continuing around the world on this subject. �, sssFA/ea's t.e& Keeping the Republic "The greatest danger to the republic," wrote James Madison, "is that good men will do nothing." bility we give them by action at the polling place, and the choice we make in the voting booth must be carefully considered. Even though he was writing shortly after the American Revolution, Madison's word's hold true today. There is a great danger that apathy will be the victor. Whatever your choice, for whatever reason, express it. The voice of the people ought to include your voice, and there is no one to blame for bad government except yourself if you fail to exercise the right and priviliege of voting. One way to escape apathy and make a contribution to the continued smooth sailing of the ship of state is to vote your conscience on November 7. Up for election is the entire House of Representatives, one-third of the U.S. Sen­ ate, and, of course, the Presidency. The men and women chosen this Novem­ ber will have the fate of the nation in their hands come January. It is a grave responsi­ Americans in each generation have fought and died to preserve and protect their rights and privileges. Election Day 1972 is no time to turn your back on history and let those rights and privileges slip by. Their defense is up to you. Vote—vote the way you feel—^but vote. People Important, Too If we were to give a loose definition of the word depletion, it would be a lessening or loss of some quality or quantity that re­ sults in decreased productivity. With this definition in mind, it was heart­ ening to see a "people tax depletion allow­ ance" recently introduced in the U.S. Senate. We are always reading or hearing about oil, land, coal and other such tax depletion allowances. These allowances are granted in recognition of the fact that equipment used in such industries wears out, that wells and mines run dry and that land can de­ crease in value over the years. Well, two members of the Senate have decided that if oil wells can get a tax deple­ tion allowance, there is no good reason why people shouldn't get a similar one. After all, people wear out, too. And, it's much Page 10 harder to replace a "people" part than an "oil well" part. Democratic Majority Leader Mike Mans­ field (Mont.) and Sen. George Aiken (RVt.) introduced the legislation that would ^ve people a tax break. Their bill would permit an individaul to deduct at least 10 percent of his earned in­ come each year as a depletion allowance. Workers in hazardous industries could de­ duct 23 percent with $1,000 as a maximum. The current oil depletion allowance is 23 percent. We enthusiastically concur with Sen. Manfield's statement when introducing the bUl: /V/\.A. AJ*. vThis is just a small note of &anks for your help ill si I furthering my educational career. Without the Seafarers I Scholarship, I would not have been able to attend college,! si believe this scholarship program is a worthwhile aspect |pf the Seafarers International Union. To help a person achieve his or her desire to attend college is a wonderful example of brotherhood which seems to be lacking in this • world. ; ^ Qillege is a very exciting part of one's life. I am unable^ to explain the experience fully. Here you are studying td achieve a particular goal—whether you wish to become a teacher, a businessman or a psychologist. But along with this goal, you gain a sense of the world, of people iii general. Maybe this experience will someday promote brotherhood. I was happy to leaih that the scholarship grant was; raisi^ to SlOjOOO.dO. This will enable those lucly enough( .f' to win it to attend the college of their choice without hold- | ^ ing a part-time job. Having to work while attending school | is possible but you sometimes feel that you are missing | '; something. I hope that every Seafarer urges his son or daughter to -" apply for this scholarship. Never let them think that they don't stand a chance. My father had to talk me into apply- . j , ing for it because I felt this way. I was a very surpris^ ^ person when I learned I was one of the awardees. But f l even if they don't win the scholarship, continue to urge S| them to go to college. If Lynn Marie IQiipiak i#: I am writing to thank the Seafarers International Union 3 for having given me the chance to attend the College; V pf ray choice through the Se^arers. Union Scholarship.: The Scholarship has made it possible for me to attend the University of Maryland without having to worry 3 about the tuitioos and fees. My heartfelt thank you to , • the SIU and other labor organizations which are coor If scientiously helping not only the worker, but his family' fas yirell,,o;;-f-f':.;,:!,-. • -I,. -Peter:: Kmidylas. ' ^ Baltiniora, Md._I Volume XXXIV, No. 10 October 1972 CTAFABERIijtLOO Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North Amorica, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board Paui Haii, President Cai Tanner, Executive Vice-President . Eari Shepard, Vice-President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary-Treasurer Lindsay Wiiliams, Vice-President Ai Tanner, Vice-President Robert Matthews, Vice-President Pubiished monthly at 810 Rhode Island Avenue N.E., Wash­ ington, D.C. 20018 by Seafarers International Union, Atiantic, Guif, Lakes and Iniand Waters District, AFL-CIO 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn. N.Y. 11232. Tel. 499-6600. Second class postage paid at Washington, D.C. _ "This nation must put at least as great an emphasis on people as it does on oil, land, coal and other such assets." Seafarers Log �11 j Rep. Dent Attacks Foreign Trade Myths Rep. John H. Dent (D.-Pa.), a done in the name of profits and those leading Congressional expert on Amer­ left jobless can be damned. ica's foreign trade crisis, addressed And the United States government himself to that problem at a recent promotes these floods of imports and luncheon sponsored by the AFL-CIO multinational ventures through its Maritime Trade Department. Follow­ continued policy of neglect. The ing are excerpts of his remarks. United States is probably the only country in the world still trying to I believe a farce has been, and is operate on the myth known as "free being perpetrated upon the American trade." consumer. We hear of it every day, we read of it every day, and we see it Whereas other countries have im­ every day. Quite simply, the farce is posed import quotas and protective r the statement that "foreign imports tariffs and the like, the United States cost less." allows virtually unlimited importation True, there was once a time when of foreign goods to our shores. ! items carrying, say, the "Made in And the government, instead of re­ Japan" label sold for considerably less straining multinational operations by than their American counterparts. American firms, actually encourages But, that was when the producers of such ventures by offering tax breaks these foreign imports were fighting for and tax loopholes to these firms. I r ' i' V a share of the American market. Over suggest that the cost of such policies is too steep. the years this consistent underselling drove American competition out of the Hopefully,there is relief from these marketplace. floods of imports and foreign influ­ ences in sight. Congress now has be­ Foreign Monopoly fore it the Burke-Hartke bill which And today, many foreign products would greatly restrict imports and enjoy a virtual monopoly in our stores influences that have had a devastating and shops. And, when you have a effect on America's martime industry. monopoly on the market you can dic­ What was once the world's greatest tate the price. And this is just what maritime power in the years immedi­ they did—raised their prices till now i ately following World War II, is now the "Made in Japan" item many a pitiful shadow of its former self. times costs as much or more than a Employment in the United States similar American-made product. maritime industry has dropped to an But, the real cost of these imports all-time low. There are fewer than to date has been one million American 28,000 shipboard jobs for the men jobs. That's right—one million Amer­ of America's merchant marine; our ican jobs. These foreign imports have shipyards are closing down or, at best, put your neighbor and my neighbor remaining stagnant; our U.S.-flag fleet out of work. now carries only 5 percent of this They have deprived him of his in­ country's total imports and exports. herent right to a job, to a decent liv­ Government Neglect ing, to a better life. And projected Why? Because government neglect figures show that by 1980 close to and the profit motive have driven five million Americans will be without nearly all cargo to foreign-flag ships. jobs as a direct result of foreign imports. As we all know from reading the papers and listening to the news this And consider the cost of our bal­ country faces a severe energy crisis ance of trade. This flood of imports by 1985. America just doesn't have finally resulted last year in the U.S. resources to keep supplying the incurring a balance of trade deficit of needed energy requirements of its 2.8 billion dollars—the first deficit society. So, we will increasingly be­ since 1888. And because of 20 years come dependent upon foreign coun­ of balance of payment deficits the tries for our supplies of energy re­ U.S. now owes about 60 billion dollars sources. to other nations. However, there is no compelling Those are interesting points to con­ reason or need for these energy sup­ sider the next time you are on a pennyplies to be transported to our shores conscious shopping trip. Instead of by ships under a foreign flag. Such a thinking "penny economics," I think i* dual dependency—dependent upon a it is •'bout time we started to think foreign country for the supply and for "people economics." the transportation of needed resources People Economics could put this country into a very This "people economics" that I precarious position. speak of has a direct bearing on the The maritime industry lent strong entire economy of this country—an support to a bill introduced in the economy that is based on buying Senate which would require that at power of the consumer. An individual least half of America's future oil im­ without a job doesn't have any buying ports be carried on U.S.-flag ships. power. That's a plain, hard fact. He Unfortunately, the bill was defeated is reduced, through no fault of his by a 41 to 33 vote just last month. own, to being a drag on society. To But, it will be brought up again in the me one of the saddest aspects of this next session and I feel that there are entire problem is the fact that many some very compelling humanitarian, of these foreign imports are really as well as economic reasons for its American foreign imports. I'm refer­ passage. ring to that modern-day phenomenon Consider that if the 50 percent —the multi-national corporations. minimum carriage oil bill had passed, They are the American firms that set it would mean: up their production facilities in some • 9 to 13 thousand new shipboard foreign country, pay bare subsistence jobs for American seamen. (and often slave) wages, then export • Some 26 thousand jobs in the goods to the United States for sale. America's shipbuilding industry. They leave t! is country and in their • And, over 80 thousand jobs in wake leave thousands of Americans related industries. jobless, but they maintain their In other words, passage of the oil American marketing apparatus so they bill would mean over 100,000 jobs for can be assured of getting an American American maritime workers. price for their products. All this is a ,1 1 m #• i w October 1972 Unfair to Labor DO DDI BUV!! BARBER EQUIPMENT^ Wahl Qipper Corp., pro­ ducers of home barber sets. (Int'l. Assoc. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) CIGARETTES—R. J. Reyn­ olds Tobacco Co.—Camels, Winston, Salem, Tempo, Brandon, Doral, and Cava­ lier. (Tobacco Workers Un­ ion) CLOTHING—Reidbord Bros., Co., Siegal (H. I. S. brand) suits and sports jackets, Kaynee boyswear, Richman Brothers men's clothing, Sewell suits, Wing shirts, Met­ ro Pants Co., and Diplomat Pajamas by Fortex Mfg. Co.; Judy Bond Blouses (Amal­ gamated Clothing). (Inter­ national Ladies Garment Workers Union) CONTACT LENSES AND OPTICAL FRAME S—DalTex Optical Co. Dal-Tex owns a firm known as Terminal-Hudson. They op­ erate stores or dispense to consumers through Missouri State Optical Co.; Goldblatt Optical Services; King Op­ tical; Douglas Optical, and Mesa Optical; Lee Optical Co.; and Capitol Optical Co. COSMETICS-Shulton, Inc. (Old Spice, Nina Ricci, Desert Flower, Friendship Garden, Escapade, Vive le Bain, Man-Power, Burley, Com Silk and Jacqueline Cochran). (Glass Bottle Blowers Association) DINNERWARE—M e t a 1 o x Manufacturing Co. (Int'l. Brotherhood of Pottery and Allied Workers) FILTERS, HUMIDIFIERS— Research Products Corp. (Int'l. Assoc. of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) Julie Gullies, born July 23, 1972, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jacinto G. Guilles, Old Bridge, N.J. David Stevison, born July 7, 1972, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joe L. Stevison, Vidor, Texas. Gary Matthews, born June 6, 1972, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gary P. Matthews, Beaumont, Tex. Andy Oyoia, born May 19, 1972, to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald D. Oyola, Baltimore, Md. FURNITURE—James Sterling Corp., White Furniture Co., Brown Furniture Co., (Unit­ ed Furniture Workers) LIQUORS—Stitzel-Weller Dis­ tilleries products—Old Fitz­ gerald, Cabin StUl, Old Elk, W. L. Weller. (Distillery Workers) MEAT PRODUCTS—Poultry Packers, Inc. (Blue Star label products). (Amalga­ mated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen) Holly Farms Poultry Indus­ tries, Inc.; Blue Star Label products (Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen) PRINTING—^Kingsport Press "World Book," "Childcraft." (Printing Pressmen, Typog­ raphers, Bookbinders, Ma­ chinists, Stereotypers, and Electrotypers) NEWSPAPERS—Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. (10 imions involved covering 2,000 workers) Britannica Junior Encyclo­ pedia (Int'l. Allied Printing Trades Assn.) RANGES—Magic Chef, Pan Pacific Division. (Stove, Fur­ nace and Allied Appliance Workers) SHOES—Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co—work shoes; Sentry, Cedar Chest and Statler; men's shoes; Jarman, John­ son & Murphy, Crestworth (Boot and Shoe Workers) SPECIAI^All West Virginia camping and vacation spots, (Laborers) TOYS—Fisher-Price toys (Doll & Toy Workers Union) Kerry Goldy, bom Aug. 18, 1972, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert J. Goldy, Jr., Wenatchee, Wash. Felix Hatch, bom Aug. 17, 1972, to Seafarer and Mrs. Diego Hatch, Yabucca, P.R. Franklin Hinkle, Jr., born Dec. 17, 1971, to Seafarer and Mrs. Franklin T. Hinkle, Houston, Tex. Betty-Jo Mone, born July 28, 1972, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph S. Mone, Brooklyn, N.Y. Page 11 �SL-180 Returns To Home Port t. The SL-180 (Sea-Land Service) recently steamed home to Port Elizabeth with her SIU crew aboard. The massive, ultra-modem containership, which holds 733 containers, now regularly sails the Gulf to North Europe ran along with her sister ship the SL-181. Both of the 24,700 ton ships are equipped with the latest features for the comfort and safety of the crew, including ultra-modem quar­ ters. The SL-180 is equipped to carry temperature-controlled cargoes as well as standard cargo, making her an all-round valuable addition to the U.S. flag fleet. An infinity of arches forms a passage way on one of the SL-ISO's weather decks. Seafarer Jarreil L. Book, oiler aboard the SL-180 stands by the modernis­ tic controls in the engine room. SIU Headquarters Representative Bill Hail talks to crewmen of the SL-180 at a membership meeting in port. �Siii I 5 V:' Digest of SlU m Ships Meetings KL MOBILIAN (Waterman), July 30— Chairman O. R. Ware; Secretary O. Payne; Deck Delegate Donald E. Pool; Engine Delegate T, Ballard; Steward Delegate Joseph Hall. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. OVERSEAS ALICE (Maritime Over­ seas), August 6—Chairman Richard Newell; Secretary Frank Costango; Deck Delegate Ralph E. Foster; Engine Delegate F. E. Perkins; Steward Dele­ gate F. E. Perkins; Steward Delegate Harry K. Long. No beefs and no dis­ puted OT. Everything is ruiuiing smoothly. :t! I- % It m I L i h A 1/ r OVERSEAS ALASKA (Maritime Overseas), July 29—Chairman H. B. Butts; Secretary D. G. Chafin; Deck Delegate Nicholas R. Tatar; Engine Delegate Patrick J. Cleary. $16 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in each department to be squared away by patrolman. TRENTON (Sea-Land), June 25— Chairman James A. Shortell; Secretary Gus Skendelas. $37 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported. Vote of thanks was extended to the electrician for fixing dryer. Vote of thanks was also extended to the steward department for a job well done. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), July 23—Chairman James Biehl; Secre­ tary Michael Toth; Deck Delegate Ed­ mund K. DeMoss; Engine Delegate Nathan Goldfinger; Steward Delegate John T. Kelly, Jr. Vote of thanks was extended to Chief Steward Michael Toth and Brother Eladico Grajales for a job well done. Captain and Chief are very well satisfied with the work-being done by the deckhands. No disputed OT and no beefs. WACOSTA (Sea-Land), Aug. 13— Chairman H. Bouton; Secretary Ken Hayes. No beefs and no disputed over­ time. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), July 23—Chairman H. Braunstein; Sec­ retary K. Lynch. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways), July 30—Chairman Robert D. Schwarz; Secretary Louis Cayton. Everything is running smoothly with no beefs and no disputed OT. AZALEA CITY (Sea-I^nd), Aug. 20—Chairman A. Revera; Secretary W. McNeely; Deck Delegate James Corder; Engine Delegate Jose Castella; Steward Delegate D. A. Ortiz. Everything is run­ ning smoothly with no beefs and no dis­ puted OT. NOMA (Excelsior) (Marine Corp.), Aug. 20—Chairman Jean Latpie; Secre­ tary R. W. Elliott. Everything is running smoothly. BETHFLOR (Bethlehem Steel), Aug. 6—Chairman J. Rose; Secretary J. Bergstrom; Deck Delegate L. W. Hall, Jr.; Engine Delegate A. Vaughn; Steward Delegate L. Gardner. $38 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. TOFA TOPA (Waterman), Aug. 20— Chairman B. T. Hanback; Secretary L. Nicholas. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the 4-8 watch for keeping the pantry and messhall clean throughout the voyage. SEATRAIN TRANSONEDIA (Seatrain), Aug. 11—Chairman L. Fitton; Secretary D. K. Nunn; Deck Delegate George Brady; Engine Delegate K. I. Harder; Steward Delegate L. M. Depens. Some disputed OT in deck department. Discussion held regarding repairs. CHARLESTON (Sea-Land), July 2— Chairman Antonio Kotsis; Secretary R. Hernandez. Few hours disputed OT in deck department, otherwise everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the union offi­ cials for the increases obtained in the new contract. BIENVILLE (Sea-Land), Aug. 12— Chairman Calixto Gonzales; Secretary R. Aguir. No beefs were reported. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. SACRAMENTO (Ogden Marine), May 8—Chairman Billy E. Harris; Sec­ retary W. E. Monte; Engine Delegate Edwin LaPlant. No beefs were re­ ported. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. TRENTON (Sea-Land), July 23— Chairman James Shortell; Secretary Gus Skendelas; Deck Delegate Gerald Drener; Engine Delegate Joe Kordich; Steward Delegate H. Huff. $36 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported. SEATTLE (Sea-Land), Aug. 6— Chairman V. Poulsen; Secretary Wil­ liam M. Hand. No beefs were reported. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ ment. OAKAND (Sea-Land), July 16— Chairman Albert Ahin; ^retary C. N. Johnson; Deck Delegate Stanley R. Yodis; Engine Delegate Larry L. Hayes; Steward Delegate Orville L. Amdt. $237 SEATRAIN DELAWARE (8 e a t r a i n Lines) — Ready for another voyage from Weehawken, N.J. to European ports is the ships committee of the Seatrain Delaware. Seated left to right are; A. Maldonado, deck dele­ gate; Walter Nash, ship's chairman; Herbert Atinson, secretary-reporter; Robert 0. Goodrum; and standing, Hazel Johnson, steward delegate. W. Hend, secretary • reporter; C. Ponce, engine delegate; 0. Rios, steward delegate, and V. Poulsen, ship's chairman. PONCE (Sea-Land)—Off a coastwise trip from Florida are, from left: P. Kanavcs, educational director; T. Palino, ship's chairman; G. Malinowski, engine delegate; W. Underwood, in movie fund and $37 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. SEAIKAIN PUERTO RICO (Seatrain, July 30—Chairman J. Northcutt; Secretary J. McPhauI; Deck Delegate Robert R. Merritt; Engine Delegate Edward Egra; Steward Delegate Wayne Evans. No bwfs were reported. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. NEWARK (Sea-Land), July 30— Chairman E. Wallace; Secretary Jack Utz; Deck Delegate Wm. D. Jefferson; Steward Delegate Joe Rioux. $16 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. ROBERT E. LEE (Waterman), July 23—Chairman G. Torche; Secretary J. Sumpter; Deck Delegate R. J. Kelly; Engine Delegate Edward Brooks, Jr.; Steward Delegate Robert G. O'Neill. $8 in ship's fund. Little disputed OT in engine department. Coast Guard sent telegram to this vessel thanking the crew of the Robert E. Lee for their as­ sistance to disabled motorship Aloma as typical American seamanship. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), Aug. 12— Chairman George A. Burke; Secretary T. R. Goodman. No beefs were re­ ported. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. The steward in turn thanked the crew for their cooperation. Vote of thanks was also extended to Boston Port Agent Ed Reily for squaring away beefs. DELTA BRASH (Delta), July 2— Chairman James F. Cunningham; Sec­ retary Thomas Liles, Jr.; Deck Dele­ gate Russel N. Boyett; Engine Delegate Paulo Pringi; Steward Delegate John Zimmer. Disputed OT in deck depart­ ment. A few beefs in steward depart­ ment to be taken up with patrolman. COLUMBIA (Ogden Marine), July 23—Chairman William J. Meehan; Sec­ retary A. W. Hutcherson; Deck Dele­ gate S. H. Nickolson; Engine Delegate R. Borlase; Steward Delegate Herbert Archer. Some disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for a job well done. TRANSIDAHO (Hudson Waterways), July 30—Chairman Jacob Levin; ^retary Aussie Shrimpton; Deck Dele­ gate William E. Duffy; Engine Delegate Juan Guaris; Steward Delegate Frank Rakas. $176 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in deck and steward depart­ ments. Discussion held regarding inade­ quate slop chest. Beef to be taken up with boarding patrolman. iit SEATTLE (Sea-Land) — Topside aboard the Seattle at her dock in Port Elizabeth, New Jersey after an intercoastal trip from Panama are, from left: J. Schoell, deck delegate; secretary - reporter; H. Archibald, steward delegate, and J. Galloway, deck delegate. �Cities on the Ocean in the World's Future Cities afloat on the sea, considered one answer to the nation's overcrowd­ ing, may be closer at hand than you realize. A plan is in the works to build a floating city, an "Atlantis in the Paci­ fic," which would rise from the ocean three miles out of Honolulu. In this floating city men and wom­ en would live, work and play in a selfcontained community. It all started last fall when the De­ partment of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra­ tion approved an $85,000 Sea Grant for an engineering feasibility study of floating community design concepts. So a 123rd Hawaiian Island begins to take shape—in men's minds, on the drawing board, in the model tank— and suddenly it doesn't seem a fantas­ tic notion envisioned by science fictionists. The man behind this project is John P. Craven, dean of marine programs at the University of Hawaii and marine coordinator for Governor John A. Bums. He has been asked to come up with plans for an international exposi­ tion that will span two celebrations— the 1976 bicentennial of the nation's founding and the 1978 bicentennial of the Hawaiian Islands, discovered by Captain James Cook. Dr. Craven believes the exposition could be set up on a huge floating plat­ Digest of SlU fROBERT E. LEE (Waterman), July 2—Chairman G. Torche; Secretary J. W. Sumpter. $8 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT. OVERSEAS ALASKA (Maritime Overseas, July 16—Chairman H. K. Butts; Secretary D. G. Chafin; Deck Delegate Nicholas R. Takar; Engine Delegate Patrick J. Cleray. $17 in ship's fund. No disputed OT and no beefs. Vote of thanks to the patrolman in Port Arthur, Texas, for the manner in which he handled beef. OVERSEAS ALASKA (Maritime Overseas), July 26—Chairman H. B. Butts; Secretary D. G. Chafin; Deck Delegate Nicholas R. Takar; Engine Delegate J. Cleray. $16 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in steward depart­ ment. TRENTON (Sea-Land), July 30— Chairman James A. Shortell; Secretary Gus Skendelas; Engine Delegate Joe Kordeck; Steward Delegate Hollis Huff. $36 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck delegate to be taken up with boarding patrolman. OVERSEAS ALASA (Maritime Over­ seas), Aug. 10—Chairman H. B. Butts, Secretary D. C. Chafin; Deck Delegate Nicholas R. Tatar; Engine Delegate Patrick J. Cleary. $16 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in each department to be taken uo with patrolman. COLUMBIA (Ogden Marine), Aug. 6—Chairman William J. Meehan; Sec­ retary A. W. Hutcherson; Deck Dele­ gate S. H. Nickolson; Engine Delegate R. Borlase; Steward Delegate Herbert Archer. Disputed OT in engine and deck department to be squared away. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. TRANSIDAHO (Hudson Waterways), July 9—Chairman Jacob Levin; Secre­ tary Aussie Shrimpton; Deck Delegate William E. Duffy. $165 in ship's fund. Few hours disputed OT in steward de­ partment. PHILADELPHIA (Sea Land), Aug. 6—Chairman D. Giangiordano; Secre­ tary A. Bell. No beefs and no disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for'a job well done. RAMBAM (American Bulk), July 22—Chairman J. Craft; Secretary War­ ren Danford; Deck Delegate Richard Maddox; Engine Delegate Otto Motley; Steward Delegate Coy Hendricks. Some disputed OT in engine and steward departments. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Special thanks to Brother Hendricks for his weekly pizzas. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), July 23—Chairman Claude Pickle; Sec­ retary J. M. Davis. $239 in ship's fund. No disputed OT and no beefs. Page 14 BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), July 28—Chairman T. Trehern; Secretary E. Harris; Deck Delegate B. Hager; Engine Delegate Robert E. Zimmerman; Stew­ ard Delegate John Silva. $57 in ship's fund. NOONDAY (Waterman), July 16— Chairman Joseph Blanchard; Secretary Angel Seda; Deck Delegate Ed Delaney; Engine Delegate Charles Smith; Steward Delegate Lawrence Smith. $50 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in each depart­ ment to be squared away by patrolman. Vote of thanks to the steward for a job well done. OVERSEAS TRAVELER (Maritime Overseas, July 8—Chairman W. Craw­ ford; Secretary J. Davis. $109 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), May 28—Chairman J. F. Malyszko; Secre­ tary H. Galicki. $80 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. NEW ORLEANS (Sea-Land), July 16—Chairman M. Landron; Secretary D. Sacher. $6 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. TRANSCHAMPLAIN (Seatrain), July 16—Chairman L. M. Cartwright; Secre­ tary Alva McCullum; Deck Delegate K. A. L. Nielsen; Engine Delegate Frank M. Coe. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for a job well done. The steward in turn thanked the crew for their cooperation. No beefs. PORTMAR (Calmar), July lbChairman B. Browning; Secretary V. Douglas. Deck and engine departments were short AT at payoff. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), July 2—Chairman James Biehl; Secre­ tary Michael Toth; Deck Delegate Ed­ mund K. DeMoss; Engine Delegate Nathan Goldfinger; Steward Delegate John T. Kelly, Jr. No beefs and no dis­ puted OT. Dedicated crew manning this vessel and all pretty well experienced in their line of work. Should be a pleas­ ant voyage. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), July 16—Chairman James Biehl; Secre­ tary Michael Toch; Deck Delegate Ed­ mund K. DeMoss; Engine Delegate Nathan Goldfinger, Steward Delegate ohn T. Kelly, Jr. No beefs everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), June 18—Chairman E. Christionsan; Secre­ tary H. Galicki. $80 in movie fund. No form. It would be a self-contained city at sea linked to the mainland by high­ speed hydrofoils, container barges and other water transport. The city would also have a heliport to provide heli­ copter service back and forth. There is endless speculation as to how such floating platforms could be utilized in future community and busi­ ness planning. Experts see them as mobile oil-drilling rigs, factory sites, mineral mining surface facilities, nu­ clear power plants, weather stations, or fishing fleet bases. A number of military uses are apparent also. The floating city Dr. Craven sees would be built on a ring of wedgeshaped modules circling a central harbor. The areas of each module would be about a city block. Dr. Craven would like to see a minimum of ten modules for this island city. A monorail might circle the inner city and still more modules built on the track's outer perimeter to allow more living and working space. Except for commercial services, the general rule would be pedestrian traffic only. Upper-level structures would be re­ served for living and recreation, lower levels for support services. The city's sea legs would consist of large rein­ forced concrete hollow perpendicular cylinders, three to a module, partly below the water. The legs provide stability as well as support for the module suspended between them. Ships iWeetings beefs were reported. Everything is run­ ning smoothly. TRANSERIE (Hudson Waterways), July 16—Chairman Robert D. Schwarz; Secretary Louis J. Cayton. Discussion held regarding repairs. Everything is running smoothly with no beefs. PENN CHAMPION (Penn Shipping), July 16—Chairman T. Cailinski; &cretary V. L. Swanson; Deck Delegate J. A. Dunne; Engine Delegate E. Terrazzi; Steward Delegate I. Gray. $21 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), July 9—Chairman James BiehJ; Secre­ tary Michael Toth; Deck Delegate Ed­ mund K. DeMoss; Engine Delegate Nathan Goldfinger; Steward Delegate John T. Kelly, Jr. Very happy crew on board. Captain Strez and all department heads are very cooperative. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to Bosun Biehl for getting neglected vessel in ship-shape condition. Vote of thanks to the entire steward department for a job well done. CHICAGO (Sea-Land), June 4Chairman Dan Butts; Secretary W. J. Davis; Deck Delegate H. Miller; Stew­ ard Delegate E. R. Stewart. $19 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported. Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), July 26—Chairman L. Rodriguez; Secretary W. Nihem. $7 in ship's fund. Everything is running smoothly except for some disputed OT in engine department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), July 16 —Chairman Charles Lee; Secretary Pepper. Some disputed OT in the three departments; to be squared away by patrolman. FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), July 30— Chairman G. A. Burke; Secretary T. R. Goodman; Deck Delegate Rufino Garay. No beefs. Everything is running smooth­ ly. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. DELTA BRASIL (Delta), June 11— Chairman James F. Cunningham; Secre­ tary E. D. Synan; Deck Delegate Rus­ sell N. Boyett; Engine Delegate Paulo Pringi; Steward Delegate John Zimmer. Everything is rnnning smoothly with no major beefs. OVERSEAS ALASKA (Maritime Overseas), July 2—Chairman H. B. Butts; Secretary Darrell G. Chafin. $32 in ship's fund. Everything is running smoothly. Small amount of disputed OT in steward department. TAMPA (Sea-Land), July 29—Chair­ man C. James; Secretary . Delise; Deck Delegate Edward Slintak; Engine Dele­ gate Agustin O. Castelo. 3 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. LAFAYETTE (Waterman), July 2— Chairman T. R. Sanford; Secretary F. Quintayo; Deck Delegate J. Justis; En­ gine Delegate Peter J. Haray; Steward Delegate L. E. Ellison. Few houre OT in deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. WARRIOR (Sea-Land), July 19— Chairman B. E. Swearingen; Secretary E. B. Tart; Deck Delegate Robert G. Mason; Engine Delegate Ronald E. Dorsey; Steward Delegate Curtis E. Dang. No beefs were reported. Every­ thing is running smoothly. Vote of thanks was extended to the ship's committee and all department delegates. ^ I OGDEN WILLAMETTE (Ogden Marine), June 18—Chairman S. M. McGowan; Secretary F. S. Paylor, Jr. $2 in ship's fund. No beefs were re­ ported. MOBILE (Sea-Land), June 23—Chair­ man P. H. Greenwood; Secretary R. B. Barnes. Disputed OT in deck depart­ ment to be squarred away by patrol­ man. SACRAMENTO (Ogden Marine), V I July 9—Chairman Billy Harris; Secre­ tary V. E. Monte; Deck Delegate John J. Wynne; Steward Delegate Robert D. Bridger. Few hours disputed OT in each department. , CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), Aug. 6—Chairman W. J. Beatty; Secretary Joe Bidzilya; Deck Delegate Joe Bidzilya; Engine Delegate William Beatty; Steward Delegate Leo Arpin. Delayed sailing disputed in deck department, otherwise everything is run­ ning smoothly. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), Aug. 6—Chairman F. Charneco; Secre­ tary P. P. Lopez; Deck Delegate Gary L. Hoover; Engine Delegate R. Minix; Steward Delegate G. T. Beloy. $5 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in each department. >1 TRANSDAHO (Hudson Waterways), ' ! July 30—Chairman Jacob Levin; Secre­ tary Shrimpton; Deck Delegate Willian^ Duffy. $176 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck and steward departments. Beef to be taken up with boarding patrolman. SACRAMENTO (Ogden Marine), July 9—Chairman Billy Harris; Secre­ tary V. E. Monte. Few hours disputed to be replenished. OGDEN WILLAMETTE (Ogden Marine), July 9—Chairman F. S. Paylor, Jr., &cretary L. Cole. Some disputed OT in deck department, other­ wise everything is running smoothly. Seafarers Lot �A p^uicipte of sp»^—has been added to containerized shipping with the completion of the first two SL-7's, the Sea-land Galloway and the Sea-land McLean, for the SrU-contracted Sea-Land Service, Inc. The SIU, which will provide unlicensed seamen to sail the vessels, has been conducting jjsp^M upgrading courses at ite Piney Point ^facilities to thoroughly familiarize SIU crewI members in all aspects of operating the giant I contaihemhips. These two vessiels are the first of ei^t American-flag SL-7's to be built by Sea-Land • and are expected to have a profound and fari; leaching effect on the future of the U.S. merchant marine.' . - • Built and operated without government subsidy, these ships—the largest, fastest containerships in the world—• will be unrivalled by the vessels <rf any other nation. With speeds up to 33 knots audi edacities of 1,096 containers, the SL-7's bring to the owah shipping public, a capability here- ^ tofbre inissing—^at of speed in transportation, Transatlantic crossing of folir-and-one-half days will soon be followed by transpacific times of five-and-one-half days. These remarkable transit times, coupled with Sea-Land's already established inland capabilities^ : will move from shipper to consignee^: ;^^G^tp-dObr in record times arid in excelletfrv condition. ' Paul F. Richardson, president of Sea-Land Service, Inc., said that evety shipper wants faster : Sea-Land is in the proem of completing an extensive overhaul and enlargement of its terminal facilities at Elizabeth, N.J. Being buUt in three stages on reclaimed land between the N.J. Turn­ pike and Newark Bay, the 232-acre Sea-Land terminal vrill triple the company's present facili­ ties and will provide the berthing space and the marshalling area necessary for the efficient load­ ing and unloading of the new SL-7 class of • containership. ^ , x; . Sea-L^d expects delivery of the final six SL-7's by the end of 1974. According to a company public relations spokesman, the most important aspect about the arrival of the new SU7's is the fact that they "will provide proof that an American-flag com­ pany, employing American crews at American wage scales or can provide fast, efficient ocean transportation service without subsidy and ran With speeds up to 33 knots and capacities of 1,096 containers, the SL-7's bring to the ocean shipping public a capability heretofore miss­ ing—that of speed in transporta- ^ . Speed in transportariiean the ability to meet new business ^•pituniti^y a^ b^ satisfactibri for tipper's customers, as well as reduced inventories .. hd pure savings. "The truth of the transportation business," he said, "is that the customer doesn't pay to orxaipy space. He pa3^;tp^t his i^bds tiott—usually the faster the better. " f :*fritereslitigtyi the topi To theoty, at leasL he;caa ;s'ame ^Sp^p again and ^in, as fast as he can refill it. the gain isn't one-. : ' sided. High carrier efficiency keeps"costs down. ' I hjandUng practices fully developed, and npprc^ Ipiriate terminal facilities corning into dperatiobif |the SL-7 wtil further the frffi potential of conCtainerized shipping." , Richardson said the first of the giant container-. • - ships will be used on transatlantic runs and willfP ^ be uised stfrcfly^ carriers betweenS major ports thus j majdmizing ffieif e^cie^ i^aUer "relay'' ye$sek major ports to speed containers to and from their ^irilltimate desf iftatipris t|^ , "In this: way," he said^ "the cargo is constaptty 1 Ijrijoving,: toward; its :::final ,;:destihatipijfi^ idslayed as it would be wiih veatseis maldnC"^ multiple port calls." ' § iAll segmerits of the maritime industry have Lower New York Harbor and the izabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal to eir berths, the harbor arga^^ w^ S^niature and installed m the VickSburg;^^^M^ ''^%aterway^s experimentai station of the U.S. arpY 3.:idorps/, ,o£..Engineers: :-tbsv:|tiiots -::uader^'^ { e;Uensive training in "sjmrilated'' berthings new containerships. ^ " -October 1972 The Sea-Land Galloway—^the first of the SL-7 class containership, the fastest and largest such ship in the world—makes her way down the Verrazano Narrows (top photo) on her maiden voyage. The ship can travel at speed up to 33 knots and is capable of carrying 1,096 thirty-five and forty-foot containers. In the bottom photo, the vessel is seen making her way to her berthing spot in Elizabeth, N.J. with the Verrazano-Narrow Bridge—^the long­ est bridge in the world—in the background. Page 15 �I: ^ V • "3^.' ' ; -• V - • n , «, *• -1 I. Jr.'-. • 'With the container concept firmly established, handling practices fully developed, and appropriate terminal facilities coming into operation, the SL-7 will further die fuD potential of con^^erized shipping.' •j| Shown here is the computerized main control board which controls all major functions aboard the Galloway. CONTAINER CAPACITY (Source. Sea-Land Public Relations Department) If J! C4-X2/X3 360 T2-M 332 One of the propellers which steers the new SL-7's through the waters at speeds up to 33 knots. The SL-7 is the fastest commercial ship in the world. g^^V '• - SL-18 733 ''v*r '.'cva " • SL-7 1096 Chart shows capacity of SL-7's as compared to earlier containerships. Page 16 The Sea-Land Galloway, the first of the SL-7 containersli Seafarers Log �'The truth of the transpoitnH^ business is that the customer doesn't pay to occupy space. He ^' pays to get his goods to their destin^om---aisual]y the hister die "• ' - • '1. * •ir One of the two 120,000 horsepower turbines which powers the Galloway at speeds up to 33 knots. Steward James Keno takes a moment to relax in one of the offices aboard the Galloway. The ultra-modern galley aboard the Galloway is outfitted with all stainless steel appliances including ovens, grills and steam tables. Steward J. C. Anderson takes a look at crewmember's quarters aboard the Galloway. There is one man per room and each has a private bath. ' . M M' CP ' ' ,' lil '' * ^ ' fl .'w ^ • . '• • 5- I . - •; - •,.,*••- -T •- ,.'il, ips to be put into service, heads through the Verrazano Narrows Straits on her way into Elizabeth, N.J. October 1972 —•;• QMED Pat Rogers (right) discusses the Galloway's first voyage with Log reporter Jim Gannon during the ship's stop in Elizabeth. Page 17 �Seafarers Prepare at Piney Point SlU Vice President Frank Drozak (right) discusses some union matters with Bosun Enrico Tirelli (left) and QMED Pat Rogers aboard the Galloway while the ship was berthed in Elizabeth. Workmen put finishing touqhes on stern of the Sea-Land McLean, the second SL-7 to be completed. The McLean arrived in Elizabeth a week after the Gallo­ way. Before manning the new SL-7's, Seafarers underwent special upgrading courses to familiarize themselves with all aspects of the giant containerships and to earn their QMED rating. In the top photo, Frank Luciano, a representa­ tive of Sperry-Rand, designer of the ship's guidance control system, explains the gyro and auto-pilot systems to a group of SlU members. In the bottom photo, the bridge consoles on the new SL-7's are explained to a class of Sea­ farers by Ed Engelbretson, a representative of IT&T, (right) and Harry Lundeberg School Vocational Training Director Bob Kalmus. 'The first of the giant con­ tainerships will he used on transatlantic runs and will be used strictly as line-haul carriers between major ports thus maximizing their effici­ ency. Smaller relay vessels will fan out from these major ports to speed containers to and from their ultimate des­ tination throughout North­ ern Europe, England, North American and the Carib­ bean. (The SL-7's) will provide proof that an American-flag company, employing Amer­ ican crews at American wage scales can provide fast, efficient oeean transporta­ tion service without subsidy and can prosper neverthe­ less.' Vi" A pilot practices navigation techniques during a "dry run" on nine-fbot scale model of the SL-7 con- talnership at U.S. Army Engineer waterways experlment station In VIcksburg, Miss. �Piney Point Upgraders: (1' 'i' What They're Saying James Keno Steward This is the best thing that ever happened to the SIU. I've served aboard many ships, but there is something different about this one. I think it has something to do with the attitude of the men. Don't let all this new equipment fool you, the men in the department still work as hard as ever, but the work is more enjoyable." As far as I'm concerned, the steward department is the most im­ portant on the ship, because if the men don't eat, they don't work. We, in the steward department are able to do a better job here, so every­ one on board is happier and friend­ lier. And on a ship this size you must have harmony. Enrico Tirelli Bosun There are a few differences work­ ing aboard this ship. The first of course is the size. The work seems to go slower because of the in­ creased amount of walking time, but still there is no real problem in getting the work done. Tying up, is different also, since we do this from below. the deck. However, these small problems will disappear, after a few trips when we get used to a new system. This ship is really a sailor's dream but 1 don't mean that in reference to the work. When our day is finished now, we retire to our own private foc'sle. There, a man can relax like a man. Our time is truly our own. We can sleep, or read or just think in perfect com­ fort and peace. You can forget about all the aggravations and prob­ lems you have encountered through­ out the day. It is a nice place to live. Aboard the Galloway Pat Rogers QMED This engine room is a whole new ball game. It is actually two en^ne rooms in one, and three times the size of the usual engine room. If there is any malfunction at any place in the engine room, it registers on a panel. That way we can attend to small problems quickly, so they don't become big ones. You put in a good four hours extra work each day, but I enjoy it because it is a challenge. October .1972 Page 19 lii �Bosuns Eligible for Recertification Firflowing is die list of SIU members d^ible for flie boson Recertificidioii Pro­ gram according to the latest information avaHaUe from union records. Since this is the first computer print-out ol ffiis list, some eligible SIU members may have Abualy, E. 8.-^33-28-2455 Adkins, P. C.—244-20-1513 Ahin, A.—576-24-1744 AUen, E. E.—070-24-5827 Alistatt, J. W. 466-20-6300 Anderson, A.—^266-14-7774 Annis, G. E.—437-38-3046 Antoniou, C.—051-18-9139 Antoniou, A.—127-14-6990 Aponte, R—062-24-0560 Arc, J. M.—405-50-7695 Arena, L.^37-05-9950 Armada, A. A.—212-34-9627 Arnold, J. C.—232-30-4357 Aycock, W.—567-24-3474 Backrak, O. 0—514-14-3110 Baker, W. T.-^57-20-8725 Hankston, Jr., C.—436-26-4790 Bamhill,—231-18-8517 Barrial, P.—219-22-0659 Baudoin, J.—436-28-7856 Baum, H. L.—268-10-6146 Beck, A.—096-20-2825 Beck, D. L.—178-20-0272 Beeching, M.—426-32-6743 Bennett, M. P.—258-16-9623 Bentz, J. J.—176-34-0377 Bentz, H. G.—183-26-9874 Berger, D. H.—231-07-0647 Berry, N. M.^58-01-7000 Beye, Jr.—053-18-0684 Biehl, J.^22-07-6178 Bissonnet, J. V.-^33-20-2710 Bojko, S.—176-18-5164 Boland, J. J.—169-20-6292 Boney, A.—229-30-5077 Bourgeois, J. L.—027-18-7802 Bourgot, A. E.—422-01-4298 Bowden, G. W.—223-20-6530 Bowman, J. T.—036-09-5067 Boyle, C. R—068-22-5157 Brannan, E. J.-^23-30-6749 Braustein, H. D.—095-16-5631 Brendle, M. D.—467-30-9199 Brinson, B. W.—256-26-0159 Broomhead, R. W.—120-10-5379 Browning, B.—307-20-6218 Bryan, E. K.—462-32-8154 Bryant, V. W.—262-09-7025 Burch, G. A.^37-18-9276 Burke, G. A.—366-22-7870 Burns, C. J.—158-07-0722 Burton, R.—277-18-6844 Busalacki, J. £.—489-22-0605 Bushong, W. D.—285-01-7359 Butterton, W. G.—224-20-8023 Butts, O. 1.-070-16-2125 Butts, Jr., W. H.—125-22-4401 Byrd, R.—223-34-4481 Domey, R R-074-22-8361 Drake, W.—424-12-4492 Ducote, A. R.—439-05-1182 Dunn, B. E.—417-38-9917 Durham, G. G.—263-28-9335 Eddins, J. T.—241-26-1489 Edelmon, B. G.—463-34-8848 Eisengraeber, R.—^566-16-0621 eUs, E. M.—256-20-6092 ElweU, J. M.—121-09-8419 Erazo, P. J.—212-20-5693 Erlinger, G. D.—318-24-2470 Evans, J.—051-18-3819 Faircloth, Jr., C O.—262-26-1005 Farsbetter, M. L.—398-24-3209 Fay, M. V.—117-30-5351 Figueroa, L.—123-14-9297 Fimovicz, B. R—123-14-9767 Finch, F. D.—422-01-6469 Finklea, G. D.—250-16-7511 Fitzpatrick, D.—019-12-4025 Foster, R—070-24-0070 Foster, J. M.-416-18-1089 Foti, S. C.—030-10-9237 Frank, S.—014-16-2108 Freimanis, E.—126-18-3117 Gahagan, K.—237-34-2731 Gaspar, R—112-20-1153 Gates, C. C.^17-14-8632 Gay, D. C.—133-14-1538 Geller, J.—092-12-0853 Gervais, J. E.—242-30-6169 Gianiotis, I. S.—23140-0812 Gigante—215-18-2505 Gillain, B. R—421-36-5242 Gillikin, N. D.—263-30-8196 Gomez, J.^66-38-5826 Gonzalez, C. L.—062-24-2927 Gorman, J. J.—100-20-6394 Granberg, B. A.—46240-9997 Granger, E.—437-12-7354 Green, J. C.—227-20-2361 Griffin, E.—264-24-0700 Griggers, Jr., I. W.—416-30-9751 Grima, V.—140-24-6474 Gustavson, W.—131-16-2078 Gylland, A.—129-14-5937 Hale, W.^36-444163 Hall, R. H.—217-22-7470 Hanback, B. T.—132-20-0173 Hanna, A.—204-22-2335 Hanstvedt, A.—45742-4316 Hardcastle, E. B.—523-01-9340 Hartman, O. M.—504-12-1359 Harvey, L. J.—425-32-1168 Hawkins, T. H.—531-204944 Hazard, F.—552-22-5812 Hellman, K.—418-344246 Henkle, T. M.—543-24-8401 Hernandez, C—075-32-3447 Hilbum, T. J.—416-30-0491 Hill, H. C.—487-16-9638 Hodges, R. W.—237-22-8900 Hodges—424-22-6370 Hogge, E. J.—220-094923 Holm, D. E.—109-24-1630 Homen, J.—545-28-5157 Homka, S.—136-20-7535 Houchins, C. M.—245-304767 Hovde, A. W.—219-16-3321 Hunter, J. D.-420-26-6061 Cain, H. C.^17-42-4293 Caldeira, A.—079-20-1840 Calogeros, D. G.—077-24-9341 Carey, J. J.—053-18-7895 Cartwright, L. W.—061-14-4157 Carver, T.—131-07-2996 Casanueva, M.—080-20-8057 Cash, J. M.—225-16-9039 Castro, G.—107-18-7674 Catalanotto, J.—438-05-7594 Caufman, B. H.—460-07-2813 Chameco, R R.—093-28-5218 Cheshire, J.—263-38-5950 Chestnut, D.—418-18-2565 Chiasson, R. J.—438-14-8402 Chilinski, T.—058-18-4305 Chong, J.—212-20-8168 Christenberry, R. A.—555-28-2830 Cisiecki, J.—168-12-5196 Cofone, W.—070-18-4778 Cocker, G. H.^17-24-3948 Cole, Jr., L. C—244-28-4482 Condos, G.—120-12-5242 Cooper, R C.—417-40-2124 Cortez, D.—125-16-9855 Cousins, W. M.—248-22-4567 Crawford, W.—267-32-1990 Cross, M. W.—549-01-1899 Cuningham, J. R—264-26-7503 Curry, I ^246-34-4910 James, C.—144-20-8700 Jandoha, S.—135-16-6160 Jansson, A. E.—093-12-9964 Jaynes, H.—019-18-3977 Johannsson, S.—081-20-7182 Johnsen, C. P.-^98-18-4117 Johnson, W.—374-22-5210 Johnson, R.-416-26-3622 Jordan, C—421-20-6192 Joseph, L. E.—069-16-1308 Joyner, W. E.—253-30-3366 Justus, J. 1.-237-40-2930 Dakis, G.—109-18-8390 Dalton, J. M.—210-14-2345 Damico, Jr., C.--559-34-5523 Dammeyer, C. R.—157-20-3708 Darville, R.—266-24-6290 Davies, J.—161-22-0931 Davis, J. R.—422-22-0663 Dawson, W. R.—213-28-3108 Deangelo, E. J.-^22-05-5080 Deculty, J. J.—083-20-4487 Delgado, J. D.—115-22-7211 Dewell, J. D.—542-03-5341 Dixon, J.^19-204492 Dodd, W. K.^31-12-7842 Donovan, J.—031-07-1871 Kadziola, S.—080-20-9846 Karatzas, A.—56942-0696 Kaufman, H. K.—113-07-8129 Kazmierski, Jr., B. R.—37640-5144 Keeffer, M. J.—399-12-4481 Keel, J. C.-^21-20-1646 Kelly, W. G.—532-22-3498 Kelsey, T. E.—085-24-2435 Kelsoe, J. W.—416-36-8625 Kennedy, J. D.^21-16-6617 Kerageorgiou, A.—^23140-2134 Kemgood, Jr., M. J.—2204)1-2222 King, G. E.—451-08-8070 Kirkwood, H. R.—266-26-8646 Kitchens, B. R.—260-20-0956 lannoli, C. A.—036-07-0694 been enroneoiHly onritted. Such members Aould contact SIU headquarters. For identifiaition purposes. Social Securtiy numbers are given. More information ribont the program appears on 2. Kleimola, W.--374-24-7812 Knight, B.—228-20-5244 Knoles, R. J.—561-28-8587 Koen, J. B.—422-07-9088 Konis, P.—116-32-8928 Krawczynski, S.—206-184874 Kyser, L.—419-18-6034 Lambert, R.-438-26-5392 Landion—216-12-9465 Landron, J. R.—217-14-0320 Larsen, A.—454-22-5193 Lasoya, E.—465-07-5295 Lassen, S. B.—56942-2635 Lasso, R.—140-14-5145 Lavoine, Jr., H. T.—019-16-2632 Lavrton, W.—260-18-7001 Layton, W.—253-28-6282 Leclair, W. W.—013-26-3240 Lee, C. O.—267-12-5834 Lee, H. S.—537-01-2917 Lesnansky, A.—293-124819 Leushner, W.—101-22-8269 Lewis, J. S.—242-32-3437 Libby, H.—005-24-2016 Libby, G. P.—224-18-8207 LiUard, F. E.-431-16-3089 Lineberry, C. T.^22-44-1442 Lipari, A.—113-20-8891 Maas, R. J.^34-52-3105 MaCarthur, Jr., W.—028-20-5355 Maggulas, C—105-26-5064 Majette, C.—224-12-0868 Maiyszko, J. R—349-184649 Mann, J. T.—260-32-9664 Manning, D. J.—053-22-2119 Manning, S. H.—263-03-1900 Matthews, W. T.—262-32-5892 Mattioli, C—076-24-9904 McBride, W. L.-489-10-7960 McCaskey, E.-416-14-8132 McCollom, J.—027-164161 McCorvey, D. L.—258-36-8093 MvDonald, R. 0.^67-14-3931 McDougall, J. A.—200-09-3952 McGinnis, A. J.—192-26-9115 McConagle, H.—029-22-1914 McGowan, B. L.—438-44-3865 McGowan, S. M.^64-34-2832 McKarek, J.—092-05-3585 Meehan, J. W.—223-18-3075 Meffert, O. R.—404-124556 Mehringer, S. R.—076-22-9683 Mercereau, E. L.—537-01-5709 Merrill, C. D.—422-05-6352 Michael, J. 1.-220-03-2251 Mignano, H.—078-20-6639 Miller, C, E.—361-10-1880 Mitchell, W.—003-07-5954 Mize—553-20-6860 Moen, J. S.—476-18-2802 Monardo, S.—103-20-7330 Moore, C. E.—223-34-0634 Moore, J.—263-38-5916 Morales, E.—059-24-0919 Moris, W. D.—119-14-1974 Morris, S. P.—264-09-0991 Morris, W. E.—422-54-7040 Morris, Jr., E.—421-20-5321 Moyd, E. D.—424-09-4438 Mullis, J. C.—420-26-0850 Murray, C.—549-22-6569 Murry, R. W.—224-24-8014 Myrex, A. M.-420-20-7411 Nash, W.—115-01-6394 , Nicholson, E. W.—219-18-9709 Nielsen, V. T.—088-36-2167 Northcutt, J. C.—414-20-0463 Nuckols, B.—236-30-4406 O'Brien, R. L.—029-12-5700 O'Connor, W. M.—103-18-2799 Olbrantz, L. J.—388-304589 Olesen, C. C.—552-44-7953 Olson, F. A.—534-16-5222 Oromaner, A.—061-09-9600 Ortigucrra, G.—133-03-3640 Palino, A.—158-16-8277 Palmer, R. C—031-18-6040 Paradise, L.—030-16-8085 Parker, O. Z.^20-164243 Parker. J. W.^22-26-1019 Parker, W, M.^99-26-1862 Parr, E.—433-24-9345 Perreira, C. A.—575-12-6900 Pierce, J. J.—170-20-3972 Powell, B.—277-20-2185 Pitman, D. R.-433-24-3966 Pizzuto, N, L.—43542-6698 Pope, R. R.—246-34-9441 Poulsen, v.—570-62-5629 Pousson, H. I.-433-20-3415 Pressly, O. J.—070-24-2044 Price, B. B.—226-344059 Prindezis, J.—105-24-7153 Procell, J.-437-38-8333 Pryor, C. E.—42242-3521 Puchalski, K.—292-18-5293 Radich-427-34-7701 Rains, H. B.-462-32-5500 Reed, C.—293-20-7274 Richoux, J.—436-28-1250 Rihn, E. A.—457-20-2737 Rivera, A.—079-22-5470 Rivera, Z. R.—086-14-6483 Robbins, O. A.—007-18-7885 Robinson—265-36-3629 Robinson, J. A.—417-24-9575 Roy, A.—002-14-1410 Rubish, P.—234-38-0323 Ruf, G. H.—155-01-0430 Ruiz, A. T.—087-24-9986 Rushing, E.—439-054139 Ryan, J.—385-07-8040 Sacco, A.—343-16-3737 Sakellis, A. J.—106-24-8885 Sampson, J.—159-05-5470 Sanchez, M. E.—261-24-2303 Sanfillippo, J. S.—030-16-2224 Sanford, T. R.^1848-2878 Savoca, J.^38-14-1920 Sawyer, A. R.—231-07-3648 SerigUo, S. J.—021-20-1948 Schulter, K. P.—113-36-1681 Schwartz, A.—468-144047 Schwarz, R. D.-^21-26-0937 Self, T. L.—231-284715 Selix, L. E.—572-344917 Semyk—080-20-7818 Sharp, W.—221-10-1574 Shortell, J.'A.—130-054711 Smith—195-12-2112 Smith, G. B.—214-38-5850 Smith, F. W.—227-24-8803 Smith, L. R.—241-30-1046 Smith, F. J.—436-224850 Sohl, R. G.—080-22-2148 Sokol, S. F.—141-12-7397 Sorel, J.—532-28-7971 Spencer, J. L.—238-26-1618 Spuron, J. G.—214-24-8443 Stanford, G.-^28-34-5059 Stockmarr, S.—097-12-4313 Surles—550-30-7483 Swiderski, J. B.—189-01-0726 Talbot, J. R.—166-16-3783 Taylor, R. C.—425-64-8556 Tenley, G.—206-16-8927 Thompson, C.—402-12-5631 Thompson, C. E.—418-56-3096 Ticer, D. M.—-525-18-7116 Tillman, W. L.—428-44-9368 Tolentino, T. A.—547-384286 Trawick, H.—424-10-6498 Troche, G.—439-22-2206 Trosclair, J. C.—421-26-3693 Turner, P.—305-22-8944 Ucci, P. A.—071-05-6719 Urzan, J.—087-14-4528 Vanzenella, V. A.—056-18-1501 Vega, J.—108-18-7118 Velazquez, W.—072-22-1797 Walker, F. E.—-141-22-1181 Walker, T. 1.-565-44-3930 Wallace, W. M.—225-18-5674 Wallace, E. F.—341-20-0639 Wallace, W. A.—571-034190 Wardlaw—455-34-5086 Webb-^21-20-9221 Weinberg, B.—531-14-9362 WhiUow, L.—484-14-2607 Whitney, R.—383-24-0535 Wiggins, C. B.^24-28-8406 Williams, R. R.—220-22-3410 Wilson, C. P.—421-12-6373 Winslow, E. D.—237-03-1715 Woods—437-20-3607 Workman—303-01-1446 Woturski, B.—137-18-3608 Wright—258-34-2472 Yates, J. W—295-16-8168 Zeloy, J.—417-28-1573 Ziereis, J. A—^270-18-5518 TOTAL NUMER OF MEN 394 �USPHS Announces Signing of Contracts for Health Care j if • The United States Public Health Service in New Orleans has announced that it has si^ed contracts with the following medical facilities to provide health care for Seafarers in their area. Disability pensioners in particular are advised that they may call upon these facilities for both regdar and emergency medical care. Here is the list of facilities: ALABAMA Mobile General Hospital 2451 Fillingim St. Mobile, Alabama 36611 Mobile Infirmary Post Office Box 4097 Mobile, Alabama 36604 Broward General Hospital 1600 South Andrews Avenue Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316 FLORIDA Cape Canaveral Hospital P.O. Box 69 Cocoa Beach, Florida 39231 Halifax District Hospital P.O. Box 1990 (Clyde Morris Blvd.) Da^ona Beach, Florida 32015 Baptist Hospital 8900 N. KendaU Drive Miami, Florida MISSISSIPPI Singing River Hospital Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567 Vicksburg Hospital Inc. 1600 Monroe Street Vicksburg, Mississippi {Two contracts—one for General Med­ ical Surgical Hospital Care and one for Quarantinable Diseases) Okaloosa County Hospital System NiceviUe, Florida 32578 Jackson Memorial Hospital 1700 N.W. 10th Avenue Miami, Florida 33136 Mercy Hospital 3663 South Miami Avenue Miami, Florida 33138 Lee Memorial Hospital P.O. Box 2218 Fort Myers, Florida 33902 MISSOURI Lutheran Hospital of St. Louis 2639 Miami Street St. Louis, Missouri 63118 Municipal Hospital P.O. Drawer No. 9 Port St. Joe, Florida 32456 St. Luke's Hospital 1900 Boulevard Jacksonville, Florida MEMPHIS (Processed by) Methodist Hospital 1265 Union Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38104 City of Memphis Hospital 860 Madison Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38103 Baptist Hospital 1899 Madison Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38103 West Palm Beach Good Samaritan Hospital 1300 North Dixie West Palm Beach, Florida 33402 De Poo Hospital 918 Southard Street Key West, Florida 33040 LOUISANA South Cameron Memorial Hospital Route 1, Box 277 Cameron, Louisiana 70631 Monroe General Hospital P.O. Box 932 Key West, Florida 33040 I'l Upgrading Class Schedule at Lundeberg School upgrading classes are now being conducted at Harry Lundeberg School. Classes for the following rat­ ings are available: Lifeboat, Able Body Seaman, Quartermaster, Fire­ man, Watertender, Oiler, Refer, Elec­ trician, Junior Engineer, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Machinists, Tankerman. Classes begin every two weeks on the following dates: October 30; November 13, 27; December 11. Under a new U.S.C.G. ruling, graduates of the HLS will be able to qualify for upgrading with reduced seatime. Those wishing to upgrade to AB need only 8 months seatime as ordinary seaman. Those wishing to upgrade to FWT, and Oiler need only 3 month seatime as a wiper. 0}nsult the following chart to see if you qualify. In order to process all applicants as quickly as possile it is necessary that each applicant enclose with his application: • 4 passport photographs (full face). • Merchant Marine personnel physical examinations using USCG form CG-719K given by either U.S.P.H.S. or S.I.U. Qinic. Those applicants already holding a rating Ratings HLS Graduate AB FWT, OUer All other OMED 8 mos. O.S. 3 mos. wiper 6 mos. wiper other than wiper in the engine de­ partment or AB do not require a physical. • Sub-chapter B of the United States Coast Guard regulations state that the officer wishing certification as a Tankerman "shall furnish satis­ factory documentary evidence to the Coast Guard that he is trained in, and capable of performing efficiently, the necessary operation on tank Name AH others 12 mos. O.S. 6 mos. wiper 6 mos. wiper vessels which relate to the handling of cargo." This written certification must be on company stationery and signed by a responsible company official. • Only rooms and meals will be provided by Harry Lundeberg School. Each upgrader is responsible for his own transportation to and from Piney Point. No reimbursement will be made for this transportation. Age Home Address S.S. # Mailing Address Book # Phone Ratings Now Held What Rating Interested In Dates Available to Start HLS Graduates: Yes No Record of Seatime: Ship Rating Held Lifeboat Endorsement Yes No. Datetrf Shlpnient Datedl Dlschaige Return completed application to the attention of: Mr. Robert Kalmus Director of Vocational Education Harry Lxmdeberg School Piney Pt., Md. 20674 October 1972 Page 21 i �Balanced Diet, Tricky Balancing Act By Sidney Margolhis In almost every store you go to nowadays, and in many publications, you are confronted by pressures to buy vitamin products, especially the highpriced "natural" vitamins. You now find these "natural" vita­ mins not only in the health food stores cropping up all over the country but in regular drug stores, supermarkets, even karate clubs and gyms. The tactics used to sell these vita­ mins are usually based on fear. Wor­ ried people are good prospects. As one workingman wrote to us: "I was visited by a vitamin supplement sales­ man who supported his claims with government reports on poor soil, cook­ ing of foods, storage, organic vs. in­ organic farming, etc. His arguments sounded good when backed up by U.S. government reports. However, I couldn't see spending $20 a month on vitamins. "Can we get all we need out of foods? Should we all eat raw instead of cooked vegetables? What about white sugar and white flour? Are they harmful?" We'll come back to these questions later in more detail. But in general, if you have no abnormality and do eat a balanced diet you should be able to get all the nutrients you need with­ out taking additional vitamins. If you do have some physical condition that may require extra vitamins, you should consult a doctor. He would determine what vitamin, if any, you really need. What's a "balanced diet?" The U.S. Agriculture Department advises choos­ ing some foods every day from four basic food groups. Some nutritionists think the USDA has oversimplified the seven basic groups it used to suggest. Marcella Katz, nutrition consultant for the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York, in the Public Affairs pam­ phlet, Vitamins, Food, and Your Heaith, recommends'using some foods each day from each of these six basic food groups: 1. Meat, fish, eggs, poultiy, lequmes supply high-quality protein that con­ tains an adequate amount of essential amino acids. 2. Breads and cereals, whole-grain and enriched, supply sugar and starch, vitamins and minerals. (The protein in grains and cereals is not complete and should be used in combination with the complete proteins in Group 1.) 3. Milk and milk products such as cheese supply high-quality protein, minerals, and vitamins. 4. Dark green leafy and yellow vegetables are important sources of vitamin A. 5. Other vegetables and fruits— citrus, tomatoes, strawberries, cab­ bage, potatoes—are important sources of vitamin C. 6. Fats and oils supply saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamins. (Mrs. Katz recommends, as do many nutritionists nowadays, liquid vegetable oils and margarine made from them, rather than so-called "sat­ urated" or hard fats.) It is true that some vitamins are lost in food processing and in home cooking, although vitamin sellers tend to exaggerate these losses. Vegetables washed in too much water or held in the pot too long before serving, "make vitamin-rich water and vitamin-poor food," Mrs. Katz warns. She points out that many families rarely use the cooking water. They should. Vegetables should be cooked in as little water as possible and for as short a time as feasible. Whatever water remains contains some of the water-soluble vitamins from the vegetables and should be used in gravies, sauces and soups. With careful meal planning and care in cooking, most people should not need vitamins. If you or your doc­ tor feel you do, then take care not to get involved in the high-priced prod­ ucts being pushed nowadays. For example, in a recent shopping survey we found you could pay any­ where from 45 cents for a bottle of 100 milligrams of vitamin C, to as much as $1.75 for so-called "natural" vitamin C (really partly synthetic). Different brands of multivitamins with minerals sell for anywhere from $2.65 to $4.50. They have somewhat varying formulas, which makes it hard for con­ sumers to compare values precisely, but are basically similar products. For B vitamins, although with varying formulas, you can pay anywhere from 79 cents to $3.79 for 100 tablets. There are huge profits in vitamins, especially the "natural" kind. For ex­ ample, a large basic supplier like Gen­ eral Mills sells vitamin E (the current fad vitamin) to packagers for 50 cents for 100 tablets of 100 international Units. By the time these 100 tablets are bottled and reach the retail coun­ ters they have price tags of anywhere from $1.95 to as much as $3.30 (in brands sold in health food stores.) The vitamin packagers nowadays have a number of ways of building up prices: —They are packaging bigger dos­ ages, such as vitamin C in 250 and even 500 milligram tablets, in order to command higher prices l3ut claim­ ing that you are more certain to get your full needs this way. —^They then package smaller amounts such as 30 or 60 tablets in a bottle instead of the traditional 100, in order to make the higher prices seem lower. —They try to influence you to buy not only specific vitamins to supple­ ment your supposedly "impoverished" food supply, but to buy other vitamin or food supplements to balance the primary vitamins. For example, they now try to sell you bioflavonoids along with vitamin C, or vitamin A along with lecthin. —They push the higher-priced "natural" vitamins instead of the lower-cost synthetic vitamins, when actually they are the same in function, and the supposedly natural ones are partly or even largely synthetic in any case. (If they weren't they would be too big to swallow.) Harold H. Hess Your wife, Mary, asks that you con­ William Leroy Cox Please contact Cpl. M. Graham, Washington County Sheriff's Office, Washington County Courthouse, 2nd & Main Sts., Hillsboro, Ore. in reference to personal property being held for you. tact her at 702 N. Lakewood Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21205. Ralph Di PaoU Your sister, Mrs. Carmela Forneto, asks that you contact her as soon as poossible at 1135 So. Seventh St., Phila­ delphia, Pa. Gonzalo Rodriquez Your wife, Maria, asks that you con­ tact her at San Agustin No. 152, Puerto de Tierra, P.R. Archie D. Terry Please contact Mrs. Ruby T. Altman at Rural Delivery, Estill, S.C. Ragner O. Andersen Please contact Mrs. Bertha H. Myntti at 408 N. 61st St., Seattle, Wash, as soon as possible. Jose M. Castell Personal papers of yours are being held in the vault in the Secreary-Treasurer's office at SIU Headquarters in Brooklyn, N.Y. Know Your Rights FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes spe­ cific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treas­ urer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file mem­ bers, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agree­ ments. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expen­ ditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund finan­ cial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 275-20th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. Page 22 CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and con­ ditions imder which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employ­ ers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. EDITORIAL POLICY-SEAFARERS LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. SEAFARERS POLITICAL AdTVITY DONATION—SPAD. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional further its objects and purimses including but not limited to ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an edi­ furthering the political, social and economic interests of Seatorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the • farer seamen, the preservation and furthering of the American Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its Merchant Marine with improved employment opportimities ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. for seamen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to to political candidates for elective office. All contributions anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or should any member pay any money for any reason unless threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by require any such payment be made without supplying a re­ reason the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Un­ ceipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is ion or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the con­ given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have tribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, been required to make such payment, this should immediately if involuntary. Support SPAD to protect and further your be reported to headquarters. economic, political and social interests, American trade union concepts and Seafarer seamen. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the ahove rights The SIU publishes every six months in the Seafarers Log a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are have heen violated, or that he has heen denied his constitu­ tional right of access to Union records or information, he available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at head­ with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer quarters hy certified mail, return receipt requested. �Rigging a Bosuns Chair at Piney Point Fay Heads Campaign SIU Philadelphia Port Agent John Fay has been chosen to man­ age the campaign for re-election of Representative Joshua Eilberg (DPenn,). Eilberg is seeking his fourth term in Congress. He was first elected in 1966 and again in 1968 and 1970 by overwhelming margins. In accepting the appointment as campaign manager, Fay said: "It is an honor to be able to help a man like Josh Eilberg. As a Congressman he has always put the needs and wishes of his constitu­ ents first. "Josh has alway represented the workingman. His record on labor issues is outstanding." First Vessel To Show The Flag' if: • Dyrell Davis rigs a bosun's chair un­ der the watchful eyes of Deck Up­ grading Instructor Joe Wall, right, and other members of the AB up­ grading class. Looking on are Sea­ farers William Kleimola, Gene Dakin, E. Balasia, and Monte Grimes. After successful completion of the lifeboat curriculum, AB upgraders need to spend only two weeks at the Upgrad­ The first ship to carry the American flag around the world was the Columbia, piloted by Captain Robert Gray. She left Boston in 1787 and took three years to make a com­ plete voyage around the globe. ing Center to prepare for the ex­ aminations which are administered in Piney Point. The next class begins October 30 and new classes will start every two week thereafter. Seafarers Welfare, Pension, and Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ELIGIBLES Death In Hospital Daily Hospital & Hospital Extras Surgical Sickness & Accident Special Equipment Optical Supplemental Medicare Premiums Seaman Specialist-Medical Reimb DEPENDENTS OF ELIGIBLES Hospital & Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits in Hospital Surgical Maternity Blood Transfusions Optical Special Equipment Seamen Specialists-Dept. Medical Reimb. .. Special Disability PENSIONERS & DEPENDENTS Death Hospital &. Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits & Other Medical Exp Surgical Optical Blood Transfusions Special Equipment Meal Books Dental Supplemental Medicare Premiums Scholarship Program TOTALS Total Seafarers Welfare Plan Total Seafarers Pension Plan , Total Seafarers Vacation Plan J.' Amount Number August 25-September 22, 1972 MONTH YEAR TO DATE MONTH YEAR TO DATE 12 1,443 28 2 6,668 2 226 4 4 239 9,066 159 52 74,928 19 2,569 1,403 43 41,000.00 1,801.00 1,833.45 122.50 53,341.00 417.62 4,162.72 467.60 270.00 455,302.00 15,488.43 19,832.30 3,763.50 594,521.92 3,631.73 49,387.24 9,804.70 22,979.76 309 155 112 11 4 204 3,373 7,252 1,252 237 42 1,972 1 10 70,084.27 4,431.02 11,440.45 3,200.00 345.50 3,803.71 744,754.72 32,818.94 143,265.00 65,391.80 2,227.70 37,451.02 28.50 1,398.09 12,000.00 21,411.22 3,768.44 3,290.00 1,701.52 2 941 1 1,961 8 110 1.151 8,553 111 638 15 54 10,232 10 14,504 61 288.27 9,410.00 291.00 9,011.60 6,423.28 255,000.00 181,695.58 41,193.46 17,232.00 12,284.23 557.00 6,542.21 102,320.00 1,896.00 82,801.70 25,184.93 12,453 1,952 1,395 137,884 19,158 11,562 264,049.17 459,400.00 567,611.16 2,904,333.26 4,620,409.46 5,774,406.53 4 120 115 20 100 —— — — % f Figures in this report, published in the September issue of the Seafarers Log reflected an inadvertent error. Below are the correct figures'for the period July 25 to August 24, 1972, and for the fiscal year to that point. ELIGIBLES Death . I Hospital & Hospital Extras Surgical Sickness & Accident @ $8.00 Special Equipment Optical Supplemental Medicare Premiums Scholarship Program ^ I > 30 403 187 21 6 7,722 2 418 85 12,590 October 1972 227 5,399 2,749 131 50 67,647 17 2,343 1,399 53 124,292 56,209.00 403.00 561.00 672.70 879.00 61,776.00 354.00 6,732.35 1,715.60 — 339,683.79 414,302.00 5,399.00 8,247.00 17,998.85 3,641.00 541,176.00 3,214.11 45,224.52 9,337.10 18,761.65 2,628,884.09 Page 23 �SlU Ship's Committee Wandering the Seas Seafarers are men of great appreciati<m the arts. The Seafarern Log, to further their efforts in the poetry fields regularly makes space available for members* poems. To contribute to the Log poetry col­ umn members should send their poems to the Seafarers Log, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. An Old Tar's Tale Hit your flask and still your fears, Then batten down to round the horn. Yesterdays are maidens tears Tomorrows die unborn. •> '• Pert city lass or village boor Can you in truth depone To so rich a night, with knight so poor On bed of dockside stone. Scant life adheres to oft turned bone. He lives but half who sails alcme. To leave unlived the least of me, But fouls the sails of those Who willed my sails to be. V • ^•••:'•;X- And there's one you'd have wanted to know -1- J; l". , With who I pleasured in that long aga . WARRIOR (Sea-Land)—The containership Warrior stopped over in Hoboken last month after a smooth voyage from the South Atlantic. From left are: F. Brazell, educational director; B. Swearingen, ship's chairman; N. Guinones, steward delegate, and R. Mason, deck delegate. In May, the Warrior's crew saved 104 persons from a burning Liberian ship off the coast of Florida. See story on Page 5. "Con your ship through fog and gale. And serve me when you're fiim and hail. Doff your trews, I'll not play shy. Then man your fid toward yonder eye." She'd chirp, and hoist her drink. Then take ones arm and drop a wink. Now hove in sight one Bert McKnight, And he was the dog of dogs, all right. 'Twould bleed me pale the sum to relate Of my horrible, terrible, miserable fate. He conned her out of fornication To hearth and upright habitation. And then she chirped a different time: "Who sails from home and vibrant wife To wanton wench in distiant State, But flees the best of life. And proves an addled pate." •: Money Due SlU Members ' : The following Seafarers have checks due "them for wages earned aboard the 55 Jian in 1964. Each of these Seafarers should immediately contact the offices of Berenholtz, Kaplan & Heyman at 1845 Maryland National Bank Bldg., 10 Light St., Baltimore, Md., in person, by mail or by calling 301—539-6967, in order to obtain the amount due them. And yet, I'm kind disposed to whom I owe For life lived full in that long ago. Max Katzoff The Victor's Cup When things go wrong, as they sometimes will When the road you're trudging seems all uphill When the funds are low, and the debts are high And you want to smile, but you have to sigh When care is pressing you down a bit Rest if you must, but don't you quit Life is queer with its' twists and turns As everyone of us sometimes learns > f-''. ' And many a fellow turns about When he might have won, had he stuck it out Don't give up, though the ace seems slow You may succeed with another blow Often the goal is nearer than it seems V; To a faint and faltering man ' '' Often the struggle is given up . * When he might have captured the victors' cup ' /' And he learned too late, when the night came down How close he was to the Golden Crown Success is failure turned inside out The silver tint of the clouds of doubt And you can never tell how close yOu are It may be near when it seems so far So stick to the fight, and when you're hardest hit It's when things seem worst that you musn't quit. Jack H. Klohn Page 24 ^ • ' Richard S. Asmont Carmelo Attard Henry J. Broaders Qaude A. Brown Edmond L. Cain, Jr. Douglas A. Clark Elmer C. Danner George Dakis James M. Davis Rudolph G. Dean Juan M. DeVela George Fossett Eugene C. Hoffman Charles J. Hooper Joseph Horahan Marshall V. Howton Francis X. Keelan George Kontos Allan E. Lewis James Lewis Peter Losado Benedicto Luna Armando Lupari Hazel L. McQeary Edward McGowan Gerald R. McLean Terral McRaney Peter J. Mistretta Murphy, Theodore Joseph J. Naurocki David Nelson Reginald Newbury George Papamongolis Jeremiah E. Roberts Arthur Rudnicki Leonard Russi George Schmidt Ray F. Schrum James D. Smith Ray Smith Bella Szupp Ilus S. Veach, Jr. Joseph Wagner Robert F. Wurzler Ted Murphy The following Seafarers have checks due them for unclaimed wages earned aboard vessels operated by Texas City Refining, Inc. They should immediately contact L. W. Westfall, chief accountant, Texas City Refining, Inc., Marine Division, P.O. Box 1271, Texas City, Texas 77590. NAME William R. Corry Frederick Estes Lamar Gribbon Thomas Hopkins RATING AB OS Bosun Pumpman NUMBER 449-42-3299 464-80-0867 157-22-6074 576-16-6392 Seafarers Loi �All the human ills, all the frailities of the human ma­ chine, are magnified by drug use. Drugs ruin lives, wreck homes, send users to bleak and useless futures and even death. Nobody wins in a flirtation with drugs. Each man loses. Drugs can't cure loneliness, despair, tragedy, poverty and misery. Drugs can cause those things, and more— jail, unemployment and a future full of pain. Drugs are a bummer, stay away from them. �ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal year ended April 30, 1972 UNITED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA PENSION FUND 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215 to the SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS of the STATE OF NEW YORK 4. Receipts from Sale of Assets: a. Sales to parties-in-interest b. Sales to others c. Total Receipts from Sale of Assets (Schedule 2) 5. Other Receipts: a. Loans (Money borrowed) b. Other (Specify) See attachment c. Total Other Receipts 6. Total Receipts $ 240,819.30 240,819.30 $ 5,046.60 5,046.60 654,325.68 CASH DISBURSEMENTS 7. Insurance and Annuity Premiums Paid to Insur­ ance Carriers and Payments to Service Or­ The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general information as to ganizations (Including Prepaid Medical Plans) the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For 8. Benefits Provided Directly by the Trust or a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copes of which may 12,452.32 Separately Maintained Fund be inspected at th office of the fund, or at the New York State Banking Department, 9. Payments to an Organization Maintained by Employee Welfare Fund Division, 100 Church Street, New York, New York 10007. the Plan for the Purpose of Providing Bene­ Part IV fits to Participants (Attach latest operating statement of the Organization showing detail Part IV data for trust or other separately maintained fund are to be completed for a of administrative expenses, supplies, fees, plan involving a trust or other separately maintained fund. It also is to be completed etc.) for a plan which: (1) Has incurred expenses other than: (a) Payments for unfunded benefits or (b) Insurance or annuity premiums or subscripton charges paid to an insur­ 10. Payments or Contract Fees Paid to Inde­ pendent Organizations or Individuals Pro­ ance carrier or service or other organization; or (2) Has assets other than: (a) Insurance viding Plan Benefits (Clinics, hospitals, doc­ or annuity contracts or (b) Contributions in the process of payment or collection. tors, etc.) Part rV Section A 11. Administrative Expenses: Statement of Assets and Liabilities a. Salaries (Schedule 3) $ 22,640.45 United Industrial Woikers of North America Pension Plan 4,329.26 b. Allowances, expenses, etc, (Schedule 3) File No. WP-222427 1,544.29 c. Taxes For Year Beginning May 1, 1971 and Ending April 30, 1972 13,349.87 d. Fees and commissions (Schedule 4) 1,385.42 e. Rent ASSETS' 100.10 f. Insurance premiums End(ff End of 680.52 g. Fidelity bond premiums Reporting Year Prior Year Item h. Other administrative expenses (Specify) See $ 44,552.57 $ 19,246.13 1. Cash 21.937.66 attachment 2. Receivables: 65,967.55 i. Total Administrative Expenses a. Contributions: (See Item 18) 12. Purchase of Assets: (1) Employer a. Investments: (Other than real estate) (2) Other (Specify) (1) Purchased from parties-ih-interest $ b. Dividends or experience rating refunds 541,486.82 (2) Purchase from others c. Other (Specify) b. Real Estate: 3. Investments: (Other than real estate) (1) Purchased from others a. Bank deposits at interest and deposits or 544,486.82 c. Total Purchase of Assets shares in savings and loan associations .... 13. Loans (Money loaned) b. Stocks: 14. Other Disbursements: (Specify) 23,172.30 2,858.13 (1) Preferred a. See attachment $ 9,112.55 189,500.32 56,047.91 (2) Common b c. Bonds and debentures: 9,112.55 c. Total Other Disbursements (1) Government obligations: 229,019.24 15. Total Disbursements (a) Federal UNITED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA PENSION PLAN (b) State and municipal ATTACHMENT TO U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR—FORM D-2 (2) Foreign government obligations 168,309.00 315.574.95 YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 1972 (3) Nongovernment obligations d. Common Trusts: Part IV—Section B (1) adentify) Item 5b—Other Receipts (2) (Identify) Receipt of accrued interest on bonds purchased $ 384.62 e. Subsidiary organizations (See Instructions).. ' 4,611.38 Contributions received on behalf of other Plans (Identify and indicate percentage of owner­ 50.60 Interest from delinquent contributors ship by this Plan in the subsidiary) 5,046.60 (1) % Part IV—Section B- -Cash Disbursements (2) % Item lib—Other Administrative Expenses 4. Real estate loans and mortgages $ 5,433.54 5. Loans and Notes Receivable: Other than real Contribution to pension plan 235.50 estate) Postage, express and freight 375.08 a. Secured Telephone and telegraph 1,036.80 b. Unsecured Equipment rental (674.77) 6. Real Estate: Miscellaneous expense 164.64 a. Operated Repairs and maintenance 47.80 b. Other real estate Dues and subscriptions.. 7. Other Assets: 2,354.15 Stationery, printing and supplies 1,563.29 a. Accrued income Employee tenefits 66.95 b. Prepaid expenses Microfilm 94.10 161.43 c. Other (Spcify) Accrued interest receivable Outside temporary office help 447.61 3.92 8. Total A^ts $ 246,622.60 Office improvements 573,267.75 3.95 Miscellaneous Trustees' meeting expenses LIABILITIES Tabulating service 13,410.75 9. Insurance and annuity premiums payable $ Personnel recruiting 823.73 10. Unpaid claims (Not covered by insurance) Less expenses paid by other Plans included above 3,001.77 11. Accounts payable $21,937.66 12. Unapplied Contributions 516.10 Item 14a—Other Disbur^ments 13. Other liabilities (Specify) Due to other funds .. 925.97 97.37 Accrued interest on bonds purchased $ 670.80 14. Reserve for future benefits 245,696.63 582.643.43 Reimbursement to other Plans for expenses paid on behalf of the 15. Total Liabilities and Reserves $ 246,622.60 573,267.75 3,759.54 Pension Plan 4,611.38 Payment of contributions received for other Plans ' The assets H»ted in this statement must be valued on the basis regularly used In valuin investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shall be value 70.83 Advance of administrative expense at their aggregate cost or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so required to be filed with the U.S. Treasury Department. $ 9,112.55 ( )Indicates negative figure Part rV—Section B STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS CASH RECEIPTS Item 1. Contributions (Ex:clude amounts entered in $ 390,186.96 Item 2) a. Employer (Schedule 1) b. Employee .c. Other (Specify) d. Total Contributions 2. Dividends and Experience Rating refunds from Insurance Companies 3. Receipt from Investments $ 13,722.86 a. Interest 4,549.96 b. Dividends c. Rents d. Other (Specify) e. Total Receipts from Investments Page 26 $ 390,186.96 Employee 18,272.82 Seafarers Log - -.. As.- --.i �I 'I Senate, House Confer on Social Security Increases is A Social Security bill that contains improved benefits for the widows, eld­ erly and disabled but that also contains tax features opposed by the AFL-CIO is now before a House-Senate confer­ ence committee to straighten out differ­ ences in their two versions. The House bill, enacted a year ago, is the more conservative of the two, but the Senate version also contains a welfare program that in effect post­ pones real welfare for a matter of years. Basic objections of the AFL-CIO to both bills is their way of financing benefit improvements through in­ creases in taxes to be paid by workers and their employers. The labor view­ point is that these better benefits, desirable though they are, are not re­ lated to wage earnings and so should be financed out of general revenues. Conferees on the Senate side are: Senators Russell B, Long of Louisiana; Clinton Anderson of Missouri; Herman E. Talmadge of Georgia; Wallace F. Bennett of Utah and Carl T. Curtis of Nebraska. House conferees are: Representa­ tives Wilbur D. Mills of Arkansas; A1 Ullman of Oregon; James A. Burke of Massachusetts; Martha W. Griflfiths of Michigan; John W. Byrnes of Wiscon­ sin; Jackson E. Betts of Ohio and Her­ man T. Schneebeli of Pennsylvania. Faced with a bill that contains al­ most 1,000 pages, the Conference Committee had just four days to work on it before Congress was scheduled to take off for the election. Even more critical was whether Congress would adjourn and so would kill pending un­ finished business or simply recess and come back after the election for more work before it goes out of business. The Social Security bill consists of five basic sections: improved benefits and the way to finance them; im­ proved Medicare and Medicaid bene­ fits; better benefits for the blind, elderly and disabled; a welfare reform section—missing in the House version and simply a study program for the immediate future in the Senate version —and a miscellaneous section that in­ cludes a workforce section strongly opposed by organized labor. Highlights of improved benefits in­ clude: 100 percent widows benefits in­ stead of the present three-fourths; an increase in the amount retirees may earn up to $3,000 without penalty; in­ clusion of the disabled in Medicare instead of only those who have quali­ fied for Social Security retirement, and a number of lesser improvements, such as payments for prescriptions for the elderly. Biggest dispute over the measure came in the Senate where strong efforts were made to greatly improve welfare benefits without imposing a "workfare" system that would have forced workers into low-paying jobs and mothers to get jobs wiUiout pro­ viding adequate day care centers and without creating a system of spying on welfare recipients. Questions Answered About Social Security A I Q. I'm 66 and getting monthly social secnrity retirement checks, and I'm also working part time for a church nursery. Since the church has not decided to cover my parttime work by social security, can these earnings affect my montidy checks? A. Yes, if your total earnings for the year go over $1,680. Earnings from any work, whether or not cov­ ered by social security, have to be in­ cluded in figuring the amount of your earnings that may affect benefits due you for a year. However, income from savings, investments, pensions, and insurance does not count. Q. My wife and I are both retired and get monthly sociai security pay­ ments. Since my wife is collecting on my work record, will her earnings at a part-time job affect my monthly payments? A. No. Your wife's earnings affect only her payments. Q. I'm retired and getting monthly payments from social security. I don't work, but I do receive dividends from some stock I own and a small pension from my former employer. Must these be reported to social se­ curity as earnings? A. No. Neither your dividends nor your pension have any effect on your social security payments. What the law consideres is the extent of your retirement from work. Only earnings from emloyment or self-employment affect your payments and must be reported. Q. My wife and I were retired and getting monthly social security pay­ ments. My wife, who never wrwked under social security, died last month. My neighbors told me that I should apply for a lump-sum death payment to help with the funeral expenses. Is this correct? A. No. The death payment is only made when a workers, insured under social security, dies. Q. I'm looking ahead and trying to figure my retirement income. Is it possible for me to find out how murh my monthly social security payments will be? A. Yes. Any social security office can give you an estimate of your social security payments. It's a good idea to talk to a representative when you're beginning to think about retire­ ment. In addition ta giving you an estimate of what your payments will October 1972 be when you retire, he can also tell you -what papers and other informa­ tion you'll need when you apply. Q. My son died recenfly leaving a widow and a small child niio are now getting monthly sodal security payments. A neighbor told me that I might be able to get monthly checks as a parent. My son did support me, but I though that a parent could not get payments if a workers left a widow and child. Is my neighbor right or am I? A. Your neighbor is right. You may qualify for a monthly social security payment if you are 62 and if you were dependent on your son for at least one-half your support at the time of his death. You should call, write, or visit any social security office for more information about applying for payments. Q. When I went to the hospital earlier this year, I had to pay $68. They told me this was my deductible. I though I met my deductible earlier when I had some doctor bills. Now I'm really confused. Can you tell me why I had to pay the deductible twke? A. You didn't pay the same de­ ductible twice. There is a deductible under each of the two parts of Medi­ care. For the hospital part the deduc­ tible is $68 for each benefit period and for the doctor bill part the de­ ductible is $50 a year. You had met the $50 deductible with your doctor bills, but you had not yet met the hospital insurance deductible when you went into the hospital. Q. I became disabled a couple months ago and want to apply for monthly di^bility benefits from social security. I know I can't do my regular job any more. Who will decide whether my disability wiU keep me from doing any other work? A. You apply at your social se­ curity office, but doctors and voca­ tional specialists in a State agency (usually the Vocational Rehabilitation Agency) who have had experience in seeing the effects of disabilities upon peoples' abilities to work, make this decision. They study all the facts you have submitted, the medical reports, and information about your training, skills, and education. Q. I just hired a cleaning lady to come in 3 days a week. I pay her a salary and give her a noonday meal on each day she works. Should I in­ clude the value of her meals as wages on her quarterly wage reports? A. No. Only cash wages—not room, board, and meals-—are re­ ported for household workers. Q. My husband was getting monthly retirement payments when he died. He had also b^n supporting a friend's 13-year-old girl and was planning to adopt her. Since my hus­ band's death, I've gone ahead with the adoption. Can my adopted daughter now get payments based on my late husband's work record? A. Generally, if a child under 18 is legzdly adopted by the surviving spouse within 2 years after the work­ er's death, the child can get monthly checks. However, since there are certain other requirements that must be met, you should call, write, or visit any social security office for a specific answer to your question. Q. I have two small seasonal busi­ nesses. My net profit from each aver­ ages under $400 yeariy. Can I com­ bine the net pr(dits and get social security credit for this work? A. Yes. Self-employed people with more than one business during the year must combine the net profits. If the total net profit is $400 or more, it counts for social security. Q. I own and (qierate a farm. My 16-year-old son is working on a 4-H project He will earn about $800 from the project this year. Is he considered self-employed by social security? A. Yes. If your son is carrying out his 4-H activity by himself, he is self-employed. Since his net earnings will be over $400 for the year, he must file an income tax return and pay the social security self-employ­ ment contributions regardless of his age. Upgrader at Piney Point William Russell Burgess, tugboatman sailing with Curtis Bay Towing Co., gets help from Instructor James Aelick, left, as he prepares for the examination for fireman, watertender and oiler. The SlU Upgrading Center at Piney Point has helped a number of IBU Seafarers to achieve higher endorsements in both the deck and engine departments. Seafarer Burgess passed his examination with t flying colors. Page 27 I I �SlU Pensioners J Robert I. Atheifbn, 66, joined the union in the oit of Norfolk in 1961. He is a life-long resident of Virginia, now making his home in Mathews. Brother Atherton sailed in the steward department Hany L. Coker, 71, joined the union in 1957 in the Port of Houston. Seafarer Coker is a native Oklahomian and now resides in Texas City, Texas. He sailed in the engine department Claud E. Denny, 65 joined the union in 1959, in the Port of Balti­ more. A native of Bluefield, W.Va., he now resides in Houston, Texas. Brother Denny sailed in the deck department. Beresford Edwards, 73, was bom in Trinidad and now makes his home in the Bronx, N.Y. Brother Edwards joined the union in the Port of New York in 1947. He sailed in the steward department. Herman H. Hickman, 56, was bom in Florida and now makes his home in Mobile, Ala. He served in the U.S. Army, and joined the imion in 1951, in the Port of Nor-, folk, Va. Seafarer Hickman sailed in the engine department Robert H. Pitcher, 52, sailed in the steward department after join­ ing the union in 1951, in the Port of New Orleans. Seafarer Pitcher was hom in New Orleans and now makes his home in Arabi, La. Robert H. HaH, 65, served in the U.S. Navy from 1922-26. He joined the union in the Port of Boston in 1943, and sailed in the deck de­ partment. Brother Hall was bom in Missouri and now resides in New Orleans, La. David A. Ramsey, 59, joined the union in 1947, in the Port of New York. He was bom in Port-Barre, La., and now makes his home in Chalmette, La. Brother Ramsey sailed in the deck department Antone Pacidnos, 65, joined the union in 1944 in the Port of New York, and sailed in the deck de­ partment. He is a life-long resident of Massachusetts, now living in Cambridge. Salvador D. Santos, 65, served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and joined the union in 1953, in the Port of Houston, Texas. He is a native of the Philippine Islands, and now makes his home in Seattle, Wash. Seafarer Santos sailed in the steward department. Following is a list of attorneys to whom Seafarers with legal problems may turn in various port cities. The Seafarer need not choose the recom­ mended attorneys, and this listing is intended for information purposes only. New York—Schulman, Abarbanel, McEvoy & Schlesinger 1250 Broaway, New York, N.Y. 10001 (212) 279-9200 Boston, Mass.—^Patrick H. Harrington 56 N. Main Stret, Bennett Bldg. Fall River, Mass. (617) 676-8206 Baltimore, Md.- -Berenholdtz, Kaplan, Heyman, Engelman & Resnick 1845 Maryland National Bldg. Baltimore) Md. 21204 (301) Lex. 9-6967 Jacobo Enriquez, - 65, is a native of Puerto Rico and now resides in Brooklyn. He is a veteran member of the union having joined in 1941, in the Port of New York. He sailed in the steward department and served many times as steward delegate. Page 28 * John R. Roberts, 59, is a native of Florida and now resides in Mo­ bile, Ala. A veteran member of the union, Brother Roberts joined the union in 1939, in the Port of Miami, Fla., and sailed in the steward de­ partment. The initial list of recommended counsel throughout the United States is as follows: Millard B. Elliott, 56, joined the union in 1946, in the Port of Mobile, Ala. He was born in Tennessee, and now makes his home in Mobile. Seafarer Elliott sailed in the steward department. > ! .ihiS-. • sTsai/' Ramon Murillo, 69, joined the union in 1951, in the Port of Balti­ more. He was bom in Honduras, and now resides in New York City. Seafarer Murillo sailed in the engine department. Legal Aid John C. Elliott, 62, is a life-long resident of Alabama, now making his home in Toxey. He joined the union in 1945 in Mobile, Ala., and sailed in the deck department. .K & Tampa, Fla.—Hardee, Hamilton, Douglas & Sierra 101 East Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, Florida (813) 223-3991 Mobile, Ala.—Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Bldg. Mobile, Alabama (205) 4334904 New Orleans, La.—Dodd, Hirsch, Barker & Meunier 711 Carondelet Bldg. New Orleans, La. (504) Ja. 2-7265 Houston, Texas—Combs & Archer Suite 1220, 811 Dallas St. Houston, Texas (713) 228-4455 Los Angeles, Cal.- -Bodle, Fogle, Julber, Reinhardt & Rothschild 5900 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Cal. (213) 937-6250 San Francisco, Cal.- -Jennings, Gartland & Tilly World Trade Center San Francisco, California (415) Su. 1-1854 Seattle, Wash.—Vance, Davies, Roberts & Bettis Rm. 425, North Towers 100 W. Harrison Plaza Seattle, Wash. 285-3610 Chlc^o, m.—Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, 111. (312) An. 3-6330 Detroit, Mkh.—Victor G. Hanson , 15929 West Seven Mile Road Detroit, Mich. (313) Ver. 7-4742 St. Louis, Mo.—Gruenberg & Souders 721 Olive St. St. Louis, Missouri (314) Central 1-7440 �DISPATCHERS REPORT SEPTEMBER 1-30, 1972 i! DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans... Houston Wilmington San Francisco.. Seattle Totals All Groups ClassA ClassB 9 2 83 21 15 14 29 14 20 11 38 17 6 5 40 21 98 51 117 34 19 17 167 94 34 94 681 335 TOTAL SHIPPED REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups ClassA ClassB ClassC 4 5 0 52 18 2 10 3 0 20 3 0 18 6 0 18 13 0 0 3 0 35 10 0 59 23 1 34 13 0 9 9 0 57 41 0 23 13 1 339 160 4 An Groups ClassA ClassB 20 4 95 227 19 19 109 40 54 27 19 52 5 11 65 22 148 68 94 98 26 22 108 72 56 38 989 529 ENGINE DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED ITV Tl.r 4• . r I ^ Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans... Houston Wilmington San Francisco.. Seattle Totals An Groups 3assA ClassB 5 2 82 50 10 7 32 15 15 14 16 33 6 8 29 19 65 41 71 33 17 10 138 108 31 35 517 375 TOTAL SHIPPED REGISTERED ON BEACH An Groups ClassA ClassB ClassC 0 0 2 51 32 6 4 3 0 20 8 0 11 6 1 7 8 0 1 2 0 26 10 0 54 27 0 17 18 0 5 15 0 60 47 2 11 10 2 267 188 11 An Groups ClassA ClassB 9 5 100 142 20 17 98 45 29 31 21 41 5 6 31 38 139 68 95 82 17 14 35 37 78 88 723 563 STEWARD DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED Port Boston New York....... Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans... Houston Wilmington San Francisco., Seattle Totals An Groups ClassA ClassB 3 2 65 37 7 7 26 10 13 9 16 8 5 0 31 15 69 26 44 33 6 16 130 70 17 11 431 245 TOTAL SHIPPED AU Groups ClassA ClassB ClassC 1 1 0 46 30 3 7 0 0 25 6 0 12 9 0 10 4 0 0 1 2 17 0 14 28 19 2 11 12 1 5 14 0 38 35 2 . 7 3 12 205 161 11 REGISTERED ON BEACH An Groups ClassA ClassB 5 4 145 70 7 14 75 34 25 28 16 17 11 8 55 14 106 40 82 83 11 11 65 52 29 11 641 377 I. . 1 , MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS' SCHEDULE I" li Attantfe. Gulf & inland Waten District • V SIU-AGLIWD Meetings Nov. 14 2:30 p.m. Nov. 15 2:30 p.m. Nov. 20—2:30 p.m. Nov. 16—2:30 p.m. Nov. 24—2:30 p.m. Nov. 6—2:30 p.m. Nov. 7—2:30 p.m. Nov. 8—2:30 p.m. Nov. 10—2:30 p.m. Nov. 13—2:30 p.m. United Industrial Workers New Orleans Nov. 14 7:00 p.m. , Mobile Nov. 15 7:00 p.m. New York * Nov. 6—7:00 p.m. Philadelphia Nov. 7—7:00 p.m. Baltimore Nov. 8—7:00 p.m. Houston Nov. 13—7:00 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Section tSault Ste. Marie Nov. 16—7:30 p.m. Chicago Nov. 14—7:30 p.m. Buffalo Nov. 15—7:30 p.m. Duluth Nov. 17—7:30 p.m. Cleveland...... Nov. 17—7:30 p.m. New Orleans Mobile Wilmington San Francisco Seattle New York Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit tHouston September 1972 Toledo Detroit Milwaukee Nov. 17—7:30 p.m. Nov. 13—7:30 p.m. Nov. 13—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Orleans Nov. 14—5:00 p.m. Mobile Nov. 15—5:00 p.m. Philadelphia Nov. 7—5:00 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) Nov. 8—5:00 p.m. Norfolk Nov. 9—5:00 p.m. Houston Nov. 13—5:00 p.m. RaUway Marine Region Philadelphia Nov. 14—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Nov. 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Nov. 16—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Jersey City Nov. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. ^Meeting held at Galveston wharves, t Meeting held in Labor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. •Meeting held in Labor Temple, Newport News. ?! SIU Adanfic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers I'i PRESIDENT Paul Hall SECRETARY-TREASURER Joe DiOiorgio EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Undsey Williams A1 Tanner Robert Matthews HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Blyn. 11232 (212) HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 800 N. Second Ave. 49707 (517) EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. ...1216 E. Baltimore St 21202 (301) EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass. 215 Essex St 02111 (617) 482-4716 BUFFALO, N.Y. 290 Fnmkiin St 14202 SIU (716) TL 3-9259 mu (716) TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, m. 9383 Ewing Ave. 60617 SIU (312) SA 1-0733 IBU (312) ES 5-9570 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St 44113 (216) MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. .10225 W. Jefferson Ave. 48218 (313) VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 2014 W. 3d St 55806 (218) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich. P.O. Box 287, 415 Main St 49635 (616) EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex. 5804 Canal St 77011 (713) WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 2608 Pearl St 32233 (904) EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, NJ. 99 Montgomery St 07302 (201) HE 5-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1 South Lawrence St 36602 (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3d St 23510 (703) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4th St 19148 (215) DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. 534 Ninth Ave. 77640 (713) 983-1679 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. .1321 Mission St 94103 (415) 626-6793 SANTURCE, P.R 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 00908 (809) 724-0267 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Ave. 98121 (206) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 4577 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 TAMPA, Fia. 312 Harrison St 33602 (813) 229-2788 TOLEDO, Ohio 935 Summit St 43604 (419) 248-3691 WILMINGTON, Calif. 450 Seaside Ave. Terminal Island, Calif. 90731 (213) 832-7285 YOKOHAMA, Japan Iseya Bldg., Room 810 1-2 Kaigan-Dori-Nakaku 2014971 Ext 281 Page 29 �JUtnal Brpartnrra Arvel Bearden, 67, passed away June 4, 1972 after a long illness. A native of Farmerville, La., Brother Bearden resided in Baltimore, Md., at the time of his death. He joined the union in Norfolk, Va., in 1944, and sailed in the deck de­ partment. Seafarer Bearden was buried at Sardis Baptist Cemetery in Farmerville. Among his survivors is his daughter, Mrs. F. D. Luton of Florida. Stanley J. Hutchinson, 47, passed away suddenly November 2, 1971. A life-long resident of Baltimore, Md., Seafarer Hutchinson joined the union there in 1951, and sailed in the deck department. He was buried at New Catharine Cemetery in Baltimore. Among his survivors are his daughter Grace, and his son, Stanley Jr. SIU Pensioner, ACCUKSO Bonti, 78, passed away. May 9, 1972, after a long illness. A life-long resident of Massachusetts, Seafarer Bonti re­ sided in Boston at the time of his death. He joined the union in the Port of Boston in 1947, and sailed in the engine department. Brother Bonti was buried at St. Michael Cemetery in Rosendale, Mass. Among his survivors is his sister, Maria. SIU Pensioner James MacGregor, 65, passed away suddenly oh May 25, 1972. A native of Massachusetts, he was a resident of Baltimore, Md., when he died. Seafarer MacGregor joined the union in 1955 in the Port of Baltimore, and sailed in the en­ gine department. He was buried at Holy Rosary Cemetery in Baltimore. Homer Cherwink, 48, passed away January 26, 1972 while serving aboard the SS Seatrain Carolina. He was born in Wisconsin and resided in Sonoma, Wash., when he died. Brother Cherwink joined the union in 1960 in the Port of Seattle. Among his survivors is his wife. Hazel. Eugene P. Covert, 47, passed away April 3, 1972 while serving aboard the SS American Victory. He served in the Marine Corps for twelve years, . and was wounded twice in Korea. Seafarer Covert joined the union in Houston in 1964, and sailed in the deck department. A native of New York City, Brother Covert resided in Houston, Texas when he died. He was buried at Veterans Administration Cemetery, Houston. Among his survivors is his wife, Geny." Cecil P. Diitz, 56, passed away suddenly on April 15, 1972. He was a native of Colorado and resided in Montgomery, Wash., when he died. Brother Diltz joined the union in the Port of New York in 1959, and sailed in the deck department. Among his survivors is his brother, Byron. Luther H. Dodson, 50, passed away suddenly on May 11, 1972. Born in Louisiana, he resided in Beaumont, Texas when he died. Seafarer Dodson joined the union in the Port of Houston in 1961, and sailed in the deck department. Brother Dodson was buried at Springdale Cemetery in Coushatta, La. Among his survi­ vors is his wife, Patsie. Robert C. Ewen, 43, passed away May 7, 1972 after a long illness. A native of Worcester, Mass., he re­ sided in San Francisco at the time of his death. Brother Ewen joined the union in the Port of San Fran­ cisco in 1967, and sailed in the en­ gine department. He was buried at Fairmont Memorial Park in Fairfield, Calif. Among his survivors is his mother Isabella. Page 30 Ralph O. Masters, 57, passed away on April 24, 1972 after a short ill­ ness. A native of Missouri, he was a resident of Yokohama, Japan at the time of his death. Brother Masters joined the union in the Port of New York in 1947, and sailed in the steward department. He was buired at Woodlawn Cemetery in Oelwein, Iowa. Among his survivors is his wife, Mineko. SIU Pensioner Louis Susiovitz, 73, passed away April 8, 1972 after a long illness. He joined the union in the Port of New York in 1942, and sailed in the steward department. A native of Fall River, Mass., Brother Susiovitz resided in Miami, Fla., when he died. He was buried at Lake­ side Memorial Park in Miami. Among his survivors is his sister, Ella Primack. Jack L. Thrower, 51, passed away March 24, 1972, after a short ill­ ness. A native of Danville, Va., he resided in Anaheim, Calif., at the time of his death. Brother Thrower joined the union in the Port of Wilm­ ington, Calif., in 1970, and sailed in the deck department. He was buried at Highland Burial Park in Danville. Among his survivors is his wife. Merle. WUUam J. Williams, 57, passed away May 4, 1972 of a heart com dition. A life-long resident of Balti­ more, Md., Seafarer Williams joined the union there in 1961. He sailed in the deck department. Brother Williams was buried at Glen Haven Cemetery in^ Glen Burnie, Md. Among his survivors is his mother, Mamie. SIU Pensioner Joseph E. Barringer, 61, passed away July 21. Born in Memphis, Tenn., he resided in New Orleans at the time of his death. Seafarer Barringer joined the union in the Port of New York in 1944, and sailed in the engine deparment. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War 11. Brother Barringer is survived by his wife, Faye Marie. Daniel W. Sommer, 62, died of a heart attack Febru­ ary 21, 1972. He was a life-long resident of Mobile, Ala., where he joined the union in 1939. Seafarer Sommer sailed in the deck department. He was buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Mobile. Among his survivors is his brother, Charles. SIU Pensioner William I. Brightwell, 47, passed away July 8, of a heart condition. A life-long resident of Maryland, he resided in Woodbine, Md., at the time of his death. Brother Brightwell joined the union in 1948, in the Port of New York, and sailed in the steward department. He was buried at Poplar Springs Cemetery in Poplar Springs, Md. Among his sur­ vivors is his uncle, Harry. SIU Pensioner Isaac Craft, 77, passed away June 12 after a long illness. A life-long resident of Tampa, Fla., Brother Craft joined the union there in 1940. He sailed in the engine department. He was buried at Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Tampa. Among his survivors is his wife. Alma. Ralph B. Hampson, 44, died ac­ cidentally June 16, while serving aboard the SS Bethtex in-the Port of Houston. A native of New York City, he was a resident of Opalocka, Fla., when he died. Brother Hamp­ son joined the union in 1945 in the Port of Savanna, and sailed in the steward department. He was buried at Dade Memorial Park in Miami, Fla. Among his survivors is his wife, Helene. David L. DeHaven, 22, was killed in a highway accident on August 9. Born in Pennsylvania, he was a resi­ dent of Pensacola, Fla., at the time of his death. Brother DeHaven was a graduate of the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. He joined the union in the Port of New York in 1971, and sailed in the steward de­ partment. He was buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park in West Palm Beach, Fla. Among his survivors is his father. Jack. David J. Kisosondl, 19, was killed in a highway accident on July 9. He was a graduate of the Harry Lunde­ berg School of Seamanship. He joined the union in the Port of New Orleans in 1969, and sailed in the steward department. Brother Kisosondi was a resident of Brandon, Fla., all his life. He was buried at Hillsboro Memorial Gardens in Brandon, Fla. Among his survivors is his mother, Betty. SIU Pensioner John Maaslk, 70, passed away July 9 of a heart condi­ tion. A native of Estonia, he was a resident of Baltimore, Md., at the time of his death. Brother Maasik joined the union in 1943 in the Port of New York, and sailed in the steward department. He was buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Baltimore, Md. Stephen R. Mehringer, 44, died of a heart attack August 6, while serv­ ing aboard the SS Manhattan in waters of the coast of Bangladesh. Born in China, he was a resident of Houston, Texas at the time of his death. Brother Mehringer joined the union in 1957, in the Port of Seattle, and sailed in the deck department. Seafarer Mehringer was buried at sea on August 13, 1972. Among his survivors is his wife, Ruth. Seafarers Log �jltnal irttartnrra tiif: Ir Edward B. Myers, 64, passed away on June 13, 1972 of a heart attack, while serving aboard the steamship Iberville. A life-long resident of Cali­ fornia, he resided in Long Beach at the time of his death. Brother Myers joined the union in the Port of San Francisco in 1962, and sailed in the engine department. Among his sur­ vivors is his wife, Marie. SIU Pensioner Jose R. Rlcamonte, 68, passed away April 18 of a heart condition. Born in the Philippine Islands, he was a resident of Brroklyn, N.Y., at the time of his death. He joined the union in 1955 in the Port of New York, and sailed in the steward department. Brother Ricamonte was buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Hayward, Calif. Among his survivors are his nieces, Jessie and Lolita. SIU Pensioner Berkey Shuler, 62, died July 18 of a heart condition. A sided in Mobile at the time of his death. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Seafarer Turk was buried at Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile. Among his survivors is his wife, Ruth. Vernon Anderson, 70, passed away June 18 after a long illness. A native of the Virgin Islands, he resided in Newark, N.J. when he died. Brother Anderson joined the union in the Port of New York in 1961, and sailed in the engine department. He was buried at Heavenly Rest Cemetery in East Hanover, N.J. Among his sur­ vivors is his daughter, Juanita. SILT Pensioner Lawrence Porper, 72, died July 5 of a heart condition. He joined the union in 1944 in the Port of Baltimore, and sailed in the deck department. A native of New York City, Brother Porper resided in Baltimore when he died. He was buried at St. Stanislaus Cemetery in Baltimore. Amon ghis survivors is his brother, John. James B. Archie, 57, died accident­ ally July 14. Born in Alabama, he resided in Baltimore when he died. Seafarer Archie joined the union in 1941 in the Port of Mobile, Ala., and sailed in the steward department. He was buried at Arbutus Memorial Park in Baltimore. Among his sur­ vivors are his wife, Corine, his sons, James and Grailen, and his daughter, Danna. William E. Reed, 72, passed away June 27 after a long illness. He joined the union in the Port of New York in 1947, and sailed in the engine department. A native of New Jersey, he resided in New York City at the time of his death. Brother Reed served in the U.S. Navy during World War I. Among his survivors is his sister Alice Piel of Jersey City, N.J. Candido Dela Cruz, 63, passed away July 5 of a heart condition. Born in the Philippine Islands, he was a resident of Seattle, Wash, at the time of his death. Brother Dela Cruz joined the union in 1961 in Seattle, and sailed in the steward department. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was buried at Washington Memorial Park in Seattle, Among his survivors is his wife, Grace. Pete Triantafillos, 59, passed away April 3 after a short illness. A native of Washington B.C., he resided in Houston, Texas at the time of his death. He joined the union in 1944 in the Port of Philadelphia, and sailed in the steward department. He was buried at Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, B.C. Among his sur­ vivors is his sister, Helen. ! SIU Pensioner August F. Kothe, 67, passed away June 15 after a long illness. A life-long resident of Louisi­ ana, he resided in New Orleans at the time of his death. Brother Kothe joined the union in 1948 in the Port of Mobile, and sailed in the steward department. He was buried at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Jefferson Park, La. SIU Pensioner Henry B. Williams, 64, passed away May 10 after a long illnes. Born in Kentucky, he resided in Kingsport, Tenn. at the time of his death. He joined the union in 1946 in the Port of Mobile, Ala., and sailed in the engine department. Brother Williams was buried at Powell Valley Cemetery in Powell Valley, Va. Among his survivors is his wife. Hazel. I': r Samuel D. Parirer, 51, died acci­ dentally June 11 in Okinawa. He joined the union in 1944 in the Port of Norfolk, Va., and sailed in the engine department. A native of North Carolina, Brother Parker resided in Tuckasegee, N.C. when he died. Among his survivors is his wife, Stella. SIU Pensioner Willie White, 71, passed away on June 1, 1972 after a short illness. Born in Florida, he was a resident of Baltimore, Md. at the time of his death. An early member of the union. Seafarer White joined in 1938 in the Port of New York. He sailed in the steward department. Brother White was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Despoort, Md. Among his survivors is his niece, Harriet Ennis. i: SIU Pensioner, Estal F. Potts, 66, passed away June 30 after a long illness. Born in Kansas, he was a resident of San Francisco, Cal. at the time of his death. Brother Potts served in the U.S. Army during World War 11. He joined the union in the Port of New York in 1946, and sailed in the steward department. Seafarer Potts was buried at Conway Springs Cemetery in Conway Springs, Kansas. Among his survivors are his sister Ruby, and his daughter, Mil­ dred. Adolph T. Anderson, 65, passed away suddenly on June 29, 1972 of heart failure. Born in Ohio, he was a resident of Santa Rosa, Cal. at the time of his death. Brother Anderson joined the union in 1944 in the Port of New York, and sailed in the deck department. He was buried at Lake Park Cemetery in Lake Park, Cal. Among his suirivors is his sister, Mabel Jenkins. /• Lavem M. Anderson, 46, passed away on June 24, 1972 after a long illness. He joined the union in the Port of Richmond, Va. in 1945, and sailed in the engine department. A native of Waynesville, Mo., he re­ sided in San Francisco, Cal., when he deid. Seafarer Anderson served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was buried at Waynesville Memo­ rial Park in Waynesville. Among his survivors is his mother, Lucy. October 1972 ^ SIU Pensioner John A. Reed, 58, passed away June 9 at his residence in Pearl River, La. A native of Mobile, Ala., Seafarer Reed joined the union there in 1938, and sailed in the deck department. Brother Reed was buried at Pearl River Cemetery in Pearl River, La. Among his survivors are his wife. Vera, his brothers, Paul and Frank, and his sisters, Marrettie, Edna Mae and Ornita. John Turir, Jr., 49, passed away June 18. He joined the union in 1951 in the Port of Mobile, Ala., and sailed in the steward department. A native of Illinois, Brother Turk renative of Connecticut, he resided in Houston, Texas at the time of his death. Brother Shuler joined the union in the Port of New York in 1949, and sailed in the steward de­ partment. He was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Houston. Among his survivors is his brother, George. Joseph A. Sierko, 31, passed away on July 7, 1972 after a short illness. A life-long resident of Philadelphia, Pa., he joined the. union there in 1964, and sailed in the engine de­ partment. He was buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Montgomery County, Pa. Among his survivors are his mother, Theresa, and his father, Joseph. SIU Pensioner Albert Sinclair, 80, passed away on June 27 after a long illness. Born in the British West In­ dies, he resided in New York City at the time of his death. An early mem­ ber of the union. Brother Sinclair joined in 1939 in the Port of New York, and sailed in the steward de­ partment. He was buried at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, N.Y. Among his survivors is his sister, Rosmin. William H. Westcott, 61, died April 8 after a short illness. Bom in Canada, he resided in New York City at the time of his death. Brother Westcott joined the union in the Port of New York in 1947, and sailed in the engine department. He was buried at St. Mary Cemetery in Cold Springs, N.J. Among his survivors are his son, John, and his sister, Helen. Page 31 �Vol. XXXiV No. 10 SEAFARERS^LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO \ The Union Label The union label is the trademark of the American labor movement. It represents more than a hundred years of struggle to achieve a better life for trade union members. So too, each individual union label shown here is uniquely repre­ sentative of that union's constant efforts to attain decent wages for its members, equity for them as American citizens, and dignity for them as human beings. Moreover, the union label is a guarantee of quality American work­ manship. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1972 Description An account of the resource Headlines: APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR BOSUN RECERTIFICATION COURSE, COMMITTEE SECURITY IN UNITY BILATERAL AGREEMENT WITH SOVIET UNION MEANS 5,000 NEW AMERICAN JOBS $566.4 MILLION LNG CONTRACTS NOW SIGNED MSC-HUDSON PACT MEANS NEW SIU JOBS WATERMAN BEGINS LASH CONSTRUCTION CONGRESS APPROVES NEW MARITIME BILL HOUSE TO ACT ON FISHING BILL SEAFARERS HELP 104 FLEE BURNING SHIP NLRB SEEN DRIFTING AWAY FROM WORKERS LABOR ANGERED BY WAGE BILL STALL DANISH P.M. A UNION MAN 1,600 ATTEND LNG CONFERENCE KEEPING THE REPUBLIC PEOPLE IMPORTANT, TOO REP. DENT ATTACKS FOREIGN TRADE MYTHS SL-180 RETURNS TO HOME PORT CITIES ON THE OCEAN IN THE WORLD'S FUTURE SEA-LAND GALLOWAY FIRST SL-7 VOYAGE MARKS ADVENT OF WORLD'S FASTEST COMMERCIAL CONTAINERSHIP PROVIDES IMPETUS TO INDUSTRY USPHS ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH CARE UPGRADING CLASS SCHEDULE AT LUNDEBERG SCHOOL BALANCED DIET, TRICKY BALANCING ACT RIGGING A BOSUN'S CHAIR AT PINEY POINT FAY HEADS CAMPAIGN SENATE, HOUSE CONFER ON SOCIAL SECURITY INCREASES QUESTIONS ANSWERED ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1/1972 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXXIV, No. 10 1972 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/23fc74a35d0b4481058e22a9234a6d07.PDF 9ec32abf41b818eff8ca31cc853fcfd5 PDF Text Text w-'mm « ttw SBMUtEM / A ' '* - \ -V /// , im r •= C" — ' " '' ' ' ' ' • - �Voting Continues on Dues, Initiation Fee Increases Voting is in progress at SIU halls throughout the country on the proposed increase in dues and initiation fees for union members. The voting, which began on Oct 2, is to extend through Oct. 31 and is being conducted through a mail referendum. No ballot received after noon on Nov. 6 will be counted. The ballots will be counted by a membership-elected Tallying Commit­ tee of six full book members who will be elected at a special meeting at head­ quarters on Nov. 1. The dues and initiation fees proposal, approved at the regular membership meetings in September, had been sub­ mitted by the membership-elected SIU Constitutional Committee. Elected at a special headquarters membership meeting on Aug. 28, the Constitutional Committee consisted of six full book men, two from eacii de­ partment. The Committee's report noted "that the expenses of operating and adminis­ tering the Union, in order to adequately and better serve our membership, have significantly increased over tBI8*^^t years." It was therefore recommended that, effective Jan. 1,1974, the calendar quarterly dues for all SIU members be increased to $50 and that the initiation fee for all new full book members be raised to $600. On the recommendation of the Con­ stitutional Committee, dues increase and the initiation fee increase are con­ sidered as separate propositions on the ballots. Before submitting their report, the Constitutional Committee consulted with the union's General Counsel re­ garding legal aspects of the proposed IBU Convention Nominations nominate himself for the position by writing to the Regional Director, In­ land Boatmen's Union, 99 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. 07302. ^ The nomination should be sent by certified or registered mail, and contain the member's full name, residence, A total of 12 delegate positions from book number and social security num­ the four IBU districts are open to ber. All sudi nominations must be members—^five from the Gulf Coast received by the Regional Director be­ Region, four from the Atlantic Coast fore noon, Oct. 23. Region, two from the Great Lakes Tug A detailed report, completely out­ and Dredge Region and one from the lining all election dates and procedures Railway Marine Region. was sent to each IBU member's last Any member in good standing may known address. Nominations are now being accepted for the membership-elected positions of convention delegates at the Inland Boatmen's Union National Convention to be held Nov. 29 in Washington, D.C. the PRESIDENT'S REPORT: The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee has announced pub­ lic hearings on proposed legislation to guarantee that a part of all of the nation's oil imports be carried on the ships of the U. S. merchant marine. Paul HaU The measure the committee will inves­ tigate is sponsored by Congresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan, committee chair­ man, and nearly 200 other Congressmen. The bill provides that 20 percent of all imported oil and oil products be carried on American-flag ships. This percentage would go up to 25 percent in 1975 and to 30 percent in 1977. The United States today imports about 30 percent of its oil requirements and the experts predict that this figure will go to 50 percent by 1980. However, vir­ tually all of this oil is being carried on foreign-flag tankers. This fact has put the nation in an un­ usual position. We have a dual energy dependency. We are dependent on for­ eign sources for our oil supphes and we are dependent on foreign shippers to transport those supplies to our shores. The legislation under consideration would put an end to much of this dual dependency. With U. S. ships carrying a reasonable portion of these imports, the constitutional amendment, and with the Secretary-Treasurer regarding statis­ tical matters. In addition, they also met with other SIU oflScers and members. Only full book members in good^ standing are eligible to vote-on the' measures as prescribed by the SIU Con­ stitution. Seafarers eligible to vote can obtain their ballot at any of the desig­ nated SIU halls where voting is being conducted or they can request absentee ballots under certain circumstances as outlined in the Committee's report. In addition to appearing in the Sep­ tember issue of the LOG, copies of the full text of the Constitutional Commit­ tee's report were mailed to all duespaying SIU members at their last known home addresses. The report was also posted prominently at all union halls and was sent to all SlU-contracted ships at sea in care of the Ship's Chairmap. The Constilational Committee's re­ port concurred with a resolution previ­ ously submitted by the Quarterly Fi­ nancial Committee and approved in all SIU ports at the regular August mem­ bership meetings. That original resolution called for the election of a Constitutional Committee to study and report on the best way to implement a referendum vote on the proposed increases. There is still time to vote and all Sea­ farers who are eligible to vote are urged to do so. House Begins Oil Hearings The House Merchant Marine and would increase to 25 percent on June Fisheries Committee has scheduled ini­ 30, 1975, and to 30 percent on June tial hearings October 8-11 on legisla­ 30, 1977. tion introduced by Congresswoman Similar legislation has been intro­ Leonor K. Sullivan (D-Mo.), com­ duced in the Senate co-sponsored by mittee chairman, and some 200 other Senators J. Glenn Beall, Jr. (R-Md.), Congressmen to require that a portion Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.), of all of the nation's oil imports be car­ Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (R-Md.) ried on U.S.-flag ships. and Henry M. Jackson (D-Wash.). Government witnesses will lead off Meanwhile, as this issue of the LOG the hearings. Dates will be set later for went to press, members of a Senatetestimony by labor, industry and other House conference committee were interested parties. meeting to work out minor differences The legislation under cmisideration in legislation to permit construction of calls for 20 percent of oil and oil prod­ the trans-Alaska pipeline. Somewhat ucts imports to be carried on American- differing versions of the legislation flag ships. The required percentage ^ariier^assedboffi^ho^^ Cargo Preference Bill nation would be assured of dehvery even in time of crisis. In other words, this legislation is im­ portant to all Americans as a means of guarding our own national security. In addition, the measure will help the nation's balance-of-payments picture. That means that some of the cost of transporting the oil imports will stay in this country instead of being paid to for­ eign shippers. It is estimated that this could add about a half-billion dollars a year to the American economy to help reduce the balance of payments outflow for oil im­ ports. Another immediate benefit of this leg­ islation would be the creation of more jobs for more Americans. Thousands of jobs would be created in shipbuilding; thousands more would be created in in­ dustries allied to shipbuilding. And it would mean more jobs for Sea­ farers. These are some of the reasons why our union, the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department and the entire AFL-CIO are fighting to see this legislation enacted into law. It is going to be a tough fight. Just over a year ago, similar legislation was defeated in the U.S. Senate by a narrow margin. Principal opposition to this measure comes from the major oil companies which traditionally have attempted to thwart all moves aimed at stren^ening the U. S. merchant marine. They are the chief backers of pro­ grams to protect the runaway-flag fleet, owned by Americans but flying foreign flags in order to avoid U. S. taxes, wages and safety standards. They work through the so-called American Committee for Flags of Neces­ sity which represents American opera­ tors of tankers flying the flags of Liberia, Honduras and Panama. They are the multinational oil com­ panies which owe allegiance to no coun­ try. They are formidable. They have powerful resources and much influence. But this is'a fight which must be fought. From the Seafarer's point of view, this is a battle for future security, for maintaining and improving the qual­ ity of life. Still, we must bear in mind that there is more than jobs and job security in­ volved. The nation's very well-being, se­ curity and economy are also involved Hiat is why we make ready now for the fight and ask all Seafarers to support the union in this important legislative battle. Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CI0,675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11232. Published monthly. Second Class postage paid at Brooklyn, N. Y. Vol. XXXV, No. 10. October 1973. Page 2 Seafarers Log �w On the steps of SlU headquarters, September graduates of the "A" Seniority Upgrading Program join the third class to complete the Bosuns Recertification Program. Bosun graduates in the front row are, from left: J. Pulliam; S. Stockmarr; J. Parker; C. James; D. C. Dickenson, and S. J. Jandora. Middle row of upgraders are, from left: D. Smith, steward department; D. Ivey, L. KittJeson and P. Andrepont, engine department; M. Grimes and M. Johnson, deck depart­ ment. Top row of upgraders are, from left: C. Moore, P. Bean and M. Marcus, deck department, and T. McCabe and R. Minix, engine department. 'Full Speed Ahead - Bosuns Recertification Program "You can teach an old dog new tricks." So said one of the six bosuns who graduated this month from the SIU's Bosuns Recertification Program class as they received their recertification certifi­ cates at the Oct. 9 regular membership meeting at headquarters. In response to the "old dog" quip by recertified Bosun David Dickenson, who joined the SIU in 1945, another newlyrecertified bosun, Sven Stockmarr, who has been sailing since 1938, told the membership at the meeting that "new tricks were learned" by him in the Sep­ tember bosuns retraining classes at the Harry Lundeberg School for Seaman­ ship at Piney Point, Md., and at union headquarters. The other graduating bosuns were James Pulliam, S. J. Jandora, Calvain A. James and James W. Parker. After the meeting, the elected Bosuns Selection Committee consisting of Rob­ ert Corbea, WUliam Velazques and William Funk began working to select the 12 bosuns and alternates to enroll in the next 60-day Bosuns Program. Also graduating at the same time were 11 Seafarers who completed the fourth class of the 30-day "A"Seniority Upgrading Program at Piney Point and headquarters. Those who received their full union books were L. O. Kittleson, P. J. Andre­ pont, D. B. Smith, C. M. Moore, T. J. McCabe, M. A. Marcus, M. Johnson, P. L. Bean, M. R. Grimes, D. E. Ivey and R. G. Minix, Jr. The bosuns and upgraders were greeted with applause from the as­ sembled Seafarers as each graduate in­ troduced himself. Following his introduction. Bosun Parker of Houston, who joined the SIU in 1945, told the audience that "Piney Point and the Bosuns Recertification Program is one of the best things to come up. And if you miss it, you'll miss one of the best bets of your life!" Bosun James of New York said, "It's a remarkable pleasure to have been here. IhadaSheepshead Bay start and now after 27 years at sea I'll be able to live the rest of my days as a sailor." He joined the union in 1949. "I appreciate the opportunity to be in the program. I saw in Washington the desperate need of SPADfor political action," were the words of Bosun Jan­ dora of the port of New York who joined the SIU in 1944. An "old sea dog" who did learn some new tricks in the retraining program. Bosun Dickenson of New Orleans asked the membership to "Stand up for the Bosuns Class Expanded to 12 The Seafarers Appeals Board—act­ ing under provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement in effect between the SIU and its contracted companies — met on Oct. 3 and unanimously agreed to increase the size of the Bosuns Recertification Program classes from the current six to a total of twelve bosuns per month. This action—SAB action #186—will begin with the No­ vember 1st class of bosuns. SIU Vice President Frank Drozak, chairman of the Seafarers Appeals Board, noted: "The Bosuns Recertification Pro­ gram has been extremely successful in providing the industry with highly qualified personnel, and new vessels are being put into service even faster than was originally contemplated. This necessitates a need for a speed-up of the program." Henceforth, the bosun-elected Bo­ suns Selection Committee will select 12 bosuns and 12 alternates from the list of eligible applicants for each month's class. The SlU-AAanned Navy Tankers The recent successful transfer of 13 Navy tankers to manning by the SIU is further proof of why the U.S. mer­ chant marine, over the years, has earned the title of our nation's "fourth arm of defense." The transfer operation, which began last November with the crewing of the USNS Maumee in Jacksonville, Fla., was recently termed a "milestone" achievement by Rear Admiral John D. Chase, commander of the Military Sealift Command. "The civilian personnel displayed dedication and professionalism in planning and accomplishing the job in the most expeditious and efficient man­ ner," praised the MSC chief. October 1973 These 13 tankers, along with other SlU-manned MSC vessels, the Falcon Tanker fleet, and others perform the vital task of supplying our Army, Air Force and Naval bases around the world with a constant flow of oil, jet fuel and motor gasolines. Ju&t as important, the tankers carry out the difficult job of refueling at sea many Naval vessels which must remain on constant patrol to ensure America's national security. These cooperative civilian-military operations have received high Navy praise on several occasions. In addition to the significance of these operations to the national secu­ rity, transfer of the 13 tankem—^the USNS Maumee, American Explorer, Pecos, Cossatot, Shenandoah, Saugatuck, Sauamico, Shoshone, Yukon, Santa Ynez, Schuylkill, Millicoma and Tallulah—has meant more than 500 jobs for SIU members. A story on the recent nine month voyage of the tanker Cossatot is in the centerfold of this issue of the LOG. The Navy is now in the process of having nine new tankers constructed as additions and replacements for the present fleet, scheduled for delivery at intervals throughout 1974 and 1975. With the membership's continued help, the SIU will rise to meet this chal­ lenge as we have always done in the past. Bosuns Recertification Program and give a hand to union officials." Addressing the meeting, Bosim Pull­ iam of San Francisco, who helped to build Piney Point in 1967, declared "The Bosuns Recertification Program at Piney Point is great. We need the help of everyone to succeed." The bosun who joined the union in 1946 also expressed the need for SPAD. He added "Everyone should upgrade." Finally, Bosun Stockmarr of New York who joined the union in 1943, urged more Seafarers to take part in the union's fire-fighting course at Bayonne, N.J. Saying, "We're heading in the right direction," union Vice President Frank Drozak commented on the bosuns pro­ gram with "This is the type of effort that will allow us to meet the needis of the future." lOOfh QMED -Any Rating Seafarer Thurston Lewis at the age of 56 became the 100th engine depart­ ment seaman to achieve a QMED—any rating, since the Lundeberg School be­ gan its Upgrading Program in Piney Point in June 1972. Seafarer Lewis has been sailing with the SIU since December 1943 and for 12 years shipped in the deck depart­ ment. Brother Lewis who makes his home in New Orleans was born on a farm in Oklahoma. "I guess I always had a little salt in my veins," he reminisced, "and I've al­ ways wanted to go to sea." Seafarer Lewis is glad he got his OMED—any rating endorsement. "It's something we're all going to have to get to keep up with the times," he said. In order to achieve a OMED—any rating, a Seafarer must secure the following endorsements: fireman, watertender and oiler; electrician; re­ frigeration engineer; pumpman; deck en^neer; junior engineer; machinist; boilermaker; deck engine mechanic, and engineman. Page 3 �Sugar Islander Completes Maiden Hawaiian Voyage Transporting the largest, single raw sugar cargo ever shipped from the HaWiwan Islands, the SlU-manned Sugar Islander (Pyramid) last month com­ pleted her round-trip maiden voyage to New Orleans. The 28,000 dwt bulk carrier, largest of her type ever built in a U.S. shipyard, carried a cargo heavier than her own weight—31,000 tons. Her chief steward, Ray H. Casanova, thinks his new ship's $65,000 all-eiectric, stainless steel and tile galley would make any cook want to ship out on her. Brother Casanova has been sailing with the union since 1946 out of the port of New Orleans, but says the Sugar Islander is his first "just-off-the-ways" ship. The new ship carried a cargo of com and barley to the port of Honolulu from Portland, Ore. She then left the sugar and pineapple islands of Hawaii early last month with her hold full of raw sugar worth $6.6 million. "We can carry enough sugar in one trip to supply Seattie, a city of 600,000, for one year," Casanova said. The chief steward's galley on the Sugar Islander has enough equipment so that "we could easily cook for 200," he said. Actually, Casanova, Cook and Baker John W. Nuss and Utilitymen Nathan J. Benenate and Charles H. Cassard, all of New Orleans, fed 25 aboard the ship on her maiden voyage. Casanova works a 10-hour day be­ ginning at 5 a.m. In addition to the three square meals a day for the crew served cafeteria style, the galley's refrigerators are open around the clock for Seafarers who f/ h might want cold cuts for a Dagwood sandwich. Hot food for the night watch is also available. The galley's equipment is a triumph of organization. It was designed for SIU stewards by seven former SIU stewards. "I like the equipment best. There's nothing I can say I don't like," he said. The galley has three ovens, one a combination microwave-conventional model which, with a flick of the wrist, can be switched to either use. One of the ordinary ovens has six racks and circulating air which can be used on both top and bottom for roast­ ing, with baking of pies, cakes and biscuits also possible. There's even a push-button potato peeling machine in the galley which re—moves the eyes and skins in minutes. A meat slicing machine, an egg boiler, a steam cooker, a steam kettle, a deep fryer, three mbters, a knife sharpener, a can opener, a shredder, a chopper, a meat grinder, an orange juice squeezer, an ice cube machine, an ice tea machine and hot and cold serv­ ing trays are also available in the new ship's galley. An automatic vent cleaner clears grease from range vents in seconds. The automatic dishwasher can wash and dry complete trays of dishes in minutes. The ship's pantry is filled with ad­ justable shelves which makes handling stores much easier. Another unique feature is a garbage disposal unit which stores garbage while the vessel is in port. A convenient piece of galley equipment automatically washes huge garbage pails, sterilizing them with steam. The greater part of Casanova's sea­ faring career of 32 years has been cafeteria-si?^'^ Page 4 spent in the galleys of 20 different ships. He first went to sea at 17. At age fom he was an orphan in the Hope Haven Home in Louisiana. "I learned cooking and baking there as my trade," he said. He's been married 21 years, has two sons and a daughter. Right after he was married the chief steward tried his hand at a shoreside job. "I couldn't support a family that way so I went back to sea." "My wife doesn't even touch the range when I'm home. I take over. I go for plain cooking myself. I specialize in baking." Casanova seldom eats breakfast and very little thereafter. After seeing and smelling cooked food all day, "I don't eat very much," he explained. Menus on the Sugar Islander include steak twice a week, prime ribs once a week, stuffed crab twice a month and a variety of main dish choices. "In my off hours I read a lot—hunt­ ing books and the Ladies Home Journal for the recipes." In honor of the Sugar Islander's maiden voyage, a special recipe was concocted in San Francisco called "Sugar Islander Pudding Cake", and all hands enjoyed a generous slice of the cake, prepared in Brother Casanova's galley, to celebrate their new ship and her maiden voyage. InclMdes tabtes. ^ Seafarers,Log �Expanding Fleet; Sea-Land Acquires Two Ships I i i P I Vice President's Report i .V s by Frank DrozakiwrwxwiS NEW CONSTRUCTION Among the new construction in deep sea vessels is Seatrain Lines, Inc.'s Williamsburg which is scheduled to be launched in March of 1974. Seatrain already christened the Williamsburg's 225,000-deadweight ton sister ship, the Brooklyn on June 30. Cities Service Tankers has applied for construction subsidy for one 265,000-ton ship. The Company also asked the Maritin\e Administration for construction differential subsidy to aid in the cost of building two 85,000-ton tankers. Delta Lines, Inc. has launched all three of her new LASH-type vessels; the Delta Mar, Delta Norte and Delta Sud. Waterman Steamship Company launched the Robert E. Lee on Sept. 29 while Sea-Land Service, Inc. crewed the Sea-Land Finance on Sept. 16. Maritime Overseas Corp.'s tentative date for delivery of the Over­ seas Juneau is Nov. 1. On the Great Lakes, American Steamship Company has announced that the H. Lee White, which will be operated by Rice Steamship Com­ pany, will be completed in June of 1974. Kinsman Marine Transit Compaiiy has set the tentative crewing date for the Paul Thayer in early November. 3 1/ ir This new 38,800-displacement-ton vessel is one of two ships recently ac­ quired by SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service, Inc. from Pacific Far East Line, Inc. Originally named the Australia Bear by PFEL, Sea-Land has not yet an­ nounced a new name for this vessel or her sister ship. As part of its fleet expansion pro­ gram, SlU-contracted Sea-Land Serv­ ice, Inc. recently acquired two new SL-18 class ships which will provide more jobs for Seafarers. WiA its more than 70 containerships —some of which are the most modern and up-to-date under American- flag— Sea-Land is a good example of the promising signs of new vigor in Ameri­ can shipping. As yet unnamed, the two vessels were purchased from Pacific Far East Line, Inc. at a price of approximately $32 million. The sale is still subject to ap­ proval by the Maritime Administration. The 719-foot long ships were built at Bethlehem Steel Corp.'s Sparrows Point, Md. yard. One of the vessels, which PFEL launched as the Australia Bear on July 19, is currently on sea trials. The other ship, which was sup­ posed to be named the New Zealand Bear, is scheduled to be launched in the near future. The new ships are in Sea-Land's SL18 class which presently includes the SlU-manned Sea-Land Economy and Sea-Land Venture, both of which op­ erate at speeds up to 23 knots and are capable of carrying as many as 733 con­ tainers each per voyage. The two former PFEL vessels will have to undergo some modifications to accommodate Sea-Land's standard 35foot and 40-foot containers. The ships were originally designed to carry 20foot and 40-foot containers to meet PFEL's requirements. With a length between perpendiculars of 677 feet, the new ships' molded breadth is 95 feet and their molded depth is 54 feet. Freeboard draft is 34 feet one inch. Each vessel has a bulbous bow with their bridges forward and the machinery aft. Officers and crew quarters are mod­ em and completely air-conditioned. The main engines can be controlled from a centralized, air-conditioned room which October 1973 also provides bridge control as well as monitoring of shaft speed and direction. Each vessel has 32,000 horsepower geared steam turbines. Sea-Land has not yet determined the route the two new vessels will service. Currently, the Sea-Land Economy and the Sea-Land Venture are on the U.S. Gulf to North Europe route. The SL-18 class of ships are second in modernity, speed and size only to Sea-Land's SL-7s which have ^en breaking speed records on both the Atlantic and Pacific runs. Six SL-7s are presently in service and two more are expected shortly. (See story on SeaLand Finance in this issue of the LOG.) U.S. Idle Shipping Leads the World Although the number of worldwide vessels laid up in August dropped to its lowest level since 1971, the U.S. continued to have the world's largest unemployed merchant fleet, excluding her mothball reserve ships. London* statistics revealed that 206,000 gross tons of U.S.-flag ship­ ping were lying idle, more than 25 per­ cent of the world's total of 795,000 gross tons. Trailing the U.S. in the "laid up league" were Greece with 189,000 tons, Italy with 77,000 tons, Panama with 71,000 tons and Argentina with 53,000 tons. U.S. tonnage involved 15 vessels while Greece's represented 62 ships. The world's idle shipping at the end of August included 147 dry cargo ships and 26 tankers. In 1971, 155 global ships totaling 743,000 gross tons were laid up. In August 916,000 dead weight tons of world shipping were laid up com­ pared to 7.3 million tons idle in May 1972 throughout the world. NEW ACQUISITIONS Waterman Steamship Company took over the Samoa Bear and re­ named it the Lyman Hall. She also acquired the America Bear and the Korea Bear and renamed them the John Penn and the Thomas Lynch, respectively. BOSUNS RECERTIFICATION PROGRAM I am very happy to tell you that the Bosuns Recertification Program continues full speed ahead and the third class graduated at the October membership meeting at SIU headquarters. Our Bosuns Recertification Program is now an integral part of our SIU curriculum of training and upgrading programs. This program is making an historic contribution that is really two-fold in nature. Firstly, it is benefiting the individual sailing careers of each of our bosuns. Secondly, at a time when our union must continue to completely and fully meet its contractual obligations to all of the new vessels coming off the ways, the Program insures that the SIU will continue to have the skilled manpower capable of taking on these new vessels. I am also pleased to tell you that the Seafarers Appeals Board has taken action to increase the class size for the Bosuns Recertification Program from six bosuns per class to 12 bosuns per class starting Nov. 1. I feel that this action is in keeping with the theme of the program, which is to see to it that every bosun has the opportunity available to him to take part and gain from the training in this course. "A*' SENIORITY UPGRADING Also at the October membership meeting in headquarters, our "A" Seniority Upgrading Program, which is conducted both at the SIU's Lundeberg Upgrading Center in Piney Point, Md. and at headquarters, graduated another class of Seafarers who had earned their full books. This program is training better qualified full book members in this union and is greatly assisting us in our obligations to man all of the vessels we have under contract. T-5 NAVY TANKERS Five T-5 Navy tankers manned by the SIU for the Military Sealift Command remain on organizational status. The situation still continues where the performance records of these vessels—the American Explorer, the Maumee, the Shenandoah, the Shoshone and the Yukon—continue to be closely observed by the MSC, the U.S. Navy and other federal agencies. I Imow that Seafarers aboard these vessels and aboard the other Navy tankers which are crewed by the SIU, can be depended upon to continue to maintain efficient and outstanding records of achievement on these vessels in which we can all take pride. I must remind you that these 13 Navy tankers have provided us with more than 500 jobs and you can readily see it is of primary concern to us that these jobs remain with us in order to maintain the foundation of job security for our membership. I know that you realize that these tankers are important to both our union as a whole and to the individual SIU crews who man them. Pages �Boyhood Sailing Fever Becomes'Greaf Lakes Career When Tugman Eino Salo retired re­ cently, he became the first member of the Great Lakes Tug Section in Ash­ tabula to go on SIU pension—and with 36 y^ars of continuous service with the same company, Great Lakes Towing, Brother Salo can proudly say he knows the Lakes as well as anyone. Bom in the small Ohio town of Willoughby in 1908, Eino's family moved K. ^ to Erie, Pa. in 1914, where he has made his home ever since. Brother Salo recalls that "sailing fever" struck him at a very early age, for as a young boy his favorite warm weather pastime was to walk the few blocks from his home to Lake Erie Bay, take a dip, and watch the tugs come in and out. The 65-year old able-seaman first ' Twenty-five years ago, a friend snapped this photo of Able-Seaman Eino Salo as he worked aboard a Great Lakes tug. took a job on the Lakes in 1925 aboard one of the old steamboats so common to Lake commerce in those days. How­ ever, Brother Salo recalls that there was not much steady work on the Lakes then, and with the coming of the De­ pression in 1929, there was no work at all. He reluctantly took various shoreside jobs during the tough early years of the Depression, and in 1937 started his long career on the tugs with Great Lakes Towing. "The pay was only $67 a month then," said Eino, "and we worked long hours every day with no overtime." "Living accommodations were not of the best either," he continued, "we were stuck six or eight men in a foc'sle like sardines." During his years on the tugs. Brother Salo towed cargoes consisting of every­ thing from wheat to iron ore, and is thoroughly^ familiar with every major port of the Great Lakes. His retirement has not slowed Brother Salo down one bit. He spends much of his time working around the house, painting and making other repairs which "I may have been neglecting." Quite an outdoorsman, Eino's fav­ orite sport is hunting with ^e help of his two pedigree dogs—an English Setter and a Beagle Hound— which he trained himself. He also enjoys an occasional fishing trip. Brother Salo makes his home with his wife, Elvira, and his son, Kenneth, who just recently finished a hitch in the U.S. Navy. Eino also has a daughter, Elva, and five grandchildren. 'I % Brother Salo enjoys the good years at his home in Erie, Pa LOG'S Mailing Is Speeded by New Computer System This month's issue of the LOG has been mailed to SIU readers with the help of a new mailing system which utilizes the magic of the computer. The improved mailing system stems from the desire of the union to see to it that readers here and abroad receive their LOGs promptly. Today, using the computer's brain, it's now possible to completely mail out the LOG within one day. There are three major parts to the r I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I y 1 1 Change of Address • Or New Subscriber Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print information) NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP. SIU-IBU members please give: Bk# Soc. Sec. # ./ /. TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change of address, please give your former address below or send mailing label from last Issne received. ADDRESS CITY L. Page 6 STATE ZIP. new LOG mailing system. First, a master list of names and addresses is on file on computerized electromagnetic tape. Second, computer updating maintains the master list in oider by identifying, adding, dropping and changing names and addresses on the magnetic tape. The computer also stops mailing of the LOG by request or due to return from the post office. Finally, the computer prints the ac­ tual labels for the mailing. All of this cuts down on error, sav­ ing the SIU time and money. The whole mailing operation from start to finish could conceivably be done in the short space of an hour and 40 minutes. The new IBM 1403 Printer now used can print 950 labels a minute at 1,100 lines a minute, four addresses across the page. The printing of the 1,000 pages of labels from' the magnetized tape fed into the computer takes only 45 minutes instead of four or five hours as before. When presented with the problem of reducing mailing time for the LOG, the carded mailing list of 30,000 SIU mem­ bers and 40,000 LOG subscribers was transferred to magnetic tape with the aid of an optical character scanner and a special typewriter. The tape now goes into the com­ puter for programming, Selected names and addresses are then extracted for the mailing. The com­ puter can sort 40,000 names and ad­ dresses into zip code sequence for the post office in two minutes. A high speed storage disc can hold up to 400,000 names and addresses before they're fed into the printer. And they come out automatically on com­ puter paper as labels reaciy for the Cheshire mailing machine, which then cuts and glues the labels to the individ­ ual and bulk copies of the LOG for mailing. To correct errors and change names and addresses an operator enters the information on a form. Then a keypunch operator punches out a data processing card with the cor­ rection which goes into the updating computer. The SIU computer finds the name and address, erases the error and makes the correction. On LOGs returned by the post office, a card is punched which makes the com­ puter flag and stop further mailing until a change of address card arrives. The computer can also make special mailings, using Cheshire or pressure labels for bulk mailing, to such sections as the IBU, A&G, UIW, one or more states, pensioners, subscribers, zip codes. Seafarers Log 1:^ �Congress Renews Fight To Prevent PHS Closures ! II t The long and complicated battle to keep the Public Health Service hospi­ tals from being closed entered the third round, when the United States-Senate attached an amendment to the Military Procurement Authorization bill, that would maintain the Public Health Serv­ ice Hospitals and continue their com­ plete operations. The latest in the long round of Con­ gressional efforts to keep the hospitals operating was sponsored by Senator Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee and a strong supporter of the PHS hospital system. Senator Mag­ nuson put the PHS amendment to the Military Authorization bill after the President vetoed the Emergency Medi­ cal Services Bill containing a provision to keep the eight public service hospi­ tals open and an effort to override the veto failed by five votes in the House of Representatives. The EMS Bill had contained a rider that would have required that all PHS hospitals be kept open and that full mescal services be provided to seamen and other beneficiaries. In the report that accompanied this bill, the Con­ gress made clear that it did not feel that the Department of Health, Education and Welfare's plan to close the eight hospitals met the requirements of law. Thus, by adding the PHS rider to the EMS BUI, the Congress had sought to reject these plans and to continue the operation of the PHS hospitals. The EMS BiU saUed through the Congress with overwhelming votes of approval. However, when it reached the White House, it was vetoed by the President. The Senate immediately overrode the President's veto of the EMS Bill on August 2, by a vote of 77-16. The House of Representatives post­ poned a similar vote until after the Congress' August recess, in order to gather support for the crucial override. On September 12, the House vote to override the President's veto won 273 to 144. But a two-third's vote is nec­ essary for an "override," and the vote was five short of the required majority. The only remaining roadblock to the closure of the PHS hospitals was the suit by the SIU against the Department of HEW. The District Court of Wash­ ington, D. C. had granted the SIU's request for a temporary injunction that has prevented the Department from closing the PHS hospit^s. However, Senator Magnuson, de­ cided to renew the legislation fight to preserve the PHS hospitals. On Sep­ tember 28th, he attached the PHS rider to the Military Authorization bill. The rider was virtually identical to the PHS amendment that was a part of the vetoed Emergency Medical Services Bill. His amendment was also spon­ sored by Senators J. Glenn Beall, Jr. (R-Md.), Edward W. Brooke (RMass.), Alan Cranston (D-Calif.), Henry M. Jackson (D-Wash.), Charles McC. Mathias, Jr. (R-Md.), John G. Tower (R-Tex.). After several speeches in favor of the amendment, the biU passed by a vote of 52-19. Because the Authorization bill has already passed the House, the bill now must go to a House-Senate Conference Committee. There the PHS amendment to the Authorization bill is likely to be adopted by both Houses. The bill would then go to the Presi­ dent. In the meantime, the continued operation of the PHS hospitals is assured. Foreign Fleet Overfishing Threatens US.Fishermen Representative Peter N. Kyros 0>Maine) recently told 100 representa­ tives of the domestic commercial fishing industry that "until foreign fishing is brought under control, all talk of other solutions is useless." Invited to represent New England fishermen at the National Fisheries In­ stitute (NFI) convention in Colorado Springs, both Rep. Kyros and Rep. Gerry Studds (D-Mass.) had the same theme: unless an immediate halt is placed on foreign plundering of Amer­ ican coastal waters, the New England fishing industry as it has been known for generations will be on an irreversible voyage to extinction. The Maine Congressman drew a pic­ ture of a battered and discouraged fish­ ing fleet facing the sleek floating factor­ ies of other nations, especially Russia, which sweep the ocean clean of had­ dock, herring, yellowtail flounder, cod, maclmrel, and sea scallops. "We have been unable to stop this high seas robbery," he said, which has continued in "complete defiance of any conservation practices." At least 3,000 foreign vessels were sighted of! the New England coast in 1972, the Congressman said. Although world fish production has tripled since 1950, the American catch has remained relatively stable at 2 to 2.5 million tons. New England landings of foodfish have declined to half of what they were. October 1973 Kyros said that to protect the North American lobster from "the overfishing endured by other, stock," he has intro­ duced legislation with 39 House col­ leagues that would declare the lobster a creature of the continental shelf. "This means that the U.S. would own the lobster resources of! our shore, and other nations would need our permis­ sion to fish for lobster," Kyros said. The red crab and l^g crab are two of 28 species that have already achieved the "creature of the shelf status, and adding lobster to the list would give them vital protection, Kyros said. "We have been very patient in New England," Kyros said. "We are told that ICNAF—^The International Commis. sion for the Northwest Atlantic Fisher­ ies — is there to protect us from com­ plete oblivion. However, we can no longer waitfor proposed solutions which never materialize. "I do not stand before you expecting foreign fishing to cease, but 1 do support the concept of coastal nation control of coastal species—^with strong enforce­ ment powers," Kyros said. The Congressman said that New Eng­ land fishermen are frequently caught in a bureaucratic snarl with the State De­ partment on foreign treaties, and warned that unless immediate Congressional action is taken, "This will be the twi­ light of New England's grand fishing tradition." GEMU By B. Rocker U. S. Public Health Service Hospitals A new development in the fight to save the eight remaining Public Health Service hospitals carne on September 28. The Senate voted 52-19 for an amendment to the military authorization bill offered by Senators Jackson, Magnuson (D-Wash.) and Cranston (D-Calif.) forbidding closure. The pages of the LOG have reported over the last 15 years the whittling away of one hospital after another, by each succeeding ad­ ministration. Our representatives have testified in Congress, supplied information to Congressional committee staffs, participated in meetings in cities where hospitals remained open—to make known the need for PHS, and to resist their closing. We've met with administrators from the Department of Health, Edu­ cation and Welfare, the government department which oversees PHS. We've sought the support of the AFL-CIO and individual unions. In August, when the President vetoed a bill which would have kept the hospitals open, the Senate voted to override. The House failed to override by a slim five-vote margin. In the meantime, the Federal Court of the District of Columbia has ordered the hospitals kept open pending a hearing. The military author­ ization bill, with the amendment requiring the PHS hospitals to remain open, will go to a conference between the Senate and the House. The SIU will be working to have the Senate bill adopted. Cargo Preference—OU The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee is holding hearings on oil cargo preference legislation. The need to reserve a portion of oil import cargo for the U.S.-flag fleet is better understood by more people since last winter's fuel short­ ages and recent gasoline rationing. Under the label "American Committee for Flags of Necessity", several of the major oil companies (with ships of their own registered under foreign flags) and a few other runaway companies, have joined together in an all-out effort against the proposed legislation and they will be a formidable foe. SIU has pointed out that double dependency on foreign supply and foreign-flag ships causes national security problems. The proposed oil import legislation would be a stimulus to the economy, through addi­ tional jobs in shipyards and aboard American-flag ships. More than 200 congressmen have shown their interest by co-spon­ soring the oil cargo bills, and we are very hopeful that Congress will vote this session to reserve a portion of oil imports for the American merchant marine. Tnms-Alaska Pipeline Before the August recess, the House and Senate passed similar bills to grant right-of-way for the pipeline from the North Slope to Valdez and to permit construction to begin immediately. The bills are in the conference committee, where minor differences must be resolved before the final version can be sent to the President. Seafarers are urged to contribute to SPAD. It is the way to have your voice heard and to keep your union effective in the fight for legislation to protect the security of every Seafarer and his family. �Charles E. Wilson Christened; SlU Ore Carrier Fleet Grows The SlU-manned Charles E. Wilson completed her maiden voyage last month from Escanaba, Mich, to Tren­ ton, Mich, carrying a foil cargo of iron ore. The 680-foot Great Lakes vessel was christened Aug. 30 at the Bay Ship­ building Corp. yards in Sturgeon Bay, Wise. She is the largest ship ever buUt there. The $13 million ore carrier is named after the late Charles E. Wilson, former chairman of General Motors Corp. and Secretary of Defense during the Eisen­ hower administrations. The Charles E. Wilson is the second in a fleet of five sister ships built for SIU-contracted American Steamship Co. Her sister ship the Roger M. Kyes has been in service for several months, and a third ship, the H. Lee White, is in the final stages of construction and is expected to be launched this year. The other two ships, yet unnamed, are ex­ pected to be delivered in 1974. The Charles E. Wilson is a selfunloader with a 260-foot boom and a discharge rate of 6,600 tons per hour. She has a top speed of 15.3 mph. Her six cargo holds have a deadweight ton­ nage capacity of 29,700 tons of iron ore. Crewmembers are housed aft in air-conditioned single rooms. Her full crew will be 24 men. Another fleet of five ore carriers, owned by SlU-contracted Kinsman Marine Co., is also being constructed on the Great Lakes. First of five, the William R. Roesch is already in service, while her four sister ships will be de­ livered at intervals. These two fleets are a strong indica­ tion of the advent of a new era of ship­ ping and shipbuilding for the Great Lakes. Prior to 1970, more than half the ships plying the Great Lakes were more than 50 years old and the average age of the entire fleet was almost 44 years. Great Lakes shipbuilders were pre­ viously excluded from federal construc­ tion subsidy because the Lakes shore­ line was not officially designated a seacoast. This was changed with passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 which opened the way for federal subsidies to inland shipbuilders. IBU A/hn Earn Licenses SIU Financial Committee Meets D. E. Polk, second left, became first IBU member to achieve a master's license at SlU-IBU Upgrading Center. Sammy Murphy, second from right, is second IBU member to achieve his mate's license. With them for gradua­ tion picture are Lundeberg President Hazel Brown, center. Bob Kalmus, direc­ tor of vocational education, left, and John Luykx, navigation instructor. Pension Bill Passed in Senate /. , /, y'.> 'J The SIU Quarterly Financial Committee elected at the September member­ ship meeting at headquarters prepares its upcoming report. Members of the Committee.are (clockwise, from left): J. Ayala, F. Gonzalez, A. Romero, J. Colder, W. Gustavson, E. Anderson, and W. Cassidy. A pension bill, which would reform unstable and inadequate private pen­ sion funds, was unanimously passed recently in the U.S. Senate. Various bills on the same subject are currently before Committees in the House of Representatives. The bill, labeled "Retirement Income Security for Employees Act", was intro- SILTs Falcon Princess Wins Navy's Praise The crew of the SlU-manned Falcon Princess was praised by the U.S. Navy for expertly carrying out an intricate refueling rendezvous with the USS Blue Ridge late in August. In a telegram sent to Falcon Tank­ ers, the Navy stated that the operation was "a complete success and the pro­ fessionalism shown by the Falcon Princess crew was outstanding." In only one hour and 10 minutes, the Falcon Princess pumped 158,046 gallons of oil to the USS Blue Ridge while at sea, just east of Singapore. The refueling was the first between a U.S. amphibious ship and a civilian charter tanker, according to the Navy. Similar words of praise were used earlier this year when Military Sealfift Commander Adm. John D. Chase com­ mended the Falcon Princess for her transfer of MSC cargoes at sea. The tanker had been serving as part of the Charger Log IV Program con­ ducted by the MSC to gauge the feasi­ bility of using civilian owned and manned vessels to support the opera­ tion of military vessels. In his communication sent to the Falcon Princess, Adm. Chase had noted: "Your two product transfer of in ex­ cess of 50,000 bbls from an MSCcontrolled tanker (Falcon Princess) to a U.S. Navy fleet oiler constitutes the transition point of the Charger Log IV Program from the testing stage to a fully operational support program. "The superlative performance of the officers and men of foe Falcon Princess have made this major transformation in the Charger Log IV Program an unqualified success." Labor's Role Neglected in Schools Participants in a three day national planning conference on Labor and the Schools — which included Lundeberg School officials Hazel Brown and Rich­ ard Shinkle — agreed that American schools have generally shunned the con­ tributions of the labor movement to the growth of the nation, but they saw hope­ ful signs that this may pass. John Sessions, assistant director of the AFL-CIO Department of Educa­ tion, said that a wealth of good supple­ mental teaching materials on labor's role in society has become available, but said that much more needs to be done by the schools before labor is given a "fair shake" particularly at the secondary level of education. AFL-CIO Research Director Nat Goldfinger and Albert Shanker, pres­ ident of foe New York local of the American Federation of Teachers, agreed that more needed to be done in this area. Shanker said he was upset at "the invisibility pf labor in textbooks and in the schools' curriculums." Goldfinger said that trade unions have a vital interest and a direct con­ cern with labor and education in the schools. The conference attracted more lhan 100 union officials, .educators and ob­ servers from across the nation to dis­ cuss the problem of anti-labor bias in the American educational system and to develop a program for implementing labor programs in the schools. duced because—unlike foe well man­ aged and well funded SIU pension plan —some private plans have been unable to pay workers foe sums they were ex­ pecting after foe required years of serv­ ice. In fact, some plans have completely reneged on paying any pension benefits. Designed to protect workers from such improperly funded pension plans, foe bill will nevertheless cover all private pension funds, even those like the fi­ nancially sound SIU plan. Some general highlights of the bill, which was passed 93-0 by the Senate, are the following: • Establishment of minimum re­ quirements for vesting of pensioners. • Establishment of funding require­ ments to insure that private pension plans are adequately financed. • Establishment of an insurance ar­ rangement to which all plans will con­ tribute. • Establishment of certain fiduciary (trustee) requirements to make sure that those who administer the pension plans are responsible to their jobs. Other provisions in the Senate bill in­ clude foe recognition of different types of pension plans, such as those that are funded by a single employer and those that are fonded by a multi-employer. The bill that finally comes to the floor of foe House is not expected to be radi­ cally different from the Senate legis­ lation. - The SIU has expressed foe opinion that in guaranteeing the rights of work­ ers in private pension plans, Congress also insure that financially sound and stable plans are not harmed. Seafarers Log �Sea-Land Market, Resource Next Sea-Land Finance Completes Maiden Voyage • The Sea-Land Finance, sixth of eight new SL-7 containerships to be crewed by tlie<w££yr^^somplcted her maiden voyage late last month. After docking Sept. 24 in Port New­ ark, N.J., after her voyage from Ger­ many, and Rotterdam, the Nether­ lands, she sailed through the Panama Canal to Seattle and Yokohama. The next two Sea-Land containerships to be manned by Seafarers this month and in March 1974 will be the Sea-Land Market and the Sea-Land Resource. This winter, the Sea-Land Finance's record-breaking sister ships, the SeaLand McLean and the Sea-Land Ex­ change will join the Sea-Land Gallo­ way, the Sea-Land Commerce and the Sea-Land Trade on the Far East run. The keel of the first of the eight con­ tainerships, the Sea-Land Galloway was laid in 1970. Sea-Land Finance Bosun Walter Nash, a recent graduate of the SlU's Bosuns Recertiflcatlon Program, heaves a monkey fist to the dock below as the huge vessel docks. Sailing on the Sea-Land Finance is Bosun Walter Nash, a July graduate of the SlU's Bosuns Recertification Program. Brother Nash was also quartermaster for the Sea-Land Commerce on her maiden voyage. He had high praise for the Sea-Land Finance's Chief Electrician and Edu­ cational Director Sadak Wala for his maintenance of the ship's over 200 reefer containers and his help in "tieing up the winches below." At 33 knots, the SL-7s have cut two days off the usual Seattle-Japan run making them the largest and fastest commercial containerships in service. Sea-Land still has 13 smaller con­ tainerships equal to the cargo capacity of four SL-7s. Ten of these sail to Europe and three sail in the Far East feeder service calling on ports the SL-7s bypass. QMED Tom Harris adjusts line to the ship's steam generator. Crew of the Sea-Land Finance prepared for her maiden voyage at the SlU's PIney Point upgrading center. Chief Cook Al Carpenter launches meal preparations in ship's galley. r —"'-L.Fi'- ^ i. •-.P;' •W- ^ ' - p..'. .• • .. Moving slowly into the harbor on Sept. 24, the new containership ends her maiden voyage from Europe. October 1973 Page 9 �Trans-Alaska Pipeline-Needed Nowl Construction of a trans-Alaska pipe­ line to transport oil from Alaskans North Slope to Valdez, Alaska from where it would be transshipped on American-flag tankers is close to be­ coming a reality. The SIU has been in the forefront of the battle supporting construction of the pipeline. One of the most vigorous sup­ porters of the pipeline in Congress is Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska. Because of the impact the pipeline would have on alleviating our nation*s present energy crisis and because of the effect it would have in providing new jobs for Seafarers, the following statement on the pipeline, written by Senator Gravel, is being reprinted in the LOG to keep Seafarers fully in­ formed on this most important issue. BY MIKE GRAVEL U.S. Senator from Alaska D uring the past year, the cause that has con­ sumed more of my time, thought, and energy than any other has been trying to get construction of the trans-Alaska Pipeline under­ way. The reason is simply that the pipeline could be the lifeline for Alaska and for the entire na­ tion. It could be the key to Alaska's economic vitality and to an easing of the nation's growing energy crisis. It would provide new fuel, new money, and new jobs at a time when they are needed most. The Energy Crisis This past winter was a particularly severe one in many parts of the country. Schools were closed because there was no fuel to heat them. Factories were closed or their shifts reduced for the same reason. The state of Minnesota appealed to the President for special federal assistance in meet­ ing its ener^ needs. There was talk of oil and gasoline rationing—and now there is concerted Congressional action in this area. An inevitable effect of the domestic fuel short­ age has been our growing dependence on foreign oil. Even as Texas oil fields operate at 100 per­ cent capacity (for the first time since World War II), we grow more and more dependent on for­ eign oil. In 1970, 22 percent of our oil was im­ ported; by 1980, it is expected to be as much as 50 percent. The implications of this dependence on foreign oil are far-reaching and exceedingly dangerous: • Our national security could be threatened as a minor conflict in the Middle East causes a sudden stop in the shipment of foreign oil to our shores; • Our balance of payments deficit—increased from $2 billion to $6.4 billion since 1971—could further increase as more American dollars flow out of the country so that urgently needed foreign fuels may flow in. This problem has produced two devaluations of the dollar in the past two years. All of these possibilities constitute a threat to the industry, health, and education of the Ameri­ can people. Alaska's Economy In 1970, the oil industry contributed some $50 million in payrolls to the Alaskan economy. It provided approximately 5,000 jobs. Beginning the pipeline this year would increase that sub­ stantially. The Interior Department estimates that by 1976, at the height of the pipeline construc­ tion period, the oil industry would generate some Page 10 $400 million in personal income and create about 30,000 jobs. Alaska needs these jobs for a pros­ perous and stable economy. Organized labor's support is reflected in a re­ cent statement issued by the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO that I ordered printed in the "Con­ gressional Record." For more than three years, the trans-Alaska Pipeline has been a matter for the courts. But in February, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled it could do nothing further and put the issue in the lap of Congress. The court ruled—by a vote of 7-0—that the Secretary of Interior does not have the authority to issue a construction permit allowing a rightof-way wider than 54 feet. Its decision was based on the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, which al­ _ Alaska's Sen. Gravel stands before stacked pipes lows a corridor of 25 feet on each side, plus the 'that await use in meeting nation's energy crisis. width of the pipe itself. have strongly backed authorization of a pipeline In addition, the court—by a vote of 4-3— that would cross Canada instead of Alaska. decided not to rule on the environmental issues But even if a trans-Canada pipeline is built to involved, preferring to wait until Congress re­ transport oil from the North Slope, it would still solves the right-of-way problem before ruling on have to cross Alaska to reach the Canadian the environmental aspects. border and it would still have to cross part of the The Congress is considering action to update Midwest to reach its ultimate destination: Chi­ the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 to allow a cor­ cago. Therefore, the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 ridor wide enough for pipeline construction. This would still have to be amended to accommodate will return the issue to the courts and delay con­ the Canadian line. struction of the line for at least two years. Second, a thorough Interior Department study Congress can do more to get the pipeline built says that the Alaska pipeline can move oil safely. sooner. I have introduced legislation that would Its conclusions are that little, if any, lasting have the Congress decide that the environmental damage will be done to the environment by the statement on the pipeline is sufficient. Congress pipeline. Moreover, it makes mandatory certain would, in approving my amendment, be substitut­ standards that contractors must follow. These ing its judgment for that of the courts that the standards guarantee environmental protection. statement meets the requirements of the law. Provision is made for pollution control in all Such action would clear all roadblocks to pipe­ forms. The pipeline constructor will have to pro­ line construction, permitting construction to be­ gin, hopefully this year. vide buffer strips one-half mile wide from wildlife areas, parks, historic sites, national landmarks, We can't afford to wait two years, since during or recreation areas. Fish and wildlife protection is that period, the energy crisis is sure to worsen— also covered in the contractual requirements, and as are the national balance of payments problem restoration of any disturbed areas is required. and the Alaskan financial and employment out­ look. The pipeline itself will be designed to with­ stand anything but the most severe earthquake. At the heart of the entire pipeline issue is the In areas of terrestrial instability, a network of environment issue. Environmentalists claim the ground-motion detectors will be installed to co­ pipeline would have a detrimental effect on a broad swath of The Great Land. As a result, they ordinate with a fast-moving shut-down system. PARTIAL STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE AFL-CIO "It is tragic that while the United States is facing an energy crisis, including shortages of petroleum products, one of the largest reserves of petroleum—Alaska's North Slope—remains undeveloped. "At a time when the U.S. is forced to increasingly rely on oil imports—^with resultant loss in American jobs, damage to this country's balance of trade and potential threat of national security—development of Alaskan oil reserves is blocked by outdated right-of-way requirements and environmental concerns, some real and some imagined. "The fastest, most economically feasible and most secure method of transporting Alaskan oil to the burgeoning American markets is by pipeline to Valdez and by tanker to West Coast ports. "Jobs for American workers would be generated not only in building the pipeline and related plant construction, but also in maintaining it and in manning the transshipment facility at Valdez. Approximately 33 new U.S.-flag tankers would be needed to carry the oil, thus stimulating em­ ployment in U.S. shipyards and for U.S. shipboard workers. "However, the key to transshipment is construction of the Alaskan pipeline, and construction of the pipeline depends on Congressional action to give the Secretary of the Interior legal authority to grant the right-of-way. "Congressional action is also necessary to legalize many oil and gas pipelines in all regions of the country which, as a result of a recent court decision, are technically illegal. Unless legal remedy is provided, these pipelines could be enjoined and the jobs of many workers endangered... "We recognize that full development of Alaskan oil reserves will not solve America's larger energy crisis. The future stability of the country's economy requires immediate measures to insure America's self-sufficiency in all forms of energy . . . "If America does not solve its immediate and long-range energy needs, this country will be forced to depend largely on foreign sources with political, economic and national security hazards. "Without sufficient energy resources America will not be able to meet its economic and social goals, but if the Congress acts now it can assure Americans both a better environment and a better life for everyone." Seafarers Log �Working in the Seatrain Maine's galley is Third Cook John McRee helping to prepare a meal for the crew. Wiper John Pivarott looks on as the ship's oil is pumped at the Bayonne, N.J. Army Terminal. The SlU-manned Seatrain Maine (Hudson Waterways) returned from the Far East run last month, docking at the Bayonne, N.J. Army Terminal to unload cargo and pay off her crew. After unloading her cargo of military supplies, she sailed coastwise to New Orleans before undergoing repairs at a ship­ yard in the port of Norfolk. The 12,321-ton ex-tanker was built in 1944in Sausalito, Calif., being converted to a multipur­ pose cargo carrier in 1967 in Baltimore. She carries Roll-On and Roll-Off containers and is capable of carrying railroad One of the vessel's cranes at work. freight cars. Two overhead cranes with booms on her top deck for load­ ing and unloading cargo are a unique feature of her shipboard machinery. The ship's turbine engine generates 10,000 hp. The 559-foot long Seatrain Maine also has both radar and loran equipment on hoard. ! Oiler Arvid L. Johnson checks oil gauges with his flashlight. October 1973 Chief Cook George Elliott chops onions for a stateside meal after ship's run from the Far East. Page 11 �Great Lakes Off-Season Jobless Pay Bill Signed Seafarer Knowles is presently sailing aboard the containership Panama. A Real Fish Story Is Told If Herb Knowles Is About Fifteen years ago, Herb Knowles was fishing knee-deep in a creek in Florida. After several hours of not even get­ ting a nibble, Herb disgustedly packed his tackle box and headed home. While enroute, the Westwood, N.J.born Seafarer felt something flopping about in the left cuff of his pants. Hastily looking downward. Herb was amused to find that the movement was being caused by two brightly colored tropical fish. He took the ill-directed fish home, cared for them—and since then has developed such a keen interest in col­ lecting tropical fish, that now, when going on long voyages, he brings his hobby along. The 57-year old chief steward sets up all necessary apparatus, which in­ cludes a 12-gallon t^, air pumps and a sturdy bamboo stand, in a promi­ nent position in his foc'sle. He tightly fastens the stand, which he built himself with $7 worth of bam­ boo, to a smooth section of bulkhead and places the tank on top. "The stand is so secure," says Herb, "that the ship would almost have to capsize for the tank to fall off." Presently inhabiting this 12-gallon home are 10 strikingly beautiful tropi­ cal fish of four different species. They include silver gourami, pearl gourami, black lace tetras and one rather fat elwin catfish from the Amazon River. They cost approximately $1.25 each, but are worth a lot more to Brother Knowles. Although his favorite species is the multi-colored pearl gourami. Herb ad­ mits that the most interesting to watch is the elwin catfish, which acts much like a vacuum cleaner, sucking up tiny particles of food from all sides of the glass tank. The veteran Seafarer, a chief stew­ ard for over 30 years, serves quite an assortment of foods to his tiny crew. The menu includes chunks of freeze dried shrimp, fresh cooked spinach, live bloodworms, an occasional egg yoke, and brine shrimp eggs (the fish's favorite) which take up to 48 hours to prepare in a solution of warm salt water. Over the years Herb has owned 30 different species of tropical fish, pur­ chased mostly in Japan and Southeast Asia. The most expensive fish he has ever come across is the pompadour fish of South America, costing $12 each. Brother Knowles explains that the amount of time necessary to properly care for these delicate animals takes up a good deal of his free shipboard hours. He must often clean and change the tank water which takes about three hours—and water temperature must be strictly maintained at 80 degrees. Also, during rough weather, he must syphon out some of the water so the tani will not overflow. Herb highly recommends this hobby to hypertensive individuals. He ex­ plains that the slow, methodical move­ ments of the fish are very relaxing to watch. "They are an excellent sedative," he says. He does not plan to retire until the age of 65. By then he will have been sailing for 45 years. Herb now makes his home in San Francisco, Calif, with his wife, Wilma, and son, Paul Joseph. Ohio's Gov. John J'. Gilligan last month signed into law a bill which will give that state s Seafarers unem­ ployment pay for the first time. The bill, fought for by the SIU for nearly 20 years, was passed by the state Legislature Aug. 28. It was signed by the Governor on Sept. 17 in Col­ umbus. A major feature of the new law af­ fecting SIU members sailing on the Great Lakes for Ohio-based shipping companies removes the long standing provision that their work be considered seasonal. It was that stipulation which had previously stopped merchant sea­ men there from collecting jobless pay during the off-season. Under the old Ohio law. Great Lakes seamen were classified as seasonal workers who were ineligible for unem­ ployment compensation benefits during the "off-season" and whose total ben­ efit entitlement was proportionately reduced. In the past, only Ohio and Michigan excluded merchant seamen from col­ lecting these benefits available to unemployed workers, including long­ shoremen and tugmen. Michigan passed a jobless pay bill for seamen in 1937. The passage of the bill resulted from the efforts in the Ohio Legislature by the SIU and other Great Lakes mari­ time unions. They fought strong op­ position from the big steel companies to have the seasonal restriction re­ moved from the old unemployment compensation law. Under the old law. Seafarers sailing on the Great Lakes and 3,200 mari­ time workers employed on 80 ships operated by shipping companies based in Ohio, could only qualify for jobless pay benefits during the 40-week ship­ ping season which usually begins the last week in March. No eligibility credit was given for the 12-week "off­ season" period. Any benefits paid by the end of the 40-week season were suspended until the following season began. An example of how the old Ohio law discriminated against merchant seamen, is the case of two Great Lakes Seafarers residing in Toledo, one work­ ing for a Cleveland shipping com­ pany and the other for a Minnesota company. \\^en the Minnesota Seafarer was laid off, he drew jobless pay from that state. But the Cleveland Seafarer was out of luck. Under the new Ohio law, in addition to increasing benefits from 20 to 26 weeks, benefits were raised from $60 to $77 for a Seafarer with no depend­ ents. With a dependent, he'll get $94 instead of the $70 given in the past; for two dependents, $100 instead of $77. A Seafarer with three dependents now receives $107 instead of $83. With four dependents he'll get $114 instead of $91. The new schedule of benefits also includes a built-in method for cost-ofliving increases in effect Jan. 1, 1975. Finally, the new law eliminates the requirement that a Seafarer receiving unemployment pay report weekly to the unemployment office. Now he'll be able to report either biweekly or by mail. Sponsors of the new law in the Ohio Legislature were: Sen. Howard Cook (R-Toledo), Labor and Commerce Committee chairman; Sen. Marigene Valiqucttc (D-Toledo); Rep. Barney Quilter (D-Toledo), majority leader of the House of Representatives; Rep. Casey Jones (D-Toledo); Rep. Leonard Camera of Toledo, Labor and Commerce Committee chairman, and Rep. Arthur Wilkowski of Lorain, Judciary Committee chairman. UIW Convention Nominations The SIU-afQliated United Industrial Workers of North America is now accepting nominations for the position of convention delegate from those members wishing to serve at the UIW National Convention to be held on Nov. 28 in Washington, D.C. Sixteen delegate positions from the two UIW regions are open to members —14 from the Atlantic Coast Region, and two from the Gulf Coast Region. Any member in good standing may nominate himself for the position by writing to the Regional Director, United Industrial Workers of North America, 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. The nominations should be sent by registered or certified mail, and must contain the member's full name, ad­ dress, book number and social security number. They must be received by the Regional Director before noon, Oct. 23. A comprehensive six-page report, completely outlining all election dates and procedures was sent to the last known address of each UIW member. New Orleans Terminal Opens The new Milan Street Wharf com­ plex was recently dedicated in the port of New Orleans. The $6 million facil­ ity on the Mississippi River was designed and built specifically to ac­ commodate the new ultra-modern LASH vessels and their barges. The new cargo terminal was con­ structed on the site of the city's old Stuyvestant Docks, just downstream from the Napoleon Avenue Wharf. The Milan Street Wharf measures 1,265 feet, with its shed and railroad approaches. The modern nature of the new wharf allows it to handle 650,000 tons of cargo annually. It is only the second LASH termi­ nal of this type to. be built in the U.S. On hand for the formal dedication of the new complex were Louisiana Page 12 Governor Edwin W. Edwards, Secre­ tary of Labor Peter J. Brennan and Eads Poitevent, President of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans. The SlU-contracted vessel Delta Mar (Delta Lines), returning from her maiden voyage to South America, was a featured attraction at the dedication ceremonies for the terminal. Delta Lines will be the principal user of the new facility. The recently-inaugurated port com­ plex indicates an expansion of Delfa Lire's reliance on LASH-type vessels. Seafarers in the port of New Orleans will note that the new terminal is closer to the SIU hall on Jackson Ave. than the previous wharf was, and that it is easily accessible by a direct bus route. Gov. John J. Gilligan of Ohio (center) with SIU Cleveland Port Agent Don A. Bensmeh (left) and AFL-CIO Ohio President Frank King aftet signing the bill. Seafarers Ug r �IBU Supports Rule Permitting Mixing of Inland Cargoes The SlU-afliliated Inland Boatmen's Union has expressed strong support for the so-called "Mixing Rule" bill — S. 2267—which would permit the mix­ ing of regulated and unregulated com­ modities. The union's position was submitted to the Senate Commerce Committee by O. William Moody, Jr., the union's Washington representative who also is administrator of the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Department. S. 2267, which the committee now is considering, seeks to amend Section 303(b) of the Interstate Commerce Act by repealing the "No-Mixing Rule," which prohibits mixing of regulated and unregulated commodities in the same vessel or tow; and the "Three Commod­ ity Restriction," which does not permit more than three types of exempted com­ modities to be mixed in any one tow. In a letter to Commerce Committee Chairman, Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.), Moody declared that S. 2267 "will serve to maintain efficient and economic operations on the inland waterways of the United States to the benefit of shippers and consumers." He pointed out that since 1941, im­ plementation of Section 303(b) has been deferred by legislative and execu­ tive action because "it was evident then, as it is now, that unless its constraints were relaxed, transportation flexibility would be hindered; the inland water carriers would face operation difficulties and the resulting increase in costs would be passed on to the consumer." Noting that improved towboat tech­ nology has enabled barge operators to keep their costs down, with rates still at 1960 levels, the union spokesman asked for favorable action on S. 2267 as a means to "encourage the continuation of a healthy inland waterways transpor­ tation industry ... to fulfill its vital role in the transportation systems so neces­ sary to a healthy national economy." SlUNA Fishermen Win Strike The eight week strike by the SIUNAaffiliated New Bedford Fishermen's Union ended early last month with the signing of a new three year contract with fishing boatowners. The new contract, which is retroac­ tive to July 7, will extend to Aug. 30, 1976. Among its provisions is an in­ crease in pension and welfare benefits for union members. The strike, which began on July 11, was the longest fishing strike in New Bedford, Mass. since 1940 when fisher­ men struck for nine weeks. Negotiations for a new contract, ac­ cording to union Secretary-Treasurer Austin Skinner, had begun the middle of May. The contract was to have ex­ pired on June 30 but it was extended to July 7 when no final agreement had been reached. Meanwhile, it was announced in early July that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has earmarked $525,000 to rehabilitate the New England fishing industry. An agency of the NCAA, the Na­ tional Marine Fisheries Service, will provide the money in two parts—the first allotment will be for $400,000 and the second for $125,000. The New England fishing industry has suffered a sharp decline in recent years but unions, boatowners, seafood producers and legislators are trying to improve the industry through both na­ tional and international efforts. Bethflor Safety Award Seafarer Arthur Sankovidt (right) accepts Certificate of Honor from SlU Medical Director'Dr. Joseph B. Logue at headquarters clinic. Brother Sanko­ vidt was honored by SID for his service to the Union's Blood Bank. SlU Blood Donor Honored "If someone needs blood, I'm more than willing to give it," says Brother Sankovidt, explaining his philosophy. The three gallon donor has never had the occasion to need blood him­ self, but realizes that he is entitled to draw on the SIU's supply if a trans­ fusion is ever necessary. Brother Sankovidt, a resident of Pas­ saic, N. J. who ships out of the port of New York, urges all his SIU broth­ ers to give blood when they can: "It's painless and takes only a few minutes to donate blood. Then you and your dependents are eligible to draw on the SIU Blood Bank if you ever need life-saving plasma. "The most important reward, how­ ever, is not your eligibility to use SIU blood, but, rather, the satisfaction of giving . . . and the feeling of brother­ hood that comes with donating to fel­ low SIU members." The SIU Blood Bank has been in operation since January, 1959. Since then, over 9100 donors have given blood at the N.Y. clinic alone, so that the Blood Bank could maintain a con­ stant supply of life-saving blood for SIU members and their dependents. SIU member Arthur Sankovidt started giving blood at the clinic in the very first year the Blood Bank opened, and has continued to donate blood regularly. Recently, he became the record holding SIU blood donor—^with a total of three gallons donated over the years. Runner-up is Brother Alvin Carpenter —^who has donated a total of 17 pints. Brother Sankovidt, who sails as messman, was honored at the SIU clinic at headquarters for his achieve­ ment. He was awarded a certificate for his steady and unselfish contribu­ tions to our Blood Bank. SIU High School Program Available to Seafarers is interested in taking advantage of this opportunity should fill out the coupon below and mail it to the Harry Lunde­ berg School at the address printed on the coupon. Following are the requirements for eligibility for the Lundeberg High School Program: Sixteen Seafarers have achieved high school diplomas through the SIU-IBU academic upgrading program at the Lundeberg School in Piney Point—a 100 percent passing record. The program is open to all SIU and IBU members—regardless of age— who have the desire to achieve their high school diplomas. Of the 16 mem­ bers who have achieved diplomas so far, the youngest was 18 and the old­ est 42. The study period ranges from 6-8 weeks, and classes are small permitting teachers to give individualized instruc­ tion. Specialists in reading and study skills are available to help students learn more easily. Any member of the SIU or IBU who 1. One year's seatime or time aboard a towboat. 2. Initiation fees must be paid in full. 3. All outstanding monetary obliga­ tions such as dues and loans must be paid in full. 4. Getting a satisfactory score on the screening test which will be mailed to I I aih interested in furthering my educs,tio«.andIwo»ldlikemo«toton».to} I on the Lundeberg High School Program. I ! Namft ' As some crewmembers and company officials look on, Captain L. A. Piatt (far right) proudly displays the certificate awarded to the SlU-contracted Bethflor (Bethlehem Steel) for having the best safety record in the company's fleet In 1972. This was the third year in a row that the ship was given the award. It was presented at the company's docks in Sparrows Point, Md. October 1973 Page 13 �Young Seafarer Follows SIU White Cap Tradition ASHORE Paducab, Ky. Plans are now being formulated for construction of a coal transfer terminal on the Ohio River, eight miles west of here. The large terminal is scheduled to be built on a 900-acre tract of land just below Metropolis, III. The American Electric Power System is financing the project—at an ap­ proximate cost of $16 million. The terminal will be used in the transfer of low-sulphur coal from railcars to IBU barges for delivery to generating plants in the Ohio Valley. The operation is expected to handle 10 million tons of coal annually. Construction has begun on a new lock and dam near Smithland, Ky. The new facilities will be at the mouth of the Cumberland River, 15 miles east of Paducah. Buffalo, N.Y. A dinner dance sponsored by the Buffalo Port Council of the Maritime Trades Department was held here recently. OflScials and members of 26 local unions affiliated with the MTD attended the affair and SIU Port Agent Roy Boudreau described the event as a "great success.' Grain trade in the port of Buffalo is exclusively SIU now since SIUcontracted Kinsman Marine Co. operates all of the grain elevators in the Buffalo area—insuring more work for Seafarers in this Lake Erie port. Houston, Tex. The Western Gulf Port Council of the Maritime Trades Department, AFLCIO will hold its annual dinner dance on Oct. 20. In addition to SIU representatives. Congressman Bob Eckhardt (D-Tex.) —a member of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce— and Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe are expected to attend. Lorain, Ohio Seafarer Chuck Probst was less than two years old when SIU founder Harry Lundeberg passed away in 195 7, but he is carrying on a tradition started by Lundeberg in the early days of our union—the wearing of the ffoppy white seaman's cap as a symbol of union brotherhood and solidarity. Seafarers still refer to the ffoppy white caps as "Lundeberg stetsons", as they reminisce about the role the hats played when SIU members hit the bricks for seaman's rights during the General Strike of 1946 or when the SIU came to the aid of the New York United Financial Employees Union during the 1947 Wall Street beef. The white caps were worn proudly in those struggles so that Seafarers could identify their union brothers on picket lines and also so that the ene­ mies of the SIU could see the kind of militant support the union could generate for its just causes. Chuck Probst became interested in the history of the SIU and the role the white cap played in that history during his entry rating training at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship at Piney Point, Md. The Oklahoma native was so im­ pressed with the sea of white caps illustrated in an SIU film on the Wall Street beef, that he purchased one him­ self in his home port of New Orleans upon graduating from the school in 1972. "The white cap not only demon­ strates the tradition of SIU brother­ hood and solidarity," the 18-year old wiper explains, "but it also has a prac­ tical function: it keeps my hair safely tucked away when I'm working on board ship." The 19-month veteran of the SIU feels that he is not imitating Harry Lundeberg by adopting his headgear; instead, young Probst feels that he is doing his part to remind his shipmates of the proud traditions of their union. Chuck Probst feels that another im­ portant factor in the SIU's history is the ongoing tradition of improvement and self-betterment for both individ­ ual members and the union in general. This is why he plans to return to the SIU's Lundeberg Upgrading Center for a high school diploma. Though the days of hitting the bricks seem to be long gone (the major strug­ gles the SIU faces now occur around the bargaining table or on the legisla­ tive front). Brother Probst knows that union solidarity is just as important today as it was in the early days of the SIU. He says: "Wearing the white Seafarer's cap is a constant reminder to my shipmates and myself of the struggles we seamen have undertaken and won in the past and the lesson that we learned from those struggles: that there is Security in Unity." Quartermasters Training Now under construction at American Shipbuilding Co.'s yard here is the Great Lakes carrier Paui Thayer, to be operated by SlU-contracted Kinsman Marine Transit Co. The vessel, sister ship of the recently-launched William R. Roesch, is being built under the subsidy provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970— legislation for which the SIU vigorously fought. The Paul Thayer—scheduled for delivery next spring—will join the William R. Roesch in the transport of tacoiute ore on the Lakes. Philadelphia, Pa. Six Philadelphia IBU deckhands earned their mate's licenses through the IBU-SIU Upgrading Center at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at Piney Point, Md. The men who received their U.S. Coast Guard licenses are: John Wozank, Virgil Quillan, Jack Joyce, Eddie Hultz, Frank Auerswald and Phil Ayers. Jersey City, N. J. Regional Director Eddie Pulver of the SlU-affiliated Railway Marine Region reports that Congress has amended the Railway Labor Act regarding pensions for all railroad employees—the first time the law has been modified in 50 years. RMR members can now retire—with full pension benefits—at age 60 with 30 years of service. Prior to this change in the law, a member had to be 65 years old and have 35 years service for full retirement benefits—or else he had to take a cut in pension. Instructor Mark Durand works with Seafarers who are preparing for quarter­ master examinations. Radar plotting and rules of the road are some of the complicated problems which these men must master to qualify. The Lunde­ berg Sch'ool has experienced instructors to help Seafarers achieve higher ratings. From left are: Seafarers Carroll Heick from San Francisco; Jennings Long from Baltimore, and Tony Ferrara from New York .... Piney Point, Md. The Lundeberg Library at the SIU's Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship offers a wide variety of educational and historical materials for academic study, vocational training, reading and musical enjoyment, reading improvement and intellectual enrichment. All Seafarers are welcome to use the Library's services. The Lundeberg Library features a large selection of maritime books and magazines, as well as reading matter on general subjects; audio-visual aids; recordings, and historical documents—including union minutes written by Andrew Furuseth, in his own handwriting, dating back to the nineteenth century. Bay City, Mich. A major reconversion job will be done here this winter on the Great Lakes freightship Nicolet owned by the Gartland Steamship Co., a subsidiary of the SlU-contracted American Steamship Co. of New York and Buffalo. The ves­ sel is expected at a shipyard here Nov. 15. The reconversion will include structural alterations and removal of steam engines, oilers, bunkers and related equipment. A new 2,875 hp diesel engine will also be installed in the ship. Page 14 . . . > and the hard work paid-off as the successful candidates proudly dis­ play their Quartermaster Certificates of Achievement. From left are Eugene McKenna, Jennings Long, Instructor Mark Durand, Thomas Spangler, Carroll Heick and Tony Ferrara. Seafarers Log iii �Seafarer Bortz Narrates Life on Sea-Land McLean •5?SgPSSPft5iS»^^ Seafarer Charles A. Boris is a more than 20-year veteran of the SIV and is currently sailing as an able-seaman aboard the SL-7 containership Sea-Land McLean. After his most recent voyage aboard this new vessel. Seafarer Boris decided to write to the LOG and tell others what life is like aboard these new vessels. When I woke up my first morning on the "McLean," I had a moment of panic. I thought that I was flaked out in a New Jersey motel room and had missed the ship. Nothing within view of my rumpled three-quarter bed bore any resemblance to a ship's foc'sle. A combination bureau-desk stretched 10 feet along one wall—beside me was a vinyl cov­ ered easy chair and somewhere beyond my toes—^beyond an end table and an upright lamp—^was a snugly closed closet door. The room was carpeted from wall to wall in mottled blue and as I sat up I almost banged my head against a square box which was ob­ viously some kind of radio speaker. Overhead there was no reassuring maze of pipes, only the fitted panel of an airconditioning unit and a couple of fluo­ rescent light domes. I was still shook, but at least I knew where I was. I toddled barefoot over the yielding carpet to my tiled bathroom —commode, wash basin, medicine cab­ inet and glass-enclosed shower—and threw some water on my face (potable water, the only kind that runs ^ough the McLean'^' faucets). With the sleep out of my eyes and some of the fog out of my head, I could just sense the ship's movement through the water. It was a strange motion though—^jerky and a little threatening —more like riding a jet plane than a respectable ocean frei^ter. Pushed along by her 120,000 hors^, the "McLean" purrs throu^ the water. She doesn't roll much nor does she dive; she simply overpowers the waves. In a moderate sea she will pitch and fishtail a little, but hardly enough to dbturb a coffee cup sitting on a polished table in the after house. The deck department lives on one deck of its own house forward with the mates, the skipper and the wheelhouse on top. There is a comfortable lounge with a TV set, a table, chairs and a sofa —^plus a built-in refrigerator and sink. Night lunch is brought up by the forward BR who cleans the crew's quar­ ters and makes the beds. One deck down is a spacious laundry room with a large capacity washer and dryer, not to mention an ironing board and a powerspray iron. Every department has its own lounge and laundry room. Cranked up to sea speed the "McLean" barrels along at 33 knots, making a gale force wind that could sweep even a lead bottomed AB clear off the foc'sle head. Even on the bridge the lookout has frequently to hold on to the dodger rail or take shelter behind the steel and glass shield that adjoins the wheelhouse. The wheelhouse is something else again—65 feet wide with mysterious blinking lights, humming dials and an instrument console that closes off the whole big after section. When you first step into it, you feel like stepping out again with a polite, "Sorry, wrong ship." However if you make it to the wheel, you find that she steers like a custom built Cadillac on a California freeway, half a spoke one way or the other in normal weather. •The most hamhanded quartermaster can keep her within a degree of the course for hours on end. The only inconvenience in living forward is the long trek aft for meals. Everyone eats in the huge messhall in the main house—indeed everyone eats in one comer of it. It is worth the threetimes-daily trip though, not only for the sumptuous food, but to catch a look at the members of the other depart­ ments. Of course if you have to call the bosun, you must also negotiate the 450 feet to the after house, take the elevator to floor "04" and make two sharp lefts. The bosun lives in solitary splendor be­ side the chief steward. The first time it is wise to take a guide since it is easy to get lost in those miles of silent, deserted passageways with their identical closed doors. The "McLean" sails every other Sat­ urday afternoon from the new SL-7 berth at Port Elizabeth. That Thursday night she pulls into Bremerhawen for something less than a 24-hour stay. Saturday morning she is in Rotterdam and if she is running on time, the crew is off for sightseeing and lustier pursuits until Sunday noon. The next Thursday night she is back in Port Elizabeth when everybody takes off again, this time for home. It works out to six days on the ship and a day ashore with a day to a day-and-a-half in the family castle every two weeks. A little different than those grain runs to India. In fact everything is different on these SL-7's—^the sounds, the sights, the work rhythms, even the smells. It is a new kind of sailing. But try it—^you might like it. SS Transoneida The crew of the Transoneida (Hudson Waterways) showed what "Brother­ hood of the Sea" means when they picked up two Coast Guardsmen who had to go home on an emergency leave. The two men were aboard the Coast Guard weather ship Rush and were transferred to the SIU ship at sea. In appreciation for the Transoneida's help, a plaque was presented to her captain by the Coast Guard. SS Mount Washington Seafarers' skill in putting out shipboard fires was proven aboard the Mount Washington (Victory Carriers) recently when a fire started in the starboard wing tank. In typical SIU fashion, the crew promptly responded and extinguished the fire quickly. Situations like this are why the union requires each Bosuns Recertification class and each "A" Seniority Upgrading class to attend the fire-fighting school in Bayonne, N. J. The SIU encourages all Seafarers to go to the fire-fighting school for the one day course to be better able to protect themselves and their ships from the spread of a fire. SS Overseas Evelyn The SlU-manned tanker Overseas Evelyn (Maritime Overseas) recently anchored in the port of New York for a coastwise payoff. She unloaded her gasoline cargo onto barges in the Verrazano Narrows before embarking on her next voyage to the Persian Gulf. Ordinary Seaman Mike Holl, a recent graduate of the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at Piney Point, Md., met the vessel in Texas City, Tex. The coastwise run on the Overseas Evelyn was Seafarer HoU's second sea voyage. His first trip as an SIU member was to Northern Europe. Sixteen-year old Brother Holl, who ships out of the port of New Orleans, credits his family for telling him about the SIU's Lundeberg training facility. "My mother told me about Piney Point," the Lake Charles, La. native notes, "and am I glad she did!" Brother Holl had special praise for the fire-fighting instruction he received as part of his HLS training. "I hope I'll never have to use it," the new SIU member said, "but it's certainly good to know that you can act quickly and correctly in case of a fire emergency on board ship." Althou^ only a Seafarer for a few months. Brother Holl had words of advice for his SIU brothers—even the old-timers: "Every SIU member should take advantage of our fire-fighting program, especially members of the deck department," the youthful seaman recommended. SS St. Louis Seafarer Francis Caruthers, electrician aboard the containership St. Louis (Sea-Land), has rigged a "dead-man" safety switch in the ship's chain locker. When activated, the switch automatically cuts off power to the anchor wind­ lass. This is an important safety feature should the Seafarer manning the chain locker have trouble with the anchor. We commend Brother Caruthers for a job well-done. The St. Louis paid off in Yokohama Srpt. 5. SS La Salle The SlU-manned freightship La Salle (Waterman) recently docked in Port Newark, N.J. for her coastwise payoff. She had been carrying general cargo frmn Texas. Bosun Delphin Lovelace Parker praised the SIU crew, describing them as "a good gang—top to bottom." He had particular words of praise for the Lundeberg School graduates on board. Brother Parker said: "They really know their way around a ship, so you can bet they've had topnotch training in Piney Point." One of the HLS graduates on the La Salle is BR utilityman Larry Ritter. Brother Ritter, who completed his Piney Point training in April, said that he "learned a whole lot" at Ae SIU training facility. Seafarer Ritter made his first voyage on the La Salle for her Far East run, and has stayed with her ever since. He plans to stay aboard for her upcoming voyage to Ibdia and the Persian Gulf. SS Thomas Lynch y SlU-contracted Waterman Steamship Co. recently purchased the frei^tship Korea Bear. The vessel, now under the SIU banner, has been re-named the Thomas Lynch. She crewed up in late September, bound for New Orleans, La. Following her payoff there, she's scheduled to continue on to Europe or the Far East. SS Pittsburgh Sea-Land McLean gracefully glides through waters of Port Elizabeth as she completes another voyage serviced by her 120,000 horsepower plant. October 1973 Rudy DeBoissiere, chief steward aboard the containership Pittsburgh (SeaLand) has been named coordinator of Drug Abuse Research (DARE) centered in the Philippines' capital city of Manila. The drug center star ted by Father Bob Garon temporarily houses and clothes rehabilitated addicts who are still without funds or job prospects. Brother DeBoissiere asks that those wishing to contribute to this cause send their contributions to Father Garon, c/o Customs, Manila, Philippines. Page 15 �;t/^r t.% * .• J: ' " -^4, ,', f'f f > f .-0 * ' • I ' - '- , ^ . ^'' , , "r •>•-•< ^ Gangway watch Melvin McQuarrie welcomes ilplaoements aboard the Cossatot. Seafarers Gilbert Payton (left) and Earl Alderman are both recent 9^'®= f^hool and launched their seafaring careers aboard the Cossatot at the same time. _ Ordinary Seaman Francisco Jimenez handles topside ohorw as'the Cossatot pumps her JP-4 oil in Searsport. Me. .><1 ' lil' J1>rr| ^d IV-'- .. Oiler Tony Garcia (black shirt) checks steam gauge with his replacement Oiler John L. ||i| Hubber. Brother Hubber is looking forward to good voyage to Europe. f/W^\ 'M The Cossatot's ship's committee gathers topside aboard the Navy tanker after voyQIII rhiof n..m«rv,o» <IM!H izaw«i ^9®" ^aters, educatlonal director; S. Nicholson, ship's chairman; throuohtaKoTrnShrnsTrl^^^^ 'r' S'eie'jr''chi»^ W'<-y-y<4 The VSNS Cossatot is one anchor in the historical port of of thirteen Navy tankers now Searsport, Maine after complet­ manned by SIU members. ing a voyage to ports throughout She and her sister ships are the Mediterranean, a swift pas­ charged with the vital role of sage to Puerto Rico, and a coast­ ( supplying U.S. military bases wise trip north via the Atlantic. around the world—^from Ant­ The voyage of the USNS arctica to the Persian Gulf— with the fuels and oils they need. Cossatot was a fruitful nine Seafarers aboard these Navy month journey distinguished by tankers are also taking part in visits to some of the most im­ the refueling of other ships at portant military bases in the sea—an intricate maneuver re­ world. quiring the utmost in seaman­ The SIU tankermen aboard ship. the VSNS Cossatot are proud of On a brisk jday last month, their ship and maintain her in the USNS Cotsatot dropped the highest standards of sea­ Page 16 worthiness so that she will al­ ways meet her obligation to be in the right place at the right time. She can carry 135,000 bbls and her tanks must constantly be monitored by Seafarers in order to maintain the proper control conditions for the spe­ cific cargo carried. The deck, engine and steward departments aboard the USNS Cossatot are, in the words of her Chief Steward Homer Ringo, and her Bosun S. H. Nicholson, ''manned by tankermen who know their ships." ... p ...•m.J ••'I iily I• ' !.<I •» r ' «' After a nine-month voyage there was a good deal of union business to" be brought up to date on, and SIU Representative George McCartney (near blackboard), assisted by Bosun D^vid Dickenson, who is in current Bosuns Recertification class, hit the deck to answer crew's questions. Among topics discussed were SlU's legislative role and its fight to increase jobs for Seafarers. Seafarer Gilbert Payton completes nine month voyage by bringing mooring lines up to the bit. Brother Payton is a recent graduate of the Harry Lundeberg School and was on his first SIU ship. Page 17 �I ilSTORlC. PRESERVATION '• A- ' D 7- I• 1 If FV/t SIU Viable Inland Waterways li'; I'l' The future development of America's inland waterways system is a primary concern of the SIU and its affiliated In­ land Boatmen's Union. Our inland waterways system is an important and vital means of transport­ ing much needed goods within the coun­ try. The only way, however, that our in­ land waterways will remain viable is if cargoes can be shipped on them econom­ ically. That is why the SIU, the IBU and the AFL-CIO's Maritime Trades Department are strongly supporting the so-called "Mixing Rule" bill which is currently before the U. S. Senate's Com­ merce Committee. The "Mixing Rule" bill-^. 2267— would permit the mixing of regulated and unregulated commodities by amend­ ing Section 303(b) of the Interstate Commerce Act. This Act contains the economically injurious "No-Mixing Rule" and the "TTiree Commodity Re­ striction." The "No-Mixing Rule" prohibits mix­ ing of regulated and unregulated com­ modities in the same vessel or tow while the "Three Commodity Restriction" does not permit more than three types of ex­ empted commodities to be mixed in any one tow. The union's position on the "Mixing Rule" bill was made known to the Com­ merce Committee by the SIU's Washing­ ton representative, O. William Moody, Jr., who is also administrator of the MTD. In a letter to the Committee, Moody declared that S. 2267 "wiU serve to maintain efficient and economic oper­ ations on the inland waterways of the United States to the benefit of shippers and consumers." In fact, he noted, actual implementa­ tion of Section 303 (b) has been deferred by legislative and executive action ever since 1941 because "it was evident then, as it is now, that unless its constraints were relaxed, transportation flexibility would be hindered; the inland water car­ riers would face operation difficulties and the resulting increase in costs would be passed on to the consumer." Therefore, we strongly urge that the "Mixing Rule" bill be passed in order that America's inland waterways can continue to remain a viable and efficient way to transport our nation's goods. XI As a member of the first Bosuns Recertification class, I want to thank the union for what it shbw^ me and the^ interest it took and is taking in us older guys. I will pass on everything I have learned to the members on board the ships that I will sail. It is something that must be done to get the members inyply^ in I've been a union man ail my life and I've made a lot of mistakes, but the best thing that ever happened to me was for me to go through the course that I have just finished. I, really for the first time in my life, understand how my union works and what it means to me and all the membership. I wouid like to pass on my manks to all the uoioa employees at 275 20 St. and to the union officials for their time and attention all the time I was up there. I'll write to the ones I can and thank them. They are all great pepple. ^pmly. Bob La^ >. -.'' , '1Pnnto Rieo -• - ^ 1 want to thank the SIU for sending me a copy of all these years. It has been a pleasure to W Seniority Upgrading Among the many comprehensive pro­ grams offered at the SIU's Lundeberg Upgrading Center at Piney Point, Md. is one of special importance to every Seafarer—the "A" Seniority Upgrading Program. Reaching "A" book status is a major step forward in a Seafarer's career. It opens the door to better paying ship­ board jobs as well as to a wider choice of jobs. Also, under our shipping rules, "A" book men have preference in jobs over "B" book men and "C" card holders. The "A" Seniority Upgrading Program is a 30-day course. Two weeks are spent at the Lundeberg School, and two weeks at headquarters. The program also in­ cludes a fire-fighting course at the Army Page 18 Base in Bayonne, N. J. Since the program began in June, four classes of Seafarers have completed the course and received their full books. To be accepted to the course, an ap­ plicant must have one year or more seatime within 24 consecutive months. He must be a graduate of the Lundeberg School or the Andrew Furuseth School. He must also hold a lifeboat ticket and a rating in one of the shipboard depart­ ments. Initiation fees, dues and all loans must be paid up in full. Application forms are available at any SIU hiring hall. All Seafarers meeting the program re­ quirements are strongly urged to take advantage of this opportunity. '' to J ' •Piank D'ozak. Vice-fresiaent • Paul Orozak, Vle6-Pte$Ment l^bHshtd monthly by Sosfarm Ihtornationai Union. Atlantic, Gulf, Ukea and Inland Watm District. AFL CIO 675 Fourth Avanua, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. 499-6600. Second class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. Seafarers Log �Bosuns Recerfification Program: The Bosuns' Comments i I ^hree classes of SIU bosuns have now complgted the 60-day Bosuns Recertification Program at Piney Point and SIU headquarters. This important SIU program is designed to give every SIU hosun the tools necessary to keep abreast of recent technological changes in the maritime industry—LASH, LNG, and SL-7 ves­ sels—and the new equipment and techniques required to fulfill our contractual obligations aboard ultra-modern ships now being launched. In addition to providing SIU bosuns with a well-rounded pro­ gram on all aspects of shipboard operations, the Bosuns Recerti­ fication Program also equips them with a firm knowledge of basic Union Education. This knowledge is important for SIU bosuns because they also serve as our ships' chairmen at sea. The hosun, as a ship's chairman, is responsible for the proper enforcement of the SIU contract at sea. He must also preserve the rights guaranteed to all SIU brothers under our Constitution. The hosun must he well-informed about every phase of SIU activity, so that he can keep his shipmates posted on the latest developments in the maritime industry and in the programs and policies of the SIU. Finally, he must keep shipboard meetings running smoothly and correctly. The third class of SIU bosuns to complete the program offer their individual comments on the success of the Bosuns Recerti­ fication Program on this page. i i I I Sven Stockman* SIU Bosun Sven Stockmarr was born in Denmark. He first went to sea in 1938, and he's been with the SIU since 1943—shipping out of New York. "The Lundeberg School is a real asset to the SIU, and all our members should be grateful to those who had the fore­ sight to set up HLS ... and to those who keep improving it over the years. "I've been to sea for over 35 years, and I've seen most of the maritime train­ ing schools. Piney Point is the best! If an old-timer like me could learn new techniques for the modern vessels we'll be sailing, and even pick up some tips on seamanship, then you know they're doing a great job there. "The Bosuns Recertification Program is the greatest thing going. I wish that everyone had the opportunity to get this inside view of the SIU that we received ... and I also wish that all SIU members would participate in the fire-fighting program. "During the headquarters phase of the program, I was most interested in the shipping procedures and the way welfare claims are handled and re­ corded—but it was the entire program which gave me the insight and ability to perform my duties more effectively when I get back to sea." James W. Parker J Bosun James W. Parker joined the SIU in 1945, and now sails out of the port of Houston. He has sailed as bosun for over 15 years. "I came to Piney Point as a skeptic, having heard all kinds of shipboard scuttlebutt—but now I realize the im­ portance of all of the programs there. Our Union really has something to be proud of. As for the Bosuns Program, I learned a whole lot about the SL-7 ves­ sels, and the new line-splicing techniques. "At headquarters, I was most inter­ ested in the morning briefings, which explain the latest developments in the maritime industry and the SIU's role in that industry, and making the payoffs taught me a lot about handling ship­ board beefs." Speaking of the total impact of his participation in the Bosuns Recertifica­ tion Program, Brother Parker said: "A well informed SIU membership is important, and through this program I have learned more in two months than I did in my previous 27 years at sea. "I know that when I go back aboard ship that I'll be better equipped to do the job I'm paid to do—and I'll also be a better union member." October 1973 I I ^ r ^ James Pulliam S. J. Jandora Bosun James Pulliam has been with the SIU since 1946, and ships out of the port of San Francisco. No stranger to the Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Sea­ farer Pulliam helped to build the school back in 1967-68 and returned to attend an SIU Crew's Conference in 1970. "Each day of the Program I learned more and more about the SIU. While at Piney Point, we learned about heavy lift vessels, SL-7s, and LNG ships—and about the great things our Union is doing at our upgrading center. "The films, slides, lectures, and rap sessions were very educational,- and the instructors were knowledgeable and helpful." As for the headquarters aspect of the Bosuns Recertification Program, Brother Pulliam said: "Our month in New York has been very enlightening. We've seen just how and what makes the SIU the great union it is. "We accompany the patrolmen on payoffs, man the counter at headquart­ ers, attend the morning sessions, and get to see first-hand how welfare, pension, and vacation records are kept and proc­ essed. We also had our day with the people who put out our LOG each month. "I think that the Bosuns Recertifica­ tion Program will bring us all closer together. It will surely give us a better understanding of what the SIU is all about—and what it is doing for our membership." S. J. Jandora is a 29-year veteran of the SIU. A resident of Clifton, N. J., Bosun Jandora sails out of the port of New York. "The Piney Point phase of the Bosuns Recertification Program exposes us to all of the SIU's vocational prog-ams— from entry rating to advanced upgrad­ ing. This will allow us to brief the mem­ bership about our school when we re­ turn to our vessels, and to clear up any uncertainties some members may have about our school. "The Lundeberg School is a real asset to the SIU and all of our members, but only if the members take advantage of the opportunities offered there. I, for one, am going to encourage my ship­ mates to take an interest in our school. That's part of my job as an SIU bosun." Everything about the Union opera­ tions in New York impressed Brother Jandora. "Even though I ship out of New York myself, the Bosuns Recertification Pro­ gram was really my first opportunity to observe the way things are run at head­ quarters. "Seeing all the departments of the Union in action made me realize that it's not as easy to run a union as many peo­ ple think. It's a complex job, but the personnel on board at headquarters seems to have everything well under control. "Every bosun—in fact, every mem­ ber—in the SIU should go through this kind of union education program." Calvain A. James Calvain A. James joined the SIU in 1949. He ships out of New York. "After my first day at Piney Point, I was convinced that the Bosuns Recerti­ fication Program was a great project. The mingling of union education, con­ tracts, SL-7s, tankers, LNG, barges, roll-on, roll-off, heavy lifts, shipboard behavior, etc. were so well developed that I was thoroughly impressed. "The field trip to Washington, D.C. was an extraordinary mental expansion for me—we learned about the activities of the maritime industry, the AFL-CIO, and the Maritime Trades Department. Another field trip to the Bayonne, N. J. fire-fighting school further expanded my knowledge, and I urge all Seafarers to take advantage of this course. By doing so, it will create the skill and confidence needed to defeat a fire at sea." Brother James summed up his feel­ ings about the headquarters phase of the Bosuns Recertification Program: "The second phase of the program was well-coordinated: morning meet­ ings, counter, records, welfare claims, data center, and my first tour of the USPHS hospital on Staten Island. "This program will enable me to func­ tion in all aspects of shipboard life with greater ability and confidence. As a bosun, I feel that the past 60 days have been an experienced treasure which I will always remember." • z ^• David Dickenson Seafarer David Dickenson is a 28year veteran of the SIU who ships out of the port of New Orleans. He says: "As an old-timer myself, I want all the old-timers in the SIU to know that the programs at the Lundeberg School and the activities at headquarters are really important to us—and are just as beneficial to us old-timers as they are to the young men coming into the industry. "Even though I've been at sea all these years, I learned a lot about my job at Piney Point . . . and a lot about my union at headquarters!" Bosun Dickenson urged all members —young and old alike—to take the SIU's fire-fighting course. Then he added: "I came into the Bosuns Recertifica­ tion Program because I wanted to im­ prove myself, and over this two-month period I've done exactly that. The whole program has made me a better seaman . . . and a better SIU man. "You can teach an old sea dog new tricks!" Page 19 �SlU-A andG Deck Department Upgrading Quartermaster 1. Must hold an endorsement as Abie-Seaman—unlimited—any waters. Cook and Baker and Chief Cook Training Courses at the Lundeberg School or; C. 12 months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, 6 months seatime as Cook and Baker, 6 months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Cook and Baker and Chief Cook Training programs. D. 12 months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, 12 months sea­ time as Cook and Baker and 6 months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Chief Cook Training Program. IBU Upgrading Engine Upgrading FOWT—(who has only a wiper endorsement) 1. Must be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100, corrected to 20/50—20/30, and have normal color vision.) 2. Have 6 months seatime as wiper or be a graduate of HLS at Piney Point and have 3 months seatime as wiper. Tankerman FOWT—(who holds an engine rating such as Electrician) 1. Must be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100, corrected to 20/50—20/30 and have nor­ mal color vision.) 2. All candidates must have a letter from the company for whom they have worked certifying their ability to handle the various types of fuels that they wish certification for. 1. No requirements. Master/Mate Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist or Boilermaker— (who holds only a wiper endorsement) (Uninspected vessels not over 3()0 gross tons upon oceans.) Master—Must have 4 years at sea on deck—one year as licensed mate. Mate—Must have 3 years at sea on deck. 1. Must be a U.S. Citizen. 2. Must have a letter from company stating experience, type of vessel, registered number, etc., to meet U.S. Coast Guard requirements. 1. Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100, corrected to 20/50—20/30 and have normal color vision.) 2. Have 6 months seatime in engine department as wiper. Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist or Boilermaker— (who holds an engine rating such as FOWT) 1. No requirements. QMED—^any rating 1. Must have or successfully passed examinations for FOWT, Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist, Boil­ ermaker, and Deck Engine Mechanic. 2. Must show evidence of seatime of at least 6 months in any one or a combina­ tion of the following ratings: FOWT, Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist, Boilermaker, or Deck ^gine Mechanic. Welding 1. Must hold endorsement as QMED—any rating. Steward Upgrading 1. Assistant Cook Training Program Requirements: A, 12 months seatime, in any Steward Department Entry Rating. B, Entry Ratings who have been accepted into the Harry Lundeberg School and show a desire to advance in the Steward Department must have a minimum of 3 months seatime. 2. Cook and Baker Training Program Requirements: A. 12 months seatime as Third Cook or; B. 24 months seatime in Steward Department, 6 months of which must be as Third Cook and Assistant Cook or ; C. 6 months as Assistant or Third Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cooks Training Course. 3. Chief Cook's Training Program Requirements: A. 12 months seatime as Cook and Baker or; B. Three years seatime in Steward Department, 6 months of which must be as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and 6 months as Cook and Baker or; C. 6 months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and 6 months sea­ time as Cook and Baker and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cook and Second Cook and Baker's Training Course or; D. 12 months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and 6 months seatime as Cook and Baker and are holders of a "Certificate" of com­ pletion from the Cook and Baker Training Program. 4. Chief Steward Training Program Requirements: A. 3 years seatime in ratings above that of Third Cook and hold an "A" seniority in the union or; B. 6 months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, 6 months as Cook and Baker, 6 months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cook, Second 1st Class Pilot on vessel not over 300 gross tons 1. Must be 21 years of age. : • 2. Must be a U.S. Citizen, v'3. Must have 3 years seatime^^ AB or equivalent with a minimum of 20 round trips over the route applied, for within the past 5 years. Towboat Operator Original License T7 Must be 21 years of age. 2. Must have 3 years seatime on deck of vessel over 26 feet. 3. Must have 1 year seatime of the three years on towing vessel including train­ ing or duty in wheel house. 4. Must have 90 days service in geographical area applied for. 2nd Class Operator 1. Must be 19 years of age. ' 2. Must have 18 months at sea on a towing vessel including duty or training in the wheel house. 3. Must have 90 days seatime in geographical area applied for. Original License/2nd Class O^iator 1. Must pass physical examination and eye examination of at least 20/100 in both eyes, corrected to a least 20/20 in one eye, and 20/40 in the other eye. 2. Must have normal color vision. 3. Must be a U.S. citizen. Radar Observer 1. All candidates must hold a valid deck license. SlU and IBU Upgrading Able-Seaman Able-Seaman—12 months—any waters 1. Must be at least 19 years of age. 2. Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100, corrected to 20/40—20/20, and have normal color vision). 3. Have 12 months seatime as an Ordinary Seaman or 4. Be a graduate of HLS at Piney Point and have 8 months seatime as Ordinary Seaman. Able Seaman—unlimited—^any waters 1. Must be at least 19 years of age. 2. Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100, corrected to 20/40—20/20, and have normal color vision). 3. Have 36 months seatime as Ordinary Seaman or AB—12 months. Lifeboatman 1. Must have 90 days seatime in any department. �Celestial Navigation Upgrading Class Schedule Noyember 1 — Lifeboat, Able-Seaman, QMED, Welding, All Cooks Programs November 15 — Lifeboat, QMED, Fireman, FOWT and All Cooks Programs November 25 Radar Observer November 29 Lifeboat, Quartermaster, QMED, Welding December 13 Lifeboat, QMED, All Cooks Programs December 27 Lifeboat, QMED, Welding, Able-Seaman, and All Cooks Programs January 7 — Original Towboat Operator Cooks Graduate Plotting sun lines is one of the navigational techniques that must be learned by towboat operators who are working for their master's papers for unin­ spected towing vessels sailing more than 200 miles offshore. John Luykx, standing, watches as, from left, Sammy Murphy, Sammy Evans, D. E. Polk and Dexter Moore work out a problem. li ^ Jim Richards (center), Lundeberg School steward department instructor, con­ gratulated two of his recent graduates and presented them with achievement awards. Thomas Kirby (right), who completed the cook and baker upgrading programs received a certificate of achievement, and James Blair received a copy of the Steward Department Manual as the outstanding member of his class. Cbeck program for which you are applying; itName. I (Last) (First) j (City) (Stale) iI Book Number, i ^ Port and Date Issued Vi»<i Q n No O n Yes Dates Available For Training ; .iiafiiipiw Bosun Lends a Hand SIU-A&G • ' IBU • -Age- (Middle) (Bp) Seniority I HI « Seafarer Jeff Hambley, a 1972 graduate of the Lundeberg School's Third Cook Program, prepares a cake as part of his upgrading training to cook and baker. Looking on is Ron Ferris who is now in the Third Cook Program. Oppor­ tunities for advancement are available to Seafarers in all departments— regardless of age. I HARRY LUNDEl^ERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP UPGRADING APPLICATION (AiraCode) T ifoHnsj# Endorsement; PnrtnrBf»m(»nf' Lifeboat 1 Voc J"! Yes Q MA fl| No • | Welder mU-^^INLAND WATERWAYS TOWBOAT n River-Operator • Radar Observer " Inland Waterway-Operator Ocean-Operator (not more than 200 miles) • PUot , Jp .p-p • ; • Ocean-Operator (over 200 miles) • Tankerman ! \ V p- I I . I I, ^ j I RECORD OF SEATIME — RIVERTIME (Show only amount needed | to upgrade in rating checked above or attach letter of service, whichever is j I applicable.) j ! SHIP OR :m3m RATING HELD DATE OF SHIPMENT DATE OF j piSCHARGE^ : i I ^1 j II ]PORT "" • • . . \ ^' •> . ^, - ' DATE II j . . . •• ...v.^. . Gene Flowers, who was attending SlU Bosuns Recertification Program in Piney Point, made sure to stop in on the mathematics class and emphasize the importance of math in upgrading. Seafarer Flowers also holds an original third mate's license. October 1973 I 1 RETURN COMPLETE APPLICATION Tp LUNDEBERG UPGRADING CENTEI^ 20674 ] Page 21. �Iff; •• -• -• " |t"! SlU Patrolman Ted Babkowski (second from left) takes care of some union business at payoff in Linden, N.J. and assists crewmembers. vs.••• V • ,.' •li^s The discharge mechanism is hooked up and ready to unload cargo of oil from the ship's tanks. llie Oil-Grain Run Ij.r [i iReliiriiiiig with oil after li r grain to Russia, the SlU4 manned^ Cities Service Norfolk Spairrowg Poiiit ShijpjriBrd in Maryland, ahe h«a been in servlee since 1956. The 32,00p>-plus - ^ paid oil recently at the Cliies tnii iHtiker Imw «ti i>vff>faf • wngth f^ Service oil dock in the port of of 661 feet and is powered by linden,N.J. She has been on the ^ a 15,000 hp steam ti^bine Rmman grain-oilrun for several cn|MM. She carries 32, months. 1® Cities Service NorfMc is Buih at the Bethlehem Steel now^enroute to the USSR. Members of the CHies Service Norfolk's deck crew put their backs into the job as they take on stores for the upcoming voyage. Page 22 Seafarer Richard LaDuke, sailing as oiler, keeps a trained eye on engine room operations while awaiting payoff to take place topside. Seafarers Log �DISPATCHERS REPORT H AtkmHe, Gulf & iBland Wafm Dblrleff KnowYinrRlgirts SEPTEMBER 1-30,1973 Port Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville.. Tampa Mobile New Orleans . Houston .... Wilmington .. San Francisco Seattle Totals DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED An Groups ClassA ClaasB AO Groups ClassA ClassB ClassC 6 74 12 19 17 27 1 20 60 64 17 46 26 389 3 13 8 16 3 11 0 6 20 12 12 10 15 129 11 78 7 20 19 24 1 18 40 31 9 36 29 323 3 9 1 5 12 8 1 3 11 8 6 0 5 72 Port REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups ClassA ClassB 0 5 12 167 27 4 0 10 21 57 33 1 0 22 4 7 0 43 0 0 4 47 8 0 0 129 25 45 30 0 38 27 1 109 36 0 26 38 0 732 238 6 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Jacksonville . Tampa Mobile New Orleans . Houston .... Wilmington .. San Francisco Seattle Totals Port 5 68 9 26 14 19 3 28 51 44 11 39 25 342 4 46 5 15 6 14 2 11 19 30 10 22 13 197 5 71 7 23 16 9 0 19 39 40 5 33 22 289 2 38 3 4 7 8 0 4 8 17 1 8 9 109 1 5 5 8 117 52 0 9 9 1 53 13 1 15 9 1 20 8 0 7 2 0 33 18 2 119 45 5 52 61 0 13 24 0 82 49 0 26 19 551 19 314 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals Totals All Depts 1 35 4 20 18 11 4 18 29 23 7 26 6 202 933 2 7 2 12 13 3 0 1 9 11 8 20 6 94 420 3 31 2 12 14 9 0 10 16 17 3 12 9 138 750 2 6 5 7 7 7 0 0 1 2 3 1 5 46 227 0 28 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 55 1 66 12 40 22 19 8 36 65 29 18 54 13 383 1,666 1 15 3 14 30 10 0 2 13 30 14 35 4 171 723 Upon looking at the above fignres, SIU members can see the strong job security that is theirs. These figures are concrete proof of tihe number of jobs available to the membership. During the period of Sept. 1-30, 1973, of the 1,032 jobs shipped, 750 were filled by Class Seniority fall book members. Therefore, fiiere were 282 permanent jobs available to Class Seniority full book members not taken by them. Michael Toth, Jr. Please contact your brother, James, as soon as possible at P.O. Box 264, East Pittsburg, Pa. 15112. Angel Valdes Please contact Mrs. Delia Valdes as soon as possible at 1408 E. Palifox St., Tampa, Fla. 33603. John Croker Please contact R. R. Goodwin at 814 Raleigh Ave., Norfolk, Va. 23507. Robert Mulrooney Please contact Mrs. Catherine C. Mulrooney as soon as possible at 658 Salem Ave., Elizabeth, N.J. 07208. James H. Colwell Please contact your brother, E. J. Colwell, 003737, as soon as possible at Box 221, Raiford, Fla. Gerald Schartel Please contact Mr. Eep Schartel as soon as possible at 1107 North 28 St., Camden, N.J. 08105. October 1973 r Bjame Jensen Please contact your brother, Mr. Krister Kristensen, at Dorrvagen 18, SI2244 Enskede, Sweden. Alfred Hirsch Please contact Mrs. Alfred Hirsch at 1902 81 St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11214. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes spe­ cific provision for safeguarding the mec^bership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treas­ urer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file mem­ bers, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. AH trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accord­ ance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If ]rou feel tliere has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Frank Drozak, Chainmn, Seafarers Appeals Board 275-20th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and con­ ditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent EDrrORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meeti^ in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Lug policy is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplyiAg a re­ ceipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the Seafarers Log a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its as all other details, then the member so affected should imme­ diately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against be­ cause of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION — SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including but not limited to furthering the political, social and economic inter­ ests of Seafarer seamen, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment op­ portunities for seamen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All con­ tributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial re­ prisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of member­ ship in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Sea­ farers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Support SPAD to protect and further your economic, political and social interests, American trade union concepts and Seafarer seamen. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitu­ tional right of access to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul HaU at head­ quarters by certified mail, return rcce^^ requested. Page 23 �Liberty Ships Face Scuttling in Gulf America built a vast fleet of mer­ chant ships during World War II. From start to finish it took approximaf£j5L30 days to complete one. The hastily put together fleet drew the most treacherous missions, carrying arms and supplies to our forces overseas through shipping lanes heavily pa­ trolled by German U-Boats. PRESIDENT Paul Hall SECRETARY-TREASURER Joe DiGiorgio These ships were the once famous Liberty Fleet. Now, a new mission awaits a dozen of America's old Liberty ships—a mis­ sion far below the hard earned dignity of these proud vessels—scuttling 30 miles off the Texas Gulf Coast for use as artificial reefs. The Texas State Department of Parks and Wildlife recently received federal permission to acquire 12 mothballed Liberty ships now at anchor in the Neches Biver near Beaumont, Tex. The Department plans to sink the ships, stripped-down, in clusters of three at four different locations off the coast. Supporters of the project say the man-made reefs will lure game fish favored by sportsiiien. Where once it took only a few sec­ onds, along with several strategically aimed TNT packed torpedoes to end the life of a Liberty ship, this project will take no less than 18 months to complete. The Department of Parks and Wild­ life must fcst pinpoint reef sites. Then they must make a detailed survey of the Gulf bottom, which must be soft enough to let the ships settle one or two feet and hold firm against currents, but not so soft that it will cover them with sand. Hearings must also be held on the EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Frank Drozak Paul Drozak Scores of these merchantmen never reached their destinations—and hundreds of Seafarers lost their lives. site locations by the U.S. Corps of En­ gineers, and the Maritime Administra­ tion must publish an environmental impact statement on the project. A salvage yard has to be contracted to tear down ships' masts and super­ structures, drain the tanks of oil, and remove all doors and hatches to elimi­ nate dangers to divers. The cost could go as high as $30,000 per ship. Scuttling the ships also presents a problem because project planners want the hulls to settle evenly. If either end is higher than the other it could pre­ sent hazards to regular Gulf shipping. It has been suggested that the Navy sink the ships as target practice, but this almost assures that they would go down by their bow or stern. Also, after the ships are sunk, buoys must be purchased to adequately mark the sites. Buoys can cost anywhere from $3,500 to $12,000, plus yearly maintenance charges. Seafarers Welfare, Pension, and Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid Aug. 23 — Sept. 26,1973 SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ELIGIBLES Death In Hospital Daily (® $1.00 In Hospital Daily @ $3.00 Hospit^ & Hospital Extras Surgical Sickness & Accident @ $8.00 Special Equipment Optical Supplemental Medicare Premiums Number MONTH TO DATE TOTALS Total Seafarers Welfare Plan Total Seafarers Pension Plan Total Seafarers Vacation Plan Total Welfare, Pension & Vacation YEAR TO DATE 97,058.11 2,245.95 19,640.50 4,955.50 126.50 3,882.81 — 833,935.66 17,037.52 164,964.63 55,689.89 2,581.25 38,063.23 144.00 1,710 80 1,364 1,253 158 725 10 30 2,259 3 15,083 45,000.00 21,181.98 4,387.03 1,186.00 1,737.36 — 459.95 — 450.00 12,220.80 240,000.00 251,159.29 43,718.02 23,415.41 13,317,22 639.00 4,777.66 22,590.00 1,050.00 93,656.20 10 81 4,906.50 29,630.67 .. 11,966 .. 2,120 .. 1,183 , 15,269 115,188 20,603 12,141 147,932 177 82 521 85 172 4 199 15 126 46 — 2 — $ YEAR TO DATE 4,434 626 1,347 224 48 1,795 1 ... 935 173 8 4 7,545 166 5,532 3,081 170 46 73,685 18 2,288 681 MONTH TO DATE • 442,797.46 5,532.00 9,243.00 30,469.90 2,885.00 589,536.00 4,618.61 50,140.37 11,775.00 PENSIONERS & DEPENDENTS Death Hospital & Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits & Other Medical Exp. ... Surgical Optical Blood Transfusions Special Equipment Meal Books Dental Supplemental Medicare Premiums , SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Amount 61,000.00 $ 935.00 519.00 295.45 191.00 60,360.00 — 4,759.08 1,767.20 DEPENDENTS OF ELIGIBLES Hospital & Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits In Hospital Surgical Maternity Blood Transfusions Optical Special Equipment Page 24 SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers HEADQUARTERS 675 4 Ave., Bklyn. 11232 (212) HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich 800 N. 2 Ave. 49707 (517) EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 215 Essex St. 02111 (617) 482-4716 BUFFALO, N.Y 290 Franklin St. 14202 SIU (716) TL 3-9259 IBU (716) TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, ill.. .9383 S. Ewing Ave. 60617 SIU (312) SA 1-0733 IBU (312) ES 5-9570 CLEVELAND, Ohio.. 1420 W. 25 St. 44113 (216) MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. 48218 (313) VI3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 2014 W. 3 St. 55806 (218) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box 287 415 Main St 49635 (616) EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. 77011 (713) WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla..2608 Pearl St. 32233 (904) EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, NJ. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) HE S.-9424 MOBILE, Ala IS. Lawrence St. 36602 (205) HB 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 701SD (504) 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va. 115 3 St 23510 (804) 622-1892 PADUCAH, Ky 225 8. 7 St. 42001 (502) 443-2493 PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. .2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 534 9 Ave. 77640 (713) 983-1679 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 1321 Mission St. 94103 (415) 626-6793 SANTURCE, F.R.. 1313 Fernandez, Juncos, Stop 20 00908 (809) 724-0267 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo.. .4577 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. 33602 (813) 229-2788 TOLEDO, Ohio 935 Summit St. 43604 (419) 248-3691 WILMINGTON, CaUf. 510 N. Broad St. 90744 (213) 549-4000 YOKOHAMA, Japan P.O. Box 429 Yokohama Port P.O. 5-6 Pffhon Ohdoii Naka-Ku 231-91 201-7935 Ext 281 2,983,366.99 349,265.72 509,592.00 4,942,491.51 6,232,010.79 547,416.95 $1,406,274.67 $14,157,869.29 Seafarers Log �WM. ''WM UM liiia; . '' ?ipi Si^ gazing out upon, deep dark horizons. Reaching out towards, injSnities trail of stars^ Feeling, ever feeling; exuberant as the night. set adrift, upon waves of emotion. Knowing the beauty, of a day gone by. Yes, Oh yes! that is Erinlaration. o* bury me in the sea prairia, There the lions may howl Over the graves of my pal. 1 shall sleep, and not awake. Until the time of my own Day break. Let me rest, as of the blest. As my moon arizes, and sets ".Inthe'-west. ftp -p' -ft. . : .w, Roiand Bddfloi' I blazed a trail, paved my way, I now shall see the just • Judgement day. My tents are torn, love is gone. My day is spent, the harvest Is shown. The viol is filled, with my good, Though I am as the forgotten, Tomb which stood. As autumn leaves, dam, and son. .SdSfi Both prince, and tramp, fall One by one. My evening star is all aglow. It is His token to us, which ; Loved man so. Memory vessels are in fault, ; All pride is lame, sick, And halt. Arize, arize dress me anew, Hear me o'Chieftain, lest I depart from you. Roy Lee Hiitson miM iillili: '' ' ' Jftfti^ftftjft , -• •1 ;• ft IPilK :-S-:ftft.ft;..'ftft-ftft..-.: ft.ft.vftftftft..-' ftip>:i-'-''ft':'ft i • ppn tne snow-v.ai»i thou art sleeping... Ill think of thee, as other times 'TiU springtime comes, and I may walk along the shore And place one rose up waves . Andwatchit-outward bound " in memory -- As I wait the hours, JIP determining if my journey has reaUy begun. Now, I wait the Sun, devouring the moon; when I see my treasures buried in your eyes. I. ' Outward Bound Pliiil 'I ''.ft • .'ft;. . • • ft,"..ftft'ft.. Through the ages I sip the time; now, I realize it's only... just another step along the way. • , in fondest memory of my brother,James F. mMne, eldef »Unmrd^^^ long Ber of .fce SJ^ «»•< Deborah (Seagarden), Feb, 6,1959o In a tog oerore muw darkness, starlight; can I find my way? Darkness, starlight; Can I really find my way? • • • 'ft..;....'.'ftft''-. ft'Sft : ft''. Darkness, Starlight; can I find my way? Darkness, starlight; . can I really find my way? I think it's just another step alongtheway. iiii Lord/ This can't be my Uttle boy who wandered off to sea? What is this monstrosity .1^ hnrtif to ! 'V.o Two bits for a ..Pp Cake, and pic.... ft \ A life's sentence as ' Fay for one rhyme tms one nw* """ •*- **" "• and weighs a h^ a ton. v His skin is like old barnacles his blood-shot eyes are wild wttd Uat-v this thine soawm Take back thing spawned of the sea Ldsendmebacktnychild. llfsSpi'S'ift•:.;ft. °i V 5 .. - , Though glory day ^ Is a short story, Glory is sought By all men. P 'k&M , ; Y^ — . x FortontorroWscontmand, V. Price • , ; HeiirtPei«Hi<.w Bn«idy«,N.Y. f N • What price is that Old glory? Tell leu me, luc, and I will Tell it to all men. Slililff gift Boy Lee Htason ^ , Sssi;''Y.iXsY..X;Sc4::!vY:• Xx .-x. 'ftp . ,1 ftsftsftftft; •-5 ftp.. October 1973 p -p ^ ' iiSIft Page 25 �Joining Pension Roster New SlU Pensioners Alfred Aava, 65, is a native of Estonia who makes his home in Houston, Tex. Brother Aava joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Nor­ folk. He sailed in the engine depart­ ment. Charlie Stewart, 65. joined the In­ land Boatmen's Union in 1963 in the port of Port Arthur. He is a resident of that city. Brother Stewart sailed with Sabine Towing Co. from 1944 until his retirement as a tugboat mate. Manuel L. Mayor, 66. joined the SIU in 1955 in the port of Baltimore. Born in the Philippines. Seafarer .Mayor lives in Baltimore. Md. He sailed in the steward department as chief cook. Adolf W. Tboring, 66, is a native of Kristiansund. Norway who now makes his home in Havertown, Pa. He joined the IBU in 1959 in the port of Phila­ delphia. Brother Thoring sailed as mate for Interstate Oil Co. for over 25 years. Adam S. Schultz, 62. joined the SIUalfiliated Inland Boatmen's Union in 1956 in the port of Baltimore. A life­ long resident of Maryland, Brother Schultz makes his home in Baltimore. Brother Schultz, who had been sail­ ing since he was 14, was a bargeman for most of his IBU career. SlU pensioner Robert McCarthy (left) accepts his first pension check from union representative Pat Marinelli (right) at San Francisco monthly member­ ship meeting. Roque Asencio, 66, is a native of Puerto Rico who joined the SIU in 1961 in the port of Jacksonville. Brother Asencio sailed in the deck department as able-seaman. Stanley Paul, 66, joined the SIUaffiliated Great Lakes Tug «fe Dredge Region in 1961 in Cleveland, Ohio. A life-long resident of Ohio, Brother Paul resides in Fairview Park, Ohio. He sailed as oiler during his GLTD career. John E. Moore, 62, was born in Oklahoma, but now lives in San Fran­ cisco, Calif. He joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Mobile. Brother Moore sailed as electrician during his seafaring career. Ebor Duxberry, 64, is a native of England who now resides in Galves­ ton, Tex. He joined the union in 1943 in the port of New York. Brother Duxberry sailed in the deck depart­ ment. Pensioner Jack VIer (right) who sailed on the Great Lakes receives his first monthly SlU pension check from union welfare representative Dick Hollingsworth recently In Algonac, Mich. p Pott Date New York Nov. 5 Philadelphia Nov. 6 Baltimore Nov. 7 Detroit Nov. 9 Houston Nov. 12 New Orleans .... Nov. 13 Mobile Nov. 14 San Francisco ...Nov. 15 Deep Sea 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m .'2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m IBU — 5:00 p.m 5:00 p.m 7:30 p.m 5:00 p.m 5:00 p.m 5:00 p.m — Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Section tSault Ste. Marie Nov. 15—7:30 p.m. Chicago Nov. 13-7:30 p.m. Buffalo Nov. 14—7:30 p.m. Duluth .Nov. 16—7:30p.m. Cleveland Nov. 16—7:30 p.m. Toledo Nov. 16—7:30 p.m. Detroit Nov. 12—7:.30p.m. Milwaukee Nov. 12—7:30 p.m. Philadelphia Baltimore •Norfolk Jersey City Railway Marine Region Nov. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. .Nov. 14-10 a.m. & 8 p.m. .Nov. 15-10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Nov. 12-10 a.m. & 8 p.m. t Meeting held in Labor Temple. Saiilt Ste. Marie. Mich. • Meeting held in Labor Temple. Newport News. Page 26 LIW 7:00 p.m 7:00 p.m ..7:00 p.m, — 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m, 7:00 p.m. — Bennie E. Pamell, 64, joined the I^U in 1956 in the port of Mobile, Born in Sunflower, Ala., he now makes his home in Leakesvilie, Miss. Brother Parnell sailed as deckhand during his IBU career. Leonard J. DeRosia, 64, is a life­ long resident of Alpena, Mich. He joined the SIU in 1952 in his home­ town. An Army veteran of World War II, Brother DeRosia sailed the Great Lakes in the deck department. WUllam R. Williams, 62, joined the IBU in 1962 in the port of Norfolk. He lives in Wilmington, N.C. Brother Williams was a tugboat captain for Stone Towing Co. for much of his IBU career. Ralpb V. Twiddy, 57, hails from Buffalo, N.C. and now makes his home in Frisco, N.C. He joined the Inland Boatmen's Union in 1961 in the port of Norfolk. During his towboat career. Brother Twiddy served as tankerman for Gulf Atlantic Towing Co. He is an Army veteran of World War II. Walter E. Peters, 67. joined the SIU in 1953 in the Great Lakes port of Elberta, Mich. He is a native of Man­ istee County, Mich., who now resides in Elberta. The Great Lakes Seafarer worked in the engine room as firemanoiler during his sailing days. Brother Peters is an Army veteran of World War II. Robert Kleman, 50, was born in Manitowoc, Wise., but now makes his home in Bay City, Mich. He joined the former SIU Great Lakes District in 1960 in the port of Detroit. Brother Kleman sailed as fireman-oiler-watertcnder during his career on the Great Lakes. Jack E. Vier, 64, joined the SIU in 1960 in the port of Detroit. Born in Carrolton, Mich., Brother Vier lives in St. Clair, Mich. He sailed in the deck department as a wheelsman dur­ ing his Great Lakes career. Milford W. Valentine, 63, is a resi­ dent of Lamarque, Tex. who was born in Illinois. He joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New Orleans, but ship­ ped out of Houston in recent years. Brother Valentine sailed in the en­ gine department as fireman-oiler-watertender. Irving B. Tucker, 69, joined the In­ land Boatmen's Union in 1962 in the port of Baltimore. A life-long resident of Virginia, he resides in Gloucester, Va. Brother Tucker sailed as mate for N.B.C. Lines for over 13 years. Joseph P. WojciecbowskI, 63, is a life-long resident of Baltimore, Md. He joined the SlU-afflliated IBU in 1957 in that port city. Brother Wojciechowski sailed as tugboat captain for Charles H. Harper Co. for 37 years. Vito DIGiovanni, 61, is a life-long resident of New Orleans, La. He joined the IBU in 1956 in that port city. Brother DiGiovanni sailed as a deck­ hand for Crescent Towing & Salvage Co. Allen M. Sberrill, 64, joined the In­ land Boatmen's Union in 1964. A life­ long resident of Orange City, Tex., he joined the union in the port of Port Arthur, Tex. Brother Sherrill sailed as engineer for Slade Inc. during his IBU career. William J. Sims, 68, was bom in Kingsville, Tex., and now resides in Port Aransas, Tex. He joined the IBU in 1957 in the port of Houston. Brother Sims sailed as chief engineer for G & H Towing Co. for over 44 years, except for his Army Transport service during World War II. Ralpb E. Ruff, 58, is a native of Ohio, who now lives in Baltimore, Md. He joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Baltimore. A charter member of the SIU, Brother Ruff sailed as bosun dur­ ing his long seafaring career. Milton Joseph Rodriguez, 46, joined the IBU in the port of New Orleans in 1956. A life-long resident of New Orleans, Brother Rodriguez sailed for Crescent Towing Co. for 18 years. Brother Rodriguez is an Army veteran of both World War 11 and the Korean conflict. Seafarers Log I �«r rec4^fly IpiEiid off &k Linden, N.J. &%e "i, arrival of SIU patrolman; QMED Charies Prange (center), standing watch in engine room, and Third Cook Victor Cruz (lower right>ia rec^tgraduate, preparing potatoes in riiip's gaDey. ) October 1973 Page 27 �Digest of SlU FITTSBURGi! (Sea-Land), August 12—Chairman Stanley F. Sokol; Secre­ tary R. De Boissiere; Educational Direc­ tor Andrew Lutey; Deck Delegate John O'Dea; Engine Delegate Wilfred P. Roux; Steward Delegate Frank Daniels. No beefs. Vote of thanks to steward R. De Boissiere for a job well done. Ob­ served one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port Okinawa. BROOKLYN (Sea-Land), August 5 —Chairman A. Atkinson; Secretary J. Mojica; Educational Director R. Ulatowsk. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of si­ lence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port in New Jersey. MARYMAR (Calmar Steamship), August 20—Chairman T. Karatzas; Secretary S. Garner; Educational Di­ rector B. Wilhelmsen. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), Au­ gust 19—Chairman Earl J. Brannan; Secretary P. P. Lopez; Deck Delegate James W. Faltz; Engine Delegate Linto L. Reynolds; Steward Delegate E. M. Cullerton. Some disputed OT in deck department. Vote of thanks to those on watch at night for keeping the crew pantry and messhall clean and to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Port Elizabeth. KEVA IDEAL (Ideal Cement Co.), August 19—Chairman Raymundo Go­ mez; Secretary S. Gutierez; Educational Director Charles C. Pickren. $12.47 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in stew­ ard department. Everything running smoothly. Next port Tampa, Fla. WILLIAM T. STEELE (Texas City Tankers Corp.), August 12—Chairman Norman F. Beavers; Secretary J. G. Lakv^^k; Educationsd Director Walter L. Pritchett. $10 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT. To Install non-skid tile in galley and pantry. Everything junning smoothly. LA SALLE (Waterman), August 19 —Chairman D, L. Parker, Secretary R. W. Elliott; Educational Director Ray­ mond F. Holder. No beefs. Everything running smoothly. CHARLESTON (Sea-Land), August 12—Chairman John McCollom; Secre­ tary A. Ramos; Educational Director J. Roberts. No beefs. A suggestion was made to hold an arrival pool in order to build up the ship's fund. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. PORTMAR (Calmar Steamship), August 12—Chairman Edward Ruley; Secretary J, Marshall; Educational Di­ rector E. Nordstorm; Deck Delegate Chester Allen; Engine Delegate Willis Addison; Steward Delegate George Manning. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Long Beach. SEATTLE (Sea-Land), August 5— Chairman John Gianniotis; Secretary F. Carmichael; Educational Director A. Tselentis. No beefs. Everything run­ ning smoothly. TRANSCOLUMBIA (Hudson Wa­ terways), August 5—Chairman T. E. Kelly; Secretary Kaznowsky; Educa­ tion^ Director Holland; Deck Delegate A. Otremea; Engine Delegate Carl C. Madson; Steward Delegate Camila Rojas. Some disputed OT in deck and en­ gine departments. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Oakland. Page 28 Ships' Meetings Ultramar Committee Prior to embarking on maiden voyage around the world, the ship^s com* mittee on the Ultramar (Westchester Marine) gathers on deck of the giant freightship in Victoria, British Columbia. From left are: E. B. Hardcastle, deck delegate; George Frazza, steward delegate; Joe Pitetta, secretaryreporter; Rohhin Myers, engine delegate; Ward Hart, educational director, and Bert Hanback, chairman. SACRAMENTO (Odgen Marine), TRANSOREGON (Hudson Water­ August 5—Chairman Roy M. Carver; ways), August 19—Chairman F. RodSecretary Algernon W. Hutcherson; rigez; Secretary J. R. DeLise; Educa­ Educational Director C. R. Ballesteros. tional Director D. Able; Steward Dele­ $13.64 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. gate A. Romero. $1.89 in ship's fund. Everything running smoothly. Observed Some disputed OT in deck department. one minute of silence in memory of our Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ departed brothers. ment for the chow and mainly to the steward for his special help to the new SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain assistant cook from the Harry LundeLines), August 5-Chairman G. Coker; berg School in teaching him his duties Secretary F. Fletcher; Steward Delegate aboard ship. Next port Puerto Rico. George Bronson; Engine Delegate D. Loughlin. $37 in ship's fund. No dis­ OVERSEAS ULLA (Maritime Over­ puted OT. Vote of thanks to the stew­ seas), August 19—Chairman Henry L. ard department for a job well done. Perkinson; Secretary James A. Hollen; Next port Guam. Educational Director Howard Milstead; Steward Delegate. Richard G. Smith. DEL SOL (Delta Lines), August 5— $28.10 in ship's fund. A request was Chairman R. Chiasson; Secretary A. made for donations to the ship's fund. Rudnicki; Educational Director H. Some disputed OT in engine depart­ Sanders Jr.; Engine Delegate Donald ment. Observed one minute of silence E. Morgan, $20 m movie fund. $9.50 in memory of our departed brothers. in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Every­ thing running smoothly. Observed one ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), minute of silence in memory of our de­ August 5—Chairman Chester laimoli; parted brothers. Secretary George W. Gibbons; Educa­ tional Director John P. Ryan; Deck MILLICOMA (Hudson Waterways), Delegate Emilio Sierro; Steward Dele­ August 5—Chairman W. D. Crawford; gate Franklin C. Snow. No beefs. Secretary Virgil L. Swanson; Educa­ Everything running smoothly. tional Director G. Beryer; Steward Del­ egate M. E. Morgan. No disputed OT. PENN LEADER (Penn Shipping), Vote of thanks to the steward depart­ August 12-Chairman C. E. Hill; Sec­ ment for a job well done. Observed one retary John C. Ratliff; Educational Di­ minute of silence in memory of our rector James L. McLamore. No dis­ departed brothers. Next port Jackson­ puted OT. Everything running smooth­ ville. ly. Next port Casablanca. San Juan Committee During intercoastal payoff of the San Juan (Sea-Land) in Porf Elizabeth, N.J., the ship^s committee meets in the reading room. From left are: A. Dechamp, steward delegate; R. Hyer, deck delegate; C. Mize, chairman; J. Petino, engine delegate, and H. Fielder, secretary-reporter. NOTRE DAME VICTORY (Eco logical Shipping Corp.), August 5Chairman S. Bergeria; Secretary J. Guilles; Steward Delegate Lawrence Tefft. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Everything running smoothly. Next port Westville, N.J. THETIS (Admanthos Shipping Agency, Inc.), August 5-Chairman Hendrey J. Rucki; Secretary M. Deloatch; Educational Director D. Kosicki; Engine Delegate Robert Wheat; Steward Delegate John A. Waith. $9.25 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Every­ thing running smoothly. Next port Houston. WARRIOR (Sea-Land), August 19 —Chairman J. Gomez; Secretary E. B. Tart; Educational Director J. Pantoja. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Comm. Corp.), August 5—Chairman H. O. Leake; Secretary S. Hawkins. $22 in ship's fund. The steward department thanked crew for keeping the pantry and messroom area clean. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Haifa. BETHTEX (Bethlehem Steel), Au­ gust 5—Chairman W. T. Baker; Secre­ tary T. A. Jackson. Some disputed OT in engine department. Everything run­ ning smoothly. Next port Baltimore. NEW YORKER (Sea-Land), August 5—Chairman E. D. Winslow; Secretary J. E. Long; Deck Delegate William S. Rudd. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. Next port Ports­ mouth, Va. MAYAGUEZ (Gulf Puerto Rico Lines), August 5—Chairman E. Freimanis; Secretary Joseph E. Hannon; Steward Delegate R. Moore. $32 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. DEL ORO (Delta Steamship), Au­ gust 4—Chairman G. A. Burch; Secre­ tary C. L. Shirah; Educational Director P. Thomas; Deck Delegate J. Thrasher; Engine Delegate H. Bishop; Steward Delegate R. D. Bozeman. $233 in movie fund. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks was extended to all delegates. Next port Houston. DELTA BRASIL (Delta Lines), August 19—Chairman Paul R. Turner; Secretary Thomas Lilies Jr.; Deck Dele­ gate William Pittaman; Engine Dele­ gate John Brolenok; Steward Delegate Lxjuis Gracia. No disputed OT. Ob­ served one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port New Orleans, La. EAGLE TRAVELER (United Mari­ time), August 5—Chairman Frank Cottongin; Secretary J. B. Harris; Educa­ tional Director M. R. Williams; Stew­ ard Delegate Santos Reyes. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. SEA-LAND MC LEAN (Sea-Land), August 8—Chairman John Hunter; Sec­ retary A. Goncalves. Some disputed OT in deck department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Steward gave thanks to two boys who shipped in the summer for all their help. Everything running smoothly. LYMAN HALL (Waterman Steam­ ship), August 5—Chairman Hans S. Lee; Secretary James B. Morton. Some disputed OT in deck department. Ob­ served one minute of silence in mem­ ory of our departed brothers. i �' i 1 CONNECTICUT (Odgen Marine), August 5—Chairman Carl Lineberry; Secretary Jimmie Bartlett; Educational Director Charles T. Gaskin. $15 in ship's fund. Suggestion made for each member to contribute a dollar to build up ship s fund. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory ot our departed brothers. Next port Istanbul. ANCHORAGE (Sea-Land), August 12—Chairman M. E. Sanchez; Secretary O. Smith; Educational Director Henry Duhadaway. Request to have water fountain on deck replaced. No beefs. Everything running smoothly. TRANSONEIDA (Hudson Water­ ways), August 19-Chairman J. Boland; Secretary T. Ulisse; Deck Delegate W. Stone; Engine Delegate K. Harder; Steward Delegate H. Long. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a , job well done. The crew has enjoyed Italian night, China night and Soul Food night with menus, music and candle light to fit the appropriate oc­ casions. SEATRAIN PUERTO RICO (Hud­ son Waterways), August 12—Chairman Leo Koza; Secretary Frank Allen; Ed­ ucational Director William Schneider; Engine Delegate Earl Rogers. No beefs. Posted letter from headquarters on USPHS. Everything running smoothly. Next port Okinawa. SEATRAIN WASHINGTON (Hud­ son Waterways), August 12—Chairman W. Smith; Secretary D. B. Militar; Ed­ ucational Director F. C. Quebedeaux; Deck Delegate Tom Labur; Engine Delegate Robert Caldwell; Steward Delegate Richard Smith. No beefs. Everything running smoothly. SAN JUAN (Sea-Land), August 5— Chairman Cyril Mize; Secretary H. Fielder. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. Observed one min­ ute of silence in memory of our de­ parted brothers. MISSOURI (Odgen Marine), August 19—Chairman Tadeuse Chilinski; Sec­ retary George W. Luke; Educational Director John Griffith; Engine Delegate R. L. Sullivan; Steward Delegate Albert B. Brown. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), August 12—Chairman T. Richards; Secretary G. M. Wright; Educational Director J. S. Metcafe. $300 in movie fund. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Oakland. SEA-LAND COMMERCE (SeaLand), August 12—Chairman Gene Dakin; Secretary W. Moore; Educa tional Director William Heater; Deck Delegate H. Pacheco; Engine Delegate C. E. Prevatt; Steward Delegate C. Zubovich. $26 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT. Everything running smooth­ ly. Next port Seattle. SEA-LAND EXCHANGE (SeaLand), August 30-Chairman Frank Teti; Secretary T. R. Goodman; Edu­ cational Director W. J. Dunnigan. $10 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Everything running smoothly. OVERSEAS ARCTIC (Maritime Overseas), August 19—Chairman Rich­ ard K. Wardlaw; Secretary B. Fletcher; Educational Director D. Gore. Some disputed OT in deck department. Everything running smoothly. OGDEN WABASH (Ogden Ma­ rine), August 27—Chairman Macon Walsh; Secretary J. Oquendo. No dis­ puted OT. Everything running smooth­ ly. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our darted brothers. October 1973 La Salle Committee The ship^s committee on board the La Salle (Waterman) gets together during payoff in Port Newark, N.J. The vessel carried general cargo on a coastwise run from Texas. From left are: F. Liro, deck delegate; E. Grajales, steward delegate; R. Elliott, secretary-reporter; J. Effinger, engine delegate; R. Holder, educational director, and D. Parker, chairman. Mankato Victory Commiffee pmanmm at The ship's committee of the Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers), returned from a four-month round-the-world voyage, awaits payoff in Bayonne, N.J. Clockwise, from left, are: D. C. Gay, chairman; J. I. McAvoy, educa­ tional director; J. Gillian, steward delegate; M. Silva, deck delegate, and A. Hirsch, secretary-reporter. American Explorer Chip's committee gathers on deck of the Navy tanker American Explorer (Hudson Waterways) during recent payoff at Cities Service Docks in Linden, N.J. From left are: J. Dehos, acting secretary-reporter; C. McMillin, steward delegate; W. Kuchta, chairman; S. Simpson, educational director; J. R. Miller, engine delegate, and A. Villanova, deck' delegate. The vessel jvpt returned from dw IHirgin islands and the Bahamas. DE SOTO (Waterman), August 5— Chairman F. Foster, Secretary F. F. Fraone. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. BETHFLOR (Bethlehem Steel), Au­ gust 5-Chairman J. Michael; Secretary R. Gkrke; Educationai 'Director Rt Gowan; Deck Delegate Roy Kelly; En­ gine Delegate C. Sharp; Steward Dele­ gate P. Baker. $32.00 in ship's fund. Everything running smoothly. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port Houston, Tex. COLUMBIA (Odgen Marine), Au­ gust 5—Chairman Donald Pool; Secre­ tary J. Moody; Deck Delegate Orlano Goesalves; Engine Delegate Howard Welch; Steward Delegate Joseph Acy. Some disputed OT in deck, engine and steward departments. Everything run­ ning smoothly. PENN CHAMPION (Penn Ship­ ping), August 26—Chairman R. Birm­ ingham; Secretary L. Nicholas; Educa­ tional Director L. Peppett; Deck Dele­ gate A. A. Hauke; Engine Delegate A. Bullard; Steward Delegate J. B. Juzang. Received and posted fact sheet No. 4. $20 in ship's fund. Donated $20 to the Merchant Marine Library. The variety ^ foods aboard this ship is fantastic and all members give a vote of thanks to the steward department for a job ex­ ceptionally well done. TRANSINDIANA (Seatrain), Au­ gust 5-Chairman A. Hanstvedt; Secre­ tary Caudill; Steward Delegate Henry W. Martin. No disputed OT. Every­ thing running smoothly. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our de­ parted brothers. OAKLAND (Sea-Land), August 12 —Chairman Fred Domey; Secretary C. N. Johnson; Educational Director S. Smitko. No disputed OT. All commu­ nications posted. Everything running smoothly. ROSE CITY (Sea-Land), August 5Chairman S. Bojko; Secretary F. R. Kaziukewicz. To pick up new movies in Oakland. $296 in movie fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. Vote of thanks to deck department for up­ keep of messroom and pantry at night and to the steward department for a job well done. The fishing was very poor on the first trip. SEA-LAND TRADE (Sea-Land), August 26—Chairman Pete Drewes; Secretary R. L. Alford; Educational Director George Renole. $120 in movie fund. Some disputed OT in engine de­ partment. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Ob­ served one minute of silence in mem­ ory of our departed brothers. DELTA ARGENTINA (Delta Lines), August 5—Chairman Ewing A. Rihn; Secretary Dario P. Martinez; Ed­ ucational Director Tom Tobias; Deck Delegate Gordon L. Davis; Engine Del­ egate Oscar R. Bird; Steward Delegate Jose F. Santiago. Discussion held on MDL and SPAD and the need for both. Information distributed on why mem­ bers should go to Piney Point to up­ grade themselves, regardless of age. No disputed OT. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port Santos, Brazil. MOBILE (Sea-Land), August 5Chairman A. Ahin; Secretary W. Sink; Educational Director R. Nickalaskey. $39 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Latest news from headquarters posted. Everything running smoothly. Next port Seattle. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman Steamship), August 5—Chairman C. Stenmett; Secretary F. DiGiovanni; Ed­ ucational Director Dickens. No dis­ puted OT. Everything running smooth­ ly. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Page 29 �Jfinal departures; >'W. Hie foUoming Seafarers have had their clainis held h^ lack of informadoii cm their chiikn foims. Thc^ dbdoid conta^ *1^ SS# Francis Kelly Quinn, G. James Roberts Jc»ieph Stanton Carmelo Bonafont JEdward Cannon A. J. Rosenthal Edward Puckett Hilorio Miranda 267-26-7297 436-58-2847 207-36-6204 172-38-2127 , 580-62-5949 309-56-9886 460-10-1201 287-32-1759 462-40-8555 371-03-2996 065-05-9500 190-42-5166 449-44-5517 457-86-4285 237-70-8092 299-16-2866 198-10-2953 CiaiiB No. Divisiua 7722 7840 7900 7970 7981 7988 8023 8046 A&G UIW UIW A&G IBU IBU UIW 8109 8356 8467 8522 8530 Mta. Schultz Louis Louviena Larry Fhiilips Robert Towns Harold Arlingbaus Calixto Oxinio James Smith . 541-32-0450 William Lanier , 430-10-97IS 8555 8690 8696 40M;p« ^JUK»fc, ^ 8821 ,, A&G ,- . ^ •' - .••-v; ^ GLTD A&G (Pensioner) UIW A&G Ipi IBU (Pensioner) IBU A&G (Pensioner) A&G IBU ^ Jfinal departures; Robert L. Perras, 55, passed away from pneumonia in the PHS hospital, San Francisco on June 14. Born in Washington, he was a resident of Stockton, Calif at the time of his death. Brother Perras joined the union in the port of San Francisco in 1965 and sailed in the steward department. He was a wartime veteran of the Air Force. Interment was in San Jaoquin Cemetery, Stockton. Surviving is his mother, Martha. Edward M. Barbuchuk, 43, expired from a heart attack July 16 in South Chicago Community Hospital, Chicago, 111. Born in Pensylvania, he was a resi­ dent of Chicago at the time of his death. Brother Barbuchuk joined the SlU-affiliated GLTD in the port of Chi­ cago in 1965 and sailed in the engine department. He was an Army veteran. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Calumet City, 111. Surviving are his mother, Mary, and a son, Richard. SIU pensioner Louis M. O'Lea^, 61, died of a heart attack in West Side General Hospital, Marrero, La. on June 20. Born in New Orleans, he was a resident of Westwego, La. when he died. Brother O'Leary joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of New Orleans and sailed in the deck department. He was buried in Louisiana. Surviving are his widow, Cecile; his mother, Stella, and a daughter, Barbara. SIU pensioner William J. Collins, 64, died of a brain tumor in Pt. Pleas­ ant, N.J. on July 23. Born in New York City, he was a resident of Pt. Pleasant when he passed away. Brother Collins joined the SlU-affiliated RMR in the port of New York in 1960 and had sailed in the deck department for the Penn Central Railroad since 1927. Burial was in St. Peters Cemetery, Staten Island, N.Y. Surviving are two sons, William and Charles of Staten Island. Joseph H. Frudhomme, Sr., 50, died in St. Tammany Parish Hospital, Cov­ ington, La. on June 9. Born in Califor­ nia, he was a resident of Covington. Brother Prudhomme joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New Orleans and sailed in the engine department. Burial was in Louisiana. Surviving are his wid­ ow, Charlene, and two sons, Michael and Joseph. Page 30 Frederick B. Neely, 56, died of a heart attack aboard the Western Hunter on April 14. Born in South Dakota, he resided in Houston Tex. at the time of his death. He joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Mobile and sailed in the steward department. Burial was in Houston. Brother Neely is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Beverly Isbell of Mo­ bile, Ala. John J. Thatcher, 48, passed away from a heart condition in Mills Hospi­ tal, San Mateo, Calif, on May 2. Born in Oregon, he was a resident of Burlingame, Calif, at the time of his death. Brother Thatcher joined the union in the port of San Francisco in 1971 and sailed in the engine department. He was a wartime Navy veteran. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Burlingame. Surviving is his mother, Evelyn. SIU pensioner Manuel R. Traha, 77, died of a heart attack in Coruna, Spain on Sept. 23, 1972. Born in Spain, he was a resident there at the time of his death. Brother Traba joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New Orleans and sailed in the deck department. Burial was in Parroquial Cemetery, Coruna. Surviving are two sisters, Amable and Maria Ester Traba Ballon, and a nephew, Pedro Iniguez, all of Coruna. SIU pensioner James E. Wehh, 79, died of arteriosclerosis in Baltimore on June 14. Born in Virginia, he was a resident of Baltimore at the time of his death. Brother Webb joined the SlUaffiliated IBU in the port of Baltimore in 1957 and sailed in the deck depart­ ment. Burial was in Glen Haven Cem­ etery, Glen Burnie, Md. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Ada L. Neuman of Maryland. John J. Clementi, 54, died of injuries in Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. on May 31. Born in Weehawken, N.J., he was a resident of Long Branch, N.J. Brother Clementi joined the SIUaffiliated Railway Marine Region divi­ sion in the port of New York in 1960 and had sailed in the deck department for the Penn Central Railroad since 1942. Interment was in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, West Long Branch, N.J. Survivors include his widow, Madeline; four sons, Walter, Francis^ Victor and John, and three daughters, Madeline, Patricia and Kathleen Ann. Artice L. Walker, 21, was lost at sea from the Baltimore (Cities Service) near Morgan's Point, Tex. on Sept. 12, 1972. Born in Florida, he was a resident of Jacksonville, Fla. Brother Walker joined the union in the port of New York in 1970 and sailed in the steward department. He was a 1971 graduate of the Harry Lundcberg School of Sea­ manship. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville. Surviving arc his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Walker, Sr.; a brother, Arthur, Jr.; a sister, Mrs. Barbara J. W. Gilbert, and two other brothers and a sister, all of Jacksonville. Antonio P. Trinidad, 64, passed away on July 17. Bom in the Philip­ pines, he was a resident of Seattle, Wash, when he died. Brother Trinidad joined the SIU there in 1960 and sailed in the steward department. He was a veteran of the Coast Guard. Surviving are his widow, Irene, and a brother, Gregorio of Honolulu. SIU pensioner George J. Vesagas, 80, died of pneumonia on July 24. Bom in the Philippines, he was a resident of San Francisco at the time of his death. Brother Vesagas joined the union in 1946 in the port of New York and sailed in the steward department. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, San Francisco. Surviving are a granddaugh­ ter, Ramona Sanipor of San Francisco, and a cousin, Christeta Vesagas of Manila, the Philippines. SIU pensioner John R. Wehh, 79, died of pneumonia in Church Home Hospital, Baltimore on June 14. Born in Illinois, he was a resident of Balti­ more at the time of his death. Brother Webb joined the SIU in 1940 in the port of New Orleans and sailed in the steward department. Interment was in Glen Haven Cemetery, Glen Bumie, Md. Surviving is a son, Richard of Van Nuys, Calif. George M. Williams, 52, passed away on the Arizpa (Sea-Land) in San Juan, P.R. on April 20. Born in North Carolina, he was a resident of Balti­ more, Md. when he died. Brother Wil­ liams joined the union in 1946 in the port of Norfolk and sailed in the stew­ ard department. He was an Army vet­ eran. Burial was in Meadowridgc Me­ morial Park, Baltimore. Surviving arc his widow, Maggie, and a son, David. Thomas L. Weinert, 34, died on the Hood (Verity Marine) in Vayama, Thailand on April 20. Bom in San Diego, Calif., he was a resident of Benicia, Calif, when he passed away. Brother Weinert joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1970 and sailed in the deck department. He was an Air Force veteran. Burial was at sea off Oakland, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Juanita; two sons, Thomas and Gerald, and two daughters, Maria and Deborah. SIU pensioner Edward J. McLaugh­ lin, Sr., 61, passed away at home on April 23. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a resident there. Brother Mc­ Laughlin joined the SlU-afliliated RMR in the port of New York in 1960 and had sailed in the deck department for the Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal Railroad Co. since 1938. Interment was in St. John's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y, Surviving are his widow, Mary, and two sons, Edward and Thomas. SIU pensioner Atma J. Hughes, 75, died on May 14. He was a Texas native and a resident of Houston at the time of his death. Brother Hughes joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of Houston in 1957 and sailed as a chief engineer. His survivors are his widow, Linda, and a son, G. H. Hughes. Cleveland R. Wolfe, 52, died of heart failure in Howell Memorial Hos­ pital, Biloxi, Miss, on June 18. Born in Mobile, Ala., he was a resident there. Brother Wolfe joined the union in the port of Baltimore in I960 and sailed in the steward department. Sur­ viving is his widow. Marguerite. Saleh A. S. Yahari, 30, died of in­ juries July 23 in Pacific Communities Hospital, Newport, Ore. after being struck by a car. Born in Aden, he was a resident of San Francisco when he passed away. Brother Yahari joined the SIU in 1969 in the port of San Francisco and sailed in the engine department. Interment was in Eureka Cemetery, Newport. Surviving are his widow, Kamar; a son, Saleh; a daughter, Nabil; a brother, Kassim, all of Aden; and a cousin, Ali Saleh Muglii of California. Joseph C. Zitoll, 55, passed away after a long illness in the PHS hospital, Staten Island, N.Y. on July 9. Born in New York City, he was a resident of Hoboken, N.J. at the time of his death. Brother Zitoli joined the union in 1957 in the port of New York and sailed in the steward department. He was a Ma­ rine Corps veteran of World War II. Surviving is his mother, Louise, of Yonkers, N.Y. William H. Rehherg, 64, died of arteriosclerosis on Dec. 10, 1972. Born in Georgia, he was a resident of Gal­ veston, Tex. at the time of his death. Brother Rehberg joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of Houston in 1957, and sailed in the engine depart­ ment with G & H Towing Co. Burial was in Centennial Cemetery, Cairo, Ga. Surviving are his sister, Mrs. Helen R. Andermann of Harlingen, Tex., and a brother, T. E. Rehberg of Georgia. John C. Theriot, 54, died on June 5. Born in Lockport, La., Brother Theriot joined the SlU-alfiliated IBU in 1957 in the port of New Orleans and sailed as a captain having started with Dixie Carriers in 1943. Surviving is his widow, Margerie. John S. Williams, 62, died of heart failure on May 30. Bom in North Carolina, he was a resident of Norfolk, Va. when he died. Brother Williams joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in 1961 in the port of Norfolk and sailed in the steward department with N.B.C. Lines. He was an Army veteran. Interment was in North Carolina. Surviving is his sister, Mrs. Lillian Fox of North Caro­ lina. SIU pensioner William H. Woodington, 65, died in Norfolk, Va. General Hospital on July 25. Born in Virginia, he was a resident of Norfolk when he passed away. Brother Woodington joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of Norfolk in 1963 and had sailed in the engine department with Curtis Bay Towing Co. since 1957. Surviving are his widow, Lillian, and two sons, Ronald and Carlton. SIU pensioner Jose P. Hermo, 72, died in Coruna, Spain on June 29. He was born in Spain and was a resident there at the time of his death. Brother Hermo joined the union in the port of Baltimore in 1944 and sailed in the deck department. He was buried in Spain. Among his -survivors are two sisters, Candelaria Garcia and Manuela Hermo. Harold A. Bourgeois, Sr., 60, passed away on July 24 in New Orleans. Born in Louisiana, he was a resident of New Orleans at the time of his death. He joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of New Orleans in 1972 and sailed in the deck department. He is survived by his widow, Pauline, and three sons, Kenneth, Harold and Dennis. Seafarers Log �hi Mental Illnessby Dr. Joseph B. Logoe SIU Medical Director M 1 || >f ental illness; schizophrenia; manic depres­ sion; mental retardation; mongoloidism. All these terms, and many others, are used to denote those who have a sickness of the mind rather than a sickness of the body. When someone contracts a physical illness, those close to him will usually see that he gets immediate help. Sorrowfully, though, the same understanding and quick response is not always accorded to someone with a mental illness. Even in our sophisticated society of today, there are still some people who are embarrassed and fearful of sicknesses of the mind. Why? Is the sentiment a carry-over from the days when the insane were locked up in chains and con­ sidered outcasts by society? Or is it that too many people do not understand that the mentally ill person—^just like the physically ill one—does not cause his own sickness. He does not want to be ill! Because of complicated reasons—largely still unknown to doctors—a man or woman becomes mentally ill. Perhaps the improper functioning of certain genes or a chemical imbalance is the cause. But whatever the reason, the person is not responsible for the illness. Understanding and professional advice are absolutely necessary in combating mental illness. Many diseases of the mind are not totally and finally curable but at least the ill person can be help^ in leading a more comfortable, happier and more socially acceptable life. This is a great improvement, not only for the mentally ill per­ son, but also for his family and his friends. Mental illness should never be ridiculed nor feared; neither should we be ashamed of it. Most of all, however, mental disease must be recog­ nized and acknowledged—^both by the person who is ill and those who are closely involved with him. It does no one any good to hide, coverup, or ignore mental illness. In fact, to not recog­ nize and admit to mental sickness can serve to severely worsen an already bad situation. Phobias and fears can develop in the mentally in person whose family refuses to recognize his disease because they are ashamed of it and him, and somehow feel that the sickness is a bad re­ flection on them. Once the illness is acknowledged, the proper help and treatment can be sought and found. To­ day, fortunately, there are many ways to treat mental illness, and research is being conducted into causes and better cures for mental disease— This print of an oid time insane asylum shows a patient chained hy his anides and neck. current treatments are a big step over some of the methods used in the past. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, care for the mentally ill was largely a custodial matter. Places were established where persons with diseases of the mind were sent to be super­ vised. The trouble was that most of these asylums were filthy, dangerous places where the mentally ill were chained, beaten and terribly abused. Of course, such treatment only worsened their sicknesses. However, in the early nineteenth century, the French physician Philip Pinel showed that a more humane treatment of the mentally ill might be more effective. In his article in the Hospital Tribune of Aug. 13, 1973 Jack Zusman, M.D. writes: "Pinel and others working aroimd this time repeatedly demonstrated that mentally ill persons who supposedly were like wild animals became docile and cooperative when their chains were removed. Later "workers were able to go way beyond Pinel to demonstrate that a mental hos­ pital could be operated without use of any physi­ cal force at all (and, of course, without any medications, since none were available)." Sadly, though, at the beginning of this cen­ tury care for the mentally ill took a turn for the worse and once again patients were being treated harshly and, consequently, unsuccessfully. Changes started to come about again in the 1930s but it was not until the mid 1940s that the manner of treating patients was considerably altered. Doctors and personnel at hospitals for the mentally ill began to realize that "when social barriers between patients and staff were reduced and when it was clear that patients were expected to act in socially appropriate ways, deterioration became rare or non-existent," notes Zusman. Today there are several ways of treating the mentally ill. Among them are: tranquilizers; electric shock treatment; physiotherapy; psycho­ therapy, and class orientation. Where a patient's history indicates there is no threat of toxicity, tranquilizers are quite helpful in soothing and relaxing the mentally ill patient. Tranquilizers, by the way, are relatively new drugs that were introduced in the mid 19SOs and since then have been used extensively in the treat­ ment of certain types of mental sickness. There are also a number of other drugs that have proven helpful to the mentally ill. Electric shock treatment—or Electric Convul­ sive Therapy (EOT)—is usually administered by passing an alternating current of 70 to 130 volts between the patient's temples for 0.1 to 0.5 sec­ onds. Because of the number of drugs that have been introduced recently, ECT is not being used as frequently as it" was in the past. Physio (or physical) Therapy—helps the men­ tally ill person who also has a bodily defect. For instance, if his coordination is impaired then physical therapy can better help him function properly and thereby make his life easier. Psychologic Therapy—tries to help the pa­ tient's mind by examining his problems to see if anything can be done to ease his condition. Psychologic therapy is closely connected with social therapy, whereby some answers to a pa­ tient's mentd problems are sought in his living conditions. It might be discovered, for example, that it would be better for a patient not to live with his family, since they may be part of the cause of his problems. Psychologic and social therapy can also help the mentally ill person adjust to his community as well as help him take on certain expanded responsibilities, such as a job. Class orientation—helps the mentally sick per­ son get along with his fellow human beings. He is shown how to handle many of the everyday situations that other people take for granted and he is helped in better conununicating with those around him. Environment sometimes has a strong effect on the soundness of a person's mental state. In to­ day's high pressured and fast moving society,' mental problems may be sharpened and high­ lighted more than they were in the past, when life was less complicated. As I said earlier, unfortunately, the causes of most mental illnesses are still largely a mystery. But the fight goes on each day to discover the "why's" and "how's" of diseases of the mind and doctors constantly look for new and better ways to treat their mentally ill patients. In the meanwhile, the treatments and profes­ sional help that are available can greatly alleviate the burden of mental illness on both the victim and those close to him. Therefore, it must be remembered that mental illness should not be covered-up nor neglected. Understanding and proper treatment are what are needed—^just as much as they are needed dur­ ing any physical illness. A "suspension" treatment was one of the ways doc­ tors tried to cure mental illness in the past. Page 31 �SEAFARERS LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION* ATLANTIC,GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT•AFL-CIO 1938 r|nliis month marks the 35th an-I- niversary of our Union. On Oct. 14,1938, the Ameri­ can Federation of Labor at its Houston, Tex. convention granted a charter creating the Seafarers International Union of North America. At that time, those seafaring men who formed our Union set down certain objectives and prin­ ciples designed to guide their young Union in its future growth. The SIUNA has never wavered from these basic principles and goals and has set them down per­ manently in the Preamble to its Constitution. One of the main concerns of our Union's founders was ''that all American seamen are entitled to receive their employment without interference from crimps, ship­ owners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Gov­ ernment." Aware of the tragicly low pay and long hours to which seamen were subjected, they also stated: "We affirm that every worker has the right to receive fair and just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recrea­ tion." Being seamen themselves, they knew the terrible conditions in which they were often forced to work. They therefore stated: "We proclaim the right of aU seamen to receive healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest." They also declared that: "We defend die right of all seamen to be treated in a decent and respect­ ful manner by those in command, and "We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike, irre­ spective of nationality or rrecd." Thirty-five years after these principles and rights were set forth by the founders of our Union, it is clear that the SIUNA has upheld them, fought for them, and stood by them—^and always will. We have good reason to be proud and to celebrate this 35th anniversary — we have come a long way. 1973 FEDEfiATION OF UBOR DOTH GRANT THIS Certificate of Affiliation c. .'0' . • /D ' I.' Fif J /T iPJawi C. and to their successors legally qualified, io constitute the Union herein named and known under the title of ^eaiwcres Inl^i-nattiinal Union of Jfortlj Aniprira for the purpose of a thorough organization of the trade, and a more perfect Federation of all TiMkOfS and LABOR UNIONS. And the Union being duly formed, is empowered and authorized to initiate into its member­ ship any person or persons in accordance with its own laws. And to conduct the business affairs of said Union in compliance with the best interests of the trade and labor in general. The autonomy of the Union is hereby ordained and secured. ptobfDeO, Thftl the said Union do conform to the Constitution, Laws, Rules and Regulations of the AMSRICAN HtMEKMION OF LABOR, and in default thereof, or any part, this Certificate of Affiliation may be suspended or revoked according to the laws of this FtDtRATION. And should the said Stafamtmt Snlarnnlionaf of flortk mAmtrita be dissolved. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1973 Description An account of the resource Headlines: VOTING CONTINUES ON DUES, INITIATION FEE INCREASES IBU CONVENTION NOMINATIONS HOUSE BEGINS OIL HEARINGS CARGO PREFERENCE BILL 'FULL SPEED AHEAD' - BOSUNS RECERTIFICATION PROGRAM BOSUNS CLASS EXPANDED TO 12 100TH QMED - ANY RATING THE SIU-MANNED NAVY TANKERS SUGAR ISLANDER COMPLETES MAIDEN HAWAIIAN VOYAGE SEA-LAND ACQUIRES TWO SHIPS U.S. IDLE SHIPPING LEADS THE WORLD BOYHOOD SAILING FEVER BECOMES 'GREAT' LAKES CAREER LOG'S MAILING IS SPEEDED BY NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM CONGRESS RENEWS FIGHT TO PREVENT PHS CLOSURES FOREIGN FLEET OVERFISHING THREATENS U.S. FISHERMEN CHARLES E. WILSON CHRISTENED; SIU ORE CARRIER FLEET GROWS SIU'S FALCON PRINCESS WINS NAVY'S PRAISE PENSION BILL PASSED IN SENATE LABOR'S ROLE NEGLECTED IN SCHOOLS SEA-LAND FINANCE COMPLETES MAIDEN VOYAGE TRANS-ALASKA PIPELINE - NEEDED NOW! SEATRAIN MAINE GREAT LAKES OFF-SEASON JOBLESS PAY BILL SIGNED A REAL FISH STORY IS TOLD IF HERB KNOWLES IS ABOUT UIW CONVENTION NOMINATIONS NEW ORLEANS TERMINAL OPENS IBU SUPPORTS RULE PERMITTING MIXING OF INLAND CARGOES SIUNA FISHERMEN WIN STRIKE SIU BLOOD DONOR HONORED SIU HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO SEAFARERS YOUNG SEAFARER FOLLOWS SIU WHITE CAP TRADITION SEAFARER BORTZ NARRATES LIFE ON SEA-LAND MCLEAN USNS COSSATOT NINE MONTH VOYAGE VIABLE INLAND WATERWAYS 'A' SENIORITY UPGRADING THE BOSUN'S COMMENTS THE OIL-GRAIN RUN LIBERTY SHIPS FACE SCUTTLING IN GULF JOINING PENSION ROSTER USNS AMERICAN EXPLORER MENTAL ILLNESS - UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEMS BROTHERHOOD OF THE SEA 1938 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1/1973 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXXV, No. 10 1973 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/73e4f27f2dfb1641f930a4b0c3a7e1c1.PDF 8eeeec517303e893b4c874426b1d344e PDF Text Text �Labor-Management Committee on Economic Policy Established I SIU PrKident Paul Hall has been ap­ pointed by President Ford to serve on the White House Labor-Management Committee as one of seven representa­ tives of labor. This committee was created at the end of the White House Summit Con­ ference on Inflation held in Washington, D.C. last month to act as a balanced advisory committee to President FordIn announcing the panels' establish­ ment, President Ford said the commit­ tee will "help assure effective collective bargaining, promote sound wage and price policies, develop higher standards of living, boost productivity and estab­ lish more effective manpower policies." As one of the seven labor represen­ tatives, SIU President Hall is in a posi­ tion to watch and help formulate national economic policies that could affect labor, and more specifically, mari­ time labor. Among the other labor leaders join­ ing President Hall on the LaborManagement Committee are; Lane Kirkland, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO; I. W. Able, president of the United Steel workers of America; Mur­ ray Finley, president of the Amalga­ mated Clothing Workers of America; Frank Fitzsimmons, president of the • International Brotherhood of Team­ sters; Leonard Woodcock, president of the United Automobile Workers, and Arnold Miller, president of the United Mine Workers. Coordinator of the 15-member Com­ mittee is Dr. John C. Dunlop, professor of economics at Harvard. Prior to the White House Summit Conference attended by President Hall, SIU President Paul Hall, center, was among the nation's top labor leaders who presented the trade union vievypoint at the economic summit conference called by President Ford In Washington last month. From left are: AFL-CIO President George Meany, AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Lane Kirkland; Hall; Plumbers Union President Martin J. Ward, and Cloth­ ing Workers President Murray H. Finley. a series, of "pre-summit" conferences were held by leaders from various seg­ ments of the nation's economy. The purpose of these pre-summit meetings was to gather hard data and proposals to present at the President's summit. SIU President Hall attended two of these "mini-summit" work sessions—a meeting in Washington of labor leaders and a meeting of transportation indus­ try. spokesmen held in Los Angeles—to help work out anti-inflationary strate­ gies that could be presented at ^e main suqimit conference. Offering a proposal to help reverse the nation's Matipnary shipping poli­ cies to the mini-summit conference of transportation industry leaders. Presi­ dent Hall submitted that "the govern­ ment's role should be, wherever pos­ sible, to create the climate in which United States industry, predicated upon capital investment in the United States, can operate profitably." "As a natural consequence," Hall continued, "this will attract investment capital, creating jobs and the produc­ tion of new and more efficient plants and equipment. More jobs, greater pro­ ductivity, and a home-based capability will increase U.S. tax revenues. We think the time has come for broad-scale adoption of bilateralisdiin ouLsMpping policies whereby the'Uhited SJales and its trading partners can share equally and substantially in the carriage of goods shipped between them, with the balance available to third flags. These are directions that merit careful con­ sideration in the effort to beat the infla­ tion problem." By attending these snmmit meetings and serving on the newly created LaborManagement Committee, President Hall can act as a maritime labor watch­ dog and Seafarers can be asStared that their interests will notimjiKtiy shffer in the nation's attempt tootrii hafldtion. .riT- the PRESIDENT'S REPORT: We Must Continue to Work Politically •r.cr; Paul Han r The United States is presently facing three very pressing economic issues^ the impact of inflation on the American economy, the measures that must be taken to halt the cancerous growth of in­ flation, and the steps needed to turn the tide on unemployment and get the eco­ nomic juices flowing again. As a part of his overall program to fight inflation. President Ford conducted a series of economic summit meetings last month—attended by representatives from a cross section of American labor and industry—^to discuss problems and solutions to the nation's economic situa­ tion. At the conclusion of these meetings, the President then appointed seven rep­ resentatives of the labor movement, in­ cluding myself, and eight spokesmen from industry to the White House LaborManagement Committee to continue to advise him on economic policy. My participation at the summit con­ ferences and on the White House Com­ mittee gives me the opportunity to fairly > present the many problems facing the American maritime industry, and to dis­ pel the misconceptions—^brought about by a wave of propoganda by the multi­ national oil companies—^that the na­ tion's progressive maritime programs are inflationary. In their attempt to gain virtual monop­ olistic control over the nation's oil sup­ plies, the multinational oil companies— the biggest offenders of sound economic policy—have been successful in stifling progress in the maritiihe industry for much too long. A strong nation must command a competitive merchant ma­ rine to remain strong economically, and sound in regards to national defense. Despite oil company opposition, we were victorious in taking the first step for maritime revitalization with the passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. This bill has created thousands of jobs in our nation's shipyards, and already American Seafarers are filling new jobs aboard the vessels built under the Act. Now, with the progress we have made on the Energy Transportation Security Act, we are on the verge of breaking the multinational monopoly for the first time. Final enactment of this bill will create an estimated 225,000 man years of em­ ployment for the American maritime worker in shipyards and on Americanflag v^sels, as well as curbing the na­ tion's dangerously growing deficit of trade. Thousands of tax-paying Americans, with real purchasing power^ working in shipyards and on ships is TOuh&icdnomic policy. Thousands of Americans, unemployed and collecting government funds, can only increase the nation's economic plight. Discusions dt the economic meetings in Washington, D.C. have directly influ­ enced President Ford's economic pohcies, and will influence how Congress will vote on these policies. • The work of the White House LaborManagement Committee will signifi­ cantly influence Congress concerning new or still pending le^lation, such as the oil bill, vital to the maritime industry and the thousands of Americans em­ ployed by it. We have achieved many important victories in Congress in the, past few years alone. And, we'have achieved them by participating in all phases of the na­ tion's political arena. To reach our ulti­ mate goal of a completely i^vitahzed, globally competitive merchant Biarine, we must continue to do so.i Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fbu'rth'A^iBniidr'hi-^klyn, New York 11232. Published monthly. Second Class po^ge paid at Brooklyn, N. Y. Vol. XXXVL No. 10. October 1974. ^ Page2 j . % ,iadaIjT; �I f •I Conference Version Passed in House, Awaits Senate Vote • Oil Bill Compromise Reported Out by Conferees The compromise version of the En­ ergy Transportation Security Act of 1974, after being reported out of the joint Senate-House .Conference Com­ mittee, was passed by the House, 21940 this month, despite an attempt by Rep. PierreS. Dupont (R-Del.) to block its passage. The Senate, however, is not expected to vote on the compromise version until after Congress'month-long election recess which ends in midNovember. The compromise version of the oil bill needs the approval of both the Sen­ ate and House before it can be presehted to President Ford. This bill provides that 20 percent erf the nation's petroleum imports—^includ­ ing crude oil and residual fuel oil—will be carried on U.S.-flag ships. The im­ port quota requirement will increase to 25 percent on July 1, 1975 and to 30 percent in 1977. to Begin On Pension Act Starting with the NoTemher issue, the LOG will run a series of articles completely outlining in understandable language the terms of the new Pension Re­ form Act of 1974 and how it affects the Seafarer. The hill, signed into law on Labor Day, is extremely com­ plicated and the Union's le^l staff and the Trustees of the SIU's Pension and Welfare Plans are presently working on it to see exactly how it will af­ fect the membership. Basically, though, the Pen­ sion Reform Act guarantees, through vesting and funding, that all American workers receive their rightful pension benefits when they retire. The'measure, which had been passed in slightly different versions by both the Senate and House earlier this year, had been sent to the joint Conference Com­ mittee to work out a compromise ver­ sion. When the compromise came before the House, Rep. Dupont attempted to stall the bill by challenging an amend- Octobar, 1974 ments, promoting our national security, benefiting the consumer and taxpayer, and helping to improve our marine en­ vironment." Representative Glenn Anderson (D-Calif.) ''We have been working very dosely with the President's advisors mid we have taken out the provisions that were objectionable and I diink the White Honse will support the hill." Rqiresentative James Grover (R.-N.Y.) ment added to the original bill by the joint committee. The House, however, failed to back Rep. Dupont, and his challenge was defeated 95-216, forcing him to abandon his effort to return the bill to the joint committee. Though Rep. Dupont's attempt to sidetrack the oil bill was thwarted, op­ ponents of the bill have not given up their last minute assault on the measure. It is expected that when the Senate re- f convenes after the election recess. Sen. Carl T. Curtis (R-Neb.) will mount a campaign, similar to that of Rep. Du­ pont's, to stall the bill. Realizing that the oil lobby will not cease in its attempt to block the passage of this important bill, the SIU is watch­ ing the measure's progress closely and will keep its forces mobilized until the bill is signed into law and its provisions implemented. Suamico Centerfold taiiuiah Rescues 256 Page 7 Schuyikiii rescues tug crew .'...PagelS Training and Upgrading . Seafarers participate in bosun recertification and 'A' seniority upgrading Pages 10-11 Upgrading class schedule, requirements and application ......Pages 30-31 GED requirements and application Page 30 Membership News Steward ends 46-year career Page 9 210 Seafarers gave $100 or more to SPAD in 1973 Pages 24-25 Carter Braxton deck gang Page 15 Final Departures Pages 28-29 New SIU pensioners .-.. .Page 20 Seafarer upgrades academically and vocationally ...Page6 " - fj <T am aware of the years of woric that have gone into the perfection of this legislation. This is a good hill, and I am pleased to have had the opportunity to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle on what is before us today —the. conference report on the Energy Transportation Security Act of 1974." Representative Thomas Downii^ . (D-Va.) INDEX Legislative News Oil bill reported out of conference committee .. Page 3 Washington Activities column Page 9 Union News Headquarters Notes • , column Page 8 Membership meeting in San Francisco .Centerfold New ships mean new responsibilities .......Rage 18 Generai News SIU President Hall appointed to Labor-Management Committee Page 2 President's Report .Page2 AFL-CIO N.Y. state convention endorses Carey .Page3 Shipping Dispatchers Reports .... .Page 22 Ships' Digests .........Page 12 Ships'.Committeeg.^. Page 4 ~ R6a-Z.a/7(y/?esot;rce ..,. .Page 13 "This timely piece of legislation has indeed multi-benefits to our Nation, not only by strengthening our merchant marine, hut also by stimulating employ­ ment, improving our balance of pay­ •. H The September class of bosuns and upgraders attending the Recertification and 'A' Seniority Programs at Piney Point were in Washington during the time the oil bill was debated and voted on in Congress. Here they pose on steps of the Capitol with Lundeberg School Vice President Mike Sacco (front, far left). From the left, front row: Upgraders William Farmer, Stephen Frost, Bosuns Jim Foster, Tony Palino, J. Allen, Mack Brendle, Jacksonville Patrolman Tony Aronica and Bosun Roy Meffert. Second Row, Houston Patrolman Sal Salazar, Bosuns Vincent Grima and Cyril Mize. Third row, Bosun P. G. Wingfield, Up­ graders Leroy Tanner, Robert Rodriguez and Bosun Nick Bechlivanis. Back row. Bosun Arne Eckert, New Orleans Patrolman Tom Gould, and Bosuns Ole Olson and Rich Newell. N.Y. State AFL-CIO Endorses Hugh Carey for Governor The New York State AFL-CIO en­ dorsed Democratic gubernatorial can­ didate Hugh L. Carey for their state's top political post at its 17th Constitu­ tional Convention Oct. 3-5,1974 at the Concord Hotel in Kiamesha Lake, N.Y. The convention's 1,800 delegates, representing nearly two million organ­ ized workers of the state's approximate 105 international unions and their lo­ cals, gave Carey—a 14-year veteran of the U.S. Congress—a 90 percent man­ date. Speaking to the convention prior to his endmrsement, the Brooklyn con­ gressman lauded the historic efforts of labor in its fight for social justice for all Americans, singling out labor's key role in achieving equal rights for minorities and women in the hiring practice, and in the passage of the Pension Reform Act, signed into law on Labor Day. Carey aflfirmed, however, that the labor movement must continue its vital work for social justice by "leading the way" in the fight for a national health insurance program, housing, and in­ creased aid to senior citizens. He said that in the past, labor has always been suct^ssful in their fights "by standing together," and that this success will continue "by eliminating fights between us by fighting for all of us.' Pages �V ' t\ h '• The Committee Page Sea-Land Resource Seatrain Louisiana •1 \ Recertified Bosun Pete Drewes, right, is heading the deck department and serving as chairman of the ship's committee aboard the SL-7 containership Sea-Land Resource. The ship, on the European service, paid off at Port Elizabeth Sept. 5. Committee members are, from the left: Richard Risbeck, engine delegate; M. Love, deck delegate; 0. K. Parker, educa­ tional director; J. P. Lomax, secretary-reporter; Gene 0. Sivley, steward delegate, and Recertified Bosun Drewes. As with all the SL-7's, the Resource carries 1,094 containers at a top speed of 33 knots. Azalea Ci Recertified Bosun William Meehan, seated right, is heading the deck gang aboard the SlU-manned containership Azalea City. Photo was taken on coastwise run enroute to payoff at Port Elizabeth, N.J. Standing from the left are committee members 0. Scott, secretary-reporter; R. Corobel, stew­ ard delegate, and R. Burns, deck delegate. Kneeling, is O. Krogly, educa­ tional director. Built in 1943, the Azalea City'was a pioneer in containerized shipping being converted in 1957 at the Mobile Ship Repair Co..in Chicka­ saw. Ala. Boston Committee William Kleimola, right, a graduate of the Bosun's Recertification Program is sailing bosun on the containership Boston, operated by Sea-Land. Serving on the ship's committee along with Brother Kleimola are, from the left: James Keno, secretary-reporter; Gene Dakin, deck delegate, and John Griffith, edu­ cational director. The 497-foot long Boston, capable of carrying 360 general cargo containers, is on a coastwise run. Filling out ship's minutes after conducting Union meetirig at sea aboard the Seatrain Louisiana are ship's committee members, from the left: J. Johnson, steward delegate; L. Snodgrass, deck delegate; R. Thomas, secretaryreporter; A. Austin, engine delegate, and T. Richards, ship's chairman. The vessel crewed up last May in Oakland and since then has travelled nearly 15,000 nautical miles going to the Far East, back down through the Panama Canal to Europe, the Middle East and are now enroute to Pusan, Korea. From there, the committee reports the ship will head back to Oakland to complete an around-the-world voyage. Photo was taken by crewmember Bob Tallman. Jacksonville Committee Off another good coastwise run, the containership JackshnVHle ipald off at Port Elizabeth on Sept. 19. Committee members are, from the left: H. A. Galicki, secretary-reporter; W. H. Butts, ship's* ctiairman; Curtis Dicote, engine'delegate; Geb Morah, deck delegaie, and David Van Horn, educa­ tional director. Originally built in 1944, the former Af/ssvor?, Sp/s/Tp.was con­ verted for container carriage in 1968 at Todd Shipyards in Galveston, Tex. At 11,601 gross tons, the Jacksonv/V/e carries 332 containers. o/ Rose City Committee n; Heading the deck crew of the containership Rose City, operated by SeaLand, is" Recertified Bosun Guillermo Castro, standing Ifift. Serving-along with Brother Castro on the ship's committee are: Raymond Taylor, standing center, secretary-reporter, and standing right, C. S. Bohannon, engine delegate. Seated is Robert Anderson, deck delegate. Usual run for the Rose City is intercoastal. The 685-foot long containership can carry 602 general cargo containers with capacity for 63 temperature controlled units. , .r . Page 4 Seafarers Log �T f' 1' f i In MSC Falcon Takeover / i, L .ir Seafarers to Get Money Due Them The SIU will be notifying crewmembers from the four Falcon tankers taken over by the MSC last March of money due them under a recent settlement ordered by a labor arbitrator. The Sea­ farers eligible for compensation under the settlement are those released by Falcon without the full 90 days notice stipulated in the Union's tanker agree­ ment. This means that crewmembers of the Falcon Lady, Falcon Duchess, Falcon Countess and the Falcon Princess will receive compensation for the 90 days following the notification to the Union of the tak0i^fe«f^c Mar. 13, since the MSC replaced the SIU crews before the end of the 90-day period. The labor arbitrator has also ruled that the operators of the four Falcon tankers must include payment of over­ time in computing the damages to be awarded the SIU and the ship's crewmembers. In a "supplemental opinion" that clarified points in the "original opinion" which was contested by bodi Falcon and the SIU, the arbitrator stated, "Overtime maritime premiums," in the type of employment "engaged in by these (the Falcon) crews, is an estab­ lished part of the work week or day and one cannot realisticaiiy compute the loss of pay in their positions without including such regular and expected payments over the base rate." The arbitrator therefore concluded that Falcon must include the overtime pay in computing damages to be paid to the SIU and crewmembers released by Falcon after the MSC takeover. Although the Union has succeeded in receiving compensation for the loss of these jobs to the membership, the SIU still contends that the takeover of these four tankers by the MSC is an attempt by the Navy to move into the private sector of the merchant marine, and can only damage the nation's com­ mercial shipping industry. New Men Await First Payoff Left to right, new Seafarers Charlie Smith, saloon messman; Jim Mathia, crew messman and Lee Selico, pantryman, wait in the Sea-Land Resource's mess for their first payoff. All three had just completed the trainee program at the Harry Lundeberg School in Piney Point, Md. when they shipped out on the Resource, an SL-7 containership. .-T ii ji Higfi Court Will Hear Foreign-Flag Picketing Appeal Lakes Seafarer Upgraded to Mate Second Mate Wally Watkins, who sailed with the SIU when he was an ableseaman, upgraded to licensed deck officer by attending the nine-week pro­ gram at the joint SlU-AMO upgrading school in Toledo, Ohio about three years ago. Brother Watkins, a resident of Alpena, Mich., sails on the Great Lakes freighter Paul H. Townsend (Huron Cement). Lawyers representing the Committee of American Maritime Unions will argue an appeal before the U.S. Su­ preme Court on Oct. 21 in a suit against the Mobile Steamship Stevedore Asso­ ciation of Mobile, Ala. concerning foreign-flag picketing. The case involves the Committee's contention that it has the right to picket foreign-flag ships and their practice of paying low wages to foreign crews, and that the National Labor Relations Board should have jurisdiction in decid­ ing the matter. Two lower Alabama state courts had ruled in favor of the Association by declaring that the courts have jurisdic­ tion in the matter because foreign-flag ships are involved. The Committee maintains that the NLRB should have jurisdiction because the Association is not foreign. Earlier this year the Supreme Court decided to grant the Maritime Com­ mittee a hearing on its appeal to over­ turn the lower court rulings. The Committee also maintams that the picketing is legal urder the guarantees of the First Amendment of the Consti­ tution. The Maritime Committee had 60 days (from the time the Court decided to hear the case) to file a brief stating its position. The Association had 60 days to reply to the Committee's posi­ tion, and then the Committee had a 30 day period (as the party filing the ap­ peal) in which to respond. Earlier this month the U.S. State Department, which is not involved at all in the dispute, filed a brief with the Court supporting the Association's position. The Maritime Committee has objected to the State Department inter­ fering in something which doesn't con­ cern it, and also claiming that its brief was filed too late. A Court decision on the case may be announced around the beginning of next year. FOWT Is a Stepping Stone To an Engine Room Career The flrfeftiah, oiler, Watertender rat­ ing is aii essential stepping stone to a young Seafarer wishing to build a career in the engine room. A Lundeberg grad wM^ only three months seatime (six months seatime for non grads) is eligible to take the FOWT course, which is offered at the School each month. FOWT is the most basic engine room rating, and it is an absolutely necessary one if a Seafarer is to continue upgrad­ Under the supervision of Lundeberg Instructor Jack parcell, right, FOWT Upgrader Bob Welker changes sprayer plate on burner tip in the engine room of the SphoplJs .?Hip,rDaun//e?s. October, 1974 ing to QMED, the most important un­ licensed rating for a black gang mem­ ber. And, because of the radically changing engine rooms in the U.S. mer­ chant marine's new automated ships, the QMED rating is becoming more and more important in securing a job aboard an SlU-contracted vessel. Besides the educational aspects of the FOWT rating, it is also a higher paying position aboard ship than wiper, and it offers a Seafarer increased oppor­ tunities for shipping. Upgrading is the name of the game in our changing maritime industry. So, when you become eligible for FOWT, or for any of the SIU's many upgrading programs, apply and participate. FOWT Upgrader Ed Washington lights off boiler in engine room of the Daunt­ less. The FOWT rating is a stepping stone to a career in the engine room. Pages t T "t. •ft. - 1 •} ^1 <1 �W"-:? "-i 'r i Seafarer Roy McCow/ey '*•:» .4 -s: Upgrades Academically and Vocationally Forty-eight-year old Roy McCauley, who sails as an engine department elec­ trician, successfully completed his QMED examinations at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship and in conjunction with his studies in the school's upgrading program, he also completed his GED examination, there­ by achieving his high school diploma. Brother McCauley learned about the Harry Lundeberg School through the SEAFARER'S LOG and decided that it could offer valuable assistance in his efforts to upgrade. "When I arrived at the school and found the GED program was avaiilabie," he said, "I decided to take advantage of the opportunity. I ' had been interested in achieving my high school degree for some time." When Seafarer McCauley came to the Lundeberg School, he scored well on a pre-GED test and the HLS staff en­ couraged him in his desire to work for his high school diploma. "The staff were just wonderful," he said. "They were especially helpful to me in English, science and math." I McCauley is originally a native of Marion, and later Demopolis, Ala. After completing the eighth grade he dropped out of school because, "I felt I could do Seafarer Roy McCauley studies with Science teacher Cindy McCall in prep­ aration for his GED exams. For Vacation Pay One of the most important benefits a Seafarer looks forward to receiving is his vacation pay. Yet, a surprising number of members do not fully understand the rules governing the submittance of discharge papers in order to collect vacation benefits. To clarify the rules, here are three regulations covering discharge papers and vacation benefits contained in the SlU's Vacation Plan: I I said^. "I always go back there whenever I am in the States." Brother McCauley's seafaring travels have undoubtedly been a great aid to him in his academic advancement. He spent the last year in the Far East in­ cluding Japan, Korea, Okinawa, and Hong Kong. Before that he spent a year in the Middle East. McCauley also credits the Lundeberg School as a significant factor in his suc­ cess. "The entire atmosphere of the school encourages the students to want to learn more and more—to pick up new and useful information and develop new interests. Its benefit to me has been really beyond measure." Unclaimed Wages Submit Discharge Papers Within One Year % k ..as well by going to work." He has lived for several years in Baltimore, Md. where he worked as an aircraft elec­ trician. "I still call Alabama home," he • Applications for vacation pay must be submitted within one year of date of discharge. • If the applicant is on Articles at the time of expiration of a prior dis­ cbarge, he has ninety (90) days within which to file for this prior time from the date of the current discharge. • If, however, be should sign on another ship at a subsequent date, but prior to the expiration of the ninety (90) days, he must file within the shorter period of time. For example, let's take the case of a Seafarer who comes off a ship on Mar. 30, 1973. That Seafarer has until Mar. 30, 1974 to submit discharge papers for the time he spent on that ship so that he may collect the vacation pay due him. If, on the day the year's time has expired the Seafarer is on a ship, he has a ninety (90) day extension from the day he comes off this second ship to submit papers for the first ship. This is the only reason a man may have for getting an extension on the original one year's time. And, the member should notify Headquarters that he is on a ship and will require the extra 90 days to file. So, if this Seafarer should come off this second ship on June 30, 1974, he has 90 days from that date to file his discharge papers for the ship he got off on Mar. 30, 1973. However, if he catches another ship and fails to file during the time he was on the beach, he will lose all his vacation benefits from the ship he got off on Mar. 30, 1973. Unclaimed wages are due Brother J. Williams, Social Security No. 56310-8472, from Texas City Tankers. Please contact Frank Greathouse, Chief Marine Accountant, Texas City Tankers, P.O. Box 1271 Texas City, Tex. 77590. First Aid Course Given to Bosuns A first aid course—certified by the American Red Cross—was started this month at the Harry Lundeberg Scliool, and all Seafarers going through the Bosuns Recertification Program will be required to take it. The course is being taught by Chief Jim Hanson who runs the Piney Point Fire Department, and holds a certificate from the American Red Cross which permits him to teach first aid. The course is given every Tuesday and Thursday, for three hours a day, for the one month that the bosuns stay at Piney Point. Upon completing the course, during which the men are required to show practical first aid work, they take a onehour Red Cross certified test. If they pass, they receive a first aid certificate and a cardiac pulmonary resuscitation certificate. The course was initiated at the sug­ gestion of many of the bosuns going through the Recertification Program. They had been receiving some first aid training, but not from a qualified teacher certified by the Red Cross. At present the course has been termed a "pilot program," and if it works out satisfactorily it will be expanded to in­ clude everyone attending Piney Point, including trainees and upgraders. The SIU is continually reviewing its various training and upgrading pro­ grams in an effort to constantly improve them. This addition to the Bosuns Re­ certification Program is just one ex­ ample of the Union's desire to see that its members remain highly-qualified to man the American merchant ships of the future. Port Council Honors Friend / iiafarers Still to i ;-A; ; Seafarers will continue to man the SlU-contracted vessels that have been . sold to Puerto Rico as par t oiE its newly-formed merchant marine. Both Sea' Land Service, Inc. and Hudson Waterways have sold a total of eight ships to the I Commonwealth^^ own, but not operate the vessels. Sea-Land has sold five ships which were making runs to Puerto Rico. They ;; are: the Chicago, Rose City, Trenton, Brooklyn, and New Orleans. Hudson I Waterways has sold the Transidaho, Transhawaii md Transoregon. I The Puerto Rican merchant marine was established last June by Puerto I Rican legislative action, and it will be owned by the island's Maritime Shipping ^ Authority, a newly-created agency. Because of Puerto Rico's extreme dependency on maritime transportation tbe #ierto Ric decided to acquire the vessels hnd Pages V Bgf ^ SIU Vice President Frank Drozak (I.) takes the podium at the Annual New York Maritime Trades Department Port Council Dinner to introduce Staten Island Congressman John Murphy (center). Brooklyn Congressman John Rooney was presented with the Port Council's "Man of the Year" Award in recognition of his long record of support of New York's labor movement. Seated far right is New York MID Port Council President Anthony Scotto who IS vice president of Local 1814 of the ILA. V V:?' �USNS Tallulah Crew Saves 256 From Burning Cruise Ship The crew cf the SlU-nianned USNS Tallulah, operated by Hudson Water­ ways, rescued 256 crewmembers from the burning cruise liner MV Cunard Ambassador lasfmonth 40 miles south­ west of Key West, Fla. The Ambassador was heading to New Orleans to pick up passengers for a cruise to Mexico when a ruptured fuel line caused a fire in the engine room on the morning of Sept. 12. The Tallulah v,!3s cnroute to Charleston from Tampa with a partial load of aviation fuel when she was diverted by the Coast Guard to aid in the rescue. The captain of the Ambassador, Capt. Robert Howard, ordered most of his crew into lifeboats and they were picked up about 10;30 a.m. by the Tallulah and transported to Fort Lau­ derdale, Fla. •' I f The Coast Guard cutter Cape York' put crews aboard to help fight the blaze, and the cutter Diligence sprayed water on the fire which spread upward through five decks. Whem'the ship's emergency power supply failed during the night, the firefighting team of 96 men abandoned the vessel but remained aboard the Diligence in hopes of return­ ing to fight the fire. Rear Admiral Austin C. Wagner, commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District in Miami, sent a message to the Tallulah praising the crew. The mes­ sage read: "The rapid response and timely assistance rendered to the crew of the MV Cunard Ambassador ex­ emplify the highest standards of coop­ eration amongst those who follow the sea.n "Your professional seamanship is . n »J J !l] I-' The SlU-manned naval ship Tallulah (foreground) picks up crewmembers from the burning cruise liner Cunard Ambassador southwest of Key West, Fla. last month, noted with gratitude' and appreciation. mand by Hudson Waterways Corp. Association, the Coast Guard and Brit­ It was a pleasure to cooperate with you under an MSG contract. Hudson Water­ ain's Department of Trade and Indus­ in this life-saving effort," the message ways is a subsidiary of Seatrain Lines. try, to see if the ship can be salvaged. concluded. The Ambassador, which was towed A technical survey is being conducted The Tallulah is commanded by Capt. into Key West, Fla., is currently being to determine the cost of repairs, how Harlan'E. Jackson. Although it is examined by Cunard officials, agents of long they would take and if they would owned by the government, the Tallulah Lloyds of London, which insured the be feasible. A decision will probably be is operated for the Military Sealift Comvessel, representatives of the Salvage reached sometime in October. Bosun's Elegy m The SL-7 Sea-Land Galloway unloads containers at the Sea-Land dock in Yokohama. cf|fiy.i1>i(i^4.«on?2Lnors at a speed of up to 33 knots. October, 1974 SL-7s are - 946-feet long Below is a touching and poignant letter from Bosun Robert O'Rourke, aboard the SS Sea-Land Summit on-the Seattle-Alaska run, written to the SEA­ FARERS LOG last month. The letter speaks for itself: "On September 1, in a place called Captain's Bay on the island of Unalaska in the state of Alaska, a longtime favorite brother popular coast-to-coast throughout his career, AB Larry Kelly, 46, was killed in an accident involving the crane of this old containership. "As one of his closest 'buddies' I have taken the burden of writing a small eulogy I would be pleased to have pub­ lished in the LOG: Shipmates, Lawrence Bernard Kelly is dead. One inexplicable, sudden, dramatic moment and life was crushed from him. Well, Larry never lived nor liked sad­ ness or mourning, so let us honor him By recognizing as his legacy the cheer, fantasy, whimsy and glad­ ness he treasured so. Kelly would rather be missed than mourned. So my friends on this occasion we stay our grief and rejoice with the mem­ ories of him; The pleasures of having known him. Sharing his laughs, quips and indeed Some pitfalls and shortcomings. Then mourn for those who did not know him. So long, Kel, Robwt O'Eoiirice Page? IV V\ �ief:^E^aiS«93Wsre: t'i t ^ Headquarters Notes by SIU Vice President Frank Drozak ). *A' SENIORITY UPGRADING I strongly encourage each Seafarer who is eligible to participate in the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program. Four of our brothers completed the 30-day program last month. Each of them spent two weeks in Piney Point and two weeks at Headquarters learning about the ships of today, and about their Union, the problems seamen face and how they can best solve them. In this way, these Seafarers are securing their jobs for now and the future. The four Seafarers who graduated this month bring to 113 the number of our brothers who have completed the program. •M. f \ As the four brothers go back to sea, I want to wish them smooth sailing in the years ahead. They are: Bill Farmer, Robert Rodriguez, Stephen Frost, and Leroy Tanner. BOSUNS RECERTTFICATION PROGRAM I We can take pride in the fact that our brothers who have already completed the Bosuns Recertification Program are bringing aboard ship the knowledge they acquired during their two-month stay in Piney Point and Headquarters. On many vessdis carrying recertified bosuns, the discussions held during the shipboard meetings are very informative. These bosuns are heading weekly meetings which include discussions on our training programs in the Lundeberg School; on the Energy Transportaticm Security Act; and on the importance of SPAD. They have also been encouraging their brothers to read the SEAFARERS LOG so they can keep up-to-date on the issues which are important to them. I would also like to announce that in an effort to make a good program even better, a^rst aid course will now be included within the Bosims Recertification Program. With the 12 Seafarers who graduated this month, 154 of our brothers have now completed the Recertification Program. I want to congratulate each"one of them. I know they will Join their fellow bosuns in doing a fine job aboard our contracted vessels. The 12 are: Vic Carbmie; Don CSiestnut; Chrla Ipsen; Chris Christensen; Woody Drake; Leo Gillikin; Joe Michael; John Swiderski; Joe Richburg; Horace Rains; Duke Duet, and Bill O'Brien. SPECIAL PUMPMAN COURSE As I reported to you last month, a special pumpman course will begin Nov. 4 at the Lundeberg School and I want to ask each of you who are eligible to apply for this class. Because fewer ships today carry the rating of second pumpman, the Lunde­ berg School at Piney Point felt it was important to initiate a special pumpman course geared towards giving our Seafarers the training they would normally receive as second pumpman. With the use of the School's operational tank barge and equipped with knowledge of theiatest features on automated tankers, teachers at the HLSS will conduct a "hands on" training program to insure that SIU pumpman will maintain the same high standards they always have. Details on the four week course can be found on pages 30 and 31 of this LOG. •I Suamko Committee The ship's committee of the Navy tanker Suamico pose for a photo before going ashore at Wilmington, Calif. The Suamico will be sold by the Navy for scrap. Committee members are, from the left: Jefferson Buchanan, steward delegate; Vernon Turner, engine delegate; John Bertolino, ship's chairman; Robert Crockrell, deck delegate, and Lorenzo Bennett, secretary-reporter. SABINE TANKERS ORGANIZING DRIVE Initial hearings have been held in the Houston, Tex. office of the National Labor Relations Board on the unfair labor charges filed against Sabine Tankers for their practices during an organizing drive last year and earlier this year. Although we had expected full cooperation on the part of Sabine Tankers in reaching a quidk decision on these charges, the company attempted to delay the proceedings by claiming it could not produce its witnesses at this time. The SIU objected to these stalling tactics and petitioned the NLRB office to force the company to make available all witnesses without any further delay. The hearing officer agreed and ordered the company to immediately produce all its evidence. As a result of our quick action, NLRB was able to complete its investigation into the firing of employees for their support of SIU organizing tactics. The NLRB is now considering the evidence presented in this matter, and will release its findings in the near future. Additional hearings have also been slated J[yr November, at which time the NLRB will hear evidence on the company s alleged violation of the labor laws during the organizing campaign which preceded the last election in February of this year. FIREFIGHTING A one-day firefighting course can mean the difference between life and death aboard ship. I have heard Seafarers, who have taken this course, say that one of the best aspects of the program was the fact that they were no longer afraid to tackle a fire. They learned that most fires can be handled when you don't panic and know how to fight the fire in the best and quickest way possible. Also, in the future a firefighting endorsement may become mandatory on the modem ships being built. Therefore, I encourage each and every one of you, who have not done so, to take the Maritime Administration's one-day course. Until the new firefighting school is c^jened in Earle, N.J., around early No­ vember, MARAD is holding classes at the Navy Damage Control School in Norfolk, Va. NAVY TANKERS We are continuing to push for a full investigation into the Military Sealift Command's decision to award nine new 25,000 deadweight ton tankers to Ma­ rine Transport Lines—an NMU-contracted cmnpany—rather than SlU-contracted Falcon Carriers, which was the low bidder. Along with MEBA we are asking for a full investigation to find out why Falcon was not given this contract as the company that offered the lowest bid. The membership will be informed when we leam more about this matter. NEW SHIPS AND NEW CONSTRUCnON The third vessel Waterman Steamship acquired from American President. Lines—the Sam Chase {ex-President Garfield)—will be crewing within the next two months.' Waterman's Sam Houston, a LASH-type vessel, was crewed on Sept. 23 while her sistership, the Robert E. Lee, just completed her maiden voyage. Waterman extended its congratulations to the crew for the smooth and efficient operation of the vessel on her maiden voyage. It was a job well done. Waterman noted. Sea-Land Service's SL-18 class vessel Sea-Land Producer, a former Pacific Far East Lines ship, crewed on Sept. 11 while Westchester Shipping's Golden Dolphin was delivered earlier this month. Also, steel cutting for the fourth 35,000 diesel engine tanker to be operated by Zapata Bulk Transport took place this month. The vessel will be launched in 1975. MBNBBtSHPMEEnM^ SCHEDULE Port Date ; New York , .Nov. 4 Philadelphia .Nov. 5 , Baltimore .Nov, 6 'Norfolk -Nov. 7 Jacksonville ,.. .Nov. 7 Detroit . Nov. 8 Nov. 11 '^Houston . Nov. 11 ew Qrleans . . .Nov. 12 ifobile • Nov. 13 Francisco . . Nov, 14 ilmington ... .Nov, 18 attle ....... .Nov. 22 Columbus .... .Nov. 16 Chicago . Nov. 12 Port Arthur ... Nov. 12 io Deep Sea . ...... 2:30 p.m. . ^ i... 5:00 p.m. r . 2:30 p.m 5:00 pmv. i P . 5:00 p.m 7:00 p . 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p 9:30 a.m.' . ...2:00p.m. ....;. . 2:30 p.m . . ««««•» 2«3(> p.ni. •«,•••» 5^00 p«ni. »»• 7'^^^ : ».••*[* •»> 2*30 p^rti* • •• V * 5*00 e v«> • • •: T" .« » 2c30 p.m*^ . 5:00 **p.m. ...... ,• 2*30 p.m* . «• • f • * 2*30 p«0i* *»* «« •• 5-., 2:30 p.m, , • <, * * . — 1:0 5:00 p.m. ..... . .. . 5:00 p.m. ...... 5:00 p.m. • aufs 5:00 p.m. .J • > .*. 3eveland ......Nov. 14 . 5:00 , ,, p.m. t , . .. , * • *' • 1*'^ e #««*«* * 9 9 » '0> ^rsey City .;..Nov. H Seafarers log �•>'•- ' ^^55^8 Washington Activities By B. Rocker Congress recessed earlier this month and will return after the elections. They had to pass many of the high-priority bills before the recess—some of them to appropriate money for Fiscal Year 1975 to keep government departments oper­ ating. Action on some of the bills we have been following and reporting was as follows: • The Deepwater Ports bill, to establish licensing and regulation of deepwater ports, has passed both the House and the Senate. House Resolution 988, the proposal of the Boiling Committee on Committees to reorganize the House of Representatives went to the House floor with a substitute from a special com­ mittee chaired by Rep. Julia Hansen. The Hansen Report, which gave addi­ tional jurisdiction to the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, was accept^ instead of the Boiling Report. Retired Seafarer John Wegllan and his wife Julia have been married for 24 years/ Brother Weglian sailed on the Great Lakes in the steward department for 46 seasons, and Julia admits that "John is quite a cook." Fitout Whistles Kept Callin' Him Back Steward Ends 46-Year Career After 46 full seasons of sailing on the Great Lakes as a cook and stew­ ard, Seafarer John H. Weglian, 62, has reluctantly called it a day. Troubled with bad legs. Brother Weglian has de­ cided to retire and end the seafaring career he began in 1929 as a 16-yearold second cook aboard a Gre^t Lakes freighter.; finished his almost half century career sailing as chief steward aboard the Bob Lo Ferries in Detroit. A resident of- the Detroit area in Southgate, Mich, for most of his life. Brother Weglian was working in a hos­ pital kitchen in 1929 when he decided to try sailing. After that first season on the Lakes, Brother Weglian was hooked on sailing and he never missed a single season on the Lakes until he retired this year. *1 woriced at a lot of different shoreside jobs during winter layups — in bakeries, restaurants and fast food chains — because I was always inter­ ested in learning new ways to prepare food and run a kitchen. Sometimes I would enjoy the job and Fd think about staying on. But come spring, Fd bear the whistles as they started fitting out the ships and Fd be off to join my own ship.** Though he liked sailing; Seafarer Weglian's first years on the Great Lakes were not easy. "There were only three men in the kitchen to do all the work, including all the sougeeing and polishing in the kitchen and mess," Brother Weglian re­ calls. "And the hours were long. We worked six hours on and six hours off." By 1935, Seafarer Weglian was sail*ing aboard the Charles West, a. Great Lakes freighter, as steward. Already an accomplished cook, he took his new steward duties seriously because he felt, "If the steward department is run well and the food is good, you will have a happy crew and a good ship." For Steward Weglian, keeping the crew well fed meant eliminating pre­ pared desserts in favor of home baked pies and cakes, planning every meal far in advance and always being on the lookout for new dishes and new ways to prepare food. Brother Weglian's formula, fueled by his enthusiasm, worked, a'nd now at the end of his long career, he cannot recall sailing with one unhappy crew. Though Seafarer Weglian was re­ luctant to end his sailing career, he has begun his retirement with the same en­ thusiasm he brought to his galley for 46 years. Ready to try a new, more leisurely lifestyle, he and his wife of 24 years, Julia, have bought a new home in a retirement community in Toms River, N.J. and are in the process of moving to this East Coast resort town. Brother Weglian will carry the mem­ ories of his long career and his brother Seafarers with him to his new home. But wanting to address all of his Union brothers before he left the Great Lakes and their ships. Brother Weglian, in an open letter, wrote: "I am glad to belong to an organization like the SIU. Thanks to all my brothers who made my re­ tirement years possible." Oil Cargo Preference Bill The House/Senate Conference Committee completed work on the Energy Security Transportation Act, H.R. 8193, and sent the final version back to both houses for approval. The House did vote the bill out on Oct. 10, 219-40, but the bill failed to come before the Senate before adjournment (See page 3). ft, J ii Maritime Administration Appropriations Late last month Congress cleared an appropriation measure calling for $275 million for ship construction during fiscal 1975 and an additional $242.8 mil­ lion for operating subsidies. In addition, the appropriation bUl earmarks $25.9 million for research and development, and another $40.3 million for operations and training. The bill was approved by President Ford. Pension Conference Representatives of the SIU attended a two-day conference on pensions and employee benefits this month, sponsored by the Federal Bar Association and the Bureau of National Affairs. The conference dealt primarily with the steps necessary to comply with the new pension law, PL-93-406. Compliance is required under the new law in such matters as filing govem~ ment forms, vesting and funding. •h* I r 'k International Trade Secretariats' Meeting Jay Lovestone, Director Emeritus of the International Trade Secretariats, Wffi the keynote speaker at the meeting of that organization, held Sept. 19 at the AFL-CIO. Each Secretariat is a federation of unions in related industries. SIU, whose Secretariat is the International Transport Workers Federation, was represented by Vice President Earl Shepard, who made a report on the activities of an ITF conferepce held last month in Stockholm, Sweden. Transportation unions of 80 nations were represented at the Stockholm meeting. Export-Import Bank The Senate passed, with amendments, H.R. 15972 to extend the life of the Export-Import Bank for four years. Conferees were appointed to work out the differences betwen the House and Senate versions. One amendment provided for an additional member of the Board of Di­ rectors of the Bank who shall be a representative of a labor organization. Another, by Senator Packwod, would bar extensions of credit to the USSR until that country allows free emigration of Jews. Taken in 1939 aboard the Great Lakes freighter, Charles West, this photo ohows. young Chief Steward John Weglian putting the finishing touches on a batch of dinner rolls. J Seafarers are ui|^d to contribute to SPAD. It is the way to have yourvoice heard and to keep your union effective in the fight for legislation to protect the security of every Seafarer and his family. �New A Book Members Seniority Upgrading Robert Rodriguez V Seafarer Robert Rodriguez, 25, graduated frdm the Harry Lundeberg School in 1971. He received an FOWT rating at Piney Point in March, ^ native of l Mew York, Brother Rodriguez ships from that port and makes his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his wife Iris and their child. Seafarer Stephen Frost, 30, has been a member of the SlU since 1969. He upgraded to AB in 1970 in New York. A native of New York, Brother Frost novf makes his home in Lecanto, Fla. with his wife Tuyet and their two children. He ships out of the port of New York. completed the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program. 0ising, Maximo, Elaine Ewing, Larry, Steward Farmer, WOliam, Deck Fila, Marion, Deck Frost, Stephen, Deck Gallm, Thomas, Engine Garay, Stephen, Deck Gilliam, Robert, Steward Gotay, Raul, Steward Gower, David, Engine Graham, Patrick, Deck Grimes, M. R., Deck . Hart Rav Dedr Mart,Ka^D^ .Hawker, Patric^ Deck Blid^ En^ Hdck,C«TO»,D^ '^ADen, Lawrence, Allkon, Mmphy, Bngin*! "Andrepont, P. J,, Kwgjiwe 'Vi Arnold, Mote, Deck , Bailol, Thomas, Deck Baxter, Alan, Engine V •, Bean, P. L., Deck ^ g , Beaoverd, Arthur, Engine ^ Bellinger, William, Steward ^^ Bhtekl<dc, Richard, Engine . Bolen, Timothy, Deck '" V jurke, Lee Roy, E^gjine 'Burke, Timothy, Deck Caidle, Stephen, Deck ' Clark, Garrett, Deck ,(* Coiildin, Ket^ Eiigiiie . / ' Cunningham, Robert, Deck As V 5 Daniel, Wadsworth, EngkH ^ Davis, William, Deck Day, John, Engine isV Derke, Michael, F.ngin^ # Deskim, William, Steward ——7 future. A total of 113 Seafarers have now been given the opportunity to advance their careers as seamen and at the same time be prepared to man the technologically-advanced vessels of the future. Following are the names and departments of 113 Seafarers who have ^ -- Four more Seafarers graduated from the SIU's 'A' Seniority Upgrad­ ing Program this month, thereby gaining a greater knowledge of the maritime industry and their Union's efforts to obtain job security in the Upgrading Honor Roll Stephen Frost , 4 More Gain Job Security .» Lundeman, Louis, Deck Makarcwicz, Richard, Engine Manm'ng, Henry, Steward Marcos, M. A., Deck McAndrew, Martin, Engine McCahe, John, Engine McCabe, T. J., Engine ' - f ; ; ; ^ / - ^ . V , V4 . 51 flummetick, James, Jn^Stewaid Hutchinson, Richard, Jr., Engine Ivey, D. E, Ettgine * j Johnson, M., Deck Jones, X^ette, Deck Kegney, Thomas, Engine -sSiiiiiifc Kelley, John, Deck iiS mtts: Kemey^'Paul,Engine Z ,, •$ r Eteksey, Charley Eiigine f , Kittleson, E Q., Deck 1 Knight, Donald, Engine ' ' ' Konetes, Johnnie, Deck Kunc, Lawrence, Deck Kundrat, J(»eph, Steward Lehmann, Arthur, Deck Lentsch, Robert, Deck . Miranda, John, Engine Moore, C, M., Deck Moore, George, Deck Moore, William, Deck Mortier, William, Deck Deck n^oraer, tviuiam. Painter,Philip,Engine Paloumbls, Nikolaos, Engine Papageoigioo, DimlMo., Ei^e P.A«,J^B.I>eck Pole(li,)neniidM>«:k Reamey,Bert,Ei^^ f Restaino,, John, Fngliw Ripl^, William, Deck ^ s Rivers, Sam, Engine > Roback, lames. Deck i ^ Rodr^ez, Charles, F.ngin^» Rodriguez, Robert, Engine Rogers, George, E^ne Srf»b, Caldwell, Jr., Engine Salley, Robert, Jr., Engine Sanders, Darry, Engine Sanger, Alfred, Deck Shaw, Ronald, Engine Simonetti, Joseph, Steward Simpson, Spurgeon, Engine Sisk,Keith,Deck Leroy Tanner Seafarer Leroy Tanner, 23, gradu­ ated from the Harry Lundeberg School in 1971. Prior to completing the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program Brother Tanner received an FOWT rating at Piney Point. A native of New York, he ships from that port and makes his home in the Bronx, N.Y. William Farmer Seafarer William Farmer, 61, has been shipping with the SlU since 1967. -v A native of Okla­ homa, Brother Far­ mer now makes his home in Eureka, Calif, with his wife . , Ruth. He ships the port of San Francisco as an Smith, D. B., Stewitbit^ Smith, Robert, Deck Spell, Gary, Elaine Spell, Joseph, Deck A; •; Spencer, H. D., Ermine',, Stauter, David, Et^fne " ' Svoboda, KvetoslaV, Eiigiite ' Tarmer, Leroy, Engine Thorny Robert, Engine Thomib, Timothy, Deck , , Ttednor, Robert, Deck " fUtterback, Lany, Deck, Vain, Thomas, Deck Vaiton, Sidney, Engine , " Vanyi, Thoiiias, Steward Vukmir, George, Deck Wrfker, IVfaivin, En^e Wambach, Albert, Deck Wilhelm, Mark, Engine Wilson, Richard, Steward i'V.-"' 'VWolfe, John, Deck .iii' Woodhouse, Ashton, Engine Zukier, Hans, Engine REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic Gulf Lakes anH TnlnnH makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union SEAFAIWRS POLmCAL ACTIVITY DONATION—SPAD SPAD i« • CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SllJ halic THM* contributions are voluntary. No contribution mav^ soHcifPrf «r ^ job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct or of fow, ship in the Union or of employment. If a contrteutfon ^ condition of mcm^berimproper conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD reason of tee above the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and rlfl^ SPAD to protect and further your ecJS rSliu?M^^ imion concepts and Seafarer seamen. ' ®oc'®l "tterests,,American trade , sssar" i Page 10 Seafarers Log fAei jadofoO -j;... JS. '••V-.nJ,' - r'n • 'Aa T ' i- , �tfi Joseph Michael Seafarer Joseph Michael, 55, has been sailing with the SIU since 1951, and for the past 20 years has been ship­ ping out as bosun. Born in Baltimore, he ships from that port city, and re­ sides there with his wife Norma. Christian Christensen Seafarer Chris Christensen, 58, has been a member of the SIU since 1947, and began sailing as bosun that same year. A na­ tive of Denmark, Brother Christensen ships from the port of San Francisco where he makes his home. Woodrow Drake Seafarer Woody Drake, 50, has been a member of the SIU since 1951. Brother Drake, who has spent the last 12 years sailing as bo­ sun, ships from the port of Seattle. A native of Lynnwood, Wash., he makes Ms home there with his wife lone. ^ilUam O'Brien Seafarer William O'Brien, 49, has been shipping with the SIU since 1943, and as a bosun since 1952. A native of New York, he ships from that port city and makes his home there. Altstatt, John, Houston Anderson, Alfred, Norfolk Anderson, Edgar, New York Annte, George, New Orleans Armada, Alfonso, Baltimore Atkinson, David, Seattle Baker, Elmer, Houston Bamhill,'Elmer, Houston Baudoin, James, Houston Beavers, Norman, New Orleans Beck, Arthur, San Francisco Beeching, Marion, Houston Beiger, David, Norfolk Beye, Jan, New York Bojko, Stanley, San Francisco Boney, Andrew, Norfolk Bouigot, Albert, MohOe Biyan, Ernest, Houston Biyant, Vemon, Tampa Burch, George, N^w (Means Burke, Ckioige, New York Burton, Ronald, New York Bushoi%, William, Seatde Butterton, Walter, Norfolk Butts, Hurmon, Houston Caldeira, Anthony, Houston Carhone, Victor, San Juan Castro, Guillermo, San Juan Chestnut, Donald, Mobile Chrbtenbeny, Richard, San Francisco Christensen, Christian, San Francisco Chdecki, John, San Francbco Clegg, William, New York Cobon, James, Seattle Cooper, Fred, Mobile D'Amico, Charles, Houston Darvilie, Richard, Houston October, 1974 Joseph Richburg A iifitecnfh giadirated from th(eS9tl^ Bosuns Recer^^ fication Progrum flue joontii, bringfaig the total nnnther of bosuns to go through the program to 154. Each month 12 more bosuns have an opportunity to leant more about the changing maritime industry, and how they will play a part in its fitturo. They also have the chance to make an hnportant contribution to tfaetr Union by becomhig more Imowledgedtle and tiiereby hold more informative sh^board meetings at sed. With each passing month the number of men who can effectively lead the SHI crews on board ship grows larger. Below are the 12 latest gtaduir t Seafarer Joseph Richburg, 57, has been a member of the SIU since 1943, and has been sailing as bosun for the past 23 years. A native of Alabama, Brother Richburg now ships from the port of Mobile where he makes his home. • .1 fl) • .a A : ' I; 3-' 1 -i-- k:. Horace Rains ' Victor Carhone John Swiderski Seafarer Victor Carbone, 60, has been sailing with the SIU since 1938 and started sailing as bosun the follow­ ing year. A native of Puerto Rico, Brother Carbone -makes his Home in Ponce, Puerto Rico with his wife Eulalia. He ships out of the port of San Juan. Seafarer John Swiderski, 59, has been a member of the SIU since 1947, and has been ship­ ping as bosun for the last 24 years. A native of Pennsyl­ vania, Brother l^Swiderski now makes his home in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his wife Anna. He ships out of the port of New York. Seafarer Horace Rains, 47, has been sailing with the SIU since 1945 and as a bosun since 1955. A native of Texas, he ships from th port of Housco where he makes his home with his wife Bobbie and their son. Recerfification Honor Roll Following are the names and home ports of the 154 Seafarers who have successfully completed the SIU Bosuns Recertification Program: Delgado, Julio, New York Dickinson, David, Mobile Dixon, James, Mobile Drake, Woodrow,,Seattle Drewes, Peter, New Yoik Duet, Maurice, Houston Eddins, John, Baltimore Ferrera, Raymond, New (Means Flowers, Eugene, New York Foti, Sebastian, Wilmington Gahagan, Kenneth, Houston Garner, James, New Orleans Giangiordano, Donato, Philadelphia Gillain, Robert, JacksonvUle Gillikin, Leo, San Francisco Gonzalez, Jose, New York Gorhea, Robert, New York Gorman, James, New York Greenwood, Peny, Seattle Hanhack, Butt, New York Hanstvedt, Alfred, New York Helhnan, Karl, Seattle Hicks, Donald, New York Hodges, Raymond, Mobile Hodges, Raymond W., Baltimore Hogge, Elbert, Baltimore Homka, Stephen, New Yoric Hovde, Ame, Philadelphia Ipsen, Orla, New York James, Calvain, New York Jandora, Stanley, New York Jansson, Sven, New York Johnson, Ravaughn, Houston Kerngo4^, Morton, Baltimore Kleimola, William, New York Knoles, Raymond, San Francisco Keen, John, Mobile Konb, Peny, New York Koza, Leo, Baltimore Lmnhert, Reidus, New (Means Landron, Manuel, San Juan Lasso, Robert, San Juan Latapie, Jean, New Orleans Lavoine, Raymond, Baltimore Lee, Hans, Seattle Levin, Jacob, Baltimore Leyal, Joseph, Philadelphia Lihhy, Cieorge, New Orleans Mackert, Robert, Baltimore Manning, Denb, Seattle Mattioli, Gaetano, New York McCaskey, Earl, New Orleans McGinnb, Arthur, New (Means Meehan, William, Norfolk Merrill, Charles, Mobile Michael, Joseph, Baltimore MiUer, Clyde, Seattle Monardo, Sylvester, New Orleans Morrb, Edward Jr., Mobile Morris, William, Baltimore Moss, John, New Orleans Moyd, Ervin, Mobile Mullb, James, Mobile Muny, Ralph, San Francbco Nash, Walter, New York Nicholson, Eugene, Baltimore Nieken, Vagn, New York O'Brien, William, New York O'Connor, William, Seattle Okon, Fred, San Francisco Oromaner, Albert, San Francisco Parker, James, Houston Pedersen, Otto, New Orleans Pehler, Frederick, Mobile Pence, Floyd, Houston Perry, Wallace, Jr., San Franckco Pierce, John, Philadelphia Pollanen, Viekko, New Orleans Poulsen, Vemer, Seattle Pressly, Donald, New Ydric I J Seafarer Maurice "Duke" Duet, 47. has been sailing with the SIU since 1943, and as bosun since 1951. A na­ tive of New Orleans, Brother Duet now ships from the port of Houston where LeoGillikin — Seafarer Leo Gillikin, 47, has been sailing with the SIU since 1944, and as a bosun since 1960. A native of North Carolina, he now makes his home in Pacifica, Calif, with his wife Betty. Brother Gillikin ships out of the port of San Francisco. ,I Maurice Duet Donald Chestnut Seafarer Donald Chestnut, 51, has been sailing with the SIU since 1939, and has been ship­ ping as bosun for the past 18 years. A native of Alabama, Brother Chestnut makes his home in Fairhope, Ala. with his wife Mary and their son. He ships out of the port of Mobile. \ ; 'j; he makes his home. Orla Ipsen r-' Seafarer Orla Ipsen, 46, has been going to sea since 1943. A member of the SIU since 1962, he has been shipping as bosun since 1969. A native of Den­ mark, he now makes his home in Brook­ lyn, N.Y. Brother Ipsen ships from the port of New York. Puchakki, Kasimir, San Franckco Pulliam, James, San Francisco Radich, Anthony, New Orleans Rains, Horace, Houston Richburg, Joseph, Mobile Rihn, Ewing, New Orleans Riley, William, San Franckco Ringuette, Albert, San Franckco Rivera, Alfonso, San Juan Rodriques, Lancelot, San Juan Rodriguez, Ovidio, New York Ruley, Edward, Baltimore Schwarz, Robert, Mobile Self, Thomas, Baltimore Selix, Floyd, San Franckco Sheldrake, Peter^Houston Smith, Le^er, Norfolk Sokol, Stanley, San Franckco Spuron, John, San Francisco Stochmarr, Sven, New York Swearingen, Barney, Jacksonville Swiderski, John, New York Teti, Frank, New York Thompson, J. R., Houston Ticer, Dan, San IFranckco Tillman, William, San Francisco Tirelli, Enrico, New York Todd, Raymond, New Orleans Turner, Paul, New Orleans Wallace, Ward, Jacksonville Wallace, William, MohOe Wardlaw, Richard, Houston Weaver, Harold, Houston Whitmer, Alan, New York Woods, Malcolm, San Franckco Worionan, Homer, New (Means Zaragoza, Roberto, New York I ! .f' ,'v I.' jj ' rt» i W li -?! I M'- IH' I Page 11 I iT" T 1 �Vf •- • • Ships' iMeetingis Digest of SlU BALTIMORE (Sea-Land Service), August 18 — Chairman Recertified Bosun S. Stockmarr; Secretary W. Nihem; Educational Director W. Fitz­ gerald; Deck Delegate H. Hansen; En­ gine Delegate W. Brown; Steward Dele­ gate E. Odum. $18 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Letter received from Vice President Frank Drozak concerning the removal of a sick brother to shore'side hospital was read and posted. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Jacksonville. SAUGATUCK (Hudson Water­ ways), August 11^—Chairman Recerti­ fied Bosun J. Delgado; Secretary T. Vanyi; Educational Director Hess; En­ gine Delegate John Croker. Chairman held a discussion on several topics: that had appeared in the SEAFARERS LOG. SPAD donations were very good this trip. No disputed OT. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. TRANSHURON (Hudson Water­ ways), August 4—Chairman Recerti­ fied Bosun W. G. Perry, Jr.; Secretary K. Lynch; Educational Director Barri-. neau; Deck Delegate Elmer Annis; Steward Delegate David Bradley. Chairman gave a report on firefighting school. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Everything running smoothly. SEA-LAND MCLEAN (Sea-Land Service), August 15—Chairman Recer­ tified Bosun Frank Teti; Secretary T. R. Goodman; Educational Director E. C. Tyler. Chairman held a discussion on SPAD and the SIU policy to its membership. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Rotterdam. CHARLESTON (Sea-Land Service), August 11—Chairman J. McCollom; Secretary R. Hutchins; Deck Delegate J. Badyk; Engine Delegate B. Speegle; Steward Delegate V. Silva. No disputed OT. Crewmembers signed a petition to help boost the passage of the Oil Bill. Members who have visited Piney Point discussed how much they like it. Every­ thing running smoothly. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our de­ parted brothers. TRANSOREGON (Hudson Water­ ways), August 10—Chairman P. Sermyk; Secretary C. White; Steward Del­ egate Frank LaRosa. Chairman and Ship's Committee gave a talk on SPAD and the importance of donating to SPAD, noting that "if it were not for the fine leadership in our Union and SPAD donations we would not be where we are today." No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. Observed one min­ ute of silence in memory of our de­ parted borthers. DELTA URUGUAY (Delta Steam­ ship), August 11—Chairman Recerti­ fied Bosun Jean Latapie; Secretary Bill Kaiser; Educational Director Hugh F. Wells, Jr.; $400 in movie fund. $74.61 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck, engine and steward departments. Everything running smoothly. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land Service), August 24 — Chairman Recertified Bosun W. J. Meehan; Secretary C. Scott; Educational Director O. Krogly; Deck Delegate Robert Burns; Engine Dele­ gate John Linten; Steward Delegate Rafael Corobel. Received reading material from the merchant marine library. Everything running smoothly. PORTMAR (Calmar Steamship), August 4 — Chairman Recertified Bosun R. Hodges; Secretary S. Berger; Educational Director A. Palmes. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the deck and steward departments for a job well done. Next port Camden, N.J. ' Official ship^s minutes were also SEA-LAND GALLOWAY MERRIMAC TAMARA GUBLDEN COLUMBIA ^ , AMERICAN EXPLORER > , ANCHORAGE ' ^ MIAMI DELTAMEXICO V OGDEN YUKON JOSEPH HEWES SEAL AND TRADE ELIZABETHPORT OVERSEAS ALEUTIAN ROBERT TOOMBS (Waterman Steamship), August 15— Chairman B. Schenk; Secretary J. Prestwood; Edu­ cational Director C. Hines; Engine Del­ egate Roy R. Young. Crewmembers request that a safety meeting be held. $72.99 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to Steward Prestwood and Baker Spirito. Next port Savannah. OGDEN WABASH (Ogden Marine Inc.), August 18—Chairman Recerti­ fied Bosun E. D. Baker; Secretary H. Hastings; Educational Director J. Rounds; Deck Delegate T. L. Sustaire; Engine Delegate Milton Havens; Stew­ ard Delegate Allen Manuel. Chairman suggested that all crewmembers pay^ attention to the President's Report in the upcoming SEAFARERS LOGS and to support SPAD as it is their way (o support their views in Congress. No disputed OT. Next port Boston. ULTRAMAR (Westchester Marine), August 18—Chairman Recertified Bo­ sun B. E. Swearingen; Secretary J. Pitetta; Educational Director F. M. Lopez. Discussed SPAD donations and how they are used for the benefit of the Union. Some disputed OT in deck, en­ gine and steward departments. Every­ thing running smoothly. DELTA NORTE (Delta Steamship), August 23 — Chairman Recertified Bosun Ramon Ferrera; Secretary R. R. Maldonado. Chairman spoke to crew­ members on the Oil Bill and the impor­ tance of SPAD donations. $16 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. sthe following vesseis;^ CANHGNY , SEA-LAND VENTURE VBROOKLYN BETHFLOR sGKiSONVILLE^-^^^^^^^ OVERSEAS EVELYN tRANSERIE OVERSEASROSE ^BEAMAR " . ^ : toLTA BRASIL MARYMAR MAUMEE DEL SOL OVE J SEA-LAND CONSUMER (SeaLand Service), August 11—Chairman Recertified Bosun Ervin D. Moyd; Sec­ retary Charles J. Mitchell; Educational Director Angelo Meglio. No disputed OT. A vote of thanks to all delegates for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. SEA-LAND VENTURE (Sea-Land Service), August 25—Chairman C. F. Boyle; Secretary S. J. Davis. $56 in ship's fund. $50 in movie fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Houston; SEA-LAND ECONOMY (Sea-Land Service), August 11—Chairman Recer­ tified Bosun C. D'Amico; Secretary L. Nicholas; Educational Director R. W. Zeller; Deck Delegate E. D. Scroggins; Engine Delegate William joe; Steward Delegate R. E. Kiedinger. No disputed OT. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. Next port Rotterdam. SEATRAIN WASHINGTON (Hud­ son Waterways), August 25—Chair­ man A. Schwartz; Secretary W. G. Wil­ liams; Educational Director J. Lincoln; Deck Delegate G. Cato; Engine Dele­ gate S. Torine; Steward Delegate P. Livingston. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Rota, Spain: LA SALLE (Waterman Steamship), August 13 — Chairman ^Rerertified Bosun L. B. Rofeques;,^aittary A. Salem; Educational Director; Balog. Chairman had a talk about training and upgrading at the Harry Limdeberg School of Seamanship. Also, on the Energy Transportation Security Act to guarantee oil imports for U.S. ships and the President's Report concerning the Jones Act. Stressed the importance of crewmembers going to Piney Point to get their QMED. Some disputed OT in deck department. Next pdrt Neiv Or­ leans. • SHENANDOAH (Hu<|^ij|itei> ways), August 5—Ohaililnia^s: Troche; Secretary T. Bolton, Sdm© dis­ puted OT in engine department, ^qte of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Page 12 Seafarefsl^ifl# v,.fc. W , . "I �Si-ritelASi'l t y. ih • .Iff. fL. V'.: f 1 ' :; .• - • • Is . i' ' M- - y^?. ''>hr f >1 ilVilTVliK't 'Jhjflira ••••a-jfiii-fb If i''k.i ! /.V0BJ-<;:;rii-3V-3 -ftfeiirdtKriU,;-- ' The Sea-Lanof Resource, ah SL-7 containership, paid off at the Sea-Land Terminal in Port Elizabeth, N.J. last month. Sea-Land brought the Resource from the West Coast to put it on a reguiar run from Port Eiizabeth to Europe. - Looking forward from the Sea-Land Resource's stern, the photographer's wide angle lens captures a small portion of the SL-7's 1,094 container cargo. Above is part of.the huge crane used to unload the containers. n\ i The Sea-Land Resource's large, modern bridge presents an imposing facade as one looks aft from the bow. .--T oeararer Mil-ivHAosiiaw, auuaivj mo wt-a-i-anu no source, w3H be briss-crossing his bTother Ahmed's wake as he sails to and from Europe. Seafarer All's brother sails as third cook aboard the Sea-Land Market, another SL-7 on SeS^^Mfld^a^ufdpeant^dn.^^'• ^ Octo|[^,aJ9W5£^ n i rilo accommodate increased conX tainer traffic to and from Eur­ ope, Sea-Land Service has brought the Sea-Land Resourcej^ an SL-7 able to cany 1,094 containers, to Port Elizabeth, NJ. fiwm the West Coast. It will join two other SL-7's, the Sea-Land Market and the SeaLand McLean, on a scheduled run from Port Elizabeth to Europe, and allow them to change from their present scheduled 13-day round trip to Europe to a more leisurely 21-day round trip. Less than a year old, the Sea-Land Resource provides modem, roomy accommodations for her SIU crew. With all quarters housed aft, each crewmember has a carpeted foc'sle with private bath. There is also a well-appointed crews mess and an elevator to speed travel between the five decks and three engine room levels. Driven by two 60,000 h.p. steam turbines, the 50,315-ton Sea-Land Resource can reach a top speed of 33 knots with her 120,000 horses driv­ ing the two 47-ton, five-bladed pro­ pellers at 135 revolutions per minute. One of eight SL-7 containerships built since 1970 by Sea-Land, the Resource and her sisterships are pro­ viding^ Seafarers with jobs that—• they require new skills and new responsibihties—^will be secure in the future. (See editorial on Page 180 - •'W chief Cook James Sivley bones a turkey he is about to serve asJunch aboard the Sea-Land Resource. Seafarer Sivley's brother. Gene, also sails in the Resource's galley. Page 13 i: f S' a.-, .1 �ASHORE Crew Honors Retiring Copt. Inchon^ Korea Sea-Land Service started its first direct weekly sailing of SL-7 containejships to and from this Far East port on Sept. 30. Previously, Sea-Land sailed every two weeks between Japan and Korea. At this port a shoreside crane was completed at the end of last month. SeaL^d had been utilizing shipboard cranes on one of the two feeder containerships, the 225-container SS Bienville which calls here. In 1969 a major construction project was started here to build a deepwater tidal basin which was fiinished early this year. Prior to this, Sea-Land served this port by truck. The. company's 1,096-container SL-7s make weekly calls between the West Coast ports of Oakland, Long Beach and Seattle and the Far East ports of Yokohama, Kobe and Hong Kong. The containerships feed cnrgo from Japan to Pusan and Inchon. The crew aboard the SS Thomas Jefferson (Waterman) presents Capt. Jessie Rhodes with a watch on his last voyage before retiring. Pictured from left, are: SIU members John Kelley; Frank Grand; R. Seymour; W. Chestnut; retiring Capt. Rhodes, and Chief Mate C. Mayhall.' Delayed Benefits Hampton Roads, Va. Sea-Land's SL-7 containerships, the Sea-Land Market, Sea-Land McLean and Sea-Land Resource began stopping at the Hampton Roads' port of Ports­ mouth, Va. Oct. 1 on their weekly runs to North Europe. After departing from New York, Portsmouth will be the last stop for the ships here before unloading in the ports of Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Bremerhaven, West Germany. The Virginia Port Authority says sailings from the Portsmouth Marine Termi­ nal will be on Tuesdays. T^e company is building a $8-million terminal next to the present terminal. It will have two container cranes, 22 acres of paved storage area and warehouse and office buildings for the SL-7s which carry 895 35-foot containers and 200 40-footers totaling 1,096 containers. New Orleans Some of Delta Line's fleet of LASH vessels and containerships were "adopted" recently by several elementary schools in the U.S. Under the Adopta-Ship Plan, students will write to the ships broadening their knowledge of geography, the sea, the merchant marine, history, and foreign and domestic trade. The plan started around the time of the passage of the U.S. Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Delta Line has participated in the program for more than 20 years. V USPHS Hospital, Staten Island, N.Y. A regular contributor to SPAD, SIU pensioner Art Lomas who is a patient here, wrote to the Union during August that: "I hope to be able to send my usual SPAD donation at later date. But time runs short and with an awareness of the inevitability of that final trip to the scrapyard that beckons all men and ships alike, I must at this time express a long felt gratitude to the Seafarers for the loyal and continuing support they have given me through a long period of illness and disability that enabled me to live with a measure of dignity and selfrespect that otherwise would have been denied to me. "No man was better served by his fellowman, no man respected and appre­ ciated it more,..." Brother Lomas now makes his home port in Bronxville, N.Y. Piney Point Hazel Brown, president of the HLSS was a member of a MARAD-sponsored Amencan fact-finding delegation to the Soviet Union this month. Miss Brown re^esented vocational educators interested in merchant marine training Durmg the tour, she studied Russian merchant marine academies and techmcal schools for training seamen in Leningrad, Odessa and Moscow Seventy-one cents of every dollar spent in shipping on American-fhig vessels remains in this country, making a very substantial contribution to the national balance of payments and to the nation's economy. Use U.S.-llag ships, it's good for the Ameriran maritime indnstiy, the Ameri­ can shipper, and America. Page 14 The foUowing members have had their benefit paymeiite held up because they failed to supply complete information when filing their claims. Please con­ tact Tom Cranford at (212) 499-6600. Name Social Security Number Union Williams, J. W 083-22-9328 UIW Holland, M 129-42-5900 UIW Price, J 460-58-8037 A&G Garcia, J 581-10-3608 A&G Spangler, Jr., T 212-36-5188 A&G Barr,J.N 251-80-2796 UIW Desantis, A 080-42-4593 A&G Perez, V 582-12-3481 UIW Guidry, A 451-22-4130 • IBU Noble, H 580-07-8520 UIW Turner, T. N 391-54-2827 ' IBU Sorensen, E _ 085-40-0381 A&G Luedtke, E 399-12-5451 A&G Dymock, H 268-38-3472 IBU Kight, C 228-46-7392 UIW Mahabir, A 074-44-5733 ' ', ' UIW Wobbleton, J. E. ....! 239-48-2024 IBU Moore, H. L 262-22-4275 J Gillain,L.E 421-52-3032 A&G Remko, J. . 216-20-6152 A&G Dobbins, D.D 274-30-2824 A&G Werner Jr., J. W ^ 116-01-1936 IBU Maynard, J. R 413-40-1498 IBU Taylor, R. 129-42-6281 UIW Mackin, A 254-26-0619 A&G Da Costa, D. A 127-44-0704 UIW Melancon, W. L 436-52-7162 IBU Stowe, W. M. 241-74-8269 ^ IBU Montalvo, R 217-14-9823 ; A&G O'Neal, R.L. 237-62-3680 IBU McCoy, H.M 231-12-5572 UIW Scott, R 216-44-0810 ? UIW BaUard, R. T 112-44-4997 yiW Haluska, A. D 308-56-1475 J&D Thomas, R.E 262-01-9644 IBU Pelayo, R. 133-01-8693 A&G West, N. I. 004-18-5216 A&G BarnhiU, Sr. D 018-36-5636 UIW Brower,R.W 155-42-2979 UIW Tutson, E 071-40-6826 UIW Inman, E. 456-94-5716 UIW rT' 570-18-6179 - .;A & G Cuder, M. M ; 231-09-2170 : .TBU Rodriguez, A. 050-48-5835 — W Sorensen, E. 085-40-0381 " ' A&G BnggSi W. T 107-12-8515 A&G Venable, J. R ;.... 439-78-5600 Hagmann, Jr. L. 426-24-6382 ' A&G Fairburn, H _ 434-12-3746 ' A&G Dorman, G 162-40-7001 ' " UIW Joseph, I. 054-44-3626 UIW ^: . - 'n the SIU ••' IJL/ I if ,s '1 'C ' •• snivts? J>;aH ' - swDT' . �l^ISEA ^r=¥is»,';-/^ .,,„^ 'J. f • ^S?4p •"'t the request of the S, Warwick M C '^''Leun. Capt. H r -epStrft:;,r S:5==.S£Saftet- they had to ah off the eastirn ^r » barge ^t<S , ^be ^c/i«S T' Late Charted A ewgo of jet fuel, ' '^9 Burns ^as very danT "-a bufef ^--Pa Pet^ouue, that "" ^ at=tt:N?r5re~^^ "~ • pot. Of Rottertiam! from the port of B,.. '^^e a high/^ frS'""? ^"'Pa of the US.'^eJi^^^P'ace fro^; Z ^^P^f ,t« P'bngs QC r»-i « . ^argo "'"' a from "•;•>, ^ '"a ^eceiv^ ^'^om the towboat 1? , day" owned by Ottn r ^ ^ Candies ^^and. La of Des AlS Beaufort, fec^lo^jogi making a stop at '"5 for the Azores and proceeded to the 77 degreef w?,r' ? "H'es off the eastern ^ atoul 240 Byh, lime the e f',''"='<'ri<'a. the towboat fire ivh'^i,"u ' arrived, the engine room'was ra • ^ S^«ur'''''"®Ser Mt ftflf lldlM llllHl Ulif in 9i'42^«r i "ambe. of his ^''•feboattor^utmf'''"0"tout,o„ crew who were shaken K tug Tbe tug crew "abjured. foe towboat did not'^d' f^'^^""®^® barge, because soon after fh fo ^^"ved on the scenf ® explosions. If fhp h ' ! two -^ew would caught fi^e? bcenkiiied.. probably , Next mouth the ss ™ 'P S'e%m;"Pi">a tag wrote a letter ' f» 'Pt tbefe^rff® •'•anto; —aer from tbeS^i^ ^S^d' ^ Pf the vessel comraetid^d°H; "" "^'at ^ned the lifeboat for f i?h ""at TheOBO ca - 3,000 torn of Ultrasea llln»'' ""' '•" PtP^Vmd^" «-<»o llSSt P;lI^ 1 PPt'apf Ghent, Be,- :l ' r-rnm :iW>y J ?•%..• , J -'J''-: ': M < ' .~ . i?if,; I' At «© rM ill wH. i'tT ^'%V •" -WWiA .. •-htil >1! Bosun ^olsX,^-',%PtPyerh ••Pmcrme he likeliest Jikeiie.. candiSilbolds water, ""an then f^B's and three ^ die r "P'OL to'Jede^rsZ^^.f^^^teeotdiuaries deck gang k, a,^ meiStSU Z'' Jichard A. Carter ^e: be the Sllf-contraemrf P"°P tbtst Boy Theiss, Robert deck departSX "'n JVairen, Norwood G^o f i' have accumulated Q Seafarers Jermgan. And sai/inrT ^'yde 3J5-yeais of practiei°"^ foemseJves Seafarers Aliiland r are sailing. ^ acticmg the art of Pecker and Ert«GreS"°' Recehifi'^'^gJ^^^^ ptg^ headed by eb^cady ha1 f tte age of 46 Mobile boarded die r ? I®' ''®' P' geneial cargo ^'•'"'P''. a Bla. on Aug 28 Th' fo'^^sonville. tPend Brother SiS 1'""'"=^ 'P"" uate of the Bosun's cfofter, 1974 pS?^%sjr'bia\».<'Sn^'^t Sr-/Pc dte exee&f'r ^P S3H~^£ an^John _ —••••aoiafj. Next man on the tnr year-old e totem pole is 64/^ri year-ow'"&^™ Jacksonville with 33 rt« b,m.. u . .. Close ar®°" sea. .3^°^" et P' eee- . -nv, vru uecK gangs. P'd eTtnX^o^S'?^"'«-Jearsailing for "^n yeaSflloTS," "^nnasgau nas <?.» been S'°? 'PC 30 attd four „i,J with the SIU P'Hannasian nw mnv ?• Bcother ™Les his home in New York. York.' k„ ^eckcrew, Aaa 25 years e*.tw - • • on the ' of Seattle "ccjc aepartment. yean on the deck. ®®*'y ^as 19 G^een. Robert Gann, left -. year-oid l^cba^dParkf vfoe started sailing relafftet®^ •'^^^onbut still has 25 years ^ ^ "fe. •'^so a World u/ w ^ Mehland Cann, 55 „? // T' 27 years at sea L has New York. ongmally from c-x/uiougii the ..„ i,,. Alfooueh tha 'ho "eck deck crew, B^ZTcr P' '?' BrnesTor S.'PP'J P'aaihng;™"' Oceen, «, has £"?:°f!Pa»gexn:iS!'»;«. of tbJPJZ"'?^^24 years. .Navy. Brother arZlIf^"' "ith the ;„ J( JeeksonviUe. ® 'b "ome home oville. Wh#»f* «wwi_- « - time the crew tomdh'°°"3' Jears sea"«»'• thew '•.»« When all «"•""•We PmSo'i''^' «•« a J-e.giveofS^X'lirred'' f^g6l5 f I �if-' Hi \r' - - I -r -•":. 'I*. r The SlU-manned Navy tanker Suatnico, which the Navy reports will soon be sold for scrap, paid off at the Naval Base in San Diego, CaliL on Sept. 18. The vessel presently, though, is running coast­ wise and is scheduled for a Far East voyage in upcoming wee^s. Three other SlU-manned Navy tankers, the Saugatuck, Cossatot, and Pecos, have already been inactivated and temporally put into the custody of the Maritime Administration. The loss of these vessels means, of course, the loss of a number of jobs to SIU members, and it comes in the wake of a series of other moves by the Navy to manipulate the private sector of the U.S. mer­ chant marine. The Navy's first move against the private sector came early this year with the takeover of the four Falcon tankers and the replace­ ment of the SIU crews with civil service people. The Navy took things into its own hands again a few months ago by awarding the operation of nine new tankers^ to Marine Transport instead of Iran Destiny Shipping, the low bidder. The SIU opposed the Navy's move to take over the Falcon tank­ ers, and has called for a full investigation into the awarding of the new tanker contracts. Whatever ttie final outcome, the SIU wUl continue to oppose the Navy hi any area which adversely affects the jobs of SIU members. SIU Representative Mike Worley, seated, gives SPAD receipts If the Navy continues to act as it has in the past year, it could have serious stunting effects on the growth of Ae U.S. merchant marine at a time when innovation and revitalteatioik is a must for SnKKtr,- ^t^SirbeTrnt'eir It's business as usual in .he Suanuce's galley, as CoeK and Ba.er the UJS. merduutmaiiBe in the interest of natkmal security. shipping sector. scrap. Jefferson Buchanan prepares lunch for the crew. •ji i -4; ; ,1, ii .7 1 If .a. meetings has always been participa- - Sriia tion on the part of the SIU member­ ship. When in port or on the beach, members should attend the Union forums. They will keep you on top of the issues affecting your livelihood as a seaman and a member of the labor movement—and they give you the opportunity to exercise your rights as a member of the SIU. The San Francisco membership > meeting is held on the second Thurs­ day foUowing the first Sunday of each month. A complete schedule of dates and times for all SIU meetings can be found in each issue^ of the LOG. — As in all the SIU's constitutional ports, San Francisco holds a general membership meeting once a month for the Union's Bay Area members, as well as any SIU member who may be ashore in this port. The meetings are an important part of the democratic structure of all trade unions in the United States. They provide the member with an important forum for discussion of problems concerning the Union and the maritime industry in general. They also give the member a right to voice his opinion on Union policies, and to make motions subject to the approval or veto by a membership vote. The key to the success of these ^ ii II 1 Meeting officers Harvey Mesford and Steve Troy, both with backs to camera, give legislative and other reports to the San Francisco membership. •PB San Francisco members throw in for job on rotary shipping board during job following the membership meeting. J# j' „• K : 11 •i ? • li SIU- members register for shipping at .counter in San FranSan Francisco members show their books at door before en- • SiU rnernbers do sorT^socialteiiig in a friendly cardrjd^ibe^^^FrarRrfew. dscohali. . taring meeting hall. meeting is called to order. . . ' J' ;V-1 • Page 16 - r'i t ' {• l^rv.' '•* 'iJ. . •'• .•Tn- ,, • :• «««in nnrHiflt r nnvfifsation in the San Fran- As demonstrated in the show of hands, participation is the gat aafa^ay, key to suocese of the Union membership meetmg. Page 17 ^ �They Have to Balance HISTORIC PRESERVATION Upgradc«i*>7&!!s It Like It |$ New Ships Mean New Responsibilities After two-and-a-half decades of de­ cline in the U.S. maritime industry—a decline so serious that our merchant fleet sunk from first to seventh place in the world standings—the industry finally took a sudden about-face with the pas­ sage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. This vital bill, one of the most im­ portant pieces of maritime legislation to be passed in our nation's history, was spearheaded through Congress by the SIU. Ultimately though, it was the re­ sponsible actions of this membership, through their support of SPAD, which enabled the SIU to work so effectively on this issue. With the Act's passage four years ago, the then lifeless U.S. shipbuilding industry was injected with the indus­ trial adrenaline needed to get the lifeblood flowing again. As a result, our nation's shipyards are now in the midst of the biggest shipbuilding boom in the history of peacetime America. However, their products are no longer C-2 tankers and conventional freightships. They are revolutionary, highly automated vessels such as the LASH/ containership carrier, the ore/bulk/oil carrier, the supertanker, and in the near future, the liquid natural gas vessel. The SIU has gotten the majority of these new ships under contract, which consequently has created many new job opportunities for our members. At the same time, though, a new and important challenge for all Seafarers has been created—to acquire the skills abso­ lutely necessary to safely and efficiently man these vessels. The SIU has developed comprehen­ sive vocational programs at the Harry Limdeberg School in Piney Point to aid our members in meeting this challenge. Yet, it is still the responsibility of the individual member to himself, his family, his Union, and the industry in which he works to take advantage of these oppor­ tunities and upgrade his professional skills. However, the Seafarer's responsibili­ ties do not end here. While aboard our newly contracted ships, each brother must work to precise­ ly honor the Union's contractual agree­ ments with our shipping companies. As responsible Seafarers, you must make certain you are properly relieved before going off duty, as well as notify­ ing the Master a full 24 hours in ad­ vance before getting off the ship so there will be sufficient time to get the proper replacement. You cannot allow these ships to sail short. A Seafarer should also remain on top of the many important issues facing the maritime industry. These issues, all of which are carried in the LOG, should be discussed among fellow Seafarers. One of our most important tools over the years has always been an active, well-informed membership ready to meet our opposition head on. A Seafarers' responsibilities are in­ creasing and becoming more complek in this increasingly complicated maritime industry. But, by meeting these responsibilities as true professionals, Seafarers will in­ sure for themselves and their families a financially secure future, as well as help­ ing to build the global competitiveness of the U.S. merchant marine and there­ by insuring its continued growth and revitalization. Below is a letter written in English and Spanish by SIU Up' grader Antonio Ramos gbout his learning experiences at the Harry Lundeberg School. He requested that it be printed in both languages so that his Spanish speaking brother members would be able to share his experiences. While going through the quartermaster and firefighting up­ grading programs, I learned a lot of things that I didn't knowi things that I used to see on the ships, but didn't know their names or how they were operated. Now, I know their names, and I am eager to give them a try. When I finish my two first courses, though, I'm taking LNG and LPG. There are many things to learn in these programs, but the main one is, in case of emergency I now know^what to expect, what to do. It might help to save my life and the lives of my brother Seafarerk aboard ship. There is nobody to thank for what I learned but all the instructors at this school. When I was on a ship, I used to see the crew give for SPAD. I gave $20, then I'd say to myself, "$20 down the drain." You know why? Because I didn't know what it was for. Now I know. If it was not for SPAD, we would all be eating bananas on the street. Don't ask me what I learned at Piney Point. Go there and see for yourselves. The doors ^e open for everybody. PARA LOS LATINOS J En el tiempo que yo estuve en la esuela, de Piney Pointj yo aprehdi muchas cpsas que no sabia, cosas que yo yeia en los barcos, y no sabia como se llamabam, o cual era el uso|i de ellas, ahora se los nombres, y conid trabajajrlas, anora | buando termine estos dos cursos, voy a empezar lbs de LNG|| TEG, son muchas las cosas que tengo que aprender penD) 1^ mas importante es, en caso de eraergencia, quiero saber quel pasa, y que hacer, quizas esto que aprenda en la escuela, mb m sirva para salvar ni vida, asi como la de mis companeros. Agradesco mucho a esta escuela, y a los instructores que: me ll^udaron mucho. Cuando yo estaba en los barbos, veia que los otros marinos daban dinefo para SPAD, y yoj pues lbs daba taunbien, y despues pensabaque ese dinero sehiba ajusta, y ahora me doy |Uenta^ de qee si no fuera por SPAP,^ estuvieramos todosl comiendo guineos en la calle. No me pregunten, que aprendi en Piney Point, porque mi contesta es, veala esquela. Las puertaS estan habieitas para todbs hosotros. Creemelo, estote ayudara mucho. Antonio M. Ramos ^ 9' I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to the entire crew of the Over.'seas Ulla for the sympathy extended the| . , on the passing of my mother, and for the money they sent for „ a floral wreath. [ r Fraternally, ? . Harold Gilder | VotbMoXXXVt/Nb.id: October 1974 - Official Publication of tiie Seafarers International Union of AT North America, Atlantic, Gulf, takes and Inland Waters Olstricf, I' AFL-CIO Executive Board Paul Hall. President: i Cel Tanner. Sxecuf/i'e W^ Joe DiQiorgio, Secrelary-Treasurer Frank Drozak, Vice-President 'Earl Shepard, Vice-President . Undsey^iUiams,Vice-President;, • ; ^ Paul Drozak. Vice-President Published monthly by Seafarers international Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. 499-6600. Second class ;tOBtage paid at t^rooklyn, N.Y. J, PageJS T'.-) ;',.7 ' . �m'mm ''1 •rf. 0^-1 'f Tickled me out of. my snooze. Ym<potaW»yourself,and« -'• *'As year chjef mate tt js my duly 1 icei ,. ... "Damn strange," you mumbled when you reached To draw a curtain and found none. , Nor'djd:We::ey^ niee Not a creature within eye sight dr ear shot r Ordered the bos'^n to Arrange a leeward niche for ! ; When you woidd need it. And ii^e snoozed again. We did what we dk " .• : we coupled. ^ course. But lout stirring dust? ; ..^yr It was attsd'li^utiful, is^ natural that We resolved to traffic no more with Those who mtdce sin of such , ^ . our resolutiou wkh ^Theri'Wi^ Our teunion in encore, And We snoozed again. Amd f in tny sham nf «HT_^snodzp s I leisurely revisited ?' / Our few adult years together.. * ' ^ SSirnHXi As beautiful as you, and Throi :!OT .V _ WM. ••...-y-.. 1? we relished this nftfrouhled and nbered life we willed ourselves. • «ifL' • V- . ^" . ' pfS r '• 11 Eleven years ago I was the most excited man in the world. And Just as happy as if I bad good sense. X.. I waa twenty-two, I had just married Bernice My only sweetheart since we were peep chicks, And I was to sail my first ship as third mate. , * ^ .Agreed, we were in hock up to the ass. ' We knetywe could reach into, . Little Matj's toy bank. . . , ... Our established run to japan, ^ thirty-six day loop from Seattle, Is sometimes too long sixteen and two, and ' " Are most hospitable. JWe knew even then that little Marj would be ours. The brutal truth of it is that , '•• ''••yyyk;y''-^y\y^y:\^yw-k^k'^- • • o- •.,f''Lf tunent and romance— , Poetic hogwash, said I. "Hell, live it as you see it," You whispered in my ear, when The brute of an alarm clock Screamed us out of bed. ,• •' We had an untroubled morning and We homnied along with our radio all ihrough breakfast. Bemice wore the peek through costume She religiously wears When I sail from home port J iiiiiilfii; , •_ (H, 1 f •; '}• I __ Attention Seafarers: Please send your poems to Editor, Seafarers Log, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. pipiftpsi® I# ^ - ' Shotoert^. He reached his ship and caught the rope. And whistled at a morningstar. f - he sands and yeasty surges mix W In caves abcmt a dreary bay, on thy n1js the basrasde ^kks, ;< ,, And in thy heait the shrimp shall p :' 'J' nVnol " amwered. "death issure P; '' To sit with empty hands at home. ^-"My dings about my neck, , cries tor shme'; _ ^ •„ v - • - '• • •i T •• • ,i;: S -v - * ) j . / i V- iililiiii ,t ^ ^ i . I t 'r TI OfJtesJStI Page 19 -r'^VL, <i' !f;- Max 5 f ~ - t i •• i (\ �New SIU Pensioners '.i ;I I! Willie F. Coppage, 60, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a cook. Brother Coppage was on the picket line in the Greater N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961 and is a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He also attended the HLSS Upgrad­ ing Program. Born in South Caro­ lina, he is a resident of Hamlet, N.C. with his wife, Elnor. Thurston J. Lewis, 57, joined the Union in 1944 in the port of New Orleans sailing in the engine depart­ ment. Brother Lewis was the 100th QMED graduated in 1974 through the HLSS engine department upgrad­ ing program in Piney Point, Md. He was on the picket line in the 1946 Strike and attended the 1970 Edu­ cational Conference at the Harry Lundeberg School for Seamanship. During World War II he was in the U.S. Navy. A native of Oklahoma, he is now a resident of New Orleans. Jose Ml!*iRranies, 45, joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1961 sailing as a wiper. Brother Carames was born in Philadelphia and is a resident there now. Joseph Hall, 51, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Mobile sailing as a cook. Brother Hall had sailed for 30 years and is a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Born in Alabama, he is now a resident of Mobile with his wife. Ruby. J. Richard J. Brown, 46, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Brown sailed for 31 years. Bom in New Jer­ sey, he is now a resident of Baltimore with his wife, Vencenta. Frank Fisher, 63, joined the Union in 1947 in the port of Galves­ ton sailing in the steward depart­ ment. Brother Fisher sailed for 27 years. A native of Seattle, he is now a resident of Galveston with his wife, Elvira. Pedro T. Flores, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a cook. Brother Flores had sailed for 34 years. He is a U.S. Navy vet­ eran of World War II. Bom in the Philippines, he is now a resident of Baltimore with his wife, Ciechia. Gerald L. Garrity, 69, joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1957 sailing as an oiler. Brother Gar­ rity had sailed for 32 years. He was bom in New Orleans and is now a resident there with his wife, Mary. Antonio Cosplto, 64, joined the Union in the port of New York in 1958 sailing as a cook. Brother Cos-, pito walked the picket line in the Robin Line strike of 1962. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force in World-War II. Born in Union City, N.J., he is now a resident of North Bergen, N.J. Richard J. Blake, 55, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Blake was bom in Minnesota and is now a resi­ dent of Minneapolis, Minn, with his wife, Elaise. Harry E. Dorer, 65, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brother Dorer was born in Bellaire, Ohio and is now a resident of Long Beach, Calif. Edward J. Senff, Jr., 65, joined the SIU in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as an AB for the Bo­ land and Cornelius Steamship Co. Brother Senff started sailing in 1929. Born in Michigan, he is now a resident of Onaway, Mich, with his wife, Marion. Gladstone W. Ford, 65, joined the Union in 1938 in the port of Boston sailing as a cook. Brother Ford was bom in Barbados, British West In­ dies, and is a resident of Roosevelt, L.I., N.Y. with his wife, Eulalia. Bernard Falk, 57,, joined- the Union in the port of New Yotk in 1955 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Falk is a native of Poland and is now a resident of Baltimore with his wife, Bernice. Fred F. Kallsfrom, 64, joined the Union in the port of Detroit sailing as a cook for Boland and Cornelius. Brother Kallstrom had sailed for 44 years. Bom in Jefferson, Ohio, he is now a resident of Styrgeon Bay, Wise, with his wife, Tessie. Anderson J. Johnes, 63, joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of Tampa sailing as a bosun. Brother Johnes is a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was bora in Missouri and is a resident Of Tampa with his wife, Evelyn. Marcelo S. Maguad, 65, joined the Union in the port of Savannah, Ga. in 1955 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Maguad sailed for 46 years. Bom in the Philippine Islands, he is now a resident of San Francisco. Floyd Dominski, 66, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as an oiler. Brother Dominski walked the picket line in the Greater N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961. Bom in Tremont, Pa., he is a resident of Jer­ sey City, N.J. William Leuschner, 63, joined the Union in 1946 in the port of Phila­ delphia sailing as a bosun. Brothel Leuschner is a native of Poznany ;? Poland and is now a resident gf math, Calif, with his wife, Susey.. ?} Ends Long Career on iskes^ -i'.d-jibl Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooldyn, N. Y. 11232 I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Prim InformaUon) bJAhlE ADDRESS .... .. STATE CITY ZIP. SIU-IBU members please give: Bk# Soc. Sec. # .1 / TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change of address, please give your former address below or send mailing label from last issue received. ADDRESS CITY • " ZIP. STATE. • Page20/:'^// - Seafarer Robert E. Jackson (I.), aftehsailing on the Great Lakes for 311'd^rs,' receives his first pension check from Frankfori, Mich. Port Agent Haf6li&'Rath bun. During the last years of a long sailing career begun in,1.945, Brpjher Jack­ son sailed as a porter aboard the Ann Arbor Railroad Carferrie%^^'^,|^ ... - • • of-" "•\'/;/v ., SeafarersLog �*# '•'S I t •r.sia- tfi^^.i-'W .>.j.-u :• fi,< t i:-.A'p .i- - .V7'>J' *v,. . I <f7-'A;.H-..>' |y<»v. i-y ; V'n". STEER A CLEAR COURSEI ( M, ^ f , V • "* ' a ^ „ „ I, barbifuIfs a pretty tough rap,but that's exactly how it is and yon can't do anyrat^ spCM,; LSDj or even maryuana—the U.S. Coa^ Guard will revoke fihing about it. Hie convicted drug user leaves a black mark on his reputatkni your seanuui papers, without appeal, FOREVER. for the jest of his life. , means fliat you lose for the r^ of your Ufe the right to make a However, drugs can not only destroy your di^t to a good livelihood, It living by the sea. can destroy your life. / However, it doesnt quite end there even if yon receive a suspended r» •. ^ . .. ... Vi sentence Drug abuse presenfe a senous direat to botti your physical and mental You liuiy loM your right to vote, your right to hold ouhHc office or to Om. a guu. You ffieo u«.y lo« the oppo;Ll.y of ever becoming a doctor, deutiri, certiSed public accouutaut, englueer, lawyer, architect, reattor, pharmacist, school tocher, or stockbroker. You may jeopardize your right to hold a job whc!ie you must be licensed or boiided and you may never be able to work for the city, the county, or the Federal government. Anastado Cmzado Please contact Mrs. Leticia Cruzado 'as soon as possible at 135 Franklin Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11205. AlbertH. Schwartz Please contact Mr. Mike Schwartz as soon as possible at 3905 Glenbrook, Arlington, Tex. 76015. Please contact your wife, Mary, as soon as possible at her San Francisco address. " Beriurd Lahdos Please contact Jean Mateson as soon as p^ible at (212) 624-6335. James K. Haines Please contact Mrs. Ester Haines as soon as possible c/o Mrs. Ingrid Gray­ son, Dep. Mail Sw. Box 192, F.P.O. San Francisco, Calif. 96651. Percy Williams, Jr. Please contact your aunt, Mrs. Cora Edgerson as soon as possible at 1201 S. Galvez, New Orleans, La. 70125, or (504) 827-0765. Your father also wishes you to contact him in Strutler, Ohio at (216) 755-5540. Politics Is i • aiinfire )c: October, 1974 T" ®t **T®' . I -ju .1 Vrr •» i • I"®* <*"*8® destroy your natural r^ht to a good, happy, productive ih. Stay drug free and steer a clear course. Aug. 22.Sept. 25,1974 Number SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ELIGIBLES Death In Hospital Daily @ $1.00 In Hospital Daily @ $3.00 Hospital & Hospital Extras Surgical Sickness & Accident @ $8.00 Special Equipment Optical Supplemental Medicare Premiums Amount MONTH TO DATE YEAR TO DATE 10 678 192 22 8 7,873 1 192 17 127 5,748 2,541 143 38 67,241 13 1,938 248 450 74 138 20 5 157 — MONTH TO DATE 340,595.88 5,748.00 7,623.00 20,992.45 3,983.50 537,928.00 3,590.40 44,189.35 12,286.40 3,999 641 1,152 206 34 1,382 — 94,262.91 2,809.01 18,044.50 6,000.00 223.00 3,435.72 810,420.59 20,524.08 147,396.95 54,434.75 2,435.65 29,485.69 — PENSIONERS & DEPENDENTS 5 Death 184 Hospital & Hospital Extras 127 Doctors' Visits & Other Medical Expenses .. 11 Surgical 76 Optical ' 1 Blood Transfusions 2 Special Equipment — Meal Books 3 Dental .............................. • 1,916 Supplemental Medicare Premiums 89 1,490 1,070 113 530 5 23 —• 9 14,863 15,000.00 21,917.72 4,610.77 1,000.00 1,399.93 25.00 422.75 — 750.00 13,887.00 262,000.00 231,322.31 40,797.37 15,057.25 11,933.75 330.75 5,139.36 — 2,166.86 107,463.30 7 68 4,319.50 25,106.31 .' \ .. TOTALS 12,169 Total Seafarers Welfare Plan 2,257 Total Seafarers Pension Plan 1,183 Total Seafarers Vacation Plan " Total Seafarers Welfare, Pension & Vacation 15,609 / — ^ ' I 103,711 17,726 9,559 130,996 $ YEAR TO DATE 24,300.00 $ 678.00 576.00 3,221.90 505.50 62,984.00 75.00 4,572.77 863.70 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 1-.-; ^ Seafarers Welfare, Pension, and Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid DEPENDENTS OF ELIGIBLES Hospital & Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits In Hospital Surgical Maternity Blood Transfusions Optical Special Equipment .:i •i if 1.;f 7 285,884.68 2,742,951.95 546,291.64 4,275,998.14 583,461.01 5,041,634.41 $1,415,637.33 $12,060,584.50 •'i k; Page 21 �DISPATCHERS RtoPORT TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C SEPTEMBER 1-30, 1974 1 . REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port • I. ' '• • Vi-' •' 9 95 9 33 22 9 28 43 27 68 25 36 8 92 0 2 12 • 8 18 21 5 4 7 601 Boston New York ... Philadelphia Baltimore .. Norfolk .... Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville . San Francisco Wilmington ., Seattle Puerto Rico . . Houston . . . . Piney Point .. Yokohama ... Alpena Buffalo Cleveland .... Detroit Duluth Frankfort .. .. Chicago Totals Port Boston New York .. .. Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans . Jacksonville .. San Francisco Wilmington .. Seattle Puerto Rico .. Houston .... Piney Point . . Yokohama ... Alpena Buffalo Cleveland .... Detroit Duluth Frankfort .... Chicago Totals Port Boston New York . . . Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington =. Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Alpena Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Duluth Frankfort Chicago Totals Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Alpena Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Duluth Frankfort Chicago Totals Totals All Depts :... ; - :... 2 19 5 3 6 • 0 7 17 7 10 6 12 0 18 0 2 2 3 4 4 4 1 2 134 2 80 5 33 15 6 27 36 25 51 17 22 9 86 0 4 3 5 5 23 9 3 1 477 4 47 6 10 6 1 11 24 30 20 8 11 2 31 0 1 1 0 3 3 9 0 2 220 46 5 13 14 3 14 28 31 31 9 19 10 40 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 2 1 286 4 6 0 1 2 1 0 3 4 9 0 3 0 - 10 7 0 0 0 0 . 0 ~1 2 0 53 4 35 5 17 15 3 6 31 15 20 6 14 14 26 0 0 4 3 4 21 8 17 6 274 1,648 3 110 10 28 30 0 28 59 29 47 14 31 27 59 31 5 6 6 13 9 7 7 3 562 969 DECK DEPARTMENT 2 ' 8 5 2 83 24 0 10 12 0 28 5 0 10 13 0. 0 3 0 6 1 2 24 52 2 13 29 0 8 36 0 2 9 0 29 21 0 3 7 0 10 50 0 10 0 0 3 2 21 3 9 . 4 8 9 16 9 13 19 8 22 8 18 16 15 13 2 3 3 8 94 200 457 2 42 6 10 7 3 13 33 17 28 10 16 0 42 0 3 2 1 3 5 1 2 1 247 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 2 2 1 63 29 0 6 4 0 30 6 0 8 5 0 0 . 2 0 0 5 30 0 39 1 14 22 20 0 25 0 6 2 16 19 1 1 5 4 0 38 15 0 0 3 0 4 1 18 2 4 6 0 2 5 2 4 16 2 2 0 9 9 3 1 1 3 5 1 175 36 318 4 127 16 59 27 9 69 94 34 100 28 31 19 136 0 4 6 1 1 21 4 3 1 794 6 89 7 22 10 2 20 41 28 39 17 18 6 56 0 1 1 0 1 3 6 0 4 377 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 3 0 46 31 9 6 3 0 11 6 0 9 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 36 19 0 13 12 0 25 11 0 6 0 1 16 14 2 7 0 5 14 18 0 0 26 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 3 2 1 1 2 4 7 6 1 6 5 4 11 4 2 3 1 2 224 175 41 4 70 11 34 21 6 43 57 36 61 21 27 19 114 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 556 3 16 0 3 2 1 2 3 6 17 8 2 1 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 83 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -'0 3 8 8 177 21 62 40 3 55 96 47 118 44 30 40 99 0 3 I 4 11 14 7 - 4 3 887 1,594 10 51 0 13 13 0 1 14 8 7 1 8 3 75 0 7 75 21 25 87 21 22 43 505 558 1 6 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 - 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 0 2 1 1 331 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 - 6 M, 59 ii 32 19 3 24 57 -• 0 ®: 0 9 2 7 0 4 2 23 0 5 73 4 26 43 19 17 15 283 349 S m m Wi p m m S A 4 10 0 4. 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 3 39 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 5• ^9 m • 0 4 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 8 0 2 . 3 4 4 1 2 1 4 42 12 147 23 69 29 17 62 123 55 130 54 60 20 182 0 5 8 4 10 17 2 2 4 1,065 1 4 0 0 1 0 . 0 . 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 3 2 2 4 2 1 31 '^1 10 '^1' 38 * 1 ' 1 • 5 H ,,. . 22 m • 4 4 mMMMMwiiBiBHWiBIBBi ^ 395 999 550 171 2,811 & Wafers Inland Boaiiiien^s Union - United fcdusfrlai Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall SECRETARY-TREASURER Joe DlGiorgio EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Frank Drozak Paul Drozak HEADQUARTERS 675 4 Ave„ Bklyn. 11232 (212) HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mfch 800 N. 2 Ave. 49707 (5i7) EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St 21202 (301) EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass. 215 Essex St. 02111 (617) 482-4716 BUFFALO, N.Y 290 Franklin St. 14202 SIU (716) TL 3-9259 IBU (716) TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, ni.. .9383 S. Ewing Ave. 60617 SIU (312) SA 1-0733 mU (312) ES 5-9570 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Midi. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. 48218 (313) VI3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 2014 W. 3 St. 55806 (218) R A 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box D 415 Main St 49635 (616) EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex. ... .5804 Canal St 77011 (713) WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla.. 2608 Pearl St. 32233 (904) EL 3-0987 JERSEY CITY, NX 99 Montgomeiy St 07362 (201) HE 5-9424 MOBILE, Ala. ..... i S. Lawrence St. 36602 (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va. 115 3 St 23510 (804) 622-1892 PADUCAH, Ky. .; 225 S. 7 St. 42001 (502) 443-2493 PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. .2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) DE 6-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex.... .534 9 Ave. 77640 (713) 983-1679 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 1321 Mission St 94103 (415) 626^6793 SANTUROB, P.R..1313 Fernandez, Juncos, Stop 20 00908 (809)724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo.. .4581 Gravols Ave. 63116 (314)752-6500 TAMPA, Fhk 312 Harrison St. 33602 (813) 229-2788 TOLEDO, Ohio .... .935 Summit St. 43604 (419) 248-3691 WILMINGTON, CaUf. 510 N. Broad St 90744 (213) 549-4000 YOKOllAMA. Japan ........P.O. Box 429 Yokohama Port P.O. 5-6 Nikon Ohdori Naka-Kn 231-91 201-7935 Ext 281 As Carted at the general membership meeting at Headquarters earlier this month, and as evidenced by the figures above, shipping has been pretty good in most ports. The outlook for shipping in the future, ^ough, is even better because of the passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 and the start of construction of the Tfans-Alaska Pipeline. Although passed fmur years ago, the benefits tO Seafarers of the Merchant Marine Act will rot he fully realized for many years to come—and the Alaska pipefine will not affect our domestic shipping untfl 1977, i^on its completion. Page22 Seafarers Lofi �^^•TS^rKT.fP'acst: k I ANNUAL REPORT iS5>i • ^ f rjS'.;*,- ,• SEAFARERS PENSION FUND ' (Name of Welfare Fund) 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215 (Address of Fund) to the SUPERINTENDENT OF BANKS of the STATE OF NEW YORK NOTES: (1) All data in the Annual Report is to be copied from the Annual Statement. Where a copy of U.S. Department of Labor Form D-2 is required to be filed • in lieu of Pages 7 to 14 of the New York Annual Statement, the Statement of ' ^ Assets and Liabilities (Part IV, Section A) and the Statement of Receipts and rt ! Disbursements (Part IV, Section B) of Form D-2 may be substituted for Pages .{ - I2 and 3 herein. (2) The Annual Report is required to be filed, in duplicate, within five months after the close of the fiscal year used in maintaining the records of the fund. Address ' /replies to New York State Banking Department, Employee Welfare Fund Division, 100 Church Street, New York, New York 10007. (3) The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general information as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual State­ ment, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Banking Department, Employee Welfare Fund Division, 100 Church Street, New York, New York 10007. y. <• ''T ' I as ..00 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEAFARERS PENSION FUND ; m tm) ASSETS^ 1. Cash: a. On interest $ 6,863,461.21 b. Not on interest 72,771.33 c. In office $ 6,936,232.54 2. Bonds: a. Government obligations $ 120,372.00 b. Other obligations 57,575,364.67 57,695,736.67 3. Stocks: a. Preferred $ 1,788,171.05 b. Common 28,109,278.29 29,897,449.34 4. Mortgage loans on real estate 175,200.83 5. Real estate, less $ encumbrances and less $ allowance for depreciation 6. Interest and other investment income due and accrued 1,124,880.04 Other assets (List each separately): 7. Mortgage Investment Trust 999,732.43 8. Contributions receivable 3,115,757.80 9. 10. Total Assets $99,944,989.65 •o '' 1. -Contributions: (Exclude amounts entered in Item 2) (a) Employer $16,034,390.04 (b) Employee (c) Other (Specify) (d) Total (Contributions $16,034,390.04 2. • Dividends and Experience Rating Refunds from Insurance Companies 3. Investment Income: (a) Interest 4,251,782.67 (b) Dividends 977,323.46 (c) Rents (d) Other (Specify) (e) Total Income from Investments 5,229,106.13 4." Profit On disposal of investments 1,043,336.50 5. Increase by adjustment in asset values of in­ vestments 6. Other Additions: (Itemize) (a) (b) (c) Total Other Additions 7. Total Additions $22,306,832.67 -I ;' .5^^'1 ; .ft DEDUCTIONS FROM FUND BALANCE 8. Insurance and Annuity Premiums to Insurance Carriers and Payments to Service Organiza­ tions (Including Prepaid Medical Plans) ... 9. Benefits Provided Directly by the Trust or Separately Maintained Fund 10. Payments to an Organization Maintained by the Plan for the Purpose of Providing Bene­ fits to Participants (Attach latest operating statement of the Organization showing detail of administrative expenses, supplies, fees, etc.) 11. Payments or Contract Fees Paid to Independ­ ent Organizations or Individuals Providing Plan Benefits (Clinics, Hospital, Doctors, etc.) 12. Administrative Expenses: (a) Salaries (b) Allowances, Expenses, etc (c) Taxes (d) Fees and Commissions (e) Rent (f) Insurance Premiums (g) Fidelity Bond Premiums '. (h) Other Administrative Expenses (Specify) Tabulating, employee benefits, office expenses (i) Total Administrative Expenses 13. Loss on disposal of investments 14. Decrease by adjustment in assets values of in­ vestments 15. Other Deductions: (Itemize) (a) Information and education ... (b) Litigation—claims, settlements (c) Total Other Deductions 16. Total Deductions A p., $ 6,123,499.01 I - •I 164,008.15 13,892.17 13,105.02 110,151.51 41,478.31 1,651.48 1,900.00 I 307,145.05 653,331.69 1,221,533.83 337.63 3,650.00 17. Fund Balance (Reserve for Future Benefits) at Beginning of Year 18. Total Additions During Year (Item 7 above).. 19. Total Fund Balance at Beginning of Year Plus Additions ; 20. Total Deductions During Year (Item 16 above) 21. Fund Balance (Reserve for Future Benefits) at End of Year (Item 14, page 7) 3,987.63 $ 8,002,352.16 It m $85,458,782.58 22,306,832.67 107,765,615.25 8,002,352.16 $99,763,263.09 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEAFARERS PENSION FUND STATE OF NEW YORK SS. COUNTY OF KINGS and Trustees of the Fund and , ^ being duly sworn, each for himself deposes and says that this Aiuiual Report is true to the best of his information, knowledge and belief. Employer trustee 1 The ass^Mted iff tois statement must be valued on the basis regularly used in valuing investments held in the fund and reported to the U.S. Treasury Department, or shall 1^ valued at their llBii&za^ or present value, whichever is lower, if such a statement is not so requited t^ wraed with the U.S. Treasury Departihent. October, 1971 A 'i -ri ^r ^^ i 11. Oiitstanding benefit claims not covered by insurance carriers ... $ 12. Othef ainpunts set aside for payment of benefits 13. premiums and annuity considerations due to insurance carriers ; for member benefits 14. General expenses due or accrued -• 43,103.32 Other liabilities (List each separately): 15. Due to other Plans 138,623.24 1® •(. 17 18. TotalXiabilities 181,726.56 19. BalanMofFtmd-. 99,763,263.09 20. Total ......v......:.... $99,944,989.65 !.:• 'i: I A) RECONCILEMENT OF FUND BALANCE LIABBLI'IIES ,• ? I t .'H ADDITIONS to FUND BALANCE !;^ For the fiscal year ended March 31,1974 9{.' ;ti:;. • V' ^' CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE (RESERVE FOR FUTURE BENEFITS) Page 23. 5 J E191BTf.e2 I' '•V �Involvementr^ ^ ^eajarers have demonstrated an active interest in participating m pdUticcdt^ l^j^^&ive activities, which are -j vikOf to both our job security and our social and economic welfcae, by voluntarily donating $100 or more to the Seaf arers Political 1 Activities Donation (SPAD) fund during the year 1973. •"''iVv;: "J.-.,, : H. A. Ahmad 'A' San Francisco,Calif. R. Boyle Annapolis, Md. E. Craig Newton Hamilton, Pa. R. Farris St. Lotus, Mo. E.L. Alderman Brooklyn, N.Y, B.F.Brooks ^ Lexington, Md. R. Czadek Diduth, MiraU R.Fowlkes Orewe,Va. C. Anchorage Brooklyn, N.Y. B. Brown Mobile, Ala. R.Daishey Brooklyn, N.Y, M. H. Franson Houston, Tex. lii Andersen Union Town, Ala. L.Bruski Rogers City, MUsh. B. Dahlan Brooklyn, N.Y M.Gain Philadelphia, Pa. S.Anderson No.Seatle, Wash. L.Buchan Upper Marlboro, Md. C.DeJesus Brooklyn, N.Y, P.Genaro Tampa, Flo.' Li Bugo AlgonaCyMich. J.P.DeSanio8 Brooklyn, N.Y. tir. X Gonzales New Orleans, ta. » F» j R. Desmond Eden, N.Y. R. L. Goodman Dallas, Tex. itB.Ayala Bronx, N.Y. B-Azar Brooklyn, N.Y. T.Burke Belmont, Mass. J. W. Badgeit ^ Baytown, Tex. K. Burton New Orleans,Lau' M. Baines Hampton, Va. R.Butch Warminister, N. J. T.Baker Berlin, Md. S.R.Carroll Hermosa Beach,Calif. R. Balog Youngstown, Ohio L.Carver Santee, Calif. A.Barnett Brooklyn, N.Y^ B.Cloudman G. Dudley Pr~dUla,.i,MicH. . ' J. M. Kulberg Hampton, N.H. D.Howell , xmm Little Park, Minhi 'J.Hunt, Mobae,Aia. M. Kurtz Jacksonville, F/cf| D. Hurley Carrollen, Tex. R.Laiche New Orleans, La, J.C.Illson NewRochelle,N.Y.' ' F.I.Laing ,:•_•,:• J,,. New Orleans, Ld, i-f's. •' -/v- D.W. Leuwqfdfj^., Houston, Tex^ R.R.Doody 6rielle,N.J. E. Halley Portsinouth, Va. I.Jaime Bayanion,Puerto Rico P.Lardeque Frankfort, Mich, B.Drumgoode San Jose, Calif. J. L. Hamley A A Jastpr S^r^isco, Calif. San Marcus, Tex. C.Egelston Goldsboro,N.C. SABigelOw Henderson, Nev. ' T.Isch , ^ Algonae, Mich. ^\ W.Corbett Bronx, N.Y. D. Cosentino Baltimore, Md. /.A.. J.Green Algonae, Mich. R. Baumgardner San Francisco,Calif. iif- • S. Doherty Harrington, R. I. ./••.if:;: C.Eastwood Oberlin,La. \ W.E.Bierly r Cleveland, Ohio W.Kull .^1 Forest HOI, Ill.^^m • - -v. L. Lantphere . ^ Brooklyn, N F. J.C.Coombs Chesapeake, Fa. IG, Berry Springfield,Va . • W.Kokms Honolulu, Hawaii V.Isaido New Orleans, La - B.M.Bartholomew Arlington, Va H. Cortes Brooklyn, N.Y. ' •; " • SA. Himmd ^ Boston, Mass. , , R. Goodwin Brockton, Mtws. K. Duggan - • Acckeet.Mdi" i A.Hooper : Millville, N.J. S.C.Klano _ Hamilton, Ore, [ A. Dimitropoulos , New York, N. Fi J.F.Colbert Newport N^S,Va W. Barron Detroit, Mich. ^ . •, •'m H.R.Hill River Rouge, Mich. • M. Elethorws Algonae, Midi, J.M.Erich AMm,Ohio Hanks J.«.Jokn^on Auburn, Wash. ^ ^ . • S.Harris NewOrleans,La. J.fonesfY'^'-New OflOdhs, LaJ D->Hart ''kd.TexasCity,Tex. C.M.Joy Wanetechee, Wash. G.B00S Garwood, N.J. ,W.8. Borchardt DanSouci,Fla &.C.Borda te, Calif. AAA i jmBoughman i Detroit, Mich. . ^t.Bousson ^ imeood,N.Y. C.W.Bowman Glenn Burney, Mdl [ J. L. Boyce nrginia Beach,Va ^. 'JI Page 24 4 i' / F.J.Le^a Camden, N. J. ''4-u v""^' M.M.Leilyy'AMfi^0i : WesiminstS^lfdl R. C. L^andomekAMi Baltimafe,Md. t , T.Daeo-..,.:-Ty'''^h New Orleans, ta. / - J,Hastings Baltimore, Md. W.A.Kenny Philadelphia, Pa H.Lilledah New York, N. y; *"' J.S.Heeks Houston, Tex. C.R.Killeen Scranton, Pa R.C.Loiderman Baltimore, Md., D.Hernandez Detroit, Mich. / A.L.King . San Francisco, Calif R.Lorenson 1 Algonae, Mich. F. B. Mack St. Helena, Calif. _ , a. A, Blair Boulder City, Nev. J. J. Bock^ Mobile, Ala 11 B. M. Mahan Bronx,N.Y. AR'Mchan ronx, N. Y^ • /-imisL, ^0. Mainaiza n,Mas8. R. Makarewieif -^5Baltimore, Md._ K*Manko * Somerdale, N. J. . « ;V ^ "1 ib^R. Mansfield ISan Diego,Calit t '1 L.Marrero ' -,^1 San Francisco, Calif^ J.F.Marth Northhampton^ Da j M. Martin J ila Seafarers Log ,191 , �f itl ,|;|f 210 Seafarers Gave $100 or More to SPAD in 1973 .X ) ^ i Ii W.B. Tampa, Fid. r.lM.Paulson Portland, Ore. j.Richoux Metaire,La. Hi G. Roth " Dick8on,TeXi C.W.Seese Baltimore, Md. W.d.Sims Mobile, Ala. J. M. McCoy tynntmod, Wmh. G. Payton Pritchard, Ala. J. Rivera Monterey Park, Calif. M. Russo No. Seattle, Wash. W.P.Setlife Florida R, A. McDonnell Beliinyham, Waalu G.C. Smith Jacksonville, Fla. M, A. Peters Novato, Calif. N.Rivera Brooklyn, N.Y. N. G. Sakellarides Silver Spring, Md. T. P. Shannon Ogdensburg, Ni Y. D. L, Merson Baltimore, Md. D. Soyka Piney Point, Md. L. Phillips Loxlty, Ala. J.Michael Baltimore, Md. L.Pretious Houston,Tex. H.N.Middleton Sat8uma,Ala. B. Prozak Al0onac,Mieh. T.W.Miller Lang Beach, N.Y. S.Rafferty 1.8. Rodriguez Manhattan Beach, Calif. Audndale, La. L. Minix Richmond, Calif. R.Raynep Jacksonville, Flo. M. Montenwgtaf Houston, Texi / '> . P.Rivern J.Salyards Bayamon, Puerto Rico Bakersheld, Calif. Ai S. Shariff River RoUgd, Mich. L. Rodden Detroit, Mich. D. L. SanFilippo San Diego,Calif. G^T. Sheen Seattle, Wash. D.Santiago Bronx, N.Y. S.Simpson St. Louis, Mo. C. Rodriguez Jersey City,N.J. S.Schultz R. F. Sims Grand Junction, Colo. Brooklyn, N. Y. . •H ' ''.U. ' ,)• . ] D. SPrague SeattlCrWash. W.S.Stark Brooklyn,N.Y. ^ t i CM E. D.Stefer Houston, Tex. C.Rondo Baltimore, Md. .1 , - »• J ' "ii J. C. Moore W.Covina, Calif. "t't- ' :*5 I Vi ^ Sr T.P.Moore Lexington Park, Md. t V» r' ; % E. W. Morris Belleville, Mich. C. Mosseri TrumlnM,Cdiu^ 'ti E.Moyer Brodktm'N^Mf^m A j.Mumns DenhamSprtiMfS,,^ C. Murphy ^ Houston, Tex. G. Nason Garden City, N.Y. N. Ocasio Brooklyn, N.Y. D. Olsen Detroit, Mich. 'ii' ¥ , ^ O. J. Olsen Jersey City, N. J; J. J. Orsini Her8h€y,Pa. % O.F.Ostiander MarysvUle, WasH^i, K. Othberg Cleveland, Ohid r J.A.Wright BedtB^tWa^ M.WMxhumn MetBdri€,hg. ^ E.Young Detroit, Mich. f' R,Palacios ' Houston, Tex. , GiomestegMasmi P.C.Pardervich St.Albans,N.Y. ; V i M. Young Algonac, Mich, , t - I - rI.Zemenz Norwalk,Conn. -J kyL iB.G.Partch,Jr. le,Wmh, J ' •^'• J•'fl^5!.iv 0ctober,i9M t ^ C.Woodward Algtmtc, Mich. P. Owen : Califafrnitt,l!p4l P.jPdintisand San Francisco, Calif: Page 25 �m r* Seafaring on "America's Fourth k • Over 2,500 Seafarers man 58 ships which carry a large part of 389-miIlion tons of waterhorne cargo each year but never touch the waters of the Atlantic, the Pacific or the Gulf of Mexico. Sail­ ing off what has been called America's fourth scacoast, Seafarers on the Great Lakes form an important part of America's merchant marine. Sailing specially designed Great Lakes vessels, these Seafarers carry the cement, coal, limestone, lumber, ore and other raw materials that supply and fuel most of our major industries in the Northern part of the U.S. Not only are the ships on the Lakes different from those sailing on the deep sea, but sailing on these vessels also in­ volves a different type of work schedule. This SiU-contracted Great Lakes freighter, the Medusa Challenger (Cement Transport), gets ready to enter a lock. As is common on most Great Lakes ships, the pilot house is directly in back of the bow, while the crews quarters are placed far aft. Thr^..«h wi During the spring, summer and fall, the crews on these ships rarely get off as they sail from one city to another, only stopping long enough to load and unload their cargo. But during the severe Northern winters, these Lakes vessels are forced to lay up because of « . . Coast"! i . J ice on the Lakes and connecting rivers,' and the Seafarers aboard these ships must wait until the spring thaw before shipping out again. Seafarers on the Lakes are also re­ quired to possess special skills in ord^r to perform their duties properly. They must be familiar with the various selfloading conveyors carried aboard many Lakes ships, the unloading pumps for cement and other fine bulk cargos, as well as know how to dock their ship without the aid of tugs by . using bow thrusters and lines. To service the Lakes Seafarers on these vessels, the SIU has developed a unique system to ensure that our mem­ bers on the Lakes receive the Union representation all Seafarers should expect. Because the vessels spend little time , in port, and crewmembers are paid each^ week rather than at intermittent pay-" oils, the SIU has placed patrolmen in a boathouse along tbe St. Clair River in Algonac to periodically service SIU crews as their ships pass through. AB Joe Boboia, in his 19th season Of sailing on the . SeaSs^r'..' ^ ...I .-A • l-y �•-<> r«»rv»v=i'«>itv^)7ir»<^f'*'«- ----- ••-• 'i jn •n Members Play Important Role on Great Lakes The St. Clair River is the only con­ necting channel from Lakes Michigan and Huron to the Eastern Great Lakes, and most ships in the SIU-contrac(ed fleet pass through this channel fre­ quently. By monitoring a ship-to-shore radio, the SIU patrolmen in Algonac can intercept the SlU-contracted ships as they siowly navigate the narrow channel. When a ship sailing down river is contacted, a pilot takes the patrolmen out to the vessel in the SIU's^ small launch, and the patrolmen must climb up a ladder as the pilot keeps the launch alongside the moving ship. It is a tridcy maneuver, and though no patrolmen have been lost, a few briefcases have landed in the river whOn either the ship or launch has pitched suddenly and the patrolman on the ladder has had to lunge for the ship to avoid a cold and dangerous bath in the river. Once aboard the ship, the patrolmen service the Seafarers, hiding shipboard meetings, settling any beefs and con­ ducting other Union business as the ship continues its voyage down the St. Clair River. As the ship passes Detroit, approxi­ mately three hours after it has passed through Algonac, the patrolmen are taken off the ship by a private mail boat in a procedure similar to the one used to board the ship. For ships sailing upriver, the routine is reversed, with the patrolmen being put on the vessel in Detroit and taken off in Algonac by our launch. Seafaring on the Great Lakes is in­ deed a unique occupation, calling for specialized skills and presenting its own unique problems to a Union serving its. members. The SIU, in order to meet its obligation to all of its members, has had to adopt different procedures to spe­ cifically serve the needs of Seafarers on the Great Lakes. But, as unique as these procedures may be, they represent only superficial differences, for all Seafarers are united in their desire to make a de­ cent living as professional seamen who take pride in.their chosen career. Ml i %i -3^ The Detroit Edison (American Steamship) unloads its cargo of coal using its self-loading machinery. Self-loaders enable Great Lakes vessels to unload their cargoes of bulk ore in a few hours. T• ' "V •' '••i i. Members of the Paul H. Townsend's deck department hook up pumps that will unload their cargo of cement by sucking the fine, dry powder from the holds and pumping it into storage silos. i ' J , n I" J— ' ^ -iO* -f, ' ''.i' :' i he Union's launch, used to put its patrolmen aboard SlU-contracted Lakes hips as they pass through the St, Clair River, navigates the river on its way D meet a ship headed towards Detroit. SIU patrolmen, living on top of this boathouse in Algonac, Mich., monitor freighter traffic as it passes through the St. Clair River in order to service SIU members on the Great Lakes. Page 27 October, 1974 •:1 i- ; J c1S1£|f,S^ •, c:., JS:-; V �T' I jRnal JSeparturesi I 'i SIU pensioner Arnie R. Glasscock, 67, died on Aug. 2. Brother Glasscock joined the Union in 1949 in the port of ^ New Orleans sailing ^ cook. Born in Alabama, he was a resident of Foley, Ala. when he passed away. Surviving are his widow, Selma; a son, Arnie, Jr., and a daughter, Luanda. SIU pensioner Alvin Henderson, 67, succumbed to cancer in Holthem, N. C. on Aug. 6. Brother Henderson joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Boston sailing in the steward department. He had sailed for 49 years. A native of Savannah, Ga., he was a resident of New Orleans when he died. Surviving are his widow. Venita and a godchild, Wanda. Roqne P. Ramos, 53, died of a heart attack on the SS San Juan (Sea-Land) off Cadiz, Spain on Aug. 5. Brother Ramos joined the Union in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a chief steward. He was born in Portugal and was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. when he passed away. Surviving are his widow, Leonides; three sons, Edivor, George and Roque, Jr., and a daughter, Nancy. IBU pensioner Raymond A. Miiligan, 61, died of cancer in the USPHS hospital in Baltimore on May 2. Brother Milligan joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1957 sailing as a chief engineer for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. from 1944 to 1974. Bom in Baltimore, he was a resident of St. Michaels, Md. at his death. Burial was in Glen Haven Memorial Park, Gleh Burnie, Md. Sur­ viving are his widow, Margaret and a daughter, Margaret. SIU pensioner Alfred Mueller, 74, passed away on June 30. Brother Muel­ ler joined the Union in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. A native of Estonia, USSR, he was a resident of Staten Island, N.Y. when he died. Russell H. Scalllon, 53, died in a hepatic coma in the Poplar Bluff Vet­ eran Hospital in Missouri on May ^24. Brother &allion was a member of the SlU-aflfiliated IBU sailing for Inland Tugs. Bom in Arkansas, he was a resi­ dent of Lilboum, Mo. Interment was in Mounds Park Cemetery, Lilbourn. Sur­ viving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Scalllon of Lilbourn and a sister, Mrs. Ethel Delashmet of St. Louis. SIU pensioner Ancil E. Cunning­ ham, 57, died of heart disease on Aug. 28. Brother Cunning­ ham joined the Union in the port of Hous­ ton in 1955 sailing as a chief electrician. A native of Middleport, Ohio, he was a resident of New Orleans when he passed away. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Fred (Marcella) Bartels of Youngstown, Ohio. David C. Dix, 58, passed away in the USPHS -hospital in Norfolk on Aug. 8. Brother Dix joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in the port of Norfolk in 1968 sail­ ing as an AB and mate for the Chesapeake Bay Co. from 1945 to: 1964, the NBC Line in 1972 and the Allied Towing Co. He was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of World War II. Born in Cape Charles, Va., he was a resident there when he died. Sur­ viving are his widow, Marjorie and two sons, David, Jr. of Atlanta and Robert. Woodrow Wilson Moore, 60, passed away on Aug. 3. Brother Moore joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a bosun. A native of North Caro­ lina, he was a resident of Baltimore when he died. Surviving are his widow, Kathy; a son, George of Roanoke, Va. and two brothers, Roy and Dew£y of Tarboro, N.C. Alfred Talaske, 38, died of a heart attack in Alpena, Mich, on Aug. 12, 1973. Brother Talaske joined the IBU in the port of Alpena in 1956 sailing in the steward department for the Boland and Cornelius Co., American Steam­ ship Co. and the Huron Cement Co. He was a graduate of the HLSS. Bom in Alpena, he was a resident there when he passed away. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Alpena. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Talaske and a brother, David, all of Alpena. SIU pensioner Clifford J. Cooper, 71, died of a cerebral stroke at his home in Toledo, Ohio on June 29. Brother Cooper joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960 sailing as a fireman-watertender for the American Steamship Co. until his retirement in 1966. He had sailed for ^5 years and was born in New York. Cremation was in the Toledo Memorial Park Ceme­ tery, Sylvania, Ohio. Surviving are two sons, Sherwood of Buffalo, N.Y. and Russell, and a daughter, Mrs. Shirley Schlinder of Gowanda, N.Y. SIU pensioner Gustav A. Lueth, 72, died in Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y. on Apr. 21. Brother Lu­ eth joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York mailing as a cook. He had sailed for 32 years, at­ tended the HLSS in 1970 and was a U.S. Army veteran in World War II. A native of Hamburg, Germany, he was a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. at his death. Surviving is ji brother. Jack of Union City, N.J. Frederick* R. Pekarek, Sr., 53, died aboard ship off Pan­ ama on Jan. 16, 1970. Brother Pekarek joined the Union . in the port of Jack: 5 sonville in 1964 sail­ ing in the deck de­ partment. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1936 to 1958. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a resident of Jacksonville when he passed away. Burial was in Yonkers, N.Y. Surviving are his widow, Evelyn; a son, Frederick, Jr. of Jacksonville and a brother of Yonkers. SIU pensioner Albert G. McLaugh­ lin, 86, passed away on Aug. 17. Brother McLaughlin joined the SIU in 1940 in the port of Tampa sailing in the engine department. He was a resident Pompano Beach, Fla. when he died. Interment was in Flagler Memorial Cemetery, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Surviving are his widow, Marie; a son. Seafarer Lionel A. McLaughlin of North Lauderdale, Fla.; a foster son, Harrison Ebanks; seven daughters, Mrs. Alora Ebanks, Mrs. Leona Yates, Mrs. Helen McCannurse, Mrs. Genevieve Castels, Mrs. Verbena Alvarez, Mrs. Marie Watson and Mrs. Louise Ram­ irez; three brothers, Cyril, Frances and Carl; two sisters, Mrs. Rhoda Thomas and Mrs. Pearl Cliff; 19 grandchildren, 17 greatrgrandchlidren and a greatgreat-grandchild. IBU pensioner Carl A. ChisneU, 72, died of acute hepatic failure in the Faith Medical Center, East China Twsp., Mich, on Aug. 23. Brother ChisneU joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1964 sailing as an AB. He had sailed for 30 years. Born in Ar­ mada, Mich., he was a resident of St. Clair, Mich, when he passed away. In­ terment was in Hillside Cemetery, St. Clair. Surviving is a brother, David of St. Clair. f SIU pensioner Flacido L. Diaz, 80, died of cardiac arrest in the Abbey Hos­ pital and Medical Center, Coral Gables, Fla. on July 17. Brother Diaz joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of Tampa sailing as a cook. He had sailed for 38 years and had become a U.S. natural­ ized citizen. Seafarer Diaz was born in Spain and was a resident of Miami. In­ terment was in Woodland Park Ceme­ tery, Miami. Surviving are his widow, Carmen a son, Placido, Jr. of Miami and Tampa and a brother^ Antonio of Newark, N.J. SlU pensioner George Wass, 72, passed away from natural causes in the USPHS hospital, Staten Island, N.Y. on Aug. 5. Brother Wass joined the Union in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a chief electrician. Born in New York City, he was a resident of Irvington, N.J. at his death. Cremation took place in the Garden State Crema­ tory, North Bergen, N.J. with his ashes scattered on the high seas. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Frank (Joan) Puccio of Warwick, N.Y. and Susan Wass of Fairfield, Conn. < Frances L. Shac­ kelford, 68, passed away from lung can­ cer at home in Vir­ ginia Beach, Va. on July 9. Brother Shac­ kelford joined the Union in the port of New York in 1961 sailing as a chief steward. He was a pre­ war Navy veteran and was born in Nor­ folk. Interment was in Rosewood Me­ morial Park, Virginia Beach. Surviving is his widow, Lucy. Edward F. RodriIguez, 42, died of a heart attack in St. Mary's Hospital, Galveston on May 120. Brother RodriIguez joined the SIUaffiliated IBU in the I port of Houston in 1957 sailing as an AB for the G & H Towing Co. from 1956 to 1974. A native of Galveston, he was a resident there at his death. Burial was in Grace Memorial Park, Alta Loma, Tex. Sur­ viving are his widow, Billie Jean; a ,son, Edward, Jr.; four daughters, Elizabeth Ann, Wanda Jean, Barbara Jane and Betty Ann, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Rodriguez, Sr. IBU pensioner Lewis C. WUgns, 78, succumbed to cardioi respiratory failure in Beebe Hospital in ' Lewes, Del. on Aug. 12. Brother Wilgus [joined the Union in I the port of Philadel­ phia in 1961 sailing as a cook for the Taylor and Anderson Towing and Li^terage Co. since 1946. Bom in Delaware, he was a resident of 06ean View, Del. at his death. Interment was in the Wilgus Cemetery, Roxana, Del. Surviving are two sons, Lewis of Ocean View and Lloyd of Bethany Beach, Del. SIU pensioner George J. Giamarelos, 82, passed away due to natural causes in Vdlos, Greece on Apr. 22. Brother Giamarelos joined the Union in 1942 in the port of Detroit sailing as an oiler. He had sailed also on the deep sea. Bom in Greece, he was a resident of Volos at his death. Burial was in Volos. Surviving are a stepdaughter, Urania Giamareldu; a sister, Maria; an uncle, Isolnis G. NicHolos and a nephew, George Tsanis, all of Volos. John W. (Jack) Groener, 53, drowned when he fell into Lake Stock­ holm, N.J. on May 20. He was dead on arrival at Stockholm Lake Hospital. Brother Groener joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Born in Perth Amboy, N.J,, he was a resident of Stockholm, N.J. when he died. Burial was in Laurel Grove Memorial Cemetery, Totowa Boro, Paterson, N.j. Surviving are his widow,' Edith and his stepfather, Charles Bar­ tow of Paterson. SIU pensioner Wade B. Harrell, 59, succumfied to heart disease in New Or­ leans on Oct. 15,1973. Brother Harrell joined the Union in 1949 in the port of Tampa sailing as a cook and baker. A native of Dade City, Fla., he was a resi­ dent of New Orleans when he died; In; terment was in Orange Hill Cemetery, Tampa. Surviving is his Syidbw, Olga of Smyrna Beach, Fla. • ' ' H' . •» ••i'ii.I'" VJ-.-: . nh'"' Page 28 ilUIi �1 Jfinal Bepartwresi Richard H. Cox, 65, passed away on July 5. Brother Cox joined the SlU-affiliated'IBU in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a chief steward for McAl­ lister Brothers from 1959 to 1960. Bom in Medford, Mass., he was a resident of Cincinnati. Sur­ viving are his widow, Bumetta of Cleve­ land; a stepdaughter, Madge Crabtree and a stepson. Robert H. Daniels, 56, succumbed to heart disease on July 4. Brother Daniels joined the SIU in the port of Detroit in 1971 sailing as an AB for the Huron Cement Co. He was a pre-war U.S. Coast Guard veteran. A native of North Carolina, he was a resident of Alpena, Mich. Burial was in Caledonia Twsp. Cemetery, Spruce, Mich. Surviving is his widow, Jean. Wadsworth R. Daniels, 56, died on June 21. Brother Daniels joined the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1968 sailing as a QMED. He was a 1968 grad­ uate of the Andrew Furpeseth Training School in New Orleans, an A Seniority Upgrader at the HLSSiiin 1973 and attended the U.S. Maritime < > Administration's Bayonne, N,J(, Firefighting School. Seafarer Dan­ iels was a,U.S. Air Force veteran from 1940 to 1949. Bom in St. Francisville, La.; he was a resident of Baton Rouge, La. Surviving is his widow, Lee. . James O. Dewell, 64, passed away on J July 29. Brother Dewell joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington, Calif, in 19j59. sailing as a bosun. He had sailed for.42 years and was a; pre-war veteran of the Army and Navy. Seafarer Dewell was bom in Gooding, Idaho and was a resident of Houston. Surviving are a son, James, Jr.; two daughters, Susie and Maria; a half-brother, Samuel Grannukos trf Houston and two sisters, Mrs. Nita Hettler of Frazier Park, Calif, and Mrs. Cora Betz of Seattle. Ernest C. Siupper, 43, perished in the blaze of his mobile home in Delco, N.C. on Apr. 15. Brother Skipper joined the SlU-affiliated IBU in 1957 sailing as a first mate aboard the SS Sea Eagle for the Allied Towing Co. He was bom in Delco and was a resident there. Burial was in the Delco Ceme­ tery. Surviving are a son, Ernest, Jr.; a daughter, Vickie; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Skipper; four brothers, William, James, Robert and Grant; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Walker and Mrs. Melba Kay Little and two sister-in-laws, Mrs. Sue Skipper and Mrs. Rosetta October, 1974 George F. Lesnan^^5, died on Aug. V LesnanW'^r— ' joined the Union *** in the port of Wilm^ ington, Calif, in 1955 — sailing as a firemanwatertender. He was > an Army veteran of World War 11 and attended the SIUMEBA, District 2 School for Marine Engineers in 1968. Born in Mingo Junction, Ohio, he was a resident of Sonoma, Calif. Surviving are his widow. Park Soon and his father, John of Mingo Junction. IBU pensioner Norris F. Lever, 70, succumbed to an acute pulmonary edema in Outer Drive Hospital, Lincoln Park, Mich, on Aug. 8. Brother Lever joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1961 sailing as a tug linesman for the Frank Becker Tow­ ing Co. from 1953 to 1974. A native of Detroit, he was a resident of Lincoln Park. Interment was in Maple Grove Cemetery, Starville, Mich. Surviving are his widow, Dorothy; a son, Marvin, and a daughter, Mrs. Beverly Knierim of Newport, Mich. John Patrick. Ryan, 56, suc­ cumbed to heart at­ tack on the SS San Juan (Sea-Land) at sea on July 26. Brother Ryan joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Savannah sailing as a cliief electrician. He had sailed for 37 years. Seafarer Ryan, walked the picket line in the Greater N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961, attended the HLSS for upgrading in 1966 and was on the Vietnam run during hostili­ ties. A native of Savannah; he was a resident of Pottsville, Pa. when he died. Interment was in the Queen of the Uni­ verse Cemetery, Monongahela Twsp., Pa. Surviving are his widow, Mary and a son, John, Jr. SIU pensioner Pearl May Yost, 76, died of a heart attack in Erie, Pa. on Mar. 19. Sister Yost was one of the last women to sail as a cook on the Great Lakes aboard the SSScobel. She joined the Union in the port of Buffalo in 1951 sailing for the Erie Sand & Gravel Co. She had sailed for 18 years. A native of Kentucky, she was a resident of Girard, Pa. at her death. Burial was in Girard. Surviving are two grandsons, Richard G. Myers of Girard and David P. Myers of Erie and a daughter-in-law, Rita. 1 SIU pensioner Mark Wamoff, 65, succumbed to a heart attack in St. Vin­ cent's Hospital, To­ ledo, Ohio on Feb. 9. Brother Wamoff joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1959 sailing as a wheelman. Bom in Russia, he was a resident of Toledo. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, To­ ledo. Surviving is his widow, Blanche. SIU pensioner Ronald A. Eden, 62, succumbed to a heart attack on July 1 in Harborview Medical Center, Seattle. Brother Eden joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief electrician. He had sailed for 43 years. Born in London, England, he was a resident of Seattle. Cremation took place in the Washelle Crematory, Seattle. Surviving is his widow, Mamie. "I • • I .:a t ''if > Gerard T. McGar•ty. 52, died aboard the SS San Pedro (Sea-Land) on Sept. 3 off San Francisco. Brother McGarity ] joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1968 sailing as a chief electrician. He was in the U.S. Navy from 1940 to 1949 and was up­ graded to OMED this year at the HLSS. Born in Billings, Mont., he was a resi­ dent of San Francisco when he passed away. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Nancy Ryan of Gardenia, Calif. SIU pensioner Jose M. Reyes, 63, succumbed to heart disease in Rio Peidras, Puerto Rico on July 14. Brother Emillo DI Pietro, Reyes joined the SIU 61, succumbed to a in 1938 in the port of heart attack on Aug. Baltimore sailing as 1. Brother Di Pietro a bosun since 1962. He had sailed for joined the Union in 45 years. Bom in Florida, Puerto Rico, 1938 in the port of he was a resident of Carolina, Puerto Galveston sailing as Rico when he died. Burial was in Caro­ a fireman-watertendLawrence B. "Lar­ lina. Surviving are his widow, Mercedes ^ er. He was born in ry" Kelly, 46, was New Jersey and was a resident of Pennsand his mother, Emilia of Santurce, killed in a crane ac­ ville, N.J. at his death. Surviving are his Puerto Rico. cident aboard the widow, Anna and a brother, Francis of containership, SS Ramon B. Fer­ Pennsgrove, N.J. Summit (Sea-Land) nandez, 53, died of on Sept. 1 at Cap­ arteriosclerosis car­ William C. B. tain's Bay, Unalaska, diovascular disease in Bourgeois, 49, suc­ Alaska. Brother Kelly the Church and cumbed to a pulmon­ joined the SIU in the port of Wilming­ Home Hospital in East ary embolism in ton, Calif, in 1956 sailing as an AB. He Baltimore on July 29. Jefferson Hospital, was a post-war Navy veteran. Born in Brother Fernandez Metairie, La. on June Revere, Mass., he was a resident of joined the SIU in the 3. Brother Bourgeois Fallbrook, Calif, when he died. Surviv­ port of Baltimore in 1960 sailing as a joined the SIU in ing are his widow, Billie; two scms, deck engineer. He was bom in Spain 1952 in the port of Scott and Brian; a stepson, Amold Bonand was a resident of Baltimore when New York sailing as a chief cook. He sall; a daughter, Maureen and a sister, he passed-away. Seafarer Fernandez was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War Mrs. Gloria H. Kennedy of Revere. completed his "A" Seniority Upgrading 11. Bom in New Orleans, he was a at the HLSS in 1973. Interment was resident of Metairie at his death. Burial in the Gardens of Faith, Baltimore. Ronald C. Sonthwas in Masonic Cemetery, New Or­ Surviving is a brother, Julio of Balti­ ard, 45, was lost leans. Surviving are his widow, Nancy more. overboard off the and a son, William, Jr. containership, the John Dickens, 61, Edward J. MulGalloway Sea-Land passed away on Aug. vanerton, 46, expired while helping to rig 20. Brother Dickens on July 25. Brother the starboard gang­ joined the SlU-affiMulvanerton joined way prior to entering liated IBU in the port the then SlU-aflSliSan Francisco Har­ of Chicago in 1963 ated RMR—now bor on Dec. 14. A three-hour search sailing as a scowman IBU—in the port of in the night fog by Seafarers was to no for the Great Lakes New York in 1960 avail. Brother Southard joined the Dredge Co. in 1963 sailing as a floatman Union in the port of New York in 1970 and from then to now for the Hannah for a post-war U.S. Army base, the sailing as an OS. He was a post-war Waterways Co. He attended a HLSS Penn from 1944 to 1945 and the veteran of the Navy. A native of Detroit, upgrading program this year and was an Penn Central RR from 1971 to 1974. he was a resident of San Franscisco. Army veteran of World War II. Born He was bom in Jersey City, N.J. and Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Suzanne in Thomas, W. Va., he was a resident was a resident there. Surviving are his P. Pietrzyk of Dearborn Heights, Mich.; of Chicago when he died. Surviving are widow, Rita; a son, Edward and a his father, Casto; two sons, John and his widow, Violet; four sons, John, daughter, Michele, both of Bayonne, Ronald, Jr., and three daughters, Ann­ Matthew, Thomas and Michael and a N.J. ette, Patricia and Marlae. daughter, Carolyn. Page 29 I- VJ ^ J 'N 11 I f .. i ; 1• i ' (• •: • n' • I �Practical 5- "- • • Tank Barge T raining ''•f Part of the training curriculum for the Lundeberg School's upcoming special pumpman course, to start on Nov. 4, will take place aboard the School's tank barge. Above photo, taken aboard the barge, shows QMED upgraders getting some practical instruction from HLSS Instructor Lee DeMasters (far left). From the right of DeMasters are Seafarers Alton Long and Leon Lockley of Baltimore; David Goosby and Ralph Mahlich of Jacksonville, and Ernest Siejack of Baltimore. Upgrading Cjass Schedule Oct. 31 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 29 Dec. 12 Dec. 26 Jan. 6 Jan. 9 Jan. 13 .—-QMED, Lifeboat, Welding, Quartermaster, and all Steward Department Rating^ — Pumpman (Special) — FOWT — QMED, Lifeboat, Able Seaman, and all Steward Depart­ ment Ratings — QMED, Lifeboat, FOWT, Welding, and all Steward Department Ratings — QMED, Lifeboat, and all Steward Department Ratings — QMED, Lifeboat, and all Steward Department Ratings — FOWT — QMED, Lifeboat, Quartermaster, and all Steward De­ partment Ratings — Diesel High School Program Is Available to All Seafarers Twenty six Seafarers have already successfully completed studies at the SIU-IBU Academic Study Center in Piney Point, Md., and have achieved high school diplomas. The Lundeberg High School Pro­ gram in Piney Point offers all Seafarers —regardless of age—the opportunity to achieve a full high school diploma. The study period ranges from four to eight weeks. Classes are small, permit­ ting the teachers to concentrate on the individual student's progress. Any Seafarer who is interested in taking advantiage of this opportunity to continue his education can apply in two ways: Go to an SIU office in any port and you will be ^ven a GEO PreTest. This test wiD cover five gen­ eral areas: English Granunar, and literature; Social Studies, Science I I 1 I I I I I I I I .. , Y/C'-i,! • -• _ Feb.3 Feb. 6 Feb. 20 Mar. 3 Mar. 6 — QMED, Lifeboat, Welding, and aU.Steward Department Ratings —FOWT — QMED, Lifeboat, Able Seaman, and all Steward DepartmentRatings — QMED, Lifeboat, Welding, and all Steward Departmoit Ratings —FOWT — QMED, Lifeboat, and all Steward Department Ratings NOTE: The date and course are subject to change at any time. AB Course Scheduled The SIU's next four-wedtAB coarse is scheduled to begin on Nov. 14atthe Harry Lundeberg School in Piney Point and rach Sdibirer eligihle is encour­ aged to participate in fiiis comprehensive program for his own henefii. This course, taught hy HLS's experienced staff instructors, will emphasize the practical iqiplications of the materials covered, in addition to formal class­ room study. For example, as part of the cargo handling segment of the course, each student will top and spot hooms. Also, each Seafarer will participate in a one-day training cruise daring the last week of the course, and will he expected to take soundings, recognize navigational aids and stand a watch at the wheel. Other areas covered in the course will include the tying of knots, splicing of wire and use of braided lines. Practical firefighting work, first aid and safety will be stressed throughout the entire four week coarse. By the end of this course, each man will he a knowledgeable and competent member of the deck department on any ship. The equipment with which Sea­ farers wUl be working is of the most modem and up-to-date. To be eligible for the course, yon must be at least 19-years old and have 12 months seatime as an Ordinary Seaman, or be a graduate of HLS with eight months seatime as Ordinary Seaman. You must also be able to pass the pre­ scribed physical which requires eyesight of 20/100—^20/100 without glasses, corrected to 20/40—^20/20, and normal color vision. 1. One year's seatime. 2. Initiation fees paid in fuD. 3. All ontstandii^ monetary obliga­ tions, such as dncs and loons paid in fuD. I am interested in furthering my education, and I would like more information J on the Lundeberg High School Program. { .Book No.. Name Address Last grade completed. (Street) (City or Town) (Zip) Last year attended— 1 Complete this form, and mail to: Margaret Nalen Director of Academic Education I Harry Lundeberg School I Piney Point, Maryland 20674 I fa«3o viJg . and Mathematics. The test will he sent to the Lundebeig School for grading and evaluation. Or write directly to file Harry Lnndeherg School. A test hooidet and an answer sheet will he mailed to your home or to your ship. Complete the rests and mail hoth the test booklet and the answer sheet to the Lundeberg SchooL (See application on thb page.) During your stay at the school, you will receive room and board, study materials and laundry. Seafarers will provide their own transportation to and from the school. Following are the requirements for eligibility for the Lundeberg High School Program: Jain. 23 Log �k ly I. Deck Department Upgrading 1. Must hold an endorsement as Able-Seaman—unlimited—any waters. Able-Seaman Able-Seaman—12 months—any waters 1. Must be at least 19 years of age. 2. physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100, corrected to 20/40—20/20, and have normal color vision). 3. Have 12 months seatime as an Ordinary Seaman or 4. Be a graduate of HLS at Piney Point and have eight months seatime as Ordi­ nary Seaman. (Those who have less than the 12 months seatime will be feqiured to take the four week course.) Able-Seaman—nnllmlted—any waters 1. Must be at least 19 years of age. 2. Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100. corrected to 20/40—20/20, and have normal color vision). 3. Have 36 months seatime as Ordinary Seaman or AB—12 months. Lifeboatmari 1. Must have 90 days seatime in any department. Engine Upgrading FOWT-—(who has only a wiper endorsement) 1. Must be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100, corrected to 20/50—20/30, and have normal color vision). 2. Have six months seatime as wiper or be a graduate of HLS at Piney Point and have three months seatime as wiper. (Those who have less than the six months seatime wUl be required to take the four week course.) 1. No requirements. Electriciaii, Reirjgeiation, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior En^eer, Machinist or Boilermaker'— (who holds Only a wiper endorsement) 1. Be able to pass the prescribed physical (i.e., eyesight without glasses no more than 20/100—20/100, corrected to 20/50—20/30 and have normal color vision). 2. Have six months seatime in engine department as wiper. Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist or Boilermaker— (who holds an engine rating such as FOWT) 1. No requirements. QMEP-:Trany rating 1. Must have rating (or successfully passed examinations for) FOWT, Electri­ cian, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist, Bi^ennaker, and Deck Engine Mechanic, i 2. Must show evidence of seatime of at least six months in any one or a combina­ tion of the following ratings: FOWT, Electrician, Refrigeration, Pumpman, Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist, Boilermaker, or Deck Engine Mechanic. Welding f ! £ t :Sl|,, ii t .f "a. ,1= t ! 1 i •• ^ HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP UPGRADING APPLICATION ; I Name } (Last) I I (City) I I Book Num^r -Telephone. (AreaCode) (Zip) Seniority. (Sute) i' 'I 'I I 1 j Port and Date Issued 1' -Ratings Now Held. I Social Security # j HLS Graduate: Yes • Nd • Lifeboat Endorsement: Yes • No • I Dates Available For Training II Am Interested In: I DECK • • • • AB 12 Months AB Unlimited Quartermaster Lifeboatman IM Ml, i: Age. (Middle) (First) I Address I (Street) 'X ENGINE • • • • • • • QMED • FWT • Oiler • Dk.Mech. • Reefer • Boilermaker • LNG-LPG • I STEWARD Electrician • Assistant Cook Dk. Eng. • Cook & Baker Jr. Eng. • Chief Cook Pumpman • Steward Machinist Welder Pumpman (Special) r*!' I - :! • ' I RECORD OF SEATIME — (Show only amount needed to upgrade in ratI ing checked above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) 1. Must hold endorsement as QMED—any rating. LNG/LPG Program • 1. 12 months seatime as Third Cook or; 2. 24 months seatime in Steward Department, six months of which must be as Third Cook and Assistant Cook or, 3. Six months as Assistant or Third Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cooks Training Course. Chief Cook 1. Twelve months seatime as Cook and Baker or; 2. Three years seatime in Steward Department, six months of which must be as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and six months as Cook and Baker or; 3. Six months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and six months seatime as Cook and Baker and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cook and Second Cook and Baker's Training Course or; 4. Twelve months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and six months sea­ time as Cook and Baker and are holders of a "Certificate" of completion from the Cook and Baker Training Program. Chief Steward 1. Three years seatime in ratings above that of Third Cook and hold an "A" seniority in the Union or; 2. Six months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, six months as Cook and Baker, six months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Assistant Cook, Second Cook and Baker and Chief Cook Training Courses at the Lundeberg School or; 3. Twelve months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, six months seatime as Cook and Baker, six months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Cook and Baker and Chief Cook Training programs. 4. Twelve months seatime as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, twelve months sea­ time as Cook and Baker and six months seatime as Chief Cook and are holders of a "Certificate" of satisfactory completion from the Chief Cook Training Program. Qoarfermaster FOWT—(who holds an engine rating snch as Electrician) . J' Cook and Baker SHIP RATING HELD DATE OF SHIPMENT I DATE OF DISCHARGE i; 1. Engine personnel must be QMED—Any Rating. All other (Deck and Stew­ ard) mutt hdd a rating. Pumpman (Sp^ial) 1. Must already hold Coast Guard endorsement as Pumpman or QMED—any rating. ; Steward Upgrading AaMuUCook 1. 12 months seatime in any Steward Department Entry Rating. 2. Entry Ratings who have been accepted into the Harry Lundeberg School and shpw a desire to advance in the Steward Department must have a minimum -lol threemcmths seatime. miis I I IPORT__ -DATE. I !SIGNATURE. I RETURN COMPLETE APPLICATION TO: j LUNDEBERG UPGRADING CENTER, I PINEY POINT, MD. 20674 ^ ^I I ^ 'I' W;- Page 31 i'' •>,1 �.. , SEAFARERS LOG October, 1974. OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DIStRICT • AFL-CIO i The STLTs Harry Londeberg School has deyeloped a comprehensiYe training and upgrading program for career-minded Seal^ers shipping in the steward department. A Seafarer who takes fnll advantage of these opportunities can go from messman or other steward entry ratings all the way to Chief Steward in a relatively few years. The programs offer comprehensive training in the preparation of all types of foods, as well as instruction in the professional formulation of nutritionally balanced meals and diets. Membership response to these programs, though, has not been as good as response to the HLSS upgrading program for deck and engine. The most successful steward program. Third Cook Training, has graduated 83 Seafarers as reported to the membership at this month's general meeting at Headquarters. The other upgrading courses for steward have graduated 15 Assistant Cooks, 12 Cook and Bakers, 5 Chief Cooks, and 8 Stewards. This is a good record, but if we are to continue to meet our steward department manning obligations to the Union's contracted operators. Seafarers must more fully participate in these programs. If you are a young Seafarer still shipping entry, consider the steward department for a career. And, if you are already shipping in the steward department, get the needed seatime and upgrade. Each time you upgrade to a higher rating—no matter what shipboard department you safl-yoo increase your earning power, as weli as strengthening your job security. Requirements for all the Lundeberg School's upgrading programs can be found on page 31 of each issue of the LOG. ^ Londeberg Scbcl's stewrd depmUnent trainiiig and upgrading programs, talks about balanced meal preparation mtb Upgraders A! Hutchinson, left, and George Salazar. The steward department offers many fine careers for SIU members. Entry rating trainees get some basic Instruction m steward department t^hnlques from Jim Richards, dhecto? of the Schoors a career In the steward department. ^ ^ r.W. • '' . U}. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1970-1979 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXXII-XLI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource October 1974 Description An account of the resource Headlines: HALL NAMED TO ADVISORY PANEL BY PRESIDENT FORD OIL BILL COMPROMISE REPORTED OUT BY CONFEREES N.Y. STATE AFL-CIO ENDORSES HIGH CAREY FOR GOVERNOR SEAFARERS GET MONEY DUE THEM HIGH COURT WILL HEAR FOREIGN-FLAG PICKETING APPEAL LAKES SEAFARER UPGRADED TO MATE FOWT IS A STEPPING STONE TO AN ENGINE ROOM CAREER UPGRADES ACADEMICALLY AND VOCATIONALLY FIRST AID COURSE GIVEN TO BOSUNS USNS TALLULAH CREW SAVES 256 FROM BURNING CRUISE SHIP BOSUN'S ELEGY GALLOWAY UNLOADS IN YOKOHAMA STEWARD ENDS 46-YEAR CAREER THE SL RESOURCE SWITCHES TO EUROPEAN SERVICE SIU-MANNED SCHUYKILL CREW RESCUE SEVEN AS TUG BURNS IF PRACTICE MAKES DECK DANG PERFECT NAVY TANKER SUAMICO PAYS OFF IN SAN DIEGO: REPORT SHE WILL BE SCRAPPED PARTICIPATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS OF UNION MEMBERSHIP MEETING NEW SHIPS MEAN NEW RESPONSIBILITIES 210 SEAFARERS GAVE $100 OR MORE TO SPAD IN 1973 SEAFARING ON "AMERICA'S FOURTH COAST": SIU MEMBERS PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE ON GREAT LAKES HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO ALL SEAFARERS HLSS HAS PROGRAM FOR CAREER IN STEWARD DEPARTMENT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1/1974 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXXVI, No. 10 1974 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1d6fba0ac1d478abbdd691a958c0ff75.PDF b6ff2e90c1adda94f49bf49059be51c7 PDF Text Text SlVo??? d M t- . „ - ,?• ^ d- i "-T 5 V-J ^J f .;- SlU Provides Job Security Through New Vessels; Union's Contracted Ships Move Russian Grain ."Ti 1 �« M V. -/• Hall Asks Seattle NMC to Back Cargo Preference SIUNA President Paul Hall was in. Seattle Oct. 10 to attrad the annual Pacific Coast meeting of the National Maritime Council. In a keynote address to the all-day meeting. Hall expressed the support of the Union and its aflSliates for the Coun­ cil'^ efforts to improve the percentage position of American-owned vessels in the transport of American cargo. problems that must be overcome to titive with vessels of other nations in the The National Maritime Council is a achieve these commendable goals. He - free-enterprise market, they , are at an joint endeavor of labor unions, shippers, called for new Federal lav^ to require extreme competitive disadvantage when shipbuilders, importers, exporters and that a representative percentage of U.S. a nation's merchant marine is a p<^tical arm fully owned and (grated by gov­ other related maritime interests. It was cargo be shipped in American bottoms, ernment as is the case with Eastern bloc founded to foster and build the use of Hall told shippers and labor leaders countries," Hall stated. U.S.-ffag ships and strengthen the that Russia already controls sea access American merchant marine. to all producing nations and has shipPrestdoit HaU urged indnstiy leaders In his address. Hall highlighted-the yards working at full capacity. from the West Coast to join with lalNHr "Russia is working for mastery of and sh^bnflders in an effort to get laws the seas," he said. "Though automation Continued on Page 26 * •of American ships makes them compe­ 6 to 21^Unemployment In 90^o of Job Centers At the Unity Dinner ciimaxing the NMC conference, Tom Patterson (left) Western Regional Director for the Maritime Administration awarded SIUNA President Paul Hall a memento of appreciation for his outstanding contribution to the promotion and success of the National Maritime Council. the PRESIDENT'S REPORT: PaalHril U*S, Lobar Movement Support Hiere's an old, often quoted proverb that says "all things come to those who wait." Well, it may be true for a lot of things today, but it's way off base when it comes to the U.S. maritime industry. In today's maritime community, if we sit around idly and vmt for good things to happen, not only won't any­ thing be accomplished, but many of the victories we won in the past could very well disappear. We have won many tough fights in our history but never because we sat back patiently and passively. We have been able to achieve our victories because of three very important reasons: we have had fibe foresi^t to look at and try to understand the problems of our industry and the steps that should be taken to overcome them; we have shown the intelligence to push aside personalities and personal likes or dislikes to remain united in achieving our goals and we have displayed the giits needed to stand up and work . hard for our beliefs even when the odds seem stacked against us. In some of our most recent batdes, though, we have had an important added ingredient in our formula for success—^e active support of the entire AFL-GIO. The indispensable value of this support became most evident last year during our successful Congressional battle for the Energy Transporta­ tion Security Act, subsequendy vetoed by President Ford. During this -fight for a fair oil cargo preference law, virtually every seg­ ment of the labor movement actively worked for the interests of Seafarers, the maritime industry and the nation. On the national level, we received the vocal support of the AFL-CIO Executive Council, headed by President George Meany. And in addition, all 44 international and national unions making up the AFL-ClO's Maritime Trades Department Irat their full sup­ Unemployment figures for the month of September show that 90 percent of the nation's major job centers now have jobless rates ranging from 6 percent to more than 21 percent, the highest area count of "substantial" unemployment since the Labor Department began col­ lecting such statistics in 1955. The figures, released by the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed 57 major areas with unemployment rates of 10 percent or higher, and nine others .with jobless rates exceeding 15 percent. The list of key labor areas with "substantial" un­ employment is now at 135, as com­ pared with 51 major areas in Septem­ ber, 1974. Although the country's overall un­ employment rate was slightly down in September one-tenth of one percent to 8.3 percent, the number of workers with jobs and the number of unem­ ployed were virtually unchanged from August. Those without work and ac­ tively looking for employment held at 7.8 million, and the total number of employed also remained steady at some 85.4 million. In breaking down the statistics by labor force groups the Bureau found that the jobless rate for adult men in­ creased from 6.6 percent in August to 7.0 percent in September, while the rate for adult women declined slightly frmn 7.7 to 7.5 percait durmg the same period. The Bureau's statistics showed that the major areas hardest hit by un­ employment are in Puerto Rico, Massachusets, Rhode Island and Michigan. port. On the state and local levels, we received the support of all the MTD's Maritime Port Councils, AFL-CIO State Federations and Local Central bodies. This kind of unified labor effort on behalf of Seafarers is a formidable attack force beause it places the strength of 13 million American workers and their families behind the SnTs continuing fight to rebuild a U.S. mari­ time industry capable of competing on a global basis, with any nation of the world. However, labor's support for the SHTs programs did not abruptly end witii the fight for the oil biU. It was by no means a one shot deal. Just this month at both the AFL-CIO's Maritime Trades Departmbnt's 1975 Biennial Convenion and the AFL-CIO's Convention in San Francisco, the American Labor movement unanimously reaffirmed in numerous reso­ lutions its support for legislative and other programs designed to foster a strong U.S. maritime industry. At the Conventionis, labor first reiterated its pledge of support in the continuing fight for a fair cargo preference bill that would require that a substantia percentage of cargo imported to the U.S. be carried on Americanflag ships. A resolution was passed calling for the now exempt Virgin Islands to be included under provisions of the Jones Act. A victory here would mean more than 20 sailings per week for U.S.-flag, U.S.-manned ships between the heavily industriali^ islands and the U.S. mainland. Labor also called for the passage of legislation which would both curb expansion of Russian third-flag operations in the U.S. West Coast-Far East trad^, and enable American-flag and other national-flag lines to compete on an equal basis with cut-rate Communist flag fleets. Labor also called for the construction of an all Alaska natural gas pipe­ line from Alaska's North Slope to the ice-free port of Valdez where the gas would be liquified and then carried to the lower 48 states by U.S.-flag, U.S.manned LNG tankers. At the same time, labor Voiced its oppositum to the alternately proposed Canadian pipeline route to end in the U^S. Midwest. We, as Seafarers, owe a great debt of gratitude for the staimch support we have received and will continue to receive from our brothers in the labor movement, and this support is a very necessaiy ingredient in our formula for victory. Yet when it comes down to the nitty-gritty. Seafarers themselves must continue to produce the same ingredients—understanding and unified woric —as we have always done in the past to make the formula work. With all these things pulling together, the SIU controls a powerful and effective political force. With it, we can't be assured of a victory every time. But without it, we are sure to go nowhere. Oiange of addles cart Form 3579 shoulf be sent to Seafartre Iritemationat Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenue. BrooWyh New York 11232. Published monthly except twice a month in July. Second Class postage paid at Brooklyn, N. Y. Vol. XXXVII, No. 11, October 1975. «venuB, Drooiayn, Page 2 Seafarers log / ' / >> r f f fr �SlU Job Securify «rf>'u'i Mil '•i» Seafarers Man Many New Ships The SIU is continuing to provide strong job security for its members as SIU crews are manning more and more of the new, technologically-advanced vessels which have been constructed and are now hitting the high seas. , During these hard-pressed times, with massive unemployment and sky­ rocketing inflation, the maritime indus­ try, like many other segments of labor, has also been affected. Yet despite prob­ lems such as the severe slump in the tanker market, the SIU has been able to keep its members' job security. Despite the recession there are still new American-flag vessels being built in shipyards throughout the country. And, the SIU has succeeded in obtaining many of these new vessels for its mem­ bers. SS Massachusetts This month the SIU crewed the larg­ est merchant ship ever bnilt in the Westem Hemisphere, the VLCC Massachu­ setts (International Ocean Transport, Inc.) The 265,000 dwt vessel was constracted at Bethlehem Steel's Shipyard in Sparrow's Point, Md. This brand new, ultra-modem super­ tanker is 1,100 feet long, has a shaft horsepower of 35,000 and a speed of 1514 knots. The vessel has 19 cargo tanks and two clean ballast tanks. The Massachusetts also has sophisti­ cated methods to combat any spillage of pollutants into the oceans. Load-ontop principles are used to reduce the possibility of oil cargo reaching the seas, and cargo tanks required for ballast that is to be discharged in or near the cargo loading port are first cleaned of all oil by using high-pressure, high-velocity sea water jets from fixed tank cleaning machines. The Massachusetts will be followed on the waterways by her sister-ship the SS New York, which will be manned by an SIU crew in the near future. SS Great Land Last month SIU members crewed another brand new vessel, the 791 foot long, roll-on roll-off ship, the SS Great Land (Intemational Ocean Transport, Inc.) The Great Land, which was built at the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. in Chester, Pa. will be transporting cargo between Seattle, Wash, and Anchorage, Alaska. The Great Land, the largest trailership ever constmcted, with capacity for Stowing Deck department stores on board the Golden Monarch (Aeron Ma­ rine) are from (I. to r.): AB Terry White; AB John Bertling; Recertified Bosun John Worley, and OS Sam Daugh. New Digest Of Benefits A revised SIU Sni^cal, Pen­ sion, Welfore and Vacation Digest of Benefits will be available at SIU balls throughout tiie country in about a month. This revised digest will contain a detafled schedule of all SIU ben­ efits, many of which have heen in­ creased under the new contract. You will be able to obtain a copy of the Digest at any SIU hall. OMED Jerry Makarewicz at the engine room console of the roll-on-roll-off vessel, the Great Land (International Ocean). 390 trailer; can transport virtually any size wheeled or tracked cargo. Any oversize cargo over 40 feet in length, such as steel pipes, boats, chemical tanks, etc.—anything that may be moved over the highway or rail lines— can be moved on board and in.the process often eliminates the need for handling, crating and containerizing. The vessel's speed and size will per­ mit it to sail regularly even during the winter months in Alaskan waters. The iship also has special features built in to provide for all-weather sailing, such as enclosures to protect cargo and equip­ ment, and de-icing equipment in several areas including vehicle ramps. SS Gtdden Monarch One other new vessel which the SIU crewed earlier this month is the 89,000 dwt tanker, SS Golden Monarch (Aeron Marine Shipping Co.) The Golden Monarch, constmcted at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. in San Diego is the third such tanker to be built for Aeron. The other two, the SS Golden Dolphin and SS Golden Endeavor, have been sailing with SIU crews since last year. The 894-foot long vessel is capable of carrying 25 million gallons of cmde oil (about 500,000 barrels). All three tankers are very similar to the two SIUcontracted oil-bulk-ore carriers (OBO) the SS Ultramar and SS Ultrasea, pre­ viously built at National Steel and Ship­ building and manned by SIU crews. The OBO's are less, than two feet shorter than the tankers, have the same hull and engine, and have a deadweight ton­ nage of 80,500 tons. These are just some of the new ves­ sels which the SIU has been able to man. But In order to obtain job security for all SIU members in an industry which Is constantly changing, we must con­ tinue to fight for favorable legislation in Washington, on issues such as more cargo for American-flag ships, expan­ sion of the Jurisdiction of the Jones Act and an end to rate-cutting practices by third-flag and Soviet bloc ships. All members can help in these battles by contributing to SPAD—the SIU's voluntary political fund. It is the best way of insuring a future for the SIU and the American merchant marine as well. i :a ; • I: INDEX Legislative News Washington Activities Page 9 Shipping Dispatcher's Reports Page 17 Ships' Committees Page 13 Grain ships crew up Page 5 Ships' Digests .Page 18 Seafarers man new ships .. Page 3 Union News Tallying Committee report .Pages 10-12 President's Report Page 2 Training and Upgrading SIU election of 2 Get GED diplomas Page 26 officers Special supplement Upgrading class schedule, SPAD Honor Roll .Back Page requirements & Headquarters Notes ..;.. .Page 8 application Pages 24-25 Membership meeting in Seafarers participate in Seattle i Page 4. bosuns recertification Seafarers Pension fund and 'A' seriority report Page 12 upgrading Pages 22--23 GED requirernents & application Page 25 General News High unemployment Page 2 Membership News. Skydiver Mitchell .Page 14 Hall addresses NMC ...Page 2 New SIU pensioners .....Page 19 MTD, AFL-CIO hold Final departures Page 20 conventions. Pages 6-7 October, 1975 -m Four members of the steward department on the supertanker Massachusetts (International Ocean) are pictured in the ship's ultra-modern galley. They are from (I. to r.): Chief Cook and Steward Joe Kundrat; Cook and Baker Larry Tefft; General Utility Arthur Rubenstein, and Utility Maintenance Bernard Zawacki. Page 3 m �Seattle Seafarers Discuss Timely Issues 1 ' / • N 'Nj-Sr 1^ V -' ^ i-v - \ K:,- •- 'f • • '•^ 1 Before Seattle meeting, Seafarers Joseph Alpedo, left, and Everett Klopp, center, register for shipping with Seattle Port Agent Harvey Mesford. The new roll-on—^roll-off vessel Great Land which is running from Seattle to Anchorage; the progress of the Alaska pipeline, and many other important items were among the main topics of discussion at last month's informational membership meeting in the port of Seattle. The meeting was chaired by SIU Port Agent Harvey Mesford. A member at the Seattle meeting expressed his support of Senator Warren Magnuson's 200-Mile U.S. Fish Conservation Zone bill and it was suggested that Seafarers write their own Senators and Congressmen to support it also. Discussion on the Great Land and the Alaska pipeline centered around jobs. The Great Land and a projected two more of her sisterships, to be used on the same run, will mean a pickup in shipping for Seattle Sea­ farers. When the Alaska pipeline is completed it will mean better ship­ ping for all SIU members. The port of Seattle holds its monthly informational meetings on David Kendrick, who is a full-time the Friday after the third Sunday of Seafarer and part-time artist, shows each mondi. off one of his paintings which hangs in the Seattle hall. Kendrick ships as QMED. Seafarer E. C. Ryan, who ships' in the engine department, suggests Sea­ farers write their Congressmen in support of the 200-mile Fish Con­ servation bill. All Mohammed, who ships out of Seattle in the Steward department, was one of those who attended the Seattle meeting last month. Page 4 • • • }• ' f- ^ Jeff Hanley, left, who has been accepted to the Lundeberg School's Entry Training Program is given physical examination by Dr. Lyons at the Seattle clinic. SIU member listens attentively during Seattle Informational meeting. If you need help filling out welfare claims, etc., in the port of Seattle, the person to see is SIU Secretary Jessie Hair. She is well liked by the Seattle membership for her prompt and courteous help. Seattle Seafarers listen as Port Agent Harvey Mesford reads shipping and legislative reports covering the previous month. Spafarars l.ng �ipi 6 to Break Out of Layup '<W '.'-t tdi^ 17 Sm Tankers to Carry Grain to Russia in New Pact Seventeen ships under contract to the SIU this month received charters to carry U.S. grain to Russia after strong political pressure by labor forced the Ford Administration to negotiate a new long-term, five-year shipping agreement with the USSR, which includes higher freight rates and a ceiling on the amount of grain that can be sold to the Russians. Labor's unified stand against the un­ controlled sale of grain to Russia not only has given a much-needed shot in the arm to the ailing U.S. tanker indus­ try, but will help stabilize all grainrelated consumer prices in this country. U.S. tankers will haul an estimated 890,000 tons of grain to the Soviet Union in October. Six of the SlU-contracted ships had been in layup. They are the Cities Service Miami, Montpelier Victory, Ogden Yukon, Transpanama, Ul­ tramar and the Golden Monarch. On the previously laid-up U.S. vessels alone, 279 jobs have been created which boils down to an estimated 25,110 man days of employment on one round trip voyage averaging 90 days. Other SlU-contracted ships char­ tered to carry grain are: Eagle Traveler; Overseas Vivian; Overseas Aleutian; Overseas Anchorage; Overseas Arctic; Overseas Vila; Connecticut; Ogden Shown here in lay-up at the Seatrain facility in the Brooklyn Shipyard, the Transpanama (Hudson Waterways) was one of the SlU-contracted ships broken out this month to carry grain from the Gulf of Mexico to the Soviet Union. Champion; Transeastern; Mount Ex­ plorer; Ultrasea. According to the grain shipping pro­ gram to Russia for November, 13 more American ships will be needed to carry the U.S. flag's one-third share. And from December on, the new agreement should provide at least eight sailings a month for U.S. ships. Under the terms of the new five-year agreement, the Russians have con­ tracted to buy at least six-million metric tons of grain in each of the contract years with an option to buy two million additional tons per year. If the Russians wish to buy more than the contract stipulates, U.S. Government representa­ tives would first have to study the re­ quest before any additional purchases were okayed. The U.S., however, maintains an escape clause in the agreement which allows the U.S. to break off or curtail grain sales if America's total yearly grain yield falls below 225-million tons. This has not happened in the last 15 years. The Russians have also agreed to pay U.S.-flag carriers a competitive $16-a-ton freight rate enabling Amer­ ican ships to turn a profit in the carriage of at least one-third of all grain cargoes going to the USSR. U.S. representatives in Moscow are still negotiating a further clause in the contract which would require the Rus­ sians to pfovide 200,000 barrels of crude oil and petroleum products per day to be delivered either to the U.S. or by agreement to cities in Europe or other designated areas. The hang-up here is the price the U.S. will pay for the oil. The Soviets want Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) market scale, while the U.S. is holding out for a dollar per barrel less. „I A This entire new agreement with the Russians, which benefits American workers and the U.S. maritime industry as well as safeguarding consumer in­ terests, would not have taken place without the unified actions of labor in brining heavy political pressure on the Administration. ' ^ Brought to a head by the grain-load­ ing boycott by Gulf longshoremen last month, the SIU with the backing of the entire AFL-CIO had been fighting for a favorable agreement since early July when the new grain sales were annoimced. f ip I I: Members Pass Dues Increase Resolution In a secret mail ballot the member­ ship has accepted the dues increase amendment to the SIU Constitution by an overwhelming vote of 3,016 to 288. Under this amendment, which will affect only working members, a dues in­ crease will be collected in the following manner: an additional $50 will be pay­ able for each 90 days worked on SlUcontracted vessels in 12 consecutive months and, after the first 90 days worked in the 12-month period, a per­ centage of $50 equal to the percentage of 90 days worked will be payable. However, before payment of this dues increase can commence an addi­ tional $350 for annual shipping ($87.50 for 90 days) in vacation benefits for SIU members will have to be negotiated. This additional vacation pay will be over and above the vacation increases already provided by the SIU's new three-year contract. Voting on the amendment, as speci­ fied in the SIU Constitution, was carried on by a secret mail ballot for 30 days. Voting began Aug. 25, 1975 and ended Sept. 23, 1975, with ballots issued to Notify Union When Replacement Needed Over the past months the Log has printed stories ctmceming the impor­ tance of the ship's chairman notifying the Union when a replacement is ne^ed for a crewmember leaving a ship. Once again we want to note that it is vital for all ships' chairmen, and in fact any member of the ship's committee, to help see to it that all unlicensed jobs on SIUcontracted vessels are filled at all times by SIU members. Today, more than ever, foreign com­ petitors are doing their best to make inroads in any way possible into the American merchant marine. Two com­ panies in the Philippines, Foreign Travel Services Md World Tide Ship­ ping Agency, are good examples of the attempts being made at taldng away jobs ^m American seamen. These companies have sent letters to SlU-contracted companies offering the services of Filipino crews at what they term "very reasonable and fully ap­ proved wage scales." Some examples of these wages are: $220 per month with a straight overtime rate of $1.38 per hour October, 1975 for a bostm; $150 per month with a $.95 overtime rate for messm^ and wipers, and for AB's $200 per month with a straight overtime rate of $1.25 per horn*. Foreign Travel Services has another "advantage" to hiriilg the men they pro­ vide. In its letter the company states that "strikes and work stoppages are forbidden by the Philippine Govern­ ment and are enforced by denying per­ mission for overseas assi^ments." While our contracted companies have assured us they have never considered using crews provided by these agencies, we must continue to police the replace­ ment of SIU crewmembers so that we are sure that all SIU unlicensed jobs are always protected. Any crewmember preparing to leave a vessel in the continental United States or Puerto Rico must give 24 hours no­ tice to the Master prior to the scheduled sailing of the vessel. When a vessel is expected to arrive on a weekend, notice Continued on Page 26 all eligible voters in all SIU halls. The dues resolution was first pre­ sented to members at the July member­ ship meeting in all Constitutional and Non-Constitutional ports. Then, following the Union's consti­ tutional procedure for amending the Constitution, a Constitutional Commit­ tee was elected on July 18 at a special meeting held in Headsuarters. This six-man committee studied the proposed resolution; approved it, and recommended that the amendment be put to a vote by a secret mail ballot. Seafarers at August membership meetings in SIU halls throughout the country overwhelmingly accepted the Constitutional Committee's report and recommendation, and the dues Incfease amendment was then voted on by the membership. A six-man Tallying Committee elected at the Headquarters' September meeting coimted the ballots and pre­ sented its report at October meetings in all ports. For the full text of the Tallying Com­ mittees report, see pages 10-12. / I 4 Simon Asked to Deny Waiver Bid by Collier Collier Carbon and Chemical Cor­ poration has asked for a two-year ex­ tension of the waiver it was granted last year which exempts the company from complying with the provisions of the Jones Act in shipping anhydrous ammonia on foreign-flag vessels be­ tween Alaska and the Pacific North­ west. SIU President Paul Hall has written a strongly-worded letter requesting that Treasury Secretary William Simon deny the extension because Collier has failed to comply with the terms of the original granting of the waiver. At that time, Collier was given the waiver only on the condition that it promptly seek to con­ tract a U.S.-flag vessel which would he capable of transporting the ammonia. In requesting the extension. Collier states that the extra two years time is needed to complete the vessel it is hav­ ing constructed which Collier says will be ready in the final quarter of 1977. Collier was originally given permis­ sion to ship the ammonia, used to manufacture about 35 percent of the ni­ trogen fertilizer used by wheat growers in the Northwest, when the only Amer­ ican vessel capable of transporting the substance, the Kenai, sank in a storm off the Alaska coast. In his letter to Simon, President HaU stated, "It is clear that Collier has not complied with the terms of the original waiver by promptly contracting for a U.S. vessel. The company delayed con­ tracting for a new vessel untfl it was faced with the necessity to apply for a waiver extension and ignored several options that would have enabled a U.S. vessel to he ready far sooner." "In addition, no waiver extension should be considered because of the likelihood that in the near future a U.S.flag vessel capable of carrying anhydrou ammonia will be available. A two •year waiver extension is an unreason­ able period and would remove all pres­ sure on Collier to employ this new U.S.-flag vessel as soon as it becomes available. "In this situation a two-year contin­ uation of this wai 'er would undermine a most importan. U.;S. maritime law, and could set a precedent for other companies wishing to avoid the use of U.S.-flag vessels.' i'- �MTD Biennial Convention Focus Is on Maritime;Plight of Unemployed Keying in on the many problems fac­ ing the U.S. maritime industry today arid the steps that must be taken to overcome them, the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Department, comprising 44 international unions representing eight million workers, conducted its 1975 Biennial Convention this month in San Francisco, Calif. The two-day Convention, chaired by MTD President Paul Hall, unanimously called for legislation to reserve a sub­ stantial percentage of all U.S. cargo for carriage by U.S.-flag ships; preservation of the Jones Act and extension of its provisions to cover the Virgin Islands "loophole"; legislation to curb the grow­ ing encroachment of Russian third-flag operations on the U.S. West Coast; suf­ ficient budget appropriations to restore 393 staff positions at USPHS hospitals throughout the country and construc­ tion of an all-Alaska natural gas pipe­ line as opposed to a Canadian route. Hie MTD Convoitkm also focused <m the plight of America's vast ranks of imemj^oyed, and the delegates ananimoariy vowed to fig|it for a re­ vised program of imem^oymait insnrance to meet die long term needs of oat-of-woik Americans. The Convention also passed unani­ mous resolutions calling for a $3 an hour minimum wage; tax reform; trade refoim; a national health security pro­ gram; a national energy policy, and a national fisheries policy that would in­ clude a 200-mile offshore fish conservati<m zxme for the U .S. The Convention was highlighted by addresses from Lane Kirkland, AFLCIO secretary-treasurer; Senator J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (D-La.) and MTD President Paul HaU. Tribnte.to McGavin MTD delegates held a moving trib­ ute to the late Peter M. McGavin, exec­ utive secretary-treasurer of the MTD for the past 15 years. In delivering the trihnte, MTD Pres­ ident Paul Hall stated: 'Tor the past 35 years, Peter McGavin had devoted his life to die cause of just and decent treat­ ment for worim^ mmi and women everywhere. He was known thronghont the trade union movement He was nniversally respected for his int^rity and his loyalty and his devotion to the movement to whidi he had made a lastmg contrihntion. Above ad dse, he was loved for his selfless imidiness to assist otfams in time of need. Tder McGavin was devoted to his famfly. To Dorothy McGavin, his widow, and to St^en McGavin, his son, we the (Ulcers and dd^ates to the Page 6 MID Administrator O. William Moody addresses delegates to the MTD's Bi­ ennial Convention held in San Fran­ cisco last month. National Convention (ff the Maritime Hades Departmmit, AFL-CIO, express our deqiest'sympaAy." The Convention then observed one minute of silence in respect for Mr. McGavin's passing, July 6, 1975. Tackle Maritime Problems Top priority at the Convention was given to overall programs that would foster continued^revitalization of the U.S. merchant m|^e and restore its once globally competitive position on the world's seaways. Heading the list of the proposed needed maritime programs, the Con­ vention called for a bill similar to the pocket-vetoed Energy Transportation Security Act, which would require that a substantial percentage of U.S. cargo be carried on American-manned, Amer­ ican-built vessels. Viigin Islands Loophole Turning to the vital issue of the Jones Act, which protects American domestic shipping from incursion by foreign-flag operations, the Convention noted that the Act "has provided the basis for guaranteed employment for the Amer­ ican seaman and has demonstrated that it is the mainstay of the entire U.S. mer­ chant marine." However, the Convention pointed out that "despite the comprehensive­ ness of the Act, it has its flaw; the Virgin Islands and American Samoa are exempt from the law." It was noted that because of this flaw, "U.S. ore and oil refining industries have established themselves in the Islands ... to enjoy the various tax incMitives offered by the Islands and to use foreign-flag ships, thereby circumventing the intent of the Jones Act." The Convention then called for "immediate passage of legis­ lation which would amend the Jones Act by making it apply to the Virgin Islands and American Samoa." SenatOT J. Bennett Johnston, who addressed the Convention on this and other issues affecting the U.S. maritime industry and the nation's economy, re­ cently introduced in the Senate a meas- Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (D-La) discusses legislation he has intro­ duced to close the Virgin Islands loophole in the Jones Act. ore to dose the Viigin Idands lodjj^ole. A Victim of Detente The Convention also took up the complex problems of how detente with ?he Russians has worked to the growing detriment of the U.S. merchant marine. The delegates pointed out the havoc caused among U.S.-flag operators by the "ruthless rate-cutting practices" of the Soviet-owned Far Eastern Shipping Co. (FESCO), which is operating as a third-flag carrier on the U.S. West Coast. They further noted that since Continued on Page 7 MTD and SlU President Paul Hall, who chaired the Convention, delivers a tribute to the late Peter M McQavIn Others on dais are from left: MTD Administrator O. William Moody, Sen. J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. and SlU Vice President LIndsey Williams. ' Seafarers Log �• All of the job benefits of the Alaska gas line would go to U.S. workers such as construction workers, shipbuilders and seamen. Continued from Page 6 1972 when 42 U.S. ports were opened to Russian vessels, third-flag opera­ tions, dominated by communist bloc nations, have captured more than half of dl U.S. liner trade between the West Coast and the Far East. To alleviate this unfortunate situa­ tion, the Convention unanimously agreed that safeguards against cut-throat rate cutting must be adopted to insure both the health of the American eccmomy andthe U.S. merchant marine. USPHS Resolution O. William Moody, administrator of the MTD, briefed the Convention dele­ gates on a bill introduced by Senator Warren Magnuson (D-Wash.), that would provide additional federal ap­ propriations for the Department of Health, Edlication and Welfare to re­ store 393 vital staff positions at USPHS hospitals. HEW cut these positions re­ cently in their continuing effort to phase out the USPHS system, which is so vital to the medical care of seamen. The Convention tmanimously ex­ pressed its complete support for the bill, and conunended Senator Magnuson for "his courageous and tireless efforts to preserve the Public Health Service Hos­ pitals and give them an opportunity to serve as a larger and even more effec­ tive instrument in the nation's health delivery system." Lane Kirkland, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, speaks to delegates attending Maritime Trades Department Convention last month in San Fran­ cisco. Paul Hall, president of the MTD and the SID, is at left. that the all-Alaska route would better Alaska Gas Pipeline benefit the nation because: A proposed project to build a nat­ • The line would be totally under ural gas pipeline alongside the Alaskan U.S. control. oil pipeline from Alaska's North Slope to Valdez was unanimously endorsed • The line would provide natural by the MTD Convention. Under this gas not only to the West Coast but also proopsal, the gas would be liquified at the Midwest, through redistribution of Valdez and then shipped via LNG car­ U.S. gas reserves in the Southwest and riers to locations in the lower 48 states increased shipments from these fields rather than have the line run through to the Midwest. And LNG vessels could Canada to the U.S. midwest. even move the Alaska gas to the East if needed. It was pointed out at the Convention Port Cooncil Reports In addition to the many resolutions concerning maritime and other issues affecting all American workers, the MTD Convention heard reports from the MTD's network of 27 Maritime Port Councils. These important organ­ izations, located in port cities on the U.S. East and West Coasts, the Gulf, the Great Lakes, the rivers and in Canada and Puerto Rico, are comprised of scores of local unions and smaller international afiiliates. The MTD Convention recognized that the Port Councils "have contrib­ uted much toward increasing the aware­ ness of citizens throughout the nation of the importance of a strong U.S. mer­ chant marine and a united labor move­ ment to the welfare of the nation." Officers Elected Before adjourning the two-day con­ vention, MTD delegates conducted elections for top MTD officials. Paul Hall was unanimously reelected MTD president, as were Jack McDonald, vice president, and O. William Moody, ad­ ministrator. The Convention delegates unanimously voted to hold off election of an executive secretary-treasurer as a successor to the late Peter M. McGavin. .• .--i 1 r Delegates Approve Resolution W^ AFL-CIO ConfabCalls for Mar iiime Reform AFL-CIO President George Meany addresses delegates to federation's Con­ vention in San Francisco, Calif, earlier this month. A resolution calling for a complete panics and other multinational opera­ overhaul of existing maritime laws was tions to dodge U.S. taxes and union adopted by delegates attending the 11th workers by using foreign-flag ships. • Repeal of all tax laws which allow Convention of the AFL-CIO in San U.S. firms to benefit from using foreignFrancisco, Calif, earlier this month. The nearly 900 delegates, rq)resent- flag vessels. • Consolidation of all maritime af­ ing all the federation's 14 million-mem­ fairs under one Federal agency. ber affiliated imions, called for several • Development of a strong, balanced steps to help revitalize the U.S. mer­ chant fleet in an effort to regain its U.S. merchant marine through construc­ former prominence in worldwide ship­ tion and operating subsidy programs which will enable the U.S. to achieve ping. competitive parity with foreign-flag The Convention adopted an "omni­ bus" merchant marine resolution which fleets. • Inclusitm of the Virgin Islands was passed at the recently-concluded AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department under the provisions of the Jones Act, Convention held late last month in which would create a new source of cargoes for the U.S. merchant fleet. Washington, D.C. The Convention also condemned Some of the major points of the "predatory and competition-destroying^ adopted resolution were: • Development of a national cargo intmsimis by Communist states* mer­ policy that will assure the U.S. fleet a chant fleets and called on Congress and "substantial share" of U.S. cargoes in the Federal Maritime Commission to act to combat the rate-cutting of "these all trade routes of the world. modem-day commerce raiders." • The end to the "effective control" The delegates to the four-day Con­ theory which allows major U.S. oil com- vention heard speeches from repre­ sentatives of the Administration, the Congress and the labor movement. AFL-CIO President George Meany, who was elected to his 11th term as federation president, delivered the key­ note address. New U.S. Leadership In his remarks, the.81-year-old labor leader blamed the policies of the Nixon and Ford Administrations for continu­ ing inflation and high unemployment and called for new national leadership. Meany told the delegates that the policies of the Administration have led to hfgh prices, high interest rates and millions of unemployed, and this has created the "worst economic crisis since the 1930's" in this country. And he added, no amount of "economic gobbledygook" from the White House can change that fact. Many Resolutions Passed A total of 133 resolutions were adopted at the Convention. Most of f IJ 1 A them reaffirmed AFL-CIO policies de­ signed to create full employment, im­ prove the standard of living of Ameri­ can workers, initiate new and badly needed programs for health care, safety, welfare, child care and social services and to protect workers from unemploy­ ment. Prior to the start of the Convention, SIU President Paul Hall was named to head a three-man committee which has been directed to investigate alleged fraud and harassment in the election battles between the United Farm Wori^ers and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters for the right to represent California farm woricers. I •I Also named to the conunittee, which was set up by the AFL-CIO Executive Council, were Joseph Keenan, secre­ tary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and Paul Jen­ nings, president of the International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers. tl I The foDowhig mraibem have had tiielr benefit payaMuts held op tiiey tidied to nt^^y comfirte htformation wli» tiiehr ciatnw. Unkni SOCIAL SECURITY Na 4S3-01-5916 089-14-d077 . 465-72-8223 081-90-8043 4S6-O2-1029 257-26-6950 079-03-5366 367-18-6252 437-76-5705 522-18-1454 343-16-7163 225-46-9411 PontiftiL^^ ^Mjdsoidtas»W. Pcnate,0. RngOjM. MdG^LP. Saaser,A. Wasson,D<B. $eneff,£.J. Soner,L«D. Morris, H.W. Franco, P. J. Rowland, R. L. 'V . ... I\. • Page? October, 1975 >; mm �type of acUon that led to the Meiehant Manne Act, brougt the 0.1 Cargo Terence Bill so close to passage and is now behind the Non-Natural Carriers Bill—the strong political action we can mount only with the money you donate to SPAD. Headquarters Netes BOSUNS RECERTIFICATION PROGRAM Including the 12 men who have graduated from the two-month Bosuns Recertification Program this month, a total of 296 Seafarers have successfully completed this important training and upgrading program. You know today's U.S. maritime industry is an extremely complex and changing one. And these changes are occurring not only in the technical ship­ board areas, but also on the legislative and governmental fronts m Washington which have an ever increasing effect on our jobs and job security. ^ Today's Seafarer must keep up on more than just the changing technical skill of his job aboard ship. He must also know the problems—legislative, economic and otherwise—that have an impact on the maritime industry as a whole, and what his Union is doing about these problems. The nearly 300 Seafarers who have completed this program have been given an oveniew of the U.S. maritime industry. They have seen where the industry stands today and what they, as professional Seafarers, can expect tomorrow. And as the chairmen of the ship's committee, these men have been passing on their newly gained knowledge to a wide cross-section of the SIU membership. The Bosuns' program has been a great success for both the Union and the membership. For more information on the Bosuns' program see pages 22-23 of this Seafarers Log. by SIU Vice President Frank Droiak Though the U.S. maritime industry has, in general, been experiencing the adverse effects of the current recession, we have been successful in securing a large number of new jobs for this membership. With the crewing of the 265,000 dwt tanker SS Massachusetts, the roll-on, roll-off of vessel SS Great Land, the 89,000 dwt tanker Golden Monarch as well as the projected crewing of the Massachusetts' sister supertanker SS New York in the next few months, the SIU gains important new jobs that will be filled by Union members, for the next 20 or 25 years it is predicted that these ships will operate. These new ships were all built under Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 which provides construction subsidies for building new U.S.-flag ships. The SIU fought long and hard to win the passage of this bill because we recognized that it would provide a solid foundation for rebuilding our nation's merchant marine. The new ships built with these subsidies are giving America one of the world's most modem, eflBcient intermodal liner fleets and a rejuvinated tanker fleet to replace the undersized and overaged tankers operating under the U.S. flag. And the SIU, as one of the prime supporters of the legislation, is now en­ joying some of the fmits of this building program. But these gains are now being threatened by two recent developments— the incursion of rate-cutting Soviet bloc carriers into our liner trade and a world-wide slump in the tanker market. No matter how efficient our liner fleet becomes, it can never compete with state-owned non-national carriers that can move cargo without regard for profit. Operated by nations interested in political gains and capturing inter­ national "hard" currency, these carriers undercut conference shipping rates and drive out legitimate competition. Only legislation, such as the Non-National Carriers Bill now being con­ sidered by CMigress can protect the U.S. liner fleet and Seafarers' jobs in that fleet To provide quick relief from the slumping international market for U.S. tankers, the SIU has been actively engaged in the AFL^CIO's successful battle with the White House over U.S. grain sales to Russia. As a result, a new grain freight rate has been worked out and many of the laid-up U.S. tankers will now carry one-third of all grain sold to Russia. Al­ ready, we havfr^n advised by our operators that 17 SIU ships will be taking on crews in the next few weeks and loading grain bound for Russia. A more permanent solution to the tanker problem lies in securing scmie type <rf cargo preference for U.S. flag ships. Unlike higher wages or better beneffis, cargo preference can only be won through vigorous political action—the same 'A' SENIORITY UPGRADING PROGRAM In addition to our graduating bosuns, we have had six SIU members grad­ uating from the SIU's 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program this month. This brings to 185 the number of Seafarers who have achieved a full book with the SIU since the program started in 1973. These men have not only received the rights and privileges of a full book member, they have taken on the important responsibility of filling the SIU's manpower void left by our older retiring members and those Brothers who pass away. An eligible member who wishes to attend the program biit has not yet applied should do so immediately. For more information about the Seniority Upgrading Program see pages 22-23 of this Seafarers Log. FIREFIGHTING In today's technically changing merchant marine the upgraded skills of a Seafarer must include flreflghting. To acquire this skill, a Seafarer need only participate in the two-day flre­ flghting course held at the Lundeberg School in Piney Point for the classroom instruction and at the jointly sponsored MSC-MARAD flreflghting school in Earle, N.J. Over 2,000 Seafarers have gotten their flreflghting certificates through this program, but there is still a long way to go before each and every SIU member possesses this important skill. Upcoming dates for the flreflghting course are: Oct. 17, 23 and 31; Nov. 14 and 20, and Dec. 5,12 and 19. Log Receives HPA Award Financial Committee at Work Marietta Homayonpour, editor of the Seafarers Log, accepts an International Labor Press Association award from the Association's secretary-treasurer John Bariy at the group's recent convention in San Francisco. The first place award for 'General Excellence' is the highest award the Log can receive. In their written comments on the awards, the judges pointed to some of the Log's highlights and concluded, "in all, effective communication." Early this month the latest elected SIU Financial Committee goes over the Union's financial transactions at Headquarters. The committee consisted of OI"- rear): William Reid; Juan Cruz; Chairman Frank Rodriguez; Walter "Red" Gustavson, Thomas J. Esposito; Major E. Reid, and Nicholas Damante. Pages ^ t / / < r t i ' i, / * / ii f J,.'? >• Seafarers Log ' •! 4 I iK.X f tiV..;is ' ' < ' ' , J .1 ^ . I '4 ,' / T"; v. • / . ,. ' ..-•••I.-' • . ' r:/ t' �«iaa^W^'j?^Sr-^----• Washington Activities ByB.Rocfccr Merchant Marine Authorization The House-Senate Conference Committee reached agreement Sept. 11 on differences between H.R. 3902 and S. 1542, to authorize maritime funds for Fiscal Year 1976. As the bill was reported, it authorizes $195 million for construction dif­ ferential subsidy and $315.9 milUon for operating differ-subsidy. It sets a $7 billion ceiling on Title XI guarantees. The conference report is expected to go back to both houses for a vote in the near future, but no date has been set. Third-Flag Bfll The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee will begin hearings Oct. 23 on H.R. 7940, a bill to provide minimum ocean rates for cargo carried on third-flag ships. S. 868, the Senate version, was favorably reported out of the Senate Com­ merce Committee. The U.S. fleet needs the protection offered by such a law in order to survive in competition against Russian ships—^which are not required to show a profit —and other foreign ships which are heavily subsidized, directly and indirectly. 200 Mile Limit Bill Similar bills have been reported out of the Senate Commerce Committee and the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. The bills would extend U.S. fishery management jurisdiction from the present 12 mile limit to 200 miles. The House version, H.R. 200, was referred to the House International Affairs Committee because of that committee's new oversight responsibility given in" last year's House reorganization. Maritime Strikes Senator Inouye will chair hearings in Honolulu on Oct. 15 on S. 1126, a bill to prevent shipping strikes which would interrupt commerce between the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. War Risk Insurance On Sept. 9, the House of Representatives adopted H.R. 1073, a bill to extend war risk insurance for a three-year period under Title XII of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. The Senate has not yet taken action on its version of the bill. SIU opposed coverage for foreign-flag ships under the Act. The Maritime Administration will initiate a new plan to carry out the war risk program. Applications will be examined on a ship-by-ship basis. It is estimated that approximately 75 percent of the so-called "effective U.S. controlled ships" will no longer be eligible for coverage. These are U.S.-owned, foreign-flag vessels, registered in Liberia and Panama. Jones Act Senator Johnston (D-La.) has introduced a bill to extend Jones Act cover­ age to the Virgin Islands for transportation of crude oil, residual fuel oil and refined petroleum products. S. 2422 was referred to the Senate Commerce Committee. Upgrades to Cook and Baker Railroad Bills The Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Subcommittee on Transportation are holding hearings on various railroad bills. A section of the Senate bill, S. 2027, deals with funding for development of more efficient vessels for inland and coastal waterways. There is a provision in H.R. 9802 which would allow railroads to lower rates without ICC approval, and this would unfairly discriminate against water carriers. Hall Supports Delta Lines* Action SIU President Paul Hall recently protested the shipping restrictions imposed on Delta Steamship Lines by the Government of Guatemala in a letter to Frederick B. Dent, Special Representative for Trade Negotiations. Delta has filed a petition, under the Trade Act of 1974, asking for relief from discrimination by Guatemala in restricting imports to Guatemala's flag ships. President Hall stated, "The Seafarers International Union, which represents unlicensed seamen employed by Delta Steamship Lines, is concerned that allowing such discriminatory trade practices will worsen the already depressed maritime industry." Herb Brand, President of the Transportation Institute, testified before the Special Trade Negotiation Board in support of Delta Lines. Brand criticized the American government's handling of similar situations in the past and urged the Federal Board to take action against such discriminatory practices. Chairman Sullivan Speaks Out on UJS.-Flag Fleet Rep. Leonor K. Sullivan warned in an article in the Congressional Record, Sept. 10, that there is a dangerous imbalance of U.S.-flag ships compared with the modem, state-owned and operated Soviet bloc fleets. Mrs. Sullivan, chairman of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, said, "We have tried now for three years to enact a modest cargo preference quota on petroleum products so that 20-30 percent would be carried in U.S.flag bottoms. Despite our continued efforts, we have been blocked while the oil-producing nations are rapidly building their own tanker fleets Unless we wake up, there will be no energy product carriage in the U.S.-flag vessels. . . . Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Nominated On Sept. 19, President Ford nominated Karl Bakke to succeed Helen Delich Bentley as Federal Maritime Commissioner. Mrs. Bentley's term has expired, but she has continued to serve until a replacement could be named. Bakke, an attorney, has served in the government since 1960 in the Com­ merce Department, the United States Tariff Commission, and the Federal Reserve Board. The Senate must act on confirmation of Mr. Bakke for a term expiring June 30, 1980. The Federal Maritime Commission is the rate-setting agency for merchant shipping. J ' if iI 'I To Protect Your 11 Job Security in the Fight for Favorable Legislation Seafarers arc uifcd to contribute to SFAD. It is the way to have your yoke heard and to keep your union effective in the tight for legislation to protect the security of every Seafarer and his family. 5 Finish Lifeboat Course <!r^. "'<? iii»ii I Upgrader Terry Smith (right) displays his Cook and Baker graduation cake to HLSS Baker Bill Sidenstricker in the galley of the school in Piney Point. Md. October, 1975 Kneeling (far right) is Lifeboat Course Instructor Paul Allman with another graduating class of (standing I. to r.): Clyde Cummins; Jose Lopez, and Everett Delande. In the bottom row (I. to r.) are: Udjang Nurdjaja, and Amin Rajab. Pages *>1 �Tallying Committee Dues Vote Report Following is the full report of the six-man Tallying Committee elected at Union Headquarters on Sept. 29,1975 to report on the election held from Aug. 25 to Sept. 23, 1975 on a dues increase. The report will be read at all SlU ports during October. REPORT OF UNION TALLYING sent to the Ports by Headquarters, along with a break­ down of the ballots issued and unused ballots which were returned: COMMITTEE REFERENDUM ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON DUES INCREASE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA-ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT, AFL-CIO (Referendum Period August 25, 1975 through September 23,1975) We, the undersigned members of the Union Tallying Committee, were duly elected at a Special Meeting held in Headquarters-Port of New York on September 29, 1975. The election was held constitutionally under Article XXV and, accordingly, consists of six (6) members— two (2) from each of the Deck, Engine and Steward Departments. The following is our Report and recommendations. On September 29th, at 11:00 a.m., we met with Secretary-Treasurer Joe DiGiorgio. He gave to each Committee member a copy of our Union Constitution and su^ested that we read those sections dealing with the duties of a Tallying Committee. . The Committee proceeded to a room located at 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, where we worked while in session. In compliance with Article XIII, Section 4(c) of our Constitution, we elected, from among ourselves, Frank Teti, Book No. T-93, to act as Chairman. We received from Headquarters' offices of the Union, all of the files relative to the conduct of the election. These files contained signed receipts for ballots issued as follows: PORT BALLQ1S ISSUED BOSTON 1- 100 . NEW YORK 101- 1600 PHILADELPHIA 1601- 1900 BALTIMORE 1901- 2700 NORFOLK 2701- 2900 JACKSONVILLE 2901- 3100 TAMPA 3101- 3300 HOUSTON 3301- 4300 PORT ARTHUR 4301- 4400 NEW ORLEANS 4401- 5800 MOBILE 5801- 6500 WILMINGTON 6501- 6700 SAN FRANCISCO 6701- 7400 SEATTLE 7401- 7900 ST. LOUIS 7901- 7950 DETROIT 7951- 8950 SAN JUAN 8951- 9350 YOKOHAMA 9351- 9450 ALPENA 9451- 9550 BUFFALO 9551- 9750 (CHICAGO 9751- 9950 CLEVELAND 9951-10150 DULUTH 10151-10350 FRANKFORT 10351-10550 TOLEDO 10551-10750 PINEY POINT 10751-10850 HEADQUARTERS (ABSENTEE) 10851-10875 TOTAL 100 1,500 300 800 200 200 200 1,000 100 1,400 700 200 700 500 50 1,000 400 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 100 PORT 1. BOSTON 2. NEW YORK 3. PHILA­ DELPHIA 4. BALTIMORE 5. NORFOLK 6. JACKSON­ VILLE 7. TAMPA 8. HOUSTON 9. PORT ARTHUR 10. NEW ORLEANS 11. MOBILE 12. WILMING­ TON 13. SAN FRANCISCO 14. SEATTLE 15. ST. LOUIS 16. DETROIT 17. SAN JUAN 18. YOKO­ HAMA 19. ALPENA 20. BUFFALO 21. CHICAGO 22. CLEVELAND 23. DULUTH 24. FRANK­ FORT 25. TOLEDO 26. PINEY POINT HQS. (Ab­ sentee) BALLOTS RECEIVED FROM HEADQUARTERS 1- 100 101- 1600 BALLOTS TOTAL UNUSED BALAND LOTS RETURNED ISSUED 41- 100 40 635- 1600 534 1601- 1900 1901- 2700 2701- 2900 1675- 1900 2060- 2700 2821- 2900 74 159 120 2901-3100 3101- 3300 3301- 4300 3029- 3100 3147- 3300 3644- 4300 128 46 343 4301- 4400 4302- 4400 1 4401- 5800 5801- 6500 4643- 5800 6007- 6500 242 206 6501- 6700 6598- 6700 97 6701- 7400 7401- 7900 7901- 7950 7951- 8950 8951- 9350 7009- 7400 7671- 7900 7906- 7950 8104- 8950 9014- 9350 308 270 5 153 63 9351- 9450 9451- 9550 9551- 9750 9751- 9950 9375- 9450 9494- 9550 9567- 9750 9789- 9950 24 43 16 38 9951-10150 10082-10150 10151-10350 10343-10350 131 192 10351-10550 10385-10550 10551-10750 10565-10750 34 14 10751-10850 10823-10850 72 10851-10875 10852-10875 1 3,354 Based on the foregoing, we have accounted for all the ballots printed. Your Committee has examined or handled correspon­ dence as follows: "August 15, 1975 Mr. Herbert Bacher, Executive Vice President Sterling National Bank & Trust Company of New York I41() Broadway New York, New York 10018 RE: Depository for Ballots SWNA-AGLIWD Constitutional Amendment Referendum, 8/25/75 thru 9/23/75 Dear Mr. Bacher: the Constitutional Committee's Report which was ap­ proved by the membership at meetings held in all Ports in August, I have designated the Sterling National Bank & Trust Company of New York as depository for ballots in a mail referendum to be conducted from August 25, .1975 through September 23, 1975. The balloting procedure outlined in the Union's Con­ stitution will be followed. A copy of our Constitution is enclosed herewith. It will be the function of the depository to accept all envelopes delivered or mailed in, to safeguard them in the bank, and to surrender them only to the duly authorized Union Tallying Committee, in accordance with Article XXV of the Union's Constitution, which will be on or about September 29, 1975. Proof of authorization shall be a certification by the writer. The Union Tallying Com­ mittee shall be authorized to sign a receipt for these en­ velopes. The depository shall be requested to certify that all of these envelopes were properly safeguarded, were surrendered only to the Union Tallying Committee, and that no one other than the appropriate bank personnel has had access to these envelopes. Thanking you for your cooperation, we remain. Very truly yours, SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA-AGLIWD JDG.mp s/ Enc. (Constitution) Joe DiGiorgio Secretary-Treasurer" "August 15, 1975 Mr. Herbert Bacher, Executive Vice President Sterling National Bank & Trust Company of New York 1410 Broadway l^ew York, New York 10018 RE: Balloting Procedure SWNA-AGLIWD Constitutional Amendment Referendum August 25,1975 through September 23,1975 Dear Mr. Bacher: Listed below )are the Ports from which balloting envelopes (samples of which are enclosed herewith) will be mailed to your office: "Alpena, Michigan Brooklyn, New York Baltimore, Maryland Norfolk, Virginia Boston, Massachusetts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Buffalo, New York Piney Point, Maryland Chicago, Illinois Port Arthur, Texas Cleveland, Ohio Santurce, Puerto Rico River Rouge, Michigan San Francisco, California Duluth, Minnesota Seattle, Washington Frankfort, Michigan St. Louis, Missouri Houston, Texas Tampa, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Toledo, Ohio Mobile, Alabama Wilmington, California New Orleans, Louisiana Yokohama, Japan It is requested that you telephone the Union office each In accordance with the recommendation contained in 25 In addition to the foregoing, your Committee examined correspondence indicating that an absentee ballot was issued to the following member, who was eligible to vote such absentee ballot by reason of being aboard A vessel not scheduled to be at a Port where a ballot could be secured during the voting period: NAME BOOK NO. BALLOT ISSUED RoyM. Ayers A-127 10851 We have seen a bill from the printer indicating that 15,000 ballots, numbered one through 15,000 had been printed for this referendum. . Your Committee has checked all of the unused ballots on hand at Headquarters which were not issued. The stubs on these unused ballots are numbered 10876 through 15000. Your Committee checked the numbers on the stubs of the used ballots received from the various Ports. We also checked the numbers on the stubs of the unused ballots which were returned by the various Ports and found that all stubs, both used and unused, coincided with the num­ ber of ballots printed. The following is a breakdown of the ballots that were Page 10 Recortified Bosun Frank Teti (2nd right) early this month at Headquarters heads the Tallying Committee elected Sept. 29 to count the ballots cast on the dues Increase resolution vote. Other members of the com­ mittee are (I. to r.): J. Sweeney, deck, department: A. Scaturro and J. C. Anderson, both steward depart­ ment and William Koflowltch and Roman V. Harper of the engine department. Seafarers Log �"September 29, 1975 Continued from Page 10 day to report the number of envelopes received that day. For this purpose, telephone 499-6600 and give the in­ formation to Mildred Piatt. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me. Mr. Herbert Bacher, Executive Vice President Sterling National Bank & Trust Company 1410 Broadway New York, New York 10018 Dear Mr. Bacher: Very truly yours, JDG:mp Enc. s/ Joe DiGiorgio Secretary-Treasurer" "STERLING NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK The undersigned members of the Union Tallying Com­ mittee, acting under and pursuant to the Report of the Constitutional Committee, acknowledge receipt of en­ velopes mailed to you and delivered this day to us rela­ tive to the referendum on 1975 Constitutional Amend­ ment. Very truly yours, UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA-AGLIWD August 19, 1975 Mr. Joe DiGiorgio Secretary-Treasurer Seafarers International Union of North America 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11232 Re: Depository for Ballots— SIUNA-AGLIWD Constitutional Amendment Referendum—8/25/75 thru 9/23/75 • s/ s/ s/ s/ s/ s/ Frank Teti, T-93-Chairman John Sweeney, S-1147 William Kofiowitch, K-467 Roman Harper, H-189 Anthony Scaturro, S-78 Jasper Anderson, A-361" "September 29, 1975 Dear Mr. DiGiorgio: We are in receipt of your letter of August 15, 1975 designating Sterling National Bank & Trust Company of New York (herein referred to as "Bank") as depository for ballots in connection with the above-captioned refer­ endum. I understand that the voting period will be from August 25, 1975 to September 23, 1975. I am happy to inform you that the Bank agrees to act as depository to accept all envelopes delivered or rnailed in, to safeguard them in the Bank, and to surrender them only to a duly authorized tallying committee upon the following terms and-conditions: The Bank's services as a depository are wholly gratuit­ ous and for the sole benefit of the Union. The Bank shall incur no liability.in respect to any action taken or suffered by it in reliance upon any notice, direction, instruction, or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and duly authorized nor for anything except its own wil­ ful misconduct or gross negligence. In all questions aris­ ing with respect to the Bank's services or function as a depository the Bank may "rely on the advice of counsel and for anything done or omitted in good faith by the Bank based on such advice the Bank shall not be liable to any one. The Bank shall not be required to take action involving any expense unless the payment of such ex­ pense shall be made or provided for in a manner satis­ factory to it. Kindly indicate your agreement to the terms hereof by affixing your authorized signature where indicated on the enclosed copy and returning it to me at the address indi­ cated above. Very truly yours, s/ HDG/deb Mr. Herbert Bacher, Executive Vice President Sterling National Bank & Trust Company 1410 Broadway New York, New York 10018 Dear Mr. Bacher: As Secretary-Treasurer of the Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District, AFL-CIO, in charge of the Minutes thereof, I hereby certify that in accordance with the Con­ stitution of this Union, the membership has duly elected the following to constitute the Union Tallying Commit­ tee for the mail ballot referendum referred to in our let­ ter of August 15, 1975. Frank Teti, T-93 (Deck Dept.") William Kofiowitch, K-467 (Engine Dept.) Anthony Scaturro, S-78 (Steward Dept.) John Sweieney, S-1147 (Deck Dept.) Roman Harper, H-189 (Engine Dept.) Jasper Anderson, A-361 (Steward Dept.) As constitutionally provided: "The Committee but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain all mailed ballots and all other mailed elec­ tion material from the depo.sitory . . ." Accordingly, a majority of four (4) or more of the aforementioned may accept delivery of, and sign a receipt for, all of the en­ velopes which have been mailed to you in the course of said referendum. It is hereby requested that you certify that all of the envelopes received by you have been properly safe­ guarded in your vault; that you have surrendered them to the said Union Tallying Committee, and that no one other than appropriate bank personnel has had access to the said envelopes. Herbert D. Bacher Very truly yours, AGREED AND ACCEPTED SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA-AGLIWD s/ J. DiGiorgio Secretary-Treasu rer" "STERLING NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK Date: "September 29, 1975 "August 22, 1975 Mr. Herbert Bacher, Executive Vice President Sterling National Bank & Trust Company 1410 Broadway at 39th Street New York, New York 10018 Re: Depository for Ballots SIUNA-AGLIWD Constitutional Amendment Referendum August 25, 1975 through September 23, 1975 Dear Mr. Bacher: As requested, I am returning to you herewith a copy of your letter to me dated August 19, 1975, to which I have affixed my signature.^ Very truly yours, Seafarers International Union of North America 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11232 Gentlemen: This is to certify that all of the envelopes received by this institution addressed to: Mr. Herbert Bacher, Executive Vice President Sterling National Bank & Trust Company 1410 Broadway New York, New York 10018 in the name of the Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, have been properly safeguarded in our vault. We have today surrendered the above mentioned en­ velopes to the Union Tallying Committee. No one other than appropriate personnel has had access to the said en­ velopes contained in our vault. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA-AGLIWD JDG:mp Enc. s/ J. DiGiorgio Secre tary-Treasu rer" Very truly yours, WITNESS s/ William Sharkey' s/ Daphne Tai for Herbert D. Bacher PORT DISCREPANCIES ALPENA On September 5, 1975, the Port of Alpena issued bal­ lots numbered 9466 through 9476. The roster sheet indi­ cates a voting date of September 4, 1975; the roster sheet also bears a note signed by the Port Agent that the date should have been September 5, 1975. Your Committee has noted this error, which in no way effects the results of the election. Your Committee has also noted that the yellow "BANK COPY" of the roster sheets indicating ballots issued on September 5 and September 6, 1975 were erroneously sent to Headquarters instead of to the bank depository. On September 22, 1975, the Port of Alpena issued a challenged ballot No. 9488 to William Newhouse, Book No. N-368, due to a question regarding his dues standing. In checking Union records, your Committee found that Brother Newhouse was in good standing and his ballot was counted as a valid ballot cast. On September 16, 1975, the Port of Alpena advised Headquarters that ballot No. 9484 had been voided. The individual to whom it was issued had marked the ballot at the same time the Port Agent noted that he was not a ful' book member and not eligible to vote in this referen­ dum. The void ballot was forwarded to the Bank de­ pository with the roster for that date. This discrepancy in no way effects the results of the election. PORT ARTHUR On September 16, 1975, the Port of Port Arthur issued ballot No. 4301 to George B. McCurley, Book No. M-767. Your Committee has seen a letter from the Agent in Port Arthur stating that the stub of ballot No. 4301 was- inadvertently mailed to the Secretary-Treasurer. We have also seen the original roster sheet dated September 16, 1975 to which the ballot stub was attached. This error in no way effects the results of the election. i!' 1 SAN FRANCISCO On the roster sheet dated August 25, 1975 for the Port of San Francisco, your Committee noted a notation by the Port Agent that ballot No. 6751 was voided because the member marked it in public. We also noted, how­ ever, that the member in question was then issued ballot No. 6752. In view of the importance of maintaining the secrecy of the ballot, your Committee is of the opinion that the Port Agent took the proper action. We have also seen ballots numbered 6896, 6897, 6898 and 6899 which were voided because the numbers were not clearly imprinted. In each instance, the second digit was indecipherable. These ballots were not issued and do not affect the resulft of the referendum. k -i ...V ST. LOUIS On September 8, 1975, the Port of St. Louis issued bal­ lot No. 7902 to Stuart H. Smith, Jr., Book No. S-1504. According to the roster sheet, this is the only ballot issued in the Port of St. Louis on that date. In checking the "Roster and Stubs" envelope sent to the depository for that date, your Committee found that the envelope con­ tained only the roster sheet; it did not contain the stub for ballot No. 7902. In tallying the ballots, we found that the stub had not been detached from the ballot and that both the stub and the ballot were mailed by the member to the bank depository. Your Committee, in its discretion, counted ballot No. 7902 as a valid ballot cast. In the course of tallying the ballots, the Committee Chairman recommended and the members agreed, that the-challenged ballots be set aside, unopened, until the tally was completed. Further, that such challenged ballots not be counted unless such count would influence the re­ sults of the election. The following is your Committee's tally of the ballots. Three thousand three hundred and fifty-four (3,354) ballots were issued. Of that number, three thousand three hundred and twelve (3,312) were cast and received by the bank depository. The breakdown is as follows: AMENDMENT ARTICLE V, SECTION 1. All members' dues shall consist of: (a) dues in effect on July 1, 1975, which shall be paid quarterly on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, except as herein otherwise provided, and; (b) the sum of $50.00 for each ninety days worked in twelve Consecutive months for contracted employers and for days worked subsequent to such first ninety days in such twelve consecutive months, which are less than ninety, a proportionate sum of such $50.00 which shall be equal to the percentage which such worked days bears to ninety days. Dues payable under this subsection (b) shall be payable on the day that the member receives payment for his earned compensatory credit on account of having worked such days, anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, and shall become effective as to members in the manner designated and determined by majority vote of the membership by secret ballot. When •j I s' Continued on Page 12 October, 1975 Page 11 M' �(b) Employee (c) Other (Specify) (d) Total Contributions ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal year ended March 31,1975 $13,394,862.76 2. Dividends and Experience Rating Refunds from Insurance Companies SEAFARERS PENSION FUND (Name of Welfare Fund) 3. Receipts from Investments: (a) Interest (b) Dividends (c) Rents (d) Other (Specify) (e) Total Receipts from Investments 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215 (Address of Fund) ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEAFARERS PENSION FUND 1. Cash: (a) On interest $ 2,700,700.66 (b) Not on interest 629,828.24 (c) In office $ 3,330,528.90 2. Bonds: (a) Government obligations $ 1,135,215.75 (b) Other obligations 62,998,576.37 64,133,792.12 3. Stocks: (a) Preferred $ 1,520,877.38 (b) Common 32,480,912.44 34,001,789.82 Mortgage loans on real estate 4. 159,421.55 5. Real estate, less $ encumbrances and less $ ;... allowance for depreciation 6. Interest and.other investment income due and accrued 1,410,234.97 Other assets (List each separately): 7. Mortgage investment trust 999,732.43 8. Contributions receivable and prepaid expenses 2,171,035.69 9. Group,advance deposit contract—Phoenix Mutual 4,000,000.00 10. Total Assets '. $110,206,605.48 LlABILmES 11. Outstanding benefit claims not covered by insurance carriers .. 12. Other amounts set aside for payment of benefits 13. Premiums and annuity considerations due to insurance carriers for member benefits ~. 14. General expenses due or accrued 52,863.02 Other liabilities (List each separately): 15. Due to other Plans 41,719.66 16. 17. 18. Total Liabilities 94,582.68 19. Balance of Fund 110,112,022.80 20. Total $110,206,605.48 PART rv—SECTION ^ STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN (Name of Plan) For year beginning April 1, 1974 and ending March 31, 1975 5. Other Receipts: (a) Loans (Money borrowed) $ (b) Other (Specify) Taxes withheld, mortgage repayments, accrued interest paid on bonds (c) Total Other Receipts Total Receipts 6. Item 1. Contributions: (Exclude amounts entered in Item 2) (a) Employer (Schedule 1) $13,394,862.76 71,765,514.15 354,754.90 354,754.90 $91,592,282.43 CASH DISBURSEMENTS 7. Insurance and Annuity Premiums Paid to Insurance Carriers and Payments to Service Organizations (Including Prepaid Medi­ cal Plans) $ 8. Benefits Provided Directly by the Trust or Separately Maintained Fund 6,579,542.20 9. Payments to an Organization Maintained by the Plan for the Purpose of Providing Benefits to Participants (Attach latest operating statements of the Organization showing detail of administrative expenses, supplies, fees, etc.) 10. Payments or Contract Fees Paid to Independent Organizations or Individuals Providing Plan Benefits (Clinics, hospitals, doctors, etc.) 11. Administrative Expenses: (a) Salaries (Schedule 3) $ 208,953.69 (b) Allowances, expenses, etc. (Schedule 3) .. 8,728.81 (c) Taxes 16,163.63 (d) Fees and commissions (Schedule 4) 117,779.58 (e) Rent 32,946.51 (f) Insurance premiums 26,513.02 (g) Fidelity bond premiums •. (h) Other administrative expenses (Specify).. 285,108.90 Tabulating, employee benefit, office v (i) Total Administrative Expenses 696,194.14 12. Purchase of Assets: (a) Investments: (Other than real estate) (1) Purchased from parties-in-interest ... $ (2) Purchased from others 83,530,708.20 (b) Real Estate: (1) Purchased from parties-in-interest ... (2) Purchased from others (c) Total Purchase of Assets 83,530,708.20 13. Loans (Money loaned) 14. Other Disbursements: (Specify) (a) Withholding tax paid, interest paid on bond purchased CASH RECEIPTS 6,077,150.62 4. Receipts from Sale of Assets: (a) Sales to parties-in-interest $ (b) Sales to others 71,765,514.15 (c) Total Receipts from Sale of Assets (Schedule 2) .... ASSETS (FaeNo.WF-158707) 5 5,202,165.26 874,985.36 $ (b) Group advance deposit contract (c) Total Other Disbursements 15. Total Disbursements 391,541.53 4,000,000.00 4,391,541.53 $95,197,986.07 Tallying Committee Report Continued from Page 11 so determined by the membership, members in the em­ ploy of the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment at the Union's direction as provided for in Article XII, Section 1(a) and (c) shall pay in addition to that provided for in paragraph (a) immediately above, the sum of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars quarterly on a calen­ dar year basis, no later than the first business day of each quarter, while so employed. (c) Changes of the above dues shall only be by Con­ stitutional amendment. YES NO VOID CHALLENGED (UNCOUNTED) TOTAL: 3,016 288 5 3 3,312 At all time while your Committee was in session, there Page 12 was no question that a quorum of the Committee was present, and that your Committee fulfilled its duties con­ stitutionally. s/ FRANK TETI, T-93 Frank Teti, T-93 (Deck) Chairman Your Tallying Committee hereby certifies that the above Amendment contained in the ballot was voted upon affirmatively by more than a two-thirds majority of the members of the Seafarers International Union of North America-AGLIWD who voted. We wish to ex­ press our thanks to the Secretary-Treasurer's office and sttiff for their cooperation. s/ JOHN SWEENEY, S-1147 John Sweeney, S-1147 (Deck) s/ WILLIAM KOFLOWITCH, K-467 William Koflowitch, K-467 (Engine) s/ ROMAN HARPER, H-189 Roman Harper, H-189 (Engine) s/ ANTHONY SCATURRO; S-78 Anthony Scaturro, S-78 (Steward) s/ JASPER C. ANDERSON, A-361 Jasper C. Anderson, A-361 (Steward) Fraternally submitted, UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA-ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT Dated: October 2, 1975 Seafarers Log �The Committee Page Charleston Committee Recertified Bosun Jan Beye (right) ship's chairman of the C4 SS Charleston (Sea-Land) which is on a coastwise run, poses for photo during payoff on Sept. 29 in the port of New York with his Ship's Committee of (I. to r.): Gleason Weaver, engine delegate: Ray O'Dowd, deck delegate and Julie Figuera, steward delegate. Stonewall Jackson Committee Portland Committee Recertified Bosun Perry Greenwood (2nd right) ship's chairman of the SS Portland (Sea-Land) on the Alaskan run gets together at a payoff in the port of Seattle late last month with Saloon Messman Gary Mitchell and the Ship's Committee of (i. to r.) AB Walter Rogers, deck delegate; Chief Steward William Benish, secretary-reporter; Chief Electrician Bert Reamey, educa­ tional director and Jacob Arshom, steward delegate. Crouching (center) is Seattle Port Agent Harvey Mesford. Sea-Land Trade Committee • i'''' . . '..r .n' :. Recertified Bosun Carl Lineberry (left) ship's chairman of the LASH SS Stone­ wall Jackson (Waterman) at a payoff in the port of Brooklyn, N.Y. at Pier 7 on Sept. 23. With him are SiU Patrolman Teddy Babkowski (center) and other members of the Ship's Committee of (i. to r.): QMED Anthony Garza, engine delegate; AB Robert Burns, deck delegate; Chief Steward Leoncio Calderon, secretary-reporter, and Cook and Baker Herbert Nixon, steward delegate. The ship is on the coastwise run to the port of New Orleans, then to the Med and the Mideast. Seattle Port Agent Harvey Mesford (seated right) signs dues receipt for Oiler John Maddin (seated left) engine delegate at a payoff in Seattle late last month aboard the containership, the Sea-Land Trade. Other members of the Ship's Committee are standing (r. to I.): Recertified Bosun Verner Pouisen, ship's chairman; AB Roger Pinkham, deck delegate, and Chief Electrician Steve Senteney, educational director. The vessel is on the Far East run. Seattle Committee Great Land Committee At a payoff in the port of New York on Sept. 26, Recertified Bosun Angelo Antoniou (center) ship's chairman of the C4 SS Seattle (Sea-Land) takes time out to pose with the Ship's Committee of (i. to r.): Chief Steward C. Scott, secretary-reporter; Abraham Carmoega, steward delegate; AB John Kelly, deck delegate and Jack Munsie, engine delegate. The vessel is on the coast­ wise run. Recertified Bosun William Cofone (2nd right) ship's chairman of the SlU's newly contracted roll-on roll-off ship SS Great Land (Inter. Ocean) with the Ship's Committee of (I. to r.): AB Bertil Hager, -deck delegate; Chief Steward Clyde Gibson, secretary-reporter; QMED Ben Freeman, engine delegate, and Utilityman Joe Miller, steward delegate. At far right is Seattle Port Agent Harvey Mesford at the payoff in Seattle late last month on Pier 37. October, 1975 •11 Page 13 'i I �Skydlver Billy Mitchell Sails The Seas and Soars on the Clouds lATSEA SS Mount Vernon Victory The tanker SS Mount Vernon Victory (Mt. Vernon Tankers) embarked from the Persian Gulf with 50,000 tons of crude destined for the Gulf of Mexico. SS Oakland President Gerald R. Ford, in response to a marine telegram which read: "We, the SIU crewmembers aboard the SS Oakland wish to thank you for your . prompt and righteous action in the speedy recovery of our brothers aboard the SS Mayaguez," wrote from the White House: "Dear Crewmen: This is the first opportunity I have had to thank you for your message concerning the SS Mayaguez. I understand the special concern which each of you hold for this serious incident. We are, of course, all grateful that the vessel and its entire crew were rescued, and we can talce pride in our military men whose valor and sacrifice made this mission a success. By their actions, America has demonstrated its resolve to protect its shipping against such hostile and illegal acts wherever they may occur. "I deeply appreciate your taking the time to let me know of your support." SS Delta Mar After colliding recently with the empty 24,424-ton Liberian tanker SS Alkes, the LASH SS Delta Mar (Delta Line) suffered "extensive damage" entailing a port side gash as the 32,306-ton containership maneuvered in a thunderstorm 90 miles south of the port of Galveston. Three Seafarers were shaken up in the crash after the ship left a New Orleans payoff. The tanker afire had a hole in her starboard side. Hurt were Wiper C. Salcedo and QMED Mortimer Mprris who spent a day in St. Mary's Hospital, Galveston for a checkup for scrapes and abrasions. The Delta Mar crew, headed for Houston and South America, stayed on the vessel for more than a month as she underwent repairs and underwater inspection by divers in a Galveston drydock. The 690-foot tanker had unloaded a cargo of crude in Texas City, Tex. She made it into Galveston under her own power while 10 of her crew had quenched the onboard blaze. The rest of the crew took to their lifeboats. The Alkes then headed for the Dutch island of Aruba in the Caribbean. When Seafarer Billy Mitchell turned 50 in 1970, he kept a promise he had made to his wife Beth years before and gave up motorcycle racing. Looking for another, less dangerous hobby to fill his new-found free time. Brother Mitchell decided to take a sky­ diving lesson at an airport near his home in Punta Gorda, Fla. Though scared when he finally found himself staring out of a small plane at the Florida countryside 2,000 feet be­ low him, Mitchell found that first jump exhilarating. And now, five years and over 200 jumps later, the 54-year-old recertified bosun is still leaping out of planes and perfecting his free-fall tech­ niques. Seafarer Mitchell admits that there is an element of danger in jumping out of planes at art average of 5,000 feet, but he stresses that it is really a safe sport "if you don't lose your head when some­ thing goes wrong." It was only his 13th jump when Brother Mitchell had his first "mal­ function"— his main parachute came out when he pulled the ripcord but it didn't open. With the "streamered" chute flapping above him and the ground coming up fast below him, Mitchell realized he would have to get free of the malfunctioning main chute SS Overseas Ulla Leaving the port of Alexandria, Egypt recently was the tanker SS Overseas Ulla ('Maritime Overseas) carrying a 38,000-ton cargo of crude destined either for delivery to a port in the Gulf or the Caribbean. SS Del Rio Both the C-3s SS Del Rio and the SS Del Sol (Delta Line) wiere honored recently in New York for outstanding safety achievements by receiving award plaques for operating 1,005 days and 811 days respectively without a lost-time accident on the run to Africa. The awards were presented jointly by the National Safety Council and the American Institute of Merchant Shipping. SS Delta Paraguay Recently the SS Delta Paraguay (Delta Line) carried 600 metric tons of grain to Kingston, Jamaica from Pensacola, Fla. On the same run in the middle of November, the SS Delta Brasil (Delta Line) will carry 2,000 metric tons of grain. SS Delta Norte The LASH containership, the SS Delta Norte (Delta Line) inaugurated a port of call run at Tampa on Aug; 1. SS Fort Hoskins The tanker SS Fort Hoskins (Inter Ocean) carried 26,000-tons of crude on Aug. 8 to the port of Jacksonville from Puerto Rico. Recertified Bosun Billy Mitchell, pho­ tographed in 1970 by his wife Beth, floats through the clouds during one of his first jumps. Veteran skydiver Mitchell, with over 200 jumps under his belt, poses in his full jumping gear. before pulling the ripcord on his re­ serve or both would tangle hopelessly. Cutting the main chute away while falling faster and faster, Mitchell pulled the ripcord on his reserve chute only a thousand feet from the ground and watched with relief as it billowed open. Blaming the chute malfunction on his own carelessness. Brother Mitchell just promised himself that he would pay more attention to his instructors and kept jumping. Sailing steadily with the SIU since 1944, Seafarer Mitchell found that he could practice his skydiving at jump zones all over the world and now often brings his jumping gear aboard when he ships out. He even brought his chutes with him when going through the recertification program last March. Now, with over 200 jumps under his belt, skydiving enthusiast Mitchell, though older than most other active sky jumpers in this country, has been care­ ful not to make any promises to his wife about giving up this new pastime. SS Overseas Joyce Carrying 49,000-tons of Persian Gulf crude on Aug. 9 to the Mexican Gulf port of Houston was the tanker SS Overseas Joyce (Maritime Overseas). SS Bradford Island The tanker SS Bradford Island (Steuart Tankers) carried 28,750 metric tons of bulk wheat from Aug. 3-10 to the Egyptian ports of Alexandria and Port Said from a North Atlantic port. SS Eagle Traveler The tanker SS Eagle Traveler (Sea Transport) carried 33,000-tons of crude from the Mediterranean to an Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico port recently. SS Mayaguez The U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded the U.S. Merchant Marine Meritorious Service Medal to the master of the famed containership, the SS Mayaguez (Sea-Land) Capt. Charles T. Miller. The ship was recovered by U.S. forces after she was captured by Cambodian troops in May. P^ge 14 i-'.J'.'lt . * ' .r > J, V h ii f, ff ' } " .^enty-one cents of every dollar spent in shipping bit Ainericaii*ftag v(^^ pf^ips in fhisi country, mak very suhstahtial contribiitiAn to the national ll^ance of payments and to the nation's economy. ^ Use U.S.rflag ships.) It^ good f^ iharitime indusliy^ tlw: •%hipi!^f^3 Seafarers Log �Steamboat Race Churns the Mfssfss/ppi Again ASHORE Governors Island^ N.Y. Living up to its motto "Semper Paratus"—Always Ready, the U.S. Coast Guard here celebrated its 185th birthday last month as the command's 2,500 personnel continued to carry out their mission in search and rescue patrols, harbor safety and law enforcement on the high seas. Besides issuing licenses to mariners, the Coast Guard here inspects ships and waterfront facilities, supervises loading and offloading of dangerous cargo, probes maritime accidents, checks oil pollution, combats pierside fires, main­ tains navigational aids, plots icebergs, controls smuggling and supervises fisher­ men. In 1977, the Coast Guard will complete a Vessel Traffic System in N.Y. Harbor. The system will use voice radio communication, closed circuit tele­ vision and radar to monitor vessel movement in order to reduce the chance of a collision. N.Y. Harbor The SlU-contracted steamboat Delta great Mississippi as she races the Muster, Green Line Steamers, Inc.) It was a scene right out of 19th century history: thousands' of people jammed along the banks of the Missis­ sippi River drinking beer and fanning themselves to cool off and chase away the flies, and hundreds more riding as passengers on two vessels sitting idle in the middle of the river. The occasion: a steamboat race between the 49-year old Delta Queen and a newer and smal­ ler vessel, the Natchez IX. The race was held earlier this sum­ mer most appropriately in New Orleans, the first such steamboat race in that city in over a hundred years. The last one held in New Orleans took place in 1870 between the Robert E. Lee and the Natchez VI, with the former outdis­ tancing the latter from New Orleans upriver to St. Louis. The Delta Queen, an SlU-contracted vessel, is an overnight passenger ship which plies the Mississippi and its tribu­ taries. The Natchez IX makes short exf. ^ Pertmials James Earl Cline Please contact Lloyd Cline as soon as possible at Rt. 4, Russelville, Ark. William Guems'ey Hazel Kelly's daughter, Colleen Barba, requests that you contact her as soon as possible at (601) 437-4703. Robert Geddings Margie Geddings requests that you contact her as soon as possible at 2707 Lepage St., New Orleans, La., or call her at 827-1701. John Gerald O'Hare Your sister Frances O'Hare requests that you contact her at 18 Inman St., Cambridge, Mass. 02139. Marion McClure, Jr. Dorothy McClure asks that you con­ tact her as soon as possible at 4006 Columbus Rd., Villa West Apartments 109A, Macon, Ga. 31204. October, 1975 Queen (left) heads downstream on the steamboat Natchez IX. (Photo by Bill cursion trips on the river out of New Orleans. Both vessels have the same horsepower, but the Queen weighs 1,650 tons to 1,385 for the Natchez. Pair of Antlers With a fanfare and interest worthy of anything P. T. Barnum could conjure up, prior to the race both captains, Ernest Wagner of the Queen and Clark Hawley of the Natchez, stepped before the television cameras for a weighing-in ceremony. Capt. Wagner, despite his boat's disadvantage, vowed to win the race and bring back the coveted trophy —by steamboat tradition a pair of ant­ lers. Capt. Hawley had some different thoughts about that. "I got the frame all set up for those antlers," he said. And, the pilot of the Natchez, Samuel J. Cetanni, made an oath to quit if his boat did not win by a mile! The prerace ceremony ended with an argument over which captain was the better cal­ liope player. As with many things in the South, the race was .conducted at a very leisurely pace: spectators straggled into the area for watching the race at various times as if they knew that it would be two hours late in starting (which it was). Those in attendance ranged from every college student in the area to many dressed in business suits. It was 3:30 when the race finally started, the course running downstream from Audubon Park to Jackson Square, a distance of approximately five miles (or possibly six). And the winner was, just as Capt. Hawley and his pilot Centanni had predicted, the Natchez IX. But the final outcome failed to settle anything, at least as far as some ob­ servers were concerned. After the race, many spectators gath­ ered in local watering holes to discuss the day's events. One person swore that the Natchez had gotten a 50-yard head start. Another claimed that she stopped dead in the water a mile before she reached the finish line. Of course, the speculation might have been brought on by a little too much gin consumed to help stay cool. As the debates and arguments raged on into the night, there was talk of a rematch next summer. Two unique wire drag ships, the SS Rude and the SS Heck of the U.S. Com­ merce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began an underwater search here on Sept. 1 for nine sunken hulks in the Ambrose Channel. They're considered dangerous if in less than 65 feet of water. The ships built especially to locate navigational hazards (rocks included) will continue the search off Rockaway Beach, Queens, N.Y. and Sea Girt, N.J. until mid-November. When found, the wrecks' positions will be published in the Notice to Mariners. In hunting for the sunken hulks, which range from a motor vessel and a ferryboat to fishing smacks, tugs and barges, the drag ships sail parallel to one another—sometimes as much as two miles apart. They drag a 14 inch steel wire neath the waves to 100 feet from buoys until it catches on an obstruction. When the wire becomes taut it makes the buoys form a V. From this, location and depth of the hulk is determined. If required, divers examine the find. Kingston^ Jamaica Sea-Land Service will start a new, direct, weekly run between the U.S. East Coast and here. Washington^ D.C. The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that no matter what punish­ ment a ship's master may mete out to a crewmember—and he can still have him in irons and placed on a bread and water diet, as in the old days— the offender is entitled to have a union representative present when he is disciplined. The board's judge Eeonard M. Wagman made the ruling in a case arising from incidents aboard the SS Mount Vernon Victory (Victory Carriers) in October 1973 off the port of Chittagong, Bangladesh, when Capt. Carl. H. Hope sought to log Chief Pumpman C. C. Lial. Thereupon, Seafarer Lial was not only handcuffed and put on bread and water, he was eventually fined $440. In his complaint to the NLRB, Lial argued that he was deprived of the right to have his Union representative present at the disciplinary hearing with Capt. Hope and was punished for so Insisting on the Union delegate's attendance. The board rejected the master's argument that maritime safety law over­ rode Lial's representational rights. The board cited precedents where seamen have been fired for clear cause, including "willful disobedience." "We do not find that Lial may not be disciplined for his refusal to obey the lawful order to leave the engine room pursuant to the dictates" of the law. But "we do state (hat we are aware of no specific prohibition ... which would limit Lial's right under the National Labor Relations Act to repre­ sentation at a disciplinary interview. We also find that such representation would not interfere with the safety of the ship. "Indeed, the captain did finally permit Lial Union representation at his logging, and there is no showing that the presence of a Union representative ... interfered with the captain's ability and responsibility to secure the safety of the ship." • The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned a 120-year old maritime law governing collisions at sea. It ruled that proportional sharing of damages based on contributory negligence of the parties involved was called for in­ stead of the traditional equal division of liabilities regardless of the degree of fault. Deposit in the SlU Blood Bank — It's Your Life Page 15 li 1,, f 1 t �Letters to the f.- ^ Benefit Helps Widow • I would like to express my appreciation to the SIU for thS death benefit I just recently received. It helped me very much during trying times. Thank you very much for the Union's prompt and courteous attention in tWs matter. End Tax Exemptions for Runaway-Flag Ships simply registering their vessels in a coun­ try such as Liberia, Panama or Honduras which is willing to offer them a tax shelter in return for ship registration fees. And because U.S.-flag ships are en­ gaged in little, if any, trade with these "flag of convenience" nations, we receive little benefit from these lopsided recipro­ cal tax exemptions. Some members of our government have finally realized that U.S. companies, or their foreign subsidiaries, own nearly 500 ships registered in Liberia, Panama and Honduras which profit from the U.S. trade but contribute nothing to this country. The Ways and Means Committee move would end all reciprocal tax provisions with these nations which are not taxing shippers and help put an end to this wholesale tax evasion which is estimated by Treasury Department officials to cost the U.S. $60 million annually. We offer our fuU support to those fight­ ing for the passage of this legislation. Though this bill is sure to face the strong, vocal opposition of well-heeled "flag of convenience" loibbying groups such as the Federation of American Controlled Shipping, the SIU will make sure that its voice, and the voice of all concerned with building a strong U.S. merchant marine, will be heard. It is about time that these "runaway" shippers pay the freight fpr their highly profitable U.S. operations and join with legitimate U.S. shippers in generating much needed tax dollars. With a vote by the House Ways and Means Committee to tax international shipping through the Tax Reform Bill, Congress has at last taken a positive step towards closing a loophole which allows some U.S. shipowners to escape paying U.S. taxes by operating their vessels under foreign "runaway" flags. For years American companies have used Liberian, Panamaman, Honduran and other "flags of convenience" to take advantage of U.S. shipping treaties and to avoid paying their fair share of the tax burden borne by every American citizen. Until now, reciprocal agreements have freed foreign ships from paying U.S. in­ come tax on profits derived from shipping between the U.S. and other countries. In return, U.S. ships are not subject to sim­ ilar foreign taxes. This two-way system has worked well with countries that have legitimate, na­ tionally owned fleets, such as England and Japan, because there is an equal bal­ ance of trade between the U.S. and these countries, and because these countries impose their own taxes on their shippers' profits. But some countries have taken advan­ tage of these reciprocal agreements to set up tax havens for American-owned tWrdflag fleets by not taxing any profits made in the U.S. trade. This means that American corpora­ tions can escape all taxes on their ship­ ping profits, taxes which U.S.-flag ships contribute to this nation's coffers, by // ^1/ . / ry SECURITY IN J. V Sincerely, Mrs. Jeanetfe Murdoch Jersey Ci^,NJ. . Member's Wife Tfianks Welfare Plan I just received the statement from the Seafarers Welfar^;| Plan, of the Union's payment to the hospital and surgeon for my recent illness, and I wish to thank the SIU for it. Need-j less to say it was a great help. I have always been proud to say my husband is a member s of your fine organization, and now bless the day he join^ with you. I am also enclosing a donation to the Seafarers Political Activity fund (SPAD). I think it does more good than is ^knowtt.. ; • ••, ^ Sincerely, ^ Mrs. Walter F.MndOi^ . . s 7^ .1^a,Fla.. • •Oe»ab!»f:lW5::'4 Veluma XXXVIL Ne. 11 Official PMbticatlon Of th« Saafarers Intamattonar Union of Noitb America. Atlantic. Quif, Lake* and Inland Waters District, AFL-CiO.^• Exacuttva Board Paul Hall, Pfesldem ' Cat tanner, £>racuf/ve Wce-Prts/don< ESrl Shepard, vrca-Pras/danf HJca DlQiprglo, Secrelary-TVeasoMr ' LIndaev Wiiiiams, Vyca-ZVaa/danf SF.'snk Drozak, Vice'President Paul Drozak; Wca-Pras/denf * Published monthly except twice a month in July by Seafarers international Urtion, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. .671 499-6600. Second class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.Y, Wimim 'mmm Seafarers Log Page 16 , 6.-r •;i V 7 /I ? i, *. T •• .-'.I..:', 5 i/. -.S. -l : (-.-7 6 7 ' r, �'f SEPT, 1-30, 1975 -DISPATCHERS REPORT TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals Deep Sea Great Lakes Alpena Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Duluth Frankfort Chicago Totals Great Lakes Totals Deep Sea & Great Lakes ;. — •*• Jacksonville •• San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals Deep Sea Great LakesAlpena Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Duluth •• Frankfort — Chicago Totals Great Lakes Totals Deep Sea & Great Lakes. ••• Totals All Depts. Deep Sea Totals All Depts. Great Lakes ;•,••• Totals All Depts. Deep Sea & Great Lakes October, 1975 10 74 3 29 16 10 25 65 30 49 16 39 6 75 0 1 448 4 4 2 2 4 2 2 8 - 1 2 3 4 1 5 0 0 44 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 61 18 11 11 9 5 38 18 4 14 51 6 99 0 3 355 5 1 4 8 8 6 0 4 8 0 2 19 3 24 3 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 178 20 69 26 16 68 140 61 103 30 56 12 152 0 6 957 6 18 3 4 9 2 8 16 5 5 5 7 1 6 0 0 95 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 4 7 15 5 4 12 56 504 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 8 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 7 2 20 12 7 9 65 420 12 5 14 9 8 4 0 52 147 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 8 3 9 20 5 4 10 59 1,016 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 6 101 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 68 5 37 21 11 20 47 24 45 11 30 4 56 0 1 387 2 26 3 5 4 4 3 16 4 9 3 7 1 11 0 1 99 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 3 0 2 53 0 14 0 9 5 0 14 2 0 0 11 5 5 0 0 10 1 0 24 6 0 19 8 0 0 12 0 5 0 35 9 0 0 5 4 0 64 13 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 271 71 6 131 17 67 33 13 ' 49 127 34 96 25 42 16 107 0 1 764 6 67 6 16 7 2 17 33 13 30 9 15 1 26 0 1 239 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 4 4 2 21 7 1 3 42 429 2 1 2 1 3 2 I 12 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 4 19 0 3 3 39 803 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 8 247 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 9 '3 40 0 12 13 10 21 32 9 36 7 17 6 47 0 2 255 1 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 3 3 1 0 3 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 1 0 34 8 0 5 2 3 0 14 0 2 7 0 3 6 0 6 2 0 6 25 0 3 14 0 0 12 0 3 5 0 16 34 0 0 7 0 14 47 0 0 17 0 1 2 0 81 218 3 72 10 26 19 9 38 72 21 70 10 22 11 77 0 1 461 1 16 0 4 3 1 1 4 2 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 258 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 2 1 1 12 473 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 46 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 73 12 26 14 9 15 56 23 29 9 175 34 57 29 9 39 136 45 75 25 39 22 91 0 2 788 12 36 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 6 2 2 1 16 0 0 81 9 3 7 17 7 7 3 53 841 1,167 68 1,235 10 2 5 18 9 2 6 52 133 91 58 149 9 3 1 19 9 1 4 48 319 6 2 0 5 2 6 0 21 239 18 1 3 1 1 1 1 26 97 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 89 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile : New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals Deep Sea Great LakesAlpena Buffalo * Cleveland Detroit Duluth Frankfort Chicago Totals Great Lakes Totals Deep Sea & Great Lakes Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa . Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals Deep Sea Great Lakes — Alpena Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Duluth Frankfort % Chicago Totals Great Lakes Totals Deep Sea & Great Lakes TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 40 8 22 9 3 15 39 16 30 6 23 13 35 0 0 261 42 17 1 377 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 0 0 20 4 7 2 26 6 8 1 54 315 1,351 155 1,506 19 5 10 13 4 2 1 54 431 543 75 618 3 0 0 2 3 1 2 11 31 23 13 36 10 32 11 844 134 978 247 86 333 0 1 1 SIU Atlantic, Golf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Worker PRESIDENT Paul Hall SECRETARY-TREASURER Joe DiGiorgio EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Frank Drozak Paul Drozak HEADQUARTERS 675 4 Ave., Bklyn. 11232 (212) HY 9-6600 ALPENA, Mich. 800 N. 2 Ave. 49707 (517) EL 4-36li5 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 215 Essex St. 02111 (617) 482-4716 BUFFALO, N.Y 290 FrankUn St. 14202 (716) TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, IIL. .9383 S. Ewing Ave. 60617 (312) SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. 48218 (313) VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 2014 W. 3 St. 55806 (218) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box D 415 Main St. 49635 (616) EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. 77011 (713) WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fia. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, NJ. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) HE 5-9424 MOBILE, Ala IS. Lawrence St. 36602 (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PADUCAH, Ky 225 S. 7 St 42001 (502) 443-2493 PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. .2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) DE 6-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0100 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 534 9 Ave. 77640 (713) 983-1679 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 1311 Mission St. 94103 (415) 864-7400 SANTURCE, P. R. 1313 Fernandez, Juncos, Stop 20 00908 (809) 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) MA 3-4334 sr. LOUIS, Mo.. .4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 TAMPA, Fla..2610 W.Kennedy Blvd.33609 (813) 870-1601 TOLEDO, Ohio 935 Summit St. 43604 (419) 248-3691 WILMINGTON, Calif. 510 N. Broad St. 90744 (213) 549-4000 YOKOHAMA, Japan. P.O. Box 429 Yokohama Port P.O. 5-6 Nihon Ohdori Naka-Ku 231-91 201-7935 Shipping at SIU ports last month remained fair to good, as reported by SIU Vice President Frank Drozak at the October membership meeting in the port of New York. Shipping, how­ ever, is expected to pick up considei>^ ably this month as 11 laid-up SlUt ships are scheduled to break out and y«w up for the new Russian grain run. Page 17 I u �'W: 0'. • • i: Ships' Meetings Digest of SlU I SEA-LAND MCLEAN (Sea-Land Service), August 7—Chairman, Recer­ tified Bosun J. Richburg; Secretary R. Sadowski; Educational Director K. Katsalis. $30 in ship's fund. $215 in movie fund. Some disputed OT in en­ gine department. Chairman expects to have a copy of the new contract and will call a meeting after leaving port to discuss same. Next port Yokohama. ' 1: -' •*'. e;. v f-l ' Li- SUGAR ISLANDER (Pyramid Sugar Transport), August 2—Chair­ man, Recertified Bosun John Hazel; Sec­ retary Ray H. Casanova; Deck Delegate Charles Lambert. $3 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Received Seafarers Log and new contract; same was given out and posted. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. PANAMA (Sea-Land Service), Au­ gust 7—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Cyril Mize, Jr.; Secretary J. Mar; Edu­ cational Director E. Ford; Engine Dele­ gate S. A. Barbara. No disputed OT. Chairman suggested that the crew sup­ port SPAD and held a discussion on the dues resolution. Next port, Balboa. LONG BEACH (Sea-Land Service), August 24 — Chairman, Recertified Bosun T. A. Tolentino; Secretary J. Johnson; Educational Director P. F. Korol. $17.75 in ship's fund. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department. The fact sheet was read and discussed by the crewmembers and also a discussion on the benefits of SPAD. Everything run­ ning smoothly. OVERSEAS TRAVELER (Mari­ time Overseas), August 24—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Arne Hovde; Secre­ tary Alphonso L. Holland; Educational Director R. R. Honeycott; Steward Delegate Robert Rome; Deck Delegate Charles Majette; Engine Delegate Roy L. Cuthrell. Some disputed OT in en­ gine department. Everything running smoothly. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Commercial), August 10—Chairman, Recertified Bosun P. Sernyk; Secretary N. Hatgimisios; Educational Director R. Nielsen. $16.39 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Everything running smoothly. , MOBILE (Sea-Land Service), Au­ gust 3—Chairman, Recertified Bosun W. O'Connor; Secretary J. Myers; Ed­ ucational Director Amos Jaramillo; Engine Delegate Arthur (3. Andersen. $21,70 in ship's fund, No disputed OT. All communications were posted after being discussed at the weekly meeting.. Plenty of king crab was cau^t on this trip. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port, Seattle. ::y PCWEITLAND (Sea-Land Service), August 31 — Chairman, Recertified Bosun P. Greenwood; Secretary Benish; Educational Director B. Reamey. Some disputed OT in deck department. Received communications on raising of dues, explained and posted for mem­ bers to study. Also received and posted the fact sheet. Next port, Seattle. CAROLINA (Puerto Rico Marine Navigating), August 24—Chairman, Recertified Bosun J. Delgado; Secre­ tary J. DeLise; Educational Director J. Reye. $6.10 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chairman reported and explained to the membership the resolutions and amendments that were sent to each member. Also explained to the mem­ bership the proper way to fill out bene­ ficiary cards so there would be no de­ lay in receiving benefits. Next port Puerto Rico. SEA-LAND COMMERCE (SeaLand Service), August 7—Chairman L. G. G. Reck; Secretary G. Skendelas; Educational Director Herbert Martin. $223 in movie fund. No disputed OT. It was suggested that crewmembers should read the Seafarers Log and the agreements contained therein more closely which would eliminate a lot of confusion and they would be in the know on what is going on. Also they would be kept up on their Union ac­ tivities. It was suggested that crewmem­ bers should donate to SPAD. A safety meeting was to be held and all crew­ members and anyone wishing to attend would be welcome. Electrician would be glad to fix any dryer or washer. A vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. Next port, Kobe. MERRIMAC (Ogden Marine), Au­ gust 3—Chairman, Recertified Bosun W. M. Wallace; Secretary F. R. Hicks; Educational Director V. D'India; Deck Delegate J. Arellanes; Steward Dele­ gate Peter Bataytas. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. The new Seafarers Log was received con­ taining the new contract. Delegates to discuss same with each member. A re­ quest was made for all members to co­ operate with any new members coming from Piney Point. It was noted that 'Wessel has visited Rotterdam, Holland, with a short stay there, discharging a cargo of coal. Crew enjoyed nice stay in that port. . ." Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port Norfolk, Va. INGER (Reynolds Metals), August 31—Chairman Thomas Price; Secre­ tary Duke Hall; Educational Director Richard Holmes; Steward Delegate Joseph Simpson. $47 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine and stew­ ard departments. Will receive some new Seafarers Logs in the Panama Canal and all crewmembers were advised to read each issue to keep informed. A special vote of thanks to the baker, Joe Simpson for all the swell pastry he put out. He is not well at the present time and we wish him a speedy recovery so he can come back. Next port, Bumside, La. HOUSTON (Sea-Land Service), Au­ gust 31—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Peter D. Sheldrake; Secretary A. Seda. $4.62 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chairman suggested that crewmembers donate to SPAD. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of sUehce in memory of our departed brothers. Next port Elizabeth, N.J. OflScial ship's minutes were also received from the following vessels: SEA-LAND FINANCE BALTIMORE S MT. NAVIGATOR^ LONG BEACH SAMUEL CHASE MARYMAR ^ VANTAGE DEFENDER f :;:i : ALEX STEPHENS 0100. . : DELTA MEXICO MOHAWK MAYAGUEZ AMERICAN EXPLORER 5 ECONOMY , • - V . GOLDEN DOLPHIN LOS ANGELES SEA-LAND RESOURCE SEA-LAND FINANCE OGDEN YUKON . • OVERSEAS ULLA BEAUREGARD V BORINQUEN . v ^^ SEA-LAND VENTURE WALTERRICE ^ OAKLAND SEA-LAND MARKiiP IBERVILLE SEA-LAND TRADE ... , v ^ CANTIGNY • ; -V ' ^ ' DELTA SUD GREAT LAND ELIZABETHPORT DELTA URUGUAY YELLOWSTONE SEA-LAND BOSTON GOLDEN ENDEAVOR MOUNT VERNON VICTORY COLUMBIA JOHN TYLER SEA-LAND GALLOWAY TAMPA SUMto SHOSHONE OVERSEAS ALASKA TRANk:OLORADO | HOBERTE.LEE OVERSEAS ARCTIC BETHFLOR ^ GUAYAMA SEATTLE SHENANDOAH : CARTER BRAXTON SAN JUAN POTOMAC JACKSONVILLE ARECIBO CHARLESTON PITTSBURGH SEA-LAND EXCHANGE OVERSEAS JOYCE akQUADILLA SEA-LAND PRODUCER (SeaLand Service), August 10—Chairman, Recertified Bosun William Bushong; Secretary B. Guarino; Deck Delegate Joseph Blanchard; Engine Delegate Leon Kleinman; Steward Delegate Henry Roberts. $70 in ship's fund. $40 in movie fund. No disputed OT. Chair­ man gave a talk on how everybody should take advantage of the upgrading school at Piney Point. Also suggested that all give donations to SPAD. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. One minute of sil­ ence was observed in memory of our departed brothers. Next port Houston. OGDEN WILLAMETTE (Ogden Marine), August 10 — Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun E. K. Bryan; Secretary Kelly; Educational Director Escote; Deck Delegate Carlos Spina; Engine Delegate W. Beatty; Steward Delegate R. E. Leonard. No disputed OT. All crewmembers should read the new agreement which appears in the Sea­ farers Log. Chairman gave the steward department a vote of thanks for a job well done. BALTIMORE (Sea-Land Service), August 3 — Chairman Recertified Bosun James B. Dixon. $29.90 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chairman spoke on the importance of annual physical examinations for the member­ ship and their families. Also suggested continuing contributions to SPAD. Ed­ ucation^ Director spoke on the im­ portance of knowing where and how to operate different pieces of firefighting equipment aboard ship. A vote of thanks to all crewmembers for keeping the mess and pantry clean. ST. LOUIS (Sea-Land Service), Au­ gust 3—Chairman, Recertified Bosun J. Ciseiecki; Secretary P. Franco; Edu­ cational" Director Smith. The new SIU agreement was given to all crewmem­ bers at payoff and also was posted in recreation and crew messroom. A vote of th^ks to the steward department for a job well done. AZALEA CITY (Sea-Land Service), August 31 — Chairman, Recertified Bosun C. R. Dammeyer; Secretary B. L. Scarborough; Educational Director A. Dimitropoulos. No disputed OT. All business received from the SIU Union Headquarters was read at meeting and posted on bulletin board. Vincente Roman was sent to the hospital for a check-up and the bosun took cigarettes and magazines to him and reports that he is feeling fine. Everything running smoothly. TEX (Alton Steamship), August 24 —Chairman, Recertified Bosun Lee J. Harvey; Secretary Jimmie Bartlett; Ed­ ucational Director Edgar Murphy; Deck Delegate Howard Hare; Steward Delegate Cecil Martin. $11 in ship's fund. $69 in fund to buy a new TV antenna. No disputed OT. A special vote of thanks was extended to Brother Ed Jaks for fixing the air conditioner for the crew and all the other repairs that needed fixing. Observed one min­ ute of silence in memory of our de­ parted brothers. Next port Taft, La. Seafarers Log Page 18 .i. . SEA-LAND CONSUMER (SeaLand Service), August 24—Chairman, Recertified Bosun F. A. Pehler; Secre­ tary S. McDonald; Educational Direc­ tor A. Lane; Deck Delegate J, McPhee; Engine Delegate A. Lopez; Steward Delegate F. Kennedy. No disputed OT. Brother Ringo was remembered on his 65th birthday and a birthday cake was served at coffee time. Next port New­ port News. .. • �BSSER -SeWBlaWi New SlU Pensioners Frank O. Catchot, Sr., 66, joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1955 sailing as a chief electrician and deck maintenance man. Brother Catchot sailed for 30 years. He was born in Mississippi and is now a resi­ dent of Mobile. Peter Moreni, 55, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Moreni sailed 27 years. He was born in Phil­ adelphia and is a resident there. James W. De Mouy, 62 joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief electrician. Brother De Mouy sailed for 41 years and also holds a second assistant engineer's license. Bom in Mobile, he is a resi­ dent there. James £. Bodden, 63, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1955 sailing as an AB. Brother Bodden had sailed for 26 years. He was bom in Cayman Brae, the British West Indies and is a resident of Arabi, La. William L. Cerka, 57, joined the SIU in the port of Elberta, Mich, in 1953 sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brother Cerka had sailed for 24 years and is a U.S. Army veteran M World War II. A native of Detroit, he is a resident of Thompsonville, Mteh. Eugene C. HoflEmann, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as an oiler. Brother Hoffmann had sailed for32years.He was born in New Orleans and is a resident of Meraux, La. ^ Placido Aldevera, 62, joined the i SIU in 1938 in the port of Galveston sailing as a chief cook. Brother Aldevera had sailed for 41 years. Born in the Philippines, he is a resident of ^Philadelphia. ® Iheodore L. Simonds, 52, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York and sailed as an AB. Brother Simonds was bom in New York City and is now a resident of Baton Rouge, La. Edward J. Wright, 74, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1957 sailing in the steward department. Brother Wright had sailed for 24 years. Born in Sommerville, Mass., he is now a resident of Tampa. Luis A. VUa, 64, joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of New York and sailed as a chief steward. Brother Vila had sailed for 44 years. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and is now a resident of Pta De Tierra, Puerto Rico. October, 1975 Rafael Caraballo, 66, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Carabellb tfad sailed for 30 years and was on the picket lines in the mari­ time strikes of 1945, 1948, the Greater N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961 and the 1971 strike. He also was elected that year to the SIU Quar­ terly Financial Committee. Seafarer Carabello is a veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry in World War il. Born in Puerto Rico, he is a resident of Bayshore, L.I., N.Y. Henri B. Starckx, 55, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a bosun. Brother Starckx sailed for 32 years and did picket duty during the N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961. He was born in France and became a U.S. naturalized citizen. Seafarer Starckx is a resident of Vero Beach, Fla. Fred Vykruta, 69, joined the SIU in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Vykruta sailed for 53 years and is a U.S. Navy veteran of the pre-war period and World War II. A native of Czechoslovakia, he is now a resident of Baltimore. Jl George Schmidt, 59, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Schmidt sailed for '30 years and is a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was bom in Massachusetts and is a resident of West Warwick, R.I. Jesse D. Wiggins, 63, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New Or­ leans sailing as an AB. Brother Wig­ gins sailed 33 years. He was bom in Alabama and is now a resident of New Orleans. Armando VIdal, 63, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing in the steward department. Brother Vidal sailed for 33 years and received a Personal Safety Award in 1960 for sailing on an accident-free ship, the SS Alcoa Polaris. He also walked the picket Jine in the N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961, the Rotobroil strike in 1963 and the maritime strike in 1971. Bom in Puerto Rico, he is a resident of New York City. Peter ''Pete the Greek** Drevas, 67, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as an oiler. Brother Drevas sailed for 31 years and walked the picket line in the N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961. A Bos­ ton native, he is now a resident of Houston. Seafarers Welfare, Pension, and Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid Aug. 28-Sept 24,1975 Number SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN MONTH TO DATE 44,504.70 $ 354.00 450.00 625.95 463.00 43,312.00 815.42 4,996.92 710.00 332,783.70 4,538.00 4,593.00 11,723.77 1,905.92 468,113.00 3,227.04 45,119.97 13,035.40 •— 53,926.53 1,364.15 13,860.25 2.936.65 130 3,330 533 967 127 15 1,183 3,363.78 728,408.15 20,200.72 133,297.99 36,916.90 1,478.00 30,499.08 5 101 68 5 32 2 1 — 2,024 107 1,462 991 110 581 3 21 6 15,812 18,000.00 22,898.03 2,226.07 1,248.00 1,285.15 25.00 365.75 — 14,432.00 328,000.00 218,703.00 39,269.56 17,599.91 14,908.87 97.00 4,764.91 2,006.00 111,087.50 10 87 3,851.50 33,181.40 8,904 2,371 745 12,020 92,092 18,771 7,660 118,523 16 354 150 12 6 4 177 7 DEPENDENTS OF ELIGIBLES Hospital & Hospital Extras ...;.......,.. Doctors' Visits In Hospital .............. Surgical hiaternity Blood Transfusions ......^ ' Optical ...................' r 245 42 • 91 8 ' ' J,:': TOTALS Total Seafarers Welfare Plan .. . ^ .. v. Total Seafarers Pension Plan ......... > >. Total Seafarers Vacation Plan ........ Total Seafarers Welfare, Pension & Vacation YEAR TOOAIE YEAR TO DATE Special Equipment v., ^Jptical ............................ Supplemental Medicare Premiums ..... , SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - Amount. MONTH TO DATE EUGIBLES Death In Hospital Daily @ $1.00 In Hospital Daily @ $3.00 Hospital & Hospital Extras Surgical PENSIONERS & DEPENDENTS Death Hospital & Hospital Extras .....'. i... . . Doctors' Visits & Other Medical Expenses . . Surgical .............. ............'. ** Optical Blood Transfusions ................'... > Special Equipment ^. ' I3ental ..-............. .>.i •' Supplemental Medicare Premiuim • • > 4v 113 4,538 1,531 129 27 58,514 23 1,607 275 $ 236,014.85 2,605,457.79 578,995.00 4,619,357.30 424,353.68 4,226,166.11 $1,239,363.53 $11,450,981.20 i^sel9 �B JfrnalHetiartuteiei fc, Theodore Phelps, 76, succumbed to pneu­ monia in the New Orleans USPHS Hospital on Apr. 28. Brother Phelps joined the Union in 1938 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a chief elec­ trician. He had sailed for 24 years and received a Personal Safety Award in 1960 for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the M/V Del Sol. A native of Florida, he was a resident of New Or­ leans. Interment was in Linden Ceme­ tery, Sumier County, Fla. Surviving are his mother, Adeline of Webster, Fla. and two sisters, Mrs. Lucille-Stephenson of Miami and Mrs." Janice Stanfield of Webster. Daniel B. Shepard, 72, died of a heart attack on the way to Stevens Memorial Hospital in Ed­ monds, Wash, on Mar. 29. Brother Shepard joined the SIU in the port of Detroit in 1959 sailing as an oiler. He had sailed for 50 years. Bom in Illinois, he was a resident of Lynwood, Wash, at the time of his death. Entombment was in Floral Hills Mausoleum, Lyn­ wood. Surviving is his widow, Lois. SIU pensioner Rudolph C. Kienast, 81, died on June 1. Brother Kienast joined the Union in 1938 in the port of Philadelphia sailing as a chief steward. ^ He had sailed for 46 years. He was born in Switzerland and was a resident of Pasadena, Md. when he passed away. J.. ' I '•• 1 SIU pensioner Andrew Mir, 64, passed away in the Dominican Republic on May 21. Brother Mir joined the Union in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He had sailed for 36 years and was on the picket line in the N.Y. Harbor strike in 1961. Bora in Puerto Rico, he was a resident of Arecibo, P.R. when he died. Surviv­ ing are his widow, Jane of Diegel, Miss.; a son, Andrew, and a niece, Rafuela Sidong of Metuchen, N.J. Alfred S. De Agro, Jr., 44, expired in the New Orleans USPHS Hospital on Apr. 14. Brother De Agro joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1960 sailing in the engine department. He was a Piney Point upgrader last year and was a 1959 graduate of the Andrew Furuseth Training School in Brooklyn, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C., he was a resident of River Ridge, La. at the time of his death. Surviving are his widow, Bertha; three sons, Alfred S., Ill, William and John Maloney, and a daughter, Patricia Maloney. SIl) pensioner WUton M. McNeil, 53, died on July 23. Brother McNeil joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Mobile sailing as a bosun. He was a vet­ eran of the U.S. Arniy in World War II and attended a Conference at Piney Point in 1970. Born in Stockton, Ala., he was a resi­ dent of Bay Minette, Ala. Surviving are his widow. Vera; a son, Wilton, Jr., and a daughter, Erlene of Houston. Richard L. Welch, 60, died of a liver ail­ ment at home in Brooklyn, N.Y. on May 27. Brother Welch joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a QMED. He had sailed for 41 years and was a pre-war veteran of the U.S. Navy. Bora in Wells River, Vt., he was a resident of Brooklyn. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. Surviving is a sis­ ter, Mrs. Ruth E. Merchant of Wells River. Herman R. Whisnant, 50, died in the Baltimore USPHS Hospital on June 28. Brother Whisnant joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a bosun. He had sailed for 29 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II. A native of Morgantown, N.C., he was a resident, of Lincolnton, N.C. Interment was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Lincolnton. Surviving is a sister. Mrs. Nannie Goodson.of Lincolnton. William L. Hensley, 55, died on May 4. Brother Hensley joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington, Calif, in 1968 sailing as an AB. He was a wounded veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War ll receiving a shrapnel leg wound on the USS Colorado in July 1944 off Tinian Is. in the Marianas, the South Pacific. Seafarer Hensley was bom in Martinsville, Va. and was a resident of Williamstown, N.J. at the time of his death. Surviving are a son, Douglas of Thermal, Calif, and a broth­ er, Thomas, of Williamstown. SIU pensioner Lacey L. Phillips, 68, died of heart trouble in Houma, La. on June 17. Brother Phillips joined the Union in 1942 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a chief steward. He had sailed for 49 years. A native of Russ County, Tex., he was a resident of Houma. Burial was in St. Francis Cemetery, Houma. Surviving are his widow, Mary, and a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Billiot of Houma. Fred R, Wood­ ward, 66, passed away on July 20. Brother Woodward joined the SIU in the port of Boston in 1965 sailing as an AB. He had sailed for 39 years and was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran. Bora in Massachusetts, he was a resident of Salisbury, Mass. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Adelaide Hill of Haverhill, Mass., and a brother, Arthur of Newburyport, Mass. Roland P. Dean, 67, passed away in the USPHS Hospital in Seattle on Aug. 6. Brother Dean joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1959 sailing as an AB. He sailed 26 years and was a pre-World War II U.S. Navy veteran. A native of Maryland, he was a resident of San Francisco at the time of his death. Surviving is a son, James. Feyrl W. Ammons, 49, died of arteroscleriosis in Balti­ more on Sept. 2. Brother Ammons joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of i Boston sailing as a quartermaster. He sailed 31 years. Bom in North Carolina, he was a resident of Baltimore. Burial was in Winkler's Grove Cemetery, Burke Coimty, N.C. Surviving is his mother, Bessie of Hickory, N.C. Calvin J. Sivels, 51, died of acute head injuries in University Hospital, Baltimore from a fall down­ stairs at home on July 9. Brother Sivels join­ ed the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1959 sailing as a chief cook. He sailed 26 years. Seafarer Sivels was bora in Virginia and was a resident of Balti­ more. Burial was in Kings Memorial Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving are his widow, Eloise; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Boston Sivels; a brother, Edward, and a sister, Elaine, all of Baltimore. Warren C. Danford, Sr., 46, accidently drowned while swimming in the Hillsborough River in Tampa, Fla. on July 12. Brother Danford was dead on ar­ rival at Tampa Gen­ eral Hospital. He joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1964 sailing as a chief electrician. A native of Hills­ borough, Tex., he-was a resident of Tampa when he passed away. Crema­ tion took place in the West Coast Cre­ matory, Pinellas County, Fla. Surviving, are his widow, Joan; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Danford; a son, David, and a niece, Constance Stringfellow, all of Tampa. SIU pensioner William Tank III, 57, died of tuberuclosis in the USPHS Hospi­ tal in New Orleans on July 7, Brother Tank joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1953 sail­ ing as a fireman-watertender. He sailed 27 years and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. Bora in New Orleans, he was a resident there when he passed away. Interment was in St. Bernard Memorial Gardens, Chalmette, La. Sur­ viving are his son, William IV; his par­ ents, Mr. and Mrs. William Tank, and a sister, Thelma, all of New Orleans. Thomas F. Delaney, 47, died in Seat­ tle on Aug. 13. Brother Delaney joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a fireman-watertender. He sailed almost 26 years. Seafarer Delaney was a postWorld War II veteran of the U.S. Army. Bora in Albany, N.Y., he was a resident of Seattle when he passed away. Sur­ viving is his widow, Barbara Jean of San Francisco. SIU pensioner I Ralph M. Guito, iSr., t 72, died of cancer in St. Joseph's Hospital, I Tampa, Fla. on Jime 1.1. Brother Guito I joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Tampa sailing as a chief steward. He worked on shore as a hotel chef and received a Union Per­ sonal Safety Award in 1960 for sailing aboard the accident-free ship, the SS Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa Aluminum). Bora in Key West, Fla., he was a resi­ dent of Tampa at the time of his death. Interment was in Garden of Memories, Tampa. Surviving are his widow, Mary, and a son, Ralph of Tampa. Page 20 SIU pensioner Robert McCuIloch, 62, succumbed to a brain disease in Com­ munity General Hos­ pital, Dade City, Fla. on July 3. Brother McCulloch joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 24 years. Bora in Scotland, he was a resident of Zephyrhills, Fla. Burial was in Floral Memo­ rial Gardens, Dade City. Surviving are his widow, Hannah; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McCulloch of Laurel, Md., and a brother, George of Lanham, Md. PhUip C. McBride, 65, passed away from heart disease at home on July 10. Brother McBride joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. He sailed 30 years and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. A native of Chicago, he was a resi­ dent of San Francisco. Cremation took place in Fairmount Memorial Park, Fairfield, Calif. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. F. Dorothy A. Dowding of Claren­ don Hills, 111. Seafarers Log H - -i i ^ » 1 ^ . . -f ^ f * r 1 < H 1 \ i 1 i y \ \ ' !'i r �STEER A CLEAR COURSE! If yum are coaTfeted of poweeriea of my illegal drag—heroia, baiUtalates, qpeed, LSD, or erea anrifaaaa—the U^. Coast Gaard wfll reroke year seaaua papers, wtthoot appeal, FOREVER. nm awaas that yoa lose for the rest of yoar life the right to anke a Hrfag 1^ Ohe sea. Howerer, it doesa*! qahe ead ttere erea if yoa recchre a Yoa Biay lose yoor right to vote, your right to hold pnhlic office or to owa a gaa. Yoa also any lose the onportaahy of ever becoaiiag a doctor, dcatist, certiied pablk accoaataat, eagoieer, lawyer, architect, realtor, pharancist, school teacher, or stockbroker. Yoa any jeopardize yoar right to hold a job where yoa aiast be licensed or bonded and yon nny never be able to work for the city, the connty, or the Federal government. Ifs a pretty toa^ rap, bat ffnfs ezacdy how it is and yoa cant do aaydiiag ahoat it The coavicted dn^ nser leaves a black auufc oa his repotatioa for the rest of his life. However, drags can not only destroy yoar r^t to a good UveUhood, it am destroy yoorlife. Drag abase presents a serioas threat to both yoar physical and mental heaMh, and the personal safety of those aronnd yon. This is especially trae aboard ship where clear minds and quick reflexes are essential at aO times for the safe operatioa of the vessel. Doat let dn^ destroy yoor nataral ri^t to a good, happy, prodactive Bfe. Stay drag feee andsteer a clear coane. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recom­ mendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disburse­ ments of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the sh^wners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members i>f the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex and national or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which .he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION — SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its objects and purposes including but not limited to furthering the political, social and economic interests of Seafarer seamen, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of member­ ship in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Support SPAD to protect and further your economic, political and social interests. American trade union concepts and Seafarer seamen. MEMBBiSHPMEETIIGS' SCHEDULE Full Copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by inembership action at the September, I960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is ' vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks..one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for saine. Under no circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. Politics Is Porkchops Donate to SPAD Port New York . .. . Philadelphia .. .. Baltimore .... .. .. Norfolk Jacksonville .... .. Detroit ,, Houston New Orleans .. .. .. Mobile San Francisco ... Wilmington .... . 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Nov. .13 ... • • • Nov. 10 ... , —r ... ... • • ... < ... 5:00 p.m. . .. . • 5:00 p.m. . .. 5:00 p.m. ... 5:00 p.m. . .. — V Page 21 October. 1975 - J :i If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union mords or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. Frank Drozak, Cfaaitman, Seafarers Appeals Board 275 . 20th Sthtct, Brooklyn, N. Y. 11215 CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. fit 'Y' *JL- �Aubrey Waters Seafarer Aubrey "Pete" Waters. 47. has been a member of the SIU since 1950. and has been shipping out as bosun for over ten years. A native of Birmingham. Ala., he now makes his home in Vancouver. Wash, with his wife Donna. Brother Waters ships from the port of Seattle. Jack Curlew Seafarer Jack Curlew. 48, has been a member of the SIU for 30 years, and he has been sailing as bosun since 1964. A native of Newburgh. N.Y. he now ships from the port of Yokohama where he makes his home with his wife Chiyoko. James Davis Seafarer James Davis. 51, has been a member of the SIU for 30 years, and has been ship­ ping as a bosun since 1952. A na­ tive of Alabama, he now ships from the port of Seattle where he makes his home. •4 Jack Nelson Seafarer Jack Nelson, 49, has been shipping with the SIU since 1942, and has been sail­ ing as a bosun for 20 years. A native of Savannah, Ga., he now makes his home in Thounderbolt, Ga. Brother Nelson ships from the port of Jacksonville. 27fh Recertified Class The 27th Class of Seafarers gradu­ ated from the Bosuns Recertification Program this month, and 296 of our members have now had the Opportunity to learn more about the Union and the entire maritime industry. The Bosuns Recertification Program is now two years old, and in that time the Seafarers who have spent the one month at the Harry Lundeberg School and one month at Union Headquarters have gained invaluable knowledge about the SIU, the problems it faces and the way it de^ with them. The Bosun is the top unlicensed man on our SlU-contracted ships; he is the leader of the crew. The Seafarers who have participated in the Recertification Program are more qualified to lead their crevrs, are able to hold better shipboard meetings, and should be more able to answer questions by any crewmember. It is more important now than ever before that the SIU membership be an informed membership. In order for that to happen, the members themselves must take an interest in all that affects them and their Union, from events on the waterfront to actions in the Halls of Congress. This objective was one of the main reasons for establishing this pro­ gram: to keep the SIU membership bet­ ter informed, to take the message right to the ships, rather than only hearing it at the Union Halls. After two years of putting Seafarers through this program, with more and more Recertified Bosuns leading our crews, that goal is being accomplished. But more work must be done. For only when that goal is completely realize^ when the entire SIU membership is more fully informed, will the job secur­ ity of all be assured for the future. Vertis Smith Seafarer Vertis Smith, 63, has been a member of the SIU since 1941, and he began ship­ ping out as a bosun in 1955. A native of Heflin, Ala., he now ships from the port of Tampa where he makes his home with his wife Irma. Pablo Barrial Seafarer Pablo Barrial, 53, has been a member of the SIU since 1943, and has been ship­ ping out as bosun since 1946. A na­ tive of Cuba, he now ships from the port of New Orleans where he makes his home with his wife Rose. John Bergeria Seafarer John Bergeria, 47, has been an SIU mem­ ber since 1945, and started shipping out as bosun in 1958. A native of Phila­ delphia, he ships from that port and continues to make his home there with his wife Gertrud. Fred Walker Seafarer Fred Walker. 49. has been a member of the SIU since 1947, and started shipping out as a bosun in 1950. A native of Baltimore, he ships from that port and continues to make his home there with his wife Florence. Six Receive W Books David Dukehart Seafarer David Dukehart first ship­ ped with the SIU in 1972 when he grad­ uated from the Harry Lundeberg School. Brother Dukehart also got his QMED endorse­ ment at the School before attending the 'A' Seniority Up­ grading Program. A native and resident of Baltimore, Brother Dukehart ships from the port Of Houston. L«Shaw Seafarer Lex Shaw first began sailing with the SIU in 1966 when he graduated from the New Orleans An­ drew Furuseth School. He attended the Harry Lunde­ berg School in 1973 and earned his FOWT endorse­ ment Shipping out of the port of New Orleans, Brother Shaw is a native and resident of Waverly, Miss. Page 22 : W the graduation of six in the September class of the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program, 185 Seafarers have earned full 'A' book seniority through this course. Seafarere attending this program si»nd two Wi^dts at the Harry Lunde^g School jn Piney Point studying the history and traditions of their Union and learning atmut technologi­ cal advances found aboard many of the new ships contracted to the The 'A' Seniority Up^ders then go to. Union Headquartm wl^re spend two weeks observing all of the day-to-day operations of their Union, including the administration of the Welfare and pension plans, the servic­ ing of ships by N.Y. patrolmen, the extensive filing and record keeping, and tjte operations of the Seafarers Log. So when these brothers graduate from the 'A' Seniority Program they have tools and knowledge which will enable theni to take on all the re­ sponsibilities and pbligations of valule of die Sf^ EI^o La Soya Seafarer Eligio I La Soya, 55, has been sailing with \ the SIU since 1941. and began shipping as a bosun in 1951. I A native of Cleve­ land. Tex,. Brother i La Soya now makes his home in Texas Tex. with his wife Alice. He ships the port of Houston. Luke Wymbs Seafarer Luke Wymbs. 56, has been shipping with the SIU since 1943, and he began sail­ ing as a bosun in 1965. Brother Wymbs ships from the port of New York and makes his home there. Andrew Lasnansky I Seafarer Andrew Lasnansky, 52, has been shipping with the SIU since 1959, land he began sail­ ing as a bosun in [ 1967. A native of Ohio, Brother LasI nansky now makes his home in Valdosta, Ga. He ships froth'the port of San Francisco. Durell McCorvey Seafarer Durell McCorvey, 47, has been shipping with the SIU since 1945, and he began sail­ ing as a bosun 18 years ago. A native of Georgia, Brother . . McCorvey now ^ makes his home in Tampa, Fla. with his wife Betty Jo. He ships from the port of Jacksonville. SamLesko Seafarer Sam \Lesko has been \ shipping out with the SIU since 1967 when he graduated from the Hew York ' Andrew Furuseth Training School. Sailing as an AB, Brother Lesko ships from the port of New York. A native of New York, he now makes his home in New Brunswick, N.J. Jackson Cavanangh Jose Vazquez Michael Coyle Seafarer Jose Vazquez has been scaling with the SIU I ance his graduation from the Harry Lundeberg School in 1970. Brother I Vazquez returned to the HLS for his QMED endorse­ ment before attending the 'A' Seniority Program. A native of the Bronx, N.Y., Brother Vazquez now lives in Puerto Rico and ships from the port of New York. Seafarer Michael \Coyle graduated \from the trainee \program at the \Harry Lundeberg \ School and began ' shipping with the SIU in 1971. BroCoyle returned S to the Lundeberg School to earri his QMED endorsement before attending the 'A' Seniority Pro­ gram. A native and resident of Phila­ delphia, Brother Coyle ships out of that port. •mm. Seafarer Jackson Cavanaugh has been shipping out with the SIU since 1969. Sailing in the deck department. Brother Cavanaugh earned his AB and Quartermaster's tickets at the Harry Lundeberg School before attending the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program. A native of Los Angeles, Brother Cava­ naugh ships out of San Francisco and now makes his home there with his wife Josephina. Seafarers Log V • !i \ s ^ ^ " �, ^^i»«PoiWicsw^ t,;l£v;. Bosuns Honor Roll at 296 F(?//o»v/n^^e and home ports of the 296 Seafarers who have successfully completed the SIU Bosuns Recertification Program. These men t ^^buted toward smoother ^^oyagel unlicensed crews, and they have held informative meetings, settled beefs, answered questions and con^e(^r///zca//on Program is one of the most important and successful upgrading programs the SIU has ever undertaken. It is '« program, and the education of the unlicensed crew, that the job security of the entire membership will be fs7u"red Abulay, Edmund Philadelphia Aguiar, Jose, New York Allen, Enos, San Francisco Allen, J. W., Seattle Altstatt, John, Houston Amat, Kasmoln, New York Anderson, Alfred, Norfolk Anderson, Edgar, New York Annis, George, New Orleans Antonlou, Angelo, New York Aponte, Felix, New York Armada, Alfonso, Baltlmoro Atkinson, David, Seattle Backrak, Daniel, Wilmington Baker, Elmer, Houston Baker, William, Houston Bankston, Claude, New Orleans Barnhill, Elmer, Houston Barrlal, Pablo, New Orleans Baudoln, James, Houston Beavers, Norman, New Orleans Bechllvanis, Nicholas, New York Beck, Arthur, San Francisco Beeching, Marlon, Houston Berger, David, Norfolk Beregria, John, Philadelphia Bergeria, Steve, Philadelphia Beye, Jan, New York Bojko, Stanley, San Francisco Boney, Andrew, Norfolk Bourgot, Albert, Mobile Bowman, Jack, Seattle Boyle, Charles, New Orleans Braunstein, Herbert, Wilmington Brendle, Mack, Houston Broadus, Robert, Mobile Brooks, Tom, New York Browning, Ballard, Baltimore Bryan, Ernest, Houston Bryant, Vernon, Tampa Burch, George, New Orleans Burke, George, New York Burton, Ronald, New York Busalacki, Joseph, Jacksonville Bushong, William, Seattle Butterton, Walter, Norfolk Butts, Bobby, Mobile Butts, Hurmon, Houston Cain, Hubert, Mobile Caldeira, Anthony, Houston Calogeros, Oemetrlos, Seattle Gahagan, Kenneth, Houston Carbone, Victor, San Juan Garner, James, New Drieans Carey, John, New York Garza, Peter, Houston Casanueva, Michael, New Orleans Gavin, Joseph, Houston Castro, Gulllermo, San Juan Giangiordano, Donato, Philadelphia Chestnut, Donald, Mobile Gianniotis, John, New York Chlasson, Richard, New Orleans GiTlaln, Robert, Jacksonville Chrlstenberry, Richard, San Francisco Gllllkin, Leo, San Francisco Chrlstensen, Christian, San Francisco Gomez, Jose, New York Christiansen, Egon, San Francisco Gonzalez. Callxto, San Juan Cisieckl, John, San Francisco Gonzalez, Jose, New York Clegg, William, New York Gorbea, Robert, New York Cofone, William, Wilmington Gorman, James, New York Colson, James, Seattle Gosse, Fred, San Francisco Cooper, Fred, Mobile Green, John, Baltimore Craddock, Edwin, New Orleans Greenwood, Perry, Seattle Crawford, William, Jacksonville Grima, Vincent, New York Cross, Malcolm, Wilmington Guadamud, Luis, New Drieans Curlew, Jack, Yokohama Gustavson, Walter, New York Curry, Leon, Jacksonville Hager, Bertll, New York Dakin, Eugene, Boston Hale, William, New Drieans D'AmIco, Charles, Houston Hanback, Burt, New York Hanstvedt, Alfred, New York Dammeyer, Dan, New York Harvey, Lee J., New Drieans Darvllle, Richard, Houston Davles, John, New York Hawkins, Tom, Seattle Davis, James, Seattle Hazel, John, New Drieans Delgado, Julio, New York Hellman, Karl, Seattle Dickinson, David, Mobile Hicks, Donald, New York . Dixon, James, Mobile Hllburn, Thomas, Mobile Donovan, Joseph, Boston Hill, Charles, Houston Doty, Albert, New Drieans HIrsh, Burton, Baltimore Drake, Woodrow, Seattle Hodges, Raymond, Mobile Hodges, Raymond W., Baltimore Drewes, Peter, New York Hogge, Elbert, Baltimore Duet, Maurice, Houston Homka, Stephen, New York Dunn, Beverly, Mobile Hovde, Arne, Philadelphia Eckert, Arne, Seattle Eddins, John, Baltimore lpsen, Drla, New York James, Calvaln, New York Edelmon, Bill, Houston Jandora, Stanley, New York Engelund, Clayton, New York Jansson, Sven, New York Falrcloth, Charles, Mobile Farhi, Israel, Houston Japper, John, New York Johnson, Fred, Mobile Fell, William, New York Johnson, Ravaughn, Houston Ferrera, Raymond, New Drieans Joseph, Leyal, Philadelphia FInklea, George, Jacksonville Flowers, Eugene, New York Joyner, William, Houston Justus, Joe, Jacksonville Foster, James, Mobile Karatzas, Tom, Baltimore FotI, Sebastian, Wilmington Karlsson, Bo, New York Frey, Charles, Jacksonville Kelsey, Tom, San Francisco Funk, William, New York Kerageorglou, Antolne, New Drieans Kerngood, Morton, Baltimore Kingsley. Jack, San Francisco Kleimola, William, New York Knoles, Raymond, S;^n Francisco Koen, John, Mobile Konls, Perry, New York Koza, Leo, Baltimore Krawczynskl, Stanley, Jacksonville La France, Dave, New York Lambert, Reldus, New Drieans Landron, Manuel, San Juan Lasnansky, Andrew, San Francisco La Soya, Ellgio, Houston Lasso, Robert, San Juan Lataple, Jean, New Drieans Lavolne, Raymond, Baltimore Lawton, Woodrow, Baltlmoro Leake, Herbert, Baltimore LeClaIr, Walter W., New York Lee, Hans, Seattle Levin, Jacob, Baltimore LIbby, George, New Drieans LIneberry, Carl, Mobile Logan, John, Mobile Mackert, Robert, Baltimore Maldonado, Basllo, Baltimore Manning, Denis, Seattle Martlneau, Tom, Seattle Mattloli, Gaetano, New York McCaskey, Earl, New Drieans McCollom, John, Boston McCorvey, Durell, Jacksonville McGlnnIs, Arthur, New Drieans McKlnney, Melville, Philadelphia Hears, Ferlton, New York Meehan, William, Norfolk Meffert, Roy, Jacksonville Merrill, Charles, Mobile Michael, Joseph, Baltimore Miller, Clyde, Seattle Mitchell, William, Jacksonville Mize, Cyril, San Francisco Mladonich, Ernest, New Drieans Moen, Irwin, Baltimore Monardo, Sylvester, New Drieans Morales, Esteban, New York Morris, Edward Jr., Mobile Morris, William, Baltimore Morris, William, Jacksonville Moss, John, New Drieans Moyd, Ervin, Mobile Mullls, James, Mobile Murry, Ralph, San Francisco Myrex, Luther, Mobile Nash, Walter. New York Nelson, Jack, Jacksonville Nicholson, Eugene, Baltimore Nielsen, Vagn, New York Northcutt, James, San Francisco Nuckols, Billy, New York D'Brlen, William, New York D'Connor, William, Seattle DIesen, Carl, San Francisco DIson, Fred, San Francisco DIson, Maurice, Boston Dromaner, Albert, San Francisco Dwen, Burton, Houston Palino, Anthony, New York Palmer, Nick, San Francisco Paradise, Leo, New York Parker, James, Houston Parker, William, New Drieans Pedersen, Dtto, New Drieans Pehler, Frederick, Mobile Pence, Floyd, Houston Perry, Wallace, Jr., San Francisco Pierce, John, Philadelphia Pollanen, VIekko, New Drieans Poulsen, Verner, Seattle Pressly, Donald, New York Price, Blllle, Norfolk Pryor, Clarence, Mobile PuchalskI, Kaslmir, San Francisco Pugllsl, Joseph, New York Puillam, James, San Francisco Radich, Anthony, New Drieans Rains, Horace, Houston Rallo, Salvador, New Orleans Reeves, William, Mobile RIchburg, Joseph, Mobile Rihn, Ewing, New Drieans Riley, William, San Francisco Ringuette, Albert, San Francisco Rivera, Alfonso, San Juan Rodrigues, Lancelot, San Juan Rodriguez, Frank, New York Rodriguez, Dvidio, New York Ruley, Edward, Baltimore Sanchez, Manuel, New York Sanford, Tommie, Houston Schwarz, Robert, Mobile Self, Thomas, Baltimore Sellx, Floyd, San Francisco Sernyk, Peter, New York Sheets, James, Baltimore Sheldrake, Peter, Houston Shorten, James, San Francisco Sipsey, Robert, San Francisco Smith, Lester, Norfolk Smith, Vertis, Tampa Sokol, Stanley, San Francisco Sorel, Johannes, Jacksonville Spuron, John, San Francisco Stockmarr, Sven, New York Suchocki, Leonard, San Francisco Swearingen, Barney, Jacksonville SwiderskI, John, New York Teti, Frank, New York Theiss, Roy, Mobile Thompson, J. R., Houston TIcer, Dan, San Francisco Tillman, William, San Francisco Tirelli, Enrico, New York Todd, Raymond, New Drieans Tolentino, Ted, San Francisco Troche, Gregory, Mobile Turner, Paul, New Orleans UccI, Peter, San Francisco Velazquez, William, New York Walker, Fred, Baltimore Wallace, Edward, New York Wallace, Ward, Jacksonville Wallace, William, Mobile Walters, Herwood, New York Wardlaw, Richard, Houston Ware, Dick, Houston Waters, Aubrey, Seattle Weaver, Harold, Houston Welch, Macon, Houston Whitmer, Alan, New York Wingfield, P. G., Jacksonville Woods, Malcolm, San Francisco Workman, Homer, New Drieans Worley, John, San Francisco Wymbs, Luke, New York Zaragoza, Roberto, New York Zeloy, Joseph, New Drieans m 'A Seniority Honor Holt Now Numbers 165 Seafarers who have completed the 'A'Seniority Upgrading Program have had the opportunity to learn about their Union and itsactivities, rruiking thent-good, informed Union Members. These men are encouraged to take the delegate's job aboard ship and put this new knowledge to work. Following are the names and departments of the 185 Seafarers who have completed the'A'Seniority Upgrading Program. Adans, Francis, Deck Alien, iawrence, Engine Allison, Murphy, Engine Ahmad, Bin, Deck Ames, Ailan, Deck Andrepont, P. J., Engine Arnold, Mott, Deck Barnett, Jay, Engine Bartol, Thomas, Deck Baxter, Alan, Engine Bean, P. L, Deck Beauverd, Arthur, Engine Bellinger, William, Steward Berulls, William, Deck Blletz, John, Engine Blacklok, Richard, Engine Blasquez, Gregory, Engine Boisii, James, Deck Bolen, Timothy, Deck Boles, John, Engine Brackblll, Russell, Deck Bruschlni, Mario, Steward Burke, Lee Roy, Engine Burke, Timothy, Deck Bumette, Barney, Steward Butch, Richard, Engine Camniuso, Frank, Deck Carhart, David, Deck Carruthers, Francis, Engine Castle, Stephen, Deck Cayanaugh, Jackson, Deck Clark, Garrett, Deck Colangelo, Joseph, Deck Conklln, Kevin, Engine Correli, Paul, Engine Cosentiho, Dominic, Deck^^? C^le,iyHehael, Engine October, 1975 Cunningbam, Robert, Deck Daniel, Wadsworth, Engine Davis, William, Deck Day, John, Engine Derke, Michael, Engine Deskins, William, Steward Dising, Maximo, Engine Dobloug, James, Engine Dukehart, David, Engine Ei^eli, Pat, Engine Egeland, Ralph, Deck Escudero, Tomas, Engine Esposito, Gennaro, Engine Ewing, Larry, Steward Farmer, William, Deck Farrapt, John, Deck Fila, Marion, Deck Frsk, Stan, Deck Frost, Stephen, Deck Galka, Thomas, Engine Gallagher, Patrick, Deck Galliano, Marco, Deck Garay, Stephen, Deck Garcia, Robert, Deck Gilliam, Robert, Steward Gotay, Raui, Steward Gower, David, Engine Graham, Patrick, Deck Grimes, M.R., Deck Hapr, Ken, Deck Hale, Earnest, Deck Hailer, John, Engine Hart, Ray, Deck Hawker, Patrick, Deck Haynes, Blake, Enjdno Heick, Carroll, Deck » ' feller, Douglas^ Steward ; • »K, : - Humason, Jon, Deck Hummerick, James, Jr., Steward Hutchinson, Richard, Jr., Engine ivey, D. E., Engine Johnson, M., Deck Jones, Leggette, Deck Jordan, Carson, Deck Kanavos, Panagirtis, Engine Kegney, Thomas, Engine Keith, Robert, Deck Keliey, John, Deck Kelly, John, Deck Kemey, Paul, En^ne Kirksey, Charles, Engine Kittleson, L. Q., Deck Knight, Donald, Engine Konetes, Johnnie, Deck Kunc, Lawrence, Deck Kundrat, Joseph, Steward Umphere, Thomas, Engine Laner, Ronnie, Engine Lang, Gary, Deck Laughlin, Douglas, Engine LeClair, Lester, Steward Lehmann, Arthur, Deck «' Lentsch, Robert, Deck Lesko, Samuel, Deck long, Alton. Engine Lundeman, Louis, Deck Makarewicz, Richard, Engine Mallory, Arthur, Deck Manning, Henry, Steward Marcus, M. A., Deck McAndrew, Martin, Engine McCabe, John, Engine McCabe.T. J., Engine McMnllin, Clarence,, McParland, James, Engine Mllici, Robert, Deck MInix, R. G., Jr., Engine Miranda. John, Engine Moneymaker, Ernest, Engine Moore, C. M., Deck Moore, George, Deck Moore, William, Deck Mortier, William, Deck Mouton, Terry, Engine Noble, Mickey, Deck Nuotio, Ken, Deck Painter, Philip, Engine Paloumbis, Nikolaos, Engine PapageorgioUrpimitrios, Engine Parker, Jason, Deck Patrick, L., Engine Poietti, Pierangelo, Deck Prasinos, George, Deck Reamey, Bert, Engine Restaino, John, Engine Ripley. William, Deck Rivers, Sam, Engine Roback, James, Deck Rodripe^ Charles, Engine Rodriguer^ Robert, Engine Rogers, Geoiie, Engine Rub, Steve, Engine Sabb, Caldwell, Jr., Engine Salley, Robert, Jr., Engine Sanders, Dany, Eiigine Sanger, Alfred, Deck Shaw, Lex, Deck Shaw, Ronald, Engine Silfast, Gecrp, Deck Simonetti, Joseph, Steward Simpson, j^atpon.l^ Sisk, Keith, Deck Smith, D. B., Steward Smith, Robert, Deck Snyder, John, Engine Spell, Gary, Engine Spell, Joseph, Deck Spencer, Craig, Engine Spencer, H. DBEngine Stanfieid, Pete, Deck Stauter, David, Engine Stevens, Duane, Deck Strauss, Grepry, Engine SvQboda, Kvetoslav, Engine Szeihert, Stephen, Steward Tanner, Leroy, Engine Tell, George, Engine Thomas, Robert, Engine Thomas, Timothy, Deck Tralnor, Robert, Deck Trott, Llewellyn, Engine Utterback, Larry, Deck Vain, Thomas, Deck Vaiton, Sidney, Engine Variyi, Thomas, Stevpid Vazpez, Jose, Engine Venus, Steve, Steward Vukmir, George, Deck Walker, Marvin, Engine Wambach, Albert, Deck Waupman, Jerry, Engine Wmffflan, Lee, Deck WUbelm, Maik, Engine Wilson, Richard, Steward Wolfe. John, Deck Woodhwse, Ashton, Engint Wriglii Charlie, Engine Zukler, Han$,^ine Page 23 il A' �r'5-S' LUNDEBERG SCHOOL i:-- EDUCATION • TRAINING • UPGRADING Course Descriptions and Starting Dates Procedures; Emergency Launching Op­ erations. Included in the course is practi­ cal experience in launching, letting go, rowing and maneuvering a lifeboat in seas, recovery of man overboard, fire­ fighting and emergency procedures. Course Requirements: Must have 90 days seatime in any department. Starting Dates: October 2, 16, 30; November 13, 28; December 11, 26; January 8, 22; February 5, 19; March 4, 18; April 1. Deck Department ABLE SEAMAN The course of instruction leading to endorsement as Able Seaman consists of classroom and practical training to in­ clude: Basic Seamanship; Rules of the Road; Wheel Commands; Use of the Magnetic and Gyro Compass; Cargo Handling; Knots, and Splices; Blocks and Booms; Firefighting and Emergency Pro­ cedures; Basic First Aid. Course Requirements: Able Seaman (12 Months—^Any Waters)^You must be 19 years of age; have 12 months seatime as Ordinary Seaman, or be a grad­ uate of HLS at Piney Point and have eight months seatime as Ordinary Sea­ man; be able to pass the prescribed phys­ ical, including eyesight without glasses of no more than 20/100—^20/100 cor­ rected to 20/40—20/20 and have nor­ mal color vision. Able Seaman (Unlimited — Any Wa­ ters) — You must be 19 years of age; have 36 months seatime as Ordinary Seaman or Able Seaman (12 Months); be able to pass the prescribed physical, including eyesight requirements listed above. Engine Department tomated Ships; Firefighting and Emer­ gency Procedures. Course Requirements: Must have rat­ ing (or passed examinations for) FOWT, Electrician, Pumpman, Refrigeration En­ gineer. Deck Engineer, Junior Engineer, Machinist, Boilermaker, and Deck En­ gine Mechanic. Must show evidence of at least six months seatime in any one or a combination of the following ratings: FOWT,'Electrician, Refrigeration, Pump­ man, Deck Engineer, Machinist, Boiler­ maker, or Deck Engine Mechanic. Starting Dates: October 16; November 13; December 11; January 8; February 5; March 4; April 1. The course of instruction leading to certification as QMED —Any Rating. (Qualified Member of the Engine De­ partment) consists of classroom work and practical training to include: Parts of a Boiler and Their Function; Com­ bustible Control Systems; Steam and Water Systems; Fuel Oil Systems; Lubri­ cating Oil Systems; Hydraulic Oil Sys­ tems; Boiler Construction and Repair; Hand Tools and Their Use; Use of Met­ als; h^ghine Tool Operation; Com­ pressed Air Systems; Fundamentals of Electricity; Principles of Refrigeration; Safe Handling of Combustible Materials; Piping and Valves, Pumps, Evaporators; Auxiliary Diesel Engines; Starting and Securing Main and Auxiliary Diesel En­ gines; Starting and Securing Main and Auxiliary Units; Engineering Casualty Control; All Codes of Operation of Au­ QUARTERMASTER QUARTERMASTER—Recertified Bosun Tom Kelsey (2nd right) and Quarter­ master instructor Chuck Dwyer (left) lead latest course graduates aboard the SS Charles S. Zimmerman at the HLSS in PIney Point, Md. of (I. to r.): James Haynle; Don McKlnney; James Moran; Joseph VIolante; Kjeld Nielsen, and George Lowe. ... ^ . „ . , . ihary Equipment; Starting and Securing Main Engines. Course Requirements: (If you have a Wiper endorsement only)—Must be able to pass the prescribed physical, including eyesight without glasses of no more than 20/100—20/100 corrected to 20/50— 20/30 and have normal color vision. Must have six months seatime as Wiper, or be a graduate of HLS at Piney Point and have three months seatime as Wiper. (If you have an engine rating such as Electrician)—No requirements. . Starting Dates: November 3, January 12, February 23, April 5. The course of instruction leading to certification as Quartermaster consists of Basic Navigation instruction to include Radar; Loran; Fathometer; RDF; and also includes a review of Basic Seaman­ ship; use of the Magnetic and Gyro Compass; Rules of the Road; Knots and Splices; Firefighting and Emergency Pro­ cedures. Course Requirements: Must hold en­ dorsement as Able Seaman (Unlimited — Any Waters). Starting Dates: October 2, November 13, January 8, February 19, April 1. LIFEBOATMAN DIESELS The course of instruction -leading to certification as Lifeboatman consists of classroom study and practical training to include: Nomenclature of Lifeboat; Lifeboat -Equipment; Lifeboat Com­ mands; Types of Davits and Operating LIFEBOAT—Instructor Paul Allman (right) of the HLSS Lifeboat Course in Pinev Point with his last class of grads of (I. to r.): Dan Nelson; Gary Mitchell; Efrai Velazquez; John Sherpinski, and Wilfredo Ramirez. SIU Scholarship Program One college and two post secondary trade/vocational school scholarships are awarded to Seafarers each year. These scholarships have been specially de­ signed to meet the educational needs of Seafarers. Application requirements are geared for the man who has been out of school several years, so yoii will only be com­ peting with other seamen with similar educational backgrounds. The awards are granted in April, but you should begin your application process now. ship. This award is in the amount of $10,000. 2. Two-year community or junior col­ lege or post secondary trade/voca­ tional schools scholarships. These awards are in the amount of $5000. The trade/vocational awards offer var­ ious options if you wish to continue shipping. In such a program you may develop a trade or skill which would im­ prove your performance aboard ship as well as help you obtain a better paying job when you are ashore. Eligibility requirements are as follows: These are the scholarships offered: 1. Four-year college degree scholar- 1. Must be under 35 yearj of age. Page 24 t The course of instruction leading to endorsement as FOWT (Fireman, Watertender and/or Oiler) consists of^lassroom work and practical training to in­ clude: Parts of a Boiler and Their Func­ tion; Steam and Water Cycle; Fuel Oil and Lube Systems; Fire Fighting and Emergency Procedures. Also included is practical training aboard one of the ships at the school to include: Lighting a Dead Plant; Putting Boilers on the Line; Changing Burners; Operation of Aux- QMED-Any Rating Starting Dates: October 16. November 28, January 26, March 8. >• . • FOWT This may be waived for Seafarers who have completed one or more years in an accredited college or university. 2. Have not less than two years of actual employment on vessels of companies signatory to Seafarers Welfare Plan (three years for $10,000 scholarship). 3. Have one day of employment on a vessel in the sixth-month period immediately proceeding date of application. The four-week course covers: types, designs, construction and characteristics of various diesel engines; nomenclature and principal design features of all parts of diesel engines; formulas and hydraulic 4. Have 90 days of employment on a vessel in the previous calendar year. Pick up a scholarship application now. They are available in the ports or you may write to the following address aqd request a copy of the Seafarers Applica­ tion: Seafarers Welfare Plan College Scholarships 275 20th Street Brooklyn, New York 11215 Scholarships For Dependents Four scholarships are awarded to de­ pendents of Seafarers. These four-year scholarships are for $10,000 each at any accredited college or university. If you have three years sea time, encourage your children to apply. They should request the Dependents Application from the above address. Seafarers Log • ' i. .A • * « ^ ^ S "l i » 1 . i ' i S. y.'%. V-.j • s fc -n^ i "i ^ V 1 ^ .- I k i \ > a ^ I » • V' • . li i. t. •« i • \ I •. �S^IXS^ cutting. On completion of the course, an HLS Certificate of Graduation will be awarded. Course Requirements: Engine depart­ ment personnel must hold endorsement as OMED—Any Rating; deck and steward department personnel must hold any rating. Starting Dates: November 28; Decem­ ber II, February 5, March 18. principles; introduction to fuel, air, lubri­ cation and exhaust systems; use of vari­ ous gauges, meters and instruments used on diesel engines; care, operations main­ tenance and recording of diesel engine performance; signals used between bridge and engine room; fundamentals of elec­ tricity and refrigeration; basic fire fight­ ing, first aid and safety. Course Requirements: No require­ ments for those who are not interested in receiving the Coast Guard license. Starting date: January 5. WELDING The course of instruction in basic welding consists of classroom and onthe-job training including practical train­ ing in electric arc welding and cutting; and oxy-acetylene. brazing, welding and OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF REFRIGERATED CONTAINERS The course of instruction leading to cer­ tification as Refrigerated Container Me­ chanic consists of both classroom and on-the-job training that includes the fol­ lowing: instruction covering all units on refrigeration, electrical and engine tune-up on gasoline and diesel units, operation, maintenance and trouble shooting on all refrigeration units, instruction of funda­ mentals of operation and servicing and diagnostic procedures used with electrical circuitry. Course Requirements: Applicants must hold Coast Guard endorsements as Elec­ trician and Refrigerating Engineer or QMED-Any Rating. Length of Course: The normal length of the course is four (4) weeks. Starting Date: November 17. HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP UPGRADING APPLICATION Name. Forty-two Seafarers and one Inland Boatman have already successfully com­ pleted studies at the SIU-IBU Academic Study Center in Piney Point, Md., and have achieved high school diplomas. The Lundeberg High School Program in Piney Point offers all Seafarers—re­ gardless of age — the opportunity to achieve a full high school diploma. The study period ranges from four to eight weeks. Classes are small, permitting the teachers to concentrate on the individual student's progress. Any Seafarer who is interested in taking advantage of this oppo.-tunity to continue his education can apply in two ways: Go to an SIU office in any port and you will be given a GED Pre-Test. This test will cover five general areas: English Grammar and Literature; So­ cial Studies, .Science and Mathematics. (First) (Middle) Mo./Day/Year Address (Street) , Telephone #. (City) (Zip Code) (State) (Area Code) District Seniority Book Number Date Book Was Issued Fort Presently Registered In_ .Port Issued. Endorsement(s) Now Held _ Social Security #. Piney Point Graduate: • Yes No • (if so, fill in below) Endorsement(s) Received. to. Entry Program: From (Dates Attended) Upgrading Program: , Endorsement(s) Received to. From, (Dates Attended) Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: • Yes • No; Fire Fighting: • Yes • No Dates Available for Training I Am Interested In: DECK AB-12 Months AB Unlimited Quartermaster Lifeboatman STEWARD ENGINE • Electrician • Asst. Cook • QMED • Dk. Eng. • Chief & Baker • FWT • Jr. Eng. • Chief Cook • Oiler • Pumpman • Steward • Dk. Mech. • Machinist • Reefer • Welder • Boilermaker • Advanced Pumpman Procedures • LNG/LPG • Advanced Electrical Procedures • Diesel • Refrigeration Container Mechanic RECORD OF SEATIME — (Show only amount needed to.upgrade in rating checked above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) SHIP SIGNATURE RATING HELD DATE OF SHIPMENT DATE OF DISCHARGE DATE RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: LUNDEBERG UPGRADING CENTER, PINEY POINT, MD. 20674 j Name _ Book No. j Address (Street) (City or Town) I I Last grade completed Last year attended I I Complete this form and mail to: Margaret Nalen I Director of Academic Education I Harry Lundeberg School I Piney Point, Maryland 20674 I Steward Department CHIEF STEWARD The course of instruction includes classroom and on-the-job training. The Chief Steward will select food and stores for a long voyage to include nutritionally balanced daily menus. He will partici­ pate in all phases of steward department operations at the school, including com­ missary, bake shop and galley. Course Requirements: Three years seatime in ratings above Third Cook and bold "A" Seniority in the SIU; or six months seatime as Third Cook or Assis­ tant Cook; six months as Cook and Baker; six months seatime as Chief Cook and holder of a Certificate of Satisfac­ tory Completion from the HLS Assis­ tant Cook, Second Cook and Baker, and Chief Cook Training Programs; or 12 months seatime as Third Cook or As­ sistant Cook, 12 months seatime as Cook and Baker, and six months seatime as Chief Cook, and holder of a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of the HLS Chief Cook Training Program. Starting Dates: October 2, November 13, December 26, February 5, March 18. ASSISTANT COOK The course of instruction for the rat­ ing Assistant Cook includes classroom and on-the-job training in preparing and cooking fresh, canned and frozen vege­ tables; how to ser\'e vegetables hot. cold or as salad; menu selection of vegetables to attain the best methods for prepara­ tion, portion control, dietary values and serving procedures. Course Requirements: Twelve months seatime in any Steward Department En­ try Rating. Entry Ratings who have been accepted into the Harry Lundeberg School and show a desire to advance in the Steward Department must have a minimum of three months seatime. Starting Dates: October 30, December 11, January 22, March 4. COOK AND BAKER The course of instruction includes classroom and on-the-job training in bak- October, 1975 The test will be sent to the "Lundeberg School for grading and evaluation. Or write directly to the Harry Lun­ deberg School. A test booklet and an answer sheet will be mailed to your home or to your ship. Complete the tests and mail both the test booklet and the answer sheet to the Lundeberg School. (See application on this page.) During your stay at the school, you will receive room and board, study ma­ terials and laundry. Seafarers will pro­ vide their own transportation to and from the school. Following are the requirements for eligibility for the Lundeberg High School Program: 1. One year's seatime. 2. Initiation fees paid in full. 3. All outstanding monetary obliga­ tions, such as dues and loans paid in full. I meet the requirements listed above and I am interested in furthering my edu­ cation. I would like more information on the Lundeberg High School Program. Date of Birth (Last) • • • • High School Program Is Available to All Seafarers (Zip) I ing bread, pies, cakes and cookies; prep­ aration of desserts such as custards, pud­ dings, canned fruit and gelatin desserts. The Cook and Baker will be able to de­ scribe preparation of all breakfast foods, and be familiar with menu selection of breakfast foods, and bread and desserts for appropriate meals. Course Requirements; Twelve months seatime as Third Cook; or 24 months seatime in Steward Department; six months of which must be as Third Cook or Assistant Cook; or six months as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and a holder of a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion from the HLS Assistant Cook Training Course. Starting Dates: October 2, 16. 30; November 13. 28; . December 11, 26; January 8, 22; February 5, 19; March 4, 18; April 1. •n % CHIEF COOK The course of instruction includes classroom and on-the-job training in preparation of soups, sauces and gravies. The student will be able to describe prep­ aration of thickened or clear soups, and explain preparation and use of special sauces and gravies. The Chief Cook will be able to state the primary purpose of cooking meat and define cooking terms used in meat cookery, and describe prin­ ciples and methods of preparing and cooking beef, pork, veal. lamb, poultry and seafood. Course Requirements: Twelve months seatime as Cook and Baker; or three years seatime in the Steward Depart­ ment. six months of which must be as Third Cook or Assistant Cook, and six months as Cook and Baker; or si? months seatime as Third Cook or Assist ant Cook and six months seatime as Cook and Baker, and holder of a Cer­ tificate of Satisfactory Completion of the HLS Assistant Cook, and Cook and Bak­ er Training Program; or 12 months sea­ time as Third Cook or Assistant Cook and six months seatime as Cook and Baker, and holder of a Certificate of , Satisfactory Completion of the HLS Cook and Baker Training Program. • f r % •./4 Starting Dates: October 16, November 28, January 8. February 19, April 1. Note: Courses and starting dates are subject to change at any time. Any change will be noted in the LOG. Page 25 • "V , ?: �Through HLSS Program Seafarers Earn High School Diplomas -- 'jw ' f.i&SSf';*'K (•'Wiir-\ ••••• L,-,i Getting their HLSS General Educational Development (GED) Program high school diplomas last month were (2nd left) Recertified Bosun Tom Keisey and (2nd right) 'A' Seniority QMED Upgrader Michael Coyle. With them are school officials (I. to r.) Margaret Nalen, Academic Department director; Hazel Brown, president and Bob Kaimus, Vocational Education Department director. Sea­ farer Coyle graduated from Piney Point in 1971 earning his fireman-watertender endorsement two years later. General Educational Development (GED) Program graduate George Taylor (right) gets his State of Maryland high school diploma from HLSS Director of Academic Education Margaret Nalen at Piney Point, Md. recently. Brother George Taylor Brother George Taylor, who has been a Seafarer since 1969, recently completed the GED program at the Limdeberg School and earned his high school diploma. Seafarer Taylor left school in the tenth grade. "When I read about the GED program at HLSS in the Seafar­ ers Log, I saw it as a real opportunity for me," he said. Brother Taylor says that his travels as a Seafarer and his work in the Stew­ ard Department made him realize that he needed his high school diploma. "You've got to have a knowledge of books if you want to advance" he said. Brother Taylor added that he would recommend the Lundeberg School's GED program to all Seafarers. "If high school had been like this, I would never have dropped out," he said. He added that, "Everything about the Lundeberg School helps you learn and want to learn more. The classrooms, the living facilities, and the system of study are all excellent. And the teachers are very helpful. They work with you as an in­ dividual, and they'll give you all the help you need." In addition to earning his high school diploma at HLSS, Se^arer Taylor also took advantage of the opportunity for vocational advancement at the school. He recently completed the upgrading program for Cook and Baker offered by the Vocational Education Department. Hall Asks NMC to Back Cargo forPreference the Arctic sealift nor the tugs to pull Continued from Page 2 enacted which wiO give the American merchant marine a fairer slice of the naton's shipping business. He urged them to develop a more potent presence in Washington, D.C. A critical problem, tied to the pre­ vailing economic picture, according to Hall, is the high cost of borrowing money which has put a real damper on new ship constructicm. "Maritime leaders have been talking among themselves, instead of taking their message to the American public," Hall asserted. "Because of this," he said, "Government leaders do not under­ stand the problems or importance of the maritime industry." He pointed, how­ ever to an important shift, noting that the Democratic Party had ignored the industry in the 1972 election, but that Democratic candidates are "coming to us" this year and talking about the mari­ time industry. Also a featured speaker at the mari­ time conference was Tow Crowley, pres­ ident of Crowley Maritime Corp., who emphasized the important impact of the Maritime Act of 1970. "Without that act," Crowley declared, "Crowley Mari­ time could never have built the barges Page 26 them." He credited Paul Hall as the one person most responsible for the pas­ sage of this legislation. Ibe key provi­ sion, according to Crowley, was the ex­ tension of loan guarantees to the towing industry for the construction of equip­ ment. "The wisdom of this move has been dramatically proved," Crowley said. He estimates tbat the nation will realize a $7.2-billion return in petro­ leum resources because of this foreri^t. Joining a distinguished panel of ex­ perts in talks on various facets of the conference theme, "Elemraits erf Inter­ national Trade", IBU of the Pacific President Merle Adlum led the discus­ sion in the Workshop on Transporta­ tion. He also served as chairman of the Unity Dinner which followed the con­ ference. Adlum was honored at the dinner as the Pacific Coast labor leader contrib­ uting most for the year to the objec­ tives of the National Maritime Council. In this activity, maritime labor is in full partnership with industry and the Federal Maritime Administration in seeking to build a strong American-flag merchant marine. Brother Michael Coyle Seafarer Michael Coyle recently earned his high school diploma through the GED Program at the Limdeberg School. Brother Coyle graduated from HLSS as a trainee in September, 1971. He first returned to the school in 1973 and earned his FOWT endorsement. In 1975, he earned his QMED endorse­ ment through the upgrading program at HLSS as well as his high school diploma, and he is currently enrolled as an 'A' Seniority upgrader. Seafarer Coyle is a resident of Phila­ delphia, Pa. He dropped out of high school in the twelfth grade, but says "I've always wanted my high school diploma and so 1 decided to take ad­ vantage of the GED program here at Piney Point." Brother Coyle feels that the teachers at HLSS make the Lundeberg School very different from an ordinary high school. "There's a much better relation­ ship between the teacher and the stu­ dent here," he said. "All your classes are very individualized and the teachers are always willing to help you." Seafarer Coyle called the academic and vocational opportunities at HLSS, "a good deal." He said, "This school is a real advantage for all Seafarers, and I'd recommend the GED program to any brother who wanted a high school diploma." Brother Coyle plans to continue to advance his career as a Seafarer through the programs at the Lundeberg School. He says he will enroll in the adr: vanced courses for QMED's that will be offered later this year through the HLSS Vocational Education Depart­ ment. Lifeboat Diplomas Go to 8 HLSS Lifeboat Course Instructor Paul Allman (far right) poses with his latest graduating class as some show off their diplomas. From (I. to r.) are; Roberto Maldonado; Oswaido Gonzales; Jose Quiones; EusebiloGonsales; Paul Stubblefield; Gerald Payhe; Heriberto Ponce, and Byron Ginter. Notify Union Continued from Page 5 In no event should a crewmember must be gjiven no later than 1 p.m. on leave a vessel until his rq}lacement ar­ rives. Friday. The Union will continue to fight any The ship's chairman or ship's com­ attempts by foreign competitors to take mittee member should notify Headquar­ ters that a replacement will be needed. away a job held by an SlU seaman. But If a crewmember has given sufficient only with the full cooperation of the notice and Headquarters has been ad­ ship's chairman and committee can the vised, then the Union will have ample fight to keep all SlU jobs secure be successful. time to find a replacement Seafarers Log �House Bill Bars Fishermen From Jones Act Injury Benefit In another attack on the Jones Act, a bill has been introduced in the House of Representatives which would deny U.S. fishermen the protection of the personal injury provisions of the Act. Under the Jones Act a U.S. fisherman has the right to sue an employer in court for negligence which results in injury or death and, if he is successful, he may receive a judgement which covers all past, present and future dam­ ages. In place of the injury and death com­ pensation system provided by the Jones Act, a system which also covers seamen, this legislation would substitute a limited schedule of benefits which, once fixed by a Benefits Review Board, could not The Baud of Trustees of Oie Sea­ farers Wettare and Peuion Phm has accepted a revision in the optical benefit. Effective Jan. 1, 1976 Seafarus meeting the basic eii|^iiity require­ ments end tMr depndents need no loafer pMbrouize a contracted opti­ cian in mder to recdh^e the optical benefitjf up to $30 every two yiprs Mi be reversed or revised by any- other official or court of the United States. The schedule of benefits would be computed under a complicated system which takes into consideration the ex­ tent of the injury, the age of the injured, industry average wages and othn fac­ tors but does not consider pain or other subjective, personal factors. This legislation also endangers safe working conditions aboard U.S. fishing ve^els because it not only fails to im­ pose new safety or health standards, but it also only provides for voluntary com­ pliance of fninimum safety Standards by owners and restricts government inflec­ In a statement released by die AFL-^ CIO Ad Hoc Committee on hfaritfaiM Industry Problems, it was pointed oat that die Jones Act coven^e *is more suited to die reaiides of the faidnstry and to the fishermen's needs, and the Ad Hoc Committee strongly oi^Nises any change." tion of vessds to those requested vessel owners. At present the bill, designated HR. 9716, is pending before the House Merdhant Marine and Fisheries Committee, and has not yet been scheduled f(v hearings. Two Top Chief Stevrards Retire fmr u eye examhiation and a pair olgiasBes. Under the revised provimn, d%lhie Seafarers may go to miy optician and must submit the paid bfll, ahmg with Ae SIU daim form to the Plan office. The Man will then directily reimburse each man iqp to $30 for ^ Mi. Deposit in the SIU Blood Bank ^ It's Your Life Making their retirement speeches to the assembled membership at the monthly meeting at Headquarters on Oct. 6 were Chief Stewards Joseph N. Powers (left) and Sydney P. "Aussie" Shrimpton. Brother Powers joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of New York "rising from messboy to chief steward" and sailing in that rating for 24 years. Brother Shrimpton joined the Union also in 1942 in the port of Boston and had sailed 53 years at the time of his retirement, 34 of them as a chief steward. 4 SCHEDULE OF INCREASED BENEFITS MADE POSSIBLE FROM INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS BENEFITS Death Accidental Dismemberment CURRENT BENEFITS $4,000.00 None. I ' ' • •" ' . A,.--'• • ,-1. .••-•-w:' - • . • • .'ym-i:- '-y ^ : , Surgical Per schedule up to a maximum of $450.00 per confinement. In Hospital Doctors Visits $4.00 per day up to date of surgery—^Maximum 31 days. Maternity Optical $300.00 maximum for each child. $25.00 for eligibles/dependents who live in a city where Aere is no contracted optician. Once every 2 years. $30.00 daily—Private room. Hospital Room & Board Intensive Care Hospital Extras $75.00 per day. $300.00 for 1st 31 days; Aereafter up to anoAer $300.00—^Maximum $600.00. Pension . $250.00 per monA. Vacati<Mi $1,000 for Group III, $1,200 for Group H, $1,400 for Group I key ratings. INCREASED BENEFITS $5,000.00 payable only to designated beneficary of eligibles who are included in the following category, spouse, child, stepchild, mother, father, grandparent, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, grandchild, stepbrother, stepsister, stepmother, step­ father. If any eligible employee suffers an accidental loss not arising out of or in the course of employment will receive as follows: $5,000.00 1. Loss of 2 hands $5,000.00 2. Loss of 2 feet $5,000.00 3. Loss of 2 eyes . ... . . $5,000.00 4. Loss of 1 hand and 1 foot . . $5,000.00 5. Loss of 1 hand and 1 eye ... $5,000.00 6. Loss of 1 foot and 1 eye . . . $2,500.00 7. Loss of 1 hand . . $2,500.00 8. Loss of 1 foot . . $2,500.00 9. Loss of sight 1 eye Total amount payable on account of more than one of the losses listed and sus­ tained by the injured employee in any one accident—^Maximum: $5,000.00. Plan will pay cost of surgery per Surgical Schedule up to a maximum of $600.00. $15.00 for Ae first day. $ 10.00 for Ae second day. $ 6.00 per day Aereafter for 58 days—^Maximum 60 days. When surgery is per­ formed, benefits are payable only up to date of surgery. $500.00 Maximum for each child. May be payable to hospital, doctor or member. $30.00 for eligibles/dependents who live in a city where there is no contracted optician. Once every 2 years. Private room-^plan pays Ae hospital's average semi-private rate. Full cost of Intensive Care. Actual charges for miscellaneous hospital expenses wiA exception of Radiation Aerapy, physicians services, private nurses or luxuries or conveniences not directly associated wiA hospital care. Maximum 60 days Tor each confinement. $350.00' per monA for employees who reAe and submit applications on or after June 16,1975. $1,400 for Group IH, $1,800 for Group H, $2,200 for Group I key ratiiigs. NOTE: A complete digest of Surgical, Wellare, Pension and Vacation benefitswiil be available at aD Union halls in about a mouA. October, 1975 Page 27 L h �••SEAF A"-'"- - V •- ^ •.;S V/futTZrv^ •rm .. LOG October, 1975 - CMflcUl pubUcatleit •! tb« SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL ONION • Atlaatle, Onlf, Lakes and Inland Waters District' AFL-CIO 271 to or The following Seafarers and other concierned mdivtduals, 271 in all, have demonstrated an active interest in participating in political and legislative mtiviiies which are vliaiiohothour job security and our social and economic welfare, by voluntarily donating $100 or more to the Seafarers Political Activities ^ Donation (SPAD) fund since the beginning of 1975. (The kiw prohibits the use of any union money, such as dues, initiation fees, etc., for political activities. The most effective way the trade umonist can take part in politics is through voluntary political contributions.) Eleven who have realized haw important it i^J^i ^lte SW^s voice be heard in the Halls of Congress have contributed $200, three have contributed $300, and one $600. For the rest of the year, the LOG will be running the SPAD honor rolls became ike Union feels that in the upcoming years our political role must be moinfained if the liyelihoods arc to tn hfi nrnter-fe/t • ' • ' '^"1 1 1 • 1 •' '' 1 • 1 ' " 11.111— • • of Seafarers are be protected. AliisyBDS) R. A. Cosajpf<»i, W* Adisoa^ W. C<Hiklia,K. Spnvin, BL I ^R.N. Sela«r^-Ri.,3;^' SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION r $' Afl«,J. Ammam, W. 3 iUniasco, B. 3 AnderMMiyD. AndeisonbE, Anderson, J. E. Annis,G. AronicajA. Amdte, L. "^Arthofer^P. Adbaa5on,E. ^ AwrSjA. |kTery,R.H. iBabkowskijT. ^ Biuley, J. I Batlila^N.N. ~ Baum, A J,-. ^ BcBinger/W. Beiger,p. '$2Qoo^ Coi]etta,P» Conistnt, W.E, Cross AL Cnrtis,T.K. Davis L .31 Davis, T. DeGnraaan,i^ Dnnetrjw^L Dfwi^P* Ddcote,C. Dwyer, j. Edwards K. Caffey,J. , Gla3E^:R.:Wi; GlideweU,T. ^anipbe]l,D. GoIder,L Address. S^er,L Sjamsmyzal,^ Siiiifli,H.C. $Qrel,L Spi»cer,G. Spi^,iL Spuron, 1. Stanings,F.' . State City S.S. No.. .Zip Code SPAD is a separate setrecated fund. Its proceeds are used to further Its objects and purposes including, but not limited to furthering the political, social and economic interests of Seafarer seamen, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to politicial candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because Of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the Union (SlUNA AGLIWD) or of employ­ ment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD at the above address, certified mail within thirty days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if inveluntary. Support SPAD to protect and further your economic. IA copy of our report filed with the appropriate supervisory officer is (or will be) available for purchase from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.) Signature of Solicitor 1975 Port *20' Stephens, Vf. W; Snnicli^ R. H. IlbineivC. ^E. €«a!d,T. Grissom, F. ::'Giiariifo,:Lk, Gnertin, L. MDSer^Ll l4linipliri«, A. L. l^ngnnni, C. Lee,J.F. Orils Jr.,jLw Ban, Sr., W. Hardii^^ ' lEMttph, 'E* Justus,!. Kanoa, M. :Eajstnia^:A.Vv^ KeUer,P. Keingodd;,M. Kelly,G, isaufelH. VJ. JCompfon, W, S%iaFpo,M.^ Dotterer,!. Droxak, F, , ' jB|<mn,G. BnMdts,S.T. Bi»wn^G. Bi^ant, B. ,P. Setzec^S. Contributor's Name DidraiiM»ko, J, DiGM»gio,L;| DmdsW.J. . Dol^on,p. Donnelian, A. Garcu^ ' Gardj.C.L.'" '' Gaskjin,H. Gepme, C* GiII,]P.Dv ^ajrfoda^;'^ BROOKLYN, N. Y. 11232 Date. Blnitt,!. Besns^ BdHiser, L. 'iMFlsclww, H. ' Bradreau, R. F1orons,C.D. Fmtekl. 1^7 C. itoyne,F. Fnriito^H.S. Iovino,L. Brand, H. 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Mee^i^r, E, .M^d^ird,II»! ;Ms«se2's:€, Michael, I. MilSer^CE, $600 Honor Roll Wfiliani^ti. P^^n, B, . Pomerlane, R. $300 Honor Roll Bubaks, H. Hall, P. Pulver, E. $200 Honor Roll Batchelor, A. Brooks, S. T. Gatewood, L. Curtis, T. Loper, C. Jones, L. Makin,W. Paradise, L. Parrish, J. M. Richardson, N.' Seabron, S. Wilson, J. W^qhistjG^ Wolf, P. Yahia,S. �'V; a. ,•( i ^ -fr<^,T5^'-4^.«5v »»»»¥-??•!>- Tjr iwneiit piaraiit^ if^liliE^i^iElii limilNATICIIfAi» UNIOR •' - v., • . :^i-. jv^tf.0,,-i Si.!- • X '• i; ,, 'V• . CnU, Lakes and Inland Waters Dlstrlet* AFL-C14 SEAFARERS LOG Election Supplemenf v--^,^|^i^; r October, 1975- "'1^ rvSfiw-.wrv.s- r- W : 1975 Election Supplement SlU .•'iiHii'x *Pv.j'...' - •,V "-"to-.- -> ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES & INLAND WATERS DISTRICT Election This supplement on the 1975 SIU elections is published for your information and con­ venience. It contains: • Voting Procedures • Article XIII of the SIU Constitution • Sample Ballot NOTE: The full Report of the Credentials Committee on Candidates for General Election appeared in the September 1975 Seafarers Log. I Here Are the Voting Procedures Secret ballots, for the election of officers and job holders for for the term 1976-1979, will be available to members of the Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District of the Seafarers International Union of North America in 24 U.S. ports, in Puerto Rico and in Yokohama, Japan from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. The ballot will contain the names of all qualified candidates as was determined by the Union's Creden­ tials Committee and membership in accordance with the Union's Constitution. The election will be conducted by a mail ballot as provided by the Union's amended Constitution. Secret ballots, together with self-addressed, stamped enve­ lopes for mailing, will be available to full-book mem­ bers in good standing at union halls in Alpena, Mich.; Baltimore, Md.; Boston, Mass.; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Buf­ falo, N.Y.; Chicago, 111.; Cleveland, Ohio; Duluth, Minn.; Frankfort, Mich.; Houston, Tex.; Jackson­ ville, Fla.; Mobile, Ala.; New Orleans, La.; Norfolk, Va.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Piney Point, Md.; Port Arthur, Tex.; River Rouge, Mich.; San Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; St. Louis, Mo.; Tampa, Fla.; Toledo, Ohio; Wilmington, Calif, as well as Santurce, Puerto Rico and Yokohama, Japan. A full list of cities and street addresses where bal­ lots will be available accompanies this kory. Election procedures are spelled out in detail in Article XIII of the SIU Constitution which is printed in this special supplement of the Log. Seafarers may pick up their ballots and mailing envelopes from 9 a.m. until noon, Mondays through Saturdays, except on legal holidays, at any of the designated port-city locations from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. Mailing envelopes containing ballots must be post­ marked no later than Midnight, Dec. 31, 1975 and must be received by Jan. 5,1976. Only full-book members in good standing are eligi­ ble to vbte. Each member must present his book to the port agent or the agent's designated representative when the member secures his ballot, his ballot enve­ lope and a postage-paid, pre-addressed envelope in which to return the ballot envelope- containing the ballot. When the member receives his ballot, his book will be stamped with the word "voted" and the date. The top part of the ballot above the perforated line will be retained by the port agent. (continued on next page) II 1 Whore To Pick Up Ballots Seated .. from 9 a.m. until noon, Monday through Saturday, excluding holidays, Nov. 1 through Dec. 31 at the « | --•foUowing port locatipiB-;\ • • •/V BALTIMORE, MD.^1216 East Baltimore Street BOSTON, MASS.--215 Essex Street BROOKLYN, N.Y.—675 Fourth Avenue BUFFALO, N.Y,—290 Franklin Street CHICAGO, ILL.—-9383 Ewing Avenue, South CLEVELAND, OHIO—1290 Old River Road DULUTH, MINN.—2014 West Third Street FRANKFORT, MICH,—417 Main Street HOUSTON, TEXAS—5804 Canal Street JACKSONVILLE, FLA.—3315 Liberty Street MOBILE, ALA.—1 South Lawrence Street NEW ORLEANS, LA.—630 Jackson Avenue NORFOLK, VA.—115 Third Street PHILADELPHIA, PA.—2604 South Fourth St. PINEY POINT, MD.—St. Mary's County PORT ARTHUR, TEX.—534 Ninth Avenue RIVER ROUGE, MICH 10225 West Jefferson Avenue SAN FRANCISCO, CAUF.--13y Mission St. ... •„ . SANTURCE, PUERTO RICO—1313 Fernandex Juncos, Stop 20 SEATTLE, WASH.-—2505 First Avenue ST. LOUIS, MO.—4577 Gravois Boulevard TAMPA, FLA.—2610 West Kennedy Blvd. TOLEDO, OHIO—935 Summit Street WILMINGTON, CALIF.—510 North Broad Avenue ^ YOKOHAMA, JAPAN—Room 801, Nohkyo Kyosai Bldg. 1-2 Kaigan-Dori, Naka-ku r' �•4m. t:, (continued from preceding p^e) two members did not meet the eligibility rules laid out In cases where a member does not produce his in the Union Constitution, as shown by the Creden­ book, or where there is a question about his being in tials Committee Report and membership action on it. good standing or otherwise eligible to vote, the mem­ Under the Union's Constitution and the law, there ber will receive a mailing envelope of a different color was no choice but to find such brothers not qualified. marked with the word "challenge," and his book shall (The full Credentials Committee Report appeared in be stamped "Voted Challenge" and the date. the Septembm: 1975 Seafarers Log.) Absentee ballots will be available to members who The qualified candidates and the offices to which believe they will be at sea or in a Public Health Ser­ they are seeking election are: vice Hospital during the voting period, and unable to ^uis C. Babin, Jr., Paul Hall, Walter LeQair, Glenn secure a ballot. Requests for absentee ballots must be WdUs, president; Frank Drozak, executive vice presimade by registered or certified mail postmarked no later than midnight, Nov. IS and must be delivered no later than Nov. 25, 1975. The requests must be mailed to the Secretary-Treasurer's office at SIU Headquarters in Brooklyn. Seafarers requesting ab­ OM yitt df tte oi^ SKJ CW sentee ballots are cautioned to include with the re­ vHWkb dtedk wl0i rain for dtadiMis quest the address vffiere they want the ballot to be ^coacons flie dectkoB dt coadidotftB odw oca mailed. ni^pused for offiee. Hie secfiMi Once he receives his ballot and envelopes, the member's vote becomes completely secret since, after candidates who are iii!«^|»osied for he marks his ballot in secret, he inserts it into the office or job abaH be considered eiecfed to envelope marked "Ballot," se^s it and places it into fttad office or ^ob, and ttat Ite liaffjdi^ Comr the mailing envelope already addressed to the De­ "^fmittee dhafl not have to count the votes tot positary Bank, seals the mailing envelope and mails it. a^y such candhtote. While he must sign his name on the first line of the The entire secthm, contained in Articie : upper lefthand comer of the mailing envelope, and jm. Section ^ of the SIU Coiistitntionr print his name and book number on the second line, reads as foBows: the secrecy of the ballot—^which is encased in an un­ ^ **4 canffidaie nnfqn><><s^ marked b^ot envelope—^is complete. job Shan be deemed elected to snch office No ballot will be opened for counting until all i or job notwithstanding that his name may envelopes containing valid ballots have first been opened, the ballot envelope removed intact, and all appear on the ballot Hie Union Tallying ballot envelopes mixed together. In no way will there Cmninittee sliaA not be required to ftrily be any connection between the mailing envelope— cfMUj^kdely ffie results of the vothig for snch containing the Seafarer's name—and the ballot en­ nmqiposed candidate but shall certify hi dimr velope or the ballot itself. report, that snch um^iKffied candidate has Ballots will be counted by a rank-and-file Union been i^ted to such office or job. The ElecTallying Committee consisting of two members timi Rqport Meeting shall accqyt ffie above elected from each of the eight Constitutional Ports. certiffiatkm of ffie Uidosi TdBy^g They will be elected in December. In addition to the 49 candidates found qualified. •: ?'•. dent; Joseph DiGiorgio, secretary-treasurer; Cal Tan­ ner, vice president in charge of contracts and contract enforcement; Earl Shepard, vice president in charge of the Atlantic Ctoast; Lindsey J. Williams, vice presi­ dent in charge of the Gulf Coast; Paul Drozak, vice president in charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters. Fred Famen, Leon Hall, Jr., William H. Hall, Edward X. Mooney, headquarters representatives; George McCartney, New York agent; Ted Babkowski. Jack Caffey, Angus Campbell, Perry D. Ellis, Luige lovino, Frank Mongelli, Michael Sacco, Keith Terpe, Herman M. Troxclair, New York joint patrol­ men. John F. Fay, Philadelphia agent; Albert (Al) Bernstein, William (Red) Morris, Philadelphia joint patrolmen; Benjamin Wilson, Baltimore agent; Tony Kastina, Robert Pomerlane, Baltimore jmnt patrol­ men; Louis Neira, Mobile agent; David L. Dickenson, Harold J. Fischer, Robert L. Jordan, Mobile joint patrolmen. C. J. "Buck" Stephens, New Orleans agent; Thomas E. Gould, Louis Guarino, Stanley Zeagler, New Orleans joint patrolmen; Robert F. (Mickey) Wilbum, Houston agent; Frank "Scottie" Aubusson, Peter E. Dolan, Roan Lightfoot, Franklin Taylor, Houston joint patrolmen; Steve Troy, San Francisco agent; Arthur C. Lehmann (this candidate has been determined to be qualified to run for the job of port agent for San Francisco, but upon hearing the report of the Credentials Committee he stated that his desig­ nation should have been that of joint patrolman. Since he met the required qualifications to run for both jobs, the membership acted to modify the Credential Committee's report to reflect that he is qualified to be a candidate for joint patrolman), Pasquale (Pat) Marinelli, Joseph Sacco, San Francisco joint patrol­ men; Jack Bluitt, Detroit agent; Roy Boudreau, De­ troit joint patrolman. Present SIU Constitutional Ports are New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Hous­ ton, Detroit and San Francisco. SIU Constitution Rules on Elections no earlier than July IS and no later than August 15 ci the election year. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's request. Section 2. Credentials Committee. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the regular meeting in August of the election year, at the port where Headquarters is located. It shall consist of six (6) full book members in attendance at the meeting, with two (2) members to be elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No officer. Headquarters Repre­ sentative. Port Agent or Patrolman, or candidate for office or the job'of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any committee member is unable to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the President or Executive Vice-Presi­ dent, or the Secretary-Treasurer, in that order, calls a special meeting at the port where Headquarters is located in order to elect a replacement. The Committee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at that Port. (b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately go into session. It shall determine whether the persop has .submitted his application correctly and possesses the neces­ sary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "dis­ qualified," the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the. next regular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the bulletin toard in each port. On the last day of nominations, one member of the Committee shall stand by in Headquarters to accept de­ livery of credentiaK All credentials must be in head­ quarters by midnight of closing day. (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the addresses listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He shall also be sent a letter containing their rea­ sons for such disqualification by air mail, special delivery, registered or certified, to the mailing address designated pursuant to. Section 1(b) of this Article. A disqualified applicant shall have the right to take an appeal to the membership from the decision of the Committee. He shall forward copies of such appeal to each port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting after the Com­ mittee's election. It is the responsibility of t^e applicant to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear Article XIII Elections tor Officers, Headquarters Representotives, Part Agents and Patrolmen Section 1. Nominations. Except as provided in Section 2 (b) of this Article, any full book member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be deliv­ ered in person, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Creden­ tials Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: (a) The name of the candidate. (b) His home address and mailing address. (c) His book number. (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrol­ man. (e) Proof of citizenship. (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. (g) In the event the member is on a ship he shall notify the Credentials Committee what ship he is on. This shall be done also if he ships subsequent to forward­ ing his credentials. (h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and dated by the proposed nominee: "I hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for the five (5) years last past, have I been either a member of the Com­ munist Party or convicted of. or served any part of a prison term resulting from conviction of robbery, bribery, extor­ tion, embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson, viola­ tion of narcotics laws, murder, rape, assault with intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or violalation of Title II or III of the Landrum-Griffin Act, or conspiracy to commit any such crimes." Dated Signature of mem'^er Book No ; Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to nominees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute siich a certificate, but is, in fact, legally eligible for an office or job by reason of the restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction or a favorable deter­ mination by the Board of Parole of the United States De­ partment of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing certificate, furnish a complete signed statement of the facts of his case together with true copies of the documents supporting his statement. Any full book member may .nominate any other full book member in which event such full book member so nominated shall comply with the provisions of this Article as they are set forth herein, relating to the submission of credentials. By reason of the above self nomination provi­ sion the responsibility if any, for notifying a nominee of his nomination to office, shall be that of the nominator. All documents required herein must reach headquarters Ii H f I-- 41 P Page 2 / ' •: '' Section 3. Balloting Procedures. (a) Balloting in the manner hereafter provided, shall commence on November, 1st of the election year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sundays and • (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognized in the City of which the port affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a Port in the City in which that port, is located, the balloting period in such port shall commence or terminate, as the case, may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, for the purpose of full book members securing their ballots, the ports shall be open from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon, Monday through Saturdays, ex­ cluding holidays. (b) Balloting shall be by mail. The Secretary-Treasurer shaH insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive comments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qumified candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically withm each category with book number and job seniority classification status. The listing of the ports shall firsj set forth Headquarters and then shall follow a geographical pattern, commoicing with the most northerly port of the Atlantic Coast, following ine Atlantic Coast down to the most southerly port on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any port outside 1^11 United States shall then be added. There shall be no write-in voting and no provisions for the same shall appear on the ballot. Each bal ot shall be so prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be sp perforated as to enable that portion con­ taining the said number to be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. On this removable portion shall also be p aced .a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting date thereof. (c) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Secretary-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indi­ cated in the preceding paragraphs and shall be numbered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A sufficient Special Supplement { '..k i-i in person before the Committee within two days after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualification. The committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within Uie time set forth in this Constitution and still reach the ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disquali­ fication by the Credentials Committee, in which event the one so previously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, has met all the requirements of Section 1(a) of Article XII. ' .< t t > -f f. •( • , ' • • J t:./: ^ i t I ,L.j .*• t t : I •. i "•. I • ; �;-r amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto, shall tx maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indi­ cating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent The ^cretary-Treasurer shall also send to each Port Agent a sufficient amount of blank opaque envelopes containing the word, Ballot" on the face of the envelope, as well lu a sufficient amount of opaque mailing envelopes, first class postage prepaid and printed on the face thereon as the addressee shall be the name and address of the depository for the receipt of such ballots as designated by the Presi­ dent in the manner provided by Article X, Section 1, of this Constitution. In the upper left-hand corner of such mailing envelope, there shall be printed thereon, as a top line, provision for the voter's signature and on another line immediately thereunder, provision for the printing of the voter's name and book number. In addition, the SecretaryTreasurer shall also send a sufficient amount of mailing envelopes identical with the mailing envelopes mentioned above, except that they shall be of different color, and shall contain on the face of such envelope in bold letters, the word, "Challenge." The Secretary-Treasurer shall further furnish a sufficient amount of "Roster Sheets" which shall have printed thereon, at the top thereof, the year of the election, and immediately thereunder, five (5) vertical col­ umns designated, date, ballot number, signature full book member's name, book number, and comments, and such roster sheets shall contain horizontal lines immediately under the captions of each of the above five columns. The Secre­ tary-Treasurer shall also send a sufficient amount of envel­ opes with the printed name and address of the depository on the face thereof, and in the upper left-hand comer, the name of the port and address, and on the face of such envelope, should be printed the words, "Roster Sheets and Ballot Stubs". Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count the ballots when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute and return to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt, acknowledging the correctness of the amount and the numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded for all the aforementioned election material actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspection of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer and shall be turned over to the Union Tallying Committee. (d) Balloting shall be secret. Only full book members in good standing may vote. Each full book member may secure his ballot at Port offices, from" the Port Agent or his duly designated representative at such port. Each Port Agent shall designate an area at the Port office over which should be posted the legend "Voting Ballots Secured Here." When a full book member appears to vote he shall present his book to the Port Agent or his aforementioned duly designated representative. The I^ort Agent or his duly designated representative shall insert on the roster sheet under the appropriate column the date, the number of the ballot given to such member and his full book number, and the member shall then sign his name on such roster sheet under the appropriate column. Such member shall have his book stamped with the word, "Voted" and the date, and shall be given a ballot, and simultaneously the perforation on the top of the ballot shall be removed. At the same time the member shall be given the envelope marked "Ballot" together with the pre-paid postage mailing envelope addressed to the depository. The member shall take such ballot and envelopes and in secret thereafter, mark his ballot, fold the same, insert it in the blank envelope marked "Ballot", seal the same, then insert such "Ballot" envelope into the mailing envelope, seal such mailing envelope, sign his name on the upper left-hand corner on the first line of such mailing envelope and on the second line in the upper left-hand corner print his name and book number, after which he shall mail or cause the same to be mailed. In the event a full book member appei^rs to vote and is not in good standing, or does not have his membership book with him or it appears for other valid reasons he is not eligible to vote, the same procedure as provided above shall apply to him, except that on the roster sheet under the column "Comments", notation should be made that the member voted a challenged ballot and the reason for his challenge. Such member's membership book shall, be stamped "voted challenge", and the date, and such member instead of the above-mentioned mailing envelope, shall be given the mailing envelope of a different color marked on the face thereof with the word, "Chal­ lenge". At the end of each day, the Port Agent or his duly designated representative shall enclose in the envelope addressed to the depository and marked "Roster Sheets and Ballot Stubs", the roster sheet or sheets executed by the members that day, together with the numbered perforated slips removed from the ballots which had been given to the members, and then mail the same to such depository. To insure that an adequate supply of all balloting material is maintained in all ports at all times, the Port Agent or his duly designated representative, simultaneously with mailing of the roster sheets and ballot stubs to the depository at the end of each day, shall also make a copy of the roster sheet for that day and mail the same tu the Secietai^Treasurer at Headquarters. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding of^ all election material and shall not release any of it until duly called for and shall insure that no one tampers with the material placed in his custody. (e) Full book members may request and vote an absen­ tee ballot under the following circumstances; while such member is employed on a Union contracted vessel and which vessel's schedule does not provide for it to be at a port in which a ballot can be secured during the time and period provided for in Section 4(a) of this Article or is in a USPHS Hospital anytime during the first ten (10) days of the month of November of the Election Year. The mem­ ber shall make a request for an absentee ballot by_ registered or certified mail or the equivalent mailing device at the location from which such request is made, if such be the case. Such request shall contain 3 designation as to the address to which such member wishes his absentee ballot returned. The request shall be postmarked no later than 12:00 P.M. on the 15th day of November of the election Special Supplement w'f.' year, shall be directed to the Secretary-Treasurer at Head­ quarters and must be delivered no later than the 25th of such November. The ^retary-Treasurer shall determine whether such member is eligible to vote such absentee ballot. The Secretary-Treasurer, if he determines that such member is so eligible, he shall by the 30th of such Novem­ ber, send by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the address so designated by such member, a "Ballot", after removing the perforated numbered stub, together with the hereinbefore mentioned "Ballot" envelope, and mailing envelope addressed to the depository, except that printed on the tacp of such mailing envelope, shall be the words "Absentee Ballot" and appropriate voting instructions shall accompany such mailing to the membe"-. If the SecretaryTreasurer determines that such member is ineligible to receive such abstentee ballot, he shall nevertheless send such member the aforementioned ballot with accompanying materia* except that the mailing envelope addressed to the depository shall have printed on the face thereof the words "Challenged Absentee Ballot" The SecretaryTreasurer shall keep records of all of the foregoing, includ­ ing the reasons for determining such member's ineligibility, which records shall be open for inspection by full book members and upon the convening of the Union Tallying Committee, presented to them. The Secretary-Treasurer shall send to all Ports, the names and book numbers of the members to whom absentee ballots were sent. (f) All ballots to be counted, must be received by the depository no later than the January 5th immediately sub­ sequent to the election year and must be postmarked no later than 12" midnight December 31st of the election year. Section 4. (a) At the close of the last day of the period for securing ballots, the Port Agent in each port, in addi­ tion to his duties set forth above, shall deliver or mail to Headquarters by registered or certified mail, attention Union Tallying Committee, all unused ballots and shall specifically set forth, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. (b) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 16 full book members. Two shall be elected from each of the eight ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, Detroit and San Francisco. The election shall be held at the regular meeting in December of the election year, or if the Executive Board otherwise deter­ mines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the afore­ said ports, on the first business day of the last week of said month. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Patrolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquar­ ters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In addition to its duties herein set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each total broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall have access to all election records and files for their inspection, examination and verification. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these discrepancies All members of the Committee shall sign the report, with­ out prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. In connection with the tally of ballots there shall be no counting of ballots until all mailing envelopes containing valid ballots have first been opened, the ballot envelopes removed intact and then all of such ballot envelopes mixed together, after which such ballot envelopes shall be opened and counted in such multiples as the Committee may deem expedient and manageable. The Committee shall resolve all issues on challenged ballots and then tally those found valid, utilizing the same procedure as provided in the. preceding sentence either jointly or separately. (c) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall, after their election, proceed to the port in which Headquarters is located, to arrive at that port no later than January 5th of the year immediately after the election year. Each member of the Committee not elected from the port in which Headquarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expenses occasioned by their traveling to and returning from that Port. Committee members elected from the port in which Headquarters is located, shall be similarly reimbursed, except for transpor­ tation. All members of the Committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ quent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, to the port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to-the express terms of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. All decisions of such Committee and the contents of their report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain all mailed ballots and the other mailed election material fromthe depository and to insure their safe custody during the course of the Committee's proceedings. The proceedings of the Committee except for their organizational meeting and their actual preparation of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. Any candidate may act as an observer and/or designate another member to act as his observer at the counting of the ballots. In no event shall issuance of the above referred to closing report of the Committee be delayed beyond January 31st immediately subsequent to the close of the election year. In the discharge of its duties, the Committee may call upon and utilize the services of clerical employees of the Union. The Committee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance and dis­ patch of its report as required in this Article. In the event a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to this Article, the Committee shall be reconstituted, except that if any member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be elected from the appropriate port at a special meeting held for that purpose as soon as possible. (d) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply with-the following requirements: two copies shall be mailed by the Committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer no later than January 31st immediately subsequent to the close of the election year. As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner, and notify the Secreta^-Treasurer, in writing, as to the date of such posting. This copy shall be kept posted until after the Election Report Meeting, which shall be the March regular membership meeting immediately following the close of the election year. At the Election Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (e) Any full book member claiming a violation of the election and balloting procedure or the conduct of the same, shall within 72 hours of the occurrence of the claimed violation, notify the Secretary-Treasurer at Head­ quarters, in writing, by certified majl, of the same, setting forth his nam?, book number and the. details so that ap^ propriate corrective action if warranted may be taken. The Secretary-Treasurer shall expeditiously investigate the facts concerning the claimed violation, take such action as may be necessary, if any, and make a report and recommenda­ tion, if necessary, a copy of which shall be sent to the member and the original shall be filed for the Union Tally­ ing Comimttee for their appropriate action,' report and leoommendation, if any. The foregoing shall not be applicable to matters involving the Credentials Committee's action or report, the provisions of Article XIII, Sections 1 and 2 being the pertinent provisions applicable to such matters. All protests as to any and all aspects of the election and balloting procedures or the conduct of the same, not passed upon by the Union Tallying Committee in its report, excluding therefrom matters involving the Credentials Committee's action or report as provided in the last sentence of the immediately preening paragraph, but including the procedure and report of the Union Tdlying Committee, shall be filed in writing by certified mail with the SecretaryTreasurer at Headquarters, to be received no later than the February 25th immediately subsequent to the close of the election year. It shall be the responsibility of the member to insure that his written protest is received by the Secretary-Treasurer no later than such February 25th. The Secretary-Treasurer shall forward copies of such written protest to all ports in sufficient time to be read at the Election Report Meeting. The written protest shall contain the full book member's name, book number, and all details constituting the protest. (f) At the Election Report Meeting the report and recommendation of the Union Tallying Committee, includ­ ing but not limited to discrepancies, protests passed upon by them, as well as protests filed with the SecretaryTreasurer as provided for in Section (e) immediately liately above, shall be acted upon by the meeting. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action, if any, in accordance with the Constitution shall be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of a special vote, unless reported discrepancies or protested procedure or conduct found to have occurred and to be violative of the Constitution, affected the results of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote sh^ be restricted to such office, offices and/or job or jobs, as the case may be. A majority of the membership at the Election Report Meetings may order a recheck and recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three (3) or more members of the Union Tallying Com­ mittee. Except for the contingencies provided for in this Section 4(f), the closing report shall be accepted as final. There shall be no further protest or appeal from the action of the majority of the membership at the Election Report Meetings. (g) Any special vote ordered pursuant to Section 4(f) shall be commenced within ninety (90) days after the first day of the month immediately subsequent to the Election Report Meetings mentioned atove. The depository shall be the same as designated for the election from which the special vote is ordered. And the procedures shall be the same as provided for in this Section 4, except where specific dates are provided for, the days shall be the dates applicable, which provide for the identical time and days originally provided for in this Section 4. The Election Re­ port Meeting for the aforesaid special vote shall be that meeting immediately subsequent to the report of the Union Tallying Committee separated by one calendar month. Section 5. Elected Officers and Job Holders: (a) A candidate unopposed for any office or job shall be deemed elected to such office or job notwithstanding that his name may appear on the ballot./The Union Tallying Committee shall not be required to/tally completely the results of the voting for such unoppo^ candidate but shall certify in their report, that such unopposed candidate has been elected to such office or job. The Election Report Meeting shall accept the above certification of the Union Tallying Committee without change. S^tion 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Head­ quarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman: (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determinations shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected. (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as provided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the con­ trary contained in Article XI, Section 1. "This shall hot apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In (he event of the failure of the newly-elected Presi­ dent to assume office the provisions of Article .X, Section 11 shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. Section 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged with the preservation and retention of all election records, including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as are required by law, which directives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union. V: I i". J I'l ' r! r'ageS A �• /. • .• ,» ,• . - ".f . OFFICIAL BALLOT For Election of 1976-1979 Officers No. 0000 SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAAtlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District tt VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER 1st, 1975 THROUGH DECEMBER 31st, 1975 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS — In order to vote for a candidate, mark a cross (X) In voting square to the left of name. If you vote for more candidates for office than specified herein, your vote for such office will be invalid. <^^288 MARK YOUR BALLOT WITH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE PENCIL. i \ PRESIDENT NEW YORK AGENT NEW ORLEANS AGENT Vote for One Vote for One Vote for One George McCartney, M-948 1 • Louis C Bobin, Jr., B-826 2 • 35 • C. J. "Buck" Stephens, S-4 Paul Hall, H-1 3 • Walter LeClair, L-636 4 • Glenn Wells, W-792 NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Eight Ted Babkowski, B-1 17 • Jack Coffey, C-1010 Vote for Three 36 • Thomas E. Gould, G-267 18 • Angus Campbell, C-217 37 • Louis Guarino, G-520 19 • 38 • Stanley Zeagler, Z-60 EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Vote for One 5 • 16 • NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN Perry D. Ellis, E-295 Frank Drozak, D-22 6• SECRETARY-TREASURER HOUSTON AGENT Vote for One Vote for One Joseph DiOiorgio, D-2 39 • Robert F. (Mickey) Wilburn, W-6 VICE PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF CONTRACTS AND HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN 25 • 'mh F. Fay, F-363 Vote for Three CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT' Vote for One 7 • Col Tanner, T-1 40 • Frank "Scottie" Aubusson, A-8 PHILADELPHIA JOINT PATROLMAN 41 • Peter E. Dolan, D-829 Vote for Two 42 • Roan Lightfoot, L-562 —T' 4a, • Franklin Taylor, T-180 VICE PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF 26 • Albert (Al) Bernstein, B-3 27 • William (Red) Morris THE ATLANTIC COAST Vote for One 8• SAN FRANCISCO AGENT Vote for One BALTIMORE AGENT Earl Shepard, S-2 Vote for-One 44 • . Steve Troy, T-485 28 • ' Benjamin Wilson, W-217 VICE PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE GULF COAST ISCO JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for One BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN 'ote for Two Vote for Two 9 • LIndsey J. Williams, W-1 29 • Tony Kastina, K-5 30 • Robert Pomerlane, P-437 rthur C. Lehmonn, L-750 n 47 • Pasquale (Pot) Marinelli, M-462 Joseph Socco, S-1287 VICE PRBIDENT IN CHAIIGE OF THE LAKES AND INLAND WATERS MOBILE AGENT Vote for One Vote for One . DETROIT AGENT 10 a Paul Drozak, D-180 Vote for One 31 a Louis Neira, N-1 48 a Jack Bluitt, B-15 49 • Rd^Boudi^au, B-1473 % HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVES MOBILE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Four 11 Q Vote for Two Fred Farnen, F-65d 12 • Leon Hall, Jr., H-125 32 • David L. Dickinson, D-227 73 • William W. Hall, H-272 33 • 14 • Edward X. Mooney, M-7 34 • Robert L. Jordan, J-l Harold J. Fischer, F-1 'f. t:-. iilii • » i I .1 I \ ^ ^ i A >. ,4, ^ ^ • ^ t V -i" f ; • t- ^ V H \ IS V V.,'; , T-'l V\ I \\.r. • m ' >"] � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1975 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU PROVIDES JOB SECURITY THROUGH NEW VESSELS; UNION’S CONTRACT SHIPS MOVE RUSSIAN GRAIN HALL ASKS SEATTLE NMC TO BACK CARGO PREFERENCE 6 TO 21% UNEMPLOYMENT IN 90% OF JOB CENTERS U.S. LABOR MOVEMENT SUPPORT SEAFARERS MAN MANY NEW SHIPS SEATTLE SEAFARERS DISCUSS TIMELY ISSUES 17 SIU TANKERS TO CARRY GRAIN TO RUSSIA IN NEW PACT MEMBERS PASS DUES INCREASE RESOLUTION NOTIFY UNION WHEN REPLACEMENT NEEDED SIMON ASKED TO DENY WAIVER BID BY COLLIER FOCUS IS ON MARITIME; PLIGHT OF UNEMPLOYED AFL-CIO CONFAB CALLS FOR MARITIME REFORM SKYDIVER BILLY MITCHELL SAILS THE SEAS AND SOARS ON THE CLOUDS STEAMBOAT RACE CHURNS THE MISSISSIPPI AGAIN END TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR RUNAWAY-FLAG SHIPS HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE TO ALL SEAFARERS SEAFARERS EARN HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS HOUSE BILL BARS FISHERMEN FROM JONES ACT INJURY BENEFIT 1975 ELECTION SUPPLEMENT SIU ELECTION SIU CONSTITUTION RULES ON ELECTIONS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1/1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXXVII, No. 10 1975 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d30e4cb6d8f91a92e2a65603296df007.PDF bd39221b80da02a44c9c6ab2ab32632a PDF Text Text 'Ij:y . !• V. .S- 1 • I i ., • •n •.- 4 - -• .: ^ Jvl Chicago, Duluth iShow Members' ' Many Skitls •• ^ • Crew on Viest Coast .iliPs®^: . 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Its cru­ cial location makes it one of the most important navigational facilities on the inland waterways. ' The locks and dam at Alton, built in 1938; have become a bottleneck. The how this could happen. Despite the weakness of the project's opponents' arguments, a Federal judge ruled that the rejjlacement must be huge holes have developed in the river's specifically authorized by Congress. An attempt was made l^st year to add floor near the dam supports. It only stands to reason that a new, language authorizing the replacement of larger facility is needed at Alton. But in Locks and Dam 26 to an appropriation^ August of 1974, just one day before bill. The language was adopted by the construction bids for the project were to Senate but was narrowly defeated in the be let, a suit was filed against the re­ House. In the latest.Congressional action, placement by a coalition of railroads Locks and Dam 26 authorization was and environmentalists. The railroads claim that a larger lock included in a Senate water resources at Alton will hurt their business, al­ biU,but opponents of the waterways were though they have already proved them­ able to tie a waterways user charge pro­ selves unable to handle the current vision to the Locks and Dam 26 section shipping needs of the Midwest. The of the bill. The presence of the contro­ environmentalists charge that a new versial user charge provision clouded Locks and Dam 26 will damage the the issue and brought about the defeat environment, but they have not proven Continued on Page 38 Congress Adjourns main lock is only 600 feet long, the same length as the locks on the two waterways to the north. The auxiliary lock is even smaller at 360 feet long. A standard-sized tow on the Illinois and Upper Mississippi Rivers consists of 15 barges, and a tow of this size must be broken up and locked .through a 600-fobt lock in two stages. This tedi­ ous double-locking procedure consumes a great deal of time and creates long lines of tows which are delayed for many hours and sometimes for days during the busy seasons. Not only is the Alton facility too small, but it is in a dangerous state of disrepair. Lock walls have shifted and Lakes Super Bulk Carrier M/V Belle Riyer Hears Completion Construction of the 20th and largest self-unloading bulk carrier in American Steamship Co.'s Great Lakes fleet is well under way. On Sept. 30, the 660- GREAT LAKES foot bow section of ASC's new 1,000foot Lakes carrier was launched at the Bay Shipbuilding Corp. Yard in Stur­ geon Bay, Wise. The keel was laid Mar. 11,1976. The vessel is scheduled to be chris­ tened the M/ V Belle River in August 1977, and delivered to the SlU-contracted American Steamship Co. It will be used to car^ clean-burning, lowsulphur Western coal for the Detroit Edison Co. on a regular run from Duluth to^the St. Clair, Mich, generating station. The SlU-contracted M/ V St. Clair, American Steamship's new 770-foot carrier, has been hauling coal on this run since it was launched last April. WIU Join Sections The Belie RivePs 340-foot stern sec­ tion is currently under construction in a nearby graving drydock in the Bay Shipyard. Upon completion of the stern, the drydock will be flooded, the bow floated in, and the two sections joined. The Belle River will have a dead­ weight tonnage of 60,000 long tons, with an unloading capability of 10,000 short tons of coal per hour. The car­ rier's four diesel engines will produce 14,000 shaft hp and a speed of 16 mph. It will have an operating draft of 27.6 feet. Super carriers of the 1,000 foot class are the wave of the future on the Great Lakes. Shipping companies have 11 of the giant bulk carriers on order and three are already in operation. scale replay—of the same kind of internal membership unity on the part of thousands of Seafarers and Boatmen that made our organization a success to begin with. i .Now that the SIU-IBU merger is a reality, what does it all mean for the . Union and our members both today and in the future? , From a purely pragmatic point of view, the merger will effectively cut the Union's administrative costs, which have been skyrocketing right along with the price of just about everything else. In turn, these cost reductions will insure the Union's continued ability to provide high quality Services for all our members. PulHaM In another aspect, the merger launches our united Uiiion into a much stronger position to protect the rights, welfare, jobs and job security of our members in the two vital areas of collective bargaining and organizing the thousands of still unorganized seagoing people working the nation's harbors, rivers, oceans and Lakes. It also provides the united SIU with more widespread political effectiveness at all levels of government from local to statewide, to national and inter­ national. The history and growth of the SIU has been marked by a continuous series In addition, the merger will enable the SIU to continue to provide the of tough struggles, from the waterfront to W^hington, D.C., for the personal educational programs and opportunities necessary for Boatmen and Sea­ rights and dignity of a lot of hardworking seafaring men and women.. farers to acquire the changing job and work skills of a rapidly changing We won some of these struggles and we lost some too, but regardless of industry. the outcome, our opponents always knew they were in a fight down to the I think that most of these projected results of the SIU-IBU merger are wire. fairly obvious to our members, because the SIU membership is an informed The effectiveness of our Union in a wide range of areas involving maritime one and knows the issues and problems facing our industry today. no doubt surprises a lot of outsiders, because to them, the SIU has few appar­ However, far beyond the pragmatic, the political, the organizational and ent resources. In a way, they are probably right because we as a labor Union educational benefits the merger of our two unions undoubtedly will representing seamen do not have unlimited manpower or unlimited financial provide, I believe that this merger marks a kind of rebirth for the SIU that resources to achieve our goals. will inject new life and new power into working toward the goal that has Quite the contrary, the success and strength of our Union has always always been our objective since the Union's inception—and that is a better depended on a formula of an intangible nature—and that is a high degree life, a secure life, for our members and their families. of internal membership unity mixed with the determination to build a There is no question that the SIU has made great strides in achieving this better life for ourselves. Time and time again throughout our history, our goal forour members. But we would be deceiving ourselves if we thought members came through for the Union and themselves by showing the ability that nothing could take away the security we have won and built on from to remain united on an issue until it was resolved. And believe me, it has past victorious fights. paid off in a big way for all of us. Wp must face the fact that the future of all segments of the U.S. maritime Last month was no different, as an overwhelming majority of both the industry—deep sea, inland waters and shipbuilding—is by no means secure. SIU and IBU memberships voted to merge the Inland Boatmen's Union into A quick look at the nation's economy and the millions of American workers the SIU A & G district. I believe that the gratifying result of the merger vote from all industries on the unemployment lines will attest to this. is significant for everyone concerned for two very important reasons. First, We can have a secure industry—an industry that will provide for our it brings two strong unions—in fact the strongest unions representing Boat­ needs as workers and family men. But we have to work at it, and work at it men and unlicensed Seafarers in the country—together into one more effec­ aggressively from a position of strength and unity. The merger has thrust tive labor organization better able to provide for its members' needs than our Union into such a position. Now it is up to us to make the most of it. I ever before. Secondly, it is a dramatic demonstration—in essence a large believe we will. mmm Two Strong Unions Come Together Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn N.Y. 11232. Published monthly. Second Class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. Vol. XXXVIII, No. 10, October 1976. / Page 2 Vtrd'-'J-.Sj- t .s :f • J »;>. ?. «: i-'- r *v. V ' J,' Y: L'.V,!.• -v; ;• .• Seafarers Log �m Hall: 'Lack of Vision' Blocks Seopower Development / SlU President Paul Hall has charged that a lack of imagination and vision in America's national policies and atti­ tudes toward maritime "has blocked development of an appropriate seapower concept" so vital to our national security. Speaking before the Convention of the National Propeller Club in San Diego this month, President Hall fur­ ther charged that "at a time when the importance of the oceans is increasing, our maritime strength—^Navy and mer­ chant fleet—continues to decrease in force and size." Hall supported his charges with facts, pointing out that since 1968, U.S. Navy vessel strength has plunged 50 percent INDEX Legislative News Washington Activities ....Page 9 Locks and Dam 26 fight .. Page 2 Union News President's Report Page 2 SPAD honor roll Page 39 SlU scholarships '.Backpage Headquarters Notes Page 7 Norfolk meeting Page 4 Inland Lines .Page 6 At Sea-Ashore Page 12 Lakes Picture Page 8 Tallying Committees Page 10 Port Agents Conference Pages 19-22 General News Hall at Propeller Club Page 3 Reply to Coast Guard Page 7 National unemployment ..Page 7 Jobless study Page 5 Sailors Snug Harbor Page 6 Oil industry ... ..... Page 23 Shipping American Heritage Belle River Boatmen in Duluth, Chicago Lakewood Zapata Patriot Orgulf equipment Ship's Committees Dispatchers' Reports: Great Lakes Deep Sea Inland Waters Ships' Digests from 976 ships to 477 ships. Hall stated, "it is frightening to realize that each year in the last decade our Navy has lost more ships than were lost at Pearl Harbor." Hall also pointed out that since 1968, the U.S. merchant fleet declined from 906 ships to 520 ships despite the fact that over 25 percent of total world in­ ternational trade is with the United States. Hall affirmed that the simultaneous decline of the U.S. Navy and merchant fleet is connected, charging that "the American public, the Administration, the Congress and the various maritime components themselves, do not fully understand the integrated nature of seapower and the necessity for a strong maritime presence, both military and commercial, in any area in which the United States has vital national inter­ ests." Hall then pointed out that while America's seapower declines, "the So­ viet Union is engaged in the greatest shipbuilding program of its history, both merchant marine and naval." From 1960 to 1976, the Soviet mer­ chant fleet grew from 1,033 vessels to­ talling 3.5 million tons to 2,678 vessels totalling 14 million tons. In addition, the Russian's fleet development plans reportedly call for tripling their capacity of RO-RO vessels, tripling their con­ tainer capacity and developing a LASH fleet. Hall aflfirmed, "while we were going from first to eight in world maritime rankings, the Russians have gone from 23rd to sixth in merchant fleet tonnage," and he warned that if America forfeits control of the seas, it will "surrender • A higher level of Government co­ ordination and concern for the U.S. maritime industry through the creation of a maritime affairs assistant on the White House level. This proposal has already received bipartisan support in Congress, and it would improve coordi­ nation of civilian maritime activities and result in "a more constructive interfac­ ing with the Navy." •_A renewed national commitment to revitalizing our merchant fleet by re­ vitalizing the original goals of Congress as embodied in the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. Since the passage of the 1970 Act, which called for the construc­ tion of 300 new ships in 10 years, only 58 vessels have been contracted for con­ struction. Funds requested by the Presi­ dent and appropriated by Congress re­ main unspent and the program has ground to a virtual halt. • Development of a national cargo policy to assure that U.S.-flagships carry a fair share of cargoes in all U.S. trades. Where possible, that policy should consist of bilateral agreements with our trading partners. And when these agreements are not possible, the policy should require that a designated minimum percentage of energy and strategic raw material imports be car­ ried on U.S.-flagships. Hall affirmed that by seriously enact­ ing this three-point program, the U.S. Paul Hall can achieve "a merchant fleet consistent military, economic and political power." with our seapower needs." Hall strongly recomniended that the Hall expressed confidence that Amer­ United States move quickly to correct its maritime shortcomings and chart a ica "will demonstrate the requisite new course to rebuild the nation's mari­ imagination to confront the realities and time strength. To accomplish this. Hall to move into our third century in a pos­ urged the adoption of a three-point pro­ ture of maritime strength rather than weakness." gram, which includes: Page 3 Page 2 Tentatively set for crewing by Sea­ farers on Nov. 3 in the port of Wilming­ ton, the new 90,000 dwt supertanker the SS American Heritage (Aeron Ma­ rine) will soon join her three sisterships, the SS Golden Monarch, the SS Golden Endeavor and the SS Golden Dolphin. On her maiden voyage, the American Heritage will onload crude oil in the Virgin Islands for delivery to East Coast consumers getting ready for win­ tertime cold and frost. The 894-foot American Heritage was Bicentenially-launched early this Page 11 Page 13 Page 15 Page 25 Page 27 Page 29 Page 16 . .Page 24 .Page 26 Page 12 Page 28 Pages 30-31 Special Features What Is NMC? Page 18 Alcoholic Rehab Page 17 Lakes song .Page8 Medicare ..' Page 29 Cold water survival Page 32 Articles of particular interest to each area-can be found on the follow­ ing pages: . SlU Executive Vice President Frank Drozak (right) stands with former Federal Maritime Commission chief Helen D. Bentley (center) and Leon Shapiro of National MEBA at the launching of the SS American Heritage (Aeron Marine) early this year at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. Yard in San Diego. year, the Golden Monarch last year and the Golden Endeavor and Go/den Dol­ phin in 1974 at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. Yard in San Diego. All the San Clemente class (OBO tanker version, like the SS Ultramar) vessels can carry 25-million gallons of crude totaling 500,000 barrels at a 16.5 knot cruising speed from 24,500 hp en­ gines. The ships carry enough fuel to travel 15,000 miles. They all have environmentally-designed double-bot­ tomed hulls with automatic Butterworth systems for tank cleaning. Seafarers rid­ ing the ships have private rooms and semiprivate bathroorns. The ship will also have the Satellite Navigation Sys­ tem. She will also be able to transit the Panama Canal. The first vessel in the three-ship series, the SS Golden Dolphin, has al­ ready generated $100,000 into the U.S. economy. Pages October, 1976 i| ? ITJ .,h \ •' DEEP SEA .Page 14 Page 24 Deep Sea: 3,4,12,15,16,27 lniandWater8:2.6.11,24.25 Great Lakes: 2,8,13,14,29 • . New Supertanker American Heritage Training and Upgrading Seafarers participate in 'A' seniority upgrading Pages 33-34 Upgrading class schedule, requirements and application . .".Pages 35-37 GED requirements ..Page36 Membership News 3 Lakes old timers Boatman Bane Former scholarship winner New pensioners Final Departures ' t \ .. t �Signing in (above top left) and waiting in line next are Seafarers B. Fowler and Robert Sawyer for the start of the Sept. 9 monthly membership meeting in the port of Norfolk. Later in the meeting (above top right) SlU Patrolman Steve Papuchis (left) chairs the meeting at the podium while Patrolman Mark Evans, re­ cording-secretary, stamps the books and sea cards of members present. During the meeting (below left) Brother W. A. Mitchell (standing) asks the chair about shipping and the Russian grain run and (below right) Seafarer A. R. Sawyer (standing) gets a laugh from the membership with a witty remark. Norfolk Meeting Targets USSR Grain Nyet V • ' ' ' - : Norfolk Port Agent Gordon Spencer (left) shows deep sea oldtimer Kirby Wright how to register to vote oh the upcoming SlU-IBU merger just before the membership meeting. Page 4 NORFOLK — Almost 100 SIU yards to be manned by U.S. seafarers, meml^ers filled the shipshape Union and what President Paul Hall is doing Hiring Hall here to nearly overflow­ about automation. ing at last month's monthly member­ At the meeting's conclusion. Port ship meeting as Port Agent Gordon Agent Spencer reminded the mepiSpencer and his aides focused on the bership to vote in the SIU-IBU nationwide maritime union demon­ merger election which was going on strations—including one at this port then. —^protesting Russia's refusal to use U.S. ships to carry grain to the Soviet Union in August. Chairing the meeting, Patrolman Steve Papuchis told the members that shipping was slow in the port. At this point, a Seafarer got up to ask the chairman some questions about shipping. Another asked about the Russian grain problem. After answering those queries, Papuchis then read Atlantic Coast Vice President Earl "Bull" Shepard's Legislative Report on how Congress would recess Oct. 2 until January; how the GOP Convention in Kansas City had not adopted a maritime plank in their Presidential campaign platform; the latest work in Congress on bills to regulate drilling for oil on the Outer Continental Shelf; the lat­ est on tax reform legislation from Capitol Hill which would give U.S. Registering to vote in the SIU-IBU shipovmers a 5 percent tax credit for merger election is Inland Boatman building U.S.-flag ships in American Gerald E. Cessna of the Virginia Pilot Boat Co. ' ' ' , Seafarers Log �Hall Scores CG Bureaucracy on Manning Cuts SIU President Paul Hall has attacked as "bureauocratic arrogance in the ex­ treme" a recent Coast Guard Naviga­ tion and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVC) which advocates an across-theboard reduction of the unlicensed crew on automated vessels. Hall angrily declared, in a letter to Rear Admiral William Benkert at Coast Guard Headquarters, that before the Coast Guard puts any of its proposals, which includes support for an "unman­ ned or periodically unattended engine room," into effect, these issues should be the subject of hearings, testimony, examination and due process. The most glaring defect in the Coast Guard's proposals, which concentrate solely on navigational concerns, is that they violate either existing laws or clear mandates of Congress concerning the safe operation of marine vessels. For instance. Congress has made it clear that in addition to navigational safety, equal concern must be given to such items as regular vessel mainte­ nance, occupational health and safety, both physical and psychological of the crew, and protection of the marine en­ vironment. In seeming direct opposition to these mandates, the Coast Guard circular makes only "passing reference to the maintenance of equipment and ma­ chinery. In fact, it is given the lowest of priorities, if any meaningful attention at all." In addition, the circular totally ig­ nores occupational health and safety factors, making no mention of such vital crew concerns as workload; psy­ chological impact of high noise levels and the physical effect upon hearing; the psychological and physical impact of voyages without regular and routine leave; the routine and monotony brought about by quick turn-arounds, and the requirements and effects of multiple duties in an environment ex­ posed to extreme elements and most hazardous conditions. In regard to the environment. Hall charged that not only has the Coast Guard "abysmally ignored" the issue, but it "has failed to demonstrate that it had consulted with the Environmental Protection Agency concerning this cir­ cular, thereby precluding interested parties working with the EPA to assure that the legislative scheme (governing marine environmental safety) is being properly and adequately observed and fostered." In addition to these concerns. Con­ gress has affirmed for decades that "our merchant marine shall not be manned by all purpose crews." Yet the Coast Guard arrogantly proclaims in its cir­ cular that it "favors the general purpose crew approach as well as reduction in crew concepts." Besides the fact that the Coast Guard's circular falls flat on its face in regard to the need for vessel mainte­ nance and crew and environmental safety, the circular seems to be partic­ ularly biased against the unlicensed sea­ man. The most obvious demonstration of this bias is carried in the circular's comments concerning the "state of the art"' of marine automation In regard to licensed officers, the cir­ cular states; "Although the state of the art has provided much by way of automated pilot, house controls, automatic steer­ ing. radar, electronic sensors, alarms and other warning devices, they are still generally at a stage of evaluation. Until the reliability of the equipment and the related human element are proven and there is some wide or universal adop­ tion, a reduction in the present number of required licensed deck watch officers Continued on Page 38 GAO Says Ford Jumped Gun in Mayaguez Rescue A Congressional agency which audits and probes the U.S. executive branch, the General Accounting Office (GAG) early this month contended in a 162page report that the Ford Administra­ tion jumped the gun in the rescue of the SlU-manned containership SS May­ aguez (Sea-Land) from Cambodia in May.1975 when 41 American soldiers (18 Leathernecks and 23 coptermen) were lost saving the crew. The report found that President Ford did not have to order a Marine rescue assault on a Cambodian island where it was thought the already-freed Mayaguez crew was or order a preemptive bomb strike on Cambodian targets be­ cause U.S. pilots on the scene the day before the assault had sighted some 30 Seafarers in fishing boats leaving Koh Tang Is. Furthermore, the aerial spot­ ting of the crew, the GAO says, was not relayed to military authorities who rec­ ommended the assault. Also the military had ignored ac­ curate intelligence that had reported the presence of 150 heavily-armed Cam­ bodian soldiers on the island, preferring to believe that there were only 20 Cam­ bodian troops there, the report said. And, in a slap at the State Depart­ ment, the GAO report said that all diplomatic means were not used to free the Mayaguez prior to the launching of the attack on Cambodia. It said, in part ". , . little weight appears to have been given to indications that the Cambod­ ians might be working out a poltical solution." Congressional sources said the Chi­ nese Communist Government, through a neutral country, told the U.S. before the attack that she was using her in­ fluence with Cambodia to seek an early release of the ship and "excepted it to be released soon." On May 12, 1975, the Mayaguez bound for Sattahip, Thailand from Honk Kong was fired upon by three Cambodian gunboats in the early morn­ ing 60 miles off the mainland and eight miles off a group of small islands claimed by Cambodia and Vietnam. Captured, she was then taken into the Cambodian port of Kompong So. The rest is history. White House Disagrees White House press secretary Ron Nessen commenting on the GAO report said "Well, we disagree" with the re­ port's conclusion. "The President car­ ried out the actions in the Mayaguez case and believes that they were right. The interval of time has not affected anything." A top aide of Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, Lawrence S. Eagleburger, in a letter in the report, accused the GAO of "attempts to secondguess the actions of officials acting under the constraints of time." Kissinger said the report was "inade­ quate and misleading." He added "I was there and I know what information the Government was working from." In the second Ford-Carter debate on foreign policy on Oct. 6, a TV modera­ tor asked: "Mr. President, the Govern­ ment Accounting Office has just put out a report suggesting that you shot from the hip in the Mayaguez rescue mission and that you ignored diplomatic mes­ sages saying that a peaceful solution was in prospect. Why didn't you do more diplomatically at the time . . .?" Ford replied: ". . . Somebody who sits in Washington, D.C. 18 months after the Mayaguez incident, can be a very good grandstand quarterback. And let me make another observation. This morning I got a call from the skipper [Captain Miller] of the Mayaguez. He was furious because he told me that it was the action of me. President Ford, that saved the lives of the crew of the Mayaguez. "And I can assure you that if we had not taken the strong and forceful action that we did, we would have been criticized very, very severely for sitting back and not moving. Says "Crew is Thankful" "Captain Miller is thankful. The crew is thankful. We did the right thing. It seems to me that those who sit in Wash­ ington 18 months after the incident are not the best judges of the decision-mak­ ing process that had to be made by the National Security Council and by myself at the time the incident was developing in the Pacific. "Let me assure you that we made every possible overture to the People's Republic of China and through them to the Cambodian Government. We made diplomatic protests to the Cambodian Government through the United Na­ tions. Every possible diplomatic means was utilized. But at the same time, I had a responsibility, and so did the National Security Council to meet the problem at hand. And we handled it re­ sponsibly and I think Captain Miller's testimony to that effect is the best evi­ dence." Afterwards, the GAO denied Fords' charge of "partisan politics" in releas­ ing the report before the debate. The Defense Department, in a state­ ment appended to the report, said the military assessments "were as good as could be expected in the light of in­ formation then available." The GAO report concluded that the Marine assault and U.S. bombing on Cambodia's mainland did not win re­ lease of the Mayaguez crew because it started after the Cambodians had begun releasing the crew. But it said that fact "probably could not have been known at the time". The report also noted earlier U.S. military strikes and sinking of gunboats prob­ ably did influence Cambodia to release the crew. ". . . At the same time," the report said, "all available means were not used to obtain better evidence on the location of the crew while plans were being developed to assualt Koh Tang Is." The GAO said it was restricted by the executive branch from examining National Security Council records that might have shed more light on the Washington decision-making end of the Mayaguez episode. , n' t -ipi 'I ^•1. U, If•v I; • Pi 1 United Farmworkers Union Presses Free Elerfions in California The United Farmworkers Union is mobilizing again in California—-this time to guarantee farmworkers the right to select the union of their choice in a secret ballot. Although the State Agricultural Labor Relations Act gave farmworkers this right, the State Legislature—under pressure from the growers and the Teamsters Union—cut off funds to ad­ minister the law once it became appar­ ent that the United Farmworkers Union was winning most of the elections. Last April, the UFW decided to by­ pass the legislature and go directly to the voters through the initiative process. In a whirlwind 29-day campaign, farm- October, 1976 workers and their supporters gathered the signatures of 728,000 California voters to place the law on the ballot as Proposition 14. If Proposition 14 is passed by a pop­ ular vote, Nov. 2, the right to free elec­ tions in the field will become part of the State's Constitution and adequate fund­ ing for the historic collective bargaining law will be guaranteed. Would Guarantee Access Proposition 14 makes a few changes in the old law, which was passed in June, 1975. Union organizers will be guaranteed access to fieldhands during lunch hour, breaks, and before and after working hours. "Access" was not part of the original law, but it was permitted under a regulation of the State Agricul­ tural Relations Board. Earlier this year the growers chal­ lenged the access provision, claiming that it interfered with their property rights. But the California Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court up­ held the rule. In addition. Proposition 14 allows the Agricultural Labor Relations Board to award treble damages in unfair labor practice cases where employers are found to have violated the law. Although the California Legislature voted $6.8 million to fund the Board on July 1 after a six-month delay, the UFW felt that the growers and Teamsters were just trying to head off support for the initiative. UFW president Cesar Chavez said the initiative is needed so "the future of farmworkers and their children is never again left to the fancy of weak legisla­ tors in Sacramento." Currently, the UFW is running a voter registration drive throughout Cali­ fornia and a Proposiiton 14 education campaign. The California Labor Federation, the AFL-CIO, the United Auto Workers, the SIU and many other unions back Proposition 14. The SIU urges its California mem­ bers and friends to vote "yes" on Prop­ osition 14, Nov. 2. 1 .1 Pages Ii /•! �St. Louis Heavy rains have raised the water level of the Mississippi River a bit, alleviat­ ing some of the low water problems on the Upper Mississippi. With the level up two or three feet in the last month, chances of the Upper Mississippi freezing to the ground level this winter have been reduced. Shipping is good in St, Louis this month with all contracted boats out of lay-up and running. Cincinnati Great Lakes The SlU-contracted company Luedtke Engineering Co. has postponed work on a pipeline in Marquette, Mich, until next spring because of weather condi­ tions. The project will involve trenching over land, through a flooded swamp and out into Lake Superior. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is presently studying a proposed jet port which will be built in Lake Erie, construction of a new steel mill at Conneaut, nuclear power plant construction, and shoreline erosion and flood control projects. Leading all the Great Lake states in marine construction, Ohio is also presently surveying the dredging needs of Cleveland, Eastlake, Ash­ tabula, Lorain, Sandusky, Port Clinton and Toledo. With all the kinks in her steam engine worked out, the riverboat Mississippi Queen will be out of lay-up by Nov. 1. Ninety percent of her crew has indicated that they will take their jobs back. She will be running between Cincinnati and New Orleans for the rest of the year. Jacksonville Caribe Towing Co. is taking five or six boats off the West Coast-Alaska pipeline run for the winter and bringing them to Jacksonville. They will run between Jacksonville and Puerto Rico during the area's peak Christmas ship­ ping season, providing numerous jobs for area Boatmen. Norfolk Contract negotiations have begun with Allied Towing of Norfolk. Boatmen man 20 Allied hawser tugs in this port. Their contract expires in December. New Orleans Crescent Towing and Salvage has bought-a new boat from an East Coast outfit. A harbor tug, she is still unnamed. That's not necessary, Fenwick! NYC Withheld Board's $1M Until Settlement Snug Harbor Trustees Agree to Aid Two Ex-Residents The trustees of Sailors Snug Harbor have finally reached an agreement with Johan Bugel and Anthony Pujol, the two retired sailors who refused to leave the Harbor's Staten Island grounds when the home for old sailors moved from that 143-year old site to a new location in Sealevel, N.C. last June. The agreement, which stipulates that the Harbor will supplement Pujol's in­ come by $260 per month and Bugel's by $44 per month, ends Pujol and Bugel's three month fight to force the Harbor's board of trustees to honor a two-year old promise. In 1974, the board of trustees had promised the N.Y. State Attorney Gen­ eral that it would arrange for accom- Blue Ticket AB Rules Blue Ticket ABs (12 month) who have accumulated twb years of watchstanding seatime since passing their Blue Ticket examination may now ob­ tain their Green Ticket (Unlimited— Any Waters) without taking an addi­ tional examination. You can apply for your Green Ticket at any Coast Guard office when you have accumulated the required seatime. Also, Harry Lundeberg School grad­ uates are now eligible to enter the AB Upgrading Course at the School after accumulating eight months seatime as an OS. All those who have the required sea­ time are urged to apply for this program. Page 6 modations and would supplement the income of any Harbor resident not wishing to move to North Carolina since many of the old sailors objected to the move. Claiming that the trustees were not interested in reaching a reasonable set­ tlement, Pujol and Bugel refused to" leave the old, mansion-like buildings when the Harbor moved last June even though they were left without hot water, cooking facilities or heat. Stop $1 Million Payment By remaining in the completely de­ serted Harbor, Bugel and Pujol inad­ vertently prevented the board of trustees from receiving a final $1 million pay­ ment from'^New York City which had bought the old Snug Harbor. New York, which is planning to house a cultural center in the beautiful, though deteriorating, landmark Snug Harbor buildings, contended that it could not take possession and make the final payment until all Snug Harbor residents, including Bugel and Pujol, had left the buildings. In the first months of Bugel and Pu­ jol's lonely protest. New York could not find the $1 million it had set aside for the purchase of Snug Harbor. The trus­ tees, realizing that the city could not pay them even if the tw^ holdouts moved out, made only half-hearted attempts to bargain while they began eviction pro­ ceedings against the two. $1 Million Found Then on Sept. 28, New York in­ formed the trustees that it had found the $1 million final payment and would hold the money until Pujol and Bugel had left the grounds. The next day, the trustees reached an agreement with the two which, in addi­ tion to the payments which bring each man's income up to $500 per month, included assurances that both would be admitted to a subsidized housing proj­ ect for the elderly on Staten Island. The trustees also agreed to pay all rent in excess of $82 per month for temporary quarters until Bugel and Pujol could move into the project. The only stipulation by the trustees was that both leave the Snug Harbor grounds by the following day, Sept. 30, so that the board could receive the $1 million payment on Oct. 1. , One of Many Conflicts This conflict, only one of many be­ tween the board of trustees and the Harbor's old mariners, began in 1972 when the Harbor sought permission to move the home for old sailors from its original Staten Island site to new fa­ cilities in North Carolina.. Over the protests of the SIU and many of the Harbor's residents who pointed out that the new site was com­ pletely isolated and would remove the retired sailors from all contact with friends and family, a New York court approved the move. But in response to the vigorous pro­ tests, the court forced the trustees to agree to aid the men who wished to re­ main in New York, most of whom had little means of supporting themselves, by arranging for accommodations for them and by supplementing their in­ come. Although at least 22 men later signed a letter stating that they would not move to North Carolina, the trustees waited until only two weeks before the move this June to begin arranging for other accommodations. Under the pressure of these haphaz­ ard and confused last-minute arrange­ ments, all but nine of the old sailors felt they had no choice but to move to the isolated Sealevel site. In the last days before the move, ar­ rangements were made for five of the nine to move into nursing homes in the area, one was assisted in finding an apartment and one man just left one night. Bugel and Pujol, however, refused to be forced into accepting what they con­ sidered unsatisfactory settlements. St. Louis USPHS Clini€ Director Is Named A new director of the USPHS Out­ patient Clinic in the port of St. Louis, Norbert P. Heib, Jr., has been named to the post recently held by Robert A. Epstein who was assigned to the Na­ tional Health Service Corps, Seattle. Food and Drug Administration, Wash­ ington, D.C.; Indian Health Service, Gallup, N.M.; Cardinal Glennon Me­ morial Hospital for Children;'on the faculty of St; Loui^.University, his alma mater, where there and at Oklahoma A St. Louis native, senior USPHS of­ University he took training in Health Services Administration. He joined the ficer Heib most recently served with the USPHS in 1965. October, 1976 �• -• Headquarters ;^otes by SIU Executive Vice President Frank Drozak The Soviets have been using a number of ploys in an attempt to justify their violation of the 1972 U.S.-USSR grain shipping agreement, the pact which specifies that one-third of all grain sold to Russia must be carried on U.S.-flag ships. First, they set port and route restrictions that effectively prevented vessels in the U.S. fleet from carrying grain to Russia and then claimed that no American-flag vessels were available. The result was that in August and September, although the Soviets took delivery of over 500,000 tons of U.S. grain, not one ounce was moved on American bottoms. Well, the Maritime Administration is now meeting with Soviet representa­ tives in an attempt to bring U.S.-flag grain carriage back up to its full share. But even though the Soviets are the ones who have violated the agreement, they seemTeady to side-track discussion of this issue by dwelling on violations of Soviet port regulations by some American seamen. Citing a few cases where American sailors violated their regulations gov-' erning shore leave, the Soviets would like to use these negotiations to talk about a few individuals ^who acted irresponsibly rather than focus attention on their own violation of a trade agreement which the U.S. entered into in good faith. Because we knew how many jobs the bi-lateral shipping agreement meant for American seamen, the SIU mounted a major campaign for its negotiation. And we've done our part to bring the Russian's violation of this aigreement out into the open, vigorously protesting their actions in demonstrations throughout the country. Now each member must do his part to protect what we have gained. Shipping agreements, cargo quotas and negotiations may seem a little removed from your job on that tanker bound for Odessa, but you can have a direct effect on this issue. Realize before you go into a Soviet port that any improper action could be used by the Soviet Union to further damage the grain agreement. The international tanker market is still in a slump and the carriage of this grain has provided a lot of employment for Seafarers in what might otherwise be a period of slow shipping. Occurences as simple as overstaying shore passes, losing passes or using someone else's pass are enough to create an incident which the Soviets can attempt to use to their owri advantage in negotiations. So when you are in a Soviet port remember that your conduct is extremely important and act responsibly. You'll be depriving the Soviets of an excuse to side-track the real i.ssue—their refusal to live up to the original trade agreement —and you'll be protecting jobs that belong to all Seafarers. Job security, that is having jobs available for its members, is one of the keystones of the SIU's strength as a trade union. To protect that security we must also continue to upgrade our skills in all areas to reflect the new needs of the American maritime industry. The future job security of all SIU members will not be determined by what we did 20 years ago but by what we can do today and what we are trained to do tomorrow. Firefighting is a good example. Right now SIU Boatmen, deepsea members and Great Lakes Seafarers can get a firefighting endorsement by attending a two-day course—one day of classroom instruction at the Harry Lundeberg School and one day of training at the MSC-MARAD Firefighting School in Earle, N.J. Why should you bother? Well, for one thing, the Coast Guard may soon require most maritime workers to be certified for firefighting. Without the training you might be shut out of a lot of jobs. But more importantly, this training will make you a better sailor and a better Boatman. New equipment and new cargoes like LNG or LPG have increased the consequences of any shipboard or waterfront fire and firefighting techniques have been improved to meet these new conditions. If SIU members have the training to man this equipment and to move these cargoes safely, we will get the jobs. If, however, we don't haye the upgraded skills to meet the new qualifications and to utilize the new firefighting equipment, we'll be counted out. There is no reason for us to be shut out of these new jobs—the facilities are available. Make arrangements to attend this program and, while you're at it, look into the other excellent upgrading programs at the Lundeberg School— the AB, tankerman, cook, vessel operator, pilot, steward, QMED and other courses which lead to higher paying jobs for you and stronger job secunty for all SIU members. (See course description, requirements and dates at the back of this Log.) Unemployment Benefit Claims Hit 12-Month High In the first week of this month in the U.S., new applications for state unem­ ployment benefits jumped to their high­ est point in 12 months, 452,000, a rise of 100,000 more applying since the start of this year, according to the U.S. Labor Department. The overall total of persons in America receiving unemployment in­ surance pay from both Federal and state programs at the beginning of Oc­ tober was 4,074,200. A story in this month's AFL-CIO "American Federationist" says there were 21-million unemployed in this country at some time during the past year. The author, economist Markley Roberts, links the joblessness to the deliberate slow-growth policies of the Nixon-Ford Administration supported by the many Presidential ^'etoes and the tight-money, high-interest rate policies ment statistics are' the grim indicators of the Federal Reserve System's chief, that almost 600,000 U.S. workers have Arthur F. Burns. been out of work for more than a year He adds that from 1973 to 1975, or more with the numbers doubling for blue-collar workers have had a jobless those jobless for more than six months. rate of from a 5.3 percent up to 9.8 per­ And that jobless pay ($17-billion cent last month. The national average paid out in 1975) has run out for 2.2 is anywhere from 7.8 to 10 percent. He million workers during the last year. also takes issue with the President's Twenty-two states dole out 39 weeks of economic advisers who in their 197^ . unemployment benefits; 14 have a 52Economic Report assert that longer week maximum; only New York and 13 duration of joblessness has been due in others have a 65-week ceiling. Unfor­ part to-wider coverage and longer dur­ tunately, by law, on next Mar. 31, the ation of unemployment compensation. Federal emergency extension program will end, cutting the top limit in all Lack of Jobs states to 39 weeks. ' • "The reason for persistently high un­ Studies by the Department of Labor employment is a lack of jobs and lack on how the jobless fare whei) the unem­ of job-creating policies and programs ployment pay checks stop coming —not a lack of willingness to work," found that 25 percent found new jobs Roberts declares. after four months and 36 percent got Behind the Government's unemploy­ work after a year of searching. But by that time, a discouraged 25 percent (815,000 persons) had stopped look­ ing for employment. Only 7 percent went on welfare and only 25 percent out of 55 percent eligible applied for food stamps. Only 17 percent with sec­ ond jobs were able to get credit in order to keep up with their standard of living. Interestingly, 81 out of the nation's 200 big cities and 17 states (led by Rhode Island's 10.8 percent) this sum­ mer topped the national unemployment rate; 32 cities had a jobless rate of 10 percent, reports the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Northeast and West Coast had a 8 percent mark. The ports of San Diego and San Francisco hit 11.5 percent each; Detroit 11.2 Jersey City, N.J. 11.8; Buffalo 10.4 Eugene, Ore. 10.3; Erie, Pa. 10.5 Providence 10.7; and Tacoma, Wash. 11.3 percent! Undercounting Unemployment Shortchanges the Neediest Federal money which is supposed to; help the unemployed get job training and find work does not reach the people who need it, the City of St. Louis charged earlier this year. These funds, which are inadequate to begin with, were voted by Congress in 1973 under the Comprehensive Employment Train­ ing Act (CETA). According to the Act, the money Is supposed to go to areas In the country where unemployment Is the highest. But a study commissioned by the St. Louis Office of Manpotver showed that the methods used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau (Cur­ rent Population Survey Division) undercounted unemployment in the older central cities and overcounted unem­ ployment in the wealthier suburbs, thus, shortchanging the cities. October, 1976 \ v For three sample months of Septem­ ber, October and November 1975, the study found the jobless rate in tJie_City of St. Louis to be 19.2, 16.3 and 15.1 percent respectively. The Federal Cur­ rent Population Survey results, which are used by the Bureau of Labor Sta­ tistics, were 11.8, 11.9, and 11.4 per­ cent. Basically, the four researchers at the University of Missouri at St. Louis who did the survey followed the same pro­ cedure used by the Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics: a sample of people, which is statistically supposed to reflect the entire population, was in­ terviewed each month and asked about their job situation. But the St. Louis researchers got their higher unemployment count by interviewingTour times as many people ' •> scattered through more locations in St. Louis than did the Federal Govern­ ment. Federal statisticians interview too few people in the cities to be accurate on the local level, the study charged, although it did not challenge the total figure for unemployment in the United States. Updated Census Figures Also, the St. Louis investigators up­ dated Federal census figures by check­ ing out new construction and demoli­ tion. The Census Bureau is supposed to interview people living in new hous­ ing when it computes unemployment, but the investigators found that no cen­ sus people had examined city records. The census was using rnaps of the city dating back five years. To make matters worse. Federal un­ employment interviews were based on census figures, although the census ad­ mitted in 1970 that people living in poor and minority areas, where unemploy­ ment is the highest, were regularly undercounted. According to the CETA law, the Department of Labor was supposed to set up a method to "produce more sta­ tistically accurate data on unemploy­ ment, underemployment and labor de­ mand by state and poverty areas." This has not been done. "In fact," William C. Schulze, director of research for the St. Louis Office of Manpower wrote the Log, "BLS readily admits that reliable information is not obtained at the local level. . ~ "It would take several years to fully resolve the issue in the courts," W. C. Continued on Page 38 Page 7 /," ^'' V l-.', ..v,'.,. i f- - �Duiutli The Lakes Picture Duluth port officials are looking for ways to lure cargo to their harbor. In October, they met Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn) of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, whose district encompasses Duluth, and dis­ cussed ways to improve their competitive position. Representatives of involved Government agencies attended. According to the New York Journal of Commerce report on the meeting, they found no easy answers, although they may try to get more favorable treatment from rail carriers. Railroad rates on grain from inland points to the ports often determine which ports get the cargo. The port officials also discussed encouraging local millers and processors to bid for Government purchases of relief and other cargoes. Alpena All Lakes Ports The long awaited fit out of the S.S. J. B. Ford (Huron Cement Co.) started Oct. 12 and was finished in a few days. The ship, which was laid up since May, will haul cement till the end of October, or for a few weeks more if the weather permits. In October, Congress authorized $6,400,000 to extend the life of the Winter Navigation Demonstration Program on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System. The additional funds would keep the program going through Sept. 30, 1979—more than two years past its current expiration date of Dec. 31, 1976. Under the experimental program which began in 1970, the St. Lawrence Seaway and parts of the Great Lakes have been kept open for navigation yearround to determine whether it is economically feasible to ship during the winter. The shipping season usually ends when the water freezes over at the end of December and begins again with the spring thaw. The appropriation was part of the omnibus Water Resources Act of 1976 which now awaits President Ford's signature. Detroit Erie Sand Steamship Co. recently purchased the M/V Atlas Traveler in New Jersey. It will be coming up to the Lakes before Nov. 1 to carry cement, replacing the old M/ V Peerless. The SlU-contracted American Steamship Co. has ordered three new vessels from the Bay Shipbuilding Co. in Sturgeon Bay, Wise. The first, the 1,000-ft. M/V Belle River, went down the ways in August (see story on page 3). A 634-ft. self unloading bulk carrier will be ready in 1978 and a second 1,000-ft. bulk carrier will join the Belle River in the future. t Cleveland Cleveland Harbor will be modernized over the next few years in order to accommodate 1,000-ft. coal and ore carriers, according to the Cleveland Press. At present, smaller boats in the 700-ft. range are the largest that can navigate the Cuyahoga River to unload near the steel mills. The proposed $25 million project will include changing the breakwater and widening the harbor entrance to meet the all-weather navigation requirements of the large vessels. The harbor's main entrance, east entrance and channels inside the breakwater, which are at present 28 feet deep, will be dredged to a depth of 32 feet, Noel C. Painchaud, executive director of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority said. In September, Congress appropriated the first $500,000 for the project to pay the Army Corps of Engineers for a set of engineering drawings. SlU Cleveland Representative George Telegadas finds out what ships are due in his area. Popular Song Recalls Tragic Sinking on the Great Lakes In the taverns around the Great Lakes and on the radio, the song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is played over and over again. As Novem­ ber nears and the winds begin to blow, the song reminds sailors and their rela­ tives of the severe storm Nov. 10, 1975 when the ore-carrier Edlmund Fitz­ gerald went down—so quickly there was no time to send a distress call or lower a lifeboat. All 29 men on board were lost in the tragic accident on Lake Superior near Whitefish Bay. To date, the Coast Guard's Board of Inquiry has not de­ termined the cause of the wreck. The song was first a hit in the Lakes region, and popular with Seafarers there. Although the Edmund Fitzgerald was not an SlU-contracted vessel, the steward, R. Ralph C. Rafferty, was an SIU man. Many SIU brothers knew him and other members of the crew, and of course the song is relevant to sailors everywhere. By mid-October, the song was climb­ ing to the top of the charts throughout the country, surprising even,the singer/ composer, Gordon Lightfoot, and the record company. Reprise (Warner Bros.). "I did not anticipate the 'Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' becoming a popular hit, but in more direct terms, a memorial," Lightfoot said. The song's national popularity might be explained by the plaintive melody and poetic words, because few people seem to realize that it tells the tale of a modern shipwreck. Even some pebple at Warner Bros, thought the 'Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald' was about an old sailing ship till the Log called to ask about the song. (The words of the song are reprinted below.) Lightfoot spoke of the general ignor­ ance about shipping on the Lakes in an interview with, the Star Beacon of Ashtabula, Ohio. "The song has a very special meaning for me," the folksinger said, "i . . There is a lot of romance involved with commercial shipping on the Great Lakes. I don't know if people realize how much commerce actually The wind in the wires made a tattletale sound , and a wave broke over the railing and every man knew as the captain did too 'twas the witch of november come stealin' The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait when the gales of november came slashin' When afternoon came it wasfreezin' rain in the face of a hurricane west wind The Wredc Of The Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot The legend lives on from the Chipj?ewa on down of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee The lake it is said never gives up her dead when the skies of november turn gloomy With a load of iron ore 26,000 tons more than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty that good ship and true was a bone to be chewed when the gales of november came early The ship was the pride of the American side comin' back from some mill in Wisconsin As the big freighters go it was bigger than most with a crew and good captain welI seasoned concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms when they left fully loaded for Cleveland and later that night when the ship's bell rang could it be the north wind they'd bin feelin' Page 8 When suppertime came the bid cook came on deck sayin' "fellasit's too rough to feed ya" At seven p.m. a main hatchway caved in he said "fellas it's bin good to know ya" The captain wired in he had water comin' in and the good ship and crew was in peril and laterthat night when 'is lights went out of sight came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Does anyone know where the love of god goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours? The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay if they'd put fifteen more miles behind'er They might have split up or they might have capsized goes on up there." "It is very dangerous. Everybody knows that one of those things (ships) goes just like clockwork about every eight years. The water up there can be crazy in a big wind." Although Lightfoot has never shipped out, he grew up in Orilla, On­ tario, which is located on a channel of! Lake Huron's Georgian Bay. "Some of the big freighters used to come in when we were growing up," his sister and manager told the Log. According to his sister, Bev Light­ foot, Gordon has received 13 grateful letters from relatives of the men Mo went down with the ship. they may have broke deep and took water and all that remains is the faces and the names of the wives.and the sons and the daughters / Lake Huron rolls Superior sings in the rooms of her ice water mansion - ' Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreqms the islands and bays are for sportsmen and farther below Lake OntaHo takes in what Lake Erie can send her and the Iron boats go as the mariners all know with the gales of november remembered In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed in the martime sailors' cathedral the church bell chimed 'til it rang 29 times for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee Superior they said never gives up her dead when the gales of november come early © 1976 Moose Music Limited Seafarers Log -.•'.I'.'..: r..' �mwms SENATE REORGANIZATION A Select Committee to Study the Senate Committee System has held hearings and has prepared a proposal to reorganize the Senate to make it more efficient. Members now average 19 or 20 committee and subcommittee assignments each. Often it is impossible for them to attend subcommittee meetings because other meetings are scheduled at the same time. This is the first attempt to reorganize the Senate since the Reorganization Act of 1946. The House went through a similar process in 1974. Deliberation on the proposals was concluded before Congress adjourned and recommendations are being sent to the Rules Committee. Plans call for combining and realigning jurisdictions into fewer committees. The 94th Congress adjourned on Oct. 1 having adopted major tax reform legislation as well as new HEW Appropriations that include funding for PHS hospitals, a new Maritime Authorization bill, a measure that provides for the selection of a new Alaska gas pipeline, and war risk insurance legislation. How­ ever, work was left unfinished in the areas of lobbying reform, replacement of Locks and Dam 26,Senate reorganization, extending the Jones Act to the Virgin Islands, limiting liability for oil spills and the creation of a Maritime Affairs Coordinator. Many key chairmanships as well as the positions of Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Senate Majority and Minority leader are vacant. A con­ test for the majority leader spot is expected between Senator Robert Byrd (D-W. VA) and Senator Hubert Humphrey (D-MN). TAX BILL The Tax Reform Bill, which contains a five percent tax credit for building and registering ships in the United States, was signed by the President on Oct. 4. The bill also contains a provision which allows builders to demonstrate in court their right to a 10 percent credit on vessels purchased through capital construction funds. PHS HOSPITALS The appropriation for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, which contains the fiscal year 1977 funds for Public Health Service Hospitals, was vetoed by the President. The PHS money is only $128 million, and not controversial, but the total amount for HEW and the Department of Labor is $56 billion—$4 billion above the President's budget request. Both the House and Senate voted on Sept. 30 to override the veto. ALASKA GAS PIPELINE Congress has passed a procedural bill setting up a timetable for the selection of a route to bring Alaska natural gas to the lower 48 states. The Federal Power Commission is to recommend a route to the President by May 1, 1977, and he in turn must make a selection by Sept. 1 of next year. Congress would then have 60 days to approve the President's decision. MARITIME AUTHORIZATION On Sept. 10, President Ford signed H.R. 11481, to authorize funds for Mari­ time Administration programs for fiscal year 1977 (Oct. 1, 1976 through Sept. 30.1977). The bill provides for $403.7 million for operating differential subsidy and $22.5 million for research and development, an increase of $3 million for ocean testing of industrial plant ships and studies of long-term prospects for com­ mercialization of ocean thermal energy. No additional money was authorized for construction subsidy, but funds are still available if applications are made. WATERWAYS TAX Although no Congressional Committee held hearings in the 94th Congress on the possible impact of a waterways user tax, attempts were made to include a user charge in the Tax Reform Act, by Senator James Buckley (R-NY), and in the Water Resources Development Act, by Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM). The Buckley Amendment was defeated in the Senate Aug. 3, by a 17 to 71 vote, and the user charge language was deleted from the Water Resources De­ velopment Act on the floor of the Senate, along with provisions for the replace­ ment of Locks and Dam 26, as part of a compromise to assure passage of the Act. The National Transportation Policy Study Commission, established under the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976, will begin to study the possible impact of user charge's and will eventually make recommendations to Congress and the President. The 19-member Commission will be comprised of senators, rep­ resentatives and presidential appointees. • t• ^ i- WAR RISK INSURANCE A law extending the war risk insurance program to Sept. 30,1979 was passed by Congress this month. This legislation requires the Secretary of Commerce to consider the characteristics, employment and general management of an American-owned foreign-flag vessel, prior to issuing or reissuing war risk in­ surance to a vessel. OFFICE OF MARITIME COORDINATOR Senators Charles Mathias (R-MD) and William Hathaway (D-ME) have joined Senator Robert Taft (R-OH) as cosponsors of a bill to establish an Office of Maritime Affairs at the White House level, to coordinate all maritime policy. A companion bill was recently introduced in the House of Representa­ tives by Rep. Thomas Downing (D-VA). Although Congress adjourned before taking action, the legislation will most likely be reintroduced when Congress reconvenes in January. HOPPER DREDGE On July 12, 1976, the President signed H.R. 14236, the fiscal year 1977 public works authorization bill. Title II of this legfslation authorizes $2.47 bil­ lion for thfe civil works programs of the Army Corps of Engineers, including $6.6 million for the design and construction of hopper dredges by the Corps. 200 MILE LIMIT On Apr. 13, 1976, President Ford signed into law H.R. 200, legislation which extends on an interim basis the jurisdiction of the United States over certain ocean areas and fish to 200 miles. The bill excludes highly migratory species such as tuna from its application. The conferees to the bill agreed to make Mar. 1, 1977 the effective date for enforcement of the regulations. iM COAL SLURRY PIPELINE The House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs held hearings on, but did not report out legislation to facilitate the construction of coal slurry pipe­ lines. The bill would have made it possible for such a carrier to obtain a certifi­ cate of public convenience and the right to eminent domain,so as to cross private lands. Supports^ Pensioner Joseph Savoca of the port of New Orleans and his wife of 50 years cut the cake to celebrate theiV joyous, happy golden wedding anniversary at ' a backyard lawn party recently. Joe joined the SlU in 1939 in New Orleans and was one of the oldtimers who sailed in the "Coal Beef." He sailed more than 50 years, starting in iai6 at 17 years of age on a Danish vessel out of New Orleans. SPAD is the union's separate segregated politlcid fund.It solicits and accepts only voluntary contributions. It engages fai political activities and makes con­ tributions to candidates. A member may voluntarily contribute as be sees fit or make no contribution without fear of reprisal. Seafarers are urged to contribute to SPAD. it is the way to have your voice beard and to keep your union effective in the fight for legislation to protect the security of every Seafarer and bis family. A copy of our report is filed with the Federal Election Commission and is available for purchase from the Federal Election Commission, Washington, D.C. Page 9 October, 1976 .... , '•y- • J „ • '• •' •; • ri' • •- 7- l.-i �Tallying Committees Report on the SlU-IBU Merger Election In the previous issue of the Seafarers Log and the September issue of the In­ land Boatman, stories were run on the approval by the mernberships of the SIU-IBU merger. The articles included the vote count for and against the merger in each Union. Since the news­ papers were just about to go to press, there was no time to run a fuller report on the vote. You will therefore find below the Reports of the Inland Boatmen's Union Tallying Committee and the SlU A&G District Tallying Committee. Some por­ tions of the Reports have been edited to emphasize the most significant Sections. Wherever a portion of the Reports has been edited, it is so indicated in brackets. The full Reports have been sent to each port and are available to any mem­ ber wishing to see them. REPORT OF IBU TALLYING COMMITTEE REFERENDUM ON MERGER AGREEMENT INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION OF THE SIUNA-AGLIW AND SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAAGLIW DISTRICT (Referendum Period August 16,1976 through September 15, 1976) We, the undersigned members of the Inland Boatmen's Union Tallying Com­ mittee, consisting of four members duly elected on September 17, 1976, at a Spe­ cial Meeting held at Headquarters—Port of New York in accordance with the Agreement of Merger, Paragraph 16(c) do hereby submit this report and recom­ mendations. Pursuant to the authorization and man­ date in Paragraph 16(c) of the Agreement of Merger, this Committee secured the sealed ballots and other election ma­ terials that had been received and held in safekeeping by the depository bank, the Sterling National Bank, located at 1410 Broadway, New York, N.Y. This Committee subsequently convened a meeting at the Union annex at 675 Fourth Avenue. At this meeting we adopted procedures and elected Frank Pasaluk, Book No. P-5074, as Chairman. The Committee received from Head­ quarters' office of the Union all files re- pol^ $^ement on tte tion wluch was apprnvt^ the Poif ;^e^s Conference this oioaA submitteii the NorenlliCT JK a|)p£Oved, a i^pieial meetiq^ be held,on Nov. 19 in ail ccm-i sblbahlonal ports to se^ each port fmr a ninerinnn M rtiidy then Sfeyfnird:'Departm€»it' RncertSili liini Pni^gram cumculani to aitue mcpd^ei^ at the Decenplie tog will cany details oh he Sfewaird Department lated to the conduct of the referendum. These files contained the signed receipts for ballots issued as follows: [List of ports and ballots issued followed.] The Tallying Committee reviewed the bill received by the Union from the printer of the ballots. The bill showed that 7,500 ballots, numbered 1 through 7500, were printed for this referendum. In addition, 500 SAMPLE ballots" were prepared. ^ The Committee secured and checked all of the unused ballots on hand at Head­ quarters. These unissued ballots and the attached stubs were numbered 7061 through 7160 and 7311 through 7500. These unissued ballots had been held by Headquarters in order to fill any possible requests for absentee ballots as' well as requests from Ports requiring ballots in addition to those originally issued. The Port of Jersey City required additional ballots and received ballots numbered 7161 through 7310 from Headquarters. The Committee also examined the signed receipts for SAMPLE ballots held in the election files maintained at Head­ quarters. We found that receipts were on hand for the following Ports for 10 SAMPLE ballots each: [List of ports fol­ lowed.] A total of 280 SAMPLE ballots were received by the Ports and there were 220 SAMPLE ballots on hand at Head­ quarters. The Tallying Committee members read and reviewed correspondence related to the referendum. We have included these letters in this report. We recommend that these letters be carefully read as an im- v portant aspect of this report. The letters follow: [Seven letters, followed.] Having received the sealed ballots from the depository bank, the Sterling National Bank, the Tallying Committee proceeded to match the nnmbers on the stubs of the used ballots received from- the various Ports, along with the numbers on the unused ballots returned by the various Ports with those on the ballots printed and issued to the various Ports. The Committee found that all stub numbers and the num­ ber of ballots printed and issued coincided. What follows is a complete listing of the ballots sent to the Ports by Head­ quarters. This breakdown includes the listing of the ballots issued as well as the unused ballots which were returned. Also included are the ballots which were held at Headquarters as noted previously in this report. [List of ports, ballots received, bil­ lots unused and returned, total ballots is­ sued, followed.] The Committee was able to and did ac­ count for all ballots printed as a result of this procedure. We, the members of the Inland Boat­ men's Union's Tallying Committee, duly elected at Headquarters—Port of New York, at a Special Meeting on September^ 17, 1976, hereby submit the following tally: The total number of ballots issued was two thousand two hundred and eighty-one (2,281). The total number bf votes cast and sealed ballots received by the de­ pository bank was two thousand two hun­ dred and seventy-nine (2,279). Of these ballots cast, two thousand forty (2,040) were YES votes; two hundred aqd twelve (212) were NO votes. The Committee, in tabulating the ballots found that there were two (2) VOID ballots and eight (8) NO VOTES. In summary: dum wh^h are noted below. The Committee found a S members had voted twic , P ballot in each case was not included in the tabulation of the votes. The Committee also lope of five ballots and these were not included in the count. The Committee decided to void two ballots and these were not included in the vote count One vote was challenged and not included in the tabulation, since it could not affect the outcome of the vote. The Inland Boatmen's Union Tallying Committee recommends that you ratify the decisions made by the Committee in each of our actions concerning these discrepancies as reported above. The Committee has determined that these discrepancies would not have affected the outcome of the referendum. In concluding this report, it should be noted that the Committee found that in each Port, the balloting was conducted Constitutionally and in complete conformance with the terms of the Agreement of Merger executed by the Executive Officers of the Inland Boatmen's Union of the SIUNA-AGLIWD and the Seafarers International Union of North America— Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. We, the members of the Tallying Committee, do hereby certify that the Proposition encompassing the Resolution on the Merger Agreement and the related Constitutional Amendments, was voted upon affirmatively by a majority of the members of the Inland Boatmen's Union of the SIUNA-AGLIWD. Fraternally submitted. Frank Pasaluk, P-5074, Chairman ^ ..... •••••• David Jones, J-5179 i Edward Tiesi, T-5333 R. F. McPhee, M-5853 Dated: September 24,1976 REPORT OF UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE ON MERGER AGREEMENT AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA-AGLIW DISTRICT AND INLAND BOATMEN'S UNION OF THE SIUNA-AGLIWD (Referendum Period August 16, through September 15,1976) We, the undersigned, members of the Union Tallying Committee, Seafarers In­ ternational Union of North AmericaAtlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, consisting of six members, two each from the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments, in accordance with the SIU^ Constitutiqn, were duly elected pursuant to the SIU Constitution Article XXV, at a Special Meeting held at Headquarters in Port of New York on September 18,1976. We hereby submit our report and rec­ ommendations as follows: On September 20, 1976, each member received a copy of the SIU Constiitution for the purpose of reviewing those sections which detailed the duties and responsi­ bilities of the members of the Tallying Committee. In accordance with the Constitution, the Total number of ballots issued: 2,281 Total number of votes cast: 2,279 YES (In favor) 2,040 NO (against) 212 VOID 2 NO VOTES 8 DUPLICATE VOTES 8 ^ NON-ELIGIBLES 3, NO IDENTIFICATION 5 CHALLENGED 1 PQRT DISCREPANaES The Committee found the following discrepancies in the voting on this referen­ Page 10 members of the Committee took possesmailed ballots and other elecmaterials that had been received and hdj jn safekeeping by the Sterling NaBroadway ^ork NY The Committee convened its working 'he (Tommittee and adopted the procedwas in accordance with the SIU Constitution, Article Xlll, . At u ^ Committee received from Headquarters' office of the Union all files re'ated to the conduct of the election. These Ales contained signed receipts for the baljots as follows: [List of ports and ballots issued, followed.] The Tallying Committee reviewed the bill received by the Union from the Printer of the ballots. The bill showed that 7,500 ballots, numbered I through 7500, were printed for this referendum. In addition, 500 SAMPLE ballots were prepared. The Committee received and checked all of the unused ballots on hand in Headquarters. These unissued ballots and attached stubs were numbered 7001 through 7500. These unissued ballots had been set aside by Headquarters in order to fill possible requests for absentee ballots and requests from Ports requiring ballots in addition to those originally issued. The Committee examined the signed receipts for SAMPLE ballots held in the election files maintained by Headquarters, This examination, required by the Constitution, showed that receipts were On hand from the following Ports for 10 SAMPLE ballots each: [List of ports followed.] A total of ^80 SAMPLE ballots were received by the Ports and there were 220 SAMPLE ballots on hand at Headquar­ ters. The Committee read and reviewed cor­ respondence related to the referendum, and these letters are included in the RePorL It is recommended that these letters be carefully read: [Six letters followed.} Having received the sealed ballots from the Sterling National Bank, the Committee proceeded to match the numbers on the °f the used ballots received from the various Ports, along with the numbers on the stubs of the unused ballots returned by the various Ports with those on the ballots printed and issued to the various Ports. The Committee found that all stub numbers and the number of ballots printed and issued coincided. What follows is the breakdown of the ballots which were" sent to the Ports by Headquarters. This breakdown includes the listing of the ballots issued as well as the unused ballots which were returned. Also listed are the ballots which were held at Headquarters as previously noted in this Report: [List of ports, ballots re­ ceived, ballots unused and returned and total ballots issued, followed.] As a result of this procedure, the Com­ mittee was able to and did account for all the ballots printed. We, your Union Tallying Committee,duly elected at Headquarters-Port of New York at a Special Meeting on September 18, 1976, hereby submit the following tally: The total vote cast and received by the depository banlt was 2,732 votes. Of these cast ballots, two thousand six hundred and twenty-five (2,625) were YES votes. Ninety (90) ballots were received by the depository bank and were cast as a NO vote. Your Committee, in tallying the bal­ lots cast, found that there were four (4) VOID ballots, and two (2) were cast and submitted to the depository as NO VOTE ballots. Ih summary: • Total Vote Cast . 2,732 YES NO VOID 2,625 90 4 Continued on Page 38 Seafarers Log / /'• �m, >i f I • Dilath, Chicago Boatmen Possess Varied Skills A look at SIU Boatmen at woric in two Great Lakes ports— Duluth and Chicago—shows what a diversity of skills our Union's mem-, hers must possess. The SIU represents Great Lakes Boatmen involved in many different kinds of operatiop—dredging, ship docking, cross-Lakes towing, and sp^ial services such as vessel fuelers or the City of Chicago tug. Even river towboats sometime visit Chicago by way of the Illinois Waterway. Within any operation there are al­ ways several jobs which SIU mem­ bers perform, such as deckhand, cocdc, oiler, scowman, and lineman. And, of course, every Job has its mul­ titude of duties and responsibilities. Special circumstances sometimes call for Boatmen to perform unusual or unexpected tasks, such as retriev­ ing a tug's rubber bumper which has slipped and fallen in the water. (An­ other much more serious job which occasionally arises is retrieving a Going after a loose bumper on the tug James Hannah, Deckhand Alan Haluska tells Deckhands Ken Glaser, Andy Gillespie and Mike Lock to haul away. ^ barge.) these photos show, SIU Boatmen on the Great Lakes are like their brothers in other parts of the country —skilled, versatile, and resourceful. Oiler Art Durfee keeps things running smoothly aboard the Dredge Duluth (Zenith Dredge). The Duluth is getting the Superior, Wise, harbor ready for construction of a taconite dock. ii r- October, B76 ••• - Lineman Danny Boyle (right) has just made a $f 00 SPAD contribution aboard the tug James Versius in Chicago as Lineman Jerome Webber (left) and SIU Representative Joe Sigler look on. Page 11 - -v;. , r ' S.-'"..-'- • I i ^ Deckhands Floyd Olson and Paul LaTour are proud of the New . Jersey's (Gr^at Lakes Towing) bicentennial paint job. The A/ew Deckhands Don Bryant (left) and Don Blessner study the situation cdrefully'as their tug, the Jersey docks ships and pulls tows in the Lake Superior twin ports North Dakota (Great Lakes Towiag), takes a strain on a ship in Duluth. of Duluth and Superior. As the M/V Chicago Trader stops on the Illinois Waterway hear Chicago, Lead Deckhand Woodrow Parish (right) and Deckhand Ray Kirkpatrick begin breaking up their tow. •' : �Seattle In an interesting letter to the editor of the Log last month, SIU pensioner Dave F, Sykes recalled his memories of the past and how tough seafaring was in the old days: "... I started going to sea in 1928 as an OS. At that time we had nothing. One can of evaporated milk to three cans of water for coffee and cereals. One jug of syrup to three jugs of water for your hot cakes. One bucket of fresh Water per day to wash your face, brush your teeth, do your laundry. Straw mattresses. Blue ticking for sheets. Twelve to 14 men to one focsle. Thirty dollars a month and they could work you all the hours they pleased. Just name it. We really had it made. "I received two brain concussions during^the 1934 strike in Frisco. After getting married I worked ashore until we entered World War II—then I joined the SIU in 1942. Was in the September 1942 convoy that went to Archangel, Russia. Saw 13 ships sinking at one time. They named our ship the battleship 'Moultrie' as we knocked down a few torpedo planes with our measley, little guns. Actually, it was the SS William Moultrie, a spanking brand-new Liberty ship. Was oh the North Atlantic run and was sitting in Odessa, Russia VE Day with one bead missing on the prop. Came back. Changed over to the Pacific and was sitting in the Philippines VJDay. "Shuttled from Persian Gulf carrying aviation gas all during the Korean War. Any number of trips to Vietnam. Until finally had a massive heart attack and retired from the SIU in 1968. Received every citation and ribbon. Sailed in every theater of war that we were in until my retirement. "— My $250 a month comes from the best seamen's union in the whole wide world—^bar none. .. Smooth sailing to all my brothers and God bless the SIU for keeping me aUve..." for tiwTir fine effort in achieving a rating of 100% on your 1976 U.S. Public Health Service Inspection. , , . "Sea-Land has been awarded fourteen consecutive fleet citations for high sani­ tary standards, and your dedication to this purpose will further our recognition as a 'cleartship' company. .. . "The efforts on behalf of yourself and your department are a tribute to the Sea­ farer's International Union and to Sea-Land." Sea-Land's commissary chief, B. Yarn in Port Elizabeth, N.J. also commended Chief Stewards Gus Skendelas and Ed Miller of the Sea-Land Commerce and SeaLand Exchange for their ". . . recent perfect score of 100% on sanitation in­ spections ..." SB Delta Mexico A tradition of the sea: giving a helping hand to anyone in distress was carried on by the SS Delta Mexico (Delta Line) recently when she was about 11 hours out of the port of Lome, Togo, West Africa homeward bound. Her radio picked up a Mayday distress signal from the stricken MfV Carl Julius five miles away. The Delta Mexico's Capt. J. S. Williams diverted his ship to be on the rescue scene in minutes. The crew found the ship in distress with an unsafe port list of approximately 20 degrees and stood by in case the vessel had to be abandoned while efforts were made to correct the list. However, the list couldn't be fixed. Thereupon the Carl Julius shepherded by the Delta Mexico, proceeded at a snail pace of six knots to the nearest port of Monrovia, Liberia 216 miles away. Thirty-two hours later the stricken ship was safe as she dropped the hook in the outer anchorage of the port and the Delta Mexico turned westward to home. Mobile According to the local pr^ here, this port's future seems brighter as it handled an all-time record high of 31-million tons of cargo exported last year—mostly in foreign bottoms unfortunately—and looks forward to 1986 when the TennesseeTombigbee Rivers Canal is completed, giving a projected 5,600 persons in Mobile and 56,000 in the statejiew jobs by the turn of the century. The waterways project will cost more than $1 billion and will link this port with the Midwest via the Ohio River providing our Inland Boatmen with more jobs, too. The apple of the port's eye is the 49-year-old, $200-million Alabama State Docks which have a 2.2 million bushel, 20,000 ton meal grain elevator which in August set an all-time dock record by handling 11,566,606 bushels of grain. Other jewels at the docks include: the $3-million 40-long ton crane that can reach out 113 feet to lift any container unit to ship or shore; berths for 33 ships; jobs for 1,500; a 300,000-ton Three-Mile Creek bulk ore handling plant; a $1million a year McDuffie-Is. coal handling plant slated for a $12-million expansion ip six months; huge warehouses, and a giant railroad yard. ^ SS Del Rio Urgently needed Guatemalan earthquake disaster relief supplies in the form of a fire engine for the city of Coban and furnishings and equipment for a rehabilita' tion center in the capital city of Guatemala were transported by the SS Del Rio (Delta Line) recently to the port of Santo Tomas de Castilla. The ship gave a free ride to the fire engine, the knocks-down prefabricated rehabilitation center building and 70,000 pounds of mSical supplies for the relief effort. The fire engine was donated by the city of Birmingham, Ala. The building was donatS by the manufacturer and loaded on in the port of Houston. Delta Line also gave four containers free of charge to hold electrical fixtures, plumbing, hospital bSs, wheel chairs and surgical tables given by Alabama or­ ganizations, which raised $50,000 in a fund drive, through the Alabama Partners in the Americas. The supplies were loaded on in the port of Mobile. The rehab center next to Roosevelt Hospital, Guatemala City, is for paraplegic victims of the quake and should be open next month. S-L Consumer, Venture, Economy, Commerce, Exchange Chief Stewards Sam McDonald, R. Thomas and Leroy Nicholas of the Sea-Land Consumer, Sea-Land Venture and the Sea-Land Economy recently got this letter from Sea-Land Sendee Inc. New Orleans Port Steward A.F. "Art" Lesh: "Please accept this letter of appreciation to your Steward Department personnel SS Delta Uruguay Three patrol boats for Liberia, two 65-foot, 62,000 pouqds each and one 42foot, 26,000 pounds, were craned onto the deck of the SS Delta Uruguay (Delta Line) in the port of New Orleans. The patrol boats came down the Intra-Coastal Waterway under their own power from the shipyard. Scholarship Helped Jack Came Do the Things He Loves to Do Jack dame, the son of Seafarer Ed­ die Game, designs some of the furniture that Seafarers and thdr families buy in department stores. A 1954 SIU scholar^ ship made this possible for Game, who now works for the Coleman Furniture Co. in Pulaski, Va. After growing up in rural North Carolina, attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill "opened my eyes to people and places I had never seen before," he told the Lo^. "Without the scholarship, I probably would have attended a small college somewhere. But starting off at a large university exposed me to subjects I never would have considered other­ wise." Although he wasn't able to complete four years at Chapel Hill, taking archi­ tecture and engineering courses and working in an architect's office while at school gave Game the background he needed to go into furniture design. "You have to consider many things in my field," he explained. "First, I have to guess what the public wants and try Game, still lives in Bryson City, N.C. flier Game retired.**He's reaDy enjoying to sense a trend on the mass market. After shipping out in the steward de- himself," his son Jade reported. After I get my overall idea, I have to partmentfor more than 30 years, Bro- and Ma gn fishing wll ^hp select the best and most popular ma­ terial. A technical background helps here because you need to consider the strength of the material and design, as weU as its aesthetic appearance." "Lately I have been designing wall units, because vertical furniture is be- , coming popular." Previously, Game de­ signed soihe Spanish and contemporary furniture for bedrooms and dining rooms. **l love creating things, so I love what I am doing," he declared. Althou^ he has worked in furniture design for the past 15 years, he has kept a hand in exterior and interior buildingdesign. After leaving school he worked as a staff designer of buildings for the General Development Corporation in Miami, Fla. Game still draws building plans in his spare timk ^ The former scholarship winner lives in Pulaski with his wife and three daughters. His father, Seafarer Eddie D«posS3 In the SIU Blood Bonk Assistant Cook Gets Diploma Assistant Cook Lawrence Haney (right) gets a weil done and his diploma re­ cently from Instructor taymon Tucker at the HLSS, Piney Point, Md. f, Page 12 Seafarerslog �frt 1903 Great Lakes Sandsucker Plugs On The sandsucker M V Lakewood pulled up alongside the Cleveland Builders Supplies Dock on the Cuyahoga River to deliver sand, just as she had done in Wheelsman Jerry Doering works the LaKewood conveyor Chicago back in 1933 when the World's while sand is unloaded from the ship. Fair was being built. This Great Lakes oldtimer was built in 1903 (back then she was a cargo ship) and is the second oldest SlU-contracted ship. Only the sandsucker Niagra is older. Both ships pump up sand from the lake • vr. bottoms and both are owned by the Erie Sand Steamship Co. As the cranes on board began scoop­ ing sand from the hold and unloading it onto hoppers on the deck conveyor belt, the black gang took the Log reporter and photographer below to show off the ship's original boiler. Built in Yoko­ hama, Japan in 1918, the boiler is now used as an air receiver to store the compressed air that runs all the winches and the steering engine. Before the boat was dieselized, the winches and steering engine also ran on steam. One of the ship's generators is World War II surplus. Vessels on the Great Lakes last longer than deep sea ships because they are not exposed to the corrosive effects of salt water. One SlU-contracted "hand-bomber," the Harriman, is still operating. Here the fireman still hand shovels coal into the furnace. Despite her age, the men on the Lakewood enjoy the old workboat. Pumpman Joseph Vieira has worked the Lakewood for 11 years and Steward Herbert Tipton for nine years, although he admits, "the kitchen is mostly an­ tique." Several of the 16 SIU crew After a 15-day leave in his home state of Iowa, Wheelsman members have been on board for three Richard Bockert (I.) waits to rejoin the Lakewood. Deck­ years. hand Ted fetzek (r.) takes a breather after tying up the ship. Seafarers can stay with one ship under the Great Lakes SIU shipping rules and seniority system, which, re­ sembles the system on the SIU tugs. This plan evolved from traditional Great Lakes shipping methods. Wheelsman Jerry Doering checks the conveyor followed by SIU Cleveland Representative George Telegadas. 4. 4 -• .1: f 4; ^ : 't1 Brother Jesse F. Hall, who received his QMED endorsemen at the MLS, Is careful to wear sound-silencers while oiling the steering engine. He ships relief during the sum­ mer and studies forestry science during the winter. (left) Steward Herbert Tipton (I.) and second cook Joe Chambers (r,) show off their antique galley, (center) The original boiler of the Lakewood built in Yoko­ hama, Japan, 1918. (right) Pumpman Joe Vieira works the pump when the Lakewooc/dredges for sand. October, 1976 Page 13 % �Iff Old Days on Lakes^Fight Yfith Owners Stands Out In the Detroit Hall, oldtimers drop by to play cards, and if encouraged, they will tell you about the old days on the Great Lakes. Most vivid in everyone's memory is the big SIU organizing drive in the late 1950's when the power of the Lake Carriers^" Association was finally sub­ dued. Maritime and other unions had struggled against this management group for over 50 years. Shipowners on the Lakes still belong to the LCA, but WMemtm th Shvprni Pniedm When Arowing pn for work dur^ ing a job call at any SIU Hirinji^ Hall, members must produce the' : following: • membership certificate • registration card B • diniccard " # seaman's papers In addition, when assigiiing a| job the dispatcher will comply| with the following Section 5, Siri)? section 7 of the SIU Shi^uig Rules: "Within each class of seniority* rating in every Department, prior-| ity for entry rating jobs shall be| given to all seamen ydio poss^l Lifeboatman endorsement by the United States Coast Guard. The Seafarers Appeals Board may waive the preceding sentence . when, in the sole judgment of the Board, undue hardship will result or extenuating circumstances war­ rant such waiver." today they must deal with organized labor. Pensioner John White, age 75, a former chief steward, cook and baker, remembered shipping out through the Lake Carriers' Association hiring halls. "If they didn't like you, they would blackball you," he said. "Once in the 1920's I boarded a ship at the Sault Ste. Marie (Mich.) locks. When we took on stores, there were maggots in the food, so I jumped the ship because I wouldn't serve the men that garbage. The cap­ tain told me, " 'Everyone else does it'. But the other guys could do it because they were drunk. For awhileIhey gave ' me a hard time because of that." SIU Port Agent Jack Bluitt explained that in the early I900's the Lake Car­ riers' Association managed to break the power of the sailors' unions, among them the old International Sailors Union and the Marine Engineers' Bene­ ficial Association—which was founded on the Lakes. After that, men had to get their jobs from the LCA hiring halls. At the spring fitout, each man had to present his continuous discharge book, which had comments on his past shipping record and noted if he was a Union man. These hated books remained in use on the Lakes long after they were abolished on the Coasts. Bill Rush, the night dispatcher at the Detroit Hall remembered being black­ balled as an SIU man in 1958. "I used to stand on the sidewalk and then wait till a ship needed a pier jump. I'd get on because there was no time to check me out. Of course, once aboard I would get the crew to sign SIU pledge cards." On one Inland Steel vessel, some men At the Detroit Hail (I. to r.), Pensioner-Mike Pesenak displays the miniature furniture he makes fronni beer cans. Night Dispatcher Bill Rush,, holding the watchdog Peppy, and Pensioner John White exchange stories about the 1958 SIU Lakes drive.., . , ^ " . s -i : ; • - KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rarik and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommenda­ tions. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shippwners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: Frank Drozak, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 275 - 20th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies ot all SIU contracts are avail­ able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obliga­ tions, such as filing Tor OT on the proper sheets and in Page 14 the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in j^our opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest siu port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY —SEAFARERS LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any ar­ ticle serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional ports." The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate^ from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are fo be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone at­ tempts to require any such payment be made without sup­ plying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. who were against the Union filled the boiler with cold water right before Rush went on his engine room watch. At the same time, John White was busy getting sailors to sign SIU pledge cards on his ships. Brother Mike Pese­ nak, who retired last July, remembered driving the SIU organizers down to the docks. He w,ould meet with his buddies, talking up the Union in the bars. As a fireman. Great Lakes Seafarer Pesenak used to shovel a ton-and-a-half of coal an hour into the fires, using a regular No. 4 shovel. Seaway Hurt U.S. Shipping Port Agent Bluitt explained that sev­ eral unions opened drives on the Lakes in the late 1950's because they expected shipping to increase after the St. Law­ rence Seaway opened in 1959. Actually, he said, the Seaway hurt shipping be­ cause foreign vessels now come in to pick Up their grain cargoes. Before 1959, the grain was shipped across the Lakes on American-flagships to Buf­ falo, where it was loaded on rail cars for Eastern ports. Despite the decline in shipping, the SIU is a powerful force on the Lakes and the members can now enjoy other activities in their sparetime besides Union organizing. Brother White bakes cakes and bread and brings them to his friends at the Hall or gives them to senior citi­ zens at his church. Brother Pesenak creates elegant miniature furniture from beer cans, which he upholsters with velvet. His tiny chairs and sofas are prized by Union members and their wives. Brother Rush has his hands full with work around the Hall, but luckily his pet poodle. Peppy, helps out as a watch­ dog. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGA­ TIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its con­ tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt­ ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discrimi­ nated against because of race, creed, color, sex and na­ tional or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION —SPAD. SFAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing but not limited to furthering the political, social and economic interests of Seafarer seamen, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are vol­ untary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Sea­ farers Union or SPAD by Certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Support SPAD to protect and further your economic, political and social interests, American trade union concepts and Seafarer seamen. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the ahove rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or infor­ mation, he should immediately notify SIU President Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. Seafarers Log' �.i 'h • y'' ''' ' * ^ 1:: i ' J If i-' S • i? I ; ' ; a#- si. • •i; I •? I ^ !• I 1 Ii S pirits were high at Stapleton An­ chorage, N.Y., Sept. 21, when the tanker Zapata Patriot paid off after AB Richard Haney displays his string artwork. He says that another picture of a ship will soon be coming down the ways. returning from Algeria with a load of oil. The stop-over marked the near end of a six-month tour of duty for the Sea­ farers (most of them from Wilmington) who boarded the ship when it was launched in late March in San Pedro, Calif. It has been smooth sailing since then. The ship's maiden overseas voyage carrying corn from Baltimore to Len­ ingrad was celebrated with elaborate champagne and hors d'oeuvre parties in both ports, prepared by Chief Steward Tony Arellano and his gourmet galley crew. The Russian consul in Baltimore joined the festivities as did the Amer­ ican consul in Leningrad. At the meeting before the payoff. Re­ certified Bosun Ralph Murry noted that he had received a letter from the Cap­ tain Franklin Liberty, thanking the men for "their outstanding job in pre­ paring the ship for its first oil cargo and in getting it passed for inspection quickly." The Seafarers, in turn, had only kind words for the captain who had put car­ pentry tools on board for theiu to use in their spare time. Brother Murry re­ ceived three cheers for his fine work settling beefs on board. Although the Coast Guard inspecting officer on the first voyage from San Pedro to Baltimore, Cmdr. C. V. O'Neal, also had kind words, reporting, "The attitude of the entire crew from master to OS/wiper was excellent," the crew pointed out that there were no ordinaries or wipers on board. The low manning scales in all depart­ ments and resulting excessive overtime and overwork were the only beefs pre­ sented to Headquarters Representative Leon Hall when he boarded the ship. Brother Hall explained that the SIU was fighting the Coast Guard over the man­ ning scales. The Zapata Patriot has an SIU crew of craftsmen. While at sea, the men worked out with barbells made on board. QMED Ted Kulas built a work­ shop in the engine room. "It's terrific, every tool we need has a place to hang it," First Engineer Gordon Gibson said. And A.B. Richard Haney decorated the crew's recreation room with his string art picture of a sailing ship. QMED Jean-Charles Morris (I.) was glad to give to SPAD. "It's an election year," he explained to Headquarters Representative Leon Hall (r.). V . -w, (left) QMED Ted Kulas (I.) and First Engineer Gordon Gibson chat In the engine room workshop that Brother Kulas assembled, (right) Brother Leon Hall fills out a dues receipt for Steward-Utility Mack Ward. October, 1976 Page 15 ii) �PRESIDENT Paul Hall SECRETARY-TREASURER Joe DiGiorgio EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Frank Drozak VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Cal Tanner Paul Drozak HEADQUARTERS ALPENA, Mich «75 4AYe.,Bklyii.ll232 (212) HY 9-6600 800 N. 2 Ave. 49707 (517) EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 215 Essex St. 02111 (617) 482-4716 BUFFALO, N.Y 290 Franklin St. 14202 (716) TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, m.. .9383 S. Ewing Ave. 60617 (312) SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. 48218 (313) VI3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 2014 W. 3 St. 55806 (218) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box D 415 Main St. 49635 (616) 352-4441 HOUSTON, Tex 5804 Canal St. 77011 (713) WA 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, NJ. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) HE 5-9424 MOBILE, Ala IS. Lawrence Sfc 36602 (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504)529-7546 NORFOLK, Va.. 115 3 St 23510 (804) 622-1892 PADUCAH, Ky 225 S. 7 St. 42001 (502)443-2493 PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. .2604 S. 4 St 19148 (215) DE 6-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301)994-0010 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 534 9 Ave. 77640 (713)983-1679 SAN FRANCISCO, Caltf. 1311 Missioo St 94103 (415)626-6793 SANTURCE, P. R. 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 00909 (809) 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo.. .4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 TAMPA, Fla. . 2610 W. Kennedy Blvd. 33609 (813)870-1601 TOLEDO, Ohio 935 Summit St 43604 (419)248-3691 WILMINGTON, Calif. 510 N. Broad St 90744 (213)549-4000 YOKOHAMA, Japan P.O. Box 429 Yokohama Port P.O. 5-6 Nihon Ohdori Naka-Ku 231-91 201-7935 Shipping at SIU deep-sea ports picked up considerably last month as more than 1,400 Seafarers found per­ manent jobs aboard SlU-contracted ships. That number reflects an increase of nearly 200 jobs shipped over the pre­ vious month. Shipping is expected to remain good at most ports for the fore­ seeable future. (These figures do not in­ clude jobs shipped on the Great Lakes. The Lakes Report is carried elsewhere in the issue.) Page 16 «FPT 1 TO lOTj; aiLri. A-JU, i:r/o *TOTAL REGISTERED Ail Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Port Boston NewYork Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals Port Boston NewYork Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Sea^e Puerto RICO. Houston Piney Point Yokohama ^'REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Boston NewYork Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama.. Totals Port Boston NewYork Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San,Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C ; 10 6 0 62 8 3 20 5 2 36 7 0 15 5 0 5 0 0 19 2 0 59' 6 0 25 1 0 "37 3 0 26 5 0 42 1 0 10 1 0 71 1 0 0 0 0 200 439 51 5 3 6 0 77 26 1 19 2 2 36 12 2 9 2 0 0 0 0 34 4 0 56 16 0 15 4 0 37 10 0 11 5 0 35 8 0 8 . 4 0 107 15 1 0 4 0 510 452 119 6 240 57 22 3 7 6 0 24 3 0 .14 4 1 4 1 0 22 1 0 40 11 1 23 2 0 42 9 0 7 6 0 31 4 0 6 2 0 64 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 343 83 6 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 330 52 31 1 5 6 0 27 8 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 27 8 0 46 12 0 14 0 0 24 16 0 11 2 0 28 6 0 5 2 0 74 16 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 326 112 1 i >. .. '. ' • 3 44 11 14 11 2 12 23 10 23 7 11 8 39 0 1 209 1 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 7 2 0 51 23 0 5 5 0 14 4 1 2 4 0 1 0 1 17 12 0 43 12 0 12 1 0 27 11 0 7 3 0 18 10 0 8 1 0 50 33 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 262 129 2 14 5 0 121 9 5 24 7 0 60 9 1 32 10 0 12 1 0 25 3 0 . 141 16 0 49 0 0 62 4 1 32 3 0 70 3 0 12 2 0 138 7 0 0 0 0 300 795 79 7 r 160 94 35 4 19 7 0 40 9 0 30 5 1 9 3 0 23 3 0 107 23 1 37 5 0 63 12 0 13 6 0 40 6 0 16 3 0 112 8 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 605 133 7 3 51 14 25 23 5 25 67 15 45 8 20 11 69 0 1 382 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 2 7 3 n 37 64 18 43 6 19 0 7? 21 . 32 8 37 17 13 2 ' 26 1 3 1 TQ 13 13 0 R 43 43 2 . . ; J. 13 23 0 , ^ • ,0 37 29 2 • v 4? 7 15 1 ; f ' r 1 •. 15 19 Q ^ " 25 9 n Q rr ^ 25 29 38 0 33 0 11 0 Q 2 0 0 O 252 340 37 _ _ 341 Totals All Departments 1,243 490 48 1,040 360 ~ 9 " 1T5I8 "Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. '"'Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 1 7 0 2 3 1 1 3 0 3 2 2 0 4 0 2 31 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 qc 3? co 24 5 1A 6 54 O q 3 n O S n 7 I 0 0 3 0 n gg M - oq It 29 29 ^ Q -R 535 wis" Seafarers Log �% -• - 1 Rehabilitation—One Approach to Alcoholism T he SIU is the first international union to establish a rehabilitation program for members, who suffer from alcoholism. The philosophy which led to founding the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Maryland, is simple — the SIU. is dedicated to helping every member enjoy and improve the quality of his life as a Seafarer and as a citizen of his community. In the past, the alcoholic was treated as a moral failure. The SIU knows this is not true. We know that alcoholism is a disease; that it can be treated. The SIU is determined to help the members who have alcohol­ ism, and to help the entire member­ ship understand the disease. To meet this goal, an alcoholism education seminar will be held on Nov. 12, 13 and 14 at the Harry Lundeberg School in Piney A Point, Md. Participating in the semi­ nar will be the staff of the ARC, ex­ perts on all the aspects of alcoholism, SIU officials, and Seafarers who have completed their recovery from alco­ holism at the ARC. The theme of the seminar is "Re­ habilitation — One Union's Ap­ proach to Alcoholism." During the seminar, the participants will discuss the problem of alcoholism and the role and contribution of the ARC in solving that problem for our mem­ bers. It has been very ponservatively estimated that 29,280 workers in the maritime industries suffer from alco­ holism. Among this number are many of our SIU brothers. And our Union is convinced that education and rehabilitation—not pity and not condemnation—are the keys to a happy future for these members. , ri'!' I -# li. •» 'Y I 0 -i'• •M '•Vf' r'i •;i I '• 1'A "'•i .•,;v •' 4' ^ . The days of sobriety which the Seafarer spends at the ARC are reassuring experiences which help him to realize the full potential of a life without alcohol. i... t V /I i:, The ARC offers members pleasant surroundings and the companionship of fellow Seafarers working together toward recovery. t J-,'* i:?- Person-to-person contact is important at the ARC, and trained coupselors work with each Seafarer to help him find his own road to recovery. y| 4 Every seafarer's attendance tures are shown in this article at the ARC is completely con- gave their permission for the fidential. Seafarers whose pic- photograph's use. 1 Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center Recovery from alcoholism meahs rebuilding a healthy body. Trained medical personnel work with the Seafarers at the ARC to assist them in getting well. I am interested in attending a six-week program at the Alco­ holic Rehabilitation Center. I understand that this will be kept strictly confidential, and that no records or information about me will be kept I anywhere except at The Center. Name ' Address (Street or RFD) Book No (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone No Mail to: THE CENTER Star Route Boxl53-A Valley Lee, Md. 20692 or call, 24 hqurs-a-day, (dOl) 994-0010 41. The Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center for SIU members in Valley Lee, Maryland. Page 17 October, 1976 / '' m �The National Maritime Council: Promoting the U.S. Fleet By United Action Program ((>• This is the fifth in a series of articles which the Seafarers Log is publishing to explain how various organizations affect the jobs and job security of Seafarers. The National Maritime Council was born of the cooperative spirit that brought together maritime labor, industry and Government to work in unity for legislative enactment of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. Following the passage of that landmark Act, labor and industry—^with the encouragement of the U.S. Maritime Administration—determined to keep up the momentum of this new cooperative spirit so that united they could implement the promises of the Merchant Marine Act and rebuild the maritime industry. And so, the National Maritime Council was created in 1971. It is a non-profit organization established to encourage the development of a strong, competitive, modern U.S.-flag merchant marine to restore this nation to its rightful place as a dominant power in the maritime world. The chief executive of U.S.-flag carriers, mari­ time labor unions and shipbuilders are members of the Board of Governors. The Assistant Secre' tary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs represents the U;S. Government. In addition, leading traffic executives, representing over 100 business firms engaged in foreign trade, actively participate , in the programs of the National Maritime Council. The educational activities of the Council are its most important tools. The NMC must first assure shippers that the U.S.-flag merchant fleet is the most modern and efficient anywhere in the world, and" that the service it provides is consistent and reliable. At meetings and conferences with U.S. shipping executives throughout the country, the National Maritime Council stresses the point that a strong U.S. merchant marine guarantees U.S. business that, regardless of changing policies of foreign fleets and governments, American ships will be available to carry a substantial share of the nation's cargo on world trade routes. Alerts Nation to U.S. Fleet Beyond this, the Council sponsors a program of educational activities designed to make the na­ tion's citizens aware of the important contributions of the U.S. merchant marine. These programs in­ clude films, speeches, posters and literature fhat describe the long history of U.S.-flag shipping and its vital contributions to the nation's economy and security—in times of peace and war. At dinners and seminars held in major port "The National Maritime Council is a unified organization of all segments of the Maritime industry, established for the pur­ pose of developing a strong, competitive, modern, American-built, privately-owned and operated U.S.-flag merchant marine, which will afford United States importers and exporters the finest and most con­ sistently operated maritime fleet in the world." —^National Maritime Council Statement of Purpose—1971 cities, the NMC stresses the economic benefits the merchant marine provides the nation in terms of jobs, shipbuilding production, taxes, balance of payments, and—most importaintly—the need for a strong and viable merchant marine to provide the nation's defense needs and security. The National Maritime Council will continue to support the uninterrupted revitalization of the U.S. merchant fleet which began with the 1970 Mer­ chant Marine Act. Among the goals the Council is presently pursuing are increased cargo for U.S.flag ships and the strengthening of the merchant marine's peacetime military cargo and support role. The SIU was a prime mover in the formation of the National Maritime Council and has long sup­ ported the necessity of unity in all segments of the industry as an essential in rebuilding America's merchant seapower. The SIU firmly believes in the basic principle of the NMC: that there is more to gain from cooperation than from confiict. SIU representatives take an active part in the formation of policies within the National Maritime Council, and in carrying those policies out—and we will continue to be active in this support of the NMC. The jobs and job security of American sea­ farers depends upon a strong and healthy industry. The strength and health of the maritime industry will continue to depend upon the cooperative ef­ forts of maritime labor, industry and Government. All photos on this page arc American flag vessels built under the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. Zapata Ranger! Page 18 Seafarers Log . . v; �iMiuiiiafMii I H SEAFARERS V-'TTr;:.. , f • - LOG October, 1976 Omal«l>abU««tlM t thm SlAFAmBM INTBRNATIONAL UNION'AtlMtU, 0«U, LakM mm* lalaaB Waters District* ATL-CIO Officials Confer on Future of SiU r •;A H SIU Vice President Lindsdy Williams calls on the delegates to "meet the challenge" of the future by keeping the U.S. maritime industry and the SIU strong. Si A wide ron^e of issues from organizing to education filled a crowded agenda as SIU Port Agents and representatives from the deep-sea, Great Lakes and inland waters areas met at a two-day conference to discuss the future of the newly merged SIU and its many pro­ grams. This land mark conference, held ,qt the Luiideberg School in Piney Point, lOld.i and chaired by SIU President Paul Hall, •••vas extremely well received by the participants, and what might have been a routine .'meeting developed into an ex­ cellent forum for the inter­ change of fresh perceptions and ideas concerning the U.S. maritime industry »and the SIU's role in it. In all, the delegates centered their ^discussions around 11 key issues, which are seen to have profound and lasting effects on the health and prog­ ress of the SIU. The issues dis­ cussed included: • Organizing the thousands of yet unorganized maritime workers on the rivers, harbors, oceans and Great Lakes. • Education and training for all SIU members at the slU President Paul Hall, who served as conference chairman, calls the meeting to order In Zimmer­ man auditorium in Piney Point. Lundeberg School in Bney Point, including the need for stepped up recruiting of young • men for the inland water entry program. • Servicing of all SIU mem­ bers both on their vessels and in the .Union halls. • Politiccd action and the role the SIU must play in poli­ tics to keep our industry strong. • Impact on the Union and the membership of the recent merger of the IBU into the SIU A & G district. • The Union's publications and the role the Seafarers Log plays in keeping the entire SIU Executive Vice-President Frank Drozak stresses need for increased communication be­ tween the Union and Its members. membership informed on 'the issues. • The need for increased unity among all U.S. maritime unions. • Collective bargaining and a review of the Union's con­ tracts with its deep-sea. Great Lakes and inland waters op­ erators. • Onboard communications. '•A review of maritime industry conditions past cmd present. • A review of the Coast Guard. During the opening session these issues were discussed in Delegates to the first Port Agents Conference listen attentively to proceed­ ings In the Lundeberg School's Zimmerman auditorium. The Conference centered its attention on the programs and Issues Involving the job security of SIU members. a general open forum, while on the second day, the dele­ gates broke up into 11 commit­ tees to give individual atten-^ tion to each issue as well as draw up a policy statement to be presented to the full Con­ ference for further action. (A summary of each of the 11 re­ ports can be found on the fol­ lowing three pages of this issue.) The policy statements, all unanimously endorsed by the Conference, will be presented to the membfership for action at November's general member­ ship meetings in all ports. The agents also caUed for similar conferences to be held periodically,to study the ongo­ ing effectiveness of the Union's programs. It was affirmed that such conferences "will enable us to reinforce our p)ersonal ties with the membership through­ out the nation and strengthen the bonds which hold the union together." In addition to the discussions and reports, both sessions of the Conference were high­ lighted by talks from a number of speakers. 'A : ii'/| U m S: •'; ;'v-- •l- ^ • yi % I •: ;l .•i f.v.sT '3; A 'A f- Continued on Page 22 I SIU Port Agents and representatives from around the country gathered for this Conference to discuss the Union's programs and future as well as the impact of the SlU-IBU merger oh the Union and the membership, from the left, are: Leon Hall, headquarters representative; C. J. Buck Stevens,. New Orleans; Jack Bluitt, Detroit; Steve Troy, San Francisco: Juan Reinosa, San Juan, and John Fay, Philadelphia. October, 1976 Page 19 t ti �•iVM- M -- ^ 11 Cpmniittee Rep liEiElls is on i, •i'f )•- ti t The Committee on Servicing pointed out the need for continual contact with the membership to keep them informed on the issues. Participants, from the left around table are; Ed Riley, agent, Boston; Tom Glidwell, representative, Houston; Paul Drozak, SIU yice-president: Juan Reinosa, agent, San Juan;and Jack Caffeyy representative. New York. hi fer.. !' 4- al;' |;v' r^- Participants on the Committee on Shipboard Communications, which stressed the need for members to hold weekly shipboard union meetings, are from the left: Richard Avery, representative, Norfolk; George Telegadas, representa­ tive, Cleveland; Scottie Aubusson, agent, St. Louis; Gene Taylor, representa­ tive, Houston, and Cal Tanner. SlU vice-president. Shipboard meetings and their equiv­ alent on the tugs and in UIW plants are an essential link in communications between the leadership and the members. Head­ quarters needs to know about the problems in the field, this committee pointed out. Often, changes in the contracts are made as a result of members' complaints or re­ ported beefs. Articles can be written iti^th^s Log or UIW paper to clarify fr^iii^fy asked questions about the Utiion iarid the plans, and this form of communication is particularly important duilng those times when changes m.the/Union and plans are taking place. Minutes from the Sunday meetings on dieop' sea ships should be sent to Head­ quarters. At payoffs and sign-ons, the boarding patrolman should look oyef any minutes submitted by the'.Shij^' C^i^ittee for written resolution#^ and motions. After discussion, the'^ resolutions can be referred to the Negotiation Committee, Board of Trustees or other appropriate commttee by a motion made, seconded and accepted by the crew. ' Similarly, Union representatives who meet with members on tugs and in the UIW plants should send summaries of out­ standing points back to Headquarters. Union representatives should make sure that Seafarers, Boatmen, and UIW mem­ bers get copies of the appropriate news­ paper: the UIW NEWSLETTER or the Log. In these ways, lines of communica-' tion are kept open between the member and Headquarters. >' The Committee to study the impact of the SlU-IBU merger discussed ways in which the merger will benefit all SIU members, both deep-sea and inland waters. Committee members, from the left are: Gordon Spencer, agent, Nor­ folk; Stanley Ziegler, representative. New Origans; Gerry Brown, agent, Piney Point, and Frank Drozak, SIU executive vice-president. This committee outlined the future ac­ tions that will be taken to cement the unity of the Union and insure the complete iden­ tification of each member with the Union. Noting that the merger itself was only a first step, the committee predicted that the cost savings, increased efficiency and greater strength that resulted would have an impact in many areas. "The Union will expand and extend the servicing of its members to make cenain that their contracts will be enforced," the committee resolved. "Also, we want to set in motion a systematic program to make every member fully knowledgeable and aware of tlie terms, conditions and benefits achieved under the collective bargaining agreements. We want him to be alert to any efforts made by anyone to chip away at what is rightfully his." The Union will promote,^he increased use of the hiring hall,jthej^thmittee said, thereby improving. th¥ present system of hiring. The coniiriK^ advocated increased par­ ticipation by all the members in the affairs of the Union. "Through such participa­ tion," it predicted, "there will be a more frequent exchange of ideas and a closing of ranks to better achieve our mutual ob­ jectives." But the greatest impact of the merger will be in the area of political activity. "All members must know how to carry out effective political activity," the com­ mittee declared. "All members must be aware that what is won at the bargaining table can be lost in the political arena." The Committee on Coast Guard vowed to continue vigilance in reviewing Coast Guard programs and policies that could affect SlU members in any way. Participants on this committee, from the left are: Steve Papuchis, repre­ sentative, Norfolk; Buck Stevens, agent. New Orleans; George Ripoll, repre­ sentative, New York, and Robert Air, representative, Philadelphia. with many complex social and. psycholog­ ical problems resulting from the impact on the individu|i worker of faster and larger ships^iikJtased overtime, loss of adequate,:ppjct lime and the resulting feelipg Q(lk<^atjon and alienation that grow "Today, the problem has reached an un­ these new experiences." The commit­ precedented level," it said, denouncing the^ tee followed the accusation with a docu­ new Coast Guard Vessel Inspection CiEji|r^' mented list of Coast Guard abuses. Fur­ iar No. 76. 'This circular contiipheVthe thermore, the Coast Guard has repeatedly Coast Guard's practice ofjiAttiflg'Wphaz- backed down on its promise to consult the ardly and arbitrarily in suchmreas as vessel Union about its manning regulations, it manning, watchstanding, training and cer­ told the port agents. .. tification of able seamen and occupational The SIU has called for a Congressional safety and health. investigation of Coast Guard abuses. Such "The Coast Guard is ill equipped in hearings, the committee said, are tenta­ terms of personnel and equipment to deal tively scheduled for early 1977. "It is imperative that we continue to re­ main vigilant against any Coast Guard policies and practices which threaten the jobs and health and safety of merchant seamen," the committee stated. Members look to the Union for help with grievances in the work place and for help with numerous other work-related problems, this committee noted. Union of­ ficials are responsible for settling beefs about overtime, seniority rights, layoffs, work rules and firings. To stress how im­ portant this activity is, on several occasions representatives' reports about settling beefs, especially when a member was fired, were needed in court proceedings and in^ problems with the NLRB. Therefore, cials must be around when tl^.n^0ntiiers need them, the committee sta^p Patrolmen have to board and ^rvice deep sea vessels at payoffs and sign-ons. Patrol­ men and representatives should be servic­ ing tugs and barges and UIW shops at least once a month. In all cases, the repre­ sentatives should bring with them copies of the Union newspaper, welfare and pen­ sion plan digests and other documents and information the members might need. Union representatives must be available to service the members in the hall. Our vacation, pension, and sickness plans are good, but often the members do not under­ stand them. The Union representative should be.»^ailable to help the members wh^n tl^' heed assistance in filing their (Jaii^' and in explaining the rules and %r6gulations of the various plans. Similarly, Seafarers and Boatmen ar^ offered numer­ ous upgrading opportunities. But the members need to be encouraged to apply for these classes so the Union can fulfill its shipping contracts and maintain job security. Through frequent contact with the members, the Union will consolidate its strength and grow, the committee con­ cluded. • • i "r- it •' ' ^,1 ; pi •i "1 S; • i('-y H The Committee on Education and Training took a look at the Lundeberg School's vocational and academic programs for our members. Participants on this committee are, from the left around table: Chuck Mollard, national coordinator of the inland waters; Mike Sacco,'HLSS vice-president; Fred Farnen, headquarters representative; Bob Kalmus, HLSS vocational director; Frank Paladino, headquarters staff, Hazel Brown, HLSS president, and Ed Pulver, agent, Jersey City. Tfie Committee on Contracts and Shipping Rules reviewed possible beneficial changes and additions in these important areas. Participants, from the left are: Byron Kelly, Great Lakes area director for the inland waters; Red Camp­ bell, representative. New York; Red Morris, agent, Jacksonville, and Terry' Prott, representative, St. Louis. j/# Ihi, •ii I* > r1 I I •^' [•i Looking at the SIU's present contract and shipping'rules this committee said, "The SIU's success in providing the best wages and fringe benefits for our . mem­ bers, and in organizing new companies and acquiring new vessels is due in large part to our constant efforts to keep our contract provisions in tune with modern industry needs and trends, and to our abil­ ity to consider the overall picture when negotiating a new contraa." With new equipment such as cat-tugs, LNG vessels, offshore oil vessels ^d giant sea-going barges already appt^ing in the industry, the comrtMttee declared in its policy statement that the SIU must con­ tinue reviewing its contracts and shipping rules if it% "to continue providing SIU membe|rs with the best wages and fringe t^deffts possible without jeopardizing job security." As part of this review the committee PageW then recommended the negotiation of an industry-wide vacation plan for SIU Boatmen (details of this vacation plan will be carried in the next issue of the Log), and suggested that the SIU con­ sider area shipping, new lay-off rules, new trainiag%tci^ms and the two crew conceijpt for some fast turn-around vessels, "While many of America's maritime Workers have seen their ability to earn a living threatened as a result of contracts that did not consider the real conditions of our industry," the committee's statement concluded, "SIU contracts that evolved with the" industry continue to provide members with good job security. "We will continue on this course, chang­ ing as times require but never losing sight of our true goal—the best possible wages, fringe benefits, working conditions and job security for all SIU members." The Committee on SPAD recognized the absolute necessity of continiJjed voluritary contributions to this fund to bolster the SIU's political programs. Com­ mittee members, from the left are: Joe DiGiorgio, SIU secretary-treasurer; Carolyn Gentile,SIU house counsul; John Fay, agent, Philadelphia, and Leon Hall, headquarters representative. The policy statement adopted by the committee studying SPAD opened: "The role that political involvement plays in the preservation of members' jobs is vital. Fa­ vorable maritime legislation is essential in order to pfevent further erosion of the American-flag fleet by foreign intrusion into the American maritime industry; Such legislation may be enacted ohiy. if our elected representatives and Government of­ ficials have positions that are favorable to the American-flag shipping industry - "For years," it said, "Seafarers have fur­ thered their political interests by contrib­ uting to SPAD," and it is the support with SPAD funds of officials and candidates With favorable maritime views that lets the SIU's voice jje heard in the legislative and executive branches of Goverrunent. Pointing to the substantial victories and important gains which have already been c won, the committee warned that, "the fight must continue with renewed vigor if the American-flag maritime industry and the inland towing industry are to prosper in the future." Calling continued support of SPAD essential to "the preservation of our mem­ bers' jobs,'V the committee's policy state­ ment noted that, "we should continue our efforts to further the support of SPAD and thus benefit and improve the industry in which we represent our members." •• "We must continue our political activities" to insure the future security of the U.S. maritime industry, was part of the report by the Committee to Review Maritime Industry Conditions. Participants, from the left are: Roan Lightfoot, agent, Paducah; Don Anderson, agent, Port Arthur; Ed Morris, representative. New York; Steve Troy, agent, San Francisco, and Howard Schulman, SIU general counsul. The U.S.-flag merchant fleet is absolutely essential to any national defense effon. In a peacetime economy it contributes jobs, balance-of-payments benefits, and a means " of controlling y.S. foreign trade. Yet the U.S. merchant fleet is disappearing. ">?o single group acting alone can im­ prove the" situation," the committee de­ clared. "The operators, the Federal agencies^ and the maritime unions must act together. As the Seafarers are aware, the SJU has played a major role in advancing "the spirit of industry cooperation." . "One of the most important ways js to continue our political action," the commit­ tee said. Federal legislation will determine whether the U.S. maritime industry will grow and receive its fair share of cargo. "The SIU was highly instrumental in get­ ting the Merchant Marine Aa of 1970 passed." To provide mote jobs and strengthen the industry, the SIU has worked for cargo preference legislation and the TransAlaska Pipeline. To promote the use of the inland waterways, the SIU has worked "Tor the rejplacement of Locks and Dam 26 on the Mississippi River and has success­ fully fought a waterways user charge. At present, the SIU is pushing fo? the appoint; ment of a maritime affairs adviser to the President. We plan for the future, the committee noted. "Flexibility is the way to encourage new capital to enter the industry." ment noted in its conclusion that, "the In their policy statement on education Union's education program has been grow­ and training this committee pointed to the ing and the dreams of the future for mari­ programs which "have been developing time wprkers have been expanded. With a at the Harry Lundeberg School in Piney Point, Md. since 1967," as proof the SIl^ continued effort toward educational excel­ lence, we can look to the future with con­ "hq,,s long recognized that progress and a fidence, knowing we will have the skills better future for the membership is a and knowledge needed to face the chang­ product of education." ing world of maritime." Thousands of members have already iPAs-part of their review of the Union's eeived endorsements and hundreds of li­ trainiiig iand education programs, the com­ censes have been earned, many young men mittee also studied the new Alcoholism have been brought into the deep sea and »Rehabilatation Program and proposals for inland industries at'entry levels, and over revamping the steward department up­ 800 men have received high school diplo^ grading programs. mas through the SIU's ^ucational and (Nbte: Details on the new steward de­ training programs, the commitie^ Mid. partment program will be carried in a Declaring that "the maritime industry future issue of the Log. A committee needs responsible workers," the committee to study program proposals will be the. educational efforts of the also praised elected at special meetings which will SIU which ''have provided'information to be held in all Constitutional ports in the membpphip so that issues and ideas, putposes and goals might be better undef- , November. This committee's recom­ mendations will be presented to the stood." membership at the December Union Realizing the changing priorities and needs of the SIU's membership and the meetings.) Continued on Page 22 maritime industry, the committee's state­ Page 21 ; fii,' ® "" HH I I �/ Port Agents Conference Leeks at SlU's Fiture ing communication among the Union's leadership. In closing, the delegates agreed that the Conference had afforded them "the charice to review the union's policies and programs, to judge ^ow effective our activities have been in achieving our objec­ tives and to develop new and more effective strategies for the future." • and to extend the benefits of union mem­ bership to the millions of unorganized American workers." cluded, "the SIU and its members' future security and prosperity depend on our abil­ ity to evolve and grow with the industry, to extend the SIU banner to all unorgan­ ized maritime workers." -ml.- Continued from Page19 .^5'. Leading off was, SIU President Paul Hall, who called for stepped up activities in such areas as education, servicing and organizing, as well as increased political action on local and national levels. President Hall also stressed the need for unity not only within bur own union, but unity among all maritime unions. He pointed out that a forum to foster effective interorganizdtional maritime unity already existed in the Ad Hoc Committee on Maritime Industry Problems, set up two years ago by AFL-CIO President George Meany. Other opening session speakers included SIU Executive Vice-President Frank Drozak, who stressed the need for. increased communication be­ tween the -ports and Union headquarters; SIU Vice-Presi­ dents Lihdsey Williams and Paul Drozak; HLSS President Hazel Brown; Mike Sacco, HLSS vice president; Bob Kalmus, HLSS vocational educar tion director; Howcord Schulman, SIU general consul; Carolyn Gentile, SIU house consul, and Marietta Homayoripour, editor of the Seafarers Log. Ms. Homayonpour announced that because of the SIU-IBU merger, the Seafarers Log will incorporate the Inland Boatman, the IBU publication, into its pages. • During the closing session of the conference, many ports agents from around the country took their turn at the podium, giving a rundown on activities in their individual ports. Among these speakers were: George McCartney, New York; Buck Stevens, New OrThe Committee on Organizing affirmed that maritime labor must continue its leans; John Fay, Philadelphia; efforts to bring unionization to the thousands of unorganized maritime workers in this country. Committee members, from the left are: Bob Pomerlane, repre­ Steve Troy, San Francisco; sentative, Baltimore: Lindsey Williams, SIU vice-president; Bill Dobbins, rep­ Jack Bluitt, Detroit; Juan Reinresentative, Columbus, Ohio; Norman Dubois, representative. New Orleans, osa, San Juan; Gordon Spenand Carl Peth, representative, Detroit. cer, Norfolk; Jerry Brown, .Piney Point, and Byron Kelly, River Rouge, Mich. success of that organizing has never been "Only one-quarter of our nation's work­ A canvas of the delegates more important," it said. showed that right down the ers are union members," this committee's The committee directed attention to­ policy statement began and, "though there wards organizing in all areas, deep sea, line they felt that this initial are over 20-million men and women in inland waters and Great Lakes. Port Agents Conference had . America's unions, the continued strength entire maritime industry is grow­ been informative and ex­ of the trade union movement depends on ing"The rapidly in areas which are only par­ tremely successful in improv- its ability to organize the non-union shops tially organized," and, the committee con­ "For the SIU, the opportunities for or­ ganizing have never been better and the Among the participants- on the Committee on Maritime Unity, which empha­ sized the importance of the AFL-CIO Ad Hoc Committee on Maritime Industry Problems, are John Yarmola, left, SIU Washington Representative and George McCartney, agent, New York. Continued from Page 20-21 Maritime Unity "From the inception of the American trade union movement, the key to strength and eflFectiveness has been through unity —membership unity; inner-organization unity through consolidation; and inter-or­ ganizational unity through merger," this committee said in opening its policy state­ ment. "The SIU firmly believes in these trade union concepts, and throughout our his­ tory we have practiced them," it pointed out. The SIU has a long history of working for consolidation within our own house, merging the Gulf and Atlantic districts in 1940 and then, in 1972, the A&G*with the; Great Lakes District. "In late 1973," the committee's state­ ment noted, "the A&G's dose affiliate—the Inland Boatmen's Union—voted to merge its four districts into one strong organiza­ tion. And, just last month, the SIU A&G District and the IBU membership voted a merger of their two unions." —^M Carrying this concept of unity one step further, the committee recalled that the SIU "proposed a mechanism for discussion of maritime labor's common problems, and AFL-CIO President George Meany estab­ lished such a forum in 1974 with the crea­ tion of the AFL-CIO Ad Hoc Committee, on Maritime Industry Problems." Through this Ad Hoc Committee "some solid^oundwork toward our mutual mari­ time objectives has been laid," the state­ ment said, especially through the con­ structive work of the Ad Hoc group's subcommittees on Training and Educa­ tion, the Coast Guard, Maritime Policy, and the Jones Act. "The SIU believes that we have made important strides towards effecting unity within our organization, within maritime ' labor, and in the industry itself," the com­ mittee said. "We believe that we should continue policy of cooperation with other unions until the goal of one single union for all unlicensed seamen is achieved." The Committee on Publications discussed plans for more widespread news coverage of aii areas involving SIU members. Committee participants, from the left around table are: Marietta Homayonpour, editor-in-chief, Seafarers Log-, Jack Allen, agent, Duluth; Jack Bluitt, agent, Detroit; Charlie Svenson, an observer from the Transportation institute; James Gannon, managing edi­ tor, Seafarers Log, and Leo Bonser, representative. New York. Publications To assist in the Log's and the Union's form Act. Therefore, Union representa­ endeavor to bring pertinent information tives were asked to make a special effort to the Seafarers and Boatmeii, along with to see that all Union publications reach the features about the members themselves, members ^ch month. the committee suggested that port agents Now that the SIU-IBU merger has been and patrolmen lend their help, 'They approved by the membership, the Seafarers should let the Log staff know when there Log will incorporate the Inland Boatman are items from their ports which could go newspaper into its pages. In order to in­ into the Log," the committee said. "Fur­ sure that there is no loss of coverage to SIU ther, the port agents and patrolmen can Boatmen, the LOG will be expanded from encourage the members to read the Log 32 pages a month to 40 pages. Neverthe­ and to submit stories and material for less, there will be some savings, the com­ publication." mittee reported. The Log, the UIW NEWSLETTER and There will be increased coverage of the other Union publications bring important information and ideas to all the members, Great Lakes in the new Log format. The including items dealing with pensioners, monthly UIW NEWSLETTER will con­ training, welfare and vacation benefits, and tinue to be published for the United In­ the latest developments in the Pension Re­ dustrial Workers' brothers and sisters. Seafarers Log �On Offshore Oil Higs .(:.A •fi: Profit Hungry Oil Industry Could Kill People Safety of workers should come be­ fore profits: Certainly the rich and powerful oil industry can spare a few dollars to protect the life and limb of men working on the mobile off­ shore oil drilling units. Instead, in­ dustry moguls are pressuring the Coast Guard to adopt dangerously low safety standards on the mobile offshore drilling rigs. To make matters worse, the oil in­ dustry is keeping its proposals re­ garding inspection of mobile rigs under lock and key—to prevent the SIU from analyzing them. At sup­ posedly public hearings where future regulation of offshore equipment was discussed, industry representatives refused to let the SIU see their posi­ tion papers. After the hearings, the Coast Guard would not release the papers to the SIU. We were not sur­ prised. The hearings were held by the Na­ tional Offshore Operation Industry Advisory 'Committee (NOOIAC) which the Coast Guard established to help it draw up new offshore rig •Vi ,1^ 'A l-'lX safety" standards. Labor was not in­ cluded in NOOIAC, reflecting the Coast Guard's typical attitude toward people who work in the maritime field. NOOIAC now stands as a man­ agement group. However, the SIU managed to re­ construct industry's position from various other Coast Guard docu­ ments,^ We have come up with a re­ buttal in time to help the Coast Guard draw up the final regulations. In all fairness, we must note that the Coast Guard's proposals for safety standards on mobile offshore rigs are superior to the slipshod, pennypinching standards proposed by industry. Basically, the oil indus­ try would like to ignore the fact that offshore rigs are located in a perilous often hostile environment—the sea. When there is a major fire on board an offshore rig, the workers cannot run off into a prairie. They must jump into turbulent and icy waters. And fire is a likely possibility with all the chemicals and fumes around oil drill­ ing operations. Nevertheless the industry opposes firefighting systems around industrial equipment and certain helicopter pads. They do not want to provide, -enough lifeboats and inflatable rafts to give each man a primary and sec­ ondary means of escape. Oil executives are trying to avoid placing marine personnel on board the rigs, although their expertise is needed to help evacuation during an accident and to manage and main­ tain the equipment according to the standards required by a marine en­ vironment. In fact, they do not see why the industrial equipment should conform to marine standards at all. To list one more atrocious sug­ gestion, the oil industry would like to crowd men into dormitories on the rigs. This violates all maritime conventions and procedures. In September, the SIU outlined its position on mobile oil rig inspection for the Coast Guard. Since mobile oil drilling units are truly vessels, we recommended they should be regu­ lated and their crews licensed to the same full standards as U.S. ocean­ going ships. This means that indus­ trial equipment in a marine environ­ ment must meet marine as well as industrial safety standards. We recommended that regulations on inspection should be more specific and that the standards of the Inter­ governmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) should be ap­ plied to U.S. rigs. Right now, too much is left to the discretion of the local Coast Guard Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection. We hope the Coast Guard will hold the line against pressure from the oil giants. Appointing labor representa­ tives to NOOIAC would be a step in the right direction. -h • 1^ if li.. -1- . •i I I Letters to the Editor THE CHARLES WMOACAN 'MX. '"V' -• • -t:.' fe, .. .HISTORIC PRESERVATION Scholarship Winner^ Son Express Thanks Octob.r 1976 Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Vol. 38, No. 10 Executive Board Earl Shepard Cal Tanner Joe DtGiorgio Secrelary-T reasurer Lindsey Williams Vice-President Vice-President Vice-President Paul Drozak Editor-in-Chief A I want to thank the Welfare Plan for the help it provided at a time when I it was greatly needed. ' " A special thanks for the information the Plan provided for my wife when ! she called. It is a great source of comfort to know I have the help and backing of the SIU. On behalf of my wife and myself, our sincere thanks and appre: ciation. Managing Editor Jif' Mele Ruth Shereff Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Frank Cianciotti Dennis Lundy Chief Photographer Associate Photographer Marie Kosciusko George J. Vana Administrative Assistant Production/Art Director ff I'll 'Source of James Gannon Assistant Editor "f; V, se? Rav Bourdius ..*1 U:i Vice-President Marietta Homayonpoiir >- Fraternally, Mike Carlln Surf City, NJ. President Frank Drozak «-.s My son, Sean, has recently been awarded a ^afarers Scholarship and thus will be able to attend the college of his choice. As you may recall I, too, was able to get a college education and do graduate work under the same scholar­ ship program. ' Our debt to the Union is enormous and we find it difficult to express the qxtent of our gratitude, I would like to thank the SIU, the officials and the entire membership for making these awards possible. I have been a full member of the SIU for 27 years. I obtained my mate's license in 1970 and have been sailing under both IBU and MM&P contracts since 1972. This has given me on-the-job exposure to all maritime unions, some of which are distinctly lacking in leadership and are evidently bent upon destroying themselves. I have remained a supporter of SPAD and the policies of the SIU throughout these years. The political efforts of our Union are effectively providing employment prospects for everyone in the industry re­ gardless of their union affiliation and in many cases in spite of their own union's failure tp take supporting action. I take great pleasure in explaining and, if necessary, defending the programs and policies of the SIU on every ship I sail. I am constantly impressed by the SIU's foresight in having prepared to face today's problems years before , others in the industry showed any.concem for the future. Paul Hall Executive Vice President :• fc:.- ,i' V-f> Fiuternally, 1. Chalmers Published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlant^, Gulf Lake^^ cla\l?'DosVaae District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Awe., Brwklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. 499-6600. Second class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. 11 Page 23 October, 1976 •f. •*r �Boatman Bane Steers a Clear Course on the Mississippi River When Jim Banc first walked into the Seafarers Hall in St. Louis back in Sep­ tember of 1973, he never dreamed that he would become a licensed towboat operator within three years. The 27-year-old Inland Boatman is^a Westener, born in Arizona and raised in Montana. He had never even seen the Mississippi River before he took his * first trip on an SlU-contracted towboat. Soon he was working regularly for SIUmanned National Marine Service boats, first as a deckhand, then as a tankerman, and finally in his present position as steersman. The job of steersman is traditional on the river, originating in the old steam­ boat days. B^ause no two stretches of the river are alike, the green wheelhouse man always serves a kind of ap­ prenticeship under an experienced cap­ tain whose job it is to teach the new man everything he knows about every mile of river. Brother Bane's apprenticeship is in the expert hands of Merrick "Blackie" Chapman, captain of the M/V National Freedom. Bane will work under Capt. Chapman for about six months, or until the captain and the company determine that he is ready for his own boat. If he had started towboating with an­ other union or with a non-union com­ _ers and Oceans/Inland—by taking the Towboat Operator Upgrading Course pany, Brother Bane would probably not at •he Union's Harry Lundeberg School be where he is'today. That's because he of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. obtained his wheelhouse licenses—first "I doubt if I could have made it on Class Towboat Ooerator. Western Riv- Cross Country Jeep Racer Boatman Jim Bane has the M/V National Freedom under control as the boat and its tow of ammonia barges traverses Lock 25 on the Upper Mississippi. Jim's nrientor, Captain Merrick "Blackie" Chapman, looks on. .\ r •1 BALTIMORE BOSTON HOUSTON . . . JACKSONVILLE ... JERSEY CITY MOBILE NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS PADUCAH PHILADELPHIA PINEY POINT PORT ARTHUR PUERTO RICO RIVER ROGUE ST. LOUIS TAMPA TOTAL ALL PORTS >. . . .... Class A Class B 3 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 a .^ . 0 0 ' 3 0 4 7 0 34 Class C Class A TOTAL MEN REGISTERED ON BEACH Class B Class C Class A Class B 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 2 18 0 29 11 1 0 38 0 2 0 0 0 0 129 30 0 3 87 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0. 3 0 1 0 0 2 18 7 3 21 0 1 0 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 113 253 72 21 65 34 Q HLSS Graduates Two QMEDs; One Hails From Great Lakes Proudly showing their new QMED sheepskins^re Seafarer Halin Hambouz (left) and Great Lakes Seafarer David Rougeux' with HLSS Instructors Fred Young (left) and Jack Parcell. In the background is a portrait of the late SlU official Claude Sonny Simmons. / Candy Workers Stover Strike, FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 1976 TOTAL JOBS SHIPPED Relief Jobs Permanent Jobs During his time off. Bane likes to get away from the river and ride around in the hills in his orange and white Jeep, complete with bullet holes from World War II. He plans to do some cross­ country Jeep racing as soon as he gets the historic vehicle in top condition. With the substantial pay increase he will receive as a full-fledged wheelhouse man. Brother Bane hopes to buy a country retreat to use as a base for his favorite pastimes of hunting and fishing. A bachelor. Boatman Bane couldn't resist telling the Log that one of his favorite pastimes is "chasing girls." When his steady girlfriend. Barb sees this, he may really have to take to the hills! Setfle Russell Shipping Report for Inland Waters y my own," Boatman Bane modestly re­ ports. He has nothing but praise for the school and its staff. "Everyone at Piney Point really goes out of their way to help you. Our teacher, John Luykx, worked nights and weekends helping us prepare for the exam." It's a difficult exam, and Brother Bane passed it with flying colors the first time around. Nationwide Boycott The Bakery and Confectionery Work­ ers' International Union early this month reached a negotiated agreement with Russell Stover Candies Inc. on a first contract and called off a nationwide consumer boycott and picketing against the company. The contract covers about 700 pro­ duction employes at the firm's Lincoln, Neb. plant. Candy workers there had voted for the union to represent them in September 1974 for contract negotia­ tions but the company's stalling and anti-union stand, the union said, brought on a national union-backed boycott and store picketing against Russell Stover Candies in March. Company negotiators indicated they are ready to begin contract talks at five other plants where the union has won representation elections. Tankerman Graduates Seafarer Steve W. Parr (left) displays the Certificate of Achievement he re­ ceived recently when he graduated from the HLSS tankerman class in Piney Point, Md. He's-with Charles Nalen, chief of the school's engine department courses. Not shown is the tanke/man class instructor, Tom Doyle. Page 24 Seafarers Log .'....riW, : V-V-; ' fU S- - .u- �ll Boatmen Work New Orgulf Towboat T he fowboaf Robert IS. Stonl made a surprise visit to St. Louis recently. The beautiful and spacious new lineboat is operated by Orgulf Transport Company, based in New Orleans and Cincinnati and manned by SIU Boat­ men. Ordinarily the Stout and her sister Orgulf vessels—the Robert To/l, the J(thn D. Geary, and the B. John Yeager—do not travel so far north. Their usual run is between Shawneetown, III. on the Ohio River and New Orleans on the Lower Mississippi. Orgulf boats push barges loaded with coal south from Shawneetown, and their northbound traffic consists pri­ marily of empty barges, along with some bauxite destined fcr Little Rock, Ark. The Stout was in St. Louis on special business, picking up a tow of barges loaded with coal from sources on the Illinois Waterway. Orgulfs tows on the Lower Missis­ sippi, which is wide and unencumbered by locks, usually consist of 25 or more barges. During the current low water crisis, however, the company has been forced to cut tow sizes to 20 barges or less. 1 4 1 1 f( ''i I t it 3 \'• . '• 'i } I r •i . i . , - I< Cook Bonnie Carter (above) prepares tacos that are worth waiting for while (below) Watchman Ed Holt (left) and Mate Carroll E. Bewley stack ratchets until she calls the crew to lunch. I' Deckhands (from top to bottom) Andrew McCann, Ronnie Pottgen and Matt Reynolds get the new towboat M/V Robert N. Stout ready to pick up a load of coal barges in St. Louis harbor. 'i Warning to Seafarers Young and Old: Drug Possession Means Loss of Seaman's Papers K yoo are coDvicted of possessira of any illegal dmg—heroin, barbitnrafes, qpeed, LSD, or even marijuana—the UJS. Coast Guard will revoke your seaman pq^is, wfthont appeal, FOREVER. Ibat means that yon lose for the rest of yonr life the right to make a living by the sea. However, it doesat quite end there even if yon receive a suspended sentence. You may lose your right to vote, your right to hold public office or to own a gun. You also may lose die opportunity of ever becoming a doctor, dentist, certified public accountant, engineer, lawyer, architect, realtor, pharmacist, school teacher, or stockbroker. You may jeopardize your right to hold a job where you must be licensed or bonded and you may never be able to wori( for the city, the county, or the Federal government. Ifs a pretty tough rap, but that's exacdy how it Is and you cant do any­ thing about it. The convicted druguser leaves a black mark on his reputation for the rest of his life. However, drugs can not only destroy your right to a good livelihood, it can destroy yourlife. Drug abuse presents a serious threat to both your physical and mental health, and the personal safety of those around you. This is especiaUy true aboard ship where clear minds and quick reflexes are essential at all times for the safe operation of the vessel. Dont let drugs destroy your natural right to a good, happy, productive lif^. Stay drug free and steer a clear course., October, 1976 T I Dog Sniffs Out Drugs on •5, Banana Boat; Nail Carpenter A drug-sniffing dog led 30 U.S. Cus­ toms officers in Miami recently to a cocaine cache aboard the Colombian banana boat the SS Cubahama docked there after a voyage from Turbo, Co­ lombia. The drug-trained canine's keen sense of smell led the custom agents to the cabin of ship's carpenter, L. Barrera, 63, where they sawed a hole in the floor to find 5.3 pounds of cocaine which would sell on the streets for $1.2 mil­ lion, they estimated. They then arrested the carpenter and turned him over to Federal drug enforcement agents. The officers added that cocaine had been discovered in small amounts a few times on the SS Cubahama in the last few years. But more than a year ago investigators uncovered 40.9 pounds of the illegal contraband aboard the ba­ nana boat. -is I •k I? .t i-; :1 1 P^Se'. - i):v, �Point." Last issue of the Seafarers Log was read and discussed. Chairman held a discussion on the importance of do­ nating to SPAD. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. JOHN TYLER (Waterman Steam­ ship), August 1—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Otto Pedersen; Secretary J. Moody; Educational Director A. Lupari. $4.25 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chairman read an article on mari­ time from the Seafarers Log. Next port. Bremerhaven. OVERSEAS TRAVELER (Mari­ time Overseas), August 15—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Arne Hovde; Secre­ tary E. Dale; Educational Director George R. Meaden. No disputed OT. It was discussed by the chairman that all seamen should read the Seafarers Log so that all may vote with interest in the upcoming IBU election. It was said and agreed on at the meeting that all were in favor. Most of the outstand­ ing beefs were settled. Next port, Phila­ delphia. COUNCIL GROVE (Interocean Mgt.), August 15—Chairman, Recerti­ fied Bosun Sal Sbriglio; Secretary Frank Nigro; Deck Delegate R. Myers; En­ gine Delegate R. Blackwell; Steward Delegate Thomas Robinson. $30 in ship's fund. Chairman suggested that everyone should read the Seafarers Log that came aboard. A vote of thanks to the steward department for their spe­ cial care and feeding of a sick member with the flu. Next port, Adak, Alaska. MOUNT EXPLORER (Mount Ship­ ping), August 29—Chairman, Recerti­ fied Bosun Billy G. Edelmon; Secretary Michael Toth; Educational Director Robert Staplin; Deck Delegate Willie Manuel; Engine Delegate William Yudovshes; Steward Delegate Young Mc­ Millan. No disputed OT. Secrettjry re­ ported that everyone had fun in Russia and that this was a very well-mannered crew which made for a very pleasant voyage. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done and for good and clean work performed. Messman Douglas Lawton and Rickey Rob­ inson, who turned out to be very good workers and above all clean and courte­ ous, were commended very highly. The food prepared in the galley was plenti­ ful and tastefully prepared. All paid their respects by observing one minute of silence and standing at attention in memory of their departed brothers. SEATTLE (Sea-Land Service), Au­ gust 7—Chairman, Recertified Bosun J. Gonzales; Secretary S. Piatak; Edu­ cational Director A. Quinn; Steward Delegate A. Romero. No disputed OT. Chairman talked about the importance of safety aboard ship. Also held a dis­ cussion on the need for Presidential backing of a strong U.S. maritime fleet and that support should be given to a candidate who backs up a seaman's live­ lihood. Educational director made a report on the importance of members upgrading themselves and that Lundeberg upgrading courses are available to all members in all departments. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. SEA-LAND COMMERCE (SeaLand Service), August 15—Chairman, Recertified Bosun L. G. Reck; Secre­ tary Gus Skendelas; Educational Direc­ tor John G. Kirk; Steward Delegate W. Stewart. $159.20 in ship's movie fund. No disputed OT. Chairman re­ ported that a safety meeting would be held and everyone was welcome to at­ tend. Discussed the importance of do­ nating to SPAD. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port, Yokohama. ERIC K. HOLZER (Puerto Rico Marine Mgt.), August 29—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Dimas Mendoza; Secretary Harold Strauss; Educational Director S. Gondzar; Deck Delegate Eddie Slintak; Engine Delegate Carmelo Cuevas; Steward Delegate Abdu Aziz. No disputed OT. Chairman's re­ port: "Chairman read to the crew an article from the July Log about a bill introduced by Senator Robert Taft, Jr. which, according to him, would create an office of Maritime Affairs Coordina­ tor at the White House. Held a discus. sion about it and it was approved by the majority of the members. The majority of the crewmembers did not know about this article and the chairman empha­ sized to the crew about reading the Log more often." A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port, Miami. OGDEN WILLAMETTE (Ogden Marine Transport), August 15—Chair­ man, Recertified Bosun R. D. Schwarz; Secretary E. Kelly; Educational Direc­ tor H. Meredith; Deck Delegate C. H. Spina; Engine Delegate C. Killeen; Steward Delegate I. Gray. No disputed OT. Chairman reported: "Discussion on the battle the SlU has to keep open the USPHS Hospitals and what they mean to us as seamen. Also all crewmembers who can, should go to Piney Point and upgrade and get LNG endorsements." It was suggested that everyone who can, should donate to SPAD. All communi­ cations received were read and posted. A vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. CHARLESTON (Sea-Land Service), August 15—Chairman, Recertified Bo­ sun Jan Beye; Secretary J. Nash. $12.25 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Ob­ served one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port, Elizabeth, N.J. OAKLAND (Sea-Land Service), Au­ gust 8—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Joseph San Filippo; Secretary C. N. Johnsen; Educational Director L. Karitunen; Deck Delegate W. M. White. $2.30 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chairman brought to the attention of the crewmembers that everyone should obtain a lifeboat ticket because it is a requirement from the Coast Guard. All communications received were posted on the bulletin board. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. PANAMA (Sea-Land Service), Au­ gust 29—Chairman, Recertified Bosun C. Mize; Secretary J. E. Higgins; Edu­ cational Director N. Batha. $12.20 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Report to Seafarers Log: "Fishing is still good for those that have the patience as proven by Brother Kadsolia as he found his fill and had his own little fish fry, with all invited, on the stern. He built a regular small Bar-B-Q with coal and all and a good time was had by all present." A vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment and a special thank you to the chief cook for a job well done. NECHES (Mount Shipping), Aug­ ust 1—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Eugene Flowers; Secretary J. Reed; Deck Delegate L. Ludeman, Jr.; Stew­ ard Delegate Joseph H. Roberts. $2.50 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. On July 29 and 30 the Neches refueled another ship at sea. It was a Navy ship, the USNS Navasota with 185,000 bar­ rels of fuel. The refueling took place just south of Sri-Lanka. Since leaving Jacksonville, Fla. the ship has hit Ber­ muda, Venezuela, Curacao, St. Croix, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Bahrain and Ku­ wait before refueling. The captain was well pleased with the whole operation of the ship during the refueling. Next port, Bahrain. INGER (Reynolds Metal), August 22—Chairman, Recertified Bosun C. D'Amico, Jr.; Secretary Duke Hall; Educational Director Oscar Cooper; Deck Delegate Jose Salinas; Engine Delegate Bernard Hireen; Steward Dele­ gate Richard Sherman. $69.11 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Educational Di­ rector's Report: "Urged all crewmem­ bers to read the Log completely to get all the news and anyone having the time and the qualifications should take advantage of the upgrading at Piney SHOSHONE (Hudson Waterways), August 1—Chairman, Recertified Bo­ sun A. E. Weaver; Secretary B. Flet­ cher; Educational Director T. Clark. Some disputed OT in deck department. The Seafarers Log was received from Headquarters in the last port and the chairman suggested that everyone should read it. Report to the Seafarers Log-. "The crew did not go ashore on the Ascension Islands so everyone did some fishing. The fishing is good there and enough red fish was caught to have a nice fish fry. Anyone that is heading toward the island should take some fishing gear. You will have good luck." SEA-LAND ECONOMY (Sea-Land Service), August 22—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun F. H. Johnson; Secre­ tary L. Nicholas; Educational Director W. E. Fitzgerald; Deck Delegate B. Jarratt; Engine Delegate C. V. Grab; Steward Delegate S. Morris. Some dis­ puted OT in deck department. A safety suggestion in reference to securing tug­ boats was accepted at the last safety meeting. Next port. New Orleans. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), August 21—Chairman, Recerti­ fied Bosun V. T. Nielsen; Secretary George W. Gibbons; Educational Di­ rector John M. Dellinger; Deck Dele­ gate Frank J. Balasia. $117 in ship's fund. $15 in movie fund. Some disputed OT in engine department. The ship got a new TV, water fountain and the air conditioner was fixed. Twelve extra movies came on this trip. A vote of thanks to the deck department for keep­ ing the messroom and pantry clean. Also a vote of thanks to the steward department for the good food. Next port in Suez Canal. SEA-LAND CONSUMER (SeaLand Service), August 28—Chairman, Recertified Bosun F. A. Pehler; Secre­ tary S. McDonald; Educational Direc­ tor K. L. Hart; Deck Delegate R. S. Davis; Engine Delegate R. L. L. Elliott; Steward Delegate M. P. Cox. No dis­ puted OT. Chairman reports: "Due in Port Everglades evening of the 29. Sail on the 30. Payoff in New Orleans. Will have open house for the Sea-Land shippers in the Miami area between 1600 and 2000 hours on the 30. A lot of visitors are expected aboard. Have had a good trip so far." Railing on after house needs repair. PITTSBURGH (Sea-Land Service), August 15—Chairman, Recertified Bo­ sun Calvain James; Secretary R. DeBoissiere; Educational Director P. Kavanos. No disputed OT. A vote of thanks to the chairman and crew for a job well done and to R. DeBoissiere, chief steward, apd-J. Rodriguez, chief cook. Next port in Suez Canal. Official ship's minutes were also received from the following vessels: SEA-LAND FINANCE YELLOWSTONE MONTICELLO VICTORY DELTA ARGENTINA ULTRASEA SEAGLE TRAVELER ISEA-LAND RESOURCE lANtHORAGE HOUSTON iiUMACAO |>EL«OL Page nc 2: MOUNT NAVIGATOR PORTLAND MAYAGUEZ BORINQUEN MOHAWK OVERSEAS ULLA TRANSCOLORADO DELTA BRASIL JEFF DAVIS • ^ANSCOLUMBIA IG^RQUNAt, SAN JUAN MAUMEE NATHANIEL GREENE THOMAS JEFFERSON BALTIMORE TRANSEASTERN GEORGE WALTON AMERICAN EXPLORER WILLIAMSBURGH SEA-LAND GALLOWAY?' POTOMAC SAN FRANCISCO EAGLE VOYAGER SEA-LAND MARKET BOSTON DELTA NORTE GOLDEN DOLPHIN BROOKLYN SAN PEDRO VANTAGE HORIZON OGDEN WABASH ISOTRE DAME VIGTORll DELTA MAR AFOUNDRIA SEA-LAND PRODUCER S GUAYAMA • VANTAGE DEFENDER I SEA-LAND EXCHANGE! TAMPA ARECIBO WARRIOR .SEA-LAND a f i f Seafarers Log �' -liv- 'M i 'i I li. -1 V. .. f ' George Walton Committee Zapata Patriot Committee Recertified Bosun Ralph Murry, left, ship's chairman of the SSZapata Patriot (Zapata Bulk Transport) on Sept. 21 stands with the Ship's Committee of (I. to r.): Chief Pumpman Earl Chappel, educational director; QMED Ted Koumas, engine delegate; Steward Delegate Bob Hirsch, and Chief Steward Tony Arellano, secretary-reporter at a payoff in Stapleton Anchorage, Staten Island, N.Y. '\: -' ItI Of SS Mayaguez fame. Recertified Bosun Jack Mullis (2nd left) ship's chair­ man of the SS Qeorge Walton (Waterman) is with the Ship's Committee and part of the crew of (standing I. to r.): Crew Messman Stephen Galatold; Chief Electrician H. H. Johnson, educational director; Steward Delegate John H. Green; Engine Delegate A. Gega, and Deck Maintenance P. Gallagher. At the table (I. to r.) are: Deck Delegate J. D. Saxon; AB Marshall McGregor, and Chief Steward J. Hannon, secretary-reporter. Payoff was held at Port Newark, N.J., Berth 28 on Sept. 8. 'l\ .m •s<x" - ii I ii • ) . >> 11)1 Borinquen Committee Nathaniel Greene Committee In the day room of the SS Nathaniel Greene (Waterman) are the Ship's Com­ mittee of (I. to r.): Engine Delegate A. Martinez; Recertified Bosun John McCollom, ship's chairman; Deck Delegate J. C. Arnold; Chief Steward W. G. Williams, secretary-reporter, and Steward Delegate R. Macaraeg at a payoff on Sept. 20 at Pier 7, Brooklyn, N.Y. i' Steward Delegate Eddie Villasol (seated right) of the Ship's Committee of the SS Borinquen (Puerto Rico Marine) counts his money preparatory to purchas­ ing a SPAD certificate from SlU Patrolman George Ripoll (seated left). The rest of the committee (standing I. to r.) are: Recertified Bosun Calixto L. Gonzalez, ship's chairman; Deck Delegate G. Passapera; Educational Director Herbert Rolen, and Engine Delegate Juan Guaris. The ship paid off recently in Port Elizabeth, N.J. '}Q 'I Stonewall Jackson Committee Company Nurse Debbie Filarski (seated left) next to SlU Headquarters Repre­ sentative Leon Hall relaxes after giving shots to the Ship s Committee of the SSStonewailJackson (Waterman) of: Recertified Bosun Carl Lineberry, ship s chairman (center), and Deck Delegate Bill "W. J.' Roche. Standing (I. to r.) are: Educational Director John Cantrell; Steward Delegate Frank Pastrano, Chief Steward Harry Donnelly, secretary-reporter, and QMED Juan I. Gon­ zalez, engine delegate. The vessel paid off on Sept. 14 at the port of New Yom's Pier 7, Brooklyn. \ October, 1976 /• . • . ;/,• •il- r Baltimore Committee I Recertified Bosun William L. Osborne (left) ship's chairman of the SS Balti­ more (Sea-Land) leads the Ship's Committee and crew of (I. to r.): Chief Steward Jo6 be Lise, secretary-reporter; Deck Delegate Joe Chiramonte; Steward Delegate Harold M. Gooding, and Crew Messman A. Abdulla at a payoff on Sept. 21 in Port Elizabeth, N.J. ^ Page 27 I •V' �,.v Leonard S. BugajewskI, 61, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Bugajewski sailed 40 years and upgrad^ to quartermaster at the HLSS in 1974. He was born in Delaware and I is a resident ofaiffwood Beach, N.J. James J. Connors, 66, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a deck engineer and bosun. Brother Connors sailed 36 years and is a veteran of the post-World War II U.S. Army. He was bora in Pawtucket, R.I. and is a resident of La Combe, La. Joseph C. Cyr, 56, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brpther Cyr sailed 31 years. He was bom in Madawaska, Me. and is a resident of St. David, Me. Recertified Bosun Joseph P. Gav­ in, 51, joined the SlU'in 1943 in the port of New York. Brother Gavin graduated from the Bosuns Recertification Program in March 1975. He was a ship's delegate in 1964 and is a machinist. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., he is a resident of Arlington, Tex. Thomas M. Gower, 58, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brother Gower is a veteran of the U.S. Army in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. He is a former timberjack. A native of Aurora, N.C., he is a resident of Chesapeake, Va. Alexander S. Katsanevakis, 57, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1961 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Katsaneyakis sailed 26 years and was on the Sea-Land Shoregang in Port Newark, N.J. from 1966 to 1976. He was born in Sitia, Greece, is a naturalized U.S. citizen, and is a resident of Highland Park, N.J. Thomas S. Lambeth, 49, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a fireman-watertender and engineer with MEBA, District 2. Brother Lambeth received his engineering training in 1966. He was born in Alabama and is a resi­ dent of Leakesville, Miss. John W. MIms, 68, joined the SIU , in the port of New Orleans in 1967 sailing as a chief steward. Brother Mims sailed 27 years and during the Vietnam and Korean Wars. He was bora in Newport News, Va. and is a resident of San Francisco. Karl Olman, 65, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as an oiler. Brother Olman sailed 32 years. He was born in Es­ tonia, U.S.S.R. and is a U.S. natural­ ized citizen. Seafarer Olman is a resident of Baltimore. Solomon Rosoff, 61, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Norfolk sailing as an AB. Brother Rosoff sailed 29 years and is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Miami Beach, Fla. Lawrence V. Springer, 66, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as a fireman-water­ tender. Brother Springer sailed 43 years. He was born in La Vernia, Tex. and is a resident of Galveston. Sverre M. Stokke, 59, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Mobile sailing as aff AB. Brother Stokke sailed 42 years. He was born m Ber­ gen, Norway, is a U.S. naturalized citizen and is a resident of Mobile. Bobby LrMesserall, 55, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as an oiler. Brother Messerall is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Penn­ sylvania and is a resident of Reno, Nev. William H. Walter, 56, joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of Baltimore sailing as an oiler. Brother Walter is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II sailing as a machinist. He was born in Baltimore and is a resident of San Francisco. John A. Sheerin, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1957 sailing as an AB. Brother Sheerin sailed 25 years. He was born in Ireland and is a resident of New­ ark, N.J. Henri'HUlion, 62, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Baltimore sail­ ing as a fireman-watertender. Brother Hillion walked the picket line in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike. He was bora in Plumeliau, France and is a resident of Newark, N.J. Earl G. Griffin, 52, joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of Tampa sailing as a bosun. Brother Griffin sailed 29 years and is a 1953 graduate of the Andrew Furuseth Training School, Mobile. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Tampa, he is a resident there. Robert Ozollns, 67, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1967 sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brother Ozolins sailed 12 years. He was born in Riga, Latvia, USSR, and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Ozolins is a resident of Toms River, N.J. Charles L. "Charlie" Mazur, 60, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Mazur sailed 38 years. He was born in Chicago, III. and is a resident of Sedona, Ariz. Ola Stornes, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1962 sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Stornes sailed 21 years. He was bora in Nesset, Norway where he was awarded a degree in electrical engi­ neering and design in 1932. Seafarer Stornes is a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Simplicio Bisin, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1960 sailing as a cook. He sailed 46 years. Brother Bisin was born in Cebu, P.I. and is a resident of Baltimore. Seafarers Welfare, Pension and Vacation Plans Cash Benefits Paid Number Aug. 26-Sept. 22,1976 SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN ELIGIBLES Death In Hospital Daily @ $1.00 In Hospital Daily @ $3.00 Hospital & Hospital Extras Surgical Sickness & Accident @ $8.00 Special Equipment Optical Supplemental Medicare Premiums DEPENDENTS OF ELIGIBLES Hospital & Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits In Hospital Surgical Maternity Blood Transfusions Optical MONTH TO DATE YEAR TO DATE MONTH TO DATE / 9 454 225 14 5 5,297 — 89 14 102 4,763 2,187 111 23 47,331 9 1,024 ' 255 $ 27,500.00 454.00 675.00 2,155.25 1,465.00 42,376.00 — 2,525.50 1,715.00 $335,242.05 4,763.00 6,561.00 19,168.13 2,871.80 378,648.00 2,593.24 .30,616.58 12,968.20 96,549.59 2,715.25 16,335.45 4,900.00 90.00 2,385.25 983,112.85 27,211.89 154,966.83 51,800.00 1,098.50 26,418.59 64,335.65 19,924.89 4,739.94 2,150.00 2,122.05 — 165.27 280.00 16,093.50 409,828.95 245,310.92 39,691.25 20,018.00 14,326.39 630.79 4,949.03 1,816.00 121,787.60 362 68 100 13 1 83 PENSIONERS & DEPENDENTS Death Hospital & Hospital Extras Doctors' Visits & Other Medical Expenses .. Surgical Optical Blood Transfusions .......' Special Equipment Dental ; Supplemental Medicare Premiums SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TOTALS Total Seafarers Welfare Plan Total Seafarers Pension Plan Total Seafarers Vacation Plan ....... Total Seafarers Welfare, Pension & Vacation Amount 14 152 ^ 113 . 9 74 • — 2 1 2,095 3,458 668 . 963 147 14. 912 108 1.438 889 104 513 3 25 7 16,624 ^ YEAR TO DATE 6 75 2,294.42 27,788.40 9,200 2,559 1,455 81,753 20,108 12,673 313,947.01 641,893.98 654,095.92 13,214 2,924,187.99 5,079,721.89 6,107,455.98 114,534 MiV $1,609,936.91 $14,111,365.86 T i' > A Page 28 Sealers Log •...4"; �r>riy>5:-;^ :, _ •..."XV:"' I k Dispatchers Report for Groat Lakes SEPT. 1-30,1976 TOTAL REGISTERED Ail Groups Class A Class B Class C J' **REGI8TERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Oass C I.. I'. DECK DEPARTMENT Alpena Buffalo Cleveland " Frankfort Chicago Totals • Alpena .. Buffalo . Cleveland Detroit ,. Duluth .. Frankfort Chicago . Totals .. Alpena Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Duluth Frankfort Chicago Totals TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups aass A Class B Class C ':^f - ' ' •• ;;; •• 17 4 4 16 6 4 5 56 2 0 2 5 1 0 1 11 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 3 2 3 16 2 3 3 32 2 0 1 4 1 0 0 9 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 4 0 2 1 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 19 8 9 6 51 17 1 4 28 3 7 2 62- 2 4 3 32 2 5 1 49 84 57 13 4 6 24 18 9 478 16 2 5 18 5 5 1 52 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 11 10 3 3 11 3 1 3 34 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 7 0 2 1 2 5 0 1 11 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 3 11 1 5 1 0 3 2 0 22 5 2 11 4 0 5 O 0 3 0 0 52 23 3 4 1 2 6 1 1 3 18 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 7 0 2 0 0 5 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 3 4 22 15 0 6 17 1 2 0 41 11 12 3 45 10 14 7 102 75 56 121 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 4 2 1 0 5 0 15 1 4 0 4 2 1 1 34 6 !^ ..i'lf I 'i ; 'l' r !• '. i ENTRY DEPARTMENT Alpena ...; Buffalo Cleveland. ....... Chicago Totals Totals All Departments 148 1 2 164 81 15 . I Ir I 'M - V-? M "R^^ster^ o^?^ registered for shipping at the port last month. Registered on the Beach means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. ' •' 1 ! ii , • . . 1^A. A. Bdms^inSRI^ ! T This IS the sixth part in a series of articles which the Seafarers Log will Eventually the series will be complied into a booklet so that Seafarers tm months, concerning Social Security, Medicare have all the infornUition on these programs in one place. A programs affect you and your I hope thisseries wiU be andid to you. Please let the know if you have e, as will the next few.) questions, lust write to me, care of Seafarers International Union, 67i •vv rpFourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y.11232. ' y1 H I. I ^ • y -111 MEDICARiE Nearty aU people 65 and oyer are eligible for medicare. Al^, fee following people under 65 are eligible: disabled people who Ime emuled to social secunty disability bene^ts for 2 cmj^iitive years or more; and people insured under social secu^^ nty wlmneed dialysis treatment or a kidney^ransplant because of permanent kidney faHure. Wives, husbands, or children of I ; insured people may also be eligible if they need kidney dialysis or a transplant. ^ ^ ¥ for medicare . = What kinds of 1_ Two kinds; Hospital lnsurance and medical insurance, medicare are there? : ' Whp is eligible for medicare's hospital insurance? "v.--,, ^ y _ ^ „. __ — — retirement benefits, you ar^ ^tomaficaJly eligible for pital insurance;if you are not. entitled to social security or railroad retirement benefits, you should ask about hospital ins^ ^ ance and medical insurance at your social security office. y Who is covered by medicare's medical The medical insurance part of medicare is voluntary and no one is covered automatiGallyy •• • • "c. :msurance?y; Yithm a specified period. - . y'^;' l' ' I PROOFS NEEDED FOR ME;DICAR1^ ARE 2. L6st year^^^ W-2 form, Or, if self-employed, your tax return and proof of paymehb 3. If not entitled to monthly social security benefits ^ ^ Alien registration r^ipt catd-^ October, 1976 Page 29 \ 1 •& : �Pensioner Stanley J. Brown, 69, died in New Orleans on Sept. 12. Brother Brown joined the Union in the port of New Or­ leans in 1956 sailing j as an oiler for Coyle Lines. He was born in New Orleans and was a resident there.. Surviving is his widow, Corinne. BUI L. Cole, 57, died in St. Louis on July 23 after a long illness. Brother Cole joined the Union in the port of St. Louis |in 1967 sailing as a jcook for Inland Tugs from 1966 to 1974.' He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Piggott, Ark., he was a resident there. Surviving •is his widow, Kathleen, and a daughter, Mrs. Sandra Scott, both of Piggott. Samuel A. Dooley, 53, died in the Uni­ versity of South Ala­ bama Medical Cen­ ter, Mobile on Aug. 4 after receiving a severe head injury in an auto accident wreck on Battleship Parkway, Mobile. Brother Dooley joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1957 sailing as an oiler for the Mo­ bile Towing and Wrecking Co. from 1955 to 1976. He sailed 29 years and was a veteran of both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps, in WorW War II. Boatman Dooley was born in Statesboro, Ga. and was a resident of Prichard, Ala. Burial was at sea. Sur­ viving are a sister, Mrs. Pearl L. Wil­ liams, and a foster son, Odis Gray, both of Mobile. V. Pensioner Francis D. Gonsoulin, 69, died of pneumonia in the New Orleans USPHS Hospital on Aug. 1. Brother Gon­ soulin joined the Union in 1942 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a bosun. He sailed 34 years. A native of Jeanerette, La., he was a resident of New Orleans. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans. Surviving is his widow, Emelda. Pensioner Alfred J. "AI" Hamm, Jr„ 65, passed away from natural causes in the Staten Island, N. Y., USPHS Hos­ pital on July 21. Brother Hamm join­ ed the Union in the port of New York in 1953 sailing as a fireman-watertender for 27 years. He was bora in Brooklyn, N.Y. and was a resident of Syracuse, N.Y. Seafarer Hamm walked the picket lines in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike and 1965 Dis­ trict Council 37 beef and attended the SIU School of Marine Engineering in Brooklyn, N.Y. in the late '60s. Inter­ ment was in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Richard (Florence) W. Lalor of Syracuse and Mrs. Gladys H. Daly of Brooklyn. Pensioner James M. "Big Jim" Hand, 68, died of heart fail­ ure in the New Or­ leans USPHS Hospi­ tal on Apr. 1. Broth­ er Hand joined the Union in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as a chief electrician. He sailed 44 years, was on the picket line in the 1965 District Council 37 strike and was an HLSS upgrader. Seafarer Hand was a veteran of both the pre-World War II U.S. Army and World War II U.S. Navy. Born in Century, Fla., he was a resident of the port of Tampa. Crema­ tion took place in the Metaire Crema­ tory, New Orleans. Surviving are his widow, Florence; a son, James; a daughter, Ida and a brother, Charles of Decatur, Ga. Pensioner Angus J. Maceachem, 50, died in Detroit General Hospital of multiple injuries sustained in a fall on July 23. ^ Brother Maceachem Alfred L. "Al" joined the Union in Gibson, 25, was lost the port of Detroit in at sea at night off 1961 sailing as a deckhand for Dunbar the containership SS •apt and Sullivan from 1956 to 1976 and for Philadelphia (SeaMerritt, Chapman and Scott from 1960 Land), his first and to 1961. He was a veteran of the U.S. only ship, as the ves­ Army in World War II. Born in Detroit, sel sailed from the he was a resident of Westland, Mich. port of Anchorage, Burial was in St. Hedwig Cemetery, Alaska on Aug. 1. Brother Gibson Dearborn Heights, Mich. Surviving are joined the SfU in the port of Piney. his widow, Christine; three sons, James, Point in 1974 sailing as an OS. He was Eugene and Donald, and two daughters, a top, 90 percent average HLSS grad Mary and Shelia. and assistant bosun there. Seafarer Gib­ son, who also sailed as a wiper, atPensioner Claud C. Pipkin, 72, died ^tgnded the University of Virginia for of cancer in the Norfolk NSPHS Hospi­ two years, had a B.A. in Russian from tal on Aug. 29. Brother Pipkin joined the University of Washington and was the Union in the port of Norfolk in a graduate of the U.S. Army Intelli­ 1960 sailing as an engineer for the gence School and the U.S. Marine McAllister Brothers Towing Co. from Corps IBM Computer Sciences School 1952 to 1970. He was a veteran of the Iwhile he was in the Corps from 1971 to Armed Services in World War II. Born 1973. He was born in San Diego, Calif, in 'Blounts Creek,' N.C., he was a resi­ nnd was a resident of the port of Seattle. dent of Norfolk. Interment was in Rose­ Surviving are his mother, Josephine, wood Memorial Park Cemetery, Vir­ and a brother, Brian, both of Spring­ field, Va. ginia Beach, Va; Robert N. "Bobby" Leighl, 30, died in the Winchest­ er (Va.) Memorial Hospital on Aug. 21 of multiple injuries he sustained when" the car he was driv­ ing at night collided with a tractor-trailer rig on a Win­ chester highway. Brother Leight joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1967 sailing as an AB. He attended the An­ drew Furuseth Training School in San Francisco and Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1965 and was a 1967 graduate of the HLSS. Seafarer Leight sailed 10 years and at­ tended a 1970 SIU Crews Conference at Piney Point, Md. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Born in Martinsburg, W. Va., he was a resident of Win­ chester. Burial was in Middleway Cem­ etery in West Virginia. Surviving are his widow, Shiela; a daughter, Kelly; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Leight and a brother, Donald, all of Winchester. Pensioner John D. Lewis, Jr., 79, died of heart failure at home on Aug. 19. Brother Lewis joined the Union in 1938 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 62 years and during World Waf II. Sea­ farer Lewis hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef. A native of Massachusetts, he was a resident of Freeport, L.I., N.Y. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetety, Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving is a niece, Nancy Clarke of Equinunk, Pa. William G. Link­ er, 61, died of respi­ ratory failure in a Philadelphia hospital on July 9. Brother Linker joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1958 - sailing as a firemanwatertender. He sailed 36 years and at­ tended a Piney Point Educational Con­ ference. Born in Philadelphia, he was a resident there. Cremation took place in Philadelphia. Surviving are his widow, Grace; three sons, HLSS graduate David' of Philadelphia, Michael and John, and three daughters, Maria, Wini­ fred and Shirley. Pensioner Faustino I. Ayson, 69, died of cancer of the lung in the Hacienda Convalescent Hospi­ tal, Pacific Grove, Calif, on July 19. Brother Ayson join" ed the Union in the port of New York in 1953 sailing in the steward department for 33 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Ayson was bora in the Philippine Islands and was a resi­ dent of Terra Bella, Calif. Burial was in St. Ann's Cemetery, Terra Bella. Sur­ viving are his widow, Edita;-two sons, Andrew and Faustino, Jr.; a daughter, Mary of New York City, and a brother, Placido of Oakland, Calif. Ronald J. Mc­ Laughlin, 35, died on Aug. 12. Brother McLaughlin joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1970 , sailing as an AB. He >sailed during the \ Vietnam ;.War and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Sea­ farer McLaughlin graduated from the New Orleans Andrew Furuseth Train­ ing School in 1965 and upgraded at Piney Point. Born in Ansley, Miss., he was a resident of St. Bernard, La. Sur­ viving are his widow, Frances and his mother, Mrs. Leona Green of Lakeshore, Miss. Pensioner WUIiam H. Moody, Sr., 78, died of a heart attack in the Veterans Ad­ ministration Hospi­ tal, Boston on Aug. 21, Brother Moody joined the Union in 1945 in the port of -New York sailing as a chief electrician. He sailed 19 years and walked the picket line in the 1962 Robin Line strike. Seafarer Moody was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Gloucester, Mass., he was a resident of Watertbwn, Mass. Interment was in Ridgelawn Cemetery, Watertown. Surviving is his widow, Marion. Norman H. Fierce, 52, died on Sept. 17. brother Pierce join­ ed the SIU in the port of San Francisco * in 1962 sailing as an ^ oiler. He sailed 34 * ^ years and was a member of the Sail­ ors Union of the Pacific from 1943 to 1961. Born in Old Orchard, Me., he was a resident of Long Beach, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Margaret and two sisters, Mrs. Esther Baldwin of Wilmington, Calif, and Mrs. Gloria McDougal oflSacco, Me. David C. Rich, 62, ''^died of heart disease V in New , Orleans on May 21. Brother Rich joined the SIU in 1949 in the port oLNew York sailing as a bosun and cook and baker. He sailed 36 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Han­ over County, Va., he was a resident of New Orleans. Burial was in St. John's Cemetery, New Orleans. Surviving are his widow. Vera; his mother, Anna, both of Newark, N.J., and two sisters, Mrs. Maude L. Dioda of Mount Lake Terrace, Wash, and Mrs. Neale Con­ nolly of Newark, N.J. George F. Llanos, 52, died of a heart at­ tack in the Kessler Hospital, Hamrrlonton, N. J.on Aug. 28. Brother Llanos join^ ed the SIU in the port of New York in J 1955 sailing as a fireman-watertender. He sailed 24 years and was a veteran of the pOst-World War II U.S. Army. Seafarer LlanOs was bora in Trinidad, B.W.I, and was a resident of Mays Landing, N.J. Sur­ viving are his widow, Marie; a son, George, Jr., and a daughter, Gina. - Page 30 Seafarers Log •' 4'v, .".s �iwwmetHv'-t" Kenneth K. Rob­ inson^, 24, died on Sept. 11. Brother Robinson joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1969 sail­ ing as an OS. He was a HLSS upgrader and a Mobile An­ drew Furuseth Training School gradu­ ate that same year. Seafarer Robinson was born in Alabama and was a resi­ dent of Irvington, Ala. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William K. Rob­ inson of Irvington. Pensioner Albert R. Trotman, 89, died of a heart attack in Bridgetown, Barba­ dos, West Indies on May 9. Brother Trot« map joined the Union in 1939 in the port of Boston sail­ ing in the steward department for 53 years. He also sailed with the Eastern Steamship Line. Seafarer Trotman was a veteran of the pre-World War I U.S. Army Calvary. Born in Barbados, B.W.I., he was a resident there and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Burial was in Westbury Cemetery, Barbados. Surviv­ ing is his widow, Florence. Pensioner Alfred Uhler, 65, died of a heart attack in the Rahway (N.J.) Hos­ pital on June 13. Brother Uhler joined the Union in 1947 in the f)ort of New York sailing as a firemanwatertender. He sailed 31 years and hit the bricks in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef. A native of the Philippines, he was a resident of Rahway. Interment was in St. Gertrude's Cemetery, Colonia, N.J. Surviving are his widow, Perfecta of W. Babylon, L.I., N.Y.; two daughters, Mrs. Alice U. Sison of Queens N.Y. and Ruperta of Manila; a.sister, Mrs. Mer­ cedes V. Apdes, and a nephew, Fred Andes, both of Elizabeth, N.J. Pensioner James W. "Jake" Wood, Jr., 57, died of a heart attack in Tampa on Aug. 3. Brother Wood joined the Union in the port of New York in 1952 sailing as an oiler. He sailed 31 years. Born in Tampa, he was a resident theri. Cremation took place in the West Coast Crematory, Tampa. Surviving are his mother, Mary; two sisters, Mrs. Ann W. Tudor and Mrs. Gordon (Eva) E. Clay, both of Tampa, and several nieces and nephews. Charles E. Wynn, 58, died on July 7. Brother Wynn join­ ed the SIU in the port of Wilmington in 1956 sailing as a firenfan-watertender. He smled 20 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. A native of Portageville. Mo., he was a resident of Wil­ mington, Calif. Surviving are an aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Rudy (Alice) Wynn of Ypsilanti, Mich. October, 1976 Glenymore Royal, Sr., 65, passed away .on Aug. 6. Brother ^oyal joined the SIU in the port of Hous­ ton in'1971 sailing as a third cook. He sailed 15 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in St. Stephens, Ala., he was a resident of Mobile. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Royal, and a sister, Janyce, all of Mobile. Gerald F. Conant, 55, died of a heart attack enroute to the New England Medi­ cal Center, Boston on July 4. Brother Conant joined the SlU in the port of Boston in 1959 sail­ ing as a bosun. He sailed 24 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Rockland, Mass., he was a resident there. Burial was in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Rock­ land. Surviving are his widow, Marjorie; two sons, James and Robert; two daughters, Patricia and Phyllis, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon F. Con­ ant of Rockland. Pensioner Joe B. Farrow, 73, died of a cerebral stroke in the Columbus (Ga.) Medical Center on June 11. Brother Farrow joined the Union in 1947 in the ."V port of Savannah sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 29 years. Born in Georgia, he was a resi­ dent of Dawson, Ga. Interment was in Floral Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Albany Daughtery, Ga. Surviving are a son. Jack of Columbus, Ga., and two daughters Ollie Mae of Savannah and Mrs. Nellie Lee Wohlforth of Albany, Ga. John R. Hansen, 56, died of natural - causes in the Brook­ lyn (N. Y.) Veterans Administration Hos­ pital on Sept. 11. Brother Hansen join­ ed the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as an AB. He sailed 26 years and was a vfeteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a resident there. Bufial was in the U.S. National Cemetery, Farmingdale, L.I., N.Y. Sur­ viving are his widow, Suzanne, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henning Han­ sen. Pensioner Alfonso Rivera, 66, passed away on Aug. 8. Brother Rivera join­ ed the Union in 1939 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 48 years, was on the picket line in the 1965 District Council 37 strike and was a 1960 SIU Personal Safety Award winner for sail­ ing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Clairborne. A native of San Juan, P.R., he was a resident of Elizabeth, N.J. Surviving are hi^widow. Carmen; a son, Felix, and four daughters Mendelyn, Brunilda, Lillian and Mary. Pensioner Eldred L. Bates, 67, died of heart disease in New Orleans on Aug. 13. Brother Bates joined the Union in 1947 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 31 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Sum­ mit, Miss., he'was a resident of Marksville. La. Interment was in the. Marksville Cemetery. Surviving is a widow, Mabel. ^1^^ Pensioner Edward A'. Nelson, 63, passed away on Aug. 14. Brother Nelson joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1956 sailing as a cap­ tain. He sailed 31 years. A native of Alabama, he was a resident of Bayou La Batre, La. Surviving are his widow, Maudine; his father, Elisha, and two brothers, Daffin and W. M. Nelson, all of Bayou La Batre. Pensioner Floyd F. Gilbert, 76, died of suffocation on arrival at the West Shore Hospital, Mainstee, Mich, after choking on a piece of food on May 23. Brother Gil­ bert joined the Union in the port of Elberta, Mich, in 1953 sailing as an AB and wheelsman for the Ann Arbor (Mich.) Car Ferries from 1926 to 1965. He was bora in Watervale, Mich, and was a resident oL Arcadia, Mich. Interment was in Con­ way Cemetery, Arcadia. Surviving is his widow, Alice, and a sister. Fay of Elberta. Michael W. Noland, 27, died on Aug. 14. Brother Noland joined the Union Pensioner William in the port of St. Louis in 1974 sailing H. Howell, 84, died as a deckhand for the Inland Tugs Co. of lung cancer in the Norfolk- USPHS from 1973 to 1974, the National Ma­ Hospital on May 22. rine Service Co. from 1974 to 1976 and Brother Howell join­ for the Federal Barge Lines. He was ed the Union in 1946 born in Cape Girardeau, Mo. and was I in the port of New a resident there. Surviving are his I York sailing as a father, Sherril of Port Charlotte, Fla.; deck engineer. He sailed 48 years and - /z. sister, Cheryl of Benton, Mo., and an on the American Coal Co. ships. Sea­ aunt, Mrs. Novella Noland of Jackson­ , farer Howell was a veteran of the pre- ville, Fla. World War II U.S. Navy. Bom in the port of Norfolk, he was a resident of Portsmouth, Va. Interment was in Elmwood Cemetery, Norfolk. Surviving arc a son, William of Norfolk; a sister, Mrs. J. G. Holmes of St. Petersburg, Fla., and a granddaughter, Elizabeth H. Bennett of Virginia Beach, Va. Ilfenry Jones died in Tampa's St. Jo­ seph's Hospital on Aug. 18. Brother Jones joined the Union in the port of Tampa sailing for the Tug Management Co. from 1970 to 1975. He sailed 23 years and was a resident of Tampa. i':y' ^3^ ; . •V Melford L. Grier, 63, passed away on July 20. Brother Gri­ er joined the Union in the port of Buffalo in 1971 sailing as a second engineer and fireman - watertender for 13 years. He was born in Soo, Mich, and was a resident of Dearborn, Mich. Surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Gail Elisson of Lansing, Mich. A r "j * •f Pensioner Carl E. Jackson, 67, died of a heart attack in the Northshore Hospital, Grand Marais, Minn, on Aug. 4. Brother Jackson joined the Union in the port of Buffalo in 1959 sailtering as a fireman-watertender for the Kinsman Marine Transport Co. He sailed 34 years. Bom in Grand Marais. he was a resident there. Burial was in Poplar Grove Cemetery, Grand Marais. Surviving are his widow, Mary Louise; a son, Russell, and a daughter, Barbara. Si -i -! • If Pensioner Joseph R, Jackson, 78, " passed away on July 27. Brother Jackson joined the Union in the port of Buffalo in 1961 sailing as a tug fireman - watertender for the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1938 to 1962. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War I. A native of Buffalo, he was a resident of Hamburg, N.Y. Surviving are his widow, Helen; a son, Ronald Vernon, and two daughters, Mary and Jean.Pensioner Arthur C. Nelson, 69, died of natural causes in the Brooklyn, N.Y. Veterans Adminis­ tration Hospital on July 29. Brother Nel­ son joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a tug deckhand for the Bush Terminal Railroad Co. from 1928 to 1964. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Forces in World War II. Born in Brooklyn, he was a resident there. Burial was in the U.S. National Cemetery, Farmingdale, L.I., N.Y. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Mabel Sandquist of Brooklyn. 1 •, f I u I Pensioner James A. Turner, 72, died of cancer of the liver in the Memorial Medical Center, Corpus Christi, Tex. on July 16. Brother Turner joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1957 sailing as a cook for the Standard Dredge Co. from 1940 to 1947, the Sudeman-Young Towing Co. in 1947, G & H Towing Co. and the Marine Towing Co. of Arkansas. He was born in Buckville, Ark. and was a resident of Corpus Christi. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Corpus Christi. Page 31 ' •••?"rf:.- �iiHi HHHilillll To Holt Chill Exposure 50%, Do H.E.L.P. or Huddle Your Chances of Survival in Cold YUafer Are Better If You Know What to Do As many oldtime Seafarers will rer call, on Oct. 9, 1967 in the chilly waters of the North Pacific, 670 miles south­ east of Alaska's Aleutian Adak Is., the SlU-contracted 8,157-ton SS Panoceanic Faith went down with 36 of the 41-man crew lost. Twenty-seven of those who died were Seafarers. Rescued., when the 495-foot ship foundered after she ran into 40-knot winds and 20-foot waves which tore off hatch covers to flood her forward holds were five Seafarers: Oiler Gordon L. "Roy" Campbell, ABs Lewis E. Gray, Jr., Oscar C. Wiley and Edwin D. Johnson, and John O, Kirk of the en­ gine department. Abandon ship began on the sinking vessel carrying fertilizer when she took on a 30-degree list which knocked out one of the two lifeboats aboard. There­ upon, at about 3 p.m., 30 Seafarers, at­ tempting to dislodge the other jammed 65-man lifeboat, jumped into her. Un­ fortunately, she tilted tossing them into the 40-degree seas as the doomed Panoceanic Faith sank in minutes taking the lifeboats with her. Fortunately, three military planes, unable to Iwd because of the high seas, dropped 12-man ^nd 22-man liferafts with survival gear to the swimming sea­ men. Four hours later, Seafarers Campbell and Gray were the first t^be picked up. Brothers Johnson, Wiley and Kirk spent the night in the frigid waters to be saved 19 hours later at 10 a.m. the next morn­ ing. The Cold Can Kill Now you may ask yourself or imag­ ine, why did these five survive and the other 36 die in their lifejackets? Most probably they died of the COLD. The human body in no time gives up its 98.6 life-giving heat to the chilly ocean. As the chilled blood goes into the heart and brain slowing them, the results are un­ consciousness, fibrillation and heart failure as the body's central core cools to about 85 degrees or below. This con­ dition, called hypothermia, kills 23 times faster in water than on land. Half the drowing deaths in 1975 were at­ tributed to this condition. Another factor to be considered is that 20 percent of the deaths may have been caused by spiritual failure or the will to live. Facing death, many may have lost the will to live andlgave up. Also involved in your survival chances is the size of your body build or frame and the amount of body fat you have. How- H. E. L. p. U-WuirwarMs' ,1. I^ognize the symptoms of an e^xposure victim qmckly. He might 1 be pale, unconscious, have cpnV stricted pupils, be shivering vioIenUy, have rigid muscles, slow and labored breathing and an irre^iar, slow ' pulse. He may appear to be intoxir I cated, biit he's not. I r 2i Place the survivor in a sheltered I area and remove his wet clothing imI mediately. t 3. Prevent "afterdrop." This hap­ pens when heat appli^ to the ex­ tremities causes blood vessels there to relax allowing cold blood to re­ turn to the body core thus lowering • temperature which could result in . death. 4. To avoid "afterdrop"; apply ex^ temal l^eat only to the body trupl^ right aWay. 5. Best bet is to put the victim inhl hot bath or shower of 105 td l i| l degrees^ Or apply only heated blab;* kets; Odd ones cause "iafterdrop.''(' 6, Artd apply hot water bottles^ wbrm air and, if you have it, admin­ ister heated, humidified oxygen ^p be inhaled. s .1 7. Finally, give warm liquids biit take care tfiat the survivor doesn't inhale them into bis lungs. AJcohol, despite popular myth, is a no-no. It produces "afterdrop." MEMBERSHPMEETIIGSr SCHBWLE Date Pott New York Nov. 8 Philadelphia Nov. 9 Baltimore Nov. 10 Norfolk Nov. 11 Jacksonville Nov. 11 Detroit Nov. 12 Houston Nov. 15 New Orleans Nov. 16 Mobile Nov. '7 San Francisco Nov. 18 .Wilmington Nov. 22 Seattle Nov. 26 Piney Point Nov. 13 San Juan .......... Nov. 11 Columbus Nov. 20 Chicago Nov. 16 Port Arthur Nov. 16 Buffalo Nov. 17 St. Lpuis Nov. 19 Cleveland ... ... Nov. 16 Jersey City Nov. 15 HuddHng J' Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m.-' 2:30 p.m 9:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. . 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.ni 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m 2:30p.m 2:30 p.m 10:30 a.m i. 2:30 p.m ' UIW 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:(X) p.m. — — 7:00 p.m. — — — — — — 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. ever, chances for survival are good, if you know how to survive. A combinaof this and not giving up hope of rescue will add greatly to your survival time —which is of the essence. Until five years ago, cold water sur­ vival seemed bleak. However, a "Man in the Cold Water" research team of Drs. John Hayward, Martin Collis and John Eckerson of the University of Vic­ toria, British Columbia, Canada, spent five years studying physiological re­ sponses of the body of volunteers and themselves to long-term immersion in the cold ocean. % They found that if you stayed still in the water and kept your body warm, it would extend your survival time by 50 percent. They also designed a UVic Thermofloat jacket which, they say, can increase life expectancy from 2 to 3 hours to 9-10 hours in 50 degree water. By making infrared photometry pic­ tures and recording temperatures of the 500 volunteers in the cold water from the ship, they showed second-by-second that most body heat was lost from the groin and the sides of the chest. They say it takes from 10 to 15 min­ utes for the heart and brain to begin to .cool. After 45 minutes in the chill wa­ ters of Puget Sound, their body tem­ peratures dropped 5 degrees, their lips were blue from the cold and their arms, legs, hands and feet were starved for warmth. Their research, beside providing tips on how to stay alive in cold water in the accompanying box, produced the 15Vi pound foam buoyant, heat-giving UVic Thermofloat orange jacket which can in 30 seconds, like a wet suit, wafm the body with the thin film of water inside the jacket lining. A fluorescent red hood attracts rescuers and warms the head and a flap warms the groin. Side pockets hold a miniature, inflat­ able lif^aft and a waterproof flare gun. ^ y^ir ulfeiWm *; 1. Put on warm, wool clothing and Almost 50 percent of body heat is lost through the head. 2. Wear a Personal Flotation Devi^ (PFD) as the foam y^ti Floatcoat, warm lifejadket or UVIC Thermofloat-jacket whose jdcket, hood and flaps heat up the sides of the vulnerable chest, hea(^ neck and groin., 3. if you can, enter the water as slowly as possible knd get on a liferaft, piece of ship superstructure, up­ turned lifeboat, etc. 4. If ridt, don't move or swim. It cah increase your survival tiijie a third or half when warm. Keep your head clear of the water, if possible. Stay calm and collected and THINK. Decide to make for shore if it's nearby. In calm water above 50 de­ grees, a man can do a mile. In choppiy seas below 50 degrees, forget it. Wait Tor rescue. Stay afloat and conserve body heat. Swimming through in­ creased circulation, even for 15 min­ utes, cools the blood near the skin pri the shoulders, arms, legs, nfeck, chest sides and groin. Retunung^o the heart and body core, it lowers the body Si lfybtt haVeno PFD, tread water V Cold -Water or use the drownproof float where the head is submerged and air is taken in every 10-15 seconds. Tread­ ing induces a 34 percent greater cool­ ing rate than when staying still which keeps you afloat longer. Drownproofing floating results in n 82 percent greater cooling rate" in 50 degree water. 6. Get into the Heat Escape Less­ ening Posture (H.E.L.P.)^which in­ creases chances of survival by 50 percent over drownproof floating and 100 percent over treading, by lean­ ing back in the water, tuck your crossed legs up in front of you with your knees and thighs as tight as pos­ sible against your stomach to keep your groin warm, then tuck your upper arms and elbows tightly into the sides of your chest and fold your forearms against your chest. Relax if you get cramps. 7. Huddle in small groups face-|n and cling with chests together as close as possible. Survival time in 50 degree water in both positions above is fotn hours or twice that of a swimmer, 8. Assure yourself you can make it, brother. And keep a stiff,: upper' lip; Page 32 - Extend Survival Time Seafarers Log Ji-: . .•)_ /• . • • . S; �Kevin Bertel Seafarer Kevin Bertel has been sail­ ing with the SlU since 1973. A grad­ uate of the trainee program at the Harry Lundeherg School, Brother Bertel aho upgrad­ ed to FOWT at the School before attending the "A" Sen­ iority Program. Born in Omaha, Neb., Brother Bertel now lives in Winona, Minn, and ships from the port of Hous­ ton. Warren Stein Seafarer Warren Stein first shipped out with the SlU in 1974 after graduat­ ing from the Harry Lundeberg School. Sailing in the engine department. Broth­ er Stein also up­ graded to FOWT at the Lundeberg School and he plans to return in the near future to study for his QMED endorsement. Brother Stein is a native and resident of Baltimore. He ships out of the port of Houston. Alan Hooper David Mull 18 Get Full "A" Books This month, for the first time, 18 Seafarers graduated from the "A" Seniority Upgrading Program, bring­ ing to 280 the total number of Sea­ farers who have completed this pro­ gram. This month's graduates are Glenn Paulson, Frank Bermudez, Don Merson, Thomas Gaston, Tim Walden, David Mull, Alan Hooper, Kevin Bertel, Thomas Lasater, John Wells, Glenn Gomes, Warren Stein, George Berry, Robert Hemming, Mark Foxvog, Charles Haller, Richard Turpin and Thomas Moore. The "A" Seniority Program was first expanded from six to 12 Sea­ farers per month in August and now to 18 men each class because the Union has not been able to keep up with the' number of "A" book mem­ bers who are retiring or passing away. By increasing the number of Union members wbo upgrade through the program, the SIU can insure that there will always be qualified Union members to carry on our tradition of manning SlU-contracted ships with the best trained and most qualified seamen in the merchant marine. Charles Haller Tim Walden Seafarer Charles Haller graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School seven years ago. Sailing in the en­ gine department. Brother Haller up­ graded to FOWT before returning to the Lundeberg School for the "A" Seni­ ority Program. Brother Haller ships from the port of Philadelphia. He is a native and resident of New Jersey. Seafarer Tim Walden has been sailing with the SIU since 1972. A grad­ uate of the Harry Lundeberg School, Brother Walden ships in the deck department as an AB. Brother Wal­ den ships from the port of Houston. He is a native and resident of Areola, Tex. Seafarer Alan Hooper graduated from the Harry Richard Turpin Lundeberg School in 1973 and began Seafarer Richard sailing in the engine Turpin began sail­ department. Ship­ ing in the engine de­ ping as a pumpman partment with the or QMED, Brother SlU in 1970. Be­ Hooper also grad­ fore attending the uated from the Lundeberg School's "A" Seniority Up­ LNG/LPG course before starting the grading Program "A" Seniority Upgrading Program. A Brother Turpin ob­ native and resident of Cape May, N.J., tained his QMED Brother Hooper ships from the port of endorsement at the Harry Lundeberg Philadelphia. School. Born in England, Brother Tur­ pin now lives in San Francisco and ships from that port. Thomas Moore Frank Bermudez Seafarer Frank Bermudez began sailing with the SIU after graduating 'from the Harry Lundeberg School in 1972. Brother Bermudez, a U.S. Navy veteran, also earned his AB ticket at the Piney Point school. A na­ tive and resident of Tucson, Ariz., Brother Bermudez ships out of the port of Seattle. Seafarer Thomas Glenn Gomes "Phil" Moore began sailing with the SIU Seafarer Glenn after graduating Gomes first shipped from the N.Y. An­ out with the SlU in drew Furuseth 1972 after complet­ Training School in ing the trainee pro­ 1970. Brother gram at the Harry Moore, who sails in Lundeberg School. the engine depart­ Brother Gomes ment, obtained his QMED endorsement sails in the deck at the Harry Lundeberg School before department as an starting the "A" Seniority Upgrading AB. Born at the Larsen Air Force-Base Program-. A native and resident of New in Washington, Brother Gomes now York City, Brother Moore ships from lives in Auburn, Wash. He ships from the port of New York. either Seattle or New Orleans. Thomas Lasater I • . Seafarer Glenn Paulson graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School in 1973 and began sailing in the deck department. Before attending the "A" Seniority Upgrad­ ing Program Bro­ ther Paulson upgraded to AB at the Piney Point school. A native and resi­ dent of Seattle, Brother Paulson ships from that port. Seafarer George Berry has been sail­ ing with the SIU since graduating from the Harry Lundeberg School ^ School three years ago. Brother Berry * J ships as an FOWT, • an endorsement he earned at the Piney Point school before entering the "A" Seniority Upgrading Program. Born in St. Louis, Brother Berry now lives in Hastings, Mich, and ships from the port of New York. ii., s • if t'••i - • t- r • i^ • V- > ' ^ Robert Hemming Seafarer Robert Hemming has been shipping with the SIU for three-andone-half years. A 1973 graduate of the Harry Lunde­ berg School, Bro­ ther Hemming re­ f I 1 / / turned to the school to earn his FOWT rating and later his QMED endorsement. Brother Hem­ ming is a native and resident of Wal­ dorf, Md. He ships out of the port of Norfolk. Seafarer Mark Foxvog has been shipping out with the SIU since grad­ uating from the trainee program at the Harry Lunde­ berg School in 1973. Sailing as an AB, Brother Fox­ vog also earned his green ticket at the Lundeberg School before starting the "A" Seniority Upgrading Program. Brother Foxvog is a native and resident of Round Lake, III. He ships from the port of Yokohama. Thomas Gaston Seafarer Thomas Gaston began saitk ing with the SIU in • 1974 after graduat­ ing from the Harry Lundeberg School. A member of the deck department. Brother Gaston earned his AB ticket at Piney Point and also graduated from the School's LNG/LPG training program. Brother Gaston is a native and resident of Mobile. He also ships from the port of Mobile. 1f George Berry Don Merson John Wells Seafarer Thomas Seafarer John Lasater graduated Wells first shipped, from the Harry with the SlU in Lundeberg School 1970 after graduat­ and began shipping ing from the Harry out in the deck de­ Lundeberg School. partment in 1969. Sailing in the deck Returning to Piney department. Broth­ Point last year. er Wells returned Brother Lasater to Piney Point to also upgraded to AB at the Lundeberg School. Brother Lasater was born in earn an A B ticket in 1973. Brother Oakland, Calif, and now lives in Ma- Wells was born in New York City and raga, Calif. He ships out of San Fran­ now lives in Morrisville, Pa. He ships from the port of Philadelphia. cisco. October, 1976 , Seafarer David Mull started sailing with the SIU in 1973 after graduat­ ing from the Harry Lundeberg School. A member of the black gang, Brother Mull returned to Piney Point to up­ grade to FOWT before attending the "A" Seniority Program. Brother Mull is a native and resident of North Caro- • Una, and ships from the port of Jack­ sonville. MarkFoxvog Glenn Paulson I ^ Seafarer Don Merson graduated from the trainee program at the Harry Lundeberg School in 1972. Shipping in the deck department. Brother Merson re­ turned to Piney Point to earn his AB ticket before at­ tending the "A" Seniority Upgrading Program. Brother Merson is a native of Baltimore and still lives in his home­ town. He ships out of the port of Jack­ sonville. Page 33 ^ i' li �; Three Get Towboat Diplomas Diesel Class Graduates Seven SlU Boatmen with their towboat operator diplomas Mike Bailey (left) Ed Oliver (center) and James Bane pose on the towboat Susan Collins at the HLSS in Piney Point, Md. with (2nd from left) course Instructor John Luykx and (2nd right) the school's vocational education director, Robert Kalmus. Diesel Course Instructor Bill Eglinton (rear left) is with his latest class of graduates surrounding a diesel engine at the Lundeberg School. From left are: Thomas Brown; Walter Jarvis; Gene Woturski; Richard Cox; Curtis Wil­ liams; Henry Principe and Robert Hedrick. Robert of Erie, Pa. Charles W. Maynard, formerly of Erie, asks that you contact him at Tower Trailer Ct., B-11, Carteret, NJ. 07008. George Annis Mrs. Faye Annis requests that you contact her at 109 Livingston Ave., Arabi, La. 70032. Cash Lee Luongo asks that you contact her at (603) 887-3925. Ai W. Spanraft Anita Reed asks that you call her in Slidell at 643-8030 or 643-9357. Nicholas Sakellarides Please call the Editor of the Log at (212) 499-6600, Ext. 242. Edward L. Bishop Please contact Union Headquarfers relative to monies due you from Falcon Carriers. Peter Drewes Liz asks that you call her as soon as possible at (313) 774-4898. William Brack Freddy Landron Teddy Landron asks that you con­ tact him as soon as possible at 30 West­ minster Rd., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11218. . Mrs. Marie Brack requests that you contact her as soon as possible at 118 MacDougal St., New York, N.Y. 10012 or call her at (212) 674-0579. ^A' Seniority Honor Rpll Now Numbers 280 Following are the names and departments of the 280 Seafarers who have completed the 'A' Seniority Upgrading Program. ' ar'- Adams, Francis, Deck Alfeo, Luciano, Engine Allen, Lawrence, Engine Allison, Murphy, Engine Ahmad, Bin, Deck Ames, Allan, Deck Andrepont, P. J., Engine Armitstead, Daniel, Engine Arnold, Mott, Deck Aversano, Clifford, Engine Barnett, Jay, Engine Bartol, Thomas, Deck Baxter, Alan, Engine Bean, P. L., Deck Beauverd, Arthur, Engine Bellinger, William, Steward Bermudez, Frank, Deck Berry, George, Engine Bertei, Kevin, Engine Beruiis, William, Deck Biletz, John, Engine Bishop, Floyd, Steward Blacklok, Richard, Engine Blasquez, Gregory, Engine Biigen, Archie, Engine Bohannon, Christopher, Engine Boien, James, Deck Boien, Timothy, Deck Boies, John, Engine Brackbili, Russell, Deck Brooke, George, Engine Bruschini, Mario, Steward ' Burge, Bernard, Engine Burke, Lee Roy, Engine Burke, Timothy, Deck Burnette, Barney, Steward Butch, Richard, Engine Calo, Jose, Engine Cammuso, Frank, Deck Carhart, David, Deck Carruthers, Francis, Engine Caruthers, Russell, Deck ' Castle, Stephen, Deck Cavanaugh, Jackson, Deck Clark, Garrett, Deck Colangeio, Joseph, Deck Conklin, Kevin, Engine Cooper, Allen A., Engine Corhett, William, Deck Correll, Paul, Engine Cosentino, Dominic, Deck Coyle, Michael, Engine Cunningham, Robert, Deck Curran, John, Deck Daniel, Wadsworth, Engine Davis, Dan, Deck Davis, William, Deck Day, John, Engine Denardo, Michael, Engine Derke, Michael, Engine -Deskins, William, Steward Diaz, Robert, Engine Dising, Maximo, Engine Dobioug, James, Engine Douroudous, Emanuel, Steward Dukehart, David, Engine Duron, Roberto, Engine Echeverio, Ronald, Steward Eddings, Otis, Jr., Engine Edgeil, Pat, Engine Egeiand, Ralph, Deck Elliott, Byron, Engine Escudero, Tomas, Engine Esposito, Gennaro, Engine Ewing, Larry, Steward Farmer, William, Deck Farragut, John, Deck Farreii, Gerald, Steward Fila, Marion, Deck Fonvitie, James, Engine Foxvog, Mark, Deck Frak, Stan, Deck Freeburn, Michael, Deck Fried, Peter, Engine Frost, Stephen, Deck Fuentes, Luis, Steward Galka, Thomas, Engine Galla^er, Patrick, Deck Galliano, Marco, Deck Gannon, Kevin, Deck Garay, Stephen, Deck Garcia, Robert, Deck Gaston, Thomas, Deck Gillette, Ronald, Deck Gilliam, Robert, Steward Gomes, Glenn, Deck Gotay, Raul, Steward Gower, David, Engine Graham, Patrick, Deck Grey, Joseph, Steward Grimes, M. R., Deck Grisham, Steve, Deck Hagar, Ken, Deck Hale, Earnest, Deck . Nailer, Charles, Engine Nailer, John, Engine Harris, Nathaniel, Engine Hanks, Fletcher, Engine ' Hart, Ray, Deck i Hawker, Patrick, Deck Haynes, Blake, Engine Hoick, Carroll, Deck Heller, Douglas, Steward Hemming, Robert, Engine Hooks, Bobby, Steward Hooper, Alien, Engine Humason, Jon, Deck Hummerick, James, Jr., Steward Hunt, Mike, Engine Hussein, Mohammed, Steward Hutchinson, Richard, Jr., Engine liison, James, Engine Ivey, D. E., Engine Joe, William, Engine Johnson, M., Deck Johnson, Oscar, Steward Jones, Leggette, Deck Jones, Nelson Cory, Steward Jordan, Carson, Deck Kanavos, Panagirtis, Engine Kegney, Thomas, Engine Keith, Robert, Deck Keiiey, John, Deck Kelly, John, Deck Kerney, Paul, Engine Kirksey, Charles, Engine Kittieson, L. Q., Deck Knight, Donald, Engine Knoies, Donald, Steward Konetes, Johnnie, Deck Kunc, Lawrence, Deck Kundrat, Joseph, Steward Lamphere, Thomas, Engine Laner, Ronnie, Engine Lang, Gary, Deck Lasater, Thomas, Deck Laughlin, Douglas, Engine LeCiair, Lester, Steward ' Lehmann, Arthur, Deck Lentsch, Robert, Deck Lesko, Samuel, Deck Loane, Barney, Deck Long, Alton, Engine Lundeman, Louis, Deck nsk, George, Deck Mahaffey, J. C., Steward Makarewicz, Richard, Engine Mallory, Arthur, Deck Manning, Henry, Steward Maurstad; Mitchell, Steward Marcus, M. A., Deck McAndrew, Martin, Engine McCabe, John, Engine McCahe, T. J., Engine McCants, Alvin, Deck McCauley, Roy, Engine McMullin, Clarence, Steward McParland, James, Engine Mefferd, Michael, Engine . i Merson, Don, Deck Miiici, Robert, Deck Minix, R. G., Jr., Engine Miranda, John, Engine Moneymaker, Ernest, Engine Moore, C. M., Deck Moore, George, Deck Moore, James, Engine Moore, Peter, Engine Moore, Thomas, Engine Moore, William, Deck Mortier, William, Deck Mouton, Terry, Engine Mull, David, Engine Noble, Mickey, Deck Nuotio, Ken, Deck Ostrander, Duane, Deck Painter, Philip, Engine Paioumbis, Nikolaos, Engine Papageorgiou, DimitrioSj Engine Parker, Jason, Deck Parr, Steven, Deck Paulson, Glenn, Deck Payton, Gilbert, Deck Pepe, Christopher, Steward Perez, Jose, Engine Perkins, Cy, Deck Petrick, L., Engine Pickford, Albert, Deck Pillsworth, Pat, Deck NPoletti, Pierangelo, Deck Prasinos, George, Deck Reamey, Bert, Engine Reed, Pete J., Deck ; Restaino, John, Engine Ripley, William, Deck Rivers, Sam, Engine Roback, James, Deck Rodriguez, Charles, Engine Rodriguez, Hector, Engine Rodriguez, Robert, Engine Rogers, George, Engine Ruiz, Steve, Engine Sabb,:Caldwell, Jr., Engine Saiiey, Robert, Jr., Engine Sanders, Carry, Engine Sanger, Alfred, Deck Shaw, Lex, Deck Shaw, Lncien, Deck Shaw, Ronald, Engine Silfast, George, Deck Simonetti, Joseph, Steward Simpson, Spurgeon, Engine Sisk, Keith, Deck Smith, D. B., Steward Smith, George, Deck Smith, Robert, Deck Snyder, John, Engine Spell, Gary, Engine Spell, Joseph, Deck Spencer, Craig, Engine Spencer, H. D., Engine Springfield, Harry, Steward Stanfield, Pete, Deck Stark, William, Deck Stauter, David, Enginr Stein, Warren, Engine Stevens, Duane, Deck Strauss, Gregory, Engine Svoboda, Kvetoslav, Engine Szeibert, Stephen, Steward Tanner, Leroy, Engine Taylor, Daniel, Steward Tell, George, Engine Thomas, Robert, Engine Thomas, Timothy, Deck Townsend, Joe, Steward Trainer, Robert, Deck Trott, Llewellyn, Engine Turpin, Richard, Engine Utterback, Larry, Deck Vain, Thomas, Deck Vaiton, Sidney, Engine Vanyi, Thomas, Steward Vazguez, Jose, Engine Venus, Guy, Engine Venus, Steve, Steward Vukmir, George, Deck Walden, Tim, Deck Walker, Marvin, Engine Wambach, Albert, Deck Wass, Klaus, Steward Waugaman, Jerry^ Engine Wayman, Lee, Deck Wells, John, Deck Westerhoim, Gary, Engine Wiiheim, Mark, Engine Wilisch, Edward, Deck Wilson, Richard, Steward Wilson, Robert, Engine Wolfe, John, Deck Woodcock, Wayne, Steward Woodhouse, Ashton, Engine Wright„Chariie, Engine Zukier, Hans, Engine Seafarers Log �V The Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship •1 ,1 I: • • p -j "For a better job today, and job security tomorrow. 99 T HE Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship is a center of vocational and academic edu­ cation for all SIU members, whether they sail deepsea, on the Great Lakes or on the nation's network of inland waters. Since the Lundeberg School was founded on its present site at Piney Point, Md. in 1967, it has grown to be the largest educational facility for boatmen and unlicensed Seafarers in the U.S. The School offers wide-ranging educational programs for all SIU members that will enable them to upgrade to higher ratings and higher paying jobs aboard deepsea vessels plying the oceans and Great Lakes, or on tugs and towboats working the harbors, rivers and coastal trades of our nation. The Lundeberg School's career oriented pro­ grams are specifically designed to enable our members to upgrade themselves to the top of their individual departments in a minimal amount of time. And the School's staff of in­ structors, which includes experts from all areas of the maritime industry, has adopted the most modern teaching aides and techniques to make the course material more interesting and more easily understood. In addition to vocational courses, the School has developed excellent academic programs in math, science and social studies to make some of the more difficult vocational material more understandable. These academic programs can also lead to a high school equivalency diploma for members interested in the School's very successful General Educational Development (GED) Program. / c The following three pages of the Log outline course descriptions, requirements and starting dates for the deepsea and inland waters courses offered on a regular basis. However, there are many important courses not described here which are offered at wider intervals. These courses are named in the Directory of All Up­ grading Courses, reprinted on the following page. If you are interested in them, or any other of the Lundeberg School's vocational or aca­ demic programs, fill out the upgrading applica­ tion adjacent to the Directory and mail it to the School. A Lundeberg staff member will then send you all pertinent information concerning the course you would like to take. The Lundeberg School was founded and de­ veloped for the betterment of all SIU members. Use it for your own good! 'f 1 ' li Upgrading Courses for Deepsea, Great Lakes Seafarers ABLE SEAMAN The course of instruction is four weeks in length and leads to the Coast Guard en­ dorsement of Able Seaman—12 Months —Any Waters or Able Seaman—Unlim­ ited—Any Waters. Course Requirements: Able Sea­ man 12 Months—Any Waters. You must: • Be 19 years of age ^ • Have 12 months seatime as Ordi­ nary Seaman, OR Be a graduate of HLS at Piney Point and have eight months seatime as Ordinary Seaman • Be able to pass the prescribed physi­ cal, including eyesight requirements. Able Seaman Unlimited — Any Waters. You must: • Be 19 years of age • Have 36 months seatime as Ordinary Seaman or 12 Months Able Seaman • Be able to pass the prescribed physi­ cal, including eyesight requirements. Starting dates: ISov. II, Jan. 24. QUARTERMASTER The course of instruction leading to certification as Quartermaster consists of Basic Navigation instruction to include Radar; Loran; Fathometer; RDF; and also includes a review of Basic Seaman­ ship; use of the Magnetic and Gyro Compass; Rules of the Road; Knots and Splices; Firefighting and Emergency Pro­ cedures. Course Requirements: Must hold endorsement as Able Seaman (Un­ limited—Any Waters). Starting dates: Mar. 21,1977. LIFEBOATMAN The course of instruction is two weeks in length and leads to the Coast Guard endorsement of Lifeboatman. Course Requirements: Must have 90 days seatime in any department. Starting dates: Nov. 11, 26, Dec. 9, 23, Jan. 6, 20. Note on Lifeboat: Steers Towboat Towboat operator upgrader Randy Gaines practices steering at the HLSS recently. October, 1976 The requirements and course material for the endorsament of Lifeboatman is identical for all personnel. So the above outline and starting dates of the Lifeboat course applies to our deepsea and Lakes Seafarers as well as to boat­ men. REFRIGERATED CONTAINER MECH. QMED—^Any Rating The course of instruction leading to certification as QMED—Any Rating is eight weeks in length and includes in­ struction leading to the Coast Guard en­ dorsements which comprise this rating. Course Requirements: You must show evidence of six months seatime in at least one engine department rating. FOWT The course is four weeks in length and leads to endorsement as Fireman, Watertender, and/or Oiler. Course Requirements: If you have a Wiper endorsement only, you must: • Be able to pass the prescribed physi­ cal, including eyesight requirements • Have six months seatime as Wiper, OR Be a graduate of HLS at Piney Point and have three months seatime as Wiper • If you have an engine department rating there are no requirements. Starting dates: Feb. 21,1977. WELDING The course of instruction in basic weld­ ing consists of classroom and on-the-job training including practical training in electric arc welding and cutting; and oxyacetylene brazing, welding and cutting. On completion of the course, an HLS Cer­ tificate of Graduation will be awarded. Course Requirements: • Engine department personnel must have 6 months seatime in an engine room rating • Deck and steward department personel must hold a rating in their department. This course, leading to certification in operation and maintenance of refriger­ ated containers consists of basic refrig­ eration, components, parts replacement and overhaul, electrical circuitry and wir­ ing, and troubleshooting. Length of course is four weeks. Course Requirements: Must have six months seatime in an engine room rating. Starting date: Jan. 10, 1977. AUTOMATION This course, leading to certification for automated vessels consists of training in the operation and control of automated boiler equipment, systems analysis and the operation of remote controls for all components in the steam and water cycles such as the main and auxiliary condensate systems, generator, fire pumps, sanitary system, bilge pumps and other associated engine room equipment. Length of course is four weeks. Course Requirements: Applicant must hold a Coast Guard endorse­ ment as QMED—Any Rating. Starting date: Feb. 21, 1977. -;.>l 5 ^ ' • II { si, • M Vi, M ! '1' tI ADVANCED PUMPMAN This course consists of instruction in cargo properties and emergency proced­ ures, tanker development and construc­ tion, operation and maintenance of valves, loading procedures, cargo pump opera­ tions, cargo measurement, discharging procedures, ballasting, tank cleaning, in­ ert gas systems, firefighting, pollution control and cargo control systems. Length of course is four weeks. Course Requirement: Must have six months seatime in any engine room rating. Starting date: Mar. 7, 1977. Note: Courses and starting dates are subject to change at any time. Any change will he noted in the LOG. Starting dates: Jan. 10, Apr. 4. Page 35 y. I -1 �Steward Department All Steward Department Courses Lead To Certification By HLSS. CfflEF STEWARD The course of instruction is six weeks long and covers all phases of steward department management and operation. Course Requirements: All candi­ dates must have seatime and/or ~ training in compliance with one of the following: • Three years seatime in a rating above 3rd cook or assistant cook OR • Six months seatime as 3rd cook or assistant cook, six months seatime as cook and baker, six months seatime as chief cook and hold HLS certifi­ cates of completion for each pro­ gram OR • 12 months seatime as 3rd cook or assistant cook, six months seatime as cook and baker, six months seatime as chief cook and hold HLS certifi­ cates of completion for the cook and baker and chief cook programs OR • 12 months seatime as 3rd cook or assistant cook, 12 months seatime as cook and baker, and six months sea­ time as chief cook and hold an HLS certificate of completion for the . chief cook program. Starting dates: Nov. 26. CHIEF COOK The course of instruction is six weeks in length and students specialize in the preparation of soups, sauces, meats, sea­ foods, and gravies. Course Requirements: All candi­ dates must have seatime and/or training in compliance with one of the following: • 12 months seatime as cook and baker OR • Three years seatime in the steward department, with six months as 3rd cook or assistant cook and six months as cook and baker OR • Six months seatime as 3rd cook or assistant cook and six months as cook and baker OR • 12 months seatime as 3rd cook or assistant cook and six months sea­ time as cook and baker and hold a certificate of completion for the HLS cook and baker training program. Harry Lundeberg School Piney Point, Md. 20674 When you complete the test, return it to the Lundeberg School. HLS will tell you the results and give you an estimate of the length of time you'll need to com­ plete the GEO Program. REMEMBER! This test is not to see who scores high or low. It helps HLS de­ sign a study program just for you—a pro­ gram that will enable our teachers to help you get your high school diploma as soon as possible. So apply today. It's easy to qualify. COOK AND BAKER The course of instruction is six weeks in length and students specialize in the selection and preparation of breakfast foods, breads, desserts, and pastries. Course Requirements: All candi­ dates must have seatime and/or training in compliance with one of the following: • 12 months seatime as a 3rd cook or assistant cook OR Just make sure that you have: • One year of seatime. • Are a member of the Union in good standing. Your classes will be small (usually just six to eight students). You'll get lots of individual help. And completing the GEO Program opens the door to the other edu­ cational opportunities that the SIU has for you. A high school diploma is the first step towards qualifying for one of the three scholarships for Seafarers that are offered each year. SIU Gives 7 Scholarships to Members, Dependents Another part of the SIU's total educa­ tional program for its members is the Union's College Scholarships Fund. Each year the SIU awards five $10,000 fouryear scholarships, of which one is reserved for a Union member and fqur for depen­ dents of members. Pick up a scholarship application now. They are available for you and your dependents at the local Union hall or by writing to the Seafarers Welfare Plan, College Scholarships, 275 20th St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215. In regard to our members, application requirements are geared for the man or woman who has been out of school for a number of years, so you will only be com­ peting with other seamen with similar educational backgrounds. The awards are granted in April of each year and the deadline for the receipt of all applications is usually around April 1. Eligibility requirements are as follows: • Have 90 days of employment on a vessel in the previous calendar year. Page 36 The course of instruction is six weeks in length and students specialize in the selection and preparation of vegetables and salads. Course Requirements: All candi­ dates must have 12 months seatime in the steward department, OR three months seatime in the steward department and he a graduate of the HLS entry rating program. Starting dates: Nov. 11, Dec. 23, Jan. 20, Feb. 17, Mar. 17. Directory of All Upgrading Courses Following is a directory of all courses, both deepsea and inland wa­ ters, that are offered at the Lundeberg School. If you are interested in taking one of these courses, fill out the appli­ cation on the adjoining page and a Lundeberg staff member will provide you with pertinent information con­ cerning starting dates, requirements' and complete course description. DEEPSEA, LAKES COURSES Deck Department /C • Able-seaman, 12 Months Any Waters fe • Able-seaman, Unlimited Any ^, • -• ''V Waters y Lifdboatman Quartermaster " Engine DepartmenCi - Fireman, Oiler, Watertender (FOWT) • QMED—-Any Rating y • Advanced Pumpman Procedures • Automation fe*.LNG.LPG ' • Refrigerated Containers >, , • • Welder • Diesel Engines p'" Assistant Cooks Graduated Five more assistant cooks graduating from the HLSS at Piney Point are, (I. to r.); Arturo Morales; Julian Mendoza; Brandon Nodier; Benito Comacho, and Boatman James Arns. • Have not less than two years of ac­ tual employment (three years for the par­ ent or guardian of dependents) on vessels of companies signatory to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. • Have one day of employment on a vessel in the six-month period immedi­ ately preceding date of application. ASSISTANT COOK yA The Union also awards two $5,000 twoyear scholarships reserved exclusively for members. The two-year scholarships offer various opportunities especially for the member who plans to keep shipping. In such a program you may develop a trade or skill which would improve your per­ formance aboard ship as well as helping you obtain a better paying job when you are ashore. The $10,000 scholarships may be used to pursue any field of study at any ac­ credited college or university in the U.S. or its territories. Starling dates: Nov. II, 26, Dec. 9, Jan. 6, 20, Feb. 3, 17, Mar. 3, 17. Starting dates: Dec. 9, Jan. 6, Feb 3, Mar. 3. H.S. Equivalency Diploma Available to All Members Get the reading, writing and math skills you need for job security and up­ grading through the high school equiv­ alency (General Educational Develop­ ment) Program at the Harry Lundeberg School. It only takes four to eight weeks, and your Brothers who have gone through this program can tell you that it's really worth it! Interested? Pick up a copy of the pre­ test kit in your port or write to this address: Margaret Nalen, Director Academic Education Department • 24 months in the steward depart­ ment with six months as a 3rd cook or assistant cook OR • Six months seatime as 3rd cook or a.ssistant cook and hold a certificate of completion from the HLS assist­ ant cook training program. Lifeboat Tickets Co to Six Lifeboat Instructor Chuck Dwyer (right) poses with his latest HLSS class of (I. to r.): Gaston Bloncourt; Benito Camachio; Boatman Ronnie Johnson; James Rader, and Chester Hoff. Not shown in the photo is graduate Rollin Bellfi. • ^ • J: • • Steward Department Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward ^ WATERS COURSES i Able-Seaman , , • . • Pre-Towboat Operator • Original Towboat Operator • Master/Mate Uninspected Ves­ sels Not Over 300 Gross Tons Upon Oceans • First Class Pilot • Radar Observer • Pre-Engineer Diesel Engines ^ ^ • Assistant Engineer Uninspected Motor Vessels • Chief Engineer Uninspected - -(i Motor Vessels . \' • Tankerman , • Towboat Inland Cook • "^Vessel Operator Management and Safety Course Seafarers Log �t M\ .If t Upgrading Courses for Inland Waters, Lakes Boatmen ABLE SEAMAN This course consists of classroom work and practical training to include: basic seamanship, rules of the road, wheel com­ mands, use of the magnetic compass, cargo hadling, knots'and splices, block and booms, firefighting and emergency procedures, basic first aid, and safety. Requirements: • All candidates must be at least 19 years of age. • Must pass a physical examination. • Must have normal color vision. • Must have, either with or without glasses, at least 20/20 vision in one eye, and at least 20/40 in the other. The can­ didate who wears glasses, however, must also be able to pass a test without glasses of at least 20/100 in each eye. • Must either have, or first complete, the separate Lifeboat Course offered at the school. • All candidates for endorsement as Able Seaman 12 months Any Water must show discharges totalling a minimum of 12 months seatime as Ordinary Seaman. • All candidates for Able Seaman Un­ limited Any Water must show discharges totaling 36 months as Ordinary Seaman or Acting Able Seaman. • All candidates for Able Seaman Tugs and Towboats Any Waters must have 18 months on deck vessels operating on oceans, coastwise routes, or on the Great Lakes, or on bays and sounds connected directly with the seas. • All candidates for Able Seaman Bays and Sounds must have 12 months on deck on vessels' 500 gross tons or under not carrying passengers. • All candidates for AB Seagoing Barges 12 Months must have 12 months service on deck in vessels operating on oceans or coastwise routes, or on Great Lakes, or on bays and sounds connected with the seas. • All candidates must verify seatime (underway time) by official original dis­ charges or by original letter from tbe company. /Length of course jour weeks) navigational instruments, emergency sig­ nals, practical use of charts in navigation, aids to navigation, safety and more. This course consists of both classroom and on-the-job training in all areas of food preparation. Tbe Cook will plan menus, requisition food, set up work schedules for tbe daily meals, and be able to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of sanitary work habits. Tbe student will de­ velop working experience with all break­ fast foods, meats, vegetables, salads, and bakery products. The course is designed to enable the Cook to operate a small galley. Course Requirements: TANKERMAN This course consists of all aspects of loading, transferring and unloading vari­ ous cargoes carried in tank barges. Tbe course also stresses diesel engine opera­ tion and repair with particular emphasis being placed on all safety aspects occur­ ring in conjunction with handling liquid cargoes. Requirements: • All Candidates for Tankerman must pass a physical examination. • Must have normal color vision. • Must have, either with or without glasses, at least 20/30 vision in one eye and at least 20/50 in the other. The can­ didate who wears glasses, however, must also pass a test without glasses of at least 20/100 in each eye. • All candidates must have a letter from the company for which they have worked certifying their ability to handle the vari­ ous types of fuels that they wish certifica­ tion for. (Length of course two weeks) Starting dates: Nov. 11, 26, Dec. 9, 23, Jan. 6,20, Feb. 3,17, Mdr. 3,17. -''1 i COOK Starting dates: Nov. 11, Jan. 24. U • All candidates for 2nd class operator must be at least 19 years of age and bave evidence of 18 months service on deck on a towing vessel. This service must have included training or duties in the wheelhouse. • All candidates for 1st class operator must show evidence of three years service on deck of a towing vessel. One year of this service must have included training or duties in the wheelhouse. • All candidates must have, at least three months service* in each particular geographical area for which application for licensing is made. • All candidates njust pass a physical exam given by a medical oflBcer of the USPHS service or a certified, reputable physician. Requirement: • Must have six months seatime in any capacity on board tugs or towboats. (Length of course six weeks) 1 Starting dates: Nov. 11, 26, Dec. 9, 23. Note: Courses and starting dates are subject to change at any time. Any change will he noted in the LOG. Starting dates: Western Rivers—Jan. 10, 1977. Oceans not more than 200 Miles Offshore—Feb. 14, 1977. •( LUNDEBERG UPGRADING APPLICATION Name Date of Birth. (Usl) (Fir.t) (Middle) Mo./Day/ye«r Address (Street) TOWBOAT OPERATOR This course, leading to licensing as 1st or 2nd class operator of uninspected tow­ ing vessels on inland waters. Western rivers. Great Lakes, oceans, or oceans not more than 200 miles offshore, will consist of training in the following areas: rules of the road (for the area in which the man seeks licensing), operation and use of Vessel Operators Graduate . Telephone #. (City) (State) - Deepsea Member • (Zip Code) (Area Code) Inland Waters Member • Lakes Member Q Seniority Book Number Date Book Was Issued- Port Presently " . Registered In , Port Issued. Endorsement (s) Now Held. Social Security #_ Piney Point Graduate: • Yes No • (if so, fill in below) , . Endorsement (s) Received .to. Entry Program: rom CDates Attended) Upgrading Program: . Endorsement (s) Received .to. From. (Dates Attended) Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: • Yes • No; Firefighting: Q Yes • No Dates Available for Training (Refer to Directory for all course listings.) I Am Interested in the Following Course (s) RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME—(Show only amount needed to up­ grade in rating noted above or attach letter of service, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE OF DISCHARGE On the extreme right Is HLSS Vice President Mike Sacco with Vessel Operator and Management course grads (I. to r.): John Feldman; Joe Knox; James Wal­ lace; William Reynolds, and James Stephens. HM DrlnlKlnfl B«eoffii« « Alcoholism is a major problem. Ono out of every 10 Americans who drink has a serious drinking problem. Alcoholism is a disease. It can be treated. October, 1976 ' SIGNATURE. 1 DATE RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TOs LUNDEBERG UPGRADING CENTER, PINEY POINT, MD. 2C674 Page 37 UJ 0, •m iv»y �--ii- -r—-T ' « Hall Scores CG Bureaucracy on Manning Cuts Continued from Page 5 is not contemplated." However, on the same issue concern­ ing unlicensed people, the circular states that the "art" has reached a state of reliability. The SIU believes that in this regard, the Coast Guard is "indulg­ ing in arbitrary and disparate treatment. Such constitutes clear if not brazen bias placing in extreme doubt the objectivity of the NVC's authors." The real deficiency of this circular on manning and automation lies in the fact that the Coast Guard has obviously lost sight not only of the human element in shipboard life, but the indispensable role the human element plays in safe vessel operation. For instance, on some automated vessels with reduced crews, overtime re­ quirements are running in excess of 110 to 125 percent of normal work sched­ ules, This excessive overtime translates into serious crew fatigue, which in turn can be a threat to the safety of the crewmembers themselves, the overall safety - of the ship and the marine environment. Such overtime requirements strongly point to the need for increased man­ power. Yet the Coast Guard's circular calls for crew reductions. It seems that the only way the Coast Guard's proposals can work effectively is if our ships are manned by robots and sailed in a vacuum. Qoestion CG Competence In view of the ill advised proposals contained in the circular. Hall ques­ i Tallying Committees Report Continued from Page 10 NO VOTES DUPLICATES NON-ELIGIBLES 2 5 6 Total Ballots Issued 2,754 Ballots Received from Bank .... 2,732 Ballots cast in duplicate 5 Ballots cast by non-eligibles .... 6 Total Votes Cast and Counted .. 2,721 PORT DISCREPANCIES The following discrepancies were noted by your Committee in the voting on this referendum: / The Committee found that five mem­ bers had voted twice. The duplicate bal­ lot in each case was not included in the :abulation of votes. The Committee also found that six (6) /otes were cast by non-eligible individjals. These ballots were set aside and not :ounted. Your Committee found that during the /oting period, in all Ports, the balloting ivas conducted Constitutionally and in ac;ordance with the Merger Agreement executed by the Executive Officers of the Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District and the Inland Boatmen's Union of the SIUNA-AGLIWD. We, the members of the Union Tallying Committee, do hereby certify that the Proposition encompassing the Resolution on the Merger Agreement and the related Constitutional Amendments, was voted upon affirmatively by a majority of the members of the Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, duly voting, as previously presented in this Report. Fraternally submitted. Warren Cassidy, C-724 (Steward Dept.) Chairman Otis Paschal, P-752 (Steward Dept.) Continued from Page 2 of the Locks and Dam 26 authorization. Senate and House leaders have as­ sured proponents of Locks and Dam 26 that early next year, shortly after the new 95th Congress convenes, a bill authorizing replacement of the Alton facility will be brought before both houses. This time Congress will have plenty of time to hold hearings on this important matter, and it is hoped that >s- Seafarers Plans Must Haye Member's Latest Address William Koflowitch, K-467 (Engine Dept.) Joseph Pazos, P-840 (Engine Dept.) Dated: September 24,1976 they will see the folly of delaying the construction any further. SIU President Paul Hall is a member of the National Committee on Locks and Dam 26, which was formed to fight for the replacement of the Alton facility. The SIU has been and will continue to be in the forefront of this effort, be­ cause any economic threat to the towing industry is also a threat to the thousands of SIU members who work on the in­ land waterways. Because .of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (often referred to as the Pension Reform Act) it is extremely important that the latest correct address of each member be on file. If the Seafarers Plans have your latest address, you will be able to receive all the neces­ sary and vital material which is required to be sent to you under the new Law. It is also very important that the Plans be aware of your marital status. Therefore, you are strongly urged to fill in the form below and send it to: Claims Department, Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plans, 275 20th St.,Brooklyn,N.Y. 11215. Seafarers Welfare and Pension Plans Or New Subscriber I Editor, SEAFARERS LOG 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Prim information) NAME i ADDRESS I I 'I I I I Continued from Page 7 tively looked for a job during the pre­ Schulze explained. He hoped similar vious month. Those who were too dis­ studies in other cities would serve as an couraged to look for work were not effective challenge to BLS methods. even considered when calculating the Local statistics which use payroll fig­ jobless rate, although they also were ures and state unemployment rolls are interviewed when the statistics were not much help, according to the study, gathered. since methods for gathering statistics As the AFL-CIO points out, and the and laws governing unemployment study agreed, this method seriously uncompensation vary from state to state. The St. Louis study used the BLS dercounts unemployment. Had discour­ definition of unemployment, although aged workers and part time workers they criticized its conservative bias. who want full time jobs been included People who did any work at all during in the St. Louis jobless rate, together the interview week were considered with the improved sampling methods fully employed, even if they just raked used in the study, unemployment in St.. leaves over the weekend. To be counted Louis might have been estimated at well as unemployed, people must have ac­ over 20 percent. Luis A. Polanco, P-236 (Deck Dept.) I CITY Unemployment ^Nicholas D'Amante, 0-696 (Deck Dept.) Locks & Dam 26 Change of Address tioned the Coast Guard's competence in this area, and concluded that a legisla­ tive evaluation might be appropriate "to determine whether the Coast Guard as presently constituted is properly dis­ charging the responsibility placed upon it by Congress and whether perhaps, such responsibility should be reposed in some other agency or at the very least, whether appropriate modifications should be made in the Coast Guard's structure and administration as it ap­ plies to our merchant marine."^ STATE ZIP SIU members please give: Soc. Sec. # Bk# TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change of ^dress, please give your former address below or send mailing label from last issue received. ' ^ ' ' .- ,'I ^faUte . Print^^ .• i..J.' .... L^ 7 Sec**...:.-...'..:.... ..... .". Firrt^ ,Permim«htV ^ Aiddress ............. Print - Number and Street Date of Birth .• ;. Mo / Day / Year .. Middle Initial City • • State ; i • Zip Code K . ' , ? ^ '. - ^ ^ , -1 '. '...' • ,•' First Year of SIU, IBU Employment S^potise's ^iame ................................... i... i. Print LastNanie First74aine Middle Initial Permanent Print Number and Street ~ City^^ - S ZpCode ADDRESS CITY PagedS STATE ZIP Date of Birth .... . .. .C;.....;/v 'M,.: Seafarers Log �'1'•n I iftdividmls; 466 ih M h^ dn dd(iv4 int^eit in pMdipatih^ and both our job security arid our spda! m4 ecmbrnic we^^ the Seaj^e^ roMUm A0iyUuesp^ (SPAD) fund since the beginning of 1P76. (The taw jmPUbits t^^ rmney, such as dueSi^ mtHpwrtj^^^.^ most effective way the trade unionist can take part in politics hthrough voluntary political ^ ^ . P^^j^^b^ttseparate segregated political fUrid.hsolicUs and accepts only vdliintary contributions. It engages in political actiymegorm ntakee coti^putions to candidates. A rnentber may volunidrily contribute as he sees ffior make no contribution without fear of tepifSplr) haverealizfid Itpw important it is to let the SIVsvoice be heard inthe Hi^ls of Congress have contributed $200, eight have (pntrilmed $300, $lj(0, Por the rest of the year the LOG will be rurmm the SPAD jf t ' -Tdcpt feels that bt the upcoming months—especially because of the 1976 elections—our political role must be maUir iainedif the melihpodspf Seafarers tP-e to beprotect^^ copy of our report isfiled withthe Federal Election CommlsSioh and isavaitablefor 0iehase from the Federta Election Comm^id^ ^ f A ti ft: - • .-.r- *• i ]/ f'I •Sf 1 .• I •'ki'ffsi.'- • mum pounciuL umi DONATION MOORLTN, M.Y. nasa m rawm mwc Oatt. S.S.NO.. Contributor's Name. >f- Book No.. ji-' f-f Addross Y'- City . . StMo . •Have You, Matle YoutSPAD::^!i. Donation This Tdar? .Zip Codt > . i'.' Miniattd fund, its piocetdt aro used to furthar its object and puroosM Including, but not mnita^to furthering the ^litical, social and economic ipterests of Seafarer seamen, the preservation and furthtrini of the mnerican Merchant Marine with impfolM employment opportunities ."•T'*'''!*?.* • "J eoncepts. In connection with such ob^s, SPAO h?" *^1 candldstes for elective office.. Ait contributions are volunUry. No »h™H «i V *** because of force. Job discrimination, financial reprisal, or tlueat of such c^uct, or as a condition of membership in the Union (SlUNA AGLiWO) or of employ!^Mn JO""®"""" j* made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Ifnion 7",5 contribution for investigation and iLV-i!®."! li?? Support SPAO to protect and further your economic, political and social interests, Ameriean'trade union concepts and SM^rar seamen. '' :,I . -.i f Y".. i -1 S' report is fiirt with the federal Elpction Commission and is available from the Federal fc'wCiioii conimissioiii WMhinpoii, 0>C«) Signature of Solicitor No. 1976 Port '4 t), Abrams, R. Acevedo, V. Adamson, R. R. Aguiar,J. Aguiiar, A. Air, K. Alexander, G. Alexander, H. Algarin, M. Allen. J. Alunso, ]. Alvarez, P. Anial, K. Ammann, W. AinpeK P. Anderson, A. •Anderson. i>. Anderson. K.C. Anderson. H. Anderson, R. Anersono.C. Annis.G. Anlkl, M. Antonio,!. Archibald, H. Aronka, A. Arncs,!. Arroyo, S. Atkinson, D. Aubnsson, E. Anger, E. Avant, E. BabkowskkT. Badgett,!. Barry, D. Bartlelt,!. Bee€hlng,M. E. Bellinger, W. Bergeria, J. Bernstein, A. Bjornsson, A. Itlanlon. M. J.' Bluill.J. Bobalek,W.J. Boiiservl.. Bortz.. C. Boudreau. R. 1. Bousson. K. Bn.viie, 1>. K. Bradley, E. Iirannan.<l. Bronn.f;. A. Brown. 1. October^ 1976 Bi*ewn,I. V Browning, B. Bryant, B. BncckP. Burke, P. Bnmette.P. Burton, R. Byrne. E. Byrne, W. Cabilda, S. Caffey,!. Cain, F. Campbell, A. 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Page 39 �i-iWniril|giiHrriF.B» ii.* -} nSEAFARERS LOG Offielal pnbUcatiM mt th« SBAFARBIIS INTBRNATIONAL UNION• Attoatic, OaU, LmUma mm* lalaad Waters District* APL-CIO Apply Now For SIU's Annual College Scholarship Prograi M- /' "sttixes^' lications for the 1977 SIU year^and one day high school^ College Scholarship Awards are now immediat;4y preceding^ ^ date of achieved on either the College Enr 1977. For more infoKmatioh ahoiit being accepted by the SIU Scholar- application. ^ trance Examination Boards (SAT these tests, write to the ACT at Box ship Administrator. All SIU Boat• dependents of deceased meni- , section only), or the American Col- 414, Iowa City, Iowa 522401 men deep-sea and Great Lajees Sea- hers who Iwdmet the seatimerequirerdege Tests (ACT). Applications for the SIU Scholarfarers, and their dependents who ments prior to their death. The Gpllege Boards tests wiU be ship program can be obtained at any meet the requirements outlined beIn addition, all dependents apply-'^^ "^ on Dec. 4, 1976 and Jan. 22j, SIU Union Hall, or by writing to the low are eligible for these scholar- ing for the scholarship program must 1977. Further information about the SIU Scholarship Administrator, 275 ships. be unmarried and less than 19 years SATs can be obtained by contacting 20th St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215. Five $10,000 four-year grants and of age at the time they apply. the College Board at either Box The application deadline for both two $5,000 two-year grants will be Both $10,000 arid $5,000 scholar- 592A, Princeton, N.J. 08540, or Box SHI, Scholarship prograrns is April awarded with at least one $10,000 ships are awarded on the basis of 1025, Berkeley, CaKf. 94701. 1,1977. scholarship reserved for an active SriU member and four for depen­ J'l- > i " *? dents of members. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1976 Description An account of the resource Headlines: LOCKS & DAM 26 CONSTRUCTION BILL FALLS AS CONGRESS ADJOURNS LAKES SUPER BULK CARRIER M/V BELLE RIVER NEARS COMPLETION TWO STRONG UNIONS COME TOGETHER HALL: 'LACK OF VISION' BLOCKS SEAPOWER DEVELOPMENT NEW SUPERTANKER AMERICAN HERITAGE NORFOLK MEETING TARGETS USSR GRAIN NYET HALL SCORES CG BUREAUCRACY ON MANNING CUTS GAO SAYS FORD JUMPED GUN IN MAYAGUEZ RESCUE UNITED FARMWORKERS UNION PRESSES FREE ELECTIONS IN CALIFORNIA SNUG HARBOR TRUSTEES AGREE TO AID TWO EX-RESIDENTS ST. LOUIS USPHS CLINIC DIRECTOR IS NAMED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CLAIMS HIT 12-MONTH HIGH UNDERCOUNTING UNEMPLOYMENT SHORTCHANGES THE NEEDIEST POPULAR SONG RECALLS TRAGIC SINKING ON THE GREAT LAKES TALLYING COMMITTEES REPORT ON THE SIU-IBU MERGER ELECTION DULUTH, CHICAGO BOATMEN POSSESS VARIED SKILLS SCHOLARSHIP HELP 1903 GREAT LAKES SANDSUCKER PLUGS ON IN OLD DAYS ON LAKES, FIGHT WITH OWNERS STANDS OUT HAPPY HOME FOR ZAPATA PATRIOT CREW REHABILITATION - ONE APPROACH TO ALCOHOLISM PROMOTING THE U.S. FLEET BY UNITED ACTION PROGRAM OFFICIALS CONFER ON FUTURE OF SIU 11 COMMITTEE REPORTS SUMMARIZED: FOCUS IS ON THE FUTURE PROFIT HUNGRY OIL INDUSTRY COULD KILL PEOPLE BOATMAN BANE STEERS A CLEAR COURSE ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BOATMEN WORK NEW ORGULF TOWBOAT DOG SNIFFS OUT DRUGS ON BANANA BOAT; NAIL CARPENTER YOUR CHANCES OF SURVIVAL IN COLD WATER ARE BETTER IF YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO APPLY NOW FOR SIU'S ANNUAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1/1976 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXXVIII, No. 10 1976 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3309d95c50ee43600ff46dbbadce8f2b.PDF a34bf3df0e24c40b30b3800adf5d47d2 PDF Text Text iimi House Votes Down Oil Cargo Preference Bill -% '•t .f.i See Page 3 Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union • Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District • AFL-CIO Xio'OCTOBER 1977 A First: Boatmen Towboat Operator Scholarship The Harry Lundeberg School in Piney Point, Md. has the equipment to provide towboat operator scholarship win­ ners with solid practical training. In photo at left is the School's towboat, Susan Collins. In photo below is the HLS tugboat, CL2. See Page 10 v ^ IS Union-Crewed Cantigny Is Firsf U.S. Ship to Carry Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil \ �^15 Linked to New Locks and Dam 26 House Passes the First Waterways User Charge Bill The House of Representatives passed a bill on Oct. 13 calling for the first user charge ever to be imposed on America's inland waterway system. The bill tied the charge to authorization of funds for the replacement of Locks and Dam 26 in Alton, 111. The bill, H.R. 8309, would levy a 4 cent per gallon fuel tax for waterway users in October 1979. This would in­ crease to 6 cents by 1981. It is now before the Senate. There it faces a pro­ posed amendment to raise the tax to a much higher svstem of river fRe<! The SIU has worked long and hard for the replacement of Locks and Dam 26. This obsolete navigation facility is the busiest set of locks and the biggest bottleneck on the entire Mississippi River. But the Union has always been [K Paul Hall 0)(0, HP Pn Among Democracy's More Disgraceful Episodes The atmosphere in which the House of Representatives considered and voted on the cargo preference legislation has to be among democracy's more disgraceful episodes. Instead of a reasoned debate on the merits of the legislation, we saw the opponents' campaign reach a high-water mark in vicious and unfounded charges of "political payoff," "bribery," and similar cheap sensational shots. This was a diversionary attack on cargo preference and its supporters— the maritime industry's unions and management, the Chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee and other members of Congre.ss, and the President of the United States. It could not have successfully been carried off without the aggressive support of the news and television media. They jumped at the opportunity to exploit the irresponsible charges of the opposition. But they did little, if anything, to present the issues involved in the legislation in a manner consistent with what we are told are the principles of a fair press. The principal opponents of cargo preference this year, as always, were the multinational oil companies. They are the original run-aways from American taxes, American working people, and American community re­ sponsibility. They were aided and abetted by a new dimension in American society known as the self-styled public interest groups. Among these arc Common Cause, whose own objectives are to play a dominant role in U.S. politics and legislative activities. But they would deny the right of partic­ ipation in a political process to vast numbers of American people whom they profess to protect. Common Cause is a group, incidentally, whose means of support arc not always easy to ascertain. . Arguments were not on the merits of the legislation. Instead, the basis of the opponents' objections—so thoroughly amplified by the press and tele­ vision—was that support in Congress for cargo preference was a "payoff." They said it was a political "payoff" to the maritime unions and management for the backing they had given congressional candidates. Similarly, without shame, they accused the President of the United States of supporting cargo preference legislation because he was paying off the unions and management for the support of his candidacy. The oil companies methodically employed all their long-established re­ sources. Their most decisive and effective technique was to strike at the security of supporting Congressmen. Through their vast public relations facilities they were able to get newspapers throughout the country to edi­ torially suggest that local Congressmen who supported cargo preference were in effect bowing to the demands of the unions. This was done on an area-by-area basis. The names of Congressional supporters were highlighted in this manner in various stories and articles. By the time the bill went to the floor of the House of Representatives on Oct. 19, a substantial number of Congressmen had been frightened away from the bill. Many felt they had to protect their innocence of the phoney charges by voting against it. This resulted in the defeat of this years' cargo preference bill. It was also a defeat for the processes of democracy. It was a victory for the intimidators. Remember that the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee had voted out the bill 31 votes to 5; with 24 Democrats and 7 Republicans INLAND flatly opposed to any waterway user charge. Such a charge would be a costly burden to the inland industry which in turn effects SIU members. The Transportation Institute, a Washington, D.C.-basedTCsearch group representing the U.S. maritime indus­ try, has also voiced strong opposition to the user charge. TI President Herbert Brand gave written testimony to the Senate Finance Committee which is holding hearings on H.R. 8309. He exContinued on Page 12 joining together against 5 Republicans in support of the bill. This bill would have provided for up to 91^ percent of American oil imports to come in on U.S.-flag tankers. And remember, too, that in 1974 the House had voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill calling for 30 percent of the imports to be carried on U.S. ships. Moreover, the President of the United States was supporting the 9Vi per­ cent proposal. And the bill was also strongly supported by, among others: the AFL-CIO; the American Legion; the Veterans of Foreign Wars; the U.S. Conference of Mayors; the Navy League of the United States, and the National Associa­ tion for the Advancement of Colored People. By all odds, on its merits, this year's bill should have carried by an even greater majority than the previous one. But cargo preference was not the issue under consideration. What it came down to was the right of the maritime unions to participate in the political process by supporting those candidates in government who supported the effort for a stronger merchant marine. Democratic Congressman Jim Howard, a long-time supporter of Amer­ ica's maritime industry from New Jersey, put the battle over cargo preference into proper perspective. Congressman Howard, as reported in the Oct. 24 New York Times, "attributed the defeat of the bill to 'an unholy alliance' of Common Cause, the citizens' lobbying group, and multinational, multibillion dollar oil companies, such as Texaco, Exxon, Mobil and Gulf." He said,"It's a shame the multibillion dollar oil industry was able to confuse the issue on this bill and thereby preserve their own dollars, because they carry oil in foreign-flag ships, to the detriment of the security of the country." In contrast. Rep. Andrew Maguire (D.-N.J.), who has also been sup­ ported by American labor, was intimidated by the opponents of H.R. 1037 into opposing this vitally-important bill. Sounding like the multinational oil companies and so-called "citizen" groups, Maguire said he opposed the bill because "the majol* problem was that the bill would have caused a net loss of jobs in the U.S. economy." This quote appeared in the N. Y. Times. New Jersey Congresswoman Millicent Fenwick was a sponsor of the bill. But when the heat was on, she walked away from it. The supporters of H.R. 1037, led by House Merchant Marine and Fish­ eries Committee Chairman John Murphy (D.-N.Y.), did not have the op­ portunity to have the legislation pass or fail on its own merits. The central issues, however, remain: • American vessels still carry only about three percent of our oil imports while the list of nations reserving a greater portion of their trade to their vessels is expanding. • American seafaring, shipbuilding and related industry jobs are still being lost as the multinational oil companies continue to employ almost exclusively foreign-flag vessels. • American security is still weakened as the control of the transport of vitally-needed oil imports remains in the hands of the multinational oil com­ panies and their foreign-flag-of-convenience shipping. • America's marine environment is still threatened by unsafe foreign vessels like the Argo Merchant. Faced with these circumstances, what do we as seafarers and as citizens of this nation do? Obviously, we are not going to be denied our right to involve ourselves in the political process as the law allows. Our support for candidates has always been legal and proper in every respect. Nor will we abandon our efforts to press for a national maritime program that is consistent with our nation's needs from national security, economic, and environmental standpoints. To achieve this we must extend our political activities. We must generate greater activity in our communities in support of those candidates who support the national interest over entrenched interest. We must support those who show concern for the working man and woman over those of multinational interests. We must tighten our adherance to the stillvalid Samuel Gompers view. That is, support our friends and oppose our enemies in a political sense. We must step up our efforts against that notorious enemy of America's working people—the major multinational oil companies—which exercise such excessive influence over the wellbeing of all Americans. At some point the correctness of our position with respect to the nation's need for a viable American-flag fleet will be understood. Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO 675 Fourth Ave Brnnklvn N Y 11232, Published monthly. Second Class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. Vol. 39, No. 10, October 1977. ' -t y . • • 2 / LOG / October 1977 �Under Oil Lobby Pressure i House Defeats Oil Cargo Preference Bill Under extreme pressure from the multinational oil lobby, the House of Representatives defeated the oil cargo preference bill this month. The bill would have required that a small per­ centage of the nation's oil imports be carried in American-flag ships. The vote was 257-165. This bill would have meant that 9.5 percent of the nation's oil imports would be carried in U.S. ships by 1982. American ships now carry only 3.5 percent of America's imported oil. The bill had the support of many groups including the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Department and the AFLCIO Executive Council. Others who supported the bill included: the Na­ tional Alliance for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); the U.S. Conference of Mayors; the Veterans of Foreign Wars; the American Legion; the National Farmers Union; the Amer­ ican Iron and Steel Institute; the Puget Sound Coalition Against Oil Pollution, and the world's most famous environ­ mentalist, Jacques Cousteau. SIU President Paul Hall said that the loss of the bill was "disappointing." But he stated that "the fight for a fair oil cargo preference bill is far from be­ ing over. We intend to keep fighting until we ultimately achieve this goal." The defeat of the bill is a blow to the health of the U.S. tanker industry. Its defeat also endangers the jobs of thou­ sands of American seamen and ship­ yard workers who depend on the tanker industry for their livelihoods. Carter Proposed It It appeared at first that the 9.5 per­ cent bill would have little trouble pass­ ing Congress for a couple of reasons. First, a similar bill, requiring a much larger percentage (30 percent) of im­ ported oil to be carried in U.S. ships. ••c The defeat of the 9.5 percent oil cargo preference bill will hurt the U.S. tanker industry. The SlU-contracted Oversea Alice, above, is just one of many U.S.flag tankers that may have a tough time finding cargo for their holds. The oil bill would have guaranteed full employment for the U.S. tanker fleet. passed both the House and Senate in 1974. But it was vetoed by President Ford. Second, the 9.5 percent bill had the crucial Presidential support cargo pref­ erence did not have in 1974. Carter first proposed the bill in July, 1977. However, in the months between President Carter's announced support and the actual House vote, the issue of cargo preference became clouded by allegations of political payoffs. A good deal of the voiced opposition to the bill came from high ranking Re­ publican Senators. More to Be Moved in November They said that Carter's support of the bill was a payoff to the maritime industry for the support the industry gave Carter during his campaign. More opposition to the bill came in the news media, which depends heavily on the oil industry for advertising. Most major newspapers in the nation editorialized against cargo preference. They called Carter's support a "blatant political payoff." They also accused many Democratic Congressmen of, in effect, being in the maritime industry's pocket. The character a.ssassination cam­ paign worked, because many Demo­ cratic House members who voted for a much larger cargo preference bill in 1974, voted against it this time. A look at the roll call vote in the House shows that Democratic Con­ gressmen, who in 1974 were solidly for the bill, voted 148 for and 132 against. However, the Republicans, the cen­ ter of the oil companies' strength in the House, voted in a block against the measure. They voted 125 against, but only 17 for. SIU President Paul Hall said "by the time the vote was taken, the real issue at hand, cargo preference, had been totally lost. Congress wound up voting on the issue of campaign contribu­ tions." Rep. John Murphy, the main spon­ sor of the bill in the House, agreed. He said the bill lost because "of the whole atmosphere around it this time—the issue of campaign contributions." A number of Congressmen who voted for the bill last time, admitted they voted against it this time because of the allegations of political payoffs. Bill's Benefits Lost It's too bad that the oil companies succeeded in their effort to block pas­ sage of the bill. As brought out in Con­ gressional hearings, the bill, if enacted, would have: • Reduced America's dependence on unreliable, unsafe foreign-flag vessels for the carriage of our imported oil. • Provided for the maintenance of a shipbuilding industrial base required by national security. It would also have helped to preserve the 200,000 Ameri­ can jobs in this area. • Created 20,000 new jobs on U.S.flag vessels, in U.S. shipyards, and in related supplier industries. • Help reduce the deficit in the U.S. balance of payments picture. The oil companies were opposed to the bill because it would have cut into their transportation profits. The oil companies own huge fleets of tankers, registered in Liberia, Panama and other countries. These ships, manned by low paid foreign seamen, carry the majority of America's oil imports. The 9.5 percent bill would have cut into the use of the oil industry's fleet. ST Cantigny Carries 1st Crude for US. Reserve The 26,900 dwt ST Cantigny (Interocean Mgt.) is the first U.S.-flag tanker to carry crude oil for storage in empty salt domes in Louisiana and Texas. The SlU-contracted tanker carried the oil early this month under the Federal Energy Administration's Strategic Petroleum Reserve Pro­ gram. Chartered by the Military Sealift Command for the new billion-bar­ rel reserve program, the Cantigny carried 46,000 tons of sour crude. This type of oil is used for heating. She carried the oil from the Mexican Gulf port of Pajaritos, south of Vera Cruz, to Nederland, Tex and Sun­ shine, La. The crude unloaded at the Kederland Terminal was barged 30 miles on the Intracoastal Waterway to the West Hackberry, La. natural salt cavern near Lake Charles, La. The Sunshine piped crude was stored in the 61-million-barrel capacity Bayou Choctaw Salt Dome. This dome will be filled next year. INDEX General News National unemployment .. .Page 7 Membership News Upgraded to inland mate . .Page6 Former scholarship winner. Page 8 New pensioners Page 30 Final Departures Page 35 Legislative News Oil cargo bill SIU in Washington Waterways tax •.. .Page 3 Page 9 Page 2 Union News President's Report Page 2 SPAD honor roll Pages 38-39 Headquarters Notes Page 7 San Juan meeting Page 4 SIU scholarships Back Page Lakes Picture Page 8 Inland Lines Page 6 At Sea-Ashore ..... Page 18 Inland Vacation Plan ... .Page 13 Gulf agents confab Page 5 Brotherhood in Action .. .Page 18 On Ships and Boats The Judge Page 5 SS Cantigny Page 3 Ships' Digests Page 34 In San Juan harbor . .Pages 25-27 Dispatchers' Reports: Great Lakes Page 31 Inland Waters Page 7 Deep Sea Page 32 Alaska oil shipping articles Page 12 Training and Upgrading 'A' seniority upgrading ..Page37 Safety taught •. Page 11 HLS courses and dates .. Page 36 FOWT Page 14 Towboat scholarship Page 10 Special Features Jones Act Page 28 Sailors Snug Harbor .Pages 15-17 Articles of particular interest to members in each area—deep sea, rivers, Lakes—can be found on the following pages: Half of the reserve crude will be carried on U.S. flag-tankers. Foreign flag tankers will carry the remainder. By the end of 1978, 250 million barrels of the sour crude will be stored in the salt domes for the strate­ gic reserve. By the end of 1980, 500 million barrels will be in storage. Al­ ready the West Hackberry Salt Dome has almost 412,000 barrels of Saudi Arabian light crude stored. Late this month, the Military Sealift Command (MSC) put out bids for American VLCCs of 160,000 dwt. These ships will carry sweet Caribbean crude from the island of Curaeao to Seaway Terminal, Freeport, Tex. by Nov. 10. MSC also put out bids for barges. The reserve pool crude will be barged for storage in the Bryan Salt Mound, Brazoria County, Tex. This sweet crude can be refined into gaso­ line. It is of a low sulphur content. Deep Sea: 3.18,23,32,34,37 Inland Waters: 2,6,10.12 Great Lakes: 8, 31 <. October 1977 / LOG / 3 ^ -I �Rain Doesn'f Dampen Son Juan Meeting It was the rainy season in the Caribbean, but that didn't stop the regular membership meeting at the SIU Kali in Puerto Rico this month. Seafarers and SIU Boatmen in San Juan braved heavy showers on Oct. 6 to hear the latest devel­ opments in the Union and the in­ dustry. They gathered at the Santurce Hall, a vine-covered building with a decidedly Spanish flavor. Santurce is a section of San Juan, the hub of maritime activity on the island. Headquarters reports on con­ tracts, new construction, and mar­ itime legislation were shared with the membership. The ILA strike, in its first week at the time and already affecting Puerto Rican shipping, dominated the discus­ sion. When the meeting took place, six U.S.-flag ships were laid up in the port. The SIU Hall in Santurce, Puerto Rico houses the Union Hiring Hall and clinic, as well as the offices of the SIU of Puerto Rico. The last is an autonomous affiliated union of the SlUNA. It represents industrial workers on the island. SIU members listen attentively to reports on the latest developments in the Union and the industry. A. .J.' Juan Reinosa, SIU port agent in Puerto Rico, at right, con­ ducted the membership meeting. Bill Doak, Sea-Land shore gang bosun, left, presented some of the Headquarters re­ ports at the October meeting. Some of the members enjoyed a game of pool at the Hall before the meeting began. Left to right are: Seafarers Ismael Garcia; Antonio Santiago, and Raefal Arias. Visitors to the SIU Clinic, on the ground floor of the Hall, are welcomed to the facilities by an attractive waiting room. 4 / LOG / October 1977 ;0r Seafarer Calvin DeSilva, standing, wanted to know how the ILA strike was affecting shipping in the port. A thorough physical exam, like the one Seafarer Geronimo Morales is beginning here, is one of the many services memadvantage of in Puerto Rico. Victor A. ,Colon is the attending physician. �Coast Guard Proposing New Tanker Regulations The U.S. Coast Guard is expected to come out in the next few months with a new set of tanker regulations. They would include rules for the manning of U.S.-flag tankers and inland equipment carrying oil and hazardous liquid car­ goes. The regulations will also cover foreign-flag tankers operating in Amer­ ican waters. Rear Adm. William Benkert, chief of the Office of Merchant Marine Safe­ ty, said the regulation's are being de­ veloped to help offset increasing num­ bers of oil spills in U.S. waters. The vast majority of the spills are caused by foreign flag vessels. Benkert said the regulations will in­ volve the training and qualifications for the tankermen and pumpman's job. INLAND To say the least, the new tankerman proposals are a long time coming. The SlU has heen pushing for upgraded changes in the tankerman's rating for many years. However, the Coast Guard has con­ tinually downplayed the importance of the tankerman's responsibilities, espe­ cially on inland tows. In one case, the SIU fought the Coast Guard over the issue of removing the tankerman's job on tows underway. The Coast Guard claimed that only a shoreside tankerman was necessary for the actual transfer of liquid cargoes. The Coast Guard maintained that a licensed officer could handle the tankerman's duties while the vessel was underway. In contrast, the SIU has always maintained that the tankerman's job is too important to be relegated only to a licensed officer. The officers on both inland and deep-sea vessels already have enough responsibility. They do not need the added burden of worrying about a tankerman's job. It is unclear what the Coast Guard's complete plans will include. Hopefully, they will finally come around to our way of thinking on this issue. As outlined by Adm. Benkert, changes regarding the tankerman may include the following: • Persons engaged in transfer of dangerous chemicals and liquified gases will be required to have a separate en­ dorsement. If the cargo is extremely hazardous, the Coast Guard may re­ quire a special endorsement naming the specific cargo. • Licensed officers will no longer be qualified as tankerman simply by hold­ ing a license. • Both deck officers and unlicensed personnel will be recjuired to take Coast Guard approved training courses. Or they will be required to pass a written Coast Guard test to be qualified as tankerman. Should Get Training Although the new regulations will probably not be out for awhile, it is obvious that the job of tankerman or pumpman will be more detailed and require more training. SIU members, both deep sea and in­ land, who are involved in this type of work would be wise to plan on getting additional training through the Lundeberg School. The School already has programs regarding tankerman and pumpman. Refer to any issue of the Log for starting dates. For more infor­ mation on the courses, write to the Lundeberg School directly. I LA Strike Effects Confainersftips on East and Cuff Coasts Containership operations remained at a standstill at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts as a strike by the 50,000-member International Long­ shoreman's Association continued through October. As the Log went to press on Oct. 25, the ILA strike was in its 25th day with no settlement in sight. At this date, 24 SlU-contracted containerships and LASH vessels were laid up due to the strike. New Tug The Judge The strike from Maine to Texas is aimed at the automated ships that have changed the industry and severely re­ duced the number of jobs on the docks. The key issue in the dispute has been the ILA's demand for increased job security. ILA President Teddy Gleason has been seeking a common approach to the problem through a coastwise job security provision in the contract. With increasing numbers of jobs lost to containerization, the Union also wants protection for the various funds. These funds provide ILA members guaranteed annual income, pensions, and welfare benefits. But the South Atlantic and Gulf em­ ployers have been reluctant to share in the costs of maintaining benefit funds outside their own areas. In New York, longshoremen have been guaranteed 2,080 hours of pay a year whether there is work or not. But in other ports, there are lesser guarantees. The strike has also had an effect on The Judge, a brand new 3,500 hp. tugboat, has just joined the SlU-contracted fleet o£ G & H Towing in Houston, Tex. She came out of the Todd Shipyard in Galveston and en­ tered service this month. The Judge will do harbor work between Houston and Galveston. She carries a crew of five SIU Boatmen who enjoy air conditioned quarters and galley. Her features also include twin screws. She measures 96 feet long and has a 32-foot beam. the towing industry. Shipdocking tugs have largely been laid up. But for a time, when New Orleans dockworkers struck break-bulk ships along with con­ tainerships, large numbers of grain car­ rying barges in the port were also idle. Since that time, the strike has been limited to automated carriers. 1st Alaska Crude for E. Coast t •• •• The SlU-contracted ST Overseas Valdez (Maritime Overseas) moved through a lock in the Panama Canal last month with the first cargo of Alaska crude for the U.S. East Coast. Later she unloaded in the port of Philadelphia. Conference Held in Piney Point, Md. for SIU Gulf Area Agents A six-day conference was held for Gulf area SIU agents during the week of Oct. 17. In order to better service the members, 19 Union representatives attended the Conference which took place at the Harry Lundeberg School in Piney Point, Md. They discussed a wide range of issues including contracts and all the SIU benefit Plans. A number of Union officials and department heads came from Headquarters to talk with the Gulf area agents. In the photo at left, Tom Cranford, head of the Claims Department, talks about the Seafarers Welfare Plan. In photo at right, Ed Byrne. Records supervisor, discusses membership status. October 1977 / LOG / 5 i 1 •t ^,1 �After Attending HLS, Nelson Became Mate at 22 "Cioocl news travels fast." Steve Nel­ son is a young SIU Boatman who made that old saying ring true. A few months ago, the Lof> sent let­ ters to Boatmen who had eompieted an inland licensing course at the Harry Lundeberg School. We wanted to know U.S. Passports Important All Seafarers are strongly ad­ vised to have valid United States passports. You should carry these passports with you at all times. Seafarers have encountered problems in some areas of the world because they did not have passports. " his problem seems to be increasing. If you have been to a country before and did not have trouble, that is no guarantee you will not have a problem next time. In addition, many Seafarers have not been able to make flyout jobs to foreign countries because they lacked passports. A U.S. passport can be gotten in any major city in the country. If you have any questions, just call the U.S. Passport Office in any large city, or contact your nearest SIU port agent. They will be able to tell you wbat documents arc needed to obtain a U.S. passport. Remember, normally it takes a few weeks to obtain a passport. Don't be caught short. how the course had helped them get the license and how the license had helped their careers. Brother Nelson was one of the first to respond. Thanks to the Lundeberg School, he now sails mate with G & H Towing in Corpus Christi, Tex. He got his mate's license last year, only a month after his 22nd birthday. Nelson liked the School so much that as soon as he got our letter, he called the Lofi collect. He plugged his boat's phone into the jack at the G & H dock. With fog horns in the background and the company rep cutting in with orders, he told his story. "I was raised on boats. I was born in a fishing town in Texas and many members of my family work on boats." He joined the Union in 1973, when he was 19-ycars-old. As soon as he got his AB ticket and his three years time, he applied for the Mate and Master Class. He was the youngest student in the class at the time and later the young­ est to sit for the mate's exam in Corpus Christi. "I figured it was a good opportunity, •SO why not take advantage of it. It'.s too broad a subject to study on your own. You have to learn celestial navigation and other difficult skills that require a good instructor." The good instruction at the Lunde­ berg School paid off for Nelson. He completed the course in December, 1976 and passed the exam the follow­ ing month. Two weeks later, he got a mate's job. He has a wife and child and is using the extra money to save for a house. Nelson had heard about the School from another SIU Boatman at G & H, Sam Murphy, who had attended the first Mate and Master Class. And now Nelson is spreading the word himself. SIU Boatman Steve Nelson (left) is sftown aboard the G & H tug Greichon in the port of Corpus Christi, Tex. Beside him is Union Patrolman Joe Perez. 'T think the School is so good I am encouraging other guys to go there. I got Roy Linely, Jr. from G & H to at­ tend the Die.sel Engineering Class this year. He was afraid that he couldn't do it, but after going to the School, he passed his test." 'Tt's fantastic going from an AB's job to a mate's job," Nelson said. But he's not stopping there. Next year he hopes to say the same thing about a master's job. He is going to put his Mate and Master Course to work toward his job future again when he sits for the master's license in February. Judging from his past performance, it's going to be another success story. UN Sea Law Conference Ends Without Treaty After two months of U.N. treaty ne­ gotiations on uses of the oceans and mining of seabed minerals, delegates from 145 countries recently decided to try for a pact next March in Geneva, Switzerland. The treaty talk, which be­ gan in 1973, is called the Law of the Sea Conference. The proposed treaty involves the fol­ lowing: shipping and maritime regula­ tions; rights to fish; oil and other re­ sources; protection of scientific research, and safeguarding the environment. Top U.S. seabed mining companies have been pressing Congress for legis­ lation to let them mine certain ocean floor nodules. These nodules contain copper, nickel, cobalt and manganese. Houston Four ship docking tugs from the SlU-contracted G & H Towing were tied up due to the I LA strike in this Gulf port. Some of the laid-ofT Boatmen, however, found other harbor work out of Galveston on G & H's new tug "Judge." Houston Headquarters Representative Joe Sacco reports that 24 graduates of the Harry Lundeberg School Entry Program are now working with G & H. Mobile Tug and towboat tralfic slowed down in many East and Gulf Coast ports this month due to the International Longshoremen's Association strike. Dockworkers in ports from Maine to Texas hit the bricks on Sept. 30 to push for a coastwise job security provision in their next contract. Shipping came to a near standstill for a time in New Orleans when the dockworkers refused to load or unload all vessels in port. Later the strike there was limited, as it was in most ports, to containerships and LASH vessels. Many shipdocking tugs were idle as the number of laid-up ships increased throughout the month. Barge trallie also was down in most ports. But in some cases, where Teamsters rather than Longshoremen handle cargo, shipping actually increased to pick up the slack at nearby IL.^ ports. Jack.sonville Since Teamsters load and unload the trailer barges here, business for the SlU-contracted Caribe Tugboat Corp. increased in this port. ISeiv Orleans Grain barges, which normally carry half the nation's grain through this busy port, were hit hard by the I LA strike. Work eventually began again on breakbulk operations here. But the number of grain-laden barges in port this month was still wav below the usual hiuh figures. Negotiations toward a new contract with Red Circle Towing in New Orleans provided good news in the midst of strike problems. The standard inland con­ tract was accepted by the company after meetings this month and will soon go before the membership for a ratification vote. 6 / LOG / October 1977 Shipdocking has slowed down for the SlU-contracted Mobile Towing Com­ pany. But there's good news, too. The new contract with this company, effec­ tive Sept. 16, 1977, was ratified by the membership. It is the new standard inland contract and includes the industry-wide vacation plan. Mobile Port Agent Gerry Brown has been elected vice president of the Alabama AFL-CIO Labor Council. The vote was taken at the Council's con­ vention this month, where a number of important resolutions designed to strengthen the U.S. maritime industry were also passed. St. Louis Another new SIU contract was negotiated in this port. Orgulf and Union representatives came to an agreement at meetings this month on a standard inland contract which will be presented to the membership for ratification. * * * * The general decrease in shipping caused by the ILA strike has laid-up eight towboats from the SlU-contracted American Commercial Barge Lines Fleet in thisport. A new towboat for SlU-contracted Ozark Marine is expected to arrive here in about a month. It will have an eight-barge maximum tow capacity and will work on the Tennessee River. San Juan A newly acquired boat and a new run have been added to the SlU-contracted Caribe Tugboat fleet in this port. Caribe's new addition, the 3,500 hp. Daring, is now making a weekly trip from Puerto Rico to Cumana, Venezuela. �//.-•////•///,• :•//////////y/y////////////4Vy/////////////, ////:./////^'Z/.y/'y////v///////////////////M/m///'////yyy////////»//^^^^ The regular meetings aboard ship or on your boat are the time to find out exactly what benefits you and your dependents are eligible to get. In this way you won't neglect to put in a claim for everything you are entitled to receive. This is also a good time to learn how to fill out a benefit application. This may seem like a simple procedure. But failure to provide all required information, like your doctor's federal identification number, can delay pay­ ments from the SIU Claims Department. Claims for your family will also be processed a lot faster if you don't forget to include marriage and birth cer­ tificate copies. Your Educational Director or Inland Delegate can also help you fill out the first page of the benefit form to send home for safekeeping. This will make things a lot easier for your family if something happens while you are at sea. Become familiar with the benefit forms and requirements now. If you do, you won't have to tackle them for the first time when you or a member of your family are in the hospital or going through other times of physical stress. Of course, individual claims can be complicated and the Educational Di­ rector and Inland Delegate won't have all the answers. They do have im­ portant printed material available, like the SIU Welfare Digest, which is a guide to the Plan. They can also use shipboard meetings to discuss helpful articles in the Log. For instance, the special feature on SIU clinics that ap­ peared in the September issue. More articles on the Plans will be in the Log in future issues. Watch for them. They could clear up something you are confused about. If these materials don't provide the answers, it is the Educational Director's and the Inland Delegate's responsibility to get more information. They should do this when SIU representatives come aboard the vessel. Of course, all mem­ bers can send their individual questions anytime to: Heaclq uarI by SIU Executive Vice President Frank Drozak Sickness and accidents are unfortunate parts of life that most people would rather not think-about. Seafarers and Boatmen are no different than anyone else in not wanting to consider these possibilities unless they have to face them. But SIU members have one big advantage in taking this attitude. They can afford to put medical problems in the back of their minds because they have one of the best welfare programs around ready to back them up. The Seafarers Welfare Plan was achieved in 1950 through tough contract negotiations. It has grown to be one m the most complete and financially sound benefit plans in the maritime industry. But even the best welfare plan isn't worth much if the membership doesn't know how to use it. As an SIUmember, you don't have to worry about adequate medical cover­ age. But don't wait until sickness strikes to discover what you are entitled to and how to get it. If you do, you could delay" or even possibly lose payment of your benefits when you most need them. You should know where to go for medical services that are covered by the Plan. You should also know how to apply for the benefits that pay for those services. How do you find this out? The answers should be as near as the Educational Director aboard ship or the Union Delegate on tugs and towboats. They can tell you about the eight U.S. Public Health Service hospitals where Seafarers and Boatmen can receive free room and board. They can tell you about the medical services that are covered by the Plan. They also have in­ formation about the free SIU clinics throughout the country where you and your dependents can get physical examinations and treatment Claims Department Seafarers Welfare Plan 275 20th St. Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 The Seafarers Welfare Plan started out on a small scale. Over the yaers it has provided bigger and better benefits. It has done this to help SIU members cope with the skyrocketing cost of medical care in this country. This is your Plan. You've earned it—literally—by the contributions that SlU-conlracted companies put into it for every day you work. Learn to use it so that you can put it to work for you when you need it. Jobless Rate^ Linked to Crime Rise^ Eases to 6.9^o WASHINGTON, D.C.—The coun­ try's unemployment rate eased some­ what to 6.9 percent in September. This was reported by the U.S. Labor De­ partment. Also, there was little im­ provement in the long term job situa­ tion for blacks. Those Americans out of work totaled 6,773,000. The nation's jobless rate was 7.1 per­ cent in August. The rate has hovered around 6.9 to 7 percent since April, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the lower Septem­ ber rate doesn't include the large scale layoffs from recent steel plant shut­ downs. In a related development, John Hop­ kins University Professor M. Harvey Brenner linked the unemployment rate to the rising crime rate. He stated this in testimony before the House of Rep­ resentatives Judiciary Subconiiniltee on Crime. Dr. Brenner said his study showed the following: for every jump of 1 per­ cent in the U.S. jobless jate there are approximately 648 more murders, 23,151 more larcenies and 40,056 more narcotics arrests. His survey covers the years 1947 to 1973. As for black unemployment. Sen. William Proxmire (D-Wisc.) told a Congressional Joint Economic Commit­ tee hearing that the September figures indicated the U.S. economy was still in a period of "stagflation". That is, eco­ nomic growth was stagnant while infla­ tion grew. "The whites are doing pretty well but the blacks are taking it on the chin," he emphasized. Because of the rapid increase of the labor force, the economy has not been able to produce jobs fast enough to re­ duce unemployment for blacks and teenagers. Commissioner Julius Shiskin of the Bureau of Labor Statistics partly blamed deteriorating economic condi­ tions in the nation's central cities for September's 13.1 percent black unem­ ployment rate. In August, the jobless rate was 14.5 percent for blacks. Shiskin warned the Congressional Joint Economic Committee that "the labor force is proceeding on two tracks. He said that blacks simply "aren't shar­ ing in" the employment gains. Black teenagers have gotten the worst of it. Their unemployment rate dropped Shipping Report for Inland Waters FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 1977 TOTAL MEN REGISTERED ON BEACH TOTAL JOBS SHIPPED Relief Jobs Permanent Jobs Class A BALTIMORE BOSTON HOUSTON JACKSONVILLE NEW YORK MOBILE NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS PADUCAH PHILADELPHIA PINEY POINT PORT ARTHUR PUERTO RICO RIVER ROUGE ST. LOUIS TAMPA TOTALALL PORTS . . Class C Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B 0 0 15 5 0 0 9 0 14 13 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 20 0 0 0 22 1 0 0 0 15 22 0 0 22 5 0 , 17 . 0 7 0 0 0 0 132 24 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 2 0 9 78 3 0 143 0 13 1 7 21 0 3 0 4 1 0 2 0 2 0 86 0 6 0 0 24 0 68 29 104 275 51 22 291 128 7 5 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... Class B from 40.4 percent in August to 37.4 percent last month. Their rate has been between 35 to 40 percent since 1974. White teenage joblessness hit 18.1 percent in September, up from 17.5 per­ cent in August. In September the average length of joblessness was 14.2 weeks. August had an average of 13.5 weeks. Between July and September, the number of those discouraged workers not looking for jobs jumped to 1,104,000 persons. Parttime workers who could not find fullfime jobs in­ creased to 3,315,000. U.S. Passports Important All Seafarers are strongly ad­ vised to have valid United States passports. You should carry the.se passports with you at all times. Seafarers have encountered problems in some areas of the world because they did not have pas.sports. This problem seems to be increasing. If you have been to a country before and did not have trouble, that is no guarantee you will not have a problem next time. In addition, many Seafarers have not been able to make flyoiit jobs to foreign countries because they lacked passports. A U.S. passport can he gotten in any major city in the country. If you have any questions, just call the U.S. Passport Office in any large city, or contact your nearest SIU port agent. They will be able to tell you what documents are needed to obtain a U.S. passport. Remember, normally it takes a few weeks to obtain a passport. Don't be caught short. October 1977 / LOG / 7 �BB SlU Scholarship in 1970 Made 'AH the Difference' "It may sound corny," SlU scholar­ ship winner Dcrryl Wheeler admitted in a recent Lo/^' interview. "But going to college helped me find myself." Wheeler, the son of Seafarer Oricn Wn?l*W%igrew up in the small town of Toomsuba, Miss. He was the first mem­ ber of his family to attend college. "And it was my first chance out on my own," he explained. The scholarship, which Wheeler won in 1970, "made all the difference in the world," he .stated. "I doubt that I could have gone to college without it. Fll al­ ways be grateful for the .scholarship," he added, "because going to college opened up new doors for nie." Wheeler majored in biology at Mis­ sissippi State University in Starkvillc, Miss, where he proved his academic excellence. He was in the honors pro­ gram and on the Dean's and President's Lists there. Although he entered business rather than biology after school, his college courses gave him the background he needed to land his present job with the Newell Paper Company in Meridian, Mi.ss. "It was a definite asset," he said. He is in charge of shipping for the com­ pany, which is the largest paper com­ pany in Mississippi. But Wheeler still wants to finish his mediate concerns. His wife, Shelia, a former medical technologist, expects their first child "any day now." The couple was married in January, 1977 at the Washington, D.C. Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Businessman, biologist, husband and soon-to-be father. Wheeler still has some time left over for other interests A $3,108.54 Vacation Check! Derryl Wheeler degree in biology. He is only a few courses away from completing his re­ quirements, which he plans to take at the Meridian branch of Mississippi State. "Perhaps later on I'll work on my masters degree toward becoming a junior college teacher in biology," he Very Happy With Job But right now he is "very happy" with his job. And he also has more im­ The Lakes Picture i'hi(*ago The Federal Maritime Commission announced plans to open a Great Lakes office in Chicago by the end of November. The office will be located at 610 Canal St. in Chicago's Custom Building. It will enable the FMC to deal directly with the problems of Great Lakes ocean carriers and shippers. The Commission chose Chicago as the site of its fourth district OIPK-C after studying several Great Lakes port cities. Some of the factors the Commission considered were the port's location, amount of tonnage handled, and the number of licensed ocean freight for­ warders in the area. The FMC's Chairman, Richard J. Daschbach, said the opening of the new office reflected, "the growing importance of the Great Lakes as America's fourth seacoast." The cement carrier Medusa CZ/u/Zcz/gcr (Cement Transit Co.) has been given a bad name. The Chicago River bridgetenders call the Challenger the "jinx ship" because the 16 bridges the ship must pass under as she travels between Petosky. Mich, and Penn-Dixie Industries in Chicago frequently refuse to raise for the Challenger. The bad luck reputation of the vessel was also recorded in a two-page story in the Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine called "Riding the Chicago River Jinx Ship." But the 552-foot Challenger is known for other things, too. I.ast August she rescued two men in Lake Michigan who were found clinging to their overturned power boat. The men had been there for 15 hours when the Challenger's crew spotted them 18 miles north of the Wilmette Coast Guard Station. For those men, she was surely a "good luck" ship. Ootroit The United Stcelworkers strike, which has kept iron ore mines in the Great Lakes area shut down since August, continues with no end in sight. But Detroit's Port Agent Jack Bluitt reports that "the bulk of the SIU fleet on the Great Lakes is operating." The .lo.seph S. Young, McKee Sons, Roger M. Kyes and Consumers Power have all been fitted out and are running. The Henry Steinhrenner has recalled her crew and-will be carrying a cargo of grain. Bluitt reports that Kinsman's Merle M. McCurdy and Paul L. Tiefjen are the 8 / LOG / October 1977 which he developed in college. He was a member of the stage production crew at Mississippi State. That love for the theater has stayed with him. He is now a member of the Meridian Little Thea­ ter and has played parts in two mus­ icals, "Oliver", and "1776." Singing is one of his hidden talents, he admitted. "It's one that's sometimes hidden real deep," he joked. A whopping $3,108.54 vacation check is presented to Assistant Bosun Harry Kaufman (right) of the C/S Long Lines (Transoceanic Cable Co.) by SlU Rep­ resentative Pete Loleas recently at Headquarters. Seafarer Kaufman had homesteaded on the Long Lines for the past five years. only SlU-contracted vessels still in lay-up and there is a possibility the McCurdy may fit up before the season ends. Buffalo New York's Governor Hugh L. Carey announced plans for a $32 million shipping terminal for Buffalo Harbor. The facility will be ready for use in April 1981 and will handle a forecasted 16 million tons of bulk cargo annually. Fraiikfiirf The Michigan Interstate Railway Company became the new operator of the Ann Arbor Car Ferry Viking as of Oct. I. Until that time, the SIUcontracted Viking was run for the state of Michigan by Con Rail. Approxi­ mately 26 SlU and Marine Engineer Beneficial Association members who worked on the ferry decided to remain with Con Rail instead of going with Michigan Interstate. Biiliilli American Steamship's new Belle River recently carried one of the biggest coal hauls ever—a record 66,000 tons. The Seaway Port Authority of Duluth announced that direct overseas tonnage passing through Duluth-Superior Harbor through Aug. 1 was up 51 percent over the same period last year. SU I.awrc»ii4*€^ Soawav The St. Lawrence Seaway is scheduled to remain open at least until Dec. 15 of this year, according to the Seaway Development Corp. and the Seaway Authority. A lifting or modification of the year-old ban on eating fish from contaminated Lake Ontario is being considered by New York State Conservation Commis­ sioner Peter A. Berle. The Lake has been polluted by the ant poison Mirex and other cancer-causing substances. Bay, Wlsv. The SlU-contractcd Chief Wawatam (Mackinac Transportation Co.) left the drydock at the Bay Shipbuilding Yard on Aug. 23 but is still at the Yard. The strike at Bay Shipbuilding continues to keep that yard inactive. Cathariiiejfi The Litton-owned and SlU-contracted Presque Isle entered the Port Weller Dry Docks Yard in St. Catharines for propeller and rudder repairs. J^afefy The Coast Guard has approved two types of survival suits for Great Lakes officers and seamen. The suits, made of neoprene foam, are designed to protect wearers from exposure to extremely cold temperatures for 24 hours or more. �mm Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO OCTOBER 1977 Legislative, Administrative and Regulatory Happenings Big Oil Defeats Cargo Equity Bill In Congress House Approves Locks & Dam 26, Votes User Fee The House of Representatives voted down the Cargo Equity Bill on Oct. 19 by a vote of 257 to 165. It was a victory for Big Oil. They were behind the massive campaign to ob­ scure the real merits of the bill with unfounded charges of political favor­ itism. The vote was a setback for this nation's maritime industry, and for the thousands of seagoing and shoreside workers whose livelihoods de­ pend upon the growth of the indus­ try. The Cargo Equity Bill would have guaranteed that 9.5 percent of the nation's total oil imports would be carried on U.S. ships built in Ameri­ can shipyards and sailed by Ameri­ can crews. The Bill was supported by President Carter who said during his The House this month passed a bill that would authorize $432 mil­ lion to replace Locks and Dam #26 on the Mississippi River at Alton, 111. But, with strong pressure from the railroad lobby, the House also ap­ proved a "user fee" that would put a 4 to 6 cents a gallon tax on commer­ cial users of nearly all of the inland waterways system. The bill will now go to the Senate where it is expected that our oppon­ ents will try to add to the cost of the fuel tax. Last June, the Senate drew up a bill that would phase in a user charge over the next ten years. It's a much more costly bill for barge line opera­ tors. So the barge operators decided to back the House Bill as the lesser of two evils. The Administration has indicated that it wants some kind of tax or user fee on the inland waterways to oflfset the costs of maintaining them. Presi­ dent Carter would like to see a higher tax, but will probably support 4 to 6 cents a gallon tax if that's the final recommendation of Congress. COMPLETE DETAILS ON PAGE TWO. Planning Washington Strategy Each Wednesday, SIU officials meet with Maritime Trades Depart­ ment representatives and staff members from Transportation Institute for a rundown on legislative activities in Washington. Plans and pro­ grams are laid out for the Washington staff, and assignments are made to cover all areas affecting the maritime industry. The weekly meetings are headed by SIU Executive Vice President Frank Drozak. Also attend­ ing are SIU representatives from the inland waters, the Harry Lundeberg School, and the SIU's General Counsel. SIU President Paul Hall often attends these meetings when he is in Washington. election campaign that he was com­ mitted to maintaining a strong mer­ chant marine as a part of the nation's defense. The Bill was also supported by the AFL-CIO and the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Department. AFL-CIO President George Meany called the Bill "a modest but significant step toward reviving the country's de­ pressed merchant marine." Opposition to the Bill was led by the major U.S. oil companies who use foreign-flag ships to avoid paying U.S. taxes and to hire cheap labor in order to increase their own profits at the expense of American taxpayers and American workers. COMPLETE DETAILS ON PAGE THREE. Other Happenings in Congress... SIU Upgraders At Capitol Seniority upgraders get a first­ hand look at the SIU's Washington operation as a part of their monthlong educational program. While they are in Washington, the up­ graders visit the AFL-CJO Maritime Trades Department and Transporta­ tion Institute. They meet and talk with SIU and TI staff members, and learn about the many legislative problems with which they are faced. Seen here on the steps of the na­ tion's Capitol are SIU Representative George Costango and Dave Wirschem, and Seafarers John Bishop, Anthony Buffa, James McNeely, Phillip Decker, Louis DiAgostino, Davis Garoutte, Gary Hughes, Paul Klick, Joe Lisenby, Paul North, Michael Phillips, Dean Prindle, Virgilio Rivera, William Theodore, Steven Bower, and Ramon Echevarriar. . . . OCEAN MINING. A policy statement from the Carter Adminis­ tration is expected shortly on what the U.S. policy will be regarding deep sea mining. The Carter policy state­ ment should clear up the uncertain­ ties resulting from the failure of the International Law of the Sea Confer­ ence to come up with any workable recommendations which would pro­ tect the investments of U.S. compa­ nies involved in mining operations. Both the House and the Senate have been moving ahead on this. Pro­ posals now in Congress would re­ quire that only U.S.-flag ships will be used for mining, processing and transportation of deep sea minerals. jn * has scheduled floor debate and a vote on a bill which would require oil rigs on the outer continental shelf of the U.S. be built in the U.S. and manned by American workmen. It would also require that all service and supply vessels be U.S. registered and manned by American workmen. * . . . OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF. As we go to press, the House SPAD is the SIU's political fund and our political arm in Washington, D.C. The SIU asks for and accepts voSuntary contributions only. The Union uses the money donated to SPAD to support the election campaigns of legislators who have shown a pro-maritime or pro-labor record. SPAD enables the SIU to work effectively on the vital maritime issues in the Congress. These are issues that have a direct impact on the jobs and job security of all SIU mem­ bers, deep-sea, inland, and Lakes. The SIU urges its members to continue their fine record of support for SPAD. A member can contribute to the SPAD fund as he or she sees fit, or make no contribution at all without fear of reprisal. A copy of the SPAD report is filed with the Federal Elec­ tion Commission. It is available for purchase from the FEC in Washington, D.C. . . . ALASKA GAS PIPELINE. Hearings on the Administration's recommendation for a Canadian route, for natural gas being pumped in Alaska are continuing before the Senate Energy Committee. . . . RUSSIAN MARITIME AC­ TIVITIES. The House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee has scheduled a briefing later this month on Russian maritime activities and their affect on the U.S. shipping in­ dustry. . . . COAST GUARD. Hearings on Merchant Marine Safety are con­ tinuing before the Coast Guard Sub­ committee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. October 1977 / LOG / 9 �A First for Boatmen 12-Vfeek Towboat Operator Scholarship There's something you can do right now to make 1978 a year of advancement in your career as an inland Boatman. Apply for the Towboat Operator Scholarship. Never heard of it? That's because it's brand-new for the SIU and the industry. Nothing like it has ever been offered before to Boatmen. For several years, the SIU has made free inland upgrading programs available at the Harry Lundeberg School in Piney Point, Md. Now that oppor­ tunity for career advancement is even more attrac­ tive. The Transportation Institute (TI) is offering a scholarship of $110 a week to SIU Boatmen who qualify for a free 12-week Towboat Operator course at the Lundeberg School. Twenty-four scholarships will be awarded at this time. TI is a research and educational organization for the maritime industry, based in Washington, D.C. The SlU-contracled companies, which TI rep­ resents, realize the industry's growing need for licensed boatmen. And the HLS has developed a program to meet that need. The Towboat Operator course offers Boatmen everything they need to know to take the licensing exams for First and Second Class Operiitor of Un­ inspected Towing Vessels. In addition, students will receive extensive "hands on" training aboard the School's tug and towboat. The course includes equal time for boot and classroom training. Only 24 Boatmen will be in each cla.ss to allow maximum individual instruction. The first class will begin on Feb. 20, 1978 and will end on May 12, 1978. The .second cla.ss will begin on May 29. Like all HLS courses, instruction, room and board, and all school supplies are provided free of charge. Consider all that, plus the $110 a week. This money will help you cover your financial responsi­ bilities at home while you are at the School. Does it sound good so far? It should. It's a chance of a lifetime for the higher pay and better job security of a licensed rating. Check the following list of eligibility re­ quirements to see if you can make it work toward your job future. EI.IGIBILITY • All candidates must be United States citizens. • All candidates must pass a physical examination given by a medical ofticer at the U.S.P.H.S., or a certified, reputable physician. • All candidates mu.st have 20/100 vision in both eyes corrected to 20/20 in one eye and 20/40 in the other. f«,«. 'H a:::. ' The Lundeberg School fleet offers a full range of equipment where Boatman can get important practical experience. Inland training includes pushing barges, like the one shown here. • All c.andidates mu.st have normal color vision. • All candidates must have their color .sen.se tested by a pseudo-isochromatic plate test. But any who fail will be eligible if they can pass the Williams Lantern Test or equivalent. • To be eligible for a license as Second Class Op­ erator of Uninspected Towing Vessels, a person must: a. be at least 19 years of age, b. have at least 18 months service on deck of towing vessels • To be eligible for a license as First Class Oper­ ator of Uninspected Towing Vessels, a person must: a. be at least 21 years of age, b. have at least three (3) years service on towing vessels; of that three years two years must have been on deck of vessels 26 feet or over in length and one year on deck of any towing vessel OR three years service on towing vessels, including at least one year service on deck. • In all cases, all applicants must have at least three months service in each particular geo­ graphical area for which application for licens­ ing is made. NOTE #1 Members who normally work a 12 hour day will receive a service cre­ dit of IVz days for each day so worked. This means that the 36 month service requirement can be reduced to a minimum of 24 months for a license as 1st Class Operator Uninspected Towing Ves­ sels. This means that the 18 month service requirement can be reduced to a minimum of 12 months for a license as 2nd Class Operator Un­ inspected Towing Vessels. NOTE #2 Members who have graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School entry rating program in class #172 or thereafter (May 16, 1975, 12 week program) and attend the HLS Original Towboat Operator course will receive a credit of at least SVz months service time. This means that those members need only pro­ duce 30Vz months service to be eligible for a license as 1st Class Operator Uninspected Towing Ves­ sels. This means that those members need only produce lOVz months service to be eligible for a license as 2nd Class Operator Uninspected Towing Vessels. NOTE #3 Members who are graduates of the Lundeberg School and work a 12 hour day will receive credit for both as specified in Note #1 and Note #2 above. If you are .selected, your only obligation is to complete the course and afterward spend two years with a TI company working in the wheelhouse. All eligible Boatmen will soon receive an ap­ plication for the Towboat Operator Scholarship in the mail. Don't delay. Fill it out and send it to: Transportation In.stitute Scholarship Committee c/o The Harry Lundeherg School Piney Point, Md. 20674 The Towing Industry Advisory Board on Education unanimously agreed that the Towboat Operator Schol­ arship was the answer to solving the shortage of licensed operators in the industry. Management and SIU representatives from the Board are shown here as they discussed the scholarship at meetings in Piney Point, Md. on Oct. 25-26. 10 / LOG / October 1977 If you do not receive an application, or if you need more information, contact the TI Scholar­ ship Committee at the above address. All application requirements must be com­ pleted and returned to the Scholarship Committee by Jan. 17, 1978. �Good Safety Habits Can Save Your Life For every Seafarer or Boatman aboard a ship, boat or barge, safety is a way of life. Or at least it should be. Good safety habits can literally save your life on the job! Because safety is so important, good work habits are taught in every course at the Lundeberg School. Each job aboard a vessel has its own special areas where safety is critical. SlU members have to know these areas and what the correct work procedures are. Tankermen, for example, must know what precautions to take against the ignition of fires; which substances they work with that can be poisonous; and the special hazards of each cargo they handle. A short lecture on safety might teach a Seafarer or Boatman some of these things. But safe work habits are just that—HABITS. That's why the best way to really learn and practice job safety is to learn the job and the safest way to do the job at the same time. When a Seafarer comes to HLS, he learns the job skills that will help him earn more money—and he learns the safe work habits that will make sure he's alive and well to enjoy that money. For example, QMED's at HLS learn the proper handling of pressure vessels. Tankermen learn emergency proced­ ures for handling liquified, flammable gases, and FOWT's learn the safe op­ eration of steam boilers. At HLS, the safe way to do the job is the only way to do the job. Some safety procedures are so simple that they become second nature to HLS upgraders during their on-the-job train­ ing. For instance, every AB who leaves the School knows he must wear gloves when working with wire, wear a hard hat when in port, walk carefully when on deck, and never smoke on deck— especially on tankers! These rules may be so obvious that you think they're funny—but just think about how many brothers you know who've lost their fingers or had other injuries because they forgot about such simple rules. Obviously, lots of shipboard acci­ dents need never have happened. Up­ grading at HLS can make the difference between a safe trip and an on-the-job injury. So. when you're ready to upgrade, don't just think about passing the Coast Guard exam. Sign up for the course you want at HLS and learn to do your new job the right way—the safe way. HLSS Instructor Bill Eglington shows his class how to operate firefighting equipment—an essential skill to have in the interest of safety. Allowing him­ self to be the object of study is Boatman Andrew Bentis. Steward Department Instructor Laymon Tucker tells his class that safety is a top priority item when working in the galley. HLSS Plans AB Course For Lakes Members A special Able Seaman Course de­ signed just for Seafarers who ship on the Great Lakes will he offered at the Lundeherg School in January. All Lakers who want to earn this important endorsement are encouraged to plan ahead and enroll now. Many Lakers can't come to HLS during the summer months, since this is the prime shipping season. But winter is the ideal time for a change of scene and a few weeks of quiet study— espe­ cially when the time spent at HLS in January will mean better pay next summer. During the AB Course, the students will study deck seamanship, rules of the road, marlinspike seamanship, hclmsmanship, cargo handling, sifety, firefighting and first aid. Instruction is very individualized and lots'of time is spent in practical, hands-on training. REMEMBER!! The Coast Guard requires ail able seamen to have a life­ boat ticket. Lakers who don't yet have a lifeboat mail eiidorseiiieiit must enroll in the Lifeboat Course at HLS as well. You'll he scheduled so that you can go right into the AB Course when you finish the Lifeboat Class. So start making your plans to attend the AB Course at HLS in January. It's tailor-made for Lakers who want to get ahead in their seafaring careers. Seafarer Robert Franey is working the safe way, with a face shield, as he operates drill press during upgrading program at HLSS. A MESSAGE FROM YOUR UNION October1977 / LOG / 11 �From Economy's Minutes: Saved Cubans in Dinghy 6 Days Seafarers aboard the containership Sea-Land Economy had a lot of action and high adventure in Cuban refugees from the angry sea. This occurred in the Florida Straits nine miles off Key Largo's Molasses Light. Ship's chairman on the Economy is Recertified Bo­ sun Luther V. Myrex. The four "claimed to have been in the water for six days in an 8-foot dinghy, paddling with a makeshift oar and divers' foot flippers." Chief Steward L. Nicholas added "They were served sand­ wiches, ice cream, milk and ice water before the Coast Guard took them over." The Sea-Land Economy had been sailing from the port of Houston to the port of Jackson­ ville at the time of the rescue. At Log press time, after a scheduled the Florida Straits on Sept. 6. As told in the Sept. 10 Ship's Minutes the crew plucked four Sorry, Martini In last month's issue of the Log, we incorrectly identified SlU Boatman Martin Gould, standing left in this photo, as Joseph Constance. Gould was partici­ pating in the First Class Pilot's course at the Lundeberg School. Gould is from Louisiana. Others in above photo are, seated left to right: Donald Downey, Christopher Cusimano and Marvin Bowman. Standing alongside Gould is Curtis Ledet. Shipping Articles: Requirements for Vessels Involved in theValdez Oil Trade 1. Vessels involved in the transportation of Alaskan oil will perform several types of voyages. The below listed descriptions should cover most of the situations encountered. The information provided should be used to determine what type of Shipping Articles or shipping agreement is necessary in conjunction with the voyage which a vessel is about to undertake. These rules apply to U.S. vessels regardless of the flag of the vessel involved in the lightering operations. 2. Vessels which sail from Valdez to perform lightering operations in INTER­ NATIONAL WATERS and then return directly to Valdez are not required to sign foreign articles or enter into an agreement between Master and crew. The Master must, however, execute a Form CG-735(T). The services of a Shipping Commissioner are not required. 3. Vessels which sail from Valdez to perform lightering operations in the TERRITORIAL WATERS of another nation, except Mexico and Canada, and return directly to Valdez must carry foreign articles entered into before a Shipping Commissioner. 4. Vessels sailing from Valdez to perform lightering in INTERNATIONAL WATERS and scheduled to call at a port on the West Coast of the U.S. prior to their return to Valdez are required to enter into an agreement between Master and Crew. The services of a Shipping Commissioner are not required. 5. Vessels sailing from Valdez to perform lightering operations in INTER­ NATIONAL WATERS must carry Foreign Articles if there is a scheduled Foreign port of call, other than Canada or Mexico, prior to their return to Valdez. The services of a Shipping Commissioner is required. 6. Vessels carrying cargo from Valdez to ports on the East or Gulf Coast of the U.S. must carry Intercoastal Shipping Articles entered into in the presence of a Shipping Commissioner regardless of whether or not the vessel rounds the Cape or transits the Panam.a Canal. 7. Vessels transporting cargo between Valdez and Ports on the West Coast of the U.S. must have a written agreement between the Master and crew. The services of a Shipping Commissioner are not required. 8. Vessels sailing from East Coast or Gulf Coast Ports of thu U.S. to perform lightering operations in INTERNATIONAL WATERS of th' Pacific are not required to enter into a Shipping Agreement so long as they rnurn directly to the same State of Departure or an adjacent State. 9. Vessels sailing from East Coast or Gulf Coast Ports of the U.S. to perform lightering operations in the TERRITORIAL WATERS of another Nation, except Mexico, must carry Foreign Shipping Articles entered into in the presence of a Shipping Commissioner. 10. Vessels sailing from East Coast or Gulf Coast Ports of the U.S. to perform lightering operations in INTERNATIONAL WATERS of the Pacific and sched­ uled to call at a Foreign Port, other than Canada or Mexico, prior to their return must carry Foreign Articles entered into before a Shipping Commissioner. 11. Vessels which sail from East Coast or Gulf Coast Ports of the U.S. to perform lightering operations in INTERNATIONAL WATERS of the Pacific must carry Intercoastal Articles entered into before a Shipping Commissioner if they are scheduled to call at a Port on the West Coast of the U.S. 12. Vessels which sail from East Coast or Gulf Coast Ports of the U.S. to perform lightering operations in INTERNATIONAL WATERS of the Pacific and are to return to a Port on the East or Gulf Coast of the U.S. other than the same State of departure or an adjacent State, then the Master and Crew must enter into a written agreement; but the services of a Shipping Commissioner are not required. 12 / LOG / October 1977 Sept. 28 New Orleans payoff, she was waiting in Rotterdam for the ILA beef to end. Also at the Sept. 10 shipboard meeting. Brother Myrex pointed out to the crew highlights in the August Log. This included: the President's Report; a story on the oil cargo preference fight; another on the Navy use of the private Merchant Marine; a Notice to All Deep Sea Members, and a story on the all-Alaska gas pipeline. Also during the weekly Union meeting no beefs were reported by the following: Chief Electrician L. D. Costa, educational director; Ship's Treasurer S. T. Fulford; Deck Delegate B. Jarratt; Engine Delegate Joseph N. Mouton, and Steward Delegate S. Morris. Waterways User Charge Continued from Page 2 plained that TI is still definitely against the idea of a user tax. However, in view of both Houses' decision that some sort of tax is to be imposed, he indicated that H.R. 8309 would have less adverse impact on the industry. Department of Transportation Secre­ tary Brock Adams testified in favor of the system of higher fees at the Senate Committee hearings. He said that Pres­ ident Carter is not satisfied with H.R. 8309's lower user charge and would veto the House bill. Adams maintained that the Senate will have to compromise on the issue, but come up with a higher charge than that of H.R. 8309. If the House bill is amended by the Senate, it will have to go to a House SI and Senate conference for approval. It would then be voted on separately in each House of Congress. The SIU and other critics of the user charge have protested that the Locks and Dam 26 project is being held hos­ tage by the user charge issue. Moreover, if a bill linking the user charge and the Locks and Dam 26 project is passed, there is no guarantee that the project will actually be built. The money which the bill would au­ thorize for Locks and Dam 26, $432 million, could be held up at later stages by Congress. This was the case in the never completed Cross Florida Barge Canal. In the case of Locks and Dam 26, this development would mean tl:^t the industry would have a user charge but no new Locks and Dam 26. The SIU Wants Every Seafarer To Be Aware That: If You Get Busted For Taking Or Possessing Drugs, You Can Kiss Your Seaman's Papers Goodbye, Because The Coast Guard Will Never Let You Ship Out Again •U �An Industry-wide SlU Plan More Boatmen Getting Vacation Checks benefits that most Boatmen never even came close to. Before the Plan, few Boatmen received any vacation benefit at all. Those who did often had to work a full year before they were eligible and then their vacation pay was usually small. The beauty of the SIU industry-wide plan is that you only have to work 90 days before you can file for your first vacation check. And you can con­ tinue to collect for every 90-day period of em­ ployment. In other words, the more days you work, the more your vacation benefit builds up, since the company contributes to the Plan for every day you put in. iMoreover, the benefit increases in the sec­ ond and third years of the contract. Here's how it breaks down. The amount you receive depends upon your rating—the higher the rating, the higher the va­ cation pay. The ratings are divided into five groups. After 180 days of employment, the mini­ mum benefits would be as follows: Capt. Larry Robertson (right) plans to put his vacation pay toward a new pleasure boat to do co7ne serious fishing in his time off. lie is re"ceiving the check here from Neie Orleans Patrol­ man Jim Martin. "It's the greatest thing that ever happened to Boatmen." The man who made this claim knew what he was talking about. SIU Boatmen Ivan Steffey of Steuart Petroleum in Piney Point, Md. said it right after he got his first inland vacation check this month. It is the largest vacation benefit Steffey has re­ ceived in his many years as a tugboatman. But for Brother Steffey and all other SIU Boat­ men, it's only the beginning of bigger and better things to come. More and more Boatmen are now receiving vacation checks because the SIU has been success­ ful in getting more and more companies to accept the industry-wide inland SIU Vacation Plan. The first Plan was negotiated with Steuart Petroleum and became effective in August, 1976. It was the first jointly administered vacation plan ever negotiated in the inland industry. By the end of 1977, it will cover over half of the SIU Boatmen. The Union's goal is to bring the Plan to all SIUcontracted tug, towboat and dredging companies, one by one as each company's contract comes up for renewal. What this means is increasingly widespread "This is great," SIU Boatman Walton Day (right) of Willis Towing Co. said as he got his vacation check from Norfolk Port Agent Gordon Spencer. "The more days you work, the more vacation pay you get. " Group I Senior Captain, junior captain, and captain Group n Mate, pilot, chief mate, senior chief engineer, chief engineer, junior chief engineer and pilot operator First Year Second Year $700 950 Third Year 1,200 no one lost in other ways. Some of the compa­ nies that have accepted the industry-wide Plan already had some form of vacation plan of their own. But the Boatmen who were eligible for this com­ pany benefit did not lose anything when the in­ dustry-wide Plan came in. In all ca.ses they arc getting more vacation money now. A Real Vacation 600 800 1,000 Group 111 Senior barge captain, barge captain, assis­ tant engineer, refrigera­ tion technician, second 550 mate and leverman 700 900 Group IV Able-seaman, cook, tankerman, bargeman, lead deckhand, deck mate, utility engineer, oiler striker, and 500 chute operator Group V Deckhand, ordinary seaman, utility man, wiper and deck linesman SIU Boatman Ivan Steffey (left) was a happy man when he received his first vacation check from Union Representative Richard .Iverv at the Norfolk Hall this month. 450 600 550 800 700 Remember this is the minimum benefit. If Boat­ men work over 180 days they will get more money for vacation. Also, if a Boatman is getting a com­ pany vacation now he will get much more money, even if he only works 180 days. Whatever vacation benefits you are getting now, the SIU Vacation Plan pays more money and this is jii.st the beginning. Another important thing to remember about the industry-wide Plan is that you can't lose it. .Before the Plan, Boatmen who may have had a company vacation benefit were out of luck If they went to work for a different company without one. But the growing number of SlU-contracted com­ panies that have the industry-wide' Plan means that you can change jobs in more and more cases without this risk. Your vacation pay is no longer a company bene­ fit—it's a trust fund benefit that will eventually be part of all SIU contracts. The Union also made sure in negotiating the industry-wide Plan with certain companies that All in all, what the industry-wide vacation Plan means for SIU Boatmen is that their vacation is no longer just time off the boat. W ages go only so far. Most Boatmen find it hard to stretch their sal­ aries to cover a real vacation. But under the Plan, for every day you work, you will now be earning extra money. You can accumulate this money and apply it toward the things you always wanted to do in your time off. Capt. Larry Robertson of Dixie Carriers in New Orleans is using the vacation check he received this month to take him one step closer to the 200 hp. pleasure boat he's had his eye on. Many other Boatmen will now be able to take a trip with their families. Or they can go fishing or hunting without the worry of financial burdens. Others may want to u.se their vacation pay to take care of bills at home while they attend the free upgrading courses at the Harry Lundeberg School. These courses lead to higher ratings, higher pay— and higher vacation benefits. In more ways than one, the industry-wide Vaca­ tion Plan is the beginning of better things to come for all SIU Boatmen. Tankerman jerry Guillory (right) takes his vac­ ation check and a handshake from SIU Patrol­ man Louie Guarino in New Orleans. Brother Guillory works for Dixie Carriers. October 1977 / LOG / 13 h �FOWT Course—A Step Up in the Engine Room The FOWT endorsemenf is the first important step for black gang members who want to move up in their depart­ ment. This course is available at tbe Harry Lundeberg School, and all inter­ ested Seafarers are encouraged to en­ roll. The FOWT Course will teach you everything you need to know to get a better job in the engine room. Class lec­ tures are supplemented by lots of on- During a recent FOVVT Course at HLSS, young Seafarers take their turns at operating the School's full-scale ship's console. the-job training. So, graduates of the course are well-equipped with both theory and practical knowledge about the engine room. Firefighting, oil pollu­ tion prevention and safety procedures are also included in the course. Every graduate of the FOWT Course can look forward to better pay and better job opportunities, too. The next class begins on Jan. 5, 1978. So see your SIU representative or contact the Lundeberg School and enroll now. Seafarers Gregory Perez, left, and Edward Lewis learn valve repair during recent FOWT Program at the Lundeberg School. Those Coast Guard exams are rough! Why struggle on your own? Come to HLS and get the help you need to upgrade! s I COURSES STARTING IN JANUARY i Able Seaman—Special course scheduled for Great Lakes members Jan. 5, 1978. Diesel Eiigineering—The last class had a 100% success rate—all nine students earned licenses! If you want an engineer's license, you can't beat those odds. This course is also open to any brother who just wants to learn more about diesels, but doesn't want to take the licensing exam. FOWT—Your first step up the career ladder in the engine room. QMED--If you want to earn this rating, sign up now! Only two QMED Courses will be offered in '78 and enrollment is limited. Plan ahead—come to HLS in January. Welding—Welding skills mean more money for you aboard ship. The Welding Class stresses practical training, so this is your chance to learn an important skill that's useful at sea or ashore. WRITE TO THE LUNDEBERG SCHOOL FOR YOUR UPGRADING APPLICATION TODAY! Harry Lundeberg School Vocational Education Department Piney Point, Md. 20674 ' 14 / LOG / October 1977 L �Isolation and Many Mosquitoes New Sailors Snug Harbor Too Nemote The deserted grounds of the new Sailors Snug Harbor In Sea Level, N.C. tell the story of what the residents traded off in their forced move from Staten Island, N.Y. They gained an attractive new home, but the price was isolation. To visit Sailors Snug Harbor, the home for aged seamen, at its new loca­ tion in Sea Level, N.C., you have to rent a car or own one. There is no pub­ lic transportation from the nearest town, Morehead City, N.C. (popula­ tion 11,300), 35 miles away. You head east to Beaufort, N.C., then follow Route 70, a narrow road that winds through the marshes and coastal wet­ lands. You pass only an occasional house or fishing boat. You can reach Morehead City by bus.' But coming from almost anywhere, you must change several times. The nearest airport is in New Bern, N.C., 80 miles from Sea Level. Again plane changes must be made. It is no wonder then that when a Lof> reporter and photographer were sent to look over the new home for retired mariners Aug. 31, the only other visi­ tors in sight came from a Faycttcvillc, N.C. newspaper. Sailors Snug Harbor was founded in 1801 under the will of Robert Richard Randall. He was a sea captain who be­ came wealthy from privateering during the Revolutionary War. Capt. Randall left part of his estate to support a home for "maintaining and supporting aged . . . and worn out sailors." Was on Staten Island His original land in lower Manhat­ tan, N.Y.C. became too valuable to use for the home. So in 1833 Snug Harbor settled on 85 acres of land facing the Kill Van Kull on Staten Island, N.Y. Income from the property in Man­ hattan is still used to Support the home. Since it was founded, thousands of aged sailors have anchored in Snug Harbor when they retired from their life at sea. When the trustees of Sailors Snug Harbor decided to move the home away from its Staten Island location, the New York State attorney general, supported by the SIU and many of the Harbor's residents, tried to block the plan. The courts had granted permission for the move in 1972. Many of the residents feared isola­ tion at the new home in Sea Level. In 1976, 22 of them signed a petition against the move. But on June 26, 1976 the Old Snug Harbor closed its gates and the mariners were shipped down South. Several refused to eo and a monetary settlement was made between them, and the Harbor. For Sam Kraft, 84, who used to sail SIU and Joe "Tomatoes" Stodolski, an SIU pensioner, as well as for others we visited, the isolation at Sea Level is de­ pressing. Back in New York, old sailing buddies used to visit Kraft whose career at sea began on Norwegian tall ships when he was 13-year.s-old. Stodolski liked to visit his old stomping grounds, several bars in niidtown Manhattan. "Around there they knew my name was 'Joe Tomatoes'. I didn't have to tell them," he explained. At the old Snug Harbor on Staten Island, friendly bars and stores, the Seamen's Church Institute, and union halls were nearby. Friends and relatives dropped in. 'Residents who could get about would stroll around the grounds. They would watch the ships go by in the harbor or sit on benches and talk. But at Sea Level, not a soul was in sight as we pulled up. Except for three months out of the year, the mosquitoes keep people indoors. Only a few hardy souls step out to work in little gardens they planted right outside their rooms. All the rooms open out onto the grounds. Some residents go on trips—to Sweden, for example, or to visit their children in New York City or Texas. But while at Sea Level they are stranded inside the building. There is not even a path cleared to the water yet. Rely on Van The five residents with cars get around. The others must rely on the van owned by Snug Harbor, it makes two trips to Morehead City each week. For $2.50, residents can make a few fixed stops at stores and a restaurant and then go home. "An average of scven-andone-half men go on each trip" the direc­ tor of Snug Harbor, Capt. Leo Kras/.eski told us. However there is not much going on in Morehead City. There are no bars to speak of—just a few stores, restaurants, and churches. Inside Snug Harbor, the hobby .shop ' is not set up but there are other a jti .ities: cocktail parties; the Bum Boat Coffee Shop; bingo games, and \ oodcutting classes. About 12 men attend bingo, and fewer go to woodcutting, Capt. Kraszeski said. The prevailing atmosphere at Snug Harbor is that of an old age home. The isolation is partly responsible for this. Also, the residents who made the move did so because they had nowhere else to go. "Where else could you get this kind of service, such beautiful quarters and such good care when you get old and sick," said one lively resident, who asked not to be named. But A1 Bernstein, SIU welfare direc­ tor, noted that in the past none of the men viewed Snug Harbor as a place to get old and sick. The move to Sea Level changed the positive image the institu­ tion once had. Brother Bernstein has been helping Snug Harbor residents with their problems for the past 20 years. In addition, since the move to Sea Continued on Page 16 SIU Welfare Director Al Be.rnstein has been helping Snug Harbor residents with their problems for the past 20 years. October 1977 / LOG / 15 �SlU Pensioner Joe Tomatoes" Stodolski. At the infirmary, a cocktail party is held every afternoon at four. Capt. Leo Kraszeski is sitting at the left while Sam Kraft pulls up for his drink. New Sailors Snug Continued from Page 15 Level, Snug Harbor admissions policy has given preference to sailors who can­ not take care of themselves or who are sick and cannot get around. According to Capt. Kraszeski, with the pensions and Social Security seafarers now re­ ceive, few of them need Snug Harbor as a place to retire as in the past. Richard R^vnich, a quadraplegic, gets around the home in an electric wheel chair which he operates by mouth controls. 120 Rooms With the limited space available in the new residence, this policy is prob­ ably the fairest. The new facility has 120 rooms—40 of them in an infirmary with skilled nursing and intensive care facilities. Since the men move between the infirmary and their regular rooms, the real capacity is 107 residents, Capt. Kraszeski said. In the past. Snug Har­ bor accommodated up to 900 men which allowed for a good mix between healthy and sick retired sailors. People have mixed feelings about the Sea Level home. They like the new quarters which are modern and con­ veniently laid out. It is a single, onestory building with four wings. Because there are no stairs, the men in wheel­ chairs can go everywhere. This mobility within Snug Harbor was impossible at the old location. Each resident has his own room with private bath and shower. This allowed Snug Harbor to admit two women for the first time. Mary Yakos, who worked as a stewardess on deep sea vessels for 40 years said, "I wouldn't have lived near New York anyway, not for one million dollars." Wc heard no complaints about the staff of North Carolina residents. "They are honest," Kraft declared. They seemed pleasant to us. A Key Question The key question is: Why did Snug Harbor move to Sea Level? The land sale provides a clue. It was bought from Residents gatfier in tine "Bum Boat" for coffee and pake In the afternoon and late evenings. Cigarettes, razors and other supplies are also sold here. 16 / LOG / October 1977 �SlU Pensioner Fred Murphy sailed out of Norfolk, Va. He recently moved to Snug Harbor when he found it was difficult to take care of himself. Lunchtime and dinner brings most of the retired sailors to the dining room. It is easily reached by the men in wheelchairs. Harbor Too Remote Daniel E. Taylor, a client and long-time tested that poor management of funds friend of Wilbur Dow. Dow was presi­ was responsible for the cash s: ortage dent of the Snug Harbor Board of at Snug Harbor. As a result of poor Trustees at the time the decision was management, the Union says, the num­ made to move. Later the trustees also ber of people admitted was cutback bought a motel at Sea Level built by and the Staten Island buildings were al­ Taylor, and some additional grounds. lowed to deteriorate. Welfare Director Their claim that Sea Level has a Bernstein and SIU President Paul Hall healthy climate proved false. So was the then spearheaded the defense of resi­ buildup given to a nearby hospital dents' rights at Snug Harbor. which turns out to have fewer than 10 Sailors Snug Harbor is one of the general practicioners and no specialists. three leading landholders in Manhat­ Capt. Kraszeski told us that residents tan. Income from the property occupy­ are sent to New Bern for special treat­ ing 10 blocks of choice Greenwich Vil­ ment. lage, Manhattan real estate should have The Board of Trustees maintained . been sufficient to maintain the institu­ that they had to give up the Staten tion. Island home. They said it was too ex­ However, the land has been rented at pensive to keep up the Greek Revival far below its market value. Two years buildings.Several of the buildings were . ago, the trustees sold off a piece of their historical landmarks, which made them property for $750,000. The new owner difficult to renovate, the directors said. turned around and put it up for resale For several years the SIU has pro­ at $1.5 million. Sailing is only one part of George Mecham's color­ ful background. He started out as a cowboy in the Great Plains and spent some time in China in the 1920's as a photographer for the U.S. Marines. Sam Kraft (left) talks with his old buddy, Jack Dennis. They once sailed to­ gether on the Tusatala, the last U.S.-flag commercial square-rigged sailing ship. The one-story building allows residents in wheel­ chairs to move easily throughout the new home. Snug Harbor resident James Bowley is proud of the flowers and shrubs he planted just outside his room. October 1977 / LOG / 17 �ST Golden Dolphin ST Ogden Wabash From Nov. 16-30, the ST Golden Dolphin (Westchester Marine) will carry 67,000 tons of heavy grains from a Gulf of Mexico port to a Russian Black sea port. From now through June 1978, the ST Ogden Wabash (Ogden Marine) will, on each voyage, haul 37,000 tons of caide from a Gulf port to the Eastern Seaboard. Baltimore, Md. MV Sugar Islander A 300-ton capacity derrick crane, biggest in the port, is now in place at the new South Locust Point Marine Terminal here. The crane will be ready for work early next year. The new terminal will handle general cargo, containers, breakbulk and heavy lift cargo. The terminal will have two 40-ton container cranes and a 100-ton revolving crane. Late this month, the ML Stt^ar Islander (Pacific Gulf Marine) carried 24,000 tons of corn and 26,.500 tons of wheat from the East Coast to the ports of Haifa and Ashdod, Israel. SS Delta Mar The SS Delta Mar (Delta Line) communication system has been tied into the MARISAT Satellite System which began operation last year. The telephone and telex network equipment provides instant two-way contact worldwide. The satellite system has two commercial Earth stations and three satellites in stationary orbit 22,000 miles above the Equator. One is for the Atlantic Ocean, one for the Pacific, and one for the Indian Ocean. The communication signals are almost unaffected by atmospheric conditions. So communication is possible anytime regardless of weather. MARISAT nt)w has 65 ships and offshore rigs in the system. Washington, D.C. After 37 years of ocean weather station patrols, the U.S. Coast Guard has ended the patrols. On Sept. 30, the Coast Guard Cutter Taney left her station 200 miles off Mary­ land to be replaced by a 40-foot wide buoy. The buoy collects and transmits data on storms, hurricanes, air and water temperatures, barometric pressure, winds, dew points, solar radiation, rain and surface currents. The Coast Guard weather ships were stationed between Bermuda and the Azores. 0 , ^ Brotherhood m Action ... for SlU members with Alcohol problem Seafarers and Boatmen who are recovering alcoholics often find they have much in common because of their uays of living and working within the Brotherhood of the Sea. Brother Rueben Salazar, of Hou­ ston, Tex., recently shared his ex­ periences as an alcoholic. From such sharing, many Seafarers and Boatinen find the strength and encourage!Tient to continue their recoveries day by day. "Because I am an alcoholic, I am different than some people," said Boatman Sala/.ar, "But that does not make me less valuable—my time, my life and my work are just as impor­ tant as anyone else's." However, this feeling of self-worth was not always Brother Salazar's way of .looking at himself. "Alcohol turned me against myself. Like many people, I measured a man by how much he can drink. I thought at first South America If Sea-Land gains admission to revenue and cargo pools in the South American trade, it will expand its container runs to Brazil, Argentina and the east coast of South America. Admission to the pools hinges on U.S. Government approval. At present, three U.S.-Hag carriers have major trade runs to that area. Sea-Land, which has had the project under study for the last two years, hopes to begin operations on the route in early 1978. The operation will be from U.S. Atlantic. Gulf and West Coast ports. Recently, Sea-Land joined the Inter-American Freight Conference. According to Sea-Land V.P., J. Scott Morrison, 26 sailings a year are planned in the new operation. Three of Sea-Land's modified C-4 vessels, capable of carry­ ing 600 35-foot trailers are slated for the run. These vessels are now on the Rotterdam to Mideast shuttle run. SS Delta Norte The 32,306-ton LASH SS DELTA NORTE (Delta Line) suffered engine trouble this month, 350 miles northwest of Trinidad. A tug towed the vessel to Aruba. that it was 'weak' to say a person was an alcoholic, I lost initiative, ambi­ tion, .self-confidence, self-respect—I didn't like myself, and I found myself on skid row." But Salazar's attitudes towards the "manliness" of drinking changed when he accepted the fact that he was an alcoholic. He realized that "I had to learn to get honest with my­ self. We all know how to get drunk —what is important is how we stay .sober. Alcohol, or any drug, will alter the course of your life. I know. I used to be a fighter. No professional fighter ever knocked me out of the ring. Alcohol knocked me out." Now Brother Salazar feels, "My .sobriety is a gift, just like my life is a gift. And I'm thankful." Sobriety for him has meant getting ofT skid row and back into a fulfilling life. Several months ago, he upgraded at HLS and earned his mate's license. "Now I can set goals that T can reach," he said. "Soon I will be in command of a boat." Boatman Salazar's philosophy of staying sober is ba.sed on the ap­ proach of Alcoholics Anonymous. "Practice and Apply are the two im­ portant words. So long as we practice this program, we can attain sobriety." The same success and sobriety that he now enjoys can be found by all Seafarers and Bo-atmen who are al­ coholics. The sole purpose of the Seafarers Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center is to help the.se men find a new way of life through .sobriety. For help with a drinking problem, call the ARC anytime at 301-9940010 and ask for "The Center". Or contact yourSIU representative. Alcoholic Rehobilitation Center I 1 am intcrestCLl in attending a six-week program at the Alcoholic Rehabilitalitm Center. 1 understand that all m> medical and counseling records w ill be kept strictly confidential, and that they will not be kept an>where except at The Center. Name Book No Address (Street or RFD) (City) Telephone No SlU Boatman Rueben Salazar attended the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center reunion with his family in August. Hit son Is a trainee at the Harry Lundeberg School. 18 / LOG / October 1977 I I | Mail to; THK CENTER Star Route Box 153-A Valley Lee, Md. 20692 or call, 24 hoiirs-a-day, (301 )V04-0010 , : I I (State) (Zip) j I I �What Does It Mean to the United States? October 1977 /LOG / 19 �NMC, U.5. Navy League Working to Educate America on Seapower Seapower! What is it, and what does it mean to the United States? Ask those questions of the average American and 99 out of 100 times you'll probably draw a'blank for an answer. There's no question about it. The American public in general knows very little about America's seapower needs, capabilities, or weakne.s.ses. That's an unfortunate situation. Be­ cause a .strong, sustained U.S. policy concerning seapower is es.sential to a healthy American economy and a strong U.S. national defense. In addition, this general lack of knowledge about maritime is one of the big factors in the decline of American seapower since World War II. There are a couple of organiza­ tions, though, that are trying to change this situation. They are the National Maritime Council (NMC) and the Navy I.eagne of the United States. Tliese organizations are working to inform the American public about the nation's seapower situation. They have found that one of the best ways to do this is by sponsoring regular Seapower Conferences in America's major shipping cities. The most recent such Conference, co-spon.sored by the two organiza­ tions, took place early this month in Atlanta, Ga, It was held in Atlanta's impressive new convention center, the Georgia World Congress Center. Although Atlanta is landlocked, this rapidly growing city has emerged as a major shipping center in the South. A high percentage of goods moving into and out of Atlanta have been or will be transported via deep sea shipping lanes. The Atlanta Seapower Confer­ ence was entitled "Seatrade: The Southeast's Lifeline to the World." It was attended by representatives of more than 200 Atlanta-ba.sed im­ porters and exporters. These people ultimately depend on ocean shipping to keep their businesses going. Hall on Panel The Conference featured a group of five panelists each of whom spoke More than 200 shippers turned out for the Atlanta Seapower Conference. about a particular area of American seapower. This was followed by a press conference-type session during which the panelists answered ques­ tions from the audience. The panelists included SIU Presi­ dent Paul Hall; Clark Reynolds, head of the Department of Humani­ ties at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y.; Rear Adm. Max K. Morris (Retired), now a member of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Law of the Sea Conference; W. J. Amoss, Jr., president of Lykes Bros. Steamship 20 / LOG / October 1977 America. Presiding over the Seapower Con­ ference was J. J. Cornish of the Lockheed-Georgia Co. A welcoming address was deliv­ ered by Richard L. Kattel, president of the Atlanta Chamber of Com­ merce. The Seapower Conference itself was put together largely through the efforts of Capt. Thomas King, eastern region director of the U.S. Maritime Administration, and Burton Steele, president, 6th Region, U.S. Navy League. Shippers Don't Know What U.S. Ships He If you had some cargo to ship over­ seas, what kind of vessel would you prefer to send it in? Would you prefer a 25-year-old ship US. Navy League At a Glance The Navy League of the United States considers itself totally an educational organiza­ tion. The Navy League is non­ profit. Despite its military sounding name, its membership is limited to civilians and re­ tired members of the Armed Services. A number of SIU officials are members of the Navy League and actively participate in its activities. By their own definition, the Navy League is *'an educational Co., and Rear Adm. George H. Mil­ ler (Retired), now serving on the National Security Council. The panelists represented a good cross-section of American maritime concerns. They provided the Con­ ference with a well rounded view of what U.S. seapower is all about. (See related stories on next two pages.) Despite their diverse backgrounds, all of the speakers arrived at the same basic conclusion: a strong U.S. sea­ power policy, including the private .sector of the merchant marine and the U.S. Navy, is essential to a strong organization dedicated to the support of the services which contribute to the natiouN sea­ power ... and committed to developing public understand­ ing of the importance of the seas to the well being of the na­ tion and to providing assistance to the maritime forces which will enhance their efficiency." The Navy League has a na­ tional membership of 37,000 American citizens concerned with the future of American maritime interests. registered in Panama, with a Greek captain and a Chinese crew? Or would you rather it be carried on a new Amer­ ican-flag ship manned by an American crew top to bottom? This is the question W. J. Amoss, president of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., asked the more than 200 American im­ porters and exporters who turned out this month for the Southeast Seapower Conference in Atlanta, Ga. You would think that most people would choose the American flag ser­ vice. Unfortunately, this is not the case. In fact, U.S.-flag ships carry only 6 percent of America's total foreign waterborne commerce. The remainder, an incredible 94 per­ cent, is carried in foreign-flag ships as described by Mr. Amoss. That is ships with a Greek captain and Chinese crew. Or was it a Chinese captain and a Greek crew? Whichever, this situation is a sad commentary on America's sea­ power situation as it applies to the U.S. merchant manne. Amoss said that he believed U.S. shippers were not using American ships, in large part, because they don't know what the modern day American-flag merchant fleet has to offer. Amoss pointed out that since passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, t s r I fl t r I o c ei tl si ti ei la W. J. Amoss Ci tl �Paul Hall Seapower Will Suffer Without 9 5% Oil Bill An adequate U.S.-flag tanker fleet is essential to both a strong American seapower policy and a strong national defense. This is a view held by many influential Americans. Secretary of the Navy Claytor and Maritime Adminis­ ! trator Robert J. Blackwell are two of them. However, an adequate U.S. tanker fleet does not now exist. Nor will one be created unless it is mandated by law. SlU President Paul Hall took up this issue at the Southeast Seapower Con­ ference in Atlanta, Ga. this month. Hall told the gathering of more than 200 that the first step in creating an adequate U.S.-flag tanker fleet can only be taken with passage of the 9.5 percent oil cargo preference bill. The bill is now pending in Congress. 5 5 would realize significant advantages." He said that the 9.5 percent bill would "provide the minimal level of tanker tonnage needed for national de­ fense ... as well as preserving a ship­ building mobilization base and help save 200,000 jobs in shipyard and sup­ plier industries, such as the steel in­ dustry." President Hall also told the Confer­ ence that the 9.5 percent bill would "guarantee an enhanced measure of environmental protection for U.S. wa­ ters at a time when they are threatened by a growing number of hazardous ships like the Liberian-flag Ar^o Mer­ chant." The Arfio Merchant dumped 7.5 mil­ lion gallons of heavy crude into Amer­ ican waters in Dec. 1976 after running aground off Nantucket. President Hall told the Conference that the main opposition to the bill is coming from the U.S. oil industry. Presently, the oil companies own huge fleets of foreign flag tankers registered in Panama, Liberia and other small countries. These vessels carry the majority of America's oil imports. The 9.5 percent bill, of course, would cut into big oil's transportation profits. The oil companies claim that these ships are under the "cfTective control" President Hall spoke at the Confer­ ence about the oil bill two weeks before the House voted on it. The bill was defeated 257-165. See story on Page 3. s The bill would immediately require that 4.5 percent of all U.S. oil imports be carried in American flag ships. This share would rise one percent a year for five years until the 9.5 percent mark is reached in 1982. U.S. ships now carry only 3.5 percent of the nation's oil imports. Hall affirmed that "even with this limited amount of our oil imports re­ served for the U.S. fleet, the country SIL! President Paul Hall greets Rear .[dm. Max .Morris. of the United States. And that these ships would be available to the U.S. in a national emergency. President Hall called the oil com­ panies' elTective control theory "effec­ tive and dangerous nonsense." To sup­ port his position. President Hall told the Conference that in the 1973 Middle East War, "Liberia prohibited any ship flying its colors (including American owned ships) from taking part in the American efforts to resupply Israeli forces." Hall added, "how reassuring is the strength of U.S. seapower when you consider our dependence on two na­ tions—Panama and Idbcria—for ship­ ment of more than 53 percent of our petroleum." "In contrast,"he said, "the Russians, in that same period of time, have come from virtually nowhere to surpass us." Hall stated that in the interests of the U.S. national security, the economy and our environment, "we must move quickly to provide an American pres­ ence on the high seas." Hall pointed out (hat the 9,5 percent bill would help provide this needed presence. He also noted, that according to the General Accounting Office, the cargo preference bill would cost the American consumer two tenths of one cent per gallon of gas. Hall asked, in closing, "can we not, as Americans, afford this modest price to insure the seapower of this country?" A New Area in U.S. Seapower^ Deep Sea Mining U.S. seapower is a lot of things. It's the Navy, the merchant marine, the in­ land waters and offshore oil drilling. However, there is anothfer area of U.S. seapower that is virtually in its infancy. That is deep seabed mining. According to Rear Adm. Max Mor­ ris, though, deep seabed mining will become an increasingly more important area of the total American seapower picture within the next decade. Deep seabed mining holds a tremen­ dous potential for the creation of signifi- ave to Otter the U.S. merchant fleet has undergone a near complete overhaul. He said that the trend in U.S. ship­ ping is toward larger and faster vessels, capable of providing U.S. shippers with ide fastest, most reliable service in the world. Amoss brought a slide show with him to demonstrate his point. He showed slides of Sea-Land's SL-7's, the fastest merchant ships in the world at 33 knots. He also showed slides of the new U.S.flag LASH vessels, RO/RO's, super­ tankers, and the brand new SIUmanned Aquarius, the first U.S.-flag LNG carrier. Amoss pointed out that with the help of American shippers "the U.S. mer­ chant marine can provide tremendous economic arid military advantages to the United States." He added that a strong U.S. merchant marine "is essen­ tial if America is to maintain a strong economy." In closing, Amoss asked that At­ lanta's shippers consider using Ameri­ can-flag service whenever possible for their foreign consignments. cant numbers of jobs for American mari­ time workers. It can mean jobs for U.S. workers in the construction of special­ ized oceanographic vessels. And jobs for Americans in manning these vessels. America's thrust into this new area of seapower, though, depends largely on the outcome of negotiations at the United Nations Law of the Sea Con­ ference. Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger once called the Law of the Sea Conference "one of the most critical negotiations in history." Adm. Morris is a member of the U.S. delegation to the Law of the Sea Con­ ference. He outlined for the Southeast Seapower Conference some of the tough issues preventing the U.S., and for that matter, any nation, from becoming deeply involved in undersea mining. Morris told the Conference that there is approximately $3 trillion worth of manganese nodules just sitting on the ocean floor. These nodules arc rich in nickel, copper, cobalt and other im­ portant minerals. The big stumbling block that the Law of the Sea Conference must overcome is, who gets the nodules. Morris said that a solid block of underdeveloped nations want an inter­ national authority to have total control over marketing and production of the seabed minerals. The U.S., however suggested that in­ dustrialized nations with deep seabed jnining capabiilties be allowed access to one half of the nodule fields. The rest would be left for development by an international seabed authority. Adm Morris said that negotiations on the seabed mining issue would prob­ ably go on for two more years. He added that American companies arc not willing to make huge capital in­ vestments in deep sea mining until they are sure their investments will be pro­ tected under terms of the Law of the Sea. Morris warned, however, that there is "great potential for crisis and con­ flict" if a treaty is not reached. Morris said that when the U.N. Con­ ference reconvenes in Geneva this Spring "the U.S. will be looking for an equitable agreement that will satisfy the needs of all nations." He said that if an agreement is reached "it will take the U.S. eight to 10 years to fully develop our total deep sea mining capabilities." He added that when a treaty is reached, "I am confident that Ameri­ can industry and labor will cooperate to make our deep sea .mining efforts successful." On top of an inadequate tanker fleet. Hall told the Seapower Conference that "in the last three decades alone, the overall U.S. merchant fleet slipped from first to tenth place among the world's sea powers." National Mantime Council At a Glance The National Maritime Council, which co-sponsored the Atlanta Seapower Confer­ ence, is an organization made up of all segments of the U.S. maritime industry. That in­ cludes labor, management and Government. It was established in 1971 for the purpose of de­ veloping a strong, competitive, modern U.S.-flag merchant ma­ rine. The SIU is an active member of the National Maritime Coun­ cil (NMC). SIU President Paul Hall is a member of the board of governors of the NMC. As pointed out in NMC publications, the organization's goal is as follows: ''To provide the nation's shipper's with the best, most economical and dependable U.S. flag shipping service pos­ sible." "To achieve this goal, the NMC seeks to foster greater confidence by U.S. exporters and importers in the reliability and quality of the seagoiqg and shoreside services of the U.S. maritime industry. In addition, the NMC attempts through its diverse membership to encour­ age all segments of the industry to cooperate and work together in their own mutual best inter­ est and that of the entire na­ tion." October 1977 / LOG / 21 �m « -*-s» mt-ma. -i.rn'n Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union • Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District • AFL-CIO OCTOBER 1977 Adm. George Miller 4.^ Soviets Outnumber U.S. 4-7 on High Seas When talking aboiil America's na­ tional defense in any area, comparisons are always drawn between the U.S. and Russia. Rear Adm. George H. Miller did just that in sizing up America's present day seapower posture as he spoke this month before the Southeast Seapower Conference in Atlanta, Ga. Adm. Miller told the Conference that the U.S. now "has only 470 Navy ships and 577 merchtmt ships, capable of car­ rying only 6 percent of U.S. export and import trade and only 3 percent of U.S. oil imports." In contrast, Miller said that Russia "has 1,9U) Navy ships and 2,420 mer­ chant ships capable of carrying over 50 percent of Soviet export and import trade." He added, "this gives the Soviet Union a 4 to I superiority over the U.S. in Navy and merchant ships. In the 50's, it was just the opposite. We had four times as many ships as Russia." Miller said that the unprecedented Soviet maritime buildup is "their strat­ egy of com|uest with trade penetration and political pressure, without war." Adm. Miller affirmed that if the U.S. is to answer Russia's latest challenge, "the United States needs a new mari­ time strategy . . . We simply need more ships." A Long Way to Go Adm. Miller said that America's sea­ power decline "has placed the U.S. in serious danger of defeat in event of war with the Soviets, who arc rapidly ex­ panding their merchant marine and Navy." He also charged that "the failure of the U.S. to develop and pursue a pro­ gram to meet the requirements of the Merchant Marine Acts of 1936 and 1970 has seriously undermined U.S. navy readiness for war and national emergencies." Miller offered a solution. He said, "the only possible way the U.S. Navy and merchant marine can prepare for the statutory roles of sustained combat at sea and protection of shipping is to cooperate more closely at sea in times of peace." Right now, the U.S. merchant fleet has virtually no role in at-sea maneu­ vers with U.S. Navy forces. Adm. Miller admitted, though, that "the U.S. has a long way to go before we can implement a national maritime strategy of competing with the ,Soviet Union." Miller said that "over the past three decades, U.S. international efforts have been characterized by accommodation and retreat." He said that if America is to remain competitive with the Soviet Union on all levels "we must forge an integrated, no-nonsense political-economic-mari­ time strategy now." Miller concluded, "if Americans still prefer liberty to bondage, there may yet be time to turn the tide." Adm. George Miller 'U.S. Must Meet Soviet Challenge on the Oceans' He didn't actually say it. But, in es­ sence, what Vice Adm. William L. Read told the Southeast Seapower Con­ ference this month is that the U.S. has fallen behind Russia in respect to sea­ power. Read did say, though, that "the Soviets outnumber us on the oceans in every way. They have more Navy ships, more merchant ships, more oceanographic vessels and more fishing ves­ sels." He said that Russia's maritime rise "has come about with amazing speed. Ten years ago they had next to nothing. Now they're all over the place." Read said that Russia is using her maritime program "as a weapon of state policy to increase their political RVINGf Vice Adm. William Read and economic influence throughout the world." Read said that "the U.S. Navy has a slim margin of superiority over Russia in areas of vital U.S. interests." How­ ever, he admitted that in the event of war "America might not be able to keep the sea lanes open between the U.S. and Japan." Read added that "Russia intends to continue expanding her seapower pro­ gram. At their present rate of expan­ sion, the balance of Navy superiority will tip in their favor in the next five vears." Adm. Read said that the U.S. "has come to rely on foreign countries for large percentages of our raw materials, including 50 percent of our oil." He continued, "this reliance on im­ ported materials demands that we maintain control of the sea." Read said, "the Soviets are challeng­ ing us on the high seas. They have adopted a policy of sea denial to pre­ vent us from complete access to the seas." Read concluded that the "U.S. must support the kind of programs that will allow us to meet the Soviet challenge on the high seas." As Island Nation^ U.S. Needs Strong Navy Merchant Marine Despite all the advances in air travel and ground transportation, the United States is still essentially an island nation. America's economy and national de­ fense today, as it has always been, is inescapably tied to a strong seapower policy. This is the view of Clark G. Rey­ nolds, a historian, and head of the De­ partment of Humanities at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. Reynolds told the Southeast Sea­ power Conference that the U.S. is one of only five "true maritime states in his­ tory." His other states include ancient Athens, 13th and 14th century Venice and Florence, 17th century Holland, and 17th to 20th century (1650-1940) Great Britain. 22 / LOG / October 1977 He said these maritime states shared such characteristics as geographic isola­ tion, capitalist economies, democratic governments, and were advanced in sci­ ence and technology. Reynolds also gave a brief outline of America's maritime history. He said that between the years of 1775-1815 the U.S. had its problems on the high seas as the young nation underwent growing pains. However, between 1815 and 1860, he said the U.S. built a merchant marine second only to Great Britain. At the same time, though, the U.S. Navy was small and ineffective. He continued that the U.S. merchant fleet declined in the next 40 years. Rey­ nolds blamed this decline on a "con­ servative government unwilling to pro­ vide shipping companies with subsidies for the costly switch from sail to steam powered vessels." Presently, says Reynolds, the U.S. seapower position is an exact reverse of 150 years ago. That is, a large Navy and a small merchant marine. He said, though, that despite a small merchant fleet, the U.S. merchant ma­ rine has set the standard for the rest of the world from a technological stand­ point. Reynolds did not say whethfer he felt that the U.S. had slipped as a maritime power. However, he did say that a maritime state, such as the U.S., needs both a* strong Navy and strong merchant ma­ rine to survive. Clark Reynolds �Paving the Way for More Environmental Disasters A recent court decision, if allowed to stand, could spell environmental disaster for America's coastal waters. It was a decision handed down on Oct. 16, 1977 by the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. The Court's decision could gut the American domestic tanker fleet. It could also do the same to our domes­ tic shipbuilding industry. The result would be a major loss of jobs to U.S. maritime workers. In what we feel is a bad decision, the Court ruled that it is legal for Amerada-Hess to carry Alaska pipe­ line oil in Liberian-flag tankers to the company's refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands, After the oil is re­ fined it will then be carried to the U.S. East Coast. It will of course go there in foreign-flag ships. The decision has already been ap­ pealed by the parties who filed the original suit against the huge oil com­ pany's action. This included the American Maritime Association, the Shipbuilders Council of America, and the SIUNA. However, with the backlog of cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, it will take from three reserves for use in American mar­ to six months for a ruling on the kets. appeal. • In the interest of the environ­ In the meantime, Hess Oil can ment, the oil would be carried to legally carry Alaskan oil in American these markets in the safest possible coastal waters for use in U.S. mar­ vessels—U.S.-flag vessels. kets, via foreign-flag tankers. Pres­ SIUNA Vice-President Frank ently, the Hess refinery has the capac­ Drozak said in Court that the use of ity to handle every drop of oil coming Liberian tankers is a violation of the cut of the Alaska pipeline. The pipe­ intent of the original pipeline bill. line is not yet operating at its full The District Court did not agree. capacity. However, even when the pipeline The Court ruled that under existing law, Hess had a right to use their is going full blast, the Hess refinery Liberian tankers in carrying the oil would be able to handle about 60 to the Virgin Islands. percent of the Alaskan crude. As we see it, the real issue here is In other words, there is a definite possibility that substandard flag-ofnot so much the Court's decision, but convenience vessels could be carry­ the Jones Act. ing the vast majority of the Alaska The Jones Act requires that all oil trade. waterborne cargoes shipped between In the court case, the SIU pointed two U.S. ports be carried in Ameri­ out that the original intent of the can vessels. The Jones Act's provi­ Trans-Alaska Pipeline bill was two­ sions also cover waterborne ship­ fold: ments carried between the U.S. and • To retrieve the North Slope oil Puerto Rico, and the U.S. and Guam. since changed. U.S. ships are ready and able to handle all the U.S.-Virgin Islands trade, in particular oil and bauxite. However, the Virgin Islands ex­ clusion from the Jones Act still exists. In the recent case involving Alaskan oil transportation, Hess is obviously using the "loophole" in the Jones Act specifically to get around the use of U.S.-flag ships. As a result, there will be more flag-of-convenience tankers operat­ ing in American waters. That's a sit­ uation that no one wants. And it's a situation that our offshore environ­ ment may not be able to handle. We believe that in the interests of the environment and the U.S. mari­ time industry. Congress must take decisive action to close the Virgin Islands "loophole" in the Jones Act. CLOSE IT UPl However, it has never applied to the U.S. Virgin Islands. When the Act was first passed in 1920, the U.S. Virgin Islands were excluded from its provisions. This was done because American ship­ ping services were not available for this trade. This situation has long Whether we win or lose in our ap­ peal in the Court case, the SIU in­ tends to work towards this goal. In the meantime, we sincerely hope that one of Hess's Liberian tankers, does not cause a major blem­ ish in our coastwise waters. It's tough to forget the Argo Merchant, another Liberian vessel. In Dec. 1976, she dumped 7.5 million gallons of heavy crude into U.S. waters off Nantucket. Alaska's huge reserves of oil were meant to help alleviate the nation's energy crisis. We hope Congress takes action before it creates an en­ vironmental crisis. Letters to the Editor Cot His Pilot's License I was fortunate enough to have been one of those Boatmen who participated in the most recent First Class Pilots Course at the Lundeberg School. I just wanted to thank the Union for giving me the opportunity to upgrade. From the fruits of the School, I have received my First Class Pilot's license. I also want to say that the food, lodging, and all the good people that I had dealings with at the Lundeberg School were fantastic. Also a word of thanks to Paul Hall who started it all. The instructors, Mr. Paul Allman and Mr. Abe Easter, were also great. Without their help I don't think that I would have been able to make it. Fraternally, Vincent D'Errlco October, LOG Officiol Publication of thv Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Vol. 37, No. iO Executive Board Paul Hall Thanks to Welfare Plan I wish to express my thanks for the prompt and efficient handling of my welfare claim. My wife had a stroke and was hospitalized for some time. In ie.ss than a month, I had a huge hospital bill. Thanks to the Welfare Plan, I am now out of debt without going broke in the process. President Joe DiGiorgio Executive Vice President Secretary-T reasurer Vice President Lindsay Williams Paul Drozak Earl Shepard Stafford McCormick Vice President Vice President Vice President Fraternally, Cal Tanner Frank Drozak 11 HL5S Treated Us Good" Marietta Homayonpour 38? Editor-in-Chief James Gannon Managing Editor Ray Bourdius Marcia Reiss Edra Ziesk 'Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Frank Cianciotti Dennis Lundy Chief Photographer Associate Photographer Marie Kosciusko George J. Vana Administrative Assistant Production/Art Director Published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. 499-6600. Second class postage In behalf of the Orgulf members of the SIU, we would like to express our thanks and appreciation for the kindness that has been given us by the Harry Lundeberg School. We attended a conference there recently to discuss our contract goals. We wish to extend our thanks to all. It has been a pleasure. Fraternally, SIU Members at Orgulf Transportation l •' ::i'h paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. October1977/LOG / 23 v �I Seventy-one cents of every dollar spent in shipping on Anierican-flag vessels remains in this country, making a very substantial contribution to the national balance of payments and to the nation's economy. Use U.S.-flag ships. It's good for the American maritime industry, the Ameri­ can shipper, and America. I Borinquen Committee Personals Angelo Mercado Your wife asks that you call her at (212) 287-2737. Alex Vasquez Your sister, Olga, asks that you con­ tact her at 7232 Corsicana, Houston, Tex. 77020. Florance Francis, L. C. Francis Mrs. Bessie Smith asks that you con­ tact her at 1021 S. Chester Ave., Compton, Calif. 90221 or call (213) 6365078. John Lloyd Williams Please call the editor of the Log-col­ lect at (212) 499-6600, ext. 242. Edward Lawrence Farrell Please call the editor of the Log col­ lect at (212) 499-6600, ext. 242. Anthony Rotunda Please call the editor of the Log col­ lect at (212) 49-6600, ext. 242. N.Y. Patrolman Teddy Babkowski (seated) makes out SPAD receipt last month for Recertified Bosun Dimas Mendoza (2nd I.) ships's chairman of the SS Borinquen (Puerto Rico Marine) at a payoff in Port Elizabeth, N.J. With them are the Ship's Committee of (1. to r.); Steward Delegate S. B. Ferrer; Engine Delegate Angel Camacho, and Deck Delegate F. S. Sarmento. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The conslilution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, wiiich are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommenda­ tions. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and .separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds arc made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: Frank Drozak, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 275 - 20(h Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail­ able in all SIU halls. The.se contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live ab6ard .ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obliga­ tions, such as liiing for OT on the proper sheets and in 24 / LOG / October 1977 the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — SEAFARERS LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any ar­ ticle serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, I960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board ot the Union, ihe Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone at­ tempts to require any such payment be made without sup­ plying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGA­ TIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its con­ tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt­ ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discrimi­ nated against because of race, creed, color, sex and na­ tional or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION —SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing but not limited to furthering the political, social and economic interests of Seafarer seamen, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are vol­ untary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Sea­ farers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Support SPAD to protect and further your economic, political and social interests, American trade union concepts and Seafarer .seamen. If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the ahove rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or infor­ mation, he should immediately notify SIU President Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. �Port of San Juan Sure Packs a Punch \¥: •if SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO— Don't let the balmy breezes and palm trees deceive you. Puerto Rico may be a tropical pleasure spot. But like the sweet rum drinks the island is famous for, the port activity here packs a strong punch. The port of San Juan in Puerto Rico is the jumping off point for the busy island trade in the Caribbean. And it has the biggest tug and barge operation in the Caribbean to handle it—the SIU-contracted Caribe Tug­ boat Corp. Caribe came to San Juan only a year-and-a-half ago. It took over the operation of another tug and barge outfit, Puerto Rico Lighterage. In that short time, the company doubled the existing fleet to 13 boats and six barges. And it's still growing. Two more Capt. Marcel Blancq takes reading aboard his containerboats are expected within the next ship Manati. The 450 gross ton vessel is one of a kind in few months. Caribe's tug and barge fleet. Caribe is making plans to expand its four basic runs: trailer barges to Jacksonville, Fla. and the Dominican Republic; molasses filled barges to rum factories in the Leeward and Windward Islands that curve down to Venezuela. It recently added a weekly trip for general cargo to Cumana, Vene­ zuela. The company is also looking ahead to business with Cuba, should that country and the U.S. open up trade. Job opportunities for SIU Boat­ men are growing along with Caribe. Moreover, the new three-year Union contract is bringing Boatmen here Crane operator Francisco Malave Rivera really knows his significant wage increases, work rule way around the Caribe Tugboat yard. He has been on the changes and new welfare and vacation benefits. These are along the job in this location on San Juan Bay since 1938. lines of the Standard Agreement which the Union is working toward for the entire inland membership. The Caribe contract was unani­ mously ratified in June. Caribe's boats carry a crew of seven SIU Boatmen. The operation also includes 17 engineers, mechan­ ics, electricians and carpenters on the beach, plus a shore pool of 10 men for general maintenance. Boats from Caribe's Jacksonville and Miami branches generally come to the San Juan base for repairs. But San Juan is not only a grow­ Enrique Nieves, AB on the Manati, sees what a turn at the ing hub in the towing industry. It is helm feels like. also, of course, an active containerport. Eleven deep sea vessels in the SIUcontracted Puerto Rico Marine Man­ agement, Inc. fleet call regularly at the port of San Juan. Thus SIU Boatmen and deep .sea members are .steadily at work here, as steadily as the .sea breezes that rush through this palm tree port. • Ricardo Caraballo, SIU delegate for the Caribe shore pool (left) talks to his port agent in Puerto Rico, Juan Reinosa. The engine room on the Manati is in the good hands of Chief Engineer William Henry Lesher (left) and Wiper Reinaldo Ortiz. October 1977 / LOG / 25 i �The tug Fajardo (Caribe) gets ready to push the molasses-filled barge, shown in the foreground, to a rum factory in St. Croix, V.I. In the background is a view of San Juan's containerport. Engineer Arcadio Rivera (left) and Deckhand Edwin Garcias are two of the Fajardo's crew. Like mirror images, the tugs Monitor and Explorer wait at the Caribe dock for the return run to the mainland. Posing in front of the tug El Morro (Caribe) are (I to r). Union Chairman Louis Gonzalez, engineer, Jose A. Gharries, captain, and Odilio Reza, engi­ neer. Automation can't do everything. Five mechanics apply real muscle power to remove worn out pistons from the Monitor's diesel engine. They are (I to r): Miguel Vazquez, Florencio Guzman, Miguel Rodriguez Pablo Baez, and Wilfredo Gonzalez. V , iw.-- •: Emllio Martinez, one of the Caribe shore pool, gets the El Morro ready for a new paint job. 26 / LOG / October 1977 ^L An overhead shot of the above operation. Supervising, at right rear, is Francisco Malave. �The crew of the GATCO Florida posed for a group shot while the tug was tied up in the San Juan harbor They are, standing (I to r); John Kale, cook, Edward Schaffhauser, AB, and SlU Port Agent Juan Reinosa Seated at counter (I to r) are: Pete Popour, AB, Erik H. Eriksen, relief captain, Charles Flowers, chief engi­ neer, and William Brinkley, captain. Thp containership Aguadllla (Puerto Rico Marine Management) was in San Juan during the Log's visit this month. Shown here is the Chief Steward Sidney Garner. Another member of the Aguadllla steward department is John Rodriguez. The Florida is GATCO's only deep sea tug. The 3,000 hp. boat runs from Mobile to San Juan. The Humacao. another SlU-manned containership also paid off in San Juan this month. Making a SPAD donation at the time is Bosun Johannes Sorel (left). Port Agent Juan Reinosa holds up the proof. The Humacao committee includes (I to r): Johannes Sorel, chairman, Charles Fox, deck delegate, B. Baa, steward delegate, and Clemente Figueroa, engine delegate. October 1977 / LOG / 27 �The Jones Act: It's a Tough Job Keeping It on the Books MM '/Vzc SI U has been fighting for 25 years to keef) the Jones Act intact so that America's coastwise trades will continue to be reserved for carriage in U S flag equi/nncut as iji above photo. .s • This is the 16th in a series of articles which the Log is publishing to explain how certain organiza­ tions, programs and laws affect the jobs and job security of SIU members. This particular article, though, is the second in a series of three articles which deals with the Jones Act, the most impor­ tant piece of maritime legislation on the books today. America's domestic waterborne trades—includ­ ing deep sea eoastwise, inland waters and Great Lakes—provide jobs for more than 185,000 U.S. workers. The job breakdown looks something like this: • 20,000 U.S. shipyard workers engaged in building oceangoing vessels for the domestic trades. • 40,000 workers in allied industries which support domestic ocean shipbuilding programs. • 20,000 employees in inland shipyards in­ volved in the construction of tugs, towboats and barges. • 12,000 seamen (based on 2,5 jobs generated by each shipyard position) aboard oceangoing vessels in the domestic deep sea fleet. • 93,000 workers on the nation's inland wa­ ters, Lakes and nearby offshore. Down to the last man and woman, these jobs are maintained without Federal subsidies. But more importantly, these jobs are protected from foreign competition by- a relatively simple law known as the Jones Act. In brief, the Jones Act requires that only Amer­ ican-built, American manned and American reg­ istered vessels can be used in the nation's do­ mestic waterborne trades. These trades refer to all cargoes shipped by water from one U.S. port to another U.S. port. They include deep sea coast­ wise cargoes, as well as cargoes transported on the nation's inland waters and between American ports on the Great Lakes. With all the benefits for U.S. workers and in­ dustry that the Jones Act protects, you'd think that this important law would be secure in its position. Not true! In fact, for the past 25 years, one of the SIU's top legislative priorities has been L. 28 / LOG / October 1977 protection of the Jones Act's provisions. National Emergencies When the Jones Act was originally passed in 1920, Congress mandated that the law's provi­ sions could not be waived for any reason other than national emergencies. The Jones Act, however, was first waived dur­ ing World War II, when most of America's do­ mestic fleet had to be committed overseas. The Act was waived again in 1950 for the Korean War. At this time. Congress gave the Secretary of Defense the authority to grant ad­ ministrative waivers of any U.S. navigation and vessel inspection laws, including the Jones Act. Under this unusual setup, the Treasury Secretary was required to waive the Jones Act if requested by the Secretary of Defense. However, Congress indicated then that this Jones Act at a Glance The Jones Act requires that all cargo car­ ried between U.S. ports must be carried in U.S.-flag ships or boats. Following are the requirements a vessel must meet in order to carry these domestic cargoes: • The vessel must be owned, either through an individual or corporation, by an American. • The vessel must be manned by U.S. officers and crews. • The vessel must be built and registered in the United States. • A vessel of more than 500 tons, which is rebuilt abroad, cannot engage in the U.S. trades. The Jones Act applies to all vessels en­ gaged in (he U.S. domestic trades. This in­ cludes tugs, barges, ffshing vessels, deep-sea ships, dredges, and related vessels. statute would be rescinded at the end of the wqr. That was 24 years ago. But it is still in effect today. And because it is in effect, the Jones Act has periodically come under attack by various inter­ ests (in particular the oil companies) who would like to bring foreign vessels into the U.S. domestic trades. In the past five years alone, attempts have been made to waive the Jones Act for the coastwise carriage of oil, LNG, coal and ammonia. The most serious of these recent attempts came in Dec. 1973. At that time. Senator Paul Fannin (R-Ariz.) tried to get Senate approval for a Jones Act waiver involving oil. Fannin wanted to grant the Sec. of Commerce the right to allow foreignflag tankers to carry domestic U.S. oil cargoes "if it is determined that U.S. flag vessels are not avail­ able in sufficient numbers at reasonable rates for the transport of emergency related products within the American domestic trades." If Fannin had gotten his way, it would have given foreign ships that first crucial step in the door into our domestic oil trade—by far the larg­ est of all U.S. coastwise trades. SIU Fought The SIU fought Fannin's move by providing the Senate with facts concerning the U.S. fleet's ability to handle all our domestic oil carriage. The Senate defeated Fannin's measure 60-27. Around the same time, the SIU helped defeat attempts to allow foreign vessels to carry LNG from Alaska to New England, ammonia from Alaska to the Pacific Northwest, and coal from Hampton Roads, Va. to New England. There has been relatively little action involving the Jones Act in the last year or so. But from ex­ perience, we can be sure that attacks on the Jones Act will continue to be a part of the SIU's political life. The SIU's job in protecting the Jones Act is simple. That is, keep on top of the daily legislative happenings in Congress. And if something comes up involving Jhe Jones Act, be ready to carry the fight to keep the law intact. [Next Month: The Jones Act and what we can expect involving this law in the future.] �|>;i6 Get ABji; ,}, Tickets ,1, The Harry Lundeberg-|^-School of Seamanship f "For a better job today, andjob security tomorrow." Recent Able-Seaman Class get together for a group shot after completing deck course at the Lundeberg School. Kneeling from the left are: Wilbur McAllister, Bobby Riddick, Melvin DiBiasi, Jack Prichard and Don Shadrick, Standing from the left are: Craig Skerston, Augie Tellez, Jim Dawson, Andy Grimes, Griffith Mutton, David McCullough, Billy Edwards, James Price, Rod Clark, Steven Rainville, and Ray Waiters. 18 Get QMED Rating Posing in front of full scale ship's console at the Lundeberg Upgrading Center are, kneeling from the left: Craig Smith, Otis Sessions, William Sullivan, Steve Kues, Diogenes Santos, Bruce Williams, Conrad Taylor, Robert Bunch and Oliver Myers. Standing from the left are: Theopolis Jordan, Thomas Conway, Erik Persson, Hanable Smith, Ross Hickenbotan, James McCrary, Paul Wolf, James Badgett and Chris Killeen. Couple of Cook and Bakers t t t t t t jl! Lifeboats [iT 111 A-w 111 Twelve SlU members gather for class shot after completing recent Lifeboat Course at HLSS. Front row from the left are: Santiago Cadiz, Bobby Riddic, Jack Prichard, Julio Mango and Vicente Guzman. Back row from the left are: Michael Warren, James Price, Francisco Orta, George Bradley, Peter Salzman, William Morris and Gary Pierce. Dozen LNG Upgraders Twefve Seafarers from a recent LNG Course at the Lundeberg School get together for photo after class. Seated left to right are: Pete Zukier, John McLaughlin, Howard Webber, Charlie Clausen and Scotty Byrne. Standing from the left are: Gregory Perez, Charles Boyle, A. R. Haskins, Thomas J. Thomas, Pete Dolan, Ramon Echevarria and Richard Williams. 17 Black Gangers in FOWT Course A recent FOWT Class, 17 Seafarers in all, pose for pix after completing this important black gang course. Front row from the left are: Martin Balagths, Steve Bov^en, Randy McDonnell, Victor Vasquez and Mario Vasquez. Stand­ ing from the left are Mickel White, Walter Deveraux, Bob Basher, Dave Seafarers Tim Dean, left, and Steve Hamilton congratulate each other after Mullenberg, Michael Capparo, George Castle, James Oliver, Ken Stratton, achieving their cook and baker endorsements at the Lundeberg School. f Jessie James, Leslie Gallo, Ray Browing and Scott Wilkinson. October 1977 / LOG / 29 �a Margarito Borja, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1956 and sailed as a fireman-watertender. Brother Borja sailed 26 years and during the Vietnam War. He received a 1960 Union Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an acci­ dent-free ship, the SS Kyska (Water­ man), Seafarer Borja was born in Dalaguite, Cuba, P.I. and is a resi­ dent of San Francisco. Woodrow A. "Woody" Brown, 64, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as an oiler. Brother Brown sailed for 32 years. He attended the 1971 Union Con­ vention and a Piney Point Educa­ tional Conference. Seafarer Brown is a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army. He was born in Dothan, Ala. and is a resident of Tampa, Fla. Theodore "Ted" Catharine, 65, joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of Galveston sailing as an OS.Brother Catharine sailed for 43 years. He was born in Texas and is a resident of Galveston. James H. Naylor, 55, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Philadel­ phia and sailed as a chief steward. Brother Naylor walked the picket line in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. He was born in Ft. Ogden, Fla. and is a resident of Coden, Ala. Vollie W. O'Mary, 60, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Mobile and sailed as a bosun. Brother O'Mary sailed 32 years. He is a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. Born in Alabama, he is a resi­ dent of Columbus, Miss. >(, "'f' N/* August F. Reich, 67, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1967 and sailed as a fireman-water­ tender. Brother Reich sailed 25 years. He was born in San Francisco and is a resident there. f John P. Zimmer, 67, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York and sailed as a chief steward. Brother Zimmer sailed 31 years. He is a World War II veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry Corps. Born in St. Louis, he is a resident of New Orleans. fmiONCRS Miguel Salcedo, 59, joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of New York and sailed as a deck engineer. Brother Salcedo sailed 41 years. He was born in Puerto Rico and is a res­ ident of Catano, P.R. Morton Trehem, 60, joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Mobile and sailed as an AB. Brother Tre­ hem sailed 32 years. He was born in Moss Pt., Miss, and is a resident there. Alan D. Williams, 59, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York and sailed as a chief steward. Brother Williams sailed 35 years. He was. born in Cornwall, N.Y. and is a resi­ dent of Grayland, Wash. Insley W. Coffey, 56, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1957. He had sailed as an oiler and fireman-watertender for the Lykes Brothers Steamship 'Co. in 1934. From 1935 to 1977, Brother Coffey sailed as a chief engineer for the G & H Towing Co. He was bom in Texas City, Tex. and is a resident of Galveston. Bennie W. Morgan, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1959 and sailed as fireman-water­ tender and in the steward depart­ ment. Brother Morgan is a 1958 graduate of the Andrew Furuseth Training School. He also attended a Union Educational Conference in Piney Point, Md. Seafarer Morgan is a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. A native of Jackson, Ala., he is a resident of Chickasaw, Ala. Cornelius C. Mahaney, 60, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960 and sailed as an oiler and conveyorman. Brother Mahaney sailed for 40 years. He was born in Buffalo, N.Y. and is a resident of Toledo, Ohio. He played a key role in or­ ganizing the Boland fleet and also helped to organize other companies in 1960 and 1961. He now plans to do a lot of traveling. Baltimore Committee Smilin' Jack Caffey, N.Y. patrolman, (seated) takes time out from his payoff report to pose with the Ship's Committee of the SS Baltimore (Sea-Land) on Sept. 29 in Port Elizabeth, N.J. They are (I. to r.): Deck Delegate W. Kohut; Engine Delegate Fred W. Neil; Steward Delegate I. Goncepcion, and Recerti­ fied Bosun William Osborne, ship's chairman. 30 / LOG / October 1977 3m a: I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I L Jl I ^• Bruno Jack Woturski, 65, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Phila­ delphia and sailed as a bosun. Brother Woturski sailed 29 years. He is a World War II veteran of the U.S. Navy. Seafarer Woturski was born in Wilmington, Del. and is a resident of Philadelphia. Andrew J. Ewing, 62, joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1957 and sailed as an engineer. Brother Ewing sailed 22 years for the Bay Towing and Dredge Co. and from 1974 to 1977 for the Radcliff Mate­ rials Co. He was bom in Gasque, Ala. and is a resident of Foley, Ala. Wilbert D. Goodwin, 64, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1962 sailing as an AB-carpenter. Brother Goodwin sailed as a deck­ hand for the Norfolk Dredging Co. from 1955 to 1962, the Sheridan Transportation Co. in 1962, and for the Allied Towing Co. from 1968 to 1972. He was born in Cedar Is., N.C. and is a resident there. Walter T. Pachulski, 60, joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1956 and sailed as an oiler and engineer. Brother Pachulski sailed from 1937 to 1977 for the C. H. Harper Associates Co. He is a vet­ eran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Baltimore, he is a resi­ dent there. Henry D. Muzia, 65, joined the Union in the port of Milwaukee in 1962. He sailed as an oiler for the E. D. Gillen Co. from 1956 to 1976. Brother Muzia is a resident of Mil­ waukee. George W. Parkin, 62, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961. He sailed as mate, captain, and first class pilot for 36 years. Brother Parkin sailed as a mate and master for the Graham Tugs Co. in 1941, Interstate Oil Co. from 1950 to 1951, as a captain for the Taylor and Anderson Co. from 1951 to 1962, and as a tug mate for the James McAllister Brothers Co. from 1973 to 1977. He also sailed for the Moran Towing Co. in New York, Wood Towing Co. in Norfolk, and for the S. C. Loveland Co. in Phila­ delphia. A native of Beaufort, N.C., he is a resident of Westville, N.J. 1 Change of Address Or New Subscriber I I I I I would like to receive the LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information.) I I NAME I ADDRESS I I CITY STATE. ZIP. I I SIU members please give: I I I Soc. Sec. # ./ /__. Bk# I TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change I of address, please give your former address below or send mailbig-label from last issue received. I I ADDRESS I CITY i. STATE. ZIP. I I Editor, LOG 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 �Core Trader Committee Legal Aid Notice to MonAors On SIA^mg Protoduro In the event that any SIU members have legal problems in the various ports, a list of attorneys whom they can consult is being published. The mem­ ber need not choose the recommended attorneys and this list is intended only for informational purposes: The following is a list of recom­ mended attorneys throughout the United States: NEW YORK, N,Y.—Schulman, Abarbanel & Schlesinger 350 Fifth Avenue New York. N.Y. 10001 Tele. #(212)279-9200 BALTIMORE, MD.—Kaplan, Heyman, Grecnberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore. Maryland 21201 Tele. #(301)539-6967 HOUSTON, TEX.—Combs, ' Archer & Peterson Americana Building 811 Dallas Street Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. #(713)659-4455 TAMPA, FLA.—Hamilton, Douglas & Bennett 101 East Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33602 Tele. #(813) 223-3991 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.— Jennings, Gartland & Tilly Crocker Plaza 1 Post Street, Suite 2600 San Francisco, Calif. 94104 Tele, #(415) 781-1854 ST. LOUIS, MO.—Gruenberg & Sounders 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. #(314) 231-7440 NEW ORLEANS, LA.—Dodd, Barker, Boudreaux, Lamy 6 Gardner 1400 Richards Building 837 Gravier Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Tele. #(504) 586-9395 LOS ANGELES, CALIF.—Bodle, Fogel, Julber, Reinhardt & Rothschild 5900 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Tele. #(213) 937-6250 MOBILE, ALA.—Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Alabama 36602 Tele. #(205) 433-4904 OETROIT, MICH.—Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48822 Tele. #(313) 532-1220 FALL RIVER, MASS.—Patrfcic H. Harrington 56 N, Main Street, Bennett Bldg. Fall River, Mass. 02720 Tele. #(617) 676-8206 SEATTLE, WASH.—Vance, Davies, Roberts, Reid & Anderson 100 West Harrison Plaza Seattle, Washington 98119 Tele. #(206) 285-3610 CHICAGO, ILL.—Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, III. 60603 Tele. #(312) 263-6330 When throwing in for work dur­ ing a job call at any SIU Hiring Hall, membei^ must produce the following: • membership certificate • registration card • clinic card • seaman's papers In addition, when assigning a job the dispatcher will comply with the following Section 5, Sub­ section 7 of the SIU Shipping Rules: "Within each class of seniority rating in every Department, prior­ ity for entry rating jobs siiall be given to all seamen who possess Lifeboatman eiidorsemeiit by the United States Coast Guard. The Seafarers Appeals Board may waive the preceding sentence when, in the .sole jiidgiiieiit of the Board, undue hardship will result or extenuating circumstances war­ rant such waiver." Also, all entry rated members must show their last six months discharges. In for repairs last month at a Hoboken, N.J. shipyard is the ST Cove Trader (Cove Tankers) with the Ship's Committee of (I. to r): Chief Steward Ed John­ son, secretary-reporter; Deck Delegate Pete Sanchez; Bosun D. T. Ruiz, ship's chairman, and Steward Delegate Norman Evans. In Emergency Notify USPHS by Telegram Any Seafarer or Boatman who is taken to a ho.spital other than a USPHS facility for emergency treatment, must notify the nearest USPHS hospital of his situation within 48 hours, and it is suggested that the notification be made by telegram. In the past, many of our mem­ bers have made it a practice to notify USPHS by phone. Unfortu­ nately, when it comes time to pay the bill, there have been cases SEPT. 1-30 1977 ' Alpena Buffalo Cleveland when USPHS has refused to pick up the tab claiming they have no record of the telephone call. How­ ever, by using telegrams you will have permanent proof that you ac­ tually notified USPHS within the prescribed period and at the same time you will eliminate any confu­ sion dealing with phone calls. If you have no recourse, though, but to use tlie phone, you should make it a point to get the name, title and department of the person who handled your call. Wage checks are being held for Seafarers C. H. Lewis and William E. Hampson aboard the Manhattan Inland (North American Trailing Co.). They .should contact: James R. Gillespie, 228 N. LaSalle St., Chi­ cago, 111. 60601. TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 1 0 Detroit Duluth 15 11 1 0 Totals 60 4 Frankfort Cfiicago Wages Held TOTAL REGISTERED 3 5 5 7 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 J"? DECK DEPARTMENT 11 12 13 5 9 6 37 21 15 5 114 49 9 14 ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 2 3 1 3 7 3 2 7 26 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 2 2 12 1 0 2 22 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 7 0 0 Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 4 4 28 2 2 0 44 98 14 1 11 22 4 3 1 56 68 16 7 1 12 12 0 0 48 60 3 0 4 2 0 1 6 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Alpena Buffalo 4 3 Cleveland Detroit Duluth 2 19 8 Totals 48 Frankfort Chicago 5 7 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 8 0 0 7 4 13 0 6 9 3 1 0 0 1 2 23 10 1 61 0 0 0 0 3 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 29 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Alpena Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Duluth Frankfort Chicago Totals 0 0 0 5 2 1 4 12 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 C 0 0 1 2 1 12 5 2 5 28 4 0 l 7 0 1 3 16 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Alpena Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Duluth Frankfort Chicago Totals Totals All Departments 3 2 0 28 8 6 3 H 4 10 27 6 7 3 0 4 0 5 2 0 1 50 68 12 170 87 13 203 94 8 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ''*"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. October 1977 /LOG/31 �SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters United Industrial Woikers of North America PRESIDENT Paul Hall SECRETARY-TREASURER Joe DiGiorgio EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Frank Drozak VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Cal Tanner Paul Drozak HEADQUARTERS ALPENA, Mich 675 4 Ave., Bklyn, 11232 (212) HY 9-6600 800 N. 2 Ave. 49707 (517) EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea ViFPT 1^0 1077 I. I-OU, vy I I *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals 3 79 22 24 15 5 26 66 34 34 13 50 6 74 1 0 452 1 is 4 2 6 i 0 15 4 1 2 6 0 4 9 1 69 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 7 Q Q 20 Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals 3 65 9 I5 22 5 17 54 18 28 15 28 9 46 1 1 336 2 25 4 7 3 2 4 12 8 7 3 6 0 n 1 1 96 2 5 Q Q 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 19 Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals Totals All Departments 4 30 5 6 7 0 5 19 6 10 4 4 0 11 18 1 130 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 11 0 0 22 3 61 12 13 20 6 18 47 20 13 12 27 12 61 1 0 326 1 27 5 4 10 5 5 20 9 13 5 11 0 15 14 1 145 0 3 0 Q 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 5 0 0 15 SF 3 15 4 3 10 0 3 17 5 5 2 8 2 10 0 0 87 0 3 1 1 3 1 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 9 0 0 26 3 128 11 28 26 10 28 98 41 55 19 46 13 86 0 1 593 4 28 5 13 4 2 6 20 13 11 6 6 0 21 0 0 139 4 8 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 23 1 36 0 10 0 0 1 .40 0 25 0 0 2 64 0 15 0 0 6 15 7 4 10 33 21 17 5 20 3 21 0 0 199 1 2 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 2 0 5 7 1 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 15 14 7 8 30 17 21 5 22 5 35 0 0 226 9 4 4 3 4 27 8 6 1 8 4 20 33 2 158 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 7 6 9 0 3 0 0 31 7 18 22 7 27 60 27 34 7 22 7 52 0 0 356 1 2 2 1 2 6 3 6 1 3 0 6 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 2 35 4 59 3 46 1 41 8 98 8 126 9 13 3 2 8 24 10 20 3 17 6 25 0 0 177 8 13 10 1 9 43 26 19 6 18 5 31 47 1 300 0 9 5 0 1 5 3 16 9 23 1 18 0 0 139 7 27 4 3 15 49 16 34 3 16 18 30 0 0 264 18 22 10 1 12 60 18 19 7 12 10 29 1 1 326 2 16 5 1 1 9 6 13 4 13 1 40 Q 1 246 M64 M4 179 1,986 600 2M 997 433 ^ *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 32 / LOG / October 1977 7 153 18 48 25 12 43 127 42 52 22 74 18 131 1 0 773 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York 7 68 19 19 24 10 26 58 25 36 17 41 3 91 1 0 445 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C BUFFALO, N.V 215 Essex St. 02111 (617) 482-4716 290 Franklin St. 14202 (716) TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, ILL.. 9383 S. Ewing Ave. 60617 (312) SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) MA 1-5450 DETROIT , Mich. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. 48218 (313) VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 2014 W. 3 St.' 58806 (218) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box D 415 Main SI. 49635 (616) 352-4441 HOUSTON, Tex 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) HE 5-9424 MOBILE, Ala IS. Lawrence St. 36602 (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PADUCAH, Ky 225 S. 7 St. 42001 (502) 443-2493 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. .2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) DE 6-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. . .534 9 Ave. 77640 (713) 983-1679 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 1311 Mission St. 94103 (415) 626-6793 SANTURCE, P. R. 1313 Fernandez, Juncos, Stop 20 00909 (809) 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash. . . . . 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. . .4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 TAMPA, Fla. 2610 W. Kennedy Blvd. 3.3609 (813) 870-1601 TOLEDO, Ohio ... .935 Summit St. 43604 (419) 248-3691 WILMINGTON, Calif. 510 N. Broad St. 90744 (213) 549-4000 YOKOHAMA, Japan P.O. Box 429 Yokohama Port P.O. 5-6 Nihon Ohdori Naka-Ku 231-91 201-7935 Shipping at deep sea A&G ports re­ mained from good to excellent in all areas. A total of 1,508 Seafarers shipped on SlU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of this number, 997 were full book men, while 443 were "B" seniority and 68 were "C" seniority. Shipping is expected to remain good in all areas. �dm. The San Francisco Story Union benefits are perhaps never more appreciated than M'hen they are put to work for the member who can no longer work himself. These Seafarers from the port of San Francisco can attest to that. At the September membership meeting in San Francisco, photos above, several retired members came to collect their first pension checks. Photo No. 1 shows new pensioner Jack C. Taylor; 2. SIU Headquarters Representative Steve Troy, center, congratulates two new pensioners at the same time, Margarito Borja, left, and August F. Reich; 3. Wilbur Sink flashed a big smile after rccching his first pension check at the meeting. In photos below, disability pensioners or other SIU members receiving in-hospital checks last month at the San Francisco U.S. Public Health Service Hospital, were also glad that they could count on their Union benefits when they really needed them. They are; 4. Gordon Chambers, 5. Dioscoro B. Militar, 6. Raymond J. Phillips, 7. Luke Camholi, 8. Candeliario Ramos, and 9. Patrick G. Fox. October 1977 / LOG / 33 �€ SEA-LAND EXCHANGE (SeaLand Service), August 7—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Perry Greenwood; Secretary E. Heniken; Educational Di­ rector George Renale; Deck Delegate J. McLaughlin; Engine Delegate A. Faria; Steward Delegate Robert Pimantal. $22.10 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chairman reported to crew on "Service" under the pension plan, as noted on page 28 in the Log. Urged all members to read the Log and all the interesting articles contained therein. Secretary reported that anyone who needs any benefit forms to call at the office. Educational director gave infor­ mation on the upgrading courses of­ fered by the Union and that all mem­ bers should take advantage of them as it means a better salary. It was also noted that a new walking lane was made at Hong Kong for the safety of the members. Observed one minute of silenee in memory of our departed brothers. Next port, Yokohama. PORT (Asbury Steamship), August 14—Chairman, Recertified Bosun J. C. Northcutt; Secretary D. Collins; Educa­ tional Director R. Davis; Deck Dele­ gate Carlo J. >iarino; Engine Dele­ gate C. W. Cunningham; Steward Dele­ gate Herlies A. Evans. Some disputed OT in deck department. Chairman re­ ports that the cook and baker, Louis Pinilla, was hospitalized in the Panama Canal Zone. Secretary reports that there were a good many back-dated Logs on board ship which provided ex­ cellent reading for everyone. A vote of thanks was given to the steward and chief cook for carrying on in fine SIU style without a cook and baker. Next port, Honolulu. ANCHORAGE (Sea-Land Service), August 21—Chairman, Recertified Bo­ sun Sven E. Jansson; Secretary C. White; Educational Director E. Neathery; Engine Delegate John J. Starr, Jr. $3 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. En­ gine delegate thanked the ship's chair­ man for his cooperation in getting a few problems settled in the engine room. One of the members complained about fumes from cargo placed up next to liv­ ing quarters. Suggested that it be placed forward away from crew. Report to Log: "Would like it if the bosun was commended for the good job he is doing on this ship." Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port, Elizabeth. CARTER BRAXTON (Waterman Steamship), August 7—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun Richard Thoe; Secre­ tary J, Pursell; Educational Director J. Rogers; Deck Delegate Joseph Blanchard. No disputed OT. The crew and officers made a donation for the chief mate who passed away in Russia. Ob­ served one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. ST. LOUIS (Sea-Land Service), Au­ gust 7—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Donato Giangiordano; Secretary T. R. Goodman; Educational Director F. Horn. $62 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT. Chairman discussed the re­ pair list, the drug problem and the importance of donating to SHAD. Sec­ retary Theodore R. Goodman in a fare­ well speech thanked his department and crew for 14 months of a beautiful friendship and good sailing without a major beef. Educational Director Fred­ die Horn is doing a fine job keeping the crew up-to-date on ship literature. All communications received were read and posted. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. 34 / LOG / October 1977 TRANSCOLORADO (Hudson Waterways), August 21—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Ted Tolentino; Sec­ retary Ceasar F. Blanco; Educational Director Francis Sylvia; Deck Delegate Walter Olivera; Engine Delegate Stan­ ley Phillips; Steward Delegate John Shaw. $14.50 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT. All communications re­ ceived were read and posted. Chair­ man advised all entry rating men to upgrade. Discussed the importance of donating to SPAD. Observed one min­ ute of silence in memory of our de­ parted brothers. THOMAS JEFFERSON (Waterman Steamship), August 28—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Glen Stanford; Sec­ retary Bill Kaiser; Educational Direc­ tor Lyle Clevenger; Deck Delegate James S. Rodgers; Engine Delegate Efraim Garcia; Steward Delegate John­ nie H. Green. No disputed OT. Chair­ man reports that this has been a good trip. Engine Delegate Efraim Garcia says that new gaskets should be put on watertight doors aft of galley and messhall as it is unsafe to walk in water to get to the messhall or galley. Next port, Boston. yUOlo): STONEWALL JACKSON (Water­ man Steamship), August 21—Chair­ man, Recertified Bosun Carl Lineberry; Secretary J. Gonzales. Some disputed OT in the engine department. Secretary reported that the launch service is very inconvenient in Bombay. The Log was received in the Persian Gulf. All com­ munications received were read and posted. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. ULTRAMAR (Apex Marine) Au­ gust 28— Chairman, Recertified Bosun N. F. Beavers; Secretary E. W. Lambe; Educational Director G. Thompson. No disputed OT. Secretary, E. W. Lambe discussed with the crew the im­ portance of going to upgrading school at Piney Point. Also the importance of SPAD. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port in Turkey. VANTAGE DEFENDER (National Transport), August 28 — Chairman, Recertified Bosun Raymond Hodges; Secretary C. Scott; Educational Direc­ tor Cooper. Some disputed OT in deck department. Educational director dis­ cussed the importance of donating to SPAD. Advised all to be careful going into tanks as the ladders are broken. A vote of thanks was extended to Ray Casanova, the baker, for the fine bak­ ing he has performed aboard ship; also to the steward department for their wonderful effort and good food. LONG BEACH (Sea-Land Service), August 7—Chairman, Recertified Bo­ sun B. R. Scott; Secretary W. J. Smith; Educational Director S. Green; Stew­ ard Delegate John R. Tilley. $19 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chair­ man reported that SIU Representative George Ripoll was aboard ship in Eliz­ abeth and informed the crew of LNG ships and LNG Program. Also dis­ cussed the new pension plan. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Long Beach. MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS' SCHEDULE Port New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Detroit Houston New Orleans Mobile San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Piney Point San Juan Columbus Chicago Port Arthur Buffalo St. Louis Cleveland Jersey City Date Nov. 7 Nov. 8 Nov. 9 Nov. 10 Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 16 Nov. 17 Nov. 21 Nov. 25 . Nov. 12 Nov. 10 Nov. 19 Nov. 15 Nov. 15 Nov. 16 Nov. 18 Nov. 17 Nov. 14 Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m 9:30 a.m 2:00 p.m 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m 2:30 p.m 10:30 a.m 2:30p.m. — — — — 2:30 p.m — — UIW 7: 00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. :G0 p.m. 7: 00 p.m. 7: 00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. OVERSEAS JUNEAU (Maritime Overseas), August 21—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun Pablo Barrial; Secretary J. D. Reyes; Educational Director Car­ rol P. Boudreaux; Deck Delegate Ed­ ward Adams; Engine Delegate Albert W. Funk; Steward Delegate Henry Christian. $63 in ship's fund. No dis­ puted OT. Captain David Baldick gives a lecture and instruction on lifesaving and on the firefighting equipment every week at the fire and boat drill. All ships should have this. NEWARK (Sea-Land Service), Au­ gust 7—Chairman, A. Vilanova; Sec­ retary L. Crane; Educational Director R. Coleman; Deck Delegate R. Wood; Engine Delegate W. West; Steward Delegate D. King. $5 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chairman suggested that all members read the Log to keep informed on what is going on. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port, Anchorage. BAYAMON (Puerto Rico Marine), August 19—Chairman, Recertified Bo­ sun Calixto Gonzales; Secretary J. Ross; Educational Director Stanley Gondzar; Deck Delegate Paul Butterworth. $33 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chair­ man held a discussion on the definition of "Service" under the pension plan. A vote of thanks to the crew for their be­ havior and to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one min­ ute of silence in memory of our de­ parted brothers. SEA-LAND TRADE (Sea-Land Service), August 17—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun R. C. Meloy; Secretary Raymond P. Taylor; Educational Di­ rector R. Gallegos, Jr.; Deck Delegate Timothy J. Bolen; Steward Delegate Montgomery Martin. $80 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck de­ partment. Chairman reported that all repairs are being completed. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. • it Official ship's minutes were also re-^^^ ceived from the following vessels: ROBERT E.LEE BORINQUEN BRADFORD ISLAND MARY FLOR OVERSEAS TRAVELER SUGAR ISLANDER SEA-LAND RESOURCE SEA LAND PRODUCER MONTICELI.O VICTORY ARECIBO TAMPA DELTA ARGENTINA JACKSONVILLE SEA-LAND GALLOWAY OAKLAND SAN JUAN BOSTON ACHILLES SEA-LAND ECONOMY COUNCIL GROVE OVERSEAS JOYCE MOHAWK ALLEGIANCE SEA-LAND MC LEAN COLUMBIA EAGLE TRAVELER OGDEN CHAMPION SEA-LAND CONSUMER MARYLAND SEA-LAND FINANCE V POINT JULIE I '; OVERSEAS VALDEZ AMERICAN EXPLORER POTOMAC OVERSEAS ARCTIC �Franklin W. Fyock, 53, died in the Seattle USPHS Hos­ pital on Sept. 3. Brother Fyock joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a l^ll FOWT and engine delegate. He sailed 31 years. Seafarer Fyock was a wounded veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Baltimore, he was a resident of Seattle. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. John (Irene) M. Baerwald of Baltimore. Charles H. Hazelton, 61, died in the Seattle USPHS Hos­ pital Sept. 1. Brother Hazelton joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1959 sailing as a cook and purser. He sailed 37 years, part of that time on the Great Lakes and was also a former member of the NMU. A native of Port Jervis, N.Y., he was a resident of Seattle. Sur­ viving is his mother, Virginia of San Francisco. Jessie L. Jones, 56, died on Sept. 20. Brother Jones joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk and sailed in the steward depart­ ment. He sailed 16 years. Born in Ports­ mouth, Va., he was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Ella and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Manzo of Portsmouth. Pensioner Ru­ dolph Karner, 73, died of lung cancer at home in Bergenfield, N.J. on Aug. 23. Brother Karner joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1951 and sailed as a chief pumpman. He sailed 32 year,-;, Seafarer Karner was also a machinist, welder and pipefitter. A native of Esto­ nia, USSR, he was a U.S. naturalized citizen. Internment was in Hackensack (N.J.) Cemetery. Surviving are his wid­ ow, Ludmilla, and a son, Michael. Pensioner Henry J. McCue, 65, died in the Boston USPHS Hospital on Sept. 17. Brother McCue joined the SIU in the port of Lake Charles, 'tjLa., in 1960 and sailed as a bosun. He served as ship's delegate. He was also a member of the Atlantic Fisher­ men's Union, which he helped to re­ organize. Seafarer McCue sailed 45 years. Born in Newfoundland, Canada, he was a resident of Woodbridge, N.J. He was a U.S. naturalized citizen. Sur­ viving are a son, Darrell, and three daughters, Mrs. Mary E. Green of Nor­ wood, Mass. and Baberta and Helen of Woodbridge. Raymond O. Brown, 64, died on Sept. 20. Brother Brown joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1960 sail­ - ^. ing as a chief stew­ • I ard. He sailed 24 years. Seafarer Brown was born in Massachusetts and was a resident of Jacksonville, Fla. Sur­ viving are his widow, Maymie; a son, Jerry and a daughter, Raye. Pensioner William F. Cogswell, 74, died of pneumonia in the New Orleans USPHS Hospital on Aug. 15. Brother Cogswell joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Mobile sailing as a deck engineer. He sailed 41 years. Sea­ farer Cogswell was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 1. He was born in Staten Island, N.Y. and was a resident of Mobile. Burial was in the Serenity Memorial Gardens, Mobile. Surviving is his widow. Flora Delia. Pensioner Francis B. O'Reilly, 73, died of pneumonia in Roosevelt Hospital, Edison, N.J. on Sept. 9. Brother O'Reilly joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 and sailed as a deckhand, mate and tug dispatcher for the Penn-Central Railroad Co. from 1919 to 1970. Born in Jersey City,N.J., he was a resident of Edison. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery, Metuchen, N.J. Surviving are a son, Robert, and two daughters, Marie and Phyllis of Edison. Pensioner Freder­ ick Edwards, 76, passed away in the New Orleans USPHS Hospital on Aug. 13. Brother Edwards joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans ii in 1956 sailing in the steward department. He also sailed in the inland field. Born in New Orleans, he was a resident there. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Alma M. Lewis, and a nephew, Robert Lewis, Jr., both of New Orleans. Patrick J. Carey, 51, died on Aug. 30. Brother Carey joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1964 sailing as an AB for the Boland & Corne­ lius Steamship Co. and Pringle Barge Co. He sailed 22 years. Born in Detroit, he was a resident there. Surviving is his mother, Anne of Detroit. Arthur V. Trotter, / , 51, died of a heart ' ^ - f attack on the Matadcll of! Lisbon, Portugal on Sept. 2. Brother Trotter joined the SIU in the A . port of San Francis­ co in 1968 and sailed as a bosun. He served as ship's chair­ man. He sailed 24 years. Seafarer Trot­ ter was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 11. Born in Kansas, he v^as a resident of San Francisco. Surviving are his widow, Maxine; a daughter, Mrs. Laura Bridges of Joplin, Mo., and a stepdaughter, Mclanie Crawford. William E. "BiU" Nordland, 53, died on Aug. 30. Brother W, Nordland joined the J|HPi|^ \ ' .f-N; 4 New York in 1953 and sailed as a OMED and ship's ' delegate. He sailed 39 years. Seafarer Nordland worked for the Union in an organizing drive in Santurce, P.R. in 1962 and in 1964. He also attended the HLSS in 1972. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II and was an amateur oil painter. Surviving is a cousin, Edwin, of Philadelphia, Pa. Pensioner Allan G. Reese, 84. died in the Baltimore V ^ USPHS Hospital on Aug. 26. Brother Reese joined the SIU ' in 1942 in the port H of New York sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 46 years. Born in the British West Indies, he was a U.S. naturalized citizen and a resident of Baltimore. Sea­ farer Reese was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 1. Surviving are his widow, Bella, and a niece, Mrs. Mary E. Wilson. John Kordis, 62, died on Sept. 1. Brother Kordis joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1960, sailing as a conveyor man for the American Steamship Co.'s SS Buffalo and the MV Diamond Alkali from 1974 to 1976. He sailed 31 years. A native of Windber, Pa., he was a resident of Curtic, Ohio. Surviving is a son, John, of Curtic. e/' •\ SIU pensioner Sydney P. "Aussie" Shrinipton, 71, died of a heart attack in .:r Durham, N.C. on Aug. 6. Brother Shrimpton joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of Boston. He sailed 53 years, 34 as a chief steward. Seafarer Shrimpton also walked the picketline in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. Born in Australia, he was a resident at his death of the blue gra.ss country in Wilmore, Ky. Steward Shrimpton was also an avid collector of U..S. and foreign gold coins. At one time he was a journalist. Surviving is his son. Dr. Philip F. Shrimpton, D.V.M. (Doctor of Veterinary Medi­ cine) of Wilmore who specializes in the breeding of cattle. He won a four-year SIU scholarship in 1967. Cremation took place in the Triangle Crematory, Chapel Hill, N.C. Pensioner Alberto Trevino, 81, died in Miami, Fla. on Sept. 13. Brother Trevino joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing as a cook. He was born in Tampa, Fla. and was a resident of Miami. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Adelaida Gonzales of the Bronx, N.Y., and two sisters, Elisa and Esperanza, both of Miami. t Milton R. Isaacs died on Aug. 22. Brother Isaacs sailed with the SIU from 1962 to 1968. He was a resident of New Orleans. Andrew J. Blackmon, 34, died on Aug. 19. Brother Blackmon joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1966, the year he gradu­ ated from the Andrew Furuseth Trainee School there. In 1968, he grad­ uated from the HLSS in Piney Point, Md. Seafarer Blackmon sailed as a wiper and OS. He had two years of jun­ ior college studying forestry and was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. And he also worked as a welder for the Alabama Dry Dock Co. in Mobile in 1965. Born in Greenville, Miss., he was a resident of Long Beach, Miss. Surviv­ ing are his grandmother, Mrs. L. A. White of Natchez, Miss., and a brother, Andre of North Hollywood, Calif. Pensioner Carl Ernest, 70, died of a heart attack in Co­ lumbia Memorial Hospital, Hudson, N.Y. on Aug. 25. Brother Ernest joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1956 sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 27 years and during the Vietnam War. Seafarer Ernest walked the picket line in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef and the 1962 Robin Line strike. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Engineer Corps. A native of Germany, he was a U.S. naturalized citizen and a resident of Germantown, N.Y. Crema­ tion took place in Cedar Hill Cremato­ rium, Newburgh, N.Y. Surviving are a brother, Walter of Mainz, West Ger­ many; a nephew, Klaus, also of Mainz, and a cousin, Mrs. Marie Nau of Schen­ ectady, N.Y. Pensioner Enrique ^ N. Con.stantino, 72, , died of pneumonia • " in the Chalmette (La.) General Hospital on Aug. 31. Brother Constantino \ joined the SIU in """ -" 1948 in the port of New York sailing as a BR. He sailed 28 years and attended Piney Point Pen­ sion Conference No 5 in 1970. A native of Manila, P.I., he was a resident of Chalmette. Internment was in Mem­ orial Gardens Cemetery, Chalmette. Surviving are his widow, Josephine; two sons, Enrit|ue and Louis, and a sisterin-law, Mrs. Gloria Pantingo of Chal­ mette. August F. Thoinpson, 60, died aboard the SS Del Sol (Delta Line) be­ tween New Orleans and Pensacola, Fla. on Sept. 23. Brother Thompson joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1959 and sailed as a FOWT. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. Born in Louisiana, he was a resident of Baton Rouge, La. Sur\'iving are his mother, Barbara, of Goodbee, La.; a brother, Alton, and a niece, Mrs. Bar­ bara T. Davis, both of Baton Rouge. Glen Jamc.s, 34, died recently in a Baltimore auto accident while of! duty from the SS Carolina (Puerto Rico Ma­ rine). Brother James joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1964 and sailed as an AB. He graduated from the Andrew Furuseth Training School, Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1966. Seafarer James was born in New Orleans and was a resident of Gardena, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Lois, and his mother, Bernice of New Orleans. October 1977 / LOG / 35 �-r,7 Lundeberg Upgrading Schedule Thru 1978 rm. m m . « • V H 1 "W 1 Af _ _ _ 1 . _ fl * J_ _ • J ^ K-^ W A fa M «M i Below is a complete list of all upgrading courses, deep-sea, inland, and Great Lakes, offered at the Lundeberg School in Piney Point, Md. Also included is the starting dates for these courses for the remainder of 1977 and all of 1978. SlU members should be aware that certain courses may be added or dropped from the schedule as the need arises. However, the Log will publish in advance any such changes. Deck Department Courses Course Name Starling Dales ABLE SEAMAN Oeloh. r 27, 1977 Nov. 23, 1977 Jan. 19, 1978 March 2, 1978 April 17, 1978 May 25, 1978 July 6, 1978 Aug. 17, 1978 QUAKTEBiM ASTER None Presently ScliecliihMl TOW BOAT OPERATOR (WcKlcrii Rivers) Feb. 20, 1978 May 29, 1978 TOWBOAT OPERATOR Oct. 31, 1977 March 20, 1978 June 26, 1978 (Inland Waters) TOWBOAT OPERATOR (Not More than 200 Miles Offshore) Oct. 31, 1977 March 20, 1978 June 26, 1978 MATE & MASTER Sept. 4, 1978 FIRST CLASS PILOT None Presently Scheduled VESSEL OPERATOR MANAGEMENT AND SAFETY PROGRAM Nov. 6, 1978 Dec. 4, 1978 Starting Sept. 1, 1977, Lifeboatnian classes will begin every two weeks right through Dee. 21, 1978. LIFEBOATMAN TANKERMAN Steward Department Courses Course Name Starting Dates CHIEF STEWARD Nov. 10, 1977 Dec. 22, 1977 Feb. 7, 1978 March 23, 1978 May 4, 1978 June 15, 1978 July 27, 1978 Sept. 7, 1978 CHIEF COOK/TOWBOAT COOK Nov. 25, 1977 Jan. 12, 1978 Feb. 23, 1978 April 6, 1978 May 18, 1978 June 29,1978 Aug. 10, 1978 Sept. 21, 1978 COOK & BAKER Starting Sept. 15, 1977, Cook and Baker classes will begin every two weeks until Jan. 19, 1978. Then starting Jan. 26, 1978, the classes will begin every two weeks running right through lo Oct. .5, 1978 ASSISTANT COOK Oct. 27, 1977 Dec. 8, 1977 Jan. 26, 1978 March 9, 1978 April 20, 1978 June 1, 1978 July 13, 1978 Aug. 24, 1978 Starting Sept. 1, 1977, Tankerinan classes will begin every two weeks right through Dec. 21, 1978. Engine Department Courses Cour.sc Name FIREMAN, OILER, Starting Dates WELDING Nov. 28,1977 Dec. 27, 1977 Feb. 6, 1978 March 6, 1978 April 17, 1978 May 15, 1978 June 12,1978 July 24, 1978 Aug. 21, 1978 Sept. 18, 1978 Qualified Meniher of the Engine Department (QMED) Jan. 2, 1978 May 22, 1978 DIESEL ENGINEER .Jan. 16, 1978 July 24, 1978 Jan. 5, 1978 WATERTENDER (FOWT) March 16, 1978 April 13, 1978 June 22,1978 July 20, 1978 Oct. 2, 1978 LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) Nov. 15, 1977 Feb. 6, 1978 May 15, 1978 Aug. 21, 1978 MARINE ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE Nov. 28, 1977 April 10, 1978 PUMPROOM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Oct. 17, 1977 Aug. 28, 1978 AUTOMATION March 6, 1978 MAINTENANCE OF SHIPBOARD REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS May 22, 1978 For further information regarding the courses offered at the Lundeberg School, members should contact their local SlU rep­ resentative, or write to the Lundeberg School Vocational Education Department, Piney Point, Md. 20674. 36 / LOG / October 1977 �rgmrmix John Hasson Seafarer John Has son J 23, has been shipping with the SIU ever since he graduated from Lundeherg School Trainee Program in 1972. Just last year, Hasson returned to Finey Point to up­ grade to AB. He also has lifeboat, firefighting and cardio-pulmonary resusci­ tation cards. Brother Hasson was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Maryland where he now lives. He ships from the port of New Orleans. Steve Williams Seafarer Steve Williams, 24, first sailed with the SIU in 1975 after grad­ uating from the Trainee Program at the Lundeberg School. He began sailing as steward utility, but later up­ graded to FOWT. He also earned his cardio-pulmonary resuscitation card and his lifeboat and fire fighting tickets. Born in Jacksonville, Fla. Brother Wil­ liams was raised in Mc Calenny, Fla. where he still lives. He ships out of the port of Jacksonville. Robert Jones Seafarer Robert Jones, 23, has been an SIU member since he graduated from the Lundeberg School in 1975. He has earned his life­ boat, firefighting and cardio-pulmon­ ary cards and is now sailing as FOWT. Brother Jones was born and raised in San Francisco, but resides in Daly City, Calif. He ships out of the port of San Francisco. Worcester Johnson, Jr. Seafarer Worces­ ter Johnson, Jr., 21, began shipping as a messman when he joined the SIU in 1975 after graduat­ ing from the Lunde­ berg Trainee Pro­ gram. He later re­ turned for his FOWT ratings and now holds his life­ boat, firefighting and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation cards. Brother Johnson was born, lives and ships out of the port of New Orleans. Roger White Seafarer Roger White, 24, sails as an FOWT in the engine department. He first went to sea in 1974, after grad­ uating from the Lundeberg School Trainee Program. He has obtained his firefighting and lifeboat tickets. And just recently during the "A" Seniority Program, he received his cardio-pul­ monary resuscitation card. Brother White was born in New Orleans, raised in Los Angeles, Calif, and now resides in Ocean Spring, Miss. He ships out of the port of New Orleans. Jim Mc Crary Seafarer Jim Mc Crary, 22, started sailing as an assist­ ant cook with the SIU after graduat­ ing from the Lunde­ berg School T rainee Program in 1974. He returned to the School in 1975 for FOWT endorsement and now sails as a fireman-oiler. Just recently, Mc Crary completed the courses for QMED. He now holds his lifeboat and firefighting tickets, as well as his cardio-pulmonary resuscitation card. Brother Mc Crary was born in Fort Worth, Tex. and raised in Dallas where he now resides. He sails from the port of Houston. Joseph Recile Seafarer Joseph Recile, 32, has been an SIU member since 1965 when he started shipping as ; an OS. He has since upgraded to AB and works in the deck department. Recile obtained his lifeboat, firefighting and cardio-pul­ monary resuscitation cards. Born in New Orleans, Brother Recile lives in Independence, La. and ships out of the ports of New Orleans and Jacksonville. Robert Rush Seafarer Robert Rush, 18, has been shipping with the SIU since he at­ tended the Lunde­ berg School in 1975. While in Piney Point, he J I earned .his high F % r- school equivalency diploma and also received his firefight­ ing and lifeboat tickets. He later re­ turned for his FOWT rating. During the "A" Seniority Program he earned his cardio-pulmonary resuscitation card. Brother Rush was born and raised in Buffalo, N.Y., but now lives in Detroit, Mich. He ships out of the ports of New York and Detroit. Erik Persson Seafarer Erik Persson, 25, began shipping with the SIU when he com­ pleted the Harry Lundeberg Trainee Program in 1974. Since then he has returned to Piney Point to attend the QMED Program. He has earned his firefighting, lifeboat and cardio-pul­ monary cards. A native of Maine, Brother Persson lives in Seattle, Wash, from where he ships out. Tom Zien Seafarer Tom Zien, 22, started shipping with the SIU in 1975 after graduating from the Lundeberg School. He earned his AB ticket at Piney Point in 1977. He has . 4^1 also received his lifeboat and firefighting tickets. While taking the "A" Seniority Upgrading Program he also earned his cardiopidmonary resuscitation card. Brother Zien was born and raised in Wisconsin and ships out of the port of New York. Thomas Conway Seafarer Thomas Conway, 24, has been a member of the SIU since 1969. Since then he has upgraded at the Lundeberg School and now holds his A B ticket as well as ^ his QMED any rat­ ing. He also earned his firefighting, life­ boat and cardio-pulmonary resuscita­ tion cards. A native of Baltimore, Brother Conway now lives in San Juan, P.R. and ships out of that port. Jose E. Del Rio Seafarer Jose E. Del Rio, 34, has been a member of the SIU since 1972. Just this year he went to the Harry Lundeberg School for some upgrading courses and came away with his fire­ man-oiler, electrician and deck engi­ neer endorsements. In addition he has earned his lifeboat, firefighting and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation cards. A native and resident of Puerto Rico, Brother Del Rio sails from the port of New York. Alcoholism is o disease. It can be treated. Connecticut Committee Early this month at Stapieton Anchorage, Staten Island, N.Y., SIU Patrolman Teddy Babkowski (seated) is with the Ship's Committee of the ST Connecticut (Ogden Marine). They are (I. to r.): Recertified Bosun Horace B. Rains, ship's chairman: Engine Delegate A. Melanson; Steward Delegate L Lopez; Chief Steward Sam Brown, secretary-reporter, and Deck Delegate Leonard Maham. October 1977 / LOG / 37 �5!M» Have ll«mafe«l SiKNI or More To 8I*AII Since Begiiiiiliig of *71 K The following Seafarers and other concerned individuals, 596 in all, have demonstrated an active interest in participating in political and legislative activities which are vital to both our fob security and our social and economic welfare, by voluntarily donating $100 or more to the Seafarers Political Activities Donation (SPAD) fund since the beginning of 1977. (The law prohibits the use of any union money, such as dues, initiation fees, etc., for political activities. The most elective way the trade unionist can take part in politics is through voluntary political contributions. SPAD is the union's separate segregated political fund. It solicits and accepts only voluntary contributions. It engages in political activities and makes contributions to candidates. A member may voluntarily contribute as he sees fit or make no contribution without fear of reprisal.) Twenty-two who have realized how important it is to let the SIU's voice be heard in the Halls of Congress have contributed $200, seven have contributed $300, one has given $400, and two $600. For the rest of the year the LOG will be running the SPAD honor rolls because the Union feels that in the upcoming months our political role must be maintained if the livelihoods of Seafarers are to be protected. (A copy of our report is filed with the Federal Election Commission and is available for purchase from the Federal Election Commission, Washington, D.C.) NOTE: Each month's SPAD Honor Roll contains the names of those individuals who have given $100 or more as of the last Friday of the previous month. Abadi, H. Abobaker, F. Adams, P. Adams, W. Adamson, R. R. Adium, M. Air, R. N. Alderson, S. Algina. J. AIi,A. Allen, J. Albaj, Y. Almuflichl, A. Alradi, M. Anders, T. Anderson, A. Anderson, A. Anderson, R. Antici, M. Aqular, J. Aquino, G. Arle, J. Aspseter, H. Aumiller, R. Avery, R. Babkowski, T. Badgett, J. Bakarich, P. Barroga, A. Barry, J. Bartlett, J. Bartlett, J. Bartlinski, J. Bauer, C. Baum, A. Beeching, M. Bellinger, W. Bennett, J. Benoit, C. Bensman, D. Bentz,H. Bergeria, J. Berglond, B. Ber!a-, R. Bigelow, S. Bishop, S. Blair, B. Blanco, M. Bland, W. Bluitt, J. Bobalek, W. Boland, J. Bonser, L. Booker, M. Borucki, J. Botana, J. Boudreaux, C. Bourgois, M. Boyle, D. Boyne, D. Bradley, E. Brongh, E. Brown, G. Brown, I. Brown, S. Browne, G. Bryan, E. Bryant, B. Bucci, P. Buczynski, J. Buffa, A. Bullock, R. Bui'ke, T. Burnette, P. Butts, B. Byrd, J. CalFey, J. Caga, L. Calefato, W. Callahan, J. Camaian, A. Camarillo, F. Camphell, A. Campbell, A. Campbell, A. Campbell, A. Campbell, W. Carbone, V. Castro, C. Cataldo, J. Cavanaugh, J. Celgina, J. Cheshire, J. Cinquemano, A. Cisiecki, J. Clark, R. Cofone, W. Colier,L., Ill Conklin, K. Conning, E. Conway, F. Cookmans, R. Cortez, E. Costa, F. Costango, G. Cousins, W. Cowan, T. Cresci, M. Cross, M. Cruz, A. Cruz, F. Cunningham, W. Curry, M. Da Silva, M. Dalman, G. Dammeyer, C. Danzey, T. Daradise, R. Dardcn, J. Dauocol, F. Davidson, W. Davles, R. 38 / LOG / October 1977 Horn, F. Howse, A. Hunter, W. Hurley, M. Hussain, A. lovino, L. Gallegos, P. Iverson, J. Galliam, R. Jacobs, R. Ganthier, C. Jackson, J. Garcia, R. Jansson, S. Gard, C. Japper. J. E. "•menj, C. Gaston, T. Johnson, D. Gavin, J. Johnson, R. Gentile, C. Johnson, R. Gimbert, R. Johnsted, R., Jr. Glidewell, T. Jones, C. Goff, W. Jones, R. Goldberg, J. Jones, T. Golder, J. Jones, W. Gonzalez, J. Jorge, J. Gooding, II. Juhasz, S. Goodspeed, J. Kahllo, R. Gorbea, R. Kastina, T. Gosse, F. Kauffman, R. Graham, E. KeUer,D. Graham, R. Kelley, E. Green, A. Greene, H. Kendricks, D. Grepo, P. Kenny, L. Grima, V. Keough, J. Guarino, L. Kerr, R. Guillen, A. Ketchbad, D. Hackenberg, D. Kingsley, J. Hagerty, C. Kirsch, J. Hale, E. Kitchens, B. Hall, K. Kizzire, C. Hall, L. Klavand, S. Hall,M. Klein, A. Ha!l,W. Knutsen, E. Hannibal, R. Koflowitch, W. Harildstad, V. Kouvardas, J. Hart, R. Kramer, M. Harris, E. Kwiatek, G. Harris, W. Kydd,D. Harris, W. Lambert, H. Haskins, A. Lang, R. Hatton, M. Lankford, J. Hauf, M. Larkin, J. Haynes, B. Lawrence, L. Heimal, W. Lawrence, R. Heniken, E. Lawrence, W. Heroux, A. Lee, H. Hersey, G. Lee,K. Hess, R. Legg,J. Hidalgo, M. Lelonek, L. HiU, G. Lennon, J. Hines, L. Lent, D. Holmes, W. Lesnansky, A. Homas, D. Lewis, L. Homayonpour, M. Libby,H. Hooker, G. Laes,T. SPAD Honor Roll Davis, F. Davis, J. Davis, J. Davis, L. Davis, S. Davison, J, Debarrios, M. Dechamp, A. Delgado, J. Delrio, J. Demetrios, J. Dembach, J. Diaz, R. Dickey, K. Diercks, J. DiGiorgio, J. DiPreta, J. Doak, W. Dolgen, D. Domenico, J. Domingo, G. Donovan, P. Downon, P. Drebin, L. Drozak, P. Drury, C. Dryden, J. Ducote, A. Ducote, C. Dudley, K. Dukel,P. Durden, D, Dwyer, J. Dyer, A. Edmon, F. Edmonds, F. Ellis, F. Eschukor, W. Escobar, C. Evans, M. Fagan, W. Fain, G. Falcon, A. Fanning, R. Farnen, F. Farrell, C. Faust, J. Fay, J, Ferguen, M. Fergus, S. Fester, M. Fgrshee, R. Firshing, W. Fischer, H. Fiune, V. Fletcher, B. Fletcher, F. Florous, C. Foley, P. Forgeron, L. Fosberg, W. Fox, P. Fraiices, H. Franco, P. Francum, C. Frank, S., Jr. Frederickson, E. Fuller, G. Furr, J. Forur;aw!-f. IH, Galjaghcr, C. Gallagher, L. $600 Honor Roll LUIedahl,H. Pomerlane, R. $400 Honor Roll Manuel, R. $300 Honor Roll Andersen, R. Curtis, T. Frounfelter, D. Quinfer, J. Richhurg, J. Romolo7v. Weaver, A. $200 Honor Roll Abas, I. Aronica, A. Bailey, J. Bernstein, A. Brand, H. Combs, W. Drozak, F. Ellis, P. Filippitti, L. Haggagi, A. Hall, P. Kerngood, M. Kozicki, R. McFarland, D. Moore, A. Pow, J. Sanchez, R. Seibel,E. Shields, J. Sholar, E. Stephens, C. Stewart, E. Lindsay, G. Lindsey, H. Logue, J. Loleas, P. Lomas, A. Lombardo, J. Lundberg, J. Lynch, C. Lyness, J. MacFadden, M. MaETudar, W. Maidonado, M. Malesskey, G. Mana, A. Manafe, D. Manen, J. Manry, L. Mansoob, A. Marchaj, R. Martin, T. Martinez, L. Martinussen, McCarthy, L. McCartney, G. McCartney, K. McCaskey, E. McClinton, J. McCorvey, D. McCuUough, L. McElroy, E. Mclleamey, B. McKay, D. McMahon, T. McMiUion,W. McNabb,J. McNally,M. McNeely, J. Mcaden, G. Mehert, R. Mesford, H. Mielsem, K. MiUer,D. MoUard, C. Mongelli, F. Monteton, H. Moody, O., Jr. Mooney, E. Morgan, J. Morris, W. Morrison, J. Mortensen, O. Mosley,W. Muniz, W. Munsle, J. Murray, G. Murray, J. Murray, M. Murray, R. Musaid, A. Mynes, A. Myrex, L. �Continued from preceding N^ib, S. Naji, A. Napoli, F. Nash, W. Nauarre, T. Neife, J. Nielsen, R. O'Brien, E. O'Brien, T. O'Donnell, J. Olds, T. Olson, F. Omar, Y. Facheco, E. Paladino, F. Papuchis, S. Paradise, L. Paschal, R. Patterson, D. Patton, S. Paulovich, J. Payle, M. Pecquex, F. Penry, R. Perez, J. Perez, L. Periora, J. Peth, C. Phillips, D. Picczonetti, M. Piper, K. Pollard, G. Pool, D. Powe, P. Praza, L. Prentice, R. Pretare, G. Prevas, P. Price, R. Primero, F. Prirette, W. Prott, T. Pulliam, J. Purgvee, A. 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Tanner, C. Taylor, F. Taylor, J. Telegadas, G. Terpe, K. Theiss, R. Thompson, F. Tillman, W, Tobin, G, Tobio, J. Towsigmarf, A. Troy, S. Truenski, C. Tsminrx, L. Turner, B. Turner, L, Tutde, M. Ulrich,H. Underwood, G. Vanluyn, W. Vasquez, J. Velandra, D. Yelazsuel, W. Velez, R. Viles, J. Villanova, A. Vorchak, J. Vukmir, G. Walker, F. Walker, T. Wallace, E. Washington, E. Webh,J. Weber, J. West, D. Westbrook, A. L. Westerholm, G. Whitmer, A. Whitsitt,M. Widman, J. Wilbnm, R. Winiams,L. Williams, R. Williams, S. WUms,T. Wilson, C. Wilson, D. Wilson, J. Winder, R. Wingfield,P. Wolf, P. Wood, C. Woodhouse, A. Woody, J. Wooten, H. Worley, M. Worster, R. Yarmola, J. Yelland, B. Young, R. Zaiusky, S. Zaiusky, T. Zeagler, S. I SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION ISPADI 675 FOURTH AVENUE BROOKLYN, N.Y. 11232 Date. S.S. No. Contributor's Name. : : V.V .Book No.. Address City .State . .Zip Code I acknowledge and understand that SPAD is a separate segregated fund established and administered by my Union to engage in political activities and to make contributions and expenditures for candidates seeking political office and solicits and accepts only voluntary contributions, and I have the right to refuse to make any contribution without fear of reprisal. I may contribute such amount as I may volun­ tarily determine and I herewith contribute the sum of $ . This contribution constitutes my voluntary act and I am to to receive a copy of this receipt showing the amount of my contribution. A copy of SPAD's report is filed with the Federal Election Commission and is available for purchase from the Federal Election Commission, Washington, D.C. Signature of Solicitor Solicitor's No. 1977 Port Arthur Middleton Committee At a payoff early last month at Pier 7 in Brooklyn, N.Y., the Ship's Committee of \he SS Arthur M/do'/efon (Waterman) posed for a group photo in the ship's messroom. Standing (I. to r.) are: Engine Delegate Napoleon Rivas, and Educational Director Heard P. Mullett. Seated (clockwise from left) are: Re­ certified Bosun Dan Dammeyer, ship chairman: Steward Delegate Murray Wilkerson; Chief Steward R. M. Boyd, secretary-reporter, and Deck Delegate Bill Penney. Vantage Defender Committee In for layup at the Seatrain Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y. early last month was the SS Vantage Defender (Vantage Steamship). Members of the Ship's Committee are (I. to r.): Deck Delegate S. Furtado; Chief Steward Charles Scott, secre­ tary-reporter; Steward Delegate Ray Casanova; Engine Delegate G. E. Dalman, and Recertified Bosun Raymond Hodges, ship's chairman. October 1977 / LOG / 39 �r' LOG filial Pt;hlicj(ion iif Ihc Scafari-rs it)tcrruti()n.il Uni<jn • Alldniic, (jiilf, Lakc^ and Inland Wdlci> Uislriii • Af- L-C(0 S8 ,o" OCTOBER T977 Scholarship Eligibility Requirements For Seafarers and Boatmen The four-year Scholarship Program and the tvroyear Scholarship Program are open to any Seafarer or Boatman who meets the following requirements: « a high school diploma or higli school equiv­ alency diploma. • at least two years of employment time on SIUcontracted ships or inland equipment. • 90 days of employment with SlU-contracted companies in the previous calendar year and one day in the six months immediately preceding the date of application. Seafarers, Boatmen Apply Now for Annual 5IU Scholarships If you've ever thought you'd like to go to college, you should find out about the Seafarers Scholarship Program. It could be just what you're looking for. The scholarships offered by this program are de­ signed jor Seafarers and Boatmen. When you apply for a scholarship, the other applicants are people just like you—Seafarers, Boatmen and Lakers who've been away from school for awhile. Many of them completed high school by passing GED exams. There's no age limit for the scholarship winners, either. So you don't have to be young and brilliant and a graduate of a fancy high school to get a scholarship through this program. Also, the scholarships can be pursued at any ac­ credited college or post secondary school in the U.S. or its territories. You choose the school and you choose what you want to study. Also, if you have money obligations and need to ship out from time to time, you can. You are given six years to complete a four-year college program and four years to complete the two-year program. Many Seafarers and Boatmen like yourself have won scholarships and are now going to college or vocational schools. Seafarer Pierangelo Poletti won his two-year scholarship when he was 34-years-old, after he completed the GED Program at the Lundeberg School. Brother detti was born in Italy and speaks English as a second language. Seafarer Bill Lopez is also a GED graduate of HLS. He won a fouryear scholarship. Brother Derke, a Laker, and Boat­ man Stephen Magenta are other four-year scholarship winners. Seafarer Jack Utz dropped out of school in the sixth grade. He earned a GED diploma, overcame a speech impediment, and acquired over 7,400 days of seatime before he decided to give higher education a try. Brother Utz won a two-year scholarship. All of these Seafarers are just like you—working men of many different ages and backgrounds. The Seafarers Scholarship Program gave them a chance to continue their education. It can do the same for you. The program offers two kinds of scholarships for Seafarers, Boatmen and Lakers; one (1) four-year award worth $10,000 and two (2) two-year awards, each worth $5,000. Try for the four-year scholarships if you want a college degree. If you would rather im­ prove your job skills or learn a shoreside trade, then the two-year scholarships are for you. But you should begin to get your scholarship ap­ plication ready now! It takes a few months to get everything ready on your application. For example, you need to take the SAT or ACT tests and have your scores put into your application. This test is only given on certain dates and it takes awhile for the scores to be returned. So don't delay. Deadline for receipt of completed appli­ cations is Apr. 1,1978. Write to the following address and ask for the Seafarers Scholarship Application: Seafarers Welfare Plan College Scholarship 275 20th St. Brooklyn, N.Y.11215 Or ask the Union representative in your port for the application. If you have any questions about the Scholarship Program, or if you need help in filling out your appli­ cation, contact Mrs. Margaret Nalen at the Harry Lundeberg School, Piney Point, Md. 20674. She'll be glad to give you any assistance you need. Dependents of Seafarers and Boatmen Are Eligible for 4 $10,000 Scholarships Pour scholarships are awarded each year to the dependents of Seafarers and Boatmen. These scholarships are worth $10,000 each. They are good for a four-year course of study at any ac­ credited college or university in the United States or its territories. These scholarships are open to: • dependents of members who have three years of employment time on SlU-contracted ships or inland equipment, with 90 days of employment in the previous calendar year and one day in the six months immediately preceding the date of applica­ tion. • dependents of deceased Seafarers and Boatmen who had made the employment requirement prior to their death. Furthermore, all dependents must be unmarried and less than 19 years of age at the time they apply. As with Seafarers and Boatmen, all dependents are ui^ed to write for their scholarship application immediately. Deadline for receipt of completed ap­ plications is Apr. 1. Write to: Seafarers Welfare Plan College Scholarship 275 20th St. Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1970-1979 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXXII-XLI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1977 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES HOUSE PASSES THE FIRST WATERWAYS USER CHARGE BILL HOUSE DEFEATS OIL CARGO PREFERENCE BILL ST CANTIGNY CARRIES 1ST CRUDE FOR U.S. RESERVE RAIN DOESN’T DAMPEN SAN JUAN MEETING COAST GUARD PROPOSING NEW TANKER REGULATIONS ILA STRIKE EFFECTS CONTAINERSHIPS ON EAST AND GULF COAST AFTER ATTENDING HLS, NELSON BECAME MATE AT 22 UN SEA LAW CONFERENCE ENDS WITHOUT TREATY BIG OIL DEFEATS CARGO EQUITY BILL IN CONGRESS HOUSE APPROVES LOCKS AND DAM 26, VOTES USER FEE GOOD SAFETY HABITS CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE HLSS PLANS AB COURSE FOR LAKES MEMBERS FROM ECONOMY’S MINUTES: SAVED CUBANS IN DINGHY 6 DAYS SHIPPING ARTICLES: REQUIREMENTS FOR VESSELS INVOLVED IN THE VALDEZ OIL TRADE WATERWAYS USER CHARGE NEW SAILORS SNUG HARBOR TOO REMOTE WORKING TO EDUCATE AMERICA ON SEAPOWER SHIPPERS DON’T KNOW WHAT U.S. SHIPS HAVE TO OFFER SEAPOWER WILL SUFFER WITHOUT 9.5% OIL BILL A NEW AREA IN U.S. SEAPOWER-DEEP DEA MINING SOVIETS OUTNUMBER U.S. 4-1 ON HIGH SEAS ‘U.S. MUST MEET SOVIET CHALLENGE ON THE OCEANS’ AS ISLAND NATION, U.S. NEEDS STRONG NAVY MERCHANT MARINE PAVING THE WAY FOR MORE ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTERS IT’S A TOUGH JOB KEEPING IT ON THE BOOKS THE SAN FRANCISCO STORY Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1/1977 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 39, No. 10 1977 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e94afd94b656f200b7d039666fc2d0b7.PDF 69aa1159f98516e0dcc9b5dace9929f4 PDF Text Text •f Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union • Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District • AFL-CIO a;i OCTOBER ? 1978 M/V Buffalo Newest Addition to SlU's Great Lakes Fleet See Page 16 o - fl ^4 CID- CJD a;i T.I. Accuses MijCigskeY of Con£!M;t^f Interest See Pages 72-13 SIU Members Win AOf<^$ Bravery Awards See Pages 28-29 faey^ USPHS Hospitart dpehfTfn NilfTO *• 'i. ti -t-:| • :> •; ;?77?r:'--vff' -' Pages 20-2 7 - V r»* f . t East Coast Shipdocking Pacts Settled •'" ':-i See Page 3 V 1 -ia.i ' f �SlUNA Kicks Off 1978 Convention in Nation's Capital formulate policies and programs • Improving the transportation that impact on the diverse SlUNA ' systems of the Great Lakes and membership. inland waterways, and; More than 300 delegates to the The SlUNA has grown over the • Expanding job opportunities Seafarers International Union of years to a federation that now North America's 1978 Triennial for all U.S. workers through realistic represents more than 100,000 work­ Convention convened in the nation's government trade policies. ers in the U S., Canada, Puerto Rico Capital on Oct. 16 to review the The SI UNA'S conventions, held and the Virgin Islands. Members International's progress over the last every three years, provide an oppor­ include deep sea sailors, inland three years and to map out legisla­ tunity for representatives from the boatmen, shipyard and harbor tive, political and organizing strate­ International's affiliated unions to gies for the future. SlUNA President Paul Hall, convention chairman, told the representatives of 28-SIUNA affili­ Maritime Commission to alter or Acting to keep the cargoes of the U.S. ated unions in the opening day suspend shipping rates which fall too far merchant fleet from being pirated away session that the Convention's goal is below conference rates in a given trade. by the selective rate-slashing tactics of to develop a policy which will The bill gives U.S. shipping concerns the Soviet Union, the Senate voted to what Senate Commerce Committee counter the growing presence of the pass the Ocean Shipping Act of 1978 Chairman Howard Cannon (D-Nev.) before the 95th Congress adjourned this Soviet fleet in ocean commerce. called "an even break" in bidding for month. "Russian-flag vessels are daily prime cargoes. increasing their penetration of U.S. Up until now, there has been no law A t Presstime: shipping," Hall warned. "The time restricting the Russian's selective ratePresident Carter has signed this has come when positive steps must slashing which has left them free to offer important bill into law. The SIU be taken to assure the United States cut-rate prices for cargoes they want, applauds the President's actions to of a viable commercial ocean fleet leaving less desirable trade to other halt the unfair competitive edge the available to this nation in peace as operators. Russian fleet has held over the U.S. well as in national emergency." Through anti-competitive rate-cut­ merchant marine through selective Delegates to the four-day Con­ ting, the Soviet fleet has succeeded in rate slashing. vention will be participating in winning ever-increasing shares of workshops and listening to ad­ Passed earlier this year by the House cargoes traditionally carried on U.S.dresses from AFL-CIO President of Representatives as the Controlled flag vessels. Between 1971 and 1976 Carrier Bill, with the strong backing of alone, Russian participation in U.S. George Meany, Congressman John maritime labor and industry, the liner ocean borne foreign trade jumped Murphy, and other labor and legislation was sent to President Carter from 160,000 tons, representing $38 government representatives on the million, to 1,434,000 tons valued at $1.7 who is expected to sign it. issue of the Soviet lleet and other Both the House and Senate versions billion. prime maritime concerns, including: Undercutting U.S. operators' bids for of the bill are designed to halt Soviet • Development of resources in key commodities in the Atlantic and penetration of the U.S. liner trades the deep seabed and on the U.S. Pacific trade routes by anywhere from which has increased dramatically since outer continental shelf; American ports were re-opened to the 10 to 40 percent, the Russians have been • Possibilities for expanding the able to capture a larger portion of U.S. Russians in 1971. cargoes than the American fleet now The bill empowers the Federal liquified natural gas industry; Af Presstime workers, fishermen and a broad cross-section of industrial workers. As the membership of the Interna­ tional grows, the support it extends to each affiliated union through backing on the picketline and at the bargaining table, through aid in organizing drives and through fighting on the political battlefield, grows with it. Congress Puts Leash on Russian Rate Slashing Paul Hall rpi U SIU Is Respected in Washington SIU members throughout the country have shown year after year that they are among the most politically active,unionists in the entire Ameri­ can labor movement. Not only do SIU members participate to the fullest in the Union's political action programs through voluntary donations to SPAD. But every year, scores of SIU members volunteer their time to participate in important Congressional campaigns by driving sound cars, handing out literature and more. Both donating to the Union's political fund and actually going out there and working in a campaign are two crucial aspects of the SIU's overall political program. First and foremost, our contributions to SPAD are used to support those candidates who have shown that they believe in the necessity of a strong U.S.-flag merchant fleet for America. Secondly, the time SIU members donate to an actual campaign shows the candidates we support that the SIU is truly concerned not only about them as individuals, but about who will be making laws that have such a big impact on our industry. Believe me, brothers, the work the SI U does in support of candidates is greatly appreciated by our friends and, at the very least, admired by our political opponents. But there is another critical aspect of the American political system that is taken far too lightly by millions of otherwise conscientious citizens— and that is voting. Many people—especially those who live in big cities or heavily populated areas—feel that their one vote will make no difference to the, ; outcome of an election. moves and they have built their fleet from relative insignificance to one of the largest in the world. The Soviets have been able to offer cargo transport at such cut-rate levels because their economic system, unlike the American economy, is not based on competition and profit. U.S. carriers need to make profits to restore and operate their ships. The Russian fleet, supported to an un­ limited extent by the Soviet govern­ ment, does not need to make a profit to survive. The Russians have pursued the U.S. liner trades to pick up political and military influence in the West, not to make money. By restricting Soviet rate slashing, the Ocean Shipping Act will protect the jobs of American seamen and the U.S. free market economy by putting the Ameri­ can flag fleet on a competitive footing with the Russians. Failure to pass the bill would have given a green light to the Russian's unfair bidding practices, while the U.S. merchant fleet moved, in the words of Transportation Institute President Herb Brand, "another step in the direction of suicide or self-destruction." This just simply isn't true. Every year there are many borderline elections when as few as 10 to 20 votes make the difference. You never know, those 10 or 20 votes could very well be the difference between a pro-maritime candidate going to Congress or a candidate being elected that couldn't care less whether the U.S. merchant fleet sinks or swims. Many SIU members, of course, are at sea when Election Day rolls around. In this case, absentee ballots should be submitted. It could make a difference. Right now, the SIU, and for that matter, the entire U.S. maritime industry is at a tremendously important crossroads. For so many years, U.S. maritime had been in desperate condition, and year after year the fleet continued to shrink. However, the political work that we have done over the years has finally begun to turn our industry around. And as a result, it is slowly beginning to move forward. One of the big reasons the industry is lookingup is that the SIU, among other things, has worked hard to insure that American maritime workers become a part of all new developments in the maritime industry. For instance, along with the AFL-CIO and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, we were recently successful in assuring that drilling work on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf would be done by American workers. With this same support, we will be successful in the next Congress in reserving ocean mining jobs for American workers on American-flag mining ships. The future for us and our industry is wide open. Through our work, we have gained many political allies, while at the same time making some enemies. At the same time, we have gained the respect of Congress to the point where even if a legislator disagrees with us at least he listens to our viewpoint. But unless we stay in there punching day after day, month after month in every aspect of the American political system it won't be long before we lose that respect and the shrinking process begins all over again. To do this, of course, SIU members must continue their traditional support of SPAD. SIU officials and the SIU's legislative team in Washington, D.C. must continue the grass roots political work of insuring that Congress knows our position on all issues concerning maritime. And we must all get out there and vote on Election Day for the candidates we believe will help us in office. By continuing to do these things, we will be in a position to decide our own future instead of someone deciding it for us. In other words, it's up to us to get the job done because no one is about to do.it for us. Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers international Union, Atlantic, Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District. AFL-CIO. 675 Fourth Ave Brooklvn N Y. 11232. Published monthly. Second Class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. Vol. 40, No, 10, October 1978. (ISSN #0160-2047) 2 / LOG / October 1978 �tt SlU Wraps Up East Coast Shipdocking Pacts SIU Boatmen in three ports have ratified new contracts with the major shipdocking companies on the Atlantic Coast. The new three year agreements are effective Oct. 1, 1978 and cover about 200 Boatmen in Philadelphia and 125 each in Baltimore and Norfolk. In each port the licensed and unli­ censed Boatmen achieved substantial wage gains and reached new highs in pension and welfare coverage. Negotiated separately by port, the agreements were wrapped up with Curtis Bay Towing, McAllister Brothers, Taylor and Anderson, and Independent Towing in Philadelphia; Curtis Bay Towing and Baker-Whiteley Towing in Baltimore, and Curtis Bay Towing and McAllister Brothers in Norfolk. Boatmen from all of these companies paved the way for the success of their new contracts by attending a series of Inland Educational Conferences held by the Union during the past year. Dif­ ferent groups from all ports met in three special shipdocking sessions at the Harry Lundeberg School between November, 1977 and January, 1978. Working with each other and with SIU officials, these Boatmen were able to share ideas at the week long conferences and afterwards bring them back to other rank and file members in their home ports. This flow of communication laid the groundwork for the negotiating com­ mittees in all three ports. It enabled them to build solid contracts, incor­ porating both individual port needs and overall goals for Union Boatmen. For example, work rule changes differ in the new contracts to meet different conditions in each port. But the new pension, welfare and vacation benefits are the same in the agreements worked out for each port because they meet common goals. As a result of the new shipdocking contracts, the monthly pension benefit for eligible Boatmen makes a SlOOJump from $340 to $440 a month. Moreover, Boatmen now can receive pension benefits at age 55 if they have 20 years employment time. This is known as the Early Normal Pension. It is now available along with the two benefits already provided by the Seafarers Pension Plan, namely the: • Regular Normal Pension— Employment Time: 15 years Age: 62 • Disability Pension— Employment Time: 12 years Any Age, plus a disability award from the Social Security Admin-, istration The $100 increase in the monthly payment applies to all three types of pension benefits. But the Early Normal Pension makes even higher benefits possible. These are provided through two additional benefits which were negotiated as a result of the shipdocking contracts. They are the Early Normal Pension Increments and the Special Pension Supplement Programs. Boat­ men must fulfill the Early Normal Pension requirements, 20 years employ­ ment time at age 55 to be eligible for both of these programs. Under the Increments Program, a Boatman can now get an additional $25 on top of his monthly pension benefit for every additional full year (365 days) that he works after he qualifies for an Early Normal Pension. The maximum is seven increments, which adds up to a monthly pension benefit of $615. The Special Pension Supplement is another opportunity to receive higher benefits. Once a Boatman qualifies for an Early Normal Pension, he can get one additional full year of pension benefits (12 times the monthly benefit payment) in a lump sum payment if he works two more full years (730 days) before he retires. For example, two more years employ­ ment would add $50 (or two $25 increments) on to the Boatman's monthly pension benefit, bringing it up to $490. A full year of benefits at this rate would give him a lump sum bonus (or Special Pension Supplement) of $5,880. If a Boatman achieved all seven increments (or a $615 a month pension), then he would receive a lump sum pension supplement of $7,380 when he retires. Welfare Benefits The most important new welfare benefit is a program of Major Medical coverage for dependents of Boatmen. This new program takes over where the basic Plan leaves off. It pays up to 80 percent of any charges remaining after the benefits provided by the basic Plan are paid. For example, if a member's de­ pendent receives an $800 surgery bill and the basic Plan pays $600 of the charges, then, 80 percent of the remain­ ing $200 (or $160) will be picked up in hospital. The Union Negotiating Committee from the port of Baltimore included Port Agent George Costango, SIU rep Bob Pomerlane and eight rank-and-file members from Curtis Bay and Baker-Whitely Towing. The Committee members, from the left, are: SIU rep Pomerlane, Manny Alvarez, Fran Lukowski, David Gates, Port Agent Costango, Preston Bryant, Alexander Borawick, Leon Mach, Sr., Herman Mooney and Dick Moore. Log Wins Top Honors in Labor Press Contest For the third time in four years, the Log has won top honors in overall journalistic excellence in the interna­ tional Labor Press Association Jour­ nalistic Awards Contest. The Log competes annually in this contest against all other international union papers of less than 100,000 circulation. In presenting the award, ILPA Judges Legislative News McCloskey Accused Pages 12-13 Ocean Mining Page 5 Russian Rate Bill Page 2 SIU in Washington ... Pages 9-10 Union News New USPHS Hospital Pages 20-21 Register & Vote Back Page President's Report Page 2 Headquarters Notes Page 7 M/V Buffalo Page 16 Brotherhood in Action ... Page 28 At Sea-Ashore Page 17 SPAD Checkoff :Page 11 Shipdocking Pacts' .... . .. Page 3 coverage provided by the new Major Medical program. Boatmen also have additional finan­ cial security for their families through a tremendous increase in the death benefit. The maximum coverage of $5,000 previously provided has jumped to $20,000 for active Boatmen. The new Death Benefit and the employment requirements for receiving it are as follows: • $5,000—125 days employment in the previous calendar year, and 1 day employment in the 6 month period immediately preceding date of death. • $10,000-125 days employment in each of the 3 consecutive previous calendar years, and I day in the six month period immediately preceding date of death. • $12,500—125 days in each of the 4 consecutive previous calendar years, and one day in the previous six months. • $15,000 -125 days in each of the 5 consecutive previous calendar years, and 1 day in the previous six months. • $I7,5(H)—125 days in each of the 6 consecutive previous calendar years, and 1 day in the previous six months. • $20,000—125 days employment in each of the 7 consecutive previous calendar years, and 1 day in the six monih period immediately preceding date of death. Boatmen's dependents also have the following expanded welfare benefits: • Hospital Extras: The Plan will pay all reasonable charges made by the hospital in addition to room and board for a maximum of 90 days per confine­ ment. This is an increase from 60 days confinement under the old schedule. • Emergency Treatment: The Plan will now cover emergency treatment received in a doctor's office as well as paying for such treatment received in a called the Log, "an exciting, compre­ hensive 40-page newspaper that draws its readers inside with lively front pages featuring ships and shipboard activities. It gives seamen aboard ships a wealth of information about their industry, wellillustrated with photos and graphics. Coverage of maritime affairs in Con­ gress is thorough." INDEX Great Lakes Picture Inland Lines SPAD Honor Roll SlUNA Convention Page 8 Page 6 Pages 38-39 Page 2 General News National unemployment.. Page 23 Edmund Fitzgerald Hearings Page 27 Ship's Digests ! Page 27 Dispatcher's Reports: Great Lakes..' Page 27 Inland Waters Page 24 Deep^Sea: Page 22 The Log's first prize award is for papers published during 1977. Marietta Homayonpour, who has since left the Union, was editor of the Log for that entire time period. Coming in second behind the Log was the Gui/d Reporter, published by the American Newspaper Guild, AFLCIO, headquartered in Washington, D.C. Training and Upgrading 'A' seniority upgrading ... Page 37 Steward Courses Page 14 Piney Point Grads . Page 36 Membership News New Pensioners Final Departures Overseas Chicago AGIOS Awards Special Features Fighting for $30 a Month Page 30 Pages 34-35 Page 13 Pages 28-29 Pege 25 • Student Coverage: The Plan will extend dependent benefits to children of Boatmen who are full-time students up to the age of 25. This is an extension from age 19. In addition the optical benefit is increased from $30 to $40 for eye examinations and eyeglasses for both Boatmen and their dependents. Vacation Benefits Vacation Benefits were increased for Boatmen with these shipdocking com­ panies through the SIU industry-wide Inland Vacation Plan. It was set up in addition to the vacation benefits previously in effect in all companies. Staten Island USPHS Opens Alcohol Unit The U.S. Public Health Hospital, Staten Island, New York, is now operating a short term (approximately 1 week) Alcohol Crises Treatment Unit. "Working closely with the Seafarers Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md., the USPHS facility has been established becau.se of the needs of Seafarers and other merchant seamen in the New York State area who require immediate help and detoxification from alcohol. Upon entering the Unit, each patient undergoes a complete medical examina­ tion. The program also offers individual and group counseling as well as Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Upon completion of the program, SIU members, if they wish, can be transferred to the Seafarers Alcoholic Rehab Center for completion of rehabil­ itation. For information call the USPHS Unit at (212) 447-3010 Ext. 297. October 1978 / LOG / 3 �Al Bernstein, SlU Welfare Director, Dies At 64 Longtime SIU Welfare Director Al Bernstein, 64, died on Oct. 13 of natural causes at home in Brooklyn, N. Y. after a long illness. Known in the old days as one of the most fearless waterfront battlers the SIU had in its ranks. Brother Bernstein was also one of the most articulate, perservering people ever to take a book in this Union. His death marks a big loss to the SIU and its members. But his passing is also a great loss .to American seamen everywhere because Al Bernstein was a true battler for what he believed was right. He didn't care what union a man belonged to. If you were a seaman in trouble. Brother Bernstein would do his best to help out any way he could. A good example of his humanitarianism to all seamen was his fight to keep the City of New York from shutting down Sailor's Snug Harbor on Staten Island and moving the old seamen residents—many of them infirm—to a new location in North Carolina. Bernstein fought relentlessly against the move as well as providing the old "Snuggles" with heart and encourage­ ment to keep the fight going. to Murmansk, Russia. He even wrote a book about his hair-raising battle experiences on that voyage. After the War, Bernstein came ashore on the West Coast to work for the SIU. In his spare time on the Coast, he did a little writing for Hollywood. Bernstein came back to his home port of New York shortly after that. He was a waterfront fixture for the SIU in every major beef the Union had in the'50s up and down the East Coast and in Puerto Rico. Al Bernstein shown In his early days with the Union as he particpated with hundreds of other SIU members in the famous Wall Street Strike of 1947. However, when Bernstein's health began failing him several years ago, the "powers that be" finally got the Harbor moved south. Al Bernstein joined the SIU in the port of New York in the early days of the Union. He sailed as a fireman as well as able seaman. ^ He particularly liked to recount his voyage in Sept. 1942 aboard the SS Schoharie as part of the PQ 18 convoy After nearly 20 years of sailing and then working the waterfront. Brother Bernstein became more involved in helping to administer the SlU's Welfare Plan and other social service programs for the Union. Bernstein was good at his job because he had a keen interest in the needs of his fellow Seafarers. Hundreds of SIU members who knew Brother Bernstein well will agree with this and will recognize that his death marks the passing of a genuinely good person. Al Bernstein was born in his beloved Brooklyn and lived there most of his life. He was buried in Beth David Cemetery, Elmont, N.Y. Al Bern.stein He is survived by four sisters: Mrs Rose Marker, Mrs. Dorothy Rubin, Mrs. Marion Kurland and Mrs. Joyce Rosen, all of Brooklyn. New 3-Year Pact Signed With G&H Towing SIU Boatmen with G&H Towing, the largest Union contracted shipdocking operation on the Texas coast, ratified a new three year contract this month. The new contract and benefit plan agreements cover 260 Boatmen with the Galveston-Houston based company. They bring the top-to-bottom SIU crews at G & H across the board wage increases and first-time achievements in many areas. The highlights are: • Substantial wage increases. • A $100 increase in the monthly pension benefit. • The highest vacation benefits ever achieved at G & H through establish­ ment of the SIU industry-wide Inland Vacation Plan. • The most extensive welfare cover­ age ever for G & H Boatmen through new and greatly expanded medical and death benefits. The SIU Inland Vacation Plan was set up in addition to the company vacation benefit previously in effect at G&H. The addition of the SIU Inland Vacation Plan significantly increases total vacation pay and pro­ vides other important improvements. For example, since the Plan is based on daily employer contributions into a trust fund, it allows Boatmen to accumulate vacation benefits for every day worked. Moreover, they can collect these benefits after every 125 days of employment. TTie new welfare benefits now in effect for G&H Boatmen provide the following for their dependents: A brand new Major Medical program, increased hospital extras, extended emergency treatment coverage and extended student coverage. Both Boatmen and their dependents also have an in­ creased optical benefit. The new death benefit for active Boatmen has been tremendously in­ creased from a maximum of $5,000 to $20,000. The payment rises according to the amount of the member's accumu­ lated employment time at time of death. The new G&H welfare benefits are the same as those achieved this month as part of the new East Coast shipdocking agreements. And they are the SIU's goal for all upcoming inland contracts. Aging Great Lakes Merchant Fleet Set For Revitalization In a move that paves the way for revitalizing the aging Great Lakes merchant fleet, the U.S. Senate voted recently to okay H.R. 11658, known as the Great'-Lakes^financing bill. Passed earlier this month by the House of Representatives, and now' awaiting the President's signature, the measure will amend the 1936 Merchant Marine Act's Title XI funding program to provide construction rebates for Great Lakes and inland vessel operators on the same basis as for deep sea operators. Under Title XI, new ships having a sustained speed of 14 knots were eligible for construction loans and mortgage guarantees of up to 87'/^ percent of the vessels's financing costs. Because of that speed specification, which was based on World War 11 convoy speeds, few Lakers were able to receive the full grants. Narrow channels, rivers and other restricted waterways on the Lakes make it impossible for lakes ships to travel that fast. The financing bill reduces the speed specifications for Great Lakes ships from 14 to 10 knots and puts Title XI aid for Lakes ships on a parity with the aid received by the deep sea operators. Passage of the measure by both Houses of Congress was hailed as a boon to Great Lakes ship construction by Lakes vessel operators, labor, and government officials who pushed for the bill. At hearings held by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Com­ 4/ LOG / October 1978 mittee, testimony ran overwhelmingly stimulate as much as $35 million in new vessel construction. in favor of the legislation. In addition to boosting the American Representing M EBA-District 2, shipbuilding industry, raising subsidies Edward Kelly told the committee that a p pr^Vjal of 1he.,pjwai,^ fu n d i nfejaeasu re... JPL^re^t Lakes Y£ssel operators to ST'/a would act as a "spur to construction of percent of construction costs, will allow Great L.akes bulkers." the U.S. flag L^akes fl6et to compete on a A Maritime Administration spokes­ more equal basis with foreign flag ships man, Roy H. Yowell, estimated that that increasingly dominate the Lakes extending Title XI insurance could trade. The bulk carriers of both Canada and the USSR currently outnumber Ameri­ can flag ships on the L^akes. As Kelly pointed out, both countries routinely subsidize their Great Lakes fleets. Extending Title XI assistance to Leakers, Kelly said, "will put our maritime support programs on a more equal footing with the aid programs of thirdflag countries." Humphrey-Hawkins Jobs BftTPasses Congr< The Senate made a significant commitment to putting more reality into the "American Dream" earlier this month when it finally passed the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Bill. Co-sponsored by the late, great Senator from Minnesota, Hubert H. Humphrey, and Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins (D-Cal.), the bill's stated policy is to, "translate into practical reality the right of all Americans who are able, willing, and seeking to work to full opportunity for useful paid em­ ployment at fair rates of compen­ sation." Known more formally as the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, the bill seeks not only to reduce unemployment—setting specific goals for this—but also to put a damper on inflation. The goal is to cut unem­ ployment to 4 percent by 1983 and to 0 percent by 1988. Never before have such goals been set into law. The late Sen. Hubert Humphrey The Carter Administration has backed the Humphrey-Hawkins Bill since its inception. President Carter spoke of the bill and its basic principle in his State of the Union address in January, when he said, "job opportunity —the chance to earn a decent living—is also a basic human right which we cannot and will not ignore." Though the bill does not mention specific actions for attaining its goal, it does contain several provisions which will serve as a basic guideline. These provisions include those dealing with setting up an effective information system to monitor inflation; with strengthening the enforcement of anti­ trust laws; and with cutting government regulations and red tape in the effort to attain the goals of the bill. The Humphrey-Hawkins Bill em­ bodies much of what .America stands for. It now stands, as well, as a tribute to Sen. Hubert Humphrey who once described the bill as, "no miracle cure, but it is an indispensable step toward economic justice." Those words come from a speech that Sen. Humphrey was never to deliver. But the bill that he worked so hard for, and inspired, has now been delivered. �Ocean Mining BUI To be Voted Next Year Caught up in the last minute flood of bills being debated by the Senate before Congress adjourned earlier this month, the SlU-backed Deep Seabed Mineral Resources Act never made it to the Senate floor for a vote. The bill contained three key amend­ ments guaranteeing that exploitation of deep seabed minerals would pay-off for American workers in both building and crewing the vessels required for the trade. Owing to a long and bitter battle over the Administration's energy bill, which included a 14-hour filibuster of the legislation led by Sen. James Abourezk of South Dakota, there was no time to vote the ocean mining bill before Senators fled Capitol Hill. But the bill, which had overwhelm­ ingly passed in the House of Represen­ tatives earlier this year, did clear three Senate Committees with the important U.S. job rights amendments intact. The House vote, coupled with ap­ proval of the bill by the Senate Energy, Commerce and Foreign Relations Committees, is expected to ease passage of the deep seabed mining legislation when Congress re-convenes next year. It will be at the top of the Sill's legislative priority list because the bill's amendments both create and produce thousands of Jobs for American ship­ building and maritime workers in the brand new ocean mining industry. The Union worked hard throughout the 95th session of Congress to get the bill's job security amendments ap­ proved. These amendments: • Require mining and processing vessels used in the deep seabed mining industry be registered in the U.S. and crewed by U.S. seamen. • Require a minimum of one ore carrier used to transport minerals from each mining site be American-owned and manned. • Make U.S. registered ore carriers eligible for construction and operating subsidies. Rep. John Murphy (D-N.Y.), who sponsored two of the amendments, pointed out during the House debate that the riders to the ocean mining bill were necessary to protect the interests of the American people in the infant ocean mining industry. Passage of the amendments. Murphy said, "will prevent American ocean mining companies from operating their entire bulk fleet under flags-of-convenience at the expense of American labor, tax laws, and environmental and safety standards." When the ocean mining bill is enacted by Congress it will give U.S. mining companies the go-ahead to begin retrieving the valuable nodules contain­ ing manganese, copper, cobalt and nickel from the deep seabed. The amendments to the bill will make sure that some of the jobs created by American technology go to American workers. T. Allied Cmdr. Says U.S. Fleet Is at Half Strength According to the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, it is United States policy that our merchant marine be, among other things, "capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency." But does the richest nation on Earth have a merchant marine that lives up to this stated policy of 1936? The House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, chaired by Rep. John M. Murphy (D-N.Y.). recently put this question to Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, Commander in Chief. Atlantic Fleet, and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic, Admiral Kidd's response, as ex­ pected, was in the negative. In tact, the picture painted by Kidd's testimony— especially his comparisons between the U.S. and the Soviet merchant and naval fleets—is bleak and foreboding. The late Russian Premier Khruschev once said, "We will beat you at your own business ... we will carry your goods." According to ,\dmiral Kidd, "J he Russian fleet is doing that. They are rapidly gaining a position of dominance on many of the critical world trade routes." In a wartime situation, the number of ships available for hauling vital logisti­ cal supplies, and the capacity to protect these ships in the sealanes. can make the difference between victory and disaster. Most historians feel that the land battles of the Second World War were second­ ary to jhe battles on the high seas. Without the goods of war the ships deliver, battles can't be waged on the land, let alone won. Losses Would Be High Admiral Kidd's testimony under­ scored the fact that the U.S. falls short in both the capacity to haul the goods, and to protect the ships from destruction. According to Kidd, the U.S. maintains It's Your Move ... but one-half the naval force it would need to adequately protect its merchant licet in another global war. He went on to point out that the powerful Russian navy is designed for interdiction and attack. In the event of war between NATO and Soviet forces, losses at least initially would prob­ ably be very high. An adequate reservoir of ships and men. neither of which we now have, would be required to continue waging a war after such initially high losses. The Vietnam War showed us that over 90 percent of the goods of war are still hauled in ships. Admiral Kidd emphasized this fact in his testimony before the Ctunmittec: " I here is no new magic, no easy way to get things from one place to another. We have not mastered levitation. Air lift can't handle more than 10 percent of the job. 1 heNavy and the merchant fleet must do the job." In all probability this will also be the case in the next war as well. countries do. Many of the ships used for the Vietnam .Sealift were old and decrepit; and there was a shortage of ships and men for several months. We can only speculate on what it would have been like if we had become involved in another "conflict" at the same time. We don't even have the reserve fleet of rustbuckets to fall back on that we had in the late I96()'s. So, if another global war is to come, what </o we fall back on //;c/;? We ean't complacently sit back and assume that we will be spared from another war that'.s the attitude of an ostrich, not of a world leader. We must be prepared, in any case. A strong merchant marine and navy, working hand in hand, is a basic requirement for preparedness. In the next war if it is to come there won't necessarily be the grace period to build up the fleet that we've had in previous wars. As Admiral Kidd The Vietnam "War also showed us thai put \t to the Mevehaut Maviuc and we must maintain a large -and a modern—merchant fleet, as other Fisheries Committee, "It would take time, and wc don't have time." Adventurer Joins SIU Fleet MAKE IT IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION— Ma,ke your move toward good pay, excellent working conditions, a secure future. Enroll now in the LNG Course at HLS. Next class starts December 11. See your SIU Repre­ sentative or contact the Harry Lundeberg School, Vocational Education Department, Piney Point, Maryland 20674. ^1 • v] The Sea-Land Adventurer, the last of four newly converted Sea-Land contalnerships, took on her SIU crew recently in the Far East. The Adventurer. fitted with new bow and stern sections joined to refurbished T-3 mid sections, will run between Asia and the Middle East. Also converted from steam to diesel engines, the Adventurer is 662 feet long and can carry 595 containers. October 1978 / LOG / 5 �Retroactive Wages Due Lakes Seamen Any Great Lakes Seafarer who has sailed with the following companies during the period August, 1977 to June, 1978, and has not received retroactive wages should write to the company he worked for at these addresses: American Steamship Co. 3250 Marine Midiand Center Buffalo, N.V. 14203 Cement Transit Co. P.O. Box 5668 Cleveland, Ohio 44101 Mississippi River System It won't be long before ice starts to clog the Upper Mississippi, but barge traffic may not have to give way to the inevitable seasonal slowdown in years to come. This winter the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will study the possibility of extending year round navigation to the upper river. The area under consideration is between Grafton, 111., just above St. Louis, and Cassville, Wise., which is just above the Illinois-Wisconsin border. The Corps will conduct a demonstration program to determine cargo flow in this rich agricultural region and to test the feasibility of providing icebreaker service. Grain, currently the largest product moved in the area, is expected to increase along with coal in future years. In the meantime, total cargo moved in the area has been steadily rising. In the Rock Island, 111 District alone, which includes almost half of the 27 locks and dams on the upper river, over 17 million tons moved between January and August, 1978. This was over a million tons more than the total figure for that period last year. Overall, waterborne commerce on the Mississippi is up, according to the Corps of Engineers. For the second year in a row, it has grown by more than 40 million tons. The 40.5 million ton growth for 1977 is second only to the 45 million ton increase in 1976. The 1977 total of 396,771,216 tons moved between Minneapolis and the Gulf of Mexico is an 11.4 percent growth over 1976 activities. Erie Sand Steamship Co. & Erie Navigation Co.. P.O. Box 153 Erie, Pa. 16512 Huron Cement Co. Ford Avenue Alpena, Mich. 49707 Kinsman Lines 1508 Rockefeller Building Cleveland, Ohio 44113 r) Pringle Transit Co. P.O. Box 6508 Cleveland, Ohio 44101 j 'i IT WON'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. SIU Boatmen with the Ideal Cement Co. in this port have ratified a new three year contract. The agreement includes the new benefits of Major Medical coverage and the SIU industry-wide Vacation Plan. Negotiations will begin soon for Mobile Towing, a shipdocking operation. Norfolk NBC Lines, which tows container barges from Norfolk to Baltimore, recently ' added two more tugs to its SI U-contracted fleet in this port. The Olive Hand the ! Dorothy H added 14 jobs for SIU Boatmen. Work starts to grind down on the Lakes at this time of the year. But SIU tugboatmen and dredgemen had time to finish up two projects and begin ! another before the end of the season which comes by Christmas. Lakes Boatmen with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock recently completed a channel dredging job in the Saginaw Bay entrance to Bay City, Mich. They were able to pump the dredged material into the new disposal dike just built by their brothers with SI U-contracted Construction Aggregates. Work also started this month on Great Lakes Dredge and Dock's new fall and spring contract for dredging the Cleveland harbor and the Cuyahoga River leading into it. The job provides two and one-half months work now for about 35 Boatmen and three months again next year. AII Ports The inland industry is growing, not only for boatmen, but also for thousands of workers in related industries which depend on direct access to water transportation. During the first quarter of 1978, 96 industries located new facilities or expanded substantially along the nation's waterways. These developments created 7,375 permanent job opportunities, according to the American Waterways Operators, Inc. Deposit in the SIU Blood Bank— It's Your Life 6 / LOG / October 1978 ••-.J DON'T UPGRADE AT HLS. Mobile Great Lakes nt GREAT LAKES This port alone handled nearly 163 million tons of the 1977 total moved on the entire river. The figure represents a seven million ton increase for New Orleans, which was the largest growth achieved by any river port last year. The second triple-deck barge operated by Crowley Maritime Corp. arrived here via the Panama Canal from the West Coast on Oct. 12. The two new barges, the largest ever built, can carry 374 trailers each and have greatly expanded Crowley's Caribbean service. - • J j i Litton Great Lakes Corp. P.O. Box 6241 Erie, Pa. 16512 New Orleans Jacksonville •M •U UNTIL YOU OPEN YOUR WALLET. THESE COURSES STARTING SOON: LNG December 11 FOWT November 23 Able Seaman November 13 Chief Steward December 11 Chief Cook December 11, 22 Cook and Baker December 11, 22 Assistant Cook Upon Request To enroll, see your SIU Representative or contact: Vocational Education Department Harry Lundeberg School PIney Point, Maryland 20674 Phone: (301) 994-0010 �Sea-Land to Build 12 New Containerships SlU-contracted Sea-Land Service Inc. has announced a high-powered shipbuilding program which will bring 12 brand new containerships into the company's fleet by the end of 1980. Sea-I^nd, already the biggest nonsubsidized containership company in the world, has set aside $580 million for this project. Included in this price tag are funds to be used for improvements in the company's port facilities to further enhance cargo movements. All 12 new ships will be powered by diesel engines. This is an economy move by the company in view of the rising costs of bunker fuel. The new ships will be slightly smaller than the company's seven SL-7 con­ tainerships. Classified as D-9 vessels, the 12 ships will be 745 feet long and each will have the capacity to carry 838 40-foot containers. TTte SL-7s are 946 feet long and can carry 1,096 containers. The first vessel is expected to be delivered by early 1980. And all 12 will probably have taken on their SIU crews by the end of that year. SIU Executive Vice President Frank Drozak said that the 12 new ships "represent an important addition to the SlU-contracted fleet." But he noted, "since these ships are diesel powered, some of the engine room jobs will require special training in diesel en­ gines." The Harry Lundeberg School in Piney Point offers diesel engine courses at intervals throughout the year. Drozak encouraged Seafarers with QMED endorsements to "seriously look into and plan to take this important course." (For more info see Vice President Drozak's report on this page.) with new and expanded job oppor­ tunities. These new ships once again point out the trend In the U.S. merchant marine to bigger, faster, highly automated vessels. And It points out once again the continuing need for SIU members to expand their seafhring skills to Insure that they are qualified to take these new jobs. Headquarters World-Wide Service A spokesman for Sea-Land said that the new additions to the fleet would enable the company "to provide weekly • round the world service to its custom­ ers." Sea-Land, said the spokesman, already services 138 ports in 52 coun­ tries. The company has arranged for the vessels to be built at three separate yards—two in Japan and one in South Boatman Finds SIU Welfare Plan ^Pays More Than Any Other' The cost of everything is continually going up. No one has to be reminded of that. But at the same time, the cost of health care in this country has sky­ rocketed faster by far than that of any other essential service or product. It's a real problem. And simply for peace of mind, a working man wants and needs the assurance of a strong health and welfare plan to take on the burden of these costs. Seamen, of course, are covered for their health needs through the USPHS system. But a seaman's dependents are not. That's where the Seafarers Welfare Plan takes over for our members' dependents. Health and welfare has always been a prime concern of the SIU during •contract negotiations. The Union is proud of the comprehensive benefits that have been secured for our members and their dependents. An SIU member who feels the same Korea. The ships will have the capability of a service speed of 22 knots. As the new ships come into service, Sea-Land will no doubt scrap or sell some of its older vessels, which the company says "are uneconomical to operate because of their age, speed and relatively low container capacity." However, overall the 12 new high technology ships will provide members way is Boatman Charles T. Kellum of Norfolk who works for C. G. Willis Barge Lines. Last May, Brother Kellum's wife, Jane, was hospitalized for 13 days for surgery. For the room, surgery, anes­ thesia and radiology, the hospital bill came to $5,264.64. The Seafarers Welfare Plan picked up nearly 95 percent of the cost. After the Plan sent out the checks paying the bills. Brother Kellum wrote the Plan's office saying, "I do not know of any health plan that would have paid as much of our bill as the Seafarers Welfare Plan did." He also thanked the Plan in his letter for the "prompt handling" of his wife's medical claims. There's nothing anyone can do about rising costs. But as Brother Kellum puts it, "it's good to know we have the best Plan in the industry to depend on when we need it." W. German Unionists Tour HLS Wolfgang Bears (center) secretary-treasurer cf the German Public Service & Transport Workers Union, extends thanks to Piney Point Agent Pat Pillsworth for showing him and fellow West German unionist, Peter Kopp (left) around the Lundeberg School. Bears said that West German seamen face the same problems as American seamen in protecting their job security against the growing threat of flag-of-convenience fleets. by SIU Executive Vice President Frank Drozak Engines—Wave of the Future New technology means new ships and new ships mean new jobs. That's a simple formula, but it's not complete. The missing link that makes the connection between new technology and new jobs is training. The Log carries a striking example of this fact in this month's announcement that Sea-Land will build 12 new containerships over the next two years. A construction program of this size represents an important addition to the SlU-contracted fleet. But it also indicates another example of advancing technology in the maritime industry. Unlike the bulk of the U.S. merchant fleet today, which is made up of steamships, all 12 new vessels will have diesel engines. Diesel powered ships don't represent new technology in the dramatic way that LNG carriers have spearheaded maritime advancement. But, like the LNG vessels, they are establishing a new trend on the seas which demands upgraded skills of American seamen. Seafarers have already felt the beginning of this trend'and have become part of it. Just this year, Sea-Land converted four of its present fleet from steam to diesel engines, and they are now running with SIU crews. But even at this early stage, the trend is not limited to one company. Other SlU-contracted companies, such as Ogden Marine, which has two diesel powered ships on order, are also making the change from steam. The reason is changing times. The high price of bunker fuel has made steamships very costly to operate and diesel fuel can now do the job required at less cost. But if Seafarers are going to have a major part of this job, we're going to have to prepare for it through diesel training. While rated engine room men may be familiar with the basic principles of diesel engines, they have had little chance to use them in actual work experience. The Diesel Engine course offered at the Harry Lundeberg School will give you the chance to turn a passing knowledge into real work skills. The four week course includes both classroom and practical training in all types of diesel operations. It is open to QMED's and will he offered at regular intervals through the coming year at the School. Watch upcoming issues of the Log for class schedules. The first of the new Sea-Land containerships is expected to be delivered by early 1980 only a little more than one year from now. All 12 will probably be ready for SIU crews by the end of 1980. Now is the time to plan on fitting one of these courses into your own schedule next year. As we have learned in the past through different stages of changing technology, it's never too early to get the jump on maritime opportunities through training and upgrading. The advent of huge tankers and containerships proved this years ago when the bulk of the industry was still freighters. And the rapid development of LNG carriers is proving it true right now. Twelve new diesel ships are only the beginning of a change which will determine your job future in the engine room. Make it a secure one by signing up for a Diesel Engine course as soon as possible. Register and Vote sm WM/M/MMMmmmi October 1978 / LOG / 7 i- �RIJFFALO The The Maritime Administration has okayed construction loans and mortgage insurance for the Lawrence Steamship Co., a subsidiary of the SlU-contracted American Steamship Co. The Title XI aid will be used to help finance the company's new, 23,980 dwt self-unloader which will ply the Great Lakes. Lakes Picture ALPENA ALGONAC The Roger M. Kyes (American Steamship Co.) had to be towed to the Great Lakes Steel dock last month when her power failed while she was crossing Lake St. Clair. FRAIVKFORT The SlU-contracted car ferry T/Ar/wg (Michigan Interstate Railway Co.) is set to go into the shipyard for her five-year check-up. The Viking will receive a thorough, top-to-bottom going over which is expected to take anywhere from two to six weeks to complete. CHICAGO A retired SIU member is one proud papa these days—or one proud grandfather. David Laskey, who shipped FOWT on the Lakes until he retired his book in 1965, was in attendance on Chicago's East Side when his grand­ daughter, Nora Eagan, won the 18th annual Miss East Side contest on Labor Day. Chicago's rail-to-water coal transfer facility, which was shut down for the duration of the national railway strike, resumed operations during the first week in October, when the strike ended. Great Lakes coal carriers were idled as seamen honored the railroad workers work stoppage. Among the ships affected were the SRI-contracted American Steamship Co. fleet of bulk carriers. Now that the strike is over, those vessels are moving again. The company's Detroit Edison called at the transfer facility on Oct, 5 to load coal for a trip to Wisconsin Power Co. in Green Bay. The 2ist annual seminar of the Marine Section, National Safety Council was held in Chicago this month. TTie Marine Section is one of 28 member groups of the National Safety Council and is concerned with reducing maritime accidents and improving shipboard safety. Conferees discussed a broad range of safety programs undertaken by deep sea and waterfront operators, as well as the marine health and safety programs of government. Bradford Island Committee At a payoff of the ST Bradford Island on Sept. 28 at the Chevron Oil Dock, Perth Amboy. N.J., here's the Ship's Conhmittee and a crewmember of (seated I. to r.) FOWT H. F. Reed, engine delegate: Chief Cook Marvin Ftowell, steward delegate and Chief Steward John Marshall, secretary-reporter. Standing (I. to r.) are Recertified Bosun William Baker, ship's chairman: Dayman G. Fternandez. deck delegate and Crewmessman George Khan. 8 / LOG / October 1978 The cement carrier L. G. Harriman (Huron Cement Co.), which fit out this year for the first time since 1976, has been temporarily laid up. The vessel laid up Oct. 4 because of lack of cargo resulting from unusually heavy rainfalls during the last few months. She's expected to be running again by Oct. 16. CLEVELAND It looks like construction of the new iron ore dock in Cleveland may soon get underway. The project has been stalled because of political disputes between Cleveland's mayor, Dennis Kucinich (who opposed the dock) and the city council. Earlier this year Kucinich vetoed legislation which okayed the lease of cityowned dockside property to the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority for the construction project. L,ast month, a compromise was reached which included new terms for lease of the property on which the dock will be built. The agreement says the ClevelandCuyahoga County Port Authority will pay the city 20 years rent in advance, amounting to $2.5 million. In addition, the city will receive a penny per ton of ore unloaded at the dock, which will bring Cleveland an estimated $60,000 annually in revenues. ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY As the winter months approach, discussion on the feasibility of extending the shipping season on the Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway grow more frequent. A recent study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported it would cost $6 billion to extend the shipping season. The Corps recommended the extension, which could be accomplished by building a fleet of icebreakers and installing other adaptive equipment, because they said a season extension could result in a $3.50 return for every $1.00 invested. Costs of the project could be shared, the Corps said, by government and business firms in the area. An alternative to a season extension is a plan to enlarge Seaway locks and build a new Welland Canal to accomodate larger vessels. Rear Admiral R. W. Timbrell, president of the Dominion Marine Assoc., told a group of Canadian shippers that either extension of the season or enlargement of the system was necessary to handle increasing traffic on the waterways. "Studies of cargo growth," Timbrell said, "indicate that the maximum traffic capacity of the system under present conditions will be reached by about 1990, when serious traffic congestion will occur." * * * Another project being tested by the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority is the feasibility of using shunters on the Welland Canal. Shunters are self-propelled platforms which attach to the bow and stern of ships transmitting locks. Seaway officials believe the use of shunters can cut the amount of time it takes for ships to move through the eight locks on the Welland Canal and could increase the Canal's cargo capacity by as much as 20 million tons a year. The Authority is currently having two test shunters built. They are basically steel boxes measuring 52 feet by 18 feet, and are powered by 3600 hp diesels. The diesels drive two fixed pitched propeller thrusters which rotate 360 degrees and can be used for both propulsion and steering. Shunter tests have been set for this and for next year, and will be run while the Canal is in operation. George Walton Committee On Sept. 27, the Ship's Committee here of the SB George Walton (Waterman) gathered for a payoff at Pier 7, Brooklyn, N.Y. They are (I. to r.) Engine Delegate Joe Barry: Educational Director E. F. Armstrong; Recertified Bosup William Robinson, ship's chairman, and Deck Delegate J. Rodriguez. �tin in Seafarers International Union of Nortli America. AFL-CIC) OCTOBER 1978 Legislative. Administrative and Regulattiry Hap[)enings Congress Passes *User Tax' On Inland Waterways; New Hope for Locks & Dam 26 In a reversal of almost 200 years of Federal policy to keep the inland waterways free from taxation, the House and Senate this month passed a bill which will levy user Congress Passes Great hakes Vessel Financing Both the House and the Senate earlier this month passed the Great Lakes Vessel Financing bill, and the measure is now being sent to President Carter for his approval. It is expected that the President will sign the bill. The measure will amend the 1936 Merchant Marine Act to allow Great Lakes vessels to come under the full mortgage guarantee provisions of the law. Up to this time, these ships were denied full participa­ tion in the program which provides for guarantees of up to 87'/2 percent on mortgages for new ship construction and conversions. Congress Restores $20 Million to PHS System Budget With strong support from House Mer­ chant Marine Committee Chairman John Murphy (D-NY), Congress has put back $20 million which had been cut from the budget of the Public Health Service Hospital System. The House had originally accepted a $24 million cut in the budget which had been recommended by the Carter Administra­ tion. The Senate, however, didn't go along, and it restored the full $24 million that was cut. As the House and Senate went into con­ ference to iron out differences in their versions of the huge budgets for the Departments of Labor & Health, Education and Welfare, Congressman Murphy wrote each member of the Conference Committee urging them to support increased funding for the PHS hospitals. In his letter. Congressman Murphy said; "It is time once and for all for this Government to commit itself to main tain Public Service hospitals at a decent, viable level." In a reference to earlier battles he has waged with the help of the SIU to keep the Public Health Service hospitals open, Congressman Murphy said that "this is only •the latest—and probably not the last—fight we are going to have with the Administra­ tion's budget office over hospital funding." The House Chairman had some good things to say about these hospitals. He said: "They are remarkably cost-effective and the quality of care they provide is high." Murphy cited some statistics to prove this point. "The cost of quality care for one day at any of the eight existing PHS hospitals is $160," he said. "The same care in private hospitals in cities which are also served by PHS hospitals ranges from $221 in San Francisco to $416 in Boston." The Congressman said that these hospi­ tals must continue to remain open to serve American seamen and other members of the community, and they must get the fiscal support they deserve. "I will continue to fight for just that," Murphy stated. charges on much of the inland system. The House vote of 287-123 came in the closing hours of the 95th Congress. The Senate had passed the measure by a vote two days earlier. The bill is a compromise, and is consider­ ably watered down from the bill proposed by Senator Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) some 21 months ago. As passed, the bill will impose a fuel tax of four cents a gallon in 1980, six cents in 1981, eight cents in 1982 and 10 cents in 1985. The compromise bill dropped a provision in earlier versions of the bill which would have brought automatic fuel tax increases whenever the government increased spend­ ing on maintaining the waterways system. The bill also authorizes replacement of Locks & Dam 26 at Alton, 111. Earlier this year. President Carter said he would veto any bill authorizing rebuilding Locks & Dam 26 if it did not include a waterways user charge. This forced the waterways industry —against the firm opposition of the SIU— to support the legislation "as the only way to get the Locks and Dam replaced." The compromise was pushed by Senator Russell Long (D-La.). The Administration has already indicated that it will go along with the compromise. SIU Urges Carter To Sign Bill To Curb Rebating The SIU has called on President Carter to sign into law a bill which would prohibit rebating in the United States foreign trade, and would give the Federal Maritime Com­ mission the power to effectively enforce the anti-rebating provisions of the bill. In a letter to President Carter, SIU Presi­ dent Paul Hall said that this legislation which was passed by Congress earlier this month "is necessary to preserve the viability of the U.S.-flag liner fieet, and the jobs of American seafarers employed on these ships." Hall said that this legislation will bring foreign carriers under the same anti-rebating laws that U.S. shippers are regulated by. He said this law will contribute to the effort to strengthen the United States-flag merchant marine by treating American and foreign carriers equally with respect to rebating. "By preventing any further unfair erosion of American liner shipping," Hall said, "American jobs will be preserved, the U.S. balance of payments will be improved, and our national economy will be strengthened." SIU Upgraders Get Two-Day Briefing On SIU s Washington Political Scene Seven "A" Seniority upgrader;» irom the East, Gulf and West Coasts spent two days in Washington this month for an in-depth briefing on the SIU's legislative and political activities. During their visit, the SIU upgraders met with the Union's political action team at the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Department. They also met with officials and staff members of the Transportation Institute, the Washingtonbased maritime management organization which is recognized as the most effective maritime research and educational organization in the nation. Attending the educational meetings in Washington were Richard Gauthier and Josefino Casugay, both from San Francisco, Mark Freeman, Mobile; Glen Hutton, Balti­ more; John Williamson, New York, and Robert Johnston and Joseph Hancock, both from Seattle. They were accompanied by Piney Point Port Agent Pat Pillsworth. October 19.78 / LOG / 9 �Maridine Industry News Sl)c 51U in IVn5l]inotov SS United States Sold for $5 Million The S.S. United States has been sold for $5 million to United States Cruises, Inc. of Seattle, Wash. The fastest ocean liner ever to cross the Atlantic was built in 1952 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. It had a service speed of 32 knots. But it has been the property of the Federal government for more than five years and has been in layup since the completion of its final transatlantic voyage on November 7, 1969. United States Cruises proposes to refurbish the 26-year old, 38,000-gross ton passenger vessel and provide warm weather cruise service between Los Angeles/San Francisco and Hawaii, and among the Hawaiian Islands, with a capacity of 1,000 passengers. The United States, a vessel in the National Defense Reserve Fleet maintained by MarAd, is berthed at the International Terminal in Norfolk, Va. MarAd Chief Robert Blackwell said, "The sale of the United States is a highly significant development for the American merchant marine for a number of reasons. It returns a large sum of Federal money, which had been tied up in the United States for a number of years, to the U.S. Treasury. And, under the plans announced by the new owner, it puts back into operation a great ship, creates some 1,000 seafaring jobs, returns the U.S.-flag fleet to full passenger liner service, and specifically restores that service between the U.S. West Coast and Hawaii." The only scheduled passenger service offered today by U.S.-flag vessels is aboard four combination freighter-pa.ssenger liners of SlU-contracted Delta Steamship Lines, Inc.—the Santa Magdalena, Santa Maria, Santa Mariana, and Santa Mercedes. These ships, formerly operated by Prudential Lines, Inc., sail regularly from the United States' West Coast, transit the Panama Canal, and circumnavigate South America, calling on ports on both the Atlantic and Pacific sides of that continent. Each can carry 110 passengers. T,L Scholarship Upgraders Get Political Action Tour ft- T.-^' •• iXV Sea-Land Orders 12 New Ships Sea-Land Service Inc. has ordered 12 fullsize containerships from yards in Japan and South Korea. The cost is estimated at more than $300 million. The vessels will be fully cellular containerships with a carrying capacity of 838 40-foot boxes. All of the new ships will be equipped with 30,150 hp diesel engines. The ships will be capable of service speeds of 22 knots. Rep. Metcalfe Dies of Heart Attack Rep. Ralph H. Metcalfe (D-IIL), a member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, died of an apparent heart attack at his Chicago home on October 10. He was 68. A member of Congress since 1970, Rep. Metcalfe was Chairman of the Panama Canal Subcommittee. He was also a member of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, and Post Office and Civil Service Committee. He is survived by his wife Madalynne Fay, and a son, Ralph Jr. DOT Hopes To Cut Down Transport Accidents Secretary of Transportation Brock Adams last week directed his department to develop a plan for a nationwide, toll-free telephone response center to deal with hazardous materials transportation acci­ dents and to design a training program for volunteer firefighters to enable them to handle those emergencies more effectively. Sec. Adams also approved other recom­ mendations made in a report by a task force he appointed last April to evaluate the department's hazardous materials program. The changes that Adams approved are designed to improve the safety of transport­ ing hazardous materials and better prepare for possible future accidents. Under the proposed plan, the Coast Guard's existing National Response Center, which handles spills of oil and hazardous substances on the^ seas and waterways, would be expanded into a 24-hour-a-day communications center within DOT to notify state, local and industry officials of hazardous materials accidents and quickly provide assistance for reducing the acci­ dent's effect. Twenty SlU Boatmen who are participating in the Transportation Institute Scholarship Program at the Harry Lundeherg School in Piney Point, Md., came to Washington this month for a two-day brieflng on the SIlJ's legislative and political action programs. They attended meetings at both the Transportation Institute and th'. AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, and later toured the U.S. Capitol where they watched Congress in action. Attending the Washington educational visit 10 / LOG / October 1978 were: Gerald Mason, James Widgeon, Lee Herbert, Paul Dardano, Gerald Knapp, Michael Foil, David Carter, Salvatore Viviano, Edward Strauss, Calvin Rudel and Hobart Mason. Also, Michael Caliendo, Laurence Jordan, Daniel Liddio, Jesse Green, Mark Campbell, James Gorman, Craig Adams, James Ghiffell and John Finch. Accompanying the scholarship group was Capt. Irwin Gros from the Luiideberg School. SPAD is lh» Sill's political fund and our pr;.i:r3! ana in Washingfun, D.C. The Sill asks for and accepts voluntarr contributions onl>. The Union uses the money donated to SPAD to support the election campaijpns of leftislators who have shown a pro-maritime or pro-lahor record. SPAD enables the SlU to work effectively on the vital maritime Issues in the Congtress. These are issues that have a direct impact on the jobs and job security of all SlU mem­ bers. deep..sea, inland, and Lakes. The SlU urgtes its members to continue their Hne record of support for SPAD. A member can contribute to the _ SPAI> fund as he or she sees fit, or make no contribution at all without fear of reprisal. A copy of the SPAD report is filed with the Federal Elec­ tion Commission. It is available for purchase from the EEC in Washington, D.C. ft/, �30 Cents a Thirty cents today won't get you far on your own. You can't buy a subway token for 30 cents. You can't take a bus or a cab or drive your car through a toll-booth unless you have the right fare—and no matter where you are today, that fare is more than 30 cents. But 30 cents a day from SIU members can help move the Union in the direction we want to travel; towards increased job security and a more active role in political decision making. Through a new voluntary program. Seafarers can now donate 30 cents daily to SPAD (Seafarers Political Activities Donation.) The donation will auto­ matically be deducted from the Vaca­ tion benefit. By signing a form like the one printed below, 30 cents a day can be channeled into the Union's separate political fund where it will be used for political activity on behalf of the whole membership. The 30 cent deduction, like any money donated to SPAD, is a voluntary contribution. And if every member chooses to support this program, the 30 cents a day can as much as double our ability to make the collective voice of the SIU heard in Washington. The elections coming up in November make now an especially important time for the Union to let candidates know our position on major issues. We can work for those candidates who support maritime issues. And campaign against those who don't. But our activity can't stop when the elections are over. Congressional legislation that impacts on maritime and on labor as a whole is debated through­ out the year. And if the Union doesn't keep on letting elected representatives know what's important to the SIU, nobody else is going to tell them. We want a bill, now in Committee, which would regulate the rate-slashing practices of the Soviet fleet, passed. So we let Congress know. I ecurity We want to make sure the jobs of American workers in the new ocean mining industry are protected. So, again, we let Congress know. The Union's ability to keep on fighting for legislation and programs that will create new jobs in the maritime industry and protect those we already have depends directly on the support of the membership. When you think about it, your 30 cents a day can mean the difference between sending a pro-or anti-maritime representative to Washington. It can also mean the difference between a secure future for Seafarers and no future at all. Letting our voices be heard in the battles fought in Congress that affect working people in the U.S. has been a priority of the SIU for many years. With the membership's continued support of SPAD and participation in the 30 cents a day deduction program, we'll be effective in those battles. That's a pretty big payoff for a very small investment. f u ini ASSIGNMENT FOR SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION (SPAD) TO: DATE Seafarers Vacation Plan 275 20th Street Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 w Effective from this date, i hereby assign, direct and authorize you to deduct from payments required to be made by you to me for vacation benefits and at the time of such payments, a sum equal to thirty cents per day for which I am entitled to vacation benefit payments and to pay and transfer such amounts to SPAD, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. This authorization shall remain in full force and effect unless written notice by certified mail is given by me to you of revocation of this authorization, in which event the revocation shall be effective as of the date you receive it and applicable only to vacation benefits both earned and payable to me thereafter. , • •llLllh. -' y'k I acknowledge advice and understand that SPAD is a separate segregated fund established and administered by my union to engage in political activities and to make contributions and expenditures for candidates seeking political office and solicits and accepts only voluntary contributions and I have the right to refuse to make any contributions, including this authorization without fear of reprisal. I may contribute directly to SPAD such amount as I may voluntarily determine in lieu of signing this authorization and that the specified amount herein provided is to minimize administrative responsibilities and costs consistent with the facilitation for the making of voluntaiy con­ tributions. And this authorization for contributions, constitutes my- voluntary act. A copy of SPAD's report is filed with the Federal Election Commission and is available for purchase from the Federal Election Commission, Wash­ ington, D.C. This authorization has been executed in triplicate, the original for you, copy to SPAD and copy to me. Member's name (Print) Member's Signature Social Security Number Members Home Address City State Port Book Number Zip 2M OFFICE COPY October 1978 / LOG / 11 �McCloskey—U.S. Maritime's Biggest Detractor Transportation Institute Study Shows Conflict of Interest Rep. Paul McCloskey, a Re­ publican from Northern Cali­ fornia, has proven by his actions to be one of the biggest, most vocal detractors of a strong U.S. maritime industry in Con­ gress. When a bill comes up in Congress aimed at strengthening the American-flag merchant fleet. Rep. McCloskey invariably opposes it—and vehemently so. In fact, it was Rep. McCloskey who led the opposition in the House to the all important 9.5 percent oil cargo preference bill last year—a bill that President Carter himself had proposed. McCloskey accused many of his colleagues—who were ex­ pected to support the bill—of having conflicts of interest be­ cause they had accepted cam­ paign contributions from maritime labor. McCloskey's barrage of per­ sonal attacks was widely reported in the press. As a result, the 9.5 percent bill—which would have bolstered the national security and the U.S. tanker fleet—went down to defeat. Who benefitted from defeat of this bill? Big oil and their foreignflag shipping interests benefitted, that's who. But it seems that Rep. McCloskey does not practice what he preaches. Because a recent study conducted by the Transportation Institute (a U.S. maritime research organization) of Washington, D.C. shows that Rep. McCloskey has received thousands upon thousands of dollars in campaign contribu­ tions from—as might be expected —big oil and foreign flag ship­ ping interests. The SlU feels that all SlU members as well as the entire U.S. maritime industry should read this important study. It vividly shows the kind of opposi­ tion that we face in Congress when trying to enaet legislation for thebenefit of ourindustry and the thousands of people who make their livings in it. Following is the complete text of the Transportation Institute study on Rep. McCloskey. It is prefaced by a reprint of a letter sent to all members of the House of Representatives by Transpor­ tation Institute President Herbert Brand: INTRODUCTION In taking positions adverse to the U.S. merchant marine. Congressman Paul N. McCloskey has repeatedly made an issue of campaign contribu­ tions to members of Congress. Focusing primarily on contributions by American maritime labor, sometimes as small as $500, representing scores of individual seamen's contributions, Mr. McCloskey has virtually charged his 12 / LOG / October 1978 Maritime Policy and Campaign Contributions: A Case Study in Double Standards October 6, 1978 U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman: Congressional consideration of issues involving the U.S. merchant marine has repeatedly been clouded by allegations by Congressman Paul N.McCloskey concerning campaign contributions to members of Congress. Often these charges have precluded reasoned and objective consideration of legislative merits. The attached study, entitled "Maritime Policy and Campaign Contribution: A Case Study in Double Standard.s", is a review of special interest contributions to Representa­ tive Paul N. McCloskey by oil industry and foreign shipping interests with a stake in weakening the U.S.-flag merchant marine. The study was prepared as a public service to assist members of Congress in considering maritime policy. However, its conclusions are also relevant to federal election disclosure policy. All information contained therein has been gathered from public records. The Transportation Institute is a nonprofit research and education organization established in 1968. Its 160 member companies operate vessels in all aspects of U.S. seagoing domestic and international commerce, the Great Lakes and inland waterways. I hope you will find the study interesting and useful. Inquiries or comments should be directed to the undersigned. Very truly yours, Herbert Brand President Transportation Institute colleagues with a conflict of interest. However, no public attention has been given to special interest contribu­ tions to Mr. McCloskey by the benefi­ ciaries of his maritime positions: foreign-flag shipping interests. A review of Mr. McCloskey's own campaign contributions during the period January 1, 1972, through June 30, 1978, suggests that, at the very least, he has employed a double standard. He received tens of thousands of dollars from foreign-flag vessel interests with a stake in his anti-U.S. merchant marine positions. Most noteworthy were contributions from sources related to Standard Oil Company of California ("SOCAL"), one of the "seven sisters" of the oil industry, and a major foreign "flag-of-convenience" operator. Mr. McCloskey received over $26,000 from sources tied directly to SOCAL through employment, legal representa­ tion and interlocking directorates, including: • $13,775 from a few members of a law firm (and their families) that represent subsidiaries of SOCAL; • $11,916 from sources tied to SOCAL by means of direct interlocking directorates; • $1,090 from executives of SOCAL and its subsidiaries, including Chevron Shipping, Inc. He also received additional tens of thousands of dollars from other sources indirectly iicd to SOCAL. In addition to SOCAL, Mr. Mc­ Closkey received substantial contribu­ tions from other oil and gas industry sources. As set forth, his votes reflecting the views of the oil industry in general (and SOCAL in particular) have not been limited to maritime issues. Mr. McCloskey also received con­ tributions aggregating thousands of dollars from other sources directly and indirectly related to foreign-flag ship­ ping and foreign shipbuilding. Other major special interest contribu­ tions to Mr. McCloskey include thou­ sands of dollars from defense con­ tractor interests that would benefit from legislation he sponsored to weaken the Renegotiation Board, the watchdog agency monitoring excess profits by government contractors. Mr. McCloskey's campaign con­ tributions contain other examples of his use of a double standard. For example, he made much of unproven allegations of wrongdoing in the U.S. maritime industry. However, in 1973—a nonelection year —Mr. McCloskey re­ ported a $3,000 contribution from a "L. E. Wolfson, private investor, Jackson­ ville, Florida." (Louis E. Wolfson, a financier and former Chairman of the Board of Merritt-Chapman and Scott Corp., was convicted in 1967 for selling unregistered stock.) In addition to demonstrating the existence of a double standard, Mr. McCloskey's contributions highlight the difficulty of tracing and aggregating certain special interest contributions and suggest a serious deficiency in federal reporting requirements. Discussion The list of Mr. McCloskey's anti-U.S. merchant marine positions is too long to be recounted here. Prominent examples in the last year include his denunciation of President Carter's proposal to reserve from 4.5 to 9.5 percent of U.S. oil imports for U.S. vessels, his opposition to the routine authorization of appro­ priations for maritime programs, and his recent role in stimulating attacks on the National Maritime Council. Oil Interests and Foreign Shipping: Though Mr. MrC'oskcy has gen­ erated widespread publicity for his antiU.S. merchant marine attacks, little attention has been focused on the direct beneficiaries of his efforts: multina­ tional oil and foreign ship interests. Cargo must move. Each vessel denied to the U.S. fleet represents a vessel for a foreign fleet. Each construction con­ tract denied a U.S. shipyard represents a contract for a foreign shipyard. In particular, multinational oil companies have been the direct benefi­ ciaries of Mr. McCloskey's efforts. This was most apparent in the controversy surrounding a preference for U.S. vessels to carry a portion of U.S. oil imports where Standard Oil Company of California, the American Petroleum Institute and other oil interests openly and vigorously opposed the legislation. But it is also true more generally. To avoid American taxes, safety and pollution requirements, and labor standards, multinational oil interests have opted for huge flag-of-convenience fleets and have thus become the natural antagonists of the U.S. fleet. Additionally, multinational oil com­ panies are the legislative adversaries of the independent U.S. tanker fleet, for many of the same reasons they are the adversaries of independent producers, independent refiners and independent retailers. ''Corruption" Most disturbing has been Mr. Mc­ Closkey's tendency to ignore legislative merits and to focus instead on generat­ ing an aura of alleged "corruption." He has denounced maritime as a "sick and corrupt industry"—a startling generalization considering the hundreds of companies and hundreds of thou­ sands of people involved. He has frequently impugned the integrity of both labor and management in the American maritime industry. He grossly exploited the indictment of former Congresstpan Edward Garmatz, and issued no retraction of apology when the Congressman was exonerated. He has repeatedly attacked the integrity of the Assistant Secretary for Maritime Affairs, a public servant for over 20 years. Last year, he even made totally unfounded allegations of wrongdoing against this Institute, which he will likely resume after publication of this report. In each case, Mr. McCloskey's charges received widespread publicity and did serious damage to public perception of the American merchant fleet, while the exoneration which followed in time was little noted. Moreover, in classic double-standard fashion, Mr. McCloskey remained completely silent while a litany of real violations were proven against his own constituency of multinational oil and foreign ship interests—antitrust, tax avoidance, overcharging consumers, unlawful rebating, price-fixing, and even illegal corporate campaign con­ tributions. A central theme of Mr. McCloskey's corruption charges has been campaign contributions to members of Congress, particularly by maritime labor. He has repeatedly suggested that such con­ tributions, sometimes as small as $500 or $1,000 representing scores of individ­ ual seamen's contributions, were a motivation for a Congressman's sup­ port of a strong U.S. merchant marine. Unfortunately, these charges have been widely repeated and disseminated by Common Cause, the media and others. In general, the Transportation Insti­ tute does not believe that the positions of Congressmen on legislative issues are determined by campaign contributions. The overwhelming majority of Con- �Got Big Bucks From Big Oil, Foreign Shipping gressmen, like all Americans, are people of integrity. However, Mr. McCloskey's consistent anti-U.S.-flag stance and apparent fixation with corruption and contributions suggested that additional research was required. Scope of Review knowledgeable about the political scene and how to run for office." [Serial No. 95-11, p. 166] ' San Francisco court records list Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison as counsel to a subsidiary of Standard Oil Company of California. Members of the firm and their immediate families contributed $13,775 to Mr. McCloskey as follows: Herman Phleger $3,200 Atherton Phleger 3,000 Hamilton Budge 1,800 Peter M. Folger (Parents of) 4,850 David W. Lennihan 550 Robert N. Lowry 200 Donald D. Connors 100 Hart H. Spiegel 75 Public records of Mr. McCloskey's reelection committee for the period January 1, 1972, through June 30, 1978, were reviewed. The objective was to identify and aggregate special interest contributions where appropriate. This was not a simple task because of the manner in which contributions are now required to be reported. For example, multiple contributions by In addition, two members of the firm executives of the same company are not and the father of Mr. Folger served on required to be aggregated and, there­ Mr. McCloskey's finance committee. fore, are not easily identified. Con­ Executives of SOCAL subsidiaries, tributions by lobbyists or lawyers for a including the President and Manager of special interest bear no identification Flag Ships of Chevron Shipping of the interest involved. Similarly, -Company, directly contributed $1,090 important relationships such as inter­ to Mr. McCloskey. locking directorates are ignored in the Sources directly tied to SOCAL by reporting requirements. means of interlocking directorates also Unlike campaign contributions from were major contributors to Mr. Mc­ American seamen (and labor generally), Closkey: which are openly aggregated and identi­ • $5,143 from executives and at­ fied, special interest contributions from torneys of Hewlett-Packard Company, management can be disguised in many and Mrs. David Packard. Mr. David ways. This, more than any single factor, Packard, Chairman of the Company, is may account for the uneven treatment a director of SOCAL. of contributions by Common Cause and • $4,150 from Mr. Alejandro Zafthe media on maritime issues. faroni, president of Alza Corporation, It has simply been too much work to whose board, until 1978, interlocked trace and dig out special interest with SOCAL. contributions by the oil industry and • $2,300 from four executives of the foreign vessel interests to Mr. McCloskey and others. Although the Signal Companies and the corporation's political action committee. S()CALand Institute restricted itself to public Signal are^tied by means of an interlock­ documents, extensive research was ing director. required into press reports, the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Moody's The foregoing is illustrative. Thou­ Industrial Manual, corporate reports, sands of dollars of additional contribu­ court records and other sources. tions to Mr. McCloskey, either in Even this research probably did not smaller amounts or with less direct ties, yield a complete picture of Mr. Mc­ are from other sources related to Closkey's special interest contributions. SOCAL and other multinational oil and However, a clear pattern of contribu­ gas interests. tions did emerge from at least two Voting on Big Oil Issues special interest sources: (1) multina­ tional oil and foreign-flag vessel in­ As noted, the multinational oil terests; and (2) defense contractor companies in general (and SOCAL in interests. particular) are the major beneficiaries of "flag-of-convenience" fleets. However, Mr. McCloskey's pro-big-oil positions have not been limited to maritime issues. For example, Mr. McCloskey— • supported legislation to strike from The SOCAL Connection the Conference Report on S. 2589 (93rd Congress) price controls on certain For reasons already described, initial crude oil; attention was focused on the oil • opposed H.R. 11793 (93rd Con­ industry. That industry is the major gress) to roll back the price of domestic beneficiary of "flag-of-convenience" crude oil to $5.25 per barrel and to allow ships and is antagonistic to the U.S. prices to rise no more than 35% above merchant fleet. In particular, SOCAL the $5.25 ceiling; owns 28 foreign ships, was a bitter • opposed H.R. 7014 (94th Congress) opponent of oil cargo preference legisla­ providing the President emergency tion, and is a leading "flag-of-con­ standby authority to establish a civilian venience" exponent. strategic oil reserve, control the price of SOCAL and the oil industry also domestic oil, and set fuel economy received special attention because of two rather casual statements made by standards for domestic, automobiles; • supported an amendment to H.R. Mr. McCloskey: 7014 (94th Congress) to provide for "A number of years ago, when I ran gradual decontrol of domestic oil prices for Congress, I was invited to meet with but placing a ceiling of $11.28 per barrel the executives of a major oU company in San Francisco. It was represented to me on the price of new oil; • opposed an amendment to H.R. that if those executives were satisfied 7014 (94th Congress) to'prohibit the with my position on certain issues. ! leasing of federal mineral lands—other might expect individual campaign than those on which oil deposits are contributions from them. . ."[Pan! N. located—to a vertically integrated oil McCloskey: Serial No. 95-11, p. 166] company, and to prohibit granting Addressing Mr. Lawrence Ford, leases on oil lands to such companies if President of Chevron Shipping Com­ they owned or controlled competing pany, a subsidiary of SOCAL, Mr. Mc­ interests in energy sources; Closkey said: • opposed an amendment to H.R. '7 have a great respect for your 7014 (94th Congress) to set ceilings for company's counsel. It is as good a law prices for the cost of domestic oil; firm as / have seen. When / was • opposed an amendment to H.R. considering going into politics, / was 7014 (94th Congress) to continue the referred to your attorneys as the most Oil Industry and Foreign Shipping $5.25 per barrel price ceiling for old domestic oil, to roll back the price of most other domestic oil to an average of $7.50 per barrel and to allow the President to set higher prices of other classifications of domestic oil up to an average price of $10.00 per barrel; • opposed adoption of the Confer­ ence Report on H.R. 2166 (94th Con­ gress) repealing the Oil Depletion Allowance for major oil companies and restricting foreign tax credit abuses by major oil companies; • opposed House Resolution 605 (94th Congress) to disapprove and block the proposed plan of the President to gradually lift price controls on domestic oil; • opposed House Resolution 641 (94th Congress) to disapprove of the President's plan for gradual decontrol of the price of domestic oil over a 39month period; • supported amendments to H.R. 9464 (94th Congress) to end federal regulation of interstate gas prices, to deregulate natural gas prices, to end the Federal Power Commission's authority to reduce price ceilings on gas still under federal regulation; • opposed H.R. 4035 (94th Congress) to extend authority for oil price controls; • sponsored H.R. 10579 (94th Con­ gress) deregulating the price of certain natural gas taken from federal lands. [One month after the bill's introduction. Standard Oil Company of California acquired an interest in seven tracts of federal offshore lands.] Other Foreign Shipping Interests In addition to the oil industry, Mr. McCloskey received other contribu­ tions from sources related to foreignflag shipping. A few examples include: • $1,000 from two executives of Envirotech Corporation, a 50-50 joint venture partner with both Sumitomo Shipbuilding and Mitsui Shipbuilding, both Japanese companies. • $3,485 from directors, executives and counsel to Crown Zellerbach Cor­ poration, and their families. Through .subsidiaries, the company owns five foreign-flag vessels. • $600 from Adil Araboglu, "Hon. Cons, of Tunisia" and "Shipping Broker" with a Washington, D.C. address. • $3,100 from sources directly and indirectly tied to the Weyerhauser Company which operates at least six foreign-built foreign-flag vessels. • $450 from the President of the Bank of California, which owns five Japanese-built, Liberian-flag vessels ac­ quired in 1973 and 1974. Again, the foregoing is illustrative rather than exhaustive. Defense Contractor Interests Another special interest group which figures prominently in Mr. McCloskey's contributions is defense contractors. A few examples will suffice: • Mr. McCloskey received $5,143 (already mentioned) from executives and attorneys of Hewlett-Packard Company, and their families. In fiscal year 1977, the company received $69,049,000 in prime military contracts. • Mr. McCloskey received $2,300 from four executives and the political action committee of the Signal Com­ panies, Inc. In 1977, the company received $118,312,000 in prime military contracts. • Mr. McCloskey received $2,100 from a director of Teledyne, Inc. In Cong. Paul N. McCloskey 1977, the company received $304,778,000 in prime military contracts. • Mr. McCloskey received $1,375 from two executives and the political action committee of Watkins-Johnson Company. In 1976, the company received $2,371,000 of prime military contracts. Mr. McCloskey received additional thousands of dollars from executives of substantial defense subcontractors. Examples include: • $1,150—Vidar Corporation (one executive) • $4,400^—Raychem Corporation (two executives) • $2,100—Tymshare, Inc. (two ex­ ecutives and one lawyer) Mr. McCloskey was a leader in the effort to cripple the Renegotiation Board, the watchdog agency that monitors and recaptures excess profits by defense contractors. On March 21, 1977, Mr. McCloskey vntroduced H.R. 5257 which, in effect, would have put the Renegotiation Board out of business by relegating it to standby status. Mr. McCloskey also supported an amendment to H.R. 10680 (rejected by a vote of 125-251) that would have severely curtailed the powers and proposed extended life of the Renegotiation Board. These posi­ tions were consistent with the interests of Mr. McCloskey's defense contractor contributors in general, and particularly of companies such as Watkins-Johnson and Teledyne, which were required by the Board to repay excess profits in the past. Conclusion In general, the Transportation Insti­ tute does not believe that the decisions of Congressmen are determined by their campaign contributions. Such allegations by Mr. McCloskey and 6thers in connection with maritime issues, should be viewed with consider­ able skepticism. At the very least, they reflect a double standard. As documented herein, Mr. Mc­ Closkey accepted special interest contri­ butions far greater in magnitude than contributions to other members of Congress that he criticized. Moreover, skepticism is required because media attention to contributions in connection with .a legislative issue may be more reflective of the ease of identifying those contributions than of their relative magnitude or importance. Congress should consider revising existing federal election disclosure requirements. As this case study demon­ strates, multiple contributions from corporate executives, contributions by lawyers and lobbyists without identi­ fication of the special interests they represent, and the failure to identify important relationships such as inter­ locking directorates can frustrate the disclosure objectives of existing law, October 1978 / LOG / 13 �Lock & Dam 26 Gets OK, But So Does Inland User Charge With the clock running out on the 95th Congress, the House passed legislation on Oct. 13 imposing a fuel tax on commercial users of the inland waterways and authorizing reconstruc­ tion of I.ocks and Dam 26. The bill had passed the Senate three days earlier and will now go to the White House where it is expected to gain approval. if it does, it will be the first user charge in U.S. history ever placed on the inland waterways. It is also the first such bill passed by both Houses of Congress since the controversial measure first came up in Franklin Roosevelt's Administration. The successful bill, H.R. 8533, passed the House by a vote of 287 to 123, two days before closure on Oct. 15. It imposes a fuel tax on waterway users beginning at four cents a gallon on Oct. 1, 1980 and rising gradually to ten cents a gallon on Oct. I, 1985. The user tax and the authorization for Locks and Dam 26 were actually tacked on as an amendment to another very unlikely piece of legislation ~a bill relieving tax exempt organizations from paying taxes on bingo game proceeds. Sen. Russell B. Long (D-La.) used the "bingo bill" as a last minute strategy to obtain authorization for reconstruction of Lock & Dam 26 and to implement a user tax that the industry could live with. They had been incorporated in legislation passed separately and with considerable debate by the House and Senate earlier this year. But efforts to resolve the differences between the two bills in a joint Congressional conference never got off the ground and, moreover, faced a threatened veto. Sen. Long's amendment, unlike the previous user charge bills, turns the fuel tax revenue over to a waterways trust fund to be available for construction and rehabilitation of water projects. This is a compromise between the Administration's demand that the taxes be used to recover a substantial portion of the Federal cost of water projects, and the industry's efforts to hold down its share of the cost. But the bill still leaves some unanswered questions as to how much of the cost the industry will have to bear in the future. The bill does not require the trust fund to cover any specific percentage of construction costs, which Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.) and other advo­ cates of high user charges had wanted in previous legislation. Nor does it say that all water projects must be paid for exclusively out of the fund. It simply .states that the fund will be "available" as capital for water projects. But this open ended phrasing creates the danger that waterways opponents will point to a dwindling fund in future years and demand higher taxes from the industry before authorizing or appro­ priating money for more projects. In short, the industry still has a tough fight ahead to convince Congress that the cost efficiency of water transporta­ tion must be preserved. In the meantime, even though H.R. 8533 authorizes reconstruction of Locks and Dam 26, the battle for this long awaited improvement project is also far from over. The old navigation facility at Alton, 111. has been a costly bottleneck to the barge industry for over a decade. But replacing the deteriorated main lock chamber with one twice its size is still blocked by a pending law suit, initiated years ago on environmental grounds by the railroad industry. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers still has to win settlement of the case, which could take over a year, before beginning the legislative process to appropriate funds for the actual con­ struction work. HLSS Steward Courses Approved For College Credit The wide ranging educational pro­ grams at the Lundeberg School have been recognized by educators across the country as top shelf. Initially, the school's vocational courses in deck and engine were approved for recommended college credits by the American Council on Education. Then the School started a college credit program with Charles County Community College. Now, the American Council on Education has evaluated HLSS courses for trainees and upgraders in the Steward Department. All of these courses have been approved for recom­ mended college credits as well. So, every Seafarer who ships in the Steward Department can earn college credits for skills he learns at HLS. In addition, these credits are retroactive to 1976. This means Seafarers who took the steward department courses any time between 1976 and now are eligible for these credits. The credits can be applied at any school that recognizes the American Council on Education. Each individual school decides how much credit it will give for the courses. So, Steward Department members who want to go to college can use these credits to help them get their degree. SIU members are encouraged to take advantage of this important new opportunity for steward department personnel and, our young members just coming into the industry should think seriously about a career in the steward department. HEY! From their steward training at the Lundeberg School, a seafarer or boatman can receive college credits. The American Council on Education recently recommended college credits for all steward department courses. Are you going to stay down there on your hands and knees all your life? Get up out of the grease spills. Come to HLS. Take the FOWT course. Earn your rating. Make more money. Course Starts November 23 To enroll, see your SlU Representative or contact; Vocational Education Department Harry Lundeberg School Piney Point, Maryland 20674 Phone: (301) 994-0010 14 / LOG / October 1978 On-the-job training and classroom instruction were the major factors in the American Council on Education's evaluation of the Steward Department courses at HLS. �r Alaskan Oil Run Providing New Frontier for Seamen Two veterans of the Alaskan oil run arrived in New York harbor late last month—one loaded with cargo of crude, and the other with tales of the "last frontier." The SlU-contracted Overseas Chi­ cago. an 894-foot, 89,000 dwt super­ tanker, was launched at the National Steel Shipbuilding Yard in San Diego just in time for the opening of the muchtouted Alaska Pipeline. Well Just about in time. When the oil finally began flowing in June, 1977, the Chicago was still being fitted out for sea. But July found her in service in the Gulf of Alaska—not, as might be expected, hauling oil, but as a training vessel for ship officers needing to become familiar with the piloting situation in the Valdez area. The Chicago's career got off to an illustrious start, however, when she picked up four survivors of a fishing boat that sank off the coast of Alaska. That was in July, 1977, her first full month of operation. Able Seaman Jimmy Dufore, 41, of New Orleans, has been riding the Chi­ cago for the last five months. Dufore, a member of the SlU for. 19 years, talked about the Alaskan run when the LOG visited the Chicago at Stapleton Anch­ orage in New York. "Valdez is like the last frontier", Dufore said. "It is very small and the people are very friendly there." When the TOG asked the obvious question, "How much do things cost up there?' Brother Dufore had a quick answer. "Not as much as 1 had thought. A bottle of beer cost $1.50 and a good hair­ cut was $5.50. And cab service from the The SlU-manned Overseas Chicago shown at Stapleton Anchorage off Staten Island in New York harbor. gate to town—about 10 miles away— cost us only $3.00 apiece." Whether or not you think the prices are high, there's no debating the size and the grandeur of the mountains that overshadow Valdez. Even the largest supertanker is like a pebble in the Grand Canyon next to them. In spite of some haze. Seafarer Dufore was not disap­ pointed by the Alaskan scenery. "It's beautiful country. We could see snow up in the mountains and you could go for miles and not see a single house." Cer­ tainly a contrast with Dufore's home­ town stomping grounds in New Orleans. As is the nature of tankers, the Chi­ cago did not linger in Valdez for very long. In fact, after taking 14 hours to load, the ship was ready to sail the day after arriving. But before leaving, the crew did have a chance to go ashore, and . some tried their hands at fishing in Prince William Sound. Jimmy Dufore laughed when he described the attempts of the eager fishermen to catch a big Alaskan fish: "Alaska is known for its big fish, and all those guys could come up with was a couple of little bitty things!" When the Chicago arrived in New York after a three-week run from Alaska, she and her crew were greeted by the kind of autumn weather you'd like to have year round; sunny, blue skies with a steady, cool breeze prevail­ ing. But change is in the air as well, and these days will be fewer and further between. If the Overseas Chicago resumes run­ ning regularly between the New Orleans area and Panama (where she picks up oil from the VLCC's on the Pacific side), Jimmy Dufore won't be one to complain about it. Because Alaskan winters are known to be as big and bad as her mountains are tall—and winter will be Doing an inventory of stores on the Over­ The Alaska oil run has provided Seafarers with a new "frontier." Shown arriving in Valdez long before it does in seas Chicago is Willie Braggs, steward/ above are James Rogers, left, sailing bosun, and Jimmy Dufore, ablethe Lower 48. cook. seaman. October 1978 / LOG / 15 �SlU-Manned Buffalo Newest Addition to Lakes Fleet The pride of the Great Lakes these days is the latest addition to American Steamship Co.'s fleet of self-loaders. The ship, christened the MjV Buffalo on Aug. 2, brings to 20 the number of SlU-crewed bulk carriers operated by American Steamship. After a trip back to the shipyard in early September to iron out some minor problems, the Buffalo's crew was re­ called and she began runs to Great Lakes ports with cargoes of stone and coal. The ship went from the Sturgeon Bay, Wise, shipyard to Port Inland, Mich., where she loaded stone for Indiana Har­ bor. From there, the Buffalo picked up a cargo of coal and deiivered it to the Detroit Edison plant in St. Clair, Mich. Her next scheduled run will be a load of stone, picked up at Stone Port in north­ ern Michigan, with Saginaw, Mich., the destination. Stone and coal are only two of the cargoes the Buffalo M equipped to handle. Like the rest of American Steamship's fleet she will also be moving sand, gravel and taconite pellets. At 635 feet, the Buffalo isn't as large as some other ships sailing the l^kes. She was built with several Lakes ports and dock facilities, too small to allow access by 750 or 1,000 footers, in mind. Her length allows her to call at those ports which are inaccessible to larger ves.sels. But the ship is one of the most modern afloat on the Lakes. Powered by two die.sels which supply a total of 7,000 hp, she has a .service speed of 15.5 knots. > /< 4. The self-unloader can carry 24,000 long tons of taconite pellets, discharging them at a rate of 6,600 tons an hour. She has a 68 foot beam and a midsummer draft of 28 feet. American Steamship began a ship­ building program in 1973 and the Buffalo, which cost $25 million to build, is the seventh vessel to join the fleet since then. The building project has added 250,000 long tons of carrying capacity to the Great Lakes fleet, boosting both maritime and related shoreside indus­ tries in the area. The new ship construc­ tion caused Buffalo's mayor, James D. Griffin to comment at the christening ceremonies; "With the help of the ship­ ping industry, the Great Lakes will play a vital and prominent role in the lives of the residents ... of major cities." 42 Congressmen Form Coalition to Boost U.S. Shipbuilding "With alarm we observe the pace of merchant marine and naval ship construction dropping sharply." ITiis statement reflects the sentiment of the Congre.ssionaI Shipyard Coali­ tion, which was formed on September 26 to promote the need for expanded shipbuilding and repair facilities in the U.S. Headed by co-chairmen Rep. Lindy Boggs (D-La.) and Rep. F^aul S. Trible (R-Va.), the 42-member, bi-partisan Coalition has stated that its ultimate purpose is, "to enhance the national security and the gross national product." While other countries build up their shipbuilding and repair capabilities— most notably and ominously the Soviet Union—the trend in the United States is in the other direction. Though this is nothing new (or the United States, historically, it is still, a dangerous trend which totally disre­ gards the lessons of history. According to Rep. Boggs, "There's no coherent recognition of the problems ship­ builders face and without a coordinated policy on national shipbuilding, this trend will continue." The Coalition has good reason to be alarmed. It was partially in response to the Carter Administration's proposal that naval shipbuilding be cut by 50 percent over the next ten years that the Coalition was organized. In terms of employment alone, there will be a drop of approximately 45,000 Given this heritage, it is sad and ironic that there is so much ignorance on the part of the American people about the needs of the merchant marine and the shipyards, and how they relate to the security and economy of the country. It is even more ironic when you consider President Carter's Navy background. Rep. Paul Trible (R-Va.) jobs in shipyards and related industries if the shipyards are allowed to decline at the present rate. U.S. Founded on Mlaritlme Not enough people—especially those in "high places" -seem to be sufficiently aware of the maritime heritage that our country was founded upon. This heritage was taken into consideration in the Coalition's "Memorandum of Purpose", which says: "The people of the United States, even before this Nation achieved its independence, have been shipwrights and mariners. From Colonial times, the Notice to Members Oa Job Call Procedure When throwing in for work dur­ ing a job call at any SIU Hiring Hall, members must produce the following: • membership certificate • registration card 16 / LOG / October 1978 clinic card seaman's papers INLAND Rep. Lindy Boggs (D-La.) national security of the United States has relied on the availability of quality shipyard facilities for both shipbuilding and shiprepairing. Today American shipyards employ in excess of 176,000 men and women. It is essential that this national resource be maintained." Besides Reps. Boggs and Trible, the Congressional Shipyard Coalition numbers amongst its members such friends of maritime as Rep. John M. Murphy (D-N.Y.), chairman of the' House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, and Rep. Leo Zeferetti (DN. Y.), also a member of this Committee. We applaud the Congressional Ship­ yard Coalition, and wish it well in its efforts to "pursue legislative as well as administrative remedies to the present situation" and to "promote change pointed toward more cohesion, more coordination and more effectiveness at all levels of government, industry and labor in the evolution of a fully efficient and more competitive U.S. shipyard industry." 6 Boatmen Get Towboat Licenses Thru HLS Six Boatmen recently earned U.S. Coast Guard Licenses as Towboat Operators. They are Jesus IglesiasCampo, Michael Qualla, Robert Candelario, Juan Velez., Ernesto Iglesias, and Antonio Colon. The men attended the regular Towboat Operator course at the Harry Lundeberg School. The licensing course was three months in length. During this time, the Boatmen received individualized in­ struction in their course and assistance from the staff of reading specialists at the school as well. The examination which the boatmen took and passed required several days to complete. Michael Quails, Robert Candelario, Juan Velez, Ernesto Igle­ sias and Antonio Colon are now licensed as Towboat Operator—Oceans not more than 200 miles offshore. Jesus Iglesias-Campo, Michael Quails, Robert Candelario, Juan Velez and Ernesto Iglesias arc also licensed as Towboat Operator—Inland Waters. In addition to earning their licenses, the graduates also achieved certificates in fircfighting and first aid/CPR through the program at HLS. As HLS graduates, the Boatmen earned 11 college credits for the courses they completed. College credits are offered for all vocational courses at the Lundeberg School through a coopera­ tive program with Charles County Community College in Maryland. �At Sea ^ Ashore Pacific Northwest Pacific Northwest ports, possibly Seattle and San Francisco, will be used to ship out $8.8 billion worth of U.S. wheat (about 64,500 metric tons) to be sold to the Philippines under Public Law 480. By law, American ships must carry at least 50 percent of this cargo. Russian Grain Next year, an increase from$16 to $18.25a long ton charter rate for shipping U.S. grain from U.S. Gulf ports to the Soviet Union's Black Sea ports will go into effect, says Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs Robert J. Blackwell. Corpus Christi Only waiting for the green light from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which issues licenses to dredge, is the port of Corpus Christi's multi-million dollar Harbor Island deepwater oil terminal project called "Deepport." The project is expected to get construction approval from the U.S. Department of Energy by next spring. Construction calls for deepening and widening of the existing channel. Dredging will go down to 72 feet making the project the deepest draft supertanker port in the Gulf. The proposed port will be financed by revenue bonds issued by the port and guaranteed and paid off by its users. \ Galveston At the port of Galveston early this month, Northville Industries Co. of New York said it gave its environmental assessment report to the Army Corps of Engineers for a dredging licensing permit for a planned multi-million dollar deepwater onshore oil port set for completion by late 1980. TTie joint project with the port's authority will be built on Pelican Island. It is expected that by next June a channel will be dredged from 40 to 54 feet from the island to deepwater. The project is expected to add almost $800 million in added port-related revenue yearly and will serve Houston, Texas City, Freeport and the Sabine area. Washington, D.C. The incident that prompted the Safety Board's recommendation was the case of the 281-foot tanker, Chester A. Poling. She was bound at 6 knots for Newipgton, N. H. from Everett, Mass. and broke in two in 25 to 30 foot high seas and 50 to 60 knot winds. The tanker's captain and a seaman were pulled aboard the Coast Guard cutter Cape George after they had abandoned the sinking bow section of the ship.Two other crewmembers were hoisted aboard a Coast Guard helicopter hovering over the tanker's stern. But a third crewmember fell into the ocean and was lost while he was trying to climb into the chopper's rescue basket. Two more crewmembers were saved by the cutter Cape Cross. All six survivors suffered from extreme exposure to the 30-degree water. Exposure effects also hampered rescue efforts even though both cutters were on the scene when the crewmembers were forced into the water. "Contributing to the loss of life," said the board, "were the seamen's failure to wear a personal flotation device and the improper handling of the rescue basket by the crewmembers due to their lack of training..." SS Delta Norte For the second consecutive year, the SS Delta Norte (Delta Line) was awarded the Fleet Safety Award plaque for accident-free operation. The ship was the only one of the fleet to score a zero-based accident rate last year. SS Delta Brasil Funeral services at sea were held for the late Seafarer Paul D. Erter on the SS Delta Brasil recently. Conducting the service was Capt. Philip G. Moon who intoned; "Gentlemen, we are gathered here today to pay our last respects to our departed brother, Paul D. Erter." The master then read to the assembled crew the Bible's 23rd Psalm and the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer's "At the Burial of the Dead at Sea." Chief Steward Albert Estrada and the crewmembers then joined in to say the Lord's Prayer for the deceased before his ashes were committed to the deep. Bombay, Cochin, India Next January, Sea-Land Service will start a new containership run with onboard cranes to the west coast ports of Bombay and Cochin, India. Biweekly sailings will run between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and the Indian ports. No other U.S.-flag container operator has this run from the American Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Geneva, Switzerland A U.N. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) computer study finds that the U.S., Greece, Japan and Hong Kong shipping companies own 78 The National Transportation Safety Board recommended to the Coast Guard last month that exposuie suits be provided to all crewmen of ships routinely sailing in cold air or in cold sea temperatures. The board made its recommendation in reporting on the rescue of six of seven crewmembers from a coastal tanker sinking in a severe winter storm off Cape Ann, Mass. on Jan. 10, 1977. The board also urged the Maritime Administration to*work with the Coast Guard, the maritime industry and labor to develop a survival and rescue training course for merchant seamen. It said the course should include a requirement that at least one inflatable liferaft should be stowed near each accommodation and working space on coastal tankers. In addition, the course should train merchant seamen in the proper use of helicopter rescue baskets and have each basket marked with simple-user instructions in emergencies. percent of the world's flag of convenience fleet. U.S. companies own 31.7 percent, Greece 20.7 percent, Japan 9.2 percent and Hong Kong 16.9percent. The study covered 98 percent ofthe flag of convenience fleet. Another 16 percent is owned by 12 countries including West Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Singapore, Canada, Israel and the U.K. Qf the 23 government figures checked only Iceland, Portugal San Marino and South Africa failed to supply information. The identified 41 percent of the runaway fleet of 1,779 ships of 85 million dwt had a makeup of Liberian 31 percent, Panamanian 19 percent, Singapore 15 percent and Cypriot 5 percent. U.S. companies own 401 runaway ships of 48,517,000 dwt, Greece owns 951 runaway ships of 29,154,000 dwt. Delta America Committee Transcolorado Committee Headquarters Patrolman Teddy Babkowski (left) talks with Recertified Bosun Arne Eckert (2nd r.) ship's chairman of the SS Delta America (Delta Line) at a payoff at Pier 1, Brooklyn, N.Y. on Sept. 5. Listening in are some of the Ship's Committee and crewmembers. They are (I. to r.) Steward Delegate N. Richardson: Engine Delegate Robert Bosher; OS S. Bishop and (right rear) Chief Cook R. Hollins. Headquarters Patrolman George Ripoll (seated center) listens to Deck Delegate Nick Swokia (seated I.) go over overtime sheets at a payoff last month on board the ST Transcolorado (Hudson Waterways) at the fylilitary Ocean Terminal. Bayonne, N.J. The rest of the Ship's Committee and a crewmember are (seated I. to r.) Chief Cook Sam Loftin and Recertified Bosun Richard Kidd, ship's chairman . and (standing I. to r.) Chief Steward Tom Ulisse, secretary-reporter; Engine Delegate Michael Mefferd and Steward Delegate Adolph Lomonthe await their turn, October 1978 / LOG / 17 �^Great Spirit of Brotherhood' Pensioner Scheard Recalls Sailing Days Well, I have retired from the sea and ocean, the water that I love. I joined the Union in Mobile, Ala. on Dec. 28, 1938 and sailed many a year out to sea. I am very lonesome now since 1 have retired. But everyone tells me that I will get used to being home. I thank God for taking care of me for all those years. I have been over the world many a day and years. I lost one ship because I got sick and had to get off and go home. I never lost a ship before or since. I sailed through three wars: the Second World War, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. I was lucky to come through and 1 thank the Lord. My ship had hopes to invade in the Second World War in Le Harve, France on June 6. I'll never forget it. I was so scared. But we pulled through. My ship was named the SS Yakea. I helped to build my Union to where it is today. My first month's pay was $30. It was good money during those days. I was young and wanted to see the world and believe me it is a big world. I wish my oldtime brother's who are dead now, could see our good old Union, the SI U as it is today. I am now 75-years-old and I feel that I have served my time on the sea, the water that 1 love. I thank God that he spared me to see how my Union is today. I walked picketlines in Mobile to try to build the Union up. And we did. I sailed in the steward department; cook, saloon utility, BR and messman. I had some hard days in some of the years. I worked all the time, never stayed on the beach much. Well, I feel very good today writing of my sealife. I have plenty more I could say to my sea Union brothers, but I will rather say, simply, smooth sailing to all my Union brothers. Fraternally, Howard Scheard There When You Need It' I want to express my sincere gratitude and brotherhood to all my brother members living now and to those who have departed Irom this world. I joined the SIU in March of 1947 and served "until July 1977 until my per­ manent disability in 1978. I want to send a message to all my good Seafaring brothers wherever they may be that I really do miss the great spirit of Brother­ hood that is really found among SIU members. Also I want to give my heartfelt thanks to our President Paul Hall whose leadership is respected by all Seafarers. I would also like to say how important our Pension Plan is to us, because the Plan enables a Seafarer to live in dignity and above all to know that as we retire that we are not forgotten. So I want to send a message to all Seafarers that above all we must support the SIU 100 percent in the years that lie ahead. I want to express my heartfelt thanks as well to the New Orleans office-^ especially Buck Stephens, Lindsey Williams, Carl Peth and all my brother Sea­ farers who visited me at the hospital during my critical days before and after my disabling operation. Most of all I want the mepibership and President Paul Hall and all the officers and trustees of the SIU to know that I am disabled for life but my heart lies first with rny brother SIU members. And that I will continue to support them in all their future endeavors. We have all learned so much from one another while working and sailing the oceans of the world. Thoughts of these, and above all the keen interest Seafarers show in mankind, will always remain with me. I am grateful to have been a part of a great and wonderful Union. Fraternally, Paul Capo Metairie, La. ^Best Thing I Ever Did' I would like to express my sincere appreciation to SIU member, Capt. Timber Turner of Stone Towing in Wilmington, N.C. for helping me get my start with the SIU. Joining the SIU was the best thing I ever did. Fraternally, Charles Leevwenburg Wrightsville Beach, N.C. Paid What Medicare Didn't I wish to thank the Seafarers Pension Plan for sending my checks right on time every time. They come in handy to those of us who depend on them. The Log has been keeping me informed on what is going on in our Union. And to all of my Union brothers, 1 say, take care of this Union. It's really there when you need it the most. Just wanted to drop a line of thanks to the Union for the check we received when my husband, who is retired, was confined in the hospital. We are both grateful to the Union for paying what Medicare didn't. Sincerely, Mrs. Peter Svarrer Summit Hill, Pa. Fraternally, Jose Castro West Corvina, Calif. LOG Change of Address Or New Subscriber Editor, LOG 675 Fourth Avenue Brookiyn, N.Y. 11232 list. October, 1978 I would like to receive the LOG—please put my name on your mailing (Print Inlormation) Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Execuf've Board Paul Hall President NAME Frank Drozak STATE ZIP Gal Tanner Secretary-T reasurer Vice President Lindsey Williams Vice President iutoRmssI SIU members please give: Soc. Sec. # Joe DlGlorgio Executive Vice President Earl Shepard Vice President ADDRESS CITY Vol. 40, No. 10 / Bk. # 389 James Gannon Editor Ray Bourdius TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change of address, please give your former address below or send mailing label from last issue received. Assistant Editor ADDRESS CITY L-»-. / LOG / Oclober 3978 STATE .ZIP J Marcia Reiss Assistant Editor Edra Ziesk Mike Gillen Assistant Editor Assistant Editor Frank Cianciotti Dennis Lundy Photography Photography Marie Kosciusko George J. Vana Administrative Assistant Production/Art Director Published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel, 499-6600. Second class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. (ISSN ,^^0160-2047) �Some Good News on USPHS, But the Fight Goes On The USPHS- system got some good news this month, probably the best news the seamen's hospitals have had in a long time. That news was the opening of the beautiful new modern Public Health Service hospital in Nassau Bay, Tex. The new facility replaces the deterio­ rating USPHS hospital in Galves­ ton and is the first new Public Health hospital to open in 40 years. This new facility will provide American seamen living in the Houston-Galveston area with much improved inpatient and outpatient treatment. With this good news, it would appear on the surface that the USPHS system is finally safe from being scuttled. And that the SIU's long fight to keep the USPHS system alive and well has overcome its final hurdle. We sincerely wish that we could say this. But it simply isn't true. The USPHS system comes under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW). For years, the SIU has fought HEW's various attempts to either close the hospitals or rid itself of the responsibility of operating them. A little over a year ago, it even looked as if HEW had given up its efforts to torpedo the system. And, of course, the opening of the new Nassau Bay hospital might seem to reinforce this. However, recent statements by Joseph Califano, secretary of HEW, leads us to believe that the SIU's long fight to keep the hospitals open may just be starting. Califano made his disturbing remarks about the system during recent hearings of the House Mer­ chant Marine and Fisheries Com­ mittee. The HEW chief said in his prepared statement that the whole future of the USPHS system must be considered on a "hospital to hospital basis," strongly suggesting that the hospitals be removed from Federal jurisdiction to local com­ munity control. Aerial photo shows sprawling USPHS hospital on Staten Island, N.Y., just across the river from SIU Headquarters in Brooklyn. The SIU will continue its fight to keep this and all USPHS hospitals open to continue the job of providing first class health care to merchant seamen. Califano said that such a switch is necessary because the hospitals are underutilized by merchant seamen, the primary beneficiaries. He claim­ ed that "at any one time in 1977, almost one-third of the beds in the Public Health Service hospitals were not in use." And he said that "some of these PHS hospitals are located in communities where a significant proportion of the population are not adequately served." In other words, Califano is suggesting that the PHS hospitals be used as community health centers to be run by local health planning agencies and not by the Federal Government. This is not a new proposition as far as the hospitals are concerned. The SIU has constantly opposed such a move, though, because we feel that if the hospitals are re­ manded to community control, merchant seamen will suddenly become second class citizens instead of primary beneficiaries. The SIU does not oppose PHS facilities being used to help solve community health needs. In fact, the PHS hospitals already serve the health needs of thousands of people annually from surrounding com­ munities. However, the SIU believes strongly that a switch from direct Federal to local community control will most definitely prove detrimen­ tal to the health needs of American merchant seamen, who have de­ pended on the PHS system for health care for more than 200 years. The SIU is not alone in this opinion. Rep. John Murphy, chair­ man of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, blasted Califano's "hospital to hospital" approach. Murphy said that HEW's suggestion to remove the hospitals from Federal control "is nothing more than a device to get rid of the PHS hospitals." Murphy also took on Califano on the issue of underutilization of the hospitals by merchant seamen. He said, "the reason there are fewer seamen (using PHS) is a national maritime policy that allows them to disappear." Presently, there is nothing much Califano can do to carry out his plans for USPHS because Congress has adjourned for the year. But you can be sure that when the 96th Congress convenes next Janu­ ary, Calitano will be on their doorstep looking to have his way. In other words, the SI U's fight to keep the hospitals open must and will continue. We have come a long way in both protecting as well as helping to improve the USPHS system. Plain and simple, though, we still have a long way to go and a tough fight ahead. But the SIU is ready and able to meet the challenge. October 1978 / LOG / 19 n �"SPHS Hospital Opens in Nassau Bay, Tex.; It's the First in 40 Years fh"^" Director of the Nassau Bay USPHS hospital, (left) cuts the ribbon at the dedication ceremony of the new facility. Assisting him (I to r) are: Dr. George Lythcott, Reps. Jack Brooks (D-Tex) and Robert Gammage (D-Tex.) Dr. James Erickson and Dr. Edward Hinman. The first new U.S. Public Health Service hospital in over 40 years opened in Nassau Bay, Tex. on Sept. 29. The new facility is the first real sign that the beleaguered USPHSsysteiiinot only will survive, but will begin to move forward in providing improved medical services for American seamen. The opening of the new hospital is the achievement of a four year, SlU-backed effort to replace the obsolete PHS hos­ pital in Galveston. And it is the culmina­ tion of the Union's long fight—waged over two decades—to preserve and promote the entire PHS system. The Galveston hospital was so badly deteriorated and inadequate that it was in danger of losing its medical accredita­ tion. The Nassau Bay building was formerly the Space Center Memorial Hospital and is only five years old. Shortly after construction, it was no longer needed as an acute care facility by the surrounding community. Relocat­ ing the Galveston hospital there saved costly modernization of the old building and has insured much needed continua­ tion of PHS care in the Houston-Gal­ veston port area. Major Step Forward At dedication ceremonies in Nassau Bay, Dr. Thomas L. Shinnick, the PHS director of the new hospital, called the opening a "climactic event" and a "major forward step for the USPHS system." He explained that it will operate as a 125 bed acute care facility "with support services expanded and specifically designed to meet the needs of our bene­ ficiaries." Both inpatient and outpatient services are provided. The "private hospital" set-up of one to two patients per room has been retained, he said, "to insure that our patients can be treated with the privacy and dignity they deserve." Congressmen Jack Brooks (D-Tex) and Robert Gammage (D-Tex) also participated in the dedication, along with other representatives from the unions, medical agencies and commun­ ity groups which played significant roles in acquiring the new hospital. The SIU's role started long before the new building even was proposed as a replacement for Galveston. It goes back to the time when all of the PHS hospi­ tals were seriously threatened with extinction. In 1960 there were 15 PHS hospitals. But over the next 10 years the Union seemed to be fighting a losing battle as the hospitals were whittled away one by one. By 1970 the number was cut almost in half to eight remaining facilities. SIU's Historic Fight If it were not for the strong and persis..ent siipport which the SlU sustained at that time through the present, those eight hospitals would not exist today. SlU Patrolman Gene Taylor (center) receives congratulations for the Union's work in establishing the new hospital from Reps. Jack Brooks (left) and Bob Gammage Both Texas Congressmen also contributed greatly to the relocation effort post under contracted physicians in private or veterans hospitals. Moreover, HEW took further steps to pave the way for Ford's plan to intro­ duce new legislation to close the PHS hospitals. The Department asked the Comprehensive Health Planning Coun­ cils, which have local jurisdiction for the eight hospitals, to agree to close or transfer control of the facilities from the lis opening this month^aTa fepiaMmertilithe deleriorate'dGairettonS i°spitai. federal government to the local com­ in the Texas coast area. i^aiveeion lacimy nas preserved much needed services for American seamen and other PHS beneficiaries munities. The transfer would have cut out federal financing. The SIU has testified in Congress, The SIU worked closely with the local The first, the Emergency Medical worked closely with government offi­ Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) Councils to make the needs of seamen curement Act, mandating full mainte­ Services Act, passed both Houses of publicly praised the Union at the time cials and community leaders and enknown and all eight refused to go along nance and staffing of PHS hospitals. Congress in 1973, but was vetoed by for its "almost singlehanded fight" to jisted the support of other unions to with HEW's request. The Union then With strong support from the SIU President Nixon. The SIU not only sup­ save the PHS hospitals. insure the survival of those remaining and other AFL-CIO unions, both brought the budget issue to national ported the bill in Congress, but during hospitals and their time honored ser­ But the battle was far from over. The Houses of Congres§ overrode the Presi­ attention by testifying against HEW's the legislative battle to override the veto vices for American seamen. years of uncertainty about the survival dent's veto, thus enacting a bill once contract care plan at a series of Congres­ the Union went to court and got a Public hospitals for merchant seamen of the system had taken a heavy toll in again to keep the hospitals open. This sional hearings in the summer of 1976. temporary injunction which held up are almost as old as the country itself. override, one of the few ever carried by staff and services at the hospitals. The HEW's closing orders. By the end of the year. Congress Recognizing the vital service performed Congress, was a major setback for the rebuffed Ford and HEW by refusing to Galveston hospital was in bad shape at The decision on the veto sided with foes of the PHS svstem. by the U.S. merchant marine, the act on any legislation to close the hospi­ this time and needed even more modern­ the President by a scant five votes in the But in 1976, HEW and the Ford Admin­ federal government set up the hospitals tals and by appropriating the full funds ization money than the Act had author­ House. But soon after. Congress passed istration attacked the system again— for seamen as early as 1798. These were ized to improve its services. necessary to keep them operating. the Military Procurement Authoriza­ this time in an attempt to write the PHS the forerunners of the PHS system. In the face of strong opposition from tion Act, with an amendment guaran­ The entire system depended on a hospitals out of the federal budget. But in the early I970's the Depart­ Congress, the SIU and other concerned teeing that the hospitals remain in continued infusion of promised funds HEW put in a budget request which was ment of Health, Education and Welfare groups, HEW made an about face. The service. This time Nixon signed the bill just to stay in operation. But it soon $25 million short of the funds needed to (HEW), which runs PHS, wanted to Department published a report at this into law. became clear that HEW and President keep the hospitals open and operating. dump the hospitals and deny the rights time which contained its first positive The SIU won a major victory with the Ford had just the opposite in mind. The Department intended to use the of their 200,000 beneficiaries—the great statements about the hospitals in years. success of the Military Procurement In 1975 Ford vetoed the bill which requested funds for contract medical majority of them seamen. Rather than trying to close or transfer Act. It authorized the funds necessary appropriated PHS funds for the follow­ care. This meant that seamen would no It took an SlU-backed Act of Con­ control of the hospitals, HEW said it to keep the eight hospitals operating ing year. It also included a section longer be given the priority they receive gress to keep them open. In fact, it took would "concentrate on maximizing and and, for the first time, allocated money requiring HEW to certify that it was as prime beneficiaries in the PHS hospi­ two Acts of Congress. integrating the use of these resources." to upgrade and modernize the facilities. in compliance with the Military Pro­ tals, but would be shoved from pillar to But even with HEW support, the hos­ M rooms in the new hospital are either private or semi-private, accommodating no more than two patients, as shown -.-.-v.i-.f.-a...,, Nassau Bay .nospitai is a striking example of the modern facilities provided at pitals still face their number one prob­ lem—money. In May, 1977, the federal General Accounting Office (GAG) reported that services in the PHS hospitals had been sliding since 1973 in spite of the guaran­ tees written into the Military Procure­ ment Act at that time which mandated that they be kept up to the 1973 level. The GAG attributed the decline to spiraling inflation and limited budget increases. Congress responded by appropriating PHS funds for 1978 well above the 1973 level. With additional funds for operat­ ing and upgrading PHS services, and with the SIU and other groups working to cut the red tape which had delayed the Galveston hospital relocation, the new Nassau Bay hospital finally became a reality this year. The opening of the Nassau Bay hospi­ tal is the best news the PHS hospitals have had in a long time. But the work that lies ahead is much the same that it has always been. Even with success along the way, the SIU has had to keep fighting for the hospitals. We had to monitor services on the local level and to work in Wash­ ington so that the funds for the hospitals kept coming and so that continued threats to their operation were defeated. This is what it will take throughout the future to make the individual success of Nassau Bay the hallmark of the entire PHS system. r,:...',. , , range of up-to-date equipment for PHS patients. The hospital the first new USPHS facility to open in over 40 years, offers complete Inpatient and outpatient services. �SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters United Industrial Workers of North America PRESIDENT Paul Hall SECRETARY-TREASURER Joe DiGiorgio EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Frank Drozak VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindsey Williams Cal Tanner HtLADQUARTERS 675 4 Ave., Bklyn. 11232 (212) HY 9-6600 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-9375 ALPENA, Mich SEPT. 1-30, 1978 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals 10 106 12 31 12 10 31 71 23 38 22 43 11 87 0 0 507 0 35 4 5 7 0 6 12 4 8 4 7 2 20 2 0 116 • 0 13 0 6 5 1 0 4 1 5 8 6 0 10 0 0 59 8 115 8 22 23 18 12 80 19 30 22 43 16 109 0 7 532 2 71 6 9 19 6 2 39 6 16 5 14 8 41 11 1 256 0 21 0 1 9 2 1 4 0 5 9 5 2 13 0 0 72 6 13 18 55 17 6 35 110 58 63 32 53 24 110 0 5 725 2 32 5 15 3 0 8 16 6 9 9 7 3 21 0 1 137 2 9 0 8 0 0 0 8 3 3 8 10 0 5 0 0 56 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Ptiiiadelphia TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 3 35 4 3 7 2 5 10 8 9 5 5 1 21 0 0 118 0 6 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 2 10 0 1 2 0 2 6 3 3 2 1 1 5 4 1 43 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 27 1 6 2 0 0 0 43 167 6 99 12 23 8 7 11 53 20 22 9 18 14 50 43 1 396 3 121 7 14 5 2 2 9 7 35 30 19 6 45 0 0 305 1,257 673 423 0 . .. , .. 10 28 12 7 Btiltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals 41 26 34 11 23 10 66 2 2 365 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals 2 96 6 11 16 7 16 55 19 26 6 26 10 46 2 2 346 2 57 5 7 13 5 5 23 6 16 3 9 2 23 9 1 186 0 11 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 4 0 0 26 2 119 18 52 16 6 35 89 44 57 25 33 12 110 0 0 618 5 64 6 12 3 4 8 22 14 6 6 9 1 22 1 0 183 0 9 0 2 0 2 0 4 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 0 27 2 66 9 24 19 1 22 52 32 42 14 20 10 52 0 1 366 5 14 1 5 2 0 3 9 6 4 2 1 1 7 0 1 61 0 6 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 11 9 9 2 2 0 0 45 40 6 25 4 3 16 33 14 31 7 14 17 27 0 1 244 s 119 28 47 10 5 19 63 40 30 28 23 19 46 4 2 491 8 222 9 34 7 2 2 26 15 42 71 25 8 61 0 0 532 1,953 872 660 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 4 51 4 11 15 . 16 25 20 22 6 10 6 25 1 0 218 c SJ Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals Totals All Departments 5 76 4 9 11 7 7 53 12 22 5 19 5 40 1 2 278 0 43 1 6 7 0 1 21 4 6 0 8 1 13 29 0 140 0 41 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 71 4 1 1 12 0 0 134 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 34 9 22 11 12 12 0 \J 1,156 582 232 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"nsgistered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the po.'t at the end of last month. 22/LOG/October 1978 . 800 N. 2 Ave. 49707 (517) EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 215 Essex St. 02111 (617) 482-4716 BUFFALO, N.Y 290 Franklin St. 14202 (716) TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, ILL. .9383 S. Ewing Ave. 60617 (312) SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) MA 1-5450 DULUTH, Minn 2014 W. 3 St. 58806 (218) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Box D 415 Main St. 49635 (616) 352-4441 HOUSTON, Tex 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) HE 5-9424 MOBILE, Ala IS. Lawrence St. 36602 (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PADUCAH, Ky 225 S. 7 St. 42001 (502) 443-2493 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. . .2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) DE 6-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. . . .534 9 Ave. 77640 (713) 983-1679 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif 1311 Mission St. 94103 (415) 626-6793 SANTIIRCE, P. R, . 1313 Fernandez, Juncos, Stop 20 00909 (809) 724-2848 SEATTLE. Wash 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. . .4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 TAMPA, Fla. 2610 W. Kennedy Blvd. 33609 (813) 870-1601 TOLEDO, Ohio 935 Summit St. 43604 (419) 248-3691 WILMINGTON, Calif. 510 N. Broad St. 90744 (213) 549-4000 YOKOHAMA, Japan P.O. Box 429 Yokohama Port P.O. 5-6 Nihon Ohdori Naka-Ku 231-91 201-7935 West Coast Stewards HalJs HONOLULU, Hawaii ... 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-5714 PORTLAND, Or 421 S.W. 5th Ave. 97204 (503) 227-7993 WILMINGTON, Ca. . .408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 834-8538 SAN FRANTLSCO. Ca. 350 Fremont St. 94105 » " (415) 543-5855 �Jobless Rate Edges to 6% in September; 6 Million Unemployed WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. jobless rate rose to 6 percent in September up from August's 5.9 percent. However, joblessness among blacks and other minorities dropped from August's 11.7 percent to last month's 11.2 percent. But teenage unemployment went up last month to 16.6 percent from August's 15.6 percent. A Labor Depart­ ment economist explained that an unusually large number of jobs were created for teenagers this summer by the Government and the private sector and the September joblessness rise reflects the end of those programs. Unemployment for adult men went Conference Board labor analyst Leonard Lecht points out that "the unemployment rate... understates the relationship between joblessness and economic hardship in the 1970s—It fails to include many discouraged workers, people who have given up hope of finding a job." An employment milestone was at­ tained last month by adult women whose participation rate in the U.S. work force went over 50 percent for the first time. About 50.1 percent of the adult women either had jobs or were looking for them, up from 49.5 percent in August. Changing life styles and the inflation-induced need for a second family income have propelled more and more women into the job market in recent years. The percentage of adult males in the labor market remained unchanged at 79.4 percent. The Bureau (BLS) reported that total employment went up last month by 290,000 jobs to 94.9 million persons employed in the nation. The figures show that the September gain did not keep pace with the increase in the size of the country's labor force which grew by 321,000 more during the month. Non-farm payrolls in September declined by 58,000 to 86.1 million working there. T^e job total in manu­ facturing has held steady at about 20.3 million employed. Ogden Willamette Committee Golden Monarch Committee On Sept. 29 at a payoff of the ST Ogden Willamette (Ogden Marine) at Stapleton Anchorage, 8.1., N.Y. the Ship's Committee got together for a group photo of (1. to r.) Engine Delegate Raymond Gomez, Recertified Bosun Leo Paradise, ship's chairman; Educational Director Julian Lopez and Chief Steward Edward Kelly, secretary-reporter. Making out patrolman's report late last month is N.Y. patrolman Teddy Babkowski (seated far left) at a payoff aboard the ST Golden Monarch (Apex Marine) at .Stapleton Anchorage, S.I., N.Y. Looking on is the Ship's Committee of (seated I. to r.) Steward Delegate Lorenzo Rinaldi and Deck Delegate Sylvester Furtado. Standing (I. to r.) are Recertified Bosun Alejandro T. Ruiz, ship's chairman; Educational Director Ross A Hardv and Chief Steward R. A. Clarke, secretaryreporter. Notice to Members OK ShbvKV Procedure ua'I down slightly to 4 percent. The rate for adult women also dipped a little bit to 6 percent. Overall total unemployment in September rose by 34,000 jobless to 6 million unemployed, according to the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In line with the AFL-CIO's conten­ tion that the "true" unemployment rate should be 8 million, a new Conference Board report by 12 noted labor ex­ perts says that although the Federal Government pays out $17 billion a year on the basis of various unemployment data—mainly state and local unemploy­ ment rates—much of this data is unreliable and misleading. When throwing in for work dur­ ing a job call at any SlU Hiring Hall, members must produce the following: • membership certificate • registration card • clinic card • seaman's papers • valid, up-to-date passport In addition, when assigning a Job the dispatcher will comply with the following Section 5, Sub­ section 7 of the SIU Shipping Rules: '^Within each class of seniority rating in every Department, prior­ ity for entry rating jobs shall be given to all seamen who possess Lifeboatman endorsement by the United States Coast Guard. The Seafarers Appeals Board may waive the preceding sentence when, in the sole judgment of the Board, undue hardship will result or extenuating circumstances war­ rant such waiver." Also, all entry rated members must show their last six months dischai^es. Further, the Seafarers Appeals Board has ruled that classifica­ tion seamen may only register and sail as entry ratings ^ only one department" The tools of your trade Leant to make them work for you ... Apply now lor the Transporiaiion Instiiule Towboat Operotor Schoitirsiilp • Special three-month curriculum offered only at the Harry Lundeberg School • Room, Board and Books Free • Tuition free • Weekly stipend of $125 • Time spent in on-the-job training is Coast Guard ap­ proved as the equivalent of required wheelhouse time ® Day-for-day work time credit for HLS Entry Graduates To apply, see your SIU Representative. October 1978 / LOG / 23 �PersoiuUs Dispatchers Report for inland Waters John L. Goforth Mrs. Carol Goforth would like you to write her at Route No. I, Box 165, McMinnville, Tenn. 37110. Ling H. Kee Your wife, Ava Kee, would like you to contact her at 210 102nd St., Apt. 2F, New York, N.Y. or call (212) 876-6237. Junius Lacks Your sister would like you to call her at (804) 572-3345. She says it is urgent. John Wesley Minges Please call the editor of the Log col­ lect at (212) 499-6600, ext. 242. Walter Mosley Your wife, Yera, asks that you call her at (212) 287-0983 or write 2021 E. 41st St., Apt. lA, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225. William L. Robinson, ex-Bosun of the SS Point Susan Capt. Yirgil L. Jones, Master of the SS Point Susan, asks that you contact him at Point Shipping Corp., 545 Madi­ son Ave., New York, N.Y. with regard to your personal effects. Frank Skendrovich Your niece Mrs. Theresa Kimmel, would like you to call her at (212) 224-5405, after 6 p.m. Gerardo Vega Mr. Gilbert would like you to contact him at Alton Steamship Co., 17 Battery PI., New York, N.Y. or call (212) 344-6340, with regard to money due you. Fred Williams Formerly of 850 Stedman Ave., Bronx, N.Y. David McKenzie would like you to write him at 110-22 175th St., Jamaica, New York, or call (212) OL-7-7919. Levy Lincoln Williamson Your brother. Ivy Williamson, would like you to call him at (813) 439-1484 or write him at P.O. Box 1985, Winterhaven, Fla. 33880. SEPT. 1-30, 1978 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Port Arthur Algonac St. Louis Piney Point Paducah Totals 0 0 0 6 0 1 5 5 1 0 0 0 12 0 7 0 2 42 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 5 5 0 12 40 1 75 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 11 6 0 5 0 5 8 53 0 13 0 29 134 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 7 3 0 4 0 1 26 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 4 0 9 36 4 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 3 16 18 0 15 0 16 77 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 9 4 0 2 0 0 12 2 0 16 7 0 60 0 1 0 5 0 4 0 27 4 0 18 0 10 14 137 0 17 0 70 307 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 4 9 0 0 0 6 05 12 5 0 0 3 0 1 16 3 0 13 0 4 68 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Port Arthur Algonac St. Louis Piney Point Paducah Totals 0 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Port Arthur Algonac St. Louis Piney Point Paducah Totals TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 STEWARD DEPARTMENT . .• . Totals All Departments .... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 8 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 83 155 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 75 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 10 94 76 72 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 w 0 2 0 3 0 14 30 348 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. A MESSAGE FROM YOUR UNION BE HEADS-OP, STICKOUTS CAUSls LUMPS FLAY IT SAFE AT ALL TIMES D o 24 / LOG / October 1978 �Union Sailors Battled For $30 a Month This article, reprinted from the San Francisco Call of October 17, 1894, is a graphic description of one of the many waterfront battles that erupted as union seamen tried to im­ prove tvages and living conditions on ships sailing out of the West(Umst in the 19th century. This and other material from old newspapers and magazines dealing with the early days of the seamen's unions has been collected by theSeafarer's Historical Research Depart­ ment. SAILORS' WAGES .f They Cause Trouble on the Water Front HOT WORDS AND HARD BLOWS The Police Are Called Upon lo Interfere. MRS. WltiiON AND HER PtSTOt.. Sea Captains Willing to Take Cheap Men — Busy Times at the Brit­ ish Consul's Offiee. "When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war," said a certain repu­ table poet once upon a time, and ever since then it has been popularly supposed that dire indeed is the struggle which follows the coming together of two na­ tives of Hellas. But in the light of the developments of the past few days on the water front, the tug of war would pale into insignificance in comparison with the desperate melees which follow the meeting of non-union and union sailors and rival hoardinghouse masters. Broken heads, rainbow lined e\ (^s and battered countenances are more numer­ ous now along the hilgy hywavs of the ducks than ever before. In fact one of the fraternity who does not sport a counte­ nance that bears some sign of a melee or an arm supported in a sling is lo()k(>d uf)on as one who takes hut little interest in his business. The trouble is all about sailors' wages, not only those of the deep-water r!ien,hut those of the seamen who sail in the coast­ ing vessels. Among the coasters the nninn men want $30 a month, and the Ship-owners' Association will not give more than $25. During the past six or eight davs several vessels have gone out with non-union crews on board, notwithstanding the union men have triecl.their very best to prevent them from being shipped. The harbor police force has had its hands full to prevent bloody riots at the sailing of these vessels, so high did feeling run between the men. The union men felt that they were getting the worst of the deal in the shipments, and were natu­ rally indignant at .seeing their places sup­ plied by outside men. One of these rows occurred yesterday morning in front of 42 Steuart street, where the Ship-owners' Association was trving to put a crew on hoard the steamer P^lwell at the reduced rate. Every effort was being made by the union men to induce the non-union men to remain on shore. Hot words and some blows were exchanged, and then a detach­ ment of officers arrived from the North Harbor station and affairs became more (juiel. At the re(|uest of Captain Ryder of the Elwell, which is lying at the seawall. Captain Dnnleavy sent a couple of offi­ cers to guard the vessel until she sailed. At other points along the front rows are of evervdav occurrence. There are some hard (characters seen around the water front now, engaged, ac­ cording l(j the: police, in shipping mtm at low rates on d(ie})-water vessels whenever they can. As some of the outgoing vessels are chartered very low it iscpiitean object with the captains to get men as cheaply as possible. It is on this account that the boarding-masters engaged in that line meet with considerable success. Among others who are seen around is "Tommy" Lyons, an old-time character, who has just completed a term in San Quentin. Three years ago Lyons with three other men was caught on the Barbary Coast endeavoring to force tbeir way into a lodg­ ing-house room, where a sailor who had money was known to be sleeping off the effect of a debauch. Lyons' companion was "sent up" for ten years and Tommy got three years. He is now around trying to shi[) men at the old rate, and it was r(!ported vestcrdav that he had secured the contract for supplying the large British ship Somali with a crew. The enler[)risiMg Lyons is sup[)os(^d to he the man who caused a row in Wilson's hoarding-hoiix' at Sansorne and Pacific str(M't on Saliirdav night. At this place many sailor> w ho are shipped at the tauisiilate office arc found. About forty drunk(ui seamen presumably led by Lyons visited the place last Saturday night, and vowed all manner of threats against the place. Mrs. V\ ilson, who was in charge, is not a woman lo he easily intimidated though, and draw ing out a pistol she faced the men and threatened the first one that ent(;red the place. Cowed hv the sight of the weapon and the flash of the desperate woman's eves tlie crowd withdrew. Mrs. Wilson recognized several of the men in the crowd and yesterday swore out warrants for tfuar arrest. Three were taken into custody. At the office of the British Consul the excit(mient over the shipment of men continues. Throngs of boarding-masters and dee[)-water sailors are around the place from morning until late in theafternoon. A crew for the British ship McMillan was secured yesterday from the Ship­ owners' Association. Several more ships are expecting to get crews from the asso­ ciation. Meanwhile the merry war goes on, and brawls and fights are numerous. It is to the credit of the harbor police tbat tbe toughest of the masters are suppressed summarily whenever they are found using bulldozing methods. '4 'f ."I October 1978 / LOG / 25 �• [D)flg)©©a®(?g[|[L[i COASTAL CALIFORNIA (Coastal (Jas Inc.). August 27—Chairman Ken McGregor; Secretary .Fimmie Bartlett; Educational Director .lohnny Quinter. SI6.25 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chairman discussed the importance of donating to SPAD. Advised that Miguel A. Nievcs. Book No. 31837, had to be removed from the ship by helicopter. He had been badly burned b\ a steam line. A \ote of thanks was extended to the steward department for a job uell done, Observ ed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port San Francisco. JEFF DAVIS (Waterman Steam­ ship). August 6 Chairman, Recertified Bosun (ieorgc E. Annis; Secretary R. Co-llier; Educational Director A. Moore; Deck [delegate .lack Gome/; Engine Delegate Robert Stewart. No disputed OT. Chairman discussed the importance of donating to SPAD. A vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. It looks as if we will have a very good voytige. Report to /,og.' "(ieorge E. Annis, the ship's chairman should be given more than a vote of thanks from the crew, lie asked the port engineer for Waterman Steam­ ship Corp. to put a Video-Cassette player on board for the crew, same as the engineers had. It was done. Also he takes the time to play his personal Video-Cassette tapes for the crew, and as we all know video-tapes are not cheap to come by. He has spent his money without help from the crew. We all say Ihank You, (ieorge." SEA-LAND ( OMIVIERCE (SeaEand .Service), August 20 Chairman, Recertified Bosun Eothar Reck; Secre­ tary E. Caudill. $70 in movie fund. No disputed Of. Chairman read the new contract and discussed the changes that have been made. Also the importance of donating to SPAD. The /.r;g.s were received and it was noted that after the /.og is read it should be passed on to someone who hasn't read it. A vote of thanks to the steward department for good food and service. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Nc.xt port Oakland. EHNA ELIZABETH (Hudson Waterways), August 6 Chairman, Recertified Bosun W. IT Reeves; Secretary B. Fletcher: Deck Delegate .lohn .1. Kane; Steward Delegate Alphonse Hellinger. Chairman held a very good discussion on safety aboard ship. Also adv ised members to get their lifeboat and firefighting certificates, and to remember .SPAD. Secretary reported that all members who go on the Panama Canal run to bring their heavy fishing gear. I he fishing is good in Parita Bay. Red snapper is in season now. The steward and bosun caught seventeen of them. The Chief Steward shows the menu to the crew almost every night while at sea. He has cookouts and barbecues on the stern at least once every trip. No disputed OT. The Steward reported that he has two of the best young men in his department that he has ever seen on a ship. GregorSkiba, crew messman and Michael Susman, bedroom utility, fine working young men and we should have more men like them. Everything is running smoothly. 26 / LOG / October 1978 FORI' HOSKINS (Interocean Mgt. Corp.), August 13—Chairman, Recerti­ fied Bosun Willie D. Crawford; Secre­ tary Harold V. Walker; Educational Director William O. Barrineau; Deck Delegate .loseph F. Crawford; Engine Delegate Scott A. Egdall; Steward Delegate Paul C. Stubblefield. Some disputed Of in deck and engine departments. Chairman advised that normal safety precautions will be taken such as skid pads foot of stair wells; hand rails installed in lower passage­ ways; rubber mats for showers; pad eyes on deck painted white and emergency gear training. Next port Carteret. BORINQCEN (Puerto Rico Marine Mgt.), August 20 Chairman, Recerti­ fied Bosun C. F. (ion/ale/; .Secretary W. Selt/er; Educational Director Keith Rice. $7 in ship's f und. No disputed OT. All communications received were posted. Chairman asked all depart­ ments to work together and suggested that our new Brothers frr)m the Union's entry training program read the L(>g and learn more about ship activities. A vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. Next port Eli/abeth. BALTHVIORE (Sea-Fand Service), August 13 Chairman, Recertified Bosun Jose F. Gon/.ale/; Secretary George W. Ciibbons; Educational Director W. ,1. Dunnigan; Engine Delegate Frederick W. Neil. $15.25 in ship's fund. Some disputed O 1 in deck department. Chairman recpiested that all repairs be reported right away. Also discussed the importance of donating to SPAD. Reminded all crewmembers that we have movies on board now so try to take care of the movie projector. A vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for good food and service and to the deck watch standers for keeping the pantry and the messroom clean. Next port Fdi/abeth. GUAYAMA (Puerto Rico Marine Mgt.), August 20 Chairman, Recerti­ fied Bosun William Vela/que/; Secre­ tary .1. Prats; Educational Director .lohn A. Speer; Deck Delegate W. Matthews; Engine Delegate H. F. Welch. No disputed OF. Chairman advised all crewmembers to upgrade at Pinev Point so you can get a better job in the future. Also discussed the im­ portance of donating to SPAD. Educa­ tional Director is going to try and get hard hats from the company to use during fire and boat drills for protec­ tion. A vote of thanks to the steward department for work well done. SEA-LAND VENTURE (Sea-l and Service), August 20 -Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun A. Caldiera; Secretary Roy R. Fhomas; Steward Delegate Walter Richmond. $26 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Chairman held a dis­ cussion on the articles in the Crrgand the importance of donating to SPAD. Chairman also thanked the crew for making it an enjoyable trip. A vote of thanks to the steward department for good food and service. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port New Orleans. MOUNT WASHINGTON (Victory Carriers), August 27—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun Jose A. Ruiz; Secretary B. Guarino; Educational Director Oscar Cooper; Deck Delegate Clyde Smith; Engine Delegate Johnny Caldwell; Steward Delegate John Cherry. No disputed OT. All communications were posted when received. Chairman gave a talk on the importance of taking advan­ tage of the upgrading school at Piney Point and also on donating to SPAD. A vote of thanks to the steward depart­ ment for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. SEA-LAND FINANCE (Sea-Fand Service), August 7 -Chairman, Recerti­ fied Bosun James Pulliam; .Secretary A. Reasko; Educational Director Hacker; .Steward Delegate Eldon M. Cullerton. Chairman reported that the men should wait for their relief to eome trom the hall and to leave your rooms clean and your keys in the room for the next man. Educational Director reported that the /.og.v were received in Hong Kong and that members should go to Piney Point as soon as possible to upgrade. No disputed O f. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. DELTA BRASIL (Delta Steamship), August 13 Chairman, Recertified Bosun W. E. Showers; Secretary A. I-7strada; Educational Director H. Wells, Jr.; Deck Delegate Charles .lohnson; Engine Delegate Hugh F. Wells; Steward Delegate Herbert Allen. $940.12 in the ship and movie fund. Some disputed O f in deck department. Chairman held a discussion on the new contract, welfare benefits, vacation pay and time needed to apply for benefits. Also on the importance of upgrading and donating to SPAD. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port Abidjan. DELTA AE'RICA (Delta Steam­ ship), August 20--Chairman,Recerti­ fied Bosun Charles Hill; Secretary W. Wroten; Educational Director J. Johns; Deck Delegate James H. Lewis; Engine Delegate F. E. Bryant; Steward Dele­ gate James Miller. No disputed OT. Chairman welcomed the former Marine Cooks and Stewards Union members to the Union. Instructed crewmembers to bring problems to department delegates as they arise. Also complimented the steward department for good food preparation and service. The crew messman V. Willis thanked the Ship's Chairman lor action regarding im­ provement of boat service in Buenaven­ tura. Next port Antofagasta. GALVESTON (Sea-Fand Service), August 6—Chairman, Recertified Bo­ sun Jesse S. Lewis: Secretary D. O. Coker; Educational Director R. G. Nickalaskcy; Engine Delegate Arthur G. Anderson; .Steward Delegate Donald M. King. No disputed OF. Chairman reptirted that it was the sad duty of the master, Capt. MeCullough to dispose of the ashes of our departed brother, Frank Farmer while enroute to Anchor­ age, Alaska on August 5, 1978. It was the wishes of brother Farmer that he be buried at sea. His passing will be missed by many who knew and respected him. \Ve of the AA Galveston share his surviving mother's grief and extend to her our deepest sympathy. Many of the Galveston's crew attended the burial services. Steward reported that the crew messman, Mark F. Gitling and the saloon messman, Ronald Jones are studying how to cook and bake with the help of the steward, D. O. Coker and assistance of the chief cook, Santiago Kinananahan, and are doing a good job. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. OVERSEAS ARCTIC (Maritime Overseas), August 20—Chairman, Recertified Bosun M. M. Cross; Educa­ tional Director L. Pepper; Secretary R. De Boissiere; Deck Delegate R. C. Monroe; Steward Delegate J. Lynch. $20 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. A special vote of thanks to the steward department for an excellent job while short two men. Chairman extended a vote of thanks to all department delegates for their cooperation. Ob­ served one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. PORTLAND (Sea-Land Service), August 6—Chairman, Recertified Bo­ sun A. Waters; Secretary R. Ceiling; Steward Delegate J. O'Hare. No disputed OT. Secretary reported that there is information on absentee voting in the officer's lounge. As there is only one manual, it was asked that it be returned immediately after studying same. Various and sundry safety factors were brought up under discussion and commented on. It was pointed out to the membership that each and every man should learn where tfie different types of fire extinguishers are located. Also that each man should learn what type to use on different types of fires. The member­ ship was also asked not to scatter newspapers, magazines, books and other material over the crews lounge. Next port Anchorage. Official ship's minutes were also received from the following vessels: DELTA SUD GALLOWAY ZAPATA COURIER SEA-LAND RESOURCE , SEA-LAND ECONOMY SEA-LAND PRODUCER SANTA MERCEDES MARY ZAPATA ROVER ARIES OVERSEAS ALASKA OGDEN CHALLENGER SEA-LAND CONSUMER TAMPA THOMAS LYNCH DELTA COLUMBIA PONCE HUMACAO JAMES SEA-LAND EXCHANGE CONNECTICUT BEAVER STATE JOHN TYLER OVERSEAS ANCHORAGE MAYAGUEZ THOMAS NELSON OVERSEAS ALEUTIAN WALTER RICE MOUNT EXPLORER COLUMBIA BOSTON CANTIGNY MOUNT VERNON VICTORY MOHAWK NEW YORK MERRIMAC ROSE CITY OAKLAND AMERICAN HERITAGE SEA-LAND MC LEAN DELTA PERU TRANSINDIANA STONEWALL JACKSON DELTA NORTE SUGAR ISLANDER MASSACHUSETTS POINT JULIE PENNY OVERSEAS JOYCE BRADFORD ISLAND ARECIBO DELTA ARGENTINA HOUSTON BAYAMON 5 CHARLESTON JACKSONV!LLE • .-m'' LONG BEACH �Lakes Safety Eyed At Edmund Fitzgerald Hearings The tragedy of the Edmund Fitz­ gerald, a Great Lakes ore carrier which went down in Lake Superior in Nov., 1975, is over. Nothing can restore the 29 crewmembers aboard to life, or salvage the twisted wreck from the Lake's bottom. But the controversy over the cause of the sinking—and how to avoid similar tragedies—rages on. At recent hearings, the House Sub­ committee on Coast Guard and Navi­ gation of the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries invited testimony from union, government and shipping association representatives on ways of improving vessel safety on the Lakes in the future. The hearings were intended, accord­ ing to a subcommittee aide, as a means of determining, "what had been done, what steps had been taken since the Fitzgerald sinking to prevent such things from happening again." Just as the theories on why and how the Fitzgerald went down differ, so safety recommendations offered by witnesses before the Subcommittee took different tacks. Representing MEBA-District 2, Melvin H. Pelfrey, executive V.P. of the union, cited the fact that the Fitzgerald had been sailing with three-and-onehalf feet less freeboard than called for by her designers. "The Edmund Fitzgerald," Pelfrey said, "was one of several Great Lakes ships that had, since 1969, been allowed by the Coast Guard to operate with deeper draft." He stressed the need for development of a load line criteria which would allow only "a minimum amount of water to wash on deck under any conditions until existing ships can be retrofitted with watertight bulkheads between cargo compartments." The Coast Guard representative at the hearings hedged on the issue of returning to pre-1969 freeboard minimums. Rear Admiral Henry H. Bell told the Subcommittee the Coast Guard had been focusing, instead, on "comprehen­ sive loading manuals to prevent hazard­ ous load distributions." In addition. Admiral Bell said the CG now required new lifesaving equipment and improvements to existing equip­ ment aboard Lakes vessels, and more comprehensive Coast Guard inspection procedures. The SIU has long contended that insufTicient Coast Guard inspections are to blame for many health and safety violations aboard Lakers. In a state­ ment submitted to Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.), the chairman of the subcom­ mittee, SIU Executive V.P. Frank Drozak and Algonac Port Agent Jack Bluitt recommended a broad range of proposals covering many areas of vessel safety on the Great Lakes. The Union's suggestions included the following; • A complete review of minimum manning requirements on Great Lake ships. • Continued, annual Coast Guard inspections of Great Lakes vessels including tests on the hull for metal fatigue. • Additional Coast Guard inspections of winter-run ships because of the stress of ice navigation. • Immediate improvements should be required by the Coast Guard in the watertight integrity of Lakes ships. These improvements would allow sufficient separation in the hull of each vessel so that any fractured section of the hull would float and crewmen would have enough time to get off the ship. A need for fixed, rather than floating navigation aids and the possibility of using marine traffic controllers on the Lakes were also suggested by the SIU. Better navigation aids and improved lifesaving equipment were the thrust of Lake Carriers' Assoc. President Paul E. Trimble's suggestions to the subcom­ mittee. Trimble said capsule-type fiberglass lifeboats, which are currently being tested for Great Lakes use, are prefer­ able to conventional lifeboats. He also said that, had the Fitz­ gerald been equipped with specially designed survival suits, "it is likely the crew would have survived." These exposure suits, which enable the wearer to survive for an extended period in extremely cold water, are now required equipment aboard Lakes vessels. Pressure from both the SIU and MEBA was directly responsible for Coast Guard approval of the suits and the following requirement that they be supplied on all Great Lakes ships by the operators. The subcommittee hearings marked the first public discussion of the Edmund Fitzgerald d'xsasiex and related safety issues since the Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board completed their investigation on the sinking last spring. Dlsmtcliiirs Rmrl tor M Likis •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C SEPT. 1-30, 1978 49 Algonac (Hdqrs.) TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 70 54 19 20 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Vessel Overloaded Because the vessel was overloaded, Pelfrey contended, her ability to maneuver in a storm was severely under­ mined. Pelfrey urged that the Coast Guard act immediately to rescind amendments to pre-1969 load line regulations which allow Lakers to carry more cargo than they were built to handle. Algonac (Hdqrs.) 44 21 2 51 32 25 11 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Algonac (Hdqrs.) 8 4 0 15 13 3 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Algonac (Hdqrs.) Totals All Departments 55 88 34 156 132 40 GO 136 99 8 32 64 80 84 82 92 •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Delta Mar Carries Revved Up Relics for C/.S. Car Lovers -i The finish line was the port of Montevideo. The prize for the finishers was an ocean voyage to Houston, Tex. And all the participants were Model A Fords, dating from 1930 to 1936. The Model A's made up part of a recent cargo for the SlU-contracted Delta Mar. They were racing to the tKXEm Port New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Algonac Houston New Orleans Mobile San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Piney Point San Juan Columbus Chicago Port Arthur Buffalo St. Louis Cleveland Date Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. 10 Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 16 Nov. 20 Nov. 24 Nov. 11 Nov. 9 Nov. 18 Nov. 14 Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 17 Nov. 16 Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters . . . . . . , , , 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 9:30a. m. 2:00 p.,m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p. m. 2:30 p. rn. 2:30 p m. 2:30 p m. 2:30 p. m. 2:30 p, m. 10:30a. m. 2:30 p. m. stone-paved dock at Montevideo where they were loaded aboard the ship via LASH barge and brought to Houston to be sold as collector's items. The unusual cargo isn't an unusual sight to the Seafarers who crew Delta vessels. The company regularly moves the relics from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay to ports in the U.S. But the 15 antique automobiles the Delta Mar carrried last July was the largest single shipment of its kind ever moved on a Delta ship. Actually, 16 of the automotive oldtimers revved-up at the starting line. But one little number, dated 1931, en­ countered engine trouble along the way and missed the sailing. Still, 15 finishers out of a field of 16 isn't a bad average for any car rally, nmch less uiie where the machines in the running have been running for over 40 years. UIW :00p.m. :00p.m. 00 p.m. 00p.m. 00p.m. 00 p.m. 1:00p.m. 2:30p.m. 2:30p.m Parked dockside in Montevideo, Uruguay, the Model A's wait to be loaded aboard the Delta Mar for transport to Houston. October 1978 / LOG / 27 111 1^1 �Bravery Is the Mark of American Seamen Numerous SlU Crews, Members Honored With A0T05 Awards B ravery and devotion to duty have always been the trade­ marks of American seamen. Hundreds of SIU members every year perform acts of bravery to help a mate in trouble, while at the same time putting their own lives on the line. Most of these unselfish acts go unnoticed by everyone except the people involved. And it's a shame because all of these brave people deserve an award. However, once in awhile a special act of bravery is reported and a seaman gets the recognition he deserves. Each year, the Admiral of the Ocean Seas (AOTOS) tries to single out such incidents and honor those who have earned it. At this year's dinner, held re­ cently, the SIU crews of two tugs and two deep sea vessels as well as a number of individual SIU members were named for their acts of bravery. Following are the stories of how these AOTOS awards were , won; • * * SIU hero winner of the AOTOS Mariner's Rosette Award, "In recog­ nition of outstanding courage and devotion to duty," was Seafarer Harold N. Wallace for his actions aboard the ULCC New York. "I'm glad to be alive," said Seafarer Wallace recovering in a Cape Town, South Africa hospital late last January with the supertanker's master, Capt. Robert Fulton, after both had been overcome by gas fumes when Wallace made two futile attempts, and Fulton one, to save the life of Chief Mate SIU, Capt. Walter Williams ( left) of Dixie Carriers receives congratulations on Ills award from Archie Wilson, president of the towing company. 28 / LOG / October 1978 Joseph Robida, who had fallen 25 meters to the bottom of an empty oil tank hold. Only on her fourth voyage, the 265,000 dwt New York was enroute to the Persian Gulf from South America when the chief mate, with flashlight and walkie-talkie, climbed slowly down into the already cleaned tank to check a possible faulty valve. On deck with his walkie-talkie and looking into the tank, Wallace, of Brooklyn, N.Y., who started sailing in 1968, saw the mate's flashlight fall to the bottom. He tried to raise the mate with his walkie-talkie without success. He summoned the captain standing nearby. Tlien he went down the tank's ladder to the aid of his stricken shipmate. Inside, he became lightheaded and his arms and legs became paralyzed. Struggling up the ladder, he made the deck and fell unconscious. Thereupon, Capt. Fulton entered the tank trying to reach the mate only to suffer the same fate as Wallace. Two other Seafarers in turn, equip­ ped with fresh air breather masks and safety harnesses, descended into the tank, but neither could get to the mate. Regaining consciousness, Wallace donned a mask and harness to reenter the tank carrying a harness for the mate. Below, he found the mate beyond relief. Coming up, Wallace had his second brush with death. Again he experienced the buzzing sensation in his head from the poisonous fumes. Only by ripping off his mask and trousers using them as a fan to disperse the pockets of deadly gas did he survive. Later, Wallace and the captain were taken to the hospital via a South African Navy rescue launch and helicopter. * * • The AOTOS Mariner's Rosette and Plaque also were awarded to the crew of the Tug Mariner (lOT) and her gallant Capt. John S. Blank—a 52-year veteran of the inland field—and AB Jeffery M. King-a 1977 Piney Point grad and University of Connecticut junior—for their exploits on Nov. 6, 1977. In the incident, a young barge tankerman was killed when 67,000 barrels of hot liquid asphalt exploded in the stern of the 380-foot Interstate Barge 71 (lOT) in Narragansett Bay, R.l. while the Tug Mariner was towing her. The official plaque citation says the Mariner "maneuvered alongside the burning barge Interstate 71 which liad suffered three casualties in an explosion in Narragansett Bay, and at great personal risk succeeded in rescuing the remaining crewmen." Only a year earlier, Capt. Blank on the Mariner rescued eight Boatmen off an oil barge which had rammed and sunk the Tug Eileen C. drowning the tug's cook in Buzzard's Bay, Mass. Capt. Blank said the Mariner's deck gang including AB King were hauling in the barge's hawser when they saw flames suddenly erupt on the aft port side in a cargo tank of the barge. 61ank said he immediately sent out a May Day to the Coast Guard and U.S. Navy fire units, who later put out the blaze. He said he also ordered his wheelsman to doubleback to the blazing barge several hundred feet astern to save the barge crew. Meanwhile, on the barge in dense smoke amid sheets of flame. Blank said he saw Tankerman John. Allman ". . . grab a fire extinguisher and creep within several feet of the late Tanker- f < Seafarer Harold Wallace was at sea when the AOTOS awards dinner was held. But here is a photo of him and son, Anwa, taken shortly after his act of heroism.. man Ronald Coyle and tried to reach him. . . . ". . . Tankerman Joe Klineburger," Blank continued, "came as close as he could behind Allman with Mate Peter Bishop, who had boarded the barge from the Mariner. Brother Allman continued his efforts, which became futile almost at once and then retreated and went below deck to shut down all generators and other equipment as the flames increased." After Blank ordered the men off the barge, he added, "Moments later it blew a second time on the starboard side completely demolishing the deck area where Allman had passed twice and knocking a pump house forward 20 feet." Blank termed Allman's effort to reach Coyle "unbelievably beyond the call of duty and in the finest tradition of the Brotherhood of the Sea." He also said that Kleinburger and Bishop "acted most courageously in their backup efforts." Capt. Blank is a former member of the ISU and a U.S. Navy veteran during World War 11. » • » Capt. Walter Williams—who joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1957—and crew of the tug Dixie Progress (Dixie Carriers) were cited and decorated for their deeds on Oct. 23, 1977. Their citation read "While proceeding eastward along the Gulf Coast, respond­ ing to a May-day from the burning Mj V Botrue 24 and rescued the crew, who had abandoned ship." • * * Again on the deep side. Seafarers and Capt. A. K. Jaskierney of the ULCC Overseas Chicago (Maritime Overseas) were cited for their actions on July 15, 1977. Their citation read: "Off the Gulf of Alaska an alert lookout sighted a liferaft with four survivors (one dead) from the sunken fishing boat Pacific Surf, who were safely taken aboard." « * # Finally, Capt. M. Frangos and Seafarers of the ST Merrimac (Ogden Marine) were decorated for their heroics on Jan. 23-4, 1977: "While steaming off Norfolk for Amsterdam, responded to distress flares from the ship Rampart (a fishing smack) and rescued all hands (two men and a woman) from the foundering vessel." ! SIU Capt. John Blank, right, receives his AOTOS award arid ahandshake of con­ gratulations from Andrew Gibson, former head of the Maritime Administration now president of Maher Terminals. Gibson was himself a former AOTOS winner �AOTOS Names Murphy True Friend of US. Maritime New, York—Rep. John M. Murphy |(D-N.Y.) chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Com­ mittee, received the 1978 Admiral of the Ocean Sea (AOTOS) Award from the maritime industry last month for "the person who has done the most to advance the cause of American flag shipping each year." In accepting the AOTOS award, a silver statuette of Christopher Colum­ bus, Congressman Murphy quipped that he was a West Pointer who was now an admiral. But he turned serious very quickly and warned that the U.S. "must have a maritime cargo policy" since "... much of America's pre-eminence in the if Rep. John Murphy (D-N.Y.) commerce of the world is not-so-slowly slipping away." Adding that "clearly, the United States merchant marine is in a state of crisis," Murphy pointed out that the country's foreign trade carried on U.S. flag ships dropped to 4.5 percent last year. He stressed that unless "immediate steps" are taken soon, the merchant marine fleet "will either be non-existent or nationalized." Speaking before 900 officials of the Government, the military, industry and organized labor. Congressman Murphy emphasized that"... We have reached a point where the Congress must decide whether or not the United States is going to have a continuing, viable merchant marine." Murphy then added that he intends "to see to it that we develop a realistic national maritime policy which will insure the continuity of this vital aspect of the American economy and security." Declaring that the trend must be reversed, Murphy said, "now, Liberia's fleet is number one in the world ... as well as the number one recipient of the U.S. maritime investment dollar. . . ." He further explained that, "Americans paid $3.5 billion to foreign flag vessel operators for the transport of American trade in 1976, money which might have gone to American ships, American jobs and American economic support." In conclusion, the New York Con­ gressman summed up that "Essentially, the basis for most of the solutions for revitalization of the U.S. merchant marine are rooted in a single word— cargo." To get that cargo. Murphy said, legislation is needed for control of entry into the U.S. liner trades; pooling and cargo sharing; bilateral trade -agree­ ments, and the establishment of con­ trolled carrier legislation to block predatory pricing and rate culling by ihe Rep. John Murphy (left), winner of this year's Admiral of the Ocean Seas award, receives congratulations and a pat on the back from SlU Executive Vice President Frank Drozak. U.S.S.R. and other state-owned car­ riers. The Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award was first given in 1493 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain to Columbus when he returned there after discovering the new world. It was revived in 1970 by the United Seamen's Service which runs recreation centers foi nierchanl seamen all over the world. Heroic Group of Merchant Seamen Get Deserved Recognition /' ! :[,i\ Group shot shows the AOTOS awards winners with SlUExecutive Vice President Frank Drozak (standing center). SlU members in the photo include: Oapt. John Blank (standing to Drozak's left); Jeff King (standing second from right), and Oapt. Walter Williams (kneeling second from left). October 1978 / LOG / 29 �r Terrell JefTerson Stafford, Jr., 65, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Galveston sailing as a firemanwatertender. Brother Stafford is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Le Compte, La. and is a resident there. Recertified Bosun Charles J. Frey, 61, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Norfolk. Brother Frey graduated from the Recertified Bosuns Pro­ gram in March 1975. Seafarer Prey was born in Morrow, Ohio and is a resident of Altoona, Fla. George W. Harding, 55, joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Harding sailed 33 years and during World War II. Born in Essex, England, he is a naturalized U.S. citizen and is a resident of Alameda, Calif. John M. Kelly Jr., 52, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Kelly hit the bricks in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army Intelligence Corps during the Korean War. Seafarer Kelly was born in Mississippi and is a resident of Mobile. Heath Pressley, 58, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a cook. Brother Pressley sailed 31 years. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Seafarer Pressley was born in Charlotte, N.C. and is a resident of Long Beach, Calif. Raymond (L Collet, 62, joined the SIU in 1940 in the port of Savannah sailing as an AB. Brother Collet sailed for 33 years. He walked the picketline in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor strike. Seafarer Collet is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World War 11. A native of New Jersey, he is a resident of San Diego,. Calif. John O'Dea, 57, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing in the deck department. Brother O'Dea sailed 36 years. He is also a sheet metal worker. Seafarer O'Dea was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of San Francisco. James K. Pursell, 61, joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief steward. Brother Pursell sailed 38 years. He was born in Mississippi and is a resident of Mobile. Walter Lescovich, 66, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1965 sailing as a chief steward. Brother Lescovich sailed 26 years. He also participated in an organizing drive at Suwanee Steamship in 1960. Sea­ farer Lescovich was originally a member of the NMU. He is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard Artillery before World War 11. Born in Watervliet, N.Y., he is a resident of Jacksonville, Fla. Clifford B. Miller, 64, joined the Union in the port of Buffalo, N.Y. in 1961 sailing as an oiler, scowman and deckhand for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1936 to 1978. Brother Miller was also a member of the International Dredge Workers Protective Assn. Laker Miller is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force during World War 11. He was born in Buffalo and is a resident there. 30 / LOG / October 1978 Charles E. Sharp, 55, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brother Sharp is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. Luke A. Ciamholi, 47, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1952 sailing as a fireman-watertender and ship's delegate. Brother Ciamholi sailed 32 years and participated in the Korean and Vietnam War sealifts. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Forces in World War 11. Seafarer Ciamholi was born in West Orange, N.J. and is a resident of San Francisco. James F. Clark, 54, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing in the steward department. Brother Clarke rode the Bull Line in 1957. He was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Houston. Thomas Conway, 66, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. Brother Conway rode the Isthmian Line from 1963 to 1964. He was a member of the SIU of Canada in 1951. Seafarer Conway was wounded helping in the evacuation of British forces from Dunkirk, France at the beginning of World War 11. He was born in Ireland and is a resident of San Francisco. Edward F. Sager, 66, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1954 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Sager sailed 27 years. He is a former member of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. Seafarer Sager is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 11. Born in Missoula, Mont., he is a resident of San Francisco. Raymond F. Gorju, 60, joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brother Gorju sailed 46 years. He was born in France and is a resident of Jackson, Ala. David B. Ramirez, 50, joined the SIU in 1944 in tfie port of New Orleans sailing as a bosun. Brother Ramirez sailed 32 years and rode the Bull Line in 1962. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 11. Born in Tampa, he is a resident of Mobile. Rafael V. Saldana, 55, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Saldana sailed 35 years. He was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of San Francisco. Haywood Scheard, 75, joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing 38 years in the steward department. Brother Scheard was born in Alabama and is a resident of Mobile. Aleksander Czerwinski, 64, joined the SIU in the port of New York sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brother Czerwinski sailed 42 years. He attended the MEBA District 2 School of Marine Engineering^ Brooklyn, N.Y. for 2nd assistant engineer training in 1966. Seafarer Czerwinski was born in Poland and is a resident of Elmira Heights, N.Y. Cecil C. Gates, 56, joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Mobile sailing as a bosun. Brother Gates sailed for 38 years and rode the Robin Line. He walked the picketline in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike. Seafarer Gates was an AB in the Oakland, Calif. Sea-Land Shoregang from 1969 to 1978. And he is a veteran of the preWorld War II U.S. Army. Born in ^ Thomasville, Ala., he is a resident of Pleasant Hill, Calif. Walter E. Fitzgerald, 76, joined the SIU in the port of Jacksonville in 1967 sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Fitzgerald is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 1. His son, Walter, Jr. sails as a chief cook. Seafarer Fitzgerald is also a radio and TV technician. Born in Omaha, Ga., he is a resident of Jacksonville. Terrell J. Nesbitt, 61, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1956 sailing fireman-watertender and deck maintenance. Brother Nesbitt was on the Delta Shoregang in New Orleans from 1952 to 1978. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 11. Seafarer Nesbitt was born in Gretna, La. and is a resident of Abita Springs, La Richard J. Koch, 62, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1956 sailing as a chief pumpman. Brother Koch sailed 32 years. He was born in Newark, N.J. and is a resident of Texas City, Tex. Russell D. Newberry, 65, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a chief engineer for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. from 1947 to 1978, Brother Newberry was born in South Norfolk and is a resident of Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Leonard F. Clark, 62, joined the Union in the port of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, in 1960 sailing as a dredgemnn for the Great Lakes Dredge Co. from I960 to 1978. From 1948 to 1950, Brother Clark was a member of the United Auto Workers Union. He was born in Choteau, Mont, and is a resident of Bonita Springs, Fla. Frank Gennusa, 65, joined the Union in Port Arthur in 1969 sailing as a cook on the tugs Trojan, Uulean and Hercules for Sabine Towing and Transportation Co. from 1961 to 1978. Brother Gennusa was a former member of the NMU. He was born in Buffalo, N.Y. and is a resident of Port Arthur. Delbert E. Shields, 61, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Shields sailed 39 years. He hit the bricks in le 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike. A native of Athens, Ohio, he is a resident there. Roy F. Wade, 69, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in I960 sailing as an AB. Brother Wade sailed 28 ' years. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 11. Laker Wade was born in Place, Mich, and is a resident of Manistee, Mich. �NMC Ads Promote U.S. Merchant Fleet In the event that any SIU members have legal problems in the various ports, a list of attorneys whom they can consult is being published. The mem­ ber need not choose the recommended attorneys and this list is intended only for informational purposes: The following is a list of recom­ mended attorneys throughout the United States: NEW YORK, N.Y.-Schulman & Abarbanel 350 Fifth Avenue New York, N.Y. 10001 Tel. #(212) 279-9200 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Hcyman, Grccnbcrg, Engclnian & Bclgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Tele. #(301)539-6967 HOUSl ON, TEX.—Combs, Archer & Peterson Americana Building 811 Dallas Street Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. #(713)659-4455 TAMPA, FLA.—Hamilton, Douglas and Bennett, P.A. 2620 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, Fla. 33609 Tel. #(813) 879-9482 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.— John Paul Jennings, Henning and Walsh 100 Bush St., Suite 1403 San Francisco, Calif. 94104 Tel. #(415) 981-4400 ST. LOUIS, MO.—Gruenberg & Sounders 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. #(314)231-7440 NEW ORLEANS, LA.—Dodd. Barker, Boudreaux, Lamy «S: Gardner 1400 Richards Building 837 Gravier Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Tele. #(504) 586-9395 LOS ANGELES, CALIF.—Bodle, Fogel, Julber, Reinhardt, Rothschild &. Feldman 5900 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 rel. #(213) 937-6250 MOBILE, ALA.—Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Alabama 36602 Tele. #(205)433-4904 DETROIT, MICH.—Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Michiuan 48822 Tele. #(313") 532-1220 FALL RIVER, MASS.—PatricK H. Harrington 56 N. Main Street, Bennett Bldg. Fall River, Mass. 02720 Tele, #(617) 676-8206 SEATTLE, WASH.—Vance, Davies, Roberts, Reid & Anderson 100 West Harrison Plaza Seattle, Washington 98119 Tele. #(206) 285-3610 CHICAGO, ILL.—Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, 111. 60603 Tele. #(312) 263-6330 Below is one of the many ads that the National Maritime Council is running in the national news media. To encour­ age support for a strong U.S. merchant marine, the NMC is running these ads in some of the mafor news publications, such as, Time and Newsweek. The Council wants to encourage American business to ship on U.S.-flagships. So the ads are also running in business oriented publications like the Wall St. Journal. The National Maritime Council is composed of company and union representatives who are interested in promoting a viable U.S. merchant marine. We've had smooth sailing for six years. Not calm seas. Not water "smooth as glass." But smooth enough that the U.S. flag shipping indus­ try has achieved a level of service efficiency and maritime labor stability unique in the history of our country. How? It really began with the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. This piece of legislation sparked a common pur­ pose among leaders of the shit^building, ship­ ping, labor, and other •actors involved in mari­ time affairs. A coopera­ tive spirit developed that culminated in the forma­ tion, in 1971, of the National Maritime Council...a unique combination of management and labor working toward one goal, a healthy and stable iridustry. Since that date, U.S. flag ships have pro­ vided uninterrupted service. With minor squalls, we've had smooth sailing as our merchant marine has built amity, stream­ lined its operation, and upgraded itself as a transportation system. Today, the U.S. flag shipjping industry is second to none in efficiency, highly trained and tech­ nologically advanced, with rreight rates com­ petitive with most foreign shipping. It is stable and—as we build our fleet toward the size of those of Russia, Japan, Greece, United Kingdom, etc.—it will become stronger in the world market. If you'd like to know more, send for our book­ let on U.S. Flag Ship­ ping. Write National Mar­ itime Council, Dept. F, Box 7345, Washington, D.C. 20044. National Maiitlme ^Council {I L Management and labor working together "^HSIT^for a strong, stable U.S. flag shipping industry. DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIPS October 1978 / LOG / 31 �SlU Pilot Launch Crew Averts Sub, Cunard Ship Crash Off Norfolk A "major collision" at night between a U.S. Navy submarine and a Cunard ship was averted recently when two SIU Boatmen on the Pilot boat Maryland (Assn. of Md. Pilots) radioed a warning to the English vessel off the jjort of Norfolk. The hero Boatmen are Elliot H. HLSS Pres. Hazel Brown Named To Maritime Transport Board Since the beginning of water trans­ portation, a close link has existed between seafaring and science. Early navigators learned to use the stars, timekeeping and mathematics to guide them on their journeys. Voyages of discovery were often voyages of scienti­ fic observation. The need for scientific advice spirited the establishment of the National Research Council in 1961. The Mari­ time Transportation Research Board (MTRB) was organized in 1965 and has worked to expand cooperation between men of the sea and men of science. Recently, the SIU developed a new link with this organization as HLSS President Hazel Brown was appointed to the MTRB board. The MTRB serves the national interest by stimulating, coordinating and guiding research directed toward improving America's maritime trans­ portation capabilities. Fo fulfill its purpose, MTRB has established the objectives of: • Aiding in improvement of ocean transportation systems and their ele­ ments in the national interest. • Serving as a source of technical and scientific knowledge on problems and opportunities related to maritime transportation. • Assisting the government and the maritime industry in selecting and using the nation's technical and scientific resources. • Recommending research to support the government and the maritime industry on long-range planning for maritime research and related programs. Stevens, 45, of Virginia Beach, Va. and Winfbrd Stevens, who were highly praised in a letter to Capt. Tom Veal of the Maryland by the head of the Pilots Association, George A. Quick, who wrote: "It is encouraging to know that the actions of crewmembers do not go unnoticed when they perform their duties in a corilpqtent and seamanlike manner . . ." More commendation came "To the crew of the Maryland pilol launch . . ." early last month from the port of Baltimore in a letter from Capt. C.P. Margeson of the 18,146 dwt T/S Atlantic Conveyor. The master graph­ ically describes what happened to his ship: "At about 21:20 ... on 15th of July, this vessel was off Cape Henry, Va. changing the Virginia pilot for a Maryland pilot. While doing this we had a very close quarter encounter with a submarine which was overtaking us on a passage from Norfolk to sea. "After you had put your pilot aboard this ship, on your way back to the pilot cutter, you passed the submarine and then gave me a warning call on the V.H.F. radio. 1, my crew and the crew of the submarine owe a great deal to your Hazel Brown Miss Brown joins the more than twenty members who represent the physical and social sciences and engi­ neering. She will work alongside rep­ resentatives from labor, management, and the legal sectors of the maritime industry as well. Miss Brown shares a common dedica­ tion with the other board members to national service and to solving the problems of maritime transportation. All of the Board members are appointed on the basis of their professional qualifications and appointment to MTRB is, by the organization's defini­ tion, "an honor, trust and responsi­ bility." If you just stand still, you're gonna have to run to catch up ... KEEP UP with the times. KEEP UP with the job opportunities KEEP UP with your industry. SIGN UP for the AB Course at HLS s- <5 vigilance and the warning you gave me. Though I knew a vessel of some sort was overtaking me, I had no idea that it was of the size of a submarine until 1 received your warning. Subsequent naval en­ quiry has shown that the bridge to bridge radio on the submarine was out of order so she had been unable to call us. "The warning you gave me allowed me to take avoiding action so many moments earlier than if I had not received it. They may have been the crucial moments which saved many lives in the submarine as the result of a major collision. "I would like to thank you very much and complement you on your seaman­ ship and alertness. In my report to the U.S. Navy on the incident, I have referred to your call contributing most importantly to avoiding a catastrophe. 1 would also like the Maryland Pilots Assn. to know of my opinion. "Though I may never meet you, and only have fleeting contact with you as we take pilots, it is very reassuring to know that men of your calibre and service are assisting us, and all seamen to keep the seas safe. "Again let me thank you again for your prompt action . . ." .vO' fjBrotherhood m ...for SIU members with an olcohol problem Seafarer Bill Barrineau is currently enrolled in the Marine Electrical Maintenance Course at the Harry Lundeberg School. He has plans to acquire his QMED endorsement soon and is looking forward to attending the LNG course. Brother Barrineau feels that "I am now able to come to the school because of the help 1 got from the Seafarers Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center. 1 could not have done this without being sober." Last year. Seafarer Barrineau realized that he had a problem with alcohol. He had been a member of AA for two years but started drinking again. He said, "My drinking was so bad last year that 1 had to be hospitalized. 1 decided that something had to change and 1 thought about our Center. 1 called Ed Morris (SIU rep in San Francisco) and Jie helped me get to the Center." Brother Barrineau was very im­ pressed with the programs at the ARC. "It is a very good program for seamen," he commented. "The counselors are good and they really help you learn about yourself." He thinks that in order for the Center to help a person, "the guy has to want to get sober, learn how to cope with himself and his problem, be willing to change his attitudes about life and always try to listen with an open mind." Since he has been sober. Seafarer Barrineau has been living each day with a new outlook on life. "When I first went to the Center, 1 thought 1 knew all about alcohol and how it affects the body, but 1 really did not know anything," he commented. "If 1 could go back in time, 1 know that 1 would go to the Center for help. 1 actually should have gone before I did." Seafarer Barrineau encourages his brothers to come to the Center. He.said, "If you even think that you may have a problem with alcohol, you should come to the Center. They can help." I Alcoholic Rehobilitotion Center I am interested in attending a six-week program at the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center. I understand that all my medical and counseling records will be kept strictly confidential, and that they will not be kept anywhere except at The Center. Name Book No. Address (Street or RED) (City) (State) Course Starts November 13 To enroll, see your SIU Representative or contact HLS, or call, 24 hours-a-day, (301) 994-0010 I I I Telephone No. Mail to: THE CENTER Star Route Box 153-A VaUey Lee, Md. 20692 (Zip) I 1 ' ^ 32 / LOG / October 1978 .*51 �wm SS Mary Picks Up 3 Sut vivors From Downed Plane It looked like Sunday evening, October 1, 1978, was going to be a routine one for the crew of the SlUcontracted Mary (Marlin S.S. Co.). Steaming along in the Gulf of Mexico, not even the weather was acting up to spoil the tranquility of the moment. Suddenly, shortly before 6 p.m., a vintage twin-engined DC-3 came swooping down low over the ship. The crew of the Mary soon realized that this was no joker out for a Sunday joyride; clearly, this plane was in trouble. What happened next was described by Chief Officer Bill Odom. "The plane buzzed the ship a couple of times Now They Can Cook and Bake - ttnifUlltHitinll lilfllKiiriH:' • n i ! 11 i1)ti p I> 'i < I U t f 111 MM j I f i 14 I IK Mlllllf illll indicating a distressed condition. Evi­ dently they had lost all electrical systems on the aircraft and could not maintain their altitude. They ditched right alongside the vessel." A boat was launched from the Mary and three survivors were picked up. The pilot, pinned between his seat and the instrument panel, went down with the plane in 2,000 feet of water. One of the survivors later revealed that his group had been on a flight from Miami to San Juan, Puerto Rico—a south-easterly course normally requir­ ing about 4 hours flight time in such an aircraft. When the plane ditched— almost 7 hours after leaving Miami— they were about 80 miles south of Pensacola, Florida, northwest of their starting point. A malfunctioning electrical system does not fully explain why the plane was heading in the opposite direction to that which it was intended. The Federal Aviation Authority and the National Transportation Safety Board are in­ vestigating. After transferring the three survivors to the Coast Guard cutter Point Verde. the Mary continued on to the port of Mobile. For the Mary, originally launched in 1943 as the troopship General J. R. Brooke (she was con­ verted in 1964), the incident with the downed plane in the Gulf of Mexico was just one of many incidents in a long and useful career. Tiger By the Tail In front of the HLS with their cook and baker sheepskins are (I. to r.) David Pappas and Louis Fuentes. r EUgibUity Rules For Benefits ^ I I Changed to 125 Days I I All Seafarers and Boatmen should be aware that as part of the changes in the Seafarers Va­ cation, Welfare and Pension Plans made to improve benefits resulting from our recent con­ tract negotiations, the Trustees have changed the eligibility rules. Now, to be eligible for benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan, a Seafarer or Boatman must accumulate at least 125 days seatime or boat-time in the previ­ ous calendar year and one day seatime or boat-time in the six month period immediately pre- ceding the date of claim. Under the Vacation Plan, a Seafarer or Boatman must now accumulate 125 days seatime or boat-time before filing for vaca­ tion benefits. In addition, to be eligible for the Early Normal Pension (20 years seatime at 55 years of age. Seafarers only), or the Disability Pension (12 years service at any age), an eligible employee must accumulate 125 days seatime or boat-time in the calendar year immediately preceding his pen­ sion application. Seafarer Ed Dunn dropped a line over the side of his ship off the coast of Panama recently and found himself in quite a battle with a 14-foot, 1,300 pound tiger shark. Dunn brought .the denizen of the deep in himself. But he needed some helpinghands from the deck department to lift the shark aboard. A MESSAGE FROM YOUR UNION ARB. FOR. FDOl-$! ...AND YOU LOSE YOUR PAPERS FOR LIFE I October 1978 / LOG / 33 ...... �Pensioner Ludwig J. "Blacky" Bednar Sr., 67, former IBU agent for the port of Chicago, died of a heart attack on the way to the Porter Memorial Hospi­ tal, Valparaiso, Ind. on June 1. Brother Bednar joined the Union in the port of Chicago in 1961 sailing as a scowman and dredgeman for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1946 to 1956 and the Calumet Harbor and Lake Tow­ ing Co. from 1958 to 1960. He sailed on the tug Joseph H. Callan (Great Lakes Towing) in 1971. Laker Bednar was a member of the old ISU. He was born in Middletown, Ohio and was a resident of Hebron, Ind. Burial was in the Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Schererville, Ind. Surviving are five sons, Ludwig of Crown Point, Ind.; Albert, a 1968 SIU scholarship winner alternate; James, Thomas and David and three daughters, Mrs. Theresa De Leo of Hebron, Anna and Agnes. Pensioner John J. Berry, 73, passed away on July 31. Brother Berry joined the Union in the port of New York in 1962 sailing as a dredgeman for Price Brothers from 1948 to 1960, the Lake Erie Dredging Co. and Dunbar and Sullivan Co. He sailed 21 years. He held No. 3 card in the Dredge Workers Union in 1949. Laker Berry was born in Toledo, Ohio and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Ursula and a son, James. Pensioner Charles E. Hughson, 79, succumb­ ed to a stroke in the Lafayette Gen­ eral Hospital, Buf­ falo, N.Y. on July 28. Brother Hughson joined the Union in the port of Detroit in I960 sail­ ing as a deck engineer, conveyorman and mechanic for the 'American Steam­ ship Co. for 31 years. He was a veteran of the British Royal Navy in World War I. A native of Buffalo, he was a resident there. Interment was in Elmlawn Ceme­ tery, Tonawanda, N.Y. Surviving are a son, James of Lilydale, N.Y. and a daughter, Lucille, also of Lillydale. Aubrey E. Peabody, 57, died of a heart attack on June 25. Brother Peabody joined the Union in the port of Cleveland in 1968 sailing as " < a fireman-watertender, and deckhand for the Great Lakes Towing Co. from 1968 to 1978. He was also a member of the Truck Drivers Union. Laker Peabody was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Elyria, Ohio, he was a resi­ dent of Lorain, Ohio. Surviving are his widow, Ruth; two sons, Thomas and David and a daughter, Annette. Pensioner Thomas J. St. Germain Sr., 66, died of heart dis­ ease at home in New Orleans on Apr. 22. Brother St. Germain join­ ed the Union in the port of New Orleans in 1956 sailing as a deckhand for the Crescent Towing Co. from 1945 to 1964. He sailed for 36 years. Boatman St. Germain was born in New Orleans. Burial was in the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Gretna, La. Surviving are his widow, Isabelle and a son, Thomas. Anthony A. "Tony" Taylor, 23, was lost off the MjV Peter Fanchi (Ozark Ma­ rine) on July 1. Brother Taylor ^ joined the Union in the port of St. Louis in 1975, the year of his graduation from HLSS in Piney Point, Md. He sailed as a deckhand for the American Barge Line Co. and Inland Tugs. Boat­ man Taylor was born in Cairo, 111. and was a resident of Granite City, 111. Surviving are his widow, Margo; a son, Anthony, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin and Buela Taylor of Alton, 111. William P. "Willie" Tracy, 23, died of injuries in Community Hos­ pital, Freeport, Tex. on June4asa result of a car crash. Brother Tracy joined the Union following his graduation from the Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship, Pincy Point, Md. this year. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in 1974. Boatman Tracy sailed for the G & H Towing Co. He worked at SIU Headquarters for more than a year be­ fore entering HLSS. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., he was a resident there. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery, Queens, N.Y. Sur­ viving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Mary Tracy and a brother, all of Brooklyn. Recertified Bo­ sun Anthony B. Barnes, 48, died of a heart attack in Portsmouth, Va. on June 2. Bro­ ther Barnes joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1956. He graduated from the Recerti­ fied Bosun Program in February 1976. Seafarer Barnes was a veteran of the post-World War II U.S. Air Force. He was born in Portsmouth. Interment was in the Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth. Surviving are his mother, Lessie and a sister, Mrs. Iris Rodman, both of Portsmouth. William L. Hampton, 54, died on Aug. 16. Brother Hampton joined the Union in the port of Phil­ adelphia in 1966 sailing as a coo!'. He sailed for the Gellenthin Barge Line (lOT) from 1963 to 1964, Independent Towing in 1974 and for the Taylor and Anderson Co. Boatman Hampton was born in Gibbstown, N.J. and was a resident of Mt. Holly, N.J. Surviving are his widow, Elizabeth; a son, Donald and a daughter, Linda. Ahmed S. Shahtoor, 34, died in June. Brother Shahtoor joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1971 sailing as an OS for the American Steamship Co. and the Reiss Steamship Co. He was born in Arabia and was a U.S. natural­ ized citizen. Laker Shahtoor was a resi­ dent of Dearborn, Mich. Surviving are his widow, Zainb and a brother, Abdul of Dearborn. 'Wm Dominic D. Sobotka, 47, died of a heart attack on the way to the Ashtabula, Ohio General Hospital on July 26. Broth­ er Sobotka joined the Union in the port of Toledo, Ohio in 1960 sailing as a conveyor engineer and oiler for the Erie Sand Co. and on the SS J. F. Schoellkopf Jr. (American Steamship) from 1970 to 1978. He sailed 25 years. Laker Sobotka was born in Ashland, Wise, where he was a resident. Interment was in St. Agnes Cemetery, Ashland. Sur­ viving are his widow, Laura Mae and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John and Valerie Sobotka. Pensioner Wil­ liam T. Long, 81, succumbed to a cerebral hemor­ rhage in the Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital, Frank­ fort, Mich, on May 31. Brother Long joined the Union in the port of Elberta, Mich, in 1953 sailing as a fireman-watertender for the Ann Arbor Railroad Car Ferries for 30 years. He was born in Elberta and was a resident of Beulah, Mich. Interment was in the Benzonia County (Mich.) Twsp. Ceme­ tery. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Ida Priest of Beulah. Pensioner Trin­ idad Navarro, 69, 1 died of a heart at­ tack in Santurce, P.R. on May 23. Brother Navarro I joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He sailed 44 years. Seafarer Navarro was born in Celebra, P.R. and was a resident of Santurce. Burial was in Santurce. Kenny Lewis, 59, died of cancer on Jan. 25. Broth­ er Lewis joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing as a bosun. He sailed 29 years with the Delta Line and the Waterman Steamship Co. Seafarer Lewis was born in Dothan, Ala. and was a resident of Camden, Ala. Surviving are his widow, Maye; two sons, Kenny and Leland and two daughters. Regina and Wendy. Pensioner Loran A. Snyder, 75. died of heart failure in the Alpena, Mich. General Hospital on July 7. Brother Snyder joined the Union in the port of Alpena in 1957 sailing in the steward department. He was bom in Frankfort, Mich, and was a resident of Alpena. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Alpena. Surviving are his widow, Mary and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Bernice Snyder of Kalamazoo, Mich. Pensioner Thomas H. Stev­ ens, 58, died of a I I heart attack on the i] y Univer• sity of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile on /May 25. Brother Stevens joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of Mobile sailing as an AB. He sailed 33 years. Seafarer Stevens was born in Avabeco, N.C. and was a resi­ dent of Prichard, Ala. Interment was in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile. Surviving are his widow, Vivian; two sons, Paul and Wayne; two daughters, Deborah and Donna and a grandson, Shannon. -J 1 Pensioner Vir­ gil L. Swanson, 67, died of lung failure in the Memphis Vete­ rans Administra­ tion Hospital on June 5. Brother Swanson joined the SIU in 1940 in the port of New Or­ leans sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 35 years. Seafarer Swanson was born in Mississippi and was a resident of Mem­ phis. Burial was in Antioch Cemetery, Senatobia, Miss. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Lucy Martin of Memphis. Pensioner CarHe W. White, 68, died of lung fail­ ure in the New Orleans USPHS Hospital on June 23. Brother White joined the SIU in the port of Balti­ more in 1957 sailing as a fireman-watertender. He sailed for 26 years. Seafarer White was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in North Carolina and was a resident of New Orleans. Cremation took place in the St. John Crematory, New Orleans. Surviv­ ing is a cousin, Bernice Conyou of Sac­ ramento, Calif. Pensioner David L. Wil­ liams, 52, died of lung cancer in the New Orleans USPHS Hospital on July 10. Broth­ er Williams joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He sailed 31 years. Seafarer Williams was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Winder, Ga. and was a resident of Slidell, La. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Slidell. Sur­ viving is his widow, Patricia. Pensioner Fred Shaia, 77; passed away on July 4. Brother Shaia joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 36 years and during the Vietnam War. Seafarer Shaia was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War I. Born in Syria, he was a resident of Savannah. Surviving are his widow, Susan of Farmingville, N.Y. and . a daughter, Geraldine. Dale W. Huffman, 50, died in Violet, La. on July 25. Brother Huffman joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1951 sailing as a pumpman. He was born in Hemphill, Tex. and was a resident of Metairie, La. Burial was in St. Bernard Memorial Gardens Ceme­ tery, Chalmette, La. 34 / LOG / October 1978 iili* �Pensioner Earl Pensioner Ar­ Q. Cain Sr., 69, nold G. Heinvali, succumbed to a 77, passed away cerebral hemor­ on Aug. 2. Brother rhage in the Boay Heinvali joined (Ala.) Albertville the SlU in 1944 in Hospital on July the port of New 18. Brother Cain York sailing as an joined the SlU in AB. He sailed for 1946 in the port of Mobile sailing as a 47 years. Seafarer Heinvali was born in cook for Delta Line. He walked the Estonia, U.S.S.R. and was a resident of picketlines in the 1962 Robin Line beef Baltimore. and the 1965 District Council 37 strike. Seafarer Cain was born in McComb, Robert K. BodMiss, and was a resident of Albertville. den, 63, died on Internment was in Brashers Cemetery, July 2. Brother Marshall County, Ala. Surviving are a Bodden joined the son. Earl and a sister, Mrs. Susie E. " SlU in the port of Christian, both of Albertville. New York in 1968 Pensioner Ed­ ward M. Cronin, 78, passed away in the Laguna Hon­ da Hospital, San Francisco on July 10. Brother Cro­ nin Joined the SlU in the port of Tampa in 1956 sailing as an assistant steward and cook. He sailed 31 years. In 1957, he hit the bricks in the American Coal Co. beef. Seafarer Cronin was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War I. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y.he was a resi­ dent of San Francisco. Pensioner Rob­ ert J. "Bobby" Patterson Jr., 60. died of natural causes on July 17. Brother Patterson joined the SlU in 1941 in the port of New York sailing as a cook. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor strike. Seafarer Patterson was born in Philadelphia and was a resident of the Bronx, N.Y. Inter­ ment was in Rosehills Memorial Park Cemetery, Putnam Valley, N.Y. Surviv­ ing are his widow. Bertha; a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Reese of New York City; a nieee, Mrs. AlmaE. Martin, also of New York City and a cousin. Seafarer Ruben Jones. Pensioner Leoncio O. Bumatay, 70, died of a heart attack at home in New Or­ leans on July 27. Brother Bumatay joined the SlU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing in the steward depart­ ment for 30 years. He also rode the Delta Line. Seafarer Bumatay was born in the Philippine Islands. Burial was in St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery, New Or­ leans. Surviving is his widow, 11a Mae. Cayetano T. Sapatiro, 67, died of a heart irregu­ larity at home in San Francisco on July 25. Brother Sapatiro joined the SlU in the port of Seattle in 1957 sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 34 years, and was a member of the SUP before joining the SlU. Seafarer Sapa­ tiro was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born in the Phil­ ippines. Cremation took place in San Francisco. His ashes were placed in a vault at the Golden Gate National Cemetery, Sebastopol, Calif. Surviving are his widow, Elizabeth; a daughter, Mrs. Sharon Tandaguen of Richmond, Calif, and an uncle, Emalano Sapatiro of Honolulu, Hawaii. . sailing as a fireman-watertender. He sailed 20 years. Seafarer Bodden was also a purser and advertising salesman. He was a veteran of the U.S. National Guard in World War 11. Born in Mobile, he was a resi­ dent of San Francisco. Surviving are a son, Robert and two daughters, Mrs. Sharon A. Manning of San Juan, P.R. and Robin. Pensioner Al­ fonso J. Siirles, 60, died in Miami, Fla. on Sept. 7. Brother Surles joined the SlU in 1946 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a bosun. He sailed 37 years and rode the Isthmian Line. Seafarer Surles was a port of San Francisco delegate to a Piney Point con­ ference. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 11. Born in Orrum, N.C., he was a resident of Miami. Surviving are a son, Alfonso; a daughter, Tina of Daly City, Calif, and a sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. and Hariette M. Kirsch of Miami. Pensioner ^ Walter O. Hoven, 64, died of heart failure in Mobile on June 9. Brother Hoven joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1956 sailing as an AB and towboatman for 19 years. He was born in Grove Hill, Ala. and was a resi­ dent of Lucedale, Miss. Interment was in the Wilson Annex Cemetery, Mobile. Surviving is his widow, Joycie. Pensioner Charles Furedi, 61, died Sept. 3. Brother Furedi joined the SlU in the port of New York sailing as a J bosun. He sailed for 33 years. Sea­ farer Furedi also upgraded at Piney Point. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he was a resident of Houston. Surviving is his sister, Mrs. Margaret Schabely of Staten Island, N.Y. Pensioner Gabriel Colon, 75, died of cancer in the Rutland Heights, Mass. Hospital on July 28. Brother Colon joined the SlU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing in the steward department for 36 years. He also rode the Bull Line. Seafarer Colon hit the bricks in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef. Born in Ponce, P.R., he was a resident of West Brookfield, Mass. Burial was in the Brookfield Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Emilia; a daughter, Mrs. Alice Laviera and a grandson, Troy J. Laviera. Pensioner Rouse E. Cutler, 82, succumbed to heart disease in the Peaufort, N.C. County Hospital on June 2. Brother Cutler joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1957 sailing on the tug Evelyn (C. G. Willis Co.) from 1947 to 1961. He sailed 44 years. Boatman Cutler was born in Washington, N.C. and was a resident there. Burial was in the Zion Church Cemetery, Washing­ ton. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Clara Lloyd; a nephew, Herman Cutler and a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Doris Cutler, all of Washington. Clyde A . Boone, 62, died on Sept. 1. Brother Boone joined the SlU in the port of San Francisco in 1966 sailing as a pumpman. He sailed for 22 years. Seafarer Boone also worked as a boilermaker-machinist as a member of the United Rubber Workers Union. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during and after World War 11 sailing on the USS Mispillion in the war. Born in Louisi­ ana, Ky., he was a resident of Rich­ mond, Calif. Surviving is his widow, Gladys. Jackson N. Manuel, 52, died of a heart attack in the East Jeffer­ son General Hos­ pital, Metairie, La. on June 27. Brother Manuel joined the SlU in the port of Lake Charles, La. in 1952 sailing as a cook. He sailed for 28 years. Seafarer Manuel was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War il. A native of Oberlin, La., he was a resident there. Interment was in the McGee Cemetery, Ward, La. Surviving are his widow, Leona; a son, Craig and a daughter. Sheila. Ulfar O. Sigurbjornsson, 41, was lost at sea on Aug. 16. Brother Sigurbjornsson joined the SlU in the port of San Francisco in 1965 sailing as an AB. He also rode the Robin Line. Seafarer Sigurbjornsson was born in Iceland and was a resident of Los Alemitdes, Calif. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Erla Sadowinski of Buena Park, Calif. Pensioner James "Jimmie" Jordan, 64, died on Sept. 1 1. Brother Jordan joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a chief steward. He sailed for 40 years. Seafarer .Jor­ dan was born in Alabama and was a res­ ident of Mobile. Surviving are his widow, Veneita; eight sons, George, Alfred, Keith, Leanthur, Theopolis, Raymond, Louis and Leroy and five daughters, Diane, Priscilla, Faydine, Vernetta and Euline. Robert Morrison died on Sept. 9. Brother Morrison sailed for Tug Management Corp. He was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving is his mother of Brandon, Fla. Pensioner Ray­ mond L. Miirrell, 81, passed away on July 17. Broth­ er Murrell joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a cook for the Gull" and Atlantic Towing Co. from 1952 to 1966. He was also a member of the United Mine Workers from 1957 to 1960. Boatman Murrell was born in Maco, N.C. and was a resident of l.eland, N.C. Surviv ing are two sons, Rich­ ard and Carl: a brother, .1. F. Murrell of Wilmington. N.C. and a niece, Mrs. Evelyn Hayes of l.eland. Pensioner Tim­ othy F. Hayden, 72, succumbed to lung cancer in Overlook Hospi­ tal, Summit, N.,1. on Aug. 29. Broth­ er Hayden joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 sailing for the Penn-Central Railroad from 1929 to 1971. He was a member of the Masters, Mates & Pilots Union from 1929 to 1960. Born in .lersey City, he was a resident of Union, N.J. Burial was in Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City. Surviving are his widow, Anna; a son, Timothy and two daughters, Anna and Barbara. William J. Gallaway, 63, died in the Community Memorial Hospi­ tal, Cheboygan, Mich. .1 u n e 21. Brother Gallaway joined the Union in the port oI Frankfort, Mich, in 1969 sailing as a fireman-watertender for the Mackinac Straits Ferry Co. from 1969 to 1978. He sailed for 23 years. Laker Galloway was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World War 11. Born in Detroit, he was a resident of Frankfort. Interment was in Calvary Cemetery, Cheyboygan. Sur­ viving is his widow, Victoria. Pensioner Walter Gniazdowski, 73, succumbed at the John Hopkins Hospi­ tal, Baltimore on June 20. Brother Gniazdowski joined the Union in the port of Baltimore in 1956 sailing as a fireman-watertender and tug tender for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. He sailed 49 years. Boatman Gniazdowski was born in Biloxi, Miss, and was a resident of Baltimore. Burial was in Holy Rosary Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving are his widow, Augusta; two sons, Richard and Thomas and a daughter, Dolores. Willie A. Wright, 62, died ol lung cancer in the Tampa, Fla. General Hospital on Aug. 17. Brother Wright joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1975 sailing as a chief engineer for Dixie Carriers on the tug Triumph from 1968 to 1978. He was also a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 25. Boatman Wright was born in Dublin, Ga. and was a resident of Tampa. Interment was in the Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa. Surviving are his widow, Ocie Lee and a daughter, Katrina. October 1978 / LOG / 35 m �a } • 7 There are now 25 more firemen—waferfonriors in the SlU fleet. The graduating group at the HLS are (front row I. to r.) Delton Ard. Vincent Kirksey, Ken Stevens, John Miller. Freddie Gomez, Tom Arthur, Michael J. Hare, and Glen Mutton. In the middle row (I. to r.) are Edward 0. Elder, 8. Todorowski, Paul Ferko, A. Matt, The Harry Lundeberg ^ Orlando Flores, Luiz Dias, Bob Penry, John Aelick and Instructor James Schaffer. The back row (I, to r.) has Robert Hess, Bob Smith, Ira Jessie, Clyde Hall, Reece LaFollette, Sigismund Gordon Jr., Terrence E. Desnoyers, Harry J. Kinsman and Richnell Williams. School of Seamanship '"For a bptter job today^ and job Hpcurity tomorrow, An Assistant Cook Three Basic Welders Chief Cook's Cookin' Seafarer Armando Moncada shows his assistant cook diploma from the HLS. We now have three more graduates of the Piney Point Basic Welding Course. They are (I. to r.) Ralph Rumley, George AltschaffI and Tom Duffe. Proud of his HLS chief cook diploma is Seafarer Robert Frazier. ABs—Young and Spunky Giving us the high sign (front center) Steve Lupo poses with his graduating AB class at the Point. They are (front I. to r.) Les Stravers, Jason Poss, Terry Cowans, P. Betz, Angelo Tirelli, Dick Bundrick, Mike Wilt and Evan Jones. In the rear row : (I. to r.) are Scott Wenneson, Hector Rosado, Robert Austin, William Mullins, • Thomas McElaney, Kenny Pevny and Don Spencer.' , • 36 / LOG / October 1978 A Fine LNG Crew Here's the LNG crew for the SS El Paso Southern (El Paso Gas) graduating from the HLS special LNG program. In the front row (I. to r.) are Bill Bellinger, Tom Reading, S. Homka, Eugene Oldakowski, R. Ramage, P. Sharp, P. Bland, D. Terry, Mike McDermott and Pat Pillsworth, Piney Point port agent. In the back row (I. to r.j are Darry Sanders (SlU rep), Arthur Maccory, S. Mondone, Mike Tennill, William Arlund, Edward Savickas, Daniel O'Rourke, Robert Frazier, Eric Stevens and Sam Bauh. �Fred Stack Seafarer Fred Stack, 27, graduated from the HLS Entry Program in 1971. He upgraded to 3rd cook in 1977. Brother Stack holds firefight­ ing, lifeboat and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation tickets. He was born in Bayshore, L.I., N.Y., lives in California and ships out of the port of Wilmington. Howard J. Kling Seafar e r Donald Dokulil, 22, graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School in 1976. He also, up­ graded there in 1977 to FOWT and welder. Brother Dokulil has his firefighting, lifeboat and cardio-puhnonary re­ suscitation tickets. Born in Phila­ delphia, he lives there and ships from that port. Seafarer Howard J. Kling, 26, joined the SIU in 1974 when he gradu­ ated from the Piney Point En­ try Trainee Pro­ gram. Brother Kling upgraded to FOWT in 1977. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army. He holds his fire­ fighting, lifeboat and cardio-pul­ monary resuscitation tickets. Born in Jersey City, N.J., he is a resident there and ships out of the port of New York. Sam Baugh Augustin "Augie" Tellez Seafarer Sam Baugh, 25, graduated from Finer Point in 1975. He up­ graded to A B there in 1977. Brother Baugh holds firefight­ ing, lifeboat and, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation tickets. A native of Boston, Mass., he is a resident of Bennuda and ships out of the port of New York. Inci­ dentally, Sam is the nephew of Pro Football Hall of Famer passing great, Slingin' Sammy Baugh of the Washington Redskins. Seafarer A u g u s t i n "Augie" Tellez, 23, joined the SIU in 1976 fol­ lowing his grad­ uation j'rom the Lundeberg School. Brother Tellez upgraded to A B there last year. He also holds firefighting, lifeboat and cardio­ pulmonary resuscitation tickets. Born in Puerto Rico, he lives in Brooklyn, N. Y., and ships out of the port of New York. Donald Dokulil John Schoenstein Seafarer John Schoen­ stein, 29, grad­ uated from the HLS in 1968. He upgraded to A B in 1969. Brother Schoen­ stein sailed dur­ ing the Vietnam War when he survived the crash landing of a U.S- Air Force trans­ port plane hit by Vietcong fire. The empty plane later exploded. He has his firefighting, lifeboat and cardio­ pulmonary resuscitation tickets. Born in New York City, he now lives in Belmont Shore, Calif. He ships out of the port of Wilmington. Alcolioli disc m IS iiiiiiiHiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii It can be treateci. Barry Harris Seafarer Barry Harris, 26, graduated from the Lundeberg School in 1974. He now sails as a QMED after upgrading at HLS. He also has his firefight­ ing, lifeboat and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation tickets. Brother Harris was born and lives in the port of Mobile. Franklyn Cordero Seafarer Franklyn Cor­ dero, 25, is a 1972 graduate of the Harry Lun­ deberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, M d. He up­ graded to 3rd cook there in 1972, too. Brother Cordero holds his firefighting, life­ boat and cardio-pulmonary resu.scitation tickets. He was born in New York City, lives in Brooklyn, N. Y. and ships out of the port of New York. George Pino Seafarer George Pino, 25. graduated from the HLS Entry Trainee Program in 1974. In 1976, Brother Pino up graded to cook and baker at the School He holds firefighting, lifeboat and cardio-pulmonary re­ suscitation tickets. Born in Brook­ lyn, N. Y., he is a resident there and ships out of the port of New York. Charles Minix, Seafarer Charles Minix, 28, a 1968 graduate of the HLS Entry Pro­ gram. This year he upgraded to QMED there. Brother Minix has his firefight­ ing, lifeboat and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation tickets. He was born in Houston, resides in Richmond, Calif and ships out of the port of San Francisco. 1 m WANTED 1 m m is Kurt Kleinschmidt Sea far e r Kurt Klein­ schmidt. 23, graduated from the Harry Lun­ deberg School in 1974. Brother Kleinschmidt sails as an AB and has his fire­ fighting, lifeboat and cardio­ pulmonary resuscitation tickets. Born in Philadelphia he now lives in and ships out of the port of Seattle. steward Department ljpgraders|fii m Enroll now! Job Opportunities in the Steward Department have nevei been better. Make these opportunities your own. Upgrade in the Steward Department at HI^S Marshall Nov ark Seafarer Marshall Novack, 23, grad­ uated from the Lundeberg School in 1976. He upgraded to A B this year. Brother Novack has firefighting, lifeboat and cardio-pulmonary re­ suscitation tickets. He was born in New York and ships from there as well. m m m (lliief Steward Deeeiiiber 11 (]hief (look Deeeiiiber 11, 22 si m <>o.ok and Baker Deeeniber 11, 22 Assistant (look Upon request See your SIU Representative or contact the Vocational Education Department, Harry Lundeberg School, Piney Point, Maryland 20674. Si October 1978 / LOG / 37 �542 Have Donated $100 or More To SPAD Since Beginning of 1978 The following SIU members and other concerned individuals, 542 in ail, have demonstrated an active interest in participating in political and legislative activities which are vital to both our fob security and our social and economic welfare, by voluntarily donating $100 or more to the Seafarers Political Activities Donation (SPAD) fund since the beginning of 1978. (The law prohibits the use of any union money, such as dues, initiation fees, etc., for political activities. The most effective way the trade unionist can take part in politics is through voluntary political contributions. SPAD is the Union's separate segregated political fund. It solicits and accepts only voluntary contributions. It engages in political activities and makes contributions to candidates. A member may voluntarily contribute as he sees fit or make no contribution without fear of reprisal.) Twenty who have realized how important it is to let the SIU's voice be heard in the Halls of Congress have contributed $200, eight have contributed $300, one has given $400, one has given $500, and one $600. The Log runs the SPAD Honor Rolls because the Union feels that our political role must be maintained if the livelihoods of maritime workers are to be protected. (A copy of our report is filed with the Federal Election Commission and is available for purchase from the Federal Election Commission, Washington, D.C.) NOTE: Each month's SPAD Honor Roll contains the names of those individuals who have given $100 or more as of the last Friday Abrams, R. Acevedo, M. Adams, E. Adams, P. Adams, P. Adams, W. Adamson, R. Adcock, J. Agugussa, A. Aguiar, J. Air,R. Alcarin, G. Aldgin, A. Alexikis, A. Algina, J. Ali,D. Allen, E. Alien,!. Alvarez, P. Amat, K. Ammann, W. Andersson, A. Anderson, D. Anderson, E. Anderson, R. Antici, M. Antone, F. Appleby, D. Apuzzo, W. Aquino, G. Arampazis, T. Arias, F. Aronica, A. Aruz, A. Atkinson, D. Aumlller, R. Avery, R. Babkowski, T. Balaga, C. Barnes, D. Barry, J. Bartlett, J. Bauer, C. Baum,N. Beeching, M. Beeman, D. SPAD Honor Roll Bellinger, W. Berglond, B. Bjornsson, A. Blackwell, J. Bluitt, J. Bluitt, T. Bobalek, W. Boehm, B. Bonser, L. Bourgeois, J. L. Bowker, A. Boyne, D. Bradley, E. Brady, J. Braggs, W. Bronnlee, R. Brooker, A. Brown, G. Brown, 1. Brown, 1. Bruce, C. Bryant, B. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Bryant, N. Cherup, N. Bucci, P. Chlllnski,T. Bullock, R. CInquemano, A. Buffinton, O. Cirignano, L. Burgo, C. Clark, J. Butch, R. CUne,L. Byrd, J. Cof one, W. Cafefato, W. Colter HI,!. Caffey, J. Colon, E. CahlU, C. Comstock, P. CahlU,!. Conklln,K. Cain, R. Connolly, W. Calogeros, D. Conolly, R. Campbell, A. Cooper, J. Carey, W. Corder, J. Carr, Jl. Cortez, J. Carter, R. Costa, F. Castel, B. Costango, F. Costango, G. Caswell, J. Carr, J. Costango, J. Carroll, J. Costello, A. Cavalcanti, R. Courins, W. Continued on next page KNOW YOUR RIGHTS FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommenda­ tions. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Ciulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements .specify that the trustees in charge ol these tunds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. Ali trust fund financial records arc available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Buaid by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: Frank Drozak, ('hairman. Seafarers Appeals Board 275 - 20fh Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all limes, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail­ able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU 38 / LOG / October 1978 Craig,!. Cross, M. Cruz, A. Curtis, T. Czerwlnskj,!. Dallas, C. Dalman, G. Dariey, B. Davis,!. Davis,!. Davis,!. Davis, S. Debarrios, M. DeChamp, A. Deldaeh, T. Delea, G. DeU, R. Del Moral, A. Demetrios, J. Deogate, H. DiDomenko, J, Diaz,R. Dieicks, J. DiGiorgio,!. Dillings,L. Doak, W. Dobbins, D. Dockwiller, L. Doherty, W. Dolan,!. Dolgen, D. Donnelly, M. Donovan, P. Domes, R. Driggers, T. Dncote, C. Dndan, M. Dudley, K. Duffel, T. Du%,!. Dupuis, M. Durden, W. Dwyer, J. Dyer, A. Edcert,B. Edwards, W. Elzahri, A. Ervin, B. Eschukor, W. Evans,!. Evans, M. Fagan, W. Faitz,F. Fanning, R. Fay,!. Ferebee, R. Fergus, S. Filer, W. Flade,L. Fletcher, B. Flores,!. Florous, C. Foley, P. Franco, P. Francnm, C. Frank, S. Frazier,!. ' Frounfelter, D. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGA^ TIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its con­ tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt­ ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.-, as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may be discrimi­ nated against because of race, creed, color, sex and na­ tional or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify Union headquarters. lllllHim[lini||||||il||[|||lll|||i||llll!!!|||lll|||||lll|||||jlll||!ll!!l^^ patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact ^the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY — THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmedby membership action at the September, I960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the F.xeciitive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an ofiicial Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an plficial.receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLHICAL ACIIVITY DONATION —SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. Ali contributions are vo'uniaiy. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a con­ dition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Sup­ port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli­ tical and social interests, and American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or infor­ mation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is 675 - 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. �® Continued from preceding page Lunsford, J. Lusk, J. Macmberg, D. Madajewski, M. Mainers, T. MalDonado, B. Malesskey, G. MaUory, A. Manafe, D. Mandene, S. Mann, C. Mann, J. Marchaj, R. Martin, T. Martinez, Q. Mason, R. Mathil, M. McCarthy, J. McCarthy, L. McCartney, G. McCorvey, D. McCoy, D. McEhoy, E. McFarland, D. McFarland, J. McGinnis, A. McGregor, K. McKay, M. McKay, R. McKay, R. McNeely, J. Meacham, H. Meeder, H. Meffcrt, R. Mesford, H. MUler, D. Miller, K. Mintz, L. Mobley, R. Mollard, C. Mongelli, F. Moore, G. Moore, J. Moore, J. Morris, A. Morris, W. Morrison, J. Mull, C. Murray, C. Murray, R. Musciato, M. Myers, H. Myrex, L. Nash,W. Nelson, D. Nelson, J. Newberry, H. Nezaro, S. Niheni, W. SPAD Honor Roll Fuller, E. Fuller, G. Furukawa, H. Gallagher, L. GalUer, M. Gann,T. Gard, C. Gavin, J. Gentile, C. George, J. Gilliam, R. Gimbert, R. Givens, J. Glenn, J. Glenn, J., Jr. Glidewell, T. Gobrukouich, S. Goeltz, W. Golder, J. Gooding, H. Goren, J. Gos5e,F. Graham, E. Grant, W. Grepo, P. Guevara, D. Guillen, A. Hager, B. Hall,C. Hall,£. Hall, J. Hall,L. HaU, W. Hainblet, A. Hamilton, G. Hampton, D. Haney, L. Hansen, H. Hant, K. Harris, N. Harris, W. Hauf,M. Haykes, F. Heacox, E. Heifer, J. Henlken, E. Higgins, J. Home, H. Houlihan, M. Houston, H. Hunter, W. Hurley, M. Huss, P. Hussain, A. Hussain, T. Hutton, G. lovino, L. Ipsen, L. Jacobs, R. Japper Johnson, R. Johnson, S. Johnston, C. Jolley, R. Jones, C. Jones, R. Jordan, A. Joseph, E. Karlak, W. Kastina, T. Kauffman, R. Kelly, E. Kelly, W. Kenny, L. Kerr, R. Kilford Kirby, M. Kitchens, B. Kizzire, C. Knoff, J. Koflon'ich, W. Kool, L. Kowalski, A. Kramer, M. Krittiansen, J. Lamb, J. Lambert, H. Lance, W. Lanczky, W. Lankford, J. Lay, M. Lee, £. Lee,K. Legg,J. Lelonek, L. Leonard, W. Lesnansky, A. Lewin, A. Lewis, J. Libby, H. Lindsey, H. Lively, H. Logue, J. Loleas, P. Long, L. Lorman, S. Loveland, C. $600 Honor Roll Pomerlane, R. $500 Honor Roll Antich, J. $400 Honor Roll LiUedahl,H. $300 Honor Roll Andersen, R. Chartier, W. Curtis, T. Forshee, R. HaU, P. Harcrow, C. Larkin, J. Nasser, A. ^200 Honor Roll N •: Nobles, E. Novak, A. Nuckols, B. O'Brien, E. O'Hara, M. Oldakowski, E. Olds, T. Olivera, W. Olson, F. Om, L. Orsini, D. Ortiz, F. Ortiz, F. Paczkowski, S. Pagano, J. Papuchis, S. Paradise, L. ParneU, J. Passapera, F. Paulovich, J. Payne, D. Payne, H. Pecquex, F. Pelfrey, M. Perez, J. Petak, P. Phillips, R. Pillsworth, P. Poer, G. Pollack, A. PoweU, B. Powell, S. Prentice, R. Pretare, G. Prevas, P. Priess, E. Prims, J. PuUiam, J. Quinter, J. Raines, R. Ramage, R. RandaU, L. Randazza, L. Ratcliffe, C. Reck, L. Regan, F. Reinosa, J. Reza, O. Richardson, J. Richoux, J. Ries, J. Rings, E. Ripoll, G. Rivera, L. Roades, O. Roberts, J. Rodriguez, R. Rondo, C. Royal, F. Rung, J. Ryan, T. Sacco, M, Sacco,J. Salazar, H. Sanchez, M. Sanders, D. SanFillippo, J. Sapp, C. Sapp, G. Schabland, J. Schatz, G. Scheard, H. Schwartz, A. Schwarz, R. Schwabland, J. Scott, C. Scott, J., II Scully, J. Seager, T. Seagord, E. Selzer, R. Selzer, S. Serrano, A. Shappo, M. Sharp, W. Shaw, L. Shelley, S. Shopatt, H. Sigler, M. Sigley, R. SUva, M. Sims, E. Skala, T. Smith, B. Smith, J. Smith, L. Smith, R. Smith, W. SneUgrove, L. Somerville, G. Sorenson, W. Sorest, T. South, R. Spady, J. SpeUer, J. Spencer, G. Stalgy, R. Stankicwicz, A. Stearns, B. Steinberg, J. Stephens, C. Stevens, W. Stockman, B. Stover, M. Stravers, L. Sulentic, S. Surrick, R. Swain, C. Grima, y. If f (• 1 'ij( ! ! .' Hagerty, C. Kemgood, M. Kingsley, J. Lombardo, J. McCuIlough, L. Pow, J. Reck, L. Redgate, J. Turner, E. Turner, T. Zai, C. Zeloy, J. -• •; SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION (SPAD) 675 FOURTH AVENUE BROOKLYN, N.Y. 11232 Date. S.S. No., .Book No., Contributor's Name. Ahmed, F. Bernstein, A. Brand, H. Cookmans, R. Crocco, G. Drozak, F. Dryden, J. Ellis, P. Firth, R. GUbo.T. Swanson, R. Sweeney, J. Szupp, B. Tanner, C. Tanner, R. Taylor, F. Terpe, K. Terry, D. Thaxton, A. Thayer, D., Jr. Theiss, R. Thomas, F. Thomas, J. Thomas, 1'. Thorbjorsen, S. TilIey,J. Tillman, W. Todd, R. Trotman, R. Troy, S. Turner, B. Ulrich, H. Uusciato, J. Vahcy, R. Van Horn, D. Vanvoorbees, C. Velandra, D. Velasquez, W. Velez, R. Vukmir, G. Walker, T. Wallace, S. Ward, M. Weaver, A. Webb, J. Whitmer, A. Whitsitf,M. Wierschem, D. Wilhelmsen, B. Williams, A. Williams, L. WUliams,R. Wilson, B. Wilson, C. Wingfield, P. WIpmer, R. Wolf, P. Wood, C. Worley, M. Wright, A. Wright, F. Wright, N. Wydra, R. Yarmola, J. Yates, J. YeUand, B. Young, E. Address. City -State, -Zip Code I acknowledge and understand that SPAD is a separate segregated fund established and administered by my Union to engage in political activities and to make contributions and expenditures for candidates seeking political office and solicits and accepts only voluntary contributions, and I have the right to refuse to make any contribution without fear of reprisal. I may contribute such amount as I may volun­ tarily determine and I herewith contribute the sum of $ . This contribution constitutes my voluntary act and I am to to receive a copy of this receipt showing the amount of my contribution. A copy of SPAD's report is filed with the Federal Election Commission and is available for purchase from the Federal Election Commission, Washington, D.C. Signature of Solicitor Solicitor's No. 1978 Port $ ! • I'jhI-'j.' October 1978 / LOG / 39 �y Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union • Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District • AFL-CIO NSSO* OCTOBER 1978 u- Register and Vote /t's as American as Baseball Up unlil the last World Series ^ame, alot of us spend alot of tirne in front of a TV set. And the football season's approach to the midway mark is plenty of reason for members not at sea to remain armchair athletes. Spectator sports are part of the wav of life in this country. Every­ one enjoys them and no one would trade those few hours in a comfort­ able chair spent rooting for the home team. But another American tradition demands more active participation to keep it going and that's the right—and the obligation — of everv U.S. citizen to vote. Just like most sports are a collective effort, with everyone doing his part for the good of the team, voting is another form of teamwork. Each individual vote counts towards letting our elected representatives know how we feel about what they're doing and saying. Letting our Senators and Con­ gressmen know, through our votes, we're either for them or against them is a fair exchange because the people we send to Washington have a lot to say about how the rest of us live our lives. They decide how much we pay in taxes and what those tax dollars are spent on. By passing legisla­ tion they can keep American jobs from being lost to foreign competi­ tion; determine how much health care and education will cost us, and protect our right to join and participate in labor unions. If our elected representatives have so much to say about our livelihoods, health and security, we should at least have.something to say about who they are by going to the polls on Election Day. Also by asking for—and usingabsentee ballots in the case ^f| many Seafarers who are away from home on Nov. 7. Register and vote! It's as American as baseball, SIU members are also asked to donate time and energy to work on behalf of candidates who support maritime. But the most basic political I action, and the simplest one to perform, is voting. Only you can't f vote from your living room. You don't have to exercisel much to cheer on a team from the sofa or the sidelines, but you do have to exercise your right to vote. • r-' .•/ Ljsaiu C.v . . , —. • ' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1978 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIUNA KICKS OFF 1978 CONVENTION IN NATION’S CAPITAL CONGRESS PUTS LEASH ON RUSSIAN RATE SLASHING SIU WRAPS UP EAST COAST SHIPDOCKING PACTS LOG WINS TOP HONORS IN LABOR PRESS CONTEST AL BERNSTEIN, SIU WELFARE DIRECTOR, DIES AT 64 NEW 3-YEAR PACT SIGNED WITH G&H TOWING AGING GREAT LAKES MERCHANT FLEET SET FOR REVITALIZATION HUMPHREY-HAWKINS JOB BILL PASSES CONGRESS OCEAN MINING BILL TO BE VOTED NEXT YEAR ALLIED CMDR. SAYS U.S. FLEET IS AT HALF STRENGTH ADVENTURER JOINS SIU FLEET SEA-LAND TO BUILD 12 NEW CONTAINERSHIPS BOATMAN FINDS SIU WELFARE PLAN ‘PAYS MORE THAN ANY OTHER’ W. GERMAN UNIONISTS TOUR HLS CONGRESS PASSES ‘USER TAX’ ON INLAND WATERWAYS; NEW HOPE FOR LOCKS AND DAM 26 CONGRESS PASSES GREAT LAKES VESSEL FINANCING SIU URGERS CARTER TO SIGN BILL TO CURB REBATING CONGRESS RESTORES $20 MILLION TO PHS SYSTEM BUDGET SIU UPGRADERS GET TWO-DAY BRIEFING ON SIU’S WASHINGTON POLITCAL SCENE SS UNITED STATES SOLD FOR $5 MILLION T.I. SCHOLARSHIP UPGRADERS GET POLITICAL ACTION TOUR REP. METCALFE DIES OF HEART ATTACK DOT HOPES TO CUT DOWN TRANSPORT ACCIDENTS MCCLOSKEY-U.S. MARITIME’S BIGGEST DETRACTOR GOT BIG BUCKS FROM BIG OIL, FOREIGN SHIPPING TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE STUDY SHOWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST LOCK AND DAM 26 GETS OK, BUT SO DOES INLAND USER CHARGE ALASKAN OIL RUN PROVIDING NEW FRONTIER FOR SEAMEN SIU-MANNED BUFFALO NEWEST ADDITION TO LAKES FLEET 42 CONGRESSMAN FORM COALITION TO BOOST U.S. SHIPBUILDING SOME GOOD NEWS ON USPHS, BUT THE FIGHT GOES ON NEW USPHS HOSPITAL OPENS IN NASSAU BAY, TEX.; IT’S THE FIRST IN 40 YEARS UNION SAILORS BATTLED FOR $30 A MONTH LAKES SAFETY EYED AT EDMUND FITZGERALD HEARINGS DELTA MAR CARRIES UP RELICS FOR U.S. CAR LOVERS BRAVERY IS THE MARK OF AMERICAN SEAMEN NUMEROUS SIU CREWS, MEMBERS HONORED WITH AOTOS AWARDS AOTOS NAMES MURPHY TRUE FRIEND OF U.S. MARITIME SIU PILOT LAUNCH CREW AVERTS SUB, CUNARD SHIP CRASH OFF NORFOLK HLSS. PRES. HAZEL BROWN NAMED TO MARITIME TRANSPORT BOARD SS MARY PICKS UP 3 SURVIVORS FROM DOWNED PLANE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1/1978 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 40, No. 10 1978 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/19a502c79360e951f5925bc92a85edb9.PDF 2db066156fb8c0da1cec0e4c1dde2327 PDF Text Text tiZ9C? Official Publicati nw iM 0 d A JM d OCTOBER 1979 Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District • AFL-CIO ^ C 1M V6h6 ' h* . AdVvufii"' :HI - as New Tug, Kewed .. George Meany to Retire SlU Page 5 Members fs.. Join in J.P. Stevens Protest Page 6 Alaska Oil Will Not Be Bxporfed Special Supplement Pages 19-22 AFL-CIO, Carter Form Pact on Economy Page 3 �Feds Give OK to Build LNG Terminal in Cal. T HE Federal government has given the go-ahead for the construction of a liquid natural gas terminal at Little Cojo Bay, near Point Conception, Calif. However, this does not mean that construction will necessarily begin soon. Groups, such as the environmentalists, may try to block construction through the courts. The approval of the site, which is located in Santa Barbara County, came late last month from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERQ. The permission was granted to the two California utilities that have been trying to build a terminal in California for the past five years. They are Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and Pacific Lighting Corp. The utilities want to bring in both Alaskan and Indonesian liquid natural gas. FERC must still rule on the rates for the Alaskan imports. A spokesman for the Commission said that the ruling on those rates should be made shortly. The SIU applauds the decision LNG can give the U.S. a much LNG vessels. In order to keep of FERC in approving construc­ tion. Red tape has contributed to more varied energy base, thereby that edge, quicker and bigger the lengthy delay of this LNG making America less dependent development of liquid natural gas project and others. And these on oil. For instance, the LNG as a source of energy here in project near Point Conception America is necessary. delays jeopardize America's chances to develop LNG as will bring in nine hundred mil­ lion cubic feet of liquid natural another energy source besides oil. Reliability Mark gas a day. Four hundred million The Federal government has Of SIU Crews the power to approve or reject will come from Alaska and five hundred million from Indonesia. any LNG project. And because of Reliability is one of the keys to the uncertain U.S. policy and This combined total represents smooth and efficient operation of regulatory delays, American 20 percent of the daily natural gas any business. It is especially important aboard companies have already lost consumption for southern contracts from foreign countries California. The state of Cali­ ship. For U.S. ship operators to he successful against foreign compe­ willing to sell the U.S. their liquid fornia is dependent on gas for tition they must have reliable crews. natural gas. nearly half of its energy supplies. The SIU has always been known Also, private groups can Secondly, and most impor­ for its competent and responsible further delay or totally stop LNG tantly, LNG development will members. They know how essential projects. For instance, actual create jobs. Workers will be it is to remain aboard ship for the construction of the terminal near needed to build terminals, duration of the articles. Point Conception is not expected regasification plants, and vessels. This is especially true for key to begin before mid 1981. The LNG development will also mean ratings, such as, chief steward, utilities feel it will take that long more jobs for American seamen bosun, chief pumpman and elec­ before anticipated court cases who will man the ships under trician. against the project are finished. Seafarers in these and other key U.S. flag. In the Point Concep­ Environmentalists have said tion LNG project alone, nine ratings are very involved in the they will try to stop construction proper running of the vessel. Their vessels will be needed. And most through the courts. of those will be U.S.-built and determination to stick with a job sets the good example for all the ratings. The SIU supports the develop­ will be under U.S.-flag. And it helps give the SIU the good ment of LNG as an energy U.S. shipbuilding right now reputation it has for well trained, source. The Union feels that such has a technological edge on other reliable, and responsible men and development has many benefits. countries in the construction of women. }r Paul Hall Progress for Our Kind of People Not too many years ago, one of our old time members- -a guy who had fought in many of the fights that built this Union- froze to death in a doorway near the hall in Brooklyn. It wasn't a freak accident. He was an alcoholic.Hehad no money. He had nowhere to go. But what was worse, he had no hope. This tragic event was no one person's fault. Alcoholism is rampant in America. Nearly 10 percent of all adult Americans are alcoholics. Alcoholics are lawyers, doctors, airplane pilots, teachers, carpenters, seamen, and workers in every profession in the nation. In other words, alcoholism shows no favoritism. Anyone who drinks, has the potential of becoming an alcoholic. Beyond all the statistics, alcoholism destroys people physically. Very few alcoholics freeze to death in doorways. But alcoholics die before their time of heart disease, liver ailments and many other problems related to alcohol abuse. Alcoholism also destroys people psychologically. It's a major cause of broken homes and broken marriages. And more people in this country lose their jobs, their livelihoods and their futures due to alcoholism than any other one contributing outside factor. The bottom line is that alcoholism is a very serious problem. It's a problem for America. It's a problem for the SIU. I'm proud to say that we in the SIU are doing our best to overcome this problem. As most of you know, we established the Seafarers Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. some few years ago. The reason I mention the Program here is that our Rehabilitation Center has hit an important milestone. Earlier this month, the Center reported that the 300th SIU member had entered the Program to try and beat alcoholism. More important than the numbers, though, is that a very high percentage of those SIU members who have gone through the program have remained sober after they left. Our Program has one of the highest success rates of any such program in the country. One of the big reasons for the success of the Program is that it is specifically designed for seamen. Many of the counselors are SIU members who are themselves ex-alcoholics. They know the special problems a seaman has, relating to his job, his family and his personal life. And as seamen, the counselors know how to relate to other seamen, who in large part share similar experiences. However, the most important reason why our Rehabilitation Program is achieving results is that individual SIU members are becoming involved in it. Instead of ignoring the alcoholic, more and more members are taking the bull by the horns. They are trying to talk to a fellow miember who has a drinking problem. And they are encouraging him to get the help he needs through the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program. What the Program needs now to continue its indispensable work is simply more of the same. Participation—taking an interest in your brother members—is the key. If you come into contact with a shipmate who is having a problem with alcohol, take a few minutes of your time to talk to him. You never know, your efforts might be a turning point. It might be just the push the alcoholic needs to seek help. Overall, the Seafarers Alcoholic Rehabilitation Program has been an unqualified success. But the work the Program has accomplished so far is really only the start of a tough job that will take a long time to complete. At the same time, though, the success of the Rehabilitation Program represents progress—important progress. And after all, that's what the SIU is all about—progress for seagoing people— our kind of people. Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Ave Brooklvn NY 11232. Published monthly. Second Class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. Vol. 41, No. 10, October 1979. (ISSN #0160-2047) y . • • 2 / LOG / October 1979 •I �AFL-CJO, Carter Reach Accord on Economy Washington—The AFL-CIO Executive Council and President Carter have announced the adoption of a "national accord" which, if carried out, would allow organized labor to play a more prominent role in the formula­ tion of this country's economic policies. At the heart of the accord is the creation of a new Pay Advisory Committee. The Committee will be composed of fifteen members, five of whom will be appointed from the ranks of organized labor. The remaining ten spots will be divided evenly among representatives of the public sector and the business com­ munity. It will be the Committee's duty to work hand-in-hand with the President's Council on Wage and Price Stability in developing "fair and equitable" wage guidelines. When asked what weight would be given to the Commit­ tee's suggestions. Lane Kirkland, secretary-treasurer of the AFLCIO, stated: "I have been assured that the recommendations of the Pay Committee will be taken very seriously indeed." The immediate objective of the accord is to combat the present high rate of inflation in such a way as to create the least amount of social dislocation. Inflation is being measured in double-digits and is threatening the very fabric of American society. There are also long range plans for the accord. It is hoped that it will help lay the foundation for a new era in American politics, one in which there will be on-going discussions between the leaders of labor and government on matters ranging from inter­ national trade to inflation to energy and environmental con­ has been favorable. cerns. Paul Hall, president of the The accord has been described SIUNA, and senior vice presi­ as having the potential of dent of the AFL-CIO, summed becoming "an American version up the feelings of many when he of the concept of social contract said: between labor and government." While such contracts have ^ "In one sense the accord is nothing more than a piece of become a familiar sight in paper. But then, so is the European politics, they have never been tried before in the constitution or any contract you might sign. A lot will depend on United States. The accord gives an open- the actions of both the Adminis­ tration and the labor movement. ended list of issues which would It could be an historic document. be discussed between labor and Well have to wait and see." government on a continuing and informal basis. That list includes The selection of John Dunlop, those developments in the area of former Secretary^^of Labor under international trade which would Gerald Ford, as Chairman of the "promote a strong merchant Committee bodes well for the marine and assure that expand­ success of the accord. He is one of ing American flag shipping the most respected business services will make a growing scholars in the country as well as contribution to the reduction of one of the few men in the country our balance of payments deficit." who is^ trusted whole-heartedly The reaction to the agreement by both management an^Jabor. SlU Supports Bill to Spur New Investment in Fishing A bill has been introduced in Congress that would help Amer­ icans take advantage of the fishing potential off America's coasts. Introduced by 16 members of the House of Representatives, the bill is entitled the Underutilized Species Development Act. It has INDEX Legislative News McClosky Spoilers Dumped in Confer Page 4 SlU in Washington ... Pages 9-10 Support Page 5 Union News S-L Finance Crew Pull off Rescue Page 13 President's Report Page 2 Headquarters Notes Page 7 Letters to Editor Page 16 Brotherhood in Action ...Page 34 At Sea-Ashore Page 18 SPAD Checkoff Back Page New Pact with National Marine Page 4 Great Lakes Picture .... .Page 32 Inland Lines Page 29 New Towboat Operators Graduate Pages 14-15 General News Ship's Digest Page 26 Dispatcher's Reports: Great Lakes . . .-r .. ; .-Page 31 Inland Waters Page 28 Deep Sea Page 23 Training-Upgrading "A" Seniority Upgrading .Page 39 Piney Point Grads Page 38 Upgrading Schedule Page 33 Membership News _ New Pensioners Page 30 Final Departures Pages 36-37 Bosun Recertification Program Page 25 New Tug Cape Romain . .Page 11 Special Features The Fight to Save Alaska Oil for America Pages 19-22 been given the number H.R. 4360. There is also a companion bill numbered H.R. 5077. But there is a large foreign market for these fish. Foreign fleets for years have The SIU strongly supports the fished these species with modern bill. The Union testified on its catcher/ processor stern trawlers. behalf at hearings held last These ships stay out for long month before the House Sub­ periods of time and catch, process, and freeze the fish on committee on Fisheries, Wildlife Conservation and the Environ­ board. It is on ships like these that ment. This is a subcommittee of Americans need training. Once the House Merchant Marine and trained crews are available, then Fisheries Committee. American businessmen have said Many other union representa­ they will invest in the modern tives, as well as industry fishing vessels which can cost personnel, testified in favor of the approximately $7 million. bill. Under H.R. 4360, incentives This bill is really a result of the will be provided temporarily for 1976 Fishery Conservation and foreign fishing ships to take on Management Act (FCMA), American trainees. The bill will commonly called the 200-mile run for no more than five years. bill. The FCMA's intention was Part of the money that is the revitalization of the American fishing industry. It meant to accomplish this by WASHINGTON, D.C. —The giving American fishermen U.S. unemployment rate in Septemexclusive right to harvest within her slipped to 5.8 percent from the 200 mile zone off the U.S. August's 6 percent as employment, coasts'. oddly enough, grew in a weakening However, FCMA also allowed economy. This makes 5,985,000 foreign fleets to fish whatever persons not working last month Americans did not harvest. The down from 6,149,000 the previous hope was that Americans would month. eventually take advantage of the Total employment last month fishing potential available to increased by 610,000 to 97,513,000 them. working. Most of the latest But with certain species offish, rise—which is the biggest for any such as squid, hake, and pollock, month since June 1978—took place American fishermen do not have among women (especially wives) the proper equipment or and teenagers. And most of the experience for successful employment gains, 100,000 jobs, harvesting. were in the service sector of the Traditionally, Americans have economy. not fished these species since they The jobless rate for adult women are not widely popular in the U.S. generated back to U.S. business­ men while the trainees are aboard these foreign ships must be used to build replacement vessels. The intention is that American replacement vessels will eventu­ ally take the place of the foreign fishing ships. The replacement vessels must be built in the U.S. As SIU Washington Repre­ sentative Chuck MoIIatd said in his testimony before the Subcommittee, "The goal of H.R. 4360 is to temporarily use foreign vessels to train Amer­ icans. Once the American vessel is built, the trained Americans will be the permanent sources of trained manpower. They will be useful to these projects and any other fishing vessel operations seeking skilled crews." Jobless Rate Slips to 5,8% fellto 5.5 percent from August's 5.9 percent. Teenagers rate dipped to 14.6 percent from 14.9 percent. But the black teenagers rate rose to 31.5 percent from 30.7 percent. Black workers jobless level went down to 10.6 percent from 11 percent, more than double the 5.1 percent for white workers. Male unemployment was unchanged from August at 4.2 percent. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D-Tex.) chairman of the Congressional Joint Ei!onomic Committee, called the employment figures "a pleasant surprise." He also added at hearings here on the September employment results that the unpredictability of the economy was probably causing "heartburn and a few nightmares for economic forecasters." October 1979 / LOG / 3 �Conference Dumps McCloskey Spoilers Sen. Inouye, Rep, Murphy Lead Charge To Win Strong Maritime Authori­ zation Bill, T WO DAMAGING amend­ ments to a very important maritime bill have been defeated in a Conference Committee of the U.S. House and Senate. The two amendments had been sponsored by Representative Paul McCloskey (R-Calif.). Three months ago they passed the House as amendments to the Maritime Appropriations Au­ thorization Act for fiscal year 1980. At the time McCloskey had also sponsored two other amend­ ments which were defeated on the House floor. So in the end,Rep. McCloskey, who so often plays the spoiler's role on maritime issues, accom­ plished nothing but to delay pas.sage of a crucial maritime bill. The bill, which allocates sub­ sidy monies for the American merchant marine, might have been passed in the spring if it were not for Rep. McCloskey's nega­ tive attitudes toward it. The Senate passed its version of the bill in May by a vote of 85-2. The House version of the legislation was passed in July. McCloskey's potentially de­ structive amendments had first been defeated in the House Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawail) Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. On the House floor, also, two of four of his most damaging amendments went down to defeat. These include an amendment that would have cut $69 million from the $101 million going to the Construction Differential Subsidy (CDS) program. Attempt to Cut Meaning However, two other McClos­ key amendments which could have weakened the U.S. merch­ ant marine, did pass the House. One would have withheld CDS funds from a new vessel if the manning level was 50 percent above the minimum levels de­ termined by the Coast Guard. The other would have pro­ hibited U.S. operators who receive Operating Differential Subsidy from including in their costs contributions to contractu­ ally established maritime re­ search organizations. Because of these amendments and other variations in the House and Senate versions of the bill, a Conference Committee had to be held to resolve the differences. The Committee consisted of the following members. From the Senate: Daniel Inouye (D-Hi.); Russell Long (D-La.); Warren Magnuson (D-Wash.); John Warner (R-Va.), and Bob PackRep. John Murphy (D-N.Y.) wood (R-Ore.). From the House side were: bill. Among them were the John Murphy (D-N.Y.); Mario following: Biaggi (D-N.Y.); McCloskey; • The House Conferees agreed Gene Snyder (R-Ky.); Barbara to eliminate the ceiling that the Mikulski (D-Md.), and Brian House had placed on new ship loan guarantees. Donnelly (D-Mass.). • By adding a time limit, the Inouye, Murphy Key Roles Senate Conferees agreed to a Inouye and Murphy served as House amendment concerning chairmen of their respective com­ transfer of cargoes. A four-andmittees. Both men are knowl­ a-half year limit was put on the edgeable and vigorous support­ amendment which would "allow ers of a strong U.S. merchant U.S. operators to transfer car­ marine. Over the years they have goes between ports in the U.S. if fought hard on its behalf. the cargo has a foreign origin or Their understanding of the destination." The Conferees also maritime industry helped counter agreed that this service would be McCloskey's attempts to sabo­ limited to existing ships and tage it. Conference Committee those that are currently under members decided that the two contract. McCloskey amendments would The Conference Committee's be counterproductive to the compromise bill must now go maritime industry. back to the House and Senate. The Committee members also The vote on the legislation was voted on other variations in the scheduled to come up as the Log House and Senate versions of the went to press. Boatmen Ratify Historic Pact With National Marine SIU Boatmen at National Marine proved what "strength in unity" means. This month they ratified a contract giving them the best allaround package of wages, work­ ing conditions, and benefits in the Western rivers area. The vote was 83-30 in favor of acceptance. Negotiations for the contract began in early August. But the events that led to those negotia­ tions began a month before that. In July, two conferences for Former MCS Members Need 125 Days in '79 for Benefits in '80 Seafarers who were formerly with the .Marine Cooks & Stewards Union are reminded that an impor­ tant change regarding payment of welfare benefits will take place beginning January 1, 1980. .-Vt that time, steward department personnel formerly represented by the MCS will have to have 125 days of covered employment during the year 1979 in order to qualify for all welfare benefits. Steward department personnel, under the old MCS agreement with the Pacific Maritime .4ssociation, needed 90 days a year to qualify for welfare benefits. Under the merger terms, welfare benefits have been paid during 1979 for such seamen who had 90 days during 1978. This 4 LOG / October 1979 was to provide a transition period from MCS to SIU welfare plans. The rule has been standard for seamen working under SIU deep sea contracts and will apply to all seamen on all jobs with all com­ panies beginning with the new year. The 125-day rule is important to both active seamen and those who may plan to retire on or after January 1, 1980. It means simply that to protect themselves and their families, steward department per­ sonnel formerly represented by the MCS must be sure to get 125 days of covered employment during this year 1979. Anyone who hasn't got 125 days yet should be sure to take a job to insure his welfare benefits will continue. National Marine Boatmen were held at the Harry I.undeberg School in Piney Point, Md. Out of those conferences came more than 300 contract suggestions. And also out of those conferences came the members' vow "to stick together" to gain their just de­ mands. Though their contract didn't expire until March of 1980, the Boatmen wanted to meet with company representatives about their immediate needs. That meeting took place on Aug. 3 in St. Louis, Mo. Union and company representatives de­ cided at that time to open up contract negotiations. After the representatives came to an agree­ ment on a new contract, voting by the rank and file took place from Aug. 23 to Oct. 8. Three of the delegates elected from the two conferences to participate in the Aug. 3 meeting, also comprised the tallying com­ mittee that counted the ballots. They were: Capt. James "Red" Benoit, tallying committee chair­ man; Capt. Bill Zorn, and Lead Deckhand/Tankerman Floyd Wuellner. The tally was conducted by these Boatmen on Oct. 9 at SIU Headquarters. Historic Package The pact negotiated for Na­ tional Marine Boatmen is a historic one. In an area of the country where so few rivermen are organized, the SIU Boatmen at National Marine have made tremendous gains. Not only have they increased their wages, but they have greatly improved their welfare and pension benefits, and their work­ ing conditions. Some highlights of the pact are: • Wage increases are retro­ active to Aug. 3, 1979. • Boat crews working over­ time will be paid a new and higher overtime. • All eligible dependents will be covered by Major Medical benefits. • Higher pension benefits. �GEORGE MEANY TO RETIRE G EORGE MEANY, the grand 'Old Man' of American labor and stubborn spokesman for millions of American workers for the past quarter century is stepping down as president of the AFL-CIO. Meany, who is 85, said he will not stand for reelection of the 13.5 million member AFL-CIO at the Federa­ tion's Biennial Convention in November. AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Lane Kirkland relayed Meany's decision to retire at a Washing­ ton, D.C. press conference on Sept. 28. Moved almost to tears, Kirk­ land hailed Meany as "this great man, who has meant so much to the trade union movement and to American workers for many years." He has stood, Kirkland con­ tinued, "on the firing line and taken the attacks and brickbats that come with the normal territory of someone who has the responsibility of advocating and defending the rights and interests of plain people in this society." Meany was, himself, one of those "plain people." A hardnosed Irishman from the South Bronx, he rose from the ranks of the plumbers union to become president of the New York Federation of Labor in 1934. Five years later he was tapped by American Federation of Labor President William Green to fill the post of SecretaryTreasurer. He took over as AFL president on Green's death in 1952. Brought AFL and CIO Together A chief architect, along with CIO President Walter Reuther, of the merger that made the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations one large, power­ ful federation in 1955, Meany became its first and has been its only president. As Federation President, Meany began a life-long crusade against racketeering and radi­ calism in the labor movement. His shoot-from-the-shoulder manner caused reporters to refer to him as "crusty," "grumpy," and "arrogant." But Meany worked hard for American working people, living by the credo he once barked to a Ford Administration Cabinet member that "everything that happens has to do with workers." During his 25 years at the helm of the AFL-CIO, he made labor a force to be reckoned with, causing the New York Times to write: "Labor's voice is always important and often decisive on Capitol Hill." Most recently, Meany reached agreement with the Carter Ad­ ministration on the formation of a labor/management/public sec­ tor Pay Advisory Committee to set wage guidelines. Agreement on the committee was a coup for Meany who has long contended that major eco­ nomic policies cannot be formu­ lated without the input of labor. He had intended to make public details of the wage committee himself and hastily summoned the AFL-CIO Executive Board to Washington for that purpose last month. But plagued by ill health, as he has been for the last six months, he was unable to attend the meeting. He left the announce­ ment of the economic accord— and the news of his retirement— to Kirkland. With Meany's retirement a chapter in the history of the U.S. labor movement, and an era in American history, ends. The AFL-CIO will elect a new presi­ dent in November and the Fede­ ration will continue to move forward. But the 'Old Man' will be missed. October 1979 / LOG / 5 �SlU Engages in J, P. Stevens Protest Rally In N.Y. S CORES of placard-waving Sea­ farers joined hundreds of other trade unionists and community groups' demonstrators in a New York City-wide lunchtime protest rally on Oct. 11 to aid the Amalga­ mated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU) in its drive to break the connection between the anti-union textile giant, the J. P. Stevens Co. and the Seaman's Bank for Savings. Joining the 17-block long"human billboard for Justice" on Manhat­ tan's midtown and downtown financial district sidewalks. Seafarers handed out anti-Stevens leaflets in front of a bank urging E. Virgil Conway, president of the Seamen's Bank for Savings and a Consolidated Edison Electric Co. trustee, to quit the Stevens Board of Directors, a post he held since 1974. The ACTWU's second antiStevens public rally in two years was marked by Seafarers carrying billboard signs reading "Break the J.P. Stevens-Seamen's Bank Connection" and punctuated by their chants of "Seamen's Bank is Stevens bank. Virgil Conway must go." They also passed out hundreds of leaflets describing the union's battle to organize workers at Stevens' 77 plants in the South and rapping the bank's chairman for supporting Stevens. Later the bank president said that, "I am not intimidated by this or any other demonstration. I will not resign" from the Stevens board. He has received hundreds of postcards and letters objecting to his connection with Stevens. At the protest rally, the union's demonstration director, Ray Rogers said that a prote.st drive will be made against the Sperry Corp., which has Stevens chief James D. Finley on its board, who was pressured last year to quit the boards of the N. Y. Life Insurance Co. and the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. Rogers added that a drive would be made against Sidney J. Weinberg Jr., a Stevens director and partner of Wall St.'s Goldman Sachs & Co. Since the union started its "corporate campaign" drive in 1977 at the Stevens annual stockholders meeting, which the SIU attended, Avon Products head David W. Mitchell and N. Y. Life Insurance Co. chairman R. Manning Brown Jr. quit the Stevens board, one day after the union announced it had targeted him. Mitchell also quit the board of the Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. Beside being the U.S. No. 2 textHe manufacturer, J. P. Stevens is the No. I violator of the NLRB Act. Guilty of discrimination in the hiring and promotion of minorities, it is also a heavy health and safety violator. Fourteen Southern ministers say Stevens workers "...have been the victims of a cruel system of low wages (nationally 31 percent less) slender benefits and debilitating working conditions." N. Y. Lt. Gov. Mario Cuomo declared "...It's a bully whose time for taming has come." He may be small but he's tough, and he means what he says. US., Russia Agree on New Freight Rates For Grain Run SIU members hold Union's banner during demonstration against J. P. Stevens in which thousands of unionists took part in New York this month. The United States and the Soviet Union have revised their 1975 bilteral grain shipping agreement to establish new freight rates for American flag vessels carrying wheat and corn to the Soviet Union. The old rates had become prohibitively low in relation to escalating costs, and were causing the owners of American flag vessels to reconsider their participation in the Soviet grain trade. Freight rates for American flag operators had been fixed at a speciflc per ton amount ($18.25). This aspect of the agreement has been renegotiated in order to allow American flag operators greater flexibility in responding to changed market conditions. As of Jan. 1,1980 freight rates will be determined through the applica­ tion of a newly devised formula based on tbe U.S. Gulf to HollandBelgium run. The average monthly charter rate of that representative and highly visible run will be multiplied by a mutually agreed-upon index ratio to produce a more equitable rate for the Soviet grain trade. Under no circumstances will the new rate fall below $25.00 per ton. The new rate structure will run until Dec. 31, 1980, when it will be reviewed. '75 Scholarship Winner Found Formula for Success This time next year, Barbara Gail Bernard, daughter of Great Lakes Boatman Larry Bernard, will be a pharmacist—almost. By the summer of 1980, Barbara, who won the SlU's $10,000 college scholarship in 1975, will have finished the tough, five-year phar­ macy program at Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich. She'll still have to take the Michigan Boards to become a Registered Pharmacist. But even though it's a difficult exam, Barbara shouldn't have too much trouble passing. A long-standing interest in science is what made Barbara opt for a career in pharmacy. "I've always liked biology and chemistry," she told the Log recently. "I've always been interested in medicine, but I didn't want to go into nursing." Pharmacy seemed like the best 6 / LOG / October 1979 choice for Barbara so, when she entered Wayne State in 1975, sheenrolled in the pre-pharmacy course. After two years, Barbara had to apply to the University's School of Pharmacy and begin the rigorous curriculum towards a degree. In addition to a heavy academic workload, the pharmacy program requires students to log 1,000 hours working under a Registered Phar­ macist before graduation. "I'm now interning at a com­ munity pharmacy," said Barbara, "and I pretty much have my 1,000 hours." A community pharmacy is roughly equivalent to a corner drugstore, Barbara explained. "There are also hospital pharmacies and clinics. But I prefer community pharmacy because you have more contact with people." When she's ready to start filling prescriptions on her own, Barbara plans to job-hunt in the Detroit area. One reason is that she's newly married and her husband, a painter, works in Detroit. Her father. Boatman Larry Bernard, as well as the rest of her family, live in nearby Trenton, Mich. Brother Bernard has been a deckhand for 26 years. He's now working tugs for SlU-contracted Great Lakes Towing. Boatman Bernard was "very pleased," when he heard the news his daughter had won the SlU's fouryear college scholarship back in 1975. "And I almost dropped the phone when I got the call telling me I'd won the award," Barbara said. Barbara, the first dependent of an SIU Boatman ever to be awarded the Union scholarship, said it was a \ "tremendous help." "I figured Wayne State would be pretty reasonable," Barbara said, "because it's in-state and I was living at home and commuting. But they kept raising the tution fees," she continued, "and books came to$150 a quarter, plus everything else." "I'm really glad I didn't have to worry about it, thanks to the SIU scholarship," she added. Barbara hasn't got much free time these days, but one of her leisure activities is music. An accomplished organist, Barbara began studying music in high school. She was a church organist until she started working at the pharmacy. In addition to music, Barbara likes embroidery and other handi­ crafts. "And I like to play softball on Sunday afternoon," she said, adding, "I play outfield." • �Heailcf uar lSoU*s bv SIU Execiilive Vice President Frank Drozak F OR every young seaman who comes into our Union there exist hundreds of solid opportunities to build a real career. The SIU has worked hard to open up these kinds of advancement opportunities for our members. And the Lundeberg School has done an outstanding job in developing the necessary educational programs to help the individual seaman advance rapidly up the job ladder. These career oriented programs have turned out hundreds of well trained, professional seamen who will be the backbone of the American merchant marine for years to come. But the job of providing trained competent manpower to our contracted vessels is an ongoing challenge. And at the present time, we are faced with a very important challenge in the area of training. This challenge is in the steward department. For the past few years, we have been closely studying the, progress of our educational programs and how these programs are meeting the manpower needs of this Union. As a result of these studies, one thing has become very evident. Most young seamen—although they may take their first job in the steward department—eventually switch over and wind up building their careers in either the deck or engine departments. There have, of course, been many young members who have stayed and succeeded in making a fine career of the steward department. But considering the future outlook for expanded shipping opportunities in our Union, the fact remains that not enough people are entering the steward department and staying there. In addition to expanding job opportunities in the steward department, more and more of our old line stewards are retiring each month, providing even more openings. This trend has created two things for us. First, it is presenting the SIU with a potential shortage of qualified manpower in the steward -department,-But^at^the^ame^ -time,-tt has-o pened—up^ the bestopportunities that have ever existed in our Union for rapid career advancement in the steward department. At the present time, the Lundeberg School has an excellent training and upgrading program for the steward department. However, to meet the present and future manpower needs in the steward department, we are in the process of expanding and improving this crucial program. Around the beginning of next year, we will be announcing the details of this new program for career minded people. It will be a program—complete with incentives—to help a young seaman climb rapidly up the ladder from messman and third cook to chief steward. This career program will work hand in hand with the new Steward Recertification Program to insure the continued professional quality of SIU steward departments. The effort we are putting forth to improve career opportunities for steward department people is extremely important. The Union will be working hard in the coming months to get this new program underway. And then we will be working even harder to make the program work. For those looking for a sound, secure future, a career in the steward department offers unequalled opportunity. A good steward department is indispensable to a good ship. The chief steward is a key man on every ship, and his earnings reflect this. So, for a young person undecided on a career, now is the perfect time to look at the steward department. Why look any further? NTSB Says U.S.C.G. Is Off Course on Steering Rules The SIU and the United States Coast Guard are at odds over many maritime issues, concerning safety of life at sea. However, the SIU is not alone in its criticism of Coast Guard laxity in the vital area of maritime safety, The National Transportation Safety Board, an independent agency which looks into accidents egeAT uiKts seAfMe/ts/\ Advance Your Career Now leara to be o eATmAH or COHmORfAAH Sign up today for ttie Conveyor Deporfment Course at HLS. This special course is just for Great Lakes Seafarers. It covers: Welding Belt Repair Load Procedures Electricai Troubleshooting Conveyor Drives Health and Environmental Protection Equipment ENROLL TODAY! Conveyor Depart ment jobs are available NOW. You can look forward to a good career and great job security. The Conveyor Department Course is your opportunity to get ahead. It starts February 11, and it's four weeks long. «-'f W'®* "i uD W®* Sifii "I* and makes recommendations on The Safety Board believes the Coast Guard has not acted as how they can be avoided, has been quickly as it could in implementing after the Coast Guard to act on their proposals designed to improve all the standards it (the Coast Guard) has proposed. And NTSB marine steering reliability. feels it's about time they did. In a "Safety Report on Progress "Further delays in rulemaking Toward Improvements in Marine action can only prolong the dangers Steering Reliability," the Board from steering gear failure in the noted that since 1973 it has analyzed congested and restricted ports and three accidents which resulted from waterways of the United States," the steering system failures and has Board said. issued 17 safety recommendations. The Coast Guard does not need In response to these recommenda­ tions, the Coast Guard has initiated international approval to effect several rulemaking actions to safety regulations in U.S. ports improve Federal standards for having been given the power to do so under the Ports and Waterways steering reliability. The Coast Guard also has Safety Act of 1972. Following are proposed the adoption of improved some of the safety requirements the international standards through the Board believes must be implemented Intergovernmental Maritime Con­ unilaterally by the Coast Guard: sultative Organization (IMCO), the • a wheelhouse alarm to indicate a organization which sets safety stan­ loss of steering control. dards for maritime on an interna­ • a requirement for the perfor­ tional basis. mance of additional specific steering gear tests for all Here is where the problem begins. oceangoing vessels entering U.S. The Coast Guard has been unable to ports and waterways, including muster international support of its activation of the alarm system by proposals through IMCO and has simulation of power interruption therefore been reluctant to to each of the steering motors. unilaterally adopt needed safety requirements for foreign vessels • a requirement for steering gear test devices on all vessels that calling at U.S. ports. will indicate whether the steering This reluctance generally leads to gear is operating properly. the requirements only being made applicable to U.S. vessels, or else, as • a requirement for manning of steering gear spaces in designated the most recent Safety Board report restricted waters for U.S. and states: "the proposals have been foreign vessels. withdrawn entirely." October 1979 / LOG / 7 ii ' "f- '^1 �George Duncan Gain' Fishin' With a $575 Pension George Duncan is goin'fishin'. Finally. Seafarer Duncan is 63. He's been shipping out for the better part of the last 50 years. "And that," he says, "is just about a lifetime." The work of this Seafarer's lifetime received a fitting reward, as Brother Duncan became the first SIU member ever to qualify for all seven increments under the Seafarers Early Normal Pension plan. The pension check Sea­ farer Duncan picked up from the New Orleans Union Hall this month totalled $575, the highest pension rate any Seafarer has ever earned. Brother Duncan qualified for Early Normal retirement in 1972. He had put in 20 years of seatime and he was 55 years old. But he wasn't ready to retire in 1972. He'd been working on the shoregang—first for Delta, later for Waterman—and he liked it. He also knew that if he kept on working he could increase his monthly pension through the SIU's Early Normal Pension Increments Program. That pro­ gram, begun in 1972, allows deep sea SIU members (and increasing numbers of inland members) to earn a pension increment for every full year (365 days) ^of seatime they put in after qualify­ ing for Early Normal retirement. The maximum number of incre­ ments is seven. When he applied for Early Normal Pension plus increments this year. Brother Duncan had worked a total of 10,349 days. Each increment earned means an additional $25 a month onto the eligible Seafarer's pension check. For SIU member Duncan the extra days he worked after qualifying for his Early Normal Pension added $175 to the current monthly pension of $400. That adds up to $575 a month. Brother Duncan is very proud of his Union membership and eloquent in his praise of the SIU. "I think it's wonderful what the Union's done for us," Duncan said. "Never in all my born days did I dream I'd be retiring on anything like this pension," he added. But the $575 monthly pension Pensioner George Duncan isn't the only reward of Brother Duncan's labors. His coverage under the Seafarers Welfare plan continues through his retirement. He's also eligible for a lump-sum Pension Supplement amounting to 12 times his monthly pension. For Brother Duncan, that means he'll be receiving a one-time bonus check of $6900. The Early Normal Pension Supplement Program works as follows. A Seafarer who puts in at least two full years (730 days) of seatime after qualifying for an Early Normal Pension (20 years seatime at age., 55) is eligible for the Pen^ioTi Supplement (12 times the monthly pension benefit). Seafarer Duncan was born in Russia where his father was on assignment for a British news­ paper in 1916. The family returned to England where Duncan shipped out for the first time at the age of 15 as a member of England's National Union of Seamen. Duncan's first SIU ship dropped anchor in the port of New Orleans in 1944, and so did he. Though retirement may change his activities, it doesn't look like Pensioner Duncan plans to slow down any. "I've got a house with a half acre of land outside the city limits in Slidell, La.," Duncan said. "I've got a lot of work to do there. And I'm going to catch up On my fishing." The SIU is proud to call Brother George Duncan- one of our own. We wish him good health and happiness in his welldeserved retirement. And we hope the fishin's good. NMC Opposes Subsidies for U.S. Ships Built Foreign The conference room of the House Merchant Marine Subcom­ mittee has recently been the site of a great deal of activity. The Subcom­ mittee is in the process of conducting an extensive series of hearings on legislation sponsored by Congress­ men Murphy (D-NY) and McCloskey (R-Cal). The legislation, entitled the ^Omnibus Bill' Maritime Omnibus Bill because of its comprehensive nature, would completely reorganize the structure of the American maritime industry. Attention has for the most part focu.sed on Title III of the Bill. If left unchanged and passed into law. Title III would radically alter this country's promotional policies, especially in regard to subsidies, reflagging and shipbuilding. Representatives from labor, man­ agement and government have appeared before the Subcommittee to express their displeasure over certain aspects of the legislative program put forth in Title III. Some have gone so far as to say that passage of the Omnibus Bill, as it now stands, would cripple our dpmestic shipbuilding industry. The most controversial provision of the bill is the one which would grant Operating Differential Sub­ sidies to U.S. registered vessels built in foreign yards. A1 Muskin, executive director of the American Maritime Associa­ tion, urged the Subcommittee to be "cautious and guarded" in moving towards enacting some of the new approaches outlined in the Bill. Mr. Maskin noted that since 1970, subsidies have accounted for over half the revenues generated in American shipyards for new mer­ chant ship construction. Were these subsidies to be abolished or severely weakened, Mr. Maskin doubts that American operators would choose to build their vessels in the United States. James Amoss, president of the National Maritime Council, has also appeared before the Subcommittee to present his organization's pre­ liminary views on Title III. Mr. Amoss stated that "while some provisions of Title III appear to be constructive, they are far out-weighed by the harm that most of the provisions inflict on U.S. vessel operators and shipyards." He projects that one-half to twothirds of the remaining twelve shipyards in this country will close if two things happen: this legislation is enacted without change; and reme­ dial action is not taken to help keep the shipyards open. The National Maritime Council is a non-profit organization formed by maritime labor and management to encourage the development of a strong and healthy merchant ma­ rine. The SIU has been an active participant in the NMC since its inception following the passage of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970. Like his counterparts in labor and management, Samuel B. Nemirow, the newly appointed Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Mari­ time Affairs, has expressed serious reservations concerning many of the provisions found in the Omnibus Bill. In his testimony before the Subcommittee, Mr. Nemirow pre­ dicted that many of the proposed changes in law would bring hard times for U.S. shipbuilders and "create a stultifying regulatory environment for the shipbuilding industry." If you just stand still, you re gonna have to run to catch up .. KEEP UP with the times. KEEP UP with the job opportunities KEEP UP with your industry. SIGN UP for the AB Course at HLS. & Course Starts on November 23 To enroll, contact HLS. (Application is in this issue of the Log.) 8 / LOG / October 1979 i �im in toashinfll Seafarers International Union of Nortli America. AFl.-CK) October 1979 l.egisiative. Ailministrative aiul Regulatory Happenings On the Agenda in Congress ... Time is running out for this session of the 96th Congress. There is a flurry of activity on Capitol Hill as committees push to get legislation firmed up for floor action by the full House and Senate. These committee sessions are called "mark-ups". What that means is that the various House and Senate committees are putting the final touches, and agreeing to compromise language, on their bills so that they can be reported out to the full Congress for final action. As we swing into the final month before the expected December recess, here are some of the "maritime bills" that are awaiting action: Coastal Zone Management The Oceanography Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee will continue oversight hearings on the Coastal Zone Management Program. The so-called "oversight" hearings mean that the committee is taking a look at how well the program which it enacted is actually working. Water Projects Authorization The Water Resources Subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to mark-up S.703 Water Projects Authorization (the Admin­ istration's cost-sharing proposal for the inland rivers), and S. 1241, the DomeniciMoynihan Water Projects financing re­ form. Both of these bills have to do with assessing taxes or levies on users of the inland waterways. Stewards in Recertification Program Get a First-Hand Look at SIU Political Action, Legislative Role Hazardous Wastes The Environmental Pollution Subcom­ mittee, and the Resources Protection Subcommittee of the Senate Environ­ ment Committee has scheduled mark-up on Oct. 25 of three bills dealing with the dumping or disposition of "hazardous wastes." The three bills are S. 1480, S. 1325 and S. 1341. FMC Jurisdiction The Merchant Marine Subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee will hold a hearing Oct. 30 on legislation to give the Federal Maritime Commission jurisdiction over complaints against shippers, consignors and consignees. The bill is H.R. 1715. Alaska Lands Late this month, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will mark-up S. 9 and other related bills dealing with the use of Alaska lands for wilderness preserva­ tion as opposed to exploration and exploita­ tion of mineral resources. Obsolete Vessel Sales The Merchant Marine Subcommittee of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries will hold a hearing on H.R. 4088 which deals with the sale and disposition of obsolete vessels. Railroad Deregulation The Transportation and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee will con­ tinue hearings on railroad deregulation. We are watching this closely, because of the severe implications that could arise to harm the inland waterways industry if the railroads are totally deregiTlated and allowed to manipulate rates. SPAD is ilw SILI's poiilkai fund and our polHical arm in Washin(tan. D.C. The .SIC asks for and accepts votunfary conlribulions on^v. Tlie Union uses the money donated to SPAD to support the election campaiipis of legislators who imve shown a pro-maritime or pro-lahor record. SPAD enahles the SIU to work effectively on the vital maritime issues in the Congress. Ihese are issues that have a direct impact on the johs and joh security of ail SIU mem­ bers, deep-sea. inland, and I.akes. The SIU utiles its members to continue their fine record of support for SPAD. A member can contribute to the SPAD fund as he or she sees fit. or make no contribution at all without fear of reprisal. A copy of the SPAD report is filed with the Federal Elec­ tion Commission. It is available for purchase from the FEC in Washington, D.C. The first group of SIU Stewards in the Union's recertification program came to Washington earlier this month for a first-hand look at the SIU's political action and legislative programs. The Washington visit is a part of the overall eight-week program to upgrade the professional skills of the seagoing stewards, and to help them to become more effective union representatives at sea. While they were in the nation's capital, the SIU Stewards visited the Transportation Institute, and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department where they were given an in-depth briefing on the SIU's legislative activities in Washington. Later in the day, they toured the Capitol and mft with Congressman Jack Edwards, a Republican from Mobile', Ala. Two members of the group, Herbert Soypes and Alfred Bodie, are from Congressman Edwards' district. Another member of the group, Darrell Chafin, also met his Congressman, Rep. Charles Whitely (D-N.C.). During their tour of Congress, the group paused to take a photo on the steps of the Capitol. Pictured are SIU Stewards Alfred Bodie, Darrell Chafin, Paul Franco, Jim Colder, James Higgins and Tom Uliese. With the Stewards are Betty Rocker, SIU Washington legislative representative, and Don Nolan, Steward Department Voca­ tional Instructor from the Harry Lundeherg School in Piney Point, MD. October 1979 / LOG / 9 �Maritime Industry News gA 5I)C 51U in ^lin5l)innton President Carter Signs Bill To Bar Export of Alaska Oil On Sept. 29, President Carter signed the Export Administration Act of 1979—which included an effective ban on the export of American crude oil from the North Slope of Alaska. The signing culminated a long struggle by the SIU and other groups to block the efforts of the multi-national oil industry to set up a complicated oil swapping arrangement which would worsen the oil industry's stranglehold on American consumers—and would have killed many hundreds of seagoing jobs for American seafarers. The House passed the measure Sept. 25. However, an effort was made to tack on an amendment to the bill which would have substantially weakened the export restric­ tions on Alaskan oil. In arguing forcefully against the amend­ ment, Congressman Stewart McKinney (RConn.)—who was the original sponsor of the section of the bill which prohibits U.S. and Soviet Union Agree on New Rates For Grain Shipments Northern Tier Pipeline OK'd By Interior The United States and the U.S.S.R. have agreed to a new freight rate formula for U.S.-flag vessels carrying grain to the Soviet Union. Announcement of the new freight formula came from Samuel Nemirow, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs, who headed the nation's negotiating team. His announcement came at the close of meetings between representa­ tives of the U.S. and Russia which took place in Moscow Sept. 25 to Oct. 1. Mr. Nemirow said: "The new formula is based upon current international charter market conditions and is designed to be flexible and responsive to changing market conditions." During the meetings in Moscow, the two countries' representatives also reviewed the carriage of liner and bulk cargoes by both U.S. and Russian fleets during the past year "to ensure that both were in compliance with the agreement entered into in 1975." Mr. Nemirow said he was "satisfied with the business-like approach taken by both sides in arriving at the new arrangement, and expressed hope that it would result in greater participation of U.S.-flag ships in the trade." US, Deep'Sea Fleet Shrinks But Overall Tonnage Rises The privately-owned, deep-draft fleet of the U.S. Merchant Marine climbed to a new record tonnage—22.9 million deadweight tons—last month, but also showed a continued decline in the number of ships in the U.S. merchant fleet. According to the monthly report of the U.S. Maritime Administration, the number of merchant ships in the U.S. fleet declined by 13 vessels over the past year, while the overall tonnage of the fleet increased by 1.6 million deadweight tons. As of Sept. 1, the active privately owned fleet totaled a combined capacity of 21.7 million deadweight tons. The report also revealed that 52 merchant ships totaling nearly 2.6 million tons were under construction or on order in private American shipyaVds on Sept. 1. These new vessels include ten tankers, nine liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers, twelve intermodal vessels, eleven dry-bulk carriers, three cargo break-bulk ships, and seven special-type vessels. 10 / LOG / October 1979 exportation of Alaska oil—said that any of these efforts to ship American oil overseas "negates the entire purpose of building the trans-Alaska pipeline, and would run counter to our efforts to reduce reliance on foreign oil." (SEE A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT ON THE ALASKA OIL VICTORY IN THIS ISSUE OF THE LOG.) Juanita Kreps Resigns As Commerce Secretary Department of Interior Secretary Cecil Andrus this month endorsed the Northern Tier Pipeline Co. proposal as the best of four competing plans to move excess Alaskan crude oil eastward from the West Coast. The $1.2 billion Northern Tier proposal calls for construction of a 1,491 mile pipeline from Port Angeles, Wash, to Clearbrook, Minn, where it would connect with existing pipelines. The proposed pipeline system would bring 709,000 barrels of oil per day to the northern plains and upper Midwest. Importantly for American seafarers, the proposed Port Angeles site for the beginning on the pipeline would insure that U.S.-flag ships would carry the oil from Valdez to the California port. President Carter will have to make a final decision on the various pipeline proposals before Jan. I, 1980. Patton Named to Head Maritime Subsidy Board Robert J. Patton, Jr. has been appointed to head the Maritime Board of the UJS. Maritime Administration. The appointment was made by Samuel Nemirow, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs. Patton began his Federal career in 1970 when he joined the Maritime Administra­ tion as an attorney advisor. He replaces James Dawson Jr., who recently retired. The first woman to hold the cabinet post of Secretary of Commerce has resigned. Juanita Kreps, who has held the post since January 1977, cited "personal reasons" for her departure. Her resignation is effective Oct. 31. The Department of Commerce is one of the more important agencies of the govern­ ment which directly affects the well-being of the U.S. merchant marine. Within the Commerce Department is the U.S. Mari­ time Administration which is charged with the responsibility of promoting Americanflag shipping. No replacement for Mrs. Kreps has been announced by the President, although Luther Hodges Jr., an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, is considered a likely choice. Schedule Hearings On Maritime Bill The chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee, John Murphy (D-NY), announced another round of hearings on the "Omnibus Maritime Bill." Scheduled to testify are representatives of the Department of Commerce, Department of Navy, the Federal Maritime Commission, and the Shipbuilders' Council of America. Sea-Land representatives will also offer their opinions and recommendations on the legislation. Further hearings are expected before the bill is ready for action by the full Congress. B SPAD is the SIU's political fund and our political arm in Wa.sh'fsgton, D.C. The SIU asks for and accepts voluntarv contiibutions only. The Union uses the money donated to SPAD to support the election campaigns of legislators who have shown a pro-maritime or pro-labor record. SPAD enables the SIU to work effectively on the vital maritime issues in the Congress. These are issues that have a direct impact on the jobs and job security of all SIU mem­ bers, deep-sea, inland, and Lakes. The SIU urges its members to continue their fine record of support for SPAD. A member can contribute to the SPAD fund as he or she sees fit, or make no contribution at all without fear of reprisal. A copy of the SPAD report is filed with the Federal Elec­ tion Commission. It is available for purchase from the FEC in Washington, D.C. �mmm SlU Crews Tug Cape Romain in Baltimore T "^HE newest addition to the 26 tug fleet of SlU-contracted Curtis Bay Towing Company, the Cape Romain, was officially welcomed to Baltimore Harbor on Oct. 11 at the city's World Trade Center. The Cape Romain like all the other tugs in Curtis Bay's fleet is named for a cape somewhere on the east coast.' The Cape Romain, although capable of performing deep-sea towing jobs, is specifically designed to do harbor work, particularly ship-docking and undocking. Her low, set-back pilot house allows her much maneuverability when handling today's modern container vessels. The 105 foot long tug is powered by two 12 cylinder General Motors engines capable of putting out 1650 horsepower each. The pilot house boasts a large array of modern electronic gear including radar, gyro compass, auto pilot, fathometer, two VHP radios and a single side band radio for long distance communication. The Cape Romain's skipper is Capt. N. Pokrywka who has been with Curtis Bay since 1946 and has been a member of the SIU It was "open house" on the tug Cape Romain as the vessel tied up near Baltimore's World Trade Center in the city's inner harbor. Invited guests of the Curtis Bay Towing Company were allowed to tour the sleek new vessel and later were treated to a buffet luncheon,high above the city on the Trade Center's 21st floor. since the Union organized the company in 1957. Capt. Po­ krywka has already had the tug out on a few harbor jobs and says, "she handles beautifully... better than any other boat so far." The skipper was also pleased with the boat's "excellent new The Cape Romain's crew managed to get free for a moment to pose for this photo; they are from I. to r.: Chief Mate Don Kirk; Captain N. Pokrywka; Engineer Russell Harris and Deckhands Mike Smith and Edward Furman. crew quarters," which are "both heated and air conditioned."The tug's crew will each have their own room when the tug is on harbor assignments. The vessel has a well equipped modern galley featuring all stainless steel equipment. The dining area is finished with wood panelling to add to the attractive interior. The Cape Romain is fitted with the most advanced anti-pollution devices in its fuel and sanitary systems, and is classed with the American Bureau of Shipping as Maltese Cross A-1 Ocean Tow­ ing Service. Captain Pokrywka stands proudly at the helm of the newest tug on the Chesapeake. Farm Workers Continue Boycott of Non Union Iceberg Lettuce The boycott called by the United Farm Workers against United Brands and West Coast Farms has ended. But an international boycott on all non-union iceberg lettuce still continues. The settlement of a contract with Sun Harvest brought to an end the boycott against United Brands, which is the firm's parent company. Sun Harvest is the largest California lettuce grower. The UFW came to an agreement with West Coast Farms five days before the Sun Harvest settlement. Strikes and boycotts against 11 California lettuce growers began early this year. They started after UFW contracts expired at the end of 1978 and the growers refused to give what the union felt was a fair wage increase. In the months that followed, the strike has been marked by violence against the farm workers. One UFW .striker was murdered in a lettuce field when he tried to talk to strikebreakers. Charges against the three foremen accused of the shooting of 27-year old Rufino Contreras were later dropped on the grounds of "insuf­ ficient evidence." The UFW says that farm worker eyewitnesses to the shooting were never called to testify. One of the main focuses of the boycott now will be iceberg lettuce produced by Bruce Church, Inc. and marketed under the Red Coach label. Bruce Church is the second largest of the 11 growers originally struck by the UFW. The AFL-CIO and the SIU are in full support of the United Farm Workers boycott. The SIU urges all its members to give their brother union workers in the fields their strong backing. . October 1979 / LOG / 11 �Naive Young Seamen Rot in Foreign Jails ' I 'HE HE list of naive young X American seamen who get busted overseas on narcotics charges is growing every month. Just this month, three young seamen were arrested in Peru on DRUGS drug charges. Their minimum sentence will probably be two years in jail. Other recent cases include two American seamen sentenced to 16 months in jail in Okinawa on drug related charges, and two others sentenced to 18 months in Greece. There are a lot of other American seamen who thought they could make an easy score rotting away for much longer sentences in places like Colom­ bia, Mexico, Turkey and numer­ ous other countries in Europe and South America. Let's not leave out the seamen who get bagged by U.S. Customs and are now doing time in American prisons. Barring the fact that drugs are bad for your general health, the sale, purchase or possession of drugs—like marijuana, hashish, cocaine, etc.—is illegal. In some countries it's very illegal and the penalties are very stiff. If you are caught trying to smuggle drugs in a foreign port— and the chances are good that you will—you are going to jail. Jail in places like Colombia and Mexico and so many other foreign countries is a lot more hazardous to your health than smoking a joint or snorting cocaine. First of all, the simple fact that you are American is two strikes against you when you are ar­ rested overseas. Secondly, there are under­ cover narcotics agents all over the docks in foreign ports, (Ameri­ can ports, too). When your ship comes into port, you can be damn sure the vessel and the crew's movements are under surveillance. In addition, Interpol has a sophisticated information bank on known or suspected drug dealers. So, if you are seen with someone ashore who is under surveillance, you are as good as in jail. Another thing to consider is that if you make a score ashore from someone not being watched, the chances are good that this person is going to finger you to the authorities for a price. The sale of drugs is big busi­ ness and a nasty business. And there are a lot of young seamen— , . iViriiiiTumniiiiiniiiinmrriririfrirfirrrr' some dead and some growing old in a foul smelling cell—who thought that all the stories about the drug business were just hype, and that they were too smart or too tough to get taken. Don't forget! Even if you make a score overseas, you must deal with U.S. Customs when you get into an American port. Customs agents are pros. They .. know where to look on a ship and what to look for. They have specially trained dogs to help them sniff out drugs of any form. So, if you entertain any ideas of getting rich quick by making an easy score in a foreign port,g<?/ smart! Throw away these naive ideas before someone else throws away the key. MTD Mustering Support for Northern Tier Pipeline Acting on the advice of the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Dept. and the National Governors Assn., Interior Secretary Cecil D. Andrus has come out in favor of an all-American pipeline system to transport Alas­ kan crude from Port Angeles, Wash, to the mid-Western United States. In a letter to President Carter dated Oct. 15, Andrus recom­ mended that the President okay the 1,491 mile Northern Tier Pipeline system over three competing alter­ natives involving Canadian routes. Carter has 60 days to forward his decision to Congress. The MTD, made up of 42 national and international AFL-CIO unions led by SIU President Paul Hall, strongly endorsed the Northern Tier alternative because it would gener­ ate thousands of jobs for American workers. Construction of a superport in or near Port Angeles, Wash., to receive tankers bringing oil down from Valdez would create jobs for seamen as well as in construction and other shoreside industries. In addition, the Northern Tier system calls for close to 1500 miles of new pipeline to be laid from Port Angeles to Clearbrook, Minn., 12 / LOG / October 1979 linking up with existing pipelines along the way. Crossing through five states, the $1.23 billion network will be able to move 709,000 barrels of oil a day. With a projected start-to-finish construction schedule of 12-18 months, the MTD estimated "an average of 4,260 pipeline construc­ tion personnel will be employed." MTD Executive Secretary-Treas­ urer Jean Ingrao noted several other compelling reasons for selec­ tion of the Northern Tier Pipeline proposal in a letter to Interior Secretary Andrus. The Northern Tier Pipeline, Mrs. Ingrao wrote, "is located wholly within U.S. borders providing max­ imum control over our domestic energy supplies...and subject only to the U.S. permit process." Though Andrus endorsed the Northern Tier project his recom­ mendation was less than enthusias­ tic and the project is still far from home free. In his letter to the President, Andrus advised Carter to "revoke approval" of the Northern Tier alternative within a year if enough private financial support isn't drummed up at that time. In that event, Andrus said approval should be shifted to the part-Canadian Trans-Mountain Oil Pipeline, back­ ed by the government of Canada. Another source of delay could be the controversy over the Port Angeles, Wash., site chosen for the tanker port. There's some opposi­ tion to the site on environmental grounds and Andrus urged Carter to base his approval of the Northern Tier project on relocation of the Personals Will the following ex crewmembers of the SS Ponce, December, 1978, please contact Red Campbell at Headquarters as soon as possible—Michael C. Guerrin, Thomas R. Glenn, Otis E. Buffington, Anthony C. Aronica, Thomas E. Driggers. Jack E. Gervais Important that you contact your mother, as soon as possible. port. The MTD and other advocates of the Northern Tier route feel the project is the best possible alterna­ tive for the American people. "It is an environmentally acceptable project," MTD Secretary-Treasurer Ingrao wrote. And because it's a 100 percent U.S. system it will provide the maximum number of job oppor­ tunities for U.S. workers with the minimum amount of delay and cost. I Personals I Terry Gelfrin (AB) Please contact David Goyette, Gen­ eral Delivery, La Plate, Md. 20646, or call 301-934-8714. James Ahearn—Norman Maker Please contact, Walter H. Stovall, 4635 Oakley Court, Cleveland, Ohio, 44102, tel. no. 216-631-7476. * Will the lawyers of Ronnie Shelton, Messman on SS Robert E. Lee, Decem­ ber, 1976 please contact Alex Thibodeu at 209 Citrus Road, River Ridge, La. Charles Spence Please contact the editor of theLo^ at 499-6600 Ext. 242. Lorenzo Pettus Your sister Yvonne Wade would like you to call home. William McMorrow Brown Harold Forsyth asks that you call him at 304-765-2524 concerning coal in West Virginia. �S-L Finance Crew Rescue Koreans From Sinking Ship T HE successful rescue efforts by crewmembers of the SlU-contracted SS Sea-land Finance of the crew of a sinking ship have been lauded as being in the "finest tradition of the sea." It all began in the early morning hours of Sept. 27th, when the Sealand Finance received an SOS signal from the Panamanian-registered MV Genciano, about 125 miles northwest of Okinawa. A position check indicated the Finance was about 35 miles away. Capt. Robert Sutter ordered a change in course and the speed raised. This was in spite of a wind amounting to a 'Force 8' gale, with very rough seas and a heavy swell. The high wind and seas were the remnants of "Typhoon Owen" which had passed the area shortly before. Two hours after receiving the SOS, the Finance made visual contact with the sinking ship. The Genciano was down by the head, with a port list of more than 10 degrees. Meanwhile, as the Finance sped to the scene, crewmembers were busy preparing for the rescue. Extra lookouts were posted, while the deck crew, under the direction of Bosun The ship's committee on the Sea-Land Finance pause at payoff in Seattle for a photo. L to r—Gus Skendeias, Chief Steward: Sam Hacker, Chief Electrician; J. Kouradas, Engine delegate; Jim Pulliam, Jr., Bosun v.. id Chairman; Frank Pappone, Steward delegate and Jack Long, Deck delegate. At extreme right is Representative Steve Troy. James Pulliam, Jr., were rigging ladders, lines and nets over the side. The emergency squad was standing by, gear at the ready, if it became necessary to lower the emergency boat. Members of the Engine Depart­ ment, under the guidance of Chief Electrician Sam Hacker, prepared storm oil for possible dispersal in the heavy seas. Chief Steward Gus Skendeias led his Steward depart­ Passenger Ship Bill a Step Closer to Final Enactment Legislation which would permit ment in preparing for arrival of survivors. They made coffee, got out all the extra blankets and made provisions for quartering extra people. As the Finance approached the Genciano slowly, making a lee in the heavy seas, the Captain of the Genciano prepared his lifeboat for lowering. The lifeboat was lowered and the 23 Korean seamen began their trip to the Finance. It came alongside, and although the Finance rolled heavily in the swell, the Genciano crew members were taken aboard, with only one of them injured. Two hours after the sinking ship was first sighted, its empty lifeboat was cast off and the Finance headed for Kaohsiung, Taiwan with the survivors aboard. Aerial observa­ tion later established that the Genciano had sunk. Once in port, the ship received a congratulatory message from the Executive Vice President of Sealand, who said, "Congratulations to you and all hands for your excellent performance and successful sea rescue involving the Genciano. We are very proud of your distinguished efforts in the best traditions of our industry." In addition. Chief Mate Donald S. Moir praised the crew in his own way. In a letter to SIU Vice President Frank Drozak, Moir said in part, "The entire crew takes pride in this ship. It is the cleanest and best run ship I've had the pleasure of working on. But the SIU crew showed their true colors when it came time to help fellow seafarers in need. It is a pleasure to be associated with such a fine crew." 2nd Bosun Recert. Class Grods provisions of the Merchant Marine five passenger ships to return to Acts of 1920 and 1936, and waive active U.S. flag service has been them if they were found to block reported out of the Hou.se Com­ efforts to revive the pa.ssenger ship mittee on Merchant Marine and trade. If enacted, H.R. 5427 is expected Fisheries. to provide badly needed jobs for The hill, H.R. 5427, was intro­ duced by Rep. John Murphy (D- American workers employed in N.Y.) in order to clarify certain various segments of the maritime industry: at sea, in the shipyards, and in allied and supportive in­ SAB Off Shortage As reported at October 1979 dustries. The legislation is expected to membership meetings the Seafarers reach the floor of the House within a Appeals Board (SAB) passed a very short period. Chances for its temporary action to help alleviate passage appear to be quite good, the lack of a sufficient number of though there are one or two ob­ green ticket ABs. stacles that still need to be over­ The SAB pointed out that there is come. a critical shortage of green ticket The interpretatioif of an amend-. ABs in the SIU Atlantic and Gulf ment offered by Rep. McCIoskey District. However, on the West (R-Calif.) and adopted by the Coast there are a number of under­ Committee remains in question. The employed green ticket ABs in the amendment would give the five SIUNA-afiniiated Sailors Union of passenger ships the right to carry the Pacific. "incidental cargo." There is some Therefore, the Board ruled that, uncertainty as to the scope of the for a period of six months, this term "incidental"; whether it refers group of SUP members and others merely to luggage or to something could be used when no qualified more extensive. member is available in the Atlantic The five ships that would be and Gulf District. returned to service include the A six month limit was put on the Independence, the Santa Rosa, the ruling since a substantial number of United States, the Mariposa, and A&G blue ticket ABs are expected the Monterey. to get their green tickets by then. The Senate passed a similar hill, This ruling will therefore end on S. 1281, on September 6.The Senate Apr. 30,1980. It is, however, subject bill did not, however, make mention to extension. But that extension of either the Monterey or the must not be for longer than six Mariposa. months. SIU Representative Bob Stevens (second row, far righit), stands In front of Union Headquarters with 11 of the 12 Seafarers who graduated from the second class to be held this year of the Bosun Recertification Program. In the first row, from left, are: Jose A. Martinez; Ruel Lawrence; Gary L. Hoover; Freddie Goethe; William Davis, and Dutch Keeffer. In the second row, from left, are: Ted Densmore; Theodore K. Gailocs; Doyle Ellette, and Stevens. In the third row are Vic Ardowski (left), and Felix R. Bonefont. Not in the photo is the twelfth graduate, Richard Daly. October 1979 / LOG / 13 Hi �The Transportation Institute Scholarsh^ Program After learning navigational skills in the classroom, student Stanley Dong observes the operations in the wheelhouse before actually taking over the wheel. To be a towboat operator is the A very essential part of the program is for the stu­ dream of many boatmen. The dents to share their Transportation institute Towboat knowledge and show Operator Scholarship program can trainees how to be make this dream a reality. It is now deckhands on barges. -•••IIInmimminiii a reality for another group of pro­ Paul Myers tightens a •Iimnifmiwi nn i ratchet connecting two fessional boatmen. These boatmen barges. were able to advance their careers because of the scholarship program Terrence Bader and a and they can now work in the mari­ trainee work to form a time industry as licensed towboat tow of barges. Personal operators. contact with the HLS The license that these boatmen trainees familiarizes the have acquired is backed up with tow boat operators with boathandling knowledge and skills. heir new responsibili Because of these skills, the boatmen ies of managing have confidence in their abilities. a crew. They are qualified and capable of working efficiently on the water­ ways. The twelve-week program has been in existence for over a year. So far, more than 100 boatmen have successfully completed the course. To help boatmen take advantage of this opportunity, the scholarship winners get 125 dollars each week in addition to the free tuition, room, board and books while en­ rolled in the program. The reasons for the success of the program are simple. The students in the course are receiving the finest • Special three-month curriculum offered only at the Harry Lundeberg School instruction available from dedicated professionals. The environment and • Room, Board and Books Free training facilities at HLS provide an • Tuition free ideal location for practical instruc­ • Weekly stipend of $125 tion on the training vessels. The opportunities in the towing Time spent in on-the-job training is Coast Guard approved as the equivalent of required industry are growing. Because of wheelhouse time the Transportation Institute TowDay-for-day work time credit for HLS Entry boat Operator Scholarship program, Graduates more boatmen can advance their careers and attain goals of which they had only dreamed. The tools of your trade Leom to moke them work for you ... Apply now for the Transportation Institute Towboat Operator Scbolarship To apply, see your SIU Representative. 14 / LOG / October 1979 �1 jimmie Givens demonstrates proper line handling to two students in the basic vocational program at HLS. Continuing To Towboat KlllllAl. NT Ml I Kit Phil Ryan maneuvers the pushboat and barges. Stu­ dents in the towboat operator program practice boathandling skills with the barges used for basic vocational education at HLS. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ISSHK M David Coleman Edward Dwyer Jimmie Givens Gary Wilkins Terrence Bader Stanley Dong David Tusson John Richardson Philip Ryan OGtebefT979 / LOG / 15 �He Believed in Union Grieves Loss of Brother Member I read with deep sorrow of the death of my friend and brother member. Angel Rios, in the Final Departures page of the Log. He was a great chef, and he was a man proud of his Union. As a pensioner I have been out of touch with my old shipmates. So I hope this letter will convey my deepest condolences to his family. Fraternally, Jose Castro W. Covi. Calif. Thanks George Walton Crew Much thanks to each and every member of the George Walton crew for the money they collected for me. You will never know how much I appreciate it. It helped me so much in going back and forth to see my late son, Thomas, in Bostcm. God will bless each of you in a special way for your kindness. My son, Thomas Alvin McNeil, joined the SIU in I960 and sailed as a steward. He is survived by his mother, Esther; brothers, Grady and George; sister, Gladys; nieces, nephews and other relatives. Sincerely, Esther McNeil M9bile, Ala. V) Helped in Time of Need I want to thank the SIU and the Seafarers Welfare Plan for the efficient way they handled the hospital claim for my wife when she suffered a heart attack. I am thankful for a wonderful Union which helped in time of my greatest need. Fraternally, John Christopher, Retired La Mesa, Calif. A Faithful Reader 1 have been reading the Log for the past 15 years and I just can't wait until the first of each month to get it. 1 loved the sea and 1 loved the SIU. It is one helluva fine Union. I used to ship out of Baltimore. I only wish I could have stayed at sea, but I have heart trouble and had to stop shipping. I want all the world to know that the SIU is supreme and the members who make up this great union are a fine group of Union brothers. Brother forever, Harry Cochran Dawson, Pa. 16 / LOG / October 1979 r want to thank each and every one of the people at the Union who so graciously helped me out when my husband James "Pat" Conley passed away Aug. 15, 1979 of cancer. He was a strong union man and really believed in it. He was never disappointed by his Union. My deepest regards to the SIU and all my husband's Seafarer friends he accumulated over the years. He spoke of them so much. Again, regards to all from his family; wife. Rose; daughter, Nancy, and granddaughter, Rozanne. Sincerely, Rose Conley Long Beach, Calif. Crew Response Admirable At approximately 0850 Aug. 7, 1979, lightning struck a storage tank directly ahead of our vessel, the SS Cove Engineer, about 500 yards off, igniting same. 1 was returning to the ship having completed a phone call to the home office. Cargo loading operations were stopped, general alarm was sounded and ullage caps were secured. The crew's response was admirable. We got underway in good time. The crew should be commended. The SIU, MEBA, AMO can take pride in the way the crew acted. Vito Adamo, Master SS CQVC Engineer Scholarship Winner to Be M.D. I would like to express my sincere thanks at this time for the scholarship that was awarded to me last yean This scholarship is helping to finance my college tuition. Last year and for the next three 3'ears I am attending Eastern Mennonite College in Harrisonburg, Va. 1 am enrolled in the premedical program and I am majoring in biology and chemistry. A few classes I had this year were General Chemistry, Human Biology, Lifesaving, and a course in Humanities. Most of my professors in the biology and chemistry courses are at the peak of their teaching careers, with about thirteen years of teaching behind them. They are highly qualified and able to assist students. Next year at college I will have such courses as Microbiology, Calculus, and Organic Chemistry. I look forward to next year with anticipation since I enjoy college and the classes I am taking. For the summer, I worked at a Biological Supply Farm, where I handled both live and preserved animals. It was good to have a summer job such as this because it dealt with the sciences and might help with medical school. Again, I'd sincerely like to express my thanks and appreciation to the trustees and the Seafarers Welfare Plan for selecting me as one of the 1978 scholarship awardees. I would like to encourage other students to strive their hardest in high school and persevere even though it seems hopeless at times. Accomplishing a hard task, having purpose, gives one a feeling of satisfaction which in itself is a reward. Yours truly, Sigmund Seller Blenheim, N.J. !;-Y- �Archaic ^Free-Trade' Policy Choking U.S. Fleet I F the last quarter century in America was characterized by abundance, the coming decades promise to be marked by scarcity. Americans are already feeling squeezed by the soaring prices of —^ootk, fuel—andHrousing.- Amd constant warnings that we must cut back, conserve, tighten our belts means everyone must come up with new policies to deal with what lies ahead. But while the nation looks towards and prepares for the changes of the 21st century, our trade policies lag 200 years behind. America is still operating under a 19th century code of free market concepts which is chok­ ing the life out of the U.S. merchant marine. In the U.S. we believe that everybody has an equal chance to compete in an open marketplace. Our economic policy is based on the principle of laissez-faire: government should interfere as little as possible in the direction of economic affairs. There are some areas of eco­ nomic activity where competition and free trade may still exist. But international shipping is not one of them. Nor are the U.S. textile, shoe, electronics or steel indus­ tries. Hundreds of thousands of American workers have lost their jobs because everything from textiles to televisions, from sneakers to steel is now produced abroad by a non-union, under­ paid labor force and dumped on the U.S. market. Under the catch phrase "free trade" we've allowed foreign goods of every description to flood the American marketplace. And our tax laws allow, even encourage, American industry to pack up and move their produc­ tion lines overseas. Dated policies and misguided principles of free trade have also crippled the once-mighty U.S. merchant marine. Thirty years ago, the American LOG Official Publicollon of the Seaforeri International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gull, Lakei and Inland Waters District, AFICIO October, 1979 Vol. 41, No. 10 Executive Board Paul Hall President Frank Drozak Executive Vice President Joe DiGiorgio Cal Tanner Secretary- Treasurer Vice President 3i9 James Gannon Ray Bourdius Assistant Editor Don Rotan West Coast Associate Editor Editor Edra Ziesk Assistant Editor Marietta Homayonpour Assistant Editor Mike Gillen Assistant Editor Max Siege! Hall Assistant Editor Frank Cianciotti Writer / Photographer Dennis Lundy Photography Marie Kosciusko Administrative Assistant George Vana Production I Art Director Published mofithiy by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. ~ ' Tel. 499-6600. Second class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. (ISSN #0160-2047) merchant fleet was 4800 strongs well able to fill the nation's needs during peacetime and to act as a capable, military auxiliary in times of national emergency. Today the ships flying our nation's flag number fewer than 600. And that fleet carries only a paltry five percent of the U.S. foreign trade. No other major shipping pow­ er has handed over 95 percent of their cargo to third flag fleets. The Soviet Union currently carries 55 percent of their foreign trade. Great Britain and France carry 34 percent each. And the Japanese make sure 44 percent of their imports and exports are moved on Japanese ships. None of these countries en­ courage free and open competi­ tion for their cargoes. If they did, none of them would have a single ship on the high seas. Instead, most shipping powers rely on arrangements such as bilateral trade agreements which allow them to guarantee their fleets enough cargo to survive. While we've tested bilateralism and found it workable, bilateral trading pacts are the exception to U.S. policy, not the rule. Our trade pact with the Soviet Union governing the wheat deal and our arrangement with Argentina on government car­ goes are examples. In both cases, the shipping agreements state that a specific percentage of the trade is guaranteed to the fleets of the two countries involved. Whatever is left over is bid upon by third flag operators. Our trading arrangements with Brazil are wholly bilateral be­ cause that's the only way Brazil trades. As a result of that agreement our share of the U.S./Brazilian trade has Jumped from 25 to 40 percent. Though the figures speak for themselves, the conclusions of a recent study by the U.S. Mari­ time Administration back them up. Bilateral shipping agree­ ments, the Marad study said, are "a viable option for U.S. policy makers." We think such agreements are more than a viable option; we think they're a necessity. Unless the U.S. begins realizing that the trading practices of the last century have no place in today's world, we may find ourselves entering the next century with no national fleet at all. October 1979 / LOG / 17 •> �Sea-Land Finance At Sea if Ashore SS Sugar Islander The bulk carrier SS Sugar Islander (Pacific Gulf Marine) from an East or Gulf Coast port on Nov. 7 will carry 26,500 long tons of grain to HaifaAshdod, Israel. Mobile Waterman Steamship Co. here early this month bought 88 LASH lighters for $3,184,016 from MAR AD. The lighters came from the bankrupt Pacific Far East Lines. Houston An LNG terminal will be built with Government approval at Port O'Connor, Tex. in Matagorda Bay by El Paso and Peoples Gas Cos. This would be the first LNG facility in the Gulf and Texas. When completed, 12 LNG ships each would deliver 2.6 million cubic feet of LNG to the terminal. The operating depot will be able to hold 3 billion cubic feet of LNG daily. Galveston The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) last month urged that deep-draft ships be prohibited from overtaking or passing one another at bends in the 800-foot wide Galveston Bay Entrance and Houston Ship Channels. The bid came on the heels of the NTSB's probe of the crash there between the containership SS (Sea-Land)and the loaded Danish tanker ST Nelly Maersk on Aug. 27, 1978. Though there were no deaths nor injuries, damage to both vessels was put at $1.4 million. The crash happened after the Nelly Maersk made a steadying left turn upbound into the narrow Galveston Inner Bar Channel at a bend as the overtaking Sea-Land Venture was closing to port. The bow of the Venture was crushed as it raked the port side and after deckhouse of the Nelly Maersk. The crash sent the Nelly Maersk to ground into the left bank. The Venture veered to starboard to anchor. The board said the probablecause of the mishap was"... the inaccurate evaluation of the closing rate and the late initiation of the rudder order by the pilot of the Venture Previously, the ships' pilots had agreed that when the Venture neared the Nelly Maersk. she would maneuver to pass. The Danish vessel was to slow and give ample passing room. But when she turned left she lost headway speed which increased the closing speed of the two ships greatly. Seafarers aboard the S-L 7 containership Sea-Land Finance late last month had a hand in the successful rescue at sea of 23 Korean crewmembers of a Panamanian tanker before it sank in the East China Sea. Picking up a May Day call distress or SOS (Save Our Ship) the 946foot S-L Finanee dashed 63 miles off course to pick up the crew of the foundering 373-foot ST Geneiano Hamapa, Japan-bound in heavy seas 125 miles northwest of Okinawa, Japan. The S-L Finance disembarked the rescued in Kaohsiung, Japan early this month. Santo Domingo, D.R. Sea-Land and Puerto Rico Marine (PRM) both aided Dominican Republic victims of Hurricanes^David and Fredric last month. Sea-Land gave $25,000 to recover from the wreckage of Hurricane David and PRM shipped 136 barge-loads worth $4 million worth of foodstuffs, clothing and drugs to the island republic free of charge to offset the wrath of Hurricane Frederic. A lone crane at Sea-Land's Haina container port was destroyed in the hurricanes. Port Everglades, Fla. This port early this month got its first giant container crane—a $2,6 million beauty—a 30 long-ton Paceco gantry model. Sea-Land installed the crane for its four SL-18 containerships to use twice weekly. Oakland, Calif. American President Lines annual Fleet Safety Award went to its containerships President McKinley, Polk and Van Buren last year for logging more than 1 million crew hours with no lost time accidents. A training safety film on the Heimlich Maneuver helped an officer and crewmember save the lives of two choking passengers. This QMED can count on great future. Washington, D.C. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Juanita M. Kreps, the first woman to hold the Cabinet post, resigned early this month for "personal reasons." She had held the post since Jan. 23, 1977. On Nov. 1, she will resume herjob as professor of economics at Duke University, Durham, N.C. Since the Secretary of Commerce is engaged and is influential in maritime affairs, it is hoped that President Carter will appoint someone to the post who has the best interests of the maritime industry in mind. Notice to Members On Shipping Procedure When throwing in for work din­ ing a job call at any SlU Hiring Hall, nieinbers must produce the following: • nieinbersbip certificate • registration card • clinic card • seaman's papers • valid, up-to-date passport In addition, when assigning a job the dispatcher will comply with the following Section 5. Sub­ section 7 of the SIU Shipping Rules: '^Within each class of .seniority rating in every Department, prior­ ity for entry rating jobs shall be 18 / LOG / October 1979 given to all seamen who po.ssess Lifeboatman endorsement by the United States Coast Guard. The Seafarers Appeals Board may waive the preceding sentence when, in the sole judgment of the Board, undue hardship will result or extenuating circumstances war­ rant such waiver." Also, all entry rated members must show their last six months discharges. Further, the Seafarers Appeals Board has ruled that ''C classifica­ tion seamen may only register and sail as entry ratings in only one department." He knows diesel engines . . . He's ready for the diesel-powered ships that are coming off the ways. He's got job security for today and tomorrow. You can have it. too. Just take the diesel engines course for QMED's at HLS. It starts November 26. Fill out the application in this issue of the Log and mail it to HLS. Sign Up now! Contact HLS or your SIU Representative. �Alaskan Oil Will Not Be Exported Carter Signs Bill Reserving North Slope Crude for U.S. Use Sen. Donald RIegle (D-Mlch.) spon­ sored this Important bill In the Senate. I N a big victory for the energy needs of the American people, President Carter signed the Export Administration Act of 1979 into law Sept. 29, 1979. The bill effectively bans the export, sale or swap of Alaskan produced oil under any but the most critical emergency circumstances. A broad coalition of consumer, public interest and labor groups, including the SIU waged a two-year fight in support of the legislation. The House passed the measure in September. The Senate had okayed it in July. Carter's signature on PL 96-72 marked the ceremonial end to the battle and officially scuttled plans of the oil companies to export Alaskan oil to Japan. The Alaskan oil amendments to the Export Administration Act of 1979, sponsored by Sen. Don Riegle (D-MI) in the Senate and Rep. Howard Wolpe (D-MI) in the House, bans the export or exchange of Alaskan crude except if: • the export would not lessen either the quantity or quality of crude available to U.S. consumers; • the export would result in the reduction in cost of imported crude to American refiners and the cost of oil to American consumers; • any exports that are approved are made under terminable contracts; • the exports can be proved necessary for the protection of U.S. national security. The battle over the Export Administration Act really came down to a case of people-vs-profits. On one side were the oil companies, the U.S. Dept. of Energy and the state of Alaska. Defending the energy needs of U .S. consumers were many groups, including: the Consumer Federation of America, the Citizen/ Labor Energy Coalition, and the AFL-CIO. The oil companies based their case for exporting Alaskan crude on the argument that moving it to Japan was the only way to ease the glut of oil on the U.S. West Coast. They planned to bring in replacement supplies from Mexico, and they planned to cut their transportation costs by using foreign flag tankers for both ends of the swap. Rep. Stewart McKinney (R-CT) blasted the oil giants for trying to save'a few extra pennies' by using foreign tankers to move the oil to Japan rather than U.S. oil carriers to bring it down to the lower 48 United States. Any '"transportation savings," McKinney said,"would not go to the American consumer hut to the oil companies." The U.S. economy would have suffered had the Alaskan oil export scheme gone through. "From two to three million tons of U.S. tankers" would be forced into lay-up the AFL-CIO said, "with the loss of thousands of jobs for U.S. seamen," as well as sharp cuts in shoreside and shipyard employment. Exporting America's only secure domestic oil reserve would also have threatened U.S. national security. The Consumer Federation of America pointed out that Alaskan oil exports would increase our already "gross dependence" on imported oil and leave the U.S. "vulnerable to supply disruptions instigated by OPEC." In July, against a backdrop of nationwide oil shortages, the Senate cast an overwhelming 74-3 vote in favor of keeping Alaskan oil in the U.S. Voicing the sentiment of many of his colleagues, Sen. Riegle said an Alaskan oil swap would "do absolutely nothing to provide any * benefit to American consumers." Two months later the House agreed. But not before an 11th hour attack against the Alaska oil export restrictions in the bill was beaten back in a resounding 340 to 61 roll call vote. The last step for the Export Administration Act before it was sent to the President was a joint House/Senate conference committee. Conferees resolved the basic difference between the two versions of the bill by agreeing that a Presidential order calling for an Alaskan oil export must be approved by both Houses of Congress rather than vetoed as the Senate version stated. Passage of the Export Administration Act of 1979 says the nation's largest oil reserve belongs to the American people, not the oil companies. Rep. Howard Wolpe (D-Mich.) was Rep. Steward McKlnney (R-Conn.) floor manager of the bill In the was a key supporter of the bilMn the House. House. October 1979 / LOG / 19 �Rep. Mike Barnes (D-MD): "...the only acceptable criteria for Alaskan oil exports are a showing of consumer benefit and a showing that such exports would not ad­ versely aftect America's oil supply." Othei^vOutspoken Supporters from Senate Sen. George McGovern (D-SD): "...to ease our shortages, reduce our dependence on foreign imports and to assist in restoring our devastating balance of payments problem." Sen. William Proxmire (D-WI): Sen. Birch Bayh (D-IN): "...I am tired of being told that ever larger oil company profits is the only sure fair method of decreasing our dependence on foreign oil." "... the real beneficiaries (of swaps) are the oil companies..." Rep. Leo ZeferettI (D-NY): "It is inconceivable to me how we can allowfor the export of Alaska oil when it is the pronounced policy of this country to reduce our dependence on foreign oil." Rep. Robert Lagemarsino (R-OA): Sen. Harrison Williams (D-N.J.) Sen. John Warner (R-VA): "The bottom line is that my constituents find it incredible that we should export our nation's oil while we continue to import foreign oil at ruinous, inflationary prices." Sen. Larry Pressler (R-SD): Sen. Frank Church (D-ID): "We need an energy strategy that protects our citizens from reliance on the instability of the world oil market...that provides workers with job security not affected by Middle East hostilities." "Restricting exports...is absolutely imperative if we are to stimulate those developments that will put us on the road to energy iridependence." Sen. Jim Sasser (D-Tenn.) "...the bill does not prohibit exports...but (provides) that if benefits can be passed on to the consumer and refiner, then exports are possible." Sen. Bob Packwood (R-Ore.) Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) Sen. Donald Steward (D-Ala.) More Key Supporters in House... Rep. Don Bonker (D-WA): "this provision requires that exporting Alaskan oil benefit the American consumer (and) insures that the Congress plays a major role in deciding whether Alaska oil should be exported." /«!* li' Rep. Robert A. Young (D-Mo.) Rep. Don Clausen (R-Callf.) Rep. Albert Gore (D-Tenn.) Rep. Tom Tauke (R-IA):"In order to maintain that agricultural heartland and provide heating oil for us in winter, it is essential we have this energy lifeline." Rep. William Gray (D-Pa.) Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN): Sen. John Durkin (D-NH): Sen. J. Bennett Johnston (D-U(): "I come down on the side of American seamen because American jobs are involved. We are not going to do anything for the American consumer by (selling oil) to Japan." 20 / LOG / October 1979 Sen. John Melcher (D-MT): "We are (by exporting) tampering... with a key part of satisfying our energy needs." "We must move Alaskan oil east to the New England market now. At a time when Ameri­ cans are suffering from long gasoline lines and reduced stocks of house heating oil, it would be totally unreasonable to export Alaskan oil." Rep. John J. Moakley (D-Mass.) Rep. Daniel Mica (D-Fla.) Rep. Stephen Solarz (D-N.Y.) Rep. Gerry Studds (D-Mass.) Rep. Silvio Conte (R-MA): "(swaps) would eliminate any incentive for the establishment of a domestic delivery system (and) would result in the loss of maritime jobs." "The Northern Tier states have a right and an obligation to seek a secure and continuous source of oil. The best place to get that is the North Slope. "(swaps) will deny the American seamen the benefits of transporting this oil." October 1979 / LOG / 21 �.... Why Are We in Washington? % Thirty years have brought many changes to the maritime industry. Thirty years ago, Seafarers weren't asked to make contributions to SPAD. Because 30 years ago, the SlU was not involved in Washington politics. In fact, very few people connected with maritime got within spitting distance of Washington, D.C. One more thing, 30 years ago had Congress been confronted with the issue, it might never have voted to ban the exportation of Alaskan oil. The recent victory on the Alaskan Oil Bill will benefit a great many people in this country, seamen included. The next job you get might he on a tanker carrying oil to and from Alaska. Without the ban, that job would probably not exist. In this age of shrinking expectations, Americans are fond of saying that we live in a small world. Well, there's nothing shorter than the distance between any ship and the halls of Congress. It has only been through the development of a strong political operation in Washington that this Union has been able to provide job security for its members. There isn't a day that goes by that some legislator doesn't attempt to pass a law that would profoundly affect the lives of merchant seamen. A few weeks ago. Rep. Dannemeyer proposed an amendment to the Export Administration Act which would have lifted the ban on the exportation of Alaskan oil. Today, the Coast Guard is trying to radically alter the existing physical requirements for merchant seamen. Tomorrow, who knows? But no matter what happens in the future, the SIU must continue its efforts in Washington. And SIU members must continue to support the Union in these efforts. The SIU has more than 30 contracted vessels operating In the Alaska oil run. If the oil companies had succeeded In their plans to export Alaska oil, we could have lost the jobs on all these vessels since the oil giants would have used foreign flag ships to carry the crude. 22 / LOG / October 1979 'M �SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters United Industrial Workers of North America PRESIDENT Paul Hall SECRETARY-TREASURER Joe DiGioroio EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Frank Drozak VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner HF.AI>QIIARTKRS 675 4 Ave., Bklyn. 11232 (212) HY 9-6600 Dispatchers Report lor Deep Sea SEPT. 1-29,1979 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port 9 114 9 17 16 6 21 84 . 25 38 19 29 13 55 3 0 458 2 50 5 5 3 6 4 19 16 10 9 7 1 24 0 0 161 6 4 1 1 5 4 0 8 7 3 9 4 2 0 0 0 54 Port 3 93 14 15 •12 9 17 59 24 29 7 16 5 59 4 0 366 2 43 5 5 4 4 5 20 6 9 . 3 8 1 17 1 1 134 0 9 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 24 Port ". i 1 40 6 9 5 3 8 25 9 15 6 12 7 38 1 185 0 16 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 10 2 0 48 0 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 3 5 0 4 0 0 30 2 4 1 1 3 5 0 3 4 5 6 11 5 9 0 0 59 . 13 154 14 35. 23 11 .33 112 42 81 42 67 18 93 1 2 741 6 37 5 7 9 9 9 23 18 11 15 12 0 34 0 0 195 6 6 1 6 13 3 1 14 6 4 14 16 0 3 0 0 95 3 106 9 20 5 4 11 49 24 17 6 31 7 52 3 2 349 5 58 6 10 2 4 2 23 12 8 1 11 10 20 11 2 185 0 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 18 2 137 14 • 28 23 10 25 93 34 62 23 44 15 82 0 0 592 4 68 4 16 8 7 9 31 10 15 10 12 3 20 0 1 218 0 10 1 0 4 2 1 1 2 4 5 7 1 7 0 1 46 4 72 7 14 2 4 4 35 21 21 4 10 9 28 1 0 236 1 . 73 6 1 5 0 2 29 8 7 2 12 11 20 31 1 2x19 0 4 1 . 0 1 5 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 8 0 0 28 1 55 4 20 13 7 25 55 18 36 16 22 12 60 1 0 345 1 25 1 3 4 1 4 1 4 7 5 3 4 9 0 0 72 1 13 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 13 12 0 3 0 0 48 15 196 36 33 34 10 16 54 48 33 40 38 25 75 2 0 655 3 174 8 35 30 12 1 38 14 24 110 44 11 54 0 0 558 1,140 747 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Port Totals All Departments 3 85 10 4 0 10 3 34 18 14 8 24 8 34 . 8 0 263 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Boston New York Philadelphia Baltfmore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Piney Point Yokohama Totals 7 129 9 16 15 5 12 80 22 31 13 37 10 49 3 1 439 Medical Arts Building 324 W. Superior St. 55802 (218) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich HOUSTON, Tex ENGINE DEPARTMENT Boston New York Philadelphia .. Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans .. Jacksonville .. San Francisco. Wilmington ... Seattle Puerto Rico ... Houston Piney Point ... Yokohama — Totals Totals ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Boston New York Philadelphia .. Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans ,. Jacksonville .. San Francisco. Wilmington ... Seattle Puerto Rico ... Houston Piney Point ... Yokohama Totals 1 ih TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-9375 ALPENA, Mich 800 N. 2 Ave. 49707 (517) EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) EA 7-4900 BOSTON, Mass 215 Essex St. 02111 (617) 482-4716 BUFFALO, N.Y 290 Franklin St. 14202 T716) TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, ILL. .9383 S. Ewing Ave. 60617 (312) SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) MA 1-5450 DULU TH, Minn 2014 W. 3 St. 58806 3 31 6 3 1 4 21 11 12 3 12 7 24 1 0 150 1,159 6 115 • 17 12 14 9 6 39 36 18 18 23 19 56 46 0 434 1 55 8 10 14 13 1 14 9 7 42 24 6 35 0 0 239 0 0 0 6 30 8 18 6 3 11 29 10 29 8 20 14 24 0 0 216 777 347 1,024 657 105 1,894 P.O. Box D 415 Main St. 49635 (616) 352-4441 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Monlgoinery St. 07302 (201) HE 5-9424 .MOBILE, Ala IS. Lawrence St. 36602 (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PADUCAH, Ky 225 S. 7 St. 42001 (502) 443-2493 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. . .2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) DE 6-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT AR THUR, Tex. 534 9 Ave. 77640 (713) 983-1679 SAN FRANCTSCO, Calif 1311 Mission St. 94103 (415) 626-6793 SANTURCE, P. R. .1313 Fernandez, Junco.s, Stop 20 00909 (809) 725-6960 SEAFTLE, Wash 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. . .4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 TAMPA, Fla. 2610 W. Kennedy Blvd. 33609 (813) 870-1601 TOLEDO, Ohio 935 Summit St. 43604 (419) 248-3691 WILMING TON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 YOKOHAMA, Japan Yokohama Port P.O. (213) 549-4000 P.O. Box 429 5-6 Nihon Ohdori Naka-Ku 231-91 201-7935 West Coast Stewards Halls HONOI.l LF. Hawaii ... 707 Alakea SI. 96813 (808) 537-5714 •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. J During the month of September, a total of 1,786 deep-sea jobs were shipped through the SIU's network of hiring halls. Of this total, only 1,024 were taken by "A" Seniority members. The remainder, 762 jobs in all, were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. This is the best indication of any that shipping for SlU members is excellent and will remain that way for the foreseeable future. PORTI AM). Or 421 S.W. 5th Ave. 97204 (503) 227-7993 Wll MINOTON. C a. .. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-40UU SAN FRANTISC O, ( a. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 October 1979 / LOG / 23 if �Apply Now for an HLS5 Upgrading Course! HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL UPGRADING APPLICATION (Please Print) Date of Birth. Name. (Last) (First) Mo./Day/Year (Middle) Address. (Street) (City) (State) Deepsea Member • (Area Code) Lakes Member • Inland Waters Member • Seniority. Book Number Date Book Was Issued. Port Presently Registered ln_ Port Issued Endorsement(s) or License Now Held, Social Security Piney Point Graduate: • Yes No Q (if yes, fill in below) Entry Program: From to. (dates attended) Upgrading Program: From. Telephone. (Zip Code) Endorsement(s) or License Received . to. (dates attended) Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: • Yes No [] Firefighting: (• Yes No • Dates Available for Training I Am Interested in the Following Course(s). DECK 1 1 Tankerman n AB 12 Months f~~l 1 1 • |_J l_J (~~1 1 1 1_1 1 1 U AB Unlimited AB Tugs & Tows AB Great Lakes Quartermaster Towboat Operator Western Rivers Towboat Operator Inland Towtx)at Operator Not More than 200 Miles Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) Master • Mate Pilot RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME STEWARD ENGINE • FWT n • • • • • • n u • • Oiler QMED - Any Rating Others Marine Electrical Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance and Operation Automation Maintenance of Shipboard Refrigeration Systems Diesel Engines Assistant Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) Chief Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) • (~1 • • • Assistant Cook Cook & Baker Chief Cook Steward Towboat Inland Cook ALL DEPARTMENTS • • |_J • • LNG LNG Safety Welding Lifeboatman Fire Fighting (Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted.above or attach letter of seivice, whichever is applicable.) VESSEL SIGNATURE RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED DATE RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: LUNDEBERG UPGRADING CENTER, PINEY POINT, MD. 20674 24 / LOG / October 1979 DATE OF DISCHARGE i �Hey Bos'n! Gerald Corelli Richard Gibbons William Smith 3rd Class of Bosun Recert. Program Underway Patrick Hawker "Hey bos'n, do you have a minute? I have to ask you a question." Who onboard ship has not heard that familiar cry? It's as much a part of the merchant sailor's experience as the salt In the Atlantic Ocean. Because of the bosun's unique position onboard ship, the SIU instituted the Bosun Recertification Program. Three classes were scheduled for this year. Two have already been held; the third is now in progress at the Lundeberg School. The original program had been temporarily sus­ pended in June 1976 after 402 people had been recertified. Since that time death, retirement and various other factors have reduced the number of recertified bosuns shipping out. The first two clashes this year were resounding successes. Participants in the program spent one month at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship in Piney Point, Md. and one month at Union Headquarters in Brooklyn. Joseph Morrison Marvin McDuffie Orlando Hernandez The two-month program is geared towards expos­ ing bosuns to all facets of the maritime industry. As ship's chairman and head of the unlicensed members of the deck department, it is essential that the man filling this spot have the tools to help his crewmates. James Camp In the fast changing world of the sailor, at least one thing is staying the same. The bosun is still the man to ask about what is going on. Aden Ezell X Frank Bona James Todd John Chermesino Bernard Kitchens s Romolol DeVirgileo October 1979 / LOG / 25 �r SANTA MERCEDES (Delta Steam­ ship), August 1 -Chairman, Recertified Bosun E. D. Christiansen; Secretary Samuel N. Smith; Educational Director Bobby E. Stearman; Deck Delegate C. A. Perreira; Engine Delegate John Kirk; Steward Delegate Ralph Aquino. No disputed OT. $212.10 in ship's fund. Chairman urged all members who have enough time to go to upgrading school as the Union is badly in need of more good men in the industry. Also for members to watch themselves when they go up on deck as there is a lot of spray painting and touching up being done throughout the deck and passenger areas. Discussed the importance of donating to SPAD. Thanks everyone for making this a good ship. Next port San Francisco. MONTICELLO VICTORY (Victory l^teamship) August 5—Chairman Frank Smith; Secretary Duke Hall; Educa­ tional Director Charles K. Druvry; Deck Delegate Claude Blanchard; Engine Delegate Pete Vasquez; Steward Delegate N. W. Mc Loughlin. No disputed OT. Secretary reported that upgrading for all jobs in the Steward Ctepartment will be starting soon at Piney Point and those who qualify should take advantage of this opportu­ nity to better yourself. The Log was discussed and posted for all to read. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. SEA-LAND RESOURCE (SeaLand Service) August 26—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Peter Drewes; Secre­ tary John Gibbons; Educational Direc­ tor Theodore Wiatrowski; Engine Delegate John Duda; Steward Delegate Joseph Roberts. No disputed Of. Chairman thanked the crew for their splendid cooperation duringemergency drill. Also discussed the importance of donating to SPAD. Chiel Steward J. L. Gibbons thanked the steward depart­ ment lor their cooperation. Captain F'ranklin extenderi his thanks to the crew for their splendid cooperation during the recent emergency. A vessel .sank in the North Sea and the Captain said the crew acted in the true tradition of the sea. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port New Jersey. SEA-LAND FINANCE (Sea-Land Service), August 12 Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun James Pulliam Jr.; Secretary L. Bennett; Educational Director Hacker. Chairman noted that the Log has been out for the crew to read. Please pass them around when you have finished. Di.scussed the importance of donating to SPAD. Next port Yokohama. ALEUTIAN DEVELOPER (SeaLand Service), August 26—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Clyde Miller; Secre­ tary Larry Lightfoot; Educational Director Anton N. Zhivarin; Steward Delegate C. Gray. Secretary reported on three new articles in the Log that are noteworthy. The scholarship awards for dependents. Bosun Recertification Program, an educational opportunity for Seafarers and the new Stewards Program. Educational Director noted that safety movies were shown. Report to Log: "Robert Zurfluk and Harry Silverstein kept the many fish eaters on the ship happy and full by catching numerous fish to add to ship's menu." Next port Kodiak. 26 / LOG / October 1979 •St EL PASO HOWARD BOYD (El Paso Marine), August 26—Chairman, 2 Recertified Bosun David LaFrance; Secretary Don Collins; Educational Director L. Tanner; Deck Delegate Arthur L. Mallory; Steward Delegate James Morgan. No disputed OT. Secretary gave comments on the articles to read in the Log on the upgrading report and on the article about the LNG stall in the government. It was noted that the Log carries material for all. Communication from Executive Vice President, Frank Drozak, was discussed and posted for all to read. A vote of thanks to the steward department. SANTA MARIANA (Delta Steam­ ship Lines), August 10—Chairman, Recertified Bosun H. B. Walters; Secretary Albert J. Courtney; Educa­ tional Director H. G. Ulrich. No disputed OT. Chairman stated that we need more avenues of recreation specifically, games etc. Chairman made the following statement: "Always try to understand each other—be Brothers! Unite and appreciate verbal communi­ cation. In other words, look upon each brother alike and try to help each other in any way you are able." Have received no communications to dale after the first ones from the Caribbean. How­ ever, we appreciate what we have received and understand the problems of air and sea mail and anticipate further communication. Report to Log: "Thanks for keeping us abreast of all maritime news and hoping to receive more communications as time goes by." Next port Callao. MERRIMAC (Ogden Marine), Au­ gust 26 Chairman, H. Menicou; Secretary J. Reed. Some disputed OTin deck, engine and steward department. The Log was received and distributed to the delegates. Chairman noted that some of the repairs were taken care of since the last meeting. Also that there is a good crew on here in all departments. A vote of thanks to the steward department. Next port Houston. ACHILLES (Newport Tankers), August 26—Chairman O. Pitfield; ?recretary T= Bolloii: Educational Director J. Singletary; Steward Dele­ gate A. Jackson. No disputed OT. Chairman noted that it was a long three hot weeks in Port Said, Egypt discharg­ ing grain. We are now loading in Russia for Spain; then from there to Algeria for a load of oil to St. James, Louisiana. Educational Director called attention to the fact that the ship has been carrying grain and the crew has gotten used to smoking on deck. But now that we are loaded with oil there is no smoking any place on deck. Members should leave matches and cigarettes in room while working on deck. Communications received were read and posted on board in messroom. A vote of thanks to the steward department for good food and service. Next port St. James, La. ST. LOUIS (Sea-Land Service), August 12 — Chairman, Recertified Bosun Thomas H. Holt; Secretary Oscar Smith; Educational Director C. McKinney; Deck Delegate Billy E. Lynn. Some disputed OT in deck and engine department. Chairman held a discussion on the Stewards Recertifica­ tion Program. Secretary urged all to read the present issue of the Log. There are many interesting features such as the appointment of our President to the post on Export Council; revamping of rules on initial eligibility for welfare plan benefits etc. I would like to congratulate Brother Paul Hall who was one of the few labor leaders invited to Camp David for breakfast and consul­ tation by President Carter during his reorganization. Chairman thanked all for making his stay a pleasant one and urged continued support of the new chairman when he comes aboard. Next port Rotterdam. SEA-LAND LEADER (Sea-Land Service), August 19—Chairman F. White; Secretary A, Reasko; Educa­ tional Director H. Henley. $50 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Educational Director advised all members to go to upgrading school and to LNG school at HLSS. Also the importance of donating to SPAD. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. LNG TAURUS (Energy Transporta­ tion). August 19 Chairman, Recerti­ fied Bosun Tom Brooks; Secretary F. Costango; Educational Director G. Bernous; Deck Delegate Joe Morrison; Engine Delegate Bill Hyder; Steward Delegate Pat Geary. No disputed OT. Chairman noted that there will be no smoking in passageway or elevator. There is a mail box in the crew lounge. Each man shall secure the dead light in rooms at night. Hard hats and safety shoes should be worn on deck at loading and discharging ports and at fire and boat drills. All members should read the Log, especially the President's Report. It was noted that books have been put in the lounge and basketball courts have been set up. Next port Arun. OVERSEAS ALICE (Maritime Overseas) August 19—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun W. Jefferson; Secretary A. Salem; Educational Director D. Vagiajdides; Deck Delegate R. Salazar; Engine Delegate J. C. Cohen; Steward Delegate L. Dunkins. Secretary re­ ported that when you are quitting the ship you should strip your bunk and make ready for replacement. Also discussed the importance of donating to SPAD. $25.50 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Only communication received was the Log. Report to Log: "Third Mate fishing from the bridge, had a big shark on the line but it got away." Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port Freeport. CONNECTICUT (Ogden Marine), August 5—Chairman, Recertified Bo­ sun E. C. Barnhill; Secretary E. Kelly; Educational Director R. 1. Guerra; Deck Delegate E. Keeter; Engine Delegate R. Elliott; Steward Delegated. Mortinger. Chairman held a discussion on the articles that appear in the Log and advised all crewmembers to use safety at all times. No disputed OT. All communications received were read and posted. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. OVERSEAS NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), August 26—Chairman Michael Ventry; Secretary C. A. Guerra; Deck Delegate O. Powell; Engine Delegate E. Kent; Steward Delegate P. Baker. $85 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Chairman noted in his report that the ship will be at anchor until the 30th of August waiting for a ship to dock alongside for discharging of the cargo. All communications received have been passed around to all departments and posted. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Official ship's minutes were also received from the following vessels: OVERSEAS NEW YORK OGDEN CHALLENGER TAMARA GUILDEN HUMACAO DELTA COLOMBIA WESTWARD VENTURE ZAPATA RANGER OGDEN CHARGER JOHN PENN SEA-LAND TRADE PORTLAND OVERSEAS OHIO OVERSEAS ALASKA OVERSEAS ANCHORAGE DEL SOL SEA-LAND EXCHANGE SEA-LAND COMMERCE COVE COMMUNICATOR OVERSEAS JUNEAU SE.\-LAND VENTURE DELTA PARAGUAY NEWARK OGDEN LEADER ARIES COVE EXPLORER SEA-LAND GALLOWAY TAMPA OVERSEAS NEW YORK COVE LEADER DELTA PERU GOLDEN MONARCH DELTA NORTE ROBERT E. LEE LNG CAPRICORN BOSTON OGDEN LEADER FLOR ALLEGIANCE GALVESTON HOUSTON DELTA URUGUAY EL PASO SOUTHERN OAKLAND TRANSCOLUMBIA ZAPATA COURIER MARYLAND CAGUAS WALTER RICE JACKSONVILLE DELTA BOLIVIA OGDEN TRAVELER SEA-LAND CONSUMER LNG PISCES BALTIMORE POINT SUSAN ARECIBO OVERSEAS HARRIETTE \ �He Conquered Atlantic Under Sail—Alone A ¥ M FTER 33 years with the SIU, Brother Olavi Kivikoski has decided to retire from his job as able seaman and enjoy his Union pension. Hell have more time now to paint his landscapes and still lifes and to write his stories. And, like his fellow Seafarers, he can reminisce about his days on the sea. But unlike most of his Brothers, Seafarer Kivikoski will have a little more to reminisce about. For it was in the summer of 1953 that he sailed alone in a 32foot, two masted Nova Scotia schooner from New York to Holland. The trip took 67 days. The whole journey was made under sail. Kivikoski had brought along a small motor, mainly to use when in port, but the motor conked out on him soon after the journey started. He also ran out of fresh water because one of his tanks began to leak. Luckily there was enough rain for Kivikoski to replenish his water supply. Though he didn't characterize the journey as particularly har­ rowing, he did say it was "some­ times rough." He encountered high seas and powerful storm.s that lasted for days. And when Kivikoski arrived in Den Helder, Holland he landed in a big gale. On to Finland Continuing his journey through the Dutch canals and the inland waterways of Sweden, Kivikoski reached the Gulf of Bothnia. He then sailed north and in late October reached his parents' hometown of Kemi, Finland, 60 miles south of the Arctic Circle. (Kivikoski himself is a native of Finland and he served in the front line during the 1939 Fino-Russian War.) In Kemi, 300 to 400 of the townspeople came out to greet him. Kivikoski later wrote a book about his trip that was published in Finland. Brother Kivikoski apparently hadn't had his fill of adventure quite yet. In 1956 he decided to sail his wooden boat back the other way. The journey westward through more southerly waters should have been easier. But instead. Brother Kivikoski kept running into trouble. He hit very bad weather in Denmark and decided to fly back to New York and ship out for awhile before continuing the journey. When he did, Kivikoski got as far as the Bay of Biscay near Spain where he lost the rudder and other parts of the boat. He managed to get to Lisbon where he had the boat reconditioned. At the Canary Islands off Africa, Seafarer Kivikoski de­ cided to wait a couple of months for the hurricane season to pass. In October he started out again and 36 days later—on Thanks­ giving—he arrived at St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Pat on the Stern It would seem that the worst was over. But not quite. On the way to Miami, Kivikoski's boat ran over a coral reef off Cuba and he almost lost her. But local fishermen helped him get the boat off the reef and he even­ tually completed the journey to Miami. Monthly Membership Meetings Port New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Algonac Houston New Orleans Mobile San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Piney Point San Juan Columbus Chicago Port Arthur Buffalo St. Louis Cleveland Date Nov. 5 Nov. 6 Nov. 7 Nov. 8 Nov. 8 Nov. 9 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Nov. 15 Nov. 19 Nov. 23 Nov. 10 Nov. 23 Nov. 17 Nov. 13 Nov. 13 Nov. 14 Nov. 16 Nov. 15 Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters 2;30p.m 2:30p.m 2:30p.m 9:30a.m 2:00 p.m 2:30p.m 2:-30p.m 2:30p.m 2:30p.m 2:30p.m 2:30p.m 2:30p.m 10:30a.m 2:30p.m — 2:30p.m — 2:30p.m — In this photo, taken in 1953, Seafarer Olavi Kivikoski sits at the tiller at his 32-foot Nova Scotia schooner Turquoise. Brother Kivikoski soon sold his blue-green boat. But before he did, he gave her a pat on the side. She had gotten him through some rough times and he felt she lived up to her name Turquoise. As Kivikoski explained, the turquoise stone "is dedicated to a true, loving heart." When Brother Kivikoski got back to New York he married an old girl-friend of his, Helen, and they eventually settled in Lake Worth, Fla. where they still live. Brother Kivikoski went on his solo sea journeys because he "wanted adventure." That was over 20 years ago. But even today, at age 65, he gets a nostalgic look in his eyes when he thinks back to those times. One has the feeling that if he could find a boat like the Turquoise, the Log might be writing about another sea adventure taken by Brother Kivikoski. UiW 7:00p.m. 7:00p.m. 7:00p.m. 7:00p.m. — 7:00p.m. 7:00p.m. — — 1:00p.m. — — October 1979 / LOG / 27 �r I SIU Tug Cape May Now Working In the event that any SIU members have legal problems in the various ports, a list of attorneys whom they can consult is being published. The mem­ ber need not choose the recommended attorneys and this list is intended only for informational purposes: The following is a list of recom­ mended attorneys throughout the United States: NEW YORK, N.Y. Schulman & Abarbanel 350 Fifth Avenue New York, N.Y. 10001 • Tele. #(212) 279-9200 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Tele. #(301) 539-6967 HOUSTON, TEX. Archer & Peterson Americana Building 811 Dallas Street Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. #(713) 659-4455 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P.A. 2620 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, Florida 33609 Tele. #(813) 879-9482 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings, Henning and Walsh 100 Bush Street, Suite 1403 San Francisco,California 9410'< Tele. #(415) 981-4400 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenbcrg & Sounders 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. #(314) 231-7440 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Barker, Boudreaux, Lamy, Gardner & Foley 1400 Richards Building 837 Gravier Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Tele. #(504) 586-9395 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Julber, Reinhardt & Rothschild 5900 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90036 Tele. #(213) 937-6250 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Alabama 36602 Tele. #(205) 433-4904 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48822 Tele. #(313) 532-1220 BOSTON, MASS. Joseph M. Orlando 95 Commercial Wharf * Boston, Massachusetts 02110 Tele. #(617) 523-1000 SEATTLE, WASH. Vance, Davies, Roberts, Reid & Anderson 100 West Harrison Plaza Seattle, Washington 98119 Tele. #(206) 285-3610 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 Tele. #(312) 263-6330 28 / LOG / October 1979 Philly Harbor An SlU-contracted boat has become the most powerful ship docking tug in the port of Philadel­ phia. She's Curtis Bay's Cape May. After being overhauled and refitted recently, the six-year old tug was transferred from Baltimore to Philadelphia. Measuring 107 feet long and 32 feet wide, the Cape May has a horsepower of 3,300. She has twin screws, twin rudders, and is air conditioned. She's the first twin-screw tug to be used for ship handling in the port of Philadelphia. Each Boatman aboard the Cape May has a private foc'sle. The boat is SIU top-to-bottom. SIU Tug Clipper on the Move Four SIU Boatmen posed for this photo in the galley of their boat C//pper(IOT) while she was at the Chevron Oil dock in Perth Amboy, N.J, recently. From the left are; Pete Desmond, captain; Jerry Sharp, cook; Charlie Pugh, mate, and John Finch, AB. The Clipper is a deep-sea tug employed in the coastwise oil trade. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters SEPT. 1-29,1979 noTAL REGISTERED TOTALSHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Port Arthur Algonac St. Louis Piney Point Paducah Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 391 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 4 07 1 3 0 000 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 3 6 4 12 0 0 0 3 20 11 2 29 0 3 13 95 29 94 138 ." 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 005 0 2 0 OOO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 59 8 5 5 12 0 0 0 0 6 4 2 29 0 1 2 2 13 54 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 23 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 9 3 0 45 13 2 6 1 000 5 10 12 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 13 8 6 1 9 0 0 0 8 38 26 0 1 0 2 18 168 49 120 250 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Port Arthur Algonac St. Louis Piney Point Paducah 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 000 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 r 1 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 Totals 1 1 4 Port Totals All Departments All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Port Arthur Algonac St. Louis Piney Point Paducah Totals ••REGISTEREDON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 1 0 0 000 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 000 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 212 6 5 9 STEWARD DEPARTMENT ' 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 002 0 0 1 000 0 0 "0 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 129 2 9 12 32 104 154 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 000 1 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 000 1 4 0 15 61 34 •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 0 n 0 0 0 003 0 0 1 000 0 0 1 0 0 0 OOn 0 0 l OOo 0 0 n 1 o 0 0 n 26 9i 3 9 29 58 134 288 �Mobile The Dolphin Is. Drawbridge on the Intracoastal Canal Waterway was washed away by Hurricane Frederic on Sept. 12. It will take two years to rebuild. New Orleans Norfolk The new contract for Boatmen at Cape Fear Towing Co. of Wilming­ ton, N.C. has been "signed, sealed and delivered." At the Stone Towing Co. also in Wilmington, Boatmen there are still on strike against the company. Contract negotiations have begun for Boatmen at the Swann Launch Co. here. Plney Point A new contract was signed for Boatmen working for the Steuart Petroleum Co. here. Great Lakes On Oct. 8, the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. began its annual fall dredging of the Cayahoga River in the port of Cleveland. Zenith Dredging started a dredging job up in the port of Duluth. The ST Ogden Columbia (Ogden Marine) stranded in the port of Duluth during the grain millers strike, was the first tanker to load on grain at the end of the beef. Settlement of the beef lead to the recall to return to work of Boatmen aboard Lakes' tugs and docking vessels. 'f Construction of a new $50-million bridge between the twin grain ports of Duluth and Superior, Wise, will help to provide jobs for the Boatmen of the Johnson Brothers Dredge Co. of Wisconsin and put other maritime workers to work there. A considerable amount of dredging supplies will also be required. Houston Contract negotiations at Dixie Carriers and the Higman Towing Co. here are due to start next month. f On Nov. 1, two more new tugs will be delivered to G KNOW YOUR RIGHTS H Towing here. Arbitration with Dixie Carriers on computation of the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) retroactive to Apr. 6 for the company's Boatmen is slated to begin late this month. Jackson and Tampa The new hopper dredge Sugar Island (Great Lakes D & D) started a dredging Job in St. Augustine, Fla. Jacksonville Port Agent Leo Bonser was elected a Clay County (Fla.) delegate to the Democratic Party Presidential Convention to be held next month in St. Petersburg, Fla. * it' The new tug Gulf Star (Sheridan Towing) was in service this month in the port of Tampa. Mississippi River System Four crewmen aboard the steamboat Mississippi Queen (Delta Steamboat) were hurt on the afternoon of Sept. 7 when the 376-foot sternwhceler collided with the 38,000-ton Panamanian tanker Spes on the river near Norco, La. Also 40 feet of the steamboat's railing on the third deck amidship was damaged. The 753-foot tanker had a small gash in her bow. The Queen with 500 passengers was sailing from St. Louis to New Locks and Dam 26 A court ruling to decide the fate of the new Locks and Dam 26 on the Mississippi at Alton, 111. is expected to be handed down soon in Washington, D.C. The trial in U.S. District Court to halt construction of the facility by railroad and environmental groups ended this month. Red River Waterway Project The U.S. Corps of Engineers last month awarded four contracts worth more than $8 million for revetment work on the Red River Waterway Project. The waterway will allow year-round navigation between Shreveport, La. and the Mississippi with six locks and dams. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS— CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGA­ TIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution .so as to familiarize themselves with its con­ tents. Any time you feel any member or oliicer is attempt­ ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommenda­ tions. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. A!i expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: Frank Druzak, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 275 - 20th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail­ able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship of boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Cotisequently, no member may be discrimi­ nated against because of race, creed, color, sex and na­ tional or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to vt/hich he is entitled, he should notify Union headquarters. patrolman or other Union olficial, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY —THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article .serving the political purpo.ses of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has al.so refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, I960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION —SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are u.sed to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing, but not lirniieu to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the pre.servation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a con­ dition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Seaf arers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Sup­ port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli­ tical and social interests, and American trade union concepts. If at any time a menibcr feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that be has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or infor­ mation, he should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is 675 - 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y.II232. October 1979 / LOG / 29 �p .•i"" f Abner Alonzo Abrams Jr., 57, joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Abrams sailed 35 years. He was on the Delta (N.O.) Shoregang from 1975 to^ 1979. Seafarer Abrams was born in Alabama and is a resident of Picayune, Miss. John Lawrence Buckley, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1960 sailing as a QMED, junior engineer and electrician. Brother Buckley sailed 30 years. He is a veteran of the pre-World War II U.S. Army. Seafarer Buckley was born in San Francisco and is a resident of Edmonds, Wash. Milton Gerome Broussard, 65, joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1962 sailing as an AB and ship's delegate. Brother Broussard sailed 28 years. He is also a machinist and rigger. Seafarer Broussard is a veteran of both the pre-World War II U.S. Navy and the World War II U.S. Army. Born in Rayne, La., he is a resident of Baker, La. John David Cantrell, 55, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Cantrell was born in Mobile and is a resident of Whistler, Ala. Angelo Paul Cinquemano, 57, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1962 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Cinquemano sailed 28 years. He also sailed as a ship's delegate on the C/S Lorif^ Lines. Seafarer Cinquemano hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef. And he is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he is a resident of San Diego, Calif. Clarence Conkle, 56, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as an oiler. Brother Conkle was born in Moundsville, W. Va. and is a resident of Glen Easton, W. Va. Albert James Costello, 66, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1967 sailing as a bosun. Brother Costello sailed 22 years. He is a veteran of the pre-World War II U.S. Coast Guard and the World War II U.S. Army. Seafarer Costello was born in San Francisco and is a resident of Sattahip, Cholburi, Thailand. Major Theodore Costello, 65, joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Miami, Fla. sailing as a bartender and chief steward. Brother Costello was picket captain in the 1939 Miami P & O beef. He was born in New York City and is a resident of Redondo Beach, Calif. Rafael Carbone D'Angelo, 72, ioined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New York sailing as a deck and junior engineer and assistant elec­ trician. Brother D'Angelo was born in Italy and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He lives in Atlanta, Ga. 30 / LOG / October 1979 Asterio Delgado Muentes Sr., 64, , joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a cook and bartender. Brother Muentes sailed 44 years. He was born in Manta, Ecuador and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Muentes is a resi­ dent of New Orleans. Pensia John Lionel Flint, 62, joined the Union in the port of Chicago in 1971 sailing as a deckhand for the Hannah Marine Co. in 1968 and the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. Brother Flint was a former member of the NMU from 1939 to 1946. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Laker Flint was born in Whiting, Ind. and is a resident of Bay Park, Mich. James Bernard "J. B." Morton, 63, joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief steward. Brother Morton sailed 42 years. He was born in Alabama and is a resident of New Orleans. Arthur Fleger "Art" Garrettson, 65, joined the Union in the port of Alpena, Mich, in 1954 sailing as a fireman-watertender for the Ameri­ can Steamship Co. Brother Garrett­ son sailed 27 years. He was born in West Virginia and is a resident of Seth, W. Va. Bernard Floyd Overstreet, 62, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Mobile sailing as a deck engineer and ship's delegate. Brother Overstr^^ was born in Whatley, Ala. and is a resident of Mobile. Howard Norman Negard, 66, joined the Union in the port of Duluth, Minn, in 1961 sailing as an oiler and linesman for the Great Lakes TowingCo. from 1944 to 1979. He was born in Duluth and is a resident there. Joseph John Quartararo, 63, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1956 sailing as a firemanwatertender. Brother Quartararo was also a fisherman. He took part in the organizing drive of the Robin Line in 1957 and walked the picket line in both the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef and the 1962 Robin Line strike. Seafarer Quatararo was on the SeaLand (Oakland) Shoregang from 1972 to 1978. In 1970, he attended the Piney Point Crews Conference No. 10. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he is a resident of San Francisco. Edelmiro Albarran, 62, joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Baltimore sailing in the steward department for 43 years. Brother Albarran was on the picketline in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike and the 1965 District Council 37 beef. He was born in Ponce, P.R. and is a resident of the Bronx, N.Y. Woodrow Wilson Reid, 64, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a chief steward. Brother Reid was born in South Carolina and is a resident of Balti­ more. Zygmund Wydra, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1952 sailing as a 2nd cook. Brother Wydra sailed 32 years. He is also a pattern­ maker. And he is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. Seafarer Wydra was born in Mt. Carmel, Pa. and is a resident of San Francisco. George Daniel "Red" Brady, 61, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1950 sailing as a bosun. Brother Brady also sailed as a chief purser aboard the5'5' Robert C. Grier (Isthmian). He was also a Union organizer. And at one time he was an NBC radio announcer in Chicago, 111. Seafarer Brady was born in Nebraska and is a resident of Grand Island, Neb. Harold Amos Thomsen, 66, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a wiper. Brother Thomsen sailed 37 years. He was born in Medford, Wise, and is a resident of Seattle. Boleslaw Derol, 66, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a fireman-watertender. He sailed 32 years. Brother Derol attended the District 2 MEBA School of Marine Engineering, Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1967. He received a 1960 SIU Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Seatrain Georgia. Seafarer Derol was born in Poland and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. He resides in Kings Park, L.L, N.Y. •• K" PL Nillo Veikko Reitti, 62, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Reitti sailed 43 years. He was also a fisherman. Seafarer Reitti was on the picketline in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike and the 1965 District Council ^ native of Finland, he is a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Felix Herminio Serrano, 65, joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun and in the steward department. Brother Serrano was on ihe Sea-Land (San Juan) Shoregang from 1964 to 1979. He hit the bricks in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef. A native of Ponce, P.R., he is a resident of Rio Piedras, P.R. Philip Swing, 65, joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a 2nd cook. Brother Swing received a 1960 Union Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an accident-free ship, the SS Steel Surveyor. He was born in New Orleans and is a resident of Gretna, La. Willard Clinton Griffith, 64, joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1956 sailing as a cook and baker and AB for the Mobile Towing Co. from 1939 to 1979. Brother Griffith is also a pipefitter. He was a former member of the NMU. Born in Mobile, he is a resident there. \ �fight for what we felt we deserved." Willie knows what he's talking about because he's been through it all many times over his 40 years as an SIU member. He went to work on the rivers at the age of 16, sailing as deckhand. 40 Years a Riverman, He Recalls ^Good O/e Days' A i H, the good ole days of nickel beers and penny candies! But anyone who's been through the good ole days will probably tell you that the 'good ole days' weren't so hot. Charles "Willie" Koch was through the 'good ole days' on the Mississippi River. And as he'll tell you, they were downright lousy. Willie started working on the Mississippi as a deckhand with Whiteman Towing in 1935 in the port of New Orleans. There were no unions on the rivers at that time. And as Willie will tell you, the companies took complete advantage of the situation. His first boat was a real 'sweet­ heart.' She was a harbor boat. Pay was $1.57 a day. There were abso­ lutely no sanitary facilities on the boat at all. If nature called, you answered over the side. The men worked straight through from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The only time the men got overtime pay was if the boat stayed out beyond 9:00 p.m. But as Willie says, "we always seemed to get back in at 8:50 p.m. and never got a cent of overtime." These were only some of the indignities suffered by the boatmen of the 'good ole days.' Brother Koch also will tell you that there was a two pot system back then—that is, the captain got one kind of food, the crew got the leftovers. Willie distinctly remembers a day when he walked into the galley and saw beef stew on the burner. He and the rest of the deckhands got rice and beans that night for dinner. He also knew of boats where the dinner dish was a tin plate nailed to the table. The food was slopped down on it. And when vou were done eating the cook came along with a rag and wiped^it "clean." SIU Brought Change Things have changed on the rivers, however. And Willie attri­ butes the changes for the better solely to the SIU and other Unions which began organizing back in the late 30's. Willie became a part of the SIU family in 1939 when he helped organize Whiteman Towing for the Union. He has been a member ever since. And for all but a few years when he sailed deep sea, Willie has been working as a river boatman. He recalls that things started changing for the better on the rivers as soon as the SIU started organiz­ ing. He says he has experienced continual improvement in wages and working conditions over the years, thanks to the efforts of the Union. /• . ,' -A ' X- -y"* f • 1 Boatman Charles "Willie" Koch has been an SIU Boatman for 40 years. He says, "we were very militant back then and we weren't afraid to Today, he has a Chief Engineer's license for 5,000 hp vessels. And he has a 1st Assistant Engineer's License, Unlimited. Willie could sail deep sea if he wanted to. But he likes the rivers. He has been working for American Commercial Barge Lines since 1962. He has been Chief Engineer on the towboat Clyde Butcher for the last 14 years. He says he's going to stay on that boat "until it breaks down or I break down." Like so many people who have been through the tough times, Willie tells it like it is. He has confidence in himself, in his fellow Boatmen and his Union to keep beneficial changes happening. Times have changed in 40 years. But the need to advance has not changed. Willie has come a long way with the SIU. And as he says, "I really believe that we're going to go a lot further. All it will take is pride in ourselves, our jobs, and pride in our Union." DISDiilcliers RCDMI for Groat lalios SEPT. 1-29,1979 'TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C "REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Algonac (Hdqs.) 48 19 4 63 84 6 26 13 8 3 24 14 13 1 12 28 90 66 80 104 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Algonac (Hdqs.) 37 17 9 56 52 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Algonac (Hdqs.) 11 4 0 26 23 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Algonac (Hdqs.) Totals All Departments 45 110 26 0 0 0 141 150 39 145 159 10 94 •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. New Boat and Barge Building Setting Records Under Title XI In the last decade, the U.S. fleet of new tugs, towboats and barges has experienced tremendous growth. In 1979 alone, boat and barge building activity topped the 2,000 mark. The dramatic increases in inland vessel construction are, in large part, a result of passage of the 1970 Merchant Marine Act. That legisla­ tion extended the Federal govern­ ment's Title XI construction loan and mortgage guarantee program to the inland water transportation industry for the first time. Under Title XI the government provides an inland vessel operator with up to 87.5 percent in mortgage insurance and construction loans to build a new piece of equipment. Passage of the 1970 Merchant Marine Act was due mainly to the diligent efforts of the SIU. The eight tugs and barges. This year, close to 2,000 pieces of equipment i Union fought to gel Title XI aid have been built with the aid of $473 ^ extended to tug and towboat opera­ tors because the program could give million in Title XI funds. And an additional 200 applications are still a big boost to the inland fleet. pending. That's exactly what happened. "We expect Title XI activity to Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Maritime Affairs Samuel B. continue to increase," Nemirow Nemirow recently credited Title XI said, adding that the Maritime Administration was acting to spur as "a catalyst in the upgrading and expansion of the inland waterways the growth of the funding program. Nemirow noted some concrete fleet." Speaking this month before the steps MarAd has taken which support claims that they are working National Waterways Conference in Memphis, Tenn., Nemirow pre­ to encourage inland operators to sented statistics to document the apply for Title XI assistance. continuing success of the Title XI Cutting down on bureaucratic red tape by standardizing. Title XI program. In 1970, the Maritime Admini­ application forms is the "most stration chief stated, a total of $3 significant" action Marad has taken, million in Title XI aid helped finance Nemirow said. He also pointed out that regional Marad offices now have the authority to okay Title XI applications of less than $5 million. The remarkable success of the Title XI program for the inlpnd fleet can be seen right in the SIU's backyard. Since 1970, two SIUcontracted inland companies. Na­ tional Marine and American Com­ mercial Barge Lines, alone have received Title XI funding to build 35 new towboats and nearly 450 barges between them. That kind of vessel construction activity is the reason the SIU fought so hard for the Title XI program in the 1970 Merchant Marine Act. New boats mean newJobsforSIU boatmen. And a bigger, stronger fleet means increased job security for all SIU members. October 1979 / LOG / 31 !r �mm Tbe Lakes Picture Algonac The SlU-contracted Mj V Indiana Harbor, American Steamship Co.'s newest thousand footer, broke the record for the largest single cargo ever loaded on the Great Lakes.The Indiana Harbor topped the old record of 68,912 net tons when she carried 70,171 net tons of iron ore pellets between Two Harbors, Minn., and Indiana Harbor, Ind. The vessel took on her first SIU crew last August, a month after her christening. She's the eighth addition to American Steamship's fleet since 1973, when the company began its shipbuilding program. * * * * The SlU-contracted carferry Chief Wawatam aised the same flag she flew back in 1911 to mark the 68th anniversary this month of her first transit across the Straits of Mackinac. Frankfort Plans to repair the Arthur K. Atkinson (Michigan Interstate Railway Co.) are at a standstill right now. Repair work on the carferry's shaft is finished but she hasn't yet been sent to the shipyard for general renovation work, khe delay occurred because some of the repair costs are apparently going to be higher than originally estimated. Since the work is being jointly funded by the states of Michigan and Wisconsin, both have to approve the revised costs before work can continue. \ h.e Atkinson was originally expected to return to active service by the end of the year but that time schedule doesn't look likely now. Duluth The three month strike by grain millers at the Port of Duluth was settled late last month and both deep sea and Great Lakes ships began loading grain immediately. No grain had been shipped out of the port since July as other unions honored the strike by members of Local 118 of the American Federation of Grain Millers against eight grain companies. As soon as the new contract was ratified the grain millers returned to work and the 22 salties in the port began loading grain. First to take on her cargo was the SlU-contracted Ogden Columbia, on-loading in a '-ecord one-and-a-half days. In addition, most of the SlU-contracted Delta Panama Committee With a smile of approval, Hdqs. Rep Teddy Babkowski (seated center) gives his well done to the crewmembers and the Ship's Committee of the SS Delta Panama (Delta Lines) at a payoff at Brooklyn's 39th St. Pier in the port of New York on Aug. 23. They were (seated I. to r.) AB Fred Galvin and Deck Maintenance David Bonefont. Standing (I. to r.) were Chief Steward Roosevelt Robbins, secretaryreporter; Deck Delegate N. Sala, Steward Delegate John VIcLain, Chief Electrician Jack Marcario, educational director; Bosun William Babbitt, ship's chairman and Engine Delegate John Penrose. 32 / LOG / October 1979 • • » Because no grain moved out of Duluth during the grain miller's strike the Western Great Lakes Ports Assn. is requesting an extension of the shipping season to whittle down the backlog of grain in the port. In letters to President Carter, Great Lakes Congressmen and administrators of both the American and Canadian sides of the St. Lawrence Seaway, the Association asked to have the Seaway's closing dates moved up from Dec. 15 to Jan. 1. However, an official of the U.S. St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. said the extension is doubtful. Water temperature, he said, is already below what it was at this time last year and an extension of a few days might not be possible. * * * Despite the halt in grain traffic, cargo handling at the Port of Duluth is up over last year's tonnage figures. The port has handled nearly 27 million net tons of waterborne cargo in the first eight months of this year compared to 25.3 million for the same time period in 1978. While grain shipments were down, iron ore, the port's major commodity, showed a 16 percent increase over last year. Cleveland * Though the Indiana Harbor usually makes a Minnesota/Indiana run, she travelled up the St. Clair River this month, giving SIU members at the Algonac Union hall a chance to see her in action. The vessel picked up a load of taconite in Detroit and was bound for Great Lakes Steel dock. * Kinsman fleet's grain ships have begun moving grain out of Duluth to other Great Lakes ports. A recent report published in the quarterly "Mid-American Outlook" claims the Great Lakes are one of America's "economic assets," but that the water network is "underutilized." In order to take full advantage of the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway system, the report called for an extended shipping season and for construction of a lock 1500 feet long and 150 feet wide at the Soo. Macklnae Island Tourists are drawn to Michigan's Upper Peninsula during the summer when it's prime time on Mackinac Island. The Island, which can only be reached via the SlU-contracted ferries that cross the Straits of Mackinac, is a beautiful and popular resort. If all goes according to plan, Mackinac Island may soon have another tourist draw, the former Great Lakes cruise ship South American. The South American was among the most popular of the American cruise fleet in the early part of the century. At that time, scores of passenger vessels made their leisurely way across Lakes Erie, Michigan, Huron and Superior, carrying 400-500 passengers per trip. Popular destinations in the days before factories changed the face of the shoreline and pollution marred the Lakes themselves were Montreal, Duluth, Chicago. Buffalo, Cleveland and Detroit as well as Mackinac Island. In the mid-1960s, the Coast Guard adopted new regulations which had an impact on the Great Lakes cruise industry. Because of a series of tragic fires on foreign flag passenger vessels in the Atlantic, the Coast Guard banned overnight passenger vessels with wood in their superstructures. In 1967 the SIU purchased the South American from her original owner, Georgian Bay Line. Plans to use the vessel as a training ship didn't pan out so she was re-sold by the Union. Current plans for the South American are to tow her to Mackinac Island where she'll be restored to her former glory and used as a museum. Delta Peru Log reader Roscoe Rainwater, steward delegate (seated) looks nonplussed as the happy Ship's Committee of the SS Delta Peru (Delta Lines) stand up for a photo at a Aug. 24 payoff at the 39th St. Pier, Brooklyn, N.Y. They were (I. to r.) Recertified Bosun Peter Sernyk, ship's chairman; Engine Delegate Alan Nelson. Deck Delegate Tony Ferrara, Chief Steward Walter Fitch, secretary-reporter; Chief Pumpman George Muzzicca and Chief Cook Ralph Bollara. • �UPGRADING Stewardess, 71, Waiter, 31, Get Lifeboat Tickets !Q. \, SIU Representative Ed Turner congratulates Marie (Dorsiglia and Vince Coss for having successfully passed the lifeboat class at the Andrew Ruruseth School of Seamanship in San Francisco. It builds your future It builds your security LNG—December 10 •J You're never too young nor too old to get a lifeboat ticket. The truth of that was made dramatically clear in San Francisco when two SIU members were certified as Lifeboatmen together. Veteran stewardess Marie Corsiglia got hers at the vintage age of 71 years, while waiter Vince Coss got his at a more tender age of 31 years. Both members graduated together from the Andrew Furuseth School of Seamaiisliip, operated by the SUP. As members of the former Marine Cooks & Stewards, neither Vince nor Marie were required to have lifeboat tickets. But now that they're SIU members they have gone along heartily with the SIU policy of having every member of the union become a certified lifehoatman. Council Grove Committee Diesels for QMED's—November 26 FOWT—November 26 AB—November 23 Steward—December 10 Chief Cook—December 10 Cook and Baker—December 10 Towboat Cook—December 10 Lifeboat—November 22; December 6, 20 Tankerman—November 22; December 6, 20 Conveyor Department Course—February IL 1980 To enroll, see your SIU Representative or contact: Vocational Education Department Harry Lundeberg School Piney Point, Maryland 20674 Phone: (301) 994-0010 (An upgrading application is in this issue of the Log. Fill it out and mail it today!) UPGRADING It pays Do It Now! First-tripper, Wiper Bill Lundy (standing left), is withi a shipmate and the Ship's Committee of the ST Council Grove (lOM) at a payoff on Aug. 23 at Stapleton Anchorage, 8.1., N.Y. after unloading crude at St. Croix, V.I. With him are (standing ' I. to r.) Wiper Wendell Allen and the Ship's Committee of Engine Delegate Mike Berry and Bosun L.C. Rich, ship's chairman. Seated (I. to r.) are Chief Steward Emmons A. Kirshharr, secretary-reporter; Deck Delegate Robert Myers and Steward Delegate Curtis L. Brodnax. Notke to Members On Job OiHProredure When throwing in for work dur­ ing a job call at any SIU Hiring Hall, members must produce the following: • membership certificate • registration card clinic card seaman's papers INLAND October 1979 / LOG / 33 �Labor Says U.S. Savings Bonds a Sound Investment A number of labor bodies have endorsed U.S. Savings Bonds as a safe and sound way to invest. In a letter to affiliates and members, the AFL-CIO's Food and Beverage Trades Department notes, "The U.S. Savings Bond Program has been for many years^ way for workers to both put something aside for the future and support their country." Bonds issued after June 1, 1979 receive six-and-a half percent interest if held to maturity. Maturity remains at five years for E Bonds and ten years for H Bonds. The former interest rate was six percent. The letter further points out that "the new rate applies also to all outstanding bonds." In another letter, the AFL-CIO Railway Employees' Department points out some of the ways that Savings Bonds can be purchased. "Bonds are easy to buy," writes President James E. Yost. "The Payroll Savings Plan permits Savings Bonds to be purchased through regular allotments from pay. Bonds may also be purchased regularly at banks through the Bond-A-Month Plan, or over the counter for cash at banks, savings and loan associations, and other financial institutions qualified as issuing agents. In addition. Bonds may be bought over the counter as gifts at most financial institutions." The U.S. Savings Bond Program comes under the auspices of the Treasury Department. In literature put out by the Department's U.S. Savings Bond Division, it's pointed out that "The Savings Bond was designed to make it impossible for any purchaser, however lacking in financial experience, to suffer loss under any conditions." Th^Pivision notes other positive points for owning Savings Bonds. Among them: • Bonds are "indestructible." Any Bond lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed will be replaced at no charge. Interest rates are guaranteed to maturity. A person can never get back less than he pays in. Bonds are liquid a.ssets which may be cashed in after a minimal holding period—two months for E Bonds; six months for H Bonds. Navy Bosun/Mate Now a 2nd Mate Thanks to SlU Talking about how he decided to earning more money as a 2nd mate become a Boatman a few years with the company. Talking about the Harry Lundeago, 49-year-old Ray Alcorn said, berg School where the Scholarship "it comes kind of natural." Brother Alcorn was a bosun-mate Program is conducted. Brother in the Navy and when he retired Alcorn said, "The School is just from the service hecontinued to earn absolutely great for helping guys improve themselves." his living on the water. He added, "If you're weak in a In 1977 he joined the SIU in New Orleans and worked with Dixie particular subject, there's someone Carriers for awhile. Then he went to who will help you. I can't say enough Crowley Towing and Transporta­ for the School." The T.I. Towboat Operator tion which is nearer to his home in Scholarship Program which is given Neptune Beach, Fla. Alcorn was an AB with Crowley in cooperation with the SIU, pro­ when he went throught theTranspor- vides a weekly stipend of $125. Also, tation Institute Towboat Operator tuition, room and board, and books Scholarship Program. Now he's are free during the Program. Further, time spent in on-the-job training counts as the equivalent of wheelhouse time. Also, day-for-day work time credit is given for HLS entry graduates. The Transportation Institute is a Washington, D.C.-based educa­ tional and research organization for the maritime industry. It is com­ posed of 174 companies involved in harbor, inland, and deep sea opera­ tions. Anyone wishing to apply for the Program should contact an SIU representative or write to; T.I. Towboat Scholarship Committee, Harry Lundeberg School, St. Mary's County, Piney Point, Md. 20674. Help Your Brother Down the Road to Sobriety eeing a blind man walk down a street makes the rest of us thankful for our sight. Perfect strangers, as well as friends, don't hesitate to offer a guiding arm to the blind because we all think it must be a terrible thing to be unable to see where you're going. An alcoholic can't see where he's going either, only alcoholics don't have friends. Because a friend wouldn't let another man blindly travel a course that has to lead to the destruction of his health, his job and his family. And that's where an alcoholic is headed. Helping a fellow Seafarer who has a drinking problem is just as easy—and just as important—as steering a blind man across a street. All you have to do is take that Seafarer by the arm and guide him to the Union's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. Once he's there, an alcoholic SIU member will receive the care and counseling he needs. And hell get the support of brother SIU members who are fighting jjj the same tough battle be is back to a healtby, productive alcohol-free life. The road back to sobriety is a long one for an alcoholic. But because of ARC, an alcoholic SIl^ member doesn't have to travel the distance alone. And by guiding a brother Seafarer in the direction of the Rehab Center, youll be showing him that the first step back to recovery is only an arm's length away. S I I Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center I am interested in attending a six-week program at the Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center. I understand that all my medical and counseling records will be kept strictly confidential, and that they will not be kept anywhere except at The Center. Name Book No. I Address (Street or RED) (City) (State) Telephone No. ... Mail to. THE CENTER Star Route Box 153-A Valley Lee, Md. 20692 or call, 24 hours-a-day. (301) 994-0010 34 / LOG / October 1979 I (Zip) I I I �30 Seafarers Cited for Bravery, Courage 2 SlU Members Given Awards by AOTOS Committee M ORE than 30 Seafarers aboard five SlU-contracted ships were honored for courage, heroism and outstand­ ing seamanshfp as the U.S.-fiag merchant marine paid tribute to their own at the 10th Annual Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards last month. All together, 13 American merchant ships and more than 100 crewmembers were saluted for their roles in rescues at sea. In addition, the title of "Admiral of the Ocean Seas," was bestowed on Joseph T. Lykes, Jr., chair­ man of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., for his leadership in re­ opening American-flag steam­ ship trade with China earlier this year. .'rj SIU member Hernando Salazar, a QMED aboard the passen­ ger vessel SS Delta Panama, was presented with the AOTOS "Mariner's Rosette" for saving the life of an elderly passenger. In total disregard for his own safety Salazar dove in after the passen­ ger who'd fallen off a launch and was being swept away in heavy seas. Brother Salazar shrugged off his heroics with the words: "I've always been a strong swimmer. I'm just happy I was able to lend a hand." Also awarded the Mariner's Rosette was SIU member Dottie R. Regrut, a waitress aboard the Hong Kong-bound S.S. Presi­ dent McKinley (APL). Dottie's application of the "Heimlich method" on a passenger who was choking on a piece of food saved the woman's life. Seafarer Hernando Salazar (left) is congratulated by SIU Executive Vice President Frank-Drozak after being presented with the AOTOS fvlariner's Rosette for courage, devotion to duty and excellence. Making up the rest of the receiving line at the 10th Annual AOTOS Awards are (rear, l-r): NMU President Shannon Wall, MEBA District 2 President RayfVlcKay, Frank Drozak and MM&P President Robert Lowen. In a letter to the Union follow­ ing Dottie's action, the McKin­ ley'^ captain said "she deserves the highest commendation. Not only that," he added, "she is a great asset to the ship." In addition to the Mariner's Rosettes, awarded to individual crewmembers, AOTOS Mariners Plaques were given to 13 U.S.-flag vessels for "outstanding seaman­ ship in rescue operations at sea." The five SlU-contracted ships recognized for rescue operations ranging from picking up survi­ vors of downed planes to assist­ ing Indochinese boat people were: LNG Aries (Energy Trans­ portation), S.S. Ponce (Puerto Rico Marine Management), S.S. President Roosevelt (APL), S.S. Mayaguez (Sea-Land), and S.S. Manulani (Matson Navigation Co.). The AOTOS awards are just recognition for merchant mari- SIU member Dottie Regrut received the AOTOS Committ&'e'e "Mariner's Rosette" award for saving the life of a choking passenger aboard the SS President McKinley. Dottie was not able to make the AOTOS dinner in New York. However, she was honored for her heroics in ceremonies recently in San Francisco. Above photo shows Dottie (center) holding award she was presented by Tom Patterson, Western regional director of the U.S. Maritime Administration. Others in photo include, from the left: Julius Copeland, chief steward; William Mines, API port steward: Capt. Peter Treguboff, and Roger Boschetti, SIU patrolman. ners whose bravery was respon­ sible for saving the lives of others. But itJs the day-to-day actions of all Seafarers and their ability to work together as a skilled, capable crew that keeps the U.S. merchant marine afloat. Following the presentations of Mariner's Plaques and Rosettes the guests who filled the Grand Ballroom of New York City's Waldorf Astoria Hotel looked on as Joseph T. Lykes Jr., collected the silver statuette which is presented each year to the AOTOS^award winner. In his acceptance speech Lykes urged all segments of the U.S. maritime indlistry to "put aside past differences," to work for the good of the merchant marine. Specifically he asked the indus­ try to pull together for H.R. 4769 the Omnibus Maritime bill which calls for sweeping changes in U.S. maritime policy. This bill is "the biggest maritime event of the year," Lykes said, adding "it affects everyone." Listening to Lykes' speech from the dais were SIU Executive Vice President Frank Drozak, Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard Daschbach, 1978 AOTOS winner Rep. John Murphy (D-N.Y.) and many other leaders of U.S. maritime labor and industry. October 1979 / LOG I 35 �Pensioner James Patrick "South Boston Irishman" Conley, 81, passed away in Cerritos (Calif.) Garden General Hospital on Aug. 15. Brother Conley joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1957 sailing as a bosun and deck maintenance. He was also a deck and ship's delegate. And he sailed 45 years. Seafarer Conley was elected chairman of a Houston strike committee and helped in organizing drives of Standard Oil tankers in Baytown, Tex. in 1937. And he was a member of the ISU in 1934 and the AFL Riggers Union in 1952. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard before World War H. Born in Cambridge, Mass., he was a resident of Artesia, Calif. Surviving are his widow. Rose; a daughter, Nancy and a granddaughter. Luciano Miilan Herrera, 71, was dead on arrival at M et ropolitan Hospital, New York City on Aug. 29. Brother Her­ rera joined the SlU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a 2nd cook. He sailed 42 years. And he walked the pickctline in the 1946 N.Y. Longshore­ men's beef and the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike. Seafarer Hen era was born in Rio Grande, P.R. and was a resident of New York City. Interment was in Municipal Cemetery, Rio Grande. Surviving are a son, .lose of New York City and a daughter, Eli/.abelh. Pensioner Jo­ seph Suarez Jr., 55. died of heart disease in Char­ ity Hospital, New Orleans on June 28. Brother Sua­ rez joined the SlU in 1949 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a bosun. He was born in Assumption Parish, La. and was a resident of New Orleans. Burial was in St. Louis No. 3 Cemetery, New Orleans. Surviving are his widow. Penny and three sisters, Mrs. Marie E. Burfield, Mrs. Ruby Miller and Mrs. Ethel Adams, all of New Orleans. Pensioner Lee Philip Paupard, 78, passed away on Aug. 6. Brother Paupard joined the Union in the port of Toledo, Ohio in 1951 sail­ ing as a dredge deckhand for the Green Bank Dredge Co. in 1961 and as a dumpman for the Price McClung Co. from 1954 to 1960. He was born in Ohio and was a resident of Toledo. Surviving is a niece, Rose­ mary Giles of Osseo, Mich. Maximo Quinde Cruz, 58, died of injuries in­ curred aboard the SS Delta Ecuador (Delta Line) in Arica, Chile on Sept. 2. Brother Cruz joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1959 sailing as an AB. He upgraded to AB at Piney Point in 1959. And he hit the bricks in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef and the 1965 District Council 37 strike. He sailed 28 years. Seafarer Cruz was born in Ecuador and was a resident of New York City. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Surviving are his widow, Margarita and his mother. Carmen of Guayaquil, Ecuador and New York City. James Charles Dunlop Sr., 55, died on Aug. 24. Brother Dunlop joined the SIU in 1945 in the port of New Orleans sail­ ing as a bosun. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War IE Seafarer Dunlop was born in Mobile and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Martha; two sons, James of Mobile and Jerry and a daughter, Creda of Mobile. Thomas Alvin McNeil, 45, died of heart-lung fail­ ure in the USPHS Hospital, Brigh­ ton, Mass. on Aug. 19. Brother McNeil joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1960 sailing as a 3rd cook. He was a graduate of the Andrew Furuseth Training School, Mobile in I960. Seafarer McNeil was a veteran of the U.S. Army following the Korean War. Born in Megargel, Ala., he was a resident of Mobile. Burial was in Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Surviv­ ing are his widow, Navis; his mother, Mary of Mobile; his father, Bryant of Monrocville, Ala. and his sister, Carolyn, also of Mobile. Pensioner James Clifford Potter, 54, died of heart failure in the North Carolina Hospital, Chapel Hill on Aug. 18. Brother Potter joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1957 sailing as an AB, mate and tug captain for the C.G. Willis Co. from 1953 to 1964. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy after the Korean War. Born in Lowland, N.C., he was a resident there. Burial was in Lowland Community Cemetery. Sur­ viving are his widow, Mary; two daughters, Ada and Barbara and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude J. Potter. Pensioner Alfred Edison Howse, 56, died of lung-heart failure in the Cullman (Ala.) Medical Center on July 7. Brother Howsejoined the Union in 1944 in the port of Mobile sailing as an AB for Sabine Towing. He was born in Cullman and was a resident there. Cremation took place in the University of Alabama, Department of Anatomy, Birmingham, Ala. Surviving is his widow, Viola of Mobile. Pensioner Jo­ seph Anthony Les­ lie, 83, died of cancer in Baptist Hospital, Miami, Fla. on July 12. Brother Leslie joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Tampa sailing as a bosun and 3rd mate. He sailed 40 years. And he was a former member of the ISU from 1918 to 1930. Seafarer Leslie was born in Poland and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. He was a resident of Miami. Interment was in Woodlawn Park Cemetery, Miami. Surviving is his widow, Mary. Pensioner As Fario Mortis, 69, passed away on Aug. 8. Brother Morris joined the SIU in the port of Galveston in 1951 sailing as a fireman-watertender. He was born in Buoy County, Tex. and was a resident of Portsmouth, Va. Surviving are his widow, Louise; a sister, Mrs. Lucille Leland of Hous­ ton and a niece, Zelda Denton also of Houston. Pensioner Fritz Nilsen, 73, died of a heart attack at home in Brooklyn, N.Y. on July 25. Brother Nilsen joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1953 sail­ ing as a bosun. He sailed for 34 years and on the Robin Line. Seafarer Nilsen walked the picketline in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor strike. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. And he was born in Norway. Burial was in Ocean View Cemetery, Staten Island. N.Y. Surviving is a stepdaughter, Doris l.ucia of Brooklvn. Pensioner Thomas Russell Parrett, 63, died of a hemorrhage in I. ong Beach (Calif.) Memorial Hospital on Aug. 6. Brother Parrett joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a 2nd cook. He was born in Missouri and was a resident of Long Beach. Crema­ tion took place in the Harbor Lawn Crematory, Costa Mesa, Calif. His ashes were committed to the deep. Surviving is his widow, Ethelyn. Pensioner Ed­ ward Louis "Ed­ die" Kaznowsky, 67, passed away on Aug. 19. Broth­ er Kaznowsky joined the SIU in 1940 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. He sailed as a waiter in 1937. Seafarer Kaznowsky sailed 45 years and during the Vietnam War. And he hit the bricks in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef. A native of Carteret, N.J., he was a resident of Perth Amboy, N.J, Surviv­ ing are his mother, Mary of Perth Amboy; a brother, John of Carteret; a sister, Mrs. Josephine McCan of Perth Amboy and a nephew, Edward Clarity. Wong Hwa Fab, 56, died on Aug. 20. Brother Fah joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1959 sail­ ing as an AB, 3rd cook and chief steward. He was also a waiter on the American Banner Line. And he was on the Sea-Land Shoregang in Port Elizabeth, N.J. from 1967 to 1979. Seafarer Fah hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor strike and the 1962 Robin Line beef. A native of Shanghai, China, he was a resident of New York City. Surviving are his widow. So Chan; a son, Samuel; two daughters, Loretta of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Jeanette; a stepson, Ming Wu Lum and two stepdaughters, Ming Me Ham and Ming Hang Lum. Recertified Bo­ sun John Joseph Hazel, 54, died on Aug. 17. Brother Hazel joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1959. He sailed 31 years. And he was a graduate of the 17th class of the Bosuns Recertification Program in October 1974. In 1972, he upgraded at Piney Point. Seafarer Hazel was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Born in Leonardtown-Compton, Md., he was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving are his widow, Dorothy; his mother, Mary of Leonardtown and a sister, Mrs. W.L. Tilton of Cheltenham, Md. Pensioner Wil­ liam Lester Strike Sr., 76, died of heart disease on Aug. 8. Brother Strike joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New Or­ leans sailing as a fireman-watertender. He sailed 49 years and was a former member of the ISU. Seafarer Strike was born in Maud Nelson. Norway and was a resident of Mankato, Minn, and Wilmington, Calif. Burial was in Green Hills Memorial Park Cemetery, San Pedro, Calif. Surviving are a son. Seafarer William Strike Jr. of Wilmington; a daughter, Mrs. Carol Lee Gilman of Huntington Park, Calif.; and a sister, Mrs. Hazel V. Forshee of El Monte, Calif. Pensioner Luke Thomas Williams, 84, died of heart failure at home in Baltimore on Aug. 10. Brother Wil­ liams joined the Union in the port of Baltimore sail­ ing as a chief engineer on the tug Heil (Curtis Bay Towing) from 1957 to 1958. He worked for the company for 40 years. Boatman Williams was born in Baltimore and was a resident of Brooklyn Park, Baltimore. Burial was in St. Michael's Cemetery, Ridge, Md. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Elizabeth; two daughters, Mrs. Theresa Wiley and Mrs. Catherine Frank; two brothers, Ernest and Kenneth Williams and two sisters, Mrs. Alverta Silk and Mrs. Rosalie McCalanham, all of Baltimore. 36 / LOG / October 1979 •A �Pensioner Benjamin Frank­ lin Lowrey, 57, was dead on ar­ rival at the Providence Hos­ pital, Mobile on June 4. Brother Lowrey joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a deck engineer. He was also a plumber and machinist. Seafarer Lowrey was born in Mexia, Ala. and was a resident of Megargel, Ala. Burial, was in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Monroeville, Ala. Surviving are his widow, Doris; three sons, Samuel, John and Paul of Goodway, Ala. and a daughter, Peggy. Jesse Willard Riley "Tex" Ringo, 62, succumbed to pneumonia in the Poblacion (P.I.) Hospital on June 22. Brother Ringo joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a bosun. He sailed 46 years. And he was also a member of the SUP. Seafarer Ringo was born in Texas and was a resident of Olongapo City, P.I. Burial was in Naividad (P.I.) Cemetery. Survivingare his widow, Jacinta; two sons, William and Gilbert; a brother, E.T. Ringo of Lindsay, Okla.; and a sister of Wichita Falls, Tex. Angelo Ali, 53, died of a heart attack aboard the 55 Deha Sud (Delta Line) in Santos, Brazil on June 26. Brother Ali joined the SIU • IIHkl in the port of Nor­ folk in 1955 sailing as an AB and cook for 34 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 11. Born in Bayonne, N.J., he was a resident of Metaire, La. Burial was in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J. Sur­ viving are his widow, Blanche Lucia; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore and Caroline Allegro; three brothers, Anthony, Samuel and Charles; two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Sparacello and Mrs. Rose Carpenter, both of Bayonne; seven nephews, nieces and six great-nephews. Pensioner George Taylor, 82, died of natural causes in the Me­ tropolitan Hospi­ tal Medical Center, New York City on June 23. Brother Taylor joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of New York sailing in the steward department for 54 years. He hit the bricks in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef. Born in Jamaica, B.W.L, he was a naturalized citizen and a resident of New York City. Burial was in Fair Lawn (N.J.) Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Emmaline and a niece, Guin Michaels of New York City. Thomas Wil­ liam Berry, 40, died aboard the 55 Thomas Nel­ son (Waterman) off Jedda, Arabia on Aug. 15. Broth­ er Berry joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1969 sailing as a QMED, deck engineer, 2nd electrician, pumpman, machinist and engine dele­ gate. He was a survivor of the sinking of the rammed 55 Yellowstone (Water­ man) off the Straits of Gibraltar in May 1978. Seafarer Berry attended Piney Point in 1977-78 and the SIU-MEBA District 2 School of Marine Engineer­ ing, Brooklyn, N. Y. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in 1956 and was in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1973 to 1975. Born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., he was a resident of Goodsprings, Ala. Surviving are his widow, Loretta of Mobile; his mother, Mrs. Ruby P. Christian of Goodsprings; a stepfather of Birming­ ham, Ala.; two stepsons, Dwaine E. and David Baker and two stepdaughters, Patricia and Cheryl. Pensioner Garvis Franklin Hud­ son, 63, suc­ cumbed to cancer in the University of Southern Ala­ bama Medical Center, Mobile on Aug. 6. Brother Hudson joined the SIU in the port of Mobile in 1951 sailing as a firemanwatertender. He was born in Mississippi and was a resident of Mobile. Burial was in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile. Surviving are his widow. Ruby; a stepson, William Marty and a step­ daughter, Mae Torpel. Edward Alfred Wagner, 52, died aboard the 55 Ta­ ma r a G nil den (Transport Com­ munications) at sea enroutc to the » port of Philadel­ phia on July 12. Brother Wagner joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a bosun. He .sailed 29 years. Seafarer Wagner was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. Born in Philadelphia, he was a resident there. Burial was at sea. Surviving is his mother, Margaret of Philadelphia. Pensioner Wil­ liam Henry Wal­ ter, 59, died on July 28. Brother Walter joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a chief pumpman. He was also a machinist. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Born in Baltimore, he was a resident there. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Bertha Anzengruber of Baltimore. J.W. Carr, 48, died aboard an lOT vessel in Puerto Rico on Aug. 9. Brother Carr joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1970 sailing as a wiper and AB. He attended the Andrew Furuseth Training School in the port of Baltimore in 1958. Seafarer Carr was a wounded U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. Born in Julip, Ky., he was a resident of Williamsburg, Ky. Survi­ ving are his widow, Joanna; his father. Drew of Williamsburg and a sister, Mrs. Evelyn Parker of Cincinnati, Ohio. Recertified Bosun Earl Paul McCaskey, 58, died of heart fail­ ure in the Univer­ Asity of Southern Alabama Medical Center, Mobile on May 19. Brother McCaskey joined the SIU in 1942 in the port of Mobile. He graduated from the Bosun Recertification Program in May 1974, and completed the HLS LNG Course in 1978. Seafarer McCaskey also attended a 19.70 Piney Point Crews Conference. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War 11. Born in Alabama, he was a resident of Mobile and Pearland, Tex. Cremation took place in the Crematory of Northwest Florida, Pensacola. Surviving are a son, Herbert; a brother, S. G. McCaskey of Whistler, Ala.; two sisters, Mrs. Helen M. McNulty of Mobile and Mrs. Margie Burkeen of Pearland and a nephew, Scott Hunter, formerly foot­ ball quarterback for the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons. I Stephen J. Kokoruda Jr., 55, died of a heart attack on arrival at the Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital on Apr. 18. Broth­ er Kokoruda join­ ed the Union in the port of Cleveland in 1958 sailing as a dredge deckhand for Dunbar and Sullivan from 1958 to 1975 and for Merritt, Chapman and Scott in 1961. He was a veteran ofthe U.S. Army in World War II. Laker Kokoruda was born in Johnstown, Pa. and was a resident of Cleveland. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland. Surviv­ ing arc his widow, Margaret; two sons, Donald and David and three daughters, Susan, Diane and Jean. Pensioner Christos "Chris" loannis Polichronakis, 59, died in Piraeus, Greece on June 19. Broth­ er Polichronakis joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a firemanwatertender. He sailed 28 years. Born in Greece, he was a resident of Piraeus. Surviving are his widow, Nachi; a son, Christos; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. loannis and Frini Polichronakis and a brother, Alexander Polichronakis, all of Piraeus. Pensioner Erling H. Nelson, 75, passed away on Apr. 19. Brother Nelson joined the Union in the port of Chicago in 1961 sailing as a deck­ hand and dredgeman for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. from 1925 to 1969 and for the Merritt, Chapman and Scott Corp. Laker Nelson was born in Oslo, Norway, was a naturalized U.S. citizen and was a resident of Chicago. Surviv­ ing are his widow, Nellie; a son, the Rev. Henry Nelson of Kenosha, Wise, and two daughters, Mrs. Evelyn M. Linne and June of Chicago. Pensioner James Archibald Mitchell, 61, died of natural causes in Bellevue Hospi­ tal, New York City on May 25. Brother Mitchell, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailingasa third cook. He sailed 28 years. Seafarer Mitchell was born in Port Auxbasque, Newfoundland, Canada. And he resided in New York City. Burial was in Ocean View Cemetery, Staten Island, N.Y. Surviving arc his widow, Wanda and a daughter, Marilyn. Pensioner Fred Murphy, 80, passed away at Sailors Snug Har­ bor, Sea l.evcl, 1N. C. on June 4. Brother Murphy joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of San Pedro, Calif, sailing as a deck engineer and third assistant engineer during World War 11 for the Calmar Steamship Co. He also sailed during the Korean War. He sailed 47 years. Seafarer Murphy was born in Missouri and was a resident of Norfolk. Surviving is a niece, Violet Cochrane of Jay, Okla. IT Pensioner Wil­ liam Lee Rackley, 64, died of a heart attack in Bayonne, N.J. on June 15. Brother Rackley joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. He sailed 41 years and for the American Coal Co. in 1957. Seafarer Rackley was on the picketline in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef and the 1962 Robin Line strike. Born in Wilmington, N.C., he was a resident of Bayonne. He was buried wearing his Union button. Surviving are his widow, Charlotte; a son, William and two daughters, Mary Lee and Beverly. Lester Edwin Sutherland, 62, died of cancer in Sarasota, Fla. on Apr. 30. Brother Sutherland joined the Union in the port of Buffalo in 1965 sailing as an AB and wheelsman for the Gartland Steamship Co. from 1965 to 1966, for McKee Sons and the American Sand Co. from 1970 to 1976. He sailed 23 years. Laker Sutherland was a veteran of the pre-World War II U.S. Navy. Born in Detroit, Mich., he was a resident of Sarasota. Cremation took place in the Hawkins Crematory, Sarasota. Surviving are his widow, Katleen; two sons, Lester Jr. and Patrick and three daughters, Susan, Janet and Linda. October 1979 / LOG / 37 �• *>' •.. --r^ , .- ,f<s.- . 24 New ABs—Count 'Bml They Do Pumproom Maintenance if Here's a recent graduating class of the Pumproom Maintenance Course at the Point. They are (I. to r.) A. Black, B. Eckert, L. Johns, P. Crow and R. Mullen. Four New Welders Recently the Lundeberg School graduated these 24 ABs. Included In the photo are (front to back I. to r.) D. Drinan, W. Burton, T. Llgnos, K. Bluitt, H. Blount, J. Micklos, T. Hagen, K. Nllsen, A. Caulder, E. Gerena, E. Hawks, B. Thurber, P. Wilisch, B. Wilson, J. Limoli, S. Benjamin, B. Holloway, D. Derby, L. Strammen, 8. Kayser and 8. Gateau. Trio Ready to Cook and Bake •Last month Welding Instructor M. Lilly (left) poses witlfthe HLSS graduating class of (I. to r.) R. Mullen, B. Eckert, R. Hiler and V Carraro. Showing off their Piney Point Cook and Baker Course diplomas are graduates R. McElwee, K. Thatcher and J. Wagner. Here are some very good reasons for upgrading to >1 Slew of Celestial Navigators Also last month we had eight Seafarers graduate from the Celestial Navigation Course at the MLS. In front are (I. to r.) Juan Diaz, Tony Colon, Luis Ramos and Al Mitt. In back are (I. to r.) Jim Larkin, Robert Candelario, Charlie Teller and Bob Hoffman. 10 More SiU LNGers Course Starts November 26 To enroll, contact the Harry Lundeberg School. QMED William "Flattop" Koflowitch (front left) got his LNG endorsement recently with (front I. to r.) M. Coyle, E. Sierra, T. Navarre and R. Hines. Also hitting the books at the Point for the course were (back I. to r.) K. Linah, J. Garner, R. Bowen, P. Wolf and F. Mears. 38 / LOG / October 1979 al ?grn33y>-l! (An upgrading application is in this issue of the Log. Fill it out and mail it today!) �Evan Jones III James O'Meara William O. Johnson Seafarer Evan Jones III, 27, graduated in 1977 from the HLS. He up­ graded to AB there in 1978 and had Quarter­ master and LNG training in 1979. Brother Jones was a gunfire control technician in the U.S. Navy from 1970 to 1974. He earned his CPR, firefighting and lifeboat training. And he studied chemistry in college, plays the guitar and canoes. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he lives and ships out of the port of Houston. Seafarer James O'Meara, 25, is a 1977 graduate of the HLS Trainee Program. There he was a "great student." In 1977 he upgrad­ ed to FOWT, and LNG and QMED this year. Brother O'Meara was a former member of the Retail Clerks Union. He has a boat operators license and has the firefighting, lifeboat and CPR endorsements. A native of Washington, D.C., he lives in Edgewater, Md. and ships from the port of Baltimore. Seafarer William O. Johnson, 53, started sailing as an AB with the SIU in 1974 from the port of Mobile. Actual­ ly he began sail­ ing in the U.S. merchant fleet in 1951 serving in the Navy in World War H. Brother Johnson was a former member of the NMU and Ironworkers and Boilermakers Unions. He earned his firefighting, lifeboat and CPR tickets. Born in Vredenburgh, Ala., he lives in Mobile and ships out of that port city. Lee M. Cook David M. Drinan Seafarer I>ee M. Cook, 24, graduated from the Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship (HLSS) Entry Trainee ^Program, Piney Point, Md. in 1976. He upgraded to FOWT there in 1977 and QMED this year. Brother Cook has his firefighting, lifeboat and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. Born in Hyannis, Mass., he lives in Brighton, Mass. and ships out of the ports of Boston and New York. Seafarer David M. Drin­ an, 26, began sailing in the deck department v'ith the SIU in 1978 after his graduation from the HLS. This year he upgrad­ ed to AB and LNG. From 1972 to 1974, he was in the U.S. Navy. He has studied mechanical (power) engineering. Brother Drinan was a former member of the United Rubber Workers Union. He has the firefighting, lifeboat and CPR tickets. Born in Boston, Mass., he lives in Woburn, Mass. and ships from the port of Boston. James P. Dernbach Seafarer James P. Dern­ bach, 24, is a 1973 graduate of the HLSS.There he upgraded to FOWT in 1978 and to QMED earlier this year. He holds the life­ boat, firefighting and CPR endorse­ ments. Brother Dernbach also attended college. A native of Mil­ waukee, Wise., he lives in Miller Place, N.Y. and ships from the port of New York. Harry Kinsman, Jr. Seafarer Harry Kinsman, Jr., 23, is a 1977 graduate of the Lundeberg School. Brother Kinsman upgraded to ^ FOWT in 1978 B and to QMED this year. He also has his LNG endorsement. He has his firefight­ ing, lifeboat and CPR endorse­ ments. A native of Tampa, he lives in Zephyr Hills, Fla. and ships out of the ports of Tampa and Jackson­ ville. Robert J. "Buffalo" Orloff Seafarer Robert J. "Buf­ falo" Orloff, 21, graduated from Piney Point in 1977. He was an "outstanding student" there. Last year he upgraded to FOWT. And he has the CPR, firefighting and lifeboat tickets. Brother Orloff studied college chemistry and has built boats and done commercial fishing. Born in Sheepshead Bay, Brrsoklyn, N. Y., he lives there and ships out of the port of New York. Learn the facts about LNG and the new LNG carriers. After attending HLS, you'll know everything you need to work aboard an LNG vessel. This means you'll qualify for the greut pay and good working conditions aboard these ships. Sign up for the LNG course today. Mark S. Rizzo It Starts December 10 Seafarer Mark S. Rizzo, 24, graduated from the Piney Point Entry Proigram in 1976. In 1977 he upgrad­ ed to AB at the ll:; School. Brother Rizzo has his lifeboat, firefighting and CPR' tick­ ets. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., he lives there and ships out of the port of New York. To enroll, mail the applica tidn in tMs Issue of the Lag to HLS. or contact The Harry Lundeberg School Vocational Education Department Piney Point, MD 20674 (301) 994-0010 SECURITY IN UNITY October 1979 / LOG / 39 1 �Keep US Anchored in Washington LOG Official Piiblicalion of ihr Scafarrrt International Union • Ailantk. Oulf . Lakes and Inland Waters Disimi • AFl. CIO OCTOBER T979 30C A Day Is All It Takes Sign the SPAD check-off Today � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1970-1979 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXXII-XLI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource October 1979 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES FEDS GIVE OK TO BUILD LNG TERMINAL IN CAL. RELIABILITY MARK OF SIU CREWS AFL-CIO, CARTER REACH ACCORD ON ECONOMY SIU SUPPORTS BILL TO SPURE NEW INVESTMENT IN FISHING CONFERENCE DUMPS MCCLOSKEY SPOILERS SEN. ENOUYE, REP. MURPHY LEAD CHARGE TO WIN STRONG MARITIME AUTHORIZATION BILL BOATMEN RATIFY HISTORIC PACT WITH NATIONAL MARINE FORMER MCS MEMBERS NEED 125 DAYS IN ’79 FOR BENEFITS IN ‘80 GEORGE MEANY TO RETIRE SIU ENGAGES IN J.P. STEVENS PROTEST RALLY IN N.Y. U.S., RUSSIA AGREE ON NEW FREIGHT FOR GRAIN RUN ’75 SCHOLARSHIP WINNER FOUND FORMULA FOR SUCCESS NTSB SAYS U.S.C.G. IS OFF COURSE ON STEERING RULES GEORGE DUNCAN GOIN’ FISHIN’ WITH A $575 PENSION NMC OPPOSES SUBSIDIES FOR U.S. SHIPS BUILT FOREIGN ‘OMNIBUS BILL’ ON THE AGENDA IN CONGRESS.. PRESIDENT CARTER SIGNS BILL TO BAR EXPORT ALASKA OIL U.S. AND SOVIET UNION AGREE ON NEW RATES FOR GRAIN SHIPMENTS NORTHERN TIER PIPELINE OK’D BY INTERIOR JUANITA KREPS RESIGNS AS COMMERCE SECRETARY U.S. DEEP-SEA FLEET SHRINKS BUT OVERALL TONNAGE RISES PATTON NAMED TO HEAD MARITIME SUBSIDY BOARD SCHEDULE HEARINGS ON MARITIME BILL SIU CREWS TUG ROMAIN IN BALTIMORE FARM WORKERS CONTINUE BOYCOTT OF NON UNION ICEBERG LETTUCE NAÏVE YOUNG SEAMEN ROT IN FOREIGN JAILS MTD MUSTERING SUPPORT FOR NORTHERN TIER PIPELINE S-L FINANCE CREW RESCUE KOREANS FROM SINKING SHIP PASSENGER SHIP BILL A STEP CLOSER TO FINAL ENACTMENT SAB ON SHORTAGE ARCHAIC ‘FREE-TRADE’ POLICY CHOKING U.S. FLEET ALASKAN OIL WILL NOT BE EXPORTED CARTER SIGNS BILL RESERVING NORTH SLOPE CRUDE FOR U.S. USE WHY ARE WE IN WASHINGTON? HE CONQUERED THE ATLANTIC UNDER SAIL- ALONE 40 YEARS A RIVERMAN, HE RECALLS ‘GOOD OLE DAYS’ NEW BOAT AND BARGE BUILDING SETTING RECORDS UNDER TITLE XI LABOR SAYS U.S. SAVINGS BONDS A SOUND INVESTMENT NAVY BOSUN/MATE NOW A 2ND MATE THANKS TO SIU 30 SEAFARERS CITED FOR BRAVERY, COURAGE 2 SIU MEMBERS GIVEN SPECIAL AWARDS BY AOTOS COMMITTEE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1/1979 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 41, No. 10 1979 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/551fc3ea265e8adab1cf59fd60581ff7.PDF 3eb673470edaff2abd37a7078660a082 PDF Text Text • >'• ' . - =•••;••= ,r--ffT';"?!-:'5 ^^ " • r~r --J^ v» 'i i \ .'55'A i Official Publication of the Seafarers Internaliunal Union. Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District . AFL-CIO OCTOBER 1980 , the Developer ':Mri �^-UlSu PRESidENl's REPORT FRANK DROZAK S we come down to the wire in this crucial election, the candidates have drawn the lines. They have let the American people know what their positions are on all the important issues of the day. On Nov, 4, 1980, we will all know who did the best job of convincing the American people who is best to lead this country. The SIU membership knows where this Union stands on the Presidential election.We support theCarter-Mondale ticket, Weare supporting Carter because he has been a good maritime President, The SIU has done well during Carter's first Administration, We'll do even better if he is re-elected. And I'm very confident he will be re­ elected. But I want to make one thing very clear to this membership. And that is that no matter who wins the election—Carter or Reagan or Anderson—the SIU will never let-up on the political front in Washington, D,C, A Carter victory by no means will allow the SIU to write its own ticket in Washington, It means that we have a friend in the White House, And it means that if we are successful in getting a beneficial bill through the Congress, the President will more often than not sign it, A lot of people don't realize that the real key to political success in Washington depends on an effective lobbying effort in the House of Representatives and the Senate, Many Congressmen and Senators have never even seen a ship close up, much less understand the complicated issues and problems facing the American maritime industry. A ^ isiSutia,... If is our job to try to educate the nation's legislators on the important maritime issues, as well as trying to make them understand that a strong America and a strong, stable economy depends a great deal on the health of the country's maritime industry. It's an every day job, too. It is absolutely necessary to keep in constant touch with these legislators and their staffs. In politics, people forget you fast if you don't keep on top of them. The SIU today, is more involved in the political arena than ever before. We have beefed up our Washington staff and they are doing an outstanding job for us. We are also involved in many key Congressional and Senatorial races throughout the nation. This is in addition to our efforts for the Carter-Mondale campaign, SIU members should be aware that the nation's conservative, antilabor forces are mounting a well financed campaign to unseat some of labor's and maritime'sstaunchest friends in Congress, Needlessto say, many of our friends are in re^l dogfights. Hopefully our efforts will help keep these people in office for another term. The most important thing to remember, though, is that no matter who is in office, the SIU has to work and fight from bell to bell in Washington to keep our industry afloat and to keep our job security strong. As we look ahead to this year's crucial election, we can take pride in the fact that our Union is strong, shipping is good, our benefit Plans are in excellent condition and our future looks bright. But at the same time, our merchant marine has fallen "to tenth in the world, and it will take an all out effort to reverse that trend and bring our industry back to number one. Putting this election in perspective, I am very confident the SIU is going to gain more friends than we lose. We have never relied on anyone but ourselves for our security. Anything we have-achieved, we have always had to work for and fight for. We have gotten where we are today by hard work and perseverance. We will continue to put forth our best effort. And with the continued support and participation of this membership, we will succeed. Bill Gives US, Coal Ships ^Head-of-Line' Privileges President Carter is expected to sign into law S, 1442, a bill that would document six vessels under the flag of the United States, Included in the bill is an important amendment that would grant priority berthing privileges to American flag coal carriers engaged in the coastwise trade' of the United States. The amendment, which was first proposed by Rep. Brian Donnelly in the House and modified slightly in the final compromise version, is a re­ sponse to the inadequate facilities that have hindered the develop­ ment of this nation's coal reserves. Because of inadequate storage and port facilities, vessels carrying coal have had to endure port delays of thirty days and more while they wait in line to be loaded. It had been a widespread custom for port officials to allow American flag vessels engaged in the coastal trade "to go to tfee head of the line." There were many reasons for this courtesy, the foremost being that coal is an important alternative source of energy. Efforts to increase domestic consumption of coal would suffer a severe setback were shipments delayed an average of thirty days or more. Exporters of coal, angered at the delay that their vessels have had to experience while loading at antiquated port facilities, threatened to bring suit against ports and coal companies that gave "head of the line preference" to American flag vessels. Unsure of the outcome of such a suit, the coal companies and ports de­ cided to rescind the preference that they had given. Congress, realizing that it is imperative that this country do all that it can to epcourage the domestic consumption of coal, acted quickly to mandate "head of the line preferences," Ocean Mining Group Visits SHLSS Senior officers from Lockheed Corporation's ocean mining group spent two days at the Seafarers Harry Lundeherg School of Seamanship this month to inspect the SIU's training facilities—and they liked what they saw. The Lockheed group invited SHLSS instructors to visit their exploratory facilities on the West Coast so that the school can begin setting a specializen training program for seagoing personnel in the ocean mining industry. Also attending the two day meeting were Conrad Welling? Lockheed Senior Vice President, and Gordon Arbuckle, Specia Council to the Ocean Minerals Group In this picture, Ed Dangler, at right, Lockheed's internationat rpnrpcontot . mining, talks with SHLSS Vice President Frank Mongelli, left and Jack CafS/ N Y^Pnll Agent and executive aide to SIU President Frank Drozak. "-aney, N.Y, Port Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers International Union Atlantir n„i« i . ' 1123^ Published monthly. Second Class postage paid at Brooklyn, -N-Y. Vol. 42, No. 10. October 19^ (|SINWT60-2(M^ 2 / LOG / " ' District AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth „ M.,« NY Brooklyn, N. �-ife SlU Crew Saves 457 Liner Passengers At Sea h> « ^ A • • A m •> Williamsburgh Keys ^Greatest Rescue In Maritime Hjstory': _ _ . . west of Sitka, Alaska, early on the morning of Oct. 4. As the first large vessel to arrive on the scene, the Williams­ On the night of Sunday, Oct. 5, burgh was confronted with a fullthe SlU-contracted supertanker scale emergency. The Prisendam TT Williamsburgh (Bay Tankers) was on fire and, according to steamed into the port of Valdez, Williamsburgh Radio Operator Alaska, her decks and hallways Jim Pfister, the liner was "listing packed with the 457 luxury liner to the right and in danger of passengers she had helped evacu­ sinking." Bobbing in lifeboats in the ate in what the Coast Guard is calling "the largest single ship storm-lashed Gulf of Alaska were 470 passengers and crewmen rescue in modern history." The Williamsburgh was en- who'd abandoned the cruise ship route from Valdez to Texas with at 6:15 Pacific Daylight Time. a cargo of oil when she picked-up About 40 of the Prisendam^s crew the radioed SOS from the Dutch had volunteered to remain registered cruise ship SS Pri- aboard the vessel and fight the sendam. Diverting course, the fire which had begun in the ship's Some oi the lescuod passengers. Williamsburgh reached the ocean engine room. But the firefighting effort was liner, situated about 200 miles ' cans who'd paid from $3,625 to severely hampered because the $5,275 for the 30-day cruise American seamanship in the pumps required for pushing around the Orient, were safely rescue of passengers and crew of Williamsbyrgh Capt water through the firehoses were aboard the Williamsburgh. the SS. Prisendam^*^ Drozak knocked out by the fire. The Eighty-three people, including 18 wrote. Praises His Crew for Prisendam's Another kind of praise came mostly-Indonesian passengers and crewmen and two Heroism, Compassion crew attempted to battle the paramedics from one of the Seafarers who who had been deserves much credit himself for blaze with CO2 and foam fire Following is the text of a cable sent overlooked by the Coast Guard extinguishers but the fire con­ in the early part of the rescue, the phenomenal job done by the to the Union from A. H. Fertig, tinued to spread. By nightfall, were safely aboard a Coast Williamsburgh'^ steward depart­ master on the TT Williamsburgh: ment in providing hot drinks for flames had engulfed the Prh "Wish to advise you that In the sendam's upper decks and the Guard cutter. 450 extra people. A few of the passengers pickedsaving and rescue of over 500 lives of remaining crewmen, along with up by the Williamsburgh were In a call to the Harry Lundepassengers and crew of abandoned the vessel's master, abandoned berg School at Piney Point, Prinsedam on October 4,1980, every reported suffering from mild ship. officer and rating on board the Wil­ exposure and were helicoptered Md., following the rescue. Sea­ liamsburg displayed courage, heroWith the Williamsburgh's immediately to Yakutat, Alaska farer Robert Rutherford, a Ism and extreme dedication far arrival on the scene at about 9:00 where a C-130 Coast Guard plane recertified steward from Pacifica, beyond the call of duty and deserve A.M., the rescue operation flew them to Juneau or Sitka for Calif., said "Piney Point should the highest praise and accolades for be very proud for teaching the began. For over 10 hours Pri­ medical treatment. But most of their skilled performance. This res­ sendam passengers, some bare­ the passengers who'd spent hours lifeboat course. Our men," cue was effected In gale force winds Brother Rutherford said in the foot and clad only in pajamas, in one of the six canvas-covered and seas with absolutely no help ' Were plucked from lifeboats in call from Valdez, "had to get off lifeboats or two tenders emerged whatever from Dutch officers and the tanker and go into the body slings and baskets by Coast from their harrowing ordeal in Indonesian seamen from Pririsenlifeboats and help with the Guard helicopters and flown to good health. dam, who can receive nothing but the deck of the Williamsburgh. The Coast Guard cutter de­ rescue. contempt and condemnation for Seafarer Rutherford added livered evacuees to Sitka, 400 their actions during this abandon­ that the mostly-Indonesian crew Airlifted to Deck ment. miles down Alaska's southeast didn't have the kind of e?ipertise "Notwithstanding the above, all In the first hour of the rescue panhandle. The Williamsburg^ in lifeboat operations that the from Prinsedam were rescued. The proceeded to Valdez, the south­ operation 150 passengers were SIU crewmen had. "Thanks to ships company, completely without ern terminus of the trans-Alaska airlifted to the Williamsburgh. the lifeboat course at Piney any rest or sleep for some 60 hours, As they landed on the super­ pipeline. gave up their quarters and personal Point," Rutherford-said, "we tanker's helicopter pad, they were A spokesman for Bay Tankers, clothing to the survivors, most of knew what to do."'^^^ taken below deck and supplied the SlU-contracted company whom were In the 60 to 80-year age The weary Prisendam pas­ bracket. This once again proves that with coffee and other hot drinks that operates the Williamsburgh, sengers were also full of praise for by the SIU steward department. said the tanker had resumed her the American seaman has no peers the Williamsburgh^ crew and the and stands miles above any other While the first stages of the run and was heading back to Coast Guard and full of tales nationality on the high seas. ^rescue went off without a hitch, Texas, as scheduled. She's ex­ about their ordeal. One pas­ "I am proud to command this as-the effort proceeded the pected in port on or about Nov. senger, John W. Gyorkos, who wonderful ship's complement, with­ already-choppy seas rose to 25- 15. The spokesman expressed the was still clad in a tuxedo and out whom none of the above would foot swells and the wind whipped company's pride in the way the dress pumps from the cruise have been possible, and I would up to a 50-knot gale. tanker's crew had handled the ship's entertainment said that suggest that the above sacrifices "We have very difficult sea rescue operation. "They did a prior to the rescue he was should be recognized by the appro­ conditions," reported Williams­ terrific job," he said. "Everyone is beginning "to have doubts that priate government agencies and/or burgh radio operator Pfister in a exhausted and we hope they're underwriters. These suggestions we would all make it. When the were Initiated by the survivors of ship-to-shore radio call about getting some well-deserved rest." seas started washing over the rail Upon hearing of the rescue Prinsedam, who now realize the four hours into the rescue. "We into the lifeboat," he said, "the difference between U.S. flag ships have 250 survivors on board now SIU President Frank Drozak cold was almost unbearable." but another 200 are still in the dispatched a telegram to the TT and brand "X" scows." A North Carolina man, whose A. if. Fertig, Master, water." Williamsburgh. "Congratula­ wife was evacuated to the T. T. Williamsburg After 10 hours the Prisendam tions to the Captain, officers and Williamsburgh, said he prayed passengers, most of them Ameri- crew for the effective show of while he was waiting. October 1980 / LOG / 3 • A: • ,v' .. i rtfc", 1!1} A Hk Jl- * m .-"'Wi- '-'m 4m �SlU Sets UP New Program to Boost Services 91W 9wl^ I^WW .^ Each Port Will Get a Field Representative H -•. • I ELPING seamen! That's what this Union is all about. But the SIU has more of a responsibility to the people we represent than simply providing employment and securing good contracts and top notch benefits. This Union believes deeply that our responsibility does not end at the union hall dpor. The SIU believes that we have a responsibility to help our people and their families, whether they are active seamen or retired, in every area that affects people's lives in this country. SIU President Frank Drozak said, "I'm proud of the job this Union has done'to provide for the welfare of this membership, but the complicated problems of today's society dictates that we simply have to do more." That's why the SIU has instituted a brand new program. It's called the National Political, Social and Welfare Training Program. Its goal can be described in just a few words—to provide better, faster and more effective services to SIU members, retirees and their families. The program has just gotten nas juai. ^ u- •in ,„hirh »,hirh aa member memher township m which memo /-f .1 oo President Dr<.c;Hpnt off the ground.I !>„• But as Drozak said, "we're on our way. It's just a matter of applying ourselves and making it work." The long range goal of the program is to have a Field Representative assigned to each port, 20 in all. This person's job is to help—to help the membership, to help a member's family while he is at sea, to help our pensioners. For instance, if you have a problem with a welfare claim, the Field Representative will be the person to talk to or see at the Union hall. If you're having a problem with a pension or a vacation check, the Representa­ tive will be at your disposal. If you are at sea, and your wife or a dependent needs help or information inioriiiaiiuii Regarding your benefits, the Field Representative will be there. But this is just the start of the Representative's job. If you get the runaround from Social Se­ curity, or Medicare, or Unem­ ployment, or Public Health, the Representative will be available to lend a hand. He will be specially trained in community services. And he will be trained in what people are entitled to from the Federal Government, the State or the local municipality, or . -- The Field Representative will iner c^u also be wi P poS"ekort for the ultimate relfare of this membership. The Field Representative will keJp in touch on a local, "backSe" basis with Senators and Sgressmen. He will also have fhe fesponsibility of getting involved with citywide and community wide politics. This country is run by the politicians. And if we don't keep on top of them, whether it be in Washington, D.C., or St. Louis of Mobile, or Long Island, N.Y., the SIU and SIU members will not get proper recognition. In addition, around election time, the Field Representative u will be able to key the Union s efforts in the election campaigns of our friends in Congress. Essentially, the Field Repre­ sentative will be able to do hundreds of things, and do them fast, that the Port Agent or Patrolmen can't handle imme­ diately. President Drozak said, "our port officials do an outstanding job. But they can't be in two places at one time. They have to pay off ships or service our tugs . . and towboats almost every day. ^ ^ ^^ ...ui. enough time in the day to tend to a lot of other important things dealing with the well being of the membership. I believe this new program will go a long way toward solving this problem, So the Union has assigned 13 Field Representatives^ They are presently working in Brook^ ^''^Xh Boston, Cleveland, Duluth, Houston, Jacksonville, JerseyCity, Norfolk, San Francisco, Seattle, and Wilmington, Calif. Before the end of the year, there will be 20 assigned to every SIU port on the East, West and Gulf Coasts, the Rivers and Great Lakes. The Program will be coordinated out of the SIU's office in Washington by Ms. Mariann Rogers. And it will be directly overseen by SIU Presi­ dent Frank Drozak. Shortly after the New Year, all 20 Field Representatives will be brought into Piney Point for a thorough two month educational program to school them on the SIU and the programs of this union. The Log will continue to carry stories and picture layouts of the progress of this important new Program. Small Vessel BilhSome Good, Bad News WASHINGTON. D.C.-A bill has been passed by the Congress that is both beneficial and detrimental for maritime lahor and maritime safety. Called the Small Vessel Manning and Inspection bill, there are provisions of the bill that the SIU supported and there are others that we vigorously opposed. The bill's conference report, in which differences in the Senate and House versions of the legislation were resolved, was passed by the House of Repre­ sentatives late last month by a vote of 279 to 111. As the Log goes to press, the legislation has been sent to President Carter. For many months the SIU has been actively involved with this legislation. Through lobbying efforts, testimony before com­ mittees, and letters to Congress­ men, the Union has supported parts of the bill while opposing certain provisions. Among the bill's points that the SIU supported are the following: • Fifty pisrciEsnt of the AB's aboiurd a dei^ sea vessel c^n be ' / October 1980 ' 1-... blue ticket AB's. (Current law says that 65 percent of the AB complement has to be green ticket AB s.) The SIU fought for the 50 percent provision m order to broaden the job opportunities for the growing number of blue ticket AB's who are available for shipping. • Termination of opportuni­ ties for companies to operate vessels through bare-boat chart­ ers..Companies have been able to avoid compliance with certain inspection and manning require­ ments through these charters. • Lowering of the minimum age requirement for qualification as an AB from 19 to 18 years. • Maintenance of the sea service requirement for AB 'Unlimited' at the current level of three years. • Fines for inspection viola­ tions were increased from $100 per violation to $500 per day for each day of inspection. • Time spent in approved school training programs counts as seatime. PoitHHU of the bill that the SIU opposed include the fol- lowing: 1.) The percentage of AB's on vessels with a two-watch system' can be reduced from 65 percent to 50 percent. In a letter sent to Congressmen by Ray Denison, director of the AFL-CIO Depart­ ment of Legislation, he noted that "this action would permit the replacement of a qualified, able seaman by an unskilled, inexper­ ienced, ordinaly seaman." 2.) Establishment of a sixmonth AB 'Special' in the mining and oil industry. The SIU contended that the service re­ quirement for AB 'Special' should be increased in the bill to a minimum of 12 months if safe working conditions were to be maintained. The Union won its point in the House version of the bill but in the conference com­ mittee the six-month Senate version prevailed. 3.) Permission for offshore supply vessels to operate under the twO-watch system. By sanc­ tioning the two-watch system the workday of seamen aboard these vessels can be increased fcbm the standard eight to twelvie hours. a I rte seaiime requirement requin 4.JI irte for AB's on seagoing tugs and towboats has been reduced from 18 to 12 months. In his letter, Drozak noted that many of these provisions will "benefit principally the offshore oil industry while jeopardizing the lives of the human beings involved and at tjje same time, our nation's environment." As SIU President Frank Drozak said in a letter to Congressmen, "We know of no other instance where the U.S. Congress man­ dated and legislated twelve-hour workdays for the American workers." �•.rl;} '' t(' Labor Rallying Behind Carter-Mondale Team President Relying On Trade Unionists To Put Him Back in White House T HE labor movement has a staunch friend in President Jimmy Carter. This was clearly evident when Carter spoke recently (Sept. 29) at the convention of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union in New York City. The ILG WU, which represents some 350,000 workers in the garment industry, has endorsed President Carter in his re-election bid. As he arrived at the site of the convention. Carter was greeted by a throng of well-wishers, including a contingent from the SIU. As he stepped from his limousine, turned and waved to the crowd, signs saying "SIU SUPPORTS CARTER-MON­ DALE IN '80" waved back. In a rousing, cheering display of solidarity, some 1,000 dele­ gates were joined by officials from other unions, as well as several prominent New York political leaders, in giving Carter a warm welcome to the conven­ tion. Carter's remarks were well received by those who had gathered to hear him speak. He pledged to continue working toward a number of pro-labor goals, including an increase in the -X President Jimmy Carter arriving in New York City to address ILGWU Convention. Carter was greeted by an enthusiastic crowd which included Seafarers waving signs, proclaiming the SlU's support for the Carter/Mondale ticket. minimum wage, and improving the job security of the American worker. "We are working to protect American jobs," he said, "from unfair foreign competition." In addition, he emphasized that "full employment is my goal." Carter's remarks covered a broad range of issues, from foreign affairs to equal rights. But he kept coming back to those issues that especially concern the American worker, "I believe," he said, "that people have a right to a decent living." Carter's reception at the ILGWU convention has been described as one of the most enthusiastic he has yet received in his campaign for re-election. He has emerged as the clear labor favorite in the campaign. In summation, and borrowing from the ILGWU's own slogan and song. Carter urged those attending the convention to "look for the union label" when voting in November. The AFL-CIO, of which the SIU is a member, and most other labor organizations throughout the country, have recognized and are backing the one candidate they feel wears the "union label": Jimmy Carter. 1 ft 5 iJ. •It fli (/ '! i SIU Backed Bill Passed to Spur U.S. Fishing industry WASHINGTON, D.C.—A bill supported by the SIU and designed to greatly reduce foreign fishing in U.S. waters, was passed by the House of Representatives late last month. At the end of 1979 a similar bill was passed by the U.S. Senate. Now the bill must go to President Carter. Numbered H.R. 7039, the legislation passed by the House is entitled the American Fisheries Promotion Act. The purpose of the bill is the expansion of the U.S. fishing industry. This would be accom­ plished, in part, through gradual elimination of foreign fishing in U.S. waters and through enlargement' of existing loan programs. The SlUNA has a number of" fishing affiliated unions that will benefit from this legislation. The attempt to greatly expand The U.S. fishing industry actually goes back to 1976 when the Fishery Conservation and Management Act (FCMA) became law. At that time, U.S. claims to fishing rights off its coasts were expanded from 12 miles to 200 miles. Within that zone, limits were put on foreign fishermen who also were required to pay certain license fees. It was hoped that the,U.S. fishing industry would substan­ tially grow as a result of that 1976 Act. However, this did not happen. U.S. landings have only increased from 23 percent in fishing zones established by. the U.S. The bill just passed by the House and Senate establishes a phase-out formula for foreign fishing in the U.S. zones. It provides that if American fishermen increase their catch, the foreign allocation will be reduced accordingly.. U.S. fishermen must demon­ strate an ability to absorb a larger share of the harvest. If they do well in a particular year, an additional share of the harvest would be reserved for them the following year. That reserve would be given back to foreign fishermen if American fishermen fail to utilize it. Thei^ will also be a doubling of the license fees that foreign fishermen must pay. Last year foreigners paid $15 million in license fees. Further, the' bill establishes 100 percent observer coverage on all foreign vessels within the U.S. fisheries zone. To help U.S. fishermen grab a bigger share of the market, the bill also provides, among other things, the following incentives: fishing vessels. Also, to the extent funds are available, loans could be provided for operating expenses. • Extension of Title XI Obligation Guarantee program to shoreside facilities and to fishing vessels involved in high risk ventures. There is $10 billion available under this program and ten percent of that amount could be used for fishing vessels. Eligibility would be limited to firms that are 75 percent U.S. owned. • ("-C Iff • Revitalization of an act that says 30 percent of import duties on fish products are to be applied to research and development. Also, the bill seeks to improve the marketing of American • Revitalization of the caught fish. For instance, the bill fisheries loan fund for a two-year provides for assignment abroad period. This will provide low- of at least six special fisheries interest loans to fishermen who trade officers to assist in market are ^bout to default on their development. ^ #1' October 1980 / LOG / 5 lii �w I U.S. and China Sign Bilateral Pact Giving Washington, D.C.—In a White House ceremony destined to go down in the history books, President Carter and a repre­ sentative of the People's Repub­ lic of China signed a reciprocal maritime agreement on Sept. 17. The pact, which includes cargo sharing and port access provi­ sions similar to the U.S./ U.S.S.R. trade agreement, for­ mally opens the door to an expected trade bonanza between the U.S. and the PRC for the first time in 30 years. Under the cargo sharing provi­ sions of the agreement, both U.S. flag merchant ships and those flying the flag of the PRC are each entitled to "an equal and substantial" share of the bilateral trade, "Each party," says the threeyear pact, "...shall provide to vessels under the flag of the other party, a general cargo share and a bulk share in each category to those vessels under its flag and consistent with the intention of the parties that their national flag vessels will carry not less than one-third of bilateral cargoes." The pact's port access provi­ sions open 55 U.S. East Coast, Gulf, West Coast and Great Lakes ports to calls by PRC-flag vessels on four days notice. China has opened all 20 of her ports which are open to international shipping, including one now under construction, to Ameri­ can-flag ships on seven days notice. Three factors were weighed by both nations in arriving at port selection: com- mercial considerations, re­ ciprocity and protection of na­ tional security interests. Signing of the trade agreement was hailed by the SlU which has been pushing for a bilateral shipping agreement since the first overtures to reopening U.S.­ China trade were made 22 months ago. While the Carter Administra­ tion has said repeatedly that they oppose widespread use of bilat­ eral shipping arrangements be­ tween the U.S. and her trading partners, the Administration felt U.S./China trade fell into the category of being appropriate for bilateralism. Assistant Secretary of Com­ merce for Maritime Affairs, Samuel B. Nemirow, who headed up the U.S. delegation that negotiated the trade agreement. U.S. ports open to access by Chinese vessels are: Portland, Maine Boston. Massachusetts Fall River, Massachusetts New York (New York and New Jersey ports of the Port of New York Authority), New York Albany, New York Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (including Camden, New Jersey) Wilmington, Delaware Baltimore, Maryland Richmond, Virginia Morehead City, North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina Georgetown, South Carolina Savannah, Georgia Boca Grande, Florida Port Everglades, Florida Ponce, Puerto Rico Tampa, Florida Mobile, Alabama Gulfport, Mississippi New Orleans, Louisiana Burnside, Louisiana Baton Rouge, Louisiana Orange, Texas Beaumont, Texas Port Arthur, Texas Galveston, Texas Houston, Texas Corpus Christi, Texas Brownsville, Texas Anchorage, Alaska Skagway, Alaska Ketchikan, Alaska Seattle, Washington Bellingham, Washington Longview, Washington Everett, Washington Tacoma, Washington Portland (including Vancouver, Washington), Oregon Astoria, Oregon Coos Bay (including North Bend), Oregon Eureka, California Stockton, California San Francisco (including Alameda, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond), California Sacramento, California Los Angeles (including San Pedro, Wilmington, Terminal Island), California Long Beach, California Honolulu, Hawaii Erie, Pennsylvania Cleveland, Ohio Toledo, Ohio Bay City, Michigan Chicago, Illinois Kenosha, Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin Duluth, Minnesota/Superior, Wisconsin U.S.-China Trade Pact At a Glance 'f- - The aims of the historic U.S./People's Republic of China bilateral shipping agreement, signed by President Carter and Chinese. Vice Premier Bo Yibo on Sept. 17, are: • to facilitate trade between the U.S. and the PRC; ^ • to guarantee to U.S.- and PRC-flag merchant ships an "equal and substantial" share of cargoes moving between the two nations; • to entitle the U.S. and China to not less than one-third of all cargoes moving by sea between the two nations; • to open 55 U.S. ports to Chinese-flag merchant ships on four days notice; • to open 20 Chinese ports to U.S.-flag merchant v^seb on seven days notice. 6/LOG / October 1980 President Carter and Chinese Vice Premier Bo Yibo put their 'John Hancocks' on the historic U.S.-China trade pact, which assures U.S. flag vessels at least one third of the cargo share moving between the two nations. Cliinese ports open to commercial vessels of the United States are: Dalian Qlnhuangdao Tianjin Yantai Qingdao Lianyungang Wenzhou Shanghai Ningbo Fuzhou /• Xiamen Shantou Shanwei Huangpu Guangzhou Zhanjiang Beihai Haikou Basuo Shijiusuo (under construction) • • ,.V ^ �-•• •••. ".-w :'k- fi'H-;' '-V -ft-mcrrT• . Hz .. - American Ships One Third Cargo Share said bilateral shipping with the PRC was the only way "to safeguard U.S. comniercial interests." The shipping agreement, one of four accords signed in the White House Rose Garden cere­ mony, was actually finalized earlier this month in Peking where it was initialled by Nemirow and the head of the PRC negotiating team. But the agree­ ments, which, also cover textile trade, civil aviation and consular services, did not become binding until they were officially ap­ proved by Carter and Chinese Vice Premier Bo Yibo. Following the ceremony. Pres­ ident Carter said the agreements signal "a new and vital force" for world peace and stability. Mr. Bo, who led the Chinese delegation to the U.S.-China Joint Economic Committee^ said his nation was "very gratified to see our relations have been making good progress. Especially after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan," ^o noted, "the present U.S. Administration has been pursuing more enthusiastic policies in its relations with us." Under the new bilateral shipping agreement, China is expected to become the number one Communist trading partner of the United States. Trade with China is forecast to reach $4 billion by the end of this year and to top $10 billion by 1985. According to the U.S. Depart­ ment of Commerce, the leading Chinese export to the U.S. last year was oil and other petroleum products which accounted for nearly $1 billion of total U.S. imports from China. At the same time, the U.S. sold the PRC $54 million in oil and natural gas drilling equipment last year. "Oil," said Assistant Treasury Secretary C. Fred Bergsten, "is a very important part of our trade ;--V- I program with China." The U.S./PRC bilateral shipping agreement has a threeyear tenure ^which may be extended, subject to negotiations between the two nations, prior to Ihe pact's Sept. 1983 expiration date. The pact may be cancelled by either Party on 90 days' written notice. In addition, the accord provides for periodic meetings between the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and the PRC's Ministry of Communications "for a comprehensive review of piatters related to the Agree­ ment." .-Z1 .yz: ^ ::|i •4: I: •f 'f: "iy I •. j. a r--}r:h October 1980 / LOG / 7 r •• :^,ir .11.: ' /J-. .1,. J . �MID Supports Expansion of Galveston Port r [E port of Galveston may soon be bustling with incoming and outgoing deep draft vessels laden with crude oil, grain and ore, if a bill, H.R. 6864, makes it through the U.S. Senate. The legislation, which has already been passed by the House, includes a provision to extend the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 and authorizes the deepening of the port of Gal­ veston as well as enlargement of the harbor and channel. i >\ i_ : . .i f Private industry in the Gal­ veston area is reportedly ready to pump millions'of dollars into the port iniprovement project. Pend­ ing Congressional passage of H.R. 6864, industry plans to invest over $300 million for construction of new port facili­ ties, oil distribution pipelines and tank farms plus an additional $80 million for construction of a coal export terminal. Support for the bill, now awaiting mark-up by the Senate Committee on Evironment and . t "V-.;, . -'ir '• ••If '• H..R. 6864 had bipartisan sponsorship in the House from Rep. Ray Roberts (D-Tex.), chairman of the House Sub­ committee on Water Resources aW from Ref). Don Clausen (R-Calif.), the ranking minority member of that Subcommittee. The bill now before the Senate Committee is similar, but not identical to the House measure. There are three key differences betWeen the original version of the bill (which is the version backed by both the SIU and the MTD) and the version now awaiting mark-up by the Senate Committee. Specifically, the differences relate to: 1) cost-sharing. The original bill called for the costs of the port deepening project to be divided with the federal government picking up 75 percent and the locality covering 25 percent. The Senate version splits the costsharing with a 66 2/3 percent share for the federal government and 33 1 / 3 for the locality. 2) funding ceiling. The original bill contains ^no ceiling on fund­ ing for the project while the Senate version does cap the allo­ cation. 3) project study. Both versions of the bill authorize the'Army Corps ofJEflig^ineers to conduct a feasibility study of the harbor project. But the original bill imposes a 12-month deadline on the study, while the revised bill does not. The SIU and MTD feel an open-ended study could create unwarranted delays in the kickoff date of the project. No action will be taken on the. bill until Congress returns from their flection recess in No­ vember. At that time, the SIU and the MTD will be working to get the Senate Committee to adopt the original version of H.R. 6864. T HE Senate Energy Committee has okayed the six individuals to serve on the new Synthetic Fuels Corporation board of directors that will oversee the Federal Govern­ ment's crucial $88 billion synthetic fuels development program. President Carter's nominees n^ await confirmation by the fml Senate. 2# Named to chair the board and serve as chief executive officer is Deputy Energy Secretary John Sawhill. AFL-CIO President Lane Kirk­ land has been nominated to serve a 5-year term as a member c the board. The Synthetic Fuels Corporation was established by the Energy Security Act, which the President signed into law June 30. It puts forth an ambitious program that seeks to , stimulate commercial production of 2 miillion barrels per day of synthetic fuels by 1992—about one third of current oil imports. When he announced the appoint­ ment of Sawhill, President Carter declared that the scope of the project "is greater than the sum total of the interstate highway system, the Marshall Plan and the space pro­ gram all combined." Other board nominees are: • Secretary of the Interior Cecil Andrus; • Vice President Frank Savage of Equitable Life Insurance Company; • Catherine Cleary, adjunct pro­ fessor of business administration. University of Wisconsin, and former chairman of the First Wisconsin Trust Company of Milwaukee; and • John D. deButts, retired chair­ man of American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Lane Kirkland Flying Out to Brand New SIU Diesel, the Sea-Land Voyager .•)t it'i : of such deepwater port facilities to our nation's energy trans­ portation network," she added, "it is evident that this extension of the Deepwater Port Act is both warranted and appropriate." AFL-CIO's Kirkland Named to High Powered Energy Panel f 1r Public Works, is strong from all quarters. The federal Dept. of Transportation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environ­ mental Protection Agency, Galveston-area industry, as well as the SIU and the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Dept. are backing the bill which is expected to boost Galveston's economy as well as the economy of the nation as a whole. In a letter to Senate Envjrqnment & Public Works Coi Chairman Jennings Rand( MTD Executive Secretary-Trea­ surer Jean Ingrao called for "immediate approval of H.R. 6864," sayin&Jhe bill "a^ressed critical national and j:egional needs." One benefit from passage of the bill, Mrs. Ingrao noted, is the "significant reductions in transportation costs for im­ ported crude oil and exported grain, coal and ore which will certainly accrue from the ecbno.mies... which result from the use of deep draft vessels." "Considering the importance >;v, . >1' tef"! Here|s part of the SUJ crew for the brand new ^esel containership, Sea-Land Voyager, which was delivered to the company in the Far East. Among those in photo are Seafarers Glen Christ^son, Walter Davidson, Donald Gearhart, George Rowland, Fred Maciolak, Victor Acevedo Hector DeJesus Elias Limon Robert Hamil Marvin Larnbethe, Marius Del Prado Andrew Perrone, Nick Back, A Mat, Joseph Pazos, Bernard Romanoff, Melv!^ Herdng and Buht A^^in photo are SIU representativeGeorgeRipoll, left,andSea-LandPaymasterNormanWilson, seated. a u 8 / LOG / October 1980 �.ylJ,:--, iTT ttt ii Seafarers International Union of North America. AFL-CiO October 1980 A • -c " Legislative. Administrative and Regulatory Happenings • v • > TI. to Task Force: 'Coal Export Must Help U.S. Fleet" Many experts agree that the United States must make proper use of its coal resources if it is to improve its balance of payments defecit and break OPEC's stranglehold on the American ec momy. Responding to that message, Presidejnt nt Carter has asked John Sawhill, Deputy N^ecretary of the Energy Department, to head a newly-formed Interagency Coal Export Task Force. The Task Force will analyze the present condition of the coal industry, outline different options available to the American , people in regards to the development and export of their coal reserves, and make>^ recommendations to the President some time in December based on its findings. The report is expected to assess the roles to be played by government and the private sector. It will also try to balance competing national interests, such as the need to increase coal production versus ecological and cost considerations. All interested parties have been invited to express their views on the subject. Peter Luciano, Executive Director of the Transportation Institute, has responded to that invitation by submitting a letter to the new head of the Interagency Task Force. Dredgers Stuck in Bureaucratic Muck According to a study conducted by the General Accounting Office (GAO), the American dredging industry has suffered severe and unwarranted financial penalties as a result of unnecessary delays in the processing of dredging permits. Present Corps of Engineers regulations require that the average processing for dredging applications not exceed three and a half months. The actual processing time, however, lies between four and ten months. According to the GAO study, it is not unconimon for projects to be delayed two years or more while several different government agencies review a company's application. The cost of these delaj^ has been known to top twenty million dollars. GAO concludes that the delays can be traced to the fact that too many agencies have becomeinvolved in the permit process. It is difficult, if not impossible, to coordinate the actions of four or five separate government agencies, all of whick are subject to bureaucratic infighting, conflict­ ing policy objectives and limited yet overlapping spheres of jurisdiction. The one thing that these agencies have in common is the ability to hold up a permit and make it a pawn in a bureaucratic power struggle. Senate Unit Opens Door to Waterway Tolls In a surprising departure from historic practice, the Senate Water Resources Subcommittee has voted to repeal pro­ visions in the law that prohibit Federally operated canals and locks from imposing tolls and operating charges. The prohibition was enacted in 1884 to encourage the development of this nation's water-ways so that they could become a cost and fuel efficient method of transporting inter-state commerce. Groups opposed to the repeal note that it would hinder the development of American coal resources by making it more costly to transport those resources to specially constructed ports and storage centers. The SIU is opposed to tolls on the nation's inland waterways. Luciano stressed that the coal export issue is one that affects many different segments of the American business community. It therefore offers this country a significant opportunity to combine the expansion of its coal exports with other equally important national goals, such as the strengthening of the badly weakened American flag merchant marine through the promotion of bilateral trade agreements. I .t." Bill Passed to Strengthen Multi-Employer Pensions Congress has given final approval to a labor supported bill that seeks to protect the economic security of workers covered by multi-employer pension plans. About eight million workers will be effected by the new legislation, including seamen. The bill seeks to strengthen the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), a major reform bill that was passed in 1974 when it became evident that the solvency of many of this nation's privately run pension plans could not be guaranteed. The legislation addresses itself to the special problem that confronts this nation's 2,000 multi-employer pension plans, like the SIITs. it creates incentives for companies to remain in existing pension plans^ improves funding standards, and provides penalties for employers who decide to withdraw from multi-employer pension plans, thereby ' endangering the solvency of those plans and burdening the federal government with financial obligations that should properly be assumed by. the private sector. President Carter is expected to sign the bjll into law. '/ :r.,i • A-L SIU Towboat Operators in Washington Maritime Must Make Public Aware of 1 Industry's Plight In an address before the Mobile Chapter of the Propeller Club, Captain William Figari, National President of the Propeller Club of the United States and Corporate Vice President of the Crowley Maritime Corporation, an SIU contracted company, said that the maritime industry must close ranks "to make the public aware of the problems that must be resolved for it to operate as it should." . He stressed that the Propeller Club, which has a membership of 16,000 people, has done all that it could to ^blicize the plight of the American flag Merchant Marine. He commended other maritime organiza­ tions for their work, expressed hope that the industry as a whole could make the American people aware of the need to strengthen their merchant marine, and of the potentially disastrous consequences if they do riot. [ U' li 'fr! If A group of SIU Towboatmen spent a day in Washington recently while they were attending upgrading courses at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School in Piney Point. During their visit to the nation's capital, a number of them met with Congresswomen Beverly Byron, a Democrat from the Hagerstown/Frederick district in Maryland. Pictured here with Rep. Byron are (l-r) Lonnie Keys, John Littleton, Norman Seekford, SIU Representative John Russell, Tank Lehew, Eddie Chevalier, and Joe Carsoj. October 1980 / LOG / 9 V. �1 ••••.• • • r ' • • •. Fed Agencies Skirt U.S. Flag Use, SIU Charges T •t I'l ' I'.v ,•.«. i.'l HE SIU has stepped-up efforts to halt the growing trend within some Federal agencies to skirt the nation's Cargo Preference laws. Most recently, the Commodity. Credit Corporation of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture proposed an agricultural export program which avoids the U.S.-flag shipping requirements applicable to government cargoes under law. The proposed program, called the "Intermediate Credit Export Sales Program for Foreign Market Development Facilities," would authorize the CCC to "enter into agreements with U.S. private or foreign private or government agencies" to finance U.S. agricultural exports for three to 10 year periods. In a letter sent last month by SIU President Frank Drozak to Dr. Kelly Harrison of the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, Drozak charged that the proposed program "will under­ mine current Congressional and Executive efforts to strengthen the U.S.-flag merchant marine." In addition, Drozak continued, the program "specifically ex­ cludes application of this nation's cargo preference laws." In his letter to Harrison, Drozak underscored a point made in letters and telegrams sent to Labor Secretary Ray Mar­ shall, to key Congressmen and Senators and to President Carter over the past two months. The SIU supports U.S. agricultural export programs, Drozak said, but s,uch programs must not be allowed to deprive U.S.-flag vessels of badly-needed cargo. "Our agricultural export policy," Drozak pointed out, "should not be viewed as independent of our national policy of promoting a strong, competitive U.S.-flag merchant Even Senators Love the Log fleet." While both the SIU and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Dept. are "distressed over continuing efforts by the Dept. of Agriculture through the CCC to circumvent existing laws and long-standing policies," the problem, Drozak said, could be simply resolved by President Carter. Drozak outlined that solution to President Carter in a letter dated Sept. 19. "I respectfully urge you," Droza,k wrote, "to issue a directive to all Federal agencies...instructing them to ship at least 50 percent of the cargo under their control in U.S.flag ships." Such a directive, Drozak told the President, merely instructs the federal agencies "to follow existing guidelines." In addition, insisting on compliance by all federal agencies with Cargo Preference laws, parallels. T)rozak reminded the President, Carter's firm commitment to the U.S. merchant marine which the President presented to Congress last July. "Within the Executive Branch" Carter's message to Congress said, "I intend to ensure that federal actions promote rather than harm our merchant marine. In particular," the President continued, "provisions in existing laws calling for substan­ tial or exclusive use of Americanflag vessels should be vigorously pursued." Cargo Preference laws were enacted in 1954 to provide the U.S.-flag merchant fleet with at least 50 percent of all govern­ ment-financed cargoes. Strict enforcement of those laws is both within the President's power and in line with his stated commit­ ment to the U.S. merchant marine. Lakes Shipowners Visit SHLSS •^' kf. John Mason (center), directorof Vocational Education, explains one of the many upgrading programs available at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to a group of Great Lakes shipowners. Tfie group came to the. Lundeberg School for a three-day look at the school's varied educational programs. Pictured here in the JrlLSS machine shop are, from left, Floyd Brown, American Steamship Co.; Louis Efvin, American Steamship Co.: Dan Campbell', SIU legal staff; Mason; Daniel Corniilie. Oglebay Co., and Sidney Smith,Erie Sand Steamship Co. Others who came for the visit were John Jaeger. Glamo; Ralph Biggs, Litton Great Lakes Corp.; Jack Bluitt, SIU Port Agent; Joe Zigler, SIU representative, and David Rebert, Great Lakes Seamen's Appeals Board. Sills Jack Caffey Named VP. of New York Port Council Senator WarrenMagnuson (D-Waah.), right, keeps up on his maritime news the sameuwaySIU members do. by reading thteLog. Making sure that theSenator had his copy is a Log reader from way back, the StU's own Edward X. Mooney, enjoying Seattle these days. Mooney ran into Sen. Magnuson at the Washington State AFL-CIO Convention, held recently. Sen. Magnuson is up for election this -year and the SIU is supporting him all the way. He's been a great friend totheSIU and maritime during, his long, distinguished career in the Senate. SIU New York Port Agent Jack Caffey was named as a VicePresident to the Executive Board in the Greater New York and Vicinity Maritime Port Council, The appointment was announced at that body's most recent meeting which was held October New Orgulf Towboat Crewed by SIU Boatmen &• .'•f, Xi •' '"•st ;•• A bright, new red and white towboat has been added to the SlU-contracted fleet. She's the 138-foot MjV Mid­ land (Orgulf) and she means more jobs for SIU Boatmen in the Rivers and Gulf where she'll be running from New Orleans, La. to Cairo, 111.' The barges she'll be towing carry mainly coal and grain. The Midland has a beam of 44 feet, a draft of 9^ feet, and is fitted with a double bottom in the engine room. ~ Her two turbo charged engines are 16 cylinder diesels with a 3,070 horsepower. All controls to the pumps are electric from pilot house to steering compartment. The vessel interior is fully insulated for heat, air conditioning, and sound. All quarters are panelled and furnished with ornamental and specially fitted blackout curtains. 3rd at The World Trade Center. Named along with Caffey was Sidney Heller of the UFCW who was appointed Secretary-Treasurer of the-Board. The Maritime Port Council holds regular meetings to provide a format fori AFL-CIO member union operat­ ing in the Port of New York to air j their problems and discuss| possible solutions. In his remarks to the Councij members .Caffey pointed to the SIU's rank-and-file memberj who were present at the meeting and strongly suggested that th "other unions also get thei membership involved throug representation at the meetings. /10 / LOG / October 1980 :Li'0r//Tr'~-0 «y / , -J, j •" 5--'— '; VT • �,: ;;f :• Sen* Daniel K. Inouyc G0ts AOTOS Award Says Gov't Mast Give U.S. Fleet ^Extra Edge' operate (490 ships- -90 dry bulkers) under flags of convenience." In conclusion, Inouye pledged that his subcommittee will try to EN. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) chairman of the find out what would give American ships that "extra Senate Subcommittee on Merchant Marine and Tourism, edge." If successful, he said, received the Admiral of the "...we will once again have Ocean Sea Award (AOTOS), enough ships to carry a given annually "to the person substantial share of U.S. liner, who has done the most for the tanker and dry bulk cargoes... cause of the U.S. flag merchant and a strong shipbuilding and marine." The award was ship repair industry." presented on Sept. 26 at a dinner "Now more than any time since . in New York. World War II, our national In accepting the award, first security and economic growth given in 1970, Sen; Inouye," 56, depend on a strong and vital sponsor of the Ocean Shipping maritime industry," he stressed. Bill of 1980, told his audience of Among other awards, the more than 700 that a change in Senator holds the Distinguished U.S. Government policy is needed to give the U.S. merchant Service Cross. Presenting the AOTOS award fleet an "extra edge" in order to was MAR AD head Samuel B. Honored as this year's Admiral of the Ocean Seas, Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), at left, "sail or sink." meets with SIU New York Port Agent Jack Gaffeyduring ACTOS Award dinner on Sept. 26. Nemirow, assistant secretary of Inouye explained, "I believe the which lowered her lives to rescue 19 Vietnamese the Federal Government must do Commerce for Maritime Affairs. whatever is necessary to assure He was general chairman of the lifeboat. In a fine display of boat people,-whose own boat was seamanship, a line was passed to sinking." what every other government awards committee. the lifeboat and all 23 crewThe SS President Ty/er (APL) does directly or indirectly—make S-L Finance Crew Honored members of the Genciano were Chief Mate Fred J. Gloor Jr. who certain that its flag vessels have Honored with the AOTOS rescued." Capt. Robert J. Sutter on Dec. 31, 1979 "for risking his that 'extra edge' in tompeting for own life by attempting the rescue cargo in its own trade and that its Mariner's Plaque for outstanding accepted the award. Receiving the Mariner's Roof a crewmate who had fallen into shipbuilding and ship repair seamanship in rescue operations settes for "... outstanding cour- the waters of Pusan Harbor and industry has that 'extra edge' to at sea were the officers and SIU make it more attractive than that crew of the SS Sea-Land Fi­ age and devotion to duty" were applying cardio-pulmonary re­ SS President Wilson (APL) suscitation." nance. of its competitor!" Among the honored guests on On Sept. 27, 1979, "...enroute Cadet Midshipman Paul RuContinuing, the Hawaiian the dais was SIU's Jack Caffey. bino, AB John McManus and Senator asked • - we should find from Japan ^to Taiwan received Maintenanceman Antone Souza In the audience was Transporta­ out what it is about our existing an SOS from the Mf VGenciano. laws and policies which rhake it Voice contact was made with the "for entering the water (on July tion Institute Chairman Herb more attractive for U.S. stricken vessel 35 miles ahead and 17, 1979) at the risk of their own Brand. shippers aflTop o to ship oh- lookouts posted."Despife heavy' foreign bottoms; for U.S.- ship seas and Force 8 winds, ladders operators to build foreign ($10- and lines were rigged and with the billion worth from 1974 to 1980) emergency crew staiiding by, the and for U.S. companies to Sea-Land Finance approached As the Log goes to press, a radically upped its prices, settlement is imminent in the Last, year. El Paso and Algeria six month controversy that has agreed on a price of $1.94 per halted the import to the U.S. of thousand cubic feet of LNG. This Algerian natural gas. was approved by the U.S. The controversy has affected Department of Energy (DOE) six SlU-contracted El Paso LNG which, under law, must rule on ships. For many months now, the price of any imported gas. two have been sitting in port with Meanwhile, however, the Al­ crews but no cargo and four have gerian government decided to been laid up. In anticipation of a press for an even greater price settlement, one of the four, the El increase, than what had been Paso Howard Boyd, was recently negotiated. Algeria would like erewed. gas prices to .be comparable with The problem is pricing. El crude oil prices of the (OPEC) Paso Co., which operates the six countries. SlU-contracted ships, made an Negotiations over the price agreement with Algeria in 1969 to then began between that North import part of her abundant African country and the cohipany. . supply of natural gas to the U.S. But when the talks broke down in El Paso built specially de-- early spring, the DOE took over. The USS Saratoga, a Navy aircraft carrier, gets a Union escort into Philadelphia, signed and very expensive ter­ Now, according to one report, it Two of the three tugs docking the Saratoga are the SlU-contracted Reedey Point minals at Cove Point, Md. and looks like Algeria will agree'to a (Curtis Bay) and the Theresa McAllister (McA\\\s\er Bros.). TheSarafoga is due to Savannah, Ga. to receive the price "very close" to that charged enter Sun Stiipyard for a half billion dollar overhaul. Expected to take two years, the overhauf will provide a major boost to employment at the Shipyard and in the LNG. Imports started arriving in by Mexico and Canada for their surrounding areas. 1978 and since then, Algeria has natural gas. •u S •' •f - : .X : -"'s it El Paso, Algeria LNG Settlement Imminent Sfli Tugs Ush&r Saratoga • ' V ^ -It- % --t October 1980 / LOG / 11 •3 MM-: �. -V. ,,.r •/ • ,". - • .,, •-<. ,, ,•. •"r#. ' ' "5 Big Apple Gets Some Alaska Oil, Courtesy of Overseas Valdez .Everybody's talking about oil these days because of the IranIraq War and the possibility of oil shortages caused by that war. More than ever this points up the importance of the Alaska oil pipeline, and the importance of American tankers bringing the oil to the lower 48 states. Numerous SIU ships are involved in the Alaska oil lift, including the Overseas Valdez. Her usual run is from the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, where she picks up Alaska oil from the terminal at Puerto Armuelles, to Texas. But this month, she delivered a load of Alaska black gold to the New York area, where the Log caught up with her. The crew was glad to visit New York, especially in the Autumn, the best time of the year in the Big Apple. And the Big Apple was glad to see them too, and their Alaska oil as well. The Overseas Valdez lightering at Stapleton Anchorage in the port of New York. }::'0 Ted Katros, crewmessman. is caught a hLS'fpantry'Saref"® Catching up on news and views is wiper Michael Gutierrez paging through the Log. A MESSAGE FROM YOUR UNION SBAnenS 0$B Of • NARCOncS IBM>3 .. TO loss xr OF ^ ifefW.--- 12/ LOG / October 1980 •f " �>• , 'N HaU Helped Give Life to IBT Local: They Remembered Donate $12,100 to Cancer Fund R IGHT from the founding of Local 810 of the Interna­ tional Brotherhood of Teamsters, the:late SIU President Paul Hall was a good friend to the union. When Brother Hall passed away from cancer on June 22, that union gave him a fitting tribute. A donation of $12,100 was given by the Local in Hall's memory to the Cancer Research Fund of New York University's School of Medicine. Of that money, $10,000 was actually donated by the New York based Local. When the union's executive board voted to give this donation, it also agreed to call for contributions from others as well. The remaining $2,100 was given by companies with whom Local 810 has contracts. The Local was founded in the early 1940's by Milton Silver­ man. According to a union spokesman," Silverman "got invaluable help from Paul Ha!ll. It would have been inyjossible to organize without him." Silverman and Hall remained friends over the years and the SIU "came out in their white caps on many occasions" to assist their brothers in Local 810. In announcing the donation, the president of the iocal, Dennis Silverman, called Hall "a staunch, friend and fearless fighter for economic justice." Local 810, whose headquarters is in New York City, has 10,000 Marad Folks Visit SIU Hd^s. members in the greater New York area. Most Local members are involt^ed in manufacturing work and in the retail and wholesale trade. The Local also represents the skilled mainte­ nance employees at the New York University Medical Center. -V- '-Vi J •gr'lt" i -I i; President of Teamsters Local 810, Dennis fvi. Silverman (third from left), presents checks for $12,000 in memory of former SIU President Paul Hall to Dr. Martin Begun, dean of New York University's School of Medicine Cancer Research Fund as SIU Acting SecretaryTreasurer John Faye (third from right) looks on. Aiso present at the ceremony in Local 810's "New York City headquarters l^st month were, from left; Dr. Louis Zimmerman, Local 810 medical director; Max G. Sanchez, the Local's vice president; Milton Silverman, president emeritus of the Local, and John Saulnier, shop steward at the NYU Medical Center. A Poem for Paul Hall '-•i • V.' I" V Down through thirty-forty generations. LORD Great, great men have risen on earth's horizons O yea, LORD, and You have blessed them And blessed the world through them. Forty generations have come and gone And the greatest of Men Was Your own Son. Yet, O LORD, from the lovingkindness Wisdom and understanding of Your vast heart Occasionally You have given us men Like Paul Hall. SIU headquarters rolled out the red carpet to these representatives of the U.S. Maritime Administration who were taking part in a labor studies program. This pix was snapped in the editorial offices of the Log. The group also took a tour of the Union hall and witnessed a job call. They also took in the services offered to SIU members and their families at the Headquarters Clinic. The consensus among the visitors, "thanks a bunch, we liked what we saw." Fersenals Steve Wagerik, Bill Ball 'At the request of Seafarer Harold Kammet, please contact Pechner, Dorfman Associates, 1845 Walnut St., Suite 1300, Phil., Pa. 19103,(215)5617100, notifying them of your current mailing address. Leroy G. Lamb Please contact your lawyer, Bernard Sacks at 215-925-8200. Ronnie Abella Please contact, Jose M. Cortell, Valle Verde #1, Ponce, P.R. 00731. Joseph Freeman Phillips Please contact, Mrs. Edith Phillips, 5073 Quince Rd., Memphis, Tenn. 38117. Joseph John McAndrew Please contact, Jo-Anna B. Mc­ Andrew (Waters), 3105 Pierpoint Dr., Apt. C-8, Mobile, Ala. 36606. Tel. 479-9749. Bernard "Mike" Toner Please contact, your brother, John J. Toner, 3716 University Dr., Fairfax, Va. 22030. Tel. (703) 591-3564. Dick "Buddah" Chatfield Please contact, Capt. 'Bob Trees, Antwerp, Belgium, important. Richard D. Wood Please contact, Harry Margosian at 2416 Union Ave., Wesleyville. Pa. 16510. J^mes KontOs Please contact. Red Campbell, at the Union Hall in New York about your passport and Union book. Tel. (212) 499-6600 Ext. 213. Redmond Conroy Please contact, Peter J. Bassing, 4020 Aspen PI., Oakland, Ca. 94602. Tel. (415) 482-1717 or (415) 457-9191. George W. B. Phillips Please contact, Judy immediately. Urgent! You gave them And You took them away. Thank You, LORD For letting an humble seafaring man like me Cross his path and meet him there. Thank You, LORD, for words of wisdom Strength and encouragement Which passed from his heart to mine. p. Thank You for the manhood He laid on the souls Of countless seafarers 'h Ifftit' >r Thank You for the ships at sea That will rise and sink On all the oceans Under all the flags Remembering him. ' ? iif Thank You For the America he loved And his strong spirit That brought victory, many times When we were whipped. Lord, we know that You love pur nation You wouldn't have given us A man like him Had You not held us dear to Your heart. Amen.' Seafarer Thurston John Lewis . Mena, Arkansas 71953 October 1980 /. LOG / 13 i .v." ' •V, • . ' iy' C..A ' �-• --; • .P"f I Ste^hild-Soon to Be Favored of inSon of Energy World A^r ^ ' >Ai: I" ^ difference, Americ;tn« r^-t TTT ... ^ Americans seem to have rediscovered that coal •j-«T TTw. ... "development„f OJ " di's nation's coal reserves W exists. Congressmen feel com- levels of pollution found in the air Isofpollutionfoundintheair River, rh.nn.i. u„.u Rivers, channels and harbore ''^'"8 devised to "clean i, " - Pelled to extol its charms. of this country's cities and must be deepened. Modern dry "'e®' ^"d make it safe for u,./ Newspaper writers like to pepper industrial centers. bulk carriers cannot fit into ^Pmad use. de.' with frequent Oil was much cheaper. Nuclear references to it. coal ^''e question of coal i, . American r wuai ports power was felt to pose fewer .potential such New 'mportant ramifications for ,r snrh as Seattle, New York, . .. Unforlunately, it takes more ecological problems. marifimp me Orleans and Baltimore. maritime Jr.^.^ industry. Once the' CM than good will and earnest Things have changed in the last Industry experts and local IS mined, it has to be carried sounding campaign speeches to tew years. unearth this country's vast coal For one thing, the incident at governments contend that the somewhere. That brings inm reserves, transport them to Three Mile Island, Pa. has problem is a national one. They question this nation's whole ® adequately equipped port and shaken the public's confidence in assert that neither the coal maritime policy. industry nor the states have the harbor facihties, and,carry them the safety of nuclear power. ^ At the present time. American to foreign markets. For another, the price of oil resources to dredge individual flag vessels carry only 2 perce„, ports and harbors. That would More than one energy expert of this nation's dry bulk trade take hundreds of millions of as been known to exclaim'that Where it is now cheaper for nAllQf-o dollars Maritime experts contend that' Americans to spend billions of rt * fmn " the the government has an unprece­ .. ^ ii^ip Americans dollars investing in ways to clean mp Vf govern- dented opportunity to revitalire defuse the Energy Crisis. It also up coal than to conti^e Lwn^ Tv an important segment of the has the potential of becoming an foreign oil at its pre em Z t! Thas American flag merchant marine important export commodity. Bv mention future, price United States merely by subscribing to ac­ developing our immense coal take an active part in the cepted international trade Coal Exports to Rise development of its coal reserves. practices. reserves and selling them to energy-poor countries like The figures speak for them- " 7!" to Were the U.S. government to Japan, France and West Ger­ selves. In 1978, Americans ''^^h of enter into bilateral trade many, we Americans will be able exported 39 million tons of coal T v ^f coal agreements that would set aside a to come to grips with the balance This year, that figure is expected exploited. Both certain percentage of the cargoes to top 100 million. countries have the technology to of payments problem that has generated by the increase in coalseverely weakened our national According to industry experts ^^cir resources, related trade, then the American economy. several things stand in the way of TU Plans Ilag merchant marine would be a full-scale development of this e t the For many years coal remained given a tremendous boost in nation's coal reserves. By far the around, the step-child of the energy the arm. most serious problem is the lack .K President Carter has called for world. It was costly to mine. It Politicians are fond of talking was felt to be a "dirty" source of of adequate port and harbor p f^^ation of an Interagency Av*!!" 'be moment." facilities. Present facilities are t 'tis expected energy, one that would add Well, the moment is here. either obsolete, or rapidly n ^ Po^'cy statement by considerably to the already high -O" becoming so. '^ccc'uber 1st of this year construction program Nine 'f innovator, Sea-Land "le 12 dieselVow:md.''r45-fr 'ZtZ'^^ contamerships have now been delivered including the •HiH&V • . N t4 / LOG/ October 1980 . V^. Sea-LZ "^onth, and was New Address For Chicago Hall durance on Oct. 1, The SIU Union hall in Chicago were the has moved to new, more comfort­ T4'Cr". ddd "id •yfo- able quarters as of this month. Sea-Land Voygger was friT J Fogistically, the move is a Land Independence, both now on the Gulf-Northern Europe small one. The new Union hall is run. and the Sea-Und Z- nghl across the street on S. vefopcr, on the Pacific Southwest , wing Avenue, from the old location. The change-of-address puts the Chicago Union hall right be m operation before the end of on the banks of the Calumet iver. Now Seafarers and e year, meaning just that many more barrels of oil saved by the Boatmen who come hy the hall to switch to diesel (perhaps a 35 register or to visit can keep an eye percent saving of fuel over the on the river traffic below them. steam turbine vessel of com The address of the new parable size). Chicago SIU hall is; 9402 S. Chicago, III., qo6l7. (The old address was 9383 the SlLTa'T''"""''""^^ Ewing.) The phone number sullying .raine°d'';e:son''n"' by J®™®i^^®^"iichanged. It's still (312) setting up the Diesel course at the Right now, the finishing touches are being put on the new Cnion hall to make it as comfortable and efficient for themselves with the n?w trend'h'' Cnion members as possible. All a'8ningupforthatcoureju?as work is expected to be finished ^-astheycanseeclMrr;: ® all Union business in port of Chicago will be The D-9's are herel transacted arnl >of the new quarters. Imr nr 'V.- •W:," . / �SIU Urges Carter to Sign Towing Safety Bill A BILL which will create a vehicle for communication between the Coast Guard and all segments of the inland waterway industry has been okayed by both biauses of Congress and is now awaiting President Carter's sig­ nature. The bill, H.R. 6242, wiU set up a Towing Safety Advisory Com­ mittee to the U.S. Coast Guard. The 15-member Committee will include a broad cross-section of spokesmen representing diverse interests in the inland industry. Representatives of inland tow­ ing companies, labor, offshore oil groups, as well as government, environment and shipper's groups will convene, under the auspices of H.R. 6242, to offer input and advice to the Coast Guard on matters concerning the safe operation of towing vessels and barges on the inland water­ ways. In addition, the Committee, whose members will be ap­ pointed by the Coast Guard, will review license and crewing regu­ lations and will provide the Coast Guard with guidance prior to publication of any regulations governing the inland waterways. The Towing Safety Advisory Committee is expected to fill the communication gap between the Coast Guard and inland interests which was created when the similar Towing Industry Ad­ visory Committee was disman­ tled in 1977. Efforts to resurrect an advisory panel to work with the Coast Guard on issues related to inland vessel operation have had sup­ port from all sectors of the industry, including the SIU. Following House and Senate passage of H.R. 6242 in late September, SIU President Frank Drozak sent a letter to President Carter urging him to sign the bill. "As the representative of thousands of boatmen aboard vessels in the U.S. inland and coastal towing fleets," Drozak wrote, "we have long advocated efforts to increase marine safety. We believe," Drozak added, "that this legislation before you is a positive step in that direction." "The combination of industry management, labor, port dis­ tricts, shippers and the public," who will make up the Committee will create a panel "genuinely representative of the industry as a whole," Drozak told the Presi­ dent. There has been "an undeniable need for a formalized process between the regulating agency and the industry subject to its oversight," Drozak added, finish­ ing by pointing out that the Advisory Committee 'Vill pro­ vide the vehicle needed to correct this deficiency to the benefit of industry and government alike." President Carter had not acted on H.R. 6242 when the Log went to press but he is expected to sign it. U.S. Merchant Fleet Ready, Able toSupport Navy Secretary Doyle, who heads up members of the civil service," ^HE U.S. Navy is making military cargo so that nothing waves in calm seas when it the Navy's Dept. of Manpower, were swept aside by SIU T interferes with the transporta­ comes to the issue of the U.S.-flag Reserve Affairs & Logistics, merchant marine's naval support role. That was the thrust of a letter, dated Sept. 18, which was sent by SIU President Frank Drozak in reply to an earlier letter from Assistant Secretary of the Navy J. A. Doyle. "The Military Sealift Com­ mand and the Navy are perform­ ing tasks that can, and should, be performed by the commercial sector," said Drozak, echoing the SlU's oft-repeated stand on the merchant marine's capability to adequately perform military support work. "If you were totally determined," Drozak continued, "to use the merchant marine in the performance of naval fleet support functions, v/e believe very strongly thai it could be accomplished by Exec Order." acknowledged that the U.S. Navy is in, need of help from the merchant marine. In a letter to Drozak dated Aug. 15, Doyle indicated the Navy's concern "with the sealift shortages which would have a significant effect on our ability to support deployed forces oceans away." "The task," Doyle said. referring to a military sealift, "will require extensive.. .support by a strong U.S.-flag merchant marine. But in the next breath Doyle raised "the matter of crew control as an obstacle to using contract crews..." Doyle's worries about chainof-command and the "laws and regulations" which preclude the Navy "from directly employing those mariners who are not President Drozak. "We do not share your view that changes of law would be needed before you could directly employ non-civil service employees," Drozak told Secretary Doyle. "It should be possible to gain effective crew control by including a few key terms in your charters." Driving home the point that "the issue of crew control...can be worked out satisfactorily in a contractual arrangement," Drozak offered concrete proposals. The obligations of all parties involved in Naval support work would be made clear by drafting collective bargaining agreements which stipulate that: • the operators of contracted, vessels must notify the union, at the outset, that the vessels crewed by union members are carrying tion of that cargo; • the Master of the vessel must report directly to the Fleet commander for all operational orders; • Navy personnel can be put aboard the vessel, "as has been done routinely in the past." "If discipline is a problem," added Drozak, "this, too, can be dealt with in the contract." In addition, Drozak noted that the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md., could be used for any special training program the Navy might require of Union members employed in Naval support work. The School "has always served the needs of this changing industry," Drozak said. "It would be available for any purpose the Navy would regard as necessary to meet its requirements." Keeping Those Political Irons in the Fire.... , I rr» 1 H: SIU President Frank Drozak has been working hard'lately pushing the SlU's Interests Jn the political arena. And f)e's been keeping some pretty Influential company. In photo left, Drozak gives a warm handshake toVlce President Walter Mondale at the New York State AFL-CIO Convention. And In photo right, Drozak is among a crowd of well wishers at President Carter's Labor Day picnic on the White House grounds. October 1980 / LOG / 15 t-.t •4 i?.--C- - �Captain Praises SIU Crew LETTERS TO THF EDITOR Spent Honeymoon With SIU I finally got married this summer. And the next day I went to sea. Me, a crew of 300 an " my bride. Before you get the wrong idea, however, I suppose 1 should add that it was a pleasure cruise we were on and almost 700 other tourists had "d on with me and the new Mrs. as passengers Our ship was the S.S. Oceanic Independence, the only vessel cruising passengers in and out of U.S. ports to fly the American flag and a vessel whose crew is proudly SIU. Since June of this year, the Oceanic Independence has been in service cruising the Hawaiian Islands, leaving Honolulu at Saturday midnight and making four stops at three other islands before returning the following Saturday. While neither of us had ever been on anything bigger than a ferry boat, my wife and I couldn't think of a more romantic way to honeymoon around Hawa?= ^an onboard ship. But we were not without our reservations. We'd watched a few episodes of television's Love Boat before we left and it made us seasick. Not the ship, but the people on board. The dentists and accountants. The aging Republicans who still wore ties on vacation and the Beautiful People who know all the disco steps. The smarmy kids you'd like to throw overboard and the middle aged singles who consider jumping themselves. They were all,aboard on our cruise. But as it turns out, we didn't have to have anything to do with them. And, in fact, everyone we did meet was as personable as could be. This was especially true of the crew. To a person, they were pleasant and helpful. Many were young. Some were short on experience. But everyone we met seemed to work well together and enjoy their jobs. As a union family—my wife and I met while working for the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks—we were particularly impressed with the presence and apparent strength of the SIU onboard the ship. We had overheard many conversations amongst crew and between crew and passengers about the union. And always there was an enthusiasm and pride that made us feel right at home. In fact, we thought the honeymoon was over and we were back home in our Washington area office, when the galley staff walked off the job one evening right between our salad and entree. However, they resolved the problem in time for dessert and the cruise continued on a steady course. The union had won its point. Fraternally, Bob Douglas Rockville, Md. i: f| 1• •5 I OldHmer Remembers Paul Hall We have all lost a good man, a good Brother, a good leader. He was a man of great understanding. He always had time to talk to you or listen to what you had to say, and he would always help when he could. For those of us who knew him, it will take a long time to get him out of our minds. I remember the rough days building this union. And I remember the good days too. He was always there backing us all the way. Many of us from the old days are gone. But the SIU still remains one of the best unions in the world. There is so much more to say about the Great Man, Paul Hall, I cannot find the words. Fraternally, Hezeldah Donovan, Bk. D-159 New York City 1 '-, j. "•} •A 16/ LOG / October 1980 mmk WW I would like to tak« this opportunity to express my appreciation for the timely and efficient manner in which the Crew responded during the emergency evacuation of Crewmessman, R. B. Kelley in Manzanillo, Mexicoon July 21, 1980. Their cooperation during the evacuation operation enabled Mr. Kelley to be put under a Doctor's supervision in as short a time as possible v.'hich is a critical factor in the treatment of apparent heart victims. I thank the crew once again for their cooperation. Fraternally, W. B. White, Master S.S, Montpelier Victory Early Pension Is Xats Meow' I wish to thank the Union for the Early Normal Pension. My husband was a bosun. For my husband, the pension, and Piney Point, and the entire Union of today is a dream come true. My husband said, "Only my labor union has ever been able to do anything on time." My husband is only 56 years old. Because of our Union pension, we still have time to enjoy our grandchildren, and, our golden years together. For us, this Early Normal Pension is really the "Cats Meow." This Winter, thanks to our Union pension, we hope to be singing a song. "North to Alaska." Thankfully, Mrs. Alida Backrak Reno, Nevada They Love Messman Marisa I have been going to sea for 36 years and never have I seen a lady who can light up the eyes of welcome as Marisa Stevens has done for the crew since she came on as messman. We of the Westward Venture hope you can use up some space to let all know that it has been a pleasure to know and be on a ship with such a person. Fraternally, Crew of the Westward Venture White House Thanks SIU On behalf of President Carter, I want to thank the SIU for its letter concerning the Deep Seabed Hard Minerals Resources Act (Ocean Mining Bill). We appreciate the time and effort spent by the Seafarers International Union towards enactment of this legislation. Sincerely, Stuart E. Elzenstat Assistant to the l^esident for Domestic Affairs and Policy Scholarship Winner at 'Banta As I prepare to enter my senior year at the University of Alabama, I felt it an appropriate time to outline my college activities thus far. Also, I feel this is an appropriate time to express my gratitude for SIU Scholarship and for the opportunities it has provided. The financial security it affords has not only fully provided for my education, but it has given me "peace of mind" with regard to those financial obligations, and by eliminating the necessity of work, has enabled me to devote more time to both academics and extracurricular activities. My education would certainly have been much different had it not been for the SIU and this outstanding program. Again, thank you for your support. 1 look forward to having contact with you again in the near future. Sincerely, Craig Cantrell Mobile, Alabama i, �"•Vr • <• ; t.- wi ^ i'"' Voting—Your Right, Your Responsibility "V T HE United States of America was founded on a trust in the American people. Beginning with the Declaration of Independence which says governments derive "their just powers from the consent of the governed," this nation has belonged to her people. "The basis of our political sys­ tem," George Washington said when his term of office as President was ending, "is the right of the people to make and to alter... their govern­ ment." Throughout the 200 years of U.S. history, that right has remained intact. Our elected representatives— from the President of the United States on down—are caretakers of our. government. They rule on our behalf, with our consent, and they are directly accountable to us for their actions. Without a mandate from the people of the United States-our leaders cannot govern. Unless they represent us well, they will not receive that mandate. The American political system is a a partnership between the governors and the governed. A partnership that makes demands on all of us. That partnership demands of the U.S. government, said FDR, that it be ". . .strong enough to protect the interests of the people." And it demands, Roosevelt continued, "a people strong enough and—well enough informed to maintain... sovereign control over its govern­ ment." A responsive government, ac­ countable to the people, is a concept as true today as it was at the drafting of the Declaration in 1776. As true now as it was at FDR's "Fireside Chat" back in 1938. And it is as important now as at any time in American history that we the people be well enough informed to choose our leaders wisely. Each member of this Union, as a resident of a community, should • "'k-, L'S • • know whether the people seeking election, or re-election in that community, have acted in the best interests of their constituents. As a Union, the SIU has always made it our business to support those candidates who support the jobs and job security of U.S. maritime workers. Politics is Porkchops. Bills are Offkioi PubRcofion of fho Seaforort Intornolionol Union of North Amorko, Atkmtk, Gulf, Lofces ond Inlond Waton Oistrkt,^ AFL-CO October, 1980 Vol. 42, No. 10 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Leon Hall Joe DiGiorgio Vice President Secretary-Treasurer Pice President Vice President y/ce President James Gannon X Ray Bourdius Assistant Editor Don Rotan West Coast Associate Editor Editor Edra Ziesk Assistant Editor Marietta Homayonpour Assistant Editor Frank Cianciotti Director of PhotographyI Writer Marie Kosciusko 3S» Joe Sacco Mike Sacco Angus "Red" Campbell Administrative Assistant Mike Oillen Assistant Editor Max Siegel Hall Assistant Editor Dennis Lundy Photography George J. Vana Production! Art Director u.>, .^woo.iv., Published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, uu.i. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters . Brooklyn. N.Y. 11232. Tel. 499-6600. Second class postage District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Ave paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. (ISSN #0160-2047) ^ ' •! Tib ' introduced and debated alrnost daily in the U.S. Congress and in state and local bodies throughout the country which have direct and long-range bearing on American working people. By maintaining a sure and steady presence in Washington, D.C. and, through the port councils of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Dept., in port cities across the country the SIU is constantly working for a stronger, better, more capable merchant marine. But working on Capitol Hill is only half the battle. The other half is getting those candidates whose concerns parallel our own, elected. And that is the responsibility of every member of this Union; of every citizen of this nation. Exercising the right to vote is our birthright as Americans. Itjis a right denied to millions of the world's people. For that reason alone, we have an obligation to use it well. Absentee Ballots There is no valid excuse for not voting, including being away from home on Election Day. If you are on-board ship on Nov. 4 you can vote by absentee ballot. The only requirements for absentee voting is that you are a U.S. citizen and you are registered to vote. To request an absentee ballot, write or visit the local Board of Elections or County Clerk's office in the city or county in which you're registered to vote. Tell them you're a merchant seaman and will be away from home on Election Day. They will provide you with a form which you must fill out and return tothem. Upon receipt of that form, they will send you your absentee ballot which must be returned on the Friday before Election Day. Being an American citizen carries with it rights and privileges un­ equalled anywhere else in the world. But those rights and privileges are ours only so long as we continue to choose leaders who will protect them. As soon as we, as a people, stop making informed choices in the voting booth, we are no longer entitled to the trust in our wisdom on which the Founding Fathers built the American political system. The,time when we refuse or are unable to make informed choices on Election Day is the time when we relinquish our right to be a people at liberty in a vital, responsive democracy. October 1980 / LOG / 17 "i!>. '.i V �?':/.••-•• .Vt* ^'*>1 - -y-i 1;;i.: Capt. Russel Holmes skippered the campaign which ledio the overwhelming vote by Star & Crescent Towing Co. employees to join the SlU. Capt. Holmes, now ship's delegate, poses happily with SlU member Mary Zimmerman, tour guide aboard the boats. X.'- ' WA/''::. I# R: The Silvergate is one of Star & Crescent Towing's excursion boats. She's now under SlU contract. '-}l • ''ti - ••. Ill ri . Chuck Reed is a boat operator for Star & Crescent Towing. J • .1- ' ^^ 'i' !> • ,r '^ t i-.' i' Deckhand N. Valencia, right, jokes around with the microphone which tour guide Cindy Delgadillo uses to point out the sights of San Diego harbor to tour passengers. Workers at the Star and Crescent Towing Company have overwhelmingly voted to join the SIU. They had originally been represented by the Inland Boat­ men's Union of the Pacific, hut had balked when they heard that the IBU of the Pacific had decided to disaffiliate from the SIU. The IBU of the Pacific man­ aged to pick up Just one vote out of a total 27 cast. Star and Crescent Towing operates the sight-seeing boats that tour the picturesque San Diego Harbor. The company employs everything from tour guides to licensed captains, all of whom are now represented by the SIU. The workers became very concerned when they heard that the IBU of the Pacific had disaffiliated. They approached SIU organizers because they feared that they would no longer continue to be adequately repre­ sented. Frank Gill, Luigi lovino and. Joe Goren led the SIU campaign. They were ably assisted by Russel Holmes, one of the licensed captains that the company em­ ploys. San Diego, with its worldrenowned zoo, its beautiful geography and its interesting Hispanic architecture, is one of this country's pre-eminent cities. But the harbor is San Diego's crowning glory. After the vote at Star and Crescent Towing,^ the SIU rules it. 18 / LOG / October 1980 • Boat Operator R. E. Hayle knows San Diego harbor like the back of his hand. Joaquim Neves is a deckhand aboardi SlU-contracted sightseeing boatsj operated by Star & Crescent Towing. , t:' Richard Waisoner, Star & Crescej Towing deckhand, is proud to be|^ member of the SIU. Boat Operator Dick Hayle keeps 'em moving as passengers board excursion boat. *"• 'S'-l.i'':"' Vf '• •r-y:.r.y ' mmm �• ' Voting Procedures, Sample Ballot, Other Information for 1980 General Election of Officers, 1981-1984 Seafarers International Union Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District S the first Ine of the upper lefthand corner of the mailing envelope, and print his name and book number on the second line, the secrecy of the ballot—which is encased in an unmarked ballot envelope—is com­ plete. No ballot will be opened for counting until all envelopes con­ taining valid ballots have first been opened, the ballot envelope re­ moved intact, and all ballot envelopes mixed together. In no way will there be any connection between the mailing envelope—containing the member's name—and the ballot envelope or the ballot itself. Ballots will be counted by a rankand-file Union Tallying Committee consisting of two members elected, fpm each of the Constitutional Ports. They ^jll be elected in December. ECRET ballots, for the election be made by registered or certified Once he receives his ballot and of officers and job holders for mail postmarked no later than the term 1980-1984, will be available midnight, Nov. 15 and must be envelopes,-the member's vote beto members of the Atlantic, Gulf, delivered no later than Nov. 25, comes completely secret since, after Lakes and Inland Waters District of 1980. The requests must be mailed to he marks his ballot in secret, he the Seafarers International Union of the Secretary-Treasurer's office at inserts it into the env.elope marked ^Ballot," seals it and places it into North America from Nov. 1 through SIU Headquarters in Brooklyn. the mailing envelope already ad­ Dec. 31. The ballot will contain the Seafarers requesting absentee bal­ dressed to the Depositary Bank, names of all qualified candidates as lots are cautioned to include with the seals the mailing envelope and mails was determined by the Union's request the address where they want it. Credentials Committee and mem­ the ballot to be mailed. While he must sign his name on bership in accordance with the Union's Constitution. The election will be conducted by NoHee On Unopposed Csmdidates a mail ballot as provided by the One part of the article of the SIU candidate. tee shall not be required to tally Union's Constitution. Secret bal­ Constitution which deals with rules completely the results of the voting lots, together with self-addressed, The entire section, contained in for elections concerns the election of for such unopposed candidate but stamped envelopes for mailing, will candidates who are unopposed for Article XIII, Section 5(a) of the SIU shall certify in their report, that such: be available to full-book members in office. The section states that those Constitution, reads as follows: unopposed candidate has been good standing at union halls. candidates who are unopposed for "A candidate unopposed for any elected to such office or job. The A full list of cities and street any office or job shall be considered office or job shall be deemed elected Election Report Meeting shall addresses where ballots will be elected to that office or job, and that to such office or job notwithstandaccept the above certification of the available accompanies this story. the Tallying Committee shall not ing that his name may appear on the Union Tallying Committee without Election procedures are spelled have to count the votes for any such ballot. The Union Tallying Commitchange." out in detail in Article XIII of the SIU Constitution which is printed in this special supplement of the Log. Seafarers may pick up their ballots and mailing envelopes from 9 a.m. until noon, Monday through Saturdays, except on legal holidays, at any of the designated port-city locations from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. Mailing envelopes containing ballots must be postmarked no later than Midnight, Dec. 31, 1980 and must be received by Jan. 5, 1981. Only full-book members in good standing are eligible to vote. Each member must present his book to the port agent or the agent's designated representative when the member secures his ballot, his ballot envelope and a postage-paid, preaddressed envelope in which to return the ballot envelope contain­ ing the ballot. When the member receives his ballot, his book will be stamped with the word "voted" and the date. The top part of the ballot above the perforated line will be retained by the port agent. In cases where a member does not produce his book, or where there is a question about his being in good standing or otherwise eligible to vote, the member will receive a mailing envelope of a different color marked with the word "challenge," and his book shall be stamped "Voted Challenge" and the date. Absentee ballots will be available to members who believe they will be at sea or in a Public Health Service Hospital during the voting period, and unable to secure a ballot. Requests for absentee ballots must -• , • k' �[I ELECTION NOTICE OF 1980 ELECTION FOR ELECTION OF 1981-1984 OFFICERS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Election will t>e conducted by secret mall ballot. Ballots may be obtained at the following locations from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon, Mondays through Saturdays, excluding holidays, during the voting period. The voting period shall commence on November 1st, 1980 and shall^continue through Decemt>er 31,1980. ji; , "»'• ..". .'•• • • .< 1. VOTING LOCATIONS \-: 'i'!* ;. - ' • 'd'..: y i'-.-y.'., '• . .-•• |M" I if:--' 'l'"''^V-. ALPENA BALTIMORE BOSTON CHICAGO CLEVELAND DETROIT (ALGONAC) DULUTH FRANKFORT GLOUCESTER HONOLULU HOUSTON JACKSONVILLE JEFFERSONVILLE JERSEY CITY MOBILE NEW ORLEANS NEW YORK NORFOLK PADUCAH PHILADELPHIA PINEY POINT PORT ARTHUR PORTLAND PUERTO RICO 324 W. Superior Street, Duluth, Minnesota 55802 SAN FRANCISCO 417 Main Street, Frankfort, Michigan 49635 SEATTLE 63 Rogers Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930 ST. LOUIS 707 Alakea Street, Room 102, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 TAMPA 1221 Pierce Street, Houston, Texas 77002 TOLEDO 3315 Liberty Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32206 211 E. Market Street, Suite 106, Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130 WILMINGTON YOKOHAMA 99 Montgomery Street, Jersey .City, New Jersey 07302 1 South Lawrence Street, Mobile, Alabama 366C2 630 Jackson Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 800 North Second Avenue, Alpena, Michigan 49707 1216 E. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 215 Essex Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111 9383 So. Ewing Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60617 1290 Oid River Road, Cleveland, Ohio'44113 520 St. Clair River Drive, Algonac, Michigan 48001 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyii, New York 11232 115 Third Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510 225 South 7th Street, Paducah, Kentucky 42001 2604 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Penns^vanlR 19148 St. Mary's County, PIney Point, Maryland 20674 534 Ninth Avenue, Port Arthur, Texas 77640 421 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204 1313 Femandez Juncos, Stop 20, Santurce, Puerto Rico 00909 350 Fremont Street, San Francisco, California'94105 2505 First Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98121 4581 Gravols Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63116 2610 West Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33609 935 Sumrnit Street, Toledo, Ohio 43604 408 Avalon Boulevard, Wilmington, California 90744 Room 801, Nohkyo Kyosal Building, 1-2 Kalgan-Dorl, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan 231-91 SlU Constitution Ruies on Election Article XIII Elections for Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Part Agents and Potralmen Section 1. Nominations. 'Except as provided in Section 2 (b) of this Article, any full book member may submit his name for nomination for any Office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to Jje deliv­ ered in person, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or sending, a letter addressed to the Creden­ tials Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the address of headquarters. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following: (a) The name of the candidate. (b) His home address and mailing address. fc) His book number. (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrol­ man. (e) Proof of citizenship. (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. (g) In the event the member is on a vessel, he shall notify the Credentials Committee what vessel he is on. This shall be done also if he ships subsequent to forwarding his credentials. <h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and dated by the proposed nominee: "I hereby certify tha( I am not now, nor, for the five f5) years last past, have I been either a member of the Com­ munist Party or convicted of. or served any part of a prison term resulting from conviction of robbery, bribery, extor­ tion, embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson, viola­ tion of narcotics laws, murder, rape, assault with' intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or violalation of Title II or III of the Landrum-Griffin Act. or conspiracy to commit any such crimes." Dated Signature oj member Book No Printed forms of the certificate shall be made available to nominees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a certificate, but is. in fact, legally eligible for an office or job by reason of the restoration of civil rights originally revoked by such conviction or a favorable deter­ mination by the Board of Parole of the United States De­ partment of Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing certificate, furnish a complete signed statement of the facts of his case together with true copies of the documents supporting his statement. Any full book member may nominate any other full book member in which event such full book member so nominated shall comply with the provisions of this Article as they are set forth herein, relating to the submission of credentials. By reason of the above self nomination provi­ sion the responsibility if any, for notifying a nominee of his nomination to office, shall be that of the nominator. All documents required herein must reach headquarters 20 / LOG / October1980 no earlier than July IS and no later than August 15 of the election year. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's request. Section 2. Credentials Committee. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the regular meeting in August of the election year, at the port where Headquarters is located. It shall consist of six (6) full book members in attendance at the meeting, with two (2) members to be elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Departments. No officer. Headquarters Repre­ sentative, Port Agent , or Patrolman, or candidate fbr office or the jbb of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In the event any committee member is unable to serve, the Committee shalU suspend until the President or Executive Vice-Presi­ dent, or the Secretary-Treasurer, in that order, calls a special meeting at the port where Headquarters is located in order to elect a replacement. The Committee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at that Port. (b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately go into session. It shall determine whether the persop has submitted his application correctly and possesses the neces­ sary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the findings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "dis­ qualified," the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meeting after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the bulletin board in each port. On the last day of nominations, one member of the Committee shall stand by in Headquarters to accept de­ livery of credentials. All credentials must be in head­ quarters by midnight of closing day. (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the addresses listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He shall also be sent a letter containing their rea­ sons for such disqualification by air mail, special delivery registered or certified, to the mailing address designated' pursuant to Section Kb) of this Article. A disqualified applicant shall have the right to take an appeal to the membenihip from the decision of the Committee. He shall forward copies of such appeal to each port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting aftjr the Com­ mittee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear in person before the Committee within two days after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualification. The committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it within the lime set forth in this Constitution and still reach the ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disquali­ fication by the Credentials Committee, in which event the •one so previously classified shall then be deemed qualified. fe) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, has met ail the requirements of Section 1(a) of Article XII. Section 3. Balloting Procedures. (a) Balloting in the manner hereafter provided, shall commence on November 1st of the election year and stiaii continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sundays aiio (for each individual Port) holidays legally recognizee m the City of which the port affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a Port in the City in which that port is located, the balloting period in such port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the next succeeding Subject to the foregoing, for the purpose Qf members securing their ballots, the ports shall be ope from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon, Monday through Saturdays, ex­ cluding holidays. (b) Balloting shall be by mail. The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper and timely preparation of baiio . without partiality as to candidates or ports. The ballots in y contain general information and instructive coinments iiiconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution, A qualified candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetic^ y within each category with book number and job scni classification status. , ... The listing of the ports shall first set forth and then shall follow a geographical with the most northerly port of the Atlantic Co«t, to ing the Atlantic Cqast down to the moist ^nd on that coast, then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico so on, until the list of ports is exhausted. Any ^rt the Continental United States shall then be shall be no write-in voting and no provisions for tne shhll appear on the ballo't. Each ballot shall be so . as to have the number therebn placed at the top and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion co taining the said number to be easily removed to msu secrecy of the ballot. On this removable portion be placed a short statement indicating the nature ol ballot and the voting date thereof. , .Lp (c) The ballots so prepared at the Vn Secretary-Treasurer shall be the only oflficial ballots, others may be used. Each ballot shall be niunbcred ^ . cated in the preceding paragraphs and shall be consecutively, commencing with number I. A su �amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port. A rpcord of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, cpnt thereto, shall be maintained by the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indi" tine the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also send to each Port Agent I sufficient amount of blank opaque envelopes containing the word "Ballot" on the face of the envelope, as well as 1 sufficient amount of opaque mailing envelopes, first class postage prepaid and printed on the face thereon as the addressee shall be the name and address of the depository fnr the receipt of such ballots as designated by the Presidpnt in the manner provided by Article X, Section 1. of . this Constitution. In the upper left-hand corner of such mailinc envelope, there shall be printed thereon, as a top line provision for the voter's signature and on another line immediately thereunder, provision for the printing of the voter s name and book number. In addition, the SecretaryTreasurer shall also send a sufficient amount of mailing envelopes identical with the mailing envelopes mentioned ibove except that they shall be of different color, and shall contain on the face of such envelope in bold letters, the word "Challenge." The Secretary-Treasurer shall further furnish a sufficient amount of "Roster Sheets' which shall have printed thereon, at the top thereof, the year of the election and immediately thereunder, five (5) vertical col­ umns designated, date, ballot number, signature full book member's name, book number, and comments, and such roster sheets shall contain horizontal lines immediately under the captions of each of the above five columns. The Secre­ tary-Treasurer shall also send a sufficient amount of envel­ opes with the printed name and address of the depository on the face thereof, and in the upper left-hand comer, the name of the port and address, and on the face of such envelope, should be printed the words, "Roster Sheets and Ballot Stubs". Each Port Agent shall maintain separate records of the bailots sent him and shall inspect and count the ballots when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute andrelurn to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt, acknowledging the correctness of the amount and the numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded for all the aforementioned election material actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall at all times be available to any member asking for inspection of the same at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer and shall be turned over to the Union Tallying Committee. (d) Balloting shall be secret. Only full book members in good standing may vote. Each full book member may secure his ballot at Port offices, from the Port Agent or his duly designated representative at such port. Each Port Agent shall designate an area at the Port office over which should be posted the legend "Voting Ballots Secured Here." When a full book member appears to vote he shall present his-book to the Port Agent or his aforementioned duly designated representative. The Port Agent or his duly designated representative shall insert on the roster sheet under the appropriate column the date, the number of the ballot given to such member and' his full book number, and the member shall then sign his name on such roster sheet under the appropriate column. Such member shall have his book stamped with the wdrd, "Voted" and the date, and shall be given a ballot, and simultaneously the perforation on the top of the ballot shall be removed. At the same time the member shall be given the envelope marked "Ballot" together with the pre-paid postage mailing envelope addressed to the depository. The member shall take such ballot and envelopes and in secret thereafter, mark his ballot, fold the same, insert it in the blank envelope marked "Ballot", seal the same, then insert such "Ballot" envelope' into the mailing envelope, seal such mailing envelope, sign his name on the upper left-hand corner on the first line of such mailing envelope and on the second line in the upper left-hand corner print his name and book number, after which he shall mail or cause the same to be mailed. In the event a full book member appears to vote and is not in good standing, or does not have his membership book with him or it appears for other valid reasons he is not eligible to vote, the same procedure as provided above shall apply to him. except that on the roster sheet under the column "Comments", notation should be made that the member voted a challenged ballot ^d the reason for his challenge. Such member's membership book shall be stamped "voted challenge", and the date, and such member instead of the above-mentioned mailing envelope, shall be given the mailing envelope of a different color marked on the face thereof with the word, "Chal­ lenge". At the end of each day. the Port Agent or his duly designated representative shall enclose in the envelope addressed to the depository and marked "Roster Sheets and Ballot Stubs", the roster sheet or sheets executed by the members that day. together with the numbered perforated slips removed from the ballots which had been given to the members, and then mail the same to such depository. To insure that an adequate supply of all balloting material is maintained in all ports at all times, the Port Agent or his duly designated representative, simultaneously with mailing of the roster sheets and ballot stubs to the depository at the end of each day. shall also make a copy of the roster sheet for that day and mail the same to the SecretaryTreasurer at Headquarters. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding of all election material and shall not release any of it until duly called for and shall insure that no one tampers with the material placed in his custody. (e) Full book members may request and vote an absen­ tee ballot under the following circumstances; while sucn member is employed on a Union contracted vessel and which vessel's schedule does not provide for it to be at a port in which a ballot can be secured during the time and period provided for in Section 4(a) of this Article or is in a USPHS Hospital anytime during the first ten (10) days of the month of November of the Election Vear. The meinber shall make a request for an absentee ballot by registered or certified mail or the equivalent mailing deviw at the location from which such request is made, if such be tne case. Such request shall contain a designation as to tne address to which such mCmber wishes his absentee ballot returned. The request shall be postmarked no later than 12:00 P.M. on the 15th day of November of the elwtiOT year, shall be directed to the Sccretafy-Treasurer at Head­ quarters and must be delivet-ed no later than the 25th of such November. The Secretary-Treasurer shall determine whether such member ii eligible to vote such absentee ballot. The Secretary-Treasurer, if he determines that such member is so eligible, he shall by the 30th of such Novem­ ber, send by registered mail, return receipt requested, to the address so designated by such member, a "Ballot", after removing the perforated numbered stub, together with the hereinbefore mentioned "Ballot" envelope, and mailing envelope addressed to the depository, except that printed on the face of such mailing envelope, shall be the words "Absentee Ballot" and appropriate voting instructions shall accompany such mailing to the member. If the ^cretaryTreasurer determines that such member is ineligible to receive such abstentee ballot, he shall nevertheless send such member the aforementioned ballot with accompanying material except that the mailing envelope addressed to the depository shall have printed on the face thereof the words "Challenged Absentee Ballot." The Secretary"Treasurer shall keep records of all of the foregoing, includ­ ing the reasons for determining such member's ineligibility, which records shall be open for inspection by full book members and upon the convening of the Union Tallying Committee, presented to them. The Secretary-Treasurer shall send to all Ports, the names and book numbers of the members to whom absentee ballots were sent. (f) All ballots to be counted, must be received by the depository no later than the January 5th immediately sub­ sequent to the election year and must be postmarked no later than 12 midnight December 31st of the election year. Section 4. (a) At the close of the last day of the period for securing ballots, the Port Agent in each port, in addi-r tion to his duties set forth above, shall deliver or ifiail to Headquarters by registered or certified mail,' attention Union Tallying Committee, all unused ballots and shall specifically set forth, by. serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. (b) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 18 full book members. Two shall be elected ffom each of the 9 ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore. Mobile. New Orleans. Houston. Detroit, San Francisco and St. Louis. The elec­ tion shall be held at the regular meeting in December of the election year, or if the Executive Board otherwise deter­ mines prior thereto, at a special meeting held in the afore­ said ports, on the first business day of the last week of said month. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent. Patrolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Headquar­ ters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee, except as provided for m Article X, Section 4. In addition to its duties herein set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged with the tallying of all the ballots and the preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each total broken down into port totals. The tallying Committee shall have access to all election records and files for their inspection, examination and verification. The report shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, with­ out prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. In connection with the tally of ballots there shall I* no counting of ballots until all mailing envelopes containing valid ballots have first been opened, the ballot envelopes removed intact and then all of such ballot envelopes mixed together, after which such ballot envelopes shall be oj^ned and counted in such multiples as the Committee may deem expedient and manageable. The Committee shall resolve all issues on challenged ballots and then tally those found valid, utilizing the same procedure as provided in the preceding sentence either jointly or separately. (c) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall, after their election, proceed to the port in which Headquarters is located, to arrive at that port no later than January 5lh of the ye'ir immediately after the election year. Each member of the Committee not elected from the port in which Headquarters is located shall be reimbiirsed for transportation, meals, and lodging, expenses occ«ioned by their traveling to and returning'from that Port. Committee members elected from the port in which Headquarters is located, shall be similarly reimbursed, except for transpor­ tation. All members of the Committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subse­ quent to their election to the day they return, in normal course, to the port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. All decisions of such Committee and the contents of their report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there 1^ a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at ten. The Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain all mailed ballots and the other mailed election material from the depository and to insure their safe custody during the course of the Committee's proceedings. The proceedings of the Committee except for their organizational meeting and their actual preparation of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. Any candidate may act as an observer and/or designate another member to act as his observer at the counting of the ballots. In no event shall issuance of the above referred to closing report of the Committee be delayed beyond January 31st immediately subsequent to the close of the election year. In the discharge of its duties, the Committee may call upon and utilize the services of clerical employees of the Union. The Committee shall be discharged upon the completion of the issuance and dis­ patch of its report as required in this Article. In the event a recheck and recount is ordered pursuant to this Article, the Committee shall be reconstituted, except that if any member thereof is not available, a substitute therefore shall be elected from the appropriate port at a special meeting held for that purpose as soon as possible. (d) The report of the Committee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply with the following requirements: two copies shall be mailed by the Committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer no later than January tist immediately subsequent to the close year. As soon as these copies arc received each Agent shall cost one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in f con&ous minner. and notify the Secretary-Treasurer. in writing, as to the date of such posting. This copy shall be kept posted until after the Election Report Meeting, which shall be the March regular membership meeting im­ mediately following the close of the election year. At the Election Report Meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim, (e) Any.full book member claiming a violation of the election and balloting procedure or the conduct of the same, shall within 72 hours of the occurrence of the claimed violation, notify the Secretary-Treasurer at Head­ quarters, in writing, by certified mail, of the same, setting forth his name, book number and the details so that ap­ propriate corrective action if warranted may be taken. The Secretary-Treasurer shall expeditiously investigate the facts concerning the claimed violation, take such action as may be necessary, if any, and" make a report and recommenda­ tion, if necessary, a copy of which shall be sent to the member and the original shall be filed for the Union Tallyr ing Committee for their appropriate action, report and rec­ ommendation, if any. The foregoing shall not be applicable to matters involving the Credentials Committee's action or report, the provisions of Article XIII, Sections 1 and 2 being the pertinent provisions applicable to such matters. ' All protests as to any and all aspects of the election and balloting procedures or the conduct of the same, not passed upon by the Union Tallying Committee in its report, excluding therefrom matters involving the Credentials Committee's action or report as provided in the last sentence of the immediately preceding paragraph, but including the procedure and report of the Union Tallying Committee, shall be filed in writing by certified mail with the SecretaryTreasurer at Headquarters, to be received no later than the February 25th immediately subsequent to the close of the election year. It shall be the responsibility of the member to insure that his written protest is received by the Secretary-Treasurer po later than such February 25th. The Secretary-Treasurer shall forward copies of such written protest to all ports in sufficient time to be read at the Election Report Meeting. The written protest shall contain the full book member's name, book number, and all details constituting the protest. (f) At the Election Report Meeting the report and recommendation of the Union Tallying Committee, includ­ ing but not limited to discrepancies, protests passed upon by them, as well as protests filed with the SecretsTreasurer as provided for in Siection (e) immediately above, shall be acted upon by the meeting. A majori^ vote of the membership shall decide what action, if any, in accordance with the Constitution shall be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of a special vote, unless reported discrepancies or protested procedure or conduct found to have occurred and to be violative of the Constitution, affected the results of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote shall be restricted to such office, offices and/or job or jobs, as the case may be. A majority of the membership at the Election Report Meetings may order a recheck and recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three (3) or more members of the Union Tallying Com­ mittee. Except for the contingencies provided for in this Section 4(f), the closing report shall be accepted as final. There shall be no further protest or appeal from the action of the majority of the membership at the Election Report Meetings. (g) Any special vote ordered pursuant to Section 4(f) shall be commenced within ninety (90) days after the first day of the month immediately subsequent to the Election Report Meetings mentioned above. The depository shml the same as designated for the election from which the special vote is ordered. And the procedures shall be the same as provided for in this Spction 4, except where specific dates are provided for, the days shall be the dates applicable, which provide for the identical time and days / originally provided for in this Section 4. The Election Re­ port Meeting for the aforesaid special vote shall be that meeting immediately subsequent to the report of the Union Tallying Committee separated by one calendar month. Section 5^ Elected Olficeis and Job Holdeis: (a) A candidate unopposed for any office or job shall be deemed elected to such office or job notwithstanding that his name may appear on the ballot. The Union Tallying Committee shall not be required to tally complctc y the results of the voting for such unopposed candidate but shall certify in their report, that s"ch uno^sed candi^date has been elected to such office or job. The Election Rejwrt Meeting shall accept the above certification ol the Union Tallying Committee without change. Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman: (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidate receiving the successively highest number of votes wall TC declared elected. These determinations shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted as provided m this Article. It shall be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected. (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take over'their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as provided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwithstanding anything to the con­ trary contained in Article XI. Section 1. "This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. ^ v In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected Presi­ dent to assume office the provisions of Article X, Action 11 shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. Section 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specificdly charged with the preservation and retention of all election record^ including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as arc required by law, which directives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union. October 1980 / LOG / 21 m' . ft J V -; i',' . ' '^ �V;-,. -• '•' i««® cF^X^t ; OFFICIAL BALLOT For Election of 1981-1984 Officers and Constitutional Amendments 1• Leo Cronsohn, CrSOl 2 • Frank Drozak, D-jg; 15 • 38 • Donald C. Anderson, A-5244 17 • Luige lovino, 1-11 39 • Leo Bonser, B-1193 40 • Mike Worley, W-752 18 • Earl "Emir Lee, Jr., L-8001 4 • Ed Turner, T-8001 , 19 • Frank Mongelli, M-1111 SECRETARY-TREASURER Vote for One / 20 • Carl Peth, P-755 21 • George RIpoll, R-708 22 D Trevor Robertson, R-723 Wn VICE PRESIDENT IN CHARGE, OF CONTRACTS AND CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT Vote for One 6 • Angus Campbell, 0-217 7 • Robert (Bob) O'Rourke, 0-3 24 • Robert Selzer, S-1258 26 O Ted Babkowski, B-1 John Fay, F-363 13 • Gk>rge McCartney, M-948 14 • Steven Troy, T-485 John Ruiz, R-1116 44 • Harmando Salazar, S-1966 45 n F.E. "Gene" Taylor, T-180 - ~ Juan J. Relnosa, R-70 SAN FRANCISCO JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Two George Costango, C-5795 BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for TWO 47 • D. "Frank" Boyne, &8 48 • Gentry Moore, M-8001 ~~ 28 • . Richard Avery, Jr., Ag0017 29 • X. DETROIT AGENT Vote for One Robert Pomertahe, P-437 , 49 • MOBILE AQi^T Voto P»r One HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIVE Vote for Four 12 • 43 • 46 • Mike Sacco, S-1288 Jack Bluitt, 8-15 Patrick Plllsworth, P-1079 SAN FRANCISCO AGENT Vote for One BALTIMORE AGENT Vote for One Joe Sacco, 8-1287 -11 • 42 • Stephen Papuchis, P-5198 Leon Hall, Jr., H-125 27 • Louis Guarino, G-520 HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Three Robert "Joe" Air, A-61 VICE PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE LAKES AND INLAND WATERS Vote for One 10 • 41 • PHILADELPHIA JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for TWO VICE PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE GULF COAST Vote for One 9 • HOUSTON AGENT Vote for One PHfLADELPHIA AGENT Vote for One VICE PRESIDENT IN CHAPOE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST Vote for One 8 • NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Three Horace Hamilton, H-8001 Anthony 0. Aronica, A^HSr Joseph OiGiorgio, D-2 Gerald A. Brown, B-1159 16 • an 5 • 37 • Jack Caffey, C-1010 NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Eight EXECUTIVE VICE PREiiDENT ^ VWeforOne V. NEW ORLEANS AGENT Vote for One NEW YORK AGENT Vote for One PRESIDENT Vote for Qnes^ ^ 30 • D.L. "Sheriff" Dickinson, D-227 31 • Thomas Glldewell, G-467 32 • Jack M. Dalton, 0-337 33 • Hubert Hollis Johnson, J-192 34 • Edward "Edd" Morris, M-1358 35 • Darry Sanders, S-2016 36 • George Vukmir, V-269 Jack Allen, A-674 DETROIT JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for One 50 • MOBILE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Two 7 Byron F. Kelley, K-12039 ST. LOUIS AGENT Vote for One 51 • ^ 52 • ~ James Martin, M-5290 sr. LOUIS JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for One Manuel "Joe" SIgier, S-2101 PROPOSITION # 1 J ;• ' r^-i • SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICAAtlantlc, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER 1st, 1980 THROUGH DECEMBER 31st, 1980 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS—In order to vote for a candidate, mark a cross PQ In voting square to the left of name. If you vote for more candidates for office than specified herein, your vote for such office will be invalid. _ MARK YOUR BALLOT WITH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE PENCIL. - ;Tr "" '- ^ >', ,1. Are you In favor of amending Article V, Section 1(a) of the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO in accordance with the resolution rriailed to you, to read as follows: Article V, Section 1 "(a) dues annually In the sum of $200.00 which shall be paid in equal quarterly amounts on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each calendar quarter, except as herein otherwise provided, and such dues shall be increased from time to time by percentages ' equal to the percentages of negotiated wage increases inclusive of cost of living increases but not more than 10% annually over dues then In effect as provided in this paragraph (a) during the previous twelve months, and such dues inclusive of such percentages amounts rounded off to thu nearest dollar with 50 cents or less rounded off to the dollar immediately below and 51 cents or more, rounded off to the dollar Immediately above, and shall be payable in equal calendar quarterly amounts no later than the first business day of the calendar quarter immediately following any such 1,. increases, except as herein otherwise provided, and;" YES • NO PLACE "X" IN BOX OF YOUR CHOICE • PROPOSITION #2 Are you in favor of amending the Constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, In accordance with the proposed amendments outlined in the resolution mailed 4o you fdr the purpose of creating a Vice President in Charge of the West Coast? YES • 22/ LOG / Gctober1980 NO PLACE "X" IN BOX OF YOUR CHOICE • �1t " -IS? . . ^ .• V, i ' -A : r'"''hj. /f )• > •S) •• •• , PROPOSmON#1 WHEREAS, our regular dues presently In the sum of $200.00 yearly as provided for in Article V, Section 1(a) of our Constitution, has remained unchanged for many years, and WHEREAS, notwithstanding the memt>ershlp's adoption several years ago of working dues related to days worked, In addition to such regular dues as provided^ Article V, Section 1(b) of our Constitution, costs of our Union operations have Increased over the comparable years In percentage amounts In excess of such work­ ing dues Increase, and WHEREAS, in order to discharge the Union's responsibilities to the membership It Is necessary that our Union receive Increased revenue so as to provide neces­ sary and competent personnel and facilities as well as to preserve and further the Union's Interest as an Institution for the meml)ershlp's t)eneflt, and WHEREAS, Inflation the past several years has Increased most substantially and It appears reasonably to continue for future years, necessitating that provision be now made to accommodate to the results of such future events, and WHEREAS, It appears most fair and appropriate that any dues Increases bear relationship to wage Increases Inclusive of cost of living increases negotiated by the Union for the membership, and WHEREAS, such dues Increases to be most fair and appropriate should be equal percentagewise with a maximum annual Increase, to the percentage of such negotiated wage Increases Inclusive of cost of living Increases so that If wage Increases and/or cost of living Increases are received by the membership In an amount for example of 9%, then the dues exclusive of dues related to days worked, shall be Increased by 9%, and WHEREAS, as stated, there should be a maximum percentage to which dues shall be Increased In any consecutive twelve months and which shall be not more than lOVo annually over that In effect In the previous consecutive twelve months, and WHEREAS, until otherwise decided by the membership as Constitutionally provided, such percentage Increases of dues exclusive of dues related to days worked should take place at a time when such wage Increases Inclusive of cost of living Increases occur, and WHEREAS, In the Interest of sound administrative procedures, such Increases In dues, however, should not occur until the first calendar quarter Immediately fol­ lowing the effective date of any such Increases Inclusive of cost of living Increases, and WHEREAS, your Executive Board has carefully reviewed this matter and unanimously agreed that the adoption of this Resolution Is In the best Interests of t^ membership and the Union and have authorized Vice President Leon Hall to submit this Resolution on behalf of your unanimous Executive Board as a Propos^ amendment to our Constitution and particularly Article V, Section 1(a), to be voted upon by our membership all In the manner provided by our Constitution tor con­ stitutional amendments. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED: Article V, Section 1(a) of our Constitution shall be amended to read as follows: "(a) dues annually in the sum of $200.00 whjch shall be paid in equal quarterly amounts on a calendar year basis, no later than the first business day of each calendar quarter, except as herein otherwise provided, and such dues shall be increased from tin^ to tirne by percentages equal to the percentages of negotiated wage Increases Inclusive of cost of living Increases but not more than 10 /o annually over dues then m effect as provided In this paragraph (a) during the previous twelve months, and such dues Inclusive of such percentages amounts rounded off to the nearest dollar with 50 cents or less rounded off to the dollar Immediately below and 51 cents or more, rounded off to the dollar immediately abov^ and shall be payable In equal calendar quarterly amounts no later than the first business day of the calendar quarter Immediately following any such Increases, except as herein otherwise provided, and;" ' .• i '] -i\ f r•• 'j . ^'1 '.•v-,'-' '"'ii • '-i •:' ( 'i • 1 • 1 t V} • • > •t i1 • % • • 1' • I-1 •j ' .A ' - . -v «l '' ,',"t i'-'" M 1) fi' 'mi1if !i • - jr r1I' •• •h f • . 1 t . 1 1 .K >* y' t •1? THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUTIONALLY ADOPTED PROPOSITION, TO BE VOTED UPON, IF ADOPTED, WOULD AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW OFFICE AND OFFICER - VICE PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE WEST COAST Article VII, Section 2 shall be amended to read as follows; "Section 2. The Headquarters of the Union shall be located In New York or at such place as the Executive Board may determine from time to time. The head­ quarters officers shall consist of a President, an Executive Vice President, one Vice-President In Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a^retaryTreasurer, one Vice President In Charge of the Atlantic Coast, one Vice Presldent-ln Charge of the Gulf Coast, one Vice President in Charge of the West Coast, and one Vice President In Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters." ' ;) /• Article Vfll, Section 1 shall be amended to read as follows: "Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected as otherwise provided In this Constltuhon. These officers shall tie the President, an fxf ut.ve Vi^ President one Vice President In Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary-Treasurer, one Vice President in Charge of the Atlantic ^ast, one Vice President In Charge of the Gulf Coast, one Vice President In Charge of the West Coast, and one Vice President in Charge of the Ukes and Inland Waters. Article X, Sections 7 through 13, shall be renumbered seriatim so as to constitute new Sections 8 through 14. V ) I •r 'i ' .(,1 r': Article X, new Section 7 shall be added to read as follows: riv^(!oas, be a member of .he E«ecb,i« Boa,<^a•K. ebtmed m cast one vote In that borhr. He shall suoervlse and be responsible for the activities cf !»ll the Ports and the personnel thereof on the West Coast incuding their organizing artivities The West Coast area Is deemed to mean the States of Callfomla, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. . • activities. The ^st executive his responsibilities, he Is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or professional assistance i he deems necessary, subject to the approval of the Executive Board. Article X, Section 11 renumbered Section 12 as above. Is amended to read as follows: The first paragraph Is president the Executive Vice-President, the Vice President In Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, the SJmS^SS^rle Coast Area, the Vice President In Charge of the Gulf Coast Area, the Vice President in SCMS^ Area ^he Vice President In Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters, and the National Director (or chief executive of^er) of each nrSSon c?M by the Union whenever such subordinate body or division has attained a membership of 3,2TO members thrrTmte^^^ three (3) months. Such National Director (or chief executive officer) shall be a membe^ the respecSle su^Tdlnate"^ or SSton ariS rSLst be qualified to hold office under the terms of the Constitution of such division or subordinate body." f' is S Article X Section 12 renumbered 13, as proposed above, the first paragraph thereof "(a)". Is amended to read as follows: Article X ^tion members of the Union and Its subordinate bodies or divisions who are elected In accordance with the provisions (a) The temn 'J®®" the Seafarers Intematlonal Union of North America The following officers and job holders, upon their elecof this Constltut on, to attend IJe conv^tion o delegates to all Conventions of the Seafarers Intematlonal Union of North America In the tlon to S^ut v^^^^ 'n Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement; Secretary-Treasurer; Vice following order of prlonty^ Sue Co^Tv c^ President In Charge of the Gulf Coast; Vice President in Charge of the West Coast; Vice President In Charge President In Cba<^ oHJJ ^^^t senior In full book Union membership; Port Agents, with priority to and Patrolmen, with priority to those most senior In full book Union membership. These amendments. If approved, shall become effective upon the date of certification of the Union Tallying Committee. -i- :r - October 1980 / LOG / 23 f.- • ' •'«! r>T iwjuy,[f J •nrr-r^ .1,• »..'J • 4 •••t •. I'"',.r • I I PROPOSITION #2 • Jt . • • • �Ashore At Sea SS Kauai Fresh from the Sun Shipyard, Chester, Pa., the 720-foot, 38,800-ton new containership SS Kauai'(Matson Navigation) carried 1,200 containers on her maiden voyage to the port of Honolulu on Sept. 23. The $76.5 million ship, which has three sisters hips, made a special port of call to her island namesake, Nawiliwili, Xauai. She returned to Terminal Is., Los Angeles Harbor to team up with the SS Manulani on the run. The SS Maui and SS Manukai sail the 98-yearold San Francisco-Honolulu run. Sea-Land Service This month Sea-Land Service plans more sailings with added tonnage from the East Coast and the Gulf to Northern Europe with direct, long haul weekly sailings from eight ports and twice-weekly sailings from Port Elizabeth, N.J. On the North Atlantic run, SL-7s carrying 1,096 containers, will call weekly at Rotterdarti and Bremerhaven from Port Elizabeth and Portsmouth, Va. The stepped-up operation also calls for Sea-Land vessels to call at Rotterdam three times a week and twice weekly at Bremerhaven and Algeciras, Spain. A 739-foot SL-18 and three 635-container D-6s will sail weekly from Port Elizabeth, Wilmington, N.C. and Charleston, S.C. to Rotterdam and Algeciras. From the Gulf, three 839-container D-8s and two SL-18s will sail weekly from Houston, New Orleans, Jacksonville and Port Everglades to Bremerhaven and Algeciras. SS Merrimac From the Gulf on Oct. 5-15, the bulk carrier SS Merrimac (Ogden Marine) will carry 17,800 metric tons of sulfur to Alexandria or Port Said, Egypt. Philadelphia ' With the Japanese expecting to import 80.5 million tons of steam coal in 1995 after importing 25 million tons of metallurgical coal in 1974, the port of Philadelphia's Greenwich Pier 124 will get $26.5 million from the state to modernize and increase its capacity from 3 million tons to 20 million tons by the mid-1980s. With Northern Europe also expecting to import more coal and the U.S. expected to export 120 million tons of coal by 1990, this port's Port Richmond will be modernized to hike its capacity to 10 million tons a year. Overseas Valdez Committee Puerto Rico Marine Puerto Ricp Marine plans to start early next year a R/O R/O trailership run between the ports of New Orleans and San Juan. The new weekly run will sail from the company's newly-leased 1S'A acre France Road terminal which has a 700-foot berth and a marshaling yard for 700 containers. Trailer Marine Transport Five 400-foot double-deck barges of Trailer Marine Transport (Crowley Maritime) will be converted into triple-deck ships. They will be on the R/O R/O cargo run between Lake Charles, La. and San Juan. Each barge's third deck will be 18 feet wider than lower decks giving it another trailer lane on each side so capacity is increased from 180 to 288 40 and 45-foot trailers. Two are already ready and all will be in service by the end of the year. Coordinated Caribbean Transport Coordinated Caribbean Transport expects its new tug-barge vessels to enter the run between Miami and Ecuador soon. U.S. Maritime Administration Since MARAD now has only one supplier of U.S. Merchant Marine service ribbons, it is going to issue non-exclusive licenses to make and sell these ribbons. The ribbons are for Korea, Vietnam, Pacific War Zone, Pre-Pearl Harbor Defense, Atlantic War Zone, Victory Medal and the MedMideast War Zone. N.Y. State AFL-CIO The N.Y. State AFL-CIO Convention endorsed a plan to build an offshore "energy island" in the Atlantic off New York City. The plan calls for widening the Erie Canal and using the dirt fill to build the island to make and store energy. The island would house oil refineries, power plants, natural gas storage tanks and be a porrfor oil tankers. Would you like to get your High School Diploma? We would like to help you. Here's all you have to do: Come to the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Fill out this coupon and send for your application kit. If earning your diploma is something you have been putting off, Delay no more. •i» NAME ADDRESS. PHONE_ Are you still an SlU member • yes • no book number • Please sehd me an application and pretest packet. • Please send more Information on the GED program. SlU Patrolman Teddy Babkowski (seated left) makes out a dues receipt on Sept. 24 for AB Steve Boettcher (seated right) a 1978 Piney Point Grad. With them js the Ship's Committee of the ST Overseas Va/dez (Maritime Overseas) of(seated center) Bosun Henry Jones: ship's chairman and (standing I. to r.) Chief Steward Babalu Evans, secretary-reporter; Steward Delegate Jose Romero and Engine Delegate Dave Cameron. The ship paid off at Stapleton Anchorage. S.I., N.Y. Address to: Tracy Aumann GED Department Seafarers Lundeberg School of Seamanship Piney Point,Maryland 20674 ' •„ .r' V 24 / LOG / October1980 • -'"v .M. . ... •SSBSl �.. •; . -• .jr. .-•q . Directory SlU Atlantic, GuljT, Lakes & Inland Waters United Industrial Workers of North America Frank Drozak, president Joe DiGiorgiu, secretary-treasurer Leon Hall, vice president Angus "Red" Campbell, vice president Mike Sacco, vice president Joe Sacco, vice president AUG. 1-30,1980 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Boston New York Philadelphia .. Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile ....... New Orleans.. Jacksonville .. San Francisco. Wilmington ... Seattle Puerto Rico ... Houston PineyPoint ... Yokohama Totals 10 122 6 24 11 15 21 72 35 20 25 42 22 76 0 0 501 5 49 4 10 11 8 7 20 14 5 16 12 2 27 4 0 194 1 10 2 3 5 4 0 2 2 0 11 5 1 6 0 0 52 7 102 8 20 18 5 18 49 21 16 13 30 9 45 0 0 361 5 55 4 11 7 5 10 10 2 11 12 13 1 17 3 1 167 1 6 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 3 4 1 .2 0 0 24 New York Philadelphia .. Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans .. Jacksonville .. San Francisco. Wilmington ... Seattle Puerto Rico ... Houston Piney Point ... Yokohama Totals ToUlsAIIDepartmento 8 117 7 24 25 13 29 73 20 21 24 88 24 85 0 4 562 5 89 5 12 12 9 8 21 6 3 16 57 9 46 17 2 317 0 8 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 9 0 4 0 0 33 13 176 18 36 25 21 29 135 63 75 44 58 24 126 0 2 845 5 67 7 17 17 14 11 29 27 15 23 16 2 37 1 0 288 4 19 --^2 6 14 6 0 8 8 3 22 9 1 18 0 0 120 1 109 6 25 12 6 20 30 13 10 14 41 9 45 . 0 0 341 5 75 6 9 7 10 15 18 3 12 14 36 9 37 13 0, 269 3 43 2 10 7 3 9 29 5 6 5 30 6 30 2 0 190 2 21 3 • 3 7 4 0 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 12 0 83 0 4 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 17 3 78 2 16 14 8 17 21 12 9 14 46 5 32 1 0 278 4 64 1 11 13 7 5 9 2 8 6 14 5 28 72 0 249 1 4 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 7 0 1 • 0 0 22 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 11 1 12 0 6 0 0 40 8 153 10 32 32 9 30 119 34 48 24 48 13 102 0 0 662 4 80 8 16 15 7 10 34 9 16 17 17 5 28 0 1 267 1 14 0 5 5 1 0 5 4 2 5 8 0 3 0 3 72 5 15 15 3 17 67 16 29 14 35 14 58 1 0 364 2 41 4 9 12 2 1 16 7 15 8 8 6 2 0 0 133 0 9 0 0 3 4 0 2 1 22 7 8 1 0 0 0 57 • 5 45 6 18 11 4 4 41 14 22 12 24 12 21 0 1 240 16 287 . 43 50 54 23 25 111 74 65 52 43 30 58 2 1 934 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 5 35 2 13 4 3 7 22 12 4 7 17 8 11 0 1 151 10 124 13 26 27 14 13 40 27 20 22 27 22 38 83 0 506 7 66 3 11 11 7 3 11 5 10 48 19 1 20 0 0 222 1,203 950 315 , 1,181 835 95 i•;V (617) 482-4716 CHICAGO, ILL. 9402 S. Ewing Ave. 60617 (312) SA 1-0733 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 (216) MA 1-5450 COLUMBUS, Ohio 4937 West Broad St. 43228 (614) 870-6161 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich P.O Box D 415 Main St. 49635 I .I •i{ (616) 352-4441 GLOUCESTER. Mass. STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston All Groups Class A Class 8 Class C ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia .. Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans.. Jacksonville .. San Francisco. Wilmington ... Seattle Puerto Rico ... Houston Piney Point ... Yokohama Totals ••REGISTERED ON BEACH DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia ., Baltimore Norfolk Tampa ....... Mobile New Orleans .. Jacksonville .. San Francisco. Wilmington ... Seattle Puerto Rico ... Houston Piney Point ... Yokohama Totals TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C HEADQUARTERS 675 4 Ave., Bklyn. 112.12 (212) HY 9-6600 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-9375 ALPENA. Mich 800 N. 2 Ave. 49707 (517) EL 4-3616 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) EA 7-4900 BOSTON. Mass. .... 215 Essex St. 02111 2,111 1,622 8 191 8 25 26 9 11 33 21 85 141 35 50 50 0 0 653 883 •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping in the month of August was good in all A&G deepsea ports, as it has been for the last several years.A total of 2,111 jobs were shipped last month to SlU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of these,only 1,181 orsUghtly more than half, were taken by "A" senority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. Shipping is expected to remain good for the foreseeable future. :i •if 63 Rogers St.0i903 i I (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-5714 HOUSTON, Tex.... 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE. Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) HE 5-9424 MOBILE, Ala. ..IS. Lawrence St. 36602 (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7.546 NORFOLK, Va 115 3 St. 2.3510 (804) 622-1892 PORTLAND. Or. 421 S.W. 5th Ave. 97204 (503) 227-7993 PADUCAH, Ky 225 S. 7 St. 4205l (502) 443-2493 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) DE 6-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 PORT ARTHUR, Tex. .534 9 Ave. 77640 (713) 983-1679 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 626-6793 SANTURCE, P.R! 1313 Fernandez, J uncos. Stop 20 00909 (809) 725-6%0 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 I Ave. 98121 (206) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 TAM PA, Fla. 2610 W. Kennedy Blvd. 33609 (813) 870-1601 TOLEDO, Ohio . .. 635 Summit St. 43604 (419)248-3691 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 lAMA, Japan kohama Port P.O. ^ •I A i 1 1 i J .1 .1 "{f I P.O. Box 429 5-6 Nihon Ohdori Naka-Ku 231-91 201-7935 October 1980 / LOG / 25 ^r -I. •- -t,..:.- �, ^ -[X WM a. __;r^ " iD)flf)©©g®!f goy .'1 -1. •. I . I •i OGDEN CHARGER (Ogden Ma­ rine), August 10—Chairman, Recer­ tified Bosun Neil Matthey; Secretary N. Andrews; Deck Delegate J. Ferro; Engine Delegate A. Norman; Steward Delegate John Platts. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Frank Boyne, Yokohama port agent met ship in Sasebo. The Union and Company will talk to those concerned who can have extra launches in Kaohsang. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memo,ry of our departed brothers and sisters. LNG LEO (Energy Transport), August 3—Chairman Clarence Burgo; Secretary Michael Haukland; Deck Delegate Michael Marquette; Steward Delegate Steve Wagner. No disputed OT. Captain requested that all movie cassettes should be put away properly especially during stormy weather. Also that all on board should wear proper shoes, hard hats while out on deck and long sleeve shirts and trousers. Shower clogs or Japanese motor cycle boots will not be accepted. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. SEA-LAND GALLOWAY (SeaLand Service), August 31—Chairman, Recertified Bosun C. James; Secretary Peter K. R. Schulz; Educational Director Donald Peterson; Deck Dele­ gate George Alexander; Steward Dele­ gate Richard Williams. No disputed OT. Chairman gave a vote of thanks to the Chief Cook and members of the steward department who functioned as a well coordinated unit in performing their duties in absence of a steward. Secretary stressed the need for positive attitudes where ships performances are concerned. The Lx>g was received and passed around for all to read. Next port Elizabeth. SEA-LAND PATRIOT (Sea-Land Service), August 17—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun James Boland; Secre­ tary H. Strauss; Educational Director W. Walton. No disputed OT. Chairman held a discussion on the importance of upgrading and of donating to SPAD. This is an election year and everyone should read about the candidates and most important vote. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. OVERSEAS VALDEZ (Maritime Overseas), August 3—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun J. W. Parker; Secretary M. Reeves; Educational Director D. Compeau. No disputed OT. $29 in ship's fund. $277 in movie fund. Secretary reported that he appreciated the help given by crew in keeping messhall and pantry clean at night. There were no communications received. Expect a mail boat will be coming sometime on Monday. A vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for a job well done. 26 / LOG / Octobef1980 OGDEN WILLIAMETTE (Ogden Marine), August 10—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun Sven Jansson; Secretary George Luke; Educational Director Joel Spell; Deck Delegate John Donald­ son. No disputed OT. Secretary re­ ported that the steward department is doing a good job. Sorry to report that we are losing Stuart Schonberger, Saloon Messman on this trip. He has been a good man and we hope to be able to get another as good as he has been. All departments have cooperated and made this a good trip. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Everyone still feels badly over the loss of our President Paul Hall. The next port is New York. LNG GEMINI (Energy Transport), August 24—Chairman, Recertified Bosun M. G. Woods; Secretary C. Shirah; Deck Delegate B. Isenstadt; Engine Delegate David Shaw; Steward Delegate Robert Adams. Frank Boyne, Yokohama port agent is meeting the ships regulafly and having a meeting on each ship as it arrives in Japan. Secretary reported that pool parties are held on each trip and requested that picnic tables be built and stored on pool deck and the tables to be only used for food service. No disputed OT. A vote of thanks to the steward department for cookouts by the pool. Next port Tobato. DEL MUNDO (Delta Stearnship), August 24—Chairman, Recertified Bosun C. Jordan; Secretary R. De Boissiere; Educational Director W. H. Sanders; Engine Delegate Max Stewart. No disputed OT. Educational Director requested that the crew report anything unsafe so that nobody gets hurt. A special vote of thanks to all department delegates for an excellent job. Report to Log: "C. Jordan, bosun and Deck gang secured and fixed a deck crane which collapsed in Barranquilla, Colombia. Thanks to such old timers for doing such a terrific job that nobody was hurt. Our hats off to all of them for a job well done." Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port Baltimore. SEA-LAND EXPLORER (SeaLand Service), August 24—Chairman, Recertified Bosun John Cisiecki; Secre­ tary T. R. Goodman; Educational Director Gerald Johnson; Deck Dele­ gate Richard Schaffer; Engine Delegate Eric L. Younce; Steward Delegate Harry D. Silverstein. Chairman re­ ported that he spoke to Yokohama port agent, Frank Boyne about ship movies and how the crew would appreciate a better selection. There was also a report on safety. Chief Steward, Theodore R. Goodman, reported that the next voyage would be his last. He is going back East and extended his gratitude to all departments for their cooperation. No disputed OT. Next port Yokohama. SEA-LAND PRODUCER (SeaLand Service), August 17—Chairman B. R. Kitchens; Secretary Robert J. Liegej; Educational Director K. Hart; Engine Delegate E. Wilson; Steward Delegate B. Wright. Some disputed OT in deck department. Chairman reported that the steward, E. Green, was put off in the Azores Island because of illness. Later learned that he had suffered a mild heart attack. Secretary reported that a safety meeting was held on Friday, August 15th. It was suggested that all crewmembers wear hard hats on deck when cargo is being loaded. The engine department reported that it needed dust masks. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. SEA-LAND BALTIMORE (SeaLand Service), August 3—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Robert Gorbea; Secretary George W. Gibbons; Educa­ tional Director W. J. Dunnigan. $15.25 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in steward department. A letter was received in answer to the letters sent to the hall, regarding Paul Hall's passing. Chairman told the crew that they should read the Log so that they will know what is going on in the Union. Discussed the importance of donating to SPAD. A vote of thanks to the bosun and his men on the garbage detail. Also a vote of thanks to the steward department. Next port Elizabeth. POINT SUSAN (Point Shipping), August 3—Chairman C. J. Dockery; Secretary L. Gadson; Educational Director A. Thaxton; Deck Delegate W. Sorenson; Engine Delegate Robert S. Davis; Steward Delegate Robert D. Bridges. $4 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Chairman encouraged the young members to use the opportunity they have in upgrading themselves at Piney Point. The contains information on the dates for the classes you can enroll in. The Log was received and read and all other communications have been posted. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Next port Tunis. POINT MARGO (Point Shipping), August 7—Chairman William A. Aycock; Secretary J. Darrow; Educational Director A. G. Otts. No disputed OT. Chairman held a discussion on Union benefits and advised all members to read the Log and to support our Union by writing to their respective Congressijien to support our merchant fleet for job security. Recommended Timothy L. Smith, AB for upgrading at Harry Lundeberg School. Secretary also talked to crewmembers on why and how to write to their Congressman and Senators and to encourage their families and friends to do the same. If you can, obtain a copy of the May 1980 issue of the Log. On page 2 you will find the procedure to follow in writing to your Congressman. It would be beneficial to tear out the page and keep it handy for future reference. Educational Director talked about safety measures in certain areas of the ship. A vote of confidence for a good steward and his department and to the crewmembers who have made it a very pleasant trip without any complaints or incidents. Crew gave their full support to Brother Frank Drozak who has carried out the difficult job of our departed President Paul Hall. "We of the SS Point Margo give our vote of confidence and full hearted support to him. We are behind you all the way." LNG AQUARIUS (Energy Trans­ port), August 10—Chairman Pete Water; Secretary F. T. Motus; Deck Delegate John Lawson; Steward Dele­ gate Mark Simpson. $4.50 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. The new was received and put out for all to read. Chairman requested those who had a problem to come to him to see if it could be settled to everyone's satisfaction. A special vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. SEA-LAND ECONOMY (Sea-Und Service), August 24—Chairman, Re­ certified Bosun W. D. Crawford; Secretary Roy R. Thomas; Educational Director V. H. Fredevickson. $100 in movie fund. Some disputed OT in deck department. Chairman read all the communications that were received and posted them and discussed the im­ portance of upgrading at Piney Point. Also the importance of donating to SPAD. Reminded all crewmembers to wear hard hats in the shipyard. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers. Next port New Orleans. SUGAR ISLANDER (Pacific & Gulf Marine) August 3—Chairman, Recerti­ fied Bosun Arthur McGinnis; Secretary George L. Vourloumis. No disputed OT. Chairman requested that all men getting off to leave their rooms clean for the next man who comes on board and to leave keys when paying off the ship. Report to Log: "A vote of thanks to the steward for keeping the steward depart­ ment on the ball. The food was out of this world. We felt like we were eating like kings. Thanks from the crew." OGDEN MERRIMAC (Ogden Ma­ rine), August 17—Chairman, Recerti­ fied Bosun G. Troche; Secretary O. Esquivel; Engine Delegate James McNeely. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Secretary reported that all of the crew of the Merrimac were very saddened about the death of our great Union President, Paul Hall. We will always remember him and how he fought for all of us to be a strong Union. May he rest in peace and God bless him. Next port Norfolk. Official ship's minutes were also received from the following vessels: New York Columbia Jacksonville Great Land Ultrasea Cantigny Tampa Potomac Delta Caribe Del Viento Lionheart Banner Arecibo Pisces Capricorn Delta Mar Philadelphia Del Monte Bayamon Brooklyn Liberator Long Beach Delta Norte Paul Revere Montepelier Victory Thomas Nelson Sea-Land Finance Overseas Ohio Connecticut Sea-Land Liberator Sea-Land Leader Jamara Guilden Borinquen Overseas Aleutian Sea-Land Resource Golden Dolphin Puerto Rico Williamsburgh Overseas Anchorage Overseas Alice Santa Clara Robert E. Lee Del Mondo Beaver State Sea-Land McLean Sea-Land Trade �,:"y /- •'' firs'"'•,-i„ ,. ~ ,; ,v i • i'ljV/'i'' ••' -,';,','V '" ••. •,• • •••- ' i' ^-' ' ' .:; >V • •. --; ^ -' """" -" ^ ;. -y • '.- •.—' •• ' Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading For '-•y. • Jobs and Job • r\,. r^-rl Security by JOHN MASON Director, Vocational Education Continuing vocational educa­ tion is your key tb success in the maritime industry. This truth is more urgent now than ever. Each year maritime tech­ nology changes your jobs, and makes necessary the need for new skills. The changes present you with two choices: stay with the older vessels as they are phased out (and your job along with it); The new administration at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at Piney Point took time out from a very'busy schedule for or accept the challenge of new ttiis team photo. At center ISFrankMongelli, vice president.of theSeafarersSeamanshipSchool. At his left is Ken Conklin commandant technology and upgrade your of the school. At far right is John Mason, director of vocational education. At left is Jacqueline Knoetgen, director of academic education. At far left IS Chuck Svenson, head of the school's publications and public relations department. seafaring skills. There is no choice, really. We live in a changing world, and only those who are willing to change will ride the tide to better jobs by JACKIE KNOETGEN our skills—we are going to be left At the present time, we have and a better way of life. The Director, Academic Education behind. Nowhere is this more full-time teachers assigned to maritime industry is moving into There are some people—par­ true than in the maritime in­ work with our upgraders right in a decade of change. The next ten ticularly "older" persons—who dustry. So, upgrading is not a the vocational area. These teach­ years will bring many radically avoid going back to school luxury—it is a necessity. ers, and others in the academic new types of ships and tugs and because they are afraid they Here, at the Seafarers Harry staff, are available throughout barges. And we must be ready to won't be able to keep up with the Lundeberg School of Seaman­ the day—and after-hours where man this equipment. Education is rest of the class. They are afraid ship, we make it easy for you. The needed—to help you._ the key. they will fail. ^ academic staff—working closely The point is: All of us at the The courses offered at the Those of us who have spent and in conjunction with the Seafarers Lundeberg School are Seafarers Harry Lundeberg many years as educators know vocational staff—is ready and here to help you. We want you to School of Seamanship are that this is a very real problem. eager to help you successfully succeed. To do that, we have continually updated to keep pace But we also know that the fear complete whatever upgrading assembled what we believe is the with advances in the maritime goes away once you take the course you want to take. Our best teaching staff anywhere in industry. I am certain that plunge. staff includes specialists to help the country. Our teachers are students in 1978 Electrical In today's fast-changing world, you with reading problems, and knowledgeable, and they are Maintenance course would find we know that unless we keep up to help you improve your study dedicated. All that is needed now the 1981 Electrical Maintenance with the changes by upgrading skills. is your willingness to try. course changed in many ways. The point is: don't rule out the idea of retaking a course as a refresher. ment checks in New York at the that they should have receipts for What about Seafarers who completion of their programs. their transportation costs so that have never taken an upgrading SHLSS Vice President Frank Upgraders who satisfactorily they may receive full credit for course? ^ complete any of the various Mongelli reminded upgraders their expenses. Now is the time! The Lunde­ upgrading courses offered at the berg School offers a total Seafarers Harry Lundeberg learning package to accomodate School of Seamanship at Piney Seafarers of all ages and all levels Point will he reimbursed for their of education. For those who need transportation costs, it was help with problems in reading or announced by SIU President study skills, the help is here—and Frank Drozak. it's the best help you will find Under the new program, anywhere. reimbursement checks will be There are- many excuses for issued at the Lundeberg School putting off the time for upon the satisfactory completion upgrading. But, there's a more of any upgrading course. compelling reason for doing it: Reimbursement will be for your job and your job security transportation both to and from depend upon keeping your the Lundeberg School. seafaring skills abreast with Bosuns and Stewards in the advances in marine technology. SIU recertification programs, Ed Boden, left, and John Twomey, right, received the first travel checks under the SlU's new transportation reimbursement plan for upgraders at the Seafarers The future belongs to those who and '^A" Seniority Upgraders will Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Presenting the first travel allowance prepare for it. receive their travel reimburse­ checks was SHLSS Vice President Frank Morigefli. f• •.» . This Is the New Team at Piney Point 5. V. Academic Staff is Ready To Assist Every Upgrader " Seafarers Now Get Transportation For Completing SHLSS Courses 1980 / \,QG / 27 - >• • f i •j ^ '4 . -!1 '}• • •-1 - :i'1 • I, • n ^ i • •-••l. �'M- if Two Seafarers Earn High School Diplomas Through HLSS "The teachers here are concerned about you and your education. They really want to help you." That's how Seafarer Legette Jones summed up his experience in earning a high school diploma through the G.E.D. program at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. V, ^ C^OTltlftUlTl^ JOjCltlCdtlOTl JTICIYI -i ' ^ Seafarer Thomas McQuay, 28, Brothejr Legette Jones is not a dropped out of school in the newcomer to SHLSS. Since he seventh grade. "It seemed like has been sailing, he has achieved nobody really cared whether I a lifeboat and firefighting stayed or not, and I guess I just endorsement at the school, as lost interest," he explained. well as certificates for LNG and But now, some years later, Quartermaster. Brother Jones dropped out of school in 1968, and he has been going to sea since that time. But now, at 29 years of age, he has begun" to see the importance of continuing education. He said: "le, want to expand my knowledge of the world around me, and the only way I can do this is to get all the education I can." Seafarer Jones, who hails from Jacksonville, Fla., said that what he liked most about the High School Program at the Lunde­ berg School was "the individual help we get when we need it." Seafarer Legette Jones with teacher Tracy Auman. Brother McQuay is beginning to see the need for education. going to sea for some 11 years now, and I'm doing alright," he said. "But 1 have outside interests in free-lance photography and cosmetology, And I'll need a good education and a high school diploma if I am going to get where I want to go." Seafarer McQuay has been to the Lundeberg School before, and has taken advantage of the many upgrading courses offered including Assistant Cook, Cook & Baker, Chief Cook, and LNG. How does he feel about the programs at the Lundeberg School? "The staff shows a great deal of interest in each student, and they will spend as much time as you need on any area that you are having difficulty with," Brother McQuay said. "I would recommend this program very highly to anyone who wants to get ahead," he said. ".^if eye-opening experience" I 'Older' Seafarers Have Praise For SHLSS Upgrading Opportunities • Horace Ledwell is 52 years of age. James Dickinson is 56. Seafarer Ledwell has been going to sea for 34 years. Seafarer Dickinson has been sailing for 37 years. Both are now at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to improve their sea-going skills and upgrade their ratings. Why would these two Sea­ farers who have been sailing with the SIU since the 1940's want to go back to school? "It's a great opportunity," explained Brother Ledwell who ships out of the Port of New f- ^• V iH'w: -V •7 York. "Many of us have some experience working with engines and machines, but here we get to learn Ihe tJieory as well as the practical skills." Seafarer Dickinson, who hails James Dickinson Horace Ledwell from Birmingham and ships out of the Port of Mobile, agrees. "This whole experience has been a real eye-opener for me," he said. "I'm learning a lot about diesel engines that I never knew before." And both of these seasoned Seafarers agree that more "older guys" should come to the Seafarers School. "It's a great opportunity for all of us'to keep our skills up-to-date," said Seafarer Ledwell. "And it's insurance for our jobs and Job security," added Brother Dickin­ son. Lundeberg School Graduates LNG Class Able Seamen Are Ready For Sea The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship last month graduated another class of Seafarers who had qualified to sail aboard liquefied natural gas :(LNG) carriers. This course is part of the SlU's continuing program to supply qualified and well-trained Seafarers to its contracted operators. Pictured above are (front row, l-r) HLSS Instructor David Fraz'ier, Adrian Delaney, William O'Brian, Boyd Higginbotham. Nicholas Celona, John Biletz, Russell Zeller, James Allen and Charles Thorpe. In the back row are (l-r) Simon Hargrove, Edward Smith, Joseph Gran'ey, William Robinson, Lee Allen. Thomas Kline, Bruce Smith and Tom Peden. IVlissing from the class photo are Monroe Watson and Marvin Deloach. Deck Instructor Abe Easter, at right, looks through the glass darkly at the latest group of Seafarers to complete the Able Seaman at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Actually, Abe is pleased because the class passed with high marks. In front, from left, are Randall Halsey, John Picciolo, John Ray, Theodore Vasquez and Joseph Hance. In back are Walter Ott, Erwin Salis, Paul Flowers, Arne Guthey and Robert Ott. 28 / LOG / October 1980 �.r . 5", ..v'- 'vTTi.' " Able Bodied Seamen: • Pam and Lori Come Back to SHLSS To Begin Sea Career Upgrading me peace of mind."), and she hopes to get a Mate's license someday. Lori, outgoing and gregarious, is 26 and comes from Plattsburgh in Upstate New York. Since her graduation from HLSS in October 1978, Lori has shipped as Ordinary aboard the El Paso Southern, Point Susan, and the Overseas Washington. Lori loves deep sea sailing ("It's great therapy."), and she, too, plans to continue upgrading to secure a Mate's license. Meanwhile, at Piney Point, both Seafarers are hard at work learning the ropes of their chosen Vocations. The AB course at the Lundeberg School is a blend of classroom and on-the-job training to provide the upgrading Seafarers with all of the skills they will need to perform their duties efficiently and safely. Seafarers Pam Monaco and Mary Lori Frantino graduated a month apart back in the Fall of 1978 after completing the 12week basic training program at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point. They are both back at the Lundeberg School, wiser and more experienced, and they are both eager to move up the ladder in their chosen careers. Today they are on the first rung of that upgrading ladder as they turn-to to begin the intensive four-week Able Seaman course at SHLSS. Pam is 23 and hails from San Francisco. She was the first woman to complete the basic training course at SHLSS, graduating in September 1978. Since then she has shipped as Ordinary Seaman with SeaLand. Pam likes the sea ("It gives New Physical Education Program Is Launched Bart Rogers reported aboard at the Seafarers Harry Lunde­ berg School of Seamanship last month and immediately launched a wide-ranging physical educa­ tion program. "It's soipething we've needed for a long time," said SHLSS Vice President Frank Mongelli. The Physical Education program is available to upgraders as well as to all trainees. Bart Rogers, seen here putting some trainees through their paces, says the daily exercise regimen will help/ "to keep our Seafarers in top" form—;j>oth mentally and physically." - •: ''---Tv , J* r s V• • •- •••. • "A. ' , •- Pam Monaco Lori Frantino Notice to Mariners SHLSS Lists Schedules For Upgrading Classes The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship has announced the schedule of upgrading classes for the remainder of 1980: November 1980 Pumproom Maintenance & Operation: Nov. 10-Dec. 19. Able Seaman: Nov. 6-Dec. 4. (This is the last AB class for 1980.) "A" Seniority Upgrading: Nov. lO-Dec. 8. j Lifeboatman: Nov. b-Noy. 20. Nov. 20-Dec. 4. -y Tankerman: Nov. 6-Nov. 20. " Nov. 20^Dec. 4. • December 1980 "A" Seniority Upgrading: Dec. 8-Jan. 5. Lifeboatman: Dec. 4-Dec. 18. Dec. 18-Jan. 1 Tankerman: Dec. 4-Dec. 18. Dec. 18-Jan. 1. \ ' ',1 •: Jr' ' •J' •7t a (Note: The following upgrading course schedule for January 1981 is approximate, and being given here so that Seafarers can make plans for upgrading. Firm course dates will he published as soon as they are available.) ^ LNG: Jan.5-Jan. 29. QMED: Jan. 15-April 9. FOWT: Jan. 29-Feb. 26. Marine Electronics: Jan. 5-Feb. 12. Diesel (Unlicensed): Jan. 5-Jan. 29. ; Diesel (Licensed): Jan. 5-Jan. 29. Diesel (Scholarship): Jan. 5-Feb. 29. Conveyorman: Jan. 5-Jan. 29. Towboat Operator (Scholarship): Jan. 5-Feb. 26. Third Mate: Jan. 5-Mar, 12. r Able Seaman: Jan. 5-Jan. 29. Steward Recertification: Jan. 5-Mar. 2. T .. "A" Seniority: Jan. 5-Feb. 2. Lifeboatman: Jan. 2-Jan. 15. _ : Jan. 15-Jan. 29. • Jan. 29-Feb. 12. ' : • Tankerman" Jan. 2-Jan. 15. ^ • y- . ^ Jan. 15-J4n. 29. Jan. 29-Feb. 12. October 1980 / LOG / 29 - V 7" " (I • January 1981 • .. T:' To register for any of the courses, use the Upgrading Application Form on the back page of this special HLSS section. • •7'c-i- -^1 �• ft •• Apply Now for an SHLSS Upgrading Course I (Please Print) i •4.; .v.. •'l-.i (Please Print) • Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Name. Date 6f Birth. (Last) (First) < (Middle) Mo./Day/Year ; Address. J-;.- (Street) (City) (State) Coep Sea Member Q Port Presently Registered ln_ Port Issued I I Endorsement(s) or License Now Held. • Social Security #. I Piney Point Graduate: • Yes ; Entry Program: Front. No • (if yes. filMn below) to. (dates attended^ ; Upgrading Program: From. Endorsement(s) or License Received . to_ (dates attended) V W i Do you hold a letter Of completion for Lifeboat: • Yes I " •: Lakes Member • .Seniority. ! Date Book ; Was Issued • (Area Code) Inland Waters Member • • Book Number. •• f Telephone. (Zip Code) No* p Fireflghting: • Yes No • CPR • Yes No • j J Dates Available for Training. • I Am Interested in the Following Course(s). '"X 4- i DECK ENGINE I Q Tankerman I • AB 12 Months : • AB Unlimited [ I~1 AB Tups & Tows ; • AB Great Lakes I Q Quartermaster ; • Towboat Operator I Western Rivers • • Towboat Operator Inland • • Tpwboat Operator Not I Moredian 200 Miles S • Towboat Operator (Over I 200 Miles) [ • Master Q Mate j • Pilot I • Third Mate • • FWT • Oiler • OMED - Any Rating • Others. • Marine Electrical Maintenance • Pumpiooih MaintenahceT and • Operation Q Automation . " . • Maintenance of Shipboard Refrigeration Systems • Diesel Engines v Q Assistant Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) Q Chief Btgineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) StEWARD ^ • O • • Q • Assistant Cook Cook & Baker Chief Cook Steward Towboat InTarid Cook ALL DEPARTMENTS ^ • LNG • LNG Safety • Welding • Lifeboatman O Fire Fighting I RECORD OF EMPLOYMBVIT TIME —(Show only amount needed to upgra^ in rating noted above or attach letter of service. : whichever is applicable.) • VESSEL RATING HELD ; SIGNATURE DA1E SHIPPED DATE OF DtSCHARGE DATE Please Print RETURN COMPLETED APPUCATION TO: c. Seafarers Lundeberg Upgrading Center PINEY POINT, MD. 20B74 .-•-.I': -•ys " 30 / LOG / October 1980 • 'L • • •.. �James William Downey, 60, died of arteriosclerosis in the Seattle: USPHST Hospital on Apr. 22. Brother Downey joined the SIU in ^ the port of Balti­ more in 1955 sailing as an AB. He also sailed during World War II and the Vietnam War. Seafarer Downey was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. He walked the picketline in the 1962 l^obin Line beef. Born in Boston, Mass., he was a resident of Seattle. Cremation took place in the Washelli Crematory, Seattle. Surviving are his widow, Arlita; a son, James Jr. of Charlestown, Mass.; a daughter, Denise, also of Charlestown and his mother, Velteru of Oakland, Calif. Thomas "Tom­ my" Wilburn Finch, 55, died of cancer on Mar. 13. Brother Finch joined the SIU in the port of Hous­ ton in 1958 sailing as a FOWT. He sailed for 39 years. Seafarer Finch was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. A native of Galveston, he was a resident there. Burial was in Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Augustine; a son, Frederick and two daughters, Mrs. Debra Kay and Mrs. Linda McKinney, both of Galveston. Pensioner Wil­ liam AndrewFord, 72, passed away from heart failure' at home in Balti­ more on Mar. 28. Brother Ford joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a cook. He sailed 33 years. Seafarer /Ford was born in Baltimore. Burial was in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving are his widow, Virginia; his moti.er. Bertha of Baltimore; three grandsons, William and Gregory Lona and Justin Hayes and two granddaughters, Bessie Hayes and Beverly Daniels. Steven C. Caldwell, 30. died of multiple injuries in Owl's Head, Me. on May 30, 1979. Brother Caldwell joined the Union in the port of Boston in 1972 sailing for Mariner Towing from 1972 to 1979. Surviving are his widow, Gail of Lincolnville, Me.; a son, Alexander; a daughter, Victoria and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Caldwell. Pensioner Tomas Elcaide Desamito, 69, died of heart-lung failure in the Marv's Help Hospital, Daly City. Calif, on Feb. 18. Brother Desamito joined the MC&SU in the port of San Francisco. He started jailing on the West Coast in 1946. Seafarer Desamito sailed in the steward department on the SS Lurline. Born in the Philippines, he was a resident of Daly City. Cremation took place in the Skylawn Memorial Park Crema­ torium, San Mateo County, Calif. His ashes were strewn on the seas. Surviving are his widow. Opal, and a brother, Stanlev of San Francisco. Pensioner Frank "Seas Lover" Gon­ zales, 82, passed away on Apr. 5. Brother Gonzales joined the MC&SU in the port of San Francisco sailing as a cook and baker. He sailed 48 years and during World War II. Seafarer Gon­ zales was a resident of Sacramento, Calif. Surviving are two sons, Frank Jr. and another son; a daughter, Valentina of San Francisco and seven grandchil­ dren. Pensioner Graciano Louis Fraustio, 63, died of heart failure in the TMB Hospital, Galveston on Feb. 24. Brother Fraustio joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1956 sailing as a chief cook. He sailed 24 years. Seafarer Fraustio was bom in Cuero, Tex. and was a resident of Houston. Interment was in Thomaston (Tex.) Cemetery. Surviving are h son, Graciano Jn; a daughter, Mary of Corpus Christi, Tex.; a grandson, Alfonso and a granddaugh­ ter, Selma. Joseph Ramirez Grana, 62, suc­ cumbed to arterio­ sclerosis in Baltimore on June 22. Brother Grana joined the SIU in the port of Balti­ more in 1957 sail­ ing as an AB and in the steward department. He sailed 34 years. Seafarer Grana also sailed on the Calmar Line. Born in Havana, Cuba, he was a resident of San Juan, P.R. He was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Burial was in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Baltimore. Surviving are his mother, Maiiiela of Las Palmas, Canary Is., Spain, and a brother, Donald Angel Q. Grana of Las Palmas. Pensioner / Felix Francis Miller, 86, died of heart failure in the U.S. Veterans Ad, ministration (VA) Hospital, Milwauf J kee. Wise, on June S^J8. Brother Miller joined the Union in the port of Milwaukee in 1961 sailing as a tugman for the Great Lakes Towing Co., Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. and for Merritt, Chapman and Scott. From 1925 to 1937, he sailed on the Tug Edward E. Gillen (Clark Towing) from 1938 to 1951 on the Tug W. H. Meyer (Great Lakes Towing) and from 1942 to 1947 on the Tug Welcome (Milwaukee Tugboat Line). Laker Miller was a veteran of both the U.S. Navy and U.S., . Army in World War 1. A native of Milwaukee, he was a resident there. Burial was in Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee. Suryiving is his widow, Martha. Pensioner Joe Louis Barro, 72, died of heart failure in the Sierra View Memorial Hospital, Sun Valley, Calif, on Apr. 7. Brother Barro joined the merged Marine Cooks & Stewards Union (MC&SU) in the port of San Francisco in 1956 sailing as a room steward for the Matson Line before and during World War 11 until 1962. He sailed 30 years. Seafarer Barro began sailing in 1935. Born in Cuba, he was a resident of San Francisco, Calif. Burial was in the San Fernando Mission Hills Cemetery. Surviving are his widow. Carmen of Sylmar, Calif, and two sons, Joe Jr. of San Fernando and Thomas. Oliver Joyce Fielding, 67, died ^ of cancer in the Nassau Bay (Tex.) USPHS Hospital on Jan. 29. Bro­ ther Fielding joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1957 sailing as a chief engineer forG& HTowingfrom 1957 to 1980. He sailed 33 years. Boatman Fielding was a former- member of the Hoisting Engineers Union. He was born in Centerville, Tex. and wasa resident of Pt. Bolivar, Tex. Interment was in Pt. Bolivar Cemetery. Surviving are his Michael Steven widow, Marie; a son, Jack and a Tolsen,2l,died of daughter, Mrs. Robbie F. Seifert of San kidney failure on Antonio, Tex. Apr. 13. Brother William "Bill" Lathers Long Jr., died Tolson joined the ' . ' ... of heart failure at home in Moultrie, Ga. Union (MC&S) in Pensioner Inocencio P. Baldonado, on Mar. 12. Brother Long joined the the port of Seattle Union in the port of San Juan, P.R. in 83, passed' away from a stroke at home in 1979 sailing as an assistant cook. • 1975 sailing as a cook for the Sheridan in San Francisco on .Feb. 14. Brother Transportation Co. and for the Tiig Baldonado joined the MC&SU in the He also sailed for-APL, PMA and the Management Co. from 1977 to 1979. He port of San Francisco in 1953 sailing as Prudential Line. Tolson was a 1976 was born in Florida. Cremation took a waiter for the Matson Line during graduate of the MC&ST raining School. place in the Gulf Coast Crematorium, Wprld War 11 and the Pacific Far East Bom in Seattle, he was a resident there. Tallahassee, Fla. Surviving is his Line (PFEL) and the American Presi­ Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, dents Line (APL) from 1956 to 1958. He widow. Hazel. Seattle. Surviving are his father, was born in the Philippine Islands. Thomas of Seattle; his mother, Mrs. Pensioner Bennie Stephens Lupton, Seafarer Baldonado was cremated in the Beth Oler of Pittsburg, Calif, and a 59, died of heart failure in the Norfolk Olivet Memorial Park Crematory, sister, Centina of Oakland, Calif. USPHS Hospital on Apr. 26. Brother Colma, Calif. His ashes were scattered Lupton joined the Union in the port of on the seas. Surviving are two nephews Pensioner Jack Edward Slager, 71, Norfolk in 1962 sailing as a captain for passed away in the Treasure Is. USN Air lOT. He was born in North Carolina ^nd four nieces. Station Dispensary, San Francisco on and was a resident of Virginia Beach, Pensioner Carlos Enrique Jaramillo, Jan. 8. Brother Slager joined the Va. Burial was in Riverside Memorial 75, succumbed to hepatitus in ImbaMC&SU in 1931 in the port of San Park Cemetery, Norfolk. Surviving is a barra, Ecuador on Jan. 1,1977. Brother Francisco sailing as a waiter and 2nd ' stepson. Tommy G. Maynard of Vir­ Jaramillo joined the MC&SU in the and 3rd deck steward for APL during ginia Beach. port of San Francisco in 1951 sailing im World War II. He was a union patrol­ the steward department. He was born in Pensioner Charles"Ernie" Vomastek, man in 1938 in San Pedro, Calif., Ecuador and was a -residfent Atuntaqui, 57, died of arteriosclerosis in the Santa welfare representative in 1965 and UIW of San Francisco. Interment was in Tustin Community HospitalrCalif. on COPE delegate in 1967 in the port of Hermandad Franciscana Cemetery, Mar. 17. Brother Vomastek joined the San Francisco. Seafarer Slager was a Imbabarra. Surviving are his widow, MC&SU in the port of Wilmington, retired U.S. Navy chief command Marie of San Francisco; a son. Ivanhoe Calif, in 1953 sailing as a waiter for 15 steward for 25 years. During World War years on a luxury liner. Born in of Quito, Ecuador; a stepson, Jose Luis. II, he served aboard the USS Munda Carrado of Tampico. Mexico and .a Maryland, he was a resident of Santa and USS Cape Esperance. He was sister, Mrs. Delfina Montalvo of Ana, Calif. His ashes were scattered on awarded the Commander Military the seas. Surviving are a stepson, Cory Guayaquil, Ecuador. Order of the Purple Heart Medal, the Rose of Dryden, Mich, and a sister, Merchant Marine Combat Medal with Pensioner James Franklin "Big Jack" Lillian of Wilmington. Bar with two Battle Stars, the American Jackson, 69, died of a heart attack in the and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medals, Pensioner Alma Belle Hammet, 79, ScPttand WhiteClinic,Temple,Tex.on Philippine Liberation Medal, Presiden­ died of natural causes on Feb. 21. Sister Nov 4, 1979. Brother Jackson joined tial Unit Citation and World War 11 Hammett joined the MC&SU in the the MC&SU in 1951 sailing as a waiter Victory Medal. Slager was born in port of San Francisco in 1952. She for the Matson Line. He was a resident Chicago, 111. and was a resident of San sailed as a stewardess on the SS Lurline. of Taylor, Tex. Interment was in the Francisco. Interment was in Woodlawn Seafarer Hammet was born in Overton, Taylor City Cemetery! Surviving are his Memorial Park Cemetery, Colma, Tex. Cremation took place in the widow, Lovetta of Connor. Tex.; a Calif. Surviving are his widow, Rita of Rosehill Crematory, Linden, N.J. daughter. Roeanowina of Australia; a San Carlos, Calif.; three sons. Jack Jr. Surviving are a son, Gordon of Jackson son, Anthony; two brothers, Henry and of Arcadia, Calif.; Kevin of San Carlos Heights, N.Y.C. and a granddaughter, Edward of Taylor and a sister, Mrs, and Paul and two stepdaughters. Edna Sanders of Taylor. Susan. Bernadetta and Patricia Lucas. October 1980 / LOG / 31 , .. �.^...z^-.-^m "' >' Green C. G. Crew Blamed In Tragedy {•10; t •--. > ,; is P ' -;:• -•.y ACK of adequate training I and seagoing experience on the part of two key Coast Guard officers was the primary cause of the worst peacetime accident in Coast Guard history, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. That accident occurred on the night of Jan, 28, when the Coast Guard cutter Blackthorn sank within minutes of colliding with the SlU-contracted tanker Cap­ ricorn (Apex Marine) at the mouth of the Tampa Bay Chan­ nel. Twenty-three Coast Guards­ men died in the accident. No injuries occurred to the crew of the 605-foot Capricorn which ran agcound but did not spill any of the 150,000 barrels of bunker fuel she was carrying. The National Transportation Safety Board pinned the cause of the collision on the Blackthorn''^ failure to keep to the proper side of the Channel. The reason for that failure, the NTSB said, was inadequate supervision of the navigation of the cutter's officer of the deck (OOD) by the vessel's commanding officer. The NTSB's report was issuecf last month, following an investi­ gation of the accident. The Coast Guard also convened a Marine Board of Inquiry in the wake of the collision but has not yet released their final findings. In their feport, the NTSBnoted a dismal, all-around lack of experience of the Blackthorn^ crew. The commanding officer had been on shore duty for five years before taking command of the cutter, the Board's report said. He took command of the Black^_ thorn only six months before the accident. In addition, the OOD, who was "conning" or directing the Blackthorn''s movemenf at the time of the accident, had reported to the vessel for his first seagoing assignment only seven months earlier. For three out of those seven months, the Board pointed out,' the Blackthorn had been in drydock in Tampa. The Board also pointed out that on the night of Jan. 28, the entire deck crew of the Coast Guard vessel was making their first trip out of heavily trafficked Tampa Bay. The NTSB's report cited the testimony given by the OOD during the Board's inquiry, that . the one-degree change he 'had noted in the Capricorn''^ bearing officers assigned to seagoing minutes prior to impact indicated command after extended shore no risk Of a collision to him. This duty; "dramatically illustrates that the • requiring the use of a harbor conning of the Blackthorn had pilot when a CG commanding been left to a novice," said the officer is unfamiliar with pilotage Board, adding that an experi­ waters; • improved emergency train­ enced mariner would "not have reached such a conclusion from ing for Coast Guardsmen; • relocation of channels in the small bearing change." Further, the report said, the Tampa Bay to eliminate the 4Blackthorn^s commanding offi­ channel intersection where the cer failed to notice the Capricorn accident occurred. • require, all Coast Guard "until seconds before the col­ lision, although he was on the candidates for command or Blackthorn''^ bridge and ulti­ designation as qualified deck mately in charge of its navi­ watch officer on Coast Guard cutters over 100 ft. in length to gation." Since the CO had been ashore pass an examination similar to for five years, the Board said, "he that required for corresponding should not have,been selected for merchant marine licenses and to command without having been be re-examined on a periodic subjected to a comprehensive basis. The Board's safety recom­ refresher course." The NTSB concluded its mendations also included calling report by issuing 73 safety recom­ for a Coast Guard study of cutter mendations to the Coast Guard safety gear and emergency light­ to prevent such accidents or to up ing. When the Blackthorn cap­ the chances of crew survival in sized, her emergency lighting the event an accident does occur. system failed to function. No abandon-ship call was made on The recommendations include: • additional training of Coast the cutter's PA system and Guard commanding officers and liferafts could not be launched. deck officers on large cutters, Surviviors of the wreck clung to including underway training for floating debris. ife' KNOW YOUR RIGHTS KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGA­ TIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its con­ tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt­ ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by. any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SlU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by' the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommenda­ tions. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees "in-charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbelf Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 275- 20th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts arc avail­ able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU 32 / LOG / October 1980 ,N KNOW YOUR RIGHTS patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY —THE LOG. The Log has^ traditionally refrained'from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitufTonal ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to Union headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may be discrimi­ nated against because of race, creed, color, sex and na­ tional or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION —rSPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary, No contribution may be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a con­ dition of membership in the Union or of eftiployment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Sup­ port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli­ tical and social interests, and American trade union concepts. If at any time a ipember feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or infor­ mation, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The address is 675 - 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. r • t .. �This pretty Iittle girl was with her mom at the Sunday market in Pisac. This stunning cathedral is one of several to be found at the Plaza de Armas in historic Cuzco. Also at.the market in Pisac, woman is shaded from sun by a beautiful hat o^ local design. On ^Sweethear^ Run, Why Not See the Sights AH, that wonderful "sweet/x heart run" to South Amer­ ica has mesmerized many a seaman, young and old. One well known SIU member spent 22 years on a Delta shipnot because he loved the ship so much—but because he absolutely lov-v-v-v-ved that "sweetheart run. With today's new fast turn^ around ships, port time has been cut drastically. But a good number of SIU ships, specifically Delta Line ships, still provide Seafarers, who hist for solid ground, with plenty of time to go ashore. For sure, everyone has his own particular thing to do. Some like the night-life. Some like the sunlight. Still others like to explore the special sights. Seafarer Bill Mullins, quite a photographer in his own right, fits into the latter category. (All the photos on this page were snapped by Brother Mullins.) He loves to seek out the natural beauty of the places he visits. He'd much rather visit a historic church than a nightclub. He loves people too. All kinds AH photos on this page taken by Seafarer Bill Mullins of people. And they like him right back. On a recent trip to Peru, Bill was in his glory. Peru has some of the most stunning landscapes in the world. It's loaded with history too. With ca,mera in hand. Bill started out at the port of Callao, just a stone's throw or so from Lima, ,the capital of Peru. He hopped a cab to the airport in Lima. From there, he hopped a plane (one hour ride—leaves three times a day) to historic Cuzco. And from there, it was a three hour train ride to Machupicchu, the famed lost city of the Incas. something different, the trip to Cuzco and Machupicchu is well worth it. It might even add a little spice to that old "sweetheart run." It did for Bill Mullins. / He also managed to visit the Market place (only on Sundays) at Pisac, a half hour ride by bus from Cuzco. Bill loved this trip, mainly because the Market is a bustling center for bartering among the local people' All in all, it was Just what the doctor ordered for Bill Mullins (he had been laid up for three months with a broken ankle.) Bill Mullins' style may not be your style. But it certainly is an admirable one. For all you first-trippers, and even you oldtimers looking for The peaceful beauty of Machupicchu, lost city of the Incas, discovered by archaeologTSts in early 20th century. - 'j'. ^ A couple of local Inhabitants of Machupicchu. Approach them carefully. Llamas have been known to nip. What time is it? Check this sundial at Machupicchu.' October 1980 / LOG / 33 �m ')• • Edgar Nelson, 55, joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun and QMED. Brother Nelson is a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was born in New York and is a resident of Wilmington. -'i' ...vSe; ". ' K: '-•'' Horace Carmichael, 66, joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief steward. Brother Carmichael sailed around the world during World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. On July 7, 1942, he was torpedoed off^Trinidad, B.W.I. In Vietnam, on a ship he was riding, a fire was put out in a hold loaded with 1,000 pound bombs. He has the distinction of sailing under the toughest skippers in the Water­ man fleet. In 1960, he received both the SIU Personal Safety Award and the USPHS Certificate of Sanitation for sailing aboard an accident-free and clean ship, the 55" Iberville. Seafarer Carmichael worked on the Sea-Land Shoregang in OaklandSan Francisco from 1968 to 1980. At his retirement party there, 300 to 400 persons paid him tribute. Shipmate William R. Cameron says he "... never heard anyone say anything bad about Carmichael." He was born in Mobile and is a resident of Oakland. Cleo Copeland, 65, joined the SIU # in the port of Savannah in 1955 sailing as an oiler. Brother Copeland sailed 29 years. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Copeland was born in Georgia and is a resident of Pembroke, Ga. Joseph Rivera Cuelles, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1950 sailing as a Chief Cook. Brother Cuelles sailed 32 years and during the Vietnam War. In 1963, he rode the Bull Line. Seafarer Cuelles walked the picketline in the 1962 Robin Line beefi He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Manila, P.I., he is a resident of Arabi, La. Armando Garcia de Jesus, 51, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a cook. Brother de Jesus won a 1960 Union Personal Award for sailing aboard an acci­ dent-free ship, the 55 Alcoa Patriot. He was born in Fajardo, P.R. and is a resident there. • ' J*; . '• William Clyde Farmer, 67, joined the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1958 sailing as a bosun. Brother Farmer upgraded to QMED at the Harry Lundeberg School, Piney Point; Md. in 1974. He was born in Oklahoma and i^ a resident of Eureka, CaliL / Xf A' •:•' 'i •': J ' (• • - John Joseph Kulas, 62, joined the . SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a fireman-watertender. Brother Kulas sailed 35 years. He was born in Boston and is a resident of Salem, Mass. George Washington Bowden Jr., 55, joined the SIU in the port of . Norfolk in 1955 sailing as a bosun deep sea from 1955 to 1971. Brother" Bowden sailed 34 years. He sailed inland for the Willis Barge Lines in 1975 and for McAllister Brothers as an AB from 1973 to 1980. Seafarer Bowden was bom in Norfolk and is a resident of Chesapeake, Va. 347 LOG / October 1980 Leslie Burnett, 63, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of Mobile sailing as a chief, steward. Brother Burnett sailed 39 years. He is also a carpenter. Seafarer Burnett was born in King­ ston, Jamaica, B.W.I, and is a resident of New Orleans. Curtis Charles Chamberlain, 65, joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961 sailing as a captain and pilot for the Taylor and Anderson Towing Co. from 1958 to 1980. Brother Chamberlain also sailed for the Werner Co. from 1946 to 1958. He is a former member of the Electrical Workers Union. Boatman Chamberlain was born in Phila­ delphia and is a resident of Audubon, N.J. Richard Allen Funk, 51, joined-the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1951 sailing in the steward depart­ ment for 39 years. Brother Funk wais on the picketline in the 1962 Robin Line beef. He is a veteran of the U.S. % Air Force in World War II. Seafarer Funk was born in Philadelphia and is a resident of Jacksonville. Louis Clifford Pugh, 75, joined the SIU in 1938 in the port of Boston sailing as an A B for 53 years! Brother Pugh was born in Alabama and is a resident of Mobile. Rafael Lleyes Quesada, 65, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a wiper for 32 years. Brother Quesada walked the picketline in the 1962 Robin Line beef and the 1965 District Council 37 strike. He was born in Ponce, P.R. and is a resident there. Henry Edward Ahel, 62, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1956 sailing as a chief-engineer for ABCL from 1976 to 1980 and from 1967 to 1976 for Inland Tugs. Brother Abel also sailed as an oiler and cook for G & H Towing from 1955 to 1967. He is a former member of the Bus Drivers Union, Local 16 from 1952 to 1954. Boatman Abel was born in Brenham, Tex. and is a resident of Koshkonong, Mo. Norman Lee, 65, joined the SIU in theport of Houston in 1957 sailing as an oiler for 40 years. Brother Lee was born in Lake Charles, La. and is a resident of Houston. William^Jackson Brogan, 51, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1961 sailing as a chief engineer for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. of Virginia from 1947 to 1980. Brother Brogan hit the bricks in the 1965 Chicago (111.) Taxi beef. He is a former member of the United Mine Workers Union (UMW) from 1954 to 1961. Boatman Brogan was born in North Carolina and is a resident of Virginia Beach, Va. Domingo Lallave, 59, joined the SIU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun, cook and wiper. Brother Lallave sailed 41 years. He also was a ship's delegate. And he hit the bricks in the 1961 N.Y. Harbor beef, 1962 Robin Line strike and the 1965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Lallave from 1970 to 1974, i was on the Sea-Land Shofegang in Port Newark, N.J. In 1967, he put himself up as a candidate in the Union election for vice president in charge of contracts but was disquali­ fied. Born in Mayaguez, P.R., he is a resident of Brooklyn, N.Y. Leonard Earl Maham, 66, joined the SIU in the port of Wilmington in iO sailing as an AB for 30 years. Brother Maham .was born in Nor­ wood, Ohio and is a resident of Jacksonville. Thad Rudolph De Loach, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1954 sailing as a chief steward for Delta Lines. Brother De Loach attended a Piney Point Educational Conference in 1971. He was born in Georgia and is a resident of Jacksonville, Fla. Arthur Joseph Fontaine Jr., 47, joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1958 sailing as a bosun. Brother Fontaine sailed 29 years. He was born in Providence, R.I. and is a resident there. Alfred "Al" Hanstvedt, 62, joined the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Hanstvedt sailed 43 years and with the Waterman Steamship Co. He graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1974. In 1959, he received a captain's commendation as the outstanding seaman aboard the SS Emilia (Bull Line). A native of Bergen, Norway, he is a resident of Toms River, N.J. Charles John HIckox, 59, joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1958 sailing as a chief steward. Brother Hickox did'tug organizing and picketline duty in the 1950s in the ports of New Orleans and Houston. He is a former member of the Carpenters and Joiners Union, AFLCIO. Seafarer Hickox is a veteran of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Forces in World War II when he earned his GED. Born in Atlanta, Ga., he is a resident- of Folkston, Ga. Robert "Bob" Franklin Mftckert, 56, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1959 sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother Mackert sailed 26 years. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II when in May 1943 off Oran, North Africa his ship was under attack as German bombers blew up one of the vessel's gun turrets. He received captain's commendations in 1975 aboard the ST Overseas Arctic (Maritime Over­ seas) as he and his crew mucked 18 . ballast tanks in winter in Odessa, Russia. Last year, he and his deck gang butterworthed nine cargo holds of the OBO Ultra Sea (Apex Marine) working day and night for 27 hours. They also painted the ship's nine hatches, decks and trims in four days. Born in Cumberland, Md., he is a resident of Baltimore. �'fi'n^lii^lr'i-?7ii 12 Complete 4th 1980 Steward Recert Class T HE chief steward is essential to the smooth running of the ship's committee. To upgrade the considerable skills the stewards already possess, the SIU last year established the Steward Recertification Program, Last month the 12 men who took part in the fourth class to be held this year, graduated from the Program. Like their brothers who have participated in other classes, these stewards spent six weeks at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. and two weeks at Union Headquarters. At the HLSS, the stewards took part in classes such as menu planning, work scheduling, in­ ventory control and requisition, advanced culinary skills, typing and communication techniques. They also received first aid, CPR, and firefighting training. While at Headquarters, the stewards were given first hand information on how the various departments are run. this included important details on the Pension and Welfare Plans. The knowledge the stewards gained at HLSS and Headquar­ ters will help them do an even better job in their roles as chief steward and as secretary-reporter of the Ship's Committee. Any steward who has not yet applied for this Program is strongly urged to do so. Just see an SIU representative or write to Headquarters for an application. Samuel Goodman Leo E. Stewart -r ra* Ira C. Brown Charles E. Bell Marvin Deloatch Roque R. Macaraeg Carlos Diaz Adrian Delaney Oscar Smith Cristano Modellas Hans Spiegel nsNlchK Rmrl tar tmt MB Special Notice To avoid any problems and delays when being flown from U.S. ports to foreign countries, please carry on your person the following documents: Passport Union Book Clearance Slips Vaccination Card Seamans Papers Seamen have encountered problems by checking their bags at the airport with the documents in their bags which were lost or delayed in shipment. R. Juniel AUGUST 1-30,1980 '*TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C t.. ''REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT Algonac (Hdqs.). 53 22 6 83 66 1 60 17 13 0 27 16 5 0 7 4 3 51 145 94 131 47 68 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Algonac (Hdqs.). 29 10 4 48 30 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Algonac (Hdqs.). 12 8 Algonac (Hdqs.). 47 76 20 0 0 0 141 116 33 157 112 1 3 26 16 ENTRY DEPARTMENT Totals All Departments •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at theport last month. ""Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. October1980 / LOG / 35 •S!. �^mSm jif. U.S. Unemployment Drops to 7.6% WASHINGTON, D. C.—The U.S. unemployment rate in August dropped slightly to 7.6 percent from July's 7.8 percent. The slight dip in the unemployment rate was attri­ buted to a pickup in factory jobs employment. The U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (ELS) reported that there were 8,019,000 Notice On Job Call Procedure (inland) C When throwing in for work during a job caii at any SiU Hiring Haii, boatmen must produce the foiiowing: • membership certificate (where possessed) • registration card • clinic card • seaman's papers workers unemployed in August, 188,000 fewer than in July. Total employment in August stayed at 97,006,000 up 10,000 from July while the size of the labor force shrank by 178,000 to 105,025,000. The jobless rate for factory workers was down a full percentage point to 9.3 percent. Job gains were noted in textiles, apparel, rubber, plastics, fabricated metals, lumber and wood products. Only electrical equipment registered a substantial decline. The hard hit auto industry in Detroit showed some improvement in August as auto makers called back workers and retooled for smaller cars. Their jobless rate went from May's 29 percent to August's 21 percent. However, the unemployment rate for construction workers jumped 2.2 percent to 18.3 percent. Employ­ ment in service industries rose a bit Legal Aid for the second straight month. Federal Government employment showed a decline. The jobless rate for adult men eased to 6.6 percent from July's 6.7 percent. The rate for jobless adult women went down to 6.5 percent from 6.7 percent. Teenage unemployment rose to 19.1 percent from 19 percent. Black teenagers had a rate of 37.4 percent, an increase. White workers had an unemploy­ ment rate of 6.8 percent; blacks 13.6 percent, Hispanics, 10.6 percent. At a Congressional Joint Eco­ nomic Committee hearing on the unemployment rate drop, Chairman Lloyd Bentsen (D-Tex.) asked "Is this the first robin of spring or one last rose of summer?" BLS Commissioner Dr. Janet L. Norwood told the committee that "The deterioration in labor markets has clearly stopped." Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters AUCUST 1-30,1980 Port - Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Port Arthur Algonac St. Louis Piney Point Paducah Totals - •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A ClassB Class C TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups > Class A Class B Class C — — — — ,. —.— 0 0 0 7 . 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 58 0 2 0 6 79 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 6 1 0 4 0 0 2 6 0 0 19 4 49 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13 1 0 1 0 0 7 5 0 0 4 72 107 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 48 0 3 2 0 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 1 17 2 37 ' 0 0 0 .0 0 3 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 6 4 0 3 4 4 35 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore.. Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston Port Arthur.. Algonac St. Louis Piney Point Paducah Totals ;.. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 • 0 0 0 1 • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 5 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 11 59 0 5 0 13 112 ' 0 0 1 11 0 3 3 6 1 0 10 0 0 5 8 0 1 1 12 62 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 6 1 0 7 0 0 12 15 0 12 0 188 252 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 11 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia .; Baltimore. Norfolk Tampa Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville ... San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico.. Houston Port Arthur Algonac St. Louis Piney Point Paducah Totals^ Totals All Departments 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; 1 0 0 0 0 0 •.... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 25 29 50 128 66 41 38 129 67 292 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at th'? port at the end of last month. . 36 / LOG / October 1980 iT.- ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups aassA Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT -4 » • mm In the event that any SIU members have legal problems in the various ports, a list of attorneys whom they can consult is being published. The mem­ ber need not choose the recommended attorneys and this list is intended only for informational purposes: NEW YORK, N.Y. Schulman & Abarbanel 350 Fifth Avenue New York, N.Y. 10001 Tele. #(212) 279-9200 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman, Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Tele. #(301) 539-6967 HOUSTON, TEX. Archer & Peterson Americana Building 811 Dallas Street Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. #(713) 659-4455 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, P.A. 2620 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, Florida 33609 Tele. #(813) 879-9482 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings, Henning, Walsh & Ritchie 100 Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, California 94104 Tele. #(415) 981r4400 Philip Weltin, Esq. Weltin & Van Dam No. 1 Ecker Bid. San Francisco, Calif. 94105 Tele.#(415) 777-4500 ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenb«rg & Sounders 721 Olive Street ^ St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. #(314) 231-7440 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Barker, Boudreaux, Lamy, Gardner & Foley 1400 Richards Building 837 Gravier Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Tele. #(504) 586-9395 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Julber, Reinhardt & Rothschild 5900 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90036 Tele. #(213) 937-6250 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010 Van Antwerp Building Mobile, Alabama 36602 Tele. #(205) 433-4904 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Michigan 48822 Tele. #(313) 532-1220 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White Two Main Street Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930 Tele. #(617) 283-8100 SEATTLE, WASH. Vance, Davies, Roberts, Reid & Anderson 100 West Harrison Plaza Seattle, Washington 98119 Tele. #(206) 285-3610 CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, Illinois 60603 Tele. #(312) 263^6330 �Port Arthur Crewing is expected soon on a new harbor tug for Sabine Towing. And Sabine expects delivery of a new canal tug shortly. • St. Louis The new towboat Midland (Orgulf Transport) was crewed here last month by SIU Boatmen. 1 • ' * A wage reopener was negotiated in the contract with National Marine Service last month with a Cost of Living (COLA) going into effect on Oct. 9,1980. » . The Sternwheeler Delta Queen (Delta Steamboat) had her shaft replaced last month at the Jeffboat Yard, Jeffersonville, Ind. after the 19 by 28 foot paddlewheel was broken by a large log on the Ohio River between here and Cincinnati. ^ The shaft came from the Sternwheeler Delta King—a California-based sistership no longer running. * Charges against the master of the sternwheeler Mississippi Queen (Delta Steamboat) were dropped by the Coast Guard last month. The paddlewheeler collided at dawn with the tanker Spes on Sept. 7 near the port of New Orleans. Cleared was Capt. Arthur McArthur of Memphis who was charged with failure to slow down and sound a danger signal before the crash: * Our wandering Cook Duncan V. "Pat" Patterson is riding the tug Bulwark (Crowley Marine) in 4-foot swells feeding six shipmates from Corpus Christi, Tex. to Tampa and Lake Charles, La. He says his skipper, Capt.,George Mawbry,"knows his stuff." Pat wants to upgrade at Piney Point next year. . A bust memorial to jazz saxophonist Six Beiderbecke, who once played on steamboats of the Strekfus Line, has been placed in Le Claire Park «n the Mississippi River at Davenport, La. • Riverman and folksinger John Hartford will give a concert at the Missouri Theatre, St. Joseph, Mo. on Feb. 10, 1981. New Orleans Crescent Towing Co. was sold last month. The SIU wage, hours, working conditions and other benefits in the present contract and manning agreements will remain in effect. * Whiteman Towing Co. was also sold last month totheSIU-contracted Bay Houston Towing Co. Morejobsfor SIU Boatmen are expected when the new company goes into the shipdocking business here on Jan. 1,1981. Great Lakes The American Steamship Co. and Republic Steel Co. last month signed a long-term contract for carrying iron ore pellets from the port of Lorain, Ohio to the port of Cleveland. Next spring, American Steamship will take delivery of a new 630-foot self-unloading ship for this run. She'll have twin screws, eight rudders and bow and stern thrusters. High school student Leona R. Wilson of Grand Marais, Minn, has won a towboat trip on the Upper Mississippi for her winning essay in the National Maritime Contest. Tenn-Tombigbee Barge Canal Just before Congress' adjournment, the House and Senate okayed a $12-billion energy and water development appropriations bill which will assure continued work on the Tenrtessee-Tombigbee Barge Canal in Alabama and. Mississippi. msm Now you can improve your math skills In Your Spare Time! HOW? HLSS has courses for you In fractions, decimals, algebra and geometry. They are self-study courses. HLSS vvill send them to you and you can study them while you're aboard your ship or boat. . You can use these courses: • in your job; • to improve your math skills for upgrading; • to review old math skills or learn new ones; and • • • to earn credits for your college degree. • This summer for the first time more than 200,000 tons of steam coal were barged down to this port. In the next 10 years, it's predicted that 100 million tons of steam coal will be barged down the Ohio-Mississippi-Gulf System for export, mostly to Europe. In contrast, the East Coast does not have a single coal terminal to store the steam coal. Send for the course you want today! lust fill in and mail the coupon below. I am an SIU member. Yes • My Book Number is I joined the SIU in 19 Please send me the course(s) checked below. ( ) Fractions ( ) Decimals ( )Percents ( )Algebra ( )Ceometry * Someone has had the mouth-watering idea of writing a cookbook of Ohio-Mississippi-Gulf Riverboat Galley Recipes. Send your favorite riverboat recipe to Liz Ashcraft, 48 Lucaya Dr., Kenner, La. 70062. Former commercial artist, Capt. Lexie Palmore of the Delta Queen (Delta Steamship) will do the artwork. Houston Negotiations for COLA agreements were set to get underway with G & H Towing, Higman Towing and Moran Towing. • High school student Evangelina Torres here has won a trip aboard a Delta Queen Steamboat Co. vessel for her winning essay in the annual National Maritime Essay Contest sponsored by the Propeller Club of the U.S. No • NOTE: Complete all five courses and earn four college credits. Send my course(s) here: Name Street. City_ _State__ Zip Code Jacksonville The new dredge hodge Is. (NATCO) is working out of this^prt. And the tug D. Hayden(Bay Houston Towing) was crewed last month for a Miami to Ecuador run. .• » Patrolman Jimmy Davis is recovering from a heart ailment. Cut out this coupon and mail it to this address: ,. . j , Academic Education Department Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Piney Point, MD. 20674 ATTN: LMS Knowles, Mathematics Department October1980 / LOG /«7 ..-.i �Eugene Dorsey Jr. a- Seafarer Eugene Dorsey Jr., 25, gradu­ ated from the Harry Lundeberg Sehool (HLS) Entry Trainee Pro­ gram in Piney Point, Md. in 1976. Brother Dorsey upgraded there to fireman-watertender (FOWT) in 1978. He has the firefighting, lifeboat and cardio­ pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) endorsements. Dorsey lives in St. Louis, Mo. and ships out of all ports. James ^Anderson Seafarer I James Ander­ son, 20, is a [graduate of the HLS Entry Trainee ProI gram in Piney Point, Md. He upgraded to FOWT' there in 1979. Brother Anderson earned the lifeboat, firefighting and CPR tickets. Born in San Francisco County, Calif., he ships out of the port of San Francisco. ^ Jon Nils Anderson Carl TenteromanO David Dinnes Searfarer Jon Nils Ander­ son, 20, is a 1978 HLS grad­ uate. He up­ graded to FOWT there. And he earned the LNG, junior engineer, machinist, pump­ man and refrigeration engineer endorsement also. Brother Ander­ son has the firefighting, lifeboat and CPR certificates; Soon he plans to gei his QMED endorsement. He lives in south San Francisco and ships out of West Coast ports. Seafarer Carl Tenteromano, 25, is a 1976 graduate of the HLS. He up­ graded to FOWT there in 1978. Brother Tenteromano also earned his firefighting, lifeboat and CPR tickets. Next month he plans to take the Pumproom Maintenance Course in Piney Point. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., lives there and ships out of the port of New York." Seafarer David Dinnes, 23, graduated from the HLS Entry Program in 1977. Last year he got his AB upgrading ticket. Brother Dinnes has the CPR, lifeboat, tankerman and firefighting endorsements. He also got his GED in 1977. A native ofCalifornia, he lives in Florida and ships out of the ports of Houston and New Orleans. Lance Zollner David Kiernan Edward Gerena Seafarer Lance Zollner, 24, graduated from Piney Point in 1977. He up­ graded to AB there in 1978. Brother Zollner has the fire­ fighting, life­ boat and CPR certificates. A native of St. Louis, he lives in Miami, Fla. and ships out of all ports. Seafarer David Kiernan, 21, graduated from the HLS ' Entry Program I in 1977. He up­ graded to AB there in 1979. Brother Kier­ nan has the CPR, firefighting and lifeboat tickets. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., he lives there and ships out of the port of New York. Seafarer Edward Gerena, 26, is a 1977 graduate of the HLS Trainee Program. In 1979, he up­ graded to AB there. He also learned his Gen­ eral Education Diploma (GED) at Piney Point.^Brother Gerena holds the lifeboat, firefighting and CPR tickets. Born in south Brooklyn, N.Y., he ships out of the port of New York. Michael McDermott Seafarer Michael McDer­ mott, 25, sails in the steward department as a cook and baker. Brother McDer­ mott graduated from the HLS in 1978. He up­ graded to cook and baker there in 1978 and to chief cook in 1979. And he holds the lifeboat, firefighting and CPR endorsements. A resident of Southhampton, Pa., he ships out of the port of Philadelphia. James McDaniel Seafarer James McDan­ iel, 25, sails as a pumpman. He is a 1978 HLS graduate. Brother McDan­ iel upgraded to" FOWT there in 1979. He holds the CPR, firefighting and lifeboat endorsements. And he lives in Kansas City, Mo. and ships out of the port of Houston. Patrick Bishop Se af a re r jl^trick Bishop, 125, is a 1976 jHLS trainee [graduate. Brother Bishop upgraded to FOWt there in 1977. He holds the firefighting, lifeboat and CPR endorsements. A native of North Carolina, he ships out of the port of JacksonviUe. Ogden Champion Committee Monthly Membership Meetings a • - 'T- 1: fl' - Ife;: Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Date Port New York Nov. 3 2:30p.ni. Philadelphia Nov. 4 2:30p.m. Baltimore Nov. 5 . 2:30p.m. Norfolk .:... Nov. 6 9:30a.m. Jacksonville Nov. 6 2:00p.m. Algonac Nov. 7 2:30p.m. Houston Nov. 10 2:30p.m. New Orleans Nov. 11 2:30p.m. Mobile Nov. 12 ... 2:30p.m. San Francisco ....... Nov. 1,3 2:30p.m. Wilmington Nov. 17 ............. 2:30p.m. Seattle Nov. 21 2:30 p.m. Piney Point Nov. 8 10:30a.m. 2:30 p.m. San Juan Nov. 6 Columbus .......... Nov. 15 Chicago Nov. 11 2:30 p.m. Port Arthur Nov. 11 2:30p.m. St. Louis Nov. 14 Cleveland Nov. 13 2:30p.m, Honolulu Nov. 13 38 / LOG / October 1980 .• j filJ s. UIW 7:00p.m. 7:00p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Recertified Bosun John Little (seated r.) ship's chairman of the ST Ogden Champion (Ogden IVIarine) leads the Ship's Committee at a payoff on Aug. 26 at the Bayway Dock, S.I., N.Y. They are (seated I.) Chief Pumpman H. G. Sanford, educational director and (standing I. to r.) Chief Steward Bennie Garino, secretary-reporter and Baker Hosea McBride, steward delegate. �Frankfort. This proposal also has the backing of the SIU as it directly affects the jobs of Union members aboard the Ann Arbor Carferries. The Frankfort hearing was the first of several which will be held around the state. The next scheduled for Sept. 29 in Ludington where the finishing touches are now being put on a $5.5 million harbor widening project. The project will enable thousand-footers to call at Ludington. The Lakes Picture DULUTH - SlU-contracted Kinsman Lines is running all six of their vessels due to hea^y grain movement. WASHINGTON, D.C ALGONAC The John A. A^/m^ (American Steamship) went into permanent lay-up last month. The reason cited by the company is that the cost of renovating the 58-year-old vessel is prohibitive. » • » Republic Steel recently signed a big, 25-year contract with American Steamship Co. which gives the SlU-contracted company access to the lucrative new ore-shuttle run from Lorain to Cleveland, Ohio beginning in the Spring of 1981. That's when American Steamship's brand-new selfunloader, designed for exclusive use on the winding Cuyahoga River, is due to be delivered. The vessel will be picking up ore at Lorain where the cargo will be delivered by 1,000 foot ore carriers, too big to make the run themselves. ± ± ^ The tremendous controversy surrounding the start-up of the Upper Peninsula Shipbuilding Co. (UPSCO) which has begun constructing units for a Lake Michigan integrated tug/barge system to replace other Lake Michigan carferries, is getting hotter and hotter. First, the.FBI has reportedly begun subpoenaing records from the Michigan Dept. of Transportation. They are checking into the $35 million pumped into UPSCO by the state. More important, however, is the issue of manning on the new tug barge combo. Blueprin,ts for the vessels call for accommodations to house an 8man crew which will work a two-watch system. .This substandard manning level, though, was turned down by the Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection (OCMI) in Duluth. UPSCO appealed the OCMI's decision to the chief of the Coast Guard's Ninth Region in Cleveland. His ruling was that the tug/barge must carry a minimum crew of 16 and operate on a 3-watch system to ensure the safe operation of the vessel. UPSCO was, apparently, unhappy with this ruling which means construction plans for the tugs would have to be revised and crew quarters doubled. (The keel of the first tug was laid on July 22). Stepping in on behalf of UPSCO was no less a personage than the Hon. Frank Kelly, Michigan's Atttoney General. After penning the appeal, Kelly sent it directly to Admiral Bell, Coast Guard Commandant, in Washington, D.C. • "If Adm. Bell approves the 8-man Crew," warns SIU Algonac Port Agent Jack Bluitt, "it will have far-reaching implications for the entire maritime industry. It will," Bluitt added, "destroy the manning standards necessary for safe operation on the Great Lakes; standards it took the SIU and other maritime unions years to have set." The unsafe manning level is one of the reasons the SIU has been fighting strenuously against the tug/ barge plan. Other reasons include the Union's conviction, which is bqcked up by several authoritative studies, that the tug/ barge combo won't be able to withstand the rigors of winter on the Great Lakes and that the tug/barges can't carry autos and passengers. » • A multi-faceted bill aimed at improving the fortunes of Great Lakes shipping has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Thomas Ashley (D-Ohio). The bill, H.R. 8095, seeks to extend the navigation-season on Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan and Erie to Jan. 31 from the current mid-December shut-down. In addition, the bill would allow subsidized U.S.-flag carriers to offer alternate routings in an effort to cut down on increasing cargo diversions through Canadian ports. Finally, the bill would allow a 30-year stretch-out of the U.S. share of investment in the St. Lawrence Seaway. The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. must repay the debt to the U.S. Treasury. Rep. Ashley said that extending the repayment period will "have the effect of guaranteeing present toll levels to users...The net result will make the Seaway more attractive to users, thereby increasing present traffic levels over today's present low volumes." Rep. Ashley pointed out that the 24 harbors on Lakes Erie, Huron, Michigan and Superior account for one-sixth of the Gross National Product. Shutting down the Seaway every year, he said is "a crippling and unnecessary curtailment of one of the nation's most energy efficient and low-cost water transportation systems." Rep. Ashley is acting chairman of the House Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee. WINTER NAVIGATION The controversy over an extended shipping season on the St. Lawrence Seaway, while a hot topic in the maritime community for years, hadn't made much of a splash in the world beyond. Until last month, when the issue made it to the front pages of newspapers across the country. The reason an extended navigation season on the Great Lakes and Seaway hit the headlines had little to do with the issue and a lot to do with personality (or persona, to be more exact). A man named Barry Freed, the leader of an environmental group called the Save the River Committee, which is working against an extended shipping season, stepped out of a small town in N.Y.'s Thousand Islands region and announced to the world that he was really Abbie Hoffman. Remember Abbie Hoffman? He was an anti-war activist during the I960's, the head of the Yippies, who'd clashed with the Government more than once. Hoffman's been on the lam since 1974 when hejumped bail pending trial on a drug charge. Hoffman, a.k.a. Freed, became so involved in the Save the River Committee, he even testified before a Senate Committee. Nobody guessed his true identity. When Freed fessed up to being Abbie Hoffman, a lot of people were surprised. ^ But the revelation did nothing to change the feelings of Hoffman's fellow Save the River Committee members. "He did great by us," one committee member said. "He knew a lot more about the Government than we did." Inger Committee • As of mid-September, SlU-contracted American Steamship was running only half its full-strength fleet of 20 vessels. But the Charles E. Wilson is fitting out Oct. 1 and the Union crew has been recalled. CHICAGO / The Union's offices here have been moved from the old location at 9383 S. Ewing Ave., across the street to 9402 S. Ewing. The new quarters are recently remodeled and much more comfortable than the old location. The office phone number remains the same at 3I2-SA-1-0733. FRANKFORT A public hearing was held here on Sept. 12 for the purpose of discussion on the state of Michigan's proposals for the future of the staterun railroads and carferries. At least 160 people, including area congressmen and state senators, as well as SIU reps, showed up. Support was reported very strong for one of the state's proposed plans which calls for running the state railroads and carferries out of the port of SIU Patrolman Teddy Babkowski (seated) makes out his report ata payoff aboard the SS Inger (Reynolds Aluminum) at Port Newark, N.J. on Sept. 13. With him are a crewmember and the Ship's Committee of (I. to r.) Galleyman Juan Morales. Messman A. Ortega, steward delegate: Chief Steward Jay Lewis, secretaryreporter; AB Wallace Wright, deck delegate and Bosun M. Zapata, ship's chairman. 7 October 1980 / LOG / 39 �4f ¥ • - i'-yKir-'.- .' r '• October 1 SSO^H .'>> y^' • ^ •s,'«B4,'a"''., •-' -y-m <S- I v..-' 11 V'^ >r y:M: • • •". i~ S-J 'i, <! yU:- .'-/w-^- y • . , •'•.• (V. r WASHINGTON 30<D A DAY IS ALL IT TAKES J -•, > -:(: 1 #Irf. .j^. y^y' yy.ry-- y' - . ;. y-y y ' \ ,; . ^r • . iS;- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1980 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BILL GIVES U.S. COAL SHIPS 'HEAD-OF-LINE' PRIVILEGES OCEAN MINING GROUP VISITS SHLSS SIU CREW SAVES 457 LINER PASSENGERS AT SEA SIU SETS UP NEW PROGRAM TO BOOST SERVICES SMALL VESSEL BILL: GOOD, BAD NEWS LABOR RALLYING BEHIND CARTER-MONDALE TEAM SIU BACKED BILL PASSED TO SPUR U.S. FISHING INDUSTRY U.S. AND CHINA SIGN BILATERAL PACT GIVING AMERICAN SHIPS ONE THIRD CARGO SHARE MTD SUPPORTS EXPANSION OF GALVESTON PORT AFL-CIO'S KIRKLAND NAMED TO HIGH POWERED ENERGY PANEL FED AGENCIES SKIRT U.S. FLAG USE, SIU CHARGES SIU'S JACK CAFFEY NAMED V.P. OF NEW YORK PORT COUNCIL NEW ORGULF TOWBOAT CREWED BY SIU BOATMEN SEN. DANIEL K. INOUYE GETS AOTOS AWARD EL PASO, ALGERIA LNG SETTLEMENT IMMINENT BIG APPLE GETS SOME ALASKA OIL, COURTESY OF OVERSEAS VALDEZ HALL HELPED GIVE LIFE TO IBT LOCAL: THEY REMEMBERED COAL - ONCE A STEPCHILD - SOON TO BE FAVORED SON OF ENERGY WORLD SEA-LAND DEVELOPER ON PACIFIC-SOUTHWEST RUN SIU URGES CARTER TO SIGN TOWING SAFETY BILL U.S. MERCHANT FLEET READY, ABLE TO SUPPORT NAVY VOTING - YOUR RIGHT, YOUR RESPONSIBILITY SAN DIEGO TOUR BOATS CREWS VOTE SIU ALL TH EWAY VOTING PROCEDURES, SAMPLE BALLOT, OTHER INFORMATION FOR 1980 GENERAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS, 1981-1984 SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ATLANTIC GUL, LAKES & INLAND WATERS DISTRICT UPGRADING FOR JOBS AND JOB SECURITY ACADEMIC STAFF IS READY TO ASSIST EVERY UPGRADER SEAFARERS NOW GET TRANSPORTATION FOR COMPLETING SHLSS COURSES TWO SEAFARERS EARN HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS THROUGH HLSS CONTINUING EDUCATION PLAN 'OLDER' SEAFARERS HAVE PRAISE FOR SHLSS UPGRADING OPPORTUNITIES PAM AND LORI COME BACK TO SHLSS TO BEGIN SEA CAREER UPGRADING NEW PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IS LUANCHED GREEN C.G. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1981 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES DOA TRIES TO SLIP PAST U.S. FLAG USE AGAIN SIUNA ELECTS DROZAK INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT LANE KIRKLAND ‘SIU KNOWS THE MEANING OF SOLIDARITY IN LABOR’ REP. WALTER JONES: ‘MUST HAVE COHERENT NATIONAL MARITIME POLICY’ BILL WYN: ‘HAVE PRIDE IN YOUR UNION’ BOB LOWEN: ‘MARITIME UNIONS MUST COOPERATE’ PAT SULLIVAN: YOU CAN COUNT ON THE ILA’ LEON SHAPIRO: ‘MUST BLOCK ALASKA OIL EXPORT’ RAY MCKAY: ‘MARITIME MUST UNITE TO SURVIVE’ J.C. TURNER: ‘ ROUGH SEAS AHEAD FOR LABOR’ ROBERT BONATATI: ‘REAGAN WILL DELIVER FOR MARITIME’ RUDY OSWALD: ‘FREE-TRADE CHOKING U.S. FLAG’ ED CARLOUGH: ‘A S TRONG BOND WITH SIU’ REP. JOHN BURTON: ‘UNIONS KEY TO SOCIAL PROGRESS’ PAGE GROTON: ‘U.S. SHIPYARDS IN DEEP TROUBLE’ SIUNA VOWS ACTION ON KEY MARITIME ISSUES SIUNA DELEGATES PASS SPECIAL RESOLUTION IN MEMORY OF PAUL HALL DOT TRANSFER REGULATORY REFORM DREDGING LABOR AT LARGE SIUNA CONVENTION U.S. CHINA BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT NAVY BUYS 6 OF 8 SL-7S FOR USE BY MSC ‘LAW OF THE SEA’ STILL HUNG UP ON OCEAN MINING TREATY LAKE SEAFARERS GET COLA HIKE SIU TAKES OGDEN DYNACHEM ON MAIDEN VOYAGE SIU OPPOSING EXPORT OF ALASKAN OIL USPHS HOSPITALS, CLINICA CLOSE OCT. 1, 1981 300,000 UNIONISTS MARCH ON WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR SOLIDARITY DAY PROTEST DEDICATION CEREMONIES-SEAFARERS HARRY LUNDEBERGY SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP-AUG. 1981 LANE KIRKLAND KEYNOTES DEDICATION N.Y. GOV. 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T*:-s,i^4Sasif«S!^f#SMe^^ • F? iV' ' #! '}. Offidal PubUcatiUm of ffc* SeafBrers Intemalioinal Union • Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and inland fVbters IHstrict • AFL-CIO Vol. 44 No. 10 Oct.U, 198X SlU Crews New CATUG Moku Pahu in Mobile 10.1% Jobless Rate Sparks Demonstration at White House page 5 SlU Company Wins MSG Bid to Buiid New Ships page 4 ••i Boggs Bulk Bill Now Has 66 Co-Sponsors In House page 3 iv;-- ¥• SlU Begins Move Of Headquarters to Washington, D.C, page 3 -i i-rVS^J-V iasssi. m'' ' �President's Report shipbuilding scene for many by Frank Drozok Itirn the Tide R fr 't •f 1;.^ w ? • n •:fc: shipyards though. For every shipyards comes .he destruction of a vital work skill that will not be easily replaced. Thinh about it. Reagan. poM.— IGHT now in America there are n .3 million people—a staggering dole ttek dolrl Ttllj'forTe skilled shipyard workers to find employment in 10.1 percent of the work force— a completely new industry—if they can. without jobs. This is the highest "What haopens in a national emergency 10 or 20 y • .L , unemployment rate in the U.S. in 42 Will Japan and Korea build our ships? Not likely. But what s worse is tha years since the end of the Great "a will not have the needed pool of skilled shipy^d manpower to get Depression. the job done on our own shores. It is a very grim picture indeed. Unemployment cuts at the heart of Reagan has been imploring the American public to stay the course. The a nation's pride and dignity. And it way I see it, if we "stay the course" there won't be one eft creates untold hardships on the families in America by 1984, and the national unemployment rate could be as high of those without work—and in so many thousands of cases today, without hope ^'TO me^'when programs and policies simply don't work, change themof ever finding work. America has endured numerous %;Ts?h!t ml be done in regard to the American maritime industry economic recessions and depressions We have to turn the tide, not "stay the course." This Administration must in its history. But there is something begin adopting programs to create jobs in America instead of exporting the particularly tragic and disgraceful about the situation the nation is in today. And tos^Administration must support a new approach in regard to rnantime In the past, the causes of high unemployment in America were mostly to keep our shipyards operating and a viable aspect of our national defense. beyond the control of the Administration in office at the time. Such a new approach is now moving through Congress. It is called the Today, however, it is the Administration that has caused the jobless situation Competitive Shipping and Shipbuilding Revitalization Act, better known as through economic policies that are driving American jobs overseas and that the Boggs Bulk Bill. So far 66 Congressmen—Democrats and Republicansare threatening the very existence of important American industries. have put their names on this bill as co-sponsors. The bill would pave the A case in point is the American shipbuilding industry—an industry that way for the construction of 150 new bulk ships in American yards, to be has been an important source of employment, and an indispensable factor manned by American crews over the next decade and a half. in our national defense virtually since the birth of our nation. The bill mandates that management and labor cooperate to reduce costs During his campaign, Ronald Reagan voiced often and loudly his "belief of construction and operation by 15 percent of projected costs. in the necessity of a strong American merchant marine and shipbuilding We in the SIU support this bill and the concept of cooperating to reduce base. Yet since he has taken office, he has consistently supported policies costs. Again, it is a new approach, but the times demand it. that in effect will erode the American shipbuilding industry to a point of At stake is the future of the American maritime industry. With the Boggs no return. bill, we can steer a new course which will save our shipyards and create In the past two years, a number of shipyards have either closed down or thousands of jobs in the process. It's time that Reagan comes to the realization cut back by as much as 80 percent of their workforces. Sun Shipyard in that his course is the wrong course, and it's time to change. Chester, Pa. and Bethlehem Steel of Baltimore—two fixtures on the American SIU Sees Danger in USCG Revamp of Safety Code WASfflNGTON, D.C.—In let­ ters and Congressional testimony the SIU has voiced its opposition to the way in which the Coast Guard is proposing to recodify Title 46 of the United States Code. This lengthy Code contains nearly the entire body of U.S. law dealing with merchant marine vessel safety and personnel. SIU is not against the idea of re­ codifying these complex laws. It is the manner in which the laws are being recodified that the Union finds objectionable and potentially harmful to seamen. According to the wording of a Senate bill, S. 2660, and an identfcal Don't just gripe to your shipmates! i¥rffe Your Congressman or Senators! Tell them we NEED a strong U.S. maritime industry. House bill, H.R. 7103, the clari­ fications are supposed to be made without substantial change. In letters to the Coast Guard and to Congressmen, and in testimony before the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation, the SIU contended that, in fact, there are substantial changes. SIU President Frank Drozak wrote, "recodification, as that term is normally used, means the rear­ rangement of existing statutes from haphazard placement in the law books to systematic classification without change in the substance of the lawJ' He continued, "Our review and analysis has shown that the Coast Guard has attempted to legislate significant changes in the law which ^e detrimental to marine safety and existing rights of merchant seamen." The Union is particularly con­ cerned with the dramatic increase in the powers given to the Secretary of Transportation. Such an increase, Drozak wrote, "may have the fol­ lowing adverse effects: 1) judicial review of agency action could be far more limited; 2) public scrutiny of agency action could also be far more limited; 3) safety criteria aboard merchant vessels would be subject to a change of philosophies of persons holding the office of Secretary, and 4) the number of regulations could proliferate." In testimony before the House Subcommittee, SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex said there are over 100 substantive changes in the recodification. For instance, Pecquex pointed out that existing Section 239 of the Code, which provides for Coast Guard investigations of marine casualties, also provides for "parties in interest" to participate in hearings that are conducted on such acci­ dents. By adoption of regulations, the Coast Guard limited participation in the hearings solely to the owner and master of vessels involved and to other persons who might be responsible for causing the casualty. The SIU felt that this was a ter­ rible distortion of the statute and, after the SlU-contracted Yellowstone was involved in a tragic collision in 1978, the Union brought a lawsuit in Federal District Court to obtain a ruling that it was a "party in interest" in the hearing the Coast Guard had conducted. The Union won. However, in subsequent cases the Coast Guard continued to deny the SIU its rights. Now, as Pecquex told the Sub­ committee "upon review of the Coast Guard's draft of the proposed recodification, the SIU was astounded to see that in proposed Section 5203 'parties in interest' in marine casualty investigations is defined as 'the owner and master of a vessel involved in a casualty, and any person whose conduct is under investigation.' " This is only one of several exam­ ples cited by Pecquex of important revisions in the law. They show that "S. 2660 is not a bona fide recod­ ification of Title 46, one without substantive change, but is in fact a bill that, in several respects drast­ ically amends the existing law gov­ erning administration of our mer­ chant marine." Change of address cards on Form 3579 should be sent to Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Vteters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn. N.Y. 11232. Published monthly Second Class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.Y \fol. 44, No. 10, October 1982. (ISSN #0160-2047) 2 / LOG / October 1982 �-yf ;s» St- ." J- ''v: • •S/'o/.-S i jS^flK^p^ 'VvV-:: . "• .f,- Boggs Bulk Bill Gains 30 New Sponsors in House Washington, D.C.—The Congressional effort to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding base and the American-flag merchant marine continued to gather steam last month as a total of 66 Congressmen signedon as co-sponsors of the SIU-supported Competitive Shipping & Shipbuilding Re vital ization Act. This is an increase of 30 co-sponsors since the September issue of the Log went to press. Rep. Lindy Boggs (D-LA), author of the bill numbered H.R. 6979 which she introduced last August, tallied 50 Democratic and 16 Republican co-sponsors of the measure as of Oct. 1. Additional Congressional supporters are expected to be announced when Congress re-convenes after Election Day although the bill itself is unlikely to be debated prior to the adjournment of this session of Con­ gress. Backing for H.R. 6979, which aims to revitalize both the U.S. shipbuilding and maritime industries by promoting "increased ocean transportation of bulk commodities in the foreign commerce of the United States in United States flag ships," also came from the AFLCIO last month. AFL-CIO Support In his speech accepting the United Seaman's Service 1982 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award on Oct. 1, AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland strongly endorsed Rep. Boggs' bill, saying H.R. 6979 "would do more to strengthen our national defense and our national economy than any other single proposal now before the Congress." H.R. 6979 mandates that five percent of all U.S. bulk cargoes be carried in U.S.-built, U.S.-flag ships by 1983, with the percentage to increase yearly until 1998 when the targeted goal of 20 percent U.S. flag carriage of American bulk car­ goes should be achieved. Coupled with the U.S.-flag cargo provision is the bill's aim of con­ structing 158 bulk ships of 120,000 dwt capacity in U.S. shipyards by 1998, a provision which would create thousands of jobs in U.S. shipyards and related supply indus­ tries. Kirkland noted that this part of the bill "would provide jobs for seamen and shipbuilders. Minnesota iron miners and Michigan steelworkers and for marine supply and support industries in 26 states. "It would produce billions for the federal treasuryr added Kirk­ land, "and stimulate the economy right across the board." Kirkland also addressed the national .security benefits of H.R. 6979 which would increase the ability of both the American flag merchant marine and the nation's shipyards to fulfil their military auxiliary function if a national emergency should arise. "... The biggest defense budget in the world cannot buy safet)^' said Kirkland, "unless America has.. .the sealift capability to deliver the material it needs in whatever quan­ tity, anywhere in the world." "The Boggs bill will not have easy sailing." Kirkland concluded, "but you can be sure that the AFLCIO will be at your side in fighting for it every inch of the way'' The bill has already picked up support from all sectors of U.S. maritime, including industry, gov­ ernment and labor because of a key requirement in the bill that shipyard and seagoing labor and management as well as marine suppliers cooperate to achieve 15 percent cost reduc­ tions. Because of H.R. 6979's stipu­ lation that "... the actual cost of United States flag bulk ship oper­ ation and United States bulk ship­ building under this program shall be at least 15 percent below, the estimates of projected costs." enactment of the bill would not entail any additional expense to the Federal government. Co-Sponsors of Boggs Bill Members of Congress who co-sponsored the "Competi­ tive Shipping and Shipbuilding Revitalization Act of 1982," (H.R. 6979), written by Rep. Lindy Boggs (D-LA) are: Paul Trible, Republican, Virginia Adam Benjamin, Democrat, Indiana Charles E, Bennett, Democrat, Florida David Bonlor, Democrat, Michigan Don Bonker, Democrat, Washington Charles Dougherty, Republican, Pennsylvania Trent Lott, Republican, Mississippi Harold E, Ford, Democrat, Ten­ nessee Joseph M. Gaydos, Democrat, Pennsylvania Tom Hartnett, Republican, South Carolina Arlan Stangeland, Republican, Minnesota Charles Wilson, Democrat, Texas Don Vbung, Republican, Alaska Leo ZeferettI, Democrat, New York Barbara MIkulskI, Democrat, Maryland Gene Snyder, Republican, Ken­ tucky Glenn Anderson, Democrat, Cali­ fornia John Murtha, Democrat, Pennsyl­ vania Frank Annunzio, Democrat, Illinois Jean Ashbrook, flept/Mcan, Ohio Jack Brooks, Democrat, Texas Phillip Burton, Democrat, California Norm D'Amours, Democrat, New Hampshire Ron Dellums, Democrat, California Norman Dicks, Democrat, Wash­ ington Frank Guarlnl, Democrat, New Jersey Tony Hall, Democrat, Ohio Cecil Heftel, Democrat, Hawaii Dale E. Klldee, Democrat, Michigan Mike Lowry, Democrat, Washington Nick Mavroules, Democrat, Mas­ sachusetts Joe Moakley, Democrat, Massa­ chusetts Bill Nichols, Democrat, Alabama Mary Rose Dakar, Democrat, Ohio Don Pease, Democrat, Ohio Mel Price, Democrat, Illinois Matthew RInaldo, Republican, New Jersey Pete Stark, Democrat, California Lyie Williams, Republican, Ohio Bob Young, Democrat, Missouri Edward P. Boland, Democrat, Massachusetts Robert W. Davis, Republican, l\Jichigan Jack Edwards, Republican, Ala­ bama M. M. Heckler, Republican, MasMarjorle S. Holt, {Republican, Maryland Thomas A. Luken, Democrat, Ohio Bob McEwen, Republican, Ohio Toby Moffet, Democrat, Connecticut Joseph P, Addabbo, Democrat, New York Douglas Applegate, Democrat, Ohio Tom Bevill, Democrat, Alabama William Clay, Democrat, Missouri Tom Coelho, Democrat, California M. M. Dymally, Democrat, California Roy Dyson, Democrat, Maryland Dennis E, Eckart, Democrat, Ohio Robert W. Edgar, Democrat, Penn­ sylvania Barney Frank, Democrat, Massa­ chusetts Tom Lantos, Democrat, California Parren J. Mitchell, Democrat, Maryland G, V, Montgomery, Democrat, Mis­ sissippi Ronald M. MottI, Democrat, Ohio James L, Nelllgan, Republican, Pennsylvania Claude Pepper, Democrat, Florida Al Swift, Democrat, Washington SiU Begins Move to New Headquarters: Dedication Planned FFECTIVE Oct. i8, i982, siu Headquarters began operating out of the Union's newly built facility in Camp Springs, Md. As of this date, all Union business for­ merly conducted out of the SIU's old headquarters in Brooklyn, N.Y, will be handled in Camp Springs, The address of the SIU's new headquarters, which is located close to downtown Washington, D.C. is: Seafarers International Union, 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md., 20023. The new phone number is 301-899-0675. Because of its proximity to the nation's capital and because of the carefully planned design and equipment of the new building, the Union will be able to serve the needs of the entire SIU membership from E the new headquarters more effec­ tively than ever before. The SIU hiring hall and clinic at 675 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y, will remain open as usual for job calls and medical examinations. In addition, welfare, pension or vacation claims should still be filed at a Seafarer or Boatman's home port, as has been the case in the past. will be taken care of even more quickly than before, owing to the installation of a new computer system in Camp Springs. A dedication ceremony will be held to inaugurate the new SIU Headquarters when the building is fiilly operational- All SIU members will be invited to attend and will be informed of the date of the ded­ ication ceremony in an upcoming issue of the Log . While all claims will continue to be processed promptly as possible, the Union asks for the cooperation of all SIU members should short delays in receiving benefits occur during the brief transition period in which the new Headquarters building is set-up completely. Once the transition is complete, the needs of the Union membership October 1982 LOG 3 "--.'I . -.i' �.^r-lt^--'•'•«•• • '-1^; • I • f««. - -9 Ocean Carriers Mrins Bid for 2 New Tankers if f; II V !<• i ,r. fv -^4,M. nv^l- if 5; I: t-:,' ': .»• S" • 7 u Washington, D.C.—Job security for Seafarers and U.S. shipyard workers brightened last month when the Military Sealift Command awarded a multi-million dollar build-and-charter contract for two T-5 class tankers to SlU-contracted Ocean Carriers Inc. The $104,126,845 MSC contract went to Houston, Texas-based Ocean Carriers over eight other companies which competed in the lengthy bidding process. The MSC contract calls for con­ struction of two, 30,000 dwt clean product, ice-strengthened T-5 class tankers with an option for three additional vessels. Congress can question the award if either the House or Senate Appropriations Committees or the House or Senate Armed Services Committees request hearings on the provisions of the MSC contract within 30 days of the date the con­ tract was awarded. If there is no Congressional action within 30 days of the award date— which was Sept. 30—then the tanker construction can go forward. The first two T-5's have been pencilled in for delivery in Nov., 1984 and Jan., 1985. Each will be chartered fof an initial period of five years after which the MSC can exercise three additional five-year charter options. MSC must also decide whether or not to pick-up its option on the three additional tankers by April 1, 1983. The three would be delivered during 1985. The new T-5's will be 615 feet in length with a beam of 86 feet and a maximum draft of 36 feet. Travelling at service speeds of 16 knots, the T-5's have a radius, or fuel capacity, of 12.000 miles. Major parts of each ship will be built by divisions of American Ship Building Co. in Lorain, Ohio and Nashville, Tn., for assembly at American Ship Building's Tampa, Fla., yard. The new tankers will replace the MSC's aging T-5 tanker fleet. All five of the T-5 class vessels currently operated by the MSC are 25 years old. Designed with economy in mind, the new fully-automated T-5's will be equipped with fuel efficient, slow speed diesel engines and. cargo capacity approximately 12 percent greater than the old T-5's. Like all tankers operated tOr the Military Sealift Command,^tljNfew T-5's will go "wherever ^ir orders take them," said MSC spokesman. "They will all operate worldwide, not on any specific run." When delivered, the new tankers will be manned by a 23-member Union crew and operated under an SlU contract with Ocean Carriers inc. ipeller Club Conventioni U.S. Maritime Needs Nationai Cargo Poiicy rr.1 _ Long Beach, Ca.—The United States must fashion a national cargo policy to save its maritime industry from extinction, Frank Drozak, president of the SIUNA and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, told the 1982 Convention of the Propeller Club of the United States. According to Drozak, US maritime policy has failed to take into account international realities, Policy makers have consistently espoused a free trade philosophy, much to the detriment of this country's "industrial base, its shipbuilding base, its merchant marine and its national security^ Things are getting worse, not better. He said the decision by Congress to eliminate the construction differential subsidy program further diminishes this country's existing shipbuilding base. So too would proposals permitting U.S. flag operators to build vessels in foreign shipyards, if they are enacted into law. 'i T-N lamnlryvc mPmhPTR of the The 1982 Convention of the Pro- employs members of the United While Drozak complimented efforts to reform the confused mar- peller Club was held in Long Beach Industrial Workers, an affiliate of itime regulatory system, he noted on board the Queen Mary, which the Seafarers International Union. that such a move "is basically a house keeping chore which will not develop the American maritime industry, will not create one new job, and will not stem the unemploy ment jM^oblem at this time," What is needed, Drozak said, is an approach that takes into account a national cargo policy with bilateral shipping agreements, cargo sharing, ratification of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Code (i.e. 40-40-20 cargo sharing with out trading partners), and passage of the Boggs Bulk Bill. The Boggs Bill, which already has 66 cosponsors, would require that 5% of all bulk cargo be carried on American flag ships built in American shipyards and manned Recertified Bosun Raiph Murry (standing right) ship's chairman of the containership with American crews in 1983. Sea-Land Voyager stands by at a payoff with the Ship's Committee of (standing The legislation requires an SS right) Chief Cook Yosuf Effendy, Steward Delegate and (seated i. to r.) QMEDs increase in bulk cargo carriage of Daniel Johnson, educational director and Michael Begiey, engine delegate and AB 1% each year therafter until the U.S. Scott Phillips, deck delegate. The vessel paid off at Port Elizabeth, N.J. on Sept. 22. share is 20%. Sea-Land Voyager Committee Chuck Svenson Comes Aboard as New Log Editor !• J Starting Nov. 1, 1982, the Log will have a new editor. He's Chuck Svenson, a veteran of 30 years in the labor movement and a person of widespread experi­ ence and knowledge of the maritime industry. He's no first tripper with the SIU either. He's been with the Union for the past 14 years in several capacities, including his most recent position as director of the new communications department at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. Svenson, a "sweet water" sailor from the 40s, who holds an endorsement as AB-Unlimited 4 / LOG / October 1982 Any Waters started with the SIU in 1969 as Director of Publica­ tions and P.R. at SHLSS. From 1974 to 1980, he worked with the SlU's legislative and political action team in Washington. From there he returned to SHLSS to assemble and direct the Communications Depart­ ment. Svenson replaces Jim Gannon who is unable to relocate with the SIU to Washington for personal reasons. Gannon who has been with the Log for 10 years, the past four and a half as editor, said: "I truly feel sad about leaving the Union because I've developed so many close friendships within the SIU. But I'm happy that I'm leaving the Log in good hands. Most of all, though, it has been a privilege to work for two great men, Frank Drozak and the late Paul Hall. Til always have a special spot in my heart for the men and women of the SIU." In addition to his experience with the SIU, Chuck Svenson has held posts as editor with the Hotel & Restaurant Employees in Detroit, the Textile Workers in New York and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees in both New York and Washington, D.C. �.^VsVKjKtr-^^ i^lL Double Digit Unemployment: 10.1% Unemployment in America reached a staggering 10.1% in Sep­ tember, the highest monthly rate in 42 years, according to statistics released by the Department of Labor. The three tenths of one percent increase in the jobless rate sent shock waves throughout the country. Reaction to the worst unemployment rate since the Great Depression was immediate and heated, with Dem­ ocrats blaming the Administration and Republicans blaming Jimmy Carter. Almost every segment of Amer­ ican society had been hard hit by the increase in joblessness. And what was perhaps more ominous, the number of actual jobs declined last month from 99,839,000 to 99,270,000. Dr. Janet Norwood, commis­ sioner of the Bureau of Labor Sta­ tistics, told the Joint Economic Committee that the September increase in unemployment was Senator Daniel Patnck Moynihan (D-NY) said, "This could be the first day of the second great depres­ sion of this century." Donald Regan, secretary of the Treasury, told reporters that the Administration was saddled with problems created by the Carter Administration, and that progress 'Real' Rate is 14% had been slow, but that "the stage According to Dr. Norwood, the is set for an economic recovery." When asked to comment on 10.1% unemployment rate was worse than it seemed because it did Regan's comment, Walter Mondale, not take into account discouraged former Vice-President, noted that workers (those not looking for jobs employment during the Carter because they believe none are Administration had never exceeded available) and those working part 7.8%, and that the number of overall time. If these were added, she said, jobs had dramatically increased then the unemployment rate would between 1976 and 1980. "More jobs were created during the Carter years have been closer to 14%. The number of discouraged than during any comparable four workers reached an alltime high, 1.6 million nationally in the third quarter of 1982. Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) called the latest news "a national trasiedv and a national disgrace". marked by more job losses in already hard hit manufacturing industries, by an unusual decline in wholesale and retail employment, and by a large decline in the number ofworkers who want full time jobs but who were forced to accept parttime employment. year period in this countrv 's history^ Lane Kirkland, president of the AFL-CIO. condemned the recent economic news. In his 1982 Labor Day Speech. Kirkland called unemployment "the di.sease that withers the human potential. Because of its disruptive and dis­ integrating effects, it is the most 'dangerous force, shon of famine, pestilence, war and death, that can be loose in the world. A rational society, in sheer self-defense, should strive to overcome it with all the resources it can find or invent.' "The ultimate goal of the Amer­ ican labor movement is, and always has been, to bring about the heal­ thiest, best educated, most creative and most productive society that is possible to achieve." AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland blasts the economic ff"®'®®, Administration as the cause of the highest unemployment In the United States in 42 years at a demonstration near the White House. TI»HewYart-nin«/0et.9.M«l . lei- - if •. -r A MESSAGE FROM YOUR UNION CAUGHT WITH DBU<3$--you ARE youK iBAMAM'S PAPERS WILL BB L/fireo .. . AUD VOU'LL BE FOR LIFE !! BEACHED THERE S NO PLACE DRUGS IN A PROFESSIONAL SEAMAN'S LIFE I :!r^t 'M: October 1982 / LOG 5 �..'.sv !<t'i'5- Area Vice Presidents' Report I Gulf Coast, by V.P. Joe Sacco r I iHE big push for us in October JL was voter registration. The last day for registration in Texas was Oct. 19 and we, along with other unions, the State Federation and the Central Labor body made an all-out effort to get Texas residents to register. Political activity is continuing at a fast pace here in Texas and at other ports in the Gulf. On Oct. 19 we held a demonstration in the newly created 25th CongressionahDistrict for labor supporter Mike Andrews (D). The strong backing of the SIU membership in our political activities has been really impressive. The members in Houston put out over 50,000 election signs and helped to distribute them. In Alabama we've been heavily involved in the elections. Most of our friends won in the primaries. Also in Alabama, during the week of Oct. 18 in the port of Mobile a new CATUG, the Moku Paku, was crewed by the SIU for Pacific Gulf Marine. Deep sea shipping out of the port of Houston has been good in the last few weeks but it continues to be slow in New Orleans. However, in the latter port we crewed the 860-foot long C-9 containership President Lincoln (APL). The SIU-A&G District represents the steward department seamen on the APL ships. Concerning inland shipping in the port of New Orleans, nine to twelve Dixie Carrier boats are being laid up. In Houston there are also a number of boats laid up, so it's a good time for SIU Boatmen to upgrade at the Lundeberg School. The annual dinner-dance of the West Gulf Port Council will be held in Houston on Oct. 23 and SIU President Frand Drozak will be the main speaker. I want to end this report by reminding our members and their families that they can see an SIU Representative from 12 to 5, Monday through Friday, about Welfare claims or concerning any questions they may have about the Plans or about shipping. I want to encourage our members' families to come around and get to know us. West Coast, by V.P. George McCartney As the November elections draw XJL nearer, the SIU's political activity is reaching a fever pitch on the West Coast. We have set up phone banks in the SIU and UIW Halls in Wilmington for some of the candidates we are sup­ porting. They are Tom Bradley who's running for governor. Democrat Jerry Brown who wants .to be U.S. Senator, and incumbent Congressional Repre­ sentative Glenn Anderson (D). In Seattle the SIU is taking an active role in the campaign for Beth Bland, a Democrat who's running for Congress for the first time. Currently the mayor of Mercer Island, Bland has always been a strong labor supporter and she looks like a very viable candidate in the upcoming election. The incumbent Congressmen we are supporting all look like they have more than a 60 percent chance of winning. Your union is also working very hard in the campaign to reelect Democratic Washington Senator Henry Jackson. In the port of Seattle we've registered a lot of members to vote at the booth we set up in the Hall. Further, our Seattle Pbrt Agent George Vukmir has been elected as a delegate to the Multoamauh Labor Council in Portland, Oregon. Shipping is still slow in Seattle but we did crew up the Ogden Hudson (Ogden Marine) and we will be crewing the supertanker Afan/ant/ (Interocean) later this month. She will be working in the Alaska oil trade. In San Francisco I'm happy to report that the Santa Magdalena (Delta), which has been laid up, will be crewing the first week of November. In Wilmington late last month the first Los Angeles County COPE Fall Labor Carnival was a big success. Over 5,000 people attended the affair whose refreshment booths were manned by SIU stewards. The Union was the moving force behind the Carnival. 6 / LOG / October 1982 East Coast, by V.P. Leon Hall AN historic event took place this Xm month in the port of new York. The move began to transfer SIU Head­ quarters from New York to Camp Springs, Md., just outside Washington, D.C. This is the longest and biggest move the SIU has ever made in its 42-year history. In the early days of the Union we transferred from one location in Manhattan to another and in 1951 we moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Since those beginning days the Union's operations have expanded , immensely. The move this month has been a major operation but we are doing it as smoothly and quickly as possible so that there will be little disruption in services. Of course the Hiring Hall will remain just where it is and just as many SIU Representatives will be-available to service you and your families. Washington is the place where the livelihood of Seafarers will be enhanced or destroyed. That's why it is necessary to have our full weight and presence felt there. TheHeadquarter's move may seem a little strange at first, especially for our old-timers, but I think you'll find that it is in the best interest of the members. This month I attended the membership meetings along the East Coast. I'm happy to report that shipping has picked up in Baltimore as well as in the port of New York. Poli tical activity is strong in the port of Gloucester where Port Agent Bob Stephens says that "people are getting fed up with Reaganomics." In the port of Norfolk the SIU crewed up the George Wythe (Waterman) which is heading for the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia. Activity on inland contracts in the port of Norfolk include the extension for one ye^ of the Allied-Oceans agreement as well as a six month extension on the NBC Line contract. A three-year contract was signed with Cape Fear Towing. Great Lakes and Western Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco A FTER some bleak months, the picture on the Western Rivers has been looking up in recent weeks. SIUcontracted National Marine is recrewing some boats that will provide jobs for many of our members who have been laid off. Also, another SlU-contracted com­ pany, Heartland Transportation, has nine of twelve boats running. Consid­ ering the bad state of the economy nowadays, which has resulted in poor shipping on the Rivers and Lakes, Heartland's showing is quite impres­ sive. It was also a good season for the two popular paddle wheelers under contract to the SIU—the Delta Queen and the Mississippi Queen (Delta Queen Steamboat Co.) which provide hundreds of jobs for our members. After taking their passengers on trips up and down the Mississippi during the warmer months, the two vessels are now in the milder southern waters of the River. There is another encouraging development concerning the Delta Queen and the Mississippi Queen. The owners of the two vessels attended the recent Towboat Advisory Board meeting that I chaired at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. They were so impressed With the programs offered at the School that they want to set up a hotel management and food service course there for their vessels. Don Nolan troin the SHLSS is riding the vessels right now in preparation for the course. 1 found from the very productive Towboat Advisory Board meeting that our inland companies are glad to have a gathering like this Uere they can air their problems and needs. In the area o|^contracts, I m happy to say that the members at National Manne have overwhelmingly ratified a new agreement. The vote was 92 to 17. At Orgulf, contract negotiations will begin the latter part of November or in early December. The employees at Orgulf are now electing three rankand-file membes for the contract committee. �Lane Kirkland Gets1982 AOTOS New York—AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland received the 1982 Admiral of the Ocean Seas Award (.AOTOS) here Oct. 1 for his con­ tributions to the advancement of the U.S. maritime industry, in accepting the industry's highest award he charged that U.S. government pol­ icies have let the merchant marine deteriorate as foreign-flag fleets carry most of this country's oceanborne commerce. "Like you. I have watched the mightiest merchant fleet the world has ever seen dwindle to a shadow of its past and proper size and capacity." Kirkland declared at the annual award dinner. The AFL-CIO chief added that AFL-CIO Pr#sldent Lane Kirkland addresses AOTOS dinner In New Vbrk. he was honored to accept the award, instituted in 1970, from the United Seamen's Service (USS) and thus "... to be counted among men of the stature of Paul Flail..." deceased head of the Seafarers International Union who received the award posthumously in October, 1981. Supports Boggs Bill Kirkland, a 1942 graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy who sailed as a mate in World War 11, also said "the bill introduced by Congresswoman Lindy Boggs (DLa.) to restore America's bulk shipping capacity would do more to strengthen our national defense and our economy (jobs fOr .seamen) than any other single proposal now before Congress." Thomas W. Gleason (a 1974 AOTOS winner) head of the Inter­ national Longshoremen's Assn., presented the award. Christopher Columbus got the title (Admiral of the Ocean Seas) from Spain's King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella in 1493 after he dis­ covered America in 1492 proving the globe was round. Other award winners in years past were Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (DFlawaii) in 1980, Joseph T. Lykes Jr. in 1979, Rep. John M. Murphy in 1978, James J. Farrell in 1977, Robert J. Blackwell in 1976, Sen. Warren G. Magnuson (D-Wash.) in 1975, Rep. Leonor Sullivan in 1973, Andrew E. Gibson in 1972, Helen D. Bentley in 1971, Spyros R Skouras in 1970 and special Aotos Awards in 1973 for Joseph Curran and in 1980 for Edward J. Sette. Five Mariner's Plaques and five Mariiier's Rosettes presented later at the dinner by Rear Adm. Thomas A. King, chief of the U.S. Merchant >• '' , Among the SlU representatives on hand to honor AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland at AOTOS dinner was Jack Caffey, (right) Exec. Asst. to the PresidenL SlU. Marine Academy in Kings Pt., L.I., N.Y. and a Kirkland academy; classmate, for "outstanding sea­ manship in rescues at sea" and "outstanding,coufage and devotionto duty." Badly burned aboard the USNS Taluga (MARAD) on Apr. 3, 1981 was "Engineer Julianne Ahlgren after a blast and tire in the ship's engineroom. She ordered the FOWT to safety and began .shutting down the fuel oil valve. Despite her bum.s, she began notifying shipmates of the emergency in an inspirational example of personal courage." Seafarers of the SS Delta Norte getting the rosette were the late Keith Seille, Thomas Burke, Edward May and Julius Mizell who in May 1981 in "an outstanding example of bravery, donned oxygen masks and manned firehoses in the hold of the ship when fire broke out in a LASH barge aboard the ves.seL" Boatmen Dave Grafton, Ray­ mond Rooney and Leroy Laurent of the M/V National Freedom on Oct. 7 1981 got a rosette for actions when "Crewmate Tim Gurley was overcome by fumes in an empty asphalt tank. Getting a Mariner's Plaque was the USNS Narragansett (MSG) for going to the rescue of a seafarer. On Aug. 7, 1981, "in very rough seas following the passage of Typhoon Bay near Subic Bav. PL, the USNS Narragansett rendez­ voused with the LNG Virgo (Energy Transport) one of whose crewmembers had suffered a heart attack. In a superb display of seamanship, Capt. Gene E. Cox maneuvered to form a lee while an auxiliary boat made repeated trips between the Narragansett and the Virgo with a U.S. Navy Medivac team." Log Wins Top Anvard in iLPA Journalistic Contest HE Log, the official publication of the Seafarers International Union, won top honors in the 1982 AFL-CIO Intemational Labor Press Association Journalistic Awards Contest. The 1982 contest, open to all AFL-CIO affiliated union pub­ lications, judged issues printed during 1981. In the category of General Excellence for International and National Union newspapers of fewer than 100,000 circulation, the Log was judged First Award winner. The second place award went to The Guild Reporter, the publication of The .Newspaper Guild. In a Sept. 10 letter informing the SlU that the Log had been awarded First Place in the contest, ILPA T Secretary-Treasurer Susan Dunlop inevitable reaction from the main­ said "there were 1,084 entries from stream of America sweeps them out 129 publications and 142 winners of office." Kirkland said the public press has in the 1982 contest." AFL-CIO President Lane Kirk­ shied away from subjecting the land stressed the important role Reagan Administration to "the played by the labor press in a recent searching examination previous speech. Especially in this election governments were given." He said year, Kirkland said, labor publi­ it was up to the labor press to remind cations must explain to union union members of the Administra­ members and their families the truth tion's efforts to gut Social Security, about the Reagan Administration. prevailing wage rules, child labor The public press is "not really laws and job safety standards, on reporting what they daily observe one hand, while tolerating record about Ronald Reagan," charged unemployment levels on the other. "In a real sense, this is a battle Kirkland, adding that the labor press must "hammer away at the truth over communications," said Kirk­ with a sense of urgency, because land. '^is is a struggle to see just the radical right has an agenda it how much distortion and deception wants to lock into place before the can be delivered to the American people," by the Administration, before the people "start rejecting it." By putting the fact of Reaganomics into the hands of union members, the labor press can help put a stop to the policies of this Administration and "fill Congress with men and women who will help, us turn back the radical right." The Log staff in 1981, the year for which the 1982 ILPA First Award was made, included: Editor, James Gannon; Assistant Editors Ray Bourdius, Edra Ziesk, Marietta Homayonpour, Don Rotan and Max Hall; Photographers Frank Cianciotti ^and Dennis Lundy; Art Director George Vana and Administrative Assistant Marie Kosciusko. October 1982 / LOG 7 - ) M •'7., �• ••••• Bosun Recertification T HE final 1982 class of the Bosun Recertification Program took their graduation bows at the October membership meeting in New York after completing a full twomonth schedule in Piney Point and Headquarters. The veteran group of 12 seamen spent a month at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship reviewing technological changes in the industry/ as well as studying the latest social, economic and political problems facing the modern American merchant marine. A highlight of the first month at SHLSS was a field trip to Wash­ ington, D.C. to meet with the Union's legislative and political action team. The trip to Washington also enabled the bosuns to get a gander at the SlU's brand new Headquar­ ters building in Camp Springs, Md. ca- which will be dedicated in the near future. During the second month of the Perfecto Amper Leroy E. Temple Perry Keliikoa Jack B. Rhodes program, the bosuns met with supervisors of all the Union's plans and various other departments to Steven Coker Maurillo Zepeda & complete their well rounded edu­ cation of how the SlU functions on behalf of the membership. Jim L. Spencer Klaus Tankersley Robert Callahan Fred Findahl Willis Gregory Cesar Gutierrez Seafarers Brave Flames on Ogden Ylikon SlU-contracted Ogden members—AB James Darda and X Yukon (Ogden Marine) was in QMED John Anderson: the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, "Aboard Ogden Marine's S.T. 24 hours out of the Canary Islands, Ogden Yukon on September 3, 1982 and heading for Texas when what at 1400 hrs., a half-hour after the could have been a disastrot " fire ship's weekly fire and boat drill broke out. was finished, a fire broke out in Quick and efficient work on the the ship's pumproom. Clouds of part of the crew averted that disaster. , smoke were billowing from the Below is an account of the incident ship's pumproom port exhaust ven­ submitted by two of the SIU crew- tilation fan. Within moments of the fire's ini­ tial sighting by a crewmember, the bridge was informed about the fire. The fire emergency alarm bell was sounded, and was answered imme­ diately by the well co-ordinated efforts of the SIU crew. Hoses were rolled out and everybody pulled together as a team. Seamen 65 and older have until December 31, 1982 to enroll in Part The manner in which the crew B of the Medicare program without fought the fire was a calm and well incurring a penalty. Seamen who thoughtout procedure. are eligible for the program and do The blaze ,was fought for three not apply by that time will incur a continuous hours in which extreme 10% penalty for each year they fail temperatures of heat caused bulk­ to enroll. heads and deckplates in the pump Federal funding for the USPHS and engine rooms to expand and Hospitals was eliminated in last contort out of shape. year's Reconciliation Act. The cut­ The blaze was eventuallv extin­ off in funds created a double unfair guished by using various tiretignnng situation. Not only were seamen equipment and techniques. The deprived of free medical care, they concentrated efforts of the SIU were also exposed to a financial crew's performance was out­ penalty for not having enrolled in standing. There were no casualties the Medicare program, even though or accidents during the entire emer­ there had been no reason for them gency. The fire ws extinguished and to apply. operations were back to normal by Congress waited more than a year 1700 hours. to rectify the situation. Finally, last The SIU crewmembers respon­ month, Congress passed the Tax sible for their courageous fireEquity and Fiscal Responsibility Act fighting actions were: of 1982 which gave seamen until Deck Department—Bosun Stan December 31,1982 to enroll in the .Medicare prfjgram without incurring Lindsey; ABs James Darda. Rudy Samoan, D. R. "Mac" McFarland, a penalty. H. Whitman, Abdul Ababa, and Seamen Over 65 Must Enroll in Medicare (Part B) By Bee. 31,1982 8 / LOG / October 1982 *'! Mike Shiek; OSs Kaz Kazamo, and Ron Williams. Engine Department—QMEDs John "Andy" Anderson, Tennessee Williams, and Wayne Rivers; QMED Pumpman Steve Shroan. Steward Department—Steward C. Kester, Chief Cook Henry Primribs, Messman Tiny Pollack, and BR Sammv DeSham. Here are some very good reasons for QMED's to take the Automation Course Starts November 8 Enroll today so you can earn more on your job. Contact the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship or fill out the application in this issue of the Log. �y-'-. tU in Wftsliinaton SkMiMI'l'tS IntcriKiIiiIIMI I nioii i>t Noitli Ami.-ru.i. A1 l. ( IO Avlmini^tr.itiw aiut Rcj^iilati.ly Happenings, October 1982 I Maritime Authorizations I A Senate-House Conference Committee is I I meeting to hammer out a compromise between I the House and Senate versions of the Maritime I Authorizations Bill for Fiscal Year 1983. While bills fall far short of what is needed to I both restore the maritime industry to good health, I the House version is far superior to its Senate I counterpart. If the Senate version is enacted it .sS I would accelerate the deterioration of the I American flag merchant marine. I Both bills do the ailing shipbuilding industry I a grave injustice by failing to authorize funding I for the Construction Differential Subsidy pro­ I gram. But at least the House version tries to I compensate for that omission by raising the I ceiling on the Title Xi Loan Guarantees for I new construction by $3 billion. The Senate bill gives U.S. operators a blank I check to build their vessels in foreign shipyards. I This provision would cause a great deal of I Don't just gripe to your shipmates! personal pain in the form of increased unemI Write Your Congressman or Senators! I .ployment. It would also make the national Teil them we NEED a strong U.S. maritime industi^ .1 defense more vulnerable by diminishing our I strategic shipbuilding base. I Decline Continues Le^slative Update Awaiting Action I Recent statistics published in U.S. News and Two new bills were recently introduced, one I Three important- pieces of maritime legis­ World Report paint a grim picture for the in the House, the other in the Senate, both I lation—the Boggs Bill, the Shipping Act of American flag merchant marine. dealing with important maritime issues. I 1982, and the Guarini Tax Conventions Bill According to the report, only 3.6% of U.S. I (See stories on these bills in this issue)—are H.R. 7038, a bill introduced by Repre­ oceanbom foreign trade is carried on American I pending action in the House and Senate. While sentative Walter Jones (D-NC), seeks to pro­ flag vessels. In 1950, when the American flag I all three enjoy widespread support, there is a mote maritime safety on the high seas. It would merchant marine was at its peak, the figure problem: time. I establish strict inspection requirements for vessel was 42.6%. Little can be done right now to bring these ojjerators and would levy fines on vessels found 1 bills To nobody's surprise, employment in the closer to passage because Congress has to have violated these standards. The bill was maritime industry has fallen dramatically. In I recessed. It will not reconvene until after the referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine 1950 there were 54,000 jobs. Today there are I November election, when it will meet in an and Fisheries. fewer than 20,000. I executive, or lameduck, session. The U.S. fleet, which was ranked 11th in I Executive sessions are a time-honored The other bill, S. 2857, which was introduced the survey, has only 578 vessels (70 ot them I Washington institution. They are characterized by Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV), would owned by the government). The average age establish a Customs Revenue Sharing Trust I by frenetic last minute activity, log rolling, and of those ships is 17.4 years, which is close to Fund for public work projects for the devel­ I a great deal of unpredictability. That is why the end of their estimated useful life. Proposed opment and maintenance of the nation's ports. I the SIU is in Washington: to make sure that cutbacks in the Reagan budget suggest that The bill was referred to the Committee on I seamen and the maritime industry don't get many of these ships will not be replaced. Finance. I lost in the shuffle. An increasing number of American military I planners view this development with alarm. I The recent Falkland Islands dispute underscored SPAD is the SIU's polRlcal fund and our political arm in I the importance that a private merchant fleet Washington, D.C. The SIU asks for and accepts voluntary I plays in an overall defense effort. contributions only. The Union uses the money donated to I To make matters worse, the Soviet Union SPAD to support the election campaigns of legislators who I now possesses the world's second largest fleet. have shown a pro-maritime or pro-labor record. I It has 2,500 vessels registered under its flag, mi '1 i • J ''~i' n. •' I I I I SPAD enables the SIU to work effectively on the vital maritime issues in the Congress. These are issues that have a direct impact on the jobs and job security of all SIU mem­ bers, deep-sea, inland, and Lakes. The SIU urges its members to continue their fine record of support for SPAD. A member can contribute to the SPAD fund as he or she sees fit, or make no contribution at all without fear of reprisal. A copy of the SPAD report is filed with the Federal Elec­ tion Commission. It is available for purchase from the EEC in Washington, D.C. and is rapidly growing. Most of the Soviet ships are new, and can be easily converted for military purposes. Mexican OH • Mexico is selling the United States $I billion worth of oil in exchange for American assistance in renegotiating outstanding Mexican debts. The oil, which is earmarked for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, will be carried on American flag vessels. The agreement between Mexico and the United States is expected to reverse a disturbing trend. Since the Reagan Admini.stration has taken office. U.S. flag operators have carried only 36% of foreign oil deliveries to the SPR, far less than the mandated 50%. October 1982 / LOG 9 • ' �PfumbGrs PresidGiif WBtd Dies at 64 ARTIN J. WARD, president of the 380.000 member Plumbers' Union, died at the age of 64 on October 9. apparently the victim of a heart attack. He was one of organized labor's leading spokesmen, as well as one of its most popular. In recent years, he used the influence he had accrued during his long and productive career to speak out on behalf of workers every­ where, from the unemployed in America, to Solidarity members in Poland, whose fight for freedom and economic dignity he felt rep­ resented trade unionisnt at its best and most courageous. In many ways Martin Ward was the protowre of the successful union nresident He remained close to his membership to the last, securing decent benefits and wages during his 11 year stint as president. As president of the influential Plumbers Union, he was able to exert considerable pressur-e. on behalf of the people he represented. As a member of the Executive Council ofthe AFL-CIO, he served on numerous Committees and boards, gaining a considerable rep­ utation for expertise in international affairs. At his death, he was serving his M / ^ll ' :A third term as head of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry. He was first elected its president in August, 1971. Mr. Ward started out in 1937 at the age of 19 as an apprentice plumber. He cemented his ties to his fellow workers and perfected his trade, becoming a journeyman pipe fitter in 1942. After'serving in the Navy during World War II, he joined Local 597 as a business representative. He was considered to be a highly effective business representative, in the mold of George Meany, who also served in the same capacity for the Plumbei^' Union. Indeed. Matty Waid was a protege of the late labor leader, being one of the first people to nominate Meany as President of the newly merged AFL-CIO in 1955. In July 1958 he was elected gen­ eral secretary-treasurer of the Plumbers International Union, which had its headquarters in Washington. He became active in the highest levels of the labor movement. Mr. Ward was senior vice-pres­ ident of the American Federation of Labor—Congress of Industrial Martin J. Ward Organizations. He sat on its Exec­ utive Council, which determines policy for the entire labor movement, and headed its committee on international relations, Soon after being named to he Executive Council of the AFL-UU, he becam.e one of the leading lights of the American labor movement. Fellow council fhembers were impressed by his seemingly endless capacity for work and his ability to quickly master complex issues. He worked closely with Lane Kirkland, especially on behalf of Solidarity. He viewed the success of the fledgling labor movement in Poland as nothing less than a moral imperative. Mr Ward travelled throughout the country and overseas as a. repre­ sentative of the American trade union movement. He was instru­ mental in the behind-the-scenes discussions that led the Federation to rejoin the International Confed­ eration of Free Trade Unions. From 1974 until his death, Mr. Ward served as the American labor movement's representative at the International Labor Organization in Geneva. Jean Ingrao, Secretary Treasurer of the Maritime Trades Department, who worked closely with Marty Ward on questions dealing with the ILO, summed up the feelings of many in the labor movement when she said, "Marty Ward was one of the most effective men in the labor movement, and one of the most decent. He was a loving father and husband. He will be sorely missed." The Plumbers' Union has long been a loyal affiliate of the Maritime Trades Department. Ward had served with SIU President Frank Drozak on the Department's General President's off-shore committee, as well. Mr. Ward is survived by his wife Winnifred, and seven sons: Martin H. Ward Jr., Patrick, Terence, Kevin, Brian, Dennis and Phillip. SIU Opposes Loophole in P-R- Passenger BUI weaken a 100-year old law which prohibits foreign passenger ships from transporting passengers between American ports. When first introduced in January 1981, HR 1489 was intended to provide an alternative mode of transportation for those citizens of Puerto Rico who for medical or personal reasons were unable to fly to the mainland United States. ? However, because of subsequent changes in the bill's language, it is Don Spencer Please contact Bay Tankers. now unclear whether a foreign flag James Larry Brock vessel could pick up passengers in Write me at home, your father, H. H. one U.S. mainland port, stop at Johnson. Puerto Rico, continue to another Anthony S. Rotunda U.S. mainland port, and then have Please contact, your mother, as soon all of its passengers disembark. as possible. U.S. Customs has already gone Marcus Leigh Thomas Please contact, your sister, Nancy, on record as saying that it sees Washington, D.C.—A bill originally conceived for humani­ tarian reasons has turned into a serious threat to the American mar­ itime industry. It has passed the House and awaits action in the Senate. If enacted, HR 1489, the Puerto Rico Passenger Bill, could seriously Personals • • V at RO. Box 104, Calpella, Cal. 95418. Urgentl! Fred Hawes Please contact, Denis Woody, 800 E. South Street, Apt. 508, Alvin, Texas 77511. Bill Luth, Frank DlVenti Please contact, Edwin A. Holcombe, 816 W. Perkins St., Hartford City, Indiana 47438. Would like to hear from you both. Al Alverado An old shipmate on the SS Steel Age wants to get in touch with you. Contact David Kemdrick. 2318 Second Ave., Seattle, Wiash. 58121. nothing wrong with that interpretation. There are other problems with the bill. It gives the Secretary of Transportation excessive leeway in determining when foreign flag participation must be phased out in favor of U.S. ships. The bill also places the onus onUiS. operators to continue serving a potentially unprofitable trade but leaves foreign interests free to enter and leave the trade at will. siU President Frank Drozak, in a letter to the Senate Commerce committee, summed up the Union's position on the matter: "The Seafarers International Union has worked diligently over the past several years to rebuild the U.S. passenger cruise industry. We are pleased that we have met with so much success in this endeavor and we will, of course, continue in those efforts. However, the enact­ ment of HR 1489 as it now stands would seriously deter the ability to initiate an operation in the Puerto Rico to mainland market." Monthly Membership Meetings Pbrt Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters UIW New York ; Nov. 8 , 2:30 p.m Philadelphia ......... Nov. 9 2:30 p.m. Baltimore Nov. 10 2:30 p.m. Norfolk Nov. II 9:30 a.m Jacksonville Nov. II 2:00 p.ni Algonac Nov. 12 2:30 p.m Detroit Nov. 12 2:30 p.m Houston Nov. 15 2:30 p.m. New Orleans ......... Nov. 16 .... ........ 2:30 p.m. Mobile Nov. 17 2:30 p.m San Francisco Nov. 18 2:30p.m............ Wilmington Nov. 22 .... ..... 2:30 p.m .'...... Seattle Nov. 26 .............. 2:30 p.m Piney Point Nov. 13 10:30 a.m San Juan Npv, II 2:30 p.m... Columbus Nov. 20 — St. Louis Nov. 19 .......... 2:30 p.m....... Honolulu Nov. 11 2:30 p.m. Duluth ... Nov. 17 ...2:30p.m............ Jeffersonville Nov. 18 .............. 2:30 p.m. ^ Gloucester Jersey City Nov. 23 .............. 2:30 p.m. Nov. 24 2:30 p.m,,.. • • . 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. ; — 7:00 p.m. 7.00 p.m. — • 1:00p.m. — ^ — — ^ _ 10 / IDG / October 1982 -—•• i<",- V. �s-a^WS^ «itl • BM W3!69H»iee0a*?6W» ^c<^x^^:^^^^:'c-cwrrt^x^\\W';\^CS.'Q^gg;^SgSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS^\S:>^S;'v^v^^\N\NS^vvi^:^^ Seafarers « A- ^ HARRY LUNDEBERG SCHOOL OF SEAMANSHIP -Y J tw, • Piney Point Maryland Doughs Guys Are ReaUy Cooking Now! The art of pastry making, practiced by Cook and Bakers George Kenny (ieft) and Mark Poiyansky, both of New Ybrk. Assistant Cook Raiph Edmonds from N.Y (right) and Ihainee Cook Don Logiisci prepare a meai in the gaiiey. T ODAY'S Seafarer will put up with a lot, but one thing he demands is good food! It's the job of the men and women in the Steward Department to fulfill that demand and many of them are taking advantage of the courses offered at SHLSS to upgrade their skills. Glasses in the Steward Depart­ ment include Towboat Cook, Assis­ tant Cook, Cook and Baker, Chief Cook, and Chief Steward. There is also a program for Recertified Stewards. Classroom instruction is coupled with on-the-job training to provide the students with the best possible opportunity to sharpen their skills under the watchful eyes of the instructors, all of whom have a background in culinary art. 1 y •:yr' Chief Steward Steven Wagner from New \brk slices porkchops. Pork is supplied by SHLSS' own farm. Raffaele Asclone is helping to keep alive the ancient seafarers art of model ship building. He is currently working on a ship entitled "The Sea Gypsy." This ship. Raffaele Asclone at work on the "Sea Gypsy." Chief Cook Bill Winters from New Orleans at work in the gaiiey. Man does not live by bread alone...so here are lemon meringue pies prepar^ by Cook and Baker Mike Lee from Jacksonville and Kimberiy Alien front Honolulu. Raffaele Ascionne:Model Ship Builder Which is his own design, is being made entirely out of kitchen match sticks and glue. Completed it will have over 130 guns (also made of match sticks) on its decks. "This ship," said Ascione, "is about one-half 17th century design and about half modern design." Because of this, he is working without any formal plans or direc­ tions. Upon completion Raffaele will have used over 5,000 matchsticks. Raffaele has built seven other model ships including "The San Felipe" which is on display at the SHLSS Paul Hall Library and Mar­ itime Museum. This 17th century Spanish ship is made from mahogany wood and took about eight months to complete. It was dedicated to the SlU June 1974. Raffaele joined the SlU in 1968. He is originally from Italy and his family are Cameo makers, a skill Raffaele also has mastered He is presently enrolled in the Chief Cook upgrading program at SHLSS. Model ship builder Raffaele Asclone. October 1982 . -UM "T > 'f- LOG 11 �'• • .i -^" .yjr Pumproom Maintenance Keeps Pace With Changes • ,j C-fV BOUT the only constant in seafaring today is change:' equipment changes, jobs change, and the skills needed for those jobs change, too. Pumprooms and enginerooms become increasingly automated and Seafarers have to constantly upgrade their skills if they want to keep up. Realizing that, SHLSS offers a six-week course in pumprooms operations and maintenance. In this course the student learns how to use an engine lathe, precision tools, and gets a chance to work with those same tools in the machine shop. This kind of hands-on experience is vital to the modern Seafarer. Other skills learned and practiced are the operation and maintanance of pumps, taking measurements, and the disassembly and reas­ sembly of various types of pumps and valves. . ... i-:.-j.„..i:^^ or,H trr,iiNfi.c;hootina. cedures, firefighting, first A pen) waKhee»S^LSP Instructor Cvln William. J^nonrtnde. p«H»r for engine lathe. Jon N. Anderson of San Francisco demonstrates the use of the engine lathe. Father and Son Learn Together John E. Samuels^d his son Anderea E. Samuels are both attending classes at SHLSS. John Samuels joined the SlU in 1956 as a messman and worked his way up to the position of Steward. He is presently enrolled in our Steward Recertification Program. Anderea Samuels is going through our Training Program and hopes to become a Steward someday. The Samuels are from Mobile, Alabama. John Samuels credits the instructors at SHLSS for helping hirti greatly improve his reading and academic skills as well as providing him with the vocational training he needs to do his job. "The instruc­ tors," said Samuels "are ftte best in the world," and he smiled, "the food is great!" Agustin Casteio cleans an engine turning latlie. r £ John E. Samuels (left) and his son, Anderea E. Samuels, both attended classes at SHLSS this month. Here are (l.-r.); Williard Verzone from Houston (left), Jofin Rabbi (hlew Orleans) and George Darney of Houston getting ready to use the engine turning lathe. 12 / LOG / October 1982 ii^i • • 'v "^""" t-" -.'p—«- .fi'- �^ '0' t - /Tlil^i^^Vrf^fr-- =-AP*r^ Third Mate/Celestial Navigation: Seafarers in Upgrading Look Toward the Stars W tan first beaan HEN man began to sail the seas, the stars were his guides. Even today, with satellites, radar, and computers, a Seafarer must learn how to navigate as his forefathers did: by the stars. The Celestial Navigation class offered at SHLSS is a six-week course that covers all the navigation requirements for licensing as a Towboat Operator-Oceans; Master/ Mate of Uninspected Vessels (not over 300 gross tons); and Master/ fixate of Freight and' Towing Vessels. Students in the course learn how to determine compass error by azi­ muth and amplitude, how to use a sextant, and how to find a latitude from a sighting of polaris. All candidates who are eligible for license as Master or Mate of Uninspected Vessels, or Freight and Towing Vessels, as well as those eligible for license as a Towboat Operator may enroll. Gregory White from Houston studies for a Ceiestial Navigation exam. Paul Dudnikov (left) and Spilios J. Kosturos, both from N.Y, discuss a problem in Celestial Navigation class. A pocket calculator is a big help to Robert Fryett in the Ceiestial Navigation course. Marine Electronics Course is Right On the Button crane up for emergency operation C ARGO handling equipment has advanced from levers and foot pedals to electronic push button controls. As equipment becomes more autornated, trained personnel are needed to maintain it. The SHLSS offers a six-week course in Marine Electronics. The course includes electronic control of direct current motors and spe­ cifically deals with the LASH gantry crane. It's necessary that the electrician knows how the crane operates and how to trouble-shoot the equipment. The first few days of the course is spent on the operation of the crane and the remainder of the course concentrates on understanding diagrams, schematics, and pre­ paring sequential operating charts. Upon completion the electrician will know how to: line up the crane if a gantry motor or burst motor fails, how to light off the crane, set the and how to trouble-shoot the various systems in the crane. Marine Electronics is a contin­ uation of the Marine Electrical Maintanance course. It's primary function is to teach the student how to use a manufacturers service manual. -r—. The regulator panel la pointed out by John Right from San Francisco. Dan Mitchell, who ships out of San Francisco, points out the hoist motors on a Gantry. The sweii arms of an eiectricai switch pointed out by Rob^ Bunch from Houston The careful removal and installation of a card pack In a Regulator Panel is dem­ onstrated by Ray Nugent from Wilmington, Ca. October 1982 / LOG 13 - 'nm' �•.';• • : Upgrading Through Maroh 1983 Programs Geared to Improve Job Skills And Promote U.S. Maritime Industry Deep Sea Deck Department Courses Course schedules for January through March 1983 are APJ^ announced by the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Sea­ manship. Once again, the course offerings are dsigned to upgrade the skills of SlU Seafarers and Boatmen, and to promote America's maritime industry by providing it with the best trained and most highly skilled workers in the maritime world. For convenience of the membership, the course schedule is separated into four categories: engine department courses; deck department courses (Inland waters); deck department courses (deep sea); and steward department courses. The starting and completion dates for all courses are also listed. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll in the courses of their choice as early as possible. Although every effort will be made to help every member, classes will be necessarily limited in size so sign up early. Class schedules may be changed to reflect membership demands. SlU Field Representatives in all ports will assist members in preparing applications. •' " isf: Engine Department Courses .MZ- r: i . .i5/'e . *: :Z I QMED, Any Rating Starting Date January 17 Completion Date April 7 Tankerman February 15 February 24 Diesel—Regular January 10 February 28 February 3 March 24 Diesel— Scholarship January 10 March 28 February 25 May 13 Third Assistant Engineer January 4 March 11 Marine Electrical Maintenance February 28 April 21 Marine Electronics January 4 February 10 Pumproom Maintenance & Operations January 4 March 14 February 10 April 21 Automation February 15 March 10 Refrigeration Sys­ tems, Maintenance & Operations February 15 March 28 March 24 May 5 Conveyorman January 17 February 10 February 15 March 28 March 10 April 21 Course 'r^-Sih Lifeboat January 31 March 14 . February 11 March 25 Able Seaman March 28 May 6 Quartermaster February 15 March 24 Third Mate March 14 May 20 Inland Deck Department Courses February 25 May 13 Towboat Operator Scholarship January 10 March 28 First Class Pilot January 4 February 18 Mate/Master Freight & Towing Vessels on Oceans January 17 March 11 Radar Observer February 28 March 4 i'-- steward Department Courses The Steward Programs are open-ended on starting dates and course length. • • • Welding . - ' i! COURSE Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward Towboat Cook Open-ended Open-ended Open-ended Open-ended Open-ended Welcome Karen Owens New Staff Member Teaches English As a Second Language at SHLSS Karen Owens teaches English as a second language. -i' /./LOG / October 1.982 mm Realizing the communication problems of our non-English speaking brothers and sisters, the SHLSS will be offering a course entitled English As a Second Lan­ guage. The instructor for this course, Karen Owens, received a Bachelors of Science degree in Secondary Education majoring in Spanish from Clarion State College in Clarion, Pennsylvania. At the age of 15, Karen partici­ pated in an exchange student pro­ gram and lived in Argentina for three months. During her college years she spent a summer in Spain to improve her language skills. Karen, who is originally from McMurray, Pennsylvania, is a welcomed addi­ tion to our staff. �Apply Now for an SHLSS Upgrading Course • (Please Print) (Please Print) Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Upgrading Application Date of Birth ! Name (Last) Mo./Day/Year (Middle) (First) Address. (Street) . Telephone. (Area Code) (Zip Code) (State) (City) Lakes Member • inland Waters Member • Deep Sea Member Q . Seniority. Book Number Date Book Was Issued. Port Presently Registered ln_ Port Issued Endorsement(s) or . License Now Held. Social Security #. Piney Point Graduate: • Yes No • (if yes, fill in below) _ to Entry Program: From. (dates attended) Upgrading Program: From. Endorsement! s) or License Received to. (dates attended) Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: Q Yes Dates Available for Training No [] —— Firefighting: • Yes ^ No O CPR O Yes No Q ——— I Am Interested in the Following Course(s). STEWARD ENGINE DECK • • • • • • • Tankerman AB Unlimited AB Limited AB Special Quartermaster Towboat Operator Inland Towboat Operator Not More Than 200 Miles • Towboat Operator (Over 200 Miles) • Celestial Navigation • Master Inspected Towing Vessel • Mate Inspected Towing Vessel • 1st Class Pilot • Third Mate Celestial Navigation • Third Mate • • • • • • • • • • • • FOWT OMED - Any Rating Marine Electronics Marine Electrical Maintenance Pumproom Maintenance and Operation Automation Maintenance of Shipboard Refrigeration Systems Diesel Engines Assistant Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) Chief Engineer (Uninspected Motor Vessel) Third Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected) • Assistant Cook n Cook & Baker • Chief Cook • Steward • Towboat Inland Cook ALL DEPARTMENTS • • • • • • LNG LNG Safety Welding Lifeboatman Fire Fighting Adult Basic Education No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts upon arriving at the School, 1 RECORD OF B/IPLOYMENT TIME — (Show only amount needed to upgrade in rating noted above or attach letter of service. 2 whichever is applicable.) • VESSEL RATING HELD �Study: Ships $ Competitive With Gas Pipeline T Washington, D.C.—A newly released study, commissioned by the Maritime Administration, holds the possibility of a significant source of new jobs for American workers, including seamen. The study con­ cludes that the maritime industry offers "a viable alternative" to the much delayed Cross-Canada Alaskan gas pipeline. According to the study, the cost of exporting Alaskan natural gas or shipping it south to the lower 48 would be "economically competi­ tive" with the cost of piping the • gas from Alaska through Canada to the U.S. The two-volume technical report, ""Alaska Natural Gas Development; An Economic Assessment of Marine Systems," was prepared under con­ tract by ICF Inc., Washington, D.C. for Mar Ad. The report concluded the most economically attractive system for developing Prudhoe Bay natural gas would be to pipe it to South Alaska, liquefy it ofi barge-mounted plants and ship LNG to Japan. It further indicated that if development options are limited to supplying the lower 48 states, which is not the case under current law, then a marine LNG system would be economically competitive with other pipeline systems. Development of the Alaskan gas industry has been hampered by the numerous delays in the building of the Alaskan gas pipeline through Canada. Expansion will be difficult even when the pipeline is built, because future gas reserves are expected to be found at cites far removed from the pipeline. According to the study, the "barge-mounted" gas processing facilities would be ideally suited to the peculiarities of the harsh Alaskan landscape. They would allow gas developers mobility, something the pipeline does not do, and could produce liquified natural gas for costs far lower than land-based plants. At present, the export of Alaskan natural gas is not governed by the same laws that prohibit the export of Alaskan oil. 50,000 U-S- Tiina Industry Jobs Threatened T HE American labor movement is opposed to President Reagan's proposed Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. because it threatens the existence of several American industries that supply thousands of Jobs. A case in point is the tuna industry, which accounts for nearly 50,000 American jobs centered in Southern California, Hawaii, American Samoa and Puerto Rico. Thousands ofSIUNA affiliated union members depend on tuna industry jobs on boats and in can­ neries. The Reagan plan could destroy these tuna industry jobs by allowing duty-free imports of tuna from Car­ ibbean nations. In submitting the legislation. President Reagan discussed his belief that something has to be done to shore up the sagging economies . 'ji- .,»A. *'1' :S ,. ^ ::-i• .<4^ • A: • • -if' m-h. f ' :• If J .:4f^ of the underdeveloped nations of Central America and the Caribbean Basin. SIU President Frank Drozak has called for the Administration to exclude tuna imports from the provisions of the Caribbean Basin Recovery Act. Other labor leaders have ques­ tioned some of the fine print in the bill, which they feel will cause American workers a great deal of hardship without doing much to help the economies of the countries eli­ gible for aid. The "AFL-CiO News," the offi­ cial publication of the AFL-CIO, noted that the wording of the bill makes it possible for countries out­ side the Caribbean Basin and Central America to take advantage of the legislation without contributing to the infrastructure of the countries in question. Shipboard Convention Bill Awaits 'Lame Duck' Action Washington, D.C.—With Con­ gress in recess through Election Day, all pending legislation has been left on the back burner until legislators return to Washington for a "lame duck" session of Congress next month. lure the multi-million dollar con­ vention business, it is questionable whether the U.S.-flag passenger ship industry will be able to survive. Rep. Guarini's bill will eliminate the current tax law inequity by amending the Internal Revenue Included in the sheaf of bills Code to allow the same corporate tabled until after the elections is tax deductions for conventions aboard U.S. flag cruise ships as are H.R. 3191, the bill to allow the same t^ deductions for conventions currently allowed for conventions aboard U.S.-flag cruise ships as are hosted by hotels. The bill has been steadily picking currently allowed for conventions up bipartisan support in Congress at hotels. as more and more representatives Passage of this bill, introduced recognize H.R. 3191 as a necessary in early 1982 by Rep. Frank Guarini means of making the U.S. passenger (D-N.J.) has been a top priority of ship industry competitive in the the SIU because H.R. 3191 could important convention trade arena. determine the future of the fledgling Committee hearings on H.R. U.S.-flag passenger ship industry. 3191 are almost certain to be Tax deductions are presently scheduled as soon as Congress allowable for conventions held at returns to Capitol Hill, followed by hotels—including hotels in Canada consideration by the full House or Mexico. Without the ability ^to before the end of the year. V# Sf:; **;44 .• l.y^' . -git • I ;#,• •- -;f\ '.'|1 •A l>' V "« r- i; • .% ted/- ',T]i,,. . 16 / LOG / October 1982 •' ' Under the terms of the bill, a country like Japan can have its products enter the United States duty-free if it assembles a small percentage of the finished product in one of the countries in the Car­ ibbean Basin. That would mean that Japan, who is this country's major competitor for the world's tuna market, would benefit without making any long term investment in the region. Over 1,500 Seafarers HAVE DONE IT! Join the crowd and get yoi^ HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA The GEO program at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship offers small classes with lots of individualized help from the teachers. If you are interested in getting a Maryland State High School Diploma to fill out your life, fill out the coupon below and mail it to: Academic Department Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Piney Point, Maryland 20674 NAME ADDRESS. Street City state Zip SIU Book Number • Please send me aOED application kit and pretest packet.: • Please send me more information on the GED program. • �.;': KVV>' . .. ••" •'-••. I ,; -::3 ...-•v'i'i ""• ,•• SlU Will Oppose 'Build Foreign' in Marad Budget Washington, D.C.—As the Congress began its election recess, the differences between the House and Senate versions of the 1983 Maritime Authorizations bill had yet to be resolved. Also, the last minute elimination in the House bill of $100 million in Construction Differential Subsidy (CDS) funds was a blow to U.S. maritime interests. The Senate ver­ sion never contained the CDS monies. A conference committee that would have worked out variations in the two bills failed to materialize before the Congressional recess and must therefore meet when the lameduck Congress returns in November. Such a committee will consist of representatives from the House and the Senate. The House bill (H.R. 5723). which was passed on Sept. 28, dif­ fers in two major ways from the Senate version (S. 2336). The Senate bill contains a measure—strongly opposed by the SIU—that would extend a buildforeign provision which expired Sept. 30. The provision, which had been in effect for two years, allowed U.S. companies receiving operating subsidies to build overseas. A higher ceiling for available monies under the Maritime Admin-r istration (MARAD) construction loan and mortgage insurance pro­ gram—also known as Title XI—is the other major difference in the two bills. The House wants a $3 billion increase—from $12 billion to $15 billion—in Title XI loan guarantees. Also, limits on how high the ceiling could go would be eliminated. The Senate bill contains neither of these provisions. In other respects, however, the two bills are similar. For instance, both bills authorize $454 million for the Operating Differential Sub­ sidy Program. Both also authorize appropriations of over $16 million for research and development. The build-foreign law which the Senate wants to extend will be very detrimental to the already badly hit American shipbuilding industry. For instance, in the days just before the current expiration date of Sept. 30. seven companies had their build-foreign applications approved by MARAD. Among them were the following: . • Delta Steamship Lines, in conjunction with Crowley Maritime, wants to construct up to 10 selfsustaining contairterships in Japan or another foreign country at a cost of about $35 million each. • Equity Maritime wants to construct six Panamax-type ore/ bulk/oil carriers of approximately 80.000 dwt each. Three are to be built at Hitachi Zpsen. Japan and three at Hyundai Corp. in Korea at a total cost of $168 million. • Moore McCormack will reconstruct three tankers, probably in Norway, at a cost of approxi­ mately $7.3 million. Previously announced build-for­ eign approvals included permission for American President Lines to reconstruct threexontainerships in Japan: for .Margate Shipping Co. to retrofit three tankers in Portugal: for Ogden Marine to build two drybulk carriers in Japan: for United States Lines to build 14 Jumbo Econship container vessels in South Korea, and for a Phoenix LNG conversion project. The build-foreign provision became a temporary law on Aug. 13. 1981 as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. It was designated as section 615(a) of the 1936 Merchant .Marine Act. Section 615 permits recipients of or applicants for CDS to build, reconstruct or acquire vessels in foreign shipyards upon certification from MARAD that funds are not available in the agency's CDS account. For the pa.st ten years. America's shipyards have been rapidly declining. Continuation of the buildforeign provision might easily be their death knell. ILGWU Pioneer David Dubinsky Dies Nevr York, N.Y.—David Dubinsky. a powerful force in orga­ nized labor and New York politics during his 34 year reign as' president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union died here on Sept. 17 after a long illness. He was 90 years old. Dubinsky took over the presi­ dency of the ILGWU in 1932 at the height of the Depression era when the union was on the brink of bankruptcy. Upon his retirement in 1966. Dubinsky had built the ILGWU into a strong, active union with 450.000 members. Speaking of Dubinsky, an AFLCIO vice president for 14 years. Federation President Lane Kirkland said: "We have lost a leader of national stature in all of the social and economic struggles of his time." In his message of condolence to ILGWU President Sol Chaikin. SIU President Frank Drozak praised Dubinsky's "enormous vitality and intellect [which] brought so many major achievements to garment workers and the rest of the Americsm labor movement." The SIU takes "special pride" Drozak said, in the close and "mutually beneficial relationship ... that was developed by President Dubinsky and our own late President Paul Hall in the 1940's and 50's— a relationship," he added, "that has continued between our two orga­ nizations right up to the present time. "We knew and respected Brother Dubinskv for his courage and The late David Dubinsky at an ILGWU ccmvention some years ago. astuteness in shaping a vital part of the American work force." Drozak continued, "into a politically and socially sensitive instrument that functioned not only for the good and welfare of the ILGWU's own membership, but for the labor movement generally and. in fact, all of America." Born in Lodz. Poland. Dubinsky became a master baker by the age of 15. Before he turned 17, Dubinsky had been twfce arrested for union activism by the czar's police in Russian-occupied Po­ land—once for leading a strike against his father's bakery. Sentenced to indefinite impris­ onment in Siberia. Dubinsky spent 18 months being shuttled from one prison to another before escaping with his father's help. In his autobiography Dubinsky wrote of his prison experiences, saying "in an important way it was the richest part of my education, for some of the czar's jails were kind of a labor college where 1 could leam... from men of great bril­ liance." Arriving in New York in 1911. Dubinsky became a cloak cutter and joined the ILG's Local 10. He became chairman of his Local in 1920. an ILGWU vice president in 1922 and secretary-treasurer of the union in 1929. After a short stint as acting ILGWU president. Dubinsky was elected to the union's top post in 1932 and held the office until retiring in 1966 at the age of 74. Dubinsky engineered many col­ lective bargaining firsts for the Ladies' Garment Workers in an industry where unsafe, unregulated sweatshops were the rule when he joined the union. In 1933 he won the first industry contract for a 35 hour work week. Other important firsts included an employer-paid vacation fund (1937). health and welfare funds (1938). a pension fund (1943) and severance pay (1950). To Dubinsky. union activism and political activism went hand-inhand. He helped found the American Labor Party in 1936 which later became New York's Liberal Party, a force in state and national Dem­ ocratic party politics. A recipient of many citations and awards, Dubinsky received the U.S. Medal of Freedom, the natitMi's highest civilian honor, from Pres­ ident Johnson for advancing "the cause of the workingman in America and the broader cause of social jus­ tice in the world with unfailing skill and uncommon distinction." Dubinsky is survived by his daughter Jean Appleton and one granddaughter. His wife. Emma, died in 1974. The ILGWU held a memorial service for Dubinsky at the Fashion Institute of Technology on Sept. 26. *'The chaUenges change. So do the tools needed to meet them. But one thing cannot change: the conception of trade unionism as morally clean in a H-av that no business is. Business is profit: the union is idealism, commit­ ment, service. Without the faith of our members, yve lose what we have built. That will not happen to our uniony —D.AVID DUBINSKY October 1982 / LOG 17 if •?: • ' •", "M' M% • "i �r 'it*".'- ' 41 '•••% : •rf Ta,.n;,.ouU.ecruise .o .he.a,E,s.a.0eH,S..RepBa„KOn„na S.ew.a Moses Peacock Jr. ^ M t% —'• W - SS President Truman On 43-Day Far East Runs UU r f l#af if i#«tft ftft %MaMMwm W -.^W ^ ' B'«;• '£.•. • .Si's" •iLi.. -fe", ;ii f .; •; 4 ;;f " "• •,->'ii-rihV f :• • • • ^he c"alnership "" Truman (American President Une) tied up In Los Angeles harbor. y m on a visit iast month to the container-passenger ship SS President Truman (American President Line) anchored in the port harbor of Los Angeies, Caiif., our LOG photog snapped some of the steward department and a few of the passengers. The President Truman has a 43-day run across and back over the Pacific to ports.of caii at Kobe and Yokohama, Japan; Pusan, Korea; the British crown coiony of Hong Kong and Taiwan. The SiU-A&G District represents steward department members On APL ShipS. ... ... ., " iff •' ' ';#•• i-"' ' •• ' fi • < ' ' "• 3l r "• 3rd Pantryman Justo Lopez (right) serves a d^k to Sylvja Stoddwd o^^^ City, Nev. (center) as another passenger Mildred Czock of Oakland, Calif, looks on. Chief Steward Moses Peacock Jr. types out his menus and reports. 18 / LOG / October 1982 . ...'^ �-• •'.A?'"'^ •"• Lj-• •,"• •rk:vi.,S.;_i, •V--. .; • iV: >'• ;, ./ • , •- - = - ;^;: \-:of--:,i^.-i:\ J.Ac-: •, • --. -X-'-ri ,, ifel Pacific-Gulf Marine's new integrated unit the tug Mofru Pahu and the HSTC-1 the largest bulk-carrying barge ever built for an ITB, are moored at the Alabama State Docks In Mobile. New ITB Moku Pahu Hawaii Bound 4^- Seafarers crewed a brand new ITB (integrated tug/ barge) this month at the Alabama State Dock in Mobile, I | /[ •i.i ^ 1 \ ^.'.4'I ri— W:}' '// I 1' I C • . , „ • AB Norwood Geno guides one of the Moku Pahu's store-loading cranes. Ala. She's the Moku Pahu, owned by the Pacific Gulf Marine. She will work a regular run from Hawaii to Crockett, Calif carrying sugar. The Moku Pahu's SlU crew left Mobile on Oct. 19 for a short trip to Pascagoula, Fla. where the vessel will be delivered to the company. From there, she heads to the West Coast through the Panama Canal and on to Hawaii, where the company plans to hold a big bash to celebrate the ITB's maiden run. Integrated tug/barge is a rapidly growing trend in the U.S. maritime industry. Sea­ farers have crewed three new ITB's in recent months including the Moku Pahu. The other two are operated by Apex between the Virgin Islands and New York carrying oil. (V i . :g,. » xf: , [i- The ITB's deck-gang spent a good deal of their first day ioading stores. Topside are AB's Sam Solomon (I.) and Norwood Geno; dockside are AB Billy Joe Lockhart and Bos'n Ray Todd. Another view of the Hawaii bound Moku Pahu. The name means "push-boat" in Hawaiian. October 1982 L0G^19 �•: /•, "r :^;V •S.-: • 1 ;v- ""K: .=<-=:• X ?'"L ,'^-r T _, •', j'. r-^ -= I ' •/V ft :^4ij.'-*U":.-. li ". '4' I ii-i V .ft.-;\jV',i <• }ft ;p. , '• • ,••- .1-; i ' -f ^ •m ftftftftl}ft i-:.,T]| I Ji m lit-:. iI ^ ,. „ finichinfl touches with his paintbrush near the Chte, steward Rober. spencer (10 and Chle. cook Ed Singleton. ,n «» gate,, eewaaesorinr. tho miH.riav msal...wh ch wss dollcious. P®'"^ wncfB lug «»MU uaiyc \J Preparing to load stores are (I. to r.): AB's Billy Joe Lockhart, Norwood Geno and SaiSsolLon. SlU patrolman Ray «.oko Pabua stern. on Maiden Run to Hawaii » :/, �• -»^ ik-jia-Mwrtmiit-f#' -*» 36= • -'j"^;- •' 11 I • W'i :v.'' J _ -7 u i ^ .J •p M' - VjKff. i / '•" • i" '• '• J. \ . ••, 4;. iVf!-. ^ • 1^ i' •"a ; : tr ^ •. .itiaV'i'i : •J," '?-• if nf;" W- • UK • %--fi '•& 'V .4 -.-• I LONG BEACH (Sea-Land Service), August 29—Chairman. Recertified Bosun Emilio V Sierra: Secretary S. Amper: Educational Director W. Ste­ vens: Deck Delegate Elmer Annis; Engine Delegate S. Woodell. $5 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. The Log and some reading materials were received from our home port in Oakland, Ca. The Chief Mate will be getting off the ship by the end of this voyage in Oakland for a long vacation and we will all miss him. He has been a gentleman at all times, cooperating and treating everybody well. We wish him a lot of luck on his forthcoming vacation. At payoff in Oakland, SID representative Steve Troy held a meeting and informed us of the position of the maritime industry as it exists in Washington today. He urged all members to donate to SPAD. A note of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. fvJext port Naha. LNG VIRGO (Energy Transport), August 1—Chairman, Recertified Bosun F Pehler; Secretary C. L. Shirah; Deck Delegate Donald Walsh; Engine Delegate Kenneth Linah; Steward Del­ egate Nurdjaja Udjang. Some disputed OT in deck, engine and steward departments. Chairman reported that a letter was received from headquarters noting that "fit-for-duty" status slips will only be valid from the SID clinic as of August 1, 1982. Secretary advised all members who qualify to go to Piney Point to upgrade themselves to provide for their own future security. All com­ munications were posted and the Log was passed around for all to read. A vote of thanks to the steward and his crew for the pool parties and the great food served at the tables. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers and sisters and our departed President Paul Hall. "•--m '.V,: '.'• OGDEN LEADER (Ogden Marine), August B^Chairman W. Babbit; Sec­ retary N. Johnson. $90 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck department; Chairman extended a vote of thanks to the steward department and to the finest deck gang he ever sailed with. All communications that were received were posted on the bulletin board. Secretary discussed the importance of donating to SPAD and the advantages to be obtained from upgrading at Piney Point. Next port Houston. SANTA MARIANA (Delta Steam­ ship), August 11—Chairman, Recerti­ fied Bosun Thomas Lasater; Secretary Peter Martin; Educational Director H. Urlich; Deck Delegate Mike Ingram; Engine Delegate Ed Boyce; Steward Delegate John Osorio. Some disputed OT in steward department. Brother Lasater urged all members who qualify to upgrade themselves at Piney Point. He further discussed the importance of donating to SPAD and President Reagan's destructive policy toward the merchant marine and maritime subsi­ dies. Crewmembers requested time off to renew clinic cards as Delta Lines require a valid card for the whole trip. Report to Log: "California State Senator Milton Marks was a passenger on Voyage No. 23 and attended a crew party." Next port Los Angeles. M/y GROTON (Apex Marine), LNG GEMINI (Energy Transport), August 15—Chairman, Recertified August 15—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Fred Cooper; Secretary M. Bosun G. Miller; Secretary G. De Baere; Deloatch; Educational Director E. Educational Director K. Conklin; Engine Plaksin; Deck Delegate Billy Lockhart; Delegate Paul Wolf. No disputed OT. Engine Delegate Jerome Sumtin; Set$110 in ship's fund. Educational Director ward Delegate A. Hydern. No dispmed talked to the members on the advan­ OT. Chairman reported that he is tages of upgrading as soon as you can pleased with the conduct of the men for your own future. He also has some and their effort to make this a good trip. video on centrifugal pumps and tapes , The steward Marvin Deloatch compli­ mented the bosun Fred Cooper for a on tools and how to use them. The fine job that he has done in keeping letter received in regard to no roll back down the beefs and training men for a was posted for all to read. Thanks to new vessel. The Union needs more ' Frank Drozak and the SlU staff for good representation. A vote of thanks to the brothers like him. A vote of thanks to the steward department for fine food. steward department for the great pool parties. Next port Nagoya. Next port Stapleton. BALTIMORE (Sea-Land Service), SANTA BARBARA (Delta Steam­ August 1—Chairman, Recertified ship), August 1—Secretary Robert Bosun G. R. Kidd; Secretary George Outlaw. Some disputed OT in deck W. Gibbons; Educational Director J; A. department. Chairman discussed the Tagliaferri; Deck Delegate Peter Misette; need for all crewmembers to work Steward Delegate Ralph Edmonds. together to make this a good trip. $15.25 in ship's fund. No disputed OT. Nothing can be gained from making In the Chairman's report he reminded problems for each other. Secretary the crewmembers that they must use advised anyone who qualifies to the Union clinic for examinations. The upgrade at Piney Point. This is a step benefits of donating to SPAD to in the right direction and can only lead strengthen the maritime industry were to a more secure future for you with also contained in this report. The Chief higher pay. He gave a talk on his expe­ Engineer stressed the need to keep riences at Piney Point and how much doors and port holes closed at all times he gained from it. A vote of thanks to because of the air conditioning. A note the steward department for a job well of thanks to the crew for keeping the done. Observed one minute of silence ship clean and to the steward depart­ in memory of our departed brothers and ment for doing a good job. Next port Philadelphia. sisters. 22 / L6G / October 1982 SEA-LAND FREEDOM (Sea-Land Service), August 19—Chairman,' Recertified Bosun T Kelsey; Secretary Robert W. Ferrandiz; Educational Director L. Harris; Deck Delegate Robert Trainer; Engine Delegate John P. Murray; Steward Delegate Howard G. Schneider. $25 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in steward department. Brother Ferrandiz reported that there were some problems to be taken up with the Union representative at payoff. He also discussed the need to upgrade". Report to Log: "For the first time in 37 years of sailing I can report that we have a pregnant AB aboard." Next port Seattle. SEA-LAND PATRIOT (Sea-Land Service), August 22—Chairman, Recertified Bosun J. Curlew; Secretary A. Reasko. No disputed OT. $30 in ship's fund. Brother Curlew reported that the communications and letters that were received from Headquarters were posted for all members to read. The applications for those who want to upgrade at Piney Point and for those who want to contribute to SPAD to maintain the continuing strength of the maritime industry are available from the Chief Steward. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. OVERSEAS HARRIETTS (Mari­ time Overseas), August 8—Chairman A. Maben; Secretary R. Cobb; Edu­ cational Director H. Reed. No disputed OT. Chairman gave a brief lecture on safety habits aboard ship and how important it is to know first aid so you can help yourself and your shipmate. Secretary thanked all crewmembers for keeping the messhall clean. Report to Log: "If you enjoy grilled Bar-B-Qued food, then the Overseas Harriette under the command of H. Von Rettberg Is the ship for you. One of our Captain's hob­ bies is gourmet cooking. Thanks to him and the engine department, we now have a "top shelf" Bar-B-Que grill and accessories. The entire crew has BarB-Oued steaks, chops, chicken, ham and other items on the evening menu about twice a week. Captain H. Vbn Rettberg personally makes enough of his own Bar-B-Que sauce (hot and sweet) at the beginning of each voyage to last the round trip. Our Chief Cook "Hard Way Joe" has wheedled the Skippers Bar-B-Que sauce recipe and can't wait to try it out on his numerous relatives when he signs off to go home. That will not be until November because we both want to stay on until Captain H. Von Rettberg siu^s off. Meanwhile our Skipper is teaching "Hardway Joe" to create sour cream pork gravy and German style meat balls with capers which should give you some idea of how we eat aboard the Overseas Har­ riette:' Russell A. Cobb, Steward/Baker. LNG ARIES (Energy Transport), August 1—Chairman, Recertified Bosun A. Waters; Secretary F T. Motus; Engine Delegate Carlos Rodriguez; Steward Delegate James Robinson. No disputed OT. $11 in ship's fund. Chairman reported that since we tem­ porarily have no representatives in Japan the ship's chairman will handle most of the beefs that may occur on board. Anyone who has a problem please do not hesitate to see your del­ egate and the ship's chairman. Some of us will be out here for four months and some for six months and we must do what we are supposed to do to pro­ tect our jobs. Secretary reported that a pollywog ceremony was held at the pool when the ship crossed the equator. Pete Waters was King Neptune; they had spaghetti for the worm. Brother Motus advised all membersJhat to keep up with activities in the Union and the progress the maritime industry is making you must read the Log. Next port Osaka. DEL RIO (Delta Steamship), August 15—Chairman Andrew Hudimac; Sec­ retary I. Fletcher; Educational Director B. Dunagoole; Deck Delegate Robert H. Clifford; Steward Delegate Walter J. Pratter. No disputed OT. $79 in ship's fund. Brother Hudimac requested that all radios be kept at low volume at night for men resting. For those who enjoy shipboard movies he suggested contributing to the movie fund. The Log was received and passed around for all to read. A vote of thanks from officers and crew to the steward department. The passengers, officeis and crew gave a thank you to Mr. F Howard H-607, for the fine food sen/ed and to Mr. T. Fields F-170 for his delicious baking. Report to Log: "The crewmembers wish to report bad treatment in Monrovia as it is unsafe. We need better security in the harbor area." SEA-LAND DEFENDER (SeaLand Service), August 29—Chairman, Recertified Bosun Hans S. Lee; Sec­ retary Ceasar F Blanco; Educational Director Patrick V\femick; Deck Delegate Jabez Pegg; Engine Delegate B'uce Swisher; Steward Delegate Robert Pattee. $17.50 in ship's fund. No diS; puted OT. Secretary reported that anyone desiring to go to Piney Point for upgrading should see the Chief Steward and he will supply the appli­ cation blanks needed. Chief Steward thanked all department delegates for their time and effort in keeping the crew lounge clean and neat. Observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port Seattle. Official ship's minutes were also received from the following vessels: Sea-Und Lsadsr Sea-Land indepeiidence Dal Vlento Sea-Land Veyafler Sea-land Innovator Sea-land Economy Ogden Challenger Boston St. Louis Overseas Ulla Caguas Sea-Land Pacer Sea-Land Explorer Sea-Land Endurance Itanscolorado New York Beaver State Edward Rutiedge Charleston San Pedro Ynnscolumbia Cove Communicator Sea-Land Producer Sea-Land Oeveioper Santa Mercedes Connecticut Oeita SUB Sea-Land Express inger Oei Mundo Santa Elena Rose City Overseas Chicago Ranger LNfiLeo Cove trader �:-!.-; "T:.;#';-;. ?? •;.;r-r;S>^^''^'^ •,•« "..; I assvs^i'. :f/ ;'t#i;v,'.-: .5i.:". NMC Hosts Shippers: Drozak Serves as Moderator 111 i. maritime experts shown on the dais as SlU President Frank Drozak, panel moderator, speaks to the several hundred guests. government-industry group dedi- tional commerce, drew hundreds of beefmg-up the American-flag mer­ cated to increasing the role of the American exporters to the beautiful chant fleet. Speakers repeatedly U.S. merchant marine in interna- Queen Mary, permanently moored underscored the national security benefits to the nation of a strong here, early this month. SIU President Frank Drozak national flag fleet and domestic UNFAIR! served as the moderator of a "Blue shipbuilding industry. The U.S. industry representatives As an interim measure, the foliowing companies have been placed Chip" panel of American maritime on the AFL-CiO Unfair List: experts which included represen­ who attended the NMC luncheon tatives of the U.S. Department of also heard speakers detail the plusses AMERICAN BUILDERS, INC.—METAL BUILDINGS ^ Metal structures including storage buildings, warehouses, etc. Transportation, the Navy League, of using U.S.-flag, U.S.-erewed UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA. February 19, 1981 shipping companies such as Todd, ships to move their cargoes abroad, BARTLETT-COLLINS COMPANY—GLASSWARE U.S. Lines and American President citing the American merchant Glass products including drinking glasses, mugs, etc.—AMERICAN Lines and maritime labor unions marine's record of safe and timely FLINT GLASS WORKERS UNION. February 19, 1981 such as the Masters, Mates & Pilots delivery anywhere in the world. CROFT METALS, INC.—HOME BUILDING PRODUCTS The NMC luncheon was held and MEBA-AMO, in addition to Aluminum and vinyl doors and windows including storm doors ana windows, bathtub enclosures, patio doors, 'a^der^ camper products the SIU. Also on-hand were local aboard the former luxury liner and building specialty products—UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CAR­ Queen Mary, now making her per­ port officials. PENTERS AND JOINERS OF AMERICA. February 19, 1981 Standing beneath a banner urging manent home at Long Beach and MICHELIN TIRE CORPORATION "Use U.S. Flag Ships" Drozak and in use as a hotel and restaurant. French-owned corporation operating plants in the U.S. Miche m tires and Sears, Roebuck brand name. Sears Allstate—UNITED RUBBER, other speakers outlined to their lis­ Staffing the ship are members of CORK, LINOLEUM AND PLASTIC WORKERS OF AMERICA. On unfair teners the crucial importance of the SlU-affiliated UIW. Part of the NMC's "Blue Chip" panel of Long Beach, Ca.,—A luncheon hosted by the National Maritime Council, a joint maritime labor- list since August 1980 "^Bfand^^nfrne^chicte^ ION. On list since May 1979. FLAG CHEMICAL WORKERS UN­ NEW YORK AIR A "new" corporation (airline) set up by Texas International A'rline^ through a holding company, to avoid existing union contracts. AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION. February 19, 1981 NON-UNION BRIQUETTES . . ^ ui^Uorv Charketts, Grill Time, Star Grill; Sparky Lighter ^'ui^.^ncl Hickory Chips—INTERNATIONAL WOODWORKERS OF AMERICA (Pachuta, Miss., plant). On list since August 1980. • . 'f PERDUE FARMS—PERDUE FOODS—POULTRY uonc—llNITED Perdue chickens, roasters, broilers and cpmish game hen^ FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION. On list since February 19,1981. UNION LABEL & SERVICE TRADES DEPARTMENT. AFL-CIO Vote Off « November 2nd H.IJi . SIU President Drdzi* edibfssing the audience st recent NMC luncheon. October 1982 / LOG 23 .."•J �->.- .^- -u •-4Ur---- -^- '4^'h -X . - '' v'»:: ..j«y4-.»e,-i=i'-..- !--. •---.- —•>T:,' .'r- ••i^ff;'' -• I • AV • '-X "f • jLegal Aid WANTED In the event that any SlU members have legal problems in the various ports, a list of attorneys whom they can consult Is being published. The member need not choose the recom­ mended attorneys and this list is intended only for informational pur­ poses: Steward Department Upgraders m• NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Abarbanel 358 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10001 Tele. # (212) 279-9200 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan. Heyman, Greenberg. Engelman & Belgrad Sun Life Building Charles & Redwood Streets Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. # (301) 539-6967 Upgrading means JOB SECURITY. Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward I't" Y'! ''•• CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, III. 80603 Tele. # (312) 263-6330 DETROIT MICH. Victor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Detroit, Ji/lich. 48822 Tele. # (313) 532-1220 GLOUCESTER, MASS. Orlando & White 1 Western Avenue Gloucester, Mass. 01930 Tele. # (617) 283-8100 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer. Peterson and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston. Texas 77002 Tele. # (713) 859-4455 & Fill out the application in this issue of the Log, or contact Admissions Office Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Piney Point, Maryland 20674 r — ,1... Dispatchers Report for inland Waters sEPx 1-30, 1982 ™ifsr° Class A ?i r •' •• /••I w: Class B Class C p„rt Gloucester New\brk Philadelphia Baltimore........ Norfolk.. Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle : ^ertoRico Houston Algonac... St-Lo^ S Class A Class 8 ""™rpr™" Class C Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 0 O O .0 0 0 0 0 0 nnn § 0 § 2 U u i i a 4 1 6 2 n 0 2 X Q 0 ' n 0 9 2 1 9 2 n 0 U a 2 2 8 3? s 20 : p„rt 0 0 0 5 0 0 o 0 0 000 0 0 0 u 10 2 1 1 0 0 Q 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 n 1 1 10 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 2 2 000 3 0 0 ^ 2 5 6 44 ^ ^ ^ 22 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 3 5 0 0 0 9 0 . 12 0 0 0 a? 15 30 ENfilNE DEPARTMENT Glouc^er.^ 0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ? 8 § S 8 § 8 ? 8 Ba't'more Norfolk Mobile NewOrleans Jack^nville San Francisco J n 0 } J 0 o n 0 n g " 0 n 0 0 g " 0 n 1 0 g 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0, 0 0 0 0 0 S£«ton ioO- 000 000 n !! D^ertoRico Houston 0 0 0 §go 2 u 0 0 0 0 000 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 00 0 0 8 J' S S J 0 0 0 te:::::::::;::::::::::;::::;:::; 8 8 J p-rt 8 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Glouc«ter .' g g Q Philadelphia g g ? 2 •••••••••-••• O 0 0 g 0 0 0 0 000. 0 0 0 0 2 0 000 010 000 8 8 8 ? g § 000 8 80 8 80 8 80 8 80 8 8 • 8 ,8 8 8 8 P J®* " ^ • . ''•'W: •iv:'! I'iSt Slf°" , •••••••' ? o 8 lo .8 o 8 8 8 8 00 2 Totals All Departments 47 8 31 4 11 *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. **"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 24 / LOG / October 1982 13 3 , : , g e LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel. Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2800 Los Angeles. Calif. 90038 Tele. # (213) 937-8250 WILMINGTON, CALIR Fogel. Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 239 South Avalon Wilmington. Calif. 90744 Tele. # (213) 834-2546 MOBILE, ALA. Simon & Wood 1010 Nfen Antwerp Building Mobile, Ala. 38802 Tele. # (205) 433-4904 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Barker. Boudreaux, Lamy, Gardner & Foley 1400 Richards Building 837 Gravier Street New Orleans, La. 70112 Tele. # (504) 586-9395 PHILADELPHIA, PA. Kirschner. Walters, WBlig, Weinberg & Dempsey Suite 1100 1429 VWInut Street Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 Tele. # (215) 569-8900 ST LOUIS. Ma Gruenberg, Sounders & Levine Suite 905—Chemical Building 721 Olive Street St. Louis, Missouri 63101 Tele. # (314) 231-7440 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIR John Paul Jennings Henning, Wblsh & Ritchie too Bush Street, Suite 440 San Francisco, Calif. 94104 Tele. # (415) 4400 SEATTLE. WASH. Davies, Roberts, Reid, Anderson & Wacker too West Harrison Plaza Seattle, Wash. 98119 Tele. # (208) 285-3610 TAMPA, FLA. Hamilton. Douglas, Hamilton, Loper & Macy, PA. 2820 West Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33809 Tele. # (813) 879-9842 "ii-- �iiiKOiBaiiSiZiSifiv', .-sr'j:^.^-"? •v^:;t.:vv S the 1982 school season begins, it's not too early for high school seniors to start thinking about September 1983, and college. For depend­ ents of Seafarers and Boatmen, the financial burden of college can be greatly eased if they win an SlU scholarship. The awards, known as the Charlie Logan Scholarship Program, are given each year under the auspices of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan. For dependents, four $10,000 scholarships are offered. But the Scholarship Program is not exclusively for depend­ ents. A $10,000 award and two $5,000 scholarships are available to active Seafarers and Boatmen. Also, when there are exception­ ally qualified Seafarers and Boatmen, the Board of Trustees of the Welfare Plan may grant a second $10,000 award to an active member. The Scholarship Program was begun in 1952 to help members and their children achieve their educational goals. Several years ago it was named after Charlie Logan, a labor consultant and arbitrator who died in 1975. He helped establish the Seafarers Scholarship Program and then worked hard to keep it strong and growing. Don't Wait! Apply Now For A •MM 1983 SlU College Scholarships Seafarer Requirements Seafarers and Boatmen who are applying for scholarships, must: • Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. • Have credit for two years (730 days) of employment with an ernpioyer who is obligated to make contributions to the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan on the employee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Have one day of employ­ ment on a vessel in the six month period immediately preceding the date of application. • Have 125 days of employ­ ment on a vessel in the previous calendar year. Pensioners are not eligible to receive scholarship awards. Dependent Requirements Dependents of Seafarers and Boatmen who apply for a schol­ arship myst be unmarried, under 19 years of age, and receive sole support from the employee and/ or his or her spouse. Unmarried children who are eligible for ben­ efits under Plan #1 Major Med- ical are eligible to apply for a dependent's scholarship up to the age of 25. Each applicant for a depend­ ent's scholarship must: • Be unmarried at the time application is made. • Be under 19 or 25 years of age (whichever is applicable). • Be eligible for dependent benefits under the Seafarers Welfare Plan. • Be a graduate of high school or its equivalent. The applicant's parent must; • Have credit for three years (1,095 days) of employment with an employer who is obligated to make contributions to the Sea­ farers Weifare Plan on the employee's behalf prior to the date of application. • Have one day of employ­ ment in the six month period immediately preceding the date of application. • Have 125 days of employ­ ment in the previous calendar year. The last two items above cov­ ering worktime requirements of the applicant's parents do not apply to applicants who are tlie children of pensioners or eligible deceased employees. Must Take SAT or ACT For both active members and the dependents of eligible mem­ bers, the scholarship grants are awarded on the basis of high school grades and the scores of either College Entrance Exam­ ination Boards (SAT) or American Coilege Tests (ACT). The SAT or ACT exam must be taken no iater than February, 1983 to ensure that the results reach the Scholarship Selection Committee in time to be evalu­ ated. For upcoming SAT test dates and applications, contact the College Entrance Exami­ nation Board at either: Box 592, Princeton, N.J. 08540 or Box 1025, Berkeley, Calif. 94701, whichever is closest to your mailing address. For upcoming ACT test dat^s and applications contact: ACT Registration Union, RO. Box 414, Iowa City, Iowa 52243. Scholarship program appli­ cations are available to active members or their dependents at any SlU Hall or through the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan, 275 20th St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215. Scholarship winners wiil be announced in May, 1983. The deadline for submission of appli­ cations is April 15, 1983. Octcbei' 1982 LOG 25 4 �Seafarer's Photo Show Opens in N.r.C. At Sea/Ashore '\• Before a recent LNG Gemini pool party, taking bows were (I. to '•) Steward Asst K. Wlllard, Chief Steward Guy De Baere, Chief Cook L. Strout and Steward Assts. T Fitzgerald and V. Lotorto. m:f{f Here's the last docking of the SL-7 Galloway at Port f before she ieft for the U.S. Navy's Rapid Deployment Force. (Pix by Seafarer L. E. Johnson). Seafarer Leonard Earl Johnson of the port of New Orleans, who sails in the steward department, has for the vei7 first time his photos on exhibit this month at 30 Fulton St., N.YC., location of Citibank, Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The show is called "New York, New York, the Port: A Seaman s Perspective." And "concerns the life of the seaman both at sea and on the beach." It also reflects his worldwide travels. In this exhibit, sights of the seamah-in-from-the-sea run the gamut from a view from a ship's bridge passing under New York City's VerrazanoBridge to the nighttime blues of Greenwich Village. LASH George Wythe to Sail for MSG MARAD has given the nod to the Waterman Steamship Go. to charter its LASH George Wythe to the U.S. Military Sealift Command (MSG) for a year with an option for four additional one-year periods. The LASH Sam Houston (Waterman) at a recent payoff at the foot of Atlantic Ave. at the Brooklyn Piers. •' • ?. .;J' 1 Si;' \-li. : CViH -• • _ W3 Cove Tankers, Point Shipping Get Title XI $ Cove Tankers got the green light from MARAD last month for Title XI financing worth 75 percent of the cost of $1.9 million to rebuild its 69,306 dwt tankship ST Cove Uberty which "was severly damaged in a grounding in New York City's East River in January 1981 Point Shipping got the MARAD okay to rebuild the 84,000 dwt tanker ST Point Vail which was damaged off Padre Is., Tex. in 1980. W'' rV'. •m33 V%^3L -; mf-Sf3 vS^W: :m-j • a.K<? .if ••i "J" .J.-"' r:f: ' . After tying up Sam Houston at Pier 7 In Brooklyn, ABe Leroy Stoutlngberg (teh) and Ed Christian take a break. Engine Utility Cary Pratts of the ST Ogden Challenger (Ogden Marine) stands by. 26 / LOG / October 1982 'w'r'" \ Serving up some pecan pie Is 2nd cook Ed Winne on the SS Manukal in Los Angeles. 3'r V- �I--' !V^£>i >•' . 1-' "-• sieP, ^r-?-V ^•'• •-,,0,-sr-? A-ts- At Sea/Ashore On deck is FOWT Philip Briadus of the Challenger in port of Mew York. SS Transcolorado to Join Navy's Task Force in Med The bulk carrier SS TransColorado (Hudson Waterways) will be crewed soon to join the U.S. Navy's pre-positioned Rapid Deployment Task Force in the Mediterranean. She will carry a cargo of ammunition. Wiliiamsburgh, Maryland On Alaska Oil Run Soon MARAD s chief Adm. H.H. Shear has given permission for the 225,000 dwt 7T WHIiamsburgh (Arcturus Shipping) and the 265,000 dwt VLCC Maryland (Boston Tankers) to sail for six months in the Alaskan North Slope oil trade starting Nov. 8-15 and Oct. 28 respectively. The supertankers will carry the black gold from Valdez to Panama with transshipment there to the Lower 48 states. Sea-Land Starts New Weekly Oarlb-C.A. Runs On Oct. 14, Sea-Land from Port Everglades, Fla. started weekly containership service to Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic. Haiti, Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Curacao. Aruba, Jamaica, Guatemala, Nicaragua. Honduras.-Costa Rica. El Salvador and Panama. APL, Sea-Land Ask FMC OK for RL-Talwan Run American President Line and Sea-Land have asked the Federal Maritime Commission for approval of a five-year agreement to share the SS President Kennedy (APL) between Kaohsiung, Taiwan and Manila Bay and Subic Bay, P.I. The President Kennedy will replace the SS President Poik (APL) and the SS Mobile (Sea-Land). AS Olwen King (left) turns the tank wheel as shipmate Wiper Shane McNaney gives encouragement on the Qgden Challenger. Attention Seafarers... Diesel Engineers are now in (demand. Apply for the Diesel Engineer Course at SHLSS. It pays to get ahead in your career. Course starts November 22. To apply, contact your SIU Field Representative or fill out the application in this issue of the Log. Sign Up Today! In ,he port Of LOP Angeles, the Log caught "P ^ on the SS Manuka! (Matson Lines) recently. SlU-A&G fepresents steward depa ment members on Matson ships. :«•. ' October 1982 LOG 27 Lv- Vt: • OQ: L-. �/-"Wv ^•-•..,5.. • t. -• ; '.1 ?:• •---- Directory of Ports V" i: • A*', -> fJi Frank Drozak, President Ed TUrner, Exec, vice president Joe DIGiorgio, secretary-treasurer Leon Hall, vice president Angus "Red" Campbell, vice president Mike Saoco, vice president Joe Sacco, vice president George McCartney, vice president 1 HEADQUARTERS 675 4 Ave., Bklyn. 11232 (212)499-6600 ALGONAC, Mich. 520'St. Clair River Dr. 48001 , (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 'i'V CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 44113 . (216) 621-5450 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea SEPX 1-31, 1982 ^y" '^y- S-'il -ifvfyr 'f'''^f ' --if''^•:t. wmy- . i W • - •- •m-MH'.' # •' -1 te TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Glass C Trip Reliefs DECK DEPARTMENT Port Gloucester, New \tirk Philadelphia ......... •' • Baltimore ............, Norfolk Mobile • • •• • New Orleans Jacksonville ...... V. San Francisco.......... Wilmington Seattle. Puerto Rico — — ... • Houston —......... .• Piney Point Totals 3 92 0 31 18 23 47 37 28 21 52 14 52 0 418 Pott Gloucester. .'. • New Vbrk • Philadelphia • Baltimore Norfolk ••• Mobile ; New Orleans Jacksonville........... San Francisco Wilmington —....;.. Seattle •• Puerto Rico Houston.... Piney Point A. Totals . — 1 79 0 24 8 10 47 34 • 34 16 • 32 9 35 0 329 5 34 0 11 5 2 27 10 20 10 11 2 13 0 150 5 31 0 7 8 4 10 18 7 6 12 3 9 0 120 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0' 4 0 0 0 10 2 16 0 1 4 0 8 6 25 3 • 11 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Port Gloucester — — — New \brk Philadelphia —., Baltimore ..'. Norfolk Mobile — New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco........ Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico ;..i Houston Piney Point Totals 0 35 0 13 10 5 20 22 19 9 16 520 0 174 Port Gloucester. New \brk Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile .^ New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco...— Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Houston. Piney Point . Totals 0 29 0 9 4 2 19 14 15 2 9 9 . 15 0 127 6 135 0 39 21 8 44 29 45 34 38 13 41 32 485 .0 11 0 4 2 0 2 1 40 4 5 3 2 0 74 Totals All Departments 1,048 838 94 •1 83 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 8 0 4 0 5 0 0• . 0 16 0 3 0 5 0 7 0 4 1 6 0 7 1 74 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 6 0 13 0 3 0 4 0 18 0 17 0 7 0 8 0 7 0 i 8 0 1 15 0 1 116 0 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 ' 0 0 11 10 196 11 47 38 34 131 54 97 44 84 15 100 0 861 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 163 6 34 18 26 109 37 83 30 63 16 76 0 665 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 815 320 16 bULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 11 Rogers St. 01930 (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU, Hawaii - 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-5714 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fia. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201)435-9424 1 81 2 16 23 19 55 19 37 20 37 8 50 0 368 3 40 2 2 11 1 13 8 54 13 13 4 6 0 170 2 46 5 14 14 5 40 17 37 4 11 13 27 0 235 22 328 17 70 61 27 97 52 166 62 76 27 99 2 1,106 2,129 1,911 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205)478-0916 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 NORFOLK, Va PADUCAH, Ky. . .225 S. 7 St. 42001 (502) 443-2493 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez, Juncos, / Stop 20 00909 (809) 725-6960 295 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 623-4334 srrrsia.ssrKKasrsj:iZ-w.i..«h..-.«»-«i-. — Deposit in the SIU Blood Bank 28 / LOG / October 1982 115 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 -Total Rogistered" moans tho nnmbor of mon «f,o actnnlly .egistorod for shipping f -SstorL at tho Beach- means fhe total number of men registered at tho p«t at the end of last monfh. have been shipped. COLUMBUS, Ohio 2800 South High St., P.O. Box 0770, 43207 (614)497-2446 ST LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 TOLEDO, Ohio ' 935 Summit St. 43604 (419)248-3691 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (213) 549-4000 �. -V-.": ri• 1^"'; ' Summary Annual Report for: . -.M: • MCS-AFL-PMA Supplementary Pension Trust Fund This is a summary of the annual report for MCS-AFL-PMA (Pacific Maritime Association) Supplementary Pension Trust Fund. 51-6097856. for the year ended June 30. 1981. The annual report has been filed with the internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The value of plan assets, after sub­ tracting liabilities of the plan, was $5,663,396 as of June 30. 1981. com­ pared to $5,646,575 as of July 1. 1980. During the plan year, the plan expe­ rienced an increase in its net assets of $16,821. This increase included unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the value of plan as.sets: that is. the difference between the value of the plan's assets at the end of the year and Del Viento Committee the value of the plan assets at the beginning of the year, or the cost of assets acquired during the year. The plan had total income of $1.485.793. including employer con­ tributions of $918,317. and earnings from investments of $567,476. Plan expenses were $930,796. These expenses included $864,896 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries: $29,304 in administrative expenses, and $36,596 for fees, insurance pre­ miums and other such expen.ses. ^ Your Rights to Additional information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed below are included in that report. 1. An accountant's report. 2. As.sets held for investment. SIU Patrolman Kermit T. R Mangram (seated center) and SlU Rep Joe Air (seated right) are at a payoff aboard the SS Del Viento (Delta Line) on Sept. 30 at Port Newark, N.J. With them are most of the Ship's Committee of (seated I. to r.) Bosun "Speed" Furtado, ship's chairman, and Engine Delegate Robert Stewart. Standing (I. to r.) are Deck Delegate, AB Victor "D.J." De Jesus; Steward Walter Brown and Chief Steward George Bright, secretary-reporter. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. A. Jen.sen. 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn. New York 11232. The charge to cover copying costs will be $1.00 for the full annual report, or $.10 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement ot the assets and liabilities of the plan and accompanying notes, or a statement c)f income and expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you reque.st a copy of the full annual report from the plan adminis­ trator. these two statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge. You also have the right to examine the annual report at the main office of the plan. 675 Fbiirth Avenue. Brooklyn. New York 11232. and at the u'.S. Department of Labor in Washington. D.C.. or to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department of Labor upon pay­ ment of copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure Room. N4677. Pension and Welfare Benefits Programs. U.S. Department of Labor. 200 Constitution Avenue. N.W.. Washington. D.C. 20216. Summary Annual Report for Seafarers Pension Plan This is a summary of the annual report of Seafarers Pension Plan I.D. #13-6100329 for January I. 1980 to December 31. 1980. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of'1974 (ERISA). Basic Financial Statement The value of plan assets, after sub­ tracting liabilities of the plan, was $167,418,738 as of January I. 1980. compared to $186,535,733 as of December 31. 1980. During the plan year, the plan expe­ rienced an increase in its net assets of $19,116,995. This increase included unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the value of plan assets; that is. the difference between the value of the plan's assets at the end of the year and the value of the assets at the beginning of the year, or the cost of assets acquired during the year. During the plan year, the plan had total income of $34,808,859. including employer contributions of $17,720,613. and earnings from investments of $17,088,246. Plan expenses were $11,768,783. These expenses included $10,430,884 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries; $1,082,107 in admin­ istrative expenses, and $255,792 for fees, insurance premiums and other such expenses. Your Rights to Additional Information below are included in that report. 1. An accountant's report. 2. Assets held for investment. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr. A. Jensen. 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn. New York 11232. The charge to cover copying costs will be $I .00 for the full annual report, or $.10 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive from the plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from the plan adminis­ trator. t)iese two statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge. You also have the right to examine the annual report at the main office of the plan. 675 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn. New York 11232. and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington. D.C.. or to obtain a copy from the U.S.' Department of Labor upon pay­ ment of copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to Public Disclosure Room. N4677. Pension and Welfare Benefits Programs. U.S. Department of Labor. 200 Constitution Avenue. N.W.. Washinston. D.C. 20216. Take the Basic Welding Course Tlourse^tart^ November 22 Send in your application today. See your SIU Field Representative, or fill out the application in this issue of the LOG. You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, on request. The items listed October ^982 y/,.j LOG 29 v» �34 Robert John Sutter, 49. joined t the Union in the port of Elberta. Mich, in 1955 sailing as an AB. Brother Sutter is a veteran of the U.S. Army J during the Korean Wiar A native of J Frankfort. Mich., he is a resident I there. ' Ming Wei Yfng, 64, joined the SlU in the port of San Francisco in 1955 sailing as a bosun. Brother Ying sailed 44 years, during the Vietnam V\fer and for the American Steamship Co. He was on the San Francisco Shoregang as an AB. Seafarer Ying is a former member of the AFL's Culinary Workers Union. Born in Shanghai, China, he is a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of San Francisco. Isaac Perry Hancock, 55, joined the SlU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. Brother Han­ cock was born in North Carolina and is a resident of Gaston, N C. John Lindsay Hubbard, 62, joined the SlU in 1949 in the port of New York sailing as a junior engineer and oiler for 42 years. Brother Hub­ bard walked the picketline in the 1961 N.Y Harbor beef. He is a veteran of the Canadian Army in World War II. Seafarer Hubbard was born in Yar­ mouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, and is a resident of Linwopd, Mass. William Frederick Isbell, 64, joined the SlU in 1946 in the port of Galveston, Tex. sailing as a bosun. Brother Isbell was born in Texas and is a resident of Spencer, N.C. II. vifi'r' i -u: ^ 4:;0i Billy James Anderson, 58, joined the SlU in 1945 in the port of Gal­ veston sailing as a chief pumpman. Brother Anderson is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was born in Texas and is a resident of Willis Point, Tex. Lloyd Tabor Callaway, 65, joined the SlU in 1938 in the port of Mobile sailing as a bosun. He was born in Mobile and is a resident of Chalmette, La. Francis Howard Hope, 60, joined the Union in the port of Norfolk in 1960 sailing as an AB. Brother Hope sailed for the Penn-Central Railroad from 1942 to 1982. He is a former member of the Masters, Mates & Pilots Union. Boatman Hope is a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II. A native of Cape Charles, Va., he is a resident of Nassawadox, Va. Morris John Jorgensen Jr., 60, joined the Union in Port Arthur, Tex. in 1963 sailing as a captain for Sabine Towing from 1941 to 1969 and for Steuart Transportation from 1969 to 1982. He was born in San Augustine, Tex. and is a resident of Jasper, Tex. John Joseph Ryan, 60, joined the Union in the port of New York in 1960 sailing as a floatman for the Penn-Central Railroad from 1941 to 1982. Brother Ryan was a former member of the MM&P until 1960. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y and is a resident there. Mearl Leighton Gwllt, 65, joined the Union in the port of Alpena, Mich, in 1966 sailing as an AB. Brother Gwilt was a former member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance Way Union and the International Hod Carriers Union. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II and the Korean War. Born in Mackinaw City, Mich., he is a resident there. •' ' r;^ Phillip U. Batalia, 77, joined the SlU in the port of Seattle in 1961 sailing as a steward utility. He is a veteran of one of the U.S. Army's Filipino regiments. A native of the Philippine Is., he is a resident of Seattle. Cris Sarate Magbanua, 66, joined the SlU in the port of New York in 1966 sailing as a chief cook. Brother Magbanua was borri in the Philip­ pines and is a resident of San Fran­ cisco. Recertified Bosun Perry Albough Burnette, 60, joined the SlU in the port of Jacksonville in 1961. Brother Burnette graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1976. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force in World War II. Born in New Port Richie, Fla., he is a resident of Tampa. Vbndeiin Peter Kovalik, 65, joined the Union in 1949 in the port of Cleveland, Ohio sailing as a porter. Brother Kovalik was born in Cleveland and is a res­ ident there. 30 / LOG- / October 1982 Sam Morris, 65, joined the SlU in the port of San Francisco in 1957 sailing as a chief cook. He sailed for the U.S. Military Sealift Transport Service from 1946 to 1955. Brother Morris is a veteran of the U.S. Army in the Korean War. Born in Euaufala, Ala., he is a resident of Orlando, Fla. Orrian 8. McKaIn, 63, joined the Union in the port of New York in 1959 sailing as a mate for the Penn-Central Railroad from 1936 to 1982. Brother McKain was a former member of the MM&R from 1937 to 1960. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. A native of Jersey City, N.J., he is a resident of South Amboy, N.J. Jesse Earl Bailey, 62, joined the Union in the port of Mobile in 1956 sailing as a cook for Radcliff Materials from 1955 to 1982. Brother Bailey attended the Inland Educational Conference,in Piney Point in 1977. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army's 81St Infantry Division's MP's in World War II. Boatman Bailey was born in Frisco City, Ala. and is a resident of Bay Minette, Ala. William James Jones, 66, joined the SlU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a deck engineer, ig, Brother Jones was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Chan" nelview, Tex. Recertified Bosun Bo Maurltz Karlsson, 59, joined the SlU in the port of Baltimore in 1951. Brother iKarlsson graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1974. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N.Y Harbor beef. Seafarer Karlsson was born in Sweden and is a nat­ uralized U.S. citizen. He is a residerit of Brooklyn, N.Y Nicolas G. Lekkas, 45, joined the SlU in the port of New York in 1959 sailing as a bosun. He walked the picketline in the 1963 Rotobroil beef and . the 1965 District Council 37 strike. Brother Lekkas-was born in Alexandria, Egypt and is a natural­ ized U.S. citizen. He is a resident of Greenport, N.Y John Stuffick, 60, joined the Union in the port of Toledo, Ohio in 1960 sailing as an oiler. Brother Stuffick was born in Kingston, Pa. and is a resident there. Max Booth Tobin, 62, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1961 sailing as a deckhand for Great Lakes Towing from 1950 to 1982 and for Dunbar and Sullivan from 1942 to 1950. Brother Tobin was a Lakes port agent for 15 years. He was born in River Rouge, Mich, and is a res­ ident of Southgate, Mich. Luby Wheeler Jr., 57, joined the SlU in 1944 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a chief pumpman and inland for the NBC Lines as an oiler. He is a former member of the Boil­ ermakers Union at the Norfolk Ship­ yard. Seafarer Wheeler was born in Raleigh, N.C. and is a resident of Norfolk. John Joseph Leskun, 63, joined the SlU in 1948 in the port of Savannah sailing as a bosun. Brother Leskun was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Houston. Clarence Leroy Cousins, 65, joined the SlU in 1944 in the port of New York sailing as a quartermaster and ship's delegate. Brother Cousins sailed during World War II and was awarded the U.S. Merchant Marine Service Medals and bars. He was born in Butler, Pa. and is a resident there. Frank J. Nlezurawskl, 62, joined the Union in the port of Detroit in 1961 sailing as a deckhand for Dunbar and Sullivan from 1950 to 1955 and for Great Lakes Towing from 1955 to 1982. Brother Niezurawski is a former member of the United Auto Workers Union from 1939 to 1949. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Laker Niezurawski is a resident of Boca Raton. Fla. �='ljl^:rf-'r • • • r', '^:-ii ^- Kirkland, Drozak Lead Labor Group on Latin America Good-Will Tour I N his capacity as AFL-CIG Vice President. SIU President Frank Drozak begins a four nation Latin American tour this month for a series Pay Dirt! Football Players Join MID Pi From now on, Tony Dorsett of the "Dallas Cowboys" could be running plays for the American flag Merchant Marine. And Mean Jo Green will be blocking. A new football franchise? Free agency? Not quite. The NFL Players Association has decided to affiliate with the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. Why would professional athletes join the MTD? Frank Drozak, President of both the SIU and the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, put it best when he told an audi­ ence at last year's SIU Convention; "Corporations are merging at a record pace, making 'Big Business' even bigger. American workers are going to have to band together to protect the rights they have secured over the past fifty years." In other words, workers are workers whether they are sailors or football players. And there is strength in unity. It would seem that the Maritime Trades Department, an association of 45 unions representing 8.5 million workers, has once again thrown a touchdown pass. of meetings with labor and gov­ ernment representatives of many countries on the problems and pol­ icies of the Western Hemisphere. Federation President Lane Kirk­ land, Irving Brown, director of the AFL-CIO International Affairs Dept., and Drozak begin the tour in Cuemavaca, Mexico at the Oct. 28 meeting of the International Confederation of Free Trade UnionsInterAmerican Regional Organi­ zation of Workers (ORIT) confer­ ence. ORIT is the Latin American arm of the ICFTU. Following the ICFTU-ORIT meeting and conferences with trade union leaders on Oct. 29 and 30, AFL-CIO Vice President Drozak will lead a 10-person international delegation on a fast-paced goodwill trip to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and El Salvador. Kirkland, who asked Drozak to assume the responsibility of heading the international group, has commitments elsewhere. In Costa Rica on Nov. 1, Drozak will meet with the President of Costa Rica. Meetings with government officials and labor leaders follow in Nicaragua on Nov. 2, 3 and 4 and in El Salvador on Nov. 5, 6 and 7. The group returns to the U.S. on Nov. 8. In addition to Frank Drozak, the multinational group includes: Wil­ liam Doherty. executive director, American Institute of Free Labor Development; the General Secretary of ORIT, Tulio Cuevas; an official of the ICFTU accompanied by Enzo Friso, a Latin American expert; the General Secretary of the Central American Confederation of Workers, Claudio Artavia; Mr. Marini, an executive board member of the Italian CISL, joined by their Latin American expert Mr. Caballo; the Vice President of the Canadian Labor Congress, Mr. Mercier and their Latin American expert John Marker, and an executive board member of a Swedish labor orga­ nization. NsNitlKR liHiil far Grot lakes, SEPX 1-30, 1982 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Pbrt 45 ' 4 1 Algonac. Pftrt 27 2 0 Algonac. 9 Algonac, Pbrt ••REGISTERED ON BEACH TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups All Groups Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 52 17 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 57 7 5 34 10 0 32 7 1 16 7 1 11 1 0 52 38 11 53 152 34 102 6 37 Totals All Departments ..... 129 •"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shippmg at the ^mon^^ ••"Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. 17 Port Algonac KNOW YOUR RIGHTS s 1 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 48 30 5 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGA­ TIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its con­ tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt­ ing to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members, elected by the membership, makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their findings and recommenda­ tions. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. AU expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are "available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for this is. Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 275 - 20lh Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11215 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail­ able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT on the sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY —THE LOG. The Log has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. I960, meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to Union headquarters. EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no member may be discrimi­ nated against because of race, creed, color, sex and na­ tional or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro­ ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ­ ing, but not limited to, furthering the political, social and economic interests of maritime workers, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such objects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective office. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution lyiaiy be solicited or received because of force, job discrimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a con­ dition of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper conduct, notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Sujv port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli­ tical and social interests, and American trade union concepts. If at any time a member feek that any of the above tigbli have been violated, or that he has been denied his consMotional right of acnss to Union records or infor­ mation, he should immediately notify SIU Presideiit Frank Droiak at Hndquaiters by certified mail, rctam receipt requdrted. The addre» fe 675 - 4th Avenne, Biuohfyin, N.Y. 11232. October 1982 / LOG 31 v.- �Help 4' ?H, I- , : p im * «-- '; /< i Friend Deal With ! "HH:- ••' /» /2:JV Alcoholism •'I .-4; '•-rWv'-;-.'.vj,, 'WBiM -1451 4 fi'ii 7,'i'. ati^l l^i V k • f '41^ <w> f I® t ^ ii • U : - ,:ft.K L - :'.,i 4.' /' o •/ Alcoholics don't have friends. Because a friend wouldn't let another man blindly travel a course thdt has to lead to the destruction of his health, his job and his family. And that's where an alcoholic is headed. Helping a fellow Seafarer who has a drinking problem is just as easy—and just as important—as steering a blind man across a street. All you have to do is take that Seafarer by the arm and guide him to the Union's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. Once he's there, an alcoholic SIU member will receive the care and counseling he needs. And he'll get the support of brother SIU members who are fighting the same tough battle he is hack to a healthy, productive alcohol-free life. The road back to sobriety is a long one for an alcoholic. But because of ARC, an alcoholic SIU member doesn't have to travel the distance alone. And by guiding a brother Seafarer in the direction of the Rehab Center, you'll be showing him that the first step back to recovery is only an arm's length away. 32 1 LOG / October 1982 • -Si---4 ' Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center Rehabili^at1r f 'n attending a six-week program at the Alcoholic Rehabii.ta on Center. I understand that all my medical and couriselino records will be kept strictly confidential, and that thev will not be kepi anywhere except at The Center. ' ^ i oe Kept Name . | I ' j Book No. .... Address ............ (Street or RFD) I (aty) (State! .... Telephone No. .. . Mail to: THE CENTER Star Route Box 153-A Valley Lee, Md. 20692 or call. 24 hours-a-day, (301) 904-0010 f (Zip) I I I I �„,, i-"' Ogden Leader's a Good Feeder, Thanks to Galley Crew m ' V. '•'i\ 1 r?t5sS6^fe^ 1 Kevin Thomas (right). • - Labor Keys Defeat of Anti-Worker Offshore Bill WASHINGTON, D.C.—The SIU, other maritime unions, and the AFL-CIO have worked together to defeat a House bill concerning foreign workers on American off­ shore drilling equipment. The legislation, H.R. 4863, was defeated in a roll call vote late last month. The bill would have limited access to U.S. courts for aliens employed on American offshore drilling equipment in foreign waters. Access to U.S. courts in such suits would have been available only after those aliens had tried and failed to satisfy claims in foreign jurisdic­ tions. In a letter sent to Congressmen in August, SIU President Frank Drozak wrote, "We believe this legislation would seriously impede the ability of American workers to keep or obtain overseas jobs in the offshore drilling industry. We are equally concerned that this bill's enactment would result in the dis­ criminatory treatment of workers based on their nationality and in an overall relaxation of safety standards aboard offshore oil equipment." Earlier in the year, AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland on behalf of the Federation's Ad Hoc Maritime Committee wrote a letter opposing the bill to Rep. Mario Biaggi (D.N.Y.) who is co-chairman of the .Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. Kirkland expressed a number of objections to the legislation. He wrote, "It is clear to us that the proponents of H.R. 4863 may well take advantage of this legislation by employing only foreign nationals aboard their American-flag offshore drilling vessels. . . ." He also noted that passage of the bill "could result in discriminatory treatment of workers based on their nationality" Further, Kirkland was concerned that the bill "could lead to relaxed safety standards, thereby endan­ gering the lives of all seamen aboard an offshore oil rig." He pointed to the many risks involved in offshore drilling and cited the case of the collapse of the offshore oil rig Ocean Ranger with the tragic loss of 84 Canadian, American, Newfoundland, and British crewmen. Last month in telegrams sent to Congressmen by a group of U.S. maritime labor unions, including the SIU and the National Maritime Union, it was pointed out that the bill would violate 50 U.S. treaties covering commerce and navigation with other countries. As in the Drozak and Kirkland letters, the telegrams also noted that the bill discriminates against aliens working for U.S. companies and encourages employment of noncitizens by American firms. 5^13^ IJfDiilS to Improve Your Math Skills HOW? 1 SHLSS has self-study materials in the areas of fractions, decimals, I percent, algebra and geometry. Upon your request, SHLSS will send I them to you to study in your spare time. You can use these math skills: • • • in your JOB to improve your math skills for UPGRADING to review old math skills or learn NEW SKILLS \ l am an SIU member. Social Security No. \ Book Number is Department Sailing In 11 joined the SIU in 19 Please send me the area(s) checked below. ) Fractions ) Decimals ) Percents ) Algebra ( ) Geometry Send my area(s) here: Name • Street • City State Zip Cut out this coupon and mail it to this address: Academic Education Department Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Piney Point, MD. 20674 ATTN: Sandy Schroedet Send it today! Deposit in the SIU Blood Bank- It's Your Life October 1982 / LOG 33 �:;lil r 'r t^ Vl .•l Wl V ;'li:, t|.3Sim. . pi;.« f • '•V Pensioner Hulet Dexter Higginbotham, 62. died of heart failure in Memorial Hospital. Carter. Tex. on July 20. Brother Hieginbotham joined the'slU in 1942 in the port of New York saVling as a chiet"' steward. He was SeaLand's Seattle port steward for 12 years (1969-1982) and with the Union's Food Preparation and Service Plan for 6V2 years. In 1960. he received an SIU Safety Award for sailing on the SS Bienvile, an accidentfree ship. Seafarer Higginbotham was bom in Bradford Ala. and was a resident of Center. Tex. Cremation took place in the Brookside Crematory. Houston. Surviving is his widow. Frances. Pensioner Elmer Edward Hunt, 64, succumbed to cancer in the De Shay Nursing Home. San Antonio, Tex. on June 18. • I Brother Hunt joined the j SIU in the port of San 1 Pedro, Calif, in 1952 sailing as a chief electrician. He sailed 36 years. Seafarer Hunt was bom in Ringling, Okla. and was a resident of San Antonio. Interment was in Mission Burial Park, San Antonio. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Pearl Woody of Rialto. Calif, and his sister, Mrs. Helen A. Lyons of San Antonio. Pensioner Frank C. Kouns, 72, passed away on July 21. Brother Kouns joined I the SIU in 1948 in the port of New Orleans I sailing as a "glory hole I steward" aboard the SS iDel Sud and SS Del Mar (Delta Line). He was bom in Aricansas and was a resident of New Orleans. Sur­ viving are his daughter, Virginia; a brother, Johnny of Glen Bumie, Md. and a sister, Mrs. Charles Hanning of New Orleans. Broadley Louis Dufdantis, 59, died on Aug. 23. Brother joined Duplantis the SIU in 1947 in the port of New York sailing as a fireman-wateri tender (FOWT). He was bom in Louisiana and was a resident of Houston. Surviving are his mother, Ozie of Vinton. La. and a sister. Mrs. Sadie D. Pbimboeuf of Vinton. Nicholas V. Ferracci, 66, suc­ cumbed to cancer in the Church Home Hospital, Baltimore on Mar. 13. Brother Ferracci joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1973 sailing as a steward utility. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in V/orld War 11. Seafarer Ferracci was a former member of the Teamsters Union. A native of Maryland, he was a resident of Baltimore. Cremation took place in the Westview Cantonville Crematory. Baltimore. Surviving is his widow, Eva. 34 / LOG / October 1982 Pensioner Milton Joseph Mouton, 65, died of a heart attack on July 21.*Brother Mouton joined the SIU in 1940 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a chief cook and deck riJHHllHBisKv. maintenance. For 26 years (1953-1978) he was on the Delta Line Shoregang in New Orleans. He was born in La^yette. La. and was a resident of Marrero. La. Surviving are his widow. Elsie; a son. Milton Jr. and two daughters, Elsie and Felice. Louis Paul Francis Muscatcllo Jr., 26, died at sea aboard the SS San Pedro (SeaLand) enroute to the port of San Juan. PR. I on July 25. Brother Muscatciio lomed the SIU in 197".-he year he graduated from the Piney Pomt Entry Trainee Program sailing as an AB. Beiore that he was a Headquarters messenger for the Union for two years. He was a former member of the Distributors and Service Employee Union, Local 28. Seafarer Muscatello was bom in Brooklyn. N.Y. and was a resident there. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul and Mary Mus­ catello of Brooklyn; a brother, Richard and an uncle, Joseph Mannino. Charles Newton, 58, died on July 27. Brother Newton joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New Orleans sailing as a bosun. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Newton was bom in Alabama and was a resident of Slidell, La. Surviving are his widow, Patricia; a son, Roland of Slidell and a daughter, Shirley. Carl Chriistian Olesen, 57, died of a liver ailment in the Petaluma (Calif.) Valley Hospital on June 7. Brother Olesen joined the SIU in the port of Houston in 1%2 sailing as a bosun. He sailed 43 years. Seafarer Olesen was bom in Denmaric, was a naturalized U.S. citizen and was a resident of Rohnert Park, Calif. Cremation took place in the Chapel of the Chimes Crematory. Santa Rosa, Calif. Pensioner Eddie 1 Allen Patterson Sr., 73, passed away on I July 19. Brother PatI terson joined the SIU in 1939 in the port of Mobile sailing as a 1 chief electrician. He 1 sailed 38 years. Sea­ farer Patterson was bom in Tallassee, Ala. and was a resident of Montgomery, Ala. Surviving are his widow, Vivian and a son, Daniel. Pensioner William Joshua Dirk, 69, died of heart disease at home in San Fran­ cisco on May 12. Brother Dirk joined the MC&S sailing as a chief cook for the Matson Line. He sailed for 26 years. He first sailed from the West Coast in 1950. Bom in South Africa, he was a natujEglized U.S. citizen. Cremation took place in the Cypress Lawn Park Crematory. Colma. Calif, and his ashes were scattered on the high seas. Surviving are his widow. Maria and three sons. Joshua. Arthur and William Jr. Pensioner Dominick Michael Ravosa, 70, succumbed to cancer in the Methodist Hospital, Houston on July 7. Brother Ravosa joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York sailing as a chief cook and ship's delegate. He also sailed during the Vietnam War. Seafarer Ravosa was born in Massachusetts and was a resident of Houston. Burial was in St. Michael s Cemetery. Hampden County. Mass. Sur­ viving are a son. Michael; a daughter. Flora and a sister. Mrs. Josephine Mastroianni of Springfield. Mass. Francis G. Bass, 63. died of a heart attack in the U.S. Veterans Adminis­ tration Hospital. Biloxi. Miss, on July 19. Brother Bass joined the SIU I in the port of New Orleans in 1956 sailing in the steward department. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. Seafarer Bass was bom in North Carolina and was a resident of New Orleans. His remains were donated to medical research at Ellis University. New Orleans. Surviving are his widow. Donna; a daughter. Mrs. Carol Barracato of Bal­ timore and a sister. Mrs. R. L. (May) Gar­ rison of Mooresville, N.C. Pensioner Ra­ mon Benitez, 68, passed away on Aug. 11. Brother Benitez joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailiiig in the steward department. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. Seafarer Benitez was bom in Puerto Rico and was a resident of Rio Piedras, PR. Surviving are his widow. Eva and two daughters, Eva and Edna. Pensioner Edward Munkdale, 74, passed away from a hemorrhage in the San Francisco General Hospital on Apr. 29. Brother Munkdale joined the MC«&S in the port of San Franci.sco. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1937. Munkdale was bom in Denmark, was a naturalized U.S. citizen and was a resident of San Francisco. Cremation took place in the Olivet Park Crematory, Colma. Calif. Surviving is a brother. Anton of Millbrae. Calif. Pensioner George Kenneth Millman, 70. passed away from heart-lung failure on June 8. Brother Millman joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1960 sailing as a captain for lOT from 1929 to 1981. He was a former member of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union. Boatman Millman was bom in Milford. Del. and was a resident of Colwyn. Pa. Burial was in the St. James of Kingessing Cemetery. Surviving are his widow. Helen; three sons. George Jr.. Harry and Edwin and two daughters, Helen and Judith. Pensioner Joseph Iraub. 70. succumbed to heart-lung failure in the San Francisco USPHS Hospital on July 16. 1981. Brother Traub sailed as a waiter and chief steward for the MC«&S and the Matson Line for 37 years. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1939. And he sailed during World War 11. A native of Warsaw. Poland, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen and was a resident of San Francisco. Burial was in Woodlawn Park Cemetery. Colma. Calif. Surviving are two brothers. Michael of San Francisco and Nathan of Brooklyn. N.Y. Pensioner Isaac Lorenzo Alvarez,, 65. died on July 22. Brother Alvarez • joined the SIU in the port of .New fjrleans in 1955 sailing as a cook for 35 years. born in Vigo. Pont Vedra. Spain and was a resident of Santurce. PR. Surviving are two daughters. Nora and Audelia and a sister. Carmen of Santurce. Pensioner Edward Russell Lyons, 82, died of natural causes on Jan. 24. Brother Lyons joined the MC&S in 1953 sailing as a cook and waiter also during World War 11. He was bom in Atlantic City. N.J. and was a resident of Philadelphia. Sur­ viving are his widow. Marie; a brother. Howard and two sisters. Marie of Trenton. N.J. and Edna. Hussein Mohamed Saleh All Jr., 41. died in Sa'na City. Yemen. Arab Republic on Apr. 4. Brother Ali joined the SIU in the port ot San Francisco in 1971 sailing in the steward department. He was bom in Na'wah. Yemen and was a resident of Costa Mesa. Calif. Seafarer Ali was a nat­ uralized U.S. citizen. Surviving are his five sons. Hassan. Abdulwdi. Tawfiq. Faisayli and A1 Mustafa; two daughters. Haila and Rizqia; his father. Saleh Ali Sr. of Costa Mesa and a brother. Halim S. Ali. Pensioner Oscar Guillory Jr., 70. passed away from cancer on Mar. 4. Brother Guillory joined the SIU in the port of Lake Charles. La. in 1955 sailing in the steward department. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. Seafarer Guillory was bom in Louisiana and was a resident of Eunice. La. Surviving are his widow. Anna Belle; a sister. Mrs. Ivy Smith and a granddaughter. Angela R. Bonin. both of Eunice. Donald Lee Adamson. 22. died of injuries in Orange (Tex.) Hospital on May 1 after a motorcycle accident. Brother Adamson joined the SIU in the port of Houston. He was born in Arkansas and was a resident of Whorton. Tex. Interment was in the New Castle Cemetery. St. Francis County. Ark. Surviving are his mother. Mrs. Minnie S. Torres of Whorton and his father. Carroll. Pensioner Joethan Pierre-Ange Wallon, 84, passed away from a heart attack in Vesper Hospital, San Leandro. Calif, on Apr. 5. Brother Wallon joined the MC&S in the port of San Francisco in 1950 sailing as a dining room captain, head waiter deck, wine and chief steward for the American President Line. He also worked for 1st class hotels (like NYC's Waldorf-Astoria) and restaurants for 25 years. He was bom in Brittany, France, was a naturalized U.S. citizen and was a resident of Oakland, Calif. Cremation took place in the Chapel of the Chimes Crematory. Hayward. Calif. Surviving are his widow. Marie of Orlando. Fla.; two sons. Peter and Marc Anthony of Oakland and two daughters. Eva and Sandra. Pensioner Philip F. Korol. 58. died in the Coney Is. Hospital. Brooklyn. N.^. on July 9. Brother Korol joined the SIL in the port of New York in 1951 sailing as a chief electrician. He w as bom in New York City and w as a resident of Brooklyn. Cremation took place in the Greenwoixl Cemeteiy Cremator). Brix^iklyn. Sur\i\ing are his widow. Helen; a son. John; a daughter. Mrs. William iCaroP Thompson and a sister. Mrs.' Jean De Carlo ot Brooklyn. �Charles Henry Allen Jr., 57. died of lung failure on Aug. 7. Brother Allen joined the SlU in 1963 in the port of Tampa sailing as a bosun. He also sailed inland for G & H Towing in 1978. Seafarer Allen sailed 35 years. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Bom in Brooklyn, N.Y, he was a resident of Houston. Surviving are his widow. Dorothy of Tarpon Springs, Fla.; a daughter. Mellisa; his mother, Florence of Tampa; a brother, Howard and two sis­ ters. Mrs. Gail Tell of Asbury Park, N.J. and Mrs. Dorothy K. Seiger of Houston. Timothy James Bolen, 28, was taken off the SS Sea-Land Innovator in Hong Kong Harbor and was dead on arrival at the Princess Margaret Hospital on July 26. Brother Bolen joined the SlU following his graduation from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. in 1971. He sailed as an AB and deck delegate. Seafarer Bolen was bom in Port Angeles, Wash, and was a resident of Lake Stevens, Wash. Surviving are his widow, Debra; a .son, Adrian; two daughters, Michelle and Andrea; his par­ ents, Seafarer James Bolen and Mrs. Mar­ garet Bolen of Everett, Wash, and his grandmother, Mrs. Agnes Penrod of Seattle. Pensioner Joseph Lowe Collins Jr., 65, died of kidney failure in Kingsport, Tenn. on Aug. 17. Brother Col­ lins joined the SIU in 1952 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He sailed 27 years. Seafarer Collins was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Collins was bom in Roda, Va. and was a resident of Kingsport. Burial was in Oak ,Hill Cemetery, Kingsport. Surviving are his widow, Ruth; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph and Lillie Collins of Kingsport and two brothers, Otis and Benjamin of Cleveland, Va. Pensioner Willie Hinson Hoiladay, 66, died on Sept. 17. Brother Hoiladay joined the SlU in 1945 in the port of Mobile sailing as a wiper. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. Seafarer Hoiladay was bom in Luveme, Ala. and was a resident of Loxley, Ala. Surviving are two brothers, Winford and Clarence, both of Loxley. Pensioner Perry Julian Roberts, 67, died on Sept. 7. Brother Roberts sailed as a deck engineer on the dredger SS Sand Captain (Construction Aggregates). He was bom in Ft. Meyers, Fla. and was a resident of Tampa. Pensioner Anthony Andrew D'Amelio, 75. passed away from heart-lung failure on .May 31. Brother D'Amelio joined the .MC&S sailing as a saloon pantryman. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1942. A native of Boston. Mass.. he was a resident of Honcsdalc. Pa. Surviving is his sister, Mrs. Angelia Carey of Honcsdale. Pensioner John Chester Szcrepanski, 71. succumbed to heart failure in Jersey City. N.J. on Sept. 12. Brother Szczepanski joined the SlU in 1949 in the port of New York sailing as a chief steward. He attended the 1970 Piney Point Pensioners Conference. Seafarer Szcze­ panski was bom in Poland and was a res­ ident of Jersey City. Surviving are his widow, Halina and a daughter. Javina. David Walter Glover, 37, died at home in Seattle on Aug. 8. Brother Glover i joined the SlU merged Marine Cooks & Stewards Union (MC&S) in the port of San Francisco^ 1976 sailing as a chief cook. He was a 1970 graduate of the Union's Training School in Santa Rosa. Calif. Glover was a veteran of the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War. He was a native of San Diego. Calif. Burial was in La Vista Cemetery, North Seattle. Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert and Eugenia Glover; his grand­ mother, Mrs. Lillian Garrett of National City. Calif, and a brother. Michael Mariens of Idaho. Leroy Johnson, 63, died on Sept. 2 at sea enroute to Yokohama. Brother Johnson joined the MC&S in the port of Wilmington. Calif, in 1958 sailing as a chief cook for the American President Line; He first sailed on the West Coast in 1945. Johnson was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War 11. Bom in Elberton, Ga., he was a resident of Portland, Ore. Interment was in Willamette (Ore.) National Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Mary; two daughters, Millicent of Baltimore and Mary Jane of Richmond, Va. and a sister. Mrs. Willie Mae Hart of Portland, Ore. Eugene Henry Mauli Sr., 51, died on . Sept. 8. Brother Mauli joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1967 sailing as a deck­ hand, barge captain and pilot for the Del­ aware River Lighterage Co. in 1963 and for Curtis Bay Towing from 1976 to 1982. He sailed 19 years. Boatman Mauli was a former member of the Teamsters Union, Local 107. And he was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Bom in Philadelphia, he was a resident there. Surviving are his widow. Anna Mae; two sons' Eugene Jr. and Michael and a daughter. Mary Ann. Pensioner Alfred Garrard Lowe Jr., 73, passed away from heart disease in Los Angeles on Aug. 1. Brother Lowe joined the MC&S in 1954 in the port of Wil­ mington sailing for Matson Line. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1937. A native of England, he was a resident of Long Beach. Calif. Lowe was also a naturalized U.S. citizen. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale. Calif. Surviving are a brother, George Leslie Lowe of Oxnard, Calif, and a sister, Mrs. Nora Hart of Fullerton, Calif. Pensioner Thaddeus Jefferson Jones, 70. passed away from cancer in the Monroe (Ala.) County Hospital on July 2. 1980. Brother Jones joined the SlU in the port of Mobile in 1968 sailing as an oiler.. He started sailing in 1935. Seafarer Jones during World War 11 sailed on the U.S. Army Transports SS Puebia and Mokotam. A native of Mobile, he was a resident of Bay Minette. Ala. Burial was in Shiloh Cemetery. Monroe County. Sur­ viving is his widow. Letha. Pensioner Domingo Vasquez Larino Sr., 67. succumbed to heart-lung failure in the Provisa Clinic. Vigo. Spain on June 13. Brother Larino joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a FOWT. He hit the bricks in the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Larino was bom in Comna. Spain, was a naturalized U.S. citizen and was a resident of Teis Vigo, Spain. Interment was in the Vigo Cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Tomasito; a son. Domingo Jr. and a daughter, Rosalia. Pensioner Frank Joseph Miller, 74. passed away from nat­ ural causes in the U.S. Veterans Administra­ tion Medical Center. Brooklyn. N.Y. on Aug. 13. Brother Miller joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York sailing as an AB. He sailed 36 years. And attended the 1970 Piney Point Pensioners Confer­ ence. Seafarer Miller was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Bom in Ger­ many, he was a naturalized U.S. citizen and a resident of Brooklyn, Burial was in St. John's Cemetery. Queens, N.Y. Sur­ viving is his widow. Mary. John George Montgomery, 66, died of heart failure at home on June 22. He joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1957 sailing as a captain and dispatcher for Dixie Carriers. Brother Montgomery was bom in Springfield. 111. and was a resident of Cleveland. Tex. Intemient was in the Romayor (Tex.) Cemetery. Surviving are his widow. Maurine and a son. Michael. Pensioner Charles Leroy Norton, 70. was dead of a heart attack on arrival at the Underwood Hospital. Woodbury. N.J. on Aug. 4. Brother Norton joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1957 sailing as a 1st mate on the Chester (Pa). Ferries (Delaware River F^rry Co.) from 1939 to 1974. He was bom in Bridgeport. N.J. and was a resident there. Burial was in the Lake Park Ciemetery. Swedesbdro. N.J. Surviving are his widow. Emma; a daughter. Mrs. Majorie Borrelli and a sister. Mrs. Hannah Shap. Pfensioner James F. Dugan, 82. passed away from a heart attack on arrival at the Palisades General Hospital. North Bergen. N.J. on July 12. 1981. Brother Dugan first sailed on the West Coast in 1946. He sailed as a chief cook for the SlU-merged Marine Cooks & Stewards Union. Bom in England, he was a resident of Weehawken. N.J. Interment was in the Weehawken Cemetery. North Bergen. Pensioner John Henry Morris, 65. died of heart-lung failure in University Hospital. Jacksonville / on Sept. 4. Brother • ^ Morris joined the SIU " in 1939 in the port of : i Jacksonville sailing as a bosun. He was bom in Panama City. Fla. and was a resident of Jacksonville. Inter­ ment was in Evergreen Cemetery. Jack­ sonville. Sui^iving are his wi.dow. Alberta and a daughter. Patricia. ; I Pensioner Anthony * Mravec, 69. passed away in the Swedish Hospital. Seattle on l\ Sept. 3. Brother Mravec joined the SIU in the port of Wil­ mington. Calif, in 1962 sailing as a wiper. He was bom in Cleveland. Ohio and was a resident of Seattle. Cremation took place in the Belitz Crematory. Seattle. Surviving are three brothers. Martin of Lakewood. Ohio; Amel of Westlake. Ohio and Charles of Berkeley. Calif. Pensioner Clifford Bell Hunt, 69. died in St. Mary's Medical Center. Los Angeles. Calif, on July 29. He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. Brother Hunt was a member of the MC&S. A native of Arkansas, he was a resident of San Pedro, Calif. Burial was in Bear Oaks Cemetery, Chicago. 111. Surviving are his mother. Mrs. Rose A. Nondore and a daughter. Addie of Compton. Calif. Pensioner Albert Miller, 68. succumbed to cancer at home in Berkeley, Calif, on July 30. Brother Miller sailed as a chief steward for the MC&S. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1945. And he sailed 38 years. Miller was a native of Texas. Cre­ mation took place in the Hidden Valley Crematory. Pacheco. Calif. Surviving are his widow. Gladys and a daughter. Shirley. Pensioner John Palonio Faroe, 83. passed away from heart failure in the Antelope Valley Medical Center. Lancaster. Calif, on July 15. Brother Parce sailed as a cook for the MC&S for 15 years. He first sailed on the West Coast in 1930. During World War 11. he sailed as a 1st class cook for the U.S. Navy. Bom in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was a resident of Lancaster. Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, Santa Cmz. Calif. Surviving are his.widow. Timotea; two sons. John Jr. and Glenford and a daughter. Lydia of Capiz. PL Pensioner Ernest R. Farias, 68, died of cancer in the Vesper Hospital. San Leandro. Calif, on Aug. 10. Brother Farias joined the MC&S in 1940 sailing as a steward utility in World War 11. He sailed 20 years. Bom in Hawaii, he was a resident of Oakland. Calif. Interment was in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Hayward. Calif. Surviving are a brother. Alfred of Hayward and a sister. Mrs. Irene C. Carlton of Oak­ land. October 1982 / LOG 35 ieBsdAzrs-. �-rV.-. %M^ ff • n^^- .fpV m:' ..' \V m wm • I'f 'm- ,:,|-^.V«: "• Tl:-/v.i. </• im ,:., W'h'^C Mm' •f-h r C i: 1 i J • y :• • .. Iv' : >•} v}/ 4 1 • 'i- 2 !-;j 1 ' • t''h' hi! •U* • '4 • ' 1 *11 • r,' r •4f'--V4" h;'\' •" i m • f;A : ('4 • ^•"-\ • I. • Iff' Mm- a fv' i.. Jl.W !• iH^' Tin, f'-P Uii:,, •Tfff I': ij i >< '>h SlU Gets Big «lump on This is the second of two ports on the building and development of the Seafarers Hany Lundeberg School of Seamanship from an old Navy torpedo base into the number one maritime school in the nation. by John Bunker — NGINE room automation, the Ij^ advent of "superships" such as Jjjthe LNG (liquified natural gas) carrier, the most expensive and sophis­ ticated cargo ship ever built, challenged the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship to keep pace with tre­ mendous technological changes at sea. The challenges were met. An-LNG course was developed at Piney Point several years before the first U.S. flag LNG ship was launched. This foresight enabled the SIU to crew the nation's pioneering fleet of liquified natural gas tankers and put them into LNGs. The planning paid off. underwater explorer and lecturer on service without a hitch. pass Coast Guard exams, a remedial Special training programs for the ships 55 Independence and SS Con­ reading program was started with col­ maritime subjects. It is this Center high technology vessels and various stitution and the need for skilled chefs, lege-trained counselors. Another which has set up the Paul Hall Chair applications of automation on board this aspect of training has become innovation was a high school equiv­ of Marine Transportation in cooperation ship were also developed at Piney Point. especially important to the SIU s alency program whereby school drop­ with the Transportation Institute. Despite this planned expansion into They included an automated console crewing needs. outs could earn state-approved high Lifeboat training, of course, has been college-level academics, SIU Presi­ simulator to train students for the school certificates. By April of 1978 a vital part of the Piney Pbint curriculum dent Frank Drozak emphasizes that operation and control of boilers and the high school equivalency course had all components in the steam and water form the start. Thousands of Seafarers graduated its 1000th student! By 1982 there will be no lessening of the importance of seamanship and practical cycles and the auxiliaries of automated have obtained their lifeboat endorse­ this number had more than doubled. ments through this two week course. engineering for the technological age engine rooms. Plans are underway to offer academic By the mid '70s, the Lundeberg courses in cooperation with the Charles at sea. Academic Program This is evident in the recent devel­ School had already come a long way County Community College for which Carrying out the late Paul Hall's opment 6f courses for third mates and from its beginnings in 1967 when life­ credits will be given that can apply concept of a school which would third engineers being offered in coop­ boat handling and basic seamanship toward an associate of arts degree. encompass much more than just vocaeration with the Marine Engineers were the principal concerns of instruc­ Beneficial Association, District 2, and tion. the training for underway replenish­ The School has helped the Union to ment—^the transfer of fuel, food and meet many other challenges in crewing other supplies at sea from civilianand training which have come along tional training, SHLSS has developed The school may also soon work out manned transports to Navy combat in the past decade as well. a number of academic programs to a cooperative program with the Uni­ ships. The newly-acquired 210 foot In 1974, the school initiated a deckversity of Southern California'a Insti­ enrich the lives of seamen. MV Earl' 'Bull'' Shepard and an even hand-tankerman program to train men When it was discovered that many tute of Coastal Marine Studies, which larger ship soon to be obtained from for work on the inland waters and a trainees and older members had serious has a Center for Marine Transportation piloting course to upgrade boatmen for reading difficulties which impaired then- under the direction of Dr. Don Walsh, the Matitime Administration will be both inland and harbor/coastwise pil­ ability to use instruction manuals and world'famous Navy deep sea diver. used for this training. oting and navigation. When the Inland Boatmen's Union merged with the SIU in 1976, this pro­ gram was intensified and expanded. A training program for engineers for towboats and black gang personnel for the growing number of diesel-powered deep sea ships was developed by the school. With this training men are pre­ pared to take the examination for assistant engineer and chief engineer of uninspected vessels. One of the school's most valuable programs has been the 12 week QMED (Qualified Man, Engine Department) course, whereby a seafarer can become a multi-faceted member of the engine crew, gaining certification as pumpman, boilermaker, electrician, refrigerator engineer, deck engineer and machinist. No less important than any of these are the upgrading courses for assistant cooks, cooks and bakers, chief cooks and stewards From the start of SIU training efforts the steward department has been recognized as being as important as deck or engine in The SIU quickly expanded the programs at SHLSS to Include a full schedule of courses upgrading needs and opportunities. Sand prTgam iSes everythinl from basic deckhand to licensing for pilot, mate, master, towboat operator •« With commissioning ot the passenger engineer. A History of the SIU Part XXI J •!''1-,1.--.;;:4- 'i'l I i • • f- v:'^- r '• r??n ':4: i. ''T'-:-TV, k Titers/ .1 T^"-, ;' ^ "A •-V-&* ••'• I 4SM , i- - >.S^:,.: 't Thru , :>fnr • fV. 36 / LOG / October 1982 m �•* • . • Rapid Development of SHLSS Programs As technology has increased In the industry so has the training equipment and aids at SHLSS, Alwve students take upgrading courses with the aid of an engine room simulator (right) and a radar simulator (left). "We are pushing for this type of work in the Navy, to be done by privately-operated ships and civilian crews," said Drozak. "Our argument will be backed up by having welltrained crews to do it." Even more dramatic evidence of the school's determination to keep pace with technological change is the addi­ tion, scheduled for 1983, of a bridge watch simulator training system which Drozak says will be the finest to be found anywhere. With this simulator, men training to be watch officers on tugs or deep sea ships can be given almost all the problems they would face on the bridge of a real vessel in any navigational or piloting situation. It was Paul Hall's conviction that Piney Point should provide an open door of opportunity to young people who needed a chance for a career. For this reason he was opposed to entrance exams and other barriers to admission. President Drozak intends to follow this concept. "The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship," says Drozak, "has been the key to our success in meeting momentous changes in this industry. There will be many more changes to come and Piney Point will educate our people to cope with what­ ever is ahead." New Library The school aims not only to educate the seaman but to inspire him as much as possible with the rich traditions of his profession. Toward this end there is a large collection of marine memor­ abilia in the Paul Hal! Library and Maritime Museum. The library houses hundreds of books on maritime lore and one of the largest collections of material dealing with the history of American maritime labor. There are memorials at Piney Point to Paul Hall, to Harry Lundeberg, long­ time head of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, and to Andrew Furuseth, head of the old international Seamens Union and famous champion of seamens rights. Everywhere there are reminders of the sea and ships, with the schools' own fleet of vessels, the smell of salt water, and the flashing lights of channel buoys that lead fixjm the "port of Piney Point" out to the wide expanse of Chesapeake Bay and thence down to the sea. A brand new hotel is also well on its way to completion here as well. One of the colorful aspects of the SHLSS and one which gives it an unmistakable imprint of the sea and seafaring is the fleet of ships which are berthed in the "port of Piney Point." Flagship of this unique fleet is the 250 foot former steam yacht Delphine, which was renamed Dauntless, the name she bore in World War II as the floating headquarters of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King and. thereby, the flagship of the entire U.S. Navy. The fleet also includes the y&v/\ Manitou. one-time summer yacht of President John Ken­ nedy, and the schooner James Cook. last of the great Grand Banks dory trawlers—ships that were crewed by the hardiest of sailonuen. There is another important aspect of the Piney Point school. Thanks to its hotel, auditorium and other facilities it has enabled the union to schedule a continuing program of conferences and seminars dealing with union and industiy problems. It has also provided an ideal site for the union's highly suc­ cessful Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center. In August of 1981 hundreds of people came to Piney Point for the dedication of the Paul Hall Library and Maritime Museum, the Al Kerr Administration Building, the Paul Drozak Vocational Education Building and the Charles Logan Vocational Education Building. During the dedication ceremonies SIU President Frank Drozak lauded Paul Hall's vision in conceiving and establishing this educational complex. "He made this school." said Drozak. "He believed fervently in education as the key to our growth as individuals and as a union." To many a person who helped the late Paul Hall to make his educational dreams come true at Piney Point, the spirit of this man they called "the chief seemed to be everywhere that day: in the dining hall where he held so many meetings: on the docks; in the shops; on the Charles Zimmerman—every­ where. They could almost see him riding his electric cart around the base in those formative days, skirting the mudholes, stopping to watch carpenters, painters, electricians and toiling trainees, making notes, asking questions and all the time shaping a vision into reality. 'i-'' In August 1981, the SIU dedicated the Paul Hail Library and Maritime Museum at SHLSS. The library incorporates the latest learning devices including a multi-media center. October 1982 / LOG 37 fe'' �S .;-VM • - il-S': wm. Loved His Log Il'i' ; M . h'^ My father H. R. Caraway is deceased. As long as I cam remember, he was an avid reader of his Log. He always anxiously awaited its a,rrival and rated it along With U.S. News and World Report, which he read on a regular basis. He had one issue from 1954 beside his bed when he died. He had saved it for an article about a friend of his a long time ' ago. Although he was never aboard anything larger than a motor boat, he was a great believer in the Union. Thanks for all the years of sending the Log. if:'li^ H);| w> -#; i;,w • '^11 From tlie Heart '••'I?r::;. .)lx7 • y- s)': : r^i' |i .J \M5% *v :p. I want to take this time out to thank the Union and the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan for the prompt and more than excellent service I have received since my retirement in 1977.1 want to tell all the newer memhers that belonging to the SIU is the greatest step they could have taken in their lives. We could never ask for a better president than Frank Drozak, his staff and oirr Welfare Plan, and of course the Log, a good looking, informative paper. God bless all our deceased members and a heartfelt hello to all my friends. I miss you aU and the great SIU. Sincerely from tlie heart, Edward L. Faselier, F-148 Breaiuc Bridge, La. Pf f'if ^ ,1. Publislxer Supports U.S. Fleet I have a retired membership book with the SIU, making my last trip in 1946.1 still hold papers for FOWT. I now own "The Citizen" a newspaper published in West Monroe, La. and have editorialized over a period of years in favor of strengthening the American flag merchant marine. I consider that important to our nation's defense, economy and pride. Recently, I saw a copy of the Log, which I had not seen in many years. I read with considerable interest the reports on efforts in Congress to strengthen our nation's merchant fleet. Using your publication as a source of information, I expect to urge congressional support editorially and otherwise. Sincerely, W. B. "Bert" Katten, Puhlielier The Citizen 810 Natchitoches St. West Monroe, La. 71891 •i\^y-': • ' :ji'& ;l' Writes His Congressman As a member of the SIU, I consider it my duty to write my Congressman and Senators about significant legislation hi Washington, B.C. Recently I gent a wire to one of my legislators urging his support for the Shipping Act of 1982. This bill is not ideal but at least it is a step towaj?d allowing the American merchant fleet to compete for American imports and exports. American seamen need jobs and one American crew probably contributes more money in taxes and into the general economy than an equal number of American ship owners of flag-of-convenlence vessels. Fraternally, John P. Davis Cleveland, Ohio il/•?y Wills $300 to Scliolarsliip Fund My son, Joseph Yeager, passed away suddenly last year. As part of his will, he wished to donate $300 to the SIU's Charlie Logan Scholarship Fund. My son began saUuig in 1945 and sailed for many years afterward. He made this donation in the hope that it would help someone along the way. Sincerely, Mrs. Lillian E. Teager Trenton, N.J. 08619 38 / LOG / October 1982 Sincerely, Bayma C. Martin Lexington, Texas SIU Scliolarsliip Keeps Her at Georgetown Now that my first year at Georgetown University has passed by (and so very quickly), I wish to once again thank the Seafarers Union for the opportunity that the SIU's Charlie Logan Scholarship has afforded me—that is, to attend such an excellent imiversity. As I look toward this semester, I realize that the 16 per cent tuition increase which just went into effect will make attending Georgetown even more difficult. Not aU can continue, especially with administrative cuts hi financial aid. For this very reason, I wish to thank the SIU for the opportunity to gain higher learning, and I encourage other students and their families to consider the Charlie Logan Scholarship Program when faced with both the escalating costs of education and its benefits. Sincerely, Anna-Liisa Kaxrttunen Middle Island, N.T. Fond Memories For 'Snuggle' While reading a recent issue of the Log, I came across an article and picture of the steward department of the old SIU passenger liner SS Atlantic. Oh boy, what memories that picture brought back. T was part of that crew in 1956, sailing as a bellboy. I spent an hour showing some of my fellow "Snuggles" here at Sailors Snug Harbor in Sea Level, N.C. the picture and telling them what a great bimch of guys the old Atlantic crew was. As you can see, I'm now tucked away down here in Snug Harbor. I've been here for a year now. This is really and truly a wonderful place, staffed by a bimch of dedicated people. Regardless of how good things are anywhere, you will always find dissidents who are grumbling and moaning about this, that and the time of day.' Actually, we are quite a ways from towns (30 miles from Moorehead City). Some of us have cars and come and go as we please. For those not so fortunate, the Recreation Department makes every effort to take those who wish to go into town twice a week. We have a wonderful group of people in the Rec. Dept., the health clinic and the infirmary. If you're in a bad way, a doc is called in immediately, or you are taken to a nearby hospital which has the best facilities for your particular sickness. Because of our "wonderful" President Ronald Reagan, who cut off our Public Health Service Hospitals, we have to pay for some part of our medical care. But thanks to Medicare, and in my case the SIU Welfare Plan, most of us are covered. In some instances I wo"uld be in a terrible predicament if it weren't for the SIU Welfare Plan. I would also like to mention the great people here at the Harbor who are the Social Services Department, Betty and Connie. All of us who can take care of ourselves have real nice rooms, which include private baths. I could go on and on talking about this place and the staff. But it's lunch time and I'm htmgry. Sincerely, George Meltzer Sailors Snug Harbor Sea Level, N.C. 28577 �,oherS. me government i\anii tormuWy outlawe be legally recognized by '™TOnflinno'tPo^^^^ ae rest ot freedom / ••:'/. • -SHro-fandsUDr^i'ind are not tree. •1 % t''le And the first iflabot IS tree^ Ireedom; ^ "ttnTd^ds -rbasa rwise It can i " :^-bor«nion.the,no«l.np^;;' -sa'constandard of diction under solidarity— '"Ton-was snuffed out. e labor union t^analabor But Solidarity i- P 4 |lo"2 •..•A 60^^* -\, '•4^-fy ^ f.-o'r iS, nion. ^"^^^Tiritv has become a MOP? courage and symbol of hope^-^ . freedom aioun _ America, pororganize^^ Solidarity IS riean workers .reminder unions without did not come b. ^.y oreat strugg p^.^,orve the iV®?-' isa? for the right of e ^ ^ 'Ind us protect every rate of pay .^ed ox unemAmerican-empl^y gg ployed—from unclothed. homeless, hung y and ^onver^ed on the nations We have fought • sconver-e Reagan every labor unmn J States today. . ,n this of every ®„ynandwef~ight ""*• hibor had struggled rograms labor iw s=s| Vol. 44,Mo.l° :rto;--.bose-d-wonand rears to ExeeulWeWax' October 1982 , , reaffirm Pt'jSsffi.f ^p?SS.. An9U,J^;.Sr'"' Log StaH ^rmthavb drawn us ^eSr°" at goals tbr lUO years. ;r.insolidari^.^ y^nd :10 Pmsnion Lai^^ l^tlntiP'^f^ i-ffght is intbe Election Day. voting boothb^ve to "= ''"-ladenue to those goals Win. lose, o ^^yns, werachallen^ _ gained a> all that we have g aid ou'r government her. in sohdaruy. our tndus institutions, free, demt on 19h2. -Democracy ^^^^y sa'^ ;ncan union member „„ our cake: our bread and iV,es to fhe po - ^ crippling, eral years op some ,-,ght agatnst Re h^^ainst butter. And a bread ,nomie P"'"-'®^ (: against the pretty strong teeling•cent unemploy .^j^^,dal .nd buttcm ,p„,ii in isv sm e yhypre^idenl •SSIS^HS: _ a«»r"S i^AftCillSKO AuSSta^ d Bci rJ'JSf--''- • \lan] Oiuiict. n„,.„, A»a.«c. GvlU|SClars^ Your Lif® Oclobet 1982 I LOG 39 �•:. •!^-' •. ••• .-.•• • •- :i-\ .-•..'•.r..\ : ••-•. .. 'Sf-r ^•'•ri.i,/i^v/-«'r.^--.V-Tr^-;cS:.'.r-- . - V-,,. IKS J'; : • • V'.- •• ffH-t-m.: •' - ., .Sf&' '^.•-• • ir-' ^4' ;'' •" . iv •;•><":' ^ V; • : • •lit. •T •«'! lliHi • . • IffiM •.>1:;.: :ife4 7I-'' -• 1- • • • • • •:. •' - u-'jfy:-1' : • If 'f:;f(fi ;•• . 5.• T ! .t.-"v' •'. - • * •, ; t M ••• •. ..; .. .. / .'.it-' .. ••' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource October 1982 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIU SEES DANGER IN USCG REVAMP OF SAFETY CODE BOGGS BULK BILL GAINS 30 NEW SPONSORS IN HOUSE SIU BEGINS MOVE TO NEW HEADQUARTERS: DEDICATION PLANNED OCEAN CARRIERS WINS BID FOR 2 NEW TANKERS U.S. MARITIME NEEDS NATIONAL CARGO POLICY CHUCK SVENSON COMES ABOARD AS NEW LOG EDITOR DOUBLE DIGIT UNEMPLOYMENT: 10.1% LANE KIRKLAND GETS 1982 AOTOS LOG WINS TOP AWARD IN ILPA JOURNALISTIC CONTEST SEAFARERS BRAVE FLAMES ON OGDEN YUKON MARITIME AUTHORIZATIONS AWAITING ACTION LEGISTLATIVE UPDATE DECLINE CONTINUES MEXICAN OIL PLUMBERS PRESIDENT WARD DIES AT 64 SIU OPPOSES LOOPHOLE IN P.R. PASSENGER BILL RAFFAELE ASCIONNE: MODEL SHIP BUILDER PUMPROOM MAINTENANCE KEEPS PACE WITH CHANGES SEAFARERS IN UPGRADING LOOK TOWARD THE STARS MARINE ELECTRONICS COURSE IS RIGHT ON THE BUTTON STUDY: SHIPS $ COMPETITIVE WITH GAS PIPELINE 50,000 U.S. TUNA INDUSTRY JOBS THREATENED SHIPBOARD CONVENTION BILL AWAITS ‘LAME DUCK’ ACTION SIU WILL OPPOSE ‘BUILD FOREIGN’ IN MARAD BUDGET ILGWU PIONEER DAVID DABINSKY DIES SS PRESIDENT TRUMAN ON 43-DAY FAR EAST RUNS NEW ITB MOKU PAHU HAWAII BOUND NMC HOSTS SHIPPERS: DROZAK SERVES AS MODERATOR MCS-AFL-PMA SUPPLEMENTARY PENSION TRUST FUND SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT FOR SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN KIRKLAND, DROZAK LEAD LABOR GROUP ON LATIN AMERICA GOOD-WILL TOUR LABOR KEYS DEFEAT OF ANTI-WORKER OFFSHORE BILL SIU GETS BIG JUMP ON TECHNOLOGY THRU RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF SHLSS PROGRAMS UNIONS AND FREEDOM-ONE AND SAME Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/01/1982 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 44, No. 10 1982 Periodicals Seafarers Log